Three days later, Kaifeng City, Zhou Wangfu.

After listening to Zhu Zhe's report, the face of Zhou Wang Chitose, who was already gloomy, became more and more ugly, and even his body began to tremble slightly, but he didn't know whether it was caused by panic or anger. What is a little strange is that he, who was originally very angry, did not explode at this time, but his eyes fell fixedly on the floor tiles in front of him, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Such an abnormal appearance made Zhu Zhe's heart more and more uneasy, and after waiting for a while, he said tremblingly: "Lord Wang...... The matter is serious, we have to come up with a countermeasure, otherwise if they really let them sue the court, your situation will be difficult. ”

It wasn't until he heard this that King Zhou's eyes moved wrongly, and then he said in a tone full of resentment: "It's all a bunch of waste, and the king has always trusted them, but they failed the king one by one." Either you messed things up, or someone took the handle, what are you all eating? This king really wants to ask you, what else do you have to do now? ”

Faced with the problem that he threw back, Zhu Zhe was also stunned. He really didn't come up with any countermeasures, in fact, his heart was already in a mess, and the only thing he could do was to say: "The prince always has a way......

"Method...... Hehe, do you think that with Zhu Xuan's people, they will keep secrets for this king after they have fallen into the hands of the government? I'm afraid that now they have explained everything that should be said and what should not be said to each other, right? And this time it was actually the hand of Jinyiwei, so it was even more impossible for them to have reservations. "Thinking that it was actually Jinyiwei's person who was going to deal with him, our Zhou Wang Chitose became more and more frightened in his heart, even though his status was not low, he still couldn't fight Jinyiwei head-on.

This time, even Zhu Zhe had nothing to say. Because he also knew that what the prince said was indeed true, and in such a situation, they would not even have a way to prevent the other party from reporting the matter to the court.

And his silence made King Zhou more and more angry like adding fuel to the fire: "Why, can't even you share the worries of this king?" Didn't you have a way before? Isn't it all your idea to make a move on Xingze this time? Why did you become dumb at this time? ”

"Small...... The little ......" was silent for a long time, but Zhu Zhe couldn't say a complete sentence. Because now, he is helpless. In the final analysis, what these people rely on is just the status of the Zhou Palace, once someone ignores the authority of the Zhou Palace, or even oppresses them in turn, then their so-called resourcefulness will be completely useless.

"This king can tell you that if something really happens, this king, as the uncle of the Son of Heaven, can always protect himself, at most he will be punished and confined to his home and think about it. But you ...... You people are not going to end well. Even if the court does not pursue it, in order to give an explanation to the people, this king will severely punish you. So you can think about it, this is not to help the king, but to save yourselves! King Zhou was really panicked, and actually said some words that shouldn't be on the table.

And after hearing this, Zhu Zhe was really even more frightened: "The prince spares his life, the little one must come up with a countermeasure, and he will definitely not let the prince be bullied like this." ”

"Then you say, what else can be done?" King Zhou asked, staring at him with wide eyes.

"Method...... ...... way" Zhu Zhe muttered a few words in his mouth, and suddenly his heart moved: "Lord, for today's plan, you can only retreat as advance." Let's admit our mistakes to Your Majesty, but the prince can put all the relevant charges on Zhu Yan and Zhu Xuan. Let's just say that they did it all to you, and that you were just deceived by them. ”

"That's it?" King Zhou asked with some disbelief.

"Of course, this is not enough, we still have to think of asking some adults in the court to speak for you. In fact, it's not difficult at all, in order to shut up those Qincha before, didn't we pay to buy some people, and now that something happens, they can't stay out of it, right? As long as you give them enough money, they will always help. In order to save himself from danger, Zhu Zhe's brain turned quite fast this time.

After listening to this suggestion, King Zhou's expression was slightly calm, and he fell into deep thought slightly. After a while, he nodded and said: "This is not a bad way, as long as the officials of the court and the central government can speak for this king, this matter can indeed be turned into a big matter, so that this king will not be held accountable." ”

Seeing the prince speak like this, Zhu Zhe couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as long as the other party accepted his strategy, he was finally safe. But before he could finish this breath, he heard King Zhou suddenly shout: "Come on, invite Gao Changshi to this king." ”

"Lord Wang...... Why did you suddenly think of inviting Gao Changshi? Zhu Zhe couldn't help but ask with some uneasiness. Over the years, because of the rise of a few of them, Changshi Gaogong, who should have been a close confidant of the prince, was almost excluded to the point that he had no sense of existence. It stands to reason that the prince shouldn't think of him when something like this happens.

