King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Inside the venue.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yi Cheng who was kneeling on the ground to salute and his body was shaking unconsciously. He smiled noncommittally, waved at him and said:
"Get up."

"You're fine."

"What I said today is in my heart and I heard it in my heart."

"You don't have to worry about what you said today. No one will spread what you said to me here."

"No one will take revenge on you for this."

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu slowly came to him, with a gentle smile on his face, and reached out to pat Yi Cheng's shoulder gently.

Then, he nodded at Ji Gang, who was standing next to him in a protective and guarding manner, and a playful smile appeared on the slightly raised corner of his mouth, saying:

"Let's go."

"Now that the protagonists have arrived."

"Let's stop being dumb and go meet these 'local emperors and government officials' in Linchuan City and see how capable they are."

"promise!"

Ji Gang, who was standing aside, looked solemn and responded quickly.

Immediately, Zhu Gaoxu walked in the front. The soldiers who had just faced the arrival of Sichuan Fucheng officials subconsciously reacted to the stress and formed a fighting posture. They listened to the footsteps behind them and unconsciously made way for him. Come.

"Prince Han is here!"

Zhu Gaoxu had just arrived at the door.

Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei who was following him, suddenly became extremely solemn when he saw the officials standing at the door. He shouted loudly at the officials of Linchuan Prefecture in the courtyard.

In the rainy courtyard and on the muddy floor, dozens of officials from Linchuan Prefecture looked solemn at the moment they heard Ji Gang's voice, and without any hesitation, they knelt straight down to worship.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Gaoxu who appeared at the door of the station hall and saluted loudly:
"I, my ministers, will pay my respects to the Prince of Han."

Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing at the door, saw a group of officials from Linchuan Prefecture who were kneeling on the ground to salute. His pupils unknowingly became extremely deep, and a cold and murderous intention flashed between his eyebrows.

After a brief moment of silence, Zhu Gaoxu glanced around at the ministers in front of him. He suppressed the coldness in his expression and replaced it with a faint smile on his face. He said with a 'haha' smile:

"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

After hearing this, a group of Linchuan Fucheng officials who were kneeling on the ground and saluting slowly stood up from the muddy courtyard.

After Duan Li, who was a fellow of Linchuan Fucheng, stood up, he couldn't help but look around the post station, and then carefully looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing high up, and said:
"Prince Han."

"This inn is shabby."

"And this place is quite close to Linchuan City. I boldly ask the prince to rest in Linchuan City."

"I wonder what the prince thinks?"

"Prince?" Ji Gang, who was standing next to Zhu Gaoxu, looked at Zhu Gaoxu cautiously and called, intending to ask for his advice.

In response, Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head noncommittally and responded:

"In that case."

"Then let's go to Linchuan Fucheng and have a rest."

Get a definite answer.

Ji Gang did not hesitate at all, waved to the soldier beside him, and then whispered softly into his ear for a moment.

The soldiers who had been resting and recuperating took action very quickly one by one, each performing their duties and busy organizing their belongings.

Not long after.

Everything is ready and packed.

The soldiers following Zhu Gaoxu were all ready to go.

After preparing everything, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the officials from Linchuan Prefecture who were following him carefully, waved to them, and said:
"Everyone, let's go."

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu did not answer any more officials in Linchuan City. He jumped on his horse, raised the whip in his hand, and shouted:

"drive"

Afterwards, the war horse he rode rushed into the continuous rain like a sharp sword.

Ji Gang and the accompanying soldiers quickly followed him without any hesitation and sped towards Linchuan Fucheng.

The officials of Linchuan Fucheng, who were left standing aside, looked at the figures disappearing in the continuous rain, and then subconsciously looked at Linchuan Fucheng's magistrate Duan Li and Tongpan Liu Wan.

Feeling the gazes of the ministers on themselves, Duan Li and Liu Wan, who had come back to their senses, couldn't help but glance at each other subconsciously, with a hint of fear and solemnity between their eyebrows.

