My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 124
"Ji Gang is dead? What a killer!"

When Zhu Di heard the news, he was angry but felt reasonable. If he was the real culprit behind the scenes, he might not let Ji Gang live anymore.

"Grandfather, although Ji Gang is dead, but the real murderer behind the scenes hastily acted and revealed a lot of flaws!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't feel depressed at all, instead he stepped forward very excitedly and said that he felt that he was very close to the real murderer.

"What have you found?"

Zhu Di asked immediately.

"Ji Gang was strangled to death from behind, and apart from the strangle marks on his neck, there were no other scars..."

Zhu Zhanhe explained the cause of Ji Gang's death and his own deduction in detail.

"I can almost guess that yesterday Ji Gang hurriedly fled Beizhen Fusi, he must be looking for the real culprit behind the scenes. The other party may not have wanted to kill Ji Gang at first, but after we closed the city gate and searched the whole city, The real culprit behind the scenes was also afraid that we would search him, so he killed him to silence him, and deliberately threw Ji Gang's body into the Qinhuai River, just to let us find him and stop the search!"

Zhu Zhanhe finally added again.

"It makes sense. In this way, the other party not only holds a high position, but also has a house in the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River. Most importantly, he deliberately shows weakness."

Zhu Di also quickly narrowed down the scope of the real murderer.

"Plus we have this!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly took out another booklet from his arms, put it in front of Zhu Di and said.

Zhu Di opened the booklet and found that the things recorded in it felt very familiar to him.

"Grandfather, this is when we first began to suspect Ji Gang, the young master asked people to investigate Ji Gang's records. At that time, he was suspicious and met many people. He even went to see my uncle and my father. That’s the original list.”

Zhu Zhanhe explained.

"I understand. At the beginning, Ji Gang must have met the real culprit behind the scenes. We always thought that the real culprit was the third child, but in fact the real culprit is still on this list!"

Zhu Di slapped his hands excitedly.

"Exactly, Liu Mian and Cao Lei have already gone to investigate. According to the characteristics of the real culprit we have summarized this time, they will be able to make a list soon. When the time comes to compare the two lists, they should be able to identify Really murderous!"

Zhu Zhanhe also said very excitedly, after waiting for so long, the real murderer is finally about to surface.

"When will that list be delivered?"

Zhu Di asked more impatiently.

"It'll be fine soon, a lot of information is recorded in Jinyiwei, just look it up and you'll be able to list it!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied again that the reason why he came early was to announce the good news to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was also overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately asked Zhu Zhanhe to sit down and wait with him.

Only an hour later, Dongchang and Jin Yiwei jointly sent a list of suspects.

Zhu Zhanhe put the two lists side by side, compared them one by one, and quickly found a common name.

"Jin Zhong Jin Shangshu!"

Jin Zhong has a house on the Qinhuai River, and it is not far from the place where Ji Gang's body was found. In addition, his usual old-fashioned appearance can indeed make Ji Gang relax his vigilance.

"Impossible. Jin Zhongdu is over 60 years old. He has been in poor health since he was young. He was seriously injured in the north this year. Because your garlic wine finally came back to life, but the root of the disease was left behind. Move, he doesn't even have the strength to kill!"

Zhu Di shook his head without hesitation.

For Jin Zhong, an old subordinate and old friend, Zhu Di simply knew it all too well.

"I also think Jin Shangshu is unlikely to be the real murderer!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded, and continued to compare after speaking.

"Jing'an Hou Wang Hong."

Zhu Zhanhe found another common name, this Wang Hong was Ji Gang's gambling friend, and also fit the characteristics of Ji Gang's murderer.

"Wang Hong's father, Wang Zhongzhan, died in Mobei, and he was the only son left. He was weak and sick since he was a child, and I even sent an imperial doctor to treat him. From this point of view, Ji Gang can indeed relax his vigilance."

At this moment, Zhu Di touched his chin and doubted that compared to Jin Zhong, he didn't know Wang Hong that well.

"There's another one here!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly said again, but when he saw the name, he frowned.

"Who?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe's expression, Zhu Di also asked curiously.

"The governor of the Chinese army, the hereditary commander, Xu Yingxu!"

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice.

"It turned out to be him!"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, he never thought that his only surviving brother-in-law would be involved in this matter.

"Xu Yingxu is big and fat, and he usually needs someone to help him when he walks, so on the surface, he does not pose any threat to Ji Gang, but what if he is pretending, like uncle, he was too fat to walk before, but After exercising now, although I am still fat, I am much more flexible than before.”

Zhu Zhanhe analyzed again.

He felt that Xu Yingxu was more suspicious than the frail and sickly Marquis of Jing'an, because fat people generally had a lot of strength. After all, they usually carried tens or hundreds of catties more than ordinary people, and even simple movements could be exercised. muscle.

There is an old saying in the folks, which is called "the strength of the body is not lost", which is the truth, so Xu Yingxu definitely has the power to kill Ji Gang independently.

