Chapter 167.

Zhu entered the mansion with interest.

Only then did he realize that through the heavy high walls inside, he had already turned this place into a huge military building similar to a labyrinth.

Zhu said, “How much silver did this cost?”

“More than seventy thousand taels.”

Zhu frowned, “So much?”

Zhang Anshi said, “If it’s just the buildings on the ground, of course it’s more, I’m underneath, and I’ve dug a lot of secret chambers. Not only that, but also ……”

Zhu Di waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Anshi, “Alright, alright, I know.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Since I know that there is a chaotic party, my heart is not at peace, your majesty think about it, these people are lurking in the shadows, how scary ah. And I am the person of your majesty’s heart, if they want to be unfavorable to your majesty, they can’t help but say, they have to be unfavorable to me first ……”

Zhu Di said, “Well, where is Chen Wenjun then?”

As soon as he heard about Zhang Anshi spending money, Zhu Di wanted to plug his ears.

Not long after, Zhu entered a darkened chamber.

The fire folders slammed a little, and then …… one torch flared up.

Thereafter ……… this Chen Wenjun whole person like crazy, want to open his eyes, but by this sudden light, shine de his eyes dazzle raw pain.

Zhu didn’t expect that Chen Wenjun actually didn’t have a single wound on his body, and even his clothes were clean.

It’s just that Chen Wenjun is in bad spirits.

When he came here, Zhang Anshi hadn’t even taken care of him, but had directly thrown him into this secret room and left him to fend for himself.

There was no light, not even sound, nothing in this completely silent space, except that every now and then, someone would come through a small hole and shove some food in.

Just in this darkness, Chen Wenjun did not know how much time had passed, only to feel that the days were like years, at first he thought the most about how to deal with the interrogation, but later, he gradually realized that his brain was blank.

For in its place was an indescribable feeling of loneliness, especially in this environment where there was absolutely no sound at all and it was so dark that you couldn’t see a thing.

He seems to have been forgotten by the world, he is neither the chief of the Ministry of War, the court official, and even seems to have become not even a rebel party.

Then after that, he decided he couldn’t take it anymore, so he screamed wildly and even started banging his head against the wall.

But it seems …… that these did not bring the slightest response, facing him, always dead silence.

Then, later, he began to talk to himself and to cry bitterly, but soon these too became boring.

At this time, Zhu Di frowned, but did not say anything, only said, “Bring this person forward, I have something to ask.”

Several Zhu Yongs were right behind Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi, and when they heard Zhu Di’s command, they immediately went in to bring up the people.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, was led by Zhang Anshi and moved to a room not far away.

As he walked, Zhu said, “You didn’t start the case?”

Zhang Anshi said, “I …… use a new approach.”

“A new approach?”

Zhang Anshi said: ”Like this die hard rebel party, if you use torture, he must not be willing to say anything. Your majesty …… this person good court officials do not do, take such a big risk, must be not good to deal with, if just purely torture him, the more you whip and beat him, he instead feels that the more he suffers, is a test of his loyalty to the former Yuan, he is instead even more diehard.”

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued, “The most difficult part of the torture is that it is impossible to control the degree, if you are not careful, if you are like that Cui Yihong, who will only say one sentence over and over again, that would be bad, at least all the clues will come to a screeching halt when they reach him.”

Hearing this, Zhu Di nodded his head and said: ”That’s a good point. But you just like this will he locked up, on the line? Now that you have alerted the snakes, those of his party members, now I’m afraid that they have long been alarmed.”

Zhang Anshi confidently said, “Your Majesty don’t worry, those of his party, surely don’t dare to act rashly, because …… these people are by no means ordinary people, and now on the cusp of this storm, I think they are all people with big families, once there is any abnormality, they will also be worried that they will be like Chen Wenjun , being caught by Chen to catch the end, but instead, they may be exposed.”

Zhu Di thought for a moment, and it is true, this Chen Wenjun, is not because he is different from others, so he was searched into the warehouse, and only exposed?

Zhang Anshi said, “I use this method to destroy his spirit and teach him to talk obediently, if your majesty doesn’t believe me, you’ll know once you ask him later.”

Zhu Di nodded, and then …… he entered a room that Zhang Anshi had people prepare with Zhang Anshi.

The accompanying Yiluoha poured tea for Zhu.

Zhu Di hugged his tealight while then looking up at Chen Wenjun who was sitting in front of him.

Chen Wenjun’s face was cold, and he lowered his head, not willing to look up at Zhu.

Zhu Di then glanced at Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi understood that this was for him to ask.

