Chapter 301: The weight of the pillow, a clever plan to come out of Beijing

The battle to pursue and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, which began in early February this year, had indeed had several great victories. Cao Cao was about to be destroyed. Who would have thought that half a year later, he was still pursuing and suppressing the rebels.

In Jinzhou City, isolated outside the pass, a series of urgent military newspapers were sent to the capital, which were all about the constant harassment of the Jurchens of the East. It is observed that there may be a major offensive to be organized.

The civil strife continued, and external troubles became more and more intense. Hong Chengchou, the governor of Ji Liao, was mobilizing troops from various towns to prepare for a major offensive battle outside the pass to slow down the military pressure on the Ming Dynasty.

With the talent of Emperor Chongzhen, he could not bear such wars everywhere. He used to describe his current state as a storm. This resentment was also vented by him without principles on others. The chief assistant Xue Guoguan was deprived of his official position and was demoted to the people because of a censor attacking him for forming a clerk.

Xue Guoguan is the position of chief minister who has only arrived this year. He was convicted and seized the official position before half a year. The position of chief minister in the cabinet is like the prime minister, who presided over the major national affairs. Since Wen Tiren resigned, four or five chief ministers have been replaced because of Emperor Chongzhen's moodiness. The number of people in charge has changed frequently, and the national affairs will naturally not be organized, and it is naturally very chaotic.

However, Sun Chuanting, who had won many battles with the Shaanxi chaos army, stayed in the imperial prison. The ministers and censors in the court knew the temper of Emperor Chongzhen, and no one spoke up.

From the emperor to the ministers below, everyone seemed to have forgotten the people in the imperial prison.

Huang Ping led most of the personnel to operate the major event of "displaced people in the Huaibei area" and there were not many people left in Shandong.

After the old eunuch discussed with the inner account, he issued this order with the outside world. In the eyes of the people of the Jianghu, the intelligence system of the Jiaozhou camp was generally regarded as the "Shandong Salt Gang", while Huang Ping was the mysterious leader. Of course, this intelligence organization was monitored by the personal military camp and was completely under the jurisdiction of Li Meng.

Other military generals or civil servants have no right to inquire about it, but the situation in the inner accounting room is a little different. Although this is just an institution similar to the team of close staff, the inner accounting room is a hub for the intelligence sharing between Lingshan Trading Bank and Shandong Salt Gang. With the identities of these women in the inner accounting room, they mobilize external intelligence systems, but they also have some legal rights.

Although Mu Yunyao's current identity is ambiguous, since Yan Ruoran entered the Li Mansion, she was the owner of the Jiaozhou Camp's house and was known as the "girl's lady". This is almost known to the senior management.

The plan to get Sun Chuanting out of the imperial prison in the capital was proposed by the old eunuch. The inner tent was arranged to the left-behind deputy commander Jiang Xianchuo, who faintly revealed that this was the old master's meaning. The inner tent, the old master, had these identities, so Jiang Xianchuo was naturally cautious and had to do it with all his strength.

When the Tartars invaded Northern Zhili and Shandong, Jiang Xianchuo and Huang Ping sacrificed their lives to investigate Jiaozhou Camp when their subordinates fled. After the mission was completed, he was promoted to deputy commander for his qualifications and contributions.

In this position, people always think about going to a high position again, but after the war, Huang Ping learned the lesson and selected the people to be trained by himself and trusted children. Moreover, there was no big war in Shandong and around him, they were all conventional activities and had no chance to make meritorious contributions at all.

He went to the imperial prison to rescue Sun Chuanting. After hearing the news, Jiang Xianchuo was really shocked, but then he was excited to realize that this was his chance to show his performance. The bigger the matter, the more important the upper class figure such as Jiaozhou Camp explained. If it succeeds, of course there will be many benefits.

