Jinyi Wei Zhen Fu Si Yamen.

"Spend a few hundred taels of silver to leave Beijing?" Xiao Fan, who got Chen Ying'er's secret report, frowned.

Cao Yi scratched his head and said: "The city gate is not closed, if you want to leave Dafang and go out of the city, spend a few hundred taels of silver to take the waterway, this thing is really strange...... In the end, women are careful, and Shopkeeper Chen thinks more than our old men. ”

"But the question is, who wants to leave Beijing? Is it an absconding official, or is someone trying to escape from prison? ”

Cao Yi rolled up his sleeves and said viciously: "Who the hell is it, let's arrest people and ask them first, and then we will enter the Jinyi Wei Prison, and I am afraid that he will not confess honestly?" ”

Xiao Fan nodded and said, "That's right, it's fish and shrimp and Wang Ba, let's catch it in a net first......"

Cao Yi said with a smile: "Maybe you can still catch a big fish, the Daoyan monk back then was also caught by the shopkeeper Chen in a daze......"

Xiao Fan thought about it, and suddenly smiled ill-willedly: "Maybe a certain Qingliu minister was raising a little wife in a house outside the house and was discovered by the eldest woman, so he hurriedly sent someone to send the little wife away, if this is the case, we can grasp this matter as a handle, either force him to join the annihilation party, or...... Knock him out for tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”

"What if he doesn't choose either?"

"Then post nude paintings of his little wife all over the street, don't believe him and don't give in!"

"No wonder you were promoted so quickly, it's really much darker than me......"

In the afternoon, several people wearing coarse cloth clothes and hats appeared at the ferry on the east bank of the Qinhuai River.

One of them, a strangely fat man who was limping and limping, looked left and right, and saw that there were no suspicious people nearby, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and whispered to a middle-aged man next to him: "Father's order for you to do things is really very reliable, and the other courtyard that is so heavily guarded has actually let you get out of the way......"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "The prince has won the award, and the subordinates have carefully prepared for a long time, waiting for this day, as long as you are familiar with the change of shifts in the inner courtyard brocade guards, as well as the patrol route, take advantage of the gap between them to change clothes and mix out of the courtyard, in fact, it is not difficult, the subordinates have been trained for many years, and they can disguise themselves as any unobtrusive characters in an instant, and evade the enemy's tracking......"

Zhu Gaoxi, who was on the side, said angrily: "Can you disguise yourself as a piece of?" ”

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, was silent for a long time, and said with a long sigh: "It's not difficult to disguise, but it's hard to pretend to be ...... urine."

Three: "............"

The middle-aged man looked at the sky and said worriedly: "Three princes, let's hurry, at most, in no more than an hour, the news of the disappearance of the three princes will be known by Jinyiwei, and at that time, the whole city will be searched, which will be very unfavorable to us." ”

When the three of them heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly lowered the hat on their heads, and followed the middle-aged man to hurriedly walk towards the ferry.

Only when they get on the boat and reach the north bank of the Yangtze River can they be considered truly safe, and they are still in the land of tigers and wolves, and their situation is very dangerous.

Four or five men surrounded the three brothers and walked quickly to an inconspicuous grain boat by the Qinhuai River.

"Is Shopkeeper Cai here? Cai shopkeeper? The middle-aged man bent down and asked in a low voice.

Rumble!

A large group of brocade-clad captains dressed in flying fish suits suddenly poured out from the granaries around the ferry, rushing towards them.

In the cabin of the grain ship, Shi Shiran walked out of a young man dressed in a Confucian shirt, gently shaking a goose feather fan, scratching as if Zhuge Zhiliang, the man raised his head and laughed a few times, with a smug look on his face, and said a long-brewing pretending line: "Everyone, this official has been waiting for a long time!" ”

The middle-aged man's face was pale, his heart was shocked, and he secretly released a very classic afterthought: "Oops! Medium! ”

When Zhu Gaochi saw the young man standing at the bow of the boat, he immediately gasped in fright, and blurted out: "Brother-in-law, ......"

The young man was Xiao Fan, and when he saw a fat man among them calling him his brother-in-law, he couldn't help but look at it in amazement, and Xiao Fan was surprised at a glance: "It turned out to be my brother-in-law, who should I be, you go out together...... Depend on! Wrong! So you want to leave Beijing? ”

Zhu Gaochi was shocked: "No! You are crazy? We're just ...... walking."