So he stood up and paced around this Chen Wenjun a few times, then said, “You are the head of the Ministry of War, the court treats you well, why do you dare to do such a thing?”

Chen Wenjun still only buried his head and didn’t say a word.

Zhu Di was obviously a bit angry and wanted to storm out and just break into a fit of rage.

However, Zhang Anshi was actually calm and relaxed, saying, “It seems that you’re not willing to talk about it, so I’ll take a guess. If you did this, you must have been bribed by someone, they didn’t give you a lot of favors, did they, and of this, how much did you enrich yourself?”

At these words, Chen Wenjun raised his head violently, a pair of eyes looked Zhang Anshi dead in the face, but he said decisively, “A summer insect cannot talk about ice!”

Obviously, Zhang Anshi was provoking.

Of course, this kind of agitation should have been useless to someone like Chen Wenjun.

Chen Wenjun is at least an official of the imperial court, and he is extremely intelligent, so it is impossible to fall for Zhang Anshi s pawn, but after several days of darkness, the human emotions are violent to the extreme, and there is not much sanity left.

And as Zhang Anshi directly touched the only place of pride deep inside his heart, he would, naturally, engage in a reflexive counterattack.

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “Haha …… what are you pretending with me? I think, or you have been held by someone what handle, just …… what handle is it? Who have you fornicated with? Or ……”

“Nonsense!” Chen Wenjun revealed a few moments of anger and said with a straight face, “I am even righteous and loyal.”

The so-called Zhi Zheng was the year of the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Anshi said, “Is that so? Then do you know that your so-called Supreme Emperor is long dead.”

“But the legal system of the Middle Kingdom is still alive, and so is the bloodline still.”

Zhang Anshi only felt funny and looked at Chen Wenjun with a strange look, “If they had the legal system, why would they be deported to the desert like a bereaved dog, why would the world beacons? Don’t you know …… that this emperor has been returned to a man of virtue?”

“They’ll be back.” Chen Wenjun said.

Zhang Anshi said, “Who are they?”

Chen Wenjun sneered, “Did you think I would say that?”

Zhang Anshi said, ”I think that you don’t know at all, because you’re just a minion, how could they be relieved that you’re a Han Chinese? So even if there really is this them, you are nothing more than an insignificant pawn for them, and you know very little about what is behind this. This is also why these days, I have not interrogated you.”

Chen Wenjun gritted his teeth and looked at Zhang Anshi with hatred, “It is a pity that I won’t see the day when the Son of Heaven comes back from the northern hunt and re-enters the Central Plains.”

Zhang Anshi said, “This is delusional!”

“Delusional?” Chen Wenjun looked at Zhang Anshi sorrowfully and said, “Just you wait, soon you will know that outside the pass we have strong troops and horses, and inside the pass there are countless loyal ministers, inside and outside.”

“Loyal ministers?” Zhang Anshi laughed, “How many people like you are there?”

“More than enough!” At this time, Chen Wenjun, has begun to lose his mind, and he is eager to let Zhang Anshi know that they people …… are much more powerful than Zhang Anshi has imagined.

Zhang Anshi seemed to say casually, “There shouldn’t be too many principals like you.”

“There are quite a few who are in higher positions than me.” Chen Wenjun said with a little bit of smugness, “So …… you grass bandits, sooner or later, you have to be killed cleanly, and in the future, you all have to become slaves.”

Zhang Anshi said, “But …… if I remember correctly, your ancestors, in Yuan time, were slaves for that Tartar to drive.”

Chen Wenjun sneered, “This time when they come in, the Great Khan will grant me the Meng surname when he sees my loyalty.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I know that you are nothing but a minor character, and I don’t have much interest in placing my mind on you, I just want to ask you, other than you, who are the people whose status is higher than yours?”

Chen Wenjun coldly grunted, “You don’t want to know.”

“You must not know that I have known for some time that you are nothing more than a humble pawn.”

Chen Wenjun’s face twitched, “They have their own deep plans, and there are some things that they don’t necessarily need me to know.”

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Anshi believes that what he said is true, this Chen Wenjun …… may really be just a pawn that can be discarded at any time.

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Ridiculous ah ridiculous, people like you have read so many years of books, but actually read into the stomach of a dog, let me ask you again, how do they liaise with you on weekdays?”

“There are letters coming.”

“Where are the letters?”

“Burned.” Chen Wenjun seemed very desperate at this point that he could get others to identify with him through dialog.

His mouth barely paused.

Zhang Anshi said, “When did you start transporting these ingredients?”

“The second year of Jianwen.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What is your purpose?”

“Of course it is to welcome the Son of Heaven back to the court.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What minions do you have around you?”

