When all the Assassins were executed, the sergeants of the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army rushed to besiege the entire Jiangpu and strictly investigate the Assassins' comrades, and those who were suspicious were immediately questioned.

"Do you know who instigated this assassination?" Xiao Fan watched the sergeants busy, and asked lightly.

Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment, and then sneered with a sneer: "Who else can it be?" Whoever wants to be emperor is whoever he is. ”

Xiao Fan and Zhu Yunwen looked at each other and smiled, and the two of them reached out at the same time and pointed to the north.

It's very tacit.

"If I die, the country loses the prince, the emperor's grandfather is old, and he will inevitably set up a new prince, among the kings, only King Yan is brave and intelligent, and he is deeply loved by the emperor's grandfather, and there will be no one else except him."

"Now that his assassination has failed, and you are safe and sound, will the Son of Heaven suspect him?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "He is too trusted by the emperor's grandfather, Beiping is far away from Beijing, and he has repeatedly made military exploits, and he has shown loyalty, bravery, benevolence and filial piety in front of his grandfather, his grandfather will not suspect him at all." ”

Xiao Fan said: "Then you will be assassinated once in vain......

Zhu Yunwen sighed: "This matter can't be hidden, you see, the emperor's grandfather will definitely clean the court, and it will be another bloody storm......

The emperor's grandson Jiangpu was assassinated, and half of the accompanying pro-army guards were killed and wounded.

The capital is shaken, and the government and the opposition are shaken!

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and Ying Tianfu was in turmoil. Huang Ruide, the governor of Jiangpu County, was the first to be beheaded and abandoned the city, poor Huang Zhixian didn't know anything, and was still thinking about how to regain power in Jiangpu, racking his brains, and when he suddenly came to the door of the left army governor's mansion sergeant took him down, and the whole family was razed.

Jiangpu County went up to the magistrate and down to the Yamen officials, all of them were purged, except for Cao Yi, who was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang for his meritorious service, the rest of the people were all beheaded by the Yi people.

Zhu Yuanzhang is really angry, Qingtian Bai said, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are people who so blatantly assassinate the heir to the throne he set, is it possible that the crisis in the world of the Ming Dynasty still exists, and I, Zhu Yuanzhang, have not fully grasped the Ming Dynasty?

This is a provocation to the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

From the beginning of Hu Weiyong's rebellion in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, to the blue jade rebellion in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang investigated the Hu Party and the Blue Party for a total of 13 years, and more than 40,000 people were implicated and killed, which made the government and the opposition clear, and all the founding heroes and generals were dead, Zhu Yuanzhang also breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that this world has been completely surnamed Zhu, and what will be left to future generations will be an iron bucket country that will last for thousands of years, and he Zhu Yuanzhang should do something for future generations, it's all done.

However, just three years later, his appointed imperial grandson was assassinated, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more frightened in his anger.

Who is it? Who else I've overlooked? The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, who else has a bad heart and tries to subvert my Zhu Ming Dynasty?

A violent murderous machine rose from the bottom of Zhu Yuanzhang's heart and spread.

For the sake of Zhu Mingxia's stability, he doesn't mind another Hu Lan prison case, and he doesn't mind the Zhu Lan prison case again, even if hundreds of thousands of people die, as long as it is beneficial to Zhu Mingxia, he will not hesitate to drop the butcher's knife.

He wants to let the assassin take a good look, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, started in troubled times, killing people like hemp, and there is no good end for provoking me!

It doesn't matter if the assassins are all dead, it doesn't matter if you can't find the real mastermind behind the scenes, there will always be someone who will stick their heads out and take this knife. I Zhu Yuanzhang must vent this evil breath in my heart!

On the first day after Zhu Yunwen's assassination, the yamen of Jiangpu County was purged, and only Cao Yi remained.

The next day, Jingshi Ying Tianfu Yin was beheaded and abandoned the city, and his subordinate Fucheng, Zhizhong, Tongju and other cadres were all questioned, and they were beheaded in the vegetable market on the same day.

On the third day, Xia Shu, the secretary of the Strike Department, the left and right servants of the Strike Department, beheaded the left and right imperial history to Gong, and gave death to the right capital Yu Shi Deng Wenkeng.

On the fourth day, Du Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of Dismissal, and Hengtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, used Yang Jing, who was dismissed for resentment in the 26th year of Hongwu, as the secretary of the Criminal Department.

