Chapter 38 Real Name
night.
The full moon hangs high.
On the rooftop of Zuixian Tower, Zhao Wumian sat on the eaves, overlooking half of the capital city, the lights of thousands of houses, and drank quietly by himself.
"Why are you hiding here?"
Shen Weiyang floated up in a red dress, holding two jars of wine in her hands.
Zhao Wumian said without even turning his head: "Practice. You have also read "Tian Gang Yi Qi". The strength of this internal energy lies in its ability to draw in star power. Practicing it once means three things. This is also the problem. It is better to practice it outdoors than indoors, and it is better to be high up than low down."
Shen Weiyang walked over to him and sat down, wondering, "Aren't we still going to do the Gang Steps?"
"It's necessary to practice Qi, but not luck."
Zhao Wumian raised his head and took a sip of wine, saying, "As more and more true energy is accumulated in the twelve Tiangang acupoints, the induction will become stronger. It is possible to draw in star power without the Gang Step, but the effect is not good. I am not in the mood to practice the Gang Step today, so I am just being lazy."
"Haha."
Shen Weiyang couldn't help but laugh: "You're still worried about your official position. You've caused such a big disaster, but the emperor only demoted you and fined you. That's enough to show his favor to you."
"I know."
Zhao Wumian looked at the Feiyu uniform helplessly and said, "I can't bear to part with this Feiyu uniform. It's so handsome. The general flag officer's uniform is all black, without any decorations. It's so ugly. Alas, I can only wear that one tomorrow."
Shen Weiyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and raised a jar of wine and handed it to him: "Zuixianlou's signature dish [Dongxiangchun], try it."
Zhao Wumian was not polite either. He took the jar of wine, took a sip, and his eyes lit up: "Not bad."
"It tastes good."
Shen Weiyang said proudly: "This is an ancient recipe I found in the ruins. I asked the God of Food to help restore it. It is a famous wine from the early Song Dynasty. It is sweet and delicious, with an endless aftertaste. In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zuixianlou has it."
Zhao Wumian said casually: "Great, great."
"..."
Shen Weiyang's expression froze, and she said unhappily, "You have no sincerity at all!"
Zhao Wumian glanced down and asked, "Is Liuli asleep?"
Shen Weiyang nodded: "I'll let Ali stay by her side."
"Thank you very much."
Zhao Wumian said sternly, "This time I've caused quite a lot of trouble, and the task won't be easy. I'm probably going to leave the capital. After what happened today, no one should dare to do anything. But just in case, I'd like you to help take care of me during the move. I'll thank you when I come back after I'm done."
"You're welcome, I told you."
Shen Weiyang smiled and said, "My father once said that doing business is about making friends with good people, so that you can make more money!"
Zhao Wumian sighed: "With my current reputation, um... I hope your business won't be affected too much."
"Do not worry!"
Shen Weiyang didn't care: "Those nobles have great power, but there are also many people who don't like them. The capital is an important place, under the feet of the emperor, they can't cover the sky with one hand, and they dare not do anything to us."
Zhao Wumian said slowly: "This is just the beginning. After tomorrow, they will hate me even more!"
Shen Weiyang wondered: "Why?"
Zhao Wumian said: "Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong have already arrived in Beijing, so they can't cause any trouble. Fei Ju will be escorted back soon, so it's time to close the net..."
"Closing the net?"
Shen Weiyang was getting more and more confused: "What net are you collecting?"
Zhao Wumian asked, "You've heard about Hu Weiyong's collusion with the Japanese, right?"
Shen Weiyang nodded: "I know, but what does this have to do with them? Isn't it just that Pingliang Hou will be implicated because of his son?"
"not that simple."
Zhao Wumian took a sip of wine and said, "Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng were convicted of corruption and abuse of power in the past. They took refuge under Hu Weiyong and had a close relationship with him. Hu Weiyong colluded with the Japanese and plotted rebellion. How could they be clean? If their correspondence is checked and some treasonous words are found in the letters, what will be their fate?"
"But since they dared to come back, it means that the problem is not serious, or there is no evidence."
Shen Weiyang thought for a moment and said, "Hu Weiyong's house had been searched long ago. If there was such a letter, they would have been punished long ago. Why wait until today?"
