Xiao Fan's tone of praise for Huang Guan was very sincere, a foreigner named Carnegie said in his previous life that he should remember to praise the merits of others at any time, which is a necessary quality for a successful person.

Even if you really can't find the merits of this person, you can appropriately exaggerate the things that are not so outstanding in him,—— as long as a person has a bad conscience, what can't he say?

Thus, the word "exquisite" came into being, and Xiao Fan knew the essence of Carnegie. Being able to praise his political enemies in such a sincere tone, Xiao Fan felt that he was really a very generous and tolerant person, with a mind like the sea.

It's a pity that Huang Guan didn't buy Xiao Fan's praise, he even turned his face green.

"Where is this?" Huang Guan asked in a hissing voice with red eyes.

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Xiangmanlou, a very expensive place, Lord Huang is really a blessing, before the moon is flowered, it is better to spend money, Lord Huang has five flavors, tsk, look at the big beauty next to you, you have to have a chest, you want a butt to have an ass...... Yo, it's still a long-legged sister, Lord Huang, our aesthetics are surprisingly consistent, and we have a sharp eye that is good at appreciating beautiful things......"

The beauty beside Huang Guan who was also ** grinned when she heard this, unconsciously straightened her chest, and a pair of snow-white long legs also stretched out of the futon, stretching straight.

"Fragrant Building? Xiao Fan, this is your idea again, right? Huang Guan asked through gritted teeth.

Xiao Fan sighed and muttered, "Why do others suspect that I did it when they are the first to be unlucky?" Is my character that bad? ”

Huang Guan said angrily: "Isn't it your idea? ”

Xiao Fan was silent for a moment, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, in fact, you guessed correctly, my character is really poor......"

Huang Guan: "............"

Looking at Huang Guan's sad and indignant appearance, Xiao Fan hurriedly persuaded him: "Actually, I am also out of a good heart, Lord Huang works hard all night for state affairs, it is too hard, and I also need entertainment and relaxation outside of work......"

After looking at Xiao Fan for a long time, Huang Guan suddenly came to his senses and said in a trembling voice: "You...... You're here for the pilgrimage...... And ......"

Xiao Fan praised: "I finally figured it out, Lord Huang is really smart ...... Bingxue."

Huang Guan's expression suddenly became frightened, and his eyes showed a look of horror.

"Xiao Fan, you ...... So despicable! You kidnapped me just to dominate the court, in order to pass your military system change at the court meeting? ”

Xiao Fan smiled: "Yes, Lord Huang was struck by lightning?" How did you suddenly become smarter? ”

Huang Guan saw Xiao Fan readily admit it, his face suddenly turned dead, and he trembled his lips and said, "Chaohui...... What happened to the court? ”

"The court meeting is very smooth, very successful, this is a victorious court meeting, an endeavor court meeting, a court meeting where no one adds to the blockage......" Xiao Fan's smile was very bright.

"So, your idea of changing the French military system ...... Passed? ”

"Thanks to you, it passed! The Son of Heaven has made an order, that is, I and the military department Shangshu Ru Yu presided over the change of the military system, well, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty also agreed, and the atmosphere of the court meeting once reached **......"

Huang Guan collapsed weakly on the bed, tears sliding down his face, and muttered, "Finally...... Finally, you succeeded. ”

Xiao Fan looked at the smooth Huang Guan and cried tears, and his heart was also very unbearable, and said softly: "Lord Huang, don't be like this, I will be responsible......"

Huang Guan: "............"

........................, "Xiao Fan, it is impossible for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to agree to your proposal, it is too ridiculous to change the French military system, and the ministers of the court are all literati from the imperial examination, it is impossible to agree with your proposition of emphasizing military force over literature, what method did you use to get them to agree?" Huang Guan asked through gritted teeth.

Xiao Fan said leisurely: "Whether it is a scholar or a martial artist, they have one thing in common, that is, interests, everyone in the world is driven by profit, even if they are as high as literati, as long as they know what they need, and find a way to meet their needs, I can get rewards." ”

"The literati are full of sages and sages, and they are all selfless people, how can they be profitable?"

