Zhu Tianjiang was so worried that he didn't eat much in the past two days. The fourth prince Xuanzhu was 'murdered' and died. Zhu Tianjiang was the first to become the biggest victim. There were many people in the capital who hated him, even if Emperor Wu didn't deal with him
, those officials will definitely take the opportunity to jointly submit a memorial. The most important thing is that once the fourth prince dies, the officials who follow him will immediately switch to other princes. These days, the most people are adding insult to injury. When they see you are unlucky, they will come and step on you.
Zhu Tianjiang looked at Da Niu's autographed letter and kept sighing. Zhu Er was worried that Zhu Daguan would be too sad, so he kindly stepped forward to persuade him.
"Sir, don't be sad yet. Daniel is stupid, and maybe there are some things he didn't explain clearly. Zhu Er made a bold analysis and felt that the gang of remnants left by Zhou Yantian could not kill His Highness the Fourth Highness. A living person is better than
The dead have value. If they kill the Fourth Highness, they will only increase the resentment of Emperor Chengwu and the Dafeng Dynasty. If they do not kill the Fourth Highness, they may still make Emperor Chengwu have some scruples and become an important chess piece in the hands of Zhou Yantian.
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"How can it be impossible to kill someone? Daniel is stupid, but he is a real person and will never lie. Come and take a look. The four eggs above must represent the fourth prince. Isn't that right?" Zhu Tianjiang pointed out.
He said with a letter.
Zhu Er nodded, and he had no objection to this. Zhu Tianjiang continued, "The little man in the back is lying on the ground with his hands open. When combined, this sentence means that Sidandan is dead. Also, here
There is also a pig drawn. No need to ask, it must refer to me. The pig is followed by several little people, and they seem to be holding guys in their hands. What does this mean? It means that the big cow is telling me that the fourth prince is dead.
Those guards can only follow me. Otherwise, they will be beheaded when they return. They are paralyzed. When Daniel comes back to see if I don't beat him to death, there are so many people who can't even protect the Xuanzhu."
Zhu Tianjiang was gesticulating and analyzing, acting like a psychologist. Little did he know that Daniel meant to tell him that a large group of people were going to hunt down Zhu Tianjiang.
"Alas~!" Zhu Tianjiang sighed, "Zhu Er, once Xuanzhu dies, we have to be more prepared to fall out with Emperor Chengwu. The main road leading to the north is to be closely monitored. Those bastards are robbed
He killed Xuanzhu after getting the money, I will never let the money fall into Zhou Yantian's hands."
"Sir, all the secret agents have received the order. Whether it is a caravan or a small group of soldiers and horses, as soon as they appear, they will immediately send us news."
Zhu Tianjiang nodded, "Zhu Er, go bring a brazier in and let the brothers get some more paper money. I want to see this guy Xuanzhu off. He's paralyzed. After all, he's a brother. What worries me the most.
, it’s my god-sister Hong Xiaoqing. I don’t know how to tell people after I go back, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll marry you. Anyway, they haven’t slept together yet, so I can’t let you support me for the rest of my life.”
"No, sir, you should keep it. What about that, I'll prepare the brazier." Zhu Er didn't know whether he was sad or angry, because he actually thought about marrying off his wife.
Just as Zhu Er was about to leave, he suddenly thought of another thing. Since something happened to the fourth prince, the matter must be reported to the capital.
"Sir, the governor of Hedu and other officials are still waiting for your memorial outside." Zhu Er reminded.
Zhu Tianjiang brought grain, grass and silver, and Hedu Governor finally breathed a sigh of relief. With food, the people could temporarily settle down, and with silver, the various chambers of commerce dared to bring firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc. to sell. What's more, Zhu Tianjiang
They also brought a large number of officers and soldiers to help Hedu Prefecture eliminate the fierce bandits and water thieves and completely open up external business routes.
Zhu Tianjiang frowned, "Tell those guys, don't think about how to curry favor with the emperor every day. When you have nothing to do, just let them go out to clear out the bandits. Don't worry about the memorial."
Zhu Er nodded in agreement and hurried out to handle the matter. After a while, a brazier and two large baskets of paper money were carried into the hall. Not only were these, there were also paper figures, paper horses and other items.
Zhu Tianjiang ordered people to set up the incense table in the main hall, respectfully offered three sticks of incense, and began to say farewell to the fourth prince Xuanzhu.
