After receiving the information provided by Zhao Lei, Prince Zhu Heyu couldn't help but be very excited. Without wasting any time, he immediately led his people to Zhao Lei's room in person.
Then, under Zhao Lei's prompt, the factory guards moved the wardrobe in the corner of the room, dug up the ground, and after digging down about two feet, they saw a small box, and then moved out the small box.
After opening it, I saw that it was filled with books and letters.
In the most conspicuous place in the box, there is a letter, with the six words "Your Highness the Crown Prince" written on the envelope.
Zhu Heyu opened the letter with his own hands, read it carefully, and soon became happy.
It turned out that although Zhu Hezeng, the eldest son of Prince Fu, had decided to stand up and exterminate his relatives and expose and testify, due to various considerations, he still chose to remain silent during this period, pretending to continue to be loyal to Prince Fu.
Buying time to collect more evidence, and by the way lowering the vigilance of King Fu and others, he planned to wait until the critical moment to stand up and deal a fatal blow to the feudal forces.
However, although this approach has great benefits, it also carries great risks for Zhu Hezeng himself. Once Zhu Hezeng is discovered during this period, he will inevitably face unscrupulous revenge from King Fu and others.
Therefore, in this letter, Zhu Hezeng said that he had long thought that he might be killed by "some behind-the-scenes mastermind" in the future, so he compiled the evidence in his hands in advance and handed it over to his secret agent.
His confidant Zhao Lei was responsible for keeping the evidence. If something really happened to him, Zhao Lei would hand over the evidence to Prince Zhu Heyu.
This evidence is not only extremely large in quantity, but also covers a very comprehensive range. There are copies of the account books of Prince Fu's Palace, part of the catalog in Prince Fu's Treasury, records of large sums of money exchanged between Bawang Shipping Company and Prince Fu's Palace, and even Zhu Hezeng himself over the years.
There are letters to contact vassal forces from various places, and even a list of people involved in related cases and possessing relevant evidence, and so on.
Seeing this, Zhu Heyu was also overjoyed, but soon his expression became serious again.
This is because, after all, the evidence collected by Zhu Hezeng is not as convincing as Zhu Hezeng himself standing up to testify. Most of the account books and records are just copies, and the correspondence can only represent Zhu Hezeng's own side of the story. Prince Fu and other feudal lords
There will still be a lot of excuses for the forces in the future.
But in any case, with these evidences in hand, Zhu Heyu immediately reversed his previous disadvantage. He no longer had to worry that after Zhu Hezeng died, he would lose the most critical piece of evidence. His original impeachment of the vassal forces was still
It was well-targeted, and no one could say that he made a false accusation. On the contrary, the feudal sects involved in the case were bound to be in chaos.
Thinking of this, Zhu Heyu went through all the books and letters in the box with his own hands, and his expression became more relaxed. Then he turned his eyes to Zhao Lei and asked: "Zengdi, what about all the evidence he gave you?"
Is it all in this box?”
Zhao Lei nodded quickly and said: "The villain has been deeply loved by the eldest son of Wang. He has always been loyal to the eldest son. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect the things that the eldest son of Wang told him. He arranged for the villain to be handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Everything is here now."
Speaking of the latter part, Zhao Lei lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyes, once again concealing the flicker in his eyes.
But Zhu Heyu did not suspect that Zhao Lei was lying. After all, Zhao Lei had made great contributions to him and his attitude had always been actively cooperative. In Zhu Heyu's view, there was no need for Zhao Lei to lie under such circumstances.
The most important thing is that after seeing the evidence collected by Zhu Hezeng, Zhu Heyu's heart was filled with admiration and regret for Zhu Hezeng, and even a little bit of guilt, thinking that Zhu Hezeng was really a loyal man to the country and a compassionate person.
A good clan with righteousness.
In Zhu Heyu's view, if Zhu Hezeng had not been thoughtful and well-arranged, and had prepared this batch of evidence in advance, now that Zhu Hezeng had been poisoned and died, he would have been at a disadvantage in this contest with the vassal forces!
Moreover, if Zhu Heyu had not persuaded Zhu Hezeng to stand up and testify against King Fu and other vassals, Zhu Hezeng would not have been poisoned and died. Zhu Hezeng knew that his life was in danger, but he still considered Zhu Heyu wholeheartedly.
Everything was arranged in advance, and the thoughtfulness was even more touching.
