In the face of such a loud accusation from Xiong Mingyu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, Ji Qingwen only let out a fart that was not loud, and said coldly: "Lord Xiong, you said that Yang Zhan is a prisoner, but I don't think so. If you want me to say, I'm not shielding criminals, I'm protecting Zhongliang! ”

Xiong Mingyu said: "Yang Zhan's evidence of fornicating with demons and bandits is conclusive, how can he not be a criminal?" The official advised Lord Ji to rein in the precipice, and not to make a mistake into a thousand hatreds. ”

Xiong Mingyu has been reading books for so many years, but he has not read it in the dog's stomach, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Ji Qingwen was speechless, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to summon Li Yan, and said in a low voice: "Brother Li, this surnamed Xiong is very eloquent, whether you can refute him or not depends on you!" ”

He paused and said: "In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang said that Situ Wang Lang died on the battlefield. I think Xiong Mingyu is more hateful than Wang Lang, so it all depends on whether Brother Li can say that he is dead. ”

The corners of Li Yan's mouth lifted and said, "Brother Ji compares me to Zhuge Wuhou, which is really exalting me." But Brother Ji might as well think about it, what's the benefit of talking more to that Xiong Mingyu? Brother Li will take General Yang Zhan away directly, and it is not too late to wait until the emperor interrogates him, and he can't afford to talk to a useless person like Xiong Mingyu. ”

Xiong Mingyu is also a second-grade military secretary, but he has become a useless person in Li Yan's mouth.

But Ji Qingwen also felt that Li Yan's words were very reasonable, and smiled to himself: "Brother Li is still reasonable." Come on, let's not care about Xiong Mingyu, anyway, I'm waiting for everyone to be here now, and the luggage and equipment are ready, so it's better to leave Nanjing and return to Suzhou. ”

Yang Zhan, who was standing on the side, heard this but disagreed, and said, "Lord Ji, this can't be helped. The last general has not been washed away, if he leaves like this, won't he fall into the excuse of absconding in fear of crime? ”

Ji Qingwen frowned: "Don't worry about this, just follow me." Whether you have grievances or not, I know, you know, and the foolish officials on the other side naturally also know that they can't be entangled in such a trivial matter. ”

Before the words fell, he heard Li Yuanyin say in a low voice: "Lord Ji, I'm afraid this is not a trivial matter, right?" Collusion with the White Lotus Sect demon bandits is to connect the nine clans. Lord Ji defends Yang Zhan, I'm afraid he will also be implicated......"

"Do you mean, let Yang Zhan be captured by Xiong Mingyu?" Ji Qingwen asked.

Li Yuanyin nodded vigorously: "For today's plan, this is the only way to do it first." Then please ask Lord Ji to write to the saint, explain the reason, and ask the emperor to make a decision in person, which is the perfect strategy. ”

Although Li Yuanyin's method is sound sound and feasible, it lacks sufficient operability.

Ji Qingwen pondered for a moment and said, "This can't be done. Even if I write a recital for Yang Zhan now, hand it to the Jingshi, and then the emperor will immediately convene the ministers to discuss it after opening it, and then you will immediately pass it down with a seal. This whole process went down, even if there was no delay in the slightest, it took ten days and half a month. Commander Li, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard, you know more about the flowers and intestines in this than I do, if Yang Zhan falls into their hands, will he still have a way to live? ”

Ji Qingwen's words are very pertinent.

Li Yuanyin is a senior officer of Jinyiwei, so he naturally knows the way to extort confessions by torture - even if he is a tough guy like Yang Zhan, if he falls into the hands of Jinyiwei, he will be able to grind away all his heart and arrogance in less than ten days, let him say whatever he wants, and it will be easier for him to never speak.

However, in Li Yuanyin's eyes, this is not a reason for Ji Qingwen to meddle in this matter in such a way.