The words "Zhao Zhuan", "Sun Chuanting", and "Beijing" are combined together, which is the serious crime of raiding the family and extermination. Jiang Xianchuo has taken everything into consideration. This crime of similar treason is naturally thought clearly, but this crime is not taken to him at all. What is the emperor? Marishal Li is the sky above his head.

Shandong and Northern Zhili are close to each other. Many people in the capital came to Shandong after committing crimes or being dilapidated. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Nothing can be involved. Moreover, the distance is not far. After a turnaround, they can still go back.

Jiang Xianchuo followed this idea to find people. Cheng Hai, who had been in the Warriors Camp of the Imperial Horse Supervision in the Capital, came into his sight.

The military camp of the Imperial Horse Supervision is the most elite army in the capital military camp. Its clothing, armor and weapons are all excellent, and its salary is also known as full of money. The source of troops used are all Han young men who fled back from the grassland and outside the pass. They are basically orphans. These people often have no worries and are brave and reckless in doing things.

Cheng Hai was a lawless character in the Warriors camp back then, and was rampant in the capital. On that day, he set his sights on a Shanxi rich merchant who came to Beijing to do fur business. He joined forces with the Jinyiwei, Zhou, and robbed the merchant in the middle of the night.

Who would have thought that the case was released the next day, saying that the merchant was a relative of the Ministry of Revenue. This was a stolen hornet's nest. The five cities' military personnel and Shuntian Prefecture's yamen were searching all over the city, and the robbery of the great fortune also made many people from the Jinyiwei and the East Factory have made the decision.

After all, Cheng Hai was the mastermind, so he had no choice but to take hundreds of taels of silver and escape from the capital overnight. However, because of some influence in his family and no trace of being exposed, he stayed in the capital with a large sum of silver.

Cheng Hai went to Shandong to join a distant clan uncle. Who would have thought that this clan uncle was not a good citizen, but the second in charge of the local green forest village. Cheng Hai was not a good person, so he simply went up the mountain to join the gang, but he even had a career and even had a wife on the mountain. However, he was a regular soldier and naturally had a big heart.

When recruiting soldiers in Jiaozhou Camp, Cheng Hai took the initiative to participate. With his martial arts and skills, he also worked hard as the team deputy. When Huang Ping recruited intelligence personnel, Cheng Hai had a rich social experience and had a family, his heart was relatively stable.

When the Tartars invaded, the people recruited by Huang Ping, who had a background in the world and those in the world, felt that the situation was hopeless and the birds and beasts were scattered. There were also people with similar backgrounds as Cheng Hai. However, this time Cheng Hai did not know that after he had overwhelmed the spirit, he was unwilling to run away and followed Huang Ping and the others wholeheartedly to inquire and lead the way for the army.

This may be related to the fact that he ran back from Mongolia. Those who persisted will be blessed. Cheng Hai is also responsible for the leader of Dengzhou Prefecture.

When going to the imperial prison in the capital to catch people, you naturally have to choose elite soldiers and generals for such a major event. Cheng Hai is the person in charge of this operation, and the inner account authorized him to call on Lingshan Trading Company and other relationships, as well as various resources.

Jiang Xianchuo actually considered it very well. Cheng Hai had already married and had children in Dengzhou Prefecture. It is understood that he was very fond of his family. If such a person was sent out, he had his family in the back. He was not afraid of any other problems there, so it was easier to control.

After Liu Fulai and Li Meng talked about these things, the accountant and Jiang Xianchuo reported the detailed plans to Li Meng respectively the next day, but Li Meng didn't say much.

But afterwards, he reminded Mu Yunyao to say "Start up and fast. What's wrong with Shandong and surrounding provinces? It can be reached within eight days. Even if you take action first and report, you must inform me."

Mu Yunyao understood what Li Meng said. The mobilization of the inner account house set an extremely dangerous precedent within the Jiaozhou Camp system. Li Meng couldn't say much. After all, according to the hierarchy, the status of the inner account house is getting higher and higher. There is no clear regulation on whether there is any power to directly mobilize external forces.

