After hearing Zhu Wenkui's words, Han Xiayu said aggrievedly: "So you let the craftsman leave on purpose?"
Zhu Wenkui nodded: "You have also fished before, and you know how to put a long line to catch big fish."
Han Xiayu is very dissatisfied. You are full of evil, but you don't even give me a break. Why won't you bully me in the future?
After hearing the news, Zhang Bing and Ping An hurriedly found Zhang Sigong, Chen Gui, and Yao Guangxiao to discuss countermeasures. They investigated Shen Chen from Qianhu and Lu Qian from Baihu. Li Mingcan from the Security Bureau and others were all present.
Everyone took their seats.
Zhang Bing, Ping An and others looked at Yao Guangxiao.
Among those present, Yao Guangxiao is a special person. When he was in the capital, he was a close minister of the emperor and was entrusted with important responsibilities. In Peiping, he was also the first inspector of the construction of the new capital, holding great power. In addition, he not only served as a minister in the Ministry of Works, but also served as a minister of Zhan Shifu. Less Zhan Shi, Yang Pu is his subordinate.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yao Guangxiao had no choice but to speak: "You must have heard what happened. The prince is lenient and does not want to harm innocent people. However, if the matter is not investigated, there will be a second assassination. The prince is still young. , don’t understand danger, we older people, who have been favored by the emperor, should do our best to protect it. Shen Chen, you are already investigating, right?"
Shen Chen said coldly: "Such a big thing has happened. If we don't investigate and get to the bottom of it, we are not worthy of joining the ranks of scouts."
Yao Guangxiao nodded slightly: "Tell me what you found and what cooperation you need from us."
Shen Chen stood up and said decisively: "From the on-site investigation, there are obvious marks of knife cuts on the broken rope. Someone tampered with it before lifting it."
"Is it really an assassination?" Zhang Bing slammed the table and shouted angrily: "His Royal Highness is only ten years old, how dare anyone dare to attack him?"
Zhang Sigong was filled with resentment: "The prince is smart, studious, and tolerant, so the fate of the Ming Dynasty will be safe for a hundred years. But now someone wants to attack and kill the prince. It is really abominable! Check, no matter what the reason, who, or who is behind it, Be sure to find out!"
Chen Gui's phoenix-yang eyes revealed murderous ferocity: "The scouts don't have many people. If there is anyone who needs help, no matter what, the matter here must be thoroughly investigated, and no one can be spared!"
Ping An was even more arrogant: "If it is necessary to blockade Peiping, Dusi can immediately mobilize 50,000 troops."
Regarding the Peking matter, the imperial court's will was to act expeditiously, giving Ping'an the right to mobilize large-scale sergeants within the boundaries of Peiping.
Shen Chen refused everyone's support and intervention: "It is not a bad thing for the prince to let the craftsmen go. If they were caught on the spot, they would only be able to find out that some craftsmen had evil intentions. But why did these craftsmen assassinate the prince? Who was behind it? Who and how controls all this, we don’t know. Now is an excellent opportunity. I need you to treat this as an accident and paralyze the people in the dark."
Yao Guangxiao agreed with Shen Chen's method: "It's all clear now. This was an accident. No one should investigate anymore or stare at those craftsmen with suspicion."
Everyone agreed one after another.
In just one day, the Security Bureau reviewed all the information of the three hundred craftsmen and found no doubts. But whoever touched the rope, who was holding the nanmu, who was in control of the direction, these craftsmen were closely watched.
As the days passed, the incident of the Fengtian Hall pillar accident gradually became less common. No one would always dwell on an accident and keep talking about it. After all, accidents had happened to the tripod gantry.
Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu studied their homework as usual, observed the architecture according to their daily rules, and understood the wisdom of the craftsmen and the art of manufacturing.
On this day, Yang Pu was teaching Zhu Wenkui. Yao Guangxiao took a document and a Jianwen newspaper and said with a sad face: "After receiving the document from the imperial court, Yu Ge was serving as governor of Fujian. He overworked and became ill due to overwork. Unfortunately... …”
Yang Pu was shocked and found it difficult to accept.
