Wanli's thinking, in other words, is that as a winner, he wants to see how Zhang Whale is a loser, living a miserable life, and it is better to live than to die, so as to reflect the victory of his own king. Originally, a criminal like Zhang Whale was not allowed to meet outsiders, in case he talked nonsense. It's just that Zheng Guobao has both the imperial order and the real power in Jinyiwei, who can stop him?

The prison where Zhang Whale is held is the worst and darkest place in the Imperial Prison. It is humid all year round, and there is no sunlight, so in order to facilitate conversation, Jin Yiwei deliberately lit a lot of oil lamps to barely see people. In this room, there are no beds, only a pile of grass, piled up in the corner, which is a resting place.

Knowing that Zhang Whale was strong in martial arts, after entering the prison, the first thing he did was to pick his big muscles and turn him into a waste. As soon as the kung fu was gone, Zhang Whale's whole person became depressed and lost his spirit. Seeing Zheng Guobaolai, Zhang Whale reluctantly sat up, "What, Uncle Guo, this is by the will of the Heavenly Family, let's see how miserable the old slave is?" I used to do this kind of work, but now I have changed people. This is also retribution, retribution. I did too many bad things back then, and now it's time for me to suffer. ”

Zheng Guobao didn't answer his words, but just told the jailer, "Prepare some good wine and meat, and I'll have two drinks with Grandpa Zhang." ”

When Zhang Whale trembled, he put a piece of meat with chopsticks in his mouth, chewed hard for a long time, but still spit it out. "It's over, I can't eat anymore. The teeth were all pulled out raw, the gums were full of blood holes, and when the pieces of flesh were grinded, they hurt. I can't eat anything. He grabbed the cup and drank a few glasses of wine. If you want to put it in the past, I don't even want to look at it, and now if it weren't for Uncle Guo's arrival, I wouldn't be able to drink it if I wanted to. ”

"Father-in-law Zhang, to be honest, if I had fallen into your hands at the beginning, I am afraid that it would have been worse than you now. So I'm not going to pity you for this, I can only say that you found it yourself. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? I heard that my nephew was finally sentenced to Yunnan Chongjun. This is still thanks to Uncle Guo. Be true to your word. You're better than me. If the two of us had changed positions, I wouldn't have kept this promise and left a scourge to avenge me in the future. ”

"What scourge is he? If I am afraid of such people, then I still sleep every day? I cleaned up the salt merchants, the Smelling Fragrance Sect, and the Demon Sect. Female straight people, Banzhou people, Mongolians, and local tyrants of Shaanxi. Clan squires everywhere. I have offended many people. I'm scared. This is called not biting if there are more lice, and not worrying about more debts. I don't know how many people who curse me to die well every day as a little wooden man, so let him go. ”

"Good spirit. Good mind, the old slave is still not as good as you. I'm in prison, and I don't even have anyone to speak, Uncle Guo, tell me, is there a minister who is now asking for the early establishment of the prince? Regarding the use of force in Banzhou, I guess there are also people who should be on the book. As soon as this happens, whoever dares to make peace with the Lord will go to his own death. It seems that this battle is inevitable. But Uncle Guo, from the bottom of my heart, the old slave really doesn't support fighting. How many toasts are there in our Daming area, just talking about the Yang family in Banzhou, he is also surrounded by Tusi forces. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and Yang Yinglong is beaten, what do the other people think? If the Tusi form a line and rise up to rebel, the Ming Dynasty will be connected by military disasters, and the little silver in the treasury will have to be put into it. I don't think of myself as a good person, but in this matter, I don't accept the gold from Bozhou, and I don't agree to fight. I sent someone to blow up the powder magazine of Wang Gongchang, because I didn't want the imperial court to go down this road again. If you continue to build guns, train new troops, and use military force externally, the treasury will be insufficient at that time, and the imperial court will inevitably attack the gentry. ”

"Father-in-law Zhang is still worried about state affairs at this time, and he admires it. However, the official's proposition is only one, one punch is opened, and a hundred punches are avoided. Changing the land and returning to the stream is something that the imperial court must do. Those toasts either choose to obey the court and keep their glory and wealth, or they can only choose to die. Those who are superficially attached, secretly engaged in secession, and want to get two sets of teams, each doing their own thing, and fighting against each other, are not qualified to live in this world. This time, the toasts were subdued, and they didn't dare to want to raise troops to resist the liuguan, knowing that they should obediently hand over their authority. Even in the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty, I heard that there is a man named Mang Yingli, who is known as the hero. If he is sensible, he will be honest with me, listen to my instructions, and spit out the encroached territory, otherwise I don't mind taking the team to him for a spin and caring about his livelihood issues. It is enough for only one male lord in the world, the Son of Heaven, and the other male lords are digging their own graves. Not to mention what a bad impact Yang Yinglong has caused, since he wants to get some votes to consolation, I have to cut off his head. ”

