In these years, it is not easy to be a loyal minister, and it is even more difficult to be an honest loyal minister.

Someone else gives a gift, all of them are reluctant to return, and if they don't return, they are afraid of ruining the reputation of honesty, so they have to return half and keep half, and they have to show their powerful acting skills, and strive to pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and return the gift in a righteous and stern manner...... Look, it's not easy to be an honest and loyal minister.

Xiao Fan is very satisfied with his performance today, he feels that his performance is in place, both his expression and his actions have reached the standard of the actor, if King Yan has a conscience, he should really send him a little golden man to encourage him.

However, presumably, after His Royal Highness King Yan found out that half of the silver was missing, he might not be too happy, and it is estimated that he would not agree to treat Xiao Fan as a "national soldier", after all, a national soldier like Xiao Fan ...... Very hard to describe, alternative?

No matter what, anyway, the box is not less, and the contents are less or less, so it's none of his business. - I'm just a clean official who refuses to accept bribes, and I'm not a storekeeper, so what does it matter to me if I have less money?

When he got home, Xiao Fan couldn't wait to push open the door of the bedroom, and Xiao Thrush was holding a large pile of snow-white silver and smiling stupidly.

Xiao Fan carefully closed the door, walked over, and then ...... One big and one small hugged the silver and smiled stupidly.

"Three thousand taels, how to spend it?" Xiao Fan's saliva is about to flow, this is really the happiest question in life.

"Buy hooves." Xiao Thrush's saliva is about to flow down, the little girl is growing her body, and her hooves are her favorite.

Xiao Fan disagreed: "Say something with a construction surname." ”

3,000 taels of silver to buy hooves, how many years does the little girl have to eat?

The thrush's smart eyes rolled, and he looked shrewd, and soon had a standard answer: "Buy a house, buy a land." ”

Well, it is very much in line with the values of the ancients, the house and the land, these things that can be passed on to the children and grandchildren are the first choice of the ancients.

"Nope." Xiao Fan categorically vetoed.

It makes sense if it happens to the people overnight, but a newly appointed Wupin official suddenly has a lot of land under his name, and according to Zhu Yuanzhang's surname, it is estimated that he will be cut into pieces and thrown to feed the dogs, and he is too lazy to peel off the skin.

I'm really worried, it turns out that there are really people in this world who hate a lot of money...... One big and one small were relatively speechless, Xiao Thrush had a bitter little face, sighing like a little adult.

patted his thigh, Xiao Fan said: "No matter, bury them in the backyard first, bury them a little deeper, and then dig them up to get two flower ...... when you want to use them."

Xiao Thrush nodded vigorously in agreement.

This is the mentality of the nouveau riche, the wealth is not exposed, it seems a little childish, and the consciousness of small farmers is a little small, but this is the safest way. Lao Zhu is psychopathic, he can't see rich people, let alone rich officials, he can't kill one by one, Xiao Fan can't afford to take this risk.

The two took advantage of the darkness of the night to dig all over their bodies, and finally buried the three thousand silver in the earth, and buried them very deeply.

The two of them were so tired that they simply sat on the floor of the bedroom, panting back to back.

After a while, Xiao Fan suddenly laughed in a low voice, and then the laughter gradually became louder, as if he remembered something very funny.

"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Thrush turned his face and looked anxious to share.

"I'm thinking, let's dig the pit for so long in order to bury the three thousand taels of silver, and I'm so tired that I'm panting, that Chen Siliu has earned so much silver, I don't know how many pits to dig every night, it's really strange, I haven't seen him lose weight after such a tired exercise, haha......"

Xiao Thrush also laughed twice, and then his little face suddenly became gloomy.

"If Xianggong hadn't taken me to the Chen family, I'm afraid you wouldn't have turned against the Chen family, I'm ......"

Xiao Fan smiled calmly: "It's none of your business, whether I take you there or not is the same result, in fact, you can also see that the path I and the Chen family have taken is different after all, and separation is inevitable." ”

Xiao Thrush looked at Xiao Fan deeply, his eyes were full of green but deep affection, the man in front of him who smiled gently, rescued her from the edge of life and death, gave her food and clothing, gave her warmth, gave her everything, he has been paying silently, no matter what he does for her, he is a matter of course, like the shade of the tree above his head, giving her a summer of shade, but never asking for her.

I thought that I would end my desolate and sad life in a dark and dirty corner, freezing and starving, but God arranged for me to meet him, it is good to be alive, it is better to meet him than to live.

