225 Turning the corner, the emperor Shengming (for the May monthly pass 200
Zheng Chongjian was a little confused because he looked at the words and deeds of the commander of the Jinyiwei, and seemed to have no intention of provoking an army to sue him. More so, it seemed that he was just investigating impartially.
He even felt a little bit like that, no matter how he looked at the commander of the Jinyiwei, it seemed... he was still going to make the decision for him.
Does this feel real?
I couldn't figure it out, so I simply stopped thinking about it. Seeing that I was outside the vassal prince's mansion, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient here, why don't we go..."
"Please please, Governor!" Li Ruolian heard this and turned around and reached out to signal, "I know Governor has important matters to do, and time cannot be delayed. We have agreed while walking!"
Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian understood a little, and he must have been asking for advice from him. Otherwise, he would also remind himself that he had important matters to do. Indeed, people had sent to Hetao to negotiate with Hetao before, and to calculate the time, and to rush back to deal with the matters in Hetao as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he had less worries. While walking forward with the commander of the Jinyiwei, he told all the stories of his experience in Prince Rui's Mansion.
When Zheng Chongjian finished speaking, he realized that he had arrived at the temporary garrison of Li Guoqi's army. At the gate of the military camp, there was an Jinyiwei wearing a flying fish suit standing. Obviously, the Jinyiwei had already controlled the place.
Seeing this situation, Zheng Chongjian was a little confused. Could it be that the Jinyiwei had already captured Li Guoqi and the soldiers who were causing trouble? What was the Jinyiwei commander who came here in person?
He was thinking about this, but Li Ruolian didn't care what he was thinking. Instead, he stood firm and glanced at Zheng Chongjian's entourage. After pondering slightly, he looked at Zheng Chongjian and asked, "Governor General, can anyone prove what he said just now?"
"Sir, the lower-ranking official is present, you can testify. Every word that the Governor said is true!" A civil servant responded immediately, without waiting for Zheng Chongjian to give instructions, and he looked particularly angry when he spoke.
In his opinion, the Governor went to promulgate the imperial edict, but was treated like this by King Rui. It was really disregardless of the decency. It was really angering.
Several other guards and officers also spoke in a verbal manner, saying that the Governor said exactly the facts and they could also testify.
In the eyes of these warriors, if the commander of the Jinyiwei could report to the emperor impartially, he might not have punished the Governor because he was humiliated. As for the others, they had never thought about it.
Li Ruolian didn't say anything, just listening to them, knowing that they could all testify, his face seemed to be more serious. He looked at them again, then turned around and asked Zheng Chongjian again, "So, can you sign and seal what you said just now be a real guarantee?"
"Yes!" Zheng Chongjian had no other ideas at this point, but he was just telling the truth anyway.
As for whether the emperor would believe that the King of Rui and his family had really reached the point of eating braised vegetables, and the King of Rui and his family were like rogues, ignoring the royal family, making the Tian family ugly. Will the emperor blame him as a minister and Li Guoqi's subordinates, and he would be unable to grasp it and could only leave it to fate.
When Li Ruolian received the reply, he did not stop. He casually said "please" and took Zheng Chongjian and the others into the military camp and walked towards the temporary tent.
In the open space of the military camp, there were indeed about 500 people gathering, all without weapons, and they were guarded by the Jinyiwei. Li Guoqi was also there, watching the commander of the Jinyiwei and the Governor come in with a worry.
Zheng Chongjian didn't have to guess that these soldiers should be the ones who robbed land rent. You can tell if they looked pale and thin and had an indignation on their faces.
When the soldiers saw that the people were coming, they suddenly felt a little disturbed, but they were guarded by the Jinyiwei with the sword, but they did not move around, but were just shouting in a verbal voice.
"Governor General, why don't you pay food and pay, and you're going to starve to death, and how can you work for the court?"
"Mr. Commander, we are so hungry that we have to grab some food. Anyway, there is so much food in the Rui Palace, and it is not necessary to rent this little land!"
"Sir, no matter what the matter of my general is, we did it privately when we were so hungry!"
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Listening to their voices, heads of people in the nearby military camps emerged one by one. Obviously, they were ordered to stay in their own military tents before. But when they heard the movement, they still stuck their heads out. It can be seen that the faces of these soldiers were full of anger. They were forced to do so because of military discipline. But they could also see that some soldiers seemed to want to rush out.
