Everyone was silent, and Gu Dachun became proud again. He pointed at Yang Hong on the ground and said: "He knows astronomy and geography. He is useful. Now he is a half-dead man. If my master touches a finger, he will die immediately." . Your sins may not be as big as his. If you are more sensible, just take it!"
"What do you want us to recruit?" The voice rang out again, and then a man walked out of the crowd. He was a middle-aged official. He stared at Gu Dachun with angry eyes, then looked at Yang Hong on the ground, sighed and said, " We are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and we only have the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty in our hearts. Can't we say something fair?" His voice was so deafening that people couldn't help but feel moved.
Gu Dachun didn't know this person, so he hurried to ask Xiao Chengzi. Just as Xiao Chengzi was about to speak, the official said angrily: "I am Yan Tianming, the head of the Ministry of Personnel. Don't bother asking. We have all followed Mr. Ge for many years, and what Mr. Ge has done is , we think it’s right and just follow it.”
Gu Dachun laughed sinisterly and said: "Master Yan is very brave, but he doesn't look where he is? Someone, trap him!" The two captains rushed forward and reached out to grab Yan Tianming's arm. Yan Tianming broke away angrily. , said angrily: "Why are you arresting us? Isn't there no king's law? My lords, we cannot be at the mercy of others, rush out and find a place to reason, otherwise, we will all end up with Master Yang!"
After hearing this, the officials swarmed up and the audience became noisy. Gu Dachun still wanted to say a few words, but these officials had already surrounded him. They were pulling and kicking him, causing his hat to fall off, his clothes torn, and he received several slaps on his face, and there were countless injuries on his body. After being beaten several times, he had no strength and kept calling for help.
This was also the first time I encountered this situation, and I was confused for a moment. Xiao Chengzi kept shouting: "My lord, my lord, what should I do?" I just woke up from a dream. I felt that if I didn't come forward, I might not be able to suppress this matter, so I quickly stood up and said loudly: "Stop! Get out of here!" With a wave of their hands, several captains rushed in and quickly drove the officials back.
The officials seemed to be bluffing, but when I shouted, they all stopped. Gu Dachun looked embarrassed and ran back dejectedly.
Everyone looked at me, I cleared my throat and said: "Brothers have been ordered to investigate and deal with you, and it is inevitable to offend you. I have studied medicine, and injuries from falls are nothing more than a piece of cake for me. What's more, Jin Yiwei has always There is no shortage of good doctors!”
"You are all officials of the imperial court. Loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. When you live in a temple, you will think of the far away rivers and lakes. This is the foundation of being a minister. No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong. Since you are here, you must have something. Something unclear. You want to go out, and I want to let you out, but you all have to tell the truth."
"Master Zhang, what do you want us to explain?" an official asked.
It seemed that what I said had an effect. I said slowly: "One is whether they colluded to frame the father-in-law for interfering in government affairs; the other is whether they voluntarily participate! It's very simple!"
Yan Tianming took a sip and said: "Simple? If we say collusion, everyone will have their heads moved. If we say it is not collusion, they will be interrogated one by one. As for whether to participate voluntarily, hehe, Mr. Zhang, what do you think? Do we do this voluntarily?”
I smiled and said: "Master Yan, you said that I am testing you, do you think so voluntarily?"
Yan Tianming was speechless for a moment. I glanced at Yang Hong on the ground and said to Xiao Chengzi: "Take Mr. Yang back and let the medical officer take a look." Xiao Chengzi responded, called the captain, and sent Yang Hong back.
I turned around, looked at these officials, and said: "Actually, the question I asked is very simple and easy to answer. You are all ministers of the court. You have read a lot of sages and sages, so you should know what faith is. I said, you Answer my questions truthfully, and you can go home and continue to be your official in two or three days, or five or six days."
These people looked at each other, and one of them said, "Are you serious?" I nodded and said, "I am the biggest official here, so of course it counts!"
The man looked back at everyone, cupped his hands and said: "My lords, I believe what this Lord Qianhu said. I will tell you the truth and deal with it as you should. I have been here for half a month and I really can't stand it anymore." After saying that, I bowed deeply, turned around and walked over. I motioned to Xiao Chengzi to take him away to make a confession.
