199, Chapter 199

Laiwang County

In Magistrate Cheng's study, he and his master were discussing things.

The master was very worried about this matter: "Sir, is there really no problem in dealing with General Qin? The prefect already knows about this matter, I'm worried... Besides, General Qin is a student of Du Shilang. If something happens to Qin Fang, Du will The minister won't give up. Besides, now that Tu Qiang has used General Qin's reputation to hurt someone, the matter will become even bigger."

Magistrate Cheng sighed. Although he was very confident in front of Mr. Liu that day, in fact, he was not so confident: "I have no choice. The superiors want to touch Qin Fang. Can I refuse? But fortunately, they The purpose is not really to touch Qin Fang. As mentioned above, be polite to Qin Fang. This case will drag on for a few months before Qin Fang is cleared."

The master didn't understand: "Why did the higher-ups do this?"

Cheng County Magistrate: "How do I know? You go and prepare. Tomorrow I will go to the General's Mansion in person and ask General Qin to come and explain this matter." Although Qin Fang's rank is higher than him, he is coming to Wang. As the county's parent officer, he has the right to ask Qin Fang to cooperate with the investigation.

Magistrate Cheng didn't know why the higher-ups did this, but someone in the capital knew.

Wei Mansion

Wei Hong was sitting in the kitchen, opposite Wei Ting, whose face was ashen.

Wei Hong didn't look good either. This was the first time his son had yelled at him. However, this is the son he cultivated with his own hands, the future head of the Wei family, and he must not be ruthless enough. "Wei Ting, this has already been done. Even if you want to stop it, it's too late."

Wei Ting was very disappointed. He knew clearly about the Yang Mansion, but he didn't stop it. His stance was different. He also knew his father's helplessness, but now the Wei family has backed the emperor and has become the emperor's confidant. , why does his father still do this?

Wei Ting: "Father, Qin Fang is Du Shilang's student. That day in the imperial study, the emperor personally told Du Shilang to accept Qin Fang as his student. This shows how much the emperor attaches importance to Qin Fang. You asked Cheng County Magistrate to take action." Qin Fang, are you slapping the emperor and Du Shilang in the face? Because of the Yang family matter, although our Wei family is still a first-class family in the capital, our status is actually very embarrassing. If Qin Fang's matter is brought to the fore by Du Shilang, I know it, and I will go to court, Shilang Du will not give up."

Wei Ting snorted: "He's just a student, how can Du Ke be so important?"

"Father..." Wei Ting had personally witnessed the relationship between Du Ke and Du Shilang. He had never seen Du Shilang, who was so rigorous and meticulous, smile at Qin Fang like that. Even a son is nothing more than that. "This is not just a matter of students. This Qin Fang is the student given by the Emperor to Minister Du. If you think about it, he is a measured person. Why is this matter so indifferent? Is it because Lord Bingyun refused to become the Wei Mansion? What about the adopted daughter?”

Wei Hongdao: "Is that something worth touching Du Ke's students? Don't worry, Qin Fang won't do anything. He will be innocent afterwards. Du Ke and the emperor's most important people, I won't touch them, just because If he wants Qin Fang to do something and move his position, he can't stay in Yunxiang County. When he is dismissed from office, his innocence will naturally be restored. He can still be an official by then, but not in Yunxiang County. "

Wei Ting narrowed his eyes. As smart as he was, he immediately thought of one thing: "I went not for Qin Fang, but for Qin Fang's official position. But what is there about the general who defends the city in Yunxiang County that deserves to be remembered?" ? The most valuable thing about a remote and remote place is that the Qin family has become a franchisee of Royal Food. But just because of this matter, you won’t be able to touch Du Ke and the emperor’s most important people, and it’s not because of Bing. Regarding Mr. Yunxiang, then...the biggest secret and the most valuable thing in Yunxiang County is the ore..." Speaking of this, Wei Ting opened his eyes wide, "Father, you are because of the gunpowder ? ” Although it was a question, Wei Ting’s voice was firm.

Wei Hong looked at his eldest son. The eldest son was very outstanding, much better than his second son. Therefore, he would tell his eldest son some of his decisions, but not his second son. However, at this moment, he regretted that his eldest son was too smart.

From the look in his father's eyes, Wei Ting knew that he had guessed correctly. At the same time, a more terrifying suspicion lingered in his heart. He stood up suddenly and came to Wei Hong: "Father, only a few people know about the firewood. The ore and firewood are now under the control of Qin Fang. Because it is in the hands of the emperor, even if outsiders know about saltpeter, sulfur, and ores, they don't know the emperor's plan for pyrotechnics. Moreover, it is most beneficial for the pyrotechnics to be in the hands of the emperor, which is the foundation of the country.

But you want to touch Qin Fang for the sake of fire medicine, which means you don't want the fire medicine to be in the hands of the emperor. Father...son has a bold guess. If you are not treasonous, then you are siding with the country. Which prince are you siding with? The prince's family knows about the fire medicine and wants Qin to be given the official position of garrison in Yunxiang County, right? But because of Du Ke, they won't really touch Qin Fang, right? "

"Shut up." Wei Hong yelled.

