At three o'clock in the morning, Yang Ranran had not yet gotten up.
The civet cat meowed and jumped from the roof of his house to the neighbor's roof. He turned back and glanced dissatisfied at Yang Fang's room: I would have starved to death long ago if I counted on you two!
Whispers came from Yang Fang's room:
"Yang Lang, what happened in the past few days?" Ren Ran gently stroked Yang Fang's chest, and there were a few newly scabbed scars on his chest.
Yang Fang took a deep breath and told him about his trip to Kunshan, Suzhou...
After returning to the capital, he has been huddled in Jianchu Temple uneasily. In addition to playing chess with Pu Tong, the abbot, he meditates and talks about life every day.
Yang Fang talked to Pu Tong about the egg again. Since Pu Tong had no foresight and could know the fate of the four sons of the Huang family, what did the egg mean? Does it mean new life?
"That egg is my breakfast..." Pu Tong said slowly and smiled.
"..." Yang Fang thought about countless answers, but he never expected that the final answer would be so unexpected and unpretentious!
"So, are eggs considered vegetarian or non-vegetarian?" He then asked, "If they are non-vegetarian..."
This time, Pu Tong did not pretend to be a cryptic riddle. Instead, he put down his host attitude and half-joked: "If you have been ridden by a rooster, you are considered a meat; if you have not been ridden, you are a vegetarian."
"So, have any of Guisi's eggs been ridden?"
After two days of this, one day, a man came to Jianchu Temple. Although he was dressed in casual clothes and had only a few followers, his demeanor as a high official could not be concealed!
Yang Fang could tell at a glance that this person was no small matter.
Pu Tong said that this person also loves to play chess and has superb chess skills. If Yang Xiaoqi is willing, I can invite him to play a game with you.
Yang Fang knew that Pu Tong was trying to set up a bridge for him, so he was greatly moved and readily agreed.
The man was very happy to meet his opponent in chess, and played with Yang Fang for three days. Yang Fang finally found out that this man was Pan Chen, a member of the Jin Yiwei!
Jin Yiwei Tongzhi is a military attaché of the third rank.
If the seventh-grade Jinyiwei Xiaoqi is equivalent to the little police chief of Lin Linyou's era, then the Jinyiwei Tongzhi is equivalent to the senior superintendent.
With such a level gap, let alone sitting together to play chess, it is very rare for them to even talk to each other once they meet.
It seems that Pu Tong really knows many people in Jinyiwei and has many connections.
Even so, he still couldn't save his brother Pu Qia. He could only make Pu Qia live as comfortably as possible in Jinyiwei Prison.
In the second year of this dynasty, Pan Chen impeached Li Jinglong together with Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs. At this point, Zhu Di finally issued an order to put Li Jinglong under house arrest and seize his property in the capital. It can be seen that Pan Chen is still very powerful and has the right to speak in the court!
Although Zhou Wang Zhu Ji and Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Neng had repeatedly played against Li Jinglong before this, Pan Chen only added fuel to the fire, but he dared to confront Li Jinglong head-on, which shows that he still has the strength. .
You know, Li Jinglong is a cotton man and is not afraid of being beaten at all. After being beaten so many times, Zhu Di only symbolically punished him with some manor land. He said it was under house arrest and idleness, but in fact it was more like protecting him and keeping him free. Disputes in the court.
You should know that Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen was impeached only once by Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu, and Zheng Ci, the minister of punishment, and then he committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Probably Li Jinglong also knew that he was favored by the Holy One and was reluctant to kill him.
Why was Zhu Di reluctant to kill Li Jinglong? In addition to the merit of "opening the city to welcome surrender", it is more likely to be due to his incompetence.
Zhu Di's evaluation of Li Jinglong is: he is resourceful but arrogant, he is fierce but discouraged, he is jealous but uses it for his own purposes, he is ambitious but has no plan, he likes to be special but goes against the crowd,... he has several sons who are all the same man, and they only rely on the ears of others.
During the Jingnan War, if Li Jinglong hadn't replaced Geng Bingwen, there's no telling whether I would have been able to sit on this throne! Lao Li is my mascot!
Geng Bingwen was different. He was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty who followed Emperor Taizu Gao to conquer the Ming Dynasty. He defeated Zhang Shicheng and conquered Changxing; He pacified the Qujing barbarians, and marched from Yongchang Hou Lanyu to the north to Yuerhai... It can be said that he has rich experience and made great achievements!
By the end of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu Gao had only him and Wuding Marquis Guo Ying left as heroes and generals.
Presumably Zhu Di was also wary of this veteran beside his father. After Geng committed suicide, his three sons were all killed one after another. After all, after a famous general, he will never be like the Li family, who has "every son is the same", so he can't stay.
Besides, who was impeaching Geng Bingwen? Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu! This person "is good at criticizing". At the beginning of his imperial career, Zhu Di needed such a talent. He recalled him from Guangxi and directly promoted him to the second rank, so as to eliminate "those who served Jianwen to death" for himself.
The impeachment of Geng Bingwen was probably ordered by the emperor...
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Talking about Pan Chen, Yang Fang learned his identity and worked even harder. He played chess with him and told him his affairs in a tactful way while he was happy.
After hearing this, Pan Chen just stroked his beard and smiled lightly: "This matter of yours is not a big deal at all, nor a small matter at all."
"The only mistake was to be alarmed; however, there is still room for recovery."
"Please ask Master Tai to save me!" Yang Fang left the chess table and bowed his head. Because there were several ranks between him and Pan Chen, among the Shangguan officials of Qianhu Zhenfu, there might actually be Pan Chen's students, so they respectfully called him Taishi, which seemed to be close to him.
But the Imperial Guards were all selected by the Emperor himself, and were considered disciples of the Emperor. Although he was not a small flag, calling him that was a bit of an overstep.
"I don't dare..." Pan Chen stroked his beard and looked at Yang Fang who was kneeling in front of him, "Who is above you?"
"Yes..." Yang Fang hesitated for a while, then said, "The official directly under him is Linlin Youlin General Banner, and the higher one is Zhang Bi from Baihu..."
Hearing the name Zhang Ben, Pan Chen's eyes lit up, and he asked Yang Fang to stand up calmly: "Come on, let's continue to finish this game."
Yang Fang thanked him and stood up, sat back at the chess table, and looked at Pan Chen expectantly.
Pan Chen played with the chess pieces and asked casually: "Do you know the family background of Zhang Bi, an official of hundreds of households?"
"Students don't know." Yang Fang shook his head.
"I heard that in the early years, this Zhang Bi and Zhang Baihu offended the governor Pang Ying, and in the end he escaped unscathed." Pan Chen smiled meaningfully and stared at the chessboard, "Oh yes. Well, at that time, he was just the general bannerman."
"Teacher Tai, do you mean to say that my elder...Zhang Baihu is hiding something secretly?"
"I don't know whether he is exposed or not." Pan Chen said, "There must be a noble person behind him to help him! And this noble person is probably not ordinary."
Yang Fang thought for a while and said, "I only know that Baihuguan once studied with Tianshi Qiu Xuanqing, a disciple of Zhang Tianshi."
"This is not a noble person." Pan Chen said, "Why don't you look for him? I heard that the three of you are all sworn brothers!"
"You are my noble one!" Yang Fang said firmly.
Pan Chen saw that his words and deeds did not seem to be hypocritical. He raised his hand to stroke his beard and said slowly: "Let me show you the way!"
"Student, I am very grateful. I am all ears! Please give me some advice, Teacher Tai."
Pan Chen smiled, picked up a chess piece, and said softly: "General."
