Chapter 180: The breakup between the king and the minister

When Xiao Fan put away the imperial edict and was about to enter the palace, he turned around and looked at Huang Zicheng, feeling a little unbearable.

He hesitated for a moment, walked back, squatted in front of Huang Zicheng, and said sincerely: "Mr. Huang has suffered. I have to grab the imperial edict today. I will come back from Peking in the future and I will come to you to apologize."

Huang Zicheng gasped heavily, his eyes that were beaten to the point of being swollen and swollen, trying to open his eyes wide, sneering while breathing in pain: "Hiss-Xiao Fan, today's gift, I have recorded it, you go to Peking, if you have the fate to come back, I and the civil and military officials of the court are waiting for you..."

"Mr. Huang..."

"... I have been an official in the court for thirteen years and have never seen a traitor like you. Xiao Fan, don't be too proud too early. You hold the authority of the Jinyiwei, but this authority is granted to you today. The emperor can give it to you and take it back. If you can come back alive, I will wait and see..."

"Mr. Huang..."

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Fan pointed at Huang Zicheng's face with a sympathy and said earnestly: "... The face was beaten like this. Sir, don't have to sneer anymore. You are both painful and tired, and I will not bear it. Besides, this look will not have any threatening effect..."

Huang Zicheng raised his thick eyebrows in anger, but his face was burning with pain. After a while of silence, he sighed: "Xiao Fan, I really can't understand you..."

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't understand sir. I don't need you to understand me. To be honest, I didn't expect to be a confidant like Zi Qi Boya with you..."

Leaving Huang Zicheng, she moaned sadly outside Chengtian Gate. Xiao Fan carried the imperial edict in his arms and entered the palace with Cao Yi and headed straight for Wenhua Palace.

After entering Chengtian Gate and walking to the Taimiao on the right side outside the Meridian Gate, Xiao Fan's steps gradually slowed down. His right hand unconsciously patted the jade railing under the Taimiao, and frowned slightly, "What's wrong..."

Cao Yi, who accompanied him into the palace, was stunned and said, "What's wrong?"

"Have you noticed that we beat Huang Zicheng so badly today and stole his imperial edict. The old guy didn't seem to be angry except for a few harsh words. I even felt that he longed for me to beat him... This old guy wouldn't be addicted to being beaten, and he became an old man, right?"

Cao Yi hated chills: "You are thinking too much... Why does Huang Zicheng look like that? Don't you understand?"

"not understand."

Cao Yi smiled and said, "Even a rough man, I can see it. You told him to go to Peking for him. In fact, this is exactly what he said. He wants you to go..."

"What does it mean? He doesn't want to go to Peking?"

"Of course he doesn't want to go. The idea of ​​appeaseing the vassal king was thought of by the emperor and you. He didn't agree with it. The emperor sent him to Peking, so he was naturally unwilling to do so, not to mention that this matter also involves the struggle between the court. I don't know much about the matter in the court. I only know that if the two tigers fight, there will be one injury. Everyone in the court knows that you fight with him very hard. He is worried that after he goes to Peking, you will take this opportunity to squeeze and suppress the Qingliu ministers in the court. You must know that staying by the emperor is very different from staying away from the emperor. If you are close, you will be separated from the emperor. If you are far away, you will not only not be able to grasp the changes in the court in time, but you may also be able to take advantage of the opportunity to expel and suppress the ministers of Qingliu in the court. You must know that staying by the emperor is very different from staying away from the emperor. If you are close, you will be separated from the emperor. Not only will you not be able to grasp the changes in the court in time, but you may also be taken advantage of by the political enemy and be separated from the emperor in close relationship with the emperor..."

Xiao Fan opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked at Cao Yi.

Cao Yi was a little uncomfortable when he looked around. After looking around, he scratched his head and said, "What? Did I say it wrong?"

"That's right, Brother Cao, I just realized today that you are not stupid..."

Cao Yi's face turned dark: "As long as I used to be a fool in your eyes?"

"You are not stupid, you are just a little stupid..."

“…………”

"Brother Cao means that I proposed to go to Peking today. Huang Zicheng seems unwilling to do so, but in fact he is half-hearted, right?"

"That's natural. Now things are reversed. If you rob his imperial edict and insist on going to Peking for him, of course he will be willing..."

Xiao Fan asked in confusion: "But why did he look like he was fighting to the death just now?"

Cao Yi gave him a blank look and said, "Scholars are reserved and keep their faces alive. It's like a charming beauty rapes you. Even if you are happy, you still have to pretend to resist on the surface. This is a matter of attitude. Resistance is just raped. You are the victim. If you don't resist, your nature will change, and it is called adultery..."

