Chapter 581: Slandering the Holy Bow

He led the fourth prince and others around the Shenji Camp for half a circle, and it was already noon.

“I’m dazzled by all these things, and I’m even hungry. Let’s go and eat.”

The fourth prince proposed to go out to eat together, but Jia Lian wanted to decline. The fourth prince looked at him sideways, "Why, we came all the way from the imperial city to find you, and you don't even give me any face?"

Jia Lian had no choice but to put the matter in his hands to work. After explaining, only a few personal guards came out with the fourth prince.

I thought I could just find a place, but who knew...

"It won’t work here, the place is too small and the house is too shabby."

"Here? Not here either. The decoration is too bright and there is no mood at all."

"Here..."

The four princes rode around from the North City to the West City. He rejected the five or six places to eat proposed by Zhang Su and Jia Lian, but he didn't know what kind of place he was looking for to have this meal.

Suddenly, at the end of the road in front of you, a three-story, splendid building jumped into view.

It is beautifully decorated and elegant in style, with three characters "Jin Pin Pavilion" written on the gate tower.

"Hey, it's nice here, let's go here..."

Zhang Tao didn't say much along the way, just following Jia Lian and the others like a follower, feeling bored. He was touching the short musket box placed behind the horse's butt with his backhand, imagining where he would practice marksmanship after taking it back, and how he would go to Jia Lian for additional supplies after the ammunition and medicine were used up.

Suddenly hearing the voice of the fourth prince, he looked up and his face immediately showed a look of embarrassment and inexplicable emotion.

His grandfather had issued an order since they were ten years old, and his brothers were not allowed to visit brothels, because the old man wanted them to practice martial arts, and naturally they had to recuperate their bodies and bones, so they could not be left alone. Covetous for wine and sex.

Now that the eldest cousin has gone to work with his eldest uncle, and the second brother Zhang Su has also gained a reputation as a civil servant based on his ability, grandpa doesn’t care much about the second brother, and all the pressure is given to him. On the body.

I have heard those brothers boast about how seductive the ladies in brothels are, how different they are from those of good families... He really wants to go in and have a look!

Zhang Su naturally saw what was in front of him at a glance, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, this place is not appropriate..."

Although grandpa is not very old now. Never mind him, but as the fourth prince's companion, if the emperor knew that he was leading the fourth prince to visit the brothel, it would make him feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.Creepy.

"What's wrong? Can't we eat here?"

"Well, we can eat..."

"That's not the case That's right, the environment here is so good, this is it!"

The fourth prince seemed to have made up his mind to see this place, and had no intention of listening to opinions.

In order not to stir up trouble, he ordered the guards who were behind him not to reveal their identities. Then he took the lead and rushed to Jinpin Pavilion.

"Hey, gentlemen, let's listen to music while eating..."

Seeing that the fourth prince had been welcomed into the building by the very discerning Yao Sister, Zhang Su Looking at each other, Jia Lian and Jia Lian could only shake their heads helplessly, and walked in with Zhang Tao, who was secretly excited.

For Zhang Tao, under the guise of the Fourth Prince, with Jia Lian and his second brother standing in the middle, even if his grandfather found out in the end, there would still be resistance from these people, and the stick would not fall on him. For the sake of the inferior, right?

"Of course, you are right, sir, I have a lot of money! Hurry up and get the good wine and food here, and serve me well, I will reward you."< br />
　"Hey, uncle, I really just want good wine and good food, so good girl, do you want it?"

　"Uh..."

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the fourth prince, who was in a hurry from the beginning and looked embarrassed and overwhelmed, under the attack of two kiln sisters.

Jia Lian asked Zhang Su with a smile: "Is this his first time in such a place?"

Zhang Su thought about it and explained: "At least I will be your highness's companion. Since reading, this is the first time I have seen His Highness come to such a place."

Jia Lian believed what Zhang Su said, because the fourth prince pretended to be an old prostitute, but was actually full of flaws. All the ladies from the Yingbin kiln saw through it at a glance, and because they were dressed in extraordinary clothes, they all rushed up to please him.

