Just when Shangguan was furious, Zhang Yonglian in the dry well couldn't help it eventually.
He was almost hungry and fainted, crawling out with difficulty, discerning directions in the dark, wanting to find something to eat.
But the city was full of government officials, and there were no restaurants to open the door. Zhang Yonglian walked cautiously in the dark, wanting not to touch something to eat.
He was unkempt, with disheveled hair, made repeated choices, found a remote house, looked around and knocked gently on the door.
The people were already very nervous by the yamen. Hearing the knock on the door, a man opened the door cautiously and looked at Zhang Yonglian, who was covered in mud, with a disheveled hair, and could not see his face, and said, "Who are you looking for?"
Seeing this man tense, Zhang Yonglian relaxed a little bit, squeezing his throat and said, "Master, I am a beggar. I haven't eaten anything for a day. Can I enjoy my meal? I'm going to starve to death."
The man was taken aback, then looked at him again, and said, "Okay, you wait."
The man closed the door and walked inside.
The woman at home with her two children stared at the man nervously, and said, "Who is it?"
The man frowned and said, "I don't know, it's a beggar, but it's not cheap to wear, and it's all in Mandarin."
The woman was startled, and said, "Isn't it the person who is going to be arrested?"
The man thought so in his heart, and said: "If we give him food and let him go, we may be caught without knowing it and will be arrested later..."
"What should I do then?" the woman said, clutching the man's arm.
The man looked outside again and said in a low voice: "You go out from the back door, find an official and say, put your hair down and don't let them see their faces."
The woman understood as soon as she heard it, and said quickly: "Yeah."
The woman turned away, and the man looked outside again, went to the kitchen to get two steamed buns, and deliberately waited for a while before opening the door.
"There are only steamed buns in the kitchen. It's a bit cold and hard. Don't be surprised." The man looked at Zhang Yonglian and said.
Zhang Yonglian grabbed it and stuffed it in his mouth, said vaguely, turned and ran.
Not long after he ran, there was a team of government officials chasing him, hurriedly roaring: "Where are the people?"
The man joked, pointed to the place where Zhang Yonglian disappeared, and said, "Is that beggar? Go there."
Without a word, the leader chased after him quickly.
Zhang Yonglian ran and ate the steamed buns, panting like a wolf, panting, and ran towards his dry well.
It didn't take long to hear the eager footsteps, bulging cheeks, a look of panic, and he ran faster.
But he couldn't run past the government officials, and he was quickly overtaken: "The person in front stop! Stop! I asked you to stop, did you hear it!"
A group of government officials yelled, pulled out their knives, and chased them fiercely.
Hearing the voices of other government officials, they quickly chased and intercepted them.
"Stop me!"
At the mouth of an alley, a government officer rushed out and threw Zhang Yonglian to the ground.
Zhang Yonglian was anxious and shouted: "Let go of me! Let me go! I am Zhang Yonglian, your lord, are you going to rebel?"
Originally, the government officer thought it was Zhang Yonglian's accomplice, but he didn't expect it to be Zhang Yonglian himself!
A group of government officials were overjoyed and tied Zhang Yonglian firmly and escorted him to Qilian and Shangguanlie.
Shangguan Lie opened the hair on Zhang Yonglian's face, looked at Qi Lian happily, and said, "This is Zhang Yonglian?"
Qi Lian looked a little weird, and said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Shangguan Lie waved his hand and said, "Go, take me back to see the lord!"
Zhang Yonglian's face twitched, his eyes gloomily looked at Qi Lian, and he said angrily: "Qilian! Zhou Zheng can't kill me. I have a backer in the capital. Sooner or later I will rise again. When the day comes, I will peel your skin and tear your bones! "
This is his old master, Qi Lian was indifferent and did not speak.
Shangguan Lie didn't care so much, he happily escorted Zhang Yonglian to the government office.
Zhang Yonglian was taken to Zhou Zheng's study and knelt in front of Zhou Zheng.
Zhang Yonglian didn’t have the trepidation he had before, watching Zhou Zheng sneer and said, “You said I was corrupt and bribery, and I had nothing to say. But you wronged me to kill the imperial order officer and envoy. I will definitely not admit it. When I arrived in Beijing, I'll release it soon, you wait for me!"
Zhou Zheng just watched him in his spare time and smiled and said, "This official now asks you one last sentence, do you honestly confess?"
Zhang Yonglian looked disdainful, and said: "If you have the ability, you can tortured me!"
Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said, "Take it out. Get ready tomorrow and be escorted into Beijing."
"Yes!" Shangguan Lie said with joy. He finally completed this task, without mentioning a sense of accomplishment in his heart.
Zhang Yonglian was startled, seeing Zhou Zheng didn't ask him to confess his guilt, nor did he force a confession, his eyes were very surprised.
Shouldn't he be severely tortured to extract a confession, and he should be asked to confess, and should it be an iron case
Zhou Zheng did this, didn't he give him a chance to withdraw his confession and make a comeback
Shangguan Lie took the people down, and Yao Tong said: "My lord, this case is already an iron case. Even if Zhang Yonglian doesn't confess, he won't be able to turn the tide in the capital."
Zhou Zheng thought to himself that the capital was already lively enough. If Zhang Yonglian honestly confessed his guilt and the court handled it in a low-key manner, he might be able to escape death. If he tossed, he would be dead!
Zhou Zheng didn’t care about Zhang Yonglian, and said: “Clear Zhang Yonglian thoroughly, and his party must be cleaned up. I am already operating in Xinzhi County of the three counties, and other officials at all levels, you look for them, ten days later, call them to the government office, I We will have a meeting for them."
"It's an adult!" Yao Tongshun raised his hand.
Zhou Zheng glanced at the plan on the table, excited, and said: "Zhang Yonglian caught it, and all go to have a good rest. Tomorrow, we have more things to do!"
"It's adults!" a group of people raised their hands and said in a deep voice.
Early the next morning, dozens of people, including Zhang Yonglian and Mo Lingui, were put in a prison wagon and sent to the capital.
When it comes to the serious crime of'killing the imperial order officer and conspiring to assassinate the envoy to patrol the imperial court', Zhou Zheng has no right to try and must be dealt with by the court.
Zhang Yonglian was arrested and sent to the capital, which marked that Yongping Mansion had turned the sky, and the Tu emperor, who had been in Yongping Mansion for more than ten years, was uprooted.
Yongping Mansion was in a weird state, but before long, I don't know how many people rushed to the mansion, rushing to report Zhang Yonglian, in order to make a name, and want to rely on the'new emperor' last week.
Zhou Zheng didn't see a single one. While understanding the actual situation of Yongping Mansion and making plans, he was also screening candidates for officials at all levels and preparing for the new barracks.
Too many things are fragmented and complicated. Zhou Zheng had been too leisurely before. He got busy all at once, day and night, and even forgot the time.
Four days later, the capital.
The incident of Yongping Mansion came and exploded in the capital, "Murdering several prefects and assassinating imperial envoys". Even at this time when the strange thing fell out, it was still appalling. Excited, the memorial book impeached Zhang Yonglian like a tide, and asked the three divisions to interrogate as soon as possible to give the world an explanation. (End of this chapter)