Chapter 203: The Killer

Zhang Anshi hurriedly returned to Qixia.

The Sukhumvit was already in a state of disarray.

Jukin, meanwhile, led a group to clean up.

Luckily, despite the fuss, not many ordinary people were injured by mistake.

As for those messy soldiers, Duke of Wei Xu Huizu, but has long been mentioning the deployment of various military horses to chase and intercept.

Zhang Anshi called Zhu Jin to him, and when he took his seat, he said, “Have all the people arrived?”

Zhu Jin said, “It’s long since arrived and arranged.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Check Zhang Xingyuan this person …… to be fast, I promised His Majesty is within three days, this is my intention to sell a break, said this matter is very tricky, but in fact, I will enter the palace tomorrow, to solve this matter.”

Jukin listened and scrutinized.

Wonderful, it turns out that when you come across anything, you have to act like it’s difficult, even if it’s sure and easy, you have to look very tricky, and then you have to do it quickly, so that you look smart and competent, but also look like you’re doing your best.

Learned!

Zhu Jin looked at Zhang Anshi with eyes full of admiration and said, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi sighed and said, “To post a notice out to pacify the people, making such a mess, I’m afraid that there will inevitably be people and merchants who suffer losses, you let people feel out the losses and report them up, and we’ll give some pensions.”

Zhu Jin was surprised and said, “This …… us also want to pension?”

Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, “What do you know, how much money can there be for the pension? But the word of mouth is earned, and this word of mouth is the real treasure pot.”

Zhu Jin’s eyes fiercely lit up, so he busily said, “Yes, yes, it was a momentary confusion on my part.”

Zhang Anshi did everything and fell back to resting comfortably.

By the early morning of the following day, he was again in the palace for an audience.

Zhu Di is really very professional, he selected the heart of the people and so on, personally live in the next hall, also lost ha a few, naturally, do not dare to neglect, almost a sleepless night.

“Your Majesty ……”

Early in the morning, also lost ha red and swollen eyes, eyes covered with blood, but tiptoe to Zhu Di pouring tea handing water, one side said: “Wei Guo Gong side, has been the chaotic soldiers a net.”

Zhu Di nodded: “All military officials all beheaded, unusual soldiers …… certainly not involved in the case of rebellion, are mixed to the other guards to go.”

“Yes.”

Zhu Di went on to say, “This time, the model battalion, and within the thousand households …… credit is not small, of course, the biggest contributor, is Zhang Anshi …… such a merit, had to reward. Originally I read him young, but also want to press a pressure, let him steady some, but this time …… he solved the heart of the case for me ah.”

Yilungha smiled and said, “Yes, if we don’t reward them, I’m afraid that others will gossip about them as well.”

Zhu Di thoughtfully said: “And also heavy reward, to teach the world to see, like Zhang Anshi such public loyalty to the country, I am how to give rain.”

Yiluoha said, “His Majesty has only given us 500 taels of silver over the years, so what’s the big reward?

However, Zhu Di these words, ended abruptly, but did not continue to go deeper, but said: “Last night you worked hard, I am a little sleepy, took a nap, you should not sleep a night.”

“Yes.” Yilungha said, “But the slave girl is used to it and is still in good spirits.”

He said, blinking his bloodshot eyes to appear energized.

Zhu Di smiled and said, “The Yuan Dynasty s Shihou …… is indeed a tree with deep roots, yesterday tried that Zhang Xingyuan, I just woke up, there are some people in this world …… who can never be bought, I even if how to collect people’s hearts again, can it be Than the Tartars? ”

“The Central Plains in the eyes of the Tartars, but they are stolen, not their own things, naturally, can lend flowers to the Buddha …… These descendants of the Shihou’s heart resentment, but also justifiable.”

He paused, then said, “As for this Xingyuan’s directory, and his property, I’m not greedy for these, but if these things, fall into the hands of outsiders, but also make me sleep and eat! So …… must get his hands on it, just don’t know, Zhang Anshi’s that backhand, arranged how.”

