Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen The Belle Epoque

In front of the bulletin board outside a yamen not far from the Luohua Bridge, more than a hundred people gathered. Some of them had just come to see the announcement listing the charges against Lan Yu and Hu Weiyong. They discussed with great interest the big and small crimes of the two, and the topics mostly focused on Hu Weiyong.Everyone applauded, but no one cared. If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't supported him, Hu Weiyong would not have been able to sit on the prime minister's position, and it would have been even more difficult for him to be so tyrannical and to frame meritorious officials.

The waves turned over the clouds and came to the Luohua Bridge, looking down at the flowing water under the bridge. I have mixed feelings in my heart. When will this water rest, when will this hatred end? Now it is finally clear that Ji Xixi's untimely death was caused by a traitor, and the long-standing doubts in her heart have been eliminated, but the pain has not diminished. If it wasn't for Qu Qiubai's magic technique and learning the tricky and hard-to-defend poison mixing technique from Shan Yuru, it would be impossible to hide him.But the enemy's trick finally succeeded, they killed Shangguan Fei and Ji Xixi successively without bloodshed, and everything was wronged and hated.

Since the great achievement in the way of swordsmanship, his hatred has faded to almost nothing, and it was aroused again last night. Shan Yuru seemed to have disappeared in the air, without a trace, hiding outside his spiritual perception. This woman is so powerful, she must have a technique to avoid the enemy's telepathy, otherwise he would have come to her door to settle accounts. But she couldn't help it. As long as she strikes again, it's time for blood for blood. Lang Fanyun sighed, and sat down on the railing of the bridge, Shensi flew back to the touching scene of the night when he and Ji Xixi left Beijing.The beauty is unlucky, why is God so unfair to her?

After Ji Xixi dismissed her servants, she and Lang Fanyun left the capital at night. After getting out of the city gate, Lang Fanyun bought a horse and returned with beauty. It was snowing in the sky. Ji Xixi was extremely tired and fell asleep, obediently curled up in Lang Fanyun's safe embrace. At that time, although Lang Fanyun was already famous in the Central Plains, because he had never fought against the masters of the black list, he had not yet been ranked in the black list. The sound of firecrackers. Lang Fanyun woke up with a start, seeing the noisy and joyous atmosphere around him, and remembering the past, he was even more embarrassed.

Shaking his head, he took out the Qingxi Liuquan that he had just brought from the wine shop from his bosom, and drank half of the pot in one go. Looking up to the sky, he let out a long breath, walked down the Luohua Bridge, and walked towards the imperial city, thinking about Ji Xixi bitterly in his heart, and his heart was filled with pain. Pang Ban finally left. There seems to be some kind of tacit understanding between them. It is to avoid seeing before the full moon blocks the river. Let everything stay until that extremely touching moment. Han Bai got into the carriage, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting alone in the carriage, waved to him, "Xiao Bai! Sit beside me!"

With the sound of drum music, hundreds of imperial guards cleared the way, and Da Tianzi officially went on tour. Ye Sudong, Yan Wuwei, Shuai Nianzu, Zhi Potian and the shadow eunuchs headed by the old man rode on both sides of the carriage, with great momentum, drove out of the inner city with great momentum, turned right from Hongwu Gate, and entered the longest and widest gate in the capital. Chang'an Avenue. Zhu Yuanzhang looked out of the window and saw the people who looked up to him on the tour kowtow to the ground one after another, and said softly, "Jing'an is dead!"

Han Bai was slightly taken aback, and suddenly realized why Zhu Yuanzhang invited him to accompany him, because on this day of great joy, he was the only one who could confide in so many emotions. Can't help feeling a burst of emotion. So what if he became an emperor, isn't he just as unhappy? Zhu Yuanzhang was still staring out the window, with a bitter smile on his lips, and said in a deep voice, "Without Jingan to share everything I have done for her, what's the point of these things?" Before Han Bai had a chance to answer, he said again: "Is it true that everything is predestined? I lost three black hairs today. Is this written in the heavenly book of fate? The hair is numbered by the hand of fate?"

