"Go back to your Majesty, it's taken care of."
Zhang Jing replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun said: "Raise your head and let me take a look."
"yes!"
Zhang Jing then raised his head.
Zhu Yijun saw a large red mark on Zhang Jing's forehead wrapped in white cloth, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt!"
Zhang Jing replied.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I don't want to either! But otherwise, how can we make them believe it? I am disappointed in you, so I drove you to Jiangnan."
"My slave understands!"
"That's why, today, when I met the Prime Minister, I only accepted the courtesy and did not return the courtesy. I acted in an arrogant manner."
"Xing'an Bo is still displeased by this!"
Zhang Jing replied.
Zhu Yijun was stunned and said, "It seems you have thought of it a long time ago."
Zhang Jing said: "I don't dare to hide it from the emperor. Over the past few years, the slave has only collected money and not done anything. He has not provided cover for the criminal officials. However, they have not exposed the slave to collect money. This has also made the slave himself suspicious. He also thought that they Although he said he wanted to fall out, in fact he probably had no intention of dealing with this slave."
"Then why don't they impeach you?"
"Obviously you have so many clues."
Zhu Yijun said.
Zhang Jing replied: "I thought about it for a while, maybe they feel that the money they invested in me is too much and can't be wasted. Even if I only know how to protect myself, at least for them, I will not take the initiative to harm them." , and if they really let the slave be replaced, maybe the Admiral Dongchang who replaces him will be even worse."
Zhang Jing said: "Just like a gambler, the more money he loses, the less he dares to lift the table and say he doesn't want to play anymore."
"I also underestimated their tolerance."
"Perhaps a Dongchang Admiral like you is not too hateful to them."
"Just in time, you go to Jiangnan, follow my instructions, join them, go to Corporal Li Xian, and show off the painting and piano skills you learned in the inner study hall."
"Staying inside the factory guard all the time, sometimes I can't see the darkness around me, and I don't know them well enough."
"Why don't you join them first, look at them from their position, and see who is good and who is evil above this temple. If you are in the middle of the situation, you will inevitably not be able to see clearly."
Zhu Yijun said, "Go back to the Supervisor of Ceremonies yourself to draw up a decree to demote him to Nanjing and live in peace! By the way, Sun Bin, who discovered the assassin's meritorious service that day, was appointed as the new admiral of the East Factory. In addition, Mr. Ding You's son has arrived. , and also drafted a handwritten edict for them to come to Beijing to listen to the announcement without having to explain the reason."
"yes!"
…
"I heard that Duke Ji Guo was assassinated, and your Majesty also announced an audience with him. I wonder what the situation is?"
After Xing'an Bo Xu Rucheng returned to his official residence, he was inspecting the military department of the Beijing camp. Wang Liang hurriedly came to him, asked about the situation, and said:
"I was just recovering at home for a few days, but I didn't expect such a frightening thing to happen."
"Why!"
Xu Rucheng sighed and said, "Fortunately, Geijian was not at the scene, otherwise Jiajian would not have been able to escape the crime of oversight!"
"I don't know what kind of wolf-hearted person actually used such despicable means to make my life or death uncertain. Because of this incident, His Majesty was so angry that not only did His Majesty severely punish me, but even the factory owner who was dissatisfied with Duke Ji He was scolded so hard that he was so angry that the emperor hit him with a tea cup and almost wanted to kill him!"
"How can the Holy Wrath be so severe?"
"The factory owner is dissatisfied with Duke Ji Guo?"
Wang Liang said.
"Isn't it?"
"My heart is still pounding right now."
"I don't know what crime I will be punished for next. After all, it was my time as Admiral Ren that a big case happened!"
"As for the factory master, he obviously also thought that Duke Ji was too meddlesome and didn't know how to advance or retreat, which had brought him trouble. He deliberately tried to show off to him in the palace today! As a result, His Majesty was indeed angry with him and scolded him for his incompetence. !”
After Xu Rucheng said that, he touched his chest and said:
"Let's go to the capital camp together. We can't just keep an eye on the warriors on the paperwork. We have to keep an eye on them in person to see if those generals are slacking off in guerrilla warfare!"
"Are you just asking the staff to make up random drill minutes and report them?"
"Everyone, just because they have connections, doesn't understand me and doesn't let me have an easy life. Then everyone can't have an easy life either!"
After Xu Rucheng said that, he left the official residence first.
As soon as Xu Rucheng arrived at the capital camp, the camp commander Jun Yan came over and said to Xu Rucheng: "The imperial edict has been issued, and Dagu Zhangjing has been demoted to live in Nanjing for leisure!"
"So fast?!"
Xu Rucheng couldn't help but be shocked for a moment, and said with a panic look on his face: "The wrath of the Holy One will never go away. It seems that my punishment is not far away. Zhang Jing is a favorite minister. If he wants to stay idle, shouldn't I really be killed to set an example for others?" ? After all, something as big as the shooting of the prime minister occurred in the Beijing camp when I was the admiral."
