fake prince

Chapter 1226
And the person who had been discussed by the wild Taoists was holding an umbrella until he walked in front of a restaurant before stopping, looked up, and walked up the steps.

When Zhang Zhou closed the umbrella, the waiter had already nodded and bowed to him: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Zhang? Please come inside! Do you want to eat by yourself or with your friends?"

Zhang Zhou came here not once or twice. The man knew that he was the steward of the Prince Shu's mansion, so he hurriedly let him inside.

He said lightly: "I'm here to find friends, I'm in the private room above, you don't have to worry about me, go get busy."

With that said, Zhang Zhou went up to the second floor.

Just went up to the second floor, at a corner, a person walked out, he walked in, just bumped into each other.

"Oh." The man looked very ordinary, and he cried out in pain when he bumped into it.

Zhang Zhou hurriedly apologized to him, but the man shook his head: "It's nothing, nothing."

The two parted staggeredly, Zhang Zhou squeezed Kong's hand, his originally amiable brows and eyes were filled with a three-point smile.

The letters have been exchanged, and the mission is considered complete.

After laughing, there is deep exhaustion and fear.

"Oh, there is no way out."

Zhang Zhou was not a fool, he quickly realized that he had been caught in a trap and was dragged into the water, but he had no way out.

The king of Shu has always been known for his generosity, but everyone in the government knows that this is for officials, ministers, servants like himself, how can he have the face to let the king of Shu be "kind"?
"The only chance I had back then was to report to the King of Shu automatically when I realized something was wrong and I was not in deep trouble. But in this way, the Qiu family and the child must die."

"Even if he surrenders himself, the probability of death is more than half. If he is saved from death by fifty boards, there is another half possibility of death. The rest are disabled, and the probability of getting out unscathed is less than [-] percent."

"The government and the royal family have said many times that they should rein in the precipice. In fact, it is from the standpoint of the government and the royal family, and from a personal standpoint. Even if they rein in the precipice, it is basically over, almost dead."

Zhang Zhou knew the inside story very well, and thinking about it this way, he also got rid of any trace of regret.

"It's better to have wine today and get drunk today. As long as Zhu'er grows up a bit, I will ask someone to change his identity, study and be a man, and not disturb this place."

"Although Mrs. Qiu is from Prince Qi's Mansion, she is also Zhu'er's mother. Mother and child are connected. I hinted that I would take a child instead of Zhu'er and transfer Zhu'er to an outsider. Although she was reluctant, she agreed."

"Oh, I hope all is well."

Next, what I have to do is to have a meal with a few businessmen I have appointed, as the steward of the Shu Palace.

If you ask, it's a matter of course, these merchants are all goods merchants of the palace.

"I'm drunk today with wine, so I'll make it easier for me to get some red silver."

Zhang Zhou used to be a shrewd and capable person with clean hands, but when he knew that the work he was doing was in danger, he changed his original intention. He was able to make money and make money. Just do it.

In this way, the relationship in the house has improved.

Last time, Steward Shi Da patted himself on the shoulder: "You are finally sensible."

Thinking of the relieved expression on the steward Shi Da's face, Zhang Zhou smiled wryly. There is nothing troublesome below, and he just needs to do it according to his own heart. He easily opened a door and entered the private room.

"Ouch! Steward Zhang, you're here!"

Several businessmen in the private room were talking in a low voice, and when they heard the door being pushed, they immediately looked towards the door, and one of them stood up hurriedly and cupped his hands.

Several people were brought to dinner by this businessman who knew Zhang Zhou, in order to be attracted to have a relationship with the steward of the Shu Palace.

So they also stood up and greeted Zhang Zhou one after another.

Zhang Zhou has been working in the Shu Palace for many years, and he has long been used to being praised by outside businessmen, so he sat down with a very natural expression, and invited these businessmen to sit down as well.

Seeing him acting like this, these businessmen felt relieved.

People like Zhang Zhou are too polite to them, so they don't treat them as their own.

Only this kind of politeness with a little bit of impoliteness is the gesture they most want to see. This shows that the meal was not in vain, and the relationship should be a smooth one.

But being able to catch up and being able to catch up for a long time are two different things.

If you want to hang out for a long time, you have to eat this meal well, drink with Zhang Zhou, give Zhang Zhou chips at the dinner table, and let Zhang Zhou get enough filial piety. The relationship of the palace.

Zhang Zhou is very familiar with this set. The wine and dishes are served one after another. He has a good capacity for alcohol. When facing several other people, he does not feel drunk at all. On the contrary, the faces of the few people facing him are flushed, even if it is pretended, but I can't really drink it, but I dare not drink it. This Zhang Zhou is true.

A businessman slipped Zhang Zhou a bank note under the guise of being slightly drunk.

Zhang Zhou looked down and saw that 100 taels of silver bills was quite a lot.

The rest of the merchants also competed with him for wine, and by the way, they also stuffed him with bank notes, ranging from 50 taels to 100 taels.

None of them were big businessmen, and a few people combined a few hundred taels, which was quite a fortune for Zhang Zhou.

This amount even exceeded what he expected before he came, and he was even happier.

