Difficult for a son-in-law

Ming Zhan came home with a mess full of plots and schemes.

Although Ming Zhan was dubbed "the most elegant master of scheming" by later generations, in fact, he didn't like these conspiracies at all.Would someone like the days when you count people every day, and then prevent them from being counted?No, he would rather live in peace.

At this time, a dialogue was also going on in the Second Prince's Mansion.

"Your Highness, if what the Prince of Zhennan said is true, have you ever thought about why he wants everyone in the world to know the news?" A slender adviser with a three-inch long beard said Twirling his beautiful beard, he asked with a leisurely smile.

"Nowadays, because the father is away, the court is somewhat scattered, Ming Zhan is probably trying to stabilize people's hearts."

The counselor smiled, "Your Highness is right, but this is just the appearance. For many things, we have to see through the appearance to understand the ultimate goal of others. For example, the son of the Prince of Zhennan is not a very good person. He stayed in Yungui well. So, what does it matter to him if the imperial capital is chaotic or not? Taking a step back, the chaos of the imperial capital is not bad for the Zhennan Palace. Could it be that he came to the imperial capital all the way to stabilize the situation in the imperial capital? Forgive me bluntly, The prince is not such a good person."

"Oh, Ming Zhan." Feng Minglan paused, ready to find an appropriate and accurate word, but found it difficult to describe, and said helplessly, "The things he does are generally unimaginable. He does things that harm others and benefits himself, and he also does things that harm others and benefits himself. It's like, you said that the queen mother's grandmother provoked him, and the queen mother's grandmother is respectful and an elder, so just follow along and be respectful. But he is like a hedgehog, every time he doesn't make the queen mother and grandmother angry, he doesn't feel happy."

The counselor continued to smile, "Isn't this a ready-made opportunity, Your Highness?"

Feng Minglan frowned, not understanding the meaning of the words.

"Why don't you finish Zhennan Prince's son now," the counselor smiled lightly.

Feng Minglan's face was shocked, and he reprimanded, "Shut up. Mr. Zhu, the imperial capital and the Zhennan Palace will have a good relationship forever, and the division of the Zhennan Palace is written in Gaozu's teachings and will never change."

"That being the case, why did Emperor Suzong send troops to Yunnan and Guizhou back then?" Adviser Zhu didn't take it seriously, and continued, "Although the son of Zhennan Prince is young, he is domineering and arrogant. He doesn't even look down on the empress dowager, and How can you put the imperial capital in your eyes? Your Highness, are you willing to listen to this minister's analysis of the situation in the imperial capital?"

"Sir, please tell me." Feng Minglan is still very respectful and virtuous, especially this person has helped him a lot.

"My minister's opinion is exactly the opposite of His Royal Highness's." In the silent night, Zhu Counselor's voice was particularly leisurely and clear, "My minister, looking through the history books, no emperor would abandon the throne for many days without showing his face in order to test the princes. The situation in the Zhennan Palace is more complicated than that in the imperial capital. At least in the imperial capital, His Highness and his Highness are sincerely filial to the Emperor. But as far as His Highness and my ministers know, the son of Zhennan King and Zhennan King have not been very close to each other for many years. At the beginning The prince of Zhennan Prince also came to the imperial capital as a hostage, and the king of Zhennan entrusted him with the elder son Mingli. It's just that the world is unpredictable, and the dumb son-in-law suddenly opened his mouth."

Adviser Zhu showed a sarcastic smile, "Your Highness, have you ever seen a dumb person who has been dumb for more than ten years and suddenly opened his mouth? Anyway, before the son of Zhennan Prince had this miracle, I have never heard of it?"

"The Zhennan Palace is the number one palace in the world, dominating Yunnan and Guizhou, and has great power. The Zhennan King has only one son, why is he born dumb? And why did he suddenly open his mouth?" Zhu counselor said, "There is a reason for this It’s not a star. Besides, when the son of Zhennan Wang was in the imperial capital, there were many incidents where his face was accidentally injured, or he was scolded by Zhennan Wang outside. This is not a secret, and anyone who cares can know it. , Your Highness is also the son of a man. For so many years, there must have been times when the emperor was displeased. Has the emperor ever made His Highness look bad in front of outsiders? Comparing with the son of Zhennan Prince, we can know that this prince is not very fond of Zhennan King of joy."

"The King of Zhennan has four sons and four daughters, three of them were born by the side concubine Wei, and one son and one daughter were born by Princess Wei. But in fact, the son and the princess of Ningguo were twins, that is to say, Wei The concubine actually only conceived once, and looking at the age of the son, the three concubines are all older than him." Counselor Zhu shook his feather fan and said, "At that time, the son was born speechless, but after more than ten years, Princess Wei again There is no chance of getting pregnant. This further shows that Princess Wei is actually no more favored than Concubine Wei."

