Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 30 Clues

Later, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the study and immediately ordered Kang Ping to call Ma He and Wei Xian to discuss matters.

"Today we have Manager Laoma and Captain Wei, please!"

Zhu Gaoxu made an invitation gesture and motioned for Ma He and Wei Xian to sit down.

Kang Ping had bad eyesight and quick hands, so he immediately poured tea for Ma and Wei.

Wei Xian clasped his fists and said, "Young Master's words are serious. My subordinates are the Young Master's personal bodyguards. It is natural for them to serve for the Young Master."

"His Royal Highness King Yan is the master of the slaves, and the young master is the son of His Highness. It is the duty of the slave to serve the young master. Unfortunately, the slave failed to find any clues today, so please punish the young master."

Ma He cupped his fists and apologized.

Wei Xian hurriedly agreed: "My subordinates also failed to find any clues. Please punish me."

"My eldest brother dispatched nearly 30 people today, but also found nothing. Manager Ma and Captain Wei don't need to pay attention."

Zhu Gaoxu just saw that Zhu Gaochi had no merit and combined with the information obtained by Kang Ping, he knew that he had nothing to gain today, so he said this.

He paused and then said: "Captain Wei, please hire another group of people tomorrow. The more the better. Each person will be given two dollars a day as a reward. In addition, for those who find effective clues, an additional A reward of twenty thousand coins!"

Zhu Gaoxu was talking about money, that is, copper coins, not treasure notes that had depreciated significantly compared with the early years of Hongwu.

Nowadays, forty guan of treasure notes can be exchanged for one meter and one stone, while five guan of copper coins can be exchanged for one meter and half of a stone. Twenty guan of copper coins can be enough to feed a family of five for half a year (three months). The reward is generous, and there will definitely be people who work hard. .

"Young Master is wise." Wei Xian and Ma He said in unison.

After everyone dispersed, Ma He went to King Yan's study alone to meet Zhu Di. He told Zhu Di in detail what Zhu Gaoxu had done today.

"Gao Xu made this arrangement based on your and Wei Xian's opinions?"

Zhu Di said slightly surprised.

He originally thought that Zhu Gaoxu would act arbitrarily and order everyone to act according to his own ideas, but he did not expect that Zhu Gaoxu would act arbitrarily.

Ma He said respectfully: "Back to Your Highness, the Second Young Master has indeed asked the servants and Wei Duizheng in detail."

Zhu Di nodded and said: "After these days of experience, Gao Xu has become more stable."

"You just said that Gao Xu stayed at the inn for a whole day and never left?"

After a pause, Zhu Di asked again.

"Exactly." Ma He replied.

"Very good!" Zhu Di smiled and said: "A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. This child listened to what I said."

Then, he bent down at his desk and picked up a pen, and immediately wrote a warrant, used his private seal, handed it to Ma He, and said, "If Gao Xu doesn't have enough money, you can use this warrant to withdraw it from the treasury of this prince's palace."

Although the Yan Palace in the Imperial City of Jinling is far less grand than the Yan Palace in Peiping, and the so-called treasury is only a few houses, when Zhu Di traveled to Jinling, he would naturally bring gold and silver with him, and there were dedicated servants responsible for this.

"Your Highness is merciful." Ma He bowed and responded.

After Ma He left, Zhu Di sat quietly in the study for a quarter of an hour, waiting for Wang Jinghong to arrive.

Wang Jinghong is the deputy chief steward of the Yan Palace, and his status is second only to Ma He. Like Ma He, he is Zhu Di's confidant. This time he came to see Zhu Di alone to report on Zhu Gaochi's affairs today.

Zhu Di gradually frowned as he listened to Wang Jinghong's report, because Zhu Gaochi personally took people through the streets to look for clues, which made him very unhappy.

Recently, everyone in the capital is talking about Zhu Di's life experience. As Zhu Gaochi's eldest son, he shows up outside and leads the team to look for clues. It is easy for ordinary people to think too much. Fortunately, Zhu Di has ordered Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu not to leave the house at will.

After listening to Wang Jinghong's report, Zhu Di praised Zhu Gaochi's personal actions, and then wrote a warrant allowing Zhu Gaochi to withdraw money from the palace treasury, and asked Wang Jinghong to transfer it to Zhu Gaochi for use.

All night.

On the next day, the ninth day of April, Zhu Gaoxu made arrangements for finding clues for the day and did not leave the house. He stayed in the study for most of the day reading "Yi", and occasionally went for a walk in the garden behind.

