Wang Zhen lowered his head and spoke in Wang Gou'er's ear for a while, put down a piece of paper in his hand, took two steps back and bowed to stand. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came in from the cracks in the door and window, and the piece of paper fluttered from the table.

After the swing fell, Wang Gouer's expression immediately became nervous. He suddenly stood up from the chair and hurriedly leaned over to pick up the paper. Then he looked at it and couldn't wait to bring the paper close to the lampstand and watched it burn to ashes.

Then he looked away.

But just burning the paper won't help.

Wang Gouer turned back and glanced at Wang Zhen: "If any information about this matter is leaked, I won't kill you, and no one else will be able to spare you!"

"Dad, my son always follows the horse's lead and will never miss a word." Wang Zhen said hurriedly.

Wang Gou'er seemed a bit verbose today and emphasized: "If I fall, the first emperor will not forgive the people involved in this matter lightly, and the second most likely person to come back to power is Haitao. Do you think Haitao will let go?"

Is there any way for you to survive?"

His "son" is nothing but submissive.

Wang Gouer paced back and forth quickly on the floor for several times, feeling that he could not get rid of these craftsmen to annoy the other party; the craftsmen who came to threaten him this time were like copying letters that had just been burned, and even destroying them would not help.

After a while, he suddenly asked: "Where are those people?"

Wang Zhen hurriedly replied: "They are in an inn in the city, waiting for their godfather's reply."

The only way to do this is to be soft and compromise with the other party. Wang Gou'er is very aware of this... But Wang Gou'er has always had secret contacts with people from the Jianwen Party, and has also sent important news many times; Zhang Ning, as the prince of Jianwen,

Why come to threaten again? It seemed like a unnecessary thing. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that the only explanation was that Zhang Ning and his father, Emperor Jianwen, were not in the same boat. Therefore, the inside story of his compromise with Zhang Ning could not be revealed to the emperor.

If this is exposed, it is not appropriate for the Jianwen Party to know.

At this time, Wang Gou'er remembered the news that he was about to reveal to the Jianwen Party recently, about the murder of the prince. Fortunately, the news had not been sent out in time, otherwise it would be very unfavorable to Zhang Ning and he would soon have a grudge. Wang Gou'er planned to first

This information was shared with Zhang Ning's people as a meeting gift to stabilize the other party first.

…

The important news revealed by Wang Gouer and Peach Blossom Fairy after their meeting was immediately sent to Wuchang in a secret message.

Because all the attendants around Fairy Peach Blossom were selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the report came to Yao Ji first, and then when Yao Ji summoned Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning saw the report. This news was completely beyond his imagination. At the beginning, he

Sending people to blackmail Wang Gou'er was entirely out of an overall plan to expand the scope of the eyes and ears. Unexpectedly, a crucial piece of information was obtained immediately, which was a mistake.

"I didn't expect that the bureaucrats in the imperial court could figure out the prince's murder so quickly, and therefore arranged counterintuitive plots..." Zhang Ning looked a little ugly, "If we hadn't decided to send the Peach Blossom Fairy to Yangzhou before, Wang Gou'er would have killed the prince.

We have secretly communicated with Jianwen Jun’s people about the matter. Then the responsibility for this matter must be shouldered by us, and there is no way to shirk it."

It was indeed Yao Ji who killed the man. She thought she had done the right thing when she ordered the assassination of Prince Zhu Wenkui, but now she vaguely felt that Zhang Ning was complaining about it, so she blurted out: "If the matter is confirmed by Jianwen Jun, what will happen?"

What are the consequences?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Ning immediately said seriously: "The consequences are very serious! If we want to further expand our strength, the necessary strategy is to legitimize the Huguang separatist regime; only in this way can it be possible to mobilize as much material resources on the territory as possible

and manpower, taxation and conscription. The Sixteenth Prefecture of Huguang is a vast area (two provinces in later generations, equivalent to two large kingdoms in Europe), with a population of nearly 10 million; however, the number of soldiers and horses in the four water and land battalions of the Suzaku Army is only more than 40,000, and the military expenditure

There is still a long-term shortage, which is the result of a series of policies that are conducive to military expansion and improving the treatment of soldiers... The problem stems from this, the Suzaku Army has no way to use the resources it has.

We are trying to establish a regime that allows the people to assume corresponding obligations. First of all, we need a monarch who is justified in terms of justice. The current choice is only Emperor Jianwen. At this time, everyone in the world is at peace, and civil war is unpopular, so we can only rely on the superiority of force to make peace.

People reluctantly accepted the reality, and a just and honest monarch was essential. Secondly, they had to win over Jianwen's remaining ministers, local gentry, and court bureaucrats, and give them the benefits of sharing power and interests, so that they could effectively control various places.

If our assassination of the crown prince is exposed... it will be known to Jianwenjun and the world. Jianwenjun has lost his most reliable eldest son, is he willing to form an alliance and cooperate with us? They have second thoughts, and there may be some trouble in the future.

; Once the remaining ministers under Jianwen make some publicity and let me bear the reputation of killing my brother, a person whose reputation has been ruined by such a thing will not be supported by his people, coupled with the already unpopular civil war... all the rough steps will be taken.

