My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 151 This is Zhu Di, and this is Mao Xiang!
At this time, outside the mansion, there was a huge crowd of people. The Jinwu Guards blocked the gate, ready to separate the angry people from the mansion.

"My fellow villagers of Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhang Wenzhong, Zhang Suozheng, was brutally murdered by Japanese pirates. However, the officials of the Ministry of Works, Liu San and Li Si, saw that Zhang Suozheng's widow was as beautiful as a flower, and they had evil intentions. In the name of comforting her, they took her for themselves!"

Among the people, only one person shouted loudly and righteously:

"Now, the widow of the Zhang family has not returned home for several days, and no one knows whether she is dead or alive. Zhang Suozheng's family has a 70-year-old grandfather and an 8-year-old child, but they have suffered such misfortunes. Elders, we must seek justice for Zhang Suozheng!"

"Yes, Zhang Suozheng's family should not have suffered this disaster. Elders, we must rescue Zhang Suozheng's widow and seek justice for him to pay tribute to Zhang Suozheng's spirit in heaven!"

Then someone else echoed loudly. As the two men became more and more excited, the people became more angry and approached the mansion step by step.

"Fellow villagers, please be quiet for a moment!"

At this time, Li Min walked out of the mansion, and the voices of the two people just now had already reached his ears.

These two guys are inciting the emotions of the people in this way. They have ulterior motives and deserve to be killed!

But at this time, we must calm down, and the first thing to do is to calm the emotions of the people.

Li Min looked at the crowd, scanned the crowd, and then set his sights on the two people who were inciting the people.

One of these two men had a face full of flesh and a ferocious look, and it was obvious that he was not a good person, while the other had triangular eyes and a rat-like mustache, and a cold and mean look on his face.

Li Min immediately understood that these two people were hooligans who specialized in instigating trouble.

"The Imperial Envoy has come out!"

"Your Excellency, please stand up for the people of Shaoxing!"

……

As soon as the people saw Li Min, they started talking at once.

"Everyone, please listen to me!"

After finally calming the people down, Li Min said loudly:
“My fellow countrymen, although I, Li Min, am the Minister of Works, I am also the Imperial Envoy appointed by His Majesty to patrol Shaoxing Prefecture on His Majesty’s behalf and appease the people. You can trust me. I, the people of the Ministry of Works, will never do such a shameless thing as forcibly occupying someone else’s widow!

I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"

Intimidated by the reputation of the imperial envoy, the people calmed down a little. However, at this moment, a loud shout was heard from the back of the crowd:
"Whoever dares to cause trouble in front of the Imperial Envoy's residence, please leave immediately, or else, don't blame the law for being ruthless!"

Li Min looked carefully and saw Sun Ying, the Tongzhi of Shaoxing Prefecture, walking quickly towards him with the constables from the prefecture.

The detectives surrounded the people, and the anger of the people, which had just calmed down, was instantly ignited again!

Humph, he didn't come earlier or later, but came just at the moment when I came out. Moreover, he came as the co-magistrate instead of the prefect. This Sun Ying really put on a good show!
If I didn't know that you were a remnant of Zhang Shicheng, I would have almost been deceived by you!

Li Min looked at Sun Ying coldly, wanting to see what he was up to.

"Your Excellency, please forgive me for being late. I will drive these unruly people away immediately!"

Then, Sun Ying shouted to the people: "Whoever dares to gather in front of the mansion will be imprisoned!"

"Sir Sun, you have such great authority. Even if Sir Li is the imperial envoy from Yingtian Prefecture, he must give an explanation to Shaoxing Prefecture today!"

Zhao Jin walked out from behind the crowd.

"Zhao Jin, what do you mean?" Sun Ying shouted.

"Sir Sun, our Shaoxing Prefecture has just been invaded by the Japanese, with heavy casualties. Every household has hung white banners and held funerals. The court has sympathy for us and sent an imperial envoy to comfort us. We should be grateful!"

Zhao Jin looked at the people around him, and then changed the subject, "However, the subordinates of the imperial envoy, Liu San and Li Si, took the deceased Zhang Suozheng's wife for themselves under the pretext of appeasing their colleagues in the Ministry of Works. Such a despicable act is infuriating to both humans and gods!

We, the common people, will seek justice for Zhang Suozheng and rescue his widow! Fellow villagers, don’t you agree? "

"Correct!"

