Chapter 187: Finally, I’ve caught you.
A moment’s work.
A mansion in the inner city of Nanjing.
Hundreds of Inner Chitose lieutenants suddenly appeared.
Immediately after that, Chen Li was in charge and slammed the door.
Knock Knock ……
Menko opened the door impatiently.
Poking out his head, he screamed and cursed under his breath, “Who is it, who is so bold …… not knowing ……”
Dang ……
The vermillion lacquer door that had opened a crack was violently knocked open, and this gatekeeper directly knocked over on the ground, he still had to curse, and then, an embroidered spring knife was placed on his neck.
“Irrelevant people, don’t nag, come on, go in and catch the thief, and if anyone dares to resist, kill them without pardon.”
This statement was made ……
From behind Chen Li, countless streams of lieutenants ran into the mansion.
The porter had long been trembling with fear and sweating profusely.
Chen Li squatted down and smiled at him, “Your master is at home, isn’t he?”
“No …… don’t know.”
Chen Li raised his hand, gave him a slap and scolded, “I have long been watching you guys, don t know? Hey …… do you think you can muddle through by not saying …… anything?”
Said Chen Li got up, pressed the hilt of the knife on his waist, the party was still aggressive, turned his head, grinned, like a passerby, obediently stood in front of the door, bowed and said, “Marquis …… you careful feet.”
Immediately afterward, he saw Zhang Anshi, dressed in unicorn clothing, slowly walk in and glance at Chen Li: “Don’t let a fly out, search me carefully.”
Chen Li said, “Here.”
Deep inside the mansion, there was a clamor, and cries.
Zhang Anshi was unmoved.
There are already eyebrows in the Northern Townships.
Inside the Thousand Households must not be idle.
He walked briskly through a series of doors and eventually reached the mansion’s center hall, where he took his seat.
Someone called out, “Who is it, and do you know what this place is!”
“Take that.”
“Bold ……”
“Honoring the order of the Marquis of Annan, those who dare to be recalcitrant will immediately be treated as rebels and be killed without amnesty ……”
Finally …… someone was carried, Chen Li entered the center hall with great gusto, saying, “The man has taken …… the marquis …… want to be ……”
Zhang Anshi smiled, “Bring it in.”
Immediately afterward, someone was carried in.
This person said under his breath, “Zhang Anshi, I have no grievances with you, you have big guts …….”
Zhang Anshi pursed his lips and said nothing.
Chen Li was furious and kicked the man directly in the back, scolding, “Into your mother, seeing my Marquis and still dare to talk like this, don’t know how to die?”
The man let out an ouch and huffed, “Why are you taking me?”
At this moment, Zhang Anshi stood up, took a step forward, stared straight at the man, and said, “Chen Ying, why do you knowingly ask questions.”
The man in front of me is Chen Ying, the left deputy imperial inspector.
Chen Ying met Zhang Anshi, but her face was fearless.
Of course he is not afraid of Zhang Anshi, although Zhang Anshi is the younger brother of the crown prince’s wife and is also deeply loved by Zhu Di.
But he, Chen Ying, was no ordinary man.
At the time of Emperor Zhu Di’s Jingan, Chen Ying was the Minister of Shandong Province, because he received money from Zhu Di and was exposed by the ministers, so Emperor Jianwen relegated him to Guangxi.
But when Zhu Di claimed the throne, immediately thought of the first and their own conspiracy to rebel Chen Ying to, so they will Chen Ying imperial edict into the capital, appointed him as the left deputy royal inspector.
The left deputy royal inspector is the Duzha Yuan’s Zuo two officials, high-powered, the most important thing is that he is the first time when the Jingdan, one of the few ministers to support Zhu Di, things are rare and expensive, has always been extremely trustworthy by Zhu Di.
In these days, Chen Ying recuperated and stayed at home, who expected …… the people in the inner line of the thousand households to make a sudden move, and even came directly to take people.
Anyone else would only be trembling in fear, but Chen Ying was the only one who burst into a rage.
Historically, only he investigates others, never others to investigate his head.
Chen Ying glared at Zhang Anshi and said angrily, “Zhang Anshi …… you are plotting rebellion and rebellion.”
