At the Ningyao County garrison, He Hu stood outside the military tent, looking worriedly towards the south, and turned back to ask Shi Yuanhe: "Sir, can Song Zheng survive this time?"
Shi Yuanhe was writing a letter. He no longer had many old friends in the court, but he still wanted to make an effort and ask everyone to come forward and speak for Song Zheng in front of His Majesty.
But even he himself, when asked by He Hu, temporarily stopped writing and thought about it, and shook his head sadly: "It's difficult."
"The King of Xiyong, the Princess of Dongyang, the King of Peiping, the Duke of Guanghe, and the Marquis of Dingyuan, these five are the backbone of the imperial party. Back then, they discussed the partition of Lingnan. Over the years, the five families have made a lot of money from Lingnan.
, the five families are connected with the same spirit, and the whole body is affected by the influence of one hair. The Song Dynasty conquered Yuzhou, how could they give up and give up?
Moreover, if Song Zheng wants to pass this level, he must overthrow King Xiyong. But what is the biggest support of the imperial party? It is the favor of the emperor. King Xiyong and others are all close relatives of the emperor, so speaking of them, they are the most important ones.
The person the emperor trusts most.
To the ministers, the crime of beheading is nothing more than the emperor shutting the door and scolding his own family."
He sighed and started writing again. Although he was not optimistic, he must do what needed to be done: "It's difficult."
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It was already Haishi, and the major gold-selling caves in Lishui City were bustling with people, and the abnormal wealth caused by the large-scale mining of gold concentrates had accumulated in the city to create a false prosperity.
But it was still quiet inside and outside the Longyiwei Yamen.
Seeing that it was midnight, Heidou was already very sleepy. Suddenly, someone rushed over. It was a general under Chang Shun. He called to Heidou: "Hei Baihu, that woman wants to see you, sir."
Heidou was impatient: "Why meet? The master is practicing, let her wait outside."
The woman was standing outside the middle gate. Heidou's voice was loud and she could hear clearly what he said. She was extremely confused on the way here. Even standing here, she was still not sure whether she wanted to confess to Song Zheng.
Heidou muttered and cursed: "What the hell, who is my master? You can see me whenever you want? Do you really think that your country is so beautiful and you can do whatever you want with your big breasts and big ass? Exactly."
The woman was so distraught outside that she had no time to mind Heidou's insulting words. By this time, seeing that it was almost dawn, she was impatient and paced back and forth outside the middle gate. Heidou became angry and shouted.
: "What are you jumping about? Just stay still!"
Heidou was really angry, secretly blaming himself for not taking this bite, otherwise he would have eaten this ignorant person.
After waiting for a while, the woman was completely confused, a touch of fish belly white appeared in the east, and the strange aura outside the quiet room finally slowly fell. Song Zheng straightened his sleeves and walked out of the door.
Heidou hurriedly greeted him: "Sir..."
The woman subconsciously wanted to come in, but Heidou had been secretly staring at her. How could she succeed? He turned around, bared his teeth and shouted in protest: "Back off!" The woman stretched out her legs and retracted them.
Song Zheng sensed the familiar soul breath outside the middle door, and finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's here.
He finished washing up unhurriedly, went out the door and saw the woman, who bowed to her Yingying: "The sinful woman has met your lord."
Song Zheng glanced at her: "Can you use breakfast? No? Come with me."
Song Zheng's breakfast was also a meal of alchemy, but it was simpler. The woman didn't know the taste of this meal and felt like sitting on pins and needles. She glanced at Song Zheng secretly several times and wanted to speak, but saw that Song Zheng was concentrating on eating, so she swallowed her words back.
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Finally, after Song Zheng finished eating, rinsed his mouth and wiped his mouth, he asked her calmly: "Why did you come to see me?"
The woman did not hesitate anymore and said like pouring beans through a bamboo tube: "The guilty woman wants to report my master. I know where the evidence of his crime is hidden. I only ask for your protection. The guilty woman is left alone and helpless."
Song Zheng thought about it for a while, tapped his fingers on the table, and then nodded: "Yes."
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Every three months, Pu Shijia would ask his concubine who had been with him the longest, Su Lanxiao, to go to Wanli Bank for him. He rented a secret cabinet in Wanli Bank.
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He handed Su Lanxiao a box sealed with a strange formation, and Su Lanxiao put it in the secret cabinet. Su Lanxiao didn't know what was inside.
Pu Shijia was very cautious and did not dare to go there in person for fear of leaving any traces. Therefore, when Song Zheng used the Void God to search the whole city for traces of Pu Shijia's soul, he did not find the Wanli ticket number.
He originally thought that Su Lanxiao had followed Pu Shijia for the longest time and would see and hear something more or less, but unexpectedly he got a surprise and found the secret cabinet directly.
After Song Zheng caught Pu Shijia, he took him around in front of Su Lan Xiao. It seemed that he wanted to regain his position, but in fact it was to undermine Su Lan Xiao's confidence, so he later told Su Lan Xiao that he wanted to
If you get through, you can come to him.
Su Lanxiao actually wanted to confess at that time, but she was still hesitant and had illusions about Pu Shijia and the power behind him. Then there were rumors in the city that Song Zheng was about to lose power, so of course she did not dare to come.
