The fourteenth year of orthodoxy in the Ming Dynasty (1449). The troops of the Mongolian Warat tribe Taishi also attacked the Ming Dynasty, and under the pretext that the Ming Dynasty reduced the reward, the troops were divided into 4 routes and attacked the Ming Dynasty in a big way. Eunuch Wang Zhen ignored the opposition of the courtiers, encouraged Yingzong Zhu Qizhen to drive the expedition in person, and ordered the emperor's younger brother Zhu Qiyu to stay behind in July, Zhu Qizhen led an army of 500,000 people to march in person, and went out of Yongguan, accompanied by more than 100 civil and military officials such as British Gong Zhang Fu, Kuang Ye, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Zuo, Secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Cao Nai, Zhang Yi, a member of the Cabinet University.

Traveled to Tumubao (now Huailaidong, Hebei), was chased up by the Wara army, surrounded the Ming army, the two armies fought, the Ming army was annihilated, Wang Zhen was killed by his subordinates, Ming Yingzong was captured by the Wara army, for a time the government and the opposition were shocked, the whole country was in turmoil, the whole Ming family was panicked, but the country could not be left without an owner for a day, the court was discussing who should inherit the unification and take over the throne, at this time the court was divided into two factions, on the one hand, it was the minister Xu Youzhen who supported King Qing, the son of Yingzong, On the one hand, Cao Jixiang, the chief eunuch of Dongchang, led by the courtiers who supported Yingzong's younger brother (the emperor's younger brother Zhu Qiyu), had their own opinions, and the throne was vacant for two months.

At this time, the Mongolian tile spur Taishi also first hijacked Yingzong to invade the Ming Dynasty, swaggering and deceiving everywhere, the soldiers came to the city, threatened to subvert the Ming Dynasty, swore an oath, very proud, the Ming Dynasty everywhere defended the city soldiers complained and shook the sky, consciously it was a great shame, resulting in the Ming Dynasty everyone could not raise their heads, bound to save Yingzong, on the occasion of the Ming Dynasty building will collapse, but no one stepped forward, each was frightened by the rapid offensive of the first, the minister Yu Qian Mao then recommended himself, volunteered, led the army out of the city to fight, the affairs of the court were presided over by Cao Jixiang alone, However, Cao Jixiang had a ghost in his heart, Yu Qian was fighting the enemy outside, and he had no time to do things inside, for the sake of selfish desires, he wholeheartedly supported Zhu Qiyu as the emperor, and colluded with several ministers to forge a holy decree, saying that the secret history of the Ying sect came back and let Zhu Qiyu immediately inherit the throne, and the whole court was bought by Cao Jixiang, as if Zhu Qiyu said that the emperor was a foregone conclusion.

Yu Qian returned to the capital and rushed to the main hall, where he saw that hundreds of military officials had gathered in the main hall and were discussing the establishment of a new king. Flashed outside the hall at the moment, and listened to what everyone had to say. I saw Cao Jixiang standing leisurely in the center, with hundreds of civil and military officials on both sides, Cao Jixiang couldn't see any anxiety on his face, Yu Qian was very angry when he saw it, and said to himself: "Such a minister." Looking at the other officials, they looked at each other, some beat their chests, frowned, and some bowed their heads, looking very helpless, but none of them could stand up and preside over the overall situation, and Cao Jixiang was the sole power, everyone dared not speak, they all had to look at his face, and from time to time there were guards to report that they also violated the border first, and there was an attack on something, Cao Jixiang only let the Jinyi guard resist. Yu Qian hurried on the starry night, and only came back early in the morning, the situation was urgent, and it was too late to rest, and his breath was not calm at the moment, and he angrily reprimanded Cao Jixiang and said: "Cao Jixiang, you dare to fake the holy decree." ”

Cao Jixiang said in horror: "Lord Yu, even if the old slave has great courage, he doesn't dare to do such a thing, this holy decree was secretly written by Emperor Yingzong in the north, you see that it was written by tearing off the robe of Emperor Yingzong." As he spoke, he showed the holy decree to Yu Qian.

