An hour later.

"Lord Wang. ”

The man in black hurriedly came, his expression was solemn, and he gave a salute, but he hesitated slightly, and he didn't dare to speak directly.

Chen Wang closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "How is the situation?"

The man replied in a low voice: "Thirty-five sailors and craftsmen, fifty soldiers, all were killed, none of them were spared, and the other party did not leave any traces. ”

King Chen clenched his fists and looked at it with a gloomy expression.

The man's tone was lower, and he said bitterly: "All the records that have been surveyed these days have also been taken away. ”

Chen Wang was silent.

Dongsheng Dynasty, the land is vast, and it is a peaceful and prosperous era, for many years, the court is stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Under such a peaceful situation, all walks of life are capable people.

Although the thirty-five sailors and craftsmen under his name died a pity, they could easily gather such a group of capable people by collecting manpower.

However, the records of these surveys were also taken away.

That is to say, his efforts have been wasted these days.

For him, eighty-five lives are not important.

The important thing is that even if a group of people are brought in again, they will have to be surveyed again, which will delay precious time.

"Have you found out who it is?"

"No clues. ”

"Those thirty-five waterworkers and craftsmen are also rough people, not weak scholars. However, even if you don't mention them, these fifty elite soldiers alone are by no means weak. King Chen's face was solemn, and he said: "To be able to annihilate these fifty elite soldiers, the other party must use a lot of manpower, and being able to clean up so much proves that they don't have many casualties, presumably among these people, most of them are masters." ”

"The prince is in the court, and the tree is big, openly and secretly, and there are many opponents. The man said in a low voice: "Could it be that this is the one who used the elite to annihilate our manpower to delay us?" After all, this is the emperor's order, and if it is delayed, the prince will inevitably be blamed by the emperor......

"It's not like an old ghost in the court. King Chen said: "These old ghosts, stirring up the situation in the court, using the laws and regulations within the Dongsheng Dynasty, set up conspiracy and tricks, and will never use troops to intercept and kill these eighty-five people until the necessary moment...... The so-called poor dagger is the end of the road, and it is the next policy. ”

"This ......," the man vaguely understood.

"These eighty-five people are all from the government, and they do it without permission, and once they are caught by this king, they can't turn over. King Chen paused and said, "The most important thing is that they have no reason to take such a big risk, just for the sake of these eighty-five lives. ”

"What does the prince mean ......"

"At this moment, kill these eighty-five people, if they are found, they will definitely raid their homes and exterminate their clans, and for this king, this matter is just to delay me for a few days, how much benefit can it do to them?"

"If it's not an old ghost in the court, who kind of person is it?"

"This king also finds it strange. ”

The atmosphere in the pavilion was solemn.

Whether it was King Chen or the man in black, the first thought was only to guess that it was the officials in the court who also controlled the power and opposed King Chen.

They thought of a lot of people, including the local officials of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an.

I didn't think about Zhuang Ming's ant-like little person.

Even if this young man is rich, when it comes to his background, he is just a businessman, just an ordinary person.

The so-called people do not fight with officials!

The gap between the two is really too big, almost a cloud of mud.

He is the prince of the dynasty, high above, like a god.

As for Zhuang Ming, he is just an ant-like mortal people.

There are many behind-the-scenes masterminds in King Chen's mind, but the first thought does not have the existence of Zhuang Ming.

Zhuang Ming has no guts, no selfish soldiers, and no status.

The previous crackdown on illicit salt was not because Zhuang Ming was bold, but because Zhuang Ming may not know that behind it was his own king with a different surname, not to mention that Zhuang Ming was also able to use the power of the government to knock out his private salt business.

What's more, although the Zhuang family firm has strong financial resources and has also recruited several martial arts masters, it is a common person after all, and it can't raise private soldiers, so where can it ambush and kill eighty-five people?

What's more, in anyone's heart, they can't help but think that how can a common man who is a merchant have the courage to ambush and kill the people of the government?

——

Half an hour later.

A white dove flew in the sky.

The man in black took it off, his face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Lord Wang......"

King Chen said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

The man in black said heavily: "The three hundred war horses on the way to the escort all died violently in the middle of the way. ”

King Chen suddenly turned around and looked at him viciously.

The man in black said in a low voice: "The more than 100 elite soldiers who escorted the war horses have no casualties, and there are no foreign enemies, it seems that they have suddenly fallen ill...... However, at present, I am afraid that he was poisoned. ”

King Chen took a deep breath and said, "Eighty-five lives have been lost, all records of surveying waterways have been lost, and three hundred war horses have been killed violently?"

His face was ugly, and he said coldly: "Either this king is really unfavorable, or ...... Someone has taken action against this king. ”

Those who dared to openly ambush and kill the government were assassinated and killed 300 war horses.

This is a blatant provocation against him.

The other party is definitely very human.

And to be able to do this, after all, the power is huge, and there are many elites under his command.

Above the court, who is crazy, dare to be so mad, don't you want to completely tear your face and break the net with yourself?

"Report!"

At this moment, someone stumbled again and hurriedly came to report.

King Chen's heart sank.

He didn't think that this emergency would be good news.

