"It comes out at this time. Are they really going to take action on the Holy Birthday Festival?"
Li Wenzhao was extremely certain: "This is a done deal!"
"What other news have you heard?"
"This group of people is going to cause trouble in the city. According to the scattered information, they should be setting off gunpowder!"
"In addition, arson and murder are inevitable!"
What the Holy Shou Festival needs is peace. If there is an explosion in the city or a large-scale fire, Ming Dynasty will be embarrassed in front of envoys from various countries.
Standing up, Zhu Jinghong walked to the center of the room and asked: "Where is the gunpowder? Where are the traitors in the city? How many have you found?"
Li Wenzhao also stood up and replied: "Back to Thirteenth Master, thirty-six people have been found in the city and can be captured at any time, but..."
Looking back, Zhu Jinghong said with bright eyes: "But what?"
"If we take action now, we will definitely alert the enemy. In this case... it is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net!"
"So what do you mean?"
"I thought we could wait for two more days and take action on the afternoon of the 17th!"
The 18th is the Holy Shou Festival, so choosing to do it on the afternoon of the 17th is considered an extreme operation.
Even as bold as Zhu Jinghong, when he heard about this crazy plan, he did not dare to express his stance easily.
After taking a few steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, Zhu Jinghong asked: "How many new people can you find if we start on the afternoon of the 17th? How sure are you of capturing them?"
"The White Lotus Sect is good at hiding, and those lurking in the capital are its backbone, and they cannot be easily used... so it is extremely difficult to find!"
"But if it comes to the seventeenth day, the people who should be moved will definitely move, and the contacts will most likely be exposed, and it is possible to identify dozens more people!"
"As for how sure I am of winning the battle, as long as all government agencies cooperate and coordinate, I am 99% sure!"
Li Wenzhao is extremely safe in his work. Since he dares to say that he is 99% sure, he is actually completely sure.
Sitting back on the chair, Zhu Jinghong sighed: "I have to think about it, I have to think about it!"
In any case, the risk was too great, and Zhu Jinghong had to be extra cautious.
"Please tell me how the various government agencies will cooperate!"
"yes!"
So Li Wenzhao began to explain in detail that his plan involved Shuntian Prefecture, the commanding envoys of the five-city military and horse divisions, as well as the additional guards and troops sent to defend the capital and the capital camp.
The plan was detailed and thorough, obviously carefully planned.
Tapping his fingers on the table, Zhu Jinghong thought again and again before replying: "I will report this matter to His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
With so many yamen involved, only the emperor can make the decision.
"yes!"
"You go back first, I have to think about it again, and I will send someone to send you a message later!"
"yes!"
Li Wenzhao was about to leave, but stopped again when he reached the door.
"Master Thirteen, there is one more thing...I don't know whether I should say it or not!"
"Say it!"
"In the previous case of your assassination, the prisoners were taken to Qianhu Station in Nancheng. In less than an hour, someone from Beizhen Fusi came and said that the case was important and required a joint trial!"
Zhu Jinghong only knew about this matter that Dongchang was currently investigating, but he didn't know the specific situation.
"Then what?"
Li Wenzhao raised his waist and replied: "After the Fusi people from Beizhen came, within a moment of interrogation, all the prisoners bit their tongues and died!"
"Oh? This is weird!"
"What's even more strange is that on the second day, seventy-eight people unexpectedly disappeared in the capital, including young, old, weak, women and children!"
Zhu Jinghong originally thought it was nothing, but when he heard the news, he was shocked and instinctively felt that the matter was not simple.
"These seventy-eight people were found by Dongchang?"
"The neighborhood reporting officer of the missing person is reported to the two county yamen in Yongsheng and Changlong, and then the local yamen school captain reports it to Beizhen Fusi!"
"I accidentally heard the captain's chat and just learned about it. I only found out the details after checking the files!"
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was listening attentively, Li Wenzhao continued to answer: "Knowing this strange thing, I sent someone to conduct a preliminary investigation and found that the missing people were the family members of the two criminals, and the more than 70 missing people were more or less related to each other. Come and go!”
"It seems that the matter is not simple. This method...is quite similar to cutting off the tail to survive!" Zhu Jinghong frowned.
"exactly!"
It seems that the last incident was indeed a well-planned assassination against him, so who could be the mastermind behind it?
Is it the White Lotus Sect? Could it be Lao Liu? Maybe it's...
Obviously, Zhu Jinghong could not trust either of his two brothers.
After all, he can disguise his persona, and so can the other two.
