Chapter 157: Goodbye Ying'er
King Yan's departure from Beijing made the sense of crisis in Xiao Fan's heart more and more heavy.
Others may not take King Yan's departure seriously, on the surface, King Yan is the prince, Beiping is his fief, the fief is besieged by the Tartars, and it is a matter of course that King Yan leads his troops north to fight against the Tartars.
But Xiao Fan understands the inside story.
As soon as Zhu Di left, there was no restraint from then on, Zhu Yuanzhang was old and sick, and he would die within a year, and the consequence of returning to the mountain could only be that Zhu Di would raise troops two years later, and openly rebelled and usurped under the banner of "Jingnan".
With the arrival of Xiao Fan, a traverser, history may have changed slightly, but in terms of the general trend and direction, it seems that nothing has changed at all.
Those who should die will still die, those who should rebel will still rebel,—— so should the emperor lose the throne and the emperor who is missing, or will he lose the throne?
Xiao Fan couldn't help but take care of Zhu Yunwen.
He doesn't want to see this kind of ending, maybe Zhu Di is indeed more suitable to be a good emperor than Zhu Yunwen, the history of Ming Chengzu has no rule or martial arts, and has left a strong mark in the history of the Ming Dynasty, much better than the Jianwen Emperor who has been hiding all his life.
But Xiao Fan just didn't want to see Zhu Di take Zhu Yunwen's country, because Zhu Yunwen was his friend, and he didn't want this friend to end up so miserable, life is worse than death. Let Zhu Di's chest be great, let's die! Let the so-called Yongle Shengshi die! With him Xiao Fan here, the glorious era that appeared in the history books of the Ming Dynasty will be called "the prosperous era of Jianwen"!
The so-called sanity, the so-called historical responsibility...... I'm sorry, Xiao Fan is just an ordinary person, ordinary people are not so wise and wise, and they don't have such a calm and extraordinary view of the overall situation, his logic is very simple, his uncle snatching his nephew's things is a very shameless behavior, others have already done shameless things, Xiao Fan will help Zhu Yunwen uphold justice in a more shameless way.
If a righteous man or a gentleman does bad things, they are all forced!
The side hall of the East Palace.
The afternoon sun shines warmly on the white marble floor tiles of the side hall, the vermilion lacquer pear wood chair in the hall reflects a layer of faint golden brilliance, the extremely tiny dust flies unscrupulously in the yellowish light, and the freehand landscape embroidered on the landscape screen on the side of the hall seems to become vivid and active with the illumination of the light.
Everything seems so quaint, cozy, there is a kind of comfort of lying on the chair in old age and basking in the sun to reminisce about the past, lazy and enjoying, the sun can't help but make people feel comfortable and sleepy, well, it's so comfortable...... "Bang!" ”
A loud bang woke up Xiao Fan's sweet dream, Xiao Fan jumped up from the chair in fright, and blurted out before he could figure out the situation: "Escort!" ”
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There was silence in the hall again.
Huang Zicheng's face was blue, his body trembled with anger, and he stared at Xiao Fan as if he were wearing the sky.
Zhu Yunwen looked at him with embarrassment, looking like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and endured it very hard.
Xiao Fan paused for a moment, then turned pale, and said solemnly to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Royal Highness, you have made Mr. Huang angry again, it is really undeserved!" The minister heard that the Holy Son of Heaven ruled the world with filial piety, and the unrighteous faint king made the teacher angry all day long......"
Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth wide in astonishment.
Huang Zicheng slapped the table again, pointed at Xiao Fan and said angrily: "Shut up!" You are the one who makes the old man angry! It's you! ”
Xiao Fan looked at Huang Zicheng innocently: "What's the matter with me......"
"His Royal Highness Taisun summoned you and me into the East Palace to discuss state affairs, the old man is talking about how to cut the feudal domain in the future, this matter is related to the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, but you dozed off, you ...... What is your attitude? What do you mean? Yes? Huang Zicheng trembled with anger.
"I ...... This is to close his eyes and meditate on Mr. Huang's method of cutting the domain, it smells like listening to fairy music, and the students are intoxicated......" Xiao Fan opened his eyes in embarrassment and said nonsense.
"You fart! You're snoring so drunk! ”
Zhu Yunwen hurriedly played a round: "Okay, why quarrel over this little thing, I invite you here today, I want to discuss with you about the matter of the vassal king, King Yan left Beijing, how to deal with it in the future, I hope you two will teach me......"
