Ever since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, these blood brothers of his had basically been suppressed by Zhu Houzhao.
However, they were still considered lucky. At least they were still alive.
There were a few who fought fiercely with Zhu Houzhao, and the grass on their graves was already twenty feet tall.
"Men, give me a seat!"
Zhu Houzhao ordered. Then, a group of people brought chairs up.
Everyone did not say anything and sat down.
Zhu Houwen sat at the very end of the table. Beside him was Prince Ning, Zhu Chenhao.
However, Zhu Chen Hao's gaze towards Zhu Houwen was filled with disdain. It was very obvious that he looked down on Zhu Houwen.
However, Zhu Houwen did not care at all. There were many people who looked down on him, Zhu Houwen. Among the people present, nine out of ten looked down on him, Zhu Houwen.
The reason was that Zhu Houwen was indeed too cowardly compared to them.
There were many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, but there were not many princes.
Including the Prince and Zhu Houwen, there were only three of them.
Two of them could even challenge Zhu Houzhao in the Daming Empire, causing Zhu Houzhao to be rather fearful.
However, Zhu Houwen clearly had a powerful innate advantage, but he had been obedient to Zhu Houzhao previously. He had even forgotten the hatred of killing his mother, so it was normal for him to be looked down upon.
In comparison, Prince Ning Zhu Chen Hao was just a side branch vassal king.
In terms of nobility, Zhu Chenhao was far inferior to Zhu Houwen.
But now, Zhu Chenhao's power in the Daming Empire far surpassed Zhu Houwen on the surface.
At this moment, Yu Huatian from the West Hall, Cao Zhengchun from the East Hall, and Zhu Buduan from the Iron Gut Hall walked in.
The vassal lords present knew why they had come, so they were not surprised by their appearance.
"Today, I have gathered all of you here for Mister Tong's matter. I believe all of you know about it, right?" Zhu Houzhao said.”
"Reporting to the Emperor, we know." King Lu replied.
"Mister Tong's identity is unknown and his whereabouts are mysterious. He first appeared near Northern Frontier City and slaughtered a Jianghu organization called the Flower Changing Palace. Ninth brother, do you know about this?"
Zhu Houzhao named Zhu Houwen.
Zhu Houwen stood up and said,""Your Majesty, I know. I hope Your Majesty will punish me for not investigating this matter immediately!”
Zhu Houzhao was looking at Zhu Houwen coldly, his gaze extremely sharp.
Even though Zhu Houzhao was a fatuous ruler, he still had his authority and dominance.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have noticed that the current Zhu Houwen seemed to have changed quite a lot compared to before.
To him, it was not a good thing that Zhu Houwen had changed so much.
However, Zhu Houzhao was actually somewhat fearful of Zhu Houwen. After all, Zhu Houwen had the support of General Yu.
"Ninth brother, this matter first appeared near your northern border. Although it is not within your jurisdiction, no one can guarantee that those ten thousand cavalry did not enter our Great Ming territory from your northern border city. I won't pursue the previous matter. However, you have to pay more attention to Mister Tong's matter.”
Zhu Houzhao said to Zhu Houwen. Zhu Houwen understood the meaning behind his words.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was threatening him. If Zhu Houwen could find out who this Mister Tong was, then he would let bygones be bygones.
But if Zhu Houwen couldn't find out, then Zhu Houzhao would have to settle the score with Zhu Houwen. Why didn't Zhu Houwen investigate this matter first?
In addition, Zhu Houwen was the only Prince guarding the border. If these ten thousand cavalry really came from outside and happened to appear closest to Northern Frontier City, this alone was enough to punish Zhu Houwen.
"This lowly official has something to report to the emperor.”Zhu Houwen clasped his hands and pleaded.
"Speak."
"Regarding Mister Tong's identity, I do have some clues. Mister Tong had appeared in Beijiang City some time ago. His martial arts skills were extremely high, and the soldiers of Beijiang were unable to stop Mister Tong. However, I sent people to track Mister Tong and found that Mister Tong had gone to Mengyuan.”
Zhu Houwen knew that if he didn't reveal anything at this time, Zhu Houzhao definitely wouldn't let it go.
As expected, Zhu Houzhao frowned and thought,""What is this person doing in Mengyuan…"
"Emperor, this lowly official sent out spies to investigate. Only then did I know that Mister Tong went to Ruyang Prince's Mansion after he arrived in Mengyuan. Thus, I guessed that this matter was most likely related to Ruyang Prince.”Zhu Houwen directed his target to Prince Ruyang.
What he said was indeed the truth. He had indeed stayed in Ruyang Mansion.
The relationship between Daimyo and Meng Yuan was already very tense. The two sides had been in constant friction for so many years.
At this moment, Mister Tong, who had an iron cavalry and was highly skilled in martial arts, appeared. It was obviously the most appropriate to push the blame onto Meng Yuan.
"Prince Ruyang…What is the connection between this matter and Prince Ruyang?”Zhu Houzhao held his chin as he pondered.
At this moment, Iron-guts Deity Marquis Zhu ignored him and stepped forward, saying,""Your Majesty, this Prince Ruyang is the most trusted vassal king of Emperor Mengyuan. Prince Ruyang is brave and good at fighting. Moreover, I heard that Prince Ruyang was searching for martial arts manuals everywhere.”
Zhu Houzhao's interest was piqued as he guessed,""Could it be that Mister Tong is Prince Ruyang?”
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