Just after Tang Jingyu and others retreated, Zhu Youyi immediately changed his expression, and said to Yunxi with a little fear and confusion: "Brother, what is the fuss about?"
Of course he would feel very puzzled. He had breakfast in the palace this morning, and then left the palace to play outside. Zhu Youyi knew that he had almost no chance of inheriting the throne of Zhou, so he did things entirely because of his own preferences. He liked to practice martial arts.
, he practiced martial arts every day and hired famous teachers to teach him, so he developed good martial arts skills.
However, he had no ambition. The princes who liked martial arts training as much as him, such as Zhu Shanglie, Zhu Jiye, Zhu Jiyi, Zhu Mengjiong and others, all thought about leading troops to fight. Especially after Zhu Mengjiong went to Yokohama to guard, he became more enthusiastic and actively asked for war; but
Zhu Youyi was not interested in this. After practicing martial arts every day, he went out to have fun. He was also taught a few lessons by Zhu Xi. However, he never bullied others, and with the support of the princess, Zhu Xi simply ignored him.
.
So he didn't know about many confidential things at all. He only knew that Zhu Youdun, Yunxi and others left the city yesterday. When they came back, they arrested eight people and said they rammed His Majesty's car and interrogated them. Then today he
While he was having fun outside, he was called back and ordered to perform such a scene. Naturally, he was confused and asked questions.
"Zhu Youyi, I still have something to tell you," Yunxi said, but he asked him again: "During the Chinese New Year, you will go to the capital with your fifth uncle, Zhu Youdou and others to pay tribute, and then stay in the capital."
After a pause, he added: "When you go to the capital, as long as you don't bully others, the emperor doesn't care what you do. Also, the emperor will give you an additional salary of one thousand guan every year."
"Thank you, brother!" Zhu Youyi said happily immediately. He had also stayed in the capital, and knew that the capital was far richer than Kaifeng, and there were more enjoyments wherever he went. Not to mention that he was out of Zhu Ju's control, which was of course very good;
But the capital city is not as good as the local area. If something goes wrong, it will probably attract the officials to remonstrate, and Yunxi will have to reprimand him. There may be other punishments, such as fines. At least there is mother in Kaifeng to persuade him, but his father has not
Withheld his salary and contributions from the farm.
But after hearing Yunxi's promise, he no longer worried. Instead, he was very happy because Yunxi was willing to give him an additional salary of one thousand guan. He immediately agreed. He didn't even know what Yunxi was asking him to do today.
Don't care anymore.
But he didn't care, Yunxi had to explain to him. Yunxi waved his hand and asked everyone else to leave the room, sit on the chairs, and ordered Zhu Youxuan to sit down too.
After he sat down, Yunxi said: "But this thousand dollars is not given to you for free. Brother Huang has something to tell you."
"Brother, please tell me, I will obey all my orders." Zhu Youyi said nonchalantly. In front of a thousand guans, nothing is important. You must know that a thousand guans is 2.5 times his annual salary, which is 2.5 times more than his annual salary.
He counted the actual income from the farm's offerings and it was even more. With this money, he could start to play freely. He didn't have to spend the first half of the year like he did now and beg his grandpa and grandma in the second half, but he could spend the whole year.
Already.
Yunxi looked at his expression with a look of disgust. He was not opposed to the royal family spending extravagantly, but you had to contribute to the Ming Dynasty. Those who had no contribution and were completely relying on their ancestors, especially those who completely depleted the national finances.
He hated the royal family very much. If it hadn't been for this incident, only Zhu Youxuan was suitable for the Zhou palace, and Yunxi would never have appointed him.
However, Yunxi's disgusted expression only showed a little, and then he restrained himself and said: "After the new year, you will send an order to Tang Jingyu and others, asking four of the seven of them to join you in the capital and serve as your bodyguards.
, the other three are still sent to Kaifeng. On the surface, you should regard them as your real bodyguards and arrange for them to do errands, but in your heart you should be careful with them, because they may be members of the White Lotus Sect."
"What! Tang Jingyu may be from the White Lotus Sect!" Zhu Youxuan shouted in surprise, and immediately shouted: "Quickly, send someone to arrest them..."
Before Zhu Youxuan finished speaking, Yunxi covered his mouth and whispered: "Why are you shouting so loudly? If they hear it and spoil the emperor's plan, the emperor will seize the opportunity."
I’ve lost your salary and your farm!”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxuan immediately calmed down. Seeing that he didn't look like he was about to shout again, Yunxi let go of his hand covering his mouth.
This time Zhu Youhuang did not dare to shout anymore, but he still asked in confusion: "Brother, since you found out that they are members of the White Lotus Sect, why didn't you torture them and deal with them like this instead?"
"It is still difficult to determine whether they are members of the White Lotus Sect." Yunxi said. In fact, there is no evidence to prove that they are members of the White Lotus Sect. Yunxi relied on the name of a person he had remembered to make his doubts.
They, but although the name Sai'er is not common, there may be duplicate names, which is not guaranteed.
"What's more, even if it is now confirmed that they are members of the White Lotus Sect, the Imperial Brother will not arrest them right now." Yunxi added: "They are only eight people. Even including their wives, children, and children, there are only dozens of them, and the Imperial Brother
They want to dig out the entire White Lotus Sect."
