The leaves are falling in the autumn wind, the sky is long and blue, and accompanied by the wild geese flying south, Xiao Feng's team seems to be moving slower than usual.
Pearl was picked up by her brother. The general of the auxiliary country was very kind to his sister and very polite to Xiao Feng. He did not speak harshly to him because he forced his brother-in-law to death. Instead, he showed a kind of indifference to everything.
This is Li, a pig bigger than himself. Even though the house is tall and luxurious, and the courtyard is spacious and elegant, he is destined to spend his whole life eating, drinking, and sleeping.
Princess Chang An cried like a tearful person, desperately wanting to take the pearl with her. Xiao Feng didn't have any objections to this, but he still reminded Chang An.
You are the bait. Everyone, including Ru Hua and An Qingyue, are always ready to sacrifice themselves to protect you. It is not necessarily a good thing for Pearl to be by your side.
So when Pearl was picked up by her brother, Chang An lay down in the large RV. This time she was not pretending, she was really sick. She was already weak, but this time she felt really sad for her sister, which hurt her heart and lungs.
For this reason, Xiao Feng had to increase the frequency of medication to ensure that the princess could recover faster.
But when the princess saw Xiao Feng, she thought of the pearl and cried every time she took the medicine, which made people outside think that Xiao Feng had really done something to her.
At this time, things were going crazy in the capital, and Yan Song was heartbreakingly stating Xiao Feng's inappropriate behavior in front of Jiajing.
"Long live, that Xiaofeng man has already killed heads and blood in Shandong before he reached the south of the Yangtze River!
Everywhere he goes, there will be disaster. It seems that under the Ming Dynasty, the land is full of traitors and corrupt officials. Is the Ming Dynasty really so unbearable?
Now it’s not just Shandong
, everyone in the Jiangnan area is also in danger, everyone says that a living king of hell has come, and some people say that Xiao Feng is a murderer, and he practices evil by killing people and gathering souls. There are many rumors and rumors!
Not to mention, he also forced the guests of Lord Pearl County to death in the name of being a corrupt official, and wrote a letter to discuss the reform of the clan, disrespecting the laws of our ancestors, how unbecoming it is!"
Jiajing frowned and looked at the memorial Yan Song placed in front of him. It was the "clan proposal" written by Xiao Feng. This was a restricted area that no one had dared to touch since the founding of the country.
Yan Song secretly looked at Jiajing's expression and judged whether he should add fire or follow the wind. After all, what Xiao Feng had done recently gave him an opportunity to defeat Xiao Feng in one fell swoop.
But if he can't defeat him in one fell swoop, then he still won't be willing to attack with all his strength easily. If he creates another opportunity for Xiao Feng, he will be punished lightly and it will be bad if he just gives up the fight.
Jiajing flipped through the two pages of Xiao Feng's memorial and frowned even more. Just when Yan Song thought he saw hope, Jiajing closed the memorial with a snap.
"The memorial is being held for a while and will be discussed later. Tell Xiao Feng that as the governor of Jiangnan, he should focus on Jiangnan and go to Jiangnan as soon as possible to take charge of affairs. He can save his energy on matters along the way."
Huh? Yan Song was stunned. Long live, your words don't sound like you are saying that Xiao Feng is too lenient. Why does it sound like you think he is too lenient and gets tired easily?
Long live ah, my control is much more lenient than Xiao Feng's. You never said you were worried about me being tired...
"Ai Qing seems to be in low spirits recently. I think she is busy with things, and she is an older person after all. You can give more of those chores to Xu Jie and Gao Gong, and you can also take a break.
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Yan Song was so excited that he immediately cheered up and wanted to give Jiajing a big jump to prove that he was fine and not tired at all.
"Long Live cares about my old minister, and I have deep feelings for him. However, how can I put my own life first and ignore the important affairs of the imperial court?"
The old minister dedicated his life to death. If Long Live said this, the old minister should really feel regretful!"
Jiajing nodded, and the matter was over. Yan Song was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to make trouble any more, so he hurriedly left.
