The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 415 My treat

Pan Yun pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile, lowered his eyes and thought, no wonder the history books said that after Zhu Qiyu came to power, many ministers thought that he was very different from Zhu Qizhen.

His good reputation came much later, but he is still criticized.

Regardless of how he performed as an emperor, at least as a prince at this moment, he was derelict in his duty.

Pan Yun passed him and chased after Zhu Qizhen, and walked directly to Zhu Qizhen's side. Under Cao Jixiang's wide eyes, he asked, "Master, are you just leaving like this?"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly stopped and turned to look at her, "What do you want me to do? Capture Wang Zhen and interrogate him on the spot?"

Pan Yun sighed and said, "Isn't this as it should be? I thought we were of similar age, and both you and I were equally passionate young men."

Zhu Qizhen was stunned, looking at her young face, then he remembered, yes, she was very young.

Zhu Qizhen's anger immediately subsided and his complexion improved.

Cao Jixiang looked at his expression and instantly understood his thoughts. He changed his mind and stepped forward to comfort him in a low voice, "Young man, young people are always passionate and have clear likes and dislikes. Don't be angry."

Zhu Qizhen said "hmm", "I'm not angry anymore."

Not only was he not angry, he became happy and asked Pan Yun with interest, "If I don't deal with Wang Zhen, what are you going to do?"

Pan Yun frowned, looking puzzled, "Why keep such a treacherous eunuch if we don't deal with him?"

She pointed at Cao Jixiang and said, "He is stronger than Wang Zhen. Is it because he didn't serve me well, or is he not loyal enough?"

Cao Jixiang cried out "Ouch!", his waist bent, and he said quickly: "Master, you dare not talk nonsense."

Zhu Qizhen: "Cao Jixiang is certainly loyal and has done a good job, but the affairs of the court are different from your cultivation. There is a lot of knowledge involved, and it is not black and white."

Pan Yun looked at him with wide eyes, saying nothing, but with an attitude that she wanted a result.

Zhu Qizhen found that he couldn't bear to reject her, so he explained to her for the first time, "I have no other choice. Some people are too powerful, colluding with each other, and forming many factions. I want to take back power, but I don't want many people to die, so I must have someone to take the lead."

"Wang Zhen knows my heart, understands my intentions, and is loyal. There is no one more suitable than him."

Pan Yun sneered, "The knife is too sharp, be careful not to hurt yourself in the end. Ask yourself, how much of what you have done in the past two years was out of your own heart, and how much was done after others reminded you to do it?"

"Be careful not to mistake his will for your own heart, or you will end up being trapped in your own web."

Zhu Qizhen: "Are all of you Taoists so harsh in your words?"

Pan Yun: "Honest advice always hurts the ear."

"I have already called myself "I", why don't you kneel down and pay your respects?"

Pan Yun looked up at the sky and said, "The wind is so strong, all I can hear is the whistling sound of the wind. What did you say you were going to do just now?"

Cao Jixiang: ...

Zhu Qizhen was amused, but not angry. He just asked curiously, "If you don't recognize me, you can just not kneel down. If you recognize me, there is no harm except kneeling down. I can even give you power. Don't you want it?"

So what? What he gave, can't he take it back just like that?
Pan Yun felt in his sleeves and took out four pieces of talisman paper and gave them to him. "This is a Heart-to-Heart Talisman. I give it to you."

Zhu Qizhen took it curiously, "What is this thing for?"

"I can give you a third eye and see how important you are in the other person's heart. Didn't you say that Wang Zhen is very loyal and knows your intentions very well?"

"This one is the main talisman, you hold it. The other three are sub-talismans, choose one and stick it on him. Hold the main talisman in your hand and recite the spell silently, then you will be able to sense your position in his mind."

Pan Yun said: "You have three to try."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "There is such a talisman? Why haven't I heard Master Zhang talk about it? Yin Song has never mentioned it either."

Pan Yun said, "Because they don't know, this is a talisman passed down from ancient times. It is said that the ancients would use this talisman to test the other party's heart when getting married. If it can't even get half of the other party's heart, then there will be no marriage."

"This talisman is not only difficult to draw, but also consumes energy to use, so young master, you'd better use only one a day and don't use more than that."

As soon as Cao Jixiang heard that there was danger, he wanted to persuade the emperor.