Xiao Fan immediately turned his face: "Come on, take them down!" ”

The middle-aged man pushed Zhu Gaochi, pointed to the mules and horses transporting grain by the granary beside him, and shouted: "The three princes are riding horses to break through!" ”

"But it's a mule......"

"What else are you picking at this time? Run! ”

The right guard of the Jingshi Mansion Army, on the martial arts test ground.

Survival of the fittest is the law of nature, the literati scientific examination is the same, the martial arts competition is also the same, the so-called "no first, no second", any competition must select the best winner, according to the ability to rank.

At the moment of Shen Shi, the cannon on the test site roared loudly, and the captains in brocade clothes holding flags, gourds, and scepters walked in from outside the test room, followed by two columns of eunuchs dressed in crimson clothes, they carried the dust, half-hung their heads, and followed the Han generals step by step, after the eunuchs walked by, it was the Son of Heaven Luan who was carried by sixteen people, solemn and solemn, the emperor was mighty, and followed by Luan, it was a hundred civil and military officials of the court.

The Son of Heaven came to the martial arts test site in person, and everyone in the test room was shocked, just one martial arts move actually alarmed the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, what does this mean? It shows that the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to martial arts, and it also marks that the atmosphere of the imperial court of emphasizing literature over military force has gradually changed, and the lowly status of martial artists will also change.

The arrival of the Son of Heaven today has undoubtedly played a very far-reaching significance in the opening of Wuju, which may affect the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty in the next hundred years.

In the test room, whether it is the martial artists who participated in the martial arts or the people who watched the excitement on the sidelines, they bowed to the Son of Heaven one after another, and thousands of people shouted long live, and the sound could shake the sky.

Zhu Yunwen was wearing a golden dragon robe and a winged dragon crown, and after getting off the luan car, he slowly climbed onto the temporary wooden stand on the side of the school field, and then sat down on the wide chair in the middle, and then stretched out his hand and raised it gently, and said, "Let Wuju and the people be even." ”

The eunuch shook off the dust and shouted sharply: "Your Majesty has a will, everyone is even-"

Zhu Yunwen turned his head, looked left and right, and muttered, "Why don't you see Xiao Shiyu?" ”

Standing next to Zhu Yunwen and presiding over the martial arts, Shangshu Ruyu of the Ministry of War hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Lord Xiao has urgent official business, so he should be coming soon......

Zhu Yunwen nodded, then looked at the ten burly men standing side by side on the school field not far away, and said, "They are ......."

Ru Yu hurriedly said: "These ten people are the winners who stood out from more than 1,000 martial artists after two examinations of the art of war and the battalion formation......

Zhu Yunwen said excitedly: "That is to say, the martial champions of this department, Wu Bangyan, and Wu Tanhua have to be selected from these ten people, right?" ”

"Exactly."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to say, "Let's start with them." ”

Ru Yu hurriedly responded, and then raised his hand to the military officials standing in the audience.

Knock knock knock...... The shocking school drum sounded, and the third martial arts game began.

Ten people are divided into five groups to catch pairs for individual martial arts competitions, including horse arrows, guns, knives, swords, halberds, fist fights, stabs and so on.

At the beginning of the competition, he deeply attracted Zhu Yunwen's attention, his eyes were firmly fixed on the school field, and he looked at the ten martial artists competing on the school field with great excitement, and Zhu Yunwen also clenched his fists with both hands, dancing from time to time, or shouting loudly, the majestic image of the Son of Heaven disappeared, and he was so excited that he was a mess.

After the competition of horse arrows and various weapons, the outstanding ability gradually emerged, and the last remaining item was a fist fight, that is, a face-to-face fist and foot competition.

The weapons have no eyes, and the ten warriors in the school field are more or less injured, and eight of them can only withdraw from the competition because of the unbearable pain, and in the middle of the wide school field, there is only a green-bearded man, and a slightly sickly thin man is still gritting his teeth and persevering.

Zhu Yunwen's heart is very high, if nothing else, the champion and the leader of this department will fall on the two people in the school field.

Knock knock knock...... The big drum sounded, and the two who took a short break shook their spirits, and the eyes of the two staring at each other were fierce and fierce, and the fierce battle intent was like a fire in their eyes, burning fiercely.

The future is at stake, and the two regard each other as enemies of life and death, and they have long planned to fight each other.

