Chapter 158: Use various means

It was dark at night, and a carriage galloped in the rain, and the faint light kept shooting through the cracks of the car curtains, shining on Zhan Hui's cold face. Zhan Hui was still recalling the conversation with the King of Qin just now. It should be said that he had achieved the expected goal. The King of Qin began to rely on him. Zhan Hui knew that the King of Qin had three capable aides, including Zhao Wuji and Tan Yanling who were beheaded by the emperor for being involved in the smuggling case in Guangdong, and in the end there was only one Shao Wenda, and this Shao Wenda is now in Xi'an Prefecture. In this way, the King of Qin lacked someone to give him advice, so as long as he Zhan Hui's strategy was right, the King of Qin should be controlled by him.

Thinking of this, Zhan Hui couldn't help but sneer on his face. The King of Qin was indeed stupid. He wanted to kill Li Weizheng and even wanted to assassinate his family. Fortunately, he persuaded him. If he really hurt Li Weizheng's family, it would make the emperor suspicious. In this way, no matter how much they impeach Li Weizheng, it would not work.

Zhan Hui actually held a grudge against Li Weizheng. This hatred came from the failure of Ye Tianming's affairs. Ye Tianming finally surrendered to the prince and was recommended by the prince as the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Zhan Hui knew that the reason why Ye Tianming was able to surrender to the prince was definitely the thread that Li Weizheng had brought from it, and Lu Siyuan's sudden disappearance. Zhan Hui guessed that it must have been Li Weizheng's hand and footwork, and in the end, the emperor had a slight distrust of himself. This matter can be regarded as his big fight in Zhan Hui's career, and fell on a young boy who had only debuted for more than a year.

This made Zhan Hui, who claimed to be "I would rather let the world down than let the world down", remember this holiday. He has been waiting for the opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come, how could he let it go easily?

Zhan Hui has repeatedly considered this matter. It is actually very simple to deal with Li Weizheng. As long as he grasps his affairs in Goryeo and Ryukyu, once the time is ripe, the emperor will definitely attack him. Although he seems to have escaped the disaster in his report today, Zhan Hui knew that this matter was far from over, and the envoy of Goryeo had not arrived. There was no explanation for the Zhongshan Kingdom of Ryukyu Island, and there was also a war report on Xiaoliuqiu Island. Zhan Hui found that Li Weizheng did not seem to mention those Fujian fishermen who fled to Xiaoliuqiu Island. There was a bit of a strange thing here and it was worth exploring.

Of course, he would never come forward in person. After all, Li Wei is the prince. When he dealt with Li Weizheng at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang would be suspicious, and he would be suspicious of him and the King of Qin again, which would be more than worth the loss.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Zhan Mansion. Two servants held umbrellas to help the master out of the carriage. Qiuyu came to her face with a cold wind. Zhan Hui couldn't help but chill, shrank his body and walked quickly into the mansion. He went straight into the study. As soon as he entered the room, he ordered: "Let the second young master come to see me."

Zhan Hui's second son was Zhan Yuanzhi. He was the chief clerk of Jiangning County at the time. After becoming an official, he became a little calmer than before. He also knew that some words could not be said casually, and more often he learned to remain silent.

He hurried into the study. At this time, Zhan Hui had already drunk hot tea and felt warm. When he saw his son coming in, he waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

Zhan Yuanzhi did not dare to sit. He stood in front of his father and stood with his hands down. Seeing that he was quite obedient, Zhan Hui nodded with satisfaction and then asked again: "How are you thinking about Miss Sun that I told you last time?"

Zhan Yuanzhi has not been married yet. Although he is interested in Ye Sutong, the deterioration of his relationship with Ye Tianming has made his marriage a fool. This has always been Zhan Yuanzhi's biggest regret. Recently, his father has been very close to Sun Jiatai, the Minister of War, and even has the intention to marry. To be honest, Zhan Yuanzhi does not like Miss Sun's family. He met once two years ago. Perhaps because of his young age, Zhan Yuanzhi saw a yellow-haired girl as thin as sorghum. Now it may have changed a little, but the importance of the first impression made Zhan Yuanzhi full of disgust for this marriage.

Zhan Yuanzhi also knew that the key was the background of this marriage. Even if he was not satisfied, there was nothing he could do, but it was impossible to make him say it was satisfied. Zhan Yuanzhi was silent for a moment and said, "Father, the child has nothing to say, but the child always felt that this kind of marriage would make the emperor wary. Moreover, there were many major cases in recent years, and there were many senior officials involved. Isn't the father's marriage with the Minister of War increasing his own risks? Please think twice."

