But soon, Kang Wanwan thought of another possibility.
At that moment, Kang Wanwan asked: "By the way, did your Zhan family want to send a batch of ordnance and baggage to Shanyang yesterday? Nothing happened to this batch of ordnance and baggage, right?"
"Uncle Guo, it was this batch of ordnance and equipment that caused a big problem."
The relatives of the Zhan family cried and complained: "It was already midnight when we set off from Yanziji Pier last night. As a result, when we walked near Jiangxinzhou outside Dantu City, we happened to meet the navy from the Admiral's Office."
"The Navy stopped us and said they were conducting a routine inspection."
"Just check, just check. Anyway, we have the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Security."
"It turned out that halfway through the inspection, the navy suddenly killed him."
"Most of our Zhan family's personal entourage and servants were caught off guard and were brutally attacked."
"The villain happened to relieve himself at the stern of the ship because he had diarrhea, so he was able to jump into the river to escape."
After saying this, he cried again and said: "By the time the villain escaped back to the city, word had spread all over the city that our guy Zhan and Mr. Ma Mingluo, the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, secretly colluded with the sea pirate Gu Sanmazi to loot Nanjing City.
For such rumors, the mistress asked the villain to come over to the house quickly to find Uncle Guo, and said that only Uncle Guo can save our Zhan family now."
After hearing this, Kang Baiwan felt cold sweat all over his body. Now he was in big trouble.
The painful memories of Japanese pirates still remain in the minds of the people in Jiangnan. Although pirates and Japanese pirates are different, they are of the same origin, so liaison with pirates in Jiangnan is the most likely to cause public outrage.
Once public indignation is formed, it can never be reversed.
At this time, it doesn't actually matter what the truth is.
While he was in shock and doubt, there was a sudden commotion outside Kang's mansion.
Immediately, a servant came to report: "Master, something is wrong. Our home is surrounded by officers and soldiers."
"Ah?" Kang Baibai was startled again when he heard this, and hurriedly led Kang Fu outside. Sure enough, he saw dozens of pacesetters from Admiral Cao Jiang's office guarding the steps outside the gate like javelins.
The leader of the team bowed his hands to the general manager and said: "On the order of the admiral, I came here to protect Kang Mansion."
After a pause, the general said again: "Uncle Guo, it's best not to go out these days, because it's not very peaceful outside, and the sea pirate Gu San Mazi has threatened to bloodbath Nanjing."
Kang Wanwan did not embarrass the boss.
Because I can't talk to this little guy.
…
On the other side, Admiral Cao Jiang was already beating Zhan Yang with sticks.
Zhan Yangzhi was just a businessman, ranking last among the four civilians, peasants, farmers, industrialists, and merchants. The crime he committed was still a big crime against bandits, so the Admiral Caojiang Office had full power to directly interrogate him.
Because Admiral Cao Jiang is in charge of the Yangtze River defense.
If the sea pirate Gu Sanmazi was really allowed to sack Nanjing, Admiral Cao Jiang, who was in charge of Jiang defense, would be the number one criminal, and he might even be sentenced to death.
So Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle of Admiral Cao Jiang, was very angry.
"Zhan Yangzhi!" Liu Kongzhao slapped his gum hard and shouted, "I advise you to recruit from the real situation. For what reason did you hand over the ordnance baggage design that was supposed to be shipped to Huai'an Prefecture to Xiang Yong to the pirates?
?Did someone promise you great benefits for the Zhan family?"
After saying this, Liu Kongzhao asked again: "Is this person Ma Mingluan, the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Are you jealous of the hundreds of millions of taels of silver deposited in the Exchange and the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, and want to take it for yourself?"
"So you secretly colluded with the pirates to launch an internal and external attack?"
"It's a pity that man's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. The sky's network is vast and there are no omissions."
"The plan of your Zhan family and Ma Mingluan to collude with the pirates to sack Nanjing was discovered by my navy!"
After he paused for a moment, Liu Kongzhao then asked: "By the way, in addition to your Zhan family, there must be other families in Nanjing who are colluding with you. I urge you to tell the truth."
Zhan Yangzhi couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Is there such a way to ask such a question?
Rumor has it that Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, was vulgar. Zhan Yangzhi was not good enough at first, but he thought that no matter what, he was an honorable person. No matter how vulgar he was, could he be more vulgar than a trafficker and a pawn?
But today, Zhan Yangzhi really believed it.
This Liu Kongzhao is really vulgar and really arrogant.
This is no longer an inducement to confess, but a blatant frame-up.
Even the motive and process of committing the crime have been planned for them, and all they have to do is sign and pledge their signatures.
It can be seen from this that this person does not pay attention to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty at all. In his eyes, the powerful can do whatever they want. If you are said to be in compliance with the invaders, even if you are not in compliance with the invaders, you still have to be in compliance with the invaders.
Having said that, there is really nothing these people dare not do.
They all dared to murder the emperor, let alone him, a merchant?
