Zhu Jin and others were silent, still not knowing what medicine Zhang Anshi was selling in his gourd.
But at this moment, there was a sudden roar.
The earth shook.
This place is at least five hundred steps away from Shenjiazhuang, but I can still feel the thunder-like sound.
In the distance...a ball of fire and smoke rose.
At this moment, Zhu Jin's head was buzzing. You must know that he has been shocked several times in the past two months, and today is the third time.
Damn...they really dare to do anything!
Subconsciously... Zhu Jin felt that his knees were weak again.
Then with a click, he knelt directly at Zhang Anshi's feet: "Young master is really awesome."
The other stewards and merchants also had pale faces, and they all bowed down and said, "Little... I admire you so much..."
Their only thought is that this person is very difficult to deal with. He is just a madman and can do anything!
Of course, the most important thing is that the other party's background is really unpredictable, so I don't dare to offend him.
At this time, Zhang Anshi only smiled and said nothing.
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At this time, everything in Shenjiazhuang was in chaos.
The nearby county government seemed to be alarmed as well.
Soon, from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to Yingtian Mansion, even the Tiqi from the Jin Yiwei began to appear.
This matter is very serious, so serious that it cannot be ended at all.
Then... an official from the Yingtian Mansion appeared at the Shen family. Immediately afterwards, this man took a horse and hurried to the East Palace.
Someone from Yingtian Mansion asked to see the prince.
Zhu Gaochi was very surprised when he heard about Yingtian Mansion.
Although he was the prince, Zhu Di would occasionally ask him for his views on major national affairs, but after all, the prince could not personally handle detailed affairs, and Zhu Gaochi would try his best to distance himself from the people in Yingtian Mansion in order to avoid suspicion.
Now, suddenly, a man named Zhou Jing, who claimed to be the Prime Minister of Yingtian Mansion, came to visit. Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but frown slightly, but still called the man over.
"I... have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhou Jing is the Prime Minister of Fu, which is equivalent to the assistant officer of Yin Yingtian Fu Yin.
Zhu Gaochi looked nonchalant and said, "What's the matter with Duke Zhou?"
Zhou Jing, however, looked at the eunuch beside the prince warily and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, can you lend me a moment to speak."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi felt that something was very strange. He calmed down and decided to listen first before speaking.
So he stood up and led people to a small hall aside.
This small hall is the hunting room of the East Palace. It is relatively remote and mainly displays some bows and arrows, as well as some fur goods from hunting.
Zhu Di loved hunting, but Zhu Gaochi was not keen on it. He just wanted to please Zhu Di, so Zhu Gaochi followed suit.
After entering, Zhu Gaochi turned his back to Zhou Jing, his eyes fell on the bird painting bow hanging on the wall, and asked: "What is going on?"
At this time, Zhou Jingcai said: "Your Highness, just now, someone blew up Qixia Chenzhuang."
"Which Shen family?"
"In the Song Dynasty, there were two scholars from one family, and most of their descendants became officials. In the Yuan Dynasty, they were even included in the court class. In the Ming Dynasty, the Shen family in Qixia was also famous."
After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he was surprised: "His ancestors were the Shen family who once wrote "Shang Shu Xin Yi". Who did it when such a noble family was bombed?"
"After receiving the report, I immediately rushed to the Shen family to check. It was a mess. Half of the village was burned down. Fourteen people were killed or injured, most of them were guards. Your Highness...this Shen family...
But the famous family...I found out that the gunpowder used by the murderer was the same as the gunpowder used last time to target hundreds of households in the Han Dynasty. The gunpowder was very powerful, but I didn't know...how the murderer put the gunpowder inside.
Zhuangzi's was so powerful that all the Shen family was left in ruins, which was very miserable."
After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he said: "Is it related to the three evils in the capital?"
"Exactly, I also inquired that the three murderers in the capital were released today... and... I also heard that the person who went to welcome them out of prison was... Cheng Enbo Zhang Anshi... I asked someone... who said it was Cheng Enbo.
Uncle En appeared nearby, and the man... was greatly frightened, because he had seen Uncle Cheng before, so he recognized him."
Zhu Gaochi's heart dropped when he heard this.
He looked at Zhou Jing and said hurriedly: "Besides him, does anyone else know?"
Zhou Jingdao: "When I asked, I felt something was fishy, so I sent him away. As for the person who asked, I gave him some money and sent him away, telling him not to say anything. As for the others...
…I asked the officers to investigate carefully, and there were no other clues.”
Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief: "You did a good job."
After hearing the prince's compliment, Zhou Jing laughed, and then said: "But... I am here to give you some advice."
Zhu Gaochi said: "You say."
"Your Highness, Prince Chengen, this son... is indeed not a good man. He dares to do such a big thing today. Sooner or later, His Highness will be implicated. Your Majesty has great expectations for His Highness, but once he learns that His Highness is conniving,
If your family members behave recklessly, I'm afraid they will be greatly disappointed."
Zhu Gaochi frowned: "What do you want from me?"
