I am the king of the dead

At this time, in Prince Xiang's mansion, His Royal Highness Prince Xiang, who had recovered to a certain degree of prosperity, began to forget about tea and food again in the past few days, and became thinner day by day.

His Royal Highness King Xiang stayed in the small study all day long in a daze, even when he came out, he would not speak or smile.

His Royal Highness King Xiang was extremely sad and angry. His second brother died. As the executioner who forced his second brother to death, he was naturally annoyed and helpless, and more or less aggrieved that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

He is a prince, he can take care of the affairs of the clan, but he can't intervene in the affairs of the court.

"These bastards, in the world of our old Zhu's family, eat the salary of our old Zhu's family. The six good and the six evil talk about being beautiful, so they don't do any human affairs. If they fool people into rebellion, they should cut off their children and grandchildren! Hell, you deserve your tongue out!" Zhu Zhanqian kept cursing in the small world of the small study.

Luo Bingzhong didn't know how to comfort his Highness, so he could only say helplessly: "Your Highness, calm down, Your Majesty will never spare this group of dogs! I heard that the Tiqis surrounded the Imperial Academy and the Imperial College. A lot of people were arrested."

"Okay! Well done!" Zhu Zhanqian slapped the table and said angrily, "Go and be buried with the second brother, all go to die!"

How could Zhu Zhanqian feel so angry? He was not so angry when he was plotted against and slandered to do King Yan's affairs in Daningwei.

Because he knows the problem can be solved.

But the dead cannot be brought back to life.

Zhu Zhanqian paced back and forth and said, "Look at the interlocking links. Guess what, if His Majesty's Ye Bushou hadn't gone deep into the captive camp and brought back the original letter of alliance written by someone from China, guess what? Guess who is someone in China in this alliance letter?"

"Me! Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqin clamored for the prefect of Ara to rebel against the frontiers, and then raised the bandits to resolutely raise troops and horses, and enter Beijing at any time to become emperor!"

"This is the golden knife in the golden knife plan! The knife that killed me didn't kill me, but he killed my second brother! I hate it!"

Zhu Zhanqian didn't say he was alone any more, and jumped out one by one. He was out of breath, and his grief and powerlessness made him a little painful.

Zhu Zhanqian is very clear, even if he is sitting on the throne of Fengtian Temple, he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and his second brother is a thief from inside and outside, he will lose his face.

Everyone in the world is selfish, but His Majesty is the only one who is public. This is the foundation of Yu Qian's avenue for the world to be public.

The crime of Zheng Wang Zhu Zhanxuan's death should not be attributed to His Majesty's cold-blooded ruthlessness, but to the bureaucrats who conspired and instigated, sought political power, and the gang of powerful rightists who were looking for agents.

This point, Zhu Zhanqian, who is a great understanding, couldn't be more clear.

When Zhu Zhanqi loses his temper, he is angry with himself, he doesn't throw things, he doesn't beat and scold servants, and he doesn't spread evil spirits to others, so he tosses himself.

"I hate it! I hate myself for not being able to fulfill my father's entrustment to take care of my second brother!"

"I hate! I hate my second brother for being confused but not knowing that self-examination will lead to a big mistake!"

"I hate it even more! I hate the rebellious ministers and thieves who ordered Chen Chang to instigate the second brother!"

"I hate, but I can't do anything, Luo Bingzhong, can you understand?"

"Understood." Luo Bingzhong nodded hastily. His Highness is a prince, and he is an uncle with a submissive heart. No matter how much he hates, without His Majesty's order, His Highness can only stay in the Prince Xiang's mansion, tossing himself.

Luo Bingzhong felt distressed, but there was nothing he could do. He could only pray that His Majesty would investigate and deal with it strictly.

"I used to have three miracle cards, but now, one is empty in this box. It's gone. The one that has been with me for the longest time, the life-saving thing after I left Prince Xiang's mansion, is gone." There was a sandalwood box in front of Zhu Zhanqian, which contained three miracle cards wrapped in Sichuan brocade, but now, there are only two.

It was a lie for King Xiang to say that he didn't feel sorry for losing a miracle card.

At the beginning, he fled north from Xiangwang Mansion like a bereaved dog and returned to Beijing in a panic. He didn't know what His Majesty would do with him, and he didn't know where he was headed. However, when His Majesty hung the miracle card on him in front of the Chaoyang Gate Only then did the panic and apprehension completely dissipate.

That's his way.

Now, no more!
"I'm going to make a paper man and stab these dogs to death!" Zhu Zhan said angrily.

Luo Bingzhong became anxious as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it is absolutely impossible, if the eyeliners in the palace find out about this, I am afraid that His Highness will be directly convicted of witchcraft, and you will be given a handle. How can it be done?"

"Besides, say it again, you can't curse people to death."

Luo Bingzhong knew that it was Zhu Zhanqian who was sulking, and the anger was simmering in his chest, which became more and more uncomfortable, but he could only simmer like this. His Highness is not an ordinary family, His Highness is the Prince of Ming Dynasty, and there are some things that you can't do if you can't do them.

