In the middle of winter, there is a thin layer of ice on the surface of the Yangtze River, and occasionally a wave rolls up, and suddenly a large piece of ice is smashed to pieces, and the ice crystals hit each other, making a pleasant 'dingdang' sound. There are all the fishermen with high water skills, driving a small boat out of the river in such weather, striving to open the eyes of God, rewarding a few precious sturgeon, and selling them to the restaurant of Yingtianfu, where people can buy them at a high price of two taels of silver.

A faint cloud of smoke shrouded both sides of the Yangtze River, and everything looked like an illusion.

Dressed in a sable wind, holding a small blue and white porcelain wine jug in his hand, he was sitting alone on a rock on the shore and drinking. The river slammed against the rock he was sitting on, splashing countless splashes, and layers of mist hit the face of the strong wind, giving him a feeling of coolness and penetration.

"Tenglong's secret spy responded to a group of secret reports from Tianfu, and Emperor Taizu was critically ill on the twenty-sixth day of December in the thirtieth year of Hongwu, and he was in danger. Most of the members of the imperial court seconded the proposal to succeed to the throne by the emperor's grandson Yunwen. The important ministers of the court who we have bought have tried their best to eliminate public opinion and strive to establish the prince as the emperor, but the power is weak, and I am afraid that it will not help, so I hope that the prince will make a quick decision. ”

"Tenglong's secret spy responded to the secret report of the second group of Tianfu, the filial piety of the Fang family, the teacher of the imperial grandson Yunwen, and his ancestor Fang Tingjun, who was the world's Hongru, had a huge impact on the ministers of the court, and should be eliminated. However, the 'Qingying Swordsman' Fang clan on his side performed a profound Xuan Gong alone, and the ministers assassinated seven times in a row, and the success was successful, so please convict the prince. As for Fang Tingjun, if he doesn't kill, it is not enough to mess up the opponent's position, and it is difficult for the Ying Tianfu group to act. I implore the prince to send a master to Yingtian and assassinate Fang Tingjun. ”

"Tenglong's secret spy responded to the three secret reports of Tianfu, and Taizu's health deteriorated rapidly, and I am afraid that it will not be long before that. The ministers are trying their best to treat Taizu, but Taizu is very old, and the dark wounds on his body have recurred, and the ministers are doing their best, I am afraid that they can only delay for a few months, and the prince should make a quick decision. ”

Three secret reports were sent to Zhu Di's mansion one after another within two hours, and after Zhu Di discussed with several henchmen, the entire fiefdom of King Yan's subordinates suddenly became chaotic. In the northeast, Zhu Di sent elite soldiers to guard the town to prevent any disturbance in the northeast. In the north, Zhu Xuan led the Ten Guards and went to the edge of the grassland with a murderous spirit, strictly guarding against it, for fear that the remnants of the Yuan and Mongolian parties would cause chaos. After the two troops and horses were dispatched, Zhu Di, under the advice of the monk Daoyan and the support of Zhu Xi, ordered Li Feng to lead the twelve eunuch masters of the 'Tenglong Secret Spy' headquarters to rush south to assassinate Fang Tingjun in Yingtianfu, trying to delay time and not let the imperial grandson Yunwen be made emperor.

At the same time, the door of the treasury of the Yan Wang's Mansion was opened, and the silver was spent, and the people of Tenglong's secret spies began to bribe the courtiers of Ying Tianfu in order to reverse the situation. At the same time, Zhu Di has secretly sent people out to purchase war horses, arrows, bows and crossbows and other weapons, he is already wrong, and the only thing he lacks now is just an excuse. Of course, Zhu Di himself didn't want to go to war for no reason, if Zhu Yuanzhang could make himself the emperor, then why bother to fight and kill? At the same time, the foundation behind him was unstable, Yuan Meng was ready to attack at any time, and most of the troops in his hands were filled into this bottomless hole, and there was not enough military strength to confront the imperial army in a hurry, so it was better not to fight without fighting.

According to the insider report, Fang Tingjun said that he was going out of the city today to watch the snow and the Yangtze River. Sitting on the bank of the Yangtze River drinking and writing poems is the old Confucian student's greatest hobby.