The corners of Xiao Fan's mouth hooked a sneering smile: "Do you know how to be polite? Unselfish? Did Lord Huang lift them too high? The rivers and mountains of all dynasties were defeated by military generals, and then handed over to the literati to rule, what was the result? Under the scourge of the literati, the imperial court became more and more [***], more and more incompetent, and slowly rotted from the roots, eventually leading to a change of dynasty and being usurped by others, these are all done by the literati, and you now tell me that the literati understand etiquette and are selfless? ”

Huang Guan was stunned, and then said loudly: "The change of dynasty is because the emperor is mediocre!" This is not the sin of a courtier! ”

"The emperor is also taught badly by the civil officials! An emperor who lives in the deep palace and doesn't know the sufferings of the world, what the courtiers say is what he says, can he not be taught badly? ”

"Then you say, the literati are inclined to profit, what profit do they want? Silver? ”

Xiao Fan said with a deep smile: "The so-called 'profit' does not necessarily refer to silver, what the literati value most is false name and power, of course, there are also those who want silver, I ask the Son of Heaven to give them a knight and promotion, their needs will be met, and the reform of the military system will naturally pass smoothly." ”

Huang Guan closed his eyes sadly and sighed: "Da Ming...... Finished! As soon as this wind opens, the country will not be a country, Xiao Fan, you are a sinner through the ages! ”

"The merits of a lifetime are left for future generations to comment, whether it is a sinner or a hero, you and I can't make this definition, I Xiao Fan has a clear conscience, reforming the military system is something that must be done, the Ming Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles, Lord Huang is also a person who is deeply afraid of the vassal king, we are consistent on this point, why Lord Huang doesn't understand my hard work?"

"The trouble of the vassal king is that the army is very heavy, but you Xiao Fan advocates a strong army, and the court and the vassal king compete with each other to fight against violence, and preach the use of violence to counter violence, this is your opinion?"

"Yes, if the imperial court does not have a strong military force, how can it deter the vassal king? How to deal with foreign insults? How to create Shengshi? Lord Huang, the affairs of the world are too complicated, the people's hearts are too sinister, not everything can be influenced by Confucius and Mencius, if the vassal king rebels, do you think you can use the Tao of Confucius and Mencius to persuade them to stop the army and ceas, and obediently hand over the right to surrender the army? ”

Huang Guan was silent.

After being silent for a long time, Huang Guan looked up at Xiao Fan, and said in a deep voice: "No matter what your purpose is, raising troops and deploying military force is definitely against the way of the sage, I will never agree with it, Xiao Fan, I can't understand you, and you can't agree with me, we are destined to be enemies in the court, this is a fact that cannot be changed, I can't accept the result of the court meeting today, I will join all my colleagues to discuss with the Son of Heaven again, and I will not hesitate to admonish each other with death, but also ask the Son of Heaven to take back his life!" ”

Xiao Fan sighed: "I don't know what I want, whatever you want, strengthening the country and the army, it is my believing, for this belief, I will not hesitate to do anything to complete it, and my belief must be defended at a price, even if the price is life!" ”

Huang Guan's eyes flashed with different colors: "Are you willing to defend with your life...... Belief? ”

"No, I mean, defend my faith with your lives......"

Huang Guan gritted his teeth: "Annihilation! Sure enough, it's a destroyer! ”

"Do you have any more questions?"

Huang nodded his head: "Yes!" ”

"Just say."

“…… Where's my clothes? Give me back the clothes! ”

"If you promise not to embarrass me, I'll give you back the clothes......"

"Don't think about it!"

"Then you're still naked......"

The communication was fruitless, and Xiao Fan walked out of the door very depressed.

Cao Yi stepped forward and saw Xiao Fan's depressed expression, so he said viciously: "The person surnamed Huang still wants to be your enemy?" Does he feel that the bad luck has not been enough? ”

Xiao Fan sighed: "Everyone has his own principles, I have them, he also has them, but it's a pity that I never get along with what he insists on......"

Cao Yi rolled up his sleeves and said viciously: "I'll beat him, and he will change his principles and get in tune with us." ”

Xiao Fan stopped him: "Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, you can't force them, violence can't solve the problem after all......"

"So what do we do now?"

