"What are you doing? Why did you suddenly start to do something funeral?"

Chen Ce turned over and dismounted, came to the door of the Duke of Wei's mansion, picked up a guard in a bad uniform, and asked in a scattered manner:

"What's wrong with Duke Wei?"

The guard also knew the identity of the person in front of him, so he didn't dare to struggle any longer. He let Chen Ce pull his clothes and said dejectedly:

"Mr. I'm seriously ill..."

Chen Ce seemed to be a bolt from the blue, let go of the guard, took a few steps back, and asked back:

"His Majesty--?"

Although Xu Hongji is over 40 years old, he has always been strong.

In Chen Ce's opinion, the death of the head of the Nanjing honorary family must be related to his support for the emperor's reform in major events, which shows how chaos in Nanjing was like.

If there is no remediation, Nanjing will sooner or later become the tomb of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Youxiao's heart was already stormy, but there was no different expression on his face. He also turned over and dismounted when he heard this, and said as he walked:

"The whole city is martial law, no one is allowed to enter and exit!"

Soon, the news spread and everyone who heard it was terrified.

The last martial law in Nanjing City was more than a hundred years ago. Many people don’t understand what big thing happened.

The full moon hangs high, and a group of uninvited guests came to the Duke of Wei’s mansion.

However, more than a thousand soldiers from the Yonggu Battalion were wearing armor and holding swords and guns, surrounding the place. From now on, no one could enter and exit again.

Not long ago, the government received an order and then quickly dispatched to investigate the suspicious candidates in the eyes of many people who were not understanding.

Soon, a news swept across Nanjing at night. Duke of Wei, Xu Hongji and his wife, Mrs. Zhang, died around the emperor's palace.

Indeed, this is not a trivial matter in the court or in the Nanjing area. The Duke must die without understanding.

What's more, Xu Hongji is the leader of Nanjing honorary family who supports the reform

Zhu Youxiao made up his mind to find out the truth.

At this moment, the main hall of the Duke of Wei State's Mansion had turned white, and those who were wearing mourning clothes could not see the slightest anger, and were full of life.

It was as if everyone had lost their lives with the deaths of Xu Hongji and Zhang.

Zhu Youxiao took two steps forward and saw Xu Hongji who was still in good condition a few days ago, and was lying quietly in the coffin in front of him.

The three concubines, Xu Hongji's three sons Xu Wenjue, Xu Renjue and the youngest Xu Han, and many relatives from the Duke of Wei's mansion were kneeling not far away and crying in a low voice.

Chen Ce walked over in armor and said with his head down:

"Your Majesty, these ministers have asked this group of officials several times, but they can't tell any useful information, especially the butler, who can't even find anyone."

"Look for it, you have to find it even if you dig three feet into the ground!"

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he stood in front of the coffin and looked at Xu Hongji's body, his face looking a little unfair.

Xu Hongji and Zhang died so strangely!

"How did Duke Wei die?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the person who was post-mortem and said:

"If you dare to deceive your next words, I will kill your nine clans!"

The man knelt down in panic and shivered.

"Return... Go back to Your Majesty, the Duke of the Kingdom was suffocated to death..."

"roll!"

Zhu Youxiao felt a little unruly now, so he cursed angrily, and when he saw the man leaving like a general amnesty, he felt even more upset.

Investigate the case?

This is not your strength!

Before his death, the Duke of Wei and his wife wanted to convey something to themselves, and whether there was any way Zhao Zhilong could do it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair brought by Wang Chaofu, holding the sword in his hand, staring at Xu Wenjue for a while, making the latter feel panicked.

A simple truth is right in front of me. Xu Hongji died. The one who is most qualified to inherit the title is Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Xu, and he is also the one who benefits the most.

Could it be that Xu Wenjue and Xu Hongji have disagreements and conspired with Zhao Zhilong to kill their father?

But will things be that simple?

If this is true, the Duke of Wei will be dragged to the bottom of the abyss by Xu Wenjue. Zhu You proofreads that Xu Hongji and Zhang both have a good impression of him, but he is not very willing to accept this result.

Zhu Youxiao has more major things to do. Liaodong is still fighting, so there will be a witness to this case tonight!

......

At the same time, the supervisory department went out in four places.

