Under his rule, a rebellion of up to 2,000 people occurred, with the intention of looting the court's disaster relief supplies and storming the place where the emperor's grandson was supervising the country.
Xu Zufa knew without even thinking that he was definitely going to die.
When he knelt down, he had already seen the cannibalistic light emanating from the eyes of the accompanying officials standing not far away.
He knew very well that these people would definitely initiate impeachment and eat him alive.
If the emperor's grandson hadn't warned him in advance and laid a trap in advance, the thieves would have been wiped out in one fell swoop. No one can say how many people accompanying him this time will die because they were not prepared.
This incident happened on the border of Xuzhou Prefecture, so Xu Zufa, the prefect of Xuzhou, Peng Jingxiu, the magistrate of Tongshan County, and Dai Chi, the commander of the Xuzhou Guard, could not escape the blame.
Together with the magistrates of Xiao County, Dangshan County, and Pei County, all those who were not present today will be severely punished.
Once people recognize reality clearly, their requirements and standards for reality will be infinitely lowered.
Therefore, Xu Zufa's attitude of admitting his guilt was very magnanimous.
"I, Xu Zufa, know Xuzhou, but have been ineffective for many years. I have not paid attention to it during my tenure. Thieves have arisen under my rule, and filth has been hidden. I have not been vigilant. My grandson is walking around, and he invites thieves to attack. It is my fault."
"Fortunately, thanks to the blessings of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty and the protection of God, His Highness the Emperor Taisun has good fortune and great fortune, so he will not be harmed by thieves. However, my sins are like a flooded river. It is difficult to write them all down. I have not died. To apologize."
Zhu Yunxi stared at Xu Zufa who was kneeling in front of him, four-letter words popping out of his mouth like a barrage of words, asking for the death penalty. He never expected that the prefect could be so bold.
That's right.
In Zhu Yunxi's view, Xu Zufa was a courageous official.
Understand the rules, understand the general situation, and know what to do before a crisis is the best choice.
However, from Peng Jingxiu's point of view, he felt bitter in his heart for a while.
The prefect has now asked for death, and it is even more impossible for him, the magistrate of Guo Zhicheng, to escape.
It was impossible to hide, and it was even more impossible to quibble. The prefect had blocked everyone's escape route.
Peng Jingxiu held a moment of silence in his heart for the other colleagues under Xuzhou Mansion who were not present, and then he felt cruel.
He gritted his teeth and said nothing.
He slapped his hands on the ground, and his head hit the mountain road full of gravel and soil.
When Peng Jingxiu knocked his forehead, it was covered with blood, and his whole face was covered with a layer of dust. When he raised his head, he looked as embarrassed as possible.
Finally, Peng Jingxiu yelled.
"I will be punished by death! I will never give up even if I die!"
After he finished, Peng Jingxiu clapped his hands heavily and lay on the ground without saying a word.
It seemed that he was waiting for the angry grandson of the emperor. At any time, with an order, the surrounding guards turned into swordsmen and axe-hands, and Kacha chopped off his head with melon seeds.
snort!
Silent cold snorts came from the officials accompanying Li Jing on the side.
All the officials looked at him coldly, with disdain in their eyes as they glanced at Peng Jingxiu, the magistrate of Tongshan County who was lying prostrate on the ground.
Xu Zufa's confession without any explanation was called the responsibility and courage of a local official.
But Peng Jingxiu can only be described as a fool.
Zhu Yunxi also suppressed a smile on his face. He never imagined that there was such a talented person in Xuzhou Prefecture.
Then, he looked blankly at Xuzhou Guard Commander Dai Chi, who had been silent.
It seemed that he noticed the emperor's grandson's attention.
Dai Chi couldn't help but lower his head, but his eyes kept turning, as if he wanted to find a less degrading way to take responsibility for himself.
Not long after, Dai Chi silently raised his head.
He coughed lightly and spoke in a deep voice: "The last general guarded Xuzhou and his military equipment was slack, which caused the great grandson's danger.
In critical situation. A certain general is willing to lead the army. If he can still carry a sword and ride a horse, the last general is willing to wipe out all the little thieves in front of his grandson. "
After finishing speaking, Dai Chi made a loud noise, clenched his fist into a fist and hit his chest heavily, and slowly lowered his head.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the three local officials of Xuzhou Prefecture in front of him, blinked involuntarily, and then looked at the accompanying officials aside.
