Difficult for a son-in-law

Ming Zhan soaked in the bathtub, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

This boy Yaoguang looked heartless, but his thoughts were very vicious. Since he pointed out the surname Zhu, with Ruan Hongfei's method, it is estimated that the person surnamed Zhu could not be Ruan Hongfei, but there must be tricks.

Who will it be?Can be placed in the prince's mansion, or the second prince's mansion.

The person surnamed Zhu gave Mingyi poison in such a grandiose manner, did he really think that he could be poisoned to death?

No, Feng Minglan is not a fool, it is impossible to give such an order at this time.

That is, someone wants to bring trouble to the east and sow discord between him and Feng Minglan, who is it?Ming Zhan understood a little bit in his heart, but he didn't want to touch the surname Zhu rashly.

It would be Ruan Hongfei's wish to move the person surnamed Zhu, but if he doesn't move... Forget it, it's a matter of priority, a person surnamed Zhu can't influence the overall situation, but it is still necessary to check his background.

"Your Highness, the water is already cold." Seeing that Ming Zhan had soaked in the pool for more than half an hour, the pool had been filled with hot water twice, and it was level with the pool wall. Qingfeng had no choice but to remind him because he was afraid that he would catch cold.

Ming Zhan opened his eyes, "Understood, send a message to call Li Bing and ask him to wait for me in the living room outside the bedroom, and I will go there after I get dressed."

Qingfeng took the lead and retreated quietly.

On the second day, Marquis Yongding and Feng Minglan came to Zhennan Prince's Mansion together to study how to exchange hostages.

Ruan Hongfei was indeed a capable person. He sent the terms of exchange to the mansion of one of the kidnapped ministers, Duke Anguo, and stated that he would use Duke Anguo to exchange fluct light.Moreover, the venue is set on May 26, the day of the Buddha's death, the Zhenguo Temple where the incense is most popular in the imperial capital.And it was emphasized that the Zhenguo Temple must not be under martial law that day, otherwise the ticket will be torn up.

Marquis Yongding knew a thing or two about the excitement of the Buddha's birthday. Among other things, his wife and daughter-in-law had long planned to go to worship the Buddha.There are many people who believe in Buddhism, so it was the worst arrangement that day. Marquis Yongding was so anxious that he couldn't help cursing, "Fucking Ruan Hongfei!" Another thought was that he would utter obscenities in front of the second prince and the eldest son, so he got up quickly Apologize.

Feng Minglan smiled and said, "It's okay, Master Hou is also in a hurry. Alas, this Ruan Hongfei is really difficult to deal with."

"His mother has already passed away, so just scold his father from now on." Ming Zhan blurted out a series of obscenities about the ancestors of the Ruan family, and the second prince and Yongding Hou Zhen were silent for a long time.

Ming Zhan didn't pay attention to the reactions of the second prince and Marquis Yongding. He rolled up his sleeves, exposing two white arms, staring at the terrain map of Zhennan Temple and said, "It's hard to say, Zhenguo Temple is not a simple A courtyard in a temple, such a large building, how can it be defended?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, he is an immortal, so he has to go down the mountain." Yongding Hou said, "The big deal is that I will send more people to surround the mountain carefully. I won't believe it. Those rebels can hide on the mountain for a lifetime."

"The way up the mountain and the way down the mountain are certain," Yongding Hou is an expert in using soldiers, pointing to the mountain-shaped road on the map. Swipe, Yongdinghou is sure to win, "This is the same as hunting. Surrounded on three sides, the prey will naturally run to the other side. Although it is a stupid method, it works. Then, we will leave the best players here track."

Ming Zhan didn't know much about the formation of troops, so he mingled with it for a while, then handed over the matter to the experts, and said frankly, "I don't know much about this, Second Emperor Brother and Lord Hou can figure it out."

On the contrary, the second prince discussed with Marquis Yongning with great interest, and Ming Zhan just drank tea and ate snacks.For a while, He Yu came back to report: Lord Cheng Enhou is here.

