The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

The house where Zhou Quan was detained was not far from the hotel where Zhang Fan and others lived. After Zhang Fan left there, he sat in the carriage without making a sound.

Although Zhang Fan usually behaves tepidly, he is even accommodating to other people under his amiability, it is really inappropriate for Zhang Fan's current status and identity, perhaps this is precisely because of Zhang Fan's pride in his youth and his steady progress. There is no reason for the trembling experience of life and death in the officialdom, but because Zhang Fan is now in charge of the commander of the Jinyiwei, his whole personality is also thinking about that aspect, and it is exactly as it should be, riding on the sidelines together None of the people on the horse went forward to say anything to Zhang Fan. In their eyes, it seemed that a huge resentment was emanating from the curtained carriage.

However, someone still needs to discuss it with Zhang Fan. After all, Zhou Quan has asked some valuable information. Now is a good time to strike while the iron is hot. Some dull people like this are people who have soaked in the big colorless dye vat of Jinyiwei for many years. They think they know the saying "shoot the first bird with a gun". It is possible that an inexplicable ignorance of karma will be fired on that person.

But now you have to ask, it has been two days since Zhouquan was arrested, even if Zhouquan's family members cover up everything, those people probably can guess a little rumor, and now the whole Fujian is already in turmoil, now plus Zhouquan " "Inexplicable" disappearance, those people probably will start the third round of evidence eradication, so now this matter must be done quickly, but now no one dares to go forward and tell Zhang Fan about it thing.

A few people looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't go. They looked at Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong hurriedly waved his palms and shook his head like a rattle. After all, he was not familiar with Zhang Fan and didn't know Zhang Fan's temper. ;Looking at Liang Chao, Liang Chao also quickly shook his head. Although Liang Chao has not been with Zhang Fan for a long time, he has a deep understanding of Zhang Fan, but he still doesn't know how Zhang Fan will react now; finally, All eyes turned to Wang Meng, but even Wang Meng showed bitterness.

Everyone was unwilling to go, but now they are not in charge. Finally, Liang Chao came to Wang Meng on horseback and said, "Brother Wang, please forgive me for calling me indifferent, but this matter is really delayed. It’s terrible, this matter is no longer related to your personal affairs, after all, your majesty’s trip to the south of the Yangtze River was appointed by His Majesty, there must be absolutely no mistakes, "

There is a reason why Liang Chao said that. Wang Meng followed Zhang Fan the earliest time. Ever since Zhang Fan was blocked by Xu Jie from his official career in the imperial court and entered Jinyiwei, Zhu Xizhong, the commander of Jinyiwei at that time, let Wang Meng follow Zhang Fan. Over the years, Wang Meng has won the trust of Zhang Fan, and Wang Meng treats Zhang Fan, a caring superior, with great respect. No matter what Zhang Fan asks him to do, as long as it is not a rebellion, Wang Meng will not frown Immediately, and, for Wang Meng, Zhang Fan is a person worthy of his life to protect. I still remember that at the beginning of this year, when Zhang Fan went to Yiji to discuss the mutual market with Ida, he encountered The aristocrats of the Tatar tribe rebelled and nearly died, but Wang Meng stayed by Zhang Fan's side all the time. He never forgot Zhang Fan's safety even though he was stabbed several times and almost died. Trust is even more understandable, no, this time when he went to Jiangnan, Zhang Fan found an opportunity to promote Wang Meng to a level, and Wang Meng's power has increased by more than ten times. These things are no longer a big deal in Jinyiwei Secretly, other people are envious of Wang Meng's ability to gain Zhang Fan's trust, and secretly admire Wang Meng's loyalty. Now Wang Meng, who has Zhang Fan's full trust, has many rights, but he never cares about these things. It is said that Zhang Fan is the object of his allegiance. Everything he owns now is given to him by Zhang Fan, and this also makes Zhang Fan trust Wang Meng even more. Obviously, Wang Meng, who is now trusted by Zhang Fan, is going to The best candidate to persuade Zhang Fan.

Naturally, Wang Meng knew this, not to mention that he also understood the meaning of "if you don't go, only you can go" from Liang Chao's eyes, he closed his eyes, and sighed helplessly, Wang Meng nodded slowly. Nodding, under the happy eyes of Liang Chao and others, he patted his horse and headed towards Zhang Fan's carriage.

Although it is the hottest day of the year now, and he is in the southern part of Fujian, sitting in this fully enclosed carriage with the curtains drawn, Zhang Fan can't feel the heat at all, no, To be precise, Zhang Fan's heart was very cold.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Fan kept asking himself in his heart, "She is just a ****, a **** who was used by that eunuch Liu Shan to confuse me. Why do I care about her so much? When it came to me, he seduced me in every possible way, showing off ten shameless women, why should I care so much about such women.

"But, damn it, I... I actually fell in love with her. It's just a deal, and she's just a scumbag who only knows how to seduce me. What's worth my troubles? The truth may...maybe it's just because of her beauty; maybe...maybe it's just the influence of my cowardly personality in my previous life, it must be like this.

