After the king and his minister finished their conversation, Zheng Xuhong left the Joseon royal palace and brought his men directly to Zhang Fu's residence.
By this time, the street was already packed with people. No one knew who had leaked the news, but for a moment, the crowd was abuzz with excitement.
Every day, people would throw rotten vegetable leaves, stones, and broken eggs at Zhang Fu's house, and there would be occasional disturbances. Now, after hearing the news, even more people gathered, many of whom were just there to watch the fun.
There were also people walking around in the crowd, and after dispersing, they whispered to the people around them, occasionally looking indignant; some people were talking secretly, as if they knew some inside story.
Zheng Xuhong walked over with a frown on her face.
He knew that there must be someone behind this matter, otherwise it wouldn't have turned out like this.
These days, people are making trouble everywhere, and some even went to the palace gate to cry. If no one arranged it, ordinary people would not be so bold.
Who arranged this? It had to be the veterans. Their methods were truly despicable!
Originally, no one had any idea about it. But now that they had caused such a commotion, the whole city was in a frenzy, and it even attracted people from the Ming Dynasty. Originally, the Ming Dynasty might not have paid attention to these things, but after this commotion, they had no choice but to pay attention.
Zheng Xuhong was secretly resentful, and kept looking around the crowd, waving to the people around her.
A man hurried over, came to Zheng Xuhong's side, and said respectfully, "Sir."
"Let our people keep an eye on them. If anyone causes trouble, see who is inciting the people to make the most trouble, follow them quietly, and catch them." Zheng Xuhong lowered her voice and instructed.
"Yes, sir." The subordinate nodded in agreement, but he was complaining in his heart.
For the subordinates, this is just a trivial job. How can it be so easy to catch someone?
If someone really is causing trouble, if you follow them and try to catch them, you might get attacked.
But there was no choice but to listen to Zheng Xuhong. If he didn't agree at this time, the consequences would be even worse.
"Go knock on the door." Zheng Xuhong nodded and said.
The men did not dare to delay and hurried up the steps to the door of Zhang's house, gently knocking on the door knocker and shouting to open the door.
But no matter how hard I knocked, no one opened the door.
Zheng Xuhong's expression changed, and then she said, "Find a few skilled people to climb over the wall and open the door."
"Yes, sir." He agreed and went to find someone.
Soon, someone came over.
Three or two of them formed a human ladder and climbed over the Zhang family's courtyard wall.
The door opened from the inside.
Zheng Xuhong walked inside with a serious expression on her face.
The Zhang family's house was in a state of extreme desolation. It looked as if no one had cleaned it in a long time. The grass in the yard had grown up. It was also very quiet, eerily quiet.
Zheng Xuhong's expression suddenly turned ugly. As she walked quickly inside, she said, "Hurry, hurry, find someone!"
"Yes, sir." The subordinates quickly agreed and went around looking for people.
As Zheng Xuhong walked inside, he asked his men, "Is there anyone watching us here?"
"Yes, sir." The man nodded and said.
"Get someone here." Zheng Xuhong said after thinking for a moment.
It didn't take long before the person was found.
The man came to Zheng Xuhong and saluted respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."
Zheng Xuhong glanced at him, waved her hand and said directly: "Let me ask you, how many days has it been since the Zhang family went out?"
"My Lord, there are always people watching here. We all know when the Zhang family members come out. The last time they came out was about four days ago. Before that, when the people came, the Zhang family members would be pelted with stones and rotten vegetable leaves whenever they went out. Every night, there were also slaves who escaped. Some climbed over the wall, and some just left."
"But don't worry, sir. Those people have all been detained now, and our people are keeping a close eye on them. If they make the slightest move, they will definitely not escape our eyes. Sir, don't worry about the Zhang family contacting the outside world."
Zheng Xuhong's expression turned even uglier. She looked at the man and asked, "Hasn't anyone from the Zhang family gone out to buy anything in four days?"
"Yes, sir." The man nodded and said with a suspicious tone: "The Zhang family is such a big family, they should have some food. Even if they don't buy anything for four days, there must be enough food at home. Even if there is no food at home, they will not starve to death in four days."
Zheng Xuhong waved his hand to signal his men to retreat. His expression became even uglier, and he walked inside eagerly.
My subordinates know nothing and can't think of anything.
As soon as she crossed the front yard and entered the lobby, Zheng Xuhong heard a terrifying scream coming from the yard.
"What happened?" Zheng Xuhong was shocked and then hurried inside.
Some people were already running back, their faces terrified and their steps hurried, as if they had seen a ghost. After seeing Zheng Xuhong, they almost rushed over.
"Stop! How disgraceful!" Zheng Xuhong shouted, "Look at you all, what do you look like? What happened?"
"Sir, sir, something bad has happened! All the members of the Zhang family are dead!" A man came to Zheng Xuhong, breathing heavily.
At this moment, his expression was very panicked, and he was even trembling when he spoke. He might have been really scared.
It’s over!
Zheng Xuhong's heart skipped a beat. The thing she'd been worried about had finally happened.
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