Ah Cha and the eldest princess made a plan in this way.

It's a pity that Zhang Ming, who is expecting in his heart, still doesn't know anything about it.

said that the atmosphere in the study room of the prince's mansion at this time was not generally harmonious.

"Commander Jiang, you are now the commander of the forbidden army, you see ......"

Before the prince could finish his words, he was interrupted by Uncle Jiang.

He looked at the prince with a smile, but there was a respectful look on his face.

"Your Highness, you and I have known each other, I used to be your staff, and I will still be your staff in the future."

After taking in the prince's doubts, Uncle Jiang did not forget to add.

"Your Highness, you don't have to be called that, it's better to be like before."

He had already put his posture very low, so that the prince was not generally satisfied.

Is there anything more pleasing than having the power of your own staff, but still being respectful in front of you?

The prince was no longer polite to him, and personally poured a full cup of tea and handed it to him.

"Uncle Jiang, let's have tea."

"Okay."

Uncle Jiang took the tea with both hands, and his eyes lit up after only taking a sip.

He has been in the prince's mansion for so many years, and he has long been familiar with the prince's practice of dealing with people.

Now the prince is giving him the special Longjing imperial tea provided by the royal family, which can only be drunk by the core personnel of the royal family.

Even the crown prince, as the prince, only has five taels a year.

Under normal circumstances, the prince himself does not drink much of this tea, let alone only use it to entertain the top guests of the prince's mansion.

Even if he was favored by the prince again in the past, he never drank it once, and he had always only watched from afar.

But today, the prince not only poured tea for him personally, but also drank this tea directly for him.

What does this mean?

It shows that he already has a lot of place in the eyes of the prince.

Uncle Jiang's heart was even more proud.

Now he believes that Zhang Ming can't compare to himself no matter what.

However, he still has to explain his thoughts to the prince well in order to stabilize the prince.

Thinking like this, Uncle Jiang opened his mouth without hesitation.

"Your Highness, in fact, I just went to recommend myself to Your Majesty today, and I was lucky enough to get Your Majesty's appreciation to get the position of commander of the forbidden army."

"Yes, Uncle Jiang, you can enter your father's blue eyes, which is a blessing for our prince's mansion."

The prince and he had a tacit understanding, and he did not recommend Uncle Jiang who was rejected in advance.

But Uncle Jiang doesn't agree with the prince's statement now.

"Your Highness, I am now His Majesty's courtier, and His Majesty knows very well that I came to pack my bags tonight."

"Your Majesty has also told me, I hope I can do a good job as the commander of the forbidden army and protect the safety of Your Majesty and the imperial city."

Uncle Jiang said something a little vaguely, but the prince still understood.

The prince not only understood, but also his face became serious when he heard it, and he opened his mouth to question.

"So Uncle Jiang is planning to cut off relations with our Prince's Mansion?"

Cut off from the Prince's Mansion?

This is something that Uncle Jiang never thought.

He quickly denied the prince's idea and explained it in good words.

"Your Highness, I am a staff member who went out from the Prince's Mansion, and I dare not forget the grace of the past, and my heart will naturally always be by your side."

"But now that I am working in the hands of His Majesty and have become His Majesty's courtier, I have to do things for His Majesty wholeheartedly."

The prince's gaze was so gloomy that he was about to kill someone.

But Uncle Jiang didn't seem to see it, and still chose to bite the bullet and continue.

"Your Majesty is also very aware of my relationship with the Prince's Mansion, so even if you give me the position of commander of the forbidden army now, you may not be willing to fully believe me."

"So my primary purpose now is to gain His Majesty's trust."

"Your Highness also knows very well how difficult it will be to gain His Majesty's trust, so I have to ...... it."

Uncle Jiang's words stopped here.

The latter part is left for the prince to think.

The prince thought silently for a while, and really realized a little way.

That's right.

Even if Uncle Jiang was already the commander of the forbidden army, he still couldn't get the full trust of his father.

It still doesn't send them a message, or even do things for them.

And even if you really do this, I'm afraid that I will be very afraid of being discovered by my father and then blame myself.

Rather than this, it is better to wait a little longer, and wait until Uncle Jiang completely gains the trust of his father.

Then it is extremely convenient for them to do anything.

Even if they want to directly respect their father as the emperor, it is an easy matter.

Thinking of this, the prince's face finally softened.

Uncle Jiang saw the changes in the prince's expression before and after, found the right time, and said his thoughts.

"Your Highness, I am preparing to do things for Your Majesty in accordance with Your Majesty's instructions at these times."

Uncle Jiang paused deliberately, and only after seeing the prince's puzzled eyes did he say the second half of the sentence.

"So I have to have as little contact with the people in the prince's mansion as possible, and I hope His Royal Highness understands."

