Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1406 I am ordered by heaven

  After Li Zhaofan finished speaking, dozens of guards guarded the chariots and horses in front, and they seemed vigilant.

  The chariots and horses began to slow down.

  Li Zhaofan was in a hurry.

   shouted: "Duke Qi, beware of assassins!"

  The word assassin fell.

   Suddenly the team seemed to explode.

  In an instant, dozens of guards drew their swords one after another, and several carriages followed behind them. Among the carriages, there were actually one, two, three, four, five...seventeen...twenty-one...

  Li Zhaofan was dumbfounded, twenty-one got off in one car, no, there are...

  Twenty-five...Twenty-six...Thirty-one...

  Li Zhaofan became confused.

He only learned from the idle book "The Good Husband of the Ming Dynasty" that there was a country called Zhu, and there were countless strangers in the country, and dozens of people could be hidden in a carriage. Today... this book can only accommodate a few people. Mali... unexpectedly, such a fully armed guy popped out...

  Li Zhaofan was dumbfounded.

   Someone shouted: "Assassin!"

   One sound assassin.

  The nearby streets also seem to be less level.

  Countless passers-by came out from nowhere, holding a revolver, and pop... a firework was set off by someone, and the bright fireworks illuminated the gloomy morning sky.

  So... dense crowds of people, wearing all kinds of clothes, poured out from all directions.

  Hundreds and thousands of people...all of them were panting like thunder, and they took out all kinds of weapons.

  Li Zhaofan peed in fright, his legs trembling.

  Dozens of large shieldmen immediately erected their large shields, completely surrounding the leading carriage.

   Then, someone galloped towards Li Zhaofan, came up to Li Zhaofan, and said sharply, "Who are you?"

   This is already very polite to Li Zhaofan.

  What Li Zhaofan didn't know was that from all directions, at least dozens of long and short firecrackers had already aimed at him.

   But even if it was just a knight's interrogation, it was enough to startle him: "I...I...I am Li Zhaofan, and my father is in Dongyang."

   "Son of Mr. Li, why are you here, clamoring for an assassination?"

   "I..." Li Zhaofan was speechless.

  He was completely convinced by Fang Jifan, this guy probably won't die no matter how much he assassinates.

  Everyone in Beijing is dead, watching his battle, he is still jumping around.

  Li Zhaofan smiled wryly and said: "I was ordered by my father to come here to warn the Duke of Qi. Today...something is going to happen, and someone has bad intentions for the Duke of Qi..."

  In the carriage... There was no movement for a while.

  It seems that the people in the car opened the door just after hearing these words from a distance.

  The door is made of three-layer sandwich steel plate, which is extremely thick when opened.

Fang Jifan poked his head out: "Ah, it's Mr. Li, come on, come on, your father and I are considered friends, after all, you are still my eldest nephew, Li's eldest nephew, come here, Wang Bao, you Search him."

  The man named Wang Bao jumped off the horse, and with a pair of rough hands, he touched Li Zhaofan all over his body, making sure that he didn't have any sharp objects on his body, and then he allowed Li Zhaofan to go forward.

   Li Zhaofan was speechless.

  But he kept his responsibilities in mind, so he didn't dare to make mistakes, and stepped forward obediently.

  Fang Jifan sat back in the car, someone asked him to get in the car, Li Zhaofan bowed into the car, and saw Fang Jifan leaning on the sofa, looking at Li Zhaofan.

Li Zhaofan saluted, told what his father had told him, and then said: "My father judges that something will happen today...Duke Qi must be careful...My father judges that the target of their actions is not Duke Qi, but Xishan Academy , Qi Guogong here, it’s okay to think about it, and they will enter the palace now, and they have no chance, so nine out of ten, it is Xishan Academy, Qi Guogong... this Xishan Academy is the foundation of Qi Guogong, there must be absolutely no mistakes. "

  Fang Jifan was surprised: "Really?"

  In fact, Fang Jifan also faintly felt that something was wrong. This was not only a premonition, but also felt that things would not be so simple.

But now, since Li Dongyang speaks with certainty, this Li Gong has always been good at planning. Although he stands on the shoulders of giants, stands taller than him, and sees farther than him, when it comes to such things, he is still very simple and pure. Like a blank sheet of paper, purely at the kindergarten level.

  Fang Jifan said: "It seems that Xishan is in trouble, come... Nephew Li Xian, can you do me a little favor?"

  Li Zhaofan's face was stiff, why did it take so much effort to communicate with this guy, he always wanted to take advantage of him, he was over forty years old anyway.

  He nodded in a strange way: "Please ask the public transport of Qi State to represent you, but if you are ordered, you will definitely go through fire and water."

Fang Jifan said with emotion: "You are really a good person. I never thought that you would lend a helping hand at such a critical moment. Originally, I was supposed to go back to Xishan to share the troubles of all living beings, but you also know that recently my aunt came... No, I have a brain disease recently. I made a mistake, my head hurts badly, leaving me in Xishan will not help the matter, but will make everyone worry, not to mention that His Majesty called all the ministers into the palace today, this is a major event, and Fang Jifan is at a loss, so I have to entrust this matter to You, I will let ten or eight guard you, and you do it according to my method."

  Li Zhaofan cheered up.

  But...he has a doubt in his heart.

  Who is Big Yi's mother?

