Chapter 383: News Leaks
At this time, Wang Chonggu and others also came over to bring a bowl of wine and drank it, and both he and Fang Fengshi had a deep sense of frustration.
Wang Chonggu went to the barracks to arrest people and didn't catch them, but Fang Feng caught a few, but unfortunately they were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were no important people, which was a complete failure, and the only clue was lost here.
"My lord, this is a pill, it was spit out by Rong Zhongjun before he died, it may be poison." At this time, a general flag came over, holding a pill in his palm.
When Rong Zhongjun spit out this pill, not many people saw it, and Cao Delin and the others didn't care, so they didn't add it to the evidence.
This general banner is the head of the guard in charge of the trial scene, this time the prisoner was assassinated under his guardianship, he also felt that the guilt was not small, fortunately he found this pill, and handed it to the state at this moment, hoping to reduce some of the guilt.
Besides, no one is to blame, no one could have predicted this kind of thing before it happened.
Rong Zhongjun is a military representative and a general, and it is natural for him not to carry a dagger with him, but also to wear a waist knife, and there is no reason to refuse him to enter the trial site. It is a strange story that such an excellent general was willing to be an assassin at the risk of his own life.
Assassins were generally outlaws, or professional Assassins who had received professional training, or dead soldiers who had been secretly cultivated by several major forces.
These kinds of people are not on the same level as the Rongzhong Army, but the Rongzhong Army is a young general with a clean resume, military merits, and a high reputation in the border army.
Moreover, he took the pill and did not say anything, but said to Ji Chang: "Transfer the remaining 7,000 people, not only around the post house, but also the entire block must be tightly guarded, no one is allowed to enter and leave without permission, violators will be arrested, and those who resist will be killed on the spot." ”
Ji Chang sang and immediately sent a herald to mobilize people outside. As for the deployment of the surrounding area, Sun Hu naturally had to do it, and he was only responsible for the personal safety of the adults.
Listening to the murderous order, Wang Chonggu and the others chuckled in their hearts again, how does this sound like there is still a rhythm of something big going on, are we negligent?
"Lord Chincha, this is ...... Is it necessary? Wang Chonggu muttered.
He thought to himself that this is 10,000 elite soldiers, all of them have been mobilized to be tightly armed, who is this to defend against?
Besides, he sighed: "Of course, it's best if you don't have to, I'm afraid these are not enough." Ji Chang, you send someone to tell Qi Shuai about this matter, and ask him to lead 3,000 people to keep moving, ready to respond to our actions at any time. ”
Qi Jiguang was in the barracks at this time, and he was ready to accompany him to the little prince's tent as a guest, but the little prince was not convinced by anyone, so he served Qi Shuai, and Qi Shuai's name was also a household name in Tatar.
"This ......" Fang was also a little confused.
"Lord Qincha, are you afraid that the border army will make trouble?"
"It's not that I'm afraid that they will make trouble, but they will inevitably make trouble, this matter is a trap set by Li Zhipeng for us from beginning to end, we have been recruited, and the most important thing now is to protect our own safety first, and then talk about other things." Besides, he smiled bitterly.
At this point, even a fool should know that the words that Rong Zhongjun shouted before he died were to frame them, not only to the situation, but also to the entire negotiation mission.
However, Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi were still suspicious about this matter, and they did not fully believe the claims of the guards and Cao Delin.
Despite the unanimous opinion, they felt that Rong Zhongjun was not such a person at all. What good did the assassination of Liao Bingxun do to him the border army? What good is it for him to set up a trap at the cost of his own life, and to negotiate with the mission? It doesn't seem to make sense.
What's more, everything is leisurely, only death is great.
No matter how much benefit there is, Rong Zhongjun will not be able to get it after his death.
So why did Rong Zhongjun do this?
Rong Zhongjun did not have the motive to do this, which is where Wang Chonggu and others were suspicious.
If it is said that the Rong Zhongjun was sent by Li Zhipeng to do this, not to mention that it is impossible to lose a general who has been trained for many years because of this, even if it is not good for Li Zhipeng? They can't get an answer even if they want to break their heads.
Liao Bingxun is a confession, and this matter may not be able to affect Li Zhipeng, which can be seen from the beginning of Liao Bingxun's arrest Li Zhipeng and Rong Zhongjun did not take it seriously, they came forward to ask for someone just because of the request of their commanders.
They also know Li Zhipeng very well, he is reckless on the surface, but in fact he is very meticulous in his heart, but he is still a fair and upright person, and he is by no means the kind of sinister and vicious person, in their opinion, he is very scheming, and he can't see through his mind at all.
This matter is shrouded in layers of suspicion, and it is impossible to figure out what is going on inside.
Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi both had a trace of doubt in their hearts, could this matter be made out by him, an illusion created by him, a trap?
Although there is no motive to do such a thing, but in this way, all the clues are cut off, and the case will naturally be transferred to Beijing, and besides, it can be regarded as a great gain to be able to travel lightly and take the mission to negotiate outside the country, and after this incident, it is impossible for people in the mission to have any dissatisfaction with him.