Zhang Anshi remained calm and said, “I am under orders to investigate the Chin case, whoever it is, can be arrested, you dare to say that I am committing a rebellion?”
Chen Ying was furious: “You say I’m plotting against you, do you have any evidence? Hmph ……”
Zhang Anshi didn’t bother to babble with him and pointed at Chen Li, “First take them to Qixia and torture them properly. And the people in this family, take them down as well.”
Chen Li respectfully said, “Yes.”
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Since Zhu Di’s success in the war of pacification, Chen Ying does not dare to say that he is in a position of greatness, but he definitely belongs to the favored ministers.
Zhu Di was polite when he saw him.
That when Zhu Di Jingdan, the highest civilian ministers around, but only a district of four or five products, and most of them are coerced to come.
Only Chen Ying is a third-rate, and is dead set on conspiring with Zhu Di.
It can be said that Chen Ying is the signboard of pacification among the civil ministers.
Over the years, the Wen Yuan Pavilion university professors, ministers, which see him, do not be polite?
He was in a sorry state at this time, but he was pulled into the prison car, and …… then sent to a mansion in Qixia.
The mansion was claustrophobic, and eventually …… he was sent to a torture chamber.
Someone tied him to an iron chair.
Soon, Zhang Anshi came on his hind feet and coldly said, “Say it, what’s going on, if you want to live, you can’t do it without opening your mouth, you yourself know very well that since I’m looking for you, I certainly won’t be full of food.”
Chen Ying cursed, “Everyone in the world can rebel, only I, Chen Ying, will not rebel, what is your intention to exclude dissidents like this? Zhang Anshi, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because you have a little bit of holy favor.”
Zhang Anshi sighed and said, “Everyone saw it, I spoke to him nicely and he had to piss me off.”
After saying that, Zhang Anshi said, “Give me a hard beating.”
Zhang Anshi was kind-hearted and was already stepping out of the torture room.
After a short while, Chen Ying’s mournful cries came out from this torture room.
“You …… you …… planted evidence like this …… I am a loyal official… . your majesty knows me ……”
“Ah …… ah ……”
After two incense sticks, Zhang Anshi stepped back into the torture room, took his seat, and gazed at Chen Ying, “Hey …… look, can’t we just talk properly? Why bother to make a scene like this now, look at you ……”
Chen Ying was already disheveled, his skin was exposed, he glared hatefully at Zhang Anshi and trembled, “What do you …… you …… want to do, I am by no means a chaotic party.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Whether you are a rebel or not, I can’t say, Tuo Huo Chi this person, do you know?”
Chen Ying’s body shook slightly when she heard that name.
And then, he gave Zhang Anshi an odd look.
Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “What, no more talking? Aren’t you calling out grievances?”
Chen Ying lowered his head, and then violently raised his head, “You …… are framing the loyal minister.”
Zhang Anshi sighed and said, “It seems that you, up until now, have refused to tell the truth.”
Chen Ying bit her lip and shook her head, then said, “I want to see His Majesty! I am the Left Deputy Defense Minister, and I want to see His Majesty.”
Zhang Anshi stood up and said to his left and right, “Start the execution. ”
With that, no longer wanting to say anything more, he hurried out of the torture room again.
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“Your Majesty …… Your Majesty ……”
Yiluoha stepped into the temple with hurried feet, showing a few moments of panic.
Zhu Di was sitting on the heel of the imperial case, playing with a sword in his hand.
Hearing the voice of Yiluoha, he jerked his head up and said, “Why are you in such a hurry?”
“Your majesty …… has had an accident, and now the city is full of rain …… within the thousand households, and suddenly attacked the mansion of Lord Chen, and took Lord Chen away.”
Zhu Di’s face was finally solemn for a few moments, and he wondered, “Which Duke Chen?”
“It is Chen Ying, the left deputy royal inspector.”
When Zhu Di heard this, his face changed slightly, “How is it that Chen Ying and Zhang Anshi have a grudge against each other?”
Also lost Ha said, “It is not a feud, it is to say that this Chen Ying is a rebellious party …….”
Zhu Di’s jaw dropped and raised an eyebrow, “When he was in Jianwen, he was called a rebel party, and now that I’ve won the world, he’s a rebel party again?”
