"Ming people don't say dark words, Lord Song, this king won't go around in circles with you; Of course, the attack on Yang Yiqing was not done by the Tartars, and they used such a reason to prevaricate, which inevitably underestimated the IQ of the world. This king believes that this qiē is related to the things that Yang Yiqing tried to implement from the Guyuan Trilateral General Government to Ningxia Town, and I don't know what Lord Song thinks. Zhu Ningxiao said slowly.

The shock in Song Nan's heart was indescribable, what did King Anhua mean, he did not deny and echo the investigation results of the General Military Mansion, but on the contrary, he pointed out the key points to the point, what is its purpose? Is it to advance or retreat, or to have a direct showdown with yourself?

"Lord Wang, I don't seem to understand your words." Song Nan decided to pretend to be confused.

"You know, Yang Yiqing's duty to come to Ningxia Town is to rectify the border preparations, cooperate with the Qin messenger sent by the imperial court to re-measure the approved tax rate of the acres of land, and rectify the encroachment of the military tun in Ningxia Town. As the saying goes, people die for money, birds die for food, Yang Yiqing This is a trip to cut off people's money, and it is not difficult to understand the anger of some people, on the surface, the trilateral general system is Shangguan, and Shangguan's order can naturally not be disobeyed, but it is difficult to say whether he will retaliate with a black hand in secret. ”

Song Nan pretended to be surprised and said, "What does the prince mean is that the attack on Yang Yiqing was all done by the officers of my border town?" ”

"Nine times out of ten." Zhu Ningxiao had undisguised intentions: "This king also wants to talk to Lord Yang about this matter, originally this kind of thing, your Lord Song will investigate it personally, but this king just said that this matter has involved King Qing's Mansion, and this king can no longer sit idly by." ”

Song Nanjing listened to the following, Zhu Ningxiao obviously touched a certain thought, and the tone and emotion of his speech were also moved: "Although this king is not from the Qingwang Mansion, this is my home after all, I grew up here since I was a child, and after the death of my brother, I left a young son and a weak daughter. As you saw just now, my nephew, who is thirteen years old, is still as ignorant as a three-year-old child due to an accident in his infancy, which is why I don't want him to come out to meet people. I think that my ancestor King Qingjing was the King of the Ming Dynasty, how capable and intelligent, and now King Qing's knighthood is passed on to the body of a sick child, and this king is really heartbroken. ”

"The prince doesn't have to be sad, King Qing's illness may be cured, and there are people in the world who enlighten their minds very late, maybe King Qing will suddenly be enlightened after one night. Besides, the prince is also the queen of Qingjing, and the prestige of the prince is not inferior to his predecessors, so why should he be sad. ”

"This king is old, and he is easy to be sentimental about old things, why do you tell Lord Song about this? I didn't have to spoil Lord Song's mood. This king is actually worried that because King Qing is unable to take charge, so that people will take advantage of the loophole and ruin the reputation of King Qing's mansion. Lord Song knows that after Yang Yiqing took office in the trilateral general system, the people of Ningxia Town smelled the limelight in advance, and they actually did an extremely bad thing, I have already investigated all of this matter a few days ago, this time Lord Song is here, this king will choose a day to invite Lord Yang Yiqing and Lord Song to be present together, and explain this matter. ”

"What does the prince mean?"

"It is about the measurement of this military tun, Yang Yiqing's news of the rectification of the border preparations to clean up the occupation of the military tun came, some people deceived the Qingwang Mansion and no one was in charge, and colluded with Zhu Zhen, the housekeeper of the Qingwang Mansion, to sell a large number of acres of military tun fields to the Qingwang Mansion at a price in advance, and took advantage of the fact that the Qingwang Mansion has vigorously opened up the manor pasture in order to open up a prosperous Ningxia Town in recent years, and transferred these stolen fields to the Qingwang Mansion, so that Yang Yiqing has no way to start, and then obstruct the rectification of the border preparations. At the same time, with the Qing Wangfu as a shield, if Yang Yiqing can't clean up the stolen fields in the palace, they will have a solid basis to occupy the acres of land in their hands, and the sinister nature of this heart is really outrageous. ”

Song Nan was stunned, Yang Yiqing had already told himself when he had a secret discussion with Yang Yiqing that night, and his first reaction was that the Qing Wangfu colluded with the officers of the guard, forced himself to protect them, and deliberately included part of the dirty fields in the palace, so that Yang Yiqing was powerless to rectify. Now what comes out of Zhu Ningxiao's mouth is actually another version, and Qingwangfu is a victim.

Which is right and wrong, true or false, Song Nan can't draw conclusions for the time being.

