"Your Highness, do you want to let a few people go back and see if you can find their lair?" Yang Lian said.

It's just that when she said this, Yang Lian was cautious, for fear of angering Zhu Houzhao.

Glancing at Yang Lian, Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly: "The building has long been empty." ”

"See if there are any alive, you go and interrogate, and if you can find them in the lair, you can take someone with you." After saying this, Zhu Houzhao turned around and walked inside, he had no interest in this place anymore.

To be honest, Zhu Houzhao originally had great hopes, but the other party really disappointed him.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, this is an opportunity, an opportunity for everyone to deal with themselves.

Those people will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and it is definitely imperative to assassinate himself, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even if someone doesn't want to do it, someone will force them to do it.

Things were just as I expected, but I didn't expect these people to be so weak. It's just that they still planned very well, and they must have made sufficient preparations.

Even if he takes someone to raid his house now, he can't find any incriminating evidence. If it's yourself, after the killer sets off, he will leave immediately, which is self-protection.

Zhu Houzhao believes that since he can think of it, there is no reason why those who want to kill him will not think of it.

Yang Lian looked at Zhu Houzhao's back and gritted her teeth gently.

He still decided to give it a try, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't care, but he couldn't care less. Dare to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, these people must die.

After returning to the front hall, Zhu Houzhao heard a report that Zhejiang Governor Zhang Xian was coming, along with Han Tai, the political envoy of Zhejiang, and Zhou Yi, the envoy of Zhejiang.

Regarding the arrival of Zhang Xian and the three people, Zhu Houzhao was not surprised. It's no wonder they didn't come when something so big happened.

When they saw Zhang Xian and the others, their faces were not very good-looking.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was fine, the three of them were obviously relieved. Zhang Xian knelt down first, and said with a serious face: "The ministers are guilty." Hangzhou is hiding against the party, and the minister doesn't know anything about it, and the minister is derelict in his duties! ”

"Ministers are also guilty!" Han Tai and Zhou Yi also knelt down to plead guilty.

It's not that the three of them are weak-hearted, but because there are traitors who assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the responsibility that the three of them have to bear. Something like this happened on their turf that no matter what the responsibility is, there is no escape.

Zhang Xian and the others were also nervous, because this matter was enough for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to deal with them.

Glancing at the three kneeling people on the ground, Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly: "There is nothing wrong with the rest of Hangzhou City, right?" Hongu heard that someone had set fire to someone in the city, but nothing happened, right? ”

Zhu Houzhao is more concerned about this. In comparison, Zhu Houzhao was not worried about the assassins he encountered.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the situation in the city has been controlled, all the perpetrators have been taken down, and some people resist and all are killed." Zhang Xian hurriedly patted his ass, "Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's foresight. After the lockdown of Hangzhou, a curfew was adopted, and there were people everywhere to guard it, and there was no doubt. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and said with a cold face: "In this way, it is the best." Alright, you guys get up too, and you don't have to kneel here. You are indeed responsible for this incident, but this palace will not be angry with you. Go back and get things done, and let your people pay attention to see who did it. ”

In fact, Zhu Houzhao just said this, he wants to maintain pressure on those who oppose the party, and they are not the ones who really go to investigate the case. And Zhu Houzhao's mind was not focused on investigating the case, because this matter was not difficult, and he did not have the energy and time to entangle with them in this matter.

"You three stand aside, stay here later." After saying this, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and instructed Liu Jin beside him: "Go and bring Zhang He and them to the palace." In addition, he sent someone back to Nanjing, and asked Zhu Fu to come to Zhejiang, and Nanjing was handed over to Wei Guogong. Instructed Zhu Fu to assemble all the men and horses around Zhejiang, ready to enter Zhejiang at any time. ”

Listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin became nervous, and hurriedly said, "Slave and maid, let's go." ”

Hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Zhang Xian and the three of them were all not good-looking. Obviously, this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to make a big move.

