On the wide mahogany table, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were neatly arranged, and Fan Keqin picked up the pen and wanted to write a few words. But his heart became more and more chaotic, and he couldn't put down the pen, and after three minutes, he stood so stupid. His brows became more and more furrowed, and the corners of his forehead were dripping with delicate sweat.

"Master, master, are you alright!"

Hearing the call of his family, Fan Keqin finally came back to his senses, he threw the pen aside in a dejected manner, and said to his family: "You go out, don't bother me if you have nothing to do!" ”

The family withdrew, and Fan Keqin sat down on the Taishi chair dejectedly. He had already written a letter to Huang Degong, but he was so full of stones that he didn't even reply.

And what's even more troublesome is that Qingliu, who usually gathers around him, gradually distances himself from him. Since falling out with Qu Shiyun, even He Tengjiao and others have stopped interacting.

Although some upright ministers were dissatisfied with Gu Zhenhua, they still knew how to distinguish between Huayi, and how could they speak for the Manchu Qing with a clear conscience.

What's more, in terms of quality, the things taken out by the Zhongzhou Forum really touched the minds of many ministers. Since ancient times, ministers and the emperor have both cooperated and struggled, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet system has become more and more perfect, starting from Xia Yan, Yan Song, until Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, no matter how the successive cabinet chiefs and assistants struggled, expanding the power of ministers has been a tacit agreement of everyone.

And Zhang Juzheng's death made people see the danger of the dominance of imperial power. The proposal of the Zhongzhou pulpit to comprehensively restrict imperial power has just begun to come out, and those conservative ministers must oppose it. But after a period of fermentation, everyone gradually realized that this is really a way out.

People's hearts are quietly changing. But some people are reluctant to change.

A small sedan car quickly entered the back door of the pavilion, the curtain was raised, and Yu Suiran, who was in a small hat in green clothes, came out of it.

"Housekeeper. What about Master Fan? ”

"Lord Yu, my master is resting inside."

"Quick, take me to him."

When the housekeeper heard this, he was immediately embarrassed, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, my master has ordered, and no one has seen him." You see......"

"Hmph, no one? Isn't he afraid that his head will fall off, hurry up and lead the way! ”

The housekeeper also noticed the beads of sweat on Yu Suiran's forehead at this time. The green tendons on the temples jumped up and down, and this person who had always paid attention to Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, and his face did not change. Today, things will definitely not be small.

"Lord Yu. Hurry up here, please! ”

The housekeeper led Yu Suiran to the main hall. He didn't dare to go in, so he could only bow back and retreat, Yu Suiran rushed in a few steps, looked around, and saw Fan Keqin sitting on the futon, meditating with his eyes closed, motionless.

"My Lord Fan, why do you still have this mind? We're going to lose our heads. Did You Know? ”

Fan Keqin finally opened his eyes slowly, and sneered: "The old man of life and death has long been downplayed. Gu Zhenhua wants to do it, just kill it! ”

Yu Suiran said anxiously: "Brother, if Gu Zhenhua does it, we can fight for a reputation through the ages." But the emperor who wants to do it! ”

"Emperor?"

Fan Keqin suddenly stood up from the futon, and his face turned pale and pale.

"The old man is loyal to the saint, why kill me? Is there a traitor who sows discord? ”

Fan Keqin is also used to being proud, and as soon as he encounters a crime, he immediately pushes it to others.

"Brother, it was Huang Degong and several generals of the forbidden army who sued you, saying that you befriended the generals with bad intentions!"

Fan Keqin snorted coldly and said: "These reckless men are really shameless, the old man obviously asked them to assist the saint, but he turned around and framed the old man, the saint is wise, and he will definitely not believe them!" ”

Yu Suiran looked at Fan Keqin and didn't feel the danger yet, so he was so anxious that he went back and forth.

"Brother Fan, you still don't know their insidiousness! Huang Degong They said that you colluded with the generals at this time, because you wanted to help the Tartars and defeat the Ming Dynasty, you, you ......"

"What's wrong with the old man?"

"You're already a traitor!"

Fan Keqin was trembling with anger at this moment, he was different from ordinary officials, he was a great Confucian in the world, the court shuffled the cards several times, and there was a lack of officials, so he barely got out of the mountain. For Lao Fan, life and death are no longer a matter, what he cares about most is fame!

If he gets involved with Tartar and becomes a traitor, Qin Hui's first-class character, what face does he have to live in the world! It's better to find a crack in the ground and get in!

"Such a vicious heart, these thieves are really insidious. Lord Yu, how did you find out the news? ”

"Brother Fan, General Zhou Deshun, the deputy general of the Beijing camp, is loyal, and it was he who sued me, and these people are going to arrest my brother tonight, so I risked my life to deliver the letter. Brother Fan, you should hurry up and think of a way. ”

"How? The old man is sitting upright, and if he has the ability, let them come, just as the old man wants to reprimand the traitor! ”

Yu Suiran saw that Fan Keqin was stubborn and had a bad temper, and he was so anxious that he went back and forth.

"Brother Fan, you and I are not a personal life, nor a lifetime reputation, but a thousand-year-old Taoism, you can't bear to watch Gu Zhenhua and his ilk mess up the world, devalue Kong and Meng to worthlessness, and let Yang Zhu prevail!"

"This ......"

Lao Fan doesn't care about life and death, but in his opinion, it is something more important than life. If it is really over, what face does he have to meet the ancestors of the past generations, let alone face the ancestor of Confucius and Mencius!

