After hearing Liu Ye's report, Zhu Hejian turned his head and looked at Jia Lun with a half-smile, while Jia Lun's face was expressionless and his eyes were sinister.
Of course, Zhu Hejian would not believe Liu Ye's one-sided words, but Liu Ye's statement did reasonably explain many things, such as why Li Ru'an chose to write at that time, and why Jialun behaved like this after seeing the flaw.
Extremely nervous, and why he is so unwilling to let Jaren read what he has written...
Therefore, Zhu Hejian's doubts about Li Ru'an were slightly alleviated - but only a little.
Zhu Hejian still could not rule out the possibility that all these explanations were intended to deceive him.
But in any case, Liu Ye's plan was considered a success. Just as Liu Ye speculated, what Zhu Hejian was worried about was not what Li Ru'an wanted to do, but just Li Ru'an's uncertainty.
In fact, the most terrifying thing about the so-called "suspect" is not the word "suspicious", but the word "guess"!
The so-called "guessing" means random thinking, that is, scaring yourself.
Take Zhu Hejian's suspicion of Li Ruan as an example. Because he was not sure whether Li Ruan had secretly contacted other forces and could not find any real evidence, he could only speculate and infer things in the worst possible direction. But human imagination
is infinite, so the more Zhu Hejian speculates, the more fearful he will be, and the more fearful he will be, the more fearful he will be. In the end, he will inevitably completely lose his calmness and patience, and use all means to eliminate all bad things that may happen. When the time comes, Li Ruan will be
It was useless to defend himself, because Zhu Hejian's mind at that time was already filled with the terrible situations he had imagined, and he could no longer listen to anything.
Therefore, Liu Ye took the initiative to perform a "whistleblower" so that Zhu Hejian could clearly see what Li Ru'an was planning. In this case, even if Zhu Hejian did not fully believe it, it could effectively limit Zhu Hejian's imagination.
Space, so that things will not develop to the point where Zhu Hejian can no longer tolerate Li Ruan.
Moreover, Zhu Hejian does not mind his followers competing with each other, and is even happy to see the results.
As for the situation where Li Ru'an may cause trouble and lose control in the future, it can be solved as long as an informant can be placed next to Li Ru'an, and Liu Ye in front of him happens to be a suitable candidate.
In fact, Liu Ye just guessed that things would develop to this point, so he sent himself to Zhu Hejian.
With this informant performance, Zhu Hejian would most likely ask Liu Ye to spy on Li Ru'an, and then he would be on Zhu Hejian's line and successfully join the Seventh Prince!
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Just as Liu Ye imagined, after Zhu Hejian withdrew his eyes from Jia Lun, he turned his attention to Liu Ye because Liu Ye's performance had successfully aroused his interest.
Then, Zhu Hejian first shook his head slightly and said: "I see that you have been calling yourself a 'Wei Chen' since you entered this room. I saw that you were getting to the key point, so you did not correct it in time... But you have to
Remember, I am not the Crown Prince at the moment. Once word of your claim gets out, it will definitely cause trouble. I may not be in trouble by then, but you will definitely be questioned by the court."
Liu Ye quickly assured: "In the eyes of my subordinates, Your Highness has long been the current crown prince who is half king and half minister. For a moment, you thought something in your heart and said something in your mouth. You actually broke the rules. I hope you will."
Your Highness, please forgive me! Moreover, regarding today’s conversation, I must remain silent and will never dare to mention it to others.”
"You are very kind and loyal. You took the initiative to inform me of this news. You are obviously a person who knows the current affairs and knows how to advance and retreat. Moreover, I see that when you speak, you are clear-cut, your attitude is calm, and your observation skills are also good.
A rare talent... Why did a talent like you end up working as a private school teacher in Tianshui City a few years ago?"
Hearing Zhu Hejian's inquiry, Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said: "The road to the imperial examination for lower officials has been bumpy and bumpy. I have failed repeatedly. Even if I claim to have some skills and cleverness, I have no fame and no chance to show them. Naturally, I have wasted my time."
Half a lifetime.”
