Outside Wuying Hall, the cold wind was blowing.
Li Jinglong hid in the darkness, pacing slightly from time to time, looking left and right, with a sad look on his face. The lights in Wuying Palace were lit up, and the light dispersed the darkness.
"Cao Guogong, please."
The chamberlain came over and said respectfully.
Li Jinglong raised his feet, hesitated, and finally walked out of the darkness, stepped into the light of the lights, and walked forward step by step, but the black shadow trailing behind him seemed particularly heavy.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Li Jinglong who was saluting, and was silent for a while before speaking: "Dong Cao Guo asked to see you late at night. What's the important matter?"
Li Jinglong heard the displeasure in Zhu Yunwen's tone, and did not dare to get up without permission. He had no choice but to kowtow again, push the wooden box aside, and said: "Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, asked to see you late at night. There is something that needs to be returned to the emperor."
"return?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at the wooden box.
The chamberlain walked over, opened the wooden box, looked at it, checked it again, and put it on Zhu Yunwen's desk.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the tile-like objects in the wooden box, frowned slightly, and asked: "This is the iron certificate of the alchemy book given to the Li family by Taizu. Is it inappropriate to take it out at this time?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang issued dozens of iron coupons of alchemy books and did not follow the rules of the iron coupons, he was Zhu Yuanzhang after all, and Zhu Yunwen was not that aggressive.
In Zhu Yunwen's eyes, the Danshu Iron Coupon was a special insurance contract. If the minister made a mistake or had an accident, the insurance conditions would be triggered. The royal family would pay the full amount at once, and then the contract would be terminated without renewal.
When something happened to the minister again, because he did not sign an insurance contract, he only signed a labor contract. Although this contract stated wages, vacations, benefits, etc., it was only a labor contract after all. It was not an insurance contract. Something happened. , confiscate the homes of those who should, and pick off the heads of those who should, without any discussion.
Lao Zhu obviously did not grasp the difference between an insurance contract and a labor contract. When the minister triggered the insurance conditions, Lao Zhu did not honor it at all, and then directly executed it according to the ordinary labor contract. The termination of the labor cooperation relationship was only the slightest, and the remaining The next step is to pursue general losses, heavy losses, criminal liability...
Zhu Yunwen believed that this contract was signed for Daming Company after all, not with Zhu Yuanzhang, and these insurance contracts should continue to be in effect.
However, the premise for this insurance to be triggered is that something happened, and there is nothing wrong with Cao Guogong's mansion at the moment. What Li Jinglong did was not to the extent of taking out the iron book of alchemy.
Li Jinglong struggled for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I am guilty of death!"
Zhu Yunwen was suddenly startled, stared at Li Jinglong, stood up and asked, "What crime is there?"
Li Jinglong raised his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have known about the Yin soldiers in the capital for a long time. I have also heard about the young master, ancient and modern figures, and even gave money to support his ambitions. I am guilty of death. I don’t ask for the emperor’s forgiveness, I just ask that for the sake of King Qiyang, I will spare my brother’s death, and I will only blame this one person!”
Zhu Yunwen looked at Li Jinglong in surprise. Is this still the coward in history, the first "God of War" who accomplished nothing and exhausted hundreds of thousands of soldiers?
An incompetent, weak, and conceited guy actually started to be so responsible?
wrong.
Zhu Yunwen instantly understood that Li Jinglong was still the same Li Jinglong, but he had a little more underhanded tricks. He knew that Li Zengzhi had entered the security bureau, and he was afraid that Li Zengzhi knew some inside information, and Li Jinglong had no confidence that Li Zengzhi could keep the secret. Enter the palace in advance to ask for an audience secretly.
His current frankness was just to cover up his past crimes, just to pretend to be pitiful. In order to save his own life, he even did not forget to take out Li Wenzhong's iron book of alchemy.
In the final analysis, this guy is just a frightened weakling who, seeing that the momentum is not right, is ready to betray the young master and Gujin to take the side of the royal family first.
He is a speculator. When danger comes, he will dive wherever it is safe. His only position is that he does not need a position. He will support whoever can give him benefits.
"Haha, okay, okay, you are really my good prince!"
Zhu Yunwen was a little angry.
