In early February of the sixth year of Guangde, the three major corps of the empire gathered in Nanjing and immediately surrounded and disarmed the first section of the Imperial Guard, the first section of the Eighth Corps, and the first section of the 15th Corps that participated in the rebellion.
Pu Gang, the chief officer of the Eighth Corps, and Unger, the chief officer of the Fourteenth Corps, as well as some battalion officers and training officers who participated in the "Qing Jun Side" were captured alive and secretly escorted to the Fengtian Palace in the Forbidden City for personal interrogation by Emperor Guangde.
Most of the rumors circulating in Nanjing that Emperor Guangde was not the flesh and blood of the Supreme Emperor were spread by people sent by Pu Gang.
Emperor Guangde hated this man deeply. As for the Mongolian general named Unger, he raised his troops to rebel under the pretext of Bumbutai's death. He had to die.
As for how Emperor Guangde will deal with everyone, we will not mention it here for now.
Let's talk about Liu Kan's confidant, the new chief internal officer Li Juying, with a group of guards in raincoat clothes, went straight to Nanjing Prison to interrogate Tang Tiezui, the Zhangjiawan storyteller of Tianjin Guard.
Li Juying is a small man with a big belly and looks like a walking pickle jar.
However, this does not affect Eunuch Li's majestic image at all.
A group of tiger-backed and stern-backed officers of the Troop Guards guarded the popular man from the front, left and right. They rushed straight into the depths of the Troop Guards' prison as if they were in an uninhabited land.
When the soldiers and officers on both sides of the corridor saw Eunuch Li and his entourage coming, they immediately stopped what they were doing, knelt down and kowtowed to the chief steward.
"See Mr. Li!"
"I have met Mr. Li in my humble position!"
Li Juying glanced at the people kneeling on both sides, shook his huge general belly, nodded slightly and said:
"Dongfang Zhu has trained me well, and his etiquette is quite thorough."
A coir raincoat-clad battalion officer accompanying him quickly echoed:
"The Coiyi Guards were founded by the Supreme Emperor and are subordinate to the Imperial Household. They range from commanders to soldiers and miscellaneous servants. They only listen to Manager Li..."
Li Juying interrupted: "This three-acre land was given to us by the Holy One. Even our family's wealth and life were given by the Holy One. We can't say such things in the future."
The battalion officer's flattery slapped the horse's hooves, an embarrassed look appeared on his face, and he retreated.
Manager Li is favored by Emperor Guangde. He can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. As long as he serves this ancestor well, it will be easy for him to achieve great success in the future.
"Have you arrested anyone again?"
After hearing Manager Li's question, someone quickly replied:
"Going back to our ancestors, we captured five civilians on Yantai Street the day before yesterday, and captured two retired sergeants at the door of the department yesterday. We haven't had time to go out today."
Li Juying's expression suddenly changed, her brows furrowed, and she asked, "Retired sergeant? Why are you arresting them?"
"Back to our ancestors, they are not ordinary warriors. There was a rebellion in the city a few days ago, and these are the leaders. When they were arrested, they were still spreading rumors to the people."
Li Juying waved her hand as if to ward off flies and said impatiently:
"I'll kill these blind little bastards. Please don't bother our family again with such trivial matters."
"But," General Manager Li looked back at the battalion officer and said with a smile:
"You just called me ancestor, which sounds very useful to our family. What is your name?"
The battalion officer's feet seemed to be greased. He rushed out of the queue with a shovel and knelt in front of Li Juying.
"When I get back to Mr. Li, my subordinate is the co-president of Jinshan Guard, Yu Qi, whose courtesy name is Ruizhi..."
Li Juying looked the man up and down, stepped forward to help Yu Ruizhi up, imitated Taizu, patted him on the shoulder, and said carelessly:
"Okay, Yu Ruizhi, from now on, you can stay in Nanjing and serve as a commander."
Yu Ruizhi was overjoyed. He didn't expect that with just one flattery, he could be directly promoted from a local commanding officer to a commanding officer in the capital. All the surrounding guards officers looked at him with envy, and Yu Ruizhi quickly knelt down to thank him.
Manager Li waved his hand, turned to look at a battalion officer responsible for guarding the prison, and shouted loudly:
"Where is the man named Tang who suffered a thousand cuts? Where is he being held?"
"Back to our ancestors, the traitor was imprisoned in the "Tianzihao" dungeon, waiting for the saint... our ancestors to decide his fate.
crime. "
Li Juying laughed loudly, revealing two rows of yellow-brown teeth.