"What's the panic?" The man in black wanted to dodge for a while, but when he heard the voice of the prince's entourage, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Come in and talk." ”

"Lord ......"

The man ran in in a panic and shouted: "The news came just now that the ore transported to Huai'an was robbed, and none of the thirty elites who escorted the ore survived......

After he finished speaking, he suddenly found that the atmosphere was extremely quiet.

Whether it was the prince or the man in black, they were all silent, but their expressions were extremely ugly.

This person has been following King Chen for five years, and his heart is beating at the moment, and his face is extremely pale.

At this moment, the prince seems to be very angry, and now he has added another angry thing, with the prince's usual temperament, he is extremely angry, maybe he will really be angry and draw his sword and kill himself to vent the anger in his heart.

"The king knows. ”

King Chen's voice was unexpectedly calm.

It's just calm, with a slight sense of tiredness.

The man didn't know why this was the case, but he had a feeling of the rest of his life after the catastrophe in his heart, so he hurriedly gave a salute and left in embarrassment.

The man in black's face changed slightly, and said cautiously: "Lord Wang......"

King Chen stretched out his hand into his arms, threw out an object, and said: "Before leaving, the emperor gave this king a talisman that can dispatch the Zhennan army, and with this talisman, the 50,000 Zhennan troops in Huai'an can be mobilized. ”

Seeing this, the man in black was slightly shocked in his heart, and said, "This ......"

King Chen said: "The other party is so arrogant, I'm afraid he won't give up and avoid the next change, and all the responsibilities of guarding this trip will be dispatched to the Zhennan army." ”

The man in black said, "My subordinates will do it." ”

King Chen said: "Transferred to the Zhennan Army, no matter how many people under the other party's command are, no matter how strong the master is, it will be difficult to destroy it again, but this king will never give up on this matter, and he will definitely investigate it carefully, and this king wants to see which bastard who does not pay attention to the rules of the court and dares to be so unscrupulous?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a white dove descend from the sky.

King Chen's voice froze suddenly.

He looked at the white dove in front of him, and he couldn't even think of picking it up.

"Come and see. ”

Chen Wang's tone was slightly lower, and he seemed to be very tired.

The man in black sighed, but still stepped forward, took the letter paper from the feet of the carrier pigeon, glanced at it, and suddenly froze.

After a while, the man in black looked up at King Chen, and stopped talking.

King Chen forcibly calmed down and finally asked, "What's going on again?"

The man in black smiled bitterly: "Over there is a fire in the armory, it is said that when it was smelting, there was a mistake, and many things were ignited, and the fire spread, and the armory workshop just now has become a ruin......"

Chen Wang suddenly punched and smashed on the stone table in the pavilion, shouting angrily.

"Mistakes, mistakes!"

"One thing after another, all in one day, do you really think it's a coincidence?"

"Even if this king is unfavorable in the past year, it is impossible for him to lose all the major things he wants to do in one day?"

"You check for me! I must find out which bastard behind it is determined to use such a barbaric way to stop this king from acting?"

"If it is found out, no matter who he is, this king will definitely play the emperor and punish him for the nine clans!"

He roared angrily for a while, but he was still angry, and he stretched out his hand and swept all the tea utensils on the stone table in the pavilion to the ground and smashed them.

The man in black trembled, he had followed King Chen for many years, and he had seen King Chen's gaffe, but in recent years, King Chen's heart has become deeper and more steady, and it is rare to lose his temper like this.

"Lord ......"

Voices came from outside.

Whether it was King Chen or the man in black, they couldn't help but mention it again in their hearts.

King Chen gritted his teeth and said: "What's the matter? This king came by order, and three of the four major things were implemented, all of which were destroyed, but one of the new policies has not yet been implemented, how can the other party destroy it?"

The man in black wanted to send the person outside the hospital, but when he heard the voice, it was not King Chen's henchman who accompanied him, it was under the command of Lord Zhao of Fengcheng, so he was silent at the moment, and he hid behind the rockery and did not show up.

King Chen calmed down a little before he said, "Come in." ”

The man outside the door hurried in, and it was the same errand just now.

It's just that after the previous events, he seemed a little cringe at the moment, and he was even more frightened when he saw the fragments of tea sets all over the ground.

There is a great deal of anxiety in this officer at the moment, and he was in awe, but now he is in fear.

"What's the matter?" King Chen remained silent and asked, "Is it the incident that the eighty-five people of this king were ambushed and killed before, and you have found a clue?"

"Returning to the prince. The messenger hurriedly replied: "There are no other clues at the scene, but in another place, some burned paper ashes were found, and there was something in the paper ashes. ”

"What is it?" Chen Wang heard the word "paper ashes", and his heart became even more uncomfortable, these are the records of the thirty-five craftsmen surveying the waterway.

"It's a strange thing, but ......" the officer hesitated.

"But how?"

"However, this morning Zhuang's firm came to report the case, a few days ago their cart of goods, was robbed by a nest of robbers in Huaibei, and the token left at that time was quite similar to the token in this paper ash. The officer said cautiously.

"What did you say?"

Chen Wang suddenly got up and shouted, "Zhuang's firm?"