"I didn't expect that the White Lotus Sect would join forces with the Jianwen Yudang."
Zhu Di's face was a little complicated. Obviously, the Jianwen Yudang meeting with the White Lotus Sect was beyond his expectation.
Chen Kan could even see a hint of fear in Zhu Di's eyes.
But when he thought that this was how Taizu started his business, Chen Kan didn't find it strange.
The power of religion lies in confusing people's hearts. There are many examples in history of using religion to brainwash the masses and finally raising the banner of rebellion.
The most typical ones are Taiping Dao Zhang Jiao, who is said to have broken the fate of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor who restored the Song Dynasty to the sun and the moon.
The lessons from the past are right in front of him, and Zhu Di has no choice but to be wary of them.
The speculation in his heart came true, and Chen Kan asked thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, I wonder how far the Jin Yiwei tracking progress has been?"
Zhu Di frowned and said: "We have basically found out a rough idea of where they will stay around the capital, but they are very cunning and never stay in one place for too long. In addition, it is not yet possible to confirm who their leader is. I'm afraid To scare the snake away, Ji Gang didn't let them take action."
The progress of Jin Yiwei's investigation is strictly confidential, but the three people present are Zhu Di's most trusted people, so he did not hide it.
"Your Majesty's approach is correct. They are working secretly and the court is working openly. If we try to alert the enemy, it will be difficult to find out who is behind the scenes."
Dao Yan took over and continued: "Ping Sen has an immature idea, maybe we can catch them all."
Zhu Di looked happy and said, "Please ask Master Yao for advice."
Dao Yan smiled slightly and turned to look at Chen Kan: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Why don't you let Chen Xiaoyou express his thoughts first? Maybe they coincide with the poor monk's thoughts?"
Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Dao Yan's see-through eyes, he was suddenly a little frightened.
He was sure that Dao Yan had seen through his plan.
Fang Xiaoru sat aside, stroking his beard and looking thoughtful. He seemed to understand why Chen Kan asked him to invite monk Dao Yan in the middle of the night.
Zhu Di was not a fool. He immediately urged: "Boss Chen, you called me here in the middle of the night just to chat with me, right?"
Chen Kan calmed down and didn't think about why Daoyan could see through his plan at a glance.
Then he stared at Zhu Di and said: "Your Majesty, I plan to cheat my death..."
"Fake death?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but exclaimed.
Chen Kan nodded: "Yes, I cheated my death. Apart from you, Master Daoyan and Teacher, only my housekeeper and Her Royal Highness the Princess know about the news that I am now awake. My plan is..."
As Chen Kan poured out all his thoughts, Zhu Di's expression suddenly became exciting.
After a moment, Zhu Di looked at Chen Kan as if he were a monster, and said with a twitch of the corner of his mouth: "You are a disaster, do you know how many people will die like this?"
Chen Kan's expression remained unchanged: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. I call it killing to stop killing. If we can't clean up those maggots hiding in the dark at once, Ming Dynasty will be devastated by them sooner or later."
"Your Majesty, I think this is a meritorious deed."
Zhu Di and Chen Kan turned to look at Fang Xiaoru who said this at the same time, with surprise on their faces.
Is this what Fang Xiaoru, a great scholar of the generation, could say?
Seeing the eyes of the two people looking at him, Fang Xiaoru said calmly: "The Master said, repay evil with kindness, how can we repay kindness?"
"oh!"
Chen Kan and Zhu Di nodded at the same time, with a long final sound in their mouths.
Fang Xiaoru, on the other hand, smiled and said nothing after finishing two sentences.
Dao Yan looked in agreement, and he didn't know whether he agreed with Chen Kan's plan or Fang Xiaoru's words that it was a meritorious deed.
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhu Di's face: "It doesn't matter, I have killed many people, and I don't care about killing more."
Zhu Di's fluttering words meant that a massacre that was about to shock the world was about to take shape.
Seeing that his plan had the support of the three people, Chen Kan turned to look at Dao Yan and asked sincerely: "Master, I think this plan is perfect. I wonder how the master could see the plan in my heart?"
Dao Yan clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "Chen Xiaoyou asked an old friend to call the poor monk into the city in the middle of the night. Isn't it just for the poor monk to come and perform rituals for Chen Xiaoyou?"
Chen Kan realized it.
It is said that Monk Daoyan is too wise and is close to a demon. Now it seems that this is no longer a problem of being too wise and close to a demon.
But a real prophet.
Just from the message that Fang Xiaoru asked him to enter the city, he could deduce that he was awake and see through all his plans. How terrifying is his calculation ability?
