Chapter 469: Interrogation before the Imperial Court

A few moments later, however, someone was escorted.

In fact, there weren’t many thieves left alive, just a few dozens.

After all, the people have come down too hard.

The thieves who attacked the private camp obviously did not expect, originally thought it was a night attack, and even thought that the purpose was ten to nine stable …… Who knows, actually alarmed ten times or even dozens of times people holding up all kinds of weapons directly to their physical output.

Under this kind of chaos, it would have been harder than climbing up to heaven to stay alive.

After all …… there’s no way you can stop nobody from physically outputting on you out of so many people.

These dozens of people can simply be called ancestors who have been blessed with good fortune and smoke from their ancestors’ graves.

It’s just that even they are not in a very good place, and the vast majority of them, are dying.

One of them, identified and immediately outed, was none other than that Friday.

Friday’s face was covered with terror as he wailed and begged, “Mercy, mercy!”

The Jinyiwei’s lieutenants did not hesitate to conduct the interrogation overnight.

“Your Highness.”

Back to the camp.

Hundred households pressed the knife to come, continued: “From the western suburbs of Kaifeng side to send the news, said there is also a group of thieves attacked the camp over there, was also taken down. I think …… all the camps, there are people night attack, fortunately on weekdays drilled a lot of people, and the people are united, but even so, the night casualties of the people, there are dozens of people, these thieves come aggressively, obviously prepared.”

Zhu Gaoqi frowned, “Who ordered this?”

“Interrogations are underway, and apparently the results will be available soon.”

Zhu Gaoqi nodded.

This hundred households and said: “But the battalion and jinyiwei side of the meaning is …… His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that it is not appropriate to continue to stay here for a long time, should be on fire to go back to the capital to go, I, etc. This will escort His Royal Highness back to the capital.”

Zhu Gaoqi at this time people are more robust some, the face is rosy, the whole person radiant, obviously the body is already very good.

At this time, he stood up with his hands behind his back, paced a few steps, and said in a moment of silence, “It’s just that the situation in Kaifeng, I can’t let go of some of it.”

“Your Highness.” This Baihu, however, said, “Your Highness is the Crown Prince, and your heart is for the world, so there are people who will take care of things here.”

This Hundred Household spoke with an extremely respectful tone.

Zhu Gaoqi remembered that when he was in the Model Battalion, a lot of people were more in awe of him.

Or after entering the camp, Zhu Gaoqi’s gentle nature gradually also made many lieutenants see that His Highness, such an honorable man, could still be so modest and affable.

Or perhaps, Zhu Gaoqi in the camp, but also as usual adhere to the rules, so that people are convinced.

Zhu Gaoqi’s face at this time, in addition to the mildness, but there were a few more points of rigidity.

After he pondered, he then said, “The thieves raided, this palace in the dynasty would be fine, but since it is here, there is no reason to go back to the capital to take refuge?”

Momochi froze, “But ……”

This Baihu showed a difficult look, obviously worried about Zhu Gaoqi’s safety.

Zhu Gaoqi at this time already know, from now on, he is no longer a model battalion team officer, but the crown prince of the Ming dynasty. Therefore, Zhu Gaoqi couldn’t help but pant, the identity of the re-conversion, but let him can’t help but for some reluctance.

When you are in camp, the orders are forbidden, and many times, there are no distractions in your mind, you just have to beat up your body.

Instead of feeling tormented, it gave him an indescribable sense of relief.

After all, once as the Crown Prince, he had too many things to think about on his own, and this heavy pressure sometimes took his breath away.

The hardest thing in the world is to be a prince, one must be careful and walk on thin ice.

What’s more, that father of his, or a great general who only thought about marching and arranging, but left all the chores to him.

This in turn made his pressure invariably increase countless times, because the emperor handling the affairs of the world and the crown prince handling the affairs of the world were completely different concepts.

The emperor can deal with it, he can be capricious, he can do as he pleases, and even if he meets with resistance, there is no big problem.

But the Prince needs to be careful, do not do a good job, will be scolded a dog’s head, do too good, it is impossible to say that there will be a small person into the slander.

While the Emperor could promote his own inner circle, the Crown Prince needed to be more careful so as not to be suspected that this was his way of grooming his own team.

Even if his father did not think so, but for Zhu Gaoqi, but also need to always three times, just in case.