After a brief moment of silence, Duan Li withdrew his gaze and turned his gaze to the brightly lit lobby of the post station, as well as the shocked Yi Cheng official standing in the hall. He subconsciously frowned and said: He waved his hands to the people around him and said:

"You two stay here."

"I would like to ask if there were any clues at the inn where the King of Han and others stayed just now."

"Let's see if we can understand from the few words that Yi Cheng understands what the important matter is for the King of Han to come to our Linchuan city this time."

"Did he happen to pass by our Linchuan city, or did he come here with some purpose?"

He gave a few simple instructions.

Duan Li turned to look at the people in front of him and shouted angrily:
"What are you all doing standing still?"

"Are they all dead?"

"Have you not seen King Han and they all gone far away?"

"Hurry up and follow."

"By then, the King of Han will be neglected because of this matter, which will make him unhappy. God knows what trouble will happen."

"It's not like you haven't heard of King Han's reputation, and it's not like you don't know his character."

Having said this, he paused, as if he thought of something, and couldn't help but frowned. He turned to the side and looked at Liu Wan, the general judge of Linchuan Fucheng, and said:
"Master Liu, take my carriage!"

"There are some things that we can have a lively exchange with."

Liu Wan was startled when he heard this, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and nodded at him. Without saying a word, he strode towards Duan Li's carriage parked outside the inn.

Immediately, the officials in the field also came to their senses in an instant.

Those who got on their horses got on their horses, while those in carriages got into carriages and rushed over to the location of Linchuan Fucheng as quickly as possible.

In the carriage.

Duan Li and Liu Wan looked at each other, and neither of them said a word.

"call"

After a while, Duan Li took the lead in retracting his gaze, exhaling a long breath, his expression became particularly solemn, and with a hint of sadness in his words, he said:
"Master Liu"

"Did you say that Prince Han passed by our Linchuan city during his trip, or did you say that Prince Han's purpose was our Linchuan city?"

Hearing this, Liu Wan couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, his pupils narrowed, and a hint of uneasiness rose in his expression. Then he shook his head, with a little uncertainty in his words, and replied:
"I'm afraid it's not easy to make a decision on this matter now."

"However, these days, it seems that no major events or natural disasters have happened in our Linchuan city and surrounding areas, right?"

"The people throughout Linchuan City are living a stable life."

"According to normal logic, there should be nothing important that deserves the King of Han to bring many soldiers."

"So... as far as I'm concerned, I prefer Han Wang to each other, but the possibility of passing by is higher." "I wonder what Mr. Duan thinks?"

After hearing this.

Duan Li couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.

Under normal circumstances, according to Liu Wan's analysis, there is no problem.

Their Linchuan Prefecture has indeed been doing very well under their governance over the past few years.

Almost nothing significant happened.

But only before.

Not now.

As the saying goes: If you don’t do bad things, you won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night.

If it were the past, Duan Li would not have any fear in his heart.

Because he didn't think he would have any problems.

But these days are different.

Duan Li knew better than anyone else what happened in Linchuan Prefecture, what happened in Linchuan Prefecture, and what role these Linchuan Prefecture officials played in it.

This happened.

Once they are completely exposed, none of them want to fall even half as good.

It ranges from being cut off from his official position and being sent into exile, to the most severe, being imprisoned and his life or death uncertain.

Moreover, the time when Zhu Gaoxu came to Sichuan Fucheng was also quite strange.

It was just a few days before the imperial court's new refined salt was sold.

In a situation like this, he couldn't help but be careless and cautious.

Thinking of this, Duan Li couldn't help but look solemn, and his pupils couldn't help but subconsciously narrowed. He turned to look at Liu Wan aside, his face became extremely solemn, and he asked with a trace of fear and uneasiness in his words:
"Old Liu"

"You said. You said"

"Could it be that Prince Han came here because he heard some rumors?"

"Could it be that you are here for the refined salt matter, or for the affairs of the Zhang and Wang families?"

