my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 173

At this time, apart from Zhang Anshi, Ji Gang and Deng Wu were standing beside Zhu Di.

The two looked terrified.

Hearing that this Qin case is not over, especially this Ji Gang, everyone is numb.

Another step slower.

One step behind, everywhere behind.

Combined with His Majesty's promotion of Zhang Anshi as the commander of Jin Yiwei, he was inexplicably irritable.

Of course, he knew that Zhang Anshi was just a disaster after all, and right now, it was Deng Wu who really made him feel anxious and had to be distracted to deal with it.

After Deng Wu became an acquaintance, he began to buy people's hearts in Weizhong, and he was not as respectful as before as a commander.

Ji Gang knew very well that the commander was just a name, and once he couldn't even command Deng Wu, then more and more school lieutenants would no longer feel awe of him.

In the long run, he may be nothing.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Di never said a few words to Ji Gang, but he entered the small hall first.

When Lu Zhen saw Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi filing in, he didn't show any expression, except that his eyes rolled a little, and he still sat there, like a living dead.

At this point today, no matter who is in front of him, he already knows his end.

Everything becomes meaningless.

He has no interest in anything but facing death head-on.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi and said, "I'm only here to listen."

Zhang Anshi nodded: "Yes, then I will start."

Zhu Di nodded.

Zhang Anshi glanced at Lu Zhen, and said, "Lu Butang, don't come here without any problems."

"We met again." Lu Zhen smiled wryly, "Hey... I thought the last time was the last time."

Zhang Anshi said: "The last one, don't you think you've made yourself cheap?"

Lu Zhen bowed his head and remained silent.

Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, let's stop gossip, now...do you have anything else to say?"

Lu Zhen shook his head, still the same answer as before: "Everything is instigated by the old man, I colluded with the Tatars..."

Zhang Anshi said: "You know I don't want to hear this."

"But that's all I know." Lu Zhen said bitterly: "How many more times do I have to ask? If Lord Hou insists on teaching me to admit that nothing is true, I will naturally be willing to admit that I know your methods. "

Zhang Anshi sighed, and then said: "I gave you many chances, but you still turned a deaf ear to it. Originally, I didn't want to do things too badly, so...you forced me to do this."

Lu Zhen was still unmoved, and only said: "This old man has ended up like this, even if Lord Hou does something, this old man will not resent."

Zhang Anshi said: "I don't shed tears when I don't see the coffin."

Lu Zhen said: "No, the old man has already seen the coffin, and he only wants to die. Of course, the old man also knows that the old man has committed a lot of crimes. It is said that the only death in the ages is hard, and now the old man is only asking for death."

Zhu Di showed displeasure on his face. The two talked to each other, but none of them got to the point.

But at this moment, Zhang Anshi, like a cat playing with a mouse, said in a loud and unhurried manner: "Lu Zhen, you are not colluding with Tatars at all!"

As soon as this remark came out, it could be said to be earth-shattering.

He spoke suddenly so loudly.

Even Zhu Di, who was bored and drowsy, shivered.

But... Lu Zhen didn't respond.

Zhang Anshi stared at Lu Zhen and said, "Am I right?"

Lu Zhen was expressionless: "Master Hou can say whatever he wants. I said earlier that I can cooperate with whatever Master Hou wants me to confess."

Zhang Anshi smiled: "It's fine if you say so, then why not... let's tell a story."

"The old man is all ears." Lu Zhen said with a forced smile.

He liked stories, at least better than being tortured.

Zhang Anshi said: "From the very beginning, you did use the sign of colluding with the Tatars, and the vast majority of people... such as Chen Wenjun and his like, were indeed bewitched by this sign. And then became your minion."

"Even...you colluded with the Tatar Ministry. It is true. You have contacted the Tatar Ministry and used the previous court as a call. It seems...it seems that everything is perfect."

At this time, Lu Zhen lowered his head, without any response, as if he was asleep.

Zhang Anshi continued: "But in fact, this is just a good show between you and the people behind the scenes, because there are three advantages in doing so, one: even if Chen Wenjun's minions are taken, and the court traces them down, it may not be possible. It's just a case of collusion with the Tatar Ministry. The second: You just took advantage of some scholars who missed the past. You used them to cover up your real purpose, and you can also use them to prepare for your next move. "

There was no slight fluctuation on Lu Zhen's face, he even forced a smile, the laughter was very bitter, and the implication seemed to be saying: This story... is really confusing.

