Yang Ling sent men to escort the brothel keeper, Shui Yezi, and her entourage to the Inspector-General's yamen. The fact that these people were able to escape unscathed after the incident was most likely unrelated to this case. Moreover, there was no place to settle them in the courier hostel. The main purpose of sending them to the Inspector-General's yamen was to confuse the public and prevent his opponents from guessing how much he knew about the situation.
Yang Ling quietly returned to the courier hostel. At this time, the sky was still dark and he did not want to alarm others. He ordered his personal guards to rest and he brought Wu Hanchao and the others back to the study. He lit a lamp and a personal guard went to brew tea and bring it over.
Liu Biao was already one of the two Qianhu of the Inner Faction and his rank was very high. Yang Ling did not have an arrogant and bossy manner. How could he allow him to pretend to be a lackey for a banquet? Therefore, he did not accompany him to the banquet. However, he was in charge of the security of the entire courier hostel. When Yang Ling returned, there would be someone to report to him. He hurriedly got dressed and went to the study.
Seeing that Yang Ling was deep in thought, Liu Biao joked: "Daren is attending the banquet tonight. This lowly official thought that it would be a brocade quilt, a bone-eroding ecstasy. I had originally planned to urge daren to return late in the morning. Why have you returned in the middle of the night? Is there no lady that you like?"
Yang Ling laughed dryly twice before his smile froze. He said: "Don't joke around, Liu Biao. This' Beauties Brothel 'is filled with danger at every step. I really cannot think of anyone who would want to deal with me."
Hearing this, Liu Biao's expression tightened. He anxiously asked: "What is it? That place is filled with hundreds of officials and guards. Could it be that someone has entered to assassinate someone? Hanchao, what is going on? "
Wu Hanchao guiltily replied: "This lowly one does not know. I only heard from Daren that the madam of 'Yan Lai Lou' had drugged Daren with aphrodisiac and was discovered by Daren. However, the strange thing is that just as Daren gave the order to investigate, the mastermind was stabbed to death and her corpse was hidden under the stairs. This is not simple."
Yang Ling coughed and told her what had happened, only omitting the part where Red Lady accidentally came in and took the blame for him. However, he could not face the fact that they had a relationship, so he had been avoiding thinking about it. Now that he was talking about it, the picture that made his heart beat unexpectedly jumped into his mind: the slender and powerful waist that even willow branches would be afraid of, the flat lower abdomen, the graceful curves of the hips, the two strong and straight thighs that formed the center of the V-shaped bulge in the middle …
But the annoying thing was that he clearly remembered everything that had happened. The supple and smooth body under his body was like water plants dancing along with the waves, swaying with his passion. It was also like a snow-white piece of Xue Tao paper that emitted a faint fragrance, allowing him to scribble on it, smearing his passion.
The choked sobs, the sweet moans, and the indistinct pleas between his lips and teeth, each sound and rhythm was like a stream of clear spring water flowing through the cracks of a stone with difficulty, sending him, who had already drunk the wine and had gone crazy under the stimulation of the strong medicine, directly to heaven …
Seeing that Daren was sitting there in a daze after finishing his story, Liu Biao thought that Daren was thinking hard about the mastermind behind the scenes. He could not help but roll up his sleeves and say with a sinister smile: "Daren, what's so difficult about this? Hasn't that Miss Liu already fallen into our hands? Hehe, we used the 128 tortures of the Inner Sanctum and tortured her until not even her bones were left. I don't believe that a little girl can keep her mouth shut! "
Wu Hanchao thought about this matter as he listened to Yang Ling. In his opinion, since Aunt Hong had been killed to silence her, Liu Feiwu's reason for getting close to Yang Ling was definitely not as simple as she had said.
However, since the other party could get close to Daren but did not directly harm him, it was very likely that they were not rebels who hated the imperial court to the bone. Instead, they were people with ulterior motives, or even people from the government.