The shocking drum beat suddenly stopped, and the two of them were shocked, and then exhaled at the same time, and the two figures quickly strangled together, fist shadows and legs, turning into a phantom of the void, which was dizzying.

Zhu Yunwen's face was red, he waved his fist twice, half of his body was hung on the chair, he looked like he was not sitting, Huang Guan, Violent Zhao, Zhuo Jing and others standing behind him, seeing Zhu Yunwen's appearance, all Qingliu sighed together, and their expressions became more and more sad and sad.

"It's so pretty! It's a lot of fun! …… Hey? Why hasn't Xiao Shiyu come yet? If you don't come again, you'll miss the show......"

Xiao Shiyu is now sweating profusely on a horse, shuttling through the streets and alleys of Jingshi.

A large group of Jinyi lieutenants followed him, some rode horses, some simply ran, and everyone brandished embroidered spring knives, fiercely chasing the three Zhu Gaochi brothers who were more than ten zhang away in front.

Riding horses through the chaotic market, the people and traders have been frightened and scattered, melons, fruits, vegetables and vegetables, rags and jars are scattered all over the place, and two groups of people and horses pass by, like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, leaving the ground messy and messy.

The stakes are very high, if the three brothers of Zhu Gaochi escape back to Beiping from Beijing, it will definitely have immeasurable serious consequences for the future plan of cutting the feudal domain, Zhu Di has no scruples, he can give it a go, and the imperial court will lose the initiative, so that everything that Xiao Fan has spent two years painstakingly deploying will fall short.

These three people must not let them return to Peking alive!

Xiao Fan clenched his teeth on his horse, staring at the three Zhu Gaochi brothers who fled in panic in front of him, his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Zhu Gaochi and the three of them were like frightened birds, three or five people escorted them, under the siege and interception of the Jinyi guard, everyone rampaged in the downtown area, panicked like a lost dog, and wanted to stop begging for mercy, but also afraid that the escape would anger Xiao Fan, begging for mercy may also end up in a different place, the three of them were difficult to ride a tiger, so they had to ride on a horse and break through, as for when they were stopped, what would happen in the future, they couldn't take care of it in a hurry.

Xiao Fan followed closely behind, seeing that he was about to catch up, and was inserted into the alley by their clever flick of the horse's head, Xiao Fan was so angry that he whipped the horse fiercely and sped up the horse's speed.

"Brother Zhu! Brother-in-law! Stop, go back with me, I promise not to hurt you in the slightest!" Xiao Fan shouted loudly.

"My lord, they entered the alley, and after that alley went out, it was the school yard of the right guard of the government army......" a brocade-clothed lieutenant gasped.

"So what?"

"My lord, today is the great day of the imperial court's martial arts examination, the school is competing, I heard that the Son of Heaven will also come in person, in case Yan Shizi commits the holy driving ......"

Xiao Fan was startled and hurriedly said, "Quick! Be sure to catch up with them! They can't be allowed to commit ...... driving."

While talking, Zhu Gaochi and the three of them turned their heads and walked out of the alley, just in response to Xiao Fan's worries, they ran towards the school field.

The right guard of the government army school field.

The two warriors are still doing the final fight, the winner is the champion of the current science and martial arts, and it is the first martial champion of the Ming Dynasty, the military position is at your fingertips, such a big temptation, so that the two of them do their best to fight each other.

Fists and feet, the two have fought more than 100 moves, and the strength of both sides has made it almost the same, and there is a faint state of exhaustion.

There was silence outside the school field where tens of thousands of onlookers were watching, Zhu Yunwen sat in the stands and didn't shout, the victory and defeat were immediately clear, the audience was silent, everyone was staring nervously at the middle of the school field, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were wide open, and the tip of his nose was slightly sweating.

In the school field, the burly man suddenly saw a gap, and suddenly punched the opponent's ribs, the opponent hurriedly dodged and set up an arm, and then the burly man twisted and jumped, and his right leg swung out like lightning, the opponent couldn't dodge, and finally he was swept in the face, kicked in the air and rolled a few times, fell to the ground, struggled a few times, but no longer had the strength to get up.

The outcome has been decided, the audience was silent for a long time, Zhu Yunwen suddenly stood up, clapped his palms vigorously, and shouted excitedly: "Okay! ”

Only then did the onlookers and the people come back to their senses, and the earth-shattering cheers instantly covered the entire school field.

