At the time of the third watch, the night was deep, the Jingshi Ying Tianfu was silent, the lights of thousands of homes were extinguished, and the streets and alleys were silent.

It was a quiet night, and a terrible storm seemed to brew in the calm.

There are only two hours left before the Yin Dynasty, and at this time, the Imperial History Huangguan Mansion is brightly lit.

There are several people sitting in the inner hall, the bright candlelight reflects the old and excited faces, four or five people are scattered all over the inner hall, but no one speaks, they are all quietly immersed in the books, or from time to time take a pen to write a few sentences on the ivory board that they used to go to court, their expressions are serious and serious, as if a group of Confucian students immersed in academics, without distractions to do the final preparations before the court.

Today is an important day for Qingliu and the annihilation of the party, the early dynasty, the victory and defeat are known, after today, the power of the court will also be rearranged, since ancient times the evil is invincible, in the hearts of these Qingliu party, they will always be the embodiment of justice, no matter how clever the annihilation of the people is, it is useless to use strong words, the big excuse is not more than a "reason" word, the Qingliu is not good at anything else, but for the words of the sage, it can be recited backwards, everyone is full of sage poetry and books, the subset of history is all incomprehensible, If the court argues right and wrong, who in the world can argue with them?

If we compare the two in terms of learning, there is no doubt that the annihilators are too far behind, and their arguments are not worth mentioning, and people with unscrupulous minds spend all their thoughts and energy on how to drill for official positions and compete for power and profit, so how can they have the time and patience to sit down and study? Today, since the Golden Palace is debating the reform of the military system, with the ability to annihilate the party, how can it be the opponent of the Qingliu who are full of wealth?

Huang Guan and a group of Qingliu officials thought about it, and they all felt that the annihilation party had lost this time.

With profound knowledge, lotus-like eloquence, and the allusions of the ancient Confucian and Mencian sages as the sword of Shang Fang, the Qingliu people have the advantage, and the defeat of the annihilation party seems to be irreversible.

The words and swords above the court are more thrilling than the swords and swords on the battlefield, but the truth is the same, the two armies are facing each other, and it is the morale and strength of both sides that fight.

There is no shortage of these two things.

"Brother Shangbin, I found another sentence, look at how this sentence ......" Hu Kui held an ancient book in his hand, broke the tranquility of the inner hall, shook his head and began to read: "The Book of Rites? Self-use chapter", Zi said: 'Foolish and good for self-use, cheap and good self-dedicated, born in the present world against the ancient way, like this, the body is also. 'If you are not the Son of Heaven, you will not discuss etiquette, you will not system, and you will not study literature......"

After listening to this, everyone in the inner hall thought quietly for a while, and then everyone praised it.

Huang Guan stroked his chin and smiled: "Not bad, if you are proficient in the words of the sage, Brother Hu can be said to have won the five flavors...... 'If you are not the Son of Heaven, you will not discuss etiquette, you will not be systematic, and you will not be considered in literature', hum!" This sentence alone can force those annihilators to have no way out, and a few clowns who jump off the beam actually want to reform the military system, which is simply beyond their means! ”

Hu Kui's face was colorful, but he smiled reservedly: "Xia Guan is nothing more than borrowing the words of the sage to block the mouth of the annihilation, now move and use it, how can it compare to Huang Liushou of Lianzhong Sanyuan back then, Huang Dacaizi, Banmen get an axe, Banmen get an axe, haha......"

Huang Guan also laughed, waved his hand modestly, and didn't dare to do it. Everyone in the inner hall also laughed one after another, sweeping away the previous tension and solemnity, and the atmosphere instantly became harmonious and peaceful.

Zuodu Yushi Storm Zhao sat at the top of the inner hall, but he did not laugh with everyone, but frowned, his expression full of worry.

Huang Guan laughed for a while, turned his head to see Tyrant Zhao's expression, hurriedly smiled, walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Lord Tyrant, what's wrong?" ”

Storm Zhao said in a deep voice: "Did we ignore something? If it is a debate court, we are naturally not afraid of them, but ...... Don't the annihilators know that their strength is weaker than ours? Knowing that they are invincible, they still face the difficulties, do they have any means to turn defeat into victory? ”

Huang Guan froze, thought for a long time, and said: "It shouldn't be, the Golden Palace is full of words, you come and go, you fight for knowledge and eloquence, everything is above board, in this case, what tricks can the party play?" ”

Storm Zhao shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate them, this group of people may not be enough to worry about, but don't forget, today is the Great Dynasty Meeting, the Son of Heaven decreed, all those who are from the Lord to the Marquis must go to the palace to discuss matters, Xiao Fan has just been promoted to Marquis by the Son of Heaven, that is to say, today's Dynasty Meeting, our main opponent is Xiao Fan......"

