"What are you doing, why did you suddenly do nothing?"

Chen Ce turned over and dismounted, came to the door of the Duke of Wei's mansion, picked up a guard in decrepit clothes, and asked with a slap on his face:

"What's wrong with Wei Guogong?"

The guard also knew the identity of the person in front of him, so he didn't dare to struggle at all, so he let Chen Ce drag his clothes, and said dejectedly:

"Grandpa is seriously ill and has died..."

Chen Ce was like a thunderbolt from the blue, let go of the guard, took a few steps back, turned back and asked:

"Your Majesty——?"

Although Xu Hongji is over forty years old, he has always been healthy.

In Chen Ce's view, the death of the head of Nanjing's relatives must be related to his support for the emperor's reform in major matters, which shows what the chaos in Nanjing has become.

If it is not rectified, Nanjing will become the tomb of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later!

Zhu Youxiao's heart was already turbulent, but there was no different look on his face, and when he heard this, he also turned over and dismounted, and said as he walked:

"The whole city is under martial law, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Soon, the news spread, and everyone who heard it was terrified.

The last time Nanjing City was under martial law was more than 100 years ago, and many people don't understand what happened to them.

The full moon was hanging high, and a group of uninvited guests came to the mansion of the Duke of Wei.

But more than a thousand soldiers of the Brave Guard Battalion, wearing armor and armed with swords and guns, surrounded the place, and from now on, no one could go in or out.

Not long ago, the government received an order and then quickly went from house to house to search for suspicious candidates under the eyes of many people who did not understand.

Soon, a piece of news swept through the city of Nanjing at night, and Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and his wife, Zhang, died around the palace of the Son of Heaven.

Indeed, this is not a trivial matter, whether in the court or in Nanjing, and the prince cannot die in vain.

What's more, Xu Hongji is also the head of Nanjing's relatives who support reform

Zhu Youxiao made up his mind to find out.

At this moment, the main hall of the Wei Mansion has become white, and those who wear linen and filial piety are not able to see the slightest anger, and they are all lifeless.

It's like all the people have lost their lives with the death of Xu Hongji and Zhang.

Colonel Zhu You took two steps forward and saw Xu Hongji, who was fine a few days ago, lying quietly in the coffin in front of him.

The three concubines, as well as Xu Hongji's three sons Xu Wenjue, Xu Renjue and the youngest Xu Han, many relatives of the Wei Mansion knelt not far away, crying in a low voice.

Chen Ce walked over in armor and bowed his head:

"Your Majesty, this group of ministers has asked several times, but they can't say any useful news, especially the housekeeper, who can't even find anyone."

"Find, dig three feet into the ground and find out!"

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he just stood in front of the coffin and looked at Xu Hongji's corpse, his face was a little unpleasant.

Xu Hongji and Zhang's are too strange to die!

"How did Wei Guogong die?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the autopsy with a cold eye and said:

"If you dare to deceive half a word in your next words, I will punish you nine clans!"

The man fell to his knees and trembled.

"Back... Back to Your Majesty, Grandpa Guo was suffocated to death..."

"Get out!"

Zhu Youxiao now felt that he was a little masterless, and scolded angrily, and when he saw that person leave as if he had been pardoned, he was even more irritable.

Investigating the case?

It's not their forte!

Wei Guogong and his wife, what kind of news did they want to convey to themselves before they died, and will there be any means played by Zhao Zhilong.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair brought by Wang Chaofu, holding the sword in his hand, staring at Xu Wenjue for a long time, staring at the latter in a panic.

A simple truth is in front of him, Xu Hongji is dead, and the most qualified person is Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of the Xu family, and he is also the one who has the highest profit.

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But will it be that simple?

If this is the case, Wei Guogong will really be dragged to the bottom of the abyss by Xu Wenjue, Zhu You has a good impression of Xu Hongji and Zhang, but he is not very willing to accept this result.

Zhu Youxiao still has more important things to do, Liaodong is still fighting, and this case will have a witness tonight!

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At the same time, the superintendent was out of all directions.

The sound of the rushing footsteps of the large group of men and horses resounded in the city of Nanjing in the middle of the night, and there were still many people who did not know what was going on tonight.

