"Are you back?" Sun Chengzong was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, and his eldest son Sun Quan was waiting beside him. As soon as Sun Zhijie entered the flower hall, she heard Sun Chengzong's question.

"Grandpa! Are you asleep or awake? I walk so lightly, how can you still hear me?" Sun Zhijie admired this grandpa so much. He was a man of his age, and he was neither deaf nor blind. Except for sleeping at night.

Except for the young man, there seems to be nothing wrong with him at all. The descendants of the Sun family all think this is good news for the Sun family!

"Monkey cub! Don't be poor, tell me quickly." Sun Chengzong sounded a little dissatisfied.

"We arrived at two o'clock in the morning, and the person who picked us up was Luo Yangxing." Hearing Sun Chengzong's anxiety, Sun Zhijie quickly stood at attention and answered.

"What happened in the morning, I rushed from Qinhuangdao to Tongzhou in the early morning. Those ears are really long! Luo Yangxing! I really underestimated this person, Jin Yi Tiqi's attack is really extraordinary." Sun Chengzong muttered, and continued to close his eyes and meditate.

"Grandpa! I...!"

"You are the head of the guard regiment, and you are in charge of our three-thirds of an acre of land. Remember! Foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter Tongzhou Xiaoyuan. If anyone dares to forcefully break in, they will be shot to death!"

"No!" Sun Zhijie was shocked. Although Sun Chengzong's tone was light, his words were shocking. There were three families living in Tongzhou Xiaoyuan, the Sun family, the Li family, and the Zhang Huangyan family. The foreign soldiers...

...Could it be that Li Xiu also brought troops? What is he going to do?

After walking out of her grandfather's flower hall, Sun Zhijie immediately called to her adjutant: "I'm telling you that foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter the Tongzhou Garden. Anyone who disobeys the order will be shot on the spot. In addition, the entire regiment is on first-level combat readiness.

Bring me the machine gun and set it up at the door!"

"No!" The adjutant promised and immediately ran out. His intuition told him that something big was about to happen.

Li Xiu got off the platform from Tongzhou Railway Station and boarded a train covered with black cloth. His guard company rode on horseback to guard both sides. The men and horses of the guard company all had their bows drawn and swords unsheathed.

The appearance of an enemy.

"Why did it happen like this? You promised me." Inside the carriage, Li Xiu grabbed Luo Yangxing's neck and looked at him as if he wanted to eat someone.

"I didn't know what went wrong, and I didn't know someone was going to assassinate Banzai."

"I wonder what went wrong? I promised to help you restore Jinyiwei's former glory, but I didn't want to hear what you said. What did you tell me in Ningbo? Jinyiti cavalry is unparalleled in the world. There is nothing that you Jinyiwei can't handle.

"Tell me who the assassin who came out of nowhere wants to kill the current emperor!" Li Xiu was furious and felt that he had been tricked.

"There are many suspicious people, and the most likely ones are the wealthy locals in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone suspects your commander-in-chief, and some suspect he is a Mongolian. Mr. Sun suspects you!" Luo Yangxing allowed Li Xiu to grab his collar without resisting.

"Holy shit!" Li Xiu was so angry that he reached out and drew his gun. He wanted to kill the bastard in front of him.

"The commander gave me three days to find out the truth!" Seeing Li Xiu turning his back, Luo Yangxing hurriedly pushed Li Xiao out.

"You'd better find out the ugly guy within three days, otherwise, I'll burn down your Jinyiwei Town Fusi Yamen." Li Xiu's smear sprayed Luo Yangxing's face, and Luo Yangxing could only

The saliva will dry on its own.

He knew the consequences of being targeted by the number two figure in the Ming Dynasty's army. Although Jinyiwei was very good, he was definitely not as good as Li Xiu, who controlled the Ming Dynasty's navy.

"My subordinates will definitely find out the truth. Please rest assured, Second Master. I must remember that without you, there would be no Jinyiwei today."

Li Xiu let go of his hand and helped Luo Yangxing smooth out his wrinkled clothes.

The restless night finally passed, and all the newspapers published an important news early the next morning. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, Longwu Emperor Zhu Yihai, was assassinated. The Zi Palace had stopped in the palace, and hundreds of civil and military officials went to pay homage according to their official ranks.

According to the etiquette, all the princes from all over the world will come to the capital to visit this long-lived man who died an ugly death. By the way, they will influence the ministers in power to see if any of their descendants can take the opportunity to ascend to the throne.

When the obituary was issued, the Ming Dynasty immediately entered a state of national mourning. All entertainment activities among the people were stopped, and even weddings and funerals were stopped. Even if someone died in the family, nothing grand could be done.

