Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 776 The highlight moment of Jin Shangshu
As the sun rises, the grass grows and the warblers fly.

After a night of rain, a rainbow bridge of seven colors was erected in the sky, the city gate was slowly opened, and the capital, which had been silent all night, gradually revived in the hustle and bustle of the morning light.

In the distance, a long procession came slowly, with two leaders, with fat and strong horses under their crotches, one of them was wearing a flying fish robe and an embroidered spring knife, while the other was wearing a Mongolian robe with a silver knife hanging from his waist. , the body is covered with golden and jade weapons, and the man is tall and powerful.

"Is this the capital city? It is indeed very lively!"

Reining in the horse's head, the leading Mongolian nobleman stopped not far from the city gate, looking at the constant flow of people in the capital, he couldn't help sighing.

Seeing this situation, another man in the flying fish robe opened his mouth with a smile.

"If I remember correctly, this should be the first time you have come to the capital, General Aso, right? The Ming Dynasty is rich in natural treasures, and the capital is even more prosperous. Since you are in the capital this time, you can stay for a few more days and have a good time."

The Mongolian nobleman nodded and said with a smile.

"That's natural, but first, I have to meet His Majesty the Great Emperor!"

"Okay, let's go to the city first. I just got the news that Honglu Temple has prepared tea and rice. General Aso, please rest for a day. If you hurry up, His Majesty will call you into Beijing tomorrow."

As he spoke, the man in the flying fish robe turned his horse's head.

As a result, the originally neat team was divided into two teams, one followed the Mongolian nobleman, and the other followed the Feiyupao man.

However, what caught people's attention was that when the two teams separated, a carriage was pulled up.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is a carriage. It is different from ordinary carriages. Except for a small window, the whole body of this carriage is sealed tightly. It looks like a prison cart.

Seeing the carriage being pulled up, the Mongolian noble said.

"Master Commander, since I have arrived in the capital, I have fulfilled Mr. Jin's entrustment, so I will hand over this person to Mr. Commander, how about it?"

Hearing this, the withered-faced man in the carriage suddenly had a bright light in his eyes, looking expectantly at the man in the flying fish robe.

But it's a pity that the man in the flying fish robe glanced at him, ignored the pleading in the other's eyes, shook his head, and said.

"This person has a special status, and General Aso is taking care of him for the time being, and will make a decision when there is an order from the palace."

"OK then!"

Looking at the city gate in the distance, officials from Honglu Temple had already come up to meet him, but the Mongolian nobleman did not insist, nodded, and waved to the people below to pull the carriage down.

Seeing this situation, the man in the prison car turned pale and shook the prison car desperately, but he couldn't get the slightest response from the outsiders...

I don't know if it's an illusion, but if you look at the expression of the Mongolian nobleman at this moment, you can find that there is also an inexplicable meaning on this person's face.

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Qianqing Palace, Huai En hurried into the palace and reported.

"My lord, Commander Lu of Jin Yiwei has returned to Beijing, and just handed over a sign to see him."

Zhu Qiyu raised his head, rubbed his eyes that were a little sore from reading the memorabilia, but there was a smile on his face, and said.

"Lu Zhong is back, so Ah Suo is here too?"

A Suo is now the leader of the Chijin Mongolian Guard among the Seven Guards of Kansai, and he is also the governor of the Seven Guards of Kansai.

This time, Jin Lian went to Gansu to investigate the case, and the most important purpose was to call Ah Suo to Beijing.

"Return to the emperor, yes, General Aso has been placed in the post station now, and the group is resting. According to Honglu Temple, General Aso intends to hand over a sign tomorrow."

So, Zhu Qiyu nodded and ordered.

"Well, call Lu Zhong in first, and let me see what he has gained from this trip to Gansu."

Wynn retreated lightly, and not long after, Lu Zhong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, who was dressed in a flying fish robe and had a simple and honest face, followed him in, walked to the hall, and paid homage.

"Chen Lu Zhong, I greet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Be flat."

Zhu Qiyu raised his head and looked Lu Zhong up and down. It seemed that this trip to Gansu was indeed not in vain. Not to mention anything else, the temperament alone became different from before.

In the past, although Lu Zhong looked honest and honest, he always gave people a gloomy feeling, but this time when he came back, this feeling disappeared.

"Well, what can I gain from going to Gansu? How is the investigation of the case I ordered you?"

