Chapter 257: Knocking Ji Gang

A solemn oath ceremony ended in a farce.

Tuolu Huchaer led his subordinates to take several carts of gold and leave happily. Before leaving, he expressed his opinion to Xiao Fan again that the three guards of Duoyan would be loyal to the emperor and the court. The three guards of Duoyan would be willing to be the court's hawks and dogs and never betray them. They would attack wherever the court pointed.

Xiao Fan squinted his eyes and smiled.

Just say this kind of thing, but don’t take it seriously. What is loyalty or never betrayal? For the three guards of Duoyan, their loyalty is because they don’t have enough bargaining chips, that’s it.

On one hand, there is the Ming Dynasty court full of national treasury, and on the other hand, the King of Yan, who is living a tight life and has no future in rebellion, all fools know who they will choose.

The powerful party never has to worry about betrayal. There are not many fools in this world.

At the same time, Xiao Fan also knew that the three guards of Duoyan could only be used to add icing on the cake. They would never be able to provide timely assistance. In the upcoming battle between the court and the vassal kings, only if the court had the overwhelming advantage, they would do their best to help beat the dogs in the water. If the court was defeated repeatedly, the three guards of Duoyan would not dare to send troops rashly. The 20,000 taels of gold they smashed out today was considered a waste of water.

After all, strength determines everything. The ancients said: Those who have attained the Tao will have more help, while those who have lost the Tao will have fewer help. If the word "Tao" is replaced by "Strength", it will still be the truth.

From the beginning to the end, Xiao Fan and Tuoluhuchaer met, the two of them never mentioned what to do with soldiers and whether it was for the purpose of fighting the King of Yan. Both of them carefully avoided them.

Some words are enough to understand each other. With Tuoluhuchaer's wisdom, of course, I understand that the imperial court's military use of Duoyan must not invite them to travel to other places to see the scenery...

"Mr. Xiao, when did the imperial court want to borrow troops? But with your order, the three guards of Duoyan arrived in the morning and night to die for the emperor!" Tuoluhuchaer rode on the horse, stroked his left hand and performed a Mongolian ceremony on Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan also hurriedly stroked his left hand and replied, "Mr. Tongzhi, I have made an agreement with you on behalf of the court. After the matter comes, the court will fulfill its promise to the three guards of Duoyan and will never regret it!"

Tuoluhuchaer laughed at the sky: "To be honest, we are not worried that the court will regret it... Lord Xiao, say goodbye!"

After saying that, Tuoluhuchaer whipped away.

Xiao Fan stood up straight and watched Tuoluhuchaer lead his troops away with a smile. When Tuoluhuchaer and the cavalry completely disappeared into the afterglow of the setting sun on the grassland, the smile on Xiao Fan's face gradually turned into a sneer.

Ji Gang stood beside him, with a glad smile on his face. He was the most thrilling person to say that today's meeting was the one who lived the most dangerous thing. Fortunately, God gave him mercy and did not leave him on the grassland as a hostage, and a sense of happiness of escaping from death was filling his chest.

Turning back, Xiao Fan stared at the direction where Tuoluhuchaer disappeared, with a gloomy and terrifying smile on his face. Ji Gang made a cold war, and took a step back with a terrifying face, not daring to make a sound.

"Ji Gang." Xiao Fan called out faintly.

"The last one will be there."

"Prepare, let's go back to the capital."

"yes!"

The carriage containing gold was taken away by Tuluhuchal. The group was less load-bearing and the trip was much faster.

On the way, Ji Gang stepped forward, faintly behind Xiao Fan, and said with a horse head, "Congratulations on successfully forming a alliance with the three guards of Duoyan. Under such a north-south attack, even if a vassal king wants to commit rebellion, he will overestimate himself. He plans to plan ahead of the war and make arrangements in advance. The victory has been decided before the war begins. If there is any war in the future, the main contribution of the rebellion will be to quell the rebellion..."

Xiao Fan glanced at him sideways. He didn't send Ji Gang out today. He always felt a sense of depression in his chest. It was just a very unhappy time. Ji Gang's flattery obviously didn't find the right opportunity.

"Ji Gang, who told you that the vassal kings would commit rebellion?" Xiao Fan asked coldly.

Ji Gang was stunned, then panicked and stuttered: "No...no one told me, this is...this is what I guessed."

Xiao Fan sneered: "Blind guessing? Do you know what your guess would have about the court if the vassal kings heard? Ji Gang, what is your intention to confuse the public and provoke the relationship between the vassal kings?"

Ji Gang was shocked, and a cold sweat suddenly appeared. He hurriedly clasped his fists and said in panic: "Mr. General... General. He will never dare to talk nonsense again! Please spare Mr. Mo. General...."

