This is the power of close ministers. Often a word from close ministers can change the master's mind, thereby changing a person's fate or the outcome of an event.
Tang Yin originally had a grudge against Yuan Qianyi, but after listening to Zong Yuan's words, he changed his mind and felt that what Zong Yuan said made sense.
He nodded and said to Qiu Zhen: "No matter what, Mrs. Hua Rong's identity still needs to be found out, and the matter will be resolved as soon as possible." "Yes!" Qiu Zhen handed over his hand and accepted the order.
As soon as their conversation came to an end, someone knocked on the door, "Your Excellency, General Cheng, please see me!" "Please come here!" Tang Yin responded casually.
The door opened, and Cheng Jin strode from outside the door. He came to Tang Yin, knelt down on one knee, raised his hands in salute, and said, "Sir, the case of Zhan Ling has been resolved!" As he spoke, he held the hand in his hand.
A document was handed over respectfully.
Tang Yin was overjoyed. He reached out to take it and unfolded it. Well, it was covered with words, signatures, and fingerprints.
He lowered his head and took a closer look. Above was a confession from someone pretending to be Zhan Ling.
Because Zhan Ling was born between Zhan Xiong and a maid, she was not treated well in the house, and her status was even lower than that of an ordinary maid. Zhan Xiong's wife and concubines all regarded her as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. When Zhan Ling was five years old,
, Zhan Xiong's wife bribed several gangsters and kidnapped Zhan Ling outside the city, intending to secretly kill her. However, the gangsters thought she was young and soft-hearted, so they did not kill her, so they kidnapped her to a remote mountain village in Lingnan County and sold her to a farmer.
The woman pretending to be Zhan Ling is the child of this farmer, named Xu Daiman.
Because the old couple of this farmer's family loved Zhan Ling very much and regarded her as their own, Zhan Ling did not dare to return to her home in the capital, so she settled here with peace of mind. She and Xu Daiman are similar in age and have similar temperaments.
They are sisters who have been inseparable since childhood. Zhan Ling often told Xu Daiman about the affairs of Zhan Xiong's house, and Xu Daiman was very willing to listen. Because of this, the latter knew the situation in Zhan Xiong's house very well.
Later, Zhong Tian killed the king and usurped the throne, and went on a killing spree against the Zhan family. The grown-up Zhan Ling did not dare to return to the capital, and lived anonymously in a small village. Although his life was hard, it was free and comfortable.
Later, Tang Yin led the Tianyuan Army into the capital, defeated Zhong Tian, and put up notices to search for the descendants of the royal family.
At this time, Xu Daiman proposed to Zhan Ling that by joining the capital, he could enjoy the glory and wealth even if he did not become a king. Moreover, those who had originally murdered Zhan Ling had been killed by Zhong Tian, so there was no need to worry about who else would harm him.
She did.
Originally, Zhan Ling wanted to live in the village forever, and was really bored with the life of the royal family, but he couldn't stand Xu Daiman's repeated persuasion, so he finally nodded and agreed. Because the old couple who raised Zhan Ling were old,
Unable to travel a long distance to the capital, Xu Daiman accompanied Zhan Ling there.
Halfway through the journey, Xu Daiman felt evil in her heart. She felt that after arriving in the capital, Zhan Ling suddenly transformed into the only descendant of the Feng King family, and she was nothing. How could Zhan Ling, who grew up with her, become the Celestial One?
A charming girl, but she is just an ordinary and ordinary folk girl?
When they walked to the wilderness, Xu Daiman took advantage of Zhan Ling's unpreparedness and hit her on the head with a stone, killing her and abandoning her body in the wilderness. He also took the jade pendant that Zhan Ling was carrying and used it as a gift
After entering the capital and revealing her name, she claimed to be Zhan Ling, the daughter of Zhan Xiong.
This is the origin, process and result of the matter.
After reading the confession carefully, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said, "Even if you make up a lie, you can't make it so perfect." As he spoke, he threw the confession down.
He said to Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan: "Look!" When Qiu Zhen and others carefully looked at the dedication letter, Tang Yin said to Cheng Jin: "Cheng Jin, make several copies of this dedication letter and give it to
Each of the ministers in the court will give a copy, and in addition, they will post a notice to inform the people of the world what this thief has done." "Yes! Your Excellency!" Cheng Jin responded and said: "Your Excellency, this woman is abominable.
To the extreme, he should be executed for his crime!" "Oh..." Tang Yin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "His parents contributed a lot to raising Miss Zhan Ling, so the death penalty can be avoided, so there is no reward or punishment." "Yes.
!" Cheng Jin agreed again and asked: "The punishment for the thief is..." "Tomorrow at noon, beheaded in half!" "I understand." Cheng Jin stood up and left with the order. At this time, Qiu Zhen and others
Having finished reading the confession, all three of them shook their heads and sighed, "Miss Zhan Ling did not die in the hands of Zhan Xiong's wife and concubines, nor in the hands of Zhong Tian, but she died in the hands of a mere evil woman. It's really true.
God is not as good as man!" Zongyuan said: "Your Excellency should send a special person to search for Miss Zhan Ling's body and bury it later to show your generosity and kindness." "That makes sense!" Tang Yin snapped his fingers.
, raised his head and said: "Mr. Zongyuan, you can arrange this." "Yes!" Zhan Ling's case has come to an end. Anyone who has read this letter of confession, whether it is a commoner or a prince,
The ministers were all filled with anger, calling the thief a disgusting woman, and hated Xu Daiman for causing Zhan Ling's death.
