The most unlucky crossing in history

"Suddenly heard that someone was missing on the ship. I thought it was the pirates who sneaked in, but from what you said, do you know who did it?"

Xie Wenyuan nodded, then shook his head.

Zhong Qiyun didn't understand, and asked, "What's the meaning of this? You know it but don't know it?"

It's just that he couldn't get an immediate answer when he asked this question. Zhong Qiyun looked at Xie Wenyuan standing by the window, but saw a person holding a wooden cup of water in both hands, leaning against the window, nodding his head and lowering his forehead, his eyes were deep like a deep pool of water , brows tightened, and the index finger of his right hand tapped Beiyan lightly, deep in thought.

Zhong Qiyun knew that he was thinking about something, so he didn't bother him any more. After being busy for half a day, he didn't even have time to drink a sip of tea.He simply poured a cup of tea and sat at the table, drinking while looking at the people by the window.

The clothes Xie Wenyuan often wears are all dark colors, looking solemn and neat.But today it is rare to wear a light blue silk robe, embroidered with elegant bamboo leaves, a piece of white jade pinned to the waist, the robe flutters with the windbreaker, it really looks like a nobleman .

Zhong Qiyun's posture holding the teacup has not changed for a long time, and he forgot to drink the tea.

Xie Wenyuan thought for a long time, and he sat there watching this man for a long time.

The wind blew the curtains in the house, only the rustling sound could be heard, but nothing else could be heard.One person is fascinated by thinking about it, and the other is fascinated by seeing it.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the person in his eyes suddenly thought of something, and suddenly laughed loudly.

Zhong Qiyun woke up as if awakened from a dream. With a shake of his hand, the cup full of tea overflowed and splashed onto the table in his hand. Zhong Qiyun hurriedly brought the tea to his mouth as if to cover up something, and drank it down.

He said, "Brother Xie, what did you think of?"

Xie Wenyuan didn't pay attention to Zhong Qiyun, just shook his head and smiled: "Interesting, interesting..."

This smile made Zhong Qiyun laugh even more inexplicably, "What's so interesting?"

Although Zhong Qiyun didn't think that the two died at the hands of Xie Wenyuan, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't figure out who did it. Besides Tan Yuanjin's faction, Xie Wenyuan was the only one left on this boat?

If it wasn't for Xie Wenyuan, could it be Tan Yuanjin fighting in the nest?

Zhong Qiyun knew very little about the affairs of the imperial court, and what he heard occasionally was from He Minqing, a scholar, but most of them were heard by He Minqing from his fellow disciples in the past, and it was not entirely true.

Now that something happened, he was really blind and didn't know anything.

Xie Wenyuan pursed his lips and walked to the table, seeing Zhong Qiyun's befuddled face, with a smile in his eyes

Worse.It's really rare to see Zhong Qiyun, who is always smiling and glib, like this.

Xie Wenyuan put down the cup in his hand, and asked without answering, "Brother Zhong, are you sure you want to know?"

Zhong Qiyun paused when he heard the words, he understood the meaning of Xie Wenyuan's words, this matter is simply that the murderer on board killed two spies, but he could not feel the dark tide behind it, the secret must not be known by ordinary people , can know.

Xie Wenyuan was reminding him that if he found out, he would be caught in the quagmire of this power struggle, and it would never be possible to get out.

Power struggles are never peaceful. Zhong Qiyun has never been in contact with them, but he has seen them in history. The cruel and thrilling struggles in the history of Huaxia for thousands of years make people feel cold just listening to them, let alone in person. experience?

but......

Zhong Qiyun looked at Xie Wenyuan, and smiled slowly: "Since Brother Xie said that I have long belonged to your side in the eyes of others, then it is not natural to know this? Knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle, if Brother Xie doesn't tell me , It’s not okay to leave me alone at a loss.”

"..." Xie Wenyuan smiled, then waved his hand towards the void, and said, "Stay nearby."