The prince understood what he said.

Isn't this just preparing to win the emperor's trust first and then do things for himself?

For this idea, the prince was not generally delighted.

He believed that if there was such a close minister by the emperor's side, then no matter what he did in the future, it would be extremely advantageous.

"Okay, I know, you can rest assured to do things for your father." The crown prince gave him a meaningful look and smiled heartily, "Don't worry, the prince's mansion will always be behind you." ”

In order to show his sincerity, the prince also made a special promise.

"Uncle Jiang, you have to remember that on the day I first ascend to the Great Treasure, the position of Prime Minister will be yours, and at that time you will be one person under ten thousand people."

"Yes."

But the prince didn't notice the shrewdness and disdain that flashed in Uncle Jiang's eyes.

What a prime minister's position.

He's not interested.

What he wants is that after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will continue to control the government and be an uncrowned emperor.

Then let everyone call him nine thousand years old.

His thirst for power is far greater than anyone can imagine.

But it's too early to tell.

He had to give the prince Zhang Ming's eye medicine.

"Your Highness, I don't know if there will be anyone available to you after I'm gone. Why don't I recommend a few talented people to you? ”

The prince didn't pay any attention to his worries, and waved his hand casually.

"No need, now there are Zhang Ming and other staff members in the house, but they can also share my worries."

"If there are more people, I am afraid that when I act, I will be easily suspected."

Uncle Jiang's eyes lit up a little when he heard Zhang Ming.

How could he possibly introduce the crown prince to a new staff?

He just wanted to block Zhang Ming.

Uncle Jiang's face was embarrassed, full of worry, "Your Highness, there is something I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Seeing his appearance, the prince's heart twitched a little.

"There's nothing wrong with that. What the hell is going on, Uncle Jiang just has to say. ”

But Uncle Jiang still looked at him hesitantly, pursed his lips and didn't want to speak.

The prince was anxious and waved his hand.

"But it doesn't hurt for you, I will never blame you."

What Uncle Jiang was waiting for was the prince's words.

"I went to the goddess that day to discuss with the goddess about reactivating the immortals, which caused the goddess to be dissatisfied."

"But after that, Zhang Ming went to find the goddess, and he did not hesitate to follow the goddess to the palace, so that His Majesty heard about it."

As far as he knew, after Zhang Ming went to the palace to discuss with the goddess, the prince didn't have time to settle accounts with him.

So as long as he strikes first, isn't it all black and white that he has the final say?

The prince listened to what Uncle Jiang said, but he hesitated.

"Since Zhang Ming dares to go to the goddess under the nose of his father, it must not be a big deal."

"Maybe Zhang Ming is using my name to care about my father's body."

The prince didn't think that Zhang Ming dared to do anything in this matter.

It is not good for everyone to anger the emperor, even he can't escape the emperor's rebuke and suspicion.

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood what I meant." Uncle Jiang shook his head lightly and said, "I mean, no matter what Zhang Ming went to find the goddess for, he let His Majesty know about it. ”

"Your Majesty's personality is very clear to you, but Your Majesty doesn't know what His Highness thinks in his heart when he knows about this."

It's okay if he doesn't say it, but when he says it, he really reminds the prince.

Not to mention anything else, just about the emperor's suspicious nature, a prince's staff chased the goddess into the palace, and talked privately in the palace for a long time.

fell into the ears of the emperor, no matter how you say it, it is a dirty relationship between them.

The emperor may just not be clear now, but he has long been secretly suspicious of them in his heart.

This also makes sense why the emperor must keep Uncle Jiang at his distance.

Thinking of this, the prince's face was visibly gloomy.

It's time for Uncle Jiang to add a sentence.

"Your Highness is now surrounded by many staff, and there are many talented people among them."

"I think it's time for Your Highness to consider using other staff."

The implication is to let the prince give up Zhang Ming's staff.

Of course, the prince understood, and he nodded thoughtfully.

"I'll think about it."

Uncle Jiang glanced at the sky outside and estimated the time, if he stayed in the prince's mansion for too long, he would still make the emperor dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, I still need to go to live in His Majesty's newly given mansion, so I will leave first."

Just when Uncle Jiang was about to step out of the door, he stopped.

"Your Highness, now that I have a special status, I have rested in your study for so much time tonight, I am afraid that it will make Your Majesty dissatisfied if it spreads, please ......"

"I'll order someone to keep their mouths shut."

The prince is now thinking about how to find Zhang Ming to settle accounts and find a new credible staff, and he has no time to care about what Uncle Jiang says.

The more the prince thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't bear it at all.

"Someone! Go and summon Uncle Jiang to me! ”

No, he still has to ask Zhang Ming for clarification!