The capital compound was almost temporarily requisitioned by Zhu Tianjiang. In order to prevent assassination, all Zhu Tianjiang's people were replaced inside and outside. Xia Qing personally patrolled and inspected the defense of each sentry post.
All the brothers knew that the fourth prince was 'killed', and everyone felt very heavy. According to what An said now, Xuanzhu was a very low-key second-generation official in their hearts, and he often gave them rewards. If such a person is gone,
Can it not make people feel distressed?
On the street in front of the government office, a group of people ran from north to south. Zhu Yi rode a tall horse at the front, followed by two carts.
As soon as the carriage and horses stopped at the gate of the government office, several guards stepped forward, and Xuanzhu and Daniu, who were wearing ragged clothes, were helped down.
"Grandma, I'm finally back alive~Master Zhu~Danniu misses you in my dreams~!" Daniel's eyes filled with tears of excitement. The wounds on his back shoulders were ulcerated, but Daniel's spirit was extremely good.
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Xuanzhu's hands were wrapped with white cloth belts, all the way to his arms, making him look like a zombie. In the past two days, Xuanzhu had urged Zhu Yi to rush on his way without even changing his clothes. They were afraid that Zhu Tianjiang would worry, and they were even more afraid of Zhu Yi.
Tianjiang wrote a random memorial and the fact that the prince was injured cannot be known to the capital. Otherwise, someone will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Xuanzhu looked at the white lanterns hanging outside the gate of the palace. Just now at the gate of the city, he heard Wang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Admiral's Palace, say that Mr. Zhu thought that His Highness the Fourth Highness had been killed and was preparing to hold a big funeral.
"Everyone, listen, no one is allowed to say anything. His Highness wants to give that boy Zhu Tianjiang a surprise. Grandma, he actually hopes that this prince will return to heaven to see how I can deal with him." The fourth prince said, pushing away the support on both sides.
The guard stepped inside.
Xuanzhu and others just entered the second arch and met several guards carrying paper money. Xuanzhu smiled and said hello. When these guys saw Xuanzhu's zombie-like arms, they opened their mouths and said,
There was a click and the jaw was dislocated.
In the main hall in the backyard, the good hall was filled with smoke from Zhu Tianjiang. Two guards at the door stretched their heads and looked in, thinking that Mr. Zhu should not be killed by the smoke. People burned paper money outside or in the ancestral hall.
Zhu Daguan arrived and burned so much in the hall.
"What is this kid Tianxiang doing inside?" Xuanzhu asked strangely.
"Alas, the relationship between my lord and His Highness the Fourth Highness is so miraculous. Isn't this right for the Fourth Highness?"
After the guard saw who was in front of him, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said, "The sky is bright and the earth is bright, my dear mother, the Fourth Highness has appeared. I know that I am scolding you behind your back."
, I will burn all my personal money later to buy paper money for you, please don’t blame me, Your Highness~ I have an eighty-year-old mother~!”
"Damn it, I'm not dead. I'll settle the score with you later. Don't make any noise." Xuanzhu glared angrily, thinking to himself that you were actually scolding him behind his back. I'm going to give you a reward.
Deep in the main hall, Zhu Tianjiang was sitting on the mat in front of the incense table, putting paper money and other items into the brazier while mumbling incessantly.
"Fourth, don't be reluctant to spend money over there. If you don't have enough, ask me for some." He picked up a girl tied with paper and said, "This little palace maid will burn it for you. Your kid is still a little virgin. Let her
Another world accompanies you. Fourth brother~ Although we brothers have not been together for long, I will never forget your ### face. Your boy and Hong Xiaoqing fell in love at first sight. The thing I regret most is that I did not help you two consummate your marriage.
In that case, maybe Miss Xiaoqing can leave you a boy and a half girl. But now~ ugh~!"
Zhu Tianjiang's heartfelt confession moved the fourth prince Xuanzhu to tears, which rolled in his eyes.
Xuanzhu was about to speak when he heard Zhu Tianjiang say again, "Old Fourth, you can go with peace of mind. Don't worry about that girl Xiaoqing. If Daniel is not dead, I will marry that girl Xiaoqing."
To Daniel. If this kid fails to take good care of you, I will punish him to take care of your wife. When you give birth to your first child, regardless of gender, name him Niu Xuanzhu, as a souvenir for you."
