Everything the queen says is right

Chapter 196 Chapter 196, just like that?
Ah Cha and the eldest princess made a plan like this.

It's a pity that Zhang Ming, who was full of expectations, didn't know anything about it.

But he said that the atmosphere in the study room of the Prince's Mansion at this time was not generally harmonious.

"Commander Jiang, you are now the commander of the Forbidden Army. Look..."

The prince was interrupted by Uncle Jiang before he finished speaking.

He looked at the prince with a smile, but a respectful look on his face.

"Your Highness, you and I have gotten to know each other. I was your staff in the past, and I will still be your staff in the future."

After Uncle Jiang saw all the prince's doubts, he didn't forget to add.

"Your Highness, you don't have to call me that, just do it as before."

He had already lowered his posture to an extremely low level, which made the prince extremely satisfied.

Is there anything more satisfying than having one's staff gain power but still remain respectful in front of oneself?
The prince stopped being polite to him and poured a full cup of tea himself and handed it to him.

"Uncle Jiang, let's have some tea."

"it is good."

Uncle Jiang took the tea with both hands, and his eyes lit up after just one sip.

He has stayed in the Prince's Mansion for so many years and has long been familiar with the Prince's conventions in dealing with others.

Now the prince is giving him the Longjing imperial tea specially provided by the royal family, which can only be drunk by the core members of the royal family.

Even as the crown prince, the prince only gets five taels a year.

Under normal circumstances, the prince himself does not drink this kind of tea very much, let alone only uses it to entertain the top guests of the prince's residence.

Even though he was the prince's favorite in the past, he never drank once and only watched from a distance.

But today the prince not only poured him tea in person, but also drank the tea directly for him.

What does this mean.

It shows that he already has a big position in the eyes of the prince.

Uncle Jiang felt even more proud.

Now he believed that Zhang Ming could not compare with him no matter what.

However, he still had to explain his thoughts to the prince in order to stabilize the prince.

Uncle Jiang thought this and spoke without hesitation.

"Your Highness, in fact, I just went to recommend myself to Your Majesty today. Fortunately, I got His Majesty's appreciation and got the position of commander of the Forbidden Army."

"Yes, Uncle Jiang, it is a blessing for our Prince's Palace that you can win the favor of our father."

The prince and he had a tacit understanding and did not advance Uncle Jiang's previous rejection of his recommendation.

But now Uncle Jiang does not agree with the prince's statement.

"Your Highness, I am now your Majesty's minister. Your Majesty knows very well when I come to pack my bags tonight."

"Your Majesty has also told me that he hopes that I can do my duty as the commander of the imperial army and protect the safety of Your Majesty and the Imperial City."

Uncle Jiang spoke in a somewhat cryptic manner, but the prince still understood.

Not only did the prince understand, but his face became serious as he opened his mouth to question.

"So Uncle Jiang is planning to sever ties with our Prince's Mansion?"

Cut off ties with the Prince's Mansion?

This is something Uncle Jiang never thought of.

He quickly denied the prince's idea and explained it nicely.

"Your Highness, I am a staff member who has left the Prince's Mansion. I will never forget the support I received from you in the past. Naturally, my heart will always be by your side."

"But now that I am working in His Majesty's hands and become His Majesty's minister, I have to work for His Majesty with all my heart."

The prince's eyes were so gloomy that they were almost killing people.

But Uncle Jiang seemed not to notice, and still chose to continue speaking.

"His Majesty is also very aware of my relationship with the Prince's Palace, so even if he has given me the position of commander of the Forbidden Army, he may not completely trust me."

"So my first goal now is to gain His Majesty's trust."

"Your Highness also knows very well how difficult it is to gain His Majesty's trust, so I have no choice but to..."

Uncle Jiang's words stopped here.

The latter part is left for the prince to think about.

The prince thought silently for a while, and finally realized something.

Yes.

Even though Uncle Jiang is already the commander of the Forbidden Army, he still does not have the full trust of his father.

That still doesn't deliver news to them or even do things for them.

And even if he really did this, he would still be afraid of being discovered by his father and then blaming himself.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to wait a little longer until Uncle Jiang completely gains his father's trust.

Then it would be extremely convenient for them to do anything.

It would be easy for them to directly honor their father as the Supreme Emperor.

Thinking of this, the prince's expression finally softened.

Uncle Jiang saw the changes in the prince's expression before and after, found the right moment, and expressed his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, I am preparing to do my best to serve Your Majesty in accordance with His Majesty's instructions during these times."

Uncle Jiang paused deliberately, and after seeing the prince's confused eyes, he said the second half of the sentence.

