One hundred and seventy eighth chapter take a sharp turn
Chapter 178: A sudden turn of events
Seeing the posture in front of them, all the kneeling generals in the hall understood. Isn't this forcing us to frame Yue Su for rebellion?
This group of people has no friendship with Yue Su. To be honest, Yue Su's life and death has nothing to do with him. But everyone understands that this is called a fight between gods and he is just a fish in the pond. Once he admits it,
, colluded with Yue Su to rebel. If Yue Su lost his life in the end, their lives would not be safe.
But the situation in front of me couldn't help but admit it. If I dared not to do it, I would have to experience the torture that Zhang Dali just tried. It's a trick anyway, so don't be toasted and eat as a fine. However, there is also the same thing, why?
You also have to save your own life.
"My lord, it's not impossible for me to confess. It's just that after we confess, I hope that your lord can save our lives."...
This sentence was the consensus of everyone. When one person asked, the others also agreed.
"As long as you confess, you will be a hero of the imperial court. The imperial court will only punish Yue Su, the first offender, and will never implicate you. I guarantee this!" Luo Yangxing said, patting his chest.
"Since your lord has said so, I will admit it later."...
"Okay, let them record their confessions one by one!" Luo Yangxing said loudly.
"Eunuch Cao, Zou Yi has just entered the palace."
In the duty room of the Royal Horse Supervisor, a young eunuch conveyed a message to Cao Huachun. As the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, he was a prominent figure in the Forbidden City and naturally had a lot of eyes.
After receiving this news, Cao Huachun couldn't help but wonder and said: "Zou Yi is not too sick to get out of bed, how can he enter the palace? I have visited him, and judging from his appearance, he can't survive for a few days? Didn't you see?
wrong."
"How can I be mistaken? It is indeed Eunuch Zou, but he is indeed unable to walk. He is being carried into Cining Palace." The young eunuch said honestly.
"Hmm..." Cao Huachun took a breath and became even more suspicious. After a while, he said, "Do you know why Zou Yi entered the palace?"
"I'm not sure about this one," the young eunuch replied.
"With Zou Yi's current body, if he suddenly enters the palace to meet the Queen Mother, he must not be too careful. Like this..." Zou Yi reached into his arms. For some reason, he hesitated, then took out two gold leaves and said
: "You did a good job, and this is a reward for you."
"Thank you, Eunuch Cao, thank you Eunuch Cao..." The little eunuch's eyes shone when he saw the golden leaf, and then he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Get up quickly, you deserve this. After you take it, keep watching for me." Cao Huachun said.
"Yes, yes... the little one must be watched carefully for father-in-law."
The little eunuch took the gold leaf from Cao Huachun and left the room. After he went out, Cao Huachun shouted in the room: "Call Ma Xi."
Ma Xi is a trusted eunuch of Cao Huachun. He is a young eunuch in the Royal Horse Prison and has a higher status. After a while, Ma Xi entered the duty room, bowed first and saluted, and then said: "Father, I don't know why you asked me to come."
What orders?"
Zou Yi reached into his arms and took out a stack of gold leaves. He didn't count how many there were, but it looked like there were at least a dozen. "Take these and go to Cining Palace to find Guizhu. Ask him
Let me ask you why Zou Yi suddenly came to the palace to see the Queen Mother."
"Yes, adoptive father, the child will do it now. There is no need for the adoptive father to spend money, the child has his own way." Ma Xi did not receive the gold leaf from Cao Huachun, and immediately left in a hurry, rushing to Cining Palace.
After Ma Xi left for a while, there was the sound of footsteps outside the duty room door, followed by someone saying: "Eunuch, there is news coming from outside the palace."
"Come in!" Cao Huachun said loudly.
The door opened, and a middle-aged eunuch in his thirties walked in. He closed the door behind his back, then walked a few steps in and whispered: "Eunuch, news just came from outside the palace that Zhang Xianzhong's residence was ransacked by Jin Yiwei!
"
"What?" Cao Huachun was shocked when he heard this, and then asked: "Do you know what it is for?"
"The spies we sent to Zhang Xianzhong's mansion don't know why. They only said that the Jinyi Guards would take people when they entered the mansion. In the end, none of Zhang Xianzhong's people were beaten. Now Zhang Xianzhong and his adopted son have run away." The middle-aged eunuch said in a low voice.
.
"This...what's going on?" Cao Huachun became even more puzzled for a moment.
But at this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the door again, and soon, someone said outside the door: "Father, something happened..."
"What happened? Come in and tell me!"
Immediately, a middle-aged eunuch entered the duty room. He closed the door first and then said: "Father-in-law, a number of spies who were lurking in the residence of Zhang Dali and other surrendered generals just came to report that the Jinyi Guards were dispatched in large numbers.
All these surrendered generals were taken."
"What!"
After hearing this, Cao Huachun was even more shocked. He jumped up, stood up, and said, "Is this news accurate?"
"It's absolutely true."...the two eunuchs replied together.
