De'an, Dekui and Debing were woken up by cold water and cried non-stop.
Chang Feng said angrily: "If you don't tell the truth, I will not only beat your butts, but also break your legs!"
De'an cried and cried: "Sir, we really don't know what you are talking about! Apart from pretending to be Sister Cuiniang's little husband, I have never done anything wrong!"
De Kui just woke up after being splashed, and was frightened and fainted by Chang Feng.
De Bing swore: "If we touch His Highness's personal seal, God will strike us with thunder!"
Chang Feng judged that these three young men were not the ones who stole the small seal.
He ordered Basha: "Hel the three of them down. Let the medical officers from the royal palace treat their injuries."
Only the last person was left without interrogation. The most trusted eunuch of King Xing, Ma Youlu, is the official steward of the palace.
Ma Youlu, who was in his fifties, walked in.
Ma Youlu has the same name as the leader of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, but they are not the same person.
Ma Youlu was very senior among the eunuchs in the palace. When Wang Zhi was in power, he was quite fond of him. In the ninth year of Chenghua's reign, he went to Shaanxi and Gansu and served as a guard eunuch.
In the twelfth year of Chenghua, Zhu Youqi was born. The Supervisor of Ceremonies selected Zhu Youqi's eldest companion.
It happened that Ma Youlu returned to Beijing, and by chance, he was selected to become Zhu Youqi's eldest companion.
He has been serving Xingwang Zhu Youqi for more than 20 years.
As soon as he entered the hall, he asked Chang Feng: "Which bastard dares to frame His Highness for rebellion?"
Chang Feng asked back: "Eunuch Ma, how did you know that King Xing was framed?"
Ma Youlu said angrily: "I have been a minister for so many years, so I have connections in the palace!"
"His Royal Highness went out hunting with the Emperor. He did not return in the evening. The princess sent me to the palace to inquire, and I found out that His Highness had been framed!"
Chang Feng got the idea and started to trick Ma Youlu: "How can Eunuch Ma conclude that it is framed and not..."
Ma Youlu immediately interrupted Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, do you suspect that His Highness really rebelled?"
"I'll tear you apart! Don't think you can slander the prince of Ming Dynasty out of thin air just because you have been favored all these years!"
Chang Feng said quickly: "Mr. Ma, please be patient and don't be impatient."
Ma Youlu had a hot temper and pointed at Chang Feng and cursed: "I'll fuck your mother Gobi! You didn't catch the person who framed His Highness. Instead, you questioned King Xing's loyalty to the emperor here. How can I calm down?"
Chang Feng could see that Ma Youlu was really angry. The veins on his temples were bulging.
Chang Feng said: "Eunuch Ma, that's what happened. Someone stole His Highness's personal seal and forged a troop deployment order."
"In the past two days, only eight people have been able to come into contact with His Highness's personal seal. Seven of them have been eliminated as suspects."
"Only one person left."
Ma Youlu was stunned: "Are you doubting me?"
Chang Feng said: "Don't worry, Eunuch Ma. I'm doing a routine investigation. This is also to clear His Highness's grievances as soon as possible."
Ma Youlu lost control of his emotions: "I have taken care of His Highness's daily life since I was thirty years old. It has been twenty-three years this year!"
"How could I betray His Highness?"
"I'm not bragging! In the seventh year of Hongzhi's reign, the emperor wanted me to join the ceremonial department. But I was willing to go to Anlu Prefecture with His Highness to join the feudal vassal, and become a steward of the palace without real power!"
"For His Highness, I don't have to give up a high position!"
For some people, you can greet their ancestors for eight generations, but you cannot question their loyalty.
Ma Youlu is such a person. He suffers from severe bipolar disorder.
Suddenly, Ma Youlu snatched out the waist knife from Basha's waist, held the handle of the knife behind his back with both hands, and pointed the tip of the knife at his chest.
Ma Youlu said seriously: "In order to help you quickly eliminate the innocent people and find the bastard who betrayed King Xing. I am willing to die to prove my innocence!"
Chang Feng shouted: "Mr. Ma doesn't want it!"
Ma Youlu pushed hard. Put the tip of the knife into the chest.
In the flash of lightning, Basha stretched out his hand and grabbed the blade with his hand.
In an instant, Basha's hands were bleeding.
Fatty Xu reacted and stepped forward to snatch the knife from Ma Youlu's hand: "Eunuch Ma, why are you doing this!"
Chang Feng also said: "Eunuch Ma, I'm just asking as usual. I don't doubt you at all."
