Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 278 The Six Deadly Sins

When Old Hu heard this, his palms were sweating.

He thought mockingly: Many years ago, the sixth son was a well-known honest man in Jinyiwei.This honest man's ruthlessness is really creepy!Colluding with bandits, accumulating armored soldiers privately, occupying royal treasures—even the money that Yan Shifan hid in the underground palace for pleasure, was said by Lao Liu as military pay for rebellion!Even if Yan Shifan had nine heads, it wasn't enough to chop off.

Lao Hu wrote the confession.

He Liu said to Zheng Gou'er: "This confession, if you draw a pledge and press your fingerprints, I can help you take care of your old mother. But I want to make it clear that if you draw a pledge, your crime is not to rob the past merchants. It's treason! The crime of beheading will be changed to the crime of lingering. When you go on the road, you will be in pain. Whether to draw or not, you have to decide for yourself."

Zheng Gou'er said happily: "As long as someone can take care of my mother's pension for me, what's the point of getting a few more knives? I'll pay for it!"

He Liu asked Zheng Gou'er to draw a bet, and asked where Zheng's mother lived, and then he got out of the cell and returned to the post.

When he arrived at the post station, He Liu gave his Lishi 100 taels of silver and told him to settle down Zheng Gou'er's mother.

Old Hu said: "Lao Liu, you have put a lot of death charges on Yan Shifan's head. Now we should escort him to Beijing, right?"

He Liu nodded: "Let's rest overnight and set off tomorrow."

At the end of the summer of the 44th year of Jiajing, Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song, the former chief assistant, was locked up and taken to Beijing.

The main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing sat in the green gauze curtain.He Liuze knelt in the hall.

Emperor Jiajing sighed: "Lao Liu, you are really good at hiding! You ran to Nanjing and spent two years living like a fairy in the clouds and wild cranes."

He Liu kowtowed: "It's all my fault for my misbehavior two years ago! I failed the emperor's kindness to me! In the past two years, I have been thinking about my mistakes every day behind closed doors. I feel ashamed of the emperor and the ancestors of the He family."

Emperor Jiajing sneered: "Heh, old six, you and I are the only ones in this hall! Can't you tell me the truth? Two years ago, you played the trick of getting out of the shell with a small stick and a big stick. Huang Jin is so stupid that he can't see it, how can I not see it?"

He Liu kowtowed: "Sheng Ming will never surpass the emperor!"

Emperor Jiajing changed the topic: "In the past two years, how has Liu Da been in charge of Jinyiwei? Jinyiwei has almost become a family with Dongchang! If Changwei is a family, I might as well let the two yamen merge!"

Emperor Jiajing was a master at playing tricks.Whoever is powerful and threatens the monarchy, he will suppress him.Now Lu Fang and Chen Hong control the Supervisor of Rites, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei, almost emptying the cabinet.Their power had already disturbed Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing once again regarded He Liu as a pawn, a pawn to weaken Lu Fang's power!

Emperor Jiajing shouted to the outside of the hall: "Lu Fang!"

Lu Fang entered the hall.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Lu Fang. Didn't you keep pushing me to set up a command envoy under the governor of Dongchang, who will be a military officer?"

Lu Fang said: "Your Majesty, now that the East Factory has expanded to 3000 people, and Chen Hong is in charge of it alone, I'm afraid it's a bit powerless."

Emperor Jiajing was looking for opportunities to suppress Lu Fang's power, and similarly, Lu Fang was also looking for opportunities to suppress the power of his godson Chen Hong.The establishment of a commander under the governor of Dongchang is nothing more than Lu Fang's desire to weaken Chen Hong's power.In case Chen Hong's tail gets too big in the future, threatening his seal as the supervisor of ceremonies.

Emperor Jiajing changed his posture and half-lyed on the jade pillow in the green gauze tent: "Then your wish will be fulfilled! A commander will be appointed under the governor of Dongchang! Liu Da will be in charge!"

