Smuggling Daming

"That's the case, Brother Zhou and Ms. Xie don't have to be in trouble, Jinxuan is willing to withdraw, and when her father returns safely, Jinxuan will ask her father to break off the engagement with the Zhou family!" Hearing that Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were married, Wang Jinxuan's face was ashen, and she finally said the above words with tears in her eyes, then turned around and left.

Looking at the back of Wang Jinxuan leaving, Zhou Zhong suddenly felt very guilty. Xie Lingyun also lowered her head and did not dare to look at Wang Jinxuan, while Biao'er was worried that Wang Jinxuan was doing something stupid, so she stood up and stomped her feet before turning to catch up.

Only Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun were left in the room. After a while, Xie Lingyun suddenly grabbed Zhou Zhong's hand lightly, and said in a low voice, "Sister Jinxuan, I feel very sorry for you!"

"Me too!" Zhou Zhong said with a wry smile. If he said he was sorry, he would be the one who felt sorry for Wang Jinxuan the most. What made him feel even more guilty was that Wang Jinxuan proposed to divorce the engagement. Seeing her crying just now, Zhou Zhong also felt a sharp pain in his heart for no reason.

But then Zhou Zhong had to withdraw from his private affairs, because people from the Chamber of Commerce came to report and told Zhou Zhong good news, and at the same time he finally knew why Wang Jinxuan came to his room so early in the morning.

It turned out that just this morning, there was a news from the capital that Liu Jin, for some reason, actually released Wang Lun from prison, and did not pursue Wang Lun's crimes anymore, that is to say , Wang Lun is fine now, and he is probably celebrating with a group of old friends in the capital, so he can't come back for the time being.

After hearing the news.Zhou Zhong was also confused. Originally according to his plan, Wang Lun should be acquitted after Liu Jin was executed, and he might even be rewarded by the court for being framed by Liu Jin, but now Yang Yi Qing and Zhang Yong are still on their way to Ningxia to quell the rebellion, and Liu Jin is still in full control of the court. How could he let Wang Lun go so easily?Zhou Zhong couldn't understand this question no matter what.

In fact, not only Zhou Zhong couldn't figure it out, but even Wang Lun, the person involved, couldn't figure it out, and his subsequent experience made him even more confused.Even thinking about it hurts his head, but he still has no clue.

Speaking of which, the whole thing happened very suddenly. That day Wang Lun was still leisurely staying in the prison of the Ministry of Justice basking in the sun, and catching lice on his body by the way. This should be his only entertainment in the prison, and the ancients also had lice. It's an elegant thing to talk about.It's just a pity that there is no other elegant person in the prison to talk about knowledge with him, otherwise he would think that staying in prison is not a bad thing.

However, Wang Lun's happy life in prison soon came to an end. Just as he was about to fall asleep under the sun, a young eunuch suddenly broke into the prison and read an imperial edict to him, which was nothing more than The records in the previous palace were wrong.Wang Lun did not miss an official uniform, so now he is not guilty.And it's released immediately!

After the little eunuch finished reading the imperial decree, the people in the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to delay, and immediately invited Wang Lun out of prison. As a result, Wang Lun, who had not turned his head, was invited out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Standing on the streets of the capital, looking at the crowds coming and going, and then thinking about the dark prison cell just now.This made Wang Lun feel as if he was in another world.

Although everything was like a dream, Wang Lun was indeed free.Moreover, he stood on the street and thought for a long time, but finally decided to ask someone for help after he still had no idea. After all, he was not very clear about the affairs of the court, and maybe those friends from the past would know some news.In addition, he is penniless now, not only does he not even have a place to live, but even what to eat for his next meal is still a problem.

When thinking of asking for help, the first thing Wang Lun thought of was Li Dongyang. First, he had a close relationship with Li Dongyang before, so he was naturally the first to think of him when he was in trouble. I know a lot, so I will definitely know why I was released suddenly!

It is precisely because of this that Wang Lun walked to Li Dongyang's mansion on foot, but because he had just come out of prison, his clothes and appearance were too embarrassing, and the servants of Li's mansion refused to let him in until Wang Lun was outside the mansion. When Li Dongyang returned home, he stopped the other party's sedan chair to see Li Dongyang.

"Brother Ruyan, you...why are you here?" What Wang Lun never expected was that when Li Dongyang saw him, he was also taken aback, with an incredible expression on his face.

"Li Gong, don't you even know the news of my release?" Wang Lun also said with a wry smile. In fact, he should have thought of it a long time ago. When he was released from prison, no one came to greet him. This in itself shows that he There must not be many people who know about his release from prison, but he didn't expect that even Li Dongyang, who is a cabinet scholar, didn't know about it.

"You got out of prison? What's going on?" Sure enough, Li Dongyang asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"Li Gong, let's see if we go to the mansion to talk again. Now Zhou is in a state of embarrassment. Just now, the servants in your mansion thought I was a beggar, and they didn't even let me in!" Wang Lun also knew at this time It must not be that simple for him to be released, and he is really embarrassed now.

