My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 120 Who is it?

The entire camp was silent, and it didn't look like it should be after victory.

The soldiers who had been fighting for a whole day sat silently on the ground, looking at the large tent in the center.

Outside the central tent, officers, large and small, knelt there, silently looking at the tent with the curtain lifted.

In the tent, a wooden bed was placed there.

Lying on it was Zhu Zhanji who had removed his armor and put on an ill-fitting Jinlong casual suit.

It was the old man's clothes. Originally, the eunuch took Zhu Zhanji's clothes, but was pushed away by the old man. He personally put on his grandson the Jinlong suit that only the emperor is qualified to wear.

The old man didn't say a word, but silently wiped his grandson's cheeks and combed his hair.

"Da da da……"

There was a sound of horseshoes rushing towards them, and the generals kneeling outside looked back, only to see Zhu Gaoyu, king of Yue, rushing over quickly.

"Your Highness!"

Liu Sheng got up quickly, stepped forward and supported Zhu Gaoyu's bloody BMW.

"How's it going?"

Zhu Gaoyu looked anxiously and kept looking into the tent.

Liu Sheng sighed and shook his head.

"Zhanji!"

Zhu Gaoyu let out a mournful cry, and staggered towards the big tent.

As soon as he stepped into the tent, he saw the young man lying quietly with his eyes closed. Thinking of the boy who had been following him since he was a child, calling his fourth uncle and fourth uncle, Zhu Gaoyu shook slightly, grief came from his heart, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes slide.

Going up step by step, and coming to the old man's side, Zhu Gaoyu wanted to reach out and touch Zhu Zhanji.

"Go away, don't touch him."

The old man roared and pushed Zhu Gaoyu aside.

The old man's eyes were red, he held a wooden comb, and combed his grandson's hair tremblingly.

His eyes were filled with anger and sadness, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Is it you?"

Zhu Gaoyu, who was pushed away, looked at the old man blankly.

"What am I?"

"The battlefield was so chaotic at that time, and it was too late for the Oirats to escape. How could they rob and kill Zhanji, and Zhanji's pursuit was improvised. No one told the prairie people, how could they know where Zhanji had gone?"

"Tell me, did you tell them?"

Zhu Gaoyu stared blankly at the old man, and after a long time, he seemed to understand, and roared sadly and angrily: "Father, how could you doubt your son like this, you were busy before, I took Zhanji with me, he has been with me since he was a child Behind the ass, I watched him grow up, although he is my nephew, in my mind, he is no different from my son."

"I admit that I did have thoughts about the position of the eldest brother in my heart, but I never thought of using this method."

"I work hard to develop overseas, and go overseas to trade to make people's lives better. I want to use this method to prove to you that I am better than the big brother, so that you think that only I can lead Ming Dynasty to rise, and let the big brother give me the position. .”

"And from the very beginning, I never thought of coming to the north. If it wasn't for you, Dad, who cut off the horse, I am now in Jinling with Yue'er and the child. I never thought of coming here."

"More importantly, my son was leading the army at the time. I just wanted to inform him, and I had to have time."

"What's more, Zhanji was impromptu. I had already chased the enemy for more than ten miles. Unless I have clairvoyance, I would not know the situation here at all."

"Father, my son can swear to the sky here, I really never thought of using this method to murder big brother and the others."

The generals outside frowned when they heard the quarrel between the father and son, and quickly waved their hands to make the lower-ranking officers and guards temporarily withdraw.

Zhu Gaoyu's words made the old man silent, and after some time, he waved his hand outside the door.

"Remove King Yue's military power and lock him up too."

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking to Zhu Gaoyu, and continued to comb Zhu Zhanji's hair silently with his head down.

"Your Majesty, let's go. His Majesty is in a state of grief. Talking too much will only make his heart feel more uncomfortable. You and your two Highnesses will be wronged first. After the matter is over, we will find a way to let His Majesty release you. "

Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan and Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an walked in, supported Zhu Gaoyu on the left and right, and walked outside.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't struggle, just looked at Zhu Zhanji silently, and was led out by the two of them.

From the words of the old man and Marquis Zheng Heng of Wu'an, he already understood that the second and third children who came back first have already been locked up.

The current old man is like a wounded tiger. He looks at everyone and feels threatened.

Zhu Zhanji's death is so strange that he is suspicious of everyone now, especially the three sons who have benefited the most from this matter.

