eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 904: Energy reaches the sky? Which sky?

"You've been gone for so long, you should be able to say something useful, right?" The emperor crossed his legs, held the tea in his palm, and scraped it gently with the teapot lid.

In front of him was Wang Teng, who was kneeling on the ground with his palms on the ground.

People outside have never seen such a big shot who can call the shots in the city that never sleeps and even in the capital.

"In reply to your Majesty, the person who just died in Changle Tower was Wan Haiying, a doctor of the Shaanxi Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue. I have ordered people to seal off the inside and outside of Changle Tower. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will, so as to prevent the murderer from escaping."

The emperor paused with the lid of the teapot in his hand. "An official appointed by the imperial court?"

Wang Teng didn't dare to respond for a moment. Beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead and his mouth was tightly pursed.

Snapped!
The teacup fell to the ground.

"What's going on with the East Factory?" Zhu Houzhao was very unhappy. "Call Zhang Yong!"

The emperor was angry, and You Zhi also lowered his head half a step, then signaled to the person next to him with his eyes.

Wang Teng knew that he would die today. Even if the emperor didn't do anything to him in the end, he had caused so much trouble for his immediate superior, Zhang Yong, one of the most powerful eunuchs in the palace.

By then, Zhang Yong will not forgive him.

For people like them, power is a magical tool to protect their lives.

Once you fall out of favor, it means you lose power. It is very comfortable to rise to that position from the ground up, you can call the shots on weekdays, and you are not afraid of offending anyone. But when you come down from that position, without the "divine light protecting you", who knows how many enemies will come to you.

Washing hands in a golden basin?

In a sense, it is more difficult to come down safely than to go up quickly.

But Zhu Houzhao was really concerned about this kind of thing, so he wouldn't care about Wang Teng's life or death.

Now that things have gotten out of hand and the scene is chaotic, it is not appropriate for him to stay here with his identity, so he said to Wang Teng: "Go to your place first."

That is the official government office of the city that never sleeps.

It is reasonable for him to go to this place. He will not go to Changle Terrace, and he will not meet that boss named Bai even more. The difference in their status is too great.

At the same time, the streets outside Changle Terrace and nearby were filled with soldiers, destroying the lively night. Passers-by were squeezed behind the imperial soldiers to watch, and the road in the middle was cleared.

The news of the emperor's arrival had leaked out for such a long time.
For the sake of the emperor's safety, You Zhi could no longer care about so many things, and just ordered someone to notify the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Han Ziren.

That's why he's rushing here now.

As for the civil servants in the government office of the City That Never Sleeps, they all arrived at about the same time.

Although the common people were cleared out, the officials and factory guards quickly filled up this not-so-wide street.

When I heard footsteps in the house,

Han Ziren knelt down immediately.
He said loudly: "I, Han Ziren, the commander of the Jinyiwei, am late in escorting you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at You Zhi who was beside him.

The old eunuch did not argue, "I acted on my own initiative, please punish me, Your Majesty."

The main reason was that he was really worried. After all, a murder had happened across the street and the situation was still unclear. What could he do? In short, ensuring the emperor's safety was the first priority, and he would accept some suffering later.

Zhu Houzhao shook his sleeves, not to You Zhi, but to the officials kneeling outside, "I have said time and again that the City That Never Sleeps was the prosperous place of the Ming Dynasty! Now, is it a den of bandits? Kill people whenever you want? There is no big boss or second in command in doing business here, so how come some people are so mysterious, saying that they have great power.

"Connected to the sky?!" He emphasized the word, "I have never communicated with any merchant in the City That Never Sleeps. So which sky is he connected to? Is it your Wang Teng Wang Dugong's sky?"

Wang Teng quickly changed his posture and knelt down, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I would not dare to do that even if I had the courage of heaven!"

As they were talking, another sedan chair landed behind Han Ziren and the other group of people.

Then a road was opened up.

Zhu Houzhao recognized it at a glance.

Even Mei Kejia, Marquis of Pinghai, was in his seventies and his hair was all white, yet he was brought out in the middle of the night to confess his crimes to the emperor. This was the consequence of having unfilial descendants.

But never mind that.
The emperor was very angry, and Mei Kejia had no time to feel sad for his children and grandchildren. He knelt down before the emperor first.

"Your Majesty, I have failed to manage my family properly, which has led to absurd things. Please calm down, Your Majesty!"

This is his father-in-law.
Logically speaking, Zhu Houzhao should give him some face.

But this incident happened in public and was too sensitive. We couldn't ask him to protect the royal relatives in public, right?

His father Hongzhi was just like that, which resulted in resentment throughout the court, and ultimately affected his own reputation as an emperor. He also fueled the arrogance of the two royal relatives, and things could only get worse and worse.

As for the shame,
It is the Mei family that is losing face, not the Zhu family.

Even if he brings shame to the Zhu family, his surname is not really Zhu. Who is afraid of who if he does something ridiculous?

"I have heard that Young Master Mei comes to Changle Terrace every day, spending money like water and reveling every night. Marquis Pinghai, such children and grandchildren are not bringing you good fortune. They are squandering your family fortune! Tell me, if he continues like this, how far is he from becoming a lazy and ignorant playboy?" Zhu Houzhao said in a stiff tone and left immediately after he finished speaking.

Han Ziren ordered the Jinyiwei to surround the emperor, and even if a fly flew in, it would be hit twice.

"Go and bring Mei Chengtai and Xu Yande out. Why are they still staying in the brothel at this time?"

After hearing this, You Zhi immediately followed his instructions. Today’s incident…

This is why ministers often do not want the emperor to leave the palace.

But for this master, leaving the palace is a small matter. Even if the censors make a fuss tomorrow, he won't care. He will still do his own thing. What can be done to him?
Mei Chengtai, who had been shouting arrogantly before, also saw this situation in Changle Terrace and was so scared that his face turned pale.

Where is Xu Yande?

These two people who usually dislike each other, instead hugged each other as if they could get a little comfort from each other.

As for Bai Zhihui,
Those who face him will not have a good ending.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard has arrived, and the Eastern Depot is on the way.

No matter how many people are at Changle Terrace tonight, let alone 200 or 300 people, even if we add another zero, they will all be taken away.

The murder case has not been fully investigated, so no one can escape responsibility!

The customers were relatively better, but the people who ran Changle Terrace, led by Bai Zhihui, were in a miserable situation.

Take it away first.
If we take him away, we won't just be investigating today's murder. Will we also have to explain what he did in the past?

So when Wang Teng and his men walked up to him, there was no need to say anything more.
"Tie them up."

Bai Zhihui did not resist at all. He thought about what to do, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was not possible. All the people he thought he had connections with were trying their best to distance themselves from him at this time.

He even thought that he would die in prison for no apparent reason!
This feeling of powerlessness as if a mountain was pressing down on him made him extremely panicked and even a little dazed, until someone touched him. Then he suddenly reacted as if he had been electrocuted, and tightly grasped the arm that was resting on him.

Seeing him like this, Wang Teng remained calm, "What else can you do?"

"I didn't kill the person!"

The sound is not loud, but it feels like a hoarse voice.

It turned out to be this sentence. Wang Teng had no desire to say anything more. He turned around and left, ordering his men to tie up the remaining personnel of Changle Terrace, including Lin Qingyun and other women.

(End of this chapter)