After a closer look, Tian Ergeng realized that the person in front of him was a member of Shanhaiguan.

Shanhaiguan cannot station many military horses, and most of them are still stationed on the periphery.

This will be stationed outside Shanhaiguan.

His army was the Guanning Army of the first battalion. When Tian Ergeng saw it, he was already trembling.

This time, Tian Ergeng was really scared. He didn't even know why this happened. At this time, he was not sure whether the side general who happened to be the official army or the thief in front of him was the official army or the thief.

At this moment, the side general smiled and said, "I just brought my men to patrol this line, but I happened to see an explosion in Shanhaiguan. Then I came here. Unexpectedly... it was a fire in Guanzhong. Governor Tian, ​​you are fine, come... hurry up and take over the defense of Shanhaiguan. At this time, you must be more careful of the clever and catch the thief for me!"

With an order, the murderous Guanning troops behind him immediately dispersed.

Tian Ergeng just laughed dryly: "I have something to go back to Beijing. Things are urgent. Here you come and do your best to deal with it. Goodbye."

You can't stay in this ghost place anymore.

Tian Ergeng suddenly felt very sad.

The Ming Dynasty, the commander of the Jinyiwei, had long lost any majesty.

He even dared not continue to investigate in depth because Tian Ergeng knew very well. If he continued to investigate, he would definitely not survive for three days outside the capital.

He tried hard to show off the majesty of the commander of the Jinyiwei, turned around and was about to leave.

"Go back to the capital overnight?" said the side general: "Why do you have to be so anxious? Governor Tian stayed overnight, but he was afraid that there would be no peace at night."

Tian Ergeng insisted: "Things are urgent and there is no delay."

The side general said, "How about you, I'll be humble and ordered a team of officials to send you away?"

“No need.”

The more Tian Ergeng heard, the more he felt like he was on his back. Without saying much, he asked someone to look for a horse, and immediately brought a group of remaining lieutenants and couldn't wait to beat the horse into the pass.

However, their embarrassing behavior was only inexplicably sarcastic in the eyes of the generals and the officials behind them.

Many people look disdainful and contemptuous in their eyes.

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At this time, on the other end, a huge team had stopped at a military fort and then stopped.

This team of men and horses were all wearing the official army's cotton armor to protect the women's family.

The people in the military fort were naturally entertained attentively, and the local officials even vacate their residences for the owners of the team to live in.

Fan Yongdou walked into the comfortable room, and a charcoal basin was burned. At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and a maid poured tea for him.

Fan Yongdou sat down, and Wang Dengku followed. Wang Dengku said: "Brother Fan, what's the latest news?"

"The matter at Shanhaiguan has been resolved, Tian Ergeng...haha..." When talking about Tian Ergeng, Fan Yongdou sneered, looking extremely disdainful.

Wang Dengku said: "What?"

"Tian Ergeng has already returned to Beijing in shame." Fan Yongdou sighed and said, "A fool like this, he actually wants to intercept me. Fortunately, he can think of it, he is afraid that he doesn't know..."

After saying that, Fan Yongdou took out a stack of letters from his arms.

Fan Yongdou smiled and continued, "He was afraid he didn't know that when he left Beijing to intercept us, he proudly thought he was doing something secret. However, he had not started to arrange the arrangements, from Shanhaiguan to the capital, from the Jinyiwei to the officials in the court, and from the official schools in various places, but someone had already sent more than 30 letters to warn him."

"The so-called Jinyiwei... is just a joke. In my eyes, there is no secret at all."

Wang Dengku then opened one of the letters and saw that the person who signed the letters was a famous figure in the world, and the contents of the letters...

"Tsk tsk..." Wang Dengku couldn't help but be happy: "Tian Ergeng is indeed worthy of being a wine bag. But... just teach him a lesson? Why don't you just do it all the time?"

"Such a fool..." Fan Yongdou smiled sarcastically and said, "It will be useful only if you keep it. Otherwise, the commander of the Jinyiwei used his shortcomings, and the people who made up for it may have some tricks? So I specifically ordered that Tian Ergeng should not die, so don't hurt him at all. I should keep his useful body so that I can feel more at ease."

After hearing this, Wang Dengku couldn't help but say admiringly: "Brother Fan's plan is really wonderful. I'm about to enter the pass, I'm afraid that the dog emperor will never think of it anyway."

Fan Yongdou's face relaxed slightly, and then said, "After getting settled, let's make plans. Some old people in Beijing have long been looking forward to us."

After saying that, Fan Yongdou lowered his head to drink tea.

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Zhang Jingyi was summoned to the palace again, but this time... When Zhang Jingyi saw Tian Ergeng, he saw Tian Ergeng seemingly unstable.

