high official

Chapter 391
"Fortunately, my lord managed it." Zhou Yong said fortunately.

"However, what they have done makes people suspect that they have ghosts in their hearts." Wang Xian sneered: "By the way, do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?"

"I believe it." The two said in unison: "Don't you believe me, sir?"

"I believe in ghosts, but I don't believe that ghosts can harm people." After thinking about it, Wang Xian shook his head and said, "Most of the theories about ghosts and gods harming people are based on people's persuasion. Just raise a bunch of living gods.” In this day and age, if you directly say that there are no ghosts and gods in the world, you are directly challenging other people’s worldview and outlook on life. Before you show solid evidence, ghosts will only be believed in you.Even to his confidant subordinates, Wang Xian can only express his views tactfully.

"The emperor also said similar things." Erhei thought about it.

"Of course, if the emperor believed in ghosts and gods, he would not be the Emperor Yongle today." Wang Xian nodded.

"What does your lord mean, that Zhifu He and Prince Jin are both lying?" Er Hei asked.

"It can't be said that they are lying, because they can also be deceived, but in short, the truth of the incident is definitely not that Laoshizi Liu Zijin is driving ghosts and gods, but someone is pretending to be ghosts!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "What we have to do is To find out the truth!"

"What are you going to do?" Zhou Yong asked.

Just as Wang Xian was about to answer, there was a knock on the door, Zhou Yong went to the door and asked, the guard said that Master Wu had returned.

Zhou Yong hurriedly opened the door, and saw Wu Wei standing on the porch, with guards patting the snow off his robe.Take off your wet boots.Wu Wei came in, grinning at Wang Xian, and was about to speak, but Wang Xian smiled and said: "Let's eat first, we will talk after eating."

Zhou Yong brought him a bowl of sliced ​​noodles, and Wu Wei wolfed down a bowl, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "My lord, we went to the tomb of King Jin on Heituoshan, ten miles southeast of the city, but we didn't see Zhu Jixuan and his son. .”

"En." Wang Xian nodded. The news was not unexpected. He stood up and walked slowly: "The old concubine died in a strange way, and the deposed King Jin disappeared in a strange way. Is there any connection between them?"

"I'm not sure about this." Wu Wei said, "When we arrived, we sneaked in because we were afraid of alarming the army guarding the tomb, and found that they were in a panic, looking for Zhu Jixi all over the mountains and plains. Later, we overheard an officer saying that , we must report to the prince Yunyun immediately."

"Then there are three possibilities." Wang Xian thought for a while and said, "One is that someone took Zhu Jixi away; He stole it."

"Pick it up, take it away?" Wu Wei said.

"Well, if it's the former, it's Zhu Jixuan's brother's old family or something. I'll ask Long Yao later to see if there is such a possibility." Wang Xian said slowly: "If it's the latter, the one who started It is likely to be the White Lotus Sect." After a pause, he said, "As for the possibility of Prince Jin's attack, do you think it is too big?"

"Big," Er Hei said, "As your lord said, if he did it, then it would be connected with the death of the old concubine. Maybe it was our arrival that made him rush to kill him."

"Yes." Wu Wei nodded. The old concubine is the aunt of King Jin, and her status is higher than that of King Jin. If she wants to see the imperial envoy, King Jin can't stop her.If she has any evidence to help the eldest son turn the tables, it is not impossible for King Jin to kill him in advance.At the same time, Jin Wang will also be vigilant, and it is not impossible to get rid of Zhu Jixi together just in case.

However, Wang Xian shook his head slowly and said: "I think the possibility is very small. The abolished King Jin is not a cat or a dog. He is the nephew of the current emperor. He wants to see people when he lives, and he wants to see corpses when he dies!" If you want to get rid of him, it should be a sudden illness, an accident, or simply put it on Liu Zijin's head! This way at least you can explain the past. What's the matter with the inexplicable disappearance?"

Everyone thinks about it, the abolished king of Jin is missing, we can't just let it go, the imperial court will definitely order to find it later, and maybe even send imperial envoys to make trouble, this is Zhu Jixian who has already secured the throne of King Jin, the last thing he wants to see arrived.

"Can we assume?" Wang Xian stood in front of the window and opened a gap to let the wind and snow blow on his face, which was icy cold and refreshed him: "Zhu Jixuan actually wanted to kill the concubine and his eldest brother together." But who would have thought that someone would step in and save Zhu Jixi in advance? This seems more reasonable."

"Is this hypothesis valid?" Wu Wei asked.

"It's useful. If the hypothesis is true, then Jinwang's mansion is not monolithic. Someone is watching Jinwang, so he can save people first." Wang Xian smiled and said: "At the same time, his elder brother may also come back, otherwise there is no need to get rid of him." "He explained: "No matter how old a prince is, he is not an emperor. He has no orthodox status. Once he is abolished, he is a useless person. If he has nothing that can threaten King Jin, King Jin doesn't need to kill him at all. There is no need to save him."

"So your lord's assumption is valid, Zhu Jixuan just wanted to kill his elder brother at the same time?!" Er Hei widened his eyes and said, "Why did you come out after going around?"