I only heard him frown and continued: "That's also something that can't be helped. My lord, as long as you truthfully state the Holy Lord, with the wisdom of the Holy Lord, you will naturally make the decision for General Yang when the time comes. In case General Yang is killed, the person who framed him will of course not end well. ”

"I don't agree with that." Ji Qingwen raised his voice and said, "Yang Zhan's people are all dead, what's the use of Xiong Ming meeting these guys dead or alive?" Could it be that when the time comes, if Xiong Mingyu is cut by a thousand cuts, will Yang Zhan be able to come back from the dead? ”

Xiong Mingyu heard Ji Qingwen curse himself like this, and suddenly became angry, and said, "Ji Qingwen, you should keep some virtue!" This official acted according to the law, why was he cut by a thousand cuts? But if you still misact like this, I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to tolerate it. Okay, you and I have important things to do, and I ask Master Ji to return Yang Zhan to me. ”

Ji Qingwen didn't pay attention to Xiong Mingyu at all, but stretched out his hand and said to his soldiers: "Brothers, go home, go back to Suzhou." Here in Nanjing, hum, it stinks! ”

The officers and men of the "Ming Wu Army" agreed in unison with the word "yes," and in a blink of an eye, they lined up their columns to leave Nanjing City from the Tongji Gate, which had not yet been completely closed.

Xiong Ming was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry, hurry, quickly close the city gate for me, and surround Ji Qingwen with this official." ”

Although the Nanjing defenders were not strong in combat, they were numerous, and when they heard the order, they immediately surrounded them from all directions, forming a loose and not tight encirclement, encircling Ji Qingwen's 1,000 "Ming Wu Army".

In fact, with the combat effectiveness of Ji Qingwen's department, this kind of rag-like encirclement was completely out of his line of sight, and as long as he ordered a slight impact, he could break through this sparse and loose barrier.

However, Ji Qingwen deliberately wanted to suppress Xiong Mingyu's arrogance, stretched out his hand to signal the soldiers of the whole army to stop their actions and line up on the spot, but he stepped forward without fear and said to Xiong Mingyu: "Lord Xiong, what are you trying to do?" Do you want to compete with your subordinates? Okay, you just let go of the demon bandits of the White Lotus Sect, are you going to join me? Don't think the joke is big enough? ”

Xiong Mingyu hurriedly said: "Ji Qingwen, don't spew blood, it's clear that you robbed the imperial court first, and if there is a joke, you also made it." ”

Ji Qingwen sneered: "How many times have I said it, Yang Zhan is a loyal minister, not a prisoner." I don't have time to talk to you about this matter, if you want to have something to say, just hand over the chapter to the emperor to say. If you dare to block it with a horizontal knife, you will not be welcome. ”

In today's White Lotus Sect rebellion, Xiong Mingyu witnessed the amazing combat effectiveness of the "Ming Wu Army" under Ji Qingwen, and he didn't want to fight with them in his heart, so he heard Ji Qingwen say cruel words, so he had to take a step back and said, "Lord Ji...... It's better than this...... How about the official promising that the lord would not put Yang Zhan in prison, but would temporarily stay in the barracks? After all, General Yang is still a general under the command of my Nanjing Military Department, and this officer's handling of this can be regarded as quite thoughtful. It's hard for Lord Ji to object again, right? ”

After talking about it for a long time, I finally returned to the old topic.

However, with this bit of face, Ji Qingwen refused to give Xiong Mingyu.

I only heard him say: "Yes, General Yang Zhan is indeed your subordinate, but he is a loyal and good general of the Ming Dynasty, I can't watch him being abused by a dog official like you." Today, if you put forward 10,000 reasons, I can't let Yang Zhan stay in your hands. ”

Ji Qingwen's words were too unsparing, and even Yang Zhan persuaded him: "Lord Ji, I understand your kindness." In fact, fate is determined by heaven, whether it is a blessing or a curse, and if you want to hide, you may not be able to hide. Although the last general is a martial artist, he can also see that you sincerely want to save me, but this Xiong Mingyu also really wants to harm me......"

Ji Qingwen pursed his lips and said, "If he wants to harm you, will he definitely be able to do it?" Don't talk, just follow me. ”

As he spoke, Ji Qingwen closed his mouth, turned around and walked outside the Tongji Gate.

Yang Zhan suddenly felt an irresistible momentum from Ji Qingwen's not tall and straight back, and somehow, he followed him and slowly walked out of the city gate.

Seeing that Yang Zhan was about to leave Nanjing City, Xiong Mingyu suddenly became anxious, and said, "Ji Qingwen, what are you doing?" If you dare to take another step forward, you won't blame Lord Ben for being unsympathetic! ”

Ji Qingwen was waiting for his words, turned around suddenly, looked directly at this Lord Shangshuxiong of the Nanjing Military Department, and asked, "Oh? What does Bear-sama mean by that? Are you going to send troops to arrest me now? Do you really want to get the defenders of Nanjing to join us? ”