I think the discipline of the royal family’s children is very strict. Nowadays, the fourth prince is generous and generous, so it is normal for him to want to come to such a place for recreation. But maybe it was because of his relationship with his sister that he always had the urge to discipline this kid.

After all, Jia Lian did not do this seriously.

It was also seen that Jia Lian and Zhang Su were both talented people. They wanted to approach the woman to chat with her, but Zhang Su and Jia Lian took one look at her and stepped away.

"Hey, what are you doing standing around like this? Just ask for whatever you want to eat or drink today. This... young master is treating me!"

It's easy to get rid of the girl's entanglement The fourth prince rushed in front of Jia Lian and the others, pretendingHe said calmly.

At this time, the madam finally saw these big customers and ran forward to greet them. Seeing that things had come to this, Zhang Su just wanted to finish the meal and leave with the fourth prince as soon as possible, so he waved his hand and said to the madam: "I want the best private room and the best wine and food, as soon as possible."

"Okay, sir... there is a private room in Tianzi No. 3 on the third floor~~"

After the old madam was saved, she had to make arrangements. Zhang Su and others also supported the fourth prince upstairs. Walk. But he didn't know what the fourth prince was thinking. He suddenly turned around and called to the old madam: "Don't forget to arrange more girls. There are four of us!"

In one word, let Jia Lian and the three of them all paused. Zhang Su almost slipped on the stairs, and then hurriedly covered his face for fear of being recognized.

Others upstairs and downstairs, whether they were prostitutes or brothel ladies, just as Zhang Su and others expected, they all looked at him with strange eyes.

In the end, the Madam was the one who reacted quickly and immediately smiled and said: "Uncle Del, I will definitely give you the most and best girls, hahaha."

The Fourth Prince He entered the private room with his face covered, and he felt that the boy leading the way was laughing at him.

"You guys have a sip of tea first, the wine, food and girls will be here soon..."

After the child saluted, he bowed and closed the door and went out. Only then did the fourth prince feel less embarrassed. He looked up at Jia Lian and the three of them and said, "Well, you can do whatever you want today. You don't have to be polite to me."

Zhang Suxin said, why should we and You are so polite, and with your voice, the whole building knows what the four of us are here for.

If his former classmates and teachers knew about this, he would almost be embarrassed to hang out in Shilin.

Seeing the silence of Jia Lian and others, the fourth prince touched his chin, which had not yet grown a beard. He felt a little embarrassed, but said nothing more and sat down to drink tea by himself.

After being silent for a while, I suddenly heard faint voices coming from next door.

Jia Lian and others didn’t think anything of it at first. In a place like this, it was normal for other people to drink and have fun, and talk loudly after drinking.

But the fourth prince could hear the voice of one of the people with his sharp ears. He was stunned, and then he patted the table and stood up, "Okay, we really are enemies on a narrow road, and we still have a drug while eating. It's unlucky to meet Bedbug here!"

Jia Lian and Zhang Su also heard it. The one with the loudest and clearest voice was clearly the King Duan who was almost beaten to death by Jia Lian. The crown prince, Wei Xian's youngest son in the mouth of the fourth prince.

The fourth prince didn’t know if he had any new grudges with him. In short, the fourth prince seemed to want it very much.The way he used to look for trouble.

Jia Lian didn't care much. As long as Crown Prince Duan no longer came to provoke him, he didn't want to go against the clan members. But they were very quiet here, and the voices on the other side didn't seem to be restrained. Therefore, as more and more voices came, Jia Lian's brows frowned more and more.

　……

The Tianzi No. 1 box of Jinpin Pavilion welcomes a group of distinguished guests today.

More than a dozen clan members gathered here to drink and talk, among them was Crown Prince Duan, whom the fourth prince disliked very much.

Of course, here, the dignified Prince Duan does not seem to be the protagonist. The real protagonist seems to be another white-faced young man sitting with Wei Xian.