At first, Chen Ying because of collusion with Zhu Di, but was exiled, where to think, but also Meikai two times.
“That’s why this news is all over the city, Your Majesty, isn’t it a big watery mess?”
Zhu Di became a bit anxious, so he said, “Is Chen Ying alright?”
“I’m afraid it’s not much better?”
“He is the backbone of me, is my Great Ming’s pacification meritorious, if even he is a chaotic party, this world still have loyal ministers?”
“That’s why the slave girl rushed to report, Your Majesty, is it a case of arresting the wrong person?”
Zhu Di lowered his head, pondered for a moment, before saying, “Let the inner thousand households go to check, Chen Ying’s family side, to take care of one or two, tell them …… after checking, if there is no real evidence, I guarantee their peace.”
Yizhuoha laughed bitterly, “Chen Ying’s family, they were all taken together as well, not a single one was left behind.”
Chu: “……”
For a long time, Zhu Di said, “I thought …… Chen Ying is categorically impossible to be a chaotic party, but I have given the inner thousand households to investigate the power, it can not be interfered with for no reason. This way, you go to find Zhang Anshi, you personally go, tell him …… unless the real evidence, must stay this Chen Ying’s life, really check the wrong, I come to clean up the situation, into his mother …… how I became a eunuch of the Divine Palace Supervisory, to him Zhang Anshi cleaned up. ”
After saying that, Zhu Di added: “No matter whether there are results or not, Zhang Anshi should report the results, I want to see the confession, and I also want to see Chen Ying!”
Yiluoha nodded and said, “The slave girl knows.”
Zhu Di then said, “This matter …… should not make a big fanfare, secretly tell Zhang Anshi can, lest he lose his prestige in the inner line of the thousand households.”
Yilungha said, “The slave girl will go there herself.”
Zhu nodded.
But at this time, also lost ha suddenly remembered what, then added: “Your Majesty, and the brocade guards …… commanding officer of the Ji Gang, suddenly assaulted the co-conspirator Deng Wu ……”
Zhu Di carried his hands behind his back and only faintly said, “I know.”
I’m surprised he didn’t care.
Yiluoha looked deeply at Zhu Di and seemed to understand something, so he turned around and hurried away.
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The taking of Chen Ying immediately caused the court to watch.
This is not a small matter, Chen Ying is the left deputy imperial inspector of the metropolitan inspectorate, a high position of power, such a person, suddenly said to take, and Chen Ying in the metropolitan inspectorate, there are a large number of beloved, these beloved imperial inspectors, immediately exploded.
So Wen Yuan Ge was in trouble, with one minister after another coming to pay their respects, all of them coming to ask about Chen Ying.
Wen Yuan Ge this side, also know nothing about it, and see a few bold Imperial Historian fuss, to impeach, but also want to Xie Jin a few face to His Majesty, Zhang Anshi severely punished, release Chen Ying.
It took a lot of persuasion to coax them all away.
Xie Jin a face of anger: “What has become now! Chen Gong such a minister, say take take, today can take the left deputy royal secretary, tomorrow will not …… also take Wen Yuange university sergeant? Really outrageous, Hongwu years, not to domineering to this.”
Hu Guang and Yang Rong also looked at each other.
In fact, this time, this Hu Guang and Yang Rong also reconcile the same as Jinyin, but is the same breath up.
The main thing is that this matter is too much, did not ask the palace, did not inform the Wen Yuan Ge and the six ministries, and even the driving stickers are not, ran to take people with great fanfare, arrogant and domineering to this point, is not in Heng Gu.
Xie Jin looked at Hu Guang and Yang Rong’s expression, then said, “You see …… what to do? Why don’t we, together, go to see His Majesty, this matter …… if there is not an explanation, you and I three, ashamed to be a minister.”
Hu Guang also said, “Duke Xie is right, you can’t act recklessly like this, once this case is opened, how can it be done?”
Yang Rong deliberated for a moment, and then also said, “Although there is something strange, but if this is not heard, it is indeed inappropriate. The three of us, you and I, have an audience together.”
Xie Jin said, “What did I say early, said long ago, to prevent microdotting, many things …… let a step, those Qiu Biao will get an inch, but you guys? You guys are too much trouble for me, now look, hey ……”
He shook his head and finally said, “Let’s go.”
