Chapter 403 Coercion
Tang Feng's reappearance greatly reduced the uneasiness on the faces of the officials. When they were asked by the guards in prison from the cell, they only thought their thoughts had come true. Lord Tang really had a deep taboo to Eunuch Wei and was about to let him go. But he did not expect that he did not want to let him go, but took everyone to where he asked before, which made the officials unable to guess what the Jinyiwei wanted to do.
However, when Tang Feng appears again, they finally don’t have to worry that the Jinyiwei people will be unfavorable to them. If they really want to deal with them and others, Tang Feng’s high status will not have to show up at all. Just one hundred households is enough. "Or he wants to remind me a few times and not spread the previous incident." Some people couldn’t help but think.
But the first sentence Tang Feng said surprised the officials: "Grandman, you are too brave!" Although there was not too much expression on his face when he said this, it still made everyone feel an invisible pressure. After everyone looked at each other, the bold man asked, "I wonder what Lord Tang is referring to?"
"Do you think I, the Jinyiwei, are you easy to bully? You dare to fabricate facts and pour dirty water on Jiu Qiansui's body!" Tang Feng sneered and said, "It seems that you have discussed it secretly, and they have all utterly led their guilt to Jiu Qiansui's body, but I thought that I would not dare to touch you because of Jiu Qiansui's body?"
"Mr. Tang's words are a bit bad. We are in the imperial prison, and there are people guarding each other all day long. How can we share the offerings? Also, how can you insist that what we wrote is not the truth?" Everyone seemed to feel that there was not much threat in Tang Feng's words, so they became bold enough to defend themselves.
"So, according to your wishes, are all written in these confessions true?" Tang Feng asked with narrowed his eyes.
"..." After a while of silence, someone answered decisively: "Yes, the confessions we wrote were all things that did happen. We knew that these things we had violated morality and national laws, but all of them were done in desperation. If Lord Tang really wanted to ask for guilt, he should find the person who forced us to do things!" They had already made up their minds to stick to the end, and believed that Tang Feng would not dare to provoke Wei Zhongxian, so he answered very happily.
There was no change on Tang Feng's face, but his eyes were constantly flashing. I didn't know what he was thinking about, but the officials were relieved, because as long as Tang Feng had some concerns, he would be more sure. After a while, Tang Feng said: "Okay, everyone is worthy of being a mid-selling figure in the Ming Dynasty. He was able to write down all the crimes Wei Zhongxian committed incisively, which really made Tang Feng admire him."
"Huh?" Everyone immediately heard the wrong taste in Tang Feng's words, and he actually called Eunuch Wei's name directly. This was really surprising. You must know that in the past two years, almost no one in the court has dared to call Wei Zhongxian directly. Everyone calls him Jiu Qiansui or calls him his father-in-law. Why do I think this person who is a capable general under Eunuch Wei calls him that? And the meaning in his words seems to be hostile.
Seeing everyone looking at him with surprise, Tang Feng still had a smile on his face: "Since you all know how Wei Zhongxian is doing evil, why don't you take the initiative to write a letter and impeach him?"
It is even more difficult for these adults to answer this question. Do you dare not do this at all? Or tell him that he said these things just to suppress him by Eunuch Wei? Seeing everyone's stunned appearance, Tang Feng smiled even more readily: "But no matter what, all the adults can return to their fate. At this time, they can put the court and our Ming Dynasty first. Knowing that they impeached Wei Zhongxian is really admirable!"
As soon as these words were said, everyone's expressions changed from confusion to shock. What? When did they say they wanted to impeach Eunuch Wei? Even if they gave themselves ten courage, they would not dare to do anything. So someone mentioned it: "Did Lord Tang think it's bad? We have never said that they want to impeach Nine Thousand Sui."
"Is that true? But the confession handed to me by gurus is not like this. Judging from what gurus wrote, you are very disgusted with what Wei Zhongxian did. Could it be that I am wrong about it?" Tang Feng said in discomfortably.
