Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 459

In a courtyard in the city of Hangzhou, Mr. Zhou walked in carrying a wooden tray on which was placed an exquisite purple sand teapot and several teacups.

Zhou Lao Er went straight to the table and gently put the tray on the table.

Glancing at the gentleman who was sitting by the window reading a book, he said in a low voice: "Our people have sent a message back. The execution has been completed at the gate of the city, and more than [-] people have been killed."

After saying this, Zhou Lao Er was a little silent, and then said a little lonely after a long while: "No one who went last night came back, not a single one."

He raised his head and glanced at Zhou Lao Er, the gentleman smiled and said softly: "Are you still blaming me for this matter? They should have thought of today's result before they embarked on this road, whether it is them or you I, in the end, will probably end up in this end, even worse than this end. They are just one step ahead, and maybe we will catch up soon."

Zhou Lao Er was silent, and after a while, he said bluntly: "We all know that we may die, but it is so worthless not to want to die. This His Royal Highness, I am afraid that he has already understood your thoughts, so what should we do next? ?”

Sighing lightly, the gentleman said indifferently: "I really didn't expect that our prince is really courageous, and he doesn't care much about his own reputation, or he doesn't care about everything. What kind of reputation?" , Human life doesn't seem to be very important to him. To be honest, I don't know what he thinks. It stands to reason that he is the person who is most afraid of troubles in Zhejiang. But unexpectedly, he really did this gone."

Then the gentleman raised his head to look at Zhou Lao Er, and said with a little excitement in his tone: "Since our prince is not afraid, then we don't need to be afraid. There is indeed nothing to do in Hangzhou City, so let's pass the order." Put the news outside, let the whole Zhejiang know what happened this time. Then prepare to get up, let’s start from Zhejiang, kill the prince, and then march into Nanjing.”

"Tell those people that they have no way out. Rebellion is death, and rebellion is death anyway. They can only fight. In addition, send a message to the commander of the Hangzhou Guard, and let him do it first when the time comes, let our people Start gathering in Hangzhou."

Zhou Laoer nodded, and then said, "I'll make arrangements right away."

"Jinshanwei, ask your younger brother to go there in person. You must persuade Li Zhong of Jinzhouwei to send someone to Hangzhou. We are going to fight a big battle in Hangzhou. When the time comes, we should cooperate internally and externally to smash Hangzhou. Kill the prince!"

"Yes, sir. I'll go right away." Zhou Er Er nodded, then turned and walked outside.

It's just that Zhou Lao Er had just walked a few steps when he was stopped by his husband again.

The gentleman said coldly: "Throw out a few officials appropriately, and see how our Crown Prince will deal with it. If the same is to kill without mercy, then things will be much easier."

"I see." Zhou Er Er agreed again, then turned and walked outside.

On the edge of the West Lake, Zhu Houzhao's residence.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was practicing his sword, his speed was not very fast, and his strength was not very great.It could be seen that he was just practicing sword leisurely.

After Zhu Houzhao took away the sword, Liu Jin quickly walked up,

He handed Zhu Houzhao the warm towel in his hand.

After Zhu Houzhao finished wiping, Liu Jin said, "His Royal Highness, Zhang Yun is here."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, then handed the towel in his hand to Liu Jin, and then said, "Let him in!"

Soon Zhang He walked in from the outside.After seeing Zhu Houzhao, he hurriedly bowed to salute, and said respectfully: "Mr. Zhang Yun, see Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Excuse me." Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and said, and then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister came here today because he has something to tell the prince."

"Then let's talk about it." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

"Yes, His Royal Highness." Zhang Yun agreed, and then said: "I want to send people to other guards. These people are actually making trouble in Yangzhou. Someone must be supporting him. At least they have nothing to fear."

"There is no problem here in Hangzhou, but I am worried that people from other places will send troops to Hangzhou. If it is really like that, things will become very troublesome, and they will cooperate internally and externally."

"There are two guards here in Hangzhou, Hangzhou Qianwei and Hangzhou Guard. There are also Taizhou Guard and Ningbo Guard, which belong to Jinshan Guard in Southern Zhili. Once these places change, it will cause great trouble to Hangzhou. .

