Factory owner is king

Chapter 24
It was still afternoon when I came out of the woods outside Dead Man's Alley, and it was still early.With nothing to do, Xu Ruyi returned to the Duke of Liang's mansion.Just go out for a walk and relax, there is no need to stay any longer.Xu Ruyi was quite satisfied with Yun Zheng's situation.Although evil swordsmanship is a relatively quick skill, but it can be practiced to that level in just over a month, which shows that Yun Zheng is still working hard, after all, he has no foundation.When Xu Ruyi was looking for Yun Zheng just now, she had carefully noticed that no one was following her.

In Lan Chun's study, the young master Lan Chun was dozing off on the table.Children aged eight or nine are the time to be playful.They are curious about everything, especially things related to play.The children of common people should run around at this time, or play with their little friends, but Lan Chun can't.As the young master of the Duke's mansion, for safety reasons, Mrs. Mu would not let him go out to play. He could wander around the mansion as he pleased, but the servants were all respectful to Lan Chun, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Not interesting.Most of the time, Lan Chun still stays in the study, not because he likes it, but because his husband has to teach here every day.Now Mr. Fang has left, but he is still staying in the study honestly today. It is already getting late. He has been there from morning until now, or rather slept until now.The reason is to wait for Xu Ruyi who went out for a stroll to come back and tell him stories.

"Why haven't you come back yet?" Lan Chun sat up and shook her two little arms vigorously. She had no choice but to lie down for too long, and her arms were a little numb.

While muttering, the door of the study opened and Xu Ruyi came back.

"You're back, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Lan Chun cheered and jumped up excitedly.

Xu Ruyi shook her head helplessly, "Have you been waiting? Didn't you read the book?"

"Well, after reading it, I've been reading and I'm exhausted." Lan Chun nodded vigorously, looking at Xu Ruyi with pitiful eyes, the child's meaning is simple: I performed so well today, You have to talk a little longer.

Seeing the red marks on Lan Chun's face and the sleepy eyes, Xu Ruyi was angry and funny.Stepping over to the small table on the side, Xu Ruyi reached out and poured herself a glass of water.

"Okay." Xu Ruyi thought for a while, telling stories is also very good, after all, the teaching work is not in his hands. "Yesterday it was said that Zhang Liang met an old man on the bridge..."

The crisp sound of storytelling slowly echoed in the study, and the servant girls around Xiao Lanchun also raised their ears and listened attentively. . . . . .

Lying on the bed at night, Xu Ruyi tossed and turned, his body was like a pancake on the bed, and he couldn't sleep.

Since the big change in body shape and appearance, he feels that he should have disappeared in the eyes of those who care about him. The people who care about here include Jin Yiwei and the school inspector under Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as Tianmen on his head. The most important thing is that he is probably trying to find him. Check his Yanwang Mansion.

Of course it would be best to avoid Yan Wangfu, but if Zhu Yuanzhang and Tianmen can't find him, there will be a little trouble.If Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't find him, he might suspect that he was hiding from him on purpose, which aroused his suspicion.And Tianmen has always been helping him, this is undeniable, if he disappears in Tianmen's eyes, he will lose a lot of news and support.

Xu Ruyi had considered these things earlier, and it was precisely because of these considerations that Xu Ruyi entered Liangguo's mansion with her real name.The advantage of this is that for those who already know him, it will attract their attention faster.And King Yan didn't know about his existence, so it wouldn't cause any trouble.

'Maybe I'm being hasty. 'Xu Ruyi thought to herself.

It is good for Zhu Yuanzhang and Tianmen to find him again, but the downside is that it is difficult for him to do things by himself, such as saving Liangguo's government.Yes, before, Xu Ruyi was still thinking about reaping some bloody benefits from the upcoming Sapphire case, but now he is thinking about how to save this huge ship that is about to capsize.Xu Ruyi has thought a lot these days, but he still has no idea.Sapphire is different from the previous Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang is just an end, while Sapphire is the beginning of the purge that is about to begin.He can calculate and deal with Li Shanchang at will, not because of how smart he is, but because of Zhu Yuanzhang's acquiescence.No matter what he does to Li Shanchang, it can't have an uncontrollable impact on Zhu Yuanzhang.But this time, if he dared to make changes happen to Lanyu, what awaited him would be the executioner's sword, and no one could save him.What's more, the comparison of strengths is too disparate. One is the 25-year-old Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been in the world for [-] years. How many pairs of eyes are staring at him, and all he can rely on is his own kung fu, and perhaps Yun Zheng who he saw today.

