Outside Zhan Shi's Mansion, there were densely packed soldiers. The spring rain was pouring down, and the rain wet the black hats and red brocade robes of the soldiers. They were as tall as a wall, as strong as a forest, and their momentum was fierce.
Those who surrounded Zhanshi's Mansion were not ordinary troops, but armed Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal troops who were even more elite than the Royal Forest Army. They were well-equipped and powerful in combat. They seemed to have emerged from the ground. The Great Baoen Temple outside the city
Once the signal was sent, in less than two seconds, Zhan Shifu was surrounded.
The aides in the palace were so frightened that they fell into silence and turned pale. Most of them didn't know the prince's plan. They just thought that someone was launching a coup to eliminate the prince. Some loyal people wanted to block the door to protect the prince's escape, but the prince gave the order.
Open the door and prohibit resistance.
In the main hall of Zhan Shifu, the prince was sitting, his face turning blue and white. Next to him, Prime Minister Han was even more dejected and his face was ashen. Sitting next to Prime Minister Han was Huang Zihua, who had taken a break. At the critical moment, he came back.
Now he is sitting enjoying tea in a calm mood, not paying any attention to the royal guards surrounding the house.
At Huben Camp, the Royal Forest Army has begun to take over the place. The Forbidden Army soldiers on the playground were divided and surrounded. All officers above the 100th General were taken away, the weapons depot was locked, and the Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhenqiang was tied up and arrested.
The soldiers of the Huben Battalion watched all this in horror. The sudden change left them at a loss. They were completely confused about what happened. Under the threat of artillery, even the elite Huben Battalion could only be disarmed. In fact,
When the Royal Forest Army rushed in, some loyal subordinates still set their sights on Mr. Wang. As long as he gave the order, they would protect the adults and rush out even if they cut a bloody path. However, Wang Zhiqiang said nothing and allowed the Royal Forest Army to tie him up.
Get up, the superior did not give the order, and the subordinates could only watch helplessly.
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The fire alarm has been lifted in the Great Baoen Temple. It has been found that the cause of the fire was indeed because the pilgrims accidentally set fire to the nearby Buddhist temple when burning paper figures and horses. After the fire, Baoen Temple became a mess, trampling and killing dozens of people. I want to find
It is impossible to identify the culprit. Fortunately, a timely spring rain helped the monks extinguish the fire and did not cause greater losses.
The emperor was chatting in the Zen room where he presided over, and he still looked calm and confident of winning. However, the guards outside the Zen room were extremely vigilant. The emperor was wearing incognito and offering incense. He did not have many guards with him. The guard work was mainly taken care of by the monks. These tough men
The monks wore iron armor outside their monk robes, held iron rods in their hands, and wore sabers around their waists. When they saw Yu Hu, the commander of the imperial army, they folded their hands and saluted. They moved neatly, walked with wind, and cooperated with the guards tacitly. It was clear that they were not monks.
He is an imperial guard who wears a monk's robe and is kept in the temple.
Cao Shaoqin quickly rushed to Baoen Temple to report the situation to the emperor. The capital had been fully controlled, the imperial troops who had moved abnormally had been disarmed, and the Zhanshi Mansion was under control.
"The power is still in your Majesty's hands." Cao Shaoqin said.
"I want to know what happened, and I'll give you three days to find out." The emperor left a sentence and walked away with Yu Hu and others. At this time, Bao'en Temple was surrounded by the Royal Guards Corps, and the Forbidden Army also
They were dispatched, marching three steps to one post and five steps to one post, all the way from Baoen Temple to the palace.
The emperor returned to the Forbidden City under layers of protection and sat on the Dragon Throne in the Qianqing Palace. The emperor slowly let out a sigh of relief. He made his fortune through coups and was most afraid of others using the same method to deal with him. He guarded against all
People do not trust anyone around them, even they only have reserved trust in Cao Shaoqin and Yu Hu, and often deliberately create opposition between the two, which has achieved a check and balance effect.
Jinyiwei was very efficient in handling affairs. All the people involved in the case were brought to court that night. The Zhenfu Division was a king of hell. Let alone those who had committed crimes, even innocent people could be beaten into submission. However, this time they got what they wanted.
the result.
Wang Zhenqiang was a tough-minded man. No matter how he was tortured, he would not spit out his words. He only said that it was because some soldiers in the camp violated military regulations, and he gathered all the soldiers in the camp to punish the guilty people in public. He had no other intentions.
The same conclusion was reached when interrogating other generals. The General of the Army gathered the soldiers of his headquarters to give a lecture in the school grounds. Even if he wore a helmet and held a weapon, it didn't matter as long as he didn't leave the camp. Moreover, Wang Zhenqiang did not make any treasonous remarks at that time.
, the same goes for asking all the soldiers in the camp.
The people of the Forbidden Army can be manipulated at will, but the people of Zhan Shifu cannot be arrested casually. Zhan Shifu did send a team of patrolmen over that day, but it was just to demolish the house. There is a Yuan Dynasty building in Zhan Shifu.
The old house had been demolished for a long time but had never been freed up. Zhan Shifu was full of helpless staff and scribes. Of course, some labor was needed to do the work. This was not a sin.
Jin Yiwei interrogated dozens of people overnight. Early the next morning, when the emperor came back from a walk in the Imperial Garden, a compiled confession had been placed on Long Shu's desk in the South Study Room. Jin Yiwei was the emperor's eyes and ears, but the emperor prohibited them from expressing
For your own opinions and views, you only need to summarize the original data. It is up to the emperor to decide how to judge.
