Chapter 430: The Truth

Emperor Apocalypse seemed to see hope again.

What happened in Shanhaiguan caused great loss of face in the court. Not only that, but also added a layer of worry to Emperor Tianqi.

That is, the Jinyiwei actually had no power to fight back in front of his opponent.

The commander of the Jinyiwei, who has drawn so much capable power, was easily fooled by others.

So many people have died, and until now, I don’t even know where the enemy is.

Such results are embarrassing to say.

What's more, what Emperor Tianqi is most worried about is that these people really get into the pass and change their appearance from then on.

If you really need to check it, it’s a matter of being more difficult than climbing to the sky.

You know, the imperial court seems to rule the world on the surface, but in fact, it is full of loopholes.

Not to mention the others, at least half of the population in the Ming Dynasty belonged to the "hidden households", that is, people who did not exist in the government government, and the court had no ability to find out these hidden households.

It can be imagined how easy it would be to fabricate an identity at will, or to become a hidden residence directly with the strength of the seven families.

If so, then Emperor Tianqi would have thrown away all the faces of this ancestor.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi stared at Zhang Jingyi with excitement: "There are clues in Xinxian Thousand Households?"

"Yes." Zhang Jing said: "Your Majesty, of course, it's too early to speak loudly now, but I and the Qianhu Office in Xinxian County will do my best and will never let the thief succeed."

Speaking of this, Emperor Tianqi said: "Since that's the case, then... Zhang Qing just let it go. What help does Zhang Qing need?"

Zhang Jing thought about it and said, "No need yet."

Emperor Aoki nodded: "Since that's the case, I'm waiting for good news."

Zhang Jing gave a bow and immediately said back.

Zhang Jing left one by one, and Emperor Tianqi held his chin, still a little surprised and confused.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, said: "Why don't your Majesty ask Brother Zhang what clues he found?"

Emperor Tianqi shook his head and sighed: "Zhang Qing's words just now are indeed thought-provoking. I am now using the so-called king's order to drive people to serve me. The word king's order sounds majestic, but in fact... what are the benefits for middle and lower-level military officers and ordinary soldiers? Even if they fought their lives, the tenth of the credit was taken away by someone. The rewards I gave them were even tenth of the rewards, and they were eventually deducted! They fought for them, and they might die outside, with no one to take care of their wives and children, but in the end... they won't get anything."

Emperor Tianqi took a sip of tea and continued: "But those merchants are different. Not only do they have silver, but the important thing is how much they really do and how much money they give, so that they can be without any deception. Over the years, as one goes up and down, the emperor's orders and imperial edicts may not be as good as those people's silver."

"It is because of this that these people are scary. I only realized why they did these things for generations, so that everyone in the world knew them, but I don't know that there are these people. Now, if these people are not cut off, I am really uneasy. Zhang Qing is a person with a solution. I don't ask too much because I am afraid of hearing the walls. How many people are around me now are truly reliable? At present, the hope of breaking the thief can only be placed on Zhang Qing."

...

Zhang Jingyi quickly left the palace and then arrived in prison.

At present...if nothing unexpected happens, the Fan family and others are probably almost entering the territory.

Shanhaiguan is like a trick of hitting the world.

I just don't know what trick they were playing this time.

As soon as Zhang Jing arrived at the prison, he naturally continued to look for clues.

Only by finding out the other party’s identity can you take the next step.

It went straight to the interrogation room.

At this time, Liu Hongxun had been taken to the interrogation room.

At this time, Liu Hongxun was in a trance, but there was almost no skin trauma on him.

However, in nearly a month, he was locked in a small dark room every now and then. The pain brought to him by such a dark room was no less than being beaten to pieces.

Liu Hongxun had several times, and suddenly covered his face and cried loudly, or knelt in front of the prison guard, kowtowed without any politeness, and said all kinds of strange words.

Now... when he entered here and saw Zhang Jingyi, he had long since he was calm and composed, only fear in his eyes.

He howled as if he had seen a ghost: "Don't come over, don't come over."

Zhang Jing turned around and looked at Deng Jian with a reproachful look: "How many times have you been locked up these days?"

"Not much, just six or seven times, three days at a time." Deng Jian said with a expressionless face.

Zhang Jingyi: “…”

Zhang Jingyi sat down and said to Liu Hongxun with deep affection: "Mr. Liu, it's me, I'm Zhang Jingyi..."

It would be fine if I didn't say it. When Liu Hongxun heard the words "Zhang Jing's three" and was like a conditioned reflex, he suddenly crawled and knelt down on the ground: "Master Xinxian, please spare me, please spare me, please, please, please, please."

