Xu Qian and Wei Zhongxian were arguing and arguing in the court. In front of Xizong and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Xu Qian used the secret letter as evidence to participate in the impeachment and exposed Wei Zhongxian's crime of bringing disaster to the country and the people. The ministers held their breath, and there was a strange aura in the calm air. This is like a mirror-like river, which seems to be calm, but in fact the dark tide is surging. Now that Xu Qian has "taken out the sword", they want to see how Wei Zhongxian "dismantles the move".

Wei Zhongxian straightened his throat, and he said to Xizong: "Long live the minister, since Xu Yushi denounced the crime of the old minister with a secret letter, then the evidence presented by him should be genuine, but in the opinion of the old minister, the letter in his hand is obtained by rubbing, not the original letter, which is really unconvincing." Xizong nodded after hearing this, he asked Xu Qian to take out the original letter, where did Xu Qian have the original letter?

He probably didn't even understand the ins and outs of this letter very thoroughly, but based on Shi Xiong's dictation alone, when Shi Xiong revealed the origin of the secret letter, he added fuel and vinegar to the nonsense of narration, Xu Qian was kind, and he had already fallen into the trap he set.

Although Xu Qian couldn't take out the original letter, he knew that Shi Xiong was still in his mansion, and he had seen the original letter with his own eyes, and it was better for him to clarify and explain, which was better than his own thousand words. Thinking of this,

Xu Qian bowed down and asked Xizong to summon Shi Xiong to testify. Xizong approved the performance, and immediately sent Wang Jian, the captain of the forbidden army, to lead a hundred guards to bring Shixiong to the Imperial History Mansion.

After Wang Jian took the order and came to the Imperial History Mansion, he ordered the sergeants to strictly guard the gates of the mansion, and no one was allowed to enter and approach, and he led more than a dozen guards to enter the mansion to get people. The housekeeper Xu Qing saw the arrival of the forbidden army, and after asking about the intention, he led the way in front of the head and took Wang Jian to Shi Xiong's residence. Wang Jian pushed the door and looked around the house, but there were people inside, where was Shi Xiong's figure? If he didn't see Shi Xiong, he couldn't go back to restore his life, Wang Jian was furious, he turned around and pointed to the empty house and said to Xu Qing: "Didn't you say that Shi Xiong was in the house? Where are the people?"

Xu Qing probed his head and looked into the room, it was really empty. He trembled and said to Wang Jian: "General, he ...... He...... He was still in the house. Wang Jian pulled out his saber and wiped it on Xu Qing's neck, and he said with evil eyes: "Old fellow, if you don't tell the truth again, I will kill you." Xu Qing was so frightened that a cold sweat flowed down his spine, and he told Wang Jian in a trembling tone that he was not lying, and Wang Jian ordered the guards to find the people in the palace again for verification, and their answers were exactly the same as Xu Qing's.

Wang Jian pushed Xu Qing away and said to the guards: "For no reason, people can still put on wings and fly, search for me, dig three feet into the ground and find people for me." As soon as he gave an order, the guards rushed everywhere as if they had opened the floodgates, hula and ran everywhere, they entered every house, broke into the door when they saw it, and made the Yushi Mansion jump, and the troublemakers turned over on their backs. The sergeants searched in each house without success, and Wang Jian, under the guidance of Xu Qing, walked through the flower hall and came to a large house at the back.

He was about to take someone to search, Xu Qing blocked in front of him and said: "General, this is our master's bedroom, after you search, where will our master's face go?" Wang Jian tugged at his sleeve, threw him aside, and said to him: "Ignorant dog minion, you dare to disobey the will of the saint, you are simply impatient." The forbidden army kicked open the door and found a pool of blood under Xu Qian's bed. They rushed out and told Wang Jian about the situation.

Wang Jian looked at Xu Qing beside him coldly, and said to the guard: "Take good care of him, and go back to him to theorize." With that, Wang Jian strode into the room, and he found that the blood stains under the bed had turned black into lumps. Wang Jian turned around and walked outside, and drew his sword at Xu Qing again. He asked Xu Qing,

What is the matter with the bloodstains in this house? Xu Qing had a sad look on his face, and a sentence popped out intermittently, "Small, I really don't know where this bloodstain came from." ”

Wang Jian looked at him, remembering that he had just stopped him from running an errand, so he ordered the guards to tie Xu Qing up and escort him away for interrogation after the search was over. Wang Jian then searched Xu Qian's bedroom, and a janissary who had walked in front ran back to report that he had found blood in the stable behind the house. Wang Jian came to the stable to inspect it carefully, and after he lifted a pile of hay in the corner, he saw that there was a little wet soil on it, and he asked the guards to find a shovel to dig it up.

Soon a male corpse appeared.

Wang Jian found Xu Qing for identification, and he replied in a frightened tone: "This...... How did this good person die here? Wang Jian glanced at him contemptuously, leaned over and searched the corpse, Shi Xiong was wearing thick-soled cloth boots, and after Wang Jian cut the boot of his left foot with a short blade, he found a letter. After Jiang Jian collected the letter, he left two guards here to guard it, and hurried back to the palace to report to Xi Zongyu.

Xizong asked Wang Jian to read the contents of the letter in the court, and Xu Qian's face changed greatly after hearing it, and he shouted again and again that he had been wronged. Xizong Longyan was furious, and he said to Xu Qian: "What a shameless person, you promised Shi Xiong to use him as a witness to frame Wei Aiqing with heavy profits, and at your behest, he fabricated a false incriminating evidence for you to frame in the court. After you got this incriminating evidence, you killed Shi Xiong in order to prevent the matter from being revealed, isn't this the same thing?"

