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Zhu Hejian sat in the sedan chair and thought about Zhu Heyu's affairs, while Jia Lun followed the sedan chair, estimating that Zhu Hejian had now dealt with all the urgent matters, and the things that needed to be seriously thought about had already reached a general conclusion, so he approached the window of the sedan chair and said softly: "Your Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, there is another matter today, we think we should let you know." ”

When Zhu Hejian heard Jia Lun's serious tone, he immediately frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's about Li Ru'an, and our family suspects that he may have connections with other forces."

Then, Jia Lun explained in detail to Zhu Hejian the various abnormal conditions he saw at Li Ru'an today.

After listening to Jia Lun's speech, Zhu Hejian's expression became more and more cold.

He is a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and he has never tolerated any hidden dangers, Jia Lun's suspicion of Li Ru'an is not really substantiated, just some speculations generated through trivial observations, but once this seed of doubt is buried in Zhu Hejian's heart, it will grow into a towering tree almost instantly.

Especially Li Ru'an is now the eunuch in charge of the imperial study, this position is too critical, Zhu Hejian must be firmly controlled in his hands, and must not fall into the hands of a person with suspicion and doubtful position.

Not to mention that Li Ruan was instructed by Zhu Hejian to peek at the secret box of the imperial study, once this secret was leaked by Li Ruan to others, it would be a monstrous disaster!

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Hejian asked: "Since Li Ru'an became the eunuch in charge of the imperial study, his every move has been closely watched by our people, especially in the past few days, because he wants to peek into the secret box of the imperial study, this kind of surveillance has become more strict...... Didn't you find anything suspicious? ”

Jia Lun shook his head and said, "It is precisely because we have investigated Li Ru'an in advance, and we have been sending people to spy on him, and we have never found any flaws, so I can rest assured that he will be allowed to peek into the secret box of the imperial study, if it weren't for his performance today, I wouldn't have suspected him." ”

After a pause, Jalen's voice was a little cold, and he asked: "Although he may not really be double-faced, his position is too important, and he already knows a lot of our secrets, so it's really inappropriate to keep him like this, maybe when will it be a big deal in the future?" Do you want...... Get rid of this hidden danger in advance? It also happens to replace the eunuch in the imperial study with our real henchmen. ”

Li Ruan has always been decisive and ruthless? Jia Lun originally thought that Li Ruan would definitely agree to his suggestion.

In fact, it's not just Li Ruan who always looks at Jia Lun unpleasantly? Jia Lun also saw that Li Ru'an was unpleasant? These two people are natural rivals, and now they have the opportunity to get rid of Li Ruan in one fell swoop? Naturally, Jalen will not miss the opportunity.

However, perhaps it was the hostility in his heart that affected Jalen's judgment? Got Jalen to overlook a lot of things? also guessed Zhu Hejian's mind wrong.

Zhu Hejian saw Jia Lun's careful thinking at a glance, and said in a reprimanding tone: "Jia Lun, I said in the past that Li Ruan may threaten your position in the future, and you may not be able to suppress him, but I want to urge you to stay motivated and vigilant?" It's not that you and Li Ru'an secretly fight each other to make each other stumble! I know you don't like Li Ru'an? But don't let the hostility in your heart affect your sanity, otherwise sooner or later the person who will ruin my big thing will not be Li Ru'an, but you! ”

Jia Lun was shocked in his heart, and also found that his attitude was a little abnormal, so he immediately lowered his head and said, "Our family understands?" I won't do it again in the future...... But all the abnormalities that our family found in Li Ru'an are all true, and our family will never dare to deceive His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince in this kind of matter. ”

Zhu Hejian nodded? He said in a slightly slower tone: "I also believe that you won't lie to me, but I'm just annoyed that you have been affected by things that don't matter at all...... Based on what you've observed? Li Ru'an does have some suspicious things, but we can't get rid of him...... At least not yet. ”

After a pause? Zhu Hejian further explained: "Let's not talk about Li Ru'an for the time being, and now he is a person next to his father? His father was also more satisfied with him? Since he served as the eunuch in charge of the imperial study, the leakage of news from the imperial study that has been repeatedly banned in recent years has quickly changed, and in this case, if we get rid of him, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of my father, and let my father order a strict investigation, which will be a bigger trouble at that time...... Remember, killing people is not always a perfect solution, and it must be used silently and without consequences! ”

Then, Zhu Hejian's voice became colder and colder, and he said: "What's more, since our people have been monitoring Li Ru'an, but they have not found any flaws, there are only two possibilities in this case, either we misunderstood Li Ru'an, he is not double-faced, and the use of pen and ink today is indeed practicing calligraphy, or the force that Li Ru'an secretly contacted is very cautious and intelligent, and the efficiency of doing things is also extremely high, completely hiding our eyeline......

