Chapter 292 Warning Ji Gang

Late at night, Zhu Gaochi rushed to the Yan army camp of Baoding Prefecture.

The soldiers guarding the gate immediately rushed into the camp and reported to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was troubled by the poisoning of soldiers in the camp and could not sleep at night. When the soldiers heard that his eldest son Zhu Gaochi had returned, he was very happy and ran out of the handsome tent without even taking care of his clothes.

Zhu Gaochi was obese and had difficulty in legs and feet. When he saw Zhu Di coming out, Zhu Gaochi burst into tears and knelt down at Zhu Di with difficulty, choking and saying, "I pay homage to my father."

"Chi'er, you... are back, okay, okay!" Zhu Di's eyes were also red, and he said a few good words in a row, bent down and helped Zhu Gaochi up.

Zhu Di has never liked this eldest son very much. In addition to Zhu Gaochi's obesity and disability, there is another very important reason, that is, Zhu Gaochi is too weak and full of knowledge and knowledge, but he is too kind and often talks about the way of gentlemanly and kindness. His full nerd temperament is quite similar to Zhu Di's eldest brother, Prince Yiwen, who died early. This is also what Zhu Di is most disliked. How could a hero who often fights on the battlefield, is used to swords and shadows, and advocates the survival of the strong like a son who likes a son who is completely opposite to his personality, who only knows how to tolerate and retreat in everything, and complains with virtue? The tiger father gave birth to a dog son, which is Zhu Di's biggest regret. If it were not for the rule of ancestors of establishing a eldest son but not having a young child, the prince of Yan would not be the first son who was not favored by Zhu Di.

However, if you don’t like it, Zhu Gaochi is his own flesh and blood, especially Zhu Di’s three sons were all detained by Xiao Fan in the capital as hostage. Today, when the eldest son suddenly came back, Zhu Di was still very surprised and felt a little guilty. The hasty in rebellion was not only because of his lack of preparation, but also Zhu Di did not care that his three sons were still in the capital. Although he was sure that the court would not kill them, it was an indisputable fact that his own flesh and blood was pushed to the edge of the court.

Zhu Gaochi's tears never stopped and cried miserably. He was always worried about his life these days. Until now, he entered the Yan army camp, his tense nerves completely relaxed.

The father and son met again, and they hugged their heads and cried bitterly. After more than a year of separation, they seemed to be a different life.

"Gao Chi, how did you come back?" After calming down, Zhu Di finally thought of this very important question.

"Father, it was Xiao Fan who let the child come back..." Zhu Gaochi sobbed.

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Fan took the initiative to let you back? Why?"

Zhu Gaochi said honestly: "The second and third brothers are still in Xiao Fan's camp. Xiao Fan lets the child back alone in order to let the child lobby for his father... to surrender to the court!"

Zhu Di's eyes widened and burst into laughter violently, "Surrender to the court? Haha! Do you want me to put my head under the court's knife and let them cut them down to seek credit from Zhu Yunwen's son?"

The unlimited laughter made Zhu Gaochi swallow unconsciously and said sternly: "Xiao Fan said, the overall situation has been decided, Father, you... can't win."

Zhu Di laughed, thinking that the Yan army was in a situation that was defeated again and again. Outside, hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court were eyeing him and rushed forward at any time. Inside, there were soldiers who were poisoned very much, unable to raise their swords or ride on war horses...

Xiao Fan understood very well. It was impossible for Zhu Di to become an emperor. The imperial court was right in front of him. He did not occupy the Yan army, and the Yan army was not allowed to take advantage of the time, place and people. The vigorous Fengtian Jingshen was just his wishful thinking. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, it could only be regarded as an inconspicuous little wave...

Zhu Di closed his eyes and sighed to the sky. If he found out that Wang Guizhen from Peking had any connection with Xiao Fan, it means that when the late emperor was still alive, Xiao Fan began to plan to deal with him. Openly and secretly, Zhu Di lost one step, and this step was very fatal.

