My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 190 The truth is revealed

   Zhu Di became more and more confused the more he listened.

   This time it didn't turn back all of a sudden, but it turned back all of a sudden. Why did it have the same temperament as Zhang Anshi, jumping left and right?

   So Zhu Di became patient, sat down slowly, and said, "Go on."

Zhang Anshidao: "Chen Ying is a person who is motivated by interests and has both ends. In order to Conglong, he not only made friends with His Majesty, but also made friends with King Ning. At the beginning, both His Majesty and King Ning were threatened There is nothing wrong with conspiring with him under pressure."

"And after Jing Nan succeeded, he also became a hero of Jing Nan. He boasted that he had the merits of being a dragon, so he was arrogant. For profit, he secretly made friends with smuggling merchants and made huge profits from them. There are some things like this .”

   Zhu Di couldn't help being furious after hearing this.

Zhang Anshi continued: "As for him and King Ning, there is indeed a connection, but this connection is only because of Jing Nan's previous friendship. This person is very shrewd and never puts eggs in one basket. So... this person has committed serious crimes. I have inquired in the desert, and indeed found out that some smuggling activities are related to Chen Ying."

  Zhu Di sneered and said, "What a Chen Ying, it's really hateful."

  Zhang Anshi continued: "But the crux of the problem is...has your Majesty ever thought about what happened to Chen Ying...it was simply a smoke bomb that some people in the desert intentionally put on us?"

   "What is a smoke bomb?" Zhu Di asked, always hearing strange words from this guy!

"Yes..." Zhang Anshi's mouth was as big as an egg, and it took him a long time to say: "It's because of the suspicion, it was deliberately thrown to us as bait. It should be because someone knew about Chen Ying's two ends, so Chen Ying was thrown out, and The purpose of throwing it out...is to allow us to find the mastermind behind the scenes smoothly."

  Hearing this, Zhu Di looked up at King Ning.

  He pointed at King Ning and said, "You mean Zhu Quan?"

   Calling him by his first name without even giving him face.

  Zhang Anshi smiled shyly and said, "Exactly."

  Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

   "Because only King Ning is the mastermind behind the scenes, they can completely cut off their arms to survive."

  Zhu Di frowned deeper: "Why?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "Because everyone hopes that the man behind the scenes is King Ning."

  As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent.

  Ji Gang's face was already pitch black, but he still lowered his head, looking respectful.

  Zhu Di's face became more and more serious: "Speak clearly."

Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "For Commander Ji, he is the Commander of Jinyiwei. Now he can't wait to catch a black hand behind the scenes to make a big contribution. The higher the status of this person and the more extraordinary his status, the more important he is. Because of his ability, so... once he thinks... that Chen Ying is colluding with King Ning, it will be like a fly hitting a rotten egg for Commander Ji and Jin Yiwei."

  Zhang Anshi then smiled at Ji Gang and said, "I'm very sorry, Commander Ji, I can't speak, so please don't blame me."

  Ji Gang just buried his head, probably only the maiden was left in his heart.

   He dared not respond to anything.

Zhang Anshidao: "In fact, those people took advantage of Jin Yiwei's eagerness to make contributions and his desire to involve King Ning. Moreover, in this case, there is indeed a lot of evidence to prove that Chen Ying smuggled pig iron, colluded with the Tatars, and at the same time He has a close relationship with King Ning, so it can be said that... the witnesses and material evidences are all in place, so there is no reason for Jin Yiwei not to believe it."

  Zhu Di just nodded: "What else?"

   Even Zhu Quan, who was on the side, couldn't help but look up and down Zhang Anshi at this moment. He suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something extraordinary about this favorite minister next to Zhu Laosi.

  A needle drop can be heard in the temple.

  Zhang Anshi went on to say: "I am afraid to say the next thing."

  Zhu Di glared at him and said: "In front of me, what are you afraid to say! What's more, you have said everything you dare not say in this world. If I am narrow-minded, do you still have today?"

"The minister said it." Zhang Anshi said: "They not only took advantage of Jin Yiwei, but also took advantage of His Majesty's mentality. I think that when Jing Nan was in trouble, His Majesty did borrow troops from King Ning, and he also promised some... um... Of course, those who achieve great things, sometimes they should be like this, as the saying goes, one moment and another moment.”

  Zhu Di said: "You **** pick up the important ones."

Amid Zhu Di's impatience, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to bite the bullet: "And His Royal Highness King Ning is a good planner. In Daning, especially Duoyan Sanwei, he is well-respected. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. In order to prevent the chaos of the Seven Kings in the Han Dynasty, we must It is only natural that King Ning should be wary."

