Su Jiulin is still recuperating from his injuries in Xuantian.

But his acquaintance, Fan Tong, went to the Zhejiang Political Envoy Department with the official document of the Criminal Department.

"Check:

Feng Weimou, Zhejiang's political envoy, was suspected of abusing power for personal gain and embezzlement during his tenure. Dongchang is now ordered to escort Feng Weimou to Beijing for investigation. ”

"Lord Feng, please." Fan Tong looked at Feng Weimou, the political envoy of Zhejiang in front of him, with a smile on his face.

"Oh, Gonggong Fan, you see it's been raining for the past few days, and my bones are starting to hurt again," Feng Weimou said as he knocked on his back, "I think I'll follow you into Beijing in two days." ”

Feng Weimou has been following the king for thirty years, and he has not received any news of the king before Fan Tong came this time, so he has already guessed that this is King Ning's plan, and is ready to delay for two days and wait until the king's instructions before acting according to the instructions.

Hearing this, Fan Tong sank his face and said, "I see that your bones are not painful, but itchy, and you want me to loosen your muscles and bones, right?" ”

"Alas, where is Gonggong Fan, this official is really rheumatism again." As he spoke, Feng Weimou pointed to the desk behind him again, "Moreover, you see that there are so many paperwork waiting for me to deal with." In this way, you wait for me for two days, and I will go to the capital with you as soon as I finish dealing with it. What do you think? ”

Fan Tong sneered, and then said: "This is not to worry about Lord Feng, the Ministry has appointed Kang Yong as the new political envoy of Zhejiang, I have just received the news, Lord Kang still has an hour to arrive." ”

Hearing this, Feng Weimou put away his face, glanced at the government soldiers on the side, and said slowly: "This official suspects that someone is pretending to be Gonggong Fan. Someone! Arrest this fake Fan Gonggong and put him in prison and wait for his fate! ”

As soon as Feng Weimou's words fell, twenty or thirty government soldiers attacked Fan and the others with swords.

Seeing this, Fan Tong just smiled contemptuously, although there were only a dozen people in his group, all of them were good at martial arts. Especially Fan Tong, he knocked down Feng Weimou's soldiers in three or two strokes, and then trampled Feng Weimou to the ground.

"Fan Tong! Even if the Criminal Department wants to investigate me, I have not been dismissed, I am still a second-class member of the Ming Dynasty! If you treat me like this, I will definitely join you when I return to Beijing! ”

"You can participate in ...... as you like"

Two days later, in the Wuying Hall of the Shuntianfu Imperial Palace, King Ning invited several ministers to report the military situation to Sejong. They talked about how tight and difficult the border gates were, and asked for an increase in military salaries.

After a while, Siqing of Dali Temple handed over a note, saying that it was Wang Shen, the secretary of the Zhejiang Political Division, who reported the report of Feng Weimou, the political envoy of Zhejiang. After hearing this, several people said that at such a critical juncture, there are still people who are so corrupt and corrupt and should be severely punished.

How could Sejong not know that there have been few wars at the border in recent years, and he was wondering why King Ning brought a group of people to talk about it, only to know that it was King Ning's idea to sacrifice Wang Zhejiang's political secretary, and this time gave him a problem.

At this time, King Ning was sitting on the side drinking tea alone, and Liu Jin was not standing next to the emperor, but standing beside him.

King Ning came here to indeed give Sejong a problem. However, there is another reason, he just got the news that Fan Tong had already known about Feng Weimou's arrest of Feng Weimou, and he was also waiting for King Xian to come over. Because he knew that King Xian would come to Sejong, and if he was not there, Sejong would not be able to stand up to King Xian.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for King Xian to rush into the Wuying Palace.

After King Xian came in, he didn't do anything, and he didn't look at King Ning on the side, and walked directly to the desk in front of Sejong. After Yuwen Eleven entered the hall, he stood on the side of the door, looking at the hall.

"Your Majesty, did you agree to let Feng Weimou, the political envoy of Zhejiang, let them investigate?" King Xian asked Sejong directly, and his eyes were very sharp.

Sejong was already young and vigorous, and he had just been annoyed by several ministers brought by King Ning, and he was even more angry when he saw that there was no one in his eyes, and then he stood up with "Teng", and also looked at King Xian with sharp eyes. This scared Wang Yue on the side a lot, and he didn't dare to move after swallowing his saliva.

