Let you be a good grandson, you raise a group of banshees?

Just when Wu Kang's face was full of anxiety and he was overwhelmed with anxiety.

A young man suddenly walked into the house from outside the door.

"Father, there is no need to worry."

This young man has a delicate face and fair skin, and looks to be in his early twenties.

His eyes are full of cunning, like a scheming fox, making people feel chills when talking to him.

He is Wu Kang's only son, named Wu Mingda.

At the same time, he is also the ninth grade master of Songjiang Mansion.

When Wu Kang encountered various matters, he almost only discussed them with his son.

"Mingda, you don't know!"

Wu Kang said anxiously, "The emperor has caught the wind this time and has already executed Guo Cai, the Chief Secretary of Jiangbei."

"Now that you have crossed three prefectures and come straight to my Songjiang Prefecture, you are definitely coming with bad intentions!"

"so what?"

Wu Mingda shook the folding fan lightly and said with a confident smile, "The emperor certainly deliberately made things difficult for his father, and even came here to take his life."

"Then can't we take the initiative?"

"Go out and attack?"

Wu Kang was slightly startled, his face filled with bitterness for a moment, "Mingda, you are so confused."

"The emperor is not coming alone, but is accompanied by a large number of imperial guards and Qingcang guards."

"There are also Yuan Zhen and Zhan Hong, both of whom are strong men who can compete with one hundred."

"Our officers and soldiers in Songjiang Prefecture are as weak as sheep. How can we be the opponent of these powerful masters?"

"Guo Cai was in Yangzhou Mansion. It was because he intended to assassinate the emperor that he ended up dead!"

Wu Mingda is still calm and composed, in sharp contrast to the hot-tempered Wu Kang.

"Father, you misunderstood."

"Your Majesty is the most powerful person in the world. If you take action against the emperor, there will be no good results."

"But it may not be so difficult to touch the people around the emperor."

"Oh?"

Wu Kang's eyes lit up, "Mingda, what do you mean?"

"According to the information I gathered, the emperor's southern tour of the two rivers was all because Lu Yuan, the eldest son of the Han Dynasty, was instigated."

"The reason why Guo Cai was caught in Yangzhou Mansion was because of Lu Yuan."

"Father, why not have a fight with him?"

"A fight with the Crown Prince?"

Wu Kang was still slightly frustrated and said with a grimace, "That's difficult too."

"I have long heard that this prince is very resourceful at a young age and is highly appreciated by His Majesty."

"If we touch him, His Majesty will not let us off lightly."

"Father, you have misunderstood. The child did not mean to kill Lu Yuan."

Wu Mingda smiled mysteriously, "Since Lu Yuan is so resourceful, let's compete with him."

"But, I need to ask that person for help..."

……

Songjiang Prefecture is a full eight hundred miles away from Yangzhou Prefecture, spanning three prefectures.

Traditionally, it takes three or four days to achieve.

But at this moment, Emperor Yongle was filled with rage and had no intention of traveling around.

He directly led Lu Yuan and others to travel day and night, and arrived at Songjiang Mansion in the evening of the next day.

When they arrived at Songjiang Mansion, more than two miles away from the city gate, they heard a shrill cry.

"What's going on here?"

Emperor Yongle frowned and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Zhen, go to the front to investigate."

"Yes." Yuan Zhen tightened the reins and leaped forward.

After about three to five minutes, he turned back and his expression became a little strange.

"Your Majesty, a large group of Songjiang officials are kneeling outside the city gate, wearing silk clothes."

"There is a coffin at the door. It should be that the prefect Wu Kang died."

"Wu Kang is dead?"

Emperor Yongle was slightly startled and looked at Lu Yuan beside him in confusion.

Lu Yuan also looked puzzled, squinting his eyes and deep in thought.

His first reaction was that Li Guan and others were worried that Wu Kang would leak more news, so they secretly sent people to kill Wu Kang.

But then I thought about it, if Li Guan really killed someone and silenced him, he would definitely do it without leaving any trace. How could he allow officials to mourn in a big way?

So...Wu Kang knew that he was guilty and committed suicide out of fear?

Also unlikely.

People like Wu Kang are so selfish that they would betray their own parents just to survive.

To put it bluntly, he did not have the courage to commit suicide.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan smelled the smell of conspiracy.

This Wu Kang must be playing tricks.

"Your Majesty, we might as well go and have a look."

Lu Yuan smiled lightly and said, "Anyway, Wu Kang is also the fifth-grade prefect appointed by the imperial court."

