thunderbolt--
With a sound of thunder, the originally clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, followed by fine raindrops, which fell on the street, making people feel how changeable the situation is.
Lu Wenzhao walked on the road with his eyebrows furrowed. Yu Huatian's cold eyes and murderous words were like drums and bells in the evening, echoing in his ears, making him confused for a while and not knowing what to do.
"Tap tap tap..."
The team unknowingly arrived at Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.
But when he was about to enter the mansion, Lu Wenzhao suddenly stopped, looked at Shen Lian and others beside him, and ordered:
"You guys go back and finish the case first. I'll go do some errands and come back later."
Hearing this, Shen Lian and others all had doubts in their eyes, but they didn't hesitate to ask more questions, so they cupped their hands and said:
"Yes, sir."
Lu Wenzhao didn't say anything, turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
The second eunuch Li Jiang, the eighth eunuch Huang Chihu and others returned to the house together. They all saw Lu Wenzhao coming to the door but then leaving. There was a strange look in their eyes when they saw this.
Huang Chihu frowned and said, "What is he going to do?"
Li Jiang said with a smile: "I was at the dock in the eastern suburbs before. I heard that something happened to the treasure ship the emperor was on when he was on patrol, causing the emperor to fall into the water and catch the wind and cold. At that time, Eunuch Yu was very angry and targeted him specifically. He must have had something to do with it. It cannot be separated."
"Isn't he always on missions with us? How can he find the time to do these things?" Huang Chihu was puzzled.
Jiang Yifan, the eleventh Taibao, sneered: "Some things don't have to be done personally. This Lu Wenzhao participated in the Battle of Saarhu and later joined our Bei Division. He is capable of literary and military skills and has a tolerant personality. Within a few years, he became a fool. When I arrived at Qianhu’s seat, this person’s mind was gloomy and no one could see through him, so it’s not surprising that he would do such a bold thing.”
"Furthermore, as Eunuch Yu, there is no reason to target him for no reason, so he probably has something to do with it."
Li Jiang shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that the plot to murder the emperor, once it is confirmed that it is related to him, not only will all these years of hard work be in vain, but I am afraid that the death will be ugly..."
Behind them, Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian and others were listening to Shangguan's discussion and did not dare to interrupt. However, they looked at each other with a hint of worry and solemnity in their eyes.
…
Lu Wenzhao naturally couldn't hear these discussions, and he didn't care about them at the moment.
What he wanted to find out most now was whether King Xin was responsible for the emperor falling into the water.
If so, how did Yuhuatian know? And you also know that this matter is related to him?
If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, not only him, but even King Xin will lose his head, and all his years of waiting and planning will be in vain.
He will never be reconciled to this!
Therefore, his destination was clear. After leaving the north city, he went straight to King Xin's mansion in the south of the city.
He walked quickly in the rain, and after a while, he arrived at Prince Xin's Mansion. He turned around and looked carefully for a moment. After making sure that no one was following him, he flashed, jumped up the wall, and climbed into the quiet courtyard.
At this time, a red-robed figure stood at the door of the living room at the back of the yard, quietly looking at the rainy scene outside. Seeing Lu Wenzhao come in, he was not surprised at all, as if he had already expected him to come.
"Your Majesty!"
Looking at Zhu Youjian waiting at the door, Lu Wenzhao quickly stepped forward and saluted with his hands in hand.
"Well, I'm back."
Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, with a calm expression.
Looking at Zhu Youjian's appearance of being in danger but unaware of it, Lu Wenzhao frowned and was about to speak when several more people walked out of the house.
There were two men and two women. The leader was a tall, heroic woman wearing a white samurai uniform, holding a falling sword. Behind them was a man and a woman who were slightly younger and followed the woman in white respectfully. It looked like this woman in white The junior woman.
Lu Wenzhao looked at it, his eyes filled with joy at first, and then his brows furrowed again: "Junior sister! Tai'er, Chong'er, are it really you?"
This woman in white is none other than Lu Wenzhao's junior sister, Ding Baiying, followed by her two apprentices: Ding Tai and Ding Chong.
