After cleaning up the battlefield, Shi Xiushen hurried into the dormitory to care about the emperor's safety. Although the emperor hid behind the screen as always, his calmness could be known only from that methodical speech.

The emperor first rewarded Shi Xiushen for his escort, and then slowly asked about the specific situation of the rebels, and Shi Xiushen answered truthfully one by one.

Therefore, the emperor personally issued a holy decree: 'Zhu Qing will release the captured thieves to Dali Temple, and detain them according to their crimes. As for the meritorious generals this time, all of them will be listed and described, and they will be generously given. ’

Shi Xiushen received the order, left the forbidden place with his subordinates, and convicted a group of rebels that night, issued a confession, and only waited until noon tomorrow to be executed.

Niu Yuan was very annoyed when he learned that the mutiny had been appeased, and angrily scolded Zhang Tian for his incompetence towards Hong Lishen; But he also felt that it was difficult to force the palace, so he temporarily eliminated his plans in this regard and let Dali Temple deal with it on its own.

However, Cun Zhao's side was overjoyed, and he only signed a joint name with Taisu for a self-examination, briefly saying that 'His Majesty was improper', 'the sin is great', etc., and hurriedly went to the camp to read the emperor's edict to warn the sergeants. At this moment, how dare the sergeants have a word of complaint, and they don't even dare to ask for the previous reward, for fear of having something to do with the rebellious Zhang Tian. The two royal relatives did not forget to send the news to the East Palace to congratulate him, but the prince was not very happy, he sighed that this was just an escape, and the future life would never be easy.

In any case, now that all the turmoil has calmed down, Niu Yuan began to work on the aftermath. He made Liu Zhennian listen to his own opinions, and made a big deal of merit to the officials who participated in the impeachment of Yan Wen, and named Zeng Liang as the marquis of Xiang, Hong Lishen as the Shaobao, and the rest of the ministers let them like and dislike, and the rewards were different. For the transfer of officials, he also made a big move, handed over the vacant Dali Siqing to the Hunan people to be responsible, and used the Yushitai to operate the mouthpiece, the lifeline, and replaced the prestigious Taiwei Guifu, but because he was a Liu party, he never participated in the impeachment of Yan Wen, and because he was unwilling to use it for his own use, he replaced all the officials below the doctor with his own henchmen, so that he could not be autonomous. Gui Fu was easy-going and didn't care, but the ministers were very dissatisfied with such a move to play with the government, and they were resentful, but they were afraid of Niu Yuan's prestige for a while, and they all consciously closed their mouths.

Compared with these things, everyone is obviously more concerned about the filling of the vacancies in Zhongshu Province, one after another to the provincial station, or to recommend talents to Niu Yuan, or ask Niu Yuan to make a quick decision, the list goes on. Hong Lishen saw that the will of the people could not be violated, and he also persuaded him to make up for the vacancy. Niu Yuan was complacent, so he didn't think so, and persuaded him: "Don't worry about Shaobao, this group of rotten Confucians who chew words and chew words, what do they know about national affairs?" Liu Gong wants me to take charge of the government alone, and if I add some officials to come in, I will have to gossip as usual, which not only violates the prime minister's orders, but also annoying. This official is self-distinguishing, like an arm and a finger, wouldn't he get twice the result with half the effort? The disaster of Yan Wen is still in front of us, and I have to look at it. He immediately rejected everyone's proposals, and insisted on going his own way, and no one could do anything about it. On his way to the court that morning, officials other than Liu Zhennian bowed down to him, and he really felt the happiness of having real power at this time. Enjoy it for a while, and do it later, he thought.

In the damp dungeon, the candlesticks had been dry for a long time, and the roof was dripping and crackling on the sloppy chassis. Wu Sijing, who was lying in a cell, barely fell asleep every night with this little sound.

He was still half asleep, listening to the sound of the prison door and several dishes of food appeared in front of him.

"Meat!" He looked at the plate of food in surprise, with a few pieces of charred meat in it.

Wu Sijing got up with difficulty, shook his wet clothes, and when he went up, he grabbed the meat and ate it, like a wild wolf, gnawing frantically.

"Your Excellency," the man outside said in a foreign dialect, "I forgot to tell you that today is fasting. ”

"What?" Wu Sijing Huo Ran raised his head, and the meat scrap that was still in his mouth fell and hung on the end of his beard. He looked at a stout Western man with a sword pinned to his waist.

"Who are you?" He asked hurriedly.

"I'm one of your kindred, and I'm going to come to my rescue." He smiled softly and pointed to the rest of the meat in the bowl, "You've broken the vows, it's not like that." ”

"You know, I don't know the time in prison, how do I know what the day of fasting is! You also deliberately got the meat...... I ate it like mutton...... Are you trying to tease me? He closed his eyes in horror, clasped his hands and prayed, still licking the flesh between his teeth and swallowing.

"I heard from the jailer outside that you haven't been able to eat for many days, so I bought it to satisfy your cravings."

"Anyway, thank you." He leaned over and reached out of the iron railing, trying to shake his hand; The man endured the rancid smell on Wu Sijing's body, shook it in response, and then retracted it.

"They have already regarded me as a sinner who fooled the emperor, and the gang of firearms factories have also watched me fall. How can you save me? Wu Sijing opened his mouth wide and asked.

"Bishop, I have come to your rescue on the orders of the Lord of the Kingdom. Before that, someone had told the Lord about your experience, and the Lord of the Kingdom, in his heart, was merciful enough to take you back and continue to serve as a teacher and save yourself from this prison. ”

"Returning home?" Wu Sijing shook his head and pursed his lips, "I've been studying Chinese hard for several years, if I go back, won't it be all wasted and useless?" It would be great if you were out of prison and still be able to preach the teachings here. ”

The man was embarrassed and said, "I'm afraid the officials of the Celestial Empire won't allow you to live here." ”

"If not, I don't want to go back...... Can I settle in Nanyang? He asked again.

The man knew that Bishop Wu was not honest, that he regarded wealth as his life, and that he had to do business on this sea, so he did not provoke him, but said resignedly: "If the court here does not agree, I can't help it." You can only do your best. ”

"Okay," Wu Sijing nodded, "Then I'll wait for your good news." ”

The man stood up, said goodbye to Wu Sijing, and slowly walked out of the prison corridor.

He had just stepped outside, and it happened that the weather was very clear, and the sun was shining directly into his eyes, and he was a little uncomfortable. The Westerner rubbed the corners of his eyes, which were still painful, and said to the jailer at the door, "I want to see your superiors!" ”

The jailer looked at him with a wary eye: "You, what do you want to do?" ”

"Wu Sijing is an important person in my country, and I am here to rescue him from prison on the orders of the lord of the country!"