The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 323: Desire for profit
Zhongshan Houfu.

Following the report from the Four Guards, His Majesty the Emperor finally returned to normal.

This scene made Yang Tinghe, Wang Ao, Yang Yiqing and others frown.

It seemed like they had overlooked something, namely these four guards in front of them!

With the overall situation under control, Zhu Houzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on his seat.

Seeing that these court officials were still on high alert and did not dare to relax at all, the emperor kindly explained: "Okay, don't be nervous. The real culprit has been found, and the capital is under control!"

Hearing this, all the ministers were shocked.

Yang Tinghe seemed to have discovered something, and subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty, but the Four Guards..."

"Well, I have already mobilized them to investigate in secret, so you can rest assured!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand lazily, looking very relaxed.

Seeing his posture, the ministers were even more confused and puzzled.

He looked like he was dying before, how come he is suddenly fine now?

Could it be that……

"Lord Tang is fine!"

"I just woke up."

"I just cooperated with Lord Tang to put on a good show."

One stone caused a thousand waves!

Everyone stared at the Emperor in astonishment, and they were so agitated that they almost cursed out loud.

So this is all an act?

The purpose is to catch the mastermind?
Yang Tinghe had a complicated expression and almost cursed out loud.

If someone else did this, he would have wanted to curse the person to death.

But the person in front of him is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how angry he is, he can only endure it.

No wonder Zhu Houzhao refused to leave and insisted on staying in the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, just to make sure the news that Marquis Tang was alive would not spread!

All of this is a good show put on by His Majesty the Emperor and Marquis Zhongshan. The purpose is to delay the ministers and then track down the mastermind behind the scenes!

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, and after expressing their anger, they unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

It is indeed a good thing that Marquis Zhongshan is still alive!

At least those Beijing army generals won't cause any trouble, and the capital won't be in turmoil because of this!

After this incident, all the court officials and gentry clearly saw the importance of Zhongshan Marquis Tang Hao!
If the Marquis of Zhongshan had not been in charge, those mutinous Beijing troops would have been enough to bring ruin to the entire Ming Dynasty!
A moment later, all the prisoners were brought over.

The original commander of the beheaded camp was Yuncheng Bo Leixiong.

Former Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Li Shishi.

Former Jiangxi councilor, Wang Lun.

Looking at the three people in front of him, Yang Tinghe roughly understood what was going on.

After all, Li Shishi and Wang Lun had long been followers of Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao and had been under the surveillance of the Censorate.

In other words, this assassination was planned in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and there was only one person behind it - the famous scholar Li Dongyang!

When I thought of this name, everything made sense.

Yang Tinghe couldn't help but sigh and didn't want to say anything more.

Zhu Houzhao was very interested in asking the three people what the truth was.

In order to protect their family, Li Shishi and Wang Lun had no choice but to put all the blame on Li Dongyang, which unsurprisingly caused an uproar.

After all, no one expected that the mastermind behind tonight’s shocking changes would be that Li Dongyang!

The truth of the case was basically consistent with what the Four Guards had found out. Zhu Houzhao was no longer interested in interrogating them and directly handed the three men over to the custody of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

But to Lei Xiong, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "After all, you are a soldier led by Lord Tang. Go in, Lord Tang is waiting for you!"

Lei Xiong trembled when he heard this, and with fear in his heart, he finally stepped into the ward.

At this moment in the ward, the doctor had already left, and only Tang Hao was leaning on the couch.

It has to be admitted that the poison of the poison arrow tree is extremely strong. Tang Hao thought he was going to die, but he survived.

After much thought, there is only one possibility, that is, the powerful pill given by the old monk has magical effects and saved Tang Hao's life.

After seeing the person coming, a bitter smile appeared on Tang Hao's pale face.

"It's really you!"

"It can only be you!"

Lei Xiong was forced to the ground by the soldiers, but he raised his head stubbornly.

"Yes, it's me. I wish I could kill you!"

Without paying attention to what Lei Xiong said, Tang Hao spoke on his own.

"When the assassination attempt was made with crossbows, I knew something must have gone wrong in the Beijing Army." "This kind of weapon was used to assassinate me. If you want to mobilize it privately, the only ones who can do it are the commanders and deputy commanders of the Beijing Army, that is, you who have been following me."

"In fact, the person I suspected at the beginning was not you, but Xu Tianci. After all, if I die, the person most likely to take over the Beijing Army's combat troops will be him."

"Unfortunately, it is Tianci who does not have such ambition, but you, Lei Xiong!"

Tang Hao sighed heavily and looked at the one-eyed general again.

"Can you tell me why?"

"Just because of that bloody draft?"

"You should know that if I hadn't done this, all of you would have died. I actually saved your lives!"

