The moonlight ended, and it was already midnight before I knew it.
Inside the capital, there are thousands of lanes, but some people have already turned on the lights and started a new day of life.
In Hulong Villa in the south of the city, Zhu Wuwu was wearing a python robe and sitting quietly in the main hall, with Duan Tianya and four others standing below.
Duan Tianya frowned, looked at Zhu Wuwu above the throne and said, "Father, why don't you let us intervene in tonight's war? Those gangsters dared to break into the capital and block the streets and kill people. They are trampling on the laws of the Ming Dynasty. It has affected the stability of our Ming Dynasty, and according to the law, it is under our control."
Tonight, Xichang and Jinyiwei were fighting in the streets with thousands of martial arts masters. The commotion was quite big, and since they were not far from Hulong Villa, it was impossible for them not to know about it.
However, Zhu Wuwu ordered the gate of Hulong Villa to be closed tightly and no one was allowed to intervene in the battle, which puzzled them.
Shangguan Haitang also frowned and said:
"Father, although we are not on good terms with Xichang, it is related to the case of the emperor falling into the water, and the enemies are those Jianghu people who often oppose the imperial court. We should join hands to deal with them and maintain the dignity of our Ming Dynasty. What's more, things just happen. In our Nancheng District, we are standing still. Is it a bit against the rules?"
Guihai Yidao said nothing, but looked at Zhu Wuwu with a pair of indifferent eyes, obviously having the same doubt.
Cheng Shifei was still smiling and looking careless. For the time being, he couldn't understand what Duan Tianya and the others were saying. He just felt that by joining Hulong Villa, the court would take care of food and housing, and he would never have to go hungry again. This is already pretty good.
As for the weirdo who told him about his martial arts skills in the prison and gave him the opportunity to seek revenge from Zhu Wuwu, he has now figured it out.
Shenhou's martial arts is so strong that he is no match for him. If he has a chance in the future, he will take revenge. If he doesn't have a chance, forget it. He will not take risks for a weirdo who doesn't even know his name, and he may even lose his iron. rice bowl'.
Zhu Wuwu met the eyes of Duan Tianya and others. Although his expression was still majestic, his eyes sank and he said:
"Are you questioning this king now?"
"Tianya doesn't dare."
Duan Tianya lowered his head and cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice: "We just want to know why our adoptive father didn't let us intervene in the battle on South Street tonight?"
Gui Hai Yi Dao stared at Zhu Wuwu coldly: "Also, why does Yu Huatian suspect that you are colluding with those gangsters?"
Zhu Wuwu glanced at him and said indifferently:
"Yu Huatian will be suspicious of this king, and it's not because of you! You guys have offended him before, and this time he took the opportunity to suppress me, trying to frame me as an accomplice with those gangsters. Shaken The status of Hulong Villa in the court is to strengthen the prestige of Xichang."
"The reason why you are not allowed to participate in tonight's war is also to suppress Xichang. Xichang is too powerful now. I, the Ming Dynasty, can no longer let eunuchs take power. Have you forgotten the murder of Wei Zhongxian ten years ago?"
"As for those gangsters, they are just low-class people. Even if Yuhuatian can't deal with them, there are still hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops guarding the capital. They can't make any trouble..."
Gui Hai Yi Dao said coldly: "But there was no movement from the Imperial Army tonight. It seems that they did not take action on purpose."
Zhu Wuwu frowned, looked at him deeply, and said coldly:
"This is not something you should be concerned about. What you have to do now is to improve your strength as soon as possible. I don't want to work hard to train you for more than ten years, and in the end you will be worse than a eunuch who rose to power by flattering the emperor!"
Seeing Zhu Wuwang's anger, Duan Tianya and others were silent and did not dare to say anything more. But for some reason, some strange things about tonight left some cracks in their hearts.
Tonight's adoptive father's arrangement refutes the concepts of loyalty and patriotism he has taught them for more than ten years.
Moreover, Yu Huatian had been saying that his adoptive father was secretly hiding imperial convicts and had evil intentions, which obviously meant that his adoptive father wanted to harm the Ming Dynasty.
They suddenly don't know who to trust...
"Tap-ta-"
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded from outside the palace.
Immediately, a spy from Hulong Villa walked in quickly and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the war on South Street is over. The people from Xichang and Jinyiwei have wiped out all the gangsters in Xichangchang. Tian, took people to Prince Xin’s Mansion overnight again!”
Hearing this, Zhu Wuwu frowned slightly:
"He suspected that King Xin had planned the emperor's drowning, but there was no evidence. Why did he go to Prince Xin's Mansion?"
The spy shook his head: "I don't know. But not only the West Factory, but also the governor of the East Factory, Cao Zhengchun, also led people to Prince Xin's Mansion."
"Cao Zhengchun?!"