He is simply a monster.
Chen Kan has no doubt that if Dao Yan is placed in future generations, he will definitely become a majestic mountain in the world of mathematics.
Seeing the look of enlightenment on his face, Daoyan clasped his hands together and said, "That's good, that's good."
Chen Kan raised his hands with difficulty and returned the greeting: "In this case, Master Lao is here for you."
"It is the duty of a poor monk to clean up his family."
After receiving Dao Yan's promise, Chen Kan looked at Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru: "Your Majesty, teacher, success or failure depends on this one move."
Zhu Di's face was solemn: "I will never tolerate them making trouble under my nose again."
Fang Xiaoru nodded in greeting: "Take good rest and leave everything to your master."
...
...
Early the next morning, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the capital, and quickly spread around the capital.
Marquis Jinghai passed away!
As soon as this news came out, the entire capital suddenly fell into a sigh.
Unexpectedly, it was only yesterday that two sisters joined forces to fight for the younger sister's family property. Today, the person at the center of the storm over the family property passed away.
After hearing the news, many people sighed for the young prince and couldn't help but pull out the two princesses and curse them.
After hearing the news, all the officials in the capital behaved differently.
Officials who had been favored by Chen Kan could not help but lament the injustice of God.
Why did cruel officials like Jigang, Chen Ying and others not die, but a young marquis who had the safety of all officials at heart died young?
How unfair God is.
Those who had a grudge against Chen Kan clapped their hands and cheered, saying in their hearts that it would be great to die.
Among them, the one who cheered the most was Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu.
It is said that he drank a few glasses of rice wine to celebrate before going to court.
Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, had a complicated look on his face. It was said that there had been a grudge between him and Chen Kan, but after the two parties cooperated to start a business and sell perfume, he had long forgotten about that petty grudge.
Furthermore, Wuyang Marquis Xu Jingchang, after hearing the news of Chen Kan's death, looked up to the sky and smiled: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end."
As for Ji Gang and Li Jinglong's house, they did not express any opinions.
Moreover, no one saw them in the capital.
Chen Kan is dead.
The news quickly spread to the entire Jiangnan region through Fang Xiaoru's disciples and old friends.
The death of the young Marquis, a hero of the empire, touched the hearts of all parties.
Zhu Di ordered the court to be suspended for three days, and ordered the monks to record the affairs of Daoyan. Master Yao Guangxiao summoned monks from all over the world to hold a grand water and land ceremony for Chen Kan to show his favor.
It can be said to be extremely sad and glorious.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, many officials with doubts came to the vicinity of Jinghaihou Mansion, wanting to confirm whether Chen Kan's death was true or false.
But as soon as I reached the edge of the Qinhuai River, I saw the soul-calling flags fluttering in the wind erected in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, and the lanterns on the mansion were also changed to white.
The crying coming from the Hou Mansion could be heard from far away.
Baiguan had to accept the facts.
Chen Kan, that young prince who was once extremely arrogant.
Really dead.
Although as early as when Chen Kan was carried back from outside the city, the imperial doctor concluded that Chen Kan's heart had been poisoned and it would be difficult for the Da Luo gods to save him.
Even if he could save his life, it would be difficult to wake up again.
But when Chen Kan's death was confirmed, many officials still felt sad.
It has only been less than a year and a half since Chen Kan entered the political stage until now.
But even in this year, what Chen Kan has done cannot be described as dazzling.
Not only did he easily marry His Majesty's favorite little princess back to his family, but he also effortlessly took away a first-class marquis from His Majesty.
Such a dazzling life should have shone brightly in the next few decades.
Who would have thought that God would not follow people's wishes and that he would die so cowardly at the hands of thieves.
Like a comet crossing the sky, how can it not make people sigh with regret.
At noon, Zhu Di rushed to the Hou Mansion as soon as possible after leaving the court.
Zhu Yuelan, who had already burst into tears, endured her grief and welcomed Zhu Di into the house.
Zhu Di's move immediately made all officials feel sincerely regretful.
Unexpectedly, even if Chen Kan died, the emperor's favor would still remain unabated.
If he were still alive, how favored would he be?
Followed by Fang Xiaoru, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
At this time, Fang Xiaoru seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant. His old face was full of sadness, and his originally straight back became hunched up unconsciously.
Everyone knows that Chen Kan is Fang Xiaoru's only direct disciple, the successor he has high hopes for, and the child he has raised since he was a child.
Nowadays, how can a white-haired person give a black-haired person a gift without heartache?
As Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru entered the Hou Mansion, more and more officials came to express their condolences.