Yilunha smiled and said, “The slave girl saw that Zhang Xingyuan, but he was bent on death, this person is so smart, want to teach him to yield, I’m afraid it’s not easy.”

Zhu nodded, “It’s precisely because it’s tricky, that’s why I can only rely on Zhang Anshi.”

But at this time, Zhu Di violently turned, said: “These two days, what moves Wen Yuange?”

Also lost ha truthfully said: “After the incident, Wen Yuan Ge’s several university professors, are on duty room standby. Receive come to pry news of the six ministries of the nine secretaries, but it is ……… nothing different.”

Zhu Di nodded his head and simply said, “I know.”

A moment of work, there is a eunuch hurriedly came in and said, “Your Majesty …… An Nan Hou seeks an audience.”

Zhu Di all of a sudden hit the spirit, eyes gleaming with delight and laughed: “How so fast? This kid …… could not have already found a way?”

All of a sudden, Zhu Di red light, although just a night’s work, but he was feeling waiting for a long time, and immediately said: “Order Zhang Anshi continue to try, I still listen.”

Yiluoha also shook up his spirit, he thought, he had to a few days and nights do not want to close their eyes it, now well, if the trial can be completed today, he can also get relief.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for Zhang Anshi to enter the palace and see Zhu Di first, who didn’t ask many questions and directly took Zhang Anshi into the small hall.

This Xingyuan, on the other hand, was tied up with five flowers, and even his mouth was gagged with a cloth, not intentionally to make him suffer a little, but for fear that he would kill himself.

The cloth ball was removed from his mouth, and he began to cough desperately, hissing half a dozen times before he managed to catch his breath.

Zhang Xingyuan said in a broken voice: “Cough …… Cough …… How …… can t resist wanting to interrogate me again? I said earlier, do not want to learn anything from my mouth …… cough …… I will die of people, has long been everything to look down, rather than fuss, it is better to …… directly use torture. My body is weak, I should not be able to hold on for long, probably being tortured by you for a few days …… will be almost …… almost …… cough… . can go down to the Yellow Springs and finish this world.”

Zhang Anshi smiled at him and said, “I originally thought that this night, you would be able to think a little clearer, who knows, you still don’t know how to repent even now.”

Zhang Xingyuan actually smiled and said, “I’m a person …… who is like this …… cough cough …… but where I want to set things, I won’t easily change them, and I can’t figure out things, nor will I go through all the trouble.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Since you have resolved to seek death, then fine, I will fulfill you as well, I know… you must be unwilling to say anything, then it’s fine if you don’t say anything, those of your clique, sooner or later, they are still going to be found out by me, it’s just a matter of taking some more effort. Only ……”

Here, Zhang Anshi seemed to pause deliberately.

Zhang Xingyuan said, “Don’t sell out, you are a smart person …… since you know that my mind is made up ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Only …… both life and death, then you also good at least should and your relatives, see the last side, you know, I this heart good …… ”

Zhang Anshi said and shouted, “Bring them all in ……”

Zhang Xingyuan, however, smiled and said, “My relatives, they are all in Desert South, where they …… are living fast …… them …… ”

Zhang Xingyuan spoke with a sarcastic face as he decided that Zhang Anshi was just putting up a false front and was just using it to try and mess with his mind.

But next …… the door of the temple opened.

Immediately afterward, there were dozens of people from the Model Battalion, escorting dozens of people in a stream.

Zhang Xingyuan looked up …… only for a moment, and his face was bloodless.

“Mother …… mother ……,” he struggled, looking at the man who had entered first.

And then ……

He saw his wife, Wu, and two concubines.

Naturally …… there was his son …… and …… half a dozen grandchildren who had been led in.

The ancients married early, this Xingyuan although the age of only forty, but in fact, the largest grandchildren, has been six or seven years old.

He took a breath backwards, but he saw these people …… united in a ball of tears.

