Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 224 Great Summer Words Burn, One Word Becomes a Prophecy

When Liu Daxia saw the person coming, he immediately looked very disdainful and said: "Who am I talking about? Eunuch Wang, you are really good at tricks! Everyone has been demoted to Nanjing by the late emperor, and they can be reused by the new emperor so soon!"

Many people know that they were sent to prison, but they don't know another secret, that is, Wang Zhi is the one behind the scenes.

Fortunately, the West Factory was revoked at that time. If I had entered the West Factory at that time, with the tools and means of the West Factory, I would have already confessed my crime clearly.

It's just that Wang Zhi's defeat is already doomed.Under the internal and external collusion between their civil official group and the eunuchs in the palace, they first pushed the late emperor to become suspicious of Wang Zhi who was transferred to Datong, and finally impeached Wang Zhi and dismissed him.

Ordinarily, there is one emperor and one courtier.Xinjun grew up under the tutelage of their ministers since he was a child, and he has already been instilled with correct values ​​by them. It is certainly impossible to reuse this kind of traitor who has been stigmatized by them.

Since I chose to follow my mentor to leave the Hanlin Academy to join the military department, I was not able to become Zhu Youtang's teacher logically, but in my impression Zhu Youtang is a prince who is well controlled.

In the end, things went awry. Xinjun actually promoted Wang Zhi to be a Nanjing garrison eunuch, and even arranged to come to help Liu Zhong clear Zhang Tianmu, which is really incomprehensible.

Although I don't know where the problem went wrong, but he and Wang Zhi have clear camps, so the relationship between the two is destined to be an enemy rather than a friend.

"The miscellaneous family was born to do things for the emperor's family, so naturally they have to work hard to show themselves! On the contrary, Mr. Liu, it has been rumored that you live in a hut next to your father's tomb, and you have been inseparable all year round. Why did you come back today? Could it be? Aren't you afraid that something will happen to your father's tomb?" Wang Zhi was not ashamed of his speculative invitation to favor, but asked a little mockingly.

As one of the famous three gentlemen of Hongzhi in later generations, Liu Daxia actually spent a lot of effort in promoting it.

Like hearing the news of his father's death, he immediately chose to leave for his hometown the next day to observe his filial piety.It was originally an unavoidable thing for all officials, but it turned out that I was only a little faster than others, and it became a deed of my own to promote filial piety.

Naturally, it is impossible for Liu Daxia to stay in the suburbs all year round, but he responded without feeling embarrassed: "The tomb has already arranged for guards! Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. What's wrong with the old man coming back to celebrate the festival with his family?"

"Eunuch Wang, why don't you go home to reunite with your family today?"

"Eunuch Wang's things are all gone. Brother, isn't this adding salt to his wound?"

"Eunuch Wang, why don't we find one, we two brothers are reluctant to help you sow seeds? Hahahaha..."

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When Liu Daxia's four sons heard about their father's return, they all greeted him out of the door, and now they all mocked Wang Zhi.

The magistrate of Huarong, who had just heard the news, couldn't help swallowing and spitting foam when he saw this.

Although he always knew that Liu Daxia's four sons were lawless in Huarong County, he never expected that they would dare to mock the imperial envoy so openly, it was simply lawless.

Li Wei from Thousand Households of Shenji Camp stepped forward angrily, but Wang Zhi raised his hand to stop him.

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Liu Daxia coughed softly at his four sons, and then directly issued an order to evict the guests: "Eunuch Wang, are you here to measure the acres of my field? I will not stop you from measuring how you want, but today is the Mid-Autumn Festival , please come back first, the old man is going to have a Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet with his family today!"

Although he was guarding the tomb in a hut in the suburbs for the sake of fame, he has been paying attention to the news from the outside world. Naturally, he knows that the imperial court sent Liu Zhong down to measure Huguang, and Wang Zhi led the Shenji Battalion to assist in the defense.

Based on his bad relationship with Wang Zhi, now Wang Zhi is using chicken feathers as an arrow, undoubtedly wanting to target himself, so he went to Huarong County to measure.

However, he was actually late. In view of the fact that nearly a thousand males had been beheaded by the Sun clan who set up obstacles, now for the consideration of the whole family, he decided to legalize all Yin Tian.

Although this approach has lost a lot, Liu Zhong and Wang Zhi used by the court are indeed ruthless people. Now they can only choose to take a step back and plan to come back in the future.

Liu Daxia's four sons had been bullying others in Huarong County, but now their faces were full of sarcasm, but they looked at this unexpected visitor coldly.

