At the time of Shen, the Jingshi Imperial Palace suddenly sent dozens of eunuchs to rush to the mansions of the ministers in Beijing.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict and ordered the six divisions of the Beijing Division, the Jiuqing and the meritorious princes to enter the palace as soon as possible, and discuss the affairs of the Heavenly Palace.

At this time, the news of King Yan's rebellion had not yet reached Jingshi, and the ministers were confused, not knowing what had happened, and since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he had never convened ministers on such a large scale at a time when he was not a court meeting.

The ministers were a little frightened by this vain tense atmosphere, and after hearing the summons, they did not dare to hesitate, and they all dressed up as quickly as possible, and rushed to the palace in a sedan car.

All the etiquette of the court meeting was abolished, and under the kneeling of the ministers, Zhu Yunwen walked into the Fengtian Hall with a cold expression, sat on the dragon chair, and slowly looked around at everyone, Zhu Yunwen said coldly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have called you into the palace today, and I have a big event to tell you, Xiao Fan, come on." ”

Xiao Fan, who was ranked in the princely class, slowly walked out of the class, turned to face the ministers, and said slowly: "Colleagues, Jinyiwei has just received news from the north that the king of Beiping Yan raised more than 100,000 troops and waved his army south,...... King Yan is reversed! ”

Rumble!

The ministers were shocked, and the hall suddenly exploded.

Yushi Huangguan, the military department Shangshu Ru Yu, the left attendant of the military department, Lang Qitai and others lost their souls and muttered: "It's the other way around...... After all, King Yan still reversed ......"

Chen Di, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, raised his eyebrows, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, King Yan's move is a big rebellion, although the heavenly family is related, but his crime should be punished, and the court should send troops to quell the rebellious ministers and thieves, thinking that the world will follow suit with bad intentions!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they came out of class one after another and said: "The ministers seconded the proposal! ”

I have to admit that although the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were pedantic and conservative, but for the rebellion that tried to subvert orthodoxy, the attitude was a resolute suppression without thinking, and the scholars regarded the word orthodoxy as more important than the surname, and the rebellion of King Yan was tantamount to challenging the belief of the courtiers.

With the general tone set, all that remained was to discuss how to suppress the rebellion.

At this time, the weakness of the ministers' pedantic conservatism was reflected again, most of the ministers in the palace were civil servants, who knew nothing about military affairs, war, blood, white bones, these things they had never experienced, and they were suddenly a little flustered, the hall was noisy and noisy, and the ministers looked anxious, constantly rubbing their hands and stomping their feet, and the buzzing sound was endless, like a swarm of flies in the thatched house.

Zhu Yunwen couldn't help frowning when he saw the ministers behaving like this, stood up and shouted with a cold face: "All be silent!" What does the chaos look like! You are all important ministers in the court, and you are the pillars of the world to assist me, why do you look like this when everything comes to an end? Look at yourself, do you still have a trace of the bearing and self-cultivation of a heavy minister? Why don't you look at me? Something so big happened, I sat here as steady as Mount Tai, my face did not change, and a heroic aura came from the inside out, bursting out, how many years of cultivation would it take to reach such a state? I have such a self-cultivation at a young age, so why worry that the rebellion cannot be quelled......"

All the ministers froze, looking at Zhu Yunwen blankly, boasting about his skinless and faceless self-praise, and no one made a sound for a long time.

Xiao Fan stood in the middle of the main hall, and his saliva almost spurted out...... When did Zhu Yunwen learn to be so shameless? Has he forgotten how he cried in the Wenhua Hall just now?

"Ahem...... His Majesty's weak crown is on the throne, wise and martial, and he is not chaotic in times of danger, which is the appearance of the Holy Son of Heaven! Daming has the Son of Heaven Ruosi, it is really a blessing to the Ming Society, the people of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers and so on admire and worship...... Long live my emperor, long live, long live—"

Although it is very shameful for Zhu Yunwen to brag, but when friends should give face, they still have to give it, and Xiao Fan lost no time in taking the lead in slapping a ruthless sycophant.

