Powerful

Chapter 529 Guilty
(Second!)
No one knew how terrified Emperor Chongde was after receiving the secret letter, so that his hands were still trembling slightly after putting down the secret letter.

He trembled slightly because of fear.

It's just unbelievable.For an emperor, an emperor who has been on the throne for 11 years, there are not many things in this world that he can fear.But at this moment, he really felt a fear rising from the bottom of his heart.

He was afraid, afraid that Sheng Lie would flee back to Xisheng, that Xisheng would get the Wuling Mine, that Xisheng would attack Dayong after he got the Wuling Mine, he was afraid that his throne would eventually be shaken...

He was afraid of too many things.

Compared with the Jiangnan bank, he valued the Wuling mine more. He even allocated half of the [-] Huben soldiers to Wuling; Zhu Youji of Jiangwei went to Mixin and asked him to closely cooperate with Lu Fengde's actions in Wuling.

So many soldiers, such a strong force, are all just for the Wuling vein!
But now, Lu Fengde sent a secret letter saying that Sheng Lie had escaped, and escaped under so much force, this is really absurd!

Seeing Emperor Chongde's stern face, Pei Gongfu and Zheng Shiyong's expressions also changed drastically.This time, the problem is bigger!Sheng Lie's escape means that the Wuling vein may fall into Xisheng's hands.If Xisheng got the Wuling vein, what would Xisheng do next, who was already in the dark over Dading?
Jingzhao is too far away from Wuling, no matter what the court can do, it will be beyond reach.What's more, all the methods that Zheng Shiyong and the others can think of now can only be achieved by relying on Xijiang Wei.The top priority is to find Sheng Lie as soon as possible and learn the true location of the Wuling vein.

They are officials of the political affairs hall, not ordinary officials.Now that Sheng Lie's escape happened, they had to react immediately and work out corresponding countermeasures to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Zheng Shiyong was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you please control Shen Su in Laizhou immediately! Although I don't know what happened in Wuling, Sheng Lie pointed out that Shen Du is with you. There must be tricks in it! At the same time , the Gu family should be closely monitored, and if necessary, Gu Zhan and Shen Du's fiancée can be imprisoned."

The only people who have a close relationship with Shen Du are Shen Su and the Gu family.Zheng Shiyong thought of Shen Du the first time he knew Sheng Lie had absconded, and that's why he came up with this suggestion.

At this time, he realized that he had missed a fatal point.If Shen Du and Sheng Lie had colluded for a long time, and the purpose of going to Wuling was to escape smoothly, then what should we do?

Zheng Shiyong felt that he must have lost his mind before, how could he agree to Sheng Lie's request?He just wanted to hit the wall.

Isn't that the case with Emperor Chongde?Before going to Wuling, he took Shen Du's position and sent Shen Su to Laizhou. The Shen family accepted this, which is really unusual.Under such circumstances, how could he guarantee Shen Du's loyalty to Dading?

Both the monarch and the minister felt that they must have been fascinated by ghosts at the time, otherwise they would not have made such a decision, and now it would be tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain.
But they forgot that under the circumstances at that time, they could only see the huge benefits brought by the Wuling vein, which was so big that it covered their eyes, so they ignored these things.

At this time, Pei Gongfu said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Shen Du will not be such a person. It can be seen from the past as an official and person that I trust him very much. What happened in Wuling, why did Sheng Lie It’s unknown if he can escape. It’s too early to tell the truth now.”

During Shen Du's tenure in Zhongshu Province, Pei Gongfu had many contacts with him.Pei Gongfu didn't believe that the young officials who came up with endless treasures, helped the two provinces under Zhongshumen to move into Yuehuamen, and Shangshu withdrew Shangshuling would collude with Xisheng's deposed prince.

What's more, what kind of person is the emperor Shen Su? How could his adopted son be a traitor?
Therefore, he strongly opposed Zheng Shiyong's suggestion. Since the establishment of Zhengshitang, this was the first time that Pei Gongfu and Zheng Shiyong had disagreements.

But on this issue, Emperor Chongde was on Zheng Shiyong's side, and he was noncommittal to Pei Gongfu's words.

At the moment, he did not give an order immediately, but continued to ask: "What other suggestions do you two lovers have?"

Hearing Emperor Chongde's question, Pei Gongfu regained his composure and replied, "Your Majesty, I think that the family members of Lu Fengde and Zhang Xu should also be controlled, just in case."

Shen Du was not the only official who went to Wuling this time.It was two officials, Lu Fengde and Zhang Xu, who led the team to Wuling.They are in charge of Sheng Lie's affairs. The travel along the way, the arrangement of Wuling, and the detection of mine veins are all their responsibilities.

Now that Sheng Lie has escaped, they are naturally responsible.

Emperor Chongde nodded, agreeing with what Pei Gongfu said.Those who made meritorious deeds should be rewarded and others should be punished. Lu Fengde and Zhang Xu deserved to be punished for their ineffectiveness!
After Pei Gongfu said these words, Zheng Shiyong also suggested: "I think we should prepare for the worst. Please the emperor immediately order the Xijiang Guard and Longxi Guard to impose martial law to prevent Xisheng from invading."

If Xisheng really got a few veins, then he would have a strong capital.No one could predict what Xisheng's next step would be. All Dading could do was guard against power.

The people at the top of these three dynasties are all thinking at the moment: Don't let Xisheng get those Wuling veins!Otherwise, it will be worrying...

Emperor Chongde had a decision in his heart: if those mine veins were obtained by Xisheng, then Lu Fengde and others would not have to come back again!Such an official is Dading's eternal sinner!
Now, there is no more news from Wuling about Sheng Lie's further situation.While waiting for these news, the court must do something.

Afterwards, Emperor Chongde issued an order: "Pass my order, immediately send a letter to Laizhou to control Shen Su. At the same time, immediately send Jingjiwei soldiers to guard the Gu family, Lu family and Zhang family!"

This time, Emperor Chongde learned the lessons of Chengguo Mansion and Zhang Guiling's family, and no longer believed in the guarding ability of Jingzhao Mansion's soldiers, but directly ordered Gyeonggi Guards to do this.

Gyeonggi Guard is a military force that guards the Gyeonggi area and is used to defend against enemies.But now, it is used to control some civil servants, women and children. It can be seen that in his mind, matters related to the Wuling mine vein are extremely important.

Emperor Chongde's will soon came to Gyeonggiwei.General Wei Jianhou of Gyeonggi Guards ordered the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion to go directly, and also specially ordered the soldiers of the Third Battalion not to inquire too much. ——In the third camp of Gyeonggi Guards, there is another Fu Ming!
Soon, Gu Zhan on Xuanping Avenue also received the news that Jingjiwei was coming to guard the Gu family, and his face changed in shock.
(Outside the chapter: the second update!)

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