But how could Rong Zhongjun cooperate? also deliberately poured dirty water on his body and deliberately created contradictions.
Again, this doesn't make sense.
"Lord Qincha, according to the lower officials, if there is something in the border army, it is better for the lower officials and Lord Fang to mediate first." Wang Chonggu groaned.
In his heart, he and Fang Fengshi still involuntarily favored the side of the border army, after all, they were both local forces.
They are now cooperating everywhere on the surface, standing on the side of the situation to speak, but that is a last resort, and besides, they are ministers with plenipotentiary and are his superiors, and not cooperating is tantamount to challenging the authority of the imperial court.
Wang Chonggu is also a Qincha, and the general governors of the Ming Dynasty are ministers, but not everyone may have Shangfang Sword. The governor is a class worse, only a few governors are Qincha, such as Hai Rui's governor Jiangnan, who hangs the title of minister of Qincha, and generally the governor is sent by the cabinet or ministry, and the emperor just agrees.
The minister acted in the name of the emperor, and nominally had the right to dismiss local officials first and then impeach, but this was only a superficial right, and ordinary people would not do this, and the consequences of offending people were too serious.
No one provoked you when you wore the title of Chincha, but the ministers of the Chincha were set up temporarily, not permanently. If there is a permanent minister, wouldn't there be one more emperor, don't say that the ministers don't do it, even the emperor can't stand it. If you are too domineering during the exercise of your duties as a minister, when you return to report and remove your title, someone will surely come to you for trouble.
This is the same as Shang Fang's sword, just to increase the majesty of the minister, not to cut people indiscriminately for you, although you do have the right to cut first and then play.
Besides, there is one more scepter than Wang Chonggu, not to mention that he is still the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard has always been the most popular celebrity around the emperor, without exception, so it is inevitable that he is higher than Wang Chonggu in the eyes of everyone, that is, Wang Chonggu is also treated with the etiquette of the subordinates everywhere, and he also accepts it calmly.
"It's okay for Wang Dutang to mediate, the strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake." Cao Delin said with a smile.
Besides, he smiled faintly and did not object, if Wang Chonggu could suppress the restlessness of the border army, of course he had no opinion, but he was afraid that this matter was beyond Wang Chonggu's ability.
"Rong Zhongjun was allowed to enter the trial site to observe, and now I am also responsible for this kind of thing." Wang Chonggu Road.
Cao Delin didn't want to listen: "Lao Wang, what do you mean?" If you are responsible for this, I am not more responsible, I agreed to him to attend. ”
"Lord Wang didn't mean that, Cao Dutang also did this by giving us a face, and the responsibility still has to be borne by our local government." Fang Fengshi said with a smile.
Moreover, he interrupted their argument and said lightly: "As I said just now, all the responsibility for this matter is borne by me, and you adults don't have to take responsibility." Now is not the time to discuss responsibility, everyone should think about it, why did Rong Zhongjun do this? Why did he scream all those crazy things before he died? ”
"By the way, he hasn't said those words yet, has he?" Cao Delin suddenly thought of this.
If Rong Zhongjun's words hadn't been spread, it would have been impossible for people outside to know, and this trap would not have been established. As for how Liao Bingxun and Rong Zhongjun died, of course, they can tell the truth, as long as they don't mention those crazy things about Rong Zhongjun to outsiders.
Without these words as a premise, the trap would not exist, after all, apart from these words, there is no evidence to prove that Cao Delin wants to "kill people and kill people".
Of course, killing people is a non-existent thing, but when it reaches the ears of outsiders, who will everyone believe? Do you believe in Cao Delin and them, or do you believe in the Rongzhong Army who fought desperately to the death at that time?
That's where the trap lies.
"By the way, didn't Rong Zhongjun bring a few retinues? Where is it now? Cao Delin hurriedly asked.
"Lord Hui, they were all outside the trial site at the time, and after hearing Rong Zhongjun's words, they were very emotional, and they began to attack us, trying to break in, but they were restrained by us, and now they are all tied up and locked up in a small dark room." A guard general flag replied.
This general flag was responsible for the security outside the trial site at that time.
"None of them ran away?" Besides, he asked hurriedly.
That's the point, if you don't run away, you may not be worried.
"At that time, all the people outside were restrained, and the subordinates dared to vouch for their heads." The general flag swears.
"That's good, that's good." Besides, he wiped his forehead, and no cold sweat came out, he was habitual.
"It seems that one of them ran away, and the entourage was far away at the time, and I don't know why he ran away, I was still strange at the time, but now I understand." Fang Fengshi was depressed at this time.
"What, ran one? Master Fang, are you sure? "Besides, I asked.
"Sure, I recognized the entourage, I didn't know why he ran at the time, and then I heard that something happened to Rong Zhongjun, so I knew that he went back to the army to report the news, but unfortunately I didn't know Rong Zhongjun's crazy words at the time, so no one stopped him." Fang Feng regretted it and stomped his feet.