Zhu Wulan's expression changed slightly, and suddenly he felt something was wrong. He stood up and looked in the direction of Prince Xin's Mansion, and said in a deep voice:
"Follow me and take a look."
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Tap tap tap~
Swish swish swish~
As the night gradually faded, dense crowds of people came along the street with a majestic momentum, surrounding Prince Xin's palace.
Even on the surrounding walls, many Jin Yiwei armed with crossbows and arrows appeared, aiming at the palace of Prince Xin.
With such a formation, not even a bird can fly out.
Outside the main entrance of Prince Xin's Mansion, Yu Huatian was walking slowly in the street, wearing a python robe, leaning against the sky with his waist hanging.
Yan Shisan and Ding Xiu followed beside them, one holding a sword and the other carrying a saber. They were majestic, like guardians on the left and right.
Both sides of the gate of Prince Xin's Mansion were also crowded with people at this time, staring at the gate of Prince Xin's Mansion with vigilant expressions.
Yu Huatian stepped forward, looked at the closed door, without any hesitation, and said indifferently: "Break down the door and take the people, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Crash-"
"Bang!!"
Everyone immediately swarmed forward, violently smashed open the door of Prince Xin's Mansion, and then filed in with knives and swords in hand.
"who?!"
"There is a thief, please protect the prince..."
"Ah...it's the fanzi from Xichang, and the Jin Yiwei!"
"Do you know where this place is? You even dare to break into Prince Xin's Mansion. How many brains do you have?!"
…
The movement disturbed the guards of Prince Xin's Mansion, and a group of guards immediately came looking for the sound. However, when they saw the clothes on Xichang and Jinyiwei, everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and then they scolded fiercely.
"laugh--"
A flash of bright silver sword light cut through the neck skin of the leading guard.
Ding Xiu strode forward and said coldly:
"King Xin plots to kill the emperor and conspires to rebel. We, Xichang, are ordered to arrest the rebels. Anyone who dares to resist will be punished with the same crime and will be killed without mercy!"
King Xin plots to kill the emperor? !
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the guards changed drastically, and they did not dare to speak again for a while.
At this time, Zhu Youjian also heard the noise and came over.
He was still wearing obscene clothes and looked like he had just woken up. But when he saw the scene in the courtyard, his pupils shrank slightly, and then quickly returned to normal, forcing himself to calm down, strode forward, and looked at the rain among the people. Huatian bowed his hands rather politely and said:
"I wonder what I have committed? I bothered Master Yu to stage such a big scene?"
Yu Huatian said calmly: "I can't call you an adult, but you really don't know what the prince has done?"
Zhu Youjian said calmly:
"Master Yu, please speak clearly."
I really can’t cry without seeing the coffin.
Yuhuatian sneered, waved his hand and said:
"Your Majesty, you forget things a lot and don't know what you have done. Please remind him so that he will not be unclear."
Zhu Youjian frowned slightly, a little confused, but soon, his expression changed!
"Tap-ta-"
Following the crisp sound of footsteps, four figures walked out of the crowd of Jin Yiwei.
Astonishingly, it was Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying, master and disciple.
"You... you!" Zhu Youjian still didn't understand what was going on at this time, and stared at Lu Wenzhao and the four of them.
Lu Wenzhao looked complicated at this time, bowed his hands to Zhu Youjian, and said:
"For your humble position, please see the prince."
Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said: "I want to know, why?!"
A trace of guilt flashed in Lu Wenzhao's eyes, but he did not answer.
"It's easy!"
Ding Baiying stepped forward and said indifferently:
"Because the prince's ideas are wrong, we cannot possibly sacrifice everything for your selfish desires."
Ever since Zhu Youjian asked them to kill Guo Zhen, she had figured it out.
Guo Zhen, like them, is Zhu Youjian's confidant.
But in order to erase the evidence, Zhu Youjian would not hesitate to kill Guo Zhen to silence him, so when it is their turn one day, Zhu Youjian will definitely not be soft-hearted.
She is different from Lu Wenzhao.
Lu Wenzhao turned to Zhu Youjian because of his ideals and ambitions, but she only worked for King Xin because of her senior brother Lu Wenzhao.
She didn't want her and her senior brother to risk their lives just because King Xin wanted to be the emperor, and it was still unknown whether the world would become a better place after King Xin became the emperor.
Therefore, at the last moment, she chose to listen to the advice of her apprentice Ding Xiu, defected to Xichang, and came forward to testify against Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian's face was gloomy, and he stared at Lu Wenzhao and others, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and at the same time, he also felt some regret in his heart.
He didn't expect that he would be betrayed by the people around him in the end.
But now that Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying appeared here, he knew that it was useless to say more.
He raised his eyes and looked at Yuhuatian, his face had returned to calm:
"Master Yu wants to handle a case. You can't arrest people based on just a few people's words. There should be evidence, right?"
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Let's go out for a meal tonight. There's another chapter a little later. I'll go back and finish coding...
(End of chapter)
