A knife in love

Chapter 325

When Zhu San's family walked to the entrance of the cave, Hou Zhen took a few steps forward, handed him a lighted torch, and then gave each of Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan a torch, and said to Li Qiufeng in a low voice: "Mr. The secret path twists and turns, and there are many dangers, so be careful."

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said: "Old Mr. Hou, I entrust you and Brother Xiao in this cave. If the enemy really invades, don't get entangled with the enemy here, retreat to the secret path as soon as possible, and find a place to hide The most important thing is to avoid it for the time being!"

Hou Zhen nodded, and said: "Mr. Li is very skilled in martial arts, and he is also alert. Let's wait here for the good news from you!"

After the three of them walked into the secret path, Zhu Sanjia held up the torch with his right hand and walked in front, saying as he walked: "Although this secret path was repaired by the predecessors, more than half of it was created by Tiancheng, so the feet are not smooth. Just be careful where you step."

Murong Danyan smiled and said: "We also came down from this secret way, how could we not know this truth?"

Zhu Sanjia was stunned, turned his head involuntarily, glanced at Murong Danyan, shook his head, turned his head and continued walking, and said: "I thought you came in from the cave exit, so you were all wrong."

Li Qiufeng held the torch in his left hand, held the knife handle tightly in his right hand, and stood in front of Murong Danyan, walking and said: "Brother Zhu, just now in the cave, you once said that the ancestors of the Sha family founded this Shajiabao. Simple, can you tell us the details?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "The eldest young mistress said that the young master is a good friend of Shajiabao, so it's okay to tell the young master about it. A hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Sha family was an officer of the personal guard of the Prince Yan's mansion. At that time, my Zhu family The ancestor was the subordinate of the ancestor of the Sha family. The two fought with the King of Yan for many years and climbed out of the dead several times. It was a fateful friendship.

"The matter has to start with Emperor Jianwen cutting down the vassal. After the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, and was instigated by a group of treacherous officials. He wanted to attack the kings to eliminate future troubles. Meng Yuan went south and was called the "Three Kings" together with King Qin and King Jin. He had the strongest military force, so those treacherous officials wanted to take the king of Yan. The emperor's fault..."

Li Qiufeng was stunned when he heard what he said, and said: "Brother Zhu, at that time Taizu had already passed away, and the royal family was fighting each other and killing each other. body?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "Master Li didn't know something. After King Yan became emperor, this matter was regarded as a secret that was not passed on. Most people who knew about it were executed, and the secret decree of Taizu was also destroyed. So not to mention that the common people don't know about it, even the royal families don't know about it..."

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more confused he became, and he thought to himself: "This brother Zhu is talking in a topsy-turvy way, without any structure at all, and it's hard to understand what exactly he wants to say."

But Zhu Sanjia said: "Young Master Li, from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the current Emperor Jiajing, do you know how many emperors have been passed down?"

Li Qiufeng was startled, thought for a moment, and said: "From Emperor Taizu to Emperor Jiajing today, Daming has experienced a total of eleven emperors."

Zhu Sanjia said: "That's right. Mr. Li, among these eleven emperors, which emperor is most loved by the people and courtiers?"

Li Qiufeng became more and more puzzled, not knowing the purpose of Zhu Sanjia's sudden asking about this matter.He frowned, and said: "It's hard to say. The Emperor Taizu put on a firm footing, strategized, and endured hardships and dangers for a long time. He expelled Meng Yuan, restored our Han people, and saved the people from the fire and water. Naturally, he is the most popular among the people... ..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhu Sanjia laughed and said, "Mr. Li, I'm afraid your words are not sincere. Although Emperor Taizu was the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, after he ascended the throne, he took up big cases in succession. First, he made excuses. In the Yin case, the local officials were almost wiped out. Of course, there were many corrupt officials, but most of them were hard-working officials. Fang Keqin, the father of Fang Xiaoru, a loyal minister of the Jianwen Dynasty, was a clean Officials were also killed in this case. Afterwards, the Hu Weiyong case broke out. Taizu punished Hu Weiyong's nine clans on charges of "conspiracy" and killed Chen Ning, the official censor, and Tu Jie, the prime minister. Because of this case A total of more than [-] people were killed, and Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, was killed under the pretext of this case. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has never had the post of prime minister. Killed tens of thousands of people, implicated the rich households in the world, ten rooms were empty, and the common people resented. Taizu was angry with the common people. After the case was settled, he even killed the presiding judge Wu Yong. To put an end to the anger of the people. To say something disrespectful, although Emperor Taizu's martial arts is great, after all he was born reckless, and he likes to listen to people's stories, so he came up with such a method. It's just that this matter is too explicit, and it will inevitably provoke people's belly."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "Old man, you were talking upside down, but when you talked about these things, you were quite organized. I guess you heard other people's words. You said that Emperor Taizu was born recklessly, and you came up with the idea of ​​borrowing the head from someone's storytelling." Way, I'm afraid that you and your brother are similar, so don't make fun of each other."