Most of them were officials who had been implicated by the Jin Yiwei and were rescued from the Jin Yiwei by the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division.
Immediately afterwards, there were several of Chen Kan's close subordinates, Shi Wen, Xu Yuan, Zhang Yong, Zheng Song, Yao Chi, Chen An...
The population of the Hou Mansion was withering away, and Chen Kan and Her Royal Highness the Princess did not even leave any heirs.
Fang Xiaoru had no choice but to call brothers Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyu over to receive the officials who came to express their condolences.
Finally, a group of distinguished generals came together, led by Longping Hou Zhang Xin with a complicated expression, followed by Guangping Hou Li Rang and Fuyang Hou Yuan Rong who looked gloating about the misfortune.
Today is the first day that Chen Kan died. The date has not yet been determined when the funeral will be held and when the water and land ceremony will be held.
It is said that Qin Tianjian has been searching for the scriptures in Haoshou. He must find an auspicious day for burial and a geomantic treasure land that can allow Chen Kan to be reincarnated into a wealthy family when he comes.
Therefore, there were not many guests arriving at the Hou Mansion today. Most of them were officials and nobles who had good relations with the Hou Mansion.
And the purpose of their coming was to take one last look at Chen Kan.
For example, some officials or nobles with relatively high status, such as Rujun Songli and other six ministers, Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and other national nobles, basically did not come back until the water and land ceremony or the day of the funeral to show their faces.
In the auditorium in the middle of the Hou Mansion, Chen Kan's coffin was parked in the middle.
Princess Chang Ning, who was dressed in mourning clothes, had cried so hard that she fainted several times.
Chen Kan's mistress Zheng also burst into tears.
The pungent smell of sandalwood and paper money in the auditorium made every guest who came to express condolences couldn't help but frown slightly.
The coffin has not yet been sealed, and Chen Kan is lying in the coffin with a peaceful expression. His body is covered by a layer of yellow sealing paper, only revealing a bloodless and skinny face.
This is to allow the guests who came to express their condolences to admire Chen Kan's last appearance.
After today, only at the time of burial will the coffin be opened again for guests to pay their respects.
In the mourning hall that was converted from the auditorium, the cries became more and more miserable, making every guest who came to express condolences couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, I'm late..."
Suddenly, a shrill cry came from outside the mourning hall.
A young man dressed in the uniform of an Imperial College student staggered into the mourning hall.
"Brother Chen, you still have great ambitions, how could you pass away so easily?"
The visitor was none other than Li Tong. During the days when Chen Kan was in coma, Li Tong had visited Chen Kan more than once.
I just didn’t expect that this time I would see you again and say goodbye forever.
Seeing Li Tong crying so sadly, Mrs. Zheng handed him a wad of paper money: "My child, my child, don't be too sad, Yuansheng's life is not good..."
"Brother Chen, my wise brother is incompetent~"
Li Tong lay beside Chen Kan's coffin and cried loudly.
Its mournful cry can be said to make those who hear it sad and those who see it cry.
After paying homage to Chen Kan's body, Li Tong, who was crying loudly, was taken to the side hall to rest by the servants of the Hou Mansion.
The officials from the Ministry of Rites who came to preside over the funeral affairs looked at the sky and waited for a while, but saw that no one came to express their condolences.
Then he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Seal the coffin!"
As the coffin was closed, Chen Kan was completely isolated from the world.
The next day, the number of people who came to the Hou Mansion to express condolences was reduced by half.
On the third day, except for the officials who had good relations with the Hou Mansion, basically no one came to the Hou Mansion anymore.
On the fourth day, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas learned the news that the young Marquis Chen Kan finally failed to survive and hiccupped on the eighth day of October.
On the fifth day, Qin Tianjian found a geomantic treasure on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is said that it is called Xuanwu Entering the Water. Chen Kan's mausoleum was built here. Not only can he be reincarnated into a good family, but he can also bless his descendants for three generations.
But it is a pity that Chen Kan has no heirs.
On the sixth day, as the news of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly spread, monks from all over the country gradually began to gather towards Tianjie Temple.
On the seventh day, the news of Chen Kan's death had spread throughout Jiangnan.
The Jinghaihou Mansion, which was plunged into a sea of grief, also welcomed a group of special guests on the seventh day.
They are the craftsmen of the Baochao Department.
Today Baochao Secretary Xiu Mu, some of them live in the capital, and only when they returned home did they learn that the Marquis who made them live a good life failed to survive.
So they spontaneously gathered at the gate of the Hou Mansion, wanting to take a last look at the Marquis.