Seeing this, Li Guoqi shouted loudly and scolded all the people. He also scolded them and shut up.
Li Ruolian did not speak about this situation, but he actually felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
If he felt a little ruthless about what the emperor said before, from the time he arrived in Qin, the situation he saw along the way, and the scenes he saw in this military camp, he was a little surprised to find that the emperor seemed to be right. The likelihood of the people like King Rui doing that is very high, in fact, it is very likely to force these border troops to the side of the bandits. From a certain perspective, King Rui's behavior is indeed a defeat of the country and country of the Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to distinguish between the severity and importance. Such unwise behavior, it is actually not too unfair to end up with King Ning.
Although he was thinking this way, on the surface, Li Ruolian remained silent and just walked towards the central army tent. However, when he passed by Li Guoqi, he told him to follow him in.
Li Guoqi knew in his heart that he was going to be bad. Although he would not be punished for it, demotion and punishment are inevitable.
After entering the central army tent, he was surprised to find that the Governor had written a long piece of stuff and stamped it with the Governor's seal. His entourage and civil servants also went to sign and seal it. While Li Ruolian was not paying attention, he whispered to a Governor's guard standing beside him and said, "What is that?"
"What happened to the Governor in the Rui Prince's Mansion." The guard did not dare to say more, but simply said.
Seeing this, Li Guoqi couldn't help but be curious. He forgot the punishment he was going to face for a moment, thinking in his heart, what did the Governor encounter in Prince Rui's Mansion?
He thought about it, but Li Ruolian carefully checked the item and carefully put it away.
Then, under the attention of everyone in the central army's tent, he suddenly said with a serious expression: "Now there is evidence that King Rui colluded with bandits and had acts of rebellion. I will arrest King Rui and go to Beijing to question the crimes. All his family's wealth will be allocated to the local area to reissue the money and grain owed by the Qin territory."
The others in the military tent were originally thinking that the commander of the Jinyiwei should announce some punishment for the emperor to rob the land rent?
But when Li Ruolian finished speaking, no one of them expected that Li Ruolian would actually say that King Rui colluded with bandits to rebel and wanted to confiscate his home and reissue the food and wages owed in the army.
Suddenly, they all thought they had heard it wrong, and couldn't help but look at each other, wanting to know what others heard.
Of course, Zheng Chongjian also included. He never expected that Li Ruolian would say that King Rui was planning to rebel. After being stunned, he came to his senses and asked in surprise: "King Rui colluded with... a thief? Are he planning to rebel?"
When the others heard him, they immediately understood that they should have heard it right. But in this way, they were even more surprised. How could this matter suddenly turn out like this? It shouldn't be!
Although they are not in the way of dealing with King Rui, it seems impossible for a person like King Rui to collude with the thief, right?
Thinking of this in their hearts, they all stared at the commander of the Jinyiwei, wanting to hear how he replied to the Governor's question.
Li Ruolian said coldly: "King Rui occupied one-third of Hanzhong City, but he refused to obey the order, which was a crime. Moreover, King Rui not only refused to exchange the silver bills and food bills of the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, but instead beat the imperial envoy and committed accomplice, which was a crime of two. Now, in trouble, the court was unable to pay food and pay, which led to the soldiers starving. As a descendant of Taizu, King Rui enjoyed the glory and wealth of the Ming Dynasty. Not only did he resist the order, but he also wanted to pursue the evil soldiers. If he had not colluded with the bandits and could do such a thing, wouldn't this push our Ming border army into the thief's nest!"
Speaking of this, he raised his voice and shouted sternly: "After the Governor's exposure, all signs can be seen that King Rui is interested in rebellion. I, in accordance with Your Majesty's order, want to search the King Rui's Mansion, and ask the Governor to continue to help. How about the 500 soldiers outside lend me a temporary use?"
When Zheng Chongjian heard this, he became a little hoarse: Do you have to expose yourself? This... is this forcibly dragging himself into the water?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the part he wrote again. Then he thought about the crimes Li Ruolian said just now, and thought about it carefully, and he couldn't help but calm down a little more.
It’s like the word "official" and the emperor has the final say. At the court level, it can be replaced by the emperor.
