high official

Chapter 553
Wang Xian stood outside the hall for a while, and saw His Highness the Crown Prince arriving late with the support of two young eunuchs.Speaking of it, this was the first time Wang Xian met the prince in more than half a year. Before Zhu Gaochi was ordered by his father to study behind closed doors, although the two had been in contact through secret channels, they finally met.

It's just that when they were face to face, the two had to pretend not to be familiar with each other, so Wang Xian hurriedly paid respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Wang Qing's family invites you." Zhu Gaochi said warmly: "Now that you are not in the East Palace, you must do your job well for the emperor and don't be half-hearted."

"I would like to follow the teachings of the prince." Wang Xian naturally agreed.

"That lonely man went in." Zhu Gaochi nodded to him, and was staggered into the golden palace supported by two eunuchs.

"Your Highness, please!"

When the prince came to the main hall, he saw Zhu Di sitting on the dragon chair with no expression on his face, and the British Duke Zhang Fu sitting on the embroidered pier under the imperial steps.Seeing the prince coming in, Zhang Fu hurriedly stood up.

"My son pays homage to father..." When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Di, his excited cheeks trembled, he broke free from the support of the little eunuch, and fell to his knees tremblingly, "I haven't greeted father for half a year, but father's dragon body has always been safe." good?"

When Zhu Di saw Zhu Gaochi's fat body, he seemed to be fatter than half a year ago, and felt unhappy for a while, but after hearing the prince's words, the emperor felt a little bit emotional, no matter how bad it was, it was his own son, and it was really cruel not to see him for half a year. Then he said in a slow tone: "I can eat and sleep, and my body is very good, but you are getting fat again."

"My son can't help it..." Zhu Gaochi was depressed when he mentioned this matter, he naturally knew that the last thing he liked about a strong soldier like his father was his obese appearance.But there is really no reason for this. Others can eat no matter what they eat, but he grows fat when he drinks cold water. His legs and feet are inconvenient and he can't move around. What should he do if he can only let his body develop horizontally?Pressing down on the sad matter, the prince hurriedly asked: "I don't know what instructions the father and the emperor have given the sons and ministers to come here, is there anything wrong with the sons and ministers?"

"You still don't know what happened?" Zhu Di asked the prince coldly.

"My son has been studying behind closed doors, and knows nothing about the outside world." Zhu Gaochi said hurriedly.

Of course Zhu Di knew that the gate of the Prince's Mansion was always closed, and there were indeed no visitors coming in and out for half a year, but it didn't mean that no one came in, let alone that there was no news. He didn't believe that Zhu Gaochi would be so obedient and turn a deaf ear Something out of the window!Such an idiot is not worthy of being the heir apparent of Ming Dynasty!

But Zhu Di was not in the mood to hit him right now, and just snorted, instead of exposing the prince to his face, he said in a low voice: "Your second brother was assassinated, and his life and death are still unknown..."

"What?" Zhu Gaochi's fat face turned pale, and he changed from kneeling to sitting down, speechless for a while.

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi blankly, trying to see what he was thinking.Now that Zhang Fu had received the imperial edict, he naturally had to observe the prince steadfastly. Judging from his gaze that read countless people, the prince was probably unprepared and was in shock.I just don't know why Wang Xian, who is outside, didn't remind me?Could it be that the kid deliberately kept it a secret from the prince in order to achieve such an effect without acting?If this is the case, then this young man is too scary.

Although Zhang Fu was ordered to observe the prince, he did not pay attention to the prince. He was already an extremely high-ranking minister, hereditary, and his descendants could not be promoted, so Zhang Fu did not interfere with the Tian family at all. business interest.Compared with the crown prince, he was more interested in the rapidly rising Wang Xian.He only heard about this newly popular kid after he returned to Beijing, but it seems to have become a key point affecting the court situation.

What's more, his younger brother, who is incompetent but still has some vision, admires this kid so much that he has already sold better than Wang Xian in Shanxi, and he tried his best to make friends with Wang Xian after returning to Beijing.Zhang Fu didn't want his younger brother to get too close to this kind of person who was branded as a prince, but Zhang Min felt as if he had taken the wrong medicine. Waiting for the crown prince to secure his seat before making friends with him, the friendship will be worthless.

Zhang Fu knew that his younger brother was very young. Although the emperor loved their brothers very much, there was only one hereditary duke. His two younger brothers, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu, had no titles to attack and were only granted the vain position of commander.In addition, his parents left early, and he led troops outside all year round. His two younger brothers were left alone in Beijing, and they both developed a lawless and idle personality.It wasn't until the age of 30 that the family property acquired when the family was separated was almost wiped out, and the two became anxious.

However, as Zhang Yu's son and Zhang Fu's younger brother, it is still very easy to find a fat job to make a fortune. As an official position, the life of Zhang Fu's family is naturally not a problem.But Zhang Xiang didn't bother to ask those people, he wanted to find a way to develop himself.

