Zhang Weihan, the secretary of the household department, controls the power of land, taxes, household registration, military quarters, salaries, food and salary, and financial revenue and expenditure, and his position is very important. This is why Murong Qian wanted to cooperate with Luo Ji before, if he didn't have enough silver taels in his hands, who would do things for you.

Zhang Weihan has been going to Fang Lan Yuan recently, and has fallen in love with one of the women named Jiaorui, who is really as beautiful as her name, delicate as a flower, gentle and moving.

Knowing that she was innocent, she entered Fanglan Garden in desperation for a living, Zhang Weihan felt pity and spent a hundred taels of silver to redeem her home, becoming his third concubine.

Zhang Weihan stayed in Jiaorui's courtyard at night, and occasionally played chess with her to talk, but he didn't expect this Jiaorui to be smart and clever, and he actually had a lot of opinions about the affairs of the government and the opposition, so Zhang Weihan trusted this concubine more, and told Jiaorui many things about himself, and Jiaorui also said that he would keep his mouth shut and never spread the word.

Recently, Zhang Weihan was a little troubled, he actually received an invitation from the Six Princes. He knows these six princes, he is smart-minded, he is well-behaved, and he was high-spirited and deeply favored by His Majesty, but then his legs were broken, and he heard that the whole person was decadent, and he slowly fell silent. But recently, I heard that the Holy Maiden of the Medicine King Valley was healing him, could it be that his leg was almost healed?

If the sixth prince really has a leg disease, will he re-enter the eyes of His Majesty, with his ingenuity, he must be able to get the holy favor soon. Thinking of this, Zhang Weihan was a little unsure, and he didn't know whether he should accept the invitation.

"I'm afraid that His Highness will find out about this and think that I am unfaithful to him, so he will no longer trust me."

Jiao Rui gave Zhang Weihan an idea, "Master, you are loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and your heart can be learned, and the six princes are just inviting you to have a meal, and you are not going to do anything else, why don't you agree to come down and see what the six princes want to do by the way?" ”

"You're right, instead of worrying here, it's better to face this matter head-on, I just went to see what the six princes were thinking, I was open-minded, and His Royal Highness wouldn't blame me if he thought about it."

The next day, Zhang Weihan came to Canglan Pavilion, although this Canglan Pavilion is not as good as the business of Zuixianlou, but it is better than the quiet environment, suitable for conversation.

Murong Zhan was sitting in the box drinking tea, Huayang stood next to him and helped him in a wheelchair, Zhang Weihan came in and saw Murong Zhan in a wheelchair, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, he bowed to Murong Zhan and said, "I've seen the Sixth Highness." ”

"Lord Zhang doesn't have to be polite." Murong Zhan smiled and motioned for Zhang Weihan to sit down.

"I don't know why His Highness invited Weichen to come?"

Zhang Weihan didn't know what the six princes were planning, and he made up his mind that no matter what the six princes said or did, he would ignore it.

"Master Zhang, don't be nervous, I just haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you a little, so I just invited you out for a meal."

When Zhang Weihan heard this, he felt goosebumps all over his body, and he smiled stiffly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." ”

Murong Zhan looked at Zhang Weihan's still nervous appearance and smiled, "Lord Zhang, why don't we talk while eating." ”

Huayang clapped his hands, the door of the box immediately opened, and the shopkeeper, who had been waiting for a long time, began to serve the food. After the dishes were served, Zhang Weihan sat at the table and looked at Murong Zhan, who was slow to move his chopsticks, and his heart was a little drumming.

Murong Zhan smiled and said, "The dishes are all ready, don't be in a hurry to eat first, why don't you eat some pre-dinner snacks first?" ”

After speaking, Murong Zhan stretched out his hand, Huayang handed out a piece of paper to Zhang Weihan from his side, he took it and opened it to see that it was a list, but when he saw the name on it, cold sweat faintly broke out on his forehead, and he raised his head and asked, "Your Highness, what does this mean?" ”

"Lord Zhang must know better than me what is going on with these people, right?"

Zhang Weihan is very flustered now, he doesn't know where the six princes got this list, the names on this list are all people from him and the crown prince, some are spent money to win over, and some are supported by them.

Zhang Weihan pretended to be calm and said, "I don't understand what His Highness is talking about. ”

"Oh? Don't understand? Murong Zhan raised his eyebrows lightly, "Heh, Zhang Weidong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, your cousin, Tanhua of the imperial examination last year, I have seen his examination papers, and I don't know what to do at all, the chief examiner is your good colleague Li Tong, a bachelor of Hanlin, you and Murong Fu spent a lot of money to buy Li Tong, so that this cousin of yours became a waiter of the Ministry of Rites." ”

Zhang Weihan was already sweating profusely, and his face was almost pale, but Murong Zhan's words had not stopped.

"Oh, by the way, there is also the county Cheng of Yunmeng County, Tongzhou Prefecture, Liu Yujie, your brother-in-law, he failed the scientific examination three times, it was you who worked for him up and down and bought the examiner, so that he has his current status. Moreover, the tax in Yunmeng County is actually two percent higher than that of other counties, but this extra twenty percent goes into Lord Zhang's pocket, and Murong Fu must not know about this matter. ”

Zhang Weihan was so frightened that he knelt down from his chair and fell to the ground, he did a very hidden job in Yunmeng County, he was in charge of the collection of taxes in various places, and it was easier to do something from it, and he had also made a lot of money for the prince over the years, but he didn't tell the prince about Yunmeng, he had saved all the money in his pocket, thinking that he could leave a way back for himself in the future.