Huang Zicheng glared at Xiao Fan fiercely, and said angrily: "King Yan is powerful, and secretly harbors evil intentions, now Your Majesty remembers the love of father and son, and let King Yan return to Beiping, it is tantamount to returning to the mountain, and it will become a big disaster in the future!" Your Majesty is old, I am afraid that there is not much time, His Royal Highness is orthodox in the Ming Dynasty, and it is necessary to take precautions and make arrangements as soon as possible. ”
Zhu Yunwen's face showed a worried look, and said, "King Yan has left, how should we arrange it next?" ”
Huang Zicheng said: "The old minister is still the previous proposition, in the future, His Royal Highness ascended the throne, you can immediately start to cut the domain, in order not to startle the snake, you can first cut the weak vassal king, and then slowly cut the big domain, now our court can directly mobilize more than 700,000 soldiers and horses, such a strong strength, enough for us not to rush to cut off the vassal kings around the country, forgive those vassal kings do not dare to have the heart to resist, cut to the end, we will use the strength of the whole country to press Beiping, outside the Daning Mansion, with the might of the army to force the king of Yan, the king of Ning had to abandon the ......"
Xiao Fan's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Mr. Huang, who told you about your strategy of cutting the domain?" Too bad! It's a damn thing! This is clearly to make you bear an eternal infamy and an eternal idiot notoriety, Mr. Huang, this method was told to you by your enemy, right? Murder, you can beware of ......"
Huang Zicheng was stunned for a long time, and then he reacted that Xiao Fan was hurting him, and suddenly became furious, rolled up his sleeves and waited to fight with Xiao Fan, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly hugged Huang Zicheng's waist, Huang Zicheng scolded and struggled loudly, jumped and jumped, and turned Zhu Yunwen behind him with a red face, and the side hall of the East Palace was noisy, and the eunuchs who were surrounding the palace saw that it was a mess inside, and they wanted to come in to persuade but were afraid of annoying the grandson, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Zhu Yunwen persuaded for a long time, and Huang Zicheng barely suppressed the anger in his heart, glared at Xiao Fan fiercely with murderous eyes, sat on the chair and turned his head, panting heavily.
Xiao Fan looked at Zhu Yunwen innocently, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't know that this idea was actually his own ......"
Zhu Yunwen was shocked, and before Huang Zicheng could jump up, he hurriedly pressed Huang Zicheng's shoulder...... The hall is flat and rising.............................. After everything is calm.
"Xiao Shiyu, you ...... Can't you take care of that mouth? If King Yan leaves Beijing, it will become a big disaster, so what do you say we should do? Zhu Yunwen said helplessly.
Huang Zicheng turned his face and snorted angrily with disdain.
Xiao Fan rolled his eyes at him, and then stared at Zhu Yunwen and said, "The minister thinks that if we want to completely eradicate the trouble of the vassal king, in addition to using thunder to cut the vassal domain, it is more important to enhance our own strength." ”
Zhu Yunwen raised his eyebrows with interest and said, "How do you say this?" ”
Xiao Fan rubbed his nose slowly and said: "The vassal king is powerful, if you rashly mobilize the imperial army to suppress the border like Mr. Huang and force him to abandon the domain, the final result will only lead to a complete break between the vassal king and my central court, and unite together to rebel desperately, power is a good thing, no one will voluntarily give up the power in their hands, and return to Beijing to be a powerless prince, pressing the realm with soldiers will only intensify the contradiction between the vassal king and the imperial court. It is really a mistake for the country and the king, and His Royal Highness will never accept it! ”
Huang Zicheng said angrily: "Ignorant child! You know a! It's about the fundamentals of the society, you don't understand anything at a young age, just talk about it here, you are the wrong country and the wrong king! ”
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand to stop Huang Zicheng from getting angry, and asked, "What does Xiao Shi mean when he says that he uses thunder to cut down the domain?" ”
Xiao Fan said in a deep voice: "My opinion with Mr. Huang is just the opposite, I have more than 20 feudal kings outside the Ming Dynasty, but I can really be called powerful, and the vassal kings who can fight with the imperial court, in fact, there are only two kings of Yan and Ning, and the rest are not to worry, I mean, the move of cutting the feudal domain is either not moving, and if you move, you must mobilize the imperial army to attack Beiping and Daning as quickly as possible, as long as you quickly take down the two kings of Yan and Ning in the first time, you can play a role in killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. At that time, when the kings saw that the two strongest vassal kings had been taken down, it would definitely shock their psychology, and they would not dare to fight against the imperial court for a while, so the strategy of cutting the feudal domain could be carried out step by step......"
Zhu Yunwen thought about it, and said sadly: "But...... Even if he directly hits King Yan and King Ning, there is no general in the court......"
