Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 240 238 - Jin Yi Wuming and Sword Pointing at Zhu Di

Flying fish suit and embroidered spring knife? !
As soon as these two nouns fell into Uncle Liu's ears, Uncle Liu's eyes lit up in an instant, and then a frenzied pride appeared on his face.

Gifted by the emperor, the special clothes and knives of the Jinyiwei represent things of glory, and in the eyes of some people are more precious than their own lives, and Uncle Liu is such a person.

"You are also worthy of playing Xiuchun Knife?" Uncle Liu glanced at Zhen Wu with disdain, as if Zhen Wu had defiled Xiuchun Knife.

Zhen Wu frowned in displeasure at once, and in the next moment there was a look of disdain on his face, and he snorted coldly, "The Xiuchun Knife is very good? In my eyes, it's not as good as my Northern Army's standard waist knives."

He also has the sword which he regards as glory.

Uncle Liu wanted to distinguish, but his breath became urgent, causing him to cough again and again. Zhen Wu frowned, looking at the somewhat embarrassed old man, his heart softened.

"Okay, okay, I'm really convinced, it's because I, Zhen Wu, are not worthy of playing Xiuchun knife."

Uncle Liu finished coughing, then sat up firmly, leaned on the bed, and looked at Zhen Wu with scrutiny in his eyes. At this moment, this old man turned into Liu Yi, the head of Jinyiwei who was in charge of Peking spies again.

His voice suddenly became calm, not rushing, probing Zhen Wu's psychology like a professional habit: "Let's not talk about whether we are worthy of playing Xiuchun knife, why don't we have a frank and honest chat, since you know I am Jin Yiwei, these years have been giving me small favors, but what do you want to use me for?"

The two had known each other for so many years, and it was the first time that they revealed their identities.

But Zhen Wu was a little puzzled.

use?

Indeed, a Jinyiwei spy, if it can be used and used well, it can do many things.

But is Zhen Wu planning to use Liu Yi? !

He didn't have that idea.

Zhen Wu looked at Liu Yi, who was full of wrinkles and old-fashioned, and twitched the corner of his mouth, and asked, "If I want to use you to do something, why is it just a small favor, a big favor directly, supplemented by friendship?" , isn’t it good? I, Zhen Wu, am not stupid? If I really want to take advantage of you, how can I allow you to be free for so long?”

But Liu Yi didn't believe this.

"Not only are you not stupid, but you are also very intelligent, so how could you do such obvious things?"

Liu Yi's eyes seemed to be condensed with the wisdom accumulated throughout his life: "Great kindness is like a needle in the heart, and it is hard to repay the most easy to turn into a big hatred. If you give me a big kindness, I will not accept it. Gritting your teeth is nothing but turning against each other. As long as I kill you Well, kindness and righteousness are naturally clear. The old man has been in the world for so many years, and he still has some kindness. On the contrary, small favors and small favors are like sugar hidden in honey. This snack machine."

Zhen Wu was stunned, he was a little dizzy from what Liu Yi said, he didn't know when he was so powerful.

He's sure he doesn't have much research on big favors and small favors.

However, he was a little interested in what Liu Yi said, and asked curiously: "Is the theory of kindness you mentioned reliable? It sounds like that, but is it true?"

However, Liu Yi did not answer Zhen Wu's words. Instead, he said in a cold voice: "No matter what tricks you use, I advise you to give up your heart. I will not hide it from you today. , I once ran away from my friends on the battlefield and committed injustice. Later, I became a Jin Yiwei to supervise the officials for the late emperor. I also killed innocent people unkindly for credit. With a sigh of relief, I will be loyal to the late emperor, and I will also be loyal to the new emperor identified by the late emperor, and I will never lose this word of loyalty again, so that I can meet the late emperor in a dignified manner after death."

Liu Yi paused, and said firmly: "So, you don't have to think about how to use me. It's useless. I can't help you and King Yan."

Zhen Wu was speechless, he really had no intention of taking advantage of Liu Yi.

He said worriedly: "By the way, you have come to Peiping for 20 years, don't you regret it?"

Liu Yi shook his head firmly.

Zhen Wu then asked: "You should be from a thousand households, right? You have fought all your life, you have given up your family in a deep house, kept your name in incognito, and lived alone in the sun like this, and you don't regret it."

Liu Yi didn't understand why Zhen Wu asked this suddenly, but he still said with vigilance: "Although I envied others, but the late emperor needed me like this, so I was willing."

hiss.

Zhen Wu took a deep breath.

Willingly, this word is a bit heavy.

He suddenly felt a little emotional. No matter how cruelly Zhu Yuanzhang killed loyal ministers, it cannot be denied that Zhu Yuanzhang has always had a group of loyal people, and he doesn't know how Zhu Yuanzhang brainwashed him. No, maybe he can't say brainwashing. It should be what happened to Zhu Yuanzhang. The charm of Liu Yi made people like Liu Yi willing to follow him to the death after so many years without fame and fortune.

Not for fame and fortune, which is kind of scary.

Don't talk about others, just talk about Zhen Wu, if Zhen Wu can't give others fame and fortune, how many people are willing to give their lives to Zhen Wu?

