The end of the thirty-first year of Hongwu was also the beginning of the first year of Jianwu.

That's right, Jianwu, this is the emperor's own choice, overthrowing the originally agreed era name, changing the text to Wu, indicating the concept of his future rule, as well as the trend of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years, or decades.

On that cold winter day, on the Chengtian Gate, the cowardly new monarch took off his Confucian robe, wore gold and armor, and his hands were stained with the blood of the Manchu civil officials, and stepped onto the stage of history, officially beginning his rule over the world.

What happened on that bloody night, the court claimed to the outside world that it was Qi Tai, the left attendant of the military department, colluding with Huang Guan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Zhou Guan, the imperial history of Zuodu, who was trying to break into the palace and rebel on the occasion of the early dynasty, and was finally destroyed by the palace guards.

Quietly, the Jinyi Guard was replaced by a new commander named Saihazhi, who was appointed by the emperor. As for Ji Gang's death, the emperor is just an eagle dog, and he doesn't need to explain it to anyone.

In the days that followed, the entire city of Nanjing was filled with a depressing bloody atmosphere.

Repression is the atmosphere, but the gore is the truth.

When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

On the other hand, one person rebelled and cut down all the doors.

originally thought that the unspoken rule of a son of heaven and a courtier would be overthrown in this new dynasty, but he didn't expect it to be the same as always.

In order to confirm the rebellion of the civil officials, the fans of Dongchang naturally started a new round of court purges, and all the officials who knelt in front of the Chengtian Hall that night were related to the nine clans, and they were all killed.

The entrance of the vegetable market has now turned into a ghost land, countless heads fall every day, "click and click", the ghost head knife is rolled up, the executioner continues to work every day, and the onlookers are gradually numb and lose the interest of onlookers.

Killing people is not a new thing, there are naughty children who are ignorant, and even dare to use their hands to point the blood on the ground, put it in their mouths and lick it, and when they are discovered by the adults in the family, they will be beaten when they are picked up.

On the most beautiful day of the plum blossoms, the sun is shining. The weather was dry and cold, but there was already some warming up.

Although the officials of the court are secretive about the truth of what happened that night, the revelation of clues and the fermentation of time, there are already some rumors in the world.

"Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out for ten years. Hey, so is our emperor, and I don't know how to make up a more reliable reason, this is too foolish, it's really deaf and blind in the world?"

In the exuberant bonfire, there was a "crackling" sound of firewood crackling, and in a ruined Guandi temple on the side of the road in the east of Wujun City, more than a dozen merchants and wandering rangers stopped here, accompanied by the whimpering wind outside, saying something that should not be said.

"Don't say it, beware of losing your head!" said the ranger's companion who had spoken earlier with a low cough.

"What are you afraid of! This place is thousands of miles away from Nanjing, and the gang of black impermanence in Dongchang can still chase here? Hmph, even if Lao Tzu is chased, he is not afraid, Lao Tzu's knife is not vegetarian!" The ranger spoke, patted the knife on his waist, his face was flushed with an unnatural red, his eyes were a little confused, and he spoke in a rough voice, obviously drunk: "Besides, I didn't say anything... ”

People who go north and south are the ones who believe in the old saying that many friends and many paths are the best. Now that they are gathered in this ruined temple, it is not a matter of sitting down, and now that this ranger has started talking, the people around the campfire have also taken advantage of the situation to chat.

"You can't talk nonsense," said a peddler dressed as a peddler, "I heard that those black impermanences have eyes and ears all over the world, and there are countless spies lurking in the dark. Maybe one of us has a black brand in his arms.,Or... It's better to be careful. ”

"Phew, melon. A warrior pushed the vendor, stood up, swept his gaze over everyone's heads, and then stretched out his hand and pointed at a few people: "Are you? Are you? Or are you the black dog of Dongchang?"

"Uh-huh. The person who was pointed at quickly shook his head.

"You see, no. The warrior sat down again and glared at the vendors around him: "Lao Tzu takes you on the road, you follow, I am afraid that I dare to do business, and even I will be embarrassed." ”

"Oh. The vendor shrunk his neck, and then lowered his head and nibbled on his own wild vegetable nest.

The martial artist with a Shandong accent snorted, and then said to the drunk ranger: "My name is Wang Dashan, this brother is invited!"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. The ranger waved his hand and hugged his fist in return: "In Xia Bai Wenwu, friends in the rivers and lakes raised their love and gave them the nickname of the white iron crow." ”

White Iron Crow, not many of you have heard of this head, but as the saying goes, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong name. Everyone doesn't know what Bai Tie means, and the meaning of the word crow is that this person has a big mouth.

"Look up for a long time, look up for a long time. Wang Dashan said politely, and then asked: "Brother Bai, just now you said that there was a rebellion in Nanjing City... ”

"Why don't you know?"

"I don't know. Wang Dashan shook his head, a little embarrassed.

"That brother, you are lonely and unheard, the most important thing for those of us who go to the rivers and lakes is to be well-informed. Otherwise, I don't know when I went to the wrong realm and worshiped the wrong dock, and it would be a matter of losing my head. Bai Wenwu mentioned this Wang Dashan with the appearance of an old-timer, and then in a few words, he told the big thing in the capital and the current situation.

"Those who read will also rebel?"

"So that's. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"Hey, if you ask someone about this, there may not be many people who can say it, Brother Wang, you asked the right person. Bai Wenwu's face was proud, and his mouth couldn't stop: "I wandered around the capital before, and I happened to meet a few old friends. They said to me ... ”

Bai Wenwu looked left and right, and subconsciously lowered his voice: "They told me that a eunuch beside the emperor was plotted by the officials and lords of the imperial court, and the emperor was angry, that's it... ”

"Wouldn't it? The emperor would be so ruthless for the sake of a eunuch?"

"If it is an ordinary eunuch, it will naturally not, but what if this eunuch is the factory director of the East Factory?"

"Ahh

"He, he's been plotted?"

"No wonder, no wonder!" everyone's surprise made Bai Wenwu very satisfied.

"I also heard that the relationship between our emperor and this eunuch is not ordinary, this is it. Bai Wenwu made a mysterious gesture with a mysterious face, and burst out with a fierce surprise.

"Big brother, you've drunk too much!" the brother next to him shouted anxiously.

"Uh... As soon as I say it, you will hear it, and don't spread it. Bai Wenwu also seemed to realize that his words were a little too much, and he covered them up, but obviously it would not be of any use.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not going to talk nonsense, I'm not going to talk nonsense. ”

In the crowd, a slender and tall man glanced at Bai Wenwu deeply, and then lowered his head.