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The businessman surnamed Lu was stunned by the look and felt a chill in his heart. He absolutely believed that if he lied, his head would fall off in the next second. He said anxiously:

"Young man, something terrible has happened in Dali City. The prefect has been beheaded by the governor!"

Chapter 47 Hongmen Banquet

The prefect is dead?

Zhu Moye's pupils shrank slightly and his brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).

No wonder he was uneasy at night. It felt like a bad omen. It seemed that something was wrong in Dali Prefecture.

"I hope it arrives in time to remedy the situation."

He sighed softly in his heart, and then asked again: "What crime did the governor kill the prefect?"

Merchant Lu recalled for a moment and then recounted, "A while ago, the prefect issued an imperial edict, saying he was looking for the descendants of the Duan family of Dali during the previous dynasty. He offered them numerous silver coins and promised them high-ranking officials in the imperial court."

"The governor then accused the prefect of forging the imperial edict for his own selfish ends, fostering his own cronies to disrupt the government, and executed him on the spot for treason!"

After he finished speaking, he hugged Zhu Moye's thigh, tears streaming down his face, and sobbed, "Young man, those of us who run small businesses are most afraid of officialdom struggles. If there is even a little disturbance in the city, it might affect us merchants. We have no choice but to find another place to live."

Zhu Moye's face turned slightly cold. The imperial edict was issued personally by Yu Zheng, the director of the Western Factory, and the governor of Dali dared to take advantage of it to kill his people.

Logically speaking, a mere fourth-rank official would not dare to touch the prince even if he had ten times the courage.

The only person who could give him such courage was undoubtedly that bitch Concubine Wan!

"Haha... I thought you looked down on these petty officials and that your followers were limited to the court... I didn't expect I still underestimated you..."

Zhu Moye had to take another look at this most beloved concubine in history. This woman was really not simple.

She definitely didn't gain her foothold by relying solely on the art of controlling people and deceiving the emperor. She could take it or leave it. Knowing that the court had become Zhu Moye's world and no one could compete with her, she immediately put aside her airs to win over these local officials.

The means are nothing short of extraordinary.

"But...you've given me another reason to kill you!"

Merchant Lu saw the young man's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cold and gloomy look. He shrank back in fear and said in a trembling voice, "Young... Young man, I know everything. Can you let me go?"

Zhu Moye said nothing more, tapped the horse's back with his toes, and floated away for dozens of meters before returning to Shang Ming.

"Xu Tan is dead."

Shang Ming nodded gravely. With his keen hearing, he had already taken in all the words just now. He said thoughtfully, "Your Highness, Zhou Qing is the governor of Dali, in charge of local military power. He has always kept his distance from Xu Tan. But this time, he suddenly had the audacity to lead his troops to kill Xu Tan. There must be something fishy going on."

With his decades of experience as an official, how could he not know who was behind Zhou Qing? It was just that as a servant, he couldn't tell them directly some things.

Zhu Moye frowned and pondered, "With Xu Tan dead, the clue to Xiao Zhengzi is gone. The only way to get in is to start with Zhou Qing."

Shang Ming was extremely anxious upon hearing this and quickly advised, "Your Highness, please do not act rashly. Zhou Qing is only a small governor and not a highly respected general, but Yunnan is located on the border and has a much larger number of troops stationed there than in other provinces. Dali Prefecture alone has over 20,000 troops stationed there. If Zhou Qing is determined to oppose you, he can issue an order and a massive army will descend upon you. No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you will find it difficult to escape."

"Breaking into a military camp? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Zhu Moye glanced at him unhappily. Where on earth did such an excellent idea come from?

Then, he frowned and thought for a moment.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, his thoughts became clear, and he had a flash of enlightenment in his heart.

If he is really Concubine Wan's man, he will definitely come to cause trouble for me.

Why bother racking your brains to figure out how to catch Zhou Qing?

Zhu Moye smiled in relief, walked towards the city, and said to the back:

"Wait for the rabbit by the tree, and keep the same in the face of all changes! Enter the city!"

Shang Ming was slightly stunned, as if he thought of something, and hurriedly followed the pace, striding forward.

A moment later, he followed Zhu Moye into the Dali city gate.

Walking through the bustling crowd, Zhu Moye looked into the distance, and saw everything within his sight.