Zhang Jingyi looked at him with a happy look and said, "Come on, pour tea for Mr. Liu."

Deng Jian seemed a little doubtful, but he still unwilling to pour the tea.

The tea was handed to Liu Hongxun's hands, and Liu Hongxun's hands were still trembling.

He tried hard to pick up the teacup and took a sip.

It seemed that this made him relieve a little.

Then Zhang Jingyi said warmly: "What do you want to tell me?"

Liu Hongxun said: "I am definitely not a rioter. I, Mr. Liu... I have never done anything conscience in my life... Don't you believe it? Don't you believe it? My heart is so clear to the sun and the moon!"

Zhang Jingyi stared at Liu Hongxun, but was silent for a while, then nodded slowly: "Faith."

"What?" Liu Hongxun was stunned, then looked at Zhang Jingyi with an incredible look on his face.

He thought that Zhang Jing would reveal his true face for a while, and then someone would torture him, and he would eventually be beaten into a slander.

But when Zhang Jing said this, Liu Hongxun was stunned at first, and then the fear in his eyes seemed to disappear suddenly, and he said angrily: "Do you believe it?"

"Believe." Zhang Jingyi nodded seriously and said, "Actually, from the beginning, I thought Mr. Liu might have been wronged."

Liu Hongxun was going crazy, his head buzzed.

With a snap, he smashed the teacup in his hand and widened his eyes and said, "You... since you believe it, why... why..."

Zhang Jing said nothing: "Because someone testified you, and he said it with a nose and eyes."

"That's a rebellious party." Liu Hongxun said furiously: "Can you believe the rebellious party? Zhang Jingyi, you are inferior to a beast, if you do such a thing, I... I will fight with you..."

After saying that, he opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to bite people.

Deng Jian, who was standing beside him, pushed him back quickly with quick eyes and hands.

Zhang Jingyi was still sitting steadily, motionless, but said very seriously: "Is this something wrong with Mr. Liu's words? My Jinyiwei was ordered to do things and take people according to the evidence. Those rioters framed you. You don't blame them. We poor 'hawks and dogs's minions', who do things according to the rules, will become your mortal enemies when we come to you. Mr. Liu has been reading books for so many years, but in my opinion, it seems that he has not read the book thoroughly."

"You..." Liu Hongxun pointed at Zhang Jingyi and wanted to continue cursing, but the next moment, he slowly calmed down a little.

Then, he sat down and stared at Zhang Jingyi: "Why do those rioters want to bite me?"

"It's very simple." Zhang Jingyi said: "If you frame you, then you can turn my attention to you, and they can take this opportunity to secretly visit Chen Cang. On the other hand, you can also use this to cover up the real culprit."

Liu Hongxun blushed and stared at Zhang Jingyi tightly.

Zhang Jingyi said again: "These unrest parties are too sinister. In order to get rid of the crime, they even slander Mr. Liu, but what can I do? If I don't arrest Mr. Liu and don't use some means to Liu, then these people will be alert! It will be difficult to catch them!"

"Besides, people say that you are a rioter and have a good foundation. As an Jinyiwei, you must have some action, are you right?"

Liu Hongxun was so angry that he couldn't speak.

It turns out that he has been tortured for nothing these days?

He then gritted his teeth. It is obviously inappropriate to hate Zhang Jingyi now. Zhang Jingyi is too hard, so he should find a soft persimmon to hate first.

So he said furiously: "So, what's going on with these rioters now?"

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "The reason why I invited Mr. Liu to come is actually to ask Mr. Liu to cooperate, because...the next thing is to interrogate the real unrest."

Liu Hongxun nodded without thinking: "Come on now?"

Now he just wishes to immediately pull out the guy who treats him as a scapegoat and peel off the bones!

Zhang Jing said calmly: "I'm afraid it will take another half an hour."

But Liu Hongxun said at this moment: "Then I have a reluctant request."

Zhang Jing said: "Please tell me Mr. Liu."

"I'm very hungry when I'm going to have some wine and food."

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but blame Deng Jian and said, "Deng Qianhu, Mr. Liu is in prison, can't even eat a good meal? How can you treat him like this?"

Deng Jian couldn't help but mutter, "This is not what you ordered..."

Fortunately, his muttering voice was lighter, but he opened his mouth and said loudly: "Yes, I know I am wrong."

After organizing wine and food, Liu Hongxun was filled with food and drink, he was shocked.

At this time, Zhang Jingyi had already removed the remaining soup, a trace of light flashed through his eyes, and then he said seriously: "Come... bring the criminal with me!"

With an order, a team of magnificent captains and slingers were ready to go. After a moment, a voice came from outside the interrogation room: "What are you doing? You...you..."
Chapter completed!