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After receiving the information provided by Zhao Lei, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu couldn't help but be very excited. Without wasting any time, he immediately led his people to Zhao Lei's room in person.
Then, under Zhao Lei's prompting, the factory guards moved the wardrobe in the corner of the room, dug up the ground, and after digging down about two feet, they saw a small box, and then moved out the small box. After opening it, I saw that it was filled with books and letters.
In the most conspicuous place in the box, there is a letter, with the six words "Your Highness the Crown Prince" written on the envelope.
Zhu Heyu opened the letter with his own hands, read it carefully, and soon became happy.
It turned out that although Zhu Hezeng, the eldest son of Prince Fu, had decided to stand up and exterminate his relatives and expose and testify, due to various considerations, he still chose to remain silent during this period and pretended to continue to be loyal to Prince Fu. Buying time to collect more evidence, and lowering the vigilance of King Fu and others, he planned to wait until the critical moment to stand up and deal a fatal blow to the feudal forces.
However, although this approach has great benefits, it also carries great risks for Zhu Hezeng himself. Once Zhu Hezeng is discovered during this period, he will inevitably usher in unscrupulous revenge from King Fu and others.
Therefore, in this letter, Zhu Hezeng said that he had long thought that he might be killed by "some behind-the-scenes mastermind" in the future, so he compiled the evidence in his hands in advance and handed it over to his secret agent. His confidant Zhao Lei is responsible for keeping it. If something really happens to him, Zhao Lei will hand over the evidence to the prince Zhu Heyu.
This evidence is not only extremely large in quantity, but also covers a comprehensive range. There are copies of the account books of Prince Fu's Mansion, partial catalogs of Prince Fu's Mansion's warehouse, records of large sums of money exchanged between Bawang Shipping Company and Prince Fu's Mansion, and even Zhu Hezeng himself over the years. There are letters to contact vassal forces from various places, and even a list of people involved in relevant cases and possessing relevant evidence, and so on.
Seeing this, Zhu Heyu was also very happy, but soon his expression became serious again.
This is because, after all, the evidence collected by Zhu Hezeng is not as convincing as Zhu Hezeng himself standing up to testify. Most of the account books and records are just copies, and those correspondence can only represent Zhu Hezeng’s own side of the story. Prince Fu and other feudal lords There will still be a lot of excuses for the forces in the future.
But in any case, with this evidence in hand, Zhu Heyu immediately reversed his previous disadvantage. He no longer had to worry that after Zhu Hezeng died, he would lose the most critical piece of evidence. His original impeachment of the vassal forces was still It was well-targeted, and no one could say that he made a false accusation. On the contrary, the feudal sects involved in the case were bound to be in chaos.
Thinking of this, Zhu Heyu went through all the books and letters in the box with his own hands, and his expression became more relaxed. Then he turned his eyes to Zhao Lei and asked: "All the evidence that Zengdi gave you, Is it all in this box?”
Zhao Lei nodded quickly and said: "The villain has been deeply loved by the eldest son of Wang. He has always been loyal to the eldest son. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect the things that the eldest son of Wang told him. He arranged for the villain to be handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince. Everything is here now."
Speaking of the latter, Zhao Lei lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyes, once again hiding the flicker in his eyes.
But Zhu Heyu did not suspect that Zhao Lei was lying. After all, Zhao Lei had made great contributions to him and his attitude had always been actively cooperative. In Zhu Heyu's view, there was no need for Zhao Lei to lie under such circumstances.
The most important thing is that after seeing the evidence collected by Zhu Hezeng, Zhu Heyu's heart was filled with admiration and regret for Zhu Hezeng, and even a little bit of guilt, thinking that Zhu Hezeng was really a loyal and caring person to the country. A good clan with righteousness.
In Zhu Heyu's view, if Zhu Hezeng had not prepared this batch of evidence in advance with his thoughtfulness and careful arrangements, now that Zhu Hezeng had been poisoned and died, he would have been at a disadvantage in this contest with the vassal forces! Moreover, if Zhu Heyu had not persuaded Zhu Hezeng to stand up and testify against King Fu and other vassals, Zhu Hezeng would not have been poisoned and died. Zhu Hezeng knew that his life was in danger, but he still considered Zhu Heyu wholeheartedly. Everything was arranged in advance, and the thoughtfulness was even more touching.
