Wang Gui, the celebrant and eunuch, entered the imperial city and passed the Qianqing Gate. As soon as he reached the ramp, he heard a voice; He followed the sound and saw that the emperor Zhu Gaoxu was under a plum tree outside, not in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhu Gaoxu was lying on the ground, supporting his body with his limbs, and he was constantly moving, as if he was doing that kind of sex with the ground. Wang Gui is not surprised, he has seen it as early as in Yunnan, and it is said to be called "push-ups". But the eunuchs and maids in the palace have never seen it, and some eunuchs are flattering: "The spirit of the emperor dragon and tiger will be able to make ten women a day!" ”

The palace maids on the side blushed and looked embarrassed, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

Wang Gui walked around quietly and stood aside.

A moment later, Zhu Gaoxu found him. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced up, and as soon as his legs were retracted forward, the person jumped up and stood there with a long body, his movements were very vigorous. He took a towel from the wooden plate held by the palace maid, wiped a handful of sweat on his face and neck, took the black gauze hat and put it on, and put down his rolled up sleeves.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and waved it vigorously. The eunuchs and palace maids bowed and bowed, and retreated away.

Only then did Wang Gui clasp his hands and bowed: "The slave and maid greet the emperor." ”

Zhu Gaoxu replied and paced towards the ramped corridor. Wang Gui hurriedly followed, and began to report in a deep voice beside him. He relayed the progress and planning of Gao Xianning's case.

After Wang Gui said how to use Wang Yin to lure Ma Gong to show up, Zhu Gaoxu said: "Gao Xianning has thought it through, and it seems that this is the only way to do it now." If you are in a hurry to check the mansion where Ma Gong lived, it is indeed not the best policy; When Ma Gong suddenly moved away, he must have taken precautions and should have wiped off the traces beforehand. Let's only check now, it's hard to find something useful, and there is also the possibility of startling the snake. ”

"The emperor is wise." Wang Gui said, "This matter has been too long, and it is really difficult to do!" ”

…… At this time, Zhu Gaoxu's heart gradually became a little annoyed, and he felt like he was being teased! Regardless of whether he has feelings for Zhu Di or not, Zhu Di is his father in name, and his father was killed; And Zhu Gaoxu now has a lot of power in his hands, and he has mobilized so many people to investigate, but there is no progress?

This made Zhu Gaoxu feel very bad!

But he has never been a person who vents his anger indiscriminately, which would make him even more incompetent. His thinking has never changed: if you can't avenge the culprit, it is useless to let innocent people suffer; Because the real bad guy doesn't care about the innocent people.

No matter how many people Zhu Gaoxu killed, as long as he could not find the culprit, it would be in vain. And his most resistant emotions, the first is helplessness and powerlessness, and the second is guilt!

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath and paced on the antique brick floor of the inclined corridor in contemplation.

The previous battle of roaring artillery and iron cavalry and head-on competition of force has come to an end for the time being. However, the inextricable problems between the DPRK and China are a new kind of struggle, which is silent, but it still harbors great contradictions! The biggest headache is that Zhu Gaoxu can't find where his opponent is!

At this moment, Wang Gui talked about another thing, about the cause and effect of Yao Fang's murder in the Imperial Prison.

After listening to this matter patiently, Zhu Gaoxu blurted out and asked, "What did Dao Yan do when he killed the Wang family?" ”

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, it is said that it is to extinguish the mouth." Yao Fang said that Dao Yan did not admit to the murder, and only insisted that Wang committed suicide; But the Wang family must have died in Qingshou Temple, and Dao Yan couldn't get out of it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu intuitively felt that this matter was very strange, and he muttered: "At that time, it was completely unnecessary for Dao Yan to kill a person like the Wang family and kill something. Although I have always disliked Daoyan, I think he is a very disciplined person, and he will not do such useless things. What's even more strange is that Wang was suddenly arrested, why is there poison hidden in his body? ”

Zhu Gaoxu stopped for a moment and muttered: "This person from the Wang family is also the descendant of Wang Gen of the Jianwen Yu Party......

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "The emperor is right. ”

Zhu Gaoxu stroked his palm and said, "Immediately summon Yao Fang and Gao Xianning." I went to the East Warm Pavilion and waited for them. ”

Wang Gui said: "The slave obeys the order. ”

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion and sat behind the imperial case, waiting for people while lifting the Zhu pen to approve the recital. He has now reduced the word "quasi-performance" to one word "quasi-performance"; It really takes too many times to write, and one less word can be a lot less.

After a long time, Gao Xianning, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Yao Fang, the general banner of Jinyi Weibei Town, met him.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhu Gaoxu talked about Wang's death straight to the point, and after a few words, he asked Yao Fang to talk about it again.

After listening to this, Gao Xianning said: "Before this, the minister had never heard Yao Zongqi mention this matter!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I only heard Wang Gui talk about it today. ”

Yao Fang hugged his fists and said: "Qi Shengshang, the last general always thought that Wang's death was only related to Dao Yan. At the beginning of Yongle, the Wang Gen family was impeached by the imperial history Chen Ying, and Jinyiwei had uprooted the Wang family. The royal family is dead, and no one in his clan escapes! Wang's wife is lonely and miserable, and she can't do anything. Therefore, the minister did not dare to bother the saint with such a trivial matter. ”

And Gao Xianning didn't know that Yao Fang was from the Han Palace, and the relationship between the two was not very familiar. Yao Fang was sent to assist Gao Xianning in handling the case, and it was only a few days, and it was reasonable not to mention private matters.

