On the ninth day of October in the 27th year of Hongwu, Jinyi Weidongchang jointly said that Lan Yu confessed in prison, admitted to stealing the national seal, and confessed that more than 7,000 people in the army were against the party.

As a matter of opinion, from the tenth noon of the tenth day of October in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, the butcher knives in the hands of the executioners have basically not been put down. Since Lan Yu descended, row after row of convicts were dragged from the edict of the East Factory to the West Market Law Field. Every time the commander of the prison ordered the arrow to land, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground.

The common people of Nanjing City are also accustomed to such things as killing heads, Hu Weiyong's case, Guo Huan's case, and Kongyin's case, which one is not a sea of blood, and the head is rolling, and now it is just another time, although people don't care much about the life and death of the prisoner, but they are frightened and shocked by the scars on the prisoner's body.

But anyone with eyes can see that there are not many prisoners in this group who are still human-shaped, all of them are white bones, covered in blood, and maggots crawling on their wounds abound, and death can definitely be regarded as a relief for them.

"I'd rather see flying fish than enter the East Factory. "It's like that.

Under this bloody and terrifying atmosphere, the people of Nanjing City lived a trembling Chinese New Year's Eve and entered the 28th year of Hongwu.

The killing has lasted for more than three months before it is over, and the West Market has become a ghost land, and the corpses can be transported away, but the blood-stained ground is not a few buckets of water that have been rinsed.

Fishy flesh is not as good as human blood. When the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing, passers-by are all hiding their noses and nauseating.

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On Zhongshan Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing

The sound of horses' hooves sounded briskly,

Five or six men dressed as generals led the horses and walked silently. A few steps ahead of the head, two men dressed as sons rode on horses, believing in the reins. The one in the green robe was slightly older, about thirty years old, and the blue-robed boy next to him was younger, only twenty-six or seventeen years old. Looking at their faces, the two are five or six points similar, and they should be close to brothers.

"Big brother. The young man said in a low voice: "It's rare that Daddy allows us to come out for a walk, you... Why don't you seem to be happy?"

"Second brother. The older son smiled bitterly: "You are still young, there are some things... You still don't understand. ”

"I don't understand. The young man shook his head and said, "It's nothing more than that the emperor wants to attack our family." But there must always be a reason for killing people, and the emperor can't personally carry a knife to cut us, right?"

"If you want to kill someone, there will always be a way. The older boy sighed.

The two of them wandered around for a long time, but they were really in no mood and returned again.

In the darkness of the trees, Ji Gang looked at the figures of several people leaving, let go, threw a man on his shoulder to the ground, let out a sneer, and then pulled out the long knife at his waist, put it on the man's neck, and wiped it gently.

The next day

Nanjing Shuntianfu received a report that an unknown male corpse was found on Zhongshan. After some investigation, although the identity of the male body was still not found, a letter was found in a tree hole not far from the scene. There is a sentence in the letter that reads: "Today, I am jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and I will kill the heroes and heroes for no reason, and the number of great Ming Qi will not be long." Yin Gaofu of Shuntian Mansion was shocked after reading it, and hurriedly played it according to the facts. The saint was furious and ordered Shuntianfu to solve the case in seven days.

Day 3

Shuntianfu Yin wrote again, saying that after a visit and investigation, on the day of the man's death, the people around Zhongshan saw that the two sons of the Yingguo Gong Fu Youde Mansion seemed to have led the generals up the mountain. The Holy Ones do not send it in the middle ...

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

Just when the early dynasty was about to end, good news came from Shudi, claiming that the White Lotus rebels had been wiped out, and the thief leader "Mandate of Heaven" Wang Siliu was awarded the head, and the class was about to return to the dynasty in the near future. Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, ordered the household department to prepare corresponding materials to reward the soldiers on the expedition, and decided to invite the civil and military ministers to the evening banquet.

"Ruyi... Why don't you seem to be a little unhappy?" In the Spring Fang, Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Ruyi and asked softly.

"It's not Your Highness, it's just that the things outside make the slave a little tired. Xu Ruyi reluctantly smiled back.

"Oh, that's right. Zhu Yunwen nodded and didn't ask any further.