As Zhao Lei was Zhu Hezeng's most trusted confidant, Zhu Heyu subconsciously projected part of his feelings for Zhu Hezeng onto Zhao Lei, and he had a good impression of Zhao Lei.
Because of this, Zhu Heyu did not discover that there was something strange about this matter from beginning to end.
For example, whenever Zhao Lei was answering Zhu Heyu's questions, his eyes would flicker from time to time, and he was quite vague. In his statement, the evidence in the box was just "the eldest son of Wang arranged for the villain to deliver it to "Everything given to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" rather than "Everything given to the villain by the eldest son of the king". These are actually two completely different expressions.
For another example, since Zhu Hezeng has secretly collected so much evidence, and has often met with Prince Zhu Heyu during this period, why not give these evidence directly to Zhu Heyu, but secretly hand it over to his confidants? Zhao Lei was responsible for keeping it, and he was not responsible for handing it over until he was killed?
For another example, in Zhu Hezeng's letter to Zhu Heyu, he said that he had anticipated that he might be harmed by others in the future, but Zhu Hezeng never mentioned clearly who the person who would murder him was. In the end, he was only referred to by the four words "the man behind the scenes", which seemed to imply that the people who might murder him were not just King Fu and other feudal lords, but there might be others.
It's a pity that because too many things happened today, Zhu Heyu was in a state of ups and downs in mood and did not notice these strange things in time, which paved the way for great changes in the future.
At this time, Zhu Heyu felt both relaxed and heavy. He was relaxed because he found a lot of evidence, and he felt heavy because he regretted Zhu Hezeng's death.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Heyu couldn't help but sigh: "With this evidence, all the vassals who committed the crime will definitely not be able to escape the punishment of the court's laws. No matter how much they shirk the blame, they will definitely be severely punished!" It's a pity that Zengdi is obviously a public-spirited person, and he did not hesitate to stand up and kill relatives, but he was still harmed at the most critical moment. Zengdi is a rare talent in the clan, with both public-spiritedness and ability. If he hadn't been Because of Zengdi's careful arrangements, I am afraid that I will be beaten down by the vassals... Alas! If Zengdi is not dead, I will definitely do my best to recommend him to inherit the position of King Fu, not only to repay Zengdi's kindness , it is also a good thing for the people of the imperial court... What a pity!"
Having said this, Zhu Heyu turned his eyes to Zhao Lei again, his eyes became more gentle and friendly, and said: "You have now handed over this batch of evidence to me, which can be said to have made a great contribution! Zengdi did not trust the wrong person, you Well done! Don’t worry, Zengdi’s death will never be in vain. I will definitely catch the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Zengdi!
As for you, there have been rumors coming from the capital, saying that the emperor plans to arrange for a new imperial envoy to replace me. Maybe I will return to the center of the capital soon, and you will return to the capital with me then. On the one hand, I serve as a witness to prove the origin of these evidences to the court. On the other hand, I also ask me to try to find a future for you! When things have developed to this point, Zengdi's desire to prove his vassal status and his righteousness to destroy relatives can no longer be concealed. As a close confidant of Zengdi, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Luoyang anymore. "
After hearing what Zhu Heyu said, Zhao Lei's eyes suddenly turned red. He didn't know whether it was because Zhu Heyu promised to avenge Zhu Hezeng, or because Zhu Heyu promised to find a future for himself. He quickly knelt down. On the ground, he cried and said: "I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your support. I also hope that Your Highness the Crown Prince will find the real murderer and bring justice to the eldest son of the king!"
Zhu Heyu only felt that Zhao Lei, as Zhu Hezeng's confidant, was indeed a loyal and loyal servant. He became more and more emotional for a while, and his impression of Zhao Lei was also better.
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Next, although Zhao Lei said that he had handed over all the evidence to Prince Zhu Heyu, when Prince Zhu Heyu led the factory guards to leave the room, they still searched carefully out of caution. But no more gains were found.
In the end, Zhu Heyu and others quickly left the room with a small box full of evidence, and Zhao Lei also left with Zhu Heyu.
When leaving the room, Zhao Lei couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the dug ground in the corner of the room, a look of relaxation flashed across his expression.
Perhaps because of the darkness under the lamp, when the factory guard searched the room, he did not search the ground again where a large amount of evidence had been dug up.
