"I, Commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhu Chunjie, have taken someone under the orders of the Crown Prince. Which of you is Chang Yanling, the Marquis of Huaiyuan?"

I really came to catch myself!

Chang Yanling, who had just gotten off the boat, almost got a slap in the face when he heard Zhu Chunjie's words. It was so confusing!

After finally taking a breath, Chang Yanling asked, "Take me? Why?"

"Why? Hahaha" Zhu Chunjie laughed and said, "Of course it was treason! It was revealed that you, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, and Funing Marquis Zhu Guobi conspired to rebel together! Your cousin Chang Yanen confessed to it and even took out the

In order to write Xu Yongji’s autographed letter to you to conspire against him, now that there are witnesses and physical evidence, your Huaiyuan Hou family is finished for your generation!”

Why is it over? Why is it over? My family is a hero. Our ancestors have done so much, so it’s over?

Chang Yanling was completely stunned. He was unjustly accused! He did not participate in the conspiracy of Xu Hongji and Zhu Guobi. Moreover, he did not have the capital to rebel. He was transferred to the post of Jiujiang garrison commander before the fall of Beijing. Although he had not yet taken office,

But he still handed over his duties in the Nanjing camp. While Shi Kefa, Xu Hongji, and Zhao Zhilong were busy organizing Luobei to go to King Qin to rescue him, he, Liu Kongzhao, the admiral of the Jiang Navy, and Zuo Maodi, the patrol censor, all

We are planning to march westward to Jiujiang to deploy defenses.

"It's unjust!" Chang Yanling shouted, "You Jin Yiwei can't unjustly accuse good people!"

Zhu Chunjie smiled: "You can tell whether you are a good person or a bad person when you enter the Zhenfu Division. Please come with us, Marquis Huaiyuan!"

"Please" is a polite word. The royal guards and cavalry following Zhu Chunjie are all veterans of the New Army. They are very fierce. Like wolves and tigers, they pounce on people. Where have Chang Yanling's guards and generals seen this before?

, they were so confused at that time that no one dared to resist, so they had to watch helplessly as their Marquis was captured by the Jin Yiwei.

However, these Jinyi guards were not very reliable in their work. They only captured Chang Yanling and left without taking his family generals to escort him, nor did they seize the official ship of Cao Jiang Navy that Chang Yanling was riding.

The Chang family members on the dock were also stunned. It took a while before they realized that no one was coming to arrest them.

A relatively clever general of the Chang family finally reacted and shouted: "Quickly, get on the boat and go back to Nanjing to report the news to the government!"

Chang Yanling's family members followed him; while he was hurriedly boarding the boat and escaping, Chang Yanling had already asked someone to escort him to the Pingshan Hall of Daming Temple.

The Pingshan Hall was now heavily guarded. Two rows of golden-armored warriors were standing, each holding a sword and a spear. Prince Zhu sat high on the throne with a scowl on his face, and there were several guardsmen on both sides, all wearing python robes and black gauze.

It looks like a three-court trial.

Chang Yanling brought it directly from the dock. He didn't have time to calm down and think about it. The Marquis who was aloof and superior a moment ago has now become a rebel! Under such a gap, his mind naturally

It was all mushy. Just when he was in a daze, someone suddenly shouted angrily.

"Chang Yanling! It has been revealed that you, Xu Hongji, and Zhu Guobi are conspiring against each other!"

"No, no, conscience of heaven and earth, I did not participate in the conspiracy of Wei Guogong, Funing Hou and others."

"Nonsense, there are many participants in the rebellion, not just one Duke and one Marquis! Didn't you participate?"

"That's right, without me, they are all the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Funing, the Marquis of Longping, the Marquis of Lingbi, the Marquis of Anyuan, the Marquis of Yongchang, the Bo of Xincheng, the Bo of Xiangcheng, the Bo of Dongning, and the Bo of Chengan"

Speaking of this, Chang Yanling suddenly stopped because he found that he talked too much and sold most of the nobles in Nanjing. This is really true. Why didn't he keep his mouth shut? Although he was not involved Those things, but he supported them in his heart. He was a loyal minister of Emperor Chongzhen!

"Chang Yanling, these people you are talking about, Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu have already explained!" This time, the voice of a young man sounded, it was Zhu Cixiang, the prince of Fujun in the Ming Dynasty, speaking.

"Shigebu and Gaofutaiye" Chang Yanling could hardly believe his ears.

How come such honorable men as Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu become traitors?

