Kunning Palace.

Queen Ma Hui gently picked up the teacup, gently fanned the heat with the lid, took a sip, then put down the teacup, and said with a smile: "Lord Liu, now that the emperor is still far away in Kaifeng, the safety of the palace depends on you!" ”

"The queen's mother is serious, these are the duties of the last general, the emperor told the last general again and again before leaving, we must protect the safety of the palace, and the guards have been transferred to Beijing, and General Xu is personally responsible for the defense of the capital, it can be said that it is foolproof, the queen does not have to worry!"

"Hehe, this palace wants to ask, is there something that this palace doesn't know? Why did the emperor suddenly transfer Chang Sheng, King Tai, and King Ji, and also seized the Investigation Division? ”

"This," Liu Tie was stunned for a moment, and then pondered: "The matter of the Investigation Division, the last general knows a little about it, and the cause is ......"

Listening to Liu Tie's words, Ma Hui's face slowly became gloomy, she reached out and grabbed the teacup, squeezed it hard, and almost threw the teacup out, but quickly calmed down, opened her hand lightly, and said in a deep voice: "So, did Zhou Xin find out the results there?" ”

"Not yet, but the Investigation Department has been taken over by Lord Zhou, and there will be no more problems."

"Oh," Ma Hui thought for a while and said with a smile: "The palace understands, Lord Liu has worked hard, and the safety of the palace depends on Lord Liu!" ”

"Please rest assured, the last general will swear to protect the queen and Her Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Okay, you go down!"

"Yes!"

……

When Liu Tie was called by Ma Hui for questioning, Zhou Xin sat in the main hall of the Investigation Department, looking through the interrogation records of Feng Xingjian, Qiao Hong and others, and under him sat Hu Ying, director of the Security Department, and Ji Gang, deputy director of the department.

There was silence in the lobby, only the sound of Zhou Xin flipping through the file, Hu Ying was fine, sitting upright, looking at his nose and mouth, and not irritable; Ji Gang couldn't do it, maybe it was because his qi cultivation skills were worse, and he couldn't sit still in the chair. In the end, Ji Gang finally couldn't help it, he jumped out and arched his hand: "My lord, you have been reading this file for half an hour, I don't know what you can see?" ”

"Hehe, Master Ji, what do you think?" Zhou Xin put down the file, raised his head, and asked indifferently.

"Lord Hui, Ji is just a little anxious, the Investigation Department is a Jinyi Wei lineage, and its influence is all over the country, and now all the heads of the Investigation Department have been detained, but there has been no conclusion for a long time, if it goes on like this, the Investigation Department will inevitably be paralyzed, and I am afraid it will delay the major events of the imperial court!"

"What do you think you should do?"

"The lower officials thought that they should be punished heavily, and they should be severely punished, but they were not afraid that they would not open their mouths."

"What happens once you get a beating?"

"Lord Zhou, please forgive the official for speaking bluntly," Ji Gang suddenly smiled: "These people who are now detained must have rebels, and the rest of them are either their comrades, or some incompetent and stupid people, and they are all guilty of negligence. As the eyes and ears of the emperor, he is so incompetent, shouldn't he die? ”

"Master Hu, what do you think?" Looking at Ji Gang's slightly arrogant appearance, the muscles on Zhou Xin's face twitched slightly, and he didn't say anything, but turned his head and asked Hu Ying, who was next.

Hu Ying got up and arched his hand: "My lord, the lower officials think it is inappropriate, among these people, the thieves must be a minority, but under the punishment, it is inevitable that there will be grievances, I am afraid that this will go against the emperor's original intention, and the emperor should not have the intention of canceling the investigation department." ”

"Even so, Xia Guan is also a little worried."

"Worried about what?"

"Xia Guan thinks that it is still too early to say that the backstage of the anti-thief of the Investigation Division is the king of Taiwan, and other possibilities cannot be ruled out, such as other vassal kings."

"Therefore, the investigation department should complete the screening as soon as possible, in case there are many dreams at night and accidents happen again."

"Well, what does Master Ji think?"