The burly man in the middle of the school field seemed to be unable to bear this great joy, his expression was blank for a long time, and finally he was ecstatic, jumped up on the spot, raised his arms excitedly around the school field, and roared while running like a wild lion, celebrating that he had become the final winner of the first martial arts of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and pressed it down, and the audience suddenly fell silent.

"I announced that in this martial arts, the first place in the first rank, that is, the champion of science and martial arts, is the ......" Zhu Yunwen said, pointing to the victorious man, and said: "You, come forward, what's your name?" ”

The victorious burly man hurriedly put away his happy expression, knelt respectfully on the grass of the school field a few feet away from the stands, kowtowed three times to Zhu Yunwen, and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people of Linyi, Shandong, are named ......."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden chaos outside the school grounds, and a chaotic sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, accompanied by the frightened screams of the onlookers, and a high-pitched familiar voice shouted: "The forbidden army is escorting Your Majesty!" The people in front of me stopped them! ”

In the school field, the Da Nei Forbidden Army who saw the change at first glance was momentarily stunned, but saw Xiao Fan riding on a horse leading a large group of brocade-clothed captains, and was angrily chasing after a few people riding horses in front.

When the forbidden army saw Xiao Fan, they immediately reacted, hurriedly drew their knives out of their sheaths, and surrounded Zhu Yunwen one after another, surrounding Zhu Yunwen impenetrably, and the protection was very thoughtful.

Xiao Fan galloped on a horse, and outside the school field was the Taiping Gate, the North Gate of the Beijing Division, and when they got out of the Taiping Gate, Zhu Gaochi and they could be regarded as escaping from the Beijing Division, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Leave them behind, no matter what! - Live or die!

Xiao Fan felt a burst of anger in his heart, and he didn't think about it, so he pulled out the back of his clothes belt with his backhand and took out the ultimate weapon that was unpredictable and even he couldn't fathom himself-the slingshot.

An iron pill was clasped between his fingers, stringing, drawing the bow, aiming, Zhu Gaochi's fat body was the most conspicuous target among them, but Xiao Fan hesitated.

It's not that he can't bear to kill Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi is the only relative that Thrush only recognizes in Yanwangfu, and he has taken care of Thrush since he was a child. She doesn't have many relatives, so why can't she bear to kill them?

After a short hesitation, Xiao Fan gritted his teeth, turned the slingshot in a slight direction, and aimed at Zhu Gaoxi next to Zhu Gaochi,—— this guy is just right, he won't have any opinion if he kills his thrush, it's him!"

"Traitor, look at the slingshot!" Xiao Fan shouted violently, and as soon as the words fell, the iron pill shot out.

Sou!

Zhu Gaoxi, who was riding on horseback, had a numb scalp, turned around in a panic, and when he saw the slingshot in Xiao Fan's hand, goosebumps stood up all over his body, and he lowered his body without thinking about it, and the whole person was almost completely lying on the horseback.

It seemed that a century had passed, Zhu Gaoxi felt that there was no pain in his body, and as soon as he raised his head, he heard a pig-like scream next to the school yard.

"What's going on?" Xiao Fan, who was riding on a horse, and Zhu Yunwen, who was hiding in the stands, asked in shock at the same time.

Zhu Yunwen vigorously pushed away the guards of the forbidden army in front of him, but was stunned to find that the burly man who had just been promoted to the champion of today's science and martial arts covered his back, fell on the grass in pain, like a loach jumping ashore, writhing all over, and let out a miserable cry of pain.

"Your slingshot hit that ...... impartially Unlucky ghost. The subordinates beside Xiao Fan solemnly pointed to the new martial arts champion, and their expressions revealed their awe of Xiao Fan's slingshot skills.

"Who is he? How could it hit him? Xiao Fanda looked down at his slingshot in astonishment. - What a magical slingshot.

"I don't know, the whole school field is empty, just he kneels in the middle alone......"

Xiao Fan was angry, and said angrily at the big man who was rolling and moaning all over the ground: "This official is arresting important criminals, why are you blocking in the middle?" Isn't it a matter of adding to the chaos? Idle people wait for me to get out of the way......"

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Fan and the fast horses of the large group of brocade guards behind him roared past the big man and continued to chase Zhu Gaochi.

On the school field, the burly man endured the pain in his back, stood up in a cold sweat, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Fan's distant back, his expression was full of grief and indignation...... At this time, Zhu Yunwen in the stands carefully poked his head out, looked at Xiao Fan's back, and then glanced at the very innocent new champion standing in the middle of the school.

