NABC Chapter 190 The truth is in plain sight
Chapter 190 The truth is in plain sight
Chapter 190 The truth is in plain sight
The more Zhu Di listened, the more confused he became.
This time he didn't retaliate all of a sudden, but then all of a sudden, why did he 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 .”
After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help being furious.
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's simply a smoke bomb that some people in the desert deliberately put on us?"
"What is a smoke bomb?" Zhu Di asked, and he could always hear strange words from this guy's mouth!
"Yes..." Zhang Anshi's mouth was as big as an egg, and it took him a long time to say: "It's just a suspicious formation, and it was deliberately thrown to us as a bait. It should be because someone knew about the two ends of Chen Ying's first mouse, so Chen Ying was thrown out. And the purpose of throwing it out... is to let us find the mastermind behind the scenes smoothly."
Hearing this, Zhu Di raised his head and glanced at King Ning.
He pointed at King Ning and said, "You mean Zhu Quan?"
Calling him by his first name doesn't even give him any face.
Zhang Anshi smiled shyly, "Exactly."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?"
"Because only King Ning is the mastermind behind the scenes, they can completely cut their arms to survive."
Zhu Di frowned deeper: "Why?"
Zhang Anshi said: "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 solemn: "You speak more 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 to a rotten egg for Commander Ji and Jin Yiwei."
Zhang Anshi immediately smiled at Ji Gang and said, "I'm very sorry, Commander Ji, I can't speak, please don't blame me."
Ji Gang just lowered his head, probably only the girl in his heart.
But he didn't dare to answer 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, Jin Yiwei cannot help but believe it."
Zhu Di just nodded: "What else?"
Even Zhu Quan, who was at 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 beside Zhu Laosi.
Needle drop can be heard in the hall.
Zhang Anshi went on to say: "The next words, I am a little afraid to say."
Zhu Di glared at him and said, "Is there anything you dare not say in front of me! 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 psychology. Thinking back to the time when Jing Nan was in trouble, His Majesty did borrow troops from King Ning and promised some... um ...Of course, for those who achieve great things, sometimes they should be like this, as the so-called one moment and another moment."
Zhu Di said: "You fucking 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... Your Majesty will definitely preconceive it, not to mention... the evidence for this matter is still conclusive, this King Ning... Even if it 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."
Even though he said this, Zhu Di seemed to be aware of it at this time. If it was someone else, he might investigate it rationally and objectively, but King Ning was different. This was 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! Prison No matter where, even a loyal and courageous person like this minister, 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 if the relationship between him and King Ning...in fact, it may not be the same. Conspiracy, but after all...there was close contact, 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 tried again. 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 also thinks this is the case. It's a scandal, so I won't get into it in detail. Because it involves the royal family, since Chen Ying and others have already had evidence of their crimes, in order to reduce the impact of this major treason case, His Majesty will definitely cut the mess quickly and settle it hastily. This case will never be announced to the world, and the punishment will be prescribed."
"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 he thought about it carefully, and it really happened.
If there is someone else involved in the treason, 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 city in Monan , and 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 in the border area between Tatar and Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty killed Ning again. King, it will be easier for the Tatars to win over them."
"It can be seen that this is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. It has exhausted all kinds of tricks. Not only did His Majesty and Commander Ji play with the applause, but it also took the opportunity to cause civil strife in our 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 doubt. 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 a person 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 of this is indeed my guess. From the very beginning, I didn't believe that King Ning was plotting rebellion."
Zhu Di became interested and asked, "Why?"
Zhang Anshi said: "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 one 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. .
But what about reality?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 nothing wrong 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 that Zhang Anshi can't say these words.
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 Gangdao: "The Marquis of Annan is the commander of Jin Yiwei, so he should know about it. There are real evidences for everything. If it's just a guess, then there's no need to talk about it."
"Who says it's 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 have a look at it, Your Majesty."
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 also 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 11 catties of pig iron to the Tatars. At the same time...they also took the road After leaving Hexi, he sold more than 6 catties of pig iron to the Oirats in Hexi."