I'm afraid not many.

Maybe Zhen Wu needs a great pursuit, and this goal can attract the same group of fanatical believers.

Zhen Wu shook his head, temporarily put aside these idle thoughts, and said to Liu Yi seriously: "Old man, believe it or not, I never thought of using you for anything, taking care of you for so many years, it's just how much you treat our mother This one has helped, in fact, I heard from my mother that you have helped everyone in our alley. To the neighbors, you are a good person, and I have the same temper as you, so you can use it I treat you as a year-end friend, so you don't have to worry about losing your loyalty because of me."

"This is the best." Liu Yi snorted coldly.

Zhen Wu didn't care, instead he smiled and said: "You Jin Yiwei are too sensitive, after all, you Jin Yiwei seldom have friends."

The sadness in Liu Yi's eyes flashed away, he said "Jinyiwei" twice, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "Do you know why I told you clearly? Because I am no longer Jinyiwei, and the new emperor gave me my position. Take it back, I just want to help you, but there is nothing I can do."

Ok?
"Why?" Zhen Wu asked.

Liu Yi glanced at Zhen Wu, and said calmly: "Some time ago, the new emperor asked me to search for evidence of King Yan's crimes. However, although King Yan has committed some crimes in these years, they are all trivial matters. Send these things up, and the new emperor will I'm not satisfied, I'm afraid I still feel that I have an affair with the King of Yan, otherwise why did Zhang Bing and Xie Gui come to Peiping?"

It turned out to be the case.

Only then did Zhen Wu understand why Zhu Yunqi did not use Jin Yiwei to target King Yan.

You must know that Jin Yiwei handles more affairs than Zhang Bing and Xie Guimeng.

It turned out that Zhu Yunqi might have thought that Jin Yiwei had an affair with the King of Yan, which is really a great cleverness.

However, Zhen Wu thought of another point at the next moment. Once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhu Yunqi took the opportunity to get rid of Liu Yi, and replace the people he trusted with mastering the secret agents of the Jinyiwei. Want to be scary.

Zhen Wu wondered who would be in charge of Beiping Jinyiwei's spies now?

It's hard to guess.

Liu Yi glanced at Zhen Wu at this time, curled his lips and said, "I'm wondering who is in charge of Jin Yiwei now?"

Zhen Wu was not embarrassed when he was guessed, and he admitted it openly.

But he didn't expect that Liu Yichang sighed and said: "Don't guess, there won't be any more spies in the future, because the new emperor intends to abolish Jinyiwei."

"what?"

Zhen Wu was surprised in disbelief.

Liu Yi didn't speak, and turned his head to look out the window, as if there was his whole life outside, but he didn't know if this ups and downs life was worth it.

Seeing this, Zhen Wu couldn't help laughing after confirming Liu Yi's words, Jin Yiwei was abandoned?

Zhu Yunqi, oh Zhu Yunqi, what kind of strange person is this.

Why is it always unexpected.

Playing cards against common sense is really excellent.

Zhen Wu couldn't hold back in the end, and laughed. Anyone with such an opponent would probably be able to laugh.

The laughter awakened Liu Yi, who was stuck in memory, Liu Yi glanced sideways at Zhen Wu, didn't say anything, but changed the subject and said, "May I lend you some silver taels?"

"What are you doing?" Zhen Wu asked.

Liu Yi said indifferently: "I may not be able to last a few more winters. I want to go back to Jiqing to see which old fellows are still alive while I still have my life."

His tone was very light, as if he looked down on life and death.

"Then I'll let someone escort you back to have a look, the road is not safe." Zhen Wu thought for a while and said.

But unexpectedly, Liu Yi shook his head and refused: "No need, just borrow some money. If you really accidentally die on the road, then where you die, you can stay there forever."

Zhen Wu opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him again, but seeing Liu Yi's expression, he finally only asked, "Are you sure?"

"confirmed."

"That's good." Zhen Wu's tone also became calm, and he continued, "I'll see you off when the time comes."

Liu Yi nodded and did not speak again.

Zhen Wu then did not speak again.

He didn't witness Liu Yi's life, so he couldn't empathize with Liu Yi's state of mind. In his opinion, perhaps his fate with Liu Yi had indeed come to an end.

Two days later.

Liu Yi drove a carriage alone, and under Zhen Wu's gaze, he set off from Beiping to the capital. He was not in a hurry on the road, and he was enjoying the last time in his life like watching the scenery and the moon leisurely. a period of time.

Fortunately, it was a safe journey and did not encounter any twists and turns.

But this journey still took two months, and in March, Liu Yi came to Nanjing City.

It's just that this young man joined the army, lived through hundreds of battles, and Liu Yi, who had hidden his name for decades in Beiping for Zhu Yuanzhang, returned to Nanjing again. Among the acquaintances, only an old eunuch came to welcome him.

The old eunuch was already old and ugly, as if he might die at any time, so he had not served in the palace for a long time. After being released from the palace, he lived in a small house for the elderly.

