In despair in his heart, Kong Xingxie suddenly thought of something, as if grasping a life-saving straw, he said to Zhang Huangyan:

"The assassination of the King of Chu can't handle affairs, you are just the governor of Shandong, and you have no right to deal with the things committed by my Confucian Mansion, even if you want to try relevant cases, you have to wait until you reach Nanjing!"

"Who told you that His Royal Highness the King of Chu can't handle affairs." Zhang Huangyan sneered, walked up to Kong Xingxie, leaned over slightly, looked directly at him, and mocked: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not injured in the shameful conspiracy between you and the King of Han, and he has now returned to Nanjing from the south, ready to wipe out the King of Han and his accomplices."

"It can't be!" Kong Xingxie's eyes widened, his face showed disbelief, and he exclaimed, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could he be safe and sound, you must be lying to me!"

"Believe it or not." Zhang Huangyan straightened up, turned to look at the main seat, stood with his hands in his hands, and said, "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu sends his will from Nanjing, this governor will send you and your henchmen to Nanjing to be judged by the imperial court.

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the soldiers standing behind took the initiative to step forward to lift Kong Xingxie from the ground and forcibly drag it out.

Kong Xingxie's arrest also made Li Tengjiao and others sit still, they finally made up their minds to escape from Jinan Mansion, but they also failed to escape, the officers and soldiers have already laid a net in the middle of the city, they usually don't come forward and may not be able to find them, but after they left the hideout, they were immediately targeted.

What happened after that did not need to be introduced, under the round-up of officers and soldiers, Li Tengjiao and others scurried around like headless flies, but they were still surrounded one after another, and the remaining dead soldiers were killed on the spot because of their stubborn resistance, and Li Tengjiao and Wang Shangli, the two literati, were captured alive after being knocked unconscious.

Li Tengjiao is a determined and loyal man, after waking up, he was tortured to extract a confession and still did not confide in the king of Han behind him, but Wang Shouli was not so iron-clad, he only ate a few whips stained with salt water, looked at the smoking soldering iron that Jinyiwei slowly approached, and directly shuddered and confessed all.

Wang Shouli confessed everything he knew, including how he followed King Han and who were the henchmen who conspired with King Han.

This confession almost sold King Han to the fullest, Zhang Huangyan only swept around roughly, and then ordered Jinyi Wei to catch up with Su Yan on a fast horse, and used this confession as a crime against King Han and other clan relatives in the future, so as to avoid the truth.

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On the way back to Nanjing from Jinan, Su Yan met Wang Yuanyong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who was rushing to the north, and the latter was particularly happy when he saw that Su Yan was safe and sound, and he could march on horseback, and then he told everything in Nanjing under Su Yan's inquiry.

Su Yan saw that Xu He could stabilize the government and resume work in a short period of time, and he couldn't help but feel a little more satisfied with this system-rewarded cabinet chief, but Wang Yuanyong also mentioned the sad reaction of Zheng Chagu, the princess of Chu, Su Yan listened to it and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Although he didn't want his relatives to cry for himself, if he wanted to deceive others, he had to deceive the closest people first, so he didn't send someone to inform Zheng Chagu, so that Zheng Chagu suddenly behaved not sad and attracted the attention of King Han and them.

But now there is no need to worry about all this, and when he returns to Nanjing, it will be the time when King Han's faction will fall.

Before Su Yan returned to Nanjing, the envoy he sent returned to Nanjing City first and passed his order to Xu He, the head of the cabinet.

After Xu He learned that Su Yan was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief in his worried heart, he did not tell more people about this matter, but ordered someone to invite the second assistant Kong Xingxi, who could be trusted, Gu Yanwu, the left attendant of the military department, and Li Yuanyin, the commander of Jinyiwei.

In addition to the three of them, he thought about it for a while, and still ordered someone to go to the mansion of Ma Guozhu, the head of the household, and invited him to come to the mansion later to talk in detail.

After Kong Xingxi and the three arrived, Xu He invited Su Yan's envoy out, and he explained to the three of them what happened in Jinan, and the three of them listened to the envoy's story

In the process, the reaction was the same as Xu He's, worry, anger and all kinds of emotions came to his heart.

After the envoy finished speaking, Xu He asked him to go down to rest first, and then said to the three of them: "Your Highness is already on the way back to Nanjing, and ordered us to make arrangements first, arrest King Han against the party, King Han rebels against the party in vain as a royal family member, there is no need to leave the old feelings, for the sake of the stability of the society, we must wipe it out."

When he said this, he paused, looked at Li Yuanyin, and said, "Nanyang Bo, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and you are deeply trusted by His Highness, please mobilize the Jinyi Guard to monitor King Han and his henchmen, and report to Benfu immediately as soon as there is any trouble."

"The subordinate officer takes the order." Li Yuanyin stood up and responded with his fists clenched.

Xu He looked at Gu Yanwu again and said, "Gu Shilang, since there is no admiral in Nanjing, you can only temporarily take over the defense of Nanjing by your military department, and when His Royal Highness returns to Beijing, he will mobilize the Nanjing garrison to close all gates, cooperate with the imperial court to implement martial law in the city, stabilize order, and prevent chaos."

"The subordinate officer takes the order." Gu Yanwu promised.

After giving instructions to Gu Yanwu and Li Yuanyin, Xu He gave one more instruction, and the two said goodbye and left, and soon after they left, Ma Guozhu came in a sedan chair and entered the mansion under the guidance of the housekeeper.

When Ma Guozhu arrived, the three senior officials who were firm and loyal to Su Yan arrived, and Xu He briefly relayed what happened, and then beckoned him to sit down, saying:

"Ma Shangshu, you and I are all loyal to His Royal Highness's ministers, I won't say much more, right now His Royal Highness is in the Northern Expedition to Hulu, King Han and the others of the Zhu Ming clan dare to assassinate him, and the crime is not punishable.

However, this also reminds us that if we continue to maintain the status quo, people like King Han who covet the throne or want to restore Zhu Ming's rule will still emerge, so in order to solve this problem once and for all, I have decided to take the lead in advising His Highness to ascend to the throne and change the dynasty."

Listening to Xu He's words, Ma Guozhu and Kong Xingxi couldn't help but be surprised, he and Kong Xingxi didn't pass the gas in advance, so Kong Xingxi was also as shocked as Ma Guozhu gasped.

"Isn't that a bit too hasty?" Kong Xingxi was the first to ask rhetorically.

"Where did you come from?" Xu He asked rhetorically, "Earlier, I ordered people to spread rumors among the people that His Highness had ascended the throne, and the reaction of the people was obvious to you and me, and there was not much opposition.

Ma Guozhu nodded, he was originally a descendant of the Qing court, and he had no feelings for the Ming Dynasty, if Su Yan ascended the throne and changed the dynasty, he would also be able to mix up with the dragon's skills, so he also echoed:

"What is said is that since His Royal Highness entered Nanjing, the people of the provinces south of the Yangtze River have lived and worked in peace and contentment, away from the flames of war, and the north has won great victories one after another to recover their homeland, which is incomparable to the Zhu Ming royal family.

Moreover, the assassination of King Han on the occasion of His Royal Highness's Northern Expedition is enough to make the whole world angry, with such a clan, where can the people of the world be foolish and loyal to the Ming Dynasty?"