After the discussion, the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty left one after another, and Zhu Hongyu was also ready to continue handling government affairs.
At this time, a young eunuch came to Zhu Hongyu and announced that Zhou Tianxu was outside asking for an audience.
Zhu Hongyu kept moving his hands and just gave instructions casually.
"Call someone in!"
Not long after, Zhou Tianxu appeared in front of Zhu Hongyu, bowed and saluted.
"I will see your majesty at the end. Your majesty will live forever!"
Zhou Tianxu is the commander of Jinyiwei. In terms of status, Jinyiwei belongs to the military. There is nothing wrong with him claiming to be the last general.
Zhu Hongyu ordered someone to serve tea without raising his head, and then asked.
"Jin Yiwei, do you have any important information to report?"
Zhou Tianxu bowed slightly, took out a report from his arms, and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has two very important matters to report!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu showed a curious expression on his face and asked.
"speak!"
"What is the important matter?"
Zhou Tianxu said.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are two things in total!"
"The first thing is about the Third Prince Zhu. Tiqi from Jinyiwei found traces of suspected Prince Zhu in the Shandong area."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu's eyes, which originally showed laziness, were instantly filled with light.
His eyes are sharp, like a beast preparing to hunt!
Prince Zhu San!
That is, Chongzhen’s prince Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong.
If it is really him, in terms of clan etiquette, he is more qualified to be the Ming Emperor than Zhu Hongyu.
If it is really this person, then this matter will be a bit troublesome!
The relaxed and leisurely look on Zhu Hongyu's face disappeared, and he spoke in a very serious tone.
"Tell me more! What's going on!"
When Zhou Tianxu heard this, his expression became stern and he started talking about the matter.
"After His Majesty ascended the throne, our Jin Yiwei's intelligence network was fully rolled out across the north and south of the Yangtze River. Jiangbei and Shandong are the top priorities!"
"While Tiqi was operating in Shandong, a private school master was found in the home of a wealthy family named Li in Wenshang County, Shandong, who was suspected to be Prince Zhu San!"
As Zhou Tianxu explained, a story line unfolded in front of Zhu Hongyu little by little.
After the Jiashen crisis and the defeat of the capital, Zhu Cijiong fell into the hands of Li Zicheng.
After Li Zicheng was defeated, he was also threatened and sent to Henan. Later, he entrusted Li Zicheng's control during the rebellion, fled to Anhui, traveled to Zhejiang, and finally lived in Shandong, hiding his name and working as a private school teacher.
He had six sons, whose descendants were "He" and the last characters were all "Tu", which exactly matched the descendants of the King of Yan specified in Zhu Yuanzhang's "Ancestral Instructions".
His grandson's name is Yubao, which means "facing the imperial throne".
It can be seen that this person is most likely Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding.
ps: This paragraph was not compiled by the author. It was specially researched information. Qing history also admitted that this was the real Prince Zhu. The Third Prince Zhu from Shandong was more real than the Wang Shiyuan from Zhejiang.
It was a coincidence that the Ming Dynasty's Jinyi Guards and Tiqi could find such a person.
The Tiqi of the Jin Yiwei were active in Shandong, contacting the anti-Qing rebels near Wenshang, preparing to incite the anti-Qing rebels to revolt, disrupting the Qing court, and then met with the family surnamed Li.
By coincidence, the traces of the Third Prince Zhu were discovered!
After Zhu Hongyu listened, the expression on his face made it difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
However, the slight frown on his sword eyebrows is real.
"Can you confirm whether this person is genuine or not?"
Although even if this person is really the third prince Zhu, he cannot threaten his throne as emperor Zhu Hongyu.
But Zhu Hongyu still felt a little uncomfortable!
In other words, any existence that can pose a threat to his throne, even if the threat is just a trace, will make Zhu Hongyu feel uncomfortable and subconsciously want to eliminate it.
This may be the instinct of those in power to maintain their power!
Zhou Tianxu said.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Tiqi cannot confirm his identity!"
"It's just a suspicion!"
Zhu Hongyu frowned subconsciously, the forehead lines between his eyebrows were very obvious, and he felt a little worried.
If you are not sure, it already explains the problem!
If we can't be sure, doesn't that mean we can't be sure?
Also, it is impossible to say whether the Shandong Jinyi Guards Cavalry is uncertain or not sure.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Hongyu asked again.
"How does this person usually behave? Is he very active?"
Zhu Hongyu finally made a decision. If the third prince Zhu lived in seclusion and did not show up, then he would just pretend that this incident never happened.
The Ming Dynasty's Jin Yiwei Ti rode in Shandong, but they found nothing!
Let Prince Zhu continue to live his own little life!
The identity of this man, Prince Zhu Third, is questionable. For Zhu Hongyu, the best choice is to ignore him.
As long as Zhu Hongyu ignores him and he doesn't want to stand out, this matter will not cause any trouble.
The greatest possibility is that this matter will disappear naturally!
But if this person usually behaves very jumpy, that would be embarrassing!
Jinyiwei is not just an intelligence organization.
He is also a good hand at assassination and so on!
As for bringing back the Third Prince Zhu and restoring the incense of King Yan's line...
Zhu Hongyu really didn’t think about it at all!
He would only find such a stimulation for himself when he was full!
Originally, as long as Zhu Hongyu did not admit it, the third prince Zhu was Schrödinger's third prince Zhu. Whether he existed or not was a relative question.
Zhu Hongyu was stupid, so he rashly went to confirm the identity of the third prince Zhu himself, causing trouble for himself.
Now there are only two choices before Zhu Hongyu.
Either the Third Prince Zhu lives in seclusion, and Zhu Hongyu can just pretend that the royal guard has not discovered him and let him live in seclusion in peace and contentment.
Either the Third Prince Zhu is too aggressive, Zhu Hongyu will let Jin Yiwei deal with him, there is no third option.
Zhou Tianxu also spoke.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the third Prince Zhu, whose identity is uncertain, has been living in seclusion. He is also very secretive about his identity and has almost never mentioned it to the outside world."
"The only thing suspicious is the naming method of his descendants..."
Zhu Hongyu squinted his eyes, and he could hear Zhou Tianxu's subtext.
That Prince Zhu San is very honest!
After sighing, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"Send the order and pull the people back!"
"Just leave three or five people in Shandong Wenshang to keep an eye on him. Unless Prince Zhu is too crazy, just treat him as if he doesn't exist!"
After Zhou Tianxu heard this, he cupped his fists and said.
"You will eventually understand!"
Zhu Hongyu gently rubbed his eyebrows, rubbed away his frown, and asked.
"What about the second thing?"
When Zhou Tianxu heard this, he bowed slightly and said.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the second thing is the news from North Korea!"