Zhong Wan read the letter again and sighed.
Xuan Jing, Xuan Qiong, Yu She... Now there is probably another Xuan Rui.
The most important thing now is to send someone to see the situation on Xuan Rui's side.
Zhong Wan pinched the letter, recalling the past few months since entering Beijing...
When did Tang Ming get involved
He knew that he fell in love with Yu She, knew that he would completely leave the Qian'an palace to help Yu She after he felt at ease, and also knew that after he entered the capital, what he wanted was to send some of King Ning's children back to Qian'an.
The death of the third prince Xuan Jin was a variable, so he sent Xuan Rui away first, but this variable was neither painful nor itchy to Tang Ming, all he wanted was to separate himself from Xuan Rui.
Tang Ming and Lin Si were first acquaintances, and they had only met twice, which almost made Lin Si and himself have a quarrel, so how could he alienate Xuan Rui
Xuan Rui is timid, how can Tang Ming arouse his idea of taking the heir
Zhong Wan was secretly shocked, if it was a coincidence, if Tang Ming had been planning since he entered Beijing, and everything was under his control, then this person would be too powerful.
Not only powerful, but also ambitious. Xuan Rui is the nephew of Emperor Chong'an. If he wants to succeed him, at least Xuan Jing and Xuan Qiong must be killed first. Where does his confidence come from
It's such a difficult thing, just in case, Xuan Rui's life will be gone...
Zhong Wan burned the letter in his hand, got up and called a confidant in the house to come, and told him like this, let him get up and go to Qian'an today.
Zhong Wan did enough to act, and went to Tang Ming's place the next day. When Tang Ming asked why he didn't send Lin Si again, Zhong Wan's expression changed slightly, and he whispered that it was better to come by himself.
If Lin Si had developed a rift with him, this reaction was the most appropriate.
But Tang Ming's expression was the same when he heard the words, which naturally made Zhong Wan wonder if he was over-hearted.
In any case, if Tang Ming is provocative, he is now sure that he has succeeded.
Zhong Wan didn't count this trip in vain.
After tossing for a whole day, Zhong Wan's body was sore after returning to the house. He took a sip of tea, closed his eyes and recalled every bit of the conversation with Tang Ming.
Tang Ming is very smart, and his words and actions are almost impeccable, but Zhong Wan has determined that he has no doubts about him, and that his senior brother is secretly helping Xuan Rui.
But for a moment Wan just couldn't figure it out, how on earth was he going to convince Xuan Rui? !
Isn't this forcing rabbits to eat people
While Zhong Wan was thinking hard, the outside door was pushed open.
It is to declare from the heart.
"You're back?" Xuan Congxin was used to Zhong Wan's always running out, she guessed that Zhong Wan was going to meet up, she was embarrassed to ask more and pretended not to know, "After you left this morning, someone came to the house to look for you, Xuan Yu sent it for you, afraid of delaying your business, he asked the person's name."
Zhong Wan smiled: "Is the fourth prince here again?"
"No." Xuan Congxin said, "It's your old acquaintance, called... oh, Shi Hong."
Shi Hong, the son of Mrs. Shi.
Zhong Wan was surprised.
When King Ning just left, Zhong Wan Yushe bought it. Once they ran into Shi Hong when they went out, Zhong Wan was scolded by him, and Zhong Wan still remembers it clearly.
Xuan Cong said in his heart, "Xuan Yu is stupid. When people say they leave, they let them go, and they don't leave any food for them. It's not your important old friend, right? It's neglected..."
"My teacher's youngest son, who entered the censor's desk two years ago, is suitable for him... The old friend is an old friend, but he can't really say that he is close to me." Zhong Wan laughed, "I've been back for so long, I'm afraid he will beat me out. I didn't even dare to visit him, strange... He hates me to the point of death, what is he doing here?"
Xuan Congxin shook his head: "I don't know, but don't worry, I didn't really neglect him. After Butler Cong Yan left, the little butlers saw a man in official uniform and treated him as the prime minister to flatter him. Xuan Yu also rushed out to follow him. He spoke, but he left as soon as he heard that you weren't here... Are you going to meet tomorrow?"
Zhong Wan didn't have the heart to see that nerd, "Forget it... I have nothing to say to him, it's better to send something, don't be too generous, just get it when you want. I have a bad reputation, so don't let people gossip about my teacher's house."
Xuan Congxin was displeased: "Why is your reputation so bad?"
"I..." Zhong Wan smiled, "It's okay, what happened yesterday?"
Xuan Congxin said: "No, I will arrange for someone to go to the Shifu."
After Xuan Congxin left Zhong Wan's courtyard, she asked someone to prepare a gift and send it to the Shifu. She thought that Zhong Wan would stay in Beijing. The more friends, the better. I only wrote about Zhong Wan, thinking of letting people only share Zhong Wan's love and take care of me when I have something to do.
