Zhu Gaoxian lifted the flask and took a sip slightly.

Zhang Muzhi drew the knife without hesitation, and the snow-white embroidered spring blade came out of its sheath and rested on the neck of the old man in Mai.

"What did you just say?"

Zhang Muzhi said expressionlessly, "Say it again, I didn't hear it too clearly. ”

The Lord humiliates his ministers to death!

The words that the old man in Mai said were tantamount to provoking the majesty of the prince, maybe Zhu Gaoxian didn't care, but Zhang Muzhi couldn't bear it.

The blade grazed his neck, leaving a bright red line of blood, and the old man in sackcloth raised his hand to hold the blade and exclaimed, "Good knife." ”

Good knives indeed.

The blade held by Zhang Muzhi is a royal gift, decorated with gold and jade, and is quite similar to the standard waist knife, but the blade is slightly shorter than the general waist knife, and has a silver moon-like arc. The Imperial Sword is mostly used for decoration and rarely has a blade, but this special Imperial Embroidered Spring Knife is a blood-drinking sword, and its sharpness is immediately broken.

This knife is only cast with three handles, in addition to Zhang Mu, there are also Lu Chaoyang and Shen Qingyu.

The three of them, without exception, were all born in Jinyiwei, and they were the right-hand men of Zhu Gaoxian's men, who were decisive in killing, and were called "Three Eagles of the East Palace". But because of the notoriety of Jinyiwei, there are also rumors, scolding the three as "three dogs in the East Palace".

Zhang Muzhi said coldly: "I take your head, like killing a chicken and slaughtering a dog." ”

Among the three eagles in the East Palace, he is quite similar to Lu Chaoyang, he never does things recklessly, not only kills people like cutting grass, but also treats his name like a mustard.

As long as the prince gives an order, he will not hesitate to wipe the neck of the old man in sackcloth in front of him, calling him a descendant of the Kong family of Laoshizi, and the king of heaven will be killed when he comes!

"Makinoyuki, put the knife down."

At this time, Zhu Gaoxian finally spoke slowly.

Zhang Muzhi paused slightly, took a deep look at the old man in sackcloth, and then drew the knife back to its sheath and took four or five steps back, but his hand was still on the hilt.

"Kill me, it's useless."

The old man in Mai touched the blood stains on his neck, and said lightly, "I mocked the seventeen families in Yangzhou as chess pieces, and I am not a chess piece." In the final analysis, I'm just the person who was pushed to the stage by the Southern Sect of the Kong Clan to speak. ”

"When I die, someone will take my place."

Zhu Gaoxian didn't take this stubble, but raised his hand and signaled: "Yu Qian, Mu Zhi, the rain is too heavy, and the two of you will help the young master to take another boat to the shore." ”

"No."

After waving his hand and holding back left and right, there were only two people left in the room of the painting boat.

Zhu Gaoxian's eyes have always been wavering, but at this time, there are some imperceptible fluctuations flickering: "You are a little interesting." ”

The old man in Mai smiled slightly: "The old man also thinks so, I thought His Royal Highness was a man who didn't eat oil and salt, but now it seems that I look at you too shallowly." ”

Zhu Gaoxian picked up the wine jug and said unhurriedly: "If Lone is really a husband, you won't come to look for Lone." ”

"Now, there are only you and me left here, there will be no one within a hundred steps, the rain is very loud, and the sound can't be heard outside."

"You should also show Lonely, true sincerity."

……

……

A hundred paces away, Yu Qian stood on the shore, the wind swept by the river slapping the reef, the boats on the water swaying in the waves, the storm almost destroyed it all.

He sighed and said, "Muzhi, I don't understand, why does the prince want the three of us to step down, and you and I are just fine, why do you want the young master to step down too?" ”

Zhang Muzhi said lightly: "I am different from you, I am a martial artist, Lord Lu once warned me that a martial artist who follows the prince like me has the ability to be secondary, the important thing is to be obedient." As long as you listen to the prince, it's right. ”

Yu Qian wanted to speak and stopped: "Then if the prince is also wrong......"

Zhang Muzhi said categorically: "The prince never makes mistakes. ”

Yu Qian was a little puzzled: "Why are you so sure?" ”

"Why do you think so many people are willing to follow him and give him their lives?"

At this time, Yao Guangxiao suddenly said, "It's because we all believe that he will always make the right choice, and he will never make mistakes." ”

"And we just have to trust him."

Yu Qian glanced at it, but found that both Zhang Muzhi and Yao Guangxiao had an indifferent and determined look in their eyes.

They believe in Zhu Gaoxian like this, and are even willing to hand over their lives to each other.

This is the personality charm that belongs to Zhu Gaoxian, and the personality charm he carries can bring courage to his followers and fear to his enemies.

