"You mean, it was Jin Yiwei who actually killed my brother?" Xi Fuwei was silent for a moment, turned her head and looked at Wen Xianyun, with contempt in her eyes, "I don't think I will believe such a thoughtless divorce plan. The question is, how do you have the nerve to say it?"
Wen Xianyun said calmly: "Then who do you think harmed Xi Fucui? Is it the main branch of the Wen family that you suspect the most? The main branch does have this ability and can harm him. However, you and I should also be married to each other. I know in my heart that it was because my father was interested in your brother's talent that he tried every means to arrange the marriage, both soft and hard. Since we got engaged, how have our father and son treated the Xi family? Ask yourself, have you ever slacked off? "
"..." Xi Fuwei said nothing. When Xi Fucui was still alive, the Wen family and his son really had nothing good to say about the Xi family.
"The head of the Wen family has a predecessor, Yu Ze. He has no worries about food and clothing, and is considered well-known in Dongchang Mansion. The only thing he needs to worry about is that the Huitong River has been blocked for many years, and there have never been any outstanding scholars in the family. So he can only be careful. Shoucheng." Wen Xianyun said, "So when I saw that your brother was selected as a scholar at the age of fifteen, and his articles were also very good, and he looked like he was a good scholar, my father said at that time that he could not let go of this opportunity to gain glory... Our father and son are I sincerely hope that your brother will be named on the gold list and support the Wen family. So it is too late to protect him, how can you possibly harm him? "
Xi Fuwei looked at him and said: "Your father is the head of the Wen family, and you are the eldest son of the Wen family. You two, father and son, can almost represent the Wen family. If the person who killed my brother is really a branch of the Wen family, and you, father and son I don't agree with it, so let me ask you, how did the side branch, who received hundreds of taels of silver under your grandfather's decision, hook up with the informant sent by the Wen family to Yingtian Mansion in the early years under your nose, and how did he do it? How about hooking up with Jin Yiwei and harming the in-laws you value?"
"You have been following Shen Tiaolan for some time. Do you know what happened between the three brothers, the Prince, the King of Han, and the King of Zhao?" Wen Xianyun was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked.
Xi Fuwei frowned and asked tentatively: "What are you talking about?"
"Of course it's a battle for the crown prince." Wen Xianyun smiled faintly. He always presented himself as a gentle and jade-like rich man. At this moment, he was so pleasant-looking and looked particularly approachable, but Xi Fuwei was not moved at all. His eyes were always cold.
The man didn't care and said to himself, "The Crown Prince, the King of Han, and the King of Zhao are all the legitimate sons of the late Empress Xu. Originally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was the eldest son. When His Majesty sent his troops south, he sat with Empress Xu. Shuntian Mansion, strategizing and commanding the rear, made great contributions! However, His Highness the Crown Prince... was not able to ride a horse. At that time, His Highness the King of Han and His Highness the King of Zhao followed His Majesty, witnessed the battles, and killed each other with swords and spears. Enter Yingtian Mansion!"
"In terms of merit, His Royal Highness the King of Han may not be inferior to His Highness the Prince."
"What's more, His Highness King Zhao has always been on the side of His Highness King Han?"
"Earlier, Your Majesty had a verbal decree to establish His Royal Highness the King of Han as the Crown Prince."
"It's just that after the tripod was set, because of the advice of the ministers and because His Highness the Crown Prince was not at fault, His Majesty regretted his original promise and decided to still use His Highness the Crown Prince as the East Palace!"
"Weiwei, do you think His Highness the King of Han will be willing?"
Don't think about this kind of thing with your head. Throughout the ages, how many princes have not wanted to be emperors
"What does the affairs of the Tian family have to do with our family background?" Xi Fuwei frowned and asked displeasedly.
"Of course it has something to do with it." Wen Xianyun said calmly, "His Royal Highness the King of Han is very dissatisfied with His Majesty's renegade and has often instigated the courtiers over the years. Because His Highness is mostly in the military, the generals have many supporters. It's just civil servants. I pay attention to the order of elders and young ones, and I like His Highness the Crown Prince to be quiet and well-written, and the Emperor's eldest grandson is smart and astute, so I have always persuaded Your Majesty not to change the throne... As the saying goes, it takes three years for a scholar to rebel, but His Majesty is talented and has a great strategy. If he does not change his mind for a day, the general will deal with His Highness the King of Han. No matter how sympathetic I am, I will definitely not dare to do anything wrong!"
"Therefore, after thinking about it, His Highness the King of Han decided to win over civil servants and win people's hearts... These all cost money."
As the second son of Emperor Yongle and Empress Xu, the King of Han naturally would not be left in poverty.
There is no upper limit on the expenses for things like fighting for reserves.
What's more, the King of Han's own life really had little to do with frugality.
After learning that Emperor Yongle planned to move the capital, the King of Han made up his mind.
"His Majesty is very determined to move the capital. As His Majesty's biological son, His Majesty the King of Han naturally knows this." Wen Xianyun said softly, "His Majesty the King of Han intends to seek the crown prince, so naturally he will not disobey His Majesty on such a matter. And he supports it. Most of the civil servants of His Highness the Prince are from the south. After the imperial court moved to the north, in the eyes of His Highness the King of Han, it may not be a bad thing for him."
"So now His Royal Highness the King of Han and His Highness the Crown Prince both hope to make some achievements in moving the capital, or opening a river, to show their filial piety."
