Yangxin Palace Hall.
Less than half an hour after the imperial order was passed, Yang Shiqi and the other two trotted to Yangxin Palace Hall.
After entering the hall, Zhu Di flashed the flag fragment before bowing.
The three of them narrowed their eyes and looked at the broken flag carefully.
When they saw the word "shadow" written on the flag, they were puzzled.
"Your Majesty, is there any mystery behind this?" asked Yang Shiqi, the chief assistant of the cabinet.”
Zhu Di did not say anything and directly threw the secret letter to the three of them.
After receiving the secret letter, the three of them quickly gathered around to take a look.
When they finished reading the contents, they instantly felt a chill crawl over their scalps.
Rebel army!
A rebel army actually appeared in Da Ming!
Moreover, there were a total of 100,000 people who had already killed their way to within 50 miles of the Ying Tian Prefecture!
"Plop!"
"Plop!"
"Plop!"
The three of them knelt down in turn, their faces pale.
One of them was the chief assistant of the cabinet, while the other two were the core members of the cabinet.
The Ming Dynasty had a rebel army, so they could not escape the blame.
There was no anger on Zhu Di's face. He said calmly,""Get up. What was the use of kneeling? What kind of result can you get by kneeling?"
"Tell me what you think.”
Hearing Zhu Di's pardon, the three of them stood up respectfully.
Looking at the broken flag with the word "Shadow" written on it, the three of them fell into shock and confusion.
A force that could instantly wipe out 100,000 rebel soldiers must be very large in scale, but they had never even heard of it. This was strange.
"Your Majesty, could the word 'Ying' refer to a certain region?" Yang Rong guessed.”
"For example, this is the power of a certain region. The missing part of the broken flag and the other parts of the name of this force?”
Before Zhu Di could answer, Yang Shiqi shook his head." Impossible."”
"In the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether it's a big city or a small county, there's no place named after a shadow.”
"Then what does the word 'shadow' mean?" Yang Rong asked.”
Yang Shiqi repeatedly looked at the broken flag and suddenly exclaimed.
"Look, other than the words, there's a picture on the back of this broken flag!”
The few of them looked over and indeed discovered the mystery.
The broken flag was in the shape of a right angle echelon. On the three right angles, a circle of dark red flame patterns was clearly embroidered.
The flames flowed along the edge and gathered at the bottom, forming an abstract 'Yan' character.
"Yan!"
"This is…"
The three of them were shocked.
Obviously, this was not a meaningless line.
Zhu Di also looked over curiously. Previously, his attention was focused on the word "shadow" and he did not notice the back of the flag.
At this moment, he realized that there was indeed something else up there.
Yang Pu, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke,""Emperor, is it possible that this Yan is the real force?”
"And this army with the 'shadow' in it is just a corner of this force?”
Yang Pu's words were shocking.
This speculation scared the few of them.
If what he said was true, the army with the name "Shadow" was only one of the large forces.
Just how terrifying and huge was this force called "Yan"?？
Just one branch could destroy an army of 100,000.
How many more branches like this were there!？
Zhu Di's palm quietly grabbed the armrest of the dragon throne, and his expression became especially solemn.
Even if he was unwilling to admit it, he had to admit that Yang Pu's speculation was very likely to be the truth!
Because according to the general pattern of flag painting, the mother army would be the base of the flag, and the son army would be the surface of the flag.
Take the military flag of the Ming Dynasty for example. The bottom of the flag represented the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and the words on the flag were customized according to different generals.
The emperor's personal expedition was the emperor's flag, the prince was the king's flag, and the general was the general's flag…
In that case, didn't the flag on Shadow's side at the bottom of Flame mean that there was an even stronger backing behind this faction called Shadow?
"Perhaps this 'Yan' character is a smokescreen?”
"Just to bluff?"
"Or perhaps, this 'Yan' is a word in someone's name?”
“......”
All three of their guesses were reasonable.
But no matter which one it was, Zhu Di and the three old ministers were all convinced.
This force hidden in the dark of Da Ming must be extremely terrifying!!
......
At night.
Prince Liang's residence.
Zhu Gaoyan sat lazily in the tall bathtub, his body soaking in the warm and comfortable water.
The two maids, Sweet Potato and Green Bird, stood on both sides. One sprinkled rose petals into the bathtub, and the other stretched out her soft and tender hands to gently massage Zhu Gaoyan's shoulders.
Outside the bathroom's screen, Jing Li knelt on one knee.
"Master, all the assassins have been killed!”
"Zhang Han has sent a message that the 100,000 rebel soldiers have all been beheaded!”
"The capital is in chaos. Fan Zhong led 150,000 Imperial Army soldiers out of the city, and the rest of the Imperial Army soldiers were deployed to the city gates.”
"Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu have been urgently summoned to the palace.”
"Other than that, there are movements in the Crown Prince's Residence, the Han King's Residence, and the North Town's Governor's Office."
At this point, the Startling Salamander paused for a moment before continuing,"But in the garden party, I met a stranger in a purple robe.”
"There was an assassin who was killed by him in advance.”
clattering
The sound of water splashing rang out in the quiet hall.
Zhu Gaoyan stood up and walked out of the bathtub. He walked past the kneeling Salamander and came to the tall bronze mirror.
Qingniao took a towel and carefully wiped the water off Zhu Gaoyan.
In front of the bronze mirror, Zhu Gaoyan asked while he was dressed by Sweet Potato,""What do you think?"
The Startling Salamander's delicate body trembled slightly as it said,""This subordinate believes that the purple-robed man belongs to the Imperial Palace!”
"Many years ago, the network received news that a mysterious person had appeared in the palace.”
"It's a pity that the other party's whereabouts are hidden and we can't find him.”
"Of course, he didn't detect us either.”
Zhu Gaoyan didn't comment and said lightly,""Three years ago, I heard King Zhao mention it.”
"When my father was still the King of Yan, he saved a young girl in Shuntian and formed a good relationship with a hidden sect.”
"Send someone to Shuntian to investigate.”
"Yes!" The Startling Salamander cupped his hands.
He secretly raised his head to take a look before disappearing from the hall.
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