The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

On the second day of September in the 17th year of Hongwu, Cui Miao woke up early in the morning, had breakfast with Shen Qing and Wang Hua, and then followed Shen Qing to the Yan Palace to pay his respects.

Cui Miao asked while walking: "Brother Shen, I forgot to ask last night, is there any progress in Sun Ping's case recently?"

Originally, King Yan planned to hand over the case to Cui Miao, but Cui Miao's mother's death disrupted King Yan's plan, so King Yan had no choice but to hand over the matter to Shen Qing, but since Zhang Ming died, the other party has not done anything in the past three years. The movement made it impossible for Shen Qing to find out, and she put it on hold for a long time.

Shen Qing shook his head and said: "The other party doesn't move, so we have no way to investigate."

Cui Miao frowned slightly, and said: "Brother Shen, this matter is obviously aimed at the prince. Who is the other party and what is his purpose? We are still confused and very passive."

Shen Qing was silent for a while, then said: "This case probably won't be pursued any further."

Cui Miao paused, and asked puzzledly: "Brother Shen, why is this? Does the prince already know it?"

Shen Qing looked around and said: "There are some guesses, but they are just guesses."

Seeing this, Cui Miao also lowered the volume, approached Shen Qing, and asked in a low voice: "How did Brother Shen know?"

Shen Qing's eyes were deep, he was silent for a while, and said: "Guess. Whether it is true or not, we will know when we meet the prince today."

Cui Miao didn't ask any more questions, but walked towards the palace at a faster pace.Under the guidance of Shen Qing, Cui Miao arrived at the door of King Yan's study all the way without hindrance.Seeing the two approaching, Wang Yan hurriedly greeted them, bowed and saluted, "The villain sees Qing Ninghou and Cui Qianhu."

In the battle three years ago, Shen Qing made great contributions, and Zhu Yuanzhang decreed that he be promoted to Marquis of Qing Ning, with a salary of 2500 shi, and still in charge of the Yanshan Guard, protecting the King of Yan.And Cui Miao was also promoted to Deputy Qianhu because of her outstanding performance, and she is still working under Shen Qing.

Shen Qing nodded slightly, while Cui Miao said enthusiastically: "Wang Sheren, I haven't seen you for three years, but I still look good. How are you doing recently?"

Wang Yan replied with a smile: "My lord is kind, life is going well. The deputy Qianhu is getting more and more graceful, which is really enviable!"

Cui Miao waved her hand and said, "To tell you the truth, I am envious of those men in the army. They are all fat and strong, and they have extraordinary momentum when they stand there."

Wang Yan laughed, and said: "Deputy Qianhu is a funny person, if you have a chance, you must sit down and chat slowly with him, and don't dare to delay the two of you meeting the prince, let the villain speak."

Wang Yan entered Tong Bing's study, while Cui Miao and Shen Qing stood outside the door and waited.Shen Qing asked curiously: "Da Lang, every time I see you are very enthusiastic about these servants, why is that?"

Cui Miao was stunned, and then said: "Brother Shen, this is not extra enthusiasm, but respect. They have some flaws, but they are no different from us. They are all poor people who are trembling for survival. Who can compare them?" Who is noble?"

Shen Qing looked at Cui Miao firmly, and said softly: "You are always so different."

Shen Qing's voice was very low, and Cui Miao couldn't hear it clearly. When he wanted to ask a question, the door of the study room was pulled open. Wang Yan stood at the door and said respectfully: "My lords, the prince has summoned you."

Cui Miao followed Shen Qing into the study room, bowed together, saluted and said: "Biaoxia has met the prince, please greet him."

Zhu Di was reading a book. When he saw them coming in, he casually put down the book and said with a smile, "Get up. Zhan Lin came over earlier today, and it happens that I have nothing to do, so let's play a few games of chess with me."

Shen Qing responded lightly, and then sat next to Zhu Di.Zhu Di looked at Cui Miao and said, "Don't just stand there, come and watch the chess."

Cui Miao quickly responded and stood beside Cui Miao.

Zhu Di glanced at Wang Yan again, Wang Yan understood, moved a stool from the side and put it beside Cui Miao, and said with a smile: "Vice Qianhu, the prince grants you a seat."

Cui Miao was startled, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord."

The chessboard is set up, Zhu Di holds the black pieces, Shen Qing holds the white pieces, the two of them come and go, neither will give way to the other, their eyes are shining with vigor.If you are someone who knows how to play chess, you must see the blood fluttering. It is a pity that Cui Miao is a stinky chess basket, and he also has intensive phobia. It was okay at first, but the more chess pieces were played, Cui Miao began to feel dizzy and dizzy. It felt like motion sickness, so I had no choice but to turn my eyes away and stare fixedly at the teacup on the table.

Wang Yan thought he was thirsty, so he went to the tea room to make tea, one cup for Yan Wang, one cup for Shen Qing, and the last cup for him.Cui Miao smiled gratefully while holding the teacup, but didn't make a sound, for fear of disturbing their thoughts.

Half an hour later, Zhu Di burst out laughing after dropping a hand, and said, "Zhan Lin, you still lost by one hand."

Shen Qing said: "Playing chess under the mark is not as good as the prince, losing only one piece is already progress."