On the fifth day, he strictly reprimanded Huang Guan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who had close contacts with Huang Ruide of Jiangpu Zhixian County, and demoted him to the imperial history.

…………………… Because of the assassination of Zhu Yunwen, the government and the opposition were once again purged on the largest scale since the Hu Lan case.

In this purge, there were as many as 1,000 people implicated and their families, and for a time the ministers in the court were in danger and panicked.

As for Yuan Zhong, the captain of the brocade clothes who had meritorious service in escorting, and the guards, they were rewarded with 100 taels of gold, and they were promoted to 100 households in the brocade clothes.

Cao Yi was naturally appointed as the prefect of Jiangpu County, and was rewarded with 100 taels of gold.

However, what is strange is that Zhu Yuanzhang did not say anything about Xiao Fan, who made great contributions when he was escorting, neither made him an official nor rewarded him with gold, as if Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately forgot Xiao Fan.

The power of heaven is unpredictable, and the will of heaven is also unpredictable, Xiao Fan is very calm about this. Zhu Yuanzhang did not reward him, naturally he had his intentions, maybe it was still the sentence, "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it", Zhu Yuanzhang may have great hopes for him, and he is unwilling to make him a prominent high-ranking official too early.

Of course, Xiao Fan doesn't want to be named an official because of his escort, if Zhu Yuanzhang has a spoof with him and names him as a marquis or something, Xiao Fan may be so angry that he will be killed headlong to repay Jun's kindness.

It didn't take long for the kings of different places to take the initiative to show their loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang and extend their condolences to the emperor's grandson.

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply satisfied with the performance of the kings.

In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, in the bloody storm in the court, it slowly passed.

Above the court, Zhu Yuanzhang was foaming at the mouth, killing heads, and dismissing officials, and he was busy.

Xiao Fan and the three of them are still living their lives happily, Xiao Fan is very speechless about Zhu Yuanzhang's chaotic splitting wind swordsmanship,—— the main master is happy in Beiping, you Lao Zhu has killed so many people, and he didn't even get to the side of the main master, just to vent his anger and find a group of unjust ghosts."

The plain day was very comfortable, Xiao Fan, Xiao Thrush, and Taixu ushered in the new year in the simple and warm mountain temple.

The spring of the thirtieth year of Hongwu has quietly come.

On the twenty-third day of the first month, the day of the Tianfu Yuan test arrived.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Zhu Yunwen sent Yuan Zhong to drive the carriage, together with ten newly added pro-army guards, and waited at the gate of the mountain temple. Comrade Xiao Fan, a shoddy boy, is going to take the talent test today.

Before leaving, Xiao Thrush gave him a freshly embroidered sachet and smiled encouragingly.

Taixu pinched his fingers with a pretending to be a ghost, and said: "Poor Dao has calculated a hexagram for you, and its hexagram means earth, heaven, and Tai, the lord is auspicious, and you will be able to show off your talents if you go here today...... This time it's a free hexagram for you, so let's take the test. ”

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes, turned his head and got into the carriage.

The carriage swayed leisurely and headed towards Jingshi Ying Tianfu.

On the carriage, Xiao Fan politely arched his hand towards Yuan Zhong and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Captain Yuan, oh, no, I should call you Yuan Baihu now, hehe, congratulations on being promoted." ”

Yuan Zhong smiled, he had always had a good impression of Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan helped a lot in the last escort, and Yuan Zhong himself was promoted because of this, so his impression of Xiao Fan was even better.

Holding the reins on the horse and hugging his fists, Yuan Zhong said with a straight face: "The last general thanks Xiao Gongzi for being a volunteer helper, Yuan is not concerned about honor and disgrace, and he has never thought about being promoted to become rich, and it is a great joy that His Royal Highness Taisun is safe, if His Royal Highness Taisun is slightly damaged, Yuan will die hundreds of times and thousands of times, and it is difficult to escape his guilt......"

Xiao Fan secretly spoke, these words are too selfless, anyway, he is absolutely unspeakable, otherwise how can people be Jinyi pro-army, absolute roots are Miao Hong, and he is loyal to the royal family.

Well, to change the topic, words such as loyalty to the royal table are exempt, Xiao Fan has not been systematically trained, and he must not be able to express Yuan Zhong.

"Yuan Baihu, His Royal Highness said that he found a great talent to help me make rolls, and said that he is very famous, and he is reluctant to invite him out this time, do you know who he is?"