They had sent a pure and beautiful young lady to Daren. Their goal was only to leave a spy by Daren's side, or to use the excuse of raping the daughter of an official to impeach Daren.
Who had the ability to force a young lady from an official to do such a shameful thing? Who also knew Daren's whereabouts like the back of their hand? At the same time, they were able to order the brothel proprietress of Amorous Arrival Brothel to listen to their orders? Once things went south, they could immediately silence Daren by killing him. Furthermore, once the deed was done, they could make use of the information obtained from Daren. Or perhaps they could use this reason to impeach Daren?
When Wu Hanchao thought of this, his eyes could not help but brighten. He said, "Daren Liu, you and I both know that the young lady is lying. However, we cannot insist that she is plotting to murder Daren just because the brothel proprietress is dead. She offered her virginity, but was accused by the government of murdering an official of the imperial court. Isn't this reason absurd? If she is smart enough, she will know that it is inconvenient for us to torture her. As long as she clenches her teeth and refuses to tell the truth, what can we do? "
As soon as Liu Biao heard this, he realized that right now they were only suspecting and had no concrete evidence. In addition, the various officials of Datong were currently in a nervous state because of Gu Daeyong. If they really did torture a young lady from an official's family without any evidence, even the Emperor would not be able to justify it. He could not help but hesitate. "This … Brother Wu, what brilliant plan do you have?"
Wu Hanchao smiled bitterly. "But there are too many suspicious people. On the contrary, it will be difficult to find the person who secretly plotted against her. However, this lowly official feels that there is one person who is the most suspicious. We should first use this person to test her. If we still cannot get the slightest bit of information out of her, then … it will not be too late to think of another method."
Yang Ling was moved. "Who is the most suspicious person?" he asked.
Wu Hanchao said, "Datong's inspector-general Hu Zan, Wang Long and Li Yi were all appointed by him. Although this person has not yet been reprimanded by His Majesty, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if he does not submit his resignation, His Majesty will have to send another official to replace him when he returns to the capital. This person's career has already come to an end.
The acting prince is a relative of the Emperor. Chief Yang is on good terms with Daren. With Daren's care, His Majesty's words have already revealed that he will not pursue this matter further. Only Hu Zan has been left out. How can he not harbor a grudge? Besides, he has never gotten along with Daren.
Moreover, he has operated in Datong for many years. A centipede dies but does not fall down. How can there be a lack of loyal subordinates? Only he has the ability to completely understand Daren's whereabouts. Only he has the ability to force his subordinates and their daughters to work for him.
He is doing this because he wants to grab hold of Daren's weakness and force Daren to plead for leniency on his behalf. He might even be able to kill two birds with one stone by establishing a relationship with Daren. As the saying goes, 'It is easy to be an official if there are people in the capital.' This lowly official's father is a local official. I have heard too much of this dirty business. Humph! If Hu Zan had a young and beautiful daughter, I'm afraid this good thing would not have fallen into the hands of that lowly official's daughter. "
Yang Ling's face turned red. He said awkwardly, "This … doesn't seem to be a good thing? Cough, then what good plan do you have? Quickly tell me. "
※ ※ ※
Liu Feiwu was locked in an empty room. The four walls were empty except for cobwebs and dust. It seemed that this was a warehouse that had been empty for a long time. She hugged her knees and sat in the middle of the room. The candlelight was too weak. Occasionally, she would hear the sound of mice crawling.
The iron lock on the door rattled. With a creak, a man wearing a green official robe walked in. Liu Feiwu hurriedly stood up and took a step back in fear.
The door closed. The official was very young. He was in his twenties. He smiled and was very amiable. He raised his voice and said to Liu Feiwu, "Miss Liu, I will have to trouble you to stay here for the night. Tomorrow, Daren will personally interrogate you. If you really do not have any conspiracy, he will naturally let you go."
Liu Feiwu calmed down. She gently curtsied and said, "Thank you, Daren. May I know your name?"
