"Prince Fu is here?"
Listening to Wang Chengen's report, Chongzhen narrowed his eyes.
King Fu has always been relatively aware of current affairs and understands himself.
He has been away from home for nearly four months and has just returned to the palace. If there is no big deal, he will definitely not be looking for him at this juncture.
Empress Zhou was considerate and immediately whispered: "Your Majesty, Uncle Fu Wang wishes to see you. I think there is something important. State affairs are important.
You go and do your work. I, my concubine, will take Xun'er to play here for a while! "
"OK!"
Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cixiang: "Son, you play with your mother for a while, my father will go find your Grandpa Fu Wang, and you must listen to your mother!"
"Come, give me a kiss, father!"
Chongzhen muttered a few words, kissed Zhu Cihong again, and then reluctantly gave Zhu Cihong to Queen Zhou.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain, Chongzhen looked at the solemn-faced King Fu. Before he could speak, King Fu immediately stepped forward to salute and whispered: "Your Majesty, King Lu is dead!"
"King Lu is dead?"
Chongzhen was a little confused, and then asked: "There are spies from the Imperial Guard in Prince Lu's Mansion, how could they be allowed to..."
At this point, Chongzhen suddenly realized that he had spilled the beans, so he looked at Prince Fu, whose eyes were full of vigilance: "Uncle Wang, don't worry too much. We can talk to you about the affairs of Prince Lu's Mansion after we go to Prince Lu's Mansion to see it!"
"How did you die?"
"I don't know whether it was suicide or homicide for the moment. I have already informed the Jin Yiwei people to go and see. Not only is King Lu dead, but several of his princesses and the crown prince of Lu died at the dinner table together!"
"During this period, has King Lu done anything weird?"
"I haven't noticed much about the weirdness. Ever since we all returned to Beijing, King Lu has been a bit unsociable.
He rarely participated in some activities held by the Zongren Mansion, and he was strictly prohibited from participating by the family members of Prince Lu's Mansion! "
"Let's go and check out the situation!"
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment!"
Prince Fu quickly stopped Chongzhen who was about to leave and whispered: "Your Majesty, please change your clothes. Let's go in a low profile.
Your Majesty has just returned to Beijing. If a large number of royal guards surround Prince Lu's Mansion, His Majesty's personal visit will definitely attract the attention of all parties.
If the news of King Lu's suicide spreads again, rumors will spread that His Majesty is going to completely clean up the prince, which will panic the officials. "
"Uncle Wang is interested!"
Chongzhen said softly and walked towards Qianqing Palace.
Two quarters of an hour later, the two sedans arrived at Prince Lu's Mansion. At this moment, there was no one outside Prince Lu's Mansion except for a few young men dressed as royal guards guarding the door.
Seeing that the emperor was coming in person, the guard guarding the door whispered twice and led the two of them to the main hall.
I saw Ren Peng and several prison prisoners looking at the bodies of several people. After a while, Ren Peng got up.
First he saluted Chongzhen, and then said: "Your Majesty, King Lu and his family were poisoned and died. The poison was Scorpio Agate, which is the same poison as King Jin's family."
"Poisoned?"
"Scorpio Agate?"
"Prince Jin?"
Chongzhen was stunned on the spot, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he began to outline something in his mind.
"Scorpio agate is extremely rare, and the same style of agate gold ring, is there any connection between King Jin and King Lu?"
"The King of Jin secretly colluded with the eight major locust merchants, and was related to the Mongolian tribes and Jiannu.
King Lu was related to the Wenxiang Sect, which colluded with King Jingjiang, Jiannu, and Fusang. King Jingjiang was secretly exchanged for the crown prince by the Yao people.
Could it be said that the King of Jin and the King of Lu secretly united to divide the Ming Dynasty into one south and one north?
The King of Jin united with external forces to provide what he needed. When the imperial court and Mongolia were fighting to the death, he unexpectedly defeated the Mongolian tribes.
King Lu supported the Wenxiang Sect and relied on internal strength. When the imperial court mobilized elites to fight with Jiannu and both sides suffered losses, the power of the Wenxiang Sect swept across the southern part of the Ming Dynasty and occupied half of the country.
It is even said that when King Jin could not stop the Mongolian tribes and fought to the death, the power controlled by King Lu was the ultimate trump card.
This can also explain the armor in the cellar in Jining City! "
"Yes, that's very likely to be the case. I remember that when the eight major locust merchants were liquidated, the eight major locust merchants purchased a large number of properties and shops in the south, and a lot of grain was shipped out from Shandong.
At that time, I thought it was because the south was prosperous and the shops were built in the south for profit. Now I think about it, maybe it was for transporting grain and selling Jiannu slaves to the eight major locust merchants, furs, medicinal materials, etc.
Transporting grain from Shandong to Xuanfu is much more convenient and cheaper than transporting grain from Taiyuan.
With the connections in Prince Lu's Palace, he can get as much food as he needs. It is even said that due to the relationship between Prince Lu's Palace and Kong's Palace, the food produced by the two landowners can meet the needs of the eight major locust merchants.
Of course, they are not that stupid. They must have passed the real thing and fake it several times before passing it on to the eight major locust merchants. The court could not find it even if it wanted to.
Coupled with the movement of food from the south to the north, and the cover of the generals from Shandong guards who had infiltrated the Lu Palace and the Kong Palace, few people would notice. "
"By the way, there is also the participation of Duke Cheng Guo. King Lu and King Jin have no information at the local level. Duke Cheng is responsible for inquiring about information at court, and the three parties cooperate with each other.
Now that all the Mongolian tribes have surrendered and Jiannu has been destroyed, King Lu thinks that I have the evidence and will completely liquidate him.
He was afraid that he would be tortured and humiliated, and then he committed suicide! He took over all the sins in order to spare other clans of King Lu's lineage.
Yes, that must be the case! "
The more Chongzhen thought about it, the more he felt that the whole process was exactly what he thought.
But then, their expressions changed. If this was really the case, then regardless of whether they could succeed, it was really possible for them to create a force to fight against the Mongolian tribes and Jiannu.
It can be regarded as a curve to save the country!
Prince Fu on the side looked at the emperor whose expression changed, and he touched his chin thoughtfully.
After a while, Chongzhen woke up and looked at Li Ruolian who was coming in a hurry: "Search the Prince Lu's Mansion to see if there is anything valuable left behind. Make it less noisy!"
"I obey the decree!"
It took half an hour for Li Ruolian to return to the hall and said, "Your Majesty, I searched the entire Prince Lu Mansion and found nothing unusual.
There were no hidden compartments or secret rooms, and I didn’t see any letters or anything like that! "
"Give a hush-hush order to all the servants in Prince Lu's Mansion. No one is allowed to reveal what happened today. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished by the three tribes!"
"I obey the decree!"
After Li Ruolian left, Chongzhen looked at Prince Fu, shook his head gently, and said calmly: "Uncle Wang, are you curious why I arranged spies in Prince Lu's Mansion?"
"I don't..."
"You don't have to deny it, I did this for a purpose!"
"Uncle Wang, let me tell you a story!"
Without waiting for King Fu's response, Chongzhen continued: "About twenty years ago..."
