Chapter 1113 Meng Ruowang

Three days later, the Eighteen Ghost Riders were released.

After bidding farewell to their brothers, the four injured men also left Jingyang Prefecture and rushed to Shuofang.

Twenty-one additional personnel selected from Li Xiu's troops also arrived in Jingyang Prefecture.

Yun Zheng divided the twenty-one people into eighteen teams, with the old team members leading the new ones.

He has not received any more information about the rat's movements, and there is no mission to assign to the Ghost Eighteen Riders for the time being.

They can also take this opportunity to train well and improve their mutual coordination and tacit understanding.

On the second day after the Eighteen Ghost Riders were arranged, Ji Ran was secretly escorted to Jingyang Prefecture.

Facing Yun Zheng's gaze, Ji Ran was not afraid, but instead showed a look of relief.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Yun Zheng asked Ji Ran with interest.

"Afraid! Of course I'm afraid!"

Ji Ran let out a long breath, "I am always on tenterhooks and cautious every day, afraid that the prince will find out my identity. How can I not be afraid?"

"If you were afraid, why didn't you confess to me earlier?"

Yun Zheng said calmly: "You should be considered someone who understands me. As long as you confess, I will give you a way out no matter what."

Ji Ran smiled bitterly: "Once you start on some roads, you can't turn back."

From the moment he first embarked on this path, he knew that this would most likely be a dead end.

But he was just a chess piece and had no choice at all!

If he had a choice, he would rather have never entered officialdom.

Just find a place where you can live away from worldly affairs, plant a few acres of land, marry an ordinary wife, don't compete with others, don't fight against the sky, and live your life to the fullest.

"You are a smart person. I am too lazy to waste time talking to you."

Yun Zheng sighed softly: "Do you want to confess now, or do you want to wait for me to torture you? The Eighteen Ghost Riders are right here. If you want to have a taste of their methods, I won't stop you."

Ji Ran: "I'm afraid the answer I give you won't satisfy you."

"If you don't tell me, how do you know that I won't be satisfied?" Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you! I have already found out about Black Crow and White Crow, and the people who are in charge of Black Crow now are my people!"

what?

His expression suddenly changed and he looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief.

The person in charge of Black Crow is actually Yun Zheng’s man?

How is this possible?

But, at this point, is it necessary for Yun Zheng to lie to himself?

"This king knows much more than you think."

Yun Zheng raised his eyelids slightly, "As for the person behind you, although I am not sure who it is, I can make a rough guess! What do you think are the people left in the court who are worthy of suspicion after excluding the people of the Third and Fourth Brothers' factions?"

"really!"

Ji Ran nodded slightly and said self-deprecatingly: "I can also make a rough guess."

"Guess?"

Yun Zheng frowned. "From what you said, you don't know who is behind this? Are you kidding me?"

Ji Ran doesn’t even know who he is?

Isn't this pure nonsense?

"I knew the prince wouldn't believe it."

Ji Ran smiled bitterly.

"If it were you, would you believe it?"

Yun Zheng stared at Ji Ran calmly, "You are such a smart and cautious person, but you don't even know who you are loyal to, and you can't even evaluate the strength of the person you are loyal to. How dare you choose to stand on the side casually? Do you think I am so easy to fool?"

This is a fight for the throne!

If they are not careful, they will become victims.

As for those officials who were driven to the Northwest Protectorate by the third brother, their ending was considered good!

This was the result of Emperor Wen's secret manipulation in the court.

If the third brother really took that position, many people would probably have no chance of survival.

This is a matter of life and death, as well as future. Who would blindly stand on the side without even knowing who the master is?

Hearing this, Ji Ran shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty is a royal descendant and holds a high position. There are some things that Your Majesty cannot see."

"Appreciate further details!"

Yun Zheng and Miao Yin stared at Ji Ran with interest.

Ji Ran laughed at himself and sighed helplessly: "The prince asked me why I chose a side so easily, but has the prince ever thought that someone like me who comes from a poor family doesn't even have the opportunity to choose a side?"

No chance to choose?

Yun Zheng thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Yes, some people really don't even have the chance to choose.

Being able to participate in this game may be a blessing from heaven!

Only if you participate in the game can you share the fruits of victory.

How many people don’t even have the qualifications to participate in the game!

Yun Zheng raised his eyes slightly: "Keep talking!"

Ji Ran paused for a moment before continuing, "When I was a county magistrate, I was victimized by a villain and almost went to jail. If someone hadn't helped me, I would have died a long time ago!"

"Later, I was promoted to county governor and was forced to get involved in more troubles. If I hadn't had someone helping me in the court, it would have been a question whether I could survive, let alone be promoted to governor!"

"I never made a choice, and of course, I didn't have the power to choose."

"When I'm desperate, if there's a life-saving straw handed to me, I'll be thankful. Who would I care whether the straw is strong or not?"

Ji Ran kept smiling bitterly as he spoke.

Yun Zheng and Miao Yin listened to this and felt deeply moved.

Ji Ran's words fully reveal the current situation of many officials who have no background or foundation.

Ji Ran is still lucky.

At least, when he was in despair, someone gave him a hand and successfully pulled him out of the quagmire.

How many people want to ask someone for help but don’t even have the chance!

"Who is the one who helped you?"

Miaoyin asked.

Ji Ran hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Grand Censor, Meng Ruowang!"

Meng Ruowang?

Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Miaoyin with a squint, "Do I have any grudge against Meng Ruowang?"

"Don't you know it yourself?" Miaoyin was speechless.

Yun Zheng smiled embarrassedly, "It just feels like I have some grudge against him, but I really can't remember what it is!"

He must know this person, Meng Ruowang!

But he really didn't remember any grudge between him and Meng Ruowang. He couldn't even remember what he had said to Meng Ruowang.

He just felt that he had a little grudge against this person.

"His son's name is Meng Guangbai!"

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng with amusement, "That was the person who questioned you when you wrote a poem in Qunfang Garden to force your father to let you come to Shuobei..."

Qunfang Garden?

Yun Zheng thought about it for a long time and finally remembered it!

Your uncle's!

He said he felt like he had a grudge against Meng Ruowang!

It turned out that the feud was not with Meng Ruowang, but with his son!

"I remembered!"

Yun Zheng tapped his forehead. "At that time, Zhang Xu introduced me to this Meng Guangbai, but he said that this birdman was the son of Meng Ruowang. I only remembered the name Meng Ruowang at that time, but not Meng Guangbai's name..."

He said he couldn't remember any specific grudge between him and Meng Ruowang!

This is just a memorization of doing splits.

"You can do it!"

Miaoyin was even more speechless.

If it weren't for Meng Guangbai's help, he might not have been able to come to Shuobei.

As a result, I didn’t even remember other people’s names.