After Zhu Yuanzhang fixed the capital of Nanjing, he ordered the construction of the capital in Nanjing, which lasted more than 20 years (in the middle, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to build the capital in Fengyang, which was later canceled and turned around and came back to build Nanjing City), which became the largest capital in the south of the Yangtze River in Chinese history. Unlike other castles, it is not square, but a shoe. The capital city is built according to the mountain situation, makes full use of the city walls on the south and west sides of the capital city of the Southern Tang Dynasty, widens and heightens it, and extends to the other two sides, according to the mountains and waters, tactfully closes together, it is really called: "the south gang of Zhongshan in the east, the mountain control lake in the north, the stone in the west, the treasure in the south, and the Qinhuai in the inside."

Qinhuai River, the ancient name of Longzangpu, the Han Dynasty called Huaishui. Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang went on an eastern tour of Moling, and there was a "royal spirit" in this place, and ordered to dig a clear post in the area of Fangshan and Shiqi Mountain, and guide Longzangpu north into the Yangtze River to break it, and in the Tang Dynasty, according to this legend, it was renamed Qinhuai River. The Qinhuai River flows into the city of Nanjing from Tongji Gate, passes through Dongshuiguan to the south, then turns to the northwest, and exits the city from Xishuiguan. In the north of the Qinhuai River, there is an alley called Sanfang Lane, which is the place where the nobles of the Nanjing family gather, there is a tribute courtyard in the east, the Wei Mansion to the west, the Founding Mansion to the west, the Cao Mansion and so on, the mansion of the Liangguo Gong Lanyu is located on this line, but it is more west, after all, he is a rising nobleman.

Lan Yu is over 50 years old this year, is the brother-in-law of Chang Yuchun, the king of Kaiping, and Chang Yuchun is known for his bravery, but Chang Yuchun has always lived under Xu Da, although he is two years older than Xu Da, but he is dignified and obedient under the account, and he is not unruly. Historical comment: "Kaiping destroys the front, and its wisdom and courage are not under Zhongshan (Xu Da), but the public is loyal and humble, good at holding its fame, and will always be the crown of the fathers." The sun and the moon in the body are like the king, and they can be described as extremely prosperous! "So although Chang Yuchun once killed the surrendered soldiers, it did not reduce his demeanor. Lan Yu is different, in terms of position, he has surpassed his brother-in-law, and his merits are not bad, but he is too domineering.

It's just that General Lan's mood is a little irritable today, although Nanjing has entered autumn, but it is still a little stuffy, so he sits in the mansion and opens his arms, letting the servants at home fan next to him, and Lan Yu himself takes a big wine bottle and drinks. After a while, he said that you all go down and call Wang Xiucai to come over. After a while, came a Confucian with gray hair, dressed in green cloth clothes, holding a fan in his hand, this is often "Zhuge Kongming" Wang Xing, who often called himself "Zhuge Kongming", in his early years, he had helped Chang Yuchun to break the Pingjiang River, and he was conceited in his life The art of war, only hated not to meet the master. Lan Yu stepped back from the others, pointed to the stool in front of him, and said, "Wang Xiucai, sit down, Lao Tzu is a little annoyed today." ”

Wang Xing smiled slightly, twisted his beard, closed the folding fan, knocked his left hand, and asked, "What is the general worried about?" ”

Lan Yu was entangled for a moment and said: "Mr. Wang, I will return to Beijing this time, I feel a little uncomfortable, the prince passed away this year, I feel that the emperor is a little distant from me, and his eyes are a little wrong." And the emperor did not approve of several things that I started this year, and some time ago, my in-laws Jingning Hou Ye Sheng sat in the north of Hu Weiyong's case, and I was very worried about whether he was biting me. ”

Wang Xing put the folding fan in his hand on the case, lay his hands on the case, looked at Lan Yu and said: "General Lan has the grace of knowing me, I will confess today, even if the general executes me, I have no complaints." ”

Lan Yu was a little nervous: "Mr. Wang, why is this so!" ”

Wang Xing said: "It's more serious than this, and it is likely to harm the family." ”

"Why?"

"You can't say it here," Wang Xing looked around, bowed his head and said, "General, let's go to the inner room, your study." ”

Lan Yuleng paused, looked around, put down the wine bottle, and went to the study with Wang Xing, so that everyone was not allowed to come within 10 meters.

Wang Xing's face was a little pale, his breath was short, and he said in a low voice: "General, your crisis lies in the death of the crown prince, and you have lost a protective umbrella. ”

"Why?"

"General, the crown prince and concubine are the daughter of King Kaiping, so you belong to the prince's descendants, you control the military power, and you can become the prince's help in the future, and the prince has been established for many years, he is generous, and the courtiers look up, so if the prince succeeds to the throne, you command the military power, the prince can rest assured, you can rest assured. But the crown prince died......"

"The crown prince has passed away, but his son is the heir of the emperor's grandson. It doesn't make a difference. ”

"This is a big difference, first of all, His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun is not the son of the former Crown Princess Chang, the son is the prince Zhu Yunxi, he is a little younger, he likes martial arts and does not like literature, and the courtiers don't like it, but according to common sense, the general should like it, there is a possibility, the general overthrows the imperial grandson and lets Zhu Yunxi succeed to the throne, the general, it's not that there is no such possibility."