Looking at this come in the pressurized people, what he saw, but also just his own closest relatives, as for other relatives …… is more quite a lot.

This Xingyuan’s old mother, as soon as she saw Zhang Xingyuan, she cried.

Zhang Xingyuan at that moment, struggling to kneel down, although still tied up, but take the head to knock the ground, mouth said: “children unfilial ah ……”

For a moment, chaos began to appear in the hall.

The officers and soldiers of the Model Battalion had to hold down several people who tried to pounce on Zhang Xingyuan with deadly force.

Zhang Xingyuan howled, “How are you here, how are you here …… Aren’t you in the Desert South …… Why have you entered the Central Plains …… Cough cough cough ……”

He cried out in pain.

Zhang Anshi could not bear to see such a scene of family joy and turned away his own face.

Zhu, however, could not help but laugh, interesting, interesting ……

Of course, Zhu Di at this time also gave birth to doubt, these people …… are both in the desert south, and this Xingyuan knows that he is doing is to kill the head of the business, naturally, it is not possible to let their own relatives into the Central Plains risk.

Zhang Xingyuan then, toward Zhang Anshi, angrily cursed; “Zhang Anshi, I enter you ……”

Without waiting for him to utter a single word of mother, Zhang Anshi was furious.

However, some people were angrier than Zhang Anshi.

A Model Battalion soldier, in a rage, slapped this Xingyuan’s mother in the face and knocked her to the ground.

This Zhang mother screamed miserably, and Zhang Xingyuan s eyes were on fire, trembling with excitement, but he did not dare to come out of the atmosphere.

Zhang Anshi again had to look away, perhaps in the values of the ancients, human life is the grass in general, not to mention people like Zhang Xingyuan, or even his entire family, was originally to rely on the use of other people’s blood, to maintain their own ten generations of wealth and prosperity.

But let Zhang Anshi see people to beat orphans and widows, Zhang Anshi ultimately can not bear, even if a knife to kill, it is much better than this.

But Zhang Anshi could not show his cowardice, he had to show his cruelty, and after taking a little deep breath, he stared at Zhang Xingyuan dead in the face, “Do you know why …… they came to the Central Plains?”

Zhang Xingyuan snot and tears, opened his mouth to say something, but his throat was like a blockage.

Zhang Anshi continued: “It is very simple, because I gave silver …… you these Han people living in the desert south, can not adapt to the Tartars like living by the grass, in the desert south, you have your own place to settle down, that too Fu, long ago accounted for, the Tartar Khan, did send a team of people to protect them! But as early as contact that too Fu at the same time, that protect your guards, I have given money to buy through, their price is cheaper, each person one thousand two, they will be by too Fu’s order, the name of moving elsewhere, with hundreds of families in the settlements, towards the direction of the Daning migrate, and in the direction of the Daning …… also have someone early! …… arranged men and horses, waiting there, as soon as they arrive, immediately move to hijack.”

“I previously do not know your identity, I do not know which of these hundreds of families …… are related to you, it does not matter, anyway, …… after they were intercepted, they were all escorted to Nanjing to come, this all …… are all within the thousand households action, impervious …… yesterday, I know you are Zhang Xingyuan, then …… things are also good to do, directly from which will have a relationship with your Zhang family, people. All of them are picked out is. You see …… Zhang Xingyuan, so say ah, money is really good, of course, I know you also have money, but you still confused ……”

Zhang Anshi laughingly said, “You obviously have money, daily thought is how to use your brain, consciously with your intelligence to be able to how how to feel how many wonders you laid out, only afraid …… you still complacent in your heart.”

“But the truth is not so.” Zhang Anshi said, “A lot of things, in fact, it is not necessary to use the brain, why bother to bother with this effort, tired ah, take silver to smash, if the other party does not accept, then continue to increase the code, until the other party can not refuse to open a condition. You see …… you sold three hundred thousand taels. And your family, in fact, did not spend a lot of money, the area of eighty-nine thousand two only, this eighty-nine thousand two silver …… than you want to break your head, exhaust your brain, think of how many conspiracies and tricks, the effect is one hundred and one thousand times stronger.”

