After Chang Yu led a group of civil servants into the General Military Mansion, he did not immediately summon Wang Chengyin. He arranged for everyone to have a short rest before having dinner. After the meal, Tu Yuan brought a stack of account books. These were all intelligence and evidence collected by the local Jinyi Guards.
Chang Yu, Shi Kefa and officials from the Sanfa Department looked through it carefully.
Wang Chengyin in the General Military Mansion was still much thinner than before. He had eaten and drank as much as he could during the days of house arrest. However, he could not eat at all. At first, he felt that there was not much problem with him. It was the little eunuch who wanted to punish him for his personal revenge. , but then allowed Zhu Zifeng to visit, which showed that the other party was not worried about the news of his house arrest getting out, and it was not like a public revenge.
And as long as they didn't leave the yard, Black Tiger Camp could almost ignore them. At first, a few of their confidants tried to jump over the wall at night and were shot on the spot. In the following days, no one dared to take risks anymore.
But if they want to investigate, they will investigate, and if they want to be tried, they will be put under house arrest. Wang Chengyin asked Tu Yuan, and the answer he got was: "The Governor is coming soon, Commander Wang, please don't be impatient."
Instead of being taken to the capital for interrogation, the young eunuch came in person. This made Wang Chengyin feel unsure. If he was taken directly to the capital, it would mean that something was serious. Just being under house arrest these past few days doesn't seem to be a big deal, but the fact that the little eunuch is here in person also shows that it's not a big deal. What on earth is he going to do?
He couldn't help but think about what he had committed, and he actually invited the eunuch to come and investigate. No one is clean, and Wang Chengyin is no exception, but he feels that his crime will not lead to death, unless the little eunuch takes the opportunity to suppress him!
But no matter what, once he was on Dongchang's list, there was almost no good. At this time, he also made mental preparations for the worst. However, many confidants and generals around him still wanted to give it a try. The first thing was to let Zhu Zifeng Hurry to Beijing to send the trustees away, and let the army create violent points to put pressure on them.
Zhu Zifeng was an enthusiastic person and really wanted to help. He wrote a note after he came out that day, but he couldn't send it out. The city was closed. The guards at the city gate were all He Chengxin's men and they were supervised by people from the East Factory Guards. Then he wanted to go to the military camp. , can’t get in!
Not only could they not get in, they also heard that someone had been killed inside. Jia Waixiong and He Chengxin took action decisively and killed several officers who were noisy and wanted to cause trouble.
As a result, the warm-hearted governor was helpless and could only visit Tu Yuan every day to appease him. He tried to trick Tu Yuan by making insinuations, but Tu Yuan just said: "I act under orders and don't know anything."
Under such circumstances, one can imagine the psychological pressure on Wang Chengyin. He was getting increasingly haggard after eating, and someone close to him became cruel: "There are still more than 20 of us, and we are trying our best to protect you from escaping, and we are looking for an opportunity to get out of the city!"
"No!" Wang Chengyin decisively refused: "If that's the case, it's just a bow without an arrow to turn around. Not to mention that the city gate has been sealed, the chance of escaping is extremely slim. Even if you escape by luck, the crime of absconding in fear of crime will be nailed on the iron. It’s on the board, and the eunuch can pour dirty water on me at will..."
"Sir, even if we don't escape, if the eunuch wants to punish us, he can still lay some unfounded charges on us... Now that I think about it, Jiang Yu's death was a little unclear. Maybe he was killed by him. Calculated”
Wang Chengyin shook his head: "Jiang Quan's death was purely because he was seeking death. At that time, the bandit army was approaching Taiyuan, and the young eunuch wanted to kill him again. Even if Jiang Quan continued to do more evil, the court would not dare to touch him. There was a thief in front of him at that time. The army is pressing down on the territory, and if a fire breaks out in the backyard, the consequences will be disastrous! If Jiang Yu hadn't been tempted to kill, the little eunuch wouldn't have dared to kill him even if he had ten nerves."
"Then the Lord is just waiting to be captured?" The confidant was dissatisfied.
Wang Chengyin sighed: "To be honest, I am still lucky in my heart. I asked myself that even if I am guilty, I will not die."
"If the eunuch deliberately framed him, how could he get away with it?"
"If this is true, you will die anyway, but you really have to give it a try." Wang Chengyin narrowed his eyes, walked to the yard, looked up at the dark night sky, and suddenly stretched out his hand: "It's snowing."
When everyone walked into the yard, they saw fluffy snow floating in the sky, not very big, but falling one after another.
