Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 424 Something happened to Su Jing!
"My son understands!"

Zhu Di immediately nodded in agreement.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not need to tell him that he would also take Su Jing's warning to heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask: "By the way, what kind of bicycle is that Su Jing made?"

During the three days Zhu Di was here, Su Jing had been making bicycles. Zhu Di naturally mentioned it when he reported.

Zhu Di thought for a while and replied: "Father, I can't describe it accurately, but Mr. Su has promised that when the bicycle is completely finished, he will give one to me."

"I think by then my father will know clearly what it is."

After riding for a few minutes, Zhu Di really didn't know how to introduce it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"That's okay, Su Jing likes to tinker with this anyway."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

He was very concerned about Su Jing's affairs, but it didn't matter what it was.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu was really busy. There were some things that he just needed to know, but if you look closely, he didn't have the energy.

"Fourth, if nothing happens, you can go back."

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the memorial again and prepared to continue handling government affairs.

Zhu Di bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Father, I have one more thing to say."

Zhu Yuanzhang said without raising his head: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhu Di immediately said: "Father, when I was studying with Mr. Su, I met a fortune teller who called himself Liu Banxian. He calculated that Mr. Su would be in a bloody disaster in the near future."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and smiled: "Fourth brother, why do you believe these fortune-telling words? These are just tricks to cheat money. When we were on the streets, there were many such scammers."

Lao Zhu's experience can be said to be quite rich. Before the uprising, he was a gangster.

He has truly experienced the life of ordinary people.

Lao Zhu didn't believe in fortune-telling tricks at all.

"My son understands, but..."

Zhu Di immediately recounted what happened in the lumber store without any subjective bias.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Di's words, he just smiled and said at the first moment: "Fourth brother, what's so puzzling about this matter? This fortune teller Liu Banxian has colluded with the lumber shop owner a long time ago."

For Zhu Yuanzhang, who didn't believe it at the beginning, this matter was problematic no matter how he looked at it.

Zhu Di immediately said: "But even my son-in-law didn't know that Mr. Su would buy wood that day. How did Liu Banxian know that? Even if he knew, how could he know which wood shop Mr. Su would go to?"

Zhu Di had already anticipated Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

"It's possible to inquire more about this kind of thing. You also said that this Liu Banxian should know a little bit about Su Jing's identity and wants to get some benefits from Su Jing. This is nothing."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, still not paying much attention.

In his opinion, fortune telling couldn't be true anyway.

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said: "But my son also asked Mr. Su. Mr. Su's attitude was the same as my father. He didn't think it was true, but he couldn't figure out how the fortune teller Liu Banxian calculated it."

"Oh."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Even this kid Su Jing can't understand it."

Lao Zhu was naturally interested in things that Su Jing couldn't figure out.

"Fourth brother, please tell us in detail about the things related to Liu Banxian."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked enthusiastically.

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Di nodded, and then began to tell in detail all the events related to Liu Banxian, including his speculations about the conversation between him and Su Jing.

Zhu Yuanzhang patiently listened to everything and frowned: "So, he met Su Jing for the first time when the third child was here, and he has been looking for Su Jing since then."

"That should be the case. I asked Third Brother yesterday, and Third Brother also had an impression of Liu Banxian."

Zhu Di replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned: "It seems that Liu Banxian's fortune-telling trick is quite powerful. He can actually deceive Su Jing, but the trick is just a trick after all."

I can’t understand or believe it, this is Lao Zhu.

In such a superstitious era, emperors like Lao Zhu are indeed rare.

When Zhu Di heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he felt relieved.

Because he always felt that this Liu Banxian was not aimless.

But neither Su Jing nor Zhu Yuanzhang took this matter seriously.

"My son and I have nothing to do, so I won't disturb my father."

Zhu Di cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "Okay, then you can leave first."

When Zhu Di wanted to leave, Lao Zhu didn't hold back at all. Except for Zhu Biao, no son had the patience to communicate and teach him personally.

In other words, he didn't have time to teach them one by one personally.

Zhu Di lowered his head and backed away slowly.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Fengxian Hall, a figure rushed directly into the hall at an extremely fast speed.

"Your Majesty, something big has happened!"

The visitor knelt down when he saw him, his face full of horror, but he still suppressed his fear.

Zhu Yuanzhang recognized at a glance that the man kneeling in front of him was the captain of his own army whom he had arranged to monitor and protect Su Jing in Lishui County, and his whole expression suddenly changed.

Zhu Di stood there, not knowing whether to advance or retreat for a moment.

"Tell me, what's wrong with Su Jing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about Zhu Di at all, and stared at the pro-army captain in front of him.

Zhu Di also reacted very quickly and immediately understood the identity of the guard in front of him.

The moment he understood, his expression became tense.

Zhu Di's eyes were also fixed on the pro-military captain in front of him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Uncle Renyuan had an accident."

The pro-military captain's voice was trembling, but he still said it.

Uncle Ren Yuan had an accident!
Su Jing had an accident!

The moment he learned the news, Lao Zhu was almost stunned.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Su Jing many times before, he was not happy at all when he learned that Su Jing had an accident.

"What's going on? What happened to Mr. Su?"

Zhu Di immediately came to the front of the pro-military captain, and started questioning him regardless of whether Zhu Yuanzhang was here.

The pro-military captain glanced at Zhu Di, his face full of fear, and did not answer immediately.

"Say, what's going on?"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke, his deep voice filled with unconcealed murderous intent.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The pro-military captain immediately said: "It's like this. Uncle Ren Yuan went out today, got on the carriage, and went straight to the suburbs in the south of the city." "Because His Majesty has told us not to be discovered by Mr. Su, nor to affect Mr. Su's Daily life, so we deliberately distanced ourselves after leaving the city.”

