Chapter 133: The Dust Has Settled
"Xiao Fan! You led people to break into the king's mansion and shoot and wound the king's staff, who gave you the courage to act so recklessly? Zhu Di's tone was like ice.
ran away from Dao Yan, Xiao Fan was in a depressed mood, and said lightly when he heard the words: "Lord Wang, Dao Yan is a prisoner of the imperial court, what's wrong with the lower officials arresting him?" The major suspect fled in fear of crime, and of course the lower official had to order to shoot him, this was the rule of Jinyiwei to arrest criminals, and there was no need for the lower official to remind the prince, right? ”
Zhu Di sneered: "Imperial court prisoner? A major suspect? Xiao Fan, was Dao Yan framed by you, you and I know it, this king remembers what is happening today, I hope you can explain it in front of your father, Lord Xiao, the prisoner has been scared away by you, do you have anything else? Do you want to search the king's mansion again, or arrest a few more people to blame for the crime, and make it better to indulge in vain? ”
Xiao Fan was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up with surprise, and he asked repeatedly, "Really?" Are you sure? Can I really search your house? Doesn't the prince mind? Wouldn't that be rude? ”
Zhu Di was stunned, and couldn't figure out why this guy's face suddenly became so surprised, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered that Xiao Fan's hands and feet were very unclean, from the black his silver, to the jade bodhisattva who stole Daoyan, the minister of the imperial court, he actually had the bad habit of stealing chickens and touching dogs, if he really promised to let Xiao Fan search his house, it is estimated that most of the dignified Yanwang Villa will become a family with four walls, and I don't know how many things will be stolen by this guy.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di was full of excitement, and immediately reacted, and hurriedly said: "You dare!" If you search my mansion, this king will have to fight with you! ”
Xiao Fan sighed in disappointment, then glared at Zhu Di, and said sadly: "Lord Wang, you ...... You should be the talk! ”
Zhu Di was full of black lines, and he was silent: "............"
…………………… The Jinyi captain on the side came over and said, "Lord Xiao, what should I do if the prisoner escapes?" ”
Xiao Fan raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Di, who was expressionless, and said coldly: "Go back to the Yamen of Zhenfu Division, order the painter to draw the appearance of the monk Daoyan, and then send sea fishing documents to all prefectures and states, and Daoyan is wanted by the whole country, whether he lives or dies!" ”
"Yes!"
Zhu Di just kept sneering on the side, Dao Yan is very important to him, aside from the friendship of more than ten years of getting along, in terms of planning the great cause, Zhu Di has always regarded him as the most powerful arm, if he loses Dao Yan, it will be like cutting off one of his arms, now Dao Yan is about to escape, Zhu Di finally let go of his heart, he knows that Dao Yan has a way to escape the pursuit of Jinyiwei, as long as Dao Yan returns to Beiping alive, it is his Zhu Di's world, and no one can hurt him.
Xiao Fan saw the sneer on Zhu Di's face, and his heart became more and more unhappy, so he added to Captain Jinyi: "...... Ordered the Jinyi guard to block all the water and land arteries from south to north, and carefully check every pedestrian passing by along the road, especially those who have traces of disguise, and arrest them! ”
"Yes!"
The sneer on Zhu Di's face gradually froze...... Xiao Fan glanced at him a little proudly, and the unhappiness in his heart gradually eased. Everyone is really unhappy.
"Lord Xiao, what to do with the red obscene pants that were taken off by the adults when the monk escaped?"
“…… It's a pair of sinful panties! Take it back and present it as evidence! ”
“…… Be! ”
Geng Xuan, the son of the Marquis of Changxing, was injured, and the case came to light.
The murderer turned out to be a staff member around King Yan, this person is not only a monk, but also a flower monk surnamed Xi Nan, because he was dissatisfied with Geng Xuan's marriage with the lord of Jiangdu, from love to hate, he sneaked into the mansion of the Marquis of Changxing that night, kidnapped Geng Xuan out of the mansion, and beat him up to eliminate the hatred in his heart.
Later, Xiao Fan was ordered by the emperor to arrest the murderer, and led the Jinyi guard to forcibly break into the Yanwang Courtyard to arrest Daoyan, but the cunning murderer took advantage of the chaos to escape. Now Jinyi Wei is claiming the world and arresting Daoyan.
The dust of this case settled, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar. There are those who do not believe, some are surprised, and there are also those who secretly gossip, the ministers openly and secretly asked Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, after the Geng family father and son admitted with strange faces, everyone fully satisfied the gossip psychology, so, in the homes of the princes and nobles of the Beijing Division, there was a quiet spread of the little marquis and a certain flower monk love and hate, not endless, want to talk about the back of the mountain story, after the oral transmission, the version of the story has been full of entertainment effects, its emotional and rational entanglement, the collision of secular and ethical, the combination of love and love...... The rumors became more and more outrageous, and the old face of Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, became darker and darker day by day, and then he simply closed the door of the house, refused to see the guests, and let others speculate and speculate arbitrarily.
