When Tian Xiaofeng saw that her father had revealed the matter, she could no longer hide it and had to admit it.
Tian Long smiled and said, "Let me tell you, you damn girl won't have such filial piety." He threw the waistcoat to Mou Rongtian and said, "Boy, try it on and see if it fits you?"
Mou Rongtian put down the steamed buns, tried the fishskin waistcoat on his coat, and said, "It fits well." He didn't want it at first, but because he couldn't refute Tian Xiaofeng's face in front of everyone, he had to accept it. He said, "This waistcoat is really good."
Beautiful, thank you sister."
Tian Xiaofeng smiled and said: "You can take off your coat and put it on if you like. It's made from the belly of the Tyrannosaurus crocodile and is invulnerable."
Mou Rongtian suddenly said: "Sister, it turns out that you have been to Yingtian Mansion these days."
Tian Xiaofeng said: "Yeah, if you don't go there, where can you get the crocodile skin?" He said and sat aside.
Shi Yi said: "Sister, that crocodile is invulnerable, and even Brother Tim's sword can't do anything to it. How did you peel off its skin?"
Tian Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Although Rongtian's sword is sharp, it is not as good as my Dragon Tooth Dagger."
Shi Yi said: "Sister, do you still have this kind of treasure? Come and show it to me."
Tian Xiaofeng pulled out the dragon tooth dagger from her boot and handed it over. Shi Yi took it in his hand and played with it, saying, "Brother Tim, give me your tiger head knife."
Mou Rongtian asked: "What do you want to do?"
Shi Yi said: "I'll try which one is sharper, the tiger head knife or the dragon tooth dagger."
Mou Rongtian said: "The tiger-head knife is naturally not as sharp as this dagger. If you destroy the tiger-head knife for me, what will I use in the future? I will just be fooling around."
Shi Yi smiled and said: "You are so stingy." He returned the dragon tooth dagger to Tian Xiaofeng and said: "Sister, Brother Tian, Senior Brother Dong and Senior Brother Xia and I are all your brothers. You can't be partial and only treat Brother Tian.
I'm a good person, can you make me a fish skin vest later?"
Tian Xiaofeng smiled and said, "If you like it, I will make one for you when I have time."
Dong Fuyu smiled and said: "Sister, I want it too."
Tian Xiaofeng said: "Okay, I'll make one for you too." She just agreed casually, but she was not willing to give them the precious crocodile belly to make a waistcoat for them.
Mou Rongtian was moved when he saw Tian Xiaofeng's eyes were bloodshot and she yawned from time to time. He thought that she must have stayed up late to make a waistcoat for him.
As soon as the national mourning of Queen Wang was over, Wanli couldn't wait to make Concubine Zheng his queen. When he was young, he promised more than once that one day he would make Concubine Zheng the queen. After decades, this promise was finally fulfilled.
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Prince Fu naturally became the only legitimate son of Wanli. Officials from the Zheng Party petitioned to depose Zhu Changluo and make Prince Fu the crown prince. The princelings strongly opposed this.
Wanli also promised Concubine Zheng that their son would be the crown prince. He decided to defy all opinions and fulfill this promise, so he issued an edict to depose the crown prince and establish a new King Fu. Zhao Nanxing, the chief minister, refused to draft the edict and took advantage of it.
"Feng returned the right to perform" and rejected Wanli's will.
Seeing that his decree was rejected, Wanli was so angry that he almost overturned the Long Shu case and cursed Zhao Nanxing.
The young eunuch Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, since you hate that man named Zhao so much, why don't you tell him to get out of here?"
Before Wanli could speak, the eunuch Zhang Cheng shouted at Cao Huachun: "How dare you, you bitch slave, you have no right to speak here, and you still don't slap me."
Cao Huachun hurriedly knelt on the ground and was about to slap himself in the mouth when Wanli said, "No need, get up."
Cao Huachun stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Wanli said: "You little bastard, that's easy to say. Zhao Nanxing is the chief minister and has done nothing wrong. Why should I tell him to get out? Don't talk about such ignorant nonsense in the future."
Cao Huachun said: "I still have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
Zhang Cheng shouted: "You are a bitch slave. The Holy Spirit has just given you a slap in the face, but you still dare to talk nonsense. You are really a coward. Shut your bitch mouth now."