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An imperial edict was sent to Nanchangfu.
In the Ning King’s Mansion, Ning King Zhu Quan received the decree, holding the edict in his hand, and thanked him for his grace, and then, he returned to the back hall of the royal mansion.
“Your Highness ……”
At this moment, Princess Ning was holding the child in her arms and sobbing in a low voice.
This child is the second son of the King of Ning who was just born and is still in his infancy, while the Princess of Ning has heard that His Majesty is going to let Zhu Quan go to Nanking, but she is already shocked
She wailed, “Your Highness, I’m afraid that this trip will only end in disaster.”
Zhu Quan’s face was a little ugly, still still holding the imperial edict, pacing two steps, his face pondering.
At that time, when Emperor Hongwu was still alive, people of the time said that King Yan Zhu Di was good at war, while King Ning Zhu Quan was good at strategy.
These two men, both of whom participated together in many battles against the remnants of the Northern Yuan, were the most successful in Zhu’s wars, while the Ning King’s fiefdom was the best governed.
“Be calm ……” Zhu Quan then said, “There is nothing to be afraid of, I see …… Zhu Di has not reached the point of wanting to kill this king, if not …… with his nature, will never be superfluous, but also ordered this king to go to the capital.”
Ning Wangfei said: ”When he …… hey …… Your Highness ah, when Your Highness if not treat him as a brother, how would you fall for his tricks? So your highness must not take it lightly. How …… about Your Highness just claim to be sick and not go.”
Zhu Quan shook his head without hesitation and said: ”How can it be that easy? If I don’t go, it will be dangerous! This fourth brother of mine is not a light that can’t be saved.”
Princess Ning said with tears in her eyes, “If anything happens to His Highness, what can we, mother and child, do? The children are so small.”
Zhu Quan sneered, “There is no need to panic, there is always a way to solve things, Murphy ……”
He frowned and then said, “That matter …… leaked? This matter is so confidential, how could …… it be leaked so easily?”
Ning Wangfei violently raised her head, a pair of tearful eyes tightly looking at Zhu Quan, said, “Your Highness …… really can’t, it’s better to live in death …… ”
Zhu Quan waved his hand: ”Can not risk, never risk, now is by no means the time to do such a thing, the Ning Wangwei this point of manpower, coupled with these two years, the fourth brother to me more precautions, this Ning Wangwei, I do not know how many sands have been mixed by him! This Wang Fu outside …… will be more I do not know how many jinyi secret agents. But according to this king see …… him Zhu Di temporarily can not help this king.”
“Why?”
Zhu Quan said, “If I didn’t lend him troops in the beginning, how would he have his today? What’s more,…… so many of the Jingdan Meritorious Ministers were all the king’s army and horses in the beginning, if he is rashly unfavorable to me, how can he make the world’s hearts and minds happy and convinced?”
“So …… want peace and quiet, then …… this king not only want to enter the capital, but also to beat the gong and drums, to let the whole world know, not only this king want to enter the capital, you and the child also go together! Although the decree only let the king go alone, but the king is going to let the world know, the king has nothing to fear, never hide. At that time this way …… to wave some, wait until the capital, see him this do fourth brother, dare not flip.”
“He is extremely good at saving face, and he is very pleased with himself, since he usurped the throne, this matter of taking his nephew’s throne is a hidden pain in his heart, I don’t believe that he really dares to be unfavorable to this king! Even if this king has committed a great disaster, let’s see what he can do about it.”
Princess Ning was shocked, and busily said, “But Your Highness ah …… he has just killed the Acting King.”
Zhu Quan shook his head, “This king and thirteenth brother are not the same thing.”
He pondered for a moment, then said, “After arriving in Nanjing, first do not go to the city, take the child, first go to the filial piety mausoleum, to worship the imperial ko, hey …… less in front of the imperial ko mausoleum, you can rest assured that …… the soldiers come to block, water to cover the earth, I Zhu Quan is not a soft persimmon.”
Princess Ning was still relieved.
But Zhu Quan sat down calmly, seeming to have been circumspect, and then ordered a beloved eunuch to come.