Perhaps because money makes things easier, Zhu Gaoxu received several valuable clues in the evening and learned that five merchants had had several interviews with a group of northwest grain merchants.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu immediately summoned Wei Xian and Ma He to discuss countermeasures, and asked the two to combine clues and arrange for reliable people to follow up immediately to find out the whereabouts of the northwest grain merchants and try to find the group before sunset tomorrow.

Because the excitement of the bounty was too strong, the people below simply didn't eat, drink or sleep to look for clues in order to get the reward, so things went very smoothly.

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu and others did not know that the so-called "smoothness" was actually a clue deliberately revealed by Zhu Di's spies.Late that night, specifically at [-]:[-] pm, Zhu Gaoxu's men finally found the three northwest grain merchants who had been shot dead in the dense forest outside the city.

"Everything is in accordance with the Young Master's instructions. The three corpses outside the city have been secretly transported back by the subordinates and Manager Ma, and are temporarily parked in the abandoned warehouse in the backyard."

In Zhu Gaoxu's study, Wei Xian, who was covered in sweat, reported.

"Master, the arrows that killed these people have disappeared, but both Nu and Wei Duizheng have been in the border army. We all agree that the arrows that killed these three people have strong penetrating power and are extremely powerful." Probably from the border army."

Ma He gasped.

"General Manager Ma and Captain Wei have made great achievements this time. I will ask my father to take credit for you. However, please don't tell anyone about this in advance. I will make plans after I report to my father. You guys rush back from outside the city without stopping. , It’s really hard, let’s go down and rest first.”

Zhu Gaoxu said to Ma He and Wei Xian.

After the two left, Zhu Gaoxu could no longer contain his excitement and hurried out and rushed to Zhu Di's residence.

After a while.

"Your Highness, the second young master wishes to see you."

The servant on duty outside Zhu Di's door reported.

Zhu Gaoxu stood aside and took several deep breaths to calm down.

At this time, Zhu Di in the room was half lying on the bed reading "Historical Records" and had not yet fallen asleep.

When he heard it was "Second Young Master", the corners of his mouth instantly rose, and he smiled in his heart: "Sure enough, Gao Xu is more popular."

Zhu Di asked the lurking spy to reveal the clues, but did not clearly say whether to reveal it to Zhu Gaoxu or Zhu Gaochi, and the spy chose Zhu Gaoxu.

"See."

Zhu Di closed the book, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, picked up a robe from the bedside and put it on himself.

There was just a "creak" sound, and the two doors of the bedroom were pushed open by the chamberlain, and Zhu Gaoxu strode in.

After the father and son exchanged a few simple greetings, Zhu Gaoxu went straight to the point and told Zhu Di the clues he had obtained.

"It's very commendable that you were able to investigate this matter to such an extent within two days. I know the credit of Ma He and Wei Xian."

Zhu Di first affirmed Zhu Gaoxu's achievements, and then continued: "The corpse found outside the city should not be transported back to the house. You should notify me as soon as possible."

Although it was inappropriate for the corpse of a merchant from outside the city to be transported to Prince Yan's palace, if someone framed Yan Fan's thieves and called for catching the thief based on the corpse alone, it would be tantamount to hitting the muzzle of the gun.

Moreover, Zhu Di planned to enter the palace immediately to tell Zhu Yuanzhang everything, so he was not afraid that the matter would leak out, because the all-pervasive Jin Yiwei was not blind. Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang already knew the truth of the matter at this time.

"What dad taught me was that the child was reckless."

Zhu Gaoxu said sincerely.

Zhu Di said sternly: "In the future, you must think carefully before doing anything. If you are not sure, you can discuss it with me."

Zhu Gaoxu said so respectfully, paused, and asked, "I wonder how dad plans to handle this matter?"

Today, the prince of Jin Dynasty came to Beijing to offer auspicious auspiciousness. The team escorting him to Beijing included more than ten strong warriors carrying arrows. Ma He and Wei Xian happened to have seen those warriors on the road. Judging from their appearance, they should be from the border troops of Jin. Fake.

In other words, it is very likely that the Crown Prince of Jin ordered people to hire merchants to go to Beijing in advance to spread rumors, and then killed people to silence them.

However, all of this is just inference. After all, the person who spread the rumor has been silenced, and Zhu Gaoxu has no evidence to prove that the Crown Prince of Jin did this.

"This matter is a bit difficult to handle."

Zhu Di frowned and then fell into silence.

He thought for a moment and then began to make arrangements: "You can just give birth and rest. I will talk about everything after I meet your imperial grandfather."

Zhu Gaoxu respectfully claimed that he was, and then withdrew.

　Don't worry, old friends, Zhu Di will "move into" the East Palace in a few chapters.Also, please vote!

　　
　
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