Zhang Yanling accompanied Zhu Qingyi out of the ruins and put Zhu Qingyi on the carriage. He also ordered a dozen cavalry to escort Zhu Qingyi back home.
Zhu Qingyi sat in the car and opened the curtain, looked at Zhang Yanling and said softly: "The person has been found, Mr. Hou should be relieved."
Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Qingyi, I know you feel a little sad. After all, he is your uncle. However, he is a rebellious vassal king and committed a heinous crime. Even if he is not dead, he will be captured even if he flees to the ends of the earth. He has only one fate, and that was already doomed from the moment he started to rebel."
Zhu Qingyi nodded and said: "I know. In fact, I hate him too, but seeing his end today, I feel a little uncomfortable. But he brought it upon himself, and no one else is to blame. Everyone must be responsible for his actions."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "As long as you understand. Qingyi, I think I still need to remind you of some things."
Zhu Qingyi smiled and said: "What are you talking about? Just say it."
Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Qingyi, if nothing else happens, the rebellion will soon subside. Zhu Zhixiu is dead. The rebels seem to be large in number, but in fact they are demoralized and vulnerable." . Soon they will be wiped out by the imperial army after crossing the river. Soon everything will return to peace."
Zhu Qingyi smiled and said: "Isn't that great? Qingyi congratulates you in advance. You are on the verge of success, and you will live up to the great trust of the court."
Zhang Yanling waved her hands and said: "That's not what I'm talking about. I'm saying that after the rebellion subsides, things may not be over yet."
Zhu Qingyi said blankly: "What do you mean by this?"
Zhang Yanling said softly: "This rebellion has caused quite a stir, and the imperial court will definitely hold them accountable. The imperial court will definitely carry out a purge. Officials of all sizes under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Town, including people at all levels, will probably have to pass the test." of."
Zhu Qingyi frowned and thought for a while and said: "Does the Marquis mean that Prince Qing's Mansion may also have to pass this test?"
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Exactly, Prince Qing's Mansion is in the city of Ningxia, and it is unavoidable to have a close relationship and contact with Zhu Zhixiu. In this matter, the emperor will not have mercy. This is rebellion, and Nothing else. Conspiracy to rebel and seize the throne. The seriousness of this matter can be imagined."
Zhu Qingyi said in astonishment: "But our Prince Qing's Palace was not involved. As you know, Mr. Marquis, Tai Hao was almost beaten to death by Zhu Zhixiu, and I was forced into desperation by him. But my Prince Qing's Palace was never involved."
Zhang Yanling reached out and patted Zhu Qingyi's arm, and said softly: "I know. Not only did your Qing Palace not participate in the rebellion, but you also contributed to the suppression of the rebellion. If you hadn't saved me, protected me in hiding, and assisted me in my actions, I wouldn't have It goes so smoothly. I will report these things to the emperor and the court."
Zhu Qingyi smiled and said, "Then what else am I afraid of?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Of course I'm not afraid. But what I mean is that you still have to pay attention to your words and deeds. For example, when Zhu Zhixiu died, even if you were a little sad, you couldn't show it. Just now you asked me if I wanted to bury him. It's absolutely impossible. Not only can't you do this, you can't even place an incense burner to pay homage, and you can't have the slightest hint of sympathy in your words. If the court sends someone here, your attitude must be firm and there can be no hesitation. Can you do it?"
Zhu Qingyi frowned and said: "Why is this? I mean, is it so serious? The person is dead and the rebellion is over, what else? I don't understand."
Zhang Yanling said softly: "Qingyi, some things are not unfounded. Things in the court are often not as simple as you think. Some people are eager to find such an opportunity to step on others to gain power. If they take this opportunity to bring down another prince, then This is exactly what they dream of when they enter the profession. We cannot give them a chance."
Zhu Qingyi said: "However, our Prince Qing's Mansion did not participate in the rebellion, so they can attack out of thin air? Will the emperor allow them to do whatever they want?"
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "Qingyi, Zhu Chixiu's rebellion this time is directed at the court and the emperor. Someone wants to rebel and seize the throne. What do you think the emperor will think? Will the emperor be kind and forgiving? He must take this opportunity. Killing chickens to scare monkeys will frighten the world. Under such circumstances, we would rather go overboard than tolerate the consequences."
Zhu Qingyi frowned and said: "What do you mean by appeasing the legacy? Is our palace, Prince Qing, a disaster? Where do we start talking about this?"
Zhang Yanling said softly: "Think about it from another perspective. The two princes in Ningxia Town, Zhu Zhixiu, rebelled, and now there is Prince Qing's Mansion here. Will the emperor and the court be wary of Prince Qing's Mansion? Will they nip it in the bud? ?As long as there is the slightest reason, it may be magnified. This does not even matter whether you, Prince Qing’s Mansion, knew about it, participated in it, or whether you have meritorious service. It is purely because of the psychological suspicion caused by Zhu Zhixiu’s rebellion. It’s you. Do you understand the identity and status of Prince Qing's Mansion and the possible consequences of the rebellion in Ningxia Town?"