Xiao Fan stared at Ji Gang who was frightened and snorted: "Ji Gang, now you have entered the officialdom, and the officialdom is not as good as the people. Sometimes, if you say a wrong sentence, you may lose your head. I am not scaring you. You must be careful when you speak and do things in the future. Otherwise, one day you will lose your head for no reason, and you will become a fool when you die. I don't know why."

Ji Gang was sweating more and more. He heard this and said in a hurry and trembled: "Thank you, sir, for your advice, remember it."

Xiao Fan's face cleared a little, he nodded, and said nothing.

He was not too harsh to his subordinates, but he was too cautious about Ji Gang. If he didn't beat him while he had just entered the officialdom and had not yet full of wings, he would probably be more arrogant and arrogant in the future and would never be able to hold on.

The way to control the inferior is to be leniency and strict, especially those who are ambitious and want to be promoted, they must be suppressed frequently, otherwise disasters will occur in the future.

On the path of the sausage, Xiao Fan and his party rode their horses to Datong Mansion silently. The atmosphere was quite silent along the way. Ji Gang followed Xiao Fan with a little depressed expression.

Since he was the second best in Kewu in high school, he was shameless and begged for nothing to join Xiao Fan. Finally, the emperor issued an order to transfer him to the Jinyiwei as the commander and directly assigned him to Xiao Fan's subordinates. According to the saying, Ji Gang's current mood should be at a time of pride and glory.

But Ji Gang was not happy at all.

Through the years of getting along with each other, Ji Gang discovered a fact that he was very frustrated. For some reason, the towering tree he surrendered to was the towering tree, the immediate boss above ten thousand people, and the commander of the Jinyiwei, seemed to have no good feelings for him. No matter how hard Ji Gang tried his best, his posture was so low that he was not even as good as his grandson. Xiao Fan seemed to have never looked at him with a direct look. When his eyes met, Ji Gang could always feel Xiao Fan's deep caution towards him. As for why Xiao Fan was so cautious about him, a small assistant who was a civilian and a few levels lower than his official position, Ji Gang couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to break his head.

Of course he couldn't figure it out. Now, with a nervous heart, he was walking on thin ice in the officialdom, cautious, afraid of offending others. How could he think of the day when he gained power and was in power in the future?

He had already understood the truth that he wanted to find a backer in the officialdom, but it was obvious that Xiao Fan's backer seemed to be disliked by him, which was really a fatal thing.

Ji Gang rode on the horse and lowered his head without saying a word. After a long time, a complex spirit suddenly rose in his eyes, desire, ambition, resentment, violence, gloom, and all kinds of lights flashed repeatedly.

Since I entered the officialdom, I had to climb up regardless of everything. No one could stop my future, and the commander of the Jinyiwei was not good!

The return journey was relatively fast. In two days, the team had passed the Great Wall and arrived at the foot of Cailiang Mountain north of Shanxi. This trip was secret, so it should not be publicized, nor should it alarm the local government. Otherwise, if anyone is interested in asking, the news of the alliance between the imperial court and the three guards of Duoyan would inevitably not be spread to Peking, especially Xiao Fan himself, who would have to hide his eyes and ears. Now Xiao Fan's name is known to the world. If someone recognizes it in Shaanxi, it would be a bad idea. - The commander of the Jinyiwei commander to travel and run to Shanxi, a border province, would give people too much room for association. So Xiao Fan ordered all the Jinyiwei to change into casual clothes. Just like when he came, he went to Ningwu County, Shanxi in batches and then returned to the capital.

At the foot of Cailiang Mountain, there was a blue-paned carriage waiting quietly. Xiao Fan abandoned the horse and got on the carriage himself. The team marched south in batches.

The curtains and curtains of the carriage were covered tightly, and more than a hundred people were walking slowly towards Ningwu County in a very low-key manner.

After passing the Great Wall, it was already inside the pass, and it was much more prosperous than the grassland. After walking for two days, there were more and more people in the towns and towns by the road, and the narrow official road gradually became much more spacious.

Ji Gang entered Xiao Fan's carriage with shame and began to show great esteem to Xiao Fan.

Although he was a little disgusted with sharing a car with men, he was idle and was idle. Some people were willing to flatter him from Shanxi to the capital, so Xiao Fan naturally didn't object. After all, in this era of scholar-officials who were very proud of his face and had to respect himself, there were indeed not many shameless people like Ji Gang.

The treacherous and slanderous people naturally have their strengths. As long as they are used properly, they can still play their roles. For example, enjoying his continuous and unrepeated flattery, a piece of toilet paper has its uses, let alone Ji Gang?

The carriage was moving forward slowly and after taking pictures for a few hours, Ji Gang finally got a little exhausted.

After wiping the corner of his mouth with white foam, Ji Gang smiled flatteringly: "Sir, have you really conferred the Daning to the Three Guards of Duoyan on behalf of the court?"