King Zhou laughed: "Gao Changshi is an official of the imperial court after all, since he wants to intercede with those officials, he must send a decent person." ”

"So that's ......" Zhu Zhe then understood, this time is different from the past, now that his own family has a request for others, it is natural to keep a low profile, it is not good to send a house slave steward like himself to meet other officials, right? It's just that at the same time of relief, he felt a bad feeling in his heart, which is also his heart disease, although he looks at the scenery as the palace steward, but his identity is only a house slave after all, and he can't be on the stage at all.

But King Zhou's subsequent words made him change color again: "What's more, since you are guilty, how can you go to the capital to dredge up relations again?" ”

"Lord Wang, what do you mean by that?" Zhu Zhe asked a little panicked.

"Zhu Yan and they are dead, and Zhu Xuan has already fallen into their hands, and this king only blames them, I'm afraid he still can't explain it. What's more, everyone knows that you are handling many things in my house. In this case, you are naturally the biggest mastermind behind this incident, and this king just doesn't know anyone and is kept in the dark by you. King Zhou said his decision without any emotion on his face.

This made Zhu Zhe stunned, he didn't expect that the idea he came up with would eventually trap him. Immediately reacted, and knelt down with a plop: "The prince spares his life, the little one has always been loyal to you, and he has always obeyed your will in this matter, can you ignore my ......"

"......Someone is coming," King Zhou suddenly showed an impatient look on his face, and immediately shouted: "Tie me up this bastard who deceived the king and did so many illegal things outside, so it looks good!" Before the words fell, several palace guards rushed in viciously, holding down Zhu Zhe, who was still desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy, and dragged him out.

"Lord, you can't do this to me...... I have always been loyal to you, and all this I have done is at your behest......" The panic in his heart was extreme, making Zhu Zhe struggle desperately, and begged for mercy loudly in his mouth. Because he knows very well that once he is really accused of those crimes, his fate will be too miserable, not to mention that he is difficult to protect, and even his family will die because of it.

And his words made King Zhou's heart move, and he said urgently: "Slow." Several guards stopped in response, waiting for his command, Zhu Zhe's heart ignited a trace of expectation, and he looked at his master, hoping to say words from his mouth to spare himself.

I saw King Zhou get up slowly, walked to the door, looked at him and said, "I heard that you just added another son two months ago?" This king has decided, and this will raise him for you. Go with confidence, you have worked for this king for so long, I will not treat you badly. ”

Zhu Zhe, who originally wanted to ask for mercy, suddenly stopped talking, his eyes were full of resentment and despair. He had already heard the threat from the prince's words. Now his son who was born not long ago is in the hands of the prince, as long as he dares to shout injustice and dare to say unfavorable things to the prince later, then even his last bit of blood will be removed.

But no matter how great the anger and unwillingness? Everything is in the hands of others, and he Zhu Zhe is no longer powerless to resist, so he can only obediently carry down this felony. Who called him the chief steward of the palace and did so many things?

After escorting Zhu Zhe away, Gao Gongcai came to King Zhou with a solemn expression. But this time, King Zhou's expression changed, and he became full of guilt and self-blame: "Gao Changshi, this king regrets not listening to your good words and persuasion, and now I know how much disaster my previous actions have brought to the people." ”

Although Gao Gong saw that he was just acting, he still accompanied the performance: "The prince doesn't have to blame himself too much, as long as he knows his mistakes and can change them, it's always good." ”

"This king also thinks so, so this time people have taken down Zhu Zhe and others who have been confusing this king. It's just that now that the matter has spread, maybe the Son of Heaven will soon know what happened in Xingze County, so this king hopes that you can help me. King Zhou was not too impatient to act, and after saying a few words, he went straight to the point.

Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: "The prince asked the lower officials to go to the capital to find someone to talk to." ”

"Yes, this matter can only be done by you, after all, you were also a Jinshi from the two lists, and there are always some friends from the same year in the court. Don't worry, no matter what the price is, as long as I can help this king clear this crime, I am willing to do it. ”

Looking at King Zhou's pleading appearance, Gao Gong hesitated for a while, but in the end he nodded and said, "The minister has orders, I will do my best to handle things well for the prince." Although he didn't agree with what King Zhou did, he was a courtier of the palace after all, so it was naturally difficult to sit idly by in this matter.

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Although it was still cold, fortunately, the brains of passers-by had not been frozen, and they finally remembered that it was a new Monday again, so ...... I recommend a few tickets, and it's good to use them for warmth。。。。。 This is a cry from the heart of an unheated author from the south。。。。。