Saying this, Chang Feng secretly thought in his heart: Why is this Ma Youlu as if he has a brain disease? How could such a lunatic accompany King Xing every day?
Chang Feng spent a lot of time talking and finally appeased Ma Youlu. Let him leave the hall.
Chang Feng asked Basha, a member of Madam Ninth’s tribe: “Basha, are you okay?”
Basha tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of his soap suit and bandaged the wound: "It's a flesh wound, it's not a problem. Mr. Chang, I don't think Ma Youlu is someone who stole the small seal."
Chang Feng asked: "Oh? How can you see it?"
Basha replied: "The force he stabbed himself with the knife just now was very strong, and he wanted to die."
Fatty Xu interjected: "This is strange. There are only a few people who can come into contact with Xiaoyin. You have excluded them all one by one."
"Is it possible that Xiaoyin grew his own wings and flew to that forged troop deployment order?"
Chang Feng said: "Everyone has been excluded? That's not right. There are eight people in total, and we have only excluded six people!"
Fatty Xu was surprised: "You shouldn't doubt the princess and Lu Song, right? They are members of our Jin Yiwei family!"
Chang Feng lowered his voice: "Is Zhao Xiangfo a member of Jin Yiwei's family?"
Fatty Xu was speechless.
Chang Feng said: "Go and invite the princess and Lu Dianzhan to come over."
Not long after, Concubine Jiang and Lu Song entered the hall.
Concubine Jiang asked: "Find out who colluded with outsiders to frame His Highness?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "Those six people can almost all be ruled out of suspicion."
Concubine Jiang was surprised: "Huh? But there are only six of them who can come into contact with Xiaoyin."
Lu Song heard the clues from Chang Feng's words. He reminded Concubine Jiang: "Princess, there are two more people. You and your subordinates."
Concubine Jiang frowned: "Chang Tongzhi, according to Jin Yiwei's seniority, I should call you Brother Chang. Do you doubt me and Lu Song?"
Chang Feng said nothing. He violated the rules and looked directly into Concubine Jiang's eyes.
After a moment, he turned to look at Lu Song again.
Chang Feng's eyes seemed to say: You are the only two suspects left. You can recruit it yourself who it is.
Chang Feng suddenly noticed that Lu Song's eyes were evasive.
He smiled at Lu Song: "Lu Dianzhan, you are hiding something from me!"
Sweat broke out on Lu Song's head.
Fatty Xu shouted loudly: "How brave! When Master Chang sent you to Prince Xing's side, it was to protect Prince Xing!"
"You actually cheated and colluded with outsiders to frame Prince Xing!"
"You are acting like a traitor! According to Jin Yiwei's family rules, you should be tortured with bamboo!"
Lu Song knelt down on the ground with a bang: "I have something to hide from the princess and other superior officials."
"Your Highness won't let me tell anyone about this!"
"Actually, there is still one person who can come into contact with Xiao Yin!"
Chang Feng asked: "Who?"
Lu Song said: "Please avoid the princess, Crown Prince Xu, Qian Qianshi, Shi Zhenfu, and Ba Baihu. I can only tell Mr. Chang."
Fatty Xu said: "Do you want to trick us into going out and assassinating Master Chang?"
Lu Song smiled bitterly: "This matter involves His Highness's unspeakable secrets! I cannot make His Highness's unspeakable secrets public!"
Chang Feng sat on the chair at the head of the hall and placed the scorpion crossbow given by Ma Wensheng, which could fire three arrows in a row, on the table next to him.
Chang Feng said: "You go down first. Don't worry, he can't eat me."
Changfeng was twenty steps away from Lu Song.
If Lu Song really wanted to assassinate Chang Feng, he might be shot to death by a scorpion crossbow before he could succeed at such a long distance.
Concubine Jiang said: "Let's go down first."
After everyone left, Chang Feng said: "Lu Song, tell me. Your Highness has something to hide. Who is the ninth person who can come into contact with Xiao Yin?"
Lu Song replied: "A forty-year-old woman."
Lu Song tells a poignant love story.
In the last years of Chenghua, Zhu Youqi, the fourth son of the late emperor, was granted the title of King Xing.
Empress Dowager Zhou personally selected a group of maids to serve Zhu Youqiu.
Among them was a palace maid, twenty-nine years old, named Lin Pan'er.
Two years later, King Xing became a young man. Youth is ignorant and energetic.
He inherited the glorious tradition of his father, Emperor Chenghua. He fell in love with Lin Pan'er, a woman seventeen years older than him.