As long as you have been by Zhu Gaoxian's side for a long time, you will inevitably be in awe of this person, and you are willing to follow him to fight together and write the country together.

……

……

The sky is clear.

The heavy rain swept away the heat, and the Yangzhou River was calm and leisurely, as if there had never been this heavy rain last night. The green leaves of the plantain sprout after the rain, filling the bustling city in the middle of summer with a touch of freshness.

The old man in sackcloth got into the carriage and stayed awake all night, with a thick layer of dark circles under his eyes, and he was still full of tiredness.

He waved his hand to the coachman and said, "Go back to Quzhou, Yangzhou is over." ”

The coachman drove the rope and drove the carriage forward along the turquoise streets, the left and right sides covered with moss, leaving only the marks of two rows of wheels.

The old man in sackcloth sat in the carriage, lifted the bead curtain, and took one last look at Yangzhou.

"This prince is really a strange man from ancient times."

……

The heavy shackles were removed, and Kang Shike dragged his tired body forward step by step, until he walked out of the dark and stinking prison, the dazzling sunlight sprinkled on his body, and he couldn't help but block his eyes with his sleeves after not seeing the light for a long time.

"Congratulations to the prefect for clearing up his grievances and reinstating the official!"

Outside the main gate of the prison, officials from Yangzhou were already waiting in front of the door and came forward to send congratulations.

As far as the eye can see, the red silk is displayed, and everyone is congratulating Governor Kang on his release from prison.

But Kang Zhifu was obviously in no mood to care about this, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Who gave the order to let me out?" ”

Yangzhou Tongzhi stepped forward and said: "Qiyu Fuzun, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who thoroughly investigated the case, and finally found out, and returned the innocence of Fuzun." Not only will you be pardoned for several charges you are carrying, but you will also be reinstated. Congratulations to the prince, thanks to the favor of the prince, he will be promoted in the future, and his career is like a step, but he will be in a high position in the future, and he hopes to help us one or two. ”

"Well said, well said."

Kang Zhifu replied perfunctorily, and asked with some doubts, "What about the master?" ”

He looked in the crowd for a long time just now, but he didn't find the master. According to the past, the master would have come over to pay him courtesy.

Yangzhou Tongzhi reminded in a whisper: "It's dead." ”

"What did you say?!"

Kang Zhifu couldn't help but raise his voice, his words trembled slightly, his pupils shrank, and he seemed to be a little difficult to accept this reality, "Dead?" Who was killed? ”

"The prince gave an order last night to arrest the master and secretly execute him in the backyard of the mansion." Yangzhou Tong knew, "Fuzun, listen to the advice of the lower officials, don't ask too much about this matter, the lower officials don't know much about it, they only know that they are arrested by the forbidden army." ”

"The people arrested by the forbidden army."

Kang Zhifu was in a trance, and he didn't seem to have come back to his senses, and muttered in his mouth, "The forbidden army arrests people, and the prince can send the forbidden army out, it seems that it is really deeply involved, and it is okay, it is inconvenient to investigate this matter deeply." ”

He suddenly asked, "What else has happened to this official during his time in prison?" ”

Yangzhou Tongzhi thought for a while and said, "I think there has been nothing major in this period, but there were some things last night." It was raining heavily last night, and no one knew what was going on, but when Xia Guan woke up, Fang Jue Yangzhou had already changed. ”

"It's changed?"

Governor Kang couldn't wait to grab Yangzhou Tongzhi's collar and smack a few big mouths, "Why can't you finish talking about anything at once?" ”

He doesn't know anything now, but he feels like he's missing out on too much when he's out of prison this time.

"Qiqi Mansion, as soon as the sky dawned today, the lower officials came to the yamen as usual to order it, but they saw that on the bluestone steps in front of the lobby, there were seventeen bloody human heads neatly placed, and these seventeen human heads were the heads of the seventeen patriarchs in Yangzhou."

"The lower officer was frightened, and he was a little panicked for a while, and inadvertently took a few steps back to the wall, wanting to lean against the wall, but saw ......"

Kang Zhifu couldn't wait to ask, "But what did you see?" ”

"But I saw a gurgling sound behind me, and when I turned around, several carriages passed by in the yamen, and the carriages were full of human heads!"

"Seventeen families in Yangzhou, overnight, were almost killed one by one!"

Bang!

Kang Zhifu was struck by lightning, and he was stunned.

Seventeen families in Yangzhou were almost all wiped out overnight.

What a murder!

What a bloody storm this will cause!