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, what I said is nothing but a word. Didn't I just swear?"

Ji Gang began to flatter again: "My wise and wise. The three guards of Duoyan not only obtained gold and silver, but also received a huge fiefdom. From then on, they will inevitably be devoted to the court, but the court will follow the leaders. Under the current situation, only the court can have such a big move. Looking at the world, which vassal king can promise such great benefits to the three guards of Duoyan..."

Ji Gang kept flattering, but before he finished speaking, Xiao Fan said leisurely: "Who said the court really gave Daning to the three guards of Duoyan?"

Ji Gang was stunned and said quietly: "Didn't you just say..."

"For the three guards of Duoyan, Daning was granted to them by the court, and for the court, Daning was just temporarily lending them..."

"Lend...to them?"

Xiao Fan nodded confidently: "Well, you should know that you have to pay it back when you borrow something..."

Ji Gang was stunned: "Ah?"

Xiao Fan looked at Ji Gang's appearance and sighed and shook his head. This guy didn't look treacherous at all. He was quite kind at this time. At least he knew what integrity is. To be honest, Xiao Fan felt that he was much better than himself in terms of character.

So Xiao Fan kindly explained to him: "I just borrowed the cavalry of the three guards of Duoyan. After using it, I still have to return all their cavalry. Look, I have returned all the things I borrowed. How could he not return them after he took my things? Borrowing and repaying is the way of a gentleman. Do you think this is the reason?"

Ji Gang's eyes were straight, and his head was a little dizzy by Xiao Fan's fallacy. After thinking for a while, he realized the key point of this matter.

"But... Isn't the Lord promising on behalf of the court that Daning will permanently grant the three guards of Duoyan?"

Xiao Fan looked at Ji Gang with a little pity, just like looking at an idiot.

"Promising this thing depends on how I understand it..." I was idle in the carriage, and Xiao Fan began to preach and answer questions: "...For example, if you eat crabs, you borrow some jealousy from your neighbor. The neighbor is generous and lends it to you without saying a word. At that time, you were very moved, so you patted your chest and said that you would send your neighbor a three-enter brand new house tomorrow. The neighbor is very happy. You eat crabs very happily. However, after eating crabs, will you really give him a three-enter brand new house because of the jealousy from your neighbor? "

Ji Gang shook his head quickly: "Only a fool can do it, why?"

Xiao Fan patted his shoulder with a sensible expression and said, "That's right. Dedication and harvest must be equal. This is the justice of the world."

Ji Gang was enlightened and then said anxiously: "But hasn't you promised to permanently enfeoff the three guards of Duoyan?"

Xiao Fan shook his head and sighed, "You have a poor understanding, but you still don't understand what I mean. I just said that efforts and gain must be equal. If you lend me a few soldiers, I will give them such a large fiefdom. Do you think such efforts and gains are equal to the court?"

Ji Gang smacked his lips and thought: "After saying this, the generals also felt that the court was at a disadvantage..."

Xiao Fan continued: "There is no vain for lunch in this world, and there is no fiefdom for it. If the agreement is unfair, it can only explain one thing..."

"What does it mean?"

Xiao Fan calmly said: "It means that the three guards of Duoyan met a liar."

Ji Gang: “…………”

After a moment of silence, Ji Gang said: "What sir means is that... the promise made by the court to the three guards of Duoyan is... fake?"

"Of course, if you just a few soldiers will be so empty, how can you be so cheap in this world? From this we can also see that Tuoluhuchal's IQ is as simple as his appearance..."

"Sir, in this way, the court will still take back Daning in the future?"

Xiao Fan nodded vigorously and said firmly: "Every minute or every inch of the Ming Dynasty is not easy to obtain, so how can it be easily granted? Daning must take back what he wants. No matter whether it is a civil or a military robber, no matter how much the price he pays, he must be taken back! Ji Gang, you must remember that no matter whether he is a treacherous or a loyal minister, the Ming Dynasty's territory must not be allowed to be given in the slightest, otherwise he will be regarded as a traitor and traitor and scolded for all the time!"

Ji Gang nodded as if he had some insight, and then sighed: "Tuluhuchaer is really pitiful. He seems to have nothing except 20,000 taels of gold..."

Xiao Fanyi sternly refuted: "Nonsense! What he got is more valuable than gold."

Ji Gang was stunned and said, "What else did he get?"

"Didn't you find out that Tuoluhuchaer was very happy when he left? As the saying goes, it's hard to buy a thousand gold coins. At least he will live in a dreamy happy imagination like a fairy tale in the past few years. This feeling of happiness cannot be bought with money and land. That's enough. Besides, the realm I once had is much higher than the realm I got forever. When the court took back Daning, Tuoluhuchaer could become a Buddha immediately..."
Chapter completed!