Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 423
"They first got a woman and asked me to give it to our master. I didn't know that woman was a prostitute, and they forced me to commit adultery with that woman, making me feel sorry for our master, so that I had no way of turning back. You will know what happened after that."

"Do you know where that Zhao He is?" Mou Bin stared at Qin Lin and asked.

Qin Lin shook his head, and then said, "How could I know this? Since that Qing Yezi entered the palace, let alone his people, I have no news about him."

Mu Bin and Yang Lian looked at each other, and they understood what was going on.

There are only two key figures in the whole case, one is that Zhao He, and the other is that Qing Yezi.

Now that green leaf is dead, and Zhao He has disappeared.The case can't be investigated here.

However, I also confirmed one thing, that is, as guessed by the two of them, the so-called White Lotus Sect is not the real White Lotus Sect. There are indeed people who want to rebel, and they have organized a lot of people, but they are not the same as the White Lotus Sect. one thing.

Standing up and taking a look at Mou Bin, Yang Lian said, "Let's report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

At this point in the matter, the investigation must continue, but there are no good clues in sight.

Mu Bin nodded. He also knew that it was not good at this point, so he continued.

All that remains is to slowly investigate and send undercover agents to follow up on clues. These are things that take a long time to arrange.

It is impossible to find something quickly like now.

However, the two of them were not decadent, but a little excited.

As the commander of Jinyiwei and the eunuch of Qiyi Zhai, Mou Bin and Yang Lian are not afraid of this the most.What they are most afraid of is that there is nothing to do. As long as there is something to do, the bigger the thing, the better.

Now there is such an organization in Daming, they want to assassinate His Majesty and overthrow Daming's imperial power!

This kind of people must be killed, and the only one who can do such a thing is myself, so I have something to do!
For the two spy chiefs, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing.

The two came to the East Palace together.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was about to go out. He promised Zhang Jun yesterday and took him to the Royal Academy today.

Speaking of which, after Zhu Houzhao arranged this matter, he himself has never been to the Royal Academy.

Now he is going, after he has arranged the affairs here, he is going to Shuntian Mansion.

Zhu Houzhao has been preparing for the judicial reform of Daming for a long time, especially the arrangement of the six gates. He has to handle all the arrangements in person, so he plans to go to the town in person, starting from Shuntian Mansion.

This place of Shuntian Prefecture is the land of Gyeonggi, and there are too many dignitaries and officials.

Later generations once said that a random stone thrown in Beijing can hit a director.

Daming is almost the same now, the streets of the fourth and fifth ranks are everywhere, the sixth and seventh ranks are as numerous as dogs, and there are also a lot of central ministers, plus all kinds of nobles and relatives. If you want to carry out judicial reform in this place, there is no strong one. It is absolutely impossible for characters to sit in town.

Looking inside and outside the court, there is no such person at all.

To subdue these people, one must not only have power and courage, but also not be afraid of being retaliated, even if they want to.

But apart from himself, His Highness the Crown Prince, there was no one else in the Ming Dynasty.

So Zhu Houzhao was going to sit in Shuntian Mansion directly after he was going to arrange the affairs of the Royal Academy.

After hearing that Mu Bin and Yang Lian were coming, Zhu Houzhao called them in directly, waved his hands to signal for them to excuse them, then turned his head to look at them, and asked, "Is there any new progress?"

The two of them also saw that His Highness the Crown Prince had something to do, and there were many people standing around. His Royal Highness was dressed as if he was about to go out, so the two of them didn't dare to waste time.

Yang Lian quickly reported what happened, then stood aside respectfully with her head down.

Originally, the two thought that His Royal Highness would be furious, or very angry, but both of them were disappointed.

His Royal Highness didn't show any expression, as if it wasn't a big deal.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao did not take it as a big deal, he was just a little surprised.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao also knew that what he would do in the future would touch the interests of many people. It is not surprising that a few people rebel, and it is not surprising that someone even murders him.

It's just that I didn't expect these people to come so quickly, and all these things happened in a mere Yangzhou case.

Thinking that Qing Yezi came from Jiangxi, Zhu Youxiao thought of a possibility, would these people collude with King Ning of Jiangxi?
When I first thought about it, I thought it was unlikely, but after careful consideration, it was really very possible.

My own King Ning, has been squatting there preparing to rebel.