This man left, which immediately confused the officials here. Soon, several more people left, and then a large number of officials followed. Within half an hour, only Yan Tianming was left in the huge courtyard. He stood there, looking up at the sky, letting the cold wind blow by.
I walked over, stood side by side with him, looked up at the sky, and said, "The weather is so nice today! It's spring, spring is here!" Yan Tianming was stunned and said, "I always thought that Jinyiwei were rough people. I don’t think Master Qianhu is still a scholar!” I chuckled and said, “When I was a child, I also read the Four Books and Five Classics, and also studied medical books. Master Yan, what are your plans?”
Yan Tianming said: "What plans can I have? I can't answer your question!" Then he said, "Where is Mr. Yang being held? Let me go there. He is seriously injured, let me go and take a look!" I nodded and signaled. Xiao Chengzi said: "Okay, since Master Yan doesn't want to go out, I will help you!"
Yan Tianming was taken away by Xiao Chengzi. When I turned around, Gu Dachun asked: "Master Qianhu, did you really let these people go?" I nodded and said, "Why are there so many people in the prison?"
"But, can the commander agree? Even the father-in-laws won't agree if they find out. If you are blamed, you won't have a hard time explaining it!" Gu Dachun said carefully.
I took a deep breath and said, "Let me handle this matter!"
In fact, the reason why I have the courage to do this is because Liao Jianzhong told me that day that I was promoted to Qianhu and was in charge of prisons. For officials who were imprisoned for impeachment of the Eight Tigers, I could make big things into trivial matters. melted. Of course I am also worried that if I do this, I will be blamed by the Eight Tigers. Liao Jianzhong said that these people were collaborators and not the principal culprits. The father-in-laws were also afraid that the punishment would be too harsh and the court would be empty, so they would not care too much about the lighter sentences of these so-called accomplices. After all, these people would all leave the capital and be sent to other places.
As long as these people are willing to confess and I hand over the confession, there won't be much of a problem. What I was thinking more about was that I should go visit Liu Jin.
What happened was just as I expected. An hour later, these officials quickly confessed that they had impeached the Eight Tigers at the instigation of the cabinet and did not do it out of their true intentions.
Looking at the thick confession, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart. At this time, Lu Song and Gu Dachun were standing beside me. Ning Boyang led people to the Marquis's Mansion, and Hardy was in charge of the internal affairs of the Zhenfu Department. He was busy, and I was the only one who could make up my own mind.
I briefly read the confession and said with a smile: "It seems that these officials still want to go out." Lu Song asked: "Then shall we release them?" Lu Song's face has not been very good recently and he has lost a lot of weight. I nodded and said: "You have to let it go. There is nothing wrong with each one! Brother Lu, you have been very busy recently. Take advantage of the fact that you have nothing to do in the past few days and take a rest."
Lu Song said: "Thank you, sir. It's just that we have just come here and we still need to understand some things. It doesn't matter if we are busy for a few days."
I nodded and said, "Okay, once I hand over all the documents to the commander, I'll release these people."
Gu Dachun interjected: "Ye Baihu has been watching. Please handle it quickly when you have time!" I was confused and said, "Is he back?"
Gu Dachun nodded and said: "I just came back and asked me about Yan Tianming. It seems that he and Yan Tianming have a good relationship!"
I thought about it and said, "Dachun, go and call Ye Baihu, and I'll have a few words with him." Gu Dachun responded and hurried away. I hurriedly said to Lu Song, "Brother Lu, do you think I will offend anyone by letting these people go?"
Lu Song said: "These people have offended my father-in-law. If my father-in-law is not willing to let them go, if I let them go, I'm afraid they will cause trouble. However, I heard that your Excellency is a disciple of Zhang Yonggong, and I feel that nothing is wrong. After all, these people Everyone is a follower.”
I smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who is your disciple. What's important is that we have done things properly. Even if the emperor comes, we will be justified." Lu Song's pale face showed a smile and said: "The adults are becoming more and more mature, oh, Ye Baihu is here!"
"Ye Chengda meets Mr. Qianhu!" Ye Chengda, dressed in brand new Baihu clothes, walked in gracefully and saluted me. I remembered that morning, when I was still the commander-in-chief, I and Liu Tong went to intercept and kill Mou Bin. Ye Cheng acted heroically, but also lost his position and became a fugitive from the Jin Yiwei.
