Master Man saw that there was going to be a fight inside, so he also led his troops to squeeze in. As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by Li Xiao with his eyes. The imperial troops from the capital were enough, and there was no need to get involved himself.

Sure enough, the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion were defeated in the eye-to-eye confrontation. The vassal king, ever since the success of Zhu Di's rebellion, has been the focus of Ming Dynasty's surveillance. The guards knew that it was okay to frighten the common people. If they were like these guys from the capital,

If there is a conflict, you must be the one who is unlucky in the end.

The guards retreated step by step, and the imperial guards pressed forward step by step.

Zhu Yihuang shouted like a wolf, but it had no effect at all. Don't say that you are not a prince, even if you are a prince, you can't beat those big men in the capital. Whoever is full will work hard for you.

"This officer is acting in accordance with the order. Anyone who dares to stop him will be punished according to the order. Get out of my way!" Seeing that the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion were scared, Ruan Dacheng immediately showed his official power and shouted at the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion.

The guards immediately left.

The Emperor is the greatest in the world, and the crime of resisting an imperial edict is not something that their little guards can bear.

The few guards moved away to the left and right. Zhu Yihuang and Zhu Yipai wanted to step forward to stop them, but were carried aside by several forbidden soldiers on their arms. Zhu Yijiang's face was so frightened that he didn't even dare to fart.

Zhu Yihai buried his head deeply into his mother's chest, wishing he could get in with his whole body.

Li Xiao originally wanted to take two steps back and completely distance himself from this matter. But driven by strong curiosity, he wanted to see what happened in the back hall. Why did Mao Zhu Yihuang dare to risk resisting the order?

If you block it, what are the secrets behind it?

Following Ruan Dacheng to the back hall, Li Xiao's eyes widened immediately.

Just next to Zhu Shouyong's coffin, two maids were kneeling. What made people's scalp numb was that the two maids had a wick in their mouths, and the wick was actually burning. Through the candlelight, you could see that

The faces of the two maids are clear, and they don't seem to be dummies.

"Hey! Are there two more wax figures here?" Ruan Dacheng had a wicked smile on his face.

"Wax man!" After hearing Ruan Dacheng's words, Li Xiao calmed down. It turned out to be a wax figure, and I thought it was a real person. I was scared to death. It is really not easy to make such a lifelike wax figure in these days.

"Yes, it's the wax man. I've heard of this thing before, but this is the first time I've seen it. Legend has it that this wax man needs to pour hot wax oil into the body while the person is alive, and then pin it with steel needles.

The limbs are fixed, and a wick is inserted into the mouth. According to the book, this wax figure can burn for 7749 days, and the wick will not burn out the body without decaying.

Since the death of Xianzong, human sacrifice has been strictly prohibited by the imperial court. I thought that this kind of human tragedy can only be seen in books, but I didn’t know that it can be seen in the palace of Prince Lu. But His Royal Highness, this human sacrifice has been banned.

, even Long Live Daxing has not used human beings to die anymore. What you did is against the rules!" Ruan Dacheng looked at Zhu Yihuang, who was being held by the forbidden army and had an earthy face.

"This is what my father did and has nothing to do with me." Zhu Yihuang defended weakly.

Now he regrets very much that he did not burn these two wax figures. In fact, these wax figures have nothing to do with him. It was Zhu Shouyong who ordered the guards to do it when he was dying. Anyway, after doing this, the old guy pried it off

braid.

Zhu Yihuang felt that since everyone is dead, it would be better to kneel in front of this spirit for a few days. If the father who is driving to the west is happy, maybe he can bless himself in the underworld. It has been so many days, and it seems that there will be a few more days.

The funeral was about to take place, and I thought that the matter would be over as soon as it was buried in the ground, but I didn't expect that today the imperial minister suddenly had a fit and had to go into the back hall because of Mao. I had never heard of officials from the Ministry of Rites inspecting the coffin.

"I tell you, Your Highness, as a minister, I have no control over this matter. As you know, our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. This violation of the rules is a serious crime. If you are careful, you will have to bear a very big responsibility. Even if I am willing "Zhou Quan, so many people are watching and trying to block people's mouths with blank teeth, I'm afraid it's not easy." As Ruan Dacheng spoke, he squinted at Zhu Yihuang. His sly eyes always looked at Zhu Yihuang. The yellow gold crown is dangling on it.

Before Zhu Yihuang understood what was going on, Zhu Yipai's eyes lit up. If this matter spread, the entire Prince Lu's palace would be in trouble. The second child, Zhu Yipai, who was known for his cleverness, immediately squeezed over and faced Ruan Dacheng. salute.

"Your Majesty, Sir, please calm down your anger for the time being. Please step aside and tell me if you have any secrets."