"So, Lord Yu, what can you do?"

"Naturally, Brother Fan, Zhou Deshun admires your loyalty and is willing to help, he has 3,000 people, as long as we can temporarily escape from the clutches of the devil, we can sneak back to Jiangnan, and when the time comes, we will definitely make Your Majesty change your mind and see clearly who is the traitor of the Ming Dynasty." Isn't that a thousand times better than dying in vain! ”

Yu Suiran earnestly persuaded Fan Keqin for a long time, and suddenly slapped the table, shaking the tea bowl.

"Okay, thank you, sir, let's go!"

In the night, Yu Suiran and Fan Keqin changed into civilian clothes and quietly left the pavilion, there was already a carriage waiting outside, they ran all the way out of Dongcheng, and finally escaped.

Zhou Deshun was waiting outside the city with his men and horses, and this guy saw Fan Keqin coming. Immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Master Fan, you can be regarded as coming, and the little one will ensure that you go to see the regent. The prince is looking forward to you! ”

"Regent?"

Fan Keqin was suddenly startled, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Yu, didn't you say that you were going to Jiangnan, why did you want to go to see Tartar?" ”

"Hahaha, Brother Fan, it's a difficult journey to Jiangnan directly. It's easier to take a detour from the north. Besides, Brother Fan didn't also say that although the Qing Dynasty was not Han. But following the way of Confucius and Mencius and practicing the teachings of saints is much stronger than Gu Zhenhua, and we also happen to appreciate the atmosphere of a saint! ”

Yu Suiran gave Zhou Deshun a look. Immediately, four soldiers rushed in front of Fan Keqin. Keep an eye on him. The sudden change made the old gentleman so shocked that he couldn't say a word.

"Hahaha, Fan Keqin is a great Confucian in the southeast, if he can take refuge in the Qing Dynasty, the people's hearts will be turned back, and the people of the world will see it more clearly, this is a great achievement! Lord Yu is waiting for the promotion and knighthood. ”

"General Zhou, he is still outside Kaifeng City. But be careful that the Ming army catches up! ”

"Lord Yu rest assured, the brothers in Jingying have long been unaccustomed to seeing An Guojun's fragrant and spicy food. I have already asked my subordinates to pretend to make noise to attack the city, and Kaifeng is doomed to chaos tonight! ”

"Okay, this is also the first gift for the regent, let's go, hurry up and go north."

……

On the official road to Jinan, a long carriage was moving rapidly, waving a loud whip flower on the handlebar, and the carriage was running happily.

The tall Jinan city wall flashed in front of them, and a few merchants jumped out of the car and came to the city gate, nodding and bowing, extremely polite.

"Are you the Wang family's convoy?"

The young businessman at the head nodded hurriedly: "The military master's eyes are like torches, and they are not bad at all." ”

The city gate official glanced at them and couldn't help but say, "Why don't you see the old king's shopkeeper?" ”

When the young man heard this, he immediately wiped away his tears, and said in a miserable voice: "Master Jun, my father is seriously ill and has just passed away!" ”

"Really? I met him three months ago! ”

"I was sick urgently, I just left, and I didn't say a word."

"You are filial enough, your father is dead, and you still don't forget your business."

"Master Jun, our whole family is looking at the medicinal herb business, and we have to take care of the dead, and even more so the living!"

The city gate officer stepped to the front of the convoy, looked at the goods piled high on it, untied a sack, grabbed a handful of wolfberries, and threw two into his mouth.

"Master Jun, this thing can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the body, if you are willing to eat it, the villain must be more filial."

"Hehehe, Xiao Wang's shopkeeper, are you really stupid or fake stupid, brothers are exposed to the wind and sun every day. It's not easy to be scolded more than to make money, it's not easy! ”

The young businessman couldn't understand anything, his face was bitter, and he could only take out an ingot from his pocket.

"Master Jun, please accept it!"

The city gate official put the ingots in his hand and weighed it, it was enough for ten taels of silver, and immediately laughed: "You are smarter than your father, hurry up and enter the city!" ”

The convoy creaked into the city, and the young man led the man to find an inn to settle down, and as soon as he settled down, he immediately took off his green coat and hat, changed into a long shirt, and had a small fan in his hand, and staggered out.

This young man is Zhao Tian, this time Gu Zhenhua and Dolgon fought a decisive battle, he did not participate, but belonged to the command of Gao Hongtu, plus Liu Kecheng and Hu Maozhen's subordinates, they want to take Shandong in one fell swoop and cripple the arms of the Tartars!

Zhao Tian came to a small courtyard, knocked lightly on the door three times, and after a while, someone suddenly opened the door and invited him in.

All the way to the study, a middle-aged man in a long robe stood at the door.

"The villain Shandong Governor Feng Andong, meet the Shangcha!"

Zhao Tian looked at Feng Andong and smiled slightly: "Lord Feng, you said that you have lost your way and want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and His Royal Highness the King of Liao." We'll give you a chance, I'm not here in person, if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

"Yes, please come here, the villain will tell you!"

Feng Anton took Zhao Tian to the study, he held an account book in his hand, and sent it to Zhao Tian like a treasure.

"Shangcha, this is the account book of Jinan's tun grain, big, oh no, it's a tartar, forty percent of the military food has to rely on Shandong, as long as these grains are destroyed, they won't be able to eat and go around!" (To be continued......)