After being scolded by the people from Dongchang, Li Qingxiang left the palace with a livid face. Behind him was the commander Zhang Qian.
"Your people went to Nanqianhu Station, how come they died after being convicted?"
Li Qingxiang's question left Zhang Qian speechless. At this moment, his head was also very big.
Of course he was the one who killed the person. If Dongchang interrogates Jin Yiwei's interrogator, this matter will probably come out.
As the commander of Jinyiwei, Zhang Qian is indeed a great figure in the capital, but he can't handle being involved in this matter.
Zhang Qian was naturally a thick-faced and sinister person to be able to get into the command of the Jinyiwei. At this moment, he calmly replied: "Sir, those two traitors committed suicide by biting their tongues. It has nothing to do with whether they sent someone to review the case because of their humble position." !”
Stopping, Li Qingxiang looked at Zhang Qian and said calmly: "Really? I'm just afraid... the people in Dongchang won't believe it!"
"Dongchang has always been at odds with us. If they want to frame us, I have no choice but to admit defeat!"
Zhang Qian called it retreat to advance. Let’s see what Li Qingxiang says next.
After all, they are all members of Jin Yiwei. If Zhang Qian is really "framed", not only will Li Qingxiang face a difficult time, but the chair under his butt may not be able to sit firmly.
"Did you tell me this?" Li Qingxiang sneered.
"I'm just answering truthfully!" Zhang Gan's face didn't change.
"Really? Since you answered truthfully, why didn't you tell Pan?"
At this point, Li Qingxiang asked coldly: "What's going on?"
"The matter is related to Prince Rui, do you really want to know?"
Li Qingxiang said more seriously: "Can I stay out of it?"
This is really the truth. The assassination of the prince is a major case. If the Jin Yiwei does something disgraceful in it, it will really be a disaster for Li Qingxiang.
Under Li Qingxiang's inquiry, Zhang Qian explained the situation and only said that the murdered criminal had something to do with King Rui.
This piece of news alone could reveal many possibilities, but Li Qingxiang didn't have the heart to think too much about it.
Just because of the possibility that it was unfavorable to King Rui, even if it was a fact, he could not and did not dare to verify it.
Here, the senior officials of Jinyiwei are discussing countermeasures. On the other side, Wuying Gate has been opened wide, and envoys from various countries have been allowed to enter one after another.
The sun has set in the west, and the time for the banquet is almost here.
As the host of the banquet, Prince Zhu Jingyuan appeared outside Wuying Gate surrounded by eunuchs and maids.
A group of senior generals and nobles came over under the leadership of Zhu Jinghong.
"I'm going to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Excuse me!" Zhu Jingyuan was as gentle as ever, making everyone present feel like spring breeze.
I just heard Zhu Jinghong say loudly: "Generals, the prince is kind-hearted. Foreign envoys do not know etiquette and education, so I am afraid they will look down upon him!"
"You are the pillars of my Ming Dynasty. You will have to show your posture soon to support the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Jingyuan was indeed worried about this, so he invited Zhu Jinghong over, but he didn't expect that this brother would make more thorough arrangements.
"We are the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. We should protect His Highness the Crown Prince. Why do we need the Thirteenth Master to give special instructions!"
"Master Thirteen is overly concerned. Now that our Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful, who dares to stir up trouble today?"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Zhu Jinghong spoke again: "That's not necessarily true. For example, the Japanese envoys made trouble last time, and many envoys were jumping up and down!"
"This time when the Junggar people came to Beijing, I heard that the envoys from various countries also had strange movements. You must not be careless!"
Originally, today was Zhu Jingyuan's home court, but it was Zhu Jinghong who kept talking. This scene was strange no matter how you looked at it.
Zhu Jinghong also realized this problem, so he immediately turned to his brother and said, "Fourth brother, do you think what I said makes sense?"
