Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 498 Arrest
After the meeting was over, Long Wuduan sat in front of the imperial case, frowning and thinking, while Pang Tianshou bowed his head and knelt in front of him.

Just now, what happened in the court hall made him see the situation more or less clearly. The power of Xun Town in the court hall is strong, and the civil servants do not want to conflict with Xun Town.

For the interests of the imperial court, Xunzhen and Wenchen each stand in a part, and there is not much conflict of interest between the two parties. If Wang Yan does not reveal obvious ambitions and wants to dominate the court, Wenchen will not tear himself apart with Wang Yan.

This may be because civil servants have learned the lesson of the Hongguang period. Donglin jumped up and down in the city of Nanjing and controlled most of the official positions in Nanjing. The town wanted to set up King Fu, and Donglin Yidang belched immediately.

It is true that Wang Yan has too much power in his hands, but it cannot be said that he has the power to rebel, so he must attack him. After all, he may become Cao Cao or Yue Fei. The most important thing is that the two capitals are still in the hands of the Qing court. A strong enemy is on the side, and anyone with a little brain knows that it is not the time to kill the donkey.

The army was in Wang Yan's hands, and it was really urgent, and the civil servants would definitely not be able to please him, so they learned from experience and considered the situation, and came to the conclusion that maintaining the status quo was the safest.

Longwu could see that, as a beneficiary of the current trade policy, the Wenchen Group had already compromised. He wanted to check and balance Xunzhen. How dare you collude with foreign ministers to impeach the court and Guozhu."

Pang Tianshou was sweating coldly. After passing the trial, Wang Yan must have known that he had colluded with King Gui, but in front of the emperor, he couldn't admit it even though he was beaten to death. Everything I do is for His Majesty, for the sake of the future generations of the Ming Dynasty. The Duke of Chu formed a faction in the court for private interests and excluded dissidents. Many benevolent and righteous people who were loyal to His Majesty were squeezed out. The ministers felt that these people were useful to His Majesty. Pack it up. Yesterday when the ministers returned to the palace, they saw that His Majesty was unhappy, and the ministers didn't know how to share the worries for His Majesty. Later, they heard from the people below that it was the Duke of Chu who committed an act of disobedience, and the ministers were angry. That's why they were impeached He wants to remove the threat for His Majesty."

After hearing this, Long Wu sneered, "Then Liu Xiangke is what you call a man of benevolence and righteousness?"

Pang Tianshou was embarrassed for a while, and bowed his head, unable to answer.

Seeing this, Long Wu raised his hand, "Get up and let Jin Bao come to see me!"

After the court, Wang Yan chatted with Zuo Maodi and Su Guansheng in Wenyuan Pavilion for a while, and returned to the mansion at dinner time to eat with the family, but not long after picking up the chopsticks, the Ministry of Punishment received news.

Without interrogation or torture, Liu Xiangke confessed everything he knew in order to seek leniency, but whoever dared to use such a person, the trial officials were extremely shameless to him, and sentenced him to beheaded according to the law.

After eating a few bites in a hurry, Wang Yan went back to his study and unfolded the file copied by the Ministry of Punishment. He took a few glances before a look of anger appeared on his face.

He thought it was the Qing Dynasty, the eunuch party, and the emperor, and someone from the three forces wanted to mess with him, but he didn't expect it to be the King Gui's.

A while later, Wang Yan called Xu Taichu and Dai Zhifan who was in charge of Guangzhou city defense, and asked them to catch Yuan Pengnian.

Liu Xiangke is just a peripheral member, a pawn used to charge forward, so he doesn't know too much information. He only knows that the person sent by King Gui is Yuan Pengnian, but he doesn't know where this person ends up. People, Wang Yan has already stated his position in the court, so he can't move now, so as not to cause turmoil.

Before the enemy was in the dark, Wang Yan was a little bit at a loss, but now that he has figured out who is going to deal with him, it is much easier to deal with it.

At this time, Wang Yan frowned slightly, and leaned on the seat to think. It took less than three months for him to go to the east this time, but after returning, so many things happened, so the next aid to Shu may take longer , wouldn't the possibility of a fire in the backyard be greater?
At night, the military patrols in the city of Guangjing were significantly strengthened. From time to time, patrolling soldiers could be seen passing by on the streets, and any suspicious pedestrians would be stopped for questioning. This made the gentry and common people in the city very uncomfortable.

In the morning, Pang Tianshou sent someone to notify Yuan Pengnian of the failure of impeachment, telling him to escape from Guangjing and return to Guilin.

It can be said that Pang Tianshou attacked Wang Yan now for the sake of Emperor Longwu, but if Yuan Pengnian fell into Wang Yan's hands and let Emperor Longwu know that he had taken refuge in King Gui, then Wang Yan's death would definitely be ugly without Wang Yan's action.

At night, the inspections in Guangjing were significantly strengthened. In the Linjiang Building, a servant said nervously, "Master Yuan, don't worry, our ancestors have made arrangements."

Yesterday Yuan Pengnian was still discussing the current situation, pointing out the country, and regarded Wang Yan as a local chicken and dog, but today he has become a bereaved dog. It can be said that the current situation has changed.

He also looked for the reason, his strategy must be correct, but his teammates are too stupid, so he doubted the little eunuch's words, and said with a calm face: "It's not that your ancestors arranged it, but you have to tell me A little detail, or what if something happens? I was caught by Wang Yan, so you don’t want to have any good fruit."

Seeing that Yuan Pengnian was a little anxious, the little eunuch said quickly: "Don't worry, my lord. We will take you away from the restaurant in a carriage first, and then take the water route. There will be a big ship on the Pearl River to meet you."

Yuan Pengnian heaved a sigh of relief, it sounded like he had planned it carefully and it was a bit reliable, but he asked quickly, "But how did I get out of the city?"

"Among the officers on duty at Minato tonight, there are those who have been bribed by the ancestors, who can just help you escape~"

After hearing this, Yuan Pengnian felt that there was no big problem, and the search in the city was urgent, so he had no other choice but to trust Pang Tianshou's arrangement.

This Linjiang Building belongs to Ding Kuichu. Although he was driven into Guangxi by Wang Yan, he has been the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi for several years, and he still has a lot of family business in Guangjing.

Yuan Pengnian followed the little eunuch to the back door, boarded the prepared carriage and left, but at this moment, a group of Jin Yiwei wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives broke in from the front door.

The Tiandihui is an underground organization and has no right to take people. It can sabotage, assassinate, and do whatever it wants in the area controlled by the Manchu Qing, but in the state capital controlled by the Ming Dynasty, it has to follow the rules.

The commander of the Jinyiwei in the Longwu court was Wang Zilong who had rescued Wang Yan in Nanjing. However, the Jinyiwei lacked funds and had never been rebuilt. In addition, the Wenchen Group disliked the Jinyiwei and deliberately suppressed and restricted it. Therefore, the Jinyiwei in Guangjing was just an empty shell.

Tiandihui's activities in Guangjing required status, so under Wang Yan's actions, members of the Tiandihui like Xu Taichu who had served for the Jinyiwei were reinserted back into the Jinyiwei.

Jin Yiwei's fresh clothes angry horse, how majestic it was at the beginning, but by this time, many of them have almost forgotten this once prestigious organization. Going upstairs, the diners exclaimed.

After a while, a flying fish ran down the stairs and knelt down on one knee, "Master Tongzhi, he ran away."

When Yu Taichu heard the words, he immediately swung the red cloak on his back, full of coquettishness, "Chasing, it should not have gone far~"

(Thanks to Brother Kansai for the monthly ticket and Yuedong Woxin for the reward)

(End of this chapter)