Chapter 3171 It is easy to punish him
At the end of this road is the Zhoushan estuary.
In other words, Zhu Chengjin went out to sea!
Nan Yan frowned and thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "He Yi...how many men did the emperor give him?"
Zhu Feng said calmly, "Of course it's enough."
Although he did not mention the number, Nan Yan understood that Zhu Feng never played fast and loose in military matters. Moreover, this time he was dealing with Zhu Chengjin, who was the biggest cancer in his heart. He even transferred He Yi, who was far away in the capital, to this place. It was obvious that he had made sufficient preparations, and naturally there would be no shortage of men and horses.
Moreover, judging from the documents submitted, He Yi met Zhu Chengjin more than once along the way, and it was obvious that the two sides had fought each other.
Although Nan Yan did not see how Zhu Chengjin replaced himself with a substitute, after all, they had been marching all the way to Xiajiang Town since their defeat on the river outside Yangzhou City, and their manpower had never decreased. They had also left some men and horses behind in Jinling City before. In other words, the number of men and horses that Zhu Chengjin could dispatch to follow him was very limited.
Obviously, there should be a clear gap in strength between the two sides.
Under such circumstances, He Yi actually lost the person and let Zhu Chengjin go out to sea. It was obvious that he was holding back.
Once it goes out to sea, it disappears without a trace and is difficult to find.
During the Jingnan Campaign, Zhu Chengjin also faked his death and escaped. He caused so much trouble to Zhu Feng in the following years. Now, after spending so much effort and even implicated so many innocent people in Jinling City, he still cannot be completely eradicated. Does this mean that there will be another such incident in the future?
When will it end?
Nan Yan couldn't help but frown.
A hidden anger surged in her heart, and she said in a deep voice: "Then why did the emperor ask me to come and plead for him?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows, leaned back in his chair, and said, "When did I ever tell you to come and plead for him?"
"Your Majesty, please don't come here!"
Nan Yan complained, "In the past, when the Emperor discussed matters with his ministers, he never brought me into the Imperial Study. Yet this time, he brought me into the inner chamber to listen to you. It's obvious that he knew I would plead for mercy, asking the Emperor to spare him."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng smiled faintly.
This situation reminded him of the time when she had just come to his side to serve as a female official in the Imperial Household. Prince Jing asked him for Beiping as his fiefdom, and he asked Ye Zheng to ask her to bring the imperial seal to stamp the throne. She understood his intentions as soon as she heard it, and lied that she had lost the key, and was beaten with a stick.
So many years have passed, and so many people and things have changed.
This point, however, has not changed.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Why, do you regret asking for mercy for him now?"
Nan Yan let out a deep breath.
She also understood in her heart that since Zhu Feng had designed her to come here to plead for He Yi, it was obvious that he would not touch him no matter what the outcome; and to her, He Yi was indeed someone who could not be touched easily, but when she thought that Zhu Chengjin was still alive, she couldn't help but feel a little suffocated.
He said in a deep voice: "At least the rewards should be clear."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said with a smile, "It's rare that you still have moments like this."
Nan Yan said sternly, "Your Majesty, do you really think that I haven't made any progress in following you for so many years? You are too lenient in everything, and the world is in chaos."
Zhu Feng smiled.
That smile contained a hint of relief, yet also a subtle depth. He said, "Don't worry."
“…”
"It's easy to punish him."
Nan Yan glanced at him and asked doubtfully, "Why do I feel like the Emperor isn't in a hurry?"
Zhu Feng said, "Didn't I say I would punish him?"
"I'm not talking about He Yi, I'm talking about Zhu Chengjin!"
“…”
"He ran away again!"
“…”
"Can the Emperor still feel at ease now that he has gone to sea this time?"
Zhu Feng's eyes flashed with a needle-like thorn. After a moment, he said calmly, "I was going to be anxious, but now, I'm not anxious anymore."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide: "Why?"
Zhu Feng smiled at her but said nothing. Nan Yan knew at a glance that he was going to keep her in suspense again. If he asked and didn't tell her, there would be no way to pry him open. Nan Yan could only lean against the table and sulk for a while before saying, "No wonder when I first arrived in Xiajiang Town, when I said that I had completely dealt with this person and His Majesty could rest assured, His Majesty didn't respond. It turns out that everything was already arranged by then."
Zhu Feng still smiled and still didn't say anything.
Nan Yan asked again: "But why is it He Yi?"
Zhu Feng looked at her, then stood up and walked into the inner room. He even made himself a cup of tea. Nan Yan followed him without hesitation, asking behind him, "The emperor has always been suspicious of him. Why did he hand over such an important matter to him this time?"
“…”
"When did he regain the emperor's trust?"
Seeing her barrage of questions, determined not to give up until she got the truth, Zhu Feng snorted coldly, "I think you really want to meddle in politics, don't you?"
Nan Yan said fearlessly, "The Emperor has used me to plead for He Yi. Is it not too much for me to ask for the truth?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her, chuckled somewhat helplessly, shook his head, and pulled her to sit across from him. Then he said, "Do you still remember when news of Ye Zheng arrived? I had He Yi arrested and taken to the Dali Temple for questioning."
Seeing that he was unwilling to associate the word "death" with Ye Zheng even at this time, it can be seen how important Ye Zheng is in Zhu Feng's heart.
Unfortunately, Ye Zheng’s current attitude really hurt his heart.
Nan Yan didn't say much, just nodded slightly. Zhu Feng said, "Do you remember what the Dali Temple asked?"
A light suddenly flashed through Nan Yan's mind.
"He said that whatever the emperor thought, he would do."
"good."
Nan Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
What the emperor thought, he did?
At that time, everyone thought that what he meant was that the emperor was suspicious of him and thought he was treacherous. He Yi then admitted that he was indeed treacherous.
But now it seems that this sentence clearly has another explanation.
Zhu Feng wants to eradicate a cancer.
What He Yi has been doing is helping him eradicate this cancer.
Looking at it now, if he told Jian Ruocheng the truth and let Zhu Chengjin continue to believe him, wouldn't that mean he turned himself into a poisonous thorn that pierced Zhu Chengjin's heart?
Nan Yan asked, "Did the Emperor know about it from that time on?"
Zhu Feng said, "He probably also knows how important Ye Zheng is to me."
“…”
"So after that incident, he told me the truth. He also told me that Ye Zheng was probably not dead, but was just being used by Zhu Chengjin to attack me."
Nan Yan asked, "Then why did he—?"
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