"For the eldest son, the mother is not favored, and he is at odds with his father. The position of the eldest son is actually in jeopardy. At this time, the news of the disappearance of Zhennan King came." Zhu counselor laughed, "For others, it may be The sky is falling. But for the son, there is no better news than this. As long as the news of the Zhennan king's death is confirmed, the son will succeed according to the law of the ancestors and become the new Zhennan king, with power in the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou , how happy it is to be under one person and above ten thousand people."

"Of course, all of this has to be confirmed that King Zhennan is really dead before it can come true." Counselor Zhu chuckled, "Your Highness, the son of King Zhennan was dumb before, so naturally he would not be included in the heir's consideration; then , He stayed in the capital for five years. After that, he was established as the son of the prince. After my calculations, he has actually been in power in Yunnan for less than two years. , the control of the Zhennan Palace will not be too deep. If the ending of the Zhennan King is confirmed, then the first thing the prince has to do is to stabilize his throne. Otherwise, why did the prince bring the third son Minglian who was originally in Kunming to The imperial capital came, but let my sister Ningguo princess take charge instead."

Adviser Zhu said firmly, "Although Your Highness said that the son's nature is different from others, he is still a human being, not a god. His status makes his actions traceable. Your Highness, let's make another inference. Your Majesty There has been no news for these days, and I am afraid that things will not work together... The Prince of Zhennan must have thought of this, but he came out to stabilize the situation in person. Why? What is he trying to do by telling such a big lie? Has Your Highness ever thought about it? ?”

Feng Minglan's heart trembled, rubbed his hands together, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that Ming Zhan wants to have a hand in the establishment of the reserve?"

"Your Highness is wise." Adviser Zhu praised, and said in a warm voice, "The son of Zhennan Prince is superb. Although his foundation in Yunnan is not stable, such an opportunity is rare in a hundred years. He sent all three concubines to the imperial capital and came here himself. The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is in charge of his sister-in-law, Princess Ningguo, and there is Princess Wei, so he can keep the throne for him no matter what."

"Nowadays in the imperial capital, the only thing that can be called a 'big event' that can make Zhennan Prince's son travel thousands of miles to help him is the 'Li Chu'." Adviser Zhu said firmly and confidently, "Then let's start from the beginning, why did the prince intervene in the establishment of the heir? It's very simple. After all, King Zhennan is a vassal king. He has great power and many soldiers, so he will inevitably be taboo. Even if there is a lesson from Emperor Suzong's past, the Prince of Zhennan should be cautious. "

Feng Minglan asked in a low voice, "In that case, Mr. Yi, who exactly is Ming Zhan planning? He has been in the imperial capital for the past few days, and I have also sent people to watch him, except for going to Shou'anhou's mansion, the general of the Lu family, and the old man. Marquis Yongning celebrated his birthday, and he didn't go anywhere else."

"The son is not ready yet." Adviser Zhu said another shocking word.

Feng Minglan got it right, "That's why he wants to stabilize the situation in the imperial capital."

Counselor Zhu lowered his eyes and lowered his jaw slightly, looking like a master.Feng Minglan's expression was uncertain, and she cursed, "This bastard almost fell into his tricks."

"It's not too late for Your Highness to see through the situation of the prince now." Zhu counselor said, "Your Highness also knows that it is impossible for the prince to support His Highness. You are too close to the Wei family, and you are the eldest son of the emperor, and your mother has a noble status. Whether you are a virtuous man or a long man, your Highness should be the great treasure. However, this is of no benefit to the son. On the contrary, the biological mothers of his three concubines and the imperial concubine are siblings."

Feng Minglan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said coldly, "Could it be that he asked the one from Linzhi Palace?"

"Why not. The eldest son and the Ruan family are relatives by marriage. The fifth prince is only 12 years old now. Even if he ascends the throne, he will not be able to rule. There must be a regent at the time of the world," counselor Zhu whispered softly, and what he said made Feng Minglan's expression even worse. Black as the bottom of the pot, "The prince of Zhennan supported the new emperor to ascend the throne. He has worked hard and made great achievements. Who would dare to refuse to accept it even if he was stationed in the imperial capital for a long time? However, the merits of support are enough for the new emperor to feel grateful."

"However, if the fifth prince ascends the throne, what should His Highness do with himself? You are the eldest son, and you are the most noble among the princes. Even if you surrender to the new emperor, can the new emperor tolerate you?" Counselor Zhu laughed at himself, "It's like a humble minister who overthrows the nest." There is no egg underneath."

