Dealing with these self-proclaimed Donglin Party members, Fang Yuan has long been familiar with it, that is, it is better to kill people than to punish their hearts, and ruin Lu Daqi's reputation. And he must be ordered to be discredited in front of everyone, and if he is ordered to be interrogated by Jinyiwei, it will inevitably cause criticism.

Fang Yuan said coldly, "Lu Daqi, right!" You were previously the governor of Huguang, Jiangxi, and Nanzhili. Now the governor of Huguang is Li Zicheng, the governor of Jiangxi is Zuo Liangyu, and the governor of Zhezhi is the governor, what official position are you? ”

Lu Daqi was asked by him like this, and his old face changed, he did have the name of the governor of the prefecture before, but after the imperial court changed several governors, he forgot to assign him another position. Lu Daqi is now a soy sauce player in Nanjing City, and he is from the Donglin Party, and everyone will give him some face, so he temporarily stayed in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Lu Daqi pretended to be calm and said confidently, "I have no official position, and I am waiting for the appointment of the imperial court in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies." ”

Fang Yuan said sharply, "Lu Daqi, I think you are not waiting for the appointment of the imperial court, but secretly colluding with Hongmaozi and the widow!" ”

In Daming, if you want to rectify a person's reputation, you will either be charged with rebellion or traitor. If you want to rectify Lu Daqi, the rebellion is something that can't be beaten by eight poles, so you can only accuse him of being a traitor and punish him justifiably.

Lu Daqi's face changed and said, "Fang Yuan, you are open-mouthed, where do I collude with the red hairy son, and I am a widow?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled coldly and said, "Lu Daqi, the evidence is conclusive, and you dare to quibble!" Let me ask you, do you know that Ma Shiying is buying Hongmaozi's artillery and firearms on a large scale? ! ”

After Shi Kefa went to Shandong to serve as the governor-general, the secretary of the military department in Nanjing City was vacant, and Lu Daqi was the acting military department in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he was of course aware of the purchase of artillery and firearms. The seal of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies on the official document was also stamped by him, and it is indeed conclusive evidence.

Lu Daqi retorted stiffly, "Fang Yuan, didn't you also buy artillery and firearms from Hongmaozi, and you also colluded with Hongmaozi?" ”

Fang Yuan laughed and said, "The purchase and sale of artillery between Bendu and Hongmaozi is at a clear price, and it is completely in accordance with the rules of business. And Ma Shiying, Lu Daqi, you buy and sell artillery, but it is half sold and half given away by Hongmaozi, what interests did you sell Daming behind your back? ! Did you agree to cede the treasure island of Taiwan to Hongmaozi? Did you agree, after squeezing out the governor, and then sell the smuggled silk to Hongmaozi at a low price? ”

Most of what he said was speculation, but if the Dutch wanted to support Ma Shiying and others, they naturally needed to repay tenfold. The so-called return is nothing more than ceding Taiwan and selling low-priced silk.

Lu Daqi was hit by Fang Yuan by seven inches, and he lowered his eyes weakly and didn't dare to answer.

Fang Yuan was unforgiving, and continued to ask, "Let me ask you again, are you and Qian Qianyi close friends?" Have you recently passed through letters? ”

Lu Daqi and Qian Qianyi are confidants and friends, and everyone knows them, and it is in vain for him to deny it. Since they are close friends, they naturally say through letters on weekdays, "This, yes, yes, but ......"

Fang Yuan didn't give him a chance to explain at all, and pursued and fought hard to get to the bottom of the matter, "Qian Qianyi is now a military advisor in the Zheng family, and the Zheng family is known to the whole country, and Qian Qianyi is an old thief." You and this old thief are constantly communicating with each other in the back, and you should have left your post, but you were forced to stay in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Nanjing. I look at the rebellion in Zhejiang and Nanzhili before, and you will never be able to escape from it! ”

Lu Daqi was so frightened that his face was like death, he was not afraid of death, but if he was charged with colluding with red hair and colluding with the widow and died, the whole family would be stinking for 10,000 years, and said in a trembling voice, "I, I, you are a trumped-up crime." ”

Fang Yuan said coldly, "Lu Daqi, you are a well-known old thief, and you dare to call yourself Yue Wumu who is loyal to the country, and you are not afraid to laugh at the big teeth!" You are honest in your moves, so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin, if you don't make a dead duck mouth, Jinyiwei has a way to make you move! ”

Fang Yuan's words were conclusive and more reasonable, but Lu Daqi's rebuttal was pale and weak, and Gao Hongtu and others wanted to protect Lu Daqi, but they didn't know how to speak. What's more, this crime of colluding with the red hairs and the widow is too big, who dares to come out and wade into this troubled water and bring the whole clan in to leave a stench for 10,000 years?