As Zhao Lei was Zhu Hezeng's most trusted confidant, Zhu Heyu subconsciously projected part of his feelings for Zhu Hezeng onto Zhao Lei, and he had a good impression of Zhao Lei.
Because of this, Zhu Heyu did not discover that there was something strange about this matter from beginning to end.
For example, whenever Zhao Lei was answering Zhu Heyu's questions, his eyes would flicker from time to time, and he was quite vague. In his statement, the evidence in the box was just "the eldest son of Wang arranged for the villain to deliver it."
"Everything given to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" rather than "Everything given to the villain by the eldest son of the king". These are actually two completely different expressions.
For another example, since Zhu Hezeng has secretly collected so much evidence, and has often met with the prince Zhu Heyu during this period, why not give these evidence directly to Zhu Heyu, but secretly hand it over to his confidants?
Zhao Lei was responsible for keeping it, and only after he was killed did Zhao Lei be responsible for handing it over?
For another example, in Zhu Hezeng's letter to Zhu Heyu, he said that he had anticipated that he might be harmed by others in the future, but Zhu Hezeng never mentioned clearly who the person who would murder him was.
In the end, he was only referred to by the four words "the man behind the scenes", which seemed to imply that the people who might murder him were not just King Fu and other feudal lords, but there might be others.
It's a pity that because too many things happened today, Zhu Heyu was in a state of ups and downs in mood and did not notice these strange things in time, which paved the way for great changes in the future.
At this time, Zhu Heyu's mood was both relaxed and heavy. He was relaxed because he had found a lot of evidence, but he was heavy because he regretted Zhu Hezeng's death.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Heyu couldn't help but sigh: "With this evidence, all the vassals who committed the crime will definitely not be able to escape the punishment of the court's laws. No matter how much they shirk the blame, they will definitely be severely punished! It's just that!
It's a pity that Zengdi is obviously a public-spirited person, and he did not hesitate to stand up and kill relatives, but he was still harmed at the most critical moment. Zengdi is a rare talent in the clan, with both public-spiritedness and ability. If he hadn't been
Because of Zengdi's careful arrangements, I am afraid that I will be beaten down by the vassals... Sigh! If Zengdi is not dead, I will definitely do my best to recommend him to inherit the position of King Fu, not only to repay Zengdi's kindness
, it is also a good thing for the people of the court...it is such a pity!"
Having said this, Zhu Heyu turned his eyes to Zhao Lei again, his eyes became more gentle and friendly, and said: "You have now handed over this batch of evidence to me, which can be said to have made a great contribution! Zengdi did not believe the wrong person, you
Well done! Don’t worry, Zengdi’s death will never be in vain. I will definitely catch the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Zengdi!
As for you, there have been rumors coming from the capital that my father is planning to arrange a new imperial envoy to replace me. Maybe I will return to the center of the capital soon, and you will return to the capital with me then.
On the one hand, I serve as a witness to prove the origin of these evidences to the court, and on the other hand, I also want to find a future for you! When things have developed to this point, Zengdi wants to prove the vassal, and the matter of annihilation of relatives can no longer be hidden, you
As a close confidant of Zengdi, I’m afraid he won’t be able to stay in Luoyang anymore.”
After hearing what Zhu Heyu said, Zhao Lei's eyes suddenly turned red. He didn't know whether it was because Zhu Heyu promised to avenge Zhu Hezeng, or because Zhu Heyu promised to find a future for himself, so he knelt down immediately.
On the ground, he cried and said: "I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your support. I also hope that Your Highness the Crown Prince will find the real murderer and seek justice for the eldest son of the king!"
Zhu Heyu only felt that Zhao Lei, as a close confidant of Zhu Hezeng, was indeed a loyal and loyal servant. For a time, he became more and more emotional and had a better impression of Zhao Lei.
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Next, although Zhao Lei said that he had handed over all the evidence to Prince Zhu Heyu, when Prince Zhu Heyu led the factory guards to leave the room, they still searched carefully out of caution.
But no more gains were found.
In the end, Zhu Heyu and others quickly left the room with a small box full of evidence, and Zhao Lei also left with Zhu Heyu.
When leaving the room, Zhao Lei couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the dug ground in the corner of the room, a look of relaxation flashed across his expression.
Perhaps because of the darkness under the lamp, when the factory guard searched the room, he did not search the ground again where a large amount of evidence had been dug up.
