Chapter 242: Promoting reforms

Xiao Fan praised Huang Guan very sincerely. A foreigner named Carnegie in his previous life said that you should remember to praise others' strengths at any time. This is a necessary quality for a successful person.

Even if you really can't find the advantages of this person, you can appropriately exaggerate the unremarkable aspects of him. - As long as a person is distracted from his conscience, he can't say anything?

Therefore, the word "exquisite" came into being, and Xiao Fan was well aware of the essence of Carnegie. He was able to praise his political opponents in such a sincere tone. Xiao Fan felt that he was really a generous and tolerant person with a broad mind like a sea.

Unfortunately, Huang Guan didn't buy into Xiao Fan's praise, and even his face turned green.

"Where is this?" Huang Guan asked with hissing, staring at her red eyes.

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "The fragrant building is a very expensive place. Lord Huang is so lucky. It is better to spend money than to spend money on the moon. Lord Huang is deeply attracted by the five flavors. Tsk tsk, look at the beauty next to you, you need to have breasts and butts... Oh, she is still a long-legged sister, Lord Huang, our aesthetic views are surprisingly consistent, and we have sharp eyes that are good at appreciating beautiful things..."

The same naked beauty beside Huang Guan smiled when she heard this, unconsciously thrusting her chest up, and her long snow-white legs stretched out from the bedding, stretching straight.

"Xiangmanlou? Xiao Fan, is this your idea again?" Huang Guan asked gritted his teeth.

Xiao Fan sighed and murmured: "Why do others suspect that I did it when they are unlucky? Is my character that bad?"

Huang Guan said angrily: "Isn't it your idea?"

Xiao Fan was silent for a moment and had to nod, saying, "Okay, you guessed right, my character is indeed very bad..."

Huang Guan: “…………”

Looking at Huang Guan's grief and anger, Xiao Fan quickly advised: "Actually, I am also kind-hearted. Lord Huang works day and night for state affairs. It's too hard. He also needs entertainment and relaxation in addition to work..."

Looking at Xiao Fan for a long time, Huang Guan suddenly woke up and said in a trembling voice: "You...you are for the sake of the meeting..."

Xiao Fanzan said: "I finally figured it out. Lord Huang is indeed smart..."

Huang Guan's expression suddenly became terrified, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Fan, you... are so despicable! You kidnapped me just to dominate the court and to pass your military reform at the court meeting?"

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Yes, Lord Huang was struck by lightning? Why did he suddenly become smart?"

Seeing Xiao Fan admit it readily, Huang Guan's expression turned into ashes and shook his lips and said, "Chaohui... What's going on in Chaohui now?"

"The court meeting was very smooth and perfect. This was a successful court meeting, a progressive court meeting, and a court meeting that no one caused trouble..." Xiao Fan's smile was very bright.

"In this way, your proposal to reform the military system... has it been passed?"

"I have given you my blessing! The emperor has issued an order. I and Ru Wei, the Minister of War, will preside over the military system reform today. Well, all the civil and military officials of the court agree very much, and the atmosphere of the court meeting once reached a climax..."

Huang Guan collapsed weakly on the bed, tears slid down her face, and murmured: "Finally... I finally succeeded by you."

Xiao Fan looked at the naked Huang Guanyin crying, and felt very reluctant, and said warmly: "Master Huang, don't do this, I will be responsible..."

Huang Guan: “…………”

"Xiao Fan, all the civil and military officials in the court cannot agree to your proposal. The reform of the military system is too absurd. The ministers in the court are all from imperial examination literati. It is impossible for you to agree to your proposal of valuing martial arts over literature. What methods have you used to make them agree?" Huang Guan asked gritted his teeth.

Xiao Fan said leisurely: "Whether literati or military man, they have one thing in common, that is, interests, and people in the world are all for profit. Even those who are noble as literati are no exception. As long as they know what they need and find ways to meet their needs, I will be rewarded."

"Literati are well-read books of sages, and they are all selfless people. How could they seek profit?"

Xiao Fan's lips curled a sarcastic smile: "As polite? Selfless? Did Lord Huang lift them too high? The country of all dynasties was defeated by military generals and then handed over to literati to rule. What was the result? Under the disaster of literati, the court became more and more powerful, and gradually rotted from the root, which eventually led to the change of dynasties and being usurped by others. These were all done by literati. You are telling me that literati are polite and selfless?"

Huang Guan was stunned and then shouted: "The change of dynasty is because the emperor is stupid! This is not the crime of his subjects!"

"The emperor was also taught to be bad by civil servants! An emperor who lives in a deep palace and does not know the sufferings of the world, what his ministers say will do. Can he not be bad by bad?"

"Then you say, what profit do literati seek for profit? Do they want? Silver?"

Xiao Fan smiled deeply and said, "The so-called 'profit' does not necessarily refer to money. What literati value most is false reputation and power. Of course, there are also people who want money. If I ask the emperor to give them a title and promotion, their needs will be met, and the reform of the military system will naturally be passed smoothly."

Huang Guan closed his eyes sadly and sighed: "The Ming Dynasty... is over! Once this wind opens, the country will be in a state of no country. Xiao Fan, you are a sinner for the ages!"

"The merits and demerits of life are left to future generations to comment. Whether you or me can't define this. I, Xiao Fan, have a clear conscience. Reforming the military system is a must-do. The Ming Dynasty is now in internal and external troubles. Lord Huang is also a person who is deeply afraid of the vassal kings. We are the same on this point. Why doesn't Lord Huang understand my painstaking efforts?"

"The danger of the vassal kings is that they have a lot of troops, but you, Xiao Fan, advocates strengthening the army. The court and the vassal kings compete to fight against violence and promote violence with violence. Is this your claim?"

