Jail.
Yang Peng was personally presiding over the interrogation of Li Dongming. After some torture, Li Dongming was covered in blood, but Yang Peng seemed not satisfied yet.
Wang Shi walked over and said: "Eunuch Yang, no matter how tortured he is, he still refuses to admit that the crimes he committed are related to Mr. Li Ge."
Obviously, Yang Peng wants to have a hand. The big one is to pin the case on Li Dongyang, and the best way is to pry a hole from Li Dongming.
Yang Peng walked up to Li Dongming in person, used the execution whip to pry up Li Dongming's head, and said in a cold voice: "Crime, you still refuse to admit the truth. It seems that you really deserve to die." . The court has initially decided to be sentenced to prison. It seems that we don’t have to wait and can make the decision directly." Li Dongming’s voice was barely audible, but he still struggled to say: "Father, I am not quibbling. My brother really doesn’t know anything about it.”
“Are you kidding me?” Yang Peng said angrily, “Your brother doesn’t know anything about it, so you just sit there and others will give you money? You have a lot of face, so you can get popular in the capital just because of your face?"
"It may be..." Li Dongming said, "As my father-in-law said. , They just look at my brother’s face, but my brother really doesn’t know.”
Yang Peng sneered: “You can’t shed tears until you see the coffin, and you only rely on your brother’s name to support you. It worked twice. If you don't serve them once, who will give you money again? Who will entertain you again? You are treating our family as a fool."
"You really don't know? ..."
Li Dongming seemed to insist that the matter had nothing to do with Li Dongyang.
Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, at least Li Dongming knows that if Li Dongyang is also involved, not only will he be dead, but the Li family will be finished in the future.
Yang Peng said sternly: "Torture again."
Wang Shi hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "It has been two hours since the torture. If it continues like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on." Died here."
"How many people have died here?" Yang Peng disagreed, "Not to mention those who have been convicted, even if there is no evidence, a lot of people will die in prison. No one will say anything outside. "
"But...he has Mr. Li's background after all, and he is afraid that if he is really dead, he will not be able to do diplomatic work." Wang Shi was very embarrassed.
Although Wang Shi, like his father Wang Yue, likes to curry favor with the powerful, he still has a conscience in many matters.
At least he can't stand this kind of torture method, or he is still a little soft-hearted and not suitable for the career of Jin Yiwei.
Yang Peng hated him for not arguing and said: "Captain Wang, you will soon be the commander of the Jinyi Guards. When encountering a case like this, if you can't even tell the truth, how can you be expected to handle it in the future? Is this a big deal for us? This is for the peace of the court in the future." Wang Shi quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
Yang Pengdao: "Then let's take a rest first and let our family think about it again."
Obviously Yang Peng also began to waver.
"Such a hard-boned person is really rare. He is just a scholar. Scholars with hard-boned bones are considered capable people. Our family has seen these stones in the pit!"
Yang Peng He walked out angrily.
Wang Shi turned around and glanced at Li Dongming, as if he couldn't bear it, and then hurriedly followed Yang Peng out.
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It’s dead of night.
At Li Dongyang's house, someone was coming to help with the matter, and the Li family was also worried about Li Dongming's matter.
"The bloody clothes and everything have been sent out. It is clearly telling us that the fourth master is being tortured inside." People in Li Dongyang's house were crying, "The Yamen has sent someone to deliver the sentence. It is said that he has been sentenced to death, but the crime is still under strict investigation, or there may be another decision." Li Dongming's son Li Zhaoyun said: "Uncle, please think of something quickly, my father. I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand the hardship in prison."
Li Dongyang said: "Because your father has been convicted, they can torture him without restraint. Originally, they did not dare to torture him casually before the case progressed. But it is precisely because the case has gone through the Ministry of Justice that I can no longer intervene."
"My mother... was crying all day long"
Li Zhaoyun wiped her tears. .
Li Dongyang said helplessly: "Of course I won't stand by and watch the Li family's affairs, but it will take some time, so you should go back first."
"Yes."
Li Zhaoyun did not dare to argue any more and left Li Dongyang's house after saluting.
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Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.
In the morning, Zhu Youtang summoned Zhang Zhou here, and also saw two examination papers of his children. Zhang Zhou had given them questions before, asking them to discuss the military strategy of the northern war.