Li Feng grinded his teeth: "This old immortal guy, the inside line of Tenglong's secret spy can know your travel arrangements, why can't I kill you with a pot of poisonous wine and poisonous tea? That Fang is alone, is it really so powerful? Tenglong's secret spy should be the second group of Tianfu, but they are all carefully cultivated killers, and they actually assassinated the old man seven times in a row and were beaten to the ground? Hmm, this time I followed the master, those twelve old eunuchs, the martial arts are so good, maybe I can kill that Fang Tingjun without my master's action, right?"

Li Feng picked up the wine glass, and after using his internal force to burn the wine, he drank it in one gulp: "This Fang Xiaoru, hum, is actually Zhu Yunwen's teacher, what is said to be highly educated and famous, isn't it just a sour talent? What is there to be proud of? Look at the master, I won't kill you too...... But then King Yan just said that it was okay to kill the old party, this little party still has to stay, why don't you solve it together?"

Li Feng didn't know that Fang Xiaoru's reputation was all over the world, and killing Fang Xiaoru would be a big trouble, and the crowd all over the world would attack him, especially the mouths of those literati were so ruthless. And this Fang Tingjun, although he is a Confucian in the world, but in the past twenty years, he has only lived in seclusion at home, in addition to having a deep influence in the court, his reputation is more than a hundred times smaller than his grandson. So the old one can be killed, but the little one cannot be killed.

In the cold wind, there was the sound of the wheels of the carriage crushing the snow, and two small carriages of green oil and paper paste came quickly towards the riverside, and more than a dozen men in brocade clothes rode horses and followed closely behind the carriage. Li Feng knew as soon as he looked at the costumes of those big men that they were all Jinyiwei, this is the orthodox Jinyiwei, the secret agents that Zhu Yuanzhang used to supervise the world, but they were not called by Zhu Di's 'Jinyiwei' behind closed doors.

At the front, a man in his forties was dressed in white, and he was just wearing a thin white Confucian shirt on a cold day. Li Feng's eyes were poisonous, and he saw a green shark skin sheath on the man's waist, the hilt was mottled with patina, and the sword was inlaid with seven small emeralds, and he secretly said in his heart: "Wonderful, this guy is the 'Green Swordsman' Fang Duxing, right? ”

Li Feng's eyes narrowed, and a strange light flashed in his eyes: "Anyway, your surname and life will be taken away by me, and I will send your sword and the silver on your body." ”

The carriage stopped at the shore more than ten zhang away from the strong wind, and a middle-aged Confucian got out of the carriage first, and then walked quickly to the carriage behind, helped an old man to get out of the carriage, and slowly walked to the rocks on the shore to stand still. The old man's hair and beard were all white, and his face was wrinkled, but his big eyes were still very bright, especially the one who was straight and had a lot of mental energy.

What especially makes Li Feng feel strange is that this old man does not have any internal strength, but when he stops there, it is very strange that he is integrated with the Yangtze River and even the sky and the earth, and there is a mighty and unrivaled momentum flowing out. Li Feng was secretly shocked in his heart: "This old ghost, either his skills are so profound that I can't even see through the master, or his Confucian cultivation has reached the level of a saint." ”

Li Feng suddenly chuckled: "It's funny, it's funny, the person I can't see through, master, isn't it already in the Jindan stage? That's the immortal, this old man doesn't seem to be a cultivator." Then his Confucian cultivation is too profound, or he is the so-called age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he understands the truth of conforming to the way of heaven, so he has this kind of momentum......, right? Fang Tingjun, the old man of the Fang family, looking at your momentum, you are a good person, it's a pity. ”

That Fang Tingjun stood on the stones, looked at the vast Yangtze River and the vast land in front of him, and exhaled a long breath: "Such as Xu rivers and mountains, such as Xu Jiangshan." Heroes and heroes, picturesque beauties, haha, filial piety, this kind of country, is not worth our desperate reimbursement? You have studied hard for ten years, and finally succeeded, and now you are the teacher of the emperor's grandson, and you will be the emperor's teacher in the future, and this world will eventually need you to assist. The wealth and surname of the people of the world are all on you. ”

Fang Xiaoru sighed sharply: "Is this Fang Xiaoru? It's just a white-faced scholar." ”

