This is a quite secluded street in Yangzhou City, not far from Baobao Lake (Slender West Lake). It is the residence of wealthy people. On both sides of the street, there are deep mansions and compounds with high walls, giving people a sense of strictness. There is a large house in the middle of the house, which is very wide and deep. At the gate, there are a bunch of guarding stone lions, which are vividly carved. There is a brand-new plaque hanging on the gate tower, with four big characters on it - Nanfu Villa.
Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu and the plainclothes cavalrymen who were accompanying them all dismounted. The cavalrymen stood neatly at the door, each holding a knife on their waist. At first, Baihu, the foreman, went up and patted the door a few times. After a while, he saw a crack in the door, and a head poked out from inside. It was a young man. When he saw Tiqi in casual clothes, he smiled and said: "Here This is Nanfu Courtyard, where did you come from?"
The foreman Baihu replied: "We are from the Nanfu General Hospital."
He took out a wooden sign engraved with the words "Shock Xiaoxiao" and handed it to the young man who opened the door.
"It turns out it's a job!" The young man checked the wooden sign, quickly opened a door, and returned the wooden sign with both hands.
It turns out that this is an undisclosed stronghold set up by Jinyiweinan Town Fusi in the Second Mansion of Huaiyang!
"Two gentlemen, please come!" The foreman, plainclothes Tiqi, turned around, made an "invite" gesture to Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu, and then led the way into the mansion.
Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu glanced at each other, got off their horses, and followed the foreman in.
"Nanfu Courtyard" is very spacious inside, with courtyards within courtyards, and you don't know how deep it is as you enter again and again. However, there were not many royal guards and warriors walking inside. The Wu family and his son walked through the courtyard for a long time, but they did not see many living people.
Finally, Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu followed the foreman Tiqi to the door of a somewhat gloomy inner courtyard. Before they even stepped into the moon gate, they heard screams.
"Stop fighting, I don't dare to be a traitor anymore..."
Wu Xiang heard the voice sounded familiar and turned to look at his son. Wu Sanfu said: "It's Zukefa!"
"Ah," Wu Xiang said to himself, "He is actually being tortured!"
At this time, there was laughter coming from inside that sounded sinister no matter how you heard it: "Hahaha, who told you to be a traitor? I hate traitors the most..."
Wu Xiang recognized that it was the voice of Zhang Tao and Zhang Yan Wang from the Thousand Households of Fusi Huaiyang in Jinyiweinan Town!
This picture of the King of Hell was previously the Tiqi of the Jinyiwei North Town Prefecture. He was famous for his brutal torture and was feared by everyone. Later, he followed Zhu Cixiang and became the leader of a thousand households. There was no trace of him at the beginning of October. Unexpectedly, he was sent to Yangzhou...
Wu Xiang shook his head and quickly stepped into the yard. As soon as he walked in, he heard a big man crying loudly. When he looked up, he saw a bearded "bald" man with tendons all over his body. There was only one pair of underpants hanging upside down on a door-shaped torture rack, and his two thick arms were tied behind his back, probably cuffed.
Judging from the dense red marks on his exposed skin, he must have been badly beaten...
Needless to say, this person is Zukefa!
When Zhang Tao and Zhang Yan saw Wu Xiang and the others coming in, he threw the wattle sticks in his hands to the warriors around him, and then stepped forward with a smile and bowed his hands in salute: "I have seen these two princes!"
Wu Sanfu bowed his hands in return, then pointed at Zukefa and said, "Why did the fight end like this?"
Zhang Tao smiled: "It's not like those two traitors Sun Zhixian and Jin Zhijun are stubborn and refuse to plead guilty."
It turned out that the two envoys sent by Dorgon were also arrested by Nanzhen Fusi and were also imprisoned in this "Nanfu Villa".
However, these two were small civil servants who were not easy to be tortured. If they were beaten to death, it would be difficult - Zhu Cixiang needed them to do another big thing!
Wu Sanfu frowned: "You're going to beat Zukefa because those two traitors are so stubborn?"
"That's right," Zhang Tao smiled and looked at Zukfa with admiration, "He is so strong and durable!"
Wu Xiang felt like the hairs on his hair were standing on end, "What does it matter? Even if you beat him to death, those two traitors won't hurt a hair!"
Zhang Tao smiled and said: "Duke Protector, I have a sense of control in my hands and will not beat Zukefa to death... How about you settle down first and I will beat you for a while."