Han Bai was not as quick as he was just now, but this time he was speechless. Zhu Yuanzhang sighed again, and said slowly: "I once wrote a long letter to Jing'an, telling her with the greatest courage that I would give up everything for her, just to get her affectionate glance. Meng Yao It was mentioned that Jing'an had something to give me that night, it must be that letter!" Han Bai responded with an "Oh!", and wanted to ask him if Yan Jingan had replied, but it was more likely that he would say "no", so he quickly swallowed the words. Zhu Yuanzhang stared out of the window, but turned a blind eye to the crowds rushing to kneel on the street, and said with infinite sorrow: "I have been waiting for her reply for twenty years, and finally I only waited for this sentence. I kept the letter, remembered it, and did not throw it back to me in the end.”

Han Bai was speechless, and accompanied him to feel the desolation and resentment. At this time, the patrol team had just passed the majestic buildings of the Confucius Temple, arrived outside the Jiangnan Gongyuan in the east of the temple, and then turned left and slowly drove towards the most majestic Jubao Gate in the capital. A group of children who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, are laughing and laughing, but they are pressing behind the convoy tremblingly. There are bursts of firecrackers in the distance, full of joy and prosperity in the peaceful and prosperous age, and it also brings out Zhu Yuanzhang's empty state of mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, and continued: "Before I captured Jinling, Chen Youliang called Han Yu Jiangchu, Zhang Shicheng called Zhou Yu Dongwu, Ming Yuzhen called Xia Yu Bashu, and the most outstanding military genius of the Mongolian people, Kuo Kuo, led the army to watch Yu Aluo. I think the life of a trip is in a small place, and the situation is the most unfavorable. Although there are Li Shanchang, Liu Ji, and Song Lian as counselors, if there are no brothers, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He When the siege is over, the situation is still precarious. But Jing'an chose to join my weakest anti-Mongol team, how can I forget her favor of Tega?" After saying this, he sighed endlessly.