Zhu Wenkui burst into tears, unable to believe all this.
That dream seemed to be the entrustment and expectation of Yu Xin's soul. He gave himself the last strength of his soul.
Yao Guangxiao unfolded the Jianwen newspaper and read sadly: "Yu Xin, courtesy name Dunben, was born in Linhuai, Fengyang Prefecture. He entered Hongwu in the 21st year.
Scholars... are good at comprehensive reasoning, dense but not complex. What he planned cannot be changed in the future... I am grateful for his loyalty to the country and his painstaking efforts, so I posthumously named him the Crown Prince and Grand Master, with the posthumous title Wenzhen! Ancestral halls were built in the capital, Peking, and other places, with new thoughts in mind..."
Yang Pu was shocked.
Posthumous name Wenzhen!
This award is really too big. You must know the posthumous titles of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty. The highest rank is Wenzheng, followed by Wenzhen. Which minister can receive these two posthumous titles after his death will basically die without regrets.
It can be seen that Zhu Yunwen still has great feelings for Yu Xin, although Yu Xin can sometimes be stubborn and prefer to maintain the civil service group. He hopes to use the power of civil servants to pull Zhu Yunwen away and realize the "prime minister's power" to restrain the imperial power to ensure that The government is stable. But on major issues of right and wrong, Yu Xin always firmly supported Zhu Yunwen.
The seven years of cabinet ministership were also the seven years of accompanying Zhu Yunwen, the seven years of helping Zhu Yunwen govern the country, implement the New Deal, and promote changes.
It's a pity that Yu Xin left too suddenly and too early.
Zhu Wenkui thought of Yu Xin's voice and smile, the few teachings he had received, and the dream of entrustment. He couldn't help crying at his desk, as if he had lost a very important person.
A ten-year-old child, no matter how mature his mind is, no matter how much he has received the best education, his heart is soft after all, not hard-hearted. He can withstand pressure, but cannot bear loss.
Han Xiayu looked at Yao Guangxiao and Yang Pu and motioned them to leave for a while.
When Zhu Wenkui is vulnerable, he doesn't need many people to watch, he only needs to be by his side by himself.
Han Xiayu gently approached Zhu Wenkui and said: "Mr. Yu entrusted you with a dream. I hope that after your father, you will not forget the hardships of the people and restrain yourself. You must always remember it. Always remember it. Don't forget him." This is an explanation a man gives to a man, and many years later, you will also have to give him an explanation."
Zhu Wenkui looked at Han Xiayu with tears in his eyes. She was a few years older than him. Sometimes she was naughty and bullied him, but sometimes she was more mature than him.
"I will remember, always remember."
Zhu Wenkui agreed.
Han Xiayu stretched out his finger: "Remember, remember Mr. Yu's teachings just like you remember me."
Zhu Wenkui was so amused that he almost laughed, and then was overwhelmed by sadness: "I promise you, I will remember everything like I remember you."
He raised his fingers and made a promise.
Shen Chen leaned outside the window and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. Ming Dynasty has a good prince and a good princess. Han Xiayu is not a simple woman. When she is simple, she looks younger than Zhu Wenkui, but when she matures, she looks like a little adult.
Xu Jiufeng walked over quickly and reported in a low voice: "The craftsman Tao Dalin wanted to leave Peiping because his mother was seriously ill. But according to the file, it has been five years since his parents died."
Shen Chen took a deep breath: "Allow him to leave and see where he can go. Don't let up on the others. Nanmu rolled to the position of His Highness so accurately. It is definitely not something that a craftsman can do. It can even be said that it is not possible. Once... eh? Order the Ping An and Security Bureau to send people to search the mountains and forests near the capital to see if there is anything similar to the foundation of Fengtian Hall, and see if there are any big logs nearby!"
Xu Jiufeng suddenly realized that the nanmu rope broke and rolled accurately in the designed direction. It was obvious that someone had tried and operated it and found the technique.