Do bad things with good intentions.
the next day.
"Hahahaha..." Xuan Qiong shook his head and laughed, "Zhong Wan is really not afraid of death, Shi Hong followed someone to report Qian'an Zhizhou Xian | bribe Qian'an King, Qian'an King frequently exchanges with local officials, Shi Hong is behind him. I sent a gift, hahaha... Isn't this crazy?"
Concubine Yu smiled and lowered her head to drink tea.
Xuan Qiong has since offended Yu She because of Zhong Wan's incident. After being pushed into the water by Yu She, she has had bad luck. She was either calculated or reprimanded for many days. She was so angry that she almost fell ill. After receiving the news, he excitedly entered the palace to find Concubine Yu.
"I told you earlier, don't be rash, I have plans for my mother." Concubine Yu put down the tea cup, and a cold light flashed in her eyes, "That Zhong Wan... I heard that it's not clear that he and Yu She are hooking up, hehe, The last time Yu She pushed you into the water, it was mostly his attention, I wanted to clean him up a long time ago, but your uncle stopped him."
Xuan Qiong was both respectful and awe-inspiring to Yu Mucheng. After hearing this, she hesitated for a while and whispered, "Uncle won't let us fight Yu She, if he knows, will he, will he..."
"No." Concubine Yu Anran said, "It is the unfortunate King of Qian'an who has too many contacts with the officials of the fief. The local officials are the ones who bribe, and Zhong Wan is the one who accepts the bribes. It's Shi Hong, what does this have to do with us from start to finish?"
Xuan Qiong thought for a while, then smiled: "Yes, yes, hey... How did the concubine find out about this, and still save the evidence?"
Concubine Yu smiled but couldn't hold back Xuan Qiong's incessant questioning, so she could only whisper: "Actually, it's still your uncle."
Xuan Qiong didn't understand: "Mother concubine didn't say that uncle wouldn't know?"
"He doesn't know." Concubine Yu hummed, "He doesn't know yet, his people have already taken refuge with me."
Concubine Yu told Xuan Qiong about Tang Qin, and she whispered: "This old eunuch knows a lot, but he is very cowardly, so he can do whatever he wants, I said I want to kill Zhong Wan. ... He told me this, and with the help of your uncle, he found witnesses and physical evidence, no, in two days, the matter has been brought to the censor's desk."
Concubine Yu leaned comfortably on the soft pillow and sneered, "Your uncle is really amazing, I originally thought he was really being manipulated into a soft persimmon by Princess An Guo, but I didn't expect that he secretly raised so many people, and he was so good at it. It's a pity, no matter how powerful he is, he can't always stare at his own people, especially those in the palace."
Xuan Qiong was overjoyed and hurriedly urged Concubine Yu to see Tang Qin. Concubine Yu was not very smart, but she was still a little self-aware. Knowing that Xuan Qiong was more restless than herself, she was afraid that he would know too much about the dirty things of the previous dynasty and go wrong. , frowned and said, "I see him all the time. What should you do if your uncle knows what to do if you beat the grass and startle the snake? When he kills the old eunuch with a bowl of poison, we will become blind again."
Xuan Qiong had no choice but to listen.
"Excuse me first." Concubine Yu smiled at her son, "Let's not mention anything else, just befriending local officials to give | bribes | bribes is enough to rip off Zhong Wan's skin."
Xuan Qiong also laughed, "What about King Qian'an?"
Concubine Yu said indifferently, "Who knows what kind of guilt he will get, someone who doesn't matter."
Xuan Qiong thought about it too, and said with a smile: "This time Zhong Wan is in prison, can I go see him?"
"Don't be so bad." Concubine Yu frowned, "What are you doing when you see him?! I've heard that he has a very bad reputation. You haven't married yet. Don't get involved with this kind of person, you're really angry... Wait for him. After being detained, I will explain to the subordinates and give him some hardship in prison."
Concubine Yu sat upright, frowning and admonishing: "But you have to wait until after one session before you start! Don't come up and you'll get bloody, even the blind can see it."
"Of course I know that." Xuan Qiong smiled, "Just wait for him to go to court once, and any injuries can be passed on to the person in front of him to be tortured."
"I didn't expect that he would go up and give Shi Hong a gift right now." Concubine Yu couldn't help laughing, "It's really impossible for an immortal to save him. It will be interesting tomorrow morning."
Xuan Qiong slapped the table happily, "I will have someone hang him up and beat him at this time tomorrow!"
the next day.
Zhong Wan sneezed all morning and was filled with ginger soup by Xuan Congxin.
