My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 217 Zhu Wenkui Was Arrested
Zhu Zhanhe did not expect that Zhu Wenkui would be caught so easily.

It wasn't until Jin Yiwei, who had been in the tunnel, came back to report that he learned that the tunnel below had only the mouth of the well, and the tunnel inside had collapsed at the end, probably caused by the explosion when Zhu Yunqi fled.

So Zhu Zhanhe and the others guarded the mouth of the well, completely catching a turtle in a urn, and Zhu Wenkui couldn't escape if he wanted to.

After Jin Yiwei inspected the tunnel several times and confirmed that there was no danger, Zhu Zhanhe and Liu Mian went down into the well, passed through the small door, and entered the tunnel.

When I first entered, the tunnel entrance was still very narrow, especially for a tall person like Zhu Zhanhe, he had to bend over to walk.

But as long as he walked forward a dozen steps, the tunnel suddenly became clear, at least Zhu Zhanhe had no problem standing up straight.

In addition, Zhu Zhanhe also discovered that the entire tunnel was made of blue bricks, which was very solidly built, and the air in the tunnel was not dull, presumably there should be other vent holes.

The tunnel went down obliquely, and after a few hundred steps forward, the front became open again, and the blue bricks on both sides of the wall also turned into stones. Only then did Zhu Zhanhe realize that this place should be a natural cave, Artificially transformed into a secret passage.

Walking along the cave for a short distance, the surroundings became more open, and it looked like a hall. There were Jinyi guards standing around the hall, and a group of wounded Jianwen remnants were tied in the middle.

Zhu Zhanhe saw Zhu Wenkui at a glance, and a middle-aged man with a scar on his forehead behind him, and he should be Wang Qia.

I saw Zhu Wenkui with loose hair and several wounds on his arms and chest, but even so, he still looked rebellious, and when he saw Zhu Zhanhe, he sneered even more.

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward, looked at Zhu Wenkui, and then asked, "Should I call you Zhu Yuexiu, or should I call you Zhu Wenkui?"

"Knowingly asking?"

Zhu Wenkui looked at Zhu Zhanhe and sneered.

"Even if you are Zhu Wenkui, after all, the King of Shu has raised you for more than ten years. He has not only saved your life, but also nurtured you. You even want to blow him up together. What do you think?"

Zhu Zhanhe finally asked a question that had been pent up in his heart for a long time.

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small things, let alone the king of Shu, as the son of Emperor Taizu, in order to restore the orthodox throne handed down by Emperor Taizu, what is it worth to sacrifice a mere life?"

Zhu Wenkui replied dismissively.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe almost couldn't help slapping the other party a few times. If the King of Shu heard this, he would probably be pissed to death.

"Take it down and keep it under strict supervision!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to talk nonsense with Zhu Wenkui anymore, he was afraid of being pissed off by the other party.

Immediately, Jin Yiwei stepped forward and sent Zhu Wenkui and others outside the tunnel, while Zhu Zhanhe and Liu Mian turned the tunnel around.

This cave is formed naturally, covers a large area, and there are some ear holes around it. Zhu Wenkui and the others transformed it into a bedroom, storage room, etc., and stored a large amount of food and drinking water in it. It seems that they have been hiding in it for a while. Here, it's no wonder Zhu Zhanhe and the others couldn't find it.

On the other side of the cave, there is another passage, which was supposed to lead to the imperial palace, but if you walk a short distance from this passage, you will find that it has collapsed, and this is also the end of the tunnel.

What shocked Zhu Zhanhe was that although the landslide had collapsed, the excavation had started again, and the excavation had already reached a distance of dozens of steps, and there were still many excavation tools thrown around.

"My lord, they are planning to dig the tunnel again and sneak into the imperial city!"

When Liu Mian saw the re-dug tunnel at the end of the tunnel, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

"What a lunatic, luckily we caught them in time!"

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, he also felt afraid for a while. If Zhu Wenkui really dug the tunnel, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"My lord, what about this tunnel?"

Liu Mian calmed down and asked again. Although the front of the tunnel collapsed, if we dig it further, we might be able to reach the palace directly.

"Send someone to guard first, and wait for me to return to the palace to ask Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Zhanhe thought for a while before saying.

He originally thought of destroying the tunnel directly, but he was afraid that Zhu Di would have other ideas, so it was better to ask for instructions.

Zhu Zhanhe inspected the tunnel and found no other abnormalities, so he exited the tunnel and saw that Zhu Wenkui and others were also tied up outside, waiting to be dealt with.

"Take them all back to the Imperial Prison and imprison them. As for Zhu Wenkui, put him in solitary confinement and under strict supervision. Without my permission, no one is allowed to interrogate him!"

Zhu Zhanhe instructed Liu Mian again.

Zhu Wenkui is Zhu Yunqi's son, and he probably knows Zhu Yunqi's whereabouts, so Zhu Zhanhe plans to interrogate him himself.

"My subordinate understands!"

Liu Mian immediately agreed that, in fact, as Zhu Wenkui, even if Liu Mian was asked to interrogate him, he would not dare, because he was afraid of knowing too many things he shouldn't know, and causing trouble for himself in the future.

Liu Mian took Zhu Wenkui and others to the prison, while Zhu Zhanhe rushed into the palace.

When he came to the Hall of Martial Heroes, he saw Zhu Di was discussing matters with several cabinet ministers, Zhu Zhanhe did not interrupt, but stood aside with his hands down and waited.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanhe, knowing that he must have something to do, so he quickly finished the matter, and then asked several cabinet ministers to retreat.

"Grandfather, Zhu Wenkui has been captured!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't make any detours, and went forward to report directly.

"Really! Where did you catch it?"

Zhu Di stood up in surprise when he heard the words and asked.

During this period of time, Zhu Zhanhe searched everywhere for Zhu Wenkui's whereabouts, but found nothing. Zhu Di didn't have any hope at first, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhanhe to give him a big surprise.

"In a secret passage leading to the palace, Emperor Jianwen also escaped from the palace through this secret passage!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied again.

"There really is a secret way!"

Zhu Di strode forward in shock. At the beginning, because he suspected that there was a secret passage, he searched the entire imperial city, but he didn't find any clues at all.

"Grandfather, don't worry, the entrance to the secret passage in the palace was already blown up when Emperor Jianwen fled."

Zhu Zhanhe hastily explained.

"Where is the exit of the secret passage?"

Zhu Di asked again.

"Chengdong Banshan Temple!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied immediately.

"Banshan Temple? Such a familiar name?"

Zhu Di was also taken aback when he heard the name of Banshan Temple. After thinking about it for a while, he said in surprise: "I remembered, that's the temple where Puqia practiced!"

"Exactly, in fact, grandson also learned about this secret path from Puqia..."

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he went to Yao Guangxiao in the morning, and then found Puqia through Yao Guangxiao, and explained in detail how he learned the secret way.

(End of this chapter)