Yu Qian took it, looked at it carefully, and said angrily: "Bastard, this holy decree is clearly fake, Yingzong is imprisoned, it must be heavily guarded, how can it be possible to write down the holy decree and bring it out, you wait for the ministers, when the country is in danger, you don't think of retreating from the enemy, but here you are plotting to usurp the throne, are you worthy of Yingzong?" Is it worthy of the people of the world? ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Lord Yu, it is precisely because the country is in danger that the country cannot be without a king for a day, so that the old slave advocates supporting the king as the emperor, so that the court will not be scattered, and the upper and lower levels can work together to repel the strong enemy." ”

Yu Qian said angrily: "It's nonsense, Yingzong has a son, why let King Yu ascend the throne?" ”

Cao Jixiang said: "King Qing is only two years old this year, just a baby, he doesn't understand anything, if he ascends the throne, won't it make the people of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military panic, how can he order us to repel a strong enemy?" King Yu is middle-aged, and there are countless strategies in his chest, once he takes the throne, he will be able to command the army to defeat the first soldiers, why don't we do it. ”

Yu Qian said: "Presumably you have already gotten through, in short, the king of Yu is greatly disapproving of the accession of the official." ”

King Yu walked slowly from outside the hall, looked around, saw that the hundred officials didn't seem to have any opinions, and looked at Cao Jixiang, the two nodded to each other, they must be plotting some conspiracy, and said with a smile at the moment: "Lord Yu, this king doesn't want to be this emperor, it's just imminent, the royal brother also sent a secret decree, this king has to temporarily take the throne in order to protect the Ming Sheji, and please don't be surprised." ”

Yu Qian saw that the overall situation had been decided, and he was so annoyed and regretful in his heart, he only blamed himself for resisting the army at the border, and had no time to withdraw, but he was seized the throne by Cao Jixiang, looking up to the sky and sighing, but thinking about it is useless, he sighed in his heart, and said lightly: "Since the king said so, the official has nothing to say, I hope that His Royal Highness the king can take the country and the country as his own responsibility, love the people like a son, and always think about welcoming back Yingzong as the primary purpose, and have to go to the front battlefield. With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

After Yu Qian walked out of the palace, King Yu said angrily: "Yu Qian, this old thing, is against this king everywhere, if it falls into the hands of this king one day, he will never be spared." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Your Royal Highness, the biggest obstacle to your ascension to the throne is that little prince, in my opinion, it should be ........" ”

King Yu said: "The king understands what Gonggong Cao means, it's just..." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Your Highness, rest assured, this matter will be handed over to the old slave, and I promise that Your Highness will rest easy." ”

King Yu smiled and said: "Okay, Gonggong Cao is the most relieved to do things, you can do it, there will be a heavy reward when you are done." ”

Cao Jixiang said with a smile: "Then the old slave will thank His Highness first, and I will go to do this." ”

Cao Jixiang returned to the mansion and secretly summoned a few cronies, including He Tianshu, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Chen Heng, the supervisor of the Jinyi Guard, and many managers of the East and West Factories, and several people whispered in the house.

Cao Jixiang said: "There is an important thing that you need to do today, but this matter is very important, if there is anything missing, you will not survive." ”

He Tianshu said: "Father-in-law, please rest assured, your subordinates will do their best to handle this matter, just say what it is." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Now that the king is about to become the emperor, there are still many officials in the court who oppose it, because there is still a little prince here, these people must use the little prince to come out to obstruct the king of the emperor to ascend the throne, and now only by secretly killing the little prince can the king be the emperor logically, so you have to keep your mouth shut, if you are exposed, I want your head." ”

Chen Heng said: "Father-in-law, rest assured, I, Chen Heng, swear to the sky, I have no second heart for my father-in-law, if I leak the slightest secret, I will naturally not die well." ”

Cao Jixiang smiled: "Okay, this matter will be handed over to the two of you, and the miscellaneous family will wait for your good news." ”

