July 29, the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu

Jin Yiwei commanded Jiang Huan to write to the imperial court, saying that Chen Liubai, the owner of Shengchun Jewelry Store, confessed that the person behind the theft of the national seal may be a nobleman in the court. The name of midspring may have a deep meaning.

The first day of the eighth month of the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu

Zou Xian, the right attendant of the military department, recruited Li He, the governor of the left army, Feng Yuan, and Du An, the left governor, to discuss separately in the class room. There was no fifth person except for four.

The third day of the eighth month of the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu

The governor of the same prefecture, Li He, and the governor of the left, Du An, joined hands with the lieutenants to inspect the 3,000 battalions outside the city, and called the officials of thousands of households at all levels to the front to give a lecture individually.

On the ninth day of August in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the zodiac is an auspicious day

Lan Yu married the fourth concubine, and a large banquet was held, inviting old friends, guests and friends from all walks of life, and half of the governors of the five armies and the governors of the palace participated, including Li and Feng Yuan, Duan. However, most of the nobles were ill or inconvenient, and only Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, and Liao Yongzhong, the Marquis of Deqing, were present.

Four days, four inconspicuous little things, there seems to be no connection between them, and they are all in line with the rules of the imperial court system. But the storm brewed unconsciously.

August 14 of the 26th year of Hongwu,

Tomorrow is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival,

Just this morning, good news came from Shudi, and Ping An led the army to Chengdu Mansion, which was when Wang Siliu, the leader of the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves, led his army to attack Chengdu City. Ping An immediately made a decision, led the army to attack the flank of the anti-thief, and joined forces with Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, to defeat the anti-thief, beheading 5,000 and capturing 20,000. Wang Siliu led the remnants to retreat to Yibin, the capital city of Xuzhou, and could not retreat.

After receiving the good news, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and ordered to rest for a day tomorrow, and at the same time ordered the household department to prepare materials and reward the three armies.

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and the people of the whole city had smiles on their faces. Every household is lit up with lights, buying meat, and they are all ready to take advantage of tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival to have a good liveliness.

East Plant

Xu Ruyi frowned and looked at Yun Zheng in front of him: "Hurriedly recruited someone to summon me out, what happened?"

"Overseer. Yun Zheng whispered: "Blue... Liang Guogong may do something tomorrow!"

"Is the news reliable... Xu Ruyi's expression was a little complicated.

"I don't know. Yun Zheng shook his head and took out a note from his arms: "When the villain came back from the street today, a little boy handed a note to the villain at the entrance of the yamen, saying that an old man gave it to him and asked him to pass it on to the villain." ”

Xu Ruyi took the note, looked at it intently, and saw that it was written: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lan Yu will enter the 3,000 battalions and lead the army to seize the door." ”

Yun Zheng continued: "The villain has carefully looked through the news related to the 3,000 battalions in the past two days, and found that the military governor's mansion, the military headquarters, and the 3,000 battalions seem to have moved, and the news on the note may not be groundless. ”

As he spoke, he told the news about the 3,000 battalions that he had just found out in the past few days.

"Got it. Putting the note in his arms, Xu Ruyi turned around and walked out of the East Factory.

Although he had a guess in his heart, when the guess became a reality, Xu Ruyi still couldn't accept it. Lan Yu's kindness to him actually stemmed from a misunderstanding. But kindness is kindness, the days in the Liangguo Mansion are the most comfortable days Xu Ruyi has ever lived, the king's care for him, Lan Yu and Mrs. Mu's care for him, these are all things that cannot be faked.

A man stands in the world, revenge must be avenged, and kindness must be repaid.

If he followed Xu Ruyi's heart, he couldn't wait to help Lan Yu enter the imperial city and behead Zhu Yuanzhang under the sword. But he couldn't. Who sent this note? Xu Ruyi doesn't know, but it's nothing more than Tianmen, or... Zhu Yuanzhang!

Tianmen sent a note so that he could quickly report to Zhu Yuanzhang and show his loyalty and ability.

And if Zhu Yuanzhang sent it, it would be a test of his loyalty. He must enter the palace immediately to report, otherwise, a slight delay will arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions, and his life will be difficult to protect!

Since the note was delivered to Yun Zheng, it means that the person delivering the news does not want to see him, but wants him to choose for himself.

'Do I have a choice?' Walking down the street, Xu Ruyi's face showed a wry smile.

Yes!

Xu Ruyi's gaze slowly became firm, and his fists gradually clenched. Turned around and walked towards the Liangguo Mansion.

The bet note was sent by Tianmen, and finally went to see Lan Yu once, what did he do? Xu Ruyi himself didn't know.

Whether Lan Yu is against him or not, the emperor will kill him, and if he is Lan Yu, he will definitely fight, but he still decided to see Lan Yu, otherwise his heart will not be able to pass!

