Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 227 Turning around, the emperor is holy (adding 5 monthly tickets for May)

Zheng Chongjian was a little confused, because he looked at the words and deeds of the commander of the Jinyiwei, and it seemed that he had no intention of raising an army to investigate, and more, it seemed that he was just investigating impartially.

He even had a faint feeling that no matter how he looked at the commander of Jin Yiwei, it seemed... as if he wanted to make decisions for him.

Is this feeling real?
If he couldn't figure it out, he simply didn't want to think about it. He hesitated for a moment when he saw that he was outside the palace of the feudal prince, and said, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient here, why don't we go..."

"Your Excellency, this way please!" Li Ruolian turned around after hearing this, and stretched out his hand to signal, "I know that the Governor has some important things to do, and there is no time to delay, let's talk about it as we walk!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian came to understand a little bit, he definitely didn't want to ask himself a teacher, otherwise, he wouldn't remind himself that there are still important things to do.It is true that people have been sent to Hetao to negotiate with Hetao before. After calculating the time, it is better to rush back to deal with Hetao's affairs as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he lost a little bit of worry, and while walking forward with the commander of Jin Yiwei, he narrated in detail what happened to him in Prince Rui's Mansion.

It wasn't until Zheng Chongjian finished speaking that he realized that this was the temporary camp of Li Guoqi's army.At the gate of the barracks, there was a Jin Yiwei wearing a flying fish suit standing. Obviously, the Jin Yiwei should have taken control of this place.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Chongjian was a little confused again.Could it be that Jin Yiwei has already arrested Li Guoqi and those soldiers who made trouble?The commander of Jin Yiwei came here in person, what exactly was he going to do?
He was thinking about this, but Li Ruolian didn't care what he was thinking. Instead, he stood still and glanced at Zheng Chongjian's entourage. Is there any evidence?"

"Your Excellency, the lower officials are present, and I can testify that everything the Governor said is true!" An accompanying civil servant responded immediately, without waiting for Zheng Chongjian's order, and his face was particularly angry when he spoke.

In his opinion, the governor was there to proclaim the decree, but in the end he was treated like this by King Rui. He really disregarded his decency, and it was really infuriating.

Several other guards and military officers also chatted one after another, expressing that what the governor said was completely true, and they could also testify.

In the eyes of these warriors, if the commander of Jin Yiwei could report to the emperor impartially, maybe the governor would not be punished because the governor was humiliated.As for the others, none of them thought about it.

Li Ruolian didn't speak, just listened to what they were saying, and after knowing that they could all testify, his face seemed to become more serious, he glanced at them again, then turned around and asked Zheng Chongjian: "So, what you said just now Can the matter be signed and pledged as a proof?"

"Yes!" Zheng Chongjian had no other thoughts up to this point, and he was telling the truth anyway.

As for whether the emperor will believe that Prince Rui’s family has really reached the point of eating chaffy vegetables, and that Prince Rui’s family is acting like a gangster and has no regard for the dignity of the royal family, making the Tian family look ugly, will the emperor blame this kind of thing? When it comes to him, a courtier, and Li Guoqi's subordinates, he has no way of grasping it and can only resign himself to fate.

When Li Ruolian got the answer, he didn't stay any longer, said "please" casually, and led Zheng Chongjian and the others into the barracks, and walked to the temporary tent.

As expected, there were about 500 people gathered in the open space of the military camp. All of them were unarmed and were guarded by Jin Yiwei.Li Guoqi was also there, looking worriedly at the Jin Yiwei commander and the governor coming in together.

Zheng Chongjian didn't even need to guess, these soldiers should be those who robbed land rent.You can tell by looking at their sallow and emaciated faces and the look of indignation on their faces.

When the army chiefs saw the people coming, there was some commotion at once, but they were guarded by the guards with swords, so they didn't move around, they just shouted in a hurry.

"Your Excellency, why don't you pay food and pay, how can you work for the court if you are starving to death?"

"Master Commander, we are so hungry that we have no choice but to grab some food. Anyway, Prince Rui's Mansion has so much food, and it's not short of this land rent!"

"My lord, don't care about my general's affairs, we did it in private because we were so hungry!"

"..."