The accompanying officials met the grandson's gaze and lowered their heads.
Although they wanted to impeach the officials of the Xuzhou Prefecture who almost caused trouble for themselves and others, they, the officials accompanying them in Beijing, had long been "trained" by the emperor's grandson to understand.
At this time, the emperor's grandson had no intention of questioning Xuzhou Mansion.
Sure enough, under the countless lights that gradually brightened under Data Mountain, Zhu Yunxi slowly let out a chuckle.
Zhu Yunxi spoke softly: "The people are the most important, the king is the most important, and the country is the second most important thing. Because of the Yellow River incident, Xuzhou Mansion sent troops and horses out of the city, and the thieves just took advantage of it. How can I blame you?"
After saying something that is probably the most favorite thing for civil servants all over the world to hear.
Zhu Yunxi stepped forward lightly and walked up to Xu Zufa and the others.
He crossed his arms across his chest with a smile on his face: "A prefect named Xu Zhixuzhou, a county magistrate with the same surname as Pengcheng in ancient Xuzhou, and another who would be beaten to death by military law but still wanted to be an orphan. How can the general who defeated the thieves in his path be easily punished and blamed?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi bent down and stretched out his hands to lift Xu Zu's hair.
Then he walked up to Dai Chi and Peng Jingxiu. At this time, Zhu Yunxi no longer had to bend down, and the two of them stood up in fear.
All three of them had complicated looks in their eyes.
The emperor's grandson encountered such a big thing tonight in Xuzhou Mansion, but he had no intention of punishing Xuzhou Mansion.
Xu Zufa was among the three, and his mind was the most active. He carefully asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, the thief tonight..."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and pointed at the canal filled with gunpowder smoke: "Prefect Xu, why don't you go with Gu to have a look?"
Xu Zufa was about to nod, but then he looked sideways at the long motorcade down the mountain.
There are also 50,000 dans of grain and grass here, which are to be transported to Kaifeng Prefecture for disaster relief, which is of great concern.
When Zhu Yunxi saw Xu Zu making this statement, he smiled again and said, "The men of Jinyiwei will send these grains and grass to the capital of Xuzhou tonight."
After hearing this explanation, Xu Zufa calmed down a little.
…
On the canal seven miles away from the northwest side of Data Mountain.
At this moment, after the First World War, the remaining gunpowder smoke from the artillery still filled the air, and the patches of charred black soil on the river embankment still told that there were many artillery here just now exerting the power of the god of war.
But now, they have all been transported back to the ship.
On the river, the fleet sailors and laborers were working hard to clear the blockage that had been sunk into the river bed by the thieves.
On the other side of the river, groups of guards officers and soldiers temporarily transferred from Huai'an Prefecture were "cleaning" the battlefield under the leadership of the Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers.
Under the night, from the swamp on the other side of the river, moans or screams could be heard from time to time.
Threads of cold light pierced the night sky from time to time, reflecting patches of mottled light onto the hull.
In the treasure ship floating like a hill on the canal.
The lowest level of the cabin.
Because it has been immersed below the surface of the water for a long time and the air is sealed, this layer seems to always have an air of decay.
In the dim space, only the weak light of a few candles illuminated their respective areas.
On a beam, a chain as thick as a thumb lifted a man wearing a blue shirt into the air, and the man spun uncontrollably in mid-air.
The chain frayed his wrist, and blood seeped out from the wrist, and finally flowed down the arm to the arm, and then due to friction, the entire face was covered with blood stains.
A series of black shadows held a long and slender soft whip in their hands, whipping it from time to time.
Hitting the void, it made a series of crisp low sounds.
"Hello, my name is Zhang Hui, from Jinyiwei Zhao Prison."
The man hanging on the beam did not seem to notice any danger. As his body turned to face Zhang Hui, a look of contempt appeared on his blood-stained face.
"The Minions of the Ming Court Eagle Dog!"
Zhang Hui was stunned for a moment, then gently twitched the soft whip in his hand.
It seems that his reputation has not spread to the boundaries of Xuzhou Prefecture.
