"Encircle the courtyard for me. Do not let any of them pass. You are so bold as to plot to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"This is completely disregarding our Jinyiwei. Today, let alone people, if even a mosquito flies out of this yard, I will punish you severely."

Sitting on a tall horse, Song Zhong was wearing a Feiyu suit and holding an unsheathed Xiuchun sword in his hand, with the tip of the sword pointing at the gate of the mansion. He was roaring loudly in a roaring tone.

But there seemed to be a hint of surprise in the seemingly angry tone.

For Song Zhong, this is a godsend. Now that the evidence is solid, it must be in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which is definitely a great achievement.

Especially from His Majesty's side, given his fondness for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, wouldn't he reward me handsomely after learning about this?

When the news first reached Song Zhong, he did not hesitate at all. He mobilized all the troops he could, and rushed forward at full speed, as fast as lightning.

That’s why they were able to quickly block the door as soon as the old man entered the house.

"Yes, sir!!!"

Hundreds of Jinyiwei shouted in unison, the sound waves shook the sky, and then they acted quickly, surrounding the house densely.

At this moment in the house, the old man who had a ruthless look on his face just now was now completely panicked.

"Who is it? Who disregards the moral code of the martial arts world? As soon as I left, the Jinyiwei blocked the door."

"How could these henchmen of the Imperial Guard be so fast? It took less than an incense stick of time. Could it be that there were spies lurking there?"

"I don't want to worry about so much, let's first figure out the current situation."

The old man was shocked. The sound of horse hooves could be heard all around the house, including from the back door.

"No, they are going to kill my entire clan. These lackeys of the dog emperor are going to take my head in exchange for credit."

"I'm afraid I can't escape death today."

Thinking of this, the old man, who was originally a little panicked, gradually calmed down. He was already so old, what was there to be afraid of?

However, the servants in the mansion were in a panic, and even his wife and children appeared in a hurry.

"Master, something terrible has happened. Our courtyard has been surrounded by the Royal Guards."

"Master, what on earth is going on? Why did the Jinyiwei suddenly surround us? I didn't do anything."

"Dad, please tell me what happened. Did I commit a crime, or was I framed? Dad, if I was framed, we must never admit it."

The old man's eldest son came out. Although he looked a little flustered, he was still calm. His tone was orderly and seemed to contain some hints.

The old man reacted and, as the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father, he immediately understood the meaning of his eldest son's words.

There are so many gossipy people in the house now, and the old man is quite relieved that his eldest son can give him such a reminder.

Then his face changed and he shouted, "Shut up, everyone. Why are you panicking? The sky hasn't fallen yet. This is the capital, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, under the feet of the emperor. Even if he is a Jinyiwei, he must abide by the law."

"Butler, follow me to the gate to greet you. I still don't understand why the Jinyiwei came to our door. I must find out more."

The old man's words calmed the courtyard temporarily. Then the old man looked at his eldest son deeply, and nodded slightly when he saw him. Then he walked towards the front yard with confidence.

The front door of the house was kicked open, and the gatekeeper didn't dare to stop it.

Dozens of Jinyiwei entered one after another, and then Song Zhong came towards them.

At this time, the old man had arrived at the door to greet us. He smiled and said, "Sir, what's going on? Why did you suddenly bring so many people here? I'm a law-abiding old man. I've never done anything that violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty. There's no need for you to mobilize so many people."

As the old man spoke, he winked at the housekeeper who followed him.

The housekeeper understood what he meant and immediately took out a stack of Ming Dynasty banknotes from his sleeve and said, "Please excuse me, my lords, to offer you some coarse tea as a token of my appreciation."

Bang!

With a slap, Song Zhong directly knocked the banknotes handed over by the housekeeper away. Dozens of banknotes flew all over the sky. The Jinyiwei who were waiting on the side couldn't help but look at them, but their eyes moved around without moving their bodies.

"Gu Shuanggui, you are so good. Even at this time, you still want to get away with it. You don't even see what kind of situation I am in today."