Zhang Anshi went on to say: "The third thing is...you really have the intention to collude with the Tatars, because only when the border towns in the north are in chaos, you have the chance to make money out of the fire."

Lu Zhen said: "Master Hou is indeed a storyteller, this story...is very good."

Zhang Anshi looked at Lu Zhen coldly: "And these are actually appearances. Who are you, Lu Zhen? You are not an idiot like Chen Wenjun. You know better than anyone else that the so-called restoration of Dayuan is just a dream How can a smart person like you take risks because of this?"

Zhu Di became interested at this moment. He was thoughtful, sometimes watching Lu Zhen's reaction, sometimes looking at Zhang Anshi.

Outside this small hall, Ji Gang and Deng Wu were still standing respectfully, and their eyes were facing each other at this time, and there was a bit of coldness in the intertwined eyes.

I saw Zhang Anshi in the hall continued: "It's really a good way to kill three birds with one stone."

Lu Zhen said: "Master Hou thinks highly of this old man, and thinks that this old man has such supernatural abilities. I really don't know if I should thank Master Hou."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then you can thank me."

Zhang Anshi stared at Lu Zhen: "Soon, you will thank me even more!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi turned his head and looked at the eunuch beside him: "Trouble father-in-law, can you ask my brother to bring that child."

These words seemed to be an understatement, even Zhang Anshi's tone was very relaxed.

But in that instant, Lu Zhen's expression suddenly changed.

He lowered his head and tried his best to hide his expression, but his body began to tremble subconsciously.

Zhang Anshi looked at him with a smile: "Do you know... who is the child?"

Lu Zhen's Adam's apple rolled, he swallowed, and stammered slightly: "I...I...don't know..."

"You know!" Zhang Anshi stared at Lu Zhen, and said with a half-smile, "You must be surprised."

Lu Zhen gritted his teeth suddenly, and looked at Zhang Anshi ferociously: "What do you want to do?"

Zhang Anshi looked at Lu Zhen: "You are a smart person, don't you know what I am thinking?"

"I..." Lu Zhen's face began to contort, and his body trembled even more: "Zhang Anshi, you and I are inseparable."

He tried to get up.

But he was easily pushed back to the seat by the two eunuchs on one side.

There was despair in Lu Zhen's eyes, but he said unwillingly: "Do you really want to put this old man to death before you rest?"

At this time, Zhang Anshi calmed down and said calmly, "I gave you a chance at the beginning, but you didn't take it yourself. Why are you questioning me now?"

Lu Zhen lowered his head, trying to calm his emotions.

At this time... Zhu Yong actually came with a child in his arms.

The child looked two or three years old, Zhu Yong grinned at him and said, "Guess who is your father?"

The child seemed terrified and was too frightened to speak.

Lu Zhen raised his head, looked at the child, and suddenly wanted to stand up, but unfortunately... was held down severely.

Seeing this situation, the child was so frightened that he burst into tears.

When he cried, Lu Zhen became even more excited, and he shouted: "Zhang Anshi, if you have the guts, kill this old man... Come on, kill this old man..."

Zhang Anshi winked at Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong coaxed the child and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, uncle will take you to see the big goldfish."

The child barely stopped crying and was carried away by Zhu Yong.

Zhang Anshi looked at Lu Zhen with a smile and said: "Finally, tell me... Maybe you can really show mercy outside the law. Your Majesty is here. This is your last chance."

Lu Zhen slumped down on the brocade pier in a daze, with deep despair in his eyes.

He opened his mouth, but it was like a pantomime, he couldn't speak.

Zhang Anshi continued to encourage him: "The matter has come to this point, if I were you, I would definitely say it."

Lu Zhen slipped from the brocade pier, fell to his knees with a plop, and said with great difficulty, "I... Wanshi!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his face, and saw that his eyes were red with tears.

Zhu Di had a weird look on his face, he didn't expect that Lu Zhen and Fang Cai had completely changed their faces.

Zhu Di only snorted coldly, but remained silent.

Zhang Anshi said: "Can we talk now?"

Lu Zhen took a deep breath and said, "It's true...it's exactly as...what Lord Hou said..."