Wang Liang was silent at this time, but after he and Xu Rucheng arrived at the Beijing Camp, he said to Xu Rucheng: "Can I take a step to speak!"
Xu Rucheng glanced at Wang Liang for a moment, then nodded, then walked with him to an empty place where no one could listen, and said, "What do you want to say to me?"
"Now that you have reached this stage, why don't you risk your life and survive?"
Wang Liang suddenly asked Xu Rucheng.
Xu Rucheng's eyes widened immediately after hearing this and asked: "You mean rebellion?"
Wang Liang smiled: "How could you think so, sir? He is just the admiral of the capital camp, and he does not guard the imperial city. The imperial city is guarded by the emperor's own army, how could he rebel?"
Xu Rucheng breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it's not a rebellion, I thought that was what you meant."
"You can blame all this on Zhang Jing!"
Wang Liang said at this time.
After hearing this, Xu Rucheng hurriedly asked: "How to push it?"
Wang Liang took out a warrant and gave it to Xu Rucheng and said: "You can take this warrant and present it to the emperor. This warrant was written by Zhang Jing. The prince said that it was found on the body of Liu Dengtai, the commander of the Fifth Army Camp, and Liu Dengtai and his inner circle The collusion between eunuchs was discovered by you. The content of the warrant is to kill Duke Ji and put the blame on him! As for why Zhang Jing knew that Duke Ji was coming to Beijing today, he could definitely say that he was the factory owner, so he didn't Maybe we won’t send anyone to follow Duke Ji.”
"Where's the motive?"
“What if Your Majesty asks Zhang Jing’s motive for killing Duke Ji?”
Xu Rucheng asked.
Wang Liang said: "Of course he is dissatisfied with the new gift!"
"There is a big man in the inner court, don't you want to let Zhang Jing live?"
Xu Rucheng asked.
Wang Liang said: "Why do you need to ask so many questions?"
Xu Rucheng asked again: "But you can't possibly give me such an opportunity to frame Zhang Jing in vain, right?"
"nature!"
Wang Liang replied and said: "My lord, by exposing Zhang Jing this time, he will be favored by the emperor, and at least he will be able to keep his position as admiral of the capital camp. If so, when the emperor pays a visit to the mausoleum next year, please let General Wang Rulong be in the camp, so that he can Please accompany Wang Jiying!"
"What do you want to do?"
Xu Rucheng suddenly asked.
Wang Liang said: "Please don't worry, sir. It will only give Wang Jiying a chance to make meritorious deeds, so that he can be promoted as well."
Xu Rucheng was very puzzled after hearing this: "Promoted?"
"That's right! At that time, hundreds of Tatars who have become fools will suddenly appear in Changping Prefecture. Gong and General Wang Shen suppressed these Tatars and protected the Holy Emperor and the imperial mausoleum. Isn't that a great achievement?"
Wang Liang said.
Xu Rucheng had long heard that there were wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River who would raise orphans and deliberately torture these orphans into fools, so that they would take the blame for themselves or do some shameful things. However, he did not expect that there were also people in the capital who were raising orphans who were exiled to the capital. of Tatars.
Xu Rucheng nodded.
Then, Xu Rucheng got the warrant and asked Wang Liang: "Did you know that this would happen today? Which father-in-law are you from?"
Wang Liang said: "Why do you need to ask more questions!"
After Xu Rucheng came back that night, he went to Qi Jiguang's place and said, "Do you know that there is a big man in the inner court who wants to play chess and weave a big net, and it is even related to my assassination today!"
"They still want to drag me into trouble, but am I one of those nobles who only want to enjoy the honor and dignity without respecting the holy will?"
"Since you are determined to fight for martial arts despite the wind and snow, how can I hold you back?!"
"Besides, no one knows whether there will be a chance for the emperor and the ministers of the court to support the re-emergence of the emperor next time, and no one knows whether there will be a noble minister who is as daring as the minister!"
Xu Rucheng said and gave Qi Jiguang the warrant Wang Liang gave him:
"It is inconvenient for me to leave the courtyard of the official residence. I am afraid that they will keep an eye on my actions. If I enter the palace, I will be discovered by their spies, which will give them a chance to react. I also ask the public to take this warrant and report it to the emperor as soon as possible, so that I can be arrested overnight. Wang Liang, control the ceremonial supervisors and several generals in the capital camp!"
Qi Jiguang took the warrant, looked at it and asked, "Whose warrant is this?"
"Zhang Jing's."
"So except for people in the inner court, it is impossible for anyone to tell whose warrant this is."
Xu Rucheng said.
Qi Jiguang said: "It's inconvenient for me to go. Maybe they will guess that you might do this and let other ministers come into the palace to inform!"
"In this way, I go to see Yuan Fu. Yuan Fu has a secret passage that leads directly to the palace. When Li Yingcheng (Li Youzi) designed the official residence, he not only thought of how to prevent ministers from having secret meetings with his colleagues, but also thought of how to facilitate ministers to have secret meetings with the emperor."
(End of chapter)