But now he has already lost a grandson, and he doesn't want to have irreconcilable conflicts with his three sons, so he chooses to lock up the three sons first, and wait for him to calm down before making a careful judgment and investigation.

"Your Highness!"

Wu Shan, who was kneeling outside with all the generals, looked at Zhu Gaoyu who was brought out by the two masters, and couldn't help shouting.

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head at him, and watched him beckon to Liu Sheng next to him.

Liu Sheng nodded, expressing that he would make arrangements for these people.

Soon, Zhu Gaoyu was taken to a heavily guarded tent.

As the curtain was lifted, the second and third children who had removed their armor were lying or sitting inside, staring blankly at the tent above their heads.

When the two heard the movement outside the door, they turned their heads and took a look. Seeing that it was Zhu Gaoyu brought in by Liu Sheng and Zheng Heng, they sighed and sat up.

Zheng Heng cupped his hands at the three of them: "Your Highness, please feel wronged first. I will arrange the meals myself. After this matter is over, His Majesty will let you out after recovering from the grief."

Zhu Gaoyu nodded.

"The old man is really uncomfortable now. We are suspected of being unable to appease him, so please ask Marquis Wu An and An Yuan to take care of the old man."

The two nodded, bowed to the three and retreated.

After the two left, none of the three brothers spoke first, but just looked at each other silently.

"Is it you?"

After a while, the three asked each other at the same time.

After finishing speaking, the three brothers were stunned for a moment, and all turned their heads to look aside.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked at the two of them.

"I'm the second child. The eldest is not here and I'm the oldest. Let me say a few words first."

Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaosui didn't say anything, they just nodded.

Seeing that the two agreed, Zhu Gaoxu looked at them and said, "I really didn't think about the eldest nephew."

"Although on the battlefield, life and death are up to God, we all know this, but things can't be said that way."

"The old man's heart is in a mess now. He looks like everyone who killed his nephew."

"Both of you know how your elder brother is doing. If he finds out, he won't be able to take the blow, and he may even fall down and get sick."

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, "Generally speaking, whoever benefits the most among our brothers is the most likely."

After saying this, he and Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Gaoyu together.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was listening silently, saw that there was no sound, and looked up, and the two were looking at him with straight eyes.

The meaning in the eyes of the two of them is obviously expressing the fourth child, you just admit it!

"What kind of eyes are you looking at? Are you doubting me?"

Zhu Gaosui shook his head, "It's not suspicion."

Zhu Gaoyu snorted coldly, and just as he was about to say something, Zhu Gaosui continued, "It's affirmation that something happened to the old man, and you, the three of us, will benefit the most."

"You fart!"

Zhu Gaoyu stood up all of a sudden, pointed at the two of them angrily, and said, "You all know that the biggest beneficiary is me, the old man who has been playing tricks all his life, can't he see it?"

"Besides, do you think I'm stupid?"

"Originally, I still had a chance. If I did this and was found out by the old man, you think the old man would spare me."

"To tell you the truth, I still suspect that you two did it after you said that. After all, if something is found out, I will be in bad luck."

"Without me and the boss, you two will be the last winners."

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaosui suddenly looked at Zhu Gaoxu who was beside him.

"Good guy, you two suspect that I did it again."

Noticing the eyes of the two brothers, Zhu Gaoxu jumped up like a cat that stepped on its tail, and pointed at them angrily.

"Let me tell you, I definitely didn't do it. Although I hate the boss and the eldest nephew, I wouldn't do this kind of trick. I am aboveboard and don't do such nasty things."

It's a pity that the two of them ignored his excuse directly, and the expression on their faces was that you were the most suspicious.

"Hey, what I said is true, I can swear to God, if I say a false word, I will be hit by a carriage to death when I go out."

Good guy, under the gaze of the two men, Zhu Gaoxu swore a poisonous oath in a hurry.

"Etc., etc……"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't know what he thought of, so he waved his hand to let the two calm down first, and after a moment of silence, he pointed at Zhu Gaosui.

"Third brother, in this way, you are the most suspected of this."

"Fuck, why is it on me again, I'm the most innocent one, okay?"

Seeing that he pointed the finger at himself while talking, Zhu Gaosui jumped up all of a sudden, pointing angrily at the two people who were looking at him.

