In the following days, Guo Zhu lived in the secret room in Dongchang provided by Cao Zhengchun, living in seclusion, except that every day prisoners on death row with martial arts skills from the Tianlao Society were sent to Guo Zhu's residence.
Most of them are not Guo Zhu's enemies. After Guo Zhu sucks away their inner strength, their hearts are broken, and they are thrown outside the door. Then people from the East Factory will transport the bodies back to Tianlao, and then die of illness. The illusion was finally thrown into a mass grave.
Guo Zhu's internal strength has also been improving, but fewer and fewer martial arts people have been sent to him recently. Guo Zhu knows that there are not enough prisoners in his prison who know martial arts. It just so happens that he has avoided the limelight of challenging the eight major sects some time ago.
Now is the time to go out and hang out.
Thinking that Guo Zhu's palm had shattered the heart of the last death row prisoner today, he left a letter to Cao Zhengchun and drifted away.
At the same time, Cao Zhengchun was accompanying the young emperor in Xiyuan, listening to Hou Zhuwu, the brave god, reporting on the matter.
Xiyuan Neihu ignored the seriousness on his face and reported to the little emperor: "Your Majesty, according to the intelligence from Weichen Hulong Villa, a large number of death row prisoners have died violently in the sky prison recently, and most of them are people in the world."
When the young and handsome Emperor Zhengde heard this, he knew that the sudden death of these people was probably related to Cao Zhengchun. After all, Tianlao was also within the jurisdiction of Cao Zhengchun's East Factory. And when his cheap uncle mentioned this matter, it was probably because the two of them were going to start fighting for power again.
Emperor Zhengde frowned. Although he was still young at this time, he knew the art of balance. He asked Cao Zhengchun unhurriedly: "Cao Zhengchun, is this the case?"
When Cao Zhengchun heard this, he calmly walked up to Emperor Zhengde and bowed to Emperor Zhengde: "Report to your Majesty, is this true?"
"Then you still haven't explained clearly how many prisoners in the sky prison died suddenly. If you can't handle such a small thing, what do I want from you?" Emperor Zhengde said pretending to be angry.
"Your Majesty, please listen to this servant's report." Cao Zhengchun said.
Emperor Zhengde gave a noncommittal 'hmm'.
Cao Zhengchun continued: "The Heavenly Prison is divided into nine floors. Except for the ninth floor at the deepest level, which contains the ancient three-way demon that the Shenhou defeated, and is controlled by the Shenhou, the remaining eight floors are occupied by the servants and their subordinates. The East Factory is in charge."
"Some time ago, I arrested some martial arts people who offended the majesty of the royal family, but I didn't expect to be involved..." Cao Zhengchun pretended to be surprised.
Zhu ignored the silence and looked at Cao Zhengchun's poor acting.
Emperor Zhengde cooperated with his performance, patting the armrests of the dragon chair wildly and saying, "What's in it? Just tell me if you have anything to say."
"But I didn't expect that one of them was infected with the plague. Those Jianghu people were all locked together. When the slaves found out, most of them were infected with the plague. Fortunately, the slaves found out in time and isolated them all on the same floor. The prison prevented the plague from spreading, otherwise the capital might have been plagued by plague."
"Oh." Emperor Zhengde smiled after hearing this: "So that's it. It seems that Eunuch Cao also helped me avoid a plague. You have contributed a lot!"
Cao Zhengchun immediately knelt down and flattered him: "It's all because of the Emperor's great blessings that the servant discovered the source of the plague early. I just stayed with the Emperor for a long time and got a little bit of the Emperor's blessing, so I don't dare to take credit."
Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Okay, get up. You have done a good job in this matter and nipped it in the bud."
Then he turned to Zhu Wu and said, "Uncle Emperor, you have heard that those people died suddenly after being infected with the plague. Eunuch Cao prevented the spread of the plague."
Zhu ignored the ceremony and said: "Weak minister, please ask the emperor to send a widow to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy to see if he died of sudden illness."
Emperor Zhengde frowned again. In his opinion, it didn't matter how many prisoners died in the prison, and the ones who died were all Jianghu people. Since ancient times, knights have used force to break the ban. He doesn't like Jianghu people very much. In addition, It's just that his imperial uncle was too close to the people in the world. Just a few people in the world died, so they came to ask him what happened and asked him to do an autopsy.
When Cao Zhengchun saw Emperor Zhengde frowning slightly, he immediately understood and said with a smile: "Haha, doesn't the Lord Shen understand what plague is? Doesn't the Lord Shen know the harm of plague? Most of the corpses of those who died due to the plague are infected with the plague. How could I keep those corpses and let them harm the people? I sent all those corpses for cremation."
