Wherever Zhu Yunxi looked, there was no trace of the man in Qingyi.
Sun Cheng, who was despising this group of theater troupes for being cowards, his eyes flashed when he heard these words, and he hurriedly rushed into the dense room at the back.
After a while, Sun Chengcai walked out hesitantly.
Behind him are two officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard, one behind the other carrying a corpse in Zhengdan costume.
Sun Cheng walked up to Zhu Yunxi and said in a low voice: "Third Master, my subordinates did not do their job well and let this thief take poison and kill himself..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers behind him had already carried the body and placed it in front of Zhu Yunxi.
Zhu Yunxi took a closer look and saw that it was indeed Qing Yi, the opera troupe he had seen in the palace that day.
But at this moment, this man's face was ashen, his eyes were as wide as dead fish, and a wisp of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
Zhu Yunxi's eyes jumped: "Dead..."
Is this because you want to kill yourself in advance when you see that nothing can be done, so that there will be no evidence of death?
Zhu Yunxi's eyes gradually turned cold, and he frowned, staring at the Qing Yi corpse.
Then he threw off his robe with a cold hum and turned around silently.
When Sun Cheng saw this, he wanted to step forward to plead guilty, but he was overtaken by Baihu, the Jinyiwei leader who was leading the team.
This person walked up behind Zhu Yunxi, bowed and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, the incompetence of my subordinates caused the thief to commit suicide in advance by taking poison. Please punish him!"
There was a gloom between Zhu Yunxi's brows, and he said in a deep voice: "Since the thief prepared it in advance, why are you guilty?"
"..." Jinyiwei Baihu opened his mouth and turned his eyes: "Then how to deal with these people here?"
"Since the Jin Yiwei captured the person, let the Jin Yiwei take him back to Zhao Prison."
At this time, Zhu Yunxi seemed to have eaten a bite of a fly. He sighed softly, waved his sleeves, and led Sun Cheng and the East Palace guards out of the house.
The Jin Yiwei Baihu who had received their lives turned around, looked at the troupe members kneeling in front of them, with a murderous look in their eyes, and waved their hands: "Tie them up! Take them back to the Yamen! Send out men to the Qinhuai River to arrest the remaining people.
Bring to justice!"
The witness that the emperor and grandson wanted was gone, and the hundreds of Jinyiwei households were terrified, fearing that the emperor and grandson would blame them.
Now there is no punishment or blame, but the finishing touches must be done properly and no more mistakes can be made.
Here, the only thing left was the dead body without any evidence, and Zhu Yunxi was silent all the way back to the palace.
As he was thinking about what kind of situation would make that Qing Yi commit suicide by taking poison.
Sun Cheng, who was following him, was in fear all the way. After entering Xi'an Gate, he whispered: "Third Master, this matter..."
Zhu Yunxi slowed down when he heard the sound: "Sun Cheng, what kind of person do you think has the courage to commit suicide by taking poison?"
Sun Cheng was stunned, thought for a while and then shook his head: "I can't think of it."
Zhu Yunxi, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and his eyes flashed: "Lan Miao! Those supervisors of the Imperial College!"
Today, Lan Miao, the Imperial College Supervisor, had a private meeting with Qing Yi.
Now that Qing Yi is dead, and although Na Lan Miao has been ordered to be executed, the government still needs to send out a supervisory officer, which will take some time.
Thinking of this, he immediately quickened his pace and rushed to Zhongji Hall.
Inside the Zhongji Hall.
On weekdays, only the emperor and the prince gather here to review memorials, but today many people were called here.
A closer look will reveal that the people standing here are all powerful figures in the court.
The ministers and ministers of the six departments of Lihu, Li, Bing, Xinggong, and the officials of the Duchayuan, General Affairs Department, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Honglu Temple were all in a hurry.
More than a dozen people gathered in Zhongji Hall.
What happened outside Xi'an Gate today was already known to them on their way into the palace. At this time, they were all wondering whether His Majesty asked them to enter the palace because of this incident.
However, standing behind the emperor was the old hospital administrator from the Imperial Hospital who had not come out for a long time, which surprised them a bit.
Could it be that His Majesty was injured due to anger?
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the writing desk casually, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a look of no royal demeanor.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still flipping through the album about the preparation and efficacy of allicin compiled by Shan Yongnian, the envoy of Taiyuan Hospital.
The Zhongji Palace was quiet, everyone was waiting for the emperor to speak.
Prince Zhu Biao, who had just returned, was quietly drinking warm tea, but his eyes occasionally glanced at the old man who was silently flipping through the pages of the album.
I have already dealt with the hundreds of Imperial College students, and also gave some warnings to the officials who went to Xi'anmen recently. Logically speaking, the old man is unlikely to pursue this matter further.
But Zhu Biao was a little reluctant to think about the reason behind this incident.
The old man had already issued a hush-hush order about what happened in the East Palace Academy that day, but it was still spread out. Who leaked it because of it?
Zhu Biao had something on his mind, but his eyes glanced at the desk, on the extra white porcelain wine flask and white jade wine glass that he had obtained after he came back.
At this time, Sun Gou'er, the palace manager who was serving in the Zhongji Hall, walked in from the outside with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, Prince Huaiyou is back."
Following Sun Gou'er's report, the dozens of court consolidation ministers present turned their heads and looked sideways at the gate of the Zhongji Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was turning over a page, suddenly stopped with his hand. With an unpredictable expression on his face, he glanced at the palace door, and then quietly grabbed the wine glass in his hand.<
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Zhu Yunxi rushed in from the outside in a hurry. He was slightly surprised by the arrival of more than a dozen ministers of the DPRK and China present, but because he had something on his mind, he didn't think much about it and arrived in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"The grandson sees his grandfather, and the child sees his father."
Zhu Yuanzhang turned the wine glass in his hand, lowered his eyebrows and asked softly: "Has anyone ever caught it?"
Zhu Yunxi hesitated and looked at the prince's father aside. Seeing that his father was unwilling to pay attention to him, he could only clasp his fists and reply to the old man: "Report to grandpa, that man has committed suicide by taking medicine, and the remaining people were captured and taken back by the Jinyi Guards."
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Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been turning the wine glass silently, stopped with the hand holding the wine glass, his brows relaxed and wrinkled several times, and the expression on his face also changed several times.
Finally, he sighed softly: "What a shame, thief! I wish I could escape the guilt just like this!"
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang finally raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "What happened today, our grandson was bullied."
The officials present moved slightly, never expecting that the emperor would say these words to his grandson in front of so many people.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "Grandpa, although the thief committed suicide in fear of crime, the Imperial College outside Xi'an Gate today..."
"That's enough." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, interrupting Zhu Yunxi's next words.
In Zhu Yunxi's puzzled eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the officials from various ministries and departments of the DPRK and the Central Committee who were standing together.
For a moment, the emperor's face showed the murderous intention he had when he led the army to conquer the north and south more than 20 years ago.
"Instruct Jiang Wei, commander of the Jinyi Guards, that the thieves arrested today will be punished on the spot."