Pulling Xiao Fan's hand, looking at the three scratches on his wrist that she had left him, Xiao Thrush gently touched it with his lips, then raised his head and looked at him with very serious eyes.

Men like to say "repay the king with a countryman", what does she use to repay the king?

"Xianggong, I will definitely protect you well in the future." Xiao Thrush was so serious that he seemed to be swearing with his life.

Xiao Fan smiled: "You little girl, what do you want to protect me?" ”

"With my life." Xiao Thrush smiled faintly, and his smile was a little disgusting, like signing an evil contract with a demon, exchanging his body and soul for a wish.

Xiao Fan smiled and rubbed her hair, he could feel the affection of Xiao Thrush, as light as cold water, but deep into the bone marrow. A twelve-year-old girl who didn't know anything at first, and Thrush had suffered for many years, and her heart and experience had already honed her to be more vicissitudes and maturity than adults, and to understand how precious happiness is.

The two of them leaned their heads together, enjoying this silent and warm moment, and their hearts were sweet and quiet.

I don't know how long it took.

"Xianggong ......"

"Huh?"

"I don't have any money at home......

"You...... Why didn't you say it earlier when you buried the silver just now? ”

“…… Forgot. ”

"Then let's dig up the silver......"

It was a meaningful night.

The next morning, before dawn, Xiao Fan was already waiting outside the Chengtian Gate.

Yesterday, Xie Jin spread the word that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to summon him, and Xiao Fan went to Chengtianmen early to wait for the order.

This is the advantage of being an emperor, he can only wait for others, and Xiao Fan never dares to let him wait.

Just when he was waiting for a lot of boredom, Zhu Yunwen came over wearing a bright yellow four-clawed dragon robe.

He had a little sadness on his face, and after seeing Xiao Fan, his depressed expression eased slightly, and he smiled like a sunny smile.

Xiao Fan sighed secretly, a handsome guy is a handsome guy, he is so handsome in everything, although he is very reluctant to admit it, but the fact is that Zhu Yunwen is indeed a few points more handsome than himself, and his gestures are full of nobleness, if a jealous person sees him, he can't help but pour sulfuric acid on his face...... "Grandfather Huang wants to summon you?" ”

"That's right."

"You can go in with me, and I will also greet the imperial grandfather."

The two walked side by side across the Jinshui Bridge and slowly entered the palace gate.

"Xiao Shiyu, I heard that you were appointed by the emperor's grandfather as a brocade guard, are you still used to doing it in the yamen?"

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division is currently just an empty shelf, to build it completely, it will take at least half a year, and now is the time for a hundred wastes to be rebuilt." ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Although I don't know why the emperor's grandfather let you be the same acquaintance, but the emperor's grandfather must have his intentions, and the commander makes Li Jinglong a good person, and he is still my cousin, although he is a little playful, but he has no bad intentions, and it is worth befriending." ”

Xiao Fan smiled, this Li Jinglong is not an ordinary playful, since the financial problem was solved, he seems to have completely lifted the burden, every day to run the town to Fu Si Yamen to order a mao, dip a garlic and skip work, people don't know where to go, when it is time to get off work, go back to the yamen on time to check in, sometimes too lazy to come back, simply send someone to say hello, typical gentleman style, Jinyi Wei is actually Xiao Fan who takes the idea, there is such a leader who is willing to delegate power, I really don't know if it is fortunate or unfortunate.

However, Li Jinglong didn't know that his second-in-command, Comrade Xiao Fan, was not a very diligent person, and some things could be handed over to his subordinates, so he tried his best to hand them over.

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Your Highness, how about discussing with you and sending someone to me?" ”

"Who?"

"Hundreds of pro-army households around you, Yuan Zhong."

"What do you want him for?"

"Transfer him to Jinyiwei, promote him to a thousand households, and help me run errands, you won't be reluctant, right?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this, the guards around me are all subordinate to the Jinyi pro-army, and they are originally under the control of your Jinyi guards, so you have to use him to transfer him over." ”

Xiao Fan said happily: "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

I will see Zhu Yuanzhang later, and if I have the opportunity, I will ask him to transfer Cao Yi from Jiangpu County to Jinyiwei, with these two arms, one on the left and one on the right, it will be much easier to do things in the future.

The two walked for a while, Zhu Yunwen's expression suddenly became heavy, he waved away the eunuch who was followed by the waiter, and said with a long sigh: "Do you know? The feudal kings from all over the country entered Beijing one after another. ”

Xiao Fan nodded.

