Section 50

In his previous life, he was born in the city and had never seen a bustling village market.

After walking on the road for a while, someone suddenly stopped them from behind.

"I am Ma Li, the commander of the Jinyiwei. I have met His Majesty the Grandson and my superiors." Ma Li, a commander under Zhu Zhankan, bowed respectfully to the two.

"No need to be polite, Commander Ma, why are you on the street? Didn't His Majesty arrange for you to deal with matters related to the war?"

Ma Li's subordinates separated the crowd around them, and the group walked and talked until they came to a secluded teahouse.

"To Your Majesty, I recently received a case and am investigating it everywhere." Ma Li replied with a bitter face.

"Looking at you, the case is very difficult." Zhu Zhankan felt a little interesting.

He had come into contact with Ma Li quite a lot.

He was smart and fluent, and he did things neatly and did not deal with it.

Zhu Zhankan had also seen Ma Li's career. As long as Ma Li did not do anything weird, it would not be a problem for him to become a commander in the future.

There is even a chance to be awarded the title of Marquis.

Ma Li hesitated for a moment and said, "I dare not deceive my superiors. Although the case has not been solved, I am confident."

Although Ma Li was not born in a famous family, he was smart and experienced since childhood.

As a Jinyiwei, he knew the biggest responsibility of Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei was not under the jurisdiction of the court, not supervised by the three departments, and was completely under the emperor.

It is said that Jinyiwei is the court's hawk dog, but it is more appropriate to say that they are the emperor's hawk dog.

Their way of doing things and being a person is destined not to be recognized by the civil and military ministers of the court.

And the capital that they can compete with the court is the trust of the emperor and the support of the imperial power!

Without the support of the emperor, most of them, Jinyiwei, will die without a burial place.

And the reason why the emperor supports them is naturally that they can do things that other officials cannot do!

If it is a thing, you do it the same way, and everyone does it the same way, then what do you need to do?

Therefore, as a Jinyiwei, you must never let the royal family doubt his ability!

"Okay, stop hiding it. I know your ability." Zhu Zhankan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. The eight-year-old looked like an adult.

He noticed that Zhu Zhankan and Zhu Zhanji were looking at him with interest.

Ma Li sorted out the case in his mind and replied, "Replying to the superior, the case I received is a murder case."

This was not unexpected by the two. The Jinyiwei would not interrogate ordinary cases.

It was even said that a Jinyiwei captain was asked to handle it.

"The crime scene is suspected to be the Shitou Temple in the south of the city. Three people died strangely, and one of them was the second son of Liu Guan, the Minister of Justice."

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhankan nodded. No wonder the Jinyiwei captain took the lead in the action. It turned out that the son of the minister was involved.

"Wait, died in Shitou Temple? I remember that Shitou Temple was built near the abandoned stone city on Shitou Mountain, right? It was originally a military defense line, but our dynasty basically doesn't use it anymore. It should be a wilderness, right? What were the three people who were killed doing there?"

"Shangguan is really knowledgeable and talented. I have consulted the county annals of many places to understand the records of Shitou City."

Ma Li flattered him a little, and then explained: "It is said that a few days ago, a strange stone suddenly appeared in Shitou City, and that strange stone attracted the attention of many people!"

Huh? A yellow trembling light attracted Zhu Zhankan's attention.

The Golden Dragon of Luck is actually issuing a warning, or is it warning him?

As the luck of the dynasty, He has the function of warning, but generally only warns the royal family who can see Him.

At present, it is naturally warning Zhu Zhankan.

Chapter 52 Undercurrents in the Capital (3 more)

There are only a few reasons why the Golden Dragon of Luck issued a warning.

Foreign invasion, the decline of the royal family, and the appearance of creatures around Him that threaten Him.

The first two situations are unlikely, as the current emperor of the dynasty is Zhu Di.

The only royal family members who are truly valued by the Golden Dragon of Luck are Zhu Di himself, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Zhanji.

Even Zhu Zhankan and Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui are not that important in his eyes.

These people are not in danger of death at present.

