Chapter 19: Crossing the River
As soon as Guo Zhiyuan spoke, he knew that it was bad, who is Zhu Changluo? That's the future Son of Heaven, although he is not favored now, but since he can set up this thoughtful demon bookstore, it is not proper to kill himself, presumably he has already moved to kill people, so he will let these masked assassins ambush here in advance, he is really an old birthday star hanging--- he is impatient!
However, Guo Zhiyuan knew that the more times like this, the more he couldn't panic, so he pretended not to see the masked assassins, picked up a pawn on the chessboard, slowly pushed through the Chu River Han Realm, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is laughing, how dare the kid blackmail the prince, for the prince, the kid is like this pawn, not worth mentioning, presumably Zhao Sheren has also reported to the prince that the kid went to Zhao Sheren's mansion today to investigate the case, if the kid wants to be unfavorable to the prince, he will not appear here at all, and the kid is not going to investigate the case alone, If the kid enters this Ciqing Palace today and doesn't go out, I'm afraid it will hinder the prince a little......."
Guo Zhiyuan's words were soft and hard, which made Zhu Changluo also have some scruples, and his face was cloudy and pondering for a while, before waving his hand, and the masked assassins disappeared quietly like ghosts.
But the murderous intent in Zhu Changluo's eyes did not disappear, he picked up the "car" on the chessboard and put it heavily on the chess world, and said coldly: "To be a pawn is to have the consciousness of being a pawn, you are a smart person, you should know that some words are the best choice to rot in the stomach, if one accidentally says it, it is a dead end!" ……”。
Guo Zhiyuan can be regarded as having figured out the character of this Zhu Changluo, this person has a thin and cold nature, and his heart is deep, if he wants to save his life, he can't show too much weakness, so he arched the pawn across the river again, and said unhurriedly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, don't underestimate this pawn, once this pawn crosses the river, there will be no way back, for it, the only thing it can do is to rush forward, as for life or death, it has long been put aside!" Only by not being afraid of death can we survive death! ……”。
Zhu Changluo's eyes flashed with cold light, and then he also forced the 'car' in his hand forward into a row, and said coldly: "A pawn is a pawn, can you still use your mantis arm as a car?" The palace has a 'car' in hand, no matter how many pawns, are you afraid that you can't kill them all! A terrifying killing intent enveloped Guo Zhiyuan again!
Guo Zhiyuan suddenly twisted up an inconspicuous "horse" in the right corner of the chessboard, and quickly landed next to the Han boundary of the Chu River, forming a protective trend of the horse stepping on the "sun", and said with a smile: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to kill my pawn, I am afraid it will not be easy, since my pawn dares to cross the river, naturally there is a 'horse' here to escort him, otherwise it is not a pawn crossing the river, but a 'looking for a dead pawn'!" ……”。
"Don't hide it from His Royal Highness the Prince, before the kid came to Ciqing Palace, he had already seen Shen Xiang, and made a three-day appointment with him, and within three days, he would definitely find out the original culprit of this demon book case, and the most critical evidence of the entire demon book case, I have long been hidden in the capital where you will never find it, once I can't leave the palace alive, these evidences will be sent to Shen Xiang! I believe Shen Xiang will be very happy to see such a situation! ……”。
Zhu Changluo couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he could kill Guo Zhiyuan, kill Zhao Shizhen, and even find Zhang Cheng and others who accompanied Guo Zhiyuan to investigate the case one by one, but it was impossible to kill Shen Zheng, and Shen Zheng was the vanguard of Zheng Guifei's desire to abolish her own Lifu King, once the evidence of his behind-the-scenes planning of the demon book case fell into the hands of Shen Zheng, his position as the prince would be completely difficult to protect!
(Note: Historically, Shen Yiyi also originally advocated the establishment of Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, but because the Donglin Party hostile to him supported Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, his position also changed)
Thinking of this, a trace of panic flashed in Zhu Changluo's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want?" ”。
Guo Zhiyuan knew that he had finally grasped the initiative, pointed to the chessboard and said proudly: "For big people like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Shen Xiang, I am a pawn on the chessboard, if I don't cross the river, I am just a pawn on this chessboard, once I am not afraid of death and rush through the Chu River Han Realm, it may become a decisive force to change the victory or loss of the entire chess game!" As I said earlier, if I wanted to be detrimental to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I would not appear here at all, and as for the purpose of my visit, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should already know very well, so why ask knowingly......
Zhu Changluo closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers, and after a long while, he slowly opened his eyes and said slowly: "Even if I am willing to come forward to exonerate Guo Shilang and recommend Chen Ju to preside over this case, but my father is so angry about this matter, he will not give up easily, and this matter is still difficult to get better!" What should I do? ……”。
Seeing Zhu Changluo's series of subtle actions, Guo Zhiyuan knew that his little fate had been saved, so he secretly wiped the sweat in his palms, pushed the pawn forward again, and said more calmly: "This demon book case is like a chess game with the world as a bet!" The conspiracy of Zheng Guifei and others to abolish the crown prince has been revealed, and their plan to abolish the prince will inevitably be no longer able to be implemented, from this point of view, His Royal Highness the prince has won, and the truth of the demon book case is actually no longer important, continuing to entangle will only make the court turbulent and hurt the foundation of the society, it is impossible for the saint not to understand, but the saint is angry for a while, and now we only need to provide a step for the saint, so that the matter is ended early, and naturally everyone will be happy! ……”。
Zhu Changluo's eyes lit up, he was also a fan of the authorities, and he was a thief, for fear that Emperor Wanli would suspect him, so he closed the door and gave Guo Zhiyuan such a little break, suddenly brightened, and his mood relaxed, looking at Guo Zhiyuan was also much more pleasing to the eye, he clicked on the river pawn on the chessboard, and said with a smile: "It seems that your role as a river crossing pawn is really not small, seeing that you are full of confidence and have the chance to win, why don't you discuss it carefully after this endgame?" ……”。
This is actually another temptation of Zhu Changluo, through the confrontation just now, he saw Guo Zhiyuan's talent, and he wanted to recruit, but he was worried that this guy was not easy to control, so he deliberately made a temptation.
Guo Zhiyuan naturally also heard Zhu Changluo's solicitation, it is said that the prince solicited a good thing that many people can't ask for, but he didn't want to hug this thick thigh, Zhu Changluo was thin and cold, scheming, he was not a good master, and he named himself a prince early. The party's imprint may not be a good thing for its future development, you must know that Emperor Wanli has been reigning for nearly 20 years, and Zhu Changluo can only be a turtle with a shrunken head in the past 20 years, and he will recruit Zheng Guifei, Shen Yiyi, etc. and the crown prince. The all-out suppression of the party's hostile forces.
On the other hand, Guo Zhiyuan, who is familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty, deeply knows that the fall of the Ming Dynasty was largely due to the party. The fight is too fierce once involved in the party. In the midst of the struggle, it is difficult for his own fate to be controlled by himself, so since he crossed over to this era, Guo Zhiyuan decided not to easily take refuge in any force and not let himself become a victim of party struggle.
But Guo Zhiyuan didn't dare to refuse directly, the-for-tat confrontation with Zhu Changluo just now was to save the life of his cheap father, it was really helpless, he really offended Zhu Changluo, Zhu Changluo will be the emperor in the future after all, although he is the "Son of Heaven in January", but it is more than enough for Zhu Changluo to kill himself in a month, thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan is also a little dilemma.