"Oh, is there any hidden secret? Then retreat first!" Ruan Dacheng waved his hand, and the imperial guards retreated one after another. Before leaving, they also pushed out the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion.

There was a blind guy who wanted to push Li Xiao, but Li Xiao glared at him and ran away in a panic.

Li Xiao's blood had already surged. These were two living lives. They were actually lit into candles like this! Sun Damao's family wanted to bury people as sacrifices. After all, it was just an idea that had not yet become a reality. The impact on Li Xiao was not considered. big!

But now that he has witnessed the tragedy in the world, Li Xiao will definitely not let Zhu Yihuang fool him like this.

"Uh! Lord Governor!" Zhu Yipai looked at Li Xiao, his face flushed as red as pig liver.

"The governor is the governor of Shandong. If something like this happens under his rule, he naturally wants to know the details." Ruan Dacheng said in a serious official tone. Li Xiao revealed this matter to him, leaving his accomplices to eat alone. Very unkind.

Officialdom emphasizes making money together, and those who are not interesting enough will not last long. Ruan Dacheng has been an official for so many years, so he naturally understands the rules.

Li Xiao didn't say anything, but just stared at the Zhu brothers. His eyes were so sharp that the Zhu brothers felt their hearts tremble.

"Brother! Look!" Zhu Yipai looked at Zhu Yihuang. After all, he was not in charge of Prince Lu's Mansion now.

"My lord, I know you have worked hard to come to Yanzhou this time. Prince Lu is willing to give you ten thousand taels of silver as a reward for your hard work." There was no one else here, so Zhu Yihuang simply served meat dishes.

"Ten thousand taels. My journey from the capital to Yanzhou was difficult and dangerous. Is it worth ten thousand taels for all the inhumane hard work?" Obviously, Ruan Dacheng was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yihuang's quotation.

Zhu Yihuang gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister, is really working hard. Why don't Prince Lu's Palace give you thirty thousand taels of silver to repay Your Majesty the Minister for his hard work on the road?"

"Well! I came out this time with some of my subordinates. Thirty thousand taels of silver is a lot, but if it is used to reward the soldiers, the soldiers will say that Prince Lu's palace is too stingy, and I'm afraid it will damage your reputation, Your Highness. ." Ruan Dacheng smiled softly.

"Okay! Prince Lu's palace will take out another five thousand taels of silver to reward the soldiers." Zhu Yihuang's teeth almost broke.

Although the Prince of Lu's Mansion is a vassal, its main source of income comes from the output of its own fiefdom. Even these outputs are not deducted by local officials. In addition, after more than two hundred years, the Prince of Lu's Mansion has flourished and branched out. The population was large. This time, King Lu spent a lot of money on his funeral. In total, it was not easy for the King of Lu's Mansion to come up with thirty-five thousand taels of silver.

"His Royal Highness is indeed kind!" Ruan Dacheng raised his hand with satisfaction, which was regarded as approval of the deal. Five thousand taels of silver were distributed to a soldier, and he still had fifty taels. For the soldiers who only had two taels of silver per month.

, which is also a lot of extra money. Being able to help them get this is an act of kindness.

"Oh! By the way, Lord Governor!" While feeling proud, Ruan Dacheng suddenly thought of Li Xiao.

Since Li Xiao saw this, he must have bribed him. Otherwise, if Li Xiao sent up a memorial, not only the Prince Lu's Palace, but also Ruan Dacheng would be unable to bear the consequences.

"Governor!" Zhu Yihuang's head was buzzing. This governor's money would definitely be no less than Ruan Dacheng's. Prince Lu's palace really couldn't afford so much money at that time. But

If Li Xiao really plays a book, his dream of inheriting the title of King of Lu will come to nothing. Zhu Yihuang gritted his teeth and wanted to satisfy Li Xiao no matter what. If it didn't work, he would just pawn some of his family property.

"Is it my turn? I don't want much, just two words." Li Xiao looked at the sweaty Zhu Yihuang and said with a smile.

"Words?" Zhu Yihuang quickly went through the precious calligraphy and paintings at home in his head, but he couldn't remember which of the famous paintings at home had two characters.

"Yes, two words. Those two words are justice!" Li Xiao stopped his smile and approached Zhu Yihuang with sharp eyes.

"Sir! Lord Governor, is it just because of these two cheap maids?" Zhu Yihuang thought he heard wrongly. Just because of these two cheap maids, does it mean that Li Xiao wants to give up the huge wealth at his fingertips?

Although these two maids are pretty and beautiful, they would never cost more than ten taels of silver on the market. Thirty thousand taels can buy thousands of these maids.

"Yes! Just for these two cheap maids. They are slaves of your Prince Lu's house, which is good. But they are also subjects of the Ming Dynasty!