Late one night, he tricked Lin Pan'er into a secluded place and raped her. Lin Pan'er gave in half-heartedly, and the two of them tried secretly. One became a real woman and the other became a real man.
In the seventh year of Hongzhi, King Xing selected his concubine. Thirty-six-year-old Lin Pan'er naturally could not be included in the candidate list and could not be the nominal woman of His Highness Prince Xing.
After King Xing's wedding, he established a vassal in Luzhou.
Lin Pan'er is not qualified to accompany him because of his age. She was sent out of the palace and assigned to be the wife of a policeman from Shuntian Prefecture.
In the past few years, King Xing repeatedly sent people back to the capital to deliver money to Lin Paner.
After Prince Xing returned to Beijing this time, he couldn't wait to see his good sister Lin Pan'er. Even though Lin Pan'er is already a woman in her forties, he doesn't dislike her at all.
Therefore, after the banquet on the night he returned to Beijing, he did not return directly to Prince Xing's Mansion.
King Xing changed into civilian clothes in the king's carriage and only brought his confidant Lu Song with him. Went to the upper room of an inn to meet Lin Pan'er, and they stayed together for an hour.
In this hour. Lu Song has been standing outside the bedroom.
Lu Song didn't know whether King Xing was like ordinary men who liked to take a nap after work.
He didn't know whether Lin Pan'er secretly opened the ribbon bag containing the small seal while King Xing was taking a nap.
After listening to Lu Song's story, Chang Feng slapped the table: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lu Song said: "Mr. Chang, His Highness had an affair with a forty-year-old woman in an inn. If word spreads about it, it will be detrimental to His Highness's reputation."
"So I can't say it easily."
Chang Feng stood up: "That's it. I won't pursue you anymore in this matter."
Now that we have obtained the clues, we naturally have to follow the clues to investigate further.
Half an hour later, there was a large courtyard in the south of the city.
Hundreds of knights rode up to the front of the courtyard. The leader is naturally Chang Feng.
The door to the courtyard was bolted. Colonel Xilang climbed over the wall and opened the door bolt. Everyone poured into the courtyard.
This large courtyard is inhabited by police officers and government servants from Shuntian Prefecture. There are four households in total.
One of the government officials heard the noise and shouted outside the courtyard: "What kind of thieves dare to steal our courtyard at night? Do you know that this courtyard is where the officials of Shuntian Prefecture live?"
Fatty Xu shouted: "Jinyiwei is handling the case! Come out here!"
Four families quickly lit their lamps. The four heads of the family came out wearing their clothes.
Chang Feng asked: "Whose wife's surname is Lin, and her real name is Lin Pan'er. Did she come from the palace?"
One of the detectives handed her over and said, "Go back to the station. You're talking about my wife."
Chang Feng asked: "Oh? What's your name? What's your position?"
The catcher replied: "Young Zhou Rui. I work as a second-class catcher in the catchment room of Shuntian Prefecture."
Chang Feng asked again: "Oh? How many people are in the family?"
Captain Zhou quickly replied: "Young, cheap wife, and two children."
Chang Feng didn't ask again. He entered the east room where Detective Zhou lived, drove the two children out, and interrogated Lin Pan'er.
Chang Feng took a quick look and found that Lin Pan'er was indeed a mature woman, very beautiful and charming. In terms of charm, it is no less than the maid Cui Niang.
No wonder he gave her to King Xing when he was dancing with a spoon.
Chang Feng didn't talk nonsense to her, and shouted directly: "Who instigated you to steal Prince Xing's small seal! If you didn't tell her, your husband and your two children would have to die with you!"
Lin Pan'er looked at Chang Feng in horror.
Chang Feng directly ordered Fatty Xu: "Go and throw her two sons into the well first."
Lin Pan'er hurriedly threw herself in front of Chang Feng, holding Chang Feng's ankles with her hands: "Sir, spare your life, I say, I say. I just ask you to let my two sons go."
Chang Feng said: "Name! I need a name! Who ordered you?"
Lin Pan'er replied: "Shuntian Prefecture arrested the head of the house, Zhao Sihu."
Chang Feng said: "Tell me more carefully. Why did you help Zhao Sihu and secretly use King Xing's small seal?"
Lin Pan'er replied: "Sir, I can't help it! His Highness sent someone to send me money. Somehow, Zhao Sihu found out."
"The day before King Xing entered the capital, Zhao Sihu suddenly found me."
"He told me that he knew about my relationship with His Highness. If he made it public, Concubine Jiang would kill my whole family."
