In Gu Shuanggui's mind, he just mentioned it, so even if someone reported it, what could he do?

If he doesn't admit it himself, is there any evidence to prove it?

Moreover, the Gu family is a law-abiding family. Since they moved to the capital, they have not had any conspiracy at all. Even this time, they were discussing participating in a business meeting, and it had nothing to do with assassination.

However, he overlooked one thing, that is, the person he wanted to assassinate was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He is the only legitimate grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He died ten years ago, was lost and found again, and his eldest son had already passed away.

Not to mention that the eldest grandson is outstanding now, even if he is incompetent, even if he wants the stars and the moon in the sky, he will announce it to the world, look for talented people, try every possible means, and exhaust all he has to get it for the eldest grandson.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Yuanzhang heard that someone was trying to assassinate his most beloved grandson.

What would it feel like?

Jiang Li took the order and left, but Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had the intention to look for his eldest grandson. Instead, he turned to the Huagai Palace.

He ordered: "Inform the commanders of the twelve imperial guards to immediately block the inside and outside of the imperial city. No one can be allowed to pass through. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without mercy!"

"Send an order to the Minister of War to mobilize 100,000 troops from the suburbs to enter the city. The capital is under strict lockdown and the streets are patrolled. Anyone who is suspicious will be arrested immediately."

"Send an order to Tianjie Temple. Any foreign ministers must return to the temple immediately and wait for investigation. Anyone who refuses to comply will be killed without mercy!"

Before arriving at the Huagai Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang had already issued three edicts.

The last one is that all diplomatic envoys are valued.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this assassination must have a lot to do with the diplomatic envoys. The military parade at the enthronement ceremony fully demonstrated the outstanding virtues of his eldest grandson.

As the saying goes, "A tall tree attracts the wind." In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had some worries in his heart before this, and he told his eldest grandson many times afterwards that he must not leave the capital, and even if he left the palace, he must have someone to protect him.

As the three imperial edicts were issued, the entire capital was in turmoil.

The city gates were closed, the army entered the city, and the entire capital became a cage, used to trap all those who had ulterior motives.

It was now afternoon and almost time for dinner, and many ministers began to leave work one after another.

At the gate of Chengtian, hundreds of Jinyiwei were waiting. All the ministers who came after get off work were stopped and waited for investigation.

"What a Jinyiwei! Who gave you the courage to block even Chengtian Gate? What do you want to do? Do we need your consent to go home for dinner? I will definitely report you to His Majesty!"

"My fellow monk, you are going too far. It would be fine if it happened on normal days, but now you dare to act like this in the palace. It is extremely rude!"

"If God wants to destroy you, he must first make you crazy. You are simply crazy. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a blockade of Chengtian Gate!"

The civil officials in the court are never easy to mess with. Without a sharp tongue, it is difficult to achieve anything in the court.

Seeing the Jinyiwei blocking Chengtian Gate, some of the hot-tempered ones immediately started to scold, and the later ones responded by following them.

The leading captain just sneered when he saw this and let him continue to curse.

After half an incense stick of time had passed, he felt that it was almost time, and then he said contemptuously: "According to the order of His Majesty, someone in the capital is plotting to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and undermine the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. Now the evidence is solid, and after investigation, it involves a lot of people."

"To dare to assassinate His Royal Highness, this person is extremely courageous. He must have accomplices behind him. He is able to know the news coming and going, and is closely related to the officials in the court. There must be a spy hidden among them."

"I am here today to investigate under orders, and the three departments will conduct a joint review later. My Lords, please do not embarrass me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers fell silent. Those who had previously had bad tempers and spoke the most harshly immediately lowered their heads and tried to get into the crowd.

The captain saw this and chuckled again and said, "Thank you all, sirs. Please follow me to the Jinyiwei Yamen first. Don't worry, sirs. It's only a few steps from here to the Jinyiwei Yamen. You can get there after turning a corner."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a very suspicious person. When he first heard the news, he was furious and wanted to issue an order to kill people.

Then he went to the Huagai Palace and thought about it carefully.

The fact that they dared to assassinate our grandson shows that it is definitely not just a few individuals but a very large gang.

Not long after arriving at the Huagai Palace, Jiang Li came over with the files.