Since the night when Lan Yu raised the army, Xu Ruyi has come to this Spring Fang for fewer days. Although his identity as the Dongchang factory is very mysterious outside, Zhu Yunwen still knows it, and I believe that Huang Zicheng also knows it in his heart.

originally thought that he would be scolded by Huang Zicheng and questioned by Zhu Yunwen in this spring square every day, but unexpectedly, the two never talked to him about anything about Lan Yu's rebellion, which made Xu Ruyi's heart feel a lot easier.

"Your Highness," Xu Ruyi thought for a moment and asked, "You have never asked me anything about the Duke of Liangguo, aren't you curious?"

Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, there is nothing to be curious about. You are arresting people and killing people outside, everything is just according to the emperor's grandfather's wishes. Solitary... I don't want to hear that. ”

"The slave knows. ”

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originally thought that the emperor's banquet would be extremely luxurious, but when he really saw it, Xu Ruyi felt that he had really thought too much about it before, or was it just Emperor Hongwu like this?

In the Qianqing Palace, the low tables are placed in a staggered manner, and the lights are brilliant everywhere, and when the night falls, the lights in the whole hall are brilliant. Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, sat on the throne in the middle of the hall, Zhu Yunwen sat not far from his side, there was a small table alone, and Xu Ruyi was standing behind him.

Just looking at this pomp, it is still worthy of the words "royal family", but if you look closely at the various dishes on the table, it is a little miserable. Vegetable cakes, bacon, pickled fish, and the few green leafy vegetables are just home-cooked winter vegetables such as cabbage and radish. However, looking at the calm and calm appearance of the civil and military ministers, it seems that they should have become accustomed to it.

Glancing at the ministers in the hall with a squinting expression, seeing that no one showed any dissatisfied expressions, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "That's it, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not here to enjoy happiness, there are fish and meat, what are you not satisfied with?"

The sound of silk and bamboo, in the open space in the middle of the main hall, more than 30 singers are dancing with the melodious sound of the piano. The cloud sleeves were swaying, dazzling, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help frowning, but it was hard to say anything. He is not good at singing and dancing, but this singing and dancing is also one of the royal rules, and it also adds a little vitality to this banquet, otherwise, with him Zhu Yuanzhang here, it is estimated that there should not even be a person who dares to burp at this banquet.

"Lao Zhang. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his wife who was respectfully standing beside him: "Let them all go down." ”

"Yes. Lao Zhang nodded, made a gesture to the bottom, and after a while, a group of dancing girls and musicians withdrew from the main hall.

"Hahahaha!" After a little contrived laughter, Zhu Yuanzhang raised the golden cup in his hand: "Today, I invite all Aiqing to a banquet, the wine and food are thin, and please don't blame me." ”

"The minister didn't dare, the minister was afraid. The ministers stood up and bowed in unison.

"Flat body, above the banquet, the ministers don't have to be polite, I just talk casually and joke. Zhu Yuanzhang held his hands weakly.

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Since I have been in the past few days, I often remember the events of the past... ”

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be about to start "telling stories", the civil and military ministers sat upright one after another, pricking up their ears, for fear of missing a word.

Nine out of ten officials are human spirits, and the emperor will say useless things for no reason? The emperor's words are always hidden mysteries, and even if they don't, they can only blame themselves for being stupid and not hearing them.

"I was originally a poor man in Huaiyou's cloth and herding cattle and farming, but what happened later? My father and mother died, and the only little thin land and the broken house were gone, and I turned into a monk who begged for food again. Later, I couldn't stand the hunger anymore, so I took up a knife and rebelled. ”

Hearing this, there was a thoughtful person, and he unconsciously glanced at the Xinguo Gong Tang He on the seat. But I saw the soup and the eyes and nose, and the nose and heart, like a clay carving.

Xu Ruyi, who was on the side, noticed these sneaky eyes, and after a little thought, he understood what they meant.

In the story in Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth, from asking for food as a monk to rebelling with a knife, there is one person missing in the middle: Tang He. When Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even have much to eat on the street and almost starved to death, it was Tang He who called him to Guo Zixing's army, not that he suddenly had the consciousness of rebellion.