Chen and the others received a secret order to come out, with more than a dozen brocade guards, taking advantage of the dark, secretly came to the little prince's residence, looked around, there was no movement, the little prince's dormitory should be heavily guarded, but there was no one tonight, it must be Cao Jixiang up and down to buy through, for the sake of dotting, but the two of them can not move too much, if they alarm the nearby guards, then they will be burned, the two carefully observed for a long time, to be sure, when the next wave of their hands, their subordinates have slipped into the courtyard, selected these people, are good hands of Jinyiwei, act quickly and agile, After sneaking in, he quickly found a place to hide, He Tianshu approached the window, stretched out his hand to poke a small hole in the window, looked inside, only to see the little prince on the bed, and the two maids next to him were serving the little prince to change clothes and fall asleep, it was late at night, the little prince had not yet fallen asleep, it must be a night trouble, He Tianshu had a certain number in his heart, and then saw that there was no one else in the house, at this time, he just started, raised his foot and kicked open the door, and walked towards the little prince with his sword.

The two maids immediately panicked, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Who are you, so bold, what should you be guilty of trespassing without notification?" ”

He Tianshu didn't say a word, he raised a sword in the neck of the maid, the maid fell to the ground, and the other maid, frightened, shouted and ran out of the house, just arrived at the door, Chen Heng outside stabbed a sword into the abdomen, and lost his breath, the two walked to the bed, the little prince was only two years old, and he didn't know what the situation was, but he was also frightened by the cold expressions of the two, and immediately cried, He Tianshu stepped forward to cover the little prince's mouth, and picked up the little prince and went out.

The two ran outside the palace along the route studied in advance, no one along the way, about half an hour, the two came to a deserted and secluded place, dug a pit, and prepared to bury the little prince alive, the two dug for a long time, and got it done, He Tianshu threw the little prince into it and began to cover it with soil. After all, the little prince is a child, less than two years old, he has been crying incessantly, and he will be thrown into the pit again, it must be extremely painful, and the crying is getting louder and louder, He Tianshu panicked, if the cry spreads, it must be exposed, and he wants to stab the little prince directly to death with his sword.

Suddenly, a person jumped from the tree, this person had a sword, was wearing a green coat, had a beard, was about forty years old, and walked forward with a smile: "If the two of you want to bury this child alive, won't you lose your conscience, you must know that God has the virtue of a good life, and saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter." ”

Chen Heng said angrily: "Who are you, get out of here, don't want to spoil me and other big things, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." ”

The man sneered: "Shameless man, if you kill this child, the person who instructed you to do it will still kill you the same, otherwise how can his secret be kept forever, it is better to sell his favor to me, hand over the child to me, and the two of you will not go back to the palace, and disappear from the world, not only can you save your life, but also do a good deed, this child will grow up in the future and will not forget the grace of the two rebirths, I don't know what the two think?" ”

He Tianshu said with a smile: "It's just nonsense, under the spectrum of the world, it is not the king's land, where can we run, we can protect ourselves by killing this child, if we give it to you, if you are caught in the future, you will definitely die, you can leave quickly, otherwise I will kill you and kill you." ”

The man said: "Two, I didn't want to meddle in this matter, but my friend, please, I can't ignore it, if I don't care, it's not that I'm sorry for my friend." ”

He Tianshu asked, "Who is your friend, and why are you meddling?" ”

The man pointed to He, behind Chen and the others, and said with a smile: "Look, my friend is really here." ”

He, Chen and the others hurriedly turned their heads and looked behind them, but they didn't see anyone, and they knew what they were planning. The man took this opportunity to rush forward and snatch the child in the pit, He, Chen and the two of them were already fooled, and took out the sword and flew to grab it, the man took two steps back, drew his sword to greet each other, and the three of them fought together, He, Chen and the two Jinyi Wei were born, and the kung fu was quite good, pressing step by step, the man's swordsmanship was also very proficient, without any flaws, but the man seemed to be hindered by the child in his hand, and he had been only defending and not attacking, at this time Chen Heng stabbed from the left flying sword, and went straight to the child, the man hurriedly dodged, He Tianshu's sword had arrived, the man was overwhelmed, but he was hit by a sword in his right hand, He, Chen and the others have seen that they have stood cheap, and the more they fight, the more eternal they will be.

