Under normal circumstances, when a person is caught alive, there is naturally no intention to kill him.

However, after learning Hou Zijian's identity, Zhu Yuanzhang finally chose to silence him.

Hearing the old man's question, Zhu Ying did not answer immediately. He thought for a while before replying, "My grandson thinks that grandpa does not want to involve the guards in this matter."

It sounds a bit confusing, but it is true.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly to show his approval, which made Zhu Yunwen beside him a little confused.

But he didn't mean to interrupt. It was normal for him to not be able to keep up in front of his elder brother and grandfather.

"Grandson, please tell me the key points in detail and see if you think the same as me." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Ying continued, "Now that the four garrison commanders have died, some people are panicking. At this time, suddenly there is news that a garrison commander is trying to assassinate them. This will definitely cause a big uproar and give people a chance."

"It is very likely that at this time, rumors were spread to say that the imperial court had framed the officers of the garrison, and that rumors were spread that the garrison was to be rectified."

After listening to it, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "That's right."

"Although Hou Zijian is the one who is trying to assassinate us, judging from his personality, he is obviously not the one behind the scenes. He is just a poor guy who was deceived."

"This guy was able to lead a thousand households to assassinate someone, so he obviously has a high status. If he is kept alive, his identity will definitely be known to others, and he may even have a chance to find out some of the contents of the interrogation."

"Now that there is no evidence, this case has become confusing and there is no clue. The one who can drive a thousand households must be a military officer. Now that he has lost his identity, the civil servants are naturally suspected."

Poor Zhu Yunwen, after hearing this, he finally understood why the emperor, even his elder brother, thought it was better to silence him.

After silencing the witnesses, the person behind the scenes naturally did not say that it was the act of the military officer of the garrison, and the subsequent plan was completely useless.

And if one wants to forcibly designate the assassin as a military officer of the garrison, then there will be clues and clues.

It was only at this time that Zhu Yunwen sadly discovered that his thinking was completely on a different level from that of his elder brother and grandfather.

Today he finally understood what planning meant.

It is just a seemingly abnormal act of silencing someone, but there are so many twists and turns hidden in it.

After returning to the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly ordered Jiang Lin to secretly monitor the meritorious military generals in the capital.

The news of His Majesty's assassination soon began to spread throughout the capital.

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The Mansion of Duke Liang.

It is impossible to say who is the first one to be named, so it must be Lan Yu.

"The superiors won't suspect me, will they?"

Lan Yu muttered to himself.

He hasn't used the title of superior for a long time.

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, the leaders such as Hu Weiyong, Liu Ji, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others addressed Zhu Yuanzhang not as "Your Majesty" but as "The Supreme".

"To be in power" means that they were the first batch of Huaixi nobles who sat in the main seat when drinking before the Ming Dynasty was established. Over time, it became their nickname for Zhu Yuanzhang.

This is also a more private and intimate name for Zhu Yuanzhang, a founding hero of the Huaixi nobles.

However, with the deaths of Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other earliest followers, and the emergence of the Hu Weiyong case, the number of people who were qualified to call Zhu Yuanzhang the superior has gradually become rare.

This makes the name seem a bit unique.

Originally, Lan Yu did not think so much about it, but after the Duke of Liang was changed to the Duke of Liang, he learned his lesson and addressed him as Your Majesty from then on.

"Master, the previous murder of the commander-in-chief and the current assassination of His Majesty are most likely the work of the same person."

"Why don't you go talk to Di Yusen and see what progress has been made in the case?"

"His Majesty is furious right now. If we can get information about the murderer first, we can naturally get out of this predicament."

The old butler pondered for a long time, and then said to Lan Yu.

When Lan Yu heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Uncle Shan, what you said really makes sense. Okay, I'll go find Di Yusen and ask him what the situation is now."

After saying this, Lan Yu set off immediately.

The office of the county magistrate of Jing.

At this moment, the courtyard is filled with a fragrance, which is the fragrance of chicken soup.

"Husband, this is an old hen that I bought specially at the market. You've been working really hard during this period of time, and you need to take some rest."

In the lobby, Qin Lixue served Di Yusen chicken soup and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Di Yusen sighed and said, "Now that His Royal Highness has entrusted me with an important task, it has been almost half a month, and there is still no news from the person behind the scenes."

