Chapter 320: The capital has been settled

The poisoning of the Duke's Mansion occurred in the afternoon. The mansion was in trouble for a while. Taixu fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth and thrust all over. He invited several girls from the brothel and was saved by the old god Taixu. After being saved by the old god Hu Tian and Hu Di, the aphrodisiac in Taixu finally got rid of it. Zhang Sanfeng took advantage of the situation to rob him. Xiao Fan had no choice. Since they took the initiative to drink the aphrodisiac, it was not good not to detoxify him. So he really invited half a dozen girls to let the old god save him. The old god was not polite, so he accepted them all, and invited the girls into the room with a serious face, calling them to take them to appreciate chrysanthemums. Not long after, a lewd voice came from the room. I don't know which kind of chrysanthemums the old god brought them to appreciate, which made the girls feel so excited.

The incident has subsided, and the Duke's Mansion has returned to its former tranquility.

But Xiao Fan was a person who could only take advantage of the situation and could not lose. He was almost killed for no reason. The Duke of the State was very upset, and he was really angry.

On the evening of that day, a secret order was transmitted from the Duke's Mansion to the Beijing Camp outside the capital. More than a dozen capable men were wearing night clothes and walked out of the camp gate into the city. As soon as they left, they soon disappeared on the empty street outside the capital.

At midnight, a loud bang suddenly came from Ji Gang's mansion, and several wing rooms in the mansion suddenly ignited. The people of Ji's mansion were anxious. While putting out the fires in batches, they rushed out of the mansion to Yingtian Mansion's yamen, asking the servants of the mansion to mobilize the water dragon chariot and the staff to help put out the fire.

Who knew that today, the people in Yingtian Mansion were like taking the wrong medicine. There was no one in the entire yamen, and even the prefect of Yingtian was not in the backyard of the yamen, so I didn’t know where to hide.

After hearing the news, Ji Gang's face turned blue and white. Finally, he sighed and waved his hand with a depressed look. There was no look of anger on his face, but instead he faintly felt a little despair.

It's over, the poisoning failed, which is Xiao Fan's most direct and ruthless revenge! Moreover, with Xiao Fan's style of conduct, burning his house is just the beginning, and this matter is not over yet.

Front hall of Xiao Mansion.

More than a dozen large boxes were placed in the hall, and the lid emitted a brilliant silver light.

Xiao Fan stared at Ji Gang, who was trembling all over, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that no one could understand.

"Mr. Ji, I heard that you had water from your mansion last night? How about it? Is it serious?" Xiao Fan asked with concern.

Ji Gang shook his head pale: "Thank you, Duke, for your concern, no... nothing."

Xiao Fan sighed, "The security in the capital is so bad. Those criminals are extremely guilty and dare to set fire to the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei. You said, how can living in such a city make people feel safe? Moving the capital is imperative. No one understands the painstaking efforts of my country's Duke. It is because everyone is drunk and I am awake alone..."

Ji Gang: “…………”

Xiao Fan smiled and said without a smile: "Mr. Ji's house was burned. This is a shocking case. The entire capital is talking about it. You should not be slandered in such evil deeds. Should my country's Duke enter the palace to report this to Your Majesty?"

Ji Gang trembled all over and said in a lost voice: "Don't not! Duke, the lower official... the lower official..."

Qiqi Ai Ai couldn't speak. Ji Gang's poisoning was a desperate move. Although he did not leave any handle, once he failed, the fool could guess who was the real murderer. In this era, everyone knew that the murderer did not need evidence.

The atmosphere in the front hall suddenly fell silent. After a long time, Xiao Fan sighed and stared at Ji Gang and said quietly: "Mr. Ji, you hurt me..."

Ji Gang: “…………”

"It's fine to poison, you actually give aphrodisiacs. If I really take it, you will release the wind in the world, saying that my private life is debauchery, extravagant and lewd, and a murder case turns into a romantic matter. Even if others have doubts, they will not want to get involved in this lush whirlpool. The officialdom is gone and the tea is cold. There are probably few ministers who can stand up for me, and the emperor will be kept in the dark. Not only will you lose the handle, but you can also take the opportunity to take the lead and become the most powerful minister in the court in one fell swoop, and completely satisfy your ambitions... Lord Ji, hehe, it's so scheming!"

