My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 167 Not one left

  Zhu Di entered the mansion with great interest.

   Only then did I realize that the place had already been turned into a maze-like huge military building through the high walls.

  Zhu Di said: "How much money did this cost?"

   "More than seventy thousand taels."

  Zhu Di frowned: "So much?"

  Zhang Anshidao: "If it's just the buildings on the ground, of course there are many. The ministers are below, and they have dug many secret rooms. Not only that, but also..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Anshi: "Okay, okay, I understand."

Zhang Anshi said: "Ever since I knew there was a rebellious party, I feel uneasy. Think about it, your majesty, how terrifying these people are lurking in the dark. And I am your majesty's confidant. If they want to harm your majesty, there is no way , we must first be unfavorable to the minister..."

  Zhu Di said: "Well, where is Chen Wenjun?"

  As soon as he heard about Zhang Anshi spending money, Zhu Di wanted to plug his ears.

   Not long after, Zhu Di entered a dark secret room.

  Huozhezi clicked suddenly, and then...the torches were lit up one by one.

  After that... Chen Wenjun seemed to be crazy, he wanted to open his eyes, but the sudden light made his eyes hurt.

  Zhu Di didn't expect that Chen Wenjun didn't have any wounds on his body, and even his clothes were clean.

   It's just that Chen Wenjun's mental state is very bad.

  He came here, Zhang Anshi didn't even pay attention to him, but directly threw him into this secret room, leaving him to fend for himself.

  In this completely quiet space, there is no light, no sound, nothing, only every now and then, someone will stuff some food from a small hole.

  In this darkness, Chen Wenjun didn't know how much time passed, he just felt that the days were like years. At first, he thought most about how to deal with the interrogation, but later, he gradually found that his mind was blank.

  Because it was replaced by an inexplicable sense of loneliness, especially in this environment where there was no sound at all and the darkness was too dark.

  He seems to have been forgotten by this world. He is neither the head of the Ministry of War, nor the imperial court official, nor even the rebel party anymore.

   After that, he couldn't take it anymore, so he screamed and even started banging his head against the wall.

   But it seems... these did not bring the slightest response, and what faced him was always deathly silence.

  Later, he began to talk to himself, and began to cry bitterly, but soon, these also became boring.

  At this time, Zhu Di frowned, but said nothing, only said: "Bring this person up, I have something to ask."

  Zhu Yong and the others followed Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi, and immediately went in to pick them up when they heard Zhu Di's order.

  Zhu Di was led by Zhang Anshi, and moved to a room not far away.

  While walking, Zhu Di asked, "You didn't start the trial of this case?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "The minister...is using a new method."

   "New approach?"

Zhang Anshidao: "If torture is used for such a stubborn rebellious party, he will definitely not want to say anything. Your Majesty... this person is a good court official and takes such a big risk. It must be difficult to deal with. If it is pure To torture him, the more you beat him, the more he will feel that his suffering is a test of his loyalty to Qianyuan, and he will become more rigid."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "The most difficult part of using torture is that you can't control the speed. If you are not careful, if you are like that Cui Yihong, who can only say one sentence over and over again, it will be bad. At least all of this When the clues came to him, they stopped abruptly."

  Zhu Di listened, nodded his head and said: "It makes sense. But you can just lock him up like this. It's already alarming the snake, and his henchmen are probably already alarmed by now."

Zhang Anshi said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry, his henchmen will definitely not dare to act rashly, because...these people are by no means ordinary people, and now they are on the cusp of this storm. I think they are all people with great achievements. If there is anything abnormal, they will also worry that they will be caught by the minister like Chen Wenjun, and it may be exposed instead."

  Zhu Di was thoughtful, and it was indeed the case. Wasn’t it because Chen Wenjun was different from others that he was found in the warehouse and was exposed?

  Zhang Anshidao: "I use this method to destroy his spirit and teach him to speak obediently. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can find out after asking."

  Zhu Di nodded, and then... followed Zhang Anshi into a room that Zhang Anshi had prepared.

  Yi Shiha who came along poured tea for Zhu Di.

   Zhu Di hugged the teacup, then looked up at Chen Wenjun who was sitting in front of him.

  Chen Wenjun looked very cold, he lowered his head, unwilling to look up at Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi understood, he was asked to ask.

  So he stood up, walked around Chen Wenjun for a few laps, and said, "You are the head of the Ministry of War, and the imperial court treats you well. How dare you do such a thing?"