"You, how do you know?"

"Oh, if you don't want people to know, you can't do it unless you do. It's true that you have done a hidden job in Yunmeng, but you can hide the things on the books, and you can't hide the grievances of the people in Yunmeng County. ”

Zhang Weihan sat on the ground in frustration, looking at Murong Zhan with panicked eyes, "What do you want to do?" ”

Murong Zhan stood up and walked in front of Zhang Weihan, Zhang Weihan saw Murong Zhan who moved freely, and was so frightened that he couldn't speak, "You... You..."

Murong Zhan chuckled and helped Zhang Weihan up, "Why is Lord Zhang so scared?" Is it not clear to you what I am going to do? ”

Zhang Weihan was almost picked up by Murong Zhan and pressed to the seat, he looked at Murong Zhan's legs, and then looked at his face, "Your legs?" ”

"My legs? I've always had my legs like this. ”

It turned out that his leg had long been healed. Zhang Weihan suppressed his shocked emotions, tried his best to calm down, and said: "Your Highness is here prepared today, I think there is something important to discuss with Weichen, right?" ”

Murong Zhan sat back in the wheelchair, "Everyone knows that the six princes of Donglin have disabled legs and have no hope for the throne, but as you can see, this is not the case. So, naturally, I also want to fight for that high seat. ”

"So Your Highness wants me to work for you? Doesn't Your Highness know who I am? ”

"Of course I know that you are the prince's person, but do you think Murong Fu is suitable to be the prince? Thinking carefully about what he has done over the years, is he really a suitable prince? And with his character, if you ascend to the throne in the future, what will happen to you? ”

Zhang Weihan's face turned white again, indeed, the prince has always disregarded the overall situation, disobeyed advice, and insisted on going his own way all these years. There are also a lot of suspicions about them on weekdays, and when the crown prince ascends to the throne, the secret things he has done with the prince will only become his life-threatening talisman.

"Lord Zhang has been doing things for the prince for so many years, and his heart must be very entangled, you don't have to rush to give me an answer, you are the first adult I have ever met, and I am very fond of Lord Zhang's ability and courage. What kind of person I used to be, Lord Zhang also knows very well, you can go back and think about it, I will wait for Lord Zhang's reply. ”

Zhang Weihan lowered his head and pondered for a while, "Isn't Your Highness afraid that I will tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this?" ”

Murong Zhan shook his head and said with a smile: "Lord Zhang is really good at laughing, since you dare to invite Lord Zhang to come today, I am not afraid that you will leak this matter, after all, the sword in the hand of my guard is very fast!" ”

Zhang Weihan felt a chill on his neck, he turned his head sideways with difficulty, and saw a man with a cold face holding a sword against him, so fast! When did it appear?!

Zhang Weihan felt a wetness in his lower body, he carefully pushed away the sword on his neck, smiled stiffly, and said to Murong Zhan: "Weichen is indeed joking, today's events will never be spread out, never spread out!" ”

Signaling Huanan to put away the sword, Murong Zhan poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Zhang Weihan, "Lord Zhang will drink saliva first, let's eat." ”

Zhang Weihan hurriedly got up, "No need, I'm not too hungry, Your Highness can eat by yourself, there are still important things in Weichen's house, so I will retire first." ”

"Then I won't stay, South China, send Lord Zhang."

Zhang Weihan saw that it was the person who put the sword on his neck just now, and hurriedly waved his hand, "No need, I'll just go by myself." ”

After saying that, Zhang Weihan ran away, for fear that South China would chase after him.

Murong Zhan took a sip of tea and chuckled, "South China." ”

Hua Nan nodded knowingly, and followed Zhang Weihan out of the door, after all, he was a person who had followed Murong Fu for so long, and it was difficult to convince him to work for him. Although he had his handle in his hand, Murong Zhan was still afraid that Zhang Weihan would make a fuss in a hurry, so he sent Huanan to monitor his movements and prevent him from reporting to Murong Fu.

Lu Wanting sat in Chu Yuntian's study in the General's Mansion, Chu Yuntian held the letter from Fang Lanyuan that Lu Wanting handed him in his hand, and after reading the letter, Chu Yuntian frowned, "Zhang Weihan, the head of the household, the prince's person." It seems that the six princes have a lot of plans. ”

Lu Wanting asked, "In addition to the household department, who else are the princes?" ”

"The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Hanlin Academy."

"Winning over the Hubu Shangshu should only be the first step of the six princes, and then I am afraid that the people under the prince will take targeted action."

Chu Yuntian snorted lightly, "What he wants to do is to turn the prince's people into his own people, so as to pull the prince down, and finally become the master of the East Palace himself." ”

Lu Wanting asked, "Isn't there another Murong Qian?" ”

Chu Yuntian shook his head, "As long as the position of the crown prince is vacant, if the two of them fight, Murong Qian's chances of winning are not great." Before the sixth prince had an accident, he was His Majesty's favorite son, and his talent was extremely outstanding, plus if he really won over the prince's people, there were not as many people available in the hands of the Fifth Highness as him, then he would definitely not be able to fight the six princes. ”

Although I don't know what will happen to Murong Zhan in the future, if it is really him who becomes the emperor, then the general's mansion will be ...... For this possibility, Lu Wanting was absolutely unwilling to let Murong Zhan be the emperor.