"Otherwise, why would I allow them to serve as governors of seven provinces and governor of Shandong?" Zhu Cixiang looked at Chang Yanling with a smile.

Chang Yanling is known as an honest nobleman. If someone else sits in his seat, he will definitely act arrogantly and misbehave. But he is known for being honest and obedient to his duties. Based on Zhu Cixiang's social experience, such a person will either have a big problem or not. Ambition, or being born honest. Chang Yanling was obviously the latter, so he believed it after being fooled by Zhu Cixiang.

Chang Houye said angrily: "They are the ones who want the King Qin, and they are the ones who want the prince to return to power. The Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Funing and others are just followers. How can they change the hands of the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Funing and others?" People were sold!”

Zhu Cixiang smiled: "They said you were also involved. They said you planned to recruit 3,000 troops to serve as vanguards in Yangzhou. Is this possible?"

"It's unjust, I'm unjust!"

"No recruitment?"

"Recruiting soldiers is a matter of course, but"

Zhu Cixiang smiled and interrupted the stammering Marquis Chang: "That's right. You, a distinguished minister from Nanjing, went to Yangzhou to recruit 3,000 troops. Don't you have a plan?"

Chang Yanling shouted: "It's wrong, it's wrong! I recruited troops to go to Jiujiang to defend against rogue bandits."

"Nonsense!" The voice that had first shouted angrily to scare Chang Yanling rang out again. It was a very mighty-looking general who was Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen.

"Going to Jiujiang to guard against rogue bandits?" Zhu Chunchen asked with a straight face, "Are there any rogue bandits in Jiujiang to guard against for you?"

“This, this, and this are originally there.”

"Hmph," Zhu Chunchen snorted again, "Uncle Ning Nan has already recovered Wuchang! Why do you need to go to Jiujiang to set up defenses? Tell me honestly, why did you want to privately raise 3,000 heroes in Yangzhou?"

“It’s not private placement.”

Zhu Cixiang looked at Chang Yanling and said, "It's not a private placement, is it a public offering?"

"Public recruitment?" Chang Yanling heard the word new, but he still understood what it meant. He shook his head quickly and said, "There is a purpose. The emperor ordered me to recruit troops in Yangzhou."

"Is there an edict?" Zhu Chunchen said coldly, "Then I ask you to recruit troops to prevent the rogue bandits from going eastward. Now it is impossible for the rogue bandits to go eastward. Even if the imperial edict has expired, you are still recruiting troops privately. Of course you are planning something evil!"

"It's unjust, I'm wronged." Chang Yanling was also stupid and didn't know how to defend himself, so he just kept shouting that he was wronged.

"Okay, okay, don't complain!" Zhu Cixi still had a smile on his face, which made people feel friendly.

He said: "You have been recruiting soldiers for so long, and it is really difficult for you to not get 3,000 soldiers together. Since you have not got enough people, then I will be lenient and not pursue this matter anymore."

However, you and the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Funing, the Marquis of Longping, the Marquis of Lingbi, the Marquis of Anyuan, the Marquis of Yongchang, the Bo of Xincheng, the Bo of Xiangcheng, the Bo of Dongning, the Bo of Cheng'an, and other Nanjing nobles are guilty of scheming. The Palace still needs to investigate!"

"I'm wronged, I'm really wronged." Chang Yanling is so aggrieved. He really didn't interfere. What should I do about this matter?

Zhu Cixiang continued: "However, I have always been lenient and can be lenient to the Nanjing Xunqi families. As long as their clan heads are willing to hand over the military fields, official fields and hidden fields that they have occupied in the past, I will no longer pursue them.

.”

What? Hand over the military fields, official fields, and hidden fields that have been occupied by the past dynasties. Chang Yanling took a breath. That would be at least more than 30 million acres! Now the price of food is high, and the price of land is also high, more than 3,000 acres.

Ten thousand acres of land is worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver. How come you, the prince, are so black-hearted?

Zhu Cixiang looked at Chang Yanling and said with a smile: "Marquis Huaiyuan, please stay in Yangzhou and let Chang Yanen go to Nanjing to convey my wishes to the noble families in Nandu. This is an opportunity to survive and protect the family.

Don’t miss it in vain!”

When Chang Yanling heard this, he just sighed bitterly. The prince was trying to dig up the roots of his relatives in the southeast! But he thought about it simply. How could those people in Nanjing be willing to give away so much property in vain?
Chapter completed!