Fang Yuan said to Qin Zhan, who came with him, "Jinyi Wei will arrest the old thief Lu Daqi and take him to the edict prison, and interrogate him strictly, and be sure to make sure that Lu Daqi and Qian Qianyi colluded with Hongmaozi, and led the Japanese soldiers to invade Nanzhili!" ”

went to Jinyiwei's edict prison, and even the eighteenth generation of ancestors would be charged, not to mention that it was a big case that Fang Yuan had decided in public, since Lu Daqi couldn't refute these charges in front of everyone, it was also an end if he went to the edict and didn't recruit him.

Lu Daqi, who was still upright and ready to sacrifice himself to become famous and famous, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, more cowardly than Gao Hongtu before, but was dragged down by Jinyiwei.

Fang Yuan looked around at Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and the other officials, all of them were silent, whoever dared to come out and jump again, Fang Yuan would also put on a hat directly.

Fang Yuan waited for a while, and saw that the ministers were at least superficially convinced, so he accepted the cold color, and laughed and said, "Gao Shangshu, Jiang Hanlin, and all your colleagues, you are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but you were deceived by Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and Lu Daqi. At this end of today's business, you still perform your duties and restore all the affairs of Nanjing City. ”

His punishment this time was an understatement, except for Lu Daqi, the officials who participated in the confrontation were not investigated, and they could be regarded as benevolent and righteous, and all the officials were secretly relieved in their hearts.

Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang glanced at each other, there was no way out of the stubborn confrontation with Fang Yuan, since Fang Yuan asked to restore all the affairs of Nanjing City, it was the best.

Gao Hongtu only put forward the bottom line of the officials, "Governor Fang, if you are really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you can't enter the Nanjing Imperial Palace." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Gao Shangshu, Jiang Hanlin, I said that everything in Nanjing City is as usual, of course I won't enter!" ”

He looked at the corpses of Han Zanzhou, Li Cheng, and three hundred eunuchs stacked on the east side of the square, and said with a sigh, "And for the true loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, this governor only respects!" ”

Fang Yuan, Jing Jie, Qin Zhan, and Gan Hui lined up with all the Xuanjia soldiers and Jinyi guards who accompanied them, and bowed respectfully to the corpses of Han Zanzhou, Li Cheng, and two hundred eunuchs who died in battle, expressing their respect for the loyal and brave people.

Jin Yiwei brought seventy-six family members of Han Zanzhou and Li Cheng, and these family members shrank in fright one by one, thinking that what was waiting for them was the end of execution together.

Fang Yuan announced aloud in public that the bodies of Han Zanzhou, Li Cheng, and two hundred eunuchs would be buried thickly, and a monument would be erected on the side of the street in the Shence Gate to preach his loyalty.

The immediate family members of Han Zanzhou and Li Cheng enjoy the treatment of loyal ministers and martyrs, and the government supports their old mothers in the high hall for the rest of their lives, and their step-children will enjoy preferential and preferential policies in the future, whether they enter the Jiangnan University Hall or participate in the imperial examination.

Before the families of Han and Li came, they thought that a catastrophe was coming, but when they heard that Fang Yuan not only did not condemn him, but also gave him generous treatment, and in an instant, they went from great sorrow to great joy, and they cried and shouted at Fang Yuan and knelt on the ground, thanking him loudly.

The officials led by Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang were also moved when they saw this scene, and it was rumored that Fang Yuan was a cruel and unkind rebel minister, but now after contacting Fang Yuan in person, they found that the rumors were not reliable at all.

Fang Yuan, the concubine of this imperial court, is still quite easy to speak, neither brutal nor more magnanimous and elegant, and he can't even see the slightest rebellion. If you don't look at it with any prejudice, it is understandable to say that the horse Fang was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty.