Chapter 894 The Secret in the Box
Zhu Feng glanced at him, was silent for a moment, and said, "Leave it there."
"yes."
Zhu Chengxuan walked over respectfully, placed the incense burner on the table, then walked back to his original place and stood respectfully.
Zhu Feng said, "You, what do you want to tell me?"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "It's like this. Father previously asked that Neng countryman to find a way to open the box in the Golden Tower Villa. Now, it's ready and can be opened."
"oh?"
When Zhu Feng heard this, his eyes turned stern.
Suddenly, the confusion on his face and in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
He asked, "Where are the people and the things?"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "It's in my son's Chengqian Palace. If your father is not busy right now, please have them all come over."
"Do it right away."
When mentioning this matter, Zhu Feng was unambiguous.
"yes."
Zhu Chengxuan was about to turn around and give instructions to the people outside when he cautiously glanced at the Imperial Concubine kneeling beside him and said softly, "Father, does the Imperial Concubine have anything else to say?"
“…”
Zhu Feng frowned again.
He glanced at Nan Yan, thought for a moment, and then said, "Go down."
“…”
Nan Yan trembled slightly.
When Feng Shu saw this, she became a little anxious and whispered, "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "All of you, go down."
“…”
As soon as she saw his expression, Feng Shu knew that she could not say anything more.
Although Zhu Feng's attitude towards her and Si Nanyan has changed drastically over the past month, he has not yet reached the point where he will obey her every word.
This was another thing that gave her a headache.
Seeing that they were about to get down to business, Feng Shu didn't dare to say anything more. She could only bow slightly and then retreat.
Nan Yan was almost pardoned.
At that moment, she thought that she had to threaten death in order to keep her peace of mind, but she didn't expect that the King of Wei would temporarily suppress the matter.
Is this considered a close call?
Nan Yan slowly stood up from the ground, but perhaps because the blow she had just received was too great, her whole body was weak and she even staggered when she stood up. Zhu Chengxuan hurriedly reached out to support her.
"My Lady, be careful."
Nan Yan raised her head and nodded slightly at Zhu Chengxuan.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"My Lady...go back first."
Zhu Chengxuan's eyes flickered, but in order to avoid suspicion, he quickly let go of his hand. Nan Yan didn't even look at Zhu Feng, but just said solemnly, "Thank you, Your Majesty", and then turned and walked out.
Zhu Feng walked back to the imperial desk and sat down.
But, for some reason, he raised his head again and looked outside.
Nan Yan's thin figure slowly disappeared in the rain.
…
He subconsciously reached out and grabbed the collar of his shirt.
What's going on?
Just now, it was clearly her who disobeyed her, and it was her servant who committed insubordination. It was only right for her to be angry and punish her.
Why do I have a strange feeling at this time?
It seems that she feels very wronged...
Why does this feeling come about?
His breath became heavier, but he didn't say anything. He just let out a deep breath, put his hands on the table, and pinched the edge of the table hard.
After a while, the man named Awu and Duke Chengguo arrived at the imperial study.
Ah Wu, of course I came to open the box.
As for Duke Chengguo, this box was originally given to him by Emperor Gao. Even if the emperor wants to open it now, of course he has to be present.
As soon as they entered the imperial study, they all immediately kowtowed to Zhu Feng: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite."
Zhu Feng waved his hand lightly, and the eunuch on the other side had already taken the box and walked over to put it on the imperial desk. Zhu Feng's eyes were fixed on the small box, and his breath became heavy.
"Open it."
"yes."
The man named Awu walked over immediately without saying a word.
On the box, one could faintly see many more crisscrossing thin lines, which were probably left when he was measuring the mechanism in the box. Eventually, these thin lines intersected, leaving several dots on the gap between the lid and the box body.
He used several very thin steel needles to insert into those points.
Everyone held their breath and could hear a very slight "clicking" sound.
It seemed as if something was fixed.
Then he took out a special key and carefully inserted it into the keyhole.
Twist gently.
Then I heard a "click" sound, and something inside the box seemed to move, and then the lid of the wooden box suddenly flipped up.
Everyone was shocked and opened their eyes wide, only to see that the box had been opened.
Inside, a bright yellow scroll lay quietly.
It’s an imperial edict!
Zhu Feng reached out and picked up the imperial edict, unfolded it, and his face suddenly darkened.
In fact, his expression was even uglier than when he faced Si Nanyan before.
Zhu Chengxuan whispered, "Father...?"
Zhu Feng's eyes were almost spitting fire as he stared at the words on the imperial edict, reading them over and over again countless times. Suddenly, he sneered.
Wu Yingqiu also said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the imperial edict——"
After a while, Zhu Feng sneered.