"One of you has the military power, and the other is liked by the old man. You all led the troops in the battle today, and I am the only one watching by the old man's side."

"I want to ask you two, what's the use of my action, what can it bring me, and it's not the two of you who get the benefits in the end, it's none of my business, I only help you when I eat too much."

Zhu Gaoyu squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "The things that are often impossible are actually the truth."

"Second brother, you think that once something happens, we two will be the first to be suspected, while some people can stay out of it."

"In this way, in order to prove ourselves, we fight each other to the death, while some people directly take advantage of it behind."

"Think about Li Shimin's son back then. The brothers fought to the death, but the most harmless Li Zhi took advantage of him."

"Fourth, you are right. If you say that, the possibility of the third is even greater."

Zhu Gaoxu rolled up his sleeves and looked at Zhu Gaosui angrily.

"Third brother, third child, I didn't expect that we are the most hidden method among brothers, and you are the one who is the darkest."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Zhu Gaosui quickly stretched out his hand and shouted to stop. He looked at Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaoxu who were about to beat him up, took a few breaths and said, "Is there a possibility that the matter of the eldest nephew was really an accident."

The two who were rolling up their sleeves and preparing to step forward to torture them looked at each other, sighed in unison, turned around and returned to their seats, and sat there in a daze.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu said, "If it was really an accident, then I have to blame the old man for this matter. After all, he was the one who brought my eldest nephew to the battlefield. I heard that my mother disagreed. If Dad hadn't brought him here, this wouldn't have happened."

Zhu Gaoyu lay on the blanket, looked at the tent above his head with his hands behind his head, and said helplessly, "So what? Killed Zhanji."

"Well, I don't know how sad my mother will be if she finds out. Her health is not good, and she has been supported by supplements for so many years. If she is stimulated, I don't know what will happen."

Zhu Gaosui also sighed, "Is there any way, this matter cannot be hidden at all."

The three brothers were silent for a while, then sighed in unison, and said nothing more.

It was not until late at night that there was some movement outside the door.

The three brothers sat up together and looked at Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, who came in with the food.

"How's it going?"

Zhu Gaoyu stepped forward to take the tray from the other party, and anxiously asked about the situation outside.

Liu Sheng shook his head, and said to the three brothers: "Your Majesty's dinner is useless, and he has been sitting next to His Highness Grandson."

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly asked: "Has the capital sent someone to notify you?"

Liu Sheng shook his head, "Your Majesty didn't give an order, and we didn't dare, so we haven't sent anyone back yet."

"Are you sure who the murderer is?"

Zhu Gaoyu asked again, wondering if those who ambushed Zhu Zhanji were caught?
Liu Sheng shook his head again, "No, those Oirat cavalry ran off somewhere, and they couldn't find them. The Marquis of Fengcheng personally led someone to chase them, but the possibility seems very small. After all, it's been so long and the grassland is so big. Already ran away."

"The identity has not been confirmed, but I can be sure that the other party has a big shot, and the golden knife is still in his hand."

"What's the use of that."

Zhu Gaoxu, who came to the north with the old man more than once, sighed when he heard these clues.

In order to show their identity, grassland people like to frame their weapons with golden things.

It is impossible to tell who the murderer is with a knife alone. Unless the Oirat cavalry who shot at Zhu Zhanji are captured, it is difficult to determine who the murderer is with some accessories.

After talking to the three brothers, Liu Sheng told the three that they would leave the camp tomorrow and left.

The three of them looked at the food in front of them without moving. Although they were already hungry after a day of fighting, how could they be in the mood to eat now.

The three brothers sat like this for a whole night, and they were not taken into the carriage until the camp was announced the next day, and they left with the troops.

But this time back to the teacher, not everyone left.

Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, was left behind, and the old man ordered him to find the Wala people who attacked Zhu Zhanji, even if he searched the entire grassland.

The old man didn't see the three brothers, and he doesn't want to see them now either.

The troops who had been arrogant and vigorous when they set off were very silent at this time.

There was no joy on the faces of the soldiers, and they followed the troops slowly.

Daming's army was still on the way back, and the tribes in the grassland received a message.

To be precise, it is the imperial decree of the old man.

"Find that group of cavalry, find the leader who killed Zhu Zhanji, otherwise the army will sweep again in the next year, and the grassland will not hand over the murderer by then, and the entire grassland tribe will be buried with him."