So I want to send some people there, at least we can be aware of them when they react. "

Looking at Zhang He, Zhu Youxiao first smiled, and then said, "That's good, that's a bit interesting, but I'm starting to look like a general, or more like a commander, knowing how to consider the overall situation. This is progress."

"But someone is doing these things, so you don't have to worry about it. If there is news, they will pass it back." Zhu Houzhao said that someone has done it, which naturally refers to Yang Lian's people.

These people are better at doing these things than others.So Zhu Houzhao handed things over to them.

The movement of people and horses must be very big, and it is impossible not to disturb the place or other people.Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought that Zhang He would give up after saying so.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xi was unmoved, and continued to speak: "His Royal Highness, I don't believe them. They may be very capable in inquiring about news, but they don't know how to lead troops in battle. They can't give what I want. "

Looking at the resolute Zhang Yun, Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said with a smile: "Since you have decided, then go."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang He bowed quickly and said.

Looking at the back of Zhang He leaving, Zhu Houzhao shook his head.

He could understand Zhang He's thoughts. Zhang He just cared too much about himself, His Royal Highness, so he wanted to make perfect preparations.

In Zhang Xi's view, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had any problems in Hangzhou City, or if there were any mistakes, then the Black Dragon Guard would die hard to atone for his sins.

Therefore, Zhang Xi would not let go of any possibility of failure, and wanted to do everything himself.But this is not a big deal, and the scouts of the Black Dragon Guard are indeed quite professional.

At this time, I went to Qianwei Yamen in Hangzhou.

Liao Zhong, commander of the Hangzhou Guard, was sitting on a chair with a very ugly expression on his face.

Just now, the subordinates have sent the news that the people in Hangzhou city had indeed beheaded and ransacked all over the house, and the corpses had already been hung on the city gate.This even includes Chen Laosan of Qiqizhai.

In Hangzhou City, who doesn't know this Chen Laosan?

In other words, in the whole of Zhejiang, all the famous people knew Chen Laosan.Chen Laosan is a member of His Royal Highness, and he has been showing off his might since he came to Hangzhou. It can be said that he has a high status, ranking among the top few in Hangzhou City.

But now is such a person, not only beheaded, but also beheaded all over the house. Under such circumstances, how could Liao Zhong not be afraid?
You must know that this is not something that has nothing to do with Liao Zhong. Liao Zhong knows exactly what he has done these years.

Unlike those civil servants, those civil servants are changed every three years, but he has been working in Hangzhou for more than ten years, which is a hereditary position in their family.

Under such circumstances, he might be executed by all the families.

When Liao Zhong was at a loss, his personal soldiers came in from the outside, and after seeing Liao Zhong, he bowed and said, "My lord, the second master is here."

Liao Zhong frowned, and said impatiently, "What is he doing here at this time?"

The so-called second master is actually Liao Yuan, Liao Zhong's younger brother.

The two are siblings from the same mother, and Liao Zhong inherited the official position in the family; Liao Yuan also tried to study in the past, and he was considered talented. He passed the examination of a Juren, but it was impossible to go further. pass the exam.

In Liao Yuan's own words, it was three years and three years, three years and three years, but he still didn't pass the exam.

Under such circumstances, Liao Yuan naturally would not continue the exam, so he went home to run the family business with peace of mind.Over the years, I have given Liao Yuan a lot of convenience, and most of the embezzled land was taken to my own home, and Liao Yuan was also responsible for colluding with Chen Laosan.

What's more, many things in the family are managed by Liao Yuan, and there may be many things that he doesn't know.

At such a time, Liao Yuan actually found him.

Liao Zhong originally didn't want to see Liao Yuan, but now Liao Yuan took the risk to come to him.

So Liao Zhong said, "Let him in quickly."

Not long after, Liao Yuan walked in from the outside.

After seeing Liao Zhong, Liao Yuan said in a somewhat impatient tone: "Brother, something happened!"