The excitement that Xuan Zhu felt when he rose up immediately disappeared without a trace. If it weren't for the fact that he looked at Zhu Tianjiang with some sincerity, Xuan Zhu would have wanted to kick him into the brazier.
Xuanzhu walked to the other side of the brazier, squatted down and looked at Zhu Tianjiang coldly. Zhu Daguan raised his head and glanced at Xuanzhu, and shook his head with a sigh, "Oh~ this kid won't stop being a ghost, and I actually showed up.
I have hallucinated you. Xuanzhu, if you really miss me, please pray that I will kill your father and rule the country forever."
"Fuck your grandma, I understand now that you have evil intentions." Xuanzhu said and stood up.
Zhu Tianjiang looked up at Xuan Zhu amid the smoke. When he saw his bandaged arms, Officer Zhu smiled slightly, rolled his eyes, and fainted from fright.
The Hedu government office was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the miserable scene of the past few days was swept away. The people inside and outside the city received food and silver, and the garrison officers and soldiers vigorously suppressed the bandits, finally welcoming the first batch of merchants after the disaster.
In the government office, Xia Qing and Zhu Yi took matters into their own hands to treat Xuanzhu and Daniu's osteopathic injuries. Although Zhu Yi re-treated Xuanzhu on the way, he did not bring any good bone injury medicine after all, and only fixed it briefly.
After a while. Da Niu's injury was not serious, but it was very troublesome. Xia Qing had to cut off the necrotic muscles.
Zhu Tianjiang was sipping tea with his legs crossed. He and Xuanzhu had been quarreling for two sticks of incense. As for Da Niu, if Zhu Tianjiang hadn't seen him injured, he would have beaten him.
"You idiot, when I get back I will find a private school teacher to teach you how to read and write every day. If you come here half a day later, I will be ready to report the information to the court. Grandma, I have never seen you do such harm to others.
If this is to pass on military intelligence, all the brothers will be tricked to death by you." Zhu Tianjiang cursed depressedly.
"Sir, I have made it very clear that you are stupid. You can't blame me for that."
"You dare to bite your tongue, don't you? Xia Qing, cut him hard, it will hurt this bastard to death." Zhu Tianjiang said harshly, really wanting to go up and kick him.
Xuanzhu looked at Da Niu, then turned to Zhu Tianjiang and said, "Tianjiang, Da Niu has made a great contribution this time. If it weren't for him, His Highness might not be alive now. We were both anxious in those days.
Crazy, even if you are not prepared, you will be attacked by those traitors."
Zhu Tianjiang took a sip of strong tea. He was still worried about this matter. "If Zhu Si hadn't discovered the ambush in advance, it's really not sure who would lose and who would win. But the other party is very smart. After several attacks, I still see that
We left a backup force and immediately withdrew from the battle. Xuanzhu, I just ordered the governor to report to the court. Your twenty guards cannot die in vain. We must get this debt back."
Xuanzhu connected his arms and sat next to Zhu Tianjiang, "Tianjiang, if those thieves disperse, it will not be easy to find them. The leader seems to have introduced himself and said that he is Zhou Yantian's military advisor.
~My name is Zhuo Xing. That man’s martial arts is not low, I’m afraid he can compete with Zhu Yi and Xia Qing.”
After Xuan Zhu finished speaking, Xia Qing was startled and said in surprise, "Ghost doctor Zhuo Xing?"
"What, do you know him?" Zhu Tianjiang looked at Xia Qing.
"This person's status and seniority in the world are higher than mine. I didn't expect that after so many years of no news, he actually took refuge with Zhou Yantian. Sir, if it was really Zhuo Xing who fought with us that day, he must not be his true face. Zhuo Xing is here
There are three special skills in the world, Qinggong medical skills and disguise. It is really not easy to catch him."
Xia Qing is very familiar with the characters in the martial arts world. The ghost doctor Zhuo Xing also gained a lot of fame when he was walking in the martial arts world in his early years. However, Zhuo Xing has a habit of consulting the doctor. No matter who the person is, he must first pay the consultation fee. After the ghost doctor
On the surface, the patients treated by the doctor were recovering as before, but ten days later, many of them died suddenly. Later, a thief discovered the secret, and people learned that Zhuo Xing had deliberately tampered with the treatment.
It was to punish those who lowered the medical fees. Since then, Zhuo Xing has been known as a ghost doctor.