"But since the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, no, since the Song Dynasty, their predecessor, the Ming sect, has disobeyed the control of the imperial court and rebelled from time to time. If you want to uproot them, it will definitely not be possible to catch and interrogate these few people who look like minions at first glance.
Even if they reveal someone, they may not be able to catch him."
"So the emperor arranged it like this. Someone can serve as a guard beside a county king, and he can also send people to the capital without any hidden dangers. If there is a rebellion in the future, people can cause chaos in the capital, and even if they fail to succeed, they can still disrupt the capital.
, delaying the time. For those of them who intend to rebel, this is definitely a good thing like money falling from the sky, and they will not refuse it."
"When they are next to you or in Prince Zhou's Mansion, they will inevitably pass on messages to the leader of the White Lotus Sect from time to time. The Imperial Brother will arrange for Jin Yiwei to monitor them at your residence in the capital and Prince Zhou's Mansion at all times. Once they find out that they are passing on the message, they will follow the lead.
Search until you find their leader. If you start at this time, you can uproot the entire White Lotus Sect and destroy this cult that has been circulating since the Song Dynasty or even longer."
Yunxi originally planned to arrange them as palace guards, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was too risky. Even if he could not kill himself, it would not be good if he hurt other people. It would be better to arrange them in the palace of a prince.
.Anyway, there were so many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, so it really didn’t hurt to lose any of them.
Although Zhu Youyi usually eats, drinks and has fun, he is not stupid. He knows that by doing so, he may be able to dig out several leaders of the White Lotus Sect and seriously injure the White Lotus Sect's vitality, but he will also be in danger. After all, only Qianri can be a thief, and there is no such thing as a thief.
The principle of guarding against thieves for a thousand days is that no matter how tight you are at the beginning, you will gradually relax. It would be fine if Tang Jingyu and others stayed like this, but if a sudden attack occurs, you may not be able to protect yourself.
"Although there are several princes in Kaifeng, you are the only one who likes to practice martial arts. It is reasonable to take people with strong martial arts skills into your account. In order to prevent them from suspecting fraud, the emperor pretended to be Ji Ji, and you are the only one with the identity of his legitimate son.
I can suppress him and make him make way for someone else."
"Although you don't need to lead troops to the battlefield for this matter, it is no less dangerous than leading troops into battle. If you can catch a few leaders this time and severely inflict heavy losses on the White Lotus cult bandits, I will count you as a military exploit and tell the world to give you a generous reward.
." Yunxi added.
Zhu Youyi was silent for a moment and said: "Since the emperor has given orders, of course I will obey them."
"Okay," Yunxi said this first, and then hurriedly said: "Don't worry, brother Huang won't care about your safety? Brother Huang will ask Qin Song to protect your safety seriously."
Yunxi talked to him for a while, making sure that his emotions would not affect his plans before letting him back down.
Then Yunxi went to see Zhu You and Zhu Youdou, told them about the matter, and ordered: "Since the three people who stayed in Kaifeng are Zhu Youxu's guards, you don't have to talk to them about the fifth uncle and Youdou."
We can meet more often and let the guards deal with them. They won't even enter the backyard or get close to critical places. However, it's best to occasionally reveal some information to them and let them send messages to the boss. I will also arrange for the Jinyi Guards
People entered the Zhou Palace to spy on those people."
"Everyone in the Ming Dynasty should cooperate in the extermination of the White Lotus Sect. As the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, we have an unshirkable responsibility. We will do whatever the officials tell us to do." Zhu Ru said immediately. Apart from his life, he only cared about his herb garden.
Since nothing would happen to his life or Baicao Garden, of course he would agree.
Zhu Youdou also said: "But it depends on the emperor's orders."
Yunxi said a few more words to them, and it happened to be noon again. He had lunch with them and then returned to his residence.
In the afternoon, Yunxi summoned the local Jinyiwei Qianhu again and told him about this matter, but he kept reminding him: "The safety of King Zhou and the Crown Prince is equally important, and we must not let them lose in order to capture the demons of the White Lotus Sect!
"
"I will remember your Majesty's teachings." The man agreed quickly.
Yunxi sat behind the table again, picked up a pen and wrote a secret order to Qin Song, asking him to immediately send people to Binzhou to monitor the hometown of Tang Jingyu and others. If they are really White Lotus believers, since their current household registration is in Binzhou
, there must be a lot of people from the White Lotus Sect in the local area, and long-term surveillance will definitely reveal something.
Of course, the first thing to pay attention to is not to be exposed. Binzhou is not an economically developed place, and having many outsiders stationed rashly will definitely arouse suspicion. Yunxi told Qin Song to be careful.
After writing the secret edict and sending someone back to the capital by military post, Yunxi felt exhausted and returned to his dormitory to lie down and rest. Miaojin felt a little surprised and asked, "Husband, why are you back to rest at this time?"
Yun He thought for a moment and said, "As soon as there are traces of the White Lotus Cult bandits, arrange for the Jinyi Guards to deal with them."
"White Lotus Cult bandits? We must take them seriously." Miao Jin said immediately.
"Don't worry, we have set a dragnet and they won't be able to escape."