If these words were changed to the previous Lu Zhong, he would definitely be terrified, but the current Lu Zhong is much calmer and said with his hands clasped.

"Returning to Your Majesty, He Hao hasn't spoken for the time being, but I reckon that it's almost the same. After two more days, he will definitely speak the truth."

"So sure?"

Seeing that Lu Zhong was so confident, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and asked with great interest.

"Then I want to hear, where did you get the confidence, tell me, what did you learn when you went to Gansu with Jin Shangshu this time."

This is considered to be an exam, Lu Zhong did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, after sorting out his words, he said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this time following Jin Shangshu to Gansu, what I have benefited the most is the law of criminal cases, which focuses on attacking the heart and using punishment as the second."

"To tell you the truth, before leaving Beijing this time, I tried my best to deal with He Hao, but he just refused to open his mouth. At that time, although I didn't say anything, there was actually nothing I could do."

He Hao is Ren Li's confidant general, a person who fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield. At the same time, he is also a key figure in Ren Li's occupation of military fields, intercepting missions, and even assassinating courtiers.

In order to pry his mouth open, Lu Zhong used all means at the beginning, including coercion, temptation, torture, and torture, and tried all kinds of instruments of torture, but he just refused to speak.

At the end of the quarrel, Lu Zhong almost wanted to beat He Hao to death, and then make a false testimony.

It's just that this case is too sensitive, if a false testimony is found out, the case will definitely fall by the wayside, and Lu Zhong also knows in his heart that the emperor will not allow him to do so, so in the end, he had no choice but to , Handed over the person to the Ministry of Punishment.

In fact, when he handed over the man to Jin Lian, Lu Zhong still had a bit of a joke in his heart.

He still doesn't believe that a person who can't pry his mouth open with all his means can play tricks in Jin Lian's hands.

But who would have thought that this Jin Shangshu would really play tricks...

Following Lu Zhong's words, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Then tell me, how Jin Shangshu's trial can pry open your mouth that Jin Yiwei can't even pry open."

Lu Zhong smiled wryly, with a hint of admiration, but also with a hint of bitterness, and said.

"Your Majesty, Jin Shangshu, he didn't try at all! On the contrary, along the way, He Hao begged to see Jin Shangshu, but he ignored Jin Shangshu, so he asked the minister to bring him back."

As he said that, Lu Zhong described in detail what happened after he and others left Beijing.

As the key witness in Ren Li's case, He Hao's importance is unquestionable. In addition, Lu Zhong has repeatedly suffered from him. Therefore, since he left Beijing, he has made up his mind to take a good look. How did the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs pry open the mouth of such a soft-hearted person?

The result can be...

On the first day out of Beijing, nothing happened.

On the second day after leaving Beijing, nothing happened.

On the seventh day out of Beijing... something happened!

That day, they settled in a post station not far from Xuan Mansion. That night, for some reason, the post station suddenly caught fire.

Immediately afterwards, several men with black scarves and strong martial arts broke in, and went straight to the room where He Hao was being held.

At that time, even though He Hao's body was weak after a long period of care, he had already recovered a lot. The men in black scarves rushed into the room, without any explanation, picked up He Hao and left.

"If I'm not mistaken, this was arranged by Jin Shangshu? Could it be that it's a divorce?"

Hearing Lu Zhong's narration, Zhu Qiyu was also very interested. He just believed in Jin Lian's ability, so he handed over the person to him. However, he was also not clear about how Jin Lian would be tried.

However, based on common sense, if He Hao wants to speak, the first thing to cut off is his trust in Ren Li.

So in this case, obviously, the best way is to divorce. If Zhu Qiyu is asked to do it, he will find a group of people, pretend to be sent by Ren Li, and then kill He Hao to silence him.

In this way, under fear, He Hao might tell the truth...

"I thought so too at the time, but it turned out later that it's not just an ordinary divorce plan."

A trace of admiration flashed in Lu Zhong's eyes, and he continued to speak.

"In fact, when the group of people rushed into the post station, the Jin Yiwei brothers brought by the minister had already sensed it, and soon surrounded those people, and those people were 'hard-hearted', holding on to what? Hao won't let go, and will take him away no matter what."

"However, since He Hao is a repeat offender, even though he was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, the minister did not dare to be negligent, and brought many of the most elite Jin Yiwei, after a fight, those people were arrested, dead or wounded. "

"Later, I verified their identities and found that they were all He Hao's subordinates..."

