On the wide official road, Chu Xiaofeng galloped wildly, followed by Xiao Xiao, Yang Hu and others. And Cao Zhi also quickly ordered his troops and horses, led some of the soldiers of the Huwei battalion, and rushed to Yanjing City. When he guessed that Emperor Zhu Qi was likely to get the gold medal for avoiding death, Chu Xiaofeng immediately rushed to Yanjing City, for fear that something would happen.

Originally, he only planned to take Yang Hu, Xiao Xiao and others there, but Guo Qingzheng was not at ease, and said that he would come with him. Helpless, Chu Xiaofeng could only take her to Yanjing City with him, and asked Xiao Xiao to protect her safety.

Guo Ziyi, the Marquis of Zhenshan, was still in a coma, and although he was out of danger, he did not wake up for a long time. Guo Qingzheng has also been haggard these days, but she didn't expect various incidents to happen frequently, fortunately, Li Chunfeng was in charge of the overall situation in Qinghe Town, otherwise, she really couldn't walk away and follow Chu Xiaofeng to Yanjing City.

Yanjing City, in the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, the palace, with the departure of Chu Xiaofeng and Chu Rencheng, has become a little bleak. Perhaps the prosperity of the past is precisely because of their intrigue that can produce superficial glitz.

Chu Yuanmin sat in front of the dragon book case, looking at the file built high, he was a little tired of the identity of the emperor for the first time. Thinking of Chu Xiaofeng's loneliness when he left, thinking of his dark appearance, Chu Yuanmin didn't know what Chu Xiaofeng had experienced, but he was sure that Chu Xiaofeng, a high-ranking prince, must have suffered a lot when he suddenly suffered.

The corners of Chu Yuanmin's mouth showed a trace of bitterness, he had been prosperous for half his life, and he wanted to work hard to build the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty into an impregnable fortress, who knew that in the end, he did not escape the fate of the emperors of the ages, and he would do whatever it took to achieve the goal.

Thinking of this, Chu Yuanmin frowned. The new Taishi Wu Ya has been missing for a while, where did he go? Chu Yuanmin was not worried about his safety, in his heart, people like Wu Ya were comparable to immortals.

Thinking that he was now in power and the family's power was declining, Chu Yuanmin finally found a trace of comfort. The Pang family has almost been uprooted by themselves, and the Yuwen family and the Chen family are also attached to the imperial court. Except for the Guan family and the Yue family at the border, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has become the world of his Chu family again, and it won't be long before there will be no more families.

Chu Yuanmin was still thinking about things in a daze, when suddenly a guard guarding the outside of the hall walked in, knelt down on one knee, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, someone is holding a gold medal for avoiding death. ”

"Huh? Death-free gold medal? Why have so many death-free gold medals come out these days. ”

Chu Yuanmin was slightly stunned, when Chu Xiaofeng came to see him, he was also holding a death-free gold medal, and he forgot to ask him where the death-free gold medal came from. How can anyone see me with a gold medal for avoiding death?

He thought for a moment, but still said, "Let him in." ”

The guards went out in response, and after a short time, they led an old man and a young man to the imperial study. Chu Xiaofeng raised his head and looked at the two people who came, in his impression, it seemed that he had never seen them. And when they came in, they stood up and did not kneel, and there was no respect in their eyes, as if they had some grudge against themselves.

Chu Yuanmin's brows were tightly locked, and there was something wrong with him, and before he could ask, he saw that the young man suddenly jumped up, grabbed the guard's neck, and twisted it, but the guard didn't even scream, and he died.

Seeing this, Chu Yuanmin was so frightened that he immediately got up, and was about to shout, when he suddenly felt that his neck was tight, and his whole person had been lifted.

"Who are you?"

Chu Yuanmin immediately felt that he couldn't breathe, and struggled to squeeze out a few words. The old man showed disdain in his eyes, threw Chu Yuanmin to the ground, and sat on the dragon chair by himself. He looked at the Ninety-Five Venerable in front of him with resentment, and sneered: "The old man is Emperor Zhu Qi, the deputy sect leader of the Yongle Sect!" ”

"What! You"

Chu Yuanmin stood up slowly, but did not shout, he knew that as long as he had the slightest movement, it was estimated that he would die on the spot. After hearing the old man's answer, Xiao is Chu Yuanmin was in danger, and he couldn't help but exclaim. How could the traitors of the Yongle Sect have a gold medal for avoiding death? It's incredible.

"Don't think about it, I'm here to kill you!"

Emperor Zhu said lightly, the hatred in his eyes seemed to burn Chu Yuanmin to the ground. The reason why he didn't do it immediately was because he had to keep him for a while to make him understand his guilt and then kill him.

"Emperor Zhu Qi? I've heard of you, the leader of the Yongle Sect's rebels, and a wanted criminal of the Great Zhou Dynasty. ”

Chu Yuanmin gradually calmed down, and also faintly agreed. Now that his life is in his hands, he can only look for an opportunity to get out.

"You won't forget the 'porridge cooking case' back then, right?"

Seeing that Chu Yuanmin seemed to calm down, Emperor Zhu Qi was somewhat surprised, but he didn't expect that after learning that he was going to kill him, he calmed down instead, it seems that this emperor is really not simple.

"'Cooking porridge case'? Of course I remember that. ”

Chu Yuanmin said coldly. Then he added: "At that time, the widow was still young, and I heard that it was a one-year imperial examination, and the official in charge of planning the examination questions actually put forward the concept of 'cooking porridge' to govern the country. It is said that the country is like boiling porridge, and only when every citizen speaks positively can the whole country be unique and prosperous. ”

Chu Yuanmin quietly glanced at the old man in front of him, and saw that he closed his eyes and pondered, as if he was in thought. He continued: "Later, the first emperor learned about this, and some ministers reported that 'cooking porridge' means 'cooking Zhou', which has the meaning of rebellion. At that time, the Great Zhou had just pacified the world, and the foundation was not yet stable, so the emperor did not allow any negligence and mistakes, so he ordered all the cadres in charge of the imperial examination to be exterminated to set an example! ”

"Haha, what an example! If the old man hadn't escaped by hiding in the cesspool, I'm afraid he would have been killed by you. ”

Emperor Zhu's eyes suddenly opened, bursting out with two terrifying rays of light, looking at the emperor in front of him coldly, it seemed that at this moment, all the resentment and hatred in his heart must be vented.

"Who are you Zhu Xiaotian?"

Chu Yuanmin narrowed his eyes, he had read the file of the "Cooking Porridge Case", and knew that there was a person named Zhu Xiaotian and Xu Liang among the masterminds.

"Haha, I'm Zhu Xiaotian! The child behind you is Xu Liang's biological son Xu Da! ”

Emperor Zhu Qidi laughed and said coldly. When he was on the way to escape, he actually met Xu Da, who was lucky to survive. This kid also has a lot of backbone, relying on a person to trek through mountains and rivers, worship masters as teachers, and study hard in order to avenge his great revenge. Although he has been silent all these years, the hatred for the court in his heart is definitely no less than himself.

"Dog Emperor! Today is your death day! Lao Tzu killed you, burned your palace again, and sacrificed the spirits of my parents and family in the sky! Xu Da jumped onto the high platform in one step, lifted Chu Yuanmin up, and said angrily. He was only five years old at the time, and if his sister hadn't put him in the water tank, he would have died long ago.

Although he was young at that time, he was already sensible, watching his sister being insulted in front of him and then killed, at that time, Xu Da's heart was already dead, and the only thing left was revenge.