"You can't do anything to be a man, the Son of Heaven likes Huang Guan and his sister, he may be the uncle of the country today, how much affection should be left. Call Xiangmanlou's mother, let's help Huang Guan settle the account, which can be regarded as an expression of our apology. ”

Cao Yi glanced at him and said deeply: "Brother Xiao really values love and righteousness, and he is so merciful to the enemy......

Xiao Fan sighed and said: "It's really not good to be too soft-hearted, I hate myself for this bad problem......"

Cao Yi immediately invited his mother over, and when the old bustard Qian, who still had charm, said a number with a smile, Xiao Fan hated his kindness more and more.

"Holy! Five hundred taels of silver? Are you robbing money? Xiao Fan's face became ugly.

The old bustard hurriedly knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Hou Ye is willing to come to Xiangmanlou, how dare the slave family accept Hou Ye's silver?" The Hou Ye has tormented the slave family......"

Xiao Fan was stunned for a while, then suddenly turned his head and said solemnly to Cao Yi: "Isn't it wrong to be merciful to the enemy?" ”

Cao Yi nodded hurriedly: "It's too undeserved!" ”

Xiao Fan seemed to have found a reason to feel at ease, and smiled with relief: "...... Then I won't help Huang Guan settle the bill. ”

Cao Yi: "............"

Hooking his hand, Xiao Fan called the old bustard to his side, and said softly: "We don't know the person above, and the official told you a big secret, that person is penniless, and it is clear that he came to you to eat overlord chicken......"

The old bustard was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips, and finally couldn't help asking, "How do you know?" ”

"That man is naked, where do you think he can take out the silver for you?"

The old bustard's expression changed several times, and he looked at Xiao Fan and said carefully: "The adults really don't know him?" ”

"Of course I don't know, how could I know such a guy with no character?"

"The slave family is in the business of opening the door to welcome customers, and it is natural to teach some lessons to the guests who don't give money, if the slave family teaches him a lesson......"

Xiao Fan slapped his thigh: "It's just to eliminate harm for the people!" ”

When the old bustard heard this, a little anger flashed on his bright face: "In this way, the slave family is welcome......

"Go, go! Call a few more thugs...... "Xiao Fan is happy to be like something."

The bustard's movements were fast, and as soon as he beckoned, several thugs rushed into the chamber.

Huang Guan's desperate voice came out of the room and echoed in the building.

"You ...... What are you going to do? I am the ...... Ahh

Bang ...... Xiao Fan and Cao Yi stood downstairs, listening to Huang Guan's screams in the room, their faces kept twitching.

"It's cruel...... In the future, you must bring more silver when drinking flower wine. Xiao Fan muttered a summary.

Cao Yi looked sideways at Xiao Fan's sympathetic face, opened his mouth several times, and finally couldn't help but say, "What happened to you when you were a child?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Hurt people so badly, and then pretended to be passing by and watching the excitement, and his face was full of sympathy, as if it had nothing to do with you at all, what shadow did you experience when you were a child, and only became so despicable and shameless when you grew up?"

Xiao Fan's eyes suddenly became very deep: "Since I drank fake wine and died in my last life, I have become like this...... Those annihilators, they made me lose an opportunity to be a good person! ”

Cao Yi was dumbfounded: "............"

"Brother Cao, the other Qingliu ministers who are lying in the Qinglou, if they still want to continue to embarrass us, they will also handle it according to this example."

"Good!"

The next day, inside the Huangguan Mansion.

A group of Qingliu ministers gathered in the inner hall, and looked at Huang Guan, Storm Zhao, Zhuo Jing and other eight ministers with surprise on their faces, everyone felt very puzzled, these eight stalwarts of Qingliu in the DPRK fell off the chain and disappeared at the critical moment of the court dispute, what happened to them?

The eight of them sat in various parts of the inner hall, all with gloomy faces, looking majestic and dignified, but the scars and bruises on their faces were impressive, which made their majestic posture a lot more pale.

"Lord Huang, you ......"

Huang Guan said coldly: "Don't say it, we were killed by the thieves, and we were kidnapped by Xiao Fan on the day of the last dynasty!" ”

"What? Xiao Fan is so bold! Everyone was taken aback and immediately fried the pot.

"Lord Huang, my colleagues and others are willing to jointly play a table and go to the Golden Palace to tell Xiao Fan, he has no royal law and hijacks the ministers of the court without permission, we must invite the Son of Heaven to kill this national thief!"

Looking at the excited appearance of the crowd, Huang Guan and the other eight people looked depressed and let out a long sigh.

"Sue Xiao Fan? How to sue? Who has proof that he did it? If there is no evidence, and in turn, Xiao Fan sues us for framing our colleagues and sits on the same crime, wouldn't we gain more than we gained? Not to mention ......"

"What's more?"

Huang Guan looked up to the sky and sighed, and said sadly: "...... That despicable thief took advantage of our coma to order the painter to draw our ...... Nude painting! He said that if we want to continue to fight with him, we will paste our nude paintings all over the Ming states and capitals......"

The eight people looked sad, and they all lowered their heads and sighed gloomily...... Everyone froze together, and at the same time the amorous appearance of Huangguan eight people sleeping naked appeared in their minds, and then everyone trembled, chilled by the picture they imagined.

The inner hall fell silent, and the morale of the people was depressed.

...... "Lord Huang" for a long time...... Why do you have a blue nose and swollen face? Could it be that Xiao Fan still tortured you? ”

The eight remained silent.

Huang Guan really couldn't stand everyone's curious gaze, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't bring enough silver, and I was ...... by the thugs of the Qinglou."

Syllable!

Violent Zhao took the case and said angrily: "Such a shameful and humiliating, how can you not report it? For the sake of Daming Sheji, in order to get rid of the national thieves, we are not even afraid of death, are we still afraid of being pasted nude? It's a joke! ”

"Tyrannical Adult...... You're talking light! ”

On the third day, a battle broke out again on the Golden Palace.

All Qingliu knelt down to Zhu Yunwen together, asking him to retract the order to change the French military system, but Zhu Yunwen refused Qingliu's request on the grounds that the holy decree had been issued to the political envoy and that if it was withdrawn, it would damage the emperor's prestige.

The crowd was not discouraged, and after the dispersal of the dynasty, they knelt down in front of the noon gate again and cried, asking for the revocation of their fate.

Seeing that the Qingliu people were using their old tricks and pretending to be pitiful to win sympathy, they were not to be outdone, and they ran to the noon gate and knelt down one after another, crying loudly and begging the Son of Heaven to resolutely implement the new law in order to strengthen the country.

So the noon gate became a pot of porridge again, and the impassioned petition turned into a noisy farce, and finally Zhu Yunwen became impatient and ordered the general of the Han Dynasty to pass on the will, if anyone quarrels in front of the noon gate and deliberately makes trouble, he will be punished with ten strokes of the court rod and beaten out of the palace with a stick.

The scene became like this, and the Qingliu had no choice but to go home.

The annihilators smiled one by one, wiping fake tears and gathered in Xiao Mansion to celebrate the victory.

After three or four days of commotion, the general political envoy Si Yamen finally couldn't withstand the pressure of the annihilating party in turn, and did not dare to continue to drag on, so he had to write Zhu Yunwen's holy decree on the official newspaper, and dozens of fast horses rushed out of the general political envoy Yamen one after another, and galloped away to the Ming Dynasty to command the envoys.

Xiao Fan's will was implemented, and the holy decree of the military system reform was finally spread to the world. For a while, all the commanders and envoys in various places were shocked and in an uproar, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the Jingshi, who were waiting, waiting for the specific regulations of the law change to be introduced.

The holy decree of reforming the military system was soon known by the vassal kings in various places, and the vassal kings were taken aback, and they inquired about each other in series, and after they understood that it was the Jinyi Guard's command to make Xiao Fan's proposition, the vassal kings hated Xiao Fan to the core, if the imperial court implemented the reform of the military system, the combat power of the million army would be greatly improved, and at that time, the imperial court had a brave army as the backing, wouldn't it leave more trouble for the vassal kings?

