"Since when do you still care about reputation? Besides, you don't know what's going on with our brother's reputation? Why do you need to use this incident to ruin our reputation? I'm just afraid that the nephew my sister adopted for me,
I want to use the two of us to kill chickens and scare monkeys, and to show our authority to the civil and military officials in the court."
Zhang Heling made some analysis.
"If the Jinyiwei had known about the situation and were waiting for the opportunity, they would have been waiting for us to fall into the trap... Hey, the little emperor is really not a thing."
Zhang Heling was filled with indignation.
Zhang Yanling also gritted his teeth: "It's really not a toy! It's my sister who brought him from Huguang and made him emperor. This is burning a bridge across the river!"
When these words were said, the two guards guarding the door couldn't stand listening anymore and quickly moved away to avoid dirtying their ears.
In public, the emperor was openly robbed, and when he was caught doing it, he actually called the emperor an idiot? Are they really stupid? Or are they tired of living?
"Brother, I'm homesick. The eighteen-room concubine I married earlier hasn't been warmed to me a few times. Why don't we discuss it with the Jinyiwei people and bring our family here!"
Zhang Yanling is a little worried now.
No matter how serious a crime he committed before, he was only punished with home confinement. He had never experienced spending the night in Fusi Prison in Beizhen like this.
Zhang Heling said: "Do you know what it means to be in jail? Even if your concubine dies, you can't go back and take a look... Just like who hasn't just married a young lady... If it weren't for the fact that there are many wives in the house and the expenses are high, for the brother
I won’t lead you to take risks! In the future, when you take a concubine, you must choose someone with less money, preferably a small household."
Zhang Yanling originally had a sad look on her face, but when she heard this she immediately shook her head: "Those who come from a small family are not good and have no knowledge. Even if they are a bit pretty, they don't know how to serve others. But those who come from a brothel are pretty good."
"That's right, where are the girls in the brothel? Besides, the brothel sister loves money, no wonder your family fortune is ruined faster than mine..."
"Hey, as if you are so good..."
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…
The guard in Jinyi who was guarding the door couldn't help but look at each other and shake his head as he heard the two brothers becoming more and more fierce in the cell. They were really good brothers.
For the two Zhang brothers, this was their second night in the Fusi cell in Beizhen, but for the Jinyi guards guarding the door, this was just an ordinary night on duty since they started working.
In the middle of the night, I heard crying coming from the cell, and I didn't know whether it was Zhang Heling or Zhang Yanling.
Until morning.
The person who brought breakfast arrived and after bringing it inside, he heard such an angry curse: "...Is this food for people to eat? I wonder who I am? If I just say a word, your head will fall to the ground!"
"It's over, second brother, calm down. Why are you trying to vent your anger with them? They are just following orders. People have to bow their heads under the roof. They don't understand this. We are in jail, don't pick on us.
! In every family, the youngest son has many problems!" Zhang Heling couldn't help scolding him.
Zhang Yanling said angrily: "Whose surname is Zhang, where do you stand?"
Zhang Heling retorted: "As if your surname is not Zhang, it's time to eat!"
Just when Zhang Yanling was about to continue his attack, Luo An, the governor of Fusi, Zongbei Town, strode to the prison door.
The Zhang brothers' eyes lit up, and Zhang Yanling was the first to speak: "Are you finally willing to let us out? The Queen Mother must have issued an order! Humph, let's see how I deal with you when I get back!"
Luo An said: "Two uncles, please eat quickly. After the meal, there will be visitors coming to see you."
"Where is the Queen Mother's decree?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned.
You didn't let yourself go?
Could it be that until now, my sister still doesn’t know about the news that the two of them are in jail?
Luo An said: "No decree has been sent, please two uncles, please don't talk nonsense next time, otherwise... you can figure it out yourself."
"Hey! You still dare to threaten us? Believe it or not..."
Zhang Yanling pretended to hit someone.
Zhang Heling said: "Believe it or not, if you don't eat, I will eat your bowl too? Jinyiwei's food is not bad, better than the chefs in my family. This millet porridge is very good."
fragrant……"
"Leave some for me..."
Zhang Yanling didn't bother to be angry with Luo Fang and hurriedly went to eat.
On the first day, he basically didn't eat anything out of anger, and the people here were not used to his bad habits. After the meal time, all the tableware and food were taken away. Now that he thought that someone might come to ask about the case, he also knew that first
Eat something to cushion your stomach so that you don’t have the energy to “redress your grievances”.
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The ones who came were not officials from the Three Laws Division, or in other words, they were not people sent by the imperial court at all, but Yang Shen and Zhu Hao.
The person accompanying them was not Luo An who had appeared earlier, but Lu Song, a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu.
"Young Master Yang, Young Master Zhu, please don't embarrass us. Try to finish your conversation as quickly as possible so that we can go back and do business!" Lu Songlin said to the two of them before opening the cell door.
Yang Shen nodded.
Then the prison guard next to Lu Song stepped forward and opened the door, letting Yang and Zhu into the cell.
"Hey, the place is not bad. It's more comfortable than the inn I stayed in when I was taking the imperial examination."
After entering the door, Zhu Hao looked at the two beds, then saw that there were tables, chairs, benches, and a special toilet. He couldn't help but smile and sigh.
Yang Shen said nothing, and his eyes fell on the two brothers sitting opposite a round table.
When Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling heard someone coming in at the door, they were not even interested in getting up to greet them. They thought it was someone from the Justice Department who came to ask questions, and they were about to give those officials a slap in the face.
When they saw it was Yang Shen and Zhu Hao, their eyes were a little confused.
