The two of them arrived on horseback, dismounted, walked through the circle of imperial guards, and arrived at the gate.
"Young Master!" Liu Xi quickly saluted Zhu Youji.
"Yeah!" Zhu Youji hummed softly, and passed him directly, walking towards Suzaku and Li Tianhao.
"Gang Leader Li, Commander Zhu and I have known each other for a long time." Zhu Youji looked at the two of them and said.
Zhu Youji was dressed in white and looked at the two of them. Although he said hello, he did not salute.
With his status, he naturally does not need to salute others, even if one of them is the leader of the Giant Whale Gang and the other is the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
"Young Master Huang." Li Tianhao knew Zhu Youji's identity, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him and said with cupped hands.
Zhuque also looked at Zhu Youji and said, "Is your surname Huang?"
"Haha! Maybe!" Zhu Youji said ambiguously, not intending to reveal his identity directly.
Suzaku frowned and looked at Liu He aside. From such a close distance, Suzaku became more aware of this man's strength.
This person's internal strength is very high, at least the eighth level!
"Who are you?" Zhuque looked at Liu He and asked.
Liu He hunched over and replied flatly: "I'm just a slave of the young master, not worth mentioning!"
"Dog slave?" Suzaku's face changed slightly. With his eighth-grade strength, he would probably be worshiped by all sects. An elder-level figure actually calls himself a dog slave?
Who is this Mr. Huang?
Suddenly, Suzaku saw Liu He's skinny and pale palms, and instantly understood something!
Bone-turning cotton palm? Sunflower Collection?
This is someone from the West Factory!
Thinking of this, Suzaku suddenly looked at Zhu Youji. How could he allow Xichang to send such a master to protect him at close range?
Last time Li Tianhao said that he was from the royal family...
I'm afraid he is one of several princes?
"It seems that Mr. Zhu has guessed my identity..." Zhu Youji said with a slightly pointed expression, his expression unchanged.
Hearing this, Suzaku hesitated and asked tentatively: "You... no, why are you here?"
"Haha, give me the thing." Zhu Youji ordered softly.
"Yes, young master." Liu He bowed respectfully, took out a yellow scroll from his arms, and handed it to Zhu Youji.
The scroll is made of green and yellow silk, with a green silk end and two silver dragons surrounding the four characters "Fengtian Imperial Order".
"Suzaku, receive the imperial edict!" Zhu Youji suddenly became serious and shouted in a deep voice.
Zhuque's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly knelt down, lowered his head, and said: "Commander of the Jinyi Guards, I would like to greet the special envoy, Zhuque."
"Swipe, swipe, swipe..."
The imperial guards behind Suzaku knelt down one after another and grabbed the ground with their heads, showing great respect.
Even Li Tianhao hesitated for a moment and knelt down. The imperial edict represented the power of Heaven. Even a green forest man like him and a rough man would not dare to go against the Ming Dynasty royal family.
"I'm too lazy to read it, just read it yourself!" Zhu Youji was not a eunuch, and he had no habit of reading out imperial edicts. He directly handed the imperial edict in his hand to Suzaku.
Zhuque was slightly startled. She was not expecting Zhu Youji's casualness, but she still opened the imperial edict and read it carefully.
The content of the imperial edict is also very casual. The general meaning is to let the fourth prince Zhu Youji participate in the arrest of Jinyiwei Lu Jin and the palace maid Jia Yan, and let the Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei cooperate with Zhu Youji's actions.
It is stamped with the emperor's seal, and the material of the entire imperial edict is not problematic.
Zhuque also believed in Zhu Youji's identity. After all, someone who could be personally protected by an eighth-grade master from the West Factory must have a high status!
However, the identity of the fourth prince Zhu Youji still frightened Suzaku. She was very aware of the current situation and the power of Concubine Wan Gui.
Except for their Northern Town Fusi, in the entire court, only the civil servants Hai Rui and others, as well as the iron-courage god Hou Zhuwu of Hulong Villa, did not surrender to them.
Led by the five of them, Yu Huatian of the West Factory, Cao Zhengchun of the East Factory, the powerful minister Yan Song, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, and Concubine Wan Guifei of the harem, the terror force they created basically spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty. Except for the second prince on the border, everyone else I dare not disobey them at all.
Even the Second Prince, the God of War, has been oppressed and has been guarding the border. He will never return to the court until the Tatars are eliminated!
Under such circumstances, Suzaku did not dare to offend His Highness the Fourth Prince!
"See..." Zhuque saluted quickly, but was interrupted by Zhu Youji.
"Wait to salute. There are many people and I don't want to expose my identity." Zhu Youji said lightly.
"Yes!" Zhuque stood up, nodded, and said.
At this moment, another young eunuch, Liu Liu, arrived here with people from Xichang.
"Godfather!" Liu Liu quickly saluted Liu He and said.
"Young Master is here, do you want to salute me first?" Liu He directly knocked Liu Liu on the head and said very displeasedly.
"Yes, yes, I was wrong, I was wrong." Liu Liu quickly turned around, saluted Zhu Youji, and said, "I have met the young master."
"Disperse all the people and hide them around." Zhu Youji looked at the people in the West Factory and ordered.
"Yes!" Liu Liu said quickly.
"You should also evacuate the Jin Yiwei people! What's the point of blocking someone else's door?" Zhu Youji also looked at Suzaku and said.
"This...is." Suzaku hesitated for a moment, and then ordered the Jinyi Guards to retreat temporarily and hide in the surroundings.
"Thank you, Mr. Huang." Seeing this, Li Tianhao breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his hands and said.
"Aren't you going to invite us in and sit down?" Zhu Youji said.
"Of course, everyone please!" Li Tianhao invited quickly.
"Master Zhu, let's come together!" Zhu Youji turned around, glanced at Suzaku, and said.
"Yes!" Suzaku also followed.
"You follow Liu Liu and wait nearby. No one is allowed in or out." Liu He gave simple instructions and then followed in.
Soon, the four of them came to the Whale Gang's guest hall again.
Zhu Youji sat down, but Zhuque, Liu He, and Li Tianhao did not dare to sit down. Instead, they stood and waited for his instructions.
"Suzaku!" Zhu Youji said.
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Zhuque saluted quickly and said, "Commander of the Jinyi Guards, I know Zhuque, and he has met His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
"Well! Your behavior is too reckless, you ruined my plan." Zhu Youji looked at Suzaku indifferently and said.
"I am guilty." Hearing this, Zhuque couldn't argue, so he had to admit it.
"If Li Tianwen ran away, you can't escape the blame." Zhu Youji continued: "Besides, to catch thieves, you need to catch the stolen goods. If you didn't catch the person, you surrounded the Giant Whale Gang. What if it caused turmoil? Didn’t it give the imperial convicts a chance to escape?”
"Yes! I am wrong." Zhuque was a little aggrieved. Zhu Youji was obviously just cooperating, but because he was the prince and supported by Concubine Wan Guifei, he seemed to be in charge at this moment, criticizing himself at will.
But in fact, whether it is an imperial edict or an order from above, she is definitely the person in charge of this matter.
Zhu Youji is just cooperating!
But Zhuque would not say these words in front of Zhu Youji. The current situation in the court is changing, and no one knows who the future master will be?
The fourth prince Zhu Youji is currently the most promising person to become the prince.
That is the future emperor, the future emperor of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Jinyiwei North Town Fusi obeys the emperor's orders, how could he go against the future prince?
"Your Highness, is it true that Li Tianwen is harboring imperial prisoners?" After listening to the conversation between the two, Li Tianhao's face changed slightly and he asked hurriedly.