At this time, the situation in the field was already one-sided in favor of Jinyi Wei, and under the back and forth impact of Sun Yunhe's cavalry, these people of Jinling Society were quickly killed and lost their ability to fight. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Dexi was shocked, and came to the front under the protection of Qi Liao, only to see countless corpses, and the Jinling Guild gang had all been killed, only Yu Zhong did not leave one person and did not fall, covered in blood, scars everywhere, standing on the stone bridge with a sword, and riding coldly against the Jinyi guard.

Liu Dexi was emboldened, and shouted: "Zhong is not leaving, don't you want to be arrested?" ”

Zhong Buli looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted at Liu Dexi: "Eunuch, I can't kill you today, it's really my life's hatred!" Immediately, the long sword shook, pointed at the brocade guard in front of him one by one, and said, "Haoran Heaven and Earth, righteousness lasts forever." If you ignore the wishes of the people and act perversely, you will definitely not end well...... "After that, the long sword in his hand was swung and slashed through his neck, and he was about to kill himself.

"Stop him......" Liu Dexi wanted to stop him, but after all, he was half a beat slower, and with a "dang long" sound, the long sword fell on the stone bridge, and Zhong Buli's body fell suddenly, and his angry expression could still be seen in the moonlight, and he was dead and blind.

Liu De filled his chest with joy, Zhong Buli not only cursed himself when he was dying, but also did not close his eyes, which shows how much he hates himself. In a fit of rage, he pointed to Zhong Buli's body with a trembling hand, and screamed: "Cut off his head for me, and hang it at the north gate to show the public, and see who dares to be lawless!" ”

Sun Yunhe waved his hand, and someone immediately walked towards Zhong Buli's body.

At this time, in a sparse forest thirty zhang away from the southeast end of the killing bridge, Sun Yueling, who saw all this in his eyes, couldn't help but tremble all over, and couldn't help himself.

"Master, we are ......one step late after all," Dongfang Shengping said sadly.

Sun Yueling's eyes were already moist, and he muttered to himself: "Lord Zhong is worthy of being a loyal and righteous person in Donglin, and he would rather die than be captured......

"Master, let's just rush up and kill all these eunuchs!" Someone couldn't help but draw a knife in his hand, and when Sun Yueling gave an order, he was about to rush over and kill.

Sun Yueling resisted his impulsiveness and said: "No, the Jinyi Guard Brigade has arrived, and it is not a way to come hard." ”

"Are we just watching Jinling fall and do nothing?" Dongfang Shengping said angrily, "Master, don't forget, we are also from Donglin!" ”

As soon as these words fell, the people around them echoed their words, and their tones were full of indignation.

Sun Yueling looked around, and most of the people lurking around him had already drawn their blades and looked at him one after another, waiting for his decision. From the eyes of these brothers, he could completely feel the anger and depression in their chests.

How could he understand the intentions of these brothers - since Tiqi went south, he has been doing whatever he wants in the Jiangnan area, and although the brothers in the meeting did not directly have an impulse with Jinyiwei, many of their relatives and friends were still bullied by Jinyiwei.

Although he followed Qi Liao's advice and kept a distance from Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang and others, Fenghua Society made a fortune from Donglin after all, and it is inextricably linked with Donglin among various classes.

Now that they are watching Jinling fall and Zhong Buli die, they have aroused the long-suppressed indignation in their hearts, and they can no longer bear the arrogance of Jinyiwei, and they want to fight to the death with him.

Sun Yueling is well aware of these situations, and if he continues to be numb like this, I am afraid that it will only cause dissatisfaction among many brothers in the association. And with the development of the situation, it is difficult to guarantee that Qi Liao will definitely be able to prevent Liu Dexi and Mao Yilu from doing something to Fenghua Society, because it can be seen from the last trading company turmoil that Liu Dexi, Mao Yilu and others have already killed him Sun Yueling.

But this is definitely not the time to make trouble, reckless actions will only make things worse, he turned around and said to everyone: "Brothers, I Sun Yueling knows your intentions, if you still believe me, listen to me." At this point, we must not be impulsive, otherwise things will be irreversible! ”

After a pause, he continued, "Zhong Buli's death has made me completely see the facts in front of me, and I will not sit idly by." You can rest assured, my Sun Yueling hereby made a heavy oath that Liu Dexi must be repaid with blood to comfort the spirit of the Lord Zhong in the sky! After that, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone retreat for the time being, don't make any more extraneous branches!" ”

When the people heard him say this, their hearts were very reluctant, but they obeyed his commands. Soon, everyone quietly retreated, leaving no trace, as if they had never been here.

