Family ancestor Zhu Chongba: What happened to getting your daughter pregnant?

Hongwu Bookstore.

Backyard side hall.

"What do you mean, this Zhang Yu is here to kill me?"

After Zhu Yunxi thought deeply, he asked lightly with a sneer on his lips.

"This official is not sure about this. He only said that he came to the capital on the order of King Yan to secretly investigate the sudden and mysterious death of the three informants before. He did not mention that he would take action against His Highness."

"However, he already suspected that the fire in the grocery store was related to His Highness, and named his subordinate to help him secretly investigate the matter."

Cao Yan shook his head and replied while recalling.

Hearing Cao Yan's answer, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but squinted his eyes, realizing that Zhang Yu was indeed someone not to be underestimated, otherwise he would not have been able to suspect him so quickly.

"Your Highness, what should I do next?"

"In order to prevent him from seeing that the official is loyal to His Highness, when he proposed it, the official had already agreed to him."

Cao Yan looked at Zhu Yunxi who was looking thoughtful and asked hesitantly, with a trace of nervousness between his eyebrows.

"Since he wants your help, then you should spare no effort to help him, but someone will tell you exactly how to help him when the time comes."

"Since he wants to investigate, let's temper his temper first. When he loses his temper, I will give him a big gift so that his trip to Kyoto will not be in vain."

Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly and said lightly, with a teasing smile on his lips.

"I understand."

Cao Yan nodded respectfully and agreed.

Immediately, Cao Yan said goodbye to Zhu Yunxi and quietly left Hongwu Bookstore.

Then Du Qian also walked into the side hall, closed the door, and like Hongyuan, quietly came to Zhu Yunxi, waiting for Zhu Yunxi's next instructions.

Zhu Yunxi sat on the chair and refilled a cup of tea, sipping it lightly while falling into deep thought.

Who said that when the mantis hunts the cicada, the oriole hiding in the dark will surely take advantage of it?

It all depends on people, as long as you plan properly, the mantis can turn defeat into victory!

"Your Highness, have you thought of a countermeasure?"

After a long time, seeing that Zhu Yunxi had not spoken for a long time, Hong Yuan beside him finally couldn't help but asked in a low voice.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and pointed at his head with his right hand, his eyes filled with meaning.

"Please give me your orders, Your Highness!"

Hong Yuan's eyes lit up, she bowed and said impatiently.

Du Qian on the side also saluted hurriedly, waiting for Zhu Yunxi's order.

"Why are you so anxious? I just told you to let Zhang Yu dance around for a few days to see what he can find out."

"It's getting late, it's time to go back to the palace, otherwise Zi Ning and the others will be in a hurry."

Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was about to leave without any instructions, Hongyuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help showing a trace of disappointment on her face, as if she couldn't wait to fight back.

Du Qian also had a wry smile on his face and had no choice but to respectfully send Zhu Yunxi off.

...

Three days later.

South Street, Liuguang Cloth Shop.

In the backyard room, there were more than a dozen people gathered. The leader was none other than Zhang Yu, the commander of the Secret Supervision Department who was dressed in black robes and looked majestic.

The rest are the secret team leaders lurking in Kyoto, including Wei An, the shopkeeper of Liuguang Buzhuang, and Cao Yan, the head of the Jiaofang Department.

As the person who has been lurking in Kyoto for the longest time and has the highest status, Cao Yan sat next to Zhang Yu and was obviously more valued by Zhang Yu than others.

There were so many people gathered in the small side hall, but the air was a bit depressing. Almost everyone except Zhang Yu lowered their heads and looked solemn.

"It's been so long, but I still can't find any clues! What's the use of the prince raising you people?!"

Zhang Yu was silent for a long time, glanced coldly at everyone present, and asked in a deep voice.

For three days in a row, Zhang Yu commanded the large and small hidden stakes in Kyoto City in an attempt to find out the ins and outs of the fire at the East Street grocery store. However, in the end, there was no progress and no useful information was found.

This was an unprecedented blow to Zhang Yu, who originally came to Kyoto with great ambitions. He even felt that all the people in front of him were trash.

After hearing Zhang Yu's words, everyone here lowered their heads even lower, not daring to breathe for fear of becoming the one who stood out.

Speaking of which, since these hidden stakes were lurking in Kyoto, this is the first time they have appeared in one place at the same time.