Ji Gang's face was as pale as paper and sweated like rain. As soon as Xiao Fan finished speaking, Ji Gang knelt in front of Xiao Fan and said tremblingly: "Duke, Duke! The official... No, the disciple was confused for a moment and was obsessed with the ghosts. Please forgive me this time. The disciple will not dare to do it in the future, really won't dare!"

Xiao Fan sighed: "Give you aside? You have a murderous intention to kill me, how can I spare you? Lord Ji, you were actually wrong from the beginning. If you can keep your duty and suppress your ambitions, I will not do anything to you at all. Why do you have to get rid of me and get out of it? Your means of being an official are too cruel. Whoever becomes a stumbling block for you to climb will kill whoever you want. A person's ambition will never be satisfied. If I become your obstacle, you will kill me and replace me. What about the future? You become the first person in the court, and the only one above you will be the emperor. At that time, will you also kill the emperor and be the king of the north and the king? "

Ji Gang was shocked all over and leaned deep under Xiao Fan's feet. Cold sweat dripped on the jade floor in the hall, and soon a piece of water stain was soaked.

"The disciples will never dare to have such a rebellious intention. Please tell me the Lord! The disciples are really confused for a moment. If you do such a wrong thing, as long as the disciples spare their lives, the disciples are willing to resign from their official position and never step into the court for a lifetime... The disciples are spared..." Ji Gang said in the end and cried loudly, with extreme despair and fear filling his heart. He knew very well that Xiao Fan was holding a very deadly handle now. As long as he talked casually in front of the emperor for a few days, Ji Gang's life will be completely finished.

Seeing Ji Gang's appearance as a pitiful person, Xiao Fan knew that he was a very ambitious person. He would bow down and be servile and flatter. Once he was given power again, he would show his arrogant nature and use all vicious and despicable means to eliminate everyone who hindered his ambitions, even the emperor.

Such a person can no longer let him live.

Xiao Fan smiled, smiling brightly: "Take your life? Yes, I am a kind person and don't like killing. It's very simple to ask me to spare your life..."

Ji Gang suddenly felt ecstasy and immediately continued: "The disciple will give you money to the Lord!"

Xiao Fan also said happily when he heard this: "My Duke has always regarded money as dirt and never takes it seriously... You will give you another 50,000 taels of silver tomorrow, just forget it."

Ji Gang: “…………”

Xiao Fan smiled and explained: "Although my Duke regards money as dirt, my huge Duke's Mansion is a septic tank, and he has to spend money everywhere, there is nothing he can do..."

“…The subordinates will do it!”

"Silver is just a small matter. Lord Ji, if you want to save your life, you have to do something practical to make your country change your mind..." Xiao Fan's smile was as bright as the warm sun in spring.

"The prince has given me instructions to go through fire and water!" Ji Gang said without hesitation.

"You know, what my country's Duke cares about most is moving the capital. I have encountered great obstacles in moving the capital. My country's Duke is a little impatient to wait, but I am embarrassed to use force on my colleagues..." Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ji Gang's thoughts were heard immediately and he immediately understood what Xiao Fan meant. To put it bluntly, so many ministers opposed the move of the capital. Xiao Fan wanted to be rude, so he was asking someone to take the blame.

Ji Gang immediately made up his mind. Xiao Fan was afraid of turning against the ministers and became enemies, so he was scruples in many things. However, Ji Gang was originally a warrior and he would not care about these things at all. His way of dealing with things is very simple. Believing in fist is the truth. He did things that offend the ministers every day. Even if he took the blame, it would be fine. With the favoritism of the emperor, those corrupt ministers would not be able to defeat him.

After measuring the pros and cons, Ji Gang immediately clasped his fists and said respectfully: "The Duke of the Kingdom cannot bear to do anything, and his subordinates are willing to share the worries of the Duke of the Kingdom!"

Xiao Fan laughed: "Very good, very good! Lord Ji helped me do this. I will erase all the past, including the interception of the show girl. My country's Duke also sent someone back the evidence to you, and you can deal with it. We are like gambling dice. We don't lose or win in the first few games, we will protect our own capital, and we will play the next game again."

Ji Gang was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed, "The Duke of the Kingdom is very kind, and the subordinates are grateful. From now on, the subordinates will only follow the leader of the Duke of the Kingdom. If they do not dare to oppose the Duke of the Kingdom, if they violate today's oath, the subordinates will be punished by God!"

The solemn atmosphere in the front hall instantly turned into peace, and the host and the guest looked at each other and laughed, making a harmonious scene.