The corners of Zhang Hui's mouth slowly raised, and his originally gloomy face, illuminated by the surrounding candlelight at this moment, was like a black and white impermanence coming from the underworld.
He chuckled coldly: "Are you Mr. Kong? Maitreya came to the world, a White Lotus cultist?"
Zhang Hui's eyes were always fixed on the face of Mr. Kong who had been captured and sent to the treasure ship.
There was no emotion on Mr. Kong's face. Even when Zhang Hui mentioned the White Lotus Sect, there was a hint of disdain.
Just this look of contempt was still captured by Zhang Hui.
Zhang Hui suddenly chuckled a few times: "You are from Qufu, right?"
Mr. Kong suddenly raised his head.
He tried hard to control his expression, but he couldn't control his eyelids that kept shaking slightly.
"I'm not!"
After struggling in his heart, Mr. Kong burst out with a low reply.
Zhang Hui, however, turned a deaf ear. Instead, he threw away the soft whip in his hand, walked to the table of torture instruments nearby, and kept twiddling his fingers, as if he was trying to choose the best torture instrument for Mr. Kong.
But Zhang Hui said in a serious tone: "Maybe you haven't heard of me, but I still have some time tonight to introduce myself to you."
"I just told you that I am from Jinyiweizhao Prison. I have done a lot of research for Taiyuan Hospital in the past two years, and I also took this opportunity to have a full understanding of every part of people's bodies. .”
"No!"
Zhang Hui seemed to have chosen a certain instrument of torture, then held it in his hand, raised his head and categorically rejected his previous words.
Turning around, Zhang Hui continued: "It should be said that no one in this world can understand the human body better than me, not even the doctors at the Imperial Hospital!"
"However, I have been thinking recently that physical execution does not seem to be the most effective method, and it is very inelegant."
"I want to interrogate my prisoners more gracefully."
Mr. Kong, who was hanging on the beam, felt his heart tighten for no reason.
He didn't know why, but he just felt that the man in front of him, who kept saying he was from Jinyi Wei Zhao Prison, was probably the most terrifying person in the world.
Mr. Kong began to struggle continuously.
However, Zhang Hui's footsteps struck the deepest part of his heart.
Zhang Hui's gloved hand had already touched Mr. Kong's shoulder and arm.
…
"ah……"
…
"Your Highness, the matter has basically been asked."
On the top deck of the treasure ship docked by the canal, Zhang Hui bowed and lowered his head, reporting in a low voice to Zhu Yunxi who had just led people back to the treasure ship.
Zhu Yunxi hummed and looked calmly at the officers and soldiers on the other side who had begun to return to the team.
Xu Zufa and the three people who followed Zhu Yunxi from Data Mountain and boarded the treasure ship silently looked at Zhang Hui, who was standing next to the emperor's grandson with his head lowered and talking in a low voice.
Just when the three of them were still curious about Zhang Hui's identity.
Zhu Yunxi had already turned around: "Do you dare to accompany me to the bottom of the cabin?"
Xu Zufa and the others raised their heads, looked at the emperor's grandson blankly, and then turned their heads.
They looked at each other silently.
"No minister dares to disobey His Highness's orders."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved his hand gently: "Everyone else, let's go and have a rest. After a day of rest tomorrow, we will continue on our way."
As Zhu Yunxi spoke, the accompanying officials who returned to the treasure ship finally got the opportunity to go back to their cabins on the ship to rest.
Zhu Yunxi, led by Zhang Hui, led Xu Zufa and the others along the stairs all the way down to the bottom of the treasure ship's cabin.
Zhang Hui walked the fastest in front, holding an oil lamp brought down from above in his hand.
The light was far brighter than the candlelight in the cabin, and Zhang Hui drew the oil lamp in a circle in front of him.
In front of Zhu Yunxi and Xu Zufa, Mr. Kong, who had all his clothes stripped off, hugged each other tightly as if he had lost his soul, huddled in the corner of the cabin.
As the light shone in, Mr. Kong trembled all over, buried his head between his legs, and kept pressing his feet against the floor, trying to make his body blend into the wooden board behind him.
This man was so frightened that he lost his soul.
The eyes of Xu Zufa and the others twitched, and their hearts gradually became heavy.
Zhu Yunxi frowned and glanced at Zhang Hui, wondering if he should change this guy's working environment to prevent him from having any psychological problems.