If the things that King Rui did were strictly calculated, it would be fine to deduct him accused of intention to rebel. But if the emperor didn't care, this matter would be at most a reprimand. Even if the emperor had a good relationship with King Rui, he might be able to favor him. He said that it was caused by Li Guoqi's soldiers, blame Li Guoqi and blame him for not restraining his subordinates.
Zheng Chongjian was a Jinshi, and was in the officialdom for many years. He was in Qin. He was one of the parties involved in this incident. As soon as he contacted him, he basically understood the general context of the whole matter. It was nothing more than what King Rui did, which was not conducive to the country and country of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor was obviously promoting the silver and grain bank of the Ming Dynasty for exchange for money and grain for the vassal kings to rescue him. King Rui's selfish behavior hit the emperor's knife.
Kill the chicken and scare the monkey! Zheng Chongjian can guarantee that after searching the Rui Palace, he will definitely find evidence of King Rui colluding with the thief. He believes that this is not difficult for the Jinyiwei!
Recalling his experience in Prince Rui’s Mansion and the current decay in Qin, Zheng Chongjian couldn’t help but shout in his heart: The Emperor’s Holy Spirit!
At this moment, he suddenly had great confidence in quelling the treason. Half of this confidence came from the re-understanding of the emperor, and the other half came from the years of accumulation of the vassal palace.
The others in the central army tent did not think so deeply. They were very disgusted with King Rui, and they could even be said to be deeply disgusted. After hearing the words of the commander of the Jinyiwei, they still care whether there were any other hidden information. They were very happy to think that King Rui was going to be unlucky. Therefore, they all looked at the Governor and waited for him to say a word, without even the Governor's consent. They were eager to try and responded in groups, and they were fully revealed.
When Zheng Chongjian saw this scene, he knew that King Rui was definitely doomed. He immediately replied: "The commander is to be ordered by the emperor. As the emperor's minister, I should obey the orders!"
After hearing this, Li Ruolian nodded and said to Zheng Chongjian: "Then the Governor will do that important matter first. The emperor is still waiting for the follow-up! After I handle the matter here, I will rush over."
Zheng Chongjian understood what was going on and immediately replied: "Okay, then I will keep someone to help you, I will indeed rush back."
Li Ruolian said "um" and then approached the excited Li Guoqi and said to him: "Let's go!"
When he arrived outside the central army tent, Li Guoqi couldn't help but shout loudly to the five hundred subordinates: "King Rui was planning a rebellion, the Jinyiwei was ordered to arrest him, and we assisted him, and all the guys were searched and ready to set off!"
As soon as they shouted out, the soldiers who were originally waiting for punishment were stunned. However, they obviously didn't think much about it. After a while of quietness, they heard them "boom" and immediately "exploded".
Anyway, they knew that if King Rui was in trouble, they should be fine. Such a good thing is really satisfying!
So, these soldiers responded in a lingering manner, some shouting for the emperor's wiseness, some shouting for the powerful Jinyiwei, and there were all kinds of words. They were happily like the New Year was coming.
Hearing the movement here, the soldiers in the military tent stretched out their heads again, and when they saw such a festive situation, they were stunned.
Not long after, Li Ruolian surrounded Prince Rui's Mansion with his subordinates of Jinyiwei and Li Guoqi's 500 soldiers.
In the midst of the silence of the Rui Palace, he began to search the house with people.
It’s true that there are more gold, silver and wealth in Prince Rui’s Mansion than I thought. This is consistent with what he left in history, and the reputation of the bad beauty who had to have money.
There was a person who had resisted the order and beaten the imperial envoy, and now he proved that he was guilty of deceiving the emperor. Later, the Jinyiwei even found letters hidden in King Rui's bedroom that had been with the thieves.
Anyway, no matter what, King Rui is finished.
The money and grain seized from the Ruiwang Mansion were distributed as the money and grain owed by the border troops in Hanzhong. The excess should also be used for wars in Qin. For a moment, the morale of the border troops in Hanzhong was much higher than that of the border troops who had already paid back the wages in the north.
Li Ruolian sent someone to escort the dissatisfied King Rui's family to the capital, while he himself rushed to the Governor's Office of Guyuan.
As a result, something happened not long after the team escorted King Rui's family out of Hanzhong City.
Chapter completed!