"The four drums are beating and the clothes are up,

It's too late to strike at the fifth watch.

When will you be happy,

Sleep until the world is cooked. ”

leisurely recited a poem "Early Dynasty Poem", Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the group of civil and military soldiers under the jade steps, and said: "At the beginning, Qian Zai thought that he was too tired to be an official, so I let him go home and enjoy his pastoral joy." Are you really so tired when you were an official in my Ming Dynasty?

Yesterday, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and at the same time, in order to celebrate the peace and stability in Shudi, I specially allowed you officials to repair for a day. How's it going? Did you sleep well last night?"

Above the golden palace, the crows were silent, and the five dared to answer loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, and then continued: "If you don't say it, then listen to me." I didn't sleep well yesterday, I didn't sleep all night! Guess why?"

Slapped the dragon book case in front of him heavily, Zhu Yuanzhang roared angrily: "Because Liangguo Gong Lanyu has rebelled! The three thousand battalions of the three major battalions of the forbidden army that led me have rebelled! The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, except for Xinguo Gongtang and the leading troops to help me quell the chaos, the others are either silent, or they even conspire to rebel! If you are silent, I don't blame you, I just assume that you really don't know." He glanced coldly at the queue of honorable generals, and then retracted his gaze: "But those who are rebellious I really don't understand." Lao Zhang... ”

"Your Majesty. ”

"Proclamation. ”

"Yes. He pulled out a scroll of the holy decree that had been prepared long ago from his sleeve, and Lao Zhang read it aloud.

The content of the holy decree is not complicated, but it is detailed and detailed, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, he described last night's rebellion, and said at the end that the entire major case of rebellion should be strictly and thoroughly investigated, and the evil should be eliminated.

"Remember, I will not tolerate anyone. ”

The gloomy voice echoed above the Golden Palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang got up and left, ending the early dynasty.

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"Lord Jiang, the emperor asked our Dongchang and your Jinyi Wei to cooperate in investigating the rebellion of the Duke of Liangguo, our family thought about it, and felt that you and I still had to explain it in front of the gong, so as not to have any misunderstanding. Xu Ruyi held the teacup and said.

"It's right to be clear, but at this hour, and the person you brought, Jiang doesn't understand, are you sitting here as the head of the Dongchang factory, or are you talking to Jiang as the owner of the Tianmen Sect?" Jiang Huan looked at Li Caiyu and Xu Ruyi who were sitting opposite.

Zhu Yuanzhang established the East Factory, which was originally used to check and balance Jinyiwei, Xu Ruyi and Jiang Huan's hearts are the same as Spiegel. Since it is a check and balance, the identities of the two are opposites in a sense. The emperor will never allow two people to be too secret, especially if the two parties in power have a secret meeting in private, if the emperor knows about it, the consequences are needless to say.

But fortunately, in this Nanjing City, if Jiang Huan and Xu Ruyi, the two snake heads, want to meet, there are still many places and methods. For example, in this meeting, the place they chose was in the edict of Jinyiwei.

"Huh. With a smile on his fat face, Li Caiyu said: "In this Jinyi Guard's edict, if you can't hide it from the emperor's eyes and ears, then our family thinks that you, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, might as well wipe your neck directly." ”

"Of course, there are no problems in my pacification division, and I am worried about you. Jiang Huan stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Ruyi and Li Caiyu: "You won't leak your deeds when you come, right?"

"How could it be. Li Caiyu waved his hand: "Don't think too much about the emperor, although the East Factory has not been established for a long time, there is still my Tianmen behind it, we don't eat white rice." ”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, it's late at night, let's finish it quickly, starting tomorrow, I'm still busy with Jinyiwei." Jiang Huan looked a little impatient.

"Don't worry, you always have to say things one by one, and you always have to do things one by one. Xu Ruyi smiled slightly: "Our family will first use the identity of the Dongchang Factory to talk to you, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and then talk to the Tianwei Venerable of the White Lotus Sect as the master of the Heavenly Gate." ”

After a moment of silence, Xu Ruyi said: "I know, the emperor has long wanted to take care of the Duke of Liangguo, and by the way, kill the noble generals in the army." You must have put a lot of effort behind your Jinyiwei, we want to ask first, what does the emperor want to do with things?"

"Didn't the emperor tell you?" Jiang Huan frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It's nothing to talk to you." Earlier, my Jinyiwei had made a list according to the emperor's intentions, and after the emperor read it, he ticked off a few names, which roughly meant, except for these few people, others... Jiang Huan stood up with one palm and made a downward cutting motion.

