Chapter 70 Xi'an Mansion
In the imperial prison of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town, Wang Yue had become a prisoner at this time, and as a traitor to the party, he naturally had nothing to gain. From the moment he entered the imperial prison, he was placed in the most terrifying area for serious criminals.
Wang Yue's hands were tied up with iron chains and hung on an iron pillar, while his feet were tightly clamped by iron clamps fixed on the ground. Even his neck was pulled by two iron chains one behind the other, and even his mouth was filled with tears. Stuffed with cloth.
Therefore, now Wang Yue can only move his eyes. Other than that, he cannot move even if he wants to. Even though he has been standing for a long time and his muscles are sore, he cannot bend down and sit down.
The Jin Yiwei in the prison did this naturally to prevent Wang Yue from committing suicide.
Lu He, Zhang Zhao and other rebels were also hanged by their hands and their feet were chained in the imperial prison just like Wang Yue.
When Gu Dayong appeared in the prison, he only waved and asked Guo Rong to remove the cloth balls from the mouths of Wang Yue and others.
After the cloth was removed from the mouths of Wang Yue and others, Gu Dayong, who was already sitting on a chair, only asked: "Wang Yue, did you ever think you would have this day?"
Wang Yue smiled bitterly: "Now that the matter has come to this, our family doesn't want to say anything more. We just want to die quickly, and we hope that my father-in-law and the emperor will fulfill their wishes!"
Gu Dayong, who had been ordered by Zhu Houzhao to pry out the hidden secrets about Emperor Hongzhi's sudden death from Wang Yue and others, smiled slightly. In the past, he might have been afraid of this so-called ancestor, but now when he heard Wang Yue call him father-in-law, he naturally felt very sad. It was satisfactory, but it could not offset Gu Dayong's hatred for Wang Yue who had forced Emperor Zhu Houzhao to kill him.
Gu Dayong didn't let Jin Yiwei take action. He first took a whip dipped in salt water from a Jin Yi warrior and whipped it hard on Wang Yue's face: "It's not that easy to die quickly. The lard is covered in it." Heart, dare to force the palace Blackmail Your Majesty! Now I’ll give you a chance to suffer less. Tell me exactly how you killed the late Emperor. Otherwise, your life will be worse than death!”
Wang Yue, whose face was on fire after being beaten, bit his lips and stared at Gu Dayong in front of him. He was angry and in unbearable pain. He never thought that one day he would be bullied like this by someone like Gu Dayong. Before that, , he only thought that Gu Dayong was just a little eunuch beside Zhu Houzhao.
But Wang Yue also knew that he could no longer do anything to Gu Dayong. He even couldn't help but laugh and looked down upon Gu Dayong: "What's the secret behind the late emperor's sudden death? Our family doesn't know. Eunuch Gu still goes." Ask someone else!”
Gu Dayong also smiled coldly: "It's true that you can't escape the death penalty anyway, so why bother to cover for others? What benefits can they give you now? Can they save you?" Can I save you from this situation? If you tell me honestly, you will at least suffer less.”
Wang Yue did not answer, and only expressed his resistance to Gu Dayong with silence. But he knew in his heart that although he could not expect the civil servants outside to give him any practical help, at least their pens would not write down for him. What an infamy, but on the contrary, Gu Da will be infamy for eunuchs like Liu Jin who are antagonizing civil servants!
Gu Dayong was naturally not polite. Seeing that Wang Yue refused to speak, he naturally asked the Jin Yiwei to execute Wang Yue directly.
At the same time, Gu Dayong began to interrogate Lu He, Zhang Zhao and others. Lu He and Zhang Zhao talked about everything and only wanted to beg for mercy, but they did not know much about the secrets of the death of Emperor Hongzhi.
Wang Yue could not withstand the various punishments of Jinyiwei's imprisonment. He finally spoke, but he still said that he did not know and that he went to Wanshou Temple that day to fulfill his wish.
Seeing this, Gu Dayong had no choice but to let people continue to torture Wang Yue, but Wang Yue still refused to know, and even finally asked Gu Dayong to ask Zhang Yu, saying that Zhang Yu was the one who accompanied Emperor Hongzhi in the last few days. Zhu Houzhao also learned from Gu Dayong the result that Wang Yue had always denied that he didn't know, and he couldn't help but frowned: "Now it seems that we can only see if Ma Yongcheng and the others can catch Zhang Yu and others to interrogate the evidence. However, Wang Yue should not stop here, no matter whether they really don’t know or they are really stubborn, continue to interrogate them severely!”
Gu Dayong took the order and retreated.
At this time, Ma Yongcheng and Wang Yangming were leading the Juesheng Guard on the way to Xi'an Mansion.
Not long after the death of Emperor Hongzhi, Ma Yongcheng followed Zhu Houzhao's instructions and sent his confidants to disguise themselves as Taoist priests, monks and other low-level people such as traffickers and lackeys to track Zhang Yu and others.
Although Ma Yongcheng was just a personal eunuch next to the emperor before and had not yet become the imperial concubine, it was not difficult to get some ultimatums or guides. Now that he has become the admiral of Dongchang, these people have suddenly become spies of Dongchang.
After Ma Yongcheng, Wang Yangming and others arrived at Baqiao, a spy from Ma Yongcheng's command stationed here hurriedly greeted him: "Young man, I have seen Mr. Ma!"
"Now Mr. Ma is the governor of Dongchang, and you are all from Dongchang. It's time to change your title." After a Dongchang manager said, he first retreated behind Ma Yongcheng and Wang Yangming.
At this time, people in Xi'an did not know about the downfall of Wang Yue and others. Now that the spies heard that Ma Yongcheng was already the governor of Dongchang, they naturally guessed that something big might have happened in the capital, and he, Lord Ma, was obviously the one who benefited. , otherwise I would not have become the Governor of Dongchang, and I became a member of Dongchang. I felt happy for a while, and I felt that my future would be bright and my enthusiasm would be greatly improved after following me.
Ma Yongcheng didn't wait for the spy to congratulate him and asked directly: "How is the key criminal you are monitoring now?"
The spy replied: "We are all watching when the governor returns. However, they just moved to Lishan a month ago and built a new manor there. It is very solid and looks like a new city. However, because the governor of Xi'an is Li Gefu's disciple, Although they monitored them, they did not care about them and seized people's land in Lishan to build their own private gardens. ”
Wang Yangming couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
On the way to Xi'an with Ma Yongcheng, Wang Yangming also learned from Ma Yongcheng his true mission in Xi'an. Naturally, he was not opposed to a detailed investigation into the cause of Emperor Hongzhi's death. After all, he was only a minor official now and did not have much knowledge. Interest conflicts are involved in the struggle at the top.
But at this moment, he frowned because he thought that Zhang Yu and others had their own manor and city in Lishan to protect them, and they had the backing of the Xi'an prefect to monitor and protect them. Therefore, it seemed not easy to arrest Zhang Yu and others in Beijing.
Ma Yongcheng also felt embarrassed, but at the same time he was also glad that he was prepared to directly lead an army of guards, and they were all equipped with sophisticated equipment through the Ministry of War.
At this time, it was Wang Yangming who spoke first: "Master Governor, we have to go to Lishan Mountain as soon as possible to arrest Zhang Yu and others and bring them to Beijing. We cannot delay it for too long. First, the presence of so many of us in Xi'an will be known to them sooner or later. , Secondly, I can’t guarantee that Li Dongyang and the others will not be aware of our purpose of leaving Beijing. They may have already sent people to intercept us on the way or even attack us first!”
(End of chapter)