As soon as Zhao Wuxian said this, the faces of everyone in the hall changed suddenly, and Zhong Yu, who wanted to help Yang Zhen speak, looked at him with a look of worry: "Erlang, Erlang, how can you be so bold and careless, and actually commit such a big taboo!" ”

In Chinese history, the imperial court did not strictly prohibit swords, guns, spears and other weapons, except for the Yuan Dynasty, which ruled the Central Plains with foreign races, for fear that the Han people might pick up swords and guns to rebel at any time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but the imperial court attaches great importance to the management of military - bows and crossbows, as well as armor, once it is found that someone has hidden these prohibited items for private use, they will be convicted of rebellion, and there will be almost no mercy.

In the vast history, how many generals who have made great contributions to the country have ended up ruined because their private possession of bows and crossbows and armor was discovered by the imperial court - of course, many of them were framed and blamed. But someone like Yang Zhen with a brocade guard who blatantly uses a bow and arrow can't be said to have been framed and wronged.

After being stunned for a moment, Song Liangzuo's face showed excitement, and even with a hint of hideous smile, I saw him staring at Yang Zhen deeply, and asked in a calm tone: "Yang Zhen, is it true that the official asked you about this?" ”

Zhong Yu opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it. This fact was too sensitive, even he didn't dare to speak for Yang Zhen easily, otherwise it was likely that even he himself would be trapped, which made his face full of worry and apprehension, and his eyes were staring at Yang Zhen, for fear that he would immediately nod and admit it.

I was really afraid of anything, under the gaze of several adults and everyone in the hall, Yang Zhen nodded firmly: "Yes, this time when I entered the East Factory to take prisoners, I did use a crossbowman." What, what's wrong with this? As he spoke, he also looked back at Song Liangzuo fearlessly, as if he didn't know how much of a mistake he had made.

"It's good if you admit it......" Song Liangzuo made up his mind, and then his face sank, and he shouted in a low voice: "Come on, take Yang Zhen down for me!" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that their bosses acquiesced to Lord Song's orders, the officers of the criminal department on the left and right agreed in unison and wanted to step forward to press Yang Zhen down.

I didn't want them to come to Yang Zhen just now, so he sank his face: "Slow, Lord Song, this is not finished yet, the case has not been tried yet, why do you want to pick me up as a criminal?" ”

"Now that you Yang Zhen still want to rebel, don't you really have the intention to rebel?" Song Liangzuo sneered, buttoned down a big hat first, and then said: "Okay, since you asked this, then the official will let you understand." Do you know that this dynasty secretly hid bows and crossbows and conspired against them? Not only did you hide the bow and crossbow, but you also dared to use it, and you were still in the city of Beijing, and the Son of Heaven used the bow and crossbow to hurt people, didn't you have the heart to rebel and rebel? Saying that, he paused again, and looked back at the two officials next to him: "Lord Hu, Lord Zhong, do you have different opinions on this?" ”

Even if he had the heart to help Yang Zhen exonerate, Zhong Yu had nothing to say in the face of such a thorny problem. As for Hu Rangjie, he hasn't spoken much since the trial began, and he has maintained a neutral posture like a clay sculpture and wood carving, and now it is naturally impossible to touch this moldy head, so he nodded in agreement: "What Lord Song said is very true, this matter is indeed not trivial." ”

"Come on, take Yang Zhen down for me!" Seeing this, Song Liangzuo was even more satisfied, and ordered again.

This time, the officials did not hesitate any longer, and rushed over one after another, about to hold Yang Zhen, and Zhao Wuxian on the side also had a smug smile on his face: "Boy, no matter how treacherous you are, I didn't expect that I had made such a big mistake." See how you're going to get out this time? ”

Seeing everyone rushing towards him, Yang Zhen just turned to the side, flashed over, and hummed again in his mouth: "Slow, I still have something to say." ”

"Yang Zhen, you are so bold, you are still trying to resist at this point, aren't you afraid of the crime?" Song Liangzuo said angrily.

"Lord Song, please don't be impatient, listen to what he has to say first, and then it's not too late for someone to take him down." Zhong Yu finally found an opportunity to speak for Yang Zhen, and thanked him for his help.

When he opened his mouth, he slowed down the movements of those officials, these people are human spirits, seeing that the matter has not yet become a foregone conclusion, he can't rush to take people, what will happen to this, but it will greatly offend Jinyiwei.

Seeing this, a trace of anger quickly flashed on Song Liangzuo's face: "Lord Zhong, do you still want to protect this prisoner?" Could it be that you have some collusion with him? ”

The meaning of such a big hat is self-evident, that is, to plant Zhong Yu in this case of rebellion. Zhong Yu, who understood this, also showed a hint of annoyance on his face: "Lord Song, you are a crime that you want to add, when have I exonerated Yang Zhen, but you and I are the court, and my majesty is trying the case, so you can't even let people finish speaking, right?" Otherwise, you will be called a sin of desire, and you will be using power. ”

"You ......" didn't expect Zhong Yu to openly sing against himself, which made Song Liangzuo's anger even stronger. But at the same time, he was a little helpless, this time the three divisions were tried, but he never said which one was the main one, and he and Zhong Yu were on an equal footing, so even if he was angry, he couldn't force Zhong Yu to obey his opinion.