In addition, when Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanfu were assassinated in the Qiuxing Garden, it was Xu Yingxu's property. Now that I think about it, the assassin's ability to sneak into the garden may have something to do with Xu Yingxu.

Emotionally speaking, Zhu Di rejected this result very much. He had a deep relationship with Empress Xu. Empress Xu had four younger brothers, and now only Xu Yingxu was left alive. But he will be the real culprit behind the scenes.

"Anyone else?"

Zhu Di was silent for a while, and then asked Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly compared the rest of the list several times in detail, and finally shook his head and said: "No more, there are only three of them, excluding Jin Shangshu, only the two of them are the most suspect."

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, he saw the complicated expression on Zhu Di's face, so he hesitated for a while and said again: "Grandfather, why don't I send someone to investigate again, maybe there are still people I missed."

"No need, it's time like this, further investigation will only delay time."

But Zhu Di waved his hand and said, after he finished speaking, he thought for a moment again, and immediately ordered: "Come here! Call Wang Hong, Marquis of Jing'an, and command Xu Yingxu into the palace!"

Hearing that Zhu Di was going to call the two into the palace, Zhu Zhanhe thought for a while, and immediately understood Zhu Di's intention.

As soon as Ji Gang died, Zhu Di summoned two suspects into the palace. If any of them did not dare to come, it would be tantamount to self-reporting. If they all came, then they would confront them face to face, and then send people to search their residences. There are always clues to be found.

Just after the people sent by Zhu Di had left for a while, Dongchang suddenly sent a secret report.

After Zhu Zhanhe opened it and looked at it, he handed it to Zhu Di and said, "Grandfather, there is no need to call the Marquis of Jing'an into the palace!"

"Another one died?"

Zhu Di was startled, thinking that the Marquis of Jing'an had also been murdered and silenced.

"That's not true. The Marquis of Jingan gambled with people yesterday and played all day. In the evening, because of the gambling funds, he had a fight with Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong. Zhu Yong broke several bones and is still lying on the bed. It's on."

Zhu Zhanhe said helplessly that Jing Anhou and Zhu Yong were both gamblers, and when two gamblers met, naturally nothing good would happen, but it was this gambling that cleared the suspicion on Jing Anhou.

"So, Xu Yingxu is the only one left to be suspected!"

Zhu Di picked up the secret report and read it, then sighed.

Half an hour later, the eunuch sent to call Xu Yingxu into the palace came back to report that Xu Yingxu was ill and could not enter the palace now.

This time, Xu Yingxu's suspicion was immediately confirmed, and Zhu Di's eyes became sharp all of a sudden. Although he didn't want to believe this fact, as an emperor, he had to face it no matter how cruel the truth was.

"Zhanhe, order Dongchang and Jinyiwei to gather troops, and I will personally go and arrest Xu Yingxu!"

Zhu Di commanded Zhu Zhanhe with a cold expression.

"Grandson obeys!"

Zhu Zhanhe agreed, and immediately turned around to gather the troops.

In a short while, all the manpower that Dongchang and Jinyiwei could mobilize were assembled.

Zhu Di personally led this group of troops and marched towards Xu Yingxu's residence.

Xu Yingxu usually does not live in his own mansion, but in the Qiuxing Garden. The Qiuxing Garden was originally built on the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River. In addition to holding a weaving competition every autumn, Xu Yingxu usually lives here.

Jin Yiwei was the first to rush to Qiuxing Garden, and surrounded the entire garden with water tight, and even arranged boats to surround the river to prevent people from escaping from the waterway.

Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanhe also arrived very quickly. Looking at this familiar garden, Zhu Zhanhe also frowned secretly. Who would have thought that Xu Yingxu, who had only met once before, was the real culprit who planned all this behind the scenes ?

Jin Yiwei surrounded Qiuxing Garden, logically speaking, the garden should have been in chaos long ago.

But the strange thing was that the entire Qiuxing Garden was quiet, and no one was seen after waiting for a long time.

"Break the door!"

Following Zhu Di's order, Liu Mian, the commander and acquaintance, personally led a group of men and horses, carried a log and smashed open the gate of the garden, and then killed them in.

As a result, as soon as Jin Yiwei entered the garden, a rain of arrows was shot from behind the rockery on the opposite side. The Jin Yiwei who rushed in front couldn't dodge, and many people were shot by arrows. Even Liu Mian was hit by an arrow in the arm and had to retreat. .

"What a Chinese military governor, he dared to openly resist arrest!"

Seeing that Jin Yiwei was killed and retreated, Zhu Di couldn't help but sneered angrily.

When he came here, he still had an extravagant hope in his heart, hoping that he had wronged Xu Yingxu, but now it seems that the other party obviously has the intention of treason.

Liu Mian suffered a loss, especially in front of Zhu Di, which made him even more ashamed and angry, so he didn't care about the arrow wound, and immediately called in shield players, and once again charged into Qiuxing Garden with a knife in his hand.

The archers behind the rockery were useless, so they could only jump out and fight with Liu Mian and others. At the same time, more servants were killed in the garden. A private soldier raised by emotions.

(End of this chapter)