Seeing that Emperor Shenwu was silent with a smile on his face, Yue Yang asked hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, if you don't send people to quell the chaos immediately, then confiscate the Gong family?"

Zhu Cixi shook his head:

"No, let them make trouble and solve it together then. Attacking them now may scare those people in Jiangnan. If you want them to perish, you must make them crazy..."

When Shen Yunying, who was sitting next to him, heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Emperor Shenwu secretly and thought to himself:

"So domineering..."

At noon on the third day, the army began to cross the river. Since Zhu Chenggong was not around, it was Zheng Hongkui who was in charge of Emperor Shenwu's crossing the river this time.

This time when he went south, Zhu Cixi still did not use the emperor's guard of honor.

He doesn't like to be arrogant, let alone show off. Zhu Cixiang believes that being too arrogant will not do any good except becoming a target.

After the arrival of the army, they immediately began to cross the river. Shenwu Army Longying passed by first, and only after ensuring the safety of the other side did they cross the river with Emperor Zhi Shenwu.

As soon as Zhu Cixiang stood by the river, Zheng Hongkui got off a war ship, walked quickly to Zhu Cixiang and bowed and saluted:

"Your Majesty, please get on board. I will prepare a big ship for you. The sailors on board are all selected from a hundred. There will be absolutely no accidents!"

Zhu Cixiang looked at the war ship. The flags and banners were fluttering on it, and it was very luxuriously decorated, as if he was afraid that others would not know that the emperor was on board.

Zhu Cihong knew that this was specially prepared for him by Zheng Hongkui. After all, he was the emperor, and it was normal for the civil and military ministers below to flatter him.

Knowing that there are many people who want him dead, Zhu Cixiang is not afraid of anything on land, but facing the rolling waves of the Yangtze River, he feels a little guilty.

For his own safety, he pointed to a medium-sized warship next to him and said:

"For the sake of safety, I will take the medium-sized warship to cross the river first, and the big ship will cross the river later. The ship must be filled with soldiers who are familiar with the water and board the ship!"

Hearing this, Zheng Hongkui hurriedly said:

"According to the order, your Majesty, please rest assured. I have carefully checked the surroundings and the warship. There is nothing wrong with it. Your Majesty, please board the ship!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded and then started to board the ship...

Zhou Yuji, Yue Yang, Hu Bao, Shen Yunying, Li Fang, Zhang Shuting and other generals all accompanied the emperor on this medium-sized warship.

In the time of half a stick of incense, the warship Zhu Cixiang and his companions boarded successfully crossed the Yangtze River, and several warships behind them also landed successfully.

After landing, Zheng Hongkui breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he had ordered a detailed inspection of the warship, he was still very nervous after the emperor chose the boat, and was really worried about an accident.

"Look, that big ship seems to be taking on water..."

Suddenly a guard pointed his finger at the river and shouted. The others hurriedly looked at the warships crossing the river, and immediately discovered that the most dazzling ship was slowly sinking...

"suck……"

Everyone took a breath, and they were secretly glad at the same time. Fortunately, Emperor Shenwu chose a small warship to cross the river, otherwise it would be really dangerous now.

Zheng Hongkui was trembling all over, looking at the sinking ship in disbelief, his mind went blank for a moment...

After a moment, he came to his senses and hurriedly sent orders to rescue the soldiers on the sinking ship. Then he knelt down in front of Emperor Shenwu and apologized:

"Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crime. I almost put Your Majesty in danger just now. Please punish me!"

Zhu Cixiang raised his telescope and looked at the fleet crossing the river. He found that there was not only one sinking warship, but two large warships were also sinking slowly. He hurriedly said:

"This is not a ship that sank. There are two warships sinking. We immediately ordered all efforts to salvage the fallen soldiers, and promised to investigate the cause of the shipwreck. If the cause cannot be found, come to see me..."

"According to the order!"

Zheng Hongkui received the order and hurriedly got up and rushed to the warships on the river. He ordered the warships that had docked and the warships still in the middle of the river to immediately rescue the soldiers on the sinking warships...

"Look downstream, there are more than a dozen warships approaching!"

At this moment, more than a dozen large ships cut through the waves and came downstream from the river crossing fleet. Zhu Cixiang hurriedly turned the telescope.

Immediately, he found a general standing on the bow of the first large ship. This man was Liu Kongzhao, the deputy commander of the Yangtze River Navy.

Obviously Liu Kongzhao had discovered that there was a problem with the river crossing fleet and was urging the warships to speed up towards a sinking ship.

Zhu Cixiang suddenly went south this time. Only Zheng Hongkui received the order. Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, was ordered to negotiate with the four countries in Ningbo. He did not know about it. He led the navy to come here today by chance.

The three large ships have compartments, so they will not sink immediately if they are suddenly flooded. After Liu Kongzhao and others quickly joined in the rescue, they moved all the sunken soldiers in half a stick of incense and salvaged a dozen soldiers who fell into the water.

The two damaged warships were finally towed to the riverside and were still usable after later repairs. However, the luxurious ship prepared for Zhu Cixiang completely sank into the Yangtze River.

Zheng Hongkui immediately ordered an investigation into the cause of the shipwreck. Finally, it was discovered that large holes appeared in the bottom of the two warships. It was obvious that the cause of the shipwreck was that the bottom of the ship was damaged and water entered and sank.

