Chapter 192: Wang Danian wears a flying fish suit and flaunts himself in the streets. Hu Weiyong is suspicious of colluding with the Northern Yuan Dynasty

Chapter 191: Wang Danian wears a flying fish suit and flaunts himself in the streets. Hu Weiyong is suspicious of colluding with the Northern Yuan Dynasty
Zhu Gang slowly raised his head, trying to remain calm, and asked softly, "What's the matter with him?"

Lu Feng lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, he said he has something important to report to you in person."

Zhu Gang frowned, speculating secretly in his mind.

What is the origin of this man named Wang Danian?
Why did he suddenly ask for an audience at this time?
Could it be that there is some unspeakable secret hidden in this?

Zhu Gang couldn't help but think of the famous "Lan Yu Case" in history, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

Could this person have some connection with that case?

Or does he know some important clues or intelligence?
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Gang decided to put his concerns aside for the time being.

Meet this person first and see what his intentions are.

So Zhu Gang said calmly: "Then let him in."

After receiving the order, Lu Feng quickly left the room.

Less than half an incense stick of time later, a young man dressed in the uniform of the Jinyiwei official walked into the room steadily.

The man was tall and strong, with eyes as sharp as an eagle, and he exuded a shrewd and capable temperament.

He walked quickly to Zhu Gang and knelt on one knee.

He bowed and shouted, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

His voice was loud and firm, and his every move revealed the unique aura of a martial artist.

In fact, there were so many people in the Jinyiwei, and it was simply a "fairy tale" to equip each of them with a legendary flying fish suit.

At least for now, only a very small number of Jinyiwei can own the Feiyu suit.

Most of the Jinyiwei, except those on duty, wore ordinary guard uniforms.

Everyone else needs to be on a mission outside, so they can't wear flying fish suits, let alone ordinary military uniforms.

In order not to reveal their identities as Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei members wore plain clothes when they were out on official business or conducting investigations.

To most people, his appearance is no different from that of ordinary people.

The Feiyufu is a very gorgeous piece of clothing and is only worn as a formal dress.

Only high-ranking Jinyiwei are qualified to wear it, and not every Jinyiwei can own it.

Those who were qualified to wear the Feiyu suit were actually the third-rank officials of the Jinyiwei, and most of them were rewards from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, the Feiyufu is actually like the yellow jacket awarded by the emperor during the Qing Dynasty. It must be worn on important formal occasions.

The "flying fish" on the flying fish suit is not a kind of fish.

It is a mythical animal with a dragon head, wings and a fish tail.

It is said that during the Zhengde period, all Jinyiwei generals who reached a certain level received a flying fish robe as a reward from the emperor.

In other words, no matter what time period, it was impossible for most Jinyiwei to have Feiyu uniforms.

Even if someone has this dress, they usually don't wear it and show off.

Now that Wang Danian came to see Zhu Gang wearing a Feiyu suit, he couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts.

"You said there was something important that needed to be reported in person. Now that you have met me, you can tell me everything you know."

Although Zhu Gang had returned to the capital less than a year ago, Wang Danian had already heard a lot about his deeds.

Now seeing that the other party was emitting such a strong aura, he quickly told him everything he knew.

"Feng Ji, an old official of the Yuan Dynasty, confessed in prison that Hu Weiyong had asked him to deliver a letter to the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

"He claimed that he could work with the Hu party to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty only needed to send troops." Zhu Gang frowned and asked, "If I remember correctly, Feng Ji was originally from Henan and served as an official in the Yuan Dynasty."

"Later, my father drove the Yuan court into the desert. Feng Ji did not follow the Yuan emperor into the desert to eat dirt, but surrendered to the Ming Dynasty honestly."

"Tell me from beginning to end how he got connected with Hu Weiyong."

After listening to Wang Danian's story, Zhu Gang quickly got to know this little man who played an important role in the "Hu Weiyong case".

Feng Ji has been very smart since he was young, and according to him, he is a well-known child prodigy.

Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang's army entered Changzhou, an officer saw that Feng Ji was smart and clever, so he took Feng Ji with him and used him as a servant.

When Feng Ji grew up a little, other military officers noticed his talents and recruited him to be a son-in-law.

However, it is difficult to be a live-in son-in-law, and Feng Ji often quarrels with his wife.

Since his wife's family was quite powerful, Feng Ji was sent directly to Danzhou.

At that time, Danzhou was a place where no one could escape, and going there basically meant waiting for death.

Later, Feng Ji, for some unknown reason, felt that Hu Weiyong had too much power, so he wrote a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang speaking ill of Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong, who was in charge of the Secretariat, had great power. He was the first to see all the letters the emperor wanted to read.

A person who was thrown to Danzhou to bask in the sun actually dared to speak ill of himself.

Hu Weiyong immediately ordered people to bring Feng Ji from Danzhou to Yingtian Prefecture and secretly sent him to prison.

Hu Weiyong, who was good at making good use of waste, said to Feng Ji, "You are going to die anyway, why don't you help me do something?"

"If you're done, I'll let you go."

Feng Ji certainly didn't want to die, so he agreed to Hu Weiyong's request.

What are you doing?

Inform the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Hu Weiyong planned to ask the Yuan army to harass the people in the north, while he himself would unite a small group of people in the south to rebel.

Next, Hu Weiyong asked Feng Ji to go to the Northern Yuan Emperor. Unexpectedly, before the task was accomplished, the former Prime Minister Hu had already become a prisoner.

Zhu Gang quickly realized that something was wrong. "The old man is such a smart guy. This is simply not true."

"All the people stationed at the border are his own sons, and they are heavily guarded."

"As the highest-ranking official, how could Hu Weiyong not know these things?"

"You foolishly went to look for the Beiyuan people, saying something like "inside and outside help", isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Wang Danian shook his head and said, "I don't know the details either. I am just doing my duty as entrusted by others."

"Here is Feng Ji's personal signed confession as evidence. Your Highness may wish to take a look at it."

Zhu Gang took the file handed over by the other party, opened it and read it carefully.

My mind involuntarily recalled the confessions of the criminals preserved in "Records of Traitors".

Most of the official and private records about the Lan Yu case in later generations were based on the confessions here.

The traces of deletion and modification are very obvious, and the format and sentences of many confessions are exactly the same or roughly similar.

The most outrageous thing is the confession of Wang Xing, Lan Yu’s tutor.

During the 12th year of Hongwu, I taught in the residence of Commander Lan, now Duke of Liang. At that time, I often interacted with Prime Minister Hu.

(End of this chapter)