high official

Chapter 869 The True Image
Seeing that the old eunuch suddenly turned his face and injured Wei Gao!The officials were filled with righteous indignation, and they shouted at Wei Gao in grief and indignation: "Master Wei! Master Wei!"

"Take it away!" Zhao Ying shook his overstretched arm and turned around with a sullen face.

The Dongchang fanzi took out dozens of officials they had captured, as well as more than a dozen high-ranking officials who later took the initiative to stand up, as well as Wei Gao who was lying unconscious on the ground.

When the last member went out, the gate of the Tai Hospital was closed, and the rest were also placed under house arrest!

After Dongchang moved to Beijing, it also built its own imperial prison. Although the scale is not as large as Jinyiwei imperial prison, the torture instruments and criminal laws in the prison are far more varied than Jinyiwei's tricks... At least, Jinyiwei tortures prisoners. The purpose of obtaining a confession is still the purpose of the torture in Dongchang, but it is clearly for the pleasure of torturing the prisoner!
As soon as Wei Gao and the others entered Dongchang Prison, they received the warmest reception from Dongchang... In just one day, five or six officials died!The rest of the people are also half dead, dying...

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Dongchang took nearly a thousand officials who knelt outside the palace gate yesterday and arrested dozens of key officials to torture them!The news of the rest of the people being placed under house arrest spread throughout the capital in an instant...

The next day was the day when the yamen opened its seal and resumed its work. The six ministers almost became polished commanders.I had no choice but to ask for an order to suspend the opening of the seal until everything is clarified.The entire Beijing Central Court has come to a standstill...

In this case, the prince had no choice but to call Wang Xian to his mansion for discussion regardless of the suspicion.

"Zhong De," Zhu Gaochi said worriedly: "Zhao Ying's behavior was ordered by His Majesty that day?" This is what he was most worried about. Once his father became ruthless, he would not hesitate to destroy the court completely!At this point, Zhu Di and Emperor Taizu were carved out of the same mold.

"That day, Your Majesty," Wang Xian recalled, shaking his head and said, "There was no instruction in this regard, but he ordered both of us to try our best to solve the case."

"Could it be Your Majesty?" Although he felt that Wang Xian's words hurt Wang Xian a bit, the Crown Prince didn't care too much: "Later, he gave orders to Eunuch Zhao alone?"

"It's unlikely in terms of time," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "He should mobilize his men as soon as he returns, and go to the imperial hospital to arrest people. If His Majesty orders otherwise, it will only be before..."

"It was not possible before." Now it was Zhu Gaochi's turn to shake his head, he thought about it and said, "If Eunuch Zhao had his own idea, there is still something to do."

"It should be his own idea," Wang Xian thought for a while and said, "But the old eunuch has figured out the intention to come to the position, I'm afraid the emperor will also acquiesce..." He knew very well that the old eunuch was different from himself, he only needed to look at the emperor. One person's complexion, so he can arrest all the troublemakers unscrupulously, and vent his anger on the emperor without worrying about the consequences.

"Acquiescence is not afraid!" Zhu Gaochi said: "As long as the emperor does not have a clear order, we can overturn Dongchang's conclusion! Rescue those ministers!" He looked at Wang Xian earnestly and said: "Zhongde, it's all up to you! You must Find out the truth!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness," Wang Xian nodded and said, "Jin Yiwei has already gone all out to investigate."

"Is there any progress?" Zhu Gaochi asked Wang Xian eagerly.

"Yes, it is indeed arson. The theory of sky fire is really nonsense," Wang Xian replied, "But those ministers certainly did not do it." He said with some contempt: "First of all, they don't have that ability. , even if you give them a hundred guts..."

"No matter what, we have to rescue them!" Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice, "If you stay in Dongchang for one more day, several officials will die innocently!"

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. Although they are both notorious spy agencies, compared with Dongchang, Jinyiwei is simply a civilized law enforcement and a home away from home.Basically, those who enter Jinyiwei Prison can survive with half their lives.Those who entered the Dongchang Prison could only come out sideways...

"Can you find out the real arsonist?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

"In my opinion, it should be that Buddha mother!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "Since they have planned this matter, they will not be so stupid as to think that they can burn down the palace with just a few rockets."

"Yes. You can tell that these people are very good just by looking at how they can escape your search." Zhu Gaochi nodded, suddenly realized something, looked at Wang Xian and said, "You mean, they have other things besides shooting rockets?" Tricks? Multiple tricks work at the same time to burn down the three halls?"

"Your Highness is holy." Wang Xian nodded and said, "That's what it means."

"We must find out their tricks! Clear the grievances of the officials!" Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Xian expectantly and said: "There is also the Buddha mother, can you catch her too?"

"Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Shuntianfu are all arresting her," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "But to be honest, I thought she had left Beijing while taking advantage of the chaos."

"Hey..." Zhu Gaochi said worriedly: "These people have made such a big commotion, the picture must be huge! Just thinking about it makes people shudder!"

