Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 214: One wave of troubles has not yet subsided, another wave of troubles has arisen, the fourth prince's counterattack
There was no need to even ask. Chu Shizhao, who was hiding in the dark, knew at a glance that this guy must be hiding something.

So Chu Shizhao immediately followed closely and quietly followed him, wanting to find out what was going on.

under night.

The owner of Qingfenglou took many detours along the way, passing through several winding alleys.

Finally it stopped in front of an ordinary house.

After looking around, he knocked on the door gently, and slipped in after the door opened.

Chu Shizhao waited for a moment and approached cautiously.

He found an inconspicuous entrance on the side of the house, which was blocked by debris.

Following the entrance, there is a dark and damp passage with a faint light at the end.

Chu Shizhao walked along the passage and found a stone door.

Chu Shizhao passed through the stone gate and drove straight in.

Finally they came to an underground secret room.

The bookshelf in the secret room was filled with several letters and Qingfeng Tower's account books.

This is really hard to find, and it takes no effort at all to get it.

Originally, Chu Shizhao was still worried about how to find out who was behind Qingfeng Tower.

Now all the evidence has been delivered to us.

Thinking in his mind, Chu Shizhao immediately picked up the account book and started to check it.

The account book records the flow of funds in detail. A large amount of money flowed through Qingfeng Tower to some mysterious forces.

Perhaps the surprise before me came too suddenly.

Chu Shizhao was not aware of it for a moment.

It all seemed to be going too smoothly.

It was as if everything was right there, waiting for him to discover it.

If it were in the past, Chu Shizhao might have noticed something unusual long ago.

However, Chu Shizhao was now only focused on solving the problems at hand as quickly as possible and did not think about this aspect at all.

As he continued to flip through the account book in his hand.

The more Chu Shizhao looked, the more frightened he became.

He never expected that in this remote and poor place, an unremarkable tavern owner actually had connections with the capital.

Just as Chu Shizhao was about to leave with the account books and letters.

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Oh, isn't this the famous Fourth Prince?"

"Why don't you just be a prince? Why did you come to my little place?"

The moment the sound sounded.

A middle-aged man with a scar across his face slowly walked out of the shadow of the secret room.

Behind him, there were a dozen men in black.

Seeing this, Chu Shizhao secretly cried out in his heart that something was wrong.

After all the calculations, I still missed a link!
As the fourth prince of the Great Zhou, he might not know the other party, but in the entire Great Zhou, there were many people who knew him.

Perhaps, the owner of Qingfeng Tower had recognized his identity as soon as he entered Qingfeng Tower.

As for the previous test, it was probably just to dispel the doubts in his heart.

As for why he appeared in this secret room, this was probably a trap specially set by the other party.

Seeing his identity exposed.

Chu Shizhao was too lazy to continue pretending.

He first put the account book into his arms, and then started fighting with the man in black behind the scarred middle-aged man.

The man in black pounced on him like a ghost. Chu Shizhao drew his sword and fought hard.

Swords flashed and blood splattered, but the enemies were increasing in number and Chu Shizhao gradually felt exhausted.

"Fourth Prince, stop struggling. Today is the day you die!"

The scarred middleman grinned and attacked, waving a long knife.

Chu Shizhao was in a dilemma, as the space inside the secret room was really limited.

Even though Chu Shizhao had extraordinary skills, he was unable to display them.

Just when Chu Shizhao thought he was going to be in trouble today.

At this moment, a familiar voice was heard from outside the secret passage.

"quick!"

"Go in and protect His Highness!"

When Zhang Gan learned that Chu Shizhao had not returned since leaving Qingfeng Tower, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

So he didn't care about any plans and rushed to the rescue with his soldiers.

Following Zhang Gan's order.

The soldiers behind him quickly joined the battle.

Under the pincer attack from the soldiers and Chu Shizhao, the man in black gradually couldn't hold on any longer.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the scarred middleman wanted to escape, but was stopped by General Zhang Gan with a sword.

"You can't escape!"

General Zhang Gan shouted loudly and stabbed the scarred middleman with his sword.

The scarred middleman was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the shoulder and fell to the ground.

The owner of Qingfeng Tower tried to escape during the chaos but was also caught by the soldiers.