At that time, Tang Hao was ordered to supervise the Tuanying and organize a new army. Inevitably, he came into conflict with the twelve marquises who were in charge of the Tuanying. Finally, with the help of the leader of the twelve marquises, Zhang Wei, the Earl of Hui'an, who deliberately provoked trouble, Tang Hao joined forces with the emperor's four guards and purged the twelve marquises in one fell swoop.

Zhang Wei also attempted to lead his confidants to assassinate Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, which was tantamount to treason.

Lei Xiong was Zhang Wei's confidant back then, and the soldiers in the same regiment and camp as him did take action at that time. This behavior was disrespectful to the emperor and was tantamount to treason!

Tang Hao held a brutal and bloody selection of soldiers, one reason being to establish his authority among the Beijing army, and the other to give an explanation to Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

Since half of them were dead and half were alive, those who deserved to die were already dead, so it would be better to give those who survived a chance to make up for their crimes and make meritorious contributions. This was the origin of the Beijing Army's "Zhenpei Camp".

In other words, Tang Hao did not do these people any wrong. Instead, he gave them a chance to redeem themselves. Not to mention that during the years of fighting in the south and the north, many soldiers from the Zhanpei Camp were awarded titles and appointed as generals. Even Lei Xiong himself was promoted to the Earl of Yuncheng for his contribution in destroying the country and obtained a hereditary earldom.

So, Tang Hao couldn’t understand why Lei Xiong would betray him?
Faced with Tang Hao's questioning, Lei Xiong was speechless.

The reason why he was clamoring about the past was just to find an excuse for what he had done.

However, the real reason why he accepted the bribe from Prince Ning and obeyed the orders of Prince Ning's son to betray Tang Hao was nothing more than for fame and fortune!

According to their plan, as soon as Tang Hao died, Lei Xiong would instigate Tang Mu and others to lead the Beijing army to mutiny and attack the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division. When the court sent people over, Lei Xiong would turn against them and kill Tang Mu to atone for his sins. Then he would naturally be the next candidate for the Beijing army commander.

Not only are there gold, silver, and jewels to be had, there are beautiful women and maids to serve him, and there is a bright future ahead, so why not?
As for Tang Hao, the dead are not to be feared.

It’s a pity that Tang Hao didn’t die because of one move. He even reversed the situation.

Is this what they call... God's will?

Lei Xiong knelt on the ground, silent.

Tang Hao stared at the one-eyed warrior in amazement, and finally smiled at himself.

"What bloody selection, what revenge for ruined eyes, they are just excuses you made up."

"What you, Lei Xiong, really want, besides the gold, silver, and jewelry, besides the beauties and maids, is my position as the commander of the Beijing Army, right?"

"I think Zhu Chenhaojiang tried to win me over on the surface, but secretly colluded with you, with the intention of dividing us. Then Li Dongyang intervened at this time and used you to complete the final plan!"

At this point, the truth is all revealed.

Li Dongyang's strategy was not brilliant, but it was very ruthless and effective. He almost killed Tang Hao and overthrew the entire Ming Dynasty court.

Unfortunately, it was God’s will that Tang Hao did not die!

"Lei Xiong, commit suicide!"

"For the sake of our affection, I will leave you with an intact body."

Tang Hao sighed and said, "Otherwise you will be executed in the autumn, according to the law!"

Execution in autumn!

The punishment is just and fair!

Hearing this, Lei Xiong trembled suddenly.

He touched his head to the ground with difficulty, and then begged: "My Lord, my two unborn children..."

"I will send someone to deliver them to the farmers' homes in Gyeonggi Province. I don't want them to get involved in these disputes, so they can live out their lives in peace!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Xiong could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

He had a bright future, but unfortunately he couldn't resist the temptation and made a wrong move that led to the loss of everything. If it weren't for the old friendship between Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, he might have been executed along with his entire family!

"My Lord, I'm sorry, One-Eyed Lei!"

"I will repay your kindness in my next life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Xiong suddenly jumped up. The soldier subconsciously drew his sword, but unexpectedly, Lei Xiong ran headlong into the blade.

In an instant, blood gushed out and One-Eyed Lei died on the spot!

Tang Hao stared at Lei Xiong's body in a daze, unable to speak for a long time. His mind was filled with the brave image of this one-eyed warrior.

One-eyed Lei is pretty good. He dares to fight and is brave and good at fighting. Although he has a bad temper, he is a good fighter on the battlefield.

Moreover, this guy is simple-minded and is most likely to be used as a tool by others.

There is no doubt that this fatal flaw will eventually cost him his life, just like now!
He died under Li Dongyang's scheme. He was blinded by greed and became a blade driven by Li Dongyang, and almost killed Tang Hao!
"Collect the bodies and bury them properly!"

Tang Hao gave the order in a cold voice and then clenched his fists.

Li Dongyang, you really have good means!

Not only did he successfully break the deadlock, but he also nearly cost me my life!
What’s more, I lost a brave general!
This time, I will not stop unless I confiscate your property and exterminate your clan!
(End of this chapter)