The art of war says: "If a man who wins the temple before the battle is not fought, he will have to be considered as many."

Xiao Fan calculated one step ahead of him. The failure of the Yan army was not accidental, but inevitable. - Who could imagine that a young man in his early twenties had already attacked more than 100,000 soldiers of the Yan army before the war began? Zhu Di always thought he had the lead, but he didn't know that Xiao Fan had taken action a year or even two years ago. It was terrible! This young man was so terrible! How likely was he Zhu Di to win if he was an enemy of such an opponent?

Now Xiao Fan put Zhu Gaochi back without any scruples and asked him to persuade him to surrender. What does this mean?

With the general trend determined, he already decided that Zhu Di had no chance to turn the tables!

Zhu Gaochi's words made Zhu Di think a lot. He stood in front of the tent without any spirit, feeling a wave of fear emanating from the bottom of his heart. He seemed to have fallen off a cliff, sinking down and down...

Zhu Gaochi licked his dry lips and whispered: "Father, the situation of the battle is like this, we can't win anymore. Why should my father burn with the imperial court? The emperor's map of hegemony is not available. Children's misunderstandings are worse than that, why should I surrender! Xiao Fan said that if the father surrenders, he promises to save the life of my father and I, King Yan..."

Zhu Di opened his eyes and smiled bitterly: "Surrender? Haha, can I still surrender?"

"Xiao Fan said that as long as the father is willing to expel his military power and order the soldiers of the Yan army to put down their weapons, we can save our lives..."

"It's that simple?"

"Xiao Fan said...and said..."

"What are his conditions?"

"Xiao Fan said that in addition to this, the demon monk Daoyan must kill him, which is the last condition."

Zhu Di sneered: "He is not old and his methods are so cruel. Do he really think he is sure to win?"

Zhu Gaochi said in surprise: "Does your father still want to..."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi coldly, raised his eyebrows and was about to be scolded. The son persuaded his father to surrender as soon as he came back, and his typical elbow was swaying outward. Doesn’t he know what the Yan King’s lineage will end after surrender?

Then he thought, the eldest son became a hostage for more than a year, and he suffered a lot and was frightened. Zhu Di really couldn't bear to scold him.

Sighing sadly, Zhu Di said slowly: "Gao Chi, you don't understand. I cannot surrender, I cannot surrender... You have suffered these days. Go down and rest. Come and see me again after waking up."

Seeing Zhu Di's firm expression, Zhu Gaochi knew that he had failed to persuade him to surrender, so he could not change his father's will, so he had to bow his head and bow his head to leave.

It was not until Zhu Gaochi's lonely figure disappeared into the camp's tent that Zhu Di let out a light breath and his expression became cold and fierce.

A low voice came from behind: "It seems that the prince doesn't want to surrender to the court anymore..."

Zhu Di didn't look back and said lightly: "Sir, do you think I should surrender?"

"Rebellion and fighting for the throne is a taboo for the emperor. If the prince surrenders, not only will the 100,000 soldiers of the Yan army be unlucky, but the prince's wealth and life are even more difficult to protect. No emperor can tolerate the rebels who want to seek the throne and live well. No emperor can tolerate the rebels who want to seek the throne. No matter how kind Zhu Yunwen is, he will not tolerate you. Xiao Fan said that he would save the prince's life is purely an empty promise, and it is not worth trusting."

Zhu Di smiled faintly and said, "Sir, I can see clearly that I have dominated the north for more than 20 years and have considered myself a master of the world and a prince. Is it the kind of coward who loses his integrity and endures humiliation and lives? Xiao Fan's son underestimates me too much."

Daoyan smiled and said, "The prince did not disappoint me. Since ancient times, he has been successful and defeated. Instead of living humiliated, it is better to die with dignity. What's more, we may not necessarily lose..."

Zhu Di said dejectedly: "We are already in such a desperate situation. Haven't we lost yet?"

