Chapter 617: Evidence of Guilt
For a while, everyone was gossiping, and they directly confirmed the name of Zilong, the chief military officer. Zilong also smiled bitterly, seeing that everyone was in favor, he had to look at Wan'er as if asking for help.
In fact, in his own heart, this chief military officer should be handed over to King An. It's just that King An is a vassal king after all, and although he has no choice but to revolt, he can hang the chief military officer, which is really nondescript.
At that moment, Wan'er also smiled, and said to Zilong: "Zilong, what everyone said is right! This Ningxia uprising, if you hadn't fought hard, you would have finally given everyone a chance to survive, I'm afraid we will all fail!"
"That's right! Zilong!" King An also smiled heartily and said, "This chief military officer is actually not a good errand! Although we are in a state of peace talks with the imperial court now, after all, the hearts of the people are separated from each other, but it is not clear how the imperial court will decide!"
If the princes of the court really can't use this incident to overthrow Liu Jin and return the government to Qingming, this chief military officer will still have to take everyone to kill all the way to the capital and fight to the feet of the Son of Heaven, so that the court must get rid of Liu Jin!
Therefore, this chief officer seems to have a little authority, but after all, responsibility is heavier than power, and you have a long way to go!"
After listening to King An's heartfelt words, Zilong slowly understood, looked at the encouraging eyes of relatives and friends around him, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay! Since His Royal Highness King An and everyone can trust me Xu Zilong, then I, Xu Zilong, swear hereby that I will not give up without removing Liu Jin!"
In the treasure of the dragon vein, Zilong already knew that Liu Jin actually had the intention of plotting a rebellion with the help of Xuanyuan Po's Heshi Bi. And he has already obtained the full book of the Sunflower Treasure Book from Xuanyuan Po, which can reverse yin and yang and become a man again.
If everything really goes as he wants, I'm afraid that this Daming Sheji will really be in danger. Not to mention that Zilong was originally a loyal and righteous man, but only to say his true identity, the second son of Emperor Hongzhi and the younger brother of Emperor Zhengde, he was not allowed to be indifferent to Liu Jin's conspiracy.
At this time, King An said the words from the bottom of his heart, and he also made an oath. When everyone heard this, they all spontaneously shouted in unison: "If you don't get rid of Liu Jin, you will not give up!"
For a while, the atmosphere of the Chinese army's big tent was high, and after everyone finished speaking, they all looked at each other and smiled, and then picked up the wine bowl at hand and drank it all.
Jiang Yunsong over there also picked up a bowl of wine, and after a bowl with everyone, he retreated, obviously going to the imperial envoy to convey the meaning of the rebel army.
After he left, everyone chatted for a long time, talked for a long time, and only felt that now they were united and wanted to overthrow Liu Jin, but it was not impossible.
It was not until the afternoon that the banquet to welcome Zilong's return came to an end. King An did not let everyone go easily, but ordered someone to cast a high platform, chose a good time, gathered the soldiers of the three armies, directly took the stage to pay homage to the general, and in front of the soldiers of the whole army, the token seal of the chief officer of the rebel army was officially handed over to Zilong.
And Zilong did not refuse, in front of the 70,000 soldiers of the rebel army, solemnly took the seal ribbon, and then shouted loudly on the stage: "Unite as one, destroy Liu Jin, protect the family and defend the country, and rest until death!"
Many of the rebel soldiers in the audience were already happy in their hearts, and with Zilong, a victorious general, leading them, they also had a few more times of victory in the uprising.
When the son Long said this short slogan, they didn't want to think about it, and shouted in response: "Unite as one, destroy Liu Jin, protect the family and defend the country, and rest until death!"
For a time, the morale of the rebel army was like a rainbow, and the rebel armies of Ningxia and Hetao also came together completely at this time, and they were no longer separated from each other.
After the ceremony was completed, King An, in the name of the commander of the rebel army, notified the appointment to all parts of Ningxia, including the Zhu Zhisuo who guarded Ningxia.
He didn't know that it was precisely because of this order that the good situation of the uprising had made waves, and it almost fell short. It's just that this is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.
After the rebel army determined the new chief military officer, the next day, Zilong accompanied King An in the name of the chief military officer of the rebel army, and the two of them crossed the Yellow River, came to a riverside location on the east bank of the Yellow River, and saw Yang Yiqing, who had not been seen for a long time.
Compared with the first time he saw Yang Yiqing, at that time, he was in prison and depressed, but he was also quite decadent. Seeing Yang Yiqing again at this moment, he has a ruddy complexion, a long pulse, and a tiger when he walks.
Behind him was Zhang Yong, who was a eunuch, but he didn't see much evil spirit, but was righteous and awe-inspiring.
Zilong and King An arrived early, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong also came alone when they got the news, and Yang Yiqing, who was far away, said loudly: "Haha! Good brother, I didn't expect you to become the chief military officer, it's really terrifying, it's terrifying!"
Seeing that Yang Yiqing was still vaguely the same, Zilong was also very happy, and said to Yang Yiqing from afar: "Big brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, but your demeanor is better than before, and you have become a governor, brother, you are also a dead tree in spring!"