Xiao Fan said with a smile: "This is the second point I want to say, we must enhance our own strength, strength does not only refer to how many sergeants are trained, how many ordnance are built, but also includes the training and reserve of military generals......"
Zhu Yunwen heard such a theory for the first time, and couldn't help but be surprised: "How to cultivate talents? …… And reserve talents? ”
Xiao Fan bowed down and said word by word: "...... Reforming the military system is the foundation of a strong country! ”
Zhu Yunwen was shocked: "How to change? ”
Xiao Fan said in a deep voice: "Build armaments, open martial arts, make firearms, and run military schools." ”
Huang Zicheng became more and more furious when he heard this: "It's ridiculous! Xiao Fan, what do you want to do? Since ancient times, Wenchen has assisted the monarch in governing the world, and he has always been noble and military. As soon as this case was opened, the whole country was martial arts, at that time the world was turbulent, and military disasters broke out, Xiao Fan, you are my Ming sinner through the ages! ”
Huang Zicheng bowed to Zhu Yunwen emotionally and said, "Your Royal Highness, don't listen to this villain's slander!" This move misleads the country and the king, how much worse! The way to destroy the country and bring disaster! Your Highness! ”
Xiao Fan sighed lightly, he knew that it was not easy to change the law in ancient times, whether it was land, taxes, commerce, or the military system, the ancients either did not dare to violate it slightly because they followed the ancestral system, or because they were afraid of touching their own interests, they fiercely opposed it,—— they had not yet gained greater power, and before the court had a deeper foundation and power, these words were a little impatient...... But Zhu Yuanzhang is about to die, King Yan has returned to Beiping, if nothing else, when Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Zhu Di would lead the troops to rebel, and the time is getting less and less, not to mention that it is too late.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fan's heart was filled with a faint sadness, such a sour and stubborn court team, rigid in thinking, selfish, and empty of loyalty to the king, but in fact, he did some things that misled the king, with these people, how could his ideals and ambitions be realized?
Xiao Fan even began to think about it at this moment, should he think of some kind of bad trick to get Huang Zicheng and these sour ministers down...... It's a bad feeling to be in the way.
Zhu Yunwen listened to the words of the two in his ears, and asked Xiao Fan with great interest: "If you want to change the military system, what should you do in the first step?" ”
Huang Zicheng was shocked: "Your Highness ......"
Xiao Fan glanced at Huang Zicheng with bad intentions, and then said to Zhu Yunwen seriously: "...... Ahem, book burning! ”
There was a deathly silence in the hall...... Zhu Yunwen silently wiped the sweat from his head...... Long.
"Bastard thing! You try! The old man said that I will fight with you today-"
Xiao Fan walked out of the East Palace, and his face was very ugly.
He really hated the feeling of being constrained, many great ideals and ambitions in the world were planted in those stubborn and conservative old traditions, and Xiao Fan didn't want to be the next one.
What to do? Break it!
From the previous life to the roadside robbery, until he crossed over to the Ming Dynasty, he was originally just alone, neither owned, he was not afraid of losing, it was a big deal to keep this life Lao Tzu continued to do robbery in the Ming Dynasty, what are you afraid of!
What I want to do, I must do! Even if you challenge the entire court, you will not hesitate!
Cao Yi stood outside the East Palace waiting for him, and when he saw Xiao Fan walking out with a gloomy face, Cao Yi couldn't help but be curious: "What's wrong with you?" ”
"Huang Zicheng, that old guy is really a rotten piece of rotten wood!" Xiao Fan scolded hatefully.
"Huang Zicheng, that old bastard, offended you again?"
"Humph! Sour, smelly and stubborn! If he continues to be in the court, my Ming country will be harmed by him! Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and said.
Cao Yi began to roll up his sleeves, looking eager to try: "Do you want me to throw feces at his house again?" ”
Xiao Fan glanced at him: "Are you addicted to playing?" ”
"This was the first thing you came up with......
…………………… The two of them took their hands and slowly took a walk through the bustling streets of Beijing.
More than a dozen brocade-clothed lieutenants pressed embroidered spring knives in their hands and followed behind them. The commander of the Jinyi Guard can be regarded as a big man with great power, and Xiao Fan has more than a dozen Jinyi captains around him to protect his safety.
Cao Yi walked for a while, and suddenly turned his head sideways and smiled at Xiao Fan: "I heard that Qin Tianjian chose a son, and in five days it will be Huang Daoji, at that time, His Majesty will marry you and the county lord of Jiangdu, and the two of you will finally become dependents, congratulations!" ”
When Xiao Fan heard this, his resentment suddenly disappeared, and he rubbed his hands together and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I can finally break it......"