"Mr. Zhao is absolutely right!"

"Today, we are going to rescue Zhang and seek justice for Zhang Suozheng!"

The people's emotions were once again aroused by Zhao Jin, and they shouted at the top of their lungs, denouncing Mao Xiang and Zhu Di. "This is simply nonsense. Lord Li is upright, and his subordinates are also officials of our Ming Dynasty. How can we allow you to slander him like this?"

Sun Ying looked extremely angry. "Zhao Jin, do you have any evidence?"

"Master Sun, without evidence, how dare we come here?"

Zhao Jin said calmly, "Three days ago, the Imperial Envoy sent his subordinates from the Ministry of Works, Liu San and Li Si, to visit the homes of five officials from the Ministry of Works who died in the Japanese invasion to express their condolences. However, on that day, Zhang Suozheng's widow disappeared and has not returned home yet!

Just ask Zhang Suozheng's parents about this matter and they will know!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man with a face full of flesh shouted again: "It must be Liu San and Li Si who coveted Zhang's beauty and kidnapped her for themselves!"

"Master Li, this..."

Sun Ying looked at Li Min and said with embarrassment: "This Zhao Jin's words are so sure, it seems that what he said is true, could it be true? For the sake of the innocence of Master Liu San and Master Li Si, please hand them over to Master Li!"

Seeing this, Li Min almost laughed out of anger. These damn traitors were so shameless!

Even though he has always been kind-hearted, he now has the intention to kill!
He completely understood that Sun Ying and Zhao Jin, one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop, were not only trying to force him to hand over Zhang, but also to force out the Fourth Prince and Commander Mao!

Zhang was missing, and they must have noticed something, but they still thought that Zhang Wenzhong had not been discovered. They were afraid that Zhang would leak the news, so they used this as an excuse to come and cause trouble.

From this, it can be inferred that they also did not know where Zhang Wenzhong was hiding, and it seemed that Zhang Wenzhong did not completely trust them.

Surrounding the imperial envoy's residence was considered as contempt for the imperial power. Although it was a serious crime, the people were only outraged and did not commit any disrespectful acts. At most, they would be sent to prison.

For this group of Jiangnan gentry, they could escape responsibility by putting forward one or two scapegoats. However, once it was discovered that the remnants of Zhang Shicheng had colluded with the Japanese pirates to rebel, it would be a serious crime to exterminate all three clans.

They know very well what is more important!
"Hand over Liu San, hand over Li Si!"

"Release Zhang!"

……

The people's voices were getting louder and louder, and at this time Sun Ying said again: "Master Li, what should we do? Should we ask Master Liu San and Master Li Si to come out and explain it clearly?"

Li Min sneered in his heart, "Please ask Liu San and Li Si to come out? If you, Sun Ying, knew the true identities of these two, I'm afraid you will be the one who can't explain it clearly.

At this moment, a loud voice came over, "Lord Li, since Master Zhao Jin and Vice Magistrate Sun Ying want to see Zhang so much, then you should release her. By the way, bring Zhang Suozheng out for them to see!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of Sun Ying and others suddenly changed, and the people were completely stunned.

"What? Zhang Suozheng is also in this mansion?"

"Is he still alive?"

"how is this possible?"

Sun Ying and Zhao Jin looked at the person who was speaking with a dejected look on their faces. Who else could it be other than Li Si?

When Li Min saw Zhu Di and Mao Xiang beside him, the two of them were hiding in the crowd, but they stood out and strode over.

At the same time, he saw countless soldiers from the Musket Battalion rushing towards the city gate!

Li Min suddenly felt relieved.

"Master Sun, Master Zhao, please allow me to introduce Liu San to you. His real name is Mao Xiang, and he is the current commander of the Jinyiwei!"

"Mao Xiang?"

"Commander of the Imperial Guards?"

Sun Ying's face suddenly changed, and Zhao Jin began to tremble all over. The people were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they dared not make any sound.

Li Min thought to himself, Mao Xiang often said that his reputation among the people could stop children from crying at night. He thought he was making fun of himself, but now it seems that what he said is true!
"And Li Si is even more distinguished. He is a great contributor to the Northern Expedition and the fourth prince of the current emperor, His Royal Highness Zhu Di!"

His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?
This time, Sun Ying and Zhao Jin could no longer stand. Their legs suddenly went weak and they fell to their knees on the ground!
(End of this chapter)