"Then he threatened me and asked me to find an opportunity to steal His Highness's seal and stamp it on a piece of white paper. If the matter is done, he will keep it secret."
Chang Feng said to himself: "So that's it. Why is the name Zhao Sihu so familiar?"
Fatty Xu said from the side: "Ahem! Aren't they the backbone of the group of people who were recruited by Li Guang to run secret errands?"
Li Guang has always had a dream to reopen the West Factory and serve as the governor of the West Factory. Become the second Wang Zhi.
Over the years, Li Guang has been urging Emperor Hongzhi to reset the West Factory to check and balance the East Factory and Jinyiwei.
Emperor Hongzhi had been persuaded by him. There is an intention to reset the West Factory. Li Guang was ordered to prepare secretly.
Li Guang naturally wanted to recruit a group of people in Beijing who specialized in secret errands.
The secret agents of the Supervisory Department of the Criminal Ministry and the detectives of Shuntian Prefecture are both suitable candidates.
Zhao Sihu, the leader of Shuntian Prefecture, was on the list of Xichang's subordinates drawn up by Li Guang.
Although the West Factory has not yet been established, Zhao Sihu and others have already taken refuge in Li Guang. Collected intelligence and handled secret missions for Li Guang in the original Yamen.
They only waited for Emperor Hongzhi's decree to reopen Xichang, and they officially transferred to Xichang.
Dongchang and Jinyiwei knew about this. In order to prevent Li Guang from becoming powerful, he fought against the old factory guard. Jin Yiwei monitored these people.
Chang Feng thought for a moment: "It turns out to be him! I said the name sounded familiar!"
Fatty Xu said excitedly: "Hey. Now we can hunt down rabbits. Not only can we clear away the grievances of King Xing, but we can also get rid of that guy Li Guang! How wonderful!"
Chang Feng’s round-the-clock approach to handling cases, let’s continue!
At Yinshi, everyone came to the courtyard where Shuntian Mansion arrested Zhao Sihu.
In order to prevent Zhao Sihu from escaping, Chang Feng first had people surround the courtyard.
Then the old trick was to climb over the wall and open the door latch.
After a stick of incense, the bearded Zhao Sihu was tied up with five flowers and escorted to Chang Feng.
Chang Feng said: "Zhao Sihu, you are so brave, you dare to frame the feudal king!"
Zhao Sihu didn't panic at all when he saw Jin Yiwei filling the courtyard: "It's Mr. Chang from Jin Yiwei. You used to go to Shuntian Mansion for business, and I've seen you before."
"I am Eunuch Li's supervisor. You have no right to arrest me."
Chang Feng laughed loudly: "I have no right to arrest you? What a big statement! Third-grade officials and Jin Yiwei will arrest you when they say it, punish you when they say it, and kill you when you say it!"
"How dare a classless head catcher show off in front of me?"
Zhao Sihu said: "No matter how big the Jin Yiwei is, it can't be bigger than the Supervisor of Ceremonies! And Master Chang knows that it won't take long for Xichang to reopen! By then, I will be the judge of Xichang."
"The West Factory supervises the East Factory and Jinyiwei!"
Chang Feng was in neither the mood nor the time to talk nonsense with Zhao Sihu.
He said directly to Qian Ning: "Use the great memory restoration technique!"
Nails are driven into the footboard, and salt is added to the wound; tiger bench; playing the pipa.
As soon as the three major punishments were applied, Zhao Sihu directly turned into Zhao Simiao.
He wished he could find out whose needles he had stolen when he was a child, or whose widow he had peeped in taking a bath.
Zhao Sihu confessed that Li Guang ordered him to find a way to stamp King Xing's small seal on a piece of white paper.
It just so happened. Zhao Sihu has been collecting intelligence for Li Guang for the past six months.
He knew that Lin Pan'er, a woman from Zhou Rui's family who was under his command, had an affair with King Xing.
So he threatened Lin Pan'er, and after being gentle with King Xing, he stole King Xing's small seal while King Xing was asleep.
Shi Wenyi finished writing the confession, and Zhao Sihu signed and stamped it.
With this confession, Li Guang's head may be at risk!
Chang Feng ordered Qian Ning to go back to Jinyiwei again and put together all the official secret files related to sending "yellow rice" and "white rice" to Li Guang.
This battle between the No. 1 idler in Jin Yiwei and the red man in charge of etiquette is not only a matter of victory or defeat, but also a matter of life and death.
Before dawn, Chang Feng entered the palace.
