After all, it was a step too late.

Several hundred meters away, Lan Yu and others watched helplessly as Song Zhong entered directly under the escort of the palace guards.

He knew that letting the palace guards escort him in would definitely be a big deal.

"Brother, what should we do now."

Cao Zhen asked breathlessly.

When Lan Yu heard this, she began to think about it.

What he can be sure of is that if the palace guards are dispatched to avoid the time for reporting, then the case will definitely be serious.

The key is now, what is the situation of this case.

Thinking of this, Lan Yu said bluntly: "Let's go to Jinyiwei Prison."

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately understood and quickly turned around and left.

Soon, the group arrived at the prison.

In fact, according to the rules, Duke Liang is not qualified to come to Jinyiwei.

However, Zhu Ying recently issued an order to let the Jinyiwei and the Public Security Department, including the Military and Horse Department, jointly handle matters.

So Lan Yu had an excuse.

Here at Jinyiwei, no one dared to stop Song Zhong even when he was not there.

In the imperial prison, under Lan Yu's pressure, the guards of Jinyiwei did not dare to hide anything, so they had no choice but to tell what happened when Song Zhong was interrogating Cao Zixing.

Cao Zixing was interrogated again.

"The guilty minister Cao Zixing pays homage to Duke Liang."

Cao Zixing, covered in blood, bowed.

"Tell me, what you told Song Zhong just now, repeat it to me again."

Lan Yu didn't have a nice tone, she just gave orders directly.

When Cao Zixing heard this, he bowed and stood there, pretending not to hear.

Civil servants and military generals are natural enemies, so Cao Zixing didn't bother to tell the story again. Besides, his own affairs were not a good thing.

Lan Yu frowned.

boom!!

Cao Zhen, who was standing next to him, showed no hesitation in his duty and kicked Cao Zixing hard in the chest.

The huge force penetrated directly through Cao Zixing's body and hit the wall of the prison.

Big mouthfuls of blood kept coming out of Cao Zixing's mouth. Several hours of whipping made Cao Zixing feel pain, but Cao Zhen's kick almost killed half of his life.

"You dare to pretend in front of us, I think you don't want to live anymore." Cao Zhen scolded.

Cao Zixing wanted to get up, but he had no strength, so he simply lay on the ground, his mouth full of blood and blood, and smiled: "After entering this prison, I have no intention of getting out alive."

Cao Zhen sneered when he heard this: "You are dead, but if you offend our brothers, do you think that one of your tribe has a chance to survive?"

"When a certain letter reaches Shanxi Wei, I will slaughter your entire clan!"

"I want to see if you can still laugh."

Cao Zixing almost choked to death on a mouthful of blood, and his originally pretended aloof expression turned into a tearless expression.

What the hell, why are they coming one after another, and the clan is being wiped out at every turn, can't they be given a way to survive?

He didn't dare to gamble, but at the same time he believed that the guy in front of him could definitely do this.

The military generals and nobles of Huaixi were well-known in the Ming Dynasty. Even His Majesty knew that they were thorns.

If you really want to compare, he is much more ruthless than Jin Yiwei.

Cao Zixing also knew that he had hit the south wall, so he could only explain the matter again.

"Bah, coward!"

Before giving the explanation, Cao Zhen even cursed. How do you really think this guy has any backbone?

After the explanation, everyone's expressions changed, including Lan Yu's.

"This kid, no wonder he ran so fast. Such credit was actually taken away from him."

As Cao Zhen spoke, he looked at Cao Zixing fiercely. Cao Zixing was so frightened that he huddled in the corner, burying his head and not daring to move.

He was not afraid of being beaten to death, but he was afraid of offending people like Cao Zhen. If he died, his son would be buried with him.

It took a lot of effort to see a glimmer of hope. If it was destroyed at this time, I would not be able to rest in peace even if I was drowned.

Naturally, the list of comrades was also given honestly.

"Brother, why don't we go one step ahead and arrest all these people?" Cao Zhen suggested.

