Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 90 This guy is like me, and he regards human life as worthless!
The sky is gloomy and blocked by leaden clouds.

The heat of the Grain in Ear season in May could not be released, so it turned into steam that lingered along the Caohe River.

The water vapor condensed into waves of sticky, warm rain, which fell continuously all day long.

In the past, travelers not only did not feel cool, but instead felt depressed and panicked as if they would never see the light of day again.

The vast area from Jingu to Cangzhou, the previous canal ferry crossing, seemed to be tightly covered by a gray-black steamer lid that had not been opened for a long time.

It is in line with the eight words in "Yueyang Tower": "The rain is heavy and the moon is not bright."

The ability of the Jinyiwei is unquestionable.

When concentrating on doing one or two things, the content of the Jinyiwei's intelligence can almost replicate everything that happened in a certain place and time period.

Has a skill similar to re-enactment.

In accordance with the imperial decree.

The Jinyiwei has two things to do.

1. Find the whereabouts of King Jing.

After questioning the eunuchs, palace maids, and boatmen who were rescued from the exploded treasure ship, the Embroidered Uniform Guard learned that His Royal Highness Prince Jing had not been seen for a long time due to a carbuncle on his body.

When His Royal Highness Prince Jing last appeared in public, he was welcomed by the officials of Cangzhou Prefecture.

It was not difficult for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to infer that King Jing had most likely disembarked from the treasure ship at Cangzhou Prefecture and never got back on board.

In Cangzhou Prefecture, it is difficult to find ordinary people, but it is not difficult to find a prince.

The prince's nobility and his entourage made it hard not to attract attention.

It didn't take long for the Jinyiwei to find the trace of King Jing, and then followed the wheel tracks to find him.

2. Find the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect.

This is even easier, as the Jinyiwei's informants are spread across all walks of life, and even in the White Lotus Sect, there are secret agents of the Jinyiwei.

Even if one believes in the Supreme Mother, it is impossible for her to perform miracles, bestow silver upon people, or bless their descendants with wealth for generations.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard can give it.

When the Jinyiwei went after a civilian organization like the White Lotus Sect, it was like a dimensionality reduction attack.

The White Lotus Sect created such a shocking explosion that it was basically rubbing the faces of the Jinyiwei on the ground.

As the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Lu Bing almost had to be reunited with the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department in the imperial prison because of the chain reaction after the explosion.

The Imperial Prison is the secret prison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but no one in the Embroidered Uniform Guard regards it as their home, and no one feels that going there is like going home.

After finding the location of the White Lotus Sect's headquarters, Lu Bing personally led a team to Cangzhou.

When the two groups of Jinyi met in the same place, the scene was extremely awkward.

Everyone realized that this could be a big show!
This is an inconspicuous White Robe Temple located in the city of Cangzhou. No wonder it has avoided so many imperial raids in the past. There are actually masters in the White Lotus Sect who understand the principle of "hiding in the city".

There were no guards in the gatehouse of the nunnery. There were only two piles of firewood, a spinning wheel, and some incense, candles, and paper placed against the wall. Further in, there was a small brick-built beamless hall with two dilapidated wing rooms on the left and right.

There are two plots of land in the small courtyard in front of the palace. They are full of thin stems and tiny white flowers that are clustered like umbrellas. They should be planted with carrots.

No matter from which angle you look at it, it is just an ordinary and shabby little nunnery. No one would have imagined that the biggest rebel leader in the Ming Dynasty was hiding inside.

Here, there is also a four-horse carriage parked.

The emperor drove six carriages, and the princes drove four, and this has been the case since ancient times. Gold and jade were adorned on the carriages as if they were free, and even the foreheads of the four pure white Dawan horses were hung with a thumb-sized, emerald green gem.

Lu Bing knew it was Prince Jing without having to identify the unique and luxurious style.

Twenty personal guards of King Jing were standing in front of the carriage, staring at the Jinyiwei who were coming in.

