This matter is indeed strange to say. Zhu Yuanzhang had just pardoned Li Shanchang of his crimes, and Li Shanchang turned around and found someone to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang?
Not to mention whether this is reasonable or not, the assassination of the emperor requires a lot of effort. The emperor's itinerary, the number of guards around him, and the success rate all need to be carefully studied.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take a walk in Xuanwu Lake today just because he wanted to take a walk. Izuku came not long after he got on the boat.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately did not bring any bodyguards with him before boarding the dragon boat, and only brought a Zhang Chao.
Furthermore, when Yunzi attacked Zhu Yuanzhang, the hidden masters around Zhu Yuanzhang did not appear, and Izuku Yunzi's martial arts was obviously on the same level as Jin Yiwei.
In addition, in the end, he deliberately sold out a flaw and died under Zhang Ren's knife. Before he died, he shouted "Long live Duke Xuan" and wore a brand of Duke Xuan's mansion on his body.
All signs indicate that this is not just a frame-up. Zhang Ren even thought of another possibility: Zhu Yuanzhang wrote and acted all of this in order to get rid of Li Shanchang naturally, and he would not bear the burden. Infamy, in order to achieve this effect, Zhu Yuanzhang even acted out a painful show himself. The wound on his arm was not fake, but was actually injured by Izumo.
Zhang Ren's mind was very complicated, but he did not dare to say all these words. However, he could not turn a blind eye to these, so he could only kneel on one knee in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before Zhang Ren could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang had already said: "This time I was able to turn disaster into good luck, thanks to Zhang Ren, but I don't know what kind of reward you want? I think you are not young anymore, how about you?" How about I marry you personally? There are many good girls in Jinling City."
For some reason, when Zhang Ren mentioned the marriage gift, Han Qin appeared in his mind, and he quickly shook his head. When did this happen? My mind is still thinking about something else.
Zhang Ren shook his head and said: "As a royal guard, it is my duty to protect His Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the broken leather armor on Zhang Ren's body and nodded happily, "Don't be proud of taking credit. It's great that you can do this at a young age, but I am by no means the kind of person who doesn't know rewards and punishments. Today you have made a contribution." , I will definitely reward you, tell me what reward you want."
Zhang Ren, however, held his fists and said, "If your majesty insists on rewarding me, then please review the case of Duke Xuan. Today's assassination is indeed strange. Although my minister is not sure, he still feels it in his heart." This was not done by Duke Xuan."
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Yuan Kai, who was kneeling on the ground, felt incredible.
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and asked: "Then who do you think wants to kill me? Who arranged this assassination?"
Of course you arranged the assassination yourself. Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Ren did not dare to say it. He could only lower his head and replied: "I don't know, this matter needs to be verified."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a few steps forward and stopped in front of Zhang Ren. He half-bent down and asked, "Don't you have a quarrel with Li Shanchang's grandson? Why did you ask for Li Shanchang's love again today?"
Zhang Ren replied: "Wei Chen did have some quarrel with Li Shanchang's grandson, especially Li Mao. He secretly collected bribes from the Nine Sects, secretly passed on information to the Nine Sects, and used his position to protect the Nine Sects. This led to the loss of the Nine Sects. Rampant, Wei Chen felt that even if he beheaded him, it would be an advantage for him. But after all, I hope that the guilty person will die, and I hope that Li Mao will die under the law of the country and not because of being implicated. As for Duke Xuan Guo , it’s better to investigate carefully.”
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder and said, "You are too stubborn, that's not good."
There seemed to be something in his words. Although his voice was not loud, Zhang Ren could hear a hint of coldness.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand again and said, "I have made my own decision. You go back first, but you must remember to attend the morning court tomorrow."
After speaking, he ordered the guards around him: "Take the assassin's body and return to the palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang left with a group of guards, and only Zhang Ren and Yuan Kai were left at the scene.
Although the battle just now was won, Zhang Ren was still injured. He stood up and rubbed his shoulders, and felt the pain on his back.
It's terrible, I don't know the specific condition of the wound.
Yuan Kai's attitude toward Zhang Ren seemed to have changed a lot. He asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Zhang Ren waved his hand and said, "It's probably nothing serious. It's just some bleeding. I'll just go home and put some medicine on it and bandage it."
Yuan Kai seemed to have something to say, but he seemed hesitant to speak.
"Brother Yuan, if you have something to say, you can say it directly." Zhang Ren said directly.
Yuan Kai sighed, cupped his hands towards Zhang Ren, and then said: "I saw your behavior in the Xuanguo Duke's Mansion. I didn't know that Li Mao had so many wrongdoings. I just thought it was because of the rift between the two of you. , you deliberately poured dirt on him and listed the charges. I thought you were the kind of perverse and domineering person, but I didn't expect that when Duke Xuan was wronged, not only did you not add insult to injury, but you were also able to put aside your prejudice against the Li family and work for Xuan Guo. Sir, please speak up. I misunderstood my dear brother before, so please don’t blame me."
Yuan Kai's title also changed from Zhang Zongqi back to Xiandi.
Zhang Ren waved his hand and said, "It's all trivial. Anyway, I have always had a bad reputation. Many people in the court treated me as if I were the god of plague. It's normal for you to have a little misunderstanding about me."
This is what Yuan Kai is most puzzled about. He asked: "Those in the officialdom are quite critical of Xiandi. I really don't understand. Xiandi is obviously a good person, but why is he evaluated like this in the officialdom?"
Zhang Ren smiled slightly and explained: "It's not all about money. The case of Jiumen is not over yet. I don't know how many people in the court have taken advantage of Jiumen. Now that Jiumen is gone, these officials Naturally, there will be less income. Taking money from others is like killing your parents, so even if they talk about me behind my back, I am considered good. If these people couldn't beat me, they would have come to chop me with their dicks."
Yuan Kai asked again: "Brother Xian, aren't you ready to explain it to the world?"
Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "Let them go. Who in this world doesn't talk behind their backs? Who doesn't talk behind others' backs?"
In fact, Zhang Ren had a bad reputation, and he also thought about explaining it, but people are very subjective creatures, and they will not be easily shaken as long as they are determined in their hearts, so explanations are generally of no use.
However, Yuan Kai solemnly bowed to Zhang Ren and said, "Brother Xian is a truly open-minded person, and I admire him very much."
Zhang Ren is not open-minded, but he is a time traveler after all, and he does not take reputation as seriously as the ancients.
Zhang Ren smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Kai then said: "After the assassination, I don't know what happened to the Xuanguo Association."