"That is to say, His Majesty has always been suspicious of King Ning, and has been extra careful with King Ning. At this time, any matter involving King Ning will actually amplify His Majesty's suspicion of King Ning! At this time, if Jin Yiwei comes to report , then... His Majesty will definitely have a preconceived idea, not to mention...the evidence for this matter is still conclusive, this King Ning...even if he is not a conspiracy, His Majesty has already identified him as a traitor."

  Hearing this, Zhu Di involuntarily raised his head and glanced at King Ning Zhu Quan, then showed a bit of embarrassment, and said dryly: "Don't talk nonsense."

  Although he said so, Zhu Di seems to have begun to realize this at this time. If it was someone else, he might investigate it rationally and objectively, but King Ning is different. This is a huge hidden danger and threat. He has been on guard for so many years, and if King Ning makes any misconduct, Zhu Di will regard it as a sign of treason.

Zhang Anshi smiled again: "The most amazing thing here is precisely Chen Ying. Chen Ying has indeed cheated on the Tatars and smuggled so much pig iron. It can be said that ten thousand deaths would not be a pity. His incident has been revealed. It is a crime of ten thousand deaths. After being sent to prison and tortured, he will definitely confess his guilt. He knows that he will die, and the only thing he wants to do is to reduce some torture."

"But... this greedy and untrustworthy villain, it is obviously not enough to just confess that he was in collusion with the smugglers, because people have already believed that he smuggled with intentions, so if he does not confess something, the torture will not stop! Somewhere, even a loyal and courageous person like me, who treats life and death as nothing, dare not say that he can survive, let alone a despicable person like Chen Ying."

"So...in order to save himself from suffering, he will definitely find a way...to confess something that Jin Yiwei is interested in, which is why...he finally confessed to King Ning, even though the relationship between him and King Ning...is not necessarily a conspiracy, but After all...there was close contact once, and these are enough to make King Ning and him become accomplices."

   Zhu Di took a deep breath and listened quietly.

   At this time, Ji Gang felt more and more uncomfortable. He speculated anxiously in his heart, trying to find loopholes in Zhang Anshi's words.

At this time, Zhang Anshi sighed and said: "Look, those people are really clever. They threw Chen Ying away, but they took advantage of everyone's eagerness for success and involved King Ning. What's more, King Ning is so scheming, such a conspiracy If the big case is done by others, His Majesty may not believe it, but once it is done by King Ning, His Majesty will definitely believe it. Because in the whole world, there is King Ning who is so well versed in strategy and who is still in power. People with high authority and great popularity are rare."

"The most interesting thing about this is that once His Majesty determines that it is someone else, the case may have to be retried. But if King Ning is identified, not to mention that King Ning has no way to explain it, and even if it is explained... His Majesty thinks it is the case. I won't go into the details of the scandal. Because it involves the royal family, since Chen Ying and others have already had criminal evidence, in order to reduce the impact of this big treason case, His Majesty will definitely cut the mess quickly and settle the matter hastily. The case will never be announced to the world, and the punishment will be declared."

   "When King Ning dies, then this matter will come to an end, and those who really plan to commit crimes will be safe, and there is no need to worry about the court continuing to pursue it."

  Zhu Di's expression changed slightly when he heard it, and after he thought about it carefully, it was really the case.

  If there is someone else involved in the conspiracy, they will indeed be tried again after the first trial, and the bottom line will always be tried. But if it's Zhu Quan... the more he examines him carefully, the more he can't let go of Zhu Di's old face. Nine times out of ten, he will be dealt with according to the acting king Zhu Gui, and he will be killed hastily.

Zhang Anshi said: "It's not just that... To a certain extent, once it is King Ning who rebels, and His Majesty will definitely attack King Ning, this King Ning was in Daning back then, and Daning is an important town in Monan. It also won the hearts of Duoyan Sanwei. If this news reaches Monan, the soldiers and civilians in Daning, as well as Duoyan Sanwei, will be disappointed. They are already at the border between Tatar and Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty killed King Ning again. , it will be easier for the Tatars to win them over."

   "It can be seen that this is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. It has exhausted all kinds of tricks. It not only played with His Majesty and Commander Ji in the applause, but also took the opportunity to cause civil strife in my Ming Dynasty. How poisonous it is."

  After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help changing his expression. He closed his eyes, his eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty. After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Anshi's analysis was really extremely ingenious.

