The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 326: Prisoner Cart Enters Beijing
At the gate of the capital.

Tang Hao led the Beijing troops to block the city gates.

Of course, ordinary people and merchants can enter and exit through other gates, but this gate is the only one that cannot be opened today.

Such a high-profile action naturally attracted the attention of the people in the capital.

It is the nature of Chinese people to love watching the excitement. A great writer named Zhou once said, "Chinese people love watching the excitement. When watching the excitement, everyone stretches their necks to watch like ducks." This saying couldn't be more appropriate here.

Everyone was very curious about who was this person that was worthy of the Marquis of Zhongshan leading his army to welcome him.

Not to mention the sudden turmoil that occurred in the capital not long ago. The entire night sky was filled with shouts of killing. Even though the people did not know the inside story, they knew that something big must have happened.

But the imperial court chose to remain silent and never explained anything to the outside world, as if the turmoil in their impression had never happened.

Until today, the Ming Dynasty's Zhongshan Marquis has led the Beijing army to line up in battle array, as if waiting for the arrival of someone!

Time passed minute by minute, and just when the onlookers were getting a little impatient, a figure finally appeared in front.

But as these figures gradually approached, the people could not help but exclaim in surprise.

The reason is other than that this is a prison van team responsible for escorting important prisoners.

So, who could this "prisoner" be?

Tang Hao narrowed his eyes, his face still a little pale.

That day, he vomited blood all night in order to force out the poison, and he has not recovered yet.

All this is thanks to Li Dongyang!
It was the person in the prison car!
In order to save his own life, Prince Ning pushed all the blame onto Li Dongyang, so there was only one person allowed into the capital in the prison car, and only one person, and that was Li Dongyang.

As for the Prince of Ning, he did not enjoy such treatment.

During the long journey to Beijing, Li Dongyang was imprisoned in this prison car, so he looked extremely embarrassed at the moment.

He was dressed in rags, with disheveled hair and in shackles, looking just like a death row prisoner.

When Li Dongyang noticed the burly figure at the city gate, his old face instantly became extremely gloomy!

Leng Hantie rode his horse forward, then dismounted and knelt down to salute Tang Hao.

"I pay my respects to Lord Tang!"

"Fortunately, we have accomplished our mission and brought all the criminals here!"

Tang Hao reached out and helped him up, patting his shoulder.

"Thank you for your hard work. The court will reward you!"

"Go back and have a good rest. I will take care of the rest!"

Hearing this, Leng Hantie's heart trembled.

This situation seems a little... not right!

He was ordered to arrest Li Dongyang and the Prince of Ning. Now they have been captured and brought back to the capital safely. However, he was stopped at the city gate by Zhongshan Hou and his soldiers. Is this... considered interception?

"My Lord, are you going to..."

Tang Hao glanced at him and explained with a smile: "Why? You don't want to hand it over? Then I will have to snatch it away!"

After these words were spoken, Leng Hantie and the other soldiers trembled with fear.

Who dares to fight a monster like you?
"My Lord, this is against the rules!"

"Besides, this man is bound to die, so why is Your Majesty creating more trouble?"

"Why not let me send him to the Imperial Prison and execute him in the autumn?"

I have to admit that what Leng Hantie said is indeed right.

Anyway, Li Dongyang is doomed to die this time. Why do you, the Marquis of Zhongshan, have to snatch him away and do it yourself?
Kill him if you want, it’s just a matter of time, that’s all.

Tang Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course I know these things, but I am not happy in my heart. If I don't kill him with my own hands, I will not be open-minded!"

"Besides, don't be too absolute. In recent days, countless gentry have come to the court to plead for Li Dongyang. His Majesty the Emperor is under great pressure, so as a subject, how can we not share the worries of the emperor?"

Hearing this, Leng Hantie chose to remain silent and stopped trying to stop him.

How to stop it?

Could it be that he was beaten up by Marquis Zhongshan in public?
Although Leng Hantie is also a man with expressionless face, his condition is not as serious as Zuo Yidao. He still knows how to judge the situation.

Li Dongyang is doomed to die anyway, so why bother fighting over it?

Just throw it to Zhongshan Hou and kill him to vent your anger, and everyone will feel relieved!

So Leng Hantie waved to the Jinyi Tiqi and the Four Guards, and let the Beijing Army soldiers take over the prison car.

Tang Hao rode forward to the prison van, looked at Li Dongyang curled up inside, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"Grandmaster, have you ever thought that this day would come?"

Li Dongyang opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the murderous Zhongshan Hou. The face that he hated to the core did not show any anger or resentment at all, as if he had already accepted his fate.

"Lord Tang, I have a question for you." "Go ahead!"

"Have you ever been shot by an arrow?"

"Yes! He was hit by three arrows and nearly died!"

"Then why are you still alive?"

Li Dongyang asked in disbelief.

"That's a deadly poison that kills instantly. You were clearly shot by an arrow, so how did you survive?"

