Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 225 Good fire meets straight, ruthless people rule summer

East of Huarong City, Liu's House.

If you don't die, you won't die.

Despite being under house arrest, the Liu family set off fireworks at home.

One of the big fireworks was originally planned to be set up at night, but the second son of the Liu family insisted on setting it off now, and the place he chose was only a small courtyard.

As the fireworks ran around, a string of fireworks flew directly into the firewood pile next to it. When the second son of the Liu family was still proud, the pile of firewood had already ignited a raging fire.

Although the Liu family organized firefighting immediately, today, in order to welcome Liu Daxia's return and clean up the house for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the big tanks that are usually full of water have almost bottomed out.

When Wang Zhi and Liu Zhong arrived in front of the house, the Liu family mansion was already in flames.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The door of Liu's Mansion was banged loudly and loudly, and the people inside arrogantly asked the guards outside to open the door.

Li Wei, a thousand households in the Shenji Camp, guards here personally. Faced with the harsh demands of Mr. Liu's family inside, he seemed to respond forcefully: "Shut up, go back to fight the fire immediately, this door cannot be opened without the order of the guardian!"

Although he had realized that there was a fire inside, he didn't rush to open the door to let the people inside come out.

In fact, it's no wonder that Wang Zhi's order is now to guard the place. Who knows if it's self-directed and self-directed, so as to escape here by taking advantage of this fake fire.

Seeing Wang Zhi coming, Li Wei, a thousand households of the Shenji Camp, greeted him respectfully and said, "Master Guardian, it seems that the water is really leaking inside, do you want to open the door?"

"How many people are there?" Wang Zhi asked indifferently when he heard the movement inside and it didn't seem like he was acting and directing himself.

Li Wei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and reported honestly: "Just now, according to your order, those maids and old servants have allowed them to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now, except for a group of strong guards, basically They are all members of the Liu family!"

"Hurry up, quickly withdraw the iron chain and pry open the wooden boards, and let the people inside out!" Liu Zhong saw the fire through the crack of the door, and immediately gave orders authentically.

It was also a coincidence that the Liu family had just been sealed inside the house, but a fire broke out inside, and Liu Daxia's family members were all in danger.

Of course, if they can work together to organize personnel to successfully put out the fire, then this door does not need to be opened.

"Wait a minute! Take people down!" Wang Zhi stopped immediately, and then looked at the carriageway following him.

It was Liu Daxia who had just been imprisoned who got down from the carriage. Liu Daxia was still full of arrogance, but he was stunned when he saw thick smoke rising from his house.

"Liu Daxia, the miscellaneous family will ask you again now, where is the Southwest Archives?" Wang Zhi walked up to Liu Daxia and asked with firm eyes.

This……

Li Wei and Liu Zhong immediately looked at each other in dismay, and Liu Zhong suddenly realized why Wang Zhi insisted on taking Liu Daxia with him, because he wanted to use the fire to force Liu Daxia to submit.

Although the method was a little despicable, it was still a good way to get Liu Daxia to speak.

"Bah! Don't think about it!" Liu Daxia spat a mouthful of thick phlegm towards Wang Zhi, his face full of contempt.

boom!
Li Wei was so angry that he immediately stepped forward and slammed a heavy punch at Liu Daxia's stomach.

Liu Daxia has always been a pampered official, suddenly received this heavy punch, and immediately fell to the ground like a shrimp, but stared fiercely at this little Qianhu.

Although he is no longer a doctor in the Ministry of War, with the official connections he has woven, it is easy to kill a small thousand households.

In fact, the most frightening thing about their civil servants is not their status, but that they form a group through various relationships, thus becoming an organization that can check and balance imperial power.

Wang Zhi took out a silky white embroidered handkerchief from his wide cuff, and gently wiped away the thick phlegm on his face, but that beautiful face suddenly smiled.

Those who are familiar with him may know that once Wang Zhi shows this kind of smile, the whole person will become stronger, and often even die.

"Wang Zhi, don't you immediately order to open the door to put out the fire, do you want the old man to impeach you and let the emperor chop off your head?" Liu Daxia threatened angrily as he still cared about his family.

At this time, although there were people organizing the fire fighting inside, there were constant screams, and the fire had become uncontrollable.

Naturally, it was impossible for Wang Zhi to ignore this threat. He looked at Liu Daxia again and said, "Liu Daxia, I will ask you again, where is the Southwest file?"