The case has been closed, and although there is a dark tide surging in the court, it is still calm on the surface.
East Palace.
Zhu Yunwen said with a look of surprise: "That's it?" ”
Xiao Fan nodded affirmatively: "It's over." ”
Zhu Yunwen smacked his lips, straightened his eyes and said, "Why do I think your case is too child's play?" Are you sure you're calling this a case? The framing is too obvious, isn't it? ”
Xiao Fan rolled his eyes and said, "What else should I do?" The real murderer is me, and you want me to turn myself in, go to prison by myself, and wait for the people's trial? ”
Zhu Yunwen smiled dryly: "That's not good, it's just a matter of beating a meritorious service, it's a trivial matter, and besides, you are also for my imperial sister, how can you let you suffer it?" Framed! Be sure to frame! It's a must! ”
Xiao Fan continued to throw him a roll of his eyes: "Why do I think you are becoming more and more evil?" ”
Zhu Yunwen grinned and said, "This is not what I learned from you......"
"Nonsense! You learned from Huang Zicheng, what does it matter to me? ”
"Gotcha, in the blink of an eye, you've framed another ......"
........................, "Xiao Shiyu, I haven't been able to understand, why don't you frame others, but you want to frame a monk?" How much grudge does that monk named Daoyan have with you, and it is worth framing him so much? Zhu Yunwen said with a puzzled face.
Xiao Fan said angrily: "You are embarrassed to ask, I didn't do this completely for you......"
Zhu Yunwen's eyes widened, he pointed at his nose with his backhand, and said in amazement: "Me? What's the matter with me? ”
"Your Highness, do you think this monk is an ordinary monk?"
Zhu Yunwen's expression suddenly froze: "He is really a good manly flower monk?" ”
Xiao Fan: "............"
How did this famous benevolent monarch in history become like this? Did you go off the rails when you were growing up?
"Your Highness, Monk Daoyan, commonly known as Yao Guangxiao, is the number one strategist beside your Fourth Emperor Uncle......"
Zhu Yunwen was puzzled: "It's just a strategist, is it as dangerous as you think?" Which vassal king doesn't have a few advisers around him? ”
Xiao Fan Zhengse said: "Your Highness, you didn't hear clearly, I just said that Yao Guangxiao is the number one strategist around King Yan, if King Yan's ambition is like a bundle of dry firewood, then Yao Guangxiao is the spark that ignited the bundle of dry firewood, if this person is not removed, after His Royal Highness ascends the throne in the future, I don't know how much disaster it will cause to your country!" This monk is not an ordinary monk, he was born to live for rebellion, Your Highness, this person must be removed! ”
Zhu Yunwen showed an unbearable look on his face: "But at present, this monk has not made much mistake, killing him is not the way of benevolence and righteousness, what will the people of the world think of me?" ”
Xiao Fan sighed and said: "If Dao Yan dies, he may be able to avoid a military disaster, kill one person and save a million people, Your Highness, this is great mercy!" ”
Zhu Yunwen stopped talking, but his expression was quite disapproving. This is the way Xiao Fan and Zhu Yunwen get along, when the two have different views on things, they will no longer discuss it, seek common ground while reserving differences, and do not have to force the unity on the surface. That's how friends get along.
Xiao Fan shook his head secretly, people in the know felt that he insisted on killing Dao Yan was a bit of a fuss, including Cao Yi, including Zhu Yunwen, they were ancients, they didn't understand, two years later, this inconspicuous monk would create a lot of trouble for the Jianwen court, Zhu Di originally only had a little ambition, but Dao Yan provided the most suitable soil and hotbed for his small ambition to grow, and then let the ambition grow and spread, until finally he blatantly rebelled and usurped the throne and became the emperor, all of which were Dao Yan's secret plots, such a scourge, how can you not get rid of it?
Everyone is drunk and I wake up alone, this kind of taste is really uncomfortable.
Even Zhu Yunwen can't understand it, and others can't understand it.
When Zhu Di, the king of Yan, sent a book full of blood and tears to the palace, crying about how Xiao Fan bullied people too much and insulted the prince, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be furious.
When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard that there was another inside story behind this case, they were surprised and unwilling, and the officials from all walks of life led by Zuodu Yushi Tyrant Zhao handed over the transcript to the matter, and participated in the impeachment of Jinyi Wei and knew that Xiao Fan was in charge of people's lives, and announced personal vendettas, and the Qingliu faction rarely got the handle of Xiao Fan, the leader of the party, and naturally refused to let go of this great opportunity to kill the national thief, and the Manchu Dynasty suddenly shouted and killed.
