The Jinyiwei has always arranged a large number of people to "protect" Zhu Ying.

The more information they found about Zhu Ying, the more people the Jinyiwei would deploy.

From only three or five people at the beginning to thirty or fifty people later.

Now, the entire Jinyiwei department has arranged five centurions, a total of 500 people, to "protect" Zhu Ying alone.

At the same time, in order not to arouse Zhu Ying's disgust, these plainclothes Jinyiwei were mainly distributed in fixed places and communicated secretly.

For example, two or three rooms away from Zhu Ying's residence, there were Jinyiwei living on both sides.

On the streets in front and behind Zhu Ying's courtyard, plainclothes guards set up their stalls before dawn and stood guard quietly.

At night, the disguised night watchmen liked to wander around the courtyard around Zhu Ying.

There is no need to say much about the various city gates. The most ruthless thing is that among the new servants recruited in the teahouse, most of them are spies arranged by the Jinyiwei.

The owner of the teahouse was still a little confused as to why it was so easy to recruit errand runners recently.

When Zhu Ying was chatting with Zhu Gaochi on the tower ship, there were at least seven or eight small boats on the river not far from the tower ship, all of which were filled with people from the Jinyiwei.

These five hundred people are just the ones on the surface.

As the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the capital is densely populated with spies who are the most secret sources of intelligence.

Zhu Ying had already been transferred to the highest level.

This is certainly not surveillance, it is mainly for protection and to observe Zhu Ying's movements.

Zhou Ji rushed the boat too quickly, and Zhu Ying acted quickly too. Before the Jinyiwei could even take action, it was over.

Zhu Ying’s matter is over, but Zhou Ji’s matter has just begun.

Now that the Jinyiwei have appeared, what else can Zhou Ji do?

He had no choice but to follow him to the Jinyiwei prison.

Not a single geisha or boatman was left behind.

When Zhou Ji was imprisoned in the prison, he suddenly found that the person in the next cell seemed familiar.

The man turned around and saw Zhou Ji, and said bitterly: "Zhou Ji, Zhou Ji, you really hurt me so much."

Who else could this person be but Chang Sen who had left earlier.

They are all in the same boat. Even if the Jinyiwei knew Chang Sen's identity, they would never let him leave.

Including the scholar who also wanted to establish a relationship with the other party, he also stayed obediently in the cell next door.

At this point, everyone on the ship was neatly seated in the prison.

In the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Song Zhong came over from the official residence at the back after putting on his clothes.

Officials' housing usually has offices in the front and residences in the back.

The same is true for Jiang Li.

The same is true for the five ministers of the five ministries except the Ministry of Justice, opposite the Jinyiwei Yamen.

"It really doesn't allow me to sleep well." Song Zhong, who was disturbed, was obviously not in a good mood.

I had just laid down when I was called.

However, after hearing his subordinates' report, Song Zhong suddenly lost all sleepiness and shouted angrily:

"They are so audacious! They think they can touch Master Zhu? My goodness, there is the emperor's grandson and the daughter of the King of Zhongshan on the ship. What are they doing? Are they rebelling?"

While looking at the files, Song Zhong cursed.

I also began to have a general understanding of the ins and outs of the matter.

The principal offender was the only son of Marquis Jiangxia, and the accomplice was the third son of King Kaiping.

"Good fellow."

After closing the file, Song Zhong couldn't help but sigh again.

Any one of these people involved could be considered a top noble in the Ming Dynasty, and so many of them were involved at once.

"Have you interrogated him? What exactly happened?" Song Zhong asked his subordinate, the Jinyiwei.

"Sir, the brothers have already started the interrogation, and there should be news soon." The Jinyiwei said hurriedly.

With so many big names involved, the pressure on the Jinyiwei is also very high.

Song Zhong nodded and continued to ask, "Has the commander been notified?"

"We have not disturbed the commander from sleeping for the time being." The subordinate Jinyiwei replied.

Although this incident involves people with powerful backgrounds, only a few guards were injured so far.

When one of the guards was brought in, he was seriously injured and had already been treated by a doctor.

"Notify the commander immediately. Remember, if there is anything related to Zhu Ying in the future, notify the commander first."

"As you command."

Although Jiang Li was the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had to guard Zhu Yuanzhang at all times.

Above Song Zhong, the two associate directors and three assistant directors of the Embroidered Uniform Guard were also responsible for the safety of the imperial palace.

The original duties of the Jinyiwei were to be the emperor's personal guard and ceremonial guard, hence the name Jinyiwei.