With such a big incident in Jiangnan, it is very unlikely that he will not intervene. If these people are not gathered together, it is basically impossible to rely on them to make things happen.

Then it is very likely that King Ning made the move.He organized these people, and then used them to do some shady things.Now it seems possible.

Although Zhu Houzhao was suspicious, he didn't plan to do anything, not because there was no evidence.

I don't need evidence if I want to clean up a person, even if this person is a vassal, just put on some evil ideas.If you don't want to go to war, just give him another fief.

For example, King Ning's original fiefdom was in Daning, which is now the place that was recovered by the Ming army.

The three guards of Duoyan had already been wiped out, and now there are all Daming's troops there. If he made a decree to change King Ning's fiefdom back to Daning, no one would be able to say anything.

As long as he did this, King Ning managed everything in Jiangxi, and it would be wiped out in an instant.

After arriving in Liaodong, under heavy siege, he could only be a vassal king who could do nothing.If I send a few more people there, it is estimated that in three to five years, he will be extinct, and King Ning can be removed from the throne at that time.

But Zhu Houzhao was not going to do this, because he thought of one thing.

My subsequent reforms need to touch more people's interests, especially in some places in the south of the Yangtze River.It is a good thing to have such a person gathering the opposition for him, and he can rebel at that time.

I just took advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion, and the army went directly south, sweeping the entire Jiangnan and killing these people, otherwise things would be much more troublesome.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't take King Ning seriously, because it was meaningless, and it was no big deal to let him jump around.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yang Lian and Mou Bin, and said directly: "You two continue to investigate, and report to Bengong if you find anything."

The two nodded together, then bowed and said, "I understand."

After the two resigned, Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Jun who came in.

It's just that I can't take him away now, so I need to report this loss to my father.Now that the prince knows, it would be inappropriate not to tell his father.

Glancing at Zhang Jun, Zhu Houzhao said, "I need to go to Qianqing Palace for some matters. Aiqing will wait here."

When entering the door, Zhang Jun had already seen Yang Lian and Mou Bin.

Jin Yiwei was very noisy these days, and the courtiers all knew that they were running errands for His Highness the Crown Prince.

Although many people wanted to know what was going on, they couldn't find out any news. They only guessed that it had something to do with the palace, because the Taoist priest died so suddenly.

Any matter involving the palace, smart officials would choose to avoid suspicion, and Zhang Jun was no exception.

Now His Royal Highness is going to Qianqing Palace, obviously because of this matter, Zhang Jun naturally knows the importance.

"The minister is waiting here." Zhang Jun bowed and said.

Zhu Houzhao didn't delay either, and went straight to Qianqing Palace, where he met his father.

In fact, he knew that his father was in a good mood these past few days, because the barrier between him and himself was gone, and at the same time, he had knocked a lot of money from here. The reason for his happiness may be more behind.

"I will see my father." Zhu Houzhao saluted respectfully after seeing his father.

After waving his hands, Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao and asked, "Aren't you going to the Royal Academy today? Why did you come here? Is there something wrong?"

"Returning to my father, it's about that Taoist priest." Zhu Houzhao said quickly.

He didn't hide the matter either, and directly told his father the whole story.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Houzhao said: "These people are out of their minds, and they are so bold that they conspire against the sky. My son has already asked people to continue to investigate."

Zhu Youtang's complexion is not very good-looking, no one wants someone to think about rebellion all day long, or even stare at him for murder.

But he wouldn't blame his son either. The Yangzhou case was something that should be dealt with, and what those people did was wrong.

They bribed officials, controlled the salt administration, oppressed the local government, and colluded with each other, which can be said to be the worst disease. Now they dare to do such a rebellious act, and they should all be killed.

"You tell them to be more careful, these people must be caught, don't be soft-hearted." Zhu Youtang said.

"My son understands." Zhu Houzhao assured him that he knew that his father was really angry this time.

When I used to do things by myself, my father was afraid that I would be cruel and unkind, and reminded myself all the time to be kind, and not to think about solving everything with a knife or gun.

Now it seems that the old man is really angry, and directly let himself be cruel.

But even if the father doesn't say anything about this matter, he will still be ruthless
"If the father has nothing to do, the minister will resign." Zhu Houzhao felt that the matter was almost over, so he directly proposed to resign, but he still explained, "Zhang Jun is still waiting for the minister."

Zhu Youtang is very satisfied with his son's performance.

(End of this chapter)