When Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing came to the Lin Mansion, he saw that it was already a place of vegetarianism, and there were not many guests coming in and out, and the Lin Mansion's own subordinates were sad, and there was an indescribable sadness. Especially when the Lin family came out in a hurry, the whole person trembled like chaff, and he looked like he couldn't bear the beam.

Zhu Jing has always hated cowardly people, but even if it is him, there is no way to be too harsh on this young master Lin at this time, because the father of the pillar of the prime of life died suddenly, and then the cause of death is secretly consistent with the recent turmoil, in exchange for the three children in his family who encounter this kind of thing, Zhu Tingfang and Zhu Ying have a strong ambition and a big heart, probably it doesn't matter, but Zhu Er was not much better in the past!

Therefore, instead of being as cold as usual, he said softly: "I'll give Lin Shangshu a stick of incense." ”

After his father died of a sudden illness, his protégé's old relatives and friends almost avoided it like a snake and scorpion, and only a few people who were too close came to the door to offer condolences, and the trend of outside discussions became more and more urgent.

But at this time, Zhu Jing actually euphemistically said that he was here to condole, and after he was slightly stunned, the huge stone in his heart seemed to explode in an instant, and the tears of the dignified manly man actually burst out of his eyes. Fortunately, as a filial son who lost his father, it was not too much to cry like this, so he hurriedly lowered his head to wipe his tears, and respectfully invited Zhu Jing inside.

After bringing people to the mourning hall, seeing Zhu Jingling offering incense in front of him to pay his condolences, and then stood silently for a while, but he didn't say anything and turned around and walked out, and the young master Lin who finished answering the salute finally couldn't help it, got up and rushed forward in one step, and mustered up the courage to stop this son of heaven who was known to everyone in the capital.

"Zhao Guogong, my father's business...... What exactly is the imperial court? ”

Seeing that the young master Lin's grief and indignation were overflowing, Zhu Jing lowered his head and glanced at the filial sons and grandsons who were kneeling beside him, seeing that the younger ones were only three or four years old, kneeling there with ignorant faces, and the others were either bowing their heads and saying nothing, or looking up in anticipation, or being as indignant as the young master Lin, just like the beings outside, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Don't listen to those people."

When a word landed, of course he could see that the spirits of many people inside and outside the entire mourning hall were instantly different. However, he didn't want to simply comfort, so he said lightly at the moment: "The pure ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are self-turbid, and besides, the dead are the greatest, as your descendants, what kind of person is the head of the Lin Shangshu family, what kind of personality and style, you should be the most numerous." ”

This time, Young Master Lin's face turned pale again. His father was indeed so low-key that he didn't look like a celestial official outside, but at home, especially in front of his eldest son, his true nature was exposed, and he knew that there were actually a lot of officials who came and went to his house.

"We know it." He tried his best to squeeze out these words, and seeing that Zhu Jing was silent, he had to bite the bullet and say, "But the outside limelight is all aimed at my family, my mother was already sick in bed because of the pain of losing her husband, and now she is even more frightened, and her younger siblings and children are still young." Zhao Guogong, there should always be an explanation for this matter, right? "If only the court could give a funeral offering!

Zhu Jing stared at Young Master Lin for a long time, until he looked down in panic, and then he said word by word: "Fuling go back to his hometown, in a place like the capital, your family is sick, small, and it is not suitable to stay any longer." Of course, if you think that it is easier to take the imperial examination in the capital, then I haven't said anything. ”

Young Master Lin was speechless. Because he is a talent in the Shuntianfu examination, and then he is a person in the Beizhili examination, but it is much easier than Jiangnan. Originally, he also planned to take advantage of his father to take charge of the ministry to see if he could pass the examination, and then get a good ranking in the palace examination. But now, with the death of my father, and now this sign, everything is over.

Not only is it famous, but it is even likely to affect the future of him, his younger brothers, and even the next few generations!

Therefore, he watched Zhu Jing go out of the door, and wanted to chase after him, but his feet were as if they were filled with lead, and in the end, he could only turn his head and glare at the spirit position viciously.

It's all you, it's all your insatiable, and you're already a secretary and you're not satisfied! If you hadn't made these things behind your back, I would still be a safe and stable scholar!

And Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao Guo, who left the Lin Mansion, did not get on his horse and gallop away as usual, but got into a carriage surrounded by the guards. This is relatively rare for him, but for those who find out about his trip, they feel that although this military secretary has come to mourn openly, but if he covers up his deeds a little, it is not surprising that such a battle is not surprising.

And it is precisely because the guards are hugging each other that others can't get close, so they can't notice the clues of these guards' entourage. So, of course, no one noticed that after Zhu Jing opened the curtain of the car with an entourage, he was stunned for a moment, and then got into the car with a tiger face.

In the dimly lit corner at the back of the carriage, there was still a man seated. When the thick curtain fell, the curtain did not move at all and could not reveal any light, and Zhu Jing, who got into the car, asked coldly: "I was still thinking, why did the Queen Mother suddenly order me to come to the Lin Mansion to condole, it turned out to be your pleading." But when Lin Shangshu was in power, the Queen Mother had already withdrawn the curtain, and Lin Shangshu did not mince words about the palace attendants. ”

"The Queen Mother and you should not have a good impression of him, why do you still want to pry the Queen Mother and let me go on this trip? Now you're here waiting for me? Zhu Jing's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and even his tone became solemn, "He Lin Shangshu is indeed not a good person, and the rumors outside this time actually did not wronged him, but how dare you!" ”

The people in the car were casual: "Before the coffin was opened for autopsy, Zhao Guogong, you planted the matter on my head, is this too arbitrary?" ”

Zhu Jing sneered: "I just bowed before the spirit, and the strong smell of medicine came to my nose, unless my sense of smell failed, it was absolutely impossible to ignore that smell." Those few herbs are combined together, which can make people with heart disease suddenly become sicker, and then die of a violent illness, I think you used this trick at the beginning. ”

"From that time on, I wrote down the prescription, and I also wrote down the special taste that came together. And now, it's been almost thirty years, and you use this trick again, do you think I'll forget your miraculous feats back then? ”

The person hidden in the shadows at the back of the carriage finally sat up slightly, and then said calmly: "Zhao Guogong has a good memory, I am naturally unmatched, so of course I dare not take you in my eyes." It's not that I deliberately exposed such a flaw, but because there are very few means that can be used to make a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials die of a violent illness in a dignified manner. ”

"I can't hang people on the beams!"

Hearing such an explicit statement, Zhu Jing's face suddenly darkened. Especially when he saw that the other party leaned forward suddenly, he shouted: "Are you admitting it? I really won't tell the emperor? ”

"Zhao Guogong, you are a first-class loyal minister, so you will never go to the emperor casually." When he said this, the person finally completely revealed his face, and it was Chu Kuan. Facing Zhu Jing's acupuncture-like gaze, he was still unhurried, and said word by word, "Some people can be punished by national law, but some people can't." In that case, why don't I share the emperor's worries? ”

"You're acting as a substitute...... No, it's lawless! Zhu Jing suddenly looked angry. At this time, he finally understood why the Queen Mother sent a group of imperial attendants to follow him today, it turned out that it was not to prevent some people from peeping and spying on the Lin Mansion, but to prevent this scene from being seen by outsiders at this time.

He clearly remembered that Chu Kuan had rarely been in and out of Qingning Palace over the years, and his former friendship with the Queen Mother seemed to have faded a lot, but now it seems that his aunt still treats him as if she were back then.

However, the more this was the case, the more Zhu Jing didn't understand why Chu Kuan sent such a handle directly to himself. Even if this was something that the Empress Dowager knew and acquiesced to—it wasn't impossible—but he was convinced that the Emperor would not approve of such a method even more abhorratively, so he couldn't help but be more vigilant about Chu Kuan's purpose.

And immediately after, he heard something that almost shocked him to break through the carriage: "Moreover, whether it is the abolition queen or the second prince, although he died at the hands of traitors, it has more or less something to do with me." ”

"Of course, you don't have to suspect the Queen Mother, she will never know about it. I've been in the palace for too long, and although these imperial servants are now taken over by Hua Qi, I spent too much time on them in the previous years, so they, like me, put the Ming Dynasty first. ”

In this last sentence, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing not only failed to produce a slightly reassuring feeling, but became more vigilant. He is an extremely experienced person, and naturally knows that some people in the world can't listen to certain truths at all, and wholeheartedly enshrine his own set of golden rules, and never repent.

