A moment later, Lao Jiu led the Black Wolf Battalion and pressed Zhang Tie out of the city from the west gate and rushed to Ma Wushan. He was familiar with the Datong area and was ordered to arrest this group of assassins and rescue Zhang Tie's wife and daughter.
In the palace, Chang Yu was leaning on a chair in a daze. Yang Zhenwei endured it for a long time and finally said: "Who did the Governor's opinion?"
"Why don't you ask Lao Jiu if there is anything to gain from going here?" Chang Yu's expression was very complicated, and Yang Zhenwei was startled: "General Jiu should have gained something from going here."
"Nine times out of ten, the attack will be in vain! These people planned carefully and fled away as soon as they missed a hit. Although both groups of troops were wiped out and did not have time to leave the city to report the news, they must have also left an informant outside the city. When you see the city gate is closed, you will know that something has changed. If you leave immediately, Lao Jiu may be in vain."
"But if he was lucky enough not to leave immediately and keep an eye on the outside of the city, even if the Ninth General was discovered by them when he left the city, he would still have a chance to catch fish as long as he ran faster than them." Yang Zhenwei guessed, and Chang Yu nodded. : "It's all about luck now, otherwise this scapegoat hunter won't be able to follow the clues and find the mastermind behind the scenes."
"Who is the person behind the scenes? He can hold this power and act so carefully." Yang Zhenwei frowned and muttered to himself.
Yes, who is he?
Chang Yu racked his brains and couldn't figure it out. He decided to check carefully to see if he missed any details.
First of all, we must start with the exposure of Zhu Cixiang's identity. This is also the only clue.
The prince and princess's departure from the capital is highly confidential. Even Shi Kefa and dozens of officials from the Sanfa Department who are traveling with them are not aware of it yet. Even their confidants Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong only found out about it on the way to Datong, which shows that it is kept secret. Gao, dozens of Chang Yu's personal guards knew about it when they left the capital, but it was absolutely impossible for these people to leak it.
This makes it certain that the possibility of his identity being exposed while in Datong and Xuanfu is very low.
Could it be in Ji Town?
Tang Tong had met the prince and knew that he was in Chang Yu's army, but Chang Yu also trusted that Tang Tong would not reveal this secret, because it would not do him any good and he had no reason or motive to do so.
Then there is only one left, Beijing!
The identity of the prince was only revealed from the capital.
But the prince and the princess leave the palace and the capital at the same time. This is such a confidential matter. Yu privately, which parent would not care about the safety of their children? It must be kept secret. Yu Gong, the prince and the princess leave the capital to follow the little eunuch on patrol. It's like child's play if the cabinet, courtiers and censors know about it, it will be a big disaster!
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen had to keep his mouth shut.
But how did the news get out?
Chang Yu has already guessed it!
Dark under the lamp.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace.
There are thousands of eunuchs and maids in the palace. They are servants who serve the royal family, but they are also the spies used by foreign ministers and dignitaries to monitor the royal family. For various purposes, many interested people will bribe some eunuchs and maids in the palace. Eyeliner.
The eunuchs and maids were also happy about this.
This is darkness under the lamp.
It's just that which eunuch or maid leaked the secret, and to whom, is unknown.
But it is certain that this person is definitely a powerful and powerful boss, or he is usually a master who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger.
Chang Yu thought for a while whether his enemies had such people.
Think about it carefully, holy shit, it really does exist!
Not only that, but there are too many others!
None of the courtiers or dignitaries in Beijing or Nanjing wanted him to die. Although most of them seemed to have shaken hands with him and made peace with him, they were all forced by the situation. Chang Yu knew that they were even more murderous. Apart from that, In addition, there are also the rebel army, the Qing army, the White Lotus Sect, the Guangming Sect, etc.
It goes without saying how powerful Li Zicheng's family is. On the surface, he has millions of troops and several cities. He founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor. Secretly, he used the three religions and nine streams to develop his power to be all-pervasive. How could he have no detailed operations, no undercover agents, and no manpower in the capital? Woolen cloth.
