Chapter 188.

Zhu Di then looked up and got up, putting the epistle away.

It seemed he had no intention of showing it to anyone else.

Instead, he gazed at Zhang Anshi and said, “This epistle, where did it come from?”

“It was the minister who had someone come from the middle of the desert, and got it.”

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, “Desert? You mean …… this Chen Ying …… has fornicated with the Tartars?”

Zhang Anshi nodded: ”From these signs, it is indeed true. This person called Tuo Huo Chi, is a Tartar important minister …… he has always had correspondence with the Guan, I am precisely because of the importance of this point, so I arranged manpower, strict defense of the merchants and traders in and out of the Guan forbidden, and sure enough, …… from it, I got this letter. ”

Zhu Di had his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, frowning and sneering at times.

He looked violently at Chen Ying, his gaze was unusually icy, and he said coldly, “Can Secretary Chen …… have this matter?”

Chen Ying said in a mournful voice: “Your Majesty, this is an injustice, it is planted, I am loyal to Your Majesty …… …….”

Zhu Di snapped, “By now, do you even want to deny it?”

Chen Ying was shocked and said in fear: “Your Majesty ah …… although I coveted other people’s goods, but I have never fornicated with the Tartars, that Tartar …… that Tartar… . must be to frame me in disloyalty and unrighteousness …….”

Zhu looked at Chen Ying with a deadpan expression.

But at this time, Xie Jin and others have been the atmosphere dare not come out.

Although they had not seen the correspondence, they seemed to have realized that there must be something wrong here.

Zhu Di coldly said, “Now that it’s come to this, you still want to argue, come on!”

Not waiting for Zhang Anshi to open his mouth, but Ji Gang was busy saying, “I am here.”

Zhu Di said, “Take them down and interrogate them severely!”

Ji Gang slightly glanced at Zhang Anshi before saying, “Your Majesty, I will not dishonor my mission.”

Zhang Anshi said, “It seems …… like I took down this Chen Ying, right?”

Ji Gang smiled and said, “Zhang Commander, are all the jinyiwei, is a family, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs prison there …… last time there will be a mistake, so that the rebellious party swallowed the gold and died, the imperial prison this side of the defense is tight, the jinyiwei are not divided between them, if Zhang Commander wants to come to the trial, there will never be anyone to block, the immediate priority, is to Immediately find out the clues, rather than competing for credit, not to mention that Commander Zhang took down Chen Ying, is already a great merit ……”

Having said that, it seemed as if Zhang Anshi was being a bit unreasonable.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi with a smile on his face, “What does Minister Zhang think?”

Zhang Anshi sighed and said, “I am a person …… who has always been honest, not to mention that Commandant Ji is my superior officer, how can I dare to compete with him? Since this is Commander Ji’s intention, let’s do it according to his heart.”

Zhu Di nodded, “Keep following the map for me.”

With that, Zhu Di glanced coldly at Chen Ying, who had long been out of his mind, and said, “From Chen Ying’s body, something must be dug out for me.”

Ji Gang was greatly energized, “Please rest assured, Your Majesty.”

Saying this, he solemnly bowed down and bowed.

When he faces Zhu Di, he will always be a bowed head and ears, when he really treats himself as a general house slave of the Lost Ha.

It’s all different from the rest of the civil servants and military generals.

Zhu Di whisked his sleeve, and looked to Xie Jin and other people: “Qing and other people come here, what is the matter?”

Xie Jin has been silently watching and listening, only at this time snapped back to God, busy, “I ……”

He had come to mention the matter of Chen Ying, but now he said, “I have come to report about Henan in the matter of the request.”

“Uh-huh.” Zhu nodded his head, and after taking his seat, he said, “In that case, let’s have a good discussion.”

So Ji Gang and Zhang Anshi excused themselves and went out.

When Ji Gang came out of the hall, he resumed his majesty as a commanding officer.

In fact, the Jinyiwei Commander, but it is only the third grade, but Ji Gang is more special, he has another title, that is, the rear military governor of the Governor’s Office of the Governor Tongzhi, from the first grade.