Ming Zhan made a complaint, leaving the second prince and Yongning Hou to continue discussing, and he went to talk to Wei Ning.

Wei Ning was sitting on the couch, not breathing evenly, drinking tea.

Ming Zhan has already entered the door with a smile. Although there is no heat in his room, he still pretends to be cool and shakes the newly made jade bone fan to bring a cool breeze, "I came here earlier than other times. , are you leaving early? Will your salary be deducted?"

Wei Ning pulled Ming Zhan over, "I heard that the hostages are going to be exchanged? Is there any news from the emperor and your father?" Ming Zhan's head was born three points more than people thought, and suddenly he was a little jealous, looking at Wei Ning He asked, "Do you want to know if I caught Ruan Hongfei?"

"When are you still saying these inappropriate things?" Hearing Ruan Hongfei's name, Wei Ning's face darkened, and he sighed, "Last time, I watched him go to die. This time, there will be nothing the difference."

"Don't think about it," Wei Ning touched Ming Zhan's face, cheered up, and said in a warm voice, "I just came to tell you, now the emperor and your father are in his hands, don't push him too hard, it will hurt you." The emperor and your father." When Wei Ning said this, Ming Zhan felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Marquis Anding is discussing with the second emperor brother. I don't understand, so I come out to accompany you." You, Ruan Hongfei is a feather, when he falls into my hands, I will let you save him once, you will feel better."

Wei Ning laughed and pinched Ming Zhan's nose with his backhand, "You just need to protect yourself, don't think about me. If you let me down once, I will pay you back in my next life."

"Look at your frustrating words. In the next life, you will have to return my affection. There is no time to pay attention to the surname Ruan. He is not a child lover. You have no hair at that time, so he won't be tempted by you." Ming Zhan shuddered a lot, thinking, this Ruan Hongfei has never been seen before, and he has become a rival in love.Not only is Lao Tzu's rival in love, but also dared to kidnap Lao Tzu's uncle, Lao Tzu's father.

Ming Zhan muttered to himself after such a calculation of new and old hatred, it seems that he and this surnamed Ruan must not be quite compatible.

When he catches Ruan, he will have to skin Erlang God.

Ming Zhan raised his head and asked Wei Ning, "A Ning, I saw the image of Ruan Hongfei drawn by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It's quite ordinary, not particularly handsome." Of course, Ming Zhan had to admit that there are still some who are a little handsomer than him. .

"Like you, if you didn't have the brilliance in your eyes, you would look quite ordinary." Wei Ning sat down and sipped his tea, Fang said, "This is the same as learning to draw, the charm of charm, the key It’s right here. The shadow image of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is just empty and has no spirit, so you just look at it. If you have a chance to see him, you won’t feel normal.”

"God, what you said is God."

"This is the truth." Wei Ning smiled when he saw Ming Zhan's sour smoke rising from the top of his head, and stopped talking about Ruan Hongfei.

In fact, Wei Ning really wanted to follow him to direct the hostage exchange, but Ming Zhan insisted not to let him go.Of course, Ming Zhan himself didn't go either.Have you never heard of it?The son of a daughter can't sit down.My life is important, so what are you going to do in such a dangerous place.

Ming Zhan doesn't like being a hero at all, he just sits in the mansion and waits for the letter.

Until it got dark, the Marquis of Yongding arrived at Zhennan Palace in disgrace.Ming Zhan saw a bloodstain on Yongdinghou's cheek, his armor was torn, and there were marks of knives and guns. He said in surprise, "What's the matter, my lord? Did you get hurt by the rebellion?" Yongding Hou Qu knelt down, Ming Zhan got up to help, Marquis Yongding refused to get up, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, yesterday I, the Second Prince, and Your Highness jointly formulated the method of arranging troops. At noon today, as soon as the hostages were changed, the command room where I was staying would be blown up. Soldiers give up their lives to save each other, and I will not see His Highness today!"

Standing in front of Yongdinghou, Ming Zhan didn't speak for a while, his face sank, and he asked coldly, "Does Yongdinghou have any clues? Are you suspicious of me?"