  Chen Wenjun still just buried his head, not saying a word.

  Zhu Di was obviously a little angry, and wanted to get violent, so he cursed directly.

However, Zhang Anshi calmed down and said: "It seems that you don't want to say it, so let me guess. If you do this, you must be bribed. They have given you a lot of benefits. Among them, you are full of money." How much do you have in your pocket?"

  As soon as these words came out, Chen Wenjun suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on Zhang Anshi, but he said firmly: "Xia Chong is beyond words!"

   Obviously, Zhang Anshi is aggressive.

  Of course, this aggressive method should have been useless to people like Chen Wenjun.

  Chen Wenjun is also an official of the imperial court, and he is extremely smart, so he cannot be fooled by Zhang Anshi, but after several days of darkness, his emotions are extremely irritable, and there is not much reason left.

  And Zhang Anshi directly touched the only proud place in his heart, so he would naturally counterattack like a conditioned reflex.

  Zhang Anshi smiled, and said: "Haha... What are you pretending to be with me? Think about it, or someone has taken advantage of you, but... what is the reason? Who did you have an affair with? Or..."

   "Nonsense!" Chen Wenjun showed a bit of anger, and said seriously: "I am even loyal and good."

  The so-called Zhizheng is the reign title of the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

  Zhang An Shidao: "Really? Then you know that your so-called Zhizheng Emperor has long since died."

   "But the legal system of the Central Plains is still there, and the blood is still there."

Zhang Anshi just thought it was funny, and looked at Chen Wenjun with strange eyes: "If they have a legal system, why are they expelled to the desert like dogs in mourning, and how can there be wars all over the world? Don't you know...the emperor has already belonged to a virtuous person ?"

   "They will come back." Chen Wenjun said.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Who are they?"

  Chen Wenjun sneered: "Do you think I can say it?"

Zhang Anshidao: "I think, you don't know at all, because you are just a young man, how can they rest assured that you are a Han Chinese? So even if there are such them, you are just an insignificant **** of theirs. You don't know much about it. That's why I haven't interrogated you these days."

  Chen Wenjun gritted his teeth and looked at Zhang Anshi, and said bitterly: "It's a pity that I can't see the day when the emperor Beishou returns and re-enters the Central Plains."

  Zhang Anshi said: "This is wishful thinking!"

   "Fantasy?" Chen Wenjun looked at Zhang Anshi with pity, and said, "Just wait, and soon you will know that we have a strong army outside the pass, and there are countless loyal ministers inside the pass.

   "Loyal minister?" Zhang Anshi smiled: "How many people like you are there?"

   "There are many!" At this time, Chen Wenjun had begun to lose his mind, and he was eager to let Zhang Anshi know that these people... are much stronger than Zhang Anshi imagined.

  Zhang Anshi seemed to be very casual and said: "There should not be many principals like you."

   "There are quite a few people who are in higher positions than me." Chen Wenjun said with a bit of pride: "So... you grassroots will be killed sooner or later, and you will all become slaves in the future."

  Zhang Anshidao: "But... if I remember correctly, your ancestors were slaves in the Yuan Dynasty, and they were driven by the Tartars."

  Chen Wenjun sneered: "This time when they come in, the Great Khan will give me a surname when he sees that I am loyal."

  Zhang An Shidao: "I know you are just a small character, and I don't have much interest in putting my mind on you. I just want to ask you, besides you, who are the people with higher status than you?"

  Chen Wenjun snorted coldly: "Don't you want to know."

   "You must not know, I knew you were just a humble pawn."

  Chen Wenjun twitched his face: "They have their own foresight, and there are some things that I don't necessarily need to know."

  Hearing this sentence, Zhang Anshi believed that what he said was true. This Chen Wenjun...may be really just a **** that can be discarded at any time.

  Zhang Anshi couldn't help laughing loudly: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. After reading books for so many years, people like you actually read them into the stomach of a dog. Let me ask you again, how do they contact you on weekdays?"

   "There are letters."

   "Where's the letter?"

   "Burn it." At this time, Chen Wenjun seemed to be very eager to get others to recognize him through dialogue.

  His mouth barely paused.

  Zhang Anshidao: "When did you start transporting these raw materials?"

   "The second year of Jianwen."

  Zhang Anshi said: "What is your purpose?"

   "Of course it is to welcome the emperor and return to court."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Which minions are around you?"

  Chen Wenjun said: "Don't you know yourself? Those people in my family must have been captured by you, but it's a pity that they know less than I do."