After saying this, Cao Zhengchun took two steps forward and continued: "If Shenhou still wants to do an autopsy, he can go to the crematorium outside the capital to examine the ashes of the deceased to see if what I said is the truth."
"Besides, those are just prisoners who are full of evil, or they are just a waste of rice. Why does the Lord Shen pay so much attention to them? Is it possible that there are old friends of the Lord Shen among them?" Cao Zhengchun raised his orchid finger and pointed at Zhu Wuwu and said with a smile.
Zhu Wuwu squinted at Cao Zhengchun and snorted: "I suspect that you killed those people."
"The Lord Shen was joking, saying that they died of the plague, and why should I kill them? Is there any benefit to me from killing them? And why does the Lord Shen know so much about the prison that I am in charge of?"
Zhu ignored the silence, and Cao Zhengchun smiled even happier.
"Look, Lord Shen, you can't tell..."
"Okay! Stop talking." Emperor Zhengde saw that Zhu was at a disadvantage in terms of words, so he quickly interrupted Cao Zhengchun's words. He needed a balance in the court, and he was trying his best to maintain such a balance.
If either Zhu Wuwu or Cao Zhengchun fails, the balance will be broken.
If Zhu Wuwu loses, Cao Zhengchun's rights will be greatly increased, which will dilute his rights.
If Cao Zhengchun loses, it will be even more terrible. No one knows whether his uncle, the emperor, will have other thoughts.
"This matter is over here. If there is nothing else, please go down." Emperor Zhengde stood up, showed the majesty of the emperor, and finalized the matter.
Zhu Wuwu, who was speechless by Cao Zhengchun, spoke again: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing."
"Uncle, please speak." Emperor Zhengde sat down and straightened up.
"A few months ago, a murderous maniac wearing a ghost mask appeared in the world. He enjoyed challenging people in the world and killing masters of the eight major sects. I believe this person should be arrested as soon as possible to enforce the law of the country!" Zhu Ignoring the loud report.
When Cao Zhengchun heard Zhu Wuwu's report, he immediately knew that the person Zhu Wuwu was talking about was the ally he had just cooperated with, and he was hiding in Dongchang.
Emperor Zhengde heard this and asked quickly: "There have always been murderers. Why does the emperor pay so much attention to this person?"
"Back to the emperor, usually a common man kills someone, and can be caught by a few police officers. After trial, he can be executed. But this person is not an ordinary common man, but a martial arts master with extremely high martial arts skills. , let alone a few arrests, even if the army is dispatched, they may not be able to capture him." Zhu ignored and answered loudly.
Before Emperor Zhengde could speak, Cao Zhengchun smiled and said, "The Shenhou is making too much of a fuss. It's just a vendetta, and I have to bring it to trouble the emperor to make a decision."
Zhu ignored and said solemnly: "Eunuch Cao, this is not a vendetta. This person killed someone with a purpose."
"That's just a competition and challenge in the arena. If your skills are not as good as others, you won't have any regrets if you die." Cao Zhengchun retorted.
After Cao Zhengchun said these words, he turned to Emperor Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, there are too many challenges in this kind of competition between people in the world. Generally, the people do not bother the officials, otherwise the court will not be able to control it at all."
When Emperor Zhengde heard this, he knew that what Cao Zhengchun said was right. Fighting and killing in the rivers and lakes were generally done by the people rather than the officials. However, he could not completely listen to Cao Zhengchun's suggestion. After thinking for a moment, he said : "Uncle Emperor, who is the person you just mentioned? Is it difficult to catch him?"
"That man always wore a mask when he killed, and his methods were ruthless. He never left anyone alive. My spies only watched him fight with others from a distance, so they didn't know who this man was. They only knew that this man was highly skilled in martial arts. , and contempt for the king's law is a great harm." Zhu Mingwu answered truthfully.
Cao Zhengchun secretly laughed in his heart, he and I are allies now, and we don’t even know what he looks like, how can you know?
But judging by his tone of voice and the way he does things, he should be a young man.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhengchun said: "Doesn't even an intelligence system as big as Shenhou Hulong Villa know who this person is?"
Without waiting for Zhu Wuli's answer, he continued: "If you don't know who he is, how can you bring this person to justice? Does the Lord God know where this person is now?"
"Eunuch Cao, the spies from Hulong Villa are still probing at this time. The man has not made any moves in the world in recent times. It seems that he has disappeared. But as long as he takes action again, I will be able to find out where he is. ." Zhu Yiyi said with his hands behind his back.
"And I'm certain that the person who sneaked into Yudechi Square in the palace half a month ago and joined hands with Mr. Cao was a murderer." Zhu said confidently.
Cao Zhengchun was shocked. He didn't expect that Zhu Wuwu could guess that this was the same person. On the surface, he asked quietly: "Why is the Lord Shen so sure?"
Emperor Zhengde also said: "Yes. Why is the emperor so sure?"