At the mention of Xiao Fan's name, Huang Guan couldn't help but spark anger in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Fan...... What if the opponent is him? I have heard some news about chasing the wind and shadows, when the first emperor was there, Xiao Fan's fame for showing off his talents was still obtained by cheating, hum! What are we afraid of such unlearned and unskilled people? ”

Storm Zhao said coldly: "If you really think so, you are wrong, recall carefully, since Xiao Fan entered the court as an official until now, more than two years, after several court battles, and even entered Beiping alone, King Yan's 100,000 soldiers and horses are helpless to take him, which time he is not a big advantage?" When did he lose? ”

Huang Guan was stunned for a moment, and thought about it carefully, as Tyrant Zhao said, Xiao Fan, this bastard, didn't know whether it was luck or ability, he had been able to resolve many crises one by one, and won a big victory, in the memory of the ministers, this guy had never suffered a loss at all,...... This kind of person is simply a demon!

Thinking of this, Huang Guan's face gradually changed,—— if Xiao Fan can still win a big victory in this court battle, doesn't that mean that his side is doomed to fail?

He ...... What tricks will he use this time? Huang Guan's heart was clouded, and his voice trembled involuntarily.

Storm Zhao shook his head with a bitter face: "Although this son is young, no one in the world can see through him, his words and deeds are all incredible, as if he is out of the sky, and there is no trace at a glance...... This man's mind is too deep for me to see through......"

Huang Guan pursed his lips tightly, his face gradually turned red, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly said viciously: "Today, on the Golden Palace, even if I die with this thief, I will never let him succeed!" ”

Storm Zhao glanced at him and said strangely: "Although we all hate the annihilation party, we don't hate you to the extent that we can,...... Shang Bin, how deep is Xiao Fan's grudge against you? Why do you hate him so much? ”

"He seduced my sister ......" Huang Guan closed his eyes in pain.

Burst Zhao for a moment, and then laughed: "Hate is hate, don't scold yourself like this......"

Huang Guan stared at the blood-red eyes and said frantically: "Lord Tyrant, do you think I look like I'm joking with you?" ”

"Uh......" Zhao's smiling face froze.

Huang Guan closed his eyes, the corners of his eyes were full of tears, his face twitched painfully, and he repeated again with humiliation: "...... He really seduced my sister! ”

"............," Storm Zhao sighed silently.

At this time, the sound of the husband's bangzi was heard in the distance outside the house, and the melodious rhythm told everyone in the inner hall of the Huang Mansion that the time had come and it was time to go to court.

Everyone was in high spirits, packed up their belongings, and with excitement and excitement, they strode out of the hall, like a heroic and fearless soldier, with a kind of tragedy and grandeur that did not look back.

Today, it is said that the battle of loyalty and annihilation can determine the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years, and the lintel of the glorious temple is eternal.

At the same time, the lights in the Xiao Mansion were also bright.

Ru Yu, Xie Jin, Qi Tai, Yu Xin, Cao Yi, everyone gathered in the inner hall of Xiao Mansion, looking at Xiao Fan with an anxious expression.

Xiao Fan's eyes were half-closed, holding an emerald green tea cup in his hand, the mist was rising, and his handsome face was reflected more and more unfathomable.

The inner hall was silent, the needle drop could be heard, and everyone's eyes were staring at Xiao Fan, anxious and flustered.

Ru Yu cleared her throat, looked around at everyone, and then said slowly: "Lord Xiao, the court meeting is coming soon, what good strategies do we have to make the discussion of reforming the military system final?" ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "The dispute over the Golden Palace is nothing more than reasoning and laying out the facts, and there is no other way to do it......"

Ru Yu was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Be reasonable? This...... Is that the only way to do it? Nothing else? ”

Xiao Fan shrugged: "When I can't talk about them, I want to beat them, but I guess the Son of Heaven will definitely not agree......"

Everyone: "............"

Xiao Fan glanced at them and said: "You are also talented people who have taken the imperial examination, the reform of the law from the Spring and Autumn Period to the former Song Dynasty, there have been precedents in the past dynasties, and the facts have proved that the reform is indeed the way to strengthen the country, such as the Spring and Autumn Period Guan Zhong's 'phase and land decline', Qi State's Zou Ji reform, Qin's Shang Yang reform, Northern Wei Emperor's reform of Emperor Xiaowen, Later Zhou's Shizong reform, until the former Song Dynasty's Wang Anshi reform...... With so many examples of predecessors and sages, are you still worried that you can't argue with those pedantic and sour Confucians? ”

Everyone was silent for a long time when they heard this, and their faces were dumbfounded.

