On the official road leading to the capital, forty or fifty Dongchangzi protected a carriage and were rushing to the road sleepyly. They never thought that there would be a huge danger waiting for them.

In the afternoon, it suddenly started to rain. In order to find a place to shelter from the rain first. They had to speed up their journey. This time they went to Kaifeng, everyone had a lot of silver in their arms. Of course, it was filial to those local officials. Every time they went out, the second-rank chief officials would be polite to them, not to mention the good man Li, who was sitting in the carriage. He did not know how much benefits he had made when he got off this trip, and he also took different routes back and forth. That was what he called making money. Unfortunately, he was not a eunuch, otherwise he would be able to make some name for himself in the palace! Wang Wu, who was riding a horse in front, muttered to himself.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, the sky was dim and the vision was blurred. Suddenly, a tripping rope was pulled up on the ground. Wang Wuzheng, who was walking in the front, complained about the weather. Without paying attention, he fell on the muddy official road. The people and horses behind him were shocked and stopped. After all, the tripping rope on the ground was clearly seen. After all, such a long tripping rope suddenly appeared on the official road. It was absolutely impossible for them to draw weapons and look around with caution.

Wang Wu, who was falling to the ground, was about to get up from the ground, and suddenly a sound of breaking through the air came. A blood flower rose from Wang Wugang's throat when he sat up. His body fell down with a bang. The blood that kept emitting continued to flow to Zhong Fanzi's feet under the erosion of the rain.

A strong fear suddenly enveloped the group of Dongchang men. The hands holding the knife kept trembling, and there was silence around them, and only the "Xilulu" sounded unstoppable by the horses under their crotch.

"What happened? Why did you stop?" Li Yongzhen stayed in the carriage. The rain couldn't wet him. He was drowsy. He suddenly found that the carriage stopped moving and asked with his eyes open.

"Eunuch Li, there is an assassin!" The little eunuch who was driving with him said stammeringly, "Wang Wu has been shot to death by an arrow."

"Who dares to be so bold that he dares to attack and kill people from the East Factory on the official road?" Li Yongzhen said furiously when he heard that one of the people who followed him had been shot to death.

The rain diluted the blood in the air. The Dongchang man dared not go further. They didn't know how many traps were waiting for them. The enemy still died before they appeared on their side.

"Father-in-law, what should we do now?" The leader of the Dongchang Actor asked Li Yongzhen for advice.

In fact, Li Yongzhen is also harsh and weak on the inside. In fact, he is more afraid of death than anyone else. Especially when he came out, he respected him a lot, which is far more filial to him in a year than when he was in the palace. How could he be willing to die without enjoying it?

"Retreat, let's go back first." Li Yongzhen pretended to be calm and issued an order.

The monks had just turned their horses and planned to return first. But they knew that there was a rain of arrows, and nearly half of the dozens of monks fell, but there was still no trace of any enemy.

Li Yongzhen was scared, so he desperately hugged a burden on his chest. There were silver notes given to him by officials from all over the country, and said in a trembling voice: "Hurry, protect our family and leave!"

The remaining actors were aroused by the tragic situation in front of them, and temporarily forgot their fear. The leader even shouted: "Come out with me!"

Without knowing the enemy, blind charges were only dead. In fact, there were tripping ropes on the road behind them, and there were traps, plops, plops, and plops. After more than a dozen strokes, the remaining horses fell down, and the traps were covered with bamboo sticks. In a short while, except for Li Yongzhen in the carriage and the eunuch who drove, none of them were breathable.

"My father-in-law, all are dead..." The little eunuch was frightened by the hellish scene in front of him and was incontinent.

When Li Yongzhen looked at the curtains first, he fell into the carriage and fainted suddenly. When he woke up, he had a ball of ragged cloth stuffed into his mouth and tied it to another carriage on the way to Shandong.

Because the suppression of the Donglin Party some time ago almost caused a civil rebellion, Emperor Tianqi had some complaints about Wei Zhongxian. At this time, Wei Zhongxian knew that he must not lose the trust of Emperor Tianqi, and the weight of regaining trust was the arrested person who sponsored the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect. As long as he defeated all the rebellions of the White Lotus Sect in one go, it would be a great contribution. If Emperor Tianqi still trusted him more, then wouldn't his plan be easier?