  Zhang Anshi nodded, looked back at the scribe, confirmed that the scribe had recorded all these, then glanced at Zhu Di, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm done asking."

   Zhu Di was obviously very dissatisfied with these answers.

  However, Zhu Di still nodded, he slowly walked in front of Chen Wenjun, and said indifferently: "Why do you hate me, the emperor Taizu Gao?"

  Chen Wenjun raised his head, glanced at Zhu Di without fear, and said, "Is a commoner worthy of stealing the world?"

  Zhu Di said: "If you win the world, are you still a commoner?"

  Chen Wenjun said: "A thief is a thief."

  Zhu Di was not angry: "I understand."

   On the other hand, Zhang Anshi was sweating. To be honest, he couldn't understand what Chen Wenjun was thinking.

  Of course, he wasn't interested in learning about it either.

  Zhu Di walked slowly to the door, as if he wanted to leave.

But at this time, Zhu Di suddenly stopped and looked back at Chen Wenjun: "All your relatives, all people related to you, will die because of your words, especially your close relatives, I will tear them into pieces one by one Wan Duan, when the time comes...for the execution, I will order someone to take you to watch the execution in person."

  Chen Wenjun's pupils contracted, and his chest heaved, but at this moment, he couldn't say a word.

  Zhu Di said lightly again: "Not only that, your wife and daughter...before they die, they will live a life worse than death. I will let you see and see, the commoner is amazing. Zhang Anshi..."

  Zhang Anshi looked like a light on his back and hadn't answered yet.

But Zhu Di said slowly: "This man...don't let him die in a hurry. After the interrogation is almost done, it will be useless at all. There is still use for my side. His bones are so hard, so I will kill him bit by bit. All the bones were crushed, and every inch of his body was torn off before sending him on the road. Do you understand?"

   "Follow the order." Zhang Anshi felt a chill in his heart, he still couldn't accept these things.

   It's not because of the Heart of Mary, it's just that it's too cruel. Even if the five horses divided the body, Zhang Anshi felt that it was acceptable.

  Chen Wenjun didn't respond, but his face gradually turned pale, with an unexplained fear clearly on his face.

   Zhu Di walked out without looking back at Chen Wenjun.

   After getting out of here, Zhu Di said angrily: "A mere chaotic party is so hateful, then his accomplices must be heinous. I want to catch them all and leave no one behind. We must investigate to the end!"

  Zhang Anshidao: "This minister, try my best within ten days..."

Zhu Di shook his head: "You don't have to limit ten days and eight days. I know it's difficult. The enemy is in the dark! You kid, you don't have many people at hand. It's rare for you to be able to catch Chen Wenjun. You don't need to issue a military order with me. .”

  Zhang An Shidao: "My brothers are smart since they were young, with their assistance..."

  Zhu Di paused, but suddenly gave Zhang Anshi a meaningful look: "By the way, the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office in Dongcheng... If you want to investigate any case, you can call them at any time, and I will make an order."

   "Jinyiwei?" Zhang Anshi was taken aback, then shook his head: "Your Majesty, I can't move them. Even if they can be moved, I'm afraid these people will just listen to the instructions and not listen to the announcement."

   Just kidding, the top and bottom of Jinyiwei are all **** Ji Gang's people, Zhang Anshi is a good guy, dare to use these people?

  Zhu Di smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, they are all reliable."

   But without saying anything, Zhu Di drove back to the palace directly.

  Zhang Anshi only felt that what Zhu Di left behind was very strange, as if... there was something hidden in these words.

  In conclusion, for such a big case, relying on only a few smart people is indeed not enough manpower. Zhu Jin has a lot of eyeliners, but they can only solve part of the problem.

  Zhang Anshi thought it over and over again, and decided to wait until later.

   Immediately afterwards, a scribe came, took the transcribed interrogation record, and sent it to Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi looked at it carefully, as if muttering to himself: "There is a lot of mystery in these questions and answers, enough to dig out the real culprit behind it."

Zhang Anshi thought for a while, then took a pen to the back of the record, made some notes, and then wrote a note, saying to the scribe: "Give it to Zhu Jin, and let him explain it. From now on, pay attention to this direction." .”

  …

  In the mansion at the Confucius Temple.

  The small hall was still silent, but the owner of the room was holding a book calmly and reading it carefully.

  He watched very seriously and concentrated.

