Zhang Yuan did not pay attention to the assassin. What he is worried about now is how to make Zhu Houzhao stay in Yangzhou City without leaving.

Before reporting that Chen Xi led the fleet south to fight against the Japanese pirates, he did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would react so strongly after learning the news. He insisted on going to Xincheng. He just wanted to break through Jiang Bin and Xu Tai's slander that concealed and blocked the news from him, and at the same time took this opportunity to counterattack his opponent.

Also those who are concerned about this matter are Jiang Bin and Xu Tai.

Because he didn't know what happened, Jiang Bin slept soundly in the morning, and Xu Tai suddenly visited the door. Jiang Bin hurriedly got up and washed before learning about the matter.

"...Is Zhang's surname crazy? Why did he tell His Majesty about Duke Shen's troops?"

Jiang Bin was caught off guard. He was the one who took the initiative in front of the emperor. Zhang Yuan was constrained everywhere. The emperor's trust in him was increasing day by day, but in this matter he was very passive and was completely led by someone.

Xu Tai said helplessly: "I don't know why Eunuch Zhang told Your Majesty about this, but now His Majesty has ordered preparations and set off to New City early tomorrow morning and take a boat from Yangzhou City to reach the place in two or three days. By then... everything will be out of our control."

"This old thing."

Jiang Bin was very angry and became very disdainful of Zhang Yuan's name.

Jiang Bin said: "These few days, His Majesty is in the fun of the Yangzhou courtesan celebration. He insisted on getting involved. He saw that His Majesty had lost trust in him, so he deliberately put us together. We cannot let His Majesty go to the Duke's territory, we must leave His Majesty in Yangzhou City."

Xu Tai looked nervous: "How can we stay? Your Majesty has set a schedule..."

"You won't find something that will make His Majesty rise?"

Jiang Bin got angry with Xu Tai and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, it's not right, haven't I sent you to Xincheng to make some reservations? Why haven't you set off yet?"

Xu Tai smiled awkwardly, "Isn't this delayed the military? No matter what, I am also a deputy general. The guards and horses in front of His Majesty need me to come forward to coordinate. Your mind is all on His Majesty. Wouldn't there be no one left now? Don't worry, I have sent people and will not delay the main business."

Jiang Bin knew that Xu Tai was attached to power and position, but he was not easy to accuse him. After all, he really needed the other party's cooperation in many things. Although he was still calm, he deliberately changed the topic.

"Or we would think of a way to Mrs. Zhong... Your Majesty is obsessed with her and doesn't think about food and food. This time he went south and brought her with him. The ultimate goal is to make her change her mind... If Mrs. Zhong can bear Your Majesty's good wishes now, we won't..."

Xu Tai was very embarrassed after hearing this, "Mr. Jiang, you can't get in with that lady Zhong? You can see it too. There is no way for her to accept Jun's inn."

Jiang Bin sneered: "We followed His Majesty's wishes before, that was to give her a face. After all, she was just an ordinary market woman or a widow. She was still unsure of giving her a chance to fly to the branches and turn into a phoenix. She insisted on making things difficult for us. Can't we use some special means? Then put some medicine in her meals and tell His Majesty again, that would be a good thing?"

Xu Tai thought for a while and shook his head in horror: "No, no, Your Majesty must not offend her."

Jiang Bin said: "It's okay usually, but what if Your Majesty happens to drink some wine? When the beauty is in front of you, Your Majesty will be in trouble after drinking... Cough, it will be futile even if a woman is Zhen Jiulie again and again. Do you still have to recognize the facts in front of you? Go quickly, you are responsible for tampering with her meals, and I'll go to see Your Majesty."

Xu Tai was very worried and thought to himself: "He doesn't want to get His Majesty drunk? If His Majesty wakes up and says blame him, we can't bear the blame."

Jiang Bin saw Xu Tai's trembling look and looked disdainful: "Looking at you, you are afraid of such a small matter? You don't think about who the person who will be able to fulfill it in the end... As long as you are sincerely good to Your Majesty, can Your Majesty kill you?"

"This is something that Your Majesty himself is helpless. If we can make it happen, it is a great achievement. Can you just watch Your Majesty come to that strange city and everything is not controlled by us? Go and do things quickly, otherwise I will kill you first!"

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That night, Zhu Houzhao ate, drink and have fun as usual, but she didn't know that she had fallen into a big conspiracy, but her ultimate goal was to help him "achieve good things."

The courtesan conference finally reached its last day. It would have lasted for three or five days, but it was artificially accelerated and all the final steps were completed in one day.