Zhu Di took a sip of his tea and said, "That's right, I've made a lot of progress, and I almost lost this king. Come on, come on, let's play another game, and see if Zhan Lin can win this game."

The two put the pieces on the chessboard back into the chess box, and switched sides, with Zhu Di holding the white pieces and Shen Qing holding the black pieces.This time it took another half an hour, but there was still no winner. In the end, we had no choice but to end in a draw.

"Zhan Lin, I will treat you with admiration for three days. I didn't expect your chess skills to improve so much. Come on, come on, let's play another game. Today, I will fight you for [-] rounds!" Zhu Di's eyes were shining brightly. .

Shen Qing replied indifferently: "I will accompany you under the bid."

The two of you come and go, playing chess very happily, but Cui Miao is sitting on the sidelines, thinking about what King Yan's intention is, leaving him here to watch them play chess, ignoring him, and not paying attention to him. Don't let him go.Say it's unpleasant, it doesn't look like it, and it's not a seat.If you say that he is happy, it doesn't look like it. Knowing that he knows nothing about chess, you still leave him to watch.

Just when Cui Miao was thinking wildly, Wang Yan came in and reported: "Go back to the lord, Master Daoyan came to pay a visit."

Holding the chess piece in his hand, Zhu Di said without raising his head, "Let him in."

Cui Miao looked at the door curiously. Monk Daoyan is very famous in history. He spent more than ten years instilling rebellious thoughts in Zhu Di, "The prince is the real dragon emperor, and this world should belong to the prince."This kind of rebellious thought was instilled day after day, like a seed that took root in Zhu Di's heart. Once Zhu Yuanzhang died, this seed sprouted. His nephew Zhu Yunqi added some water and fertilizer, and it would not grow wildly. Therefore, it is only natural for the rebellion to appear on the historical screen.It is unique in history that a monk thinks about motivating people to rebel all day long and succeeds, which is why Cui Miao is curious about him.

Under Cui Miao's curious eyes, a monk wearing cassock came in. His facial features were mediocre, only his eyes were more prominent, unlike those of a monk, they were bright and sharp.He is about 1.7 meters five, of medium build, and looks in his 40s.

Dao Yan came to the front and shouted the Buddha's name, and said: "The poor monk has seen the prince, Qing Ninghou."

Zhu Di waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite, monk, come and see who wins this chess game between me and Zhan Lin."

Dao Yan responded and came closer, but instead of looking at the chessboard, he stared at Cui Miao.Cui Miao was so stared at by him that her heart was frightened, and she said quickly: "Master, is it wrong to mark your face?"

Dao Yan yelled the Buddha's name again, and said: "This benefactor has a very good face. From now on, he will definitely be the Minister of Humerus of the Ming Dynasty, but there is something wrong."

Zhu Di seemed to be interested, stopped what he was doing, looked at Dao Yan, and asked with a smile: "Oh, what's wrong, the great monk might as well talk about it."

Dao Yan said truthfully: "Yes, my lord. Looking at the face of the benefactor, there are three dangers in his life, and it has been fulfilled twice. If he can escape the third time, he will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life. The only regret is that he will have no children in his life."

"No child for a lifetime?" Zhu Di looked at Cui Miao and then at Shen Qing, his eyes flickering.

But Shen Qing's focus was different, he asked nervously: "Master, do you know when and why he was in danger for the third time, and is there a way to solve it?"

Dao Yan shook his head and said: "Benefactor, don't say that the poor monk doesn't know. Even if he knows, he can't change his fate against the sky. You must know that destiny cannot be violated."

Seeing that Shen Qing's brows were tightly frowned, Cui Miao smiled indifferently, and said with relief: "Don't worry about the commander, I've already broken through the gate of hell twice in a row, so I'm sure I'm a lucky person, even if there's a third time, You will also be able to escape death. As for having no children in your life, all living beings say, "Sometimes in life, you must have it, and there is no time in life, don't force it."

Dao Yan called out the Buddha's name and said with a smile: "The benefactor is open-minded in nature and has a relationship with my Buddha. Why don't you take refuge in Buddhism and practice Zen meditation, or you can avoid disasters."

Cui Miao hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Thank you, Master, for your kindness. I'm just a layman, and I can't let go of a single worldly thing. I have no wisdom at all. I'm afraid I'll disappoint Master."

"No hurry, no hurry, the benefactor can think about it carefully, if one day the benefactor figured it out, just come to the poor monk."

Zhu Di said with a smile: "You monk, you just said that Cui Miao will be a minister in the future, why are you encouraging him to become a monk now? Could it be that you still want to poach the corner of the court?"

Dao Yan quickly said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, the poor monk can't bear it."

Zhu Di put the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, and said: "Okay, today's chess game is over here, the king and the master still have to discuss Buddhism, you go back first."

Shen Qing and Cui Miao got up one after another, turned around and left after saluting.

Only Zhu Di and Dao Yan were left in the room. Zhu Di pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Okay, don't pretend, sit down."

Dao Yan clasped his hands together and saluted, and the old god sat down in Shen Qing's position just now.

Zhu Di asked directly: "Is what you just said true?"

Dao Yan replied: "My lord, monks don't tell lies."

"A lifetime of prosperity and wealth..." Zhu Di meant something.

"Don't worry, my lord, he's only here to help, and he has no other ideas. If he uses it properly, it's Daming