Shortly after the ultimatum was issued in the summer, Yang Sichang appeared on the tower of Yongding Gate. Two opponents who have competed openly and secretly have met.

Xia Nan looked at his opponent: about forty years old, in the prime of life, with a national face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a long beard, it is the most standard bureaucrat appearance in the Ming officialdom. Compared with Zhang Fengyi's sluggishness, his eyes revealed a kind of ambition and firmness, and it could be seen that this was a person with political ambitions and a tough personality.

Yang Sichang was also looking at Xia Nan. The other party is about twenty or thirty years old, tall, handsome, and his eyes reveal a kind of calmness that sees through everything, like a wise man, not a military general with developed limbs and a simple mind.

After looking at each other, Yang Sichang spoke first.

"Is it Xia Nan, the commander of Qionghai? You entered Beijing without an order from the Ministry of War, and threatened to bombard Yongdingmen, do you know that this is a great crime of rebellion and can be beheaded? ”

Xia Nan smiled and replied, "Lord Yang, don't be an official first, let's talk something real, come on, come on, I'll show you a few people first." ”

He moved a few steps out of the way, revealing four prisoner vans.

"Lord Yang should know about these people, and he has done things with them, but he hasn't seen me, so I'll introduce you to you." Xia Nan rode up to Panda, "This is Panda of Tianjin Soldier Preparation, who burned down the granary of Tianjin Wei on your order, people work so hard, the position of the Ministry of War or the Military Selection Division you promised can be kept by others, don't break your promise......"

Yang Sichang sighed in his heart, secretly screaming badly, why is this a goof? His face was not shocked, and he said lightly: "The official doesn't know him, and he doesn't know what nonsense you say!" It is a felony to burn the granary, and whoever sets the fire will send someone to find out, so don't pour dirty water on the official. ”

Xia Nan put the knife on Panda's neck and asked, "Did someone instruct you to burn the granary or did you decide by yourself?" ”

Panda replied with a sad face, "I'm just doing what I'm told." Although it was not explicitly stated that the granaries were to be burned, I was ordered to refuse to supply the Joan Navy with food and grass at all costs, and to act with a camera if necessary. Your subordinates asked for food, but I couldn't help it, so I simply burned the grain and grass......"

Xia Nan turned around and asked, "Lord Yang, can you hear clearly?" ”

"Hear it clearly, but what? I put a knife around his neck, and he could say the exact opposite. Yang Sichang was unmoved, "Also, you, a Guangdong general soldier, have the right to arrest officials in Tianjin, and abuse lynching?" ”

"Hehe, what Lord Yang means is that I coerced and lured Panda to lie?" Xia Nan pointed at Wang Hong, "According to this logic, if Wang Hong, the chief soldier of Tianjin, admits that he refuses to send troops to help me and lets go of the Tartars, is it also against his will?" ”

Yang Sichang replied quietly: "Isn't it?" ”

Xia Nan shook his head with a smile and pointed the knife at the two Jinyi Guards: "In this way, these two Jinyi Guards who are in charge of the order will become 'temporary workers'?" ”

Yang Sichang didn't know what a temporary worker meant, but he reacted quickly, "The well water of the military department and Jinyiwei does not interfere with the river water, and it is impossible to drive Jinyiwei to give orders to the military department." Besides, whether these two people are Jinyiwei or not, you have to check the roster of Beizhen Fusi to be determined. ”

"Sure enough, it's this routine, as long as someone is sent to revise the roster of Jinyiwei now, and there is no proof of death, these two people will be 'temporary workers', no longer Jinyiwei's people, and they will become ownerless lonely ghosts." Xia Nan put the knife back into the sheath, clapped his hands and applauded, "Lord Yang is thoughtful, quick-witted, even eliminating and fighting, three times five divided by two, he will pick himself cleanly, admire and admire, no wonder you can take Zhang Fengyi instead!" ”

Yang Sichang looked at Xia Nan quietly to see what tricks he had.

However, Yang Youji and the others behind Xia Nan were in a hurry, and finally found the witnesses, but they were cleared up by Yang Sichang's words?

Xia Nanhao said in a hurry: "Lord Yang is a good method, but I have long thought that you are not so easy to deal with, and I don't plan to rely on these people to let you admit it yourself." I still have a stupid way, Lord Yang, you help me to refer to the details, is it feasible: I picked out all the tendons of these people's hands and feet, and then loaded them in a prisoner car, walked from north to south, hung a sign around their necks, and made up a story about their conspiracy with Lord Yang, and paid the local storyteller to talk about it for a year, so that the people of the world knew about it, you said okay? ”

Yang Sichang's face changed, his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves, and he asked in a calm tone as much as possible: "What kind of crime is the captivity, how can you be convicted with one word?" Besides, I don't know these guys, so what is there to plot? ”

"You only gave instructions, you didn't tell them the purpose of doing this, and from their confessions, you really couldn't ask those two words, but I guessed it." Xia Nan opened his mouth and said two words silently.

Although he could only see the shape of his mouth, Yang Sichang could see at a glance that what the other party said was "peace"!

In an instant, Yang Sichang was struck by lightning and almost stood unsteadily. Such a secret thing is only known to himself and the emperor, how did he know?

Seeing Yang Sichang's expression, Xia Nan knew that his guess was correct, and asked with a smile: "What, did you guess the truth?" As long as this matter is shaken out, coupled with the joke that Panda burned the granary and Wang Hong refused to fight, Mr. Storyteller added fuel and vinegar, did it become a bridge for the military department Shangshu to cooperate with the soldiers and the general soldiers to privately communicate with the Tartars and frame Zhongliang? In the past, Pan Renmei framed the Yang family generals, Qin Yu framed Yue Wumu without any need, and now Yang Butang stabbed Qionghai Town in the back, the people should like to listen to it, right? ”

Yang Sichang's face was pale, his beard was all open, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Xia Nan and shouted: "Shut up, all this is your guess, there is no real evidence, it is completely bloody, do you really think that with two cannons in your hand and a few soldiers, you can make a big noise, and no one can help you?" ”

Xia Nan spread his hands innocently: "I didn't say that there was evidence, I just made up a joke that was widely circulated, do you need evidence?" However, what Panda and Wang Hong did, once you add two words that you dare not say, it will be logical, and most people in the world will rather believe it, right? When the time comes, Yang Butang, if you don't say it, you may even affect the master above your head, this is not a crime that can be resolved......"

Yang Sichang's whole body began to tremble, and he really didn't know how to deal with this kind of scoundrel.

It is true that the other party has no evidence of his intention to negotiate peace, but if the Tartars burn and loot in Gyeonggi, if they enter a no-man's land, the people will definitely complain. If it were in normal times, even if the news of the peace negotiation leaked, it would be just an impeachment of the officials, as long as there was the emperor's protection, he would be fine, but now it was the time when the Tartars entered the Kou, and he obstructed Xia Nan and caused Abatai to get out smoothly.