Lord, I will write novels to support you

Zhu Mu was stunned, paused for a moment, lowered his eyes and did not dare to look at his father, and only said: "I, I can't remember..."

Zhu Changcun's voice was calm, but his tone was undeniable, "Tell me as much as you remember."

Zhu Mu shook his head in a panic, "Uncle Huang and Brother Zechen were talking about court affairs. Although I, I was standing on the side, I couldn't understand what they were talking about, and I couldn't remember exactly..."

Zhu Changcun did not relax his grip on Zhu Mu, and remained silent for a while, "Mu'er, look into my eyes and tell me, is the poison from Zechen?"

Zhu Mu struggled for a moment, then Fang slowly raised his head, looking at his father with water in his eyes, "It's not brother Zechen."

Zhu Changcun sighed for a long time, let go of his daughter, and waved his hands, "Go down."

Looking at his daughter's thin back when he left, Zhu Changcun had a headache. He could tell that Zhu Mu's last denial was not a lie, and the poison was not from Zechen.

Zhu Changcun dismissed the attendant, sat alone beside the emperor's couch, looked at his elder brother's blue-gray face for a long time, finally exhaled the breath in his chest, and called Zhang Huan to come in.

"Send a few people to watch Zhu Mu secretly, never slack off, and report all her whereabouts to me every morning and evening."

Zhang Huan is a veteran who has been with Zhu Changcun for more than ten years. He knows how much the old general loves and trusts his daughter, so at this moment, hearing Zhu Changcun's order, his heart was shocked, but he didn't say much, he just respectfully saluted and responded. Then withdrew.

After Zhang Huan left, Zhu Changcun called someone again, and ordered Gu Ting and Wang Che to escort Wu Shouze to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for questioning at the Ministry of Punishment.

In the side hall of the East Palace, Zhu Wenqi was sitting on the couch, holding Tang Ke's new book in his hand, his face was dark and trembling with anger, and his fingers squeezed the small books into creases.

Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi Yao Bing tremblingly stepped forward to salute Zhu Wenqi.

"Have you found out where the books are sold?" Zhu Wenqi asked through gritted teeth.

Yao Bing nodded, reported the names of several underground black markets, and hesitated again on his face.

"Speak up if you have something to say! In front of Gu, what else is there to hide!"

Only then did Yao Bing reply: "Except for a few dens in the black market... I heard that Qifeng Bookstore has taken over the publication and distribution of that article today..."

Hearing this, Zhu Wenqi slapped the book in his hand on the table, "Arrange it, no matter what crime you find, I will seal up Qifeng Bookstore within tomorrow!"

Yao Bing suddenly felt dizzy, "Your Highness, the shareholders behind Qifeng Bookstore are all speech officials, it's really inappropriate to make a move at this juncture..."

Yao Bing always believed that His Highness the Crown Prince acted cautiously, but he never expected to make such an impulsive arrangement today. Presumably, the impact of that small article on His Highness was much greater than he expected.

However, Zhu Wenqi insisted on closing down Qifeng Bookstore, "Let's do whatever it takes!"

Zhu Wenqi did not allow his subordinates to read the article, so Yao Bing did not know how much of a threat the contents of the article would pose to Zhu Wenqi's continued position as the Lord of the East Palace, but Zhu Wenqi knew that if this article was circulated inside and outside the court, If it is opened, what will happen to him...

Yao Bing was still a little hesitant, and didn't respond immediately. He opened his mouth to try to persuade him again, but before he could utter a word, he heard the prince's voice coldly saying: "If you don't go now, let's resign on the spot."

Yao Bing was originally Zhu Wenqi's companion, and he followed Zhu Wenqi all the way to this position. In all these years, it was the first time he heard the crown prince's words that he would be dismissed. Say a few more words, respectfully salute in response, and step back.

Seeing Yao Bing's staggering steps when he left, Zhu Wenqi was silent for a long time, let out a low growl angrily, drew a knife and slashed at a few small books on the table, the blade fell, and the books and the desk were broken from the middle at the same time.

The personal guard outside heard the commotion and rushed in, seeing the prince standing alone at the table with a knife in both hands, trembling, he was relieved, and was about to retreat, when the prince stopped him and asked the chief commander of the forbidden army, The instructors of the [-]th Battalion and the commanders of the Donggong Guards Battalion were all called.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Wenqi ordered in a deep voice: "Search all sleeping and eating places in the palace thoroughly, and anyone who dares to hide Xiao Ke's writings will be arrested and brought to justice for assisting in treason!"

The official order to seal down Qifeng Bookstore was issued the next day, and dozens of sales windows of the bookstore were immediately sealed off, causing passers-by and customers to crowd the entire street to watch and discuss.

According to the notice issued by the superior, the head arrester who came to seal up the bookstore led people to rush to the third floor directly, saying that they would arrest all the staff of the Customs Department and return them to the yamen for questioning.

"All the staff of the customs department" Wu Liangsheng slowly stood up from the table at the end of the corridor, said "oh" casually, and stepped out, "Then let's go."

"stop!"

Just two steps away, Feng Pinglan's cold and calm voice sounded from behind, asking several headhunters why they wanted to arrest her employees.

Several leading officers and soldiers reported the charges, and Feng Pinglan nodded, "Since this matter is about the publication and distribution of the bookstore, the top leader of the bookstore should be held accountable. The customs department is just following my orders. It's my fault, not his. .”

Several headhunters looked at each other for opinions, nodded after a while, agreed with Feng Pinglan's statement, unshackled Wu Liangsheng's hands, and walked towards Feng Pinglan.

"Chief!"

Wu Liangsheng lost his idle and lazy look just now, and took a step forward to stop Feng Pinglan and the officers and soldiers.

Feng Pinglan smiled at him, raised his hand and patted the back of his hand to comfort him, and slipped a note into Wu Liangsheng's hand without showing any trace.

Wu Liangsheng was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, the people from the yamen had already escorted Feng Pinglan away.

Wu Liangsheng spread out the note, and saw that it read: [Keep Wu's Printing Bureau to ensure the normal publication and distribution of Xiaoke's articles]

When Tang Ke went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to "supervise" his work every day, he found that the entire Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice had been completely changed, with new faces everywhere.

Tang Ke's heart was full of alarm bells, and he searched the lobby and backyard but could not find Gu Ting's shadow, and Wang Che also disappeared.

Tang Ke was full of suspicion and went to the prison of the Ministry of punishment. Seeing that the guards outside had increased greatly, he knew something was wrong.

He bypassed the guards guarding the door, went to the innermost cell with familiarity, knocked down a few cell bosses, and came to the outside of Wu Shouze's cell. Seeing the scene in front of him, he was stunned.

Wu Shouze, Gu Ting, and Wang Che were sitting on three sides of the square table, with shackles on their hands and feet. They all looked contented and were playing mahjong.

The mahjong pieces were crackling by the three of them, and Wu Shouze was scolding Gu Ting for reneging on his debts. When he looked up and saw Tang Ke standing not far away from the cell compartment, holding a sword and staring at them, Wu Shouze laughed.

"Hey, Xiao Ke is here? Come on, come on, three are missing one!"

Tang Ke: "...?!"