The raid of large groups of people was heard in Nanjing late at night, and many people still didn't know what big thing happened tonight.

Mid Spring Tower is one of the eight beauties in Qinhuai in history and is famous for Koubaimen. Although it is late at night, people still come and go here.

Tian Ergeng led a group of supervisory lieutenants to the outside of the building. Just looking inside, you can explore the sounds and colors inside through the yellow corner lamps and singing and dancing.

These lieutenants are all cruel characters who kill without blinking.

"Governor General, are we going to do it now?" Soon someone was eager to try and was about to rush into the building while asking questions.

Tian Ergeng leaned against the wall next to the door, looking at the group of dignitaries inside, with the sneer on his face getting stronger and stronger.

"Enclose all the Muchun Tower, no one can escape this time."

For this matter, the Nanjing Governor General Office has done its best. It is not only the Xuankun Party that has been arrested, but the Supervisor Office has now been empty.

The lieutenants surrounded the Muchun Building three floors inside and three floors outside, for the group of people inside and the officials of the Xuankun Party.

Tian Ergeng used his ability to guess the holy will again.

What Zhu Youxiao just thought of was that it was something that everyone could think of. Xu Wenjue and Zhao Zhilong conspired to kill their father, which was the easiest way to close the case.

Tian Ergeng also knew that the emperor always attached great importance to Xu Hongji and might not have been so cruel to Duke Wei.

If this is how the case is really closed, the biggest possibility is to find a group of scapegoats.

If the Supervisory Office of the Xuankun Party wins them all at this time, it may be the best scapegoats.

The case of the Duke of Wei State's Mansion, no matter whether it can be investigated or not, the emperor cannot get nothing, and may even pull out a big fish.

After finding out, everyone was happy. It was possible to let Xuankun Party release the group of people. This time it was a deterrent and warning.

But if anyone can't find out who did it, and there is not even evidence, Xu Wenjue and Zhao Zhilong will definitely not escape death. The Xuankun Party will be a foil at that time.

The crime of conspiring to kill the current Duke is enough to cut off the heads of these people.

In the second floor of the Muchun Building.

The former Nanjing Imperial College Priest Tang Binyin, Yingtian Prefect Zhao Tongpeng, the Minister of Revenue Deng Xian, and former officials of the six Nanjing ministries gathered together and had been drunk for half.

According to custom, it should be time to criticize the government and criticize the emperor.

Tang Binyin couldn't bear to drink, and after only a few drinks, his face turned red.

It was the founding of Xuankun Party that he also made him experience the feeling of being praised that he had not been in a long time, and he felt that he was a rare talent in the court.

As the leader of Xuankun Party, he naturally took the initiative to slap the table with one hand and said loudly:

"What reforms and southern tours are just an excuse for the foolish monarch to kill innocent people indiscriminately for traveling around the country and water!"

"If the six ministries in Nanjing are removed and the ancestral system is not followed, our Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by such a foolish monarch!"

Tang Binyin sat in the seat, smelling of alcohol.

He had only one purpose in establishing the Xuankun Party, and wanted the court to be an official for himself. He did not lack money, but what he lacked was power and status.

Zhu Youxiao's reform was an excellent recovery for the finances of the Ming Dynasty, but it blocked many people's financial paths.

The original officials of various departments and colleges in Nanjing, and their financial resources were cut off by Zhu Youxiao's imperial edict.

The same is true for the Xun and his relatives. Xu Hongji is very smart. He knows that his arms can't twist his thighs and wants nothing, just thinking about Mingzhe protecting himself.

Even the military power of the Jiangnan Camp was not considered to fight for it, just because he knew in his heart that Zhu Youxiao had already made plans for all this.

To fight, it will be useless and may push the Duke of Wei to a cliff.

But as the leader, although doing so preserved the Duke of Wei, it was equivalent to betraying the entire Nanjing noble class.

Perhaps Xu Hongji was in power in Nanjing for many years and had a great prestige. Most people dare not say anything on the surface, so they can only follow him. There are always accidents.

People like Zhao Zhilong do everything they can for their own benefit.

Now, whether Zhu Youxiao, the Supervisory Department or the Nanjing government regards Zhao Zhilong and the housekeeper as the key to this case.
Chapter completed!