Chapter Seventy-Eight: Emperor Chongzhen is furious
Chongzhen looked at the recital of shouting injustice, and the recital said that Zhang Biwu was a newborn son, so he asked a fortune teller to tell his fortune and avoid evil. This is a very common thing in the Ming Dynasty, so there is nothing wrong with it. But is that fortune teller really Lu Xiangsheng? Lu Xiangsheng is not dead? In the past, many people went to check and said that Lu Xiangsheng was dead!
Lu Xiangsheng is not dead, if he hides it, and Zhang Biwu is still the main person, this is the crime of bullying the king, which can never be forgiven! Chongzhen's most unhappy thing is the crime of bullying the king!
Chongzhen thought that now Zhang Biwu is a warrior in the hearts of the people, and Lu Xiangsheng's reputation is also very high, if he takes a severe punishment to Zhang Biwu for this matter, it will not be good! And the mutiny could not be quelled!
Chongzhen had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he really wanted Lu Xiangsheng to not die, and he had great expectations for Zhang Biwu, he didn't want Zhang Biwu to lie to him! But Lu Xiangsheng didn't die, that is, Zhang Biwu deceived him! His heart is contradictory.
What's more, Lu Xiangsheng is dead, there should be no fake, if he is wronged in this way, there will be one less tiger general! Right! This matter has to be subject to Zhang Biwu! It means more trust, more pet trust Zhang Biwu! This is the monarch's royal policy.
Besides, without Chongzhen's approval, he went to arrest the imperial court officials! Dongchang has gone too far! Is there still him the emperor in this eye? Chongzhen is the most trusted in the inner palace, and now he actually does such a thing, how can Chongzhen not be angry! What else is there to hide from him?
Chongzhen got angry and shouted: "Go and call me the heart of the Admiral of Dongchang!" Wang Chengen understood, and was just about to run out. Chongzhen stopped him again and asked him to call the celebrant and eunuch Wang Dehua by the way.
Since Cao Huachun resigned as the governor of the East Factory due to illness, the East Factory has been in charge of Wang Zhixin.
Wang Zhixin and Wang Dehua knelt down together. With a "snap", something smashed down. Chongzhen roared: "Who gave you the courage to send someone to arrest Zhang Biwu!" I don't even understand! All right! What else is there that I don't understand! Today you must give me an account! ”
Wang Zhixin and Wang Dehua knew that Dao Chongzhen was not really angry to arrest Zhang Biwu, but was angry that they didn't say anything from him, and went to arrest Zhang Biwu privately! That's the root of the problem!
Wang Zhixin glanced at Wang Dehua, and Wang Dehua signaled to Wang Zhixin to calm him down. Wang Zhixin quickly replied: "My lord, don't you dare to send Dongchang to go privately!" Slaves and maids don't understand this thing! The slave maid has been monitoring Zhang Biwu according to the emperor's orders, as for why these people who are watching go to arrest Zhang Biwu, the slave and maid really don't understand! ”
Wang Dehua also said with an innocent look: "Yes! Capture Zhang Biwu? The slave really doesn't understand! The slave is still wondering! ”
Chongzhen shouted: "Didn't Lu Xiangsheng fall into your hands? You used Zhang Biwu to deceive me, saved Lu Xiangsheng, and did not report to Zhang Biwu for the crime of bullying the king, so as to arrest Zhang Biwu! Yes and no? ”
Wang Zhixin knocked his head like a chicken pecking rice, and said, "The slave and maid really don't understand, they really don't know at all!" ”
Even Wang Dehua said: "Isn't Lu Xiangsheng already dead? Why is he still alive? It is a fact recognized by the whole country that Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle, and the body was examined at the beginning! How can you live again now? The slave really doesn't know what's going on! ”
"Alas!" Chongzhen sighed and said, "Actually, I really want Lu Xiangsheng to be alive, if Lu Xiangsheng is alive, he can serve me and share my worries!" None of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty can do things like Yang Sichang, Lu Xiangsheng, and Chen Xinjia! ”
Wang Dehua hurriedly glanced at Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen understood, and he said, "Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be investigated!" It's just that Dongchang does things, and even Admiral Wang, who is the admiral, doesn't understand! I think there's a reason for it. Because since Cao Huachun resigned due to illness, Admiral Wang has just taken over the East Factory, and he is not familiar with the East Factory. And there is also a little subordinate who is eager to make meritorious contributions because of the change of new owner, in order to win the appreciation of the new boss, it is not surprising that they have done something out of the ordinary for this! ”
Chongzhen is the head of the jaw, he agrees with Wang Chengen's words, and he also knows that among the ministers of the Dao, there are only a few who are capable, and there are only a few people he can trust. He couldn't worry about the need for them to do things in the future, and he couldn't blame them for this trivial matter.