"So we have to have as little contact with the people in the prince's house as possible. I hope your highness will understand."

The prince understood what he said.

Isn't this just preparing to win the emperor's trust first and then do things for yourself?

The prince was not generally happy about this idea.

He believed that having such a close minister beside the emperor would be extremely beneficial to him no matter what he did in the future.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, go do things for your father." The prince gave him a meaningful look and smiled broadly, "Don't worry, the prince's palace will always be behind you."

In order to show his sincerity, the prince also made a special promise.

"Uncle Jiang, you have to remember that when I first ascend to the throne, the position of prime minister will be yours. At that time, you will be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people."

"Yes."

But the prince didn't notice the shrewdness and disdain flashing in Uncle Jiang's eyes.

What a prime minister position.

He's not interested.

What he wants is that after the prince succeeds to the throne, he will continue to control the government and be an uncrowned emperor.

Then everyone would call him nine thousand years old.

His desire for power is far beyond anyone's imagination.

But it's too early to tell.

He had to give the prince some Zhang Ming's eye drops.

"Your Highness, I don't know if there will be anyone around you after I leave. Why don't I recommend some capable people to you?"

The prince paid no attention to his worries and waved his hand casually.

"No need. Now that I have Zhang Ming and other staff in my house, they can share my worries."

"If we had more people, I'd be afraid that people would be suspicious of me when I act."

Uncle Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Ming.

How could he introduce new staff to the prince?

He just wanted to cause trouble for Zhang Ming.

Uncle Jiang's face looked troubled and full of worry, "Your Highness, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Seeing his appearance, the prince's heart twitched a little.

"Is there anything that shouldn't be said? Uncle Jiang just says what it is."

But Uncle Jiang still looked at him hesitantly, pursed his lips and refused to speak.

The prince was anxious and waved his hand.

"You just say it's okay, I will never blame you."

Uncle Jiang was waiting for these words from the prince.

"I went to see the goddess that day to discuss re-activating the Immortal Yong, which made the goddess dissatisfied."

"But then Zhang Ming went to find the goddess, and even followed the goddess to the palace, so that His Majesty could hear about it."

As far as he knew, after Zhang Ming went to the palace to discuss matters with the goddess, the prince had not had time to settle accounts with his queen.

So as long as he strikes first, doesn't he have the final say on right and wrong?

The prince listened to what Uncle Jiang said, but he was a little hesitant.

"Since Zhang Ming dares to find the goddess under the nose of his father, it must not be an important matter."

"Maybe Zhang Ming is taking care of my father's health in my name."

The prince would not think that Zhang Ming dared to do anything in this matter.

Provoking the Emperor's wrath would be of no benefit to anyone, and even he could not escape the Emperor's rebuke and suspicion.

"Your Highness, you misunderstood what I meant." Uncle Jiang shook his head gently and said, "What I mean is that no matter what the reason for Zhang Ming to go to the goddess, he still let Your Majesty know about it."

"You know His Majesty's character very well, but you don't know what His Majesty thought about His Majesty when he found out about this matter."

It was okay if he didn't say it, but it really reminded the prince.

Apart from anything else, due to the emperor's suspicious temperament, one of the prince's staff chased the goddess into the palace and had a private conversation in the palace for a long time.

In the ears of the emperor, no matter what, it was because of the bad blood between them.

The emperor might just not point it out now, but he had already secretly suspected them in his heart.

This also explains why the emperor must keep Uncle Jiang away from him.

Thinking of this, the prince's face became visibly gloomy.

It was time for Uncle Jiang to add something.

"His Royal Highness has a lot of staff around him now, and there are also talented people among them."

"I think His Highness should consider using other staff."

The implication is to ask the prince to give up Zhang Ming as his staff.

Of course the prince understood, and he nodded matter-of-factly.

"I will think about it."

Uncle Jiang glanced at the sky outside and estimated the time. If he stayed in the Prince's Mansion for too long, he would still make the emperor dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, I still need to stay in the house newly given by Your Majesty, so I will take my leave first."

Just when Uncle Jiang was about to step out the door, he stopped.

"Your Highness, I have a special status now. I rested in your study for so much time tonight. I'm afraid your Majesty will be dissatisfied if word spreads. Please..."

"I will order my servants to keep silent."

The prince is currently thinking about how to settle accounts with Zhang Ming and find new trustworthy advisers, and has no time to care about what Uncle Jiang said.

The prince became more and more angry as he thought about it, and couldn't bear it at all.

"Come here! Go and summon Uncle Jiang!"

No, he still had to ask Zhang Ming to find out!

The moment the messenger arrived, Zhang Ming knew the reason.