But in fact, the ground where a large amount of evidence has been dug out does not only contain the evidence that Zhu Hezeng wanted to hand over to Zhu Heyu. If the factory guards had been more careful and continued to dig two feet deeper, there would also be evidence.
A dozen secret letters wrapped in oilcloth were found.
And these secret letters are all letters that Zhu Hezeng secretly exchanged with the Seventh Prince over the years!
Once these secret messages are exposed, it will be enough for the government and the public to discover the secret ambitions of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian!
Some time ago, Zhu Hezeng also handed over these secret letters to Zhao Lei for secret safekeeping!
However, Zhu Hezeng was not prepared to hand over these secret messages to Zhu Heyu, because Zhu Hezeng believed that Zhu Heyu's scheming methods were slightly insufficient and could not use these secret messages to attack Zhu Hejian well, so he asked Zhao Lei to hand over the secret messages to Zhu Hejian.
After the evidence in the box was handed over to Prince Zhu Heyu, he took the opportunity to gain the trust of Prince Zhu Heyu, followed Prince Zhu Heyu back to the capital, and then handed these secret letters to the important figures in the imperial court.
According to Zhu Hezeng, the people in the center of the capital who are qualified to be called "big shots" are nothing more than Emperor Deqing, Chief Assistant Zhou Shangjing, and Cabinet Minister Zhao Junchen. These three people can be handed over to anyone, and Zhao Lei will be able to decide according to the situation.
It depends!
Before leaving the room, Zhao Lei once again glanced at the corner of the room where the secret messages were buried, and thought to himself: "Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has completely trusted me, the surveillance on me should not be too strict. I will look for someone in the next few days."
Return here when you have the opportunity, take out the secret messages wrapped in oilcloth, then follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the capital, and hand them over to the big shots in the capital with your own hands, and you must complete the instructions given by the eldest son of the king!"
As he was thinking secretly, Zhao Lei couldn't help but recall the scene where Wang's eldest son Zhu Hezeng secretly met with him that night a month ago.
That night, Zhu Hezeng suddenly secretly summoned Zhao Lei for a meeting and handed over ten secret letters wrapped in oilcloth to Zhao Lei for safekeeping.
At that time, Zhu Hezeng's expression was extremely serious, even a little cold.
Then, Zhu Hezeng said something that made Zhao Lei feel cold in his heart.
"Zhao Lei, you are my most trusted confidant, so I won't hide it from you. I have decided to take advantage of the prince's arrival in Luoyang to investigate the crimes of King Fu, and take the initiative to expose the crimes of King Fu and other sects. The reason why I want to
This was done at the instigation of the seventh prince in the capital. The seventh prince promised me that as long as I could manage to disrupt the situation and make both the prince and the feudal clan suffer losses, he would fully support him after he ascended the throne.
I will inherit the throne of King Fu, and at the same time, once I stand up for justice and eliminate my relatives, the prince will also support me to inherit the throne! This is my best chance to inherit the throne!
The next period of time is a critical period that determines my future destiny! If the plan succeeds, I can successfully inherit the position of King Fu, and maybe I can participate in the court affairs as a vassal prince. But if the plan fails, many people
They must not be able to tolerate me continuing to live, and there is a high probability that I will die! I have made up my mind that this great opportunity cannot be missed, and I must take a chance! No matter how high the price is, I will not hesitate!
However, just in case, some things must be arranged in advance. If my final plan fails, I will never let it go. Even if I am murdered and killed, I will never make it easier for those who murder me!
People who may plot against me in the future are not only Prince Fu and other feudal clans who want to kill and silence me, but I also know too many secrets of the Seventh Prince. If the Seventh Prince sees that the situation has become a success, I will have no more use value.
Afterwards, maybe he will try to kill me in order to clear himself, hide the truth! This person has a sinister nature and ruthless methods, I have to guard against him!
Therefore, these letters are evidence of my secret contact with the Seventh Prince over the years. Now they are handed over to you for safekeeping. If anything happens to me in the future, you will hand over all the evidence of the vassal's crimes to the Prince, and then hand over these letters to the Prince.
To those big shots in the capital who have the ability to be enemies with the Seventh Prince!
Hey! If I am really killed by someone in the future, I will not be able to find out who is the real culprit after I go to the underworld. At that time, I will make those who are suspected of murdering me do it for me.
Buried with him!"
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