Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

In fact, Hong Guan's actions did affect Zhu Youxiao's travel time, but it only delayed it for three days, and many gangsters were arrested and imprisoned.

Not only did it have no negative impact, it also made the Donglin Party more fully prepared.

It was a hasty operation, and according to the information brought back by Ding Baiying, they could only form a 50-man death squad, which could delay the enemy for half an hour at most.

But seven days later, a team of 200 death squads was able to be assembled from outside the capital.

Soon a week passed. On the river in the capital, more than a dozen small boats led the way, followed by a gorgeous medium-sized ship in the middle, and more than a dozen small boats at the back.

The boat in the middle was Zhu Youxiao's flower boat. Surrounding him were several guards and an old eunuch. Wei Zhongxian stood on the other side.

There were many Jinyiwei, Imperial Guards and Dongchang guarding on both sides of the river bank, and the city defense troops were not qualified to be on the front line of defense.

At this time, Hong Guan was lurking alone at the bottom of the river. The benefit brought by his high attributes allowed him to hold his breath in the water for an hour without any problem. He wore goggles and stared at the situation above his head!

Suddenly, a whistling arrow shot into the air, exploding in the sky with a sharp sound. A large number of men in black appeared all around and kept shooting arrows at the guards.

At the same time, a crossbow was pushed out, carrying ignited gunpowder, and shot at Zhu Youxiao's flower boat!

Wei Zhongxian shouted to protect the emperor, and the old eunuch beside Zhu Youxiao straightened his hunched back in an instant, and flew into the air, as if crossing the void, and came to the path of the crossbow arrow.

A palm hit the arrow head of the crossbow, changing its direction and shooting it into the sky, like a large firework.

Just when he was about to return to the boat, two more crossbows fired arrows at the old eunuch.

Zhu Youxiao was Hong Guan's target, and the old eunuch was the one that the Donglin Party wanted to get rid of. No one protected Zhu Youxiao, which made it easier for Hong Guan to take action!

Hong Guan did not disappoint the Donglin Party. He jumped up from the bottom of the river, took out the God-Slaying Sword, and slashed the bottom of the boat.

The hard blade directly opened a big hole in the bottom of the boat, which was covered with iron to prevent damage from water ghosts. The river water rushed in frantically, the hull shook violently and began to tilt!

Zhu Youxiao pressed the fence in panic, "Come and save me, there is someone underwater!"

Many people immediately rushed out from both sides and jumped into the water. Hong Guan slaughtered them like fish in the water.

When Hong Guan killed all the people, the boat tilted even more seriously. He suddenly came out of the water, knocked two guards away with two punches, grabbed Zhu Youxiao's feet and dragged him into the water!

Wei Zhongxian, who had been relatively calm, lost his temper at this moment. "Hurry up and save the emperor. If anything happens to the emperor, all of you will be exterminated!"

As he said this, he jumped into the water and went to search together. He knew better than anyone that if Zhu Youxiao died here, the Donglin Party would definitely launch an attack, and he would not even be able to leave an intact body!

But after Zhu Youxiao went into the water, he was thrown into the Milin Manor by Hong Guan. Even if the river was drained, it would be impossible to find him.

He started running underwater, came ashore in a secluded place, and also entered the jungle manor.

Zhu Youxiao had already fainted. I used my internal energy to push his chest, causing him to cough violently and drink a lot of water.

Seeing this, Hong Guan immediately started to curse loudly, and his curses were very dirty, but Hong Guan did not stop him. He listened quietly, until he memorized Zhu Youxiao's voice, pressed it on his throat, and adjusted the voice according to Li Guishou's method.

After making sure that the voice was the same as the one he used to speak to Zhu Youxiao, he raised his hand and broke Zhu Youxiao's neck in front of his horrified gaze.

He calmly changed his appearance, compared his height with Zhu Youxiao's, used his bone-shrinking skills, put on a human skin mask, and changed into Zhu Youxiao's clothes.

