If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 253 late night visit
In the evening, Zhu Zhanchun and Lan Qier had dinner together and were drinking tea and chatting to eat when a servant came to report that Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, wanted to see them.

"Ji Gang? It's almost time for him to come to see the orphan." Zhu Zhanquan put down the tea cup in his hand, glanced at Lan Qier and said to Hu Shanxiang: "Shanxiang, you stay here with Lan Qier, if it's too late You haven’t come back yet, so let’s go and rest first.”

After saying that, Zhu Zhanqi left the room and walked towards the main hall used for receiving guests.

Although Lan Qier has not yet passed the door, she is already at Zhu Zhanchun's place, and her daily interactions are basically the same as those she is close to. In addition to taking her out to ride horses, Zhu Zhanchun will also call her when eating and other things. He would stay with Lan Qier and chat with her when he had nothing to do, which was a way of cultivating his relationship.

After all, this was the wife he wanted to marry home. Even if it was just a side concubine, and it was an arranged marriage involving interests, Zhu Zhanquan did not want to marry a strange woman who had a miserable face all day long, or looked like a mud-born Bodhisattva.

Therefore, taking Lan Qier with you can not only cultivate feelings, so that she will not be too reserved in front of him, or only think about how to benefit the Wengji Labu where she was born, but also allow her to show off in front of him. If you have more true temperament, you won't be said to be a clay-born Bodhisattva who was taught by the Ming Dynasty's ethics.

Fortunately, Lan Qier was born in a Mongolian tribe and has a relatively open and cheerful personality, which prevented Zhu Zhanyu from facing a cautious clay-born Bodhisattva.

Although this perception is somewhat stereotyped, Han women in the early Ming Dynasty were not so bound by ethics, but after all, he was a descendant of the royal family and the most powerful vassal king in the Ming Dynasty. How could an ordinary woman dare to lose her temper in front of him when she couldn't even stand straight?

Even Lan Qier acted cautiously when she first faced Zhu Zhanchun, fearing that she would do something wrong that would make Zhu Zhanchun angry and implicate Weng Ji's family.

It was during this period of getting along that Lan Qier got to know Zhu Zhanjun, and then she gradually became more relaxed.

But in Lan Qier's heart, she was still mostly afraid and in awe of Zhu Zhanquan.

Perhaps Zhu Zhanjuan himself didn't think so. After all, the palace officials treated the royal family with awe, and the ministers who had daily contact with Zhu Zhanjuan were all important officials in the court, and they all had their own power. Facing Zhu Zhanjuan, they were all important officials in the court. Of course, you can have a calm attitude.

However, in fact, even those important officials in the imperial court were increasingly wary of the increasingly powerful first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Many people no longer regarded him as a teenager, but as The Ming Dynasty is now enough to influence the court's decision-making and even influence the future powerful officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Some courtiers even felt that Zhu Zhanquan was more suitable than Zhu Zhanji as the future successor of the Ming Dynasty. They were discussing privately how to be effective and how to persuade the emperor to appoint Zhu Zhanquan as the emperor's grandson, or whether Zhu Gaochi would succeed to the throne in the future. Then he persuaded the new emperor to make him crown prince.

It's just that these courtiers are still only a minority after all. In addition, Zhu Zhanquan's rise was too fast. Before many people had time to join him, he was already the first-class prince in the Ming Dynasty. He also made no move to win over the important officials in the court. Deputy Anxin acted like an idle prince, so not many people took the initiative to join him.

If Zhu Zhanjun really starts to win over the court ministers, I dare not say more, but at least a quarter or even a third of the court ministers in the court will fall to his side.

It is precisely because of this that after the Qufu County Magistrate told him the clues and he caught the person, Ji Gang, the ambitious Jinyiwei commander, first thought of not reporting to the emperor, but to show his favor to Zhu Zhanquan. "Greetings, Your Majesty. Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, I have caught the person who secretly tampered with the official documents of the imperial court, spread rumors, and incited public opinion in the capital with evil intentions." Ji Gang flattered Zhu Zhanquan as soon as he came up, with a smile on his face. With a flattering tone, he said, "If the prince hadn't helped me and made the Qufu County Magistrate take the initiative to confess, I'm afraid I would have had to go through a lot of trouble to catch the mastermind behind this."

Although he was flattering, Ji Gang did not make himself look incompetent. He had an attitude of 'Although you helped me, I can do it myself, I just need to put in more effort'.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't mind this. After all, when he looked at Ji Gang, he looked like he was looking at a dead person.

However, he did not show this expression on his face. Instead, he asked Ji Gang with a surprised look: "Why did Commander Ji come to inform Gu of this news? You shouldn't have immediately caught the mastermind behind the scenes." Report to the emperor?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanjun's question, Ji Gang was slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted and said: "Returning to the prince, although the mastermind behind the scenes has been caught, he still needs to be interrogated, and there is no guarantee that this person is not involved. to many others.

How can we, the ministers, disturb the Emperor with such half-information?Only when the errands are done, everyone is arrested, and the confessions are obtained can we return to the emperor!

The main reason why I came to see the prince is that this matter involves the prince's reputation, so I came here to invite the prince to attend the interrogation to avoid any mistakes or misunderstandings. It would not be beautiful if the people behind the scenes were to try and frame the prince. . "

Ji Gang looked like he was thinking about Zhu Zhanchun, but it was obvious that he made up these words on the fly.

Because in Ji Gang's original view, although Zhu Zhanjuan was powerful, he was still a teenager. Now he is powerful and has a distinguished status. In addition, Zhu Zhanjuan had deliberately shown arrogance and domineering in front of the Kong family before. Ji Gang believed that Zhu Zhanjuan was a teenager. Zhan Yun was still a young man at heart, and he could coax him into confusion as long as he said a few flattering words.

So this time he took the initiative to show his goodwill, he actually wanted to build a relationship with Zhu Zhanchun.

After all, no matter what, Zhu Zhanjun is the most powerful vassal king in the Ming Dynasty, and he is also the richest vassal king. It will definitely be beneficial to Ji Gang to make friends with him.

And if Zhu Zhancheng can be involved in this matter, Ji Gang can secretly spread some rumors, such as Zhu Zhancheng suppressing dissidents, subduing others, framed and framed, etc. When the time comes, he can secretly sell Zhu Zhancheng some favors, You can make the relationship closer.

But Zhu Zhanquan was completely unmoved by Ji Gang's words. He just smiled and refused: "Commander Ji is too polite. Since the person behind the scenes has been caught, it will naturally be interrogated according to the practice of our Jin Yiwei. As for the How to deal with the laws of the free court and the emperor's drive, why should we be alone to comment?
Moreover, it is already late at night. Even if I want to attend your interrogation, it is already too late and I have to go to bed.

So let's forget it. I have to work hard tonight to pry open the mouth of the person behind the scenes. After getting the confession, I will report it to the emperor. I will not ask about this matter, so as not to be gossiped about that I framed my marriage. disaster. "

(End of this chapter)