Jiajing looked at Huang Jin distressedly: "Huang Ban, Xiao Feng went all the way south and killed people along the way. Although they were all traitors and corrupt officials, they all deserved to die.
But why did he bother to do it himself? Why not escort him to Beijing and leave it to the judicial department? And what does this clan matter have to do with him?
Even if you refuse to turn a blind eye, a county monarch and his guest will die when they die, and they still write me a memorial to reform the clan system.
How can we easily change the law established by our ancestors? If I hadn't suppressed it for him, I'm afraid that by now the government and the public would have been bombarded with bullets and curses like thunder."
Huang Jin smiled slightly: "Long live, don't you often secretly worry about the clan's affairs? Maybe it's a good thing to use Xiao Feng's advice to let the ministers discuss it?"
As for the laws established by our ancestors, although Taizu was gifted with talents, he was not a god after all. When the laws he established encountered difficulties, later generations of ancestors also fine-tuned and perfected them, in order to better implement the laws of our ancestors."
Huang Jin didn't say it clearly, and Jiajing didn't say anything either. The two old friends knew it well.
In fact, Huang Jin's speaking style is now much braver than before. This is also due to Jiajing's repeated requests.
, and under the influence of Xiao Feng.
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, even kicked away the successors passed down by his father. How dare he say that his ancestors are the law?
Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, had been the Supreme Emperor for several years, then restored the throne and seized the palace. He directly killed the current emperor and became the emperor again. How dare he say that his ancestors were enshrined in law?
Besides, if the ancestors established the law and required the concubines to be buried as a sacrifice, wouldn't Comrade Zhu Qizhen be deposed as well? This would give his disgraceful life an unexpected and round ending, much better than Ah Q.
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I won’t talk about the previous ones, but let’s talk about yourself. You held a grand ceremony, brought your father, who had never been an emperor, into the Ancestral Temple, and squeezed out Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi. Do you still have the nerve to talk about the methods of your ancestors?
Jiajing waited for a long time before slowly nodding his head, indicating that Huang Ban's words made sense.
"Do you know why I don't want Xiao Feng to kill someone himself?"
Huang Jin thought for a while and felt that he might have been a little too smart and brave just now, and he must take it back at this time.
"This servant doesn't know this. Xiao Feng has Shang Fang's sword. Isn't it the same thing to commit suicide and be escorted to the capital to be killed by the law?"
Jiajing sighed, looking a little lonely: "Killing too many people will harm the heaven and the Taoist heart. Junior brother only cares about the destiny of the Ming Dynasty, but I don't want him to damage his foundation."
Huang Jin sighed inwardly, this was indeed what he said from the bottom of his heart. Killing people, whether for justice or evil, will increase a person's evil spirit, and if there is too much evil spirit, people will gradually be easily corroded by the evil spirit and become bloodthirsty.
Xiao Feng is Jiajing's magic bean. If the root of this vine breaks, Jiajing may fall off halfway up! This is absolutely not possible.
"In this way, the slave can repair the book
A letter to advise Xiao Feng in his personal capacity to avoid getting blood on his hands as much as possible."
Jiajing nodded. This matter really cannot be explained in official terms. As for the method and name Huang Jin used, he was so smart that he would naturally have a solution.
"Xiao Feng said that there are two gold mines and an agate mine in Zaozhuang. Let Lu Bing send people to take over. The income will go into... well, enter the world view. It is said to be used for research and manufacturing of new firearms."
At this time in Yan's mansion, Yan Song and Yan Shifan were reading the letter from Zhao Wenhua, a member of the Iron Triangle. Yes, after repeated verifications, Zhao Wenhua proved that he was more qualified to be a member of the Yan Party than Liu Tai.
"Father, what he says is like face to face: Xiao Feng set out from Yanzhou and went straight to Nanjing. He will be arriving soon. As the governor of Jiangnan, he must first go to Nanjing to meet with officials from various ministries.
