When he arrived at the gate of Wuying Palace, Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment and said: "Xiao Shiyu, you go in first, after the imperial grandfather summons you, I will advise the imperial grandfather alone, the matter is very important, and the foreign ministers are afraid that the emperor's grandfather will be angry with others." ”

Xiao Fan nodded, Zhu Yunwen's consideration was right, questioning the policy of the vassal king can be said to touch Zhu Yuanzhang's backlash, if someone else mentions this matter, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will already be punished by the nine clans, even if Zhu Yunwen mentions this matter, I am afraid that he will have to take a risk, and it is really not appropriate for others to be present at this time.

Xiao Fan showed an encouraging smile to Zhu Yunwen, patted him on the shoulder, and then straightened his clothes and said to the eunuch guarding the door of the main hall: "The ministers are also known to the East Palace, and Xiao Fan is the attendant of the East Palace. ”

The eunuch glanced at Xiao Fan, turned around and entered the hall, and after a while, the eunuch came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty Xuan Xiao Fan entered the palace to see the driver-"

Xiao Fan bowed and followed the eunuch into the Wuying Hall without hurrying.

Zhu Yunwen stood alone outside the hall, seeing Xiao Fan's figure disappearing into the hall, he frowned solemnly, and walked towards the imperial garden outside the Wuying Hall unconsciously.

At the same time that Xiao Fan's figure disappeared at the entrance of the palace, Zhu Yunwen's figure also disappeared into the imperial garden.

Inside the Wuying Palace.

Xiao Fan bowed down and entered the East Warm Pavilion and found that Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one in the Warm Pavilion.

Several ministers of the DPRK and China, led by Huang Zicheng and Zhang Zhen, stood on the left side of the dragon case, faintly two or three steps away from the dragon case, while Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was wearing a vassal python robe, standing on the right side of the dragon case with a respectful expression, with a gentle smile on his rough face, Zhu Yuanzhang's old face smiled deeper and deeper, and when he looked at Zhu Di, he looked at Zhu Di with a look of relief that could not be concealed.

Seeing Xiao Fan come in, Huang Zicheng couldn't help but snort angrily, casting a hateful gaze at him, and the other ministers also looked cold as ice, all looking at him unkindly.

Xiao Fan was stared at by these ministers and his scalp was numb, he was very inexplicable, and he really didn't understand how he offended them.

Of course he didn't understand that Huang Zicheng and Zhang Zhen's carefully designed plan to repay the rebuilding of Jinyi Wei's silver money was resolved by Xiao Fan with a fine of nonsense, the so-called indiscriminate punching to death of the master, can the master not be angry?

The contradiction between Wenchen and Jinyiwei has inevitably become more and more acute.

"Minister Xiao Fan, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Xiao Fan honestly lifted the hem of his official robe and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in a very good mood today, and when he saw Xiao Fan coming, he laughed and said: "Xiao Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, let's be flat, come on, I will introduce you to my good son, the fourth son of the emperor, King Yan." ”

Xiao Fan hurriedly saluted King Yan and said, "See King Yan." ”

Zhu Di smiled calmly, glanced at Xiao Fan with a smile, and said, "Father doesn't need to be introduced, the son has already seen Xiao Tongzhi when he entered Beijing, hehe." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "It turns out that you have known each other for a long time. ”

Zhu Di looked at Xiao Fan with a smile, and said quietly: "Erchen Meng Lang, entered Beijing to prepare a few Beiping specialties and gave them to the adults in Beijing, but Xiao Tongzhi was as incorruptible as water, and returned the gifts sent by his sons without moving......

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat: "Minister...... I dare not be ashamed! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Young people are not greedy for money, although Xiao Aiqing is weak in his youth, he is virtuous and virtuous, but he can be a 'national soldier'......"

Xiao Fan's scalp tingled when he heard the word "national soldier", this time he was really ashamed.