"Why are you laughing?" Liu Kongzhao said angrily, "I advise you to recognize the situation clearly and don't make any mistakes."
Zhan Yangzhi didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Kongzhao and just closed his eyes to rest. He didn't need to waste words with such a vulgar person. He believed that Deputy Chief Ma and Uncle Guo could clear his name.
Zhan Yangzhi's contempt angered Liu Kongzhao.
"Execution!" Liu Kongzhao said angrily, "Serve with a stick!"
The two pacesetters immediately brought a pair of clamping sticks to clamp Zhan Yangzhi's fingers, and then pulled hard.
Zhan Yangzhi instantly felt a sharp pain in his fingers, and he couldn't help but scream.
…
It's already getting bright.
At this time, on Chaoku Street, spectators had already crowded several nearby streets.
The windows of every hook-and-mortar house were put up one after another, and the doors and windows of the boat moored on the Qinhuai River were quietly opened. Through the gauze curtains, one could vaguely see the graceful figures.
However, no one appreciated this beautiful scenery at this time.
Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"He's out! The dog officer is out!" Suddenly there was a noise from the front.
Immediately, a team of pacesetters from the Beijing camp escorted Ma Mingluan out of the gate.
I saw that Ma Mingluan had a large shackle on his neck, and shackles on his ankles. The two iron rings of the shackles were also pierced with heavy chains.
Ma Mingluan could only drag his shackles and move forward step by step.
"Kill this bitch, beat him to death!" A childish voice suddenly sounded.
Immediately, the citizens crowded on both sides started shouting, throwing out rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and even dog feces wrapped in toilet paper.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Dog Officer, you must die a happy death!"
"You have lost your conscience, you actually colluded with the pirates!"
"You don't deserve the surname Ma. We in the Ma family don't have a beast like you!"
Rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and feces and urine rained down on Ma Mingluan's body.
Ma Mingluan closed his eyes in pain and felt like his heart was twisting in a knife. What kind of world is this?
Do you think that I, Ma Mingluan, have worked hard, diligently, and fearfully, for the sake of the Holy One, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the sake of the common people in the world, but I ended up with a sad ending where everyone screamed for a beating?
…
In the cabinet, Shi Kefa was in charge.
Shi Kefa was looking at a secret letter on the table in trance.
I don’t know who put this letter here, but it only said two things.
The first was to delay time and organize a joint trial between the Yingtian Mansion, the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with Liu Zongzhou, the imperial censor of Zuodu, personally in charge. The second was to let the nine ministers who went into trouble take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately.
The method to take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to correct the imperial edict!
Shi Kefa's mind had turned into a lake of slurry.
But after seeing this secret letter, my thoughts suddenly became clear.
At that moment, Shi Kefa asked his old servant to find Meng Zhaoxiang and the four others.
Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng, Chen Liangmo, and Wu Ganlai will arrive soon.
"Your Majesty, wait and see Mr. Shige." Meng Zhaoxiang and the four of them bowed together.
"Without courtesy." Shi Kefa raised his hands and said, "A big event happened in Nanjing last night. Do you know?"
Meng Zhaoxiang and the four of them looked at each other and said: "The lower officials and others have heard about it. It is said that the Zhan family colluded with the sea pirate Gu San Mazi. When he was handing over the weapons and baggage, he happened to bump into the patrolling navy of the Admiral Jiang Yamen, and the two sides fought a fierce battle.
, Ding Huyuan, a member of the Zhan family, and the pirates were completely wiped out by the navy, and nearly a hundred people were captured alive."
"That's slander!" Shi Kefa said flatly, "This is completely fabricated!"
Shi Kefa's words were so categorical, which was somewhat beyond Meng Zhaoxiang's expectations.
It was previously said that Shi Kefa was also involved. After all, he was also one of the leaders of the Donglin Party.
But now it seems that instead of participating in this matter, Shi Kefa wanted to expose those people?
Shi Kefa added: "That Xiang Zhuang swordsman is aiming at Pei Gong. Their real target is not the Zhan family or Ma Mingluo, but the Exchange of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Holy Emperor!"
"Ah?" Meng Zhaoxiang and the others suddenly changed their expressions, "Do they want the Holy One?"
Shi Kefa sighed: "If the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs changes his position, the ordnance and baggage sent to Huai'an will inevitably disappear in an instant, or even stop at once. In this way, Xuzhou will soon fall into a dilemma of shortage of food and ammunition."
"At that time, the slaves outside the city were already working in the fields and the wheat was ripe, but inside the city of Xuzhou, there was a shortage of food and ammunition."
Speaking of this meal, Shi Kefa shook his head again and said: Breaking through is hopeless, what do you think will happen in the end? If nothing happens, the Holy Emperor will definitely make the same mistake as the Qinhui Sect!"
"How dare you, thief!" Wu Linzheng said angrily, "Do they want to rebel?"
"No, they don't want to rebel, they want to create changes in Jingkang!" Shi Kefa said solemnly, "Then they will support King Yong to ascend the throne in Nanjing. In short, we must not ignore this matter."