Uncle Jiang must have said bad things about himself in front of the prince.

They come, the security.

Now as long as he can get through tonight smoothly, no matter whether the prince still trusts him or not, he only needs to go to the goddess tomorrow to explain his plan. After Uncle Jiang is removed, he will be relieved. "Let's go, I'll go with you to see the prince."

Zhang Ming straightened his clothes and said calmly.

When he arrived at the prince's study, he saw the prince's frighteningly dark face as soon as he entered the door.

"boom--"

The prince raised his hand, picked up the tea cup at hand, and threw it towards Zhang Ming.

"Bold Zhang Ming! Do you know your guilt?"

Pieces of ceramic splashed onto Zhang Ming's ankles, causing him to take a step back reflexively.

But he looked resolute and knelt straight towards the pile of debris in front of him.

"Go back to your highness, I don't know what the crime is."

"Then tell me, why did you chase the goddess into the palace that day? Did you still have a secret conversation with the goddess in the palace?"

Previously, there were too many things that made the prince forget about this account.

But Uncle Jiang brought it up again today, and because this matter aroused the emperor's suspicion, the prince wanted to settle the score with Zhang Ming no matter what.

Instead, Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Sure enough, it was still this matter. It was the only thing that Uncle Jiang could make a fuss about over and over again.

It was indeed because he was too anxious to get rid of Uncle Jiang that day that he was deceived by the goddess, so he followed her to the palace.

But everyone else has already arrived in the palace, and if he doesn't explain his purpose to the goddess, he may be in even more trouble.

For this reason, he had to risk his life.

Of course, it was absolutely impossible for him to tell the prince these inside stories.

"It turns out that this is what His Highness asked about, so I will tell you the truth."

Zhang Ming took the initiative to speak without giving the prince any chance to react.

"That day, I happened to hear that His Majesty was ill. The goddess came into the palace in a hurry to treat His Majesty. I wanted to check the situation earlier, so I found the goddess in the name of His Highness."

"As for entering the palace with the goddess, it's just that the goddess is anxious to heal Your Majesty and has no time to see me. She wants me to go with her to the palace so that she can tell me the inside story on the way."

This explanation sounded somewhat reasonable, but the prince still didn't believe it.

"Then since the goddess was in a hurry, why did she have a secret talk with you after entering the palace instead of meeting my father first?"

"This is the goddess's idea. I really don't know, but I saw the goddess explain it to her subordinates before they talked with me in secret."

"No!" Zhang Ming seemed to have remembered something, and he did not forget to add: "The goddess and I did not have a secret conversation, we just discussed matters in the imperial garden. Many guards and maidens saw it. Your Highness can go and verify it. "

Just these two paragraphs made most of the doubts in the prince's heart disappear.

He thought he knew Zhang Ming fairly well. He must have dared to say this, and he probably wouldn't lie to himself.

"Then how did you find out about my father's physical condition?"

After all this time, the prince did not hear Zhang Ming come to convey the news to him. This is absolutely inappropriate behavior.

Little did he know that Zhang Ming had already thought of an answer to his question.

"His Royal Highness has been busy with official duties in recent days and has never had any free time, so I dare not disturb him without permission."

"And His Majesty's body seems to be fine. It's just that Tuoba Jun has something to do with His Majesty's illness."

"But the goddess has not made it clear to me about the specific circumstances, so I have no way of knowing."

"Oh? Is that all?"

The prince raised his eyebrows slightly, still with a bit of disbelief.

He always felt that there was something strange hidden in Zhang Ming's words, but he couldn't find any flaw in it.

Is the truth of the matter really as Zhang Ming said?

Facing the prince's doubts, Zhang Ming remained calm and even knocked hard on the porcelain piece.

"I guarantee that everything I said is true. If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go check it out."

The porcelain shards pierced his skin, and blood flowed down his forehead.

Seeing this situation, the prince couldn't embarrass him any more and could only put on a bad face.

"I will go down and investigate carefully. Please step back first."

"Yes."

Looking at his back as he walked away, the prince felt so angry that he didn't know where to direct his anger.

Check, check, check.

To put it simply, if he really reaches out to the palace, he will not be the one who suffers when the emperor finds out.

And that selection of new staff.

The aides in the Prince's Mansion didn't exist for a day or two, and as a result, there were only two available people.

Now that one of them has climbed up to the emperor, he obviously wants to stay away from him, and the other one still doesn't know whether he can trust him. How should he behave?

Unlike the prince's worries, Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief after limping out of the study.

He glanced back at the study, where the lights were still on, and then at the bright full moon in the sky.

