It was late at night, snowflakes were flying all over the sky, the corpses in the other courtyard had been dragged away, and the blood stains on the ground had been washed away. In the lobby, the officials of the Third Justice Department had begun the trial. Wang Chengyin was lying on the ground with a look of death and mourning. His expressions were not good, and Shi Kefa and Zhu Zhifeng listened, sometimes frowning and sometimes sighing.
Chang Yu was not present.
He spent several months collecting evidence, just to kill Wang Chengyin today. Corruption and bribery were not enough to kill Wang Chengyin, but he had already instructed Jin Yiwei to focus on the relationship between Wang Chengyin and those profiteers when collecting evidence. The purpose was to let him It is infinitely closer to the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
But coincidentally, he was attacked again on the way, and Wang Chengyin actually admitted that he had had contact with the Mongols. Now he felt better and jumped into the fire pit.
All kinds of evidence of crimes are conclusive, waiting for the trial of the Three Justices Division, and these officials will not spare Wang Chengyin lightly, both in public and in private, so it is meaningless for Chang Yu to stay and observe, and the result will not be beyond his expectations.
After washing, Chang Yu couldn't fall asleep. He opened the window and the cold wind came in covered with snowflakes. Zhu Cihong made tea for him and brought it to him. Why not kill him directly? It wouldn't be a pity not to use the Shangfang Sword that your father gave you!
He knew why Chang Yu wanted to kill Wang Chengyin, he knew that dream, and he wanted Wang Chengyin to die even more than Chang Yu!
You can't just get a lifetime of notoriety for a short while. If you want to kill him, you want him to die. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and sighed. Besides, the Shang Fang Sword given by the emperor is more shocking than reality. Your Highness can't help but think about it. After a few years, when you ascend the throne, you will give a great treasure to a certain minister. Shang Fangjian, do you really hope that he will kill everyone without any scruples? Although he killed the people, whose name is it?
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said with a wry smile, why are you so sophisticated even though you are young? Where did you learn this? Tell the truth, did the god in your dream teach you this? Chang Yu smiled and shook his head slightly. I didn't know that he was just a stupid boy when he first entered the palace, but after the white-bearded god asked him in his dream, he seemed to have enlightened himself.
This is your fate, and it is also my Ming Dynasty's good fortune. Zhu Cixiang let out a long sigh and walked to Chang Yu, stood side by side and looked out the window. The commotion in Xuanfu Town should be quite big, so you must cover it up.
Not only was there a lot of movement, Chang Yu sneered, it was a landslide!
Chang Yu is right. The corruption in the officialdom of the Xuanfu has been investigated secretly by Jinyiwei and Dongchang for several months. From the commander-in-chief Wang Chengyin, the deputy commander-in-chief Huang Zhongliang, and the commander-in-chief of the North Road Dushi Horse Camp, the East Road Cup came. General Yongning, General Wanquan Youwei on the West Road, General Shunsheng Weiguang on the South Road, General Geyubao on the Middle Road, General Chaigoubao on the Lower Fourth Road, General Nanshan, and other seven separate generals. They were spared, not to mention the middle and lower-level officers below.
There is even dirt on the governor Zhu Zhifeng, but Chang Yu has no intention of touching him. After all, it is the loyalty of the world that commits suicide and sacrifices for the country, and the flaws cannot be covered up.
Before Chang Yu arrived, two troops were sent to control the commander-in-chief Wang Chengyin and his subordinates in Xuanfu Town. The others did not alert the enemy, but they had already been targeted and were waiting for an order to capture them immediately.
While the Third Law Division was interrogating Wang Chengyin in the General Military Mansion, several groups of troops had already braved the wind and snow to rush to various places to capture people all night long, and Tu Yuan even led the Black Tiger Battalion to personally go to Yongning to capture Deputy General Huang Zhongliang.
The Xuan Mansion has a general soldier and a deputy general soldier. The deputy general soldier was originally stationed in the Xuan Mansion. In the 28th year of Jiajing, it was moved to Yongning Acropolis (more than ten miles east of Yanqing today. Although it is under the jurisdiction of Yanqing Prefecture, the city was built earlier. Yu Yanqing was an important border town, where the Yongning Guards of the emperor’s personal soldiers came from)
All of a sudden, the deputy commander-in-chief of the General Military Mansion and the generals under his command who were guarding the 7th Route were arrested. The collapse of this square was quite serious. It was really a big earthquake!
There was a knock on the door, and Kun Xing walked in wearing a cotton robe. He saw the two people standing in front of the window, not afraid of the cold...
