"Does King Xing have to be locked up here?"

It was at this moment that a discordant voice suddenly sounded.

Although this is a question sentence, the tone is full of doubt, and it also reveals an absolute negative attitude.

Although the British public Zhang Mao did not come, he also sent representatives to attend the birthday banquet, and naturally there were also Hou Ye in person.

It's just that the marriage between the nobles in the capital is a very common thing, and they are related to the Jingyuan Uncle's Mansion, and they may not even be able to escape the punishment of the nine clans.

Looking at the big people in the audience, only Xingwang Zhu Youqi is like a Tianshan snow lotus.

Not only is his identity and status extremely noble, but he also has no blood relationship with Jingyuan Bofu, so Song Cheng naturally has no reason to stop King Xing from leaving.

"Lord Song, we can stay, and King Xing will let me go immediately!"

"It's really nonsense, how can His Royal Highness King Xing be trapped here?"

"King Xing is so honorable, this marquis will personally escort His Royal Highness back to his home!"

……

The scene that had just been controlled by Song Cheng, because King Xing was here, suddenly became riotous again as they played the card King Xing.

Although Wang Zeng's plan to assassinate the emperor failed, the biggest purpose of many officials and nobles attending the banquet this time was political speculation, and they also wanted to hold their thick thighs before Zhu Youqi was gone.

This time, whether it was to curry favor with Xingwang Zhu Youqi, or to take the opportunity to create chaos and slip away, now they have enough reasons to put pressure on Song Cheng.

Although Xingwang Zhu Youqi was only fifteen years old, he accidentally wet his pants, but after all, he was a high-ranking prince, and he quickly realized that no one dared to stop him, and he didn't need to be afraid of a small Shuntian Mansion Yin.

"Quiet!"

Song Cheng faced the crowd who were under pressure from King Xing, and said loudly without a trace of expression fluctuation on his entire black face.

In fact, this matter does not involve King Xing, but once King Xing leaves now, then the house arrest here will open an opening. What's more, King Xing can't go back alone, and now Wang Jia's entourage also has to accompany him, but it is difficult to ensure that someone takes the opportunity to slip away.

The most important thing is that now the nine clans that have raided Wang Zeng are imminent, and it is not appropriate to let the news spread now, which will make it more difficult for the court to kill Wang Zeng.

In this case, the best plan is to prevent King Xing from leaving, put all these people under house arrest here, and wait for the emperor's next step or directly exterminate the family.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Although Song Cheng's official position is indeed not high, everyone knows that Song Cheng is an iron-faced and selfless Qing official, and officials and nobles such as Guanglu Temple Qingzhang Ge have chosen to be quiet.

"His Royal Highness King Xing!"

Zhu Youqi was a little nervous at first, but when he thought of his identity, he responded proudly: "Song Fuyin, please speak!" ”

"Your Majesty wants you to do more filial piety, so you are allowed to stay in the capital for a long time! If you still don't know how to be grateful, don't know how to sympathize with Your Majesty, and even bring a crisis to Your Majesty, then this official has no choice but to ask for an order to be dismissed immediately! Song Cheng turned his head to look at Zhu Youqi, looking serious and threatening.

"Song Mansion Yin is really big breath, King Xing is a big matter, and it is not your turn to decide a little Shuntian Mansion Yin!" Zhang Qian, the servant of the temple, made up his mind to hug King Xing's thigh, and stood up to defend King Xing: "King Xing, there may be danger here, please take the king back to the palace immediately, and the next official will open the way for you!" ”

Zhu Youqi faced Song Cheng's threat, and a nameless anger surged in his heart.

Once he leaves the capital at this time, he will be vassal, not to mention that he will immediately stay away from his mother and two younger brothers, and he will probably lose the throne because of this.

Although Song Cheng has always been known as Song Qingtian, and he is a rare Song Qingtian in the mouths of the people, he already hates Song Cheng in his heart, and he will definitely get rid of this person when he inherits the unification.

Zhu Youqi originally didn't know how to deal with Song Cheng's threat, but when he saw the dignified and upright Taifu Siqing defending himself like this, he also had a bottom to say: "Very good!" ”

Wang Zeng and Wang Xian, the concubine, had been escorted outside by Zhao Dayan, and Princess Jiashan, who stayed here, watched all this silently.

The development of the situation had exceeded her expectations, although the entire Jingyuan Bo Mansion could be raided based on speculation alone, but the emperor and the black-faced young man in front of him seemed to have mastered the substantive evidence of the crime.

As for King Xing's forcible desire to leave, she naturally had no reason to interfere, but looked with interest at whether the black-faced young man would be released or insisted on detaining.

After getting the statement of King Xing Zhu Youqi, Zhang Qian looked at Song Cheng who was standing in the middle of the avenue viciously and said, "Song Cheng, why don't you make way for His Royal Highness King Xing quickly?" ”

"Good dogs don't do it!"