Chen Wenjun said, “Don’t you know yourself well? Those people in my family, I’m sure you’ve already apprehended them, it’s just a pity that they know even less than I do.”

Zhang Anshi nodded his head and glanced back at the scribe, confirming that the scribe had recorded all of this, he then glanced at Zhu Di and said, “Your Majesty, I’m done asking questions.”

These answers, apparently, were extremely unsatisfactory to Zhu Di.

However, Zhu Di still nodded his head as he walked slowly to the front of this Chen Wenjun and faintly said, “Why do you hate me, and hate Emperor Taizu Gao?”

Chen Wenjun raised his head, fearlessly glanced at Zhu Di, and said, “Is a man of cloth worthy of stealing the world?”

Zhu Di said, “If you win the world, are you still a man of cloth?”

Chen Wenjun said, “A thief is a thief.”

Zhu Di actually didn’t get angry: “I understand.”

On the contrary, it was Zhang Anshi on the side, who pinched a sweat, to be honest, he could not understand this Chen Wenjun’s idea.

Of course, he wasn’t interested in finding out.

Zhu walked slowly to the door and seemed to want to leave.

But at this time, Zhu Di suddenly stopped and looked back at Chen Wenjun: “All of your relatives, all of the people who are related to you, will die because of this sentence of yours, especially your closest relatives, I will break them into pieces one by one, and then …… when the execution is carried out, I will order people to take you to watch the execution in person. ”

Chen Wenjun’s pupils contracted, his chest rose and fell, but at this moment, he couldn’t say a word.

Zhu Di added gently, “Not only that, your wife and daughter …… will also be worse than death before they die, I will let you see the power of the cloth. Zhang Anshi ……”

Zhang Anshi was like a man in the back, before he could reply.

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“Follow the decree.” Zhang Anshi’s heart chilled, he was still somewhat unable to accept these things.

It wasn’t because of a saintly mother’s heart, it was just purely because he felt it was too cruel. Even if he was split into five horses, Zhang Anshi felt that he could accept some of it.

Chen Wenjun did not respond, only his face, slowly turning white, the look on his face clearly carried an unknown fear.

Zhu walked out with faith and did not look back at Chen Wenjun.

Only when he was out of here did Zhu Di angrily say, “A mere rebel is so hateful, then his cohorts must be ten evils. I’m going to wipe them all out, not one of them will be left behind, and they must be tracked down to the end!”

Zhang Anshi said, “On my side, I will try my best to do my best within ten days …….”

Zhu Di shook his head, “You don’t have to limit it to ten days and eight days, I know it’s hard, the enemy is in the dark! You kid, there is not much manpower on hand, you can hold this Chen Wenjun, it is already rare, no need to make a military order with me.”

Zhang Anshi said, “My brothers have been smart since they were small, and I have them to assist ……”

Zhu Di paused, but suddenly looked at Zhang Anshi with ulterior motives, “By the way, the Jin Yiwei Thousand House in the east city …… If you want to investigate any case, you can call them at any time, and I will give the order.”

“Jin Yi Wei?” Zhang Anshi froze, then shook his head, “Your Majesty, I can’t move them, even if I can mobilize them, I’m afraid that these people will just listen to the tone but not the announcement.”

Joking, this brocade guards up and down, are fucking Ji Gang’s people, he Zhang Anshi a few dishes ah, dare to use these people?

Zhu lightly smiled and said, “Don’t worry, they are all dependable.”

But without saying anything else, Zhu Di then directly set up his car to return to the palace.

Zhang Anshi only felt that the words left by Zhu Di were very bizarre, as if …… there was something hidden in these words.

On the contrary, in a case of this magnitude, relying only on a few big smarts, it is true that the manpower is a bit insufficient, Zhu Jin’s side, on the contrary, there are a lot of eyeballs, but they can only solve part of the problem.

Zhang Anshi thought it over and decided to wait.

Immediately afterward, a clerk came and took the transcribed record of the interrogation and sent it to Zhang Anshi’s side.

Zhang Anshi looked at it carefully, as if muttering to himself, “In these questions and answers, there is a great mystery, enough to dig out the real culprit behind it.”

After thinking about it, Zhang Anshi put his pen to the back of this transcript and made some notes, then wrote another note and said to this scribe, “Give it to Zhu Jin and tell him to explain that from now on, pay attention to this direction.”

…………

In the mansion at the Fuzi Temple.

That a small hall, is still silent, but the owner of this room, is calm and relaxed holding a book, read carefully.

He was looking extremely hard, concentrating.

At this time, someone tiptoe to come, whispered: “Probed, people are still in the Qixia …… and these days, the brocade guards have been around, the old master …… we have to not withdraw it.”