"I don't dare to be suspicious of Your Highness, I just want to ask His Highness to help me. Now that the bandit Ruan is away, if he can't work together, the possibility of saving the emperor and the prince is very small!" Yongdinghou said with a hint of desolation in his voice, "Now, The foreign thieves have not calmed down, and the internal strife begins first, the minister..."

"I understand what Lord Hou means." Ming Zhan leaned over and grasped Yongdinghou's arm, exerting force on his hand, Yongdinghou Fang got up, his tiger's eyes turned red, "Your honor is disrespectful."

"Those soldiers' families should be paid." Ming Zhan said, "Don't worry, I will check carefully. As for the second emperor brother, I will also check."

The grief and indignation in Yongdinghou's heart calmed down a little, and Ming Zhan comforted him again, and personally sent Yongdinghou out of the mansion.

During dinner, Ming Zhan sighed when he learned that the Marquis of Yongding first came to his Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and then to the Second Prince's Mansion. Such a stupid guy, no wonder Uncle Huang entrusted him with the command of the Imperial Army.

Until Ming Zhan was about to rest, Li Bingfang reported back and forth about Counselor Zhu, Ming Zhan leaned on the couch and listened casually.

"Zhu Bingren often goes to a Sanfu Teahouse to drink tea. Three years ago, he and the second son met in Sanfu Teahouse. After that, they kept in touch with each other." Li Bing said, "Zhu Bingren is from Yanggezhuang, Baoding Prefecture. There are more than a hundred acres of Susukida. The first emperor came to the imperial capital to take the exam in the early years and won the second list of Jinshi. He had nothing to do with him, and he didn't have much money. He was not satisfied with finding an official position, so he entered the mansion of Lin Chunfeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at that time. .”

"Lin Chunfeng?" It seems that this person's name was mentioned on Wei Ning's imperial capital relationship website. Ming Zhan thought about it carefully and asked, "The second prince's first wife is surnamed Lin, but she is the son of the princess of Yao'an, Lin Chunfeng. , the eldest brother-in-law of the Second Prince?"

"Your Highness has a good memory. This Lin Chunfeng is the eldest brother-in-law of the second prince. Speaking of which, Master Lin recommended Zhu Bingren to the second prince's residence." Li Bing said, "However, I will send someone to Zhu Bingren's hometown in Baoding Prefecture to investigate. Now, Zhu Bingren has always said that his wife and children are in his hometown, but after inquiring in his hometown, he said that the whole family is living with Zhu Bingren in the city, which is a bit strange."

"Is there any progress?" Ming Zhan looked at Li Bing and asked.

Li Bing said, "At first there was no progress. However, since the Marquis of Yongding went to the Second Prince's Mansion, the Second Prince was furious. Now the Second Prince is in the Suqing Mansion, saying that a spy leaked the secrets of the court. The spies sent by the ministers sent a letter back At that time, Zhu Bingren had been detained by the second prince. Our people will not be able to get in touch for a while..."

Ming Zhan closed his eyes and sighed softly, "I really didn't expect the second prince to have such a skill."

"Your Highness said..."

"The person surnamed Zhu is probably sent by the third prince or the fourth prince." Ming Zhan said softly, "If Ruan Hongfei can remind us of this, he can certainly remind the second prince. The second prince moved so fast, Either he had doubts about Zhu Bingren early on, or he deliberately tested him, but Zhu Bingren really showed his fox tail. Let...forget it, let God's will and luck. We can't get involved in matters between princes. "

Li Bing thought that the second prince had messed up his original plan of following the clues, and couldn't help saying, "Even if the second prince is suspicious, he shouldn't try it, in case... After all, it is related to the safety of the emperor and prince. That Ruan Hongfei Being moody is not a good thing."

"What's the use of saying this, is the fragrance on Yaoguang?" Although Ming Zhan couldn't find anyone, he still wanted to save some time.

Li Bing said, "I have already sent people to chase after him."

"Be careful, don't be noticed by Fox Ruan. When you find the place where Yaoguang is staying, come back and report back. Don't act without authorization." Ming Zhan instructed.

