Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 277: Stealing from the inside, loyalty and righteousness are difficult to achieve

"Old Liu, are you sure this is the penicillin I told you about?"

Zhu Zhanjun was a little worried and asked Old Man Liu who was slowly mixing the medicine.

Liu Fang hummed, and said calmly: "I have tried it on chickens and ducks, as well as five or six death row prisoners, and only half of them had problems."

Zhu Zhanjun's face turned even darker.

Wow, this old man looks so proud, he’s already half alive.

After mixing the medicine, Old Man Liu held up the pin in his hand and looked at Zhu Zhanjun.

"Your Highness, I know you think it's unreliable, but Mr. Qiu can't hold on for much longer."

"Based on my observation, the life span is at most half a month."

"Whether to take a gamble or let his family prepare for his funeral, it all depends on your words."

Zhu Zhanjun did not answer immediately, but turned around and looked at the old lady of the Qiu family.

Qiu Yuan is the only male in the Qiu family. He has been helping him with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce over the years and has not even married, let alone had children.

If Qiu Yuan died, the Qiu family would be completely extinct.

But this is the situation now. Either take a gamble or watch Qiu Yuan slowly die.

Tuberculosis, especially a terminal disease, cannot be cured by traditional Chinese medicine alone in this era.

"Your Highness." Old Madam Qiu knelt down and looked at Zhu Zhanjun with tears in her eyes.

"You are the savior of the Qiu family, and you have given my two daughters noble identities. Yuan'er has also gotten rid of the reputation of being a descendant of a criminal because of your appreciation."

"We in the Qiu family all depend on you. You called this old gentleman over here. I believe he must have extraordinary talents."

"I believe that with your protection, this child will be able to survive."

After saying that, he knocked his head to the ground.

With only a 50% chance of success, Madam Qiu didn't dare to gamble, but she also knew that she had no choice.

Rather than letting my son die in pain and torture, it is better to let him take a gamble.

If he survived, it was thanks to His Highness and God’s blessing. If he didn’t survive, it’s just the child’s miserable fate.

Zhu Zhanjun took a deep breath and was about to nod in agreement when he suddenly thought of something and glared at Old Man Liu.

"Did you not perform a skin test when you injected it?"

"What skin test?"

Old man Liu, who was holding a pin and preparing to take action, looked at Zhu Zhanjun with a confused face.

Looking at the other person's bewildered expression, Zhu Zhanjun asked in confusion, "Didn't I tell you to do a skin test before using penicillin?"

Old Man Liu thought for a long time and shook his head firmly.

Zhu Zhanjun: ???

After a while, Zhu Zhanjun and Old Man Liu surrounded Qiu Yuan's bed and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it had not swelled up.

"Your Highness, if there is such a method, you should have told me earlier. I lost three prisoners in the experiment. The Jinyiwei were very stingy. They wouldn't give me more even if I wanted more."

"Alright, alright, stop nagging. I'll ask the police to catch a few criminals for you later." Zhu Zhanjun was too lazy to listen to his nagging and kept urging him.

Old man Liu Fang grinned and said, "That's great. I'm working with the Explosives Department to research poison bombs, but I haven't found a target for the experiment. Your Highness, please get me some more."

Zhu Zhanjun twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around to look at Mrs. Qiu who pretended not to hear, and kicked Old Man Liu who was about to give an injection.

Old man Liu also realized that he had said something wrong, so he gave a dry laugh and closed his mouth, then wiped Qiu Yuan's big bare butt with cotton soaked in purified alcohol.

As the needle was inserted, Qiu Yuan's body trembled.

Zhu Zhanjun, who was standing nearby, looked at the pin that looked like the one used to inject medicine into pigs and said speechlessly, "Can you change to a smaller one next time? It's this big, it's only because he's unconscious. If he wakes up, you won't be able to catch him."

Old Man Liu disagreed: "Can you blame me for this? It's because the medicine is too weak. I'm studying how to purify it now. I'll change to a smaller one when I'm done."

After administering the medicine, Old Man Liu prescribed a few more prescriptions and asked the Qiu family to get them. Then he carried the box and left leisurely.

Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Zhu Zhanjun many times not to forget what he promised him, as he was waiting to use him.

Zhu Zhanjun did not leave, but sat beside the bed, waiting for his brother-in-law to wake up.

It was not until dusk that Qiu Yuan slowly woke up. The first words he said after opening his eyes were that his butt hurt.

Seeing that the other person was afraid to touch the bed, Zhu Zhanjun deeply understood.

When he was a child in his previous life, whenever he was sick, his grandmother would ask the country doctor to give him an injection.

My goodness, it hurts so much sometimes that I can't walk for three or four days. That was a small needle, but they used such a big one on Qiu Yuan. I guess this guy won't be able to get out of bed for half a month.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving me again."

After listening to my mother's story, Qiu Yuan was deeply moved. If his butt wasn't so painful, he would have knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

"Okay, you're not a stranger, why thank me?"

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand, and seeing that the other party's face looked much better, he asked seriously, "Who is it?"

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Qiu Yuan knew what was going on.

Asking his mother and the servants to leave first, Qiu Yuan said solemnly, "When we distributed grain seeds to various places at the beginning of the year, many places reported losses and applied for re-issuance."