Zhang Xingyuan’s body trembled as he turned pale and his face began to distort, his eyes revealed unwillingness and indignation.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “I know that you do not have much time left, but the nature of the stubborn, absolutely refused to cooperate with his majesty and me, but what does it matter, not everyone, are like you, you can frankly face failure, but they ……”

Zhang Anshi pointed at Zhang Xingyuan’s kinsmen: “But they …… can’t do it like you ah, so …… I won’t torture you, and I won’t kill you, but I’ll protect you well, give you good clothes to wear, give You good rice to eat, will raise you white and fat, but …… your relatives, I want to teach your family, daily let them suffer torture in front of you, you want to think it is also clear, in this regard, our Daming’s jinyiwei …… means is not under you, right? ”

Howls came from the temple as this Xingyuan’s mother, wife and children cried out.

Zhang Xingyuan revealed a miserable color and suddenly let out a roar, then …… coughed desperately ……

A mouthful of bloodied spit spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he finally said with a miserable face, “Can we give them a hard time?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”

Zhang Xingyuan said, “Hey …… then I hope that the Marquis of Annan …… can be true to his word.”

Zhang Anshi said, “You can only choose to trust me as well.”

Zhang Xingyuan nodded dejectedly, “Not bad, it has to be so. I am willing to hand over all the directories that I know of, as well as the …… belongings that our Zhang family …… has hidden in the Shandong and Beiping areas …… I only ask that you be able to do what you say …… to my kinsmen …… to lay hands on them painfully.”

Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di finally spoke up at this time, “I’ll allow it!”

Someone untied Zhang Xingyuan and fetched pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhang Xingyuan is a smart person, in fact, there is no need to say anything more, at the moment slightly trembling pen, began to write out a name, and then …… wrote down the location of all the belongings.

Enough after a tea, he shelved his pen: “All on this, it’s over, everything is over, but …… you can painfully torture me for a few days, as for my kin …… ”

Zhang Anshi said, “You can think again …… if there are any omissions.”

Zhang Xingyuan’s face was miserable, just like a living dead person, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Although I have lost, I have quite a bit of confidence in my memory.”

Zhang Anshi took the paper and sent it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di look also do not look at, directly to the paper to also lost ha, only faintly said: “Copy a few copies, send the Jin Yiwei North Zhenfu Si and within the thousand households, take people …… directory of people, a do not leave out …… ”

Said …… he added up, “The disaster is not as bad as the relatives, so do not involve too much, only take three generations of blood relatives.”

Yizhuha said, “Your Majesty is lenient, then …… the slave girl will go.”

Zhu Di nodded, at this time …… a big stone in his heart fell to the ground, he took a long breath and looked at Zhang Anshi, showing the color of satisfaction.

“Your Majesty, these people ……”

Zhu Di said, “First take down …… after a few days, with the other chaotic party, all put to death, such people, of course, one can not stay …… However, actually I have promised, will give his relatives a pain in the ass, I speak is counted. ”

Zhang Anshi said, “I would have wanted to swindle him a hand, I did not expect that Your Majesty is so true to his word, a promise is worth a thousand pounds, so I really admire …… you.”

Zhu Di waved his hand, “Don’t come to this set, you fight against the rebellious party, has already consumed a lot of mind, at this time there is still idle mind care this?”

Zhang Anshi snapped, “Get used to it, get used to it.”

At that moment, Zhang Xingyuan and his kinsmen were all escorted down, and naturally there was another bout of wailing and crying.

The voice was harsh, but Zhu was unmoved.

Wait for Zhang Xingyuan to be escorted away.

Zhu Di also said: “His relatives, of course, to give pain, but this Zhang Xingyuan, but can not teach him to die comfortably, I want to teach him to beg for life, can not beg for death.”