The emperor has a somewhat similar personality, but in comparison, this Supreme Son of Heaven has been much better than when he was a teenager over the years, but Chu Kuan is clearly more serious than the emperor, and people dare to make a black hand against the three mothers and sons and Lin Shangshu!

Maybe it's not just these four, and it's likely that more people will be victimized over the years!

Zhu Jing quickly went through the list of unnatural deaths over the years in his mind, and with his memory, this list was pulled from the abolished queen, the eldest prince, the second prince, and Lin Shangshu, all the way to a certain pedestrian and a certain waiter...... After such a rough calculation, he actually found that there were at least no less than twenty people, and then he secretly gasped.

He didn't hesitate for a while, leaned over directly to open the curtain in front of him, but in an instant, he felt something clinging to his back, as if as long as he moved, he would go straight in mercilessly.

Even if the northern expedition the year before last was not like the experience of fighting for his life and death on the verge of life and death as he did when he accompanied Emperor Ruizong on the northern expedition in the past, after all, the most dangerous task was undertaken by his eldest son Zhu Tingfang, but Zhu Jing's reaction was still extremely sharp. However, before he could let go, he heard Chu Kuan's calm voice.

"If I were Zhao Guogong, I wouldn't be so rash. You should know that since I have said so much, I am putting life and death out of the way. You and I didn't know each other on the first day, and you should know that once I make up my mind to fight to the death, I will never back down, let alone be soft. ”

"That's right, if you don't say it, I'm afraid that no one in the world will know that you did this, but since you said it, it means that compared to the previous things, what you want to do next is bigger than these things, so you will put it aside."

Even if he had a sharp blade on his waist, and in this small carriage, he was probably not the opponent of Chu Kuan, who was better at small maneuvering kung fu, but Zhu Jing quickly calmed down after the initial shock and anger. He sat back slowly, and saw Chu Kuan quietly tucking the sharp blade in his hand back into his sleeve, and then he asked a word.

"What the hell do you want?"

"It's very simple, invite Zhao Guogong and your Chenglong Jia son-in-law out."

Seeing that Zhu Jing's brows were upset for a while, Chu Kuan smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is my life-saving benefactor, and she is also the hostess I have served for many years. And you don't have to worry about how I treat your Chenglong Jiajiao, if it weren't for his respect for me and being too wary, I wouldn't have made such a decision. ”

Zhu Jing simply felt that Chu Kuan was unreasonable. It is understandable that people think that Zhang Shou is more important than him, after all, even if it is him, he can't understand Zhang Shou's set of extremely difficult things.

However, Chu Kuan's statement actually faintly said that compared with the abolished queen and the second prince of the eldest prince who he had assassinated before, he actually valued Zhang Shou more? Moreover, what does it mean that Zhang Shou is respectful and far away from people, and is too wary? Could it be that Zhang Shou had already known some things about Chu Kuan, but he had kept it a secret?

Although Zhu Jing is a martial artist, Chu Kuan knows very well that people have always been thoughtful and not subordinate officials, so when he saw people like this at this time, he knew that the other party was thinking too much. But at this moment, he didn't care if Zhu Jing was thinking too much, but was very worried that the other party would not care about the direct refusal, and he couldn't really treat people, so he had to use the most drastic means at that time.

Therefore, while Zhu Jing was frowning and pondering, he said step by step: "Zhao Guogong, Zhang Shou was arranged by you to be raised in that small village, and that small village should be full of your eyeliner." Therefore, the emperor and Mrs. Ge believed that there were learned people from overseas who enlightened him and taught him these things that he is teaching others now. ”

"But you should be able to understand that it can't be! So, where did he learn these things? Is it the same as Emperor Taizu, who can dream of the Emperor of Heaven, so he can do what people cannot? ”

Zhu Jingqing clearly saw that the more Chu Kuan said that the more hideous his face became, or rather fanatical, and in the end, he even turned the sharp blade in his hand, and his eyes became more dangerous than just now. After thinking about it in his heart for a long time, he asked coldly: "Liang Jiucheng tried him alone by order, but there was no result, I think you are crazy!" ”