"I also know that some people have some small ideas, but they are not big in number. I am just observing and leaving evidence for the time being, and will report to Your Highness when he is free to deal with it."

"But in Yunnan and Guizhou, more than half of the cases were reported this year. According to reports from below, the team transporting the improved seeds encountered a flash flood and suffered huge losses." "I remained skeptical about this and did not provide any additional information. I planned to go and see the scene myself."

"After all, there are so many seeds involved, we can't just let it slide like this."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded.

Qiu Yuan may not be as capable as Zhang Baigui and others, but there is one thing he is unquestionable about: he is serious, careful and pragmatic.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Zhanjun did not replace Qiu Yuan afterwards and remove someone from the space to manage it.

Another point is that, as the son of a duke, Qiu Yuan's interpersonal relationships and understanding of reality are much better than those of the people in the space, which makes it easier for him to handle and investigate some things.

After coughing a few times and easing up a bit, Qiu Yuan continued, "But when I first arrived in Yunnan and Guizhou, when I was crossing a river, the boat suddenly capsized, and then my subordinate fell into the water. Later, he choked on the water and contracted a lung disease."

Zhu Zhanjun frowned slightly and asked, "Did you notice anything unusual before the accident?"

"I suspect there is a traitor, and he holds a high position in our Veteran Chamber of Commerce."

"Do you have any suspects?"

Qiu Yuan looked up at Zhu Zhanjun and said firmly, "If my subordinate dies, he will be the one who benefits the most."

"Say it!"

Zhu Zhanjun didn't want to listen to this riddle, but at the same time he also understood that this person meant something different to him, and Qiu Yuan couldn't say it directly.

"The regional general manager of the Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Liu Anbo and Tian Xiaowa."

Zhu Zhanjun's heart sank suddenly.

Tian Xiaowa, one of the people who had followed him back from the north.

He is honest and simple. He is not as good as Xiaohu in martial arts, and not as good as Shen Shanliangzi in culture.

Among the thirteen people, his ability can be said to be the weakest.

Although he lacked the ability, Zhu Zhanjun did not give up on this brother who had been with him through thick and thin.

Zhu Zhanjun found that he was not suitable for either military or government affairs, so he arranged him to the Veterans Chamber of Commerce, responsible for the management of an area.

In fact, Zhu Zhanjun's original idea was to let Tian Xiaowa monitor Qiu Yuan to prevent him from being corrupt and doing something to let him down.

The salary for a managerial position is enough for the other party to live the rest of his life in peace and security without worries about food and clothing.

This can be considered as compensation for the other party's following me through thick and thin.

But now, he did not expect that the supervisor he entrusted with the important task would turn out to be a parasite.

"Your Highness, I just..."

Qiu Yuan was about to explain, but Zhu Zhanjun raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "I will investigate it thoroughly. You should take a rest for a while."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

Looking at the receding figure, Qiu Yuan sighed inwardly.

In fact, this is not the first or second time that Tian Xiaowa has done this kind of thing. In the past, he only did a little bit, and for the sake of His Highness's face, he turned a blind eye.

Every time we meet at the annual meeting, I would give each other a subtle reminder.

Unfortunately, the other party, relying on his life-and-death relationship with His Highness, did not take him, the manager of the Veteran Chamber of Commerce, seriously at all, and even mocked him privately, saying that he had achieved his current success by relying on the bodies of his two younger sisters.

After leaving Qiu Mansion, Zhu Zhanjun went straight to the Jinyiwei.

"Did you already know this?"

As soon as he entered the Jinyiwei gate, Zhu Zhanjun kicked Liang Zi who came to greet him.

The kick was so heavy that Liangzi rolled on the ground for several times before he stopped.

He quickly got up and knelt on the ground. Liangzi crawled on the ground in silence and dared not respond.

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Ji Gang's last disciple, and one of the personal guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, naturally no one dared to go against him after he took over the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It can be said that he was the Jinyiwei commander who took over the position most smoothly.

It is easy to control each department, and naturally there will be no problem in supervising intelligence from all parties.

The moment Qiu Yuan was ambushed, he sent people to investigate and soon got the confirmed news and the list of names.

But when he saw that name, he couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that the brother he was willing to entrust his life to would do such a thing.

More importantly, that honest and silly boy once carried him out from a pack of hungry wolves.

If that silly fool hadn't carried him on his back, he would probably have died in the mouth of the wolf.

On the one hand, he was loyal to His Highness, and on the other hand, he was in a dilemma because of his brotherhood and the grace of saving his life.

Looking at the silent Liang Zi, Zhu Zhanjun said loudly: "Ji Gang."

Upon learning that Zhu Zhanjun had arrived, Ji Gang, who had rushed over long ago, hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"My subordinate is here."

Zhu Zhanjun pointed at Liangzi with a trembling hand and said, "Remove his title, remove his position, and put him in the Jinyiwei prison. No one is allowed to visit him or release him without my order."

"Also, send someone to Yunnan and Guizhou immediately to bring that bastard Tian Xiaowa back to me."

"Those who disobey..." Zhu Zhanjun clenched his teeth and uttered these four murderous words.

"Kill without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)