The final was held at the "Kuixing Tower" on the banks of the Shrimp West Lake. This is the backyard of the former founding prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. After Wang Guangyang was given to death by Taizu, his property was confiscated and used as a land for the Jiaofang Department. The environment here is beautiful, and the most important thing is that there is a large stage in the middle of the building surrounding it, which is convenient for guests on the surrounding buildings to enjoy.

Zhu Houzhao entered the garden like an ordinary audience, went directly to the building in the north, sat on the window on the second floor and went to the stage below to watch the fun.

"His Majesty……"

When Jiang Bin appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao, the final election of the Courtesan Conference was over halfway.

The so-called competition is the top girls in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion performing on the stage, and the audience below presents flowers to determine the outcome based on the amount of flowers harvested... The people must buy bouquets at the designated location or on site by the organizer. None of the other places are valid, and each bouquet is discounted for 500 cents. In this way, even if the family income is not strong, you can buy a bouquet to express your feelings, which reflects the extensive participation of the people.

The cost of the bouquet is less than 20 cents, plus the venue usage fee paid to merchants and Jiaofangsi, as well as the 30% % of the competition beauties. While ensuring the benefits in all aspects, Jiang Bin and Xu Tai still earned more than 50,000 taels of silver from this event. They couldn't help but sigh that Yangzhou people are too rich.

Zhu Houzhao was not interested in paying attention to these situations outside the court. In the past few days, Zhu Houzhao did not spend any money at the courtesan conference. She was more of a bystander. It was no difference for him who was a courtesan. His main purpose was to experience the excitement.

This also has something to do with Zhu Houzhao's lack of interest in the Qing Gongren. In order to prove that he was not interested in these women, he even brought Shen Yier by his side.

While drinking tea, Shen Yier glanced at the performance on the stage below, and was still listening to Zhu Houzhao's conversation with Jiang Bin.

Zhu Houzhao was really scolding: "Why don't you spread it?... Is this a place where you can enter and exit by yourself?"

When he was in the Leopard Room, Jiang Bin entered and left the palace like walking through his own house. He was always wandering in front of Zhu Houzhao without being blamed. However, before he left the capital to lead the troops, Zhu Hou copied it back to the Qianqing Palace. The two were very unfamiliar, especially when he was away this time, because of the queen Shen Yier, Zhu Houzhao's requirements for Jiang Bin became harsh, and Jiang Bin felt a little dissatisfied.

It is precisely because of his strong sense of crisis that Jiang Bin becomes more lawless in his work, and even secretly violates the saint's order, wanting to touch Mrs. Zhong's mind.

Jiang Bin said: "Your Majesty, have a few jars of good wine presented to you? "

"Good wine?"

Zhu Houzhao's anger subsided a little. After all, Jiang Bin came into the house to offer something to him. The so-called "letting go without hitting the gift delivery man", he looked at the wine pot on the table and said, "Actually, the wine here is quite good. I wonder what wine they are offering? Besides, how do you make sure there is no problem with the wine?"

Zhu Houzhao is away when traveling and is very careful about her diet. Most of the time, she uses her own wine and food, and has someone to help test the poison.

However, through Chen Xi's teachings, Zhu Houzhao now knows the concept of "chronic poison", so even if someone tries it, it is not so reliable. He is still worried about what kind of food that someone gives him with incompatible attributes, and he becomes poisoned without realizing it. He is very vigilant about foreign food and alcohol.

Jiang Bin hoped that Zhu Houzhao would have a "drinking mess" after offering the wine. At this time, he no longer cared about anything else and could only say, "Your Majesty, all these wines are aged for a hundred years, and even in the palace, it is rare. I have taken a lot of energy to collect them. I would like to pay special respects to you."

At this moment, Chen Yier's sarcastic voice came from the side: "Wine is not a good thing, why should you drink so much?"

"Yes, I'll just stop drinking."

Zhu Houzhao followed Chen Yier's advice. Perhaps he felt that drinking the wine he brought in front of him was nothing bad. He smiled and said, "It's better to listen to the queen. Jiang Bin, you go down, don't disturb me to watch the fun."

Jiang Bin had no choice but to bow his head and take the order and retreat.

When he left the room, Jiang Bin heard Zhu Houzhao talking to Chen Yier. As before, he was a hot face and cold butt, making it boring. What was shocking was that the emperor was still happy with it. He couldn't help but shake his head in confusion.

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"It's really a ghost. When I came out to watch the courtesan conference, I actually brought the queen by my side. Aren't I afraid that the grape trest will fall? Perhaps it's better to help His Majesty achieve this marriage than to match him and Mrs. Zhong?"