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It's night and the moon is full

On the martial arts arena of the Liangguo Mansion, Lan Yu flew up and down with a big knife, dancing like a tiger and a tiger. The naked upper body was sweating, his eyes were red, and his mouth was full of energy, venting the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Who?!" with a shout, the long knife was taken out of his hand.

"Ping Pong"

There was a crisp sound, and the swords clashed.

"When Lang Lang~"

The long knife falls to the ground.

Lan Yu raised his eyes to look, under the moonlight, a man wearing a monkey mask and a tight-fitting night suit, holding a sword in his right hand and his left hand behind his back, standing proudly.

Lan Yu looked up and down, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Grandpa... Can... Not reverse. ”

When he came, Xu Ruyi prepared a stomach, but he didn't expect to meet him, but such a sentence came out.

"Not really?" Lan Yu raised his eyebrows, pulled out a sweat towel from his waist and wiped the sweat on his body: "Lan doesn't understand what you say again." ”

"Grandpa doesn't have to worry too much, our family is the new admiral eunuch of Dongchang. Today, Dongchang received a secret report that the grandfather wanted to start an incident on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he came to ask. ”

"Dongchang? That's how Dongchang works? It's a novelty. Lan Yu smiled, still not answering.

Xu Ruyi said in a trembling voice: "I believe that my grandfather also understands that our family has already taken on a great deal of responsibility here. Now, can't my grandfather give an accurate sentence?"

After a moment of silence, Lan Yu put away the smile on his face, looked at the Admiral of Dongchang in front of him seriously, and said: "Although Lan doesn't know why his father-in-law is willing to come to persuade him, he doesn't think it will be ordered by the emperor. Okay, since you asked, then Lan will tell you. ”

"I'm Lanyu, it's the opposite!"

The clouds drifted in large patches, gradually fading the bright moon.

The wind that came from nowhere blew the clouds in the sky and the fallen leaves on the ground, but it couldn't disperse the sonorous voice of the blue jade.

"I, Lan Yu, fought the world, laid this great country for him Zhu Chongba, and swept away the remnants of the Northern Yuan. What did I do wrong?"

"Yes, of course there are faults. If I have to say, I played with the wife of the Mongolian Great Khan, and I once led troops to storm Xifengkou. But what's the matter? Is it worth him to change the Duke of Liang to the Duke of Liang?"

"I said 1,000 to 10,000, or because he was afraid that Zhu Chongba was afraid, he was afraid that I would rebel, or rather, he was afraid that our old brothers would rebel. Xu Da died, my eldest brother Chang Yuchun also died (Lan Yu is Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law), Li Shanchang died, and Liu Laodao also died (referring to Liu Bowen). Which one was killed by him Zhu Chongba, and now it's my turn to be blue!"

"You said to yourself, what would you do if it were you?"

roared, and Xu Ruyi was speechless.

Half a day

Xu Ruyi said: "Whether there is rebellion or not, as long as he has the ability to rebel, then he should die." I understand what my grandfather meant, but tomorrow will happen, how sure is my grandfather?"

"Hahahaha. Lan Yu looked up to the sky and smiled: "At most, it's only one and a half." ”

One and a half? a somewhat strange number, but Xu Ruyi didn't think much about it.

"Then why not... ”

"Why not?" Lan Yu looked at Xu Ruyi with a smile: "Why don't you wait, you can live for two more days?"

“。。。。。。。 ”

"Since my father-in-law is here today, I, Lan Yu, will also tell you the truth. The rebellion can't be done, in fact, every old brother who followed me knew it, and I told them at the beginning. But why are they still willing to follow me? Because we want to breathe a sigh of relief! Zhu Yuanzhang's face is bloody, and we think it's worth it!"

"Fu Youde and Feng Sheng always persuaded me that this matter could not be done, but they didn't understand, if it didn't work, they wouldn't survive, just wait and see, sooner or later. ”

"After you leave for a while, it doesn't matter if you go to tell Zhu Chongba or not, it doesn't matter. The general trend has been achieved, and everyone wants to stop it, he can't stop it, even if he executes my Lanyu immediately, it's useless!"

"Hahahaha" another burst of laughter rang out.

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The palace gate has long been locked, isolating the inside and outside of the imperial city.

The door can close people, but it can't close the transmission of news.

In the shadows, a middle-aged man sneakily came to the front of Dong'an Gate, holding a note in his hand, and knocked on the door six times, the length was staggered, it seemed to be some kind of code.

After a few moments, a deep voice came from the crack in the door: "Who?"

"Blue, twenty-seven, there's an urgent secret report on it. ”

There was a moment of silence, and there was a slight noise in the lower left corner of Dong'an Gate, and a doornail was pulled from the inside, revealing a hole the thickness of a fist.

