Chapter 20: The Secret of His Highness
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Yang Tinghe slapped the table angrily and stood up suddenly, his thinning gray hair standing on end. Being able to make Shousuke so popular shows the trouble of this matter.
Who is Jiang Bin?
Is it so powerful?
He was originally a small army leader, but later relied on the way of Jinyi Wei to command Qian Ning, and was liked by Zhu Houzhao, and he made great progress all the way, not only becoming a general in the army, but also becoming Zhu Houzhao's godson, although he was much older than Zhu Houzhao, but he still gladly recognized his godfather and became His Highness with honor.
The sacrifice was so great, Jiang Bin got the reward of Xuanfu, Datong, Liaodong, and Yansui, Zhu Houzhao made an exception to make him the commander of the four towns, and concentrated the elite of the four towns in the capital and handed them over to Jiang Bin for training.
These horses became the main force in the Battle of Yingzhou.
On the battlefield, they fought hard to kill the enemy, won a victory that had not been seen for decades, and finally repelled the Tartars, and since then the border has been peaceful, Jiang Bin is also a great hero of the Battle of Yingzhou, and is deeply loved by Zhu Houzhao.
During Zhu Houzhao's illness, among the ministers who could get close to the Son of Heaven, except for Yang Tinghe, it was Jiang Bin. It's just that Jiang Bin is not Yang Tinghe's opponent, he was taken down by Yang Tinghe and sent to prison on charges of plotting misdeeds.
It stands to reason that Yang Tinghe can directly kill Jiang Bin, and there is no need to leave it to Zhu Houxi at all. But after all, he is the first assistant, not the prime minister, and he can't make decisions for the Son of Heaven.
Of course, this is also Yang Tinghe's hypocrisy, he doesn't want to leave the excuse of unauthorized killing. Anyway, Jiang Bin is also a dead man, and when Xinjun arrives, can he still save his dog's life?
Yang Tinghe was unlucky in self-confidence, and now Wang Yue went to see Jiang Bin in prison, not to mention the battle of Yingzhou, even the death of Emperor Zhengde and the changes in the palace will all come out.
What role did you play, others don't know, Jiang Bin still doesn't know. If it comes out, won't it be a great chaos in the world?
Just ask Yang Tinghe, what face does he have left in the court!
"Damn it!"
Yang Tinghe was angry, his face was pale, he should have gotten rid of Jiang Bin earlier, and he shouldn't have left a bane.
What now?
Wang Yue must not be allowed to see Jiang Bin, absolutely not!
Yang Tinghe was angry when suddenly his son Yang Shen came.
"Father, just sent a secret letter from the Criminal Department."
Yang Tinghe's face was very cold, it was not good for the Criminal Department, how could they still have the face to send a letter to themselves? Yang Tinghe opened the letter casually, glanced at it a few times, and after he read it, the anger on his face miraculously disappeared.
"That's true, it's not impossible to let that little Wang meet Jiang Bin." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Yang Tinghe's mouth.
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In the prison, the atmosphere is gloomy.
Strong taste, straight to the nostrils.
Fortunately, I didn't eat, otherwise I would have to vomit.
The cell boss peeked at Wang Yue, and when he saw that his face was ugly, he couldn't help but say: "Lord Wang, whoever enters the edict prison will step into the ghost gate with one foot, and ten will come in and ten will die." Die early and die sooner, sooner or later, you are a young man, why bother to come here to be unlucky, let the little one say, you can go back after a glance, it is not good for the body to stay for a long time......"
"Thank you for your concern, this official came on the emperor's orders, how dare you retreat from the battle, do you want to instigate me to resist the decree?"
The cell boss was so frightened that he quickly closed his mouth and didn't dare to say more.
Seeing Wang Yue's violent, they naturally didn't want to offend, so they quickly led him to the deepest part of the edict.
There is no sunlight all year round, it is not ventilated, it is damp and rancid, mixed with countless smells, like stinky socks put in swill, exposed to the sun for three days, and then added old and stinky tofu, canned herring, and stirred together. Even if the eighth child is here, then he has to kneel!
Wang Yue believed what the jailer said, even if he was a good person, if he stayed in the edict for a few days, he would get sick.
Finally, he came to the front of a large prison.
This room is very special, the fence is made of the finest hardwood, and it is as strong as cast iron.
Inside, there was only one pillar with an iron chain attached to it, and at the other end of the chain, a humanoid object was tied.
said that it was a humanoid object, it was because Wang Yue was not sure whether the other party was a human or not?