Just listen to Zhu Jingyuan say: "Well...what you all said is reasonable. I have all of you with me today, so I can feel at ease!"
Not to mention, Zhu Jingyuan's sincere expression really moved people, and this was indeed his skill.
"Let's go, it's time for us to go in!"
"Fourth brother, please!"
Under the guidance of Zhu Jinghong, a group of military generals made way for Zhu Jingyuan to pass smoothly.
After he passed by, Zhu Jinghong and a group of military generals followed. Dozens of people surrounded Zhu Jingyuan and stepped into Wuying Gate together.
Strictly speaking, Wuying Hall does not have a single civil servant today. For example, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have sent people.
But they are not here to attend the banquet, but to host the banquet and guide etiquette.
There were many people attending the banquet today, so it was held in the open air. There were hundreds of tables set up with drinks and dishes on them.
The envoys from various countries were talking, and the scene was particularly noisy and harsh.
When Zhu Jingyuan appeared on the stage, there was a powerful drum sound, making the scene gradually quiet down.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Jingyuan, and then all kinds of strange languages were whispered.
Along the middle imperial road, Zhu Jingyuan walked all the way to the front of Wuying Hall, where his position had been set up.
The generals sat down close to each other, and Zhu Jinghong also stopped at the foot of the imperial steps.
Next, envoys from various countries came to pay homage to the prince. Naturally, it was not easy for him to follow them.
After Zhu Jingyuan sat down, the sound of three-way drums was heard again. At the prompts of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple officials, the envoys from various countries all faced the main hall, and then knelt down respectfully.
"Kowtow to the prince, the prince is a thousand years old!"
The accent was so messy that I could barely make out these words.
Zhu Jingyuan's voice was also shouted by dozens of guards standing in front of the palace, spreading the words "I will be free without courtesy" throughout the scene.
At this moment, Zhu Jinghong grabbed an old acquaintance and asked him to introduce him to envoys from various countries.
"Thirteenth Master, those people are the Zasak people, the ones on their left are the Tuxietu people, and the ones on their right are..."
Shi Nianxing introduced in detail that it was he who brought the Japanese envoy into the palace when he was beaten.
"Where are the Junggar people?" Zhu Jinghong asked directly.
"It's...where it is, right under the light pole in front!"
Following the direction of Shi Nianxing's finger, Zhu Jinghong saw the Junggar delegation. These people were indeed much more unruly, and they all looked like eagles and wolves.
The ceremony continued, but Zhu Jinghong felt bored, so he looked at Niu Jizong beside him.
"Captain Niu, everyone says that Junggar has rebellious intentions. What do you think of this?"
"This... Thirteenth Master, I really can't say for sure!"
Zhu Jinghong said unconcernedly: "How could you not be sure? Just say whatever you want!"
"In the past few years, the Junggar people have been in constant conflict with us. This year, after our government continued to increase its troops, they have calmed down again!"
Niu Jizong sighed and said: "On the contrary, the Zasak people are restless again now. Things on the grassland are like this. It will always be difficult to figure it out!"
"The way I see it, there will be a war sooner or later in the northwest!"
The person who spoke was Liu Fang, a descendant of Li Guogong, the second-ranking general Zhaowu, the current left governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, and the first-ranking son of Xi.
"How do you say that?" Zhu Jinghong asked.
"In the northwest, both Junggar and Zhasak have prepared a large number of weapons. These things cost a lot of money. They can't get these things just for fun!"
Just listen to Liu Fang continue to say: "Over there at Anxi Xingdusi, Your Majesty is already willing to change generals, and I think Your Majesty is also ready for war!"
In response to the chaos in the northwest, Anxi Xingdusi was the first to bear the brunt. The selection of the chief general was extremely important, and it happened that it was time for a routine change of generals.
Niu Jizong said with a serious look: "This is not necessarily true, it still depends on the change of the situation. If the Junggar people are willing to surrender, the war will not start!"
(End of chapter)