Although this was only a false title, it allowed him to hold the Jin Yi Wei, a third-ranked pro-army Yamen, with a military position from the first rank.

In fact, this kind of thing, in the Ming Dynasty is the norm, such as the Wen Yuan Ge University scholar, in fact, is only a district of the fifth grade of the Minister of Culture.

But this Wen Yuan Ge university scholar in the view of the people, but is equivalent to the Zaifu, high-powered, so often in the cabinet after the cabinet, but also to these cabinet ministers will be added to a young master, too Fu, or Shangshu’s virtual position, greatly improving his grade.

Therefore, don’t look at Ji Gang, the commanding officer, and from the third grade and the fourth grade of the Jin Yi Wei commanding officer, Tong Zhi, as well as the Jin Yi Wei commanding officer Commander, the gap between the latter is also an important ZuoGuan to master the Jin Yi Wei.

But because Ji Gang is the relationship between the Governor, the rank between him and Zhang Anshi, but the difference from the first grade to the fourth grade, Ji Gang can cover the sky in the Jin Yiwei, in addition to his enormous prestige, also comes from this.

Ji Gang was traveling with Zhang Anshi, and at this time, he said in a pleasant manner, “Zhang Commander, what is written in that epistle ……? Don’t get me wrong, this Governor doesn’t want to compete for credit, it’s just that this matter is not trivial and these rebellious parties must be eradicated as soon as possible.”

Zhang Anshi said, “In that letter, it mentioned Chen Ying, who colluded with smuggling merchants to send a steady stream of iron to the pass.”

Gee nodded, “Understood ……”

His gaze was haunted, “Commander Zhang’s youthfulness is truly enviable.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Where, where, I still have to learn more from the Governor.”

Kizuna smiled and continued to go deeper.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Zhang Anshi was not something he could enlist.

His Majesty obviously intends to slowly cultivate Zhang Anshi, and when this kid gets his wings, it’s self-evident who he’ll replace next.

Because of this, there was a fear of the unknown deep in Ji Gang’s heart.

He knew very well that his hands were stained with the blood of so many people, and once he was replaced, even if His Majesty didn’t execute him, I was only afraid that he would surely die.

At this point, he smiled, in fact, it was clearly in his favor at the moment.

A cunning rabbit dies, a dog cooks ……

Only if there are countless chaotic parties in the world will there be a need for him to exist in Ji Gang.

As for Zhang Anshi …… this kid is very cunning, need to be careful to watch out for it.

Zhang Anshi was willing to hand Chen Ying over to him, in all likelihood, Zhang Anshi had already asked for what he wanted from Chen Ying’s mouth, and with time running out next, he had to hurry up and ask for a little something.

So he did not hesitate, and immediately returned to the imperial prison.

Immediately afterward, he summoned his own minders and immediately moved to torture.

After the arrangements were made, he came to the next door of the torture room and took a sip of tea, sinking his eyebrows into deep thought, while a clerk on the side carefully brought him some pastries to the table.

Ji Gang looked up and said, “How …… all confessed what?”

“Many things.” The scribe said softly, “There are indeed many records of selling armaments to the desert, and he colluded with merchants to profit from them ……”

“Only these?” Kizuna showed a look of displeasure.

Obviously, for Keegan, these are not what he wants.

Smuggling thing, of course, is very big, but this involves, but are some small fish and shrimp.

Whether or not we can screw Deng Wu this time and re-establish our authority, we have to make His Majesty feel a great threat, and where does this threat come from?

Kizuna stood up and slowly paced to the next torture room.

Chen Ying simply couldn’t survive the torture.

Where did he think that the two giants of the Brocade Guards, one of which was Ji Gang, who was in charge of the North and South Zhenfu Departments, and the other of which was the Commander Commander Commander in charge of the Inside Row Thousand Households, took turns to wait on him.

At this time, he was already skinned and covered in blood, and was beaten to the point of fainting, and then, someone fetched a bucket of ice water and poured it directly on his head.

Chen Ying winced and opened her eyes in bewilderment and fear, then howled, “I deserve to die, I deserve to die.”

