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Zhai Shili's concerns are not superfluous, let's see that in the main hall of Taiming, all the ministers gathered together to discuss the matter of setting up another prince.

Bian Wusi stood under the king's throne, he saw that he held the court card in his hand, bowed briefly in the hall, and then turned back to the ministers, "Although the king ordered me to handle state affairs on his behalf, Bian is short after all. I feel that I can't do everything I want, and I can't do everything, and I have offended all my colleagues, and I hope you don't hate Bian..." Speaking of this intentionally paused for a moment, Bian Wusi's accomplices among the ministers immediately cupped their hands and said, "Prime Minister This is too serious. The prime minister works day and night for the country of Qi, and officials in the same dynasty should actively cooperate and understand the prime minister's painstaking efforts, so how can we bear grudges." After they finished speaking, they looked at the other ministers, who all bowed their heads and remained silent.Seeing this, Bian Wusi covered his forehead with one hand, lamented, and said, "Bian also knew that he would not be able to take on this important task, so he proposed to appoint another prince for the Qi Kingdom. Everyone knows that the prince of the Qi Kingdom is already here. The Mang Nation has been a hostage for 16 years, and the Mang Nation still has no intention of returning it. Now that the king lives in Hetian Palace, he has made it clear that he will no longer interfere with the government. When entering countries, not to mention gangsters and Yue, even the other small countries in Jizhou, the tribes may also bully them. The national power of the time simply cannot compete with him. Besides, those who are ministers share the worries of the king and put the overall situation first, so why don't we simply give up the weakness of being controlled by others and choose another good king to rule the country."

After Bian Wusi said it, his fellow party members agreed with him, and those officials who didn't like Bian Wusi saw that he voluntarily handed over the power, and felt that what he said was true, so they immediately agreed with him.Only two officials who were close to Zhai Shili objected. It can be seen that everyone present seemed to have agreed with Bian Wusi's idea, so they dared not speak out against it. They only said that Zhai Shili had gone to the Manguo to rescue the prince, so we might as well wait for Mr. Zhai to return to the court before discussing it.

Bian Wusi sneered, glanced sideways at the two of them, and said, "Your Excellency is courageous and knowledgeable, and I also hope that your Excellency can rescue the prince smoothly. It's just that this action is like a tiger's mouth, and Lord Zhai has been away for many days. So far there is no news, I’m afraid it’s already a disaster.” As soon as the words finished, someone outside the hall said loudly, “If the prime minister has any dissatisfaction with his subordinates, you may as well speak up in person, why bother to curse people behind their backs.” Everyone followed the prestige and saw Zhai Shili stepping into the hall with his hands clasped on his back.Everyone was surprised for a moment.

Bian Wusi was also very surprised, he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, looked behind him and saw only one person, he went forward with joy, took Zhai Shili's hand, and said, "Your Excellency just came back just in time. I'm talking about you, my lord." While talking, he pulled him to the center of the hall.The two ministers who hoped that Zhai Shili could save the prince felt as if cold water had been poured on their hearts at this moment, they didn't greet Zhai Shili, they just stood behind them and sighed.

Bian Wusi waited for the crowd to surround him again, and said intentionally, "Huh? My lord has returned to the country with great achievements, why don't you bring the crown prince here, so that the ministers can pay homage to the crown prince as soon as possible."

Zhai Shili snorted, didn't look at Bian Wusi, just stood sideways, bowed his hands above his head, and shouted loudly, "Please enter the palace, the prince!"

Everyone was really surprised when they saw that Zhai Shili returned home safely, but now they heard this, they were even more stunned and stood still.

At the entrance of the main hall of Taiming, Zhu Wenran stared ahead, strode forward, and was escorted by several young warriors into the sight of everyone.

Zhai Shili paid his respects and said, "Meet the prince." The ministers saluted one after another in joy and surprise as if they had just woken up from a dream.Seeing this, Bian Wusi's accomplices hesitated for a moment but bent down helplessly.

Bian Wusi was in a daze for a moment, only to hear the buzzing in his ears, and when he regained his senses, he saw the posture of all the ministers saluting, and Zhu Wenran had already stood in front of him.Zhai Shili turned his head to look at him and said, "Didn't the prime minister just say that he wanted to pay homage to the prince, why didn't he salute after seeing the prince?" Bian Wusi frowned slightly, raised his hand slowly, and was about to salute, but stopped halfway He stopped, raised his head, there was no panic on his face, but a calm look.He glanced at Zhu Wenran, saw that his clothes were torn, and although he still looked young in his facial features, his physical appearance had changed drastically after all, so he sneered and said to Zhai Shili, "Master Zhai, if you find anyone, dare to say it's Qi." The prince of the country is too bold."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all looked up at Zhu Wenran.Except for a few veteran officials who had watched Wen Ran grow up, the rest were uncertain.At this moment, some people said yes and some said no, a group of people whispered and talked endlessly.