It may be impossible to realize it, and the prospect will be unimaginable.”

He spoke a lot of what was in his heart very quickly. Seeing that Yao Ji's face was getting more and more ugly, he calmed down and said hurriedly: "I understand that my mother and concubine had other considerations at the time.

As of now, I have no intention of accusing you, we should think of ways to cover up and resolve this matter."

Yao Ji raised her arms, caressed her thin and long sleeves, and muttered: "Empress Ma is going to Wuchang in the next two days... I should burn the prince's head stored in the ice cellar, just in case.

"

Zhang Ning immediately agreed: "What the mother-in-law said is absolutely true. Some things can be said with words, but seeing with evidence is another. Keeping the head will only cause hidden dangers without any benefit. In addition, Ma

After the Queen arrives in Wuchang, you have an explanation. You found her because Zhou Niang revealed the news; and you need to show that we have no ill intentions. The hatred has passed for more than 20 years, right..."

"I know what to do." Yao Ji said coldly. Her face at this moment suddenly made Zhang Ning feel as if his heart was broken.

Should people become emotionless after participating in political games? Care, attachment and disgust, humiliation and hatred should all give way to actual interests, a kind of maximization of benefits after calculation like settling accounts.

?Just like the marriages and marriages of ancient monarchs, some really gave away their beloved true princesses for the benefit of national diplomacy.

Yao Ji's ashen look flashed across her face for a moment, and Zhang Ning seemed to intuitively feel the resentment hidden deep in her heart. She was like a rose that had gone through the wind and frost, still shining brightly on the outside, but inwardly.

Already overgrown with thorns.

Zhang Ning's mind was full of confusion, like a mess. Many thoughts popped up.

One of the clues was that he suddenly remembered a detail. Important information such as the news brought by the eunuch Wang Gouer could only be known by Yao Ji first. He tried his best to create checks and balances within the Xiangwang Group, but in the end there was still

There are many loopholes. This kind of thing is not a matter of trust, but a completely rational inference: If the Yao Ji family wants to seize their own power, or even depose those in power in the future, it will be easy... There is a certain degree of control both internally and externally, and even

Secret intelligence agencies such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all controlled by her. Perhaps all this is inevitable. When Zhang Ning started the army, it was Yao Ji who funded it.

He put aside some useless thoughts, calmed down and said: "The first thing that can be done now is to send a few people over immediately with enough money to establish a stronghold in Yangzhou so as to form a more reliable communication channel with Wang Gou'er.

.Then we can rely on Wang Gouer to set up a situation to resolve this crisis."

"Who can you recommend?" Yao Ji's tone was still a little cold.

Zhang Ning thought for a while: "I remember that there are uncles and nephews named Jiang in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. By the way, Jiang Youde and Jiang Hai, these two people have followed me on several trips before. They are safe and reliable. You can let them go."

Yao Ji said: "Then according to your words, I will give an order to Qiu Changshi later, and the two rivers will be under her control."

Zhang Ning wanted to comfort her a few more words, such as hatred and anger are never good, and it can easily cause people to lose their due intelligence. However, he has not experienced Yao Ji's pain personally, so what is the use of talking about these truths? As for others,

His preaching was even more superfluous in front of Yao Ji.

So the two people in the room fell into silence without any preparation. I don't know if Yao Ji did it on purpose. She seemed to have nothing to say, but Zhang Ning really didn't know what to say.

But she had no intention of ending the meeting, because she was pouring boiling water into a purple clay pot to make tea. Such an action made it inconvenient for Zhang Ning to say goodbye, otherwise it would feel a bit rude.

He sat blankly on the stool, unconsciously stroking his fingers under his cheek. There were still countless threads in his mind, and everything seemed to be entangled together. He picked up the letter on the desk again and carefully

Reading Peach Blossom Fairy's handwritten words reminded him not only of Peach Blossom Fairy, but also of Luo Yaoniang, because it was mentioned in the letter.

His thoughts seemed to gradually open up among countless clues. Zhang Ning couldn't control his thoughts, and had a strong feeling to clear out the clues.

He saw a piano table in the east, with paper and pen placed next to the guzheng on the piano table, so he got up and walked over. There were some scrawled piano scores written on the paper, which Yao Ji had probably created casually before. At this time, he was interested in

I wasn't interested in the music score, I was only interested in the white paper on which I could write, so I took the music score away and threw it aside.

"What are you doing?" Yao Ji turned around and finally spoke.

Zhang Ning said without raising his head: "The imperial court is investigating the whereabouts of Prince Wenkui and will spread rumors; and Wang Gou'er can influence the judgment of Lord Jianwen and other ministers. We may be able to do something targeted to further strengthen Wang Gou'er."

The influence of his son on Lord Jianwen... Peach Blossom Fairy mentioned that Yang Shiqi's family was under surveillance, which aroused the suspicion of the emperor's courtiers; by the way, the last news revealed by Jianwen was that there was suspicion of a spy in the court, and the eunuch Zheng He almost suffered disaster
Chapter completed!