Lu Fang was overjoyed when he heard this!Liu Da is his confidant.The chicken that Liu Da cut off back then is still kept in Lu Fang's outer house!In this way, it is equivalent to mixing a handful of sand in Chen Hong's East Factory!
Lu Fang kowtowed: "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Jiajing said: "Don't rush to talk about Zhen Shengming. Liu Da is a talent, but he doesn't have three heads and six arms! He has to manage Jinyiwei and Dongchang, can he be busy? Starting today, He Liu will take over from him. The position of Beizhen Fushi. Hu San took over the position of his commander Zuo Tongzhi! He Liu took the post of Beizhen Fushi, temporarily acting as the commander, and commanding the South and North Divisions! Liu Da will be the commander of the East Factory in the future. job!"

Lu Fang's expression changed upon hearing this!In the past two years, he has deliberately planned to make Jin Yiwei a slave of the East Factory.This is great, He Liu is back, Liu Da has been transferred away, two years of hard work have been wasted!
Lu Fang was silent for a while.

He Liu kowtowed and said in a loud voice, "Minister, thank you for the decree!"

Lu Fang came to her senses, and said: "My Majesty, as a result, one member of the Thirteen Imperial Guards of Jin Yiwei is short. I don't know who should be in charge?"

In fact, in the past two years, Lu Fang has planted another nail like Liu Da in Jinyiwei!He thought to himself, Liu Da transferred away, let that person act as the Taibao, and he could win back the city.

Emperor Jiajing said: "When the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will be short!" In "Da Gao", it didn't say how many people should be in the Taibao of Jinyiwei! Let's leave it empty for now! In addition, Liu Da and Liu Da called nearly ten people. In [-], I changed my name to Shunkou, and I can’t change it. From now on, Liu Da will be called Liu Da! He Liu will be called He Liu!”

Lu Fang had no choice but to kowtow: "I obey the order."

Emperor Jiajing ordered again: "By the way, Yan Shifan will be handed over to Dongchang for custody first. He will be interrogated by the three justices! Lu Fang, go down and draw up an order."

Logically speaking, Yan Shifan was arrested by He Liu and should be handed over to Jin Yiwei for custody.In Emperor Jiajing's heart, however, there was some affection for the Yan family father and son.He knew that Yan Shifan would surely die if he was handed over to Jin Yiwei for custody.

Emperor Jiajing still wanted to keep Yan Shifan alive!

After Lu Fang left, Emperor Jiajing asked He Liu: "Lao Liu, after a while the court will be over, shouldn't you go to Prince Yu's Mansion?"

He Liu kowtowed and said, "I report to the emperor. There is a saying that I told you three years ago. King Yu is the emperor's son. To be loyal to King Yu is to be loyal to the emperor! To be loyal to the emperor is to be loyal to King Yu! If someone If he is disloyal to King Yu, then he has the heart of disobedience and wants to make a fuss about the Crown Prince's affairs!"

Emperor Jiajing sighed: "Well said. Alas, seeking immortality, seeking immortality. Immortals are difficult. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to ascend to immortality in this life. That's okay, after a hundred years, I can still leave a sharp knife for my son. Dagger. This dagger is you, He Liu!"

Emperor Jiajing's metaphor is very apt.In the past, he said that He Liu was a sharp sword, but in fact, the real swords of Daming were people like Zhang Juzheng, Yang Lian, Hu Zongxian, and Qi Jiguang.

He Liu, at best, is a shameful dagger.But this dagger can kill all ghosts and ghosts in the dark night.

He Liu came out of Yongshou Palace, and as Emperor Jiajing said, he and Lao Hu went straight to Prince Yu's Mansion.

In the study room of King Yu's Mansion, King Yu, Concubine Li, Xu, Gao, and Zhang have been waiting for He Liu for more than six hours.

Lao Hu is not qualified to enter the palace study.Concubine Li ordered Feng Bao to serve her godfather Lao Hu to the dining room for dinner.

Gao Gong was the first to speak: "This time, the emperor asked the three justices to interrogate Yan Shifan. In fact, there is nothing to interrogate. The people at the Metropolitan Procuratorate have already drawn up charges for Yan Shifan."