Listening to their yelling, the heads of the nearby military camps emerged one by one.Obviously, they were all ordered to stay in their military tents before.But when he heard the movement, he stuck his head out.It can be seen that the faces of these soldiers are also full of anger.It was only due to military discipline that they did not come out.But it can also be seen that some soldiers seem to want to rush out.

Seeing this, Li Guoqi yelled sharply and reprimanded those people to go back, and these people in the open space were also scolded by him to shut up.

Regarding this situation, Li Ruolian didn't say anything, but in his heart, he still felt a lot of emotion.

If what he said to the emperor before was still a bit harsh, from what he saw along the way to Qindi, and what he saw in the barracks, he was a little surprised to find that the emperor It seems that there is nothing wrong with saying that people like Rui Wang would actually drive these frontier troops to the side of the bandits with a very high possibility.From a certain point of view, King Rui's behavior is indeed defeating the great Ming Dynasty.Can't tell the seriousness, such an unwise behavior, it is not too wronged to end up with King Ning.

Although he thought so in his heart, on the surface, Li Ruolian remained calm and just walked towards the tent of the Chinese army.But when passing by Li Guoqi, he told him to follow in.

Li Guoqi knew in his heart that he was going to be bad. Although he would not be convicted because of this, demotion and punishment would be indispensable.

After entering the tent of the Chinese army, he was surprised to find that the Governor actually wrote down a long document, and then stamped it with the Governor's seal.And his entourage, civil and military attendants, also went over to sign and pledge.Taking advantage of Li Ruolian's inattention, he asked a governor guard standing beside him in a low voice: "What is that?"

"What happened to the governor in Prince Rui's Mansion." The guard didn't dare to say more, but simply said something.

Seeing this, Li Guoqi couldn't help being curious, for a moment he forgot the punishment he was about to face, and thought in his heart, what exactly happened to the governor in Prince Rui's Mansion?
He was thinking about it, but Li Ruolian checked the things carefully and put them away carefully.

Then, under the attention of everyone in the Chinese military tent, he suddenly said with a serious face: "Now we have found out the facts that King Rui colluded with the thieves and conspired against them. I follow the emperor's order to arrest King Rui and go to Beijing for questioning. His family wealth will be allocated to the local area, and will be used in the land of Qin to pay back the money and grain owed to the army.”

The other people in the Chinese military tent were still thinking that the Commander of Jin Yiwei was going to announce some punishment for the emperor to grab the land rent, right?
But when Li Ruolian finished speaking, none of them expected that Li Ruolian actually said that King Rui had colluded with thieves to plot rebellion, and wanted to raid his home to make up for the food and salaries owed by the army.

Immediately, each of them thought that they had heard wrongly, and couldn't help but look at each other, wanting to know what the others heard.

Among them, of course, Zheng Chongjian was also included. He also never expected that Li Ruolian would actually say that King Rui was plotting rebellion. After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses and asked in surprise: "Prince Rui colluded with... the thieves? Yes?" Conspiracy?"

Hearing his words, the others immediately understood that they must have heard correctly.But in this way, they are even more strange, how could this matter suddenly become like this?It shouldn't be!
Although they didn't deal with King Rui, it seemed impossible for someone like King Rui to collude with the thief, right?

With that in mind, they all stared at Commander Jin Yiwei, wanting to hear how he would answer the governor's question.

Li Ruolian said in a cold voice: "King Rui occupies one-third of Hanzhong City, but he resists the edict and does not obey it. , On the contrary, he beat the imperial envoy, and the crime was complicity in rebellion. This crime is the second; Wanting to pursue the soldiers who are extremely hungry, if this is not colluding with the bandits, to do such things, wouldn't this be pushing our Daming frontier army into the den of thieves!"

Having said that, he raised his voice and shouted sharply: "It was revealed by the governor. There are various signs that King Rui has the intention of rebellion. I follow His Majesty's order to search the palace of Prince Rui, and I ask the governor to continue to help. There are five hundred people outside. Sergeant, how about lending it to me temporarily?"

When Zheng Chongjian heard it, he became a little dumb: I have to expose it myself?This... is this dragging myself into the water forcibly?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the thing he had written.Then he thought about the crimes that Li Ruolian said just now, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but calm down a little.

It's like an official with two mouths. It's not up to the official to decide what happens.And when it comes to the court level, it can also be replaced by the emperor having the final say.

