Chapter 25 Secret Music
There was heavy rain in Fengyang City.

Within this imperial city, perhaps due to negligence on the part of the craftsmen during construction, there were some puddles of water on the floor tiles in some places where rainwater was difficult to drain away.

Zhu Gang was in high spirits. He braved the rain and sometimes deliberately stepped hard on the puddles to splash the water, then laughed.

"Okay, okay, Qianqiu, don't always look so sad." Zhu Gang was enjoying the fun of treading water while comforting Deng Qianqiu, "Don't worry, I'll hold up the sky if it falls. Besides, this is my idea, no one will do anything to you, I'll protect you!"

Deng Qianqiu hung his head. He didn't know why the King of Qin invited Zhu Gang to the imperial city today.

But ever since Deng Qianqiu learned about Zhu Jingjing's affairs, he began to fall into panic, always feeling that a disaster might befall him at any time.

After hearing what Zhu Gang said, he seemed to feel a little comforted: "Your Highness, this is what you said."

"Of course I said that." Zhu Gang said arrogantly, "You said you are afraid of something, but don't you think about who I am? I am my father's biological son, who can do anything to me? I am not bragging, in this world, even my biological father can't do anything to me, at most he can only glare at me, don't you think he really wants me as his son? If he dares to do this, my mother will be the first one to disagree and rebel against him!"

Deng Qianqiu said: "But..."

Zhu Gang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, the same goes for you. If the emperor really wants to vent his anger on you, I will commit suicide. I will tell him clearly that without Deng Qianqiu, there will be no Zhu Gang. How about it, are you relieved now? I, Zhu Gang, am a man of great integrity..."

As they were talking, the two of them entered the hall one after the other.

Zhu Gang had not yet finished speaking and was about to continue speaking with a beaming expression when suddenly, his eyes blurred and he saw dozens of imperial guards in fish costumes rushing out from the left and right of the hall, rushing up to him and pinning him down.

Zhu Gang shouted: "I came to see my brother, what are you doing?"

Unfortunately... these murderous people turned a deaf ear to this and pressed Zhu Gang to the ground without showing any emotion. The leader had a cold face and a pair of eyes like blades. He only glanced and then fell on Deng Qianqiu.

Zhu Gang howled like a pig being slaughtered.

Unfortunately, he still didn't get a polite response. No matter how he struggled, he was pinned down and couldn't move.

Deng Qianqiu’s mouth opened as big as an egg.

Then, without hesitation, he raised his hands and saluted in a standard French military salute.

Seeing this, several guards hesitated for a moment, and seemed to think that this was not a big deal, so they stopped hesitating and easily pinned Deng Qianqiu down.

Zhu Gang began to curse loudly, his voice shaking the rubble.

The leader said coldly: "I am ordered to arrest someone. If you have offended me, come and arrest me on the spot."

……

suburbs.

A workshop that was bustling with activity was now suddenly surrounded.

Then, someone held a knife and led a group of people straight into the warehouse in the workshop.

Someone was in command, shouting, "Don't let anyone escape, not even a fly can get in or out."

After saying that, someone kicked open the door of the warehouse.

A crowd of people swarmed in.

Someone started a fire in this dim warehouse.

But then, the gradually brightening warehouse not only illuminated the stern faces, but also clearly revealed pairs of suspicious eyes beneath the faces.

"Qian Hu, is it... is it that the search was conducted in error?"

"It's right here." The captain frowned and looked around, but there was still disbelief in his eyes.

Because… he was shocked to find himself in a warehouse that was almost like a treasure trove.

The piled up silver was like a small mountain, and the countless scattered copper coins were even more dazzling.

Obviously, even they had never seen so much silver.

There was a hint of disbelief in the eyes of the captain. Although he spoke with confidence that he had not searched the wrong place, the fact was that even a captain of the Yiluansi who had searched for a long time like him was a little overwhelmed when looking at what he saw.

After all, when they came, everyone was mentally prepared to directly wipe out this so-called industry that was like a joke, but who knew that it would actually be a real search and seizure.

But no matter how shocked we are, we still have to do what we have to do!

"Count immediately, come and search the account books!" "Yes!"

A whole night passed.

It seemed that the Yiluansi was not well prepared this time, so they had to mobilize some elite soldiers and generals to barely clean up the place overnight.

A copy of the counted account book was delivered to the thousand households.

The thousand-householder had not slept all night and his eyes were already red from staying up late.

After he carefully looked through the account book, he showed a look of surprise.

"Qian Hu, now..."

"Seal it immediately. I will return to Beijing to report."

"But... Captain, should we first interrogate him and wait until everything is clear, and then..."

The captain had already collected the account book, but said, "Things have changed. We need to report it immediately. There is no time to lose. Prepare the horses immediately!"

Immediately, several fast horses set foot on the official road from Fengyang to Nanjing and sped away.

Tang He entered the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually chose to meet him in the bedroom.

Empress Ma greeted Tang He and said, "Brother Tang, how are your sister-in-law and your family doing recently? "

Tang He's face was pale, but he did not dare to respond. Instead, he looked in awe at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting behind his desk and was moody. Then he fell to the ground with a deathly pale face.

Upon seeing this, Queen Ma did not continue speaking, but walked away tactfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to lower his head, fiddling with the memorials on the desk.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "How did you know about this?"

Tang He didn't dare to respond.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head suddenly, stared at Tang He and said, "Did your sister-in-law tell someone to tell you to come to the palace to beg for mercy?"

Tang He did not dare to deny or admit it, but just said: "I will die with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was grim, and his eyes were even more unpredictable. He said, "Tell me, who are you going to plead for this time, Zhu Gang? Or that Deng Qianqiu?"

Tang He pursed his lips and said weakly, "It's for both Zhu Gang and Deng Qianqiu."

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the memorial on the table and said, "Do you know what they have done wrong?"

Tang He lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I know a little bit. They are indeed unforgivable. They actually... actually dared to slander the eldest princess..."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly. He leaned slightly on the cushion beside him and said, "Is it just because of these?"

"As for the rest, I don't know."

Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately furious and said, "This is of course a heinous crime, unforgivable. But look at this, the prince of my Great Ming, and the chief flag officer of the imperial guards appointed by me, are actually idle and run away like merchants to open a clinic, making it known to everyone, and going to give it to women... women..."

When it comes to this, Zhu Yuanzhang is filled with indignation and gnashing his teeth, saying: "I let my sons fend for themselves, with the intention of sharpening them. But what about them? Doing such a shameful thing? What is their purpose? Are they deliberately venting their dissatisfaction with me? Are they trying to demonstrate to me? Or... are they simply shameless, not only wanting to defile themselves, but also wanting to throw the face of the royal family to the ground, and let the world laugh at them?"

Tang He looked dejected and was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help cursing when he talked about what he hated: "Damn it! When I was their age, I had already started to fight wars and build my foundation. Look at these good-for-nothings, shameful things. I am so embarrassed, so embarrassed!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he slapped his face with his hands, and actually seemed a little out of control.

Tang He was helpless and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes...Your Majesty is right."

Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down, but his expression became even colder.

At this time, a young eunuch walked into the hall.

The young eunuch trembled and knelt on the ground, saying: "Your Majesty, the Yiluansi... has a secret report from Fengyang."

(End of this chapter)