Zhu Di actually didn'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 that of my Ming Dynasty, the Tatars and the Wala people. That's why you think that if Chen Ying really rebelled, it is impossible There are also two ends in the desert, 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 smuggling merchants, if it is said to be treason...it really does not 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 Prince Ning conspired against the party...it doesn't make any sense at all."
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 an evil conspiracy, the conspiracy was aimed at Jianwen's world, and it has 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 about 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, after all, I am not Commander Ji, so I don’t have such courage.”
Hearing this, Ji Gang panicked: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di took a deep breath, and looked at Zhang Anshi in embarrassment.
There was an unspeakable anger in him.
It's a feeling of being played on.
If Zhang Anshi hadn't played the 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 his best to calm himself down: "But I... almost... want to blame my brother who made a mistake?"
King Ning on the side, at this moment, only sneered 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 if you lied, you lied, 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.
Well, suddenly they want to call me to Beijing, and then suddenly put on a big hat 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 immediately burst out laughing: "Hahaha... It's really flooding the Dragon King Temple..."
As he said that, he stepped forward, held King Ning Zhu Quan's shoulders affectionately, and said, "I... I'm really confused, Brother Seventeen... It's all a misunderstanding!"
Zhu Quan just had 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 can be regarded as our relative, this time it is thanks to him, otherwise you and my brother would really be alienated."
At this moment, 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. It 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 at plotting, 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!"
After speaking, 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 person who has committed a crime. Your Majesty wants to kill him or cut him to pieces. Please do as you please."
These words were obviously ironic, 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, what can I say?I'm only good at sowing discord?
But can you pretend not to know about 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 land left by Emperor Taizu Gao! Now they want to murder King Ning again. 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 clues soon." Zhang Anshi said.
Zhu Quan also 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 match, 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... This king is in Daning, so he 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 can have any 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...the minister may really want to bother you."
Zhu Quan suddenly said: "My lord heard that you built a library in Qixia with countless books?"
Zhang Anshi said: "I am ashamed, but I have some books."
Zhu Quan nodded: "The king is only worried about not having any books to read these days. After a few days, I would like to see a thing or two."
What he said clearly meant something, on the one hand he meant to praise Zhang Anshi.
On the other hand, he told Zhu Di, you see, the king only thinks about studying now, and he really has no interest 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, it is others who are embarrassed.
So Zhu Di turned his head and told Yi Shiha seriously: "Yi Shiha... According to my will, I will make a copy of the compiled "Document Dacheng" and send it to Nanchang Mansion."
But Zhu Quan said: "My brother 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 treasonous, Zhu Di issued a secret decree that Zhu Quan must take strict precautions on his way to Beijing, and invited him here by force.
Then Nanchang Mansion... 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 already started fishing at sea is not what Zhu Di asked.
Seeing Zhu Di's expression, Zhu Quan had already got the answer. With a livid face, he said quietly, "Thinking about it...it's irreparable."
After speaking, he sighed, and then continued: "Your Majesty's meritorious dogs, in that Xiaoling, in front of the king, dare to beat the concubine of the younger brother and threaten the family members of the younger brother, let alone Nanchang mansion Woolen cloth……"
"Forget it, my brother is speechless. The so-called king wants his minister to die, and his minister has no choice but to die... Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king... My brother and your majesty are called brothers, but in fact, they are the king and minister. How can it be that now? Have complaints?"
Zhang Anshi actually became silly happy beside him, he didn't want to be happy, but he didn't know why, anyway, he felt very happy after hearing Zhu Quan's words, but he was very happy.
Zhu Di's face suddenly pulled down.
Seeing this, Zhang Anshi immediately stopped laughing.
Zhu Di sullenly said, "Beat Seventeenth Brother's concubine? And threaten Seventeenth Brother's family?"
Zhu Quan said: "Your Majesty, all of this... has passed. The subject is nothing more than a vassal king, so what is it? For the sake of Emperor Taizu Gao's foundation, and for the long-term peace and order of the Ming Dynasty, what is it for a subject to suffer all these grievances? After all, I'm lucky, I'm still alive, this is enough to make me satisfied."
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 son of the dragon!This is his emperor, a serious brother, a powerful vassal king.
Zhu Di immediately became angry, turned his gaze, looked at Ji Gang sternly, and said coldly: "Ji Gang, is that so?"
(End of this chapter)