Not far outside the store, Zhu Zhanji’s face looked a little gloomy.
Because this antique shop is clearly an accomplice of the assassin.
After the assassination incident, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui tortured the group of captured Jingnan orphans.
Among them, there are also a few people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. They cannot withstand the brutal torture of Jin Yiwei, which explains the temporary settlement of many Jingnan orphans.
This Sun’s Antique Shop is one of them.
The reason why Jin Yiwei did not directly dig out these hidden piles was because he wanted to take a long-term approach and catch big fish.
Now that the assassination operation failed and the entire capital was sealed off, there were only two ways to go before these Jingnan orphans.
The first is to gather people, rush into the prison, and rescue the arrested companions.
The second is to contact the mastermind, find a way to escape from the capital, and make plans in the future.
Obviously, as long as these Jingnan orphans are not stupid, they will choose the second path.
Zhu Zhanji checked the results of Zhu Gaosui’s interrogation, so he planned to visit these hidden piles himself to see if there were any new discoveries.
However, he did not expect that he would meet Zhu Zhanhe here and that he would get there first!
In fact, Zhu Zhanji didn’t take it seriously as a mere hidden stake, and he wouldn’t get angry.
The hidden piles that Uncle Gou dug out were not limited to the one in front of him. He could have searched in other places, and it would not affect his search for clues about Jingnan’s orphan.
But just now, Zhu Zhanhe used the Wei Zhenfu waist card and forcibly lost his face. This is very thought-provoking!
The most taboo thing for Jin Yiwei is to commit the following offenses and not obey orders.
Although Zhu Zhanji is a grandson, he is now a member of the Jinyiwei Hundreds, so he must abide by the rules of the Jinyiwei.
If he breaks the rules, Uncle Gou will definitely use the excuse to drive him out of Jinyiwei!
Zhu Zhanji felt unhappy when he thought of this.
Because he has determined that this cousin who suddenly entered Jinyiwei has the same purpose as himself and is also coming for Jingnan’s orphan.
Ha, it seems that he wants to compete with himself!
Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Zhanhe, are you worthy？
‘Master Huang, we…’
Seeing his displeasure, Yi Zongqi asked cautiously.
Zhu Zhanji glanced at the antique shop coldly, then turned and left.
‘Go to other hidden piles.’
…
Hanwang’s Mansion, underground secret room.
A man in black robe slowly walked over, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn’t help but sneered when he saw it.
‘Xu Bin, there are no outsiders here, why are you dressed like this？’
The person coming was none other than Xu Bin, an old minister of Jianwen, who was the mastermind behind the assassination.
Xu Bin was a little surprised at this moment. He slowly took off his black robe and looked at the King of Han in front of him.
Although the King of Han secretly communicated with them, he did so through his liaison Huangfu Yunhe and never contacted them personally.
Even among the orphans in Jingnan, only Xu Bin knew that the ’emperor’ they referred to was Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
What was strange today was that Zhu Gaoxu not only took the initiative to make an appointment, but also showed up in front of him arrogantly.
‘Your Majesty, I don’t know why we have an appointment today？’
‘Why？’
Zhu Gaoxu sneered twice, then stepped forward and kicked Xu Bin to the ground hard.
Then, with everyone watching in shock, Zhu Gaoxu picked up an iron fist as big as a casserole and beat Xu Bin hard.
Xu Bin was born as a scholar. Although he had learned some martial arts during his escape over the years, he was no match for the gorilla Zhu Gaoxu. He was beaten to a bruised nose and face, and he kept shouting angrily.
‘My lord, what do you mean？ Do you want to kill people and silence them？’
‘What do you mean？ You son of a bitch, you dare to put poison on the arrow. I almost died in your hands!’
After hearing this, Xu Bin could only hold his head tightly and let the reckless man beat him to vent his anger.
The King of Assassination failed, but almost killed the King of Han. It was understandable that he was angry.
It’s just that if something like this happened, where could Xu Bin go to reason？
Huangfu Yunhe on the side saw him and rushed forward to hug Zhu Gaoxu.
‘Stop it, sir, the overall situation is more important, sir!’
Seeing Xu Bin wailing continuously, Zhu Gaoxu lost interest and retracted his hand angrily.
After taking the brocade handkerchief and wiping away the blood, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Xu Bin condescendingly.
‘The limelight is very tight these days. Stop all assassination operations immediately. Recuperate for the time being. I will arrange money, food and status for you.’
Xu Bin spat out a mouthful of blood foam, then endured the pain and asked, ‘What do you mean, Your Majesty？ If we stop the assassination now, then all our previous efforts will be in vain!’
‘What do you know？’ Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, ‘Zheng He’s fleet has arrived at Liujiagang, Taicang, and will soon lead the envoys from all countries back to Beijing. At that time, the emperor will welcome all countries to come to court, and will hold a banquet to thank all countries. Envoys from all nations!”
Xu Bin was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly reacted and said excitedly, ‘What does the emperor mean… to take action at the Banquet of All Nations？’
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Gaoxu’s mouth, ‘You are not too stupid, so please give me some peace of mind during this period and let them relax their vigilance. Otherwise, if you mess up something big, I will kill you wastes.’
‘Your Majesty, don’t worry. For the sake of the big plan, I will give the orders and there won’t be any mistakes.’
Xu Bin was extremely respectful to Zhu Gaoxu on the surface, but in his heart he was scolding this man as worse than a beast.
For the sake of the throne, he actually arranged for assassins to kill his own father!
Zhu Di, Zhu Di, this is the retribution for your rebellion!
Zhu Gaoxu also looked at Xu Bin with a smile and nodded strangely.
This Xu Bin was the leader of Jingnan’s orphans, and he was the only one among the rebels who knew the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.
However, as a former minister of Jianwen and a scholar, he valued the moral integrity of a scholar above all else.
It is basically impossible to extract Jianwen’s whereabouts from him through torture.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu wisely chose to make concessions with him and use some small tricks.
In this way, the two foxes decided on the next assassination operation, and then ended the secret meeting with their own thoughts.
Zhu Gaoxu returned to the room and saw his cheap son waiting for him in the room.
‘Son, how was your harvest today？’
Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly told everything about today’s events, and said somewhat suspiciously, ‘Father, the daughter-in-law you said you were looking for for me is the female rebel, right？’
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised that this cheap son had such keen insight, and he could see through Sun Ruowei’s disguise as a woman and his identity as a rebel at a glance.
‘That’s right. It doesn’t matter whether you are a traitor or not, just clear your name.’
‘Dad, I just want to ask you, how is the female rebel doing？ Are you excited？’
Zhu Zhanhe, a simple and honest child, had never experienced such mental torture, and his face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
‘Dad, this can’t be done…it absolutely can’t be done…’
Although he waved his hands repeatedly, that delicate face appeared in his mind.
I have to admit that the female rebel really has a different style, which is heart-shaking.
Seeing his appearance, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly understood.
‘Have you made a date？’
‘Follow dad’s instructions, force and threaten, we’ve already made an appointment.’
‘That’s good. You can take her to You Yingtian hand in hand tomorrow.’
Zhu Zhanhe was dumbfounded and didn’t quite understand what his father meant.
Isn’t this an investigation？
Why did all the searching turn into looking for a wife？
‘Don’t worry, this girl is not simple. Whether she can solve your grandfather’s problem depends on her.’