These people must be these craftsmen, but where did they operate in advance? This is a question. Finding this place can at least add an ironclad evidence of the assassination of the prince, and maybe follow the clues to find out the person behind the scenes.
Two days later, the Security Bureau discovered a similar Fengtian Temple platform, damaged gantry frame, and logs in the mountains and forests of Miyun. Shen Chen went to investigate in person, and the conclusions he got were extremely disturbing.
This platform is built on a gentle hilltop. It does not require much engineering work to simulate the Fengtian Palace platform in full size. The broken gantry crane showed that someone had used it here. Looking at the damaged slopes and broken trees around it, you could tell that someone had trained here for a long time, at least for more than half a month.
Shen Chen ordered a comprehensive search and found someone at the foot of a hillside.
A waistband was found, and the name on the waistband was Tao Dalin.
Xu Jiufeng said quickly: "In September, Tao Dalin asked for leave and left Beijing. When he came back, he said that he had lost his waist badge. The person on duty knew Tao Dalin and gave him a replacement badge."
Shen Chen's eyes were extremely cold and he ordered: "Check and see if any of the three hundred craftsmen have taken leave in the past six months, especially in September, especially those who have taken leave for more than half a month and then returned to Peking!"
Xu Jiufeng quickly agreed and arranged for someone to investigate.
Shen Chen searched carefully and stepped on the soil under his feet. It felt a little hard. He squatted down and pulled away the soil. He looked at the broken glass and frowned. He picked up the glass and looked at it carefully.
Lu Qian came over, took one look and said, "Isn't this the magnifying glass in the capital? Why does it appear here?"
Shen Chen ordered someone to look for the wooden handle of the magnifying glass. They searched for nearly two hours. Seeing that it was getting dark, someone found the wooden handle and hurriedly handed it to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen looked at the bottom of the wooden handle and saw the word "reward" engraved on the bottom. His expression changed and he shouted: "This, this is the magnifying glass in the palace!"
"What?"
Lu Qian suddenly became nervous, took the wooden handle and looked at it carefully, his face turned pale: "Could it be that the emperor is in danger?"
Shen Chen suppressed his shock.
There are three types of magnifying glasses in the capital: one is directly for the royal family, with the word "emperor" engraved on the bottom of the handle; one is specially used for the inner court and rewards, with the word "reward" engraved on the bottom of the handle; and the other is for private sales, with the word "reward" engraved on the bottom of the handle. Always engrave the word "和".
In the dense clouds of Beiping, in these barren mountains and ridges, under this foundation of conspiracy, something from the inner court actually appeared. This is really unsettling.
However, there is no way to directly determine whether this magnifying glass belongs to the inner court or was given as a reward by the emperor.
"Babaili hastily sent a message to the capital to explain the situation, so that the people in the Security Bureau can open their eyes and check the officials and people in the inner court who are eligible to receive the magnifying glass. Who has ever left the capital and who has been to Peking!"
Shen Chen said seriously.
Lu Qian knew the seriousness of the situation. The current problem was not just a single incident of assassinating Zhu Wenkui, but there was also a conspiracy against Zhu Yunwen hidden behind it!
Shen Chen didn't know who was manipulating all this in the dark, but it was obvious that this was a north-south situation.
Craftsman Tao Dalin carried his luggage, passed the checkpoint, and left Beiping City. After walking out of the west gate, Tao Dalin immediately turned into the trail and walked north. He was cautious along the way, looking back from time to time, and even hiding in the dark halfway. After observing for half an hour and seeing nothing unusual, I set out again.
Xu Jiufeng, who was responsible for tracking Tao Dalin, almost cursed. How could he be a craftsman? He was clearly a master of counter-reconnaissance! His methods are full of scout characteristics...
PS:
Happy Lantern Festival everyone, I was delayed today, so I can only update twice, and I will continue with three updates tomorrow. I feel understanding and support, thank you Jingxue.
