Duan Fei sneered while using his brains: "What's so strange about bringing some silver to the capital?" With such a large number of people, it costs a lot just to eat every day, right? ”

Hu Jie said: "Lord Duan is right, but even if King Xing doesn't bring a penny of silver, there is no problem, food and accommodation along the way are in the post station, after coming to the capital, the emperor is immeasurably kind, we don't need to spend anything to live in the courtyard, the place where we need to spend money is the bun shop and Taibai Building, plus King Xing has been living in a simple house since entering Beijing, rarely wandering on the street, he has spent less than 1,000 taels of silver in the past six months." ”

Duan Fei said: "So what? It doesn't hurt to prepare more silver, don't you see that King Xing brought a lot of money, and your eyes are red and you want to get a piece of the pie? ”

Hu Jie said: "Lord Duan guessed well, I do want a piece of the pie, I don't want much, 10,000 taels of silver is enough, half of it will be given to Tian Yun and the guy who was temporarily found, 5,000 taels of silver is enough for me and Chunxi to spend a lifetime, even if it is not enough, I have hands and feet, am I afraid that I will not be able to support my family?" ”

Duan Fei frowned and said, "The big secret you said is that King Xing brought a large sum of silver?" ”

Hu Jie shook his head and said, "No, King Xing's secret is not so simple, I guess he wants to use this silver to bribe hundreds of officials." ”

It is taboo for the vassal king to make friends with the ministers, and at the beginning, King Ning bribed Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and Yang Tinghe, and they covered up for King Ning in the court, and helped him restore the three guards, otherwise King Ning would have no way to rebel without soldiers in hand.

Hearing Hu Jie's words, Zhengde's smiling face was suddenly covered with a layer of frost, Duan Fei's brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked rhetorically, "You guessed this?" ”

Hu Jie said: "Yes, I guessed, but it's not without any basis." ”

Duan Fei said categorically: "Okay, you take out your basis and show it to the emperor and the official." ”

Hu Jie said: "What I said is based on ordinary observations, although King Xing stays at home, he is quite concerned about the government and politics, after the emperor returned to Beijing, the court changed batches of people, King Xing knows everything about it, and King Xing is most concerned about you, Lord Duan." ”

Duan Fei replied lightly: "I don't know that His Royal Highness King Xing cares so much about this official, and this official has never confiscated any gifts from King Xing, even if he is a common person, what is so strange about caring about the government?" Hu Guard, why do you think this is a great secret? ”

Hu Jie said: "Lord Duan is knowingly asking, right? I think it's strange that Prince Xing came to the capital with a lot of money, but there has been no movement for more than half a year, isn't it strange? I was going to force him to tell the secret, and then threaten him to let us go, but unfortunately it was not a person, and before the night was over, King Xing died, and I really regretted it. ”

Duan Fei said: "You should have realized before doing this kind of thing, it was you who ruined yourself, no wonder others, your so-called secret of King Xing is pure speculation, there is no basis at all, why do you have to smear the old master's face before you die?" ”

Hu Jie smiled bitterly: "What I said is the truth, since Lord Duan doesn't care, then when I haven't said it, does Lord Duan have someone you like?" If the woman you like doesn't belong to you, you're bullied day and night by your master...... What will Master Duan do? ”

Duan Fei said lightly: "Do you want to win the sympathy of this official?" It's a pity that this doesn't have any effect, the official will only despise you more, you said it yourself, you treat Chunxi like a sister, how can you fall in love with her? Even if you are not related by blood, it is not wrong for you to love each other, why don't you find out as soon as possible and ask the old prince to marry Chunxi and go home? Even if you realize it later, in Chunxi was recruited by the little prince to be a personal maid, you can also find an opportunity to ask King Xing, even if King Xing is not allowed, you can still find a way, you haven't tried, and no one even knows that you like Chunxi, you are not as good as Mujiang! ”

Hu Jie was speechless for reproaching Duan Fei, he said with a wry smile: "It's too late to say anything now, Lord Duan is right, I'm just a coward, I really regret it, I really regret it!" ”

Duan Fei said: "Since you already know that you regret it, then put down the knife, there is no use in committing suicide, you have to bear it bravely if you do something wrong, Hu Jie, throw the knife away!" ”

Hu Jie burst into tears, he shook his head and said: "No, Lord Duan, I'm just a coward, I don't dare to think about what kind of punishment I will receive, as soon as I close my eyes, the faces of Chunxi and King Xing will appear in front of me, Lord Duan, please tell the princess, I, Hu Jie, am sorry for her, sorry for the old prince and the little prince!" I, Hu Jie, can only forgive my sins by death! ”

The more Hu Jie spoke, the more excited he became, and seeing that he was about to wipe his neck, Duan Fei suddenly shouted: "Slow! Hu Jie, this official still has something to ask you. ”

Hu Jie was stunned for a moment and asked, "What else does Lord Duan have to ask?" ”

Duan Fei said: "You kidnapped King Xing for silver, right? King Xing has a lot of silver tickets with him, why don't you take them with you? King Xing still has a lot of jewelry on his body, if you take it away together and put it on the stand-in Tian Yun, wouldn't it be more difficult for people to see through it? ”

Hu Jie smiled bitterly: "I didn't allow Tian Yun to take away all the silver tickets, I was worried that he would take too much money and run away by himself, and it was not safe for me to put the silver tickets, I was afraid of being discovered, Lord Duan, I really wasn't the material to do bad things, as for those jewelry, they are the treasures of the little prince, and they are usually kept secret, the maid before Chunxi next to the little prince was whipped to death because of the fact that he took off the jewelry of the little prince for some reason, and was whipped to death after the prince knew, how dare I lose the big because of the little prince again, and commit the jealousy of the little prince, It's going to get into big trouble. ”

