Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 50 The Truth Comes Out
Because Hou Fangyu deliberately wanted to drag Li Xiangjun into the water, he said that Qian Qianyi ordered Li Xiangjun to use a trick to get him to participate in the murder of the emperor Zhu Youjian.

Li Xiangjun ran out from behind the screen, looking at Hou Fangyu with tearful eyes, wronged and resentful:
"Young master, why did you frame the slave family like this!"

Hou Fangyu didn't answer Li Xiangjun, nor did he look back at Li Xiangjun, but still looked at Zhu Youjian with a shy smile.

At this time, Zhu Youjian was also afraid that Hou Fangyu would change his mind again and refused to confess, so he ordered He Xin to drag Li Xiangjun back.

And Zhu Youjian continued to ask Hou Fangyu here: "Since it was Qian Qianyi who asked Li Xiangjun to lure you to participate in the murder of me, who told you about my southern tour itinerary?"

"It's Gong Dingzi in the military department!"

Hou Fangyu immediately answered Zhu Youjian's question.

"Tell me in detail, how did you contact Gong Dingzi, and how did you plan?"

Although Zhu Youjian restricted the private travel of the officials withdrawing from the south, he did not monitor them all the time. Therefore, when he heard that Gong Dingzi from the military department had betrayed his whereabouts, he was not very surprised and angry, but was just curious about this Gong Dingzi. How dare you have such guts.

Zhu Youjian thought that in the original history, the low-level officials who surrendered to the robbers and the Manchu Qing could understand their behavior even though they had no integrity.

After all, not everyone is an idealist. As a low-level official, he did not shoulder the heavy responsibility of the world and the national ethos. Since he is the emperor, there is no need to kill them all after crossing.

Therefore, although Zhu Youjian killed many chief assistant monks for his imperial power, he did not really kill all officials according to the original historical results.

After all, in today's world, whether many officials will surrender to the Manchu Qing is just an unknown sin.

Zhu Youjian cannot execute others for no reason because of this.

But now Zhu Youjian feels that he may be wrong. Although some people have not surrendered to the robbers or the Manchus, it does not mean that he is still loyal to him. From a certain point of view, these people are essentially Already belonged to the scum.

Therefore, after hearing that Gong Dingzi, who in the original history first voted for the bandits and then the Qing Dynasty, turned out to be an official who betrayed his whereabouts.

What Zhu Youjian thought of was that after arriving in Nanjing, he must not be soft-hearted, he would rather clarify the world with iron and blood, and never tolerate rotten insects in the world!
"Gong Dingzi, Wu Weiye, and Qian Qianyi are the same three great masters in Jiangzuo. Gong Dingzi and Qian Qianyi are close friends. Gong Dingzi's concubine Gu Hengbo also has a deep friendship with Qian Qianyi's concubine Liu Rushi. Qian Qianyi also learned from Gu Hengbo's mouth. Knowing that Gong Dingzi went south with His Majesty, and asked Xiaosheng, Dong Zuyuan, and Wu Weiye to find a way to contact Gong Dingzi, we bought a guerrilla to contact Gong Dingzi, and he told us your Majesty's whereabouts."

After Hou Fangyu finished speaking, he kowtowed directly to Zhu Youjian: "Xiaosheng was stunned for a while and was deceived by beauty, so he almost committed some infidelity. I hope His Majesty will forgive Xiaosheng!"

Although Zhu Youjian could hear that Hou Fangyu was trying to excuse himself, he also judged that what Hou Fangyu said should be roughly the same.

However, for Hou Fangyu's begging for mercy, Zhu Youjian did not agree to him, but ordered someone to drag Hou Fangyu down.

"Lights up!"

Zhu Youjian sat back.

Now the whole context of the incident, Zhu Youjian is basically clear, his mood can not be said to be angry or happy.

He should be angry because of Qian Qianyi and other Donglin party officials' intentions, but he should be glad that he went ashore early to escape disaster because he had been cautious.

Anyway, he can't tell now how to face the next situation.

For Zhu Youjian, the city of Nanjing, which is only one day away, may not be the romantic Qinhuai romance with rich powder and powder, but a bloody and chilling battlefield.

The officers and soldiers lit the lamps.

Li Xiangjun's warm boudoir was out of place with a trace of blood, a broken arm, a bloody knife, a trace of tears, and a faint smell of urine. I don't know who was so frightened that he lost control.

Zhu Youjian walked to the window, the fire on Yuzhou on the river was still not cleared, and the shouts of countless officers and soldiers were still here and there.

However, because Zhu Youjian had already ordered He Xin to ambush heavy troops on both sides of the strait, no one could take the opportunity to escape, especially the civil and military officials who followed him.

Perhaps, at this moment, many officials thought that the emperor had been buried in the flames or fell into the water.

It's just that I don't know how many officials made the wrong calculation this night.

Think of this.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help sneering.

He Xin came up at this time: "Your Majesty, these three people have been controlled. What to do next, please be judged by Your Majesty!"

"Immediately arrest Gong Dingzi and send troops to Dong Qichang's mansion in Shaoxing; also, immediately tell all officials that I am fine and stay in Dantu, and at the same time order to rush to Nanjing early tomorrow morning and send troops to surround Nanjing city first. It is not my will. Officials and gentry with fame and reputation are not allowed to leave the city!"

After Zhu Youjian gave the order, he ordered someone to tidy up Li Xiangjun's boudoir.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian walked in front of Li Xiangjun: "Listen to what Hou Fangyu said just now, the girl is also involved in this matter?"

Li Xiangjun was sobbing and sobbing, his eyes were swollen like peach pits: "The clear ones are self-cleaning, and the turbid ones are turbid. Although my slaves don't study, they also understand the principles of heaven and earth, monarchs, relatives and teachers. With so much Xinglang, now I can only prove my innocence by death!"

As he spoke, Li Xiangjun slammed directly towards a pillar.

"Stop her!"

Zhu Youjian shouted loudly.

A soldier hurriedly hugged Li Xiangjun.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but let out a long breath, and walked up to Li Xiangjun: "Since you have been confessed to be involved in this case, how to interrogate you and how to execute you is naturally up to me. If you dare to talk about life and death casually, I will Guaranteed she will die a miserable death!"

As Zhu Youjian spoke, he grabbed Li Xiangjun's close servant girl's neck: "Sister!"

"Your Majesty, please let her go, I will obey the order", Li Xiangjun said so, Zhu Youjian smiled and came over to touch her fair face: "You are so good."

But Li Xiangjun hid, and Zhu Youjian withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and it was not easy to force others.

"Forget it, it's too late tonight, and I have to get up early tomorrow to go on my way. I've bothered the girl all night today, so how about asking the girl to clean up the room and let me rest?"

When Zhu Youjian said this, Li Xiangjun held back his tears, bowed his body and bowed to Zhu Youjian: "Observe the order."

As the emperor, Zhu Youjian naturally slept on Li Xiangjun's big brocade bed with Queen Zhou.

Concubine Yuan Gui and Chen Yuanyuan slept together in the green gauze cupboard behind the corridor upstairs.

The officers and soldiers did not dare to sleep and needed shifts to guard Zhu Youjian's safety.

Li Xiangjun huddled in his maid's room, but did not sleep, watching the night all night.

　Thank you book friend Qin Xin for the reward of 100 book coins, thank you book friend Peng for the reward of 100 book coins
　　
　
(End of this chapter)