Zhu Yunwenjun's face was filled with deep sorrow: "The strategy of the vassal king was originally the life of the emperor's grandfather, but ...... He thinks that Qin lost the world, because the Qin Emperor was unwilling to divide the kings to guard all places, so that one side became chaotic, and the world was opposed, and Liu Bang won the world after the great seal of the kings surnamed Liu, so the Han family could protect the country for more than 400 years, the imperial grandfather wanted to follow Liu Bang, with the kings to guard, in order to calm the world, but the imperial grandfather forgot that when he reigned, the kings were his princes, and they could still be suppressed, but in case the emperor's grandfather went west, at that time, The kings are all my uncles, how can I hold it down? If they don't want to serve me as their master, so they raise an army and plot to seize the country, what will I do with myself? ”

Xiao Fan said: "Your Highness thinks very reasonably, your worries are not groundless, the policy of the vassal king, there are indeed many hidden dangers, you must find a proper way to solve them, otherwise after you ascend the throne in the future, the hidden dangers are likely to become real disasters, why don't Your Highness tell Your Majesty these worries frankly?" ”

Zhu Yunwen was taken aback, and said with a pale face: "Tell the imperial grandfather?" That's not going to work! If I had told him about these worries, he would have scolded me, saying that I didn't know what to do, and I ...... I don't dare tell him. ”

Xiao Fan sighed: "You misunderstood Your Majesty, Your Majesty is old, he has done so many things in his life, isn't it just to leave you a country without hidden dangers?" You tell him the worries in your heart, Your Majesty will not only not be angry, but will help you come up with ideas, after all, this Ming Dynasty belongs to your ancestors and grandchildren, and now there is a problem, one is the current emperor, the other is the future monarch, the ancestors and grandchildren are calm, what can not be discussed? ”

Zhu Yunwen's face was full of fear, and he quickly shook his head and said, "No...... No, I don't dare, it's better to wait for the future emperor's grandfather to be a hundred years later, and I will find a way to solve this problem myself......"

"Your Highness, you are the future monarch of the Ming Dynasty, don't you even have the courage to tell the truth to your grandfather? If you are so weak all your life, what will those uncles do to you when they see it? Can the ministers be blamed entirely on the situation where the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong? If the king is not weak, how dare the courtiers be strong? Your weak surname is the perfect opportunity for your uncles to rebel! Now that you are the grandson of the prince, under one person and above ten thousand, you dare not even say a word of truth, so how can the subjects in the future be willing to obey your orders? How can I serve you as Lord? ”

Xiao Fan's words were like a thunderstorm on a sunny day, which shook Zhu Yunwen for a long time, and Leng Leng stood in place for a long time, his face was blue and white, and his expression was changing.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Yunwen finally made up his mind, his pale and handsome face, gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay!" I listen to you! I want to be an assertive emperor, at least an emperor who dares to speak and do! I...... I will tell my grandfather about my concerns. ”

Xiao Fan smiled easily, the chrysalis turned into a colorful butterfly, and he broke out of the cocoon, he seemed to see a thin and cowardly grandson, who was slowly turning into a domineering, courageous and responsible man, this transformation made him feel sincerely happy.

History, perhaps, will really quietly change its original trajectory under Xiao Fan's seemingly careless pull...... Zhu Yunwen, who has made up his mind, seems to have changed his whole person, exuding a clear brilliance all over his body, revealing a strong confidence from the inside out, and even smiling is much more charming than usual.

"Xiao Shiyu, thank you." Zhu Yunwen looked at him seriously and said sincerely.

Xiao Fan smiled and waved his hand: "As a grandson, you have to tell the truth to your grandfather, and I will be your courtier, of course, I will tell you the truth." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, a tacit understanding that only belonged to their confidants slowly emerged from the bottom of their hearts, circling quietly between the two, peaceful and comfortable.

"Yesterday, King Yan also entered Beijing, do you know?"

"Of course I knew, hehe, I also said a few words to him, and then he wanted to bribe me, and sent thousands of taels of silver to my house at night, thinking that a mere copper-smelling thing could buy me......"

"Huh? The ambition of the Yan King is really obvious! Did you take it? ”

"How is that possible? Of course I confiscate! I returned it to him that night, a total of five boxes, one of which was not less. Hum! Underestimate me too much! Am I the kind of person who can be bought with money? ”

"Xiao Shi read...... True loyalty! ”

"That's it!"

(To be continued)