Zhan Hui glanced at him. Of course, he knew that his son was ruling for all kinds of reasons. He would not say this if he married the daughter of the Ye family. He could not help but do this. Zhan Hui was not furious. His son was already an official and some things had to be understood. He smiled gently and said, "It is good that my son can see this step, but official marriage has been the norm since ancient times. The ancients said: "The punishment cannot be given to the doctor." This is not an explanation. After the emperor ascended the throne, he killed high-ranking officials in large numbers. This is definitely an anomaly. The anomaly will not last long. He is almost seventy years old. With such hard work, how many years can he be in power? The Ming Dynasty has no prime minister, and the future government will inevitably be in the hands of one official group. I will make arrangements earlier now so that I can be at ease. Do you understand my painstaking efforts?"

Speaking of this, Zhan Hui stood up and patted his son's shoulder, comforted him and said, "I know that Miss Sun is not a good person. It is understandable that you don't like her. In the future, your father will just take a few more concubines, but your wife is the storefront. This cannot be determined according to your preferences. Do you understand?"

Zhan Yuanzhi knew that things were irreversible, so he had to sigh and said, "It's up to my father to decide everything."

Zhan Hui nodded and sat down to return to today's topic, "I asked you to come today not to talk about your marriage, I have something to leave to you."

"Please give me instructions."

Zhan Hui pondered for a moment and said, "The Goryeo Special Envoy is about to enter Beijing. I am the Minister of Personnel. I cannot ask about this matter, but I must care about this matter. The only official in the court who is proficient in Goryeo language is Han Yi, the right deputy of the pedestrian department, but he is just a seventh-rank official. If I have contacted him directly, you will contact him on behalf of my father. This matter is confidential, so I asked you to come forward. Have you remembered it?"

"I understand that it's still early, so I'll get in touch with him now."

"You don't have to be too nervous. He was originally promoted to his father. He will cooperate with you well. Go!"

Zhan Yuanzhi bowed to his father and left in a hurry. The study room became quiet again. Zhan Hui looked at the fine night rain outside the window with his hands behind his back. He unknowingly fell into deep thought.

King Zhu Chuang of Qin was different from Zhan Hui. He left the Xihuai Restaurant after Zhan Hui walked for about a quarter of an hour. He did not go back to the mansion directly. Instead, he circled around the capital before returning to the Qin Palace. As soon as he entered the mansion, a servant immediately came to report that Mr. Shao was Shao Wenda. He was once neglected by the King of Qin. However, after Zhao Wuji and Tan Yanling were executed by Zhu Yuanzhang for smuggling, the King of Qin could not find a suitable adviser for a while, so he re-emphasized Shao Wenda. However, Shao Wenda has been in Xi'an Prefecture to deal with the matters in the palace for him, which made him unable to ask for advice. Today, Shao Wenda's sudden arrival made him very happy. Shao Wenda came at the right time, and he immediately ordered: "Please ask Mr. Shao to answer in my study."

After a moment, Shao Wenda hurried to the study room. He immediately knelt down and said, "See Your Highness!"

"Mr. Shao, please get up!" Zhu Cheng asked Shao Wenda to sit down, and asked him with a smile: "Why did sir think of coming to the capital?"

"The last time His Highness sent a letter, saying that he wanted to deal with Li Weizheng, I came for this."

"Oh!" Zhu Ren sat up straight and asked excitedly: "What news does sir bring me?"

"I brought someone, and he knew something that was not good for Li Weizheng, but he was ugly. Does Your Highness want to see him?"

For Zhu Chuang, killing Li Weizheng is almost as important as he entering the East Palace. If it weren't for this Li Weizheng, he might have been sitting in the East Palace and reading a book. He immediately said without hesitation: "Even if he looks like an evil ghost, as long as he can help me kill Li Weizheng, I don't care. Let him come to see me immediately."

Shao Wenda asked the guards to bring the people. Soon, the two guards led a man in. He wore a soft hat and a mask on his face. The visitor knelt down and said, "The villain Zhou Ming, a native of Penglai County, see His Highness the King of Qin."

Shao Wenda next to him introduced: "This Zhou Ming is proficient in Japanese and was once the translator of Li Weizheng when he went to Japan. Because he knew some secret matters about Li Weizheng, he was killed by Li Weizheng afterwards. He escaped by luck and was rescued by his brother-in-law, the King of Qi, who was appointed as the deputy Qianhu family in Penglai. The King of Qi felt that he was very important, so he sent someone to send him to Xi'an Prefecture, and his subordinates brought him to the capital."