But Zhu Qizhen immediately raised his hand to stop him from speaking, his eyes piercing, "I'll try, where's the spell?"

Pan Yun waved at him, "Come closer and listen."

Zhu Qizhen lowered his head and moved closer.

Pan Yun whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhu Qizhen looked at her in silence with a look of confusion on his face. Pan Yun spread her hands and said, "Why are you looking at me? This is a spell set by the ancients, not me."

"I know the spell is simple, so I want to tell you quietly, otherwise it will be bad if it is spread to others." Pan Yun asked: "Such a simple spell, the eldest master must have memorized it, right?"

Zhu Qizhen: "How can you not remember just two sentences?"

Pan Yun stepped back, clasped his fists and said, "Then let's say goodbye and go back to our homes. Goodbye."

"Wait," Zhu Qizhen stopped her, "Are you just leaving like this?"

Pan Yun: "Any other questions?"

Zhu Qizhen: "...You are doing this today just to uphold justice, without any selfish motives?"

"Yes," Pan Jun said seriously, "I have a grudge against Wang Zhen!"

She was so serious, but Zhu Qizhen was skeptical, "Really?"

Pan Yun nodded, "Really? Although I am very capable and have strong martial arts skills, I can easily kill him once he leaves the palace, but I am a law-abiding citizen."

Pan Yun clasped his fists and gestured in the direction of the palace, "The current emperor is a wise ruler, so I decided to bring him to justice instead of lynching him."

Zhu Qizhen snorted upon hearing this, and became even more suspicious of her words, but he did not force her to kneel down and call him emperor. "What grudge do you have against him?"

Pan Yun said: "He destroyed the imperial government and the country, and I am a member of the country. Isn't this hatred?"

Zhu Qizhen: ...

Pan Yun sighed and said, "My Lord, I am a person with a strong sense of justice. I will help others when I see injustice..."

"Wang Zhen has a bad reputation because he is a favorite of mine and a eunuch, and there are so many corrupt officials in this world..."

"They are all my enemies," Pan Yun interrupted him and said seriously, "I only deal with things, not people. If I don't see or know them, then that's fine. But if I see or hear about them, they are all my enemies."

Zhu Qizhen was shocked by her firm momentum, and he was still upset even after returning to the palace.

He couldn't help but say, "If all the young men in my Ming Dynasty were like her, why would we worry about the Ming Dynasty not prospering?"

Cao Jixiang also laughed and bowed, "You are just too childish. You think everything in this world is black and white. Now you are targeting Wang Zhangyin."

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. Mr. Wang is so famous."

Zhu Qizhen paused when he said this, and his face gradually turned cold. "But I didn't know that Mr. Wang was so overbearing in private, and even opened a door to accept bribes."

Cao Jixiang lowered his head silently and dared not speak.

After a while, Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked, "She won't always deny that I am the emperor, right?"

Cao Jixiang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately smiled to make fun of him, "After all, he is young and too lawless. Your Majesty, would you like to ask Lord Yin to go back and teach him a lesson?"

Zhu Qizhen remembered what Yin Song said, that his junior sister was better than him and was a genius, so he shook his head and said, "Forget it, geniuses always have some arrogance. Besides, it's not bad for young people to have such ambition."

Zhu Qizhen took out four yellow talismans, rolled his eyes and said, "Let's play with this first."

Cao Jixiang said cautiously, "Then I'll go and ask Wang Zhangyin to come?"

"No need, let's go to Kunning Palace."

It would be such a waste to use such a good talisman on Wang Zhen.

The emperor went to the harem excitedly.

At this time, Pan Jun didn't know that the emperor had gone to test the queen with the yellow talisman. She was eating dumplings at a roadside stall with Xue Shao and Zhu Qiyu.

Pan Yun dipped the dumplings in vinegar and ate ten of them.

She felt it and felt that she could still eat more, so she waved to the stall owner, "Give me another serving of dumplings!"

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but look up at her, and then glanced at Xue Shao.

Xue Shao seemed to know what he was thinking, and smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Qing, would you like another portion? Eat as much as you can, it's my treat."

"But you are still writing for others to make money." Zhu Qiyu said, "Why don't I pay for it?"

Zhu Qiyu took out the money and said to Pan Yun, "Just order, it's my treat."

(End of this chapter)