After Zhou Xian arrived, he realized that it was not Ye Tongzhou who was looking for him, but Li Banghua, the censor of the Left Capital. When the latter saw a riot in the capital, he hurried to the Daming Gate under the escort of his servants, which was the location of the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the Sixth Ministry's Office.

At that time, most of the officials and yamen in the government had fled. Li Banghua gathered the remaining people in the name of the left censor of the Left Capital. He voluntarily gave up the two yamen of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, and concentrated the servants to the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. These two places store a large amount of materials, and the Ministry of War has the authority to mobilize all the troops in the capital.

While organizing defense, Li Banghua sent people to ask for help from the three camps and the five cities. Later, there were several times when the rioters rushed here, but when they found that there were soldiers defending and it was difficult to attack, they took the initiative to give up. They looted the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, and then left.

Ye Tongzhou was mostly valued when Li Banghua served as the admiral of the Beijing camp. Therefore, at the first time of the riot, he sent people to Li Banghua's mansion to protect the safety of his family. However, the information sent back was that Li Banghua had already left his home. Ye Tongzhou quickly sent two soldiers to the Daming Gate and went to see him in person when the situation was slightly stable.

After Li Banghua received support, he led his troops to drive out the rioters in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel and arrested some people. Later, more officials and officers arrived, completely stabilizing the situation near the Daming Gate. The Sixth Department's Office and the Five Army Governor's Office also began to operate normally under his coordination.

Ye Tongzhou accompanied Zhou Xian while telling him the story of the whole story. Zhou Xian nodded slightly, and admired Li Banghua in his heart. In all aspects, his performance was impeccable to gathering soldiers and quickly stabilizing the situation in such a chaotic situation.

When Li Banghua saw Zhou Xian arrive, he quickly brought him into the inner room. "Zhou Xuanwu, is Wang Dehua's death related to you?"

Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the news to be delivered so quickly. He squeezed out some smiles and asked, "Did Eunuch Wang die? How did he die? What does this have to do with me? Why did Jingshi Li ask such a question?"

Li Banghua was nearly seventy years old. After the night of fatigue, his face was full of fatigue. He saw Zhou Xian's face actually looked playful, frowned, and said in a serious tone: "Don't lie to me. Do you know that I had raided Eunuch Wang's house, and he was shot and killed as soon as he left Chengtian Gate. If it weren't for you, who else would it be?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Civil Secretary Li, I heard that Eunuch Wang is always relying on the favor of the emperor, acting freely and bullying his subordinates. If someone hates him for this, it is possible to assassinate him in this chaos! Moreover, the reason why I went to Eunuch Wang's mansion was not to cause trouble for him. But I heard that thieves broke into the palace and I went to catch the thief, but I didn't expect that Eunuch Wang was so rich, and the things I found were worth millions of taels of silver."

Li Banghua's mouth twitched, "Millions of huge?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "I also heard that this is just a mansion of Eunuch Wang. Eunuch Wang's family has been a commoner for several generations, and his parents sent him to the palace to be a eunuch in order to survive. Although there were many rewards from the three generations of emperors, such a large property would not be obtained normally no matter what! If he hadn't died, I would have really wanted to ask him in person how he did it."

Li Banghua pondered for a moment and said, "Zhou Xuanwu, I am not trying to ask you for guilt, but I am worried about you. You went out of the frontier with the mansion at the age of wisdom, took back the Mongol Khan Abuna from the Manchus, and won a great ally for the Ming Dynasty. And he used dozens of cavalry to raid the bandits and shot and killed Zhang Tie Xianzhong. Not long ago, he led his troops to defeat the Manchus in Jinzhou, and then rescued more than 10,000 soldiers in Songshan. Such achievements are enough to make the ministers of the Ming Dynasty ashamed. You are still young, and it can be said that you will definitely have a bright future in the future, but you will definitely attract the most jealousy. Under the attention of everyone, a small mistake will be greatly released, and it is the current one..."

Li Banghua paused for a moment and continued, "Zhou Xuanwu, wood is so beautiful that it will be destroyed by the wind of the forest. The more you have achieved, the more you should act cautiously, especially in places like the capital. I have been an official for decades. Although I have not made any achievements, I have a little understanding of the rules of the officialdom. If you trust me, you might as well reveal some truth to me so that I can learn more about it. On the contrary, if you think I am not trustworthy, then I will just pretend that I have never said anything."

Zhou Xian was silent for a while, and finally said slowly: "Even if some things are done, they cannot be directly admitted under any circumstances. I hope Jingshi Li will forgive me. But what I want to tell you is that everything I do is to protect myself."

Li Banghua frowned slightly, and after a while, nodded and said, "I understand. Ye Tongzhou told me your speculation that the origin of this riot may be Gao Qiqian, and he wants to kill you. The reason why Wang Dehua and others joined should be to take advantage of this riot to burn the supplies in the three warehouses and resell military supplies. I have heard of it for a long time. Once the fire burns, how much of the things are lost in it will be difficult to count, and they will permanently save them from trouble."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "The new Taicang did not ignite. I killed a Qianmao who guarded the warehouse and captured a godson of Wang Dehua. This is enough to prove that this matter is related to Wang Dehua."

Li Banghua said: "This is a good thing. But it has something to do with Wang Dehua, and it cannot prove it has something to do with Gao Qiqian. Now that Wang Dehua has died, Gao Qiqian is in charge of the imperial guards and guards the imperial city, he will do his best to fulfill your crime of rebellion in front of the saint. If Your Majesty believes him, then your situation will be in trouble. Now the situation has stabilized. The first thing you have to do is to meet Your Majesty and make him believe that you have no intention of rebellion. This is what the emperor has hated the most and the crux of everything."

Zhou Xian nodded in agreement, "But Gao Qiqian guards the imperial city, how could he let me enter the imperial city at this time? And even if he opened the city gate and let me enter, I would not dare to enter now. Who knows if he would give me a few more hidden arrows?"

Li Banghua shook his head and said, "You don't have to enter the imperial city at this time. The so-called rebels must have collaborators and supportive soldiers. As long as you give up the current soldiers you are controlling, let them be under the command of others, and take the initiative to be imprisoned in prison, you can avoid suspicion. Of course, in order to ensure your safety, the control of the prison should be handed over to the soldiers you trust, and I will also protect you."
Chapter completed!