After Li Zhen sat down, he looked at the people in the hall wearing Manchu and Qing official uniforms one by one, and said with a smile: "What day is it today? They are all wearing Manchu and Qing court uniforms. Could it be that today is the memorial day of the previous emperor? Wearing Manchu and Qing Dynasty official uniforms." Should the Qing Dynasty wear court clothes to worship the Yellow Emperor?"
Zhang Zhiping raised the corner of his mouth and joked: "In my opinion, they are wearing court clothes to accompany the previous emperor."
After saying these words, countless burning eyes fell on Zhang Zhiping.
His eyes were burning, and he wished he could swallow Zhang Zhiping.
Weng Tonghe knelt his head on the ground, lay on the ground with his hands, and said loudly: "President Li, all of this was planned by Ye Mingchen. It was his coercion and inducement that led us to murder the president. Ye Mingchen is the mastermind this time. Please help me." President, spare your life." Previously, Weng Tonghe relied on his own talent and thought that his father, Weng Xinchun, had a certain influence, and hoped that Li Zhen would spare him once.
Now, Weng Tonghe only wants to save his life, and he no longer asks for anything else, as long as he can save his life.
Ye Mingchen's eyes were cold, and he said in his heart that you, Weng Tonghe, wanted to distance himself, but I refused to let you do so. Ye Mingchen looked calm and said lightly: "President Li, Weng Tonghe always advocated killing him before he came to the mayor's residence with me. I asked you to eliminate the root cause, but now he will change the direction of the situation when the opportunity arises. He is a typical bastard. He can betray me today, and he can betray you tomorrow if he encounters an inducement."
In a word, Weng Tonghe felt embarrassed and angry.
This old thing is ruining his life.
Weng Tonghe gritted his teeth with hatred and continued: "Ye Mingchen has been in contact with the empress dowagers of the two palaces in Beijing and is the main force of this rebellion. Ye Mingchen is responsible for persuading the mayor of Nanjing Zhang Zhiping to support the emperor, and will also cooperate with Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, etc. The governors of each province contacted and asked these frontier officials to also support the emperor. I know everything about Ye Mingchen, and I also know many people who have turned to the empress dowagers of the two palaces. As long as the president spares my life, I will tell them all. "
"President, I am willing to take the blame and make meritorious service."
"President Li, I got carried away this time. I won't dare to do it next time. Please ask President Li to use the network card. I am also willing to identify officials who are related to the Queen Mother of the two palaces. I only ask President Li to spare my dog." Life."
"President Li, I don't want to die. Please treat me as an ant and let me go."
There was a lot of noise in the hall, and everyone was begging for mercy.
Now has reached the most dangerous moment, and everyone wants to save their lives.
Zhang Zhiping snorted and said with a cold expression: "President, don't be deceived by these old guys. Before you came, they followed Ye Mingchen into the mayor's residence, arrogant and showing mercy. , I didn’t take anyone seriously, and now that my life is in danger, I knelt down one by one to beg for mercy. The old guy who knelt down was just like Weng Tonghe, a wallflower."
"Brush, brush, brush,."
About a dozen people, all changed their colors.
Li Zhen thought for a while and asked: "Who is responsible for contacting people in Beijing."
"I."
Weng Tonghe took the initiative to stand up, with a look of hope on his face. There was no doubt that only by being useful to Li Zhen would he have hope of survival, and he happened to be this useful person.
Ye Mingchen roared angrily: "Weng Tonghe, you shameless villain, where is your integrity and conscience?"
Weng Tonghe snorted coldly and ignored Ye Mingchen.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and asked again: "How to contact Beijing."
Weng Tonghe replied: "Contact by telegraph. There is a special telegraph contact method."
Li Zhen frowned and said, "How did you get the telegraph machine?"
Weng Tonghe replied: "The telegraph machine was purchased from a French businessman. The installation of the telegraph machine and so on were completed by French businessmen. Every time we send a message, we only need to ask the telegraph operator to deliver the message. Even the telegraph operator He's from France."
