The tea bowl on the table was slowly steaming upwards.
Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair in the middle of the living room with a heavy look on his face.
The counselor Mo Li next to him was hunched over, looking at the ground and not daring to raise his head. The guard commander Zhang Jian held the handle of the sword at his waist with his right hand and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a serious face.
This morning, news came back from the capital. The people of the Daxing Chamber of Commerce were all massacred by Dongchang. That was a total of 800 people on staff.
According to Zhu Gaoxu's past temper, he would have thrown chairs and teacups long ago.
But today, uncharacteristically, he didn't fall. He even sat quietly on the chair without moving.
"Have the palace guards been strengthened?" After a moment of silence, Zhu Gaoxun looked at the guard commander Zhang Jiandao beside him.
Zhang Jian raised his hand and said, "Back to Your Highness, security has been stepped up inside and outside the palace."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, with a hint of heaviness in his eyebrows: "That's good."
As he said that, he picked up the tea bowl on the table, put it to his mouth, and took a rare and graceful sip.
Mo Li on the side took a step forward, rolled his eyes, stared at Zhu Gaoxu, and whispered: "Your Highness is worried that the purple-clothed captain will come to Le'an Prefecture?"
Le'an is at least six to seven hundred miles away from the capital. How could the purple-robed captain come here?
"I targeted him and his close relatives, and he led his people to destroy the Daxing Chamber of Commerce. This person's determination to retaliate should not be underestimated." Zhu Gaoxu's face was full of worry.
"Your Highness," Mo Li rolled his eyes, "there are eight hundred people in the Daxing Chamber of Commerce, but they were massacred by his Dongchang. What's wrong with the prince not writing a letter to the emperor?"
"A discount? What kind of discount? Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce is holding a weapon, which is already in violation of the imperial law. Besides, if I are a discount, wouldn't I just put this shit basin on my head? I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know that these are all
my people?"
Zhu Gaoxun glared at Mo Li dissatisfied.
This time, I really underestimated the purple-clad captain. Instead of killing him, I lost the entire Daxing Chamber of Commerce. It was really a waste of money.
"Your Highness just took this breath?" Mo Li said.
"Why, do you have a better idea?" Zhu Gaoxun said calmly as he looked at the door of the hall.
"His Royal Highness must be a prince. Even if he is not very favored, he is not someone who can be manipulated by outsiders. Even if the emperor knew that Daxing Chamber of Commerce was yours, the most he would do was scold him a few words. However, Dongchang took action against Daxing Chamber of Commerce and scolded him a few times.
I'm afraid nothing will happen?" Mo Li said sinisterly.
"What do you mean, you want me to directly announce the conflict with the purple-clad captain and have a head-on confrontation?" Zhu Gaoxun's eyes lit up, and he seemed to think that this plan was feasible.
Listening to Zhu Gaoxun's tone, Mo Li felt a little more confident. He tried his best to squeeze out a charming smile on his face: "In the entire Ming Dynasty, it seems that the only one who can subdue the purple-clothed captain is the emperor. His Highness thought.
The only way to remove this thorn in the flesh is with the help of the emperor."
"But, if this is the case, my father will definitely ask me why I have enmity with the purple-clothed captain. In this way, the affairs of Li An's family will also be exposed. Li An's wife and children have been killed by me. If my father knows, he may not
They will favor me. When the time comes, I'm afraid I will shoot myself in the foot." Zhu Gaoxun let out another long sigh.
Speaking of this, the charming smile on Mo Li's face disappeared, and a look of confusion gradually appeared on his face.
"Your Highness, you said that the purple-clothed captain was able to find out about the Daxing Chamber of Commerce, and he should also know about our killing of Li An's wife and children. Why didn't he report it to the emperor, and chose Dongchang to solve it himself? Could it be that Li An had already surrendered?
Captain Ziyi, do they not want to involve Li An?"
Zhu Gaoxun didn't frown tightly and was silent for a moment: "It's not poisoned. It's obvious that Li An is unreliable. The informants of Li An's family have been caught. We don't know the specific situation. However, they did not report it to the emperor."
, and chose to do it myself because he wanted to massacre all the people in the Daxing Chamber of Commerce. I have never seen the viciousness and cruelty of this purple-clothed captain in my life."
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to stop taking action?" Mo Li said.
Li Qiye has his little Jiujiu in his heart.
Zhu Gaoxu's violence has already made him want to retreat. However, if he wants to withdraw safely now, he may be regarded as running away from the battlefield, which will not lead to any good results.
Only by constantly changing Zhu Gaoxu's attention and focusing his violence on other things can the people in the house live a slightly peaceful life.
Mo Li wished that Zhu Gaoxu and Xiao Chen had a head-on conflict and would be killed by Xiao Chen. In this way, the Han Palace would be disbanded and he could leave naturally.
"Action, how to act? That purple-clothed captain dared to kill more than 800 people from the Daxing Chamber of Commerce. I'm just afraid that he will come to Le'an and ask for an explanation from me." Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Are you asking for an explanation from His Highness?" Mo Li felt happy, but pretended not to believe it on the surface, "He, the purple-clothed captain, had eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard, and killed more than 800 of His Highness, yet he dared to find someone
Come to your door?"
"Haha." Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It wouldn't be a big deal if he came to the door. I'm just afraid that he will get hot-headed and go on a killing spree in the palace. This person's martial arts skills are rare in the world. I'm afraid of the whole world.
There are more than three thousand guards in the palace, but they can't stop him."
Hearing this, Zhang Jian, the guard commander next to him, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, would you like to go to the nearby guard station and temporarily borrow some men and horses to strengthen the security of the palace?"
"No need." Zhu Gaoxun shook his head, "This purple-clothed captain is someone who seizes the enemy leader's head from thousands of troops, just like picking out a bag. Not to mention borrowing a few men and horses, even if he brings the entire guard here, what's the point?
use."
"Your Highness..." Zhang Jian was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Gaoxun waving his hand.
"Needless to say, I really want to see him. I can't do this. I have no intention of doing other things. I just didn't expect that this purple-clothed captain is so troublesome. It would have been better if I didn't take the initiative to provoke him. It's a pity.
There is no regret medicine in the world, and nothing you say at this moment will help."
Looking at Zhu Gaoxu, who was completely helpless at this moment, Mo Li felt a little embarrassed about the idea that he had just hoped that he would die soon.
At first, I tried every means to enter the Han Palace, and now I want to leave the Han Palace as soon as possible. Isn't all this the same as the Han Palace? I chose it myself.
"Your Highness, doesn't the captain in purple like silver? Why don't we prepare more banknotes to understand this matter?" Mo Li said, as if he had discovered a new world.
Zhu Gaoxu gave a faint wry smile: "Silver may not be of much use now. However, it is better than nothing. As long as you survive this disaster, I, Zhu Gaoxu, will definitely avenge this deep hatred."
He raised his head and looked at Mo Li: "Inform the accountant to prepare more banknotes for emergencies."
