Zhu Changluo was shocked when he heard this, "What? Isn't this nonsense? How dare a prince block the head of the house in the house? What the hell is going on? Who can tell Hongu as it is? ”

This full house of people is either Fang Congzhe's protégé henchman, or the prince and minister who are related to their vital interests, seeing Zhu Changluo asking, the minister who spoke before said: "Your Highness, the old minister went to Lord Fang's mansion yesterday to see, and there are still four cans of gunpowder outside the gate of the mansion before and after, and the prince and the person guarding the gate of the Fang Mansion gave an order, threatening that if anyone dares to take a step out of the mansion, it will make people ignite explosives." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Changluo slapped the table and said: "This rebel, how prosperous the Fang Mansion is, does he not even care about the lives of the people around him?" ”

"Your Royal Highness is angry, the old minister wants to be young in the next life, and his heart is not mature enough, but he just likes to play around, and it shouldn't really ignite the gunpowder, but the old minister is worried that if the people below accidentally go on fire, it will lead to unpredictable consequences."

The person who spoke was surnamed Chen, and he was the imperial history of the Inspectorate, and this Chen Yushi seemed to have the intention of exculpating Zhu Youzhen, but in fact, his heart was sinister, and his youth was not an excuse to cause trouble, but the crime was firmly given.

Zhu Changluo naturally knew that this Chen Yushi was the mainstay of the Qi party, and his speech would naturally be a little biased, and he would not believe it all. Zhu Changluo knocked on the table, looked at the other ministers and asked, "It seems that all the adults know about this matter, but the palace is still in the dark?" Then my lords, who can tell the prince where he got the four pots of gunpowder in front of the main palace? Why did he go to block the door of Lord Fang's mansion? ”

When Zhu Changluo asked before, Xu Guangqi, who was standing on the side, did not say much, because the interests involved in this matter are quite deep, although he is upright, but he has been an official for many years, he naturally understands the weirdness of officialdom. ”

Xu Guangqi's granddaughter Zhu Changluo has never seen but heard of her name as a talented woman, how could a young woman who lives in the boudoir be implicated, he couldn't help but be curious: "Lord Xu's granddaughter is also implicated?" What the hell is going on, Lord Xu said quickly. ”

Xu Guangqi came out of the crowd and arched his hand towards Zhu Changluo and said: "This matter has to start from the Bixia Yuanjun Niangniang Temple in the east of the city a few days ago, that day my grandson Erjue and Ming'er rushed to the last day of the temple fair to join in some fun, and happened to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, but at night they encountered an explosion caused by the thieves deliberately planting gunpowder, when the prince and Ming'er were fortunate to be protected by the people of the prince's mansion to protect each other, so as to avoid being killed by the explosion, but they were also buried under the ruins of the explosion, although they were later saved, they were also nine deaths, If it is rescued again and then later, the consequences will be unimaginable. Although Shizi and Ming'er survived, the temple fair at that time was crowded, and no less than 100 people were killed on the spot by the explosion, and countless people were injured. Later, after the investigation of Jinyiwei, the thief who planted gunpowder and deliberately injured people was actually a Jurchen, as for the later matter, the old minister is not very clear, I heard that the prince felt that this matter was related to Lord Fang, so he asked people to block the door with gunpowder, as for where the gunpowder came from, this matter Jinyiwei should be clear, Luo Dudu was also at the scene at the time. ”

Zhu Changluo frowned and said to a person on the side: "Go and invite Luo Dudu." After the man left, Zhu Changluo continued: "The explosion case in the east of the city, Jinyiwei and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division have all been folded, but they have not mentioned the matter of Lord Fang and the prince, what is going on, do any of you know?" ”

That Chen Yushi thought he wanted to exonerate the prince when he saw Xu Guangqi mention the explosion in the east of the city, but he didn't expect to say much about the rest of the matter, so he continued: "It's a bit far-fetched to say that this matter is related to Lord Fang, but it was Jin Yiwei who found a vendor in Liuli Lane with the evidence left by the suspect, and the vendor confessed that the evidence left by the suspect was purchased by the steward of the Fang Mansion, and Jin Yiwei went to the Fang Mansion to get people just by virtue of the vendor's words, and the steward of the Fang Mansion was loyal, and the old minister also knew something. Later, the steward was afraid that he would not be able to survive the edict of Jinyiwei, so in order to prove his innocence, he crashed to death on the tombstone of Fang Gongzi, and the prince had no reason to be angry and ordered someone to block the front and back doors of Fang's mansion with gunpowder, thinking that the gunpowder was obtained by the prince from the merchants in Liuli Lane. ”

Zhu Changluo glanced at that Chen Yushi, didn't speak again, just waited for Luo Sigong to come.

Not long after, Luo Sigong arrived with the person sent by Zhu Changluo, and when he saw that the ministers in the hall were there, he just glanced around, and then arched his hand to Zhu Changluo and said, "I don't know that His Highness has recruited a lowly post to come to besiege Fangfu for the prince?" ”

Zhu Changluo looked at Luo Sigong and said: "This palace invited Governor Luo to come to this matter, Jinyiwei's performance did not mention the prince and Lord Fang, but now Lord Fang has been besieged by the prince for many days, why is this?" And where did the gunpowder come from? ”

Luo Sigong said: "Your Highness, the humiliation was played on the day of the explosion in the east of the city that day, and the later things have not yet been reported, so it does not involve the prince and Lord Fang." As for the gunpowder of the prince, it was seized in Liuli Lane, and later the prince said that he was going to go to the city to blow up fish and cook, so he asked for a lowly job. It's just that I didn't expect it to be used in Fangfu, and the lowly position was also discouraged, but the prince was seriously injured by the explosion, and almost lost his life for it, so when the prince knew that the explosion was related to the Fangfu, he was quite excited, so he used the gunpowder to block the Fangfu, and the prince also said that it was just to scare and scare the people of the Fangfu, and it would not really ignite the gunpowder. ”