Thoughts flashed through my mind.
Zhu Yunxi had already walked up to Mr. Kong who was huddled in the corner. He was still three steps away from him, so he folded his arms and slowly squatted down.
Then he raised his head and looked at Zhang Hui beside him: "Is he crippled?"
Zhang Hui shook his head: "There are no flesh and blood injuries, and the person can't be crippled."
The three of Xu Zufa, who were lagging behind and did not dare to take a step forward, suppressed their voices in fear and swallowed the saliva that kept pouring out of their mouths.
Looking at the man curled up on the ground, and then at Zhang Hui standing aside, I decided in my heart that it would be best for me not to have too much contact with this man in my life.
Zhu Yunxi shook his head, and now he could only listen to half of what Zhang Hui said.
He turned back to look at Xu Zufa and the others, stood up with a smile, walked to the side and sat down.
"Do you want to know who this person is and what his identity is?"
Xu Zufa and three others took a step forward at the same time.
At this moment, the three of them had a better understanding than the most affectionate couple. At the same time, they clasped their fists and bowed: "I obey your order."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved his hands: "Relax, actually, I don't know who this person is right now."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhang Hui.
Zhang Hui immediately coughed slightly and faced Xu Zufa and the three of them.
"Your Highness, everyone. This person's surname is Kong..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Hui paused deliberately.
Sure enough, Xu Zufa and the three of them had their eyebrows aligned, and their palms hidden under their robes were silently clenched.
Zhang Hui continued: "This man is called Mr. Kong among the green forests and grass. He is a military advisor of one of the branches of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong Province. He usually works in Yanzhou Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture. Houses and other places circulate in series."
"This time, when the grandson was here, the imperial court's relief grain and grass were robbed. It was this person who planned it. He wanted to rob the imperial court's relief grain and grass on the boundary of your Xuzhou Prefecture and delay the disaster relief in the six prefectures."
"To the extent that this animal is so audacious and has a vain attempt... a vain attempt..."
After all, Zhang Hui did not dare to say the last words.
However, Xu Zufa and the others looked at the emperor's grandson sitting beside them with trembling eyes.
The whole thing was completely clear.
The branch of the White Lotus Sect headed by Mr. Kong intended to rob the imperial court to provide food and grass, delay the disaster relief in the six prefectures, and also tried to assassinate the grandson of the emperor who was the supervisor of the country.
For a moment.
Xu Zufa and the three of them took a deep breath.
Then everyone shuddered for no reason.
However, after a short silence, Zhu Yunxi looked from Xu Zu to the three of them.
It passed over his body and finally landed on Mr. Kong's body.
Under everyone's nervous gaze, Zhu Yunxi actually chuckled slowly, but had no intention of stopping.
After a long time, Zhu Yunxi stopped laughing.
"Qufu..."
"Things are really getting more and more interesting."
At this moment, a small glimmer of light flashed through Zhu Yunxi's mind.
For just a moment, Zhu Yunxi seemed to be grabbing something, but it slipped through his fingers.
His eyes became slightly serious and he looked at Zhang Hui: "Is it that family?"
Zhang Hui nodded simply: "He won't tell lies."
Zhang Hui did not say the reason why Mr. Kong would not tell lies, and Zhu Yunxi did not ask, but the answer must be what Zhang Hui said.
Just as he slapped his knees with his palms and was about to turn around.
A neat pop.
Xu Zufa and the other two people were already sweating profusely and knelt on the ground again.
This time, the three of them were trembling silently from their shoulders to their legs bent on the ground.
The three of them closed their mouths so tightly that their lips turned pale.
"Can I trust you?"
Zhu Yunxi stood up quietly, and with the help of the light in Zhang Hui's hand, he projected a dark shadow in front of Xu Zufa and the others.
Xu Zufa, Dai Chi, and Peng Jingxiu shuddered and knelt down quickly.
"I swear allegiance to the death and will never fail the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty, or His Highness!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly and started walking towards the upper deck.
When Zhu Yunxi's feet disappeared from the lowest cabin staircase, Xu Zufa and the others were about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhu Yunxi's voice came down from the cabin above like a ghost.
"Zhang Hui, sink that thief into the river."
