Chapter 190 Hype
"Mao Xiang, from today on, the Eastern Palace and the Imperial Palace will be handed over to you." Old Zhu suddenly said this, which shocked Zhu Biao and Mao Xiang.
"Old slave, old slave obeys your order!" Mao Xiang was puzzled. Why did Zhu Chong not get angry with him just because of a word, but instead gave him more important tasks? Especially at this critical juncture.
"Father, what are you doing..." Zhu Biao was also puzzled. Although Mao Xiang was a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he did not directly manage the defense of the Eastern Palace.
However, Zhu Xiongying was murdered, a female official in the Eastern Palace gave birth to a child, and the suspect in Zhu Xiongying's murder committed suicide in the Heavenly Prison. These were all major events, and Mao Xiang, as Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears, was clearly guilty of negligence.
Shouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang have allowed Mao Xiang to redeem himself for his crime and continue to hunt down suspects with Zhu Chong at this time? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang arrange for him to continue to manage the defense of the palace and specifically instruct him to take charge of the defense of the Eastern Palace as well? This made Zhu Biao very puzzled.
"Prince, someone is trying to divert attention. Can't you see that?"
Old Zhu's sudden words made Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Mao Xiang suddenly enlightened. Their faces changed drastically, and they were shocked as if they were struck by a bolt from the blue.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Mao Xiang reacted at the same time, and looked at Zhu Chong, who was standing aside calmly, in astonishment.
It turned out that this person had just noticed it and specifically reminded Lao Zhu that it was indeed the case. They wanted to simplify the whole thing.
It is indeed possible that Zhu Xiongying's death was just to confuse the public. If the target of the secret person is Old Zhu or Zhu Biao, then the deaths of Zhu Xiongying and Qi Sishe are just pawns to divert everyone's attention!
This possibility is entirely possible. So many things happened in one day. It is obvious that someone set up a fog array in order to make them focus all their attention on these things.
Under normal circumstances, the Jinyiwei of Yingtian Prefecture and spies from all parties would be mobilized for this purpose, and the defenses around Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao would become weak invisibly.
Since the person behind the scenes could bribe even the female official around Zhu Xiongying, and even made her give birth to a child, and covered up the whole thing for more than two years, it is obvious that the power behind him is huge and complex.
Who said they wouldn't bribe the people around Zhu or Zhu Biao, and look for opportunities during this period to slay the dragon and assassinate...
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao and Mao Xiang looked at Zhu Chong in shock, and were impressed by his cleverness.
Mao Xiang quickly reacted and bowed to Lao Zhu, saying, "I will go down and prepare immediately. I will definitely not give the bad guys any chance to take advantage of me."
Old Zhu nodded, then waved his hand to signal Zhu Chong and Mao Xiang to go down, but left the prince behind.
Zhu Chong left the palace gate and couldn't help but look back. Looking at the towering palace gate, his heart was beating fast.
He was not worried about what happened today, but was really worried about Old Zhu and Zhu Biao.
I didn't expect that someone would be so bold as to attack the closest relatives of the Zhu family.
This was not a simple matter of money and understanding people's hearts. It was obvious that the other party had been planning this for a long time, but Zhu Chong couldn't understand why the other party chose this recent period to do such a cruel thing.
Nothing special has happened in Yingtian Prefecture recently? Zhu Chong sat in the carriage and closed his eyes, thinking.
Suddenly he thought of something, and this thing was related to him, it was the treasure banknote!
Previously, Zhu Chong explained the seriousness of the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang, making him understand that the new treasure notes were not suitable for immediate issuance and listing. Zhu Yuanzhang then issued an edict, led by the crown prince, to stop and begin the process of recalling the old treasure notes on the market.
Zhu Chong also heard about the imperial edict that Zhu Yuanzhang had given to Zhu Biao. It said that not only would the old banknotes be recalled, but all counterfeit banknotes would also be investigated. Strike force would be taken against the counterfeit banknotes on the market.
Could it be that the person behind the attack on Zhu Xiongying is also related to the person who forged the treasure notes?
This possibility is not impossible, otherwise Zhu Chong couldn't understand who would dare to attack the grandson of the Ming emperor!
It is true that money can move people's hearts. For the sake of wealth, those people will do anything to achieve their goals. They even dare to take action to warn the royal family.
Thinking of this, Zhu Chong frowned slightly. This possibility was just something he was thinking about. After all, there was no evidence, and even if he told it to Old Zhu, he might not believe it.
Anyway, now that Old Zhu has become alert, those people in secret only have some sinister means that cannot be made public.
But in this case, Zhu Chong felt that the day of issuing the new treasure notes would be even further away.
But the facts are exactly the opposite of what Zhu Chong thought!
Not long after Zhu Xiongying's accident, an imperial decree issued by the court caused an uproar in Yingtian Prefecture and the entire world.
"Have you heard? The imperial court has started issuing new banknotes again!"
"I've known this for a long time. The imperial court issued an order to recall the old banknotes in order to issue new ones!"
"It's different. This time's banknotes look so different from the old ones!"
"What's the difference? Aren't they all treasure notes? What's the point of making such a fuss?"
"That's right, the imperial court issues treasure notes every year. The new treasure notes are just a different look. Is it worth making such a fuss?"
"It's really different. I heard that this time the new treasure notes will only be distributed to court officials, not directly to the people."
"Why not distribute it directly to the people?"
"I don't know, but I heard the new banknotes are more than twice as beautiful as the old ones. They're said to be impervious to water and fire, and have the current emperor's portrait on them!"
"Is it true that the emperor's portrait is on the banknotes?"
"Really? Not only that, if you hold the blank area of the banknote up to the light, you can see the emperor's portrait. I don't know how..."
All kinds of news about the new treasure notes quickly spread throughout Yingtian Prefecture.
The new treasure banknotes were passed from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The more people heard about it, the more confused they became. However, due to their status, they could not see the new treasure banknotes, so they could only spread rumors, making the new treasure banknotes even more mysterious.
Many wealthy businessmen heard the news and immediately spread the word that if anyone was willing to exchange treasure notes with them, they would be willing to exchange them directly with silver, and the exchange rate was one to five, one treasure note and five silver coins!
This caused a huge uproar, and the new treasure notes were spread among the people as if they were magical. As a result, the exchange rate of the new treasure notes, which had not actually been publicly released, changed three times a day in the market.
From the initial one to five, it quickly became one to eight, and even one to ten!
The reason for this situation is entirely because the amount of treasure notes released by the court this time is really too small.
After all, it is only aimed at officials, and officials will not immediately circulate the newly issued treasure notes on the market.
Furthermore, the officials were also waiting for a higher price. They knew that people in the market who were willing to exchange the treasure notes were asking for different exchange prices every day. They wanted to wait for a time when the price was higher so that they could sell the treasure notes in their hands.
As a result, the number of new banknotes on the market has become even scarcer, and the exchange rate for new banknotes has reached new highs every day!
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