The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Master Zhang is here, you people, you don't know how to flatter, why don't you hurry up and let Master Zhang come in," Li Chunfang's voice came from the door.

To be honest, Zhang Fan felt a little unhappy when he heard the voice of others welcoming him so eagerly. He thought about his status now, the commander of Jinyiwei, the most famous of the emperor's twelve guards of the Ming Dynasty, It is specially to supervise the ministers of the DPRK and China. Not to mention the great power in their hands, all the subordinates are famous for being cruel and vicious. According to the original situation, no matter which minister sees him visiting in person, they should be scared to death Are you brave enough, but Zhang Fan is fine, no matter where he goes to answer the door, the master will always come out to greet him enthusiastically, which really makes him a little depressed.

"Master Li," Zhang Fan said hello to Li Chunfang who came out to meet him, "Please trouble me to go out to greet you personally, Zhang Fan is really ashamed."

"Where is it? It should be." In private, Li Chunfang didn't have the silent look in court at all. He was a cheerful person. He was 60 years old, but he didn't look old. Come on, it doesn't look like a person who is over sixty at all, "Speaking of which, I still want to thank Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang can be regarded as my benefactor of Li Chunfang,"

"Zhang Fan doesn't dare to be a benefactor or something," Zhang Fan said hurriedly, shaking his hand, and then asked with a puzzled expression, "However, Zhang Fan doesn't know at all, where is there any kindness to Mr. Li? Lord Li, please clarify, "

"Well..." Li Chunfang listened to Zhang Fan's words, squinted her eyes and pretended to be very dissatisfied, looked at Zhang Fan, and said, "Master Zhang, the commander of Jinyiwei, is not doing well. I don't know anything,"

"Oh, I don't know what 'this matter' refers to, and I still need to ask Mr. Li for advice," Zhang Fan said with an attitude of being taught with an open mind.

"You...you really don't know," Li Chunfang looked at Zhang Fan with a surprised expression, and then said, "I don't know if Mr. Zhang knows where my native place is."

"This..." After hearing Li Chunfang's question, Zhang Fan didn't know how to answer it. After thinking about it carefully, he really didn't know where Li Chunfang was from.

"Alas..." Li Chunfang sighed, as if expressing her dissatisfaction, then straightened her face and said, "This old man is from Xinghua, Yangzhou, Nanzhili."

"Yangzhou," Zhang Fan was a little surprised when he heard the name of the place. He had just come back from there not long ago, and there were indeed too many memories for him.

"That's right," Li Chunfang said, "This old man was born in Xinghua, but now everyone in the family has moved to live in the Yangzhou mansion. This time, I would like to thank you for helping to defend Yangzhou City, and also to save my family from being harassed by the Japanese. "

"Master Li, you don't need to thank me," Zhang Fan said hastily, "Not to mention that Zhang Fan didn't know that Master Li's family lived in the Yangzhou mansion. Even if they didn't, it was Zhang Fan's inevitable duty to guard Yangzhou City, so there was nothing to be grateful for. "

Zhang Fan's words were not appreciated at all, but Li Chunfang laughed again after hearing his words.

"Of course I know that," Li Chunfang once again returned to his previous cheerful attitude, "But it is true that Master Zhang saved my Li Chunfang family, so please accept my respect," Li Chunfang said to Zhang Fan bowed and bowed.

"Master Li, please get up quickly," Zhang Fan hurried forward to help him up when he saw this, looked around, found that the two were still on the street, and said, "This is not a place to talk, why don't you go in and talk."

"Look at me, I'm a bit confused," Li Chunfang said hastily, "Please come in quickly."

After coming to the hall and taking a seat, the two began to talk again.

"I heard that during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, Mr. Zhang also found the location of his ancestors," Li Chunfang asked about this matter.

"That's true," Zhang Fan nodded and said, "and my ancestors are in Yangzhou. If it is true, Master Li and I can be regarded as fellow villagers."

"Well, that's true. It's very convenient to have a fellow countryman in the court," Li Chunfang also said with a smile, but immediately, he showed a pensive face, as if he was thinking about something, He also subconsciously said, "It's just that this fellow from the same township is a bit late in recognizing it."