However, not long after they received this news, another news came urgently.

The son of Mahamu, the hero of the grassland, died among the rebellious army. If the Oala people hadn't found it in time, the corpse would have been eaten by wild wolves.

Now the whole grassland is silent.

One is the grandson of Emperor Ming, and the other is the son of the lord of the grassland, both died in this battle.

No one dared to imagine how cruel the struggle would be on the grassland after the spring of next year.

"Your Highness."

Beside the moving carriage, Wu Shan's voice sounded.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was closing his eyes and meditating, opened his eyes, opened the curtain and looked at Wu Shan who was following the carriage.

At this time, Wu Shan's expression was very serious, as if he had something urgent to report.

"What happened, is it the old man..."

Zhu Gaoyu was a little anxious, thinking that the old man was too sad and there was something wrong with his weakness.

Wu Shan shook his head.

"It's not His Majesty's side. Since you were locked up, we are not allowed to approach Your Majesty."

Zhu Gaoyu was silent for a while, then nodded and asked, "It's something about Qiongzhou."

If it's not about the old man, then it must be about Qiongzhou.

Wu Shan shook his head again.

Zhu Gaoyu was a little annoyed, he patted the compartment of the carriage and asked, "What the hell is that?"

Wu Shan hesitated for a moment, looked around and whispered: "Since the incident happened yesterday, the general has thought a lot and noticed some clues. I want to tell your Highness to avoid being misunderstood by His Majesty."

Zhu Gaoyu frowned, and glanced at the guards sent by the old man next to him.

"Say it directly!"

Wu Shan nodded: "We came from the Western Regions. At that time, in order to prevent the countries in the Western Regions from spying on our horses, the Timur Empire sent people to accompany us all the way."

"They left when they were approaching Mihawei. At that time, I kept an eye out and sent someone to follow up to have a look."

Speaking of this, Wu Shan lowered his voice and said, "They are heading north."

Zhu Gaoyu narrowed his eyes, and then asked: "Then do they know that we are at war with the north?"

Wu Shan nodded, "When we were chatting on the road, we talked about this issue. At that time, we thought that our two countries have diplomatic relations, so we said something that could be said."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoyu was silent for a long time, looked at Wu Shan and said, "You suspect that this matter was done by them."

Wu Shan shook his head, "The last general is not sure."

"But you often tell me that when thinking about problems, don't think about the current situation, but take one step, look at three steps and look at ten steps."

"The Tamerlane Empire, whether at sea or on land, is our hidden adversary."

"Shaharu, the last general, also inquired about it. He is a cruel and ambitious person."

"He sees the strength of our Da Ming. It is not easy to surpass our Da Ming, so the only way is to make us mess up."

After saying this, Wu Shan looked at Zhu Gaoyu: "And they look very similar to the prairie people. The person who also led the team also carried a golden machete."

"It is from this aspect that the last general has doubts about them."

After talking about his guess, Wu Shan finally added: "You often tell us that the most impossible things are often the most likely."

"A strong and united Ming Dynasty is not in the interests of the Timurid Empire."

"What's more, their mission to the Ming trade has just gone to the Western Regions, and they happen to be with them."

"Those envoys have stayed in Daming for so long, and they know some of the situation in Daming, and they may even know the scale of our expedition."

"So the general will make bold guesses."

"Shaharu may have explained this before leaving, and it just so happened that they met the envoys and learned about Daming's situation."

"After exchanging information, the two sides made a bold decision to pick off His Royal Highness, the node that binds the entire Ming Dynasty, and cause chaos within the royal family, thus causing chaos in the entire Ming Dynasty."

"Also, Li Qian, the internal servant, has a mission to protect the grandson, so why did he suddenly take the grandson to hunt down the enemy?"

"So the general speculates that this was not an accident at all, but that someone was bribed to lure His Highness to go out to fight, and then took the opportunity to ambush and rob and kill them to achieve their final goal of causing chaos in Daming."

Wu Shan made a final conclusion: "This plan can be said to be very vicious. It not only disturbed Daming, but also made Daming and the grassland completely immortal."

"The two of us fight to the death, even if we win, we will pay a big price."

"And at that time, the Timur Empire, who sat by and watched the whole process, will be the biggest beneficiary, because neither the Grassland nor the Ming Dynasty are his threats anymore."

(End of this chapter)