Lan Yu frowned and said: "No, it's a foregone conclusion. We brothers don't lack these merits. It's just to get in the eyes of the great grandson. If we offend His Highness the great grandson by snatching the credits, then it will be more than the gain is worth the loss."

People like Lan Yu no longer care much about merit.

What you want can be taken directly on the battlefield. The key now is to gain the trust of the grandson.

"Brother, what should we say now?" Cao Zhen asked again.

Lan Yu looked at Cao Zixing and said: "Now that we know these conspiracies, things will be much easier to handle. Let's do our job well and continue to arrest the Shanxi merchant gang. Kill those who deserve to be killed and interrogate those who deserve to be interrogated."

Now Lan Yu actually wants nothing more than to make enough contributions to his grandson and gain full trust.

Only by going through life and death for your grandson can you stabilize your own power in the future.

Now that the Japanese were defeated, the Liao Dynasty was suppressed, and the rebels were rehabilitated, the situation was turbulent in many places. These generals could be considered useful again.

In Lan Yu's heart, he was more afraid of his grandson than his Majesty.

Your Majesty, I have been working with you for decades, and you have made a lot of hard work.

But as for Taisun, he had learned the lesson, and he had fallen into the trap without even realizing it.

After a set of tricks, killing without blood, all of his military power was inexplicably taken away, including the power of his brothers, which was also greatly weakened.

Moreover, everyone in the army sang praises, but no one had the temper to show off.

With this method, you are not aware of it while you are in the middle of the game. When you think about it later, your back will be wet.

After Lan Yu and others left, the Jinyi Guards breathed a sigh of relief.

The current Jin Yiwei is not as strong as before.

If it were before, let alone the Duke of Liang, even the vassal king would not dare to break in privately.

However, with Taisun currently in office, the situation is a bit unclear. No one knows which yamen His Highness Taisun will fall in love with.

The reason why Jinyiwei is so strong is not all because of His Majesty's trust.

....

In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying were discussing arrangements after the Spring Festival.

"The Di newspaper you mentioned is not impossible, but we think it has little effect. But the method of using copper characters is really good."

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Da Sun's thoughts, he spoke.

Just now, Zhu Ying and the old man revealed that they wanted to start a private newspaper, which is equivalent to a semi-official newspaper.

In addition to some information that can be disclosed in the court, other information, such as introductions to local customs and customs, as well as some new and interesting things, can be published on.

Naturally, there will be personnel to strictly control the details above.

Among them, in order to better print Di Bao, or expand the sales of Di Bao, Zhu Ying proposed to reform the movable type printing technology.

Since Cai Lun of the Han Dynasty improved the production of paper, writing materials have become lighter and more economical than the oracle bones, bamboo slips, gold, stone, and silk used in the past. However, copying books is still very labor-intensive and far from meeting the needs of society.

By the Xiping period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the methods of copying and rubbing stone tablets appeared.

The clay movable type invented by Bi Sheng during the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty marked the birth of movable type printing.

Wang Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty successfully created wooden movable type and invented wheel typesetting.

Now it is Zhu Ying who proposes copper movable type, which can be used more durable and conveniently.

At present, most of the movable types popular in the Ming Dynasty are wooden movable types. The only disadvantage is that they are often soaked in ink. Ordinary wood is easily corroded and damaged and needs to be replaced frequently.

Useful wood is too expensive.

If it is made of copper, it is much better in terms of durability.

Zhu Ying frowned when she heard that the old man was not very interested in Di Bao.

In fact, as far as the current market is concerned, the role of Dibao is indeed not that big.

One is that those who are literate are only a minority after all, and the audience is too limited. Eighty-nine percent of the people in the Ming Dynasty are almost illiterate. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang has launched compulsory education, there are very few who can actually read.

Eating is a problem, who cares about reading and literacy? Just live first.

Coupled with the invasion of Mongolian and Yuan culture, most of the aristocratic families were destroyed, and the Han culture was about to form a fault line. In the north, even those who understand Mongolian are not much different from those who understand Chinese.
To be continued...