"Weng Tonghe, I will fight with you."
Ye Mingchen roared, waved his fist and walked straight towards Weng Tonghe.
Anger surged in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, the person he relied on as his confidant actually revealed all the information.
Weng Tonghe hurriedly moved away, avoiding Ye Mingchen's fist, and said with a sneer: "The President will single-handedly turn the tide, rebuild China, and save the people. The President is the one everyone hopes for. You are just a clown. As for the two palaces, The empress dowager and the little emperor know nothing, and coming out will bring disaster to the country and the people. Ye Mingchen, Ye Mingchen, don’t I know you? Supporting the emperor is nothing more than to gain power."
He was only in his thirties and easily avoided Ye Mingchen's pursuit.
In the hall, a very strange scene occurred.
An old man with a bright head was chasing after a middle-aged man. The old man was panting and blushing with anger, but he could not catch up with the middle-aged man.
"Ho ho,,."
Ye Mingchen stopped and kept making sounds in his throat.
"well,……"
Ye Mingchen said hello twice and stopped chasing.
There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart, nothing like this.
Li Zhen looked at Zhang Zhiping and said: "Except Weng Tonghe, including Ye Mingchen, I will hand it over to you. Interrogate them ruthlessly and find out everyone who has anything to do with the imperial party. No one can be spared."
"yes."
Zhang Zhiping nodded, and everyone in the hall felt cold.
Zhang Zhiping asked Ye Mingchen and others to be taken down, and he also went to interrogate them personally. In the hall, only Weng Tong and one person who participated in the rebellion were left.
Li Zhen asked again: "Weng Tonghe, has the news from Nanjing been sent back to Beijing?"
Weng Tonghe replied truthfully: "It has been sent back."
Li Zhen said calmly: "You can send another message back, saying that Nanjing Mayor Zhang Zhiping has been persuaded by Ye Mingchen and is willing to raise the flag to support the emperor. At the same time, the governors of Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province, and Zhejiang Province are waiting. Contact Ye Mingchen and we will get the answer in the near future. It is expected that the governors of the provinces may be persuaded." After a pause, Li Zhen said with a smile: "If we lure all the imperialists in Beijing out, I can consider sparing your life. "
"yes."
Weng Tonghe was overjoyed and said, "What else does the president have to say?"
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Go ahead and deliver the message yourself."
Weng Tonghe was stunned for a moment. Seeing that no one was moving around him, he said, "Won't the president send someone to accompany me?"
Li Zhen sneered and said: "A monk who can escape cannot escape from the temple. If you escape from Nanjing, I will attack the Weng family. By then, everyone in the Weng family will die because of you. Of course, if you can be ruthless enough to sacrifice your wife and children, Parents and brothers don’t care, just run away.”
Weng Tonghe's face was pale, without any trace of blood.
He resigned respectfully and did not dare to have the slightest idea of escaping. Although Weng Tonghe had a narrow temperament and was not a broad-minded person, and Weng Tonghe was also a wallflower without integrity, there was still something worthy of praise in people. Weng Tonghe Tonghe was a truly filial son and respected his elder brother very much. Li Zhen's words pinched Weng Tonghe's neck, preventing Weng Tonghe from escaping.
Huang Qiang said: "President, do you really want to spare Weng Tonghe?"
Li Zhen sighed softly and said: "A few years ago, I would have definitely killed Weng Tonghe with one blow, but now, haha, although Weng Tonghe is not a good person, he is knowledgeable and his handwriting is also outstanding. He can be called a calligrapher at that time. He is a model. Such a person cannot be an official. After his death, he will be a great loss to the academic world. Let him not be an official for the rest of his life and concentrate on learning."
Huang Qiang seemed to understand but didn't understand why Li Zhen compromised.
In fact, it's just that the two people have different starting points, and the results are different.