Xiao Fan was called into the palace by Zhu Yuanzhang, and in the Wuying Palace, after Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and scolded Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan said indifferently: "Your Majesty can't bear to harm your flesh and bones, and you don't want the country to be lost, the minister not only gave Changxing Hou an explanation, but also cut off the wings of the vassal king for His Royal Highness the grandson, what is wrong with the minister?" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and finally let out a long sigh and stopped talking, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence to this result.
From the emperor's point of view, Xiao Fan is indeed understandable to do this, he is a waiter in the East Palace, and he is the confidant of the emperor's grandson, and everything is considered by the grandson, this is the duty of the monarch and the minister, Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally inconvenient to scold him again, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the courtiers, and then about the matter of cutting the domain, Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed unwilling to attack the princes, Xiao Fan uses a roundabout method to quietly cut off the strategists around the vassal king, which is not a bad way.
Since the Marquis of Changxing is satisfied, this matter can be regarded as an explanation, and it can be revealed, as for whether the real culprit is the unlucky monk or not, it doesn't matter anymore, the emperor and the minister are the same, life is nothing more than a face, the face is enough, and the monarch and the ministers are happy.
So, Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly scolded Xiao Fan a few words, and then waved his hand impatiently and drove him out of the palace.
The next day, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, sent back the crying recital after Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, and Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded Zhu Di a few words in the reply, saying that he had a bad character, made a mistake with bandits, and did not know anyone, even if it was a disaster.
This reply was much unexpected by Zhu Di and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and Zhu Di immediately became mute after receiving the reply, and honestly stayed in the courtyard.
And the imperial historians who participated in the impeachment of Xiao Fan also closed their mouths when they saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had this attitude.
The Hongwu Dynasty was the most concentrated period of imperial power and the most arbitrary emperor, unlike the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when the officials and the emperor dared to contradict each other, and now it is rare for ministers to dare to confront Zhu Yuanzhang.
There is not much conflict with the vital interests of the ministers, and no one will offend the emperor for such a trivial matter.
And Xiao Fan's nemesis Huang Zicheng didn't say a word this time, and he didn't say a word.
In Huang Zicheng's view, the vassal king is an external trouble, Xiao Fan is an internal worry, and now the external trouble and the internal worry are pinching each other, this belongs to the dog-eat-dog, a mouthful of hair, this matter is in Huang Zicheng's arms, not only should not be stopped and stopped, but should be encouraged and promoted, kill a court to clean up, it is best for King Yan and Xiao Fan to die together, and the whole world will be peaceful.
Xiao Fan and Zhu Di are not stupid, of course they will not let this old guy succeed, after arguing for two days, the two of them died down and stopped making a sound, as if they had completely forgotten about it.
The hustle and bustle is dusty, and the wind and waves are calm, and the court will always repeat like this.
Spring is getting late, and the flowers are blooming.
The spring season is the time for tourists to go on a spring outing.
Outside the west city of Beijing, the crowd is like a tide, and the scholars and talents have walked out of the official school or the door, with their wives and concubines, and walked leisurely on the west bank of the Qinhuai River outside the city, or sat on the river beach, basking in the warm spring sun, or a group of three or five gathered together, learning from the Wei and Jin celebrities, drinking and chanting poems, and singing wildly.
Mochou Lake on the west bank of the Qinhuai River, sparsely populated here, but the spring color is better than the Qinhuai River, the weeping willows by the lake have sprouts, hanging lazily on the shore, occasionally floating a few points of snow-like catkins, making people feel as if they are in the heavenly palace, comfortable.
Outside the Shengqi Building by the lake, a pair of young men and women walked in the distance.
The man's face was like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his face was full of gentle smiles, like a humble and upright gentleman who could tolerate everything.
The woman is dressed in white and snowy, the moon is shy and shy of flowers, the ice muscles are clear, and a beautiful face is covered with a thin layer of fat powder, but it is a flushed color, and I don't know if the color of the fat powder is not right, or because of shyness and red face.
From a distance, one of the men and women is handsome, and the other is beautiful, and whoever sees it has to secretly praise the two of them as a natural pair.
This pair, which was born a pair, is actually not a pair, at least not yet.
The man is Xiao Fan, who used tricks to disrupt the marriage of the county lord of Huangjiang a few years ago, and the other is, of course, the county lord of Jiangdu who secretly promised him, but wanted to say nothing.
The marriage was temporarily canceled, and the county lord of Jiangdu, who had fulfilled his heart, was overjoyed. What could a woman ask for? But ask for a single-minded person. Xiao Fan solved this trouble for her that was related to the happiness of her life, and the heart of the county lord of Jiangdu became more and more irrepressibly tied to Xiao Fan's body.