"Your Majesty's praise, your ...... Shame on the groundless! ”

King Yan looked at Xiao Fan, who was sweating profusely, with a smile on his face, and when Huang Zicheng and other ministers on the side heard Zhu Yuanzhang praise Xiao Fan like this, their expressions couldn't help but become more and more cold.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di with a smile again, and said with a smile: "There are national soldiers in the court, and there are fierce generals in the frontier, I have no worries inside and no trouble outside, why can't I be glorious through the ages?" Ha ha. ”

The ministers in the warm pavilion hurriedly bowed down and shouted: "Your Majesty's martial arts, inheriting the past and the present, is for the first emperor of the ages, and the ministers are waiting to congratulate him." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the ministers speak in unison, and couldn't help but feel more and more happy, like all lonely old people, the sons who have not seen each other for a long time have entered Beijing to come to the court, the old man's heart is suddenly warm, and the old face that has never been smiling is now like a blooming flower, and his face is full of wrinkles.

"The prince of me guards the Quartet, protects my Ming tranquility, the universe is calm, I comfort it, hehe, I am the right cloth of Huai, from the grass, my prince abandons the glory and wealth in disregard, and guards the Ming frontier with the respect of the prince, Zhu Aiqing, the Ming Huanghuang weather, and the remnant Lantern Festival is less than I He Jiayan! Haha......"

"Your Majesty's heavenly grace, Ze is surrounded by the four seas, and the power is subdued." The ministers once again sent a heavyweight sycophant.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of usefulness, and he looked at Zhu Di with great affection, and said angrily: "My princes...... Great work! ”

Zhu Di hurriedly said respectfully: "It is the duty of the sons and daughters to protect the emperor for their father, and the sons and daughters will never say hard." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Zhu Di's answer, and sighed: "The prince is noble, but the people of Sheji are more noble, I have more than 20 princes, all of whom are divided into various places to guard, and the royal family of the previous dynasties are all arrogant and extravagant, absurd, but I can proudly say that none of my princes are pampered, especially Di'er's military exploits are the most outstanding, hehe, I think of a poem by Wang Changling in the Tang Dynasty: 'Qinghai Changyun Dark Snow Mountain ......'"

Xiao Fan stood aside with a bow, having an urge to yawn.

He understood that Zhu Yuanzhang called him and so many ministers to come, in order to sing a hymn to King Yan, this hymn can't be sung, Lao Zhu specially cheered for his son, his son's title can't be higher, and the rewards can't be more, what do sons lack? Lack of sycophants!

Quietly turned his head to look at the reactions of Huang Zicheng and other ministers, and saw that they looked cold, and there was a hint of melancholy in their eyes, but they hung their heads and said nothing...... Seeing this, Xiao Fan held his breath vigorously and held back the laughter that almost burst out of his mouth.

This Ming court is really too cola!

Xiao Aiqing...... Hum! Xiao Fan! Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly angry voice came into his ears from afar.

"Ahh Minister...... The minister is here. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied with Xiao Fan's absent-mindedness, and said coldly with an old face: "Let me ask you, what is the last sentence of Wang Changling's song "From the Army", 'Yellow Sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles'?" ”

Xiao Fan was so frightened that cold sweat broke out, happy and sad, happy and sad! Yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles...... The devil knows what the next sentence will be! It is true that Xiao Fan was born in the same jinshi, but this same jinshi was born in the imperial gift, and he even asked Xie Jin to help him even take the exam...... Only God knows.

Seeing that everyone in the pavilion was staring at him, Xiao Fan's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, he swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, whose expression was already unkind, and was silent for a long time, Xiao Fan finally gritted his teeth and cautiously tentatively said: "Yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles...... This, this, Fu...... Hibiscus tent warm ...... Degree**? ”

The faces of everyone in the warm pavilion froze at the same time, and they were as quiet as death.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but cough loudly, and then the ministers in the whole room were like frying the pot, coughing one by one with red faces and red ears, tearing their hearts and lungs.

