Chapter 116: Extortion

"At my disposal? Is this what Your Majesty means? In the inner hall of the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Fan looked at Zhu Yunwen with a smile on his face in amazement.

Zhu Yunwen giggled twice and said, "Yes, the imperial grandfather said, since you were stabbed and you are a fellow acquaintance of Jinyiwei, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with, at least this case is in your hands, even if you are favoritism, it is your own business." ”

"Uh...... What else did Your Majesty say? ”

"Grandfather Huang also said that you are a smart person, you know what not to do, and what you should want."

Xiao Fan smacked his lips, carefully tasted Zhu Yuanzhang's words, tasted them for a long time, and finally understood what he meant.

To put it bluntly, who is responsible for this matter, everyone knows in their hearts, Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning is very clear, you solve this matter yourself, I don't care if it's good or bad, but the premise is that you can't lose the dignity of the court, the prince sent someone to assassinate the minister, this matter is not a decent thing after all, so ...... You can use your way to make amends, but you don't have to hold on to Zhu Di, you have to be forgiving and forgiving.

Xiao Fan couldn't help but lament in his heart, this is the difference between the treatment of the prince and the minister!

Thinking that Zhu Yunwen Jiangpu was assassinated, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he washed the court in blood, and thousands of people died for it, and it was his turn Xiao Fan was assassinated, but he had to be cautious, not publicized, and cover up this matter with a frown.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang may be a good father and grandfather, but he is by no means a good boss.

As an employee of his subordinates, Xiao Fan was full of resentment towards him at this moment. The people of the Zhu family are all expensive, and the ministers and people under him are like mustards, what makes Xiao Fan entangled the most is that he can't change jobs if the boss is not good, because strictly speaking, the whole world belongs to his Zhu family, and it is useless to jump anywhere, overthrow the boss who protects the calf, Xiao Fan doesn't have the courage to do it...... When Xiao Fan was entangled, Zhu Yunwen still leaned his head over, blinked his eyes very cutely and uninterestingly, and asked innocently: "What did the imperial grandfather say that he shouldn't do?" What do you want? ”

Xiao Fan glared at him, at this moment he didn't like to see the people of the Zhu family, and he really wanted to give him a blow to split Huashan.

His hands were lucky, and he limped in, humming as he walked, his expression so painful that he could wring out bitter water.

"Ouch, it hurts Dao Ye to death, and I can't live ......"

Zhu Yunwen immediately got up to support Taixu, and sighed: "The Taoist chief has suffered, those thieves have no king's law, and they should really be punished." ”

Taixu nodded approvingly: "Yes!" Those guys are too obscene, just shoot me with an arrow on the thigh, and give me another arrow on the buttocks, Dao Ye suspects that they are good men, by the way, apprentice, this may be a clue, you can follow this clue to investigate, whoever is a good man is the murderer! ”

Xiao Fan said with a dark face: "Master, you can recuperate, and leave this matter to me...... By the way, Master, is that arrow on your thigh okay? Do you have the ability to find a teacher for your apprentice? ”

was too vain, and then said angrily: "Bastard words! Dao Ye's liferoot is as hard as iron and invulnerable, is it so easy to be injured? If it wasn't inconvenient last night, Dao Ye could take it out as a weapon and stun them one by one......"

Xiao Fan and Zhu Yunwen glanced at each other, and the two wiped their sweat at the same time, this cowhide is really shameless.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief: "It's good that Master's Fan Gen is not injured, the apprentice is very worried, and almost plans to give you an embroidery needle, so that you can learn to embroider at home like Dongfang's undefeated sister, and cultivate your surname ......."

Zhu Yunwen sneered, then leaned forward and closed.

It was too vain for a moment, and then it jumped like thunder.

Xiao Fan had to hold down Taixu's shoulder and press him to sit on the chair, and the result was ...... As soon as Taixu sat down, he bounced up and screamed loudly: "Ahh I know that my grandfather's ass is injured......"

"Master, I was wrong...... You better stand, come on, serve tea to Master......"

Xiao Fan glanced at Taixu and added, "...... Tea on chrysanthemums. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Make up for it."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xiao Fan to deal with the assassination by himself, how to deal with it?

Xiao Fan sat alone in the chair and thought about it for a long time, and finally held the scale.

Lao Zhu's implicit meaning is not to make a big deal about it, then I will keep a low profile, my arms can't reach my thighs, Lao Zhu's will does not dare not execute, but Lao Zhu also said that he knows what to want.

