Weng Tonghe's mind was sharp. Hearing Zhang Zhiping's unbridled laughter, he had strange thoughts in his heart. Zhang Zhiping's posture was very calm, not anxious at all, and there was a faint sarcasm on his face. In such a situation, he was definitely not a person loyal to Li Zhiping. The expression that Zhen’s people should have had after hearing that Li Zhen was killed.
For a moment, Weng Tonghe felt a little uneasy.
The calmer the other party is, the more uncertain Weng Tonghe becomes.
Unlike Weng Tonghe, Ye Mingchen had full confidence in himself and had already concluded that Li Zhen had been killed. Ye Mingchen heard Zhang Zhiping's laughter and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhiping, I surrendered you on behalf of the emperor because you have been very effective in governing Nanjing these years." , if you don’t understand current affairs, then you will have no choice but to follow Li Zhen’s footsteps and die together with Li Zhen, and then all your power will be gone with the wind.”
"It's better to die than to live. Of course I don't want to die. But then again, I can't die either."
Zhang Zhiping stopped laughing and shook his head slightly.
Ye Mingchen snorted and said: "Since you know that it is better to die than live, and you don't want to die, then surrender immediately. As long as you are willing to submit to the emperor, I will definitely recommend you to the emperor. When the time comes, you will be transferred directly from Nanjing to Beijing. He is at least a second-grade official or above, or even a first-grade official, and his power has greatly increased."
"Pfft,."
Zhang Zhiping sneered and said, "The older a person gets, the thicker his skin becomes."
"You, you...are so shameless."
Ye Mingchen groaned angrily and couldn't keep his face. He said with a cold face: "Zhang Zhiping, Zhang Zhiping, Li Zhen is already dead without any body, and you still want to hug Li Zhen's thigh, I can only say that there is something wrong with your brain. , Or, do you think Li Zhen’s subordinates will support Li Zhen’s son? Hey, did you forget that Li Zhen’s wife and children were also traveling with him? They were all on the train. Now the train has been blown up and Li Zhen is dead. Everyone was destroyed, and Li Zhen’s wife and children were not spared.”
"I feel sad for you."
Zhang Zhiping sighed lightly, with a hint of boredom in his tone.
Weng Tonghe's heart skipped a beat, and he thought of a possibility.
Li Zhen is not dead.
Or maybe Li Zhen had already noticed this and was therefore not killed. Weng Tonghe opened his eyes wide and stared at Zhang Zhiping intently, with panic gradually appearing in his pupils. He and Ye Mingchen planned to kill Li Zhen together. This was an implicated act. If Li Zhen had not died, he and his family would have been affected by the disaster of the Nine Clan.
For a moment, Weng Tonghe's heartbeat couldn't help but beat faster.
Ye Mingchen didn't notice, or he was confident that Li Zhen would die, and always thought that Li Zhen was dead, so he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Li Zhen has been killed by the bomb, is there any use for Mayor Zhang to continue to insist.
"The president is dead, who said that?"
Zhang Zhiping felt bored and stopped selling off.
"brush,,."
In an instant, the faces of countless people in the hall changed drastically, and there were uproar.
Ye Mingchen still didn't believe it and said: "The train was blown up, and Li Zhen will definitely die."
Weng Tonghe thought of two possibilities and immediately said: "Didn't Li Zhen get on the train? Or, after Li Zhen got on the train, when the train drove some distance away, Li Zhen and the people accompanying him got off the train. Although the explosives were blown up, The train was empty, but the person who reported the news reported the news without checking it carefully, leading us to believe that Li Zhen was killed."
"clever."
Zhang Zhiping smiled and said: "The President did not get on the train."
"Impossible, impossible."
Ye Mingchen looked like a madman and it was impossible to connect.
"You lied to me. You did it on purpose. You wanted to deceive me."
Ye Mingchen couldn't turn his head and yelled repeatedly.