Ru Yu smiled dryly: "There are indeed many examples, but ...... At that time, it was said that the predecessors changed the law all carefully and then moved, compromised with the meritorious deeds of the powerful, and slowly advanced the way of quality exchange, and after paying a huge price, it finally became a new law. Now the stubborn and old-fashioned Qingliu in the DPRK and China are quite the majority, and besides, my lord, your proposal to change the law was aimed at the most difficult military system from the beginning, which directly touched the interests of the civilian officials, and the resistance encountered was bound to be much better than that of the predecessors, and those sour Confucians were soaked in books, under the sign of the words of the sage, and a few sentences of poetry and clouds were quoted at every turn, quoting scriptures, and saying that the head is the way, and now we can say whether we can smoothly implement the lord's reform proposal in the Golden Palace, we ...... I can't be sure. ”

Xiao Fan glanced at him and said lightly: "Having said so much, you mean nothing more than fighting them, right?" ”

Ru Yu was greatly admired: "My lord is sharp, and he is ...... in one word."

Xiao Fan let out a long sigh, what kind of goods are their own annihilation party, they are more fierce than anyone else when they fight for power and profit, it is their turn to show their ability, but they are not as good as others, no wonder those clear streams don't want to see the annihilation party, and now Xiao Fan really doesn't want to see them, a group of foodies...... If you don't have the ability, you don't have the ability, and putting the knife on their neck can't change the facts.

Xiao Fan waved his hand weakly and said, "It's almost time, you go to the court first, and I will go to the ...... later."

Seeing Xiao Fan's disappointed face, Ru Yu couldn't help but say a little sneeringly: "What should I do with today's court meeting?" Although the lower officials can't argue with those sour Confucians, they are barely competent to muddy the water in the court, or ...... Let's just quarrel into a chaotic battle today, and drag it out until the Ming Dynasty will talk about it, what do you think? ”

Xiao Fan said with a straight face: "I have too many things to do, how can I have time to play tricks with those Qinglius, I must pass the new law today!" ”

"But...... It's unlikely......"

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "You just go to the court, I'll go and ask my master for help......"

"With such a major state matter in the imperial court, what can Lingshi help with?"

Xiao Fan looked up at the sky for a long time, and said leisurely: "...... I asked Master to open the altar and draw circles to curse them. ”

Everyone immediately changed color, Ru Yu wiped her sweat and said with a bitter smile: "My lord, it's time for it, don't joke......"

"Who said I was joking? I mean it! ”

Full of worries and doubts, the annihilation party left the Xiao Mansion after bidding farewell to Xiao Fan, and each took the official sedan chair to Chengtianmen to prepare for the court.

Cao Yi was stopped by Xiao Fan and stayed alone, looking at Xiao Fan's calm face, he said worriedly: "Brother Xiao...... Are you really going to ask the old fairy to draw a circle and curse them? Such...... Did it work? ”

Xiao Fan glanced at him and didn't squeak.

Cao Yi finally understood his expression, and said happily: "You guy must be hiding other tricks, right?" ”

Xiao Fan sighed and said: "Brother Cao is really smart, but it's a pity that he belongs to the slow-burning ......."

Cao Yi laughed and said: "You are so angry, you are still hiding it at this time, tell me quickly, what can you do?" ”

Xiao Fan said in a deep voice: "Today is the court to debate the reform of the military system, those Qingliu must have studied the scriptures and history at home, and found countless words of saints waiting to refute us, if we talk about bickering, we are definitely not their opponents, to be honest, I don't expect Lord Ru to help much, the court will quarrel until the end, most of them will be over, I don't want to see this result......"

"So?"

"Therefore, I must go off the rails and find a way to avoid confrontation with them, and at the same time, I can make the idea of reforming the military system go smoothly in the court today......

Cao Yi said excitedly: "Brother Xiao's method has always been unpredictable, tell me your method......

Xiao Fan looked at Cao Yi and said with a smile: "Whether or not you can successfully pass the new law to reform the military system on the Golden Palace this time, the key lies in you, Brother Cao......"

Cao Yi was stunned: "Me? How can I help? ”

Xiao Fan smiled, and his smile showed the usual evil taste, which made Cao Yi's scalp tingle for a while.

