Chapter 45: Epiphany
It was very unexpected that Shao Jingwen actually wanted to pull him into the embroidered guard, and promised to make him the captain, is this what he Shao Jingwen means or what Uncle Shen Guo means? If it is what Uncle Shen means, then Shao Jingwen met him at the gate of Su Mansion, which is a bit too 'coincidence'.
"Brother Shao thinks too highly of me!"
Wu Jin didn't reply directly, but played Tai Chi, he stared at the wine glass in his hand, and said with a faint smile: "My Emperor Fu Wujin is just a businessman, with no ambitions, although I can shoot a crossbow, it doesn't mean that I have the ability, Brother Meng Shao values it so much, I dare not be ashamed." ”
"It's not that you don't have the ability, you just don't have the opportunity."
Shao Jingwen's tone was still very sincere, and he said very straightforwardly, "Although on the surface, the prince attaches great importance to you and asks you to join Meihuawei, but in fact, he doesn't believe in you and doesn't reuse you, he just envelops you, and you don't enter his inner circle, do you think Tianxing is his core?" If you think so, you are wrong, Tianxing's martial arts I think you should also understand, if the prince is surrounded by people like him, then the prince has died many times, he is just a guard that the prince trusts, Wu Jin, you don't know the prince, his scheming is deeper than you think, for example, the Tiger Fu case, he asked you to investigate! But did you investigate? He asked you to investigate, but he just made a show for the king of Lanling......"
Speaking of this, Shao Jingwen looked at Wu Jin, and said to him slowly: "Don't think it's because you have merit in protecting the tax silver of the East Palace, there are only two people who have the credit for the tax silver of the East Palace, one is Su Hanzhen, and the other is your eldest brother Weiming, in fact, it has nothing to do with you, you are just a thug under Weiming, the reason why the prince named you a first-class guard is because the king of Lanling County is desperate to protect you, so that the prince suddenly finds that you have use value, you know?" His fundamental reason is still to make Zhang Chongjun for the sake of Helong Festival, and he dreams of making Zhang Chongjun loyal to him. ”
Wu Jin drank slowly, he also listened very carefully, he believed every word Shao Jingwen said, Shao Jingwen did not lie to him, the prince was indeed using him.
But he is still practicing tai chi, "I have only been in the capital for three days, and he still doesn't know me, so it is normal not to use me for the time being, not strange at all." ”
"But you have been in Donghai County for more than three days, as far as I know, Su Hanzhen once promised the prince to promote you as the lieutenant of Weiyang County, but the prince finally named you the captain of the cloud cavalry, a lord, hum! You risked the destruction of your family to give him the evidence and bring down the Huangfu Yibiao, but he only gave you a cloud cavalry captain, does he value you? And your Plum Blossom Guard Captain, and your No. 9 military card, do you think it was really given to you by the prince? ”
After saying the last sentence, Shao Jingwen suddenly regretted it, he shouldn't have said it, isn't this just telling Wujin that the prince also has their people around him? He quickly closed his mouth, coughed twice, and drank from his glass to hide his gaffe.
Wu Jin didn't think of this, he was shocked, it turned out that the Plum Blossom Guard Captain and the No. 9 military card had nothing to do with the prince, no wonder Tianxing didn't, so who gave it to him? As soon as he thought about it, he suddenly thought of the king of Lanling County, could it be their arrangement, it must be, if it wasn't the crown prince, then it must be them, it turned out that they had been paying attention to themselves.
At this time, Wu Jin suddenly had a strong desire for knowledge, and he wanted to know how much energy the six warriors of Jin'an had?
Shao Jingwen found that Wu Jin didn't pay attention to his mistake, he was a little fixed in his heart, and his eyes were blazing at him, he guessed that Wu Jin's appointment as the captain of the Plum Blossom Guard was arranged by the king of Lanling County, and he also wanted to know what the relationship between Wu Jin and the king of Lanling County was, which was also the task given to him by Uncle Shen Guo.
Speaking of Uncle Shen Guo, he is still a beat slower than the prince, the prince found out about the relationship between Wujin and the king of Lanling County at that time, and immediately used it, and Uncle Shen Guo did not suddenly realize the importance of Huangfu Wujin until yesterday after the incident of Huangfu Yingjun attacking the palace of Lanling County.
However, Uncle Shen Guo is better at employing people than the prince, he would rather punish Bao Hongwu to protect himself, he did not hesitate to take out the position of Captain of the Embroidered Clothes Guard in order to win the emperor's Wujin, this kind of courage, the prince is far inferior to Uncle Shen.
"No Jin, there is no good and evil in the struggle for imperial power, Uncle Shen Guo is also a Jinshi, he has been in charge of the household department for more than ten years, and he has governed the Daning Dynasty in an orderly manner, because he is the uncle of the King of Chu, so he will inevitably be involved in the struggle for imperial power, and he knows how to make good use of people, rewards and punishments are clear, it is by no means the kind of annihilation you think, the prince just uses you, and does not use you, but Uncle Shen is willing to take out the position of the captain of the embroidered clothes for you, which is more important, who really values you, I hope you can understand in your heart."
Wu Jin nodded silently, he understood in his heart like a mirror that he was not a foolish and loyal person, what he wanted was to maximize his own interests, whether it was to Uncle Shen Guo or the crown prince.
Wu Jin raised his head and said to Shao Jingwen sincerely: "I can feel Brother Shao's sincerity, please Brother Shao tell Uncle Shen that even if I can't serve him, I will never be his enemy." ”
........ Breaking up with Shao Jingwen, Wu Jin rode to Luoshui's edge, he found a tree trunk to sit down, his eyes stared at the rolling water, his heart was very confused, he began to realize that he was caught in a whirlpool of great imperial power struggle, and many things were not something he could avoid if he wanted to.
