Chapter 145: Both(1/2)
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Inside Wuying Hall.
The warm weather could not withstand the bitter cold in the hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang's pair of eagle eyes emitted a sharp and cold light, like a wild beast locking in the prey that was about to be captured.
Xiao Fan felt a trembling unstoppable body.
There is only one Zhu Yuanzhang in the world. He grinds his teeth and sucks blood. He kills people in vain. Who can remain calm and composed under his gaze?
Xiao Fan regretted not asking for advice. Old Zhu originally planned to tell him about Zhu Di's return to Beijing, but he was so scared that he took the initiative to ask him about his affairs with Princess Jiangdu...
Now Xiao Fan deeply realized that interrupting others' words is so impolite. This behavior is not only impolite, but also very fatal...
What should I do now? Once this scandal is revealed, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to pretend to be confused, he can't pretend. After all, the royal reputation cannot be defiled. The most reliable way is to have an extremely flattering face, nod and bow to Zhu Yuanzhang to change his grandson-in-law. There are many heroes in this world, and there is no need to pick Geng Yu. If you don't say anything else, just Geng Yu's unlucky luck, Lao Zhu's granddaughter will definitely not be much happy...
Is this okay? I guess Lao Zhu won’t agree.
Besides, Xiao Fan is not used to talking to people in a flattering way. In his heart, the status of people may be unequal, but his personality is equal. If the personality is unequal, he should be higher than others.
The hall was silent and silent. Xiao Fan lowered his head and quietly waited for Zhu Yuanzhang's hair to fall.
He did not regret having a relationship with Princess Jiangdu. A man liked a woman and didn't have to worry about too many consequences. Feelings were the product of impulse. The moment Xiao Fan nodded and accepted Princess Jiangdu, he was mentally prepared.
After waiting for a long time, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang sighing faintly.
Xiao Fan raised his head in surprise and saw Zhu Yuanzhang closing his eyes. He didn't look at him, but slowly spoke and said another thing.
"I have decided to order the King of Yan to return to Peiping."
Xiao Fan was slightly surprised. What did Lao Zhu mean by saying this? Why didn’t he mention the matter between him and Princess Jiangdu?
"This... Your Majesty is wise." Xiao Fan did not dare to neglect and hurriedly agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes, his eyes as if he had seen through his heart.
"Do you really think my decision is very wise?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled sarcastically at the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Fan lowered his head and said lightly: "Your Majesty is arbitrary and it is useless to oppose me. Why do you have to do something that is useless?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled deeper and he always admired this young man, and what he admired was his unique words and deeds.
"It would be great if Huang Zicheng and the others understood the truth as well as you, why should I worry that Yun Wen would not be able to defend his country in the future?"
Xiao Fan smiled and gave him a flattery without a trace, saying, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When His Majesty was famous all over the world, there was no Emperor's concern for His Majesty. His Majesty still built this beautiful country with nothing."
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very happy when he heard this, and then laughed proudly, and the laughter stopped. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Fan deeply and said meaningfully: "I am very pleased that you are dedicated to assisting Yunwen, but... No matter what the King of Yan has, he is my prince after all..."
Xiao Fan's heart was calm and he said carefully: "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"You are the magistrate of the Jinyiwei, holding the power of life and death, and having a deep grudge with the King of Yan, I know all of these. But the King of Yan ordered him to return to Peking. You can't wait for an opportunity to seek revenge and assassinate him on his way back. I'm all my flesh and blood..." Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Fan, and said leisurely.
Xiao Fan trembled all over and hurriedly said, "I am afraid! I must not disobey the holy will!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly and said, "Do you remember what I said to you before? I draw a circle for you. In this circle, I can let you make trouble, but what you say and do should not exceed this circle, otherwise, I will not tolerate you..."
Xiao Fan was sweating profusely and said in a trembling voice: "I remember the Hadith!"
Zhu Yuanzhang finally smiled and said, "Just remember, you must always remember the duty of being a subject. If you do your duty as a subject, I will treat you as a national soldier."
"I thank Your Majesty for your great kindness."
Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a pleasing smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I must be a loyal minister who is famous in history. The circle you painted by Your Majesty is very comfortable staying in it, and I don't want to go out for a moment... Your Majesty has nothing else to do, right? I will take my leave first..."
Xiao Fan kowtowed happily, then stood up and slowly retreated towards the palace gate.
His mood was full of joy, so good! Lao Zhu didn't mention the matter about Princess Jiangdu. It seemed that Lao Zhu was planning to pretend to be confused and wandered around. Well, when Lao Zhu died in the future, Zhu Yunwen became the emperor, and he was afraid that he would not help me marry his sister?
The spring breeze is warm, the sun is bright, how beautiful the world is...
When he was about to retreat to the entrance of the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice seemed to float from a distant place, and the coldness was broken into the bones.
"My granddaughter asked you to touch and hug you, didn't you say anything?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's faint words instantly pushed Xiao Fan from the beautiful world to the evil hell.
Xiao Fan's eyes turned red. He felt that today was really not his lucky day. God made up his mind to kill him...
