Chapter 39: The Emperor
"Old man, are you from the Zhu family?" Chen Feng asked bluntly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zhao Lin and the other two guards immediately became vigilant, and they had the posture of stepping forward to take people.
Fortunately, the old man stopped Zhao Lin and the others, he just raised one hand, and the three guards did not dare to step forward.
"Young man, now that you have guessed my identity, aren't you afraid?" asked the old man with a smile, which was tantamount to indirectly admitting his identity.
At this moment, Chen Feng was very excited, how could he not have heard of the name of Zhu Di, the emperor of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty? Living in modern times, he had never seen the ancient emperor with his own eyes. Now that a famous emperor is in front of him, it is difficult to express this feeling in words.
Knowing the identity of the old man, when he looked at him again, he had a more sympathetic taste. No matter how powerful you are, there will always be a time when the wind and candles will last in their old age. And the Yongle Emperor in front of him has already reached the age of sixties. It is now the spring of 1423, and according to the trajectory of history, the Yongle Emperor will die in August of the next year. In fact, people in their sixties are generally in good health in modern times. It's just that as a generation of emperors, he has too many things to worry about.
Thinking that he was heroic in the Battle of Jingjing, but now he is full of gray hair, it is really embarrassing and distressing.
Thousands of feelings turned into a greeting: "Cao Min Chenfeng has seen the emperor!"
Qin Ling and Ma Delu knew each other's identities at this time, and quickly knelt down to see each other.
Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Calm down, I'm here for a private interview, don't expose my identity." ”
Usually the emperor calls himself "I", but Zhu Di replaced me with me, although he didn't want to expose himself, but the main thing was that he was approachable.
Chen Feng and the three of them got up at the same time, Ma Delu was a little trembling, he actually made ten dark dishes for the emperor to eat, this is a big crime of disrespect, the emperor is angry, he will definitely cut off his head.
It's just that Zhu Di didn't care about this matter at all, he asked Chen Feng and the three of them to sit down, and chatted like a homely person.
"How did Huo Yun die? Can you tell me about that night?"
Zhu Di really came for Huo Yun, he had long known that Huo Yun was the owner of the Rifle Inn, and the reason why he didn't come to Huo Yun for a long time was because he knew that Huo Yun had a knot in his heart.
Huo Yun was bent on defeating the ghost thief Chen Lingxuan, and before he defeated that person, he didn't have the face to see Zhu Di.
Zhu Di knew him very well, so he ordered someone to secretly find Chen Lingxuan's whereabouts, but with the power of the imperial court, he also failed to find Chen Lingxuan.
What he didn't expect was that Huo Yun would suddenly die, but this incident was beyond Zhu Di's expectations. If it weren't for the gold medal incident that went to the court, I'm afraid that the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty would still be in the dark.
Chen Feng recounted what happened that night, Zhu Di listened carefully, and in the end, his eyes were even a little moist. As the emperor, he is high and has a few real confidants and friends, and Huo Yun is one.
Sadness only appeared on the emperor's face, and he quickly regained his composure and majesty. The emperor will never show his weak side to others, and those who see it will only die.
"So, Huo Yun has already handed over the inn to you to take care of?" Zhu Di asked.
Chen Feng nodded awkwardly: "Yes." ”
He came up with a bizarre recipe, and relied on the gold medal to defraud Shuntian Mansion Yin's money, even if Zhu Di wanted to blame him, it was understandable.
Fortunately, Zhu Di showed a smile and said, "Huo Yunneng entrusts you with both the gold medal and the inn, which shows his trust in you." Some of your approaches, while not quite appropriate, are also shrewd, and I like it very much. ”
As he spoke, he took out a gold medal from his sleeve, which was Huo Yun's, because it was engraved with a small cloud character.
"You put away the gold medal, but you can't use it like you did before. Zhu Di handed over the gold medal.
Chen Feng happily took the gold medal and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Emperor...... The Emperor's Gift. It's just that you said you can't use it indiscriminately, so what's the use of me holding this gold medal?"
Zhao Lin glared at him and said: "It's really an inch, the emperor gave you the gold medal is your greatest honor! You should enshrine the gold medal and visit it day and night!"
Chen Feng said angrily: "Since it is a gift from the emperor, it is naturally used for use, otherwise it will live up to the emperor's kindness!"
Qin Ling and Ma Delu were so frightened that no one had ever dared to speak like this in front of the emperor.
However, Chen Feng's bold move brought him closer to the relationship between him and Emperor Yongle.