The old eunuch did think about the overall situation of Jiaozhou Camp, but this time the precedent can be opened, but it cannot be a routine. Jiaozhou Camp can only have one leader, a senior figure who is by his side and has secret power, which is too dangerous.

However, Li Meng did not say anything. The old eunuch's knowledge and the comprehensive intelligence processing capabilities of the inner account room have begun to take shape are really useful to the Jiaozhou Camp. It is not impossible to give some self-dedication power.

On the afternoon of the day when everything was explained, thirty personal soldiers rushed to the capital overnight. These personal soldiers did not need to enter the capital to help, and they could only pick up the outside of the city where they were stationed. However, these contacts did not contact Cheng Hai and the others, but only met secretly with the old shopkeeper of the semi-colon, and Jiang Xianchuo did not know about this.

Cheng Hai brought nine people to the capital, and he was barely considered a local tyrant. Jiaozhou Camp had a large sum of money to support him this time. Several people bought a courtyard in the place where civilians lived and pretended to be merchants who came to the capital of Shandong to sell local goods. They did bring a lot of local goods.

The capital is an important place. If a few unidentified people appear, the five cities' military personnel and Jinyiwei will soon notice it. However, they all have complete procedures such as road guides and a large number of goods. They do contact some grocery stores in the city every day, which looks very normal.

After coming to the capital and communicating the news, I could only be cautious every step.

After Cheng Hai accepted this task, he made a very bad plan in his mind. The capital robbed the imperial prison, which was a major event that even the Storyteller dared not mention. If he did it himself, he would probably have been a life-threatening death.

However, the military life is as strong as a mountain. Now my wife and children have a bonus in the farm. There is also a small land property house at home. I don’t know how much it will be better than when I was a slave to those Tartars on the grassland. I have fought for this life. According to the military merits of Jiaozhou Camp, the children at home will have a very good prospect, and it is worth it to think about it.

He has been in Shandong for many years and has been back to the capital. Although he has been in contact with Lingshan Trading Company, it is not very helpful, so he can only use his old relationship.

The Jinyiwei investigated and monitored everywhere, served on duty in the court, sent orders to escort, and the tutoring department interrogated the Qin case, and the other side of the imperial prison.

Generally speaking, if he is not in power within the Jinyiwei, he will usually be sent to a place like Zhao Prison to take care of his old age. Zhou Fanzi had a big case with Cheng Hai. Although Cheng Hai had no relationship after he ran out of the capital, he had such a good relationship with Cheng Hai on weekdays and was seen by everyone.

After this incident, he had a stain on his body and had no hope of promotion among the Jinyiwei. He was sent to the imperial prison to guard the prison. In the past few years, he has only been a small team leader.

The Ming Dynasty officialdom was dark, and this prison was even more like hell. The prisoners and prisoners exploited and bullied them in every way. Moreover, they did not have so much power to deal with the crime, and they could not make any complaints. The officials in these prisons often use the communication between these people and their relatives to make a fortune.

But this imperial prison is different. The criminals who can enter imperial prison are often high-ranking officials and nobles. These people have countless old friends. If they offend them in prison, they will have to worry about revenge outside. Moreover, officials with such high positions may be revived one day, and then they will be unlucky when they create the allusion of Han Anguo during the Han Dynasty.

When the Chongzhen Dynasty arrived, the imperial prison was even more strange. Every cell was cleaned and he never dared to deduct any food. The prison guards and servants were even more afraid to scold and beat and scold. Emperor Chongzhen was moody and the officials were ups and downs, and it was impossible to understand the rules.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, a military officer from the Ministry of War was killed for some reason. The guards sarcastically said a few words. Who would have thought that a month later, he became the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice again. The commander of the Jinyiwei would naturally not be angry because of this small prisoner and the minister of the Ministry of Justice. As a result, the prisoner's fate was very miserable.

With such a lesson in the past, the others in the imperial prison naturally understood how to do it. The Jinyiwei guards guarding the imperial prison were all in fear and fear. Rather than being guarding the prisoners, they were serving the master.

