Chapter 393: Dangerous Prosecution
Zhang Si knew that Donghuamen's housekeeper had been waiting anxiously outside for a long time, and there were a few unfamiliar faces with him, and he immediately sank his face when he saw this scene.
"Master......" The housekeeper trotted up first, but was silently reprimanded by Zhang Sizhi.
Zhang Sizhi glared at him fiercely, no matter what was in a hurry, he couldn't lead people to the outside of the Forbidden City, did he still think that his family was not conspicuous enough to be hated? The housekeeper hurriedly touched the hot sweat and cold sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly followed, "Master, master, something is wrong, these people say that there is a big thing in the house!" β
It's okay not to say it, but after saying it, he was immediately scolded by Zhang Sizhi.
"Even if the sky falls, you have to follow the rules!"
If Zhang Sizhi hadn't looked at the old housekeeper's love for giving birth to a child, he would have had the idea of beating him out of the Zhang family at that time.
In this way, Zhang Sizhi has come to his own sedan chair man, and several strangers have greeted him, and his atmosphere is different from ordinary people.
One of them, who seemed to be the leader, took two steps forward and whispered a few words to Zhang Sizhi.
"What? Is there such a thing? β
Zhang Sizhi had an expression of disbelief, and immediately stopped sitting in the sedan chair, and directly asked the housekeeper to lead the horse, got on the horse with the help of the family, went straight out of Dong'anmen, and then hurried south along the east and west long streets, and the rest of the people followed closely.
No one paid attention to it, outside the Chengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, there were two people sneaking and whispering.
"General Niu, can you succeed in this method, there is no turning back when you open the bow, and it is too late to regret it now. Really, I can't hide it, my legs are still very soft! β
"If we just leave without knowing anything, we will fall into their hands. Although I don't know who those people are, they must be going for the general, and saving us is to dig a pit for the general, so that our brothers can jump in, so that the general can be convicted of treason and defection to the enemy! β
"I still think that General Niu is too worried, can it be said that what is white can be said to be black? If our general voted for the Tartar, it would be better to say that the sow can also fly into the sky! β
"Why can't you, do you need to say more about what happened to you and me? It is said that it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and they are going to deal with the general! β
"Then I don't think it's necessarily a big traitor in the court, Hong Butang is an understanding official, and he treats us politely!"
"Well, yes, if Hong Butang also harbored evil intentions like that Lu Huizhong, I am afraid that you and my brother would have fallen to the ground long ago!"
The two people are Niu Dan and Shi Da Tuo, after they were rescued, they discussed a circle, Niu Dan felt that this matter was very strange, if he left, he would inevitably fall into a more disadvantageous situation for the general, after all, no one in the court could say good things for the general, if some people took the opportunity to make a fuss about this matter, wouldn't it be even worse?
Therefore, Niu Dan made an extremely bold decision at that time, and the two of them went to Beijing to surrender and defend the general.
However, it was difficult for two people to surrender to whom, from Shuntianfu to the Criminal Department, and then to Jinyiwei and counted them one by one, feeling that any yamen was unreliable, and there might be enemies of the general. It's still bold to mention that it's better to surrender directly to the emperor Lao'er, the rivers and mountains are the emperor's own, and he can't also follow those traitors in the court to wronged his own general!
After making up their minds, the two of them finally got to the Forbidden City Chengtian Gate, but they hesitated! Outside the Forbidden City is the important place of the Imperial City of Beijing, and the patrolling forbidden army passes by a group every once in a while, and soon a group of patrolling forbidden troops will send two sneaky people.
"You two, what are you doing?"
Seeing that the forbidden army was getting closer and closer, Niu Dan gritted his teeth, "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, he's a ball, and he's fighting to the death!" Brother, show it out! β
Shi Datuo also followed the words when he heard this, and now it's too late to retreat, and it's a big deal to fight! The two of them shook their hands, opened the burden they were carrying, and each of them exposed a white cloth, grabbed it with both hands and shook it away......
As soon as Zhang Sizhi's horse team turned onto East Chang'an Street, he heard the sound of commotion in front of him, and the tense atmosphere of gongs and gongs sounded, and the family members immediately gathered around their old man vigilantly. A group of forbidden troops happened to pass by, and Zhang Sizhi summoned its leader to ask what had happened.
"There are two sneaky guys making trouble outside the Chengtian Gate, saying that they are complaining about who they want to make the emperor! Sue the elder of the pavilion, the villain has to rush over! β
Zhang Sizhi heard that someone was complaining, and immediately felt that it was a good opportunity, maybe he could take the opportunity to make a little reputation, so he took his family along East Chang'an Street to the west, who knew that from a distance, he saw two white cloths being spread on the ground, and the crooked characters were smeared with blood.
Zhang Sizhi was old and his eyes were cloudy and he couldn't see clearly, so he asked the housekeeper to identify it.
"The general of the expedition to the west wronged ......"
After the housekeeper read it out word by word, Zhang Sizhi's heart beat wildly, and at this time, the strangers who followed the climate also had different colors, came to him, and whispered a few words......
"Let's go, go forward and take a look, dare to create chaos under the root of the imperial city, are the forbidden troops all eating dry food? Don't hurry up and deal with it! β
When Zhang Sizhi looked at the past, there was still someone who arrived at the scene one step ahead of him, and it was Liu Yuliang, a cabinet scholar who had just been reinstated by the emperor.