“Brother Yan, you can’t just sit idly by and ignore this important matter that concerns our entire clan.”

“Ah, this...such a big matter, I What can I do..."

"Why can't you do anything? You are the son of Prince Zhongshun! Prince Zhongshun, who has been in charge of the clan mansion for so many years, has won so many benefits for us clan members, I deeply understand. He is loved by all of us. Everyone said that Prince Su Lao is old and has stopped taking charge. When he retires, won’t Prince Zhongshun have the final say in the entire clan?

As his biological son, you will definitely be the crown prince in the future, and then inherit the throne and the clan's command. At that time, you will also have to shoulder the burden of our entire clan, just like your father. At this critical time, How can you back down and turn a blind eye to someone's conspiracy against my clan?"

It turns out that the person Wei Xian and others invited today is none other than Wei Yan, the second son of the Zhongshun Prince.

As the younger brother of the current emperor's mother, King Zhongshun was deeply trusted by the emperor. He has been serving as the deputy chief of the clan, taking care of the clan and relatives of Emperor Ningkang. Some people even say that if Prince Su was not the emperor's uncle and had high morals and prestige, or Emperor Ningkang was extremely respectful and could not bear to be persecuted, then Prince Zhongshun would have been a veritable Zongrenfu Zongling.

The Zongling of the Zongren Mansion is one of the few real-level officials, equivalent to the cabinet minister. It is usually held by a famous prince in the clan!

"Don't talk nonsense, the prince of the palace has always been my eldest brother, I am just a nobody..."

"Fart, you have no talent, no virtue, and you are sick. How does the eldest brother, who looks like a rice seedling, have the qualifications to assume the position of the crown prince of the Zhongshun Prince's Palace? Anyone with a discerning eye doesn't know that in the future, the title of crown prince will definitely belong to you, Brother Yu. Our brothers... no, not just our brothers, but also our families. The elders all support you to become the heir apparent. After all, Prince Zhongshun’s palace is different from other families. We will not allow a sick man to manage the clan affairs in the future...

However, although we support you because you are more outstanding and more capable than your eldest brother, you must also let us all see your determination to contribute to the entire clan, so that we all believe and trust you more. You are. "

After a brief silence, Wei Yan asked: "What do you want me to do? "

"It's very simple. You go back and persuade your father more, and let him make suggestions to His Majesty to repeal the new tax law of the court.

Brother Xing, you don’t know how much the new tax law targets and insults our clan! It is said that each mansion is exempted from a certain amount of land tax according to the rank of the noble family. If each family exceeds the tax, they will all be taxed according to the unified tax law, just like ordinary people and aristocratic families!

Think about it, any of our normal royal families don’t have hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and land under their name? What do the amounts exempted by the imperial court count?

What is even more irritating is that a prince's palace can only exempt 200,000 acres of land tax, and the county prince can only exempt 150,000 acres. However, as a minister, the palace of a mere Duke of the State, with a salary that is ten times different than that of the prince of my clan, can imitate the Duke of my clan and exempt the land tax of 100,000 acres, which is only twice the difference of the palace of the prince of my clan. This is not a criticism of the palace of my clan. What is the contempt for?

In my opinion, Your Majesty is really out of his mind to agree to such a ridiculous tax law. "

"Your Majesty cannot be entirely blamed. This is all a conspiracy by those ministers. The purpose is to break up and suppress my clan..."

"But I heard, This new tax law is something that His Majesty strongly advocates, so those ministers with foresight and foresight dare not come out to oppose it.

In my opinion, if this continues, sooner or later the world will be in chaos. Your Majesty doesn't even think about it. If you let these meritorious ministers, such as the clan members and relatives, everyone feel in danger and everyone is dissatisfied, won't the country and the country be in danger?

“Well, at this time, it would be great if the Supreme Emperor could come out and say something. The situation in this court will definitely not be as chaotic as it is now..."

