Zhu Wuneng smiled and said that you kid is a little tricky, sometimes you are too smart, but it is not a good thing.

I hate it in my heart, he is more powerful than me, and his martial arts are higher than mine, but I am not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others, so I said, the head is born, and the body is also given by my father, you are the emperor, but to beat my idea, I'm afraid it's not so easy.

Zhu Wuneng sighed, what can you do?

I said that if you use my body as the furnace, the big deal is that I will shatter my star veins, and everyone will pull it down after playing together. Zhu Wuneng laughed, you also think too highly of yourself, your current realm is not to say that you are my Ding Furnace, I am afraid that your strength is not enough. Don't worry, I won't kill you for a while.

For the time being? How long is this for the time being? I didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said if you don't have anything else, can I go?

Zhu Wuneng didn't stop me, and there was no need to stop me. Now the whole world is his, as long as I don't leave Daming, I'm afraid I'll never be able to get rid of his control. At this moment, he was in a good mood, and there were already many courtiers outside the palace, waiting for his summons.

I left the palace with Xie Junyan in my arms and went straight back to Xie's mansion.

A cold wind blew, and Xie Junyan woke up and turned around. I asked, Sister Junyan, are you okay? Xie Junyan covered his forehead and said that he was a little dizzy. I put her down, and after a little conditioning, her face improved slightly, and she whispered, The queen is dead, and I can't sense her presence anymore.

I looked at Xie Junyan, her face was not good-looking, but her spirit was much better, so I comforted, this is a good thing, sometimes I can't tell the difference between the two of you. Xie Junyan was a little sad, and said that in the past six months, although the two of us have shared the same body, she has helped me a lot, and she also promised me to ......

What do you want?

Xie Junyan's face turned red, and he said that he would help me snatch you from Sect Master Xu.

I sighed in my heart, this Jian Wushuang is a ruthless person, with my understanding of her, even if she occupies Xie Junyan's body, it is not impossible to seize Xie Junyan's soul, how can she be so enthusiastic to help Xie Junyan?

Xie Junyan seemed to understand my thoughts, and said, in the peach mountain, the sword predecessor's soul was severely damaged, and half of the three souls and seven spirits were destroyed, if I hadn't used the yellow array diagram to help her suppress it, I'm afraid she would have been dissipated long ago.

I was a little shocked, first, I was shocked by Jian Wushuang's strength, after she possessed Xie Junyan, she couldn't even exert half of her strength, but she also had such a realm. If the other gods in the underworld are also like this, then the whole world is probably in danger. The second reason is that Xie Junyan actually relied on a remnant map that she picked up in Taoshan to successfully deduce the Yellow Formation Diagram, one of the three great arrays, and she doesn't know the slightest martial arts, this kind of intelligence is really amazing.

I said let's go home first.

Xie Junyan exclaimed, my father ......

The two returned to the Xie Mansion, and more than half of the Praetorian Guards who were originally surrounding the gate of the Xie Mansion were withdrawn. There was a cry in the house, and a housekeeper saw Xie Junyan and said, Miss is back! Xie Junyan looked embarrassed and asked, where is my father?

The housekeeper choked, sir, sir, he ......

Xie Junyan sighed and fainted.

Xie Shiting died.

This did not come as a surprise to me. Just half an hour ago, Lu Bing, the brocade guard, came to the Xie Mansion with a blank edict and a piece of white silk. After Zhu Wuneng ascended the throne, he ordered Xie Shiting to write an edict of succession, although Xie Shiting said that he was sick at home, he did not escape this fate.

Xie Shiting is the leader of the Jiangnan literary circle, and he is a cabinet member who Zhu Runze single-handedly raised. Since he came to power, he has been repeatedly promoted by Zhu Runze, and he has also been involved in Zhu Wineng's affairs, which dooms his fate.

This edict, whether written or not, Xie Shiting will inevitably die.

Even if he wrote it, with Zhu Wu's temperament, sooner or later he would liquidate Zhu Runze's remaining forces, and at that time, it would not be as simple as killing Xie Shiting alone.

Xie Shiting did not write an edict, and his fault was at most to follow the wrong old master, not to sell the master for glory, at least to save the face of the reader. In that case, it would be inconvenient for Zhu Wuneng to kill the Xie family.

Emperor Zhu Wuneng also understood this, and Xie Shiting also understood this, so he chose the path of suicide.