In history, Li Jinglong betrayed Emperor Jianwen, and now he has come here. Although he has accepted his powers as the Governor, his salary has not been reduced, and he has not caused any trouble. Fortunately, he still has to betray himself in the end.
If he doesn't betray others, won't he be able to breathe?
"I and my brother-in-law were just bewitched by him, and we hope that the emperor will show mercy."
Li Jinglong lowered his head, there was no other way when things came to a close.
Li Zengzhi has delicate skin and tender flesh. He will probably reveal these things within a few days after arriving at the Security Bureau. Keeping it secret will only make things worse. If you take the initiative and tell the truth frankly, you may be able to get a chance for leniency.
Zhu Yunwen sat back and ordered to the chamberlain: "Invite Gu Sanshen, Xue Xia, Tang Buping and Pang Huan of the Security Bureau."
The waiter walked out in response.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the kneeling Li Jinglong, suppressing the anger in his heart, and asked: "Who is Gu and Jin, who is the young master? Who is the person behind the scenes?"
Li Jinglong quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the identity of Gu Jin and the Young Master is mysterious. I don't know about it, and I dare not speculate on it without authorization."
Zhu Yunwen punched the table and shouted angrily: "You don't know?"
Li Jinglong broke out in a cold sweat, lowered his body, and replied: "Although I don't know about the ancient and modern times and the young master, I know Pangu, the wise man of the ancient and modern forces, who acts on his behalf, listens to the affairs of the capital, and the Thousand-faced Man who is good at hiding. These three People are the core of ancient and modern forces."
"Pangu, Shiqian, Man of Thousand Faces?"
Zhu Yunwen listened to these names and had no clue.
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was silent, Li Jinglong had no choice but to kneel and wait until his knees ached with pain. He heard footsteps behind him, and someone from the Security Bureau was coming.
Gu Sanshen, Xue Xia, and Tang Buping were the core figures in the capital's management of Gujin, Gongzi, and the White Lotus Sect. Pang Huan had more dealings with the White Lotus Sect, and because of his outstanding intelligence, he was specially allowed to participate by Zhu Yunwen.
After hearing the three people Li Jinglong mentioned, Gu Sanshen and others were also a little confused. They had never heard of these names at all.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Li Jinglong, and Li Jinglong continued: "Pangu is just a name for a residence, and its corresponding person is most likely Liu Zhi (zhi)."
"Liu Xie?!"
Gu Sanshen and others exclaimed.
Zhu Yunwen stared at Gu Sanshen, who quickly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Xing is the eldest grandson of Liu Ji, the first sincerity uncle, and the eldest son of Liu Lian."
"Liu Bowen's grandson?"
Zhu Yunwen was a little surprised. He came to this world too late, and Liu Bowen left too early. He had no chance to meet this legendary guy with great talent. How could he have imagined that the intersection between him and him would be his grandson?
Your grandpa’s!
It shouldn't be.
Gu Sanshen explained as if he were turning over a book: "Liu Lao has been adhering to his family studies since he was a child. He is full of economic knowledge and is quite talented as a sincere uncle. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of Uncle Chengyi. Only a year later, because of his 'sitting in office' He was demoted and returned home. Because he was dissatisfied with the imperial court and Taizu, he wrote poems and committed crimes. In the 30th year of Hongwu, he was condemned to guard the border in Gansu. Soon after, he was pardoned and returned to his hometown."
Zhu Yunshen squinted his eyes. Judging from what Gu Sanshen said, at least two points can be drawn:
First, Liu Yao is talented.
Secondly, Liu Lao is a bit of an angry young man.
His grandfather and father were both killed by Hu Weiyong. In other words, there may be some instructions from Zhu Yuanzhang behind this (the death of Liu Bowen). It is normal to be dissatisfied with the court.
However, will he really participate in the ancient and modern schemes?
Don't you feel comfortable staying at home, writing poems, and traveling around? Would you really take the risk to participate in such a beheading conspiracy?
Zhu Yunwen looked deeply at Li Jinglong and asked, "It's very possible, but you're not sure either, are you?"
Li Jinglong opened his mouth, his Adam's apple twitched, and said, "His residence is named Pangu. With the residence as its name, who else could it be if it wasn't him?"
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