Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Song Cheng led a group of detectives to come here, and was quite surprised to see such a bustling Prince Consort's Mansion today. At the same time, he noticed the Xing Wang Zhu Youqiu at the head table, who was like a star holding the moon in his arms.

In fact, he had never met Xing Wang Zhu Youqi, but he could only infer from Zhu Youqi's royal attire and age that the person in front of him must be King Xing, who was recently regarded by many as the next generation monarch of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Youtang and Zhu Youtang in the field of vision are somewhat similar, in my heart, I feel like comparing oranges and tangerines. The two are similar but in fact they are completely different.

Every time I see that person in the Forbidden City, even though I look very calm, I feel a deep sense of awe in my heart, and I am glad that the Ming Dynasty has welcomed such a wise monarch.

It's just that the Prince Xing, who is being admired by all the stars, has obviously drunk too much at this time, and his whole smile is full of stupidity. Not to mention the aura of an emperor, not even the aura of a king.

If the empire really falls into the hands of such people, perhaps there won't be any big trouble in the empire, but the lives of the people will definitely get worse and worse.

"Are you going to rebel? This is the Prince Consort's Mansion, and King Xing is here again today. How dare you, a little Shuntian Prefecture Yin, to break in here?" Seeing the sudden appearance of Shuntian Prefecture Yin Song Cheng, one of them drank a little too much. The official stood up and sternly accused.

This banquet place was very lively. Many people originally didn't notice Song Cheng barging in with someone, but now they all focused their attention on Song Cheng.

Song Cheng's identity is actually also easy to identify. Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty are getting younger, the third-grade black-faced young officials are still very clearly identifiable.

Today is indeed a good day. The spring light falls on Song Cheng's dark face, making it look even more selfless.

"Song Fuyin, what do you mean?"

"Lord Song, don't even look at what day it is today!"

"Today is such a grand event, you came here on purpose to cause trouble, right?"

…

The officials and dignitaries present saw Shuntian Prefecture Yin appearing here with a group of spies. They believed that their numbers were powerful, and King Xing was sitting here, but they all criticized him one after another.

Although Song Cheng is a third-rank official of Shuntian Prefecture, Shuntian Prefecture Yin is actually a "local official", which is completely different from the third-rank official of the capital present.

As for the nobles present, they did not pay attention to Song Cheng, who had no foundation. Now that he appeared and disturbed King Xing's interest, he was destined to be expelled from the court in the future.

That's why they are now confident and can't wait to join forces to immediately drive this black-faced young man who has disturbed their interest out of the Prince Consort's Mansion.

As the owner of the Prince Consort's Mansion, Wang Zeng had noticed Song Cheng immediately, and today's Prince Consort seemed particularly quiet, even hiding something on his mind.

Facing a small Shuntian Prefecture Yin, he naturally looked down upon him. He looked confusedly at Song Cheng who dared to disrupt his mother's birthday party, only to find that Song Cheng was actually looking at him.

Although Song Cheng was most likely coming for himself, he had always acted cautiously. Even the Jin Yiwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not aware of the existence of his organization, and did not think that a small Shuntian government office could find out about his organization or the existence of his organization. own crimes.

Song Cheng ignored the voices around him and instead looked at Wang Zeng: "Wang Zeng, please go back to Shuntian Yamen with my Yin!"

Catching the Prince Consort?

When the people present heard that Song Cheng had come to arrest Wang Zeng, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Although the Prince Consort was only from the fifth rank, he was a genuine royal relative. As a local official, the Shuntian Mansion Yamen really did not dare to arrest the Prince Consort.

In particular, Wang Zeng is a well-known sage, and now he has obviously close contacts with Xing Wang Zhu Youqi. What Song Cheng is doing now is simply unreasonable.

"Song Prefecture Yin, I am a relative of the emperor. Why do you, the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, restrain my consort?" Although Wang Zeng knew that Song Cheng was favored, he asked as if he was confident.

"Shuntian Mansion is in charge of the world's prison affairs. Don't you even know this?" Song Cheng frowned and explained very patiently.

Uncle Jingyuan Wang Xian stood up and said disapprovingly: "My second uncle is the prince-in-law of the court, and I am Uncle Jingyuan. I advise you to think about it first!"

"Because the case involved in the king's consort is too big, now Uncle Jingyuan has to go with me!" Song Cheng's eyes fell on Wang Xian, who was shouting, and he seemed to be matter-of-fact.

ah?

The officials and dignitaries present heard that Song Cheng and even Uncle Jing Yuan wanted to capture the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, and their eyes widened in shock.

Although Wang Xian was dismissed by Zhu Youtang from his post in the Twelfth Battalion earlier, he was still a dignified Earl of Ming Dynasty after all, and he was the only Wenjue with Xinxin Earl Wang Hua.