Chu Shizhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the people who were captured.

"General, thank you for your hard work." Chu Shizhao said.

General Zhang Gan quickly saluted and said, "I'm glad your highness is alright. How do we deal with these people?"

Chu Shizhao's eyes were cold: "Take them all back to the camp and interrogate them strictly."

……

After returning to Qingfeng Tower.

Chu Shizhao immediately began to interrogate the scarred middle-aged man and the owner of Qingfeng Tower.

Under severe torture, the owner of Qingfenglou quickly confessed.

According to the owner of Qingfeng Tower, they were spies planted at the border by the Second Prince Chu Shiren, and were originally responsible for secretly monitoring Chu Shizhao at the border.

As for the account books and letters in the secret room, they were evidence of their accounts of amassing wealth for Chu Shiren and secretly selling out officials in the court.

As for the scarred middle-aged man, he is the famous killer "Blood Knife" in the underworld. This time he was hired by the third prince Chu Shiyu to sabotage the pilot plan of Chu Shizhao Trading Company.

In the camp, Chu Shizhao carefully looked through the account books and letters he had found in the secret room.

However, the more he looked, the gloomier his expression became.

These letters not only contained evidence that his second and third brothers had colluded with each other to frame him, but also revealed a shocking conspiracy.

It turned out that ever since his eldest brother was made the crown prince by Emperor Yongjin, he, the second brother, had already started making plans.

At the beginning, the secret agents set up by Chu Shiren were limited to the areas around the capital.

But as time went on, he became bolder and bolder.

Now that Crown Prince Chu Shixu was imprisoned by Emperor Yongjin, Chu Shiren thought that his chance had come, and therefore, he acted even more unscrupulously.

Now, during this period of time, in addition to the areas around the capital, he has placed secret agents like Qingfeng Tower in all the prefectures and towns of the Great Zhou.

As for why Chu Shiren did this, the purpose was actually very simple.

These guys are not only responsible for collecting and providing intelligence to Chu Shiren, but also secretly colluding with various tribes on the border. Once something unexpected happens in the capital, he only needs to raise his arms and the entire Great Zhou will be in chaos.

At that time, he could naturally ascend to the throne of emperor by virtue of his merit in suppressing the rebellion.

It must be said that the second prince Chu Shiren was no worse than his elder brother Chu Shixu. In fact, in Chu Shizhao's opinion, Chu Shiren was much more difficult to deal with than Chu Shixu.

This person is not only scheming, but his vision and forbearance can also make people feel cold.

If this guy's conspiracy is discovered by accident this time.

I'm afraid that when his true identity is exposed one day, he will be caught off guard.

Once the border situation gets out of control, the eldest prince can take the opportunity to cause trouble, accuse his father of incompetence, and seize the throne.

"My good second brother is really calculating."

Chu Shizhao looked at the mountain of letters on the table in front of him, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Luckily, my father sent me to the border to quell the rebellion. Otherwise, I would still be in the dark!"

At this time, General Zhang Gan, the border guard, immediately bowed to Chu Shizhao angrily.

"This Second Prince is really too courageous!"

"This is nothing short of treason in my opinion!"

"Your Highness, I feel that this matter is of great importance. Do you think we should send someone back to the capital to report to His Majesty immediately?"

Hearing this, Chu Shizhao shook his head slightly as if thinking about something.

"Not urgent."

"If it were before, even I would have to admit that this move by my second brother was a good one."

"It's a pity that no matter how much he planned, he probably never thought that his one mistake would eventually lead to his total defeat."

"At this moment, he might still be gloating over the fact that he has ruined our trading company's pilot project!"

"Little did he know that it was this action of his that inadvertently exposed his true colors!"

"Now that we have already discovered my second brother's plan, let's just use our own tactics against him. I want to see what other tricks my second brother will use to fight for the throne."

After Chu Shizhao said this, Zhang Gan, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but feel nervous.

This matter could be a big deal or a small one. If the truth is revealed in the future, given Emperor Yongjin's temper, he might punish him for knowing about the matter and not reporting it.

"Your Highness, I think about this matter, why don't we just..."

However, before he could finish expressing his concerns, Chu Shizhao on the side took the initiative to interrupt him by waving his hand.