Although it is hard work in the model camp, but here, there is almost no such trouble, head empty, really have a kind of unprecedented ease.

But today, it was clear that the situation could no longer allow him to continue as an ordinary team officer.

In the past, Zhu Gaoqi, was indecisive, he always acted with foresight, to take a step to see three steps.

But now, perhaps because of his time in the Model Battalion, it had tainted him with the simple brutality of the military.

Or, perhaps it was the many incredible sights witnessed after coming to Kaifeng.

So, Zhu Gaoqi instant decision, said: “Immediately to the four provinces of the state capital of the jinyi lieutenants, civil officials pass the book, strictly guard, but there are attacked, can be disposed of on the spot, the Palace authorized them to arbitrate the right. In addition, the Brocade Guards immediately find out the real culprits, once the real culprits are found, that is, the main culprits to carry out a raid, such thieves, rampant to this point, one can not be spared.”

Zhu Gaoqi said, and paced two steps, lowered his head to think seriously, before saying: “and then pass the Palace’s edict, the four provinces of all the governors, magistrates, all temporarily exempted, by the civil officials of the various places to temporarily replace their positions, and from now on, the implementation of the military law, the local parental officials, and the local local snakes, entanglements are too deep, is now a very special time, all wait for the four provinces to stabilize after the separate The local parents’ officials are too deeply entangled with the local snakes, and this is an extraordinary time.

“Both military law, then …… brocade guards and model battalion, in addition to the need to immediately organize guards to strictly guard, to protect the people in addition, there are all the suspicious people have to check. Local inspection division, by the jinyiwei take over ……”

Hundred tenants heard this and busily said, “I will order someone to go and pass on the order.”

Zhu Gaoqi didn’t sleep a wink.

He can’t sleep.

Fortunately, these days, his body is much better, but he can also survive.

Soon, news came from the Jinyiwei side.

A directory was handed over to Zhu Gaoqi.

Zhu Gaoqi only glanced down at the roster and said, “Is it conclusive?”

“Undoubtedly.” This lieutenant said, “Your Highness, the Friday who was taken, was originally a member of the Zhou family, and has always watched over the Zhou family’s home, and he was commanded by the Zhou lifer …….”

This lieutenant played in detail.

Zhu Gaoqi nodded and said: ”In that case, what are you still idling around for! Draw guards, and then point a few jinyiwei and model battalion lieutenants to accompany, all come with the palace, immediately raid the zhou family, the wang family, the zhao family, act overnight, don’t let the wind out, teach people to run away.”

“Here.”

Zhu Gaoqi at this time seems to remember something, then said: “The thieves of the prefectures, once the attack failed, knowing that their own sins are serious, will certainly have to flee, and perhaps even, these outlaws, will be entangled together, and then …… or to become a danger to the heart and soul of my Daming.”

“Spread the word that the Model Battalion, from the nearby states and counties, immediately drew three hundred-family-sized men and horses to come, three hundred men and horses as the backbone, and then gather some escorts, ready to prepare for the pacification of the rebellion at any time.”

After giving some detailed instructions, Zhu Gaoqi hurriedly left the camp and, with his men and horses, quickly disappeared into the night.

……

At this time, Zhou Zuoren, apparently although all the way worried, but still hold great hope.

Needless to say, it was also thanks to those brocade guards as well as the people of Taipingfu who had conscripted the people’s power.

These people who have eaten and drunk enough, in these days, even rebuilt where the official road, paved a lot of convenient stone bridge, so that the original muddy and difficult to travel the road, is now actually unimpeded.

On this gravel-paved road, Zhou Lifeng then immediately encountered a number of fellow travelers.

These people, some are from Guanzhong early departure, some from other state capitals in Henan, the people encountered along the way, self-reporting home, although they are hundreds or even thousands of miles away from each other, but there are many, are Zhou Ju Ren as a thundering figure.

These …… can all be the seeds of the world s readers, not to mention their learning and family lineage, but just to say the connections, they are all through the sky.

There are countless people in the family who are officials in the imperial court.

Zhou Zuoren at once like to eat a pill of peace of mind, there are these people with the same, together to Nanjing City, the big thing can be determined.

So in the twinkling of an eye, they had reached Zhenjiang.