Two hours later, Wei Zhongxian finally found the "unconscious" Zhu Youxiao on a remote shore, and immediately ordered people to escort Zhu Youxiao back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, the imperial physician arrived soon. He was well versed in Chinese medicine and could use internal force to change the pulse. Of course, these weak imperial physicians could not see the difference and were kept in the dark.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, Hong Guan pretended to wake up in a daze. One of the palace maids immediately ran out and only dared to shout "The emperor is awake, the emperor is awake!" when she reached the palace gate.

Soon, a woman with a dignified and beautiful appearance, who gave people the impression that the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous, came in with several palace maids, holding the medicine and handed it to Hong Guan.

Hong Guan knew clearly that this person should be Zhu Youxiao's principal wife, Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan, who was the first hurdle for him to replace Zhu Youxiao.

However, because Zhang Yan was known as the most beautiful queen in the Ming Dynasty, people had some understanding of her. Her nickname was Baozhu, so Zhu Youxiao must have called her by her nickname.

"Your Majesty is finally awake. I was so worried. This is a medicine to drive away the cold. Drink it quickly!"

In fact, Zhang Yan is not as pretty as imagined, but just like the host of Yangshi, she has a face that symbolizes peace and prosperity. In addition, she is dignified and beautiful with a good figure. Maybe that is why she has been passed down through the generations!

He patted her hand and said, "Baozhu, don't worry, I'm fine!" Then he drank the medicine in one gulp. However, Hong Guan clearly felt that when he called her Baozhu, Zhang Yan's body stiffened and her eyes showed excitement.

"Is Banban still in the palace?"

Hearing Hong Guan's words, Zhang Yan's excited look suddenly disappeared. "He was guarding the palace gate. He wouldn't dare to leave until you woke up! But Eunuch Zhao was ambushed by thieves. The thieves used explosives and died together with Eunuch Zhao."

Hong Guan nodded indifferently and smiled secretly in his heart. It would be best if they died. They were all people around Zhu Youxiao. The more they died, the smaller his flaws would be.

"Let the companion come in, I have something to tell him!"

Zhang Yan nodded expressionlessly and sent a palace maid to call Wei Zhongxian. She always felt that Wei Zhongxian was not a good person, and her child was lost because of Ke Shi, and Wei Zhongxian even protected Ke Shi at that time.

Wei Zhongxian came in quickly, walked quickly to a position about three meters away from Hong Guan, and knelt down with a plop. "Your Majesty, I am so glad that you are safe and sound. I am relieved now."

Hong Guan struggled to sit up and looked at Wei Zhongxian expressionlessly, "Banban, what's going on with the investigation this time?"

Wei Zhongxian prostrated himself on the ground, his posture similar to the one played by Li Xuejian when he saw the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

"We are still investigating. The attackers were all assassins, and no one was caught alive. But they were able to gather so many assassins in the capital without anyone noticing. They must be members of the Donglin Party!"

Zhang Yan's face changed. "How dare you! What evidence do you have? I think you want to attack dissidents!"

Hong Guan raised his hand to stop Zhang Yan from continuing to speak, "Banban, stand up. Tell me, how confident are you?"

Wei Zhongxian stood up carefully and said, "I don't know how many people were involved, but it must have been the Donglin Party!"

Zhang Yan was about to speak but was stopped by Hong Guan. This woman might not be stupid, but because of her identity, she naturally trusts the Donglin Party more.

"Baozhu, you must be tired after taking care of me for so long. Go and have a rest first. You don't have to worry about this matter anymore!"

There was an inexplicable look in Zhang Yan's eyes. She nodded with some grievance and left.

Hong Guan pretended to be weak and stood up, and Wei Zhongxian immediately came over to support him.

"In the entire Ming Dynasty, the people who least want me to get into trouble should be Banban and your adopted sons. I believe you.

Since this is a matter that involves them, you have to do something, lest they think that I am a toothless tiger that cannot kill people.