“Of course you deserve to die.” From behind Chen Ying, a ghostly voice came out, a voice that was indescribably terrifying.

Chen Ying shivered and said, “I’ve said it all, I’ve said it all.”

“Who else are you colluding with?”

“I …… I don’t dare collude with anyone, and for many things, I make contact through a merchant ……”

Ji Gang suddenly said, “Is that so? By now, you are still not honest, it seems that you are not going to shed tears until you see the coffin?”

With that said, Ji Gang stood at his reach, slowly trimming his extremely well-maintained fingernails, and said word for word, “In that case, then …… don’t blame this governor for being impolite, come on people …… ”

Seemingly on Ji Gang’s authorization, one of the lieutenants, had already violently stripped Chen Ying’s lower head.

Chen Ying struggled desperately, “What are you going to do? What are you going to do?”

He was terrified to the core.

And then …… saw someone take a small carving knife as big as a fingernail and slowly go toward Chen Ying s vital parts.

Chen Ying was creeped out, and while struggling desperately, he shouted in horror, “Spare my life, spare my life. I am …… I am the left deputy royal inspector, I accompany His Majesty to pacify …… uh …… ah …… ”

A piece of minced meat was actually sliced off from Chen Ying’s vitals in a raw manner.

Chen Ying directly fainted from the pain.

“Slice by slice ……” Ji Gang suddenly had an indescribable pleasure, he became exuberant in spirit, and grimly said, “Come little by little, cut enough for ninety-nine slashes today… …”

Chen Ying had just lost consciousness, but then, an indescribable pain came out, so the others came back to their senses and let out miserable cries.

“I …… I …… said …… I said …… “Chen Ying had long since stopped crying, only her dried lips were open and her whole face was twisted.

Ji Gang moved a chair and sat down in front of Chen Ying, looked down at Chen Ying s freshly bloodied wounds, and faintly said, “Speak up, Chen Duoshi …… I am all ears.”

Chen Ying painfully said: “Jianwen when …… I was only Gongsheng out of the body, not by Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other people tolerated, Jianwen trusted, mostly Huang Zicheng generation, I know that they can not get their trust, so …… And so Jianwen cut the feudal, I expected the world is bound to chaos …… so Yan Wang rose up, I immediately conspired with Yan Wang, discussing the big plan. But at the same time …… I also privately meet the King of Ning ……”

“Why the private meeting with King Ning?”

“Ning King in Daning, Ning King guards are elite, and there are Duo Yan three guards, the vassal king, Ning King is the most soldiers and generals, not to mention the Ning King has always had a strange plan. At that time, I predicted that the one who can win the world will be one of the two, King Yan and King Ning!”

Gee said, “And after that?”

Chen Ying said, “After that, the King of Ning was indecisive, and the King of Yan borrowed his soldiers and horses and won the world, and I still have contact with the King of Ning …….”

“What liaison?” Ji Gang stood up and looked Chen Ying dead in the eye.

Chen Ying looked deeply at Ji Gang, he trembled, a burst of severe pain, from underneath the body, the pain of his cold sweat, he endured the severe pain, slowly said: “Ning Wang never thought that, when his majesty promised the two parts of the world, his majesty not only to renege on his promise, but also …… also …… moved his vassal land again, isolated Ning Wang from Ning Wangwei and Duo Yan three guards, and also guarded against him in every way, he is not angry in his heart ……”

Ji Gang interjected, “So you conspired with him?”

Chen Ying quickly said, “I dare not not conspire with him. If His Majesty knows that I still fornicated with him in the first place, this Jingan Gongchen …… will become a rebellious minister.”

This is also the truth, Zhu Di valued Chen Ying because Zhu Di thought that after he pacified the country, Chen Ying actually looked up to him so much that, as one of the few literati ministers, he chose to defect to him not to mention that he stood firmly on his side.

If we knew that people were still related to King Ning, wouldn’t this so-called following the dragon become speculation?

You, Chen Ying, are just casting a wide net to find a master who will overthrow Jianwen.

In this way, the nature of things, may have shifted radically.