Not long ago, Zhang Wei, Zhang Fu called him to the mansion, reprimanded him for spending time in Shanxi, debauchery, and disgraced his father, but Zhang Wei didn't care and said that he found a long-term meal ticket in Shanxi. The prosperity and wealth of the rest of my life are guaranteed!
Zhang Xiang's so-called long-term meal ticket naturally refers to the grandson. This kid knows how to play first and second, so he is very close to the grandson. If Zhang Fu didn't push him hard, he would definitely accompany Zhu Zhanji in Shanxi to the end.Through contact with Zhu Zhanji, Zhang Min fully realized the weight of Wang Xian in Taisun's heart, which was unshakable.Thinking about Wang Xian's methods again, Zhang Min clearly saw that a powerful official who would overwhelm the world would rise in the future.Zhang Xiang has no interest and ability to replace Wang Xian in the grandson's heart. His method is to invest in Wang Xian, and the return in the future will definitely be ten times and a hundred times.

In all fairness, Zhang Fu really didn't want his younger brother to stand in line in the battle for the throne, but brothers were not father and son after all, and he, the elder brother, couldn't stop them from doing what they really wanted to do.It is much better for Zhang Min to tell himself first than the third child who accepted the gift from the King of Han without saying a word.It's just that now that the third brother, Zhang Fu, has become the King of Han's man, and if the second child gets mixed up with Wang Xian again, won't the two younger brothers turn against each other?What a headache!

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"Wen Bi, what do you think?" Zhu Di finally looked away from the prince. Although he said it easily before, the last thing he wanted to see was brothers killing each other. Fortunately, observing Zhu Gaochi's expression, it was indeed a With an unexpected face, his suspicion can basically be ruled out.Seeing the prince bursting into tears again with a worried face, Zhu Di felt better... He said in his heart that it seems that these villains usually fight for me to get over the stumbling block, but if something really happens, it is brotherly heart.

The emperor's call also brought Zhang Fu back to his senses, and said softly: "Your Highness, don't be overly sad, you are the elder brother, and you should take on the responsibility of the elder brother at this time, so that His Royal Highness King Han can get the best treatment, as soon as possible. Bring the murderer to justice."

"What the British Lord said is true." Zhu Gaochi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, kowtowed to the emperor, and said, "I implore my father for permission to let me go to welcome my younger brother."

"Go, report back immediately if there is any situation." Zhu Di waved his sleeves, and Zhu Gaochi kowtowed to thank him. He didn't wait for the little eunuch to go to the hall to help him, so he got up by himself and limped out.

After the figure of the prince disappeared outside Yitian Hall, Zhu Di's face gradually darkened and he said, "Tell me, who is so bold as to assassinate the King of Han?"

"This minister really dare not speak nonsense." Zhang Fu said with a wry smile, "I have been in Cochin for too long, and I am already very vague about things in Beijing."

"It's better to be vague. People like you who have nothing to do with them are needed right now." Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "I will leave this case to you to find out. You must find out the truth. Let me know clearly!"

"Yes, I obey the order." Zhang Fu felt helpless, but he still took over the task without hesitation, and said with some hesitation: "It's just that I have never been exposed to criminal names, so I'm afraid I'll miss the emperor's important business."

"You don't have to worry about this, I have prepared helpers for you." Only then did Zhu Di let Wang Xian enter the palace, and after Wang Xian saluted, the emperor said to Zhang Fu: "This is Wang Xian, the governor of Beizhen, your family Zhang Min worked with him in Shanxi, did you mention him?"

"It's full of praise." Zhang Fu smiled bitterly in his heart, my brother already wished he could praise his stinky feet every day.

"En." Zhu Di nodded and said, "Even though this kid is young, he still has the ability to handle cases. The Shanxi fraud case that the ministers of the court and the central government talked about is nothing more than three times and five divisions in his hands." Placing money on Wang Xian, he said, "He is a master apprentice of Yao Shaoshi."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Fu suddenly said, "Since he is a student of Young Master Yao, naturally he can't use common sense."

Although he knew that the emperor was afraid that Zhang Fu would look down on him, Wang Xian still felt a burst of happiness and embarrassment when he heard Emperor Yongle praise him so much.

"He is now the governor of Beizhen, and he specializes in handling the case according to my order." Zhu Di said to Zhang Fu, "Let him be your deputy, and make sure to investigate this case." Then he said to Wang Xian in a cold voice: " If you dare to bring your personal feelings into the case, come and see me!"

"I would like to abide by the sacred edict, and I will handle the case impartially." Wang Xian hurriedly replied in a deep voice: "Return the truth to the emperor."

"Yeah." Zhu Di nodded and waved his hand to indicate that the two could step back.

The two saluted the emperor together, and then Wang Xian retreated behind the British Duke.

The two left Yitian Hall in silence, and after walking a certain distance, Zhang Fucai said, "Although this case is based on my master, I don't know the name of the sentence, so I have to rely on Wang Zhenfu for advice."

"Grandpa, let's call the subordinate officer Zhongde." Wang Xian didn't dare to trust Zhang Fu, and hurriedly replied: "Since the emperor appointed the subordinate as the deputy of the Duke, the big idea is naturally for the Duke to take it. Just add it from the side.”

"Don't be polite, Zhongde, what I'm telling you is serious." Although Zhang Fu is the Duke of the state, there is no arrogance on his face. The matter is so dark, we must rely on Zhong De to raise more points, and we must not hide it."

"I just obey my orders." Seeing the sincerity of what Zhang Fu said, Wang Xian had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)