Xiao Fan smiled embarrassedly...... "The minister's writing is not very good...... Xiao Fan is very modest.

"You all stand down, I have something to say to Xiao Fan, Di'er, it's rare to enter Beijing once, you can walk around the palace, and I will see you later." Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Xiao Fan hatefully, and then waved the ministers away.

Zhu Di glanced at Xiao Fan, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang with the same expression, and then slowly withdrew from the warm pavilion with all the ministers, looking respectful and full of the image of a good son who loves and is filial piety.

Out of the palace gate, the ministers greeted Zhu Di calmly, and then dispersed.

Zhu Di looked up at the sky, let out a long sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and slowly walked into the imperial garden alone. It is early spring, the spring flowers are blooming, and the garden in the south of the Yangtze River is even more interesting, I wonder if these precious flowers can be planted in Beiping? If not, when the king wants to enjoy the flowers, will he have to travel thousands of miles back to the Jiangnan Palace? In this magnificent palace, this king is only a guest after all, but when will he become the master?

Zhu Di couldn't help but feel irritable for a while, reached out and tore off a spring begonia beside him, held it in the palm of his hand, pinched it tightly, crushed it, and showed a fierce light in his eyes.............................. In the warm pavilion of the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted heavily, and said coldly: "Xiao Fan, I know that your talent and fame are not clear in the test, but I didn't expect you to be so unlearned!" ”

Xiao Fan was startled, knelt on the ground and shouted in a trembling voice: "Minister...... Guilty! Death to all ministers! ”

"If it weren't for Yun Wei's great friendship with you, I would have killed you! How can there be such a promiscuous person as you in my court! ”

"Minister...... After the minister goes home, he must read poetry and books behind closed doors! Xiao Fan bowed to the ground, cold sweat broke out layer after layer.

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he wanted to kill someone, but no one dared to take his words as a joke, Xiao Fan was really scared.

Looking at Xiao Fan who was trembling on the ground with cold eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a little smile on the corner of his mouth, and said coldly: "That's it, I am at the time of employing people, and your head is temporarily placed on your neck, if I find that you are an official, I will not spare you, do you hear clearly?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said that in the end, he was already full of emotion.

"The minister is clear, the minister ...... Thank God! Xiao Fan was in a cold sweat and replied in fear.

Others said that cutting off the head, of course Xiao Fan didn't take it seriously, but if Zhu Yuanzhang said it...... Well, after two sentences, Xiao Fan's head is no longer his own, but a big head that Zhu Yuanzhang temporarily "stook" on Xiao Fan's neck, and the ownership belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he only has the right to use it.

This is the great power of the heavens, the emperor is quite unreasonable, it's as simple as that.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned back in the chair, was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Xiao Fan......"

"The minister is here."

"Accompany me to the Imperial Garden, I have something to ask you."

"Obey."

Xiao Fan got up and respectfully supported Zhu Yuanzhang's arm, and the two of them slowly walked out of the palace gate and walked towards the garden outside the gate.

In the early spring, a hundred flowers bloom, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, competing for beauty, the garden is full of brilliant colors, which is pleasing to the eye.

"Xiao Fan, how is the preparation of Jinyiwei?"

"Your Majesty, the Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Si Yamen has been completed, and the core officials have also taken up their posts, and now they are busy with the construction of the fourteen Jinyi Thousand Households in the country, and there are also military households with innocent backgrounds selected from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to serve in the Jinyi Guard......"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "It's too slow, the speed has to be accelerated, I know that Li Jinglong is in a high position in the shadow of his father, his ability is actually very average, and now the affairs of Jinyiwei are decided by you alone, but you must remember not to be arbitrary, everything must be decided by Li Jinglong, I don't want to see people among the ministers who don't know how to be inferior and don't know how to measure!" ”

"Obey."

