Why is the Yang Ball here?

This is the doubt in Zhao Zhong's heart at this time.

He immediately thought of Zheng Hun, it must have been Zheng Hun who went to find Yang Qiu before coming to him!

This is the most plausible explanation.

At the same time, several more thoughts flashed through his mind.

The first thing that flashed was to kill Zheng Hun's family.

It's just that this was quickly denied by him, because if Zheng Hun was found dead in his own house, it would be a combination of stolen goods, and it would no longer be a matter of testimony.

Secondly, it is to take Zheng Hun's family and go through the back door.

As the dead man said, Yang Qiu led people to block the door.

With a decision, he immediately asked the dead man to take the three of them out of the house.

The group quickly reached the back door, but as soon as the dead man opened it, he quickly retreated.

Outside the back, there were also officials and apprentices in the central capital blocking the door, and the leader was Yang Qi.

This time, Zhao Zhong was attacked from front to back, and there was no way out.

At this time, the dead soldiers all looked at Zhao Zhong.

Whether it is a battle or a surrender, just wait for Zhao Zhong to speak.

"Escort the men into the house, and the rest will follow me to the front." Zhao Zhong made a decision.

Neither fighting nor surrendering, but choosing to confront Yang Qiu head-on.

This is his private mansion, as long as he bites Zheng Hun to death and is not in the mansion, he will not dare to break in.

"Squeak~"

The door of the mansion opened, and Zhao Zhong walked to the door with two servants.

At this time, there was a torch outside the door, and Yang Qiu rode a high-headed horse, leading nearly 100 officials and apprentices to block the alley.

"Captain Yang, what do you want to lead people to surround my mansion?" Zhao Zhong looked at Yang Qiu and asked sharply.

Yang Qiu immediately gave up his hand and replied indifferently: "I received a report that Zheng Hun, the person who assassinated the Marquis of the Long Live Pavilion, entered this mansion. ”

"Then I'm afraid Captain Yang will be disappointed, my mansion is guarded by guards, not to see strangers entering." Zhao Zhong also replied indifferently.

"How could the assassin enter openly, he sneaked in, and how could he be known by Zhao Changshi, whether there is or not, I will take someone in and search for it." Yang Qiu continued.

"Yang Fangzheng!" Zhao Zhong's face turned cold in an instant, and he said in a deep voice, "This is my private mansion, how can you say that you can search it?!" ”

After he said this, more than a dozen knife-wielding dead soldiers rushed out of the room behind him.

"Didn't Zhao Changshou have a ghost in his heart, so he refused to let me in?" Yang Qiu said meaningfully.

"It's nonsense, today you don't have the edict of the Son of Heaven, I see if you dare to break into my mansion!" Zhao Zhong straightened up as he spoke.

He is not a flat-headed commoner, but a regular servant of two thousand stones, although he is on leave due to illness, his mansion is not something that he can search at will.

Yang Qiu sneered, and then Zhen took out a holy decree from his arms.

This was not the one that Yang Qi gave him, but the one he invited to the palace before he came.

Before Zheng Hun went to Zhao's mansion, he had already entered the palace with Zheng Hun's testimony, and Liu Hong's face was gloomy when he saw the testimony.

Then, he added fuel to the fire and reported to Liu Hongyu that Zhao Zhong's house in Yecheng was beyond the control and that he was searching everywhere for money to build a mansion for himself.

Liu Hong was completely furious and ordered him to arrest Zhao Zhong immediately.

Zhao Zhong was stunned, and then shouted: "Impossible! That's fake! ”

Yang Qiu still talked nonsense with him, and with a wave of his hand, the officials and apprentices of the central capital had already rushed in.

"You dare!" Zhao Zhong opened his mouth to scold, in a vain attempt to scare these disciples.

But it turned out to be useless.

Since playing Yangqiu took office, these apprentices have followed Yangqiu, which is called a vigorous and resolute action.

Anyway, Yang Qiu made it clear to them every time he set off, and he was responsible for the accident, but if he didn't rush forward when he was in charge, the Lieutenant's Mansion would close the door to you tomorrow.

A few of the dead men resisted, but were quickly brought under control in the face of the huge disparity in numbers.

After these disciples entered, they directly began to search.

Soon, Zheng Hun's family was found.

The dead soldiers outside the house resisted stubbornly and were directly killed on the spot.

Zheng Hun's wife and children were taken away, and Zheng Hun was escorted to Yangqiu.

After seeing Zheng Hun, Yang Qiu snorted coldly, and then said, "Zhao Zhong, what else do you have to say?" ”

Zhao Zhong's face changed several times, but finally he said, "I want to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

"I'm afraid Zhao Changshou doesn't have this opportunity, take it away!" Yang Qiu waved his hand, and Tu Li directly stepped forward to take down Zhao Zhong.

……

Jade Hall.

Liu Hong's hand pressed the temporal cheek.

At this time, there were only two people in the hall, him and Cao Jie.

After he ordered Yang Qiu to arrest Zhao Zhong, Cao Jie had been here to intercede for Zhao Zhong for nearly half an hour.

