The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

As the saying goes, it is very important to be prepared before doing anything. For Zhang Fan, although he is not a paranoid person, at least in the education he received in his two lifetimes, the word "preparation" was well used. use it.

After knowing the whole situation of what happened to Zhu Yijun in the past few days, Zhang Fan really wanted to take action, no matter how natural and harmonious the whole thing sounded to him, but this matter was related to Zhu Yijun, It is related to the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty and the future Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Zhang Fan must be cautious in this matter, and no matter how cautious he is, he will not be too cautious.

In fact, this matter is very simple to say, since this Ruan Er may be a potential danger to Zhu Yijun, for Zhang Fan, who now has the important responsibility of taking care of Zhu Yijun, the best way is to "rather kill the wrong one than let him go." But Zhang Fan didn't want to do this, he didn't want to do that. Bloodthirsty and ruthless, or in other words, he has been in the position of Commander of Jinyiwei for too short a time, and he is still unable to become so bloodthirsty and ruthless now; secondly, Zhang Fan really cares about Zhu Yijun, and he will do it for the future. , the future of the Ming Dynasty, or even bigger, for his own wishes, for the future of the entire land of China and the Chinese nation living here, he took care of Zhu Yijun very carefully, and tried not to let him have any emotions Excitement or inappropriateness in order to let the future emperor form a strange habit that may appear in the future.

Of course, these things are very objective, and Zhang Fan himself is not fully aware of what he is thinking in his heart. Maybe when he is free, he will have this kind of thought in his mind. However, the current Zhang Fan is He found out that he had changed a little bit. He didn't know when, whenever he encountered something, he would ask his subordinates to investigate and find out the truth before trying to figure out a solution.

Zhang Fan is not saying that there is anything wrong. He used to do things in the same way, but the difference is that he did not have so many powerful subordinates in the past, and he could find out many people who he could do in a short period of time. In the past, he would only guess based on the information he got, but now he has 5000 Jinyiwei under his command. These people are in the entire huge Ming Empire Professions can be regarded as pervasive, and Zhang Fan is also accustomed to sending them to investigate information for him, as if this is what they should do, or in other words, after half a year of his career as a Jinyiwei commander I have gradually gotten used to this way of doing things.

Whenever he thinks of this matter, he himself is a little funny, it's not something funny, but he is laughing at himself, thinking that when he just succeeded Zhu Xizhong as the commander, he just knew Jin Yiwei When he was doing things on weekdays, he still secretly made up his mind in his heart, saying that he would never become like them, and he even wanted to try his best to make the whole Jinyiwei change because of him, but all of this was in the Now it seems that it’s all just a joke. Zhang Fan has gradually been assimilated by the big environment of Jinyiwei. After all, he is not a great man, he is just an ordinary person. He discovered this very clearly. Although he also knew that his change was not a good thing, his subconscious told himself that he didn't want to change this situation at all. A situation where everything can be figured out right away is just... so wonderful.

These are all Zhang Fan’s thoughts in his spare time. Although he thought of a lot, it was only in the blink of an eye. Not much, no, Zhang Fan had just finished making fun of himself when Liang Chao came.

"My lord," Liang Chao walked in, asked his subordinates to guard the door, closed the door, and came to Zhang Fan, "My lord asked the humble official to investigate the matter, and the humble official has already sent people to investigate. Son……"

"Wait," Liang Chao was about to continue when Zhang Fan interrupted him, "When you asked people to investigate, you didn't attract anyone's attention. At that time, I sent someone to investigate Ruan'er, and it spread to Jun'er's ears, which would only make him more disgusted, after all, Jun'er is also at this age, and may have some rebellious reactions, "

"Reporting to my lord, I know that this matter is of great importance, so the brothers sent to investigate this matter are all good hands. Some of them even stayed in Yilibali (in today's Xinjiang area) for five or six years, but never Don’t worry, my lord, for a master who has never been suspected by the locals, His Highness will never know that your lord sent someone to investigate Ruan’er,” Liang Chao replied proudly, but after saying this, he became a little confused again. "However, having said that, my lord, what is the 'rebellious period',"

"The rebellious period is..." Zhang Fan just wanted to explain, but suddenly realized that he had made a big oolong, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, and quickly said: "It's nothing, I'll just talk about it, tell me, what did you find, what's different about this Ruan'er where there is no place,"

