Zuo Mengeng accompanied Zheng Zhibao to the Governor's Mansion in Suzhou City, and Fang Yuan set up a grand feast to welcome Zuo Mengeng, who came to surrender in person.

accompanied by Zuo Mengeng's concubine Zhou who was newly admitted to the harem. This woman is both charming and enchanting, and knowledgeable, after Zuo Mengeng slept all night, she was very pampered. This trip to Jiangnan was not only out of pampering, but also because he was worried that Zhou might be too talkative if he stayed in Jiangxi, so he took Zhou with him.

When Zuo Mengeng arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he immediately put on a respectful attitude and first reported to Fang Yuan the news that his father Zuo Liangyu had died of illness. Fang Yuan sighed for a while when he heard it, he had never met this generation of heroes in Huguang and Jiangxi, and he never thought that Zuo Liangyu would suddenly die of illness, and it was a pity that he was stingy.

Because the Left Army is an alliance of officers and soldiers, and it is useless for Zuo Mengeng to surrender alone, Fang Yuan asked about the attitudes of Jin Shenghuan, Li Guoying, and Wu Xueli.

In order to ask Fang Yuan for credit, Zuo Mengeng exaggerated the credit for persuading Jin Shenghuan and others to surrender.

The Left Army Alliance has 300,000 officers and soldiers and bandits, and it would be best if the Left Army could be incorporated without bloodshed and avoid a bloody battle in Jiangxi.

Fang Yuan was in a good mood, and immediately fulfilled his promise to Zuo Mengeng, appointed him as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works, and then gave him a mansion in Nanjing City as the Zuo Mansion where Zuo Mengeng settled down.

Zuo Mengeng saw that Fang Yuan had really fulfilled his previous promise, if he hadn't deceived him to cause harm, Chong Fang Yuan would have thanked him again and again.

Fang Yuan ordered Zuo Mengeng to go to rest first, and called Zheng Zhibao, who was the envoy to Jiangxi this time. can easily persuade Zuo Liangyu's group to come to surrender, Gan Hui's military exploits on the battlefield are indispensable. But Zheng Zhibao was able to move Zuo Mengeng to come down in person with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, which is also a great contribution. He did not live up to Fang Yuan's expectations, and Fang Yuan immediately rewarded Zheng Zhibao with 10,000 taels of silver and 1,000 acres of fertile land in recognition of his great achievements this time.

Two days later, Fang Yuan, who was concentrating on preparing for the coronation ceremony, suddenly received news from Hu Qi from Jinyiwei that Wang Yuncheng, Zuo Liangyu's old department, had sent someone to send an important letter, and the messenger repeatedly asked Fang Yuan to read it in person.

Hu Qi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately handed over the letter to Fang Yuan in person, because he was worried that the letter would not be poisoned, he ordered Jin Yiwei to open the letter and put it on the table in front of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on the letter, and he was startled, this was not an ordinary letter, but a blood letter. Looking at the content of the blood book again, it turned out that Wang Yuncheng pleaded with Fang Yuan, Zuo Liangyu's death was done by Zuo Mengeng, and Zuo Menggeng**'s evil deeds. Wang Yuncheng petitioned in blood, asking Fang Yuan to punish Zuo Mengeng's heinous crime of killing his father in accordance with the Ming law.

If Fang Yuan was willing to find justice for Zuo Liangyu, who died tragically and no one cared about him, Wang Yuncheng was willing to bring Xiangxi and Xiangnan Prefectures to Fang Yuan, and would never break his word.

Fang Yuan's face was solemn and he put the blood book, Zuo Liangyu's death was still so twisted and turned, he thought it was a death from illness, but the result was Zuo Mengeng's murder of his father, which was beyond his expectations.

The first thing he has to judge is whether what Zuo Mengeng said about Zuo Liangyu's illness and death is true, or whether what Wang Yuncheng said about Zuo Mengeng is true that he killed his father.

Fang Yuan's intuition told him that Zuo Mengeng should have killed his father! Otherwise, Wang Yun will have a good life, but he has to hide in Xiangxi and Xiangnan, and he is inseparable from Zuo Mengeng.

If Wang Yuncheng was just to divide southern Hunan and western Xiangxi, why did he write a blood letter to come to Nanzhili and ask Fang Yuan to severely punish Zuo Mengeng and return Zuo Liangyu to justice? Wang Yuncheng's move was a helpless move, none of the generals of the Zuo group were willing to say a word of justice for Zuo Liangyu's death, he could only choose to find Fang Yuan to uphold justice.

In this letter, Wang Yuncheng promised that Fang Yuan would punish Zuo Mengeng and immediately lead Xiangxi and southern Hunan to surrender. The implication is that if Fang Yuan wanted to shield Zuo Mengeng, then Xiangxi and Xiangnan would resist to the end and never compromise!

