The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

For ministers, as long as things like war do not harm the fundamentals, some people may hope that their side can win the war, while others may not. Of course, this does not involve love. The problem of not being patriotic, some of which is nothing more than personal interests, but this kind of thing, in the final analysis, is difficult to locate, and it is very possible to be uncertain for a while.

But for the rulers, it is the opposite. Whether it is an enlightened emperor, a tyrant, or a foolish king, they all hope that once a war breaks out, their country can win the war. This is absolutely impossible. Doubtful, after all, this country belongs to him. The enlightened emperor hopes to win the war, hope that his country can become better, and will not be invaded by foreign enemies, but for tyrants and foolish kings, they will never hope Seeing their own things being robbed by others, they even want to occupy other people's things.

Anyway, that's about it.

As for the current ruler, the actual ruler, Empress Dowager Li, no one hopes that this Southwest victory will be a big victory than her, and even never pays much attention to these things Empress Dowager Li, absolutely different from the past, is looking forward to a big victory in the Southwest War.

It's not that Empress Dowager Li has any concerns about the Southwest, it's because the battle took place in the Southwest. If the battle this time is really a great victory, it is the imperial court who defeated the Bo people with absolute victory. So on this, it is easy to act and make fuss, and it is also extremely beneficial to what she and Zhang Fan are planning now.

It's just that Empress Dowager Li didn't think of this at first, but Zhang Fan thought of it, and when Zhang Fan, Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Siwei came to Qianqing Palace to report the matter to her, Zhang Fan really hit the point. One point, although Zhang Fan's point was quite cryptic, he didn't even emphasize his tone, nor did he change his face, making any appearance to remind Empress Dowager Li that there was something in her words, but what a smart person Empress Dowager Li is, Zhang Fan's What exactly did these words mean, she immediately understood.

Therefore, what Empress Dowager Li asked immediately was, what is the situation in the battle, and whether this "great victory in the Southwest" is really worthy of the word "great victory". All that came was news of such a victory, and it was not clear how the battle was going.

Although the little school who came to report the letter said that the casualties of the court officers and soldiers should not be too great, but even Zhang Fan did not tell the Queen Mother Li about the news. Decide.

However, in fact, even the people in the DPRK do not know anything, but some things have been confirmed, and more things can be expected. First of all, it is certain that the victory has been won. And there is no doubt that throughout the ages, even if someone has the audacity to lie about the military situation, it is clearly a tragic victory, but he still insists on saying a great victory, and it is obvious that he fled, but he wants to say that he fled from the place. Few people dare to talk nonsense about the battles planted in their own homes. What's more, the current Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the point where the rulers can be deceived at will.

And secondly, it is the part that can be guessed. In fact, in this battle, Zong Shengwu took Liu Xian as the commander, which is almost equal to half of the victory. What kind of ability does Liu Xian have? What came out depended on him being honest, with real swords and guns.

In this way, the strength is there, and this is unshakable. In addition, although it is not known yet, which generals Liu Xian, the commander-in-chief, used to lead the troops, but this matter, There is no need to worry too much. After all, since Liu Xian has the ability to lead the army, and he has made great contributions to the fight against the Japanese and has almost never been defeated, then whether he is in the grasp of the battle situation or the ability of the generals , will not be too bad.

Then, in this battle against the Bo people, it is conceivable that the partial general chosen by such a commander-in-chief Liu Xian is absolutely impossible to be mediocre, and Liu Xian's temper is also the same as that of everyone. It is clear that since Tso Xingwu regards Liu Xian as the commander-in-chief, how to choose a partial general is entirely up to Liu Xian. On this point, Liu Xian will never compromise in the slightest.

With Liu Xian in the lineup, and people personally selected by Liu Xian as partial generals, plus 14 trained officers and soldiers, such a luxurious lineup, if it can't win a big victory, it is really unreasonable .