These words can be regarded as compensation for Xiao Fan personally.

Very good!

Xiao Tongzhi, who was frightened physically and mentally, now needs to be compensated.

In the afternoon, several servants of Jinyiwei, thousands of households came to the door one after another, affectionately condolences to Lord Xiao Tongzhi, who was chased and killed last night and ran all over most of the Jingshi Street.

These people are his direct subordinates, and they are the most important and direct part of the power that Xiao Fan holds, and they may play a great role in his career in the future, so Xiao Fan received them very warmly, and in the conversation, he was very indignant and condemned the bad act of the mastermind behind the scenes to carry out terrorist assassinations in Beijing, and made specific arrangements for the next stage of Jinyiwei's anti-terrorism exercises in Beijing...... After a group of subordinates deeply understood the spirit of Lord Xiao's instructions, they all resigned and returned to the yamen.

Xiao Fan left Cao Yi alone.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan deeply and said, "My lord, what do you think about the assassination?" ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Brother Cao's officialdom rules have become more and more profound, now there are only the two of us in this inner hall, you don't have to be like this, and like before, you call me Brother Xiao, and I call you Brother Cao." ”

Cao Yi was originally a cheerful person from the military, and he smiled when he heard this, and said, "Okay, Brother Xiao, what do you think about the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

Xiao Fan said seriously: "My thoughts are very complicated, to put it simply, I can definitely draw a conclusion about the mastermind behind the scenes......"

"What conclusion?"

“…… He's a bad guy. ”

Cao Yi rolled his eyes at the sky: "............"

Xiao Fan smiled, looked at Cao Yi and said: "Brother Cao, we are friends who are in life and death, there are some things that don't need to be hidden in your heart, I believe you must also know that the mastermind behind the scenes doesn't need to check at all, it must be ......"

The muscles on Cao Yi's face twitched, and two words burst out from between his teeth: "King Yan." ”

Xiao Fan smiled: "Yes, I also think it's him." Although I have made a lot of enemies in the court, those people in the court are all literati, and they can't do such crazy things, and the only thing left is His Royal Highness the King of Yan, who holds the power of the army......"

"What are you going to do? Revenge, or forbearance? ”

"Brother Cao, although I am very good-looking, my surname is also extremely strong, and if there is revenge, I must take revenge, and it is impossible to endure it."

The corners of Cao Yi's mouth twitched, and he said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Xiao Fan waved his sleeves in a dashing manner and said, "I am looking for the door." ”

Cao Yi said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll accompany you." ”

Xiao Fan looked at Cao Yi with a smile in his eyes: "Isn't Brother Cao embarrassed?" ”

Cao Yi laughed: "Yesterday was like yesterday death, although I was a general under the command of King Yan, he treated me very well at that time, but I killed Tartars on the battlefield and beheaded countless people, and I have already repaid him for this kindness, from the day he treated me as an outcast and abandoned me mercilessly, I thought I was dead and died for him." The reason I'm standing here in a flying fish suit is because my boss is my friend, not my master. ”

Xiao Fan's eyes flashed with a faint emotion: "Brother Cao, don't worry, we are no matter what we are subordinate to, only friends." At least there is one thing that I am much stronger than King Yan, that is, I will never abandon my friends at any time, live and die together, and never betray. ”

Cao Yi smiled heroically: "With your brother Xiao's words, what if Cao's old life is sold to you?" Hurry! ”

Xiao Fan also smiled: "Then let's say that our two brothers will have a companion together to find the bad luck of His Royal Highness King Yan?" ”

"How are you going to find him?"

Xiao Fan smiled mysteriously: "Since Your Majesty means to be low-key, then I have to keep a low profile, but I believe that His Royal Highness King Yan wants to be low-key ......."

In the courtyard of King Yan in Wuyi Lane.

On the front wall of the second hall hangs a picture of a huge tiger descending the mountain, the white-fronted tiger is fierce and hideous, the eyes are glaring ahead, there is the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, and people can't help but have the heart of fear and submission.

Yan Wang Zhu Di sat in front of the tiger picture, his legs were wide open, his hands were clenched into fists and he was looking straight ahead, his demeanor and momentum were faintly consistent with the tiger picture, like a dragon and a tiger, proud of the world.

Monk Daoyan sat quietly on the right side, his eyes revealing deep appreciation.