Here, the benefits of oil and water are no longer necessary. The only source of wealth is that the relatives of officials come to visit, or give some money and rewards. Only a small number of people can get it. Others can only live on the salary and are very poor.

Although Zhou Fanzi had thousands of taels of silver in his hands, after so many years, the Jinyiwei and others were not cautious and saving roles, and gradually became nervous.

Cheng Hai came to the door. Although the Jinyiwei surnamed Zhou was frightened at first, he was immediately moved by the reward of the ten thousand taels of silver. He only had a year's food and salary, and he could not make the ten thousand taels of silver in his lifetime.

When Cheng Hai first came to the capital, he thought about this matter in a difficult way and threatened and tempted Zhou Fanzi to agree. He was relieved and finally took the first step to go out.

However, what happened next made him a little stunned. Zhou Fanzi was not as nervous as him. He still ate and drank every day. Then Cheng Hai learned about the various situations in the imperial prison.

Let’s not talk about the preferential treatment of the officials inside, and the guards were also very relaxed. When the Chengzu Zhu Di was in crisis, there were still some serious criminals who needed to be strictly guarded to prevent those outside from coming to rob the prison and rescue. But the further down the road, there were civil officials and nobles in this imperial prison.

At most, the nobles were rich. After losing power, the people around them were afraid of not having any relationship. However, the civil officials and ministers claimed to be loyal. Since the emperor issued an order to take people, it was something that the ministers should abide by. Even if the prison door was not closed and they were allowed to escape from the imperial prison, they might still feel that it was an insult to them.

Moreover, the prisoners in the imperial prison have a meager income but heavy work. Since this is the case, who is willing to take good care of the guards? Are you tired when you patrol with weapons every day?

Of course, it would be absolutely impossible to lead people outside openly. If the trouble arises, the Jinyiwei's own armed forces and the Imperial Horse Supervisor will arrive immediately. At that time, the Nine Gate Pass will be unable to fly.

Zhou Fanzi's method is not complicated, just add some laxatives to the meals that Sun Chuanting eats every day. The portion is very small, but it is enough to make people feel uncomfortable.

Although Sun Chuanting was strong and practiced martial arts diligently, he was inexplicably blocked from the imperial prison. This psychological impact was too great, and his body was no longer as good as before. With Zhou Fanzi's little medicine, his stomach was uncomfortable every day, but his body was obviously getting worse day by day.

However, Cheng Hai and Zhou Fanzi were not anxious. It was already August, and the climate in the capital began to get hotter. In this weather, it was normal to eat something bad. From the end of July, Zhou Fanzi's medicine was intermittent, which made people feel that Sun Chuanting was in poor health, not someone was making trouble.

On the tenth day of August, Sun Chuanting's family, who also lived in a civilian area in Beijing, felt miserable and miserable. As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching on August 15, other people's families were reunited, but Sun Chuanting was arrested, and the whole family changed from governor and governor's family to relatives of sinners. This gap and desolate mood were really unbearable.

Sun Chuanting has been an official for many years and is a big family. However, after being arrested and imprisoned, the money fell and scattered. Many distant relatives and servants who fled to the house slowly dispersed. Now only a family of five and two old servants depend on each other. According to the judgment of many people in the capital, Sun Chuanting has probably completely lost power. Seeing Yang Sichang in Huguang and Sichuan, the bigger the area, the better. When he was completely pacified, he would have no chance of recovery.

Since that's the case, not many people came to pay attention to this family, so on the night of the tenth day of August, the family was frowning and preparing for dinner. When more than twenty people suddenly rushed in from the yard, no one cared about it.

These people are covered in faces, and they are very sensible when they are doing things, but those who cover their mouths and noses and tie their hands and feet are also very good. These people are all fed with a large mouthful of liquid that smells bad, and then they slowly fall asleep.