On the law of feelings, Zuo Mengeng's murder of his father ** is also a heinous crime, and it must be severely punished, otherwise, where is the law of the king of Ming? !

But Zuo Mengeng took the initiative to come to ask for surrender, and even persuaded the Zuo Group to surrender in the future, no matter what, he made a great contribution for Fang Yuan. If you turn your face and punish Zuo Menggeng, Jiangxi is a situation where the overall situation has been decided, and I am afraid that there will be another turmoil.

Fang Yuan hesitated for a while, so he called the three cabinet members to discuss countermeasures.

The opinions of the three cabinet members were also divided.

Xi Benzhen, who has always advocated the importance of the overall situation, suggested that the matter should be reduced to a small and trivial matter, and that Wang Yuncheng's letter should not be ignored.

Growing up reading sage books since childhood, the attitude of always attaching importance to virtue and educating people is also very clear, that is, the Ming Dynasty rules the world with filial piety and virtue, and Zuo Mengeng killed his father, which is heinous, and should be executed by Ling Chi to set an example.

Wang Bingjian, the first assistant of the cabinet, made a dilucent relationship in the middle, admitting that what the two said was reasonable. Jiangxi can't help but surrender, but the big case of killing his father can't be investigated, so it's better to secretly send a team of Jinyi guards to southwest Hunan to find Wang Yuncheng to verify the case, first stabilize Zuo Mengeng and Wang Yuncheng, and delay time. After Gan Hui officially incorporated Jiangxi, he will make a final decision on whether to punish Zuo Mengeng or not.

Fang Yuan agreed with Wang Bingjian's old Chen Zheng's method, and immediately ordered Hu Qi to send Jinyiwei to Ji'an Mansion with a blood letter to contact Wang Yuncheng to verify the case of Zuo Liangyu's murder. On Zuo Menggeng's side, he did not startle the snake for the time being.

After sending off the three members of the cabinet, Princess Kunxing suddenly moved from the back hall into the lobby and said, "Don Ma, Wang Bingjian's method is absolutely impossible!" ”

Fang Yuan was stunned and asked, "What's wrong with Elder Wang's method?" ”

The princess sighed and said, "Donkey, Wang Yuncheng can arrange eyeliner in Zuofu, so how can Wang Yuncheng have Zuo Mengeng's eyeliner by his side?" If Jinyiwei secretly went to Ji'an Mansion without Zuo Mengeng and was known by Zuo Mengeng, then the matter of surrendering Jiangxi would inevitably be repeated! ”

Fang Yuan was also reasonable when he heard it, women really had to be sensitive and careful, and even took these details into account, "Princess, in your opinion?" Punish Zuo Mengeng or not?! ”

The princess looked sinking, and said coldly, "Zuo Mengeng's murder of his father**, heaven is intolerable, it is simply a crime that deserves death, and a crime should be Ling Chi!" If the crime is made public, and the colt does not punish the man, the people of the world will think that the pony and him are the same as him, and this matter will become a stain that is difficult to wash away! ”

Fang Yuan knew the truth in this, and said in embarrassment, "But if he is punished, I am worried that everyone in the Zuo Group will be in danger, and the situation in Jiangxi will repeat again!" ”

Princess Kunxing said unhurriedly, "Horse, we can temporarily repair a letter to Wang Yuncheng, promising that he will make a decision after verifying the case." Then find Zuo Mengeng and show him Wang Yuncheng's blood book, he will inevitably hate Wang Yuncheng to the core, and we can order him to crusade against Wang Yuncheng to prove his innocence. When the time comes, I will secretly repair a letter to Commander Gan, and ask him to think of a way to make Zuo Mengeng disappear on the battlefield, and treat this person as if he died on the battlefield. Finally, we will announce Zuo Menggeng's crime of killing his father** and seek justice for Zuo Liangyu. ”

"This is also a plan to kill three birds with one stone, which can not only make the Zuo group kill each other, but also reduce the number of these bandits in the war; The Doge's Mansion can also stay out of the way; can still save Zuo Menggeng's life, which can be regarded as an explanation for him. ”

Fang Yuan had to admit that the princess's method was indeed the best of all three worlds, but this was too cruel to Zuo Mengeng, who had always been obedient to the other party's teachings, and originally thought that he had come to Nanzhili to live a stable life, but he couldn't have imagined that he would have to be betrayed within a few days of arriving in Nanzhili, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, "Zuo Mengeng, Zuo Mengeng!" You shouldn't have done this beastly act that people and gods are angry about, who would dare to protect you?! ”