"Me?" Liu Biao smiled. He suddenly took a step in front of her. Liu Feiwu was so shocked that she hurriedly took two steps back. She hugged her arms tightly and leaned against a pillar. She said with a trembling voice, "You … What are you doing? Don't come any closer. If you come any closer, I'll shout! "
Liu Biao was stunned. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He pretended to look at the door before whispering, "Don't be afraid. I was ordered by my superiors to come and visit Miss. Don't worry. Aunt Hong insisted that she was greedy for a small profit. That's why she helped you drug her. As long as both of you give the same testimony, Great Yang … Cough, Great Imperial Envoy Yang will not be able to do anything to you."
Liu Feiwu's eyes lit up. She was ecstatic to see Liu Biao in her despair. She could not help but take a step forward in surprise. She grabbed Liu Biao's hand and said, "What? You are also one of us? Cult Leader is really … really resourceful. "
Liu Qianhu's face turned red. He was in a daze and did not understand what she meant. He said with some embarrassment, "Of course, our Master is very resourceful. What did you say to Yang Ling? Did you reveal any secrets? Tell me quickly, so I can inform Aunt Hong …" Liu Qianhu's face was flushed with embarrassment.
"Lord?!"
"Cult Leader?!"
Both of them shouted at the same time. Then, they let go of each other and took a step back. Liu Feiwu's eyes were wide open. Her pretty face was flushed. She said angrily, "You lied to me!"
Liu Biao pointed at her and said excitedly, "Maitreya Sect! You are a member of Maitreya Sect! "
Liu Feiwu's face turned pale. Her mind was filled with the horrifying scene of her whole family being executed, lighting the sky lanterns, being dismembered, and being executed by a thousand cuts.
The door opened with a clang. Yang Ling walked in with his official robe and jade belt. The guards on his left and right had swords on their waists and burning torches in their hands. They lined up on both sides. Yang Ling clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Impressive. Maitreya Sect is really all-pervasive. I am really curious, how many of your people are there in Datong?"
His smile turned solemn and he said sternly, "Look after her and go to the Imperial Inspector's Office immediately. I want to interrogate Liu Guang immediately!"
The prison of the Imperial Inspector's Office was tormented miserably. In the middle of the night, when they were sleeping soundly in their warm beds, Yang Ling brought over a large group of prisoners. Even though they were beautiful and alluring and looked very pleasing to the eye, but in the blink of an eye, all the beauties had entered the women's prison. The prison guards outside crawled out of bed just to admire this scenery. It was inevitable that they were full of complaints.
With great difficulty, all the male and female prisoners were settled down. Just as they went back to undress and sleep, the bed was just warm when the superior arrived. This time, it was the Imperial Envoy who personally came to the prison. Everyone in the prison dared to sleep in their rooms. They hurriedly crawled out of bed to serve him.
Trembling with fear and trepidation, the prison guards welcomed Yang Ling and the wolf-like group of foreign officials into the prison. Once he heard that there were Maitreya followers among the officials locked up in his prison, he hurriedly led them into the prison.
Even though there were Dongchang foreign officials supervising and the prison guards didn't care about personal matters when using torture, but they also knew that there was a high chance that these officials would have to go out and become officials in the future, so they didn't dare to be careless in their living quarters. There were tens of officials, big and small, locked up in the prison and they all lived in single rooms. Following the eerie tunnel, they passed by a few prison cells and saw a person curled up on a brick bed behind a wooden fence.
The prison guard called out a few times but did not see any response from Liu Guang. Afraid that he would anger Yang Ling, he hurriedly snatched the key from the prison guard's hand and opened the prison door. He rushed in and patted the official's shoulder, calling out, "Liu daren, Liu daren, quickly wake up … Ah!"
He screamed and stumbled out, saying in a daze, "Da … daren, Liu daren he … he's dead!"