The three of them didn't notice that Lu Wenzhao's expression was wrong. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, but all three of them looked happy and hurriedly stepped forward to salute:
"Brother!"
"Uncle!"
Lu Wenzhao's face was solemn, and he waved his hands and said: "Don't rush to talk about anything else. Let me ask you, was the case of the emperor falling into the water done by you guys?"
When the three of them heard this, they were all startled.
Even Zhu Youjian frowned slightly and asked: "What's wrong? Master Ding and the others were not recommended by you to help me? Then this matter was naturally what I ordered them to do. Although they did not do it directly, they It has something to do with them. Did something happen? "
"We're in big trouble!"
When Lu Wenzhao heard this, his heart sank completely, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, this matter..."
"who?!"
Before she finished speaking, Ding Baiying seemed to notice something. She suddenly turned her head, looked at a rockery in the yard, and shouted sternly: "Come out!"
The expressions of the rest of the people also changed slightly, and they immediately realized that someone was following here, and they all turned their heads to look, with wary expressions.
"Tap-ta-"
They didn't let the others wait for long. Now that they were discovered, the visitor simply stopped hiding and walked out from behind the rockery.
I saw this man wearing a black warrior uniform, carrying a large imperial saber on his shoulder, and wearing a ponytail. He looked at Ding Baiying and the others with a complicated expression:
"Master, I didn't expect it was really you."
The person coming is naturally Ding Xiu.
"Xiu'er?"
"Brother!"
Ding Baiying and the other three were stunned at first, and then they suddenly became happy. They quickly relaxed their guard and walked towards Ding Xiu.
Ding Tai said happily: "Brother, where have you been these days? We have been looking for you for a long time!"
"Don't go there!"
But at this time, Lu Wenzhao's face was filled with surprise and confusion. He stopped the three of them, looked at Ding Baiying and said, "Junior sister, is he your apprentice?"
Ding Baiying was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, senior brother, didn't I tell you that I had four apprentices? Tai'er and Chong'er are the second and third, and the eldest is him, named Ding Xiu, and There is a fourth child named Ding Xian, but their personalities are more out-of-the-box. I..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Wenzhao's face darkened. He looked back at Ding Xiu and interrupted:
"Junior sister, do you know this person's current identity?"
Ding Baiying was confused and looked at Ding Xiu, frowning and asked: "Xiu'er, what is your current status?"
Ding Xiu was silent for a moment and did not hide anything: "I am now the second gear driver of the West Factory."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Ding Baiying and the other three looked in disbelief, and then Ding Baiying became furious. She looked at Ding Xiu and shouted, "Xiu'er, I know you have a wild and unrestrained personality and don't care much about secular rules, but how can you join the West Factory and work for those eunuchs? !”
Lu Wenzhao said with a gloomy expression: "Xichangchang Gongyuhuatian already knew that the prince was responsible for the emperor's drowning case, and also knew that the matter was related to us. He sent this person to follow me here secretly, he must be looking for evidence. "
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed again.
There was a hint of murderous intent in Zhu Youjian's eyes: "He has heard too much, and he is still serving the West Factory. He must not stay!"
Ding Baiying's heart tightened, and there was a trace of struggle in her eyes. She looked at Ding Xiu'er and said, "Xiu'er, you still have time to turn back now. As long as you leave the West Factory and swear not to tell anyone what you heard today, I will plead with the prince..."
"Master!"
Ding Xiu's eyes turned cold and he said indifferently: "Since I have pledged my allegiance to the Governor, I will never betray him."
"Moreover, I know what you want, Master, but if you want to change the world, assassinating the emperor will not work. This will only make the world more chaotic and the people more miserable!"
"It's not just me who thinks so. Go and see your favorite junior brother. He is also serving the imperial court. Two years ago, he killed a Jin Yiwei and took his place. He changed his name to Jin Yichuan. Now he is with me. This uncle is doing the work."
"Go and ask him, does he want to kill the emperor?"
Ding Baiying's body trembled and she looked at him in disbelief: "You, you guys..."