After speaking, Gao Gong took out a memorial and circulated it to everyone.

After it was circulated, King Yu asked He Liu: "Lao Liu, what do you think of this memorial?"

He Liu said surprisingly: "The people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, do they want to kill Yan Shifan, or protect Yan Shifan?"

Gao Gong said: "Yan Shifan is the son of a traitor. Of course everyone wants to kill him!"

He Liudao: "Among the crimes they drafted for Yan Shifan, there is such a thing as 'framing the loyal and straight father Yang Lian and making him convicted and sent to prison'. I want to ask Gao Butang, who ordered Yang Lian to be imprisoned in the first place?" among?"

Gao Gong hurriedly said: "Of course it is the emperor."

He Liu smiled and said, "Then this note, isn't it just saying: 'Your Majesty, you made the wrong order and arrested the wrong person?' To say something disrespectful, with the emperor's temperament, can you easily admit your mistake?"

Concubine Li said from the side: "It makes sense."

Xu Jie also nodded: "This crime should indeed be erased."

He Liu continued: "Also, most of the crimes in the zhezi are corruption and bribery. May I ask Gao Butang, how did Yan Shifan be dismissed from office? It was because he embezzled tens of thousands of taels from the Ministry of Industry to repair Chaotian Temple. Silver. The emperor wanted to protect Yan Shifan, so he casually changed tens of thousands of taels of dirty silver into 800 taels! This time, what if the emperor repeats the old trick?"

He Liu chose his words carelessly here, and actually said something like "the emperor repeats his old tricks".

Zhang Juzheng hastily reminded: "Old Six, be careful with your words."

He Liu realized: "Oh, I made a slip of the tongue."

Gao Gong asked: "This is not okay, and that is not okay. Sixth, tell me, what crime should the San Judiciary draft for Yan Shifan?"

He Liulang said in a loud voice: "Crime one, occupying the royal treasure land, building a house, with the intention of treason! Charge two, building an underground palace at home, which looks like the Yongshou Palace, violating the system, and intending to rebel! Charge three, hiding armored weapons and swords in the underground palace, intending to treason! Four, colluding with local bandits, training dead soldiers, and intending to rebel! Charge five, hiding a huge amount of silver in the underground palace, using it as military pay for the rebellion, intending to rebel! Charge six, fleeing from exile to Leizhou and returning to Fenyi privately, widely befriending fierce bandits , intending to rebel!"

He Liu said that the six crimes are all inseparable from the word "intended rebellion".

As soon as He Liu's words came out, King Yu took a deep breath: "Lao Liu, your charges... are enough to make Yan Shifan die, no, Ling Chi will last a hundred times! Is there any evidence for these things?"

He Liu nodded, and took out a lot of evidence prepared in advance.

Xu Jie read the confessions of Wang Banxian and Zheng Gou'er, and asked suspiciously: "Lao Liu, are these things true?"

He Liu smiled meaningfully: "Oh, of course it's absolutely true—isn't it."

Zhang Juzheng looked at He Liu approvingly.

Gao Gong thought to himself: This He Liumian seems loyal, but he is extremely vicious!I will be on guard against him from now on.

Yu Wang said: "Okay, since the evidence is complete, let the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate re-draft the charges according to what Lao Liu said. The Yan family killed so many loyal officials, and it is time to pay for it!"

Xu, Gao, and Zhang exited the study and arranged for someone to write the booklet.

King Yu asked He Liu: "How have you been in Nanjing these two years?"

He Liu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your concern. I can eat and sleep in Nanjing, and it's very good. It's just that time is not forgiving. I'm already forty-five, and you see, there are gray hairs on both temples."

Concubine Li said: "Where are Xiaoyan, Xiangxiang and Zhong'er? How are you doing?"

He Liudao: "The whole family is fine. Xiangxiang is still so greedy, and Zhong'er is already two and a half years old and can talk."

Concubine Li nodded: "Since the emperor ordered you to regain control of the Jinyiwei, you should quickly take them back to the capital. We haven't seen each other for two years, I miss them."

(End of this chapter)