Before the Sun family fell into a coma, everyone was a little desperate, thinking to himself what evil our Sun family had committed. Sun Chuanting was devoted to serving the country but was imprisoned. After being imprisoned, all his family members would be implicated.

The disappearance of Sun Chuanting's family was only discovered on August 15th. No one cared about where the relatives of these sinners went, perhaps because they returned to their hometown to avoid disaster.

Of course, no one noticed that one day there were several trucks of goods leaving the south gate. It was said that some fur goods from the north from the city were not sold well in the city. If you want to go to Tongzhou to transport them by canal ship, don’t go out to see if there is any sales.

As a result, because there were a lot of goods, I chatted with the soldiers guarding the city gate for a long time until both sides decided on the usual rules of how much money they should pay, which was considered as a release.

In the end, a total of fifteen taels of silver were sold. The soldiers guarding the city gate looked happy, while the merchants driving the car were frowning.

These big trucks with fur goods arrived at the big truck shop several miles away from the capital, and tumbling there for a while. When they left again, they were seriously ill patients who were sick in the capital and wanted to return to their hometown.

It was actually a carriage with a carriage, and some young and strong guys were escorted. It looked like this was a wealthy family, but they should be very sick. On such a hot day, the curtains were not opened.

Although no one at the top of the upper class cared about the news that Sun Chuanting's family was missing, there were also a lot of controversy in the capital and these law-enforcement yamen. Some people couldn't help but sigh that the world was indifferent. Even the blood relatives were so indifferent. They left at will, and they didn't think about the prosperity and wealth that Sun Chuanting brought to their family when he was prominent back then.

The jailers decided to not tell Sun Chuanting about this matter. The fact that Sun Chuanting was extremely weak these days, and telling him such news would probably have a greater impact.

But these jailers were also puzzled that Sun Chuanting had paid attention to hygiene in his diet, and even improved a lot. Why did his body not improve? After hiring a doctor several times, he didn't see any problems.

Sun Chuanting issued an edict to imprison him to be tried, that is, imprisonment. If something goes wrong in prison, he will really have to take responsibility here.

"LuoTou, I think Sun Chuanting looks bad. Xiao Wang changed his toilet several times today. I'm afraid that the problem has happened again, so I'll hire him a doctor!"

Zhou Fanzi asked politely at the gate of the imperial prison. Luotou was a big fat man. He heard this and said angrily:

"It's just a traitor. We don't have any flowers here. If we treat him like this, we may have to pay the money."

"Please, Sun Chuanting's family is missing, and he is pitiful. It's impossible to see him continue to be sick so much, so let's arrange someone to go there!"

It was getting darker and seeing that the shift was about to change, Luo Tou was anxious to go back, and he didn't want to say anything, so he nodded and agreed.

In the evening, a tall doctor and two followers came here reluctantly, thinking that he was obviously in Nancheng, but he was called to this Xicheng. When the lights were on the curfew at night, it was still a problem for him to go back. The one who came was a monster, and he could not afford to offend him.

The jailer on the shift also knew the truth, so he put the person in and closed the prison door. Zhou Fanzi said that he went to the gambling house a few days ago and invited everyone to eat meat and drink wine today.

Although it was just sauce meat and soju, it was a delicious food after all. The group of people had long been gathered together with enthusiasm and let the doctor be busy in prison.

After a while, I heard the doctor's follower say that the diagnosis had been completed. The jailer on duty went over and opened the door for the people listlessly. The doctor was very weak and was supported by the two followers. One of the followers said to the jailer with some complaints:

"The evil spirit in the Heavenly Prison is too strong. My master took this adult's attention, but he was dizzy..."

"Bah, I've been here for more than ten years, why haven't I met any evil spirits? Your doctor is in poor health and still bites him. Go to the money and do whatever he should do."

The jailer looked at Sun Chuanting who was lying on the bed, turned his back to the jailer, and he was obviously asleep. The jailer who was guarding the jailer was also amazed:
To be continued...