The two of them walked slowly, beside them was a dense palm forest more than one person high, and not far from the corner in front of them was the Huagai Palace, and at this time, on the other side of the palm forest, there were two familiar voices.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xiao Fan couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and then glanced at each other.

On the flower path on the other side, Zhu Di walked slowly alone, seemingly casually admiring the rare flowers on both sides.

Turning a small corner, in the distance, next to a thin figure reading power flower, this person looked up to the sky for a while, looked at the ground for a while, and didn't know what was muttering something in his mouth.

Zhu Di was curious, so he couldn't help but take a few steps faster, and when he took a closer look, he couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen, who was on the side of Reading Power, also turned sideways and saw Zhu Di.

The two of them froze together, their eyes invariably showed a complicated look, and they were silent for a long time, and neither of them was speechless.

After a long time, Zhu Yunwen forced himself to squeeze out a smile, waved at Zhu Di, and said, "Nephew Yunwen, I have seen the Four Emperor Uncles." ”

The complicated light in Zhu Di's eyes flickered.

If it weren't for this son, he Zhu Di might have been the crown prince of the dynasty today, where am I worse than him? In terms of experience, military exploits, means of governing the country and the army, and prestige in the world, which point is this yellow-mouthed kid better than me? Why can such an incompetent person be a grandson without doing anything, inheriting the Ming Dynasty, and I, Zhu Di, am only a vassal king until I die, and I have to guard the frontier for him for generations, why? Why?

Holding back a breath of resentment in his chest, Zhu Di took two steps forward, showing a look that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, looked left and right, and saw that no one was near on the left, he couldn't help but be bold, and gently patted Zhu Yunwen's shoulder, as if mocking and provocatively and said: "I don't mean to say it today." ”

"I don't want to say today", which means that I can't imagine that you, a yellow-mouthed child, will also have a day when you become the emperor's grandson, and the implication is that God is really blind.

Zhu Yunwen's brain exploded when he heard this, and he looked at Zhu Di in disbelief, the vassal king was unwilling to serve him as the master, or he had a heart of disobedience, he understood this, but he never expected that the emperor's uncle Yan Wang would be rampant so much! He...... How dare he say such disrespectful words in front of the current imperial grandson!

"You...... You ......" Zhu Yunwen was extremely angry, his handsome face turned red, and he trembled and pointed at Zhu Di, who kept sneering, and couldn't say a complete sentence.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly fell into a frozen stalemate, which was uncomfortable and suffocating.

A sound came, and the palm leaves beside the two were vigorously separated, and Zhu Yuanzhang's old face, which was gradually becoming iron-green, appeared in front of the two.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang aggrievedly, his eyes blinked a few times, and tears flowed down.

Zhu Di gasped, his rugged and heroic face suddenly became pale as paper, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead.

"Father...... Father......

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled all over, his snow-white beard kept shaking with anger, his eyes were bloodshot, and a violent killing machine rose to the sky.

"Son! Son! What a bold son, Ann dares to bully my grandson! ”

Saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked around left and right, but saw the black yarn on Xiao Fan's head beside him trembling, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about it, took off the official hat on Xiao Fan's head, and waited to smash it towards Zhu Di.

Xiao Fan was taken aback, hurriedly leaned over and picked up a stone the size of a child's fist from the ground, and shouted, "Your Majesty, slow down!" Use this! ”

After saying that, Xiao Fan handed over the stone with quick movements, and then quickly snatched back his official hat.

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, and he didn't care what Xiao Fan handed over, so he didn't want to snatch the stone from Xiao Fan's hand and flew out with a swish.

"Bang"

Zhu Di screamed miserably, and the stone hit his forehead impartially, and blood suddenly flowed out.

As soon as he saw the blood, Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, looked at his hand in disbelief, and then turned around and glared at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan dusted off his official hat with an innocent expression...... The black gauze hat is related to its own future, and it is unlucky to litter......

(To be continued)