"Mingwei General Zhu Tingfang has been ordered to investigate and deal with Cangzhou affairs with full authority!"
In one day, this sentence was repeated everywhere in the streets of Cangzhou. The commotion at the gate of the Cangzhou Palace, because there were many people present at the time, spread throughout the city. Why did Xu County Zun offer such a generous reward?
People are attacking the palace, why does the eldest prince in the palace come out to stop it but is regarded as a fake... Anyway, there are all kinds of arguments, but there is only one mainstream one.
That General Mingwei did something great! But he said that with one arrow he knocked down the leader of the rebels who occupied the palace - although according to the eldest prince, it is debatable whether Xian Yunhe was a rebel - and with another arrow he knocked down the overjoyed leader who came forward to speak.
The official hat of the distinguished official of Xu County was shot off, making the man pee his pants in fright; the last arrow was directly pierced in front of the eldest prince who hurried out, and the man was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
As soon as Zhu Tingfang arrived, he used three arrows to make the whole Cangzhou understand his sharp methods and firm determination from top to bottom.
However, few people know that the seemingly majestic General Mingwei actually only brought those twelve people with him. Even if Zhu Er's guards who were outside and failed to follow him to the palace were included, the total was only twenty
The rest of the people were all from the Zhu family of Duke Zhao's mansion. As for the soldiers and horses of the Rui Cavalry Camp he wanted, they were far behind as they were traveling day and night with one man and two horses.
At this moment, Zhu Tingfang ignored the officials, gentry and merchants who asked for an audience, nor did he pay attention to the comments of outsiders. Even Zhu Er, who was full of flattery, left behind him. After asking for some inside information, he took
People entered an underground stone room in the palace that was used for hiding during wartime.
The moment the lock was opened, he saw a figure suddenly running out. Without waiting for the generals on the left and right to rush forward to intercept him, he flew up and kicked the person back. The next moment, he heard repeated screams of pain. He raised his hands to signal.
There was no need for everyone around him to panic. He said in a cold voice: "Mingwei General Zhu Tingfang has been ordered to investigate and deal with Cangzhou affairs with full authority!"
As soon as these words that he had ordered people to shout about all over the city came out, there was a sudden silence in the stone room. Immediately afterwards, although some people groaned in pain, a low voice finally came out: "But is the eldest son of Duke Zhao?"
"Not bad." Zhu Tingfang took the lead and walked straight in, holding torches from left and right to protect him. As he walked down the steps, the light of the torch illuminated the way forward, and most people saw the unbearable sight inside.
Especially Zhu Er, who was at the end. He stuck out his head and took a quick look, and then immediately dragged the little peanut next to him and walked back.
When he reached the ground again, he saw the eye-catching scene and asked in disbelief: "Have you eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage? How dare you humiliate these guards and the sharp cavalry camp like this? You are going to fight to the death, Xian Yunhe's
Was your head caught in the door?"
The face of Old Xianyu who was following him became gloomy. Hearing that hundreds of people from Xian Yunhe actually captured the royal guards and the soldiers and horses of the sharp cavalry camp, he felt that something was not right. Moreover, even if they took down
There were so many people in need of supervision, and if one person was not careful, there might even be riots, but Xian Yunhe and the others ignored them, as if they were not worried about it at all.
It wasn't until he saw the scene just now that he realized what a despicable method someone had used!
Everyone was stripped of their clothes, pants, shoes and socks, and thrown naked into this stone room. At the door were two stone doors with heavy locks. When they came in, dozens of people were used to move and block the doors.
There are more than a dozen stone mounds.
Not only that, Little Peanut just explained hesitantly that, just like the eldest prince, no one had delivered meals at all in the past few days, but only a dozen or twenty steamed buns were thrown in from the ventilation gap in the stone room. There was more than enough rice for monks, and you don’t even have to think about it.
Not enough to eat!
At this moment, Little Peanut thought of Xian Yunhe, who had been injured on his right hand and was being captured by Zhu Tingfang. He immediately glared at Zhu Er with anger and hatred. It wasn't until he was lightly patted twice on the shoulder by Old Xianyu that he swallowed his anger and said: "Even if they are tied up,
, they will also help each other untie the ropes, and their clothes, Uncle Yunhe, will come in handy! What’s wrong with being naked? Many women in the silkworm room are naked!”
Zhu Er was stunned for a moment. After a moment of silence, Old Xianyu said calmly: "You guys from wealthy backgrounds don't know what life is like for the poorest people. The whole family shares a pair of trousers, and whoever goes out wears them.
Women go to the fields just like men, and work topless even in the hottest weather. Three men in a family marry one daughter-in-law. No one cares about the so-called humiliation."
Although Old Xianyu's voice was calm, Zhu Er's scalp felt numb when he heard it.