When Ji Gang said goodbye and was about to withdraw, Xiao Fan suddenly called him.

"Slowly, what's the name of the aphrodisiac you gave yesterday?"

Ji Gang's face turned into a pig's liver color, and he said awkwardly: "That... the disciple died! That thing is called Ji Le San, colorless and invisible. If you take Ji Le less, you will die if you eat too much... The disciple, the disciple will never dare to..."

"What dares, you must dare, get a few more pounds for me tomorrow..."

"Ah?" Ji Gang looked up in shock: "How many...how many pounds?"

"Well, how many pounds! My country's Duke was not lucky enough. When he was young, he met two old bastards inexplicably. These two bastards accidentally ate the Jile Powder yesterday. They suddenly felt as light as a swallow, and they were holding the sky under their crotch. They tasted very delicious. They were really good medicines for traveling at home. Ask me to get more for them..." Xiao Fan sighed in dismay.

Ji Gang's expression became more and more gloomy: "…………”

I'm careless! Xiao's house is really a dragon's nest!

At the court meeting a few days later, the court situation changed drastically again.

Some ministers, led by Jing Qing, the right censor, seemed to have been hypnotized, and they all changed their voices in unison. They, who had originally strongly opposed the movement of the capital, completely changed their position and firmly supported the movement of the capital.

When the treacherous parties heard this, they were both surprised and happy. They turned their heads and looked at Xiao Fan unconsciously. Only he had such a despicable ability, turning black into white, and turning the world upside down.

Xiao Fan in the squad still looked as if he was old and still, holding the flue plate in his hand, his eyes closed halfway, and a deep smile on his lips, which became unfathomable in the eyes of others. The master's appearance in the hands of Zhizhu immediately triggered a lot of worship.

The treacherous party and the Ji party vented their anger, and the voices of opposition in the court suddenly became much lower. In addition, Xiao Fan defeated the rebellion of King Yan, and his prestige in the army also increased. Many military generals in the standing squad, such as Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen, Wuding Hou Guo Ying, Wei Duke Xu Huizu, Ping'an, assistant to the governor's office of the Later Army, and Duke Cao Li Jinglong, who always regarded Xiao Fan as his brother-in-law, saw that the court's style changed drastically, he immediately went out to the team to agree to move the capital without hesitation.

In this way, the voices of opposing the capital movement were even smaller. Except for some stubborn Qingliu ministers in the court, such as Yang Jing, Chen Di, Zhang Jue and some censors, even if the rest of the court disagreed, they would not dare to go out to oppose it openly. Today, Jing Qing and others in the court suddenly turned against each other. If something abnormal happened, there would be a demon. The water seemed to be getting more and more turbid, and no one was willing to come out to disturb it. After all, the smiling Duke in front of the court seemed kind, but in fact he was not even worse than Ji Gang. The drastic change in the court direction was obviously the result of his secret planning. It was clear that the purpose of moving the capital movement was to achieve. If he was ignorant and ignorant, he might be able to sacrifice.

Seeing that the wind direction of the court meeting today changed, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Xiao Fan unconsciously, and suddenly realized that Xiao Shidu had tried his best to move the capital, and now he was slowly moving in a good direction. So Zhu Yunwen was very happy, waved his sleeves and issued a light imperial edict that influenced the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.

"I ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate silver. Zheng Ci, the Minister of Works, recruited craftsmen and civil servants, and prepared various prefectures and counties to prepare for Tonghe and Qingjiangpu in Huai'an, so that the long-abandoned canal will be opened again, so that the capital of the Ming Dynasty will be moved to Beiping, and all civil and military officials in the capital will be moved to it, so that the old system of Yingtian Prefecture will not be abolished, and it will be called Nanjing. It will also set up the inspector of the Six Ministers of Nanjing, etc., and the Duke of Wei Xu Huizu of the State of Wei will be the garrison and the commander of Nanjing. This order is issued by the Tongzheng Envoy and the envoys will be heard of it."

When the civil and military officials in the court were in amazement, Xiao Fan in the squad let out a gentle breath.

Destroy or praise, scold or praise, and the capital moves to achieve its goal. Even if it bears a lifetime of infamy, thousands of years later, future generations will give me a fair evaluation.

The Beiping Prefecture began to move. In order to welcome the northward movement of the imperial capital, officials from all over the world requisitioned civil servants and began to renovate and expand the Beiping City. All the yamen at all levels, government offices at all levels, as well as the Beijing camp garrison outside the city, and the residential land planning where the imperial ministers lived, etc., were proceeding in an orderly manner.