Xu Qian fell to his knees with tears on his face. He said sadly: "I, Xu Qian, have always done things above board, but this time I was plotted by the villain, what can I say if my fate is like this?" Hearing his words, Xizong scolded sharply: "Xu Qian, you are too reckless and frivolous, with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, only you are a virtuous minister with a warm heart? I see that you are a person who sells his reputation and reputation, otherwise Shi Xiong would not have left a letter in advance, which is completely out of self-preservation." But even if he sees through your sinister intentions, he still can't escape death. ”

A basin of dirty water on his head made the incorruptible Xu Qian dirty, and he didn't want to be framed by such a humiliating design, so he said to Wei Zhongxian: "You dare to swear in front of the saint and all the ministers, isn't the handwriting on the letter from your handwriting?"

Wei Zhongxian's silver-like face squeezed out a sneer, and he said unhurriedly: "Yes, the words on the letter are indeed from my hand. As soon as these words came out, together with Xizong and the ministers, they were all shocked, and when they saw Xizong's open-eyed appearance, Wei Zhongxian knelt down and replied: "Long live, the old minister still has something to say." ”

Xizong only came to his senses at this time, he waved his hand at Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian continued: "The old minister admitted this handwriting, but did not admit that the letter was written by me. Wei Zhongxian's words made Xizong confused, and he asked inexplicably: "You explain in detail that the words are your words, but how can you say that the letter was not written by you?"

Wei Zhongxian said: "The minister tells a story for the saint, and the saint will naturally understand what the minister means." Xizong asked him to continue, and Wei Zhongxian told the story of Song Jiang inscribed an anti-poem in Xunyang Building in Jiangzhou, and Wu told the story of finding a holy hand scholar to imitate Cai Jing's handwriting to save people. After listening to Wei Zhongxian's story, Xizong nodded, and he asked Wei Zhongxian to get up and talk back.

Seeing Xizong's face softened, Wei Zhongxian's heart was very proud. Some people are happy and some are worried, Wei Zhongxian is clever and clever, covering up his guilt in the past, Xu Qian can no longer restrain the anger in his heart, he pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said: "Wei thief, your calligraphy can't be famous all over the world, what do others do like your pen?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled indifferently, pouted and replied: "I have to be favored by the Holy Lord to take charge of the East Factory, and how many rebels have been punished for the stability of the court? Those who are on the run, which one doesn't want to put me to death? This is their plan to kill people with a knife, fortunately, the Holy Heaven is wise and has seen through the tricks of the gangsters, otherwise the old minister will be in a different place." Wei Zhongxian's words were extremely vicious, he not only slapped Xizong's sycophants, but also beautified himself as a loyal minister of the Ming family, and even implied that Xu Qian and the villains were the same dog. ”

Xu Qian smiled coldly and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Wei thief, what is your intention by borrowing the allusion of the traitor Cai Jing just now?" Wei Zhongxian replied: "Holy wisdom, of course you know my intentions. This is just a metaphor, why does Xu Yushi use the topic to play and get rid of me quickly?"

Xu Qian was like a fish in his throat, and he was powerless to return to heaven at this time. Xi Zong ordered the eunuch to take off his crown and hat and court clothes, and handed him over to the criminal department for strict interrogation. Xu Xianchun followed the method of dealing with Yang Lian, so why didn't Miki have to confess? Xu Qian was tortured in prison, but he was still iron-clad. After several rounds of torture, Xu Xianchun had lost his patience, and he said viciously to Xu Qian: "Xu Qian, those who know the times are Junjie, and they have all arrived at this step of the field, what kind of scholar's stinky shelf do you still have? ”

Xu Qian spat in his face, and he scolded: "The thief who acts for the tiger, even if I become a ghost, I will also find you to settle accounts." Xu Xianchun was so angry that he ordered the jailers to continue to torture Xu Qian, and after Xu Qian fainted, Xu Xianchun held down his finger and drew a charge on top of the confession.

After confirming Xu Qian's "criminal evidence", Xu Xianchun sentenced Xu Qian to be beheaded, his family property was confiscated, and his family was assigned to Lingnan. When he arrived at Xu Qian's home, Xu Xianchun originally hoped that he could squeeze some oil and water here, but Xu Qian didn't even have a small silver ornament except for shabby furniture and some books.

Xu Xianchun was so angry that after sealing Xu Qian's mansion, he took his minions back to Wei Zhongxian to return to Wei Zhongxian.

The assassination of the secret envoy of the Japanese invaders made Wei Zhongxian feel like a thorn in the back, thinking about it, he had no choice but to start Xizong, and let Zou Weilian, who had long since returned to the countryside, serve as the commander of the Chaohu Water Division, and go to Zhangzhou to resist the Japanese invaders.

After Zou Weilian arrived in Zhangzhou, he built official ships to stock grain and grass, and built forts with local fishermen to defend against the invasion of the Japanese invaders. Near the sea, silver wire nets are also arranged, and there are sharp piles and barbs under the water, which prevent the Japanese water ghosts from sneaking in. In addition, there is an observation deck along the coast, so you can detect movements in the distance.

After all the arrangements stopped, what Zou Weilian had to do was to wait for the spies in the shadows to throw themselves into the net, and that night he ordered the battalions of the sailors to extinguish the lights, and those who disobeyed the order would be immediately killed. Just as the army was snoring, a rickety figure slipped out of the dark night.