webnovelfull Chapter 550
Chapter 550
Upon hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Huang Jin and calmed down.
That makes sense. Although the child has a special status, in the eyes of both Lu Wanshan and Jiajing, he is Zhou Chu's illegitimate child. In terms of status, he cannot compare with Zhou Chu's future legitimate son.
It was already commendable that the Embroidered Uniform Guard could send people to secretly guard Fang's residence for a year. After all, Fang Hong was just a mere commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Such a waste of official resources would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of many Embroidered Uniform Guards.
After all, only a very small number of Imperial Guards knew that Fang Heng was Zhou Chu's child; most of them were unaware of it.
"Investigate! The police station has the Imperial Guards, and the Shuntian Prefecture has people. Search every inch of the area around the capital. Find this child!"
Jiajing looked at Huang Jin and said loudly.
Upon hearing this, Huang Jin dared not delay and ran out of the Imperial Study.
Jiajing sat in his chair, rubbing his head. He couldn't even imagine what kind of expression Zhou Chu would have when he returned to the capital and learned that his child had been kidnapped, and how disappointed he would be in him as the emperor.
After all, when Zhou Chu went to Tibet, he entrusted the rear area to him. Although Zhou Chu did not say anything, Jiajing knew very well that Zhou Hengqi believed that he could solve all his worries. It was for this reason that Zhou Chu went to Tibet for two years.
Jiajing admitted that he had underestimated the madness of some people, or rather, although Jiajing was intelligent, he never thought that the struggle between people could be carried out with such despicable means.
After all, Jiajing was not even twenty years old and did not yet have a full understanding of the evil in human nature.
Lu Bing was not in the palace at the time. After receiving the news, he immediately led the Imperial Guards to search for Fang Heng's whereabouts.
The current Jiajing Emperor is not the same Jiajing Emperor who just ascended the throne. Now, Jiajing Emperor has completely taken control of the capital, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the fundamental situation of the capital.
When Jiajing Emperor was enraged, the entire Imperial Guard was mobilized. With the Rong family members in the capital acting as undercover agents for the Imperial Guard, it took them less than a day to find Fang Heng's whereabouts.
When Lu Bing saw Fang Heng in a farmer's house in the countryside west of the capital, he immediately hugged him.
At this moment, Fang Heng seemed unaware of what was happening. Looking at the many people in front of him, he didn't show much fear, but rather his eyes were full of curiosity.
As for those assassins who captured Fang Heng, they all committed suicide by poison when the Embroidered Uniform Guard surrounded the village.
Lu Bing looked at the faces of these people and found that they were all unfamiliar, so he immediately frowned.
"Take them all back and thoroughly investigate their identities!"
Lu Bing looked at the Imperial Guard beside him and said.
Then Lu Bing looked at Fang Heng in his arms and saw that Fang Heng did not seem too afraid, which made him a little curious.
"Little one, aren't you scared?"
Lu Bing couldn't help but ask.
"What am I afraid of?"
Fang Heng said in a childish voice.
In Fang Heng's eyes, those who brought him here did not commit suicide by poisoning, but simply lay down and fell asleep.
"He's a man."
Lu Bing gave Fang Heng a thumbs up.
On the other side, Wang Mingyue looked shaken. She hadn't expected the emperor's wrath to be so terrifying. To put it bluntly, she was just a woman, and one with a lot of theoretical knowledge but little practical experience. She had never witnessed the emperor's fury before, but now she had.
Wang Mingyue realized that her previous thoughts were somewhat ridiculous. In the face of absolute power, these schemes and tricks were as fragile as a piece of paper, easily torn apart.
However, Wang Mingyue was not worried that the Embroidered Uniform Guard would find her through those assassins. Those assassins were originally the children of the officials who were being investigated. When they were exiled, many of them were only seven or eight years old, or at most nine.
Over the years, Wang Mingyue has carefully selected a group of people whose appearances have changed drastically and who have no obvious distinguishing features. Even the Imperial Guards cannot find her by identifying these assassins.
Wang Mingyue only realized this at this moment. Xia Yan had been an official for many years and could not possibly not understand this principle. So why did this Lord Xia still let her act so recklessly?
Wang Mingyue thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. In the end, she could only conclude that Xia Yan really had no other choice and wanted to try this method herself to see if it would work.
After all, if things continue like this, both Xia Yan and the remaining officials of the Jiangnan faction will be gradually eroded, and Xia Yan's career will eventually be hopeless, making him just a figurehead in the cabinet.
This was clearly not what the ambitious Lord Xia wanted to see.
However, whatever the reason, Wang Mingyue knew that she must never see Xia Yan again. Xia Yan was probably only thinking about one thing right now, which was to kill her.
Wang Mingyue was confident that the Embroidered Uniform Guard could not find her, but she also knew that Lord Xia would not dare to gamble. Even if there was only the slightest possibility, he would eliminate her as a threat.
Having figured all this out, Wang Mingyue realized that she could not return to the Wang family. As long as she was not there, the Wang family would be safe. After all, if Lord Xia made any unusual moves during this sensitive period, or if the Wang family were suddenly wiped out, it would definitely attract the attention of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Emperor.
Xia Yan would not create any openings for himself.
Once Wang Mingyue understood all this, she rode her horse straight south.
She knew very well that as long as the Embroidered Uniform Guard couldn't find her in the next year or two, she could still prove her worth. When she went to Xia Yan again, he would still value her.
Wang Mingyue didn't hold a grudge against Xia Yan for wanting to harm her. In her opinion, it was a smart choice. If Xia Yan didn't want to do it, she didn't need to do things for him.
Wang Mingyue had made up her mind to return to the capital more than a year later, when she would be safe and Xu Zisheng, whom Xia Yan had mentioned, would have finished his mourning period.
That will be the time for me to truly shine.
Zhou Chu led the Xuanwu Army back to the capital, and Jiajing led all the officials to the west gate of the capital to welcome Zhou Chu in advance.
The things Zhou Chu did in Tibet over the past two years had already been selectively reported back to the imperial court. The civil and military officials in the court naturally knew how much this commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had done for the Ming Dynasty.
Completely recovering Tibet had always been a luxury for the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Chu not only completely recovered Tibet, but also completely extinguished the Mongols in the north of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, the Ming Dynasty had no more northern threats for the next twenty or thirty years.
Such a feat, just one of which would be enough to bring glory to one's ancestors, but Zhou Chu accomplished it all. What is most incomprehensible is that this commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is only about twenty years old at most.
This reminded everyone of the same historical figure.
Marquis Huo Qubing, the champion.
"Your subject Zhou Chu pays his respects to Your Majesty."
When Zhou Chu saw Jiajing leading his officials to greet him from afar, he immediately dismounted and walked step by step to Jiajing, where he bowed and said...