The man looked up and calmly said, “Go? Why do you want to go?”

“Only ……”

“Don’t worry, Chen Wenjun doesn’t know much, this time …… is even more impossible to panic, the sky can’t collapse.”

“This ……”

“After all these years, aren’t they still unscathed? The only one who is impressive is that Zhang Anshi! Pity, if not each for his own master, I really want to make friends with him. And …… His Majesty went to Qixia again today, in all likelihood, is to see that Chen Wenjun ……”

“Ah …… is the news from the palace?”

“Where to pass out the news, you do not have to care, but unfortunately this Zhu went in a hurry, the old man is not prepared enough, otherwise, in the necessary place to set up an ambush, it is not allowed ……”

This person laughed, then shook his head and said, “There …… is also the side of the brocade guards, do not have to stare every day, they are now …… not bad for anything … …This Ji Gang …… is already difficult to protect himself, according to my opinion …… his death, is not far away.”

“Yes.”

“Chen Wenjun’s family was taken?”

“Yes. No one from the three clans was spared.”

“Hey …… this is a foretaste of what is to come, to get the people underneath, to be more cautious.”

“Yes.”

“That fortune …… didn’t leak, did it?”

“No …… Chen Wenjun doesn’t know about this ……”

“This is good.” The man put down the scroll, before he added: “This is the capital to take the world in the future… These days, close the door, it’s a pity, if it’s not the recent winds are tight, I really want to have a good cup of tea with the Ministry of Officials Jianyi. Also, now is not the time to attach yourself to the wind, you go…”

He murmured, crossed his legs again, and took up the volume, reading it as if mesmerized.

…………

“My humble self, Chen Li, meet the Marquis of Annan.”

A Jinyiwei Thousand, hastily arrived at Sushia.

When he entered the lobby, he was so respectful that he didn’t actually perform a military salute, but instead directly bowed down and kowtowed, “Please drive the Marquis of Annan.”

Zhang Anshi also did not expect that his majesty s side gave an oracle, this thousand households rushed here without stopping, not only this …… but also such a good attitude.

To know …… that in the past, although the brocade guards do not mess with Zhang Anshi, but never want to be involved in any relationship with Zhang Anshi, only to respect and far away from it.

Right now, this Chen Li’s etiquette could be said to be a bit over the top.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Why is Qianhu Chen so polite?”

Chen Li remained on his knees and respectfully said, “It is indeed a great honor for me to serve the Marquis, and if I can assist the Marquis of Annan, I will not hesitate to do so, even if it means a mountain of daggers and a sea of fire.”

Zhang Anshi wondered if this guy …… was out of his mind.

We meet each other, and the oracle is only to assist him Zhang Anshi only, he is not Chen Li’s superior officer, will not be allowed to say a beat, why is this?

So Zhang Anshi said strangely, “Before you came …… can you go to see someone, can and commanding officer Ji Gang reported?”

“Reported.” Chen Li said loudly.

Zhang Anshi said, “What did Ji Gang say?”

“Gee says ……”

This Chen Li actually did not address Ji Gang’s official position, but directly said, “Ji Gang said that he taught me to follow orders on the side of the Marquis of Annan, and also commanded a ……”

“What?”

“The order is for my humble servant to keep an eye on the Marquis.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

He said that?

Is this a Jin Yiwei or not? Why does it feel like Qiu Song?

Zhang Anshi unconsciously stood up, he suddenly felt that things were a bit perverse.

So Zhang Anshi said, “In that case, you were sent by Ji Gang to keep an eye on me?”

Chen Li immediately said, “I dare not, I naturally only listen to the command of the An Nan Hou, this is the oracle of His Majesty, as for other people …… I do not care.”

“Is Kizuna ignoring it too?”

Chen Li raised his head and said in an extremely sincere tone, “Apart from His Majesty and the Marquis of Annam, the King of Heaven can also be ignored, who is Ji Gang?”

Zhang Anshi looked at Chen Li in astonishment.

He is so simple that he is so simple that he can t tell whether the man …… under his eyes is telling the truth or not.

After a moment of silence, he said, “If I don t remember wrongly, when Ji Gang was preparing to build the brocade guards, you were at his side to listen to the use of you from a small lieutenant, more than two years, shifted to become a thousand households, then Ji Gang should not be too thin on your …… right. ”

Chen Li actually said quite frankly, “Yes, I have been greatly favored by Ji Gang, and it would not be too much to say that I am a regenerate parent.”

Zhang Anshi then looked at Chen Li strangely, “But ……”

Chen Li actually said very directly, “But why is my humble self so treacherous, is it not?”

