Similar dramas were staged almost simultaneously in the residences of princes, nobles, nobles, and ministers of civil and military affairs all over the capital.
The only difference is that the civil servants are more civilized and just find the spies, ask for confessions and then drive them out of the house.
The military generals were much more rough, and the spies who were caught basically walked out sideways...
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Prince Yan's Mansion.
Lao Liu came to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his brother, sister-in-law and Miaoqing.
In fact, there was a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace in the evening, so this luncheon was held at the Wei Guogong Mansion to avoid the discomfort of Huizu, Zengshou and Miaoqing being alone during the festival at night.
Zhu Zhen had made an appointment with Miaoqing a long time ago to go to Jiming Temple to offer incense and osmanthus in the afternoon, so he drank a few drinks with his brother-in-law and future brother-in-law, and then left the table with her amidst the barking of the single dog.
Of course, Ms. Xie could not help but roll her eyes and mutter a few words, she was really shameless. But who cares about her. When Xu Da was not around, her siblings all turned a deaf ear to her words, otherwise they would all be pissed to death.
As soon as he was out of sight of his family, Zhu Zhen naturally took Miao Qing's soft and boneless hand. Miao Qing blushed but did not withdraw her hand.
This is the progress in the past six months, I don’t know if it is fast or slow...
The two of them walked hand in hand and side by side in the long corridor of Wei Guofu. The air was filled with the sour smell of love.
"My mother-in-law strongly invites you to attend the dinner in the palace. My mother-in-law said that if you are willing, you can go there together in the evening." Lao Liu gently squeezed Miaoqing's little hand, and waves of good intentions came to his heart.
"Is this a formal decree?" Miaoqing asked nervously.
"No, the queen mother is very considerate of others." Zhu Zhen shook his head.
"Then I'd better not go." Miaoqing was a little frightened and said, "What is my identity? It's too embarrassing."
"Of course she is the future daughter-in-law of my Lao Zhu family." Lao Liu said with a smile: "Who dares to say something unpleasant, my mother will cover her face."
"We can't go then..." Miaoqing said with a fever in her ears and her voice was like a gnat: "Besides, who is your prospective daughter-in-law?"
"Qianya." Lao Liu squeezed her little hand and said, "Who else would I be holding hands with?"
"You're so bad." Miaoqing twitched, but didn't pull her hand out. She couldn't help but let out a slight sigh, feigning anger and gentle eyes, which is the most beautiful style of a girl.
It was so obvious that Lao Liu didn't even know how much he weighed.
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The two of them kept holding hands like this, talking about themselves and leaving the Duke's mansion.
Just when I was about to hold an umbrella and walk to the pier, I went to Qinhuai in the rain, but I saw a circle of people gathered at the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion ahead.
When Lao Liu saw this, he couldn't help but his eyes narrowed.
In front of the palace gate, no idlers are allowed to approach. Ordinary people have no way to get close.
There are so many people around now, which is definitely unusual!
"Go over and take a look." Lao Liu ordered in a low voice.
Deng Duo nodded and stepped forward, separated from the crowd and squeezed in. After a while, he left and returned, reporting in a low voice with a livid face: "There are many dead people at the gate of the palace... Your Highness, you'd better go and see for yourself."
"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said to Xu Miaoqing: "Miaoqing, you go in first."
But Xu Miaoqing shook her head and expressed that she wanted to be with him.
Zhu Zhenxin said it was the same, it was all trivial to the tiger girl of the general sect.
"Send everyone away." He gave another order.
Deng Duo waved his hand and the guards stepped forward to separate the crowd.
Those people did not disperse in a hurry like ordinary people, but started shoving and cursing with the guards.
They are all powerful and domineering. How can they be ordinary people?
"Are you blind for making trouble in front of the palace? Qiu Fu, what are you doing standing still? Arrest them!" Zhu Zhen shouted towards the gate of the palace.
Qiu Fu, the leader of King Yan's guards who had been hiding in the doorway and observing secretly, saw that the backbone had finally arrived. He quickly came out and waved his hand and said: "Didn't you listen to His Highness's order? Arrest all these troublemakers!"
The guards who had already assembled in the mansion rushed out and surrounded the guys pretending to be ordinary people.
When the shining sword was drawn out, all those people became honest.
If you don't surrender without mercy, you will really be shot to death...
When all the troublemakers were arrested, Zhu Zhen and Xu Miaoqing also saw the situation clearly——
I saw ten bloody corpses lying side by side on the ground in front of the palace gate. Some were covered with whip marks, some had club wounds, and some were hacked to death... The rain washed away the corpses, which made their death look even more horrific.
Lao Liu breathed out thick breath and almost spit out the wine he just drank.
He asked in a deep voice: "Have you reported it to my fourth brother?"
"Reported."
Before Qiu Fu finished speaking, he heard a familiar low voice: "What's going on?"
Zhu Di strode out with a dark face. Well...his face was already dark, so it didn't mean he was angry.
"Back to your lord," Qiu Fu pointed at those people and said, "Just now, these people suddenly brought some dead people, placed them at the door of our palace, and then cursed them there. The curses were very unpleasant."
"What are you scolding?" Zhu Di said in a deep voice.
"I dare not say it." Qiu Fu shrank his neck.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhu Di shouted coldly.
"Yes. They accused His Highness of being so filthy-hearted that he actually planted spies to monitor the elders who helped Emperor Xun conquer the world," Qiu Fu swallowed his saliva and said:
"They said this was ruining the reputation of the emperor and hurting the relationship between the emperor and his old brother. They sent him back to tell his highness that he was too young and too stupid. His self-righteousness was just a monkey show in the eyes of his uncles.
"They also said that they went to complain to the emperor... What they said was ten times worse than what I heard. We really can't say it out loud."
"Ma Coin, what you said is ugly enough." Zhu Di's face turned even darker, and then he walked over to the corpses and carefully identified them.
As expected, they were the spies that he personally recruited one by one through hard work, coercion and inducement.
This is naked humiliation!
He couldn't help but bursts of anger surged up, his face was on fire, and his face turned black and red. He gritted his teeth and said, "This is a rebellion!"
Then he took out the gold medal from his waist and shouted angrily: "Qiu Fu, take this king's token to find Mao Xiang and ask him to lead a team to see me immediately!"
"Yes!" Qiu Fu looked serious, quickly took it with both hands, and ran to deliver the order.
"Fourth brother." Lao Liu then walked over and murmured to Lao Si in a low voice: "The person who came here is not good, be careful that you have fallen into a trap."
"Well, this is probably a trap. There must be a trick waiting for me." Zhu Di nodded and said solemnly:
"But the more this happens, the less you can be cowardly!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the corpses in front of the door and gritted his teeth and said: "
"Knowing that these were people from the imperial court, they dared to beat them alive! And they dared to deliver them to the gate of the palace in broad daylight! And they specially chose August 15th to deliver them! This is the worst and most arrogant provocation! It makes you pee.
It’s on my face!”
"If I don't immediately respond with the fiercest reaction, not only me, Zhu Di, but also our brothers will be looked down upon by everyone in the world!"
"Fourth brother, you are right!" After hearing this, Lao Liu immediately stopped trying and shouted, "I'll go with you, so I can share the beating."
"Okay, brothers who fight tigers!" Lao Si nodded and laughed: "This time we must let those big tigers know the consequences of offending the prince of Ming Dynasty!"
