"What? Did you take action last night?" After hearing this, Bai Bangzheng's expression changed drastically.
He had clearly informed Li Zicheng that the Ming army would take action to break out tonight, but now Zhu Changwu told him that they took action last night?
What does it mean? Are you intentionally lying to yourself?
Or do you simply not trust yourself?
Just as countless thoughts flashed through Bai Bangzheng's mind, Zhu Changwu said again: "Aren't you planning to break out tonight? I just wanted to go to the check-in point in advance, and then I met a robber not far out of the city. . Although we had the upper hand and caught them by surprise, the intruders were still well-trained and quickly organized a counterattack. Alas, it seems that the breakout strategy is not very feasible."
"So that's it." After hearing this, Bai Bangzheng finally understood. He also knew that Zhu Changwu had not lied to him. After all, it was reasonable to check points or conduct reconnaissance before breaking out.
"Yes, that's it. It seems that the plan has to be changed. I still have to go out and take a look tonight. It is related to His Majesty's safety. We military generals cannot be careless." Zhu Changwu said seriously.
Afterwards, Zhu Changwu left. He came here just to make a false shot. He also intended to let Bai Bangzheng spread the news. In short, he could delay it for one more day. When enough people sign up to join the army and they are able to defend the city of Beijing, the Dashun army will come to attack the city.
But Zhu Changwu also knew that this was obviously unrealistic. The Dashun Army would not give them so much time. According to his estimate, they might be able to get through it in three or two days, but as time went on, problems would definitely arise.
After leaving the military camp, Zhu Changwu forgot about Bai Bangzheng's affairs and went straight to the palace. He wanted to see Chongzhen and cheer him up. Hey, how should I put it, Zhu Changwu felt so tired, he felt like he was both a mother and a nanny.
But before going to see Chongzhen, Zhu Changwu went to Jinyiwei's dungeon first. Wang Dehua and Zhang Jinyan were still locked up here. It was time to deal with them.
He hadn't been here for more than a day, and by the time Zhu Changwu entered the dungeon, Wang Dehua was already dying.
Zhang Jinyan confessed everything without being tortured much, and his physical condition was pretty good.
But now that Zhu Changwu is here, he is not ready to let them go. In his eyes, for people like this, living one more day is a waste of food.
"Lord Commander."
As soon as Zhu Changwu appeared, the Jin Yiwei guarding here quickly came forward to say hello.
"How's it going? How much money do they have, where is it hidden, and have they all been recruited?" Zhu Changwu asked about the topic he was most interested in as soon as he came in.
"I've confessed, everything has been confessed." Xiaoqi, the guard in uniform who came to greet him, agreed while handing over a confession.
The confession recorded in detail everything he wanted to know. When he saw that 1.5 million taels of silver were searched from Wang Dehua, Zhu Changwu didn't feel anything. But then he saw that Zhang Jinyan's house only had 800,000 taels. When he had two silver coins, he raised his head and looked at Xiao Qi doubtfully.
"Master Commander, we have sent people to his house. Zhang Jinyan indeed only has this money. He said that he gave 1.5 million taels to Wang Zhixin before, in order to show his kindness to the intruder."
Xiaoqi didn't say anything else, but Zhu Changwu heard what he meant very clearly.
It turned out that he took out the silver and gave it to Li Zicheng. No wonder this was all that was left.
Come on, although mosquitoes are small, they are still meat. Besides, eight hundred thousand taels is not low, at least it is much richer than Chongzhen.
"Lead the way, I'll go see them." Zhu Changwu closed his confession, casually put it in his pocket, and strode towards the cell.
Under Jin Yiwei's deliberate arrangement, Wang Dehua and Zhang Jinyan's cells were arranged to face each other. As soon as Zhu Changwu appeared and stood in the corridor, he could see both of them.
When he saw that the person coming was Zhu Changwu, Wang Dehua, who was still sitting there shivering, suddenly became energetic and said, "Are you finally willing to show up? Come on, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."
"Haha, you are self-aware." Zhu Changwu smiled when he saw Wang Dehua looking like he was about to be freed.
He also noticed that the other party looked very bad now and his face was very red. It was obvious that the inflammation of the wound caused a high fever. There is a first aid kit in the system, and there are anti-inflammatory drugs there, but Zhu Changwu would not use such good things to such people.
Besides, Wang Dehua was going to die soon, so anything given to him would be a waste.
"What? Didn't you come here just to kill us? Just do it." Wang Dehua said very thoughtfully. In fact, in his current state, even if Zhu Changwu didn't kill him, he wouldn't live long.