"What?" Yang Ling was shocked and remained silent for a long while, only the sound of the torches could be heard. After a long while, Yang Ling suddenly shouted angrily, "What cause of death? What are you doing? Go and investigate! "
His shout reverberated in the prison cell. The adults in the prison who had been awakened grabbed the wooden bars with both hands and looked in his direction. Their bodies were injured and their faces were cold. There was an indescribable feeling in their eyes.
Being called out in the middle of the night, he hurriedly rushed over to investigate but was unable to ascertain the cause of Liu Guang's death. He could only carefully say to Yang Ling, "Daren, Liu daren should be … his body was weak and unable to endure heavy torture, so he passed away due to his heavy injuries."
Hearing this, Yang Ling sneered. After this period of time, he had already calmed down. Yang Ling crouched down and entered the prison cell. Looking at Liu Guang's corpse, he turned around and asked, "Warden Zheng, who were the ones who tortured Liu daren today? Who are the ones watching over this prison cell? Bring them to me. "
Warden Zheng hurriedly asked a few questions to the prison official beside him before summoning the few prison guards in front of Yang Ling. Yang Ling looked at the five to six prison guards and said indifferently, "Liu Guang is an important criminal and a member of the Maitreya Sect. But coincidentally, the official who was imprisoned was this lowly polishing officer. Thanks to everyone's care, he has already breathed his last. This official can only invite everyone to come back with me for a chat and bring them all away!"
The rooster crowed at five in the morning and the sky was already bright.
Yang Ling did not dare to leave an important criminal in the Inspector-General's office. Now the only place he could trust was his own post that had been turned into a military camp. The various storehouses were temporarily converted into prison cells. A few prison guards were separated and detained separately. They were brought out for interrogation in turns. These people's confessions were filled with contradictions. Based on this, suspicious people were found and interrogated in detail. Using severe torture, they were not afraid that they would not be able to find out the real reason for Liu Guang's death.
But Yang Ling did not dare to have extravagant hopes that the prison guards who had joined the Maitreya Sect would know a lot of secrets. After thinking about it, only Liu Feiwu could possibly know some valuable information. Thus, he got someone to bring her up.
Liu Feiwu was brought into the room. Seeing the room full of bloody torture instruments, she couldn't help but reveal a terrified expression on her face. But she still forced herself to say, "Where is my father? What did you guys do to him? "
Yang Ling did not answer and said, "This official already knows your identity. You should know how the imperial court deals with evil sects! Miss Liu, you are young and also pretty and quick-witted. Don't ruin your great future. Rein in the horse at the precipice to make up for your mistakes, or be obstinate in going about things the wrong way. You should have a wise choice, right? "
Liu Feiwu said anxiously, "Where is my father? What did you guys do to him? "
Yang Ling continued, "Your life, his life, according to the law, is a capital crime. What else can we do? But if you confess honestly, this official can give you a way out and give you a lighter sentence. Are you willing to confess? "
Liu Feiwu secretly said, "Father has already fallen into their hands, and our identity is also known by the officials. But if I confess, will he really let us go? He had just lied to me once at the 'House of Beauties'. This person is so cunning, how could he tell the truth? If father doesn't say, I won't say either. When the Second Young Master knows the news, he will definitely come to save me. "
When Yang Ling saw that she shook her head and did not answer, he waved his hand. Two foreigners rushed forward. Without any gentleness, they placed her on the torture rack. Carrying a sieve, they inserted her slender fingers into the sieve to torture her.
Yang Ling could not bear to watch anymore. Seeing that the foreigners were going to torture her, he wanted to get up and leave. But the foreigners behind him called out, "Sir, she … she fainted …"
"Huh?" Yang Ling quickly turned around and saw that Miss Liu was tied to the torture rack. Her head was hanging in front of her chest. She was really unconscious. The two foreigners splashed cold water on her and slapped her cheeks. They were so angry that they pulled the sieve tightly to wake her up from the pain. But it was to no avail.
It turned out that this was the secret technique of the White Lotus Cult. It was only passed down to high-ranking disciples. It was used to withstand the pain of death after being caught by the officials, so as to prevent the cult's secrets from being exposed.