Seeing this, King Ning immediately stood up, and just wanted to say "You are bold" to King Xian, but as soon as the word "you" came out, King Xian turned his head and walked towards him. As he walked, he said: "Don't think that I am afraid of you when you are a few days older than me, for more than sixty years, when have I ever been afraid of you!" ”

Saying that, King Xian had already walked in front of King Ning, looked at him with four eyes, and continued: "If you dare to play, I will accompany you to the end!" ”

After speaking, King Xian smashed the tea table beside King Ning with one palm, and then turned his head to look at Shizong and said, "After Feng Weimou enters Beijing, I will let the Inspectorate and Jinyiwei investigate, you don't care." ”

King Ning looked at the tea table next to him that was smashed by King Xian, and was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and angrily called out the name of King Xian: "Zhu Jiansu!" ”

Who knows, after King Xian told Sejong to let him leave it alone, he went straight away, and he didn't look back. Yuwen 11 glanced at Liu Jin when he turned around, but Liu Jin kept standing beside King Ning and didn't look up.

King Ning was even more angry when he saw that King Xian was gone, turned his head to look at Xiang Shizong, and said directly: "Your Majesty, this matter can't be handed over to Jinyiwei and the Inspectorate to investigate, and nothing can be found out if it is handed over to them for investigation." I will notify the East Factory and the Criminal Department to investigate. ”

Then, without waiting for Sejong to speak, King Ning also left.

Sejong has been standing since King Xian came in, and at this moment, seeing King Ning and a group of people also said to leave, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and when he thought about it, he slammed his fist on the desk in front of him.

"King Ning! Dedication to the king! Don't let me get a chance, if I get a chance, I'll definitely behead you two rebels and thieves! Chop and chop! ”

"Cut into eighteen pieces! Twenty-eight pieces! ”

In the evening, Sejong went to his master again and told the mysterious master about the matter.

"Master, I'm worried that I will be pulled off the stage by them before my wings are full. You haven't seen me today, as if I, the emperor, can ban them at any time if they are not happy. ”

"Well," the mysterious man sighed, "that's the case, in fact. But if you want them to come to you today, it means you're still useful. When it comes to their own interests, they still want to win you over to their side. ”

"When you're really useless, they won't come to you. It's too risky for you to get angry like that today, do you have the capital to get angry? What's the difference between you doing that and sending you to death? Before you have full wings, you must learn to be patient and let them let their guard down. ”

"Yes, master. The apprentice was a little reckless today, and I will remember it next time. Sejong also realized that he was wrong at this moment, "But how should I deal with the matter of Feng Weimou, the political envoy of Zhejiang?" ”

"It's not a matter of leaving this matter to anyone today. Zhejiang's political secretary has the most oil and water, and no matter what you find out, it will make one party extremely unhappy. Although it won't be anything to do to you directly because of this matter, they will definitely pay more attention to you, and they will no longer ignore some of your small actions secretly, and they will definitely obstruct and interfere. ”

"What then?" Sejong knew that the two kings were very concerned about today's matter, and this matter was difficult to do, but he didn't expect it to be so tricky.

"Fabricate the truth."

"Making the truth?" Sejong was a little confused, "Master, how do you create the truth?" ”

"Yin Zhao Jinsong of Shuntian Mansion is the first emperor's person, you recruit him into the palace, seal him as a messenger and let him investigate, and then you don't have to ask about this matter again, just wait for the result. But you have to tell him secretly, no matter what is found, the final result is that the prefect of Yueqing County and Jinhua Prefecture is corrupt, and Feng Weimou is negligent. As for the two vacant positions in Yueqing and Jinhua, let the officials arrange it themselves. Feng Weimou's words, reading that he had been an official for 30 years without merit and hard work, he was punished for half a year, and the official was reinstated. ”

The mysterious man seemed to take a sip of tea, and continued: "This time, King Ning's idea of beating the Zhejiang Political Secretary was considered a mistake on his part, and he didn't expect King Xian's reaction to be so big, even more important than the matter of the governor of the right army. Even if you promise King Ning to let Dongchang investigate, if it's time to deduct Feng Weimou's hat, he King Ning himself will have to weigh it again. ”

"You let Zhao Jinsong check according to what I said, and in the end, King Ning can get a prefect and a prefect, which can be regarded as a small profit. Although King Xian lost these two places, he kept Feng Weimou, and he should be able to accept it. Is it all clear? ”

"Yes." Sejong bowed his head in response. At this time, Sejong was already admiring this mysterious master more and more, and he could think of such a slick plan.

"Master," but Sejong had another doubt in his heart, "Are the two people you are talking about really corrupt officials?" ”

"If you look ten or nine, and nine and a half are greedy, more or less, or for the people, or for the people. Okay, go back and rest, announce Zhao Jinsong's entry into the palace early tomorrow morning, and this matter cannot be delayed. ”

"Yes."

Early the next morning, after Zhao Jinsong received the holy decree, he hurriedly went to Zhejiang.