"Master Liu, whether you can eat this Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet is not up to you anymore!" Wang Zhi said with a blank paper fan in his hand.

Liu Daxia's eldest son immediately felt a burst of dissatisfaction in his heart. Noticing that there was a large group of people behind Wang Zhi, he asked with a sullen face, "Eunuch Wang, what do you mean?"

Liu Daxia's second son usually likes to bring a group of family members to Yurou Township, but even if he winks at his entourage, he wants them to call all the servants out.

After all, the Liu family was a powerful family that had occupied this place since the Song Dynasty, and his father was once one of the core members of the civil official group, but his background was stronger than the Sun family's.

"Master Liu, the miscellaneous family didn't come here to clear Zhang's land, but for another matter!" Wang Zhi ignored the others, but looked at Liu Daxia and said seriously.

Liu Daxia noticed that Wang Zhi, who had not seen him for many years, seemed more stable, so he said calmly, "Didn't you come here for Qingzhang Tianmu? Then what do you need to find this old man, and this old man has no personal relationship with you!"

"Master Liu, did you hide Annan's file privately back then?" Wang Zhi met Liu Daxia's gaze and asked solemnly.

Liu Daxia raised his chin slightly, and said proudly: "That's right! In order to prevent corruption in the Southwest, I hid Annan's archives back then to avoid a military disaster. Isn't this known to the world?"

"Military disaster? Back then when Li Dynasty was defeated and the soldiers were exhausted, it was the best opportunity for our Dynasty to take back Annan!" Wang Zhi looked at this smug face, and couldn't help being angry.

"A eunuch also talks about military affairs?"

"If Wang Zhen hadn't encouraged the Yingzong to conquest, how could there be the shame of a civil fortress!"

"My father saved the Southwest from being ruined. Such a feat can be remembered forever!"

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Facing Wang Zhi's accusation, Liu Daxia's four sons immediately stood up to support their father.

Knowing that what happened back then has become his greatest achievement, Liu Daxia waved his hand and said, "I don't want to argue with people like you who are harming the country! Father-in-law, if it's okay, please leave now, I still have a Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet Woolen cloth!"

"Master Liu, where did you hide the Annan files back then?" Wang Zhi asked, holding back the anger in his heart, choosing to focus on the overall situation.

Liu Daxia was about to answer, but suddenly realized something, looked at Wang Zhi vigilantly and said, "Why do you ask such a question?"

"You tell the miscellaneous family first, where did you keep the Annan file back then? Or, can the Annan file be in Liu's house now?" Wang Zhi realized that Liu Daxia might be a demon, so he asked conditionally.

Liu Daxia is a very smart person, so he immediately guessed and said: "You want to check Annan's files. Could it be that Xinjun wants to use troops against Annan?"

This……

Li Wei, a thousand households in the Shenji Camp, put the overall situation first and kept forbearing, but he didn't expect Liu Daxia to guess the truth, so he turned his head to look at Wang Zhi.

After Liu Daxia saw the reaction on Wang Zhi's face, Dang even confirmed that his guess was correct, and couldn't help accusing him angrily: "Absurd, absurd, how can the Ming Dynasty use troops against Annan, it simply doesn't make sense!"

"Your Majesty wants to use troops against the Li Dynasty. What does it have to do with you? Where is the Southwest Archives?" Wang Zhi knew that he could not hide his intention, so he continued to ask with a sullen face.

Liu Daxia seemed to be trampled on his tail, and immediately accused him: "The imperial court actually wants to use troops against Annan, this is so nonsense! Could it be that you, a traitor, instigated it again this time? You are really the scourge of the country!"

At the end, he pointed the finger at Wang Zhi.

Liu Daxia's four sons also didn't expect the court to make such a big move, so they couldn't help but looked at each other.

"Lord Liu, the miscellaneous family came here without telling His Majesty's edict, and hand over the Southwest archives immediately, or you will bear the consequences!" Wang Zhi immediately moved out of the emperor and threatened directly.

Other officials would have made it clear already, but Liu Daxia is a gentleman who became famous all over the world by burning the files of Zheng He's voyages to the West, so he did not accept this threat.

What's more, when Wang Zhi threw out this threat, Liu Daxia thought that he could use this opportunity to win another political reputation.

Liu Daxia saw the concern and tension in Wang Zhi's eyes, but he knew that the other party was eager to know where the Southwest archives were, so the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he said: "Hehe... the old man had already burned the Southwest archives back then. clean!"