Xu Ruyi was tossing and turning, and in Lan Yu's bedroom, Lan Yu and his wife, Mrs. Mu, were not asleep either.How could the Duke of Liang, who was able to lead an army to conquer the world and attack Mengyuan in the north, be a fool?Sapphire is just a real person, maybe a little reckless, but definitely not stupid.

It has been some time since Zhu Yuanzhang reopened Jinyiwei, but the reason for reopening Jinyiwei has not yet been exposed.An arrow that is still on the string is far more terrifying than an arrow that has been shot.Lan Yu felt that this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's arrow might be pointing at herself.

Sapphire got up and got out of bed, walked to the bedroom window, stretched out her hand to open the window, and looked up at the moon outside the window.

Madam Mu's voice sounded behind "Master", "Do you have something on your mind?"

"Hey" Lan Yu sighed, "It's all right, I just can't sleep."

"This concubine should not be involved in outside matters." Madam Mu said softly, "But the master has not been able to sleep peacefully for a few days. The husband and wife are one body. If your husband has something on your mind, you might as well talk to the concubine, even if the concubine cannot help What's the matter, but if the master says it, maybe it will make you feel better?"

"That's alright." Lan Yu turned around, looked into his beloved wife's watery eyes, and said, "Your Majesty has reopened the Royal Guards. I must have heard about it, Madam."

"Yes." Mrs. Mu nodded.

"Madam also understands what Jin Yiwei did. Before the Sanzhuang case, people were killed and blood flowed. Afterwards, His Majesty abolished Jin Yiwei and beheaded Mao Xiang, which calmed down the anger. Now... .”

"Husband is afraid that His Majesty intends to throw another big prison?"

"Madam doesn't know something." Lan Yu waved her hand, "What does it matter to us how many people Your Majesty kills? It's just that in the court hall, civil servants are already like birds in cages, let His Majesty rub them round and flat. Then why do you say Your Majesty?" Do you want to reopen Jinyiwei?"

"Ah! Husband meant it!" Mrs. Mu's eyes widened suddenly when she heard this, and she finally understood her husband's worry.

"Ma'am, don't be afraid." Lan Yu stepped forward to hug Madam Mu in her arms, and patted her on the back gently, "It's okay, it will be fine."

Sapphire's comfort did not let Madam Mu let go of her worries. For so many years, the blood outside the Meridian Gate of the palace has stained everyone's eyes red, and the rolling heads have long become everyone's fear. .

There was a trace of hesitation in Lan Yu's eyes, but to ease Madam's heart, he still said softly, "For the sake of my husband, maybe I should contact Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Tang and their old brothers. As long as we stand together, the Emperor will always There will be scruples, Madam, don't worry."

After listening to Lan Yu's words, Mrs. Mu felt slightly relieved.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Lan Yu's countermeasures were ineffective. He overestimated the strength of himself and others, and underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang's determination to eliminate hidden dangers for Zhu Yunwen.

The end of autumn has passed, and with the arrival of the first snow, people feel the breath of winter.On the day of the winter solstice, it snowed heavily in Nanjing.On that day, Zhang Yu, the general under King Yan who was stationed in Peiping, sent an urgent report to Nanjing: Mongolia's Harile tribe suffered a snowstorm, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death. According to reports from spies on the grassland, the tribe was moving towards Peiping. There seems to be something strange.

This short military report caused an uproar in the peaceful court.Generally speaking, the end of autumn and the beginning of winter are indeed the time when the Mongolian Tartars went south to plunder.After all, at this time, the grassland is green and yellow, and they need a lot of supplies for the winter.But this is the old calendar after all.In March of the 21st year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Lan Yu to lead an army of 15 to attack the grassland to fight a decisive battle with the remaining forces of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.In the final battle at Yuerhai, Sapphire lived up to expectations and completely destroyed the last strength of the Golden Family.It is now the 25th year of Hongwu, and these tribes may still exist on the Mongolian grasslands, but it is impossible to defeat Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty, even if there is a snow disaster.The tribe suffered from the snowstorm, as long as they keep their teeth tight, maybe many livestock and even many people will die this winter, but this tribe will not perish, but if they provoke Daming, they may be wiped out.