Zhang Xian and the others didn't expect the matter to be so big, but at this time, no one dared to persuade His Royal Highness the Prince, after all, the three of them themselves were guilty of meritorious service, and now there is such a thing as conspiring against the crown prince, none of them can get out of the relationship. It's better not to talk nonsense at this time.

Soon all the people called by Zhu Houzhao came, and the expressions on everyone's faces were very serious, obviously this time the incident was beyond their expectations. They didn't expect that someone would really dare to make trouble in Hangzhou City, and actually wanted to kill His Royal Highness the Prince.

Zhu Houzhao's gaze swept coldly over all of them, and his voice said coldly: "Zhang He, how are the people who are making trouble today?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, he is well-organized and not afraid of death, but he is a low-level group of rabble." Zhang He said expressionlessly: "They don't seem to be self-killing, this level of suicide is impossible, they just came to die." ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang He and nodded lightly.

Everyone looked at Zhang He differently.

In their opinion, how can these people be low in combat?

They're all very good at fighting. But thinking that it was Zhang He who said this, no one said anything more.

The commander of the Black Dragon Guard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Zhang He, can be said to be brilliant. When Zhang He's subordinates were strangling those assassins just now, it was really effortless.

"You think they're here to die?" Zhu Hou looked at Zhang He and asked with a serious face.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that they are here to die." Zhang He said expressionlessly.

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao smiled, and then said: "In such a heavily guarded place, you still do such a thing that has no chance of winning. They either jumped over the wall in a hurry, or they came to die. ”

"But why would they do it?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly changed his words, looked at everyone with a smile and asked.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Some people think of something, but some don't. Whether they thought about it or not, they wouldn't say anything at this time.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want them to say anything, but continued to say coldly: "They are forcing the palace. They want to provoke the palace in this way, make the palace lose its mind, let the palace search the whole city in Hangzhou City, and let the palace kill in Hangzhou City. ”

"They want to completely mess up the city of Hangzhou. The purpose of this is twofold, one is to let other people in Hangzhou know that they have reached a dead end, and then follow them to cooperate to create a rebellion against the palace and the Ming Dynasty. ”

"The other one, they will spread the news throughout Zhejiang, so that those involved will know that there is no way back, and force them to rebel with them."

"So they're not jumping over the wall in a hurry, they're using the deaths of these people in exchange for more people to stand on their side. From a businessman's point of view, this is a good deal, sacrificing the lives of a small number of people in exchange for more people to support him. I have to say that this is a good idea, what do you think this palace should do? The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth lifted slightly, and he reached out and gently tapped the table.

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already knows what they want to do, he can't do what they want!" Zhang Xian said a little eagerly: "Why don't we figure it out slowly?" The case continues to be investigated, and people continue to arrest, but they don't make much of a move, and everything can be done quietly in secret. ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang Xian and said with a smile: "Do you think it's okay to do this?" If you really do this, then this palace is incompetent. They are provoking the authority of the imperial court, they are provoking the main palace. If Hongu doesn't fight back, then those people will be even more emboldened; People who weren't involved in the first place will become ready to move. ”

"They are just gambling, betting that the palace will not dare to mess up Zhejiang, and betting that the palace will not let Zhejiang be in chaos. Because they feel that this world belongs to the Ming Dynasty, this world belongs to the father, and this world belongs to the palace, so the palace will not watch him destroy, but they are unscrupulous. But Hongu wants to say that they made a mistake. ”

"Bengong has never been a person who throws rat traps, and Bengong is not worried about chaos in Zhejiang. Once Zhejiang is in chaos, then it will be disrupted and rebuilt. ”

"Is the current Zhejiang still the Zhejiang of the Ming Dynasty? Is the current Zhejiang still the Zhejiang of the emperor? It's not anymore, so this palace won't scruple about it, and from now on this palace will kill people. ”

Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Yang Lian and said, "You speed up, interrogate and investigate as soon as possible those who have been arrested; Anyone involved in a murder case was beheaded for public use. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Zhang Xian, "The yamen of the governor of Zhejiang will cooperate, and the yamen at all levels will also cooperate." Those who were not involved in the murder case were all confiscated from their family property and sent to Yunnan to fill the army. You remember to Hongu, be fast, and be strict in your investigation. ”

"After dawn, Chen Laosan will be killed in the palace first, and all these people in Zhejiang who are involved in this case will be beheaded."