"They thought so too." Zhao Wumian said with a smile, "It was because they didn't find anything in Hu Weiyong's house that they came back with confidence and dared to destroy my house unscrupulously! In fact, evidence of their collusion has been found, and that evidence is what I brought back from the underground palace."
The most terrible ones were written by me myself.
"what?"
Shen Weiyang opened his mouth in surprise.
Zhao Wumian said, "Tomorrow morning, the truth will be revealed. Those letters will kill them! Lu Zhongheng should still be thinking about how to implicate me, but he doesn't know that he is already a dead man from the moment he entered the capital."
This!
Shen Weiyang was dumbfounded, his whole body was numb.
One Marquis of Pingliang was not enough, and two more Marquises were sent away without making any noise...
It may even lead to the execution of the whole family...
The three marquisates lost their lives because of the man in front of them. How could the other nobles not hate him?
Shen Weiyang suddenly realized, that's what it was.
Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "How is it, are you scared?"
Shen Weiyang pretended to sigh: "It's too late to be afraid, I can only go down this path until the end..."
"Hahaha."
Zhao Wumian laughed, took out a booklet from his bosom and handed it to her. It was filled with words: "These are some clues I found in the archives of the Zhenfu Division. They are related to the treasure of the previous dynasty. You can try to look for them. Maybe you will find something."
Shen Weiyang took a look at it and said in surprise: "The place where the divine monk Huasheng Dashi passed away, the treasure cave of Fuyunzi, the first craftsman of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the forbidden place of the Mohist school in Shennong Mountain... Are there any such materials in the archives of the Zhenfu Division? I want to take a look!"
Zhao Wumian said: "I also found it in a corner. Its authenticity is questionable. Don't blame me if you can't find it."
Shen Weiyang shook her head repeatedly, her pretty face full of excitement: "How could it be, the most interesting part of finding treasure is the process!"
Zhao Wumian was not interested in this: "Then you can take your time to look for it."
If you have this time, you might as well kill a few more rebels. With merit in hand, you will have everything.
“I love this gift!”
Shen Weiyang held the booklet and glanced at him with a gentle look: "By the way, let me tell you a secret."
Zhao Wumian was surprised: "What?"
Shen Weiyang said softly: "My real name is Adele Nishapuri."
……
There was a court meeting the next day.
All officials paid homage in the Fengtian Hall.
After getting to the point, Lu Zhongheng could not wait to report to the emperor, exposing Zhao Wumian's evil deeds yesterday to the public, including burning the mansion and killing Longju. As a Jinyiwei of the Zhenfu Division, he disregarded the law and acted recklessly, and he deserved to be severely punished.
Then he waited with full confidence for Zhu Yuanzhang to do justice.
Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Yan'an, immediately agreed. Three inspectors from Huaixi in the Inspectorate also added fuel to the fire. They brought up the incident of Zhao Wumian arresting Gu Changge "for no reason" a few days ago and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to punish Zhao Wumian for favoritism and abuse of power for personal gain. They also impeached the pacification envoy Jiang Huan for "sheltering" and the commander Mao Xiang for "negligence". The two men sneered when they heard it.
You don’t even realize it when death is approaching!
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the impeachment of several people with a calm expression, asked them to stay calm, then took out the box of letters and ordered the eunuch to read them out in court.
When those words of flattery to Hu Weiyong, complaints and even insults to Zhu Yuanzhang were heard in the hall, all the officials were shocked, and Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong turned pale with fright.
The two brave warriors felt their legs go weak and their backs go cold.
They followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his battles and knew best how terrifying the current ruler was!
Zhu Yuanzhang first explained the origins of the letters and showed their handwritten letters to all the officials to confirm their guilt. Then he took out the three most fatal letters and read them aloud himself, word for word, echoing throughout the hall.
Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong were horrified when they heard this. They knelt on the ground and cried out for justice.
But it's too late. Nine of them are true and one is false, which is the most fatal!
Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow any excuses and completely exploded. He ordered the Pacification Office to arrest the man and put him in the Tianlao. He then ordered the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate to conduct a strict trial and convict him!
All the officials were trembling with fear and dared not say anything.
The Huaixi nobles, without pillars such as Xu Da and Tang He, were also intimidated by the dragon's might and dared not speak out.
After killing the chicken to scare the monkey, a massive arrest operation began!
(End of this chapter)