Just when Wang Chengyin and the others were lamenting about the snow, footsteps came from outside the yard, and many people heard the noise. Everyone changed their colors and embraced Wang Chengyin into the lobby, pulled out some guys and surrounded him. They heard a banging sound outside and the courtyard door opened. Dozens of fierce soldiers entered and rushed straight to the front of the hall. When they saw weapons in their hands, they shouted: "Abandon weapons!"
"What do you want?" Several of Wang Chengyin's confidants shouted angrily at the entrance of the lobby, brandishing knives.
"Why is Mr. Wang so nervous?" At this moment, a voice sounded, and Wang Chengyin's heart tightened. There was a familiar voice, so he looked around and saw a young man in the yard with his hands behind his back and a smile. Yu.
Wang Chengyin hurriedly pushed aside the people around him and walked to the entrance of the lobby. He cupped his hands and said, "The last general, Wang Chengyin, has met the Governor."
Chang Yu smiled: "We haven't been apart for a few months, but are you okay?"
Wang Chengyin smiled bitterly and was speechless, not knowing how to answer. Chang Yu glanced at the dozen or so people behind him and raised his eyebrows: "Why are there weapons?" This question was asked to Tu Yuan next to him.
"Those who have disarmed them before, these should be the weapons they had hidden in the house in advance." Tu Yuan said, taking a step forward and shouting at those people: "Disarm them, or you'll be shot!"
Chang Yu raised his hand to stop him: "Since I dared to expose this guy, I would throw it away so easily." He smiled at Wang Chengyin and said, "right, Mr. Wang."
Wang Chengyin looked around and asked him: "Master Governor, I don't know what you have committed and why you have been under house arrest here for several days?"
The old fox gave me this trick, Chang Yu sneered in his heart, turned to Fanzi next to him and said: "Add another one, hiding weapons secretly, disobeying orders with the intention of treason..."
"Master Governor, please don't frame the general." Wang Chengyin's face instantly turned livid.
Chang Yu sneered: "The facts are right in front of us. How come this governor framed him? The Minister of War and the colleagues of the Sanfa Department saw it with their own eyes. Did this governor frame him?" A group of civil servants around him quickly responded: "We saw it with our own eyes. See……"
Minister of the Ministry of War? Three law divisions? Wang Chengyin had focused all his attention on Chang Yu just now. After hearing these words, he realized that there were a group of civil servants around him. One of them was a middle-aged man about forty years old. Could it be that Shi Kefa?
The young eunuch actually brought many other yamen with him this time. What did he want to do?
Wang Chengyin couldn't figure it out for a while, but he knew that the opportunity had come. With the Minister of War and the Sanfa Si here, the little eunuch couldn't cover the sky with just one hand. If he wanted to frame him, he couldn't bring others with him, let alone the Sanfa Si!
"I would also like to ask Lord Governor, Lord Shangshu and all my colleagues to clearly understand that this is for self-defense in the house, and the general has no intention of rebellion." He shouted to the people behind him: "Put it down, put it down!"
"Sir!" The confidants looked angry: "If we abandon our weapons, we will have no power to resist and become lambs waiting to be slaughtered."
"Why, do you think you can defeat the enemy with just a few knives like you?" Chang Yu sneered, and then said to Wang Chengyin: "It doesn't matter whether they throw it away at this time. As for your self-defense rhetoric, we all know it well." ".
"Master Governor, there is no need to blame anyone if you want to accuse me. I will ask you boldly. At this time in the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the generals' mansions, but also the ordinary officials and noble families who have nothing to protect themselves." Wang Chengyin said and shouted to his confidants behind him. : "Don't trap me in injustice. There are colleagues from the Three Law Departments and Lord Shangshu here, and they will give us a clean slate."
Chang Yu smiled: "Just because everyone has one doesn't mean it's legal. I'd like to ask you, does the Ming Dynasty Law stipulate that any person who secretly conceals weapons like a vassal king, nobles, officials or generals is a conspiracy to commit rebellion?" He said. Leng: "Although this law is just like a decoration, it does not have such regulations!"
Wang Chengyin's face suddenly darkened and he was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
"Is there such a rule?" Chang Yu shouted again, but he looked at the officials of the Sanfa Department beside him, and several people immediately said, "Yes!"
"Since there is such a stipulation, I was ordered to patrol the border to rectify military affairs. In Xuanfu, I met the town's commander-in-chief Wang Chengyin and his men armed with weapons to resist the law and intend to rebel. Can the Shangfang sword in my hand be able to chop off his head?" Chang Yu! There was another sound, and no one of the officials around him dared to say anything, but Wang Chengyin was so frightened that he took a few steps back!
I was ordered to patrol the border and use Fangjian!
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