Shen Ji saw that Qi Fang and the two were fighting each other, and he didn't dare to say much. As a county magistrate, he is just a petty official with sesame mung beans, so he can't be angry between the two. Besides, this Fang Mingchong is a person appointed by the imperial court, and it is naturally the intention of the imperial court that he comes. Whether the court wants to put Qi Jiguang to death, or just want to knock and beat, it's hard to say at the moment.

Back then, Qi Jiguang commanded thousands of troops, but he was not majestic. But now that he has no military power, he is just a tiger with his teeth pulled. Shen Ji saw this very thoroughly, but he understood that falling into the well at this time would only lead to disaster, after all, the general still had many old subordinates working in the court. If these people are prosperous in the future, they may find their own bad luck.

In the officialdom, it is common to see the wind and rudder. But to be a person and do things, you have to leave some behind, so that you can be invincible.

Fang Mingchong's face was solemn, his fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair, and he said slowly: "Qi Shaobao, it's not that Fang wants to embarrass you, but that the law of the Ming Dynasty is in front, and Fang is acting according to the law." I can produce this confession and call witnesses.

If this matter is according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, we should go to the yamen to speak, but this official remembers that you are the hero of my Ming Dynasty, and you still need face. If I take you from Qi's mansion, it won't look good on the street. Besides, I am also kind-hearted, Qi Shaobao might as well think about it. If Jin Yiwei takes over this matter, what will it look like?"

There was a needle hidden in his words, and Qi Jiguang heard it in his ears, and he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. However, he knew in his heart that if he admitted to the private writing of the military book, the guilt would be not small, and his wife and children would definitely be harmed.

Fang Mingchong saw that he was silent, and urged: "Shao Bao is a person who understands, in my opinion, you still hand over the military book happily, everyone is better." Otherwise, when you get to the North Town Fusi, hum. ”

Qi Jiguang raised his head and said: "What Qi said just now is very clear, the military book I wrote has been handed over to the Ministry of War. If you don't believe me, just search in my mansion, why do you want to move out of the brocade guard to scare me?"

Fang Mingchong had already sent someone to search the Qi Mansion, but there was no book reported by the informant, he thought that Qi Jiguang might be relieved when he lifted out the Jinyi Guard, but the other party's reply was really not satisfactory to him.

The muscles on his cheeks twitched, and he shouted coldly: "Qi Jiguang, your wife and children are all here now, and their lives are all in the palm of your hand, if you don't tell the truth, hum." Fang Mingchong clapped his palms, and his subordinates brought out Qi Jiguang's three concubines and son.

Qi Jiguang glanced back at them and said gloomily: "Lord Fang, if the imperial court wants Qi to die, it is just a matter of one sentence." Why do you want to do this, what is the reason for embarrassing women and children?"

Shen Ji coughed and said, "Lord Fang, this testimony is undoubted, let's pass on the witness." Fang Mingchong nodded. At this moment, a man with a pointed chin was pushed into the lobby by two messengers.

Qi Zuoguo's eyes widened, and he roared at the man: "Min Yuan, you brute, my Qi family treats you well, why do you want to accuse my father?" The man named Min Yuan was startled, his face turned pale, for fear that Qi Zuoguo would be angry and step forward to kill him, and he took several steps back.

Fang Mingchong looked at the man named Min Yuan and smiled: "Don't be bold, Lord Ben is in charge of you, and no one dares to touch you." Did you say that Qi Shaobao recently wrote a military book, but is there such a thing?"

Min Yuan stretched out his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Go back...... Back to the adult's words, it is true. If the grass people say half a lie, the adults will immediately correct me on the spot. The grass people have been serving the master half a year ago, and the master asked the little one to buy a lot of paper and pen and ink. ”

Fang Mingchong pretended to say "oh", he had long been familiar with that testimony, and it was nothing more than a speech to Qi Jiguang again. He said slowly: "Everyone knows that Qi Shaobao is both civil and military, and he ordered you to buy pen and ink, but it is difficult to guarantee that it is not for writing poems and essays, how do you know that he is writing military books?"

Min Yuan replied: "Although the villain is a slave of the Qi Mansion, he still knows a few words. When the master writes the military book, in addition to letting the little one grind and serve on the side, he generally does not let others be on the side, and even the young masters have never seen it. ”

Hearing this, Qi Zuoguo also had some impressions, and said in his heart: "What Diao Nu said is also true, my father locked himself in the room for a while, I thought that his old man was just sorting out and printing the poems and essays of his early years, but I didn't expect my father to write a military book. ”

The laws of the Ming Dynasty had provisions prohibiting private possession of military books, but it was an exception for some military families. Military books like "The Art of War", "Six Tao and Three Strategies", and "Sima Law" are forbidden by the people. After the military generals handed over the prints, it was also forbidden to write any manuscripts related to the march and battle. Exile at the least, beheading at the worst.