He didn't understand until today that the prince's real purpose with him was to borrow him to win over the king of Lanling County, and then to win over Zhang Chongjun, it should be said that the prince's gaze was very poisonous, and he saw it very accurately, he saw that the king of Lanling County attached great importance to himself, although he didn't know the real reason behind it, but he saw that he could influence the king of Lanling County.
And Uncle Shen Guo also saw it, so he ordered Shao Jingwen to win him over, but in fact, he was just a chess piece for the prince and Uncle Shen Guo, and their real purpose was the 200,000 army of the Helong Jiedu envoy.
This is a very complicated chess game, he involuntarily rolled up in the chess game, and there are many crises, Wu Jin can't help but smile bitterly, will Uncle Shen Guo let himself go because he will not be his enemy? Shao Jingwen can't win over, then what he wants to do next, he can think of it, if he can't get it, he will kill him, he will not let the prince succeed in winning over the king of Lanling County, it can be said that he wants to kill himself.
What if you turn to Uncle Shen instead?
The prince will also kill himself, and the reason is even more sufficient, the rebellious person, everyone will be punished, Wu Jin found that he had actually entered a dead end, and the crisis was getting bigger and bigger.
Wu Jin stared at Luo Shui, he finally understood that he couldn't escape, if he wanted to break the game, if he wanted to survive, he had to have his own strength, it was not a question of whether he wanted to do it or not, but he had to face the reality, there was only one way for him.
At this moment, Wu Jin suddenly felt something abnormal behind him, he turned around suddenly, pulled out a dagger from his boot, and stared at a big tree, "Who is it?" Come out for me! ”
A man slowly walked out from behind the big tree, it was a man about thirty years old, with a mustache, looking shrewd and capable, he gave a salute to Wu Jin, "Captain, the prince ordered you to go to the East Palace!" ”
"Now?" Wu Jin was still looking at him warily.
"That's right! Now, the prince has ordered you to go and see him at once. ”
Wu Jin nodded, "Okay, I'll go." ”
He didn't know what the prince was looking for him, but he understood another point, the prince had been secretly watching him all along, and a strong antipathy arose from the bottom of his heart.
........ The crown prince Huang Fu Heng met Wu Jin in the Hongwen Library Collection, and Huang Fu Heng smiled very kindly, "How about it, you are still satisfied with becoming the captain of the Plum Blossom Guard!" ”
His expression, as if Wu Jin became a lieutenant was arranged by him, if he hadn't talked to Shao Jingwen, Wu Jin really thought it was his arrangement, when he understood that he had nothing to do with the prince as a captain, he suddenly discovered the hypocrisy of the prince and the city government.
He hurriedly knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists with great gratitude, and said: "Thank you for the cultivation of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I am grateful for my humble position." ”
"It's okay, didn't I say it! You don't have to kneel, get up! ”
"Your Highness!"
Wu Jin stood up, Huang Fu Heng looked at him silently, he had just received a report, Wu Jin actually went to Baifu Restaurant with Shao Jingwen to drink, although I don't know what they talked about, but Wu Jin's attitude made him very annoyed, what did he want to do? Do you still want to burn Uncle Shen's incense, he feels the need to warn this person, so that he understands the fate of betraying him.
Huang Fu Heng had a hidden murderous intention in his heart, but he didn't show it at all, he still smiled and said: "I sent people to look for you everywhere, if someone hadn't seen your red-tailed white unicorn, I really didn't know that you like to enjoy the scenery of Luoshui." ”
Wu Jin sneered in his heart, the prince was covering up that he was sending someone to spy on him, but unfortunately the more he explained, the more flaws he had.
Wu Jin hurriedly bowed down and said, "The prince has an order, please just give orders to his subordinates!" ”
"Actually, it's nothing, your eldest brother is studying hard in the Hongwen Pavilion these days, just in the small building next to you entering the door, he is bent on being admitted to the top prize, this is also my expectation of him, I have asked Donggong Hanlin to assist him with all his might, he is very talented, I believe he will become my right-hand man in the future."
Speaking of this, he sighed again, "I heard that your eldest brother's health is not very good, you have to persuade him, don't work too hard, after all, the body is the first thing." ”
After speaking, Huangfu Heng looked at Wu Jin with a smile, the coldness in his eyes flashed, and he just told Wu Jin: 'Your eldest brother is in my hands, and his health is not very good, you have to be honest, your eldest brother has a future, if you have two hearts, then your eldest brother will die of hard work, you can do it yourself!' ’
Wu Jin couldn't help but scold him for being despicable, and even threatened him with his eldest brother, but he also had to admire the depth of Huang Fuheng's scheming, and at the same time appointing him as a guard in the East Palace, he also arranged Wei Ming into the Hongwen Pavilion, he didn't understand why Huang Fuheng did this, and now he understands that from the beginning, Huang Fu Heng tied Wei Ming as his hostage, which proves what Shao Jingwen said, from the very beginning, Huang Fu Heng found out his use value, and began to lay a trap for him.
Thinking of Shao Jingwen, Wu Jin suddenly thought of another thing, Huangfu Heng sent someone to monitor him, would Shao Jingwen not know? Since he was able to 'meet' himself in Su Mansion, he must have known that the prince was sending someone to spy on him, and he deliberately let the prince know that they were together, so that the prince doubted his loyalty and successfully used counter-plots.
Wu Jin couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, they found that these people were all old and cunning, and all of them were scheming, only he was ignorant, and he realized it later.
Thinking of this, Wu Jin slowly calmed down, at this time, he had to plan and not let Huang Fuheng find out that he had seen through.
(To be continued)