But immediately afterwards, Song Zheng captured Si Bangque and ransacked the Si family. How did he look like he was about to lose power? There were actually many secrets she knew. Pu Shijia was just an errand, and Si Bangque was the king.
His Royal Highness King Yong's words in Yuzhou mattered.
Even Sibangque fell, and Pu Shijia had no hope.
The rumors in the evening that Song Zheng was about to take charge of the ten states made her completely panic. She waited until Haishi, and finally she was so panicked that she decided to come to Song Zheng to confess.
The ordeal of waiting outside the middle gate made her completely desperate, and she just wanted to cling to Song Zheng, the last life-saving straw.
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There was an episode in the middle. Li Sanyan took people to Wanli Bank, but they were not allowed to search the secret cabinet!
Li Sanyan also knows that the Wanli ticket account is not simple. If it can be opened all over Hongwu, there must be someone behind it.
But what does Long Yiwei do? He is not a good person to begin with. He has been working under Mr. Song for a long time, and he has become even more arrogant and domineering. He ordered his men to kill him, and Wanli's ticket was immediately broken.
Long Yiwei got what they wanted and whizzed away, taking away all the first and second shopkeepers of the ticket account. The subsequent consequences were actually more serious: people had doubts about the reliability of Wanli Ticket Account, which was very important to the public.
For a bank that relies on credibility, this is an absolute disaster.
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In the hell prison, Mr. Luo looked at the time, smiled confidently and said to Chang Shun: "Do you still have any questions? If you can't think of any questions after racking your brains, don't bother me. In a few more hours, I will
About to go out.
I don't blame you for being a little person like you who acted on orders, so you can rest assured that your life is safe, but these thousand families don't have to think about doing it anymore."
Chang Shun's face looked ugly. He followed Song Zheng and walked firmly until now. Did he really make the wrong choice?
Mr. Luo gently closed his eyes and meditated peacefully in the underworld.
Chang Shun secretly hated it and gnashed his teeth: During this period of time, the prestige of Hell has disappeared. One after another came in as if they wanted to go home, and used the cell as a quiet room to meditate and nourish the mind. It is really hateful!
He wanted to just walk away, but he couldn't. The adults said this was a critical moment, but he still didn't worry about it.
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After Si Bangque came in, he was not as calm as Mr. Luo. He had a kind of unruliness in him. The person responsible for interrogating him was Chang Shun's Baihu. After a few words, he was speechless and they all left the cell.
He just ordered his men to guard him closely.
As soon as it dawned, Si Bangque shouted in his cell: "The time has come, where is the breakfast? I have been pampered for many years, and my mouth has become cunning. Don't bring ordinary meals. I want to eat elixirs."
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I am not a prisoner. I am just here to cooperate with your investigation. I am a guest of your Long Yi Guard. You go out to inquire about my identity and the prospects of your Song Zheng. If you want to avoid being liquidated in the future, you must be good to me.
Officials are the ones."
He sits in the prison with a sword and a golden horse, like a master, holding the life and death of the people in Longyi Guard in his hands.
Several captains were outside. Seeing how determined he was, they couldn't help but ask Baihu: "Sir, what should I do?"
Baihu didn't know what he was doing, but now that the matter had come to an end, he could only go all the way to the dark side. He gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want to do with him?"
Hundreds of households and their subordinates were all uneasy, looking at each other with fear in their hearts, secretly thinking that it would be difficult to survive this disaster.
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Si Bangque and Mr. Luo were arrested, and the news was naturally quickly secretly sent to the capital.
To the west of the capital city, in an ancient royal palace, King Xiyong, who was over 400 years old, had just received a report from his subordinates. He was startled that Mr. Luo had a special status!
But he immediately sat back and began to think deeply.
At his age, he has experienced too many things and will not deal with one thing impulsively and simply. Even if Song Zheng arrested Pu Shijia and disgraced him, he still secretly ordered Pu Shijia to
It would be best if we have a final talk with Song Zheng and a truce can be reached.
Now, the situation is extremely dangerous for Song Zheng. How dare he act so boldly and arrest Si Bangque and Mr. Luo?
He suppressed his impatience and waited for a few more hours, when further news came from Lishui City: Rumors spread in Lishui City that Song Zheng would not only not lose Jiangnan, but would also take Lingnan into his pocket.
He smiled hoarsely: wishful thinking.
It seemed that Song Zheng wanted to use this to force himself. He arrested Si Bangque and Mr. Luo, and pretended to be a dog-eat-dog, hoping to make him throw a trap.
Thinking further, Song Zheng might not be so naive and should have other plans.
However, he thought about it for a long time and finally concluded that the Song Dynasty was over. No matter what he did in Lishui City, as long as he invited the emperor to take the five states south of the Yangtze River from his hands, he would definitely be defeated.
The old prince looked at the time and saw that it was already dark and the palace door was locked, so he decided to enter the palace early tomorrow morning to complete the final blow and ask the emperor for an edict.
Xiao Zhenyuan was in Wuhou Pass and could only use homophonic bone talismans to contact the emperor. The dissuasion was not enough, so he was 80% sure.
So King Xiyong ordered people to go to Princess Dongyang's house and made an appointment to enter the palace together tomorrow morning.