Seeing that the old eunuch suddenly turned against him and injured Wei Gao! The officials were filled with indignation and shouted angrily at Wei Gao: "Master Wei! Master Wei!"
"Take it away!" Zhao Ying shook his overstretched arm and turned around with a sullen face.
The Dongchang gangsters took out all the dozens of officials they had captured, as well as more than a dozen senior officials who later came forward on their own initiative, as well as Wei Gao, who was lying unconscious on the ground.
When the last fan went out, the door of Tai Hospital was slammed shut, and the remaining people were also placed under house arrest!
After Dongchang moved to Beijing, he also built his own prison. Although the scale was not as large as that of Jinyiwei's prison, the torture instruments and criminal laws in the prison were far more varied than those of Jinyiwei... At least, Jinyiwei used torture on prisoners.
The purpose of torture in Dongchang is still to obtain confessions, but it is clearly for pleasure in torturing prisoners!
As soon as Wei Gao and others entered Dongchang Prison, they received the warmest reception from Dongchang...On that day alone, five or six officials died! The rest were also half dead and dying...
Dongchang captured nearly a thousand officials who knelt outside the palace gate yesterday and tortured dozens of them! The news that the rest were placed under house arrest spread throughout the capital in an instant...
The next day was the day when the yamen opened the seal and resumed business operations. The six ministers almost became the bare commanders. They had no choice but to request an order to postpone the opening of the seal until everything was cleared up. The entire central court in Beijing came to a standstill...
Under such circumstances, the prince had no choice but to call Wang Xian to his residence for discussion, regardless of the suspicion.
"Zhongde," Zhu Gaochi said worriedly: "Did His Majesty give Zhao Ying's orders that day for Zhao Ying's behavior?" What he was most worried about was this. Once his father became ruthless, he would not hesitate to destroy the imperial court completely! At this point,
Above, Zhu Di and Emperor Taizu were almost carved out of the same mold.
"On that day, Your Majesty," Wang Xian recalled, shook his head and said, "There was no instruction in this regard. He just ordered us to do our best to solve the case."
"Could it be His Majesty?" Although he felt that these words hurt Wang Xian a little, the prince couldn't care less: "Later, he gave special orders to Eunuch Zhao alone?"
"It's impossible in terms of time," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "He should have mobilized manpower as soon as he returned and went to the Taiyuan Hospital to arrest people. If His Majesty had given other instructions, it would have been before...ē"
"It was impossible before." Now it was Zhu Gaochi's turn to shake his head. He thought for a moment and said, "If it had been Eunuch Zhao's own idea, there is still room for action."
"It should be his own idea," Wang Xian thought for a while and said, "But the old eunuch figured out his intention and came to the position. I'm afraid the emperor also acquiesced..." He knew very well that the old eunuch was different from him. He only needed to look at the emperor.
Because of his complexion, he could arrest all troublemaking officials and vent his anger on the emperor without worrying about the consequences.
"Don't be afraid of acquiescence!" Zhu Gaochi said: "As long as the emperor has no explicit decree, we can overturn Dongchang's conclusion! Rescue those ministers!" He looked at Wang Xianda earnestly and said: "Zhongde, it all depends on you! You must
Find out the truth!”
"Don't worry, Your Highness," Wang Xian nodded and said, "Jin Yiwei has gone all out to investigate."
"Is there any progress?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Xian eagerly and asked.
"Yes, it is indeed arson. The theory of sky fire is really nonsense," Wang Xian replied: "But it was definitely not done by those ministers." He said with some contempt: "Firstly, they don't have the ability, and secondly
, I wouldn’t even dare to give them a hundred courages..."
"No matter what, we have to rescue them!" Zhu Gaochi said solemnly: "If we stay in Dongchang for one more day, several officials will die innocently!"
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. Although they are both notorious secret service agencies, compared with Dongchang, Jinyiwei's law enforcement is simply civilized and feels like home. Basically, those who enter Jinyiwei's prison can still survive half their lives.
Come out. Those who entered Dongchang Prison can only come out sideways...
"Can the real arsonist be found?" Zhu Gaochi asked.
"In my opinion, it should be the Buddha Mother!" Wang Xian said solemnly: "Since they have planned this matter for a long time, they will not be stupid enough to think that they can burn down the palace with just a few rockets."
"Yes. Just by looking at how they can evade the search of your dragnet, you know that these people are very good." Zhu Gaochi nodded, suddenly realized something, looked at Wang Xiandao: "You mean, besides setting off rockets, they also have other things
The trick? It was multiple tricks acting at the same time that burned down the three halls?"
"Your Highness Shengming." Wang Xian nodded and said, "That's what I mean."
"We must find out their methods! Clear the grievances of the officials!" Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Xiandao expectantly: "And the Buddha Mother, can you catch her too?"
"Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Shuntian Prefecture are all trying to arrest her," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "But to be honest, I thought she had taken advantage of the chaos and left Beijing."
