Prince Zhou's Mansion is brightly lit.
Wang Han, the chief historian, was holding a writing brush in his hand, but he still didn't finish writing. He raised his head and looked out the window. Under the rustling autumn wind, a sycamore leaf floated to the table.
The leaves are withered and yellow, dead and yellow.
Wang Han grabbed the brush hard, and with a click, the brush broke off and fell onto the blank paper.
"Chang Shi, the prince has a summons at Changchun Palace."
Guard Yang Heng stood outside and shouted.
Wang Han took a deep breath and promised in a deep voice: "I'll be there in a moment."
Taking out a document from a secret compartment, Wang Han resolutely walked out of Changshisi, step by step, with heavy steps.
Changchun Palace.
Zhu Ju looked at Wang Han who was saluting and said with appreciation: "You performed well today. Please take credit for me. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Wang Han shook his head, took out the document, raised it high above his head, and shouted: "I don't need any reward, I just want you to listen to my advice and save the world!"
Yang Heng took the document and handed it to Zhu Zhu. Zhu Zhu took it and looked at it for a few times, his face became colder and colder. In the end, he threw the document to the ground and shouted sternly: "Wang Changshi, are you doing this?" You have good intentions!”
"Please, Your Majesty, please stay safe and serve the country and the people, instead of hurting countless people for your own selfish interests!"
Wang Han gritted his teeth and said.
Zhu Tong shook his head, with a stern look on his face, and said: "Everything I do is for the sake of the great tomorrow! You have made such statements repeatedly, so you don't take me seriously at all!"
Wang Han clenched his fists and said: "If the prince is truly serving the great tomorrow, he should stay away from villains and be loyal to the court!"
Zhu Rui became angry and walked towards Wang Han. He raised his foot and wanted to kick him away. However, looking at Wang Han's fearless eyes, he finally stopped and said sternly: "It seems that you are not going to follow me anymore."
Wang Han laughed, his voice was horrifying, and he shouted: "The prince wants to rebel, how can the subordinates follow him in such a thing? I, Wang Han, am an official of the imperial court, not the prince! The position of chief historian is I urge you to abide by the rules and etiquette, and please take back your thoughts. I am willing to serve you until I grow old!"
Zhu Rui's face was gloomy. He was said to be a rebel. This was only in the Zhou Palace. If the news spread, it would be unclear whether his head was present or not. It seemed that this person could not be retained.
"Changshi, you are sick."
Zhu Zhu said coldly and walked out.
Yang Heng understood the meaning of this sentence, called a few people, and wanted to deal with Wang Han. Unexpectedly, Wang Han suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Your Majesty, it is not a pity for me to die. I only hope that your Majesty will treat all people in the world as the best." Heavy!"
As he said that, he bumped his head against the pillar, and his head was instantly bruised and bloody.
When Zhu Tong saw this, he was also surprised. He didn't expect that this weak man would have such a fierce will to die!
Looking at Wang Han who was lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead, Zhu Xi shook his head and said: "For the sake of his loyalty, send him to a good doctor. Whether he lives or dies depends on his fate."
"Sir, we can no longer keep this person!"
Yang Heng quickly advised.
Zhu Zhu shook his head and said: "Don't worry, this person will not leak the secret. If he wanted to leak the secret, he did it a few years ago. Why wait until today? If he can survive like this, let him leave the Zhou Palace Well, a smart man knows how to shut up."
Yang Heng had no choice but to arrange for someone to carry Wang Han away.
Zhu Tong just wanted to rest in the backyard, but he heard that his colleague Wang Wentao secretly asked for an audience, and arranged for someone to summon him into the East Chamber.
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Wang Wentao waited for a long time before he saw Zhu Ru approaching. He couldn't help but hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened."
Zhu Ru signaled Wang Wentao to calm down and asked, "Speak clearly."
"I have found out that the person escorted by the Security Bureau is an old man from Yuanwu County. It is very likely that he will know something."
Wang Wentao said in a panic.
Zhu Rui was also a little surprised after hearing this. After Wang Wentao finished explaining the matter and speculation, he said: "So, Yu Ge came to Kaifeng not to explore the river and the disaster, but to care about me?"
Wang Wentao was not sure, but just speculated: "The current situation is unclear, and we have no way of knowing what that person knows. As far as speculation is concerned, to be so closely protected by the Security Bureau, the secrets he holds must be quite big. If it only involves The dead former Wuzhi County, the Security Bureau, and Yu Ge would not mobilize troops and mobilize people like this."
Zhu Xi fell silent. Wang Wentao's speculation was not unreasonable. People in the imperial court would never protect a commoner in Yuanwu County for no reason. Perhaps, this matter involved a lot.
But thinking about it carefully, what happened back then had little to do with me. Even if Wang Han went to deliver the boat, it was just his job. As for the collapse of the river embankment after delivering the boat, it could only be regarded as God's will. It doesn't matter to me.
No matter how you check, you are safe.
"It's okay, let them check it out."
Zhu Xi smiled easily and said confidently: "Just relying on the words of ordinary people cannot shake the Zhou Palace. Besides, what is my fault? If I open it to them for investigation, what can they find?"
When Wang Wentao saw Zhu Xi's words, he felt relieved and bowed to leave.
Walking out of the side door of the palace and heading south along a quiet alley, the lights in the distance flickered with prosperity.