"Hehe, it's just a simple reasoning." Wang Xian smiled faintly, closed the window, turned his head and said seriously: "Today is still very rewarding. We have learned the general situation of the military food case, and we have also speculated about the grievances and grievances of the Jin Palace. Next, we can There is a target." Then he looked at Wu Wei and said, "You and Master Xianyun still have to keep running, let's go to Fenyang!"

"Fenyang?"

"Well, Magistrate He said that the magistrate of Fenyang County was also killed by Liu Zijin exorcising ghosts." Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "I look at the officialdom in Shanxi. You guys, there must be people who are unwilling to join forces with the same people. The death of the magistrate of Fenyang County is very strange, and it is worthy of our investigation." Wang Xian ordered carefully, "And the two younger brothers of King Jin are also there, it is worth our visit Let's see if we can find any clues... If necessary, you can reveal your Jin Yiwei's identity, and you must protect your own safety."

"Yes." Wu Wei nodded and hurried away.

After he left, Wang Xian asked Erhei to invite Miss Long over again, and smiled apologetically, "I think of another question, please trouble me."

"My lord is too serious." Long Yao said softly.

"Tell me about Prince Jin's brothers and sisters." Wang Xian said softly.

"Yes." Long Yao thought about it, and said softly: "The old prince has seven sons and three daughters, and now there are six sons alive, and the three princesses have all died young. The eldest son, His Royal Highness, was born in the eighth year of Hongwu. Later, he was named the son of the prince. He studied in the capital when he was young. Later, in the 31st year of Hongwu, the old prince passed away. He came back and became the king of Jin. He has read poems and books, and has a good-natured personality. My father was deposed by the emperor, and he once told him that the abolition of the long history is only one step away from the abolition of the king. He was afraid, and asked to cut down the army of the palace to protect himself, but the emperor, in order to show "tolerance" to the prince, He didn’t agree. He thought it was all right, and continued to hang out with a group of literati and clear guests, forgetting my father’s words to remind him to be careful about the people around him. It's a paper meeting."

"The Second Highness King Gao Ping passed away early, and the Third Highness is now Prince Jin, as I have said before."

"En." Wang Xian nodded, motioning for her to continue.

"The Fourth Prince Qingcheng Zhu Jixuan, the fief is in Fenyang. He is romantic, lustful, extravagant and happy. He gave birth to more than 30 sons at a young age..." Long Yao spat in disdain, and said: "The Sixth Prince Yonghe Zhu Jixuan, the fief is also In Fenyang, he liked to wield knives and guns since he was a child, and made friends with people from all corners of the country. It is said that he dared to take in all kinds of vicious criminals, and the government could only pretend not to see them. After coming to his school, even people from other provinces came here admiringly, these two brothers made Fenyang a mess, and the people suffered unspeakably."

"There is also Zhu Jihuan, the king of Ninghua, the Fifth Highness, who is the same mother and younger brother of the Fourth Highness. He is a dutiful prince. He usually does not show his mountains and dews. He has not done anything bad or good. But when their brothers wrote a letter to expose Your Highness, he is also a joint name." After Long Yao finished speaking, she bowed her head for a long time, and said softly: "Then there is the Seventh Highness..."

"Well, His Royal Highness, you can talk about it in detail."

"He is 20 years old this year. He is handsome and looks like his father." Long Yao blushed and said, "Because he is the son of the eldest son, he was crowned king earlier than his elder brothers. It's just that he is too young, and he is a vassal in the fief. When he came to Taiyuan, he couldn't help His Highness. After hearing about His Highness's incident, he was furious and wanted to lead his troops to Taiyuan City, but was persuaded by the concubine to go back. A catastrophe. Alas, he still doesn't understand the sinister nature of human beings, and he can't beat those brothers at all."

"King Guangchang is 20 years old this year, he is really not young, is he still unmarried?" Wang Xian asked leisurely.

Miss Long turned pale immediately, and after a while she whispered: "He just got married half a year ago, and he married the daughter of Yang Rong, commander of the left guard in Taiyuan."

The prince has three guards directly under the army, which is also the biggest endorsement of the prince's position. The three guards under the jurisdiction of the king of Jin are the Taiyuan left guard, Taiyuan middle guard, and Taiyuan right guard, with a total of 800 people. "Unexpectedly, Zhu Jixiu's father-in-law is quite powerful..." Erhei listened to him, feeling so happy in his heart, let alone mention it.

Wang Xian asked Zhu Jixiu a few more questions, and finally asked: "Have the three princesses died young?"

"Yes, the first two died young before they got married. The youngest Princess Rongcheng is also the daughter of the concubine. In the first year of Yongle, she married Chen Bin, the son of the commander of the right guard in Taiyuan. The couple has been very affectionate since they got married. , but died of dystocia two years ago..." Long Yao said softly.

"Then Chen Bin, what official position is it now?" Wang Xian asked.

"The son inherits his father's position, the commander of the Taiyuan right guard..." Long Yao replied.

(End of this chapter)