Shi Kefa really couldn't care less at the moment and said everything to Meng Zhaoxiang and the others.
"What Mr. Shi Ge said is absolutely true. This matter must not be taken at risk." Meng Zhaoxiang said solemnly, "Then what should we do?"
Shi Kefa said: "At this critical moment, Nanjing officials are afraid to use them, so they can only hope for you. The most important thing now is two things. One is to delay time, and we must not let those people die hastily.
The second is to control the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and never let the Ministry of Internal Affairs fall into the hands of others, otherwise Xuzhou will be in danger, the Holy Emperor will be in danger, and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
Speaking of this meal, he continued: "The first matter has nothing to do with you. The Servants Association organized a joint trial between Yingtian Mansion, the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it was personally presided over by Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu. Liu Duxian has always been upright and upright.
Although he is from Donglin, he is incompatible with others of his generation, and I don’t think he will join in the same trend."
Meng Zhaoxiang and the other four people felt a little unbelievable.
What is going on? Is the Donglin Party going to split?
Are the Donglin Party members headed by Shi Kefa and Liu Zongzhou going to start anew?
We defeated the Eunuch Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party and the Chu Party. Not long ago, we defeated them again in a small test of a master's degree. We drew our swords and looked around to find no opponent. So did we start internal strife?
This unexpected surprise caught people completely off guard.
Shi Kefa added: "The second difficult thing is. If you don't want the Ministry of Internal Affairs to fall into the hands of others, you must have an edict from the Holy One. Do you have in your hands the secret edict reserved by the Holy One?"
"Secret edict?" Meng Zhaoxiang and the four of them looked at each other, "There really isn't one."
"There is no secret edict?" Shi Kefa said with some annoyance, "The Holy One is too careless."
"You can't blame the Holy Spirit for being careless." Wu Linzheng said, "Who would have thought that those people would be so bold?"
Shi Kefa said: "If there is no secret edict from the Holy One, I'm afraid it won't be able to sway those people. So there is no other good way, the only way is to correct the edict!"
"False the imperial edict?" Meng Zhaoxiang and the others exclaimed, do they really want to imitate Cao Cao?
"Yes, Jiaozhao." Shi Kefa looked at Meng Zhaoxiang and said solemnly, "During the court meeting, they will definitely mention that the Ministry of Household Affairs will take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At this time, you, the great uncle, can come up with the Jiaozhao.
Pretend that this is a secret edict specially left for you by the Holy One to prevent today's changes, so I don't dare to raise any objections."
"This..." Meng Zhaoxiang said sternly, "Mr. Shi Ge, it is a capital crime to correct the imperial edict!"
"Don't you know that correcting an edict is a capital crime?" Shi Kefa said with emotion, "But I can't care about that much."
After saying that, Shi Kefa took out his pen and ink and wrote a secret edict as quickly as possible. He then dried the ink and handed it to Meng Zhaoxiang and the other four people to read. They saw that all the writing was in neat regular script.
The advantage of regular script is that you can't tell who wrote it.
"The seal still needs to be stamped. The seal is with King Yong, so this matter will be handled by your servant."
Shi Kefa rolled up the edict and said to Meng Zhaoxiang: "Uncle Da Zong will go into the palace at noon today and wait for a while in the corridor. At that time, the servant will hand over the secret edict stamped with the precious seal to you."
"Mr. Shi Ge, why don't you think about it again?" Meng Zhaoxiang said solemnly, "If the edict is leaked, the most you can do is to be dismissed from your post and investigated. But Mr. Ge, you may not be able to escape death. Even if the Holy Spirit speaks out, I'm afraid
I can’t protect you, after all, the laws of the Ming Dynasty cannot be blasphemed!”
"My servant said, I don't care about this at this time."
Shi Kefa put away the secret edict, turned around and walked out.
Meng Zhaoxiang bowed his head to the ground and said: "Mr. Ge, please accept my courtesy."
"Please accept your obeisance to me!" Wu Linzheng and others also followed suit and bowed down.
Shi Kefa did not return the greeting this time and strode out of his cabinet room.
At this time, the clouds dispersed and a ray of sunshine fell down, shining on Shi Kefa.
Shi Kefa's thin body was instantly dyed with a golden glow, like a god descending from earth.
…
In the cabinet duty room opposite, two pairs of gloomy eyes were staring at Shi Kefa's back.
Jiang Yueguang said quietly: "Is Shi Kefa crazy? He is ungrateful!"
"Anyone who commits unjust acts will be punished by his own death." Gao Hongtu snorted coldly and said, "A leader who does not have the support of scholars is nothing at all. In the afternoon, he will know what it feels like to be betrayed and separated from relatives."
"I'm afraid Shi Kefa will have no choice but to beg for the bones by then." Jiang Yueguang said with a slight smile, "I am here to congratulate Lao Gaoge for being promoted to the first minister, haha."