I, Li Xiao, am the governor of Shandong appointed by the Long Live Emperor, and the people under my rule are being slaughtered. If I turn a blind eye and let it go, I will be a huge debt of gratitude to the emperor, and I will be sorry to the millions of people in Li. I will take action on this matter.

Long live this memorial. People like you still want to be King of Lu, so go ahead and dream about it. My title of Ming Dynasty will never fall on your head."

"Sir Governor!" Zhu Yihuang looked at Li Xiao with his big eyes, his eyes were no different from looking at a monster.

If you live up to the emperor's kindness, you will live up to the people. Are you kidding me? Being an official for thousands of miles is just for wealth. If you can collect all the taxes, you are worthy of the emperor. If you can leave a mouthful of food for the people and prevent them from starving to death, you are worthy of the people. Fairness

?When did the common people need that thing?

As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yihuang knew a lot about the mysteries of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, but this time it was too damn mysterious. Who is this guy? Is Hai Rui still alive?

"Master Li, if you have something to say, please hide it for the sake of the venerable, and keep it secret for the sake of the elder. This is also a way for us to be loyal to the court. Mr. Li raised his noble hand, and I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince also knew that he was wrong." Ruan Dacheng accompanied Li Xiao with a smile.

There was no agreement here, and he didn't dare to accept the 30,000 taels of silver from Prince Lu's palace. He couldn't eat the fat in his mouth, and Ruan Dacheng felt as if a hundred rats had entered his heart at once. The feeling of scratching his heart and liver was almost to the point of killing him.

He was tortured to death.

Li Xiao glanced at Ruan Dacheng. The more educated people are, the more shameless they are. Li Xiao didn't believe it before, but when he saw Ruan Dacheng, Li Xiao really believed it. This guy was also a Jinshi. According to the education level of this era, he was considered to have advanced knowledge.

Molecule. If you are shameless, you can open your mouth and come up with theoretical basis.

Li Xiao rolled his eyes at Ruan Dacheng and said nothing. He really didn't know what to say to this shameless intellectual. Moreover, he was very worried that his slap would hit his face directly.

"Sir Governor, we have something to discuss. Look!" Zhu Yipai still wanted to make peace with him, but what greeted him was Li Xiao's cold eyes. The following words were left unsaid.

"Come here!" Li Xiao shouted loudly, and the soldiers from the secret service company outside pushed past the imperial guards and the guards of Prince Lu's Palace and rushed in.

"The two human statues were immediately taken away and loaded into a car and sent to the capital. I will write a memorial in a while and deliver it in a hurry of 800 miles." Li Xiao gave Zhu Yihuang, Zhu Yipai and others a sharp look, and said,

Turn around and leave.

"Who dares!" Seeing that Li Xiao was about to carry away the evidence, Zhu Yihuang was not willing to do it. He immediately pounced on him, trying to stop him.

The soldiers of the secret service company don't care about this, no matter who you are, Prince Lu. With one kick, Zhu Yihuang was forced to the corner, and then he slapped Zhu Yipai so hard that stars appeared in his eyes. The four of them lifted up the two statues and walked out.

Walk!

"Stop them! Stop them!" Zhu Yipai howled like a killing pig. Zhu Yihuang in the corner was kicked there and couldn't even speak.

The guards of Prince Lu's Mansion swarmed forward and tried to snatch someone away, but before the man could come over, they were hit in the head by a row of fire blunderbuss! The women and children of Prince Lu's Mansion were so frightened that they screamed and hugged each other.

"Come on! I want to see who dares to take one step forward. If you take another step, I will give you a big scar." Man Gui had a ferocious look on his face, holding a sharp saber in his hand. The spurs under his feet were treading the stone floor.

It makes a "click" and "click" sound.

The guards of Prince Lu's Mansion were all as shrinking as quails, not even daring to fart.

"Master Li, please give me some noodles!" Ruan Dacheng pestered Li Xiao to talk. He really didn't want to lose the 30,000 taels of silver. He really didn't want to lose an opportunity to make a fortune!

Li Xiao ignored Ruan Dacheng and walked straight out. Ruan Dacheng behind him jumped anxiously, but there was nothing he could do. It was too uncomfortable to watch 30,000 taels of silver slip away from his hands. But this was Shandong, and he couldn't

Dare to offend Li Xiao.

With Li Xiao's current overwhelming power, he can do anything. There are rumors in the capital that the disappearance of Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of the Xuanfu, was hacked by Li Xiao.

"Humph!" Seeing that it was irreversible, Ruan Dacheng could only throw up his sleeves and leave. He quickly went back to write a memorial to impeach Prince Lu's government for violating the rules. Otherwise, Li Xiao's bullets would have arrived, and he, the official imperial envoy, would not have said a single word. The emperor was absolutely

You will cause trouble for yourself!
Chapter completed!