The emperor didn't even read the confession. He snorted coldly and said to Cao Shaoqin: "The boss is quite wise and knows how to rein in the situation."
"Long live the Holy Ming." Cao Shaoqin lowered his head and said, those pale disguises were undoubtedly in vain in front of the emperor's wise eyes, and any cunning behavior was like child's play in front of the emperor.
"Is this the third child's complaint again?" The emperor suddenly said this. No one from Anguo County Prince's side showed up in this matter, but it could not be hidden from the wise emperor.
"The third child still likes to play clever tricks. He knows my temper very well, so he came up with such a trick, intending to anger me and depose the prince. It's a pity, it's a pity, he still underestimated his father."
"The boss is also a waste. He has no courage at all and is indecisive. Alas, he really disappoints me."
The emperor seemed to be talking to himself, evaluating his two sons. Cao Shaoqin remained silent. The emperor would not speak unless he asked him. This is why the emperor trusted him and reused him. Cao Shaoqin was not casual even about ordinary government affairs.
Expressing opinions, let alone the important matter of establishing a crown prince, emperors of all dynasties were taboo against others interfering with it, let alone the moody Emperor of Zhou.
The emperor still picked up the confession, read it ten lines at a time, and put it down without comment.
There was a fire in Dabaoen Temple, an emergency gathering of the Huben Camp, and the demolition of the house in Zhan Shifu. Apart from the fire and suspected driving, the other two things were normal and could no longer be normal. Instead, the emperor made a fuss out of a molehill and imposed martial law throughout the city.
Riding out in all directions, disturbing people's hearts and panic.
"Your Majesty, do you want Wang Zhenqiang to be released?" Cao Shaoqin asked softly.
"What do you mean, Lao Cao?" The emperor actually asked Cao Shaoqin for his opinion.
Since the emperor asked, Cao Shaoqin naturally had no reservations: "Wang Zhenqiang must be punished. The Jinyi Guards and the Royal Forest Army are dispatched. The capital is under martial law and a war is launched. The people need to be given an explanation. If it ends quietly, His Majesty's prestige will also be affected."
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"Well, you go ahead and do it."
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Two days later, Wang Zhenqiang's lawsuit was settled. He drank his soldiers' blood on empty wages and abused his soldiers with unclear rewards and punishments. No one's character is clean these days, whether as an official or a general. It is too easy to find charges.
He was dismissed from his post, investigated, imprisoned, and handed over to the three halls of Dali Temple, the Ministry of War, for interrogation. Wang Zhenqiang's future was considered over. One of the most important chess pieces of the East Palace in the Forbidden Army was lost.
But the prince did not feel depressed because of this, because his heart was completely occupied by fear and happiness. If Huang Zihua had not returned in time to stop him, the current situation would not be as simple as investigating Wang Zhenqiang alone.
As soon as Huben camp opens its main camp, the nature of the matter will completely change. To mobilize troops without the order of the court is tantamount to rebellion. Rebellion is a major crime against the nine tribes. At that time, not one or two people will die. The prince
If he is deposed as a commoner, all the people in Zhan Shifu and the East Palace will be executed, and many people in the imperial army will also die.
My father is as high as a god and knows everything. Everything is hidden from his eyes. He must know what he wants to do. Punishing only one Wang Zhenqiang is a warning to himself and a reminder not to play with fire.
In the same way, it was the third child who was talking about this matter, and the father will definitely know it. Third child, don’t be happy too soon, because you will cry later! Thinking of that extremely sinister brother, the prince’s face suddenly turned ferocious.
stand up.
Prime Minister Han is no longer qualified to serve the prince. He was kicked out of Zhan Shifu by his cousin Huang Zihua. Now the person whom the prince trusts the most is Huang Zihua. If he hadn't rushed back after hearing the news and stopped everything by force against all the opinions, then
But it’s really over.
The prince was so grateful to Huang Zihua that he couldn't help but said: "Zihua, if you ascend the throne one day, you are the perfect choice for the left prime minister!"
Huang Zihua bowed solemnly: "Your Highness, the credit for this matter does not belong to me. If you want to thank me, Your Highness should thank another person."
"Who? I want to reuse him!" The prince raised his eyebrows, showing great interest.
"Yuanfeng."
"Him?" The prince's eyebrows rose up, surprised, "Isn't this guy bribed by the third child?"
"False and false, true and false, Yuan Feng has indeed had a close relationship with His Highness the Third Prince during this period, but this was the order of the minister."
"Oh? What's going on?"
Huang Zihua looked around and saw that the servants had been dismissed long ago, and there were only the prince and himself in the room.
"It's a long story. Your Highness, I'll tell you slowly."
It turned out that Yuan Feng had already reached an understanding with Huang Zihua. On the surface, he was leaning towards Anguo County Prince's Palace, but in fact he was seeking refuge in the East Palace. Yuan Feng had secretly reported all the words and deeds of Mu Ying and the third prince to Huang Zihua. The night before, Yuan Feng and the third prince drank blood wine.
He went to find Huang Zihua, but it happened that Mr. Huang came home on vacation. Yuan Feng chased him non-stop all night before he caught up with him. Huang Zihua was very alert and immediately realized that this was a poisonous trick to lure the snake out of its hole, so he rushed back to turn the tide.
After telling the story exactly, the prince suddenly realized it and said with emotion: "This man is really a loyal minister and a good general. I am wrong to blame him."