In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang selected ten monks from the people, and wanted to give lectures and recommend blessings to the vassal kings, of course, the monks in the world are not all six pure, in fact, there are too few monks who are really six pure, and the monks are gathered together to discuss which vassal king is powerful, which vassal king has more money, and which vassal king is stupid, only Daoyan monk stands alone and does not move, disdainful of being in the company of those philistine monks.

When the kings came in, the monk Daoyan took a fancy to Zhu Di, who was smiling and calm, and he knew that this was the person he was looking for for half his life, the person who could realize his great ambition in life.

Just as Zhu Di passed by him, Dao Yan, who had been silent, seized the opportunity and suddenly said, "His Royal Highness King Yan, the poor monk is willing to follow you." ”

Zhu Di froze, he glanced at this monk who didn't know etiquette and didn't know how to advance or retreat, but with a gentle and generous smile on his face, he asked, "Why do you want to follow this king?" ”

Dao Yan smiled, lowered his voice and said, "If the king uses me, he will give the king a white hat." ”

The white character is the top, the king character is the bottom, what are the two words together?

Zhu Di was shocked and rebuked angrily: "Bold! Who are you? Don't you want to die? ”

Dao Yan smiled slightly, was silent, and closed his eyes to meditate. He knew that Zhu Di would come back, in essence, he and Zhu Di were the same kind of people, Dao Yan had Dao Yan's ambitions, Zhu Di had Zhu Di's ambitions, he would not be willing to be just a little Yan King from now on, there must be a more noble position waiting for him to sit in this world.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhu Di to hear Zhu Di's slightly panicked but firm voice, which was almost inaudible: "You come with me." ”

This is the acquaintance process of Dao Yan and Zhu Di. Since then, two people with different ambitions have been paired together, and they have begun to prepare intensively to subvert the world, until today.

Looking at Zhu Di's sitting posture swallowing mountains and rivers, Dao Yanda felt relieved and satisfied from the bottom of his heart.

Twelve years have passed, and the kings he followed have conquered all directions, shocked the world, and have gradually emerged among the kings, dominating the leader.

Facts have proved that his vision of choosing to follow Zhu Di back then was correct.

It is gold, there will always be a day to shine, and now His Royal Highness King Yan is already shining brightly. What a blessing to meet the Lord in life!

"Your Highness, hasn't the emergency military report from Beiping come yet?"

Zhu Di's eyelids raised, lowered again, and said in a deep voice: "It is estimated that it has only been a few days, and the errand handed over to Zhang Yu, this king can rest assured, he will not let this king down." ”

Dao Yan smiled and said: "General Zhang has both wisdom and bravery, he is a rare general, now he must have successfully angered the Northern Yuan Qierji tribe, leading them to besiege the city of Beiping, Beiping's urgent military report must also be on the way to Beijing at night, Your Highness can rest assured." ”

Zhu Di nodded, sighed: "This time back to Beijing, much more dangerous than in previous years, when a wrong step, it aroused the father's mind to cut the domain, this Beijing division can not stay any longer, I only hope that Zhang Yu can pass on the military report as soon as possible, if Beiping is in a hurry, my father will have to let me go back to Beiping to preside over the resistance to the enemy, I will be like a fish in water, like a dragon Tengyun, at that time Beiping 100,000 elite soldiers will be in my hands, and the Beijing division will not be as helpless as now." ”

Dao Yan nodded and said: "Your Highness should indeed leave Beijing early, the capital is not a place to stay for a long time, and there will be changes later...... Your Highness, right now the Jingshi is the time when the rumors are blowing, Your Highness really shouldn't have sent a dead man to assassinate Xiao Fan last night, this move can only strengthen the mind of the Son of Heaven to cut the domain, Your Highness, you have made another mistake! ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "No, this time the king is right, Xiao Fan can't stay, and he will be the king in the future!" Since his father moved the heart of cutting the domain, Xiao Fan offered the method of cutting the domain before his father drove the emperor, and every sentence pointed to the weakness of the vassal kings, and this person won the trust of his father and grandson, if this person is not removed, there is no need to wait for the king to return to Beiping, I am afraid he has killed the king......"