"How can we convict him? We still have to see what Long Live Master wants. Let's go and see this guy. By the way, you didn't beat him to death, right?"
"No, no, according to the instructions of our ancestors, I was provided with good wine and food every day. This guy ate and drank freely in the prison for three months and gained thirty kilograms."
"He's quite carefree."
The prison camp officer mustered up his courage and said, "Maybe our ancestors wanted to refine oil, so they kept fat like this..."
The so-called "oil refining" is a kind of torture used by the Coin Yi Guards to torture prisoners.
First, fatten the prisoners in advance, put them neatly into a large vat, hoist the large vat, put a long-burning lamp at the bottom of the vat, and bake them slowly over a slow fire. The prisoners will not die for a while, but as the temperature gradually rises , the fat under the skin is baked out bit by bit by the fire, until it finally shrinks into a ball of dried meat...
Eunuch Li was a little displeased: "What refining oil? Long Live Lord wants him to live and keep it. It will be of great use in the future."
There was a sound of admiration from all around.
For this group of murderous executioners, it is nothing short of a strange thing to be able to escape alive after entering the imperial prison.
What? Does the emperor still want to reuse this person?
Unheard of.
Yu Ruizhi looked at Eunuch Li carefully and said cautiously:
"Old Ancestor, even though I am in Jinshan Guard, I have also heard that this man surnamed Tang colluded with demons, spread rumors, and slandered me. Such a person will be considered an advantage if he dies ten times, so why let him go? We don't have this rule. .”
Li Juying looked at this new little brother with a look of relief, touched her protruding belly, and said with a smile:
"If Tang Tiezui is spared just like that, Daqi will have no way to deal with it. His Majesty only said not to kill him, but not that he cannot be beaten."
Yu Ruizhi narrowed his eyes, and like a standard confidant, he leaned close to Manager Li's ear and lowered his voice:
"My ancestors have considered it carefully. Lord Long Live may be out of favor, but the Emperor's grace is so great that I will forgive this guy. However, we have to teach this guy a lesson and let him know the consequences of going against Lord Long Live. Lord Long Live will know about this in the future. I must also praise my ancestors for doing things properly."
Li Juying pondered for a moment and felt that this was reasonable, so she waved her hand.
"Let's go, our family will meet this Tang Tiezui today!"
The coir raincoat guards shouted in front of and behind, and soon reached the depths of the dungeon. Because they heard that the ancestors were coming, the narrow passages in the dungeon were scented with mugwort in advance, so that the various indescribable smells would not be so pungent.
Li Juying had enjoyed fine clothes and fine food in the palace for more than three months, but she could not bear such a harsh environment, so she asked the coir raincoat guards to take the person out and escort him to a slightly spacious side hall of the imperial prison for interrogation.
Soon, an unkempt, flea-covered prisoner was escorted in.
Li Juying and Wei Zhongxian had similar backgrounds. Before they became successful, they both lived in poor settlements in the Beizhili area. They had seen a lot of deceit and abduction from the three religions and nine streams, so they naturally knew how to deal with those gangsters.
"Our family works for Lord Long Live in the palace. Today I came to the prison to ask you some questions. Are you Tang Tiezui? The storyteller of Tianjin Wei?"
Tang Tiezui didn't even raise his head.
Yu Rui waved his hand, and two coir raincoat guards immediately stepped forward and used a crowbar to open Tang Tiezui's mouth without any explanation.
"The common people, yes, the common people are," Tang Tie's mouth was full of blood, and he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. At this moment, he finally understood the power of Eunuch Li.
Li Juying clapped her arms and stood up:
"How brave you are to slander and frame me. Our family has never seen such a delusional person!"
"Let's do it. Let's do it from the ground up."
Tang Tiezui looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, and played a Beijing-style drum:
"Twenty years ago, I conquered the world and sacrificed my life to conquer the country.
Where is the young Zhou Lang now, and where is the Marquis Lu Wen who is accustomed to fighting?
Nowadays, these three mountains and six rivers are still there, and I don’t think that my temples are damaged.
The scar from decapitation is no bigger than a bowl, but eighteen years later, he is a hero again! I regret that I killed Brother Zheng Xian by mistake. Come on, come and get it.
This is my job! This is an order from the army..."
Seeing this, the people around him quickly stepped forward and explained to Eunuch Li:
"Ancestor, this man was beaten severely a few days ago and his brain is not working properly."