The order to move the capital was issued, and the world was also shocked. Sometimes, some scholars were scolding or praise, some protested passionately, and some were smiling and agreeing. No matter what attitude, they were just ordinary scholars and could not change the national policies of the emperor and the court. However, merchants from all over the country flocked to Beiping Prefecture like sharks smelling fishy smell.

The southern capital moved north, and the world was in a state of chaos and change color, and the interests of countless people were tangled by this national policy.

Two months later, the plan was ready for Peking, and the residences of various government offices and ministers were almost completed. When the stubborn people in the capital were still chasing in the court every day, Zhu Yunwen issued a second imperial edict, ordering the ministers in the capital to handle the trivial matters at home and move to Beiping Prefecture next month.

Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture.

At dawn, another court meeting began.

The ministers who opposed the capital moved this time made great efforts and planned to make a decision in the Golden Palace. They would not hesitate to advise the emperor to take back the capital and become a life. They made up their minds, even if they were fighting for the officials, they would still guard the houses in the capital. Without taking a step, letting the people of the world see their character of not fearing power and resisting illicit policies.

If we want us to surrender, we will carry our bodies to Peking!

At the same time, in the morning light at dawn, thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp were ordered to enter the city. In the Taiping Gate of the North City, Ji Gang, wearing a flying fish in brocade clothes, was waiting for them with his hands behind his back. Behind him were hundreds of envoys in the flying fish uniforms.

The two groups of people met, and a general led by the Beijing camp clasped his fists and said sternly: "According to the order of the British Duke, the last general led his troops into the city. Please ask the deputy commander Lord Ji to take over. The last general and his soldiers under his command obey the order!"

Ji Gang narrowed his eyes and looked at the darkness in front of him. Unlike the past military orders, today these soldiers are not holding swords and guns, not bows and crossbows, but hoes, hammers, saws, axes... which are like a large-scale construction engineering team.

Ji Gang sighed secretly and said in a deep voice: "It's Chen Shi, now. Let's take action while the civil and military officials are attending court at this time!"

General Chan said in confusion: "The last general dared to ask, what is the action?"

Ji Gang's face twitched violently a few times, and two words burst out from the cracks of his teeth: "...demolition!"

Ji Gang was so heavy that he could not be described in words.

I thought Xiao Fan wanted him to take the blame, but he just helped him kill a few chickens for the monkey to show him, and he could just frame a few ministers and scare them. Unexpectedly, Xiao Fan, the beast, actually asked him to demolish the minister's house...

Even the enemy of life and death cannot do such a detrimental thing. Demolition of a house is the same as shaving someone’s ancestral grave. If you take the blame, what will the ministers who oppose the moving of the capital have?

Ji Gang was trembling and had a cold war. In the early morning, an inexplicable cold air broke through his muscles and bones.

Closed his eyes, Ji Gang tried hard to calm down his emotions, and when he opened it again, his eyes were already firm.

If you offend the ministers, you will be edited and scolded a few times. Can they still dare to kill me?

But if Xiao Fan didn't take the blame, he would really kill me!

In a moment, Ji Gang decided to make choices.

"The Minister of Justice Yang Jing's Mansion, the Minister of Rites Chen Di's Mansion, the Minister of Personnel Zhang's Mansion, and the Minister of Personnel Lianzi Ning Mansion..." Ji Gang began to name one by one. These people were the backbone elements who still opposed the movement of the capital. Every time he called a name, his body couldn't help but tremble, and a ominous premonition in his heart became clearer and clearer.

These people are either Shangshu or Shishang. Ji Gang is also scared when he offended so many people. Will someone die if he cut off their house?

"...First send all the family members of the ministers' houses onto the official ships on the Yangtze River to protect them to the Peking Mansion, and then..." Ji Gang's face twitched again and said in a deep voice: "...and then demolish their house!"

Facing the soldiers of the Beijing camp who were a little hesitant, Ji Gang made a cruel decision and shouted: "Action should be fast! Before the scattered court, be sure to clear their families... to achieve the goal of collapse of the house and nine out of ten rooms!"

"yes!"

The soldiers responded with a loud bang and rushed to the residences of the ministers with various tools in their hands.

Under the first ray of sunshine in the early morning, the vigorous demolition movement of the capital began.
Chapter completed!