As soon as this sentence came out, Zhu Qiyu was also a little surprised.

"So, the person was not arranged by Jin Shangshu?"

Seeing the emperor's reaction, Lu Zhong smiled wryly and said.

"Your Majesty, this is the brilliance of Jin Shangshu. Those people were arranged by Jin Shangshu!"

"what?"

Zhu Qiyu frowned, and couldn't help but feel surprised, but soon, he came to his senses, snorted softly, and said.

"It really is an old fox, he almost deceived me!"

Speaking of it, this is actually not too difficult to figure out. Jin Lian's trip to Beijing this time is not just to investigate the case in the capacity of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. In order to deal with unexpected events, Zhu Qiyu specially gave him the title of governor of both sides , can mobilize troops on the fly.

This power seems to have been properly handled by the Jin Shangshu.

"If there is no accident, these people have obtained military orders and are going to rob people, right?"

Lu Zhong nodded and said.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Later, I asked Jin Shangshu, and he told me that in this world, it is difficult to tell the truth from the fake. If it is all fake, then it is not far from being discovered."

"It turns out that before he left Beijing, Jin Shangshu had already begun to investigate He Hao's resume and his subordinates in the early years."

"After careful understanding of the situation with the generals of the Ministry of War and Ningxia, Jin Shangshu selected some of them who are still in the Gansu army, who are deeply trusted by He Hao and who have been sheltered by He Hao. Get together and forge a warrant from Hou Renli of Ningyuan to let them go to save people."

Of course, people cannot be saved...

Zhu Qiyu silently added a sentence in his heart, and continued to ask.

"And after that?"

"After that, Jin Shangshu continued to keep He Hao under strict supervision, but he still didn't interrogate him, and even didn't mention the matter after that."

"Later, from Xuanfu to Datong, I met two groups of people who wanted to rob the prison, but they were repelled before they entered the room."

"Until two days later, I arrived at a post station not far from Ningxia, and another group of people rushed in. This group was different from the previous waves. They were all well-equipped, they were Lianjiazi, and They also used smoke, laxatives and other means, Chen and Jin Shangshu were 'inadvertently', and they really took He Hao away..."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.

"Don't tell me, people are really lost..."

It's easy to say, but if the person is really lost, then Lu Zhong won't be able to stand here properly.

Commander Lu smiled awkwardly and said.

"Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, this group of people was arranged by Jin Shangshu, but this time they are not He Hao's former subordinates, but a group of strangers."

"However, with the experience of the previous few times, He Hao was defenseless. He only thought that he was really someone sent by Ren Li, so he followed them obediently."

At this point, Lu Zhong paused for a while, so Zhu Qiyu knew that the show was coming.

Jin Lian made so many arrangements, I'm afraid it's for the last move.

"Then He Hao originally thought that he could escape, but he didn't expect that after they had gone far, that group suddenly turned their backs on him and wanted to kill him."

"It's also fortunate that He Hao has been fighting on the battlefield for many years. He is very alert. When the group swung their knives at him, they immediately dodged, but even so, they injured their left arm."

"Then He Hao is not a fool after all. When he saw that the group of people wanted to kill him, he immediately chose to run to the post station. At that time, Chen led the Jin Yiwei who was 'just organized' to chase him, rescued him, and captured him on the spot. Some of the thieves."

"Later, a Xuanfu Sergeant's identity token was found on the thief's body..."

Zhu Qiyu frowned, and then relaxed it again, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Jin Lian, this old guy, is really thoughtful.

It should be said that Jin Lian's methods were very cautious, but after hearing this, Zhu Qiyu almost recovered the matter.

Still the same sentence, if you want to pry He Hao's mouth open, the most important thing is to break his trust in Ren Li!

But this is precisely the hardest part!

What kind of place is Jin Yiwei's Imperial Prison? Even a tough man will lose several layers of skin when he enters it, but He Hao can stand it.

Therefore, torture is useless to him, and even coercion and temptation, threatening his family members, are of limited use.

Of course, the ordinary distance meter is of course useless.

The so-called want to take, must first give.

What Jin Lian did was actually doing the opposite.

Doesn't He Hao believe in etiquette?
Well, let's increase this trust and nail it down!

(End of this chapter)