A dignified second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, a high official in the border areas, and a Fang Bo.
He just threw himself into the sea of fire and died.
Even the murderous Jin Yiwei had expressions of shock on their faces when they saw Zhou Rong, the governor of Henan Daozuo, throwing himself into the sea of fire.
Zhou Rong moved very quickly, barely giving people a chance to react or stop him, and jumped directly into the ruins of the high-rise building that collapsed to the ground and was still burning.
Even with his whole body on fire, he struggled to walk towards the depths of the sea of fire.
In a short time, he was swallowed up by the entire sea of fire, and his figure disappeared from people's sight. Faintly, a few screams began to be heard from the sea of fire. After a while, there was only a muffled sound, accompanied by a ball of sparks, splashing out from the sea of fire.
There is no shortage of miracles in this world, but Zhou Rong's ending was that he was burned by the raging fire and turned into a ball of ashes, which was scattered between the sky and the earth with the subsequent gust of wind and turned into nothing.
Pan Boyong was completely frightened by Zhou Rong's actions.
He opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath, his body shaking uncontrollably.
As the chief envoy of Henan Province, Zhou Rong was burned to death. Although it was tragic, he died happily and without worries.
But what about Pan Boyong?
Pan Boyong's jaw began to tremble. He raised his head and took a look. There were already several Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers quietly distributed around him, as if he was afraid that he would find a happy ending like Zhou Rong.
At this time, Pan Boyong had already cursed Zhou Rong from the inside out in his heart.
Originally, with Zhou Rong here, Zhou Rong would be in front of the emperor and grandson to shoulder all the responsibilities.
But now, Zhou Rong, who was taller than himself, died, and he suddenly became the tallest person in Henan Province.
Pan Boyong couldn't help feeling annoyed. He turned his eyes and saw that the emperor's grandson had turned his head and stared at him silently.
Pan Boyong's heart suddenly jumped.
Zhu Yunxi had already spoken softly: "Does Pan Jingcha also want to learn from Uncle Zhou Fang?"
Zhu Yunxi's tone was sinister, cold and threatening.
However, only he knew in his heart how surprised he was by Zhou Rong's sudden hiding in the sea of fire.
Originally, ever since these Henan Province officials arrived, he had been silently observing their actions and reactions. Zhou Rong has been struggling, maybe because he still has a conscience, or because he was afraid of death at the time, or because he suddenly woke up.
And Zhu Yunxi was also preparing to use Zhou Rong as an entry point to open up the situation on Henan Road so that he could see clearly what was under the muddy water.
It’s just that Zhou Rong has already hidden in the sea of fire.
The Henan Road Inspector in front of him became the person who knew the most.
Pan Boyong and Zhu Yunxi just looked at each other, then hurriedly lowered his head in panic and slapped his hands on the ground.
"I deserve death for my crime."
Zhu Yunxi patted Pan Boyong on the shoulder: "You know better than Gu what the crime should be. The two yamen of Henan Province are here tonight. If you have anything to do, you should explain it yourself and write it down clearly."
Pan Boyong kept banging his head on the ground: "The guilty minister must obey the lesson and speak out everything he knows."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "I'm lonely."
After groaning lowly, Zhu Yunxi was already walking towards the distance.
The footsteps were getting farther and farther and lighter, but Pan Boyong felt a heavy pressure on his heart.
The person who was about to find Jin Yiwei confessed his guilt.
Pan Boyong heard the voice of the emperor's grandson coming from the darkness behind him.
"Then unload the twenty-one corpses. Good people were tortured into this state, and they can be buried with dignity alone."
Pan Boyong trembled slightly when he heard the sound.
The footsteps finally disappeared completely.
Pan Boyong was also drained of all his strength, and lay limply on the ground with a wailing cry, sweat pouring down his face, and his whole body was trembling.
The crowd began to disperse, like a chopped fire dragon, and the ruins of high-rise buildings collapsed in the courtyard. The flames also began to slowly change from incandescent color back to orange, and then gradually dimmed and became smaller.
Under the night, all movements began to become cautious.
Pan Boyong stood up slowly. Just standing up exhausted all the strength in Pan Boyong's body. When he finally stood up straight, his whole body looked older.
Several Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers took two steps silently.
Pan Boyong sighed softly and looked at the people who were collecting the twenty-one corpses in the corridor.
"I will tell you and write it down exactly what His Majesty the Grandson wants to know." Pan Boyong muttered in a low voice with a vicissitude of voice, with a dark look on his face and a look of death on his face.