"Then not long after, there was a violent explosion in the distance. We didn't care too much and rushed over immediately. There were many corpses at the scene that were blown beyond recognition. We couldn't confirm whether Mr. Su was among them."

explosion!

Still a violent explosion!
When Zhu Di heard the news, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He couldn't imagine that something like this happened to him just after he came back from Su Jing.

"how can that be!"

Zhu Di said tremblingly.

For the teenage Zhu Di, he did not yet have the ability to control his emotions.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was solemn and his expression could not be seen: "Is the scene under control?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, we checked the surrounding area immediately and there was no one else there."

The pro-military captain replied: "We have also counted the corpses at the scene, but they were too broken by the explosion. They were not put together when I came here, so I don't know the specific situation."

"In addition, we also discovered that a shopkeeper named Li Mingyou under Uncle Ren Yuan has also disappeared. It seems that he is the Uncle Ren Yuan he made an appointment with today."

With such a big thing happening, the pro-military captain understood that he had greatly neglected his duty and would most likely lose his head.

But he didn't dare to run, and he couldn't run.

In order not to harm his family, he must use practical actions to make up for his mistakes.

The area around the scene was where the murderer was most likely to be, so they immediately started searching.

Su Jing and Li Mingyou had several previous exchanges, which were also recorded by them.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully to the information from the pro-military captain, and then said: "This news cannot appear in the capital, do you understand?"

"I understand, and I guarantee that no one in Lishui County will know about the incident that happened to Uncle Ren Yuan."

The pro-military captain immediately assured him, and he felt relieved.

At least now Zhu Yuanzhang has not executed him directly, so at least there is a chance to atone for his sins.

It's not that he is exempted from the death penalty, but that his family is not involved.

"Go down and investigate. If you can't find the murderer behind it, you should know what will happen."

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

"The minister leads the order!"

The pro-army captain quickly left Fengxian Hall, leaving only Zhu Di stunned.

"Why, Fourth Brother, are you panicking about this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di and said calmly.

Zhu Di came back to his senses and said: "Father, something happened to Mr. Su. Who is it? Why did you attack Mr. Su?"

"Look how panicked you are. Isn't it time for you to think about this problem carefully?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied with Zhu Di's panic at the moment, and he didn't speak in a good tone: "Fourth brother, you are the last person to see Su Jing. Did Su Jing provoke anyone before? If there is anything that cannot be dealt with, please think about it. clear."

Zhu Di immediately began to think carefully, recalling all the things he had encountered in his three days with Su Jing.

"Father, that Liu Banxian! Since he can calculate Mr. Su's bloody disaster, maybe he knows something!"

Zhu Di immediately thought of Liu Banxian. After all, he had been reminded of the bloody disaster many times.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Of course I want to arrest the fortune teller Liu Banxian, but if you think about it again, are there other murderers?"

Even now, Lao Zhu still doesn't believe in fortune telling.

But Liu Banxian must be suspected.

Zhu Di recalled it again, and then he said: "I remember that Mr. Su seemed to have just experienced something. It was the cloth under Mr. Su's hands. It seems that something happened. Maybe my father can ask the second and third brothers."

Because Zhu Di was not interested in business matters at all, he didn't ask about it, but only heard a little about it.

"Fortunately, you have some brains."

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "The Li Mingyou I just mentioned is the shopkeeper under Su Jing. Because Su Jing went to Shandong with your eldest brother and stayed away from home for too long, some of the shopkeepers under him had second thoughts."

"Su Jing happens to be rectifying them, so naturally there is some fighting among them."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Su Jing's situation in quite detail.

In addition to the information sent back by his three sons who took turns visiting Su Jing, he also received surveillance records on a regular basis.

Lao Zhu was also aware of Su Jing's previous methods of rectification.

"I see. What do you mean, father, that the person who attacked Mr. Su was the shopkeeper under Mr. Su?"

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's strong aura, Zhu Di calmed down a little at this moment.

"uncertain."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, and there seemed to be some other thoughts between his brows, but he didn't say much to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was still anxious and said: "Father, if the murderer is not caught in a hurry, Mr. Su must be fine."

"Although there was an accident, Mr. Su's body has not yet appeared, so it is possible that Mr. Su is still alive!"

Zhu Di didn't believe that Su Jing would die so easily. If there is no conclusive news, Su Jing might still be alive.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di and said, "Well, so, there is something very important that you need to do."

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Did the father ask his son to go find Mr. Su?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, Fourth Brother, you can finally think of something. We are not very reassured by those pro-military captains. It's okay to leave the investigation to them, but we need someone we can absolutely trust." People, the news about this matter must not be leaked, so only you, the fourth child, are the most suitable. You have just come back from Su Jing, so the time is short and there are few changes."

"My son takes orders!"

Zhu Di immediately bowed to answer, his eyes full of determination.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Go to the Qinjun Commandery's Mansion and ask for a team of people, and then set off."

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Di immediately turned around and left Fengxian Hall and followed Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions.

As soon as Zhu Di left, the expression of Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been calm just now, changed.

"Who is it!"

Lao Zhu's expression management was completely ineffective at this moment.

When something happened to Su Jing, he was not as calm as Zhu Di seemed, but as an emperor, he had to restrain his emotions.

Now Lao Zhu's mind is full of anger. If he could, he would even go on a killing spree.

But now that Su Jing's life or death is uncertain, it is not appropriate to make the matter a big deal, otherwise it will be harder to catch the murderer.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already heard some problems with the pro-soldier's confession just now.

He didn't believe that Su Jing would die so easily.

Therefore, Lao Zhu forcibly suppressed his anger and chose to suppress the matter first, confirm Su Jing's situation and find the murderer, and then vent his emotions.

"Su Jing, don't die so easily."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked into the distance with an extremely solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)