Zheng Sen knew that Huang Ting had always been calm, and if he was so anxious now, something big must have happened. He hurried forward and asked, "Huang Ting, you are in such a hurry, but what happened?"
Huang Ting glanced at Xia Wanchun behind Zheng Sen and whispered: "Shi Shangshu asked the three young masters to meet the distinguished guest!"
"Meeting distinguished guests?"
Zheng Sen said with some confusion: "Is it Duke An Guo?"
Huang Ting shook his head and said: "It seems not, because the general has been checking in the dark before and found that after entering the cabin, Mr. Shi and An Guogong were both standing with bows. On the contrary, a man behind An Guogong was sitting on the top. ..."
When Zheng Sen heard Huang Ting's words, he turned back and glanced at Xia Wanchun.
Xia Wanchun saw Zheng Sen's gaze and said with a smile: "Hahaha, what is coming is bound to come, but I didn't expect to see His Majesty under such circumstances. I never dreamed of it."
After that, he bowed again and said to Zhang Huang: "Brother Xuanzhu, please!"
Seeing his calm demeanor, Zhang Huangyan also smiled and then returned the courtesy: "Brother Cungu, please go first!"
Seeing this, Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "Okay, so Xia is overstepping her bounds!"
After that, he strode forward, with Zhang Huangyan following closely behind, leaving Zheng Sen behind.
Zheng Sen quickly caught up with Zhang Huangyan, pulled him and whispered: "Brother Xuanzhu, why do I feel that little brother Cungu is a little weird?"
Zhang Huangyan glanced at Xia Wanchun who was walking quickly and said: "Even the sages cannot take matters of life and death lightly, let alone us."
"But fortunately, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he has a sense of awe in his heart. I just guided him with my guidance, and he barely overcame his fear, but..."
As he spoke, he stopped again and warned in a nonchalant manner: "Brother Damu, no matter what, you have to support me!"
Zheng Sen thought he was talking about saving Xia Wanchun, so he nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you save little brother Cun Gu."
Zhang Huangyan was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay, that's all the work!"
After that, he hurriedly followed Zheng Sen without waiting for his answer.
The three of them walked down the stairs, passed through the middle aisle, and arrived at the meeting hall on the first floor.
However, the current meeting hall is very different from before. Not only are several passages guarded by soldiers, but there are also guards hidden in the secret passage above.
Xia Wanchun and the four of them arrived at the intersection when they were stopped by a burly man. Huang Ting hurriedly took out Shi Kefa's warrant, and the man allowed them to pass.
When the three of them walked to the door of the council chamber, they saw the person they had observed sitting upright, emitting an aura of looking down on the world, which was completely different from the previous concealment.
Shi Kefa, Lu Jiude, Lu Zhenfei, Shen Tingyang and others all stood in silence.
When Xia Wanchun saw this, he looked at each other with Zhang and Zheng.
Then the three of them strode into the meeting hall, knelt down and kowtowed: "Common people Xia Wanchun (Zheng Sen, Zhang Huangyan) kowtow to Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the three of them and shouted in a deep voice: "Who is Xia Wanchun?"
Xia Wanchun thought he had nothing to fear before, but when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his body still trembled uncontrollably, and then he gathered his energy and said, "The common people are Xia Wanchun...Chun!"
Although Xia Wanchun tried his best to control it, he still trembled a little when he said the last word.
"Oh, are you Xia Wanchun who stole the official seal?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Xia Wanchun could speak a complete sentence under his pressure at such a young age, so he couldn't help but raise his voice a little higher.
Xia Wanchun had exhausted all his strength just now, but now he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding and felt his body tilting to the left uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Zhang Huangyan on the side helped him secretly, so he didn't make a fool of himself in public.
So he mustered up his courage and said loudly: "No..."
"Your Majesty, there is something else going on in this matter, please forgive me!"
At this time, Zhang Huangyan suddenly bent his knees and stepped forward, loudly interrupting Xia Wanchun's words.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Huangyan and said, "Okay, we'll give you this opportunity!"
Zhang Huangyan heard this and was about to speak when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice: "Where is Zhang Dabiao?"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's voice fell, Zhang Dabiao walked in quickly and bowed: "Your Majesty, the skinning knife is ready. Please give me your instructions!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked horrified.
"Don't be busy. It won't be too late to execute them after we have tried them!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice sounded in the hall again, and continued to echo among the beams.
"Your Majesty, this matter..."
"Zhang Dabiao, sir, please stay away!"
Shi Kefa was about to plead, but Zhu Yuanzhang shouted down, and then left the meeting hall with a look of helplessness at Zhang Dabiao's "invitation."
"Are you Zhang Huangyan?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang waited for the group of ministers from Jiangnan to leave, he shouted to Zhang Huangyan again.
Although Zhang Huangyan was horrified in his heart, he still said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the villain is Zhang Huangyan!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhang Huangyan could still be so calm under his pressure, he couldn't help but appreciate it, but he still said with a cold face: "Xia Wanchun said in the letter that you would risk kidnapping Lu Jiude in order to get Nanjing to send troops. This is true. ?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Huangyan had a vague feeling that Zhu Yuanzhang did not really want to punish them, so he immediately reported back: "The common people heard that the capital was besieged, and their insides were on fire. They were temporarily confused and did such illegal things. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." crime!"
Seeing his quick thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little more happy in his heart. He shouted in a deep voice: "The law does not tolerate mercy, so how can we break the law because of circumstances?"
"We see that you are a lawless maniac, Zhang Dabiao. Let's beat him with fifty military sticks first!"
Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but doubt his judgment just now.
When Xia Wanchun and Zheng Sen saw Zhang Dabiao coming forward, they stopped him and shouted injustice.
At this time, Jin Xuan on the side said: "Your Majesty, I just heard him say that there is something else inside. Your Majesty might as well let him tell the story and then explain it all!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "Okay, for the sake of An Guogong, we will forgive you for now. If you have any secrets, tell them quickly to avoid making people think that we have wronged you!" "
Zhang Huangyan didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking at this moment, but he wanted to save Xia Wanchun, so he stopped thinking about it and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the common people kidnapped Lu Jianjun because of their recklessness."
"I regretted it very much after thinking about it. I happened to know that my friend Xia Wanchun was acquainted with the Minister of History, so Cao Min found a reason to go to visit the Minister of History with him, and secretly stamped the official seal when he was not prepared, hoping that Zheng would send troops to make up for his previous sins. .”
"Unexpectedly, Zheng Sen saw it through, and Xia Wanchun only found out about it. It's because both of them are loyal, patriotic, heroic and courageous people, and they can't bear to be alone..."
Zhang Huangyan was afraid of being interrupted by Xia Wanchun, so he spoke very fast. Unexpectedly, after Xia Wanchun was surprised, he immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, it was an official seal stolen by a common man. It has nothing to do with Brother Xuanzhu..."
Hearing this, Zheng Sen understood what Zhang Huangyan had meant before, and looked at him with admiration in his eyes.
"enough!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily and looked at Zhang Dabiao who was standing aside. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zheng Sen shouting before him: "Your Majesty, the common people have something important to say that affects the life and death of the Ming Dynasty!"
As soon as Zheng Sen said this, the hall immediately became quiet.