Chen Heng said: "It seems that you are not our opponent with the child, so it is better to put the child down and run for your life." ”

The man smiled: "How can this be reasonable, even if I have a child, I can beat you two shameless people to the ground." ”

He Tianshu scolded: "Don't be ashamed, I want to see what else you are capable of." ”

After saying that, he stepped forward with a sword and stabbed the man's heart, but seeing that the man was not in a hurry, he seemed to use some internal force, and the wind rose in an instant, He Tianshu's sword was eaten by the wind and stabbed into the trunk next to him, and he was about to draw the sword, the man flew and kicked He Tianshu aside, Chen Heng saw that he was defeated, and stepped forward to fight, the sword in the man's hand became faster and faster, and a progress came to Chen Heng, and the sword in his hand was gently lifted, and Chen Heng was also shocked out.

He Tianshu said: "Today, you are bad for me and other big things, and I will settle accounts with you another day, and I have the courage to leave my name." ”

The man said with a smile: "Walking the rivers and lakes in the Xia, the Ming people have never done dark things, and they are proud of the wind in the lower song." ”

He Tianshu said: "It turns out that you are the Qiankun Sword who has killed people and seized wealth on the rivers and lakes in recent years, okay, if you are defeated today, we will have a period later." ”

Qu Aofeng watched the two leave, holding the child and running towards the path, shuttling back and forth in the woods, as if walking in a circle, and gradually dawned, and came to an extremely hidden mountain hut, which was located in the suburbs of the panic, very hidden, and no one usually came here at all. Qu Aofeng looked around and saw that there was no one, then pushed the door and entered, leaning against the door, only to see that there was a person standing with his back inside, and heard someone come in and turn around.

This person is Yu Qian, Qu Aofeng said: "Brother Yu is really here, Qu did not fail in his mission and saved this child." ”

Yu Qian said with a smile: "Okay, God really has eyes, fortunately, the old man was vigilant and secretly followed Cao Jixiang, and learned that he was going to harm this child, so I asked Brother Qu for you to go for me." ”

Qu Aofeng said: "Brother Yu, as an official of the imperial court, you can't get involved in this matter, there are many traitors in the court, if it leaks out, it will not be good for you, I am a person in the rivers and lakes, and the court has nothing to do with me." ”

Yu Qian said: "Now that the child has been saved, I will ask you to raise him in the future, hand him over martial arts, this child was born without the emperor's life, and the body of the prince is no longer a prince, we must keep this secret, and when he grows up in the future, he will benefit the martial arts more." ”

Qu Aofeng said: "This child was born with a hard life, and there is no enjoyment of wealth and wealth, but since then, the court will definitely send someone to chase and kill, in order not to let the court find it, this child can only be incognito, and be an ordinary person in the future, in order to spend this life safely, Qu has reported his name when he fought with the two brocade guards, I am afraid that the court will send a large number of military horses to find me, this child is very dangerous to me, it is better to give him to ordinary farmers for adoption, and I will disappear in the rivers and lakes, so that no one can find this child." ”

Yu Qian said, "This is a good way, but I'm worried that if I hand it over to others for adoption, it's hard to say how this child will live in the future, I'm really not at ease." ”

Qu Aofeng said: "Since Brother Yu is not at ease, I will take him with me, with my strength, it is impossible for the imperial court to find it, and when I pass on all what I have learned all my life to him, then he can walk the rivers and lakes by himself and not be bullied." ”

Yu Qian said: "This is very good, Brother Qu, the road ahead is unpredictable, I hope to take care, Yu can hear the news in the imperial court, if there is anything, I will fly the pigeon to pass the book to you." ”

Qu Aofeng said: "Thank you Brother Yu, then I will leave first, and I will have a period later." ”