Edict of Prison.

The weather in Jingshi was gloomy and scary, and some moisture could already be smelled in the air.

The snow that the government and the opposition were looking forward to was already close at hand, but the attention of the monarchs and ministers above the temple was no longer on this snow.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Beizhen Fusi was located in Mao'er Hutong near Shichahai outside Bei'anmen, while the main building of the Nanzhen Fusi roughly coincided with the National Center for the Performing Arts in later generations.

The North Town Fu Division is in charge of the punishment, and the South Town Fu Division is in charge of the Ben Wei affairs.

Because at this time, Dongchang did not have its own edict.

After Meng Chong was handed over to Lu Bing, he was thrown directly into the Beizhen Fusi Prison.

The small window facing Meng Chong just reflected a ray of light outside the window on Meng Chong's face, which formed a sharp contrast with the dim environment around him, and Meng Chong could barely open his eyes.

After just one night of torture, Meng Chong's whole person changed.

Last night, Lu Bing interrogated Zhang Zuo and others to understand everything, and then he could give up.

"Father-in-law Zhang, if you go on again, I'm afraid you're going to be tried to death, so slow down."

Zhang Zuo threw away the horsewhip in his hand stupidly, sighed, and then changed his flattering expression and ran towards Zhu Zaili's position not far away.

"Prince, your body is precious, and you are committed to the pickled place of this edict, don't hurt your body."

Zhu Zaili swallowed the discomfort in his heart and shook his head.

"It's okay, Gonggong Zhang and Governor Lu have worked hard, by the way, has the news of Meng Chong's arrest been dispersed?"

Zhu Zaili didn't care about Meng Chong, but asked if the news had spread, and Lu Bing couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"Your Highness, now that the Jingshi is already known to everyone, aren't we afraid of startling the snake when we act like this?"

"It's not about startling snakes." A smell of rotten meat wafted in, Zhu Zaili's nose wrinkled, and he immediately covered his mouth and nose and said: "This case is a small matter, but this case can only be solved by relying on Ning Bingxian's death and righteousness, and he also wants to protect the next minister for Daming." ”

Hearing this, the doubts in Lu Bing's heart were solved, and at the same time, he couldn't help but envy Ning Jue.

can be so favored by the prince, and after the Son of Heaven makes a big trip in the future, he will at least enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.

This year is the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing, and except for Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no emperor in Daming who has reigned longer than Jiajing.

Whether it is Lu Bing, Huang Jin, and Zhang Zuo, these people have already begun to prepare for their own future in their hearts.

Zhu Zaili naturally didn't know about the horse selling batches in Ning Jue's heart, and he was still immersed in self-touching.

Just when Zhang Zuo was about to send Zhu Zaili back to the palace.

In the cell where Meng Chong was being held in the distance, Meng Chong's hoarse shouts suddenly sounded.

"I'll recruit! I'm recruiting! ”

The faces of the three people in the prison changed suddenly, and only Lu Bing's heart "chuckled".

Before Zhu Zaili and Zhang Zuo went to the cell, they heard Lu Bing roaring into the distance: "Who has entered the cell?!" Take it now! ”

Zhu Zaili and Zhang Zuo reacted to what happened in an instant.

Hearing Lu Bing's roar, a team of brocade-clothed guards in the distance fell to their knees.

"Metropolitan Governor, no one has been in yet!"

"Nonsense!" Saying that, Lu Bing wanted to go over and reprimand his subordinates, but Zhang Zuo hurriedly grabbed Lu Bing at this time.

"Metropolitan Governor, let's go and hear what Meng Chong has to say first, in case he really wants to open it himself."

Lu Bing didn't speak, but he didn't continue to reprimand his subordinates.

It can be regarded as acquiescing to Zhang Zuo's decision.

The three of Zhu Zaili turned around and turned back, and then returned to the cell.

Zhang Zuo directly pointed at Meng Chong and scolded angrily: "Meng Chong! You have been deeply favored by the emperor since you were a child, and our family suggests that you explain honestly and don't play any tricks. ”

"Father-in-law Zhang, the slave and maid deserve to die, I don't have the face to see His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave and maid say, the slave and the maid say."

