This morning, Chongzhen still did not make any response to the ministers to ask for forgiveness and self-strictness, and after the end of the performance, he signaled the Honglu Temple official to announce his retreat from the court, and the whole court seemed to be calm, but there was an undercurrent behind the scenes.

Wen Tiren has signaled to his subordinates to play the remnants of the eunuch party, demanding that Bi be severely punished, to "support" Chongzhen, and to suppress the "arrogance" of those upright officials; However, some upright officials in the DPRK and China, who were still enthusiastic, began to run around, pulling people everywhere to play together, and took great pains to rescue Bi Ziyan.

Everyone was very busy, and they didn't notice that Huang Chenghao, who was sneaky before the early dynasty, had already taken Li Guangchun, the supervising imperial historian, and Wang Jikui, the imperial historian who patrolled the city, to the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses Division in Nancheng.

In fact, Huang Chenghao didn't understand that he wanted to come to Nancheng Terracotta to borrow soldiers and horses, and the "one-eyed dragon" said that he had already caught Tang Wan, why did he borrow soldiers and horses, did Wen Tiren dare to send someone to rob him?

On this day, on duty in the Nancheng Terracotta Division is Hui Anbo Zhang Qingzhen, a very strict person, usually very principled, Huang Chenghao saw him a little drumming in his heart, the "one-eyed dragon" actually asked him to come to the Nancheng Terracotta Division to borrow troops, saying that everything has been arranged, isn't this a trick, there is such a black-faced Guan Gong guard, will he lend troops to himself, he does not have the text of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in his hand.

There's no way, it's all here, let's use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, he stubbornly arched his hand and said: "Sir, I want to borrow some soldiers and horses to arrest an important criminal." ”

He was ready to mess around, but he didn't expect that Zhang Qingzhen didn't ask anything at all, and nodded directly: "Well, how many people do you want to borrow?" ”

is so easy to speak, does this Hui Ambo have something to do with the "one-eyed dragon"?

He couldn't care so much, so he simply gave up: "At least dozens of people, if you can borrow a hundred people, it will be better." ”

Hui Anbo Zhang Qingzhen still didn't ask anything, but said directly to a hundred households next to him: "Lao Zhao, take your people and help Lord Huang arrest the criminals." ”

The old Zhao of the hundred households didn't say a word, he directly surrendered his orders, turned around and walked out, and soon, he gathered outside the lobby with his hundreds of people.

Huang Chenghao borrowed people and horses so inexplicably, and rushed all the way through Mumashi Street and Zhushikou West Street to the west, but Zhang Qingzhen, Hui'anbo, came to the back of the yamen, and said to Zhang Shize, the British prince, with a sad face: "Little Shizi, will there really be an accident if you mess up like this?" ”

Zhang Shize said indifferently: "Don't worry, old Uncle Zhang, it's going to be fine, if there is anything I have in my pocket, you just need to insist that you went to the west of the city to arrest people last night." ”

Actually, he didn't know what was going on, it was Zhang Bin who specially sent someone to greet him and let him come, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can logically arrest people and criminals, but they need to be filed in advance, and they can only be written by the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Ministry of War.

At this time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of War are under the control of Wen Tiren, and it is naturally impossible for them to arrest Tang Wan, and Zhang Bin has no choice, because Tang Wan at least saw that he brought dozens of people, if Huang Chenghao brought these two imperial historians and a few officials over, Tang Wan would definitely suspect that it would be troublesome when the time came, so he simply asked Zhang Shize to come forward, open a convenient door, and borrow some people to come out, if something really happened, he would die because of Tang Shiji, Chongzhen was a fool anyway, once he determined that Tang Shiji was guilty, whatever basin is buttoned up, he will believe it!

It is said that Huang Chenghao took people to the ruined temple in the west of the city, and there was indeed a human-shaped cloth bag in the half-collapsed lobby, and there was a huge clothes box next to the cloth bag, but there was no one next to it.

He took people to carefully surround him, first opened the clothes box and checked it, there was indeed a mezzanine inside, and the mezzanine was hidden in the gold and silver of the Hebu Tai Warehouse, now his heart was finally put back in his stomach, with this thing, he was not afraid, no matter what, someone stole the gold and silver from the Tai Warehouse, and it was no problem for him to bring someone to catch it.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered someone to open the cloth bag and said sharply to Tang Wan, who was panicked inside: "Tang Wan, are you guilty?" ”

Tang Wan is so confused, last night was still a group of black people, why did he become a group of Ming soldiers in military uniforms at this time?

However, he really didn't dare to quibble, the one-eyed dragon really frightened him last night, that guy, at first glance, was a vicious and vicious man, he was afraid that as soon as he quibbled, the one-eyed dragon would suddenly burst out of the crowd and stab himself a few times, he quickly nodded and said: "The villain is guilty, the villain is guilty." ”

Okay, now that it's developed, people have stolen goods, and the evidence is ironclad, Tang Shiji, you are dead!