Zhu Wuli answered Emperor Zhengde: "There are countless masters in the world, and most of them come from the eight major sects. That man broke into Yude Pond and had a fight with Eunuch Cao, and even caused Eunuch Cao to be slightly injured. Such martial arts is one of the reasons. .The second reason is that the time when the murderer was not committing the crime coincided with the time when he broke into Yude Pool."
"There are so many coincidences in the world, so I dare to conclude that this is the same person." Zhu Wuli said confidently.
"I see. Then who does the emperor think is suitable to capture this person?" Emperor Zhengde asked after listening to Zhu Wuli's analysis.
Zhu Wuwu cupped his hands and said, "That man is very powerful in martial arts. The only people in the court who can defeat him are me and Eunuch Cao."
Emperor Zhengde nodded and said: "Then please trouble your uncle to arrest this person and bring him to justice."
"Your Majesty," Cao Zhengchun said after hearing this, "I think this matter is inappropriate."
If Guo Zhu saw this scene, he would definitely be greatly moved. What a man like Lao Cao!
If something happens, he will come!
"Huh?" Emperor Zhengde asked displeasedly, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, this servant protects the safety of the Emperor, the Queen Mother and Ouchi. Originally, there was nothing wrong with sending the Lord Shen to capture this person. As the Lord Shen said, this man is fierce. If he comes to Ouchi, I will risk my life to protect the Emperor. , but if he takes action against the relatives of the emperor living in the capital, the servants in the capital will be beyond their reach. The supervision of martial arts people in the capital has always been the responsibility of the Shenhou. If the Shenhou is not here..." Cao Zhengchun hinted cautiously.
"Yes, uncle, what Cao Zhengchun said is not unreasonable. The capital still needs the protection of the emperor and Hulong Villa." Emperor Zhengde was persuaded by Cao Zhengchun and said.
Zhu Yiyi remained silent again.
Cao Zhengchun continued: "The old slave had an immature idea."
Emperor Zhengde glanced at Cao Zhengchun and said, "If there is any way, just say, why are you hesitating?"
"yes."
Cao Zhengchun smiled and said: "From what Shenhou said, that person did not take action against ordinary people. In fact, the court does not necessarily need to take action. The so-called Jianghu matter, Jianghu.
It would be better to let the eight major sects directly organize manpower to destroy that person. If the Eight Great Sects succeed, that's great. If the eight major sects fail, then the eight major sects will definitely suffer heavy losses and close their doors. This is better, and the world will be stable for a few years.
At this time, it was up to the divine lord or his slaves to capture the evil thief in one fell swoop, demonstrating the majesty of the imperial court. And I believe that the man will definitely be injured after the battle with the Eight Great Factions, so that the court can save some energy in dealing with him. "
"Hahaha" Emperor Zhengde laughed and scolded: "You are such a genius, you have such a vicious plan, okay! Just do it like this."
Cao Zhengchun's vicious plan was a naked conspiracy. In the eyes of Emperor Zhengde, the court would never suffer any loss.
In Cao Zhengchun's view, he had fulfilled the ally's request, and could also weaken Zhu Wuwu and the Eight Major Factions. In the end, he might even be able to get Guo Zhu and Zhu Wuwu to fight, and he could reap the benefits.
"emperor……"
The only one who was unhappy was Zhu Wuwu, who had a good relationship with the eight major sects. Zhu Wuwu wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Emperor Zhengde: "Uncle, the people in the world have sinister thoughts. It's better to have less contact with them."
"Yes." Zhu Wulan responded helplessly. He knew that the emperor had always been afraid of him, and what he just said was a blow to him.
He was resentful in his heart, why could Emperor Zhengde treat him like this? In terms of martial arts and strategy, Emperor Zhengde was inferior to him, but Emperor Zhengde happened to sit in the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
He is not convinced! One day he will sit in the position where he can command the world, but for now he still has to endure it and pretend to be loyal and patriotic.
Wait a few more years, wait for me to train all the Ouchi spies, wait for me to establish a more complete intelligence system, wait for me to get the handle of the ten frontier generals, wait for me to find the remaining Tianxiang cardamom, wait for me to revive Su My heart... my heart is waiting for me, Zhu Wulan thought silently in his heart, suppressing all his anger and resentment, and burying them quietly in his heart.
But he didn't know that the first step of his plan was about to be completely interrupted.
Duan Tianya, who he sent to Japan, was currently wandering in Japan due to the death of Iga Musashi and the destruction of Iga Dojo.
Gui Haiyi Dao has just arrived at Jueqing Villa, and he has not yet learned the powerful Jueqing Slash.
Shangguan Haitang was entangled by a fat man at this time. Of course, she also successfully found Mr. Wuhen with the help of this fat man.