"This..." Everyone was stunned. No matter how they guessed, they could not guess that Tang Feng would suddenly come and go with the flow. Those confessions reported a lot of unjust things that Wei Zhongxian had done, which could not be changed. Some people opened their mouths in a hurry and said, "Master Tang, things are not what you think..." But when they said this, they were a little speechless and could not say why. Among them, the clear-headed man finally woke up after a panic. He looked at Tang Feng's face with a gloomy and gloomy feeling, as if he didn't know how to speak.
At this time, Tang Feng continued: "I only came to the conclusions that I saw when I saw those confessions. Since you are not going to report Wei Zhongxian as I thought, what is the purpose of what you wrote? Do you think that if you involve Wei Zhongxian, you can wash away your guilt?" At this point, his tone was already a little harsh.
This direct question made the officials below speechless. "Tang Feng kept calling Wei Zhongxian's name. Do you really want to be an enemy of him? But what reason does he have to do this? Or is he deliberately making fraud against us, so he can use the nine thousand-year-old hand to kill us?" Some of them had already started their own plans, but after thinking for a while, they could not draw a conclusion. Finally, one of them couldn't help it: "Mr. Tang, just say whatever you have. We have become a prisoner of your Jinyiwei, so you don't have to use these methods."
As soon as this sentence was released, the very uneasy officials also plucked up their courage and looked at Tang Feng and asked: "Yes, Lord Tang, what do you want us to do!"
Seeing that these people could no longer bear it, Tang Feng knew that the time had come, so he stood up: "My idea is very simple. I want you to work with me to eliminate traitors for the country and impeach Wei Zhongxian in the last chapter!"
"What?" Everyone was stunned. They couldn't believe that this was from the famous man in front of Eunuch Wei, now the ruler of the Jinyiwei. But looking at his serious appearance, it didn't seem like a fake.
"Master Tang, why did you say this? I, the Ming Dynasty, has been in peace and prosperity for the people..." As soon as I said, he was interrupted by Tang Feng's shaking hands: "These words are impossible for a three-year-old child to believe, let alone you and me? Since the Wei Yi Party took power, there have been countless things such as harming loyalty and accumulating money. You have written a lot in your confession. Can you still say such words without your heart? Now that my Ming Dynasty has reached a precarious situation, do you really have the heart to watch the people of the world be exploited by these corrupt officials? If this continues, it will not arouse civil unrest, but someone will rise up and make my Ming court rebellious!"
From Wei Zhongxian to Wei Yan who called him the even worse Wei Yan, everyone was completely sure that what Tang Feng said was indeed from his original intention, but they still dared not agree to him. Wei Zhongxian can no longer be called in the court. Even the emperor was played with by him. Wouldn't he seek death if he became an enemy? Also, the miserable fate of the previous Donglin Party and those who fought against Wei Yan's party were also a lesson in the past. They could not have the courage to do such a big thing. Of course, some of them thought of responding to the matter first and promised Tang Feng to save his life, but when they thought of the power of the Jinyiwei, these people did not dare to do this.
After a long period of silence, one person spoke on behalf of the censors. He was the oldest among these censors, named Gu Yingjia: "Mr. Tang, it is because we are unwilling to eliminate traitors for the country. It is because the traitor party is too powerful and cannot be shaken by small people like me. I also ask that the adults be willing to spare us because we have old people above and younger people below."
"Yes, Lord Tang, please let us go!" The others also knelt down and said.
Tang Feng sneered: "These people are really villains. They are only concerned about their own safety, but they do not think about what life the people live now. If my Ming Dynasty continues like this, it will perish sooner or later!" The contempt in his heart made Tang Feng's heart extremely hard: "Since several adults refuse to do this thing that benefits both the country and the people, I will not force you." These officials were relieved when they heard his words, but they were too happy because Tang Feng had not finished saying: "But in this way, there is nothing to do with me. I will take the confession you wrote before and Eunuch Wei to see clearly. Then I am afraid you..."
"Master Tang, you..." Everyone stared at Tang Feng with resentful eyes. If his eyes were lethal, Tang Feng would have been completely stabbed. He faced everyone's gaze calmly: "This is no wonder I, Tang Feng. If you want to blame, you blame yourself for taking the wrong step. Now, except for following me to deal with Wei Zhongxian, you have no other way to go."
Chapter completed!