Li Xiao's face was as sinking as the bottom of a pot. There were rumors both inside and outside the capital that Li Xiao sent people to kill the emperor. Moreover, the rumors spread quickly and quickly. They started circulating last night. The government arrested several people.

A guy spreading rumors, trying to trace the source of the rumors.

The source was not found out, but the rumors became more and more sinister. No one said it openly, they just hid under the quilt and whispered mysteriously in the secret room, making the assassination into a logical story, and added countless

A magical or weird plot.

Li Xiu was so angry that he couldn't do anything about it. Only now did he realize that dealing with rumors was much more difficult than dealing with enemies on the sea.

Sun Chengzong doesn't have a good look on the Li brothers these days, and his reputation is very big. Even if he enters the palace, he has to bring his security company with him, and he doesn't know who to guard against. Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, was commanded by Zhang Huangyan like a donkey.

Zhu Yihai, who is busy inside and outside, is a mourner.

Ouchi has turned into a sea of ​​white. Emperor Chongzhen's funeral was held in Jinling back then. The capital finally regained its position as the capital, so the funeral must be done properly.

Officials and common people were all wearing plain clothes, and the capital was full of such people. Even the Ming flag above the Nine Gates was lowered to half of the flag to show condolences.

These days, the Jin Yiwei, who had disappeared for many years, suddenly resurrected. These guys are running around all over the world, and there are even people from the Jin Yiwei running around in the palace. They arrest eunuchs, palace maids, and even some low-level officials who want to arrest them.

Li Xiao, Sun Chengzong, and Zhang Huangyan frequently received bullets impeaching the Jin Yiwei for their domineering behavior. However, these bullets all disappeared without a trace without even bubbling up. The big shots in the imperial court knew that this time the Jin Yiwei came out to support them.

Very tough. After the first round of testing, they all stopped and warned their subordinates to keep their tails between their legs these days and not let the Jin Yiwei catch the pigtails.

The first day went by without incident, and the second day was uneventful. On the third day, something happened.

Li Xiao closed his eyes and rested in the Wuying Hall. Although Sun Ruyou was busy these days, Li Xiao was also under great pressure. As the number one recognized suspect, even his old ally Sun Chengzong was suspicious of him. He has been staying in these days.

Wenhua Palace rested and never came close to Wuying Palace where Li Xiao was. The two of them had already played out the meaning of the Chu-He-Han realm!

It is only the third day now. In a few days, the governors from other places and the princes will come to Beijing. At that time, we must give everyone an explanation. It is said that the idle man on the street was dissatisfied with the current social situation and died in a rage.

The emperor's car. Even Li Xiao himself didn't believe it, let alone others.

After all, the Zhu family is still the orthodox emperor in the hearts of the people, and Li Xiao's behavior is a standard traitor. Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period did not dare to do anything to the emperor, and was scolded as a hero for his whole life. His stage art image is always a white face.

The gentry and the gentry all work as errands and pay for themselves, which has offended all the scholars in the world. It is conceivable that under the control of later generations of literati, their own image must not be good.

The foundation of imperial rule lies in the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the people are affected by public opinion, and it is these pens that control public opinion.

The literati who have been oppressed for several years will definitely make a big fuss through this matter. If it is not done well, it will form a torrent and eventually swallow up Li Xiao and his Liao army until not even the dregs are left.

Never talk about suppressing by force. The failure of the country, the people and the party proved that this will only lead to a more miserable and ugly death.

Faced with the situation in front of him, Li Xiao was at a loss for ideas. He was a soldier, and the soldier's thinking mode was engraved in his bones. But the soldier's thinking mode could not be said to be able to do anything about the situation at hand.

Look at Li Xiu next to him, this kid is even more blind. Under the influence of Li Xiao, Li Xiu's thinking mode is more military than his. A guy who can give a thumbs up to practice ranging while holding his daughter while looking at the scenery,

Do you expect him to play politics?

It was only now that Li Xiao sadly discovered that none of the Li brothers were suitable for playing politics. Li Hu, who had been promoted to regiment leader, was fighting the Mongols on the Gansu front line. Li Hao was walking across the Guanzhong Plain to find suitable paving for the train.

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I wanted to find Zhang Huangyan, but I found that Zhang Huangyan was so busy these days that he didn't even have time to sleep. He started dozing off without saying a few words to Li Xiao. This is the real old fox! Pretending to understand is stupid.

b. Only those who pretend to be stupid are the ones who truly understand.