When Yu Ruizhi saw that this guy was about to die, he still spoke harshly, so he stepped forward and slapped the storyteller, which made the storyteller dizzy and fell to the ground.
"I've said what needs to be said. If you don't believe me, I'll kill or behead you. It's up to you!"
Yu Ruizhi wanted to fight again, but Li Juying stopped him and said:
"If you think too highly of yourself, it's easy to chop your head off. It's a pity that our family doesn't have such a kind heart. Aren't we good storytellers? When we know the ending of Yang Yang Liulang, come and tell us a story. Well said, our family If you are happy, I will let you go."
Tang Tiezui covered his swollen face and looked up timidly at the perverse Eunuch Li in front of him.
"Say," Yu Ruizhi picked up the Xiuchun knife and slammed it down. The scabbard hit the storyteller's shoulder, and Tang Tiezui fell down again.
He struggled to get up and said in a panic: "I said, I said."
Tang Tiezui was dizzy and blurted out, singing:
Talk about the ancients and talk about the ancients, and sing about the father and son soldiers of the Yang family.
The Yang family sits in Tianbo Mansion, with the front door on the lobby hill.
My father-in-law, Yang Gaowang, is my father-in-law, and my father-in-law, Yang Jiepong,
The third generation father-in-law’s name is Yang Jun. Although he is nameless, he is famous.
Yang Jun gave birth to Yang Jiye, and Jiye was Ling Gongshen.
Your father-in-law gave birth to seven sons, and Ba Lang was the one who brought him.
This is about the Yang family. Does it seem fake to you or is it true?
The eight tigers of the Yang family broke into Youzhou and beat the sky to the point of confusion.
The eldest brother came from the Yangtze River and stabbed him to death, while Erlang separated himself with a dagger.
Sanlang's horse stepped into the mud, and Shilang was trapped in Fanying.
Wulang was afraid of death and became a monk; Liulang hid himself in three passes.
Only Qilang died a bitter death, with seventy-two arrows piercing his heart.
The defeated soldiers will go home and report to Yang Laolingpo.
There's no need to worry about Master Song's arrival. The two of them rode to the battlefield.
Soldiers are fighting against generals, and no one is allowed to come to help.
If anyone asks for help, he will be chased like a dog and a dog jumping over the wall.
How can the stars be compared to the moon, how can the crow be compared to the phoenix?
Tonight the filial piety hall will sing, and the horse tooth frost will be seen only at dawn.
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In the end, everyone realized that this was a filial song, a song for the dead. Yu Ruizhi became so angry that he stepped forward to chop people again.
Li Juying laughed and said, "Long live Lord is indeed Long live Lord. No wonder I want to keep you here. Our family is thinking that you have committed the crime of destroying nine tribes! Why should the Holy One protect you? It turns out that you can also sing filial songs?"
Tang Tiezui said cautiously: "Caomin is from Junzhou, Huguang. I used to learn some random things from Taoist priests..."
"Your Majesty, remembering that you are a fellow countryman of the Supreme Emperor, will spare you the death penalty."
Eunuch Li smiled, patted Tang Tiezui on the shoulder, and said pleasantly:
"Tell me, where are your accomplices? What does the Taoist priest who gave you money look like? Is he fat or thin? What's his accent... I can't tell. Let's castrate you first and let you come too. Ouchi becomes a eunuch!"
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"I have no accomplices and no one to instigate me! I am the one who cleared the emperor's side. Daqi has been tortured into a mess. If Zhao led them to come back, they would have cleared the king's side!"
Forbidden City, Fengtian Palace.
Emperor Guangde's trial of Pu Gang and other rebel generals is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Liu Kan, the Emperor of Guangde, was sitting on the dragon chair. The main hall was filled with civil servants and military generals from Qi State. At the front were kneeling more than a dozen military generals, two of whom were chief officers of the Imperial Corps.
The people watching around had different expressions, but they all kept a distance from the dozen or so tied generals.
Emperor Guangde Liu Kan looked at Pu Gang who was kneeling in front of him with a compassionate look.
At this time, Kang Guangxu, the Minister of Rites, jumped out and cursed: "General Pu, today I am here to condemn you. Don't confuse the situation and try to drag others into trouble."
Pu Gang didn't even look at Kang Guangxu and cursed:
"I'm not guilty!"
"Pugang, this is not the Eighth Corps barracks, don't be presumptuous!"
Pu Gang glanced at the newly appointed Minister of Rites and said with disdain: "Why did Kang Yingqian give birth to you? You are far worse than his nephew!"