Yuan Zhong shook his head and said, "The last general is a martial artist, and he doesn't know anything about these things, and he hasn't seen that great talent." ”

Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Taisun admires this person very much, and said that I want to treat him politely, don't offend him, otherwise he may secretly make a bad ,...... Who the hell is it? Such a big temper. ”

Yuan Zhong smiled and shook his head.

An hour passed, and the carriage arrived at the west gate of Jingshi.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the time had not yet passed, and the hour had not yet arrived.

Ten brocade-clothed soldiers flashed their waist cards to the soldiers guarding the door, and under the respectful eyes of the soldiers, the carriage carried Xiao Fan swaggering into the city. After the carriage entered the city, it turned south, and then went up to Fudong Street, where the place of the hospital examination was located, which was located in the Gongyuan on the west side of the Yingtianfu Yamen.

Xiao Fan in the carriage was full of emotion, this is the second time to enter the Beijing Division, I hope to enter the city in a good mood this time, and then leave the city in a good mood, don't leave with an unhappy stomach like last time.

Just as I was thinking about a good mood, something bad happened.

There was a sudden jolt in the carriage, and then a cry of pain was heard, and then the carriage stopped.

Xiao Fan was stunned and lifted the curtain, but saw a scholar wearing a long shirt and carrying a basket of pen and ink, hugging his thighs and screaming, his expression was very painful.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Fan asked hurriedly.

Yuan Zhong's face was full of innocence: "The carriage was turning just now, this scholar didn't pay attention, and the carriage rubbed his leg, but ...... I don't think it's that serious, right? Just touched it lightly. ”

Xiao Fan turned his head to look at the scholar who was rolling on the ground in pain, and said in amazement: "It hurts like this when you touch it lightly?" ”

The scholar stopped wailing in sweat, lay on the ground and said angrily: "Touched it gently? Are you blind? My leg almost broke the carriage, is this still light? Why don't you give it a try...... Ouch! If I can't live, my life will be rested! ”

Xiao Fan immediately got out of the car, stepped forward to break the scholar's hand, rolled up his pants and took a look, but saw that there was only a layer of skin on his thigh, and there was a little blood, neither a fracture nor an internal injury, at best it was just a bruise.

The scholar seemed to have been greatly hurt, and while rolling and wailing all over the ground, he shouted: "I don't care, none of you are allowed to leave today, you can do this thing, I am participating in the hospital examination, I can't go now, report to the official, report to the official!" ”

Xiao Fan was dumbfounded, ho! It's fresh, and there were people who touched porcelain in ancient times, isn't this intentional blackmail?

Looking up at the sky, it was almost hour, and the room was about to start entering at three o'clock, and even if there was a crown prince and grandson covering it, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to enter.

patted the scholar on the shoulder, Xiao Fan took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to him, and said softly: "This brother, we are all here to take the exam, and we are both scholars, how about this matter be revealed?" I'm sorry to take this bit of silver, buy some decoction......"

The scholar paused, and then said angrily: "The incorruptible will not be eaten by the mouth!" Are you going to insult me with something unclean? ”

Xiao Fan hurriedly said: "Then what do you want?" The hour is coming, and if you miss the hour, you are not afraid that you will not be able to enter the number room? This is not a joke, it has a bearing on your future and mine......"

A touch of cunning quickly flashed in the scholar's eyes, and he shouted to himself: "Then I don't care, it's just right that I can't enter the number room, anyway, I don't care, it's someone else who is in a hurry, you have to give me an explanation today, otherwise I won't be able to spare you......"

Depend on! It's also hob meat.

Xiao Fan was so anxious that the tip of his nose was sweating, he was very concerned about this exam, because Zhu Yuanzhang made an order, and if he couldn't pass the exam, he would be questioned for his guilt, if he didn't even enter the number room, this sin would be big...... Looking at Yuan Zhong and the pro-army who looked helpless on the side, the court has been bloody recently, involving many officials, and when the wind is tight, even if it is a pro-army in brocade, they do not dare to oppress the scholars, so as not to be convicted of "insulting Sven", Emperor Hongwu's butcher's knife will not talk about the slightest affection.

Xiao Fan said in a deep voice: "I'm in a hurry to take the exam, will you let me go?" ”

"Don't let it! There's a kind of you beating me! ”

"Beat you, beat you!"

Xiao Fan gritted his teeth, raised his leg and kicked the scholar fiercely.

(To be continued)