I've always been a dislike of Shetting. It's not that he prevented me from dating Xie Junyan, it's that this kind of person is too tired. And, sometimes, unscrupulous. Just half a month ago, he forced Hu Zongxian to death, and now this ending can be regarded as an end.

After Xie Shiting's death, Zhu Wuneng really did not hold the Xie family responsible, and gave him the nickname "Wenduan" in recognition of his contribution to the Ming Dynasty in the literary world, which was already a good ending.

After Xie Junyan woke up, he seemed to be a different person, he didn't eat or drink, and he lost a lot of weight in the past few days. I originally wanted to go to Xu Ruonan to explain, but I was afraid that Xie Junyan wouldn't be able to think about it, so I had to accompany her to help her take care of Xie Shiting's funeral.

Except for a few Xie Fen, the housekeeper brought from Jinling, and a few servants, the rest of the slaves and guards were dismissed. The mourning hall is located in Xie's house, Xie Shiting was the leader of the literary world during his lifetime, and he was an important minister in the court, and there was a lot of traffic in front of the door every day.

Among them, Lu Guanzhong, the dean of Dongming Academy, who is also known as North Lu Nan Xie with Xie Shiting, came to see him off when he was sick. This old man, who even had to be helped by others when he walked, still insisted on putting three sticks of incense on Xie Shiting in the mourning hall.

After the fall of the Xie family, their careers are estimated to be almost at the end, and their faces inevitably have the sadness of the dead rabbit and fox. Some of them are local Qingliu scholars.

Li Muge, who worshiped under Xie Shiting's door, did not come to mourn. This surprised me a little, since the loss of the historical manuscript of Lingzong, Li Muge was edited in the Hanlin Academy, I made an appointment with Zhang Youqian a few times, but he did not agree.

What happened to Hu Zongxian that day was fulfilled on Xie Shiting one by one.

Three days later, Xie Junyan came to me and told me that I would help the coffin back to Jinling. Originally, when they came to Beijing this time, the Xie family stayed in Jinling, but now that Xie Shiting is dead, the Xie family is a rootless tree in the capital, and there is no need to take it down.

I suddenly remembered Xie Donglai, in this coup d'état, his appearance was a little strange, and it seemed to be inseparable from the secretly manipulated Hero Alliance, so I asked Xie Junyan about it.

It turned out that Xie Donglai was Xie Junyan's third uncle, and he was half-brother with Xie Shiyin and Xie Shiting. It's just that his mother is a maid, and his status in the Xie family is not high, and he was kicked out of the house by the Xie family twenty years ago because of a mistake.

I advised, then you have to be careful that this Xie Dong is coming. You were robbed in Jinling last year, and you have nothing to do with this Xie Donglai. Xie Junyan said, with an uncle here, forgive him and can't set off any waves.

I said that it may not be, now that he has the support of the Hero League behind him, what will happen if he can't keep it.

Xie Junyan said, Brother Su, can you accompany me back to Jinling?

I was silent.

Xie Junyan sighed, what you are thinking in your heart is still Sect Master Xu. Sometimes, I envy her, and if a man is willing to be so nice to me, I am satisfied. I reassured you, you would find such a man.

Xie Junyan said, I hope so.

The next morning, the mist was everywhere.

Xie Junyan, Xie Fen and others traveled lightly and returned to Jiangnan with Xie Shiting's coffin. I hired a carriage and sent them to Tongzhou. Xie Fen had already arranged for the boat to wait at the pier.

On the occasion of parting, Xie Junyan said, Brother Su, after a long time, we don't know what to see.

I said maybe I'll go back to Jinling to see you in a while.

Xie Junyan said, it's a pity that at that time, I'm afraid the uncle won't let me come out easily. Brother Su, I have a request.

What request?

Xie Junyan's face turned slightly red, and said, Although you have accompanied me these days, I am very grateful, but I know that you have always been thinking about Sect Master Xu, you know my heart for you, I hope that on the occasion of parting, you can kiss me.

I......

Xie Junyan said, from now on, Junyan promises not to pester you again.

I have a different emotion in my heart, between me and Xie Junyan, if it weren't for Xu Ruonan, I would probably like her, but sometimes, God seems to have played a joke with us, which is destined to make the two of us fateful.

Xie Junyan's request, I don't know that after experiencing the death of her family, she said goodbye to me, and also to her former self. I took her into my arms, put my hands on her shoulders, and kissed her gently.