Zhu reveals his cruelty, and no one dares to touch the earth on the head of the taiyoukai.

Zhang Anshi said, “In that case, then …… I will send him to the imperial prison?”

Zhu nodded: “You are not good at torture, and it is really not necessary to do so, to do such a thing, it is inevitable that it will be detrimental to the yin and morality, just let people like Ji Gang do it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di said: “To be these people a net, all executed, this but to teach you to do, is that you this time a big break rebel party, within the thousand households also made a big success, these if it is handed over to the North Township Division, I am afraid that you that within the thousand people …… heart will have complaints.”

“Speaking of which …… I have an unkind request.”

Zhu Di said, “What’s wrong?”

Zhang Anshi said: “I this side …… happened to drum up a thing, said idle is also idle, this is not the execution of death row inmates well …… is not just put to use, I want to make a different face to engage in a …… uh …… uh ……”

Execution show?

That’s not something you can say.

Zhang Anshi could not say what to use to describe it, so he just skipped over it, “It will be able to deter the curmudgeons, but also teach people to have a great time.”

Execute death row inmates and cry foul.

This made Zhu Di think for a while that Zhang Anshi was not a suspected psychopath.

This thought, however, was just a passing thought, Zhu Di patted Zhang Anshi’s shoulder, “Does the small arm still hurt?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Hidden pain, I worry, I am afraid of internal injuries, this bone …….”

Zhu said, “Then nurse for a few days ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Obey the decree.”

Zhang Anshi excused himself and went out.

At this time he was in a rather relaxed mood and had a pleasant look on his face.

Only there was an unspoken exhaustion.

Anyway …… finally things are done.

No …… there is one more thing, have to borrow these chaotic party Han thieves to do a great thing.

But right now, he didn’t want to care about anything, although spreading silver around greatly reduced Zhang Anshi’s workload, but at this moment, he just wanted to take a big nap.

…………

Zhu is the one who can’t stop hoofing it.

After Zhang Anshi had taken his leave, he ordered, with all speed and fire, that the Governor of the Five Armies and the Bachelor of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, as well as the Ministers of the Six Ministries, be summoned for an audience.

On top of that, even the Crown Prince and the King of Zhao were called together.

Zhu Di took his seat, his face is very bad, fatigue, and so there are eunuchs to pour tea to him, Zhu Di bet a mouthful, then said: “The five military governors, as well as the Ministry of the Army Shangshu this time to dispose of the meritorious, very good.”

Duke Wei, Duke Qi, and Jin Zhong saluted, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di glanced at Duke Qi Qiu Fu and said with concern, “Duke Qi is still injured?”

Qiu Fu hurriedly said, “It’s nothing, compared to the time of the Yasukuni, this small injury is not worth mentioning.”

His arms were wrapped like dumplings.

Add to that the fact that he has a son named Chuson, and it’s easy to suspect that he’s got a gunpowder pack hidden in his arm.

Zhu then said, “Good, good, good, worthy of being an old brother.”

Said, Zhu Di also looked to the crown prince Zhu Gaoqi, eyes fell with a few obvious appreciation color, said: “My son this time …… acted steadily, but also very proper, there is also the Ministry of War Jin Zhong, the Crown Prince should be this way, the country is in trouble, able to calm down, not afraid of the danger, this time I if there is really anything untoward, there is the crown prince so, there is no regret.”

Zhu Gaoqi panicked: “Father, the son is ashamed …… the son at first …… indeed some panic, is the Ministry of War Jin Zhong …… ”

Zhu Di smiled: “I certainly know, you are what nature, I will not know it? But do the Crown Prince’s, how is it possible to be both civil and military, the reason why I feel that you have something to take, is because you are able to know people well, and to be able to listen to the words of the wise ministers at this time, which …… is the true color of a truly virtuous ruler.”

This sentence, a double entendre, complimented both Zhu Gaoqi and Jin Zhong.