Zhai Shili never expected that Bian Wusi would use this rogue move, his white beard trembled in anger, and he said, "You, you, you are so brave!" Bian Wusi crossed his arms, sneered, and raised his eyelids to look at him With a glance, he said, "Your Excellency is going to save the crown prince in a rogue country, but this is an unfounded matter, how do we know that the crown prince who was stolen by you is not someone who pretended to be you after you failed to save him?"

Bian Wusi put his hands on his chest, turned around, and said, "My lord rescued the crown prince from the rogue country, and taught the rogue country not to send troops to chase after him. It is really a great skill. This difficult task is easy and effortless, my lord. It is inevitable that people will not be suspicious." Speaking of this, he laughed and said, "I don't know where your lord has been hiding these days?" The officials of Bian Wusi's group took the opportunity to quarrel with Zhai Shili and others endlessly.

Zhu Wenran stood on one side, staring at Bian Wusi and shooting out anger. It was Bian Wusi who tricked him into humiliating him for 16 years in the gangster country. Bian Wusi said harshly, "Do you think I'm a fake? Then I'll tell you a few things about the court in front of everyone." So he told how Bian Wusi used demonic words to confuse King Qi 16 years ago. Sent himself to the gangster country as a hostage and said it. "Under the guise of making peace with the Mang Kingdom, the godfather king sent me and Zhenbao to the Mang Kingdom. Qi, Mang, and Yue each occupy Jizhou, Wei Tuo, and Youhuan. They have been equal for a long time. Since you Bian Wusi became After the Prime Minister of the Qi Kingdom, he used the excuse of the strength of the Mongol Kingdom to order the Qi Kingdom to send countless jewels and money every year, and he was willing to retreat behind the two. Do you dare to deny these things I said?"

Bian Wusi raised his eyes to look at him, and said to the crowd, "It's not a good thing for this person to slander the prime minister's loyalty as an act of treason."

Zhu Wenran asked anxiously, "You just said, have you done these things?"

Bian Wusi said, "The country of Qi is rich and fertile, with outstanding people and countless treasures. With a mere amount of money, the Qi gangsters have lived in peace for decades. Isn't this a good plan? Sending the prince of this dynasty to the gangster country as a hostage is even more so. For the sake of the prince, if the new lord ascends the throne without any merit, how can he convince the subjects. Moreover, these things were originally approved by the king, and no one in the Manchu court knew about it. How strange it is for you to tell it. Since Zhai Shili dared to let you pretend to be the prince , I must have confessed in secret, the words that slandered the prime minister probably came from Mr. Zhai." After speaking, he sneered a few times.

Zhu Wenran was left speechless by the words, and walked around the center of the hall for a few times, seeing that everyone was staring at her, and Zhai Shili had already been held hostage by Bian Wusi's accomplices, if she couldn't prove her identity at this moment, I'm afraid Bian Wusi would come down hard. killer.Zhu Wenran was extremely confused, no matter what he said, Bian Wusi would say that Zhai Shili colluded with him.Right now he was at a loss what to do, he looked up in a hurry and saw the dragon chair on the main hall, which should be the throne of King Qi.Thinking of King Qi, Wen Ran's heart moved, and she said that everyone would not recognize me as the prince, but only one person would not deny me, but I don't know where my father is now, and how can I see him?

Bian Wusi saw that Zhu Wenran was standing still and all the ministers were afraid to make a sound, so he knew that the time was ripe, and shouted, "Come here, take down Zhai Shili and this traitor's instrument, and wait for them to be dealt with." Zhai Shili has nothing to do. , Swearing at Bian Wusi, the guards who entered the palace dragged him out with both arms.A few senior ministers knew the truth, but some of them wanted to protect their officials, their lives, and their relatives and friends. They dared not speak out when they saw Bian Wusi twisting right and wrong.

The bodyguard just approached Zhu Wenran, and several strong men escorting him into the palace blocked him with swords.

