Han Du looked at the people leaving and let out a long breath of relief. I wanted to laugh out loud, but I was afraid of being heard by the ears of the wall in this prison, which was a bit inappropriate. He suppressed the joy in his heart, ignored the pain in his arms, stood up and ran to his father, looking at him with a smile on his face.
Han Du found that his father's face was still sad, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Hande looked at his son whose face changed greatly and sighed: "I don't want to throw cold water on you. Do you know who that person was just now?"
"I don't know." Han Du replied neatly. He really didn't know that although Han Du had lived in this capital for several years, because his father had always strictly required him to study, the people he came into contact with were basically classmates who were about the same age as him, and he never had any I have been concerned about who and what official position in the court.
Could this man be Dad’s enemy?
Thinking of this, Han Du's mood fell from the clouds to the bottom, and he said in a trembling voice: "Dad, is he your enemy?"
If that person is really my father's enemy, then my life is really over. What I just did was as ridiculous as putting a life-saving straw under someone else's scissors, and then being cut off with a pair of scissors with a grin.
The more Han Du thought about it, the paler his face became.
Han De did not expect that his son would have so many inner dramas, and continued: "He is not really my father's enemy. As an official, your father and I just don't want to go along with those people, but no one has any deep grudge against me." , it’s really not that much of an enemy.”
"Huh, it's okay if it's not, it's okay if it's not" Han Du said to himself after hearing the words, and then asked softly: "What does dad mean?"
Han De glanced helplessly and said: "His name is Lan Yu. He was defeated not long ago and was reprimanded by His Majesty. Even if he wants to help you, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't see him. What's more, he may not have the courage now. If you want to provoke His Majesty's anger, you'd better give up. It seems that my Han family will not be able to survive this disaster, but it's a pity..."
Han De looked at Han Du and sighed and shook his head.
But Han Du's eyes suddenly widened, he didn't notice his father's words at all, and his mind was filled with the word "Lanyu".
Who is Sapphire?
Even Han Du, a man in science and engineering, knows that this is the main culprit in the Lan Yu case, the person whose family was confiscated and exterminated by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The two most famous cases during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty were the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case. Let’s not talk about the Hu Weiyong case. It was just the Lan Yu case, which was implicated and killed tens of thousands of people.
As his mind was spinning, Han Du had only two thoughts in his mind. One is that Lan Yu doesn't dare to see Zhu Yuanzhang. As a result, he will be beheaded in a few days, and he doesn't know if he will have a chance to travel back. Another one is that Lan Yu submitted his petition to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then pardoned his whole family, but from then on he was considered a member of Lan Yu's party, and a few years later he was sneaked out and beheaded by Lao Zhu.
There is death on both sides, that is, the difference between early death and late death.
Han Du had something in his mind that he wanted to curse, but he didn't know whether to say it or not.
Lan Yu and his party finished their official business and left the prison of the Criminal Department.
Standing at the door of the prison, the official next to him looked at the clothes held in Lan Yu's hands, with a smile on his face, and asked: "General Lan, do you really want to help him and take this thing to see His Majesty?"
"How about you go?" Lan Yu stretched out her hand expressionlessly and handed the clothes to the official.
The official was suddenly frightened, as if avoiding a snake or scorpion, he took two steps back and raised his hands, "No, no, no, I don't want to bother the two masters. It's better for General Lan to go on his own."
Lan Yu didn't think he would take the shirt. Seeing that he refused so simply, he took it back and sighed expressionlessly: "The defeated general, I'm afraid your majesty may not summon me."
When the official saw Lan Yu retracting his hand, he stepped forward to where he was. Hearing the sigh, the official asked curiously: "Since the general is in such a difficult situation, why should he help the Han family? As far as I know, then There shouldn’t be any friendship between Minister Han and the general.”
"Of course I, the general, have no friendship with that Minister Han." Lan Yu snorted softly.
"The reason why I want to present this thing to Your Majesty is because the boy said that this thing is related to the people of the world. Your Majesty often says that the affairs of the people are no small matter, so even if there is a possibility, I will not neglect."
Sighing slightly, Lan Yu continued: "Secondly, it's him who makes me feel that we share the same problem."
"Suffering from the same disease? I don't understand very well." The officials on the side did not understand Lan Yu's meaning for a short time. Others are in jail, but you, General Lan, are not in jail. What kind of disease do you have in common?
"I, Lan Yu, used to be very high-spirited, but since that battle..." Lan Yu paused and moved her lips a few times without making a sound, as if it was too difficult to say and she didn't want to mention it again.
