When Xiao Fan used a shy expression and a shy and timid tone to tell the story of drunken beating the emperor's grandson, Cao Yi had maintained a dumbfounded expression for a long, long time.

Xiao Fan looked at him uneasily, and said cautiously: "It is said that the royal bearing is extraordinary and has the mind to tolerate the world, presumably His Royal Highness Taisun should not worry about me, a grass people, right?" ”

Cao Yi's face stiffened, and when he heard this, he couldn't help twitching his face, and said in a hoarse voice: "Extraordinary? Hehe...... Brother Xiao, do you know what the royal bearing is built on? Tens of millions of lives, the white bones of Sensen, and the blood that flowed like rivers ......"

"Brother Cao, don't scare me......"

"Scaring you? Hum! Because of Prince Yiwen, the current saint is very spoiled by the grandson, and he is reluctant to say even a heavy word about him, you are good, he slapped his head and slapped his head countless times, if the emperor knows......"

Xiao Fan broke out in a cold sweat, and said with trembling lips: "It's not that serious, right?" ”

Cao Yi took a deep look at him, and sighed: "I really didn't see it, you look weak and elegant, you actually did such a terrible thing, to be honest, you are more ...... than me"

Xiao Fan said shyly: "Brother Cao, you have praised ...... falsely."

Immediately, Xiao Fan's face quickly fell, now is not the time to listen to praise, and listening to the meaning of Cao Yi's words, he doesn't seem to praise himself......

"Brother Cao, what do you think I should do?" Xiao Fan said with a bitter face.

Cao Yi pondered: "You just said that the guards of the imperial grandson were originally unsheathed and wanted to kill you, but they were stopped by the imperial grandson?" And then they left Jiangpu like that, and they didn't touch a single hair of yours? ”

"Yes."

"In this way, the imperial grandson didn't have murderous intentions against you, otherwise, you would have a hundred small lives, and you will be explained there, Jinyi pro-military captain, that is a first-class master......"

Xiao Fan was stunned, and then he suddenly opened his mouth, and said that the authorities were fascinated, this is really true, Zhu Yunwen didn't kill me at the time, which shows that he didn't have the intention of killing, so most likely he won't kill me in the future, the history books are not wrong, Zhu Yunwen is a benevolent and tolerant emperor, such an emperor is not used to killing people, a few years later, King Yan raised an army to rebel against him, and he actually said to the rehabilitated general Geng Bingwen: "Don't kill my imperial uncle, so that I will be charged with killing my uncle." ”

He couldn't bear to kill him if he rebelled, he just slapped him on the head a few times, so it must not be a big deal, right?

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan's hanging heart finally let go.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan's nervous and then relaxed expression, a bit of complexity flashed in his eyes, the two were silent for a while, Cao Yi said: "Brother Xiao, the mind of the superior is unpredictable, you and I are here to guess, and it is not accurate, maybe the imperial grandson will think of this one day, and you will not be good at that time......

"What does Brother Cao mean?"

Cao Yi picked up the wine jar and poured a large sip of wine, wiped the wine stains on the side of his mouth, and said, "I have a foolproof way to keep you safe and sound......

"What's the method?"

Cao Yi smiled, raised his hand and pointed to the north, and said: "The man is determined to be in the world, you have lived in the Chen family for a long time, and being a son-in-law under the fence is not a husband's behavior, I see that you are clever and resourceful, listen to the advice of the old brother, leave the Chen family and go to the north......"

Xiao Fan's heart trembled, and he looked at Cao Yi intently.

Cao Yi didn't seem to see Xiao Fan's solemn gaze, and said to himself: "Before I came to Jiangpu to take office, you must also know who is standing behind me, yes, I used to be promoted by His Royal Highness King Yan, and I followed His Royal Highness King Yan to the north to conquer the remnants of the Yuan several times, and was promoted to a hundred generals after accumulating military exploits, and now King Yan is in the land of Youyan, guarding the north of the country, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and fierce generals like clouds......"

Xiao Fan interrupted Cao Yi and said quietly: "What does Brother Cao mean, do you want me to defect to King Yan?" ”

Cao Yi said with a smile: "Exactly, the boy was born in the world, when he made meritorious contributions, he gave himself a good future with both hands, although there are many fierce generals under the command of King Yan, but there is a shortage of resourceful people, only now only Master Daoyan can relieve the worries of King Yan, such as today's son Shengming, thirty years ago, in the Qing Dynasty, but the remnants of the Yuan have not been removed, over the years frequently attacked the border, there are many wars on the border, King Yan was ordered by the emperor to guard Beiping, in order to protect the peace of the Ming Dynasty, now is the time to seek talent, if you vote for King Yan, you have a great reputation waiting for you to take, if His Royal Highness King Yan is promoted, In five years and ten years, I will give you an official position and return to your hometown, isn't it a hundred times better than you living in the Chen family and being a son-in-law? ”

Xiao Fan listened quietly with a smile on his face, but his eyelids jumped a few times imperceptibly.

The remnant yuan has not been removed, this is probably the high-sounding superficial reason, now that Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, King Yan's actions dare not be too public, he can only search for talents all over the world in the name of sweeping away the remnant yuan, what is his real purpose, others don't know, doesn't Xiao Fan know?

According to the real historical development, after the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, King Yan finally took over the splendid country from his nephew Zhu Yunwen, sat on the throne, and created a prosperous Yongle era for 22 years.

Should I go to him? Help him conquer the remnants, help him consolidate the north, and even help him seek to usurp the throne......

Xiao Fan suddenly smiled, he was just an ordinary person, even if his real identity was a traverser, in this turbulent Ming Dynasty, could he really influence the political situation in the world? Why? Does it mean so much to them whether to defect or not? In his previous life, Xiao Fan knew that he must not overestimate himself too much, no one in this world is a real fool, and the world will still turn the same without anyone, and history will still move forward according to the trajectory it delineates, which cannot be changed by the strength of one person.

