Wandering the Heavens

Yu Xian wanted to tell Zhu Gaochi, but it was too late. Your father had already placed the order, but he just didn't have time to do it now. But this matter could only be thought about. If he really told Zhu Gaochi, he would be scolded and he would be beaten.

"Remember this humble duty."

Yu Xian answered solemnly, but this look made Zhu Gaochi very suspicious. Everything that happens once will happen twice, and then countless times, but there is no point in saying anything without evidence.

"Let me ask you something. The old man wouldn't let me go out just for Zheng He, and he also wants you to be responsible for my safety. What are you hiding?" Zhu Gaochi couldn't blame him too much at the moment and could only change the subject.

"Perhaps the Emperor feels that Your Highness has been in the palace for many years and has been busy lately, so he wants you to go out and relax."

In order to catch Jianwen, you were asked to attract attention, but only the emperor and himself knew about this matter, and even the Jinyiwei who were directly involved didn't know what they were doing. So how could this be told to Zhu Gaochi, the mascot?

Zhu Gaochi was also very tactful and did not ask any questions. He just went out with his personal eunuchs and left.

After consulting Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi asked the Crown Princess to arrange for someone to take Sun Ruowei back to school and teach her etiquette after she had recovered her health. He also packed up his things and prepared to go on a business trip.

The two large ships slowly sailed out of the Longjiang Shipyard, docked at the dock, and waited for Zhu Gaochi and his party to board the ship before sailing down the river.

Yu Xian never expected that he would attract more hatred than Zhu Di's family. As soon as he left Yingtian, he encountered a bunch of assassinations by monsters, and their slogans were to kill him, the court's lackey.

There is no discipline in this world. The Jinyiwei is led by Zhu Gaosui, but even assassins dare to blatantly walk around the streets of Yingtian with knives. Is it the Jinyiwei who is useless or Zhu Gaosui!

He had only been the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for a few days when the news spread throughout Yingtian Prefecture and even everyone knew about it.

Now they even dare to attack the official ship carrying the prince's guard of honor.

Yu Xian was in a bad mood, and the fate of these assassins was even worse. If they came one by one, he would be killed; if they came in a group, they would be killed in a group. Forget about the living interrogation!

By the time he reached Songjiang Prefecture, he had killed at least fifty or sixty people and thrown them into the Yangtze River to feed the fish.

"The prefect of Songjiang respectfully welcomes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The prefect of Songjiang had already been waiting at the dock with a group of officials. However, they saw that the first person to get off the boat was not the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, but a group of murderous Jinyiwei. As soon as they got off the boat, they rushed to all directions and put the entire dock under surveillance and alert.

After all this was done, Zhu Gaochi got off the boat with the help of two Jinyiwei.

It was true that he was seasick, and even with the pills Yu Xian gave him, it was still very difficult.

"Stand up. I am only here to welcome the eunuch Sanbao and have no other purpose. All officials should return to their posts and do their work. Do not disturb the people." Zhu Gaochi took out another pill and put it in his mouth before giving the order loudly.

"The minister obeys the order!"

The flattery was so unsuccessful that the prefect of Songjiang had to send all his officials away and stay behind to lead the way.

After settling Zhu Gaochi, Yu Xian found an excuse to leave the post house and led the team to the Nanshan Temple in Huating. They galloped all the way and arrived at the outskirts of Nanshan Temple at 12:30 pm.

Yu Xian had already rehearsed the route on the sand table with the Jinyiwei who were taking part in the operation. After everyone got off their horses, they took the hastily made crossbows in their hands and dragged their swords in one hand and acted according to the arrangements. The easiest people here were undoubtedly those who stayed behind to take care of the horses.

Yu Xian and six Jinyiwei were also waiting there for the signal from others to pull out the secret sentries. After a cup of tea, three owl calls were heard, which was the signal to pull out the secret sentries. Yu Xian then led his men towards Nanshan Temple.

When they reached the corner of the wall, Yu Xian climbed up first, then threw down a rope for the Jinyiwei to follow up. In this way, they climbed over several high walls and came to the room where Jianwen was most likely to live.