Wanli said: "Little Chunzi, if you have any nonsense, just say it."
Cao Huachun said: "Zhao Nanxing is already over sixty. I heard that he is in poor health and is plagued by a variety of illnesses. Your Majesty should be considerate of this veteran and allow him to return home to recuperate."
Wanli pondered for a moment, then laughed and said: "Xiao Chunzi, you have some evil ideas. Go and call Zhao Nanxing, I will tell him to get out of here right now."
After a while, Zhao Nanxing came to the imperial study and saluted. Wanli asked, "Zhao Aiqing, how old are you?"
Zhao Nanxing thought to himself: "Why did the Holy One ask about this matter?" He had a vague premonition and replied: "Wei Chen is 50 years old this year."
Wanli said: "You are already sixty-five. No wonder your hair is gray. You have always been in poor health and suffer from all kinds of diseases. You have to work hard for state affairs at such an old age. I really can't bear it. You go back to your hometown to recuperate. The court
I won’t bother you with the above matters.”
Zhao Nanxing was startled and said: "Although I am old, I am in good health..." Before he could finish his words, Wanli interrupted: "Stop talking, I have made up my mind, please be safe."
In terms of personnel appointments and removals, the chief minister of the cabinet could not exercise the power of "returning the title to executive order" to reject the emperor's decree. However, Zhao Nanxing had the support of the Queen Mother, and it would not be easy for Wanli to get him out.
Zhao Nanxing left the imperial study and went to Cining Palace to see the Empress Dowager. After explaining the matter, the Empress Dowager said, "You can go back to the cabinet office. This matter will be handled by the Ai family."
The Queen Mother came to the Imperial Study Room, and Wan Li gave her a gift. The Queen Mother said with an unhappy face: "Your Majesty, why did you let Zhao Shoufu retire and return to his hometown? Is it because he blocked your way and prevented you from deposing Luo'er?
, you want to drive him away."
Wanli said: "Mother, you have misunderstood the child. How could the child be like this? I am sympathetic to the veteran, and I don't want him to work so hard at such an old age."
The Queen Mother said: "Zhao Shoufu is only over sixty years old. He is not yet in his seventies. He is not considered old. It is better to stay in the court and share the worries of the emperor."
Wanli was not straightforward and strong. Hearing what his mother said, he had no choice but to agree.
That night, Luo Sigong came to the Zhao Mansion and had a secret discussion with Zhao Nanxing in the study. Zhao Nanxing said: "If Prince Fu fails to abdicate, the status of the prince will be unstable. We have to find a way to make Prince Fu abdicate as soon as possible."
Luo Sigong said: "This is absolutely true."
Two days later, at the second watch, Crown Prince Zhu Changluo and personal bodyguard Xu Daiyue were sitting at a stone table in the backyard drinking. Suddenly, a masked man in black came over the wall with a steel knife. Xu Daiyue shouted, "No, no."
There is an assassin!" He pulled out the vine snake sword around his waist to protect Zhu Changluo, and the other guards rushed forward to fight the assassin.
The assassin slashed down several guards with his sword, and rushed to the stone table with a single step. Xu Daiyue swung his sword and stabbed him. He was the second disciple of Wu Kunshan and the younger brother of Li Tianmu. Xu Daiyue was known as the "Quick Sword" in the world. His swordsmanship was very fast.
Famous. But now his swordsmanship is much slower.
Zhu Changluo hid behind Xu Daiyue and did not escape. The assassin made several moves to force Xu Daiyue back and slashed at Zhu Changluo with a knife. Zhu Changluo was good at martial arts and could have avoided the knife, but he failed to dodge and was slashed diagonally on the chest.
There was a big gash, and the blood immediately stained the clothes red.
Xu Daiyue raised his sword again and attacked the assassin. His swordsmanship suddenly increased in speed. He struck out with three "swish, swish, swish" swords, forcing the assassin to retreat. Then he stabbed out with another sword, hitting the assassin's right shoulder. The assassin said "Ouch" and raised his foot to move towards the assassin.
The opponent was kicked in the abdomen, Xu Daiyue took a step back, and the assassin wiped his head and ran away, flying to the room, swaying back and forth, and disappeared.
