"The construction of vassals can make the world as solid as a rock and seal the territory. It can increase the friendship of close relatives, which is the method of friendship between ancient and modern times, and it is also the ...... of the emperor's ancestors and the application of our principles."

In the summer of the third year of Xingqian, after such an edict was transmitted to Guangzhou, the atmosphere of the city changed, and everyone knew that at the same time as the establishment of the feudal auxiliary, the Jin king of Guangzhou was probably going to return to Beijing. Although he is the king of Jin, he has a different surname. Perhaps His Majesty's congregation will establish a vassal auxiliary, but it will never include a king with a different surname.

It was at this time that an edict from Beijing arrived in Guangzhou, and Fan Xuanchao, the prefect of Guangzhou, was transferred to the governor of Sichuan. This holy order made Fan Xuanchao rise two levels in a blink of an eye, from the prefect of the fourth rank to the governor of one place from the third grade, which is a rare break in the court.

Fan Xuanchao received this edict, and he really felt happy to descend from the sky. The congratulations of his friends, the envy of his colleagues, the old congratulations, and the joy of his family, all of which made him feel the emperor's grace. He was born as a shadow official, his father was Fan Jingwen, the cabinet minister of the Chongzhen Dynasty, Chongzhen broke the Xuanfu in 17 years, forced the Beijing Division, the ministers invited the emperor Nanxing, Fan Jingwen, who was a cabinet minister, persuaded the emperor to "consolidate the hearts of the people, stick to the help", and soon the thief broke the Beijing master Chongzhen hanged himself. Fan Jingwen left a suicide note saying: "As a minister, you can't kill the shame of thieves, and you will die with hatred." Later, he went to the ancient well next to the Shuangta Temple to commit suicide.

Although Fan Jingwen was the only cabinet minister who was martyred, he could "consolidate people's hearts and stick to waiting for help", but he made the emperor hang himself. It is precisely because of this that when Da Mingyin was the son of a martyred official, he was a little hesitant about Fan Xuanchao's appointment, and in the end, His Majesty personally ordered Fan Xuanchao, and he had to be a leader. In fact, Fan Xuanchao was appointed because as early as the Chongzhen Dynasty, he had already served as a county commander, and his official reputation was excellent.

After being hand-picked by the emperor, Fan Xuanchao took up the post of prefect of Guangzhou, and as soon as he took office, he took up the prefect of any provincial capital.

In the three years he was in office, Fan Xuanchao was not only loyal to his duties, but also repeatedly able to fully implement the ideas of the imperial court - to restrain the king of Jin, recover money, grain, taxes and other powers and responsibilities, which is why the imperial court sent him to Guangzhou, because he could never be bought by Li Dingguo.

Now, with the overall situation being decided, the task has basically been completed Fan Xuanchao, before leaving Guangzhou, the governor of Guangdong not only congratulated him, but also solemnly told him that he should go to the Jin Wangfu before leaving.

The society is a very important reminder: Yes, anyone can not go, and the Jin Wangfu must go.

He remembered that three years ago, when he first came to Guangzhou, in order to recover the salt tax, tax customs and other affairs, he repeatedly contradicted the king of Jin three times, and every time the king of Jin silently chose to be patient, it was time to visit the king of Jin, as for whether he could release the suspicion, Fan Xuanchao did not know, but he knew that now there was a promising but risky road in front of them.

The night before he was about to leave Guangzhou, Fan Xuanchao stepped into the Jin Palace, alone.

"The king is rich and honorable, and has everything, although Weichen has been a magistrate for three years, but he does not dare to collect a penny except for Yulu, although he does not have a clean breeze on his sleeves, but he cannot give the king a gift. This official didn't bring anything tonight, only a loyalty to the court: in this life, he will be the emperor, and he will do his best for the Ming Dynasty. ”

Fan Xuanchao's extremely sincere words moved Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo has never been a person who is greedy for money and good goods, and he doesn't really want others to give him gifts. He started from grass mustard, and naturally knew that Qing officials were rare, but Fan Xuanchao was a clean official.

Looking at Fan Xuanchao in front of him, Li Dingguo smiled and said.

Futai lives up to the name of Lingzun's "two non-Shangshu", "not instructed, not fed, selfless in the bottom of the heart can let go", "diligent for the country, diligent for the people, there is a drum in front of the ya, you know". If the officials in the world are like your Fan family's father and son, how could we have caused trouble back then? I only hope that Futai can remember today's words and live up to the reputation of the Fan family. ”

In addition to sighing like this, Li Dingguo sighed in his heart. In the past three years, Fan Xuanchao has caused him a lot of trouble, but he is completely powerless to deal with this trouble. At that time, I don't know how many people suggested killing him, but who didn't know that Fan Xuanchao came to Guangzhou with a certain heart of death, he wanted to repay the emperor with death, and killing him was just to give the emperor a reason.

Fan Xuan said busily.

"The king's words, Weichen will remember them for the rest of his life."

"That's good, that's good."

Li Dingguo picked up the teacup from the coffee table and took a sip of tea.

Taking advantage of the time to drink tea, Li Dingguo thought about Fan Xuanchao, who was about to take on the big responsibility in front of him, and knew that all his visits were, I am afraid that he still wanted to resolve the grievances between the two.