Another pacification envoy of equal status to Song Zhong was responsible for law and discipline within the Jinyiwei.

In other words, the person with the greatest actual power over the Jinyiwei was Song Zhong himself.

Song Zhong was originally Jiang Li's confidant, otherwise he would not have been able to reach this position.

Not long after, Jiang Lin, wearing a brocade cloak, strode over.

"Your Excellency the Commander." Song Zhong and several surrounding Jinyiwei clasped their fists and carried their luggage.

Song Zhong immediately handed the file to Jiang Li for review.

Before Jiang Li finished reading, the Jinyiwei who were interrogating him came over.

Sitting at the main seat in the hall, Jiang Li, holding the file, said, "Speak."

The Jinyiwei in charge of the interrogation immediately explained the whole story one by one.

Those geishas and boatmen were already so frightened in the Jinyiwei prison that there was no need to punish them. They confessed everything without revealing a single word.

The Jinyiwei who was interrogating the case compared the confessions of several people and found that they were similar, so he came over to report directly.

"You really don't take us Jinyiwei seriously. Is the capital a place where Zhou Ji can run wild?"

"He really thinks he can do whatever he wants just by relying on his father Jiang Xiahou's reputation. This is really ridiculous."

Jiang Li said coldly, as His Majesty's personal bodyguard, Jiang Li understood better than anyone else.

After the civil officials were cleared out, His Majesty had already ordered the collection of all intelligence related to the nobles and generals in Huaixi. The implication was very obvious.

If it weren't for the appearance of His Royal Highness Zhang Sun, Jiang Lin could foresee that the entire Huaixi noble group would probably be torn to pieces by His Majesty.

At this time, you still dare to jump out. You are really asking for death.

"Sir, Zhou Ji is the only son of Marquis Jiang Xia. Marquis Jiang Xia is so old that he has only one son to inherit the family line. If we go too far, I'm afraid..."

Song Zhong said hesitantly.

Although there were some clashes, it didn't cause too much trouble. Some punishment was inevitable, but the Jinyiwei couldn't be too harsh without the emperor's order.

This is a bit difficult.

Jiang Li nodded when he heard this. Since this matter involved Jiang Xiahou, it was difficult to explain.

As a famous general of the founding of the country, Jiang Xiahou is now in charge of Fujian and has a large army under his command.

He only has this one precious son.

Jiang Li remembered that not long ago, when Zhou Ji had just arrived in the capital, Zhou Dexing sent him a memorial, complaining that his son was ignorant and wanted to ask the emperor to help find a marriage for him.

Your Majesty had instructed Jiang Li on this matter at the time, asking him to check if there was any good girl of equal status who was ready to get married.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li's eyes flashed with a trace of thought, and then he stood up and said: "I will go to the palace to meet His Majesty first, and you can just watch and wait for His Majesty's decree before making a decision."

After Jiang Li finished giving his instructions, he headed straight towards the palace.

As the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he certainly had the power to enter the palace directly.

When they arrived in front of the Qianqing Palace, they asked the eunuch to go and report.

It's probably around ten o'clock at night now.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was usually still reviewing memorials in the study in the palace.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Li requests to see you." Liu He reported in a low voice.

"Announce." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Jiang Li came here at this time, obviously he had something important to report.

"Your Majesty, tonight at 11:00 p.m., His Royal Highness Changsun, His Royal Highness Gaochi, and the daughter of the King of Zhongshan, Xu Miaojin, will be sailing on the Qinhuai River together."

"Jiang Xiahou's son Zhou Ji was attracted by Xu Miaojin's beauty and ordered his guards to attack the ship. Fortunately, His Royal Highness Changsun intervened and the ship was safe."

"Now, Zhou Ji, the son of Marquis Jiangxia, and his companion Chang Sen, the third son of Prince Kaiping, as well as the geisha and the boatman, have all been arrested and are in prison. Your Majesty, please make a holy judgment."

Jiang Li quickly reported the general situation and handed over the confession files obtained from the interrogation by the Jinyiwei to His Majesty.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the file and shouted coldly: "How dare you to attack even our eldest grandson? What do you want to do? Are you planning to rebel?"

"Chang Sen is a bastard, just like his elder brother. He doesn't want to learn good things, but chooses to learn bad things. It's a waste of time that we gave these three bastards names."

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him.

Chang Yuchun was unwilling to die in the fields, so he learned martial arts from a young age. He was bold and reckless in character.

When Chang Yuchun first came to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to him.

