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"Your Highness, this is the interrogation record that Yan Zhengang, the chief prosecutor of the procuratorate, will bring back from Xi'an. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After being sure that no one was eavesdropping near the council hall, Yan Ling mysteriously took out something similar to an account book from his bosom and handed it to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen said: "Oh? How did Yan Zhengang go to Xi'an? Why didn't he report in person? ”

"Back to Your Highness," Yan Ling hurriedly said, "A few days ago, Yan Zhengang tortured and interrogated Zeng Rusong, the Jinyi Wei Qianhu who committed the murder of Qin Bing, Zeng Rusong was tortured, and he confessed a lot of valuable information. Your Highness, do you remember your assassination at the Temple of Great Mercy and Grace last year? ”

Zhu Youzhen was shocked: "Of course I remember." Wasn't Sanada Kenzheng, one of the four masters of the East Factory, doing this case, could it be that Zeng Rusong was also involved? Does he know who the mysterious man who pretends to be the abbot is? ”

Yan Ling shook his head and said, "That assassination was indeed done by someone from Dongchang, Zeng Rusong was not directly involved, and he didn't even know the existence of that fake abbot. But he confessed one of the people who participated in the command, and this person was Yue Jin, the head of the East Factory in Shaanxi. Yue Jin is swaggering and gambling by nature, and the last general has already mastered his whereabouts under the eyeliner laid in Xi'an. His Royal Highness had ordered before that one of the innocent villains in Dongchang and Jinyi Guards should be arrested, so the last general found an opportunity and captured Yue Jin unconsciously. ”

"Well caught!" Zhu Youzhen slapped the table angrily and said, "If they only came to kill this king on Wei Zhongxian's secret order, this is still excusable; But they actually killed all the more than 100 innocent monks in the Great Ci'en Temple, this one big crime alone is enough for this Yue Jin to die a hundred times! Where is he now? ”

"Because he was arrested in Xi'an City, the last general was afraid that he would be found out when he was transferred out of the city, so he imprisoned Yue Jin in a secret room in the city, and asked Yan Zhengang to interrogate him there, and now Yan Zhengang is still interrogating." Yan Ling replied.

Zhu Youzhen saw that Yan Ling was thoughtful, nodded appreciatively, and opened the interrogation record compiled by Yan Zhengang. After only reading two pages, he broke out in a cold sweat: it turned out that in addition to confessing to the last assassination, Yue Jin also confessed that Dongchang was going to organize a larger-scale assassination against himself in the near future!

This time, the East Factory has made a bloody investment, and three of the four masters of the East Factory, Wan Qisong, Sanada Jianzheng, and Xu Xianzhen, have all been dispatched, and they have been hiding in Xi'an City at this time, and only the mysterious first master still does not show up.

Due to the strict defense of Qinwangzhuang, Dongchang also knew that it was unlikely that he wanted to sneak into the city to assassinate Zhu Youzhen. However, they also grasped some rules of Zhu Youzhen's activities, and knew that he had opened up an experimental field outside the city, and for a period of time he often went there to work. Therefore, dozens of secret sentinels were scattered in Qinwangzhuang to monitor Zhu Youzhen's actions. As soon as Zhu Youzhen went out of the city to test the field, they immediately started to assassinate them. But Wan Qisong was directly responsible for this operation, and Yue Jin only provided assistance, so he didn't know the specific situation.

Originally, Zhu Youzhen planned to inspect the experimental field today, but of course he was very happy at this time, thinking that he was fortunate that Yan Zhengang had reviewed this important piece of information in time, otherwise he might have died immediately. At the same time, he also gritted his teeth with hatred for Wei Zhongxian and his Dongchang minions, and said angrily: "I will take care of his uncle!" The eunuch thief has tried again and again to put this king to death, and to be a piece of wood for this king! ”

Yan Ling hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't worry, as long as you live in the palace, the people of Dongchang have great ability, and they can't hurt Your Highness." ”

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment but said: "That's not good, as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of thieves, is it possible that this king will not go out for the rest of his life?" Yan Ling, you can find Xie Sheng and Chen Wu in a while, let's study it together, and see how we can plan and wipe out these grandsons. His grandmother's, this king can't always be beaten passively, it's time to fight back! ”

Yan Ling hurriedly responded: "The last general will obey the order!" That's the first thing..."

Zhu Youzhen was stunned at first, and then he was also angry: "Good guy, this is only the first thing!" And what about the second piece? ”

Yan Ling hurriedly continued to report, but this time it was said that the White Lotus Sect was very popular in Xi'an, and its appearance was very suspicious. Zhu Youzhen had already heard Yang Sichang say about this matter, but he was not too surprised, and after thinking about it, he said: "Although these people have bewitched many people, after all, they are just a group of rabble, and I am afraid they will not be able to make any big deals." With Hong Chengchou's shrewdness, he wouldn't be able to deal with even a White Lotus Sect. ”

Yan Ling said: "The last general just wants to talk to His Highness about Hong Chengchou. Do you remember his master, Yun Zijian? Since the last time His Highness ordered it, the last general sent someone to secretly monitor this person, and found that this person had a close relationship with the White Lotus Sect's 'protector' in Xi'an. Maybe he said something to Hong Chengchou, in short, Hong Chengchou had an ambiguous attitude towards the White Lotus Sect and allowed them to operate wantonly in the city. ”

Zhu Youzhen was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought that if this White Lotus Sect was just a cult that deceived people and collected money, the harm would not be particularly great; But if they have bad intentions, or even plan to gather a crowd to rebel, then winning over Hong Chengchou is an extremely clever move. Because Hong Chengchou is the governor of the three sides, he has a heavy army; Once he is used by the White Lotus Sect or even rebels directly, the situation in the northwest, which has just stabilized, will immediately be in chaos. In case they collude with Gao Yingxiang and other thieves who disappeared inexplicably, I'm afraid that even Qin Bing will not be an opponent!

What's even more tricky is that all of this is just speculation at this point. If Hong Chengchou really rebelled, then he didn't have to think too much, he hurried to the imperial court, and at the same time let the Qin soldiers from all over the country come to the aid quickly. But now Hong Chengchou has done nothing, and he can't deal with a feudal official on a trumped-up charge. Moreover, Xi'an is Hong Chengchou's territory, even if he believes that the White Lotus Sect is a cult, it is impossible to cross Hong Chengchou and directly ban it.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen really didn't have any good measures against this White Lotus Sect, so he had to tell Yan Ling to be more vigilant, increase surveillance, and at the same time strengthen the internal security of Qin Wangzhuang. After dealing with the group of assassins of the Eunuch Party, he will free up his hands to slowly deal with the White Lotus Sect.

The second thing was also said, Zhu Youzhen asked Yan Ling what else was going on. Yan Ling hesitated slightly before saying, "These are the two things. The last general will now go and find Xie Sheng and Chen Wu to discuss how to deal with the assassins. ”

Zhu Youzhen saw Yan Ling's hesitation, and smiled in surprise: "I said Yan Daxia, what's wrong with you today?" As soon as you entered, the king felt that you were a little unsettled. Isn't it the Eunuch Assassin and the White Lotus Sect, we're on guard now. You broke through the Jinyi Guard's prison back then, and you were full of guts, who were you afraid of? ”

Yan Ling's face suddenly turned pale, and he was stunned for a long time, and finally fell to his knees and said, "Your Highness, the last crime will be death!" ”