The two brothers stood up and came over, glaring at Yang Shen. Zhang Yanling said: "Are you... the son of Yang Jiefu, the chief minister of the cabinet? And you, your name is Zhu Hao, I remember you! You kid, you are the one who instigated us to grab the bank account.
.”
"ah?"
Yang Shen couldn't help but look at Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao spread his hands: "Jianchang Hou, you must provide evidence when you speak. When did I ask you to grab the bank account?"
Zhang Heling pushed his younger brother away and said angrily: "You two, don't be offended. My younger brother is confused in his sleep. You were ordered to take us out of the imperial edict, right? If there is no decree, can there be any oral instructions from the Queen Mother?"
Yang Shen didn't believe that it was Zhu Hao who instigated the two of them to grab the bank account. Besides, even if Zhu Hao really said that, would those two guys listen?
Yang Shen said: "There is no imperial edict, and there is no oral instruction from the Queen Mother. I just come to visit you on a routine basis. Once you know that you two are okay, you can go back and recover."
Zhang Heling said anxiously: "We are the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, how can we stay in the sky prison for a long time... I don't know when we will be let out? Isn't it just a bank account? So what if we rob it? Now they have not suffered any loss, and they are not hurt at all.
And human life, right?”
Zhu Hao reminded: "One was injured."
"It's the people in my house who are hurt!" Zhang Heling was very dissatisfied. "In the final analysis, it's us who suffer. It's fine if we don't pursue the case. Why do we still need to go to jail?"
Yang Shen was a little impatient, and his disdainful eyes had already betrayed his inner thoughts.
What's the point of coming to visit such a fool?
It's really better to chop them both to death at once and be done with them.
Yang Shen said: "In the most virtuous place in the capital, a murder was committed openly in public, and was captured on the spot by the Jin Yiwei. Many people in the city witnessed it with their own eyes. This case was not brought to court directly, but for the sake of the two Lords of the Ming Dynasty. If they were two
If you are still stubborn, how can the Queen Mother intercede for you? Even if Dongchang and Jinyiwei ignore it, the Ministry of Punishment will not stand idly by."
Zhang Yanling bared her teeth and claws, and wanted to rush over and grab Yang Shen's collar, but was stopped by her brother. He stopped and pointed at Yang Shen and cursed: "We have done more extreme things than this before, why is there no problem? Is it okay for the little emperor?
Do you want to target us specifically?"
Yang Shen said seriously: "Jianchang Marquis, please pay attention to your words! When the late emperor was still alive, he turned a blind eye to what you did. That was because the imperial court was in chaos, and sycophants were rampant, and the law was not followed.
It is caused by lax law enforcement! Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the administration of officials is clear and the law is strict. Since you have committed a serious crime, you should be punished."
Yang Shen's words not only made the Zhang brothers dumbfounded, but even Zhu Hao couldn't help but look at him with "admiration" in his eyes.
Yang Yongxiu, Yang Yongxiu, it seems that you were the instigator behind the last time his brothers went to Xishan Mine to fight with Jinyi Weihuo? Others don't know, but I was present at the time. If the case is tried in court, I can come out as a witness.
What are you pretending to be? Are you lying to me by saying these upright words?
For you, the law of love is like a lover in a brothel. When you want to, you can make love to me. If it's not good for you, just push it away, right?
"Calm down, calm down."
Seeing the tension between the two sides, Zhu Hao quickly stepped forward to be the peacemaker.
Zhang Yanling flew into a rage and muttered some ugly curse words. Zhu Hao was too lazy to identify what he was swearing at, but he expected that the Zhang brothers were closer to the people in the market and had little education. He learned his ability to curse from the shrews in the street.
Complete.
"Marquis Jianchang, please calm down first. In fact, we have another purpose here. We want to ask you what kind of business you went to the bank to handle? It is said that you deposited a lot of money in the bank?"
Zhu Hao deliberately increased his voice and finally suppressed Zhang Yanling's curses.
Zhang Heling pushed his younger brother aside and looked at Zhu Hao with the eyes of "I hate meeting you too late". His eyes were eager and afraid of his thighs: "Isn't that true? We have money in the bank, how can we go to rob? Old man
Two, is that so?"
"Forehead!?"
Zhang Yanling was tired of scolding, and she was still a little confused when she was suddenly asked such a question.
Zhang Heling said: "Look, he did everything. He still had to ask the people at the bank about this matter. The money we got from selling the coal mines was all stored in the bank. We actually went to withdraw the money at that time."
"You take so many people with you to withdraw money? Why don't you go during the day and go directly to the counter?"
Yang Shen asked coldly.
"Uh...well..."
Zhang Heling's mind is not that fast and he is still compiling rhetoric.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "The purpose of bringing the carriage is to carry the money, but to take people there, is it because you are afraid of being robbed on the road? Because the battle was so big, there was a misunderstanding. Maybe there was a communication problem."
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Zhang Heling pulled his younger brother back and pointed his other hand at Zhu Hao. "Second brother, they are really here to help us. You misunderstood!"
"snort!"
Zhang Yanling ignored it.
Zhu Hao said to Yang Shen: "Brother Yong Xiu, it seems that we can use this rhetoric to calm the discussion in the court. What do you think?"
Yang Shen stared at Zhu Hao, as if to say, do you think others would believe such nonsense?
"Lu Qianhu... we have finished asking, we can leave..."
Zhu Hao said to Lu Song, who had been guarding the door.
Lu Song was not interested in what the people inside said, so he came over and said, "You two, please go with your humble duties."
"When will you come back to take us out?"
Zhang Heling asked loudly.
Zhu Hao turned around and replied with a smile: "Once the case makes progress, the two uncles can go back to live a life of high beds and soft pillows. Please be patient here for a few more days. You must stick to what I told you, otherwise