Hu Shidao was sitting in the private room by the window on the second floor, squinting at the secret message in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel a little enlightened in the dark color.
"The prince is still too kind. This is the best opportunity. Why does the prince still have to deal with these 'little things' with Prince Jin? Hey."
Thinking of this, he immediately wrote a letter to explain his thoughts to Zhu Gui.
But when the letter was only half written, he suddenly stopped and put the letter on fire next to the brazier where the wine was being roasted.
"That's all, I'm just a retainer of a certain family. These things are not my responsibility. Come on."
Hu Shidao sighed, called his men outside the box, and issued a series of tasks to him.
After this period of operation, Hu Shidao's intelligence network in Taiyuan City has become very large, and the King of Jin is not yet in the city, so it is easy for Hu Shidao to investigate some things.
Although Taiyuan Prefecture is classified as a border town, because it is on the same line as Datong Prefecture in Shanxi, and its geographical location is more favorable than Datong Prefecture, the city walls here are not very high.
Moreover, there are many more people living in the city than in Datong Mansion, making it one of the richest places in the north.
After Hu Shidao gave the order, he looked out the window at the bustling streets and couldn't help but sigh: "If such a good place could be in the hands of King Dai, I'm afraid that in time, Taiyuan City would catch up with Nanjing. It's just a pity that the King didn't
This idea.”
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Inside Nanjing City.
The bustling streets could not hide the tense atmosphere in the air.
These vassal kings originally came to celebrate the emperor's birthday. When they first entered the city, they all behaved very kindly, but since the prince fell ill, they all behaved very kindly.
Whenever these vassal kings enter or exit the streets, they will be protected by heavy troops.
I don’t know if it was affected by the incident where King Dai was attacked by Jin Yiwei.
And Jin Yiwei's life was not easy either.
As the investigation date assigned by the emperor was approaching, the Jin Yiwei who were accustomed to hiding in the dark began to go out frequently.
Many wine shops and temples were raided by Jin Yiwei, which further aggravated the tense atmosphere in the capital.
Inside the Jin Palace.
Jin Wang Zhu Xi was pacing nervously in the secret room.
Standing next to him were two nervous-looking retainers.
"I didn't expect those losers in Jin Yiwei to be unable to handle such a trivial matter, and now they dare to investigate me."
Zhu Xi said bitterly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This time it is really because of the Emperor. When the limelight passes, the royal guards will still be used by Your Majesty."
A handsome-looking eunuch bent down and spoke to Zhu Xi in a low voice.
When Zhu Xi heard this, his expression softened a bit.
"Xiao Guizi, what you said makes sense, but what I don't understand is how did that boy Zhu Gui avoid being assassinated many times by the Jin Yiwei? This has never happened before."
Zhu Xi touched his chin and thought deeply.
"I heard that the young prince had powerful firearms, and none of those who were shot survived."
Xiao Guizi said.
"firearm?"
When Zhu Xi heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Originally, he was worried about the complicated situation in Nanjing.
Now that I heard about the good things in Zhu Gui's hands, my imagination immediately started to wander.
"Wang Sheng, come here."
Zhu Xi waved to the other person.
"Your Majesty." Wang Sheng walked over expressionlessly.
"Go back to Shanxi as soon as possible. No matter what method you use, you must get a firearm from Zhu Gui for me. Once you succeed, I will give you a heavy reward."
Zhu Xi said seriously.
"The prince's order, the little boy will naturally go all out."
Wang Sheng bowed and said goodbye.
Zhu Xi nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Perhaps many of today's problems can be solved with a small firearm.
"Xiao Guizi, please go back to the palace. If you have any news, please report it to me as soon as possible. Please don't come to the palace recently to avoid being noticed by interested people, especially King Yan."
Zhu Xi said.
Xiao Guizi immediately nodded and said, "That's what the prince said."
…
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Di had just sent away a group of generals, all of whom were stationed near Nanjing.
Since Zhu Di often followed Zhu Yuanzhang in many battles in his early years, he had many friendships with these generals.
Originally, Zhu Di had no idea about the position of prince. After all, the mistakes he made several times were only forgiven by the emperor after the prince Zhu Biao interceded.
Zhu Di also admired and respected Zhu Biao very much. If he could become the emperor, Zhu Di would not have any temper.
But as news spread that Zhu Biao was seriously ill, and other vassal kings were active in activities, he had to make some preparations.
It would be best if Prince Zhu Biao could recover from his illness, but if the Prince really had any shortcomings, he would have to prepare for his own safety.
As for Zhu Di, who had led troops to fight all year round, the first thing he thought of was the garrison around Nanjing.
However, this contact did not achieve the expected results.
These generals were loyal to the emperor and did not express their positions clearly.
Zhu Di could only shake his head and sigh.
"Is the matter not done?"
A soft voice came from the side.
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun walked slowly over with a cloak, and then put it on Zhu Di.
Zhu Di rubbed his forehead, and Xu Miaoyun immediately helped him do it.
Zhu Di's face showed a trace of tenderness.
"I didn't expect that the prince would fall ill. The situation in Nanjing is complicated now. I really want to go back to Yanjing."
Xu Miaoyun said softly: "I got some news from my father. I heard that the prince's eldest son was summoned to the emperor's palace. The prince thinks this matter could be..."
Before Xu Miaoyun could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Di extending his hand.
"Stop talking. The prince is seriously ill. There is nothing wrong with letting Yun Wen enter the palace to serve. Don't talk nonsense."
Zhu Di said in a deep voice.
"yes."
Xu Miaoyun's face also became serious.
"By the way, I'd better send someone to take you away from the capital. The water here is too deep, and I can't control it myself."
Zhu Di thought for a while and finally made a decision.
When Xu Miaoyun heard this, she immediately came to Zhu Di and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to leave the prince."
Zhu Di pulled up Xu Miaoyun and said softly: "Only when you are safe can I feel at ease."
"But……"
"Okay, I know your worries. I won't let you stay in Yanjing alone, so I will send you to Datong Mansion. You and Princess Dai haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"
Zhu Di said with a smile.
"Sister Miaoqing? Okay."
Xu Miaoyun sighed. She knew Zhu Di's temper, so she did not continue to insist.
That afternoon, a motorcade left through the back door of Prince Yan's Mansion.
At the same time, other princes, as if they had received the signal, sent their families away from Nanjing.