Zhang Whale sighed, "Uncle Guo really has great ambitions, and the old slave admires him." I am not wronged if I am planted in your hands. I just hope that Uncle Guo will think about it carefully, how much money will it cost and how many people will have to die to do these things you said. Believe me, there must be many people in the court who are taking a small notebook to remember, and when they find an opportunity one day, these merits you have made, the people you have killed for the Ming Dynasty, and the money spent will be the soil on your grave. ”

"Don't worry about my father-in-law, Zheng is sure, when it comes, even if I can't turn over, I will drag those people to die together. Besides, those who read books, I don't think they have such a great ability to drag me to hell. At most, they spit on me, ruined my reputation, and made me and my children and grandchildren bear the name of courtiers and cannot enter their circle. But so what? I never cared about fame, I didn't care about evaluation, all I cared about was the attitude of heaven and whether I could get enough money, and nothing else mattered. ”

In the Forbidden City, listening to Zheng Guobao's return, Wanli's face became gloomy again, "You said that although the old slave is in prison, his life is not bad?" Full of spirit, just waiting for death? ”

Zheng Guobao knows that the Son of Heaven misses the old. Back then, Feng Bao was so arrogant that he dared to intercept even the treasures given to Chengguo Gong. If it is said that Zhang Whale has a desolate life, if the emperor has a kind heart, or just to see his appearance of not being able to survive and die, it will be very bad to postpone the execution. simply deliberately said Zhang Whale's situation better, and strengthened the murderous heart of the Son of Heaven. "That's why he's in prison now, though he isn't free and in poor conditions. But he didn't suffer any serious sin, and he was full of spirit. When the minister went, he also drank a few glasses of wine with the minister, chatted for a while, his mind was very clear, and his feelings were very stable, he did not cry and wipe his tears, nor did he curse the great rebellion of the heavenly family. ”

Wanli snorted, "He committed such a big crime, and he is already a dead man who counts the lives of the days." Those Tiqi still let him live so comfortably, which is also afraid that one day, he will retaliate after he recovers. Anyway, I went to the heart disease for them, passed the decree, and three days later, at the West Fourth Archway, Zhang Whale was killed. This time, those Jinyi official schools should rest assured, let them do what they want, just do it. ”

On the day of Zhang Whale's execution, the onlookers crowded the West Fourth Archway. Zhang Whale has been in power for many years, and the enemy family is full of Beijing divisions, so this time it can be regarded as taking the opportunity to relieve hatred. Zhang Whale had already cut out his tongue when he was released from prison, and he couldn't say anything, only making a meaningless Yiyi-ah-ah sound. On the stage, Zheng Guobao, Zhang Cheng, and Xu Wenbi were responsible for supervision. Zhang Cheng watched this old opponent fall, and he was very proud in his heart. When he checked the reverse birth this time, he actually only took one percent of it, which was simply a loss-making business, and the picture was that he could replace Zhang Whale in the future. While serving tea to Zheng Guobao diligently, he said: "It's really enjoyable to see this old guy have today." Think about how domineering he was at the beginning, but did you ever think that now, this is the end? ”

Zheng Guobao sighed, and said in his heart: If he loses one day, the number of onlookers who come to watch is afraid that there will be several times more than today. If you don't want to go that far, you can only keep winning.

Half a month later, the major events were basically completed. Wang Guoguang and other old Jiangling parties also entered Beijing one after another and were re-employed. These people also know that they have turned over this time, and the credit of the powerful Zheng family, they will have to be regarded as Zheng Niangniang's party in the future, and they will naturally take care of the officials arranged by the Zheng family. Public opinion in the court has gradually unified its caliber, and a total of more than 40 major crimes of the Yang family in Banzhou have been sorted out, which has not been enough to meet the anger of the people. The Son of Heaven issued an edict to the newly promoted governor of Jinyi, Zheng Guobao, the governor of the military administration of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, and was fully responsible for the conquest of Banzhou. Give Shang Fang the sword, the king's order flag, Xu first cut and then play, the right to dictate things, not subject to the local civil officials and the imperial history. The civil and military forces of the three provinces all obeyed their orders and must not be violated.

On the day of the expedition, Wanli came out for the first time and walked a few steps, bid farewell to the army, and gave three cups of imperial wine to make a strong appearance. and took out the poem that his grandfather sent to Mao Bowen back then, changed it slightly, and gave it to Zheng Guobao:

The general went out to fight with courage and courage, and the waist crossed the autumn water and the wild goose feathered knife

The wind blows, the drums and mountains and rivers move and lightning, and the flags are high, and the sun and the moon are high

How could the ants in the original burrow of the unicorn in the sky escape

Taiping waits for the return of the edict and the general to untie the battle robe (to be continued......)