Chapter 188: Assassination of Guanyi

Xiao Fan really wanted to give Taixu an evaluation, but after thinking about it, it was all derogatory.

It is a very magical person. It is not difficult to do something bad by one person. The difficult thing is that he has done something bad in his life. He has never done a good thing. He is sore in the soles of his feet, and his mouth and tongue are sores. He will not be wronged if he cuts his head a hundred times... It is not easy to do it.

After admitting this old liar who is full of failure and has no success in his master, Xiao Fan thinks it is the most failed thing in his life.

——He wanted to travel through time again, and returned to Jiangpu County two years ago. On that sunny afternoon, when an old liar patted his shoulder and told him with a stern and authoritative attitude, he would never foolishly invite the old liar to dinner. Instead, he chose to find a brick, slapped the old liar on the face with a brick, then waved his sleeves, walked away calmly, and left after the matter, hiding deep in his name.

There is no medicine for regret in this world.

Therefore, Xiao Fan had to recognize this master. Even if this master burned up all the capital, he had to help him take care of it.

Fang Xiaoru is the most unlucky in the grudges of master and apprenticeship.

He is still lying in the garden of Guanyi. He is already unconscious and has a big bag behind his head. Xiao Fan's slingshot skills are enough, but his accuracy is too poor.

"Mr. Fang, I'm sorry for you..." Xiao Fanjun's face changed a little.

A great scholar in the world was tortured by him several times, which was a sin. If scholars in the world knew that his idol had such a miserable experience, Xiao Fan would definitely be scolded to death by scholars. As the saying goes, thousands of people will end up in vain...

"Brother Xiao, you are really a waste of saliva for your apology now. Lord Fang is still dizzy..." Cao Yi persuaded.

"Then wait until he wakes up, I'll apologize again..."

Taixu came over and touched Fang Xiaoru, muttering something in his mouth.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Fan said with a bad expression.

"See if he has any money, I only take eight taels and draw him a peach talisman to ward off evil spirits...A disciple, this old Fang's life is very evil. He is a deceased person. I only take eight taels of silver to help him relieve his evil spirits. This price is cheaper than buying pork outside..."

Xiao Fan said with a cold face: "You are still in the mood to make money now? Do you remember what you did before leaving Beijing?"

Taixu's movement of touching silver suddenly solidified. He looked up at him in surprise and said, "My grandmother's Buddha! Do you know so quickly? My senior brother and I ran all the way, faster than a dog, how could it be..."

"No matter how fast you run, can you compare to the carrier pigeons that the Jinyiwei conveys intelligence?"

Taixu: “…………”

"Master, you burned my house. You should give me an explanation, right? Just pat your butt and just slip away. What's going on?"

Taixu looked ashamed, his small eyes flashed, and hesitated, and hesitated in his mouth, chanting some meaningless words intermittently: "Ah...his...haha...hahaha..."

Cao Yi scratched his head and said in confusion: "What does the old god mean?"

Xiao Fan also frowned, listened intently for a while, and said uncertainly: "He is singing nervous..."

The imperial envoy stayed in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong for several days. The Yanzhou government was in panic. When Xiao Fan was in Xuzhou, he disrupted the Xuzhou officialdom. The officials of all sizes were as if they were evil. The Jinyiwei was not doing anything. However, the officials rushed out and surrendered themselves. The detained one by one, and the detained one by one, and committed suicide. The Xuzhou officialdom was as if a plague was transmitted. The Jinyi School Captains were so busy that they locked up the prison vans of criminals to send them to the capital one by one. The officials of the Ministry of Personnel were in a panic and were busy sending the newly replaced officials to Xuzhou one by one. Most of the officials in the Xuzhou Prefecture were replaced.

The plague god has come to Yanzhou again, and he still lives in the official post as before. The officials of Yanzhou Prefecture are panicked. The imperial edict only says that Xiao Fan will inspect the northern border on behalf of the emperor and reward the vassal kings and border troops. However, Yanzhou Prefecture is not the border border of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no border troops stationed, nor is it the vassal of any prince. Xiao Fan always stays in Yanzhou and does not leave. What does it mean?

The prefect of Yanzhou, Xu Tai, was so anxious that he was sweating all over the past few days. Xuzhou City was captured so many illegal officials. The prefect Liu Zhi was taken into Beijing by the Jinyiwei Lock on the third day after the imperial envoy left. Xiao Fan was involved in his crime of being a ruthless and neglecting his duties.

This time the imperial envoy arrived in Yanzhou, I don’t know how many officials he would dismiss. More importantly, would he take action against him, the prefect.

Xu Tai has been trembling with the imperial envoy in the official office for the past few days and is in a panic all day long. He has to make smiles every day to socialize and patrol, asking for instructions in the morning and reporting in the evening. His intimacy towards Xiao Fan is even more filial than to his own father.