Yang Lian said with a serious face: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, rest assured, the slave and maid will do it." ”

"Zhang He, send people to the garrison yamen in Hangzhou. Anyone who incites will be killed. Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Zhang He and said.

"I'll do it right away." Zhang He bowed and said.

Zhu Houzhao's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and then he said, "Everyone will do it immediately." This time I want to see who will jump out? Jump out of the palace and kill one, and the palace wants to see how many people dare. ”

All the people present were shocked in their hearts, His Royal Highness the Prince's murderous aura was too heavy.

Zhang Xian wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and directly interrupted him, and said: "This is a rebellion and a rebellion." In such cases, there is little room for negotiation, no matter who it is. ”

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao slammed the knife in his hand directly to the ground, and there was a clang.

Then Zhu Houzhao continued: "If you want the life of this palace, then you have to see if his knife is fast or the knife of this palace is fast." ”

Now that Zhu Houzhao has this attitude, he can elevate the matter to the level of rebellion, and no one dares to say anything anymore.

And they all departed, each going about his own business.

Zhu Houzhao sat in his residence, staring at everyone in Hangzhou, watching their every move, quietly waiting for their reaction.

The news spread throughout the city of Hangzhou the next morning, and the streets were full of hunters and soldiers.

Let the people of Hangzhou have an unexpected thing, originally there were no people wearing black armor these days; But this time it was different, His Royal Highness the Prince's Black Dragon Army was dispatched.

Everyone realizes that something is going wrong. So the news came out quickly, and someone stormed the residence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince last night and wanted to assassinate His Royal Highness.

More information was also revealed, saying that someone was attacking from the front and someone sneaking up on the lake. A posture of wanting to directly kill His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was furious and prepared to arrest the assassins in the city of Hangzhou.

As a result, the whole city of Hangzhou was panicked, and everyone dared not go out.

At dawn, the corpses of the Assassins had been carried to the city gates and hung from the walls with ropes.

At the same time, the yamen issued a notice offering a reward, and if anyone could recognize these people, the reward would be 500 taels; If someone is able to find their relatives or dependents, a reward of 1,000 taels of silver will be awarded.

At the same time, there were a few more soldiers at the gates, and they were quickly building something.

By noon, things had been set up, and the onlookers realized that it was an execution ground.

Soon someone pressed the prisoner up, a total of more than 30 people, all of whom were pushed onto the stage, including a few children.

The supervisor is Zhao Bing, the prefect of Hangzhou, and for Zhao Bing, this is absolutely a disaster.

Glancing at Yang Lian, who was sitting next to her drinking tea, Zhao Bing's forehead was sweating.

has been an official for so many years, and it is the first time he has killed so many people, and he is still full of old and young.

Yang Lian glanced at Zhao Bing, and then said with a smile: "Lord Zhao seems to be nervous? ”

Zhao Bing sighed helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Let Gonggong Yang laugh, these people really deserve to die, but this official has not beheaded so many people for so many years, and he is really a little uncomfortable." ”

"It's okay, you'll get used to it." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Looking up at the sky, Yang Lian said, "It's almost time, let's start." ”

Zhao Bing nodded, then turned his head to the clerk beside him and said, "Okay, let's start!" ”

The clerk took a step forward and began to read the notice.

The content of the notice is very simple, that is, what crime these people have committed and why they have been beheaded all over the house.

After reading the notice, Zhao Bing opened his mouth and said, "Chop! ”

After saying this, Zhao Bingmeng threw the token in his hand. There was a snapping sound when the token landed.

Then the people around let out an exclamation.

The executioner quickly raised the ghost head knife in his hand, and then swung it down. In an instant, blood flowed and people's heads rolled. Dozens of heads fell to the ground, and blood instantly stained the entire execution ground.

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