"Three years ago, when the foot came to Guangzhou, Lone had ordered someone to invite the foot, and the foot said, "This time to the south, loyal to the king, do not dare to make personal friends with the vassal king", after this incident, the foot for the court to contribute a lot, although there are many misunderstandings in the king. And this king also said that he was appointed as the prefect of Guangzhou, and he never showed favoritism in everything, and if he was not promoted, he would not only make his heart cold, but he was afraid that the court would also lose his talent. Your Majesty's grace, sure enough, there is such a rare act. Congratulations to the lonely foot. ”

Fan Xuanchao understood the intention of Li Dingguo's words, and he was also resolving the misunderstanding between the two, telling him that he knew that he was only doing things for the public, so naturally he would not have any grievances, and he was busy leaving his seat.

"The king is very kind and virtuous, and the minister will never forget it!"

"Sit down, sit down!"

Li Dingguo was very satisfied with this, and said with a smile after Fan Xuanchao sat down again.

"The foot should go to Beijing these few times, and then go to Sichuan to take office, you go a few days early, and after you get to Beijing, you will be invited to the foot again, and practice for the step."

When Li Dingguo said this, it exploded in Fan Xuanchao's ears like thunder, and he had already thought a lot in his mind. The first thing he thought of was that Li Dingguo actually said that he was going to enter Beijing, could it be that he, he had already decided.

Performers!

When the Jin clan entered Beijing, doesn't this mean that he will hand over his military power? In this way, the world will be at peace.

Fan Xuanchao said without hesitation.

"The king has a deep understanding of righteousness, it is really the blessing of my Ming Dynasty, and when he arrives at the king, the minister will definitely go out of the city for ten miles to greet him."

In fact, it was his turn to meet him,

"Okay, when the time comes, you and I will drink and talk happily, maybe, in a few years, you will have a place to enter the center, and you and I will definitely be able to meet from time to time, in addition to taking care of our own affairs, we can also often make up for the court from time to time."

Li Dingguo didn't care what kind of impact his words brought to Fan Xuanchao, just because he knew that he had no other choice, and this incident could not be delayed any longer.

After chatting with King Jin for a while, Fan Xuanchao got up and took a deep look at Li Dingguo.

"The minister will take his leave."

"Okay, I'll take two steps."

Li Dingguo also got up.

"Don't dare. If the king is like this, the minister cannot afford it. ”

Fan Xuan was super busy and shook again.

Li Dingguo smiled.

"Lone should also move around and move his body."

Fan Xuanchao had to follow Li Dingguo out of the small living room and follow him half a step behind. While talking, the two came to the courtyard of the palace, and Fan Xuanchao asked the king to stop again. Li Dingguo nodded and said.

"In this way, I won't send it alone, and when he is in the capital, you and I will see you again!"

Looking at the background of Fan Xuanchao leaving the palace, Li Dingguo stood there silently.

"The king has decided?"

Li Dingguo's footsteps just stopped again, he looked back at Jin Weixin, who came over at some point, and nodded slightly.

"Let's talk as we go!"

Li Dingguo said as he walked.

"Is there any other choice for Lonely?"

Obviously, Li Dingguo knew that he had no other choice.

"If you don't go to Beijing alone, I'm afraid Your Majesty will never agree to "feudal statehood". ”

Although he is in Guangzhou, Li Dingguo also has eyeliner in the imperial court, and naturally knows that His Majesty is hesitating on the issue of "feudal statehood".

"The establishment of a feudal state is simple to say, but it is not simple."

Li Dingguo walked and said to Jin Weixin.

"If a feudal state is established, it will definitely restore the three guards of the vassal king, but in this case, the imperial court will inevitably send a large army to disperse the kings...... At that time, all expenses will have to be borne by the imperial court, which will naturally not work. ”

"Your Majesty, will Your Majesty really agree to this?"

Jin Weixin asked rhetorically, as the king's most trusted staff, he couldn't help but worry, this was just a trick of the imperial court, in order to "invite" the king to the Beijing Division.

"The establishment of a feudal state is equivalent to letting the vassal king lead a place as the king, so the king is a Jin domain, wouldn't it be ......"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Li Dingguo shook his head.

"This matter is impossible, it is true that the king of Jin is alone, but he is a king with a different surname, and the court intends to build a country with a clan feudal state, how can it use a different surname as a screen? The reason why Lone wants to enter Beijing is to get His Majesty to agree to this matter, so that you can ......"

Looking back at Jin Weixin, Li Dingguo sighed.

"There is a place to live, each vassal is out of the town, it is necessary to have vassals and royal guards, these are not something that the court can give, and when the time comes, it will definitely not refuse you, so that you can also have a place to stay."

Although the public news is now that the feudal domain will be established, Li Dingguo still knows from his channels that His Majesty seems to be intent on "feudal statehood" and make the feudal domains go out of the town, which also makes him see the opportunity to place the generals and ministers under the command of the Jin Prince's Mansion.

When Jin Weixin heard this, he immediately said.

"So, what should you do, my lord?"

They are gone, and when they arrive in Yidi, the vassals will inevitably need to rely on them, but what about the king of Jin?

Jin Weixin's rhetorical question made Li Dingguo laugh, and then said.

"Lone is the king of the Ming Dynasty, so he is naturally in Beijing!"

Half a month later, under the escort of more than 1,000 honor guards and 2,000 escorts, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, finally left Guangzhou and went north along the official road......