Chapter 28: The Assassins of the Inner Palace (6)



"Also, if Xu Da is really from the Tianyi Alliance and has the intention of rebellion, will he obediently hand over the military power to King Yan and return to Beijing alone? Could it be that just because the emperor gave a steamed goose, he really committed suicide by taking poison? Even if you immediately flee the capital and rebel, it's better than taking poison and committing suicide, right? Zhu Wenyu asked.

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang was really speechless.

"Speaking of which, there is only one possibility, that is, only Mr. You and Father-in-law Ren are from the Tianyi Alliance, and Xu Dabeard is not, including his two sons Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou."

"Really, isn't it?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Wenyu suspiciously.

"Definitely not, otherwise it wouldn't be justified. What's more, people are dead, which is the best proof that if you have selfish intentions, you will never commit suicide. Zhu Wenyu said calmly.

"Then who is the 'lord' that Mr. You is talking about? Didn't you avenge Xu Dalai and assassinate me? ”

"I don't know about this, maybe it's someone else, at least Xu Dabeard won't be the 'lord' of Ren Gonggong, right?" Zhu Wenyu couldn't figure it out.

"Well, that's what you said, at least I really don't see anything to do between Chen Hanren and Xu Da." Zhu Yuanzhang groaned.

Looking at He Wencan's inexplicable look next to him, Zhu Wenyu shook over and said: "The middle-aged eunuch who came with Gonggong Ren just now is the housekeeper of the Duke of Wei's mansion, Mr. You. ”

He Wencan deserved to be specifically for Zhu Yuanzhang to find out the news, and now he is in charge of the Imperial Forest Army and Jinyi Guard, his brain is spinning very fast, and after a little thought, he has already understood the key, and also interjected: "Lord Zhu is reasonable, logically speaking, if Wei Guogong is really dead, he cannot be a member of the Tianyi Alliance." ”

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed thoughtfully.

"Also, the minister also understands why the assassin came to assassinate the emperor with Ren Gonggong." He Wencan said again.

"Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked directly at He Wencan.

"On weekdays, there are many guards in the palace, and the emperor is diligent in government affairs, so Chen Hanren can't have any chance to meet the emperor. There was no chance of assassination. But now because of the cause of Wei Guogong's death, there are many rumors in Beijing, the emperor is investigating, sooner or later he will suspect Chen Hanren, this is an inevitable thing, if it is a suspicion, Chen Hanren will be called to inquire, at this time there will not be too many people around the emperor, it is a good opportunity to assassinate. The chief manager of Nayou pretended to be a eunuch and helped Chen Hanren to come, looking for an opportunity to assassinate him. The assassin's martial arts skills were extremely high, if it weren't for Lord Zhu's presence, it would be difficult for Gao Gonggong and Wei Chen to stop them, and it was very likely that the thief would succeed. It is also long live the blessing of the sky, with the secret protection of the gods, just when Lord Zhu and Wei Chen entered the palace together, Lord Zhu was a strong opponent of the assassin, and there was a move of Gao Gonggong who sacrificed himself to protect the Lord to block the assassin, otherwise the consequences would not be able to be spoken. Today is really long live the blessings, the Ming Dynasty is very lucky, the court officials are very lucky, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are very lucky. He Wencan deserved to have followed Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang was a very delicate and discerning person, and he didn't dare to boast about his merits at will, so he praised Zhu Wenyu and Gao Chan firmly, and said that Zhu Yuanzhang was diligent in government affairs, and he also patted his ass without a trace.

"Well, Wen Can is right, this assassin has probably been in the palace for many days, just waiting for me to ask Chen Hanren for questioning before looking for an opportunity to assassinate. An assassin has been mixed in for a few days, and the palace guards have not noticed it, so what is the use of them? It is true that sin is unforgivable. Zhu Yuanzhang groaned.

Zhu Wenyu was taken aback, there were hundreds of guards in the palace, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, all of them were guilty, this was the crime of killing the head, and he was waiting to be persuaded to persuade him, but he Wencan knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again: "The palace guards are under the control of Weichen, and there is such a big incident, and the subordinates will be severely dealt with if they are derelict in their duties, but Weichen, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, is not doing a good job, and letting the palace mix with assassins, it is really a crime that is not forgiven, and the ministers ask for a strict punishment." There are also Weichen who pulled down the saint and offended the dragon body, so please also punish him with the crime. ”

"Today's incident Wen Can, you are also a meritorious rescuer, and you saw the opportunity very quickly, if you hadn't pulled me down, you would have made the assassin succeed. Although there is a crime of negligence, but the merits and demerits are offset, and I will no longer punish the crime. After returning home, the guards must be strictly rectified, and no further accidents must occur. ”

"Thanks, long live." He Wencan kowtowed again and again.

Zhu Wenyu secretly laughed on the side, this He Wencan is really slippery, and he said that he asked the emperor's uncle to punish him, but he deliberately brought out a sentence to pull the emperor down, which is still called "offending the dragon body"? If it's not you, the emperor's uncle has already died, how can you ask for guilt? It is clear that the whole work is coming, and it sounds good, "punish crimes"? Treat you big, ah?