"King Xing won't let him leave, right?"

"What are you doing there, do you really dare not give way?"

……

Guanglu Temple Qing Zhangge and other officials and nobles originally had no good impression of Song Cheng, but now seeing the conflict between Song Cheng and King Xing, they also want to fall into the stone path of Song Cheng.

"Zhang Siqing, my lords, dare to ask you whether you are the emperor's courtiers or the courtiers of King Xing?" Song Cheng asked in a serious manner in the face of the officials and nobles.

Maybe it's because of the difference in stance, which seems to be a matter of course for these people, but in their own hearts it is completely different, so they don't plan to back down.

Taichang Shaoqing Zhai Ying was slightly stunned at first, and then said confidently: "What do you mean by this?" This official is naturally the emperor's courtier, but King Xing is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the oldest brother of the saint today! ”

"This Mansion Yin is here today on an imperial mission at the behest of the emperor, and you actually obeyed King Xing's order to let this Mansion Yin make way, but there is still an emperor in your eyes?" Song Cheng's face was straight, and he asked very seriously.

In the face of this sudden counterattack, Guanglu Temple Qing Zhangge and other officials and nobles immediately said in a panic: "I ...... We didn't mean that! ”

"In the Chen Zhi matter, your Daoyan official has the duty of supervising the dereliction of honor of hundreds of officials, how do you plan to deal with this matter?" Song Cheng didn't intend to give up, but looked at the middle-aged official who had been silent and asked.

Chen Zhizhong's coming to participate in this birthday party was indeed to engage in political speculation, and now he knew that he would be eliminated if he didn't show a beautiful performance, so he re-established his position and said: "Your Majesty will be truthfully reported to Your Majesty today's events, and will also be impeached for ignoring the emperor's order!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people present were immediately shocked, but they realized that they had set themselves on fire again this time.

"King Xing, what about you?" Song Cheng didn't seem to intend to stop there, but turned his head to look at Zhu Youqi, who was being defended by everyone.

Zhu Youqi was hating these wall grasses, looked at Song Cheng and said in a deep voice: "What is the fault of this king? ”

"Although you are the prince, you are also the emperor's courtier, but you dare to incite these people to make trouble and disobey the emperor's order, this is not the courtier's doing! Since you don't want to stay here, then don't stay here anymore, and move to the Shuncheon Mansion Jail! Song Cheng's eyes did not have King Xing from beginning to end, and even when he made a decision.

Yes?

Guanglu Temple Qing Zhangge and other officials and nobles were completely stunned, and even suspected that their ears had heard it wrong.

This small Shuntian Mansion Yin not only ignores the dignified King Xing, and now the first heir of the Ming Dynasty, but also wants to detain King Xing back to the Shuntian Mansion.

I've seen those who are bold and reckless, but I have never seen such a person without a "king" in his eyes, I'm afraid this is the first Shuntian Mansion Yin in history to detain the prince.

Zhu Youqi had actually begun to fantasize that he was the emperor, and now when he heard that Song Cheng was going to throw himself into the Shuntian Mansion prison, he also pointed at his nose incredulously: "You want to imprison this king?" ”

"Come on, take King Xing away! Whoever dares to stop the Yin of this mansion from doing the emperor's errand is against the imperial court, and those who dare to resist by force will be killed! Song Cheng didn't want to talk nonsense with these people anymore, and waved his hand strongly.

Guanglu Temple Qing Zhangge and other officials and nobles looked at each other, and finally realized that the current emperor is Hongzhi, and Song Cheng is an authentic emperor.

Even if King Xing is the person closest to the throne, he is not the emperor after all.

In the face of the supreme imperial power, not to mention the non-important ministers of the Guanglu Temple, even if it is the high-ranking King Xing, it is actually not worth mentioning.

"Let's go!" Zhao stepped forward with big eyes and coldly urged Zhu Youqi.

Zhu Youqi looked at the others for help, but no one dared to stand up for himself.

At this moment, he missed the concubine in the palace very much, and had an urge to cry, and he was slowly dispelling the crazy idea of becoming an emperor.

The front and back doors of the Horse Mansion were already heavily guarded, and the Horse Wang Zeng, Jingyuan Bo Wang Xian and Xingwang Zhu Youqi were sent to the Shuntian Mansion Prison.

Xiyuan, the west bank of Taiye Pond.

The entrance to the tunnel was already exposed to the sun, and the dark hole was just opening on the edge of the racecourse, just a hole that allowed one person to enter.

Now the entrances to the caves at both ends of the tunnel are guarded by Jin Wuwei, and the inside of the tunnel has been explored, and several craftsmen who were originally hiding inside were arrested by the people of the East Factory.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has explored clearly, this tunnel is quite large, and it is very spacious inside, it seems that Wang Zeng's ambition is not small!" Qin Conggui reported respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu saw Qin Conggui, who was becoming more and more mature and steady, and asked quietly: "How safe is this tunnel?" ”

"If it's reinforced, it's safe!" Qin Conggui's heart moved slightly, and he was very sure of it.