Duchun Building, is one of the eight Yan of Qinhuai in history, Kou Baimen is famous, although it is late at night, there are still people coming and going here.

Tian Ergeng led a group of superintendent captains to the outside of the building, and just by looking inside, he could detect the sound of dogs and horses inside through the yellow horn lights and the sound of singing and dancing.

This group of school captains are all ruthless characters who kill people without blinking.

"Governor, shall we do it now?" Soon someone was eager to try, and during the interrogation, they were already planning to rush into the building.

Tian Ergeng leaned against the wall next to the door, looking at a group of dignitaries inside, the sneer on his face became thicker and thicker.

"Surround all the twilight buildings, no one can get away this time."

For this matter, the Nanjing Governor's Department can be said to have done its best, and it is not only the Xuankun Party that has been arrested, but the Yamen of the Governor's Department is now empty.

The lieutenants surrounded the Duchun Building on three floors inside and three floors outside, just for the group of people inside, the officials of the Xuankun Party.

Tian Ergeng used his skill of guessing the divine will again.

What Zhu Youxiao thought of just now is that anyone can imagine it, Xu Wenjue and Zhao Zhilong conspired to kill their father, this is the easiest way to close the case.

At the same time, Tian Ergeng also knew that the emperor had always attached great importance to Xu Hongji, and he would not necessarily be so ruthless in the line of Wei Guogong.

If this is the case, the most likely thing is to find a group of substitutes.

These people from the Xuankun Party, if the superintendent takes them down at this time, they may be the best substitutes.

This case in the Wei State Mansion, no matter whether it can be found out or not, cannot let the emperor get nothing, and may even pull out the big fish.

When it was found out, everyone was happy, and the group of people from the Xuankun Party could be released, and it would be good to be a deterrent and warning this time.

But if you can't find out who did it, and there is not even evidence, Xu Wenjue and Zhao Zhilong will definitely die, and the group of people in the Xuankun Party will be the foil at that time.

Conspiring to kill the prince of the dynasty is enough to cut off the heads of these people.

In the private room on the second floor of the Twilight Building.

Tang Binyin, the former priest of Nanjing Guozi, Zhao Tongpeng, the prefect of Yingtian, and Deng Xian, the servant of the household department, all of whom were former members of the six departments of Nanjing, gathered together and drank more than half of the wine.

According to custom, it should be time to criticize the government and the government.

Tang Bin Yin was overwhelmed by alcohol, and after only a few drinks, his face turned red.

The Xuankun Party was formed by him, which also made him experience a sense of being touted that he hadn't had for a long time, and he felt that he was a rare talent in the imperial court.

As the leader of the Xuankun Party, he naturally took the lead, slapped the table with one hand, and said loudly:

"What kind of reform, what kind of southern tour, it's just an excuse for the faint monarch to play in the mountains and rivers and kill innocents indiscriminately!"

"If you don't follow the ancestral system, my Ming Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of such faint monarchs!"

Tang Binyin sat in his seat, full of alcohol.

He has only one purpose in forming this Xuankun Party, he wants the imperial court to be his own official again, he is not short of money, what he lacks is power and fame.

Zhu Youxiao's reform was an excellent recovery for the finances of the Ming Dynasty, but it blocked the financial path of many people.

The original officials of various ministries and institutes in Nanjing, their financial routes were cut off by Zhu Youxiao's holy decree.

It's the same with the relatives, Xu Hongji is very smart, he knows that his arms can't twist his thighs, he doesn't want anything, he just thinks about protecting himself.

Even for the military power of the Jiangnan battalion, he didn't think about fighting for it, just because he knew in his heart that Zhu Youxiao had already planned all this.

To fight, it will not help, and it may also push Wei Guogong's line to the cliff.

But as the leader, although this preserved the line of Wei Guogong, it was equivalent to betraying the entire Nanjing noble class.

Perhaps Xu Hongji has been in power in Nanjing for many years, and his prestige is very high, and most people dare not say anything on the surface, so they can only follow him, but there are always accidents.

People like Zhao Zhilong do everything for their own interests.

Now, whether it is Zhu Youxiao, the superintendent or the Nanjing government, Zhao Zhilong and the housekeeper are regarded as the key to this case.