"Let's make you proud, can Yang Zhen escape such a big crime? When the time comes, I'll tie you up with him and sue him!" Song Liangzuo secretly made up his mind in his heart, and then looked at Yang Zhen: "Since Lord Zhong is so protective of you, then the official will look at his face, let you say a few more words, and see what else you can say." ”

Yang Zhen nodded gratefully at Zhong Yu, knowing that the other party could still speak for him at this time, it was already a great responsibility. Immediately, he sneered and said to Song Liangzuo: "Lord Song, you said that I secretly hid a bow and crossbow armor, this is a great crime of rebellion, it is really funny, you are really rare and strange." ”

"You...... It's so bold that you dare to mock this official here......" Song Liangzuo didn't expect Yang Zhen to open his mouth with these angry words, and he was so angry that he was about to jump up.

But Yang Zhen smiled coldly at him for a long time: "Why, don't you Lord Song still admit it?" Well, let me prove it to you. Let me ask you, what kind of yamen is my Jinyi Guard? And why is it established? ”

"Who doesn't know this world? Your Jinyi Wei is a yamen that monitors hundreds of officials, and it is also established for this reason, and it was established in the Hongwu period of Taizu of our dynasty. Song Liangzuo replied casually.

Yang Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you also know a lot about this history, Lord Song, but you don't know enough about my Jinyiwei." And let me tell you, my Jinyi Guard, is one of the twelve guards in front of the Hongwu Dynasty who won the trust of Taizu, only because of the bravery of the battle, I was given brocade clothes, which gave me this name, it is for the brocade army. I wonder what you think about this, my lord? ”

"What is the relationship between the origin of your Jinyiwei inheritance and your official and this case? Why does the official have to know so much about this? If you just say these useless words, then excuse me, we adults all have positions, and we don't want to waste time with you here. Song Liangzuo said impatiently.

Hu Rangjie, who was on the side, had vaguely thought of something, and glanced at Yang Zhen thoughtfully: "It turns out that he has been prepared for a long time, I said that with Yang Zhen's great reputation in the capital over the years, how could he make such a low-level mistake." ”

Seeing that the other party didn't understand what he meant, Yang Zhen could only sigh: "Lord Song, you are really rigid, you can't even think of this." We are a pro-army in brocade, not just a yamen supervising hundreds of officials. When he said the word "pro-army", he deliberately accentuated his tone.

"Huh?" It was only at this time that Song Liangzuo, who was bent on taking the opportunity to convict Yang Zhen of a serious crime, suddenly woke up, and his expression had become solemn: "Pro-army...... Jinyiwei turned out to be an army. ”

"Have you finally figured it out? If the ordinary yamen takes people with bows and crossbows, they may have committed a taboo and a serious crime. Even in the East Factory, they are not allowed to use bows and crossbows without permission. But our Jinyi guards are different, we are an army, not to mention using bows and crossbows, this time we are using muskets, and that is also a matter of course! Yang Zhen said and shook his head lightly at Zhao Wuxian, who was already a little sluggish on the side: "Zhao Juetou, you are not in the officialdom, so it is understandable that you don't know about it, but it is just ......" As he spoke, he glanced at Song Liangzuo a little helplessly, although he did not make the words clear, but the disdain in his eyes was undoubtedly expressed.

"How so? How could I just ignore that? I have implemented the guard system in the Ming army, and they are called Jinyi Guard, why do I only regard them as ordinary yamen? Song Liangzuo thought with some self-reproach, knowing that he was making a big fool of himself now.

In fact, it's not just him, almost everyone is used to naturally no longer treating Jinyiwei as an army. This is also a helpless thing, after all, they have never appeared on the battlefield, but often monitor the hundred officials, which gives people the illusion that they are just the yamen of the emperor's cronies like Dongchang.

Only Yang Zhen, who is bent on revitalizing Jinyiwei and thinking about getting them out of their inherent identity, will take this layer into account, and this will reveal such a flaw that is easy to be noticed, and turn around and pit the opponent.

After a long time, Song Liangzuo finally came back to his senses and said with a strong spirit: "Even so, what you did is still wrong, after all, Dongchang is different from ordinary people, and you are violating the law of the country if you trespass and hurt people without permission!" Do you have anything to say about that? After Yang Zhen suffered a loss, he had learned a lot and didn't dare to be as aggressive as before.

"Originally, the lower officials didn't plan to tell the truth, after all, it was related to some secret things. But since Lord Song has been asking questions, then the lower officials can only tell the truth......" Yang Zhen's eyes flashed with brilliance, ready to fight back!