Li Dayi had privately taught her this martial art. His purpose was only because the little girl could not bear the hardships of practicing martial art. This martial art was only for training the mind, so she found it fun. Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this time.
At first, Yang Ling thought that she fainted because she was timid. But when she woke up and they were about to torture her, she fainted again. Like this, Yang Ling guessed that she was the same as Wang Long and knew this self-hypnosis technique.
When Liu Feiwu woke up for the third time, she saw that Yang Ling had already taken her down from the torture rack. She could not help but reveal a hint of pride in her eyes. Yang Ling sat on a chair with his legs crossed. He held a cup of tea in his hand and said with a smile, "You can't get up. You know how to use this method to escape torture. Unfortunately, I have the best way to deal with women. "
He pouted to the side and said, "Don't be in a hurry to faint. Here, do you see that bucket?"
Liu Feiwu saw a wooden bucket that was half the height of a person and it was filled with clear water. She could not guess Yang Ling's intention, but she instinctively felt that he was up to no good. She could not help but change her expression and said, "What do you want? You are an official of the imperial court, not a bandit. If you want to sully my innocence, the imperial censor will not let you off! "
Yang Ling chuckled and said, "What a sharp tongue. I will not give others a reason to say that I am using this as an excuse to interrogate a female prisoner."
At this time, two foreigners carried two large dustpans, which were tightly wrapped with a piece of cloth, and excitedly ran in with a fishy smell. "Sir," they said, "I have brought the things," they said. I mobilized a group of brothers and dug up all the places in the back of the kitchen to pour the rancid water. Every shovel made a big lump. This lowly officer's scalp went numb just looking at it. "
Yang Ling pinched his nose and said, "Alright, alright. Quickly put it in. This smell is really unbearable."
"Aye!" The two foreigners answered and ran to the front of the wooden bucket. They tore off the cloth and started pouring the contents into the bucket like sifting beans. The torches in the room were brightly lit. Liu Feiwu opened her eyes wide and finally saw what was inside the dustpans. She almost vomited on the spot when she saw it. She felt her scalp go numb and her body was shivering.
"Oh my god!" Inside the dustpans were large lumps of dark red things entangled together. Some of them were as thick as a little finger, while the thinner ones were white or red like thin threads. They were entangled and wriggled their soft and sticky bodies. When they were poured into the water, they quickly dispersed and slowly sank.
Liu Feiwu followed her father to the river to fish in the summer and autumn. She had also used earthworms before, but she really did not expect to see a dustpan full of fleshy earthworms. It was so disgusting.
Her face was deathly pale and her body was trembling. She pointed at the wooden bucket and clenched her teeth. She did not dare to open her mouth or she would vomit.
Yang Ling was disgusted by himself, but he still had to pretend to be a pervert. He chuckled and said, "Don't you like to faint? After fainting, it won't hurt anymore and you won't feel any pain.
En, it's not bad. Do you see it? Don't worry, the water isn't hot, but it isn't cold either. It won't freeze you. If you don't confess, this official will let you faint and throw you into the bucket. When you wake up, these earthworms will be everywhere. They might be crawling out of your hair, into your nostrils, inside your skirt, inside your boots … "
Yang Ling signaled with his eyes, and two of the foreigners lifted Liu Feiwu up and carried her toward the water bucket. Liu Feiwu was about to go crazy, and she didn't dare to faint. Those things were already terrifying enough when they were visible. If she were to fall into the water, even though she knew that they were there, but she couldn't see them, that fear would really drive her crazy.
Liu Feiwu's delicate body that was like a willow emitted an astonishing strength. The four foreigners used a lot of strength to lift her up to the top of the wooden barrel and forcefully pressed her into the water. When her buttocks were still half a foot away from the water, Liu Feiwu broke down and burst into tears. She desperately screamed and begged, "I've confessed, I've confessed everything. I beg you to let me go. I'll do anything you want me to do, don't put me in, I beg you … boohoo …"
Yang Ling raised his chin. The four foreigners, who had been watching him since a long time ago, moved Liu Feiwu to the ground. Liu Feiwu's body went limp. She collapsed on the ground and cried loudly. Her hands grabbed the green bricks on the ground and refused to move away.