"Hand it in. The voice in the door rang again

"Yes. The man handed the note in his hand inside.

"What for?" the man exclaimed in a low voice, and as soon as the note in his hand was taken away, he felt as if something had pierced his outstretched hand.

"Nothing, there's a bee. ”

"Oh. The man scratched his head, said in his dark voice, and then turned and left.

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The cold palace, where the emperor imprisoned his concubines.

In fact, there is no palace in the imperial city called the cold palace.

Qianxi Palace is located on the west side of the Imperial Garden, since the three concubines died of illness in Qianxi Palace, this Qianxi Palace has become a de facto cold palace, even the emperor does not want to come here.

But Li Caiyu likes this place very much, and he always likes to walk around here when he has nothing to do, because it is deserted and gloomy enough.

The sound of footsteps sounded, Li Caiyu frowned, but then stretched out again, looked at the comer, and laughed softly, "What's the matter, your face is so ugly." Who is this who has provoked our Hall Master Zhao so angry?"

Zhao Luqin, the hall master of Tianmen Xunzi Hall, his face was gloomy, and he came in front of Li Caiyu: "Have you told the little door master about the incident tomorrow Lan Yu." ”

"No?" Li Caiyu frowned: "Why do you ask that?"

"See for yourself. A ball of paper bounced into Li Caiyu's face, and Li Caiyu grabbed it in his hand.

"Just now, the school of Lanyu Mansion sent a message, if it weren't for the clever children under Lao Tzu, it is estimated that the news would have been delivered to the emperor. ”

"What about people?" Li Caiyu read the contents of the note, and anger appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, it's done. Zhao Luqin snorted coldly: "I was pierced by a wasp's tail, and it is estimated that it should have turned into water by now." ”

Li Caiyu took a pinch of the note in his hand and turned it into crumbs: "I didn't tell the little door master about this, and Lao Zhang and Lao Liu didn't have a letter on their side, it is estimated that it was the wind exposed by Lao Qian." ”

"No matter who shows the wind, the key little door master actually went to Lan Yu's mansion, you know what this means!

There is more than one inspection school in the Liangguo Mansion, and one was killed tonight, but if you don't notice it for a while in the future, let the emperor know from the other inspection schools about Xu Ru's opinion on Lan Yu tonight, then it will be a big trouble. Even if the school inspection is seen to death by Lao Zhang, and the water is not revealed, don't forget, there are still a group of brocade guards outside. At that time, not to mention the closure of the East Factory, at least half of the eunuchs in the palace will have to die. ”

"Of course I do. Li Caiyu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "The little master may just be impulsive, after all, he is still a child, I believe that he should enter the palace tomorrow morning to report." ”

"And if he doesn't come?"

"No, it won't. Li Caiyu shook his head: "If he doesn't come, the old money has to be escorted to him." Otherwise... ”

"It's a big problem"

"I hope so. ”

In fact, Li Caiyu and Zhao Luqin were too worried. There is no need for tomorrow morning, at this moment, Xu Ruyi has already sat in the shadow of the wall in front of the Dongzhi Gate, just waiting for the palace door to open tomorrow, and then enter the palace to face the saint.

He also figured it out, and showed more loyalty in front of the emperor and gained trust, and only then did he have the opportunity to obtain Lan Yu's right to interrogate. He couldn't save Lan Yu's life, but it was still okay to let him go peacefully and suffer a little less.

When the time comes, maybe there will be some turning point?

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On the other side, Jiang Huan looked at the note in his hand and gritted his teeth secretly.

Just now, he received a message from the White Lotus Sect Flying Pigeon, with only seven words: "Xu Ruyi, the master of the Heavenly Gate."

Jiang Huan had always wondered what kind of identity Xu Ruyi was worthy of Tianmen's human skin mask to protect. Puzzled, he sent a letter to Tang Sai'er and told the matter as it was. I didn't expect such news.

"Alas. Jiang Huan sighed secretly, he knew Xu Ruyi's identity, he just worked hard...

Well, it's just thinking about it. Although Tianmen has fallen, the White Lotus Sect is not much better, if the two parties fight hard again, the cheapest one is just Zhu Yuanzhang. This is also the reason why Chu Shu'er dared to come and trade with him in the first place.

Speaking of which, at the beginning, the White Lotus Sect had discussed leaking the news of Tianmen to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then reaping the benefits of the fisherman himself. But before the matter was settled, I received news that the previous generation of Zuo Protector was plotted by the three hall masters of Tianmen and abolished all his martial arts.

Therefore, unless it is certain that the twenty-four halls of the Heavenly Gate scattered all over the country will be wiped out, otherwise, the two sides will only lose both.