The next morning.
Zhu Zhanyong left the Crown Prince's residence feeling refreshed and went straight to the Guardian Office.
A few Embroidered Uniform Guards stood in front of the door with solemn expressions.
Seeing that Zhu Zhanyong was about to enter the Guardian Office, he directly spoke up to stop him,
"Who are you?"
Zhu Zhanyong didn't waste any words and took out a waist token.
When the Brocade Guards saw the waist token, they immediately knelt down on one knee and said respectfully,
"Greetings, Your Highness the King of Yue!"
"Yes, let Saihazhi come to see me."
Zhu Zhanyong lifted his chin slightly and spoke in a faint voice.
Saihazhi, Ji Gang's successor, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, was a figure from Persia in the west.
After Ji Gang's death, this person had been in the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Unlike Ji Gang's high profile, Saiharzhi was very low profile.
He was so low-key that he almost didn't have a sense of existence.
Many officials in the court did not even know that the Brocade Guard had such a commander.
He had been the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards for so many years, but he had basically done nothing.
Zhu Zhanyong knew him because he had paid attention to this matter after killing Ji Gang.
Before long, a bearded man who looked like a Hu from the Western Regions hurried out.
"This minister Saihazhi greets Your Highness!"
Saihazhi spoke the official language of the Ming Dynasty very fluently.
Zhu Zhanyong lightly hummed and said directly,"
"Lead the way, I want to see the assassin who assassinated the emperor yesterday!”
Saihazhi seemed to have received the news long ago. Without any hesitation, he bowed and said,
"Your Highness, please!"
Not long after, under Saihazhi's lead, Zhu Zhanyong arrived at the Zhao Prison of the Guardian Division.
The Zhao Prison of the Patrol Department was not as sinister and terrifying as he had imagined.
Ever since Ji Gang's death, very few people had entered the Brocade Guard's Zhao Prison.
Many of the cells were covered in dust. It was obvious that no one had been living in them all year round.
Zhu Zhanyong suddenly smiled and said to Saihazhi,"
"Your Zhao Prison is almost becoming a decoration.”
Saihazhi smiled awkwardly and said,
"It worked for His Highness. In the life of the Great Ming Sea, there are very few people and things that can anger the emperor. In this year, very few people can enter the Zhao Prison of the Guardian Office.”
Zhu Zhanyong nodded slightly.
Indeed, after Ji Gang's death, the political situation in the court had stabilized, and Zhu Di had not made a move on Zhao Prison.
Usually, when some officials committed crimes, as long as they did not anger Zhu Di, they were basically not qualified to enter Zhao Prison.
This also caused the Zhao Prison of the Discipline Department to be almost useless.
If it wasn't for someone assassinating the emperor this time, who knew how long Zhao Prison would have been empty.
Not long after, they arrived at the cell where the assassins were locked up.
Before the person arrived, Zhu Zhanyong heard the sound of execution inside.
"Pa!"
"Tell me or not! Who is the one who instructed you!"
"It's the King of Yue, it's really the King of Yue! I'm telling the truth!”
"Pa!"
"You still dare to slander the current king. If I don't show you how powerful I am, you won't know how powerful I am!”
"Pa!"
"Ah! I'm telling the truth!"
Saihazhi whispered,
"Your Highness, these assassins are very stubborn. I'm afraid it will take some time for them to tell the truth.”
Zhu Zhanyong smiled faintly,"
"It's fine. Let's go in first. I have a few questions to ask them.”
"Yes, sir!"
The door of the prison cell opened, and a few Brocade Guards who were executing the punishment saw Saiha Zhi and quickly said respectfully,"
"Greetings, Milord!"
Saiharzhi waved his hand and said calmly,
"You may leave first."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhu Zhanyong walked into the prison cell and saw five men in black who had been beaten until they were not human. They were nailed to a few wooden shelves.
These people were very miserable. Their faces were covered in blood, and their skin and flesh were torn. There was almost no good place.
Looking at these few people's tragic appearances, Zhu Zhanyong did not have the slightest bit of pity.
He walked to the side of a man in black and sized him up. Then, he said,
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. How miserable. Does it hurt?”
As he spoke, he poked the man in black's wound with his finger.
"Hiss! Who are you? I've already told you who the mastermind is. Why are you still torturing us like this?”
The black-clothed person's face was pale as he weakly said.
"You said that the mastermind is the Yue King Zhu Zhanyong? So, you've met the King of Yue?”
Zhu Zhanyong asked with a smile.
"Of course I have."
The black clothed man said with certainty.
"Oh, then tell me, what does His Highness the King of Yue look like?”
Zhu Zhanyong teased.
"Naturally, he's dressed in a python robe. He's handsome, elegant, and has an extraordinary aura.”
The man in black seemed to be recalling something and finally stated with certainty.
Zhu Zhanyong was stunned.
This answer was so perfect that he was actually speechless.
Zhu Zhanyong subconsciously pointed at himself and asked,"
"What about me?”
The black-clothed man subconsciously looked at Zhu Zhanyong, then shook his head and said,
"You? Compared to the King of Yue, he was far inferior! It was like the difference between cloud and mud. His Highness the King of Yue has a noble status, is handsome and elegant, and has an extraordinary bearing. How can a person like you compare to him?”
At this moment, Zhu Zhanyong immediately had a feeling of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
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