Now, for many people, the word "Great Victory in the Southwest" is already well-deserved, but it still needs to be confirmed. The possibility of an eventuality is quite low, but you still have to take precautions. For these people in the court, there is no most cautious, only more cautious.

And during this time, Zhang Fan continued to "investigate" the assassination of the emperor, but there was no progress. During this period, it seemed that Empress Dowager Li had some ideas, and she even asked some ministers to come to Jinyiwei to have a look. What kind of person is so stubborn? It has been more than half a month, and under the torture of Jin Yiwei, he still refuses to say anything.

In fact, most of those people are people who have some doubts about this matter, so Queen Mother Li said, these people don't care if the place they are going to is the Jinyiwei they hate the most, they all come to Zhang Fan to see what happened .

And at this time, the substitute that Zhang Fan asked Wang Meng to find came in handy this time. The person was already tortured and a little crazy. Of course, crazy is not crazy. These ministers in the court So, this time, the person Wang Meng went to find is really special. They can already confirm that he is indeed abnormal, but unfortunately, they want to see it at a glance, but It's not easy, even at the beginning, those who tortured him didn't notice it, until they asked him some questions that could not simply answer "yes" or "no", but he still looked like that. From his appearance, this is the only way to tell that there is indeed something wrong with him.

It can be said that it is indeed not easy to find a person in this state, but to be able to find such a person, it seems that Wang Meng has indeed put in a lot of hard work, of course, he can't say anything It's so full, after all, Wang Meng is not a kind of foresight, predicting things like a god, he was just looking for a scapegoat in advance, never thought about finding such a top-quality existence, but, he is lucky.

And these ministers who came, after they came, all saw a person howling and being tortured there, and he was wearing a white prison uniform that had long been invisible. The clothes were covered with large and small holes. The ones that came out were also pierced, and the man was also disheveled, and his face was extremely haggard. In addition, whether it was on his clothes or on his body, there would always be some faint bloodstains. In short, it can be said that it is more realistic. That's how realistic it is.

But in the face of this scene, these ministers who came to watch this time did not back down. After all, the person in front of them was such a rebellious person who attempted to assassinate the emperor. In the eyes of a person who deserves to die, he deserves to be tortured by Jin Yiwei. What's more, if he is so stubborn and silent, he will be punished even more.

But even so, these ministers are still a little uncomfortable with the scene in front of them, not because of their pity for the person in front of them, but because they are not used to this kind of torture, but this time, no one feels disgusting, No one couldn't bear to watch, let alone left without turning around. After returning, no one impeached Zhang Fan for being inhuman.

The so-called nature is different, and the method of doing things is naturally different. These people will not stick to a certain point.

But in fact, after that person was made stupid, he was never beaten again, not even Jin Yiwei. Now, after this person has become stupid, he even speaks differently. What is the ordinary whip? If you wave it twice, as long as it is not too hard, he will scream, but if it is too hard, he will beg for mercy.

But now, the image he needs to play is a tough assassin. Since this is the case, then he shouldn't beg for mercy. Therefore, Zhang Fan has also ordered the people below to be gentle when they attack, especially When someone comes to see it.

In short, this matter is like this now. After someone in the DPRK goes to see it, they will naturally spread the matter, and the transmission of this matter also means one thing, that is, Zhang Fan is really serious. He didn't tell lies, he really didn't cover anyone up, and he didn't mean to frame anyone, and he couldn't ask any questions until now, it was because the assassin was too tough and refused to say anything, and Jin Yiwei Of course, there are more severe criminal laws, but it is not easy to kill people.

In short, after this incident, most of the people in the court believed Zhang Fan's words. After all, they saw it with their own eyes. Needless to say.

In other words, there must be something wrong behind this incident, and the problem is very serious. Now, the people in the court are counting on Zhang Fan to give some news.

Of course, for Zhang Fan, when to give the news is not his final decision, but a matter that can only be decided by the Queen Mother Li.

Moreover, Zhang Fan still has other things to do now,