Zhu Yun hissed, feeling a little toothache...... "Your Majesty, it's time for you to announce the martial champion of the current department......" The military department Shangshu Ru Yu next to him reminded carefully.

"Wu Zhuangyuan? Who is Wu Zhuangyuan? Zhu Yunwen showed an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Ru Yu pointed to the burly man in the middle of the school field and said, "He." ”

"Ahem, Ru Shangshu, I ask you, according to the rules of martial arts, did you defeat all your opponents, and the one who won in the end was the champion?"

"Of course."

"Who won in the end?"

Ru Yu pointed to the man in the school field and said in amazement: "Isn't it him?" ”

Zhu Yunwen's face was a little strange, and he said slowly: "Originally, it should have been his, but what about it...... Xiao Fan suddenly rushed out and knocked him down with a slingshot, Ru Shangshu, who do you think is the final winner? ”

Ru Yu thought for a moment, then her fat face showed a shocked look, and she said, "Your Majesty, the final winner you said should be ...... It won't be ...... Shaw, Shaw ......"

Zhu Yunwen showed a mischievous light in his eyes, cleared his throat, and said loudly facing the school: "I announced that the first place in the first place in the first class of science and martial arts, that is, the choice of the champion of the new science and martial arts, is ......."

Everyone held their breath and listened.

The burly man looked happy, and knelt in the middle of the school field, just waiting for the Son of Heaven to appoint and shine on the lintel.

Facing everyone's expectant gaze, Zhu Yunwen's delicate face couldn't help twitching a few times, and then he said leisurely: "...... The champion of the new science and technology is ...... Xiao Fan! ”

"What?" The civil and military officials behind him were all in an uproar, staring at Zhu Yunwen in disbelief.

The burly man also raised his head suddenly, shocked: "Huh? ”

Zhu Yunwen spread his hands, and said to the hundred officials with a rogue face: "You all saw the situation just now, this person was beaten down by Xiao Aiqing with a slingshot, do you think I am embarrassed to call him the champion?" ”

The officials were entangled: "............"

"Your Majesty, how can Xiao Fan be the champion without the first two scientific tests of the art of war and the battalion formation?" A Qingliu said angrily.

Zhu Yunwen said leisurely: "Xiao Fan once led 3,000 lonely troops into the grassland, killed several Tartar generals, burned the Tartar camp, and led the main force of the Tartars into the Yanwang killing array. ”

Baiguan was stunned: "This ......"

Of course, the annihilation party wished that their leader Xiao Fanguan should be as big as possible, and the more the better, so all the annihilation parties exchanged glances, knelt down in front of Zhu Yunwen together, and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, Lord Xiao's skills are overwhelming, and the talent of the champion is well deserved, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live, long live——"

Zhu Yunwen laughed, his smile was full of mischief, and then he laughed and asked, "What should I do next?" ”

Ru Yu shook her old face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, next, it is time for the Ministry of War to make a book, Your Majesty will appoint the gold list, announce it to the world, and then hang red flowers on the three head armors, hehe...... Parade of officials. ”

Zhu Yunwen laughed when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Quickly send someone to calm down the Si Yamen, and when Xiao Aiqing comes back, hang the big red flower for him, let him ride a horse on the street, let him praise the official, and enjoy the wonderful taste of Da Dengke, haha......"

Turning his head, Zhu Yunwen saw the burly man kneeling in the middle of the school field, looking at him with a sad and resentful face.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said apologetically, "Uh...... It seems that you have no chance with the champion, so let's do it, I will make you the leader of today's department, and you can also go on a street tour with Xiao Aiqing, by the way, what is your name? ”

The champion in his hand was actually knocked away by a slingshot, and the burly man felt that at this time, God should rain some goose feathers and heavy snow, which was in line with his current state of mind.

What a dark court, what a dark surname, what a little bit of self...... Holding back his resentment and loss, the burly man slammed his head down, tears of sadness fell on the grass, and he choked up: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Caomin Shandong Linyi people's name...... Ji Gang! ”

Zhu Yunwen sighed: "Ji Gang, you have been wronged, you have worked hard for a few days, but you didn't expect ......"

Ji Gangyu said with tears: "The grass people are not hard, the grass people are ...... Life is bitter. ”

(To be continued)