Then Zhong Qiyun heard a few inaudible responses from outside the house, followed by a brief rustling sound, and then he couldn't hear anything anymore.

Zhong Qiyun was stunned for a moment, so someone is guarding this room? !How did he never notice?

But before he was amazed, after the guards left, Xie Wenyuan said, "Brother Zhong, you know that the second prince Tan Yuanjin on the ship has a close relationship with Prime Minister Wei for a while?"

Zhong Qiyun thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes, He Minqing has a classmate and close friend who is a small official in Jingzhao, and often chatted with him and mentioned the changes in the situation between the DPRK and China. I've listened to it."

"What do you know?"

"I just heard from He Minqing that the crown prince was seriously ill. I'm afraid time is running out. Now that the third prince, Tan Yuance, is being imprisoned for treason, the calls for the second prince's succession are getting louder... Now the second prince, Tan Yuanjin, is in regular contact with Wei Hechao in order to win the support of the ministers in the court. If it is really a disease and never recovers, I am afraid that the second prince will succeed to the throne."

Seeing Zhong Qiyun finished speaking, Xie Wenyuan nodded, "Brother Zhong knows, it is indeed the current situation in the court...but..." Xie Wenyuan said: "But it is the situation on the surface

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face?Zhong Qiyun was startled, "Could it be something else?"

Xie Wenyuan nodded, "Naturally."

"Then Tan Yuanjin's succession is inevitable?"

Xie Wenyuan looked at Zhong Qiyun, and said: "Wei Hechao is treacherous and loves power, and his relatives are tyrannical." Xie Wenyuan paused when he mentioned Ci, "It's not that I don't know it today, but I can't help him. Why do you think?"

"Why?"

"Before Wei Hechao came to the throne today, he was already a celebrity in front of the late emperor. At that time, Wei Hechao did have some strategies for governing the country. When he succeeded to the throne, he relied heavily on him, and he was promoted repeatedly after the Zhuo family. , but within one year he became the head of the hundred officials. Calculated, Wei Hechao has been an official in the court for 38 years, and he has been in the position of prime minister for 18 years. It’s hard to imagine. But Wei Hechao is extremely capable of being a man, and now the common people mention that Prime Minister Wei is frugal, hardworking, and highly praised, how can this situation move him today?”

What's more, Emperor Fengzheng has relied too much on Wei Hechao for so many years. Perhaps he thought that Wei Hechao could only grow by relying on him, but he didn't know that Wei Hechao was a dodder that sucked people's nutrients, and it flourished quietly. .....

"To move him is to disregard the world, wrong the courtiers, and even put him to death."

"..." Zhong Qiyun understood a little bit, "Brother Xie is telling me that Wei Hechao's power is so powerful that there is no need to assist any prince to succeed to the throne, right?"

Xie Wenyuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, "Brother Zhong is transparent."

The power is so powerful that even the emperor can't touch him, letting others be the emperor is not as good as himself... Thinking of this, Zhong Qiyun shook his head, "That means, Wei Hechao didn't really want to assist Tan Yuanjin? It will be praised many times in the court, this time..." Zhong Qiyun suddenly stopped at this point.

Zhong Qiyun remembered that Xie Wenyuan said that day that it was Wei Hechao who proposed to send the envoy to sail the sea cautiously...

In other words, last time when Xie Wenyuan found out that the third prince was planning to treason against the country, Wei Hechao, who had a grudge against Xie Wenyuan, did not come out to stop him. I'm afraid... Zhong Qiyun felt his scalp go numb.

"Wei Hechao wants to take this opportunity to kill Tan Yuanjin? Tan Yuanjin is not stupid. Doesn't he know Wei Hechao's plan? Still rely on Wei Hechao's power?"

"He's not stupid," Xie Wenyuan smiled. Emperor Fengzheng was in power all these years because Wei He Dynasty was in power, and he couldn't do his best. Yu Guo didn't have any achievements, but he gave birth to four smart sons.