Feng Minglan stood up, bowed solemnly to Adviser Zhu, and said earnestly, "Please teach me, sir."

Li Bing was lying on the roof, the sun in May was a bit hot, and his face was covered with lard sweat.

He is the head of the bodyguard, he can be exhausted to death, and his ass hurts when he is idle.

Since coming to the imperial capital, Ming Zhan has been out of the house three times except for going to court, and Li Bing went to the roof to get some air.Guard A was also able to follow up, and he muttered, "We can open a market at the gate, do you want to find a way to get rid of those people?"

"What are you going to do? If you want me to talk about the sour plum soup that you cook in a pot to relieve the heat, if you make some ice and sell it, it will still be an income." Li Bing said lazily.I have been with Ming Zhan for a long time, and I have heard and seen it, and I have some business experience.

The first guard was woken up, a fish jumped off the roof, and then there was a curse from the room, "You fucking climb on my roof and give me a break, demolishing the house!"

Ming Zhan thought he had never done anything like stealing chickens and dogs, and he had corns on his feet, and he couldn't stand still. Many people refused to invite him to drink and watch a show, making everyone think that the prince of Zhennan was playing a big game.

He Yuzheng was hugging Ming Zhan's feet to apply medicine to Ming Zhan, and even persuaded others, "Your Highness, you have a noble status, let the servants go out and scold them."

Received He Yu's wink, Fang Qing immediately went out, crossed his hips, coughed twice, raised his voice, his breath sank to his dantian, and his voice was a long tune, "monkeys—"

Ming Zhan almost laughed out of breath, and shouted through the window, "Come back, don't be ashamed, it's like singing an opera."

Guard A quickly ran away.

The spies outside the Zhennan Palace went back and asked for more funds. Do you think it is easy to stay outside the Zhennan Palace?A bowl of sour plum soup costs two taels of silver, won't you buy it?Okay, stay away from our palace!

Guard A brought two little guards out and sold them five times in one afternoon, wishing they could blow oil stars out of the bones of these spies.

Ming Zhan laughed when he heard about it, "Twenty taels is not enough, it really embarrasses me, 200 taels a time, they have plenty of silver, just knock."

Within three days, the outside of Zhennan Palace was completely quiet.

Following the "Four Masters of Banzhuan", Ming Zhan has another nickname, "Death Wants Money".

When people talk about him now, they are saying behind their backs, "So what's the matter with 'dead money'?"

"Ming Zhan, Ming Zhan, I really admire you." Feng Mingxiang said with a smile, "Do you know what people in the imperial capital call you behind their backs?"

"You want money, what's wrong?"

Feng Mingxiang originally wanted to show off and make fun of Ming Zhan, but he didn't want people to know about it, so he felt bored, and touched his nose, "You know it even if you stay at home."

"If I don't know about such obvious things, I don't deserve to live in this mansion." Ming Zhan took a sip of plum soup with honey in it, sour and sweet, cool and refreshing, smacking his lips and asking, "What are you doing here?"

"Grandmother said that Father and Uncle Wang are safe, and they plan to hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate, and asked me to tell you." Feng Mingxiang shook off the rattling wind of his fan, and Ming Zhan stayed away from him, "I There are eight basins of ice in the room, why do you fan them?"

"Hey, it's better for you to be the master of your own house. You can use ice right now." Feng Mingxiang sighed, "Ice in the House of Internal Affairs will not be available until July at least."

"I can sell you some, with a [-]% discount." Ming Zhan took out a small jade abacus from his sleeve, picked up the jade beads and asked, "How much catty do you want, I can give you a thousand catties."

"You're really out of money." Feng Mingxiang smiled and asked Ming Zhan, "I heard that several families have posted invitations to invite you, and they didn't even go to the church meeting of Uncle Fu's family."

Ming Zhan bent his elbows and leaned on the armrest of the soft couch, leaning his body, half-smiling, "Brother Sanhuang, how can a discerning man still say stupid things? I used to seldom go out when I came to the imperial capital, let alone now , the war is in chaos, especially if you and I are in this status, if people take advantage of you, the glory and wealth of the rest of your life will not be cheap for others."

"Who can move you?" Feng Mingxiang smiled, feeling that Ming Zhan made a fuss.

"If someone wants the imperial capital to be chaotic, they will naturally move me first." So he is like a turtle, refusing to show his head in his shrunken shell.

There are many people who want to hack Ming Zhan to death, but no matter how good their martial arts are, they will not be able to break into Zhennan Palace.For this reason, Ming Zhan did not know how many people cursed him.