Chapter 325

When Zhu San's family walked to the entrance of the cave, Hou Zhen took a few steps forward and handed him a lit torch. Then he gave Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan a torch each, and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Master Li, this

The secret path is winding and winding, with many dangers, so be careful."

Li Qiufeng nodded and said: "Mr. Hou, I leave this cave to you and Brother Xiao. If the enemy really attacks, don't get entangled with them here, retreat to the secret passage as soon as possible and find a place to hide.

It is most important to take shelter temporarily!"

Hou Zhen nodded and said: "Young Master Li has great martial arts skills and is very alert. We are here to wait for the good news about you!"

After the three of them entered the secret passage, Zhu Sanjia walked in the front with a torch held high in his right hand. As he walked, he said: "Although this secret passage was repaired by predecessors, more than half of it was made by nature. Therefore, the footing is not smooth. The two of them walked on it."

Please be careful where you step."

Murong Danyan smiled and said: "We also came down from this secret passage, how could we not know this truth?"

Zhu Sanjia was startled and couldn't help but turn around, glanced at Murong Danyan, shook his head, turned around and continued to move forward, saying: "I thought you came in from the cave exit, but it turned out that I was all wrong."

Li Qiufeng held the torch in his left hand and held the handle of the knife tightly in his right hand, protecting him in front of Murong Danyan. As he walked, he said: "Brother Zhu, in the cave just now, you once said that the ancestors of the Sha family had quite an extraordinary experience in establishing this Shajia Fort.

Simple, can you tell us the details?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "The eldest mistress said that the young master is a good friend of Shajiabao. It doesn't hurt to tell the young master about it. More than a hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Sha family were officers in the personal guard of Prince Yan's palace. At that time, my Zhu family

The ancestors were subordinates of the ancestors of the Sha family. The two of them fought with King Yan for many years and crawled out of the dead many times. It was a fateful friendship.

"The story begins with Emperor Jianwen's reduction of vassal status. After the death of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne. Instigated by a group of treacherous ministers, he actually wanted to attack the kings in order to eliminate future troubles. At that time, King Yan was stationed in Peiping to prevent

Meng Yuan went south, and together with the King of Qin and the King of Jin, they were called the "Three Kings", and they had the strongest military force. Therefore, those treacherous officials wanted to attack King Yan. However, if we get to the bottom of this matter, to be disrespectful, it was Taizu who

The emperor’s fault…”

When Li Qiufeng heard what he said, he was startled and said: "Brother Zhu, Taizu had already passed away at that time. It is indeed not a good thing for the royal family to fight with each other and kill each other. But how can we blame Taizu for this?"

On your body?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "Master Li didn't know something. After King Yan became emperor, this matter was regarded as a secret that was not told. Most of the people who knew about it were executed, and Taizu's secret decree was also destroyed.

Therefore, not to mention that the people do not know, even the imperial family is at a loss about this matter..."

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more confused he became, and he thought to himself: "This Brother Zhu talks incoherently and has no structure at all. He jumps here and there. What he wants to say is difficult for people to understand."

But I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Mr. Li, from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the current Emperor Jiajing, do you know how many emperors he has passed down?"

Li Qiufeng was startled, thought for a moment, and said: "From Emperor Taizu to the current Emperor Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty has experienced a total of eleven emperors."

Zhu Sanjia said: "Yes. Mr. Li, among these eleven emperors, which emperor is the most supported by the people and courtiers?"

Li Qiufeng became more and more puzzled. He didn't know what the purpose of Zhu Sanjia's suddenly asking about this matter. He frowned and said, "It's hard to say. Emperor Taizu was strong and determined, strategizing, and experienced hardships for a long time.

Expelling the Mongolian Yuan, restoring our country as a Han people, and saving the people from the fire and water, they will naturally be the most supported by the people..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Sanjia chuckle and said: "Master Li, I'm afraid you don't mean what you said. Although Emperor Taizu was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, after he ascended the throne, he started a series of major cases, first using the opportunity to

In the Yin Yi case, they went on a killing spree and almost all local officials were killed. Naturally, there were many corrupt officials among them, but most of them were diligent officials. The father of Fang Xiaoru, the great loyal minister of the Jianwen Dynasty, Fang Keqin, was an incorruptible official.

Officials were also killed in this case. Later, the Hu Weiyong case broke out. Taizu punished the Prime Minister Hu Weiyong of the nine clans on the charge of "conspiracy", and killed Chen Ning, the imperial censor, and Tujie, the Zhongcheng. Several people were involved in the case.

A total of more than 30,000 people were killed. They even used this case as an excuse to kill Li Shanchang, the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has never had the position of prime minister. Soon after, the provincial officials were arrested based on the Guo Heng case.

He killed tens of thousands of people and implicated the rich families in the world. Ten houses were empty, and the people were resentful. Taizu was angry for the common people. After settling the case, he even killed Wu Yong, the chief judge. This was to imitate Cao Mengde and borrow people's heads.

To appease the people's anger. To be disrespectful, although Emperor Taizu was great in martial arts, he came from a rough background. He probably likes to listen to people's stories, so he came up with such a method. However, this matter is too explicit, and it will inevitably arouse people's slander. "

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "You, this old man, originally spoke confusingly, but you talked about these things in a very orderly manner. I guess you heard what others said. You said that Emperor Taizu came from a rough background, and you came up with the idea of ​​borrowing someone's head after hearing what others said.

