my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 73 Five Steps to Blood Splatter

Zhu Jin and the others were silent, still not knowing what kind of medicine Zhang Anshi sold in the gourd.

But at this moment, there was a sudden bang.

Earth shook.

It was at least [-] steps away from Shenjiazhuang, but the sound like thunder could still be felt.

In the distance...a cloud of flames and gunpowder smoke rises.

All of a sudden, Zhu Jin's mind was buzzing. You know, he has been shocked several times in the past two months, and today is the third time.

Damn...they really dare to do anything!

Subconsciously... Zhu Jin felt his knees go soft again.

Immediately, with a click, he knelt directly at Zhang Anshi's feet: "My lord is really amazing."

The other stewards and merchants also had ashen faces, and bowed down one after another: "Little... I admire you so much..."

Their only thought is that this person is not easy to mess with, he is a lunatic who can do anything!
Of course, the most important thing is that the other party's background is really unpredictable, so I dare not offend him.

At this moment, Zhang Anshi only smiled, but remained silent.

...............

At this time, the entire Shenjiazhuang was in chaos.

The nearby county government also seemed to be alarmed.

Soon, from Wucheng Bingmasi to Yingtian Mansion, and even Jinyiwei's Tiqi began to appear.

This is serious, too serious to end.

Then... an official from Yingtian Mansion appeared at Shen's house. Immediately afterwards, this person took a horse and hurried to the East Palace.

Someone in Ying Tianfu asked to see the prince.

When Zhu Gaochi heard about Ying Tianfu, he was very surprised.

Although he is a prince, occasionally Zhu Di would ask him about his views on major national affairs, but after all, the prince cannot handle the details in person, and in order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Gaochi would try his best to disassociate himself from the people of Ying Tianfu.

Now suddenly a person named Zhou Jing who claimed to be the Prime Minister of Yingtian Mansion came to visit, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help frowning slightly, but still called him.

"I... have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhou Jing is the Fu Cheng, equivalent to the assistant officer of Ying Tian Fu Yin.

Zhu Gaochi looked casual and said, "What's the matter with Duke Zhou?"

Zhou Jing looked at the eunuch next to the prince vigilantly, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, can you take a step to speak."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi felt that the matter was very strange. He settled down and felt that he should listen first before speaking.

So he stood up and led the people to a small hall beside him.

This small hall is the hunting room of the East Palace, relatively remote, mainly displaying some bows and arrows, as well as some fur goods from hunting.

Zhu Di loves hunting, but Zhu Gaochi is not keen on it. He just wants to please Zhu Di, so Zhu Gaochi will follow suit.

After entering, Zhu Gaochi turned his back to Zhou Jing, his eyes fell on the sparrow bow hanging on the wall, and asked, "What's the matter?"

At this time, Zhou Jingcai said: "Your Highness, just now, someone bombed Qixia Shenzhuang."

"Which Shen family?"

"In the Song Dynasty, there were two jinshi from one school, and most of their descendants were officials. In the Yuan Dynasty, they were even included in the court class. As far as my Ming Dynasty, the Qixia Shen family was also well-known."

After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he was surprised: "His ancestor was the Shen family who had annotated "Shangshu Xinyi". Who did this kind of family get bombed?"

"I received the report, and immediately rushed to Shen's house to check. The inside was in a mess, half of the village was about to be burned, and 14 people were killed or injured, most of them were guards. Your Highness... this Shen's house...but Famous families... I found out that the gunpowder used by the criminals was the same as the gunpowder used against Han Wang Wei Baihu last time. Yes, but due to the great power, the entire Shen family is left with ruins, it is very miserable."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi asked, "Is it related to the three evil spirits in the capital?"

"Exactly, I also found out that the three murderers in the capital were only released today...and...the minister also heard that it was...Cheng Enbo Zhang Anshi who went to welcome them out of prison...I asked one person...and said it was Cheng Enbo was haunting nearby, and that man...was very frightened, because he had seen Cheng Enbo before, so he recognized him."

Zhu Gaochi's heart went cold when he heard that.

He looked at Zhou Jing, and hurriedly said: "Apart from him, does anyone else know?"

Zhou Jingdao: "When I inquired, I felt something strange, so I dismissed the left and right. As for the person who inquired, I gave him some money, sent him away, and told him not to speak out. As for the others... ...I asked the guards to inquire carefully, but there is no other clue."

Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief: "You have done a good job."

Hearing the crown prince's praise, Zhou Jing laughed, and then said: "However... I have come here to give you some good advice."

Zhu Gaochi said, "Say it."

"His Royal Highness, this son of Uncle Cheng... is indeed not a good man. If he dares to do such a big thing today, he will implicate His Highness sooner or later. His Majesty has great expectations for His Royal Highness, but once he learns that His Highness is conniving If relatives do anything wrong, I'm afraid they will be greatly disappointed."

Zhu Gaochi frowned: "How do you want me?"