"But it's all thanks to your brother!" Speaking of which, Yang Yiqing had already taken Zhang Yong and walked to the front of Zilong and King An, but a small round table and four chairs were hastily set up here, and after the four of them saluted, they sat down.
At that moment, the four of them chatted again, and then slowly started the topic. First of all, Zhang Yongwei introduced the situation of Jingshi today for Zilong and King An.
Zhang Yong was determined to cooperate with the Qingliu civil officials this time, pull Liu Jin off the horse, and prevent him from doing anything wrong.
Therefore, he is really very concerned about the news of Jingshi, and he can also receive the news as soon as there is a disturbance over there.
So through Zhang Yong's mouth, the Jingshi's reactions to the Ningxia Uprising in all aspects were gradually known to Zilong and King An.
Zilong and King An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after knowing that Liu Jin had been temporarily intervened by hundreds of civil and military officials and was not allowed to return to the front line.
It's not that they are afraid of Liu Jin, it's just that if Liu Jin comes back, the two armies will clash, regardless of victory or defeat, it will be a great loss in terms of the country's military strength.
Now that the civil and military officials of the imperial court can work together to prevent Liu Jin's return, it is really one step closer to bringing down Liu Jin.
At that moment, King An couldn't help but say happily: "It's a good thing that Liu Jin can't come back......! Our Ningxia army this time is not for anything else, but to get rid of Liu Jin, if he doesn't come back, it doesn't mean that we will stop the army!"
"Chitose don't be impatient!" Zhang Yong nodded and smiled, and said, "Now that the princes of the court are restricting Liu Jin from coming back, this is only the first step, and the second step is the plan that the Duke of Xiya and Chitose discussed before! As long as you confront us here, the imperial court will naturally have pressure, and then you can sanction Liu Jin in the name of the Ningxia uprising!"
"Coercing the imperial court is not a good thing after all!" Zilong suddenly said, "I thought that if you just rely on this army to coerce, it is really a good strategy!"
"Oh?" Zhang Yong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he exchanged glances with Yang Yiqing, then looked at Zilong with a smile on his face, and said, "Please say ......."
At this moment, Zilong did not change his appearance, and appeared in front of Zhang Yong's eyes, but it was a face that was exactly the same as Emperor Zhengde, almost indistinguishable.
Zhang Yong was also in a trance, as if he had seen Emperor Zhengde. Seeing that Zilong can think of the bad things, he is much stronger than Emperor Zhengde, and he is also turning a thousand times in his heart at the moment, and he wants to call Zilong His Royal Highness, but it is also unreasonable, so I have to call it respectfully.
Zilong also heard the difference in Zhang Yong's words, but he didn't think much about it, this was his first meeting with Zhang Yong, and his impression of Zhang Yong was still a rumor.
Therefore, he didn't care either, but just said: "The imperial court governs the country, and the majesty and law are the most important! If because of the coercion of the Ningxia rebel army, I directly sanction the central officials, and in the future, the princes of all parts of the world will follow suit, I am afraid that it will be a great disaster!"
"That's right! Zilong is right!" King An and Yang Yiqing glanced at each other, and they both saw relief in each other's eyes, and they couldn't help but grin, and nodded in unison and said.
"What you said is right!" Zhang Yong also smiled with a smile, only silently reciting the wisdom of the first emperor in his heart, but said on his lips, "In this case, what do you think should be done?"
"The confrontation of the army and the pressure on the imperial court is only the first step!" Zilong slowly raised a finger, and then said with a smile, "The second step should be to collect criminal evidence, and after the criminal evidence is sufficient, it is justifiable to impeach Liu Jin in the court meeting!"
"Hmm!" Yang Yiqing nodded and said, "This is indeed what it should be! Impeaching Liu Jin with criminal evidence, and then clarifying the canonical punishment at that time, firstly, it can be said that the imperial court is impartial and has blocked the mouth of the world, and secondly, it also shows the correctness of the uprising between King An and Ningxia, and can pardon all the sins of King An and Ningxia!"
"What Zilong said is very much in line with me!" Wang An also said happily, "It's just that the first few times to impeach Liu Jin ended in failure, but this time, how does Zilong think he can succeed?"
In order to deal with Liu Jin, King An used several methods, and in the end, in desperation, he was forced by Liu Jin to launch an uprising.
Although he now knows that what Zilong said is the best way to deal with Liu Jin, he still doubts whether this impeachment of Liu Jin will still have an effect.
"The reason why the impeachment of Liu Jin failed to succeed in the first few times is that Liu Jin's power is deep-rooted, and he has won the trust of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, so he will be fine in the end!" Zilong has also heard about several court meetings, and has made some analysis, and he said it directly at the moment.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong has the best understanding of this, and said, "Liu Jin has been with His Majesty since he was a child, and he knows His Majesty the best, and His Majesty also trusts him the most!"
"But now, I'm afraid it's not like!" Zilong glanced at Zhang Yong with a smile and said directly.