Although Zhao Jinsong rode a fast horse, the road was far away, and it was ten days later when he returned to the capital after pretending to investigate. After returning to Beijing, Zhao Jinsong entered the palace non-stop and arrived at the Wuying Palace, and King Ning and King Xian, who got the news, had been waiting in the palace for a long time. Sejong was the last to arrive.

And after hearing the results of Zhao Jinsong's investigation and the way to deal with it, the two kings also showed a hint of surprise that was not easy to detect.

After seeing that King Xian had no opinion, King Ning didn't say anything more, and then went back to the house directly.

At this time, in the study of King Ning's mansion, in addition to King Ning's grandson and Liu Jin, Qiu Ju also came, and Qiu Ju was reporting the news of the spies.

"Lord Wang, Zhao Jinsong is very normal all the way, he has not met with special people, and he rarely speaks."

"What about the emperor?"

"The emperor is also normal, or read books after the discussion of politics, in addition to reading some books on governing the country recently, I have also read a lot of Taoist books."

"Is there a problem with the book?"

"I didn't worry about it before, I checked it myself, but it was some Taoist superstition."

"Humph! Playthings are demoralized. King Ning snorted coldly, "This Zhao Jinsong is really sleek, no wonder he was able to get the love of the third child at the beginning." ”

"Grandpa," at this time, Zhu Houlie, who was beside King Ning, spoke, "Do we take him for use?" ”

"Remember, sleek people can't be used, at least, not reused." Saying that, King Ning began to close his eyes and recuperate, "Since it can't be reused, there's no need to use it." ”

"Lie'er remember!"

The matter of Zhejiang's political envoy can be regarded as the end of it.

But Sejong was suspicious of his "master". He felt that the mysterious master gave him a trick, and it would not be him who benefited in the end every time. Although it is very reasonable, but for more than 20 years, that master just didn't let him be hurt, and his real power is still the same as at the beginning. Sejong even suspected that the "master" was no longer himself.

On this day, Sejong announced Zhao Jinsong's entry into the palace again, and quietly gave him a map, which Sejong drew with the help of the secret road line. Subsequently, Sejong asked Zhao Jinsong to send his cronies there to keep an eye on him, but as for the reason, Sejong did not tell Zhao Jinsong.

In the evening, Sejong went to the secret passage again. After a while, his master also came.

"Master, a few days ago, King Ning came to me again to ask me for military salaries and proposed to increase the service."

"Did you say yes?"

"Nope. But ......," Sejong paused deliberately, "The Mongol Altan Khan has risen rapidly in recent years, and he has the posture of unifying the Tatars, and King Ning said that if we don't prepare in advance, we will definitely be attacked by Altan Khan in the future." ”

Hearing this, the mysterious man did not speak.

Sejong continued, "I also told King Ning that in order to rule the world, you must rule the country first. But King Ning said that to govern the country, you must first keep the country, and if the country is gone, there will be no way to govern. With that, Sejong looked at the black hole in front of him.

"Master, I think that what King Ning said also has its truth, I don't know if the master has any opinions."

After hearing this, the mysterious man did not answer Sejong's words. Because of this question, the mysterious man told Sejong twenty years ago, and he emphasized it many times.

After being silent for a while, the mysterious man said to himself: "At the beginning, the emperor's health began to deteriorate, and then he took you to my private secret passage with him, and asked you to worship me as a teacher, so that you can listen to me in everything in the future." I also observed you for a while before agreeing. ”

"Now that you're older, it's time for you to have doubts, which means you're going to think for yourself, and that's a good thing. However, then again, if the emperor doubts me, he can bury the tunnel, and there is no need for you to worship me as a teacher. Since the emperor asked you to worship me as a teacher, it means that he believes in me. ”

"If you believe your grandfather, you shouldn't have asked me today."

When he heard half of it, Sejong knew that the mysterious man was still the same mysterious person at the beginning, and at this time, he immediately recognized his mistake: "The boy knows his mistake!" ”

The mysterious man also seemed to know why Sejong came, and continued: "As a teacher, I am just waiting for an opportunity, and now in the Ming Dynasty, there are Japanese robbers on the coast, and Tatars and Jurchens on the frontier, and we are not allowed to fight a protracted war with the two kings." The only way to win is to take them down in an instant! ”

However, the next day, Sejong still couldn't hold back and summoned Zhao Jinsong again. He really wanted to know who this mysterious man was.

To his surprise, Zhao Jinsong sent people to go according to the map and found that at the end was a long-abandoned garden in the city. To Sejong's surprise, there was no one in the garden, and no one had ever been to the garden from yesterday to today.