Even if Ren is as weak as the prince, who knows if he is pretending to be submissive to avoid the emperor's sharp edge.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong expected it to be the White Lotus Sect, which would at least make him more willing to accept it.
And if these two brothers, no matter Dongchang Jinyiwei, would not be able to find out the truth.
After the restoration of the throne, two bloody massacres of the royal family created a chain of suspicion among the princes, making it difficult for them to trust their biological brothers.
Even Zhu Jinghong himself didn't realize that in just half a year, he had gradually become a political creature.
In fact, this is because Li Wenzhao was too cautious. If he pointed out the relationship between Zhang Qian and Zhu Jingyuan, Zhu Jinghong would easily think that it was related to Lao Liu.
But Li Wenzhao didn't dare, because he couldn't bear the crime of alienating the prince, so he chose to pretend to be confused here.
At least for now, he hasn't completely surrendered to Zhu Jinghong's family, so he can't put himself in his shoes.
After sighing, Zhu Jinghong asked again: "What else did you find out?"
"Back to Thirteenth Master, because the manpower is too tight, the people I arranged to go down...have not found any abnormalities yet!"
Holding the lid of the tea cup, Zhu Jinghong played with the heat rising from the cup, and then asked: "Since this case is sponsored by Dongchang, is there any news from them?"
"Over at Dongchang, the captain who participated in the interrogation was first interrogated, and then the neighbor who reported the case was called for questioning. I heard that the Qin family was questioned again today. So far, they haven't..."
Before Li Wenzhao finished speaking, Zhu Jinghong said dumbly: "Qin family? Which Qin family?"
"They are the Qin family siblings who jumped on their horses and drove in surprise when the Thirteenth Master was traveling that day!"
"It's really them!"
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong immediately slapped the table: "How could it be related to them? Dongchang was so sick that he rushed to the hospital!"
"If someone is sent to Dongchang Prison, won't those gangs torture him severely? They have wronged a good person in vain!"
Although he was not very familiar with the original work, Zhu Jinghong also knew the Qin family's traditional duties, so how could he get involved in these things.
Just when Zhu Jinghong wanted to visit Dongchang, a eunuch rushed towards him from outside. Judging from his appearance, it was obvious that he came from Qianqing Palace.
"Thirteenth Master, the Lord's command..."
Hearing this, all the eunuchs serving inside and outside the house knelt down, including Zhu Jinghong and Li Wenzhao.
"The Lord has said that you should come to the Qianqing Palace immediately for an audience!"
"Going right now?"
"Exactly!" the eunuch who passed the order replied simply.
"You go back first and go back as soon as I arrange something good!"
"yes!"
As soon as the eunuch passed the order, Zhu Jinghong immediately shouted: "Deng An, send Deng An over!"
Deng An is his most effective minion. Now that the emperor has summoned him for urgent matters, he can only leave the matter of going to Dongchang to Deng An.
Deng An was not supposed to be on duty in the morning. He was playing cards with a group of eunuchs in hiding, and the atmosphere in the room was extremely lively.
Although he was having a great time, when the messenger came over, he didn't even want to take the money he won and rushed to Chengmingyuan as fast as possible.
It only took three minutes for this man to appear in front of Zhu Jinghong panting.
"Tell me something!"
"Please...please give me your orders, Master Thirteen!"
"Dongchang arrested two people today, one is named Qin Zhong and the other is Qin Keqing. They are both my friends!"
"Go and say hello to Dongchang, just say what I say...don't torture these two people, they are both innocent!"
Deng An listened carefully and thought about the strategy.
Dongchang has a transcendent status in the inner court, and it is not an easy task to "give orders" to this place.
"If you can, bring me out!"
Looking at Deng An kneeling in front of him, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "Do you understand?"
"I understand, Lord Thirteen, please rest assured!"
"I can rest assured that you are doing things, otherwise I wouldn't be looking for you!" Zhu Jinghong was not shy about praising his subordinates when he wanted them to do things.
Of course, what he said is also true. Deng An is indeed an effective subordinate.
"The Thirteenth Master has great faith, and I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!"
"Okay, let's go to Dongchang!"
"yes!"
Seeing Deng An leaving, Li Wenzhao stopped staying, saluted and then left.
As for Zhu Jinghong, he rushed directly to the Qianqing Palace. The emperor did not dare to be too negligent when summoning him.
What's more, today, he will tell his father Li Wenzhao's plan in detail and ask him to make the final decision.
(End of chapter)