The letter from the father focuses on the child. Xiao Feng relies on, first, Long Live's favor, and second, his reputation in the government and the public. If he wants to make Xiao Feng take responsibility for changing rice to mulberry this time, it is best to weaken these two points first.
When the father is in court, he can exert a subtle influence on the situation and give advice to Long Live, but how can the child let his father work alone?
The child has prepared three great gifts to wait for Xiao Feng. When Xiao Feng arrives, the three great gifts are like three high mountains and cannot be avoided.
If Xiao Feng can't climb one of them, he will be disgraced if he falls down. If he can't climb two of them, his bones and tendons will be broken if he falls. If he can't climb on three of them, he will be shattered into pieces if he falls!
When the time comes when he has lost all his favor and trust, his reputation has been ruined, and he will be burdened with the disaster of civil unrest when he changes rice into mulberry, that is when Xiao Feng will withdraw from the court and be completely defeated!"
Yan Song was so happy that his wrinkled old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and he repeatedly said to Yan Shi
Fan nodded and praised his godson.
"Donglou, you see, Wenhua and his team from Jiangnan this time not only moved Zhang Jing, but also echoed our north and south. They have really made great progress."
However, Yan Shifan had doubts: "Although Zhao Wenhua has a heart, I'm afraid that with his brain, he may not be able to come up with any good ideas. Then Xiao Feng is not easy to deal with. Don't make it self-defeating."
Yan Song was unhappy: "Donglou, Wenhua is one of our own, don't be so mean. Look at the back, he explained the three strategies in detail!"
Yan Shifan looked down patiently and nodded repeatedly: "Sure enough, we have made progress. These three difficulties can be said to have been carefully considered. Even I have to put some thought into it. Xiao Feng has never been to the south, maybe he really knows how to catch it.
road!"
Xiao Feng naturally didn't know that there were three mountains waiting for him at this time. Looking at the city of Nanjing that was getting clearer and clearer in his sight, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"The prosperous place of the Six Dynasties, Jinling was harvested in a dream. I wonder how much the Nanjing city at this time is similar to the Jinling in the Dream of Red Mansions."
Princess Chang An's crying voice came from the large RV: "What is the Dream of Red Mansions?"
Xiao Feng replied gently: "It's about a little girl who cries and cries all day long. This little girl is very beautiful and cute. Everyone likes her. She also likes a boy..."
Princess Chang An twitched, her curiosity obviously aroused: "What happened to this little girl? Did she get together with a boy?"
Xiao Feng said with a straight face: "Because he cried every day, and later cried to death, the boy married another woman and gave birth to a son."
The crying in the carriage stopped immediately, and An Qingyue rolled her eyes
, glared at Xiao Feng: "Just make it up!"
Xiao Feng smiled slightly and didn't care: "There is a girl in Dream of Red Mansions. She is bold by nature and likes to dress up as a man. She is a bit like you. She also likes that boy!"
An Qingyue sighed and held it in for a long time. Seeing that the team could see the Nanjing officials coming out of the city to greet them, she couldn't help it any longer: "What happened next?"
"Later, he was sold to hang lanterns on a flower boat!"
The officials who lined up at the gate of Nanjing to welcome her were all shocked. They watched from a distance as the princess's personal bodyguards violently beat the Governor of Jiangnan.
Then the princess's personal bodyguard was tightly hugged by the governor's personal bodyguard, and received a lot of punches on behalf of the governor.
The Minister of Rites in Nanjing was an old scholar. He couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Master Zhao said that the Governor is frivolous. It seems that it is not groundless.
Master Xiao must have molested the princess, so he was beaten by the princess's guards, but his guards were very loyal and took many beatings for him."
The Minister of Industry, on the other hand, failed to compete with Zhao Wenhua for Zuo Shilang and was kicked out to Nanjing for retirement. Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Zhao Wenhua and deliberately sang against him.
"That's not necessarily true. Mr. Zhao also said that the Governor is arrogant, but you see that he was beaten by the princess guard for a long time without fighting back.
