In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth year of Fengyi.

The state of Chu has not fully recovered from the drought and has fallen into the quagmire of war again.

Nanban is almost out of the nest this time, and it has the potential to sweep the whole territory.

The imperial court mobilized heavy troops and fought more than ten large-scale battles with the barbarians in the south, each with its own victory or defeat.

Originally, the state of Chu was martial and strong, and there was no shortage of martial arts masters in the army, and Nanban had not dared to peep south for decades.

However, in recent years, the emperor deliberately tilted more resources to the cultivation of domestic civil servants, which somewhat curbed and affected the development of the military.

The most obvious thing is that the number of people in the army has decreased, the strength of the warriors has not been as good as before, and the reduction of military spending has led to a shrinkage of military strength.

Under normal circumstances, today's military strength is completely sufficient to guard the frontier.

However, due to the drought that has rarely occurred in recent decades, coupled with the turmoil caused by improper handling, the south is now empty.

Supplies from the front line have become a problem, so the battle is scorching.

Every day, countless soldiers die on the battlefield, hundreds of people are displaced, and a large amount of money is invested in military expenditures in the national treasury.

The little money that Emperor Xiaozhuang has accumulated with great difficulty in the past few years is about to be hollowed out.

But at this time, the most wealthy scholars pretended to be deaf and dumb, and on the surface they actively responded to the battle, but in fact they were indefatigable.

The residual energy caused by Yuan Zhengdao's death began to fight back at this time.

Some of the scholars led by the Yuan family began to take advantage of this outlet to bring up the old things again.

On the surface, he asked the emperor to liquidate the eunuchs and give an explanation to the world's corporal clans.

In fact, it was to force the emperor to compromise and re-establish the political status of the scholars.

"These people, do you really think I won't dare to kill them?"

Emperor Xiaozhuang sneered and shook off the fold in his hand.

Then he pointed to the pile on the table, and said: "See, these are all impeached by you, the governor of the East Factory, and they still want me to administer justice to Yuan Zhengdao at this juncture." Haha, give an explanation to the world's corporal clan, who do I need to explain? They thought that I didn't know that the previous disaster relief food and salary were divided by this group of moths, which led to the turmoil of the current situation and gave Nanban an opportunity to take advantage of, and I couldn't wait to eat its flesh raw! ”

Her tone was cold, very different from the grace of her usual days.

In the huge imperial study, apart from her at this time, only a middle-aged eunuch in a big red robe stood bowed.

It is now the chief supervisor of the ceremonial supervisor and the supervisor of the East Factory, Lin Fan.

In the face of the emperor's anger, Lin Fan just stood by respectfully and said nothing.

Most of the accusations in those recitals are false, but some of them are true.

After all, he has been sitting in this position for all these years, and sometimes in order to achieve his goal, he has to use some means, and when he reaches this position, no one will be clean in his hands.

The difference is that the emperor is probably clear about these things.

So Lin Fan didn't need to explain.

From the moment he sat on the Dongchang factory governor, he was very clear about his position.

He is a knife in the hands of His Majesty, and all the dirt, blood, sin and infamy are destined to be carried on his back.

But he doesn't care, as long as he can take revenge, he doesn't mind being a "eunuch" who is scolded by thousands of people.

"I'm threatened! It seems that I have been too kind to them in the past few years. ”

After Emperor Xiaozhuang vented for a while, his expression had returned to his usual calmness.

She turned her head, looked at Lin Fan, and asked, "Have you really thought about it?" Whether it's you or the Lin family, there is no negative after all. Over the years, you have also contributed a lot, and now in this situation, as long as you say a word, I can allow you to say goodbye, leave the palace, stay away from the capital, and at least spend the rest of your life in peace......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. However, the family feud has not yet been fully avenged, and he does not dare to steal his life. Besides, now that the situation is difficult, how can a slave abandon His Majesty? Let the minions do this last errand for Your Majesty, and you should repay Your Majesty for the kindness of your Majesty. ”

"Although I have some evidence in my hand, it is all scratching the surface, not enough to really convict them, if you do this, I will not be able to protect you afterwards......"

"Minions understand."

"Those scholars have a profound background, and they all have martial arts powerhouses, and there are many masters of the Refining Essence Realm. Although the strength of your East Factory is good, I am afraid it is not enough. I will send six shadow guards to temporarily integrate into the East Factory, and I will listen to your dispatch......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lin Fan smiled.

The shadow guard is a martial arts master that the emperor has been secretly cultivating in his early years, and the real imperial guards are not many, only twelve.