"After all, the king of Han was in charge of the matter of refined salt from beginning to end."

Having said this, he paused, as if he thought of something, and then suddenly changed the topic and said:
"Refined salt received a few days ago."

"I remember that you followed me in this matter. Did you notice that the person in charge of the Zhang and Wang families had any other unnecessary actions or anything unusual?"

This statement came out.

Liu Wan, who was called by name and asked what to say, couldn't help but look solemn, frowned subconsciously, pondered for a moment, shook his head and replied:

"I didn't notice any unusual behavior on their part at the time."

"The people from the Li and Yuan families, after the Zhang and Wang families jointly received the refined salt."

"In order to prevent the Zhang and Wang families from making small moves, I specially asked people from the Li and Yuan families to give a large gift to those responsible for escorting the personnel and those in charge."

"And he also hinted openly and secretly that these people who are responsible for escorting the refined salt and in charge told them that if anything happens or anyone does something unusual, they can tell us and the rewards they will receive will be even more generous."

"But it doesn't matter whether it's the person in charge of escorting or the person in charge."

"From the beginning to the end, no one responded, or came to us privately."

"Such a two-pronged approach is unlikely to be possible. Can the Zhang and Wang families make some small moves and changes secretly?"

Got a positive answer.

Duan Li frowned and pondered for a long time.

Although listening to Liu Wan's conclusive answer, it stands to reason that there would be no loopholes in the two-pronged approach.

But I don’t know why.

Duan Li was thinking about the Zhang and Wang families, and Zhu Gaoxu's inexplicable visit to Lanchuan Mansion, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and panicked.

That's it.

No one spoke, and the entire carriage fell into an eerie silence. However, the sound of two heavy breathings revealed that the two people who seemed to have calm faces were actually not at all calm inside at this moment.

"call"

After a long time, Duan Li pulled back his wandering thoughts, his expression became extremely solemn, and a sharp murderous intention flashed between his frowning brows. He turned to look at Liu Wan aside and said in a deep voice:

"Master Liu"

"We're afraid we can't take any chances in this matter."

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"

"Now that things have been done, it has developed into this."

"For the safety of our lives and property, we must strike first to avoid future troubles."

"After returning to Linchuan City in a while, I will go first to receive and accompany Prince Han, while you start arranging manpower so that all the Zhang and Wang families who have been sent to prison will be completely punished by me in prison. shut up."

"In this case, it doesn't matter whether the purpose of King Han's trip is our Linchuan City or not our Linchuan City."

"It will benefit us and not harm us at all."

"As long as the Zhang and Wang families are silenced and no one is left alive, and there is no evidence of death, we will not be implicated now or in the future."

"Master Liu, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Liu Wan was stunned and subconsciously looked up. A trace of confusion flashed through his half-closed eyes. He pondered for a moment and replied:
"Master Duan"

"Do you want to sum up this matter again?"

"The first batch of refined salt needs to be received by the person in charge of the auction in each state capital. No one knows whether the second batch of refined salt will be needed when it arrives."

"Now all Zhang and Wang families have been silenced."

"What should we do if the second batch of refined salt requires the presence of Zhang and Wang to receive it?"

"The imperial court will definitely know by then."

"What should we do then?"

"How to explain?"

When Duan Li heard this, he took a deep look at Liu Wan and fell into a brief thought.

After a long time, an idea flashed in Duan Li's mind, as if he thought of something, he said with a half-smile:
"rest assured."

"Zhang and Wang, please go and do it."

"For this reason, the explanation that should be given to the court could not be simpler."

"Didn't Prince Han arrive in Linchuan City this time?"

"You're going to kill the Zhang and Wang families, and prove the crimes against them. Tomorrow we will take the initiative to ask the King of Han to make the decision for our Linchuan city on this matter."

"In the end, at best, we can spend some money and let the Li and Yuan families contribute enough money to buy the right to sell refined salt in Linchuan Fucheng from the imperial court."

"Then, we will no longer have any worries." (End of Chapter)