In the second year of Yuanjia, it was time in the blink of an eye.

Ji Zi Xun was on crutches, and he walked slowly towards Waguan Temple in Jiankang City. The eighth day of December is the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, as soon as December passes, there are monks of the monastery who begin to hold bowls and bowls along the street, and today the monks will collect rice, chestnuts, dates, nuts and other materials to cook into porridge and distribute to everyone. It is said that drinking this porridge can be blessed by the Buddha, so whether people are rich or poor, they want to get a bowl of Buddha porridge.

Therefore, today's Waguan Temple is particularly lively.

Looking at the full number of people and the long line, Ji Zixun shook his head with a smile, "It seems that it is impossible to get in line." ”

He doesn't have to join in the excitement, it's just that he always stays alone, and people inevitably don't want to go to the lively place.

"Sir."

Ji Zixun turned around and was just about to walk back, when a faint but long-lost voice entered Ji Zixun's ears from the lively voices behind him. Ji Zixun smiled, turned around, and saw a man in civilian clothes walking over from a distance with a wooden bowl.

"Long time no see." Ji Zixun nodded at Yan Zhi, then took the small bowl of porridge from his hand, and moved it to the side of the road with the help of Yan Zhi.

Red dates, longan, corn, red beans, lotus seeds, red rice, and peanuts are boiled in an iron pot by monks early in the morning, and the rice grains are boiled and turned into this thick Buddha porridge with other ingredients.

Although it looked thick, after all, in order to distribute it to more people, the monks still added enough water, so Ji Zixun could easily drink the porridge in his mouth by gently diagonally tilting the bowl.

Originally, there was no sugar in the Buddha porridge, but the red dates and longan were boiled in the porridge, and the sugar flavor seeped out, bringing just the right amount of sweetness to the Buddha porridge.

"When are you going to come back to Jiankang?"

Soon after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he was sent to Xiangyang.

"Four months ago, His Majesty summoned me back to serve as the leader of the Central Army."

Hearing this, Ji Zixun glanced at Yan Zhi meaningfully, continued to bow his head and drink porridge, and suddenly a dull voice came from the wooden bowl, "Ready to do it?" ”

Zhi Yanzhi was not surprised, Ji Zixun knew Taizu's intentions. Previously, Song Taizu appointed Wang Tan, Wang Hua and others as the right guard generals and Xiaocai generals, just to be able to control the power of the imperial guard. Some time ago, Yanzhi was guarding in Jingzhou, in order to be able to encircle the old troops and people in Jingzhou when he fought against Xie Hui in the future.

Although Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liangsi "returned to the government" three times, in fact it was just a formality, and the two provinces of Zhongshu, especially Shangshu Province, were still controlled by the two. Although the two are no longer auxiliary ministers, the main decision-making power of the DPRK and China is still in the hands of the two people.

Didn't hear Hiko's answer, Ji Zixun smiled, drank the last mouthful of porridge, and handed the bowl to Hikoyu: The bowl belongs to the temple, and it must be returned after drinking.

"Sir." Zhi Yanzhi looked at Ji Zixun steadily, "I want to borrow the beast bone again." ”

In August of the first year of Yuanjia, at the moment when the fleet arrived in Jiankang, Yanzhi returned the animal bones to Ji Zixun. Zhiyanzhi returned to Gangneung shortly after Taizu succeeded to the throne, while Ji Zixun remained alone in Jiankang. Since then, no one knows where Ji Zixun lives.

Today, when I arrived at Yanzhi, I just came to Waguan Temple with a fluke mentality, but I really ran into Thistle Xun.

"Yes, but I have two requests." Ji Zixun raised his fingers, "First, if they are captured alive, I want to see them; Second, try to capture them alive. ”

Although Zhi Yanzhi nodded in agreement, he didn't understand why Ji Zixun was always kind to those people.

Probably seeing Hikoyuki's doubts, Ji Zixun laughed out loud, "I'm not a benevolent person. After all, when His Majesty came back, I told him that the lives of several ministers who care for their lives can be kept, but the power must not be kept, regardless of whether they have different intentions or not. ”

Xu Xian is a talented scholar, and Fu Liang was born in cloth clothes, and he does not have the scheming to usurp like Sima Yi and General Wang Dun. Liu Yi, the king of Luling, was really smart and severe, and if he succeeded to the throne, he would definitely not be able to tolerate these people, so he was killed. The ministers who thought that Your Highness was tolerant and merciful, and that you welcomed you beyond righteousness, and hoped that you would be grateful to them in your heart, so that they would hold on to themselves, and they should not have too many delusions about treating you as a young master.

