Daming heir

Chapter 372 This is just the beginning

A dignified second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, a feudal official, and a Fang Bo.

So he threw himself into the sea of ​​fire and died for his crime.

Even those Jinyi guards who killed people like hemp, saw the left chief of Henan Province, Zhou Rong, plunged into the flames, with shocked expressions on their faces.

Zhou Rong's movements were very fast, and he almost didn't give people a chance to react or stop him. He jumped straight into the ruins of the collapsed building that was still burning.

Even with his whole body on fire, he strenuously walked towards the depths of the sea of ​​flames.

In a short time, he was swallowed by the entire sea of ​​flames, and his figure disappeared from people's sight.Faintly, there were a few screams coming from the sea of ​​flames at first, and after a while, there was only a muffled sound, with a cluster of sparks splashing out of the sea of ​​flames.

There is no shortage of miracles in this world, but Zhou Rong's ending is only to be burnt by the raging fire and become a mass of ashes, which will be scattered between the heaven and the earth with a gust of wind in the future, turning into nothing.

Pan Boyong was completely taken aback by Zhou Rong's actions.

He opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath, his body trembling uncontrollably.

As the governor of Henan Province, Zhou Rong was burned to death. Although it was tragic, he died happily without any worries.

But what about Pan Boyong?

Pan Boyong's jaw had already started to tremble. He raised his head and looked up. There were already several Jinyiwei officers and soldiers quietly distributed around him, as if he was afraid that he would find a happy ending like Zhou Rong.

At this time, Pan Boyong was already in his heart, cursing Zhou Rong from the inside out, who had probably vanished into nothingness at this moment.

Originally, Zhou Rong was there, and the emperor's grandson would be held accountable for everything, and Zhou Rong would stand in front of him and bear it all.

But now, Zhou Rong, who was taller than him, died, and he suddenly became the tallest person in the entire Henan Province.

Pan Boyong couldn't help feeling annoyed, turned his eyes, and saw that the grandson of the emperor turned his head and stared at him silently at some point.

Pan Boyong's heart skipped a beat.

Zhu Yunxi already spoke softly: "Does Pan Yincha also want to learn from Zhou Fangbo?"

Zhu Yunxi's tone was gloomy, cold and threatening.

However, only he knew in his heart how surprised he was by Zhou Rong's sudden hiding in the flames.

Originally, since these officials from Henan Province rushed over, he had been silently observing the actions and reactions of these people.Zhou Rong has been struggling, perhaps because he still has a conscience, or because he was afraid of death at the time, or because he suddenly came to his senses.

And Zhu Yunxi is also planning to use Zhou Rong as the entry point to open up the situation on the Henan Road, so that he can see clearly what is under the muddy water.

It's just that Zhou Rong has already hidden in the flames.

The inspector of Henan Province in front of him became the one who knew the most.

Pan Boyong just exchanged a glance with Zhu Yunxi, then hurriedly lowered his head in a panic, and slapped his hands on the ground.

"The minister deserves death."

Zhu Yunxi patted Pan Boyong on the shoulder: "You guys know more about the crime than Gu. The two yamen of Henan Province are here tonight. If there is anything wrong, you should explain it clearly and write it down clearly."

Pan Boyong kept knocking his head heavily on the ground: "The guilty minister will follow the lesson and know everything."

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "I'm lonely."

After groaning, Zhu Yunxie was already walking towards the distance.

The footsteps became farther and farther away and lighter, but Pan Boyong felt that his heart was firmly pressed.

The person who was about to find Jin Yiwei confessed his crimes.

Pan Boyong heard the voice of the emperor's grandson in the darkness behind him.

"Let's unload the 21 corpses. The good people have been tossed into this appearance. Let them be buried decently alone."

Pan Boyong trembled slightly when he heard the sound.

The footsteps finally completely disappeared.

Pan Boyong was also pulled out of all his strength, and he lay limply on the ground with a howl, his face was dripping with sweat, and his whole body was trembling non-stop.

The crowd began to disperse, like a slashed fire dragon, collapsing into the ruins of the tall buildings in the courtyard, the flames also began to slowly change from incandescent to orange, and then gradually dimmed and became smaller.

Under the night, all movements began to become cautious.

Pan Boyong stood up slowly, just standing up exhausted all the strength in Pan Boyong's body, and when he finally stood up straight, his whole body had aged a whole circle.

Several Jinyiwei officers and soldiers took two steps silently.

Pan Boyong sighed softly, and looked at the people who were packing up the 21 corpses in the corridor.