After receiving the emperor's order, Zheng Hongkui had carefully inspected the warship and found no problems with the warship. Unexpectedly, serious problems still occurred when crossing the river. Zheng Hongkui was so angry that he shouted:

"Come here, investigate carefully for me. Everyone in the navy will investigate carefully one by one. If I know who did it, I will kill his entire family..."

Soon, soldiers came to report:

"General, five corpses were found in each cabin. Their faces were all black, and they were obviously poisoned..."

Zheng Hongkui was stunned and asked hurriedly:

"Are you my navy soldier?"

"Yes, all ten of them are soldiers of our Navy, including two flag generals..."

Liu Kongzhao and Zheng Hongkui hurriedly reported the situation to Emperor Shenwu. After Zhu Cihong listened, he thought for a moment and said:

"Obviously, they were bribed to break through the bottom of the boat and commit suicide by taking poison. They are equivalent to dead soldiers. If my guess is correct, the people behind the scenes must have given them great benefits. Otherwise, whoever wants to die will immediately send someone to control their families.

Let’s see if there is any favorable evidence found in their home.”

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Zhu Cixiang said that, he immediately asked Yue Yang to transfer a general banner guard to help Zheng Hongkui investigate the details. The Jinyi Guard is definitely the strongest in investigating the case.

For most of the day, 20,000 divine warriors and 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry managed to cross the Yangtze River without any danger.

When crossing the river, some soldiers became seasick and vomited completely in their stomachs. Zhu Cixiang understood the situation and did not order to continue on their way. Instead, he ordered to light a fire to cook, and immediately went to Jinling after the meal...

After resting for an hour after the meal, the team started on the road again, and after walking a few dozen miles, they entered the territory of Jinling.

As we get closer to Jinling, the team gradually enters the mountainous area. Although the mountain is not high, the vegetation is extremely lush.

In front of the team, Ye Buhui and Jinyiwei intelligence personnel kept running back and forth to report the latest situation at the front. If there was any trouble, Zhu Cixiang could receive the information immediately.

More than ten miles away from Jinling City, Li Fang suddenly came to report:

"Your Majesty, Ye Busuo noticed a bird suddenly taking off in a forest about five miles ahead!"

A flock of birds suddenly took off in the woods, which meant that there was something fishy in the woods. Someone should have frightened the birds, so this happened.

"Your Majesty, I will send someone to take a look!"

Hearing that there seemed to be unrest ahead, Zhou Yuji, the commander of the Shenwu Army, immediately requested an order and prepared to order people to check.

Zhu Cixi shook his head:

"No, in this case, Ye Bushou and Jin Yiwei are more suitable for action!"

"According to the order!"

Yue Yang and Li Fang were beside Emperor Shenwu. After hearing this, they immediately sent out fifty Yebushou and thirty Jinyi guards, ordering them to quietly go up and see the situation.

"Wait a minute, bring fifty repeating guns and try to bring back a living person!"

The eighty people were just about to leave when Zhu Cixiang stopped them again and asked his personal guards to give them fifty AK47s.

After receiving the repeating gun from the Royal Forest Guard, Ye Bushou and the Jinyi Guards all grinned happily, knowing that this thing was a magical weapon:

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Cixi smiled faintly and then issued an order:

"Keep moving forward. The soldiers in front are arranged in a row of five, keeping a distance of two feet between them, and quickly pass through the dangerous area!"

"According to the order!"

Zhu Cixiang's move was to confuse the people on the mountain. Once the team stopped, they would definitely alert others. In order to cooperate with Ye Bushou and Jin Yiwei, the team continued to move forward.

After all, there were more than 30,000 people, and it would be impossible for them all to pass through the mountainous road ahead in a short time. Zhu Cixiang stayed at the end, waiting for the signal to be sent out before leaving.

Of course, there may not be an assassin on the mountain. Zhu Cixiang knew that many people wanted him dead, so this move was a precautionary measure...

In about a stick of incense, about 10,000 people had passed through the mountain road ahead, but there was still no movement from Katsushika and Jin Yiwei.

At this time, Zhu Cixi, Yue Yang and others all felt that something was wrong. If the mountain ahead was safe, Ye Bushou and Jin Yiwei would have returned long ago. There has been no movement. They must have discovered a problem...

"Tu tu tu tu..."

Just as Zhu Cixiang and the others were patiently waiting for news from the night, a burst of AK47 noise suddenly came from the top of the mountain ahead...

Hu Bao let out a long sigh of relief:

"The stone finally fell to the ground. Sure enough, there is a problem. If we encounter fifty repeating guns, even five hundred people will be finished. Hehe..."

Seeing the little eunuch so happy, Yue Yang hurriedly pulled his sleeve quietly and cursed in a low voice:

"Little eunuch, your majesty was attacked, but you can still laugh..."

Hu Bao couldn't help laughing when he thought of the assassin taking bullets. At Yue Yang's reminder, he hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth and looked at the young master quietly from the corner of his eye.

The young eunuch was relieved when he found that the young master had a calm face and looked coldly forward, as if he had not heard what he said.

"Tu tu tu tu..."
To be continued...