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Liu Ruobing said: "Qiu Chi is negotiating with Ji Gang inside and asking him to hand over Brother Ling." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He asked me to come out and tell the princess, don't rush in, this is Ji Gang's conspiracy, he deliberately provoked you, so that you could lead the troops to rush in, and then frame you for robbing the prison, that is the capital crime of the Zhujiu clan! We can't be on the discipline! ”

If this is said by someone else, Yun Lu may not be able to listen to it, but Liu Ruobing is Yang Qiuchi's concubine, and what she conveys is Yang Qiuchi's words, and Liu Ruobing herself is not angry and arrogant, she has a convincing majesty, Yun Lu suddenly sobered up, and when she thought about it calmly, she found that the consequences were serious, and she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Yun Lu hurriedly asked, "Then what should my brother do?" Sister Liu, you are superb in martial arts, can you sneak into the edict to rescue my brother, or secretly help take care of him! ”

Liu Ruobing hesitated a little, groaned slightly, and thought to himself, what Ji Gang wants most now is to let our people go to the Imperial Prison, then they will be able to rob the prison, they must have been prepared, at this time, it is not easy to get it, and secondly, they are afraid that they will fall into their tricks. Then he said: "Qiu Chi is negotiating with them, and if I can't figure it out, I want to go to the emperor......"

Yun Lu was anxious again: "When I enter the palace and find the emperor, I'm afraid my brother has been killed by them!" ”

"Brother Ling is the son of King Miao, the princess, your own brother, and he Ji Gang does not dare to execute without authorization. He just wants to use this to hit Qiuchi and lead us into a trap. Unauthorized execution did him no good. ”

"But ......"

Before Yunlu could finish speaking, he heard the noisy sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and several armies rushed over.

Zhang Xiaojiang was taken aback, and immediately ordered the formation of a battle formation, fortunately, the square in front of the gate of Fusi in Beizhen was very wide, and Yunlu's escort team was well-trained and quickly formed a battle formation.

The coming army was not weak, and a long snake formation fan-shaped surrounded Yunlu and her iron cavalry troops, among which several war horses rushed out, led by a young man, tall and burly, with a voice like a bell, shouting: "Imperial sister! You are so bold to lead troops to try to rob the prison without authorization! Don't get off the horse yet, follow me to see my father! ”

Yunlu was taken aback, and when she raised her eyes, she saw that it was the second prince Zhu Gaoxu. The army led behind him was the personal soldier given to him by the emperor Ming Chengzu to guard the sky.

In principle, the military system of the Ming Dynasty was that the number of soldiers for each guard was 5,600 people, so the strength of the Tiance Guard far exceeded the 500 iron cavalry of Princess Yunlu.

Yun Luce immediately stepped forward and said: "Second Emperor Brother, Ji Gang framed my brother for murder, beat him violently, and arrested him in Beizhen Fusi Prison, I believe that my brother will not kill anyone, it must be Ji Gang's ...... who was framed by the dog thief!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "Is it framed, Commander Ji will naturally find out, Commander Ji is a minister that his father has always been very favored, Imperial Sister, how can you speak filthy words and wantonly slander important ministers of the court?" Hum! You led troops to surround Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division without authorization, trying to rob the prison, and you were too bold, right? Don't disband your guards yet, and then follow me to see my father and confess my guilt!" ”

Yunlu is simply stupid, these two imperial brothers do not help their own families, but help outsiders, and wantonly frame themselves to rob the prison, fortunately Liu Ruobing stopped him just now, and he did not lead the troops to rush in, otherwise, he really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it.

She didn't know that Zhu Gaochu and Ji Gang were in the same group, and in the Battle of Jingjing, Ji Gang was Ming Chengzu's personal guard, and he fought side by side with Zhu Gaochu many times, and he died several times, so he could be said to be a comrade-in-arms in life and death. In the subsequent battle for the crown prince, Ji Gang always stood firmly on Zhu Gaoxu's side.

It is not unreasonable to make this choice, Ji Gang is politically astute and super strong, as early as in the Battle of Jingjing, the second prince Zhu Gaochu fought bravely, and saved the life of Ming Chengzu several times in birth and death, and won the appreciation of Ming Chengzu, and praised Zhu Gaochu many times as he was back then.

And the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the rear at that time, and he would not slap the horse to please Ming Chengzu, so Ming Chengzu did not like him very much, and he had the intention to change the prince many times, so that the second prince Zhu Gaochu was the prince, although this decision has not been made, but the heart of the second prince is obvious, and even his own personal guard Tiance Wei gave Zhu Gaoxu.