"Alas!" Zhu Zhanqian slumped himself on the recliner, idly not wanting to move.

"Have something to eat, Your Highness?" Luo Bingzhong brought a plate, which had just been heated in the dining room.

Zhu Zhanqian said in a muffled voice, "Don't eat."

At this time, Zhu Zhanqian was like a child, venting his anger by not eating.

As His Royal Highness the Prince of Ming Dynasty, in fact, Zhu Zhanqian had too many ways to vent his anger, but Zhu Zhanqian was a self-denying person, so he could only vent his anger on himself.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Xing'an Dadang from the palace is coming, and the little yellow gate has come to communicate, it's His Majesty's edict!" The porter hurried in.

Zhu Zhanqian shuddered suddenly. Could it be that His Majesty wants to hit the rabbit with grass and take advantage of this turmoil to kill him?But according to His Majesty's reputation, he still has two miracle cards, which can be worth two lives.

Zhu Zhanqian hurriedly went out to meet the envoy in yellow clothes in the palace, and Xing'an came to Prince Xiang's mansion and read out His Majesty's imperial edict.

Zhu Zhanqian understood what was going on.

Zhu Zhanqian has full authority to supervise the handling of this major case of thieves. As soon as the judiciary obeys and dispatches, King Ji and King Chong will also assist in observing politics from left to right.

The descending system is too harsh, and His Majesty has done some compensation after returning to Beijing. Any descendant of the clan who goes to foreign barbarians to expand the territory can win the hereditary replacement.

Ji Wang and Chong Wang were cultivated, probably to go out to open the sea.

When Zhu Zhanqian heard the news, he was overjoyed, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The evil fire in his heart finally had a place to vent his anger!

"Dare to ask Da Dang, why does your majesty think of asking Gu to handle this matter?" Zhu Zhanqian asked a little strangely. According to the past practice, inquiring about news depends on the amount of money, but during the Jingtai period, inquiring about news depends entirely on merit The level and number of rewards.

Zhu Zhanqian was the one who had obtained three miraculous merit cards. Only Marquis Wu Qing, Marquis Wen An and His Royal Highness King Xiang in front of him had this honor.

Xing'an said in a low voice: "Today, Yu Shaobao asked His Majesty to play a game of chess. It was Yu Shaobao's suggestion. Yu Shaobao felt that His Majesty accepted a piece of miraculous merit card from His Highness, which was too harsh. body."

"Yu Shaobao? Isn't Yu Shaobao the head of the hundred officials?" Zhu Zhanqian was taken aback, a little strange.

Xing'an said in a low voice: "Yu Shaobao is the Marquis of Wen'an and Shixun. This time, the thieves from inside and outside are fortunate enough to have discovered it. If they didn't find out, Marquis Wuqing is leading the army outside, and Yu Shaobao is the governor of military affairs, okay? , this orthodox 14-year civil engineering and natural change, won’t it happen again?”

"How did He Zhang lose his arm? The lessons learned from the past are the lessons from the past."

Only then did Zhu Zhanqian realize that Yu Shaobao had always been the head of all officials, and Yu Qian's status as Marquis of Wen'an was often overlooked. He nodded and said, "That's right, that's right, Yu Shaobao is already a Marquis of Wen'an." gone."

"Then His Majesty's edict has arrived, will I be able to assume office today and supervise the handling of this case?"

Xing'an smiled and said: "That's natural, this is the fire card, and this is the Yongle Sword bestowed by His Majesty. Your Highness will keep it and return it after finishing the case."

The Yongle Sword, a Shang Fang sword, must be taken back to the inner court when it is used up, and even Tianzi Tiqi will not be spared, otherwise there will be big troubles.

According to the Ming system, Shangfang's sword does not have to cut the fifth rank, and it will be reported later.

A fourth-rank official can already sit at the banquet given by His Majesty, and a fifth-rank official is really not too small.

The only exception is Lee
Bin Yan, after he went to Shandong with the Yongle Sword for inspection, His Majesty never took it back, and then Li Binyan wanted to return it twice when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties and when he met the saint in Songjiang Mansion, and His Majesty let Li Binyan take it with him.

Li Binyan would not use this sword indiscriminately. This thing was more for body protection on Li Binyan.

Zhu Zhanqian picked up the Yongle sword, put on the fire card, and said to Xing'an: "Da Dang, I have something to do, so I won't stay with Da Dang for tea."

"Your Highness is busy first, our family is fine." Xing'an hurriedly said, and then Xing'an watched Zhu Zhanqian without even showing the car, and directly pulled out two horses from the stable, took Luo Bingzhong, and went straight to the prison.

Zhu Zhanqian was impatient.

Xing'an returned to Tai'an Palace to report, and explained the matter very clearly, without embellishment, and without omissions, the Sacred Heart is not unpredictable, but still can't leave any gaps for people to take advantage of.

Yu Qian's proposal was still to comfort King Xiang. He was afraid that King Xiang would be chilled this time. The King Huatatar of the Great Ningwei still needed King Xiang to sit in the town and run around for Daming.