That Fang Xiaoru arched his hand and said humbly: "The grandson's talent is not enough, so he is not knowledgeable, and he also needs your grandfather to raise his face and teach him a lot of lessons." ”

Fang Tingjun put his hands behind his back and laughed: "Hahaha, you are too humble, my grandson Fang Tingjun, what is there not to do if you assist the emperor in managing a world? Your talent is not as good as today, grandfather, I am very hopeful for you...... When the emperor's grandson ascends the throne and succeeds to the throne, my grandfather and I will be a big deal, and since I am a game between mountains and rivers, I will no longer care about the tedious affairs of the world. I'm old, and I don't have the heart to pursue fame anymore, but you, who are in the prime of life, serving the country, serving the family, and honoring the ancestors, are all on you. ”

The brocade-clothed men, along with a few servants in green coats and hats, rested the warmer on the stone and took out a small flask from it. It can be seen that the warm surname of the warm box can be very good, or there is a heat source heating inside, and a few delicate side dishes are still exuding steam, and the wind blows and does not see the white oil flowers on it.

That Fang Xiaoru was not polite, raised his head and said loudly: "Although there are thousands of people, I will go." The grandson should do his best to assist the emperor's grandson and become a generation of Ming Jun. The world is prosperous, and the husband is responsible. ”

Li Feng listened to the numb bones next to him, and he said: "What a shameless old man, grandson turtle, you are really going to close the door and brag? Bah, you two bastards, aren't you dead yet?"

Li Feng took the wine glass from the rock crevice where he was staying, jumped out with the wine jug, and scolded: "Fuck, Lao Tzu is drinking a little wine here, look at this Yangtze River sleeping here, where did the sour Xiucai chirp here crookedly, ruining my master's Yaxing? You're fucking going to be an official yourself, it's good to be an official, master, I spent a few thousand taels of silver, and I haven't gotten a small official to do it, you have gained fame and wealth out of thin air, as if you are not happy, it is really groundbreaking, I have never seen you bastard like this shameless bastard who sticks his ass in his face. ”

scolded viciously, Fang Tingjun and Fang Xiaoru were there on the spot. Several Jinyi guards were furious, they didn't find Li Feng who was hiding well, this was already a dereliction of duty, and now Li Feng was actually scolding the person he was responsible for protecting, which made them even more unbearable. Who are they? They are Jinyi Guards, Jinyi Guards who can kill officials and ordinary people. At that moment, the two big men pounced on him with a cruel smile, clamped the strong wind one on the left and the other on the right, and whispered: "Little miscellaneous, the prison of Jinyiwei, you are ready to sit and wear it." ”

When Fang Duxing just jumped out of Li Feng, the corners of his eyes jumped sharply, and his eyes looked at Li Feng fiercely, but when he saw that Li Feng had no internal force at all, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the river indifferently.

The wind roared loudly, jumping up and down like a monkey: "I'm Fang Xiaoru, what are you? You can govern the country, you can govern the family, I ...... you."

The big man of Jinyi Wei used his hand to pinch Li Feng's neck, and that Fang Xiaoru frowned and shouted loudly: "Let go of him, let him go...... I would like to ask why our filial piety deserves such insults from him. Someone on my side is upright, dedicated to assisting the imperial grandson, serving the court, I see how he scolds me. ”

The two brocade-clothed guards had already felt that Li Feng had no internal strength at all, and his body was not strong at all, except for a sword at his waist that he could see, he was a very ordinary young man. They let go of their hands with confidence, pushed their palms hard behind them, and took off the Longquan Sword on Li Feng's waist, pushed Li Feng forward a few steps, and shouted: "Lord Fang asked you something, and you answered well." ”

Li Feng sneered, glanced at Fang Xiaoru with disdain, and suddenly asked: "When Lao Tzu was in Hangzhou, I heard that Fang Xiaoru, the teacher of the current emperor's grandson, is a big family in the world, famous all over the world, virtuous and talented, who knew that seeing your ancestors and grandchildren today, it is better to meet than to be famous." I'm sorry, two shameless guys, boasting to your Fang family on the edge of the Yangtze River, so shameless. It polluted the Yangtze River and ruined the land. ”

Hearing the vicious scolding of the strong wind, the big men of the Jinyi Guard suddenly had a vicious smile on their faces, and Fang Tingjun shook his hand lightly and shouted: "That's it, it's just a foolish person, don't pay attention to it, you stand farther away, and the old man listens, what ridiculous truth can he say." ”

Li Feng sneered, pointed at Fang Xiaoru, who was two feet away, and scolded: "Fang Xiaoru, let me ask you, you said to assist the emperor, how do you assist the emperor?"