"Lord Wang, how dare these people be so bold? Didn't the prince see their intentions? ”

"Hey, that was in August of the previous year, and Yang Yiqing had just taken office. You also know that the king's fief is in Qingyang, although I occasionally come to take care of it, but after all, Qingyang is my place, so I came here to see the flowers. The housekeeper Zhu Zhen took advantage of the fact that my nephew King Qingding could not be in charge, and was tempted by some people to make this decision privately. It is precisely in view of this that the king decided to live in the Qingwang Mansion to take care of affairs, so as not to let anyone bully the lord and oppose the policies of the imperial court in the name of the palace. This matter has been thoroughly investigated by the king, that Zhu Zhenye has confessed, and the people involved are also clear, the king wants to meet Lord Yang, and make this matter clear to him, and all the dirty fields occupied by the palace will be returned to the original owner, and the Qingwangfu is in this matter. We will do our best to assist Lord Yang. ”

Song Nan pinched his chin and asked, "Dare to ask where Zhu Zhenren is?" This incident started because of him, and he is an important witness. ”

Zhu Ningxiao said with a sad face: "Hey, it's all because of the negligence of this king, who was supposed to detain him in the firewood room for questioning, but unexpectedly, the guards were negligent and let this guy commit suicide in the firewood room, but fortunately, he wrote a confession and is still there." ”

Song Nan sneered secretly, sure enough, there is no proof of death, this Zhu Zhen is afraid that he will be killed, as soon as Zhu Zhen dies, this confession is afraid that it is useless, Zhu Ningxiao pretended to be garlic for a long time, but at this moment, the stuffing was exposed, the palace guarded one person, how could he allow him to commit suicide calmly? Besides, it's such an important one-person criminal.

"It's a pity, without Zhu Zhen, I can't dig deeper, and I can't know that those people deliberately use the prestige of Qingwangfu as a shield, and I can't dig out these scum for Qingwangfu. However, since this is the case, and the prince is benevolent and agrees to return to the dirty field, I think Lord Yang will be very happy to hear this news. As long as he doesn't get involved in the palace, his business can continue. After I returned to Beijing, I reported this matter to the emperor in person, and the emperor will definitely praise the emperor's high wind and bright festival. ”

Zhu Ningxiao smiled and said: "That's not necessary, this world is the world of my Zhu family, and I don't do it for outsiders." By the way, is the emperor's dragon still healthy? ”

Song Nan said: "The emperor is in good health, after all, the emperor is young." ”

Zhu Ningyan said thoughtfully in his eyes: "Yes, he is young, I'm afraid he won't be twenty years old this year, and the emperor hasn't gotten married yet, so I don't know if there are any arrangements." ”

Song Nan said: "The officials didn't care much about this matter, but the ministers of the court and the central government also asked the emperor to set up the queen and the concubine several times, after all, the emperor is considered to have grown up after the wedding, and he can also leave heirs." Now the emperor likes to play, but the women around him are not suitable in terms of identity, in case someone is pregnant with a dragon seed, it is an embarrassing thing, the prince has the right to speak in this matter, but it is difficult for the lower officials to say anything. ”

Zhu Ningxiao shook his head and said, "He is the emperor, can my words be useful?" A qiē has its own fixed number, but we don't need to worry about it. Lord Song, today's matter is going to be done in secret, and the king of tomorrow will visit you in Guanxue Tower, hoping that Lord Yang Yiqing can also be present; This king has decided to help you find out who ordered the attack on Lord Yang. But this matter still needs to be kept secret for the time being, and it must not be taught to anyone to know, in case the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, causing the incident to be a big thing, those people have soldiers and horses in their hands, I have just experienced a catastrophe, and I can't recreate the chaos. ”

Song Nan got up and said: "Obey the orders of the prince, thank you to the prince, it's not early, don't let the officials pass by." ”

Zhu Ningxiao got up and arched his hand and said: "It's okay, this king won't keep you anymore, if there is any need in the Guanxue Building, just ask the housekeeper to put it forward, and this king will definitely send someone to settle down." Lord Song is easy to walk. ”

The two exchanged politeness, and Song Nan took Wang Yong and Hou Dabiao out of the palace, and went out of the Qingwang Mansion under the guidance of the servants.

It was pitch black outside, and the lanterns in the hands of the guards could not illuminate far in the thick dark night, and the snow had not stopped, and the snow on the road was already half a foot thick, and the horses' hooves creaked when they stepped on it.

Song Nan didn't speak all the way, his mind was tumbling and spinning, this Ningxia town is mixed with fish and dragons, and it is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and me, just like this snowy sky, the world is chaotic, and it is inevitable that he is at a loss and helpless, and he needs to be cautious and cautious.

But there is one thing that Song Nan is convinced that things are slowly becoming clearer, and with Zhu Ningxiao's initiative today, he has given himself a chance to break through, like a lightning bolt in the thick black clouds, although it is short-lived, but it will illuminate something after all.