"Who am I, Zhang Fan? Although I am also a person who traveled back from the future, I have no knowledge of history and no technology. Half of my status today is due to myself, and the other half is my life. , women in this world are not allowed to take whatever they want, I...how could I care about such a scumbag, "

Ever since Zhang Fan came out from Zhouquan, he has been thinking about these things in his heart. For a man like Zhang Fan, especially for a man in ancient China where patriarchy is extremely heavy For a man of Zhang Fan's current status, what he heard just now is a fact that he cannot accept. There are indeed many men who are passionate about women who have fallen into prostitution, whether it is unofficial history or word of mouth. Most of them are just acting on the occasion, and there is no one who touches the truth. Maybe thousands of years later, it will be regarded as a good story, but now, it is a symbol of self-sacrifice and depravity, let alone a person with Zhang Fan's current status.

That's why Zhang Fan kept telling himself in his heart that he was just seduced by Luo Ling'er, a man, but Zhang Fan, who is usually calm when encountering things like this, couldn't change his mind when encountering such a thing, and he himself never It never occurred to me that the reason why I was so obsessed with Luo Linger was because I fell in love with her.

The reason is actually quite simple. A man and a woman don't have to go through a life-and-death relationship to make a vow. Even a look is enough. Zhang Fan and Luo Linger are like this. Luo Linger first took the initiative to get close to Zhang Fan, and Zhang Fan's youth He Chengchi and his tolerance and love for women who are different from other men in the world made Luo Linger gradually change from simply wanting to get close to Zhang Fan to a kind of expectation and admiration for Zhang Fan; According to Zhang Fan, Luo Ling'er was already extremely beautiful, coupled with that intoxicating mature charm, Zhang Fan's first impression of favor existed in Zhang Fan's heart, although he knew that Luo Ling'er was sent by Liu Shan as a means to target him, But Zhang Fan just couldn't refuse, coupled with the misery that Luo Linger often showed in his daily life, he could also see that she was not living well, so he felt more pity for her in his heart.

But apart from this kind of thing now, Luo Linger has no fault at all, but to Zhang Fan, it may be a matter of deep love and hatred. Naturally, he also feels a lot of disgust towards Luo Linger.

Zhang Fan was thinking about these messy things, and his heart was very chaotic. There was a knocking sound outside the window of the carriage. While the sound interrupted Zhang Fan's thinking, it also made Zhang Fan feel a little sober.

"My lord," Wang Meng's voice came from outside the carriage, still sonorous and respectful as before.

"Wang Meng, what's the matter," Zhang Fan said after calming down and opening the curtains.

Seeing that Zhang Fan was willing to open the curtain, Wang Meng knew that his heart must have calmed down a lot, so it was easier to say the next thing: "My lord, just now with the medicine that Li Yang offered, I have already heard a lot of news. It has been quite some time since we captured this person, those people must have heard something, now is the time to pursue the victory, and it is not too late, please make a decision," Wang Meng deliberately did not mention Zhou Quan's name in his words , and also specifically pointed out the main thing that must be done immediately, just to prevent Zhang Fan from getting angry.

Zhang Fan didn't hear other meanings in Wang Meng's words, but Wang Meng's words did remind him of the situation he was in now, which made Zhang Fan calm down immediately, and began to think about how to do this matter in his mind.

"Didn't I arrange a lot of people to watch those people before I came here? Now is the time, you tell them to watch them carefully during this time, and don't miss anything," Zhang Fan soon had Plan, "Also, it's not that I don't believe in Zhang Yong, but those people under him can't be investigated one by one. You can find some trustworthy people for me to check these people too,"

"Yes, my lord," Wang Meng replied immediately.

"As for the others, since we now know that Liu Shan is the leader here," Zhang Fan's expression was a little strange when he said the word "Liu Shan", but he immediately regained his expression and said, "This Liu Shan may be the leader here." It's really the source of corrupt officials in these three provinces, but I don't believe that he drove out such a "foundation" by himself. As the saying goes, "There are people in the court who are good at being officials", and Liu Shan must have covered it up in the court. It is estimated that the high arch and the rush are inseparable, but I don't want to touch them yet, but I must get the evidence that can bring them down in the future, this time, "

"Then, what your lord means is to be humble..." Wang Meng didn't understand these intrigue methods very well, so he naturally wanted to ask.

"Since the source is in Liu Shan, it is natural to start with Liu Shan," Zhang Fan murmured.

"But my lord, after receiving the report, the brothers have investigated Liu Shan for a long time, but they haven't found anything harmful to him. This man is so impeccable. I really don't know where to start," Wang Meng said with some embarrassment. , this Liu Shan is really round in his work. In fact, the division of labor between guarding eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty was inadvertently clear. Sometimes they were in charge of military affairs, and sometimes they were in charge of taxation. On the surface, Liu Shan is even more dutiful and never deviates from the law.

Hearing Wang Meng's words, Zhang Fan frowned, but before long, the matter that had been pressing in his heart gave him a hint: "Don't worry about this, someone will help me, this person is as good as Liu Shan." It can be considered close, and the most important thing is that I have a way to make this person willing to take the risk of losing his life at any time for me," Zhang Fan said with a strange smile on his face.

Looking at Zhang Fan today, Wang Meng couldn't help but shudder in his heart.