When King Guangping was still the crown prince, when he went out to patrol the front line of Jinzhou, the people he would bring with him were either his confidants or important ministers sent by the first emperor. After all, he didn't put gold on his face on that trip, but he was really going to fight.

Among the noble families in the capital, there are young children who want to mix their qualifications, and some have a better way than this, so they don't have to risk their lives. Therefore, in the end, there were only four noble sons who were willing to follow King Guangping to travel, and they were basically censored, credible enough, and they were all arranged at the back of the large team, far away from King Guangping. As for other ordinary cats and dogs, even the big team may not be able to mix.

In this way, King Guangping knew in his heart who was following him. None of them were convicted because of the case of Zhu Lifei or King Ying's rebellion, except for an old minister who sued the old man and returned to his hometown, the rest of the people are basically still in the court, and even more than half of them used to be his team, but now he recommended them to his younger brother and has become the new emperor's right-hand man. If there were really one or two of them who had colluded with their brother's enemies, but now they were recommended to the emperor by him, the matter would be exposed, and the impact on their brothers would not be small.

King Guangping finally understood why Fan Benzhang ordered Gong Ziqiang not to go anywhere after returning to Beijing, but to come to the palace first, and to tell their father and son about this matter face to face. This is to let them know in their hearts and make a decision as soon as possible, whether to check by themselves or confess to the emperor.

But King Guangping felt that sooner or later this matter would have to be confessed. If the people he recommended in the past were innocent, that's okay to say. If there is a problem, it must be the old ministers left behind by the first emperor, but what if there are people with ill intentions among the people he recommended in the past? Even now, both Zhu Lifei and King Ying are dead. But the Marquis of San'in is still alive, and God knows if that person will be the latter's die-hard loyalist? Moreover, when he thought of the people who had harmed him, he was still living in the world in a glorious manner, and even jumped to a high position with his own hand, and King Guangping couldn't swallow this breath.

He took a deep breath and asked Gong Ziqiang: "Does the landlord remember?" This 'big man'......" He paused, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "How old is he?" What does it look like? ”

Gong Ziqiang said: "The landlord said. After a few years, he can't remember it clearly, and vaguely remembers that he is not young, but it is not very big. It seems to be a little older than you, Lord Wang. Wearing an official uniform, he is very stylish, and he has a beard. Also, he was not closely behind the prince, and there were two rows of four horsemen in the middle. The little one asked General Fan, and he said that the two horsemen in the first row were about the guards of the prince, and the next two horsemen must be the ministers sent by the court. ”

King Quang Binh recalled. Squinted: "Third row? If it was that row, there were four of them. Ma Wanyan, Fang Yishan, Qiu Huiquan, Zhou Chang. Among them, Zhou Chang is my person. As soon as I abdicated, I recommended him to the emperor. Now he should be the left general manager in the general affairs department. He is the oldest, he is already fifty years old this year, and he was not an official at that time, so he didn't think it was him. Qiu Huiquan is the eldest son of Meishan Boyan, who was a royal guard at the time, and his skills were mediocre, but he was once favored by the first emperor and personally ordered him to travel with me. But he still has the eye to know what to expect, so I kept him by my side. He accompanied him in a military position, wearing the crown of a guard, but he was not yet twenty years old at the time, and obviously did not fit the description. ”

Gao Zhen frowned: "That's one of Ma Wanyan and Fang Yishan?" Ma Wanyan himself is a henchman of King Ying, he is the most suspicious, isn't he? ”

Gong Ziqiang said: "The little one has heard General Fan mention it, because Ma Wanyan himself is a great rebel and is the most suspicious one among them, so he specially asked the landlord, but he said no." Ma Wanyan went back to Jinzhou, his subordinates were not restrained, and the local people had a dispute, he personally came forward to reprimand the people, and later someone reported to the prince to know, the prince blamed him, and ordered him to personally go to the people to apologize. I don't know if the prince remembers? At that time, the matter was a bit big, and many people came to watch, and the landlord was also one of them, so he had seen Ma Wanyan and was sure that the person was not him. ”

King Guangping vaguely remembers such a thing, since Ma Wanyan, who is the most suspected, has been ruled out, then there is only one person left-

"Fang Yishan?" Gao Zhen couldn't believe it, "He's the Fang family, right?" Remember that it was recommended by Mrs. Shang? ”

King Guangping nodded: "He is a side branch of the Fang family, the uncle of Cao Taihe, the general of the Zhu State, and he has served in the Military Election and Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of War for many years. He's also quite capable and has helped me a lot. I never thought he would have a problem. ”

However, if the landlord was not mistaken, among the entourage of King Guangping when he entered the city, there were only four in the third row behind him, and Fang Yishan was the one who best met the description in terms of age and dress.

