He has always heard that Wang Yue is fierce, cutting off officials' heads is like chopping melons and vegetables, and in Yangzhou City, he has created a glorious record of killing hundreds of officials in one day.

He chose to kill Qiu Jing of Anlu Zhizhou earlier, thus opening up the situation of Qingzhang Tianmu in Anlu Prefecture, in fact, he wanted to emulate Wang Yue's ruthlessness.

It's just that now it seems that no matter whether he killed An Lu Zhizhou or Wang Yue killed hundreds of officials in Yangzhou in one day, it seems that he is not as decisive as the ruthless man in front of him.

An Luwei of Zheng Sanpin commanded the envoy, and Sun Long had a backer in the court, but Wang Zhi killed him directly just because the other party was unwilling to cooperate, this is the real first ruthless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Blood stained the ground, but Wang Zhi seemed to be just pinching an ant to death, so he lightly ordered his subordinates: "Sun Long is dead, call An Luwei's fellow acquaintance to the miscellaneous family!" ”

An Luwei and Li Hui were called over, and after seeing Sun Long's body on the ground, he was frightened.

Fortunately, this Tongzhi was not as arrogant as Sun Long, and under Wang Zhi's oppression, he was immediately ordered to run an errand and call back all the soldiers of An Luwei who were sent to Xishan to capture Jinfeng and count the personnel and wounded.

Although in the ambush battle, more than 200 people were killed and wounded in the Shenji Battalion led by Wang Zhisuo, the casualties of the masked people were not small, especially the person who was suspected of being An Lu Qianhu was shot and died.

It is precisely in this way that as long as An Luwei's personnel and casualties are carefully checked, then the truth will come out.

The capital, a capital shrouded in clouds.

According to the nature of local officials, their impeachment of Wang Zhi for rebellion is also a shameful act by local interest groups to slander Wang Zhi, after all, Wang Yue and Liu Zhong have experienced similar experiences.

Li Yu and others also guessed like this at first, although Wang Zhi did not show mercy, and he was indeed the first ruthless person in the Ming Dynasty, but he was the only one who was loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

"Wang Zhi killed An Luwei's commander Sun Long for no reason!"

"Wang Zhi tortured more than 100 households of An Luwei to extract confessions!"

"Wang Zhi ignored the dissuasion of Liu Zhong, the governor of Huguang, and imprisoned Liu Zhong!"

"Wang Zhi ordered the four gates of Anlu City to be closed, and now there are signs of self-reliance!"

……

The development of the situation was beyond everyone's expectations, after Wang Zhi killed Sun Long, the commander of the Anlu Prefecture Guard, for no reason, he actually took in a large number of Anlu Prefecture Guard generals.

If the above two items are barely within the scope of his authority, Wang Zhi imprisoned Liu Zhong, the governor of Huguang, and even seized control of Anluzhou City, which is indeed stepping on the line.

It's just that judging from Liu Zhong's strong reaction, I am afraid that he did not really want to rebel, but that he did not find the incriminating evidence he expected in An Luwei.

"Even if Wang Zhi doesn't have the heart to rebel, he is clearly pampered and crazy!"

"Kill the commander of the guard, put the governor of Huguang under house arrest, and seize the city and the lord, this is a rebellion!"

"Your Majesty, please immediately issue an order to the governor of Huguang to pacify this thief, and the city of Daming must not fall into the hands of the thief!"

……

As the matter spread, when they learned that Wang Zhi had committed such an evil act, the officials led by Liu Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, petitioned one after another.

For a while, Wang Zhi was pushed to the forefront and became a street rat that everyone shouted and beaten.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Fengtianmen was in the early court.

Because Wang Zhi did make a mistake, and now the Qingliu officials led by Liu Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't hold it back, but they wanted to give Wang Zhi a fatal blow in this court meeting.

It is said that if Wang Zhi can behave in a proper manner this time, they really have no way to take Wang Zhi at all. It's just that now this ruthless man has done such a rebellious thing against the court, which is simply self-defeating.

Whether it was for a new revenge or an old grudge from the past, they all had a reason to fall into the well for Wang Zhiluo and smash the dead eunuch directly into the well.

"I'm afraid today's early dynasty will not be peaceful again!"

When Li Yu and other high-ranking officials came to the noon gate, they obviously felt that Liu Jian and other Qingliu officials were gearing up, but this time they were really unable to protect Wang Zhi.

After all, Wang Zhi's approach is already stepping on the line, and even they have to persuade His Majesty to deal with Wang Zhi.

"It's morning morning!"

With the sound of drums coming from the noon gate tower, a eunuch shouted to the civil and military officials waiting outside.

Due to the fact that there are only three early dynasties a month, and there is a strict attendance system, more than 1,000 civil and military officials are now all present.

Finishing makeup in front of Jinshui Bridge, and then lined up to Fengtianmen Square.