Xiao Fan's eyes were straight: "Brother Cao's metaphor is very appropriate... These scholars are really hypocritical!"

Cao Yi said leisurely: "Don't scold yourself, don't forget that you are a Jinshi and a scholar."

Xiao Fan smiled proudly and said with a happy expression: "I don't count. My scholar's fame is still a cheater. It's a thousand miles away from scholars. Strictly speaking, I'm half an illiterate."

Cao Yi glanced at him sideways and said, "Put your complacent spirit first. Have you ever thought about it? If you leave Beijing and go to Peking, that old guy Huang Zicheng will definitely make trouble in the capital. At that time, you must not only beware of the cold arrows of King Yan, but also worry about a fire in the backyard and uneasy at both ends. What should you do then?"

Xiao Fan's face suddenly became serious and said, "Yes, if I leave, Huang Zicheng will definitely not be at peace. I don't know what he will make in the court to target me. What you are right, closeness is close, and far away is sparse. If there is any change in the court, I am far away in Peking, and I am beyond reach, I am afraid I will be very passive..."

Cao Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and he lowered his voice and said, "Or... we will send a few confidants to stay in the capital and wait a few days after you leave to find an opportunity to kill him! At that time, everyone in the court knew that you were not in the capital, and it just happened to clear away the suspicion. Even if others suspected, they could not provide evidence that you did it..."

Xiao Fan was stunned, then shook his head quickly: "No, Huang Zicheng is just a little stupid. A fool will not die. If you kill him, I will not be able to overcome my conscience..."

"What do you do?"

Xiao Fan lowered his head and thought for a while, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he quietly said: "Before I leave Beijing, I must get him down. Huang Zicheng... It's time to say goodbye to the historical stage of the Ming Dynasty."

Inside Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Yunwen was very happy to see Xiao Fan coming. Before Xiao Fan could salute, Zhu Yunwen said excitedly: "Shi Zun Xiao, I have issued an order to order Mr. Huang to be the imperial envoy to go to Peking to appease the King of Yan. Without him talking in front of us, we can finally be quiet for a few days..."

Xiao Fan rubbed his nose and said guiltily: "Uh... I already know about this. I have just met Mr. Huang outside the palace..."

Zhu Yunwen blinked and smiled badly: "Did he point at your nose and call you a traitor and a sinner who has ruined the country and the king forever?"

Xiao Fan looked up at Zhu Yunwen and said seriously: "Your Majesty, why do others say to me? I don't care. What I want to know is, does Your Majesty think I have ruined the country and the emperor?"

Zhu Yunwen was stunned when he saw Xiao Fan's rare serious expression, and then said solemnly: "Xiao Shidou, you and I have known each other for two years. Don't I know what kind of person you are? What others say is someone else's business. Since you and I have known each other, you have blocked the assassin for me, advised me to ascend the throne, treat me sincerely and treat me as a lord and a friend. You make me feel that I am no longer a lonely person as a emperor. If such a good person is also a traitor who will ruin the country and the king, I really hope that there will be more traitors like you in this world..."

Zhu Yunwen's sincere voice moved Xiao Fan to his eyes red. He nodded with a sob and said, "I know, Your Majesty treats me like a brother and sister. One day, I will prove to Huang Zicheng and others that I am not a treacherous minister. Everything I do is selfless. They have misread me!"

Zhu Yunwen's chest was also very excited. He straightened his chest and said loudly: "Yes! Let's do something big for them to see! I, Zhu Yunwen, are not a foolish emperor, and you, Xiao Fan, are not a minister who will mislead the country and the king. Let's join forces to do a great cause that is unprecedented and has no future, so that those pedantic and stubborn old guys can all shut up!"

Xiao Fan nodded vigorously: "Okay! Do something big!"

"By the way, you haven't told me yet. Did Mr. Huang scold you outside the palace just now?"

"I scolded, of course I scolded, and it was very ugly..."

Zhu Yunwen looked sympathetic: "Then are you very sad?"

Xiao Fan smiled and shook his head: "It's not sad, it's not sad at all. It's Mr. Huang who is sad."

Zhu Yunwen said in surprise: "What does it mean?"

"...He is still lying in the square outside Chengtian Gate and moaning." Xiao Fan's tone was as plain as if he had just drunk a glass of boiled water.

"Ah?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned: "...moan, moan? You... wouldn't you beat him up?"

Xiao Fan nodded seriously: "Don't you think it's wrong to scold people? I'm punishing him slightly."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned. He was speechless. It was wrong to curse people. What do you think of hitting people?

"You did something big..." Zhu Yunwen's face twitched a few times and sighed.