"Don't even think about it, you eunuch is the first scourge of my Ming Dynasty, you are simply the second Wang Zhen, you want my great Ming to perish, I'm piss!" Liu Daxia did not intend to compromise, but insulted.

Although he wanted to spit at Wang Zhi again, but his whole face was pressed to the ground, and he couldn't do any harm to Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi signaled his subordinates to bring down a chair from the carriage, and said with a firm heart: "The miscellaneous family will sit here with you and wait for your family members to be burned alive!"

"Shu Xun, you are disregarding human life!" Liu Daxia blamed with wide eyes when he saw that he didn't intend to save his family.

Liu Zhong has been watching from the side, and now he heard the screams of someone being buried in the flames inside, so he couldn't help dissuading him: "Eunuch Wang, is this wrong?"

In fact, Liu Daxia is all about seeking fame, but he naturally cares about the life and death of his family members.

Only after seeing Liu Zhong's statement, he knew that the governor of Huguang was worthy of being a civil servant who read sage books, and it was certainly impossible to watch his family members be burned to death inside.

Even if Wang Zhi didn't dare to save his family members in the end, Liu Zhong certainly couldn't sit idly by.

"Governor Liu, do you think the Liu family is more important, or the war in the Southwest? Now, do you still think that women's benevolence can handle things well?" Naturally, Wang Zhi couldn't be dissuaded by Liu Zhong, so he said lightly asked rhetorically.

"Eunuch Wang, Governor Liu, if the two of you don't save the old man's family now, and let Shilin know about such a bad behavior, the world will not tolerate the two of you." Liu Daxia's key object of instigation is Liu Zhong. threatened.

Liu Zhong frowned slightly, but he had a decision in his heart.

Ever since Qiu Jing, governor of Anlu, was beheaded, he knew that his path was no longer that of a so-called virtuous minister, but a good official who truly wanted to do practical things for the people.

Just like His Majesty's warning that "empty talk harms the country, hard work rejuvenates the country", it is true that there are Liu Daxia's family members in it, but the Annan file is related to the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Li Dynasty.

Which is lighter and heavier, at a glance.

"Pass down the order. If there is no order from the miscellaneous family, whoever dares to open the door will be dealt with by military law! In addition, each door will be reinforced to prevent people inside from breaking through!" Wang Zhi never thought he was a good person, so he ordered coldly immediately road.

Li Wei is a soldier who has experienced the baptism of blood on the battlefield, so he said respectfully and authentically: "The humble post takes orders!"

"Wang Zhi, are you really crazy?" Liu Daxia asked in disbelief as he was firmly controlled.

Wang Zhi was already sitting on the chair, but he asked indifferently: "Do you want to hand over the Annan file, or burn all your family members to death in it, which one do you choose?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads to look at Liu Daxia, wondering what choice this famous Liu Daxia would make.

"Governor Liu, you should be a witness for this old man! Today, this old man did not disclose the location of the Annan archives for the sake of the common people. If this old man's family members are burned to death in the house, this matter is Wang Zhi's fault, and it is his family's ruin!" Liu Daxia invited Liu Zhong helped to witness, but he directly convicted Wang Zhi.

Liu Zhong didn't expect that Liu Daxia was still unwilling to reveal the location of Annan's files, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he turned his head to look at Wang Zhi worriedly.

It was contrary to expectations, just when Wang Zhi and Liu Zhong thought they could use the fire to force Liu Daxia to submit, a voice came out from inside saying: "It's gone, the fire is gone!"

Went out?

When he heard the news, Wang Zhi frowned slightly.

Liu Zhong also secretly sighed in his heart, it is definitely impossible for Liu Daxia to explain the hiding place of Annan's files.

"Wang Zhi, it's your fate, otherwise, based on what you did today, you should be pushed to the guillotine to be buried with the old couple!" Liu Daxia knew that every yard of his house was equipped with large water tanks, so he snorted coldly. .

what……

It's just that just as Liu Daxia's voice fell, a scream suddenly came from inside, and the sound was burned like a heart-piercing lung.

Act?or is it true?
The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion outside the door couldn't help becoming confused when they heard the heart-piercing screams.

what happened?

When Liu Daxia heard the scream, he immediately looked at his mansion in shock.

At first, everyone thought that the fire inside was really extinguished, but the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations, but there were heart-piercing screams, and the knocking on the front door became more urgent.

Mr. Liu's arrogance was gone, and he turned to the door and begged: "Please, let us out!"

"Our Lord Guardian has already said! If your father is willing to hand over Annan's file, he will open the door and let your whole family live, otherwise you will be burned alive inside!" Li Wei deliberately increased his voice, and passed on a message to the people inside. road.