This Tiance Guard is extraordinary, when Tang Taizong Li Shimin was the king of Qin, he opened the Tiance Mansion, and his soldiers and horses were called Tian Ce Guard, and Ming Chengzu agreed to use his own personal guard as the escort of the second prince Zhu Gaochi, and the intention was already very obvious.

Ji Gang saw this clearly, so he resolutely stood on the side of the second prince Zhu Gaochi, although later facts proved that his choice was wrong, and he lost his surname because of it, but at that time, this choice was undoubtedly the most in line with his logical judgment.

Zhu Gaochu's appearance at this juncture is not accidental, this trap is what he discussed with Ji Gang, and after Yang Qiuchi entered the Beizhen Fusi, and Yunlu's soldiers and horses also rushed into the edict, Zhu Gaochu immediately sent troops to capture Yunlu, Yang Qiuchi and others in one fell swoop, and took this opportunity to frame the two of them for robbing the prison. This charge can be confirmed.

However, Zhu Gaoxu's eyeliner found that Yang Qiuchi was not fooled, and Yunlu was about to rush in but did not rush, and after telling Zhu Gaochu who was ambushed not far away, Zhu Gaochu was worried that Yunlu and Yang Qiuchi would withdraw from Beizhen Fusi, and all the plans would be lost, so he immediately sent troops to surround Yunlu, wanting to frame them for attempting to rob the prison according to the current facts.

Attempting to rob the prison is not a small crime. If you don't get it right, you'll lose your head.

At this time, Yang Qiuchi had already rushed out of Beizhen Fusi under the protection of the guards and came to the square.

Seeing that the two armies were facing each other in front of the square, and the battle was about to break out, Yang Qiuchi was shocked, rushed to Yunlu, and shouted, "What's the matter?" ”

Yunlu was angry and anxious: "The second emperor brother didn't help me, and he framed me and said that I was going to rob the prison - what about my brother?" ”

"Don't worry, this is a trap set by the old thief Ji Gang, we can't be fooled, now you and I will enter the palace immediately to see the emperor."

"Hmm!" Yunlu nodded.

There was a loud laugh in the distance: "The surname is Yang, aren't you going to turn my edict upside down?" How? Is it time to run with your tail between your legs again? It was Ji Gang who spoke.

Ji Gang walked out of the gate on crutches surrounded by guards, walked in front of the second prince Zhu Gaoxu, and bowed: "See His Royal Highness the Second Prince." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and pointed at Yang Qiuchi with a whip: "A bold thief, what crime should you be guilty of instigating Princess Yunlu to lead the troops to rob the prison?" Don't kneel yet! ”

For the second prince Zhu Gaoxu, Yang Qiuchi had only heard of it before, and he had never dealt with it, but now when he saw it, the two princes actually framed himself to rob the prison, and his ability to make something out of nothing and frame him is no worse than Ji Gang.

Ji Gang framed himself like this, it would be easy to do, if you add the second prince Zhu Gaoxu, who was deeply appreciated and favored by Ming Chengzu, it would be very bad, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Humble Yang Qiuchi, bow to the deputy envoy of the Jinyi Guard, and take charge of the Nanzhen Fu Division by holy order." Ji Gang arrested our subordinate Zhen Fuyun stunned, and came to ask for someone. It's not a robbery ......"

Zhu Gaoxu's horsewhip whipped in the air, and shouted violently: "Shut up! You surrounded the Beizhen Fusi, and you even personally led people to rush into the division, murdering and injuring people, shouting and robbing the prison, is it still fake? ”

Yang Qiuchi was a little angry, and said without being arrogant or humble: "Humble as the deputy envoy of the Jinyi Guard, picketing the law and discipline of the Jinyi Guard, and saying that entering the Beizhen Fusi, even if he enters the Imperial Prison, it is within the scope of his humble authority, how can it be said that he robbed the Imperial Prison?" Princess Yunlu's guards were just outside the Fusi of Beizhen, and asked to see Ji Gang to ask her brother Yun Stunned about it, this is normal, how can it be considered a prison robbery? ”

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless for a while, and shouted: "This king doesn't listen to your quibbles, this king only saw you leading troops to surround Beizhen Fusi and trying to rob the prison, which is a great crime, and the bold thief still doesn't kneel!" ”

Yang Qiuchi's chest straightened: "What is the crime of acting in a humble manner?" The prince is only the prince, not the emperor, and there is no need to kneel down for his humble position! ”

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! Zhu Gaoxu shouted, and waved his horsewhip, "Take down this thief for this king!" ”

The personal guards behind him agreed, and rushed up to arrest people.