"You, you, you..." Wu Xiang didn't know what to say.
At this time, Zukefa had already recognized Wu Xiang, as if he had seen the savior, and cried loudly: "Uncle, help me, uncle, please help me!"
He is Zu Dashou's adopted son, and Wu Xiang is Zu Dashou's brother-in-law, so he has to be called Uncle Wu Xiang - Wu Sanmei is his cousin, so Zhu Cixiang is his cousin-in-law... But he became a traitor, so he still It’s time to fight!
"What are you trying to save!" Wu Sanfu stamped his feet, "You should have thought of this day when you surrendered to the Tatars!"
What? Not here to save lives? Zukefa's eyes were red from crying, and he looked at Wu Xiang pitifully, "Uncle, save me..."
Wu Xiang sighed: "But I can't save you, you can only save yourself!"
"Save yourself?" Zukfa cried, "How to save yourself?"
"You have to plead guilty!" Zhang Tao said angrily from the side, "If you plead guilty, you won't be beaten!"
Zukefa looked at Zhang Tao: Why didn't you tell me earlier? You told me earlier that I recognized it... I am a relative of the Crown Prince. Can I be beheaded if I am a traitor?
Zhang Tao smiled: "But this is a serious crime!"
"What...crime?" Zukefa asked guiltily, "What crime do you want me to plead guilty to?"
Zhang Tao smiled: "It's not you who plead guilty, but you who have to plead guilty on behalf of the Tatars!"
"What crime do the Tatars plead guilty to?" Zukofa was even more confused.
"The Tatars have committed many crimes!" Zhang Tao said with his fingers, "The first is enclosure of land, the second is house occupation, the third is surrender, the fourth is escape law, the fifth is shaving, the sixth is massacre, and the seventh is The Name-Slandering Cult... There are seven deadly sins in total!
Not only do you have to admit it, you also have to make Sun Zhixian and Jin Zhijun confess together! The two of them not only had to admit the seven deadly sins for the Tatars, but also had to admit that they were the leaders of the eunuchs! This way you can live and live well..."
"But, but..." Zukefa cried sadly, "But how can I make Sun Zhixian and Jin Zhijun confess to so many crimes?"
Zhang Tao smiled and said: "Of course there is a way. Master Qiansui said it in his edict to me. You have to make Jin Zhijun and Sun Zhixian believe that Ping Xibo and your godfather Zu Dashou have already died because of Donglu's trap." The seven deadly sins of seizing land, occupying houses, surrendering, fleeing, shaving people, massacres and famous religions were all punished anyway. Now the area of Beizhili is full of rebels, and the Tatars are retreating outside the customs... The two of them want to If you want to survive, you can only cooperate with Jin Yiwei. If you don't cooperate, you will be dead!"
After hearing what Zhang Tao said, Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu finally understood what Zhu Cixiang was planning. It turns out that he detained the two envoys Jin Zhijun and Sun Zhixian for so many days just to recognize them as thieves who "take one bite and penetrate three points to the bone"!
Moreover, Prince Zhu wants these two traitors to attack the Qing Dynasty. They must use their mouths to discredit the Qing Dynasty... and make the Qing Dynasty the mortal enemy of Southeast Shilin!
...
"What? Commander Zu, what's going on with you?"
Zukefa had already moved into the official position of the Ming Dynasty at this time, but his head was still bald, with a pigtail like a money rat's tail trailing behind, and he sat in front of Jin Zhijun like a golden sword.
Jin Zhijun and Sun Zhixian were detained separately. He had been detained by the Jin Yiwei for more than a month and could not get any news from the outside. The Jin Yiwei warriors who were guarding him were all incompetent masters and had no relationship with him at all. say what. Moreover, he was brought in after being searched and had nothing of value to bribe with.
So they don't know what happened on the northern battlefield? And they don’t know that Dorgon implemented three methods of enclosure, house occupation, and investment in Beijing...
Therefore, Sun Zhixian was immediately shocked when he saw Zu Kefa appearing in front of him in a Ming Dynasty military uniform.
Zukefa stroked his beard and laughed. No one could tell that he was hung upside down by Zhang Tao and beaten to death yesterday!
"I, my adoptive father, and my cousin Ping Xibo Wu Zongrong, have always been in the prison camp with a clear mind... This time I finally found an opportunity, taking advantage of the Tatars' misdeeds, When I was completely devastated and was hurt by both the bandits and the bandits, I decided to end it in one fell swoop!"
