Lan Yue knew that there was no luck, but she didn't give up, and asked in an almost trembling voice: "Could it be that the eldest brother has never had a little hope, and is destined to die under Zhu Yuanzhang's knife?"

Liu Bowen sighed and said, "Although I have been imprisoned here for eighteen years, I still have some means to understand the outside world. If the crown prince Zhu Biao does not die, Lan Yu will not only not die, but will also be a supreme minister and be reused. ”

Seeing Lan Yue's puzzled eyes, Liu Ji patiently explained: "Brother Ling has a very close relationship with the crown prince Zhu Biao, and he is loyal to Zhu Biao, which the emperor can see clearly, so he will leave Lan Yu, who can fight well, as the military general team after Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne." But last April, Zhu Biao's death changed everything. In September, the emperor appointed Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunwen as the emperor's grandson. Zhu Biao is not only magnanimous and benevolent, but also has the ability to govern the country, and has experienced wars, baptized by blood and fire, Lan Yu and even veterans such as Fu Youde and Feng Sheng are willing to surrender to him. And Zhu Yunwen can't. So Zhu Yuanzhang will pull out these thorns for him. ”

After listening to Liu Ji's analysis, Lan Yue's heart was cold to the bottom, and she completely abandoned hope.

Seeing Lan Yue's sad and desperate expression, Liu Ji hurriedly changed the topic and said: "The reason why the emperor has not killed me in the past eighteen years is due to two reasons, one is that externally, I am already a dead person who has no threat, but on the contrary, he can use my family to threaten me. Second, the emperor has not given up looking for the treasure of King Wu over the years, legend has it that this treasure is related to the rise of the dynasty and the safety of the world, and there are many institutions, he firmly believes that once this treasure is found, only I can open it for him. ”

At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door, Liu Ji answered, the closed door opened from the outside, and a gray-haired sergeant came in, and said to Liu Jishi, "Excuse me, sir." I just received a message from the flying pigeons in the city, Zhu Bai has obtained the emperor's holy decree, and the two thousand gold guards are about to come here. It is expected to arrive outside the island in two hours. ”

Liu Ji nodded, and the man bowed and retreated. Lan Yue was a little surprised, Liu Ji didn't look like a prisoner, but like a master.

Liu Ji seemed to be able to see what was going on in Lan Yue's mind, and explained: "These were originally the guards who guarded me, but because of me, they have also become people who cannot leave the island for life. When they came, they were all black-haired youths, and now they are half a hundred. These people, like me, will not see the light of day, and when I die, their time of death will come. Once they understood the connection between themselves and me, everything was simple. Come on, let's go out and talk again. ”

Liu Ji knocked on the door a few times in a certain rhythm, and the iron door was opened from the outside. There were two guards standing outside the door, both in their forties and fifties, and when they saw Liu Ji coming out, they all called him Mr. and were respectful.

There was a closed passage with several oil lamps hanging on either side, illuminating the surroundings.

Liu Ji said as he walked: "In the early years of Hongwu, not long after the founding of the country, when a hundred wastes were waiting to be rebuilt, I strongly advised the emperor to vigorously develop commerce while paying attention to agriculture and mulberry, and pointed out the fact that although the Song Dynasty's armed forces were weak, the country was rich and the people were strong due to the development of commerce. However, the Holy One believes that business is the last resort, and businessmen are shameless villains and disdainful. In desperation, I had no choice but to privately arrange for my cronies to set up money banks and commercial banks in various places to secretly help the normal operation of the country's economy. Taking out a little money to support the families of these guards is just a trivial matter for me, but these guards are grateful to Dade, and they are even more devoted to me, willing to use it for my use, and they will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire. Today's world only sees the power of force, and one day, money will become the most powerful force in the world. ”

Liu Ji seems to be babbling some inconsequential gossip, but in fact, he hopes to instill some ideas about politics, economy and even life in the world to Lan Yue in a limited time, which can at least give him some inspiration.

