Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 257 Fugitive Zhu Houcong

After explaining the situation to Zhu Houzhao, Qin Shao packed his things and prepared to leave that day.

He has already received a letter from Wang Yin, saying that he already knows the situation, and he will go back with Zhu Chen first, and the two sides will meet in Anlu Prefecture.

Zhu Houzhao specially gave Qin Shao a few good horses, all of which were obtained from the Tatars.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao leave with Wang Yun and the third son, Zhu Houzhao looked a little disappointed.

"Ziming is indeed a talent. If he stays with me, he will definitely become my right-hand man just like you. But I don't know why, I always feel that he doesn't seem to be so strong about fame."

Zhu Houzhao said to himself.

"Your Majesty, should we check the identity of Mr. Qin again?"

Although Jiang Bin has a rough personality, he also has his own sensitivity.

I always feel that Mr. Qin's ability is too strong, and he doesn't seem to come from an ordinary family.

Earlier, he also asked people to check Qin Shao's identity briefly.

A native of Huguang, his mother died and his father disappeared. He was brought up by his aunt and later settled in Anlu Prefecture.

The family and growth experience are mediocre, but this person is amazing in everything he does.

"Is there anything to look into, since he looks like a bright and upright person, if he deliberately approaches us for performance and fame and fortune, we should really look into his situation. Now he is a little too indifferent to fame and fortune, so there is nothing to look into! But there is People with abilities have eccentric personalities, so when I solve the affairs of the court, I will naturally promote some of my own people! Today's court... Even if you promote Ziming to be an official, it is difficult for a single tree to become a forest..."

Zhu Houzhao sighed.

……

Qin Shao, Wang Yun and others galloped all the way to Anlu Prefecture.

Because they were too worried about Xing Wang Zhu Youzhao, apart from resting for a while at night to let the horses eat grass and drink water, the three of them basically drove all night.

It took about seven or eight days to reach Anlu Prefecture.

The moment he saw the city gate of Anluzhou, Qin Shao's troubled heart suddenly settled down for some reason.

This place was the first place where he settled down in this dynasty, and it can be regarded as his hometown. When he came back here, he felt an inexplicable sense of stability.

"Father!"

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the city, Wang Yin ran up on horseback.

Followed by Zhu Chen and the others.

"Sir!"

Zhu Chen stepped forward and bowed.

Several people greeted Qin Shao and went to Xingwang Mansion together.

"Lu Zhong, do you think that person is that Qin Shao?"

County magistrate Lu Lianxian, no!It was Lu Tongpan, the Tongpan of Anlu Prefecture who had just got off the carriage, and asked in surprise when he saw the crowd leaving in the dust.

"My lord, it seems to be! And I also saw Yiwei Zheng Zhu Chen of the palace, this Qin Shao is so close to Xingwang's mansion now?"

Lu Zhong also looked at the people in the distance in surprise, his mouth grew big, but his long beard covered his open mouth.

Their family's master, Lu Lianxian, was qualified to serve as the general judge of Anlu Prefecture last year.

The original general judge was old and in poor health and retired early, and my master went to Xingwang's mansion to show his merits because of his good performance before.

After Mr. Yuan Tongpan became an official, Xiangfang recommended his master to the top.

As for the current magistrate of Jingshan County, he is a disciple of Mr. Fang.

So Lu Lianxian is now not the magistrate of Lu County, but Lu Tong.

"Don't you say this is nonsense? Qin Shao has a close relationship with King Xing, and others don't know about their relationship, don't you know? This is because the prince is outside... By the way, the prince doesn't know what to do Did we visit the door, but we couldn’t get in, Mr. Fang’s mouth was tighter than that of an oyster. You said that the fire in Prince Xing’s mansion is really strange!"

"My lord, let's not discuss the matter of the palace on the street, lest..."

Lu Lianxian's carefree personality gave Lu Zhong some headaches. The master of their family has become a general judge and still hasn't improved much. It's really a headache.