"Your Majesty, this is the household registration file of the detained person."

Zhu Yuanzhang took it and looked through it carefully.

What is recorded here is Gu Shuanggui's family tree, as well as some business matters and friends he keeps in touch with on a daily basis.

"They are indeed the rioters from Jiangnan. We have given them a chance. We did not chop off their heads. We transferred them from Jiangnan, divided their land and property, and let them start a new life in the capital."

"I never thought that they are a bunch of ungrateful wolves. Now they are plotting to assassinate our grandson. This is a heinous crime!"

"Our eldest grandson has a high prestige in the army. It is definitely not just one person, one family, or one clan who can have such courage."

"Behind him, there must be officials who contacted him, his accomplices who planned, and the real culprit who did it."

"Investigate, continue investigating, investigate thoroughly! We must find out who is behind this, one by one. If any one escapes, you, the Jinyiwei, will be held responsible!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the file, he just thought about it for a moment and began to have a lot of doubts in his heart.

Throughout history, those who attempted to assassinate emperors and crown princes have always been deep-seated forces.

Among them may be remnants of the previous dynasty who are already seeking greater benefits, and some even want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

All kinds of people with bad intentions formed a group.

Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of his own power in the Ming Dynasty, and he was also very aware of his eldest grandson's current reputation.

To be able to do such a thing against the will of heaven, he must have been prepared to die.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped Jiang Lin who was about to leave.

After a long silence, he said, "Pass on my decree. All the princes are under house arrest. Without my decree, you are not allowed to leave without permission."

"As for the Fourth Prince Yan, arrange some capable people to lurk in secret and gather information. Try not to let him know. If there is any disturbance, report to us at any time."

Jiang Li's heart trembled when he heard this.

He didn't expect that this matter would involve such a wide range of people in the blink of an eye.

During the initial interrogation, Jiang Li was very clear that it was probably some chambers of commerce or gangs secretly speaking.

Then when it came to Your Majesty, it immediately expanded to diplomatic envoys, then court officials, and now it even concerns the princes.

At this time, Jiang Li suddenly felt a little guilty.

Because when Song Zhong reported to him, he made it very clear that it was an informant who heard Gu Shuanggui talking about assassinating the crown prince.

But as far as evidence is concerned, there is none.

To put it more exaggeratedly, we don’t even know who to find as a witness.

The Jinyiwei could not handle cases however they wanted.

Matters like this must be tried by three courts. The whole story must be clear, and the people involved must be proven and justified, without any falsehood.

But now it seems to be in the hands of the Jinyiwei, and there seems to be no human or material evidence.

Less than half an hour after he was arrested, Gu Shuanggui's family background was thoroughly investigated. Apart from running a few shops in the capital, he had nothing else.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li raised his head slightly and glanced at His Majesty.

His Majesty was surrounded by a murderous aura, seemingly calm, but it was like a tsunami or landslide that was about to erupt.

If I really speak out my thoughts, I'm afraid not only I will be in trouble, but even the Jinyiwei won't know if they will have a future.

For example, Jiang Li had only seen the current Majesty during the Guo Heng case.

But that time, the previous commander of the Jinyiwei was gone.

This is how he is today.

"I obey your order!"

Jiang Li bowed and waited for a moment. Seeing that His Majesty had no other intentions, he slowly retreated outside the hall and turned to leave.

At this moment, Jiang Li was very clear that he should not say a single word.

Trouble comes from the mouth. If you are unlucky enough to anger His Majesty, you will probably be killed.

It was not until he left Fengtian Gate that Jiang Lin felt relieved and he hurried to the Jinyiwei Yamen.

A lot of ministers have been detained in the yamen, and because they have not been involved in any crime, the Jinyiwei are keeping records of them.

For example, what did you do in the past few days, with whom, and who can prove it.

This includes what dishes were eaten, where they were eaten, and if you had contact with people, what you talked about and what you said.

Everything must be recorded in detail, but if there are omissions, they must be remembered.

If you can write clearly, you can leave.

If something cannot be explained clearly, then explain it clearly first.

After recording, the Jinyiwei would check and ask again to confirm that there were no mistakes before signing and leaving.

If it is resuscitated for the second time, the information will not match when asked.

This is a big problem.