Xiao Fan still lived in the official post every day without hesitation, and he was waiting for news about Wuding Marquis Guo Ying.

Until the fourth day, Guo Ying sent someone to tell the news that his 40,000 troops, a total of more than 30,000 households, had all arrived at Daming Mansion and had camped thirty miles north of Daming Mansion.

Xiao Fan was relieved to receive this news.

So, under the eager anticipation of officials from all over the Yanzhou Prefecture, the imperial envoy Xiao Fan finally decided to set off.

As usual, the officials and people of the whole city came to see him off. Xu Tai was so happy that he burst into tears. This time the imperial envoy showed mercy and did not disrupt the officialdom in Yanzhou. It was really a great merit, and thousands of families had a Buddha.

Walking forward with a ceremonial war, we set out to Dongchang Prefecture.

After passing Dongchang, it was the boundary of Beiping. The closer it was to Beiping, the more uneasy Xiao Fan felt, and the future was difficult. What would be waiting for him? In fact, both he and Zhu Di understood that Zhu Di wanted him to die, and he also hoped that Zhu Di would die. He and Zhu Di were already mortal enemies. Now he felt like a lively rabbit, foolishly sending himself to the mouth of the big bad wolf. Although Xiao Fan had done a lot of stupid things in his two lives, there was no doubt that going to Peking this time was the stupidest thing he had ever done in his life, no doubt.

A person always has to do some stupid things willingly in his life. Even if he is asked to make another choice, he will make the same choice.

For Xiao Fan, if you want to survive, you must get rid of the enemy, and the enemy will not stand stupidly and let him kill him. Therefore, before meeting on the battlefield, you must understand the enemy thoroughly, how much strength he has, what kind of personality he has, and who are his men. These very detailed and specific things cannot be seen in the information of the Jinyiwei, and can only be seen and understood through his own eyes.

On the way to Dongchang, Xiao Fan said to Fang Xiaoru, who was suffering, "Mr. Fang, you have also seen it. Before you enter Peking, you are already scarred. The official is very worried, afraid that you can't hold on..."

Fang Xiaoru was arranged in another carriage, with several layers of white cloth wrapped around his head, and lay in a cushioned carriage, like a oil prince in the Middle East, only a few cool-dressed Arab girls fed him grapes.

Fang Xiaoru had a lot of resentment towards Xiao Fan. He snorted so much that he heard this, saying, "I am indeed covered in scars, but you pat your chest and ask, who gave me the scars on my body?"

Xiao Fan smiled awkwardly: "Misunderstanding...all are misunderstandings."

Fang Xiaoru's eyes quickly turned red, and he pounded the cushion beside him, and said heartbrokenly: "...You aim and then hit! You always say it's a misunderstanding, I suspect that you did it on purpose! Otherwise, how could you hit so impartially?"

Xiao Fan said sincerely: "It's really a misunderstanding... Lord Fang, you have to believe me. I never tell lies. When I tell lies, I feel dizzy and nauseous and want to vomit..."

Fang Xiaoru looked up at Xiao Fan pitifully and said, "No matter whether it is true or false, Lord Xiao, don't hurt me anymore. I can't afford to hurt me! Please look at me in tears and swear, - Don't play slingshots in the future, okay?"

"……good."

At noon five days later, the ceremony arrived in Dongchang Prefecture.

As usual, another welcome and see off. The emperor and his close ministers went on a tour of the local area. The officials and the people at the top were very awe-inspiring, so they arranged the imperial envoy and his group thoughtfully and satisfactorily.

The reception banquet was eaten until afternoon. In the official post, the prefect and a group of officials who came to flatter him. Xiao Fan and Cao Yi stood in the water pavilion in the post with their hands behind their backs, silent.

The official post is located in a small and elegant building by Dongchang Lake. Dongchang Lake was built in the Xining period of the Song Dynasty and diverted the water of the Yellow River as its source. During the Yuan Dynasty, it attracted the water of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, which expanded several times. Dongchang is located in the main road in the south and south of Shandong. There are many canals, which flows through Dongchang Lake in all directions. It is a must-pass place for producing goods from the south and north, so all the officials and businessmen take this route.

The waterside pavilions are surrounded by Dongchang Lake, with a vast and vast waves. The small waterside pavilions penetrate deep into the middle of the lake, like a pearl embedded on a jade plate. Standing in the waterside pavilions and looking at the lake surface, I feel refreshed and happy.

The two were silent for a long time. Cao Yi looked at the sky and said, "After passing Dongchang, he entered the boundary of Beiping..."

