Chapter 40: Cut off the Scholar
When the Qing Dynasty sent troops to wiping their evil deeds in the five coastal provinces, Li Mingxun held a wedding ceremony in Guangzhou Fucheng. The wedding was completely in Chinese. No matter how Zhu Ming regarded the United States as a barbarian, the United States was ultimately a regime under the Chinese national system. Both national customs and customs were the same as the Ming Dynasty.&1t;/p>
The person in charge of this wedding ceremony was Wu Zhenyu, the Grand Secretary of Zhu Mingxi. The wedding was originally scheduled to be held at the end of the eighth year of Yongli. Later, because of the unwell of Li Mingxun, it was changed to the mid-ninth year of Yongli. However, the Qing Dynasty moved the border and the sea ban. When the nation was in danger, as the head of the United States, how Li Mingxun abandoned public interests and had to drag on his relationship, until the spring of the tenth year of Yongli, the auspicious time was officially decided.&1t;/p>
In some etiquettes, Wu Zhenyu and his literati insisted on the Ming Dynasty as the main force and asked Li Mingxun to receive kindness from Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty with the etiquette of his son-in-law. This is naturally impossible. The United States and Zhu Ming are not the same country. Both countries have always been equal. Not to mention that the United States is strong and Zhu Ming is weak, even if they turn it over, it is impossible for the Tang Yuan to accommodate Zhu Ming's etiquette. You must know that the etiquette contains a lot of kneeling and worship. When Yongli is not present, Wu Zhenyu, as a regular envoy, will accept Li Mingxun's kneeling and make Li Mingxun bow his kneeling to the scholars. This is completely impossible.&1t;/p>
The Yuan of the United States could not kneel down to Emperor Zhu Ming, nor could he kneel down to his ministers. In the end, both sides compromised, and Li Mingxun could kneel down to the envoy of Zhu Ming, but this envoy was neither Wu Zhenyu nor Ma Jixiang, but was received by Lin Shizhang. The only two civil officials Li Mingxun respected were Lin Shizhang, one was the Duke of Guangdong, and the other was Zeng Ying, who was idle in Taipei. Among them, Zeng Ying was originally the elder of Li Mingxun's wife and clan, so he could kneel down, but because he was a concubine's parent, it was not suitable to appear, so he had to choose Lin Shizhang. Li Mingxun always treated him with the courtesy of his elders, and it was reasonable to be kowtowed by Li Mingxun.&1t;/p>
Although Li Mingxun was willing to bend over, he was by no means bent over to Emperor Zhu Ming as a Yuan. In private, this is also a son-in-law who knocked on his father's elder brother, and in public, this is a Chinese people who bent over to the leader of the Chinese nation.&1t;/p>
The former is very common among the people. The elder brother is a father, both in the United States and in Zhu Ming, and the latter is one of the principles for the United States to deal with the relationship with Zhu Ming. No matter how strong Zhu Ming is, Zhu Ming is ahead of China. Although the United States established a country overseas, it never challenged Zhu Ming's position as a national leader. Li Mingxun has always respected Emperor Yongli, one is the leader of the nation, and the other is the elder brother of his wife. Therefore, during the wedding, Li Mingxun bowed in his private identity and bent down as a ethnic identity, so that he should not be confused.&1t;/p>
After solving the problem of bowing, the rest is easy to say. Li Mingxun also wanted to get married soon. It was not that there were any changes in the political situation in the southwest, but that Zhu Yushu couldn't wait. She had been pregnant for two months, and if she delayed it, she would be unable to hide it. What's even more terrible is that if she was found out by corrupt scholars like Wu Zhenyu, it would be a collapse of the sky and the earth.&1t;/p>
The two chose to go to Guangzhou for their wedding. There was no problem with safety and their posture was also to show goodwill to the Zhu Ming court. After the wedding, the Zhu Ming court announced the world and also carried out a feudal dynasty-like celebration - a general amnesty for the world. The celebrations of the United States included parades, holidays and other methods.&1t;/p>
After the wedding, Wu Zhenyu and Ma Jixiang returned to Anlong Prefecture, Guizhou, and the Allied Forces' southwest strategy entered the first stage, and the Korean Chinese officials were eliminated.&1t;/p>
The delegation returned to Anlong. At the court meeting reported to the emperor, Ma Jixiang's group suddenly became in trouble. Before that, Ma Jixiang had contacted the King of Jin and other civil officials to invite him to rescue him and informed Sun Kewang in Guizhou City. Sun Kewang immediately sent his trusted general Zheng Guo to Anlong Mansion to help Ma Jixiang, so that he could find out the whole story and lock up the person who was in charge.&1t;/p>
