Chapter 748: Sinister Intentions
Zhu Yuncai was still keenly aware of the excitement that Chen Wenshan's conversation today did not seem to represent him personally. Because Zhu Yuncai understands that Chen Wenshan is a person who is not good at expressing his opinions on weekdays, and today he has repeatedly put forward opinions and repeatedly bluntly said that Hou Yunyun is here, so it is conceivable that he must have inherited the meaning of Hou Zhenyu.
For the case of Xu Wenjue, Zhu Yuncai did a lot of work in the early stage, and at the same time, because of the discovery of the Chen brothers in Tianfu Prison, he even vowed to bring the Xu family father and son to justice, so as to prove that he was not a raccoon dog with him.
Then, today's conversation by Chen Wenzhi will become extremely important to Zhu Yuncai. That's why he made a guarantee to Chen Wencai under a series of questions, and Chen Wenzhi seemed to be very satisfied with Zhu Yuncai's assurance, and he seemed to breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Brother Zhu is quick to talk, as expected, if you have an ambiguous attitude, Chen really doesn't know how to deal with it!"
Zhu Yuncai knew that there was a door when he heard Chen Wenzhi say this, and he was immediately overjoyed, and came up and asked: "Tell me quickly, what did the Marquis of Zhenyu say, and did he let me be responsible?" ”
Chen Wenzhi was approached by Zhu Yuncai, and seemed to be very uncomfortable with this distance, he coughed awkwardly, and took a step back cleverly before answering him.
"The Marquis of Zhenlu said that the responsibility is still in charge of several Shangshu, as long as Brother Zhu promises not to use torture as a means, it is okay to participate in it."
It turned out that it was just a participation, and Zhu Yuncai was a little lost after hearing it, and he couldn't help but look downcast. Chen Wenzhi accurately grasped Zhu Yuncai's expression, and hurriedly explained: "I hope Brother Zhu will not misunderstand, although several Shangshu have the name of hosting, it is Brother Zhu who is responsible for specific affairs. The reason why the Marquis of Zhenyu let a few Shangshu preside over it was just to borrow their fame and qualifications. ”
Chen Wenshan's words made Zhu Yuncai feel like he had seen the sun, and at the same time, he couldn't help but be secretly ashamed that he had lost his original sharpness under the suffering of gains and losses, so that he was so dull that he was not even as good as Chen Wenshan. As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yuncai's heart suddenly moved, this Chen Wenshan seemed to be a little cowardly and silent, but he was never confused in major matters, maybe this was what he deliberately used to show people, and people often said that wisdom and foolishness may be like this. But he immediately felt that Chen Wenjiao didn't look like a wise and foolish person no matter how he looked at it, and after thinking about it for a while, he drove out all the distracting thoughts in his mind, and now that the Marquis of Zhenyu had put himself in charge of participating in the interrogation of Xu Wenjue, then he must go all out to take down this fool within a day.
After explaining his business, Chen Wenshan seemed to immediately return to his previous indecisive appearance, "There is one point, Chen is still puzzled. Xu Wenjue seems to have become a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, but there is not much real evidence of the crime, and the confessions of those people are very pale without evidence support, so isn't it in vain? How can he talk about being able to fall to his father? ”
As soon as the case was analyzed, Zhu Yuncai immediately regained his self-confidence and was conscious.
"Brother Chen's words are wrong, Xu Wenjue's reputation seems to be doing useless work, but as long as this point is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, then no matter how ridiculous the case is, it will not be widely questioned, because his people are morally corrupt, is it not natural to do these things? So as long as there is a solid confession, it can also be convicted on this basis! ”
"Is that okay?"
Chen Wenshan still couldn't figure it out.
"Pretty much the same!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuncai's voice suddenly turned low, and he mysteriously approached Chen Wenshan.
"Brother Chen, why did you forget Zuo Mengeng who was arrested in the city?"
"Him?" Chen Wenshan was taken aback, this person was a pseudonymous businessman from Jiangxi who wanted to help him escape from Nanjing as a servant, but he happened to be mixed up in Dinghuai Gate at the same time as Liu Sheng, the general manager of Qian, so he was captured.
"Yes, this is the man! Long before King Huai's rebellion, Zuo Mengeng wanted to escort millions of stone grains to Jiangxi, what did Brother Chen think this son wanted? ”
"Could it be, Huai?" Chen Wenshan said a Huai word softly, and then clicked to stop. But what is implied in it, both of them have a clear idea. Zhu Yuncai only participated in the rebellion of King Huai in Zuo Mengeng, and the million stone grain was not wronged in Shaanxi, but given to King Huai. Zuo Menggeng's purchase of the million stone grain was realized through Ruan Dacheng, and Xu Wenjue and Ruan Dacheng were not clearly connected, so Xu Wenjue would definitely be involved in the case of King Huai's rebellion!
"That doesn't make sense! , what reason does Zuo Mengeng have to fund King Huai's rebellion? ”
Chen Wenshan raised a new question. Zhu Yuncai was a little impatient when he asked, but when he thought that this person was extremely favored in front of the Marquis of Zhen, he had to patiently explain his judgment.