In fact, Tian Ergeng had long lost his previous enthusiasm. At this time, he came out of Qinzheng Hall in a daze, and Emperor Tianqi was still roaring in Qinzheng Hall.

As soon as Zhang Jing entered the hall, he saw Emperor Tianqi cursing in anger: "The commander of the Jinyiwei was actually fooled by someone, losing more than 70 lieutenants and cavalrymen, and more than 300 officers and soldiers were killed and injured!"

At this time, Emperor Tianqi noticed Zhang Jingyi who had just walked in and said, "Zhang Qing, do you know about Shanhaiguan?"

Zhang Jingyi smiled bitterly and said, "I just learned the news."

Emperor Tianqi said in anger: "Tian Ergeng ruined the country!"

Wei Zhongxian was by his side, and he wanted to speak but stopped. In fact, he knew that Tian Ergeng's talent was indeed mediocre. If he had been in the past, he could still live a life, but now...

Zhang Jingyi said: "Your Majesty, I have actually expected what happened today."

Emperor Tianqi was stunned and thought: "Why didn't you say that at that time when you came to the hindsight?"

"I dare not say it." Zhang Jingyi said honestly: "If I say it, it will inevitably seem that I want to take the credit. Besides, I am humble and rude. How dare I oppose my superiors at will?"

Emperor Tianqi was furious. He heard Zhang Jingyi’s meaning, but Zhang Jingyi was wronged: “You are very brave on weekdays, okay, let’s talk about it, why did you fail this time?”

"The reason is very simple." Zhang Jingyi said calmly: "The Jinyiwei, especially when Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Chengzu, naturally made people feel disgusted. But what about now? In my opinion, what really makes people feel disgusted is the ones who are in trouble. The Jinyiwei, in front of them, is no different from the sheep."

Emperor Aoki became serious at this time and said, "Continue to talk."

"Any institution has its authority, but it cannot be achieved by relying solely on the court. It must have an organizational structure and a standard for clear rewards and punishments. However, what is the Beizhen Fushi like now? It has a reputation but the responsibilities of the upper and lower levels are unclear. Ordinary lieutenants have a small salary and rely on blackmail to survive, while most of the military officers above are hereditary. To put it bluntly, they are just doing things well and doing bad things, not seeking merit, but seeking no mistakes."

"Actually, if it is an ordinary yamen, this may not be necessary. In the peaceful years, it would be fine if the Beizhen Fushi was like this. But once it is a troublesome, how can we achieve things with these people?"

Zhang Jing paused and continued, "But those profiteers are different. For their own safety, they will spend their time winning people's hearts. They are always willing to pay for those who serve them. Your Majesty think about it. If you serve in the Jinyiwei, what is the benefit of being apart from shouting a few words to do the wrong job? But if you are willing to sacrifice your life for those profiteers, they will be willing to pay for their lives. If you are willing to do your errands for the sake of your work, they will be willing to give you generous rewards. In this way, who will not be willing to compete for the first place, who will not be willing to sacrifice your life?"

"In the end, people need to eat and drink and support their families. Who doesn't want to be glorious and want to have a decent attitude? So... In my opinion, the Beizhen Fushi is far from the opponent of those profiteers. These profiteers are called omnipresent. I am afraid that they have already mastered the movements in the capital, or even the movements in the palace, not to mention that the situation outside the capital is more complicated, and it is too easy to buy a civil and military official."

When Emperor Tianqi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "In this way, my Beizhenfusi will continue to make a bunch of wine bags like this?"

Zhang Jingyi said, "Your Majesty will rectify sooner or later. For a yamen like the Jinyiwei, there are only two things to make it lively. One is decent. This decent can be an honor, or a positive image different from others, so that people are willing to do things here. The second is that rewards and punishments are clear, and those who do things have more rewards, those who do not do things are looked down upon, and even those who do things are reborn."

After a pause, Zhang Jing continued, "But now, the most urgent task is to take down these seven families. I am worried that they are almost all entering the pass now. After entering the pass, they will be replaced and there are so many people to cover them up. To find them, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Emperor Tianqi was very depressed and couldn't help but sigh and said, "If I can never hold on to them, I'm afraid I'll be ridiculous in the world, but... now, I've become a deaf and a blind man."

Zhang Jing looked up and said, "Your Majesty, I have already made up my mind here."

"What?" Emperor Tianqi looked at Zhang Jingyi excitedly: "What are you thinking about?"

Zhang Jingyi said confidently: "If I expected it well, it should be the time to close the Internet on these days."

Emperor Apocalypse couldn't help but get excited: "Is it? Where are they now?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "I'm not sure yet, but soon... I will ask them to be awarded the title."

Emperor Tianqi looked incredible. Didn’t Zhang Jingyi even praise these people to the sky just now?

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Chapter completed!