Wei Ting's eyes were full of disappointment: "After the saltpeter ice making incident was made public, everyone thought that I took people from the Ministry of Industry to Yunxiang County for mining, but they didn't know that I went there because of the ignition incident. . I came back and brought back the news about the successful research on Huo Yao. So, is it really because of Huo Yao? Is it really because you are siding with the prince’s family? Father, you are not even three years old. ‌, he will be in power for a long time, you..."

Wei Ting closed his eyes: "What do you know? You also know the current situation of the Wei family. Back then, when the emperor had not ascended the throne and was still King Yuan, although I was his confidant, I was not in his way. He The one who won the most was Du Ke. Later, when the battle for the right to inherit the throne began, the King of Yuan and the Yang Taifu faction fought fiercely. I proposed to King Yuan a plan to marry Wei Wu to the daughter of the Yang family, in order to take advantage of the Yang Taifu faction. There was no agreement or objection.

But I knew that he didn't object, he just agreed.

But Wei Ting had a double plan as his father. If Yang Taifu's faction succeeds, then with Wei Wu's relationship with the Yang family's daughter, our Wei family will be no worse. Later, I saw that Taifu Yang’s faction was no match for King Yuan, so I told King Yuan about Taifu Yang’s faction’s plan. I originally thought that the emperor would respect me through this matter, but I didn't know that the emperor's favorite was Du Ke. "

Wei Ting disagreed: "But the emperor asked me to participate in the pyrotechnics project. Isn't this enough to prove his interest in our Wei family? Father, which prince is your side? Let your son guess... Yes The imperial concubine, right? Although the emperor did not name her the queen, who doesn’t know that the best minister is the emperor’s eldest son? Moreover, the imperial concubine was originally the step-concubine, and the eldest prince was also the eldest son.

Wei Hong said: "So what the Emperor did was unethical."

Wei Ting argued: "Whether the emperor is honest or not has nothing to do with us. Father, what did the imperial concubine promise you?"

Wei Hong didn't say anything, just changed the subject: "You don't have to worry about this matter, it has nothing to do with you. No one knows the relationship between Magistrate Cheng of Laiwang County and me. Even if something happens to Magistrate Cheng of Laiwang County, It won’t implicate us.”

Wei Ting: "How did you arrange this matter? Use that servant's son-in-law to question Qin Fang's character and personal ethics, and then propose to suspend his official position until the new official takes office, then you can clear his name? The reason is that Du Shilang is not in the court, so he is letting go of Qin? But father, although Du Shilang is not here, his people and his connections are still in the court. Will his students let you move? "

Wei Hong: "So it's not changed? It's just a suspension of official duties. Don't worry, we don't have to worry about other things."

Wei Ting still disagreed, but his father had already sided with the Imperial Concubine's family, what could he do? For a moment, he was confused. Fortunately, this incident will not harm Qin Fang, otherwise the end of the matter will be even more troublesome. However, Wei Ting still felt very uneasy.

Qin Fang left Yunxiang County and did not let the two guards follow him. Instead, he said: "You go to Laiwang County and secretly follow Magistrate Cheng's every move. I will go to the capital alone."

The guard was shocked: "What about your safety, General?"

Qin Fang said: "It doesn't matter, your horses can't keep up with Wu Shuai's speed. I have to go as soon as possible. I can't tell Xiang Jun about this when I come back in the future. Do you understand?"

Guard: "Yes."

After separating from the guards, Qin Fang climbed onto Wu Shuai's back and said, "Wu Shuai, let's speed up so we can't damage the majesty of your BMW."

The people behind the Wei family didn't want to do anything to Qin Fang, and County Magistrate Cheng didn't expect Qin Fang to leave Yunxiang County secretly. Qin Fang is a general who defends the city. It is against the law to leave Yunxiang County without permission. At least it is fine, but at worst he will be dismissed from office or even convicted.

In fact, if it were Du Ke, he would not have thought that Qin Fang would leave Yunxiang County. But Qin Fang just left, and he left without any pressure. So he rode Wu Shuai day and night, and arrived in the capital one afternoon after two days and one night.

When he arrived in the capital, he needed an identity document. After knowing that someone in the capital wanted to deal with him, he naturally would not produce his identity document, but he did not have a fake identity document. But it doesn’t matter. Isn’t this city guarding captain Mr. Du Er?

Mr. Du Er was eating snacks in the watch room on the city wall. When he heard someone looking for him, he asked, "Can anyone look for me? Who is that person?"

The guard said: "The other party claims to be Tao Shan's friend. Tao Shan asked someone to send you something from Yunxiang County. He said he was grateful for your help that day."

Huh? When Master Du Er heard this, he quickly became energetic: "What is it? Watermelon?" He immediately stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look." After tasting watermelon, the only thing left in Master Du's life was eating. However, the quantity of watermelon is limited and you can’t eat it in the capital.