"What a great deal!"
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked to the window and reached out to push open the window in front of him.
The sounds from outside came in all at once: women's giggles, men's shouts, all kinds of hawking sounds, it was noisy and lively.
"Duke Wei, what's that noise outside?" Zhu Youxiao asked in a calm and gentle voice.
"Your Majesty, I don't know." Duke Wei said hurriedly.
"Someone told me that this is the sound of the marketplace, evidence that the people of the world are alive, and also the sound of a prosperous age. Look how happily they laugh, look how happy they are living."
"However, the suffering of the people is so much masked by this prosperity. This is what that person advised me at the time, telling me not to be blinded by the prosperity before my eyes."
"But I don't see it that way. He thinks this is a prosperous era, but to me, it's all crying. What flows in the Qinhuai River is not water, but the blood and tears of the people of the Ming Dynasty. The buildings on the banks of the Qinhuai River and the pleasure boats in the Qinhuai River are not buildings or pleasure boats, but the blood and flesh of the people of the Ming Dynasty. What prosperity? It's clearly a hell on earth, with hundreds of ghosts wailing!"
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao turned to look at Duke Wei and said, "But where are the people? Where are they?"
Duke Wei fell to his knees with a thud, his expression falling again.
He looked up at Zhu Youxiao and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know any of this. I'll go back and investigate and get to the bottom of it!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at the Duke of Wei, sat back in his chair, and took a sip of tea. His gaze fell on the Duke of Wei, and he spoke again, "I believe what you say. After all, you are the Duke of Wei. How can you get involved in such matters? After all, in your family, these matters can be delegated to the lower-level officials."
"You are all in a high position. Just give an order and many people will do it. They will do it perfectly and beautifully. In this situation, what you want will be delivered to you. Money, women, whatever you want, you can have it."
"But in my opinion, there are some things that cannot be handled; if you take them in your hands, you will burn yourself. You said to go back and investigate thoroughly, and I believe you. But in this world, someone has to take the lead."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao stood up again and said, "I think you are just right."
Before Duke Wei could say anything, Zhu Youxiao turned to Chen Hong and said, "Take him away and serve him well."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed quickly and winked at the person next to him.
The two wooden stakes standing at the door came over, reached out and pulled up the Duke of Wei who was lying limp on the ground, and dragged him out like a dead dog.
After the people disappeared, Zhu Youxiao said to Wei Chao on the other side: "Send someone to the Duke of Wei's mansion to tell them that I had a very pleasant conversation with the Duke of Wei. The Duke of Wei has been kept here to accompany the king for the next few days."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed again.
At this time, no one in the room dared to disobey Zhu Youxiao's order. Everyone knew that the emperor was going to take action against Duke Wei this time.
This was something no one had expected. They had not expected that after His Majesty arrived in Nanjing, he would take action against the Duke of Wei's Mansion without even thinking about it.
Zhu Youxiao had no scruples at all. The Duke of Wei's Mansion was his first attack.
For Zhu Youxiao, Duke of Wei was a good role model. Among the several kingdoms of the Ming Dynasty, Duke of Wei could be said to be cunning and treacherous, but he was useless in front of Zhu Youxiao.
The one guarding Nanjing now is not Duke Wei, but Duke Cheng. Therefore, Duke Wei has no military power, and even if he did, it would be useless.
As for calling in the Duke of Wei first and then detaining him, the reason was very simple: to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. Arrest the person and then talk about it.
After arranging everything, Zhu Youxiao said to Chen Hong, "Let Xu Xianchun arrest the person."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong answered again, then turned and walked out the door.
Chen Hong nodded to someone outside the door.
The man nodded towards the downstairs.
Downstairs, Xu Xianchun saw the people upstairs nodding, so he stood up and walked out the door.
When Xu Xianchun arrived outside the door, there were already quite a few people waiting for him, all of them were Jinyiwei.
Seeing Xu Xianchun coming out, the man quickly came forward and said, "Sir, what should we do now? We brothers are all ready. As long as you give the order, we will not hesitate."
This person was none other than Zhang Chao, the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei.
Zhang Chao had no confidence at all at this time. This time the emperor came, and the Beijing Jinyiwei also came. He didn't know what they were going to do, and if they didn't do it well, it would be disastrous.
Compared to the outsiders, the Jinyiwei knew more. They dared not be careless at all. If something really happened, they would all be finished.
Xu Xianchun glanced at Zhang Chao and said, "Wait here and do nothing."
After saying this, Xu Xianchun nodded to the people around him and walked directly into Lichun Courtyard.
These Jinyiwei waved to the people behind them, and the group quickly walked into Lichunyuan.
These people were all dressed in casual clothes and looked no different from ordinary guests.
After entering Lichunyuan, they went straight to the second floor; after reaching the second floor, they turned the corner and entered Room No. 1.
In Room No. 1, seven or eight people were having fun and drinking, and the girls were singing and dancing along. It can be said that the atmosphere was very intense.
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