Zhang Zhiping glanced at Ye Mingchen with pity and said calmly: "Every move you make is in the sight of the president, and there is no hiding from what you do. The president has known about your conspiracy for a long time, so he did not arrest you. , I want you to blow up the carriages, so that the imperialists in Beijing will also take action, so that they can be wiped out in one fell swoop. A group of clowns also want to threaten the president, which is a wishful thinking."
Ye Mingchen took a deep breath and shouted: "Li Zhen, where is Li Zhen? I want to see Li Zhen."
Zhang Zhiping said with a smile: "When I came to see you, I had already sent people outside the city to inform the president. In less than an hour, the president will lead people back to the city." After a pause, Zhang Zhiping said again: "Before that, You guys stay at home obediently, I have asked people to cordon off the mayor's residence and wait for the president to come back to interrogate you."
Ye Mingchen was immediately discouraged, like a balloon being popped.
Weng Tonghe's eyes rolled, thinking about what to do next.
If convicted, he will undoubtedly die.
Weng Tonghe has not yet enjoyed the pleasure of power and has not yet truly held power. He is unwilling to die in obscurity. It is precisely because Weng Tonghe has an unparalleled desire to seek office that he agreed to marry Ye Mingchen. They worked together to deal with Li Zhen and seek an official position, but now that the plan failed, Weng Tonghe began to think about his retreat.
Ye Mingchen murmured: "If such a meticulous matter is leaked, God will not bless us, God will not bless the Qing Dynasty."
"Qing."
Zhang Zhiping even looked down on Ye Mingchen and sneered: "If you, Ye Mingchen, were truly loyal to the Qing Dynasty, you wouldn't be what you are now. When the little emperor was deposed from the throne, why didn't you die for the country? Instead, you thought of asking the president Seeking an official, Mr. Ye’s attempt to murder the President was not due to loyalty to the emperor, but because he had no power. He was just an old guy chasing fame, wealth and power. Don’t make yourself sound so noble, I feel really ashamed.”
Ye Mingchen snorted and fell silent for a moment.
The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone was thinking about their escape route.
"Mayor Zhang, I was forced to do this, not voluntarily."
Among the officials following Ye Mingchen, an old man with a bright head plopped down on the ground. While taking off his Manchu official uniform, he said with a sad face: "I don't want to follow Ye Mingchen to rebel, but Ye Mingchen coerces and induces me, so I have to." Although I participated in the assassination of the president, I did not execute it or make any suggestions. I was a bystander from beginning to end."
"Me too, I didn't murder the president."
"Mayor Zhang please give me a way to live. I have lived for more than sixty years and have always been respected as a person of high moral character. If I am killed now, my reputation will be ruined and I will be infamy for thousands of years. Please give Mayor Zhang a way to live."
One by one, officials stood up and begged for mercy.
They took off their official uniforms and kowtowed repeatedly.
Weng Tonghe was greatly touched when he saw this scene, but he still sat firm and did not waver. Zhang Zhiping was just a small mayor and could not make the decision. There was no point in looking for Zhang Zhiping.
A group of people begged for mercy, but Zhang Zhiping remained indifferent and waited for Li Zhen to return.
Time passed, and it was already noon when Li Zhen led his people back. Li Zhen stepped into the hall under the protection of Huang Qiang and Liu Jintang. Weng Tong stood up and knelt on the ground, then hugged Li Zhen's thigh and said loudly: " President, Weng Tonghe has committed a serious crime and knows that he deserves to die, but Weng Tonghe still has a heart to benefit the people and has talent. I ask the President to give him a way out."
He knelt beside Li Zhen and begged for mercy again and again.
This scene made Ye Mingchen even more disappointed, and the most diligent flatterer also turned to Li Zhen.
"Go away, hum."
Huang Qiang saw Weng Tonghe's shameless side and felt murderous intent in his heart. He kicked Weng Tonghe to the ground to prevent Weng Tonghe from blocking Li Zhen's walk. Li Zhen glanced at Weng Tonghe and came to the top of the hall. He sat down, glanced at the people in the hall, and said with a smile: "Mayor Zhang, there are so many people kneeling down to beg for mercy. It seems that I missed the good show."
Zhang Zhiping shook his head and said: "The president has come at the right time, just right."