It was late at night, why didn't His Highness fall asleep? Chang Yu poured a glass of hot water for her and handed it to her.
She couldn't sleep and was very panicked. When Princess Kunxing spoke, there was a flash of fear in her eyes. When Chang Yu went to see Wang Chengyin before, he asked her to go back to her room to rest. However, he got curious and insisted on following along to watch the fun, and ended up seeing a murderer. The impact of this scene on her was unparalleled.
Chang Yu shook his head and turned to look at Zhu Cihong. The prince was fine today and didn't vomit.
Zhu Cixi smiled and got used to it.
It had been snowing all night, and at dawn there was already a thick layer on the ground. After washing, Chang Yu opened the door and saw He Chengxin waiting at the door to say hello. Seeing that his eyes were red, he knew that he had been up all night and how hard it was for the lieutenant general.
He didn't dare to talk about hard work in his humble position, so He Chengxin quickly bowed and said.
Chang Yu nodded. He hasn't had breakfast yet, so let's eat together.
He Chengxin was very excited.
Shi Kefa and others have not yet gotten up. It is said that the case was heard very late last night, and it was not normal to stay in bed after a night of wind and snow. However, this gave He Chengxin the opportunity to have breakfast alone with the eunuch. Unexpectedly, there were two eunuchs. Together at the same table.
There's nothing unusual in the city. Breakfast is porridge with eggs and some pickles, which suits Chang Yu's taste.
Everything is business as usual.
What about the military camp?
"The military's moral stability is also under control." He Chengxin said seriously. Chang Yu looked up at him and chuckled: "I hope that I really have it under your control. If anything goes wrong, the Xuanfu will be in trouble. You It will also be very troublesome."
He Chengxin heard the implication and vowed to do a good job in maintaining stability, patting his chest.
Chang Yu asked him to take a rest after dinner. At noon, he and Shi Kefa and others would go to the military camp to appease the soldiers.
"Are you going to promote He Chengxin to be the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu?" After He Chengxin left, Zhu Cixiang frowned: "I always feel that his qualifications are not enough."
Chang Yu chuckled, walked to the door and looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky outside: "At this time, loyalty is far more important than qualifications."
"Is He Chengxin loyal?"
"I don't know about the past, but now I am running on the road of loyalty." Chang Yu chuckled, and Zhu Cixi sighed: "Because you are holding him up with the position of chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, he now wants to take out his heart to express his loyalty to you. Well, just like Yang Zhenwei."
"It's good to know" Chang Yu chuckled! Then he sighed: "There is nothing you can do to recruit a general from among the dwarfs. At this juncture, besides him, who else can be used? The Xuanfu military has collapsed in a corrupt way and there is no one who can be trusted. If he is transferred from the outside, it will be difficult for a while." I won't be able to get into trouble if I don't get used to it, so I'll just use it and see what happens."
"That's all we have to do" Zhu Cixiang nodded.
At noon, officials from the Third Law Department finally came to report to Chang Yu on the trial of the case: Wang Chengyin had embezzled and accepted huge amounts of bribes, colluded with traitorous businessmen and Mongolian agents, and deceived the morale of the military during the Taiyuan War. In addition, Chang Yu was attacked and had something to do with him, and even more. After arresting the attendant, who resisted with weapons... he committed several military crimes and was sentenced to death. He was immediately taken to the capital and imprisoned, and he was ordered to be executed.
Because in ancient times, the death penalty for officials was subject to the emperor's review before execution.
Except for the fact that Chang Yu killed the person in advance, he felt that it was not necessary at all. It would be better to kill the person in an upright manner, with reason and evidence, without leaving the truth behind.
Some people may wonder, apart from the crime of forcibly framed for colluding with the Mongols to assassinate Chang Yu, would Wang Chengyin's other crimes be punishable by death?
The answer is yes!
Just say one thing. Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an order to the world: In order to cherish the lives of the people, all officials who have embezzled more than sixty-two pieces of stolen goods will be executed without mercy!
Lao Zhu is well-known for his hatred of corrupt officials. He comes from a poor family at the bottom and knows how much influence corrupt officials have on people's livelihood. He also knows that corrupt officials harm the country.
It's just that by the end of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of law was just a decoration, but if you want to use it, there is a law to follow!
In fact, to put it bluntly, whether officials and generals commit crimes depends on the emperor's whim. If he wants to kill you, he will always find evidence of your crime. If he doesn't want to kill you, no matter how serious your crime is, he will pretend that he didn't see it.
Wang Chengyin was on Chang Yu's blacklist. If he were to die, he would never survive.