The biggest reason why Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were able to become famous generals was because they practiced martial arts since childhood.

Such a brave general has great appeal in the army. With the general taking the lead, the soldiers will be courageous enough.

Perhaps it was because he was too brave that he suffered frequent hidden injuries and died in a sudden outburst.

Both of them were illiterate, but Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were different.

After Xu Da had the conditions, he began to understand the importance of learning, and he would also study military books during wars.

Like Zhu Yuanzhang, he also read the Four Books and Five Classics.

Even before his death, he left behind several poems.

Chang Yuchun, on the other hand, was a reckless man to the end, extremely ferocious but lacking in strategy.

Therefore, when their son was born, they asked Zhu Yuanzhang to help them name him.

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully reviewed the files. According to his thoughts, all those who had offended his eldest grandson should be executed without a single one left alive.

However, Chang Yuchun obviously still had a good status in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

Chang Yuchun was honest and obedient to Zhu Yuanzhang's orders. He was also very brave in battle. It was Chang Yuchun who was the first to rush forward and capture the present-day Peking, the former Yuan capital.

So even though it involved his eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to look at the details of the file first before making a decision.

Chang Sen is lucky.

At the beginning, Zhou Ji said two words of dissuasion.

The interrogations by the Embroidered Uniform Guard were extremely strict, and all experiences, including who said what, would be recorded in detail.

So, after reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang had some ideas in mind.

Putting down the file, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said directly: "Take Zhou Ji's son to the Tianlao and execute him in secret."

"Also, pass on my decree to summon Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing to the capital immediately without delay."

Jiang Li heard this and replied, "I obey your order."

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Li said with some concern: "Zhou Ji is the only son of Jiangxiahou. If he knows that his son has died and the incense has been cut off after entering the capital, I am afraid he will be dissatisfied."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "If a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. His son dares to offend even our eldest grandson. What else can he not do?"

"We don't want to see him anymore. When Jiang Xiahou enters the capital, we will capture him and kill him on the spot."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "We can't let his son go. The old man has lost his thoughts. It's hard for him to accept it at this age. Even if we let him go, he can die peacefully."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Dexing grew up together. Because Zhu Yuanzhang injured his kidneys while fighting in a war in his early years, he had no children.

He saw countless doctors, including the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

After recuperating for a long time, she finally gave birth to a son, Zhou Ji.

That precious feeling was no less than the feelings Zhu Yuanzhang had for his eldest grandson at that time.

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang understood even more clearly in his heart that Zhou Dexing, who had lost his son, would definitely go crazy and might do something that would anger God and man.

Zhou Dexing is a few years older than Zhu Yuanzhang, and has chronic injuries and hidden illnesses, so it seems impossible for him to have any more children.

It would be better to sentence him to death directly to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"I obey your order."

Jiang Li was startled and replied.

Zhou Ji, who is currently in prison, after his initial fear, gradually calmed down after thinking about the relationship between his father and His Majesty.

Of course, he could not have imagined that not only would he die, but his father would also be implicated.

At the same time.

Xiaoling Mausoleum at Zhongshan is where the tomb of King Yu is located.

Construction is carried out here day and night, with excavation being carried out in reverse shifts.

Even though it was already midnight, there were still a lot of torches standing everywhere, and the laborers were holding hoes and digging continuously.

It can now be seen that the entire top of the mausoleum has been dug down to nearly ten meters.

According to calculations, the location of the former King Yu's tomb is just a few meters away.

If we are lucky, it won’t take long, maybe even tomorrow, to dig up King Yu’s coffin.

"The Xiaoling Guards are guarding too strictly, and we can't move at all."

"It's very difficult. Yesterday, we added 500 elite soldiers to monitor all the time, and officials from the Imperial Observatory made calculations all the time. San'er dug a few more times yesterday and was directly reprimanded."

"Not during the day. It's too clear. The slightest movement will be spotted. It can only be done late at night."

"We can't wait any longer. We have already reached the location the master told us to take. Inform the brothers that we will find an opportunity to strike when the cock crows."

"Okay, I'll go inform the brothers."

In the deep pit, after two middle-aged men had a conversation, one of them began to move slowly to the other side.

They were the men arranged by Zhu Di, and they tried every means to dig the mausoleum until it collapsed.

Just as they were preparing to secretly gather everyone and arrange the action, a shout suddenly rang out.

"We dug it up, we dug it up, we found the tomb."

Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other, secretly thought that something was wrong, and took advantage of the chaos to look over there.

Sure enough, the tiles above the mausoleum have been revealed.