"You old fellow, I'm going to be honest with you. You've committed a crime. As for the consequences, you know it in your heart. Tie them up, everyone in this house is implicated. Take them all back to the imperial prison and interrogate them strictly!"

Song Zhong smiled coldly and scolded.

The surrounding Jinyiwei immediately came up to arrest the man.

Gu Shuanggui dared not resist and could only surrender obediently. However, he still said to himself: "I have done clean things all my life. The emperor has his own laws. Even if you go to the imperial prison, you have to produce solid evidence to frame me."

Song Zhong had a gloomy face and waved his hand. Immediately, more Jinyiwei came in to arrest people.

No one is left, they are all captured.

After the arrests, a captain came to report: "Sir, there are 37 people in the Gu family, and there are still three people who have not been arrested. They are Gu Shuanggui's two concubines and a little son."

Song Zhong nodded and said, "Send someone to search immediately. Don't let anyone go."

The captain immediately replied, "I obey your command."

Then, seeing that there was no one around, he whispered in the ear, "Sir, this old man from the Gu family was originally a wealthy man from Jiangnan, and was moved to the capital by Your Majesty. I guess there are some complicated connections behind this."

"We only have the information from the informant, but no real evidence. If this old man refuses to obey even if beaten to death, what should we do, sir?"

Song Zhong looked at the Gu family members who were arrested one after another and smiled coldly: "No matter what evidence is needed, are you afraid that we can't arrange it?"

"So what if this old man Gu is a wealthy man from Jiangnan? This is not Jiangnan. Just like he said, this is under the feet of the emperor. What do we Jinyiwei do? We do this kind of work. Are you afraid that he will not recognize it?"

At this point, Song Zhong's eyes flashed with ruthlessness and he said, "He has to admit it, whether he wants to or not. For matters like assassinating His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, any rumors and gossips must be treated as ironclad cases."

Perhaps thinking that Qian Hu was a little worried, Song Zhong comforted him, "Don't worry about anything. This matter is true. Even if the higher-ups investigate, there will be traces to follow. It is not just a slander by us."

"Besides, we, the Jinyiwei, have no grudges against the Gu family. The higher-ups will know if this is true after an investigation. A little evidence is of little use in this matter."

After listening to Song Zhong's words, the captain finally felt relieved.

What the Jinyiwei fears most is the current emperor.

Because if there is no real evidence, in the eyes of His Majesty, it is abuse of public power for personal gain, which is a capital crime for the Jinyiwei.

In some cases, the Jinyiwei even had to take the blame.

Even a small flagman in the Embroidered Uniform Guard could understand that the assassination of the Crown Prince involved too many people, and His Majesty would definitely take care of it personally.

If His Majesty thinks that this matter was arranged by the Jinyiwei to be mysterious, he will be in big trouble.

Now, after hearing what Song Zhong said, his mind suddenly became clear and he was immediately filled with smiles.

Lord Song got the lion's share of this easy-to-get credit, and those who came after him could also get a piece of the pie.

In the Ming Imperial Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the Imperial Garden leisurely.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is in a good mood now.

Just now in the Imperial Garden, Zhu Yuanzhang spent almost an hour observing the condition of the sweet potatoes.

The green scene made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very comfortable. According to the instructions from his eldest grandson, the second batch of sweet potatoes would be able to produce grain in more than half a month.

The sweet potatoes in the imperial garden were planted by Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a large piece of land cleared for planting. Many precious flowers were transplanted to make room for the sweet potatoes and potatoes.

If the Imperial Garden was not unsuitable for growing corn, at least one patch would have been planted.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, these sweet potatoes and potatoes are invaluable treasures, as they are related to the Ming Dynasty's national destiny for hundreds of years to come.

Nowadays, the people of the Ming Dynasty are generally struggling to make ends meet, and almost a large part of them have no idea about the next meal after eating this one.

Being able to have a full meal every day is already a great thing.

As a result, any natural disaster or man-made disaster would result in a large number of victims. Most people have very little food in their homes and cannot withstand any blow.