"Sigh!" Yang Ling sighed. He got up and turned his head. He saw Liu Biao, Wu Hanchao, and the others looking at him with a strange gaze. He could not help but rub his nose and thought, "Damn it. Beautiful women are so popular. They are all from the evil cult, but the treatment is really different. Even a person like Liu Biao has taken pity on her. I only scared her because I don't want to hurt a delicate little girl like her. Why are you looking at me as if I'm a strange uncle? "
* * *
Under the threat that was a hundred times more terrifying than death, Liu Feiwu finally spilled the beans and confessed everything.
Although what she knew was limited, it was of great use to Yang Ling. She did not know who was from the Maitreya Sect in Datong, but from the conversation between Aunt Hong and her father, she knew that the important spies planted by the Maitreya Sect in Datong had been removed one after another. At present, there were no important figures from the evil cult among the civil and military officials of Datong. With this, she urged the Emperor to immediately release the arrested officials.
As for the ordinary people at the bottom of society, the Maitreya Sect was everywhere. These people could not be eliminated. Moreover, without a leader to command them, they would not be of much use unless they gathered people to rebel. They could be ignored for the time being.
Moreover, he also knew the purpose of the Maitreya Sect's honey trap. With his current status and identity, if he knew that there was a potential enemy but did not know the enemy's identity and purpose, he would inevitably be overly cautious. He also had to be overly cautious with other officials. Many mistakes in judgment would affect his every move, and he might even make many unnecessary enemies. In this way, it would be much easier.
Yang Ling also confessed to Liu Feiwu about the death of Liu Guang and Aunt Hong. He also told her that it was an internal action of the Maitreya Sect to silence them. He was still investigating, but other than the two prison guards who were already suspected, it was difficult to find the real culprit behind the scenes.
Liu Feiwu knew that there was no need for Yang Ling to lie to her. When she recalled that Aunt Hong had poisoned her tea to prevent her from going back on her words, she believed him to a certain extent. Her family was loyal to the Holy Church, but now that they had ended up like this in prison, the girl could only cry bitterly in regret.
Tang Yixian's condition was still fluctuating, but it was always very severe during the day. After sleeping through the night, she would be at her best in the morning. Zhengde really had a soft spot for her and was very considerate. He was a young man who was cared for and cared for since he was young, and now he knew how to care for others.
He rushed to Tang YiXian's room early in the morning, and saw two palace maids serving Tang YiXian as she ate half a bowl of rice porridge and side dishes. He was coaxing Tang YiXian as he spoke, when Yang Ling rushed over.
In the first half of the night, he slept in ecstasy and exhausted all his strength. In the second half of the night, he ran around without rest. Yang Ling's eyes were red. He had just received the news that thousands of soldiers were killed and injured in the camp. He knew that this matter was very important. If it was not handled as soon as possible, it would likely cause a chain reaction. The year before, there was a mutiny in the army that killed the commander-in-chief of the town. If there was another mutiny in the army when the high-ranking generals were also dissatisfied, and the generals secretly added fuel to the fire, who knew what the consequences would be?
Therefore, after he hurriedly checked on Tang Yixian's condition, he used military affairs as an excuse to bring Zhengde back to the study room.
Hearing the 'battalion whistle', Zhengde was also baffled. Yang Ling had already understood this matter from the mouth of the officer sent by Yang Yiqing, thereupon he explained it to him, and then combined it with Yang Yiqing's opinion, he said, "Your Majesty, this time the Tatar army has come from afar, not only the number of troops is greater than the previous years, the battle has been going on for an extremely long time, the troops have been waiting for battle for a long time, without any time to rest and reorganize, they are already extremely exhausted.