With this kiss, time seems to freeze.

I remembered the first time the two of them met in the Niangniang Temple. In Momoyama, the two of them share hardships. In Jinling, she came desperately to report to me. All of this came to my mind like a marquee.

I don't know how long it took, Xie Junyan gently retreated and squeezed out a smile, which was enough.

I looked at her and said, take care!

The housekeeper Xie Fen urged on the boat, Xie Junyan said in a low voice, Su Jun, cherish!

It is early spring, and the willow trees on both sides of the Tongzhou River are sprouting.

The slender man broke the thin ice in the Tongzhou River, and with the sound of the trumpet, Xie Junyan stood at the bow of the boat, smiled at me, stood with his hands in his hands, and disappeared into the mist.

***

Zhu Wuneng quickly controlled the situation, even if he did not pass on the jade seal of the country, this old man who was over seventy years old had a way to regain the throne. Outside of Gyeonggi, the ministers of Xiao and Liu also expressed their allegiance to Zhu Wuneng.

Especially the Xiao family, because Xiao Dingyuan stood on the wrong side in this turmoil, Xiao Qianliang, who was in his fifties, personally went to the capital to plead guilty, and handed over all the military power in exchange for Xiao Dingyuan's life. Zhu Wuneng didn't pursue it, after all, Xiao Qianliang had followed him, and he had also made great contributions in the Battle of Xiliang, and after recovering his military power, he demoted the position of Marquis of the Xiao family to a baron.

After Zhu Wuneng came to power, the envoys of various countries began to come to the book, and the Northern Zhou mission, which was originally in the capital, was incompetent and appeared on the table as soon as possible.

On behalf of the Northern Zhou Emperor, Hu Yan was able to congratulate Zhu Wuneng on returning to the helm of the Ming Dynasty, as a loyal partner of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming and Zhou countries have common interests in maintaining the stability of the world and promoting economic and trade development, and the two sides uphold the principles of non-conflict and non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, expand cooperation between the two countries in bilateral, regional and various fields, and better benefit the people of the two countries.

Zhu Wuneng expressed his gratitude for this, in order to take care of the safety of the Northern Zhou Mission, Zhu Wuneng sent 500 soldiers and horses to surround the hall where the Northern Zhou Mission was located, and after killing dozens of suspected Northern Zhou spies, he ordered Huyan Invincible and Wanyan Cabbage and others to leave Daming within a month.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier.

After Zhu Wuneng came to power, he carried out personnel changes in various departments and departments in the capital.

It is said that Yang Menglong, the first assistant of the cabinet, has turned 70 years old in half a month, and he can be promoted according to the court system.

However, Zhu Wuneng signaled to let him beg for bones through Jinyiwei, the treatment of the two is very different, Yang Menglong was forced to be helpless, so he had to fold the begging bones, Zhu Wuneng was also simple, and even the procedure of three resignations was also saved, and he was approved on the same day, so that the old minister who had assisted Zhu Runze for more than 30 years left the scene gloomily.

Replacing Yang Menglong as the first assistant is 50-year-old Xu Yufu. On the first day of Zhu Wuneng's ascension to the throne, he fell to the ground to express his submission.

Compared with Xie Shiting, Xu Yufu is more like a mature politician, and although Xie Shiting is a doer, he is also too scholarly, and his fate has been decided when he left Jinling to become an official.

Our big treasurer Lu Zhongyuan made a great contribution to this restoration, if he hadn't blown up Neizhuang in time and gave Zhu Wu a chance to recapture the palace, I'm afraid it would not be certain who would have died at that time.

High risk always brings high reward.

Lü Zhongyuan was successfully promoted to the secretary of the military department, and was also in charge of the defense of the capital. From the head of the six doors of the fourth grade, he jumped to the boss of the military department, and his position jumped three levels in a row. I thought that the position of the head catcher of the six doors would not unexpectedly fall on Lao Sun Tou, but when the appointment was made, it was Chen Qingyang who took the lead.

When the news came, everyone was surprised. Let a woman be in charge of a department, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Cui Ronghui, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, it is Chen Qingyang, the new chief catcher of the six doors.

Under the leadership of the new chief catcher, all of our six doors went to war to learn the rules and regulations of the imperial court, so as to maintain absolute allegiance to the imperial court and the emperor ideologically.

