King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Someone sent a letter?

And it also needs to be reviewed personally by Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu.

what's the situation?
Who is it?
What was the purpose of sending the letter to Zhu Gaoxu, and how did he know that Zhu Gaoxu was in the Jinyiwei prison?
Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi could not help but look sideways slightly, with a hint of solemn curiosity and vigilance flashing across his face. He stared straight at the letter presented by the Jinyiwei captain on the stone table, and then looked at the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu who was standing beside him.

"Second child"

"What does this mean? Who sent you a letter?"

"What exactly are you up to? Or what are you hiding from us?"

About it.

It’s no wonder that Zhu Gaochi was so serious.

The main reason is that what happened in the past two days was too fantastic and there were too many things that did not conform to common sense.

Zhu Gaoxu was more or less involved in all of this, or pushed the events forward.

As the saying goes.

Heart is under the kyte.

The two of them are in a competitive relationship, and the interests involved are about stabilizing the supreme ruler of the world.

God knows if there is some conspiracy that he doesn't know about.

Zhu Gaochi had experienced intrigues, various conspiracies and calculations throughout his life, and he had dodged countless arrows from the open and secret realms. He was able to survive in the cracks, and he was a mediocre person, so he had no choice but to be cautious and think too much about the current situation.

Compared with Zhu Gaochi's caution and vigilance.

I saw the familiar way of sealing the letter and the obscure symbol on it.

As for the letter in front of me, who wrote it?

Zhu Gaoxu understood it instantly.

Isn't this exactly how he, a secret agent hiding in the dark, delivers messages?
Then, Zhu Gaoxu was about to reach out and pick up the letter on the stone table, open it and read the contents.

but
His hand had just reached out and had not yet touched the letter.

Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, who was standing nearby, took the lead and snatched the letter on the stone table. He pretended to open the letter and read its contents carefully, wanting to see what Zhu Gaoxu was up to.

"etc."

"Don't, don't, don't move. This is not the way you tear it apart."

"It's going to be a problem."

See its actions.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression suddenly became serious, and he angrily shouted at the prince who was about to tear open the letter in a hurry to stop him.

About it.

It’s not that Zhu Gaoxu didn’t want the prince to open it, or that he was worried that there was something shameful inside.

This letter is actually different from ordinary sealed letters.

The person who sent the letter added another layer of encryption on the letter according to the method he had given before, to prevent the letter from falling into his hands and being opened by others to see the contents.

If it is not opened in the correct way, the letter, which looks ordinary and could not be more ordinary, will instantly catch fire inside and burn the letter inside to ashes.

If so.

The person who opens the letter will definitely be hurt to some extent, and the letter will disappear in an instant.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Gaoxu had to speak out to stop it.

Otherwise, if the prince really opens the letter, he will never be able to see the contents. If he really hurts the boss, given the suspicious nature of the boss and the old man, God knows what these two bastards will think of him.

It's totally not worth it.

one more.

His secret agents knew that he was in the heavily guarded imperial prison.

He was willing to take such a huge risk and hand the letter to him in the form of a death vote. This shows that the content of the letter is extremely important and must be an urgent matter.

Otherwise, sneak in as a spy.

It is absolutely impossible to do such a risky thing.

"no?"

"Second child"

"What do you mean?"

"What letter is it, and who sent it, that even I can't read it?"

"Why? Are you afraid that there are records in it, some secrets that cannot be told to others, and you are afraid that I will see it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi stopped what he was doing, narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhu Gaoxu with interest, a hint of intriguing meaning flashed across his expression, and asked.

Seems like a joke.

But it allows people to clearly feel the unusual taste in the middle.

Say it.

The atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became solemn and oppressive. A chilling coldness spread instantly, and the temperature in the whole room dropped by several degrees without anyone noticing.

Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his gaze from the letter, his expression darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened, a bone-chilling coldness burst out of his pupils, causing the room, which was already not warm to begin with, to drop several degrees again without anyone noticing.