"Today I heard that His Majesty, His Royal Highness, and three other grandchildren went out for a trip yesterday, but they were assassinated."

"Fortunately, the Jinyiwei arrived in time and did not allow the assassin to succeed. During the morning court session, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince both appeared in Fengtian Hall safely."

"I suspect that the person who assassinated Your Majesty was the murderer of the four commanders."

Qin Lixue asked in confusion, "If that's the case, then the murderer has been executed, so does that mean your case is also closed?"

Di Yusen shook his head and said, "That's not the case. The Ministry of Justice has not said the case is over. Besides, I guess the person behind this is extremely cautious and would never carry out the assassination personally."

"So the real murderer is still at large."

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not issued an order, I will have to continue investigating."

After listening to this, Qin Lixue complained, "You've been leaving early and coming back late these days, and I can't see you anywhere. Today, I finally came home to eat something, and you talked about the case."

"If you ask me, why don't you take a two-day break and refresh yourself? Then you can do a better job of investigating the case."

"Besides, have you found anything in the past few days?"

Hearing his wife's question, Di Yusen said helplessly: "I set my sights on the Five Military Commandery, but all the military officers who can hold positions in the Five Military Commandery are of higher rank than me."

"When he's in a good mood, he'll talk to me for a few words, but when he's in a bad mood, I won't even get through the door."

Qin Lixue asked, "Don't you have His Royal Highness's token? How dare they not let you in?"

Di Yusen said helplessly, "What can we do if he gets in? He won't cooperate. Besides, he feels like a fox pretending to be powerful, and I feel uncomfortable when he shows his Royal Highness the imperial token to people every day."

Qin Lixue complained: "You can't ask here, and you can't ask there, so how can you investigate the case? Compared with Pingyang Prefecture, this capital city is really much more troublesome."

Di Yusen was also a little annoyed: "The capital is not like Pingyang Prefecture. There are too many dignitaries here. Even if they are staring at the sign of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there are many people who appear to cater to them but actually look down on them."

"For example, the nobles of Huaixi, who either followed the southern and northern campaigns, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, sometimes have to show some courtesy to them."

Qin Lixue put down his chopsticks and said, "Then what case are you still investigating?"

Di Yusen waved his hand and said no more.

After dinner, Qin Lixue cleaned up the dishes.

Even though he became an official in the capital, Qin Lixue was reluctant to pay his servants' wages. The county magistrate's mansion in Jing was not small, but Qin Lixue chose to manage it himself.

In her words, people from the underworld have never lived the life of a noble lady since childhood, and there are not so many requirements.

We were penniless before, but now that our salary has increased, we have to keep some money with us in case of any accidents or when we need money urgently.

The capital is good, but it is too good.

Qin Lixue was so scared that she didn't dare to go out.

The main reason was that there were too many tempting goods on the streets. The first time Di Yusen went shopping, he unknowingly spent half a month's salary.

Qin Lixue didn't notice the problem until she got home. It was when Di Yusen came back in the evening and saw so many supplies that she had purchased, so she asked casually. Only then did Qin Lixue react.

It is at this moment.

While Di Yusen was checking files from various parties and Qin Lixue was washing dishes, there was a knock on the door.

Di Yusen frowned slightly, his thoughts were disturbed.

"You keep watching. I'll go open the door and see who it is."

Qin Lixue rinsed it casually and then hurried over to open the door.

The scene at the door startled Qin Lixue.

All I saw was a burly man dressed as a nobleman in front of me, followed by several soldiers.

"My husband, have you committed any crime?"

Thinking this in his heart, he asked with a smile: "What are you guys doing?"

Lan Yu smiled and said, "The county magistrate of Jing is at home."

Qin Lixue immediately replied, "He's not here. He left yesterday and hasn't come back today. I wonder if you guys want to talk to him about anything. I'll pass it on when he comes back."

Hearing this, Lan Yu felt a little strange.

Because he had just been to the county government office, and the people there said that Di Yusen had gone home. Could it be such an unfortunate coincidence that he went out again?