"Bingkuan, do you know who wrote these two copies?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty will know after reading it. According to the previous agreement, no outsiders should be allowed to know who did it. Your Majesty can find some clues from the answer sheet."
"Yes. "
Zhu Youtang nodded and asked, "Who do you think has better knowledge, Bingkuan?"
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Everyone has his own opinion. The length of the discussion is different, but in general, the prince and the princess have their own opinions, and they cannot give in to each other in many places."
Zhu Youtang laughed and said: "The prince studies military affairs. He has been working for many years and studied maps every day. If Xiu Rong’s knowledge is comparable to his brother’s, it means that Xiu Rong’s talent is better, right?”
Zhang Zhou just smiled and said nothing. answer.
Then Zhu Youtang carefully checked the two papers.
When he saw the first copy, he couldn't help but frown.
What are the things listed above?In large group army operations, the points marked on the map, such as Guanshan, Maoerzhuang, and Weininghai, were both leaving the Hetao and driving straight in. Various combat strategies were even proposed, and more than a dozen armies were proposed to attack. Is there any main force of the Chinese army sitting there...
Just by looking at this posture, Zhu Youtang could probably understand that it was Prince Zhu Houzhao who did it.
"The content is empty, almost empty talk, what's the good of it?" Zhu Youtang frowned.
Zhang Zhoudao: "In this discussion, one thing is correct, that is, the plain grassland cannot rely on soldiers and horses from all directions, but needs soldiers and horses from all directions to attack, and the Chinese army all the way also represents the soul. In fact, It is in line with the overall strategy of attacking the grassland in the future."
Zhu Youtang immediately thought of it after being reminded.
Isn’t my dream to conquer the grasslands personally?
If you put it that way, what his son listed was actually quite different from what he thought. After all, he, Zhu Youtang, wanted to take charge of the Chinese army and become the leader of this war.
Even if you are only the leader in name, you still need to be the soul stone.
Isn’t my son’s plan for a large group army battle tailor-made for him?
"Yes."
Zhu Youtang nodded.
Then he opened the second copy.
The handwriting was the same, and they were all transcribed by one person, so literally, he couldn't tell who wrote it.
But when he saw the content, he immediately felt something different from what his son had listed.
"This..."
Zhu Youtang just looked at it for a while and was immediately attracted by the content above.
Zhang Zhoudao: "In this discussion, the grassland is divided into more than a dozen areas, and the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses are also divided into more than a dozen parts. According to the rules, each part involves several people on the grassland. Area. Then the division of areas was formed, which will be based on the forts within the Ming Pass. After entering the grassland, they will be assigned to their own areas."
Zhu Youtang frowned and said: "It looks like there are some. Familiar, didn’t they mention that they wanted to build a line on the grassland before, or even build a few more cities?” Zhang Zhou said: “In this discussion, building cities? The next step is to radiate their own areas and deal with the Tatars. They do not seek to destroy the Tatars at once, but adopt a layer-by-layer strategy."
Zhu Youtang. Said: "Inappropriate. If you do this, it will be too difficult to supply food and grass. The deeper you go into the grassland, the more difficult it will be to supply."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "So I also mentioned one point in the discussion, that It is to build roads on the grassland and increase the population's northward migration to squeeze the Tatars' activity space."
"Oh?"
Zhu Youtang thought slightly. , still shaking his head, "It's almost empty talk."
Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, this is a question for the prince and princess to take the exam. There are many things that only need to be mentioned in general. You may be... too serious. ."
"Oh, that's right." Zhu Youtang said with a bitter smile, "I still haven't gotten over the rhythm of reading memorials. If, as she said, we established so many strongholds on the grassland, if the Tatars If you gather superior forces to attack, can you defend it with these strongholds?" Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the problem now is not about fighting, but about the movement of the Tatars. Obviously, this gives us a chance."
"Yes."
Zhu Youtang nodded again, "But if we do this, will it... take too long? "?"
Zhang Zhou said: "This is where I think the two things are different. As your Majesty said, although the former one also contains a lot of empty talk, it represents thunderous means. In a short period of time, as short as one or two months, as long as half a year to a year, the grassland can be pacified."