"Where's the list, can you show me?" asked Xu Ruyi.

"What do you want this for?"

"Knowingly asked. Xu Ruyi snorted coldly: "According to the emperor's wishes, you are responsible for arresting, our family is responsible for the trial, and you will continue to arrest after the trial." There is no list, in case the trial is crooked, our family will not be able to explain it, right?"

Seeing Jiang Huan's look of "it's my business", Xu Ruyi frowned: "You don't give it?"

Jiang Huan smiled "hehe" and didn't say anything.

Li Caiyu on the side smiled and said: "Uncle Feng, it seems that there are still a few officials in your White Lotus Sect in the court, aren't you afraid that when the time comes, our little sect master will come up with a confession for you to arrest?"

"Hall Master Li. Jiang Huan secretly gritted his teeth: "Don't go too far, my White Lotus Sect is not afraid of your Heavenly Gate, if you can threaten me, I can also threaten you! Isn't the master of the Third Hall of Fulu Shou of your Heavenly Gate also in the middle of the court? It is not good for everyone to die and break the net!"

"Yes, there is no benefit. Li Caiyu nodded: "But... Do you know who the master of the three halls of Fu Lu Shou is? or... Have you forgotten your predecessor's Left Protector?"

"Hmph. Jiang Huan forcibly suppressed his anger, took out a roster from his arms, and threw it on the table: "Look for yourself." ”

"Thank you, Master Jiang. Xu Ruyi picked up the roster with a smile, flipped through it, and then put it in his arms.

"After the matter of Dongchang and Jinyiwei is over, let's talk about Tianmen and the White Lotus Sect. Xu Ruyi stretched out his little finger and picked his ears: "I guess you won't be able to do the next thing, but it doesn't matter, you go back and tell your Buddha Mother that it's okay for our family to wait for the news, but it's not in a hurry." ”

"I can't be the master. Jiang Huan's tone was sarcastic: "But I don't know if among you, is it you, the little door master, or Hall Master Li who says it?"

"Of course, it's our little master who says it. Li Caiyu restrained his smile and said: "To put it bluntly, I am just a hall master, Tianmen has always had only one voice, before he was the old master, and now he is the small master." ”

Xu Ruyi glanced at Li Caiyu in some surprise.

It is said that since the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Xu Ruyi vaguely felt that Li Caiyu's attitude towards him had changed, becoming... Somewhat respectful?

Every time they met before, Li Caiyu always took the initiative to find Xu Ruyi, and usually came to give orders and instructions. But in the last meeting, Li Caiyu left a rare contact information, so that he could take the initiative to notify Li Caiyu to come to meet, plus Li Caiyu just corrected his name, Xu Ruyi always felt that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, something must have made Li Caiyu's attitude change so much, but unfortunately, he couldn't think of it.

"Okay, you don't need to shoot the sycophants, just talk about things. He made a gesture outward, and in a few moments, a plate of peanuts was served.

"Zhu Di, the Yan King of Beiping, has antipathy, as long as the emperor dies, he will find an opportunity to raise the flag, I believe that your White Lotus Sect should be aware of it. And your plan in Shu has now become a joke, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it. We want to ask, when the imperial court and King Yan meet, where are you going to go in the White Lotus Sect?"

"This... Jiang Huan hesitated. To be honest, for this kind of thing that will happen in a few years, the White Lotus Sect does not have any specific plans, at this moment Xu Ruyi asked, he couldn't talk about it, at the moment, he had to pretend to shake his head profoundly: "You also said, I can't be the master, if you have anything to say, I will tell the Buddha Mother when I turn around." ”

"That's right. Xu Ruyi chuckled lightly and didn't reveal it: "There is only one throne, between King Yan and the emperor's eldest grandson, our family bets on the emperor's eldest grandson." And the meaning of our family also represents the meaning of Tianmen. ”

"You're so faithful. Jiang Huan sneered, grabbed a few peanuts and rice, still in his mouth, and chewed them crunching.

"I want you to ask the White Lotus Sect to also help His Royal Highness the Eldest Sun and deal with King Yan together. Xu Ruyi's body leaned forward slightly.

"Help the imperial court quell the rebellion? I heard you right?" Jiang Huan pointed at himself, looking inexplicable: "Our White Lotus Sect was originally a rebellion of the imperial court, why did you let us help the imperial court?"

Xu Ruyi twisted his somewhat sore neck and said, "How about giving you a piece of land?"

