After the messenger rushed back to the editing factory, he could not find Wang Jinzhong.
He had no choice but to report what happened in the Shouxing Mansion to the eunuch in charge who was on duty at night.
Although the eunuch in charge did not know Zheng Yayuan's true identity, he had to pay attention to the instructions of the chief minister of the cabinet, so he rushed to the Imperial Academy with a few close associates.
Ever since Qin Shaoyou sneaked into the Hanlin Academy with the help of ink dots last time, glimpsed the scene of hundreds of officials copying books, and successfully escaped, Wang Jinzhong has been sitting in person in these days, as long as there are no other important matters, supervising the officials copying books, and preventing Someone sneaks in to cause trouble again.
Especially as the date of the big sacrifice is approaching, Wang Jinzhong is extra careful and cautious.
When they arrived at the Imperial Academy, the eunuch in charge reported to Wang Jinzhong what had happened in the First Assistant Mansion, which shocked him.
"Someone from the Black Lotus Sect drove paper men into the Prime Minister's Mansion and set fire to it, and even shouted slogans of respecting the emperor and begging for rape? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
The eunuch in charge replied: "Reporting to the Governor, the people we sent to the Chief Assistant's Mansion are all experts in the factory. They sensed the aura of the Black Lotus Sect's evil method in those paper figures. As for respecting the emperor and seeking rape, It’s true that they heard it with their own ears.”
Wang Jinzhong frowned, feeling that this matter was really weird.
The people of the Black Lotus Sect first spread rumors about Emperor Jianwu and Zheng Yayuan in the capital, and then they shouted that they wanted to eliminate thieves for the country, and burned Zheng Yayuan's house...
Apart from anything else, no matter how hard it is to eliminate thieves for the country, it's not the Black Lotus's turn, right?
Even if the person behind the Black Lotus Religion is really the emperor, he is only using the Black Lotus Religion to do some invisible dirty things. There is no way he can let the Black Lotus Religion help him get rid of the thieves and attack the imperial officials...
It’s not like you want to rebel against yourself.
etc.
A flash of light flashed in Wang Jinzhong's eyes, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.
Renjia is the master of the Black Lotus Sect and the person who can order and mobilize the Black Lotus Sect.
Could this incident have been caused by him?
The Black Lotus Sect is a cult recognized by both the government and the public, and being attacked by the Black Lotus Sect as a bandit, doesn't it mean that the person Ren Jia pretends to be, Zheng Yayuan, is the leader of the righteous path?
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In this way, even if it cannot completely eliminate the rumors that he is possessed by evil spirits, it can make the officials in the court less suspicious of him.
At the same time, Lianjia was probably still using this incident to build Emperor Wu's army.
Lianjia was telling Emperor Jianwu that the people of the Black Lotus Sect were all under his control!
Because in the past few days, Emperor Jianwu, using his special status within the Black Lotus Sect, had repeatedly issued orders to the Black Lotus Sect's people not to act rashly.
But now, after Lianjia gave the order, the people of the Black Lotus still obeyed the order, completely ignoring Emperor Jianwu's previous order.
This shows what?
This shows that Renjia not only holds most of the sacrifices, but also controls the people of the Black Lotus Sect!
This shows that Emperor Jianwu's power within the Black Lotus Sect has been greatly weakened.
Wang Jinzhong couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.
"Lianjia is making it clear that he wants to bargain with His Majesty and divide the benefits after the big sacrifice!"
"Your Majesty is right. Renjia is a wolf. Not only is he not well-raised, but once he gets the chance, he will take advantage of it and even bite his master."
Wang Jinzhong thought he understood the truth of the matter.
His face was very solemn, and he was about to enter the palace and report the situation to Emperor Jianwu.
But after a second thought, he changed his mind.
Emperor Jianwu must be practicing Kung Fu at this moment, and when Emperor Jianwu was practicing Kung Fu, it was also the time when Emperor Jianwu had the most violent temper and the worst temper!
If you disturb him at this time, you will be sucked up like the dregs of practice medicine.
Wang Jinzhong doesn't want to become a drug dregs.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Jinzhong decided to explore Lianjia's tone first.
Since Renjia wants to see him, it means that he doesn't want to completely break up the relationship yet and wants to let himself be the middleman to bargain.
Let's go and see what benefits he wants, and we can better report to Emperor Jianwu.
After thinking about these things, Wang Jinzhong did not hesitate and immediately told the eunuch in charge who came to report the news: "You stay here to take charge of me, and I will go to the Chief Assistant's Mansion to have a look."
The eunuch in charge accepted the order: "Don't worry, Governor, I will keep an eye on this place and not a single mosquito will get in."