Now Song Cheng has arrested Wang Xian and sent him to the Shuntian Mansion Office. Not to mention whether Wang Xian made any mistakes, a small official of the third grade Shuntian Mansion Office may not be able to accommodate this giant Buddha.

"Absurd! You, a small Shuntian government official, do you really think you can arrest anyone you want?" Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, slammed the table and asked directly.

Song Cheng naturally recognized Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and said with an expressionless expression: "This official is handling the case according to orders! Not to mention the earl, even if King Xing is involved in the case, I will stick to it!"

this……

After hearing Song Cheng's clear statement, the officials and dignitaries present immediately looked at each other, and then turned to look at Xing Wang Zhu Youqi who was sitting above.

Zhu Youqian was in a good mood before Song Cheng came in, and he also liked this kind of banquet where all the stars were applauding him. However, after hearing Song Cheng's statement, his face couldn't help but darken.

Although he has always faced his teachers with a humble attitude, this is just a need for survival, not that he is really a soft persimmon who can be manipulated.

Now that Song Cheng was openly despising himself, he secretly decided that once he inherited the throne in the future, he would make this black-faced young man pay the price.

"What a shameless statement! I am Zhao He, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division. All I need to do is call all my brothers here, and you can't take any of them away!" A strong young man with a strong build stood up and said tit for tat.

At any other time, he, a small sixth-grade commander, would naturally not dare to stand up and challenge the mighty Shuntian Prefecture Yin, but there were too many powerful men present who were more powerful than Song Cheng.

"Well done, call everyone from the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department immediately!"

"It's not the turn of Shuntian Mansion to act wildly here in Wangfu Street, so we must summon the soldiers and horses immediately!"

"A small Yin of Shuntian Prefecture actually dares to take away King Xing, and has people from the Military and Horse Department come to surround him. I am responsible for everything!"

…

Many big shots present realized that the personnel of the Military and Horse Department were no less than those of the Shuntian Government Office, especially the commanders of the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department, so they all stood up to express their support.

For a moment, the police officers of Shuntian Mansion were in a dilemma.

Facing the obstructionist dignitaries, Song Cheng looked stern and said: "Who dares to stop me? I have been ordered to investigate the assassination of the emperor, and I will punish the nine tribes! Anyone who dares to obstruct, whether he is a relative of the emperor or a relative of the country, will be guilty of the same crime. !”

At the end of the day, the last two words are very important.

Assassination of the emperor? Kill the nine tribes?

The dignitaries at the banquet were dumbfounded, and even took a few steps back, looking at the emperor with horror on their faces.

If it were other charges, they would dare to interfere. It was just an assassination of the emperor. Once the matter is confirmed, then it is not unjust for them to be labeled as accomplices.

As soon as he thought of this, the dignitary who had just screamed the most fiercely immediately died, and the Dongcheng soldiers and horses, Zhao He, who was planning to mobilize his own manpower to stop it, suddenly withered.

"Yin of the Song Dynasty, the emperor was assassinated, why did you go straight to my consort?" Wang Zeng realized that his expectations were disappointed, so he pretended to be innocent and opened the exquisite antique painting fan and asked.

Song Cheng's eyes locked on Wang Zeng for an instant, but he said with understanding: "Wang Prince Consort, you said that I went straight here? In this case, you know that the assassination happened just now, and my Yin also just happened. Received a commission to investigate?”

Huh?

Guanglu Temple Qing Zhangge and other officials were also vaguely aware that there was something wrong with Wang Zeng's words. At least they still knew nothing about the emperor's assassination, but Wang Zeng seemed to know something hidden.

"I am a relative of the emperor, and Princess Jingshan has frequent contacts with the palace. I have not heard Mr. Jingshan mention the emperor's assassination recently, so your majesty's assassination must have happened today, and it must have happened in Xiyuan!" Wang Zeng knew that he The person must have just missed the assassination attempt while lurking in Xiyuan, he explained with a fan in a very reasonable manner.

Song Cheng was not in a hurry. He stepped forward and saluted Princess Jingshan who was sitting at the end of the table: "I have met Princess Jingshan! Your Majesty has already told you that Princess Jingshan should go back to the Princess Mansion to wait for this matter." The truth must be given to the princess!"

In fact, the most difficult thing to deal with at this time is the princess. It is impossible to deal with the implicated princess, and it is impossible to let the consort Wang Zeng go because of the princess's face.

"Where is the truth? I have been in love with the princess since they got married. How could I do such a treasonous thing!" Wang Zeng vaguely felt that he was going to be detained for investigation, and he immediately put away the painting fan angrily.

"Jingshan, are you mute? The emperor put such a big label on my son. Are your royal family so ruthless and unjust?" Mrs. Zhang did not intend to let the princess leave, and she pretended to be accusing her.

