A knife in love

Chapter 2451
After listening to Murong Danyan's words, Li Qiufeng thought for a while, and said: "Although the assassins of the Liusheng clan are all killed and injured, we have to guard against those who slip through the net. Mrs. Li is fine, so let's go with Miss Murong. "

Murong Danyan had been waiting for Li Qiufeng to say this for a long time, so when Li Qiufeng finished speaking, her eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Brother Li, it is you who want to go to the school's military field, but I did not force you to do so." You go to see sister Xiaoyu together."

Li Qiufeng nodded and said with a smile: "Of course not. In fact, I also want to see how Brother Qi trains the people and whether there is anything that needs our help. Although he is thoughtful, he is only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy after all. , it is not an easy task to get hundreds of middle-aged men to obey his orders."

The two said a few more words, and then walked out of the wing hand in hand.The guard guarding in front of the main room in the backyard saw Li Qiufeng coming out, and hurriedly bowed to salute.Li Qiufeng glanced at the main room, lowered his voice and said to the guard in Jinyi: "Master Xu is resting, so Li will not bother you. After Master Xu wakes up, please tell Master Xu, Mr. Li and Miss Murong Go to the school military field for a walk."

The Jin Yiwei was stunned, and said: "Master Xu just told me to deliver breakfast to the room of the two of you. Seeing that the food and drink will be delivered, you may as well go to the military field after eating."

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your kindness. Li is in a hurry to go to the school's military field, so he won't stay in the yamen for dinner."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for the Jin Yiwei to speak, he cupped his hands, walked around the corner door on the right side of the main house with Murong Danyan, walked through the back garden, and walked out from the back door of the yamen.When the Jinyi guards guarding the back door saw Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, they were very respectful and polite, and they didn't dare to ask where they were going.When the two walked out of the alley and onto the main road, Murong Danyan let out a sigh of relief and said, "I don't know why, but living with these Jinyiwei is really boring. Brother Li, you have been in the capital for five years. Jin Yiwei, mixing with these guys every day, it must be like sitting on pins and needles, and it is extremely troublesome."

Li Qiufeng looked around and said with a smile: "Miss Murong thought she had heard a lot of legends about Jinyiwei. She regarded them as villains who oppressed officials and people, so she naturally disdained to be with them. In fact, Jinyiwei is not as absurd as in the legends." Terrifying, they are no different from ordinary officers and soldiers. They have to be loyal to the court and support their families. It’s just that Beizhen Fusi has arrested many court officials. Most of these officials are extremely powerful. There are many famous literati who wrote many poems and essays to criticize Jinyiwei. Although the embroidery spring knives in the hands of Qiu Bamen are sharp, they are no match for the giant pens in the hands of scribes who are powerless. The mouths of the world have become demons, and everyone's expressions have changed."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor and his ministers have not been in harmony, and there will be disputes from time to time. For example, when Emperor Taizu was in power, he successively killed Yang Xian, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and other prime ministers, Emperor Yongle killed Jie Jin and other ministers, and the emperors after Yingzong killed more ministers. Emperor Taizu slaughtered ministers, it can barely be said that he had to kill the ministers for the sake of the country forever. A man of ambition, but since Emperor Yongle, the Ming Dynasty has been like an iron bucket. It is more difficult for ministers to rebel than ascend to the sky. Why does the emperor still have trouble with ministers?

"I heard from my master that although the Emperor Taizu replaced the prime minister's position with Liubu, it is still more difficult for him to conquer the universe by himself, so he had to set up the post of a bachelor to help him handle political affairs. Unexpectedly, the power of the Grand Scholars continued to increase, even surpassing the previous prime ministers, and they were able to fight against the inner court. Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle were emperors on horseback. Martial arts cannot be compared with Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle, but these two emperors are benevolent and merciful, and are supported by their courtiers. No one dares to disrespect the two emperors. This is how the rule of benevolence and Xuan can be compared with the rule of Zhenguan. But After Emperor Yingzong enthroned and sat in the palace, he was the Son of Taiping and grew up in the palace since he was a child. Not to mention the two emperors on horseback, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle, even compared with Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuande, they were far inferior Later, Emperor Yingzong favored the eunuch Wang Zhen and other treacherous villains, dismissed loyal ministers, caused great anger and resentment, and finally caused disasters such as the Tumu Fortress Change. The inner court and the cabinet confront each other, and both sides are sometimes dirty. The emperor has no choice but to support Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and fight against the cabinet and the six ministries. Jinyiwei has a bad reputation, how can the emperor not know? It is just to fight against the cabinet and the officials of the six ministries, the emperor It can only rely on the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. It is like a vicious dog raised by a rich family. Although everyone hates it, it cannot be done without."

Murong Danyan felt quite apologetic when he heard what Li Qiufeng said, and hurriedly said, "Brother Li, I'm not saying Jin Yiwei is a vicious dog, don't get me wrong."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Miss Murong thinks too much. In fact, when I was on duty in Jinyiwei, I heard many colleagues complain in private, saying that they were loyal to the emperor. Not only did they not receive any rewards, but they were rewarded by officials and The people condemned them as vicious dogs, really wronged. Later, many Jinyiwei simply regarded themselves as vicious dogs, although they felt a little helpless, but the world said that dogs are loyal ministers, and it is not a bad thing to compare Jinyiwei with vicious dogs."

When he said this, he glanced at Murong Danyan, and then said: "My master said that although Jin Yiwei has done many bad things, he has also done many good things. It is like a sword, held in the hands of a knight, can eradicate the strong and help the weak If it falls into the hands of traitors, it can only kill loyal officials and innocent people. The sword is neither good nor evil, and good and evil are all in the mind of the person who wields the sword."

The two talked and talked, and they had already walked for more than a mile before they knew it.Although the two were walking eastward, they didn't know where the school's military field was. They wanted to ask passers-by, but after leaving the yamen, they didn't see a single passer-by. All the middle-aged men who wanted to come to the city had been recruited. The school military field drilled, and the rest of the old and weak men and women were driven to the south of the city to build the city wall.Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan had no choice but to walk east and west while looking around.

When the two turned around a street, they suddenly heard the faint sound of shouting coming from the front.Li Qiufeng was startled for a moment, then overjoyed, he turned his head and said to Murong Danyan: "There are many people shouting in unison in front, presumably the men are practicing, it seems that we are not far from the school's military field."

(End of this chapter)