… …

“It’s unreasonable, these idiots are so brave, they dare to arrange my father like this! "

In the private room where Jia Lian and others were, the fourth prince was already furious, and he was about to go over and have a friendly exchange with these unfilial sons.

"Your Highness, no, these people If His Highness goes there alone when he is drunk, he may suffer a loss. "

"So what, are you just sitting like this and listening to them talk and slander my father? "

Seeing that Zhang Su had nothing to say, the fourth prince was about to call his bodyguards to arrest these people and bring them to the Daming Palace for trial.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Your Highness thisI haven't brought many people with me. They, the disciples of the Anointed Liang, will definitely bring more people than His Highness when they come out. If there is a conflict, His Highness's golden body may be damaged. "

"Fart, they dare to touch a hair on my head! "

The fourth prince was really angry. He pointed at Zhang Su's nose and cursed. Zhang Su was not angry and winked at the fourth prince.

The fourth prince said this Only then did he react and looked at Jia Lian, who was sitting next to him drinking tea.

How could Jia Lian not understand what they meant? He smiled bitterly in his heart, "Well, this is another hard job that offends people.

However, if the fourth prince really asked for it, he really couldn't refuse.

First, as a minister, it would be disloyal to remain indifferent after hearing someone slandering the king and father.

Secondly, as the commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division, his duty is to maintain the security of Xicheng. If these people are allowed to engage in such "illegal gatherings" under his jurisdiction, he, the law enforcer, will also There is no need to do it at all, Emperor Ning Kang will be disappointed.

Third, from a rational point of view, he also feels that these people are a little ignorant, let alone the fourth prince is so angry, if If he didn't do anything, he was afraid that the fourth prince would have opinions about him.

The fourth prince didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking. Seeing that Jia Lian was being stared at without expressing his opinion, he asked with some dissatisfaction: "Jia Lian , Father trusts you so much, what do you think we should do about this matter? ! "

Jia Lian finally put down his tea cup, waved his sleeves and stood up, replying: "Your Highness wants me to send troops to arrest these dandies and wait for His Majesty's decision, right? ”

“That’s natural! They speak such arrogant words and slander my father. Can't they still be punished? "

" "The crime will definitely be punished. I can also promise His Highness to arrest them all." However, I also want a verbal commitment from His Highness. "

" "How long has it been and you still...then tell me!" "

Jia Lian held up his hands and explained calmly: "Although I am the commander of the Army and Horses Division, I have the responsibility of arresting thieves and thieves. However, at most, they are no more than ordinary children from the families of princes and ministers.

As long as anyone has a title, I have no right to arrest anyone, let alone the descendants of the clan. These people are all under the jurisdiction of the clan government. If they are arrested without the consent of your majesty and the clan government, even minor officials will not be able to escape the blame. "

Jia Lian said, seeing that the fourth prince was a little anxious, he smiled and said: "However, these people are bold enough to slander the holy bow, and everyone will be punished.

Wei Chen will naturally not let them go. However, in order to prevent them from biting me back in the future, I want your highness to agree. If your majesty asks about it then, your highness willTestify for Wei Chen. After all, I have no other evidence of their crimes and can only rely on His Highness's testimony. ”

Jia Lian is also in a dilemma. Once this is done, he can naturally create a good impression in front of Emperor Ning Kang as a loyal protector. But the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, he will be killed again all at once. The clan has been offended again!

When the fourth prince heard Jia Lian’s words, he slowly realized that he was really inferior compared to Jia Lian.

The so-called They have no other evidence of guilt. As long as the other party refuses to admit it afterwards, what can Jia Lian do to them? If it doesn't work well, they might be bitten by them and the forces behind them, as Jia Lian fears.

　“Okay, I promise you. Don't worry, although I usually make a lot of mistakes, I never lie. My father still trusts my words. As long as I testify for you, they guarantee that they will not be able to escape guilt, let alone confuse right and wrong! ”

Jia Lian bowed his hand and then summoned his followers to go to the Military and Horse Division to mobilize troops.