Emperor Hongzhi had already stood up, and the eunuchs helped him change into his dragon robe. He was sitting on the dragon throne with his eyes closed and resting, waiting to go to Fengtianmen for the morning pilgrimage.
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, Changfeng would like to see you."
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "So early? Could it be that the mutiny and rebellion have been investigated? Let him in."
When Chang Feng saw Emperor Hongzhi, he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the frame-up case has been revealed."
Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Oh my god! You Chang Feng did a good job! I gave you a two-day deadline. It took you less than five hours to find out."
"what is going on?"
Chang Feng replied: "Li Guang, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, ordered people to steal King Xing's small seal, forge troop deployment orders, and frame King Xing for rebellion!"
After speaking, Chang Feng presented the confessions of Lin Paner and Zhao Sihu.
Emperor Hongzhi's face was uncertain and he said nothing.
Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, Li Guang has committed a heinous crime and dared to frame the feudal king! He should be arrested immediately."
Emperor Hongzhi said meaningfully: "Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the Queen's confidant, will be arrested at any time. Isn't that bad?"
Chang Feng frowned and thought to himself: Does the emperor want to protect Li Guang?
So Chang Feng hurriedly added information to Li Guang: "Report to the Emperor. Today Li Guang dares to forge an order to mobilize troops and frame the vassal king. Tomorrow he will dare to actually mobilize troops to rebel!"
Emperor Hongzhi said: "It's an exaggeration."
As soon as the words "exaggerated" came out, Chang Feng's heart skipped a beat.
Does the emperor really want to protect Li Guang this time?
Emperor Hongzhi said again: "The palm prints and pens of the Supervisor of Ceremonies are all my confidants!"
Chang Feng pondered Emperor Hongzhi's words carefully.
More than ten years of experience in officialdom and the court gave him a keen political sense.
He suddenly understood!
Li Guang is arrogant, domineering, daring, and greedy because he has become too powerful in recent years.
Who gave Li Guang his power? It is nothing more than Emperor Hongzhi.
If the confidant eunuch whom Emperor Hongzhi trusted was so bold as to frame the vassal king. When written into the history books, will the history books evaluate whether Emperor Hongzhi was a wise or a coward?
Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty paid most attention to reputation!
Emperor Hongzhi suddenly added: "However, if he does such a shocking thing, it is impossible not to punish him."
"Think carefully about how to punish and what reasons to punish."
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will leave first."
After walking out of Qianqing Palace, Chang Feng understood clearly. Emperor Hongzhi had murderous intentions towards Li Guang. But what reason should be used to kill Li Guang is very knowledgeable!
Neither Li Guang could be allowed to go unpunished, nor could the reputation of Emperor Hongzhi be damaged.
Two moments later, Yumen came to court early.
Li Guang's party members, the Ministry of Punishment, reported to Wang Chanyun during the incident: "Report to the Emperor, King Xing colluded with Chang Feng, Shi Wenzhong, and Zhang Yong to mobilize troops to surround Yuyuan, plotting evil and intending to rebel. The evidence is conclusive."
"Rebellion is an unpardonable crime. Prince Xing should be expelled immediately. Chang Feng, Shi Wenzhong, and Zhang Yong should be dismissed from their posts and imprisoned. After the case is reviewed, the official punishment will be given."
"Following the old practice, factory guards should be responsible for investigating rebellion cases."
"Cabinet Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Tianguan Ma Wensheng, and Xiaguan Liu Daxia have close personal relationships with Chang Feng and should avoid this case!"
Li Guang is now in charge of the factory guard temporarily. What Wang Chanyun said is tantamount to saying: Your Majesty, you should leave this case to Li Guang alone.
Li Guang secretly rejoiced: Literati still have brains! How could I forget that there is a strict avoidance system in the Ming Dynasty's criminal law.
Those five people have a good relationship with Chang Feng, so they should naturally be avoided!
The number of interrogators went from six to just me. Things will be easier to handle! I can kill Chang Feng as easily as shaking an egg to disperse the yellow.
Chang Feng was in a tangle at this moment. Producing evidence to prove that Li Guang framed this would be detrimental to the emperor's holy name.
If no evidence is produced, he, King Xing and others will continue to suffer unjust injustice.
This is really an unsolvable problem!
Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi helped Chang Feng solve the problem!
Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "Wang Qing, how come I don't know about the rebellion in Yuyuan that you mentioned?"
As soon as this statement came out, Li Guang's party members were all dumbfounded.
Li Guangdao: "Your Majesty, yesterday"
Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and interrupted Li Guang: "Are you talking about the cavalry from Fenwu Camp going to the Royal Garden yesterday?"