It’s a good idea, I’m afraid I have the same temperament as your brother, so don’t make fun of the other.”

But I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Emperor Taizu used these three major cases to kill almost all civil servants from the court to the localities. Not only did he eliminate the hidden dangers of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, he also abolished the position of prime minister and concentrated his power to

In his own hands, he used the Guo Heng case to break the bones and suck out the marrow of the rich in the world. The cruelty of the search can be said to be unprecedented. However, he still refused to stop, for fear that the military generals would rebel. Soon a big prison was raised, and he used Lan Yu to rebel.

The case implicated the killing of heroes and generals. All the famous founding generals who had experienced hundreds of battles but luckily survived were implicated in the case. More than 15,000 people were killed successively. After this case, military power was firmly controlled by Taizu.

In the emperor's hands, there was no general in the court who could threaten his successor, Emperor Jianwen. It's just that Emperor Taizu killed so many people, but he forgot one thing. If there was a change, who could lead the troops to become Emperor Jianwen?

Conquest? Think about it carefully, if Emperor Taizu had not slaughtered all the founding generals, how could Emperor Jianwen have no generals to use after the Battle of Jingnan? He could only send a big idiot Li Jinglong to lead the army. As a result

He was beaten to a pulp by King Yan, and finally lost the world. Emperor Taizu's methods were not only criticized by the people, but also by the court officials. Who wouldn't be afraid of him? Such an emperor can be said to be loved by everyone in the world.

What?"

When Murong Danyan heard Zhu Sanjia openly criticizing Emperor Taizu, he thought to himself: "This man openly criticized Emperor Taizu. If it were spread, it would be a serious crime that would kill all the nine tribes. But listening to him talk, it doesn't sound like he just spoke.

It's so vulgar. This time I left Jiangnan and met strange people again and again. When I went back and told my father, he wouldn't scold me for wandering around."

She was so lost in thought that she forgot to pay attention to her feet, and she tripped over a rock protruding from the ground. She stumbled and fell forward. Li Qiufeng heard the movement behind her and turned around hurriedly, seeing Murong Danyan standing in front of him.

She fell forward and hurriedly stretched out her right hand to hold Murong Danyan's slender waist, and gently held her body steady. Murong Danyan was surprised to find Li Qiufeng hugging her, and she was shocked and happy at the same time.

But she was a little shy. Li Qiufeng didn't think much about it. Seeing that Murong Danyan had already stood firm, he retracted his right hand, still holding the handle of the knife, and said: "Miss Murong, the ground is uneven, so you must be careful.

That’s it.”

Murong Danyan held the torch in front of him and nodded. His heart was beating hard. Looking at Li Qiufeng's strong back, his heart was full of tenderness. He was actually crazy for a moment.

When Li Qiufeng helped Murong Danyan, Zhu Sanjia also stopped. Seeing that Murong Danyan was not seriously injured, he turned around and continued walking with the torch, saying as he walked: "Emperor Taizu is still doing this

This is one thing, but it is the most unpopular, and can even be said to bring endless disasters."

Murong Danyan had come to his senses at this time. After hearing what Zhu Sanjia said, he immediately said: "Brother Zhu, what did Emperor Taizu do to cause such a disaster?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu issued an imperial edict to abolish the pro-military Duwei Mansion and Yiluan Division and replace them with Jinyi Guards. Emperor Taizu must not have known at the time what a terrifying monster he had unleashed to fight against the enemy.

A disaster for the world.! The origin of Lan Yu’s case was that the commander of the Jinyi Guards accused Jiang Yuluo of treason and accused Lan Yu of treason. Only then did the generals who founded the Ming Dynasty and even Emperor Jianwen lose the world. Tracing back to the source, it’s all

This is Jiang Gu’s fault! Ever since the Ming Dynasty, there have been royal guards, which has caused a lot of trouble in the court and everyone is in danger. The people are also boiling with resentment..."

At this moment, Li Qiufeng suddenly stopped and lowered his voice: "There is someone in front of you!"

Zhu Sanjia and Murong Danyan also stopped and listened attentively. At this time, the wind blew in the secret passage, and the flames of the three torches swayed around in the direction of the wind, making a whirring sound. Zhu Sanjia

After listening for a while, except for the sound of wind and burning torches, there was no unusual sound. It's just that he suffered a big loss at the hands of Li Qiufeng. He knew that this person's martial arts was extremely high. Since he found someone, it would naturally not be him.

Xu Yan, so he turned around and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Master Li, why didn't I hear anyone's voice?"

Li Qiufeng whispered: "More than ten feet ahead, there were the gasps of at least two people."

Zhu Sanjia was startled, then remembered something, put his right hand to his mouth, and suddenly licked his lips and whistled, which shocked Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan. After a while, they heard the sound of footsteps, and someone walked quickly towards them.

Murong Danyan thought to herself: "This person surnamed Zhu is indeed deceitful!" She pulled out her long sword with her backhand and wanted to rush forward. Li Qiufeng hurriedly reached out to stop her and whispered: "Don't do it yet, take a look.

Let’s talk about the situation!”

In a moment, under the light of the torch, two people rushed out of the darkness. It was two of Zhu Sanjia's men. The two men held long spears. After seeing Zhu Sanjia and the other three, they hurriedly stopped and clasped their fists.

Salute: "Brother Zhu, why are you here?!"
Chapter completed!