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded, he knew that His Royal Highness must have remembered what he saw on the way north.

"We must solve the case as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried and emphasized again.

"Yes." Wang Xian responded, and when he was about to step back, he thought about it, then looked at the prince and said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry to say that you seem to be a bit different..."

"Really?" The prince smiled faintly, and replied slowly: "It's just that I have thought it through a little bit. Although the crown prince is based on cultivating virtue, it doesn't mean that the lonely should be a shrinking turtle."

"Your Highness!" Wang Xian was shocked when he heard this, he knew that the crown prince's mentality had undergone an earth-shaking change!It seems that the prince is clearly aware that as Zhu Di grows older, he acts more and more frantically. If he, as the prince, cannot resolutely resist the emperor's reckless orders, it will bring great disaster to the country and the people.

"The Ming Dynasty has already reached the point where it can't afford to struggle!" The prince's expression was still dull, but his tone was firm and unusual: "For the country and the people, I have to shoulder my own responsibilities. I was too concerned about my position as the heir apparent before. ,I will not do it again……"

"It's just that in this way, I'm afraid we will completely go to the opposite side of the emperor..." Wang Xian said with a trembling voice.

"I just want to have a clear conscience. As for the result, I don't care anymore..." The crown prince shook his head and gave Wang Xian a generous look: "Zhongde, this way is lonely. After this incident, you and I will part ways. Well, I can't drag you down."

"Your Highness!" Wang Xian's excited blood surged up, he bowed deeply to the prince, and said in a deep voice: "I would like to be your Highness's pawn, even if I die, I will not regret it!"

"Don't express your opinion in a hurry, go back and think about it," the prince smiled at him, and said softly: "Solve the case first, that's the top priority."

"Yes!" Wang Xian solemnly agreed.

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Wang Xian left the East Palace, and as soon as he returned to the Jinyiwei Yamen, he was stopped by Zhang Zhang, who was in charge of the Sixth Division, and dragged him mysteriously to the deepest part of the Yamen, where the Sixth Division was located.The Sixth Office is the research and development institution of Jinyiwei. There are many unspeakable secrets in it, and safety accidents such as explosions often occur, so it is arranged in the most secret part of the entire yamen... It is so secret that except for the people in the Sixth Office, Everyday no one gets involved.After all, no one knows when there will be another explosion here, so it's better to stay away if nothing happens.

As soon as he entered the courtyard of the Sixth Division, Wang Xian saw a flash of fire and heard a bang, and several researchers turned into charcoal figures.He was just about to worry about asking if it was okay, but those dark guys got up from the ground and rushed towards Wang Xian.The leader grinned one by one, showing his white teeth, unable to speak excitedly: "My... my lord... it's done! It's really extraordinary!"

Because they were too excited, these guys grabbed Wang Xian's arm and danced.Immediately, there were some black handprints on Wang Xianjie's white robe, he didn't care about it, and asked with a smile: "What happened?"

"The recipe you gave for improving gunpowder!" the dark guy said loudly to Wang Xian.

"Really?!" Wang Xian was also excited when he heard it: "It's really done?!"

"Yes! The material is [-]% of the original, but the power is more than twice as strong!" The guy pointed at himself and said triumphantly.It seems that this body of black charcoal is the best proof. "My lord is really amazing!"

"Yes, my lord!" Several black guys nodded and said, "You really know too much!"

"Where is there!" Wang Xian was humble on the surface, and the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. "It's all thanks to you!"

"Ahem!" Gui Shouzhang really couldn't stand it anymore, and they flattered each other, and it's not known when.I could only cough twice to remind Wang Xiandao: "My lord, I invite you to come here because there are other important matters."

"Okay." Wang Xian reluctantly entered the room with Ghost Hand Zhang, and he still didn't forget to turn around and ask those guys: "When I come out, let's have a good chat!"

After entering the room, the smile on Wang Xian's face faded, because he saw the pile of black things on the table.He ordered people to take samples from all corners of the ruins of the three main halls, and let the Sixth Division conduct identification.Although there is no advanced identification technology at this time, with the level of the Sixth Division, one should be able to see some clues.

Zhou Yong closed the door, Wang Xian glanced at Ghost Hand Zhang, Ghost Hand Zhang nodded, picked up a blank sheet of paper from the table, and slowly brought it to Wang Xian.Wang Xian took a closer look and saw some black and yellow powder on the paper.Ghost Hand Zhang said softly: "This is sifted out from the cracks in the ruins."

"Please look, my lord." Zhou Yong carefully poured the powder on the paper into a porcelain bowl, and lit the candle under the porcelain bowl. Just after heating for a while, a dazzling fire burst out of the porcelain bowl!The short but blazing flame dazzled Wang Xian and the others!My heart shook even more violently!Because this flame is exactly the same as the sky fire that sprang up from the three halls!
(End of this chapter)