Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 790 The delicate balance cannot be broken
Zhang Jing was born to tell lies.With a touch of his upper lip and a smack of his lower lip, he turned black into white.

However, even if Zhang Jing had ten thousand mouths, Emperor Wanli would not have any doubts about He Liu's loyalty.

Emperor Wanli sneered: "Zhang Jing, do you believe the assumption you made just now? A loyal minister like He Liu would listen to the queen's instigation to assassinate the eldest son of the emperor?"

Zhang Jing seemed to have expected that Emperor Wanli would not believe what he just said.Zhang Jingdao: "Report to the emperor, the assumption of slaves is indeed far-fetched."

Emperor Wanli let out a long whistle: "You don't even believe it yourself, and you still say it to deceive me? What's your intention?"

Zhang Jing said calmly: "Your maidservant will die, dare to ask the emperor, do you want the eldest son of the emperor to become the prince, or the third son of the emperor to become the prince?"

Zhang Jing asked the question knowingly.Who in the court doesn't know that Emperor Wanli wants to make the third son the crown prince?
Emperor Wanli let out another long whistle: "I asked the question knowingly, I see that you don't want to be the chief inspector of ceremonies anymore."

Zhang Jingdao: "Report to the emperor. The third son of the emperor is born smart, and his talent is many times stronger than the dull eldest son of the emperor! However, behind the eldest son of the emperor, there are countless courtiers supporting him. Among the supporters of the eldest son of the emperor, the most powerful one, It is nothing more than Zhao Zhigao, Shen Yiguan, and Zhang Wei, the three old cabinet ministers. The emperor cannot touch these three people. Because the emperor depends on these three people to govern the world."

Emperor Wanli sighed: "Oh, yes. And Zhao, Shen, and Zhang are all elm-headed. They will never give up Luo'er and turn to support Xun'er."

Zhang Jing said again: "Your majesty, among the supporters of the eldest son of the emperor, the most respected and respected people are not these three, but He Liu, the Marquis of Zhenshan! If the emperor punishes He Liu through the assassination case, he can just tell the officials Declare your determination to establish the third son of the emperor as the crown prince: If someone is obsessed with obsession and supports the eldest son of the emperor, even a veteran of the three dynasties with outstanding achievements like He Liu, you will punish him!"

Emperor Wanli said: "Wait a minute, Zhang Jing, you have confused me. I used the assassination of the eldest son of the emperor as a reason to punish He Liu. By doing this, I can declare to the officials my determination to make the third son of the emperor the crown prince? Isn't that Are you contradicting yourself?"

Zhang Jingdao: "Your Majesty, there is no contradiction. Just relying on the weapon of the locust machine crossbow, it is obvious that He Liu is the mastermind behind the assassination. They will definitely understand that the emperor's intention is to suppress the emperor's eldest son's party. If the courtiers don't understand, the servants will let them know."

Emperor Wanli said: "Are you asking me to sacrifice He Liu to fulfill my Xun'er?"

Zhang Jingdao: "That's right, Your Majesty. He Liuzhi's loyalty is indeed the best among the three dynasties. Since he is loyal to the Emperor, he should make sacrifices for what the Emperor wants to do."

Emperor Wanli stared at Zhang Jing: "Forget it, this matter is very important, I have to think carefully about it. You go down first."

Jin Yiwei Beizhen Fusi, Zhao prison.

Lu Wan was lying on the dry straw and fell asleep.Wang Zhizhen suddenly led several warriors into the cell and woke him up.

Lu Wan asked: "In the middle of the night, Commander Wang came to the prison to look for me. Presumably he came to kill me under the order of Butcher He?"

Wang Zhizhen took out a black bag, and put it on Lu Wan's head without saying a word: "Don't bite Lu Dongbin, it's not a good heart. I am here to save you under the order of Liu Ye!"

Wang Zhizhen escorted Lu Wan into a carriage.The carriage galloped towards the east of the capital, went out of Dongzhimen, and came to the outskirts of Beijing.

The carriage finally stopped.Wang Zhizhen led Lu Wan out of the car and removed the hood.

Lu Wan opened his eyes and saw He Liu was standing in front of him.

Lu Wan said, "Sixth Master, what do you mean?"

He Liudao: "I want to send you away. You can go to Dagu Port in Tianjin. There is a western cargo ship docked at Dagu Port in Tianjin. The owner of the cargo ship is named Kui Yi. I still have a relationship with his grandmother Tina. Friendship. He will take you to the West."

Lu Wan was stunned: "Why?"

He Liu smiled wryly: "I have been in Jinyiwei for 56 years. I can understand many cases after a little thought. If I guessed right, it was you, Lu, who stole the leech machine crossbow and assassinated the eldest son of the emperor in the royal garden. white silk!"

Lu Wan said: "Since the sixth master believes that I assassinated the eldest son of the emperor, and almost put He Zezhen in the wrong place. Why do you let me go?"

He Liudao: "Because you are Lu Bing's grandson! And because, you did this because you were bewitched by others."

Lu Wan was stunned.

He Liu said again: "I'll say it one last time. The death of your father Lu Si has nothing to do with me. Believe it or not."

After finishing speaking, He Liu took another heavy bundle from a horse's saddle: "There are 100 taels of gold in it. It's enough for you to make a living in the West. Promise me, don't go back to Daming again!"

After speaking, Wang Zhizhen led a horse and handed the reins to Lu Wan.

Lu Wan said: "That's good. Sixth Master, we will meet indefinitely!"

He Liudao: "Wait a minute. I will ask you one last question. You just need to answer me, yes or no!"

Lu Wan was stunned for a while, then said, "Sixth Master, you can ask."

He Liudao: "Is it Zhang Jing who tricked you to assassinate the eldest son of the emperor?"

Lu Wan remained silent.But He Liu got an affirmative answer from Lu Wan's eyes!

Lu Wan got on his horse and galloped towards Tianjin Wei.

History has always been a pile of countless coincidences.He Liu would never have imagined that Tina's grandson, Kui Yi, would bring Lu Wan to Xiyang. More than 30 years later, Kui Yi led the colonial army of the Dutch East India Company to invade and occupy the treasure island of Ming Dynasty, and proclaimed himself the governor of treasure island.And Lu Wan has become the biggest female under Kuiyi!
A few years later, the national hero Zheng Chenggong crossed the sea to recover Taiwan, and beheaded Lu Wan, a Han female cadre, as a sacrifice to heaven.

He Liu sent away Lu Wan, the assassin who assassinated the eldest son of the emperor. The truth of the assassination case will never be revealed to the world.Zhang Jing, the mastermind behind the scenes, will not suffer the punishment he deserves.

However, He Liu did not regret doing so at all.Since Jinyiwei was established in the Hongwu period, there have been many cases that were left unsolved.In many cases, the best outcome is to let it go.When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people search, there will be no disciples. This is the truth.

Today's court maintains a delicate balance between the group of officials, the cabinet, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the four parties of factory guards.If Zhang Jing, the supervisor of ceremonies, were to be brought to justice, this balance would be broken immediately.The court will fall into chaos again.But the Ming Dynasty, whose country was in decline, could no longer stand this kind of chaos!
After going through three dynasties, He Liu has long had the wisdom to look at the big picture.

Unfortunately, He Liu wanted to let the assassination case go.Some people want to continue to use this case to stir up trouble.

Seven days later.Hall of He Mansion.

Hong Lang hurried into the hall: "Master Liu, Huang Shixiang, the new manager of the Banking Bureau, has entered Beijing! He has been secretly tied up by his subordinates, and he is guarding a ruined temple in the suburbs of Beijing!"

(End of this chapter)