But in fact, the ground where a large amount of evidence has been dug out does not only contain the evidence that Zhu Hezeng wanted to hand over to Zhu Heyu. If the factory guards had been more careful and continued to dig two feet deeper, there would also be evidence. A dozen secret letters were found wrapped in oilcloth.
And these secret letters are all secret correspondence between Zhu Hezeng and the Seventh Prince over the years!
Once these secret messages are exposed, it will be enough for the government and the public to discover the secret ambitions of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian!
Some time ago, Zhu Hezeng also handed over these secret letters to Zhao Lei for secret safekeeping!
However, Zhu Hezeng was not prepared to hand over these secret messages to Zhu Heyu, because Zhu Hezeng believed that Zhu Heyu's scheming methods were slightly insufficient and could not use these secret messages to attack Zhu Hejian well, so he asked Zhao Lei to hand over the secret messages to Zhu Heyu. After the evidence in the box was handed over to Prince Zhu Heyu, he took the opportunity to gain the trust of Prince Zhu Heyu, followed Prince Zhu Heyu back to the capital, and then handed these secret letters to the important figures in the imperial court.
According to Zhu Hezeng, the people in the center of the capital who are qualified to be called "big shots" are nothing more than Emperor Deqing, Chief Assistant Zhou Shangjing, and Cabinet Minister Zhao Junchen. These three people can be handed over to anyone, and Zhao Lei will be able to decide according to the situation. It depends!
Before leaving the room, Zhao Lei once again glanced at the corner of the room where the secret messages were buried, and thought to himself: "Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has completely trusted me, the surveillance on me should not be too strict. I will look for it in the next few days." Return here when you have the opportunity, take out the secret messages wrapped in oilcloth, and then follow His Highness the Crown Prince back to the capital, and hand them over to the big shots in the capital with your own hands, and you must complete the instructions given by the eldest son of the king!"
As he was thinking secretly, Zhao Lei couldn't help but recall the scene where Wang's eldest son Zhu Hezeng secretly met with him that night a month ago.
That night, Zhu Hezeng suddenly secretly summoned Zhao Lei for a meeting and handed over ten secret letters wrapped in oilcloth to Zhao Lei for safekeeping.
At that time, Zhu Hezeng's expression was extremely serious, even a little cold.
Then, Zhu Hezeng said something that made Zhao Lei feel cold in his heart.
"Zhao Lei, you are my most trusted confidant, so I won't hide it from you. I have decided to take advantage of the prince's arrival in Luoyang to investigate the crimes of King Fu, and take the initiative to expose the crimes of King Fu and other sects. The reason why I want to This was done at the instigation of the seventh prince in the capital. The seventh prince promised me that as long as I could control the situation, disrupt the situation, and make both the prince and the feudal clan suffer losses, he would fully support him after he ascended the throne. I will inherit the throne of Prince Fu. At the same time, once I stand up for justice and eliminate my relatives, the prince will support me in inheriting the throne! This is my best chance to inherit the throne!
The next period of time is a critical period that determines my future destiny! If the plan succeeds, I can successfully inherit the position of King Fu, and maybe I can participate in the court affairs as a vassal king. But if the plan fails, many people will not be able to tolerate me continuing to live, and there is a high probability that I will die. Death! I have made up my mind that I cannot miss this great opportunity, so I must give it a go! No matter how high the price is, it’s still worth it!
However, just in case, some things must be arranged in advance. If my final plan fails, I will never let it go. Even if I am murdered and killed, I will never make it easier for those who murder me!
People who may plot against me in the future are not only King Fu and other feudal lords who want to kill and silence me, but I also know too many secrets of the Seventh Prince. If the Seventh Prince sees that the situation has become a success, I will not have any more value. After that, he might try to kill me in order to clear himself, hide the truth! This person has a sinister nature and ruthless methods, I have to guard against him!
Therefore, these letters are evidence of my secret contact with the Seventh Prince over the years. Now they are handed over to you for safekeeping. If anything happens to me in the future, you will hand over all the evidence of the vassal's crimes to the Prince, and then hand over these letters to the Prince. To those big shots in the capital who have the ability to be enemies with the Seventh Prince!
Hey! If I am really killed by someone in the future, I will not be able to find out who is the real culprit after I go to the underworld. At that time, I will let all those who are suspected of murdering me be buried with me! "
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