The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"My lord, my lord..."

This kind of shout was everywhere in the woods, coming one after another.

Today, the sky has gradually brightened, but the [-] or so people who have been looking for Zhang Fan overnight have still not found any clues about Zhang Fan or Fang Yueling.

Before, Wang Meng got the news from the capital. Due to Zhang Fan's special status and his weight in the eyes of the court and the emperor and prince, in short, as long as the news of Zhang Fan being kidnapped spreads, Will go out, will inevitably cause a burst of confusion.

Therefore, as Zhang Fan's assistants, those two colleagues did not report the matter. Now this matter is only confined to Jin Yiwei's interior. Although it is impossible to hide such a big matter in the future, everyone They all hoped that Zhang Fan would be safe when the news got out, and the two acquaintances could only wait in court, as his deputy Sometimes, they can also play around.

However, now that Zhang Fan is not here, Wang Meng's order is to search for Zhang Fan with all his strength, the sooner the better.

Because at this moment, although the genius has just dawned, but at this time, the morning court has already begun. During this period of time, it means that Long Qing is recuperating in the deep palace and has never been to court. Zhang Fan will go to court every day. Of course, if he does not go for a day, there will be no what is the problem.

However, Zhang Fan has to go to the East Palace to teach Zhu Yijun every day, so of course he can be absent.

However, the news in the palace will always be spread to the ears of people outside the palace by those inner eunuchs for various reasons. In addition, during this period of time, there are special people looking for work in Zhang Fan's hall, almost every day. Therefore, If Zhang Fan didn't show up, there might be some problems, no one can say for sure.

The most important point is, Feng Bao.

Feng Bao, no matter whether it was intentional or unintentional, in short, he could see Zhang Fan almost every day. Originally, there was no problem. Morbid obsession, let's take the matter of meeting people, especially for Zhang Fan, if Feng Bao can't see his people, he may send his people from Dongchang to investigate. Bao is the factory supervisor of the East Factory. To Feng Bao, this kind of labor-intensive thing is just a matter of one sentence. To others, it is simply unbelievable, but to Feng Bao, it is simply too common.

Jin Yiwei was afraid that if Feng Bao knew about Zhang Fan being kidnapped, he would do something unexpected. Although from the current point of view, Feng Bao and Zhang Fan were on the same side, but for the eunuch However, anyone who is an official in the court will have a natural sense of distrust. Moreover, Feng Bao is in power now, but there is one item that he cannot touch, and that is Jin Yiwei.

In the previous dynasties, Jinyiwei was mostly attached to Dongchang and took orders from the Supervisor of Rituals. Now Feng Bao is the head of these two places, and Jinyiwei has not become his subordinate because Zhang Fan has won the trust of Longqing. Although Feng Bao seemed not enthusiastic about this matter on the surface and never mentioned it, no one can guarantee that he will do something small when he gets the news of Zhang Fan's absence. Jin Yiwei finally welcomed Zhang Fan. Such a commander who was appreciated by the emperor and treated his subordinates very well, and let them no longer be controlled by the East Factory, and no longer be referred to as eunuchs' running dogs by others, naturally did not want to return to the original situation.

Of course, there are exceptions. After all, since Zhang Fan came, although he hasn’t made any major changes, Jin Yiwei’s behavior style is obviously a little softer than before. This is not a problem. The problem is that the following , the following people can get less money, although it is not without it, but it is much less than before, but it is only for this reason that people who want to "return" to the "embrace" of Dongchang Not much.

In short, this is the way now, Wang Meng must find Zhang Fan as soon as possible on his side, while on the other side he has to stay in the court to deal with various situations that may happen.

However, Wang Meng is very unhappy psychologically now, not because Zhang Fan has not been found for such a long time, this matter has already happened, and there is no need to worry about it.

The reason for Wang Meng's displeasure is that the higher-ups can't send any more people over. It is said that the more than 300 people here are all Jin Yiwei can find in this period of time. Wang Meng also understands in his heart that there is no It is not bad to be able to find so many people in the special yamen of Jinyiwei. If it is transferred from Tianjin, 2000 people can be transferred here, but the time is very tight, so Wang Meng is not sending anything to the above. Complaining, but not happy with the current situation.