A Jin Yiwei sneered: "You can only say what we ask."
Pan Boyong raised his head blankly and looked at the Jin Yiwei who was speaking in front of him.
Pan Boyong nodded absently.
Then he stretched out his hands as if to accept some.
The Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers smiled again: "No one can leave Kaifeng Mansion now."
Pan Boyong suddenly laughed out loud, retracted his hands, waved his robe, and clasped his hands together.
The Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers snorted and waved their hands.
"Let's go."
…
At this point, warning sounds for the watchman have been heard in Kaifeng Mansion.
The Kaifeng Prefecture and Houya finally became quiet.
Zhu Yunxi, who left Houya, said he was tired, but he did not fall asleep.
The entire government office was filled with the smell of coke, and it was no longer possible to treat anyone at this moment.
Zhu Yunxi walked from the government office to the street outside with a calm face, looking sideways at the streets on both sides.
I saw that the servants of various departments and yamen in Kaifeng Prefecture gathered outside the interception of the accompanying officers and soldiers.
On one side of the street, there was still a blank area, and the accompanying officers and soldiers were washing the road with the pressurized water trucks brought by the fire fighters from the Kaifeng Prefecture's fire prevention team.
"The statistics we just finished show that all the high-ranking officials from the two departments of Henan Province and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture are here tonight, and they are all being detained for interrogation."
Zhu Gaochi put his hands together, fell behind Zhu Yunxi, and walked out of the Kaifeng government office.
Zhu Yunxi didn't look back, he just looked at the officers and yamen officers who were stopped by the officers and soldiers, and who kept cautiously lowering their heads and retreating because of his appearance.
"Let Gao Guang and the others have a good rest tonight and start taking over the affairs of the two divisions of Henan Province and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture tomorrow."
Zhu Gaochi's eyes flashed twice and he whispered: "Henan Road suddenly encounters such a big change, and there will definitely be a lot of noise outside."
Zhu Yunxi frowned: "Ask Tang Bi to bring people to Kaifeng Mansion. And Yu Ma, is there any news from him?"
"The transfer order calling Tang Bi to come to Kaifeng Mansion has been sent to Chenliu County before entering the city today. His people were originally helping Pei Benzhi to relieve the disaster, and the transfer will probably not be carried out until tomorrow."
Zhu Gaochi whispered, moved his palm in his sleeve, then took out a document and handed it to Zhu Yunxi: "Yu Ma went to the clerical contact early in the morning. He has been rectifying military affairs outside since he took office as the capital of Henan. I think now that we have the news that we are entering the city, we will be back soon."
Zhu Yunxi nodded.
It can be said that the entire Henan Province was thrown into one pot tonight. You can tell with your feet that this incident will definitely cause an uproar in Henan Province.
It’s just that we don’t know what exactly this storm will be like, and what direction it will develop in the absence of a leader.
It is precisely because of this that at this time, you need to have enough power in your hands to deal with unexpected events that may happen at any time.
At this time, Zhu Gaochi whispered again: "Soon after the Henan Province officials entered the yamen tonight, in addition to the servants from the yamen who came here, there were also many people hiding in secret to observe here."
"What is your identity?"
Zhu Yunxi said something and looked up at the dark area around the street.
Zhu Gaochi chuckled and said: "There are gentry from Kaifeng Prefecture, there are also merchants with considerable wealth, and there are even families with countless fertile lands."
They are all unexpected forces.
Zhu Yunxi turned his head and looked to the northwest of Kaifeng City.
Over there is the old Song Palace and now the Ming Dynasty Prince's Palace.
Zhu Gaochi, however, muttered in a low voice with worry: "I have to write a memorial for what happened tonight and send a response urgently. You have done such a big thing, and I don't have the ability to wipe your ass. How can I help you?" We have to rely on our old man."
"In addition, the chief officials of the two departments of Henan Province also need to be selected by the old man. We cannot make the decision on this matter."
"My father doesn't know when he will receive the official document to mobilize the troops. The back and forth may not take more than a month. I just hope that during this period, nothing will happen again."
Zhu Gaochi kept talking non-stop, checking for all kinds of gaps and making up for what happened in the Kaifeng government office tonight.
But Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at the street in the distance.
In the darkness of the street, the sound of horse hooves could be heard, and then there was the light of fire, and then groups of officers and soldiers, under the control of many lieutenant generals, were approaching Kaifeng Mansion.
"Whoever comes, please give us the bugle."
Some of the Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers who were on guard around the Kaifeng government office began to shout at the sudden appearance of the army.