He looked like he was stuck in his throat, but he still showed great energy, and he gave in obediently at this time: "The collusion with the Tatars is simply a deception. Of course... the only ones who know about this are the old man... and the man behind the old man." People, as for other people, are just pawns, whether it is Chen Wenjun or others... They are just a group of fools, and the purpose of doing this is exactly as Hou Ye said, that is, to use people's thinking Recruiting troops in Huaiqian Dynasty can also be used to really contact the Tatar Ministry and attract them as foreign aid, and what's more... once the incident happens, it can be misleading."

Zhu Di's face was sullen, and his mother... this person in front of him... is really dark.

If people like Chen Wenjun were stupid, then in Zhu Di's eyes, Lu Zhen only felt dirty.

Zhang Anshi said: "Who is the leader of you?"

Lu Zhen tremblingly said: "Yes... yes..."

Zhu Di shouted: "Who is it?"

Lu Zhen raised his head, took another deep breath, and said, "The co-conspirator... the king."

Zhu Di's pupils shrank suddenly.

This time, it was Zhu Di's turn to change suddenly.

He suddenly got up and said loudly: "Dai Wang?"

Lu Zhen nodded: "On behalf of the king!"

Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want to alienate the Tian family?"

Lu Zhen kowtowed: "I...don't dare...all of this...is the conspiracy of the minister and the Dai Wang, as well as Xu Wen, the wife and brother of the Dai Wang."

Zhu Di was trembling with anger: "Dai Wang...Dai Wang..."

He began to become agitated, pacing back and forth, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

Obviously, Zhu Di never thought of this.

The acting king, Zhu Gui, is the No. 13 son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Of course, it's not just that, Zhu Gui's mother is Concubine Guo Hui.

Concubine Guo Hui was Empress Ma's adopted sister. To some extent, after Empress Ma passed away during the Hongwu period, Concubine Guo Hui almost took care of the harem.

At the beginning, Zhu Di was not less favored by Concubine Guo Hui.

So a more difficult problem arises.

It is precisely because of the special nature of the acting king that Zhu Di moved all the princes who were originally guarding the border town to the pass after the success of Jing Nan, as if he was afraid of their self-respect.

Only Dai Wang, because Zhu Di trusted him, his feudal town is still in Datong.

Datong is the most important frontier town in the north of Ming Dynasty, and like Beiping and Daning, it is also an extremely important station for troops.

At this time, Zhu Di showed an unbelievable look, and looked back at Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen said: "Your Majesty doesn't believe it... I have evidence..."

"Evidence?" Zhu Di stared at Lu Zhen: "What evidence?"

"Xu Wen, the brother of Dai Wang's side concubine, is hiding in the capital. Besides, the guilty minister also hid some letters from Dai Wang... These letters should have been destroyed, but the criminal minister hid some of them privately."

Zhu Di took a deep breath: "I understand."

At this time, Zhu Di clearly realized that this matter...is true.

Zhu Di said, "When did you collude?"

"When I was the magistrate of Zhending Mansion, Your Majesty had already entered the capital. At that time, I was very unwilling and felt that Your Majesty was condescending. But at this time...someone found me...and told me...that I have the face of Yao Guangxiao. !"

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhang Anshi was too shocked to speak.

On the contrary, Zhu Di continued to ask calmly, "What about after this?"

Lu Zhendao: "Afterwards, I started negotiating with them, and only then did I realize that it was the man who was acting for the palace, that is, Xu Wen. This Xu Wen told me that His Majesty entered Nanjing City, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, even Qiu Fu, who were unknown soldiers in the army, You can even become a Marquis and worship a minister, but for someone like me who lives in the Zhending Mansion, I am afraid that His Majesty has already forgotten me."

"We hit it off immediately, and then they used their relationship and gave the minister a lot of money, and they asked someone to recommend the minister here in Nanjing, and then...the minister was remembered by His Majesty again, and what happened after that...Your Majesty should have known gone."

Zhu Di: "..."

No wonder this Lu Zhen, every time he mentioned that he was the magistrate of Zhending, he had a look of resentment.

Zhending Mansion is indeed not far from Datong, especially after Zhu Di entered Nanjing City, the most noble person in the north is none other than Dai Wang Zhu Gui.

He, Lu Zhen, was a real magistrate, and it was easy for Dai Wang Zhu Gui to bribe him.

Zhu Di said angrily: "So you became his minion in the capital? But...why...why did you confess to so many accomplices after the Dongchuang incident, but you refused to confess to the acting king?"

"I should ask Marquis Annan..." At this moment... Lu Zhen's psychological defense has completely collapsed.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi: "Zhang Qing...why is this?"