Wang Meng was very happy that Wang Degui could help find Zhang Fan's whereabouts. Originally, the Jinyiwei couldn't mobilize the army. Went to Wang Degui's camp, and told the Shangguan there about the situation, wondering what trouble Wang Degui would cause after returning.

But 400 people are still not enough. In order to deal with possible situations in the capital, Zhang Fan must be found immediately, and they did not search the forest until it was dark. When they reached the foot of the mountain, Wang Meng was in a hurry. , and also ordered the people who were looking for Zhang Fan to yell loudly.

As soon as the sky was bright, they lost the cover of the night, and they could see it no matter what, so there was no need to hide.

Secondly, so much time has passed, if Fang Yueling really wanted to kill Zhang Fan, Zhang Fan's body would be cold by now; It will be safe and sound, besides, in such a long time, Fang Yueling may have already escaped.

Therefore, facing hundreds of caves, large and small, on the mountain, Wang Meng ordered them to start shouting.

But this shout has been shouted for a long time, but no one responded. Now, Wang Meng began to feel a little anxious.

This couldn't help but make him think that Zhang Fan might have been killed. In desperation, he rode a horse to the foot of the mountain himself, and looked up at this place that was not so high, and it might not even be called a mountain. He frowned and said nothing.

People always look for hope amidst disappointment, this is what Wang Meng did at this time, and now he is already wondering if it is possible that Fang Yueling will take Zhang Fan away with him.

This is simply impossible. Fang Yueling is easy to move alone and has martial arts skills. If she wants to escape here alone without being discovered, it is a breeze, but if she wants to take Zhang Fan with her, this is impossible. After all, Zhang Fan was injured. Wang Meng, who has been in war for many years, understands very well that if Zhang Fan's injury is not bandaged, his life will be in danger. It is impossible for Zhang Fan to leave.

But with the current situation, Wang Meng couldn't help but think about it, maybe it was just a hope.

"Master Qianhu,"

When Wang Meng was frowning and thinking, Wang Degui came over.

Wang Meng looked at him without speaking, but with a questioning look, but what he got was Wang Degui shaking his head helplessly.

"There are too many caves here. My subordinates will check all the caves, large and small, as long as they can enter the place." Wang Degui also said with a helpless expression, "I am afraid that only [-]% of them have been checked now, but we still have to check them." No news from your lord,"

At this time, Liang Chao also came over, looked at Wang Meng and shook his head.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little heavy. Looking for Zhang Fan is not only their task, but also what they think in their hearts. Now they have been searching all night, but there is no news of Zhang Fan, which naturally makes them feel very sad. frustrated.

Just at this time.

"My lord, my lord Qianhu..."

There was a rush of voices from far to near, and a factory guard ran over quickly.

"What's the matter?" Wang Meng hurriedly asked, "But I found my lord."

"No," the visitor said disappointed words, but he didn't stop, and continued, "A brother found a cave in the west where stones kept falling, and there seemed to be someone inside. , no one dares to go in..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Meng hurriedly said, "Take me there,"

When I came to the place, I found that this is the westernmost part of the mountain. It is not too difficult to climb up on the side of the mountain. There is a cave, and now there are stones falling from it. It was thrown out, but obviously, the person who threw the stone didn't use much force at all, and it was impossible to tell the difference without looking carefully.

"There are indeed people inside," Liang Chao said, and then he looked at Wang Meng, "What should we do?"

Seeing this, Wang Meng laughed: "Go, go up to meet your lord,"

Seeing that other people were looking at him suspiciously, Wang Meng explained: "There is no one living here, and the only ones up there are adults."

"But, what if Fang Yueling is there..." Liang Chao said with some concern.

"Impossible," Wang Meng denied the idea, "If she was here, she would definitely not let the adults throw stones out like this."

When everyone heard what Wang Meng said, they also felt that it was very reasonable. Immediately, Wang Meng took the lead, followed by Liang Chao, Wang Degui, and several others.

Looking at the somewhat dim cave, Wang Meng kept calling Zhang Fan in a low voice.

Suddenly, a voice that was so small that it could hardly be heard came out: "Why did you come here?"

Hearing this voice, everyone became happy. Wang Meng walked in and knelt down on one knee in front of the people inside: "The humble official came late to rescue you, please punish me."

"Give me water," Zhang Fan said with almost the last of his strength,