Zhu Di said with a smile: "I gave you the gold medal to elevate your identity and save your lives at a critical time." Except for you, there are only two people with gold medals, Zhang Fu and Sanbao. Those two have never used a gold medal, to be exact, no one has used it since I gave me seven gold medals. But the gold medal came to your hands, and you did the trick of abduction. Although it is not a great evil, it is precisely because you are too show-off that you have attracted the criticism of the Shuntian Mansion and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. You need to take this as a warning and stop publicizing it. ”
It was obviously the words of the Ming Emperor, but it was more like an old man admonishing his child, which made Chen Feng very moved, and he said seriously: "Follow your teachings." ”
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "This gold medal is not useless, as long as you don't use it to calculate those princes and ministers, I can allow you to use the gold medal to send the imperial court soldiers and horses, if you encounter trouble, there are helpers who can help you." ”
"How many soldiers and horses can I mobilize?" Chen Feng asked excitedly.
Zhu Di stretched out a finger: "A guard horse." ”
"It's too little. Chen Feng muttered.
Zhao Lin said angrily: "You don't go to war again, there are four or five thousand guards and horses, which is enough for you!"
Chen Feng said indifferently: "Emperor Master, you know my relationship with Brother Dugu, I don't know if you know the plans of Mingtang, Jinyiwei and Dongchang?"
Zhu Di showed a puzzled expression and said, "I have entrusted them with full responsibility for the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and I really don't know what their plans are." ”
Chen Feng hurriedly complained: "Don't you know, Lord Huang, they want me to be a bait......"
There were no outsiders here, and Chen Feng confidently and boldly told Zhu Di about the plan. It's rare to meet the emperor, and if you can't change your way to get some benefits, it would be too wasteful.
Zhu Di frowned after hearing this, he came in person, and it could be seen that he attached great importance to the three people of the Laifu Inn. The conversation with Chen Feng made him look at Chen Feng differently. Not to mention anything else, at least Zhu Di didn't want to see Chen Feng encounter any danger.
"In this way, in addition to mobilizing a guard and horses, you can send the Ouchi guards at will!" Zhu Di gave a promise.
The Ouchi guards are all carefully selected masters, although the people in the hall, Jinyiwei and Dongchang are also extraordinary, but these three institutions are very special, and they can't be handed over to Chen Feng casually. The Ouchi guards are different, they are only responsible for protecting the emperor's safety, so it is nothing to send a few people out.
Chen Feng looked at Zhao Lin and the three of them worriedly: "Emperor Master, are these three of you all internal guards?"
Zhao Lin was even more angry: "What do you mean, do you look down on us masters?"
Zhu Di said with a smile: "Zhao Lin is the commander of the Ouchi guards, and he is also the number one master in the Ouchi, you have just seen his martial arts, are you still not satisfied?"
"Imperial Master, do you mean that I can dispatch this number one master in the Ouchi?" Chen Feng said excitedly, looking at Zhao Lin with a wicked smile from time to time.
Zhao Lin's heart jumped, and now he was not angry, only worried: "Master, I must not do it, I want to protect your safety!"
Zhu Di said: "I'm afraid that my old bone won't have much chance to get out of the imperial city, do you still need your protection in the palace?" You don't have to worry, Chen Feng looks stubborn and unrestrained, but he will never tease you in the face of great rights and wrongs." ”
"The emperor is wise!" Chen Feng said with a smile.
Zhu Di looked at Chen Feng and said earnestly: "Don't think anything about Zhao Lin because of his temper, he is a child of a family, and it is inevitable that he will be arrogant." And he is loyal to me, sometimes too rigid, you should take care of him. ”
As soon as he heard about the people of the family, Chen Feng thought of the Zhao family in the eight families. These families are as famous as the Eight Great Sects, no wonder their martial arts are so high at such a young age.
Zhao Lin wanted to say a few words, but suddenly looked out the door vigilantly and whispered, "Someone is coming!"
His ears were really sensitive, and as soon as the words fell, a figure walked to the door of the Rifle Inn. There are many people who come and go to Huanghua Hutong, and there are many people who go to the White Crane Tower opposite, but few people are close to the Laifu Inn nowadays. When this person arrives at the door, the target must be the Rifle Inn.
Look closely at this person's dress, wearing a hat and a sword at his waist, obviously dressed as a Jianghu person. The enemy of the Tibetan Sword Villa that Chen Feng had been waiting for finally appeared......