In a wine shop in Taiyuan City.

Hu Shidao sat in the private room by the window on the second floor, squinting at the secret letter in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned between the dark colors.

"The prince is still too merciful, this was supposed to be the best opportunity, why should the prince still be entangled with the king of Jin about these 'little things'? Ay. ”

Thinking of this, he immediately wrote a letter, wanting to explain his thoughts to Zhu Gui.

But when the letter was only halfway written, he stopped abruptly, and set it on fire in a brazier beside him.

"That's it, a certain family is just a retainer, these things are not my responsibility, come here."

Hu Shidao sighed, called his subordinates outside the box, and issued him a series of tasks.

After this period of operation, Hu Shidao's intelligence network in Taiyuan City has been very large, and now the King of Jin is not in the city, it is easy for Hu Shidao to investigate some things.

Although Taiyuan Mansion belongs to the category of border cities, it is not very high because it belongs to the same line of Shanxi as Datong Mansion, and the geographical location is more favorable to Tongfu.

Moreover, there are many more people living in the city than in Datong Prefecture, and it is also one of the rich places in the north.

Hu Shidao finished the order, then looked at the bustling street outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh: "If such a good place can be in the hands of the acting king, I'm afraid that in time, this Taiyuan city will catch up with Nanjing, but it's a pity that the prince doesn't have this idea." ”

……

Inside the city of Nanjing.

The bustling streets can't hide the tension in the air.

These vassal kings originally came to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and when they first entered the city, they all behaved very kindly, but since the crown prince fell ill.

Whenever these feudal lords entered and exited the streets, they were heavily guarded.

I don't know if it was affected by the attack on the king by the Jinyi guard.

And Jinyiwei's life is not easy.

Due to the approaching date of the investigation explained by the emperor, the Jinyi guard, who was used to hiding in the shadows, began to make frequent moves.

Many liquor shops and temples have been searched by Jinyiwei, which has further exacerbated the tension in the capital.

Inside the palace of the king of Jin.

Zhu Di, the king of Jin, was pacing nervously in the secret room.

Next to them stood two retainers with nervous faces.

"I didn't expect that Jin Yiwei's rice buckets couldn't even do this little thing, and now they dare to investigate this king in turn."

Zhu Di said hatefully.

"The prince is angry, this time it is really because of the emperor, when the limelight passes, the brocade guard will be used by the prince."

A delicate-faced eunuch bent down and whispered to Zhu Di.

When Zhu Di heard this, his face softened a little.

"Xiao Guizi, what you said makes sense, but what this king doesn't understand is how did Zhu Gui's kid escape the many assassinations of Jinyiwei? This has never happened before. ”

Zhu Di touched his chin and pondered.

"I heard that the little prince has a powerful firearm in his hand, and no one who was shot survived."

Xiao Guizi said.

"Firearms?"

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Originally, he was worried about the complicated situation in Nanjing.

Now when he heard about the good things in Zhu Gui's hand, he immediately thought about it.

"Wang Sheng, come here."

Zhu Di beckoned to the other person.

"Lord Wang." Wang Sheng walked over expressionlessly.

"You go back to Shanxi quickly, no matter what method you use, you have to get a firearm from Zhu Gui's hand for this king, and after the matter is completed, this king will have a heavy reward."

Zhu Di said seriously.

"The order of the prince, the little nature goes all out."

Wang Sheng bowed and bowed.

Zhu Di nodded, a satisfied smile on his face.

Perhaps many of today's problems can be solved with a small firearm.

"Xiao Guizi, go back to the palace, if you have any news, send it back to this king as soon as possible, don't come to the palace recently, so as not to be noticed by people with intentions, especially King Yan."

Zhu Di said.

Xiao Guizi immediately nodded and said, "What the prince said is true." ”

……

Yanwang Mansion.

Zhu Di had just sent away a group of generals, all of whom were the generals of the garrison near Nanjing.

Because Zhu Di often fought with Zhu Yuanzhang everywhere in his early years, he had some friendship with these generals.

Originally, Zhu Di didn't have any idea about the position of the crown prince, after all, the mistakes he accidentally made several times were forgiven by the emperor after the prince Zhu Biao interceded.

Zhu Di also admires and respects Zhu Biao very much, if he can be the emperor, Zhu Di does not have any temper.

But with the news that Zhu Biao was seriously ill, coupled with the frequent activities of other vassal kings, he also had to make some preparations.

If the crown prince Zhu Biao can recover from his illness, it will naturally be the best, but if the prince really has any strengths and weaknesses, he will have to prepare for his own safety.

And Zhu Di, who has led troops to fight all the year round, first thought of the garrisons around Nanjing.

However, this contact did not have the desired effect.

These generals were loyal to the emperor and did not make a clear statement.

Zhu Di could only shake his head and sigh at this.

"Didn't it work out?"

A soft voice came from the side.

Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun walked over slowly with a cloak, and then put it on Zhu Di.

Zhu Di rubbed his forehead, but Xu Miaoyun immediately helped him get it.

Zhu Di's face showed a hint of tenderness.

"I didn't expect the prince to fall ill, now the situation in Nanjing is complicated, I really want to go back to Yanjing."

Xu Miaoyun said softly: "I got some news from my father, I heard that the eldest son of the crown prince was summoned to the emperor's bedroom, and the prince thinks this matter will be ......"

Before Xu Miaoyun could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Zhu Di stretching out his hand.

"Don't say it again, the prince is seriously ill, there is nothing wrong with letting Yun Wei enter the palace to serve, don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Di said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Xu Miaoyun's face also became serious.

"By the way, this king should send someone to send you away from the capital, the water here is too deep, and this king himself can't grasp it."

Zhu Di thought for a while and finally made a decision.

When Xu Miaoyun heard this, she immediately came to Zhu Di and said in a deep voice: "The concubine is unwilling to leave the prince. ”

Zhu Di pulled Xu Miaoyun up and said softly: "Only when you are safe, this king can feel at ease." ”

"But ......"

"Okay, your worries are known to this king, this king will not let you stay alone in Yanjing, so he will send you to Datong Mansion, you and the princess have not seen each other for a long time, right?"

Zhu Di said with a smile.

"Sister Miaoqing? All right. ”

Xu Miaoyun sighed, she knew Zhu Di's temper, so she didn't continue to insist.

In the afternoon of the same day, a convoy left from the back gate of Yanwang's Mansion.

At the same time, as if they had received a signal, the other royal palaces sent their families away from Nanjing.