This bad news is simply the straw that breaks the camel's back for Cui Shangshu and others who were struggling just now!
You know, Cui Shangshu is the second rank of the current dynasty, the official Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and the most important minister in the court among the six bureaus!
With his status, he would be surrounded by royal guards and soldiers. The implication is almost self-explanatory.
"How can it be……"
Cui Shangshu was almost paralyzed, and his mood was visibly depressed, while the rest of the people looked at each other in silence.
After Cui Mansion's housekeeper mustered up the courage and ran to the door to ask a few questions, he tremblingly ran back and said to Cui Shangshu who was slumped in the chair:
"Master, maybe things are not that bad yet..."
As the steward of the Cui Mansion and a confidant of Cui Shangshu, he was naturally involved in this matter, so he almost moved to the door step by step with weak legs.
At this time, he was slightly better and tried to cheer up his master:
"I just went to ask, and they said that now a large army has entered the city to protect it, and the city is full of strings. In order to protect the safety of the important ministers in the court and avoid mistakes in the chaos, His Royal Highness ordered the Jinyi Guards and others to guard each mansion. …”
When the other people heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and their hearts that had sunk to the bottom suddenly became active again.
"That's it! Let me just say, how could it be so fast..."
"Master Cui, don't panic. It means that the prince doesn't know yet. We still have a chance..."
However, Cui Shangshu was an important minister of the dynasty after all, and he could be regarded as a human spirit. After he was initially excited, he immediately realized that this was just a nice thing to say, but in fact he was already trapped!
Even if it was for protection, how could there be any reason in the world that an important official in the court would be surrounded by soldiers without receiving notice?
There must have been a clue somewhere, and those mad dogs from Jin Yiwei sniffed it out by following the clues!
It's ridiculous, it's so ridiculous, people like me can only sit back and wait for death!
Even if you want to escape through a dog hole, it is just a luxury...
Thinking of this, Cui Shangshu broke into a cold sweat, his face turned white, and he couldn't even say a word. He could only slump in the chair, looking at the top of his head with empty eyes, and his heart was ashen.
…
"Your Highness, Mr. Hu is very stubborn. After he woke up, he only said that it was God's will, and then he said nothing."
Zhu Gaojie had already returned to the palace. After washing and changing clothes, he directly listened to Shen Qingyu's report without even looking at the old man's coffin.
In his opinion, the most important thing now is to cut through the mess quickly and catch all those people who have emerged due to the undercurrent. Soldiers are very fast. If you can catch one more, it will save you a lot of trouble in the future. Annoyance.
"The other two dead men could not survive the torture and have confessed. The detailed list is here."
oh?
Yang Rong and others on the side were suddenly stunned, how fast? What kind of death warrior is that?
Zhu Gaojie was not surprised at all. Apart from madmen who were brainwashed by religion, where are there any real dead men in this world?
Almost no one can bear any waterboarding...
The only people who can truly keep secrets are dead people.
He picked up the list, glanced at it briefly, and then said with a sneer:
"Good fellow, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, Dali Temple, the Hanlin Academy..."
"Everyone has a share!"
"Why, Gu is not the crown prince of the East Palace, but is he a treasonous traitor?"
Seeing Zhu Gaojie's anger, Yang Rong and Xia Yuanji immediately looked at each other, feeling particularly heavy.
His Royal Highness has been diligent and conscientious since the beginning of King Qi. He has made many great contributions to the late emperor. He has also been kind and comforting to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and is kind and generous.
I didn't expect that just because it touched the interests of those wealthy families, it would lead to such great malice!
He even did not hesitate to use important officials in the court and employ dead soldiers, trying to kill His Highness several times!
Yang Rong took the list from Zhu Gaojie and watched it carefully for a long time before slowly passing it to Xia Yuanji.
"Your Highness, I'm looking at the list. The origins of these dead soldiers seem to be diverse, and their minds and skills are quite ordinary. They seem to be a bit hungry..."
As Zhu Gaojie's right-hand man in the court, he had long known about the previous assassination in Yunzhou. The assassin's ferocity that time was even more ferocious than what he had witnessed this time!
Zhu Gaojiu nodded slightly. He had experienced many battles and could see the problem at a glance.
"You're right. These people must have run out of skills. They even have to scrape together dead soldiers for assassination."
"However, even so, they did do it, and the forces behind it simply don't look down upon Gu!"
"Is it really disadvantageous to be alone with a sword?"
Zhu Gaojie's anger immediately made everyone present unable to bear it, and they all made accusations.
After all, being able to allow these dead soldiers to assassinate people in public means that there is a big problem in the court's guard screening work!
Moreover, how did the assassins obtain the crossbows?
You know, crossbows are prohibited items that the imperial court attaches great importance to!
If someone secretly hid a crossbow, he would be beheaded immediately if discovered, and his home would be confiscated. At the end of the day, he would be exiled thousands of miles away!
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will arrange manpower immediately, increase the intensity of the investigation, and make sure to root out all these people!"
"For these people on the list, I have immediately dispatched the Jinyi Guards and notified the army, and together we have surrounded all their mansions."
Hearing Shen Qingyu's words, Zhu Gaojie nodded, and then ordered:
"You did a great job, very agreeable."
"Don't hesitate. No matter who it is, surround it first and then investigate slowly. Anyone who dares to resist will be captured immediately!"
At this time, Yang Rong asked:
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment..."
Zhu Gaojie knew what he meant and shook his head slightly:
"What about the important officials in the court?"
"Since they dare to be in the first grade of junior high school, don't be afraid of the lonely fifteenth grade!"
"Gu is the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty and the Prince of the Supervisory State. It is fair and proper to deal with them. Whoever dares to take the lead will be beaten by Gu!"
In the past, because of the old man's relationship and because Zhu Gaojie didn't want to make the situation too tense, he never dealt harshly with certain people, thinking that he would just boil the frog in warm water and kick them away in the future.
However, these people are becoming more and more courageous now, and they even try to kill themselves again and again?
Zhu Gaojie's eyes turned cold.
Then we have to ask these people to die first! (End of chapter)