Duan Fei said: "You have done everything to kidnap him, are you still afraid of taking away one or two pieces of jewelry from him?" ”

Hu Jie smiled bitterly: "Lord Duan doesn't know, soon after the little prince was born, there were many new rules in the palace, anyone who violated the taboo would be unlucky, all I want is silver, I don't care about the secrets of the palace at all, why bother with this?" ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said, "It still doesn't make sense, this doesn't make sense." ”

Hu Jie also smiled bitterly: "I don't know how to explain to adults, since the little prince was born, the Xingwang Mansion has become weird, this Brother Wang Zuo should still remember, right?" ”

Duan Fei looked at Wang Zuo, Wang Zuo nodded, and said, "Hu Jie's words have some truth, but even if the little prince has a bit of a strange temper, you shouldn't do such a thing." ”

Hu Jie shook his head and said: "You don't understand, alas, no matter what, if it's wrong, it's wrong, I have nothing to say, does Master Duan have anything else to ask?" ”

Duan Fei said: "You also have a helper, what's his name?" Where can I find him? ”

Hu Jie laughed miserably and said: "Your Excellency's subordinates should be able to find him soon, his name is Qin Wei, his house is less than a mile away from the place where King Xing was killed, if you have any questions, please ask him if you have any questions, I want to leave, please let the Jinyi guard get out of the way, I don't want to scare the emperor with blood here." ”

Duan Fei nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, I will tell the princess what you said, you all get out of the way." ”

"Thank you, sir." Hu Jie thanked Duan Feidao, then turned to Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, the criminals are retired......

Hu Jie retreated, and Zhengde suddenly shouted: "Hu Jie, it's useless for you to die, I hate you most for being a traitor like you, and I hate you even more for dying to escape, a guy like you, even if you die, I will drag you out to parade in the streets, peel the skin and stuff the grass, and break the bones and ashes, unless you ......"

Hu Jie's face changed miserably when he heard this, and when he heard the word "Unless or Two" was a little better, he hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, unless what?" ”

Zhengde didn't reveal the cup in public, but paced to Duan Fei's side and whispered: "Aiqing, do you remember what you told me about those Western pirates?" Can this Hu Jie ......?"

Duan Fei said categorically: "Your Majesty, by all means. ”

Zhengde wondered, "Why? Didn't you once send a little boy who killed his whole family to the border to be enslaved? ”

Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, Hu Jie is different, he is an adult, he should expect the consequences of what he did, he should bear full responsibility, if he does not die, how will the emperor explain to the princess?" And this Hu Jie is greedy and lustful, has no eyes, and does not dare to bear the consequences when he does something wrong, how can such a person be entrusted with a heavy responsibility? He turned himself in because he knew that he couldn't escape, and if the emperor sent him out, sooner or later he would harm one side and become a real pirate, and then he would raise tigers! ”

Zhengde hesitated, and Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, this matter should be handed over to Weichen, Weichen slowly picks some people who are easy to control, who are loyal to the emperor and have enough ability, how about secretly entrusting them with important tasks?" ”

Zhengde nodded happily, turned back to Hu Jie and said, "What are you waiting for?" Get out of here and die, I'll wait to get your body and feed it to the dogs. ”

Hu Jie trembled and suddenly knelt down, kowtowed and prayed: "The emperor spares his life, I ...... I don't want to die. ”

Wang Zuo really couldn't stand it anymore, he shouted with a cold face: "Hu Jie, I can help you if you can't do it, don't be embarrassed here!" ”

Hu Jie's pleading eyes looked at Wang Zuo, Wang Zuo strode forward, held Hu Jie's arm, and pushed hard, the short knife in Hu Jie's hand instantly sank into his neck, Hu Jie soon returned to the west, Wang Zuo ordered someone to drag Hu Jie away, and then knelt down to Zhengde and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Weichen should not send Hu Jie on the road without authorization." ”

Zhengde waved his hand and said, "It's okay if that guy is dead, so as not to be an eyesore here, you can get up." ”

"Thank you for your grace." Wang Zuo stood up, and Duan Fei ordered: "You quickly take someone to arrest that Qin Wei, this time you must be captured alive, don't be like the first two." ”

After Wang Zuo left, Zhengde waved back and asked with a calm face: "Duan Aiqing, why did you say that King Xing brought so much silver to the capital?" ”

Duan Fei knew that Zhengde was suspicious, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is human nature to go out and bring more silver in case of emergency, Hu Jie can't stand the temptation when he sees the money, so he is just making excuses for himself, the emperor Mingjian, if King Xing wants to bribe the ministers, he should have already made a move, and he has been in Kyoto for more than half a year, why hasn't he taken any action?" Therefore, Hu Jie's words are not credible, and the emperor does not have to take it to heart. ”

Zhengde's face was a little better, he thought about it, and then asked, "What is the explanation for those secrets on King Xing?" ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Does the emperor know why King Xing is reluctant to return to Anlu Prefecture?" Listen to Princess Yongfu said that before they came to Beijing, there was a fortune teller who counted a hexagram to King Xing, saying that he had a disaster of blood and light, and that he was worried about his life, and that he wanted to stay in the capital as long as possible. lest the princess be embarrassed. ”

Zhengde had no choice but to give up and said: "Okay, I won't pursue it, Aiqing, when will the princess wake up?" It's not early, and I don't have time to go out for a walk. ”

Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, the princess is weak and tired, and she is afraid that she will not wake up until the afternoon, so it is better for Weichen to accompany the emperor to go out for a walk casually." ”

Zhengde applauded, he hurriedly changed his clothes, Duan Fei had no choice but to accompany him, accompanied by a group of plainclothes guards, the two dressed up as noble sons and went shopping.