After hearing Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu's questions, Ruan Dacheng immediately let out a wry smile and said helplessly, "Master Wei, Master Cui, I don't know either! They just trapped me in the house. If I hadn't gotten away quickly, I would have been beaten to death by now."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu both frowned.
The two men had not expected the situation to be so serious. It was obvious that someone had attempted to kill them.
Then it’s simple. Someone is causing trouble here and wants to make it bigger. He even wants to kill Ruan Dacheng.
"What should we do then?" Wei Zhongxian looked at Cui Chengxiu and said directly.
Wei Zhongxian didn't care whether Ruan Dacheng was dead or alive. The death of such a person was irrelevant. However, if the matter could not be investigated, Wei Zhongxian would be in trouble.
Cui Chengxiu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have any good ideas right now."
"Then take all these people back." Wei Zhongxian thought about it and said through gritted teeth, "After returning, we will slowly deal with them and let them identify the suspects. I think there will be a good result."
"I'm afraid this wouldn't be appropriate," Cui Chengxiu said hesitantly. "After all, there are people here who support the academy's reforms. If we arrest them all, it will definitely escalate the situation, and then we won't be able to explain it to His Majesty."
At this moment, Sun Yunhe came over and went straight to Wei Zhongxian's side. He said cautiously: "Governor, someone wants to see you. He said he knows who is leading the riot."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian's eyes lit up.
He didn't expect that someone would come to report at this time, and he had been keeping an eye on it for a long time.
Wei Zhongxian said with surprise, "Where is he? Where is he? Take me to see him!"
"Okay." Sun Yunhe agreed, turned around and led the way.
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly followed, and so did Cui Chengxiu.
Although Wei Zhongxian did not call Cui Chengxiu, he still followed him.
Now Cui Chengxiu really wanted to keep a close eye on Wei Zhongxian, fearing that this governor would cause some big trouble.
The three of them quickly came to a corner where someone was already waiting.
Upon seeing Wei Zhongxian, the man immediately bowed and said, "Greetings to Governor Wei, and to Lord Cui."
Wei Zhongxian and the other man looked the man up and down.
Although he had been cleaned up, one could still see that he was in a rather disheveled state, with disheveled hair, tattered clothes, and even a black eye. It was obvious that he had been beaten severely.
"Do you know who it is?" Wei Zhongxian looked at him and asked directly.
The man smiled and said, "I know. My name is Wang Linsheng. I work for Eunuch Chen of the Imperial Household Department, and many people here work for him. We're here to support the academy's reforms, and we brought most of those who support it with us."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian was stunned and his face became serious.
He really didn't expect that Wang Linsheng was actually Chen Hong's man. Chen Hong was very favored by the emperor now. The most important thing was that Chen Hong was a very loyal dog of the emperor. If there was no order from the emperor, Chen Hong would not dare to do such a thing.
"How do you prove your identity?" Wei Zhongxian looked at Wang Linsheng and asked directly.
"You can ask Eunuch Chen for confirmation." Wang Linsheng said directly, "It was Eunuch Chen who asked us to cooperate with Governor Wei. Eunuch Chen said that the most important thing now is to complete His Majesty's mission."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian nodded. He understood what Chen Hong meant.
Wei Zhongxian said, "I'll remember this favor. I'll talk to Chen Hong about it later. Now, tell me, who is the one who started this riot?"
Wang Linsheng smiled and said, "There's actually no leader among those who oppose it. Those who led the riots are now hiding among the supporters."
"Eunuch Wei, look over there." Wang Linsheng pointed to one side. "There are more than a dozen people there, led by a man named Zhang Qiu. He's the leader of this incident. It's said that he's a good friend of Wei Dazhong, and it was he who orchestrated this incident."
"Wei Dazhong?" Wei Zhongxian asked hesitantly.
How come this is the same last name as his?
When Cui Chengxiu heard the name Wei Dazhong, his expression changed. He walked directly to Wei Zhongxian and said, "This Wei Dazhong is Gao Panlong's man. Donglin Academy is their base camp."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then said with a smile: "I see. It seems that the Donglin Party in the court has not been cleansed yet. These people really come out to cause trouble at the first opportunity. They are never stable. By the way, where is that Wei Dazhong?"
When Cui Chengxiu heard Wei Zhongxian ask this, he quickly told Wei Zhongxian what had happened.
Cui Chengxiu and Ruan Dacheng told Wei Zhongxian everything about how they plotted against Wei Dazhong without hiding anything.
After hearing Cui Chengxiu's words, Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and said, "You are too petty. You should question him after arresting him, and don't use such simple excuses. Only by interrogating him can we dig out his accomplices."
Cui Chengxiu could only smile bitterly.
How could he do such a thing? At first, he had never thought that these people actually had accomplices. Moreover, even if there were accomplices, he could not arrest them at will, and he did not have an imperial edict like Wei Zhongxian.
"Okay, now that we know who the mastermind is, it will be easy to deal with." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile, and at the same time gave Sun Yunhe a wink.
Sun Yunhe naturally understood, so he turned around and left with his men. When he reached the group of supporting students, he arrested Zhang Qiu and several people around him.
Also taken away by Sun Yunhe were those students who opposed the academy's reform.
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