After Min Yuan finished speaking, Fang Ming rushed and said, "Qi Jiguang, what else do you have to say?" Qi Jiguang said: "Lord Fang, since you are willing to believe what this Diao slave says, why do you have to ask Qi again? Fang Mingchong stretched out his hand and pressed his temples and said, "That's good, give wine!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter brought a mahogany lacquered plate with an emerald flask tied to the handle of a yellow brocade. Qi Jiguang looked at the wine jug and smiled bitterly, and said in his heart: "Okay, good, I think I, Qi Mou, have worked hard for Daming, but I haven't ended up like this." He walked slowly towards the flask.

Qi Zuoguo understood that this was poisonous wine, and walked up to stop him and shouted, "Father." Qi Jiguang shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, signaling him not to act rashly, and said slowly: "Guo'er, you step down." Since the Holy One has given him wine, he has gladly received it for the Father. As he spoke, he knelt down and shouted to the door: "Thank you, God, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

Just as Qi Jiguang stretched out his hand to pick up the wine jug, a stone hit his wrist, and with a snap, the wine jug fell to the ground and shattered, and the wine flowed to the ground. Suddenly, a figure fell from the beam. Fang Shen and the others were taken aback, and hurriedly stood up straight and looked at this person.

Qi Jiguang looked at the person in front of him and wanted to say Fan'er, but when the words came to his mouth, he said, "You...... You ......" Xiao Yunfan glanced at him, then turned to Fang Mingchong and said, "Dog officer, I see that you are impatient!"

Fang Mingchong glanced at Xiao Yunfan, and shouted angrily: "Where did you come from, bastard, dare to knock over the imperial wine." Someone will take down this thief quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, several guards drew their swords and surrounded him. Xiao Yunfan clasped his hands to his chest and said proudly: "If you don't think your life is long, you can come forward." These words were like thunder, and they were extremely loud in the hall, and they shook everyone's ears.

Fang Mingchong saw Xiao Yunfan's awe-inspiring power, and he was also a little stunned in his heart. He snorted in his nostrils, stared at Qi Jiguang with his eyes and shouted, "Okay, you Qi Jiguang, you colluded with bandits, do you want to resist the order?"

Qi Jiguang's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Fan'er, it's none of your business, you can leave quickly." Xiao Yunfan said with a straight face: "Uncle Shi, since the little nephew comes, he will naturally smooth out this matter for your old man." Your old man puts his heart in his belly. As he spoke, his eyes rolled and fell on Fang Mingchong's face.

Xiao Yunfan said loudly: "You think it's great to wear an official uniform, to tell you the truth, others think you are an official, and in the eyes of me Xiao, you are not even a fart, and then you have to talk about it, beware of me unscrewing your head as a night pot." ”

Fang Mingchong saw that the other party was extremely arrogant, and his chest was about to explode. One by one, his men were frozen, which made him even more disgraced. He pointed at Xiao Yunfan and said three words in a row. Then he arched his hands and said loudly: "This official has the king's order in his body, and he has given Qi Jiguang imperial wine." You thief ate the heart of a bear and a leopard, disrespected the official first, knocked over the imperial wine later, and openly flouted the laws of the court, I think you are impatient. ”

Qi Jiguang saw that Xiao Yunfan was extremely rude, and he was worried in his heart, and hurriedly apologized: "My lord is angry, my nephew is a rough man and doesn't understand the law, I hope my lord will forgive him for being young and be extraordinarily kind." As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Yunfan's sleeve and motioned for him to kowtow and beg for mercy.

Xiao Yunfan said proudly: "Uncle Shi, you don't have to beg him. When he saw me today, he had to give three points, and he was something. Aren't you begging him to surrender your identity like this?" Qi Jiguang was secretly anxious in his heart, and sighed: "Fan'er......"

Fang Mingchong sneered: "What a madman, I don't know how thick the sky is. Why are you still stunned, don't take him down? Xiao Yunfan unhurriedly took out a token from his sleeve, held it high and said, "Something that doesn't have long eyes, you can recognize this thing?"

As soon as Fang Mingchong saw the pure gold Nine Dragons Order, his whole body trembled, and he fell to the ground in a hurry. Shen Ji saw that Lord Fang was about to kneel when he saw this token, and he knelt down with him. The people in the hall, except for Xiao Yunfan, all knelt down.