Dongfang had already been bright, and when they were waiting for Zhu Youzhu to arrive, they found that only Guo Yong, who had been promoted to the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, appeared here.

Guo Yong faced the puzzled eyes of the officials, and said aloud to everyone: "Your Majesty has gone to the Fengxian Hall today!" ”

Yes?

Liu Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and other officials couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they heard this, but they didn't understand that Zhu Youzhu did not come to preside over the early dynasty, but ran to Fengxian Hall for no reason.

Without waiting for everyone to ask the reason, Guo Yong continued: "Spread Your Majesty's message: I couldn't sleep last night, thinking that Huguang is not the Huguang of the Ming Dynasty, so today I sacrifice to the ancestors to sue for the crime of losing Huguang, and all the ministers will check their own faults!" ”

This......

The eyes of officials such as Liu Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but widen, but they didn't expect Zhu Youji to come with such a hand, so that the attack they prepared suddenly disappeared into invisibility.

If it is really according to what Zhu Youzhu said, if the Ming Dynasty really loses the right to govern Huguang, compared with Wang Zhi's matter, Wang Zhi's matter is simply not worth mentioning.

"Not bad! There is a sequence, and when the Qin mission is attacked, how can it be over? ”

"If you count Liu Zhong's attack, Huguang is the second time that Qincha has been attacked!"

"For more than 100 years now, there has never been such a rampant place, and the matter of Huguang should be investigated deeply!"

"Wang Zhi's crime should be discussed, but now is the time to talk about Wang Zhi's crime, and he should be punished for assassinating the rebellious party of Qincha!"

……

Li Yu and other officials immediately understood Zhu Youji's intentions, and they also understood that His Majesty's handling of affairs was more statute, so they immediately expressed their attitudes.

Forbidden City, Fengtian Temple.

There are the spiritual seats of the emperors of the past dynasties, of course, it is impossible to appear Emperor Jianwen and Emperor Jingtai, so there are only six emperors' spirit cards, and the latest spirit card is naturally Xianzong.

Zhu Youzhu came here to put on a stick of incense, although he knew that the emperor had actually turned into a piece of dirt after his death, but he still maintained a respectful attitude.

In fact, he knew that Wang Zhi had certain character shortcomings, and he was not as calculating as Wang Yue, and he was easy to act rashly and often recklessly.

It's just that he also saw the shining point on Wang Zhi's body, with a persistence that ordinary people don't have, and he is ruthless enough to the enemy, so his heart is still towards Wang Zhi.

These Wenchen only saw Wang Zhi running wild, and only knew that they were holding on to Wang Zhi's fault, but they seemed to have forgotten that the Nanjing Shenji Battalion had lost more than 200 Shenji guards, and the dignified Qin almost died.

Even if Wang Zhi is to be held responsible, it is necessary to first find out the gang that assassinated Qincha and killed more than 200 Shenji guards, which is an even worse thing.

Now those Qingliu only want to hold on to Wang Zhi's faults, and it can only be said that these people still want to play the same party and fight against differences, and they don't care whether the imperial court will lose control of the place.

Of course, those hypocrites are actually wishing for this, and they all want their families or themselves to become local emperors.

"Your Majesty!" Guo Yong greeted him and said respectfully.

When Zhu Youji saw Guo Yong returning, he asked lightly: "What do those people say?" ”

"Their tone has all changed, and they no longer mention Wang Zhi, only saying that they will investigate the guards in Huguang and find out which guards are short of soldiers!" Guo Yong secretly admired the shrewd emperor in front of him, and even reported the latest situation.

Zhu Youzhu saw that these courtiers could still comprehend their hard work, so he nodded lightly and said: "Immediately order Huguang to self-check, and be sure to find out the gang of murderers through the wounded and lack of personnel!" ”

Although the Nanjing Shenji Battalion is not as diligent in training as the Aegis Battalion, Wang Zhi has selected a lot of elite soldiers from the various guards of Nanzhili to fill the Shenji Battalion, and its combat strength must not be too bad.

Although the reason why they have caused so many casualties now is that they are lightly attacked by the enemy, judging from the battle situation reported by Wang Zhi, it is definitely the work of a well-trained and tacit local army.

Although it is not the most suspected act of An Luwei, it must be the army of the surrounding guard post that has such conditions, and it only needs to be verified to find out.

A few days later, Huguang had intelligence feedback from various guards.

Although there was a shortage of personnel in the various guards in Huguang, especially the situation of Huangzhouwei, the commander of Huangzhouwei only admitted that he had eaten empty salaries, and they had no casualties.

There is also a dark line in the incident, that is, their thousand households have been killed, but the reports of each guard show that the thousand households and the deputy thousand households are all on duty.

From all indications, this attack on the Shenji Battalion led by Wang Zhi was probably not committed by the army of the guard, but a group of bandits of unknown origin.