At this time, Ji Gang looked at Chen Ying with a deadpan, “And after that …… come, there is no hurry, you slowly say!”

Chen Ying, however, had gritted her teeth in pain, veins popping out on her forehead.

Ji Gang said slowly, “Men, treat his wounds.”

…………

The Day.

Kikyo enters the palace.

He moved very quickly, and when he knelt at Zhu’s feet.

Zhu Di, however, only glanced at him and said, “What is it?”

“I took the statement from Chen Ying.” Ji Gang said, “This matter …… is very relevant.”

Zhu Di seems to come a little interested, but suddenly said: “Mo is not again and last time the same take the confession, your means, I am quite see.”

Ji Gang heard it and was terrified in his heart, and His Majesty is still thinking about the last time he flexed his muscles.

So Ji Gang busy said, “I did move the penalty, but this time, but mastered the proportion, and these confessions, can be corroborated from multiple sources, I …… can head guarantee.”

Only then did Zhu say, “Tell me straight.”

“The person Chen Ying colluded with is the King of Ning ……”

At these words, Zhu Di’s color changed.

Then Zhu Di sneered, “Is that so? I have many good brothers.”

Ji Gang continued, “Their collusion has been going on since the time of the Yasukuni.”

Zhu frowned, pacing back and forth as he mouthed, “When you’re in the middle of the Jing?”

“Yes, at that time, Chen Ying contacted not only His Majesty, but also King Ning. He thought that King Ning and His Majesty, each had 50% certainty of taking the world, so ……”

Zhu suddenly understood something.

From a rational point of view, it is true, Jianwen’s several royal uncles, whether it is the strength, or their own ability, can compete with him Zhu Di, is indeed the King of Ning.

But Zhu was quicker to do it, and that’s what gave him the upper hand.

Zhu Di said to himself: “When he defected to me, I am still quite moved, thought he was obedient to fate. At that time, although I started the army, can be compared with the southern army of the sky, it is not worth mentioning, the chance of winning can be said to be minimal, but also really regarded him as his own heart and soul, and now think of it, it is really laughable.”

Ji Gang then said: “After …… His Majesty’s success in the war, the King of Ning to His Majesty …… has more complaints, the King of Ning is not angry, Chen Ying will collude with him … …Planned a lot of big things, Your Majesty …… from this Chen Ying’s confession, this Chin case, are closely related to the King of Ning, involved, His Highness the King of Ning, Chen Ying, Duo Yan three guards, and is still in the border towns of Daning, Dazhong and other places of the people.”

At this time, Zhu Di’s look was not too surprised, said lightly, “Ning Wang good plan, it seems …… sincere not to deceive me.”

Ji Gang hesitantly said, “Is my …… humble self ……”

Zhu Di took his seat and looked at Ji Gang with a grave expression on his face, “What are your plans?”

Ji Gang said: “Ning Wang conspired against the king, the crime is unpardonable, this time he has departed to Nanjing, most likely to take this opportunity, want to show his majesty that he has no intention of plotting against the king. This is the opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity, the Ning Wang as the head of the chaotic party, a good time to eliminate the net. Jinyiwei …… in Nanchang Province has long been arranged, not only so, Shanggao, Yichun, Ruizhou Province, etc., the North Zhenfu Si also early have the hearty ride, the local situation, I know as well as I know, now the King of Ning left the lair, I can take action first, and take down all of his party members in Nanchang first.”

Ji Gang paused, and said: “As for the King of Ning, he as long as the capital to come, is a turtle in a jar. I’m along the way, early sent the ride along the way tracking, now is not suitable for action, can wait for him to Nanking, can immediately take arrest.”

Zhu Di closed his eyes, mouth said, “Will this …… make the world look at the joke of my brothers killing each other?”

Ji Gang lowered his eyes and said, “The great crime of treason has existed since ancient times, and throughout the dynasties, even by the side of the saintly emperor, there have not been many brothers and uncles who have plotted against him. I thought …… that when the time comes to break, the opposite is true. If Your Majesty ……”

Speaking here, he slightly raised his head to look at Zhu Di, and then said, “If Your Majesty …… wants to cover your ears, I can do it secretly …… by then …… ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, but said, “Let’s wait for him to enter the capital first.”