About it.

Since the prince insists on this.

As for Zhu Gaoxu, there was naturally no need to treat him well.

Moreover.
It was not Zhu Gaoxu's style to always be passive and keep pushing things away.

I am too lazy to be polite to him, or I don't want to give him a good face.

There was a brief silence.

His face was stern and gloomy. He took a few deep breaths and said in a deep voice:
"Boss"

"Too much."

"Is it necessary to speak so yin and yang like this?"

"Everything has to be done in moderation. Once you cross that limit, that bottom line will make everyone look bad."

"I will tolerate it. I will ignore you."

"It doesn't mean I'm afraid of you."

"That's because I understand how you feel right now."

"But if you interpret my tolerance and ignoring you as me being afraid of you and thinking that I am guilty of something, then...

"Boss"

"Don't blame me for not giving you face."

"Although face and status are given by others, if you don't want to accept them, then you are 'ungrateful'."

Hard fight, hard confrontation.

There was a lot of tension in the words between the two.

There was absolutely no attempt to save face for each other.

After hearing this.

Zhu Gaochi's originally slightly playful expression suddenly disappeared, and his face became as gloomy as water in an instant. There was a coldness in his pupils. He looked at him without hesitation, without any intention of retreating. The atmosphere in the field became increasingly cold and chilling.

"Since you want to demolish it, since you have doubts."

"Then why don't you just open it and see for yourself"

"I am also very curious about what is written in the letter."

"Over the years, I have been upright and honest, and there is nothing I can hide from others."

At this point, Zhu Gaoxu paused, then suddenly changed the subject, as if he had thought of something. A playful smile appeared at the corners of his slightly raised mouth, and he continued:

"but."

"If you don't know how to open the letter, or the content of the letter is lost."

"Or something unexpected may happen."

"Boss"

"Think it through for yourself, and don't act like you have paranoia and blame everything on me.

"I'm not here to take the blame for you."

“I have no obligation to do that.”

Say it.

He looked at the Jinyiwei captain who was standing aside with his head down, frightened out of his wits, waved at him, and said with a smile:
"Just in time for you to be here."

"Just be a witness for us."

"It saves some shameless people from finding someone to accuse and then starting to deny it."

This statement came out.

The Jinyiwei captain who tried his best to hide his presence and be invisible, after hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, could not help but pause, his face instantly turned panic and pale, cold sweat covered his forehead without knowing when.

It was as if all his strength had been drained away and his body could no longer support itself. He fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly in fear, but he dared not make the slightest sound.

At this moment, the air in the entire room suddenly dropped to freezing point, and it was so quiet that it was terrifying.

at the same time.

The captain of the Jinyiwei who was kneeling on the ground couldn't help but groan inwardly at this moment.

No wonder he is so timid.

In fact, this matter involves the Regent King of Han and the current Crown Prince!
Neither of these two is someone to be trifled with.

It was a bet between two people, and with his insignificant status, how could he be qualified to be a witness?
No matter who wins or loses.

Does he dare to comment?
Isn't that just courting death?
After hearing this.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Gaochi withdrew his gaze and looked at the Jinyiwei captain who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing continuously. He then looked at the letter on the table, as if he had thought of something, and then the cold expression on his face instantly disappeared.

In an instant, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he was completely different from before. He quickly walked to the angry Zhu Gaoxu and said with a smile:

"hey hey"

"Second brother! Second child!"

"Look at you, look at you."

"Brother, aren't you just joking with me? I'm just joking with you to lighten the dull and irritable atmosphere."

"What's going on?"

"You can't even take such a small joke nowadays, right?"

"Why are you still angry? You're furious!"

"Calm down, calm down"

As he spoke, he stuffed the letter in his hand directly into Zhu Gaoxu's hand and continued:
"Come here, come here, you can tear it down."

"Hahaha"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry"

"My bad, my bad."