"My lord, the humble subordinates have investigated almost everything that can be found in Quanzhou, and everyone who may know Ruan Er, including the owner of the opera garden, those who sing operas, and the place where Ruan Er lived before, and those who live there, The humble official even sent people to the Quanzhou yamen, asked the county yamen to open the file, and found those local hooligans who had molested Ruan Er to question," Liang Chao said here, seeming to be concerned about gains and losses, "This Ruan Er is completely fine. , her experience is exactly the same as what the adults heard from Nurhachi, there is nothing false, this Ruan'er has been staying in Quanzhou since she was born, and has never left here, even before she joined the troupe. Don't leave the street where she used to live.

"She does have a younger brother. According to the local people, her younger brother has been weak and sick since she was a child. When she was eight years old, because of a cold, Ruan'er had no money to treat him and died. In order to ensure everything was safe, even I asked those people about her brother's general appearance, except for being thin and thin, Ruan'er's brother was indeed somewhat similar to His Highness.

"The humble staff also asked about Ruan'er's singing, and the answer was the same. This Ruan'er did know how to sing, although she only knew some scattered lengths at that time, but according to the street where Ruan'er lived The people in the audience said that Ruan Er's opera singing is good, especially they all said that although Ruan Er has an ordinary appearance, she has an excellent voice, and she can even speak very well on weekdays. When they were performing in an opera, the makeup they put on didn’t allow the audience to see their looks clearly, I think that’s why the theater owner signed Ruan Er,”

Zhang Fan frowned after hearing what Liang Chao said. It wasn't that he didn't believe what Liang Chao said, but he felt a little strange. This Ruan'er did have a tragic past and his life was not perfect, but Zhang Fan listened. According to Liang Chao, this Ruan Er is really perfect. This perfection is related to her life experience, what she told Zhu Yijun about her own life experience, and the effect of her life experience on Zhu Yijun. There are many women in the world who have experienced Ruan Er It's gone, Zhang Fan may be able to point to such a woman casually on the street, which is not a big deal, but now that this matter involves Zhu Yijun, Zhang Fan has to take care of it.

"Oh, by the way, my lord, there is one more thing." Liang Chao suddenly thought of something, and said, "About half a month ago, this Ruan disappeared for several hours without any reason. People will care about this Ruan Er, but that day, Ruan Er happened to have a role on stage, although it was a supporting role, but she had a lot of roles, and at that time, Ruan Er was also considered a part of the troupe It's a little famous, and some people go to the opera because of her. In addition, since Ruan Er died of her younger brother, she has nothing to worry about. After she joined the theater troupe, she lived with the actresses there. , so she was never late, so everyone in the troupe was very anxious, but Ruan Er still rushed back before she took the stage. After scolding Ruan'er, she also cried a lot. Except for that time when she disappeared for three hours without any reason, there was nothing suspicious anymore, and no one knew about Ruan'er during that time. Where is her son, she never mentioned it herself."

After Zhang Fan heard this, he frowned again. After thinking for a long time, he asked hesitantly, "Do you think it is possible that something happened during those three hours?"

"My lord means..." Liang Chao also thought for a while, "It is possible that this Ruan'er was bought by someone in these three hours, or someone replaced Ruan'er in some way."

Although Zhang Fan was still puzzled, he still nodded.

Liang Chao thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I think it's very unlikely for a humble job. If this Ruan'er was bought by someone during that time, it would be nothing more than money. There is nothing in this world that can threaten Ruan'er." After all, the younger brother she cared about the most is gone. If someone replaces Ruan Er, for example, disguise technique or something, it is unlikely, not to mention that there will be disguise technique in the world, especially someone who is so proficient in it. There are only a handful of people, and Ruan Er's words and deeds after that have no problems. The actors who are close to her have not found anything unusual. The most important thing is that Ruan Er after that is still exactly the same as before. There is no change in the tone of the singing. If there is a master of disguise pretending to be Ruan Er, I might believe it; The chances of that are extremely small."

After hearing what he said, Zhang Fan felt the same. It couldn't be such a coincidence. Even if the other party put in so much effort to set up a trap that Zhu Yijun might not fall for, was it worth it? You know, Zhu Yijun might not be able to leave. Entering that theatre, but although Zhang Fan can finally let go of this matter now, in his heart, he always feels that this matter is not easy,