After Jiang Bin went downstairs, he began to think about other possibilities to achieve his goal, and stood there and refused to leave.

Xu Tai came to Jiang Bin silently and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Jiang has already arranged it. He tampered with the woman's meal. Now he thought he had eaten and fell asleep."

Jiang Bin glanced at the upper floor: "But your Majesty...thing is not done."

"ah!?"

Xu Tai was very surprised, "The wine for His Majesty..."

Jiang Bin shook his head: "Your Majesty didn't drink... Isn't there a queen interfering?"

Xu Tai was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself: "How brave should Jiang Bin dare to disrespect the queen? Or is His Majesty's trust in him even more than the queen?"

At this moment, there was a person coming downstairs, and it was a small twister.

Xiao Guozi walked up to the two of them and said with a loud voice: "Mr. Jiang, Your Majesty ordered that the wine sent can be delivered directly to the carriage, or loaded onto the boat, and set off tomorrow morning. Your Majesty will go back to rest early tonight."

Perhaps it was after Zhu Houzhao drove Jiang Bin away, and suddenly he remembered that he was not very friendly to a close minister who was diligent in finding food, drink and fun for him, so he actually asked Xiaotie to come down to comfort him.

Jiang Bin was a little angry, but he still bowed his order. Then he took Xu Tai out of the "Kuixing Tower" without saying anything.

Xiao Tiaozi frowned: "What's going on? Look at the sneaky look of them, there must be some conspiracy... They never offered wine to His Majesty before, so I don't know that His Majesty is very resistant to external wine... Oh no, is it because there is something wrong with the wine?"

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Jiang Bin failed to plan and took Xu Tai back to the side courtyard, and the wine he brought was delivered to the carriage... At this moment, there were carriages coming and going at several gates, and a large number of goods were being transported to the dock to be loaded. This was also a necessary preparation for the imperial voyage to travel south.

"Two sirs, no, that lady... is gone."

Just as Jiang Bin was thinking about how to keep Zhu Houzhao in Yangzhou, a guard suddenly came and reported with a nervous look on his face.

Jiang Bin was shocked: "Say it again, which lady ran away?"

"It's the one whom... sir, the one who has been closely protected." The guard replied.

Only then did Jiang Bin realize that he had caused a big disaster. Before Mrs. Zhong escaped, she let Qian Ning, Zhang Yuan and others suffer a lot in front of Zhu Houzhao, and many people were neglected. This Mrs. Zhong can be said to be a barometer of the emperor's mood, at least before.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Bin cursed and quickly took Xu Tai to the yard where Mrs. Zhong was staying.

After entering the room, I found a mess. Jiang Bin's men were searching everywhere, and even the surrounding houses and yards had been searched in detail.

"Two sirs, for some reason, suddenly disappeared. She was sleeping well when the maid went in to deliver water. When she came over, the people were gone. Not to mention the authenticity of the room, there was no mouse hole... The doors and windows were closed, and there was a guard outside. The room was clear at a glance, and there was no place to hide people."

The guards all felt it was inexplicable. They were afraid that Mrs. Zhong would escape, so Jiang Bin arranged a large number of people to guard them. Under the heavy protection, the people disappeared mysteriously?

Xu Tai said nervously: "Mr. Jiang, what do you think you should do? If His Majesty knows, we will not be stripped alive?"

"Useless stuff!"

Jiang Bin was in a mess at this time and pulled out his sword, "Why don't you look for it now? The city gate is closed and you will definitely not be able to leave the city, so you must be somewhere in the city!"

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Mrs. Zhong suddenly disappeared. Jiang Bin and Xu Tai were very nervous. They sent people to visit various parts of the city overnight, but no results were found.

They did not dare to explain this to Zhu Houzhao directly. The next morning the Holy Driving would set off to the new city, so they would rather pretend that nothing had happened and secretly arranged for someone to search.

In Jiang Bin's opinion, Mrs. Zhong could not disappear out of thin air, and would definitely leave clues, so she suppressed the news without authorization. In short, Zhu Houzhao would not be able to see Mrs. Zhong in a short time, and there is still room for concealment.

Unlike the last time Mrs. Zhong disappeared, there was almost no news this time. Whether it was Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yong, Xiao Guozi, Qian Ning and others, they received no news. Jiang Bin seemed to be nothing and everything was normal.

While Mrs. Zhong disappeared, Shen Xi's fleet also temporarily docked at the port of Houqianhusu, Dinghai, due to wind and waves. This sudden strong wind and wave also postponed the originally planned naval battle.
To be continued...