When Jiang Lin arrived at the Jinyiwei Yamen, it was almost entirely filled with officials.

There were more than ten tables, including in the yard, and everyone was asked one by one.

Jiang Li walked straight into the innermost part, where Song Zhong was.

When Song Zhong saw Jiang Li, he was delighted and quickly came forward: "Boss, what did His Majesty say? Did he give some praise for the successful pre-capture of the criminal who assassinated the Crown Prince?"

In Song Zhong's mind, this time he should have accomplished a great feat.

Before others start to take any action, you catch the person yourself. This is called nipping the danger in the bud.

I think His Majesty will give me some praise.

While thinking, Song Zhong saw that Jiang Li's face was not very good, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Could it be that Jiang Li has taken all the credit for me?"

Just as I was thinking about it, Jiang Li's scolding voice came.

"Look at what you have done. You must explain to me today what exactly happened in the assassination of the Crown Prince."

After saying this, Jiang Li looked around and saw that there was no one around.

He walked up to Song Zhong, looked at him coldly and asked in a low voice, "Is this assassin real or fake? His Majesty is furious now, and people inside and outside the court are in a panic. It's like the three major cases back then."

"Song Zhong, you know all about the past. If my head is in danger, don't worry, I promise you will go on before me."

"Now that the Crown Prince has been canonized, you only need to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and do your job well, and you will have a bright future and wealth."

"If you try to be clever and want to gain some credit and benefits, I'm afraid Qian won't die fast enough!"

Now Jiang Li has begun to doubt whether the assassination of the crown prince was a play directed and acted by Song Zhong himself.

The purpose is either to eliminate dissidents or to establish meritorious service.

If this is true, it would be a huge mistake.

When Song Zhong heard these words, he said without any hesitation: "Boss, I didn't make this up. It's absolutely true."

"I was working in the lobby earlier. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just given me a task to thoroughly investigate the collusion between the wealthy families in the capital. Earlier, the Liangguogong Public Security Bureau received an order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to clean up the capital and eliminate the evil."

"As a result, the people below acted recklessly, and some of them arrested people from the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce. You know about this, Boss. I have been busy with this matter these days. These people involved are not well regarded by our Jin Yi Wei."

"I don't pay attention to it on weekdays, so it's naturally a lot more troublesome to do this job. How could I do such a thing at this critical moment?"

While Song Zhong was explaining, Jiang Lin stared at Song Zhong's face without blinking.

After Song Zhong finished speaking, he didn't find anything unusual.

After he calmed down a little, he said, "This matter is no longer just about that old man Gu's gossip."

"His Majesty has just issued an order for the Jinyiwei and other members of the Imperial Guard to send a group of good men to monitor His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. The other princes should have received notices from the eunuchs and are under house arrest."

"Ministers of the court, diplomatic envoys, you all know the situation. The impact is so wide and the implications are so great that it is no longer up to you and me to decide."

At this point, a hint of coldness flashed in Jiang Li's eyes.

Song Zhong was shocked and understood the meaning very well.

Afterwards, Jiang Li turned around and left. He still had to take charge of the affairs of the vassal kings and report the situation to His Majesty at any time.

After Jiang Li arrived, Song Zhong waited quietly for a while, then went straight to the imperial prison with a gloomy face.

In the imperial prison, Gu Shuanggui was very quiet, with disheveled hair and a look of extreme embarrassment, without the arrogance of the past.

There was unstoppable regret in his eyes.

He didn't expect that just a few words spoken in anger could very likely burn the entire Gu family down.

In fact, although Gu Shuanggui was particularly cruel to Zhu Yuanzhang, as a scholar, he also liked to talk nonsense and never took any real action.

"It doesn't matter if I die. I will definitely take full responsibility for this matter. I don't think anyone else will be involved. I hope these damn Jinyiwei can leave some room for survival and not do things to the extreme."

"I think they have no evidence, so I will just deny it till my death."

Thinking of this, Gu Shuanggui felt much more relaxed.

Anyway, half of my body is already buried in the ground, and it’s only been a few years. Now I can finally curse it out to my heart’s content.

At this time, Song Zhong appeared in front of the cell, and Gu Shuanggui immediately recognized that this was the Jinyiwei who led people to arrest him.