Zhu Changluo said angrily when he heard this: "Do you believe the nonsense of using gunpowder to fry fish?" You can't even fool a three-year-old child, right? ”

That Chen Yushi fanned the flames on the side and said: "It is that you can't deceive a three-year-old child, but you can deceive Luo Dudu, I think Luo Dudu is willing to be deceived in his heart, right?" ”

Although this Chen Yushi is taking the opportunity to satirize Luo Sigong to please the prince, Luo Sigong was happy in his heart and thought: "You old man can be the end of the imperial history of the Inspectorate, the prince sitting in that hall is not the emperor, and I am not pleasing the prince to please the prince." ”

Luo Sigong glanced at Zhu Changluo and then said to Chen Yushi: "Chen Yushi is well versed in the way, as for Lord Chen saying that Luo was willing to be deceived by the prince, this is true, judging from the clues obtained by Jinyiwei, the explosion in the east of the city is undoubtedly related to the Fang Mansion, Mo said that the prince was deeply affected, that is, Luo Mou saw the tragic situation of the temple fair that day and wanted to put a few more cans of gunpowder." Saying that, Luo Sigong looked around the adults around him, then stared at Chen Yushi, stretched out a finger and pointed at the heavens: "If nothing else, just for the souls of the people who died in vain at the temple fair." ”

After speaking, Luo Sigong once again bowed his hand to Zhu Changluo and pleaded guilty: "Your Highness, it is a crime to borrow gunpowder without permission, please punish Your Highness, but please forgive the prince, I think that although the prince is young, he thinks about the people, and the reason why he uses gunpowder to besiege the Fang Mansion is not just to vent his personal anger, but to complain for those innocent people." ”

"Chen Yushi said that the steward of the Fang Mansion hit the monument and died in order to prove his innocence, but you said that the explosion case was undoubtedly related to the Fang Mansion, but you have conclusive evidence?"

Luo Sigong looked at Chen Yushi, and then said: "Back to Your Highness, this matter not only has the confession of the shopkeeper of the black market in Liuli Lane, but also the surrounding vendors have also seen that the steward of the Fang Mansion did buy guns and gunpowder in the black market before. Although I don't know if Lord Fang knows about this matter, it is pure nonsense to say that the steward of that Fang Mansion is innocent. ”

"The dignified Shoufu, how can he be involved with the Jurchens? Since there is no evidence, the matter cannot be mentioned in the future. Zhu Changluo said to the entourage beside him again: "Go and ask the prince to withdraw the gatekeepers outside the gate of the Fang Mansion, return the gunpowder back to the Beizhen Mansion Division, and also invite Lord Fang to discuss the matter." ”

The attendant took the command again.

It's just that this time things didn't go as smoothly as Zhu Changluo imagined, after a while, the entourage returned to the hall alone, and he reported to Zhu Changluo: "Your Highness, your subordinates are incompetent, Lord Fang also said that he lost his son in old age, and his grief was unbearable, and he was sick and unable to discuss matters in the past few days, I hope His Highness will understand." ”

"Lord Fang, this is waiting for this palace to come to his door in person to plead guilty and then invite him to discuss the matter."

The attendant continued, "Go down and talk to the son, and the son will say...... Say ......"

"Say what?"

"Shizi said that he was seriously injured and couldn't get out of bed and go out, and those who guarded the gate of Fangfu would not leave without seeing him."

Zhu Changluo slapped the table and said angrily: "Ridiculous, is he not even interested in the palace?" If you go again, as long as he is not dead, even if you carry him, you have to carry him to the palace. ”

The man said yes, then turned and left.

After the entourage left, Zhu Changluo sighed and said to the ministers in the hall: "Everyone go back, the palace is lacking, and the undecided matter will be discussed tomorrow." ”

Everyone saluted Zhu Changluo and said goodbye.

After everyone left, Zhu Changluo sat behind the table, his face was cloudy, he sat there and thought for a long time, although he had been in charge of the country for many days, but his prestige was not the same as that of the current emperor, not only the first assistant dared to disobey him under the pretext, but even the courtiers were also vain and wronged.

Zhu Changluo wanted to make some merits, but there were those courtiers who deceived him and his unstable foundation to disobey him, how could he succeed if he continued like this, if he didn't kill the chickens and make an example, I am afraid that these ministers still think that he was the weak prince who competed with King Fu in the past and relied on them to support him, even if he ascended the throne in the future, he had to look at their faces.

Just when Zhu Changluo was thinking hard, his entourage led the two to Zhu's mansion with a step, and the entourage ordered the two to wait outside the room, and he entered Zhu Youzhen's room alone.

Zhu Youzhen was still seriously injured in bed at this time, and when he saw that the person who came was still the person who asked him to remove the guard in front of the Fang Mansion before, he said: "There is no need to say anything about this matter, this son said that as long as this son does not leave the mansion for a day, and the guards outside the Fang Mansion do not withdraw for a day, if you want me to withdraw from the guard, either I will go out of the mansion, or the master will die." ”

The reason why Zhu Youzhen was angry was because the prince Zhu Changluo, as a father, heard that his own son was seriously injured in the explosion, not to mention personally caring for and visiting, he had not even sent a personal condolence to the injury in the past few days, originally the person said that the prince had sent him when he first came, Zhu Youzhen thought that he was here to inquire about his injury, but the man not only didn't even ask about his injury, but instead passed on the prince's words and asked him to order someone to remove the guards in front of the Fang Mansion, which angered Zhu Youzhen, and he refused without thinking about it. No matter how much that person persuades, it is useless.