Although Kang Zhifu doesn't know what happened, there is such a big mess in Yangzhou, which will inevitably cause a bloody storm, and I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground. Now that thousands of people have been slaughtered, it is just an appetizer, is it possible that this prince will come to Yangzhou and repeat the murder case that shocked the world like the Hongwu Four Major Cases?

As if grasping a life-saving straw, he shouted loudly: "Where is the prince, take me to see the prince!" ”

Kang Shike is a smart man, with eyes like torches, and is good at finding life in desperate situations.

He now knows that Yangzhou is now staging such a bloody tragedy, and he has long been the prince's dog by default, and now if he wants to live, he can only hug the prince's thigh.

……

……

Kang Shike was released from the prison just now, and he was covered in a foul smell, but he didn't have time to bathe, so he just took off the prison uniform on his body, changed into an official robe, wiped his face with a wet hand towel, put on a black gauze official hat and crawled to meet the prince.

When he arrived, the guard of the forbidden army in front of the door immediately drew a knife and put it on his neck, and said coldly: "The prince is not a guest today, get out!" ”

Kang Shike didn't have time to think about it, when he knelt down and kowtowed outside the door, he shouted loudly: "Yangzhou Governor Kang Shike, please see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

The guards of the forbidden army were furious, and immediately raised their blades to cut off the neck of the lord of this mansion, and shouted: "I have already said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not see guests today, and since you are looking for death, I will fulfill you!" ”

Kang Shike crawled on the ground, trembling with fear.

"Wait!"

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind the door, and the long knife in the hand of the forbidden guard also hung in the air.

Squeak –

The exquisitely carved pear blossom wooden door was pushed open from the inside, and behind the door stood a young man in plain clothes, with his hands on the door, his expression was slightly lazy, just tied with a white scarf, and the two sideburns were mixed with spotted silver threads, which was slightly vicissitudes.

Zhu Gaoxian stretched his waist and teased: "Governor Kang has just been released from prison, what's the matter, aren't you in a hurry to go home to see your wife and children?" ”

Kang Shike kowtowed and said: "Minister, please take the liberty to see His Royal Highness the Prince, capital crime, please punish His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"If you really want to die, why do you want to find Lonely?"

Zhu Gaoxian smiled lightly, "You came to see Lone, you want to find a way to live, right?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Governor Kang replied loudly, "Minister, I want to point out the maze to the prince and point out to the minister how to go in the future." ”

Zhu Gaoxian waved lazily: "Okay, come in." ”

He turned around and went back to the house, and Kang Zhifu also got up and followed straight in, without looking at the murderous guards outside the door.

He was indeed frightened by these forbidden soldiers who followed the prince at first, but now he has no fear.

If you don't go in, you will surely die.

Get in, and maybe there's still a way out.

……

……

Kang Shike walked into the house, but saw that both the pine bookshelves and the tables were full of piles of books, and there were even many that had no place to put them, so they could only remain on the ground.

He asked with some confusion: "His Royal Highness the Prince, what is this?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian glanced around, and said casually: "Seventeen families in Yangzhou, in Yangzhou for decades, all the evidence of crimes. These are just big incriminating evidence in my house, after all, there is no place to put it, and there are more parts of it in the inner hall. ”

Kang Shike asked with some hesitation: "Prince, is this a bit too much?" Kill first, then convict, this is Jinyiwei's way of doing things, is it too reckless to put it here? ”

He was a little confused about the Crown Prince in front of him now.

Judging from Zhu Gaoxian's style of doing things in Yangzhou at the beginning, the other party should know very well that if you want to settle the family gate valve in Yangzhou, you must do it for the people of the world to see, and you can't use Jinyiwei's unreasonable approach.

In the past, although Zhu Gaoxian had always been passive, his response methods had never been out of line, and he was very cautious. But now it suddenly came as fierce, but it couldn't be rectified by Kang Shike.

In this way, wouldn't all the previous achievements be wasted?

Killing the seventeen families in Yangzhou, at most, is to make Yangzhou peaceful for a while, what role can it play?

Zhu Gaoxian said with a little meaning: "I don't kill them, how can I let you out without these incriminating evidence?" ”

"Huh?"

Kang Shike stood alone in place, messy.

For him, killed the seventeen families in Yangzhou?

What a charter this is!

What a virtue he can!

"Haha, just kidding, how can Governor Kang take it seriously."

Hearing this, Kang Shike turned around and looked, Zhu Gaoxian had already sat on the Taishi chair at some point, slightly rolled up the tea cup on the table, and took a sip close to his lips.

"Who told you that Lone kills people first and then collects evidence?"

"Kang Zhifu, does Lone look like a fool?"

"You come to find Gu to find a way to live, and Gu will point out a way for you to live now."

"Shhhh

"Prick up your ears and listen carefully."

(End of chapter)