Chen Li paused, then said: ”There are some things that I can not explain now, but …… the road is far away, the day is long to see the people! Later …… Marquis will know. If the marquis can not believe the humble, humble nature also has nothing to say.”

Zhang Anshi looked at him for a long time, and finally said, “That’s fine, since you, this Thousand Households, listen to my calls, I, Zhang Anshi, will not use anyone without suspicion, and from now on, you will listen to my orders for the time being.”

“I wonder what the Marquis wants?”

“For the time being do not command, to command also have to wait for tomorrow, I have some things here, only tomorrow can sort out clearly. Today, you will gather people up.”

“The Marquis wants to see them?”

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, “I don’t see, but I am a person to do things, there is a stinking problem, that is to instruct people to work, not to give people a little sweet, the heart is not comfortable, always feel as if there is a little bit of what is missing in life. Let them all come to Qixia, I have let people prepare twenty thousand taels of silver bounty, teach them to each receive a copy to go, subsidize the household, living in the capital, ultimately is not easy.”

Chen Li: “……”

An hour later, this thousand-household office, up and down, was abuzz with excitement.

The seven hundred and sixty-five men of the Thousand Households equaled an average of more than twenty taels of silver per man for the reward.

This is definitely considered a huge fortune for the average person.

Seeing that the brothers at the bottom were all smiling and happy, Chen Li remained taut.

In the past few days, he did not have a moment of relaxation, he could not sleep one night after another, he was not solid, and every time he went to the Thousand Household Office, it was as if he was being tortured.

All up and down the guards, in fact, this is the atmosphere, when the prestige of the Prince of Heaven’s own army, it seems to be gone, so much so that when talking to people, there are a few more points of caution.

Especially when Ji Gang summoned all the thousand households to go to the deliberation, Chen Li all feel as if they are going to go to the ghost gate to walk through the general, usually can talk and laugh brothers, now see, also are just eyes relative to each other, but then refused to easily hand over the bottom.

Eyes on this thousand households up and down, a joyful look.

Chen Li just barely managed to show a few smiles.

The next day …… a clerk came in a hurry.

“Thousand Households, the Marquis has an invitation to tell Thousand Households to bring more men and horses.”

When Chen Li heard this, he immediately became nervous and exclaimed, “Call all the centurions, all those above the small banners to come with me, and then order the upper and lower brethren of the Thousand Households to assemble and wait for orders! No matter how big the sky is, but anyone who is in the capital, all recall.”

With that, he didn’t dare to slow down and straightened his fly fishing suit, “Depart.”

…………

Zhang Anshi ascends to the throne.

At this time, he had an incomparable majesty on his face.

A couple of big smarts, no, a couple of brothers stood majestically at his side one by one as well.

Chen Li brought all the military officials of the Thousand Household Office to meet him, and without waiting to salute, Zhang Anshi said, “Have the people been gathered?”

“Back to the Marquis, it’s assembled, just waiting for the Marquis’ order.”

Zhang Anshi said, “All the people are with me in, and this is the way to catch the rebels.”

“Now?” Chen Li froze, “The chaotic party …… has eyebrows.”

This is definitely out of Chen Li s expectations, after all, …… he has been in the jinyiwei for so many years, and has known that this matter is tricky, these chaotic parties have been lurking for so many years, how is it possible …… to take it easily.

Zhang Anshi said angrily, “What, you want to question this marquis?”

“No, don’t dare.” Chen Li said, “My humble opinion is that, in order to prevent leakage of information, first gather people, first do not let out the wind of arresting the rebellious party ……”

He stepped forward and lowered his voice: “Marquis, the North Township Division side …… Ji Gang has been observing Marquis your every move, and he …… also held his breath this time, so my humble opinion …… The chaotic party should certainly be arrested, but the North Township Division, also have to be defended.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Chen Li meaningfully, “What, this Ji Gang is so bereft of conscience. To actually dare to send someone to watch my every move?”

Chen Li didn’t say anything bad about Ji Gang, but only said, “In matters such as these, it is always necessary to take precautions.”

“Then do as you say, and also, draw me a team of men to spy on the Northern Zhenfu Division, and enter the fucking Ji Gang, he wants to fight me? Don’t even look at what I, Zhang Anshi, am!”

Chen Li did not hesitate and said, “Yes, I will set it up!”

He gritted his teeth, viciously said, “Ji Gang has a beloved, many things are given to this person to do, this hour, this beloved should go to drink tea …… place I know, that side also arrange a little bit of people, staring at the dead, the marquis can be worry-free.”