Chapter 95 Who failed who

The blood stains on the steps of the Prince Mu's Mansion were not cleaned up.

The gaps in the bluestone steps have turned black.

There were also several gun holes on the wall, and there was a large charred area on the side of the fence on the left. This should be the remnant of the explosion of gunpowder.

Two angrily lanterns were hung on the door lintel, swaying left and right with the mighty wind.

The wind in Beijing in winter is dry and cold, and it makes people feel painful when blowing on the face.

If you don't apply some grease, the flesh will soon break.

When Xia Wanchun came out of the carriage, he first looked at the strange people who were protruding their heads in the distance. He grinned at the spy who wanted to see his face clearly because he was closest to him.

Then, the spy's body was penetrated by a crossbow arrow and fell straight on the street. Then, two hook locks flew out of the alley. The hook lock grabbed the body and quickly retreated.

Soon the street was empty, with only a long blood mark lying on the street.

Xia Wanchun was wearing a black sable fur, with a golden crown on her head, a red ball of pompon on her gold crown, and a pair of deer leather boots under her feet. It was very cold, so she was holding a warm stove in her hand.

When people walk by, a rich fragrance will be left behind.

Four men in black accompanied him, so when he entered the door, the four soldiers from Mu Tiantao's family stood side by side behind the door to block their advance, and each looked nervous.

They could see clearly what happened on the street just now. The young man in front of him, who seemed harmless, should be a very terrifying person.

"Go and tell Mu Tiantao that classmates are visiting."

Xia Wanchun laughed, stopped, and after saying his purpose, he looked around at Prince Mu's mansion.

In winter, the Mu Mansion is not very good. People in the capital generally do not plant evergreen trees such as pine and cypress in their yards, so they are bare, the lotus pond has frozen, and there is no sign of withered lotus. Only the four golden words "Fu, Longevity and Prolonging Life" on the screen wall can still see the glory of the Mu Mansion in the past.

After a while, Mu Tiantao walked out and saw Xia Wanchun with a very strange expression on his face. However, he still called Xia Wanchun into the middle hall.

At this time, Mu Tiantao was still wearing armor. The armor didn't look very clean. It seemed that he had basically been with his armor during this period.

"I also had a set of clothes you wore back then."

After the woman rescued by Mu Tiantao brought the tea, Mu Tiantao felt a little moved.

"You really want to have a big battle with Li Hongji in this capital?" Xia Wanchun did not touch the tea from Prince Mu's mansion, but took a wine gourd from the man in black, took out two silver cups, and filled the wine.

Mu Tiantao also did not touch Xia Wanchun's wine, and picked up the tea and said to Xia Wanchun: "We must fight."

Xia Wanchun took a sip of warm wine and said, "For the Ming Dynasty?"

Mu Tiantao shook his head and said, "For the sake of the Mu Mansion."

Xia Wanchun said: "The Prince Mu's Mansion may be in trouble. Zhang Bingzhong left Jiangxi and aimed directly at Yunnan and Guizhou."

Mu Tiantao said: "It's just your cage bird in Lantian. Where can he go?"

Xia Wanchun took another sip of wine and said, "The Prince Mu's Mansion is worrying."

"It is not Zhang Bingzhong who can worry about Prince Mu's mansion, but Yun Meng who is so close to you."

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "Since that's the case, what if I take the blame for me?"

Mu Tiantao sneered: "Whoever takes the blame for it himself."

Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "You have more potential and can memorize more."

Mu Tiantao said: "You are not a ungrateful person."

Xia Wanchun approached Mu Tiantao and said, "The situation has changed recently. My master is going to unify the world, so my master's reputation cannot be stained. Similarly, as a master's disciple, I'd better not get any stains."

"Because Yun Meng can threaten Prince Mu's mansion, you are so shameless and want me to take the blame for you?"

Xia Wanchun took another sip of wine and said, "The eaves of my house are very low, you are under the eaves again, so you can accept it."

Mu Tiantao took a sip of tea and said, "If I refuse to take the blame, the Mu Mansion will encounter Zhang Bingzhong. If I am willing to take the blame for you, the Mu Mansion will only face Yun Meng?"

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "It's basically what it means. Although the Mu Mansion is corrupt, it obviously has no bad records. So, please treat your Mu Mansion as an ordinary gentry. What do you think?"

Mu Tiantao said: "The Mu Mansion has been fighting with the Southwest Chiefs for many years over the years, and its strength is not as good as before. It has no way to resist Zhang Bingzhong and has no strength to resist Yun Meng. So you use the lives of my brother, brother and sister-in-law and mother to threaten me to submit?"

Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "You are a strong man, so I like to threaten you. Unlike your mother, brother, and sister-in-law, who are weaker. Threat them will make me lose my face."

Mu Tiantao sighed and drank the tea in the teacup in one sip, nodded and said, "My mother is a weak woman. Although my brother is a man, he is calm. It is better to let you threaten me through them."

Anyway, I'm already giving up, just say, why are you going to let me take the blame and kill the emperor?"

Xia Wanchun shook her head and said, "My master actually likes it very much, do you know?"

Mu Tiantao nodded and said, "Your Majesty really has a lot of eyes on me."