He was accompanied by a little eunuch, who was his adopted son and apprentice, called Xiao Anzi. One thing that pleased the old eunuch was that Xiao Anzi was not a white-eyed wolf. Later, he never forgot him, and often came to visit him when he had free time, so the two handicapped people lived together, and their relationship was no worse than that of a father and son in an ordinary family.

At this time, Xiao Anzi asked the old eunuch curiously: "Father, why do you need to come and pick him up for such an important person?"

The old eunuch looked forward to where he came from, and sighed: "You don't know, when the guards were in charge, Mr. Liu, who generously donated money, was a well-known celebrity, but later he went to Peiping, and he has been there for more than 20 years. , now those old people in those days are dead, scattered, and forgotten, but no matter what, we can't forget. You must know that if it wasn't for Liu Sanye, we would have been beheaded by Emperor Taizu. You said we knew When Mr. Liu came back, how could he not come to pick him up? Speaking of which, I don’t know if Mr. Liu still has the same demeanor after so many years.”

Curious, Xiao Anzi continued to ask the old eunuch about Mr. Liu.

The old eunuch was also interested in talking, so he picked up some old things from the past and told Xiao Anzi to listen to it, which made Xiao Anzi's heart throbbing, and he became more curious about Third Master Liu.

But when Xiao Anzi saw Third Master Liu, he was a little disappointed.

Just like an ordinary old man, he is not at all like the handsome and high-spirited young hero that the old eunuch said.

However, Xiao Anzi is also a servant in the palace, so he doesn't show any expression on his face. Seeing the old eunuch and Liu Yi chatting lively, he looked at the crowd coming and going, stepped forward and suggested: "Father, Mr. Liu, please Don't go back and talk again, this is really not a place to talk."

Only then did the old eunuch come to his senses, and quickly invited Liu Yi to sit at his house.

Looking at the capital, Liu Yi felt touched. Although this was his hometown, there was no place to stay, so he nodded and followed the old eunuch to his house.

The city of Nanjing has changed so much that the older Liu Yi couldn't find many familiar faces. The old eunuch saw Liu Yi's strangeness, and smiled and introduced Liu Yi one by one.

While listening, Liu Yi looked around curiously, but looking at it, he didn't know if it was because of his professional habits, he found that the atmosphere in Nanjing City was a bit wrong.

However, Liu Yi didn't ask directly. It wasn't until the three of them arrived at home and sat down to have tea that Liu Yi asked his doubts: "Is there something important happening in the city recently? I think there are often soldiers in a hurry. Come and go, isn't it always like this in the capital?"

The old eunuch was a little puzzled, he wasn't too clear about this, so he turned his head to look at Xiao Anzi who was waiting by his side.

Xiao Anzi was a little confused.

The old eunuch said unhappily: "There is nothing to hide, even if there is something, if Mr. Liu wants to know, there is a way to find out from other sources."

Xiao Anzi smiled apologetically at the old eunuch, and then said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that the emperor dispatched troops to prepare for Beiping yesterday."

Beiping Beibian?

Liu Yi was startled, and suddenly realized something, he couldn't help looking to the north, and couldn't help but think in his heart: This is the sword pointed at King Yan, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, his year-end friendship was too deeply involved with King Yan, if he wanted to It will definitely be involved, but I don't know if that kid can get away with it.

Thinking about it, Liu Yi thought of himself again, and he gave a wry smile. He himself was annoying, and he still cared about others.

Liu Yi suddenly lost his mood. Thinking about his life, he couldn't help but whine softly: "This new emperor is really not like the great grandfather, he doesn't like my Jin Yiwei, heh, I have pity on my Jin Yiwei for many years. You have worked so hard to fight, but now you are in such an embarrassing situation."

The old eunuch did not hear.

But Xiao Anzi could hear it clearly, he was a person who served others, he was trained so well that he could hear and see well but he didn't speak. Hearing Liu Yi's words, he felt sympathy for Liu Sanye for the first time.

He also felt that the new emperor was very different from the Taizu. Although the Taizu used to be fair to their eunuchs, he did not deliberately alienate them. He has a mediocre temperament, and has never concealed his disgust towards them, and often punishes them wantonly because of a trivial matter.

Xiao Anzi sighed inwardly, life is not easy for eunuchs.

……

While Liu Yi and the others were chatting, the policy of eliminating Yan discussed by Zhu Yunqi and Fang Xiaoru and the others spread to all parts of Ming Dynasty in a very short time.

In the name of preparing for the frontier, Zhu Yunwen transferred the governor Song Zhong to Kaiping, the governor Xu Kai to station troops in Linqing, and the governor Geng Yu to station troops in Shanhaiguan. The regiments surrounded the city of Beiping and were immobilized. In Shunde, the rest of the guards in Beiping City were either sent to Song Zhong or sent to Geng Yu.

For a time, the whole country was shaken.

Zhu Yunqi's meaning can be said to be known to the world. You must know that Zhu Yunqi was the king of Zhou who asked Li Jinglong to lead the army to Kaifeng in the name of preparing for the frontier, and then took it down with lightning speed.

See you again now.

How can we not surprise the world!
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(End of this chapter)