If it is the former, we will not have any benefit in getting rid of Li Ruan, but it will only harm our own interests, if it is the latter, Li Ruan is afraid that he has already told everything to the mastermind behind the scenes, and it is not of much significance for us to get rid of him, it will only make the behind-the-scenes mastermind vigilant, and after we cut off this clue of Li Ruan, it is difficult to find out the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes! ”

Hearing these explanations, Jia Lun couldn't help but feel ashamed - with his scheming and wisdom, he should have thought of these things a long time ago, and he was obviously blinded by the emotions in his heart when he proposed to get rid of Li Ru'an just now, so after a moment of introspection and thought, Jia Lun quickly thought of the correct answer, and said: "I will tell the eyeliner in the palace to let them further strengthen the monitoring of Li Ru'an, and then I will also inform Wu Xinquan of the celebrant to let them avoid Li Ru'an as much as possible when doing things for the Seventh Prince in the future, By the way, they will also find a way to test Li Ru'an's true position, and if they find out, they will immediately report it to the Seventh Prince. ”

"That's right......" Zhu Hejian nodded with satisfaction at first, then his expression was calm again, and he said: "However, the suspicions on Li Ru'an are unsettling after all, if you can find a way to completely control him......"

As he spoke, Zhu Hejian fell into thought again.

And just as Zhu Hejian was secretly thinking, his sedan chair had soon arrived at the Seven Princes' Mansion.

However, Zhu Hejian was about to get off the sedan chair and go back to the house, but he heard a commotion not far from the Seven Princes' Mansion, and suddenly frowned again, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

After Jia Lun rushed to inquire about the situation, he returned to the side of the Seventh Prince's sedan chair with a slightly strange expression, and explained: "There is a small official in the capital who shouts and wants to see His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, but his official rank is only the ninth grade, and he is not qualified to meet the Seventh Prince at all, so the guards stopped him...... However, he said that he had confidential information to tell His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, and that he had a relationship with a young eunuch surnamed Li in the palace. ”

The young eunuch surnamed Li, this description immediately made Zhu Hejian think of Li Ru'an, and he couldn't help but feel some interest in his heart, and asked, "What's his name?" Where to be on an errand? ”

He claimed that his name was Liu Ye, and he was the supervisor of Yuanma Temple, that is, the official who was responsible for managing the horsemen and raising horses for His Majesty...... Why does this kind of person have news of Li Ruan? ”

"Liu Ye, Liu Ye...... It turned out to be this person! If it were him, maybe he would have known some news! Zhu Hejian has an excellent memory, and he also pays attention to all kinds of news in the temple on weekdays, and quickly thought of the origin of this person, and suddenly said: "Lead him to the small guest hall to see me, I am going to see Wang Youlun immediately, and there is not much time left for him, let him make a long story short." ”

Soon, Zhu Hejian had already arrived in the small guest hall of the Seven Princes' Mansion, and Jia Lun also led Liu Ye into the room.

At this time, no one could have foreseen what the meeting between Zhu Hejian and Liu Ye meant.

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"Weichen Liu Ye, knock on His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince's Chitose!"

During the Ming Dynasty, even if the officials were high or low in terms of status and rank, they would not bow down at every turn, and they would bend over at ordinary times.

However, Liu Ye has a characteristic, every time he sees a high-status official, he will directly bow and bow, and he is always very serious when he visits, burying his head in the ground and raising his buttocks high, which looks quite funny.

At the same time, the people who were bowed by him would naturally have a sense of satisfaction, thinking that Liu Ye's performance was very funny, but they would also think that Liu Ye's attitude was very respectful, and he was the kind of person who could be manipulated by himself at will, and he couldn't help but relax his vigilance in his heart.

Liu Ye is still kneeling down to Zhu Hejian with such a funny appearance, Zhu Hejian was surprised in his heart, and immediately labeled Liu Ye as a "soft bone", and said expressionlessly: "You are Liu Ye, the original leader of the rebels in Tianshui City?" Keep your head up! ”

After hearing Zhu Hejian's command, Liu Ye looked up at Zhu Hejian, but he was still kneeling on the ground, his buttocks were still cocked, and his image was even more funny.

Zhu Hejian glanced at Liu Ye seriously, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, he couldn't understand that Liu Ye was obviously good-looking and elegant, but he wanted to belittle himself like this.

"Stand up and speak, I don't look awkward when you act like this."

With Zhu Hejian's words, Liu Ye finally got up from the ground, but he still stood with his hands bowed with a humble attitude.

