Chapter 230 Pursuit
Chapter 230 Pursuit
I was afraid that by the time I found the switch, Hu Weiyong would have already escaped.

Ye Xuan kicked the secret door angrily, but unexpectedly, he kicked the switch of the secret door by accident.

Ye Xuan was overjoyed and called Wang Feihu, and dozens of Jinyiwei immediately filed in.

Behind the secret door was a secret passage. Ye Xuan personally led the team and chased along the secret passage for hundreds of steps. When they reached the end of the secret passage, they saw the secret door wide open. Ye Xuan chased out and found that it was a street outside the prime minister's residence. The street was crowded with people at this time. Where could they find Hu Weiyong?

Ye Xuan roared, "Chase him, even if you have to chase him to the ends of the earth, you must bring Hu Weiyong back to me!"

"Yes!"

The Jinyiwei took the order and began to search everywhere, holding the Embroidered Spring Swords still covered in blood.

When passers-by saw this scene, they were so scared that they ran away.

However, since Hu Weiyong deliberately built this secret passage, it means that he had already anticipated the occurrence of such a situation and had already planned the subsequent plans.

No matter how angry Ye Xuan was, it would be difficult for him to chase him.

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Imperial City, Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Ye Xuan with an unpleasant expression and said, "So, Hu Wei used this traitor to escape?"

Ye Xuan shook his head and said, "Although Hu Weiyong has already escaped from the Prime Minister's Mansion, I have already brought your Majesty's handwritten order to Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu Yamen, asking them to strengthen their vigilance and secretly search for Hu Weiyong's whereabouts."

"It is almost impossible for Hu Weiyong to escape from Yingtian Prefecture smoothly. Unless... someone secretly assists him."

Ye Xuan's words were not nonsense. During the time that Hu Weiyong served as prime minister, he had been trying to win over ministers in the court and forming cliques for personal gain.

It is possible that Hu Weiyong's minions may even be found in the Wucheng Bingmasi and Yingtianfu Yamen.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Ye Xuan, immediately investigate Hu Weiyong's cronies!"

Ye Xuan's face also changed. The Hu Weiyong case involved a wide range of people in history, as tens of thousands of people died in this case. Ye Xuan didn't want to handle it personally, otherwise he would be infamous for eternity!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had personally given the order, and it would be almost like seeking death to shirk it. Ye Xuan rolled his eyes left and right and whispered, "Your Majesty, I am also responsible for secretly arresting Hu Weiyong. Compared to his followers, I thought that the most urgent task was to catch Hu Weiyong!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Compared with arresting Hu Weiyong, it was indeed better to settle accounts with his followers later.

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked, "Then Ye Xuan, who do you think is more suitable to be in charge of arresting Hu Weiyong's followers?"

Ye Xuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "I think this matter can be handed over to Jinyiwei Commander Mao Xiang. In terms of both responsibilities and abilities, Master Mao is the most suitable candidate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "That makes sense. Okay, let Mao Xiang handle this matter!"

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Yunqi, saying: "Let Mao Xiang come to see me immediately!"

Yun Qi immediately took the order and left. When he passed by Ye Xuan, he suddenly gave Ye Xuan a flattering smile.

Ye Xuan was slightly stunned. Although Yun Qi seemed very enthusiastic towards him in the past, Yun Qi was, after all, an old man around Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he was enthusiastic, it was the first time he saw him being so flattering.

However, Yun Qi soon passed by him and left, and Zhu Yuanzhang said to Ye Xuan at this time: "We must catch Hu Weiyong as soon as possible. Just ask for anything you need!"

Ye Xuan shook his head and said, "I think that since Hu Weiyong has colluded with the Japanese pirates, he has only two choices now." "Either hide in Yingtian Prefecture, or rush to the southeast coast to join the Japanese pirates and then wait for an opportunity to plot!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, then said: "You mean, Hu Weiyong may have already fled to the southeast?"

Ye Xuan nodded and said, "I am not sure either. I have to make sure Hu Weiyong is no longer in Yingtian Prefecture."

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his temples as if he had a headache, waved his hand to Ye Xuan and said, "Anyway, I'll leave everything to you. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me!"

"I understand!" Ye Xuan said, bowed and left.

Just after leaving Wuying Palace, Ye Xuan suddenly ran into a group of people.

It was several palace maids and eunuchs who were protecting the eldest princess Zhu Huan and heading towards the Wuying Palace.

Ye Xuan immediately moved aside, intending to wait for Zhu Huan to walk over.

However, Zhu Huan saw Ye Xuan and actually walked up to him and said with joy: "Ye Xuan, why are you here?"

Ye Xuan was reluctant to tell the truth, so he just nodded and said, "There are some things to report to the emperor."

Zhu Huan seemed a little disappointed, but soon became happy again. Regardless of the palace maids and eunuchs watching around him, he actually grabbed Ye Xuan's shoulders and said with a smile: "Long time no see, can you walk with me today?"

Ye Xuan was stunned, and then he said with a headache: "Your Highness, I have a task assigned by Your Majesty, so I can't delay any longer!"

After saying that, he calmly pulled his hand out of Zhu Huan's arms.

He bowed to Zhu Huan and then turned and left.

Looking at Ye Xuan's departing back, Zhu Huan had a hint of loss on his face, and randomly glanced in the direction of Wuying Palace.

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Three full days had passed since Hu Weiyong escaped, and the entire Jinyiwei still had no clue.

Seeing the crowded prison, Ye Xuan was also quite troubled.

Now he finally understood why in the original history, the case of Hu Weiyong could implicate tens of thousands of people. It was all thanks to Mao Xiang!
In just three short days, regardless of whether there was any evidence or not, as long as there was a rumor that they were close to Hu Weiyong, Mao Xiang would catch them all.

In the past few days, except for the people who followed Ye Xuan to secretly arrest Hu Weiyong, the rest of the Jinyiwei in the Zhenfu Division were assigned more than a dozen prisoners, making everyone's day and night turned upside down and full of complaints.

This forced Ye Xuan to once again carefully consider the possibility that Hu Weiyong had already fled to the southeast coast and joined forces with the Japanese pirates in Japan.

Therefore, in addition to secretly tracking down Hu Weiyong's whereabouts in the capital, Ye Xuan also sent Song Zhenshan and Wang Feihu, each leading a team of people, to the southeast coast to inquire about Hu Weiyong's whereabouts.

Fortunately, although Zhu Yuanzhang was very concerned about Hu Weiyong's whereabouts, he did not urge Ye Xuan. This allowed Ye Xuan to slowly track down Hu Weiyong's whereabouts without losing his composure due to impatience.

However, Ye Xuan also knew in his heart that if he could not catch Hu Weiyong, he would be in danger.

(End of this chapter)