"Little monkey." Zhu Yuanzhang shouted again.

"Yes." If an ordinary official wants to hear the emperor call himself like this, he must immediately bow to the ground, and he shuddered and agreed: "Weichen is here." "How can it be like Zhu Wenyu now, taking half a step forward with a big grin, not even bending his knees, just lazily answering "here"?

"If you go to the Wei Mansion again, you must find out if Xu Da is really dead, and then inquire about whether Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou have colluded with Manager You's party, whether they are involved in the Tianyi Alliance, and report to me immediately if there is news."

"Oh, I see, Your Majesty."

"Wen Can, immediately send an order, close the gates of the Nine Cities, search for that assassin and Chen Hanren in the whole city, and dig three feet into the ground for me to find them!" Zhu Yuanzhang said viciously.

"Minister—obey." He Wencan fell to the ground and knocked his head a few more times.

"Spread the decree, the eunuch recited the merit of protecting the lord, and gave him a generous burial, and then sent someone to his hometown to find out who else in his family, generously beneficial, and recited the loyal protector of the lord, I can't let people think that the great tomorrow is a person who doesn't understand human feelings! From now on, Cao Haiqing, the eunuch of the southern study, will be my personal eunuch. ”

"Minister—obey." He Wencan kowtowed again, knocking on the green bricks on the ground all made a winter sound.

"Call someone to clean up over here." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and pointed around: "I will return to Kunning Palace!"

"Minister—obey." He Wencan knocked again, and without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak, he stood up, walked to the door, and shouted: "Come on, long live the master—"

Watching Zhu Yuanzhang's sedan chair walk away, He Wencan turned to Zhu Wenyu who was standing beside him and said: "Thanks to Lord Zhu today, the emperor can avoid being poisoned by the assassins. ”

"Hehe, it's a trivial matter. By the way, it just so happened that Lord He, I remembered something. Zhu Wenyu seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Lord Zhu, please speak." He Wencan said busily.

"Hmm...... Be...... Oh, that's right, it's Lord He that you said that Ding Shaofeng, the chief soldier of the third battalion of the Royal Forest Army, died inexplicably, if there has been no news, I will give Lord He a reminder, you can ask the deputy chief soldier of the original third battalion you said, it stands to reason that the deputy chief soldier of the third battalion should take Ding Shaofeng's seat, Lu Fuming, the deputy chief soldier of the third battalion, you can secretly investigate to see if he will be related to the Tianyi Alliance. ”

"Oh? Why? He Wencan didn't react for a while.

"I'm just guessing, you know how Reber died, right? Zhang Qianshan, the leader of the first guard team, secretly plotted to kill Lei Bo, but was killed by Lei Bo's desperate counterattack. I don't know how this Ding Shaofeng died, but since he died so strangely, Lord He can't help but check the person who may succeed him, and see if it is another Tianyi League's old trick. ”

"Oh, He Mou understands, thank you Lord Zhu for your advice." He Wencan arched his hand.

"Hehe, what is Lord He polite to me?" Zhu Wenyu said with a big grin.

"Lord Zhu, this is going to the Duke of Wei's Mansion?"

"Uncle Emperor didn't tell me to go now, I'll go back to the house to rest first, change my clothes and then go." Zhu Wenyu grinned.

"Then Lord Zhu is busy first, He has to hurry up and check the guards to see if there will be any assassins entering the palace. Then someone will go to check on Lu Fuming. He Wencan arched his hand.

"Hehe, Lord He, you're busy, you're busy, I'll go back to the house too."

"Brother Zhu is right, it is indeed impossible for Wei Guogong to go all the way with Manager You and Chen Hanren, otherwise it will never be possible for Wei Guogong to commit suicide." After listening to Zhu Wenyu's original story in the palace, Desert muttered.

"I'll just say, Wei is a public general, and he is bold and righteous, which one of the rivers and lakes doesn't know? The old flowers are admired tightly, how can it be a party with the Tianyi Alliance? Stinky boy, you turned out to be too suspicious. Zhou Yuan shouted strangely on the side.

"The stinky old man is called Hanako, and the eagle thinks about things, so don't intervene." Zhu Wenyu glanced at Zhou Yuan and shook it off.

"Oh...... Okay, good, I always call the flowers not to say, I always call the flowers to drink...... Little Gaozi, where did you die? Bring two more pots of wine to the old flower!" It has only been two days since he arrived in Beijing, and this week Yuan has already mixed well with Xiao Gaozi, as if he is half a master in this mansion, and he is more casual than the desert Nangong Lingdu. After a while, I saw Xiao Gaozi come over with two pots of wine with a smile.

"In this way, Brother Zhu really has to find out whether Wei Guogong is really dead, but I don't think this matter will be false, if Wei Guogong really has a plot against him, it is much better to live than to die, there is no need to pretend to be dead, I think he must have committed suicide. Since he committed suicide by taking poison, it is impossible for Wei Guogong to be involved with the Tianyi League, on the contrary, he was killed by Chen Hanren of the Tianyi League. The desert continued.

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