But I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Using these three major cases, Emperor Taizu killed almost all the civil servants from the court to the local area, not to mention eliminating the hidden dangers of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and even abolished the post of prime minister, and concentrated power in the In his own hands. With the help of the Guo Heng case, he used the Guo Heng case to smash the bones and suck the marrow of the world's wealthy households. The cruelty of the search can be said to be unprecedented. However, he still refused to stop, fearing that the generals would rebel, and soon set up a big prison, and used the blue jade to plot a rebellion. In this case, all the famous founding generals who had survived many battles and survived were all implicated in the case, killing more than [-] people. After this case, the military power was firmly in the hands of Taizu In the hands of the emperor, there is no general in the court who can threaten his successor, Emperor Jianwen. It's just that Emperor Taizu killed so many people, but he forgot one thing. If there is a change, who can lead the army to become Emperor Jianwen Conquest? Think about it carefully, if Emperor Taizu hadn’t slaughtered all the founding generals, how could Emperor Jianwen have no generals after the Battle of Jingnan? He could only send a big idiot Li Jinglong to lead the army. He was beaten to the ground by King Yan, and finally lost to the world. Emperor Taizu’s methods are not only slandered by the people, but also court officials. Who doesn’t fear him? Such an emperor can be said to be loved by the world. Is it?"

Murong Danyan heard Zhu Sanjia blatantly criticize the Emperor Taizu, and thought to himself: "This person blatantly denounces the Emperor Taizu. If it is spread, it will be a great crime to punish the nine clans. But listening to him talk, it doesn't seem like he just spoke. That's vulgar. This time I left Jiangnan and met strange people again and again. When I went back, I told my father that he would not scold me for running around."

She was lost in thought, but she forgot to pay attention to her feet, she tripped over a rock protruding from the ground, she staggered and fell straight forward.Hearing the movement behind him, Li Qiufeng turned around hastily, seeing Murong Danyan was falling forward, he stretched out his right hand to wrap around Murong Danyan's slender waist, and gently supported her to stabilize her body.Murong Danyan was surprised to find that Li Qiufeng was hugging him, he was surprised and happy, but also a bit shy.Li Qiufeng didn't think much about it, seeing that Murong Danyan had already stabilized his body, he withdrew his right hand, still holding the handle of the knife, and said: "Miss Murong, the ground is uneven, you have to be careful."

Murong Danyan held the torch in front of him, nodded, his heart was pounding, looking at Li Qiufeng's strong back, his heart was full of tenderness, and he was suddenly infatuated.

When Li Qiufeng helped Murong Danyan, the three Zhu family also stopped. Seeing that Murong Danyan was fine, they turned around, held the torch and continued walking, saying, "Emperor Taizu still does it." One thing, but it is the most unpopular, and it can even be said to be a disaster."

Murong Danyan had come to his senses at this time, after hearing Zhu Sanjia's words, he immediately said: "Brother Zhu, what did Emperor Taizu do to cause such a disaster?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "In the 15th year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu issued an imperial decree to abolish the Duwei Mansion and Yiluan Division of the pro-military army and replace it with Jinyiwei. Emperor Taizu must not have known at the time that he released such a terrible monster to cause disaster. The world.! The origin of Lanyu’s case back then was that the commander of the Jinyiwei, Jiang Xiao, made accusations against Lanyu for treason, which implicated the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, and even Emperor Jianwen lost the world. The crimes committed by Jiang Yu! Since the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei has been established, and the court has been in chaos, and everyone is in danger. The people are also full of resentment..."

At this moment, Li Qiufeng suddenly stopped and said in a low voice, "There are people ahead!"

Zhu Sanjia and Murong Danyan also stopped and listened intently.At this time, there was a wind blowing in the secret passage, and the flames of the three torches kept shaking in the direction of the wind, making whistling sounds.Zhu Sanjia listened for a while, but apart from the sound of the wind and the sound of burning torches, they could no longer hear any abnormal sounds.It's just that he suffered a great loss under Li Qiufeng's hands. Knowing that this person's martial arts skills are extremely high, since he found someone, he would not be lying, so he turned his head and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Mr. Li, why didn't I hear it?" Vocals?"

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "There are at least two people breathing more than ten feet away."

Zhu Sanjia was startled, then remembered something, put his right hand to his mouth, suddenly bit his lips and whistled, which startled Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan.After a while, only the sound of footsteps was heard, and someone walked over quickly.Murong Danyan thought to himself: "This Zhu is really deceitful!" She pulled out her long sword with her backhand and wanted to rush forward.Li Qiufeng hastily stretched out his hand to stop her, and said in a low voice: "Don't do anything first, let's see the situation before we talk!"

In a moment, under the light of the torches, two people rushed out from the darkness, they were the two subordinates of Zhu Sanjia.The two held long guns, and when they saw Zhu Sanjia and the other three, they hurriedly stopped, cupped their fists and saluted, "Brother Zhu, why are you here?!"

(End of this chapter)