"Do you know what the consequences of these words are?" Wang Zhi's face suddenly darkened, and he threatened directly.

On the contrary, Liu Daxia thought that he had caught Wang Zhi's weakness in response to this threat, and said without any worry, "This old man burned the Southwest archives to save the people in the Southwest from the disaster of war. What's wrong?"

At this moment, a sigh came from the carriage next to him, and a person stepped out from the curtain of the carriage.

Liu Zhong also came here with Wang Zhi this time. Although the war in the southwest has nothing to do with Huguang, he is the great official of the Ming Dynasty after all, so naturally he should be concerned about the whereabouts of the Southwest archives.

It's just that the situation was unexpected, and now this Liu Daxia may have burned the files back then, or he may have chosen to continue to hide as he did back then.

Liu Zhong's status is naturally much higher than that of Liu Daxia, so he asked seriously: "Master Liu, have you really burned the Southwest archives?"

"You are the governor of Huguang? That's right!" Liu Daxia looked at this junior in the second-rank official uniform, but admitted again.

"Come here! Seal Liu's house immediately, and not a single fly is allowed to fly out!" Wang Zhi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he immediately issued an order.

Zhang Wei, a thousand households in the Shenji Camp, was already furious with Liu Daxia, but now seeing that he was going to use a strong method, he immediately took the order and said: "Follow the order!".

Following this order, not only the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion behind them moved, but also more than 100 people ran out from the corner of the street, but they went straight to the other three gates.

The Liu family's mansion has connected the surrounding area into an irregular square house, with a door opened on each side, and now the south door where they are located is the main entrance.

Seeing that Wang Zhi was even more rampant than before, Liu Daxia looked furious and said: "Xiao Shu, how dare you?"

"Why don't the miscellaneous family dare?" Seeing Liu Daxia's strong reaction, Wang Zhi asked back ridiculously.

If Liu Daxia can honestly hand over the Southwest files, then His Majesty may not be able to pursue this old case again.It's just that Liu Daxia insisted that he had a fever, so the matter had to be redefined.

In the past, it was Liu Daxia who concealed the Southwest archives, which can be said to be to avoid using troops in the Southwest, but now it is clearly declared that important archives of the country were burned, so the matter is naturally a different matter.

That's the case, let alone sealing up Liu's family, even Liu Daxia's beheading is a matter of course, but Liu Daxia still wants to gain a better reputation.

Liu Daxia stared at Wang Zhi angrily, and said accusingly, "You're a mess!"

"Cough...Master Liu, this is what His Majesty meant! If you confess honestly, then Eunuch Wang will not be able to touch you, and the governor will stop him, but what you did...you have to blame yourself!" Liu Zhong Looking at this famous Liu Daxia, he explained lightly.

This is indeed the case. His Majesty originally wanted to solve the problem in a gentle way, but Liu Daxia insisted on being tough, and wanted to follow the example of the past and sing against the emperor.

A nest of raging generals and a raging army of soldiers.

The soldiers of Wang Zhi's Shenji Battalion not only guarded the four gates, but also simply nailed the gates, leaving only the main gate for easy search.

It's just that the result of the search was doomed to be in vain. After searching inside and outside Liu's house, the brigade did not find any trace of the Southwest archives.

In fact, this result was expected. After all, it is unlikely that the Annan archives will become the library of the Liu family. It is more likely that they will be burned or hidden somewhere in the capital.

In the afternoon, Huarong County Government.

"Eunuch Wang, I'm afraid the Annan archives won't be in Liu's residence, and it will be useless to search any further!" Liu Zhong and Wang Zhi returned without success, expressing their own judgment.

Wang Zhi also knew that the possibility of the Southwest Archives being in Liu's house was very small, so he said angrily: "Liu Daxia definitely didn't burn it back then, just now I really wanted to torture him personally!"

"Eunuch Wang, you don't have the right to impose a sentence now, and you have received a new appointment from the imperial court. You should go to Guangdong as soon as possible to take up your post! As for Liu Daxia's case, I will immediately send someone to escort Liu Daxia to the capital. Come to the capital to interrogate!" Liu Zhong had already introduced Wang Zhi as a friend, so he proposed a solution.

Wang Zhi knew that it would be difficult for him to kill Liu Daxia, so he nodded lightly and said, "That's the only way!"

Although it is a pity that there is no Annan file, he believes that with Daming's current ability, even if there is no Annan file, it is still possible to break through Annan's capital.

Just at this time, a person came in a hurry and said, "It's not good, Liu's house is flooded!"

(End of this chapter)