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Yes, Dongchang is the border area of ​​Shandong. After leaving Dongchang, he goes straight to Beiping..."

Cao Yi frowned and said, "You smiled so strangely..."

Xiao Fan blinked and said, "Do you know what I am thinking at this moment?"

Cao Yi also smiled, his smile as strange as Xiao Fan: "Maybe...you think the same as I think."

Xiao Fan gradually restrained his smile, looked at the vast lake, and was silent for a while, and said leisurely: "I have a deep grudge with the King of Yan. He definitely doesn't want me to be alive. Now I am an imperial envoy and will be the emperor on the north tour. If I die halfway through..."

Cao Yi continued: "And it's best to die outside of Peiping, so no one in the world would have thought that the death of the imperial envoy had anything to do with him, King Yan..."

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Dongchang is the last stop before entering Peiping. It happens to be outside Peiping. If I were the King of Yan, I would choose to assassinate the imperial envoy in Dongchang. This is an excellent opportunity. It can both eliminate the enemy and separate the relationship. If he doesn't do it, then he would be too stupid..."

Cao Yi also smiled and said, "If he chose to take action in Dongchang, he would be even more stupid..."

In the evening, Xiao Fan refused the invitation from the prefect of Dongchang and the officials, but instead had a simple meal with Cao Yi, Fang Xiaoru and others in the official post.

After using the meal, it was already time to hold the lamp. Xiao Fan pulled Taixu alone to a remote and deserted corner and said, "Master, I know you have always felt guilty about burning my house..."

Taixu was stunned and blurted out: "I don't have..."

"Um?"

Seeing that Xiao Fan's face was not good, Taixu hurriedly smiled guiltily, and then began to utter some meaningless words: "Ah...his...haha...hahaha..."

"Okay, okay, don't sing about being nervous, - how about giving you a chance to make meritorious service?"

"what do you want to do?"

"It's very simple. You can wear my official uniform at night and sit in the study room of the official office to read books. Is it okay?"

Taixu's eyelids twitched: "You asked me to be your substitute? What do you want to do? Someone is going to assassinate you tonight?"

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Master is too worried. I am so kind and cute, who always kills me for nothing? Actually, this is the case. I want to go shopping in the kiln at night, but... Well, Master is a veteran, you know."

Taixu suddenly realized: "You are worried that others would say that you were having sex with prostitutes during your imperial envoy and that your reputation was not good, so he asked me, a substitute, to help you sit in the study, so no one would doubt you, right?"

Xiao Fan admired and said, "Master is indeed smart, and it's so refreshing to talk to smart people."

Taixu squeezed his eyes proudly and said with a smile: "Go and go, I will help you as a substitute today. I will write off the matter of burning your house. You are not allowed to turn over old accounts in the future."

"no problem."

"Amitabha Buddha, disciple, you must also be careful about your body. You must know that wine and color harm your body. Color is empty... By the way, I can help me pack a bellyband, and you must have the original flavor! Go and go quickly!"

"……good."

The night is deep and cool as water.

The updater outside the official post was lazily knocking on the clapper, one long and two short, and it was already the first update.

It was pitch black and silent all around. There were only a few teams of personal soldiers patrolling back and forth in the official post. The chirping of crickets came from time to time in the grass, making people feel more drowsy, and the patrolling personal soldiers became even more listless.

The lights were still on in the study room, and the figure in the official uniform leaned against the wooden lattice window, yawning while flipping through the book.

It was a peaceful night.

Suddenly, three black shadows rose like a spirit cat outside a wall, and the black shadows soared into the sky. The body turned around in the air, and it turned sharply and landed quietly inside the wall. All movements were completed in the blink of an eye, which showed that the three of them were extremely skilled and were not easy to deal with.

The dark shadow fell to the ground without alarming the patrol sergeants. The three of them lay in the grass, as if they turned into three large stones, blending with the dark night.

Like three extremely patient wolves, watching several patrol soldiers passing by one after another, a cruel and violent ferocity flashed in their cold eyes. Although they knew that the soldiers would not pass again soon after patrol, the three of them still did not dare to be careless and lay motionless in the grass. The dew in the grass soaked the black clothes. They were unaware of it, as silent as three corpses without touch.

It was not until half an hour later that the three of them finally grasped the interval between the soldiers patrolling near the garden. The three of them looked at each other, exchanged their eyes, and at the same time they rushed up and flew to the roof of the main building of Guanyi.

The building was pitch black and silent, without a trace of light, only the study room on the left side of the main building was lit, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

The three of them lie carefully on the glazed tiles on the roof like spirit cats, and there was no movement for a long time.

After another half an hour, the three of them were sure that no one was discovered. Then they stood up slightly, moved the roof step by step, and silently calculated the location of the study room.
To be continued...