It turned out that Xu Yunzhen and Li Zushu were old acquaintances. When Li Zicheng captured Shanxi and entered the capital, Li Zushu suddenly found him and asked him if he wanted to continue to enjoy glory and wealth.
Xu Yunzhen originally thought that Li Zushu wanted him to surrender to the rebels, but Li Zushu said that as long as he did not participate in the defense of the city and trapped Chongzhen in the capital, he could keep his wealth.
When Xu Yunzhen heard this, he already understood in his heart, so he asked Li Zushu for details.
Although Li Zushu did not tell him the people behind the scenes because the time had not come yet, he still let him meet with the Marquis of Funing Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Yangwu Xue Lian, and the imperial censor Chen Mingxia to strengthen his confidence.
Xu Yunzhen felt hesitant again when he saw that the titles of these people were all lower than his.
Seeing this, Li Zushu told Xu Yunzhen in a low voice that there was someone in his palace who could guarantee that everything would be safe.
Although Xu Yunzhen responded on the surface, he was unwilling to participate in the matter. Unexpectedly, Li Zushu took him to see Wang Dehua again.
Xu Yunzhen knew that Wang Dehua was in charge of Dongchang and Yumajian and had great power in the palace. If he took action, Chongzhen would indeed have no way out, so he agreed.
Then they found various reasons and refused to participate in the defense of the city, just hoping that Chongzhen would be captured alive by the rebels.
But I didn't expect that Chongzhen not only defeated the rebels, but also eliminated Wang Dehua, Wang Zhixin and others, making Li Zushu's plan aborted.
Just when Xu Yunzhen was secretly rejoicing, Li Zushu suddenly brought Wang Dehua to his residence.
He said that his mansion was safer and asked Wang Dehua to stay temporarily for two days. When the storm passed, he would send Wang Dehua out of the city.
Although Xu Yunzhen was a little dissatisfied, he had already boarded the pirate ship, so he had no choice but to agree.
Fortunately, within two days, Li Zushu picked up Wang Dehua, which made the anxious Xu Yunzhen feel relieved. At the same time, he also felt a little regretful that he should not have boarded Li Zushu's pirate ship.
Therefore, he tried to avoid Li Zushu as much as possible, and the other party seemed to be aware of his intentions and never looked for him again.
Just when Xu Yunzhen thought everything was over, Li Zushu suddenly came to his door and told him about the robbery of Nanliang and asked him to come forward to publicize it.
Xu Yunzhen refused, but Li Zushu told him that Chongzhen had secretly left the capital, and his people had laid a dragnet, so there was no chance that Chongzhen would survive.
Then he slowly told the plan and told Xu Yunzhen that Zuo Liangyu was also one of theirs, and he would definitely succeed with one blow this time.
He also said that if Xu Yunzhen didn't believe it, he could go see Chongzhen for confirmation.
After hearing his story, Xu Yunzhen was surprised.
In fact, he had already lost confidence in Ming Dynasty. Now seeing that Li Zushu's plan was so thorough, he agreed.
However, to be sure, he still teamed up with Xue Lian and others to ask to see Chongzhen, but was not summoned, which made him more relieved.
Then he and Li Zushu sent their generals and soldiers to rob 10,000 shi of grain on the canal, causing the capital to fall into panic again.
Originally, their plan went very smoothly, but after Gao Qi sneaked into the palace, Li Zushu suddenly received news that Chongzhen had returned.
After some discussion, the two of them decided to let Gao Qiqian be the scapegoat. Unexpectedly, Li Zushu escaped and he was also arrested...
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw that there were many ominous aspects in Xu Yunzhen's story, and the key points were all attributed to Li Zushu.
He was silent for a while and then asked tentatively: "We heard that the Jin Yiwei searched for a long time but could not find the robbed food. Where did you hide it at that time?"
Xu Yunzhen said hesitantly: "I was not involved in this matter, so I don't know about it."
But when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cold gaze, he hurriedly added: "I remember that Li Zushu seemed to have someone transport shovels and other items, and he probably buried the food in the ground!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also thought of this possibility, but when he thought that 10,000 shi of grain would be buried, the pit must be very big.
Even if they are scattered and buried, there are still differences between the old and new soil. With Jin Yiwei's ability, it is impossible not to discover them.
So he shook his head and said: "This is impossible. Jinyiwei has been searching near Xianghe for a long time and has not found you."
The so-called new pit. "
Xu Yunzhen thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it should not be a new pit, because I seem to have heard Li Zu say that he found a dry underground river bed on the Xianghe River, and he may have hidden all the food there."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Yunzhen in surprise, and then asked in a deep voice: "Where did Li Zushu's soldiers come from?"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression had softened, Xu Yunzhen felt secretly proud in his heart. Now when he asked, he said in a low voice: "I really don't know about this. I also heard that my general mentioned the matter of burying grain."
"In addition, Li Zushu sent someone to tell me that he would rescue me soon, so I knew he had troops in his hands."
Seeing that he was evasive, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and said, "Since you don't want to talk about the soldiers, let's talk about Li Jing. How did you deal with him?"
Xu Yunzhen was stunned when he heard this, and said tremblingly: "I will not deal with you..." Z.br>
"Xu Yunzhen, we only give you one chance, you have to think clearly before talking!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xu Yunzhen's expression was different, he immediately shouted loudly.
Xu Yunzhen's body trembled, and then he said: "Your Majesty, I really don't know how Li Zushu dealt with Li Jing. It's just that after Li Jing left the capital, Li Zushu went to see Shen Zhanran."
"Then he arranged for the grain robbery, presumably in collusion with Shen Zhanran."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "Xu Yunzhen, you still want to fool us. I think you really don't want to live anymore."
Seeing the murderous look in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Xu Yunzhen hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense. I saw these with my own eyes!"
"What you saw with your own eyes must be the more than one million taels of silver!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Yunzhen and said coldly.
When Xu Yunzhen heard this, he collapsed on the ground again and even forgot to beg for mercy.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he already understood in his heart.
I know that Xu Yunzhen must have cheated and obtained one million taels of silver with the help of Li Zushu, so he was completely devoted to Li Zushu.
Unfortunately, Li Zushu was not so kind. After Xu Yunzhen got the money, he leaked the news to Li Jing.
After investigation, Li Jing may have discovered that the money was hidden outside the capital, so he left the capital on the pretext of purchasing horses and other matters.
Unexpectedly, he was captured for this, and then Li Zushu used Li Jing as a bargaining chip to force Shen Zhanran.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Xu Yunzhen, as long as you hand over the money, we can leave you a whole body!"
Xu Yunzhen heard this and shouted: "Your Majesty, I was wronged by Li Zushu. I didn't know in advance that the one million taels of silver was treasury silver..."
After listening to Xu Yunzhen's somewhat confusing explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that the silver had been withheld when it was put into the treasury, and he was immediately furious.
At this time, Zhu Cihong and Wu Mengming walked into Dongnuan Pavilion in a panic.