  At this time, someone crept in and said in a low voice: "We have made an investigation, but the person is still in Qixia... Besides, Jin Yiwei has been dispatched everywhere in the past few days, master... why don't we withdraw."

  The man raised his head and said calmly, "Go? Why do you want to go?"

   "I'm afraid..."

   "Don't worry, Chen Wenjun doesn't know much. At this time... let alone panic, the sky won't fall."

"This…"

"It's been so many years, isn't it still unscathed? The only thing that makes people stand out is that Zhang Anshi! It's a pity, if it's not for each master, I really want to make friends with him. And... His Majesty went again today Qixia, nine times out of ten, she is going to see Chen Wenjun..."

   "Ah... the news from the palace?"

   "You don't have to worry about where the news came from. It's a pity that Zhu Di went in a hurry, and the old man was not prepared enough. Otherwise, he would set up an ambush on the place that must pass, maybe..."

The man smiled, then shook his head and said: "Also... there is no need to watch Jin Yiwei every day, they... can't do anything wrong now... this Ji Gang... is already in danger, in my opinion... his death date, It's not far away."

"Yes."

   "Chen Wenjun's family members have been taken?"

   "Yes, no one from the three races was spared."

   "Hey... This is a lesson from the past. Let the people below be more cautious."

"Yes."

   "That wealth...isn't leaked?"

   "No...Chen Wenjun didn't know about it..."

"That's good." The man put down the scroll, and said again: "This is the capital of the world in the future... These days, thank you behind closed doors, what a pity, if it weren't for the recent rumors, the old man really wanted to be with you." Jian Yi, the official, have a good drink of tea. Anyway, now is not the time to be arty, you go..."

   He muttered, raised his feet again, picked up the scroll, and read it carefully, fascinated.

  …

   "Humble Chen Li, I met Marquis Annan."

  A group of Jinyiwei Qianhu arrived in Qixia in a hurry.

  When he entered the hall, he was very respectful, but he didn't make a military salute, but directly bowed down and kowtowed: "Please Annanhou to drive."

  Zhang Anshi didn't expect that, after His Majesty issued an oral order, this thousand households would rush over without stopping, not only that...but also with such a good attitude.

  You know... In the past, although Jin Yiwei didn't provoke Zhang Anshi, he absolutely didn't want to get involved with Zhang Anshi, and could only keep a respectful distance.

  Right now, Chen Li's etiquette can be said to be a bit too much.

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Why is Chen Qianhu so polite?"

  Chen Li still knelt down, and said respectfully, "I am humbled to be able to serve Lord Marquis. I am really lucky in my life. If I can help Marquis Annan, I will be willing to do anything."

  Zhang Anshi wondered if this guy...is out of his mind.

  Everyone met by chance, and the word of mouth was only to help him Zhang Anshi. He is not Chen Li's superior, so maybe they will break up in the future. Why is it like this?

  So Zhang Anshi said strangely: "Before you came...did you meet someone, did you report it to Commander Ji Gang?"

   "I told you so." Chen Li said loudly.

  Zhang An Shidao: "What did Ji Gang say?"

   "Ji Gang said..."

  This Chen Li actually didn't address Ji Gang's official position, but directly said: "Ji Gang said, teach me to listen to orders from Marquis Annan, and he also ordered..."

"what?"

   "Order the humble to keep an eye on Master Hou."

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  He also said this?

   Is this Jin Yiwei? How do you feel like Qiu Song?

  Zhang Anshi stood up unconsciously, he suddenly felt that something was abnormal.

  So Zhang Anshi said: "So, you were sent by Ji Gang to follow me?"

  Chen Li immediately said: "How dare you be humble, you will naturally only listen to the orders of Marquis Annan, this is His Majesty's oral order, as for the others...the humble one will ignore you."

   "Does Ji Gang ignore it?"

  Chen Li raised his head, and said in a very sincere tone: "Except for His Majesty and Marquis Annan, the Heavenly King and I can also ignore him, who is Ji Gang?"

  Zhang Anshi looked at Chen Li in surprise.

  He is too simple, so simple that he can't tell whether this person... is telling the truth or not.

After pondering for a moment, he finally said: "If I remember correctly, when Ji Gang was preparing to build Jinyiwei, you had been by his side to listen to him. You have changed from a small school captain to a young captain in more than two years. Qianhu, then Ji Gang treats you...should not be mean."

  Chen Li actually said calmly: "Yes, I have received great favor from Ji Gang, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I am a reborn parent."

  Zhang Anshi looked at Chen Li strangely: "But..."