Ji Gang did not dare to have any objections and said, “Here.”

Zhu Di stood up, and his expression loosened up a bit, saying, “In these two days, you’ve worked hard.”

Ji Gang was greatly relieved to hear this.

He suddenly realized that although he did not regain the trust of His Majesty, but at least …… the next few years, he has the value of being used by Zhu Di again.

So, without hesitation, he said, “I don’t dare.”

“Stand down.”

“Here.”

Kizuna shattered and retreated silently.

Zhu stood straight, his eyes looking out the window at the distant scenery, his expression revealing a hint of despondency.

A long sigh ensued, and he couldn’t help but laugh bitterly over it, before taking the statement and looking down at it again.

………………

Zhang Anshi went to the East Palace and met Crown Princess Zhang.

Henan’s women into the East Palace, Zhang Anshi can not be idle, as the East Palace of the court ladies and Annan generals of the biggest bride, he came to play about the placement of the court ladies.

“All the palace egrets, will first be settled, I intend to ascend the dragon city, held a huge wedding, the scale should be large, the platoon should be enough, once …… eight hundred people at the same time to become a bride, the next there is a second batch, the third batch …… ”

“Because it’s a collective wedding, so although the rehearsal is big, the cost is actually not high. As the mother’s family, the dowry East Palace out some, the merchant bank side, will also out some, as a reward for the generals.”

“In addition to this, ascending dragon and other cities, I ordered people to levy a number of mansions, as the office of the East Palace, when the time comes, Ah Sister appointed a few clerical eunuchs to go, to hire some personnel. At that time, I’m afraid to ask Ah Sister, personally repair a letter, I teach people to read at the wedding, that is, to caution the court ladies, remembering Ah Sister your teachings, to husband and mothering, not frivolous words and so on. In short, it should be lively, the row should be there, and the dowry should not be small, we have to let them and the generals make a good home.”

Zhang thoughtfully looked at Zhang Anshi said: “Well, in addition to this, every year on New Year’s Day, this palace should also repair a letter to go, honor these people in the palace, or say some words of joy. Another …… if there are widowed, the Palace can not care, to give them a pension, placed a settled life of the errand, the generals outside, if the war dead, can not teach orphans and widows to suffer. Also, if there is a couple of them have something to enter the capital, but also allow them to come to the East Palace, the Palace to see personally, can let them bring children to ……”

Probably women want things more delicate, Zhang’s consideration, can be more thoughtful than Zhang Anshi: “These expenses, or by the East Palace to come out of it, the East Palace can also earn some silver, these things, do not have to fake hand. Then there is this matter …… second brother Zhu Gaoxu there how to say?”

Zhang Anshi said: ”What can he say? He doesn’t want so many grannies to come, he is only thinking of the merchant houses sending more weapons and gunpowder and medicines, and on top of that, he also hopes that it would be best to pull in another batch of strong men. All he thinks about now is how to create friction!”

“Friction?” Zhang pronounced those two words with a puzzled look on her face.

Zhang Anshi said, “Sister, just leave him alone.”

Zhang said, “Well, well, how am I supposed to understand the affairs of the border towns? Your wings have grown hard and you’re already starting to resent Sister for being nosy.”

“No …… dare not ……” Zhang Anshi drooped his head, recently he did not dare to mess with Zhang, was held by Zhang to death.

To put it mildly, he’d actually been held to death by this sister!

At this time, Zhang added: “This palace heart reads …… there is another thing …… is that the East Palace in Annan …… still have to spend a large sum of silver, have to have a academy, a piece of mansion. The generals in the border towns, the danger is heavy, not to say nine deaths, but a lot of deaths and injuries. Those orphans and widows, their support, can not stop in the verbal, once no husband, if they are willing, they will receive the East Palace in Annan built in the grace of the hospital to go, at least there is a place to live, so that orphans to study. Husband deceased, a woman, and in a different place, who can rely on it? Fear is this life, are only counting on their own children, children do not read not, this school in the head of the people, the East Palace dispatched, but …… this required land, and mansions …… you have to think of ways.”