"If we don't get rid of such a person, he will be a disaster sooner or later. With his ability, once he sneaks into our mansion, it will be difficult to detect him. Wait and see, Zhu Er has sent people to monitor closely. Even if we can't find this Zhuo Xing, we can't let him go.
The three million taels of silver fell into Zhou Yantian's hands," Zhu Tianjiang said seriously.
Xia Qing thought about it for a moment and said seriously, "Sir, Zhuo Xing is very scheming. We are stationed in Hedu Mansion, and he will definitely not transport the money away. Hedu's territory is not small, and it is difficult to find it if it is hidden anywhere.
.If I were Zhuo Xing, I would wait for the master to leave before quietly transferring the money. We can't stay here permanently and we can't afford to waste this time with him. If we want to lure Zhuo Xing out, we can only let the large group of people leave and lure him away.
Show up proactively.”
Zhu Tianjiang was startled, then nodded, "As I thought, if you want to lure the snake out of its hole, you have to use the trick of hiding from the sky. Fourth brother, there is nothing going on here in Hedu. If you stay here and wait for others, you will bring trouble to others.
Trouble. The way I see it, we should divide our forces into two groups. Since you and Danniu are injured, we will take Wang Yi’s troops from the Admiral’s Mansion and march southward. We people can find a place to hide nearby. As long as they
As soon as he made a move, I took out the money and brought him a pot."
"Sir, I will follow you. Daniel's injury will be fine." Upon hearing this, Daniel asked him to follow Xuanzhu, and he stood up.
"Shut up, kid. You have no right to speak. This time I will give you two cups of thunder bombs to take with you. If there is an emergency again, I will blow up those bastards." Zhu Tianjiang said with eyes wide open.
The last time Xuanzhu left, Zhu Tianjiang didn't give Daniu a thunderbolt. If Daniu really brought that thing, Xuanzhu might have been dead. Once Danniu killed Zhuo Xing, the opponent would also fire thousands of arrows, and a
No one will be left alive.
That night, Zhu Tianjiang and others began to discuss the plan. No one was allowed to enter the government office except those brought by Zhu Tianjiang from the capital. Zhu Tianjiang was afraid that the news would be leaked, and he did not believe the people in Hedu Prefecture.
The next morning, Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince Xuanzhu patrolled inside and outside the city and distributed the last batch of disaster relief food funds. Amid the cheers of the people, Zhu Tianjiang and Xuanzhu led the imperial envoys and horses,
He left Hedu Mansion in a grand manner.
As soon as Zhu Tianjiang left, the officials of Hedu Prefecture finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Tianjiang did not mention a word about the robbery of the disaster relief funds from beginning to end, and did not even mention it in the memorial. The officials of Hedu Prefecture were originally
I thought that when God Zhu Dawen arrived, there would be a lot of heads thrown to the ground. Who would have thought that this time God Zhu Dawen would become Zhu Dashan, and apart from causing an oolong incident in which the prince was killed, it was not as terrible as the legend said.
As soon as the imperial envoy left, Hedu Prefecture, which had been bustling for several days, returned to calm. Three days later, in a mountain stream fifty miles away from Hedu Prefecture, a blue-grey horse galloped from far to near.
The person on the horse was the spies sent out by Zhu Er. When they saw the spies arriving, Zhu Tianjiang and others walked out of the forest one after another.
"Sir, there is news from the direction of Qinzhou that a large caravan is heading north from Hedu. The carriages and horses are well covered, and there are no less than 500 escorts accompanying it. Qinzhou's secret agents have been secretly following, and there will be people along the way.
Let's leave a mark." The spy dismounted and reported.
Zhu Tianjiang sneered. Hedu Prefecture was so poor that he couldn't even afford food. Where could a large caravan come from? Apart from the ghost doctor Zhuo Xing, there would be no other family.
"Zhu Er, send a carrier pigeon immediately to inform Zhu Si. He will lead five hundred elites disguised as horse thieves and rush to Qinzhou to join us. Tell all the brothers to drive all night tonight and make sure to arrive in Qinzhou before noon tomorrow."
After Zhu Tianjiang finished his instructions, he saw Daniel pulling out two war horses from the woods with a playful smile. Three days ago, this guy refused to leave, and Zhu Tianjiang couldn't really deal with him militaryally, so he had no choice but to stay.