Zhu Hejian asked again: "You said that you have news and have a relationship with the young eunuch surnamed Li in the palace, who are you referring to?" What's the news? ”

Liu Ye got Jia Lun's advice in advance, and understood that Zhu Hejian didn't have much time, and he had to make a long story short, so he didn't go around in circles at this time, and replied directly: "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince of Qiqi, the person Weichen said is the current eunuch Li Ru'an, the steward of the imperial study!" Wechen was forced to participate in the civil unrest in Tianshui City, although he was coerced by the chaotic people, and there were some meritorious performances afterwards, but if there was no Li Neichen's protection and recommendation, it would be difficult for Wechen to escape the punishment of the court, let alone receive the court's money, so Wechen was quite grateful for Li Neichen's kindness, and Li Neichen also valued Wechen for some cleverness, and often asked Wechen for advice on weekdays, so that Wechen served as a staff officer! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Ye quickly looked up at Zhu Hejian and Jia Lun, and then continued: "Originally, Wei Chen was grateful for Li Neichen's kindness, and he was usually willing to help him come up with ideas, but this afternoon, when Shen Shi was shining, Li Neichen once again found Wei Chen to discuss things, but this time the matter discussed was not trivial, Wei Chen thought about it, and still felt that it was more appropriate to tell His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince about this matter, otherwise sooner or later there would be chaos." ”

"Shen Shi ...... in the afternoon" Zhu Hejian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly thought of many things.

Calculate the time, in the afternoon, it was not long after Jia Lun left Li Ru'an's room, obviously after Jia Lun left, Li Ruan went to Liu Ye to discuss things.

And what Li Ru'an and Liu Ye discussed, nine times out of ten, it was related to the flaws found by Jia Lun.

Zhu Hejian couldn't help but be interested, and asked, "What did he discuss with you?" Why do you think you have to let me know? ”

Liu Ye lowered his head and continued to answer: "Li Ru'an said that he, he is secretly doing things for His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, but now everyone knows that the Seventh Prince, you are the future prince and the future emperor, and it is natural for him to do things for you, and now His Majesty is old, Li Ruan and the Seventh Prince are close in age, and only by taking refuge in the Seventh Prince can you gain a long-term foothold."

Merely...... According to him, there is a villain who is also a eunuch next to the Seventh Prince, named Jia Lun, he is worried that the more he does, the more he will be jealous and calculated by Jia Lun, Jia Lun is a close person around the Seven Princes, he thinks that he can't compete nine times out of ten, so he discussed with Wei Chen, wanting to replace Jia Lun's position and become the closest minister to the Seven Princes, and he has obviously made up his mind, and he has considered many plans......

This matter has something to do with the people around you, the Seventh Prince, Li Ru'an may cause trouble in vain, and maybe it will affect the Seventh Prince at some point in the future, so Weichen thinks it is necessary to tell the Seventh Prince, so that you can guard against Li Ru'an. ”

After speaking, Liu Ye told Zhu Hejian about Li Ru'an's meeting with him today "1510" and "detailed and comprehensive", and described many poisonous plans against Jia Lun, all of which Li Ruan himself thought of.

At the same time, Liu Ye also inadvertently mentioned that when Li Ru'an was thinking about these poisonous schemes, he summarized them and wrote them down on paper, and when he discussed with Liu Ye, he also took this piece of paper full of poisonous schemes to analyze them one by one.

Liu Ye's remarks were naturally all made up.

After Li Ru'an went to see Liu Ye today, he roughly told Liu Ye about his current situation, of course, Li Ru'an did not clearly say any key news to Liu Ye, but said that he was secretly doing things for the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince's temperament is not as gentle and elegant as rumored, but a ruthless person, and he is careless, which may arouse the suspicion of the Seventh Prince, once the character of the Seventh Prince is suspicious, he will inevitably end badly in the future, so he asked Liu Ye for countermeasures.

After hearing Li Ru'an's description, Liu Ye immediately found an opportunity - so that he could take the opportunity to contact Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, take the opportunity to win Zhu Hejian's trust, and rise to prominence from then on!

Yes, Liu Ye is a man of nature, not as loyal and grateful as Li Ru'an thought, he often has contact with Li Ru'an on weekdays, just because Li Ru'an is the person with the highest status he can contact! He often talks about Li Ru'an's kindness on weekdays, just because he wants to tell his officialdom colleagues that he has a backstage that should not be underestimated!

Even, since he was coerced by the rebels to become the leader of the rebels, he had already imagined how to betray these rebels and seek a career for himself! Therefore, after Li Ruan entered Tianshui City to quell the turmoil, he actively cooperated with the work, and successfully climbed the line of Li Ruan!

And today, he plans to use Li Ru'an's line to climb the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian!

Of course, Liu Ye will not give up on Li Ru'an easily, and after careful consideration, he still conceived some countermeasures for Li Ru'an!

Since Zhu Hejian suspects that Li Ru'an has other plans, let Zhu Hejian understand what Li Ru'an is planning!

Since Zhu Hejian thinks that Li Ruan is difficult to control, then let Zhu Hejian think that he can control Li Ruan!

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