"Recently, I've been really lucky. I picked up five taels of silver a few days ago, and today I got nearly 300 taels! It's time for me to get rich!"

"Guan Zhang, I've got some wine, do you want to call some singers to cheer me up?" A businessman asked softly seeing that he was happy.

Zhang Zhou was stunned. He was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of grass ropes for ten years, so he waved his hand: "Forget it, it's normal to drink alcohol, but if you call a song girl and someone sees it, it's hard to explain when you go back."

No one noticed that this elegantly decorated room was actually separated from the opposite one by a screen, and there were two uninvited guests.

Behind the screen, Zhou Yao and Ye Taoist were already standing.

The two of them don't have to worry about being discovered by others. With Zhou Yao's ability, they can naturally cover up their figures and voices.

"These people are all spies?" Zhou Yao listened and felt that they didn't talk about too many sensitive things, and the ugly appearance of a few people after drinking made her displeased.

Stay far away, so as not to be hit by the alcohol smell of these people.

Ye Daoist saw "Miss Zhou" in front of him with a cold face, and he didn't dare to look too much, he just introduced the situation of the few people outside to her in a low voice.

"Almost, this person is Yao Cuo, a man who guards Qianhu Shangde." A thin businessman was pointed at by the wild Taoist.

"This is Mu Rong, who has something to do with the Marquis of Shanyin."

"This is Hou Cheng. By offering his younger sister, he has established a relationship with Jianzhangwei's deputy commander He Wuling's butler."

"This is the Wei Jie, which has a very small connection with the Imperial Household Division and Garden Bureau."

The Siyuan Bureau is in charge of vegetables, melons and fruits, etc. It looks like a small yamen, but in fact the entrance of the nobles is the most difficult to guard against, and it is also the most important.

Zhou Yao has been in the palace for a long time, and she also knows the inside story. These people, if they exist or not, are related to the military, nobles, and the inner palace. If you don't check, you don't know.

"Actually, in the capital, whoever has nothing to do with it, even if there is no relationship to beat around the bush, we can't go on."

"Whether it's Qimen guard Qianhu, Jian Zhangwei's deputy commander, even Shanyinhou and Siyuan Bureau, in fact, they don't have any intentions, let alone collusion, and there is no conspiracy."

The wild Taoist's eyes dimmed: "However, once it comes to plotting a great treason, do you think the Secretary of the Imperial City and the Emperor will ignore these small clues? Do you think it's a coincidence?"

"The grandson once told me that there is a kind of boxing among the people called Taijiquan. It is said that there is no place in my body that is not Taiji. , the mandarin ducks are embroidered from the king's point of view."

"Actually, if he doesn't follow his rules, any soldier can beat the Taijiquan master to the ground."

"But those principles that scare people and put them together can really be done strategically."

"My fist, if there is nothing, if it is bright or dark, it is nothing at first sight, but it is terrifying when you examine it carefully. Even the emperor can't break it. You have to be suspicious."

"If the host is suspicious, he must kill him. This is called self-mutilation."

Zhou Yao's eyes fell on these businessmen, if the wild Taoist hadn't pointed it out, she really couldn't see anything special about these businessmen.

Thoughtful, she asked, "Are all these people loyal to the emperor?"

"Yes!"

"The person from the Siyuan Bureau, the Empress wants to pull her out and replace her with her own."

"The door guard Qianhu Shangde is good at wine and sex, and he is full of problems, but he is loyal to the emperor. He is unambiguous in this position. We can't bully him, we can't change him, we have to get rid of him!"

"Jianzhangwei's deputy commander, He Wuling, is not the emperor's man, but he originally had a close relationship with Qinghe County King, and this is for muddying the water."

"The emperor's reaction may not be as you wish." Zhou Yao pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "If the young emperor is full of vigor, he will be shocked immediately, and it is possible to ransack his family and exterminate his family."

"But the old emperor has been in power for a long time, and he knows that the king is more important than moving. The emperor doesn't care about his courtiers. It doesn't matter whether these courtiers themselves die or not, but he can't mess up the rules."

"Yes, but what we want is this little bit of suspicion, a little bit of scrutiny and identification."

"Especially when it comes to major matters involving King Qi's collusion with the demon clan to rebel, it is even better to kill by mistake and not let it go, and the minimum level must be isolated and inspected-this is what we want."

Ye Daoist pointed to the next door again, and said in a low voice, "The drinkers in the opposite room are from Prince Qi's Mansion. I spent a lot of effort to bring them together."

Zhou Yao pondered again, nodded and understood.

This is through vague clues. It seems that after thinking about it, it seems to be a big net that faintly connects the court, the army, the dignitaries, and the princes. Who is not afraid of it?

Once shocked, even if the old emperor has been the emperor for 20 years, he will hold his breath and will not kill him. Quarantine inspection is necessary. As long as this minimum step is completed, several key points of the grandson can be filled, especially With the assistance of the queen.

"Since Miss Zhou understands, I will do it."

As the wild Taoist said, he took out a small piece of thin jade from his sleeve pocket, and under Zhou Yao's gaze, he pressed his fingers hard, and with a crisp sound, it broke into pieces abruptly.

(End of this chapter)