Jin Zhong said, “Your Majesty, at that time, it was dangerous, on this road, there were even assassins of the thieves, fortunately, I did not fall behind in all my skills, and the knife in my hand, was not a vegetarian.”

Zhu Di laughed loudly, “Jin Qingjia …… has two things most admirable to me, one is his mouth, dead can be said to live. The other is his guts, although he is not a ten-man enemy and a hundred-man enemy, but he has the courage of ten thousand men.”

Jin Zhong said, “Your Majesty’s fallacious praise, I am ashamed of it.”

Zhu’s eyes swept to King Zhao, but quickly skimmed over it.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gao Suo heart has a few ghosts, this time the change, he has almost nothing to do, he is very smart, quickly realized that these traitors can not just kill a father, but also may be on the crown prince or their own hands, so his first reaction, is to hide into the royal cellar, first to avoid the wind and then say, the enemy is dark and I’m clear, is not a time for the limelight, and so on almost the time, as long as they are alive, can be out! The first thing he did was to hide in the cellar of the royal palace to get out of the limelight.

It turned out …… to be an embarrassment.

Zhu did not seem to care about this, but next …… began to talk about a vital issue.

“This …… meritorious person, Zhang Anshi also, Zhang Anshi you want to think you are familiar with, if not he …… I nearly lost his life, and may even really let the rebellious party to succeed, my Daming foundation to be shaken, I would like to ask all the Secretary, the Since ancient times, whose credit can be compared with it?”

Zhu opened his mouth to inquire.

We all look at each other, Wei Guo Gong these people, although they can read and write, but the level of scripture and history is not high, who can be compared with it in history, how do I know which bird can be compared?

But Xie Jin is well versed in this way, just …… he pretended to be confused, of course, will never stand out at this time to carry a sedan chair.

As for Prince Zhu Gaoqi, this is, after all, his own wife brother, Zhu Gaoqi is very talk about modesty, not good to open the mouth to brag.

Zhu Gao Suo’s heart was grumbling, and when he thought of his father praising his royal brother’s wife and brother in this way, he felt that his heart was uncomfortable and tight.

Seeing that the crowd was speechless, Zhu urged, “Speak, all of you, don’t be nervous, speak freely.”

Zhu Gao Suire saw his father was looking forward to the look, the heart is even more jealous, coldly said, “Sima Yi conquered the four directions, for Cao Wei to establish a sweat, the son thought …… that Sima Yi can be comparable to it.”

“……”

Zhu Gao Suo’s words, there is a deep meaning, Father Emperor, you have to be careful ah …… can not fall into the trap of others, that Sima Yi ……

Zhu was expecting everyone to give a good answer and then continue to expand on the story.

As a result, Zhu Gao Suo’s cold words immediately taught Zhu Di to jump up.

Zhu Gao Suo said, “The son minister thought …… thought ……”

“You rebellious son, I’ll enter your mother!” Zhu couldn’t bear it anymore.

At that moment, exempt.

Raising his fist, he ran at Zhu Gao Su.

Zhu Gao Suo exclaimed under his breath, “Father …… my son is speaking on the matter ……”

He didn’t have Zhu Gaoxu’s athleticism, and was soon torn by Zhu, and at that moment, Zhu raised his fist to hit.

“Ah …… ah ……”

Zhu Gao Suo let out a pig-killing scream.

A few punches and kicks down, Zhu Di only stood up, clapped his hands, tiger eyes balked: “Well, continue to say, in addition to Sima Yi, who’s credit can be compared to Zhang Anshi …… rest assured that you can speak freely …… ”

This civil ministers and military generals, each looking dumbfounded, the atmosphere does not dare to come out.

Zhu Di said: “Since you all do not say, then I will say, I see which …… only Huo go sick such a person can be compared, you say right?”

“What Your Majesty said is very true.” The ministers catered.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gao Suo who was playing dead on the ground, “Does King Zhao think I’m right.”

Zhu Gao Suo said, “Ah …… right right right.”