Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 622 An Unhappy Person
Yang Wan led people to secretly monitor the Waqing Pavilion for seven days.

He discovered a secret: Gao Tang, the head of the Vehicle Driving Department of the Ministry of War, Lu Zhao, the general officer of the Manufacturing Office of the Armory Department of the Ministry of War, and Yang Huasheng, the head of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War, these three people are the last ones to leave the Japanese women's hall every night.

Yang Wan reported the matter to He Liu.

He Liu thought for a moment, and said: "There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that these three people are the most greedy for drinking among all the officials in the six departments. The second possibility is that these three people have something to do with the women's house. They are waiting All the guests in the Japanese women's hall are gone, and then I will do any business with the Japanese slaves."

Yang Wandao: "Whether it's tricky or not, you'll know after the first trial."

He Liu told Yang Wan: "Well, if you do it tonight, you must be clean. By the way, I asked you to check the details of the owner of the Japanese women's restaurant. How did you check?"

Yang Wan replied: "The owner of the Japanese Women's Hall claims to be a businessman from Zhejiang, and his name is Fan Sheng. It's very strange. I went to the Zhejiang Guild Hall today. The boss of the Zhejiang Guild Hall said that there is no such thing in Zhejiang Merchants. Number one."

He Liudao: "It's not surprising. Shen Weijing inquired about the military situation of the Japanese slaves, and sometimes pretended to be a businessman from the Osaka domain. I think Fan Sheng is actually a real Japanese slave! In this way, first catch Gao, Lu, and Yang. People, interrogate overnight to find out the situation. As for that Boss Fan, don't move."

Midnight.

Gao Tang, Lu Zhao, and Yang Shenghua, the three petty officials, crossed their shoulders and walked out of the Japanese women's hall drunkenly.Walking to a secluded alley, suddenly three big sacks fell from the sky. . .

Gao Tang shouted: "Who are you? How dare you attack the military commander?"

Yang Wan shouted to Gao Tang whose head was covered by a big sack: "Who are we, you will know when we get there."

Three hours later, Beizhen Fusi, the room of truth.

He Liu walked to the door of the truth room.Yang Wan stretched his waist, yawned, and said with a tired face, "Sixth Master, you are getting old."

He Liu asked, "Did all three of them confess?"

Yang Wan nodded: "The three soft bones can't stand any serious punishment. They are all recruited. They really have trouble with the Japanese women's house."

He Liu patted Yang Wan's shoulder with satisfaction: "Interrogation overnight, you worked hard. Come on, let's go in and meet these three guys."

After entering the room of truth, Gao Tang, Lu Zhao and Yang Shenghua were covered in wounds.

He Liudao: "Three, I am He Liu of Jinyiwei. Oh, the Beijing officials secretly call me He Mad Dog or He Butcher."

The three remained silent.

He Liudao: "I'm very busy. Let's start with the oldest one. Gao Tang, tell me."

Gao Tang roared hysterically: "What are you talking about? Why did I sell all the pond newspapers of the Ministry of War for five years to the Japanese Women's Museum?"

Gao Tang is the head of the driver's department.Writing pond newspapers and delivering military orders is exactly the job of the car driver.

He Liu's complexion changed when he heard the words: "You sold all the pond newspapers of the Ministry of War for the past five years to the Japanese women's office? Fingering?!"

Gao Tang snorted coldly: "So what if you know it well?"

He Liu asked: "How much money did you exchange for Daming's military situation in the last five years?"

Gao Tang said with a smile: "It's very cheap, just 1000 taels! It's not as good as the local officials' filial piety to ministers and ministers."

He Liu said angrily: "1000 taels? The details of Ming's military situation in the last five years are only worth 1000 taels?"

Gao Tang said: "The rule of the Ministry of War is that one copy of the Tang newspaper is published every month. The five-year Tang newspaper is 1000 copies, which happens to be sold for [-] taels! To tell you the truth, I sold this thing to the Japanese Women's Museum. Not because of money! But because of hate!"

He Liu asked: "Oh? Who do you hate?"

Gao Tang said: "I hate the imperial court! I hate the previous chief assistants! I hate the two previous emperors and the current emperor! Butcher He, I know that you made your fortune during the Jiajing period! At that time, you were just a little boy in Jinyiwei. Baihu. At that time, I was already the head of the Department of Vehicle Driving of the Ministry of War! After more than 20 years, you have become the head of the Jinyiwei with all the power, why am I still a small head? Oh, you are the emperor’s domestic slave, and you have a noble status. I can't compare with you.

Then I will compare with my former peers and subordinates! For more than 20 years, things have changed.Some of them got mixed up with the six ministers and ministers, and some got mixed up with the local chief envoys and governors.Worst of all, he also made a provincial military preparation envoy!Why, am I still a sixth-grade chief the size of a sesame mung bean? "

He Liudao: "Because you have been an official for more than 20 years and have been depressed, so you have the idea of ​​​​selling the military situation to the Japanese women's hall?"

Gao Tang did not deny it at all: "That's right! I know that there are Japanese slaves behind the Japanese women's house! But so what? I was loyal to the imperial court for the first 30 years of my official career. But the imperial court treats me like a poor shoe! I am conscientious and conscientious. , I’ve worked hard for most of my life, no credit but hard work, right? In the end, I’m still a sesame official who doesn’t fart! Since the court doesn’t regard me as a human being, don’t blame me for betraying the court!”

He Liu angrily scolded Gao Tang: "Fuck you! Gao Tang, before I came here, I went to the Jinyiwei stall to read your file! You know, Jinyiwei is in charge of all the supervisory officials, and officials above rank seven in Jingzheng, We all have the bottom line here. The archives say, you have been mediocre for 30 years, and you just get by. You don’t want to be meritorious, but to have no faults. Why does the court promote you for a mediocre official like you?"

He Liu paused, then continued: "More than 20 years ago, the Ministry of War sent you and Tang Shunzhi to the southeast anti-Japanese front line to serve as a staff officer. Because of your timidity, you claimed that you would not be sick. Tang Shunzhi went to the southeast without fear. Chongming Island smashed the Japanese slaves, promoted you to be the censor of the capital, and governor of Fengyang! Later, he fell ill and died on the way to supervise the teacher, and was bestowed with the posthumous title of Xiangwen by Lord Jiajing! His name is left in history! What about you? You sneaked into the capital like an ant. Don't you deserve it if you don't get a promotion?"

Gao Tang quibbled: "Well, that's Tang Shunzhi's good luck! The blind cat ran into a dead mouse! I was really sick at the time. If I went to the southeast and made great achievements in eradicating the southeast pirates, I might not have Hu Zongxian, What happened to Qin Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Tang Shunzhi!"

He Liu sneered: "Oh, you are so bold! As the head of the Ministry of War, you can be regarded as a civil servant who leads troops. Civil servants who lead troops are not courageous, so they are not worthy of being promoted by the court! The court does not think you are timid. Rushu still let you be the head of the car driving department. It’s fine if you don’t feel grateful to the imperial court, but instead, you intensified your treason and colluded with the enemy! I sold all the military information of the Ming Dynasty to the Japanese slaves in the past five years! Come on, I won’t talk nonsense with you! Gao, you just wait for the fish-scale knife in the hands of Jin Yiwei, who is in charge of the torturers! Daming law, collaborators and traitors will be executed in a short time!"

(End of this chapter)