"So, I can't cheat you too badly, otherwise my master will be unhappy. Let's do this. Take your soldiers to surround the Sitian Superintendent for ten days, and I will do something in there."

After hearing what Xia Wanchun said, Mu Tiantao's eyebrows were about to stand up, pointing at Xia Wanchun and said, "Li Hongji is a giant bandit, you are just a group of thieves."

Xia Wanchun poured himself a glass of wine and said, "We are rescuing and protecting Daming's treasures. How can we say we are thieves?"

Mu Tiantao ignored Xia Wanchun, walked around the ground with his fists and roared angrily: "The rich families in the city fled overnight, but they always encountered robbers. Are these robbers you?"

Xia Wanchun shook her head firmly and said, "It's not us, I heard that it was the emperor who asked you to do it."

"Don't you recognize it if you dare?"

"Of course not. General Li Dingguo's army is about to go south and has already occupied Datong. He will arrive at Xuanfu soon. The purpose is to serve the king. General Yunyang's army has also left Kaifeng and is coming to the capital to serve the king like a meteor. This is what I, Lantian, do openly."

Mu Tiantao sneered: "Okay, I will defend the capital until Li Dingguo and General Yunyang come."

Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "There is no need to work so hard. Save your life and prepare to live a good life. My master said that those who died before dawn are the most loss. That's it. You will lead your troops to surround Sitianjian for ten days and I will do my business."

Mu Tiantao smiled bitterly and said, "I want to be the name of a thief, right?"

Xia Wanchun stood up and said, "That's right, if the treasures preserved by Sitianjian are gone, you will say to outsiders that they have melted and used as military funds."

"You took away the money from the rich, moved the capital, leaving behind a group of bitterness that had nowhere to go to, and these bitternesses were the people who welcomed Li Hongji into the city.

You took away the last little bones of the Ming Dynasty and threw a pool of rotten meat to me, you..."

Xia Wanchun picked up the warmer again and said lightly: "The school motto of Yushan Academy says: Difficulties and hardships will lead to success! The suffering you suffered today will definitely become your helper for success in the future."

Mu Tiantao did not say anything unfair to heaven, but leaned out and said, "I want the treasure of Si Tianjian, give money, want other things, give money, I can even help you transport it out of the city.

If you don’t give money, I don’t mind destroying these things. As long as you want, you need to pay. Otherwise, I don’t mind making people angry in the capital.”

Xia Wanchun stopped and looked at Mu Tiantao who was determined and said, "Okay, give me a price."

"Three hundred thousand taels."

Xia Wanchun continued to look at Mu Tiantao without saying a word.

"Two hundred thousand taels!"

"Okay, the deal is completed, you will also help us get the "Yongle Complete Book" out."

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Mu Tiantao and said, "There are 200,000 taels of silver in the cellar of the ninth Malt Hutong on Chang'an Street. You can go and get it.

Tomorrow, some craftsmen from Lantian will enter Sitianjian. Remember, ten days, and at the same time, you should also transfer those annoying Confucian scholars to facilitate our people to pack and transport the "Yongle Encyclopedia". This will take three days."

Mu Tiantao took the piece of paper and put it in his arms and said, "Okay."

Xia Wanchun showed a smile on his face, and pressed Mu Tiantao's shoulder with one hand and said, "It's more secret to do things. Don't be known by the princess, otherwise, your dreams will not be harmonious in the future.

To be honest, your current situation is really miserable. If you didn’t die in the capital, I wouldn’t know how you live in the future.”

Mu Tiantao gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really hate me so much?"

Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "I didn't hate it at first. After my master used you as an example to scold me in front of my two master's wives and two junior brothers, I felt that I didn't cause any trouble for you, and I was sorry for the anger I was overwhelmed at that time."

After leaving the Mu Palace, Xia Wanchun looked back at the closed door of the Mu Palace, sighed slightly, and got on the carriage and returned to the station.

Han Lingshan, who had a good sleep, had already gotten up at this time and was sitting in the hall drinking tea and having dinner. When he saw Xia Wanchun coming back, he asked, "Have you done everything?"

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "It's done, I spent 200,000 taels of silver."

Han Lingshan smiled bitterly and said, "The silver at this time is just a useless thing, not much for 200,000 yuan. So, you have even handled the "Yongle Encyclopedia" together, right?"

Xia Wanchun said: "Mu Tiantao will practice troops near Sitianjian for ten days, and will also send people to inform the old Confucian scholars who guarded the "Yongle Encyclopedia" that the emperor is preparing to transfer these repetitions to the palace so that he will not be destroyed by the war."

Han Lingshan nodded and continued to eat.

After just taking two bites, I lost my appetite.

These days, I have been hanging with the old scholars guarding the library for a long time, and I have a little respect for these people.

Although it is always awe-inspiring for anyone to sacrifice their lives to protect what they want to protect, these old Confucian scholars are like this... Unfortunately, as long as the emperor gives the order, or even a person with a ulterior motive, they will obediently believe and hand over something more important than their lives.

"Chongzhen, Chongzhen, you have let down so many people, how can you survive if you don't die?"

Han Lingshan angrily threw out the chopsticks in his hand.
Chapter completed!