After succeeding to the throne, it is necessary to appease the ministers first and gain a firm foothold in Jiankang. Your Excellency holds great power, and if the son returns to the throne today, they will definitely return to power. Although they are accepted by His Royal Highness, they must also be careful not to do it all at once. Adults can keep their lives, but they must not keep their rights, whether they have different intentions or not.

The days flew by, and soon it was the third year of Yuanjia.

After the court, Song Taizu summoned Wang Hua, Zhi Yanzhi and others to the study, "Xu Xianzhi, Fu Liang, and Xie Hui relied on the fact that they had fought with their father for many years, and they had meritorious service to the country, so they worked full-time in the government and the opposition and used their power without permission. Then Gao Zu Tuogu, on the surface, put the country's social welfare first, but in fact he secretly harbored rebellion, disloyalty and injustice. The king of Luling is beautiful and bright, but Xianzhi and others are contemptuous and specialized, jealous and fearful, and slander the king of Luling to the young emperor and depose him as a concubine. King Luling was only eighteen years old when he was killed. ”

After a pause in his words, Song Taizu's face was sad and indignant, "After that, he used the hand of the Queen Mother to abolish the young emperor." Since Lone succeeded to the throne, although Xu Fu and the others said three times that they wanted to retire, they actually controlled the government and the opposition behind their backs and suppressed the scholars! This is tolerable, but unbearable! ”

Hearing this, the three of them knelt directly on the ground, "We are willing to get rid of the ministers for Your Majesty!" ”

On the same day, Song Taizu issued an edict to recruit Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang in Jiankang into the palace. Fu Liang was puzzled, but he thought that today was only the first day of the new year, but he still received the edict and changed into official clothes, and when he walked outside the Ximing Gate, he saw his younger brother Xie Hao with a nervous face and stopped him and whispered, "I am afraid that there is something strange in the palace, and the emperor may have to punish the minister." ”

Fu Liang's heart sank, and he remembered what Ji Zixun on the big ship said to him the year before last: If you are unwilling to give up your power and leave the court, your life will not be long.

"When you enter the palace, you say that your brother and sister-in-law are unwell, and I was urged back on the way to come just now, so let Your Majesty wait for a while." Seeing his younger brother frowning, Fu Liang sighed, "It's a while to be able to delay for a while." Then he turned around and returned to the carriage and ordered the attendant, "Don't follow, hurry up to Lord Xu's mansion." ”

As soon as he left the city, Fu Liang asked the coachman to unload the carriage, jumped on his horse, and headed west. Fu Liang understands that this is a matter of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, even if he can escape today, what about his wife and children?

Fu Liang was a little confused, and unconsciously, he drove to the tomb of his brother Fu Di. Before the tomb, Fu Liang saw a completely unexpected person standing in front of the tombstone looking at him with a smile, so he quickly pulled the reins and dismounted, "Sir." ”

"Happy New Year." Ji Zixun looked at him wearing an official uniform, smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty doesn't want to wait until the sixth day of the first month?" You didn't listen to what I said back then? ”

Usually from Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the new year, the emperor will not summon his courtiers if there is no emergency.

Fu Liang smiled bitterly and arched his hand, "How is it possible." That night, Ji You sent someone to stop him, but he didn't catch up. ”

Killing the two kings in a row, even if Taizu and his two imperial brothers did not have much contact before, but blood is thicker than water. The abolition of the young emperor, although it can still be used as a reason to abolish the faint and establish the Ming Dynasty, but the death of Liu Yizhen, the king of Luling, completely cut off their vitality.

Originally, Fu Liang thought that he would be good as long as he handed over his power, and even after returning to Jiankang, Fu Liang expressed his intention to make friends with Wang Hua, Zhi Yanzhi and others many times, but in addition to seeing himself twice, several other people didn't even want to see him.

"The way that the Lord conveyed to me is clear, but ...... Daoyu can't help you. Fu Liang still remembers what Yan Zhi said at that time, "Dao Yu can't help you, but Dao Yu can guarantee that the adults will definitely not regret supporting Your Majesty." ”

"I'll just ask." Ji Zixun looked at the fifty-three-year-old Fu Liang, and his eyes seemed to be about to directly see through the person in front of him, "Have you ever been disobedient?" ”

"Never!"