Rule over Ming Dynasty

Unlike famous generals in history, Wang Yue was better at cunning strategies.

Not to mention the surprise attack on Weininghai and when he was reorganizing the salt administration, he used "openly building plank roads and secretly visiting Chencang" to put the King of Chu behind the horse in one fell swoop.

Then, after being attacked on the Yangtze River, he took the opportunity to fake his injuries and sneaked into Yangzhou. He used secret investigations to find out the actual situation in Yangzhou, and even forged deposit receipts and got on the trading ship.

It is because of Wang Yue's various unconventional plays that some good people commented that Wang Yue "wins unexpectedly and makes every move successful."

Faced with this shipwreck case, he still did not review it step by step like traditional officials. Instead, he made the best response plan for the smart Cheng Si.

In fact, the most ingenious thing is to take risks with one's own life. Originally, the shipwreck was considered dead without evidence, but Wang Yue deliberately made a bet with Cheng Minzheng, which exposed flaws in Cheng Shen and the organization behind him.

Hu Jun took care of Cheng Si, and then he understood why Wang Yue ordered him to prevent Cheng Si from destroying or abandoning anything on the way to escort Cheng Si. The purpose was to prevent Cheng Si from destroying the note that could reveal the culprit.

Wang Yue kept watching Cheng Si's every move, then gently waved his hand and said: "Search!".

Hu Jun immediately led the sergeants forward and personally searched Cheng Si. They found that the prison uniform had no pockets and the sleeves of the prison uniform did not hold anything at all.

After groping up and down, Cheng Si found that there was no note on his body.He did not give up and continued to check Cheng Si's shoes, but still found nothing.

Although he believed Wang Yue's judgment very much, the facts were also before him. Maybe the note had been destroyed by him, or it might not exist at all.

"Hu Qianhu, search his hair!" Gao Kui stood watching and immediately reminded him.

hair?

Hu Jun dropped the shoes in his hands, first glanced at Gao Kui, whose hair was neatly kept, and then turned to look at Gao Kui in confusion.

"Hu Qianhu, if you have ever participated in the imperial examination, you will know that many candidates cheat by hiding notes in their hair!" Gao Kui raised the corners of his mouth slightly and explained the matter.

In the imperial examination, in order to ensure the fairness of the examination, all candidates faced inspection starting from the county examination.When it comes to the provincial examination and the general examination, everyone must take off their clothes.

Since men in this era all had long hair, their hair became the best place to put notes, and it was also a common part for cheating in imperial examinations.

Cheng Si suddenly put his hand into his hair, and sure enough, he took out a note from his hair.

Things are so helpless, and what Wang Yue said just now is exactly right.

When his heart was shaken, someone passed a note to him after poisoning him, and he just read the message on the way out of prison.

Although the note only contained a few words, he knew that everything was Wang Yue's plan. The poisoning last night and the subsequent murders were all Wang Yue's conspiracy.

But who would have thought that Wang Yue's real goal was not to break through his own psychological defense, but to use himself to uncover the insiders lurking in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

When two tall sergeants saw Cheng Si trying to destroy evidence, they immediately rushed forward and grabbed Cheng Si's arms, one on the left and the other on the right, to control Cheng Si.

Cheng Si did not intend to give in, but struggled to break free of the restraints and stuffed the note into his mouth.

boom!
Hu Jun's reaction was also very quick. When he saw Cheng Si thinking about destroying the evidence, he punched Cheng Si hard on the bridge of the nose like a tiger emerging from the cage.

puff!
Cheng Si was caught off guard and received a heavy blow. Two streams of blood spurted out from his nose. He was in so much pain that he couldn't care less about the note.

"Old Wang Ge!" Gao Kui picked up the note on the ground and presented it to Wang Yue respectfully.

Since Wang Yue took charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has also known that the Metropolitan Procuratorate also has many forces, but the other party does not confront him head-on, and it is difficult for him to deal with them.

By imprisoning Cheng Si this time, he knew that he had touched the sensitive nerves of the forces in the capital. Cheng Si was even ordered by this organization, so the spy must not be able to sit still.

Wang Yue originally thought that he was neurotic, but when he saw that things developed as he planned, he realized that the forces in the capital had indeed penetrated the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

When I opened the note, I had doubts in my heart, but when I saw the familiar handwriting on the note, I couldn't help but sigh.

The water in this capital is indeed much deeper than I thought.