Li Chunfang's voice wasn't too loud, but Zhang Fan could hear it clearly. Hearing his words, Zhang Fan didn't know why, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"Don't bring up such a disappointing thing today," Li Chunfang recovered after a short while, and said, "It's getting late today, since Mr. Zhang is here, you should have a few drinks with me. "After saying this, Li Chunfang called his servants to give orders.

"This is very good," Zhang Fan said without any intention of refusing, "just one thing, I hope Master Li won't use the word 'Master' anymore, it's enough virtue."

"So, very good," Li Chunfang agreed with a smile, "Yuande, you still have to get drunk with me today."

The banquet, it is said that the banquet is good, but there are only Zhang Fan and Li Chunfang. A little heavy.

Li Chunfang picked up the wine glass that had just been filled, drank it all in one gulp, and said in a trance: "I still remember that it was in the 26th year of Jiajing. The first is the first, and the palace examination is also the first. I still can't forget the situation on that day.

"But after I entered the officialdom, I found that it was completely different from what I thought before. Before, I always thought that all the officials in the court were dedicated to the king and the people. After I also went in, I found that the people I thought of were not absent, but there were very few, and more people were working hard for themselves, whether it was for money or power.

"To be honest, I was very disappointed at the time. I didn't expect that after decades of hard study, I would get what I saw. After that, I began to fear that one day I would become like them."

Zhang Fan listened to Li Chunfang's narration and didn't interrupt. To be honest, Li Chunfang had this kind of thinking before. Darkness, skill, and selfishness, but when he got the title of champion like Li Chunfang that day, he also dreamed of it in his heart, but that dream was quickly obliterated by Xu Jie. The difference is that the impact on Zhang Fan caused by this incident was not as severe as that on Li Chunfang. After all, Zhang Fan had already been psychologically prepared.

Li Chunfang didn't know what Zhang Fan was thinking, and continued: "At that time, there were only two paths left in front of me, either follow the trend and become like those people; I didn't choose either path. I didn't want to sink down like them, nor did I act cynical and incorruptible. I started to tolerate everything.

"If someone wants me to speak for him, then I will say it, but it is definitely something that no one can offend. If someone wants to blame me, I will not refute it, because I know that I have done nothing wrong. What, there will inevitably be a conclusion at that time.

"However, even so, there are some things that cannot be avoided. I still remember that day when Yan Song was ransacked and questioned. One can imagine that in the past few years, another accident happened in the court.

"At that time, I had just joined the cabinet, and it happened that Elder Xu Ge and Gao Gong started to disagree. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it. After all, Gao Gong was also promoted by the old man, but How could I have imagined that things would get worse and worse. I tried my best to avoid it, but in the end I couldn't dodge it. I let the people of Gao Gong read a book.

"At that time, I was disheartened, and I really didn't want to stay in the court any longer. Just after the incident, I asked His Majesty to hand over the paperwork for begging for a divorce. Of course, I didn't get it, so I stayed. Later, it might be Elder Ge had the upper hand at that time, and Gao Gong saw that I didn't mean to threaten him, so he let me go, but I can no longer pretend that nothing happened, especially Ge After becoming an official, I feel more and more that if I continue like this, I am afraid that I will not end well.

"Last year, I submitted four memorials in a row, but His Majesty didn't agree to me no matter whether I said I was ill or I was old, but I think Your Majesty should have understood my thoughts. When I know Gao When Gong was going to continue to trouble Mr. Ge, I was also the one who went to the Commander's Mansion and was willing to stand up and defend Mr. Ge, in order to avoid these disputes from now on. I am really tired."

"Master Li's thoughts, Zhang Fan understands," Zhang Fan said, "I don't intend to prevent Master Li from returning home, but has Master Li ever considered that if you leave like this, there will be one less person in the court, especially in the pavilion?" As a human being, Gao Gong will definitely occupy the cabinet, and I don’t know how many troubles will arise in the future.”

"I thought about it, and I discussed it with Lingshi that day, but neither of us came up with a solution," Li Chunfang said, "I was still worried about this matter, after all, I can't be harmed just because one person wants to escape. Other people in the court, but now, I don't worry about it at all, "

"Why?" Zhang Fan was very puzzled, wondering why Li Chunfang would say this.

"Isn't it because you came to see me today?" Li Chunfang looked at Zhang Fan and said with a smile.

Hearing Li Chunfang's words, Zhang Fan also laughed.

It seems that there is indeed no one in the court who is confused, and the more confused those are, the smarter they are.