……

Xingwangfu.

Qin Shao looked at Zhu Youzhang, who was haggard and emaciated on the hospital bed, and his eyes were red.

He couldn't believe that such a drastic change had happened in just these few days.

Most of Zhu Youtang's hair was scorched, and one hand was deformed by the burn, but he still held Qin Shao's hand tightly.

"My lord, the prince has returned, you can rest assured, you should drink this goat's milk, you haven't had a good meal for a long time."

Zhang Zuo said while holding a cup of goat milk.

Although Zhu Youtang survived for the time being, his physical condition was not optimistic. Even though he was rescued from the fire at that time, he was pressed by a door and injured in many places on his body, and now he speaks intermittently.

Coupled with the fact that he had an epileptic attack at that time, and he was not treated in time, his brain was somewhat damaged.

"Let me feed you!"

Qin Shao took the milk, took out a small spoon and fed Zhu Youzhao one mouthful.

After drinking for a little while, Zhu Youzhang shook his head and stopped drinking, feeling a little sleepy.

Qin Shao waited for him to fall asleep, and then got up and called everyone to the living room to talk.

"My son, I'm guilty! I didn't expect that young master would be so cruel. The prince loved him and wanted to go see him and talk to him. Who knew that when he saw the prince's illness, he not only refused to treat him, but also set fire to the fire in the palace. The room almost burned the prince to death, and he himself escaped in the chaos."

"We searched the entire city of Anlu Prefecture, but we didn't find any trace of him. Now how to solve this matter, whether to report it, and whether the prince's current situation should be known to the court, we can't make a decision, we just wait for the son to come back to decide .”

Yuan Zonggao first bowed and saluted and said.

Qin Shao was speechless.

He didn't expect that it was Zhu Houcong who set fire to Zhu Youtang's death.

But considering that this person was able to kill his father and brother before, it is not surprising that he is doing so now.

"When Zhu Houcong escaped, was there anyone around him?"

Qin Shao asked, he always felt that that guy was a ticking time bomb, and if it was not resolved, there might be other problems.

"My son, there are two guards guarding him. We caught him, but he escaped. We have been looking for him for the past few days. He is penniless and has never been out of Anlu Prefecture. What happened At that time, we informed Master Fang to close the city gate! The person should be inside the city."

"When the prince was awake, he told us to catch him and not let him leave Anlu Prefecture."

Zhu Chen replied.

That guy is still in the city, so it's easy to handle!

Qin Shao gritted his teeth and said.

After the narration of these people and the intermittent words learned from King Xing.

Qin Shao learned that this time Zhu Youzhao didn't feel sorry for Zhu Houzhao who went to visit him.

Instead, the guards of the palace checked and found that a servant of the palace wanted to send out a letter.

And that letter turned out to be exposing that Prince Xing's mansion was plotting rebellion, and Yan Ming King Xing Zhu Youzhao secretly left the feudal clan in the early years, and attached a lot of evidence.

Under interrogation by Zhu Chen and the others, they discovered that this young man was someone close to Zhu Houcong.

And the person who wrote the letter turned out to be Zhu Houcong himself.

They were going to send this letter to De'an Mansion, and the letter also said that the governor of Anlu Prefecture was colluding with King Xing and plotting something wrong.

This Zhu Houcong is really poisonous!

He thought he couldn't be the heir of Prince Xing, and wanted to destroy Prince Xing's mansion, and then prove that he was the one who reported him, and wanted to put him to death and survive.

King Xing read the letter and trembled angrily on the spot.

He prevented others from following, and one of them took a sword and went to the backyard where Zhu Houcong was imprisoned, saying that he would solve the matter himself.

I don't want to get too angry on the spot and get sick directly.

In order to escape, Zhu Houcong set fire to the courtyard directly. When everyone put out the fire to rescue Zhu Youcong, Zhu Houcong escaped in the chaos.

"Have you searched all the places in the city?"

Qin Shao stood up, looked out the window and asked.

(End of this chapter)