Zhu Sanjia walked to the entrance of the cave, Hou Zhen took a few steps forward, handed him a lit torch, and then gave Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan a torch each, and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Li Gongzi, this secret road is twisting and turning, and there are many dangers, so be careful." ”

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Mr. Hou, please leave you and Brother Xiao in this cave." If the enemy really attacks, don't entangle with the enemy here, retreat into the secret passage as soon as possible, and find a hidden place to hide for the time being!"

Hou Zhen nodded and said, "Gongzi Li is strong in martial arts, and he is alert, let's wait for the good news of Gongzi here!"

After the three of them walked into the secret passage, Zhu Sanjia walked in front with a torch in his right hand, and said as he walked: "Although this secret passage was repaired by the predecessors, more than half of it came from Tiancheng, and it was not smooth under the feet. ”

Murong Danyan smiled: "We also came down from this secret path, how can we not know this truth?"

Zhu Sanjia was stunned, couldn't help but turn his head, glanced at Murong Danyan, shook his head, turned his head and walked forward, and said, "I thought you came in from the exit of the cave, but it turned out that you were all wrong. ”

Li Qiufeng held the torch in his left hand, held the handle of the knife tightly in his right hand, protected Murong Danyan's body, and said as he walked: "Brother Zhu, just now in the cave, you once said that the experience of the ancestors of the Sha family in founding this Shajia Fort is not simple, can you tell us the details?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "The eldest young grandmother said that the son is a good friend of Shajiabao, and it doesn't hurt to tell the son about this matter." More than 100 years ago, the ancestor of the Sha family was an officer of the Yan Wangfu Guards, and at that time, the ancestor of the Zhu family was the subordinate of the ancestor of the Sha family.

"Things have to start with Emperor Jianwen's cutting of the domain. After the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne and was provoked by a group of traitorous ministers, and he wanted to attack the kings to get rid of future troubles. At that time, the king of Yan was stationed in Beiping, guarding against Meng Yuan's southward movement, and the king of Qin and the king of Jin were called the 'three kings', and the army was the most abundant. It's just that this matter is at the bottom of the matter, and to say something disrespectful, it is Emperor Taizu's fault......"

When Li Qiufeng heard him say this, he was stunned and said: "Brother Zhu, at that time, Taizu had already died, and the royal roommate was fighting and killing each other, which is indeed not a good thing, but how can this matter be blamed on Taizu?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "Li Gongzi doesn't know, this matter is regarded as a secret after King Yan became the emperor, most of the people who know about this matter are executed, and Taizu's secret decree is also destroyed, not to mention that the people don't know, even the imperial family, and they ......don't know about this matter."

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more confused he became, and he thought to himself: "This Brother Zhu speaks upside down, there is no order at all, east and west, what he wants to say, it is difficult to understand." ”

But I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Li Gongzi, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the current Jiajing Emperor, do you know how many emperors have been passed on?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, thought for a moment, and said: "From Emperor Taizu to Emperor Jiajing today, the Ming Dynasty has experienced a total of eleven emperors. ”

Zhu Sanjia said: "Not bad. Li Gongzi, among these eleven emperors, which emperor is the most popular among the people and courtiers?"

Li Qiufeng became more and more puzzled in his heart, and he didn't know what the purpose of Zhu Sanjia suddenly asked about this matter. He frowned and said, "It's hard to say. Emperor Taizu was stubborn, strategic, experienced hardships and dangers for a long time, drove out the Meng Yuan, restored the Han people, and saved the people from fire and water, so he was naturally the most popular among the people......"

Before his words fell, he heard Zhu Sanjia smile and said, "Li Gongzi, I'm afraid that your words are a little insincere." Although Emperor Taizu was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, after he ascended the throne, he even made a big case, first using the empty seal case to kill the local officials. Naturally, there are many corrupt officials among them, but most of them are diligent officials. Fang Keqin, the father of Fang Xiaoru, a loyal minister of the Jianwen Dynasty, was an honest and honest official, and he was also killed in this case. Later, the Hu Weiyong case broke out, and Taizu punished the prime minister Hu Weiyong's nine clans on the charge of 'plotting misdeeds', and killed several people such as Chen Ning, Zhongcheng Tujie, etc. A total of more than 30,000 people were killed because of this case, and he used this case as an excuse to kill Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has no longer had the post of prime minister. Soon after, he used Guo Heng's case to kill tens of thousands of provincial officials, implicating the world's wealthy households, ten rooms and nine emptiness, and the people resented. Taizu was angry with the people, and after closing the case, he even killed the chief judge Wu Yong. That is to emulate Cao Mengde and use people to calm the anger of the people. To put it bluntly, although Emperor Taizu's martial arts are prosperous, after all, he was born recklessly, and he likes to listen to people's stories, so he came up with such a method. It's just that this matter is too explicit and inevitably provokes slander. ”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "Your brother originally spoke upside down, but when he talked about these things, he was quite organized, and he thought he heard what others said." You said that Emperor Taizu was born recklessly, and when he heard someone tell the story, he came up with this way to borrow people's heads, but he was afraid that he would smell the same as your brother, and neither of them would laugh at anyone. ”

