Zhu Gui was also very surprised when he learned about the death of Monk Wuchen, but what surprised him even more was that Honglu Temple sent someone to tell him to attend Monk Wuchen's ceremony.
Only then did he understand the status of this great monk, or rather Linggu Temple, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
What Zhu Gui didn't expect was...
Soon he was ordered to enter the palace by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Gui didn't think much about it at first, but after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's cross-examination, he realized that Zhu Yuanzhang actually suspected that he had anything to do with the death of Monk Wuchen.
Zhu Gui had no choice but to tell the story exactly as it was, and tried to downplay the process of the other party's request to tell his fortune.
But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a look of doubt on his face.
"You mean Master Wuchen actually took the initiative to tell your fortune? How is that possible? He didn't even want to meet Yunwen. And when you were born, I asked for a fortune at Linggu Temple, but Master Wuchen didn't
Nothing was said."
Zhu Yuanzhang had a surprised look on his face.
In the end, the two middle-aged monks who had served Monk Wuchen provided evidence for Zhu Gui, and the matter was over.
Zhu Gui was soon kicked out, and the reason was that he was holding a funeral for Monk Wuchen.
Zhu Gui was already used to Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude of favoring one over others.
He just hurriedly said a few words to Zhu Yunwen who was standing outside the palace and then left the palace.
By the time he returned to Prince Dai's Mansion, it was already late at night, so he fell asleep hastily.
The next morning I was awakened by a burst of sadness and joy.
It turned out to be a state funeral for Monk Wuchen.
I am afraid that the burial of the princes and vassals of the Zhu family was not so grand.
Zhu Gui's heart was really unbalanced.
But in order not to lose etiquette, he still followed the procedures in the manual given to him by Honglu Temple and went to the cemetery outside the city to attend the funeral.
There were tens of thousands of civil and military officials and civilians present, and the streets of Nanjing were empty.
situation.
It can be seen that this Wuchen monk is also highly respected among the people.
In the next few days, white sails were hung everywhere in Nanjing, and many monks walked the streets to pray for alms. This had a certain impact on Nanjing's business activities.
And Prince Dai also donated 10,000 taels in a decent manner, which made Zhu Gui very distressed.
Fortunately, Zhu Gui was completely free in the past two days, and began to prepare to deal with the money gang.
Although he had an agreement with Zuo Erniang, it did not mean that he would leave this matter completely to the other party.
Zhu Gui used a carrier pigeon to transfer Hu Shidao from Taiyuan, and then put him in charge of intelligence work in the Nanjing area.
Hu Shidao was indeed very capable. In less than half a day, he managed to find out all the information about this mysterious organization.
There are currently seven heads of the Money Gang, and Zuo Erniang is the second head.
This information surprised Zhu Gui, who already regarded her as the mistress of the boss.
And the current leader of the Money Gang, King Kong, was once a soldier of the imperial court, but he was kicked out of the army because of some things.
Unexpectedly, he annexed several major underground forces in Nanjing within a few years, then formed the Money Gang, and firmly controlled Nanjing's business community.
"I didn't expect this person to have a military background. This is a bit troublesome. Have you investigated whether he can mobilize the military?"
Zhu Gui asked Hu Shidao, who was sitting next to him.
"Your Majesty, this still needs some time, but from the looks of it, it's probably a done deal."
Hu Shidao said directly.
Zhu Gui nodded, he just wanted to confirm.
The Money Gang is originally a super organization with more than 2,000 members, and coupled with their collusion with the military, this is indeed a force that cannot be underestimated.
If Zhu Gui had not met Zuo Erniang, but faced the forces alone, he would really have to think about whether to go against the other party.
But now that he had decided to take action, Zhu Gui did not hesitate.
This time, he asked Hu Shidao to call in some good players, and planned to infiltrate these people into the money gang before taking action.
Although in frontal combat, it is obvious that the soldiers of Daiwangfu are more effective.
But this time there is no need for frontal combat, but for stealth combat.
And this is what Hu Shidao and his gang are best at.
Hu Shidao didn't say anything more and took the order and left.
As soon as the funeral of Monk Wuchen was over, Zuo Erniang came to Prince Dai's Mansion.
Zhu Gui once again received her in the side hall where he had received her last time.
This time he noticed the faint excitement in the other person's eyes.
When Zhu Gui didn't say anything, Zuo Erniang half-knelt in front of Zhu Gui.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, for the rudeness of the common daughter before." Zuo Erniang said leisurely.
"Please get up, what have you found out? I am also quite surprised." Zhu Gui said lightly.
"The daughter of the people also has some distant relatives in Datong Mansion. She just got the news about Datong Mansion from them. I didn't expect that the prince would have such means to make Datong Mansion undergo earth-shaking changes within half a year."
Zuo Erniang said in a tone of awe.
Zhu Gui just nodded to this, and then said: "It's enough for you to know these things. Let's discuss how to deal with the Money Gang. I'm afraid my life in Nanjing won't be too long. By then, things will happen here."
I have to leave it to you to take care of me."
When Zuo Erniang heard Zhu Gui's words, a surprised expression flashed across her face.
She didn't know why Zhu Gui trusted her so much.
Little did they know that in the past few days, Zhu Gui had asked Hu Shidao to investigate her affairs thoroughly, and he knew that she was quite capable and talented.
Coupled with the huge power of the Money Gang, Zhu Gui came up with this idea.
After the two exchanged some polite words, Zuo Erniang talked to Zhu Gui about the internal affairs of the Money Gang.
Although Zhu Gui had already learned most of them from Hu Shidao, Zhu Gui still didn't know much about the interpersonal relationships between these leaders.
From Zuo Erniang, Zhu Gui learned that King Kong had always coveted her body.
But because of Zuo Erniang's status, King Kong never dared to force herself.
Among the other five heads, three of them are on King Kong's side and are his confidants.
There are only two leaders who have climbed up from the bottom and have a relatively neutral stance.
"In other words, only by controlling or getting rid of these four people at the same time can we control the Money Gang immediately?"
When Zuo Erniang finished speaking, Zhu Gui finally understood what she meant.
Zuo Erniang nodded and said: "Yes, if we do it ourselves, this is the only way, and then the women will use their means to control the entire gang. But if the court can intervene, maybe the problem will be much simpler."