"If he is really dead, my grandson should also go and burn incense sticks."

"it is good."

Emperor Yongle nodded and said loudly, "Let's go!"

The group set off again and headed straight for Songjiang Mansion.

Outside the city gate, as expected, hundreds of officials were all wearing plain clothes and crying.

"Master Wu, you died unjustly!"

The air was filled with the strong smell of incense and candles, and the ground was covered with white and yellow petals.

In the middle of the city gate, there is a solid nanmu coffin.

In front of the coffin, a young man was wearing sackcloth and mourning, holding a white flag in his hand.

It is Wu Kang's son, Wu Mingda.

Seeing Emperor Yongle's arrival, all the officials turned and knelt before him.

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

"Exemption."

Emperor Yongle rode forward and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"Songjiang Magistrate Wu Kang, something happened?"

"Yes……"

Wu Mingda came to Emperor Yongle and said with tears, "When I learned that His Majesty was coming, my father ordered his subordinates to make careful preparations, but he himself passed away."

"Before he died, my father told me that I must entertain His Majesty well."

Emperor Yongle frowned slightly, "A few days ago, Wu Kang also reported to the court to impeach a prefect of Huizhou Prefecture."

"Why did he die in just a few days?"

"How did your father die?"

"This……"

Wu Mingda paused slightly and glanced at Lu Yuan behind Emperor Yongle with timid eyes.

"I dare not say it."

A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth, this was for me.

"You have something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Emperor Yongle was even more confused and said coldly, "If there is any injustice involved, I will definitely make the decision for you."

"The minister obeys the order."

Wu Mingda fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, my father..."

"He was beaten to death by the prince's people!"

"what?!"

Hearing this, Gu Shiqing, Yuan Zhen and others were stunned.

Then they all looked at Lu Yuan, their eyes becoming a little weird.

"Master Wu, don't talk nonsense."

Emperor Yongle's expression turned cold, and his tone became more serious, "Your Majesty, you have been by my side every day these past few days."

"How can we send people to Songjiang Mansion to beat your father to death?"

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true!"

Wu Mingda hurriedly explained, "The evening before yesterday, a group of people came from the land of Luxi, claiming to be inspecting Songjiang under the orders of the Crown Prince."

"My father has admired the prince for a long time, so he naturally led the officials to welcome him." "After that group of people entered Songjiang, they were like bandits crossing the border, molesting girls from good families in the street, smashing restaurants and wine shops, and even more so to the common people. There was constant abuse and pushing.”

"My father couldn't stand it, so he tried to dissuade them and reprimanded them for being shameless people."

"The group of people became so angry that they put my father into a sack, threw him into the sky again and again, and then fell to the ground, beating him to death!"

"All officials in Songjiang Prefecture can testify for my father."

"Please, Your Majesty, make the decision and seek justice for my father!"

Wu Mingda couldn't help crying when he talked about the sadness.

The other Songjiang officials also cried loudly, and some almost fainted from crying.

Emperor Yongle had a complicated expression and turned to look at Lu Yuan standing aside.

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, looking at the sea monster.

"Look what I do?"

The siren shrugged innocently, "It has nothing to do with me."

"really?"

Lu Yuan asked in a deep voice, "This matter is not trivial and there is no room for mischief."

"Are you sure you didn't cause this trouble for me?"

"Lu, how can you falsely accuse someone of innocence out of thin air!"

Siren's face instantly turned red and he said angrily, "I have always been upright and upright."

"It's what I did. Even if it means beheading, I will never deny it!"

"But if he wants to accuse me of something I didn't do, I won't be done with him!"

Seeing how angry the siren was, Lu Yuan knew in his heart that she was not lying.

At the same time, he suddenly felt reassured.

As long as this matter is not done by the sea monster.

It is absolutely impossible for Lingju, Shai Ling, and Liu Ninglu to do such a thing.

Wei Ling used the sound transmission technique to say to Lu Yuan, "Could this be Wu Kang's plan to cheat death?"

"He prepared an empty coffin, pretended to be dead, and sent the emperor and the prince away."

"In fact, he has fled Songjiang, hiding his name, and used this golden cicada to escape from his shell?"

"It must be so!"

Lu Yuan nodded firmly, with a cold smile on his lips.

This Wu Kang is really cunning.

I almost got fooled by him.

Lu Yuan walked forward slowly and said expressionlessly, "Mr. Wu, you get up first."

"Since you said it was my people who killed Wu Kang."