The moment the messenger arrived, Zhang Ming knew the reason.

Presumably Uncle Jiang said a lot of bad things about himself in front of the prince.

If it comes, it will be safe.

Now as long as he can get through tonight, no matter whether the prince still trusts him or not, he only needs to go to the goddess tomorrow to explain the plan, and after getting rid of Uncle Jiang, then he will be overly rainy.

"Let's go, I'll go with you to see the prince."

Zhang Ming straightened his clothes and said lightly.

When he arrived at the prince's study, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the prince's frighteningly black face.

"Bang-"

The prince raised his hand to pick up the teacup in his hand and threw it at Zhang Ming casually.

"Be bold! You are guilty! ”

Fragments of ceramic splashed onto Zhang Ming's ankle, causing his body to reflexively take a step back.

But he looked resolute, and knelt straight towards the pile of debris in front of him.

"Back to Your Highness, I don't know what the sin iss."

"Then you tell the main hall, why did you chase the goddess into the palace that day? Do you still have a secret conversation with the goddess in the palace? ”

Previously, there were too many things that made the prince forget about this account.

But today it was brought up again by Uncle Jiang, and it was because this matter aroused the emperor's suspicion, and the prince wanted to find Zhang Ming to settle accounts anyway.

Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Sure enough, this is still the case, and this is the only thing that Uncle Jiang can make a fuss about over and over again.

That day, it was indeed because he was too anxious to get rid of Uncle Jiang, and he fell into the position of a goddess for a while, so he followed him to the palace.

But everyone else has already arrived in the palace, and if he doesn't explain his intention to the goddess, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble.

That's why he had to give it up.

Of course, it was absolutely impossible for him to tell the prince these inside information.

"It turns out that His Highness asked about this matter, so I will tell the truth."

Zhang Ming didn't give the prince the slightest chance to react, so he first seized the initiative to speak.

"That day, I happened to hear that His Majesty's health was sick, and the goddess hurriedly entered the palace to treat His Majesty, and I thought about investigating the situation earlier, so I found the goddess in the name of His Highness."

"As for entering the palace with the goddess, it's just that the goddess is in a hurry to heal Your Majesty, and she doesn't have time to see me, thinking that I can enter the palace with her, and she can tell me the inside story on the way."

This explanation sounded plausible, but the prince still didn't believe it.

"Since the goddess is in a hurry, why did she talk to you secretly after entering the palace, instead of meeting her father first?"

"This is the idea of the goddess, I really don't know, but I saw the goddess explain to her subordinates before talking to me secretly."

"No!" Zhang Ming seemed to remember something, and did not forget to add: "I am not talking to the goddess in secret, I am just talking about things in the imperial garden, and many guards and palace maids have seen it, and Your Highness can go to verify it." ”

Just these two paragraphs made most of the doubts in the prince's heart disappear.

He thinks he knows Zhang Ming well, presumably he dares to say this, and he shouldn't lie to himself.

"Then what happened to your father's physical condition?"

After such a period of time, the prince didn't hear Zhang Minglai convey the news to him at all, which was absolutely undesirable.

As everyone knows, Zhang Ming has already thought of his rhetoric for this question.

"Your Highness has been busy with business in recent days, and I have no leisure time, so I don't dare to disturb without permission."

"And His Majesty's body doesn't seem to be in serious trouble, but His Majesty's ill health has nothing to do with Tuoba Jun."

"But the goddess didn't tell me the specific situation, so I don't know."

"Oh? Is that all? ”

The prince raised his eyebrows slightly, still with a little disbelief.

He always felt that there was something strange hidden in Zhang Ming's words, but he couldn't find any flaws in them at all.

Could it be that the truth of the matter is really as Zhang Ming said?

Faced with the prince's questioning, Zhang Ming's face did not change, and even knocked heavily on the porcelain piece directly.

"I promise that what I say is true, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go and verify it."

The porcelain shards pierced his skin, and blood ran down his forehead.

Seeing this situation, the prince couldn't embarrass him anymore, so he could only put on a stinky face.

"I'll go down and check it out, you can step back first."

"Yes."

Looking at his back as he walked away, the prince had a stomach full of anger and didn't know where to go.

Verify and verify.

To put it simply, if he really stretched his hand into the palace, it would not be him who was discovered by the emperor at that time.

And the one who chose a new staff.

The existence of those staff members of the Prince's Mansion has not been a day or two, and as a result, there are two available people.

Now one has climbed the emperor, and he wants to stay away from him on the surface, and the other doesn't know if he can trust it, how should he behave.

Unlike the prince's worries, Zhang Ming only breathed a sigh of relief after limping out of the study.

He glanced back at the study where the lights were still on, and then at the full moon on the horizon.

