Sandalwood scented the upper floor of Prince Jin's Mansion. Wang Xian and Prince Jin were sitting opposite each other, having a crucial conversation.
Although this conversation was a bit sudden, Wang Xian had already prepared for it. When he returned to Taiyuan, he would naturally have to face King Jin. This was unavoidable and unavoidable. King Jin could not pass this test, and all his efforts would be in vain.
It's no use
Before, King Jin was not even interested in meeting a small character like him face to face. In the eyes of ordinary officials, the imperial minister was still a figure, but in the eyes of a prince like King Jin, he was really nothing, no different from a salted fish.
It was because he escaped from the dragnet in Wutai County and got Liu Zijin's card that King Jin took him seriously. But it was just attention. King Jin still believed that he had enough cards in his hand to overwhelm him.
No need to come forward in person... At worst, Wang Xian will be reduced to ashes, and it won't turn the world upside down. It will just make the King of Han and King Zhao in the capital spend more time.
But during tonight's operation, someone below reported that he saw the daughter of the former royal palace chief Shi Longtan in the imperial envoy's palace, which made him sit on pins and needles because it meant that Wang Xianzhen was involved with his eldest brother...Think of it
Zhu Jixi and Zhu Meigui's father and son's escape, Yang Rong and Chen Bin's betrayal, and the tragic death of the old princess. This series of bizarre events made him feel that there was a well-organized network coming over his head.
Zhu Jiyan realized that even if he killed Wang Xian, it would not help... because the results of the search showed that Liu Zijin was not at the imperial envoy's headquarters at all, so he was probably with Zhu Migui, and Wang Xian was just something they put on the surface.
A cover, if this cover is exposed, it will not affect the real killing move
The more Zhu Jiyan thought about it, the more he realized that this was the truth. His whole body was immediately enveloped by a melancholy temperament. He really felt scared. Even if he knew that his eldest brother and his son had escaped, and that Liu Zijin had escaped, he had never been really afraid. But now, these factors are mixed
Together, he finally felt the fear
Although he still couldn't figure out what the other party's final killing move was, just thinking about the prince and his son and the boss and his son joining forces to deliver a devastating blow made him shudder...
That's how the conversation on the Star-Zhaing Tower began.
But what surprised Zhu Jiyan was that Wang Xian flatly denied that the prince and the boss and his son were in the same group, and that he seemed to be a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist. This made His Royal Highness the King of Jin somewhat relieved...
Zhu Jiyan stared at Wang Xian with his heartbreakingly melancholy eyes, and listened to his categorical statement. After pondering for a moment, Fang slowly stood up and walked to the window, pushed open the window with his own hands, and looked deeply
Outside the window, there is no wind, the snow falls silently...
"What did you see?" Zhu Jiyan asked Wang Xian who was following him.
"Snow." Wang Xian replied honestly.
"..." Zhu Jiyan coughed lightly and said, "What about through the snow?"
"I can't see clearly." Wang Xian opened his eyes as hard as he could, but still couldn't see anything.
"It's snowing today and it's late at night, so I can't see clearly." The old eunuch hurriedly smoothed things over for the prince: "Otherwise, standing here, you can see the streets of Taiyuan City during the day and thousands of lights at night.
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"Gu Chang looks out of the palace here," Zhu Jiyan said softly, "This will remind me that this is my kingdom and I want to protect it."
"Your Majesty is the Prince of Jin who was conferred by the Emperor. As long as the Ming Dynasty lasts, this is the kingdom of Your Majesty and His descendants, and no one can take it away." Wang Xian gave him another reassurance.
Zhu Jiyan turned his head, looked at Wang Xianding and said: "Can I believe you?"
"Your Majesty, you can only trust me." Wang Xian said softly.
"You are too confident." Zhu Jiyan said with a trace of sarcasm on his lips: "Liu Zijin will still be the lone king of immortality."
"The prince has misunderstood." Wang Xian shook his head slowly and said, "What I mean is that only I can stop the prince from treating Zhu Meigui as a life-saving straw."
"..." A flash of light flashed in Zhu Jiyan's eyes: "Is Liu Zijin in Zhu Meigui's hands?"
"It's not important," Wang Xian said noncommittally: "What's important is that both of them hate the prince, and the prince doesn't want to be an enemy of the prince."
"..." Zhu Jiyan groaned and said after a long time: "It's a pity that I can't help the prince."
"Your Majesty can help." Wang Xian said softly: "As long as Your Majesty stays out of the matter, the Crown Prince will be safe. If the Crown Prince is safe, then the Prince will be safe as well."
To be honest, Wang Xian dreamed of killing this bastard. Thanks to this bastard, he almost died in Wutai County. With his character of retribution, how could he let Zhu Jiyan go? But still
There is a saying that a gentleman takes revenge. Even if Wang Xian wants to challenge the three Jins alone within ten years, how many nails can he drive? He wants to single-handedly defeat the king of Jin, the officialdom of Shanxi, and the generals of Datong.
That is simply impossible. Even if Liu Zijin is in hand, Zhu Meigui cannot do it. What's more, he doesn't know where Zhu Meigui is...