After a moment, he continued: "Look, that kid is trapped in prison now. In fact, it's not like he is in prison in this capital. If this goes on, maybe one day he gets moldy and no one knows about it. Anyway, I'm here When I saw that kid's eyes, I suddenly felt that I was in a similar situation to him. In this case, while I am still able to help him, let me help him once."
The officials on the side understood what Lan Yu meant. Lan Yu had been left out for too long.
In the fifth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty began its second northern expedition to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. During the desert battle, Lan Yu was affiliated with Xu Da's middle route army. At that time, Xu Da was the governor of Qianshi, and Lan Yu was the pioneer officer. First, they left Yanmen Pass, defeated Timur's cavalry in Yema River, and defeated Timur's army in Tula River, and fled. Lan Yu led his army to pursue Timur's expansion, but this caused the army to go deep alone and did not act in accordance with the original combat strategy. Later, they were defeated by the coalition forces of Timur and He Zongzhe of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Lingbei. More than 10,000 Ming troops died and were forced to flee south.
The defeat of the Ming Dynasty's Middle Route Army directly caused the east and west armies, which were progressing smoothly, to dare not continue to advance. After judging the situation, Song Guogong Feng Sheng understood that the army had lost the opportunity to conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and had no choice but to turn around and return to the court.
At this point, Ming's second Northern Expedition failed.
The Central Route Army's underestimation of the enemy led to the failure of the Second Northern Expedition, which naturally made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely angry. However, Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed the punishment of the Central Route Army lightly. In other words, there was no explanation of punishment for the Central Route Army at all, as if the entire Second Northern Expedition failed.
Just like an ordinary person eating a meal, it passes by. As for whether the meal was delicious or not, he didn't care.
Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about Xu Da. After all, Xu Da, as the first hero of the founding of the country, had followed him through life and death for decades. If Xu Da was punished for this failure, Zhu Yuanzhang himself would not be willing to do so.
But no punishment is no punishment, and neglect is inevitable.
Although Lan Yu luckily escaped the punishment of defeat, what followed was several years of neglect. Although in the 12th year of Hongwu, he joined Mu Ying in the rebellion against Tibet and was completely victorious, and was named Yongchang because of it. Marquis, with a salary of 2,500 dan and a hereditary title.
Even receiving the title of Marquis of Yongchang did not make Lan Yu really happy, because what he always wanted in his heart was to defeat Bei Yuan personally and avenge his shame.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him participate in the third Northern Expedition in the thirteenth year of Hongwu. This made Lan Yu, who had just been a little more excited, feel as if a basin of ice water had been poured on her.
During the third Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered Xiping Hou Muying to lead his Shaanxi Ming army to attack Beiyuan. The battle was a complete victory, which made Lan Yu's heart drop to the bottom.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Mu Ying's victory made Lan Yu even begin to doubt whether she was really incompetent.
Being unable to participate in the Northern Expedition didn't matter to a person like Xu Da who was just waiting to die on his merits. Anyway, his merits were already enough. Maybe if Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't ordered him, he wouldn't have even bothered to go to the battlefield.
But for a man like Lan Yu who was in his prime and wanted to make contributions, not being able to participate in the Northern Expedition was really more uncomfortable than killing him.
This is also the reason why Lan Yu felt the same when he was held by Han Du in the prison. In Lan Yu's opinion, his current situation is very similar to Han Du's. Without the opportunity to lead troops on an expedition, there is no difference between this capital and a prison.
The official on the side didn't want to mention this issue in front of Lan Yu at all. He cupped his hands towards Lan Yu and said, "Since I understand General Lan's matter and I still have official duties to attend to, I'll take my leave first."
The official's robes flew away, and his thin body looked a bit funny under the official robes. This is a true bureaucratic style. They will not explore things that have nothing to do with them at all. Instead, they are afraid that they will be contaminated by themselves.
Lan Yu glanced at the departing official and said nothing more.
He lowered his head and focused his eyes on the clothes in his hand. Although he wanted to help, it was naturally impossible to go to see His Majesty with it like this. He had to find someone to help.
Who to call?
Lan Yu thought for a moment, and a person came to his mind. His Highness the Crown Prince would definitely be able to do it.
Lan Yu is the brother-in-law of Chang Yuchun, and Chang Yuchun is the father-in-law of the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, so as the uncle of the Crown Princess, Lan Yu has always tried his best to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.
Whether it was about the closeness of relatives to each other or about affiliation, the first thing Lan Yu thought of was Prince Zhu Biao.
Thinking of His Highness the Crown Prince, Lan Yu's gloomy face all day began to bring a smile. She wanted to open the shirt to see what the boy had written inside, but before she could open it, Lan Yu hesitated and put the shirt back again.
Sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. Isn't that why the official left just now?
After gathering her mood, Lan Yu raised her head and headed towards the East Palace.