  He took a deep breath. If... all of this is really the other party's trick, then how unfathomable is it to implement this trick and manipulate people like Xu Wen?

   Ji Gang was really anxious at this time.

  He couldn't help saying: "No matter how reasonable all this is, it's just your guess."

  Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "All this is indeed my guess. From the very beginning, I did not believe that King Ning conspired against him."

  Zhu Di became interested and asked, "Why?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "Your Majesty, our enemy is no small matter, and King Ning's identity... is too ostentatious, not like the mastermind behind the scenes."

   In fact, there is a sentence that Zhang Anshi did not say.

Because although Zhu Quan, the King of Ning in history, was aggrieved, he did not rebel. You must know that in history, he was the main target that Zhu Di had always guarded against. With such a sensitive identity, as long as he is found out, he may be suspected by Zhu Di. .

   Can it be practical? The reality is...Zhu Di secretly asked people to investigate secretly for many years, but they didn't find any clues.

   Zhang Anshi was a man of two generations, and he was familiar with this period of history, so he had already preconceived it, thinking that there was absolutely no problem with Zhu Quan.

The people behind the scenes are so conspiratorial, and their calculations are so clear. If it weren't for Zhang Anshi's never doubting Zhu Quan from the beginning, with Zhang Anshi's IQ, he would be the same as Zhu Di and Ji Gang. The person led by the nose and left.

   It’s just these words that Zhang Anshi can’t say.

The only thing Zhang Anshi did was after confirming that Zhu Quan was definitely not the mastermind, he began to think in a different direction, guessing why Zhu Quan was involved, and why Chen Ying was suddenly thrown out. Following this line of thought, he would be closer to the truth. getting closer.

  Ji Gang said: "Annanhou is the commander of Jinyiwei, so he should know about it. There is real evidence for everything. If it is just a guess, there is no need to say it."

   "Who said it was just speculation?" Zhang Anshi curled his lips and showed a calm smile, then took out a stack of things from his sleeve, and said, "Your Majesty... this is the evidence that I have found, please take a look at it."

  Zhu Di glanced at Ji Gang.

  Ji Gang couldn't hold back anymore, so he had no choice but to shut up obediently.

  Zhu Dichao Yi Shiha winked.

Zhang Anshi handed the things to Yi Shiha, and patiently explained: "I have done two things these days, one is to investigate the smuggling firm that colluded with Chen Ying, and here are some goods smuggled by that firm." The source, and the whereabouts of the goods after customs clearance, one of them, Your Majesty, please read page nine. At the end of last year, they sold 110,000 catties of pig iron to the Tatars. At the same time...they also took the road After leaving Hexi, he sold more than 60,000 catties of pig iron to the Oirats in Hexi.”

  Zhu Di actually couldn't understand, but after listening to Zhang Anshi's explanation, he suddenly understood something.

So he said: "If Chen Ying really colluded with Tatar, how could he sell pig iron to Oala? The orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty, there is a deep hatred between each other, and they are constantly attacking each other. The contradiction between them is even greater than my Ming Dynasty, the Tatars and the Oirats. That's why you think that if Chen Ying really rebelled, it is impossible to be in the desert. Liye has both ends of the head and rats, trading with Tatars and dealing with Oala?"

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise! Yes, since they did this, it confirmed the conjecture of the minister. The essence of Chen Ying's collusion with smuggling merchants was greed, and it was just seeking money. This person is indeed greedy, and the crime There is no excuse, he is just using his status in the court to protect the smuggling merchants, if you talk about treason...it really doesn't count. Of course, smuggling is also collaborating with the enemy, and it is also a heinous crime."

  Zhu Di took a deep breath, and said again: "What else?"

Zhang Anshi then said: "There are also many transactions in these accounts. The prices of pig iron, salt and tea in them, although they fluctuate up and down, are roughly the same as the market prices. If they are accomplices, it doesn't make sense. It’s more like a normal business transaction.”

   "Since... it's just pure smuggling for the purpose of making huge profits, and Chen Ying is not against the party, then the Prince Ning involved in him, saying that His Highness King Ning conspired against the party... it is completely unreasonable."

Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: "As for what Chen Ying said, he colluded with King Ning when he was in Jingnan. This obviously has nothing to do with King Ning. When Jianwen wanted to cut down the vassal, King Ning felt the same as His Majesty. Under tremendous pressure, at this time Chen Ying took the initiative to contact, and King Ning conspired with him out of concern about the current situation, even if it was a conspiracy, it was aimed at Jianwen's world, and it had nothing to do with His Majesty... "

Zhang Anshidao: "I also asked people to conduct some investigations on Nanchang Mansion. His Royal Highness Ning Wang did not make any mistakes in Nanchang Mansion, and he was even cautious everywhere. Of course...he has complaints against His Majesty, but there are some, but these complaints, It's just my speculation, but if King Ning is convicted of treason because of this, I'm not Commander Ji after all, so I don't have such courage."