When the people inside heard this transaction condition, they immediately shouted at Liu Daxia.

The corners of Wang Zhi's mouth were raised slightly, and he seemed to be sitting on the chair very leisurely. He opened the white fan in his hand and wrote: "The servant girl went to Liu's house to ask for Annan's files but failed, so the house was closed to search, and Liu's family played with fire and set themselves on fire! This minister threatened Liu Daxia to tell about Annan's files. The place where the archives are hidden, if he wants to save the old and the young at home, he can only tell the truth! Slaves are not people who are easy to kill, but the use of troops in the Southwest is related to the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it is related to the victory of the Ming Dynasty. A servant's plan!"

Dozens of words are eloquent, and the writing is a bit sloppy, but at least Wang Zhi knows what he is writing, and it will become neat when he copies it in secret.

Liu Zhong heard the constant heart-piercing voices from inside, the whole Liu's house was already in flames, and the knocking at the door was weak instead of strong, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at Liu Daxia.

He knew that he couldn't persuade Wang Zhi, and he had no reason to persuade Wang Zhi.

What Wang Zhi did was for the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Warring States Period, and for the life and death of the [-] soldiers who were about to go to war, and the Annan archives belonged to the Ming Dynasty, so why would Liu Daxia not hand them over?

If Liu Daxia refuses to hand over Annan's files even in such a field, he should really let his family be buried in the sea of ​​fire, and it is simply his own fault.

"Governor Liu, are you going to be an accomplice?" Liu Daxia knew that Wang Zhi was a hard-hearted person, so he threatened Liu Zhong instead.

Liu Zhong couldn't help laughing, and expressed his position: "Master Liu, the governor will not take action, and there is no reason to do so! If you don't want your whole family to die in it, you should hand over the Annan file, otherwise no one will be able to save you now. Your family!"

Ah!
The fire spread faster than expected, and the heart-piercing screams were getting closer and closer. The fire seemed to have reached the gate, and thick smoke was even coming out from the crack in the door.

Liu Daxia originally wanted to bet that Liu Zhong and Wang Zhi would not dare to really commit the crime of the world, but after seeing this situation, seeing the two people who were as hard-hearted as stone, he finally let go and said: "I said, open the door to put out the fire immediately! "

"Where is it? Don't try to deceive, you should know that your enemy's eyes can see through whether you are lying or not, and there is only one chance!" Wang Zhi closed the paper fan in his hand, and put pressure on Liu Daxia.

Liu Daxia did not explain, but put forward a condition: "You first open the door to save my family!"

"Miscellaneous...don't believe you! Or, can we wait?" Wang Zhi had already experienced the character of civil servants, and he seemed very straightforward.

cough cough...

There was a violent coughing sound from behind the door, and there was no knock on the door, or the knock was too soft to be heard.

The magistrate of Huarong County had organized a large number of people to fight the fire with buckets, but seeing the fire in front of them, everyone retreated in their hearts.

Liu Daxia knew that he couldn't waste it any longer, so he compromised and said: "The Annan archives are still in the archives of the Ministry of War, but I changed the Annan archives and replaced them with the Jianzhou archives!"

The so-called Jianzhou archives were actually the first plowing of the court in three years in Chenghua. Because it was a battle that completely crushed the Jianzhou Jurchens, it was not of high military value, so most people would not read it. What's more, the real Annan file is hidden below
If Liu Daxia hadn't said it, no one really knew that it was hidden so deep, and it would be a big problem to find it out from so many files.

"Open the door!" Wang Zhi knew that Liu Daxia was not lying, so he ordered Li Wei immediately.

It took a lot of work because it was locked tightly with iron chains and the door was reinforced with layers of wood.It's just that after Li Wei pried the door open, he found that the door couldn't be pushed, so he couldn't help asking in confusion, "What's going on?"

At this moment, only thick smoke billowed out from inside, but there was no movement inside.

"Quick, everyone push it open together!" Li Wei found out that the door could actually be pushed, so he immediately greeted all his subordinates.

It's just that it's too late!
When the door was pushed open, the people inside had already lost their vitality.

It is not just flames that kill people in fire, but more people die from billowing smoke.

None of Liu Daxia's four sons and several grandsons were spared. Those who were lucky enough to escape here have all choked to death neatly at the door.

Before everyone went inside for the final rescue, as the fire and thick smoke had spread to the door, all the rescuers were choked and retreated.

(End of this chapter)