Weird things happen every year, but this year there are particularly many. The incident between the eldest prince and Zhu Tianjiang has quickly become a topic of conversation among the people in the capital.
Emperor Chengwu ordered the three yamen to hold a joint trial, which made the elders in the yamen very worried. The eldest prince has a special status, and he is a general who has just watched his return in triumph. This face cannot be lost. That guy Zhu Tianjiang is even more worried.
He was not a fool, but he single-handedly brought down the Zhou family, killed the famous general Fang Datong, and saved the Dafeng Dynasty in times of crisis. It can be said that he was a man whose achievements were unparalleled and his name will go down in history.
In the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, several famous civil and military officials from the Dafeng Dynasty were all present. Although it was said that it was a joint trial of the three yamen, Shen Baigong, the inspector of the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhang Wenze, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, did not dare to make the decision. They had no choice but to make the decision.
The respective bosses were invited to come out. Chu Yun, the admiral of the Nine Sects, was not stupid and forced Prince Jing and Li Hong, the Minister of War, to come in as well.
Sitting on the main seat was Prince Jing, and next to him was Prince Bo, Grand Tutor Bingkun, the supervisor of the Imperial Academy. The newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, Martin Tian, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Li Hong, sat together, while Shen Baigong and Zhang Wenze sat at the bottom.
Chu Yun laughed dryly and said, "Sir, I'm going to hold a court hearing in three days. Please tell me what we can do to satisfy both families."
Prince Jing glanced at all the adults present, and he basically felt confident. Even though the emperor said that he was dealing with justice, secretly he was favoring the eldest prince by doing so. However, everyone present basically agreed with Zhu Tianjiang.
People with good connections, I am afraid that the emperor will be disappointed this time. Prince Jing himself will definitely side with Zhu Tianjiang. Chu Yun and Li Hong both came from the military camp. Although the eldest prince is currently the head coach of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, in their hearts
I don’t really agree with it. Not to mention Taifu Wang, this old guy is the one who started the trouble. As for Martin Tian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he is getting closer to the eldest prince. He is the one who fully supports the second prince’s ascension to the throne.
A distant relative of the Queen.
Prince Jing coughed twice and was about to speak, but Taifu Wang took the lead and said, "That's outrageous. Since the founding of the Dafeng Dynasty, I have never heard of a low-level soldier dare to be so arrogant. Breaking down the gate of the mansion is tantamount to
It is a slap in the face of all officials. Such arrogant behavior is simply worse than a pig or a dog. Kill~must kill."
Old Taifu Wang looked upright. He was trying to defend Zhu Tianjiang. At Taifu Wang's age, he wouldn't be able to survive even if the second prince became the emperor, so he didn't care at all.
Chu Yun suppressed a smile and glanced at Prince Jing, thinking that the old master's mouth was really bad. Prince Jing was dumbfounded by what Mrs. Wang said. Those who smashed the door were not those soldiers at all. He gave the order at 20. Good guy,
The scolding came and went until Prince Jing was blamed.
"Uh~ Well, what the old master said makes sense. It's a bit unreasonable to smash someone's house door, but if you want to kill someone, it's a bit too much." Prince Jing gave Wang Taifu an embarrassed look.
Martin Tian, Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, said, "What Prince Jing said is right. Those soldiers are all the personal soldiers of the eldest prince Xuan Ming. Now the eldest prince is suing Zhu Tianjiang for false accusation. Even if the door of the house is really smashed, I feel that I should use my discretion."
Deal with it. The eldest prince has just returned in triumph. Once his soldiers are killed, it may affect the morale of the army. Furthermore, these people are all affiliated with the Ministry of War. I am afraid Lord Li is not willing to see such a result.
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After Martin Tian finished speaking, he looked at Li Hong. Li Hong could only nodded with a wry smile. In his position, it was not good to say anything, so he might as well not say a word. If Chu Yun hadn't forced him to pull him over, Li Hong wouldn't have
Willing to participate in this matter.
Everyone understood that the crux of the matter was not a matter of breaking down the door and whether to kill or not. In the final analysis, it was to see whether the two princes could make peace with Zhu Tianjiang.
While the adults were studying, the fourth prince Xuanzhu entered the eldest brother's mansion for the first time. A few months ago, Xuanzhu was still a little timid when he saw the eldest prince. But now, the fourth prince Xuanzhu can communicate with several brothers
Sitting on an equal footing.