  Hearing this, Ji Gang panicked: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

  Zhu Di took a deep breath, he looked at Zhang Anshi in embarrassment.

  There was an unspeakable anger in him.

   This is a feeling of being played by someone.

  If Zhang Anshi did not report in time...

  So Zhu Di said: "In this way, King Ning is not guilty?"

   "Not guilty." Zhang Anshi said firmly: "If His Majesty treats King Ning seriously, it will make relatives hurt and enemies happy."

  Zhu Di tried hard to calm himself: "But I... almost... blame my brother who made a mistake?"

  On the side, King Ning only had a sneer in his heart!

brother?

  That’s not what I said just now.

  What King Ning was angry with was that you, Zhu Di, lied to me back then, and you lied as you did, and you treated me as a loser.

But in the past two years, in order not to be counted by you, I built a study in the palace, concentrating on reading every day, a majestic king, cautious in words and deeds, and dare not say a word that should not be said, a suspicious thing I dare not do it either.

  Okay, suddenly they wanted to call me to Beijing, and then they suddenly put me on the label of treason.

Even Ji Gang, the commander of Jin Yiwei, dared to beat the concubine Ji of the majestic prince. He was still in front of the soul of the emperor. so humiliating.

  Zhu Di stood up, and then burst out laughing: "Hahaha... It's really flooding the Dragon King Temple..."

   As he spoke, he stepped forward, held Ning Wang Zhu Quan's shoulders affectionately, and said, "I... I'm really confused, Brother Seventeen... It's all a misunderstanding!"

  Zhu Quan just kept a cold face. Although he pretended to be a grandson for more than two years, he really couldn't do anything at this time, and he would be able to get revenge and smile happily.

Zhu Di patted him on the shoulder, and said: "These traitors are really hateful. They really tried their best to shake my Ming's foundation. Fortunately... Zhang Anshi... Well, this kid, he is Gao Chi's brother-in-law, you have heard of him, he is also our relative, this time it is thanks to him, otherwise you and my brother would really be alienated."

  At this time, Zhu Quan's face softened a little.

  Of course, this relaxed expression was not aimed at Zhu Di.

  He looked at Zhang Anshi, nodded towards Zhang Anshi and said: "At such a young age, with this ability, it is said that this king is good at planning, which is unimaginable. There are such strategic people around His Majesty."

  Zhu Di said enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, I am also surprised that he has such abilities at such a young age."

  Zhu Quan said abruptly: "He and his younger brother are good planners, why does His Majesty doubt his younger brother but not him?"

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhu Di felt that his face was a little stiff, but he still had a smile on his face, but this smile...was really ugly.

  Of course he can’t say that you are my brother and the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, so I have to be wary of you! Zhang Anshi is just a foreign relative. This kid is domineering and domineering on weekdays. I don’t know how many people he has offended. Apart from earning money and curing illnesses, he can ride the world for me, but the only thing he can’t do is buy people’s hearts. How can I do that? Do you suspect him?

  Of course, it is impossible to express these inner thoughts.

  So Zhu Di tried his best to cover up his embarrassment, and said angrily: "Hey...you really hate a thief!"

   As he spoke, he put away his anger again, and said with a smile: "Come, come, since you are here, let's go, I will take you to see your sister-in-law."

  Zhu Quan still had a calm look on his face, and said calmly: "Your brother dare not go to pay a visit. If you do, it will be embarrassing. You are a guilty person. Your Majesty wants to kill or cut, so please do as you please."

   These words were obviously sarcastic, but at this moment, when Zhu Di knew he was wrong, he grinned and said, "Haha, you are still as straightforward as before. Isn't this all a misunderstanding? Zhang Anshi, tell me."

   Zhang Anshi, who was named, drooped his head, thinking to himself, what can I say? I'm only good at sowing discord?

  Can you pretend not to know what the emperor said?

   What's more, His Majesty obviously needs him to come to the rescue at this time.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, yes, your majesty is right. These thieves have ulterior motives. What they want to shake is the country and land left by Emperor Taizu Gao! Now they want to murder King Ning Your Highness, fortunately, His Highness King Ning is not afraid of the shadow, and His Majesty is wise, otherwise, they would have really separated the two brothers of His Majesty. In my opinion, these traitors must not be let go. In front of His Highness, smash their corpses into thousands of pieces."