Gao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Since the Fang family has a Fang Sheren who is suspected of rebellion, it may not be possible to have another Fang Langzhong. This matter needs to be investigated! At the very least, we must confirm that there are still a few Ying Wang Yu who have escaped responsibility in the Fang family! ”

King Guangping was silent for a moment and said: "I will find an opportunity to tell the emperor about this matter, but the details will have to wait for General Fan to return to Beijing." You are not allowed to leak the news to the outside world. Fang Yishan has been in the military department for many years, and he is also the son of the Fang family, the cousin of Shang Taifu, and the wife and uncle of Cao Taihe, the general of the Zhuguo. Once this matter is leaked, more people will be implicated. Now that the DPRK and the Central Committee are stable, we must put the overall situation first. ”

Gao Zhen hurriedly said: "But if it is really found out that Fang Yishan colluded with the assassins in the end, will my father still spare him for the sake of the overall situation?" ”

King Guangping smiled slightly: "Nonsense, if you want to deal with a Fang Yishan, why do you have to make a storm in the city?" When the time comes, the emperor will have his own way to deal with him. Even the Fang family didn't dare to say anything, and they would inevitably be much more honest in the future. ”

Gao Zhen settled down at this time, although he was a little unwilling, but the stability of the court is the most important thing, as long as the prisoner obeys the law, whether it is secret or public, it is just a formality.

King Guangping has made a decision, Gong Ziqiang said: "In this case, the little one has replied to the general, and the general has been sending people to continue to investigate the matter, and when the general goes to Beijing, he will definitely be able to report more information to the emperor and the prince." ”

King Guangping thought for a while: "What can be found in Jinzhou, your general will send someone to investigate, since you have the talent to investigate cases, why don't you simply stay in the capital to serve?" Fang Yishan is in the capital, as long as he has a problem, there will always be traces exposed, wouldn't it be convenient for you to stay here to check on him? If you're worried that your general won't agree, I'll tell him. ”

Gong Ziqiang thought about it, then hugged his fists and bowed down: "The little one obeys the orders of the prince." ”

King Guangping smiled with satisfaction and said, "If there is nothing else to do, you can go down first, have a good meal, rest, and go to Fan's house at dawn." I will order someone to arrange a residence for you in the back street of the palace, and give you a waist card, in the future, if you have something to report, you can come in directly through the back door or side door, no longer have to go through the gatehouse, and save yourself from being noticed by someone who cares, and think wildly. ”

Gong Ziqiang grinned, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for the reward." It's just that the small lunch has already been used in the palace, so it's important to hurry to Fan's house while there is no curfew at this time. General Fan had already set off from Jinzhou to return to the capital at this time, and his feet were very fast, if the small one passed one day late, in case the Fan family had no time to prepare, the general would definitely punish the small one. ”

King Guangping didn't force it: "Then go, I will send someone to Fan's house for the deed of Ming'er." ”

Gong Zi forcibly said goodbye, retreated, and hurried out of the palace and rushed to Fan's house.

Only the father and son of King Quang Binh were left in the house. Gao Zhen asked his father: "Father, when do you plan to report this matter to the imperial uncle?" ”

King Quang Binh was silent.

Gao Zhen said again: "Although Fang Yishan is only a soldier in the middle of the army, and he is not a prominent figure in the family, but since the Fang family can produce two rebels, it is difficult to say whether the others are reliable." Now his family is bent on marrying his daughter into the royal family, and I don't know if he has other ideas. Does Mrs. Shang know the details of his family? We don't know either. As for Cao Taihe, when the palace change occurred, it was he who led the forbidden army to protect the emperor's grandfather, if he colluded with his wife's uncle, the emperor's grandfather would have been out of order, and he would have been innocent. But what about the rest of the Army? Are there any henchmen of King Ying or Zhu Lifei who have not been discovered? Father, this matter should not be underestimated. ”

"I know." King Guangping said lightly, "It is precisely because we cannot be underestimated that we must act cautiously, in case there is turmoil in the court, it is not my intention." Tomorrow Laba, there will be Laba porridge in the palace, and the father will enter the palace to thank him, if he has the opportunity, he will vent the things mentioned in the chapter with the emperor in private, so that he can have a number in his heart. Although we don't have any empirical evidence in our hands at the moment, it is not a problem to transfer the people of the Fang family from important positions before the matter is clarified. ”

Gao Zhen saw that his father had a plan, so he settled down. At this time, he remembered that there was also Zhao Wei's post sent today, and he hurriedly opened the post box to see, and saw that in addition to Zhao Wei's post, there was also a letter sandwiched inside. He only used his hand to pinch the paper used for the letter, and he knew who wrote it, and he couldn't help but smile a little.

"Brother Wei came here today and left a message of greetings, indicating that he will come to greet you again." Gao Zhen casually mentioned the content of Zhao Wei's post to King Guangping, and at the same time opened Zhao Xiu's letter, and after reading it quickly, his face became stern.

King Guangping noticed something was wrong: "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, the five girls of the Fang family will hold a poetry meeting, and invite the ladies in Beijing, and Sister Zhao is also invited, indicating that she will go to the Fang family as a guest." ”

King Guangping said casually: "So what? It's just a game for the little girl's family, and the Fang family also invites the ladies of Beijing to come to the door on weekdays. Their family wouldn't do anything to Sister Xiu'er and a little girl. ”

Having said that, Gao Zhen couldn't help but worry. Just learned that Fang Yishan was an anti-party element, but Zhao Xiu was going to go to someone's house to be a guest, why did he feel panicked? (To be continued......)

PS: It's so cold~~~~ My hands are stiff, and it's hard to type~~~~~~