"The situation is indeed unfavorable, but we still have a chance, or we lose, but we can't lose too thoroughly..."

Zhu Di turned around and stared at Daoyan and said, "How can you explain this sir?"

Daoyan said in a deep voice: "Does the prince hate the most in the past few decades?"

Zhu Di was stunned and gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Fan!"

Daoyan nodded: "Then we will kill Xiao Fan!"

Zhu Di said in shock: "What does it mean?"

"Kill Xiao Fan, the imperial army was headless, and the morale was greatly disappointed. We tried our best to beat them off guard. We took the power of victory and discussed the surrender with the court. At that time, we had chips in our hands, and we were not afraid that the court would not agree. We retreated to the north and defended Beiping. The prince was still a powerful vassal of the prince, preserved his strength, recruited troops, and made a comeback..."

"Sir, are you joking? It's not that easy to kill Xiao Fan."

"It may not be easy before, but now Xiao Fan is going to surrender the prince. Our opportunity is here..."

"How to kill him?"

Daoyan smiled gloomyly and said, "Didn't the prince hear the dispute between Chu and Han, and Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang to the Hongmen Banquet?"

Zhu Di said in surprise: "Hongmen Banquet?"

Daoyan smiled and said, "Yes, isn't he Xiao Fan going to surrender the prince? The prince might as well agree, and then find a place between Zhending and Baoding mansions to invite Xiao Fan. If he dares to come, the court has no sincerity. If he dares to come, the prince will be the King of Western Chu, Xiao Fan, the gangster Liu Bang. The King did not kill Liu Bang because he was soft-hearted. The prince would not be soft-hearted to Xiao Fan, right? We set up a knife and axe outside the banquet. The prince used the name of the cup to kill Xiao Fan. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu to lead the army to attack the Southern Army camp. Although our soldiers were poisoned and weak, they could still run and jump. The commander of the Southern Army was dead and his morale was greatly depressed. We still had a lot of chances of winning in this battle..."

"Okay! That's it! I don't care whether I can defeat the Southern Army. As long as Xiao Fan dares to come to the banquet, I will bite him to death!"

"Amitabha, I want to bite him a few times..."

Zhending Prefect's Office.

"If Zhu Di agreed to surrender, would you really save his life?" Cao Yi asked curiously.

Xiao Fan snorted: "If he really surrendered, I will certainly protect him, but I know that Zhu Di is not the kind of person who is willing to surrender, so we should be careful..."

“How to be careful?”

Xiao Fan chuckled: "We cannot passively wait for him to surrender, and we must turn passive into initiative. Have you heard of the Hongmen Banquet? We might as well send someone to send a letter and ask him to go to a place in the middle of Zhending and Baoding to discuss the surrender. We set up a hundred knives and axe players outside the banquet, and called me throwing the cup as a sign during the banquet, and then..."

Cao Yi opened his eyes wide: "Then chopped off Zhu Di?"

"No, chop off Daoyan, Zhu Di, keep it. I said I would save his life. If Zhu Di was captured alive by us, the Yan army would naturally surrender without fighting."

Cao Yi was stunned for a while and praised: "You are so despicable... I'm afraid no one in this world is more despicable than you."

Xiao Fan said modestly: "You can't say that, there are mountains outside the mountain, and there are people outside the mountain, there are always people who are as despicable as me..."

Cao Yi said with a stern face: "Mr. Xiao, you have to figure it out, I'm not praising you."

"I know, but I just think you are praising me."

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"The capital is getting more and more uneasy..." Xiao Fan sighed.

Cao Yi snorted coldly: "It's Ji Gang again?"