Han Bai saw that he was just staring out the window without looking back at him, let alone answering the question. Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head again and said with a wry smile: "Since Chen Youliang proclaimed himself emperor in the capital Shi, his power has greatly increased, which is beyond my reach. But he still refused to let me go. He made an appointment with Zhang Shicheng to attack my Yingtian Mansion. Fortunately, Zhang Shicheng was afraid of Chen Youliang at that time. Gaining power is far more powerful than being afraid of me, and if I didn’t agree, otherwise today’s situation would not be the same, what is it if this is not fate?” His pair of dragon eyes shone brightly, and his face was full of arrogance, and he said excitedly: "I just won a chance to take a breath, and I used a trick like no brother to attract Chen Youliang's carelessness with a false confession. Come on, let's use ambushes to attack from all directions, after that Chen Youliang won all battles, at that time I have the confidence to take over the world, and no one can stop my destiny." The people of the Ming Dynasty are all familiar with the battles of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang at Kanglang Mountain in Poyang Lake has become the first story that a storyteller must tell. Comparable taste and pride. At this time, the convoy came to Jubaomen at the southern end of the long street, facing Changgan Bridge in the south and Zhenhuai Bridge in the inner, with the Outer Qinhuai River flowing in front and the Inner Qinhuai River trickling behind.Both sides of the Qinhuai River are full of majestic mansions of officials, rich people, princes and generals. These palaces and courtyards are lined up on the banks of the river, and the scenery is magnificent, which makes Han Bai feel the all-powerful spirit of the supreme Ming Dynasty beside him. The convoy turned to Qinhuai Avenue and drove to the riverside area where brothels are gathered. It was only then that Han Bai noticed that Yan Wangdi's carriage was following him, and he couldn't help thinking about Yan Wangdi's excitement as he inspected the capital that would soon become his imperial land. Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said with a smile: "Chen Youliang mobilized an army of 600,000 people, floated across the river and came east to attack my Nanchang. There were hundreds of boats in the building, and the army was at its peak. How could you know that Ruo Wu's brother scratched him off as emperor?" We know that if fate wants to affect a person, it must first affect his heart. Otherwise, I already thought I would lose at that time, but he was so stupid that he joined the giant boat. Of course, I have to thank God for giving me the northeast wind that blows at dusk. Even though his boat array stretches for more than ten miles, with flags and towers and masts, it looks like a mountain, but it still can't withstand a raging fire." "Ah! The past is over! Back then, in order to endure the pain of missing Jing'an and hoping to win her favor, I fought north and south regardless of life and death. Only when the two armies were facing each other, could I temporarily forget her. But After I won the world, I sent people to invite her to Beijing seven times, but she refused my invitation because she devoted herself to cultivating the Tao. I was in so much pain that I couldn't help but write that letter, expressing my heartfelt words. Now that Jing'an is dead, I suddenly feel that life has lost all meaning, and at this birthday, I only hope that the world can still enjoy it forever, then I will be satisfied." How could Han Bai think that Zhu Yuanzhang's affection for Yan Jingan is so deep, let alone speechless.He asked himself that his thoughts on Qin Mengyao were far less than Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts on Yan Jing'an. Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked suddenly and said, "Who is that?" Han Bai followed his gaze and looked out the window, only to see one of the people kneeling all over the long street walking leisurely and passing by the convoy.It's like waves turning clouds. Lang Fanyun just turned his head away at this time, his eyes, which seemed to be drunk and still awake, lit up, looking in like sharp arrows, and collided with Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes. Yan Wu fear outside did not wait for the emperor's order, and the imperial guards stepped forward to interfere with Lang Fanyun's action of not kneeling and kowtowing. The bewildered expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face was swept away, and he returned to the cold and calm look of a generation of overlords, and said in a low voice: "Stop!" The convoy stopped abruptly. Lang Fanyun changed direction and walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial chariot. Ye Sudong and others lined up on both sides of the imperial chariot, waiting in full force. Zhu Yuanzhang straightened his back and ordered: "Don't stop him!" He stretched out his hand to uncover the car. The eyes of the two locked together. Lang Fanyun came to the window in an instant, and said with a slight smile: "The emperor is well!" Turning his gaze to Han Bai's face, he nodded and said: "My little brother has made great progress, congratulations!" Han Bai wanted to speak, but he was too infected by the strange atmosphere and pressure between Zhu Yuanzhang and Lang Fanyun.In fact, he couldn't find the right words either. Zhu Yuanzhang said happily: "Fan Yunqing's house! We finally meet!" Lang Fanyun smiled coolly, took out half a bottle of Qingxi Liuquan from his arms, handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang, and said lightly: "Drink a cup for the people! All the grievances and grievances between the Nujiao Gang, Langmou and the emperor will be wiped out." Zhu Yuanzhang pressed the wine pot, looked up to the sky and drank it all. He laughed loudly and said, "Wine is good wine, and people are real heroes. How can there be any kindness or resentment?" Then a smile escaped from his eyes, and he said softly: " Is Brother Fanyun planning to pick up Xiuxiu from beside me again?" Lang Fanyun laughed dumbly and said: "This can't be hidden from the emperor!