When the ministers heard this, they had to be, every gentleman and every minister was so shameless, and they were still making sycophants here when such a big thing happened, what should we do? Let's shoot along...... So all the ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live—"

Zhu Yunwen saw that so many people agreed, and his face couldn't help showing a satisfied expression, so many people said that I was wise and martial, it can be seen that I am really wise and martial...... Zhu Yunwen, whose vanity was satisfied, was in a much better mood, and even the rebellion of King Yan seemed to have become easier, he understood very well the situation of the enemy and me, the imperial court supported millions of troops, and the military reform carried out during this period of time, although the effect was not too great, at least it was much better than before, after the opening of the martial arts, a large number of military generals were collected in the imperial court, and the martial arts hall was trained for the imperial court A group of excellent middle and low-level generals were trained, so that the combat power of the million army was greatly improved, although the more than 100,000 rebels of the king of Yan were all brave and good at fighting the border army, but when it came to the overall strength, It is still much inferior to the imperial army.

The only thing that is missing now is the need to elect a calm, wise, brave and resourceful commander of the three armed forces.

Zhu Yunwen's gaze involuntarily glanced at Xiao Fan, who was expressionless in the hall.

If there is a person who is brave and resourceful, calm and wise, loyal to him, the emperor, and repeatedly wins with novelty in times of crisis, who else is there besides Xiao Fan? This answer doesn't seem to have to be considered at all...... Clearing his throat, Zhu Yunwen said with a straight face: "King Yan's rebellion is really a great rebellion, and it is necessary for the imperial court to send troops to pacify it, you Aiqing have no objection to this, right?" ”

All the ministers bowed down and said, "The ministers have no objections. ”

"Then, I decreed, first, the king of Yan is not a minister, do this great rebellion, order the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion, seize its kingship, the genealogy of the heavenly family in addition to the list of the king of Yan, degraded to the common people, second, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy plan to discuss the Yan rebellion, spread it to the prefectures and provinces, the world's salty envoys heard it, third, 800 miles urgently, ordered the Daimyo Mansion Guo Ying to lead an army of 80,000 to defend the Daimyo, block the Yan rebel army outside the Daimyo, so that it can not advance an inch, to buy time for the imperial court, fourth, the southern provinces, the guards and horses of the Beijing Division quickly mobilized, assembled on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Fifth, on the Golden Palace, a wise and brave minister was elected, appointed as the chief military officer of the rebellion, the commander-in-chief of the imperial court, and led the army north to quell the rebellion......"

Zhu Yunwen's tone was not hurried, and his expression was very calm to say these five wills, and the Hanlin edict on the left side of His Royal Highness took the dragon and snake and copied the words of the Son of Heaven on the paper word by word, and the ministers in the palace were shocked again.

Everyone didn't expect that the young Son of Heaven not only did not panic at all, but had such a clear countermeasure so quickly, the sycophant that Xiao Fan just shot was not completely unreasonable, and the Son of Heaven today does have a bit of a taste of wisdom and martial arts.

The ministers thought carefully about Zhu Yunwen's five holy decrees, and felt that they were indeed the top priorities that should be done as soon as possible, so they nodded their heads in agreement.

Zhu Yunwen glanced at the ministers and said slowly: "As for the candidate for the chief military officer of Yan Rebellion...... I think it is quite appropriate for Xiao Fan to be commanded by the Jinyi Guard, what do you think? ”

Xiao Fan heard this, and then lowered his head and smiled bitterly.

As expected, Zhu Yunwen really chose himself, looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the really talented generals are sick, old, and dead, there are very few people who can pick this big beam, Emperor Hongwu is too careful, and when he is alive, he killed all the generals who should be killed, resulting in the current Jianwen Dynasty, not even a commander who can take out his hand can not be found, it is really the sadness of the court...... When Zhu Yunwen's proposal was spoken, there was silence in the hall again.

Whether it is Qingliu or annihilating the party, it is very clear at this time that what is being discussed now is related to the fortunes of the society and the country, not in the past, when there was a quarrel over a trivial matter, who was appointed as a general, this matter has a lot to do with everyone's net worth and surname, putting aside the previous hostility, can Xiao Fan be the commander of the three armies?

Everyone thought in silence...... After a long time, Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and said: "Your Majesty's proposal, the minister does not dare to agree!" ”

Zhu Yunwen frowned: "Why?" ”

Yang Jing glanced back at Xiao Fan, and said lightly: "Xiao Fan, although he said that he had fought with the Tartars when he was ordered to patrol the north in the past, but after all, it was only a small battle and a small victory, and now it is not the same as before, leading hundreds of thousands of troops is very different from leading thousands of weak brigades, and the minister dares to ask Your Majesty, hand over these hundreds of thousands of troops to a young man who is not more than a weak crown, are you at ease?" Will he be able to convince the people? Soldiers, danger, this move is related to the country, Your Majesty should not be rash, and ......"

