Zhu Biao rebuked directly: "Fourth brother, as a dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty, how can you be so tyrannical?"
Zhu Di said coldly, "Brother, as the King of Yan, I, Zhu Di, have never been so humiliated since I was a child!
If we don't punish these old thieves, how can we maintain the dignity of our royal family? "
"Then there's no need to be so anxious!"
Zhu Biao comforted Zhu Di, and then looked down at Guo An, Zhu Fu and others.
"Zhu Changshi, Guo Changshi, you are in charge of all affairs in Prince Yan's palace. Can you find any evidence that what these old men said is false?"
Zhu Fu and Guo An quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhu Biao.
Afterwards, Guo An said slowly: "Your Majesty, Prince Yan, the Yan Palace has expropriated the land at Zhangjiawan Wharf, or all the business activities at Zhangjiawan Wharf. There are records in the palace. You can find out after a check."
"However, Wei Chen has a question. These old men are all already old.
At such an old age, they should have no other needs. Apart from enjoying their old age, they just want to see their descendants live a good life.
However, their behavior today is so abnormal. They did not care about their own life or death, and risked the whole family to frame His Highness the King of Yan and deceive him.
Wei Chen ventured to guess that these old men should have been threatened by thieves.
In fact, their family members may have been arrested long ago and are no longer even in Beiping Mansion! "
"What?"
The expressions of Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others suddenly changed!
All around, the faces of the officials in Beiping Mansion also changed slightly, and they also figured it out.
As for the old men below, their eyes lit up.
However, after thinking of something, his face was full of misery, they must die.
A cold light flashed in Zhu Biao's eyes, and he asked the old men below: "Everyone, is what Guo Changshi said true?"
However, the old men not only did not explain, but glared at Guo An standing aside with hatred, and then cried to Zhu Biao anxiously: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince clearly knows that everything Guo An said is true." You were lied to.
In Beiping Mansion, the entire Prince Yan Mansion, and even His Highness Prince Yan, who bullies and exploits us and other people, the biggest culprit is the thief Guo An. "
"Exactly, Your Highness, the common people are willing to die as remonstrance!"
As he said that, an old man stood up, stared at his red eyes, and bumped into a pillar as thick as two people on the side.
"Absolutely not!"
Zhu Biao shouted hurriedly.
Zhu Di shouted to Tang Yun and other Yanshan Guard generals below: "Stop him quickly!"
Fortunately, these old men were too old to run very fast, so they were actually stopped by the nearest Yanshan Guard Qianhu.
However, the old man was obviously very unwilling and still struggled desperately.
"You evil thief, let me go. I will use my own life today to expose the evil deeds you have covered up!"
At the same time, Tan Yun and other Yanshan guards who escaped did not return, but stared closely at the group of old men who were also ready to make a move.
Seeing this, Zhu Di and all the Beiping officials were stunned.
They didn't expect that these old men, who usually seemed very honest and easy to bully, could be so strong.
Then, he was filled with anger again.
These old thieves are so shameless, and even after the matter has been exposed, they still use their low life to slander King Yan and them, the officials of Beiping Prefecture.
"You are so impudent!"
"You guys, a bunch of old thieves, can you tarnish the reputation of this king just by relying on these loopholes?"
"You can die if you want. Just tell me honestly and clearly. I can satisfy you if you die however you want..."
An old man scolded angrily: "Zhu Di, the traitor, still wants to deceive you now. How long do you think you can deceive him?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "Old thief, could it be that you think that I really don't dare to have you and others cut into pieces with a thousand knives? I even sent people to capture your family members and cut them into pieces together, so that you and others can be killed." If you can’t live, you can’t die!”
Guo An hurriedly bowed his hands to Zhu Di and saluted, "Your Highness, please calm down. These old men have already come here with the intention to die, and they will even use their own lives to anger His Highness and slander His Highness' reputation!"
"I certainly know this!"
Zhu Di's eyes were red, "We don't care about their purpose. If they dare to anger me like this, I will cut them into pieces and pull out their muscles and bones!"
I want them to regret it..."
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, in fact, the most hateful thing is the person behind them. Your Highness, not only can we not kill these old men now, but we must also keep these old men and use them to find out the thieves behind the scenes...
In this way, His Highness will cut the thief behind the scenes to pieces with a thousand knives, and finally let out a breath of evil! "
After hearing this, Zhu Di's expression softened slightly.
After taking a long breath, he asked: "Guo Qing, can you find it?"
Guo An looked confident, "Your Highness, the thief is definitely still in Beiping Mansion. And in Beiping Mansion, I, Prince Yan Mansion, still have some power. As long as these old men tell the truth, we will definitely be able to find them!"
Zhu Di said fiercely: "I'll leave this matter to you!"
On the side, Zhu Biao did not object.
Zhu Biao has never encountered this kind of tough and rogue-like slander.
Even when these old thieves saw that the matter was about to be exposed, they directly wanted to slander him with their lives. For such a desperate old man, he really had no good solution for the moment.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An bowed respectfully and looked at the old men.
"Everyone, especially Mr. Zhong, we have met him before.
You know the matter about your boy Zhong Dalang best. On weekdays, instead of doing business, he only does some sneaky things, and even dares to smash the windows of shops in Zhangjiawan Pier...
Mr. Zhong, speaking with conscience, if your son is not locked up in the mine and punished... Do you think that after so many years, he will have his hands and feet broken directly because he offended some wealthy businessmen, or even It was to beat Shen Jiang to death...