Zhu Qingyi looked horrified, looked at Zhang Yanling blankly for a long time, and said in a daze: "This... this is too terrible. Could the imperial court confuse right and wrong like this?"
Zhang Yanling said softly: "Qingyi, you are far away in this Ningxia town and don't know what is going on in the court. Obviously I have seen and experienced more than you. Things in the court are by no means as simple as you think, nor are they black and white. That's right. Sometimes people die for no reason, and they don't even know why they died."
Zhu Qingyi looked at Zhang Yanling blankly, her eyes full of surprise.
"Do you still remember what Sun Jingwen said that day? It was originally a secret that I led the army to attack Ningxia City, but someone deliberately leaked the news and sent the news to Ma Qiang from Lingzhou, so that Ma Qiang leaked my whereabouts, which led to my being dismissed by Zhu The city is full of people searching for me. Use Zhu Zhixiu’s hand to kill me." Zhang Yanling said in a low voice.
Zhu Qingyi was startled and whispered: "I remembered it. I was going to ask you who hated you so much and did such a cruel thing. The person who leaked the news didn't even care about counterinsurgency. I want your life."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Yes. This is the danger in the imperial court. This is what I just said. Sometimes I don't know who did it even after I died. As the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty who led the army to counter the rebellion, I Lord Marquis, some people dare to take my life. Can't you still understand what I said before? There are intrigues and intrigues in the court, and they will use any means to fight against each other. We must not judge it by common sense, and we must not give them any chance. I must not Let you be hurt, even though some things may not happen, but we cannot give them any excuse or reason to attack."
Zhu Qingyi was silent for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "I understand, you are trying to protect Prince Qing's palace. So today you specially asked me to appease the people and posted the notice, which is actually a public statement of position."
Zhang Yanling nodded and smiled and said: "I do mean that. Some things must be done, at least on the surface so that no one can grasp the topic. Now there are a lot of demons dancing around in the court, and traitors are in power. We must be careful and not give them a chance."
Zhu Qingyi sighed softly: "I didn't expect that the court would be so chaotic and dark. There is really no clarity in the world. I didn't expect that you would be framed in the court. So what hope is there?"
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "There is no need to be downcast. If the evil does not prevail over the good, there will be times when things will be clear and orderly. The reason why they hate me so much and use such despicable means to deal with me is because they can't do anything to me."
I am their nemesis. I will eliminate these people one by one, just wait and see. You don’t have to worry too much. I am not telling you this to scare you, but just to remind you. I will do everything by myself.
I won’t let them do whatever they want.”
Zhu Qingyi looked up at Zhang Yanling's smiling face in the dim light, and the coldness and fear in her heart diminished a lot. Because she knew that the man in front of her was protecting her.
"I won't let them do whatever they want." He just said it lightly, but Zhu Qingyi knew that he could do it.
"Master Hou, I just listen to you. Thank you very much. Master Hou is so kind, Qingyi doesn't know how to repay you."
"You have repaid me. You have forgotten that you saved me. Isn't this repayment? If you hadn't taken me in, I would have been caught by Zhu Zhixiu and died in Ningxia City." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Zhu Qingyi shook her head slightly and said: "No, even if you didn't go to my house, you wouldn't be caught by them. Ji people have their own destiny, not to mention you are so capable, they can't catch you."
Zhang Yanling laughed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the compliment. It's almost the third update. You should go back and rest. I have troubled you today."
Zhu Qingyi nodded and reached out to close the window. When Zhang Yanling was about to tell the driver to start, Zhu Qingyi opened half of the curtains and revealed her face.
"You have to take care of yourself. Your injury is not serious. You should rest early. Tonight...are you...going to my house to rest?...If you go, I will ask Caiyun to stay at the door for you." Zhu Qingyi
whispered.
Zhang Yanling looked at her with a smile.
Zhu Qingyi's face was feverish and she said hurriedly: "Don't get me wrong, I mean... I can prepare a place for you to rest. There are many empty houses in the house, and they have all been cleaned up. If you have injuries on your body, I will
There are people there to serve you. After all, you need help with dressing and washing."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "I didn't misunderstand. But I have some things to do in the past two days. Zhang Yin has led the army to fight, and I have to keep an eye on many things. In two days, I will go and bother you."
There was a hint of disappointment in Zhu Qingyi's eyes, and she said softly: "Okay, Lord Marquis, take care."
After saying that, he closed the curtains, the carriage started, and soon disappeared into darkness.
Zhang Yanling watched the carriage leave, turned around, looked at the ruins with torches, reached out and took out the key from his arms, and walked over quickly.
Of course Zhang Yanling wanted to rest, but he had the key in his hand and King Anhua's secret room was somewhere. Zhang Yanling had to find it as soon as possible and get the contents inside. He had to get it before Yang Yiqing and the others arrived.