……

Early the next morning, the yamen of the governor of Jiangsu held a secret meeting, and the heads of the yamen from all walks of life gathered together to discuss the next countermeasures.

The burning of Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall completely angered Liu Dexi and Mao Yilu, and the officials present secretly guessed in their hearts that they were afraid that this time the Donglin party members in Jiangnan would no longer be able to escape the fate of being punished.

Liu Dexi's face was full of anger, and he said to the officials in the room: "Everyone must know what happened last night, you all talk about it, what should you do next?" ”

Wang Qitai was the first to speak: "The burning of the ancestral hall must be the instigation of the Donglin Party behind the scenes, and the lower officials believe that they should immediately send out arrests to wipe out the high-level figures in Donglin, so as to avoid the regeneration and change of the night dream." ”

Mao Yilu echoed: "Wang Zhentai is right, these Donglin Party people even dare to burn the ancestral hall of Gonggong Wei, it is simply lawless and rebellious, and they must be severely punished!" ”

When Liu Dexi heard them say this, he nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Yes, now it's time to close the net." Since the Donglin Party dares to burn down the Wei Gonggong Ancestral Hall, then we have every reason to do something to them. Turning to the political envoy Cao Changhe, he said coldly, "Lord Cao, what do you think?" ”

This Cao Changhe has always had a close relationship with Donglin, and has been hiding under the pretext of building a shrine for Gonggong Wei, and has not participated in the action against the Donglin party. For this reason, Liu Dexi also deliberately asked Sun Yunhe to launch a secret investigation against him, but unfortunately, after the investigation, he did not find any evidence of leaking secrets and collaborating with the enemy, so it was not easy to deal with him. But today is different, since Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall has been burned, then he is negligent in his duties, and he can no longer do what he wants.

Sure enough, Cao Changhe looked very worried, and said with a heavy face: "This time, the factory minister's ancestral hall was burned, and the subordinate officials did not supervise effectively, and the crime was great, and he will submit a form to the court to ask for the guilt." As for the arrest of the Donglin Party, the lower officials have no opinion on this, and must act in accordance with the edicts of Lord Qincha and Lord Governor. ”

Liu Dexi snorted coldly and said to him, "It's good that Master Cao knows." ”

Mao Yilu hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, what crime do you want to arrest the head of Donglin this time?" Xia Guan heard that it was the people of the Jinling Society who burned the Wei Gongsheng Ancestral Hall, and Zhong Buli had all died in the hands of the Ti Cavalry. My father-in-law also knows that these people are all hard bones, and they would rather die than reveal the truth. ”

Liu Dexi frowned and said: "Why is Mao Zhongcheng so pedantic, have you forgotten the arrest of Zhou Shunchang last time?" Since Gao Panlong and the others dare to be so arrogant, then we don't have to follow the rules in everything, just follow what Li Shizuo said in this book, and arrest them together! ”

"Huh?" Mao Yilu was taken aback. Liu Dexi's meaning is self-evident, and he still intends to deal with the stolen goods according to the same way he dealt with Zhou Shunchang last time, and he couldn't help but say, "This ...... This matter is still waiting for the approval of the imperial court, will it be too hasty? ”

Mao Yilu reprimanded unhappily: "Mao Zhongcheng, the burning of the Wei Gongsheng Ancestral Hall has been known all over the city, and I believe it has also been spread to the Beijing Division." You say, how will Gonggong Wei react when he finds out about this? If you and I can't hand over some people, I'm afraid we will all have to take office and be punished. Do you want to wait for the Donglin Party to make things bigger, or do you want to wait for the punishment of the imperial court? ”

Mao Yilu's face changed several times, and finally said: "What my father-in-law said is that the lower officials are stupid, and everything will be done according to what my father-in-law says." ”

Liu Dexi turned to Sun Yunhe and said, "Tell me, who are the people on the arrest list this time?" ”

Sun Yunhe had already made preparations and replied: "Back to my father-in-law, the people who were included in the wanted list this time are Gao Panlong, Miao Changqi, and Zhou Zongjian, plus Zhou Shunchang and Zhou Qiyuan, who were arrested first, a total of five people, all of whom are the leaders of the Donglin Party in the Jiangnan area. ”

Liu Dexi nodded and said, "Very good......"