Xiao Fan straightened up like a mechanical one. When he looked up, he seemed to hear the chords in his neck clattering. His eyes were staring at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was expressionless behind the dragon desk, and his whole body seemed to fall into an ice cellar, which was so cold that it was bone-bone.
"Tell me...explain?" Xiao Fan stuttered.
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "Yes, let me explain, the royal princess, the proud daughter of heaven, and I have had a engagement with the son of Changxing Marquis. Now you, Xiao Fan, hugged him in front of thousands of people, and he was soaked all over. The reputation of Jiangdu has been ruined by you. I want to ask you, how do you explain to me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke plainly, but his tone was chilling, and the air in the hall seemed to solidify.
"How do you explain it?" Xiao Fan sweated his face, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand to wipe it.
Zhu Yuanzhang curled a deep arc with a smile on his lips, and asked back, "What do you think?"
Xiao Fan hesitated and said, "Why... I will give the princess a new dress as an apology?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's smile disappeared and he said gloomyly: "That's it?"
Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and said, "...Another letter of review with a deep understanding."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
The king and his minister in the hall fell silent.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Xiao Fan..."
"I'm here."
"When I first met you, I always thought you were a gentle gentleman as gentle as jade..."
"I am indeed."
"...I just realize now that you are actually an absolute bastard."
Xiao Fan knelt down and said in pain: "I...is scared!"
"You're so scared!"
Zhu Yuanzhang burst out in peace, his face suddenly turned red, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Xiao Fan's nose and cursed: "You bastard! Jiang is my favorite eldest granddaughter, you hugged him in front of so many people. Now everyone in the world knows that you are not clear or not, and you will give me a new dress? Who do you think I am? Can you defile the reputation of my Ming royal family at will? What's more, I have had a marriage contract with Changxing Hou. I got married to Changxing Hou to comfort the heroes of Long, and was destroyed by your bastard. You said, what should you do?"
"I'm afraid..."
"You dare to be afraid!" Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more angry as he spoke. He raised his hand and picked up a precious Duan inkstone on the dragon's desk, and smashed it at Xiao Fan, who was kneeling not far away.
The Duan inkstone roared and arrived in an instant, faintly mixed with the momentum of wind and thunder.
Xiao Fan suddenly felt alert, subconsciously supported his hands on the ground, then stretched his legs straight to both sides, and quickly came a Thomas full spin. His movements were beautiful and his reactions were sensitive. The whole process was extremely neat.
Duan Inkstone was as fast as lightning, almost whistling against Xiao Fan's legs, and a loud bang, hitting a dragon pillar behind Xiao Fan.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and blurted out: "Good skills!"
Xiao Fan sneered proudly: "There is a trick..."
Zhu Yuanzhang had just smiled like a praising smile and immediately came to his senses. He immediately said furiously: "You are so stupid! Kneel down for me!"
thump!
Xiao Fan's proud expression disappeared without a trace. He quickly knelt down honestly, and yelled in a deep sorrow: "I... I am guilty! I should be punished-"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were almost spitting out of fire, staring at Xiao Fan and said angrily: "Say! What are you going to do with my Princess Jiangdu?"
"Marry her!" Xiao Fan said without hesitation.
"What if I don't agree?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
Then I will say it when you die! Xiao Fan secretly said in his heart. Of course, this sentence must not be said, and the consequences are very serious.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him helplessly, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "I really wish I could kill you with one knife! If you hadn't been loyal to Yun Wen and Princess Jiangdu had long been in love with you, would you think you could still live until now?"
Xiao Fan was shocked and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Do you think I really don't know anything about you and Jiangdu? Xiao Fan, as long as I want to know about this world, nothing can escape my eyes and ears! Geng Qi, the son of Changxing Hou, was seriously injured. I am afraid that it will not be related to you? You are smart and have been trampled on this matter to a monk. Humph! Xiao Fan, smartness is wrong, and it is better to be honest in life!"
Xiao Fan was so scared that he was completely disintegrated. This time he was really scared.
The ancients were not fools! Especially the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had been in war for a lifetime, he was indeed not so easy to fool.
"My...My...My...My...
"If you are afraid, I will really kill you!" Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and stared at him, saying word by word.
Xiao Fan immediately shut up.
The hall fell silent again.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the chair, rubbed his temples tiredly with his hands, closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and said powerlessly: "Xiao Fan, what should I do with you?"
Xiao Fan also sighed secretly, yes, the matter has been exposed, and he and Princess Jiangdu can no longer escape. What should Lao Zhu do to me? I pampered me and rewarded me... I guess Lao Zhu was not happy.
"I... let Your Majesty deal with it." Xiao Fan gritted his teeth.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed long and said with a bleak look: "I am old and I will inevitably have many more concerns when I act. If I am ten years younger, you, Xiao Fan, have a hundred heads, and I will cut them cleanly. Ten years ago, I killed people, but I never care whether you had a relationship with Yun Wen or not, and I will not care whether you have a private life with Jiangdu. Xiao Fan, you have to thank you for your good luck. Fortunately, you didn't meet me ten years ago!"
Xiao Fan lowered his head and said nothing.
To be continued...