He is a dignified governor. Even if he is the princess's guard, how can he be beaten casually? It shows that he still has a good temperament!"
The remaining ministers discussed one after another. Zhao Wenhua snorted coldly, thinking that this guy is frivolous and arrogant. I'll let you have fun for a while, and you will know how powerful he is when you enter the city.
When he arrived in front of him, Xiao Feng turned over and dismounted with a smile on his face.
Meeting with Nanjing officials. Zhao Wenhua, as the acting governor of Jiangnan and an imperial envoy, was naturally the first to greet Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng looked at Zhao Wenhua with a smile, Zhao Wenhua frowned at Xiao Feng, and Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction.
"So people have to come out and gain experience. When Mr. Zhao was in the capital, every time he saw me, his bones were weak and he couldn't stand still.
Now Jiangnan and his party are able to stand so firmly and talk to me, which shows that their health is much better, but do they insist on drinking Baihua Xianjiu?"
The story of Baihua Xianjiu was widely circulated in the official circles. When Xiao Feng said this, many officials covered their faces with their sleeves and snickered. Zhao Wenhua blushed and wanted to walk away.
But he kept warning himself: "A small impatience will mess up a big plan!" He laid out a clever plan and was waiting for Xiao Feng to fall into the trap. If he turned against him at this time, Xiao Feng would take the opportunity to do something wrong and disrupt his plan.
manage?
Therefore, Zhao Wenhua still had a smile on his face: "Master Xiao is joking. I can't sleep day and night in the south of the Yangtze River. I am eagerly looking forward to your arrival so that I can relieve myself of the heavy burden. Your Majesty, you have worked hard all the way. Please come to the city to wash away the dust!"
Xiao Feng blinked and said to Zhao Wenhua secretly in a voice that was not actually very small.
"Master Zhao is so tolerant this time. Could it be that he has already thought about how to deal with me in the future?
This makes me a little scared. Why don't you go to the city? I'm busy with official duties. You can go directly to the coastal area with me and hand over the job slowly."
Zhao Wenhua was startled and waved his hands repeatedly: "Let's forget about the coastal area. This, this, the officials in the capital are very urgent, and they will go back to resume their duties soon.
Sir, what
You must be suspicious. Even if there is a small friction between the lower official and your Excellency, this is the first time for this official in Nanjing City to meet Your Excellency. Your Excellency should always go to the city to have a rest.
Besides, after Zaozhuang, I know that Her Royal Highness the Princess is traveling with you. It’s been a tiring journey, so even if you don’t rest, the princess will have to rest as well.”
Xiao Feng looked at him with a smile, which made Zhao Wenhua's heart pound, thinking that Xiao Feng had really seen through his plan and refused to enter the city.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng waved his hand: "In that case, let's go to the city."
After saying that, he walked towards the city at the lead. All the officials were stunned and followed him, and all the troops behind him slowly followed him into the city.
Xiao Feng looked at this ancient stone city all the way. Even now, it is already an ancient city. He came to Nanjing when he was on a business trip in later generations, but that ancientness has been mixed with too much modern flavor, which is far less than
Shocking now.
The bluestone slabs underfoot were moistened by the still moist air after autumn in the south and were extremely smooth. This was an effect that no amount of sweeping in the capital could achieve.
The leaves that have gradually withered in the north are still lush and green in Nanjing. If it weren't for the autumn wind blowing by, it would feel like summer.
Princess Chang'an also looked out greedily from the gap in the sedan curtain. If it weren't for Xiao Feng, she might not have been able to reach this legendary capital of the Ming Dynasty until her death.
"Master Qingtian, the common people have been wronged!"
Xiao Feng was startled, and then he became angry. He's addicted, right? Coal miners can't enter the city, so they can just block the road and complain. There's no government office in the huge city of Nanjing, right?
He glanced at Zhao Wenhua and saw Zhao Wenhua
Looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile, Nanjing's Minister of Punishment and Ying Tianfu Yin both lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng smiled lightly: "If you have any grievances, tell me!"