"So this is the imperial decree he left for you."
“…”
"This is the last thing Emperor Gao left for me..."
When the people around heard his tone, they all felt that the content might not be good. Suddenly, no one dared to breathe. Zhu Feng had already sneered and threw the imperial edict on the table.
Wu Yingqiu picked it up carefully and took a look, and suddenly a complicated expression flashed across his face.
This turned out to be the imperial edict left for him by Emperor Gao.
However, the content of the imperial edict was to let him hold on to Henan, and if one day, Prince of Yan Zhu Feng led his troops south from Peking, he must stop Zhu Feng.
As soon as he saw this content, Wu Yingqiu's face became a little ugly.
At this moment, everyone in the world knew that when King Yan Zhu Feng started his army, it was he who submitted to him and even helped him a crucial role, which allowed him not to waste too much combat power in the north and go directly south to capture Nanjing.
Now, this imperial edict appeared before their eyes—
It's simply full of irony.
Wu Yingqiu thought for a moment, then immediately rolled up the imperial edict, put it away, and said softly, "Your Majesty, this—"
"Forget it, I don't want to mention it anymore."
Zhu Feng waved his hand coldly, as if he wanted to disperse all the people and things and forget about them.
But his face didn't show the kind of carefree expression that could put everything behind him.
On the contrary, it added a chill.
Emperor Gao was always on guard against him from the beginning to the end.
Always on guard!
It was as if I were his son—not a son, but rather his enemy.
Haha, hahahahaha…
He was laughing wildly in his heart, and on his face was a bone-chilling sneer, a chill that made everyone present shiver.
After a long time, Zhu Feng raised his eyes and glanced at Awu.
He said in a deep voice: "You did a great job."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise."
"That's not flattery." Zhu Feng's eyes seemed to have cooled, but he forced his tone to be calm. He then said, "You should go down first. Don't lose this skill. I have another matter for you to do in a while."
Awu looked at him in some surprise.
I originally thought that once I opened this box, my value would be used up.
But unexpectedly, there is——
It seems that this box is just for him to "practice", and the "one more thing" mentioned by the emperor seems to be his real purpose for keeping him here.
Ah Wu said, "Yes."
Then, two young eunuchs came in from outside and took Awu away to the place specially arranged by Zhu Feng.
Zhu Chengxuan and Wu Yingqiu looked at Awu's back.
Then, he turned around and looked at Zhu Feng.
There was still a lingering gloom on his face, a gloom that made people frightened. You know, when Zhu Feng got angry, there was a bloody smell in his face.
Wu Yingqiu said carefully, "Your Majesty, do you have any further instructions?"
“…”
Zhu Feng looked up at him.
After a long silence, he said, "Duke, King of Wei."
"I am here."
"Your son is here."
Zhu Feng said: "Prepare to move the capital."
“……!”
Both of them were startled, and although they had their own thoughts, they couldn't help but look at each other.
In fact, moving the capital was a natural thing. After all, even the things on the great altar had been moved there. However, no one expected Zhu Feng to announce the official relocation of the capital at this time.
Could it be that opening that box... is the opportunity?
However, this imperial edict had no effect at all on the relocation of the capital.
Wu Yingqiu frowned slightly, and then thought of what Zhu Feng had just said to Awu. He said that there was another matter that Awu should do, and that might be the real opportunity.
Zhu Feng, you may need to open something else.
Wu Yingqiu immediately said, "Yes. I will go down and have everyone prepare."
Zhu Feng said, "I will make a formal announcement at tomorrow morning's court session, but you should know what to do and do it yourself."
"yes."
Previously, because of Zhu Chengxuan's imprisonment, Zhu Feng had punished a large number of officials in the court who opposed the relocation of the capital, just like cutting leeks.
As for the remaining group, we just need to keep a close eye on their movements.
He left this matter to Wu Yingqiu.
Soon, Wu Yingqiu turned and left.
Zhu Feng raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Chengxuan: "You go down."
“…”
Zhu Chengxuan hesitated for a moment, then bravely walked over and calmly moved the incense burner on the table closer to Zhu Feng. Then he said, "Your Majesty... I've noticed that your Majesty hasn't looked well these past few days, and you seem a little tired."
“…”
"The capital relocation is imminent. I hope your Majesty will take care of your health."
Zhu Feng raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then suddenly said coldly, "I let your seventh uncle serve as Jingzhao Yin, and you—are you not unhappy about it?"
Zhu Chengxuan was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Thunder and rain are nothing but divine grace."
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at him for a while.
The blockage in my heart seemed to have eased a little.
He waved his hand: "Go down."
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