"What happened? Why did Jin Yiwei take all these surrendered generals?" Cao Huachun knew the importance of this matter. If Zhang Dali and others were arrested and imprisoned, once the news spread, there would definitely be
It affects the morale of Yue Su's army.
Yue Su will send troops to attack Li Zicheng at any time, and Yue Su's current reliance is on the surrendered generals around him. Without the help of these people, Yue Su's troops would not be as strong as Li Zicheng. When the news spreads to the army, these people are bound to attack the court.
If you are wary, how can you sincerely do anything? As long as Li Zicheng instigates him a little, he will most likely become a bandit again and fight against Mr. Yue. If that happens, the situation of victory and defeat will inevitably reverse, and no one can predict the consequences.
"I will never allow this kind of thing to happen. Once all our efforts are wasted, the world will be in danger..." Cao Huachun thought something was wrong in his heart, and stepped outside, but before taking two steps, he stopped again. "No, this is one of them.
There must be something strange. Why did Zou Yi, who was seriously ill, enter the palace today to meet the Queen Mother? Why did it happen that Luo Yangxing was recruiting people in large numbers? There must be some connection. I can't be hasty. Everything will be done after Ma Xi comes back.
Get accurate information before making any calculations.”
Cao Huachun always made decisions before taking action when doing things. If he found out the reason for what happened today, he would not dare to act rashly. He walked a few steps and finally said: "You two, immediately bring someone to Jinyiwei to investigate. See
See what happened? It will make the Jin Yiwei seize all the demoted generals."
"Yes, father-in-law, I will go now." The two eunuchs agreed and bowed to exit.
Cao Huachun sat back on his chair and began to think deeply.
After a while, Ma Xi's voice sounded outside the door, "Father, the child is back."
"Come in quickly." Cao Huachun said.
Ma Xi walked in, closed the door, bowed and said: "Father, my child has already gone to see Guizhu of Cining Palace and learned that Zou Yi did meet the Queen Mother. But today, the door is very strict, no one can wait.
You have to retreat twenty steps away, so what was said inside cannot be known from the outside. But it seems that the matter is definitely not small."
"What the hell happened..." Cao Huachun gritted his teeth and said after a long time: "It seems that we can't act rashly. Just keep an eye on it to see when Zou Yi will leave, and then notify me immediately."
"Yes, foster father."
Everything today was so unusual that Cao Huachun, who was always cautious, didn't know what to do. He was determined to save Zhang Dali and others, but before the matter was clear, he decided to wait and confirm what happened.
Make a decision after something happens.
In the lobby of the Imperial Guard Command, Luo Yangxing was very proud of himself. He had easily surrendered these bandit leaders who once dominated the world, and even used some tricks to get Yue Su's confession that he wanted to rebel.
Everything went so smoothly. A celebrity bandit leader successively recorded his confession and signed it. Luo Yangxing couldn't help but wonder what it would be like after all his confessions were handed over to the Queen Mother.
After the Queen Mother saw it, she would definitely be furious and would never trust Yue Su again. She immediately issued an order to have Yue Su dismissed from his post and held accountable. At that time, Yue Su would probably also be arrested and imprisoned in Jinyiwei's prison.
Come on. Hahahaha, didn't you just kill my brother-in-law with one knife? Well, wait until you go to prison and see how I deal with you. When I have the "Yue Shao", I, Luo Yangxing, will definitely have a good reputation.
Who dares to look down on me, the Jin Yiwei, if I am so powerful in the capital?
Dongchang has always been riding on the head of our Jinyiwei. As long as I succeed this time, Dongchang is nothing. No matter if it is Zou Yi, Cao Huachun or Liu Mingguo, they will have to nod and bow when they see grandpa and me.
He kept thinking about his own glory, but he didn't think about anything else. For example, if the Queen Mother really ordered him to go to Luoyang to capture Yue Su, would he have the courage to go?
People are most afraid of getting carried away. At this moment, Luo Yangxing was really carried away and forgot everything.
Finally, all the confessions were recorded. Luo Yangxing read them over and was satisfied, and said: "Here comes, prepare your horses. The governor is going to enter the palace!"
The voice settled down, and at this moment, a noisy voice sounded outside the Commander's Department. Immediately afterwards, a guard in imperial robes hurriedly ran in. He knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Master Qi Zhen"
, something serious is going to happen!”
"What happened? Damn it, there's such a mess outside! What do you do for food?" Luo Yangxing yelled.
"Replying to your lord, it's officers from the Criminal Department and Liumen who came to the door! Tell your lord to get out immediately!" the guard in Jin Yi said quickly.
I originally planned to finish the book this month, but I didn’t expect that there would be so much to write. It seems that it will take at least another month to write. While Xiaoyi is writing about Carpenter, he is also drafting the outline of the new book, and is preparing to write the next one.
"Three Kingdoms". However, this is the same but different Three Kingdoms. I hope everyone will like it.
Chapter completed!