Fang Xiaoru bowed slightly, with a warm smile on his face: "Assisting the emperor is naturally to make the country rich and the people strong, and the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment." ”

Li Feng pursed his mouth, spit a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground, and scolded with extreme disdain: "Ridiculous, how do you make the country rich and the people strong?"

Fang Xiaoru paused for a moment and said: "If Fang assists the emperor, he should persuade the emperor to experience political affairs, be cautious and careful, let the politics be clear, and then ......."

Li Feng didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he spit out another mouthful of phlegm on the ground, he sneered very disdainfully, and said: "You fucking fart, let me tell you, if you want to make the country rich and the people strong, the simplest thing is silver, if there is silver in the treasury, that is the country, and if the people have silver in their pockets, that is the people's wealth, and everything else is bullshit." What kind of official you are honest and politically clear, those are stupid words. If the officials themselves can't spend all their money, only stupid pigs will continue to embezzle?"

"When the people have money, the foolish birds will do evil and run all over the world?...... But if the people have money at home, rice and white flour in the rice cabinet, and a hot wife lying on the bed, who has nothing to do with running around, smashing and robbing?"

Fang Xiaoru was speechless, and scolded there with a strong jump: "Am I right? As long as there is money, now the people of the world are naturally willing to sit at home honestly...... You said that you want to assist the emperor, let me ask you again, how much is a pound of private salt?"

A brocade guard shouted: "Bold, you are so bold, dare to say this?"

Fang Tingjun frowned, shook his head again and again, and said, "Shut up, listen to him." ”

Fang Xiaoru was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "Those who smuggle salt, corrupt the salt tax of the imperial court, this is the crime of killing the head." ”

Li Feng laughed wildly: "Ah, you Fang Xiaoru know that selling illicit salt will be beheaded, then you assisted the emperor, don't you only know how to behead, behead, beheading? What else can you do? Do you know how much smuggled salt the Ming Dynasty will take away in a year? What is the profit?" Li Feng paused, shook his head again and again, and said: "You don't know, you don't know how much salt tax the Ming Dynasty's Salt Bureau can collect in a year, you don't even know how much a pound of official salt costs, and how much a pound of private salt costs." You don't know, many people can't afford to eat official salt, so they have to buy private salt. ”

Li Feng took two steps forward, pointed at Fang Xiaoru's nose and scolded: "You know, if you catch the smuggler salt dealer, you will cut off their heads, but you think about it, if there are no smuggler salt dealers, in the northwest, northeast and even in many places in the north, how can the people who can't afford to eat official salt live their lives? If they don't eat salt for three days, they don't have the strength to play with their wives, how do you still tell them to plow the land and farm? Why is the official salt so expensive, why is the private salt so cheap, they are all the same goods from the sea, why are they different? Do you know why?"

Swallowing his saliva, Li Feng unceremoniously grabbed Fang Tingjun's wine jug, poured a mouthful into his mouth, and casually picked up a bad duck paw and put it in his mouth: "Damn, I'm asking you...... Well, you have a good cook, and this duck paw is terrible...... Let me ask you again, if you want to assist the emperor, how should the military affairs be rectified? The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty needed war horses, do you know how much silver the war horses asked the herdsmen in Tibetan Province to buy a horse? How many tea bricks do you need to exchange for tea bricks and salt bricks?

"How to buy and sell horses is the cheapest? How can we get the most elite war horses? Do you understand? Are you not afraid that those military generals under your command will be corrupt and lose money? If the Ming Dynasty needs 100,000 war horses, if the market price is 20 taels, they will report 30 taels, and the treasury will be in deficit by 1 million taels, and then they will only buy back 50,000 taels, and the treasury will be embezzled again 500,000 taels, and the cavalry force will be discounted in half, dare to ask, do you know?"

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