The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 80 The Madman
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Outside the city of Yuanyang Mansion, there is nothing empty. There are many inns around the city outside the moat.

Compared with the city, the fees in these places are cheaper, so the business has been good.

They found a familiar shop, and these people asked for two rooms, and went to bed after dinner.

Except for Wang San and Zheng Zhu, who had a shadowy heart, everyone else slept soundly, and the night passed quickly.

Early the next morning, the few of them got up from the bed, paid the shop money on credit, and rushed to Fucheng.

At this moment, the gate of Fucheng has been opened, and there are many people coming in and out.

Such a bustling and lively scene full of life atmosphere dilutes the haze in everyone's heart.

But if they want to forget what happened yesterday, they still need a long time to build up their minds, provided they can live that long.

After successfully entering the city, they and their party immediately rushed to the Yamen of the inspector.

However, due to their rank, they couldn't meet He Zhengyang directly, so when they reported the situation to their superiors, it took two more reports before the news reached He Zhengyang's ears.

He Zhengyang heard the shocking news when he arrived at the yamen and hadn't finished the first cup of tea.

"People from Prince Yong's Mansion slaughtered all the people from Zhuangzi? Didn't they go hunting?" He Zhengyang couldn't believe it.

He put down the teacup with a snap, and only heard him say in a deep voice: "Go...call the inquirer over, I want to question myself!"

This matter is too involved, and there must be no mistakes in the slightest, so you must ask clearly.

After a while, the gray-clothed man and his subordinates were taken outside the lobby.

Standing outside the threshold, the gray-clothed man saluted and said: "Villain Zhang An, please see the adults in Taiwan!"

All the brothers under him also knelt down and saluted.

In the lobby, two groups of government officials held killing sticks and stared out with burning eyes. The scene was extremely dignified and solemn.

He Zhengyang sat in the center with a majestic face, and on the left and right sides were the subordinate officials of the inspector's yamen, several deputy envoys and Qian Shi.

Prince Yong's Mansion Tucun has too much to do with it, and the risk of getting involved in this matter is extremely high, so He Zhengyang will not take it alone.

So he called all the officials in the yamen to hear the trial, and everyone was coerced together, which is called risk sharing.

"Zhang An, do you know that framing the prince is a serious crime of beheading?" He Zhengyang's tone was cold.

Based on his 20-year prison experience, when he is questioned under such coercion, what the other party says may be true.

"Returning to the old man, the villain would never dare to make fun of his own life, everything was witnessed by the villain and his party!" Zhang An kowtowed quickly.

Seeing his attitude, He Zhengyang continued: "Then tell me about the massacre of the village by Prince Yong's Mansion!"

Zhang An didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly started talking about following himself out of the city, all the way to returning from Hejiazhuang last night.

During the period, Wang San and Zheng Zhu also added words to add that even He Zhengyang and the others who had heard about the bloody scene cast a shadow over their hearts at this moment.

At this moment, a question popped up in the minds of all the officials, what is this vassal king going to do?
He stockpiles food, strengthens the palace, forges weapons, trains guards... all of these can be relied on to rebel.

Although with the size of Prince Yong's Mansion, wanting to rebel is nothing but a dream, but it is still a reasonable explanation.

But now the Prince Yong's Mansion is massacring the village, why is this?
Is King Yong really a lunatic?This is what He Zhengyang had guessed before.

It doesn't matter whether this person is crazy or not, but he must not be allowed to continue to run rampant, otherwise they will also have bad luck.

According to the laws of the imperial court, local officials have the power to supervise the vassal kings, and even put them under house arrest if necessary, and report their crimes to the imperial court for disposal.

If they let it go, things will get worse in the future, King Yong will still be the result of confining the imperial tomb, but they will have to be charged with indulgence.

Let Zhang An and others retreat, and He Zhengyang and his party turned into the back hall. At this moment, everyone looked serious.

"Everyone, how to deal with this matter, all of you can share your views!" He Zhengyang asked in a deep voice.

After a long silence, someone finally said: "This matter is very important, and it is definitely necessary to investigate... but I think it is better to report to the governor first!"

This move is also a means of sharing risks. When the sky falls, there are tall people who will hold it up, and the governor's yamen is taller than them.

He Zhengyang fell into deep thought after hearing this.

In addition to the case itself, he also had to consider the court's movements. The involvement of this King Yong was too great.

Tian Jingtong had to make up his mind about this matter.

Thinking of this, He Zhengyang got up and said, "Okay... I'm going to see Mr. Tian!"

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In the governor's yamen, Tian Jingtong frowned, feeling helpless in the face of his subordinates' request for instructions.

"You go back first, when the rations will leave, I will inform you when the news arrives!"

"As ordered!"

After the official left, Tian Jingtong pressed the acupuncture points on his forehead. Many things have not been normal recently.

Generally speaking, the imperial court collects official letters from all aspects, and a batch will arrive basically every five days. Even if there are overdue ones, it will only take seven or eight days at most, and will never exceed ten days.

But now, the yamen has not received the official report for eleven days.

Five days ago, he sent someone to the customs transshipment department to inquire, but there is no news until now.

Thinking of this, Tian Jingtong was startled. It seems that the direction of the border has not received the battle report for several days.

Is something wrong?Tian Jingtong was puzzled, and only wanted to send someone to the capital for a while to ask.

At this moment, an official outside reported that He Zhengyang, the procurator, asked to see him.

"Let him in!" Tian Jingtong said in a deep voice.

After a while, He Zhengyang walked in from the outside.

"My lord, something serious happened!"

Hearing He Zhengyang's first sentence, Tian Jingtong felt very upset.

There have been too many major events recently, the court has been fighting non-stop, and there seems to be a problem with the transmission of official documents...

"Speak!" Tian Jingtong said helplessly.

After He Zhengyang sorted out the order of words, he opened his mouth and said: "My lord, after King Yong led people out of the city, he killed all of the hundreds of people in a village outside the city!"

Hearing this, Tian Jingtong suddenly lost his composure, and even raised his tone unconsciously.

"What? Didn't he go out of town to hunt?"

He Zhengyang smiled wryly: "My lord, this matter is absolutely true!"

Afterwards, He Zhengyang told the details one by one, which made Tian Jingtong dumbfounded.

"Crazy, King Yong must be crazy..."

After saying this, Tian Jingtong immediately got up and walked back and forth in the lobby, which showed that this had made him extremely uneasy.

"How many people did King Yong bring out of the city?" Tian Jingtong asked.

"Including the guards, there are less than 40 people!" He Zhengyang said in a deep voice.

"That's good...you take the Yamen servants and the Yamen officials of Yuanyang Mansion with you, and go out of the city to invite King Yong back!"

The please here is just a nice word in the literal sense, obviously Tian Jingtong was really angry this time, and wanted to "catch" Zhao Yanxun back.

In fact, Tian Jingtong tried his best to turn a blind eye to the various transgressive behaviors of Prince Yong's Mansion recently.

But this time, Zhao Yanxun did too much, which has exceeded the limit of Tian Jingtong's patience.

If he doesn't act decisively, not only will he be accused by the government and the opposition, but he may also be implicated.

Hearing that Tian Jingtong asked him to bring Zhao Yanxun back, He Zhengyang suddenly regretted going to the governor's office, but now he can only bite the bullet and go.

Even King Yong dared to move Tian Jingtong, but at the moment of fury, He Zhengyang didn't dare to make trouble.

After He Zhengyang bid farewell and left, Tian Jingtong's subordinate officials ordered: "Go to the Dusi Yamen and invite Chen Anming over!"

(End of this chapter)