As they spoke, their eyes lit up, and the two of them had already left the cave of the dungeon, and it was already early afternoon, the hottest time of the day, and the flowers exuded a strong fragrance under the strong sunlight. The blue moon looked around, the grass was sparkling, the willows were still around, and the group was fragrant. In addition to the small island where he is, there are four other small islands on the lake, all of which are connected by long bridges, and the scenery is picturesque, and although he is in danger, he is still moved by the scenery in front of him.

Liu Ji also had feelings: "When Wang Anshi traveled here, he once left a poem saying, 'Longguang Temple on Zhoushan Mountain, and Wulong Hall on Xuanwu Lake. I want to see the old travel place, the smoke and clouds are misty and the water is vast. 'There are five small islands in the lake, which the locals call Zhou, namely Huanzhou, Liangzhou, Cuizhou, Yingzhou and Lingzhou, and the place under your feet is Lingzhou. ”

The two talked as they walked, and when they came to a stone pavilion by the water, Liu Jiyan said: "I think you should have no food and drink for half a day, I have prepared wine and food in the pavilion, not only to catch the wind for you, but also to give you food." "Let's take a seat.

At this time, Lan Yue went through fierce battles and escapes, and only then did she settle down at this moment, and suddenly felt hungry, knowing that the eldest brother's business was no longer possible, she regained her senses, and remembered that she was about to die next, and she didn't know when she would be able to eat a full meal, so she immediately lowered her head and ate it.

Liu Ji didn't move his chopsticks, just poured himself a glass of wine and watched Lan Yue eat. There was silence for a while, except for the occasional birdsong or two.

Seeing that Blue Moon was already full, Liu Ji personally gave him a glass of alcohol, and took out a yellowed old book from his arms and handed it to Blue Moon, saying: "When I was young, I was instructed by a master to say that there was a copy of "Qimen Dunjia" hidden in the Zhoushan Mountain, so I went into the mountain to search, and only after three years of hard work did I get this book, who made this book can not be verified, the earliest record is that Huang Shigong passed this book to Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang relied on this book to help Liu Bang win the battle between Chu and Han, and laid down the Han Dynasty, and then this book was passed on to Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming took advantage of this three points of the world. After the three families returned to the Jin Dynasty, Sima searched for this book all over but could not, and this book sank into the sea like a stone and disappeared for thousands of years. After I entered the mountain, I also searched for famous mountains and ancient temples and hermit masters, and it took three years to find them in the main altar of Mingjiao. This book is divided into three volumes, the upper volume is the Yin Dun, Yang Dun Nine Bureaus, divination of fate, the Yellow Black Road day of the auspicious time, and all kinds of spells and runes, are against the destiny of the heavens to leak the heavenly machine learning, such as the spread of non-human, will cause chaos in the world, the life is ruined. In the early years, I had already presented this book to the emperor, so if you don't learn it, don't you learn. What is written in the middle volume is the marching and stubborn, the nine palace gossip and the five elements formation, I will transfer this volume to Xu Da, Xu Da also lived up to high expectations, with this to drive away Hu Lu, recover the capital. ”

Talking about the events of the past years, Liu Jixian was in a good mood, and he actually raised his wine glass, and Lan Yue hurriedly raised his glass to accompany Liu Ji to drink it all, and then filled the wine in the cup.

Liu Ji recalled: "I am a famous general, but the champions are none other than Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. But the tactics of these two people are very different, Xu Da is familiar with the war strategies of various soldiers, stronger than the formation to meet the enemy, the style of work is steady and steady, tenacious and tenacious, and there are no flaws. And Chang Yuchun is a genius in the sky, long in long-distance running, changeable, often soldiers under the city and the enemy does not know. These two people, one is upright and the other is surprising, and they are both immortal gods. Your Lan family is a relative of the common spring, and the blue jade is quite often the true legend of the spring, and the battle of the fishing sea is an example. In your early years, you followed Lan Yu to go on the expedition, and you should have been passed on, and your tactics were often in the path of spring, long in change, and surprisingly victorious. Therefore, you can also skip the middle volume of this book. ”