"The next step is to advance slowly and take several years. Gradually expand the territory, squeeze out the living space of the Tatars, and finally achieve the goal of pacifying the grassland."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Bingkuan, you summarized it well. After I read it. , I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
Zhang Zhou continued: “It can only be said that the two views have their own advantages.”
Zhu Youtang said: “That goes without saying. , I think the second one is better."
This is clearly a psychological tendency.
Can you guess that this is my daughter’s work? As a father, can you support it?
As for that stinky prince!
Stay somewhere cool.
Zhang Zhou said: "Does Your Majesty want to summon the prince and princess to explain the pros and cons to them face to face?"
"No need." Zhu Youtang said confidently, "I think there are some It's time for the prince to withstand some pressure, otherwise he would think that he is too capable. Besides, I feel that even if there is a matter of pacifying the grassland, he should not worry about it. He should just settle down and learn well and learn how to govern the country. That’s it.”
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With Zhu Youtang as the final grader, no one can object when the results come out.
But in order to be cautious, Zhu Youtang still expressed his intention on the paper and made some comments... Of course, the father is also a thief, and he will not say who he is biased against, but Just talk about things.
For Zhu Houzhao's part, most of them were comments about "empty talk" and "general", while for the latter part, there were a few more praises, indicating that Ming Dynasty needed to level the grassland in a calm way. , without relying on clever tricks to win.
That’s roughly what it means.
Zhu Youtang had the same psychological opinion as his son, but when it came time to grade the papers and write comments, he was completely on his daughter's side.
The examination papers were handed over by Zhang Zhou personally to the two young ones at the Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Youtang couldn't wait to get his paper back. After looking at it, he asked curiously: "Sir, what does this mean?"
Zhang Zhou said: "Prince, commentIsn't the language obvious enough? You're a bit inferior in discussing this matter. "
"What? Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "How do you know this is what I wrote?" It's not fair for you to do this! Shady! In order to help my royal sister, you will do whatever it takes! I...all want to calm down the grassland as soon as possible. You...how did you become the teacher? "
Zhang Zhouzhou looked indifferent and asked: "Have you seen your sister's paper? "
Zhu Xiurong even provocatively sent his paper to Zhu Houzhao: "Here, do you want to read it? ”
“Don’t look! "
Zhu Houzhao said, "It's not fair at all. "
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said: "The comment was not written by me, but by His Majesty. "
"Father..."
Zhu Houzhao was immediately discouraged.
Zhang Zhou said: "Before opening the book, no one knows who wrote it. , if you didn’t even read the princess’ paper, how would you know that your sister’s answer was different from yours? How do you determine if there is any injustice? "
"Bring it over! "
Zhu Houzhao cursed and said, "Father said that my words are meaningless, but I want to see what a little girl can say that is meaningful!" Is this what you wrote? "
Zhu Xiurong said: "Brother Emperor, isn't this a copy? I wrote it. Do you want to compare it? "
"No need. ”
Zhu Houzhao glared at Gao Feng, because the person who helped transcribe was Gao Feng.
In this matter, Zhu Houzhao had his “own people”, but Gao Feng did not Personnel who were not part of the marking working group were only responsible for writing down both papers in exactly the same handwriting.
At first, Zhu Houzhao dismissed it, but after looking at it for a while, he was immediately impressed.
“Mr. Zhang, do you dare to say that this thing was not taught to her by you? Why do I feel that at her age, she cannot write it? "Zhu Houzhao obviously also noticed that there is something in this paper.
Zhang Zhou said: "Have you read the reference materials I gave you? "
"Of course I have. Zhu Houzhao said, "Not only have I seen it, but I also...did you give it to her differently from me?"
Zhu Xiurong propped his head beside him and said with a smile: "Brother Emperor, are you planning not to admit your defeat?" "
"What nonsense? Zhu Houzhao said, "How did you win?" When I read what was written on it, I was really ignorant. Do you know how big the grassland is? Divide it into thirteen parts, and then each is responsible for its own area. Do you know how complicated this is? Do you know how much the Ming Dynasty’s military expenditure was? How much grain and grass is needed? How should farming be ensured? You don't know anything, so you can say that you have nothing to say. "Recent transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you