Yuyao is located between Shaoxing and Ningbo, close to Hangzhou Bay, originally just a quiet small county in Zhejiang, very calm, even during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it rarely affected this place.

In the past few days, Yuyao County has poured in a large number of officers and soldiers, they are stationed in the county, the four gates are restricted from entering, and even outside the city there are officers and soldiers patrolling, it is said that the governor Yamen got the news, a wave of pirates arose on the sea, wanting to fight Yuyao County.

A few years ago, the bandits on the East China Sea in Zhejiang were indeed very rampant, but after the Qing soldiers occupied Jiangnan, these robbers were either Zhao'an by the Qing army, or they went to the anti-Qing array, and Lu Jianguo became the largest force in the East China Sea.

However, the government said so, and sent troops over, and the common people didn't think much about it, so they really thought that there was such a group of pirates who had killed it again, and for a while people were panicked.

This news is naturally Xiao Qihui's attempt to prevent Zhu Cihuan's news from leaking out, and also to find a reason and excuse for him to mobilize people.

He mobilized 3,000 men and horses to Yuyao, controlled Yuyao, and all those who knew about it were isolated and monitored, and then anxiously waited for King Lu's reply.

He waited for a few days, but fortunately, the people did not have any suspicions about the robbers, and when they heard that there were robbers outside, they did not dare to leave the city, and did not cause him any trouble.

On the east street of the county seat, there is a courtyard house, and the courtyard wall and gate are higher than the surrounding houses, which is considered a wealthy family on the whole street.

This is the inspection of Zhao Dehan's house, the inspection is a bit of oil and water, he can catch a lot of money every year, so his life is more moist.

In the entire county, he is also a relatively well-eaten figure, but a person like him is the number one person in the county, but in the eyes of the province, he is no different from an ant.

At this time, this Zhao Dehan was sitting at a table with a bowl of poisonous wine on it, and his body was trembling.

"Hurry up! If you die like this, it's cheaper for you, and if things get out, at least kill your three clans! An officer squinted and urged impatiently.

Framing the prince is indeed a big crime, now as long as he lives, he does earn it, but Zhao Dehan can't be happy, his hands are shaking for a long time and he can't stand up, he really regrets it, he never dreamed that he would frame a prince.

Today, during the day, the body of Zhou Yuanwai of the Weaving Bureau was suddenly carried into the city from outside the city, saying that he was killed by bandits, and he knew that he would not survive and had been involved in a political turmoil.

Seeing that he was shaking so much that the wine was spilled, the officer frowned, gave his subordinates a look, and said in a deep voice: "Help him!" ”

Two soldiers immediately stepped forward, one picked up the poisonous wine, the other pinched his mouth, and poured the poisonous wine down, Zhao Dehan's face was distorted and struggled, and after a while, he vomited poisonous blood, and lay on the table and did not move.

When the officer saw this, he brought a torch and threw it into the house, and a fire suddenly broke out in the house.

The house was poured with fire oil, and the fire instantly engulfed the house, and the surrounding neighborhoods were quickly alarmed and ran out to put out the fire, but a team of soldiers and horses ran over to separate the people on the pretext of preventing accidents, and an old pawn in the crowd looked at the fire burning in the house, and his face was full of horror.

At the same time, in Hujiazhuang outside Yuyao City, every household has already turned off the lights and fallen asleep, only a few occasional dog barks sounded sporadically.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside Zhuangzi, and nearly a hundred black-clothed masked people suddenly appeared outside Zhuangzi.

They stood in front of Zhuangzi, the first person, gave a few words, and the men in black divided into several teams, and the two teams surrounded Zhuangzi, and the other people all dragged the bright big knives and rushed into the Zhuangzi.

A moment later, there was a wail in the Zhuangzi, and the fire was rising to the sky.

Not far from Zhuangzi, Xiao Qihui led a team of people, pressing more than a dozen officials and the Li County Cheng, looking at the flaming Zhuangzi in the distance, his face was cloudy.

King Lu's message said that he would hide Zhu Cihuan and then ensure that the news could not be leaked.

This contained a lot of information, and Xiao Qihui was a smart man, and he could easily guess King Lu's intentions.

King Lu didn't want Zhu Cihuan's matter to be exposed, and told him not to leak the news, because he didn't want the court and the king of Chu to know that Zhu Cihuan appeared.

Now King Lu is no longer able to shake the legal system of the Tang Domain, but Zhu Cihuan is different, he is a banner qualified to shake the legal system of the Tang Domain.

If it is for the sake of the imperial court, it is best to send Zhu Cihuan overseas, and if you are ruthless, you will directly kill the trouble, but King Lu chose to hide Zhu Cihuan, obviously with ulterior motives, to leave a bomb for Wang Yan and the imperial court.

In fact, as soon as Xiao Qihui received a message from King Lu, he thought of a possibility, that is, King Lu wanted to learn from King Chu, replace the little emperor with Zhu Cihuan, set up Zhu Cihuan as a puppet, and then climb to the position of King of Chu. He can even let Zhu Cihuan be the emperor for a few years, and then find another opportunity to poison him, then he can rightfully inherit the unification.

However, in order to achieve this goal, King Lu will eradicate the two major existences of Tang and Chu, and judging from the current situation, this will definitely not be possible through normal struggle, only by waiting for the opportunity to launch a military coup d'état on the grounds of supporting "Prince Chongzhen to ascend the throne", it is possible to eliminate the two kings and put Zhu Cihuan on the throne.

However, this is just his inference, and King Lu is passing on a message, which means that King Lu does not want to leave any handle, and he will not admit it, so any move he makes will take huge risks in the future, because if it is done according to King Lu's intentions, then everything Xiao Qihui is doing now is to be an enemy of King Chu and the court.

Xiao Qihui was demoted, although he knew that if something happened, King Lu would definitely not protect him, but if he didn't do what King Lu wanted, his political future would be over immediately, and even his life would be in danger.

Now that he has been caught in this matter, he can't get out, he can only hug King Lu's thigh, and although this matter is risky, there are also huge benefits.

It is difficult for him to climb up the ranks, and the governor is already the limit, but if King Lu can succeed, then his status can also be further improved.

"Alright, let's do it!" Thinking of this, Xiao Qihui's eyes were cold, and he waved his hand to order.

The soldiers behind immediately pushed Li Xiancheng and the others out, and Li Xiancheng's face was like ashes, and he knelt on the ground, begging again and again, "Lord Futai, for the sake of Zhang Ge's face, spare me......"

Xiao Qi will sneer, what he has to do now is to rebel, and he must keep it secret, although a civil minister like Zhang Kentang is the backbone of the Zhejiang Party, he must not let him know such a thing.

"You framed the prince is a dead end, and now you are dying here, it can be regarded as rescuing Hujiazhuang, and dying in a fierce battle with the bandits, not only is you not guilty, but you can also win the name of a martyr, which is considered to be earned."

As he spoke, the soldiers behind him had already moved their hands and slashed at his back from behind, ending his wailing, and more than a dozen officials were killed.

"Take your people, as well as the fifth son of the emperor, and go to sea immediately, Benfu will send you on schedule or not." Xiao Qihui turned around and said in a deep voice to a general carrying a blood-dripping war knife, "Remember, don't leave the island without Benfu's order. ”

The general was Xiao Qihui's confidant, and he couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, so he saw him salute and beckoned people to leave.

At this point, except for Liu Yixin, all the people in the know have basically been dealt with, and an undercurrent will be lurking for the time being, waiting for the opportunity, rising to the sky, and stirring up the storm.