I thought that after the incident, Xiao Fan would take the initiative to ask someone to send a sentence, handing over half a sentence of implicit or implicit, small poems and words that make people's hearts beat and hot, but the county lord sat in Zhaoren Palace and waited for several days, Xiao Fan didn't say anything, and the county lord of Jiangdu couldn't help but be annoyed, is this enemy a piece of wood? Are you still waiting for the county lord to take the initiative to come to you? How can you be embarrassed to let a thin-skinned woman take the initiative to find you?
Dudu sulked in Zhaoren Palace for a few days, and the thin-skinned woman finally couldn't help the pain of lovesickness, and her face suddenly became not thin, so she sent Moyu to send a message to Xiao Fan's mansion: The county lord is saying that he is stepping on spring today, do you love to come!
The threat was so strong that Xiao Fan had no choice but to come.
Facing the warm spring breeze, outside the Shengqi Building, Xiao Fan and the county lord of Jiangdu walked side by side, quietly feeling this rare and tranquil atmosphere.
If you stay in the forest like flowers, you will go out to see the flowers.
For a long time, the county lord of Jiangdu looked at Xiao Fan sideways, seeing him walking silently, and not seeing him take the initiative to talk to him, the county lord pouted slightly, this stupid melon, could it be that his head is really made of wood? Will you die if you take the initiative to say something?
Looking back at the Shengqi Building not far away, the county lord chuckled and said, "Hey, do you know why this building is called Shengqi Building?" ”
Xiao Fan still walked slowly, as if he was deaf to the words of the county lord.
"Hey, hey, hey! You...... You stop! The county lord stomped his feet in anger.
"Huh?" Xiao Fan came back to his senses, looked left and right, then pointed to his nose, and said in astonishment: "The county lord called me?" ”
The county lord of Jiangdu was furious, glaring at Xiao Fan angrily, and the appearance of his children was extremely lovable.
"It's just you and me around here, if I don't call you a ghost?"
Xiao Fan scratched his head and said, "But...... My surname is Xiao, not 'Hey'. ”
County Lord: "............"
........................ "Do you know why this building is called Shengqi Building?" ”
Xiao Fan shook his head: "I don't know." ”
The county lord quietly pursed his thin lips, his eyes slightly curved, revealing a charming smile, extremely graceful.
“…… This building is the emperor's grandfather laid down the country, the capital should be built later, and then one day, the emperor's grandfather and the then Zhongshan King Xu Da played chess in this building, Xu Da's chess skills are superb, for the emperor's grandfather smiled, played chess quietly, a game of chess but still won the emperor's grandfather, when the emperor's grandfather lost the chess, the look was inevitably a little unhappy, then Xu Da suddenly knelt down, and then pointed to the chessboard, but saw the chessboard Xu Da held the white child, upright and square' Long live', the emperor's grandfather was in a position for a long time, and finally the dragon face was happy, laughing, so he named the building 'Shengqi Building', and gave this building to Xu Da, in order to show the good intentions of the King of Zhongshan. ”
Xiao Fan rarely heard the anecdotes of these deceased famous generals in the early Ming Dynasty, and couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows, and nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, the county lord tells the story very beautifully." ”
The county lord of Jiangdu was praised by his sweetheart, and his heart became more and more happy, and two red clouds floated on his pretty face, and his heart swelled with a thick sweetness.
She hung her head timidly and said softly, "Do you know why I am telling you this story?" ”
After speaking, the county lord raised his head and looked at Xiao Fan bravely, with a sense of resentment in his heart.
Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan, the king of Zhongshan smiled for Emperor Bo's grandfather, with such good intentions, why can't you make me smile? I don't need you to think too hard, as long as you say a subtle word, my smile will bloom only for you in this life...... Xiao Fan was silent for a moment, fell into thought, and after a long time, he raised his head with a sense of understanding, and said with a solemn face: "I understand the deep meaning of the county lord......"
Hearing this, the county lord of Jiangdu couldn't help beating violently, she quietly clenched her little fists, her tone was calm, and she still asked with a little nervousness: "What do you understand?" ”
Xiao Fan thought for a while, and said in a firm tone: "The county lord is telling me that there will be high returns in a business without capital......"
"Huh?"
"Put two words on the chessboard, you can easily win a building, Zhongshan King Xu Da is really a senior master of the white wolf with empty gloves! The county lord is reminding me to learn from the King of Zhongshan and borrow his old man's methods to make a fortune, right? County Lord, County Lord! …… Are you in tears? ”
"Your surname is so high, I am ...... Tears of joy! The county lord of Jiangdu sniffled vigorously and gritted his teeth.
(To be continued)