“Outside there must be a lot of details, staring at this Ning Wangfu’s every move, the king has some letters here, later you first do not send out, and so the king set off, to Nanjing City, those brocade guards of the spies, will certainly die staring at the king. This Wang Fu outside the stalking will be slackened, you then quietly sent out, fast horse whip, to catch up in the king’s front, to arrive in the capital …… Especially there is a …… to Daning’s epistle, must be careful, even if you lose your life, but also can not let this epistle lost. ”
The eunuch bowed down and said, “Please rest assured, Your Highness, even if the slave girl loses her life, she will never fulfill Your Highness’ expectations.”
Zhu Quan nodded his head and sighed quietly, then his face turned gloomy again and said, “Hmph, Fourth Brother, our account, it’s time to settle it.”
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“Marquis, Marquis ……” Chen Li came hurriedly.
Zhang Anshi was crossing his legs, holding a tealight in his hand and betting a mouthful of tea.
Looking at Chen Li, he placed the tea on the tabletop next to him before saying, “What is it?”
“He confessed?”
“Really recruited?” Zhang Anshi was surprised, originally thought …… that he would have to toss a few more days.
Chen Li said, “I have not yet made strength, this old thing does not eat to fight, of course, the main or weekdays marquis you teach by word and example, humble in the side of the marquis, learned a lot of skills, if not ……”
Zhang Anshi immediately cursed, “When have you seen me hit someone? Asshole, you’re slandering me, a kind-hearted person like me, Zhang Anshi!”
Chen Li hurriedly said, “Ah …… humble …… humble, right, marquis …… these days, many ministers, especially the imperial historian, are impeaching marquis you …… His Majesty’s side ……”
Zhang Anshi did not think, he is certainly clear, now his own pressure is not small, Chen Ying is not a small role, this person …… once caught wrong, is not a joke.
But he was more concerned about Ji Gang, so he said, “Ji Gang’s side, what’s the catch?”
“North Township Division side …… Ji Gang wounded the Tongzhi Deng Wu, and then took the opportunity …… to kill a thousand households, now …… this North Township Division …… do anything is sneaky, I would like to ask people to explore their movements, but once upon a time my friends in the North Township Division, are now keeping their mouths shut. According to my humble opinion, this Ji Gang kill the chicken to warn the monkey, everyone is afraid of him.”
Zhang Anshi snorted coldly and said, “What’s the use of making people afraid, I, Zhang Anshi, convince people with virtue is the highest state.”
“Yes, the inner thousand households up and down, have been subjected to Marquis your great kindness ……”
Zhang Anshi shook his head, “Don’t bother babbling, escort this Chen Ying, as well as bring the confession, immediately go into the palace to report it, his majesty has pressed for so many days, and I think he’s already in a hurry.”
“Yes.”
Zhang Anshi personally led the way, letting this Chen Ying get on the prison wagon, and then set out for the palace.
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Zhu more and more began to care about the reverse case.
On the one hand, it involved King Ning, and on the other, it involved Chen Ying.
So Ji Gang seems to be all of a sudden again favored, early in the morning and was ordered to the martial arts building to have an audience.
At this time, Zhu Di carelessly flipped through the zhang report sent by Ji Gang Fang, and said with a hitch, “You are saying …… that in Daning, the military and civilians there, all miss the King of Ning?”
“Yes.” Ji Gang said, “There are also quite a few military officials, who drank and said a lot of intemperate words …… Other than that ……”
Speaking here, Ji Gang lowered his voice: “The Ning Wangwei stationed in Nanchang Province, there are many people …… also went around to people to say that, if it is not His Highness the King of Ning, His Majesty has been treated as a rebel party was killed by Jianwen.”
Zhu Di actually did not get angry, but lightly said, “If there is no his eighty thousand soldiers and horses, I indeed at that time has been exhausted …… He is in the king’s house, but also use witchcraft to harm people, he this witchcraft, want to harm who is it?”
Ji Gang immediately bowed down and said, “I dare not speak.”
Zhu Di’s gaze, steeply becoming stern, stared dead at Ji Gang, “You dare to deceive the king and ignore his superior?”
Ji Gang did not dare to come out of the atmosphere, and only after a long time did he say in a period of time, “This witchcraft …… that wants to harm …… is …… is …… Your Majesty.”