Huang Chenghao howled excitedly: "Take it away." ”

Tang Wan was taken to the Nancheng Terracotta Division in such a daze, followed by interrogation, recording confessions, signing and painting one-stop service, very regular, he confessed to the crime once anyway, and it didn't matter if he confessed again, so he poured beans into a bamboo tube, and he made all the moves!

Here, Li Guangchun and Wang Jikui are in full swing to open the trial and confirm the evidence of the crime, but over there, Huang Chenghao has already run to the palace and asked to see Chongzhen.

Chongzhen is having a headache at this moment, because Luo Yangxing said that Bi Ziyan has always refused to confess, and Zheng Youyuan is even more adamant that he is not greedy for any tax silver, and all the tax silver has been handed over.

What can I do about this, do you really want to punish an old Shangshu who is nearly seventy years old? What if you die!

He is not Wei Zhongxian, he doesn't have to scruple about anything, just put people to death, he thinks that he still talks about the rules, even if Bi Ziyan cheats for personal gain, he will not be guilty of death, at most it is just a dismissal and reduction of his status, if he accidentally beats this famous minister of the two dynasties to death, it will be troublesome, there will definitely be those who are not afraid of death and scold him for being a faint king, the word faint monarch is the last thing he wants to hear, because he wants to be a Ming monarch!

What to do?

Just when he was hesitating, Cao Huachun suddenly said loudly outside: "Your Majesty, Huang Chenghao, the left deputy of the Imperial Procuratorate, asks to see you." ”

Huang Chenghao is also an official he trusts, because Huang Chenghao is not afraid of hardships and dangers, has the courage to expose the remnants of the eunuch party, has made many meritorious deeds, and his name of righteousness has spread among the courtiers, how can he not trust such a "virtuous minister".

Perhaps, Huang Chenghao will have a way, Chongzhen thought about it, and then said loudly: "Spread quickly." ”

Soon, Huang Chenghao walked in with his waist bowed, lay on the ground, and said respectfully: "Weichen see the emperor." ”

Chongzhen likes this kind of person who respects him "in his heart", he nodded, and said softly: "Well, get up, Susu, what's the matter?" ”

Huang Chenghao not only did not get up, but lay on the ground and said in fear: "Your Majesty, Weichen is panicked, I accidentally caught a treacherous villain last night." ”

Saying this, he accidentally caught a treacherous villain, he had to concentrate so that he couldn't catch a big traitor, Chongzhen was amused by him, he temporarily forgot his troubles, and asked with interest: "Oh, what kind of treacherous villain?" ”

Huang Chenghao said according to the lies made up by Zhang Bin: "That's the case, when Wechen went back yesterday afternoon, my family gave me a letter, and I don't know who sent it, the letter said that someone stole the tax money from the treasury and wanted to abscond, and this is okay, Wechen thought that the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division were idle and idle, so he borrowed some people from them, and went to ambush according to the path mentioned in the letter, and really caught someone at night, and also found nearly three thousand taels of gold and silver from the suitcase of his carriage!" ”

When Chongzhen heard this, his face changed, this gold and silver is properly the tax silver of the treasury, because only the tax silver paid is gold and silver, and it will be recast into silver ingots before it is sent, no one will take the gold and silver to buy things, and no one will run around with nearly three thousand taels of gold and silver, he couldn't help asking: "What kind of person dares to be so bold?" ”

Huang Chenghao laughed secretly in his heart, this emperor is really so confused, on the surface, he pretended to be scared, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, Weichen, Weichen dare not say it!" ”

Chongzhen is sometimes dizzy, if Huang Chenghao really doesn't dare to say, why did he come here, he didn't notice the loophole in Huang Chenghao's words at all, but asked: "What are you afraid of, will I still punish you for a word?" Say! ”

Don't you often punish others for crimes because of Wen Tiren's words, Huang Chenghao muttered in his heart, and then said "timidly": "Weichen is afraid, Weichen is afraid, Weichen is frightened, Weichen caught Tang Wan, the cousin of Lord Tang of Zuodu Yushi, and Tang Wan, the ambassador in charge of the Taicang Treasury of the Ministry of Households." ”

"Ahh , Chongzhen was dumbfounded and said: "The ambassador in charge of the Taicang Treasury of the Ministry of Household is Tang Shiji's cousin?" ”

Huang Chenghao said: "Yes, Weichen also thinks it's very strange, at first this Tang Wan still wanted to quibble, he didn't expect that Weichen is also from Jiaxing Mansion, they are so famous in Jiaxing Tang, how could Weichen not know, Tang Shiji won't say it, Jiaxing people know, this Tang Wan Weichen has also seen it, he is obviously Tang Shiji's cousin, Weichen has also seen him in and out of Tang Shiji's mansion!" ”

This is pure nonsense, he is indeed from Jiaxing Mansion, but he knows a Tang Shiji in the Tang family in Jiaxing, and he doesn't know anyone else at all.