Find a few fat ones, kill them as an example, take their money and put it in the inner treasury, and tell your adopted sons that I need to use the money this time, so don't be too reckless!"

Wei Zhongxian felt that Zhu Youxiao was very different today, especially the last words, which were obviously meaningful and made him tremble. "Yes, I will definitely give the order. Your Majesty, how many houses do you think should be raided?"

Hong Guan patted Wei Zhongxian's hand and said, "I need at least 20 million taels of silver, and I need a legitimate reason to make their crimes public, so that the people can see that I, Zhu Youxiao, do not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Also, I heard that the tax revenue from the salt and iron business in Jiangnan is decreasing. You should know what’s going on, right?”

Wei Zhongxian bowed quickly and said, "This old servant knows something!"

"That's good. Since they won't listen, let's replace them with some obedient ones. I don't want to see chaos in the Ming Dynasty. Be steady and clean. Can you do that?"

"can!"

"Very good, then do it and don't let me down!"

Wei Zhongxian bowed in agreement and walked out quickly. When the palace gate was closed, Wei Zhongxian's clothes were soaked. Zhu Youxiao, who had fallen into the water, put too much pressure on him!

Hong Guan, who was lying on the bed, also breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, he had no idea about Zhu Youxiao's usual behavior. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Yan, the person beside him, and Wei Zhongxian, who had watched Zhu Youxiao grow up. He was also very nervous!

What is this? You start with a face, and then you speak and do things based on your feelings. It's so painful.

Just as Hong Guan was about to rest, a palace maid walked over quickly. Seeing that Hong Guan had his eyes closed, she whispered, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Madam Fengsheng heard that you woke up and came to see you!"

Before the palace maid finished her words, a shrew-like voice was heard, "Xiao'er, I'm here to see you!" Then she walked over, looking very unruly.

Hong Guan frowned, opened his eyes, and waved his hand to let the palace maid go, but he forgot that the person closest to Zhu Youxiao in the palace was the vicious woman Keshi.

A big reason why Zhu Youxiao had no descendants was because of this vicious woman. Moreover, she was Zhu Youxiao's wet nurse and knew him too well. It seemed that she could not be kept!

While she was thinking, Keshi had already walked to the bedside and sat down on it unceremoniously. "Xiao'er, are you okay? I was so worried when I heard that you fell into the water!"

Hong Guan glanced at this person. After the age of thirty, a person's appearance will reflect his heart. At this moment, Ke Shi had a mean and vicious look on her face. It was obvious that she was not a good person. Hong Guan did not intend to act anymore.

"Keshi, you killed my child and left me with no offspring, right? Of course, it's also possible that you colluded with the Donglin Party and received a lot of benefits from them, right?"

Ke Shi's face changed and she was about to shout, but Hong Guan was quick to grab Ke Shi's neck to stop her from shouting.

Ke Shi was horrified and said, "You are not Xiao Ge'er, who are you?"

"Haha, I really can't hide it from you, Zhu Youxiao's wet nurse. Don't worry, Zhu Youxiao died peacefully. Since he can't leave you, you should go and accompany him, so that he won't live a lonely life down there!"

"No, no, I don't want to die. I won't expose you. I will also tell you some information about Xiao Ge'er. You can keep me here for a use!"

Hong Guan exerted force on his hands, and Ke Shi's face turned purple. She had difficulty breathing and kept scratching Hong Guan's hands, but she couldn't even hurt Hong Guan's hands.

"If anyone finds out that I'm a fake, I'll just kill him and that's it. Zhu Youxiao has been so good to you, and you even spared his child. How dare I use you!"

As he said this, he exerted force with his hands, and with a snap, Ke Shi became cold, and he threw her to the ground.

"Come here, Ke Shi colluded with the assassin and tried to kill me. I have executed her. Take her body down and burn it!"

Several young eunuchs came in trembling with fear and took away Keshi's body. This was the emperor's wet nurse, and she was gone just like that!