The knee that was punctured by the porcelain shard felt numb, and the blood from his forehead flowed all over his face.

But none of that matters anymore.

He had convinced the prince that he could spend the night.

As long as he goes to see the goddess tomorrow, everything will be easy to handle.

As for people like Uncle Jiang, he wants him to die miserably in a foreign country after his reputation is ruined!

At this point, Zhang Ming felt it was time to show his trump card.

The night passed quickly.

In total, Tuoba Jun has been gone for almost two days.

Seeing that he was about to reach his fiefdom, he didn't want to sit in the carriage anymore.

"How far is it from the fief?"

Tuoba Jun asked Zhu Shun secretly.

Worried about his safety, Ah Cha temporarily sent Zhu Shun with him to protect his safety on the road.

However, Zhu Shun is a shadow guard and is always in the dark, so Tuoba Jun needs to call him specifically.

At the moment, he doesn't have anyone he completely trusts, and the only one he can use is Zhu Shun.

"There are still thirty miles to go."

Thirty miles of land is not long at all.

But the matter is urgent. If we go to the fiefdom first, we can gain the upper hand and do more things.

"Bring me my horse, and I will ride forward."

Hearing this, Zhu Shun hesitated.

"Master, you..."

"It doesn't matter, I know my body well."

As long as thirty miles, his body can hold on.

And this was not an impulsive act on his part.

There are many people who know about his itinerary, and even his carriage may be a key target of monitoring along the way.

There are countless monsters and monsters gathered in his fiefdom, waiting for him to put on a good show of peace as soon as he arrives.

But he didn't have time to look at this.

The riding time is fast, and he can see the faces of those people before they are ready.

When his horse was fetched, Tuoba Jun got on the horse directly.

Zhu Shun wanted to chase, but he stopped him.

"You are right here. You must let everyone pretend that I am still on the carriage."

"Yes."

"Drive-drive-drive-"

Tuoba Jun whipped the horse with a whip and quickly disappeared into the team.

In fact, he didn't go very far when the smell of blood filled his heart.

His body and bones are still very different from before.

But he only had so many days, and every minute and every second was extremely precious to him.

He strives to do the most in the shortest time.

But to be honest, he had not experienced this feeling of galloping on horseback for a long time.

I tried it today and it felt unusual.

If only I could be like this forever.

The riding speed was indeed very fast, and it didn't take long for him to reach the bottom of the city tower.

To his surprise, the guard who was supposed to appear under the tower to check the customs clearance documents had disappeared.

Moreover, all the guards were gone, and the entire city gate was completely unattended and could be entered and exited at will.

This is definitely an extremely serious dereliction of duty.
Tuoba Jun frowned and entered the city.

As soon as he saw the city, he took a deep breath and frowned deeper.

There are flowers everywhere in the city, and countless flowers are everywhere visible to the naked eye.

Those silks, satins and silk brocades seemed to be free of charge, pouring down from the downstairs on both sides of the city gate.

It's just these arrangements, but the crowds gathering more and more are showing abnormalities.

"Everyone, please stand up quickly!"

"Yes, just stand along both sides of the road!"

The people actually followed the orders honestly, first gathered, and then stood on both sides of the road.

Tuoba Jun, with quick eyes and quick hands, stopped a white-haired old man on crutches.

"Old man, I just came back from outside the city. I wonder what happened in the city? Why are everyone gathering on both sides of the road?"

The old man looked at him deeply and shook his head helplessly, but his steps did not stop.

"Tell me what happened. Your Majesty's personally appointed King Ding'an is coming to the city today, and the governor specially arranged for us to welcome him here."

Are these people actually welcoming him?
But this old man is so old that he can't even walk steadily. Why was he called here?

"Old man, you are so old, why were you called here?"

When this incident was brought up, the old man became even more helpless and angrily hit the ground with his crutch several times.

"I don't want to come here as an old man, but the governor threatens to punish our whole family."

"The governor not only asked me to come, but also asked me to stand at the front of the crowd. He said that only older people can attract the attention of King Ding'an."

"Hey……"

Tuoba Jun's face has turned completely dark.

What a great governor.

How dare you do this behind his back.

He dared to use the banner of welcoming himself.

It seems that the first thing he has to deal with is this so-called governor.

After Tuoba Jun helped the old man stand at the front of the crowd, he also chose a suitable position and stood there.

snort!
He wanted to see what surprises the governor had planned that he didn't know about!
He didn't wait long before he saw a figure in the distance walking slowly surrounded by people.

"The governor has arrived——"

As the guard's voice fell, the people all knelt down as if they had rehearsed.

"The common people have seen the governor!"

(End of this chapter)