Father can be an enemy to the country

After reaching the top of the mountain, Zhu Yuanzhang reined in his horse and looked at his great rivers and mountains.

Ping An immediately stood aside and looked around vigilantly to prevent any unexpected events.

"People say that Jinling 'sees the cow's head in spring and travels to Qixia in autumn'. It's a pity that we came early. If it were a few months at night, when the mountain flowers bloom, it would be extremely beautiful." Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and said:

"But at that time, the people who came to play were all gone, and we men couldn't even find a place to talk quietly."

Ping An was shocked when he heard this. He was not stupid. He heard that there was something in Boss Zhu's words.

The emperor was heavily guarded and not even a fly could get close. What could he not say?

Do you have to get rid of the guards and run to a deserted mountain to say it?

"You guessed it right." Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of clouds, and he gritted his teeth and said: "There is a traitor in the mansion of our own army captain!"

"Which one?" Ping An blurted out and regretted it after saying it.

"It's not which one, you should ask which ones?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "A while ago, we wanted to inspect the Deqinghou Mansion. To be sure, we put the most trusted pro-army officer, the Duwei Mansion, in charge."

"Yes." Ping An nodded. If the Ouchi guards were not trustworthy, the emperor would not be able to sleep peacefully.

"But we never expected that they would also have problems." Zhu Yuanzhang was shaking with anger.

Of course he couldn't tell Ping An the reason...

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In fact, Boss Zhu was not suspicious at first. Because just as Ping An thought, if something went wrong in the pro-military captain's mansion, he would really have trouble sleeping and eating.

Besides, in the pro-military captain's house, there were either orphans of fallen soldiers or distinguished officials, and they were all the children he watched grow up. And the future is bright... Usually after serving Boss Zhu for a few years, he will be released as an official, and they are all first-class and good jobs.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang generally would not suspect that this was their fault.

But unexpectedly, something unusual happened.

The problem was discovered when he went to Liu Bowen to apologize.

Ordinarily, Zhu Yuanzhang would not do such a humble thing, but who told his sixth son to stop doing human affairs? The father has no choice but to wipe his son's butt.

Who would have thought that this wipe would cause a problem. Liu Bowen actually had the habit of retaining manuscripts... This was something that the Huaixi bosses, including Hu Weiyong, who was proficient in writing, did not expect.

Zhu Yuanzhang compared the remains with those and found that the text basically matched. But when looking at the content, apart from making Liao Yongzhong a little embarrassed, there is nothing ulterior!

Then why did Liao Yongzhong or his family members burn the letter?

Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to appease the Liao family and raised this question to his eldest son Liao Quan.

As a result, Liao Quan told him that a rough guy like his father only entered the study room once every few months. The last time I entered the study, it was not yet the twelfth lunar month.

As for their family members, it is even more impossible. The study is a confidential place and is guarded day and night by servants. Who can get close to it?

The servants guarding the study were not evacuated until the guards who ransacked the house came in, so the family had no chance to burn the letter.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Liao Quan might not be telling the truth, but it was more likely that he was telling the truth.

Then there is a high possibility that someone among his bodyguards might be cheating!

For pro-military guards who require absolute loyalty, it is enough if suspicion arises.

But this is where Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking carefully. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not have an attack immediately or even investigate further. On the surface, everything was as usual.

Because the pro-military captain's mansion was too involved, he had to be cautious. Those honorable children are connected to their father and brother, and to the entire Huaixi Honorable Group.

Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to prevent his nobles from becoming rebellious, so he kept their children by his side to win them over, which also served as hostages.

At the time, there was nothing wrong with this arrangement.

But I didn't expect that now it would be the other way around, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang to throw the rat weapon into his own hands. Therefore, he could only deal with the matter urgently, quietly transfer the suspects out after a while, and then replace them with someone he could trust.

‘Well, at least it’s trustworthy at the moment. ’ Zhu Yuanzhang secretly added.

Such as peace...

~~

"Bao'er, anyway, remember, our bodyguards and soldiers can no longer be trusted." Zhu Yuanzhang said to Ping An in a deep voice: "As for who is trustworthy and who is not, we will slowly figure it out. Anyone who dares to betray us, we will Forgive no one!"

"Yes, foster father!" Ping An quickly clasped his fists in fear.

"So the only ones we can rely on now are sons like you." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ping An with sad eyes.

"Please don't worry, adoptive father. I swear to be loyal to my adoptive father to the death!" Ping An quickly expressed his position: "If you dare to betray your adoptive father, my whole family will die immediately!"

"You don't need to swear a poisonous oath, we can trust you. If you still can't trust me, then don't be the emperor. Let's hang ourselves from a crooked-neck tree on Niushou Mountain." Zhu Yuanzhang patted him on the shoulder and expressed his hope. Expectation said:

"So we have to give you a top-secret errand..."

"Father, please speak."

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his voice and told Ping An about his plan to let the princes go to Fengyang to practice as civilians. Let him keep them safe.

Ping An was dumbfounded. He didn't expect to take on such an outrageous and important job.

Then I heard Zhu Yuanzhang warn in a deep voice: "You know this and I know it, and no leaks should be allowed. This also includes King Qin and King Jin. If you let them know that you know their existence, you will mess up the job."

"Understood!" Ping An agreed without any hesitation, promising to complete the task.

"Actually, there is someone else who needs to know," Zhu Yuanzhang originally planned to keep it a secret from him, but after thinking about it, he thought it might increase unnecessary risks, and decided to tell the truth.

"Han Yike, the magistrate of Linhuai County."

"Han Yike? Kuai Kou Yushi?" Although Ping An is a military commander, everyone has heard of this person's name.

Because just last year, this man became famous.

One day in August last year, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood. After going down to court, he invited Hu Weiyong to have fun with Chen Ning, the imperial censor, and Zhongcheng Tujie.

The three of them sat around the emperor and flattered him, coaxing Zhu Yuanzhang from ear to ear.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Han Yike, a young censor who had caused great disgrace, jumped out to accuse Hu Weiyong and the other three of them of being traitorous ministers who were infatuated with their master.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his nose became crooked, and he cursed: "You dare to talk about the censor quickly, how dare you seduce the ministers!" ’

So Kuai Kou Yushi is by no means a good name, but it means something close to ‘you a troll’…

Then Zhu Yuanzhang arrested him and wanted to behead him, but after he calmed down, he let him go.

Perhaps because he didn't want to have a troll hanging around in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly demoted him to Linhuai County Magistrate.

These gossips were all discussed by the brothers during the Chinese New Year. Unexpectedly, instead of blaming Han Yike, the emperor actually entrusted him with important tasks...

Zhu Yuanzhang was on the top of the mountain, carefully instructing Ping An and all the matters after arriving in Fengyang.

It wasn't until the guards were about to catch up that the emperor stopped talking...

ps. It’s Chapter 8, right? It really takes two hours to check. I started checking at 11:30...