Cao Yi: "............"
"By the way, why did you come to the East Palace to wait for me?" Xiao Fan asked sideways.
Cao Yi said: "Do you remember a few days ago that someone helped catch Monk Daoyan?" ”
Xiao Fan's face froze, and he said: "Of course I remember, if it weren't for Dao Yan being arrested, you made a deal with him and King Yan, exchanging your life for your life, I'm afraid my current situation is really a bit suspenseful, this person can be said to have indirectly saved my life, have you found him?" ”
Cao Yi nodded and said: "I found it, this person turned out to be the shopkeeper of Taifeng Rice Store in the south of the city, and it was she who took advantage of Dao Yan's unpreparedness to order the guys in the rice store to take him down, and also sent Dao Yan to the Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division." ”
Xiao Fan perked up: "What is the surname of this shopkeeper?" We have to thank him, it's my lifesaver......"
A strange look suddenly appeared on Cao Yi's face: "Do you really want to thank her?" ”
Xiao Fan nodded vigorously: "Of course!" Let's go, it's better to bump into him, you can take me to visit him. ”
Cao Yi couldn't help but laugh and sighed deliberately: "Actually...... You are also quite fateful......"
Xiao Fan looked at him suspiciously: "What do you mean?" Do I know this person? ”
"Not only do I know each other, but I know ...... very well"
Xiao Fan looked at Cao Yi suspiciously: "Brother Cao, your expression is very strange......
Immediately, Xiao Fan's face froze, and he said with a wary expression: "Could it be that he is my former creditor?" ”
Cao Yi wiped his sweat: "...... No. ”
Xiao Fan laughed heartily and said heroically: "Then what are you afraid of, go!" ”
The two of them took more than a dozen brocade guards and went straight to Taifeng Rice in the south of the city.
As soon as the group reached the south of the city, they heard a frightened noise of the people in the street behind them, and ran in panic, and then a chaotic sound of horses' hooves galloped in.
A frightened voice shouted, "Run! The horse was shocked! ”
Xiao Fan and the others looked up in astonishment, but saw that at the corner of the street, a black horse was neighing and galloping fast, and behind the startled horse was dragging a carriage that was about to fall apart.
At this time, a woman's exclamation suddenly came from the carriage of the carriage, which made all the onlookers involuntarily hang their hearts.
The situation is critical.
Seeing the startled horse running closer, Xiao Fan's eyes flashed, and he shouted to the brocade-clothed guard behind him: "Kill the horse!" ”
The guards suddenly received the order: "Yes! My lord! ”
Immediately the two guards pulled out the embroidered spring knife on their waists, and then the guards raised it high with their hands, taking advantage of the moment when the frightened horse was approaching, all the guards worked hard together, shouted, and the two guards holding the knife were thrown far away to the center of the street, and then the snow bright knife flashed, the two guards condescendingly chopped the knife down, poof, two muffled sounds, the hand knife fell, the frightened horse neighed, and was cut off the horse's head, fell to the ground and convulsed, and the horse's blood flowed to the ground.
The carriage dragged behind the startled horse rushed forward for a long way because of its habitual surname, and the woman in the carriage screamed again and again.
Xiao Fan hurriedly ran over, but just happened to see the bead curtain of the carriage suddenly lifted and closed, and when he was in a panic, a big red object flew out of the carriage.
Xiao Fan's eyes were quick, he reached out and grabbed it in the air, and then grabbed this thing in his hand, staring at it, but it was a small embroidered shoe embroidered with mandarin ducks and inlaid with pearls...... The carriage rushed forward more than ten feet, hit a flag on the side of the road with a bang, and finally stopped.
Xiao Fan hurriedly stepped forward and asked softly through the bead curtain of the carriage, "The girl inside, are you okay?" ”
I asked a few times, but no one in the room said anything.
Xiao Fan thought about it, then stretched out his hand and slowly handed the embroidered shoes into the bead curtain.
The woman in the car finally spoke up and asked in shock, "Are you...... Who are you? ”
Xiao Fan replied calmly and firmly: "Lei Feng! ”
Everyone outside the car: "............"
The curtain of the carriage was suddenly opened, and Xiao Fan looked at him in amazement, but saw a familiar face in the carriage, full of joy and anger, and looked at him with great complexity.
Xiao Fan gasped and said, "Miss Chen! ”
Chen Ying'er hooked the corners of her mouth with a smile, and said with a smile: "Master Lei, when did you even change your name?" It's a blessing......"
(To be continued)