Li Dongyang finally came to his senses when he heard Wang Lun's words, and immediately patted his forehead and said: "Yes, yes, you see, I am getting old and confused, Ru Yan, you come back to the house with me to freshen up, and I will prepare some food and drinks for you. Then let's eat and talk!"

Li Dongyang took Wang Lun's hand as he said, not disliking Wang Lun's embarrassment at all. At the same time, when he entered the mansion, he also reprimanded several servants guarding the gate, and then immediately asked the servants to prepare hot water clothes and wait for Wang Lun to freshen up. for a moment.

More than half an hour later, Wang Lun and Li Dongyang, who were described as new, entered the living room hand in hand. A table of wine and food had been prepared in the living room. Taking the opportunity to eat something, he told the story of his release.

"Mr. Li, I used the imperial decree to release me this time, but now His Majesty ignores the government at all, and all the imperial decrees are faked by Liu Jin, and the eunuch in the palace who announced the decree turned out to be Liu Jin who really released my imperial decree. Next?" After Wang Lun finished talking about his experience, he told the result of his deliberation for a long time, but based on his understanding of Liu Jin, how could the other party order to release him?

After hearing this, Li Dongyang was deep in thought and said nothing, tapping lightly with the fingers of his right hand on the table. Wang Lun, who was familiar with him, knew that this was only when Li Dongyang was thinking about difficult problems.I saw Li Dongyang sitting there thinking for a long time, his tapping fingers suddenly paused, and then said to Wang Lun with piercing eyes: "Brother Wang, you are destined to have noble people to help you. If my guess is correct, the imperial decree this time should come from His Majesty. meaning!"

Li Dongyang stroked his beard and smiled after finishing speaking. Now Liu Jin monopolizes the power, and even the imperial decree is written by him, but don't forget, there is an emperor in Ming Dynasty, and he can also issue imperial decrees.Moreover, according to Li Dongyang's previous conjecture, Zhou Zhong's Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is likely to be supported by Emperor Zhengde, that is to say, there must be a close relationship between Zhou Zhong and His Majesty the Emperor, and Zhou Zhong is Wang Lun's prospective partner. Son-in-law, now that Wang Lun is in prison, Zhou Zhong is likely to intercede with His Majesty. In this way, it is reasonable for His Majesty the Emperor to pardon Wang Lun.

"Great... a noble person to help?" Wang Lun was a little confused, he didn't know who the noble person in Li Dongyang's words was referring to?

"Hahaha~, brother Ruyan, it seems that you are still really confused, and you don't even know what kind of son-in-law you have found!" Li Dongyang suddenly laughed, and now he can see it, His Majesty the Emperor To release Wang Lun because of Zhou Zhong's relationship, it means that Zhou Zhong occupies a very important position in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor. Of course, Li Dongyang must find a way to win over such an important person, and Wang Lun is the one who wins over Zhou Zhong. A key person, so Li Dongyang felt that there was no need to sleep with him.

"Son-in-law?" Wang Lun was taken aback for a moment, but then he reacted and said in shock, "Mr. Li, are you talking about Zhou Zhong?"

Seeing that Wang Lun finally came to his senses, Li Dongyang also laughed, and then analyzed the reason why Zhou Zhong knew in advance that a major event would happen in April. The well-known connections, and even the support of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is likely to be supported by His Majesty, and His Majesty, the emperor who is only interested in fun, is definitely not as simple as they seem on the surface.

For Li Dongyang's analysis, Wang Lun was also inexplicably shocked. He was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly in a low voice: "No wonder Li Gong and Brother Jiefu went to prison and asked me about Zhou Zhong and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. It is to determine whether Zhou Zhong has contact with His Majesty."

After Li Dongyang heard Wang Lun's words, he said apologetically, "That's right, Jiefu and I did want to get some news from you, Ru Yan, but we didn't tell you because the guess was too shocking. You, I hope you can tell me not to blame you!"

"Mr. Li, you are being polite. Ruyan naturally knows about your painstaking efforts, Mr. Li." Wang Lun also said hastily at this time, "But unfortunately, I don't know much about the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, so I can't help you. If I had known earlier, I would have I should know more about the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce."

"Hehe, Ru Yan is being polite. Although we didn't have any direct evidence to prove the connection between the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and His Majesty, but now that you are suddenly released, Ru Yan, it also shows the connection between Zhou Zhong and His Majesty. And His Majesty also values ​​Zhou Zhong very much, otherwise he would not use the imperial decree to release you." Li Dongyang laughed at this time.

Wang Lun shook his head and smiled wryly when he heard this. He never thought that the Zhou family had such a strong background. He also relied on Zhou Zhong to survive this time.

But just when Wang Lun was about to say something more, a servant of the Li family came to report in a hurry: "My lord, Eunuch Gu from the palace came in person and asked to see lord Wang by name!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)