Bian Wusi sneered, "There are only a few people, you can't control yourself." So he summoned several teams of guards to enter the palace.

When everyone gathered around, Zhu Wenran raised his eyebrows and yelled angrily, "You dare to offend me!" This roar was so majestic that the shocked guards and officials were stunned.Bian Wusi jumped up and said anxiously, "Quick, see this man caught soon."

Zhu Wenran stared at Bian Wusi a few steps forward, shook his sleeves, and said, "It's not busy, the prime minister doesn't have to be afraid of me escaping." Then he leaned forward and said, "Since I have no evidence to prove that I am the prince, How dare you ask the Prime Minister what evidence is there to prove that I am not the crown prince?" Bian Wusi stepped back a few steps because Wen Ran forced him forward, and now he had reached the steps of the Highness, hearing this, his heart shook immediately, and he kicked his feet. With a sprain, he tripped and fell to the ground.Zhu Wenran said, "Whether I am the prince or not, since you and I don't count, then only one person can confirm." Bian Wusi looked at each other in surprise, and asked, "Who?" Wen Ran said, "Qi King." He said again, "Take me to see King Qi, if King Qi says I'm not the crown prince, then I'll let you handle it, how about that?" Bian Wusi was startled, and immediately said, "Who are you? You met him when we met." Zhu Wenran took a cold look and said, "Who am I? You will know who I am after meeting King Qi. Could it be that the prime minister would rather kill the prince by mistake than let me meet King Qi?"

Speaking of this, all the officials in the hall whispered, and Zhai Shili's two accomplices said loudly, "Take us to see the king!" Dao went to see King Qi to reveal the truth.

The guards held big knives and surrounded Zhu Wenran, but even though Bian Wusi was shouting at him, they all just looked at each other in blank dismay but didn't move.Bian Wusi saw that the crowd was getting bigger and bigger, so he had no choice but to say, "I disturbed the sage, all the ministers are willing to bear the same crime as this one." Seeing the holy driver, you will never be afraid of death." Zhu Wenran said, "My lords don't need to worry, as long as I meet the king, I can guarantee your lives." Bian Wusi snorted coldly at the side.

There are about 30 to [-] ministers in the hall. If all climb the mountain, it would be too grandiose. In the end, Bian Wusi only appointed three people to accompany him.Zhu Wenran saw that the three of them were the prime minister's associates, so he said, "Why don't the prime minister invite Lord Zhai to go with you?" Bian Wusi looked outside the palace gate and said contemptuously, "Your honor is as you please." After speaking, he took the three of them first.Zhu Wenran and Zhai Shili followed closely behind.The rest of the crowd followed the five people for a distance of several zhang, until they stopped at the foot of Wanhua Mountain.The ministers all stretched their necks like chicks waiting to be fed, watching Zhu Wenran and his party go up the mountain on the wooden trestle cableway.

The Wanhua mountain wall is steep and difficult to walk. It took King Qi ten years to build the wooden trestle cableway.The cableway is suspended from the foot of the mountain by two ropes to the top, submerged in the clouds and mist on the mountainside.This rope is also made of copper, hemp and iron wire, and an anti-corrosion camphor wood box is hung in the middle.Zhu Wenran and others sat in the wooden box, and the guards at the foot of the mountain pulled the rope, and they slid up Wanhua Mountain without any effort.

Zhu Wenran left home when she was young, and the plank road had only started construction at that time, but now she was stunned to see this ingenious work.The scenery on both sides changes with the movement of the cabinet.The vegetation at the bottom of the mountain is gradually replaced by dense forests. When you rush into the clouds and mist, your eyes will be white and your body will be cool. When your eyes touch the color again, what you see is a colorful world. Red flowers, green grass and green lakes have never been seen before. Shan Xianse didn't see a single animal, and didn't hear a sound.

Zhai Shili was also startled, his white beard trembled, and he murmured, "I didn't expect that there would be such a fairyland in our country of Qi. It is worthwhile for this old man to open his eyes in his lifetime." It's an eye-opener, but it's too early to tell." After speaking, he threw his sleeves and jumped out of the box.Zhu Wenran also got out of the box.It was only when his feet touched the ground that he was shocked again, and he couldn't help sighing.It turned out that the grass-covered mountain road is like a soft silk quilt, even if you step on it with soap boots, the soles of your feet are extremely comfortable.Wen Ran couldn't help saying, finding this place to live for the rest of his life, it's no wonder his father didn't want to interfere with the court anymore.