"Wang Shichang, this note was clearly forged by you. I won't admit it!" Cheng Siji took it seriously. After wiping away the nosebleed, he raised his head high and planned to deny it.

Wang Yue naturally knew Cheng Si's Xiao Jiujiu, and he said jokingly: "You don't need to confess to this kind of thing. As long as you confirm who wrote the words on the note, you will know who secretly informed you. When the time comes, I will Mr. Ge can just take it. As for you, you may have to start to be careful about whether you are poisoned or strangled while you are sleeping!"

"What do you mean?" Cheng Si had a bad premonition and realized that he seemed to have completely fallen into a trap, so he asked very vigilantly.

The weather is sunny today, and the dead trees in the yard have quietly sprouted new branches and green buds.

Metropolitan Procuratorate, left office.

The left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Shi Bianyong, is handling government affairs here seriously. Although he is nearly sixty years old, his face is very rosy, his eyes are bright, and his body is still very strong.

He was holding a langhao pen and was reading the latest report submitted by the local censor.

Both he and Jia Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, were promoted to official positions, and then they were promoted step by step in the officialdom. With the help of the official resources of their father, who was a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, they reached their current high position, even faster than many Jinshi officers.

Although he was not able to become a minister like Jia Jun, he became the third-rank imperial censor of Zuodu of the Ducha Yuan with the title of Juren, which was enough for him to write a big book.

Bian Yong instructed the Censor of Guangdong to follow up and investigate the recruitment of migrant workers by local businessmen, but suddenly thought that Wang Yue's plan had been ruined by him. At this time, Cheng Si, who was interrogating, must have been shocked, and the corners of his mouth could not help but raise slightly.

Ren Wangyue could never have imagined that his seemingly seamless plan could be revealed through his confident expression during the simple conversation yesterday.

Now that he has taken good care of his health, as long as he lasts five more days, Wang Yue will have no choice but to leave the capital in disgrace as agreed.

At that time, with the support of the forces behind him and his outstanding performance in the Metropolitan Procuratorate over the years, he will definitely be able to take over Wang Yue's position.

Jia Jun was the first person to be elected to the Six Books of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. As long as he successfully takes the position of Wang Yue, he will be the first person to be elected to the General Constitution in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"Master Bian, Mr. Wangge wants you to come over immediately!"

Just when he was proud, a sergeant came over in a hurry and said.

"Hey, why did you suddenly let me go? Uh, by the way, I'm discussing countermeasures with myself again!" Bian Yong was puzzled at first, but then thought smartly.

The Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was originally relatively deserted. Since the establishment of the search hall, officials and sergeants came and went from time to time, and prisoners were often escorted back. "Your Majesty, sir!" Bian Yong walked into Wang Yue's detention room and saw Cheng Si being escorted back to the prison by two sergeants, so he greeted him respectfully.

Wang Yue took out the note he had just obtained from Cheng Shen and asked straight to the point: "Master Bian, do you recognize this note?"

Gao Kui thought that the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had been preaching that one should disown one's relatives as an official, but it turned out that he was the biggest mole of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and actually leaked Wang Yue's plan to Cheng Si.

When Bian Yong saw the piece of paper, he secretly said with luck: "Master Zhengtang, you...you mustn't be joking. Even though the official is only for the title of promotion, how can the words he writes be so bad?"

Huh?
When Hu Jun saw the font on the note, he looked at Wang Yue in surprise.

Now he has also begun to read and write, but the font on it is inferior to his own, so naturally this font should not be written by Bian Yong, who is familiar with the scriptures.

"You don't have to waste any more time arguing! You once boasted that you could write with both hands, and you were always proud of it, so I already knew that you could write with your left hand. You can't trust anyone else in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so the note must have been written by you personally. Book, and you thought that the writing on your left hand would not be found on your head, but is this true?" Wang Yue naturally knew that the font of the note in his hand was ugly, but he could see through everything.

Bian Yong found that Wang Yue's eyes seemed to be able to see through his own soul, but he quickly denied it: "No, no, I can't write with my left hand!"

"To tell you the truth, I have been targeting you a long time ago! When Ma Shu confessed to Yang Han, who was a member of the Jinyi Guards at that time, Yang Han escaped early, so I was sure that there was a spy in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your left hand Being able to write may be a secret to others, but you write with your left hand when communicating with people close to you, but is that true?" Wang Yue slapped the note in his hand on the table, which also sentenced his deputy to death.