Xiao Fan said calmly: "This is nothing, something bigger is still to come..."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned, then covered his chest and said weakly as if he was moaning: "What else have you done?"

Xiao Fan smiled elegantly, revealing a row of white teeth. He said politely: "After I beat him up, I snatched the imperial edict that you appointed him as the imperial envoy. Look, the imperial edict is here..."

Zhu Yunwen stared at the yellow silk in Xiao Fan's hand blankly. He wanted to cry: "…………”

"You..." Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth, and it seemed that he could not find a good word to praise him.

"...I sent the imperial edict to Mr. Huang. It has nothing to do with you. Why are you snatching it?"

"It was originally nothing to do with me, but now it has something to do with me."

"What's the meaning?"

"Huang Zicheng cannot go to Peking."

"Why can't he go?"

"Because I'm going."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned again: "…………”

Xiao Fan added in time: "I'm going to Peiping, I'm not crazy."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a long time, and then said slowly after a while: "If I ask you to go to Peking, then I will go crazy."

When Xiao Fan walked out of the palace, he had a relaxed smile on his face.

Zhu Yunwen issued a new imperial edict and promised him to go to Peiping and could set off at any time.

Zhu Yunwen finally did not refuse him because Xiao Fan said a reason that he could not refuse: My sister was abducted by another woman, how could my brother-in-law not chase after her? Don’t worry if your wife is gone?

Zhu Yunwen was indeed anxious and issued an imperial edict without saying a word.

Of course, the treatment of the imperial envoy was also greatly improved. For the sake of Xiao Fan's safety, Zhu Yunwen specially ordered the selection of 2,000 most elite imperial imperial guards and 1,000 imperial envoys to accompany him. Compared with more than 100 imperial envoys in Huang Zicheng, the level was much larger.

This is the benefit of having a friend who is an emperor. Xiao Fan was very happy. He knew that Zhu Yunwen would not refuse him because Zhu Yunwen valued Xiao Fan too much. He would not refuse to agree to what Xiao Fan wanted to do, not to mention that the person who was abducted from his own sister.

After leaving the palace, Huang Zicheng, who was beaten in the square outside Chengtian Gate, was gone and probably sent home to recuperate by the Jinyi Captains.

Xiao Fan was originally guilty of the murder of Huang Zicheng, but later after Cao Yi explained that the old guy was just making a small plan and was reluctant to go to Peking. Now he just stayed in the capital. While Xiao Fan was away, he was all focused on sweeping away the traitors in the court.

After knowing this, Xiao Fan felt guilty and even a little regretful. When he beat Huang Zicheng just now, how great it would be if he had personally kicked him...

However, Huang Zicheng wanted to eliminate the traitor while he was not in the capital, but he made the wrong idea.

Xiao Fan's handsome face gradually sneered. If he didn't get Huang Zicheng down, could he go to Peking with confidence?

The imperial envoy made a temporary replacement. The next day, everyone in the court knew that the ministers were shocked. The Qingliu ministers celebrated each other. They thought that the opportunity had come. The leader of the treacherous party Xiao Fan left Beijing. They could take this opportunity to sweep up and wipe out the treacherous party members in the court, such as Ru Feng, Xie Jin, Li Jinglong, and a small group of ministers and scholars who surrendered to the treacherous party, and so on, and the court had a bright world and a clear and bright image.

The Minister of War Ru Hui, Hanlin Scholar Xie Jin and others were very surprised. Everyone knew that Xiao Fan had a deep grudge with the King of Yan and was a veritable mortal enemy. At this time, Xiao Fan went to Peking, wouldn’t he die? More importantly, Xiao Fan was closest to the emperor. If he left the capital, what should he do if Huang Zicheng and others took the opportunity to attack them? Now, the censors of the Censorate, and four of the six ministries were controlled by the ministers of Qingliu. They were extremely powerful. Xiao Fan was not here, who could compete with Qingliu?

So, on the night when he learned that Xiao Fan was appointed as the imperial envoy, the Minister of War Ru Hui, Hanlin Scholar Xie Jin, and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong came together to visit Xiao Fan.

These people were originally brought together due to the binding of interests. If they were loyal, it would not be possible, but Xiao Fan was undoubtedly the leader among them. If he left, it would directly affect the vital interests of these people, even including official positions and lives. They had to come to ask clearly.

Faced with the anxious inquiries from allies in the court, Xiao Fan calmly comforted him one by one. When everyone asked if there were any arrangements in the court in the capital after he left, Xiao Fan smiled but did not answer, his expression was very mysterious.

After seeing off the anxious and panicked ministers, the smile on Xiao Fan's face gradually became colder. He called Cao Yi overnight. The two of them discussed in the study room of Xiao's mansion for a long time.
To be continued...