Liu Ye's words came out of sincerity. He had always had ambitions and believed that he should not be an unknown person, but he had never found an opportunity.
But now, the opportunity has come.
Zhu Hejian also shook his head and sighed, saying: "Although this imperial examination road provided many talented people to the court, it also blocked many talented people who were not good at eight-part essays. Whenever I think about this situation,
, and also heartbroken.
Since I have allowed you to meet you today, I will not let you waste any more time... You are now the ninth grade supervisor of Yuanma Temple, and you are usually responsible for managing the grooms, right? This is almost the lowest official position in our court.
It’s level one. With your ability and mind, you are really overqualified and I can’t let you continue to be wronged. In a few days, I will say hello to Master Si Qingqu of Yuanma Temple and ask him to focus on promoting you. Wait.
After your rank is slightly higher, I will also look for opportunities to transfer you to a more important position, which can be regarded as a reward for your loyalty today."
Zhu Hejian only promised benefits to Liu Ye, but did not explicitly ask Liu Ye to continue to monitor Li Ruan for him, because Zhu Hejian had already seen that Liu Ye was a smart man, and there was no need for him to take the initiative to ask questions. He would naturally know what he would do in the future.
What should be done.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhu Hejian's promise, Liu Ye immediately took the initiative and promised: "Thank you for your highness's promotion and consideration. I will definitely do my best for your highness in the future. Once there is new news from Li Ru'an, I will report it in time."
Your Highness!"
Zhu Hejian nodded with satisfaction, and then said nothing more. According to Zhu Hejian's opinion, the conversation was over, and Liu Ye should take the initiative to leave.
However, after seeing Zhu Hejian stopped talking, Liu Ye did not take the initiative to say goodbye. Instead, he looked hesitant, as if he still had something to say.
Seeing Liu Ye like this, Zhu Hejian felt a little impatient, and his tone became a little colder, and asked: "What else do you want?"
After Liu Ye hesitated for a moment, he put on a determined look and reported again: "I have one more thing, and I would like to ask His Highness the Seventh Prince for help."
He seemed to know that what he was doing was a little too much. Liu Ye looked a little panicked and quickly continued: "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, you also know that during the civil riot in Tianshui City, the lower official was coerced by the rioters and became the leader of the rioters.
But after Xiaguan became the leader of the rebels, he did not go around burning, killing and looting like other groups of rebels. Instead, he restrained his subordinates' actions, actively protected the people of Tianshui City, and maintained order within his sphere of influence.
After the general manager rushed to Tianshui City to quell the chaos, Xiaguan also helped General Manager Li to exterminate several other groups of rebels and restored peace in Tianshui City. Therefore, the court later pardoned Xianguan and the group of rebels under him for their crimes.
He was even named an official by the imperial court, which was a blessing in disguise..."
Seeing that Liu Ye was just talking about insignificant things, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but become more impatient, frowning and said: "So?"
Liu Ye continued: "However, although Xiaguan became a court official as a blessing in disguise, most of the rebellious people who followed him are now poor and have a very unsatisfactory life. Although they were pardoned by the court, after all,
They had personally participated in the civil unrest, and when they assisted the government in wiping out several other rebel forces, most of them killed people with their own hands, so they were quite jealous of the Tianshui City government and were not looked upon by the merchants and gentry of Tianshui City.
Accept that all of them are living without a solution, and even if they want to work as long-term workers to support their families, they can’t do it..."
Speaking of this, Liu Ye's expression was full of misery and grief.
However, these words once again aroused Zhu Hejian's interest, and he quickly calmed down his impatience and asked: "Have these people come to the capital to seek refuge with you?"
Liu Ye nodded with a grimace and said: "That's it. They couldn't survive in Tianshui City, and they heard that the official had become a court official, so they all came to the capital to join me. Now they are thirty
Seven people, and I'm afraid there will be more and more in the future, want Xiaguan to help them find a way to survive, but Xiaguan is just a ninth-grade official. It's okay to find work for one or two people occasionally, but how can he do it?