What King Rui did, if counted strictly, it would be no problem to charge him with treason.But if the emperor doesn't care about it, this matter is at most a reprimand.Even if the relationship between the emperor and King Rui was good enough, he might be able to favor him, saying that it was all caused by Li Guoqi's soldiers, blaming Li Guoqi, and blaming him, the governor, for not restraining his subordinates well.

Zheng Chongjian was born as a Jinshi after all, and has been in the officialdom for many years. He was in Qin, and he was one of the parties involved in this incident.As soon as he contacted back and forth, he basically understood the general context of the whole thing.It was nothing more than King Rui's actions, which were not conducive to the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor was obviously promoting the bank notes and food coupons of the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty in exchange for money and food from the vassal kings for emergency relief.King Rui's selfish behavior hit the emperor's sword.

Kill chickens and scare monkeys!Zheng Chongjian can assure you that after searching Prince Rui's mansion, he will definitely find evidence of King Rui's collusion with thieves.This point, he believed, would not be difficult for Jin Yiwei!
Recalling what happened to him in Prince Rui's Mansion just now, and thinking of the current corrupt situation in Qin, Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but applaud loudly in his heart: Your Majesty is holy!
At this moment, he suddenly had great confidence in putting down the rebellion.Half of this confidence comes from a new understanding of the emperor, and the other half comes from years of accumulation in the feudal palace.

Others in the Chinese military tent did not think as deeply as Zheng Chongjian.They are very disgusted with King Rui, and it can even be said that they hate him deeply.After hearing the words of the commander of the Jin Yiwei, regardless of whether there were other hidden stories, they were all very happy thinking that King Rui was going to be unlucky.Therefore, they all looked at the Governor-General, waiting for him to say a word. They did not even need the Governor-General's consent. Their eagerness to try and respond in groups was clearly revealed.

When Zheng Chongjian saw this scene, he knew even more that King Rui was doomed, so he immediately replied: "The commander is following the emperor's order, and I, as the emperor's servant, should obey the order!"

After hearing this, Li Ruolian nodded and said to Zheng Chongjian: "Then, the Governor-General, let's go to the urgent matter first, the emperor is still waiting for the follow-up! After I finish handling the matter here, I will rush there."

Zheng Chongjian understood what was going on, and immediately replied: "Okay, then I will leave someone to assist you, and I will indeed rush back."

Li Ruolian gave a "hmm", then approached the excited Li Guoqi, and said to him, "Let's go!"

When he got outside the tent of the Chinese army, Li Guoqi couldn't help but shouted to the five hundred subordinates: "King Rui conspired against him, Jin Yiwei was ordered to arrest him, and I'll wait for assistance. They are all ready to go!"

As soon as these words were uttered, the soldiers who were waiting to be punished suddenly became stupid.But they obviously didn't think much about it. After being quiet for a while, they heard a "boom" from them, and they immediately "boomed".

Anyway, they knew that King Rui was going to be unlucky, so they should be fine.Such a good thing, really happy!

As a result, these soldiers responded in a hurry, some called the emperor Shengming, and some called Jin Yiwei powerful, anyway, there were all kinds of words.Be full of joy, as if it is about to celebrate the New Year.

Hearing the commotion here, the soldiers in the military tents stretched out their heads again. Seeing such a festive scene, they were immediately dumbfounded.

Not long after, Li Ruolian led Jin Yiwei's men and Li Guoqi's [-] soldiers to surround Ruiwang's mansion.

Dumbfounded by everyone in Prince Rui's mansion, they began to search the house.

Needless to say, there are far more gold and silver property in Prince Rui's Mansion than imagined.This coincides with his reputation in history that he is not good at beauty but only rich.

Previously, he resisted the edict and beat the imperial envoy, but now he is proved to be guilty of deceiving the emperor; later, Jin Yiwei even found out that King Rui's bedroom contained letters from the thieves.

Anyway, no matter what, King Rui is finished.

The money and food confiscated by Prince Rui's Mansion were distributed as money and food owed by the Hanzhong side army.The surplus will also be used in the war in Qin.For a while, the morale of the frontier army in Hanzhong was much higher than that of the frontier army in the north who had already paid back their salaries.

Li Ruolian sent someone to escort the dissatisfied King Rui's family to the capital, while he himself rushed to the governor's mansion in Guyuan.

As a result, the team escorting Rui Wang's family had just left Hanzhong City, and something happened.

(End of this chapter)