Another reason is that Zhang Yan got Zhu Yinglong's 200,000 taels of silver notes, and took the opportunity to unite the widows of Concubine Liu and some of the widows of the late emperors to resist Wei Zhongxian, who kept sending beautiful women to the palace to Emperor Tianqi. The reason was that the dragon body of the Emperor Tianqi was inconsistent and it was not advisable to over-wives the woman. Zhang Yan's words might not listen to the words of the Concubine Liu, who was respected in the harem, and he had to listen to Wei Zhongxian, which was a little distant to him. This was also something Zhu Yinglong could not have imagined. Wei Zhongxian would use the White Lotus Sect to repair the trust crack between himself and Emperor Tianqi, and encourage Emperor Tianqi to say "the emperor's daughter ascends in three days". If Emperor Tianqi could also "three thousand women", maybe his body would be healed and he could ascend to become an immortal. Fortunately, there was Concubine Liu, otherwise Emperor Tianqi would almost believe his lies and would have a virgin in a row.

Wei Zhongxian was confident and wanted to knock on Chen Xi's mouth. When he received news from Shandong's White Lotus Sect, a news that he could not imagine came. Li Yongzhen, the eunuch who went to Kaifeng to visit the King of Xin, was kidnapped on the official road near Tongzhou. All the men of the Hudongchang were killed. Only a small eunuch next to Li Yongzhen survived and brought a letter to Wei Zhongxian.

There are only six words in the letter: "Li Yongzhen exchanges Chen Xi."

Li Yongzhen is Wei Zhongxian's most trusted and close eunuch, and a pair are loyal to him. This time, in order to investigate the details of King Xin, he sent him there. Unexpectedly, he just captured Chen Xi, the White Lotus Sect captured Li Yongzhen. The powerful strength of the White Lotus Sect has already made him, the powerful eunuch, feel a little scared.

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly gathered a few of his confidants to discuss the matter.

Cui Chengxiu is Wei Zhongxian's dog-headed military advisor. Wei Zhongxian relies very much on this godson. The first question is naturally him. "Chengxiu, Yongzhen is my confidant and beloved general. I can't wait for death to save me. What do you do?"

"Godfather, my son believes that this matter cannot be compromised. If Chen Xi is released, he can certainly save Eunuch Li, but the imperial etiquette of the court will be completely lost, especially your reputation will be greatly damaged," Cui Chengxiu said with his attitude.

"Yingqiu, what do you think?" Wei Zhongxian turned to Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of Justice.

"The officials think that saving Eunuch Li is important. Chen Xi is not the leader of the White Lotus Sect. It is useless to seize him. Even if he paid money to support the White Lotus Sect, his status in the sect would not be too high. And I also heard that he was conquered by the White Lotus Sect three years ago and almost lost all his property. It is a bit unreliable to fund the White Lotus Sect again. The officials believe that he will not master too many secrets of the White Lotus Sect. Such a person is much more important than Eunuch Li." Zhou Yingqiu said with a look of words. Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly, and Cui Chengxiu said silently.

"Yunhe, how about that Chenxi?" Wei Zhongxian asked slowly.

Sun Yunhe, the criminal officer of the East Factory, stood up and said in fear: "Report to the factory owner, Chen Xi is still stubborn, refuses to admit his relationship with the White Lotus Sect, and has also constantly insulted the officials and others."

"Oh, he is a businessman, but he actually has such courage?" Wei Zhongxian sneered.

"Yes, ancestors, he called us castrated for being unfilial and chaotic for the government, and for not..." The eunuch who was imprisoning Chen Xi was standing behind Sun Yunhe.

"Enough!" Wei Zhongxian's eyes showed a cold light and shouted, "Yongzhen wants to save him, and this Chenxi cannot be released. The White Lotus Sect must be eradicated. This matter is left to Ying Qiu to do. I will send someone to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow!"

"Master, why did the prisoners from the East Factory be handed over to the Ministry of Justice?" Sun Yunhe said in confusion.

Wei Zhongxian had no answer and had already left his seat.

Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of Justice, suddenly felt trembling all over and handed over the prisoners of the East Factory to the Ministry of Justice. This is the first time in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Do you obviously want to take responsibility? Li Yongzhen's life and death are the affairs of your Ministry of Justice. Whether to replace someone or not is decided by your Ministry of Justice. If you have no connection with the East Factory, it is the kindness of the factory owner who can't save him. It is the incompetence of the Ministry of Justice. Wei Zhongxian could not make any complaints. No one said that he was mean and ungrateful. Zhou Yingqiu held such a hot potato in his arms and really didn't know how to deal with it.
Chapter completed!