An ancient building called Tianlong Inn comes into view, and a sense of grandeur and majesty comes to you.

"That's it."

He had been busy all night and hadn't eaten yet. Now that he saw an inn with an atmosphere that suited his taste, there was no reason not to rest.

He took big steps and walked into the inn in just a few breaths.

"My two guests, would you like to stay in the hotel or have a meal?"

As soon as I walked in, the waiter's enthusiastic voice echoed in my ears.

Zhu Moye suddenly had an idea and took out a gold ingot. He said, "Give me one portion of all the most distinctive dishes you have here. No, two portions, and pack one for me. Also, bring me a pot of good wine."

Seeing the waiter staring at the gold in his hand, he teased, "Is it enough?"

"That's enough, sir, please wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

The waiter was overjoyed and took the gold ingot and ran to the kitchen.

Not long after, a voice as thin as a mosquito's silk sounded in the ears of Zhu Moye and Shang Ming.

"Your Highness, the governor has already hosted a banquet in the camp. Please do me a favor, Your Highness."

Zhu Moye raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and turned his head to look at the source of the sound.

A middle-aged man in black stood outside the door and knelt on one knee in front of him.

It’s you who’s waiting!

A trace of disdainful smile appeared on Zhu Moye's face. He had just deliberately swaggered into the city and arrived at the inn with many people and the best news. He pretended to be generous and threw out a gold ingot, just to make Zhou Qing's people notice him.

After all, the information provided by those people from Wan Guifei's faction in the two factories and one guard should include him and Shang Minglong, a total of five people, but now only two have arrived, and it was too fast.

Even if the portraits are exactly the same, one cannot help but be suspicious. The generosity and arrogance are deliberately trying to show off the royal style, like throwing out bait, and the fish has taken the bait.

It's really like Jiang Taigong fishing, those who are willing will take the bait.

Zhu Moye used a little trick and the fox's true tail was exposed.

"Your Highness, this is a Hongmen Banquet. Be cautious!"

Shang Ming used his internal energy to gather sound into a line to convey information to Zhu Moye.

Zhu Moye blinked at him, smiled disapprovingly, and uttered one word: "Go!"

At the feet of the emperor, if you are a tiger, you must lie down obediently; if you are a dragon, you must coil around him!

And he must be the Son of Heaven!

Chapter 48 Ten Fragrance Softening Powder

The sun was already high in the sky, and it was noon.

Bursts of hearty laughter came from a large tent outside Dali City.

"Hahaha, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's visit to Dali truly brightens up our humble home!"

"I offer a toast to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Let me drink first."

A rough-looking man with a face full of stubble sat at a side table under the stage, laughing heartily. As he spoke, he gulped down a bowl of liquor, with no sign of abnormality on his face.

It’s really massive!

This person is the governor of Dali Prefecture and the culprit who killed Xu Tan, Zhou Qing!

"I am the governor's deputy, Liu Xi. Just now, there were many people in the city, and for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's peace, I did not perform the ritual of kowtow. I will drink three cups as a punishment. I hope Your Highness will be magnanimous and forgive my mistake."

The elegant middle-aged man who had called Zhu Moye outside the inn earlier looked apologetic, raised the big bowl in his hand and drank three bowls in a row without blushing or breathing hard.

The two men were extremely respectful and secretive, and it was impossible to find any fault with them.

"Your Highness, these two are obviously from Concubine Wan's faction. Should we drink this wine or not?"

Shang Ming sent a message to Zhu Moye, asking for his opinion.

He believed that since the prince dared to come to the banquet, he must have made all the necessary preparations and all he had to do was follow his orders.

Zhu Moye smiled faintly, expressionless. He opened his lips slightly, gathering his voice into a line, and said, "Why don't you drink? If you don't drink, how can you expose their true colors and get clues from them?"

Seeing Shang Ming's worried look, he chuckled and whispered, "Don't worry. Don't be fooled by Zhou Qing's rough and rude appearance. He's actually quite experienced. Liu Xi is obviously a military advisor of some sort. He knows that if anything happens to me, that bitch Wan Zhen'er will definitely put the blame on them. A mere fourth-rank official can't bear that responsibility."

"They would never dare to poison us!"