In his eyes, the beggars vying for food were already the poorest people in the world, but he didn't expect that there was something even more outrageous... After a long while, he heard the old salted fish speak again.
"You know etiquette when you are in a warehouse; you know honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing. Most of you who have read Guanzi have just read these words. How do you know the real scene among the people? Being stripped naked is humiliating, so you can't wait to go.
Death? Haha, if this is the case, I don’t know how many poor people have experienced this, and the number of people dying can probably fill several rivers!"
Zhu Tingfang, who happened to come out, heard these words and took another look at his second brother who had "run away from home". He couldn't help but squeeze his hands gently, and his knuckles made a cracking sound. Seeing that Zhu Er, who heard the movement, looked back,
Then he immediately hid behind Old Xianyu and Little Peanut in silence. He just laughed, but there was no joy in his laughter.
"The protector was unlucky, the prince was trapped, and his clothes and weapons were stolen by others... Each of these are extremely serious crimes. No matter where these guards and the officers and soldiers of the Ruiqi Battalion are from, and what achievements they have made, they are all unavoidable.
Punishment. Because aside from any conspiracy or compromise, they all made the biggest mistake."
Zhu Tingfang glanced at the people with different identities in front of him, and said word by word: "I remember when Queen Han was kidnapped and threatened Taizu to retreat. However, Taizu only did one thing. He agreed openly and secretly selected eight hundred elites to personally raid.
, and rescued Queen Han in one fell swoop. Afterwards, Taizu only said one sentence: If anything like this happens again, let this be an example!"
"If you give in to the bandits because you are worried about the hostages, you will never have peace!"
Zhu Tingfang's voice was neither loud nor quiet. Many of the guards and officers and soldiers in the stone room behind him were either despairing, gnashing their teeth, furious, or listless. Many of the guards and officers and soldiers in the stone chamber behind him heard it. The left wingman of Rui Qiying who had just received a heavy kick from Zhu Tingfang
Duan Yonghui, the battalion commander, couldn't help but punched the wall next to him.
How could he have thought that the eldest prince, a grandson and phoenix grandson, would be held hostage? How could he have thought that the eldest prince would be so stupid and would actually deceive them and give the rebels a chance to drug him? How could he have thought that those rebels would be kidnapped?
The thief would be so shameless as to strip off their clothes and weapons! He was not one of those guards who put down their weapons when they knew the eldest prince was being held hostage!
After saying this, Zhu Tingfang ordered a guard beside him: "Go and take back all those clothes and outfits and return them to them. As for the wrong size, let them adjust it themselves! If you want to make a difference, then
Let’s all cheer up and use practical actions to wash away the shame on our bodies! Think about the reason why things will develop to this point.”
He paused as he spoke, and then said calmly: "Two hundred people from the Zuoying of the Ruiqi Battalion will arrive in Cangzhou soon. The leader is the Zuoying Commander, Du Heng."
In the stone room, Duan Yonghui's scalp was numb as he struggled to get up. Not only him, but also many people were like this. Even the guards who were not from Ruiqi Camp, while feeling ashamed because of the embarrassing situation just now, couldn't help but feel
Secretly terrifying.
The exchange of commanders between Ruiqi Camp and Linhai Camp was decided by Emperor Qiangang before the end of last year and against all the consensus. Of course, it was supported by Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu, the two cabinet ministers who ranked lower in the cabinet.
, the first assistant Jiangge Lao was again restrained by the second assistant Confucius, and finally the whole matter passed without any surprises.
However, when Du Heng, the commander of the Linhai camp, entered the left camp of the Ruiqi camp as the commander, everyone in the Ruiqi camp refused to accept him. He was involved in the previous rebellion in the Linhai camp but was still safe and sound. How could it be so easy? However, Du Heng
The tactics are clever, they divide and win over each other, and they don't know whose way to go to bring in two old men. They use all kinds of methods, and in the end, the assassin is frightened.
After following the eldest prince out of the capital, they managed to avoid this commander, but they didn't expect to run into him again! And this time they were still waiting for the crime. No matter what kind of cold eyes they received, no matter what kind of punishment they were punished, they would not be punished!
Now, if they don't keep up with Zhu Tingfang, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, they will be doomed!
After disturbing people's hearts with a few words, Zhu Tingfang motioned for Zhu Er to come over. When he took Zhu Er to a courtyard and stepped into the three spacious study rooms in the center, he glanced around at the neatly arranged rooms.
After collecting books, he finally turned around and looked at Zhu Er. However, he only took two steps after entering the door, as if he was ready to escape at any time.
"If I give the order, everyone outside will stop you. Do you think you can run away?"
Zhu Er was silenced by Zhu Tingfang's words and had to take a few steps forward, but he refused to come within five steps of Zhu Tingfang. Did he know how powerful his brother's small grappling skills were, even if it was unlikely?
