Chang Sheng nodded silently. The matter had come to this, and a big mistake had been made. There was no point in looking forward. He could only take one step and look at the other.
"You are under greater pressure than me," Zhang Shan said. "Next, you will not only have to find ways to raise money and food for the court, but you will also have to fight against Japanese pirates and protect the dragon veins and earthly branches. You really have no skills at all."
"Don't worry, brother, I can hold on." Changsheng nodded seriously.
Zhang Shanyan couldn't tell that Chang Sheng was trying to keep himself up, "You have to hold on even if you can't hold on. I'll leave the affairs here to you. I have to rush back as soon as possible to clean up the mess in Hanzhong."
"Brother, you must take more care of us," Changsheng said. "You and the new army you command are the last hope of the Tang Dynasty. If you have any shortcomings, the Tang Dynasty will be doomed."
Zhang Shan nodded, "Okay, don't send it away, go back. I will take the Yuqingzong matter to heart. Once there are clues, I will try to inform you."
"Okay, how did you get here?" Changsheng asked.
"White Crane is in the west of the city." Zhang Shan said casually.
Hearing Zhang Shan's words, Changsheng nodded happily. The white cranes in Longhu Mountain were originally a pair. The female crane encountered an accident in Tangzi Mountain. In order to prevent the male crane from dying in love, Zhang Mo entrusted him to bury the female crane properly so that the male crane would not be found. The smell can find the body of the female crane. So far, this method is still effective. Although the male crane cannot see the female crane, he cannot be sure of her life or death, so he will not commit suicide in a short time.
While the two were talking, they came to the west gate of the palace. The guard knew the two and saw them arriving and hurriedly opened the palace door.
"Go back," Zhang Shan waved his hand again, "The war in Hanzhong is difficult to end in a short time. If you have time, go to Hanzhong and exchange news with me."
Changsheng nodded in agreement and watched Zhang Shan leave the palace. Zhang Shan, his uncle, really had nothing to say to him. Before leaving, he did not forget to leave him a reason and excuse to visit Zhang Mo.
After Zhang Shan left the palace, Changsheng immediately rushed back to the inner city of the palace, found the guard general on duty, and led him to the inner prison.
The fake emperor was imprisoned here and interrogated by Datou and Yu Yi personally. When Changsheng arrived, Datou and Yu Yi were sitting in the prison room outside the prison room having dinner.
Chang Sheng Ping retreated from the other people in the class room. After sitting down, he picked up a snack from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth. "Is the trial over?"
"The trial is over." Datou took out a confession from his arms and handed it to Changsheng.
Changsheng took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, then took the confession and read it quickly. The fake emperor was not a Japanese pirate, but a Chang'an scholar who had failed many times. Because he looked exactly like the emperor, he was spotted by Zhu Quanzhong and kept him in his mansion. , and then he hired a doctor who was proficient in the art of disguise to perform plastic surgery to change his appearance and voice, so that he could look real.
Although this person pretends to be the emperor, he does not know too many secrets, because this person is just a tool and has no access to core secrets. Everything he does is also under Zhu Quanzhong's instructions. As for the relationship between Zhu Quanzhong and Sun Ru, Zhu Quanzhong It is not known to what extent he colluded with the Japanese pirates.
The entire confession mainly records what this person did after he became emperor. In fact, he does not need to explain these. Official documents from three provinces and six ministries have recorded them. In addition, which concubines he slept with are recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was also mentioned in the book. It must have been Datou who was tortured. This person explained all the details. When he went there, when he left, and how he did it, he explained everything clearly.
After reading the confession, Changsheng frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
"This guy can't run around pretending to be an emperor. He can only harm the concubines when he has nothing to do." Datou said casually.
"If this confession is handed over, where will you put the emperor's face?" Changsheng glanced at the big head.
Datou smiled bitterly and scratched his head, "That's right, this guy was a prostitute to the emperor, and he almost brought disaster to the concubines in the harem."