"Your Majesty, we can't blame them completely for this. Obviously, the fire in the grocery store was no accident. It seems that our opponent has more power in Kyoto than we imagined. Otherwise, it would be impossible. Not a single trace was left.”

Cao Yan hesitated for a moment, bowed his hands to Zhang Yu, and said calmly.

Hearing Cao Yan speak for him, everyone present raised their heads and glanced at Cao Yan, with a hint of gratitude in their eyes.

"them?!"

"Aren't you one of them?! What else did you find out?!"

"In my opinion, you are the most useless person here! You have been dormant in Kyoto for so many years!"

But Zhang Yu didn't listen when he heard this. Instead, he turned to glare at Cao Yan and shouted sternly.

"I understand that I understand that after three days, there is no clue at all. I do have an unshirkable responsibility."

"But because of this, I don't want us to be in chaos internally. If the other party is really going after the prince, then we will really fall into their trap!"

Cao Yan hurriedly stood up and bowed, his face full of respect, and he explained earnestly.

After listening to Cao Yan's words, Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and stopped blaming.

"Perhaps, we should first deduce who is most likely to secretly target the prince and the northern border. In this way, we may be able to find a breakthrough and find some clues."

Cao Yan hesitated for a moment and continued.

"Who do you think is the most likely person in Kyoto?!"

Zhang Yu looked at Cao Yan again, nodded slightly, and asked in a deep voice.

"Since we are targeting the prince and the Northern Territory, it is for the purpose of fighting for power, and there are only two people who have interests related to the prince!"

Cao Yan thought and answered slowly.

"Who?!"

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows and immediately thought of the names of the two people, but continued to ask in a deep voice.

"Of course they are the second emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunxi who has now taken the position of grandson!"

Cao Yan answered without thinking this time.

"Why?!"

Zhang Yu stared at Cao Yan and asked in hot pursuit. The look on his face had obviously softened.

"Of course it's to compete for the heir apparent! Just imagine, if someone other than the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, then the person they are most afraid of is the prince!"

"And Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi are now the two main candidates for the position of grandson! Your Majesty will definitely choose between them in the future, so they are the most suspect!"

Cao Yan looked at the people around him, raised his voice a little, and answered affirmatively.

"But since you mentioned Zhu Yunxi, who has now taken the position of grandson, then he is the most likely person. Why do you still doubt a person who has lost the position of grandson?"

Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Cao Yan coldly.

"Your Majesty is far away in the north, and you may not know something. Among the many emperors and grandsons, Zhu Yunwen was originally the one who was most likely to sit on the throne of the grandson. And among the candidates for the grandson, almost 90% were civil and military from the Manchu Dynasty. Everyone supports him!"

"Although Zhu Yunxi is now sitting on the throne of grandson, it is all a matter of bad luck. He is Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway. This man has a lot of misdeeds and has offended almost all the princes and nobles in Kyoto. Even if Now that he is in power, he will not be able to hold the position of great grandson for long!"

"Not only will the Jinxiu Palace not agree, but the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will not agree either!"

Cao Yan looked at Zhang Yu and said confidently.

"Even if what you said is true, even if one of them wants to deal with the prince, why do they think that killing a few hidden stakes can change the prince's layout in Kyoto?!"

Zhang Yu snorted coldly and continued to ask in a deep voice.

"But what if this is just a test?"

"Maybe they just want to see the prince's reaction. The real competition will definitely be in the future! They just want to test it!"

"Or, what happened this time, maybe someone hopes to create a gap between the prince and another one of them, so as to achieve the purpose of provoking a war, and then reap the benefits!"

Cao Yan said seriously while thinking.

After listening to Cao Yan's entire analysis, everyone present could not help but frown, including Zhang Yu!

If this guess is true, then this person is too insidious!

Such careful consideration cannot be underestimated!

But whether this person was Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Yunxi, no one present was sure.

"What you said makes sense. In that case, the next investigation will be to look for clues from the two of them!"

"No matter what, we must find out this matter and give the prince an explanation! As for what the prince will decide in the future, it depends on the prince's wishes!"

After Zhang Yu thought for a long time, he clenched his fist and said coldly.

"Yes!"

Everyone present stood up at the same time, bowed respectfully, and answered in unison.

Immediately, everyone except Wei An said goodbye to Zhang Yu, quietly left Liuguang Buzhuang one after another, and began to launch the most rigorous secret investigation against the two emperors and grandsons in the palace...