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "The people who were cleared up at the beginning were far more than the Wang family. ”

At this time, Yao Fang pondered for a while and muttered: "When the saint said this, Wei Chen remembered something strange again. ”

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked.

Yao Fang said: "Weichen went back to worship Wang's tomb for the second time, and brought some melon and fruit flesh offerings, incense, candles, and paper money; When the minister arrived at the place, he saw that there were already people worshipping there, and the things were still in front of the grave. Wei Chen didn't think much about it at first, but the more he thought about it just now, the more strange he felt...... There is no one in the Wang family anymore, and the people of Qingshou Temple are detained in the temple and cannot get out; It stands to reason that except for the ministers, no one will go to worship the tomb of the Wang family. Who will worship the Wang family? ”

Gao Xianning immediately said, "Holy Lord, this is a clue. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Anyway, we have a lot of people, so let's check the two ways together!" Gao Siqing used Wang Yin to investigate the matter of 'Ma Gong', and he still continued to do it; in addition, we have to find out who the person who worships the Wang family is. ”

Gao Xianning hurriedly said: "The minister has thought of a way. first find a hiding stronghold near the mass grave, and send people to guard it day and night; He also docked a boat by the nearby river and prepared the rest of his men on the boat. When the worshippers reappeared, the watchers signaled, and the soldiers rushed out and caught them!

If you can't wait for anyone for a while, General Yao will go to move the grave, and let's send people to mix in with the lively passers-by to secretly observe if there are any abnormal people.

The worshipper may be related to the Wang family, and usually at such times, he may return to the cemetery and see from afar where General Yao had moved the grave. It was also an opportunity to lure the 'worshippers' to appear. ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it for a while, and felt that there was no other good way; After all, the "worshipper" didn't even have the slightest clue. He patted the case and said, "That's it!" ”

Gao Xianning and the others said: "The ministers obey the order." ”

Yao Fang frowned and said: "If the minister had identified the strangeness earlier, that person would have come to worship the Wang family for the first time, and the minister would have been able to catch him!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Yao Fang: "Yao Zongqi should be calm, when he is high-spirited, it will often be bad." But now that we've come to this point, don't regret what we used to be; Hello Sheng, we still have a chance to do things in the future! ”

Yao Fang hurriedly said: "The minister remembers the teachings of the saint. ”

After a few people finished speaking, Gao Xianning and Yao Fang thanked them and retired. Wang Gui, the eunuch who was in the Dongnuan Pavilion, sent the two out.

Near the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, it has belonged to the harem area. In the past, there was not only one emperor, Zhu Gaoxu, who would summon ministers here; However, ministers could not move alone in this place, and they had to be accompanied by eunuchs.

…… The cemetery where the Wang family is buried is near a mountain forest on the edge of the big river outside the city. It was a deserted mass grave with few inhabitants around.

On a nearby hill, the guards of the Hokkaiji found a dilapidated grass hut that seemed to have been built by the fishermen who used to fish there, but which has now been abandoned there. So the North Division set up the secret post stronghold in a grass hut and sent people to guard it day and night.

A ship was quietly leaning against the river, and a group of soldiers of the Northern Division hid both men and horses in it, and did not come out; In addition, there is a courtyard to the west of the mass grave, where the owner does not live, and it has been rented by the Beisi at the expense of the Beisi.

Recently, the eunuch Wang Yin was also sent to the imperial kitchen on an errand boy, and followed the eunuch Cao Fu out of the palace once to buy food in the city. Instructed by Wang Gui, Wang Yin took the food box and took the opportunity of the comprador to leave the palace and went to the edict to see Wang Gou'er.

Zhu Gaoxu handled this case and mobilized a lot of people. However, everything is quiet, and it is difficult to see that there is a sign that a major case is being investigated.

Two traps were laid there, and for several days there was no movement.

This method does rely on luck and chance, and the other party has to take the initiative to throw himself into the net, otherwise there is nothing to do; For now, everyone can only wait for the opportunity like this.

As time passed, Zhu Gaoxu asked about this matter from time to time, and he already felt in his heart: Maybe the case will be inconclusive again...... That Ma Gong seems to be very cunning and cautious, and there is no sign of showing up at all!

As long as Ma Gong doesn't show up, Gao Xianning and the others have no way to find out who this person is! And for now, it seems that Ma Gong may not appear again in the future.

Zhu Gaoxu calmed down, and was ready to wait a few more days, so he ordered Yao Fang to relocate the Wang family's cemetery. If no one can be found in this way, the case will be clueless again!

And this matter can only be investigated secretly, Zhu Gaoxu is reluctant to issue a warrant and arrest the person in various places in Daming; If it is known by too many people, it will be very detrimental to the overall situation of his stability on the throne.