Changsheng didn't answer. He took the confession and lit it close to the oil lamp. "Don't stay here anymore. Follow me to the back hall."
"Your Majesty, what should I do with this guy?" Datou looked towards the cell.
"What do you think we should do?" Changsheng glanced at Datou again.
"Forget it, just treat him as if he committed suicide out of fear of crime." Datou said.
"Why commit suicide out of fear of crime? Wouldn't it be easier for him to commit suicide out of fear of crime?" Changsheng frowned and shook his head, "I just want to say that this person refused to confess. You two tortured him severely. All the torture instruments were used. In the end, he was covered with bruises and was beaten to death."
"Yes, yes, that's how the emperor feels relieved." Datou nodded repeatedly.
Changsheng picked up another snack from the plate and said, "Yu Yi and I will wait for you outside."
Changsheng and Yu Yi left first. After a while, Datou came out and nodded to Changsheng.
Chang Sheng did not answer the call and took the two of them out of the inner prison.
When he reached a deserted place, Changsheng looked at Yu Yi and said, "Datou and I are waiting for you here. Go back as soon as possible."
Yu Yi didn't say much and left quickly.
As soon as Yu left, Datou asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, when will we leave?"
"Where are you going?" Changsheng asked casually.
The big head points to the northeast.
"How can we leave after looking like this?" Changsheng cried with heartache. He had saved the money and food for the Ministry of Households hard when he was in office. They ransacked homes and extorted money. The bad guys were completely fooled. The Ni family A lot of the industries left behind have also been invested in, and now everyone can take advantage of it.
Datou was very worried, "We finally lured the Japanese pirates back and gained the upper hand. If we were delayed in Chang'an for too long, wouldn't our previous work have been in vain?"
Changsheng did not answer the call.
"Whoever gets into trouble will have his own fault, we don't care about this shit." Datou said angrily.
"How do you want him to wipe it?" Changsheng raised his hand to his forehead.
"Then how can we wipe it out?" Datou has been in charge of the Ni family's property before and knows what he knows. "We have thought of all the tricks we can think of. We have picked and saved so much of the family property. This is good. We have just left. , their back legs were completely defeated.”
"Don't we still have some property in Chang'an? We've sold everything we can." Changsheng said casually.
"How much money is that?" Big Head said worriedly.
Changsheng also knew that the little money was just a drop in the bucket, but he had thought of all the ways he could think of before and done everything he could, but now he really can't think of where else to raise more money.
Datou also knew that Chang Sheng was anxious, and he was eager to share his worries. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Your Majesty, if it's really not possible, we can only shamelessly borrow more from Master Ni."
"I can't open that mouth." Changsheng shook his head. Ni Zuo's family moved to the Western Regions and left their hometown. Money was their only reliance and the foundation for their livelihood.
"How about we follow Cao Cao's example?" Datou asked again.
"Digging graves and filling them with military pay?" Changsheng asked in return.
Datou didn't answer, just taking it as acquiescence.
"No, no, this will seriously damage Yin's moral character and is really a bad idea." Changsheng shook his head and objected.
"How about we capture Jianghuai as soon as possible. Jianghuai has always been a prosperous place. Sun Ru will definitely not be short of money and food." Datou offered advice again.
"Have you never been to Jianghuai? The city is high and the generals are vast. How easy is it to conquer Jianghuai?" Changsheng shook his head again.
"Then go and beat Zhu Quanzhong," Datou said again, "Since we have already broken our skin, we are not afraid that he will rebel again."
"Do you know how many soldiers Zhu Quanzhong has?" Changsheng raised two fingers, "It's a full two hundred thousand, and now that he has received a large amount of silver from the Ministry of Revenue, he is the most difficult person to deal with right now."
Datou smiled bitterly and spread his hands, "Then what do you think we should do? Where can we get money? All the corrupt officials who can copy have copied, and there is no more money to be squeezed out of the officials."
"There will always be a way, let me think about it..."