Glancing at his younger brother, Liao Zhong said angrily: "I also know that something happened. Today, so many heads were chopped off at the gate of the city, and so many people were arrested in the city. Not only did something happen, but also a big thing happened. gone."

"Let me tell you, it's here right now. His Royal Highness has already sent someone over. Last night, someone wanted to assassinate His Royal Highness, and now the whole of Hangzhou is in chaos. So if it's not a matter of life and death, you should not come here in the future Find me."

"Brother, it's a matter of life and death!" Liao Yuan said hastily.

Glancing at his younger brother, Liao Zhong asked with a sullen face, "Don't tell me that those people at the city gate have something to do with you?"

After saying this, Liao Zhong stared at Liao Yuan closely, and added: "It is now, you'd better tell me the truth."

"Brother, it's already this time, how could I lie to you?"

Liao Yuan quickly said: "We really have nothing to do with the gate of the city. But someone came to the door today, and it was from that gentleman. It was his people who came, and he asked me to come to my elder brother."

"What are they going to do?" Liao Zhong asked with staring eyes.

In fact, Liao Zhong didn't know who this gentleman was or what his background was.

This gentleman is considered a relatively mysterious existence in Hangzhou city, but everyone in Hangzhou city knows that he is a man with good hands and eyes.Some things that are difficult to solve can be solved well in his hands.

"We have nothing to do with him, right?" Liao Zhong asked again.

"How come it doesn't matter?" Liao Yuan said with a wry smile, "Let's not talk about Zhejiang, the whole thing in Hangzhou has his shadow. The food in Hangzhou, or the whole Zhejiang, is all brought in by him."

"All the farmland we embezzled was used to raise silkworms and weave cloth, and some of it was given to Chen Laosan of Qiyizhai, but that was not much. After all, Qiqizhai does not require a lot of goods every year; the rest is a large part. All of it was given to Mr. It can be said that nearly [-] to [-] percent of the cloth woven in Zhejiang was taken away by him."

"This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the grain in Zhejiang these years has all been obtained by Mr. At the beginning, many people said that he got it from the Nanjing granary, but not many people believed it. But now The situation seems to be true, after all, there is a lot of trouble at the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, and it may be because of this incident."

"All the mulberry seedlings planted in Zhejiang have the shadow of my husband. In fact, he and Chen Laosan did it together when they embezzled the farmland. They colluded with the Zhejiang government and the local generals in Zhejiang. All of this They did it all."

Liao Zhong looked at his younger brother Liao Yuan in disbelief.

"Why didn't you tell me these things before?" Liao Zhong asked angrily.

"Brother, you are not at home on weekdays. Everyone is doing these things, so no one cares. Besides, we just embezzled some fields, so we don't take it to heart." Liao Yuan said with a wry smile.

At this time, Liao Zhong looked up with a serious face and said to his younger brother, "Are you sure they did what happened in Nanjing?"

"Yes, brother, they did it. Those who came today have admitted it." Liao Yuan said helplessly, "They also told me that they were also responsible for the assassination of the prince last night."

After hearing this.Liao Zhong stood up with a bang.

He has already realized the seriousness of the matter, but he did not expect it to be so serious.

Looking at his younger brother, Liao Zhong asked in a cold voice, "Do you know where those people are?"

"Brother, do you want to arrest him?" Liao Yuan asked with some doubts.

"Of course I want to catch him. Not only do I want to catch him, but I also want to escort him to the prince. As long as we do this, we will be able to make meritorious deeds, and the things we did before will be nothing." Liao Zhong said with some excitement on his face: "Maybe it will be a blessing in disguise."

"Brother, I can't find them." Liao Yuan said helplessly: "Since His Royal Highness arrived in Hangzhou two days ago, these people have disappeared."

"At first I thought they ran away, but who would have thought that they were still hiding in the city of Hangzhou? They are so courageous." Liao Yuan said with a wry smile, "Brother, you don't have to look at me like that. I have already sent someone to I followed the person who came looking for me. But it was useless, and I was thrown away."

(End of this chapter)