My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 461
The Shishipeng Village, which had been abandoned for many days, actually heard screams one after another, which sounded like ghosts crying and wolves howling from a distance.

Several hunters who were passing by heard the noise in the village and were so frightened that they fled far away. Then the legend spread that Shishipeng Village was haunted.

The screams in the village continued for several days. People like Guo Chengzhi were cut into pieces by Tang Saier and others in turn, and finally their heads were used to pay homage to the dead in the cemetery.

Looking at the heads of Guo Chengzhi and his gang members on the altar table, the hatred in Tang Saier's eyes finally slowly dissipated. Her white face was splashed with a few drops of blood, looking beautiful and cruel.

"Buddha Mother, our great revenge has been avenged, what should we do next?"

Xu Wengong also wiped the blood on his hands at this time and stepped forward to ask Tang Saier.

"Don't call me Buddha's mother anymore. From now on, there will only be Tang Sai'er, the Commander of the Immigrant Guard, and no Buddha's mother in this world!"

Tang Sai'er said with a solemn expression.

"I understand, then we will return to Laizhou immediately and continue to help the prince immigrate!"

Xu Wengong nodded. Since Tang Saier gave up her identity as the Buddha's mother and only retained her official position, it meant that she had finally let go of her hatred and would pursue a career with the Crown Prince of Han in the future.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanhe also escorted a group of senior officials from Shandong back to the capital. This time, Zhu Di did not let the three divisions interrogate them, but directly threw them into the imperial prison and let the Jin Yiwei directly interrogate them again.

You must know that in the past few years, Zhu Di has rarely asked Jin Yiwei to directly interrogate officials, because he also realized that Jin Yiwei had too much power, which was not a good thing for the court. He even established Dongchang for this purpose, using To contain Jin Yiwei's power.

But what happened in Shandong this time made Zhu Di furious. If Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji hadn't happened to encounter a storm and had to pass through Shandong, I'm afraid the disaster in Shandong would have been covered up.

What made Zhu Di even more annoyed was that Zhu Zhanji was kidnapped in Shandong. In the final analysis, it was because these officials concealed the information that private forces such as Tang Saier were rampant.

Therefore, Zhu Di had long hated officials like Zhang Hai to the bone. For this reason, he did not hesitate to restart the imperial prison of Jinyiwei. With the crimes of these people, they would not be able to escape alive after entering the imperial prison.

In Fusi, Beizhen, Liu Mian was convening Jinyiwei officials at all levels to discuss how to interrogate Zhang Hai and other senior Shandong officials.
In fact, these people were arrested by Jinyiwei and Dongchang together. Their crimes had been verified by Jinyiwei long ago, and there were many witnesses and physical evidence, so the interrogation in the prison was just a formality.

"On the way to the capital, I have already interrogated Zhang Hai and Chu Lai on some matters, and they both confessed. Therefore, the interrogation of them this time does not need to be too harsh. It will be a formality to let them confirm their confessions. Then just leave it to His Majesty!"

Liu Mian announced in front of everyone at this time.

"No, I don't think this matter should be so hasty!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wang Zhi jumped out and objected.

Everyone present was not surprised by Wang Zhi's opposition. Even Liu Mian felt that it was expected, because during this period, Wang Zhi, with the support of Zhu Zhanji, had been fighting for power with him. The fight has long been on the table.

"Wang Tongzhi, what do you think?" Liu Mian asked, clasping his hands on his chest and staring at the other party calmly.

"In the past few years, our Jin Yiwei has not been taken seriously by His Majesty because we have not done much. Now that we have finally seized this opportunity, we naturally have to show our talents and interrogate Zhang Hai, Chu Gu and others strictly. It is best to Only when more information can be uncovered will His Majesty be satisfied, and all officials will be in awe of us again!"

Wang Zhi said ambitiously.

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, they actually aroused the approval of some Jinyiwei officials.

As Zhu Di's minion, in the early days, in order to secure the throne, Zhu Di vigorously used Jin Yiwei, which made Jin Yiwei's power reach its peak.

At that time, not to mention the higher-ups of Jinyiwei, few people dared to offend even a small flag from Jinyiwei.

But looking at it now, Jinyiwei's power is not as strong as it used to be. There is still a Dongchang above him. After several rounds of cleaning in the prison, grass has grown in the cells and there are not many prisoners at all.

As for the Jin Yiwei, they no longer have the prestige they once had. There are still some censors who often write letters to impeach them, saying that their Jin Yiwei's power is too great, and asking Zhu Di to weaken the power of the Jin Yiwei again.

This huge status gap naturally made many Jin Yiwei feel uncomfortable, so now Wang Zhi proposed to revive the prestige of Jin Yiwei by investigating the cases of Shandong officials, which suddenly touched the hearts of many people.

However, when Liu Mian heard Wang Zhi's words, he sneered and said: "To put it lightly, the reason why the Imperial Guards made all the officials in awe was because His Majesty needed us to frighten the officials, but now Your Majesty no longer needs these means, we If Jin Yiwei still doesn’t know how to advance or retreat, he will only cause huge disaster to himself in the end!”

As soon as Liu Mian's words came out, it was like a bucket of cold water being poured down, extinguishing the newly burning passion in many people's hearts.

To be able to get into the top ranks in Jinyiwei, almost no one is a fool, and they are all too familiar with the power changes in the court. With Zhu Di's stable throne, their Jinyiwei's decline is doomed.

In fact, it cannot be said that it has declined, but that the Jinyiwei has returned to the position that originally belonged to it. Its main responsibility is to collect intelligence, but it has to slowly hand over its powers such as interrogation and detention. This time the interrogation of Shandong officials, In fact, it was just a special case.

Thinking of the above, many Jin Yiwei military attachés also calmed down and sat there silently, acquiescing to Liu Mian's words.

But Wang Zhi was not willing to admit defeat. He smiled solemnly and said: "Everyone, the Jin Yiwei is the Jin Yiwei. As long as there is fighting in the court, there will be a place for our Jin Yiwei to perform!"

Wang Zhi's words were very cryptic, but people who knew the inside story understood what he meant. Now Zhu Di no longer needs imperial guards, but Zhu Di is older. In the event of his death in the future, after the new emperor ascends the throne, in order to stabilize the throne, he also needs Someone helped him stabilize the throne, and Jin Yiwei was undoubtedly the best candidate.

Behind Wang Zhi is his grandson Zhu Zhanji, so Wang Zhi is now eager to express himself, not for Zhu Di to see, but for Zhu Zhanji. As long as Zhu Zhanji approves their actions, then the Jinyi Guards will be able to express themselves in the future. One day there will be a comeback.

It is precisely because of Zhu Zhanji's support that Wang Zhi has attracted many people during this period, and now they have expressed their opinions in support of Wang Zhi's views. As for Liu Mian, although some people support it, more people still support it. Choose neutrality, after all, they are unwilling to offend both sides.

(End of this chapter)