"Then how do you plan to seek justice for your father?"

"Could it be that you want me to pay for Wu Kang's life?"

Facing the imposing Lu Yuan, Wu Mingda didn't have any stage fright.

His face was still filled with sadness, and he said bitterly, "Even if I have 1 courages, I will never dare to punish the prince."

"I only ask the prince to hand over those domestic slaves who committed crimes."

"Let the emperor judge them, convict them, and behead them in public to comfort my father's spirit in heaven!"

"Reasonable."

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded with interest, then turned to look at Emperor Yongle.

"Your Majesty, the country has its own laws, and every family has its own rules."

"If it were really my grandson's domestic slave who committed murder, my grandson would never protect him."

"but--"

Lu Yuan changed the subject and looked meaningfully at the coffin in front of him.

"What would have happened if Wu Kang had not been killed?"

"Good job!"

Emperor Yongle also understood the meaning of Lu Yuan's words and sneered, "Yuan Zhen, how should you punish the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Yuan Zhen said loudly: "Behead!"

As soon as these three words came out, Wu Mingda's expression remained unchanged.

But the other officials were obviously trembling, and their expressions became a little unnatural.

After capturing these details, Lu Yuan felt more confident.

"Master Wu, did you hear what the emperor said?"

"Please open the coffin and let the emperor verify it with his own eyes."

"How does this work?"

Wu Mingda's face showed grief and anger, "The dead are the most important. Don't you even understand this truth?"

"My father worked hard to govern Songjiang during his lifetime, but he was beaten to death on the street by a group of evil slaves. It is already an outrage."

"How can the prince have the heart to open the coffin and disturb my father's eternal rest?"

Lu Yuan sneered secretly, pretending that it was really like that.

This Wu Mingda is about the same age as himself, but his scheming is also extraordinary.

"Master Wu, you said that my slave beat Wu Kang to death, but I said he didn't."

Lu Yuan said calmly: "Besides opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy, there is no other way, right?"

Wu Mingda was silent for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

"Master, you can open the coffin."

"What happens after the coffin is opened?"

"It's easy."

Lu Yuan shrugged and said confidently, "If there is really Wu Kang's body in the coffin, there is no need to go to those slaves. This prince will pay for his life."

"If it's not Wu Kang's body in the coffin, what will Mr. Wu do?"

Wu Mingda did not hesitate and said in a deep voice, "For the crime of deceiving the emperor, I will chop off my head!"

Seeing that this boy's attitude was even more confident than his own, Lu Yuan felt a little suspicious.

Could it be that my analysis was wrong?

Just as he was hesitating, Liu Ninglu's voice came to his ears.

"Your Majesty, I just checked out of my body."

"There is indeed a corpse in this coffin."

The corner of Lu Yuan's mouth suddenly twitched slightly, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Damn it, I said it too much.

Could it be that Wu Kang was really so brave that when he learned that he and the emperor were coming, he just ended it on his own?

The current situation is a bit embarrassing.

Although the emperor would definitely be reluctant to put himself to death.

But speaking in front of everyone will only undermine the majesty of the noble prince.

"That, Mr. Wu."

Lu Yuan coughed and said calmly, "You were right just now, death is the most important thing."

"Since your father is dead, I see no need to open the coffin and disturb him."

Wu Mingda's lips curved into a hidden smile.

Did you finally react?

It seems that the legendary and extremely clever prince is nothing more than that.

Just now you were aggressive, and I pretended to give in step by step.

Now that you realize something is wrong, it’s not that easy to escape unscathed!
"No, this coffin must be opened!"

With tears in his eyes, Wu Mingda said sadly and angrily, "I believe that my father would rather be disturbed from his sleep than to repay his innocence!"

"Please make the decision, Your Majesty, open the coffin immediately and conduct an autopsy!"

"If it is indeed my father's body in the coffin, please ask the emperor to seek justice for my father!"

Wu Mingda refused to give up and made it clear that he was fighting against Lu Yuan.

Having said this, it is equivalent to holding Emperor Yongle there.

In desperation, he had no choice but to nod his head, "Yuan Zhen, open the coffin."

"promise!"

Yuan Zhen walked forward expressionlessly, unsheathed his sword and inserted it into the gap in the coffin.

Then with a casual pick, the coffin lid flew out.

boom!
The coffin lid fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

Everyone came forward to take a closer look, and were slightly stunned for a moment.

Lying in the coffin was none other than Wu Kang! (End of chapter)