Zhou Jingdao: "Although no outsiders know about this matter now, there is no guarantee that the matter will not be leaked in the future. At that time, how will His Highness the Crown Prince deal with himself? Your Majesty hates evil like a vengeful enemy, and if you know that His Highness conceals and protects you, how disappointed you will be. "

After a pause, Zhou Jing said again: "So my suggestion is that Your Highness should take advantage of this time to expose Zhang Anshi. In this way, since he has completely separated from Zhang Anshi, even if he causes any troubles in the future, he will be with His Highness." Nothing to do."

"Your Highness is a rare benevolent and virtuous prince in the world. The hopes of thousands of subjects rest on His Highness. Your Highness must not cause disasters because of a little Zhang Anshi."

Said, Zhou Jing carefully observed Zhu Gaochi's face.

Obviously, he's here for refuge.

Although he is just a small Fucheng, the dignified prince would never look at him more than once.

But this time is an opportunity. On the one hand, he has the evidence of Zhang Anshi's crime, but hides it. This is tantamount to giving His Royal Highness a meeting gift.

On the other hand, he made a bitter statement, and hoped that His Royal Highness would take this opportunity to expose Zhang Anshi, so as to show his wisdom.

After all... There is a hidden danger of instability around the prince, which is tantamount to adding many variables to the future reserve.

He believed that the crown prince might accept his suggestion, after all, compared to a little wife and brother, the throne was more important.

You know, in the past dynasties, how many princes and grandchildren have killed each other, father and son, and brothers for the throne.

As long as the prince adopts the suggestion and takes the initiative to plead guilty to the emperor, he will have the initiative. Instead of implicating the prince because of Zhang Anshi, the emperor will think that the prince is upright and has no selfish thoughts.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi looked back at Zhou Jing in surprise: "Do you want me to do this?"

Zhou Jingdao: "Everyone in the world hopes His Highness will do this."

Zhu Gaochi read: "People in the world..."

"Your Highness, you should stop and let it mess you up. Please think twice, Your Highness..."

Zhu Gaochi pondered and said: "What you said is not unreasonable, it's just... I ask you, really... No one else in the world knows about this?"

Zhou Jing said confidently: "Your Highness, don't worry, the minister is very careful. Once he arrives at the place, he will start a thorough investigation, even before Jin Yiwei..."

He got to this point...

Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi, whose back was turned to him, suddenly turned around with that fat body.

At the same time, Zhu Gaochi held an iron arrow drawn from the quiver in the hunting house in his hand.

The iron arrow was like a dagger, held tightly by Zhu Gaochi.

The next moment, Zhu Gaochi raised the iron arrow high, and while Zhou Jing was still bending over, the sharp blade of the arrow pierced fiercely into Zhou Jing's side neck.

"Uh...uh..." Zhou Jing opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhu Gaochi in disbelief.

He didn't see any ferocity and anger on Zhu Gaochi's face.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi had a look of fear and timidity.

Zhu Gaochi was still holding the arrow shaft, his hands were shaking desperately.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Zhu Gaochi's face was pale.

This arrow pierced down and exhausted all his courage.

When he saw the blood, his courage suddenly vanished into nothingness, replaced by... a convulsion in his stomach that was about to vomit, and fear.

He killed.

Killing for the first time.

Zhu Gaochi is a kind person. Although Zhu Gaochi stayed in Beiping when Zhu Di was in trouble, he was besieged by the army and horses of the imperial court. People said that he led the army to guard and guarded Beiping as solid as gold.

But in fact, he has been protected all the time, and there are countless soldiers who stay in Beiping to serve him. Even his biological mother, Empress Xu, personally drapes on the tower to guard the city.

Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son, stayed in the Peking Palace instead, only responsible for logistics and scheduling.

Now...it was Zhu Gaochi's first time to kill someone, so close, he could clearly see the pain and distortion on Zhou Jing's face.

I saw blood start to ooze from the arrow cluster's wound.

Zhu Gaochi showed fear, and slumped on the ground.

At this time, Zhou Jing had also collapsed, his body was still twitching and wriggling, he was spitting blood, and breathing heavily, mixed with his unwilling voice: "His... Your Highness... why... why?" ..."

Zhu Gaochi, who had no blood on his face, just wanted to vomit. He slumped on the ground and kicked his legs desperately, as if he wanted to kick Zhou Jing's body away, but soon... he found that Zhou Jing was not dead.

So Zhu Gaochi restrained the fear in his heart, almost like a dog crawling, slowly crawled towards Zhou Jing, then held the shaft of the arrow with both hands, and pulled it back fiercely.

The arrow was pulled out.

Blood arrows also sprayed out.

Zhu Gaochi didn't feel relaxed, he just looked at Zhou Jing on the ground blankly, looking at the blood all over his body.

vomit... vomit...

Zhu Gaochi finally couldn't take it anymore, and vomited the filth from his mouth.

The smell of blood and filth mixed together.

(End of this chapter)