Zhang Zong always felt that he could not see through Ming Chongyan. Although he was in an opposing position, he couldn't hate him. Zhang Zong even admired him a little, so he advised the other party not to follow Wu Meiniang alone. With his own joining, Wu Meiniang could no longer take over the power as he had in history.

Hearing Zhang Zong's persuasion, Ming Chongyan showed a thoughtful expression. After a while, he looked up and smiled, "Brother Zhang, can I ask you about something?"

"Yes, but after the exchange, Brother Ming, you have to answer a question!" Zhang Zong replied without thinking. He also had many questions to ask Ming Chongyan to answer.

"No problem!" Ming Chongyan agreed without hesitation. Then he hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "Brother Zhang, you must know Helan Minzhi, right?"

"Do you want to know about him?" Zhang Zong heard Ming Chongyan mention Helan Minzhi, and then sat upright and said seriously. Only a few people knew about Helan Minzhi, and he was also Wu Meiniang's confidant. Now Ming Chongyan actually took over Helan Minzhi's stance.

"Yes, I know that Helan Minzhi is the rumored ugly young man, and I also know that he was secretly doing things for that person before, but unfortunately he died, so I became the one who replaced him. But I can't find out more about him, but I believe Brother Zhang, you must know!" Ming Chongyan said solemnly.

Zhang Zong was also silent for a moment. Helan Minzhi's affairs were originally top secret, and very few people knew about them. He had never told any of them before, so he was a little hesitant about whether to tell Ming Chongyan.

But soon Zhang Zong made a decision, and he looked up and smiled and said, "I can tell you about Helan Minzhi, but I am very curious, why are you interested in Helan Minzhi's affairs?"

Seeing Zhang Zong agreeing, Ming Chongyan smiled relaxedly and said, "Actually it's very simple. Jia Banminzhi died, and I don't want to be the second Helan Minzhi, so naturally I have to know more about him and don't follow his old path!"

Ming Chongyan's reasons were very sufficient. Zhang Zong sorted out his thoughts and then told him about Helan Minzhi. Of course, he still concealed some things, such as the things he talked to him before Helan Minzhi's death.

"Helan Minzhi is a very pitiful and sad person, but his death is his own fault. If he hadn't had a lower limit on his work and had killed so many people in Chang'an for his own selfishness, he would probably not have ended up being killed in the end." Zhang Zong concluded again at the end, and these words were also a warning to Ming Chongyan.

After hearing this, Ming Chongyan also showed a thoughtful look. After a while, he said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that there was so much inside story in Helan Minzhi's death, and it was the Crown Prince who personally ordered him to be executed. No wonder the information I found before was very limited."

"Brother Ming, I have told you about Helan Minzhi. Now you should be answering my question, right?" Zhang Zong said anxiously at this time.

"Of course, Brother Zhang, do you have any questions?" Ming Chongyan also said very readily at this time.

"When you were in Furongyuan, you had already transported the turbid oil next to corn and potatoes, why didn't you ignite the fire? Also, did you do the Beiyuan work?" Zhang Zong asked immediately.

He had his own guesses about the questions asked by Zhang Zong. Now he just wanted to ask Ming Chongyan to confirm them. In fact, he really wanted to ask some more important questions, such as the relationship between Ming Chongyan and Wu Meiniang, and Ming Chongyan’s real thoughts, etc., but Zhang Zong knew that the other party would not answer these questions at all, so it would be better to ask some questions that the other party could answer.

Hearing Zhang Zong’s question, Ming Chongyan smiled again and said, “Brother Zhang, you are so greedy. These are obviously two problems, but for Brother Zhang, you are helping me to solve my doubts, it’s okay to tell you!”

Ming Chongyan paused for a moment and then answered: "Although I have participated in the Beiyuan affairs, it was mainly done by the Wu brothers. They wanted to please the person in the palace, but unfortunately they almost broke it. So I told them that the sea water could cause the crop to die, and there was something that happened next."

Zhang Zong nodded when he heard this. The Wu brothers first stepped on crops with a crazy horse, and after failing, they used the method of adding salt to water. Zhang Zong also guessed this, but he didn't expect that this method was taught to them by Ming Chongyan.

"As for Furongyuan, it was planned by me." Ming Chongyan continued at this time, "But I did this just to prove my strength to others, so that she could trust me more. As for why I didn't ignite the fire to destroy the crops in the end, I had two considerations."

"Two aspects?" Zhang Zong also looked surprised when he heard this. He and Wan'er had analyzed the reason why Ming Chongyan did not ignite the fire, and finally came to a conclusion.

"On the one hand, I know that with Brother Zhang, you will definitely not put eggs in a basket, so even if you destroy the high-yield crops in Furong Garden, it is still useless. In the future, you will definitely take out crops grown in other places." Ming Chongyan spoke again at this time.

"Yes, Brother Ming, you've guessed it right. I have also planted a lot of high-yield corn and potatoes in other places. It should be ripe now." Zhang Zong nodded and admitted.

Ming Chongyan also showed such an expression when he heard this, and then said again: "On the other hand, it is out of my heart, that is, I don't want to really destroy these high-yield crops!"

"Don't you?" Zhang Zong was also stunned when he heard this.

"Not bad! I have also seen corn and potatoes with my own eyes. The yields of these two crops are extremely high. If they are really promoted, I don't know how many people in the world can live with them. This is a benefit to the people. Although I, Ming Chongyan, are not a good person, I am unwilling to let these high-yield crops be destroyed in my hands." Ming Chongyan continued to explain.

Zhang Zong also showed a surprised expression when he heard this, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt very reasonable. Although Ming Chongyan replaced Helan Minzhi, their styles of behavior were completely different. Although Helan Minzhi was pitiful, he was a lunatic and had no bottom line in his behavior, but Ming Chongyan was completely different. He had his own persistence and bottom line, which was also the main reason why Zhang Zong did not hate each other.
Chapter completed!