"Oh, I ordered the troops from King Xing and Chang Feng! I see that the generals of the Han Dynasty have neglected training recently and are not good at riding and shooting. I am afraid that an old white-haired wolf has escaped."
"I asked them to mobilize the armed cavalry to hunt the white-haired old wolf."
Li Guang said that King Xing and Chang Feng rebelled because they "mobilized troops privately."
Now that Emperor Hongzhi said that the troop deployment was his order, it was not "privately".
Rebellion is not established!
Li Guang was stunned: What a guy. The emperor is acting rogue!
The local ruffians can be cured if they act like rogues, but the emperor cannot be cured if he acts like rogues!
Wang Chanyun, who was out of class for inspection, was stuck in place like a wooden stake. He didn't know what to say.
Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "It's all a misunderstanding! King Xing, Chang Feng, Shi Wenzhong, and Zhang Yong are not guilty."
"Oh, by the way, Qian Neng was slightly ill yesterday, so I asked Li Guang to act as the eunuch of the East Factory."
"Qian Neng took the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor and has recovered. From now on, Qian Neng will resume his position as the admiral of the East Factory."
Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing understood the idea and said loudly: "Without anything to do, let's dismiss the court!"
The ministers dispersed, and Li Guang stood in the empty courtyard in front of Fengtian Gate without saying a word.
Chang Feng walked up to Li Guang: "Eunuch Li, are you ready?"
Li Guang asked: "What are you ready for?"
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Are you ready to die?"
Li Guang walked to the cemetery and hummed a little tune to embolden himself: "Why should I prepare to die? I am the Queen's most trusted confidant, the Chief of Ceremonies!"
"Who dares to let me die? Who can let me die?"
Chang Feng pointed at himself: "I dare to let you die. I can let you die!"
After saying this, Chang Feng strode out of the front courtyard.
After returning to Jinyiwei, Qian Ning placed a thick stack of papers in front of Chang Feng.
Qian Ning said: "I really don't know how to calculate. I'm shocked when I calculate it. The bribes given to Li Guang by hundreds of officials in the hands of our Jinyiwei alone total 210,000 taels of silver and 9,000 taels of gold."
"If you add in what we don't know, it will be a staggering number."
Chang Feng carefully flipped through the pile of papers, and then ordered Qian Ning: "Burn it."
Qian Ning was stunned: "Burn it? Mr. Chang, Li Guang wants your life. Don't you retaliate in kind?"
"Let Li Guang go, it's like letting a tiger return to the mountain!"
Chang Feng explained patiently: "Brother Qian, take a look at the list of bribes yourself."
"In recent years, Li Guang has been quite favored and has great influence. Those who bribed him include dukes, marquises, uncles, governors, chief soldiers, ministers, ministers, censors, governors, and prefects."
"On Li Guang's birthday, even the three elders of the cabinet sent congratulatory silver as a courtesy."
"If we want to track down Li Guang, who took bribes, we must track down the nobles and officials who paid bribes."
"Among these people, there are a large number of people whom the emperor relies on. Do you want to force the emperor to raise a major case and cause the Hongzhi Dynasty to have a riot?"
"The emperor's trusted eunuch accepted astronomical bribes from the emperor's trusted officials. Where is the emperor's holy name when it is written down in the history books?"
"We Jin Yiwei are the emperor's domestic slaves. We must protect the emperor's reputation at all times!"
After talking, Qian Ning gave a thumbs up: "Master Chang is still thoughtful. But you just swallow this matter like this?"
Chang Feng sneered: "Oh, swallow your anger? I want to make Li Guang irrecoverable!"
"It's just that the reason why I killed Li Guang was not to frame the vassal king, nor was it to take bribes."
Qian Ning asked: "Dare you ask Mr. Chang, what's the reason?"
Chang Feng said: "Li Guang usually likes to instigate the emperor to build large-scale construction projects. He wants to profit from it, right?"
Qian Ning replied: "Yes! There is a lot of money in the royal project! Li Guang can make a lot of money by taking charge of any project."
"But, Mr. Chang, didn't you just say that your reason for killing Li Guang was corruption and bribery?"
Chang Feng said three things: "Last winter, Li Guang asked the emperor to build Yuxiu Pavilion on Long Live Mountain. In February this year, Yuxiu Pavilion was completed."
"In March, the emperor's younger sister, Princess Xianyou, died of illness."
"In April, a fire broke out in Qingning Palace."
"These three things are enough to make Li Guang lose his head!"
Qian Ning was confused: "These three things are not related!"