Xiao Yunfan helped Qi Jiguang up, and said in his heart: "I really didn't expect this small piece of brand to have such a big magic power, and this dog official is actually scared." It seems that power is really a good thing, and it is no wonder that Brother Luo is greedy for power. ”

Fang Ming wiped the sweat from his head, raised his head and said in a trembling voice: "Xia Guan doesn't know that it is a noble person who has lost his welcome, and he deserves to die!" He said this, secretly crying in his heart: "How can this kid have a gold medal from the emperor? Could it be that he wants to trick me?"

Xiao Yunfan slowly walked in front of Fang Mingchong and said lightly: "Dog minion, polish your tricks and take a look." Now that you know the identity of the uncle, what should you do about this?" Fang Ming gasped as if he was pounding garlic and said: "Back to the nobleman's words, this is a matter of the saint's decision, and it is difficult for the lower officials to say anything." Xiao Yunfan pondered: "The little emperor must have listened to someone's slander before he moved to kill." ”

Regarding Qi Jiguang's matter, he was actually implicated by Zhang Juzheng. Shenzong was bent on purging the so-called Zhang Party, and Qi Jiguang was worthy of the imperial court from beginning to end, and Qi Jiguang made it clear at the beginning of the establishment of the Qi family army that the Qi family army was loyal to the imperial court, not loyal to Qi Jiguang. Even if he handed over the military power, there was no trouble that would be difficult to mobilize, but the emperor was still angry about it.

Xiao Yunfan didn't see the relationship at this level of the court thoroughly, but he actually had a plan in his heart. It turned out that after he left with the book of war, he entrusted the book of war to Fang Kui and others, and met people from Jinyiwei on the way. Since Zhang Whale left Beijing, he has visited many places, and he immediately rushed to learn that Xiao Yunfan appeared in Dengzhou.

After the two met, they exchanged pleasantries. Xiao Yunfan told the matter of the Qi family and wanted Zhang Whale to mediate. Before, he was angry with Zhang Whale's words, and he was worried that he would not sell his face. Who would have thought that Zhang Whale would also agree to Xiao Yunfan's request.

First, Zhang Whale knew that Xiao Yunfan was the emperor's favorite person, and he would have trouble with the emperor if he went against him; second, Xiao Yunfan's unusually compliments made him feel comfortable.

Xiao Yunfan also heard the emperor's favor from Zhang Whale's words, and he was also praising the saint Long En Yunyun at the moment, he couldn't say things like this before, but when he said it, he didn't feel so difficult. And he was worried that the affairs of the Qi family would change later, and he wanted Zhang Whale to mediate.

Zhang Whale said that it was inconvenient for Jin Yiwei to shoot directly, but he gave Xiao Yunfan a small touch. If it weren't for Zhang Whale's point, Xiao Yunfan himself would have forgotten about the gold medal. Above the hall, the atmosphere was quite solemn.

Xiao Yunfan pondered for a moment and said: "Boy, you are an official of the imperial court, and you have the king's order, so I won't embarrass you, master." Today's events, you truthfully report to the court. It can be said that Uncle Qi Shifan is the person I Xiao Yunfan wants to protect, and I think the emperor is very happy to give me this face! By the way, this Qi Mansion is too small, so I won't keep you. ”

Fang Mingchong was a little embarrassed and said: "This ......" Xiao Yunfan glared and shouted: "Damn, is it possible that I want Lao Tzu to send you out?" Fang Shen and the others hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." Saying that, he hurried out of the house with his own people and horses.

Qi Zuoguo was surprised and delighted, walked up to Xiao Yunfan and said, "Brother Xiao, if it weren't for you this time, my father would ......" and said that he would bow down. Xiao Yunfan supported him, frowned and said, "Don't dare to be, you and I are brothers, how can you call Yunfan to be a person?" Qi Zuoguo touched his head and smirked.

Several wives and nephews of the Qi family came over to thank Xiao Yunfan, and Xiao Yunfan hurriedly waved his hand. Qi Jiguang coughed and said happily: "Fan'er, thanks to you this time, otherwise it would be ......" Xiao Yunfan smiled: "Uncle Shi, don't worry, with Fan'er, no one dares to come and go wild." On the court side, the saint once said that as long as I have something to ask him, he will definitely help me. I think I've begged him once, and he won't refuse, right?"

Qi Jiguang nodded, frowning slightly, and seemed to have a lot of worries in his heart. Xiao Yunfan's eyes suddenly glanced at the hall, but he didn't see the shadow of Min Yuan, and shouted, "It's not good, we only care about talking, but we let that thief slip away!" As he spoke, he took a step forward and ran out the door.