"Don't worry, General. I have my own plan for this matter."

"Even if the emperor finds out in the future, I will help you get away with it!"

With Chu Shizhao's promise, Zhang Gan's anxious heart was finally put at ease temporarily.

"correct!"

Chu Shizhao seemed to suddenly think of something. He stood up abruptly and turned to look at Zhang Gan beside him.

"General Zhang, pass down the order. Don't make public what happened tonight for the time being."

"Also, have people keep a close watch on these prisoners and strengthen security in the camp."

"Yes!"

It was already late at night when I finished dealing with these things.

Chu Shizhao sat alone in the guest room on the second floor, re-examining the account books and letters by candlelight.

These documents are detailed and sufficient to prove that he, the second brother, and the former Crown Prince Chu Shixu are truly brothers.

Each of them is born with a rebellious mind.

If this happened to someone else, they would probably want to report it to Emperor Yongjin immediately.

However, when it came to Chu Shizhao, he knew very well that if he wanted to overthrow a prince with just these, it would probably be far from enough.

Another thing is that Emperor Yongjin had just experienced the rebellion of his eldest son.

If I tell him about this now, and tell him that his second son also wants to kill him in order to ascend the throne.

By then, even if Emperor Yongjin wasn't mad to death, he would probably be driven crazy.

God knows what crazy actions a person who has fallen into madness will regret after losing his mind.

To take a step back, even if Emperor Yongjin did not go crazy, given the Second Prince Chu Shiren's management of the capital over the years, there would definitely be people in the court who supported him and would plead for him.

In order to escape guilt, these guys might turn around and say that these so-called evidences were just fabricated by Chu Shizhao to frame the second prince.

Given Emperor Yongjin's suspicious nature, even if he didn't believe it completely, he would probably have doubts in his heart.

In this case, I'm afraid all the efforts Chu Shiren had made before would be wasted.

As the saying goes, never be too late for a good meal.

Chu Shizhao didn't want all his arrangements over such a long period of time to go to waste because of a momentary recklessness.

Therefore, if he wants to completely bring down his second brother, he needs to obtain more evidence.

Moreover, even if he had enough evidence, he could not be the one to report his brother.

Not only could he not report it, but he also had to find a way to clear himself from the matter as much as possible.

the most important is.

Chu Shizhao looked at the letters and accounts in front of him, and felt vaguely that Chu Shiren's plan did not seem as simple as it seemed.

It's just that for a moment, he hasn't figured it out.

Just as Chu Shizhao was about to summon the system and wanted to deduce what his good second brother was trying to do.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the camp.

"Your Highness! It's not good!"

A soldier rushed in to report.

"That bloody knife committed suicide!"

"what?"

Chu Shizhao stood up suddenly.

When he rushed to the cell, Xuedao was already dead.

This gangster killer actually bit his tongue to commit suicide. It seems he was prepared for this.

"Where is the owner of Qingfeng Tower?"

"Your Highness, the boss is still alive, but..."

The soldier hesitated to speak.

Chu Shizhao walked quickly to the next room and saw the owner of Qingfeng Tower slumped on the ground with a dull look in his eyes, muttering something.

"what happened to him?"

"I don't know why he suddenly became like this."

Chu Shizhao observed carefully and found that the owner of Qingfeng Tower was no longer in his right mind and his words were incoherent.

This state looks more like someone has been poisoned.

Although he saved his life, he became a madman.

"Quick, go find a doctor."

Soon, the military doctor came to treat him, but he was helpless: "Your Highness, this poison is very strange, I have never seen it before. I am afraid that even the famous doctors in the capital may not be able to cure it."

Chu Shizhao frowned.

Obviously, someone wanted to kill people to silence them.

Both Blood Knife and the boss of Qingfeng Tower had made preparations in advance. Once exposed, they would commit suicide or go crazy to avoid revealing more secrets.

"Pass the order down, strengthen the alert, and no one should leave their post without permission."

Chu Shizhao ordered.

After returning to the tent, he immediately sent people to count the seized documents overnight.

At this time, General Zhang Gan brought another discovery.

"Your Highness, we found this in the secret room of Qingfeng Tower."

General Zhang Gan handed over a token the size of a copper coin with a strange pattern engraved on it.

(End of this chapter)