Dao Yan disagreed: "This Xiao Fan...... It's not as powerful as His Highness said, is it? The poor monk saw that he had a beautiful face, his eyes were not right, and his eyes were flashing, this was the appearance of a hypocrite, and now even if he was favored by the Son of Heaven, he was just a little brocade guard, why did His Highness attach so much importance to him? ”

Zhu Di said with a solemn expression: "This person should not be underestimated, don't talk about the matter of cutting the domain, have you ever heard of the Ding Chouke case of Jingshi a few days ago?" ”

"This case has caused a lot of trouble in Beijing, and of course the poor monk heard about it."

Zhu Di sneered: "The father forced him to kill Liu Sanwu, and the courtiers secretly conspired to impeach him, for a new courtier, these two roads are the road of despair, there is no way to advance or retreat, there is no other way than death, but this Xiao Fan, who is not obvious, can easily resolve it at the same time, such a person, can this king underestimate him?" ”

"However, if Your Highness wants to kill him, wouldn't it be better to wait until you leave Beijing before sending a dead soldier to do it? Why do you have to kill him now? ”

"If you don't kill it, you can't do it, once the Ding Chouke case is over, my father's attention may be shifted to the matter of cutting the domain, and if Xiao Fan gives his father any more tricks, this king will be very passive in Beijing......"

"So His Highness is willing to risk being blamed by the Son of Heaven, and he must get rid of Xiao Fan first?"

Zhu Di said with a smile: "It's a risk, it's not much of a risk, the people sent out by this king are all dead soldiers who have been raised for many years, even if the assassination fails, and he is captured, he will never betray this king, this matter can be said to be dead without proof, and no one in this world can find out." ”

Dao Yan sighed: "The absence of evidence does not mean that others are not clear in their hearts, isn't Your Highness afraid that this move will make the Son of Heaven unhappy, but has strengthened his determination to cut the domain?" ”

Zhu Di said: "The assassination of Xiao Fan is just a reason, if the father really wants to cut the domain, he will cut it if he kills Xiao Fan or not, Xiao Fan is just a small five-grade brocade guard, but this king is the son of his father, and the father knows which is more important, so the king weighed again and again, and felt that the assassination of Xiao Fan would have more advantages than disadvantages for the king." ”

Dao Yan shook his head and said, "Even if the Son of Heaven pretends to be deaf and dumb, has His Highness forgotten Xiao Fan?" He escaped death last night, and he must have hated His Highness to the core, aren't you afraid of his revenge? ”

Zhu Di laughed and said: "This is the Imperial City of Jingshi, this king is a prince and noble, if my father suppresses this matter, what does Xiao Fan dare to do with me?" Haha, joke! Is this king still afraid of him? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud and piercing voice outside the gate of the courtyard.

"Listen to the people inside! You're already surrounded, lay down your weapons, take off your pants, and walk out with your head in your hands, or we'll rush in...... Lord Xiao, that's right, right? ”

Zhu Di's laughter was as if someone had choked his neck, and he suddenly stopped, his face was blank, and he looked at Dao Yan face to face.

Immediately afterward, an impatient voice shouted, "Get out!" The sound is not loud at all, and such a simple horn will not work? And you even read the lines wrong, you are so stupid, how did you get into Jinyiwei? ”

Then, a louder voice sounded outside the gate of the courtyard.

"Listen to the people inside! Your accomplices have fallen into my hands, and if you know each other, prepare a ransom of money, and if I don't see it in an hour, I will tear up the ticket! Hey, hey, hey, hey, and you're not allowed to call the police, or the official, and you're not allowed to report to the Jinyi Guard! Because I'm the Jinyi Guard......"

“…………”

In the courtyard, Zhu Di and Dao Yan listened in confusion for a long time, and finally the two of them trembled together, and the two glanced at each other and found that each other's eyes were full of shock.

"This ...... This voice ......," Zhu Di stammered and hesitated.

"Xiao Fan!" Dao Yan came to a conclusion with great certainty.

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly, and a murderous aura filled his eyebrows, and he shouted angrily: "Bold dog thief, dare to blackmail this king!" ”

Dao Yan said coldly: "Why doesn't he dare? The Son of Heaven has ordered him to deal with this matter alone, this is to give him a kind of compensation, His Highness thought that he would not dare to provoke you, but he dared, Your Highness, your actions last night were really reckless! ”

Zhu Di's face changed from blue to white, and finally he hung his head and said, "This king seems to be wrong again...... Sir, what now? ”

Dao Yan sighed, his calm face twitched a few times as if he was crying and laughing, and said, "Open the door and welcome guests......

(To be continued)