"It would be better if, while showing their filial piety, they could also expose some shortcomings of the other party, wouldn't it?" Xi Fuwei narrowed her eyes, looked at him, and said, "You mean, my brother , was it because of the secret fight between these two noble men that they died unexpectedly?!"
Wen Xianyun said: "The imperial court wants to open the river and restore the water transportation of the canal. The Huiteng River must be dredged again. This is also the most important section of the entire river opening project. Along the Huiteng River, the most important dock is There are a few, Dongchang Mansion and Jining are among them."
"With your noble vision and courage, what do you want to do? Are you still going to those unheard-of corners?"
Xi Fuwei was silent for a while and said: "Even if the Tian family brothers are jealous and want to make a fuss about the opening of the river, why should they get involved in the family affairs of your Wen family? Let alone murder my brother? You are going too far. No matter how you hear it, it’s all nonsense! I’m impatient to tell you whether this is true or not, so I’m just asking you: What are you talking about to me today? Don’t tell me, it’s just your conscience that makes you confess to me. …Based on your current narrative, I really don’t think you are confessing.”
"The Wen family's spies in Yingtian Mansion were released a long time ago because of the fatigue of the main branch and the decline of the side branch." Wen Xianyun smiled bitterly and said, "Later, they contacted the side branch, and the side branch was embarrassed, so they just said... I was so happy that I deliberately concealed it from our main branch and contacted the other side... You said that the side branch was making a fuss under the nose of our main branch, which is correct. But you also know that our Wen family is still prosperous, and the main branch is not at all I have long forgotten the arrangements of Yingtian Mansion, and have been supporting your brother wholeheartedly... How could you think of guarding against those people who secretly infiltrated Chencang?!"
He explained that a branch of the Wen family believed the news reported by the spies from Yingtian Mansion to be true, so they cooperated with Jinyiwei to murder Xi Fucui.
The reason why the Wen family wanted to kill Xi Fucui was to plot against the main branch, but Wen Xianyun said, "This was done by one of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Han, but I don't know who did it specifically." . Their purpose is nothing more than to shift the reputation of murdering scholars to the other party, so that the other party will be criticized verbally and written by scholars, and to bore His Majesty."
As for why there are so many scholars in the world, why did they choose Xi Fucui? It is because these two people have spent their energy along the old site of the canal in the past two years, and they also want to share the worries of Emperor Yongle and solve the expenses required to open the river as much as possible. , then all the big players along the coast are paying attention.
And if ordinary scholars are harmed, it is difficult to arouse much indignation among the scholars.
You must choose someone like Xi Fucui, who is young and promising and looks like he can make great achievements.
"In other words, your brother Xi Fucui was actually implicated by the Wen family. If it weren't for you and me to get engaged, such a noble person might not even notice him." Wen Xianyun looked indifferent, "Their purpose should be You're using your brother's life to frame the other party, and then you're taking over the Wen family's property."
Xi Fuwei was silent for a while and said, "Are you done?"
Seeing Xianyun's silence, she turned around quickly, "I'll leave first after you finish speaking... Otherwise Master Shen won't be able to find me, and I'm afraid he will be angry."
"Weiwei." Wen Xianyun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "You seem to trust Shen Taolan?"
Xi Fuwei turned to him with an insincere smile and said, "Is it possible that I trust you?"
"..." Wen Xianyun was silent for a while and then said, "Shen Diaolan belongs to the prince."
"They are still the flesh and blood of the Crown Princess's direct sisters, right?" Xi Fuwei said nonchalantly, "What else do you want to say? But I'm afraid I don't have time to listen anymore."
He said and walked towards the door.
Wen Xianyun didn't speak, just stared at her quietly.
It wasn't until she left the door and the ajar door and wall blocked his sight that the feeling of light on his back gradually disappeared.
Xi Fuwei walked out of the alley leisurely. When he left the alley, he paid attention to the entrance of Delphinium Square. Seeing that there was no luxurious carriage and people there, he guessed that Xu Jingyuan had left. He spat lightly and walked towards the front door. Went to the tea house for dinner.
When I arrived at the door of the tea house, I saw two guards of Xu Jingchang sitting in the hall. I looked at them hesitantly. One of the guards noticed it and pointed downstairs without raising his head.
Xi Fuwei then went up the stairs. Then she turned around and saw that there was no one behind her. Wen Xianyun didn't follow her, so she squeezed the stair handrail with relief.
She looked confident just now, but in fact she was really afraid that Wen Xianyun would relentlessly attack her.
"Is something wrong?" Just as he was pressing his chest to calm down, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and then a piece of plain clothes floated in front of his eyes. Shen Taolan walked out of the corner, glanced at her, and asked directly, "Why are you running away again? coming?"
"... I just met Wen Xianyun." Xi Fuwei pursed her lips, thinking that he hadn't left yet. Although the guard pointed her upstairs just now, Xi Fuwei didn't know whether this gesture meant that Shen Pilan was still here. Here, or does Xu Jingchang also want to chat with him again
So I don’t really want to go up there.
Now that Shen Tiaolan calmed down, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He said a lot of things... The main reason is that I can't beat him, and I'm afraid that he will use force."
"Who is Wen Xianyun?" Before Shen Tiaolan could answer, another person came out from behind him. It was Xu Jingchang, who asked with a frown.