Someone wanted to assassinate the prince, which was a big deal. Luo Sigong went to report to Wanli that night. Wanli suspected that Dongchang was responsible, so he remained calm and asked: "How is the prince? Is he not injured?"
Luo Sigong said: "The prince's injuries are serious, but fortunately there is no fear for his life."
Wanli said: "I don't know who the assassin is and why he wanted to assassinate Luo'er. You should send more people to protect the prince and make sure he doesn't make any mistakes."
Luo Sigong accepted the order and resigned.
Wanli angrily went to Yongning Palace overnight. Empress Zheng had already fallen asleep and was woken up by Wanli. She saw Wanli standing in front of her with sleepy eyes. She sat up and asked, "Your Majesty, it's so late, why are you here?"
Wanli looked at Empress Zheng with a sullen face, and asked: "The prince's assassination tonight was a good deed done by you and Yan Shoufeng?"
Empress Zheng was startled and shook her head hurriedly: "This matter has nothing to do with me. Your Majesty, please don't listen to the villain's slander and wrongly accuse me."
Wanli said: "Besides you and Xun'er, who else in the world wants to harm the prince? If it wasn't you, who could it be? Fortunately, the prince is lucky enough to have escaped your murderous hands. If the prince has any shortcomings, I will never forgive him.
you."
Empress Zheng said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, this matter really has nothing to do with me. If I say anything false, I will die badly."
Wan Li said impatiently: "That's enough, that's enough. I will not pursue this matter, but this is the last time. If there is another time, I will not be merciful to you." After saying that, he walked away.
Empress Zheng was so tormented by Wanli that she couldn't sleep at all. She thought to herself: "Could this be arranged by Yan Shoufeng?" She shouted: "Liu Cheng, please go and call Yan Shoufeng over."
After a while, Yan Shoufeng came to Yongning Palace. Concubine Zheng said coldly: "Yan Shoufeng, the prince was assassinated tonight. Do you know about this?"
Yan Shoufeng said: "On the way here, Eunuch Liu already told this servant."
Concubine Zheng shouted: "Isn't it you who arranged this?"
Yan Shoufeng said: "How is it possible? If the prince is assassinated, it will not be of any benefit to King Fu. The Holy Emperor will definitely be angry with King Fu. This slave is not confused, how could he do such a stupid thing."
Concubine Zheng said: "You didn't arrange it. Could it be that Xun'er couldn't wait any longer and did this stupid thing?"
Yan Shoufeng said: "It is possible."
Empress Zheng sent someone overnight to call Prince Fu Zhu Changxun and asked, "Xun'er, the prince was assassinated tonight. Is it a good thing you sent someone to do?"
Zhu Changxun shook his head and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the child. Mother, please don't accuse people randomly."
Empress Zheng said: "It really has nothing to do with you?"
Zhu Changxun said: "It really has nothing to do with the child. If the mother does not believe it, the child can swear to God. If the child did this, he will be beaten by God..." Before he could finish, Concubine Zheng said: "That's enough, that's enough."
No need to swear or swear, my mother believes in you."
Concubine Zheng said doubtfully: "Besides us, who else wants to kill that boy Zhu Changluo?"
Yan Shoufeng said: "I'm afraid this is Luo Sigong's trick. He wants to use this as an excuse to force King Fu to join the vassal at a thousand years old."
Empress Zheng suddenly realized it and shouted: "This old dog Luo Sigong is really hateful."
Yan Shoufeng's guess was correct. This was indeed Luo Sigong's plan, in order to use this as an excuse to force King Fu to join the vassal. In order to keep his position as crown prince, Zhu Changluo staged this good show with Xu Daiyue and the assassin.
The assassin was Luo Sigong's confidant Yu Manjiang, and he was killed by Luo Sigong that night.
The next day, Nanzhen Fusi searched Yu Manjiang's house and found tens of thousands of taels of silver. He could not save such a large amount of money based on his salary alone, even if he did not eat or drink for the rest of his life. Nanzhen Fusi suspected that he had accepted bribes.
He wanted to be arrested, but Yu Manjiang was nowhere to be found, so Luo Sigong ordered a nationwide manhunt for him.