Xiao Fan nodded: "Today, Ru Wei, the Minister of War, sent someone to deliver a letter to me. Ji Gang is getting more and more excessive. Ten days ago, Chen Kui, the minister of the Ministry of War, reported to impeach Ji Gang to frame the loyal and kind, and instructed the Jinyiwei to arrest and kill ministers indiscriminately, and confiscate the ministers' property to enrich themselves. What's even more excessive is that Ji Gang's newly built house was a place where the people lived. The decoration was so luxurious that it was comparable to the kings, princes and emperors. It was greatly exceeded, and the crime should be taken down..."

Cao Yi opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Ji Gang is so arrogant?"

"Chen Kui sued this matter in the Golden Palace, thinking that the emperor would be furious and punished Ji Gang heavily. Unexpectedly, the emperor's reaction was very plain and he didn't take it seriously at all. The matter was left unresolved. Ji Gang was resentful. Before he left the Meridian Gang, he was arrested by the Jinyiwei in front of the civil and military officials in the court. Qi Tai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, could not see it, and came forward to reprimand him a few words. Ji Gang did not happen at that time, but in the evening, the Jinyiwei rushed into Qi Tai's home again and took Qi Tai for the crime of "being bribed by the vassal king". The Minister of War Ru Wei pleaded with Ji Gang several times, but Ji Gang avoided him. On the second day after he took Qi Tai, Ji Gang asked the emperor for the position of Left Minister of the Ministry of War, and changed his confidant Mu Su to his post..."

Cao Yi's eyes widened wider and his face was filled with shock and anger: "My dear mother! This dog-daddy is so arrogant!"

Xiao Fan's expression became more and more depressed. It was nothing that Chen Kui was taken down. In the case, he was usually a clean party, and he hated each other. He was impeached by trivial matters. He was even more verbose than Tang Seng. There were fewer people like this, and everyone was quiet. However, Ji Gang was too involved in playing too much recently and even took down Qi Tai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War. As we all know, Qi Tai was a member of the treacherous party, and Xiao Fan was the leader. In other words, Qi Tai was protected by him by Xiao Fan. Ji Gang was so brave that he actually dared to arrest Qi Tai. What does this mean? It means that Ji Gang began to attack the treacherous party, which shows that Ji Gang felt that he was full of wings and was qualified to openly provoke Xiao Fan.

Ji Gang's so-called wings were nothing more than relying on saving Zhu Yunwen's life. The emperor favored him, and he also controlled the Jinyiwei and the Inspectorate, thinking that he could cover the sky with one hand in the court.

The so-called villain is probably like this. He is arrogant and rude, he is unscrupulous in seizing power and forming a party, and is a standard nouveau riche, and he does not hide his pursuit of power at all, and his appearance is very ugly.

Xiao Fan sighed, his expression full of envy, and said quietly: "When I was the commander of the Jinyiwei in the capital, I didn't dare to be so arrogant, right? I would catch anyone who wanted to be a slaughter, and kill anyone who wanted to be a living Tai Sui... Seeing what the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei did, I suddenly realized that being an official in the past few years has been useless. Look at the domineering spirit, more arrogant than a crab. What did you think I did earlier?... I really should exchange my experience of framing loyal and kindness with Lord Ji. Compared with him, I am really too gentle..."

Cao Yi said coldly: "Compared with him, you are a polite and gentle gentleman. Your life in the capital is like living in heaven for all the civil and military officials of the court. Those pedantic nerds should miss you very much..."

Xiao Fan nodded in agreement: "Yes, those pedantic ministers used to scold me if they wanted to, and impeach me if they wanted to. I have a good character and a good temper, so I don't care about them. Now they should know what it means to cry without tears, right? My life in the capital was like happiness knocking on their door..."

Cao Yi couldn't help but say angrily: "It's now, do you still have the time to boast? Ji Gang, the bitch who has raised, has ridden us on our necks!"

“So what?”

"Let me think of a way to kill him!"

Xiao Fan shook his head: "Yan Ni has not yet been pacified, I cannot go back to the capital. Besides, he has saved the emperor. The emperor has a kind of gratitude to him. It is not that easy to kill him..."
To be continued...