"Everything His Royal Highness wants to know, I will write it down in detail." Pan Boyong muttered in a low voice with a vicissitudes of life, his expression was gloomy, and his face was full of lifeless anger.

A Jin Yiwei sneered: "What we ask, you can say."

Pan Boyong raised his head blankly, and looked at Jin Yiwei who was speaking in front of him.

Pan Boyong nodded absently.

Then, he stretched out his hands, as if to accept some.

The Jinyiwei officers and soldiers smiled again: "No one can go out of Kaifeng Mansion now."

Pan Boyong suddenly laughed too, retracted his hands, and with a wave of his robe, his hands were wrapped together.

The officers and soldiers of Jinyiwei snorted and waved their hands.

"Let's go."

……

So far, there have been warning sounds of beating people in Kaifeng Mansion.

And the back office of the government office in Kaifeng finally calmed down.

Zhu Yunxi, who had left from Houya, said that he was tired, but he didn't fall asleep.

The entire government office is filled with the smell of charcoal, and it is already impossible to treat people right now.

Zhu Yunxi walked from the government office to the street outside with a calm expression, looking sideways at the side streets on both sides.

I saw that the servants of the various yamen in Kaifeng Prefecture all gathered outside the interception of the accompanying officers and soldiers.

On the side of the side street, there is still a blank area, and the accompanying officers and soldiers are washing the road with the water trucks brought by the firefighting soldiers from the fire prevention squad of Kaifeng Mansion at the beginning.

"According to the statistics just completed, all the high-quality officials from the two divisions of Henan Province and the various divisions of Kaifeng Prefecture were present tonight, and are now being detained for interrogation."

Zhu Gaochi put his hands together, fell behind Zhu Yunxi, and walked out of the Kaifeng government office.

Zhu Yunxi never looked back, but just looked at the officers and officers of various departments who were stopped by the officers and soldiers, and kept bowing their heads and retreating cautiously because of their appearance.

"Let Gao Guang and the others rest well tonight, and tomorrow they will take over the affairs of the two departments of Henan Province and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Zhu Gaochi's eyes flickered twice, and he said in a low voice: "Henan Road suddenly encountered such a big change, there must be a lot of noise outside."

Zhu Yunxi frowned: "Let Tang Bi bring people to Kaifeng Mansion. And Yu Ma, is there any news from him?"

"The transfer order for Tang Bi to come to Kaifeng Mansion was sent to Chenliu County before entering the city today. The people there were originally helping Pei Benzhi to relieve the disaster, and the dispatch will probably not be carried out until tomorrow."

Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice, moved his palm in his sleeve, took out a document and handed it to Zhu Yunxie: "Yu Ma went to contact the document early in the morning. Since he took office as the capital of Henan, he has been rectifying military affairs outside. Thinking about getting the news of our entry into the city now, we will rush back soon."

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

It can be said that tonight the whole Henan Province has been brought together in one pot. You can know it with your feet. This incident will inevitably cause an uproar in Henan Province.

It's just that what will happen to this turmoil, and what direction it will develop in the absence of a leader, is unknown.

It is precisely because of this that at this time, I need to have enough power in my hands to deal with any accident that may happen at any time.

Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice again at this time: "Not long after the officials of Henan Province entered the Yamen tonight, except for the servants from these Yamen who came here, there are quite a few people hiding in secret to observe here."

"What's your identity?"

Zhu Yunxi said, and looked up at the dark area around the street.

Zhu Gaochi said with a low smile: "There are gentry from Kaifeng Mansion, there are merchants with rich families, and there are families with countless fertile fields."

All unexpected forces.

Zhu Yunxi turned his head and looked towards the northwest of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Over there is the old Song Palace, which is now the Zhou Palace of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Gaochi muttered in a low voice with worry: "What happened tonight, I have to write the memorial overnight, and send a response urgently, God, you have done such a big job, I am not capable of wiping your ass It depends on our old man."

"In addition, the chief officials of the two departments of Henan Province also need the old man to select officials, and we can't decide this matter."

"My father doesn't know when he will receive the official document for the transfer of troops. I'm afraid it won't take a month to complete the back and forth. I only hope that nothing will happen again during this time."

Zhu Gaochi babbled on non-stop, making up all kinds of gaps and supplements, which made up for what happened in the Kaifeng government office tonight.

But Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at the street in the distance.

I only heard the sound of horseshoes in the darkness of the street, and then there were fire lights, and then I saw groups of officers and soldiers approaching Kaifeng Mansion under the leadership of many lieutenant generals.