So the vassal kings have gone up to the sparse, on the grounds that the ancestral system cannot be violated, and it is not filial piety to violate, they strongly oppose Zhu Yunwen's military system change, Zhu Yunwen pressed the kings' chapters, and did not send them in the middle, but Wen Yan was relieved, saying that a strong army is for a strong country, and the emperors and uncles do not have to be nervous.

The thirty-first year of Hongwu is destined to be an unquiet year.

Contrary to the turbulent situation in the court, there was calm in the Xiao Mansion.

Eat what you should eat, sleep what you should sleep, the three Mrs. Xiao don't go out of the door, the second door is not stepping, their father-in-law will make a fuss with the court and the world, but they don't realize it, they just stay at home every day and enjoy the simplicity and happiness of being a wife.

Xiao Fan has never mentioned the affairs of the court to them, he has a principle, the state affairs of the court will never be brought into the inner courtyard.

Home is home, a haven in which a man can lie comfortably and unsuspectingly, and he will not allow the slightest muddle in this harbor.

The black smoke miasma outside is an outside thing, and when he returns home, Xiao Fan only has two identities: the head of the family and her husband.

Men have to play countless roles in their lives, and these roles must be clearly divided, and a man who has a successful family and career will never confuse these roles.

Now Xiao Fan was lying under the grape trellis in the inner courtyard to enjoy the shade, the breeze was blowing the fine hair in front of his temples, warm and quiet, so that he couldn't help but close his eyes and began to doze off.

Thrush, Jiang Du and Zhang Hongqiao sat around him, and the three of them saw that Xianggong was sleepy, so they glanced at each other and pursed their lips and chuckled.

Jiang Du beckoned, whispered a few words in Zhang Hongqiao's ear, and the two got up and entered the room, and quickly moved out a guqin and a stove of sandalwood.

Tuning the piano with his hands, caressing the test, and then Jiang Du's slender fingers hooked on the strings, smooth as flowing water, and the sound of the piano as clear as a mountain spring spread throughout the inner courtyard of Xiao Mansion in this quiet afternoon.

Zhang Hongqiao sat beside Jiang Du, cleared his throat, and sang delicately: "...... The east gate drinks my Cao, and everything is like a feather. Drunk and lying in the twilight, sometimes looking at the lonely clouds and ......"

The voice was melodious, lingering, Xiao Fan still closed his eyes, but a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Feeling a chill on his lips, Xiao Fan opened his eyes, but saw that the thrush brought a peeled grape to his mouth, and then his big eyes fluttered, looking at him and laughing.

The warm and warm scene made Xiao Fan close his eyes again and moan with satisfaction.

Isn't he doing evil outside and enduring the scolding of thousands of people, just to keep this peace that belongs to him? To have such a warm home in life, it is worth it when you die, what is the point of doing a few evil things?

- In other words, do you want to think of a bad trick tomorrow and those clear streams? Save them from always adding to their own blockage.

Xiao Fan thought about his thoughts, Zhang Hongqiao had finished singing a song leisurely, and then Hongqiao glanced at Jiang Du and Thrush carefully, walked to Xiao Fan's side gently, and gently beat his thighs for him.

"Xianggong, does the concubine sing well?" Hongqiao's face was full of anticipation.

Xiao Fan came back to his senses, nodded hurriedly and smiled: "It's good, it's so good!" Red Bridge is so versatile......"

Hongqiao couldn't help but smile when he heard his sweetheart praise like this, wrinkled his little nose proudly, and said with a smile: "The concubine is not only singing, but also......

Xiao Fan was stunned, and then surprised inexplicably: "Do you know how to blow the flute?" ”

"yes."

"Great!" Xiao Fan clapped his hands fiercely, then pulled up Zhang Hongqiao and walked to the room: "Quick, come and play a song for Xianggong." ”

"Xianggong...... In such a hurry? ”

"Such a special talent, why didn't you come out early!" Xiao Fan said angrily.

The two hurried into the room.

Thrush and Jiang both glanced at each other, and their pretty faces showed a strange smile.

Long...... Zhang Hongqiao's exclamation came from the wing.

"Phase...... Messire...... The slave family is not blowing this kind of flute. ”

"Xianggong wants you to blow this kind of flute!" Xiao Fan is very sure.

(To be continued)