Before he finished speaking, Mao Yilu suddenly interjected: "Wait, why is there no Sun Yueling?" ”

"Sun Yueling?" Liu Dexi raised his eyebrows and said, "Mao Zhongcheng is right, how can we forget this person, this Sun Yueling has a good reputation in the Jiangnan area, and those scholars and scholars are all attached to him, although he did not directly oppose Gonggong Wei, but he is not a good bird." It's okay to count him in and add his name. ”

Mao Yilu hurriedly said: "My father-in-law is wise. After slapping a sycophant, he said, "In addition to Sun Yueling, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng and others in the Fenghua Society have always been disobedient to Father-in-law Wei, and they have always liked to connect Jiangnan Shizi to discuss the imperial court, I think it is better to add the names of these two people?" ”

Liu Dexi glanced at Mao Yilu, and said with a smile on the side: "I said Mao Zhongcheng, this is the matter of the court that you will handle and play with your own hands, why, now I don't think this matter is troublesome?" ”

Mao Yilu didn't smile and said: "At this time and that time, aren't the lower officials also dedicated to the factory ministers and the court?" Father-in-law, don't laugh at me. ”

Liu Dexi laughed and said, "Okay, as you said, count these two people." ”

"Wait!" Suddenly, one person left the table and said to Liu Dexi, "Father-in-law, forgive my subordinates for being blunt, Mao Zhongcheng's strategy must not be!" ”

As soon as these words fell, everyone looked at him in surprise, wondering why he was talking like this; Mao Yilu's face was even more angry, and a pair of eyes were fixed on him.

"Oh?" Liu Dexi said lightly, "What do you mean by this?" ”

It was Qi Liao who spoke, he took a step forward and said to Liu Dexi: "Back to my father-in-law, Mao Zhongcheng said that Sun Yueling would be arrested together, and his subordinates think it is very inappropriate. First, although Sun Yueling is a member of the Donglin Party and has a high reputation, he has never intervened in the party disputes of the imperial court, nor has he directly been an enemy of Gonggong Wei. Second, Sun Yueling has been given a decree by the current saint, quite a sacred heart, if the emperor learns that he is also arrested, maybe he will open up to him, and when the time comes, let alone Sun Yueling, I am afraid that Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang and others will also be acquitted; Third, although the Donglin Party has declined, but after all, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, we came south this time just to deal with the leaders such as Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang and others, and we must not expand the attack area again, otherwise, if we provoke the Donglin Party to jump over the wall and attack in groups, then I am afraid it will also cause a lot of trouble for Gonggong Wei! ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and said to Liu Dexi again: "Father-in-law, don't forget, Han Kuang, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli and others are still in the opposition, there is still a lot of power, we can't do it overnight, but to take it slowly, I believe that even Father-in-law Wei will not approve of our practice of drying up and fishing so dry!" ”

When Liu Dexi heard this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Mao Yilu said angrily: "Qi Yanshi, why did you speak for the Donglin Party, could it be that you received their favor?" ”

This was a bit unacceptable, Qi Liao stepped forward, turned to him and said unceremoniously: "Lord Mao, my subordinates are also saying this for the sake of Father-in-law Wei and the court, do you really have the ability to wipe out all the Donglin Party members?" ”

Mao Yilu was so angry that he pointed at him and said, "You...... You're not bold......"

Qi Liao did not back down, looked directly at him and continued: "As far as I know, there are many backbone figures of the Donglin Party in Jiangnan, Qian Qianyi, Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua, etc., are all here, is it possible that Lord Mao will escort them all into Beijing?" ”

Mao Yilu's beard trembled, and he scolded: "Qi Liao, you dare to speak like this to this official......"

"Alright, alright." Liu Dexi saw them arguing, and said in a round, "Zhongcheng doesn't need to be angry, Qi Yanshi is also for the sake of the factory and the court, why do you have to be like him......"

shouted at Qi Liao again, "What is your identity, dare to contradict Zhongcheng like this, and still don't give me a retreat?" ”

Qi Liao arched his hand at Mao Yilu, and just like that, Shi Shiran retreated into the chair.

Mao Yilu was unwilling and said: "Sun Yueling is one of the leaders of Donglin, and it is not enough to fight Donglin ...... if you don't take it."

Liu Dexi interrupted him and said: "Mao Zhongcheng, what Qi said is not unreasonable, we are subordinates, naturally for the sake of Father-in-law Wei, and for the sake of the saint, if it is out of control because of this, then we will be punished by the above." ”