"Who is coming, report the military number."

Some Jinyiwei officers and soldiers guarding around the Kaifeng government office began to shout at the army that suddenly appeared.

"Si Yuma, the commander of the capital of Henan Province, was granted by the imperial court. When he heard that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun was attacked in the city, Chen Te led the troops back to protect the city."

There was a commotion on the other side of the cordon.

A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face.

What I was really worried about in Henan Road finally didn't happen.

Yu Ma's ability to lead troops into the city at this time is enough to show that he has basically mastered the army and horses of the Henan Capital's upper and lower guards, and has suppressed those generals who have been in Henan for a long time.

As long as the army and horses in Henan Road are not chaotic, even if something big happens, it will be enough to calm down.

Zhu Yunxi stepped forward lightly, and walked over to meet Yu Ma who was leading the troops into the city.

Outside the cordon, Yu Ma, who was riding on a horse, saw the emperor grandson whom he had not seen for a long time by the firelight from the government office. After hearing his registration, he picked up his steps to meet him. Urging the horse under him to the outside of the cordon controlled by Jin Yiwei.

Afterwards, the horse's hooves did not stop, and Yu Ma had already turned over and dismounted.

Both Jinyiwei and Habayashiwei belonged to the Shangzhiqin Military Guard.

Before last year, Yu Ma had always been the commander of the Habayashi Guard, and he was very familiar with the Jin Yiwei.

The Jinyiwei officers and soldiers on the cordon let Yu Ma go.

But Yu Ma didn't dare to stop at all, and stepped forward quickly, walking in front of Zhu Yunxi with five steps in parallel.

He shook his robe, raised his skirt, and knelt down in front of Zhu Yunxi with his fists in his hands and one knee.

"The escort came late, almost putting His Highness in a fire."

"This is my fault."

"I will find out the person who set the fire and the people behind it who are plotting evil for His Highness!"

Yu Ma's voice was very loud, as if he was issuing a military order before the battle.

The smile on Zhu Yunxi's face became even stronger.

What Yu Ma said was very confident and loud, which is what he hoped to see in this Henan Dusi.

After Yu Ma, those generals who followed him into the city also got off their horses and walked outside the cordon of Jin Yiwei.

"At the end of the day, I will see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."

The voices of all the generals are resounding, like Hong Zhong Da Lu, shocking to the soul.The loud and clear voices of the generals gathered together one after another, and finally resounded throughout the entire city of Kaifeng.

Zhu Yunxi raised his eyes and looked over indifferently.

On weekdays, it is easy to distinguish the ranks of the military from superior to inferior, just like civil servants.Only in wartime will the generals dress up similarly to ordinary officers and soldiers.

This is to ensure that the generals will not become a living target for the enemy because they are dressed too ostentatiously on the battlefield.

Obviously, the generals of the Henan Daowei Station, who were in Zhu Yunxi's sight at the moment, couldn't tell the difference between high and low official ranks.

Only from the simple and colorless armor on the body, some differences can be seen slightly.

"Get up."

"Everyone put on armor in the starry night, enter the city to guard, and feel safe alone."

When he said this, Zhu Yunxi had already walked to Yu Ma's side, and lightly patted the gold swallowing beast on the other's shoulder with his fingers, and said in a low voice, "Get up."

Yu Ma nodded and stood up.

Zhu Yunxi walked out from behind the Jinyi guards, and came in front of the generals of the guards of Henan Province.

"Get up, everyone. After all the affairs on Henan Road are over, I will treat you to a big bowl of wine."

"The last general takes orders, thank you."

All the generals shouted like thunder, and stood up one after another with their armor clattering.

Yu Ma also walked up to Zhu Yunxie from the back: "Your Highness, I suddenly heard about the affairs of the Fucheng tonight. I had no preparations, so I had to lead five thousand troops into the city. However, I have issued the command of the Henan Metropolitan Army. Within three days, there will be another More than ten thousand soldiers and horses entered the city to defend the safety of His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager."

A total of more than 1 military horses.

Zhu Yunxi nodded. Thinking about it, this is probably all of Yu Ma's available manpower in Henan Province.

He reached out and patted Yu Ma's shoulder again: "Henan Dusi is loyal and filial, brave and never falls, remember alone."

Then, Zhu Yunxi whispered in front of the horse: "Tang Bi will probably lead five thousand guards into the city tomorrow, and you two can get together at that time."

Yu Ma nodded. He had already heard about the arrival of Tang Bi, an old friend.