Everyone glanced at Tang He, just because they didn't understand the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words for a while, and subconsciously glanced at it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's story continues slowly: "When I picked up the knife, my head was no longer on my neck, but on the waistband of my trousers." Say when it's gone, it's gone. I didn't have a good time at that time, the Yuan Court has been in business for nearly a hundred years, and it has a profound heritage, although it is unpopular with the people, but their swords, guns and armor are all true. It is not easy to fight against these Mongolian Tatars, but what is even more difficult is that we ourselves are not of the same mind! Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, Sesame Li, and Xu Shouhui are all good brothers who fought against the Yuan Court on the surface, but they can do a lot of things behind each other's backs. I'm playing a tartar in front of me, and I'm going to be kicked in the back by them when I turn around, if it weren't for my life, I guess I'd have died at their hands!"

"Hmmm... The ministers smashed the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but they still didn't understand it very well. In this paragraph, Zhu Yuanzhang sang the praises of his great Guangzheng, and at the same time threw other opponents on the ground and stepped on them a few times, and spit twice. Although it was a little ridiculous, they couldn't say anything, let alone laugh, after all, Zhu Yuanzhang was the final winner.

"But, no matter how hard it is, even if I am in a desperate situation, I have never given up, and I have been gritting my teeth and persevering. Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be completely caught in his own memories: "Actually, I am not afraid of death, how can a rebel be afraid of death? What I am really afraid of is that the people of the world cannot live a good life, they can't take names, a kitchen knife in a few families, the identity of a third-class untouchable, and their lives are like mustard, which I personally experienced back then, and I understand the suffering of the common people better than anyone else." Fortunately, the destiny of heaven is in me, and the civil and military soldiers worked together to lay down this great tomorrow after all. I salute the people. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings and longevity. The ministers raised their glasses and drank together.

"I drank a lot of wine today, and I talked a lot to the people. In fact, what I want to say most in my heart is to tell Zhongqing that although I am the emperor, if I want to sit firmly in this world, I must work together with Zhongqing and help each other. A few days ago, something bad happened in Zhongshan, I don't want to say it, I believe that everyone Aiqing has also heard about it. Shuntianfu Yin Shangzi said that the matter may have something to do with one of my old brothers, but I don't believe it, I am sitting in this world, but it is also you officials who are governing, can you get any benefits after the death of the Ming Dynasty? You all have brains, I don't need to say this reason, you should also know. Gao Fuming. ”

Among the ministers, Gao Fuming, dressed in a Confucian robe, got up, kowtowed in the hall and said, "The minister is here." ”

"You have heard what I said just now, the case of Zhongshan's nameless corpse is not as simple as it appears on the surface, and you must continue to step up the investigation, and you must give me an explanation and an explanation to the imperial court as soon as possible. ”

"Obey. Gao Fuming bowed again, then got up and sat back.

"Business is business, but I still have a word to say to all Aiqing. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept to Fu Youde, who was sitting upright on the right: "The children and grandchildren in the family still have to be disciplined well, running around if they have nothing to do, causing shame, I'm afraid I don't know when it will become the way to die." ”

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's last sentence, the hall became audible. At this moment, everyone understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and their eyes also looked at Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo.

After a moment of silence, Fu Youde suddenly got up and left without saying a word. The ministers were silent, and turned their eyes to Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne. looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again, his eyes froze, and then he chuckled: "Ying Guogong is unwell, go first." I continued to drink with the Secretaries. ”

Turning his head and instructing Lao Zhang, "Go and call those dancing musicians again." ”

"Yes. Lao Zhang nodded.

Soon, the sound of singing and dancing sounded again, as if nothing had happened before.

Until a certain moment ...

"Your Majesty!" A shout sounded outside the hall, Fu Youde put on his helmet and armor, covered in blood, carrying two heads in one hand, and came in a hurry: "My Fu Youde gave birth to two sons, and now the heads are in my hands, but I will not run around in the future, is Your Majesty satisfied?"

"Ying Guogong... Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fu Youde in the hall awe-inspiringly, and said in a deep voice: "Father-son affection, why is this so, I just said it casually before, why do you bother to be serious?"

"Tell me casually?" Fu Youde looked up to the sky and smiled, raised his hand and smashed the two heads in his hand on the ground: "Zhu Chongba, don't you just want Lao Tzu's head, Lao Tzu will give it to you." ”

As soon as the words fell, Fu Youde suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed his backhand into his heart, blood gushing, and he was full of three feet.

"Lao Tzu is down there... Looking for you again ... Calculate. Bill. ”

Dead bodies fall to the ground