Zhu Youzhen had just put away the note full of handwriting, and Liu Jingting walked into the study under the leadership of Wang Chengen.

"Mr. Chen is here, let's talk about some lighter topics today, such as the scenery of the Qinhuai River in Jinling City or something..."

Before Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, a person suddenly fell to his knees, which startled Zhu Youzhen, who was sorting out the papers on the desk, and Wang Chengen, who was about to exit the study, was also stunned.

"The grass people are guilty of a capital crime, the grass people are not Chen Zhongji, the grass people are Liu Jingting, a native of Yuxi, Tongzhou..." The fact that he was entrusted by the Donglin Party to go to Beijing was said to be that he was not angry with the eunuchs in the middle of the court, and wanted to come to the capital to write to the apocalypse to clear the eunuchs, but because there was no way to go to the book, he coincidentally became a Qingke who read and solved doubts with Prince Xin.

Liu Jingting's confession made Wang Chengen's face pale, and at the same time he knelt on the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head to ask Prince Xin for his guilt.

As Wang Chengen, who introduced Liu Jingting to the palace, although he knew from Jinyiwei's daily report, that Chen Zhongji was in contact with Wang Shoushi, a foreigner. But it is normal for scholars to have contacts with each other, and Wang Chengen does not take this seriously.

But Liu Jingting impersonated to enter Prince Xin's mansion, and he also had a connection with Wang Shoushu, which is a big problem.

Even Wang Chengen, who has little political wisdom, feels that there must be some conspiracy here. A central official of the imperial court asked a storyteller to pretend to be a scholar in order to gain the trust of the vassal king.

Now is this kind of moment when the emperor is seriously ill, and if someone is poked out, this is a big case with a wide range of implications. Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse has announced Prince Xin as the emperor's younger brother, if someone with a heart finds out and creates rumors, saying that Prince Xin is still in the mansion and colluded with court officials, then Prince Xin will ascend the throne in the future, and the emperor's seat will not be so justifiable.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the two people who threw themselves to the ground below, Liu Jingting seemed to be out of the way, and after talking about his impostor, he lay on his stomach without moving, looking like he was at ease to be disposed of.

And Wang Chengen obviously just learned about it, and he was terrified, and his body trembled like a worm.

Zhu Youzhen looked back and forth at the two of them, and then sighed and said: "Wang Chengen, you don't know anyone, I entrusted you with the affairs of the house, but you don't even know who you recruited, it's too dereliction of duty." Go down and receive 10 punishments yourself, and hand over the affairs in your hands to Wang Dehua, and imprison yourself for 3 days as a warning. ”

Zhu Youzhen's fate made Wang Chengen's tense heart fall to the ground, and he wept bitterly and thanked Prince Xin for his leniency. When Wang Chengen stood up and was about to receive the punishment, he looked at Liu Jingting, who was still kneeling on the ground, with his head on the back of his hand and indifferent at all, and he couldn't help but hate it in his heart.

"Your Highness, it's better to let Lian Baihu arrest this subordinate and investigate it carefully, and see what else he has to deceive His Highness." Wang Cheng's resentful suggestion.

"Confused, arrest Mr. Chen, you, the guarantor who led him into the mansion, will there be such a light punishment now?" Zhu Youzhen rejected Wang Chengen's anger with an expressionless face.

After Zhu Youzhen reprimanded Wang Chengen, only Liu Jingting and Zhu Youzhen were left in the study. Zhu Youzhen thought silently for a long time, and the study was as quiet as a cemetery.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the rising sun shining into the study from the gap in the window lattice for a long time, and then said lazily: "Whether you are Chen Zhongji or Liu Jingting, the fate between you and me is over." For the sake of your own confession, I don't want to pursue you for anything. You might as well return to Jiangnan and live your leisurely life, the affairs of the court are not something that you can meddle in as a storyteller. ”

Liu Jingting, who was prostrating on the ground, finally straightened up, there was no hesitation in his eyes, only a determined look. He looked at Prince Xin and said, "How many people are there in the Ming Dynasty today who can live a leisurely life?" The reason why I want to be honest with His Highness about my origin is that I want to stay by His Highness's side and see if the Ming that His Highness depicted to me really exists. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Liu Jingting for a long time before he said sharply: "Zhang Jiangling just wanted to save my Ming Dynasty a little bit that day, but after his death, he was attacked by the people of the world, not only did his reform law be abolished, but even his own family was convicted and exiled. Zhang Jiangling's power has been tilted into the government and the opposition for more than ten years, and he still ends up like this, you are just a white ding, and you still want to change the world, are you not afraid of death and no place to be buried? ”

Liu Jingting was not overwhelmed by Zhu Youzhen's momentum, and still replied tenaciously: "If you can follow the road behind Wenzhonggong, you will have no regrets even though you will die nine times in the spring." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Liu Jingting coldly for a long time, and only after seeing that his face remained unchanged and he had no remorse for his decision, he softened his gaze.

"Even so, I can't keep you right now. Confucius said: 'If the name is not right, the word is not good; If you don't go your way, you won't get it. "I can't leave a person who is lying by my side, you go to the skin of Chen Zhongji, and then appear in the capital in a dignified manner." You go and get close to Lian Baihu, and when you come to the capital again, you can contact him. ”

Liu Jingting was overjoyed, he bowed to Zhu Youzhen again, and then said: "Caomin, go back and pack your things, and come back to serve His Highness in the next day." ”

A political storm that can set off huge waves has subsided, and that night Zhu Youzhen received a report from Lian Baihu, and Liu Jingting packed up his things and left the capital after returning to his residence, without contacting anyone.

Zhu Youzhen tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him, and he couldn't understand Liu Jingting's behavior. After learning that Liu Jingting had a connection with Wang Shoulu, he immediately understood that Wang Shoulu must be a member of the Donglin Party, otherwise Liu Jingting would not attack the Eunuch Party in front of him all day long, and praise the Donglin Party.

"However, since the Donglin Party has arranged for Liu Jingting to come to their side to influence themselves, in this period of change of throne, they should send people away as soon as possible so as to eliminate the traces. But why did Liu Jingting take the initiative to confess in front of him? Could it be that the Donglin Party still plans to use him as an undercover agent again and continue to explore their own details? But from a historical point of view, the Donglin Party does not seem to have such a high level of wisdom. Or Liu Jingting is a hot-blooded young man who pursues light in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Youzhen suddenly smiled, stopped knocking on the table, and then said in a low voice: "But who are you, time will prove everything after all." ”

"Your Highness, what do you command?" Lian Baihu didn't hear what Prince Xin said, so he hurriedly asked. "I mean, you're doing a good job." Zhu Youzhen smiled and raised his voice and said, Lian Shanxiang, who has always been accustomed to bending over, found that his back was getting straighter and straighter recently.