Zhu Chuang was overjoyed. This was an extremely useful chess piece. He quickly ordered the people around him to say, "Take Mr. Zhou to take a shower and change clothes immediately, pick two maids to serve him well, and do not be negligent at all."

Seeing that the King of Qin attaches importance to him, Zhou Ming kowtowed three times and choked and said in a choking voice: "The villain is willing to serve Your Highness."

The guard took Zhou Ming down. Zhu Xi was in a very good mood tonight. He poured a cup of tea for Shao Wenda and said with a smile: "I went to meet Zhan Hui, the Minister of Personnel today. The sir, to take a closer look!"

This night of miserable autumn rain was destined to be an intriguing night. At the same time when Zhu Ceng and Zhan Hui secretly met at the Xihuai Restaurant, Li Weizheng also came to the home of Fiting'an, the three Jinyiweishu. It was Li Weizheng's established plan. He was different from Zhan Hui and Zhu Ceng. He had very little qualifications and had no connections in the court. The prince could no longer help him. Most of the other confidants of the prince were not in the capital. In fact, Li Weizheng knew that even if they were in the capital, they would not help him. Everything could only rely on himself. The only force he could rely on was the three Jinyiweishu. Needless to say, Luo Guangcai would definitely help him. The key is Fiting'an, he was the thousand households of the three Jinyiweishu. If he didn't nod, Luo Guangcai would not help him even if he was willing.

So, Li Wei came to the Fei family the next day after returning to the capital. Feitingan went to pick up the envoy of the Gaoli, but Li Wei knew that the person who was the real decision of the Fei family was Fei Tian, ​​the father of Fei Tian. In any case, he would convince Fei Tian today.

Li Wei was handing a post to the doorman, but the doorman didn't dare to neglect and hurried to report to the master. After a moment, the housekeeper came out and said, "Please follow me, my master will invite you."

The housekeeper took Li Weizheng to the living room and sat down, and served him with fragrant tea and a plate of snacks. "Mr. Li, please wait for a while, my master will come after changing his clothes."

"Thank you, go and do it! I will wait here."

Li Wei was waiting patiently. After about a quarter of an hour, a slight step finally came from outside the door. Fei Tian's thin figure appeared at the door. He laughed and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time. I was just trying a piece of newly bought jade. It's hard to let go of the authentic ones halfway through the authentic ones, so I'm late. Please forgive me."

Li Wei met Fei Tian once when he was a thousand households in the Three Jinyiwei Institute. At that time, everyone had a good relationship. He quickly stood up and bowed and said, "It's my nephew who is here to disturb my uncle's rest. I should apologize."

Fei Tian walked in, waved his hand at Li Weizheng and smiled, "Please sit down with a good nephew!"

The two of them took a seat, and a maid also gave Fei Tian a cup of tea. Fei Tian picked up the tea cup and asked, "There is a lot of noise in the past six months! Even I, an old man who usually doesn't leave the house, have heard of it."

"My nephew is a person who can't rest and likes to take a boat to sea." Li Wei was just talking about this, so he took out a small wooden box from his arms and pushed it to Fei Tiandao: "I know my uncle likes jade. This top-quality crystal was obtained from Danluo Island, and I specially honored him to my uncle."

He heard it was the best crystal. Fei Tian, ​​who was obsessed with jade, immediately took the small wooden box and opened it directly without even being polite. In front of him was a square transparent crystal about two inches wide and thick. This crystal was the best crystal obtained by Li Weizheng. After making the glasses, this little bit was left, and he gave it to Fei Tian as a gift.

Fei Tian's eyes lit up. He carefully held up the crystal clear crystal and looked it carefully. Finally, he looked at the candle. There was no impurities in the crystal, and a icy blue color faintly revealed. Fei Tian's eyes showed an extremely shocked look. The preciousness of this crystal is not only because it has no impurities, but also because of its transparency. Through the thickness of two inches, the items on the opposite side will be visible at all. If placed in the water, it will not be found. He has never heard of this crystal of color. It is no wonder that this crystal has only been produced in a century.

"This, this..." Fei Tian could hardly say anything, and finally he stuttered: "Nephew, is this for me?"

Li Weizheng smiled and nodded and said, "It was originally a big piece, but most of it was used thousands of miles ago. In the end, only this small piece was left. Please be sure to accept it."

Fei Tian suddenly fell silent. If he was Ye Tianming, he would accept it without hesitation, but what does he have to do with Li Weizheng? It was just that his son had followed Li Weizheng for a few days, just a little friendship between colleagues. Is it worth him that Li Weizheng gave him such a precious gift? Fei Tian suddenly became alert. Li Weizheng would not come to the door without any trouble. His affairs must be related to his son's fate. No matter how precious the crystal is, Fei Tian would not accept it easily. He put the crystal back into the wooden box, gently pushed it towards Li Weizheng, and smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Li is asking me for something! Please tell me if you have something to do."

