NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41
41: The clues were interrupted and the sky was filled with dark clouds.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of many things.
The most important thing was Zhou Kui’s identity and what Zhu Gaoxun had said before, that this man had embezzled at least 100,000 taels.
This number did not include the amount of gold, silver and treasures.
But this man died at this critical moment. There must be a conspiracy.
“”Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked,”Have you talked to this person before?”
Zhu Gaoxun nodded and said,”I have talked to him. He was ready to hand over the money, but he died at this moment. It is really strange…….”
Zhu Gaoxun knew the inside story. It must be Chen Yan’s group who thought Zhou Kui would not attend the meeting and killed him.
In this regard, Fan Guang reported in the afternoon that a housekeeper from Zhou’s house quietly went out.
However, Zhu Gaoxun did not expect that this group of people would act so quickly and with such vicious minds that they would kill people directly.
“This is a provocation to the royal majesty!”Zhu Di snorted coldly:”A good Ming Jiading Earl and the father-in-law of the dynasty died suddenly at home. There must be some secrets!”
Zhu Youjian sat down with a sullen face. Zhou Kui’s death made him the most angry.
After all,……This is also the father of his own queen. Even if this person is corrupt, it should be handled by the court. How can he die in such an unclear way! ?
After coming to his senses, Zhu Youjian bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and the other two and said,”Taizu, Chengzu, Tianchengzu, your grandchildren request to investigate this matter, otherwise it will damage the majesty of the royal family. How dare they poison the father-in-law of the Ming Dynasty? These people are really bold!”
“I won’t eat anymore!” Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Gaoxun meaningfully,”Let’s go and take a look! Gaoxun has magical powers, so he will definitely be able to figure out the cause of his death.”
“That’s right.” Zhu Gaoxun nodded and said,”If I can see his body, I can find out the real cause of death.”
He didn’t tell Zhu Yuanzhang about Chen Yan and others, not because he wanted to hide it, but because it was unnecessary.
Since Chongzhen was responsible for all the affairs of the Ming Dynasty and the matter was under his control, there was no need to tell them everything.
Besides,……Zhu Gaoxun still had some selfish motives.
It was not easy for him to kill Zhou Kui. Although Zhu Youjian was suspicious, he was definitely good to his family.
If he really asked Zhou Kui to hand over his property, he would definitely not die.
According to Zhu Gaoxun’s personality, it was ridiculous for such a person to be alive.
So……Although he noticed that the housekeeper might be wrong, Zhu Gaoxun did not make any directive actions to Fan Guang.
In the end, Zhu Gaoxun thought that Zhou Kui would be more valuable if he died.
He could take advantage of this incident to catch all the corrupt officials in Shuntian Prefecture.
Several of them were emperors, and the matter involved the dignity of the royal family, so they immediately came to Zhou Mansion in a swift and resolute manner.
Before entering the door, you can hear the crying and shouting of Zhou Mansion, as for how many of them are sincere……It was not what Zhu Gaoxun and others were concerned about.
Wang Chengen went there and found Zhou Kui’s son, Zhou Jian.
When Zhu Gaoxun saw this man, he couldn’t help but look at him twice.
Because this guy has the same name and surname as one of Zhu Gaoxun’s ministers, but the temperament of the two is very different.
Zhou Jian of the Tiancheng Dynasty was from Macheng, Huguang. He was upright and honest, and he did not flatter his superiors. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxun valued this man very much.
And this Zhou Jian in front of him was white and fat, with a pale face and dark eyes. At first glance, he was a guy whose body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex.
The moment he saw Zhu Youjian, his face changed instantly.
The originally normal expression suddenly became snot and tears, and he knelt and crawled in front of Zhu Youjian,”Your Majesty, my father must have been killed by someone. Please make a decision for my father…….”
It’s not surprising that Zhou Jian cried like a real man. But when he knelt down and cried, his eyes were erratic, secretly observing the reactions of Zhu Gaoxun and others.
They were all emperors, what kind of demons and monsters had they not seen? Zhou Jian’s little tricks were almost instantly seen through by Zhu Gaoxun and others.
“That’s enough!” Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and scolded,”Stop crying, take us to see your father.”
As the son of Jiading Earl Zhou Kui, Zhou Jian had naturally heard about the changes in the court, and guessed Zhu Yuanzhang’s identity in his heart. He did not dare to neglect it,”Your Majesty, please follow me……”
When we arrived at the central hall of Zhou’s mansion, the strangers had been driven away in advance, and Zhou Kui’s body was placed in the central hall…….Today, he passed away. Although he disliked Zhou Kui, seeing his body, Zhu Youjian felt a little sad.
Zhou Kui’s body was also very ugly. His face was yellow and had a hideous purple-red color. His already fat body was even more swollen. He looked like a demon.
“this……”Zhu Di had been through the battlefield and seen many bloody scenes, but at this moment he was surprised,”What on earth is this poison? It is so poisonous!? After death, it appears in such a hideous appearance. No wonder Fan Guang said that this person was poisoned…….”
That’s right. He died so miserably. If we still don’t know that he was poisoned, that would be really strange.
“Since he died suddenly after eating it.” Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes fell on Zhou Jian as sharp as a steel knife, and the latter trembled,”Why are you okay! ?”
“My father likes to drink human milk, saying that it can prolong life…….I have tried it before, and I think it tastes fishy, so I never drink it again.” Zhou Jian wanted to cry but he had no tears, and he was still scared.”After eating, my father started drinking milk as usual, and he was always careful. He always used silver utensils to prevent poison when eating, so we sons didn’t care.”
“who knows……Who knew that my father would become like this after drinking milk!”
“Who is in charge of food today?”
“In the kitchen of the mansion, they had been taken away by the soldiers for questioning.”
“Emperor Grandpa……”Zhu Gaoxun shook his head and said,”This matter has nothing to do with this person. I already know who poisoned me and what the poison was.”
“Who is it? What kind of poison is this?”
“Poisonous mushrooms! And they are carefully prepared poisonous mushrooms. Even with silver, it is impossible to detect them.”
The saying that silver needles can detect poison is widely circulated and was mostly used by wealthy families in ancient times.
This testing method is actually problematic…….The so-called silver needle test for poison is mainly used to prevent arsenic, which is sulfide. When silver meets sulfide, it will react chemically and turn black, so the silver needle test for poison came into being.
It can be seen that there are many poisons that this thing cannot prevent, and poisonous mushrooms are one of them.
“Poisonous mushrooms?” Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn,”Most of these things have a smell, right?”
“Poisonous mushrooms are just one of the substances. This substance must have been prepared by special methods, and Zhou Kui just happened to fall for it.”Zhu Gaoxun said slowly:”The person who poisoned should be a housekeeper in his house. This person went out in the afternoon. Fan Guang reported to me, but I didn’t care.”
Not long after, Fan Guang received the news and came in to report,”Your Majesty, the housekeeper has been found!”
“Was he murdered to silence him?”
“That’s right.”Fan Guang clasped his fists and said,”The body of this person was found in Chunhong Courtyard. When the soldiers arrived, he had already died suddenly.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di frowned deeply. They just found some clues, and the person died!? How many unknown things are hidden in Shuntian Prefecture?
Zhu Youjian was even more embarrassed. He always felt that there was a huge force operating everything in secret. The capital was already covered with dark clouds!