Xuan Ming looked at the fourth prince Xuan Zhu with a hint of ridicule. In his eyes, this incompetent fourth son would always be a piece of mud that could not stick to the wall.
"Fourth child, it seems like this is your first time visiting my eldest brother since my father gave us a mansion for the four of us."
"Brother, the fourth prince has been studying the books of sages behind closed doors since he came back from Shutian Mansion. I didn't come to visit him, so I hope you don't mind." The fourth prince looked at his elder brother with a smile on his face sincerely.
"Fourth child, why did I hear that you and that bastard Zhu Tianjiang eat, drink and have fun every day? This is not good. If the news reaches the ears of my father, he will be angry."
The fourth prince smiled slightly and said, "Brother, Mr. Zhu is brave and resourceful. His literary talent surpasses all the scholars in the Imperial Academy, and his military strategy is shocking both inside and outside Dafeng. If I learn more from such a person, I'm afraid it will be too late for my father to be happy.
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The eldest prince's cheeks twitched. The fourth son's words sounded very harsh to him, and he felt particularly uncomfortable.
"Fourth brother, I'm here today and I don't know what advice you can give me? If nothing happens, my eldest brother has official duties, so I won't accompany you." The eldest prince Xuan Ming was ready to drive them away.
"Brother, I came to the house today to really ask for something."
"Oh?" The eldest prince sneered, thinking that you would also use the word 'beg'.
"Brother, Mr. Zhu is not going to pursue the matter of your personal soldiers smashing up Mr. Zhu's house. However, he hopes that he can be more tolerant about the West Street brothel."
The eldest prince Xuan Ming's face turned a little blue with anger, "That bastard still dares to say that. My soldiers have never been to his house. He is slandering me." The eldest prince stared at his eyes, and Xingzi wanted to complain.
Xuanzhu's face.
"Brother, there's no reason to blame others. Isn't the incident on West Street a slander? If this quarrel continues, it will not be good for you or the second brother. It will only give the third brother an advantage. The fourth brother is here today just to resolve it.
It is better to resolve this grudge than to make enemies. You also know Zhu Tianjiang’s ability and his relationship with Guo Mansion and Uncle Jing. If we really break the relationship, it is not certain who will win and who will lose."
"Am I afraid of him? Believe it or not, I have led my troops to destroy his mansion right now." The eldest prince looked at Xuan Zhu angrily.
"Haha." The fourth prince Xuan Zhu smiled contemptuously. No wonder among the four princes competing for the throne, Xuan Ming was the first to be eliminated. He was simply a reckless person.
"Brother, don't forget that Zhu Tianjiang has the King's Whip in his hand. According to our Li family's ancestral system, you don't know the power of the King's Whip."
When the fourth prince said this, Xuan Ming was speechless for a long time. He whipped the king, knocked the king unconscious, and beat the deceitful ministers. Not to mention him, even their emperor's father had a headache when he saw that thing.
Seeing that the eldest brother was silent, the fourth prince Xuan Zhu smiled slightly and said, "Brother, Zhu Tianjiang said that he doesn't want to have any trouble with the eldest brother, so he wants to settle the matter. If the eldest brother agrees, one thousand taels of silver will be sent over immediately. Of course,
Zhu Tianjiang also said that if the eldest brother continues to pester him, he can let go of the brothels on West Street. But he will personally kill each of the dozen Ming soldiers under the eldest brother with the King's Whip. He will die in the King's Whip.
Under this, even if there is an imperial edict, it will be useless."
The fingers of the eldest prince Xuan Ming are a little trembling. Zhu Tianjiang is a boy who uses both soft and hard tactics. He really has no good countermeasures. Even if the two sides are in trouble, he can get several brothels on West Street, but Zhu Tianjiang dares to operate like this. He, the prince, can't
You can't open a brothel to make money.
After thinking about it, the eldest prince decided to accept the mediation of the fourth child. The secret fight between the two sides had just begun. Xuan Ming did not believe that he had a lot of troops and could not catch Zhu Tianjiang.
Before all the officials in the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion could discuss a solution, Zhu Tianjiang and the eldest prince actually sent people to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion. The person who came from Zhu Tianjiang's Mansion was Xia Qing, who asked Chu Yun
He told Mr. Zhu that he would no longer pursue the incident of the smashed-in door of the mansion. The people from the eldest prince's residence also told Mr. Chu Yun that they would no longer pursue the incident of the brothel on West Street.