"Wang Zhijin should be judged for his crimes!"

"The guards of the Ming Dynasty are strictly disciplined, how can they commit the reason of assassinating the Qincha?"

"The old man looked at Wang Zhi because he was afraid that he would have no way to lead the army, so he made up nonsense and fabricated that he was almost killed!"

……

For a while, the voice of the capital's disposal of Wang Zhi rose again, and he even suspected that Wang Zhi had only encountered a group of bandits, and everything was exaggerated by Wang Zhi in order to clear his name.

The weather in July is changeable, and it was just a sunny day, and in the blink of an eye, it was overcast.

West Garden, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the note sent by the official of the Dao Language, but he couldn't help frowning slightly.

In fact, he has always believed in Wang Zhi, but in the face of the investigation results submitted by Huguang, he couldn't help but waver.

After all, it is separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, and there is no video data in this era, and many things can only be deduced by oneself, so it is impossible to determine whether Wang Zhi is exaggerating.

The most important thing is that the attack on Liu Zhong, the governor of Huguang, was to prevent the imperial court from clearing the acres of fields, but this interception and killing of Wang Zhi was a little unreasonable, after all, Wang Zhi's killing could not prevent the imperial court from implementing the Qingzhang fields.

It was when he had a secret headache that Wang Xiang suddenly came to ask for a meeting.

Wang Xiang didn't come alone, but this time he actually brought an old man of Jinyiwei.

"Your Majesty, Mu Bin of a hundred households in brocade clothes asks to see you!" Mu Bin lowered his head and followed Wang Xiang in, but he knelt down respectfully.

Although Mu Bin was once demoted out of the capital, he had a meritorious role in intercepting the Annan mission Li Guangdu last time, so he was able to return to the capital because of his merits, and now he is only a hundred households in brocade clothes in Fusi, Beizhen.

Zhu Youzhu saw that it was Mu Bin, so he gave Wang Xiang an inquiring look.

"Your Majesty, Mu Baihu said that he could relieve His Majesty's worries, and the minister thought that what he said was very reasonable, so he was introduced here! The minister has no idea of forming a party, only to relieve His Majesty's worries! Wang Xiang knew that Zhu Moubin had been degraded for contradicting Zhu Youzhu in the past, and immediately explained seriously.

Although Zhu Youzhu didn't like this Mu Bin, who had the too heavy mark of the civil official group, he also had a certain sense of tolerance, so he said lightly: "I have always been right about things and not people, although I don't want to belittle you in Hebei, but if you don't have a real job, how can you be in an important position in Jinyiwei?" If you want to be in a heavy position, it is useless to hug Zhu Ji's thigh, and it is also useless to hug Wang Xiang's thigh, I only see whether you have merit and whether you are worthy of my reliance! ”

"Weichen remembers His Majesty's teachings, and he must be practical and effective in His Majesty! This time, I only planned to offer advice to Wang Yanshi, but Wang Yanshi led Weichen to come to face the saint, Weichen did not want His Majesty to reward, but only wanted to relieve His Majesty's worries, that's all! After Mu Bin was abandoned by Zhu Ji, he saw through the cold state of this officialdom and seemed to be sincere and authentic.

Of course, he also has his own ambitions, but he no longer relies on anyone, but relies on his own efforts to walk on that long palace road.

Coming to this wise emperor with dignity has become the greatest pursuit of his life, and he believes that one day it will be realized.

Zhu Youzhu knew that Wang Xiang was actually a kind person who didn't like to steal credit, so he said lightly: "Say, why do you want to solve my worries?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen wants to solve Your Majesty's worries!" Mu Bin said amazingly.

Hey?

Liu Jin, who was delivering sour plum soup to Zhu Youji, heard this, and couldn't help but look at Mu Bin who was kneeling in surprise, this was something that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless about.

For the sake of Huguang's affairs, His Majesty also specially convened the Supreme Council, but he still couldn't find a clue about the people who attacked the Qincha team.

Zhu Youzhu took a deep look at Mu Bin, who was kneeling, and then picked up the sour plum soup on the table and asked, "You already know the origin of that group?" ”

"Wechen doesn't know, but Wechen speculates that the group is not from Huguang!" Mu Bin shook his head lightly, looking very affirmative.

Zhu Youzhu didn't believe that this person could guess the origin of the group, but he still said quietly: "It's not in Huguang, where is it?" ”

"Sichuan Zhongzhou!" Mu Bin immediately said his speculation.

"You mean that the people of Zhongzhou Wei in Sichuan ran to Huguang Anlu in Lingzhou Province to intercept and kill Wang Zhi, how is this possible?" When Liu Jin heard this answer, he was skeptical.

Zhu Youzhu was about to bring the sour plum soup to his mouth, but suddenly stopped, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and the fog that had been bothering him suddenly dissipated.

(End of chapter)