Zhu Yuanzhang saw Wang Youde coming at this time and knew that he had something important to tell him, so he said to Wang Shoulin: "Wang Qing, you and Uncle Xiangcheng need to handle this matter together. Go find him, and we will give instructions together." !”
Upon hearing this, Wang Shoulin bowed respectfully and hurried out.
"Youde, but what news is there from your master?"
After Wang Shoulin left, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Youde beside him.
Wang Youde bowed and handed over a letter, saying: "This is a letter intercepted by my servant. Please read it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and said: "Where did you intercept the letters you intercepted?"
Wang Youde said respectfully: "Outside Wang Zhixin's residence..."
It turned out that after Wang Chengen was punished at Zhangyimen, many eunuchs came to see him.
And he also watched people release CDs, complained loudly in front of some suspicious people, vented his dissatisfaction, and used this to test the other party.
When most people heard his complaints, they looked shocked and responded with a few words of hypocrisy and condescension.
Only Wang Zhixin followed Wang Chengen's words and said a lot. Especially after Zhu Yuanzhang issued the imperial edict to take back Wang Chengen's python robe, Wang Zhixin told Wang Chengen a lot of secret things.
He vaguely revealed that he had connections and asked Wang Chengen to recover from his injuries, so that he would be extremely wealthy in the future.
Wang Chengen was about to take the opportunity to inquire, but he didn't expect Wang Dehua to return and invite Wang Zhixin to go with him.
Although Wang Zhixin seemed unwilling, he still left with Wang Dehua in the end.
Therefore, Wang Chengen sent his confidants to monitor Wang Zhixin. Just now, Wang Youde discovered that a young eunuch ran out of the East Palace with a panicked expression and ran towards Wang Zhixin's mansion.
He felt something was wrong, so he detained the young eunuch on the spot and took him to Wang Chengen for interrogation.
After some interrogation, it was discovered that this person was actually Gao Qiqian's internal agent, and this time he was ordered to deliver a message to Wu Renyi.
Wang Chengen knew that this matter was of great importance, so he asked Wang Youde to report the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang on the pretext of sending ginseng tea.
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Wang Youde's story, he was silent for a while and said, "What is said in the letter?"
Wang Youde shook his head and said: "This letter is sealed with fire paint. Master is worried that Lord Long Live has other plans, so he did not open the letter. This slave does not know the content of the letter."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Okay, we know the loyalty of your master and disciple."
After saying that, he was about to reach out but suddenly stopped and said to Wang Youde: "You have obtained this letter, so you can read it to us."
Upon hearing this, Wang Youde hurriedly opened the letter and read it in a low voice: "My brother Taijian of Renyi, today I heard that Chongzhen skinned Du Xun alive at Zhangyi Gate and took back Wang Chengen's python robe...".
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he heard the content of the letter.
According to the content of the letter, Gao Qiqian felt that Chongzhen had noticed Wang Zhixin's drugging.
In order to avoid long nights and long dreams, he suggested that Wu Renyi kill Zhu Cihong as soon as possible, and told Wu Renyi to act like he was afraid of committing suicide to avoid leaving any trouble.
In addition, Gao Qiqian also told him in his heart that if there was any disagreement, he could go to Wang Zhixin to discuss it.
At the same time, he was also told not to let Wang Dehua know about these things, because Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen seemed to have other masters, and they must not be bewitched by them.
Wang Youde's voice became smaller and smaller as he read the rest, and his body kept trembling.
After reading the letter, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and said, "Long Live Lord, this letter is a false accusation. Master is loyal to Lord Long Live and has absolutely no second thoughts. Please be aware of it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him, remained silent for a while, frowned and asked, "When did you learn that Wu Renyi was killed with a stick?"
Wang Youde was stunned for a moment, and said with a puzzled look on his face: "I have been patrolling outside, and I didn't find out about this until the interrogation."
"What about your master, does he know about this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
Wang Youde thought for a while and said: "I remember that Master was not surprised when he heard that Wu Renyi was killed with a stick. He probably knew about it, but when he learned about it, I don't know."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That's right. Wu Renyi's death with a stick is not a secret. Since that person is in the palace, how could he not know about it?"
When Wang Youde heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, it's true that I was confused and fell into the other party's scheme. Please forgive me, Lord Long Live!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to signal him to get up, and then said in a deep voice: "Your loyalty is commendable, but you have to be more cautious in your future actions to avoid falling into other people's traps!"
Wang Youde nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand, I will rearrange the arrangement now, and I will not be fooled again!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said, "Is there any movement over Wang Dehua?"
Wang Youde thought for a while and said: "Vector Wang has been staying in the mansion since Long Live Lord took away the military power of Zhangyimen and has never left the house!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some confusion: "Are you sure that he has always been in the house?"
Wang Youde said with certainty: "My slave can confirm this because there are several eunuchs in Governor Wang's palace who are sworn brothers with my slave, and they will never deceive me."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, you go back and tell your master and ask him to be careful..."
While he was telling Wang Youde, a young eunuch came in to report that Shen Zhanran wanted to see him.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, he signaled for Shen Zhanran to come in, and then continued to explain to Wang Youde.
After he finished his instructions, he looked at Shen Zhanran who had just come in and said, "Shen Qing, you came just in time. There is a letter here. What do you think it is?"
When Wang Youde heard this, he immediately handed over the letter in his hand.
Shen Zhanran was about to reach out to take it, but suddenly stopped and stared at the letter with a frown.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Shen Qing, but what's the problem with this letter?"
Shen Zhanran took another look at the letter and said, "There seems to be a strange fragrance on this letter paper, and the color of the paper is abnormal. Wei Chen suspects that this letter is poisonous!"
As soon as he said this, Wang Youde turned pale with fright, his body kept shaking, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Youde, then looked at Shen Zhanran and said, "Can you confirm?"
Shen Zhanran said: "Weichen once learned some medical skills from Master Wu Youxing. This letter paper is different from ordinary paper in terms of color and smell. Even if it is non-toxic, it has been specially treated. If your majesty does not believe it, please tell the imperial physician of the palace. Just check it and you’ll find out!”
"Wu Youxing?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "Are you talking about Wu Youxing, who cured the plague?"
Shen Zhanran nodded and said: "Yes, Wei Chen was fortunate enough to learn some reading and hearing skills from Master Wu, so he was able to discover that there was something wrong with this letter!"
Wang Youde on the side heard this and could no longer hold on. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Long live Lord, I really didn't know that this letter was poisonous. Please forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Wang Youde, but looked at Shen Zhanran and said: "Shen Qing, can you find out what kind of poison this letter is?"
Seeing this, Shen Zhanran knew that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to publicize the matter. He thought for a while and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please forgive me and lend me some tea."
After Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he wrapped his hands with the corners of his gown, tore off a corner of the letter paper and slowly put it into the tea.
Then he shook the tea slightly, and after observing it carefully for a while, he came closer and smelled it, then put down the tea cup, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, before writing this letter, I should have soaked it with Evodia, Aconite, Oleander and other medicines. If you hear this A quarter of an hour after applying the medicine, people will have palpitations and drowsiness.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face turned livid when he thought of his heart palpitations and other situations in the past two days.