Zhang Anshi thought in his heart, this is not a honorary military hospital? Only …… changed a name.

Zhang Anshi came to the spirit, so he said, “Not bad, not bad, ah sister is really saintly, this is a good idea, this is a good idea, I’ll take care of this, I’ll deal with the money needed for the land and the mansion, use the silver from the merchant bank …… anyway, his majesty can’t read the accounts… …”

Zhang Anshi’s voice was getting lower and lower.

But Zhang heard it and glared at him, “At your young age, you’ve learned to deceive your superiors?”

Seeing his sister’s face showing ill will, Zhang Anshi hurriedly said, “Sister, words can’t be said like this, isn’t this all meat rotting in its own pot? His Majesty and the Crown Prince are father and son, not to mention …… that there are still shares of our Zhang family here!”

“I’m the one who suffered the most, for the sake of my sister …… I …… I …… people are doing brothers, to brother-in-law and sister to ask for money, sister you know not You know …… that in ordinary people’s homes, some brothers-in-law …… even want their own sister and brother-in-law to buy a house, encounter any difficulties, are looking for their own sister and brother-in-law, but only I Zhang Anshi, elbows to the side of the sister turned, I really difficult, I am a young man, I have to bear the responsibility of revitalizing the Zhang family, but also the responsibility for the revitalization of the Zhang family. I have to bear the burden of revitalizing the Zhang family, but I also have to support my own sister and brother-in-law, and in the end, I’m suspected of deceiving my superiors and concealing my subordinates.”

Zhang Anshi said pitifully, “Do you have to teach me to learn from those who seek my brother-in-law and sister-in-law when things go wrong before you are willing to do so?”

Zhang finally put the face that deliberately put out the fierce put away, said, “This …… thing I have not heard, you do not that those words to swindle me.”

Zhang Anshi opened his eyes wide and said, “Does Sister not know about the Fudie Demon?”

Zhang was confused, “Where did you learn all this salacious talk from.”

Zhang Anshi lamented, really born at the wrong time ah! Then he smiled and said, “I’m talking nonsense, sister, I have a big job to do, the Inner Chitose Office can’t do without me.”

When Zhang heard about doing business, she didn’t continue to make things difficult for this younger brother, nodding her head and saying, “Go.”

Zhang Anshi then hurriedly slipped out.

And as soon as he heard that Zhang Anshi was coming, Zhu Zhanji hid in a corner outside the Crown Princess’s chambers and waited.

As soon as he saw Zhang Anshi come out, Zhu Zhanji jumped out, “A uncle ……”

Zhang Anshi stepped forward and touched his head affectionately, saying with a smiling face, “O most dear Zhanji, you have grown taller again.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “A-uncle, I heard that Uncle Ning is coming to the capital.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Right, right, right, how come you know everything?”

Zhu Zhanji said proudly, “What happens in the palace cannot be hidden from me.”

But then, he drooped his head, “I think that Royal Grandpa summoned Uncle to the capital …… is not a good thing.”

“For what?”

“It just doesn’t feel good ……”

Zhang Anshi comforted him, “Don’t be sad, you have so many uncles, more than thirty of them, one less is one less, what else can you do? It’s not like they don’t have to be aunts and uncles, there’s only one of your aunts and uncles under this sky.”

Zhu Zhanji was thoughtful.

Zhang Anshi had something to do and left in a hurry.

Back to Qixia, Chen Li has been waiting for a long time, whispered to Zhang Anshi: “Marquis …… has new news …… His Highness, the King of Ning, has arrived at Shaojiashan… . it is not far from the capital.”

Zhang Anshi nodded, “How is the matter that I explained to you to investigate?”

“Already planted people …… and the side of His Highness the King of Ning, our people found out that when this King of Ning moved, there were a large number of lyrical rides ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “This Ji Gang is quite quick to strike, it seems that he is determined to win this big credit.”

“Are we getting ahead of ourselves?”

Zhang Anshi said, “This is King Ning, His Majesty’s own brother, strike? Do you think your life is too long?”