"Are you kidding?"

"We never joke with strangers. ”

"Am I a stranger?"

"Am I familiar with you?" Xu Ruyi sneered.

“。。。。。。 Seeing Xu Ruyi's serious appearance, Jiang Huan frowned and said, "Tell me in detail." ”

"Don't think too much, our family can't be the master of the Yan Clan in Beiping, and the imperial court can't give it to you, the place we are talking about is 。。。。。。 ”

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Beiping, Yanwangfu.

"Amitabha. Monk Daoyan clasped his hands together: "The official business of Liangguo failed, and the poor monk congratulated the prince on being one step closer to the hegemony of the world." ”

Just heard the news from Nanjing, Yan Wang Zhu Di was not as happy as he imagined, but said with some sadness: "Having said that, but a generation of famous generals has ended up like this, and my father is still a little too ruthless." ”

"The way of the emperor has always been like this, and the prince doesn't have to worry about it. ”

"Always?"

"Through the ages. ”

Zhu Di got up: "If he is a lonely king in the ninth five-year period, he will live up to the kindness and virtue of the soldiers, this oath, please wait and see." ”

"Amitabha. In Gu Jing Bubo's eyes, a rare smile appeared, and it was fleeting: "Liang Guogong will not be the first, nor will he be the last, since the emperor has raised the butcher knife, then after that, he will not easily put it down." ”

"The Lone King knows. Zhu Di nodded, he didn't want to talk much about this kind of "birds hide their bows, rabbits die and dogs cook", and as soon as the conversation changed, Zhu Di opened his mouth and asked: "Master, the people who plotted against us in the capital before, I don't know if there is any news?"

Dao Yan pondered for a moment and replied calmly: "Lord Wang, according to various indications, the most likely one may be the newly established Dongchang factory, Xu Ruyi. ”

"The eunuch?" said Zhu Diqi.

"Exactly. Dao Yan nodded and explained: "Born in the inner palace, he has the opportunity to get close to His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, and being able to be the factory of the Shangdong Factory shows that the emperor has a certain recognition of his loyalty and ability. ”

"That's it... Zhu Di groaned, and was about to say something more, when a guard arrived close and handed over a letter.

Looking at the style of the envelope, Zhu Di frowned.

Immediately opened the envelope, read it, shook his head with a wry smile, and before he could speak, Dao Yan on the other side spoke first: "Duoyan Sanwei?"

"Yes" Zhu Di handed the letter to Dao Yan and said: "Duoyan Sanwei secretly sent a messenger yesterday to ask for money and food from the lonely king under the pretext of preparing for winter, how does the master think to deal with this matter?"

Duoyan Sanwei refers to the Mongolian tribes who were nomadic in the northeast generation, and the specific location is probably the boundary of the three northeastern provinces according to today's parlance. Among these Mongol tribes, the three most powerful tribes were called "Duoyan", "Taining" and "Fuyu". Riding and archery can be regarded as an innate talent of nomads. But the ensuing shortage of materials and poverty are inevitable. Before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, they could enrich themselves by plundering the Han people, but in front of Emperor Hongwu, they only had to pretend to be sheep honestly.

But it doesn't matter, fortunately, there is also an ambitious Yan Wang Ye Zhu Di around them. Zhu Di has coveted the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei for a long time, but only because there is a Ning King Zhu Quan between the two parties that he does not dare to blatantly hook up, otherwise, it is estimated that he would have become Zhu Di's private soldier a long time ago.

Zhu Di and Duoyan Sanwei have been colluding for five years, and secretly King Yan sent salt, iron, grain and grass to Duoyan Sanwei, while Duoyan Sanwei promised that they were willing to obey King Yan's dispatch when necessary.

When is it necessary, and what kind of dispatch should be obeyed? Both sides are tacitly aware.

But the problem is that in the past five years, Zhu Yuanzhang is getting older and older, but he is not deaf and blind, giving people a feeling of being old and strong. If he refuses, firstly, he has already paid too much in the previous five years, and secondly, he really covets the power of the three guards;

"Lord Wang. Dao Yan read the letter and said in a deep voice: "The power of Duoyan Sanwei is indispensable, I believe the prince also understands it in his heart." ”

"Of course the Lone King understands, but the Lone King... ”

"Since it is indispensable, there is nothing to hesitate about, compared to that chair, what is a little grain, grass, gold and silver?"

"The Lone King understood. Nodding painfully, Zhu Di didn't say anything more. Dao Yan is right, compared to the throne, everything is worth it.