In the Hall of Wuying, six ministers and several state ministers were having a heated debate over this article sent from Peiping. They were mainly divided into two groups, one group advocated sending troops, while the other group advocated sticking to it.The faction that sent troops was mainly composed of the princes of the country and nobles in the military. Their reason was very simple: the might of tomorrow cannot be violated. As for the conservative faction, most of them were civilian officials. Their main reason was to express doubts about this military report. They felt that the power of tomorrow was inviolable. Investigation needs to continue.

The debate between the civil and military ministers has been going on for a while, but it has never reached a conclusion.Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the throne, just watching and listening quietly, without expressing his position.

"Your Majesty" Lan Yu suddenly turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and knelt down on the ground, "I would like to lead [-] troops to destroy this Danwan tribe for Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty" Song Guogong Feng Sheng also knelt down and said, "Please bear witness for Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty," Zuodu Censor Chang Xin also knelt down, "The Haril tribe is only a small tribe. The total number of all tribes is less than 5, and the number of soldiers to fight is less than [-]. How dare you challenge me now?" Ming Dynasty must be deceived."

"Your Majesty, subject..."

"Your Majesty, I think..."

. . . .

Slowly, the ministers who were arguing in the palace knelt down and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, waiting for his final decision.

Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't speak, he was still thinking.

In fact, in the entire Hall of Martial Arts, everyone is acting, pretending to be confused while pretending to understand.But they each have their own purpose, including Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Counting the time, it has been more than half a year since the death of Prince Zhu Biao. The vassal kings from all over the country who came to express their condolences have also returned to their respective vassal towns one after another. Only the King of Yan, Zhu Di, remains in Nanjing. Other courtyard.What happened in the imperial garden last time has now spread among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not pursue the case and helped Zhu Di to smooth things over during the last impeachment of Huang Zicheng, he did not let Zhu Di return to Peiping afterwards. Instead, he found various excuses to retain him until now.Now it seems that this strange military report from Peiping was probably written by Zhu Di.

In any case, the most appropriate way to deal with this matter is to send Zhu Di back to Peiping.Beiping, as Zhu Di's vassal town, has been in operation for a long time, and there are like clouds of fierce generals under him, and Beiping city has more soldiers and food.Regardless of whether the invasion of the tribe called Haril is true or not, Beiping, where Yan Wang Zhu Di is in charge, will not take it seriously.

Everyone knows these things, but they don't talk about them.The nobles in the army headed by Liang Guogong Lanyu and Song Guogong Feng Sheng hoped to take the opportunity to lead troops to the expedition and show Zhu Yuanzhang their strength and usefulness. They wanted to tell the emperor that the Ming Dynasty could not do without them, so they did not recommend Yan. Wang, instead each asked for orders to go out.

It is even easier for the civil servants to oppose the expedition. They do not want the ambitious King Yan to return to Peiping. After all, their hearts are still on Zhu Yunwen's side. On this basis, if they can send more people to find out this The thing is that King Yan's men directed and performed a trick on their own to punish King Yan. That would be the best. In addition, the army went out to fight, wasting people and money, so their reaction at the moment was logical.

Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not understand things that both civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty understood, but he had even more worries.The purge in the army is about to begin, and he will not send these generals out at this time.But King Yan is his own son, and even the vassal king of the frontier fortress town, so it is not unreasonable to stay in the capital for a long time.

a long time. . .

Zhu Yuanzhang's deep voice finally sounded in the hall.

"Xuanyan King Zhu Di has an audience."

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs slowly stood up and stood in two rows. After a while, Zhu Di, who was wearing a golden helmet and armor, strode into the hall. . . . .

Looking at his proud son Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke and made his final decision. He didn't know whether this decision was right or wrong, but he still decided to trust him again.

Three days later, King Yan Zhu Di embarked on the road to leave Beijing.

For him, King Yan's departure can be described as the dragon returning to the sea and the tiger roaring in the mountains; but for the nobles of the state, they saw the emperor's vigilance and doubts about them, and they finally decided to unite against Zhu Yuanzhang Well, just like that, another force opposing Zhu Yuanzhang was born after Hu Weiyong's group. No, it's not opposition, it should be said to be self-protection.

(End of this chapter)