At this moment, the reason why the emperor's grandson said this must be that he and Tang Bi should join hands to control the situation around Kaifeng mansion.

He received the order in a low voice, and then distributed military orders to the generals who followed into the city tonight, each went to the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion to take charge of the city defense and control the city gates.

Wait until everything is over.

Only then did Yu Ma speak again: "Tonight the Kaifeng government office was set on fire by rioters, will Your Highness go to the Dusi Yamen to stay and rest?"

It was only at this time that Zhu Yunxi recalled that he hastily entered Kaifeng Fucheng under the stars and the moon, and he still hasn't found a place for himself to settle down.

About to speak.

On the side of the street, there was another commotion.

This time, the vigilant Jinyi guards did not make a sound to stop them.

Because on the street, there are several large flags with the word Zhou written on them, and the support for the forbidden street to clear the way that only the Prince of Ming's Mansion has, appeared horizontally under the gaze of people.

Except that no gongs and drums were played, it was almost equal to the prince leaving the palace.

Zhu Gaochi whispered from one side: "It's Uncle Wu's team."

Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes to look over, and said in a low voice, "Do you think Uncle Wu will be here?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help frowning and glanced at Zhu Yunxie. For a while, he really couldn't grasp what kind of meaning brother Xie said.

However, there is no need for the two of them to do more thinking.

Having already walked to the palace not far away, there was already a familiar voice.

"Where is my nephew!"

"Who is so courageous to set fire to the Kaifeng government office, does he really know the heights of the heavens and the earth?"

"Brother Xi! Your Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager!"

"Brother Xi..."

Standing beside Zhu Yunxi holding a knife, Yuma looked like a personal guard of his grandson, with a burst of surprise on his face.

He had served as an official commander in Kaifeng Mansion for quite a while, and had met many times with His Royal Highness King Zhou, but he had never seen King Zhou look like this.

Zhu Yunxi smiled helplessly, not waiting for him to walk over to meet him.

in the crowd.

A corner of the inner garment came out, and Zhu Xi, who was knocking on his chest, rushed to Zhu Yunxi with a panicked face.

Without waiting for Zhu Yunxi to speak.

Zhu Li then snatched the words: "The minister never greeted His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun far away, and the Zhou Palace waited for His Royal Highness to stay and rest, which caused His Royal Highness to encounter a fire in Kaifeng's mansion just now. I deserve death. Fortunately, God blesses His Royal Highness, and he is safe and sound. Your Highness, please move to the Prince Zhou's Mansion to rest in peace, to refresh your mind and mind, and to take care of the worries of millions of subjects in the whole Henan Province."

Zhu Yunxi's face was tense, and he took two steps forward, bringing the distance to Zhu Xi the closest.

He also said in a serious voice: "Prince Zhou's residence is bothering, my nephew thanked Uncle Wu."

At this time, Zhu Wei still lowered his head, and whispered: "There are many people around, and they have to talk in the palace."

Zhu Yunxi also nodded and said nothing.

On the other side, Zhu Gaochi also started to greet the accompanying team. With Yu Ma personally leading the guards, he followed the honor guard team of the Zhou Palace and went to the Zhou Palace in the northwest of Kaifeng City.

In the middle of the night, everyone finally entered the gate of Prince Zhou's Mansion.

With Jin Yiwei standing guard outside the gate of the palace, the gate of the palace was closed tightly amidst the rumbling sound, and only then did all the sleepless people in the deep darkness be truly blocked.

And Zhu Yunxi, who entered the Zhou Palace, was led by Zhu Yun all the way to the front hall of the Palace.

At this time, Zhu Wei turned around with a nervous face, and looked Zhu Yunxi up and down.

His mouth was even more plausible: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, if anything happens, the old man will be furious."

Zhu Yunxi looked at the old fifth uncle who was worried about him and didn't know how sincere he was.

He whispered: "Uncle Wu, the matter is not over yet."

Originally, he wanted to reach out his hand to further confirm whether Zhu Yunxi was okay, but suddenly stopped.

He was a little uncertain: "It's not over yet? Is this just the beginning?"

Zhu Yunxie nodded and let out a sigh of relief: "Now Henan Province is considered leaderless, so we can see clearly who will be at a loss because of this."

Just at this time, Zhu Huan heard people from Jinyiwei outside the hall, passing orders back and forth loudly, to arrest the relatives of the officials of the two divisions of Henan Road and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture around the clock tonight.

Its scope involves nine clans.

Zhu Xi couldn't help but shivered.

This darkness seems to be getting longer and longer...

(End of this chapter)