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled wryly and said: "This is called a lesson from the past." Then he smiled slightly and said: "I am no longer the Zhu Yuanzhang I was back then. I am not as competitive as before. Now I just hope that the throne can transition safely without chaos." Stop and hand out his dragon hand to Lang Fanyun. Han Baixin screamed fiercely, Zhu Yuanzhang really put everything aside for the sake of his Ming Dynasty.I just don't know if he is still so friendly after the crisis is over? Lang Fanyun stretched out his hand to hold him tightly, his eyes pierced into Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon eyes, and whispered: "Be careful!" He pulled out his hand from the dragon's palm, took out another jug ​​of wine in his arms, and drank heavily. He walked away and never looked back. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the chariots and horses to drive, and in the carriage, he looked down at the wine bottle in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "What about the people on your side?" Knowing that he let himself be indulged in the pain, Han Bo finally returned to his usual calmness, kept his secret, and replied cautiously: "They should arrive at the imperial city, and they will be arranged by Deputy Chen Cheng." Zhu Yuanzhang briefly told him about the fake will, and said coldly: "If Shan Yuru wants to grab the will, he can only do it when I am in the southern suburbs. If I drink poisoned wine at that time, I will have no time to make another will. This matter is left to you to handle with full power, don't underestimate the enemy, if Shan Yu doesn't come, it's fine, otherwise, she will come with all her strength, and they are well aware of the situation in the palace, so it will not be easy to deal with." Han Bai's magic skills were great, his skills multiplied, and he said with emotion: "Let's leave this to the boy." The two discussed some details again, and Han Bai took the opportunity to tell him Han Tiande's intention to quit the official career, and Zhu Yuanzhang readily agreed. The convoy made a circle and returned to the imperial city. Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon car stopped at the large square in front of Fengtian Hall. Yun Wen, who had not seen him for a long time, was wearing a dragon-patterned dress and was surrounded by imperial guards. He knelt down in front of the car, and shouted respectfully, "Yun Wen greets the Great Emperor!" Zhu Yuanzhang opened the bamboo curtain, showing a kind expression on his face, and said softly, "Did Wen'er sleep well last night? You didn't disturb those little thieves, did you?" Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression and voice that made anyone believe in his sincerity, Han Bai felt a chill in his heart. If it was him, even if he was killed, he would not be able to pretend to be Zhu Yuanzhang's demeanor of honey and sword. Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and smiled at Han Bai, "I'm going to the theater with Wen'er now, Zhongqin Bomo will miss the opportunity to see Lian Xiuxiu's unparalleled beauty." He stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, and got out of the car first. When Han Bai followed Yan Wushou into the Chengtianmen and Hongwumen's Jinyi guards, Xu Yeyue and Zhuang Qingshuang greeted him, excitedly tugging at him and saying, "Sister Shi's wine is so good, you can sell it in an hour. Clean and tidy, it turns out that opening a liquor store is so fun." The two women are easy to get hairpins. Putting on men's clothes, Xu Yeyue's manly appearance has long been used to seeing him, but Zhuang Qingshuang taught him to shine, especially because she has long legs and height, and she is indeed masculine. But the appearance is so coquettish that it completely betrays the jaunty official uniform. Feng Xinglie, Qi Changzheng and all the girls came, they all changed into Jin Yiwei's clothes, sat in the lobby drinking tea and waiting for him, all the girls also changed into men's clothes. Han Bai went up to him and smiled, "It's strange that sister-in-laws can still flirt with men like this when they pretend to be men." Gu Qianlian said angrily: "If you keep chewing your tongue, we'll pretend you are a woman." When Han Bai heard something bad, he said, "Where did Fan Zeitou go?" Han Bicui replied: "Brother Fan is going to find Mrs. Wangqing and the others!" Han Bai thought in his heart: I'm afraid it's true to find Yun Qing.Remembering how many hours it was before Zhu Yuanzhang arrived in the southern suburbs, he said excitedly: "Why don't we go to see Lian Xiuxiu's play together!" The girls applauded first. Yan Wuji smiled and said: "I have already taken care of all the guard units in the imperial city, everyone can enjoy the opera with peace of mind." Qi Changzheng is also a troublemaker, he stood up and said: "It's not too late, the most important thing is to get a good position." Amidst the commotion, everyone happily left the Jinyi Guardhouse. How can there be the slightest taste of fierce warfare.