A flower boat was rippling up and down on the Qinhuai River at this time, rippling countless ripples.

The owner of this flower boat is Zhuo Qijun, that is, Zhuo Qijun, the confidant of Zhang Shenyan, a scholar of Dongge University.

When Ma Jixiang arrived at the Qinhuai River in a small boat carrying the body of Liang Yungou, the right servant, Zhang Shenyan and Zhuo Qijun were doing good deeds.

I only heard the woman's screaming and scolding voice from the cabin: "Old immortal, you light, next time you will knock less medicine!" ”

Ma Jixiang couldn't help but want to laugh, jumped up suddenly, and landed on Zhuo Qijun's flower boat, and before Zhuo Qijun's servant could ask, he was kicked into the water by Ma Jixiang three times and five by two.

Then, Ma Jixiang dragged Liang Yungou's corpse to Zhang Shenyan, and began to chop Liang Yungou's corpse.

Liang Yungou's red-robed official uniform was chopped to pieces, and a boatload of blood flowed.

Frightened, Zhang Shenyan rushed out with a stream of yellow water, and the whole person fell to the ground in an instant, and when he saw that the person who was cut was Liang Yungou, the right-hand man he had just met, Zhang Shenyan was even more frightened and fainted directly.

Zhuo Qijun, the owner of the flower boat, screamed and fainted

But when they woke up, except for Liang Yungou's pile of rotten meat still in the cabin, Ma Jixiang had already taken the head of Liang Yungou's people to Qingquan Temple.

As soon as Gao Hongtu opened his eyes, he saw a person staring at him with a pale face and expressionlessness.

It's like a ghost.

After a closer look, Gao Hongtu found that it was a human head, and he was so frightened that he immediately sat up: "Someone!" ”

The servants below hurriedly ran in: "What does the master command?" ”

"What's going on?" asked Gao Hongtu in a trembling voice.

But at this time, he suddenly found that the face of this person was very familiar, and when he looked closely, he couldn't help but be surprised

"Liang Yungou, the right servant, Zhang Shenyan's henchman!" How did his head appear here! ”

Gao Hongtu was surprised and scared at this time, and he had to start wondering who killed Liang Yungou and threw Liang Yungou's head here.

"This is Qingquan Temple, ordinary people don't know here, and this mountain is full of servants of my Gao family inside and out, it is impossible for people in the rivers and lakes to mix in, and even if there are people on the rivers and lakes who want to kill Liang Yungou, they can't throw their heads here, and those who lose their heads can find here must be extremely familiar with the official's itinerary, and they can do it so quietly, I'm afraid that it is related to the people in Dongchang, can it be said that this is what Your Majesty meant?"

Thinking of this, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but feel a chill in his back, and then when he thought of what His Majesty Zhu Youjian said to him on Chinese New Year's Eve, he felt more and more that this was His Majesty warning himself.

"Could it be that Your Majesty has already noticed something, at least maybe Liang Yungou has been found", Gao Hongtu muttered to himself, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and even when he thought of the consequences he would face if His Majesty found out about it, he was even more scared.

Wow wow!

Suddenly, a cry came from the backyard.

The boy hurriedly came in and replied: "It's the little young master who is crying, and the nurse can't help it, saying that a brocade guard wearing a flying fish suit passed by just now, which scared the little young master." ”

"Flying Fish Suit, Jinyi Guard!"

Gao Hongtu began to realize that if he waited like this, he was afraid that his whole family would be wiped out.

Gao Hongtu, who originally did not have the consciousness of helping Zuo Liangyu to seek power and usurp the throne at the beginning, was even more courageous at this time, and then thought that he was just forced by Zhang Shenyan to vote for Zuo Liangyu, and now that His Majesty has not found out, it is better to take the initiative to surrender, and maybe there will be a glimmer of life.

Thinking of this, Gao Hongtu hurriedly ordered people to prepare to return home.