Can they help so many people? But they had fully supported Xiaguan in Tianshui City, and Xiaguan could not abandon them at will. He was quite embarrassed... Xiaguan also asked General Manager Li for help, but it was a pity that General Manager Li never took this into account.
Taking this matter to heart, I have no choice but to shamelessly ask His Highness for help!"
Hearing Liu Ye's words, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but think deeply.
Zhu Hejian also secretly cultivated a secret organization called "Chaofeng".
According to legend, a dragon was born with nine sons, but none of them became dragons. "Chaofeng" was the dragon's third son, who was both dangerous and hopeful in his life. This is very similar to Zhu Hejian's experience. Zhu Hejian was a virtuous man.
Emperor Qing's bloodline was not qualified to inherit the throne, so he had to be far-sighted and take risks in order to realize his ambition.
Within "Chaofeng" there are businessmen who are responsible for making money, dead men who are responsible for doing dirty work, and some informants who are responsible for collecting information. Although the scale is not large, it is still fully functional.
However, just half a year ago, Zhu Hejian suddenly discovered some signs. It seemed that someone had noticed the existence of "Chaofeng" and was secretly investigating.
Such a discovery naturally made Zhu Hejian extremely nervous. It was a critical period for Zhu Hejian to take office. Zhu Hejian could not tolerate the existence of "Chaofeng" being discovered. In addition, Zhu Hejian wanted to completely clean up his reputation before taking office.
, to erase all evidence of his past crimes, and "Chaofeng" had done too many shady things for him and knew too many secrets, which could easily expose Zhu Hejian's ambitions, so Zhu Hejian made a decisive decision and personally
He took action to destroy "Chaofeng" and secretly killed all the relevant officials.
Because of this, although Zhu Hejian is currently very powerful in the temple, the "New Prince Party" he formed can already compete with the "Zhou Party" and "Zhao Party", but after all, the "New Prince Party" is just a court.
The interest group of officials can only play a role in the temple, so Zhu Hejian lacks an opposition force of his own that can continue to do some dirty work for him.
It's a pity that when Zhu Hejian wanted to reorganize "Chaofeng", he had already begun to gradually come to the stage and attracted everyone's attention. Under such circumstances, his small actions of reorganizing "Chaofeng" would be easily discovered, so he has been
Delaying.
As a result, Zhu Hejian often felt inconvenient when doing things.
But now, Liu Ye's words gave Zhu Hejian an opportunity.
A group of desperate people who are not accepted by society, which means they can easily be bribed for their own use...
Most of these people have had the experience of fighting with enemies with weapons in hand, which means that they are all courageous people...
Being able to rush all the way from Tianshui City to the capital means that they are all physically strong...
All of them were born in Tianshui City, which is thousands of miles away from the capital. It had just experienced a great turmoil, and even the official and official records had been burned. This meant that it was difficult for the court to investigate their backgrounds...
…
These people have all been rioters. If they have done something shady and are found out, they can easily confuse the direction of the court's investigation, and then buy time to eliminate the evidence...
The most important thing is that these people can be used immediately. There is no need for Zhu Hejian to search for suitable candidates temporarily, and no one will find them.
If Zhu Hejian wants to reorganize "Chaofeng", this group of people is simply the best tailor-made candidates.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian smiled slightly and said to Liu Ye: "You are kind-hearted, of course I will help you, and I will help you arrange livelihoods for these people!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
As he spoke, Liu Ye's expression was still calm, but he was already ecstatic in his heart. He knew that he had made the right bet again. Zhu Heguo really wanted to secretly cultivate a force that belonged only to him. He was currently short of manpower and needed this batch.
A man from a riotous background!
Liu Ye didn't know much about "Chaofeng". He just felt that how could a big shot like Zhu Hejian not secretly raise dead soldiers?
In this way, he has achieved the biggest purpose of his trip and successfully joined Zhu Hejian's sect. After he has recruited a group of dead soldiers for Zhu Hejian, he is very likely to become Zhu Hejian's confidant. From now on, he will definitely be
I want to rise to prominence, and my future is boundless!