However, although Liu Hongqi disappeared a little, he was still extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Zhong.

Just because Zhao Zhong's assassination of Yang Ming was even worse than Yang Ming's assassination of Wang Fu at the beginning.

At that time, Yang Ming still had great righteousness, what did Zhao Zhong have? It's just self-interest!

Now that the northern border county has finally been quiet for half a year, as soon as Yang Ming dies, I don't know how many disasters will be born.

At this moment, Jian Shuo hurriedly entered the hall.

"Your Majesty, Yang Qiu has searched for Zheng Hun and his wife and children in Zhao Zhong's mansion, and has now taken them to Luoyang Prison." Jian Shuo knelt on the ground and reported.

"What a Zhao Zhong!" Liu Hong's dissipated anger instantly jumped up again.

Now everyone has obtained all the stolen goods, and no matter how Cao Jie intercedes, it will be in vain.

"Your Majesty, please deprive Zhao Zhong of his title and demote him to the Little Yellow Gate." Cao Jie said.

Liu Hong looked at Cao Jie when he heard this.

Cao Jie's desperate redemption of Cao Poshi earlier had already made him dissatisfied, and now he is still interceding for Zhao Zhong like this, is he really not afraid that he will be angry?

Of course, he was also a little curious at this time, he naturally knew about the private struggle between the new eunuch and the old eunuch.

Now that Zhao Zhong is in trouble, Cao Jie's defense is a little unreasonable.

Cao Jie fell to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Fu is dead, the slaves and maids are old, I am afraid that there is not much time, if Zhao Zhong goes again, how many good slaves and maids are left to serve Your Majesty sincerely?" ”

At this time, he had ignored Jian Shuo's presence and spoke bluntly.

However, his words made Liu Hong silent.

Cao Jie was pleading for Zhao Zhong before, but at this time, he was reminding.

After all, he Liu Hong relied on eunuchs to regain imperial power, and no matter how arrogant and domineering the eunuchs were, they were just an extension of imperial power.

Without the eunuchs, what did he use to contend with those scholars?

Does he want to reuse relatives who might threaten the throne?

Jian Shuo didn't speak at this time, now that Yang Ming is dead, his help in the outer court has been lost, and he should try his best to keep a low profile.

"Go down first." Liu Hong put down his hand and spoke.

Cao Jie's reminder was very timely, but if he only removed the title, the scholars would definitely not give up.

Yang Ming's current identity is too special, and he has to think of a more secure strategy.

……

The stars and the moon were shining, and the ship was heading west.

A fleet was heading west, and the flotilla stretched for more than a mile was Yang Ming and his party.

Wang Xiu stood, while Yang Ming lay on his chair.

At this time, the two were looking at Xiongguan on the south bank of the river, Chenggao Pass.

This pass is about ten zhang high, like half of the moat blocking the south bank of the Yellow River into the road to the west.

Of course, this level also has a more well-known name, Tiger Prison Pass.

Or because the water is the moat in front of the pass, it is also called the water pass.

"I don't know what the situation in Luoyang City is at this time." The Tiger Prison Pass blocked the view of Beiwang, and Yang Ming couldn't help but speak.

Although they had planned a lot, they were still on the ship after all, and they didn't know the specific situation in the city.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, even if Zheng Hun fails, there is no loss to the lord." Wang Xiu replied.

In fact, Zheng Hun and others succeeded best, and if they failed, they should have returned to Luoyang safely with fake death.

"Then why are you worried?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.

"Why did the lord kill Wang Fu in the past, and not leave it to the Son of Heaven to decide?" Wang Xiu did not answer directly, but asked Yang Mingdao rhetorically.

"The Son of Heaven will not necessarily put Wang Fu to death." Yang Ming replied.

But after he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Xiu again, and seemed to know what Wang Xiu was worried about.

The Son of Heaven would not necessarily put Wang Fu to death, nor would he necessarily put Zhao Zhong to death.

But he shook his head.

"What do you mean, my lord?" Wang Xiu was puzzled.

"If Zhao Zhongzhen is caught, he will definitely die." Yang Ming replied.

"Why?" Wang Xiu was still puzzled.

"Because the person who captured him was Yang Qiu." Yang Ming then replied.

Yangqiu, the word is square, a native of Yuyang, Youzhou, with a strict nature, Xishen is not harmful, Han Fei is academic, and he is a cool official in the world.

When he was young, some officials in the county insulted his mother, and he gathered dozens of teenagers to kill the officials and their entire families, and was able to become famous, and was promoted to filial piety and incorporated into Shangshutai.

He is proficient in the code system, drafts the chapter for the scholars to respect, the official to Jiujiang Taishou, but because the style of action is too strict, after several ups and downs.

When he was a councilor, when Cao Jie, Wang Fu and others were raging with evil, playing with power tricks, and inciting inside and outside the court, he once patted his legs and said angrily: "If Yang Qiu is a subordinate, this Cao Zi can be tolerated?" ”

Today, he is the captain of the school.