Chapter Eighty-Nine: Numerology Mystery
Da Kui and Sima Yan sat on two bamboo chairs against the wall, sipping fragrant tea, just like two friends drinking tea and chatting about some gossip.
"If you have anything to say, Master Sima might as well say it directly." Da Kui was blunt.
Sima Yan looked at the two soldiers beside him before he said, "I'm afraid that the partition wall has ears, and the rivers and lakes are sinister and have to be guarded against."
Da Kui smiled, and then ordered the two soldiers: "You wait to check left and right, if there is nothing else, just wait downstairs." The two soldiers were ordered to go out of the room, and it was not until the soldiers' footsteps walked away that Da Kui said, "There is no one here anymore.
Sima Yan nodded, but was not in a hurry to speak, first took out a silk scarf from his arms, and put the long hair that was scattered and 'messy' on his head into a bun.
It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Sima Yan of Yanyin Tower is "glamorous" like a peach and a plum, and it seems that what he said is not true.
Da Kui waited until Sima Yan cleaned up neatly, and then said, "Can you say it?"
Sima Yan said, "Where to start."
"Let's start with when the official was in Jiangbei." Da Kui took a sip of tea, as if he didn't care.
Sima Yan didn't mind, and said at the moment: "Back then, you followed King Xiao Ming, and after several lives and deaths, you made great achievements for the Jiangbei Red Turban.
Da Kui nodded and said, "Yes, it's true."
Sima Yan continued: "As far as I know, there were no less than a dozen leading generals in the Jiangbei Red Turban Army who could fight well, and there were no less than ten famous people in the army, such as Mr. Guan, Potou Pan, Dadao Ao, and Li Xixi. Mao, Gui, Li Wu, Cui De, Bai Buxin, and others all have their own troops, and the most is more than 100,000, and the least is tens of thousands.
Da Kui thought for a while and said, "At the beginning, I led 20,000 new troops, and later I led 50,000 new troops."
Sima Yan said with a smile: "The 50,000 new troops under your command are just the personal guards of King Xiao Ming, and the real new force is the main force of the Red Turban Army led by other generals."
Da Kui couldn't help but laugh and said, "I, Zhang Dakui, have no talent to lead the army, and I can only be a vanguard general under Prime Minister Liu Cheng."
Sima Yan said again: "The problem is here, although you have the name of the Privy Council, the Privy Council, the Shenwei General, but you don't have the reality of a general, the general can be dispatched to the Northern Red Turbans, and you can only act through the hands of Prime Minister Liu Cheng, right or wrong."
When Da Kui heard this, he was a little bored in his heart, and he didn't know anything about his 'chest' at the beginning, and he didn't know anything about military strategy.
"Master Sima Lou, put aside the Jiangbei matter for the time being, talk about the Jiangnan affair and the current matter, this official wants to know what kind of trap is in this." Da Kui looked at Sima Yan and asked.
Sima Yan groaned for a moment before asking, "How did King Xiao Ming die?"
Da Kui couldn't help sighing: "Back then, King Wu ordered General Liao Yongzhong to drive Chuzhou. Thinking about the events of that year, Da Kui's heart was still painful.
Sima Yan laughed coldly: "If King Xiao Ming is still here, should he be surnamed Han or Zhu in this big tomorrow?"
Da Kui blurted out: "Of course, the surname is Han ......." Speaking of this, Da Kui couldn't help but feel a huge shock in his heart........
King Xiao Ming was murdered by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.This was something that Da Kui didn't dare to think about before.At this moment, after Sima Yan talked about this matter, Da Kui suddenly felt that it was very possible.
Zhang Shicheng was also an uprising Red Turban Army.Although he was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, the king of Wu, after several battles, he was lenient and benevolent to the people.
Let's take a look at the fate of Fang Guozhen, who occupies Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Qingyuan. Although it is true that the Yuan and Ming families are close to each other, but what he has done for the people is enough to leave a name in history. Why is such a good official also hated by Emperor Taizu? Now he is escorted to Nanjing to take up his post.
After these two incidents, Da Kui dared to assert that the death of King Xiaoming must be related to Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
Sima Yan wanted to say more.Da Kui stretched out his hand to stop his words and said, "Let's talk about the current matter."