Whenever Xiao Fan shows this kind of smile, it means that someone must be unlucky and tried repeatedly.

"Since the opponent is too strong, let's just not have an opponent, no one on the Golden Palace is against us, the atmosphere must be very peaceful......

At the beginning of the hour, two more moments, the Chengtian Gate will be opened, and hundreds of officials will enter the Fengtian Temple to meet the Son of Heaven and discuss the government.

An official sedan chair in the night did not hurry or slow forward, in the official sedan chair, Huang Guan tightly clenched the ivory board in his hand, but his eyelids couldn't help jumping.

The court meeting is about to start, but the annihilators have no action, what kind of medicine is Xiao Fan selling in his gourd? What tricks does he have waiting for him?

I can't see through it! This young man is too much to see!

The huge psychological pressure made Huang Guan tremble uncontrollably, his face became more and more ugly, and his brows were tightly twisted, like a dead knot that could never be opened.

The official sedan chair swayed and stopped, and the sedan chair man said outside the sedan chair: "Master, it's almost to Chengtianmen, today is the Great Dynasty Meeting, there are too many magnates in the last dynasty, I'm afraid the road ahead will be blocked by the sedan chair, do we want to go through the alleys of the slate street to Chengtianmen?" ”

The sedan chair man called the master a few times, but there was no response in the sedan chair.

The palanquin man opened the sedan curtain curiously, and the faint lantern reflected Huang Guan's pale and godless face, he sat in the sedan chair and pulled his hair with both hands, his expression was as painful as if he was suffering in hell.

The sedan chair man was shocked and hurriedly called: "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Huang Guan slowly raised his head, his eyes were empty and melancholy, he looked at the sedan chair man and muttered, "...... What does Xiao Fan want to do? What does he want to do? ”

Sedan Driver: "............"

The official sedan chair continued to set off, turned from the Pearl Tower, went around into the small alley of Shiban Street, and walked slowly and leisurely.

At this time, the figures in the narrow alley that only allowed one by two people to carry the sedan chair flashed lightly, and suddenly there were two groups of men dressed in black clothes and masked in black scarves at the end of the silent alley, which happened to block the front and back of the alley, and they held the unsheathed steel knife in their hands, and the steel knife was trembling and flashing under the faint light of the lantern.

The sedan chair drivers immediately stopped, looked at the men in black in horror, froze for a moment, and immediately opened their mouths to shout, and the handle of the first man turned over and turned, and slammed on the back of the sedan chair man's head, and the black-clothed man behind him also concocted the same method, two muffled snorts, and the sedan chair man fell to the ground unconscious.

The sudden occurrence of the change is simply unguardable.

Huang Guan heard the muffled snort, his heart couldn't help but tighten, and he hurriedly opened the sedan curtain and asked loudly, "Why don't you leave?" ”

What caught my eye was the cold light in the eyes of a group of masked men in black.

Huang Guan was stunned for a moment, and said, "You guys...... You are ......"

Swish!

The steel knife whistled past Huang Guan's nose, and the man in black led by him said viciously: "...... Rob! ”

Huang Guan was dumbfounded: "Huh? Beat...... Rob? Right now? ”

"That's right! Right now! Rob! ”

"I still want to go to court......" Huang Guan, who had never experienced such a thing, somehow, the ghost made this sentence pop up.

Bang!

The handle of the knife hit the back of Huang Guan's head, and Huang Guan immediately fainted.

"Robbery is more important!" The man in black said coolly.

A man in black next to him quickly caught Huang Guan's body that fell to the ground, turned his head and said, "My lord, what should I do next?" ”

The black-clothed man at the head took off the black scarf, revealing a big hairy face, but it was Cao Yi.

Cao Yi snorted coldly: "Are the other brothers eyeing the target?" ”

"Eyeing it, the left capital Yushi Zhao, the left servant Lang Zhuo Jing of the household department, Hu Kui in the Ministry of Rites, and Yuan Zhixin in the Ministry of Officials...... There are eight people in total, all of whom are the backbone of the clear stream, and the official sedan chair they are riding in has been closely watched by the brothers, and now they are afraid that they have succeeded......"

Cao Yi laughed: "Okay! Well done! There was no opponent on the Golden Palace, and the atmosphere was really peaceful...... Now, tell the brothers to strip them all of their clothes, and then quietly send them to the beds of the girls in the major Qinglou in Beijing, give each of those girls a hundred taels of silver, and tell them to tighten their mouths for Lao Tzu, don't fucking leak the wind! ”

"Yes!"

(To be continued)