So, the most likely scenario is that there are creatures or souls around that threaten the Golden Dragon of Luck!

Was it a warning issued when the strange stone appeared in the Stone Temple?

Zhu Zhankan continued to ask: "Ma Li, tell me more about the news about the strange stone."

"Yes, the rumor about the strange stone first came from several villages under the Stone Mountain, and the news was most widely spread in Stone Village."

"Earlier, it was rumored that the strange stone could emit light at night, and the light was very strong, covering an area of ​​several miles. The local officials thought it might be a good omen and prepared to present it to His Majesty."

"Later, after they investigated, the stone did look very strange, a bit like a palm, but it was completely false that it emitted light at night."

"Later, the strange stone was a piece of jade similar to the Heshi Bi, and this news spread again."

"The most bizarre problem with this rumor is that even our Jinyiwei has not investigated clearly where it came from." Ma Li said with a serious face.

During the Hongwu and Yongle years, the Jinyiwei could almost be said to be omnipresent.

But the rise of these rumors is completely confusing!

This feeling of being beyond Jin Yiwei's control made Ji Gang, the commander of Jin Yiwei, feel a little uncomfortable.

That's why he handed the case over to Ma Liqianhu, who was under Zhu Zhankan.

In this way, even if the emperor blamed him, there would still be an emperor grandson to back him up.

"It wasn't until a few days ago that people who went to see the strange rocks found Mr. Liu Wei and three other people dead near the Stone Temple. This made the matter a big deal. After investigation in the surrounding villages, they found that several people were missing. It's just that getting lost is very common in the village, and the people who get lost are all lonely widowers in the village, so no one will pursue them. "

Ma Li wanted to continue the introduction.

A Jinyiwei Xiaoqi rushed to the teahouse with a hurried expression.

"Sir Qianhu, something happened!" Xiaoqi shouted something happened, then bowed and waited.

"This is the governor of the town, why don't you bow quickly! Please tell me!"

"I have met the governor, the governor."

After Xiao Qi finished his salute, he said with a sad face: "Five of the seven brothers sent to Stone Village have died, and two others are seriously injured. I don't know if they can be saved!"

"Where are the villagers?" Zhu Zhankan asked.

"Almost half of the village was emptied of villagers. The entire village gathered their corpses and ran away. There is almost no way to count them."

Hearing the news, Ma Li became anxious instantly and said quickly: "Your Highness Taisun, Shangguan, my subordinates have taken their leave first."

"Go and deal with it quickly." Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and sighed regretfully.

With so many people dead and injured, many families are on the verge of being broken up.

Fortunately for Jin Yiwei's widow, their son or step-son can still inherit his father's position.

The most pitiful people are those who have lost their family's labor force. Without the prime-age labor force, ordinary production will be difficult to complete.

Not to mention the risk of being wiped out.

After Ma Li left with his Jin Yiwei, Zhu Zhankan fell into deep thought.

"Brother, let's ask the emperor to send an army to follow us to Stone Temple and Stone Village."

"Sixth brother, are you interested in this case?" Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise: "Even so, there is no need to invite an army, right?"

Zhu Zhankan shook his head, stood up and walked out of the teahouse.

"It's not that simple."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji instantly became interested.

The sixth brother didn't go to Stone Village, so did he still know the inside story?

After Zhu Zhanji stood up, he noticed that Zhu Zhankan pointed in the direction of the palace.

Zhu Zhanji's face became serious. If he remembered correctly, that direction should be the location of the Luck Golden Dragon, right?

Is this matter related to the Ming Dynasty Luck Golden Dragon? This is no small matter!

...

On Dongjie Street, several people gathered together in the afternoon after watching the excitement of the feudal king's envoy being arrested in the morning.

Several people were talking about having a good meal in the evening.

However, when several people walked into a room.

Their expressions became a little more serious, not at all the relaxed look they had before.

"Let's go, I wonder why Lao Wu contacted us?"

"Since Lao Sun's head was exposed, didn't he tell us not to contact him again?"

"Too risky!"