Chang Feng smiled and said: "Everything in the world is related. It just depends on what people say."
On his way back to Jinyiwei from Fengtian Gate, Chang Feng had already thought about how to defeat Li Guang.
When it comes to treating people, Jin Yiwei is a professional. Chang Feng has been in Jinyiwei for sixteen years and has long been familiar with this.
Chang Feng asked Qian Ning: "Where is Taoist Zhang?"
Qian Ning replied: "Taoist Zhang went to Qingfeng in the western suburbs to observe and worship the Three Pure Ones."
Chang Feng ordered: "Send someone to find him and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
Qian Ning took the order and left, and returned to the duty room after a while: "Master Chang, people have been sent."
Chang Feng nodded: "Well, let's just wait in the check-in room for Taoist Zhang to come back. He will be the knife that kills Li Guang."
Waited until noon. Liu Jin suddenly walked into the check-in room: "Uncle. The Queen asked me to send you a message."
Chang Feng asked: "Oh? What are you talking about?"
Liu Jin said: "The Empress said that Li Guang and you are like her right-hand men. Don't fight each other. There is no benefit."
Chang Feng asked: "Li Guang came to see the Queen this morning?"
Liu Jin nodded slightly.
After the morning meeting, Li Guang felt that something was wrong. He immediately ran to Kunning Palace, hugged Queen Zhang's feet and cried bitterly, saying that Chang Feng was planning to kill him.
Queen Zhang has a soft ear and an even softer heart. Everywhere on my body was soft.
So she asked Liu Jin to send a message to Chang Feng not to fight with Li Guang.
After listening to what Liu Jin said, Qian Ning said: "You have ruined Mr. Chang. The Queen wants to protect Li Guang. Then we can't touch Li Guang even if we use any method."
"You know, the emperor listens to the queen the most."
Liu Jin said: "Qian Qianshi is right! To be honest, little uncle. The person in the whole capital who wants Li Guang to have his head removed the most is my nephew."
"But the Queen has spoken. No one can touch Li Guang."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Is Queen Zhang the biggest among the harem?"
After noon, Taoist Zhang finally came back.
Chang Feng invited Taoist Zhang to the check-in room and explained to him this and that.
The next day, Cining Palace.
Taoist Zhang came to preach to the Empress Dowager Zhou.
Taoist Zhang made some nonsense and coaxed the old lady into being stunned.
After a while, Taoist Zhang began to follow Chang Feng's instructions and change the topic to Yuxiu Pavilion in Long Live Mountain.
Zhang Daoshi said: "To the Empress Dowager, Princess Xianyou passed away in February this year. In March, there was another fire in the Qingning Palace. It is a bad year in the inner palace! It may be because of a new year's taboo."
Empress Dowager Zhou quickly asked: "Huh? When you say that, it's true! Tell me quickly, what age taboo did you commit?"
Taoist Zhang said: "It is necessary to support the Qi and ask the hexagrams."
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Hurry up and set up the altar!"
Not long after, the shrine, altar, and altar were set up in the back hall of Cining Palace.
Taoist Zhang offered incense to the Sanqing Immortal, and then chanted a mantra.
After a while, Taoist Zhang lay straight on the ground like a wooden stake.
He started foaming at the mouth. After vomiting, he was squirming on the ground like a maggot.
Suddenly, he jumped up like a big agile toad, his eyes rolled up, revealing the whites of his eyes.
Taoist Zhang shouted in a scary tone: "I am Taiqing Daode Tianzun!"
Empress Dowager Zhou knelt down before Taoist Zhang and said devoutly: "I dare to ask Taiqing Daode Tianzun, my poor Xiaoliu passed away. A fire broke out in the palace within a month. What taboo was committed?"
Taoist Zhang picked up a smooth and round branch. His whole body was twitching, and he was scribbling on the sand table.
After a while, Taoist Zhang began to fall to the ground again, frothing, squirming like maggots, and then got up again.
Empress Dowager Zhou asked: "Is the immortal gone?"
Taoist Zhang nodded: "Yes, let's go."
The two came to the sand table. I saw the word "毓" scrawled on the sand table.
Empress Dowager Zhou asked: "What does this mean?"
Taoist Zhang pretended to be thinking hard. After a moment, he thought: "I understand. Ah! So that's it!"
Empress Dowager Zhou was a little anxious: "What's going on? Tell me quickly."
Zhang Daoshi said: "Last winter, Li Guang suggested that the emperor break ground on Long live mountain to build Yuxiu Pavilion. Yuxiu Pavilion occupies the character 'Yu'."
