Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 213 Chapter 213, Xu Dezhi broke the boat, Zhang Shenyan was in a dilemma
Nanjing at night is very quiet.

The news that Wei Guogong Xu Wenjue was taken away has spread like a gust of wind among the upper-class people in Nanjing City, and set off a huge wave in the hearts of everyone who heard the news.

"His Royal Highness is going to attack Duke Wei!"

"Wei Guogong is the founding Duke, and he once gave birth to a queen, how dare His Highness?"

"Hey, that's wrong. There were too many dukes when the Ming Dynasty was founded, and now there are only four dukes left?"

"So, I'm afraid that Duke Wei is really going to die."

"It's hard to say. His Royal Highness is only a prince after all. If you really want to get rid of Wei Guogong, it must be His Majesty's imperial decree."

In Wei Guogong's mansion, there are also a group of people discussing this matter.

Xu Dezhi, Xu Wenjue's son, sat on the master's seat and bowed deeply to everyone present: "If you can help my father through this disaster, the Xu family will always be grateful for your kindness!"

After all, Wei Guogong has guarded the city of Nanjing for 200 years, and his forces are intertwined. Even if Zhu Cihong made a move, there are still some people who are willing to come at Xu Dezhi's request.

It's one thing to help or not, but at least it's still possible to come and have a look.

After listening to Xu Dezhi's plea, everyone was silent.

After a while, a sigh sounded: "Little Duke, it's not that we don't want to help, it's really...that's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

This sentence basically represents the opinions of everyone present.

The facts are very clear, the woman Wei Guogong killed was actually a well-known prostitute in Jiangnan.

For the big shots present, prostitutes are nothing more than playthings, and if they die, they will die, and it's not a big deal.

The real troublesome part is that this matter was discovered on the spot by Prince Zhu Cixiang!
Who dares to offend His Highness the Crown Prince?

Xu Dezhi also felt miserable when he heard the words, and couldn't help but said: "Don't you uncles just have the heart to watch my father be executed directly by His Highness the Crown Prince? Wei Guogong's mansion has treated all uncles with sincerity for many years, and please uncles see the past affection Come on, give us a hand."

Another moment of silence.

Seeing that no one answered, Xu Dezhi suddenly flashed a stern light in his eyes, and said coldly: "If my father dies, then the Duke of Wei's mansion will probably disappear from now on. The 200-year foundation is destroyed, so some things and secrets will be destroyed. , and there should be no need to continue to keep it secret, tell me, uncles, is this the truth?"

When Xu Dezhi said these words, everyone present was shocked.

It was the same voice just now, saying very coldly: "Is the little prince threatening us?"

There was no fear on Xu Dezhi's youthful face, and he said, "Anyway, it's death, so what's the difference? Let me put it here. When it comes time to die, our Wei Guogong family will definitely not be the only ones on the road!"

The room was quiet again, and the expressions on everyone's faces became serious.

One fact is that Wei Guogong is the highest-ranking duke in Nanjing other than the direct princes of the Ming Dynasty, and he is also the founding duke who has been passed down for more than 200 years. His prestige is astonishing.

This allowed Wei Guogong's mansion to control a lot of business, land, and population resources, especially in the area of ​​commerce. Basically, it can be said that no one in the south of the Yangtze River can avoid Wei Guogong's mansion to do business.

This made Wei Guogong's mansion look like a huge octopus, with countless tentacles entrenched in every corner of the south of the Yangtze River.

Countless secret transactions of money, beauty, and power were carried out under the witness and participation of Wei Guogong's mansion, and even became some kind of unspoken rule in the Jiangnan officialdom.

Once Wei Guogong's mansion makes a confession, a big earthquake will inevitably erupt in the Jiangnan officialdom, and no one present will be able to escape!
So after hearing Xu Dezhi's threat of death, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed again.

An old man laughed dryly and said, "Why do you have to do this, Mr. Wei? I have been in the same breath with Duke Wei's mansion for many years. Isn't it good for us to make a fortune together?"

Others also said one after another: "That's right." "Grandpa Guo was arrested, we will find a way, little Duke, don't worry."

Xu Dezhi sneered and said: "Since you seniors are willing to help, please rescue my father quickly. As we all know, His Royal Highness is a decisive person, and my father is a person who cannot stand torture." , in case he confessed something in advance, then our Duke Wei's mansion will not be able to solve this kind of thing!"

Xu Dezhi's words finally woke up everyone present, and they began to come up with ideas in a hurry.

"His Royal Highness has an army, and defending Nanjing City has brought him great fame. At this time, if he publicly opposes His Royal Highness in the city, it will only be a dead end."

"You must ask your Majesty to settle this matter."

"That's right, send the memorial to His Majesty, and we will go together, so that His Majesty will definitely notice that something is wrong here, and then he can issue an order to stop His Highness the Crown Prince."

"After all, Duke Wei has been loyal to Daming for more than 200 years, so His Majesty would not be so heartless."

"I still have some contacts in the city of Beijing, so let's mobilize them!"

After working together for a while, the policy of doing things was quickly determined.

There is no way, there are too many secrets under the control of Wei Guogong Xu Wenjue, so many that if they are all revealed, it will be enough for everyone to die without a burial place!
After hearing these words, Xu Dezhi finally smiled with satisfaction.

Later that day, Zhang Shenyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, returned to the mansion, and then went into the study alone.

Zhang Shenyan swiped the ink and quickly wrote a memorial, but when he was about to affix his official seal and send it to Beijing, he hesitated.

"Wei Guogong...do you really want to offend His Highness the Crown Prince because of Wei Guogong?"

Yes, Zhang Shenyan also went to Duke Wei's mansion just now, and the memorial just written in front of him is a "whitewashing" essay for Duke Wei Xu Wenjue.

But when things came to an end, Zhang Shenyan hesitated.

A voice in his heart told him that this memorial should not be published.

But another voice said, if you don't say it, you will only be dragged by Wei Guogong's mansion together!
What should I do?
The light of the oil lamp reflected on Zhang Shenyan's face, and the cold wind blew through the gap of the window, and the light swayed instantly, making Zhang Shenyan's face flickering.

Finally, Zhang Shenyan made a decision and stood up.

He placed the memorial in front of him next to the oil lamp, a burst of flames ignited, and the memorial quickly turned into a mass of ashes.

Zhang Shenyan walked out of the study and told the guards at the door of the study: "Prepare the carriage, the old man is going to the palace to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

(End of this chapter)