"Yes."

On the second day, Ming Zhan said he was unwell, so he took sick leave and did not go to the morning court.

Sure enough, in the early court, Feng Minglan angered Feng Mingxiang, and exposed not only Feng Mingxiang's private spies to his house, but even betrayed the cloth soldier map to Ruan Hongfei, concealing his father's treasonous behavior in a dangerous situation.

Ming Zhan knew the excitement of Chaoshang without having to be there in person. Even the uncle of the Feng brothers who managed the clan mansion, King Shen, was invited by Feng Minglan to come to Chaoshang. King Shen was an old man with no heirs, deaf and blinded. .

After a commotion, Feng Mingxiang was imprisoned in the clan mansion.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ming Zhan went to visit Feng Mingxiang in the clan mansion.

Feng Mingxiang's face was a little gray, and he was sitting in the room drinking tea.A small square courtyard with three main rooms and two wing rooms. When you enter the door, you will be greeted by a heat wave. Ming Zhan frowned and ordered the little eunuch who followed behind him, "Give the third prince some ice. The heat will ruin the third prince. You have a few lives to pay for."

The little eunuch nodded again and again, and Ming Zhan sent him away, leaving only Fang Qing and He Yu by his side.

"Ming Zhan?" Feng Mingxiang didn't expect Ming Zhan to come, Ming Zhan hid in the early court, how could he come to see him in the clan mansion?

Ming Zhan looked at Feng Mingxiang and said, "I'll come and see you."

"That's right, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me when you come a few days later." Feng Mingxiang laughed at himself.

"Brother Three Emperors, don't say that." Ming Zhan said after finding a simple chair to sit down, "You are a prince, it's not a big deal to worry about the throne, it's human nature."

Feng Mingxiang raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Ming Zhan, and said calmly, "That's what you said, I never dared to say that in my life. Not only did I dare not say it, but even if I had this thought in my heart, I was afraid Everyone knows. Although you are born in the palace, you are actually better than me. You are the son of the eldest son, so it is only natural for you to care about the throne. I can't, my mother's status is low, and I grew up. An accident happened to the emperor. I panicked at first, but then I slowly calmed down, thinking that it was no big deal. Who is in charge of the family? The emperor did not make the second child the crown prince, but the queen mother is very partial, even you..." After a pause, Feng Mingxiang stared at Ming Zhan with dark eyes and said, "I never thought that even you would support him."

Seeing that Ming Zhan opened his mouth to speak, Feng Mingxiang waved his hands and said, "I understand what you mean, eldest son, he is the eldest son. But have you seen it now? I am no different from him. I exchanged you as hostages." It was leaked to Ruan Hongfei's people. As for the second child, he watched it happen in order to catch me." Feng Mingxiang sneered, "Do you think he is better than me?"

"The throne is so attractive? After rescuing Uncle Huang, you have no chance."

"If I can become emperor, I would rather cooperate with Ruan Hongfei." Feng Mingxiang said lightly.

"Even if Ruan Hongfei's original intention was to let the Feng family kill each other?"

Feng Mingli laughed suddenly, and it took him a long time to catch his breath. His cheeks flushed, Feng Mingxiang's eyes were astonishingly bright, and he said with a smile, "Ming Zhan, oh Ming Zhan, the Feng family killed each other? Ruan Hongfei didn't exist in the early emperor's time." Mixing in and provoking, father and uncle have ten brothers, how many are left? What did Ruan Hongfei do today? He just hijacked father and uncle Wang to make these two chairs vacant. How do you treat Mingyi? You were no different back then."

"No, I won't, and I don't want my father and the others to be in danger."

"Idiot," Feng Mingxiang suddenly said bitterly, "Idiot, you think that when Uncle Wang came back, he would spare you the poisoning of Mingyi. When he comes back, you are just a prince. After you have tasted the power, you can let him go." next?"