"Where is the Long Live Mountain? That is where the palace's luck lies! How can it break through the ground so easily?"
"It was precisely because of the construction of Yuxiu Pavilion that it ruined the fortune of the palace and led to the violation of the new year's taboo!"
"That is to say, the culprit of Princess Xianyou's death and the fire in the palace is Li Guang!"
The Empress Dowager Zhou had an almost blind superstition towards Taoist Zhang.
She said: "So that's it!"
Taoist Zhang took the opportunity to speak ill of Li Guang: "The two uncles of the Zhang family once had a fight with the uncles of the Zhou family."
"Actually, Queen Zhang's two younger brothers respect your family the most!"
"Everyone knows that Li Guang has a good relationship with Uncle Zhang Jiaguo. The original fight was all instigated by Li Guang!"
A few years ago, a fight between the uncle and his uncle at the Maoyanzi Street Fish Market caused a sensation in the capital. Because of this matter, Empress Dowager Zhou ignored Empress Zhang for three months.
Taoist Zhang was a little angry, and the Empress Dowager Zhou immediately became furious: "Let's just talk about the Ai family! The queen has always been respectful to the Ai family. How could his two younger brothers fight with the younger brothers of the Ai family?"
"It turns out that guy Li Guang was the instigator!"
Taoist Zhang nodded: "Li Guang's instigating the relationship between the emperor's relatives is a small crime. Instigating the emperor to build Yuxiu Pavilion, which led to the death of the princess and the fire in the palace, is a major crime!"
"If this person is not eliminated, the palace may be in trouble again in the future!"
It turned out that Chang Feng wanted to get rid of Li Guang with the help of Empress Dowager Zhou.
Queen Zhang is not the biggest in the harem. The real master of the harem is Emperor Hongzhi’s grandmother!
If the Empress Dowager decides to get rid of Li Guang, Empress Zhang will not be able to save her even if she wants to!
Punishing people does not depend on the means, but on the results.
As long as we can bring down Li Guang and achieve the noble goal of eliminating traitors from the court, it doesn't matter whether the means are bad or not.
The Empress Dowager Zhou was instigated by Taoist Zhang and wanted to cut Li Guang into pieces.
In the evening, Taoist Zhang left the palace and returned to Jinyiwei.
Chang Feng stood in front of Jinyiwei's gate, anxiously waiting for his figure.
Finally, Taoist Zhang got off the sedan and held his hands towards Chang Feng: "Master Chang."
Chang Feng quickly asked: "Is the matter done?"
Taoist Zhang said in Chang Feng's ear: "It's done. The Empress Dowager wishes she could peel off Li Guang's skin and eat Li Guang's flesh!"
Chang Feng clapped his hands: "Okay! Master Zhang, thanks to you this time."
Taoist Zhang sighed: "Everyone says that I am a charlatan who pretends to be a god. But they forget that I, a guard of thousands of households, have the heart to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country!"
"To eliminate the traitors is to serve the country with loyalty to the emperor!"
Chang Feng raised his hands towards Taoist Zhang: "Master Taoist is righteous! Chang Feng admires him very much!"
Three days later, the Empress Dowager Zhou sent a message asking Emperor Hongzhi to accompany her to visit Long Live Mountain.
The grandfather and grandson arrived at the top of Long Live Mountain in a sitting position with eight people carrying them. The scenery of Long live mountain is unobstructed.
Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly pointed at Yuxiuting: "Zhan'er, what do you think Yuxiuting looks like?"
Emperor Hongzhi said: "I dare to ask the emperor's grandmother, what do you think it looks like?"
Empress Dowager Zhou showed a look of dismay: "It's like a wedge wedged into the Longevity Mountain's dragon veins!"
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "Huh?"
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The Ai family has ordered people from Qin Tianjian to take a look. Long live mountain is where the palace's luck lies."
"This Yuxiu Pavilion has blocked the fortune of the palace and caused the palace to commit annual taboos!"
"The death of your sixth sister and the fire in Qingning Palace were all caused by Sui Ji!"
The people in Qintian Prison were naturally coerced and induced by Chang Feng before they had the same caliber as Taoist Zhang.
Empress Dowager Zhou asked: "Who with ulterior motives suggested that you build the Yuxiu Pavilion?"
Emperor Hongzhi replied: "Li Guang."
The Empress Dowager Zhou said something recorded in the "Records of the Ming Dynasty": "Li Guang today, Li Guang tomorrow, it will indeed be a disaster!"
(End of chapter)