"Hey..." Zhu Gaochi said worriedly: "These people have made such a big move, and their intentions must be huge! Just thinking about it makes people shudder!"
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. He knew that His Highness the Crown Prince must have remembered what he saw on the way north.
"The case must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" His Highness the Crown Prince stressed again worriedly.
"Yes." Wang Xian responded. When he was about to leave, he thought for a moment and looked at the prince again: "Your Highness, I must be frank, but you seem to be a little different..."
"Really?" The prince smiled faintly and replied slowly: "I just thought about it a little bit. Although the crown prince is based on cultivating virtue, it does not mean that I should be a tortoise."
"Your Highness!" Wang Xian was shocked when he heard that. He knew that the prince's mentality had undergone earth-shaking changes! It seems that the prince clearly realized that as Zhu Di got older, his behavior became more and more crazy. If he is the prince,
Failure to resolutely resist the emperor's chaos will bring great disaster to the country and the people.
"The Ming Dynasty has long reached the point where it can no longer bear the trouble!" The prince's expression was still calm, but his tone was firm and unusual: "I have to shoulder my responsibilities for the country and the people. Before, I cared too much about my position as prince.
,I will not do it again……"
"It's just that if you do this, I'm afraid you will be completely on the opposite side of the emperor..." Wang Xian said with a trembling voice.
"As long as I have a clear conscience, I don't care about the outcome anymore..." The prince shook his head and gave Wang Xian a kind look: "Zhongde, this is a lonely road. After this incident, you and I will go our separate ways.
Well, I can’t be a drag on you.”
"Your Highness!" Wang Xian was so excited that his blood surged up. He bowed deeply to the Crown Prince and said in a deep voice, "I am willing to serve as your Royal Highness's vanguard. Even if I die, I will not regret it!"
"Don't be in a hurry to express your position. Let's think about it after we go back," the prince smiled at him and said softly, "Solve the case first, that's the top priority."
"Yes!" Wang Xian solemnly agreed...
Wang Xian left the East Palace, and as soon as he returned to the Jinyiwei Yamen, he was stopped by Gui Shou Zhang, who was in charge of the Sixth Office, and mysteriously pulled him to the deepest part of the Yamen, where the Sixth Office was located. The Sixth Office was the research and development institution in Jinyiwei, among which
There are many ulterior secrets, and safety accidents such as explosions often occur, so they are placed in the most secretive part of the entire yamen... so secretive that no one except for people from the Sixth Bureau is involved. After all, no one knows,
When will another explosion happen here? It's okay, it's better to stay away.
As soon as he entered the courtyard of the Sixth Office, Wang Xian saw a flash of fire and heard a bang, and several researchers turned into charcoal men. Just when he was about to worry about asking if it was okay, those black guys came from the ground.
He got up and rushed towards Wang Xian. The leader grinned, showing his white teeth, and couldn't even speak with excitement: "Sir...sir...it's done! It's really extraordinary!"
Because they were too excited, these guys pulled Wang Xian's arms and danced. Wang Xian's white robe immediately showed some black fingerprints. He didn't take it seriously and asked with a smile: "What happened?"
"That recipe for improving gunpowder you gave me!" the dark guy said loudly to Wang Xian.
"Really?!" Wang Xian was also excited when he heard this: "It's really done?!"
"Yes! The materials used are 20% of the original, but the power is more than twice as strong!" The guy pointed at himself and said proudly. As if this black charcoal body was the best proof. "My lord, you are really powerful!
"
"Yes, sir!" Several black guys nodded and said: "You know too much!"
"What the hell!" Wang Xian looked modest, grinning almost to his ears. "It's all thanks to you all!"
"Ahem!" Gui Shou Zhang couldn't stand it any longer. They were complimenting each other, but he didn't know when. He coughed twice and reminded Wang Xiandao: "Sir, I have asked you to come over because there are other important matters."
"Okay." Wang Xian then reluctantly followed Gui Shou Zhang into the house. He didn't forget to turn around and tell those guys: "Let's have a good chat when I come out!"
After entering the room, the smile on Wang Xian's face faded, because he saw the pile of dark things on the table. They were samples that he ordered people to take from all corners of the ruins of the three main halls.
The identification was carried out by the Sixth Department. Although there was no advanced identification technology at this time, with the level of the Sixth Department, we should be able to see some clues.
Zhou Yong closed the door. Wang Xian took a look at Guishou Zhang. Guishou Zhang nodded, picked up a piece of white paper from the table, and slowly brought it to Wang Xian. Wang Xian took a closer look and saw some words on the paper.
Black and yellow powder. Ghost Shou Zhang said softly: "This is sifted from the cracks in the wood of the ruins."
"Sir, please look," Zhou Yong carefully poured the powder on the paper into a porcelain bowl, and lit the candle under the porcelain bowl. Just after heating for a moment, a dazzling fire suddenly burst out in the porcelain bowl! That short but blazing flame
, it dazzled Wang Xian and others’ eyes! Their hearts shook violently! Because this flame was exactly the same as the sky fire that shot up in the three main halls!