Zhu Bingzhu's aura was already rippling like the sea, with huge waves and storms gathering. He sat still and said coldly: "Song Zheng, although my Zhu family is low-key, I was also the founding lord of the country, and one of the four great nobles of Hongwu in the world.
.You broke into our house, and you made empty promises to take over the affairs of my family. You also pointed out that you would kill the younger members of my family. This is a deadly feud that cannot be resolved!
Do you think I will still cooperate with you in unjustly killing my steward? Does I look like the kind of cowardly and stupid person?"
Behind Song Zheng, the peak ancestors who accompanied him to protect him released their momentum without showing any signs of weakness. In the sky above the old house, several powerful auras were intertwined and wrestling, and there was a faint surging momentum.
Half of the capital is under the influence of these momentums. Once a war breaks out, it will definitely be affected.
The nine-door admiral was hiding in his yamen secretly complaining that the troubled times had brought a lot of trouble to him as a capital official. Although he was from Huang Yuanhe, he couldn't afford to offend any of these troublemakers.
The capital's city-protecting spiritual array has been activated, and a ray of light has fallen, sealing off the entire Zhu family's old residence to prevent the power of the battle from affecting innocent people around.
The dignitaries in the capital were all waiting to see what happened at the Zaixing Palace. Song Zheng beheaded dozens of members of Lie's family. Lie Beitao knelt outside the Yamen of the General Office of Longyi Guards to plead for mercy, but Song Zheng remained unmoved.
In the market, most people praise Mr. Song for his impartiality and selflessness in enforcing the law. Only a few people think that Mr. Song is too ruthless.
At least in terms of fame, Mr. Song gained a lot.
But the dignitaries are waiting for the follow-up development of the matter. Many veterans and old cultivators have very good noses, and they vaguely feel that this time the matter will not be settled so easily.
As a result, a shocking result appeared today: Master Song attacked the Neixiang Hou!
That was one of the four founding princes, with deep roots and luxuriant branches, a truly behemoth.
The disciples of the Chief Assistant, Huang Tianli Holy Cult, were all secretly happy: Song Zheng had grown so powerful that he wanted to challenge the Zhu family, and they were just waiting for him to be beaten to death, and then the Zhu family would mobilize the power of the world to give Song Zheng a solid blow.
Lessons!
Even Huang Yuanhe and the Queen Mother did not dare to provoke the founding princes easily, not to mention that among the four founding princes, the Zhu family, although low-key, had the deepest foundation.
Zhu Bingzhu's momentum rose, and they became more certain: Song Zheng and the Zhu family were completely opposed to each other. He wanted to establish his authority with this move, but he chose the wrong target.
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Seven or eight miles outside the south gate of the capital, there is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers called Liuhanchuan.
There is a small Taoist temple erected by the river, with white walls, gray tiles, and simple wooden doors.
Although it is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, this place is a gathering place for the nobles of the capital. No one is allowed to approach it, and those with insufficient status cannot enter.
When Song Zheng went to the Zhu family, seven or eight heirs of the ancient noble families in the capital had already received the news, and immediately went out and got on the carriage and rushed to the Taoist temple.
As before, the visitor arranged for a beautiful young Taoist nun to receive her, but she was waved away impatiently by the nobles, who were about to hold a secret discussion.
In the center is a young man in his twenties, with good looks but a bit lazy expression, but with a shrewd light in his eyes.
He is the contemporary Bai'an Marquis Zhao Han, one of the ancient nobles. He is not as good as the Founding Marquis, but not much worse.
The other six people are all noble heirs with similar status to him. In fact, they are the fish that Song Zheng has always wanted to catch.
Zhao Han drank the wild tea from the mountains in the Taoist temple and hummed: "We are the only ones who can react so quickly. We are the ones doing the work."
"Those fools who are still watching the excitement in the city and waiting for Song Zheng's misfortune deserve not to make any money."
Someone then laughed and said: "We still take Mr. Zhao as the leader. Whatever you say, we will follow."
Zhao Han said with satisfaction: "Song Zheng is indeed in trouble, but this is our opportunity. He is facing the Zhu family, how can the Zhu family be an idle person? He will definitely need our support then, why should we support it?
Of course he wants the yuan jade in his hand."
"Master Zhao is saying that we will take over the project to rebuild the palace?"
"But the Zhu family is difficult to deal with. It's not worthwhile for us to go against the Zhu family for money."
Zhao Han laughed loudly: "Who said that if we promised Song Zheng to help him deal with the Zhu family, we must fulfill our promise? Yuan Yu is pocketed, and we can't do anything else to Song Zheng."
Everyone's eyes lit up: "That's right! We agreed on the surface and took the money to deal with it. His power is tied up with the Zhu family and he doesn't dare to do anything to us."
Zhao Han said with a smile: "The current situation is that Song Zheng is in urgent need of our support. What the price is, we have the final say, hahaha!"
Everyone nodded: "Immediately ask the steward at home to go to the preparation office in the east gate and send them our quotation. The price is so high that they dare not refuse it, hahaha!"
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In the inner courtyard of the Zhu family, Song Zheng was not nervous, and said to Zhu Bingzhu calmly: "The master of the family is a little confused. Zhu Liangshen challenged the officer himself, spoke excessively and aggressively, and constantly provoked the officer.
If I don't take action, how can Long Yiwei lose his face?