"Yes, if the court does not have a strong military force, how can it shock the vassal kings? How to deal with foreign aggression? How to establish a prosperous era? Lord Huang, the affairs of the world are too complicated and people's hearts are too sinister. Not everything can be influenced by Confucius, Mencius, Confucianism and Taoism. If the vassal kings rebel, do you think they can use the vassal kings to persuade them to stop the war and hand over the military power obediently?"

Huang Guan was speechless.

After a long silence, Huang Guan looked up at Xiao Fan and said in a deep voice: "No matter what purpose you are for, raising troops and deploying martial arts is definitely contrary to the way of a saint. I will never agree with it. Xiao Fan, I cannot understand you, and you cannot agree with me. We are destined to be enemies in the court. This is an unchangeable fact. I cannot accept the result of today's court meeting. I will join all my colleagues to submit a memorial to the emperor again, and will not hesitate to advise him for his death, and ask the emperor to take back his fate!"

Xiao Fan sighed: "If you don't know me, what do you want, do whatever you want. It is my belief that a strong country and a strong army. For this belief, I will do anything to complete it. The belief must be defended at a price, even if the price is life!"

Huang Guan's eyes were filled with strange colors: "Are you willing to use your life to defend...faith?"

"No, I mean, use your lives to defend my beliefs..."

Huang Guan gritted his teeth: "Treacherous minister! It's indeed a traitor!"

"Is there any other problem with Lord Huang?"

Huang Guan nodded: "Yes!"

“Though said.”

"…Where is my clothes? Return the clothes to me!"

"If you promise not to make things difficult for me, I will return the clothes to you..."

"Don't think about it!"

"Then you'll be naked..."

Communication failed, Xiao Fan walked out of the door in great depression.

Cao Yi came forward and saw Xiao Fan's depressed expression, so he said evilly: "The person surnamed Huang still wants to be an enemy of you? Do he think that the unlucky days have not been enough?"

Xiao Fan sighed: "Everyone has his own principles. I have them, and he has them. It's a pity that I and what he insisted on will never be in line with..."

Cao Yi rolled up his sleeves and said viciously: "I'll beat him up, and he will change his principles and work with us."

Xiao Fan stopped him: "Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, don't force it, violence will not solve the problem..."

"What should we do now?"

"You must not do anything in a good way. The emperor likes Huang Guan's sister. He may be the uncle of the present in the future. Please give me some mercy. Call Xiangmanlou's mother and help Huang Guan settle the account. It is also a sign of our apology."

Cao Yi glanced at him and said deeply: "Brother Xiao really values ​​love and righteousness, and is so kind to the enemy..."

Xiao Fan sighed and said, "It's really not good to be too soft-hearted. I hate my bad habits..."

Cao Yi immediately invited his mother to come. When the charming old madam Qian smiled and said a number, Xiao Fan hated his kindness more and more.

"Damn! Five hundred taels of silver? Are you robbing money?" Xiao Fan's face became very ugly.

The madam hurriedly knelt down and said tremblingly: "The Marquis is willing to visit Xiangmanlou. How dare I collect the Marquis's money? The Marquis has ruined my family..."

Xiao Fan was stunned for a while, then suddenly turned his head and said seriously to Cao Yi: "Isn't it really inappropriate to be kind to the enemy?"

Cao Yi nodded quickly: "It's too inappropriate!"

Xiao Fan seemed to have found a reason to calm him down, and smiled relievedly, "... Then I won't help Huang Guan checkout."

Cao Yi: “…………”

After hooking his hands, Xiao Fan called the madam in front of him and said softly: "We don't know the person above, and I will tell you a big secret. That person is penniless. It is obvious that you come to eat the king chicken..."

The madam was stunned for a moment, stammering her lips, and finally couldn't help asking, "How did sir?"

"That man is naked. Where do you think he can take out the money for you?"

The madam's expression changed a few times, and she looked at Xiao Fan and said carefully: "Sir, really don't know him?"

"Of course I don't know you, how could I know such a person with no character?"

"What I do is to open the door to welcome guests. I will naturally teach you some lessons to customers who don't pay. If I teach him a lesson..."

Xiao Fan slapped his thigh: "It's simply to eliminate harm for the people!"

Upon hearing this, a bit of hostility flashed across the bright face: "In this way, I will be welcome..."

"Go quickly, go quickly! Call a few more thugs..." Xiao Fan was so happy that he looked like something.

The madam was very quick to move, and with a wave, she called several thugs and rushed into the wing room.

Huang Guan's desperate voice came out of the room and echoed slowly inside the building.

"What are you...what are you going to do? I am the current dynasty...ah--"

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

Xiao Fan and Cao Yi stood downstairs, listening to Huang Guan's screams in the room, their faces kept twitching.

"It's simply cruel... You must bring more money to drink wine in the future." Xiao Fan murmured to summarize.

Cao Yi turned his head and looked at Xiao Fan's sympathetic face. He opened his mouth several times, and finally couldn't help but say, "What did you experience when you were a child?"

"What's the meaning?"

"It hurts people so badly, and then pretends to be passing by and watching the fun, with sympathy on your face, as if it has nothing to do with you. What shadow did you experience when you were a child? Only when you grow up will you become so despicable and shameless?"

Xiao Fan's eyes suddenly became deep: "Since I died of drinking fake wine in my previous life, I have become like this... Those profiteers have made me lose the opportunity to be a good person!"

Cao Yi was dumbfounded: "…………”

"Brother Cao, and the other Qingliu ministers lying in brothels, if they want to continue to make things difficult for us, they will follow this procedure."
To be continued...