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi had an injection last night and slept through the night, the more his cough eased.

  My body is recovering at an extremely fast speed.

  This gave Emperor Hongzhi more confidence in his recovery from tuberculosis.

Today he woke up early, as usual, he took some medicine first, today is a big day, but he seemed very calm, after breakfast, he sat down, it was still early, before all officials At that time, Emperor Hongzhi was sitting in Fengtian Hall.

  Countless memorials were piled high on the desk.

   These days, he is recuperating, and there is no review of the memorials, only the most important things, Xiao Jing will read to him, what happened, the proposals of the cabinet, the supervisor here, whether it is confirmed or not.

  Emperor Hongzhi only corrected some details.

  The number of times, Xiao Jing served Emperor Hongzhi a cup of tea, and took a deep look at His Majesty: "Your Majesty, yesterday, Nanjing Six Departments sent a lot of memorials."

  Emperor Hongzhi was sullen, noncommittal, and did not say a word.

  Xiao Jing continued: "The ones sent to the cabinet yesterday were all accused of Fang Jifan's crimes."

  Emperor Hongzhi wrote lightly: "Drunkards don't want to drink!"

"That's right." Xiao Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi: "The Six Divisions of Nanjing... have always been in name only, but they also represent the wind direction in the south of the Yangtze River. Now some people criticize Qi Guogong. If you want to come here... there are also some people who secretly want to show their strength. At this juncture, put pressure on His Majesty as a basis for bargaining!"

Emperor Hongzhi said indifferently: "I open up the way of speaking and allow you to speak freely, even if it is a rebellious and immoral statement, I have repeatedly condoned it. I thought...it would prevent me from listening to one side, but now it seems...but it has become some people. , D's method of attacking differences is really chilling."

  Xiao Jing thought for a while, and said: "Later, the kings, the ministers of the six cabinets, as well as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi will enter the palace to have an audience. Slaves... Slaves..."

   "It doesn't hurt to say it."

   "Yes." Xiao Jing paused, His Majesty came back to life, which made Xiao Jing very gratified, seeing His Majesty alive and kicking is really good.

  He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the slaves have selected the elite of the warrior battalion, and they can set up an ambush in the side hall near Fengtian Temple, and lay down three hundred swordsmen and axes, and only listen to His Majesty's order... Your Majesty..."

  Xiao Jing knows better than anyone that something big will happen today.

   It depends on who wants the head to fall.

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

  Then, he gave Xiao Jing a strange look: "What books have you read recently?"

"Ah..." Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment, and looked at Emperor Hongzhi with admiration: "Your Majesty actually knows that the slaves are reading idle books recently? Your Majesty is really wise. Yes, the slaves are indeed reading recently. This book is quite interesting. It is called Fang Jifan Pin Three Kingdoms." .”

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi strangely.

  Emperor Hongzhi said lightly: "You, after all, you don't understand."

  Xiao Jing hurriedly prostrated himself: "Your servant will die."

Emperor Hongzhi's face became gentler: "Get up, this is not a crime. I just want to tell you that the so-called knowledge of power and strategy in ancient times is all trivial skills, just like some restless kings, who think they are smart, and the tricks are calculated. However, as everyone knows, the more ingenious this scheming technique is, the more flaws it will have, the more links it will involve, and the fatal weakness will be exposed to others. Therefore... those who have always been good at scheming, without exception, have been The emperor is the father of the emperor, the father of the people of the world, and he should walk the road. Inside and outside this palace, there are guards and generals on duty. What do you need to do with a knife and axe? Just wait for this throwing cup as a sign? I want to punish evil If you want to punish the thieves and ministers, you don't rely on swords and axes, but on people's hearts. If you treat the people well, the people's hearts will be attached to them. The world is peaceful, and people's hearts will be settled. Machinations and calculations are not worth mentioning. Therefore, since ancient times, the sages and benevolent monarchs must act upright. They should make long-term strategies to control the inner world, act as the supreme and secure the world, vibrate the world, and benefit all directions. Focus on such small tricks. Isn’t it ridiculous? Repel all those knives and axes.”

  Emperor Hongzhi looked down on these so-called conspiracies.

  Throughout the ages, anyone who manipulated these tricks has never had a good end.

   "Yes..." Xiao Jing was speechless: "The servant obeys the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi's face softened, and he said with a smile: "Here... set up a screen, and the princes and ministers will have an audience."

  …

  Outside the Meridian Gate.

  Hundreds of officials are already in place.

  Many people realized that His Majesty's summoning this time may be the last time His Majesty will see the ministers.

   There are quite a few people with red eyes and sad faces.

  Liu Jian's eyes were red. He looked at the majestic palace wall, and felt extremely sad. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers for decades, to this day, perhaps... it's time to draw an end.

  Xing Wang Zhu Youju and others have also arrived in front of the palace gate.

Zhu Youzhu and several other brothers born to Emperor Chenghua, although they are half-brothers with His Majesty, are still brothers with broken bones and tendons. They have other opinions on some things about His Majesty, but now the emperor Zhu Youzhao couldn't help showing a look of pain when he was about to make a big trip.

  …

   Without this chapter, it’s so painful, I miss everyone so much, I don’t see my dear readers appearing, and the code words feel boring. How about giving a monthly ticket or something to comfort me?

  (end of this chapter)