  Chen Li actually said very directly: "But why is the humble so treacherous, isn't it?"

Chen Li paused for a moment, then said: "There are some things that being humble can't explain now, but... Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he can see people's hearts over time! In the future... Master Hou will know. If Master Hou can't believe in being humble, then naturally being humble has nothing to say .”

  Zhang Anshi looked at him for a long time, and finally said: "Forget it, since you, a thousand households, listen to my orders, I, Zhang Anshi, will not be suspicious of employing people, and not suspicious of others. From now on, you will listen to my orders for the time being."

   "I don't know what orders the Marquis has?"

   "I won't give any instructions for the time being. If I want to give instructions, I will have to wait until tomorrow. I have some things here, and I can sort them out tomorrow. Today, you call people together."

   "Master Hou wants to see them?"

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "I don't see you, but I have a bad habit when I do things, that is, instructing people to work, not giving people any sweetness, and feeling uncomfortable. I always feel as if something is missing in life. Let them all Come to Qixia, I have already made people prepare a reward of 20,000 taels of silver, and I will teach them to take one each to subsidize their family, living in the capital is not easy."

  Chen Li: "..."

   After an hour, the thousand households went up and down, and they boiled.

  The seven hundred and sixty-five people in the thousand households are equivalent to an average reward of more than 20 taels of silver for each person.

   For ordinary people, this is definitely a huge fortune.

  Seeing that all the brothers below were all smiling, Chen Li still had a tense face.

  In the past few days, he has not been relaxed for a moment. He can't sleep all night, and he is not at ease.

  In fact, there is such an atmosphere in the middle and upper guards. The prestige of the Son of Heaven's pro-army seems to have disappeared, so that he is a little more wary when talking to others.

Especially when Ji Gang summoned thousands of households to discuss matters, Chen Li felt as if he was going to the gate of hell. The brothers who could talk and joke on weekdays met each other now, but they just looked at each other, but they refused to confess easily. up.

  Looking at the thousand households up and down, everyone looked happy.

  Chen Licai forced a smile.

  The next day... a scribe came in a hurry.

   "Qianhu, Lord Hou has an invitation to ask Qianhu to bring more troops."

After Chen Li heard this, he immediately became nervous and shouted: "Call all the hundreds of households, all people above the small banners will come with me, and then order the brothers from the thousand households to gather and wait for orders! All those in the capital will be recalled."

   Immediately, he didn't dare to neglect, adjusted the flying fish clothes: "Let's go."

  …

  Zhang Anshi was promoted.

   At this time, his face was extremely majestic.

   A few smart people, no, a few brothers also stood majestically by his side.

  Chen Li brought all the military officers from the Qianhu Office to see him, and without waiting to salute, Zhang Anshi said, "Have the people been summoned?"

   "Go back to Lord Hou, the assembly has been completed, and we just wait for Lord Hou's order."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Everyone is with me, and now we are going to catch the rebellious party."

   "Now?" Chen Li was taken aback: "The rebellious party... has a clue."

   This was definitely beyond Chen Li's expectations. After all... He has worked in Jinyiwei for so many years, so he knew how tricky this matter was. These chaotic parties have been lurking for so many years, how could they... catch them easily.

  Zhang Anshi said angrily: "Why, you want to question Benhou?"

   "No, I dare not." Chen Lidao: "My humble opinion is that in order to prevent the rumors from leaking out, we should call people first, and don't release rumors of arresting the party..."

He took a step forward and lowered his voice: "Master Hou, Beizhen Fusi...Ji Gang has been observing your every move, Lord Hou. This time... he also took a breath, so the mean... The rebellious party will certainly Catch, but Beizhen Fusi also has to guard against it."

  Zhang Anshi looked at Chen Litian meaningfully: "Why, this Ji Gang is so conscienceless. How dare you send someone to watch my every move?"

  Chen Li didn't say anything bad about Ji Gang, but said: "Such things should be taken just in case."

   "Then do as you said. Also, draw a team of people for me to monitor Beizhen Fusi and join his mother's Ji Gang. He wants to fight with me? Don't look at who I am, Zhang Anshi!"

  Chen Li said without hesitation: "Yes, humble, let's arrange it!"

He gritted his teeth, and said viciously: "Ji Gang has a confidant, and many things are entrusted to this person. At this time, this confidant should go to drink tea... I know the place, and arrange some people over there to keep an eye on him. Lord Hou can take care of himself without any worries."

  (end of this chapter)