"King Shen was able to fight a piece of territory in Shaanxi, not because of the support of the imperial court, but because of the confluence with Zuo Liangyu. Since our dynasty became an ancestor, it has been very strict with the control of the clan, not to mention that the vassal king commands the army, even if it interferes in political affairs, Brother Chen thought, why doesn't the saint even say a word today? Why, exactly? Is it merit or sin? ”
Chen Wenshan was immediately stunned and praised it: "Brother Zhu is so sharp and sharp!" King Shen defeated the thieves in Shaanxi, so that the thieves of Henan and Sichuan could not collude, this is a great achievement, but it is also a great achievement! ”
That's exactly what happened. Today did not say a word and did not comment, which shows that Jinshang is jealous of King Shen. I am afraid that King Shen also knows this. If the thieves in Henan are calmed down and the situation tends to be settled, Brother Chen thinks about it, will he continue to remain silent today? ”
After saying this, Chen Wenshan felt a sense of openness, but suddenly felt cold all over his body.
"Could it be that King Huai rebelled against King Shen and King Shen?"
Chen Wenshan's voice became lower and lower, and Zhu Yuncai nodded solemnly.
"I'm afraid it has something to do with it! In this way, what Zuo Mengeng did made complete logical sense. ”
After going around for a long time, Chen Wenzhi suddenly discovered Zhu Yuncai's true intentions, but this discovery made him feel creepy, because he had already realized that Zhu Yuncai intended to implicate the case of Wei Guogong and King Huai's rebellion, and might even piggyback King Shen with grass and rabbits.
However, at this time, it is revealed that King Shen has a heart of disobedience, but I am afraid that it is definitely not what he wants. Because as long as these collusions are revealed to the world, it is tantamount to forcing King Shen to openly pull the flag and rebel. This will add chaos to the already chaotic situation in the world. After that, the emperor's decree could only be issued in the two provinces of Beizhili, Shanxi, and some prefectures and counties in northern Shandong.
Oh my God, Zhu Yuncai is afraid that the world will not be chaotic? But Chen Wenshan failed to put forward his judgment after all, after all, this matter is very wide-ranging, and it is no longer something that his little Ying Tianfu Yin can do.
Zhu Yuncai took the lead in the trial of Xu Wenjue's case and took office on the same day, but the first person to be arraigned was Zuo Menggeng. This guy almost died in the battle of Dinghuaimen, and in the end he was only slightly injured, and he was seriously ill when he returned to the house under house arrest.
It is said that Lao Tzu is a hero, but this sentence does not seem to apply to Zuo Mengeng and Zuo Liangyu's father and son. This frightened Zuo Gongzi was like a frightened bird, and he trembled unconsciously when he saw Zhu Yuncai, who was good at torturing prisoners. Zuo Mengeng had witnessed Zhu Yuncai torture Ruan Dacheng's cronies, although he knew that Zhu Yuncai was killing chickens and making an example, but it left an indelible and terrifying impression on him from then on.
Sure enough, King Zhu Yan definitely didn't have a good thing when he came to the door, and he mentioned the old thing of buying grain and transporting grain. Regarding this point, Zuo Mengeng has said countless times, Zuo Liangyu and King Shen explained that he came to Nanjing to buy grain to be transported to Shaanxi for military purposes.
"Nonsense! The mountains in the north of Huguang are continuous, and the Qinling Mountains in southern Shaanxi are even more steep, how to transport millions of stone of grain over? ”
Zhu Yuncai changed his previous politeness, and his words were extremely sharp, and he actually pointed to the key point. Indeed, even if this million stone of grain can be transported from Huguang to southern Shaanxi, and then transported from southern Shaanxi to Guanzhong, I am afraid that the grain consumed on the road will be an astronomical amount.
Zuo Mengeng suddenly opened his mouth and stammered, all his explanations were very pale, so he had to change his words again: "My father once explained that after the ship arrived in Jiangxi, someone came to answer it, and after handing it over, there was no need to worry about it." At that time, you can return to Shaanxi Guanzhong under the light body! ”
Zhu Yuncai sneered again and again: "Finally told the truth!" Where is there anyone answering? It is clear that the million stone grain was sent to Jiangxi! Zuo Mengeng, you were deceived by Ling Zun! ”
"No way, this can't be!"
Zuo Mengeng's defense was very weak, it seemed that he himself believed Zhu Yuncai's statement, but out of instinct, he had to refute Zhu Yuncai's accusations.
"How impossible! Not long after the million-stone grain you bought was detained, King Shen colluded with Huangmei thieves to rebel in Raozhou, Jiangxi, and Ling Zun asked you to settle with someone in Jiangxi, is this just a coincidence? Do you think you have enough reason to convince the Marquis? ”
Zhu Yuncai paused for a moment, and then added with compassion: "Don't forget, rebellion is a big crime for the Zhu clan, and you yourself will be sentenced to Ling Chi capital punishment!" ”
It was this sentence that made Zuo Mengeng's body tremble, of course he knew that rebellion was a big crime for the Zhu clan, and he had also seen the scene where his father captured the leader of the thieves and ordered Ling Chi to be sentenced to death. The tortured person was stripped of all his clothes and tied to a wooden stake, and the executioner cut off strips of raw flesh on the victim's body like a piece of ham, and the eyes, nose, tongue, and even the crotch were cut off one by one. The tortured people howled and whimpered unbearably to see. It is hard to imagine how horrible and unimaginable it would be if the victim were replaced by himself.
"I, I didn't rebel, I don't know anything!"
Zuo Mengeng could no longer be calm, and loudly denied his involvement in the rebellion with King Huai.
Zhu Yuncai smiled: "I know you don't know, but you always have to tell the inside story, and I can intercede for you in front of the marquis!" ”