Li Wei was just hearing his name change to him, and he smiled indifferently and said, "These are two different things. Crystal is the intention of my uncle to my uncle, because my uncle truly understands its value. In addition, my nephew does have something to come to Ting'an. I heard that he hasn't come back yet?"

Fei Tian heard that he denied that delivering crystals was related to doing business, but he still didn't dare to be careless, so he nodded and said, "He will go back and forth tomorrow and the next day. What is it? Lord Li, please tell me directly. If things are not important, I can make the decision for Ting'an."

Li Weizheng actually came to see Fei Tian today. He pondered for a moment and said, "I don't hide it from my uncle. Recently, someone is going to frame me. I am very worried that they will be unfavorable to my family, so I want to ask Luo Guangcai to send some brothers to protect my house. I just want to invite Fei Qianhu not to stop it."

Fei Tian didn't say anything for a long time. Of course, he understood who Li Weizheng said was the person who framed him. Isn't it the King of Qin? The King of Qin wanted to revenge Li Weizheng. No one in the court knew that Li Weizheng said that protecting his family was just an excuse. In fact, he wanted to use the Jinyiwei to find out the news for him. In terms of emotion, Fei Tian was more inclined to the prince and also disliked the King of Qin, who was a rude and mean person. When he was a thousand households in the Jinyiwei, the King of Qin once wooed him, but he was unwilling. As a result, the King of Qin stabbed him from behind and asked Zhao Yue to secretly report to the emperor that he was corruption when he was raiding his house. Although there was no evidence to prove that he was corruption afterwards, the position of the Jinyiwei commander missed him.

This is an old account from many years ago. Fei Tian has forgotten it. Now Li Wei is about to compete with the King of Qin, but Fei Tian is not optimistic. Li Weizheng's strength is really too weak. Now there is not only the King of Qin, but also some important officials of the court, such as Zhan Hui, Sun Jiatai, etc., who are also dealing with Li Weizheng. Without the backstage of the prince, how could he be able to beat these high-ranking officials and powerful people? So Fei Tian will never let his son stand on the same front with Li Weizheng. If Li Weizheng wanted his son to help him, Fei Tian would definitely refuse. However, Li Weizheng seemed to know that he would not agree, so he chose a compromise plan and asked his son to remain silent. Although this was also a kind of secret help, it would be a bit unreasonable to not even give him face.

Fei Tian pondered for a long time and finally nodded, "Please rest assured, Mr. Li, although the dog cannot do anything for him, it will not hurt Mr. Li's wife and children."

He suddenly smiled and took the small wooden box over, "Since this crystal is the heart of my nephew, I will accept it with a smile."

After coming out of Fei Tian’s house, it was already dark and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. There was no pedestrian on the street. Li Weizheng’s carriage galloped in the rain for about half an hour and finally arrived at his mansion at Liu Jun Shiqiao. The carriage slowly slowed down and finally stopped in front of the gate. As soon as Li Weizheng got off the carriage, Jiao Sanlang ran out of the mansion and handed a flying knife with a letter to Li Weizheng, and said in horror: "Sir, this is an hour ago someone shot it into the adult’s study."

"Why are you panic? This is just a way to deliver letters." Li Wei glanced at him dissatisfiedly. They were so panicked before the struggle had begun. He took the letter from the flying knife and opened it. There was only one sentence in it: 'One hour ago, Zhou Ming entered the Qin Palace.'

‘Zhou Ming!’ Li Weizheng was shocked. Was he really not dead? Although the matter came suddenly, Li Weizheng forced himself to calm down. The King of Qin's intention was very obvious. He wanted to use Zhou Ming to deal with him. Since he already knew, he would not let the King of Qin succeed. But who surprised Li Weizheng was the letter sent by him. How could this person know Zhou Ming?

Li Weizheng was puzzled and had to temporarily suppress the idea. He immediately entered the door and wrote a note and handed it to Shisanlang beside him and said, "You can go and hand this letter to Luo Guangcai and let him do as arranged in the letter."

"Abide by the order!" Shisanlang took the note, jumped towards the rainy night, and disappeared into the dark curtain for a moment.

Li Weizheng kept watching him leave, and then walked towards the study. After walking two steps, Li Weizheng suddenly stopped. He remembered the strange fire. The fire was not released by Shisanlang, but someone else. Zhou Ming escaped from that fire. Was it the fireman who made it?
Chapter completed!