After the situation in the capital stabilized, Zhang Million also relaxed his control, and Zhang Youqian returned to the six gates.

Since the coup d'état, Lao Sun Tou's seven-door thirteen Taibao establishment has been abolished, and he is a little depressed, walking birds and drinking tea in the seven doors every day, and rarely participating in the specific affairs of the six doors.

Zhang Youqian and I, because the establishment was still in the six gates of Jinling, and we did not deal with Chen Qingyang, after a series of studies, the matter of our return to Jinling was also put on the agenda.

Ximen blows out the lantern to come to the capital, I haven't seen it for nearly two years, and the West Gate blows out the lamp much older than before. However, he was still broken-mouthed, nagging, and scolded me as soon as we met, saying that I was not filial, and I was reluctant to send back a letter of silver.

I consciously gave Zhang Youqian more than 10,000 taels of silver to me, and he smiled, people say that raising children to prevent old age, I raised seven apprentices, all of them are gnawing old people, and finally came out of a you, and finally saw the money back.

I said, Master, don't worry, in the future, the apprentice will still have the opportunity to honor you. Keep this silver, don't let a few senior brothers worry about it. Especially don't hide in the pickle jar, the doorman, and ......

The elder brother added, stinky socks, thatched roofs......

The fifth senior brother added, behind the portrait of Master Zu......

Ximen blew the lamp and said angrily, you bastards, you look at the third child, and people never take Lao Tzu's things.

The first senior brother was stumbling, he wanted to speak, but he couldn't help but say it, Simon blew the lamp and asked, what, do you have something to say?

The first senior brother shook his head.

Simon blows the lantern and says, do you want to add?

The first senior brother shook his head again.

What happened to you?

The first senior brother said, I ...... I...... Recent...... Constipation.

Simon blew the lamp and scolded, you are unproductive, constipation is constipation, how can you say a word, it takes a long time?

The crowd burst into laughter.

For a moment, it was as if we had gone back to the days when we were robbing the Holy Gate.

Ximen Blowing the Lantern and Senior Brother went to the East China Sea to find the soul coffin, but it seemed that there was no result, otherwise he would have said it a long time ago. Everyone had a meal together in the Zuixian Building, and before parting, Ximen blew the lantern and asked me when I would go back to Jiangnan.

I replied that it was early February.

Ximen blew the lantern and said, this time I will go back to Jinling and help me find someone, this person is related to the stability of the world and the luck of the court.

I wondered, "Who is it?"

Ximen blows the lantern and says, you also know, the surname is Wu Ming Saburo.

Takezaburo?

Senior brother said, although Zhu Wuneng has recaptured the country, he is already old, this Wu Saburo is the prince who was exiled among the people back then. This time back to Jinling, you find him, and we can hope for the revival of the Holy Gate!

I suddenly remembered that during Wu Saburo's political trial, Zhuge Baked Cake stuck him, and I also specially looked at his resume. Shandong Dongping people, his father Wu Siliu, once served as a forbidden army in the capital, Xingyi boxer, and three in the family.

Lu Zhongyuan also ordered me to investigate the person surnamed "Wu" in Jiangnan, but I didn't take it seriously, and let Jiangnan make a fool of things, it turned out that this matter had been paid attention to for a long time, and I didn't expect that this upright, jealous and hateful Wu Saburo was actually a prince?

After Wu Saburo disappeared, I sent Jiangnan to look around, but there was no whereabouts.

In Neizhuang, Feng Bao, who was disguised as Zhu Wuneng, also once said that this prince was hidden in Feng Linggan's mansion, that is to say, Wu Saburo is now in Feng Linggan's hands?

I said it's not our turn to take care of this, what does it have to do with us stealing the Holy Gate?

The West Gate blows the lantern, the world is prosperous, and the husband is responsible.

I asked Simon Blowout about the background of the Heroes League, and Simon Blowout said Why are you asking this?

So I briefly talked about the rumors about the Hero League in the past two years and the cooperation between the Hero League and Zhu Wuneng to trap Zhu Runze and regain the throne, and then said I am very confused now, Master, you have short hair and long knowledge, why don't you point out the maze?

Ximen Blowing the Lantern did not answer directly, but said, half a year later, the Wulin League will hold a world martial arts conference in Jinling, and everything will fall into place at that time.

On the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head.

After Zhang Youqian and I handed over the affairs of the capital, we embarked on the road back to Jinling.

(End of volume)