How many times had Chang Yu defeated him and killed so many people in the past six months? It was not only extremely hurtful but also extremely humiliating. How could he not hold grudges? It was not easy to retaliate on the stage, but he was best at using black hands behind the scenes. The methods can also be operated by strength. Apart from Li Zichen himself, there are also many people under his subordinates who have a personal grudge against Chang Yu and are forced to twitch, peel, eat flesh and drink blood. These thieves also have this strength.
Kuang Ren said that one of the assassins who assassinated Princess Kunxing was a Ming cultist, and the rest might be soldiers, while Li Zicheng's men gathered heroes from all three religions and nine ranks in the mountains.
Could it be that Li Zicheng is the mastermind behind this?
Chang Yu felt something was coming, and he increasingly felt that Li Zicheng was the most suspicious, and of course the Tatars were also suspected.
Even the mysterious assassin Chang Yu, who was biting him without seeing his tail, felt that he was under the orders of Li Zicheng!
The princes and princes came again: "Can Eunuch Chang be brought to trial? Who instigated it?"
Chang Yu nodded and shook his head: "I don't know who instigated it, but one thing is for sure, it has nothing to do with Prince Dai's Mansion."
"Ouch! Eunuch Chang, your words are really reassuring." Zhu Chuanji's beard flew up happily: "This thief offended Eunuch Chang and is blind and seeking death. Eunuch Chang will slowly settle the score with him." , I will host a banquet tonight to calm Eunuch Chang."
Zhu Chuanji showed no responsibility and acted very relaxedly. Chang Yu had a conversation with him and then went to the other courtyard. Zhu Cixiang and Princess Kunxing quickly gathered around him: "Have you caught the thief?"
Chang Yu nodded.
"Who instigated the investigation and found out?" Zhu Cixiang asked eagerly, his expression becoming nervous.
"It's just a scapegoat... After thinking about it, there are three biggest suspects. The first one is a thief, the second one is His Highness's grandfather, and the third one may be someone, some honorable person." Chang Yu sighed: "But it's all speculation now. There is no direct evidence yet!”
Ah, Zhu Cixiang was stunned: "But, why do they want to kill me?"
Chang Yu smiled, and Princess Kunxing was the first to react smartly: "The thief's ultimate goal is to deal with you. If anything happens to me and my brother, you will be in big trouble!"
"It's understandable that rebellious ministers and traitors want to do evil things, but my mother's father, my grandfather... yes, if he can do it once, he will do it a second time." Zhu Cixiang's face gradually became fierce: "If it is really what he did, If you are unkind, you can’t blame others for being cruel.”
Historically, after Li Zicheng captured Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen handed the Zhu Cixiang brothers to Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, and asked him to protect the prince out of the city and leave the capital for Nanjing before he committed suicide. However, at that time, the rebels had surrounded Beijing and had broken through several gates. Zhu Chunchen had no choice but to take them with him. He followed him to the home of Zhou Kui, the father-in-law of the country, but the grandfather did not open the door. In the end, the prince was captured by the intruders, but Li Zicheng did not kill him. Later, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and counterattacked. Li Zicheng was defeated. The prince escaped from the rebellion and returned to Beijing to find him. His grandfather Zhou Kui took shelter, and then... he was presented to the Qing court.
Cutting off the roots, leaving him alive was just a flame that could start a prairie fire at any time, so the Qing government killed him on the pretext that he was a false prince. Of course, there are other versions, such as escaping and becoming a Taoist priest and living to be in his fifties, or living among the people... …
This is the so-called history without truth. There is no way to verify what happened at that time. Various unofficial rumors emerge one after another and are contradictory and cannot be verified. However, one thing is surprisingly consistent. Zhou Kui's "righteousness to kill relatives" first refused the prince's asylum and then had him sell.