Then, he listened to the 'bang bang' sound of kowtows coming from time to time, and his expression changed. He waved his hand at the Jinyiwei captain who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed continuously, and shouted coldly:

"What are you still doing?"

"Why don't you get out now? Do you want me to treat you?"

To the ears of the Jinyiwei captain who kept kowtowing, these words sounded no less than the sound of nature.

In that instant he felt as if he had been pardoned. He hunched his body and lowered his head, not daring to hesitate for the slightest, and hurriedly left, wishing only that his parents had given him two fewer legs, for he was afraid that if he ran too slowly he would be left behind to serve as a referee, or a witness to a bet between two people.

When the Jinyiwei centurion left, Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Gaoxu who had not yet opened the letter, and continued with a smile:

"Second child"

"What are you waiting for!"

"Hurry up!"

"Just in case someone else has an emergency or something."

"This delay could easily turn into a missed opportunity."

After hearing this.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head, stared at the prince who was looking at him with a flattering smile, and snorted coldly:

"What's the emergency?"

"It's not my business?"

"Anyway, my family is not in Yingtian City, so there is no danger. It is impossible for anyone to travel so far to Nanyun to cause trouble for them."

"So what if I'm delayed?"

"Even in my family, old and young, there is no such thing as a new generation replacing the old."

“If the old doesn’t go, the new won’t come.”

"At worst, I can have a few more children, or marry a few concubines. It's not impossible to have more children."

"Anyway, I'm still young. No."

"What do you think, Boss?"

Zhu Gaochi: “!!!!!!!!!”

I'm crazy.
What I said has a meaningful meaning.

He almost couldn't hold his breath and burst into swearing.

The new generation replaces the old, and the old cannot go without the new.

Look, this is human language. Is this something a normal person can say?

Not
Even if we are cold-blooded and indifferent by nature, we should at least have a limit!

Having said that.

However, Zhu Gaochi knew in his heart that the second brother was speaking in anger, expressing his dissatisfaction with his doubts about him and the words he had just said.

At this moment.

After Zhu Gaochi calmed down, he realized that what he had just said was indeed excessive.

This may be what is called worrying too much and causing confusion!
What can be done?
As the saying goes, spilled water cannot be recovered!

I can only try my best to coax her.

As for the letter that was just forced into Zhu Gaoxu's hands, did he snatch it away and open it himself?

Give me a break.

If it weren't for Zhu Gaoxu's final words of warning, he might have really done such a thing.

But now, he doesn't dare to do that.

God knows.

Does this seemingly ordinary letter have any self-destructive shackles?

If there really is.

He opened the letter directly, and no one knows whether he could see the content of the letter.

If it is really as Zhu Gaoxu said, what if there is something he doesn't know about, such as the existence of poison or something like that.

If you don't handle it well, you will get yourself into trouble.

And once the letter is destroyed, even if the person is found.

Who knows how much time it will take to go back and forth?

Now the enemy is in the dark and they are in the light.

No one knows what the enemy is thinking, what they are planning to do, and how they are going to act.

in this way.

Time is life!
Know it earlier or eliminate the danger earlier.

Can't we all feel at ease?
Therefore, there is absolutely no need for us to keep being stuck in this stalemate and waste time.

After a brief silence, Zhu Gaochi could only apologize and coax her again:

“Hey, hey, hey… don’t, don’t, don’t…”

"Second brother! Second brother!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, is it okay if I am wrong?"

"Stop talking, stop talking, just open it and take a look! Open it and take a look!"

"Brother, please, please, please, please!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry..."

"That bastard Zhanji is your nephew!"

"Blood is thicker than water. Blood is thicker than water. Broken bones are still connected by tendons, right?"

"Tear it down! Tear it down!"

While talking.

Zhu Gaochi kept making eyes at Zhu Gaoxu, and his attitude was extremely humble.

In this regard.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him indifferently, remained silent for a moment, and did not dwell on the matter too much.

Then he placed the letter in his hand steadily on the stone table and poured the warm tea in his hand on it.

(End of this chapter)