Just as he closed his eyes, Zhang Huangyan suddenly rushed in. Ignoring Shunzi's obstruction, he grabbed Li Xiao. "It's not good, it's not good, something happened." After saying that, he pulled the confused Li Xiao desperately.

owl.

The first thing Li Xiao did when he was confused was to stop Li Xiu who was drawing a gun. If Zhang Huangyan made any dangerous move, this kid would not hesitate to blow his head off. Li Xiu had no doubt about this!

"What's going on? What's going on?" Li Xiao has never seen Zhang Huangyan look like this. Old foxes like this who have become spirits are all masters who are well-educated and have a steady temperament, and they will not change their expressions even if the mountain collapses in front of them. What?

How could things frighten him into being like this? Li Xiao was very curious!

"Look! Look!" Zhang Huangyan pulled Li Xiao up to the Meridian Gate Tower, pointing down and howling.

Li Xiao looked down and immediately took a breath of cold air. There was a dense crowd of people kneeling on the ground outside the Meridian Gate, all of them covered in plain clothes. Some were shouting, some were scolding loudly, and some were crying and wailing.

After taking a look at the number, there were sixty or seventy people. And it seemed that they were all officials in the imperial court.

"This is this?" Li Xiao asked, pointing to the crowd below.

"Those below are all officials of the sixth and seventh grades, Qingliu. They claim to be asking for the abolition of the Jinyiwei for the people. Since you are the one who caused the Jinyiwei, it is up to you to solve it. Don't blame me for not reminding you, these scholars

But they are all full of passion. If one or two people really die here, the world will immediately be in an uproar. Just wait for the governors of the world to send troops to attack you!

I know that your Liao army can fight, but I am very curious whether you are determined to kill everyone in the world." After Zhang Huangyan finished speaking, he threw away his hands and walked away without loyalty.

Li Xiao looked at the people below who were crying and howling, and his heart trembled. Zhang Huangyan was right. If someone really wanted to die in front of the Meridian Gate, he would be in big trouble.

!Even if Li Xiao had 100,000 hands, he still couldn't stop everyone in the world. A regime that has lost its ruling foundation will eventually collapse no matter how hard it tries or struggles.

"Brother! Look!" Li Xiu pointed down.

Now it was no longer just the sixty or seventy petty officials, more than two hundred students from the Imperial College poured in. Without saying a word, they knelt in front of the Meridian Gate and shouted loudly: "Confucius said Chengren, Mencius said Yiyi!"

If those junior officials of the sixth and seventh grades can still be persuaded by their chief officials, it will be difficult for these students of the Imperial College.

Li Xiao vigorously promoted new learning, and even set up special schools for carpentry and blacksmiths to teach craftsmen their skills. Enke was only opened once in the early years of Longwu, and Enke has not been opened in the past few years. Last year

, Li Xiao even used the excuse of the Mongolian invasion to stop the scientific expedition.

Li Xiao really looked down upon these students who only knew a little and had no idea about specific matters. Sometimes, Li Xiao would even use low-status craftsmen instead of these literate students. Professional matters were left to professionals.

This is Li Xiao’s way of governing the country.

If you cut off other people's path to advancement, they will come back to trouble you. Now that they have such an opportunity, how can they not seize it? No one encouraged or mobilized. When I heard the news that someone was sitting in meditation in front of the Meridian Gate, the Imperial College

Anyone with long legs can walk.

At first, there were just some prison students, but later Yao Mengxi, the Imperial College's wine minister, came in person. He sat at the front, acting like an old hen. As long as anyone dared to catch his chicks, he would fight to the death.

This Yao Mengxi is a veteran of the Donglin Party. He was the general of Donglin back then, and he was the one with the vast land, stars and clouds and golden wings. The old man is seventy this year, his hair and beard are all white, and he is wearing white mourning clothes, which makes him look bright.

Sitting at the front is extremely conspicuous.

Such idol-like figures have appeared. If there is no one behind the scenes to encourage them, even a fool would not believe it.

These are the flags standing in front of the stage. Who is the person hidden behind the scenes? Li Xiao racked his brains to think!

Sun Chengzong? Although he was also a former Donglin boss, Sun Chengzong has obviously alienated himself from the Donglin Party members in recent years. He also supports Li Xiao's policy of paying taxes to the officials and serving as errands. He is the specific person in charge of many things.

Thinking of Sun Chengzong, I saw Sun Chengzong climbing up from the turret. Seeing the situation below, he seemed to be shocked.

It shouldn't be this old fox. There is no reason, just Li Xiao's intuition. For soldiers, intuition is very important. Sometimes intuition can save lives on the battlefield.

If it wasn't this old fox, then who could it be?
Chapter completed!