"The imperial envoy Si Yuma was given the command of the capital of Henan Province. After hearing that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun was attacked when he entered the city, I led the troops back to the city to protect him."
There was a movement on the other side of the cordon.
Zhu Yunxi had a smile on his face.
What I was really worried about in Henan Road finally didn't happen.
The fact that Yu Ma was able to lead troops into the city at this time is enough to show that he has basically mastered the troops and horses of the upper and lower guards of Henan Dusi, and suppressed the generals who had been in Henan Road for a long time.
As long as the troops and horses of Henan Road are not in chaos, even if something big happens, it will be enough to calm down.
Zhu Yunxi stepped forward lightly and walked over to meet Yu Ma who was leading the troops into the city.
Outside the cordon, Yu Ma, who was riding on horseback, saw the emperor's grandson, whom he had not seen for a long time, by the firelight from the government office. After hearing that he had signed up, he picked up his feet and came over to greet him. His heart warmed and he immediately He urged the war horse beneath him to get outside the cordon controlled by Jin Yiwei.
Then, without stopping, Yu Ma turned over and dismounted.
Both the Kinyi Guards and the Habayashi Guards are members of the Imperial Guards.
Before last year, Yu Ma had been the commander of the Yulin Guards, and he was very familiar with the people of the Jinyi Guards.
The Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers on the cordon let Yu Ma go.
Yu Ma, on the other hand, did not dare to stop at all, and walked forward quickly, walking in front of Zhu Yunxi in five steps and two steps at a time.
He shook his robe, raised his skirt, then knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Yunxi with his hands clasped in fists.
"The escort arrived late, and His Highness almost got caught in the fire."
"This is my fault."
"I am determined to find out for Your Highness the person who set the fire and the people behind it who are plotting evil intentions!"
Yu Ma's voice was loud and clear, as if he was issuing a military order before the battle.
The smile on Zhu Yunxi's face became even stronger.
What Yu Ma said was very confident and convincing. This is what he hopes to see in this Henan Dusi.
After Yu Ma, the generals who had followed him into the city had already dismounted and walked outside the cordon of the imperial guards.
"The general will see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun at the end."
The voices of all the generals were loud and clear, like a great bell, shocking the hearts of the people. The loud voices of the generals gathered together one after another, and finally resounded throughout the entire city of Kaifeng.
Zhu Yunxi raised his eyes and looked over blankly.
In ordinary days, the hierarchy and superiority of subordinates in the military, just like civilian officials, are easy to distinguish. Only in wartime will generals dress up similarly to ordinary officers and soldiers.
This is to ensure that generals will not become easy targets for the enemy because they dress too ostentatiously and show off in battle.
It was obvious that the generals of the Henan Taoist Guards who fell into Zhu Yunxi's sight at this moment could not distinguish between their official ranks.
Some differences can only be seen slightly from the simple and colorless armor on the body.
"Everyone, get up."
"You all wear armor at starry night and go into the city to protect you. You are lonely and at ease."
When he said this, Zhu Yunxi had already walked to Yu Ma's side, gently patted the gold-swallowing beast on his shoulder with his fingers, and whispered: "Get up."
Yu Ma nodded and stood up.
Zhu Yunxi walked out from behind the Jinyi guards and arrived in front of the generals of the Henan Dao guards.
"Everyone, get up. When everything in Henan Road is finished, I'll treat you to a big bowl of wine."
"General, I'll take your orders, thank you."
The generals made a sound like thunder and stood up with their armors clattering.
Yu Ma also walked up to Zhu Yunxi from behind: "Your Highness, I suddenly heard about the incident in the city tonight. I made no preparations, so I had to lead five thousand troops into the city. However, I have issued a military order to the Henan Capital Division. Within three days, there will be another attack." More than ten thousand troops and horses entered the city to protect the safety of His Royal Highness the Emperor."
A total of more than 10,000 troops and horses.
Zhu Yunxi nodded, thinking that this was probably all the available manpower Yu Ma had in Henan Road now.
He reached out and patted Yu Ma's shoulder again: "Henan Dusi is loyal and filial, and he is brave and unyielding. I will remember this."
Then, Zhu Yunxi whispered in front of Yu Ma: "Tang Bi will probably lead five thousand feather forest guards into the city tomorrow, and you two can get together by then."
Yu Ma nodded, having already heard about the arrival of Tang Bi, an old friend.
The reason why the emperor's grandson said this at this moment must be that he and Tang Bi would join forces to control the situation around Kaifeng Mansion.