But Zhu Changwu still came, of course to solve this matter, but also to get more system values.
Wang Dehua only wanted a quick death, and Zhu Changwu decided to fulfill his wish. The stimulation he should have was still necessary.
Xiaoqi opened the cell door, and Zhu Changwu walked in. Unexpectedly, he had a tiger-tooth dagger in his hand, "Wang Dehua, His Majesty trusts you so much, why do you still do unfaithful things? I really don't understand. By the way, Wang Zhixin ran away, and even I couldn't find him. This is the real smart person, but you took the initiative to go to His Majesty to find out the truth, but you didn't know that you became a tool in the hands of others. It's really sad. "
As Zhu Changwu spoke, he played with the dagger in his hand, and at the same time he did not forget to observe Wang Dehua's reaction.
Who would have thought that Wang Dehua would not have any reaction after hearing this. In fact, he had thought about it when he was in prison these two days. If he didn't see Wang Zhixin here, then this person must have escaped.
He was not surprised by this. He just regretted that he had listened to the other party's words. If he had left the palace and found a place to hide, the capital was so big that even if Zhu Changwu wanted to find him, it would not be so easy. .
"By the way, when I was looking for Wang Zhixin before, I learned that he went to Yang Guanguang's place, and then I led people to surround the Yang Mansion. Unfortunately, he escaped, but Yang Shilang was captured by me. Alas, It's a pity that Wang Zhixin is quite courageous, he actually sent people to surround the Yang Mansion and rescued them, miscalculation."
Zhu Changwu said with a pity expression. But to be honest, he really didn't expect that someone would return to Yang Mansion to save people, otherwise Wu Mengming and the others would not be allowed to succeed.
When he said this, Wang Dehua's expression changed.
He didn't catch Wang Zhixin in the Yang Mansion, which he understood. After all, this person was usually like a loach, slippery. However, Wang Zhixin actually sent someone to rescue Yang Guanguang from the hands of Jin Yiwei, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
What he is thinking now is, since Wang Zhixin can save Yang Guanguang, why can't he send someone to save himself?
Don't say that this is the Imperial Guard Prison, and don't say that this is in the palace. In the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the imperial palace or the Jin Yiwei, the defense level is much worse than usual. If he really wants to save himself, he will have a great chance of succeeding.
But the other party didn't do this. Doesn't it mean that in Wang Zhixin's eyes, he is not more important than Yang Guanguang?
People are like this, they are afraid of comparison.
For example, if a friend gets rich and lends you 100,000 yuan without being in a hurry to pay it back, you must be very happy. But then, when you hear that he lent one million to others, I'm afraid your psychology will immediately become unbalanced.
Wang Dehua was extremely mentally unbalanced now, and his face changed. When he looked at Zhu Changwu who was standing in front of him and smiling at him, he also spoke. "I understand what you mean, but I have to say that you succeeded. Our family really hates Wang Zhixin now, but I can't do anything now. I just hope that when he falls into your hands in the future, you will never be polite to him. . By the way, you should also be careful. This person is best at deceiving people and winning over others. If he feels that you are a dangerous person, he will definitely find a way to deal with you."
"What methods can he use to deal with me?" Zhu Changwu also said with interest.
Zhu Changwu actually didn't know much about the people of this era, so he naturally couldn't guess what kind of tricks they would have.
Wang Dehua now hates Wang Zhixin, so he is willing to answer Zhu Changwu's questions, which can be regarded as causing some trouble for the other party. This is the only thing he can do now.
"He has many methods, such as assassination. He will first give you a bait to attract you, force you to show up, and then surround and kill you; for example, he will contact many ministers to impeach you. Hey, long live our life! Yes, you are smart and diligent, not to mention hard-working, but you have a soft ear and it is easy to believe what others say. If all the ministers are against you, I am afraid you will become dangerous."
Wang Dehua talked about several methods of Wang Zhixin one after another, and Zhu Changwu was listening attentively.
Although he is not afraid of some things, it is always good to be prepared in advance. For example, if a boat capsizes in the gutter, Zhu Changwu doesn't want to happen to him.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, look at it, even the deaths of many emperors were somewhat unclear. For example, two of the dignified emperors died of cold after falling into the water. It seemed highly unlikely, but it happened.
Even the emperor dares to kill people like him. He is just a minister. What should they dare not do?
"Very good, I will be careful in the future. Do you have any last words now?" Zhu Changwu nodded, as if I took everything you said to heart.
"No, what are the last words for people like us who don't even deserve to have descendants? Oh, by the way, you have to be careful about someone else, and you have to remember the words "great power shakes the master", haha, that's it, Just do it."