At this time, only by dividing and disintegrating, and choosing one of them to attack, can there be any hope of victory. Ordinarily, the thief should be captured first, but the king should be captured first, but Wang Xian carefully analyzed the situation and decided to pick the weakling... because the other two
It's really too hard.
Prince Jin is a prince, and he is a freshly minted prince. If you think about it, you will know that with the emperor's face-saving personality, he will never depose the successor he has just chosen after deposing a prince.
, wouldn’t that mean that the emperor’s vision was too poor? He was deceived by bad people?
Even for the sake of face, the emperor would not touch Zhu Jiyan, at least not for a few years. Moreover, the relationship between King Jin, King Zhao, and King Han was too deep. Even if they wanted to avoid getting into trouble, the two of them would protect him to the death. At present,
Judging from the situation, the advantages of the latter two are overwhelming. If the prince can hold the city gate in this battle, it is a huge victory. It is wishful thinking to make a comeback in one fell swoop.
Therefore, fighting with the King of Jin now will only make the King of Han and King Zhao go into battle naked. As the conditions for a decisive battle are not yet met, the Crown Prince will definitely lose.
Not to mention Datong General, not only is he inextricably linked to the North Korean Lieutenant General Men Xungui, but it is also outside his scope of authority and he cannot reach out... Even if he tries to reach out, he will be chopped off.
After thinking about it, only the Shanxi officials are easy to bully... Firstly, it is better to be experienced than to be experienced. He has been investigating them all the time. Now that the witnesses and material evidence are all available, it is just a matter of time. Secondly, these guys have always only
It's not the prince's cup of tea to recognize King Jin. As long as King Jin doesn't support them, there's no reason for anyone else to stand up for them.
Of course, the premise is that King Jin really gives up on them...
But how easy was it to ask the King of Jin to give up Shanxi officials? Not to mention the fact that they had worked hard for the King of Jin and had great achievements. If they realized that they had been abandoned by him, they would have crazy backlash, which made Zhu Jiyan subconsciously refuse.
But Wang Xian's proposal cannot be refused... Should we die together with the prince and nephew? Or should we exchange for peace with Shanxi officials? For His Highness the King of Jin, there is no choice at all.
Unknowingly, what Zhu Jiyan has to consider has become how to deal with the aftermath and how to prevent himself from being implicated. And more importantly, how can Wang Xian guarantee that he will keep his promise?
"Give me Liu Zijin first." Having made up his mind, Zhu Ji played the lion and said loudly.
"Liu Zijin can't give it to the prince yet, because he is still useful. But I have an autographed letter from His Highness the Crown Prince." Wang Xian knew his thoughts clearly, and unknowingly he had an envelope in his hand and said, "If the prince
Agree, this is the prince's amulet." He said with a slight smile: "Not only does it guarantee the present, it also guarantees the future."
Seeing the letter, Zhu Jiyan's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and the old eunuch beside him secretly tried his best to grab the envelope first, regardless of the situation.
Wang Xian smiled nonchalantly, threw the letter to Zhu Jiyan, looked at the old eunuch with sympathy, shook his head and sighed.
The old eunuch also figured it out at this time. There was no point in seizing this letter by himself. Because the prince was already on the verge of life and death, and if the prince refused to be neutral, he would both die and drag the prince on his back, so nothing would matter.
If the prince is willing to be neutral, then there is no need to break up with Wang Xian... So
No matter what, there is no need to steal the trust.
No wonder Wang Xian looked at him sympathetically, he was really stupid...
Zhu Jiyan took the letter and saw the beautiful willow-style regular script writing on it one stroke at a time, "Ji Yanxian's nephew personally writes...". He has a deep attainment in calligraphy and has also studied the prince's calligraphy. After looking at it for a moment, he was sure that it was indeed Zhu Gaochi.
He walked to the table, picked up the silver letter opener, opened the envelope, took out the envelope and read it carefully.
The first part of this letter was unremarkable, just reminiscing about old times and asking for help, but the last sentence made Zhu Jiyan perk up:
‘I wish to settle the old grudges with my good nephew, and share hardships today and wealth tomorrow. If I violate this oath, thunder will kill me.
Zhu Jiyan did not care about the promise of "sharing wealth and honor." The prince himself could not guarantee it. Who took his promise seriously? What excited King Jin was the word "future" - what is the future?
Naturally, it was the day after the emperor's death. What if Zhu Di could see it? He would have to light a sky lantern for the prince.
But having said that, with this letter, Zhu Jiyan is indeed not afraid of Wang Xian and the prince playing tricks...
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Jiyan put the prince's letter into his sleeve and said, "I'm finally sleepy. Zhongde is going back first, and I'll think about it before I give you an answer."
"Then I won't disturb the prince's rest." Wang Xian didn't ask any more questions, because there was no need to ask. Zhu Jiyan had already explained everything by accepting the letter.
The old eunuch sent Wang Xian downstairs, asked him to be taken back to the cabin in a sedan chair, and then returned to the top floor of Zhaixing Building.
Zhu Jiyan was lost in thought when he saw the old eunuch coming up, and he came back to his senses and said, "Tell me, how could I agree to him?"
"Because the prince is uneasy," the old eunuch said softly, "too many things have happened recently, anyone would be uneasy."