Meng Chong looked at Zhu Zaili with a sincere face.

But Zhu Zaili knew that these were all pretended, Lu Bing did not guess wrong, presumably someone had already reported to Meng Chong.

"As early as the day before yesterday, before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the slave and maid out of the palace, someone had already greeted the slave and maid, and asked the slave and maid to go to the gate of the Zhenwu Temple on Donghua Street to take such a flower ......"

Zhu Zaili's face changed suddenly.

"Have you ever mentioned the matter of you leaving the palace with me?!"

Meng Chong hurriedly said: "Your Highness Mingjian, even if the slave maid wants to say it, she has to have time, and it will take two days to work together, and no one else knows." ”

Zhu Zaili and Zhang Zuo glanced at each other, Meng Chong's words should be true.

Meng Chong should have no chance to leak the news.

Zhang Zuo and Lu Bing didn't care what Zhu Zaili was doing when he went out of the palace, Zhang Zuo saw that Zhu Zaili had finished asking, and then continued to ask: "Meng Chong, according to what you said, who is the person who greeted you?" ”

Meng Chong's expression was a little hesitant, and then it seemed as if he had made up his mind.

"It's Fang Liu! Fang Liu asked me to do this! ”

Zhang Zuo frowned.

"Who is Fang Liu?!"

"It's the steward of the Marquis of Anping's mansion......"

As soon as Meng Chong's words came out, the faces of Zhang Zuo and Lu Bing turned blue in an instant.

"Meng Chong! You are bold! ”

Lu Bing even picked up the horse whip directly and wanted to whip it a few more times, but he was afraid that he would not be able to hold it and beat Meng Chong to death directly, so he had to point at Meng Chong and said angrily:

"Hugh is talking nonsense! Say, who is the instigator? ”

Meng Chong struggled to look at Zhu Zaili.

"The crown prince, it's really a slave and maid instructed by the Marquis of Anping! They promised that after the matter was completed, they would transfer the slaves and maids to the Yuwang Mansion outside the palace, and the prince would see it! ”

The angry Zhang Zuo slapped the bookcase in front of him with a "bang" and "bang".

"Shut up! Bold Meng Chong, do you still dare to frame Prince Yu?! ”

"You're deliberately pulling things into the palace! Pour dirty water on the monarch's head! ”

Anping Marquis Fang Rui, Jiajing 21 years of Anping Bo, the same year Jin Anping Marquis, the year before that is Jiajing 25 years, after Fang Rui's death, his son Fang Chengyu inherited the title.

As for the reason for the knighthood, it is also very simple.

Fang Chengyu has a younger sister, that is, Empress Xiaolie Fang.

He had no children until he died.

Zhang Zuo and Lu Bing knew the story, so they naturally guessed Meng Chong's intention to bring this case to "seize the heir".

At this time, Meng Chong also looked at Zhu Zaili with tears in his eyes and said: "Prince, the slave and maid know that the slave and maid should be punished with a thousand knives, but the slave and the maid will remind you in the end, this case will be stopped when the slave and maid are here, don't go down." ”

Meng Chong's words were sincere, as if he had become the harmless "Meng Companion" again.

But when he knew that all this was pretended, Zhu Zaili only felt sick to his stomach when he looked at it again.

"Please also ask Lu Dudu to take a trip to the Marquis of Anping's mansion."

Lu Bing did not hesitate at all, as long as Zhu Zaili did not die, then he would be the undisputed prince of the empire.

The word "seizing the heir" can't scare Zhu Zaili at all.

Unexpectedly, just as Lu Bing was about to walk out of the prison, Meng Chong looked at Lu Bing's back and suddenly laughed.

"Governor Lu, don't bother."

"Even if you arrest An Pinghou, there is no way to continue to investigate this case."

Lu Bing's gaze immediately turned cold.

"Why?"

Meng Chong raised his head and laughed twice, and then said weakly:

"Because Anpinghou is not here to win the heir at all."