As for his death, I can only blame him for his own incompetence and lack of self-awareness. Seeing that he was confident, I thought he was very strong, so I attacked with all my strength. Naturally, I couldn't control it. If I accidentally killed him, I can only say that it was his own fault."
Zhu Bingzhu's face twitched hard twice, and everyone in the Zhu family below was also full of disbelief: You only pointed out one finger, but you didn't show that you were "attacking with all your strength". It's obvious that you are narrow-minded and hate Zhu Liangshen.
I was offended, so I killed him with one finger.
Zhu Bingzhu said: "Zhu Liangshen died in a martial arts competition. Our Zhu family has recorded this, but we really cannot attack you on this. Our Zhu family cannot afford to lose this person!"
Everyone in the Zhu family also knows that Zhu Liangshen himself jumped out to challenge Song Zheng and was beaten to death. The Zhu family will definitely remember this hatred and slowly look for opportunities to take revenge in the future. However, if it happens on the spot, Song Zheng will not be allowed to leave.
Okay, this is not the magnanimity of a wealthy family.
That's the way a small local household can't afford to lose.
Song Zheng said calmly: "The master of the house wants to fight me, Long Yiwei, to the end?"
Zhu Bingzhu said softly but firmly: "This is not the will of my Zhu family, but the persecution of your Excellency. The ancestors of the Zhu family followed Taizu and the Heavenly Master Military God, and jointly created the foundation of the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty for eternity, not for the descendants to swallow their anger.
Just live, but stand upright between heaven and earth!"
"Well said!" Song Zheng clapped his hands and praised: "What a dignified and upright person standing between heaven and earth. The Zhu family is now harboring filth and evil, and the little ones are as small as silverfish parasitizing among them, but the head of the family turns a blind eye. Can this be considered upright?"
Zhu Bingzhu said angrily: "Song Zheng, don't slander anyone! Our Zhu family is upright..."
Song Zheng lazily interrupted him: "Master, don't be angry. Call the fourth housekeeper from the outer courtyard. I'll ask a few questions. We'll know when we see if I'm spouting blood."
Zhu Bingzhu gritted his teeth and said for a long time: "What if I can't tell you why?"
"I kneel down to worship the ancestors of the Zhu family and apologize to the entire Zhu family."
"Sir..." Several peak ancestors changed their expressions, subconsciously trying to persuade him not to be impulsive. Song Zheng raised his hand, stopped his subordinates, and then looked at Zhu Bingzhu: "If I ask, what will happen to the Zhu family?"
What should it be?”
Zhu Bingzhu did not give in: "I, the Zhu family, will fully cooperate with you in the investigation, and we will arrest whoever we want to arrest!"
Song Zheng said loudly: "Okay, it's a deal!"
Zhu Bingzhu waved, and the family members who had gone out earlier had brought in the fourth housekeeper. Song Zheng looked up and Soul confirmed that it was this person.
"Your Majesty." The fourth steward knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Bingzhu.
Zhu Bingzhu just gestured to Song Zheng: "Sir Song, please!"
Song Zheng walked down the hall calmly and patted the fourth housekeeper lightly on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, I'll ask you a few questions. You don't have to worry about any threats. I and the head of the family will make the decision for you. Answer truthfully.
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He rambled on for a long time, and Zhu Bingzhu became a little impatient: "Master Song, why are you talking about all this nonsense? Please interrogate him as soon as possible. I, the Zhu family, are still waiting for you to conduct a thorough investigation."
Song Zheng looked back at him and then looked around. Everyone in the Zhu family had ridicule on their faces. He was interrogating the fourth housekeeper of the Zhu family's outer courtyard and couldn't use Long Yiwei's various torture methods to extract confessions. Why?
What might be asked?
Mr. Song calculated the time and it was almost time. Baolan was distracted and sent a response.
He nodded and turned to the fourth housekeeper who was kneeling on the ground: "I am here to ask you whether you deliberately made friends with the elders of the Lie family and then hinted to them during the banquet that they could use Lie Beitao's name to squeeze into Zaixing Palace.
construction project?”
The fourth housekeeper kowtowed and replied: "Yes. I have met the fourteenth old man of the Lie family several times. Before the construction of Zaixing Palace started, I went to see him. He invited me to dinner at Nianwei Building, which was Nianjiang Pavilion at that time.
Box, I guess he coveted the profits from this big project, so he deliberately brought up the topic, and then hinted to them that it doesn't matter whether Lie Beitao is willing to help or not, the Lie family only needs to act in Lie Beitao's name."
The whole hall was in an uproar, and everyone in the Zhu family was shocked: "What!"
"How could such a thing happen? He is just a steward of the outer courtyard. Who gave him such courage to do such a thing?"
Zhu Bingzhu also had a look of astonishment. Song Zheng was very "understanding" at this time and immediately asked the biggest doubt in their hearts: "Do you know that as the fourth housekeeper of the Zhu family's outer courtyard, you are the one who is outside?"
Words and deeds are likely to be interpreted as the Zhu family’s meaning?”
"I understand, that's why I do it."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the Zhu family was furious and cursed: "We, the Zhu family, have raised you and used you, but we didn't want to be bitten by this poisonous snake secretly!"
Song Zheng continued to ask: "Who instigated you?"
The fourth steward lowered his head and said, "It's the sixth master of the family and his grandson Zhu Liangshen."
As soon as these words came out, there was an instant silence in the hall. Everyone looked at the head of the family, Zhu Bingzhu, and realized that there was something unusual about what happened today.