At dawn, on a dockside in Hangzhou, Liu Chengde and Liu Chengfu looked at each other silently, with all kinds of complex emotions hidden in their eyes, but more sadness. It was supposed to be the darkest time of the day, but there were a lot of torches and braziers on the pier to dispel the darkness. By the light of the fire, I saw three Daifuku boats docked at the pier, eleven No. 2 Fukuku, and there were many people around the pier, and there were many cars and horses, and they were constantly loading the boats. There were all kinds of voices, but no one spoke, they were all silently doing what they were doing, and no amount of torches could dispel the gloomy atmosphere.

After the "big brother" finished speaking, Liu Chengfu's eyes were already full of tears, and he couldn't cry. Liu Chengde patted Liu Chengfu's shoulder and showed a comforting smile, "Go ahead, it's too late if you don't leave." ”

Liu Chengfu wiped his tears with his sleeve, and then looked around, as if he was looking for someone. Liu Chengde saw his appearance and sighed lightly, "My father didn't come, but let me tell you that you will be the head of the Liu family in the future, and everything must be family-oriented." When you arrive in Fanbang, you must know how to forbear and have your own bottom line, which you need to grasp. If you are undecided, you can find distant relatives at home to come up with ideas together, as long as you are united, you can cross any hurdle. ”

Liu Chengfu burst into tears when he heard this. Liu Chengde continued, "Take care of your body, my father will be taken care of by me, let's go, have a good trip." ”

Liu Chengfu stretched out his hands, held Liu Chengde's hand tightly, shook it vigorously, and then turned around and walked towards the Fu boat. After Liu Chengde turned around, he bowed his head slightly, seemingly casually swept his sleeves across his face, then raised his head, regained his composure, and silently watched Liu Chengfu's back, as well as the fleet with kerosene lamps hanging on the bow and stern, these are the last capital of the Liu family, and the future is unpredictable.

After a while, the dock was empty, except for some garbage. "Open the ship", the flotilla, after a shout, put away the anchor and slowly began to move.

In Liufu, Hangzhou, an old man was staring at the sky, half loud, sighed, turned back to the study, and with a slightly trembling hand, began to cut the potted plant.

Two days later, the people of Jiangnan heard the big news that the Liu family in Hangzhou had committed the crime of rebellion, the family property was fired, and the head of the family and the eldest son Liu Chengde were arrested. At the same time, some distant relatives were also arrested, and these people were immediately escorted to the capital. The reputation of the Liu family is very great, and the Liu family's industry is also a lot, but how big it is, this time the people also have an intuitive understanding. After the Liujia store was seized, Hangzhou, Suzhou and several surrounding prefectures and counties all had unstable markets, people could not buy daily necessities, and other stores took the opportunity to raise prices. Of course, the price increase is only very small, and it seems that these shops know the bottom line of the people and are not too excessive.

There are Jinyi guards who came to confiscate, and the uniforms on their bodies are known to the whole Ming Dynasty. However, there was also a group of soldiers wearing green overcoats and military caps. They are very young, and you will hardly find anyone over the age of thirty in them, but their discipline is quite impressive. Walking and running are all neatly aligned, although there is no gorgeous armor or exaggerated weapons, but it brings a great sense of security. They have no bad deeds, on the contrary, they are very approachable when they are not on their mission. Many people in Jiangnan were interested in them, and the reputation of the water and land camp gradually spread to all parts of Jiangnan. Soon after, the people began to wear cotton coats similar to theirs, and it was very warm.

In the capital, Liu Xuan's case has been turned into an iron case, and all the sentences of Liu Xuan's lineage in the Liu family are beheaded for public display, and at the same time, according to their genealogy, those distant relatives in the court must all be dismounted, as for how these people are sentenced, they will wait for everyone in Hangzhou to come over. After doing the math, there are as many as forty-five officials in the Liu family, and most of them are prefects and prefects. According to Jinyiwei's intelligence, according to what these people did, it would not be an exaggeration to behead all of them. But the final punishment depends on the result of Daddy Hongji's fight with the minister. You must know that the Liu family's influence in the court is not limited to this, and the number of scholars who have been funded by the Liu family has become officials in the imperial examination is also quite a lot, including six officials.