, he also hoped to escape a beating. Just as he was thinking this, he heard an unexpected sentence.
"This time you met at the right time, and what you did is remarkable. Especially inciting the eldest prince and the group of people including Changlu County Magistrate Xu Cheng to regard each other as enemies. This move is the finishing touch.
"
Seeing Zhu Er's silly smile almost reaching his ears, Zhu Tingfang said nonchalantly: "It's just that you didn't expect that Xu Cheng was unwilling to just sit back and die, and actually planned to break the jar and give it a try; you didn't expect either.
That rebel leader dared to strip away the clothes and weapons of Rui Qiying, and he dared to attack the palace, and he almost killed Xu Cheng. From this point of view, you are still far away."
Although his eldest brother said it was still far from enough, Zhu Er was still overjoyed.
In the past, he was either ignored or neglected. At least he was satisfied if he did something that his elder brother nodded and praised. However, the next moment, he somehow burst out a sentence without thinking.
talk.
"Brother, Xian Yunhe is not the leader of the rebels. The eldest prince has already said that they were just forced to go to the palace to express their love to him and were treated as rebels. That is the nonsense of Xu Cheng and others..."
"Some people outside may believe it, but Xu Cheng doesn't believe it, and those gentry and merchants don't believe it. Do you think the eldest prince himself will go back on his words? What, is it possible that you want to open your eyes to a group of rebels?"
"I didn't!" Zhu Er retorted subconsciously, but then he said with a sudden change of heart, "I just felt that they were also forced to have no choice. Couldn't they be recruited..."
"Recruitment? Are they feared pirates, bandits who wreak havoc, or barbarians? Do you think that the word "recruitment" can be given by anyone? Put away your unnecessary sympathy.
If the prince himself cannot be protected, let alone others? At least he must only question the culprit and spare the rest."
"But brother, if you want to kill that Xian Yunhe, those hundreds of people will definitely be ruined!" Zhu Er suddenly became anxious, "Old Xianyu was the one who suppressed those people with all his strength before, otherwise, brother, you would be leading our family now.
These people, if they rebel..."
Zhu Tingfang suddenly laughed. It is really rare that the second brother, who has always been careless, can think about serious matters a little seriously - even if people actually think very superficially, it doesn't matter. It is better to use your brain than not to use your brain.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. Besides, we are only questioning the culprit, not just punishing the culprit." Seeing Zhu Er let out a long sigh of relief, Zhu Tingfang further inquired about what Zhu Er knew. When he learned that Xian Yunhe had actually fought
The eldest prince couldn't help being slightly startled, and then sighed: "Seeing how this man dared to swing a knife at Xu Cheng, I thought he was bold, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated him."
"Brother, I just met this guy Xian Yunhe today. It's not because I'm interceding with him, it's just..." Zhu Er struggled for a moment, and after thinking about it, he still said with saliva, "It's because his uncle Lao Xianyu was hunted down before because of his relationship.
I happened to be there too. There is something secret about this guy, and it happens to be related to what my brother-in-law asked me to investigate, so I hope that Xian Yunhe will be given a lighter sentence."
"It's probably inevitable. Don't expect too much." Zhu Tingfang smiled, and then said calmly, "As for what you said Zhang Shou entrusted you to do... Haha, he recommended me to clean up this mess, but I also suggested to the emperor
Let him come and see for himself the mess he has created. He is right behind, with Du Heng from Ruiqi Camp. Also..."
Seeing Zhu Er's dumbfounded face, he smiled and said: "Yingying has the connivance of her grandmother and mother. Even if her father gets furious, she will probably follow her secretly. Instead of begging me, you should go back and use force on them."
"
"Both of them are coming?" Zhu Er confirmed again. When his eldest brother nodded slightly, he couldn't help but pat his forehead, and then he beamed with joy, "Yingying is able to get around in the palace, and her brother-in-law is even more arrogant.
One by one, as long as they come! Brother, let’s not talk about them for now, but you must make the decision for me. I was forced to jump into the sea to survive by Xu Cheng and those profiteers before!"
When Zhu Er was talking incoherently, Zhang Shou was deeply suffering from the pain of his thighs being abraded while riding on horseback. He pushed Zhu Tingfang into the water, but he did not expect that after his future uncle met the emperor, he directly pulled him into the water.
.The emperor pushed him out on the grounds that the Banshan Hall branch sent another teacher and Jiuzhang Hall had Lu Sanlang as a substitute teacher. Naturally, he had to make this trip.
When he was resting on horseback, he was drinking water from a kettle, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Du Heng walking towards him. He was unfamiliar with the person, and when he was suspicious, he saw Du Heng smile, and suddenly in his hand