In the afternoon.
After having lunch, Zhu Rong was practicing the Shadow-following Body Movement Technique in the backyard of the Prince's mansion.
"Your Highness, there's been a change!"
"The guards sent to spy on Li Jin have lost contact, and Li Jin has also disappeared!”
Butler Wang Gui walked over with a solemn expression and reported to him.
Lost contact with the guards?
Li Jin also disappeared?
Zhu Rong's expression changed when he heard this. How could he not know that something had gone wrong?
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He asked in a deep voice,"Do you know where she went missing?”
"Your Highness, he's in the West Outer Urban area!"
Wang Gui replied with a solemn expression. Clearly, he had sensed that something was amiss.
West Outer Urban area?
When Zhu Xiong heard this answer, he nodded his head, and the introduction of the situation in the western outer Urban area of Ying Tian City flashed through his mind.
Ying Tian City was divided into the Imperial City, the inner city, and the outer city.
There was no need to mention the Imperial City and the inner city.
One belonged to the royal palace and the imperial clan, while the other belonged to the high-ranking officials and nobles.
Zhu Rong's King Qin Residence was located in the Imperial City.
The outer city was divided into the West Outer Urban area, East Outer City, North Outer City, and South Outer City.
The eastern Urban area was a forbidden area for the royal family because it was adjacent to the imperial palace.
It was the place where the Imperial Army was stationed.
As for the North Outer City, because it was adjacent to the Xuanwu Lake, one could directly enter the Imperial City by boat.
Therefore, the northern outer Urban area was also half a forbidden area.
Hence, the commoners of Ying Tian City mostly lived in West Outer City and South Outer City.
Nanwai City was the trade center of Ying Tian City, and most of them were merchants.
Only the western outer Urban area was where the real lower-class people lived. The people were complicated and there were people from all walks of life.
Therefore, when Zhu Rong heard that the guards of the Prince's mansion and Li Jin had gone missing in the West Outer Urban area, he was not surprised.
He didn't know who was behind Li Jin.
It could be Zhang Wuji, the former Ming Cult Master, or someone from another faction.
However, as long as Zhu Xi did not leave the Imperial City, his safety could still be guaranteed.
The reason was simple!
This was because not everyone had the qualifications to enter and exit the Imperial City.
Furthermore, King Qin's Residence was located in the inner city of the Imperial City.
The inner city of the Imperial City was mainly for the direct descendants of the royal family who had not been granted fiefs. It was adjacent to the Imperial Palace, so there was naturally no need to mention the strength of the guards.
Even in the outer Urban area of the Imperial City, only the officials of the Imperial Court could pass through when they were attending court or entering the Palace.
Therefore, it was extremely difficult for even a Heavenly Grandmaster like Zhang Wuji to sneak into the Imperial City without a trace.
He had no choice.
Inside and outside the Imperial City, not only were there Imperial Guards patrolling day and night, but there were also many Bright Guards and Dark Guards lurking around.
Not to mention a person, even a bird could not sneak in silently.
As for the Imperial Palace's inner servants and the Prince's mansion's servants who had just entered the Imperial City?
There was even less to worry about.
Because these people wanted to enter and exit the Imperial City, they had to go through dozens of checkpoints every time.
Every checkpoint was guarded by martial arts experts in order to prevent people with ill intentions from sneaking in through disguises and other means.
It was also because the Imperial City's defense was impenetrable.
The person behind Li Jin would think of ways to lure Zhu Rong out of the city.
Unfortunately.
Zhu Xi wasn't the original Zhu Xi. He cared more about small animals and didn't want to leave the city to hunt tigers.
Therefore, if Li Jin wanted to use such an excuse to lure him out of the city, he was really thinking too much.
A personal attendant of a prince had a problem.
This was naturally not a small problem.
Zhu Xiong thought for a moment and ordered,""Pass the situation to the Guardian Division and Six Fan School and ask them to send people to investigate. I want to know who dares to have designs on me.”
Why did he leave the matter to the Guards Department and Six Fan School instead of the East Chamber and Jinyiwei?
The reason was simple.
Because it was only the fourth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of Ming had not established the Jinyiwei yet.
If he really wanted to wait for the Embroidered Uniform Guards to appear, he would probably have to wait another ten or eleven years.
As for the East Chamber?
That would be even further away.
Because the East Chamber was only established in the 18th year of Yongle.
There were still more than 50 years left until the fourth year of Hongwu.
If they really waited for the East Military Hall to come out, they would have to wait.
Today, Ming Dynasty's investigation agencies were mainly the Six Fan School and the Guardian Division.
The Six Fan School was the investigation organization of the imperial court, mainly targeting Wang Yang, the bandit, and Jianghu people.
The Guards Division was the predecessor of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. It ruled over the Yiluan Division and was in charge of the emperor's honor guards and guards. It was mainly responsible for the safety of the emperor and the royal family.
Zhu Rong was not an idiot. He knew that a Celestial Master was involved in this matter, so he would not force the guards of King Qin's Mansion to die.
Therefore, he handed the matter of investigating the identity of the mastermind behind Li Jin to Six Fan School and the Guardian Division.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
In any case, whether it was the Guardian Division or the Six Fan School, these two institutions both had the existence of a Celestial Grandmaster.
Even Zhang Wuji would have to retreat if the two violent organizations joined forces.
Wang Gui was no fool.
He was also an old man who followed Empress Ma.
Naturally, he knew that Zhang Wuji was the most wanted criminal in the imperial court.
He also knew about the relationship between Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji.
Thus, he didn't need to say anything more to guess that this matter might have something to do with Cult Master Zhang, and he knew what to do.
After understanding all this, Wang Gui could not help but reveal a chrysanthemum-like smile on his face. He said flatteringly,"Your Highness is wise. This old servant will go to the Guardian Division and Six Fan School now!”
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