Zhang Jinmo said: "All the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty have archives and portraits in Jinyiwei. Otherwise, when the king of the foreign domain entered Beijing, he made a mistake, wouldn't it have cost many people to fall to the ground? But it just so happened that the painter who gave you the identity portrait of a thousand households was the painter who painted the portrait of the Ryukyu king. At that time, he felt that the two portraits were almost the same person. Therefore, this person also told his colleagues about doing this as a joke, but unfortunately it reached the ears of the minister. That's why the minister became suspicious. ”

Liu Pei said suspiciously: "But there are many similar descriptions in the world, this alone is not enough to explain the problem, right?" ”

Zhang Jinmo nodded and said, "This alone is really not enough. But the prince forgot one thing, this sea Kou is mostly from Jiangnan. Under the red-eyed dragon king, most of them have a Shandong accent. Moreover, there are a lot of people with Shandong accents under the Ryukyu king. This naturally aroused the confusion of the foreign ministers. Therefore, the foreign minister used a few hidden piles arranged in Shandong in the early years of Jinyiwei, so the identity of the prince was completely exposed! ”

Liu Pei was stunned when he heard this, and then there was a wry smile! He never expected that he would try his best to hide his identity, but it would be ruined in the hands of a little painter! Liu Pei thought for a long time before slowly saying, "I think those people who know about this matter are no longer alive, right?" ”

Zhang Jinmo nodded and said: "All the people who knew those things were sent by me to be detectives outside the customs, and in the end, they were all gone." The studio later fell ill and died. ”

Liu Pei shook his head when he heard this, then sat up straight and said slowly: "Since Lord Zhang already knows the truth of the matter, why hasn't it been revealed so far?" ”

Zhang Jinmo said slowly: "At the beginning, after I linked the three identities of the prince, I originally thought that the prince had a heart of disobedience. I thought about arranging it slowly, so as not to act too urgently and cause turmoil in the sea and frontier. And the minister felt that if the prince really wanted to raise troops, Daming could also deal with it calmly. So there was no rush to do it. But later, the prince was bent on expanding overseas, and the foreign ministers thought that the prince might not be opposed, and if the Ryukyus were strong, it would also be good for the Ming Dynasty, so they did not report to the emperor. After all

Blaming a vassal king is a dangerous thing to do! ”

Liu Pei breathed a long sigh of relief and secretly said that it was dangerous! It seems that the strategy of setting the sea first and then the land is correct, and he inadvertently rescued himself once! If he was bent on developing inland, he was afraid that the officials and troops of the Ming Dynasty would have surrounded him long ago.

Liu Pei froze and said, "Why does Lord Zhang want to expose this matter now?" Now I don't have any intention of developing my power on land. ”

Zhang Jinmo let out a long sigh again and said, "The problem lies with the royal family. Because no one thought that the first emperor would die so early! And Imagami has been filled with ecstasy soup by those scholars since he was a child, and he doesn't believe that we are the most loyal people to him! He only believes the nonsense of those who read! You must know that once Jinyiwei leaves the emperor's protection, those civil officials will have a thousand ways to kill us! So the situation we are facing now is precarious! ”

Liu Pei nodded sympathetically and said, "That's right, it's true." Without the emperor's trust, Jinyiwei is a toothless tiger, and he can only be kneaded by others! It's just that Master Zhang has a high position, so you don't have to worry about the end, right? ”

Zhang Jinmo said with a wry smile: "The prince doesn't know anything, and now he is promoting scholars and throwing us aside." Originally, it didn't matter, there was no errand, we just stayed honestly, and I thought that one day we would understand. But now those scholars are overturning the case everywhere, trying to overturn everything Jinyiwei did before! As a result, several cases I had concocted before were also revealed! Now those bitter masters have been reinstated one after another, and some of the descendants of the deceased have also stepped into the officialdom one after another. Now one of their families has openly spoken out and wants to punish me! So I have to find a way out for myself! ”

Liu Pei was quite sympathetic to Zhang Jinmo and these people, not to mention that he had worked for the royal family all his life, and in the end, the emperor actually abandoned these people who were most loyal to him! Liu Pei couldn't help but feel a sadness in her heart! Not only for these people, but also for the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Liu Pei refused to easily believe what Zhang Jinmo said. When he was hesitating, Wang Qifa suddenly said, "Those people you are talking about

Who are they? ”

Zhang Jinmo fluently reported a string of names. Liu Pei turned his head to look at Wang Qifa, saw Wang Qifa reminiscing for a moment, nodded and said, "It's all true!" ”

Liu Pei turned around and said, "But with Lord Zhang's status and means, it is impossible to get out of this situation, right?" ”

Zhang Jinmo said with a wry smile: "I used to be sure!" Because the previous emperors had never abandoned the Jinyi Guard, they could only temporarily order us to hibernate! Now it's different. He left us cleanly and neatly, wishing we were gone. Without the protection of the emperor, our lives and deaths would be in the hands of others. ”

Liu Pei said: "I understand. But you can leave the capital by blowing it up or something, so why not? It's not hard for you at all. ”

Zhang Jinmo said in a deep voice: "I can escape, but what about my family? What the civil servants don't understand is called the bottom line! If I escape, they will take revenge on my family! And even if I escape, I won't be able to get out. The prince should know, if we don't shelter us today, what will happen to Jinyiwei? ”

Liu Pei said tentatively: "Disbanded? ”

Zhang Jinmo shook his head and said: "It will not be completely disbanded, but will fall into the hands of civil officials!" That's what Zhang Taiyue did back then! ”

When Liu Pei heard Zhang Jinmo say this, he immediately nodded and said, "That's true!" Such a sharp knife is, of course, best in your own hands! Those civil officials coaxed the emperor to completely abandon the Jinyi Guard, and after the civil officials took over, they would dismiss a group of disobedient people and retain the core strength. With their tracking, you're afraid you won't be able to escape! ”

Zhang Jinmo nodded and said: "Yes, only after fleeing overseas without the help of Jinyiwei's strength, Jinyiwei will not find us by the wayside." But the power in the hands of the foreign minister is all related to Jinyiwei. After the foreign minister and his family left, if they investigated carefully, they would definitely find out. ”

Liu Pei shook his head and said, "You trust me so much? When I get overseas, it's my territory, and no one will know if I kill your whole family. ”