"What is this, I don't know Zhu Yunxi well, and I won't do this kind of thing."

"But others, especially the emperor, may not think so, and even he may think that after you let Zhu Yunxi succeed to the throne, you will coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes to replace him. General, do you think the emperor won't think so? ”

"This ,,," Lan Yu couldn't help but stutter a little when he spoke, speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, Lan Yu felt cold hands and feet, this is a very possible thing, Zhu Yuanzhang because of what may happen, it is not the first time that people are killed.

Wang Xing picked up the tea and took a sip, then said: "This is the difference between the crown prince and the grandson, and has the imperial grandson ever visited you?" You are the crown prince and the prince, two days ago he went to the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army to ask Xu Huizu and Chang Sheng to help him do something about war games, why didn't he come to you? ”

"Could it be the emperor's intention? I have the impression that His Royal Highness Taisun is weak by nature, like a scholar. ”

"It's very likely, the emperor doesn't want you to influence the imperial grandson too much."

This is a beautiful misunderstanding, Zhu Yunwen didn't have an opinion before, but now he has, this is not what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

"Second, it was the Marquis of Jingning who was killed, the emperor likes to engage in Zhulian, if you are not General Lan, you will be in prison now. Zhulian can't say that it's bad, it can be cut down and eradicated, but it is easy to cause unjust cases, but the emperor doesn't seem to care. But think about it the other way around, are you afraid, general? ”

Lan Yu picked up the wine and took a sip: "It's false to say that you are not afraid, this is the capital, he wants to kill me, I don't even have the strength to resist." ”

"Yes, you will be afraid, this is human nature, the emperor also knows that you will be afraid, if it is an ordinary person, the emperor will only scoff, but General Lan is different, you control the military power in the world, even if the capital is all over your old department, if you are too afraid one day, will you not do it endlessly, is there such a possibility? Will the emperor think so? ”

Lan Yu's face turned even paler, and his hands trembled a little.

"Third, the emperor has been in poor health recently, and since the death of the crown prince, it has lasted for a while, and I heard that it is a fever. You say, what will the emperor think at this time, he is just sick, not dead yet, as long as he says a word, he can still kill people, will he come to a quick knife at this time to cut through the mess? The general is familiar with military books, so he won't know Tan Daoji, the general of the Southern Song Dynasty, and he won't know how he died. ”

Of course Lan Yu knew, Tan Daoji was a general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, who had followed Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu, who was the leading general at that time, in the thirteenth year of Yuanjia, Emperor Wen of Song was seriously ill and summoned Tan Daoji into the court, fearing that no one would be able to control him after he died, so he killed him and his close subordinates. However, Emperor Wen of Song reigned for 30 years before he died, so Tan Daoji could have died with his monarch and ministers. After the Northern Wei Dynasty invaded the south, no one resisted, and Emperor Wen of Song sighed: "If Tan Dao Ji is here, how can Hu Ma come here." "But what's the use?

When Lan Yu thought of this, his hands were almost trembling, and he grabbed Wang Xing's hand and said, "Sir, why can you save me?" ”

Wang Xing stood up, grabbed Lan Yu's hand, and said, "General, now there is no retreat, if you advance, you will be robbed by the yellow robe, and if you are defeated, the nine clans will be wiped out." ”

Lan Yu looked out the window and said, "Why don't I run, leave the capital, gather the old department, and oppose the damn." ”

Wang Xing shook his head and said, "No, if you leave the capital, you can't mobilize the army without a military talisman, and it won't help you to mobilize a small number of troops." Only in the capital can even a few hundred people do things. ”

"So how? Zhu Yuanzhang lives in the imperial palace, and it is impossible to attack it. ”

Wang Xing smiled strangely: "The general is right, it is impossible to attack head-on, as long as the gate of the imperial city is closed, it is impossible to attack in a short time by relying on the guards in the palace alone, and everything will be closed after a long time." So you can only wait for him to come out, as long as the emperor comes out, as long as a few hundred people, the raid can solve him. ”

Lan Yu frowned: "What do you mean-----"

Wang Xing slapped his palms and said, "Yes, it's the end of the year, and the emperor will definitely cultivate the fields next spring, and the emperor will leave the palace at that time." At that time, as long as you give an order and hack him to death, the capital will be under your control, and the imperial grandson is only a teenager, so he can be a puppet. When the time comes, you will command the world, and whoever dares to disrespect it, those vassal kings will not be the opponents of the great generals. ”

Lan Yu was overjoyed and clasped Wang Xing's hands: "Mr. Wang, you are really my ovary, with you, great things can be done." ”

Wang Xing said solemnly: "But it's not easy to do, Jinyiwei is pervasive, and there are still more than 3 months before cultivating the farm, it is easy to have variables, but there is no better way." ”

Lan Yu sighed and said, "That's it. ”

"Recently, the general must be cautious and not show flaws. In addition, some people in your old department will also see what you just said, and they will come to the general, and the general should not leak his words casually, but be cautious and only use the most reliable people. ”

After the two of them finished talking, they felt that they were in a cold sweat, so they went to take a shower and change clothes.

After that, Lan Yu invited the old department to drink and have fun more often, and the Jinyi Guard also sent more people to eavesdrop and track.