There was a numbness in the knee that had been punctured by the porcelain piece, and the blood in the corner of his forehead was flowing all over his face.

But none of that matters.

He had convinced the prince that he could survive the night.

Just wait for tomorrow when he goes to the goddess, and everything will be done.

As for people like Uncle Jiang, he wants him to die tragically after his reputation is ruined!

At this time, Zhang Ming felt that it was time to show off the hole cards in his hand.

The night passed quickly.

Counting the time, Tuoba Jun has been gone for almost two days.

Seeing that he was about to reach his fiefdom, he didn't want to sit in the carriage anymore.

"How far is this from the fiefdom?"

Tuoba Jun asked Zhu Shun in secret.

Worried about his safety, Ah Cha temporarily sent Zhu Shun with him in order to protect his safety on the way.

However, Zhu Shun is a shadow guard, and he has always been in secret, so Tuoba Jun needs to call him specifically.

At the moment, there is no one around him who he fully trusts, and the only one who can use it is Zhu Shun.

"Thirty miles to go."

Thirty miles of land is not long.

However, the matter is urgent, if you go to the fiefdom first, you can seize the opportunity and do more things.

"Bring my horse, and I'll ride it on."

Hearing this, Zhu Shun hesitated.

"Master, you ......"

"It's okay, I know my body."

For thirty miles, his body could hold on.

And it's not something he did on impulse.

There are not a few people who know about his itinerary, and even his carriage may be the focus of monitoring along the way.

He doesn't know how many cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have gathered in his fiefdom, so he is waiting for him to play a good show of peace as soon as he arrives.

But he didn't have time to look at it.

The horseback ride was fast, and he could see their faces before they were ready.

When his horse was brought in, Tuoba Jun turned over directly on the horse.

Zhu Shun wanted to chase, but was stopped by him.

"You're right here, make sure everyone pretends that I'm still in the carriage."

"Yes."

"Drive-drive-drive-"

Tuoba Jun whipped the horses with his whip and quickly disappeared into the ranks.

In fact, he didn't go far before a smell of blood came to his heart.

His body bones are still very different from before.

But his time was so long, and every minute and every second was extremely precious to him.

He wants to do the most in the shortest amount of time.

But seriously, he hadn't experienced this kind of galloping horse in a long time.

When I tried it today, it still felt unusual.

If only it could always be like this.

The speed of the horse was really fast, and it was not long before he reached the bottom of the castle tower.

To his surprise, the guards who were supposed to appear at the bottom of the castle to check the customs clearance documents had disappeared.

Moreover, all the guards were gone, and the entire city gate was completely unattended, entering and exiting at will.

This is absolutely a very serious dereliction of duty.

Tuoba Jun frowned and entered the city.

As soon as he saw the city, he gasped and his brow furrowed even deeper.

The city is full of flowers, and the naked eye is filled with countless flowers.

Those silk satin and silk brocade poured down from the downstairs on both sides of the city gate, as if they didn't want money.

It's just these arrangements, but the crowd that gathers more and more shows an abnormality.

"Everyone, stand up!"

"Yes, just stand along both sides of the road!"

The people did as they were ordered, first gathering together, and then standing on both sides of the road.

Tuoba Jun's eyes were quick and he stopped a white-haired old man on crutches.

"Old man, I just came back from outside the city, and I don't know what happened in this city. Why are people gathered on both sides of the road? ”

The old man looked at him deeply and shook his head helplessly, but his steps did not stop.

"What do you say? The King of Ding'an, who has not yet been appointed by His Majesty, is about to arrive in the city today, and the governor has specially arranged for us to meet him here. ”

These people actually greeted him?

But this old man is so old that he can't even walk steadily, why was he called here?

"Old man, why are you called here when you're so old?"

Speaking of this incident, the old man was even more helpless, and directly angrily threw his crutches on the ground a few times.

"I don't want to come, old bones, but the governor threatens to cure our whole family."

"The governor not only wants me to come, but also wants me to stand at the front of the crowd, saying that it is an old person who can attract the attention of King Ding'an."

"Hey......"

Tuoba Jun's face had completely darkened.

What a governor.

actually dared to make such a play behind his back.

also dare to use the banner of welcoming yourself.

It seems that the first thing I have to solve is this so-called governor.

After helping the old man to stand at the front of the crowd, Tuoba Jun also chose a suitable position to stand in place.

Hum!

He wanted to see what other surprises the governor had made, which he didn't know!

He didn't have to wait long before he saw a figure in the distance slowly approaching in the crowd.

"The Governor has arrived—"

As the voice of the guards fell, the people knelt down in unison as if they had been rehearsed.

"The grass people have seen the governor!"

(End of chapter)