Princess Jingshan seemed to have figured something out, but she smiled miserably: "My royal family is ruthless and unjust? I have been married to the consort for twenty-four years, and have been looked down upon by your family for twenty-four years. It is not unreasonable to have no children yet." I don’t care. The late emperor sent people for diagnosis and treatment. The emperor and the empress have shown great care in recent years and have even started looking for a baby to be adopted by me. Who do you think is heartless?"

"Didn't the miracle doctor say that? If you can't have children, we have to blame our family for this?" Wang Zeng frowned slightly, but pointed at Princess Jingjia with his fan.

Princess Jingshan looked at Wang Zeng from a distance, with complex eyes and said: "Do you think you have a child? But you probably don't know it yourself. Little Taohong was not born prematurely, it's just that you want to be a father!"

ah?

When the people present heard about such an important family matter, they immediately looked at each other and at the same time looked at the consort Wang Zeng with complicated eyes.

When things got to this point, regardless of whether Wang Zeng assassinated the emperor or not, just secretly raising a woman and giving birth to a child was enough to make Wang Zeng doomed.

It’s over!

Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, had always known that Wang Zeng was a very smart and shrewd man, but seeing that "the back house was on fire" now, he secretly shook his head.

"You... no, it's nothing at all. You... you deliberately framed her as your husband, and you want to remarry and have children, right?" Wang Zeng opened the fan again in confusion, but said back with a strong desire to survive.

Princess Jingshan had never been a stupid woman, but she looked at Wang Zeng with disappointment and said: "Princesses from the Ming Dynasty never remarried. Don't slander the integrity of my Zhu family women like this!" After a pause, she seemed to have seen through it. As usual: "I entered the palace yesterday and played mahjong with the Queen Mother in Renshou Palace. I also heard that the emperor has been unwell recently and is resting in Qianqing Palace. But you seem to only care about the letter delivered to you by Concubine Shao and don't care about the affairs in the palace. I don’t care! I don’t know whether the emperor has been assassinated recently, so how can you know? But your behavior today is indeed strange. Maybe you don’t even know it yourself. Once you want to wait for a certain result, you will feel It’s hot…it’s easy to use the fan!”

By the end of February, the spring cold in Beijing has not yet dissipated.

Easy to use fan?

The people present saw that Wang Zeng was fanning himself with an antique fan worth tens of thousands of gold, and they couldn't help but look at the consort Wang Zeng again in shock.

If it is true as Princess Jingshan said, then the assassin was probably sent by Wang Zeng. But while he was waiting for the results, Song Cheng quickly found out, causing chaos.

"Jingshan, don't forget, you are half a member of Uncle Jingyuan's house. Why do you want to slander my son like this?" Mrs. Zhang did not expect that this princess, who has always been submissive, would force her son to be unable to resist. , Dang even playing the emotional card.

Princess Jingshan seemed to have seen through everything, but she met Mrs. Zhang's gaze: "I am the princess of the Ming Dynasty, and I have never been from Jingyuanbo Mansion! As for Jingyuanbo Mansion, now your son dares to assassinate the emperor, Who among you in Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion can still survive?"

Princess Jingshan's voice was soft, but it made the surrounding guests feel the chill of winter. The staff and close relatives of Jingyuan Bo Mansion present were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

In order to assassinate the emperor, apart from Princess Jingshan, no one in their Jingyuan residence could survive.

Since it was Mrs. Zhang's sixtieth birthday today, not only everyone from Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion was present, but even those who were related to them were here, so no one could escape.

"Jingshan, don't talk nonsense here. My son has never done such a treasonous thing!" Mrs. Zhang suddenly panicked, but she denied it.

Princess Jingshan saw the panicked old lady Zhang feeling a pleasure she had never experienced before, but she chose to press forward step by step and said, "I'm afraid you also know whether I have done it or not!"

"How can I know this clearly?" Mrs. Zhang asked with doubts in her eyes when faced with this question.

Princess Jingshan glanced at the area where she was, but she asked rhetorically: "You even want me to accompany the female family members brought by King Xing. Do you really think you don't know about it?"

ah?

When the guests present heard this, their eyes suddenly widened.

If the emperor is assassinated, the next emperor will be King Xing. It was indeed inappropriate for Mrs. Zhang to arrange for the princess to accompany the female relatives brought by King Xing, but if King Xing ascended the throne soon, then this arrangement would make sense.

Prince Xing Zhu Youqi did not expect that things would happen to him again. At this time, he was so frightened that he did not dare to breathe heavily. He felt the uncontrollable feeling in his childhood that he had not seen for a long time.

puff!

Mrs. Zhang was suddenly filled with anger and blood, and a mouthful of old blood suddenly spurted out. Is this still the stupid princess who allowed her to bully her for twenty-four years and was played by her own son? (End of chapter)