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "If I say so, maybe Lu Gong... no, Lu Zhen can't bear it."

Lu Zhen's expression changed.

Zhang Anshi said: "The thing is like this, the minister didn't open his mouth when he saw that he was dead, so... I was thinking... It is impossible for a smart person like him to put his hope on the so-called Tatars, but he He didn't say anything about his death, obviously he must have bigger accomplices behind him. But... it's all up to this point, this is a serious crime of family and family extermination, such a serious crime, he would rather be punished than die, it is obvious Not his Lu Zhen style."

Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu Di, and then said: "Your Majesty, you also know that this Lu Zhen is actually a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, right? Such a person would not be able to survive the punishment, but what can support him...he will not die. What did you say?"

Zhu Di nodded: "Yes, I also find it strange."

Zhang Anshi said: "So I used the method of elimination."

Zhu Di asked in surprise: "Exclusion method?"

Zhang Anshi said: "It is to list all the possibilities, and then eliminate them one by one until the last possibility, then the truth is not far away. First of all, if it is for money, how can a person who wants to steal his family and exterminate his family care about money?"

Zhang Anshi said eloquently: "Secondly, for the sake of loyalty? This... is definitely not possible. I can see that he is definitely not a person like me who can die for loyalty."

"Secondly, because of loyalty? This...it's really unreasonable to say loyalty to a rebellious party."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "So...the minister thought of a possibility, could it be that...in addition to the well-known family members...this Lu Zhen also has an outer room that we don't know about? This outer room also gave birth to him a son, the so-called "Sly Rabbit Three Caves", how can a shrewd person like him not worry that if the incident happens, his Lu family will be wiped out?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly realized: "Your elimination method is quite interesting."

Zhang Anshi continued: "If that's the case, then where is the most suitable place to raise this child? Of course, Dai Wang or that Xu Wen...helped raise him. In this way, for Lu Zhen, even if his family is ransacked, at least It doesn't mean that he will cut off his own bloodline. But for Dai Wang, holding this in his hand will absolutely trust Lu Zhen...not only let Lu Zhen work in the capital, but also try his best to mobilize so much gold and silver for him. "

Zhu Di nodded and said, "You're talking about that child just now? The reason why Lu Zhen didn't speak up when he died is because he knew that once he spoke...his child in the hands of that bastard Dai Wang would also die without a place to die?"

Zhang Anshi said firmly: "Exactly."

Lu Zhen looked desperate. He didn't expect... This step was guessed by Zhang Anshi.

Zhu Di said: "But... I still don't understand. Since you guessed that there was a child in the hands of that bastard Dai Wang, how did you... get this child? As far as I know, before that, you I don't know that Dai Wang is his accomplice."

Zhang Anshi grinned: "Actually, I don't need that child at all."

"What?" Zhu Di was confused.

Zhang Anshi said: "First of all, since we have confirmed that we have a child, and this Lu Zhen... was not well-known at the beginning, his rebellion must have been born after His Majesty Jing Nan succeeded. Before that, he was just a famous child. It's just an unknown person. Then this child...was born after Jing Nan, probably only about two years old. Secondly, this must be a man. After all, only a man can make Lu Zhen think that he has left blood. Secondly, This child...will definitely not be raised in the capital, if it is in the capital, then Lu Zhen's accomplices will be worried, and Lu Zhen must also be worried."

Zhu Di nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, yes, Zhang Qing is right."

Zhang Anshi continued: "Isn't that enough? I don't need Lu Zhen's descendants at all, because since he didn't stay in the capital, Lu Zhen's people have always been in the capital. It is possible that he has never seen this child since the child was born." On both sides, His Majesty knows that this child grows up...but very quickly, within a year or two, it is enough for people not to recognize him."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "And I just need someone to find a two-year-old boy, preferably with eyebrows similar to Lu Zhen, and bring this child up suddenly, and then put on a look like he is holding a wisdom pearl. Then this Lu Zhen..."

"Pfft..." Lu Zhen listened to everything from the side, he just felt his blood surging, his eyes darkened slightly, his throat sweetened, and a mouthful of old blood spewed out.

The blood mist immediately filled the hall.

No...not his own child?
Did Zhang Anshi find it?
In the past few days, Lu Zhen has been mentally exhausted, and that child is the only pillar that has supported him until now.