I saw that his body was covered with broken cloth, and there were large patches of skin on his limbs and torsos, and none of the exposed skin was good, scarred and bloodstained.
One leg also has a noticeable twist, and a piece of bone is out, forming a bowl-sized bag on the calf.
The bones inside were broken, bruised, red, swollen, and swollen, to the point where even amputation might not be effective.
The body is so miserable, look at the face again.
There are more scars, the most obvious is the chin, the beard is all gone, most of them are pulled down by life, and the flesh is still attached, so the chin and other places, only pieces of wounds remain, flowing with thick water, exuding a stench, and the whole person is rotting!
This is Jiang Bin?
A righteous and virtuous favored minister who holds the military power of the four towns?
A meritorious man of Yingzhou's victory?
How did it end up like this?
Wang Yue's anger came up all of a sudden, and he leaned over and shouted, "Jiang Bin! ”
The other party did not react.
"Jiang Bin!"
He screamed again.
The other party is still silent.
"Is he dead?" Wang Yue turned his head and roared at the cell leader.
The cell boss hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no!" ”
"Then why didn't he move?"
The cell boss could only say: "My lord, there are too many insects in this prison, and his ears have been gnawed by cockroaches!" ”
"What?"
Wang Yue was furious, "He can't hear it?" Can he speak? Is it deaf? ”
The cell boss grinned: "He, he is unwilling to confess, he has indeed bit his tongue." ”
Deaf and dumb, what a good means!
"He still has fingers, let him write!"
The cell boss was even more helpless, "My lord, take a closer look." As he spoke, he sent the lantern to the leaching, and Wang Yue saw clearly that the nails of the original ten fingers had all been pulled out.
A few fingers were broken and turned into strange shapes, similar to chicken paws, how can this look be written?
Wang Yue was so angry that his scalp was numb, I didn't believe it, and I couldn't ask what I wanted!
"Go, call the imperial doctor, treat him, if I can't return to the decree, you all have to bury him!"
The cell boss was so frightened that he crawled and went to find the doctor.
After about half an hour, someone finally came.
When he arrived in the prison, he dragged Jiang Bin out, gave him a pulse check, and pricked a needle, and finally, Jiang Bin seemed to wake up, his scarlet eyes slowly turning.
Wang Yue knew that his ears could not hear, so he could only write to him.
"I was sent by Xinjun to inquire about the Battle of Yingzhou."
Jiang Bin didn't seem to know at all, he just grinned and made a whirring sound.
Wang Yue had to continue to write: "When the first emperor died, did you have the intention of rebellion? Are you trying to kill the Emperor? ”
This time Jiang Bin was stunned for a while, and suddenly he seemed to be stimulated by something, his whole body convulsed, and he struggled to get up, but as soon as he stood up, the broken leg hurt and fell to the ground again.
He was like a dying old dog, struggling humbly on the ground, making strange noises in his throat. He wanted to talk, he wanted to tell all the secrets in his stomach.
It's a pity that he can't.
Just after Jiang Bin struggled for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth, blood spurted out, and he lay straight on the ground.
Wang Yue was shocked, "What's the matter?" Hurry up and rescue it? ”
Several imperial doctors came to treat him, but Jiang Bin had already lost his breath.
"Lord Wang, it's hopeless, people are dead!"
"Humph!"
Wang Yue was so angry that he stomped his feet!
"The edict prison actually locked up the most important prisoner to death, you wait, I will go to the Son of Heaven!"
Wang Yue snorted and left, and the cell leader, who was still frightened by him just now, straightened his back. A child is a child, and he has no other ability than to find the little emperor.
Jiang Bin is dead, and he can finally explain to the minister.
It's enough for me to be the cell boss, it's time to let it out, although the county is not big, but at least he is also an official, which is much better than this dark prison.
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"Your Majesty, Jiang Bin is dead."
Zhu Houxi's face was gloomy, "In front of me, do you kill people and kill people?" ”
"No!" Wang Yue shook his head, "It's a peach in return!" ”
Zhu Houxi was puzzled, "What do you mean?" ”
Wang Yue smiled mysteriously, "After all, he is the favored minister of the first emperor, and he has climbed to a high position in a few years, commanding tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how can he have no backhand?" With that, Wang Yue reached out and took out two teeth from his sleeve and sent them to Zhu Houxi.
"Jiang Bin gave it to me."
Zhu Houxi was dumbfounded, looked at it for a long time, suddenly grabbed the inkstone, smashed it hard, and instantly shattered his teeth, and in a pile of broken pieces, two paper balls the size of soybeans appeared in front of him......