Yang Jing said and glanced back at Xiao Fan again, and continued: "...... Besides, Lord Xiao's reputation ...... Everyone understands, if the minister says a self-guessing word, who can guarantee that after Lord Xiao leads the army, he will not rebel against the king and join the enemy like Yan Rebellious, or simply lead the troops to rebel? ”

Zhu Yunwen's face suddenly turned red, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Yang Jing's nose and said, "You let it go...... You are talking nonsense! Yang Shangshu, as an official of the Criminal Department and a minister of high morality, how could he say such unfounded words? ”

Yang Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he lowered his head and said lightly: "The minister just said the guess in his heart, although this guess is a bit of a villain's heart, but the minister really thinks so, he is only weak and has a weak crown, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, which is rare since ancient times, who can guarantee the loyalty of Lord Xiao?" ”

When the ministers in the palace heard this, there was another buzz.

Long...... Xiao Fan's weak voice came from the hall: "...... Do I pay a deposit? ”

There was silence in the hall: "............"

…………………… After being silent for a long time, Yushi Huangguan stood up and said something that no one could have imagined.

"The minister thought that Xiao Fan was the chief military officer...... That's right. ”

The ministers were in an uproar, and even Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Huang Guan a few more times.

Who in the Manchu Dynasty didn't know that Xiao Fan and Huang Guan were mortal enemies, and now Huang Guan actually stood up to speak for Xiao Fan, and it was simply said that he came out of the west.

Huang Guan ignored the angry eyes of the Qingliu ministers and the stunned eyes of the annihilators, still hung his head, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Fan has experience in commanding troops, once led the army deep into the grassland, only three thousand weak brigades made the camp of the 50,000 army of the Tartars restless, not only that, but also successfully led the Tartars to Shanhaiguan and lured them into a desperate situation, and the most important thing is that after the war, there was no casualty among the three thousand lone soldiers, all of you colleagues are civil ministers, maybe you don't know much about military affairs, from ancient times to the present, fighting a war is to kill people, It is not uncommon for nothing to win without casualties, but it is very rare, Xiao Fan can lead the army to such a point, it can be seen that this person has the talent of the handsome army, as for Xiao Fan's loyalty, no one can guarantee it, however, now it is a situation where the enemy is weak and I am strong, Xiao Fan and the Son of Heaven are friends of cloth and clothes, and the friendship is deep, Yan Shun and Xiao Fan have a deep grudge, as long as they are not fools, no one will do that kind of stupid thing to enmity distant relatives, Xiao Fan ...... Probably not stupid, right? ”

Xiao Fan was moved and angry, and hurriedly said loudly: "Of course I'm not a fool!" ”

Huang Guan didn't pay attention to Xiao Fan, just lowered his head and showed a wry smile, and said: "There is no way for the minister to say this, colleagues, just imagine, there are so many generals in the court, except for Xiao Fan, who can be handsome?" ”

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then they all hung their heads and were speechless.

The first emperor killed so many generals when he was alive, and now only Geng Bingwen, Guo Ying, Sheng Yong, and Ping'an are left to support the scene, but these people are only generals at best, not handsome, and those who have made meritorious deeds such as Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu, etc., don't even have to think about it, except for Xiao Fan, I really can't find a more suitable candidate for the coach.

Xiao Fan stood in the middle of the court and was even more speechless, his expression was very bitter.

What is this? Which of the shorties is taller? There is no general in Shu, and Liao Hua is a pioneer?

- I'm actually pretty good, okay?

In the silence, Zhu Yunwen's face was also very gloomy, and seeing that everyone didn't say a word, he said with a cold face: "Since there is no objection, I will issue an order to worship Xiao Fan as the general officer of Pingyan's rebellion, and grant the general the seal of the tiger talisman, that is, to rectify the army and go to the north. ”

Xiao Fan sighed secretly, straightened his official uniform, and knelt down to Zhu Yunwen and said, "Minister, Xiao Fan will not dishonor His Majesty's order." ”

It was already night when I left the palace, the night sky was bright and moonlight, the stars were dotted, and a trace of night breeze blew by, with the fragrance of spring flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, which was refreshing.

Walking out of Chengtianmen, Xiao Fan and the ministers parted one by one, under the stone plaque of Chengtianmen, Cao Yi stepped forward with a smile, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Brother Xiao for being promoted again, I haven't seen you for a while, and I have become a general again, tsk, I have commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, Cao has only mixed up to 100 households after fighting all my life, you are much more majestic than me......"