Yu Xian had previously obtained the blueprints of Nanshan Temple through the Monks' Registration Office, and had built a small-scale building based on the blueprints. Combined with the description of the surrounding environment in the county annals, he analyzed the three courtyards where Jianwen was most likely to have lived.

Now he felt that his analysis was correct, and his first target was Zhu Yunwen. He also secretly complained about his luck. Why did he only win 20 yuan at most when buying lottery tickets before being hired by the center? If he had won the first prize, his life would not be so miserable.

Zhu Yunwen, who was beating a wooden fish, heard the noise and saw a young man appear in front of him. He was holding a portrait in his hand and looking at himself and then at the portrait, his eyes moving five or six times in a short period of time.

“I didn’t expect this day to come so soon!”

Yu Xian always kept in mind the saying that villains die because they talk too much. He ignored what the monk in front of him said. After confirming that the monk in front of him was Zhu Yunwen, he immediately put away the portrait, blew out the candle, took out a handkerchief soaked in sleeping pills, knocked Jianwen unconscious, and carried him out of the room.

The remaining Jinyiwei also left the temple after arranging the scene.

After leaving Nanshan Temple, Yu Xian carried Zhu Yunwen on his horse and galloped all the way. He arrived at the dock at the hour of Mao, then carried Zhu Yunwen on board and placed him in a secret compartment. He fed him a sleeping pill and then felt relieved.

This journey was so exciting. I finally completed the task for the client. I will be done when we return to Nanjing and visit Jiming Temple.

Zheng He arrived at the right time and sailed into the mouth of the Yangtze River at noon. In order to send Zhu Yunwen to Nanjing as soon as possible, Zheng He's fleet was not allowed to stay and no decent ceremony was held. Instead, a large ship with the prince's guards of honor led the way and sailed directly to Yingtian.

The fleet left Songjiang Prefecture safely, but after they left, an army from Suzhou entered Songjiang and carried out a bloody massacre of local garrisons and large families.

Yu Xian said that Zhu Di could only trust himself, which exacerbated his inner anxiety. So when he received an urgent report that Jinyiwei had successfully found and controlled Zhu Yunwen, he ordered the troops in Suzhou to march to Huating to purge the officers and aristocratic families who were most likely involved in sheltering and concealing Zhu Yunwen's existence.

Zhu Di entrusted the task of completing this task to the East Factory.

When Zhu Yunwen woke up, he saw the aged Zhu Di, with a monk sitting next to him and the young man he had met once standing next to him.

"Nephew, your fourth uncle has been looking for you for ten years!" Zhu Di sighed.

"There's no point in saying more. If you want to kill me, just do it!" Zhu Yunwen forced himself to get up and sit cross-legged.

"You're overthinking this. Fourth Uncle is different from you. You would kill your uncles under the instigation of court officials, but Fourth Uncle would never make the same mistake as you." Zhu Di took a sip of tea and shook his head.

"I just hate why I didn't weaken the Yan vassal state first!" Zhu Yunwen's eyes were full of hatred.

"If you hadn't been so ruthless in reducing the power of the princes, I, your fourth uncle, would not want to rebel. Yes, I, Zhu Di, do not submit to you, but that does not mean I will definitely rebel! The imperial court has a million soldiers, but the Prince of Yan only has a few soldiers before that time!" Zhu Di sighed.

"But you ended up rebelling, didn't you?" Zhu Yunwen said gritting his teeth.

"Yes! In the end, I rebelled. Then Fourth Uncle asks you, Little Twelve, what crime did your Twelfth Uncle commit? He is not the King of Sai, but he also has a good reputation. Why did you frame him with charges and force him to death?" Zhu Di looked at the monk in front of him who was wearing monk's robes but had eyes full of hostility.

"Why? It's because of his good reputation! Who knows whether those who are dissatisfied with me will support him to be the emperor! I just wanted to ruin his reputation, but who knew that he didn't understand my painstaking efforts and actually burned himself to death. This is disobedience to me and a demonstration to me!" Zhu Yunwen, despite being drugged, still forced himself to accuse loudly.

"Dad, if you knew what was happening in the underworld, just look at your nephew Yun Wen, who is so respectful and polite to you!"

At this point, Zhu Di had nothing to say to his nephew.