  Zhu Quan looked at Zhang Anshi, frowned and said, "Those thieves, do you have any clues?"

   "There will be a clue soon." Zhang Anshi said.

   Zhu Quan seems to be quite interested in this.

  He faintly realized that a person who can have such a plan must be extraordinary!

Zhu Quan was already known for his resourcefulness, but now that he had met his opponent, he couldn't help saying: "They framed this king in such a way. If they don't catch me, it's really hard to get rid of my hatred. These people... colluded with the Tatars... Back then, my king Fan Daning is quite familiar with the situation in Monan."

   Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhu Di, and said: "If Your Majesty has no doubts, and Marquis Annan has any needs or some matters, you can come and ask the king, or you may have some clues."

Zhu Di said without hesitation: "Zhang Anshi, did you hear that? You need to ask King Ning more for advice. King Ning was smart when he was young. When Emperor Kao was here, he said repeatedly that among the princes, King Ning is the most Clever. You are a little clever, but compared to this brother of mine, you are still far behind."

  Zhang Anshi immediately said: "I have been taught."

   As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Quan and said, "Your Highness...that minister may really want to bother you."

  Zhu Quan suddenly said: "My king heard that you built a library in Qixia with countless books?"

  Zhang Anshidao: "I am ashamed, but I have some books."

  Zhu Quan nodded: "Recently, my king is only worried about not having any books to read. After a few days, I would like to see a thing or two."

  His words clearly meant something, on the one hand, he meant to praise Zhang Anshi.

   On the other hand, he told Zhu Di, you see, this king only thinks about studying now, and he is really not interested in the affairs of his family, country, and world, so stop being suspicious all the time.

  Zhu Di quickly got rid of the embarrassment, after all, as long as he is not embarrassed, the embarrassment is someone else.

  So Zhu Di turned around and told Yi Shiha seriously: "Yi Shiha... According to my will, a copy of the compiled "Document Dacheng" must be copied and sent to Nanchang Mansion."

  Zhu Quan said: "I dare to ask... how is the palace of my brother Nanchang Mansion... now, is it... still there?"

  As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's complexion changed slightly.

  After confirming that Zhu Quan was rebellious, Zhu Di issued a secret decree. Zhu Quan must have strictly guarded against him all the way to Beijing, and invited him here by force.

  Then Nanchang Prefecture...will definitely take measures at the same time.

   It's just... how far the measures have been taken.

  Whether those close relatives and relatives of King Ning in Nanchang Mansion have started sea hunting is not what Zhu Di asked.

  Looking at Zhu Di's expression, Zhu Quan had already got the answer. With a livid face, he said faintly: "If you think about it...it's irreparable."

After speaking, he sighed, and then continued: "Your Majesty's meritorious dogs, in the Xiaoling Tomb, in front of the king, dare to beat the concubine of the younger brother and threaten the younger brother's family, let alone Nanchang Mansion Woolen cloth…"

"Forget it, my brother is speechless. The so-called king wants his ministers to die, and his ministers have to die... Thunder, rain and dew are all for the king's favor... My ministers and His Majesty are called brothers, but in fact, they are the emperor's ministers. How can there be any complaints now?" ?”

   Zhang Anshi actually became silly happy beside him, and he didn't want to be happy, but for some reason, anyway, he felt very festive after hearing Zhu Quan's words, but he was so happy.

  Zhu Di's face suddenly pulled down.

  Seeing this, Zhang Anshi immediately stopped laughing.

  Zhu Di sullenly said: "Beat up Seventeenth Brother's concubine? And threaten Seventeenth Brother's family?"

Zhu Quan said: "Your Majesty, all of this... has passed. I'm just a vassal king, so what is it? For the sake of Emperor Taizu Gao's foundation, for the long-term peace and order of the Ming Dynasty, what is it for my minister to suffer all these grievances? After all, I'm lucky, I'm still lucky enough to be alive, this is enough to satisfy my brother."

  Zhu Di's body trembled.

   The concubine matter is no joke.

   Not to mention slapping, even touching the prince's concubine is already very serious.

   You must know the so-called intimacy between men and women, not to mention that Zhu Quan is still the descendant of the dragon! This is his emperor, a serious brother, a powerful vassal king.

  Zhu Di suddenly became angry, turned his eyes, looked at Ji Gang calmly, and said coldly: "Ji Gang, is that so?"

  (end of this chapter)