Nangong Xiong and the other escorts rushed forward and stopped in front. Song Yun'er waved her short sword and shouted: "If you are not afraid of death, come here!" ”

In the middle of the stalemate, the sound of horses' hooves was suddenly heard in the distance, and a team of people and horses galloped over, led by a loud shout: "Stop!" The Divine Decree has arrived! ”

Everyone looked up, only to see that it was a team of internal guards, and then it was Gonggong Li who galloped over.

Gonggong Li rode his horse to Yang Qiuchi and Zhu Gaoxu, and said loudly: "The holy decree has arrived, and the commander Ji Gang, Yang Qiuchi, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and Princess Yunlu of Qingxi knelt down to receive the decree!" ”

The three of them looked puzzled and knelt down and kowtowed.

Gonggong Li's sharp voice continued: "The emperor dictated, Ji Gang, Yang Qiuchi, and Yun Lu, and escorted the people to be stunned, and immediately entered the palace to see him." Chin this! ”

The second prince, Zhu Gaoxu, said: "Father-in-law, didn't the emperor ask me to go?" ”

"The emperor doesn't know that you are also here," Gonggong Li looked around, suddenly understood, and smiled: "Or ...... Lord, come along. ”

"Well, that's what this king wants!" Zhu Gaoxu's horse whip pointed at Yang Qiuchi, "This thief tricked Princess Yunlu into leading troops to surround Beizhen Fusi in an attempt to rob the prison, and he should be taken down and questioned!" Come......! ”

Gonggong Li hurriedly said: "Lord, the emperor just said that he wanted Lord Yang to see him, but he didn't say that he would be arrested." ”

"Can't this king take down this chaotic minister and thief?" Zhu Gaoxu said angrily.

The two princes Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything about it, he had to take it down and tie him up before he was willing, Yang Qiuchi couldn't help but rise to the fire, he couldn't care so much, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, only Jinyiwei and the Three Law Divisions can take people, or they can only take people by acting on the holy orders." "The implication is that although you Zhu Gaoxu are the king of Han, you don't have the right to arrest people casually.

Zhu Gaoxu had ever suffered such a confrontation, and the horsewhip pointed at Yang Qiuchi, and shouted angrily: "Good! Good! Wait for this king to become a ......, hum! This king is the first to destroy your nine tribes! ”

Yang Qiuchi felt a chill in his heart, before he crossed over, he didn't know about this period of history, and after he came, he knew that the three princes were vying for the crown prince, but he didn't know the history, and he didn't know who the emperor behind Ming Chengzu was.

However, it was Zhu Gaoxu's words that made Yang Qiuchi secretly determined to do his best to help his life-saving benefactor, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, succeed to the throne, and he must not let the second prince Zhu Gaochu, who was about to destroy his nine clans when he became the emperor, come to power.

Since he has made this determination, Yang Qiuchi doesn't have to be afraid of these two princes, smiled coldly, turned to Ji Gang and said, "Lord Ji, the emperor ordered you to immediately escort Yun Xuan to meet with us, you won't disobey the order, right?" ”

Ming Chengzu intervened in time, which surprised Ji Gang, but now Yang Qiuchi did not completely fall into his trap, which made Ji Gang also a little regretful, but only for now, he is also confident that he can frame Yang Qiuchi, Yun Xuan, and Yun Lu. At that moment, he turned around and ordered his subordinates to take Yun stunned and come out.

After a while, Yun was stunned and tied up with five flowers, and was escorted out of Beizhen Fusi with a bloody face.

Yun Lu exclaimed, turned over and dismounted and pounced, hugging Yun Suo: "Brother! How are you? ”

Yun was stunned and his nose was blue and his face was swollen, one eye was so swollen that he couldn't see clearly, his lips were swollen and high, and his whole body was covered with blood marks from the whip whipping. He said vaguely, "Brother is fine...... Don't worry......

Yun Lu hugged Yun stunned in distress, turned around and ordered Zhang Xiaojiang: "Come here!" Help me untie my brother! ”

Zhang Xiaojiang turned over and dismounted, rushed over with a sword in his hand, and the few brocade guards who escorted Yun was stunned pulled out embroidered spring knives to block the front. Zhang Xiaojiang's long sword danced, and when there were a few long sounds, several Jinyi guards were hit by swords in their wrists, screaming and retreating, and the other Jinyi guards were about to step forward, when they heard Ji Gang cough and shook their heads, they all retreated.

Zhang Xiaojiang brushed a few swords and cut the rope on Yun Su's back, Yun Suo's arm had been tied for a long time, he was sore, and he couldn't move for a while, Yun Lu helped him to go back.