Looking at the woman in front of him, Lan Yu clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "My name is Lan Yu. I guess you are the wife of the county magistrate of Jing. When the county magistrate returns, please let him know that I have something important to discuss with him."

Lan Yu came here to ask for something.

They are all His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men, so we shouldn't be too excessive. We still need to be polite.

He did not call himself Duke of Liang, but stated his real name.

Qin Lixue heard the name and felt vaguely familiar with it. Without thinking too much, she replied, "Okay, I will definitely convey it on your behalf."

Lan Yu nodded and prepared to take people back.

It was obvious that there was only one person here at the moment, so it would be inappropriate for a grown man like him to go in and wait.

Qin Lixue came back after closing the door, and immediately said to Di Yusen, "My husband, have you done anything wrong? Why are there soldiers outside looking for you?"

Di Yusen was a little confused. What could he have done wrong?

wrong.

Could it be that some military nobles wanted to attack me?

He hurriedly asked, "Did the person give his name?"

Qin Lixue replied naturally: "It is said that her name is Lan Yu. This name sounds familiar to me, but I just can't remember who she is."

Di Yusen slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my god, this is the Duke of Liang."

Qin Lixue let out an "ah".

She asked, "How did you offend him, my husband?"

Di Yusen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "How did I offend him? With the Duke of Liang's personality, how could he be so easy to talk to? He must have something private to ask me for help."

Hearing this, Qin Lixue exclaimed again, "Then hurry up and chase him. Maybe he hasn't gone far yet."

Di Yusen was not vague and immediately chased after him.

Outside the street, Lan Yu was returning with his personal soldiers.

The captain of the guards said unhappily, "General, I think Di Yusen is avoiding me on purpose. There's a strong smell of chicken soup in the yard, and it's clear that he just had a meal."

"The woman's body was splashed with water stains. She must have been washing dishes. We came here from the county government office but didn't run into Di Yusen. He was at home and didn't want to see us."

When Lan Yu heard this, he frowned and asked, "Could it be that he thinks that I am involved in this, so he doesn't want to have anything to do with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from behind: "Duke Liang, Duke Liang, wait a moment!"

When Lan Yu heard the voice, he turned around and saw that it was Di Yusen.

The streets were crowded with people, but the voice of Duke Liang immediately made the people who heard it move away.

Immediately, the Duke of Liang in front became the focus of attention of the surrounding crowd.

This is still in the inner city area. If it were the outer city area of ​​the capital, it would be really crowded.

"Let's find a place to talk."

Lan Yu said when he saw Di Yusen coming over.

There are so many people talking on this street, so it's definitely not a good place to talk.

They randomly found a private room in a teahouse. The personal soldiers were guarding outside while Lan Yuze and Di Yusen went inside to talk.

"I'm sorry, Duke Liang. I just went out for a walk after dinner. When I got home, I heard my wife say that Duke Liang was visiting, so I rushed over immediately."

After Di Yusen entered, he immediately explained.

When Lan Yu heard this, the grudge in his heart naturally disappeared.

After a few pleasantries, Lan Yu directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"I think County Magistrate Di has heard about the recent murders and the assassination of His Majesty. I wonder if there has been any progress recently." Lan Yu asked.

Di Yusen was so smart that just by asking this one question, he was able to determine the dilemma Lan Yu had encountered recently.

He came here to ask for help from me.

Di Yusen, who had been following the case, naturally understood that the news that Lan Yu was the real murderer behind the case had recently begun to spread again, and there were even messages saying that Lan Yu must be related to the assassination of His Majesty.

After pondering for a while, Di Yusen said, "To be honest with you, Duke Liang, I have indeed had some speculations recently, but my words are not taken seriously, and many noble military officers cannot even enter the palace, let alone cooperate."

"I have been visiting everywhere recently, which really worries me."

Di Yusen was a tactful person. At this time, he naturally would not ask Lan Yu to ask for his help, but instead said that he needed help.

Of course, this is what Di Yusen really needs at the moment.

Hearing this, Lan Yu said without hesitation: "If County Magistrate Di has any difficulties, just tell me. I am also the Grand Commander of the Beijing Public Security Department, so it is my duty to assist in the investigation."

Hearing this, Di Yusen knew that it was done.