Zhou Jingdao said: "Although no outsiders know about this matter now, there is no guarantee that it will not be leaked in the future. At that time, how will His Royal Highness handle himself? Your Majesty hates evil very much. How disappointed he would be if he knew that His Majesty was hiding it.
"
After a pause, Zhou Jing continued: "So my suggestion is that His Highness should take advantage of this moment to expose Zhang Anshi. In this way, since he has completely distanced himself from Zhang Anshi, even if he causes any trouble again in the future, he will be with His Highness
It’s irrelevant.”
"Your Highness is one of the few benevolent and virtuous princes in the world. The hopes of thousands of subjects depend on Your Highness. Your Highness must not cause any misfortune because of a small Zhang Anshi."
As he spoke, Zhou Jing carefully observed Zhu Gaochi's expression.
Obviously, he came to seek refuge.
Although he is just a small official, the dignified prince would never look at him twice.
But this time it was an opportunity. On the one hand, he had the evidence of Zhang Anshi's crime, but he hid it. This was tantamount to giving His Highness the Crown Prince a meeting gift.
On the other hand, he spoke bitterly and hoped that His Highness the Crown Prince would take this opportunity to expose Zhang Anshi, which would show his wisdom.
After all... there is a hidden danger of instability around the prince, which is equivalent to adding many variables to the future competition for the reserve.
He believed that the prince might accept his suggestion. After all, compared to a little wife and brother-in-law, the throne was more important.
You know, throughout the dynasties, how many princes and grandsons killed each other, father and son, and brothers, for the sake of the throne.
As long as the prince takes the advice and takes the initiative to plead guilty to the emperor, he will have the initiative. The emperor will not only not implicate the prince because of Zhang Anshi, but will think that the prince is upright and has no selfish motives.
After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he looked back at Zhou Jing in surprise: "Do you want me to do this?"
Zhou Jingdao: "Everyone in the world hopes that Your Highness will do this."
Zhu Gaochi thought: "People in the world..."
"Your Highness, if you continue to break the rules, you will suffer chaos. Your Highness, please think twice..."
Zhu Gaochi pondered: "What you said is not unreasonable, but... I ask you, are you really... no one else in the world knows about this?"
Zhou Jing said with confidence: "Your Highness, don't worry, I am very careful. As soon as I arrive at the place, I will start a detailed investigation, even before the Jin Yiwei..."
He said this...
Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi, who had his back turned to him, suddenly turned around with his fat body.
At the same time, Zhu Gaochi held an iron arrow drawn from the quiver in the hunting house in his hand.
The iron arrow was like a dagger, held tightly by Zhu Gaochi.
The next moment, Zhu Gaochi raised the iron arrow high. While Zhou Jing was still bending over, the sharp edge of the arrow pierced the side of Zhou Jing's neck.
"Uh... uh..." Zhou Jing opened his eyes slightly and looked at Zhu Gaochi in disbelief.
He didn't see any ferocity or anger on Zhu Gaochi's face.
At this time, Zhu Gaochi had a look of fear and timidity.
Zhu Gaochi still held the arrow shaft, his hands trembling desperately.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
Zhu Gaochi looked pale.
The arrow struck down and exhausted all his courage.
When he saw the blood, his courage suddenly disappeared and was replaced by... a cramp in his stomach that was about to make him sick, and fear.
He killed someone.
First time killing someone.
Zhu Gaochi was a kind man. Although when Zhu Di was in trouble, Zhu Gaochi stayed in Peiping and was besieged by the imperial army. People said that he led the army to guard Peiping and defended Peiping impregnably.
But in fact, he has been protected, and there are countless soldiers who stayed in Peiping around him to serve him. Even his biological mother, Queen Xu, personally guarded the city tower.
Instead, Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son, stayed in the Peking Palace and was only responsible for logistics and scheduling work.
Now... it was Zhu Gaochi's first time to kill someone. From such a close distance, he could clearly see the pain and distortion on Zhou Jing's face.
I saw blood starting to seep out from the wound on the arrow cluster.
Zhu Gaochi looked frightened and collapsed on the ground.
At this time, Zhou Jing had also fallen. His body was still twitching and squirming, spitting out blood and breathing heavily, mixed with his unwilling voice: "Your Highness... Your Highness... why... why...
…”
Zhu Gaochi, who had no blood on his face, just wanted to vomit. He collapsed on the ground and kicked his legs desperately, as if he wanted to kick Zhou Jing's body away, but soon... he discovered that Zhou Jing was not dead.
So Zhu Gaochi suppressed his inner fear and crawled towards Zhou Jing slowly, almost like a dog crawling. Then he held the arrow shaft with both hands and pulled it back fiercely.
The arrow is drawn out.
Blood arrows also sprayed out.
Zhu Gaochi didn't feel relaxed, he only looked at Zhou Jing on the ground with dull eyes, looking at the blood stains all over his body.
Vomit…vomit…
Zhu Gaochi finally couldn't bear it anymore and vomited filth from his mouth.
The smell of blood and filth mixed together.
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