This is the most difficult thing for Li Dongyang to accept!
His series of plans were flawless.

As long as Tang Hao is shot to death, the military generals and nobles will be absolutely finished and will never be able to rise again. The civil officials and gentry can then take advantage of the situation to make a comeback and once again seize power and control the government. At that time, Li Dongyang may have a chance to be reinstated!

But why...why didn't this damn reckless man die?

He was poisoned but still survived?

why?
Why?
Tang Hao looked at the emotional Li Dongyang. After a long silence, he gave a ridiculous explanation.

"Maybe it's God's will!"

"God bless the Ming Dynasty and give me a life. Let me continue to revive the Ming Dynasty!"

"God's will?" Li Dongyang was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed crazily.

"You're talking nonsense! Even if there really is God's will, it should be on my side, Li Dongyang!"

Li Dongyang roared with resentment on his face: "I, Li Dongyang, became famous at a young age and passed the imperial examination. I entered the Hanlin Academy and the Eastern Palace, and then directly entered the cabinet. I rose rapidly throughout my life and was praised by the world as a prime minister!"

"But what about you, Tang Hao? You are just a barbarian who stole an identity. You are not even a Han Chinese. Why would God favor you so much?!"

Li Dongyang knew Tang Hao's background. This bastard was just a savage who came out of nowhere. He was not a blood descendant of the Tang family, a family of founding generals. It seemed as if God was against him, Li Dongyang. He was poisoned but not dead. What was going on?
"Reviving the Ming Dynasty?"

"Are you qualified to talk about "Restoring the Ming Dynasty"?"

Li Hongbi pointed at Tang Hao's nose and angrily cursed: "Since you came to power, senior officials have retired one after another, evil spirits have filled the court, and despicable villains like Jiao Fang and ambitious rebel kings like Zhu Chenhao have been able to hold high positions. Is this what you call the revival of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Tang Hao, stop flattering yourself. Your loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, your revival of the Ming Dynasty, are just excuses. You do all this just for yourself, so that you can hold power and dominate the government. You damned sycophant!"

Facing Li Dongyang's rebuke, Tang Hao remained calm.

He has a clear conscience, and no matter how Li Dongyang falsely accuses him, Tang Hao will not waver in his original intention.

"Whether it is me who is unworthy or you, Li Dongyang, who are unworthy, we both know it clearly."

"Restoring the Ming Dynasty, this is the symbol that you, the Hongzhi emperor and his ministers, use to flatter yourselves. You claim to be a sage and wise ruler who, with the assistance of all the wise ministers, worked hard to govern the Ming Dynasty, but what was the final result?"

"The army and the people of the world are poor and destitute. These are the words you, Li Dongyang, said yourself. Have you forgotten them?"

Oh, the wise ruler worked hard to govern the country with the assistance of virtuous ministers, but the Ming Dynasty ended up in a desperate situation with the military and civilians all over the country impoverished and the people destitute and penniless. It's really ridiculous and sad!
Li Dongyang was stunned when he heard this, and stared at Tang Hao.

“Why are people so poor and penniless?!”

“Why is it that “military and civilians all over the world are poor”?!”

"Why has it come to this?!"

"Li Dongyang, don't you know what's going on in your heart?"

Tang Hao sneered, "When you and Liu Daxia formed a clique for personal gain and cultivated your followers, didn't you think about the people?"

"It is precisely because there are too many people like you that you have taken away too much of the country's profits, such as the profits from the salt fields and the mines. Wherever there is profit to be made, you damn parasites will get involved to make a profit. As for the lives of the people, no one cares. What you care about is the power in your hands and the benefits that this power can bring you!"

"You, Li Dongyang, are from the Chaling Li family, which owns more than 3,000 acres of land, which is more than the title granted to a duke by the court. How did you get these lands? How many people were persecuted by you in the process of annexing the lands? How many people lost their families and became homeless because of this?"

Tang Hao gnashed his teeth and said, "How ridiculous that you bastards think this is natural, and think that since everyone else is doing it, I should do it too. You have no guilt at all, and even shout about benevolence, righteousness, and morality while annexing land, using the words of saints to restrain others and hinder the emperor!"

"I also have a question. You have killed so many innocent people. How can you say these high-sounding words with a clear conscience?"

Li Dongyang gritted his teeth so hard that blood unconsciously flowed from the corners of his mouth.

"That was done by the family, not by me..."

"Are you kidding me? If you, Li Dongyang, hadn't allowed the family behind you to borrow your power and prestige, would the Li family of Chaling have been able to annex so many fields?"

Tang Hao sneered: "If you did it, you did it. If you didn't do it, you didn't do it. It's fucking disgusting that you want to pretend to be a saint after being a whore!"

Bitch…

Archway...

Li Dongyang was so angry that he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Then his eyes went dark and he fainted from anger.

Tang Hao was slightly surprised when he saw this. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to check, confirming that the guy was still alive. Only then did he feel relieved.

"Take him to Caishikou!"

(End of this chapter)