Lu Wenzhao also had a look of surprise in his eyes. Jin Yichuan was a small flag officer under Lu Jianxing and had a very good relationship with Shen Lian. The three of them were sworn brothers, so it was impossible for him not to know.
But he never thought that one of his junior sister's two apprentices was working for the West Factory and would salute even when he saw it, and the other was doing things right under his nose, and he didn't even notice!
Ding Xiu glanced at Lu Wenzhao and said: "The governor has already talked about your relationship with us, and also told me that this King Xin is definitely not a wise master. Even if he becomes the emperor, he can't change anything. If you want It is the right choice to change this world, be your Beisi Qianhu, and serve the supervisor wholeheartedly."
"I can pretend that I didn't hear what I just said, but with the wisdom of the Governor, one day you will be found out. If you turn back now, I can plead with the Governor and try to save your lives. If you still insist on following If King Xin goes to die, he will definitely die!"
Zhu Youjian's face turned cold instantly: "Kill him!"
Ding Baiying and his two disciples turned pale and were a little at a loss.
Lu Wenzhao hesitated for a moment, then slowly touched the handle of the knife with his hands.
At this time, Ding Xiu glanced at him sarcastically, then looked at Ding Baiying, bowed his hands and said:
"Master, we have been working hard for world peace. You taught me martial arts. I am very grateful. But if one day our ideas really contradict each other, then this friendship will be cut off."
"I don't want to help the Overlord deal with you, but I will never do anything to betray the Overlord!"
After that, he glanced at Zhu Youjian coldly, turned around and stepped onto the wall in a few steps, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Zhu Youjian's face changed drastically, he looked at Ding Baiying and others beside him, and said angrily: "Why didn't you stop him?"
"it's useless."
Ding Baiying was depressed and shook his head: "He is extremely talented in martial arts. He was no weaker than me three years ago. If he wants to leave, none of us can stop him."
Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth: "What should we do now? He is now working for Xichang and has heard the evidence of our plan. If we don't get rid of him, we will all die!"
Lu Wenzhao said in a deep voice: "Yu Huatian seems to have known for a long time that the prince did this, and also knew that the person who did it was related to a humble position. Even if Ding Xiu doesn't come, I'm afraid he will trace it to the prince. !”
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Zhu Youjian waved his hand: "This king did this very secretly, how could he know?!"
Lu Wenzhao remained silent, and he also wanted to know why.
At this time, Ding Baiying suddenly looked up. The loneliness and struggle on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by a look of indifference:
"It's too late to say this now. The top priority is to find ways to destroy the evidence."
"Although this matter was planned by the prince, he did not take action directly, and even we did not do it ourselves. The person who tampered with the treasure ship was the eunuch Guo Zhen, the eunuch of the official supervisor in the East Factory. He is one of ours, But as long as we get rid of him, this clue will be cut off."
"Without evidence, even if Yuhuatian investigates, he won't dare to do anything to the prince."
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up: "Yes, as long as there is no evidence, even if Yuhuatian informs the emperor, it is impossible for the emperor to believe him. After all, I am the emperor's biological brother."
As he spoke, he looked at Lu Wenzhao next to him as if grasping a life-saving straw, and ordered: "I will leave this matter to you, and it must be done quickly. Before the court starts to investigate this matter, Guo Wenzhao must be eliminated. real!"
Next to her, Ding Baiying had been paying attention to his expression. When she saw Zhu Youjian saying that he wanted to get rid of Guo Zhen, there was not even a trace of hesitation in his eyes, only the determination to survive and the resolute killing intention, and her heart felt cold.
This Guo Zhen, like them, is one of his only confidants!
But now, in order to cut off this clue, he wanted to get rid of this confidant so simply, and there was no hesitation or intolerance in his eyes...
They say the royal family is ruthless, and it’s true!
Now it's Guo Zhen. If one day the court tracks them down, will he kill them without hesitation like he does now?
After all, to this King Xin, Guo is really a flaw, and they are also a flaw...
Thinking of what Ding Xiu said when he left, Ding Baiying couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
I believe in the king, but I am not the master of the Ming Dynasty...
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