Wang Jinzhong nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered that Lianjia was good at changing and had to guard against some things, so he solemnly said to the eunuch in charge:
"Let's set a password. Even if I come back later, all kinds of supernatural objects and magic circles will not respond. But as long as the password is not met, you must not hesitate and start killing them immediately!"
The eunuch in charge was stunned for a moment. Although he felt that Wang Jinzhong was making a fuss, he did not dare to say anything and hurriedly handed over his hand.
After the arrangements were made, Wang Jinzhong left the Imperial College with a few cronies.
Just as they walked out of the gate of the Imperial College, a drizzle fell in the night sky.
"With this damn weather, why does it rain when it rains?"
Wang Jinzhong was already in a bad mood, and he became even more irritable when he saw the rain.
Seeing this, his subordinates hurriedly released their blood, helped Wang Jinzhong block the rain, and fetched the horses. After Wang Jinzhong rode on, they all followed.
A group of people galloped on horseback in the capital city at night.
Horseback riding is prohibited in Beijing, but this kind of law obviously cannot restrain the governor of the editing factory.
Not to mention it was night, even during the day, when Wang Jinzhong was galloping in the capital, no one dared to say anything. At most, he would be impeached by a few stubborn officials, which would have no impact on him at all.
After galloping out of several neighborhoods, Wang Jinzhong suddenly pulled the reins and stopped the horse.
The stallholders who were accompanying him reined in their horses one after another, pulled out their sabers, raised their talons and hand crossbows, looked around warily, and asked in a low voice: "Governor, what's the matter?"
"Something's wrong."
Wang Jinzhong squinted his eyes and looked around.
"We just walked through this place."
Hearing this, the stall owners looked around carefully and found a problem.
"That's the Xinghua Winery's sign. I remember seeing it before."
"We really came around."
"We were clearly on a straight path, so why did we turn back? Could it be that we encountered something like a ghost breaking a wall?"
The speculations of the stall owners were also Wang Jinzhong’s suspicions.
But while they were discussing, the situation on this street suddenly changed.
Suddenly the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
Not to mention the blood moon in the night sky becoming dull, even the lantern hanging on the horse's body lost its light in an instant.
At the same time, a dark wind suddenly rose all around, and there were also creepy sounds of ghosts crying and howling, as if coming from the ground.
If you listen carefully, these cries are all related to them.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupntupuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuakntnjou, you are the thieves of the editor-in-chief, you help the tyrants to do evil and harm the good and the good. Today we will take revenge and drag you all to hell!"
"Give me your head, you bastard in the editing factory...Give me your head..."
"I was loyal to the country and dedicated to the people, but I was harmed by you thieves. I can't rest in peace until I die. Today I can finally take revenge on you and eliminate the traitors for the country..."
These evil winds and ghost whistles not only make people feel cold all over their bodies and sting their ears, they can also affect people's sanity and suppress their fighting spirit.
Even the stallholders who followed Wang Jinzhong were not weak in strength, but they were also affected and fell into panic.
When Wang Jinzhong saw this situation, his face was gloomy and he groaned: "Who is pretending to be a ghost here? Evil ghosts asking for their lives? What a joke! We are not afraid of these people when they are alive, how can they scare us when they die? Even if they really turn into ghosts, Then just kill it again!"
He slapped the long knife hanging on the horse's back, and heard a "clang" sound. The long knife came out of its sheath with a bone-piercing cold light, like a poisonous dragon emerging from the abyss, bringing with it a dazzling sword light, and clattered with great force. Towards the front.
The crowd immediately heard the sound of leather being torn.
Immediately afterwards, the surrounding scene shook violently.
The darkness receded like a tide.
The blood moon and horse lanterns regained their light.
The evil wind and ghost horns also became much weaker as a result.
The affected sanity and fighting spirit of all the stalls suddenly sobered up and recovered.
"Come out!"
Wang Jinzhong was riding on horseback, his eyes like eagles, looking around sharply.
The long knife was controlled by his blood and floated next to the war horse, making low-pitched sounds, as if it were taunting the enemy hiding in the dark, or inviting a fight.
"Let me see who dares to go against our editorial office!"
Just as Wang Jinzhong finished speaking, a figure appeared on the street and stopped in front of everyone in the editing factory.
He held a long knife in his hand, like Wei Tuo guarding the temple, and like a spiritual official protecting the law. Although there was only one person, he gave the stall owners the feeling that one man was in charge and ten thousand people could not get through.
It was Qin Shaoyou.
He grinned at Wang Jinzhong: "I have been ordered to send the governor back to the west!"