If we want to make the Ming Dynasty truly strong, food comes first.

If the food problem can be solved to a certain extent, too many uprisings, rebellions and riots will be easily resolved without the need for large-scale military suppression.

Nowadays, as long as you have enough to eat, who would want to work for a living that requires you to hang your head on your belt?

Ninety percent of those who became bandits were forced to do so by life.

"Liu He, when this batch of sweet potatoes comes out, we will distribute them to the people. Will the people remember our kindness every day?"

"The feeling of having a full stomach is what many people dream of. I think it will be realized in our hands."

As Zhu Yuanzhang walked, with a smile on his face, he couldn't help but ask Liu He next to him.

Liu He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is an immeasurable merit. Not only the people, but even the heavens should thank you. For so many years, it is only with your Majesty that the people's food problem has been solved."

"From now on, Your Majesty will raise his arms and call for help, and there will be no need for an army. All the people will cheer for Your Majesty."

"But I'm thinking, after these sweet potatoes are distributed, the business of this incense and candle shop will be very busy for a while in the next few years."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to this and asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with the incense and candle shop?"

Liu He smiled and replied: "After the sweet potatoes are distributed, the people will praise your majesty from the bottom of their hearts. Then every household will set up a longevity tablet for your majesty."

"There are too many longevity tablets, and they need to be worshipped every day. This is not the business of an incense and candle shop. It needs to be particularly prosperous."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Good job, Liu He, your flattery is getting better and better. But you are right. I heard that in Henan, there are longevity tablets of the eldest grandson everywhere, so they must buy a lot of incense and candles for worship."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang said with some emotion: "Our eldest grandson is a truly good eldest grandson. He has made such a great contribution, but he is forced to give it back. This is a great thing that will go down in history."

"How many scholars and officials are eager to leave a strong mark in the history books, but he wants to push it to us and write all the credit on us."

Liu He said at the right time: "Your Highness is thinking about Your Majesty from the bottom of his heart. Let me tell you, although Your Highness has lost his memory, there are some things that he will never forget from the bottom of his heart."

"Your Majesty, think about it. Has His Highness been very close to Your Majesty from the beginning? It is only natural for him to be a little defensive. I have seen His Highness's feelings for Your Majesty and I remember them in my heart."

"I didn't dare to say it before, fearing that His Majesty would blame me. Now that His Royal Highness has been in the palace for such a long time, I finally dare to speak out what is in my heart."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and scolded: "You old boy, you are still hiding your intentions here. Aren't you afraid that I will chop off your head?"

Liu He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I dare not. I am only speaking from my heart and I would never dare to deceive Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Okay, get up. How could I not know what you are thinking? I know exactly how my eldest grandson feels about me."

Liu He kowtowed and then stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky and said, "Let's go. Speaking of our grandson, we haven't seen him for a few hours. I miss him a lot. It's a good time to go find him and see what he is doing now."

Liu He hurriedly led the way.

However, after taking only a few steps, he saw a person coming quickly from the distance. Looking closely, he saw that it was Jiang Li.

"Your Majesty, I just received news from the Royal Guards that someone seems to be secretly plotting to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly: "When did this happen? Where is our grandson now? Has the assassin been caught? If our grandson loses even a hair, we will hold you Jinyiwei accountable."

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't understand the situation, and when he heard that there was an assassin on the side of his eldest grandson, he became anxious.

Jiang Li realized that he had not explained himself clearly, and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, there was a conspiracy, but the Jinyiwei and I got the news in advance, and now the mastermind has been detained in the Jinyiwei prison."

"Your Highness, nothing has happened. Everything is fine. Please don't worry."

Zhu Yuanzhang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this.

He simply couldn't imagine what would happen to him if his eldest grandson suddenly passed away at this time.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's back was soaked.

Thinking of this, he shouted without hesitation: "Investigate, investigate thoroughly, don't let anyone off, anyone who is involved, no matter who it is, will be killed with all their clans!!"