After taking the ferry from Zhenjiang, you can go along the waterway to Nanjing.

At this time, Nanjing City, has been overcrowded, almost all the inns in the city, have been full.

Zhou Ju Ren such a person, not alone, followed by a lot of schoolboys, boys and girls, as if moving.

The people gathered more and more, and as soon as they arrived at the capital, they did not rush to file a lawsuit, but immediately went to join their relatives.

In a family like theirs, who doesn’t have a few relatives who are officials in the imperial court?

Lifter Zhou, at that moment, also visited one of his cousins.

This public in the Taishang Temple as Fengli Lang, meet each other, not very sigh, said the countryside, this cousin also angry, very angry scolded Zhang Anshi shameless.

And then gave Zhou Juoren idea: “Zhang Anshi power, with one person two is not sue him, the best method, is the world’s people, all go to the court to tell the wrong. Other than that, there are people in the court to take advantage of the opportunity to act. For my brother, I am just a district FengLiLang, humble position shallow, really can not help what big help, but this township in the tragic phenomenon, you and other public officials, it is necessary to report, to that time, there is the hope of success, forgiveness of the debt, it is also expected.”

Lifter Zhou made a note of it and went to meet some more friends and relatives.

He had come to the capital when he first took the congressional exams, so he didn’t care to go on an excursion.

Waiting for the capital side, like Zhou Ju Ren these people gathered more and more, in a matter of days, there are rumors that the 19th of July, the Tai Sui Qianqiu, the redress of grievances, will be on this day.

July 19, is rumored to be the birth of Taiyang Xingjun, Taiyang God in all the gods, the most influential, known as the year in the son of heaven, in charge of the world of the year’s good fortune and misfortune, the ancients believe that the Taiyang is a bad omen, can be selected on this day, to go to redress the grievances, undoubtedly some people take this to mean that Zhang Anshi this bullying them, is a violation of the Taiyang mean, that is, the head of the Taiyang move the earth.

So on July 19th, there were countless people, actually coincidentally to the noon gate.

In an instant, there were as many as two thousand people.

To the entrance of the palace, a eunuch came out expressionlessly, originally to check the details, but there are many people, have taken the petition, sent to the front of this eunuch.

The eunuch looked at the scalp numb, this a plea, although he did not read very understand, but also feel that this matter is not trivial.

Immediately entered the palace to report.

The details of these people, Zhu Di is largely aware of the four provinces of such a catastrophe, some people into the capital to express their feelings, Zhu Di is encouraged from the heart.

After all, it was an important channel for the Emperor to understand the public sentiment.

Therefore, he deliberately summoned the hundred officials, in order to take this opportunity to discuss the matter in front of the hundred officials.

It was only that this eunuch had sent this foot-thick pile of pleadings to him.

Zhu Di at first glance, first of all, the heart is shocked, but does not show, and then calmly said, “Distribute the hundred officials, teach them to look, and look …… at the plight of the people of the world.”

The eunuch bowed and said yes, and then distributed this petition, one by one, to the hundred officials in the hall.

When there is a copy, distributed to the hands of Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi looked down, and saw this grassroots sobbing blood Chen report of the piercing words.

Zhang Anshi didn’t bother to look at it, he couldn’t see the tragedy in this kind of text.

The hundred officials, on the other hand, each looked down to look at it, their faces all extremely strange, each with a furtive look.

Zhu Di is sitting still, his face through a few tired color, he is not very good these days, after all, not young, some old diseases from the battlefield in the past attack, and occasionally painful.

Zhu Di said, “Summon some of the people, I want to hear what they have to say.”

Yizhuah heard this and saluted and left.

A few moments later, a dozen people were invited, and the first one, who immediately bowed to the ground, said, “The grass people have seen your majesty …….”

Zhu Di went to look down at these people and his complexion changed slightly.

These people, saluting like a ritual, did not have any formality or nervousness, and even speaking, they were in the proper official language and did not carry much of an accent.

By the looks of them, they were obviously well fed, clothed, and housed.

Zhu Di slightly feel surprised, then said: “You and other what grievances, all say a word.”

The people then grabbed the answer, “Your Majesty, the grass people people …… are really miserable, this ……”

Zhu said angrily, “Speak one by one, what’s the point of arguing? Come ……”

He casually pointed his finger at one of them and said, “You speak.”