Xiao Fan glanced at him and snorted, "Why don't you become this general and try how majestic you are?" ”

Cao Yi hurriedly waved his hand: "Come on, you don't have such a big head, you can't wear such a big hat, Cao was born to be a hundred households." ”

At this time, the ministers had already got into the sedan chair and the carriage, and squeaked and swayed back to their homes.

Xiao Fan was in a very messed up, and walked forward side by side with Cao Yi.

As a general, the majesty is certainly majestic, but the responsibility on his shoulders is too heavy, so heavy that his young shoulders are a little unbearable, at this moment Xiao Fan is very frightened, he doesn't know where history is going under his mixing, whether it has really changed the original track, or the destiny of heaven, Zhu Di will still sit on the throne.

The sporadic history of the previous life has not played much role now, history has been completely changed by him, King Yan hastily raised troops, the imperial court hastily responded, the emperor gave an order, the state machine turned rapidly, and Xiao Fan, a person who had never appeared in history, actually became a general who pacified Yan rebellion...... In the future, I can no longer find historical knowledge that can be used as a reference to seek good fortune and avoid evil, so I can only rely on myself.

The night is deep, the streets of Jingshi are quiet, this is a quiet night, people are sleeping in the land of sleep, or enjoying the joy of family at home, the news of the rebellion of King Yan has not yet spread, the peace before the war is precious, I hope I have the ability to maintain this peace.

"Brother Cao, Jinyi Wei sent many secret agents out to find out the intelligence of the Yan rebels, intelligence work is very important, sometimes a small piece of information can determine the outcome of a war......"

Cao Yi nodded: "I understand." ”

Xiao Fan thought for a while, and then said, "When we came back from Beiping last time, what happened to the more than 20 special forces? ”

Cao Yi's face was proud: "They followed your instructions, and after they came back, they selected a hundred qualified captains in the Jinyi Guard, and trained at night. ”

Xiao Fan smiled and nodded: "I find that I am usually too kind, this is not good, since this Yan rebellion is dealt with by me, I don't have to be too polite with him, bright and dark, bright and upright, insidious and despicable, I will use whatever method works, and he will lose so much that he will not be blinded!" ”

Looking at Xiao Fan's gloomy smile, Cao Yi felt a chill all over his body.

"Brother Xiao, don't bring this, you usually have that bad surname, and you're still 'too kind'? Can you be reliable when you praise yourself? ”

…………………… The two chatted about the layout before the war while walking, and I don't know how long they walked, Xiao Fan raised his head and looked around, and said in amazement: "Where have we gone?" ”

Cao Yi was also stunned, and then said with a smile: "Pearl Lane in the north of the city, Yushi Huangguan lives here." ”

Xiao Fan pondered: "Huang Guan is a little strange today, it is said that he has a lot of grievances with me, and when the Son of Heaven proposed me to be the coach, he actually helped me speak...... Did he take the wrong medicine before entering the palace today? ”

Cao Yi sneered: "Don't you understand this? That guy treats you as a scourge in Beijing, and he can't give you a headache, and now he finally has the opportunity to send you out of Beijing, let you harm others, and don't add to his heart, how can he not help you speak? The original meaning of his words was actually similar to sending the plague god......"

Cao Yi gushed endlessly, Xiao Fan's face darkened the more he listened, and he said with a calm face: "Brother Cao, I found that you have a lot of ability to bury people......

Cao Yi scratched his head: "I'm stupid, I only know how to tell the truth......"

Xiao Fan muttered: "No matter what his considerations are, it is also a merit to say good things for me, take this opportunity, I should visit him once, express my gratitude and make friends with the boycott, the war is imminent, our relationship with Qingliu cannot fight like before, the most important thing at this time is unity, Brother Cao, what do you think?" ”

Cao Yi looked up at the sky and hesitated: "Visit Huangguan at this time?" Do you know what time it is? ”

"The later it is, the more it shows that I am sincere, and Lord Huang shouldn't mind."

Cao Yi nodded and said, "Okay!" I'll go with you, if this guy is embarrassed, I'll help you beat him up......"

Xiao Fan's face changed in fright, and he hurriedly grabbed Cao Yi's sleeve and said very seriously: "Brother Cao, you give me a life-saving memory, today we are here to make friends and thanks, release goodwill, not come to beat people, don't come to beat people, don't remember!" Don't do it at any time! ”

After Xiao Fan and Cao Yi finished speaking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the Huang Mansion, but it was the back door.