Gao Hongtu made up his mind, feeling that he could not hesitate any longer, seeing that His Majesty's movements were getting faster and faster, if he waited any longer, he was afraid that the butcher's knife would be on his neck.

But Gao Hongtu didn't dare to break into the palace directly, he was afraid that he would alarm Zhang Shenyan and others by doing so.

Therefore, in the dead of night, Gao Hongtu took a carriage to Wang Chengen's house and posted it.

However, Wang Chengen had already entered the palace at this time, and Gao Hongtu could only wait anxiously in Wang Chengen's mansion.

It wasn't until dawn that Wang Chengen came back with a yawn, and when he saw Gao Hongtu coming to see him, he hurriedly said: "Sins and sins, I made Ge Lao wait for so long." ”

"Prince, you can save your own official!"

Gao Hongtu didn't have the heart to blame Wang Chengen, and now he can't wait to kowtow to Wang Chengen directly.

"Don't be like this, what happened to you?"

Wang Chengen had actually guessed that Gao Hongtu suddenly came to find him, which was probably related to the death of Liang Yungou during the day.

"I have something urgent to see Your Majesty, but I can't let others know, and I ask the prince for help, can I see Your Majesty tonight, this matter is related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, and I can't delay it for a moment!"

Gao Hongtu said.

Wang Chengen saw that he looked flustered and his tone was serious, and he couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart, and said secretly: "Since it is related to the safety of the country, it can't be delayed for half a moment, why is it hindered until now, and the people of Dongchang have to do some means to say it." ”

Although Wang Chengen slandered Gao Hongtu, he didn't dare to delay the matter, and hurriedly shouted: "Go find a medicine box!" ”

Then, Wang Chengen took Gao Hongtu out of the city, and when he arrived at the Nine Gates, he said to Gao Hongtu, who was disguised as a doctor:

"Doctor Song, tell me what kind of illness Niangniang has, several of these palace doctors have not been cured, and now I can only ask you to check it."

"It's hard to say, you have to check the pulse to confirm it."

The two entered the Forbidden City as they spoke.

Naturally, the officers and soldiers on duty did not dare to stop Wang Chengen.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen hadn't fallen asleep yet, and just when he was about to get up to pay his respects, he saw Wang Chengen walk in: "Your Majesty, the elder of the high pavilion asked to see him, saying that he wanted to inform His Majesty of a major matter." ”

"Let him wait first!"

After a while, Zhu Youzhen sat behind the curtain before knocking on the chime: "Pass him in." ”

Gao Hongtu wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and as soon as he came in, he directly confessed to Zhu Youzhen: "Your Majesty, Wechen is guilty, Wechen shouldn't know that there are traitors who are messing with the country and hide it and don't report it!" But Wechen does have a hard time, and they forced Wechen to participate in this matter with them. ”

"Elder Gao Ge doesn't have to be in a hurry, and he will speak slowly", Zhu Youzhen said pretending to be serious.

Gao Hongtu swallowed for a moment, and then replied from the language of the new organization: "A few years ago, Zhang Shenyan told Weichen that he made up a joint letter from me and him to Zuo Liangyu, the content of the letter is that we are under the command of the prince, calling on Zuo Liangyu to send troops to King Jingqin, and kill the courtiers Ma Shiying and others, with Kuang Zheng Sheji, Weichen was forcibly taken on the thief ship, and he didn't dare to say it because he was afraid, and now he almost missed Your Majesty, please forgive Your Majesty!" ”

"In addition, Zhang Shenyan is ready to send people to spread rumors that His Majesty has long hanged himself in the capital, and now the position of the Son of Heaven is only occupied by the remnants of the eunuch party and the fake Son of Heaven, because Weichen is the prince's teacher, and even asks Weichen to go to the prince or not to admit that Your Majesty is the real emperor of the emperor;

There is also the fact that Huaining Hou Sun Weicheng and Zhang Shenyan are the same party, intending to bring Ying Tianwei's 3,000 cavalry to respond when Zuo Liangyu raised his troops, and even ask the ministers to find a way to get them a batch of good horses. ”