At the same time that Zhang Sizhi discovered Liu Yuliang, Liu Yuliang also discovered Zhang Sizhi.
"Zhang Xiang, someone shouted injustice to the emperor, there must be a hidden secret in this matter, I don't know what Zhang Xiang's high opinion is, how to deal with it?"
"If there is trouble in the imperial city, you should be severely punished first, and then ask the reason, otherwise the Zhang family and the Li family have grievances, and they will all come to the imperial city to make trouble, what kind of system will it be?"
Liu Yuliang sneered and pointed to the two white cloths smeared with crooked handwriting.
"Zhang Xiangke is optimistic, this is not the Zhang family and the Li family, it is Li Zhengxi's subordinates who are crying out for him!"
Niu Dan and Shi Datuo have long been controlled by the forbidden army, and they are still shouting in their mouths, the general is wronged, and the general has no words to surrender to the enemy!
The movement was so loud that no one dared to make a decision, and the two cabinet ministers, Liu Yuliang and Zhang Sizhi, did not have to go home, but turned around and returned to the Forbidden City to report the matter to the emperor.
After Zhu Youzhen, the son of the Great Tomorrow, heard this, Deng Jue was unexpected, and Li Xin's subordinates shouted grievances for him, which is really admirable.
"But the two who were robbed?"
"Holy Honor, the haste of the matter must be interrogated in detail before it can be concluded! How to deal with it next, please also ask the Holy Judge! β
Zhang Sizhi's idea was to take over the errand of the trial, but who knew that Zhu Youzhen was excited, and immediately asked to bring the two low-level military attaches who shouted injustice to Wenhua Palace, and he wanted to hear the news in person!
The emperor already has an idea, and no one can change it, Zhang Sizhi still wants to argue a few words, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand impatiently, and his teacher has become more and more inconsiderate of his own mind recently. Zhang Sizhi had no choice but to retreat and come back, while Liu Yuliang glanced at Zhang Sizhi meaningfully.
A moment later, under the guidance of the little eunuch, Niu Dan and Shi Datuo were escorted by more than a dozen forbidden legions to enter the imperial city from Dong'an Gate, and then entered the Forbidden City through Donghua Gate. The biggest official the two people have ever seen is Hong Chengchou, who can still deal with it calmly because of the experience of the Three Guards, but since entering the imperial city, the two of them have been completely reduced to dirt buns who have never seen the world, although they are shackled and chained dozens of pounds, they still can't lock their curious and apprehensive gaze.
"General Niu, aren't we dreaming? The Emperor wants to see us? My God, I never dreamed that I would see the emperor in this life, oops, even if I die, it's enough! β
Don't look at Shi Datuo and Niu Dan in private, but when the emperor really wants to see them, the bones that have been rendered by the imperial power since childhood make them full of awe. Even if the cow egg is bold, the leg and stomach are a little fluttery at this time.
"Brother Shi, when we meet the emperor, we will only shout for the general!"
Shi Datuo's mind had already flown out of the clouds.
The forbidden army pressed Niu Dan and Shi Datuo outside the gate of Wenhua Palace, and the two of them carried dozens of catties of chains and laboriously and clumsily knelt three times and bowed nine times.
Shi Datuo wanted to peek to see what the emperor looked like, but the light in the Wenhua Hall was dim, and he couldn't see anything clearly, and he was depressed for a while, is this even if he sees the emperor? He didn't know that at this time, Zhu Youzhen couldn't see the two military attachΓ©s with locks outside the gate, so he led the two people in with the little eunuch!
This immediately aroused the opposition of Liu Yuliang and Zhang Sizhi, after all, these two people's motives are unknown, how can they let the emperor personally take risks?
At this time, Niu Dan snored regardless of the wrongs, and the voice reached the Wenhua Palace, and Zhu You listened to it sincerely. Immediately, regardless of the opposition of the important ministers, he got up directly and got off the Danqi and walked straight to the gate of the Wenhua Palace.
The startled Liu Yuliang and Zhang Sizhi wanted to stop them, but it was too late to recover from their stunned thoughts, and the emperor had already walked quickly in front of the two. Zhu Youzhen looked at the two swarthy men covered in blood in front of him, and blurted out: "What are the names of the two of you, and who are you crying out for?" β
This time, Shi Datuo was excited, and the emperor actually asked them in person, and under the excitement, he was incoherent. Or Niu Dan stammered and answered the two questions completely.
"Long live Hui, I, my name is Niu Dan, I am the pro-barracks officer of the former general of the expedition to the west...... and then pointed to Shi Datuo who was only excited next to him, "His name is Shi Datuo, he is the officer of the picket team of the Acropolis, the two of us are crying out for our generals, and the wronged generals of the dog day have defected to the enemy, and the existence is false, I suspect that the traitorous villain who framed the general for treason and defected to the enemy may be a spy sent by Jiannu......"
"Presumptuous! At the moment of the holy drive, you must not speak wildly! β
Zhang Sizhi reprimanded Niu Dan, Niu Dan looked at him directly, his eyes were full of anger, although he didn't know who this person was, but it was not a good thing at first glance, he pointed at his nose and scolded:
"Is it you, this old man, who framed me as a general?"