A knife in love

Chapter 2894
When Li Qiufeng was thinking, he only heard Murong Danyan continue to say: "Shen Wansan thought of the extensive involvement of Li Shanchang's case and the tragic killing, and he became more and more panicked. The gold bricks on the ground were dyed red. Taizu Emperor Shen Wansan refused to reveal the person who revealed the news, and he became more and more disgusted with him in his heart. He was about to order Jin Yiwei to drag Shen Wansan out, and suddenly a eunuch quietly Slip to his side and whisper to Emperor Taizu that His Majesty has returned to the palace and has something important to report to His Majesty."

When Murong Danyan said this, he paused for a while, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, do you know who this lady is?"

Li Qiufeng listened to Murong Danyan's story full of loopholes, and didn't take it to heart at all.Hearing Murong Danyan's question at this time, he suppressed a smile, shook his head, and said: "I don't know, so I ask Miss to enlighten me."

Complacent, Murong Danyan said with a smile: "When you mention this empress, she is a great figure in our Ming Dynasty. She is the first wife of Emperor Taizu, Empress Ma. There is a popular saying of 'Empress Ma with Big Feet'." The story tells the legend of this Madam Ma. Ma Madam is kind-hearted. When she joined the Emperor Taizu in the army, she saved the lives of countless people. Although she became a queen, she still did not improve her character. Many ministers Convicted, she was about to be beheaded by Emperor Taizu. Madam Ma couldn't bear it, so she often came forward to intercede. When he begged for mercy, he would often lenient the minister and spare the life of the minister. At this time, the emperor Taizu heard that the eunuch said that Madam Ma had something important to do, and he knew that someone had told Ma Madam that he was going to kill Shen Wansan. Unable to bear Shen Wansan being killed, he presumably wanted to intercede for Shen Wansan. Although the Emperor Taizu had a severe temper, he respected Madam Ma, and he refused to touch Madam Ma's face easily. Therefore, after hearing the eunuch's report, Emperor Taizu waved his hand to ask for help. The eunuch stepped back, turned his head to look at Shen Wansan, sneered, and said, "You profiteer committed a capital crime. Originally, you were going to be hacked into pieces and wiped out the nine clans. It's just that God has the virtue of being good at life. Today I am lenient. Forgive you not to die. It's just that capital crimes can be forgiven, but living crimes cannot escape. I decreed to confiscate your family property and exile the whole family for three thousand miles.

"After Shen Wansan heard what the Emperor Taizu had said, he kowtowed his head like pounding garlic, and thanked the emperor for not beheading him. It's just that although Shen Wansan was spared from death, all his family wealth was confiscated into the palace. It was a treasure, yet he smashed it to pieces. Shen Wansan knew that he had no chance to make a comeback. He was physically and mentally exhausted, and he was insulted and insulted by officers and soldiers during his exile. It is said that the emperor Taizu secretly sent a master of Jinyiwei to poison Shen Wansan to death on the way to exile. It can be seen that the big businessmen with huge wealth are feared by the government, and most of them have no good end. Ding Guan is so careful, probably because he knows Shen Wansan's end, so he will hold him Be a man with a tail, and dare not be arrogant in the slightest."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Empress Ma has always been famous, and she is indeed a remarkable person.Emperor Taizu killed so many people back then, Empress Ma couldn't bear it, and she once came forward to intercede for the minister.However, the person who received Empress Ma's request was definitely not an ordinary official, let alone a rich businessman like Shen Wansan.I worked in Jinyiwei for five years, and I only heard that Empress Ma begged for Song Lian.This Song Lian is a first-class Confucian in the world, and he is a good friend with Mr. Liu Bowen.He was summoned by Emperor Taizu to serve as an official in the imperial court and served as editor of the Imperial Academy, and later became the teacher of Prince Zhu Biao.Emperor Taizu valued Lord Song Lian very much, and even called him "the head of civil servants who founded the Ming Dynasty".Empress Ma knew that Song Lian was a learned scholar, and respected him very much.Later, the case of Hu Weiyong was discovered, and Song Shen, the grandson of Mr. Song Lian, was implicated in the case.At that time, although Master Song Lian had already retired from office and returned to his hometown, Emperor Taizu was so angry that he also arrested Master Song Lian to the capital, intending to kill him together.After Empress Ma and Prince Zhu Biao learned about this, they were shocked, and tried their best to persuade Emperor Taizu to intercede for Lord Song Lian.At that time, Emperor Taizu was furious because of the case of Hu Weiyong's rebellion, beheading many people, the whole court was full of murderous spirit, and no one dared to persuade Emperor Taizu to kill less and be cautious.Empress Ma has a good reputation and never interferes in government affairs, but in order to save Lord Song Lian's life, she had to stand up and present to Emperor Taizu.It is said that Empress Ma told Emperor Taizu in the harem that even if it is a common people's house, if you invite a teacher to teach your son to read and write, you can always be courteous, not to mention that your majesty is the real dragon emperor!Mr. Song has already retired from office and returned to his hometown, so it must have nothing to do with the big case of Hu Weiyong's rebellion.

It's just that when Emperor Taizu was angry, although he always respected Empress Ma, he refused to spare Lord Song Lian's life. No matter how Empress Ma tried to persuade him, he just shook his head and remained silent.When it was time to eat, Emperor Taizu saw that there were only some vegetables on the table, but no meat or wine. He felt strange and was about to question the eunuchs who were accompanying him. Mr. Song is also a blessing.Emperor Taizu couldn't bear to see Queen Ma's appearance like this, and finally pardoned Mr. Song Lian's death penalty and resettled him to Maozhou.Master Song Lian died of illness in Kuizhou the following year at the age of 72, which was considered a good death.The story Miss Murong told had so many flaws that it could not be taken as true at all.

The two talked and talked, and walked for several miles before they knew it, and finally arrived near the pier.Ding Guan stopped in his tracks, waiting for Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan to come to him, and then he said with a smile: "Dong'an City is known as a famous city in Liaodong. The wharves of Weiwei and Dengzhouwei are not far apart."

Seeing Ding Guan's respectful expression, Li Qiufeng's heart became sharper, and he knew that this person had been walking in front just now, it was because he deliberately let himself talk to Murong Danyan, so that he would not walk beside him, and there would be conflicts between the two of them talking. scruples.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, no wonder Yang Zhenzhong trusted Ding Guan so much.This person is so meticulous in his work and good at observing words and demeanor, anyone will use him as a confidant.

The three of them walked to the pier, and saw fifty or sixty large boats moored by the sea, and many small boats, which were many times larger than the pier in the south of Dongliao County.However, there was no one around the pier, and only the rumbling sound of the waves hitting the shore could be heard, which made the whole pier quite strange.

Ding Guan took Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan along the coast and walked eastward. He didn't stop until he was more than a hundred feet away, not far from the east end of the pier. The big boat said: "Uncle Li, Miss Mu, this big boat is the ferry I prepared for you two."

(End of this chapter)