"Could it be that you still don't understand that it's not Ruan Hongfei who wants us to kill each other, it's the power of the throne who wants us to kill each other," Feng Mingxiang hissed, "I don't want to fight, and Uncle Fu didn't fight, so what's the end? Fighting is death, Not fighting is death, why should I not fight?"

Ming Zhan said indifferently, "That Zhu Bingren didn't stay in the second prince's mansion for a day or two, so why should the third brother talk about Uncle Fu? I came here to know how the third brother got in touch with Ruan Hongfei's people?"

"I will write the matter into a letter and put it in the fifth box from the east on the second step of the Bogu shelf in the study, and someone will come to pick it up."

"Brother Sanhuang, don't you know who that person is?"

"I know, it was originally a servant in my study, but before the accident happened in my residence, he disappeared." Feng Mingxiang answered every question, and now there is no need to hide it.

Ming Zhan lowered his eyes, and the blue bricks on the floor showed a kind of desolation and dilapidation, and said, "If you use Ruan Hongfei's influence to ascend to the throne of God, you will be controlled by him in the end, and you can only be a puppet emperor, what's the point? "

"Ming Zhan, you understand everything, but you have a shortcoming, you are too soft-hearted." Feng Mingxiang has long lost the open-mindedness of the past, and he is as sharp as a sharpened dagger. I hid, but I came to see me now. In fact, you shouldn't come. If you come, you will give others an opportunity."

Feng Mingxiang then showed a mysterious smile, "Because you are the only one here, so I will only tell you this secret. Do you think Ruan Hongfei just contacted me? No, we have cooperated for a long time, so long that I didn't expect it. They'll sell me off."

"Brother Sanhuang has seen him?"

"I haven't seen it, but I have dealt with them in the past few years. I have a feeling that although the father and the others had an accident in Yangzhou, Ruan Hongfei and the others are very familiar with the imperial capital." Feng Mingxiang said, "I can give you a range .”

Ming Zhan leaned over to listen carefully, Feng Mingxiang leaned closer to Ming Zhan's ear, and said in a low voice, "When the dynasty goes up to the third rank, there must be people from them who can line up and stand in line. This is my groping for several years, you I am smarter than me, if you can find this person out of the court and rescue the father, it will be my atonement."

"Thank you, Brother Sanhuang, I will speak for you in front of Uncle Huang in the future."

Feng Mingxiang shook his head, "Let's go, I only have one daughter under my lap, and I will take care of her if I can in the future, thank you."

On the third day after Ming Zhan left, Feng Mingxiang committed suicide in the clan mansion.

The records of Feng Mingxiang in historical materials are as follows: King Xing Feng Mingxiang was born in the 16th year of Emperor Ren. He lost his mother when he was young.When Wang Nian was young, he was bewildered by thieves, and he put Emperor Jing in danger and regretted it.A daughter, Princess Xinyang, is the son-in-law of Yongning Houwei.The king died in the autumn of the 17th year of Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wu took pity on the king and changed his title to Xing.

When Ming Zhan heard the news that Feng Mingxiang committed suicide, he just smiled ironically.

Fan Wei was worried, "The third prince committed suicide at this time, it will be bad for the reputation of the prince."

"Don't worry about it, I'm ready to be pointed out when I go."

Ming Zhan was very uncomfortable with Feng Mingxiang's death, even when Feng Mingxiang was alive, he said that what Feng Minglan did to Feng Mingxiang was no different from what Ming Zhan did to Mingyi, but Ming Zhan was just uncomfortable , He couldn't even tell whether this unhappiness came from his insignificant friendship with Feng Mingxiang, or the anger that things were beyond his control.

Of course, many people believed that as long as Ming Zhan was a little annoyed, he would not be able to force Feng Mingxiang to be killed.There are many strange things about this matter.

But, the worst thing is, once he saw Feng Mingxiang, Feng Mingxiang committed suicide!

More people suspected that it was Ming Zhan who persuaded Feng Mingxiang to kill him.

Just when Ming Zhan was in a state of desperation, Feng Mingrui's action solved Ming Zhan's predicament, but made the atmosphere in the imperial capital suddenly solemn!