After the verdict of Liu Xuan's case, Liu Xuan's expression was very calm, as if he had seen through life and death. But he said something to Zhu Houwei, which shocked many people in the court, "His Royal Highness King Fu, I know that the World Chamber of Commerce was made by you." I didn't expect you to be able to do so much at your age. However, you have slowly touched the bottom line of some people, and it is difficult to predict whether it will be success or failure. Still, I wish you the best of luck in your heart. Jiangnan clan, hum, what are they? Hopefully, you'll be able to pull them all out in the future and clear your way. This is too frightening, in this era, not everything can be called a big thing. A prince has a big event in his heart, what else can it be, in the eyes of most people, it can only be a peek into the dragon chair. Liu Xuan's heart-wrenching words may not be without the idea of sowing discord. There is also an indication that Zhu Houwei will make a move on the Jiangnan clan, no matter what, so many people present will definitely say it, and Zhu Houwei's future movements will also attract the attention of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although Liu Xuan finally put Zhu Houwei together, Zhu Houwei didn't have much anger in his heart, just smiled and replied, "You don't understand what I'm going to do, you better go through the last period quietly." After speaking, he followed Zhu Houzhao, who had a calm face, out of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion.

On the carriage, the two brothers took off their masks and showed a hint of relief, this time the case is basically coming to an end, and Zhu Houwei, who has been temporarily safe, can also bring some benefits to the royal family, although the Hongzhi family is still a little angry in their hearts. After a while, Zhu Houzhao suddenly asked, "What do you feel about Liu Xuan's case?" Zhu Houwei looked at Zhu Houzhao with some confusion. Zhu Houwei smiled obscenely, "When I was young, my blood was undecided, and I was in love." "Liu Xuan did enter Zhu Houwei's sight at the beginning because of Dong Yuxiang's matter, so after the assassination, he was quickly arrested, otherwise it would be difficult to find him out of the way. Zhu Houwei couldn't laugh or cry a little, and then said angrily, "What are you telling me about this?" Think about yourself. In the future, the people of the Three Palaces and Six Houses will still educate me? ”

Zhu Houzhao's smile became happy, "What do you want, three palaces and six courtyards, I have Yulian alone." Daddy is my role model. Zhu Houwei deliberately pretended to be unbearable, and stroked his arms exaggeratedly, as if he had goosebumps, "My sister-in-law is not here, who are you talking about so numb?" Also, do you think so, do your father and mother know? Zhu Houzhao's face slowly calmed down, and he said with some worry, "They should understand me." ”

Zhu Houwei has been living in Youranju recently, but he knows that Empress Zhang recently took Bai Yulian to visit various Buddhist temples and Taoist temples around the capital, and Zhu Houwei can guess what to ask for. Zhu Houzhao and Bai Yulian have been married for almost a year, and their stomachs have not moved, so Queen Zhang is in a hurry. In fact, Zhu Houwei was also a little anxious, because he knew that this brother did not leave a dragon species in history. But Huang Deliang and Li Yanwen came to help him see it, and there was nothing wrong with his health. I can only wait for this slowly, and I can't rush it.

Through the exchange, the two brothers were relaxed in their hearts, because they both knew that Liu Xuan's words did not have any impact on the two, after all, they grew up together since childhood, and the relationship was very close, so it was ugly to say, even if Zhu Houwei really wanted something, Zhu Houzhao could only take a throne and let Zhu Houwei be the regent. The throne was decided a long time ago, and he didn't want Hongzhi to be sad, and Zhu Houwei's talent was also well known to his brother. However, what Zhu Houzhao knew better was that his younger brother was not interested in the dragon chair at all.

The case came to an end, and the follow-up development was the main part, and during the time when the Liu family was escorted from Hangzhou, Hongzhi and the courtiers carried out exchanges and consultations. Although the Liu family has fallen, there are a lot of things left, and it is impossible for a big family of hundreds of years to pack them away in a few days, and there are many people who are staring at them.