He received the order in a low voice, and then distributed military orders to the generals who followed him into the city tonight, and each went to the Kaifeng Mansion wall to take charge of city defense and control various city gates.
Wait until everything is over.
Yu Ma then spoke again: "Tonight, the Kaifeng Mansion Office was set on fire by thieves. Will Your Highness want to stay at the Dusi Office to rest?"
Only then did Zhu Yunxi remember that he had hurriedly entered Kaifeng City under the stars and the moon, and he still had not found a place for himself to settle down.
About to speak.
On the street on one side, there was another movement.
This time, the vigilant guards did not make a sound to stop him.
Because on the street, there were several large flags with the word "zhou" written on them, as well as the banners that only the Prince of Ming Dynasty had for prohibiting streets and clearing roads. They appeared in front of people's gaze.
Except for the absence of gongs and drums, it was almost like the prince was leaving the palace.
Zhu Gaochi whispered from one side: "It's Uncle Wu's team."
Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes and looked over, and said in a low voice: "Do you think the fifth uncle is in here?"
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but frown and glance at Zhu Yunxi. For a moment, he was really unsure of what Brother Xi meant by what he said.
However, there is no need for the two of them to do more thinking.
As they walked into the palace palace not far away, a familiar voice could be heard.
"Where is my nephew!"
"Who is so brave and dares to set fire to the Kaifeng government office? He really doesn't know how high the sky is."
"Brother Xi! His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson!"
"Brother Xi..."
Yu Ma, who stood beside Zhu Yunxi with a sword in his hand, as if he were his own bodyguard, had a look of surprise on his face.
He had served as an official and commander in Kaifeng Mansion for many years, and had met His Highness King Zhou many times, but he had never seen King Zhou behave like this.
Zhu Yunxi smiled helplessly and walked over to greet him before he could.
in the crowd.
A corner of his inner clothes came out and Zhu Xi, who was banging on his chest, rushed to Zhu Yunxi with a face full of panic.
Without waiting for Zhu Yunxi to speak.
Zhu Xi then grabbed the words and said: "I have not been far away to welcome His Highness the Emperor Taisun. The Prince of Zhou's Palace was waiting for His Highness to stay and have a rest. Just now, His Highness was caught in a fire in the Kaifeng Mansion Office. I deserve death for my crime. Fortunately, God has blessed me and His Highness is safe and sound. I would like to ask Your Highness to move to the Prince of Zhou’s Mansion to stay and have a rest to rest your mind and take care of the worries of the millions of subjects in Henan Province.”
Zhu Yunxi's face was tense, and he took two steps forward, closing the distance between him and Zhu Xi.
He also said in a serious voice: "The Prince of Zhou has taken the trouble, and my nephew has thanked my fifth uncle."
Zhu Rui still lowered his head at this time and whispered: "There are many people around. If you have something to say, you have to say it in the palace."
Zhu Yunxi also nodded and said nothing.
On the other end, Zhu Gaochi also began to greet the accompanying team. With Yu Ma personally leading the escort, he followed the honor guard of the Zhou Palace and went to the Zhou Palace in the northwest of Kaifeng City.
In the middle of the night, everyone finally entered the gate of Prince Zhou's Mansion.
As the royal guards stood guard outside the palace gate, the palace gate was tightly closed with a roar, thus truly blocking out all the sleepless people in the deep darkness.
Zhu Yunxi, who entered the Prince of Zhou's Mansion, was led all the way to the front hall of the Prince's Mansion by Zhu Ji.
At this time, Zhu Xi turned around with a nervous face and looked Zhu Yunxi up and down.
He spoke even more plausibly: "Fortunately, it's okay. Fortunately, it's okay. If anything happens to me, I'm afraid the old man will be furious."
Zhu Yunxi looked at Old Fifth Uncle who didn't know how sincere he was and was worried about him.
He whispered: "Uncle Fifth, the matter is not over yet."
Zhu Xi, who originally wanted to reach out and further confirm whether Zhu Yunxi was okay, suddenly stopped.
He was a little unsure: "It's not over yet? Is this just the beginning?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded and took a breath: "Now that Henan Province is leaderless, we can see clearly who will be at a loss because of this."
Just then, Zhu Xi heard the Jin Yiwei people outside the palace, loudly passing orders back and forth. Tonight, they would arrest the relatives of officials from the two divisions of Henan Province and the Yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture day and night.
Its scope involves nine tribes.
Zhu Ru couldn't help but trembled.
This darkness seems to be getting longer and longer...