When Zhang Anshi asked someone to bring the baby, Lu Zhen was actually upset.

And when he saw Zhu Yong carrying the child, his spirit immediately collapsed.

At that time... Zhang Anshi was calm and relaxed, as if everything was under his control, and the child, he only glanced at it, was indeed somewhat similar to him, and his age was probably the same.

He just thought... Zhang Anshi did not know what method he had used to find this child...out.

Where did I think of...

As soon as he vomited blood, Zhang Anshi immediately jumped away in fright, dusted off the unicorn clothes on his body, and said: "I just said, I shouldn't say this in front of him, he knows the truth, he must die of anger! "

Zhu Di: "..."

At this time, the veins on Lu Zhen's forehead had been exposed, and he was no longer the same as before, but glared at Zhang Anshi with gritted teeth, and said angrily, "Zhang Anshi, I'm not a ghost. Let you go. You...you..."

Zhang Anshi said helplessly: "I told you to say it earlier. If you had said it earlier, I would have pleaded with His Majesty to leave you with a bloodline. But if you insist on not seeing the coffin, you will not shed tears. Now that you have confessed, If the Dai Wang knew that you had recruited him, he would definitely be the first to crush your child. Even if the Dai Wang did not kill him, when the court leveled Datong and captured the Dai Wang, this child... I am afraid he will follow You suffer the same, as a father, why are you so cruel?"

Lu Zhen just felt dizzy.

He suddenly laughed wildly: "Haha... there is no hope, there is no hope, everything is over, haha... Lu Zhen, Lu Zhen, how did you end up like this today, how did you end up today."

Several eunuchs pinned him to the ground.

He couldn't move, and after laughing loudly, he began to cry loudly: "Your Majesty... the guilty minister will die, your majesty... the criminal minister was confused for a while, the criminal minister was coerced by that generation of kings, that generation of kings...damn...damn... ... In Datong, he had people steal a lot of pig iron and gunpowder from the arsenal in the capital, and he also gathered a lot of money... Not only did he have a few guards in Datong, but he also raised a large number of dead soldiers. He is innocent Forgiveness...Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di looked at him coldly, and when he mentioned Dai Wang, Zhu Di's expression became more and more indifferent: "Put this old dog down."

Lu Zhen was dragged out by the eunuchs.

Lu Zhen was not reconciled, and shouted in his mouth: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... For the sake of Jing Nan's contribution, please forgive me."

Zhu Di immediately looked at Zhang Anshi: "Let someone teach this Lu Zhen to speak, find out where the so-called Xu Wen is, and arrest him immediately!"

Zhang Anshi said: "This person must not know where Xu Wen is. If Xu Wen is in the capital, I'm afraid he won't reveal his whereabouts."

Zhu Di frowned.

Zhang Anshi said: "However, it is not impossible. The capital... Although this place occupies a large area, in fact, such people must live in the intersection of the population, but at the same time... because they behaved suspiciously, Then it must be... It is necessary to be in a busy city, but it is best to find a lonely small courtyard. At the same time, this place is best to be close to the mansions of various commanders. In this way, you can also communicate with people at any time. These conditions must be met In fact, there are not many places... maybe in the capital, there are only two or three places. I asked the people from Neiqianhusuo... to arrange for these places, block the streets and alleys of these places, and then search from house to house. It’s hard to escape even if you have wings.”

Zhu Di said angrily: "If there is not enough manpower, then we will transfer other Jinyiwei troops..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, you can't, other people...don't worry, only Neiqianhusuo is worthy of trust."

As soon as this remark came out, Ji Gang and Deng Wu, who had heard the truth outside, dared not say it out loud, but they both felt cold.

Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhang Anshi: "You are very good at this, so do as you say."

"Besides that, I'd like to ask you to transfer the housing model battalion into several important roads in the capital, just in case."

Zhu Di said: "Approve!"

After a pause, Zhu Di said ferociously: "You must catch this person, but if you don't catch this person... I can't sleep or eat, and there's that generation of kings..."

Zhu Di's expression became more and more terrifying.

He never expected...his brother...to start to follow suit.

Zhu Di said coldly: "Now that things have come to an end, don't blame me for not being sympathetic!"

Zhang Anshi said: "I will do it now."

"Come back." Zhu Di said suddenly.

Zhang Anshi turned back: "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Zhu Di said: "Zhen will issue an order to seal off the palace..."

(End of this chapter)