This shout was so sudden that the singing and dancing stopped in fright, and the faces of the women dancing with the singing all turned pale.
Ma Shunde held the wine glass with his hand for a moment, and looked coldly at Fan Dong, who kept kowtowing. A burst of rage hit his heart, but he still had reason.
No subordinate dares to entertain our family. If he barges in like this without informing us, something serious must have happened.
"Everyone, get out!" Ma Shunde's cold eyes swept over the others. No matter the singer, dancer, or eunuch, they all retreated silently.
"What's the matter?" Ma Shunde asked.
If this kid made such a gesture, but there was nothing important... He wouldn't mind letting this guy see the power of the Governor.
In the Imperial City Department, hundreds of thousands of households are official officials of the imperial court, and the ranks are equivalent to hundreds of households, but they are only internal establishments, so life and death are all in the hands of the governor.
Despite the low pressure from the Governor, the fan who came in lowered his head and said respectfully: "Duke, someone actually shouted in the restaurant, saying... that the prince was not sentenced to death for treason, but..."
The following words were stuck between his lips and teeth. He really didn't dare to spit out the following words.
"For what?" Ma Shunde asked angrily: "Do you still dare to give our family a bad look?"
"I really don't dare to say the following words."
This is a promising thing!
Ma Shunde coldly ordered: "Say, I forgive you!"
But even with Ma Shunde's colder gaze, even if there was no one in the room, he didn't dare to say it clearly, so he leaned into Ma Shunde's ear and whispered a few words.
"What?!" Ma Shunde's originally squinted eyes suddenly widened, and a chill instantly shot up from his backbone.
"Snapped!"
He slapped the person next to him directly, and the whole person jumped up, like a mouse whose tail was stepped on: "How dare you say such treasonous words!"
"It's not what the villain said, it's the rebellious traitor who is crazy, and... and the traitor who said this is a member of the King of Shu, a steward of the Prince of Shu's Mansion named Zhang!" Fan Dong explained hurriedly, talking about the Prince of Shu's Mansion.
, the voice has changed.
"ah!"
Could anyone really be so bold?
Is this person still from the Shu Palace?
Not some ignorant commoner?
Ma Shunde suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and actually shuddered to himself. He subconsciously didn't believe what the thief said, but when he heard that he was from the King of Shu, he immediately believed it.
The King of Shu was a prince who had wrestled with King Qi in the capital for many years. He was also the emperor's trusted son, and he also had some influence in the palace.
It is not impossible if the King of Shu knew some secrets about the Prince's Incident, or found out something afterwards.
It may be impossible for others to achieve this, but the two kings of Shu and Qi have deep foundations that cannot be matched by outsiders, so it is really possible to achieve this.
Ma Shunde didn't believe this nonsense at all. Why follow a dragon after a dragon and take the heart to make elixirs to extend life? Isn't this nonsense?
Is there really such a thing in this world?
Can the lives of the prince and grandson really be used to make elixirs?
Why does this sound so much like the nonsense that rebels say during a rebellion?
But Ma Shunde was really hesitant about what the steward of the Shu Palace said.
He sat back on the chair, many thoughts flashed through his head, and many clues came to mind.
The emperor's institution specializing in alchemy, the Jade Works Hall (Tian), its close ties with the Yin Guan sect and other sects, as well as the secrets that only became known when he became the governor - three times in December last winter and one in January this year.
More than four thousand kilograms of charcoal, utensils, elixirs, gold, etc. were transported successively.
And in order to cope with the emperor's physical deterioration, I read the emperor's physical records over the years. He had a serious illness exactly twenty years ago. When I read it that day, I could only think of "Thanks to the blessing of the emperor, I am gradually recovering." But when I thought about it, I suddenly
Completely different.
"Is it true that the prince's death is like this? A dragon can succeed a dragon. The emperor established a grandson just to obtain the heart and make elixirs?"
"Killing your children and grandchildren to get their hearts can really make you live forever?"
"Is this true?"
When Ma Shunde realized that his expression was dazed, his face was pale, and his body was trembling slightly, he immediately reacted. After all, a man with experience in the palace, he said in a trembling voice: "This... this... is so rebellious and disobedient."
To do this is to slander the emperor to the extreme!"
"If you humiliate your subjects, you will die; if you humiliate your subjects, you will die!"
"Come here, come on, come on, come with us, arrest all these thieves and punish them."
He said these words again and again, hiding all his fears and associations in his surprise and anger at such a "rebellion".
This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible!
The thoughts in his mind were suppressed by Ma Shunde. He dared not and could not think about such rebellious words or such rebellious speculations.
These kinds of things, let alone discussing them with others, just thinking about them, made him feel that his life was not long.
He felt as if he was trapped in a huge spider web. If he didn't pay attention, he would die without a burial place!
Thinking of this, Ma Shunde immediately ordered: "Arrest him immediately. Everyone in the restaurant must be arrested. No one will be left behind. Go quickly!"
He stood up and walked anxiously for a few steps. He stopped going out and ordered again: "Take my token and go to Tiotiqi Sanbai. Go quickly!"
He also ordered others: "Everyone in the house, come out with me! There's a big eucalyptus!"
"yes!"
Following Ma Shunde's order, except for the three hundred cavalry that needed to be mobilized, the entire mansion was mobilized even if it was raining.
Ma Shunde just changed his clothes and looked up at the dark sky. It was raining lightly, but he did not hesitate and ordered sternly: "Prepare my raincoat and my horse!"
There is no need to continue talking. Thirty riders have begun to gather. The glazed lanterns in the rain have been lit and hung on the horses' heads. Several fans have already pulled the horses. Ma Shunde put on his raincoat. He stopped talking and turned over to ride.
Just go through the door and go straight out of the mansion.
The rain was falling now, neither heavy nor light, just moderate rain.
It's already a curfew. This curfew prohibits circulation between shops. You can still buy and sell at will within the shops. But who among the old Beijing residents doesn't know that this alley is the stronghold of the Imperial City Division?
In the darkened streets, there seemed to be a giant beast entrenched in the darkness. Just a glance at it would make people tremble all over and give rise to a fear of wanting to stay away.
Especially at night, there were not many passers-by in the nearby streets. Except for the occasional watchman carrying a red light, the watchman patrolling the streets sounded the gong unhurriedly, and it was deserted.
"Quick, quick!"
It wasn't until we exited this street that passers-by began to appear on the street one after another. When they saw dozens of riders from the Imperial City Division galloping like crazy, their horses hooves rushing, they fled in panic.
A Juren drank some wine and almost couldn't dodge. In normal times, even people from the Imperial City Division would argue a few words. But now he closed his mouth tightly, only pressing his heartbeat, and looked at the dozens of riders going away.
, and rushed home all the way.
"If you can let the Imperial City Secretary gallop at this moment, I'm afraid there will be big changes!"