Xiao Fan looked at the hidden door, and felt a little strange in his heart, why didn't the Huang Mansion lock the door? Could it be that he was so confident in the security of the Jingshi that he felt that the feet of the Son of Heaven had reached the point of not closing the door at night?

Cao Yi saw Xiao Fan's doubts, pulled his sleeve and pointed to the depths of the alley, and said, "A car delivering food just went out, and I guess it hasn't had time to close yet,...... Let's go to the front door and hand over the post, shall we? With who you are now, it's not appropriate to go through the back door. ”

Xiao Fan shook his head: "You don't have to put up any shelves at this time, just enter if you have a door, and find someone to let him go through after you enter." ”

So the two of them bent on their waists, carefully pushed open the back door of the Yellow Mansion, and tiptoed in.

Cao Yi muttered behind him with no taste: "The dignified Jinyi Wei Commander and the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, how can they act like two little thieves?" ”

Xiao Fan turned a deaf ear, inside the back door of the Huangfu was the kitchen and stables, outside the kitchen was a large pile of dry firewood and withered grass, and there was an old table next to the dry firewood, under which a few plump and graceful hens were leisurely pecking at rice grains.

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up when he saw the hen, and he touched his chin and muttered: "There are no gifts for visiting the door, isn't it a bit unusual?" ”

Cao Yi nodded: "It's indeed a little ......"

"We're a country of etiquette, and etiquette can't be abolished, right?"

"Do you want to go out and buy a gift now?"

Xiao Fan smiled, pointed to a few hens under the table, and said, "What a waste of money to buy gifts, aren't there ready-made gifts here?" ”

Cao Yi was taken aback: "Are you going to ...... Catch the chickens of Huangfu and give them to Huangfu? ”

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes: "Who can prove that this is the chicken of Huangfu?" You call it a little yellow, will it answer you? ”

Cao Yi's face is full of admiration, and a person who is thick-skinned to the level of Xiao Fan is really hard to find in this world, how much courage is this...... "Lord Xiao, you are now a big official who leans towards the government and the opposition, can you take care of some face?" ”

"Is face more important or money more important? If you can save it, you can save it......"

Xiao Fan's ignoring cat lowered his waist, saw the right time, and then quickly pounced forward...... The hen reacted much faster than he did, and she clucked and dodged, but this time she didn't pounce...... Xiao Fan was not discouraged, and then pounced forward...... Rumble!

The table was knocked over, and the oil lamp on the table flew to the pile of dry wood and hay next to the kitchen.

The withered grass ignited in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, the dry wood was ignited, and then the fire swelled, burning the roof of the kitchen, and the raging fire burned in almost a few breaths, and the back door of the Huangfu soon became a sea of fire...... Xiao Fan grabbed the struggling hen and just stood up, he found that something was wrong, Cao Yi's eyes were dull, and he pointed to a red fire on the kitchen with a trembling finger, and he couldn't speak.

Xiao Fan was also stunned, he didn't expect to catch a chicken like this, this ...... It wasn't his intention!

"Brother Cao, destroy ...... Fire extinguishing ......"

"It's such a big disaster, let's run......"

While speaking, the people of the Huang Mansion had already discovered that the back door was on fire, and they all screamed in panic.

A voice full of anger shouted: "Don't mess up, quickly go to the Tianfu Yamen, you go to get water to extinguish the fire, and all the people are evacuated!" …… Hey? Who are you? ”

Xiao Fan turned around with an extremely weak heart, revealing a smile that was more ugly than crying: "Lord Huang......"

Huang Guan was taken aback: "Xiao Fan! You...... What are you doing at the back door of my house? ”

Xiao Fan hurriedly sent the hen he had just caught, handed it to Huang Guan, and said with a forced smile: "Come to visit, come to visit on purpose, it's not strange to have many people, Lord Huang, please smile and accept ......."

Huang Guan Muran took the hen and said suspiciously: "This fire ...... It can't have anything to do with you, right? ”

Xiao Fan was about to cry: "There is a little bit of a relationship, it is a complete mistake, a mistake ......"

Huang Guan's face gradually turned pale: "You ran to the back door of my house in the middle of the night, and then set a fire to my kitchen?" ”

Xiao Fan looked at the sky-high firelight and swallowed his saliva with difficulty: "If I say ...... I set this fire solely as a token of gratitude and friendship to you...... Do you believe it or not? ”

Huang Guan trembled with anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think I will believe it?" ”

(To be continued)