Wang Dehua and Wang Zhixin saw Chongzhen's face relieved, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
And Wang Chengen, who is familiar with Chongzhen's heart, said: "With the current situation, Zhang Biwu cannot be governed, and this matter must be calmed down first!" This is good for the situation of the thief! Whether Lu Xiangsheng is really dead, or Zhang Biwu is wronged, this matter must be investigated! And it's not allowed to go out again! ”
Chongzhen smiled and said, "Okay! This is exactly what I want! Founder! The eunuch official Zhenghua hurriedly came out: "Your Majesty! ”
Chongzhen said: "Since Dongchang has arrested Lu Xiangsheng and wants to arrest Zhang Biwu in the name of treating him for the crime of bullying the king, you have seen Lu Xiangsheng, you can go to Lingbao for me to see if Lu Xiangsheng is really alive!" Don't worry, I will also let Lu Xiangsheng's family and Lu Xiangsheng's old subordinates go with you to investigate. ”
Fang Zhenghua immediately replied: "Yes!" Your Majesty, the slave and maid are commanded! Chongzhen pointed to the heart of the king and said, "And you, also go with me to assist Fang Zhenghua!" If something like this happens in the future, you will remember it! Do you know the way? ”
The king's heart hurriedly kowtowed: "Yes! Be! Weichen knows the way! Wang Zhixin was very dissatisfied, because among the eunuchs, his status was higher than that of Fang Zhenghua, but now he asked him to give Fang Zhenghua a hand, but seeing that Chongzhen was above the anger, he didn't dare to speak out, so he had to obey together.
After all, they knew the Tao because they had concealed Chongzhen's intention to arrest Zhang Biwu, which made Chongzhen suspicious of them, so they didn't trust them. It is necessary to cultivate another momentum, and this is how Founder has been pushed to the front of the stage.
When they went outside, Gao Qiqian waited from afar, and he had come to find out what was going on.
Wang Zhixin was very angry and said: "Gao Qiqian, it's not all the people you sent from Dongchang to catch Zhang Biwu!" This time it hurt me so badly! ”
Gao Qiqian felt strange and said, "What's the matter? Even if we arrested Zhang Biwu, Zhang Biwu's recital of shouting wrongful confession arrived, and then Pegasus was eight hundred miles away from all over the country, and the news of the mutiny in the three counties of Lingbao also came. The strangest thing to me is how can Zhang Biwu's wronged recital be so fast? Could it be that as soon as he was caught, he immediately wrote a recital? Even so, it's too late! It's weird! It's as if we knew in advance that we were going to catch him! ”
Wang Dehua didn't want to dwell on these anymore, because it was secondary, so he said, "Okay! It's come to this, it's useless to say more! Let's talk about how to deal with the aftermath! Dealing with the aftermath will not let the emperor be angry with us anymore, and let the emperor be satisfied, this is the most important thing! Did Lu Xiangsheng really catch it? ”
As soon as Wang Zhixin said that it was not Lu Xiangsheng who was caught, Wang Dehua and Gao Qiqian were shocked: "What? "Now, they're going to have to figure it out.
Gao Qiqian couldn't figure it out, knowing that the matter was confidential, it was Lu Xiangsheng who they should have caught! Lu Xiangsheng has been monitoring since he came from Hebei! What went wrong? What's going on? A whole lot of mysteries are hidden in Gao Qiqian's mind.
Wang Dehua Zhengse said: "We must find a substitute for the dead ghost!" Either way, this one must be pressed down on me! Wang Zhixin nodded in understanding.
Fang Zhenghua knew that the palace was dangerous and abnormal, he didn't dare to offend Wang Zhixin and Wang Dehua, and he also said that he would listen to the opinions of Wang Dehua and others.
Fang Zhenghua and Wang Zhixin quickly arrived at Lingbao, and the spies of the East Factory were surprised, they never expected that the usually noble factory guild would appear in front of them, and even with anger on their faces! Furious! Seems to be like this, the spies of the East Factory are all afraid! They knew that a catastrophe was coming!
When the mutinous soldiers and Lian Yong heard that the imperial court had sent people, they were quiet and stopped mutiniing. The soldiers, Lian Yong, and the common people all stood in front of the yamen, and they wanted to see for themselves how the officials from the imperial court tried the case.
At this moment, even if they want to harm Zhang Biwu, they have to think about it carefully.
But the most worrying thing is Cai Tu, he feels that his end is coming! But he still pretended to be calm, and at the same time was thinking about how to blame others for the fault. If you don't count it, even if you can't do it, why did Zhang Biwu's recital be sent to the capital so quickly and to the emperor's hands?
"Xuanlu Xiang ascends!" With this shout, the blind man was escorted up. Cai Tu and the spies of the three East Factories were beating with their hearts.
Wang Zhixin and Fang Zhenghua opened their eyes wide, and the blind man who came was Lu Xiangsheng! It's someone else! Even if Wang Zhixin and Fang Zhenghua were silent, Lu Xiangsheng's family Lu Xiangtong said that this person was not Lu Xiangsheng. And Lu Xiangsheng's friends and relatives all claimed that it was not Lu Xiangsheng.
At this moment, Zhang Biwu was calm, he looked at Cai Tu very playfully, as if he was laughing at Cai Tu, how is it? Who's going to die and who's going to live next?
Cai Tu shrugged his head, including the three spies of Dongchang, who looked at Wang Zhixin, hoping that Wang Zhixin would favor them, after all, they were also ordered by Wang Zhixin to dare to move Zhang Biwu.
Wang Zhixin shouted: "You dare to secretly want to arrest the officials of the imperial court!" What a crime! Under such a shout, the three Dongchang spies knelt down first, and then Cai Tu also knelt down.
At this time, a rumor was spreading everywhere that Cai Tu had a grudge against Zhang Biwu, so he would try his best to harm Zhang Biwu.
Wang Zhixin and Fang Zhenghua exchanged glances, and the two then understood, in such a situation, they must find a scapegoat, there are rumors circulating in the world, who else can Cai Tu be if he is not a scapegoat? As for the spies of the three East Factories, it can be said that they were eager to make meritorious contributions and were deceived by Cai Tu, so that Wang Zhixin could get out of it.