No one expected that Zhou Dexing would be exterminated and all nine clans would be wiped out.
As soon as this incident came out, it caused an uproar.
You know, Zhou Dexing is one of the twenty-four generals of Huaixi, and he has interests in connection with many people.
Something happened to Zhou Dexing, which was definitely a huge shock to the Huaixi generals.
"What? Your Majesty wants to kill Jiang Xiahou and also kill the nine Jiangxiahou clans? How is this possible? Doesn't Jiang Xiahou have a gold medal for immunity from death??"
"Yes! He does have a gold medal for immunity from death in his hand, but his son is very good at seeking death. His son secretly mobilized troops to surround and kill His Highness the King of Chu. Isn't he asking for his own death??"
"Who says otherwise? His Royal Highness the King of Chu has just picked up the imperial seal, which is His Majesty's cherished treasure. To surround and kill His Highness the King of Chu under such circumstances is indeed because the old man has eaten arsenic and is worried that his life will be long!!"
“Thankfully, His Highness King Chu has extraordinary abilities this time. If something really happened, I don’t know how many people would suffer!!”
"Sure enough, His Majesty attaches great importance to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, beyond everyone's imagination!!"
Having said this, these people's faces actually looked a bit happy.
What makes them sober is that nothing happened to Zhu Zhen. If something happened to Zhu Zhen, then Zhu Yuanzhang's anger might not be burned on anyone!
Now, only Zhou Dexing died, which was a happy thing for them.
These people are all people who don't understand.
They all thought that Zhou Dexing's death was only related to Zhou Ji's deployment of troops to surround and kill Zhu Zhen.
And they were not involved in this matter. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, it would not be burned on them.
They all felt that after Zhou Dexing was executed and the nine tribes were annihilated, this incident was completely over.
However, smart people don't think this way.
"If it was just because of King Chu's incident, and there was a gold medal to avoid death, it would probably have passed!!"
"But His Majesty obviously did not execute Zhou Dexing because of the incident where King Chu was surrounded and killed, and it is even less likely that he executed the nine clans of Zhou Dexing because of this incident!!"
"What really makes His Majesty angry are the things Zhou Dexing and his tribe did to the people!!"
"But, I have also done what Zhou Dexing and his tribe did!!"
Thinking of this, many people began to panic.
They were afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would find out about them.
Once Zhu Yuanzhang really finds out about them, their results will not be much better than Zhou Dexing.
Even if some of them have several death-free gold medals in their hands, they are no longer worried.
"No, in order to solve the impact of this incident, His Majesty must not let him find out about me!!"
"So, everyone who knows about this matter and is related to this matter needs to be silenced. No one can be spared!!"
After saying such words, many of them showed ruthless expressions.
They didn't think there was anything wrong with what they were doing.
After all, they are already rich and powerful, and they already have great power.
Under such circumstances, how could they let go of their powerful power, and how could they let that countless money slip away silently in front of them.
Therefore, the things they did were taken for granted.
Now it is natural to use murder to cover up the truth.
However, some people are still worried.
They feel that although the things they do can be well concealed, they will inevitably be leaked.
Once Zhu Yuanzhang finds out, they will be dead.
When facing death, their minds kept changing.
Many of them even had an idea.
If death is really inevitable, then they will definitely resist to the end and fight for themselves a chance to survive.
Some of them even have thoughts of rebellion.
If they are really cornered, they don't mind doing something rebellious.
However, they just keep such things in their hearts and don't dare to talk about it easily.
After all, if it is accidentally leaked, they will die faster, and it will be the same way of killing the nine tribes.
Lao Zhu didn't know what they were thinking.
But after Lao Zhu got rid of Zhou Dexing, he also began to notice these things.
Zhu Yuanzhang began to ask the secret guards in the palace to investigate the generals and princes to see if any of them were doing the same outrageous things as Zhou Dexing.
It would have been better not to investigate. After the investigation, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his face turned red.
He found that all the generals he awarded had done more or less such things.
After many of them gained power, they began to act unscrupulously and do whatever they wanted.
Oppressing the people is a common thing for them.
You must know that many of these people are brothers of life and death who went into battle with him to kill the enemy!
How he wished he could share wealth with these brothers, how he wished they could be rich and prosperous for generations to come.
However, these people are too restless and forget their roots.
Having gained power, they have lost themselves.
"Have you forgotten? We all rose up from being ordinary people. We were all ordinary people who suffered!!"
"Why do you want to impose the sufferings you have suffered on ordinary people after you become rich?"
“As a human being, you must never forget your roots!!”
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he also changed a lot.
But one thing has never changed.
That is, in his heart, he is also a common people, and he always pretends to be a common people in his heart.
He said he wanted people to live a better life, and he wanted people all over the world to have enough to eat.
He also believed that the brothers who conquered the world with him all had the same idea.
It turns out that these people have changed a long time ago.
After they gained power, they became what they once hated the most.
The occurrence of this situation made Zhu Yuanzhang feel extremely lonely.
He sat silently in the palace for a long time.
Finally, he gave the order to Erhu, the leader of the secret guards under his command.
"Check it carefully for us, no matter who it is, check it for us!!"
"We want to know everything about them, even what they ate in the morning and who they talked to. We want you to record it clearly and tell us!!"
"yes!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's order was undoubtedly extremely harsh, but even so, Erhu accepted the order without hesitation.
After receiving the order, he opened his mouth and said:
"As a result, our secret guards may have to recruit more people!!"
"You can recruit as much as you want. After a while, we will give you a formal title and give each of you a sufficient salary!!"
"We still lack some masters among the secret guards. Can we choose from the army?"
"Are you an expert? If you are an expert, I will find a way to get it for you!!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang once again thought of the soldiers trained by Zhu Zhen.
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