"Brother Cao, the younger brother is only a shallow learner, he has neither extraordinary wisdom nor improper bravery, and King Yan is all wise and brave, how can he tolerate a mediocre person like me? Let's put this matter aside for now......"

Xiao Fan finally refused, he didn't regret making such a decision, everyone has their own circumstances, everything is just as it is, he doesn't like to do something too deliberately, including defecting to King Yan, too.

Cao Yi stared at Xiao Fan deeply for a long time, his eyes were full of complexity, and after a long silence, Cao Yi finally smiled and said: "I have already seen it, you kid is the master who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, that's it, if you don't go, don't go, the climate in the north is cold and dry, you weak body is estimated to not be able to survive, if you change your mind one day, come to me again." ”

Xiao Fan looked at him gratefully and said, "The little brother rejected Brother Cao's kindness, will you blame me for not knowing how to lift?" ”

Cao Yi's eyes widened, and he said heroically: "What do you think of your old brother?" Since we are brothers commensurate, we are a family, and brothers can say whatever they think, what they can't lift, are you so unreasonable to me? ”

The two looked at each other, laughed loudly at the same time, and saluted each other with a wine bowl, and the slight unhappiness disappeared.

After drinking heartily, Xiao Fan took eight points of drunkenness and left.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan's slightly stumbling back, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he suddenly sighed for a long time: "It's still not time yet......

The meaning of "fire" in the words doesn't know whether it is Xiao Fan, or whether it is about winning over Xiao Fan, or whether it refers to something else.

Picking up the wine bowl and drinking it all, Cao Yi frowned again, knocked on the stone table and groaned: "The imperial grandson...... What did he do in Jiangpu? ”

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Rejecting Cao Yi, Xiao Fan focused on taking care of the drunken immortal building. In his position, he knew that he was now the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building, although he was still working for Chen Siliu, but this was only temporary.

When the hidden dragon was in the abyss, all he needed was a chance, a chance to soar into the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, but the world has faintly formed two camps,—— vassal king and grandson, no matter which side he stands, now is not the best time, which is also the main reason why he rejected Cao Yi.

Huang Zhixian was seized of power, the drunken fairy building is now full of guests, business is booming, the two-zhang square wooden platform in the lobby has played a great role, the storyteller singing and juggling, taking shifts, attracting batches of guests, every day is as lively as the New Year, of course, the silver in the guests' money bags is also flowing into Chen Siliu's pocket.

Shopkeeper Xiao was relieved at the same time, but also had a touch of sorrow.

He is not worried about himself, but about another person.

A restaurant shopkeeper who has not yet been lifted out of poverty, he is still running desperately on the road to a well-off life, but when he suddenly looks back, he finds that he has even raised a diner.

This made the shopkeeper Xiao inexplicably sad and angry.

The diner is an old Taoist priest, and he has a personal Taoist name like his name, which is too empty.

Huang Zhixian and Cao Yi fought for two days, the wind in the city was everywhere, the political situation was turbulent, everyone was panicked, and the two days were too empty but there was no figure, and when the wind calmed down and the dust settled, it was too empty and magical. And this appearance, he didn't leave in the drunken fairy building, every day he held his broken banner all over the world to swagger and deceive, and came back at night to enjoy the food of the chef of the drunken fairy building without shame, and after eating, he put together two tables and lay down, humming a yellow tune and falling asleep, saying that even Xiao Fan's eyes were red.

Xiao Fan felt that it would not work to go on like this, it was really a sin for the monk Hongchen to cultivate so comfortably, and the Sanqing Daojun would be unhappy.

So on a cold night after closing, Shopkeeper Xiao sat next to Taixu, who was full of food and drink, and was picking his teeth with his legs crossed, and began to negotiate with him.

There is only one topic in the negotiations, how to make a monk who eats and drinks for nothing and does not create value lose his way.

Tai Xuan smiled a little weakly, he also felt that this was very bad, eating white food was too nameless, after all, he was not related to Xiao Fan, and people had no obligation to support him.

"Why don't I teach you martial arts, you worship me as a teacher, and the master eats the apprentice, and it is justified ......" said too shamelessly.

Xiao Fan sighed and said: "Dao Chief, I have no objection to learning martial arts, but it's better to learn martial arts from you, I estimate that after so many years, you will be a little more powerful in kung fu......"

"Don't underestimate me, my martial arts are not blown, how many people on the rivers and lakes cried and shouted to worship me as a teacher, I ignored it, today, if you talk about martial arts rankings, only my senior brother Zhang Sanfeng is above me......"

Xiao Fan waved his hand to interrupt Taixu's boasting: "Okay, let's not mention the matter of martial arts, make the best use of people's talents and make the best use of things, I don't think it's a matter for the Taoist chief to be abducted outside, so let's do it, I'll find you an errand in the Drunken Immortal Building......"

Taixu's eyes lit up: "What errand?" ”

"Your old business."

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The next day, diners at the Drunken Immortal Building noticed that the lobby was a little different from usual.

When everyone was eating and drinking, an old Taoist priest in sloppy clothes and with a sneaky demeanor like a flower child, with a smile on his old face, was asking table by table: "Hey, do you tell fortunes?" Free, the new reward activities launched by Zuixian Lou ......"

"Ahh This brother Tai, poor Taoist temple, your Yin Tang is black, with a sinister eyebrow, brother Tai, you have a bad omen! ”

"Fuck off! You have a bad omen, and your whole family has a bad omen! ”

"Brother Tai don't be angry, Poor Dao will draw you a peach talisman for free, not only to ward off evil spirits, but also to prevent ...... contraception"

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