There were dozens of warriors dressed in black standing in the Yangxin Hall, and the plum blossom secret guards also changed into black clothes.
"Your Majesty, all the confidants in the army who are good at martial arts are here." Wang Po said when he saw Zhu Youde frowning.
Zhu Youde nodded, looked left and right, and felt that it was different from the Jin Yiwei he thought.
Jinyiwei Jinyiwei, the clothes must look good!
Dressed in black, those who didn't know better thought he was an assassin.
"Wang Banban, go to the Civil Service Mansion and ask Zhou Kongfang to quickly make the official uniforms of the Jinyiwei according to my ideas..."
"Old slave, let's go now." Wang Zhonghou took note of the key points and followed the order. Wang Po also retreated together.
Only Zhu Youde was left to look at the warriors and select them from the army. Their loyalty and force would definitely be fine.
His eyes fell on the thin man standing at the front, nine feet tall.
Li Renjie, the leader of the Jinyiwei recommended by Wang Po.
"Everyone, can you remember your respective missions?"
"Be loyal to Your Majesty and belong to Your Majesty alone."
"Very good!"
Zhu Youde nodded with satisfaction. Most of the Jinyi Guards are third-rate masters, and a few are second-rate. With the addition of more than a dozen unfathomable plum blossom secret guards, their force value can be said to be the strongest in the army.
Just as he was thinking about it, Dongchang Cao Wang came in a hurry, with big beads of sweat falling from his pale and beardless face.
"Your Majesty, something happened to your Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
Zhu Youde looked at the sky. What else could happen so late?
"All Buddhist and Taoist disciples are dead."
"died!?"
Zhu Youde was shocked: "How did he die? Where is He Qingfeng? Didn't he go to greet him personally?"
Cao Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "He was assassinated by gangsters just after entering the city. Lord He is fine."
Listen, I understand.
He Qingfeng is fine, he is here for Buddhist and Taoist disciples.
"Any clues?"
Cao Wang lowered his head and said nothing.
For a long time, Zhu Youde didn't speak. After a while, he looked at Li Renjie and ordered: "Go and check, dig three feet into the ground to find clues..."
This night, not only Zhu Youde did not sleep well, but many people in the capital did not fall asleep.
He Mansion.
He Guangyi looked at the empty He Mansion coldly and sighed helplessly. He Qingfeng had just been taken away by Dali Temple.
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Di Yun and his entourage hid in King Yan's room.
Jinling City Street.
People knelt on both sides and prayed to heaven.
The words spoken by Master Tianfo had already spread in the capital, and tonight the master's disciple died suddenly on the street.
The people were afraid that the Buddha would be angry and bring disaster to Daliang.
Morning morning the next day.
The atmosphere among the ministers was low, and He Qingfeng knelt in the hall, waiting for Zhu Youde's order.
"The sudden death of a Buddhist and Taoist disciple in the capital caused panic among the people. He Qingfeng was the first to be blamed. He was temporarily removed from his official position and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment..."
Situ Mingrong came out and said: "I will definitely find out the truth."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xiu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the official internship period you set earlier is coming soon. Among the Mingde students, only Mr. Situ has failed the examination."
Zhu Youde nodded, his eyes flashed with anger, he glanced at King Yan, who had his head lowered, and said slowly: "For those who pass the assessment, the Ministry of Personnel will just write a letter of appointment. As for those who fail, we will discuss it after the assessment is over."
Xu Xiu took the order and retreated, and inadvertently glanced at King Yan...
Zhu Youde looked at Situ Mingrong and He Qingfeng, and suddenly realized why King Yan wanted to attack the Buddhist and Taoist disciples.
One is to put He Qingfeng in jail and push Jiao Linghui into power.
The second is for a minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Situ Mingrong was promoted by Zhu Youde. If he failed the assessment, he could only be selected from among the ministers.
In this way, the members of King Yan's party will have another chance to rise to power.
one stone two bird.
After the court, Zhu Youde returned to the inner hall immediately.
"Your Majesty, we found it." Li Renjie handed over the secret letter: "The clue points to an abandoned house in the northern suburbs. It belongs to a wealthy businessman. When we arrived, the man was already dead."
"A brother who is good at medicine found out that he committed suicide by taking poison..."
Zhu Youde tore up the secret letter and asked in a deep voice: "What's the reason?"
"The reason currently investigated by the Criminal Department is that in the recent incident at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, the only daughter of a wealthy businessman was raped to death by an eminent monk from the Western Regions, so the wealthy businessman found a gangster killer and assassinated the Buddhist and Taoist disciples."
Faced with evidence full of flaws, Zhu Youde didn't believe it at all.
"The down-and-out wealthy businessman is just a scapegoat. Keep following the ingredients of the poison to see where this poison can be found in the capital..."
Zhu Youde thought for a while and added: "In addition, assist the Criminal Department in searching for evidence and be sure to find the killer."
Zhu Youde could not lose in this game. Once he could not find a way to break the game, He Qingfeng would be demoted and exiled, or even sent to prison.
The Minister of Rites fell on Jiao Linghui without any suspense.
Situ Mingrong, the Minister of Punishment, would also pack up and leave because he failed the assessment.
One mistake could cost you two ministerial posts.
From time to time, the young eunuch came to report that there was a secret letter from the Tang family.
After reading it, Zhu Youde changed into casual clothes and left the palace to go to the pawn shop where Zheng Ling'er was.
The huge pawn shop was empty except for Zheng Ling'er.
Zhu Youde felt something was wrong. King Yan came here to meet with the hall leaders of the Zhongyi Association the day before, but there was no one there today?
This is definitely no coincidence.
Holding back his doubts, he immediately asked: "What do you want from me?"
Zheng Ling'er looked pale, her little hands were clenched, and she was in a very bad condition.
"What's wrong?"
Fortunately, Zhu Youde was sitting next to Zheng Ling'er and asked softly, but who knew that Zheng Ling'er suddenly started crying.
"Hey, no, what's going on?"
The beauty cried so hard that she comforted her for a long time before she stopped and said with choked sobs: "The Loyalty Society is not a gangster organization at all, but a killer organization cultivated by King Yan..."
If you don't say anything shocking, you will die.
It took Zhu Youde a long time to react.
Zheng Ling'er must have discovered something inside.
Under her tearful explanation, Zhu Youde finally understood what was going on.
The Loyalty Society, which in the hearts of the people eliminates harm for the people, is actually a channel for King Yan to gather experts.
All the core members of the Loyalty Society are members of the murderous party under King Yan.
And yesterday, it was King Yan himself who sent a killer party to assassinate the Buddhist and Taoist disciples.
What's even more outrageous is that the wealthy businessman didn't commit suicide by taking poison at all, but was forced to take poison.
"Poor Uncle Huang spent all his wealth to support the Loyalty Association, but in the end he was killed by his own people... ugh..."
Zheng Ling'er's eyes were red and her small body was trembling. Zhu Youde couldn't bear it, so he gently held him in his arms and patted his back to comfort him: "It's okay, I will find clues and expose the evil intentions of the Loyalty Society to the public.
The killer party will be wiped out..."
"You told me all the secrets of the Loyalty Society. Are you planning to quit?"
"No! I can't quit now. Di Yun just told me all this yesterday. If I quit today..."
Zhu Youde nodded and said softly: "Then just pretend that nothing happened and stay in the Loyalty Association for now. When the time is right, I will find a way to help you escape."
Zheng Ling'er raised her head and stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears. Then she realized that she was being hugged tightly, and her pretty face suddenly turned red...