Chongzhen doesn't know this, he has been scorched by Lei, and the ambassador in charge of the Taicang Treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs turned out to be Tang Shiji's cousin, this news is simply too thunderous, and he has been kept in the dark.

What does this Tang Wan mean by absconding with nearly three thousand taels of gold and silver?

He couldn't help but ask, "Why did Tang Wan abscond with nearly three thousand taels of gold and silver?" ”

Huang Chenghao "trembled" and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Weichen really dare not say it!" ”

How did Chongzhen know that Huang Chenghao was setting up a trap at this time, he said impatiently: "Say, no matter what you say, I will forgive you for your innocence." ”

When Huang Chenghao heard this, he "plucked up the courage" and said: "According to Tang Wan's confession, these two thousand nine hundred and thirty-one taels of gold and silver were stolen from the Tai warehouse by Tang Shiji, and they were the tax silver paid by Qingpu County last year!" ”

Two thousand nine hundred and thirty-one taels! Qingpu County's tax silver paid last year!

Chongzhen only felt that the thunder was rolling, and there was a roar in his ears, doesn't this mean that Tang Shiji, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was framing the household department Shangshu Bi Ziyan!

He couldn't help but get up and take out the account book of the Taicang Treasury of the Ministry of Household from the bookshelf, turned to the page of Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture, and said in disbelief: "It is clearly written on it, the tax and silver paid by Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture last year, no, ah!" ”

Huang Chenghao hurriedly explained: "This Tang Wan also confessed, the account book has been changed, it is the handwriting master sent by Tang Shiji to imitate the original account book and rewrite a page, don't believe you take a closer look, this page is newer than the other pages!" ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he hurriedly compared this page with other pages, and sure enough, this page was much whiter than the others!

What the hell is going on, Chongzhen still can't believe it: "Why did Tang Shiji frame Bi Ziyan? ”

Huang Chenghao said according to what Zhang Bin taught: "Some time ago, Weichen faintly heard Lord Tang roaring in the study, Bi Ziyan, don't you know that Zhang Jie and Shi Fan are my cronies, deceive people too much, deceive people too much!" ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he suddenly realized that it was true that Zhang Jie and Shi Fan were exposed by Bi Ziyan!

He finally understood, it turned out that Bi Ziyan did not engage in favoritism at all, it was Tang Shiji who deliberately framed him and announced his personal vendetta!

Huang Chenghao saw Chongzhen's uncertain face, and hurriedly added fuel and vinegar: "Your Majesty, Weichen has checked, this Tang Wan has been in office for less than a month, and he has never held any position in any yamen before, and according to Tang Wan's confession, Tang Shiji once assured him that as long as he can steal the tax silver paid by Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture last year, from the Tai Warehouse, he will not only be fine, but he will also be promoted and make a fortune!" ”

It's too rampant, it's too rampant, is this world your Tang Shiji's or me!

When Chongzhen heard this, he gritted his teeth angrily and said, "Where is Tang Wan?" ”

Huang Chenghao said honestly: "Now I am interrogating at the Yamen of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses, and Weichen is afraid that Tang Shiji will interfere with it, so he doesn't dare to bring it back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate." ”

Chongzhen nodded coldly and said, "Very good, is the seized gold and silver there?" ”

Huang Chenghao nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes." ”

Chongzhen nodded coldly again, and then shouted outside, "Companion." ”

Cao Huachun entered in response and respectfully bowed his hand and said, "Weichen is here." ”

Chongzhen confessed: "Quickly pass on my message, and order Luo Yangxing to take people to the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division to bring Tang Wan and Yiying physical evidence over, and wait in the side hall." ”

Cao Huachun obeyed the order, and Chongzhen immediately waved his hand and said, "You go down first." ”

Huang Chenghao hurriedly arched his hands and retreated respectfully, while Chongzhen sat there, his face was pale, his eyes were spewing fire, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.

He really didn't expect that his favored Zuodu Yushi would be such a person, abusing his power, framing him, announcing personal vendettas, and being shameless!

Chongzhen was angry, really angry, he just sat there with a blue face, until Luo Yangxing came to report, Tang Wan and Yiying brought all the physical evidence, he said coldly: "Biography, Tang, Shi, Ji!" ”

Tang Shiji didn't know what was going on at this time, because after the disappearance of Tang Wan, the ambassador of the Tai Warehouse, the deputy envoy of the Tai Warehouse did not report to the other yamen, but directly reported to the household yamen, and at this time, the household department Shangshu Bi Ziyan was sent to prison, and the entire household yamen was leaderless, and the people were panicked, and no one cared about this matter at all.

Perhaps, after a day or two, someone will report to Shuntian Mansion or play Chongzhen directly, but at this time, no one has gone to pick up this stubble, so the news of Tang Wan's disappearance has not come out of the household department, and Tang Shiji doesn't know at all, what good thing does he have to find him when Chongzhen!