Zheng State went south to Anlong and entered the city to capture it. Ma Jixiang had already provided a list for him, including participants, and those who were falsely required. For China, there were also those who could not tolerate the two vassals. In one day, nearly 100 ministers were captured and tortured overnight.&1t;/p>
Zheng Guo led his men to search and arrest the city, and Ma Jixiang tortured and forced confession in prison. The two of them cooperated to control the entire Anlong Mansion.&1t;/p>
In the prison, the smell was so stinking that Ma Jixiang covered his mouth with a gauze scarf, shuttled through the sewage, and jumped into a prison. He saw officials wearing official robes tied up in a row, and many people were tortured to death. At this time, two soldiers pulled an official in, and were still on the ground. The man curled up on the ground and said, "I have said everything, I have said everything, I have no more concealment, no more concealment."&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang said in front of everyone, "Did you really say it?"&1t;/p>
"Yes, it's said that the emperor said that Qin vassals were in power, and Ma and Pang Er were rampant and were uneasy, so he asked the King of Jin to come to serve the king and rescue the emperor. At the beginning, he sent Quan Weiguo. After no news, he borrowed the princess' wedding and sent Wu Zhenyu to Guangzhou with me..." The person who spoke was Zheng Yunyuan.&1t;/p>
There was a burst of angrily cursing in the cell. Wu Zhenyu was tied to a pillar and scolded loudly: "Zheng Yunyuan, you hypocrite, a cowardly and courageless idiot, how dare you talk nonsense here? This is what I do alone, what do you have to do with the emperor, what do you have to do with the emperor!"&1t;/p>
Zheng Yunyuan said: "Mr. Ma, every sentence that the criminal minister said is true. I am also present when the emperor secretly ordered me. Master Ma spares my life. As far as I know, Li Dingguo has negotiated with Wu Zhenyu and agreed to save the car at a time. Please spare your life for the sake of the criminal minister's meritorious service."&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang ordered someone to tie Zheng Yunyuan to the pillar, walked to Wu Zhenyu, and said, "Mr. Wu, Zheng Yunyuan said this, but he will implicate the emperor. Everyone knows the heart of the King of Qin. If he knew that it was the Emperor who asked someone to ask for help from King Jin, he would probably......the dynasty will change."&1t;/p>
Wu Zhenyu disheveled his head. After hearing Ma Jixiang's words, his face was shocked. He was shocked that Sun Kewang wanted to take the opportunity to usurp the throne and plot against him. He was even more shocked that Ma Jixiang actually told him about this. Wu Zhenyu whispered: "Tethief, what are you thinking!"&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang whispered: "If you want to save the emperor, you must take on this matter with all your might. If you bite to death, you will be punished and executed. The emperor doesn't know. Otherwise, the emperor will be buried with you... But, I'm afraid that someone will not be able to withstand the punishment and intimidation. If one person surrenders, all his previous efforts will be wasted."&1t;/p>
"You... since you are the minions of Sun Thief, why are you planning for us?" Wu Zhenyu was extremely puzzled.&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang naturally would not tell him that this was Li Mingxun's meaning. Originally, Li Mingxun secretly ordered Ma Jixiang to use the help of these "loyal ministers and righteous men" in the court to avoid causing trouble in the future. However, when he returned to Anlong, especially when Zheng State arrived, Ma Jixiang suddenly realized that the matter was revealed, and Li Mingxun's expectation was that Sun Kewang not only wanted to hold him accountable, but also wanted to use it to usurp the throne. If Yongli was given a hat of killing loyal and kindness and appointing treacherous slander, it would be much simpler to usurp the throne. Zheng State even took out Sun Kewang's order to let Ma Jixiang take the main responsibility on Yongli during the interrogation.&1t;/p>
Obviously, this is not in line with Ma Jixiang's interests. This political speculator has witnessed the strength and unity of the United States and the Second Vocational Department in more than a year in Guangdong. In his opinion, the Allied forces have more prospects than the Qin vassal, and it is more in line with his interests to protect Yongli. This is why Ma Jixiang has made suggestions for Wu Zhenyu and his party to resist the responsibility and protect the emperor.&1t;/p>
"Mr. Wu, you don't have to worry about this. If you want to save the emperor, you have to listen to me." Ma Jixiang said.&1t;/p>
Wu Zhenyu said: "What do you want me to do?"&1t;/p>
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Ma Jixiang smiled and said a few words in Wu Zhenyu's ear. Soon, Ma Jixiang went out and Wu Zhenyu started to speak generously. There was a burst of insults in the prison cell. After a long time, Ma Jixiang led seven or eight jailers with whips in. Wu Zhenyu was loosened. He pointed at five of them, all of whom were the most ruthless. Ma Jixiang nodded and said to the prison officer: "Except these six people, the rest...beaten to death!"&1t;/p>