Lu Bing didn't want to waste any more time talking nonsense, so he ordered his cavalry to capture the man and walked towards the palace.

It is called a "palace", but in fact it is a tall and narrow tiled house. In the middle of the room is a clay statue of Maitreya sitting on a lotus. In front of the statue is an incense table with three-colored fruits on it. You can tell from the color that they are made of wax.

An old lady with silver hair and dressed in black was sweeping the incense ash in the cracks between the bricks with a broom, with her back to the crowd.

Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen, who was dressed in splendid clothes, was sitting in front of the futon. He turned around when he heard the noise and saw that it was Lu Bing. He happily and affectionately called out, "Uncle Lu!"

Compared with Prince Yu, Prince Jing might have enjoyed more fatherly love, but it was only in the form of rewards. The words "two dragons must not meet" always lingered in the minds of the two princes of the current dynasty.

Prince Jing had not seen his father for more than ten or twenty years and could hardly remember what his father looked like. Therefore, when he was in Beijing or in his fiefdom, there was always a portrait of Zhu Houcong hanging in Prince Jing's mansion.

The emperor's offline presence made Prince Yu and Prince Jing cherish the care of their uncle Lu Bing even more.

That is a closeness that comes from the heart.

When Lu Bing heard the voice, his shoulders trembled, and he bowed and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Jing!"

King Jing stood up happily and said with a smile: "Uncle Lu, are you here to see me in compliance with the imperial decree?"

"Yes, not quite."

Lu Bing was a little embarrassed. It was Zhu Qi who was asked to find Prince Jing. He came here to find the White Lotus Sect's headquarters and the Buddha Mother. He straightened his face and said, "May I ask why Prince Jing is here?"

The explosion at the North Wharf of Jingu hides too many mysteries. As the protagonist, Prince Jing has to give some explanations to the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

"Someone wants to kill me, so I came to find the person who wants to kill me." King Jing said casually.

"The gunpowder on the treasure ship?"

"It was sent by the White Lotus Sect, but I don't know whose wishes it was. I have been asking this Buddha Mother for several days, but I can't get an answer, so I am here to fight with her."

"So, Lord Jing, you knew that the treasure ship was loaded with gunpowder and was about to explode, so you got off the ship in advance?"

"Yes, I am not blind or deaf. I should know that there are thousands of pounds of gunpowder on the ship."

King Jing spread his hands and said as if to show off: "Uncle Lu, do you know that during this journey, the White Lotus Sect used my treasure ship to buy a lot of things along the way, mixed several kilograms or dozens of kilograms of gunpowder in it, and then tried to get it into the bottom cabin.

The amount of gunpowder gradually increased, but when the treasure ship sailed away, I specifically asked the guards to guard the bottom cabin and not let anyone approach.

After I got off the boat, I allowed these White Lotus members to continue stuffing gunpowder into the bottom hold to ensure that it would not explode.

Until this Cangzhou, the next canal ferry is Jingu. Once you arrive in Jingu, you can no longer take the treasure ship, but the White Lotus Sect has made so much effort, it can't be wasted.

Besides, I knew that the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect was in Cangzhou, so I got off the boat and came to find the Buddha Mother!
But the old woman said nothing. Uncle Lu, you are the commander of the Jinyiwei. Can the imperial prison use its methods here? Ask, who wants to kill me?

"So, Lord Jing, did you intentionally let the treasure ship explode?"

"Of course! Uncle Lu, do fireworks this big look good? That treasure ship cost me hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"King Jing, don't you care about the lives of the people on the treasure ship and the officials who welcome you in Jingu?" Lu Bing was trembling all over.

"If they don't die, I will always worry about who wants to kill me. Only if they die can I alert my father, alert the world, and alert those who want to kill me. Uncle Lu, they are nothing but ants and grass!"

Thanks to the reader "Zi Fu Yue Shen" for the reward of 100 times, I am humbled and extremely grateful.

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