Chu Yun was a little confused. Isn't this a prank? The imperial edict was issued and the two families actually wanted to reconcile. But this was good. The problems everyone had just imagined were solved. Although the two families reconciled privately, three days later
We still need to hold a trial in accordance with the imperial edict. Since the master's family will not pursue the case, the trial three days later will be just a formality.
The news of the reconciliation between the eldest prince and Zhu Tianjiang quickly spread throughout the palaces of officials in the capital, and many officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The capital had just been stable for a month or two, and no one wanted to cause any more trouble.
On the first day of the three-yamen trial, when everyone thought that the turmoil was about to subside, another rumor spread. This rumor was very unfavorable to Zhu Tianjiang, saying that he relied on having a king's whip in his hand to defeat the king.
Feng Chao was no longer afraid of anyone. He even said that if the eldest prince refused to give in this time, Zhu Tianjiang would use his right to whip the eldest prince in public.
This rumor spread quickly in the capital, and people discussed the matter in restaurants and teahouses, adding a layer of cloud to tomorrow's three-yamen review.
Zhu Tianjiang was sitting in his mansion, and his subordinates and master Lin Feng were all there. Zhu Er was reporting the situation in detail, and several people listened very carefully.
"It seems that that restaurant is the source of spreading rumors?" Zhu Tianjiang asked with a gloomy face.
"Sir, it's absolutely true. I've been keeping an eye on that place in person these past few days, and the first person to let the news out was the clerk in the store. The store owner's name is Xiaofeng, and she's a very shrewd person. She has absolutely nothing to do with this matter."
Zhu Er replied affirmatively.
Listening to Zhu Er's answer, Zhu Tianjiang nodded, "Master, brothers, you can close the net. That place is probably just a stronghold. We must find the people behind the scenes. Zhu Yi, take the
Several brothers secretly arrested several clerks in the store. They deliberately left some clues during the operation. Let's try to scare the snake tonight and see where the little phoenix flew. Zhu Er, you and Xia
Qing and others took all the brothers to ambush secretly, and I will follow them personally this time."
When Zhu Yi and others heard this, they immediately retorted, "Sir, this matter is very dangerous. It's better for us to do it." Xia Qing said worriedly.
Zhu Tianjiang smiled slightly and said to himself that you have no idea what I did in my previous life. What the paparazzi is best at is tracking. I'm not talking too much. When it comes to tracking, even the CIA in the United States has no paparazzi expertise.
Seeing that Zhu Tianjiang was determined to go, Lin Feng had no choice but to say, "Okay then, I'll follow you."
Zhu Tianjiang nodded gratefully. With a master like Lin Feng accompanying him, he didn't have to worry anymore.
After the second watch that night, the restaurant business gradually closed down. In the backyard of Fulai Restaurant, the young female boss Xiaofeng frowned. When business was slow this afternoon, several shop assistants went out to buy things, but they disappeared inexplicably.
.According to the neighbors, the guys were knocked unconscious by a group of people and taken away.
Last time, four people sneaked into the backyard of the restaurant. In order not to expose this secret stronghold, Xiaofeng personally poisoned and killed the four of them while they were eating. This time the waiter in the restaurant disappeared, and Xiaofeng felt that she was already in danger.
the point.
As soon as it got dark in the evening, Xiaofeng asked her personal maid to go somewhere. The maid came back and said that the big boss had arranged an escape route for her, and asked Xiaofeng to go to a secret place to meet the big boss at midnight tonight.
The handsome proprietress Xiaofeng put on night clothes, climbed over the wall quietly and left the restaurant she ran.
There is a small lake in the south of the capital. Xiaofeng came to the dense forest beside the lake, as if waiting for someone.
Zhu Daguan lay on top of Lin Feng. Only now did he realize that his previous life was incomparable to this era. This era was so damn advanced that he couldn't keep up. If Lin Feng hadn't been there, he wouldn't have been stalking people.
I'm afraid I can't even see the shadow.
Lin Feng took Zhu Tianjiang and hid on the branch of a tree. Zhu Tianjiang held his "Thunderbolt" in his hand to prevent any accidents.
After a while, a luxurious carriage drove into the forest. Zhu Tianjiang held his breath with excitement, and the big fish finally took the bait.