A cold color swept across Zhu Di’s eyes as he narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, “Is that so? Where’s the real evidence?”
“It is in the king’s residence, a warlock leaked …… just …… the minister will continue to investigate thoroughly.”
Zhu Di said, “But didn’t he build a study in the middle of the king’s residence, and spend his days in that study, playing the zither and reading in between?”
Ji Gang whispered, “He has a number of beloved …… daily will enter the bookstore to talk with him in secret, but just specifically talk about what …… humble yet …… ”
Zhu Di threw these sonnets on the desk, his face suddenly bright and dark, said: “Zhu Quan …… Zhu Quan …… this kid …… is smart! …… When I and he together guarded in the border towns, I know his ability …… At first, if he came to pacify, I’m afraid …… that the one who claimed to be the emperor today, is him. ”
After a pause, without looking up, he said, “Also lost ha.”
Yiluoha, who was standing on the sidelines, was busy bowing and said, “The slave girl is here.”
Zhu Di asked, “Has King Ning departed?”
“Already departed, also brought the family small, the two princes highness, also followed, in addition, there is the Ning Wangfei ……”
Also lost Ha paused, and continued: “And this way …… just arrived in Jiujiang province, he got off the boat, met the local governor and governor, said …… that this time is His Majesty misses him, called him to the Beijing …… very waving.”
Zhu closed his eyes and pondered.
At this time, a eunuch came in, “Your Majesty, Zhang Anshi seeks an audience, saying that he has escorted the Chin prisoner to …….”
Zhu snapped his head up. Saying, “Chen Ying?”
“It is none other than Lord Chen.”
“Call in.”
When Ji Gang heard the three words Zhang Anshi, his face was not happy or angry, he knew in his heart that the real possibility of replacing himself is not Deng Wu, but Zhang Anshi.
This inner thousand households, also desperately pursuing this case …… this time, must not let Zhang Anshi compete for the first.
After half a note of incense, Chen Ying entered the hall, Chen Ying stumbled and fell, entered the hall, and his mouth shouted, “Your Majesty …….”
With that, Chen Ying fell to the ground in obeisance.
Seeing Chen Ying like this, Zhu Di’s heart moved.
No matter what, this person is also Zhu Di’s favorite minister, now see him like this, it is inevitable that his heart is a little unhappy.
Immediately afterward, Zhang Anshi came in.
“I have met Your Majesty.”
Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi: “Zhang Qing, this Chen Ying ……”
Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, I have a confession here, so Your Majesty will know at a glance.”
When Chen Ying heard this, he immediately exclaimed, “Your Majesty …… they are forcing a confession by word and deed, they have to say that my minister is related to the chaotic party, please Your Majesty …… do something… …”
Said the man, bawling.
And at that moment, another eunuch said, “Your Majesty, the University Sergeant of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, together with the ministers, seeks an audience.”
Zhu naturally understood that this must be that they had received the news and rushed here. ”
“Call it in, it’s all water under the bridge, let them hear it too.”
After Xie Jin and the others came in, they didn’t say anything, but waited patiently.
Zhu Di looked at Chen Ying, “You mean …… Zhang Anshi has wronged you?”
“I am loyal to your majesty’s heart, the sky can be seen ah, your majesty …… I was suddenly held by Zhang Anshi, and then it is the words and deeds to force confessions, I …… body really can not survive, so I had to submit, your majesty if you do not even believe in the ministers. This world, there is which one trustworthy person.”
This Chen Ying cried even more.
Zhu Di also could not help but be moved, looked up at Zhang Anshi: “Zhang Qing, in this way, this one confession ……”
He raised the confession in his hand, “I’m just afraid it won’t do.”
Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Your Majesty, I actually knew that he would retract his confession at this time, Your Majesty think about it, this Chen Ying is what kind of person, I would not know, I shoot dead very much, but do not dare to accuse him wrongly, the reason why I know that he is a chaotic party, in fact, the reason is very simple, and that is …… off fire red ……”
“Off fire red ……” Zhu and the others looked at each other.
“Your Majesty …… please look.” Zhang Anshi said, actually taking out a letter.
Yizhuoha handed the letter to Zhu Di, who looked down and sucked in a breath of cold air.
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