"Of course Tan Yuanjin knows that Wei Hechao is not really helping him, but what can he do? Wei Hechao is calling the wind and rain in the court, Tan Yuanjin thinks

To succeed to the throne, he needs the support of all the officials, among which is the support of Wei Hechao. He knows that he can't beat Wei Hechao now, so he wants to make friends with Wei Hechao temporarily and submit to others. Only after he gets the throne can he have a chance to turn things around. "

"After all, he knows very well that now Wei He Chao Bizhi wants to kill him..." Xie Wenyuan's eyes darkened, and he chuckled, "I want to kill me even more."

Zhong Qiyun clenched his fists and frowned.

Xie Wenyuan saw Zhong Qiyun like this.

"'The court is an enemy, the evening is a monarch and a minister, changing faces and changing words, and has no shame'. The struggle for power and power has always been like this."

Looking at Xie Wenyuan, who was still calm and accustomed to talking about these things, Zhong Qiyun took a deep breath, "Then...why did Wei Hechao kill Tan Yuanjin's spies?"

"I'm afraid it's not Wei Hechao who killed those spies."

Zhong Qiyun nodded, "How do you say that?"

"Brother Zhong, have you ever thought about why Zhang Zhenfeng suddenly mentioned that he should be cautious?"

Zhang Zhenfeng?Zhong Qiyun frowned slightly. He had doubts about why he changed his mind. In his opinion, although Zhang Zhenfeng liked to have fun and his behavior was even more unexpected, he was actually an extremely intelligent person. Naturally, such a person would not joke about his life There must be a reason for going to Shendu, he thought at the time, maybe this person wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Tan Yuanjin, so as to seek the status of the Zhang family in Daqing, but he had never seen Zhang Zhenfeng during that time. Talking with Tan Yuanjin, he was puzzled, but after Zhang Zhenfeng brought it up, he was busy with the pirates and didn't have time to think about it carefully.

"Could it be that Zhang Zhenfeng didn't want to befriend Tan Yuanjin?"

"Brother Zhong probably doesn't know that when he was about to leave Maojiang, Zhang Zhenfeng had a hasty meeting with his servant who rushed over from Luzhou. I'm afraid Zhang Sixue asked him to follow him carefully."

Zhong Qiyun was taken aback.

"The five great merchants in the Daqing Dynasty, except Lezhang's family, are all in contact with the government to some extent. Brother Zhong should know about it."

Zhong Qiyun nodded. The Hu family in Hangzhou is naturally closely related to the General’s Mansion and Xie Wenyuan. The Zhou family in Chaozhou and Zhongshu Ling Nai are close relatives. It was to help the Taizu win the world, but as for the Zhang family... I have never heard of it.

"Zhang Sixue is gentle and polite. The Zhang family is also a well-known Confucian businessman in the Great Late Dynasty. He behaves like a literati, but he is indeed a hypocrite with hypocrisy. I thought Zhang Sixue secretly belonged to the prince's school, but now it seems that he is not. It's gone." If it wasn't for this murder case, Xie Wenyuan thought, he might not be able to do this.

I have long wanted to understand.

Zhong Qiyun waved his hands when he heard this, and sighed: "Thank you, sir, for allowing me to slow down, I suddenly feel that my brain is not enough."

Xie Wenyuan smiled and said, "Few people know what I'm telling you now. I'm afraid that Wei and Chao are not clear about the Zhang family's affairs. What's more, you never inquire about the affairs of the court, and you usually avoid it on purpose." , I suddenly felt surprised when I heard this, and the world is unpredictable."

"I'm soaking in the sea every day. It's okay. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. I'll go find out what those people do? Don't care what their names are." Zhong Qiyun laughed.

"Oh?" Xie Wenyuan squinted at Zhong Qiyun, "By the way, Brother Zhong, do you know what my concubine's name is?"

"I remember, it's called Xie Wenzhuo? Is that the name?"

Xie Wenyuan smiled: "Yes."

Zhong Qiyun: "..."