Now that the imperial court has achieved a great victory, the morale of the troops has just relaxed, and the internal army has also arrested all the veteran generals, the newly appointed officials are fighting and scheming against each other, the soldiers have a lot of complaints in their hearts, in addition to the fact that their moods are unstable and easily irritable, to the extent that if a soldier cries out in fear in the middle of the night, or even if a mouse falls on a person and startles them awake, it is possible that the camp will explode. Zongzhi Yang believes that, in the present situation, we must make prompt decisions, if there is a military disaster, at that time if we want to stop it, the losses will be incalculable. "
Zhengde still did not understand why the troops would suddenly go crazy without any rhyme or reason, but since Yang Ling spoke so cautiously, he had unconditional trust in Yang Ling, he busily asked, "In my beloved subject's opinion, what should Zhen do?"
Yang Ling said, "In this subject's opinion, Your Majesty should immediately release all the arrested officials, restore them to their original positions, first order the local officials to reward the troops and generals who have rendered meritorious service in the battle, and also issue an order that when they return to the capital, the imperial court will reward them according to their merits, conferring titles and raising their nobility!"
"Good! In your opinion, is there anything else? "Zhengde raised his eyebrows, nodding his head in agreement.
"Secondly, move the army back to the Great Wall and take turns to rest and reorganize, giving the exhausted troops a chance to catch their breath."
"Yes, this is also up to my beloved subject. What else?"
"Thirdly, thirdly … remove those who have caused the dissatisfaction and resentment of the officials of Datong, investigate and punish them severely, in order to appease the morale of the troops and the public, and to express the attitude of Your Majesty and the imperial court."
"This …" Zhengde hesitated, hesitating for a long time before replying.
Yang Ling sighed and said, "Your Majesty, if there are no rewards and punishments, and there are clear rewards and punishments, it will be difficult to appease the morale of the troops. Commander Yang has already rushed to the barracks where the incident occurred, and these words were brought by the central army. If it weren't for the severity of the situation, Commander Yang would not have proposed such a condition, which could force me to abdicate. He has led troops for many years and understands the army better than we do, so we cannot ignore this. "
With a bitter expression, Zhengde said, "Beloved subject, it's not that We don't want to punish and use him, but this servant has been with us for many years. If we arrest him and don't put him in an important position, wouldn't that hurt his feelings? It's not that We don't want to deal with him, it's just that we are thinking, if we remove him from his position, who will take over his position, and where should we take him? Qiu Ju and the others are bound to come and torment Zhen again, use him … ay! "
Yang Ling was startled: Turned out His Majesty was actually thinking about this matter, he had not punished him yet, yet he was thinking about how to not make him sad. This man … ay! This Emperor does not have the decisiveness to kill like a ruler, he values affection more than reason, but … wasn't it precisely because he was a man of temperament, unlike His Majesty, that Wei Xiaobao had a genuine concern and care for him?
Yang Ling thought for a moment, then suddenly an idea came to his mind. "Your Majesty," he said, "Dai Yi was originally a member of the Department of Rites, he is familiar with Dongchang's affairs, and has always been loyal to Your Majesty. It's only because he was implicated by Wang Yue and the others that he was demoted to Jinling. Why don't we transfer him back to Dongchang's factory supervisor? Qiu Ju and the others won't be able to get anything out of it, and won't have any grudges or complaints.
As for Gu gonggong … the ban on the sea is about to be lifted, we need a capable person whom Your Majesty can trust to go over there. It would be better to ask Gu gonggong to take charge, to atone for his crime with meritorious service. This task is also a lucrative one, Gu gonggong was in the wrong first, to have this kind of good position, he would only be grateful to Your Majesty, why would he come crying and begging? "
As soon as Zhengde heard this, he happily said, "Good! This is the most appropriate way to deal with it. Subject Yang, quickly go to the army to pass on Zhen's imperial edict. You will be fully responsible for rewarding the troops, releasing the officials, and punishing the officials! "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