Yang Han's escape that year prevented Zhu Ji from being arrested later because it was the mole in front of him.It was just that I was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for the first time at that time, and there was no evidence, so I could only swallow this.

But now that he has taken control of the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate, and now Bian Yong appears again to try to destroy his good deeds, and even wants to plot his own position, then he will naturally settle the old and new accounts together.

Beads of sweat appeared on Bian Yong's forehead, and he seemed to be belatedly saying: "You... you set me up!"

what?
Seeing Bian Yong's reaction, Hu Jun finally realized that he was still too young and had almost been fooled by this old fox just now.

"Now I will show you a clear path! As long as you hand over the mastermind honestly, I can intercede with the emperor on your behalf!" Wang Yue wanted to catch a bigger fish, so he promised immediately.

Bian Yong hesitated for a moment, then closed his eyes silently and said, "No one instigated this! This time the message was conveyed to Cheng Si with a note. This was done by the official alone!"

"Come here, take Mr. Bian to the prison and lock him up until I report it to the Emperor Ming!" Wang Yue's face turned cold and he waved his hand.

In fact, he had a vague feeling that the real insider was not the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in front of him, but a second-generation official like Cheng Si who was in the Imperial Guard. That one was the key to finding out the mastermind behind the scenes.

Of course, the most important thing now is to break through Cheng Si's psychological defense and find out the truth about last year's shipwreck.

February is a rainy season, and in the evening it started to rain again.

"What? Bian Yong is locked up?"

"How can this be false? It is said that it is Cheng Si's fault!"

"I also heard that Cheng Si betrayed Bian Yong for treason!"

……

The news quickly spread from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Under Wang Yue's instruction, the news became: "With the cooperation of Cheng Si, the Metropolitan Procuratorate uncovered the traitor Bian Yong."

Cheng Si also learned about this fake news and immediately understood why Wang Yue reminded him to be careful.

If Bian Yong had not been exposed, he might not have been silenced.But now that Bian Yong is exposed and everything points to him, the organization has no choice but to kill people and silence them.

Compared with Bian Yong, a peripheral member, as a core member, he indeed knew too much. If he were killed, he would be able to cut off the court's investigation like Zhu Ji did.

Things have changed dramatically. Originally, the seven-day deadline was Wang Yue's lifeline, but now time has become Cheng Si's lifeline.

"poisonous!"

"Don't kill me! I didn't say anything!"

"I'll move! I'll move! I'll move together!"

……

For some unknown reason, Cheng Si was originally locked in the innermost death row area, but was suddenly taken to the suspect area outside which was relatively poorly guarded. He just had nightmares every day.

Confession seems to be the fastest way out of the crisis right now.

Just when everything was going according to Wang Yue's plan, Cheng Si's psychological defense was indeed breaking down bit by bit, but I played a big joke on Wang Yue.

Ah!
A scream came from the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, followed by blood-curdling laughter.

"Cheng Si is crazy!"

"Really crazy or fake crazy?"

"How crazy!"

“How come you see?”

"He...eats shit!"

Hu Jun reported to Wang Yue, who had just arrived at the Yamen, but he brought bad news.

Naturally, Wang Yue would not be gullible, so he came to Cheng Si's cell with Hu Jun. He saw that Cheng Si's hair was disheveled and he seemed to be talking crazy.

The cell leader just happened to bring breakfast to him. He came over like a hungry wolf pouncing on food. Then he carried the rice bowl to the corner and ate it with his hands. However, a fish bone stuck in his throat and he howled in pain like a beast.

"Mr. Wangge, don't look any further, he is really crazy!" Dongfang Wudao was locked in the cell opposite and was drinking wine leisurely.

"In ancient times, there was a man named Sun Bin who pretended to be crazy. Could he be imitating him and pretending to be crazy?" Gou Huowang, who usually likes to listen to books, still expressed doubts.

"What is the destiny of Sun Bin, and what is the destiny of this boy? It's just that although this madness is due to Cheng Si, the root cause is the ancestral grave of your Wang family. Therefore, your grandson Wang Yu is in danger, and now he is doomed again. It's on you." Dongfang Wudao bit the chicken paw in his hand and expressed his opinion.

Wang Yue is not a person who trusts others easily, and naturally he will not believe Dongfang Wudao's feng shui theory.But if Cheng Si really goes crazy, then he will indeed face a great disaster, and it seems that God is really going to abandon him again. (End of chapter)