Zheng Yunyuan shouted: "Master Ma, Mr. Ma, the criminal told the truth, the criminal made meritorious service."&1t;/p>
The sound of whipping sounded, and those who were unsteady were whipped to death. When Zheng came, they found bodies on the ground and asked, "Ma Hou, why did they kill so many?"&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang spread his hands: "General Zheng, if you don't kill some people, how can you know whether these guys are saying true or not?"&1t;/p>
Zheng Guo asked: "What is the result?"&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang sighed: "This group of people insisted that they were doing the imperial edict and stealing treasures. It had nothing to do with Yongli. They spoke in unison and refused to admit it even if they were beaten to death. I think it was almost the same."&1t;/p>
Zheng Guodao: "This is difficult, the things Your Highness has given can't be completed."&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang said: "This is easy to deal with. Yongli has always been cowardly. You and I will capture these people to the palace and ask directly. I don't think he dare not tell the truth. As long as Yongli admits it, is it still important what these people say?"&1t;/p>
Zheng Guo’s key point: “Okay, you bring these people to the palace together.”&1t;/p>
Ma Jixiang grabbed Wu Zhenyu's shoulder with his own hands, pulled out of the prison, and whispered on the way: "Don't worry, I have sent someone to tell the emperor that he would bite to death if he didn't want to die. You should not change your mind later."&1t;/p>
Wu Zhenyu whispered: "Master Ma, I don't know why you are like this, but it is a great achievement to be able to protect my Emperor Ming. Don't worry, even if I die, I will never repeat it."&1t;/p>
Zheng State tied up a group of court ministers to the hall. The emperor was already on the imperial throne with a nervous expression. Zheng State brought a knife to the hall and asked loudly: "Do you know about the secret order to the King of Jin?"&1t;/p>
Yongli took a deep breath and said, "No one reported this to me."&1t;/p>
"Take it seriously?" Zheng Guo leaped onto the imperial platform with his sword, stood in front of the imperial case, and asked sternly.&1t;/p>
Yongli said: "The ministers in the court may not dare to do a secret imperial edict. Over the years, there have been many fake edicts outside and many fake treasures. If you secretly investigate and investigate them carefully, you will definitely get something. How can you blame the court for everything?"&1t;/p>
Seeing that Yongli answered like a lot, Wu Zhenyu had already cleared his mind and defended himself. He knew that the emperor was fine, and he knew that Sun Kewang would not give up until he killed him. He knelt on the ground first: "The guilty minister should die, but the guilty minister was worried about the emperor and stole the imperial edict to the King of Jin."&1t;/p>
"Do you know that this is the crime of deceiving the king!" Zheng asked loudly, and he changed his voice and shouted: "How can the King of Jin reply be made? You can make an appointment with you to come and intercept the driver!"&1t;/p>
Wu Zhenyu, as agreed with Ma Jixiang, said: "Agree with the King of Jin and come to Anlong Mansion in May!"&1t;/p>
This is delayed by two months than the real plan. In fact, March is about to arrive. Ma Jixiang's intention is to avoid Sun Kewang making too much preparations. However, the next sentence of Zheng State surprised Ma Jixiang. Zheng State Road: "How about May? The King of Qin has ordered Gong Gong to lead 30,000 elite troops to protect the carriage. You have miscalculated!"&1t;/p>
But Wu Zhenyu didn't know that this was beyond Ma Jixiang's plan. He thought the emperor was safe and laughed: "But King Jin Zhongyong will eventually avenge us!"&1t;/p>
The other civil servants also rebuked loudly. Seeing that everything was settled, Zheng State immediately said: "The criminal ministers Wu Zhenyu, Zhang Juan and others stole treasures and forged edicts, deceived the emperor and mislead the country, and they can be executed!"&1t;/p>
The soldiers in the hall rushed up, picked up the civil servants who were angrily scolded on the ground, and pulled them out to behead them. Zheng Guo glanced at Yongli, who was frightened and pale, and said, "It is better for the emperor to rest. Please don't interact with these treacherous officials to avoid disaster."&1t;/p>
Yongli had to leave the hall. Zheng Guo patted Ma Jixiang on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ma, how about drinking a few drinks together? Get rid of the bloody smell on his body."&1t;/p>
The two left the palace and found a restaurant to eat. Ma Jixiang was worried and asked, "General Zheng, have Gong Gong really gone south to protect his troops?"&1t;/p>
Zheng Guo laughed: "Of course, not only the soldiers of the Duke, but also Liu Zhenguo and Guan Youcai have led their troops south to Tianzhou to prevent the troops of Jinfan."&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!