"I'm really not frozen. It's probably because someone spoke badly about me behind my back..." Zhong Wan laughed bitterly, "Who made this ginger soup? Don't put any sugar in it."
"I boiled it." Xuan Congxin frowned, "It's obviously freezing again, you can't go out today! Drink a pot of ginger soup, and you'll be fine for a day."
Zhong Wan couldn't take it anymore, "If I get really cold, what are you doing here? What should I do if I catch it? Go..."
"I don't get sick once in a few years, I'm afraid of you?" Xuan Congxin said, "Drink! It's not honest when you're sick."
The two were circling, there was a lot of noise outside, Zhong Wan's yard was the closest to the gate, he got up, "You go back to the backyard, I'll take a look."
Xuan Congxin couldn't show his face if he didn't want to, so he could only hide first.
Outside, a domestic servant stumbled into Zhong Wan's courtyard, got up after a fall, and shook his tongue: "Big big..."
Zhong Wan greeted him, "What's the big deal?"
"Outside, there's a soldier coming from outside... Said to arrest the young master." The servant stammered in fright, "Said the young master... something happened!"
Zhong Wan frowned slightly: "What did I do?"
The servant said in fear: "Instigating the lord to privately befriend fiefdoms and officials, with unknown intentions, offering | bribes | bribes, and... and..."
Zhong Wan's face turned pale, and he couldn't hear what the servant said behind him.
The mystery that had plagued him for days was finally clear, a white light flashed in Zhong Wan's mind, and the lingering and chaotic fog instantly dissipated.
Why is Tang Ming so confident, why Tang Ming seems to have long confirmed that he can persuade Xuan Rui...
"Personal feudal fiefdoms".
This alone will allow Emperor Chong'an to convict Xuan Rui.
This matter can be big or small. Emperor Chong'an will not take Xuan Rui's life because of this, but he will definitely be punished.
If it is serious, it will cut the title, and if it is light, it will be reprimanded.
He has no rank and no title, so he wants to take the blame on Xuan Rui's behalf. The best situation is to go to jail. Xuan Rui will not be able to find him by then, and he will be suspicious of Emperor Chong'an.
Just like Xuan Rui's temperament, when Tang Ming helped him when he was in a state of anxiety, he would listen to everything and believe everything.
As long as Tang Ming accompanies Xuan Rui through this difficult time, he can gain Xuan Rui's trust and reliance. At that time, as long as Tang Ming uses a little more means, Xuan Rui can be convinced that Emperor Chong'an will kill him sooner or later, and then he has to turn back...
Tang Ming knew everything about himself, and knew that he couldn't eat in Qian'an back then, and it was not surprising that he colluded with local officials and took bribes. He said before that he had someone in the palace, so let the people who care about this matter. Also very convenient.
He is going to make a big noise, and this trick must be given to the person who hates him the most...
It's probably Xuan Qiong.
Between the lights and flint, Zhong Wan had already sorted things out, but it was useless.
too late.
Tang Ming was so thoughtful that he arranged for Shi Hong, who did not recognize his six relatives, to come to the house when he left the city.
Because of Mrs. Shi, he passed by Shi Hong, and he is likely to return for a visit, and even if it is bad, he will send some gifts. This makes him feel guilty again, and after hearing the news, he bribes and pleads for Shi Hong.
Can't wash.
"Master Zhong? Master?" Seeing Zhong Wan stunned, the servant urged in a panic, "What should I do? What should I do?"
Zhong Wan closed his eyes, grabbed the servant's hand, and calmed down, "Don't panic, tell the young lady and the young master, no matter who asks anything, say you don't know, don't ask anyone for mercy, Lin Si... He doesn't know where to go. Now, when he comes back, explain everything to him, tell him to protect himself first, don't be impatient, take care of the two little masters for me, and kill Tang Ming for me when he has time."
These words were too vague, and the servant burst into tears, "How can this be done, young master, you..."
"I'm going to get some thick clothes... They have some trials, I can't be frozen to death first." Zhong Wan knew in his heart that once he died, these people would judge Xuan Rui, "Let them wait..."
The servant nodded while crying, "Young master, hurry up, the officials of Dali Temple are urging them!"
Zhong Wan's footsteps stopped, and then he turned back: "Who?"
The servant wiped his tears: "Master of Dali Temple! I didn't shout, but there are so many people here, it's scary enough..."
Zhong Wan murmured: "Supervising the arrest of stolen goods and punishment, this is the matter of the Ministry of Punishment..."
The servant was terrified: "Master, what are you talking about?! It's from the Dali Temple, what happened to the Dali Temple?"
Zhong Wan's raised heart was instantly filled back into his stomach.
Some people are used to doing nothing but doing their jobs, so that everyone almost forgets that the current Dali Temple Minister has the surname Yu Mingshe.