Qin Conggui went to Nanjing to take over the position of Nanjing town guard eunuch left by Wang Zhi in the early years, but he has performed well recently, and he reports to the emperor in every detail like Wang Zhi.

At the beginning of this year, he was appointed by Zhu Youzhu as the new factory governor of Dongchang, becoming one of the power supervisors of this dynasty and one of the emperor's most important minions.

After the ups and downs of these years, he understands what role he should play, and he is grateful for Zhu Youji's cultivation and a new kind of trust.

Although the emperor did not have a clear statement, in the face of this ready-made tunnel, he faintly had a new plan in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I think this tunnel should be filled immediately!" Liu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had just been summoned here, but he expressed his opinion.

Zhu Youzhu was noncommittal, turned his head to look at Liu Xuandao, "But there is another change in the Northern Yuan?" ”

"Beiyuan carried out a large-scale search and arrest of our night department, and yesterday we terminated another branch!" Liu Xuan heard that it was the business he was responsible for, and reported bitterly.

Since Dayan Khan broke with Daming, the relationship between the two sides has dropped directly to the freezing point. Due to the launch of another plan of the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between the two sides became incompatible, and the first to bear the brunt was the night department set up by the military department.

Under the iron fist of Manduhai, the outpost of the Night Department in the Northern Yuan Dynasty faced the greatest catastrophe since its establishment, and the loss of manpower had reached three digits.

You must know that the manpower of the night department comes from the night in the north, and each of them is the best intelligence officer, and the loss of one can make Liu Xuan feel distressed.

Zhu Youzhu also sighed secretly when he heard this loss, and since he had personally checked the situation at this tunnel entrance, he took the dragon chariot back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In fact, his trajectory is almost entirely on the east coast, and if he does not occasionally want to ride a horse and shoot arrows, he will never be able to go to the west coast. In the evening, return to the Forbidden City to live.

The assassination planned by Wang Zeng, not to mention that it had already been seen by him, even if he really didn't know it at all, it was not easy to assassinate the emperor, and even the success rate was very low.

"The minister has come to give the order!" Song Cheng, who was wearing a three-grade official uniform, had been waiting here for a long time, looking respectful and authentic.

After finding out the mastermind behind the scenes, Wang Zeng, his mission has actually been completed. If the emperor wants to punish the nine clans of Wang Zeng, then the Shuntian Mansion Yamen can no longer be responsible for one yamen, but each yamen must cooperate.

In particular, Wang Zeng is not a son of the Han family, his ancestors were officials in the Yuan Dynasty, and Wang Ji is even more scattered, and there are hundreds of clansmen in Shulu County.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the right-hand man in front of him, and the special thing was that Song Cheng was the first to discover: "Song Qing, I have worked hard for you this time!" This time, I am very happy that you have discovered the authentic thing, I don't know what reward you want? ”

"This is the duty of a courtier, and a courtier should not be rewarded!" Song Cheng's eyes were very calm, but he refused directly.

Zhu Youzhu actually wants to promote Song Cheng, but the current Shuntian Mansion has to be helmed by people like Song Cheng: "Meritorious service should be rewarded!" Tell me what you want, or what you want me to do, you can mention it! ”

"I'm afraid of offending Long Yan!" Song Cheng did have a small wish, and after hesitating for a moment, he still said.

Zhu Youzhu knew that Song Cheng was a rare direct minister, and said very generously: "I forgive you for your innocence!" ”

"Now that His Majesty has no heirs, there has been a storm in the city, and some courtiers have found another way out and have gone to Xingwangfu! The minister thought that His Majesty could choose the heir of the prince of the vassal to succeed His Majesty, one could ensure the heirs of Taizong, and the other could determine the country to prevent turmoil, which was the minister's wish! Song Cheng knew that he had committed a taboo, but he still said it hard.

Liu Jin's face changed, and he was reprimanded: "Presumptuous! Your Majesty is now in the prime of life, how can he have no heirs, why should he have found a stepson! ”

Zhu Youji's good mood just now was gone, and he also looked at Song Cheng angrily, if it wasn't for the fact that he had opened his golden mouth just now, he really wanted to let people drag Song Cheng out and behead him.

Shout!

It was at this moment that an arrow flew straight in this direction.

"Assassin!"

Song Cheng originally wanted to observe the emperor's reaction, but when his eyelids were raised, he saw the arrow shooting towards the emperor, and his whole heart immediately rose to his throat.

At this moment, the whole team panicked, but it was obviously too late.

Burst!

The silver arrow hit the defenseless Zhu Youji, and the whole person covered his wound in pain and fell on the dragon chariot.

How can it be?

Song Cheng looked in the direction where the silver arrow was shot, and found that the person on it turned out to be Beifei Yikexi, but he couldn't help but be completely dumbfounded. (End of chapter)