Listening to his boss Hu Ying refuting himself mercilessly, and being labeled as "against the holy will", Ji Gang secretly hated in his heart, his face was blue and white for a while, and he secretly gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to attack. After hearing Zhou Xin's question, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The subordinates' thoughts are a little inappropriate, but it is up to the adults to decide. ”

The two adults were also aware of the worries of the two adults, so the official carefully checked the confessions of the officials involved in the case in the Investigation Division. At first glance, Feng Xingjian is the most suspicious, because Cai Baixiong, the hundred households who chased and killed Wei Dongping in Shandong, is his henchman, and Li Chuang, the thousand households in charge of the investigation, is his henchman, but what makes the official wonder is that since they have even done the rebellion, why did they easily betray their old boss when the matter came? What's in it for them? ”

"If this officer accepts their testimony, who will benefit the most?"

"My lord, it's Qiao Hong!" Ji Gang's eyes lit up and said.

"Yes, it's Qiao Hong, so the official thinks that the biggest thief is Qiao Hong, not Feng Xingjian, what do you think?"

"This," Hu Ying was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand: "What the adults said has some truth, but there is no evidence." ”

"Yes, Xia Guan also thinks that the adults are a little arbitrary, maybe this Feng Xingjian has made a bitter plan." Ji Gang also echoed.

"Hehe, so this official intends to ...... like this"

Zhou Xin whispered his thoughts, Hu Ying was a little hesitant, but Ji Gang was a little excited, and said with a bang: "My lord, this matter will be handed over to the lowly position, if they let them run away, the lowly position will come to see you!" ”

"Okay, then it's hard work!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhou Xin looked at Ji Gang's rushing back, and suddenly said: "Brother Hu, you, the deputy director, are not fuel-efficient lamps, you have to be very careful, don't overturn the boat in the gutter!" ”

"Hehe," Hu Ying smiled bitterly: "Xiaguan has long known that the emperor is really a holy candle, how can he see the details of this discipline at a glance?" ”

……

After Ji Gang went out, he immediately went to the prison to announce Zhou Xin's order, releasing Feng Xingjian and Qiao Hong home, but they were not allowed to go out, waiting for the summons at any time......

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi each brought 1,000 guards, plus 5,000 Jin Wuwei led by Lu Ben, a total of 7,000 people, and rushed to the riverside, and the 30 warships of the Yangtze River Naval Division were already waiting by the river, ready to send them across the river.

Although the prince of the Ming Dynasty is noble, there are many restrictions, such as not being allowed to enter Beijing without reason, not leaving the fiefdom, and his every move must conform to royal etiquette, especially to pay attention to safety, so the two princes do not have many opportunities to take the boat, especially Zhu Yunxi, the king of Ji. Zhu Yunxi is eight years younger than Zhu Yunwen, and when he was sensible, Zhu Yunwen had already been canonized as the emperor's grandson and became the heir of the empire, so he never had any idea about the throne. Therefore, for him, there is nothing to pursue, he just waits for the emperor's brother to divide himself out, and then enjoys the days of eating and waiting for death. Although he was a little reluctant to seal himself out of his brother, he did not have such a strong reaction, he knew his brother's idea, he was not assigned, but to guard the frontier for the empire.

Zhu Yunxi stood on the edge of the railing, breathing heavily in the air with water vapor, and kept shouting, he was a little excited, but Zhu Yunxi's face behind him was a little cloudy.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, it's nothing, Yunxi, be careful, it's not safe here. It was here that the emperor was chased and killed by the Yanshu people, pushed down, and almost died, you must not be careless! ”

"Hehe, can this be the same? The ambition of the Yanshu people is premeditated; Could it be that there are still people who want to rebel? Besides, I'm just a prince. ”

Hearing Zhu Yunxi's words, Zhu Yunxi's face turned a little pale, and he muttered: "Yunxi, people's hearts are unpredictable, you must not be careless!" ”

"Well, I know, third brother!" Zhu Yunxi nodded nonchalantly.

Zhu Yunxi shook his head, looked back at the other side, the boat was about to dock, and he was about to get off the boat.