A beggar sat in the darkness, looked at Wang Wentao motionless, and opened his mouth and said, "Okay."
Wang Wentao was shocked. He stared and saw that it was a beggar. He couldn't help but spit out and shouted: "Where did you come from, bastard, get out."
The beggar wiped the saliva from his face, stood up with a cane, looked at Wang Wentao, and said in a sinister tone: "Master Wang, it is disrespectful to spit at others."
Wang Wentao was shocked. Before he could react, he received a slap on his face. Before he could digest the burning pain, he received another slap on the other half of his face.
Tread, thump.
Wang Wentao took two steps back, fell to the ground, looked at the beggar walking over, trembled all over, and shouted: "Who are you?"
"The ancestral system of Taizu prohibits the vassal king from entering the capital without an edict, and cannot leave the vassal city without an edict. It is forbidden for the vassal king to make friends with officials in the capital, and it is forbidden for the vassal king to make friends with local officials. Mr. Wang, you seem to have forgotten all this."
The beggar leaned down coldly, revealing his white teeth in the darkness, and said to the frightened Wang Wentao: "The Security Bureau invites you to drink tea. Get up."
"An, Security Bureau?"
Wang Wentao was shivering all over. Just when he was about to shout, he was kicked in the abdomen. He could hardly breathe. A pair of smelly black cloth was stuffed into Wang Wentao's mouth, and his arms were tied up.
Not long after, a cart came to the entrance of the alley, put Wang Wentao into a sack, and left in a leisurely manner.
As if nothing had happened, the beggar walked out of the dark alley, found a tree, and lay down under the tree to sleep.
In the cellar of an inconspicuous house, Wang Wentao woke up leisurely and struggled, but could not break free from the rope. His whole body felt like "ten
"The words were tied to the pillar.
"I am an official of the imperial court! The Security Bureau has no right to arrest me!"
Wang Wentao looked at the person with his back turned and shouted.
Tang Buping slowly turned around, looked at Wang Wentao coldly, and said: "The Security Bureau has no power to arrest people, but it was under orders without permission. Wang Tongzhi, I can tell you directly that you have no way to survive. Just because you entered the feudal prince's house at night and made friends with the feudal prince, you are already dead. The question now is whether you die alone or your whole family."
"I never entered the feudal prince's palace at night!"
Wang Wentao knew the seriousness of this crime. Once it was confirmed, it would be a serious crime of betraying the court and secretly marrying the vassal king, and it would be possible to wipe out the family.
Tang Buping shook his head and sighed, and said: "You are also a civil servant after all, and you should have basic sincerity. Why do you dare to do it but not take it seriously? Wang Tongzhi, you don't think that if you don't say it, the Security Bureau will have nothing to do with you."
Wang Wentao watched Tang Buping pick up a red-hot iron and struggled, but to no avail. He shouted: "I am an official of the imperial court. If I make any more mistakes, it will not be your turn to be tortured by the Security Bureau!"
Tang Buping took out a document from his arms, unfolded it in front of Wang Wentao, and said: "You see clearly, this is a cabinet approval document, allowing the Security Bureau to secretly arrest and torture in Kaifeng Prefecture to endanger the Ming Dynasty, endanger the court, and endanger the people. Officials, from the prefect to the clerk. What else do you have to say?"
Wang Wentao was completely frightened. On the document, there was not only the official seal of the cabinet, but also a private seal, and that private seal belonged to the Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen!
In this way, the emperor has given the Security Bureau all operational authority, although it is only limited to Kaifeng Mansion.
It seems that the emperor is really planning to take action against King Zhou.
"Even if you don't think about your lovely wife at home, you should still think about your three sons and two daughters, right? If you explain clearly, you can atone for your sins, and your family can be safe and sound."
Tang Buping held the soldering iron and approached Wang Wentao's face. The hot breath made Wang Wentao tilt his head to avoid it.
"I want to see Mr. Yu Ge!"
Wang Wentao shouted.
Tang Buping took away the soldering iron and said slowly: "No problem, but before that, let's make things clear."
Wang Wentao shook his head and shouted: "I won't say anything until I see Mr. Yu Ge."
"Do you really want to see Mr. Yuge, or do you want to lure Mr. Yuge here, and then let people know that you have been arrested, so that you can find a way to transfer your family one step ahead? Wang Tongzhi, the Security Bureau is in Quyou I will never suffer the same loss again. Your family has been targeted by the security bureau. They want to leave, but they can’t."
Tang Buping said seriously.
Wang Wentao was trembling and feeling a little depressed. He looked at Tang Buping with fear and begged: "You can't attack them!"
Tang Buping used a hot iron to stir the coals and said: "Explain the matter clearly and they can survive. Otherwise, even if King Zhou pleads for mercy in person, they will definitely die. Besides, do you think King Zhou will expose himself to save them?" "
Wang Wentao lowered his head and whispered: "I won't say anything."
Tang Buping nodded and said calmly: "Very good. If that's the case, then you can stay here. Wu Jiu, watch him and don't let him sleep."
Wang Wentao looked at Tang Buping in confusion, wondering what he was doing. Tang Buping did not explain, walked out of the cellar, looked at the dilapidated courtyard, and said to himself: "If you lose your child, the wolf will be anxious."