But all of them are masters whose strength has reached the realm of refining the marrow, and they are generally only responsible for secretly protecting the safety of the emperor, and they have vaguely appeared in the dragon and phoenix tribulation of the year, as well as on the night of the decisive battle of the sword god.

Of course, most of the people who knew about the existence of the Shadow Guard were dead.

Originally, Lin Fan was not absolutely sure, but if there was a shadow guard to help, he would have the confidence to uproot those scholars in the imperial capital.

Soon.

In the name of collaborating with the enemy and treason, Dongchang arrested and imprisoned officials of the Yuan family, the Chen family, and the Zhu family.

And without interrogation, he used thunderous means to kill dozens of court officials, including Yuan Hua, the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and then led troops to raid their homes, and found countless gold and silver property, grain, and land deeds from the mansions of various ethnic groups, all of which were handed over to the state treasury for military expenses......

It was night, and the imperial capital was bleeding.

In the five hundred years before and after the Beijing circle, almost all the big families who can be called names, except for those who have really served the emperor, have been masturbated all over again!

Its tragedy is second only to the "book burning and Confucianism" of that year.

The government and the opposition shook.

The world's corporal clan is terrified!

Everyone thinks that Lin Fan is crazy, so he dares to do such a thing that defies the world, and it is simply lawless to carry out this kind of massacre at the feet of the Son of Heaven!

The name of Blood Shura has also spread throughout the government and the opposition.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that all that Lin Fan did was inseparable from the emperor's instructions.

But no one dared to point the finger directly at the emperor.

So of course, Lin Fan has become everyone's target, and he must bear the wrath of the world's nobles for the emperor.

As a result, more impeachment concerts flew in from all over the country.

The lords of various families, scholars and scholars in the world, and even other court officials who do not know the truth.

As well as those generals who were still on the battlefield in the south, the princes of the feudal towns, all sent letters asking the emperor to punish Lin Fan severely to set an example.

In this case, the emperor also had to order that Lin Fan be dismissed from all his positions, and that he should be imprisoned pending his release.

In the end, the emperor could not bear to order him to be killed.

But everyone understood that Lin Fan had done too many angry things and offended too many people by relying on the Holy Grace before.

Once he loses the emperor's trust and protection, the only thing that awaits him is death, and there is no possibility of resurrection.

This bloody killing, in an unexpected way, quickly calmed down.

The emperor weakened the power of the nobles and confiscated a large amount of gold and silver to supplement the military expenses.

After seeing the emperor's courage, the other nobles did not dare to make any more small moves, and competed to serve the emperor, contributing money and efforts, wanting to replace the vacancy of the original Kyoto nobles and become the new magnates.

And those scholars who are trying to seek justice for Yuan Zhengdao also seem to see the dawn of upward climbing.

Even Lin Fan took this opportunity to kill all the culprits who had persecuted the Lin family in the first place, and got revenge.

In this killing, it seems that everyone has something to gain, and everyone has become a winner.

Only those souls who fell in the darkness seemed to be still screaming unwillingly......

……

Compared to the chaos outside.

Kwai Garden is as quiet as ever.

After a year, he has grown a lot taller, read poetry and books, and his temperament has become more calm and wise, and he looks more mature than his peers.

It's just that in the past year, Su Chen has rarely been seen.

Most of the time, in addition to the necessary daily work, I shut myself in my room.

I heard that he was practicing in retreat.

Prince Jin is also very sensible, he didn't bother too much, and after reading every day, he left honestly.

Kunluo and Hai Dongqing would also fly back occasionally, and the Jin Emperor would follow Su Chen's example and feed them some sunflower seeds.

But it's a pity that these two guys basically slipped away after eating, and the Jin Emperor couldn't get close to him, he was very cold.

"Aoi Yuan alone, it's really lonely! I really don't know how Grandpa Su managed to live here for more than ten years......"

The little prince sat by the window, looking at the closed wooden door.

He knew that with his identity, as long as he knocked on the door, the people inside would definitely come out, play with him, and read books with him, all as long as he said a word.

But he also knew that he couldn't do that.

Because the Su Guild was not happy.

The father and mother are gone, the aunt is also busy now, and Mr. Yuan has been dead for more than a year......

Of the people he was familiar with, there was only Su Chen left.

So the prince of Jin cherishes it very much.

Su Chen is different from other minions, he is talented, powerful, and charming, and he never flatters him because of his identity, and he is always happy to be with him.

Only at this time will he really feel the joy of being an ordinary child.

"The sunflowers in the yard are blooming again, Grandpa Su, I miss you a little......"