This man was actually Lifter Zhou.

Zhou Ju Ren along the way has long been playing a good draft, can be said to be well-prepared, only to see him say: “Grassroots is Kaifeng people, Henan disaster, bare land thousands of miles, grassroots is the loss of heavy, but …… the original official relief timely, the court is descending rains and rain, make every effort to relief, but who expects …… back to a group of Taipingfu people, these people …… once arrived in Kaifeng, will also claim to relief people, this is not enough, but also strong grass people these people to purchase food.”

“Purchase grain?” Zhu Di although also heard the East Factory side played something.

However, the manpower on the East Chamber side was all drawn away by the Brocade Guards, and the news gathered by the remaining ones was all crippled.

Also lost Ha think a lot of information has not been confirmed, and do not dare to report freely.

After all, the lack of a play-by-play is lazy at best, but if the play-by-play is inaccurate, this is bad.

Moreover, now that His Majesty is not well, there are some things that he dares not report freely for fear that His Majesty will be angry.

Zhu Di stood up, frowned and paced a few steps, then looked at Zhou Ju Ren fixedly and said, “How is it to force the purchase of grain.”

Zhou Ju Ren hastened to say, “This Taipingfu forced to sell the grass people people and other grain prices, but even want one or two grain silver a stone …….”

When Zhu Di heard this, his face went cold in an instant.

One or two silvers for a stone of grain, which is almost equivalent to robbing.

You know, a few years ago when the price of food was still stable, one tael of silver folded grain seven or eight stones.

This amounts to a direct price spike of seven or eight times.

“Thereafter, even a stone of grain, even to one or two, two or three money silver, the so-called people do not fight with the government, the small people would not dare not from, but later, they are forced to sell, but the small people, has long been in the bag is shy, so, then, the strong and teach the small people to borrow to buy food, the small people have no choice but to borrow, on credit, countless of the silver, purchased these grain … …”

Said Zhou Ju Ren cried out with pathos.

In fact, his words were nine parts true and one part false.

The grain he did buy, and at a really high price.

Borrowing and lending they did, and now it’s borrowing and lending and lending, and rightly so.

The only thing that is untrue is just that originally they were the ones who took the initiative to buy it, but now it has become a forced sale by the Taiping government.

Of course, about this point, Zhou Jueran also has the bottom line, after all, …… the back of the Taiping House is the power of Zhang Anshi.

He, on the other hand, is just a soft little folk.

This week lifts people and wipe tears, but also a pitiful look: “Small people, is really desperate ah, originally …… thought that just shed some family money, lest to mess with the trouble of the jinyiwei. But now …… is being broken and destroyed, now …… debt is entangled, the family business has been destroyed, and then go on, so that the family can only be broken. Under no choice, this is ruthless into the Beijing to sue, and dare not accuse the court, just …… hope that the grass people people, etc., in accordance with the original price of the return of food, to teach the small people barely have a foothold, and the rest of the …… no longer dare to hope.”

“Your Majesty is a saintly …… ruler,” Zhou Juren kowtowed, “and will surely be able to make decisions for the grass people.”

He decidedly did not mention a single word about Zhang Anshi, or even the Brocade Guards, who did not engage in excessive attacks.

And his so-called begging is just a refund, a request that makes sense to anyone who hears it.

Zhu Di listened and chewed on his words seriously, and actually could not help but be a little moved.

Although he knew that the Brocade Guards went to relief, and seemed to do a pretty good job, but the Brocade Guards from the Taizu High Emperor established, in fact, has its cruel side, let the Brocade Guards into the people, some people are unruly, oppression of the people, but also can be imagined that things.

Zhu Di then couldn’t help but say, “Secretary Zhang ……”

Zhang Anshi looked surprised, he originally thought that the next will be a monstrous accusation, must be these people, the spearhead of the direct finger is him, to his own wanton attack.

But where do you think, the other side of the thunder, the rain is small, but because of this, only to let Zhang Anshi violently vigilant, only to know …… that these people are really chicken thief very much.

Zhang Anshi said, “I am here.”

Zhu Di said, “Is this matter available? You go and check it out, and after a thorough investigation, report to me.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, there is no need to report, this is not an unauthorized move by the Jinyiwei, everything is authorized by me.”