Can you still have such a son who can make money for your family? Moreover, you can still have such a grandson now..."
"Now that you are so desperate to slander His Highness King Yan and deceive His Highness the Crown Prince, your whole family is deceiving the king and will be killed.
You, and all the elders, think about it seriously, I, Guo An, have never deceived you in all my years in Beiping Mansion.
That thief captured your whole family and forced you to use your lives to slander His Highness King Yan!
How big a crime do you think it is to deceive the emperor?
Do you think that after you die, your family members can continue to live in order to prevent the thieves from leaking out their charges of deceiving the emperor? "
"Actually, from the moment you risk your lives to slander His Highness King Yan, you are already guilty of a capital crime.
Even your family members are on the verge of death.
Dear elders, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and His Royal Highness the King of Yan is also here. I have a group of official guards from Prince Yan's Mansion, plus His Highness the Crown Prince, I can order the Jinyi Guards from Beiping Mansion!
In this way, as long as you tell the truth, and even tell the face of the thief behind the scenes, you will definitely find the thief in less than half a day.
Even if those thieves have left Beiping Mansion, they can still be intercepted and all your families and descendants can be rescued.
Moreover, if you tell the truth now, you are not deceiving the king. Even if His Highness King Yan is magnanimous and begs His Majesty to exile you, you will be exempted from the death penalty.
Your family members and descendants can also live well..."
"Everyone, think about it carefully. The earlier and more detailed the situation you tell us, the greater the possibility of catching the thief and rescuing your family members..."
After Guo An finished all these words, some old men were already a little moved.
They also understand these principles.
However, when they think of the threat and power of those thieves, they can only harbor some illusions.
"Why are you so stupid? In today's Ming Dynasty, who else is more powerful than His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"But our eldest brother is dead!"
Suddenly, the old man Zhong looked angry.
"Um?"
Guo An was stunned, "When did your big man die?"
Old Man Zhong said: "He has been dead for half a month!"
Guo An frowned slightly and saluted Zhu Di and Zhu Biao above.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Yan, I would like to ask you to summon the scribe who manages the mine from the Chief Secretary to come here!"
"allow!"
Zhu Biao said.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!" Guo An thanked him.
Outside the palace, a guard from Prince Yan's Palace was already running towards Chang Shisi.
Guo An said to the old man Zhong: "Mr. Zhong, I can tell you clearly that in the past two months, no miners have died in any of the mines under Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"This is impossible!"
The old man Zhong's eyes widened for a moment, with disbelief on his face, "Since the eldest son of our family is not dead, why didn't he go home during the autumn harvest, and didn't even have a message?"
Guo Andao: "When the clerk in charge of the mine arrives, I'll find out after asking!"
Old Man Zhong did not continue to speak, but his eyes were full of grief.
He already had a hunch in his heart that although his elder brother often cheated on others outside, he was not a serious person.
However, every autumn harvest, no matter how hard or tired they are, they will come back to help them harvest rice.
"Shu Jiyuan, the villain, meets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Yan!"
In less than a moment, a scribe from Chang Shisi in charge of the mine walked into the main hall cautiously.
"Get up!"
Zhu Di waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
After Shu Jiyuan stood up, he quickly looked at Guo An.
Guo An asked: "You are in charge of all the miners in the mine. I want to ask you, is Zhong Dalang from Zhongjia Village in Tongzhou still in the mine at this time?"
Hearing this, Shu Jiyuan couldn't help but glance at the old men on the ground. After he figured out what was going on, his face suddenly became angry.
"Reporting to Guo Changshi, Zhong Dalang had already asked for leave from the mine ten days ago and wanted to go back to help his family harvest grain.
Could it be possible that Zhong Dalang was so stubborn that he actually ran away secretly? "
Guo An looked at Old Man Zhong, "So, Zhong Dalang should be dead!"
"What? Why didn't Prince Yan's Mansion receive any news?" Shu Jiyuan's expression changed again.
Old Man Zhong's eyes were dull for a moment, then he collapsed on the ground and cried loudly.
"Dalang, dogs, I can't help you, I've hurt you!..."
Seeing this, Shu Jiyuan couldn't help but stare blankly.
How is this going?
However, before he could ask any questions, the old man Zhong's expression changed, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Di above.
"His Royal Highness, King Yan, is a grass-roots man with a bad heart and a dog's heart. The grass-roots are not human beings. However, they killed my uncle and deceived the grass-roots' whole family. It was your highness's mine that killed the uncle and deceived the grass-roots' daughter-in-law and grandson. , and then locked up.
He must persecute the common people and frame His Highness the King of Yan.
No matter how His Highness and others press him, the common people and others must be killed in one bite. His Highness brutally bullies the people...
Otherwise, if they knew about it, they would immediately kill the grassroots’ grandson and daughter-in-law and feed them to the dogs..."
"His Royal Highness King Yan, His Highness the Crown Prince, those thieves were evil-minded, and the common people and others saw that the old lame man was unwilling to frame His Highness, so they chopped up the old lame man's grandson alive and fed it to the dogs!
He even humiliated the old cripple's son and daughter-in-law in every possible way, and finally chopped them up and fed them to the dogs..."
"Your Highness, Cao Min and others just want to live a good life and watch their grandchildren grow up, but Cao Min and others have to do such heartless things for the sake of their children and grandchildren..."
Above, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others were furious.
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(End of chapter)