Sima saw that Da Kui's face was not good, and immediately said: "The rivers and lakes are sinister, the people's hearts are unpredictable, the emperor has made you the political envoy of Jiangnan, and he has also made you the secretary of the criminal department.
Da Kui was stunned when he heard this, he also thought about this question, but he didn't think about it deeply.
Sima Yan continued: "As for those corrupt officials who have already been punished, their family members or friends will naturally want to settle accounts with you.
Da Kui didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
Sima Yan said: "If you die, all these grievances will be pushed on you, because the case is verified by you, and the person is beheaded by you, and the emperor just used a Zhu Criticism." After a pause, Sima Yan said: "This time you go to Yunnan, if you succeed, the imperial court can quell the troubles in Yunnan without spending a single soldier, if you fail, the emperor will not be lost, but you are 'sexual' life is worried.
Da Kui couldn't help but ask: "Lord Wang Xiyuan is a good official, and besides, the people have a good reputation, but why should you send him into danger?"
"Because Wang Xiyuan was an official of the Yuan Court." Sima Yan replied without thinking.
When Da Kui heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. As the saying goes: A companion is like a tiger.
In the eyes of the emperor, there is only the country, only the king's power, as for good and evil, the life and death of the people are all side stories.
During the Shang Dynasty, there was a very brutal king called King Zhou, who was very fond of his concubine Daji, who drank and had fun with Daji all day long, and didn't care about the affairs of the country, and didn't care whether the people's lives were good or not.
Seeing that the king was 'bewitched' and 'confused' by Daji, he bluntly admonished the king and said: "You can't always indulge in 'obsession' in wine, you can't 'indiscriminately' kill loyal ministers and innocent people, you should cheer up and do something useful for the country and the people." When Daji found out, she was very unhappy: "This is really nosy, and he dares to take care of me and the king's affairs, and I must teach him a good lesson."
Daji ran to the king and said, "If Bigan is really a loyal servant, why don't you tell him to cut open his chest and take out his heart and give it to you?"
When the king heard what Daji said, he said, "Yes, I can ask Bigan to give me his heart. The king immediately ordered Zibigan to cut open his chest and die.
Later, this incident was recorded in the book "LĂź's 'Spring' and Autumn", which has a passage: "If you don't know what you know, you think it's evil, and if you know it, you don't kill it."
As an emperor, if he can take history as a mirror and correct his body, he will naturally be able to inherit the inheritance of eternity and be supported by the people.
If it is said that when he was in the Jiangbei Red Turban Army, Da Kui was reduced to a tool because he did not know the gist of the army and did not know how to lead the troops into battle.
Da Kui looked at Sima Yan for a long time before asking, "What's so dangerous about going to Yunnan here?"
Sima Yan said with a smile: "Although Wang Fu is now in a panic, he started to operate when there was no 'chaos' of red scarves in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, he voted for the emperor.Now the net worth is afraid that there are as many as 10 million.This person took refuge in the king of Liang in Yunnan.Presented the net worth coefficient.The king of Liang loves money as his life, and naturally treats him as a guest.The gold and silver you bring here are only tens of thousands of taels.How can the king of Liang see it.Moreover, the king of Liang relies on the danger of the terrain of the mountains and rivers of Yunnan.It can compete with the Ming Dynasty.If you accept it easily, won't you lose the barrier in vain.10,000 taels of silver will buy the head of the king of Liang.This is tantamount to a fool's dream."
As soon as Da Kui was about to speak, Sima Yan said: "Don't think that the current emperor doesn't know about your acceptance of silver in Linjiang.
Da Kui was shocked when he heard this.
"What Miss Isa means, what should I do?" Da Kui is already the master of the six gods at this time.
Sima Yan looked at Da Kui for a long time before asking, "Do you know why I came here to wait for you."
Da Kui just shook his head.
Sima Yan smiled mysteriously and said, "Someone paid a lot of money to ask you to get your head."
Da Kui smiled bitterly and said, "This official naturally knows that there is more than one person who wants my head."
Sima Yan asked suspiciously, "You don't want to know who is going to kill you."
Da Kui still shook his head and said, "You won't say it if you ask." But Da Kui then asked, "How are you going to kill me?"
Sima Yan smiled but didn't answer.But there was a deep meaning in this smile.Da Kui was confused..