But I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Emperor Taizu took advantage of these three major cases to kill almost all the civil officials from the imperial court to the local government, eliminated the hidden dangers of Mengyuan, not to mention, and abolished the post of prime minister, and concentrated power in his own hands." With the help of Guo Heng's case, the cruelty of the world's rich people can be said to be unprecedented. It's just that he still refused to stop, for fear that the generals would rebel, and soon a big prison was raised, and through the case of Lan Yu's rebellion, he killed the heroes and generals, and all the founding generals who had survived a hundred battles and were lucky not to die were implicated in this case, killing more than 15,000 people before and after. After this case, the military power was firmly in the hands of Emperor Taizu, and no general in the court could threaten the heir in his heart, Emperor Jianwen. It's just that Emperor Taizu killed so many people, but he forgot one thing: if there was a change, who would be able to lead troops to fight for Emperor Jianwen? Think about it carefully, if Emperor Taizu hadn't slaughtered the founding generals cleanly, how could Emperor Jianwen have no generals available after the Battle of Jingjing? He could only send a big straw bag Li Jinglong to lead his troops to the battle, but he was beaten by King Yan and finally lost the world. Emperor Taizu's methods were not only slandered by the people, but also court officials, and who was not afraid of him? Can such an emperor be said to be loved by the people of the world?"

Murong Danyan heard Zhu Sanjia openly reprimand Emperor Taizu, and thought to himself: "This person openly reprimands Emperor Taizu, if it spreads, it will be a great crime to punish the nine clans." But listening to him talk eloquently is not as vulgar as Fang just spoke. When I left Jiangnan this time, I met strange people again, and when I went back and said that I listened to my father, he would not scold me for trespassing everywhere. ”

She was so distracted that she forgot to pay attention to her feet, and she tripped over a stone that protruded from the ground, and she stumbled and fell straight forward. Li Qiufeng heard the movement behind him, hurriedly turned around, and saw that Murong Danyan was falling forward, so he hurriedly stretched out his right hand, grabbed Murong Danyan's slender waist, and gently supported her to stabilize her body. Murong Danyan was shocked to find that Li Qiufeng hugged him, and he was surprised and happy in his heart, but he was a little shy. Li Qiufeng didn't think much about it, and when he saw that Murong Danyan had already stood firm, he immediately withdrew his right hand, still holding the hilt of the knife, and said, "Murong girl, the ground is uneven, you have to be careful." ”

Murong Danyan held the torch in front of him, nodded, his heart was pounding, looking at Li Qiufeng's sturdy back, his heart was full of tenderness, and he was stupid for a while.

When Li Qiufeng supported Murong Danyan, Zhu Sanjia also stopped, and saw that Murong Danyan was fine, so he turned around, held the torch and continued to walk, saying as he walked: "Emperor Taizu also did one thing, but it was the most unpopular, and it could even be said that there were endless disasters. ”

Murong Danyan had come back to his senses at this time, and after hearing Zhu Sanjia's words, he immediately said, "Brother Zhu, what did Emperor Taizu do to have such a legacy?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu issued a holy decree to abolish the pro-army Governor's Mansion and Yiluan Division, and replace the Jinyi Guard. Emperor Taizu must not have known at that time what a terrible monster he had released to bring disaster to the world. The origin of the Lan Yu case was that Jin Yiwei commanded Jiang Zhen to fabricate charges and denounce Lan Yu for rebellion, which implicated the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, and even Emperor Jianwen lost the world, tracing back to the source, it was all Jiang Xuan's sin! The people are also boiling with resentment......"

At this moment, Li Qiufeng suddenly stopped, lowered his voice and said, "There is someone in front!"

Zhu Sanjia and Murong Danyan also stopped and listened intently. At this time, there was a wind blowing in the secret passage, and the flames of the three torches kept shaking around with the direction of the wind, making a whirring sound. Zhu Sanjia listened for a moment, and could no longer hear any abnormal sounds except for the sound of the wind and the burning of torches. It's just that he suffered a big loss under Li Qiufeng, knowing that this person's martial arts are extremely high, since he found someone, naturally it will not be a lie, so he turned his head and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Li Gongzi, why didn't I hear the human voice?"

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "More than ten zhang ahead, there are at least two people's gasps. ”

Zhu Sanjia was stunned, then remembered something, put his right hand to his mouth, and suddenly pursed his lips and whistled, which startled Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan. After a while, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, and someone walked briskly towards him. Murong Danyan thought to herself: "This surnamed Zhu is really deceitful!" She pulled out her long sword with her backhand and wanted to rush forward. Li Qiufeng hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop her, and said in a low voice: "Don't do it yet, let's see the situation!"

In a moment, I saw two people rushing out of the darkness under the light of the torches, and it was two of Zhu Sanjia's subordinates. The two of them held spears in their hands, and after seeing Zhu Sanjia and the other three, they hurriedly stopped their steps, clasped their fists and saluted: "Brother Zhu, why are you here?!"

(End of chapter)