In the final analysis, Yu Qian is for the benefit of Daming.

"I don't know if the emperor's uncle will complain about me. After leaving Xiangyang and Prince Xiang's mansion, this has become a toil." Zhu Qiyu said with emotion.

Xing'an said with a smile, "Your Highness was very happy in Prince Xiang's Mansion before, and he is also very happy now. Your Highness is a person who goes with the situation, and my hometown is where my heart is at ease."

Where there is peace of mind is home, and you will not lose your heart if you do what you do for peace of mind.

Zhu Qiyu was relieved to hear that, indeed, the most difficult thing in this world is to feel at ease.

He thought about it for a while and said worriedly: "That's reasonable, but the emperor has a gentle personality, and I don't know if he can kill the chicken for the monkey to see if he can handle the case this time. If he can't kill the chicken cleanly, then the monkey will They all have to jump out."

Xing'an didn't think so, he said quite accurately: "Your Highness smiles at everyone, he is as cheerful as Maitreya Buddha, and has a good temper, but that didn't offend His Highness. It annoyed His Highness."

Zhu Qiyu feels like an ordinary clan relative to Zhu Zhanzhen, but that is the second brother who grew up with Zhu Zhanzhen.

Zhu Zhanqian rushed to the prison in a hurry, but calmed down. He came to handle the case. He represented His Majesty, and the entire clan came to settle accounts with the civil servants and bureaucrats. He not only wanted revenge, but also The case was handled so that others were convinced, and the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple were speechless.

After Zhu Zhanqian arrived in the imperial prison, he did not immediately go to trial to vent his anger, but began to sort out the files, understand the cause and effect of all things, check the witnesses, physical evidence, documentary evidence and other physical evidence, and then began to investigate with Lu Zhong's help. The case is being investigated for the first time.

This investigation and supplementary investigation is based on the existing evidence, and Zhu Zhanqian personally participated in this investigation. Whether it is the identification of the criminal or the investigation of new evidence, Zhu Zhanqian will definitely be there in person to ensure that there is no danger.

Zhu Zhanqian did not complete the first investigation of this case until the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Although he worked hard, Zhu Zhanqian was quite satisfied when he looked at the physical evidence in his hand. Send them all to the execution ground!
"Old Luo, do you think there are still fish that slipped through the net?" Zhu Zhanqian's eyes were burning. After two months of investigation, Zhu Zhanqin was still angry, but the more he checked, the more angry he became.

Luo Bingzhong packed up all the evidence and asked, "Does your Highness say anything?"

"Yes." Zhu Zhanqian said very precisely: "So, we must find a way to catch this fish that slipped through the net."

"What kind of fishing method?" Luo Bingzhong heard, his eyes lit up, fishing is indeed very interesting.

"Fishing must first have bait. We have ready-made bait now, which is the physical evidence in our hands. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, this physical evidence cannot be brought out of the Jinyiwei Yamen without permission." Zhu Zhanqian sneered and said: "Just use these Physical evidence as bait."

"Dudu Lu, we need the help of Dudu Lao in this matter."

Lu Zhong pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty is stupid, what your Highness means is for me to play a melody.
His Royal Highness took the physical evidence home privately, and then used the Prince Xiang's mansion as a pond, waiting to catch a turtle in the urn? "

"Of course, Dudu Lu is not stupid at all. Look at Gu's long history, and I just came back to it now." Zhu Zhanqian said with a smile: "All Beijing officials know that in order to avenge the second brother, Gu is going crazy to handle the case as if he had lost his mind, and the fish that slipped through the net, once he sees this material evidence and left Tiqi's protection to go to the Prince Xiang's mansion, he will naturally be moved by the news."

"Prince Xiang's mansion is no better than Jin Yiwei. Jin Yiwei is hard to get, but this mansion of Prince Xiang is full of loopholes."

Can King Xiang catch fish?

In Daming, only His Majesty is the only one who is hard to catch. It's not that His Majesty is not good at fishing, but that His Majesty is His Majesty after all, and there are too many people staring at him when he raises his hand.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, in a dark and windy night, there was heavy snow in the sky, and the ground was as ice as a mirror.

King Xiang's mansion was brightly lit, and King Xiang held a lime blowtorch to light up the snow field in front of his small study, while behind King Xiang stood dozens of tyrants.

Everyone stared at an official at the door of the study, this little official sneaked into the study, relying on his familiarity with Prince Xiang's mansion, he came to the study to rummage through boxes and cabinets.

"I don't sleep so late, what are you looking for? Do you want to come and find it for you? Gu's study, Gu knows where it is." Zhu Zhanqian's words were colder than winter snow.

Zhu Qiyu was worried that Zhu Zhanqian's temper was too good, and the case handling office failed to play the role of killing chickens and monkeys in the end.

Obviously, the emperor's worries were unnecessary. King Xiang not only had to do it, but he also had to do it in a thorough manner. No damn person would let him miss it.
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