Yang Qiuchi stepped forward and said, "Yun stunned, how is it?" Seriously injured? ”

Yun was stunned and grinned with swollen lips, and smiled: "I'm fine, it's all flesh wounds." Thank you for your concern. Then he knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "I have not been able to complete the task assigned by Hou Ye, please give Hou Ye a sin!" ”

Yang Qiuchi helped him up with both hands: "It's not your fault for this, it's only because we don't have enough understanding of the surnames of these biting dogs!" Let me ask you, in Liuhua Hutong, Mianchun Building, have you ever killed someone? This is what Yang Qiuchi is most concerned about, and what others say is not as clear as what the parties themselves say.

Yun was stunned and said hurriedly: "I didn't!" They tortured me in prison to extract a confession, and they also asked me to admit that I had killed the man, but I really didn't kill him. We escorted Lin Yuan out, and as soon as we arrived at the courtyard, a large group of people rushed in, holding iron rods, and beat us, I don't know who they were, I took out a knife and waved it to resist, and then I was knocked unconscious by the stick! ”

"Wielding resistance? Did you hurt someone? ”

"Definitely not! I can definitely feel it if it hurts, I was just resisting their iron rod attack. ”

Yang Qiuchi said: "I will find out about this matter, don't worry." Now the emperor wants to summon a few of us, you follow me into the palace to face the saint, and tell the story in detail, the emperor has his own judgment. ”

Yun was locked up inside, beaten badly, and didn't know anything about the situation outside, but after listening to Yang Qiuchi's words, he knew that such a big thing had happened. Hearing that the emperor was going to summon him, he was a little panicked, although he had seen the emperor, and he had seen it with his father Yun Tianqing when he sent Yun Lu to the capital to marry the third prince, but now he is a guilty body, so the situation is different, and he can't help but feel a little worried.

Yang Qiuchi patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, with me and Princess Yunlu here, we won't suffer!" He turned to Yunlu and said, "Let's go!" ”

Yunlu nodded, Zhang Xiaotian had already led Princess Yunlu's horse over, and another horse was led for Yun Lu to ride. Yang Qiuchi also got on his horse, and the group rode towards the palace noon gate.

Zhu Gaoxu was trembling with anger by Yang Qiuchi's words just now, but now that there was a holy decree to summon Yang Qiuchi and Yunlu, he had no choice but to follow behind with Ji Gang and come to the palace.

Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division is outside the palace city, on the left side of the imperial road, Yang Qiuchi and his party crossed the outer Wulong Bridge, Chengtian Gate, and Duanmen, and came to the palace city outside the noon gate.

Entering the noon gate is the real palace, so here, except for personal guards and followers, the escort team cannot enter.

Yang Qiuchi took Song Yun'er, Liu Ruobing and Nangong Xiong and other three personal guards, and Yunlu took Zhang Xiaojiang and several other guards to enter the palace from the right gate next to the noon gate. The second prince, Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang, also took their personal guards and entered the right gate. A group of people wore Fengtianmen and Qianqing Gate, entered the back court, and came to the Qianqing Palace, the sleeping palace of Ming Chengzu.

It's already midnight and three watches, but the emperor Ming Chengzu often reads and folds until late at night, and he also sleeps late.

When the group arrived in the courtyard, Gonggong Li went first to report, and then came out and said: "The emperor asked Commander Ji and the second prince to go in first, and escorted the prisoners into the courtyard. Lord Yang and Princess Yunlu, please wait outside. ”

When Ji Gang heard this, he and Zhu Gaoxu looked at each other and smiled, and the corners of their mouths showed a trace of hideousness.

After the two of them walked into the room, the Ouchi guards escorted Yun Xuan in. Yang Qiuchi felt even more bad in his heart, Ming Cheng's ancestor asked Ji Gang to go in, it was obvious that although Ming Chengzu hoped that he could become a force to balance Ji Gang, but for now, in Ming Chengzu's heart, his status was still not as good as Ji Gang!

This is not unusual, Yang Qiuchi is just good at solving the case, and solving the case is not very important to Ming Chengzu, if he needs to fight a certain force, Ji Gang's framing is already very competent, what he needs is not evidence, not iron evidence to convince the other party, what he needs is an excuse, an excuse that can convince people on the surface, such as the other party's confession. And for this, Ji Gang is enough to be competent.

Compared with the consolidation of Ming Chengzu's regime, Ji Gang's role is really greater than that of Yang Qiuchi. Yang Qiuchi thought to himself, the emperor let them in first, and after listening to nonsense, with a preconceived idea, this situation has reached the point of no return.

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(To be continued)