According to Tang Yin's instructions, at noon the next day, Xu Daiman was escorted to the execution ground and executed. During the execution, a huge crowd of people came to watch. From the moment people saw Xu Daiman, the curses never stopped. The people
The crowd was so angry that some people spat at Xu Daiman for throwing vegetables, and some even threw stones. Even the soldiers escorting Xu Daiman could not get close to the front, so they hid far away and dragged her away with a rope.
Before execution, Xu Daiman was beaten half to death.
The case of Zhan Ling was over, but later generations never stopped discussing it. It also became the first unsolved case at the end of the Feng Kingdom and the beginning of the Feng Empire.
Some people in later generations believe that Zhan Ling was beaten into a crime, and that even if Tang Yin did not forge the confession, Zhan Ling made it up randomly because he could not stand the torture. Some people think that given Zhan Ling's age at the time, it was impossible to make up such a perfect lie, and it was indeed a forgery by others.
Not to mention the historians of later generations, even Tang Yin, the mastermind behind the scenes, has not completely figured out whether Zhan Ling is true or false. In short, there is a confession and it can convince the public, so that's enough. As for the detailed investigation of Zhan Ling
True or false, he doesn't have the time and won't do such stupid things.
The case of Zhan Ling may seem small, but it has a far-reaching impact. If Zhan Ling is not found to be a counterfeit, then the person who inherits the orthodoxy of the Feng Kingdom is likely to be her, and then there will be no Feng Empire in the future.
After this incident, Tang Yin's status in Yancheng was invisibly further consolidated. Because of his meritorious service in handling the case, his reputation among the people was also greatly improved. At least when people talked about Tang Yin's name, they would show respect and raise their thumbs up.
, a good compliment.
Next, the Tianyuan Army marched southward like an arrow. Even if the ministers in the court were not in a hurry, the people's voices became louder and louder. People all hoped that the Feng Army could eradicate the national traitors as soon as possible, expel the bandits, and end the current situation.
This is a situation where the country is divided.
Tang Yin complied with public opinion and mobilized a large army to prepare to go south to attack Wancheng.
The general structure of the Tianyuan Army has not changed. Although there are a large group of generals with nothing to do in the court, Tang Yin has not used any of them. The generals in the court, who are either lieutenant generals or senior generals, really join the Tianyuan Army.
On the battlefield, should Tang Yin listen to them or should they listen to Tang Yin? Tang Yin did not want the military power in his hands to fall by the wayside.
Before setting off for the expedition, Liang Qi gave Tang Yin a plan that had no solution.
He asked Tang Yin to command the army to attack Wancheng, and then quietly separate two waves of soldiers and horses, attack Fengcheng all the way, and set up an ambush along the way.
Fengcheng is located in the south of Wancheng. It can be said that it is the only way for Wancheng to go to the south. Once Fengcheng is occupied by our own side, Wancheng will become an isolated city. Zhong Tian cannot even find a way to escape, so once he hears
If the city is closed and attacked, Zhong Tian must gather reinforcements, and then the ambush troops lying along the road will be able to play their role.
The reason why this is an unsolvable plan is that no matter whether Zhong Tian can see through his own intentions or detect the ambush along the way, as long as Fengcheng is attacked, if he doesn't want to be trapped in Wancheng, he must ask for help.
Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire on the way to reinforcements, he still has to send reinforcements.
This plan is an unbreakable strategy.
After Tang Yin heard this, he laughed loudly and praised his cleverness. Even Qiu Zhen and other counselors nodded, thinking that Liang Qi's plan was feasible. Tang Yin followed Liang Qi's advice and sent the Sky Eagle Army headed by Ziying to attack Feng.
He immediately sent Wu Guang and Zhan Hu to command 50,000 direct troops and set up an ambush in the central section of Wancheng and Fengcheng. He himself commanded the army and approached Wancheng from the front.
Excluding the 200,000 troops stationed at Tongmen, Tianyuan Army currently has 600,000 troops in Yancheng. Tang Yinwei dared not take all the troops away, leaving 100,000 troops to guard the capital. The commander in charge of these 100,000 troops is
He trusted Bai Yong very much and was quite capable.
On the day Tang Yin personally set out for the expedition, all the civil and military officials from the Feng Kingdom came to see him off. Naturally, people sang praises together, hoping that Tang Yin could lead the army to fight smoothly, annihilate the national traitors in one fell swoop, return in triumph, and so on. Tang Yin knew in his heart that he really hoped that he would
Not many officials and ministers came back alive. They wished they would die in front of the two armies as soon as possible!
Although there were many ministers who came to see him off, they were not as numerous as the people who came.
The people were the ones who truly hoped that the Feng Army would win. People stood on both sides of the street and silently followed Tang Yin's team out of the city. Even after leaving the city, Tang Yin met up with his own army waiting outside the city.
, the people still had no intention of leaving. Looking up, they saw a sea of people outside the south gate of Yancheng, overwhelming and countless.
Tang Yin reined in his horse and looked back at the people following his army. He cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, please go back! Don't send us any more!" "I wish you a speedy triumph!" Someone among the people finally shouted.
The rest of the people also shouted: "I wish you a speedy triumph??" Tang Yin was excited and said loudly: "Our army is powerful. If we go to Wancheng, we will surely take down Zhong Tian's head and avenge the national humiliation!"
The wind army is mighty! The wind army is mighty! The wind army is mighty??" The people shouted in unison, and the sound soared into the sky.