Zhu Moye was fearless. Although the prince had no real power, he represented the royal orthodoxy. If something happened to the prince, not to mention a mere fourth-rank official, even the most powerful minister would surely die.

At that moment, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

There was no abnormality on his face.

This kind of wine, which is only more than ten degrees in alcohol in later generations, is simply not enough to make a modern man like Zhu Moye drunk.

What's more, he had trained his body to the extreme, and his metabolism was dozens of times that of an ordinary person. He had just drank it, and in less than a moment, wisps of alcohol were discharged from the pores all over his body.

Not to mention alcohol, even highly poisonous substances can be excreted!

"Good! Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly generous!"

Zhou Qing laughed heartily, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes as his evil plan succeeded, and he gave a thumbs up.

Then, he turned to look at Shang Ming, a hint of anxiety appearing on his face. If this old pervert didn't drink, his plan would be in vain!

He hurriedly urged, "Eunuch Shang, won't you even give me this little bit of face?"

"Humph!"

Shang Ming snorted lightly. Even the prince was speechless. What else could he, a servant, say?

He shook his head helplessly and swallowed the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

However, he was secretly on guard against them in his heart, and immediately wanted to circulate his internal energy to evaporate the wine.

"not good!"

The internal force in Dantian was swept away by the alcohol and became disordered and restless, and could not be mobilized at all.

Shang Ming was shocked to find that there was no poison in the wine at all!

It is something that can make a person temporarily lose their inner strength.

"Your Highness, I cannot use my inner strength anymore."

Shang Ming was extremely anxious. He had possessed internal strength for decades and was almost invincible in the world, but suddenly he lost his greatest support and was immediately thrown into chaos.

They could only call out to Zhu Moye anxiously, hoping that he could turn the tide and reverse the situation.

"Hahaha, Eunuch Shang, do you feel weak all over and your dantian is in turmoil?"

Zhou Qing laughed wildly like a villain who had achieved success. It was completely unimaginable in the past that a small local official like him could look down on the powerful East Factory Supervisor and mock him so unscrupulously.

This time, with the courage of Concubine Wan, he framed the crown prince and the governor of the East Factory, which made him feel proud.

"You beast! Once I use my internal energy to force out the effects of the drug, I'll tear you into pieces!"

Shang Ming's eyes were bloodshot. He was the governor of the East Factory, and he held the power of life and death over countless powerful people in the Ming Dynasty. Today, he was humiliated by a small local official. He was so angry that he wanted to slap the official into minced meat!

"Why are you panicking? You're useless."

The calm words echoed throughout the tent, and Zhou Qing and Shang Ming were both stunned.

Zhu Moye's expression remained unchanged. He drank the wine and ate the delicacies calmly. His expression of not changing even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him startled everyone.

Shang Ming suddenly felt relieved and quiet. He suddenly remembered that the prince had no internal strength, so what could this wine do to him?

At that moment, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhou Qing and Liu Xi lightly, feeling a little gloating.

"Your Highness, why are you pretending to be calm? This Ten Fragrance Muscle Softening Powder is colorless and odorless. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you won't be able to recover in less than half an hour. An ordinary person would also feel weak in their hands and feet and feel sore all over after taking it."

"As far as I know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a martial artist. He must be limp all over right now, so he can't exert any strength, right?"

Liu Xi chuckled lightly, not taking it to heart. Instead, he praised, "Your Highness is truly a genius who has frustrated even Consort Wan in the court. Even in such a situation, he remains calm and composed."

"However, the governor and I have both fought on the battlefield. Your trick might scare the civil officials, but it will have no effect on us."

Zhou Qing patted Liu Xi on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Brother Liu, your trick was truly brilliant. You exploited the Crown Prince's audacity and unbridled weakness to lure him into our Hongmen Banquet."

Liu Xi bowed and said humbly, "Your Excellency, Governor, are too kind. I have only heard that the Crown Prince is very capable and can foresee things with divine foresight. However, youth always has its flaws. One of them is that too much success can lead to inflated self-confidence."

"I suppose Your Highness the Crown Prince is confident that we wouldn't dare harm you, so he dared to come to the banquet alone?"

Zhou Qing took over the conversation and said with a flattering smile, "Minor officials like us naturally dare not harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We just want to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to the capital to meet the Imperial Concubine."