The middle-aged man sticks to his long beard and said, "It's okay, today's saints and heroes are talented and have always regarded themselves as benevolent. In his life, he admires Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. You can see the portraits of them tonight and just paint them tomorrow, so that you can avoid death."

Li Huifang was stunned, then nodded and said, "Yes, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song are the benevolent and righteous kings of all ages. The portrait has been passed down to future generations. Why not take this as the standard? It is better to try it according to his words. Maybe it can also gain a wealth and reputation?"

After some conspiracy, Li Huifang said, "Thank you for your advice, the grass people understand!"

The high-ranking official stared at him for a few glances and said, "But you have to promise me something."

He asked quickly: "What's the matter? Just say it!"

The high-ranking official said, "After coming back, draw me a true image of the lord today."

"This is not difficult." He agreed immediately.

After carefully studying the portraits of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song for two days, he kept the outlines of their faces in mind before he could enter the palace. He had heard a lot of the deeds of the current emperor by then. He was a poor beggar and thought that there was no majesty, but when he got here, he realized that the majesty of this emperor was indeed beyond ordinary people. If the great official had not given him many warnings, he would have been afraid to die.

After some preparation, he pretended to show the emperor's face first. He looked left and right, looked the emperor carefully, then walked to the side and started painting. Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, stood up again, walked back to the bench of Concubine Xiang, and was about to lie down, the eunuch hurriedly walked in and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang Yi, deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, ask for a meeting?"

"Let him come in-?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

After a while, Jiang Yan walked in in a rich dress. Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand. The eunuch understood and led Li Huifang out of the Huagai Hall. When the two disappeared, Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the bench and asked, "How are you investigating?"

Jiang Qi said: "After many investigations from Beizhi, a few days ago, the one who killed Lord Liu was a pirate named Chen Zuyi. This man is very skilled in martial arts. His ancestral home is from Chaozhou, Guangdong. A few years ago, the whole family went to Nanyang to be quite powerful in Nanyang. He gathered many pirates, lying in the Nanyang area, robbed ships from small Western countries, and even the residents of the coastal areas. Moreover, the robbery and killing all were notorious in the Nanyang area. However, this person recently defected to the Three Buddhas and Qi Kingdom and was valued by the King of the Three Buddhas and Qi Kingdom. This time he specially made him an envoy to serve as a messenger and sent me to the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently, and when Jiang Qi was almost speaking, he opened his eyes and said, "Chen Zuyi has seen Hu Weiyong?"

The mission sent by Zhu Yuanzhang this time was no longer to monitor the ministers, but to focus on Hu Weiyong's every move. He nodded and told him how the two met and how Chen Zuyi agreed to kill Liu Bing.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his lips curled slightly and showed a sneer: "It seems that Hu Weiyong can't wait? He is so bold that he colluded with pirates. Since that's the case, I will fulfill your wishes?"

"Is there any movement in Yang Xian?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes opened again and half opened.

Jiang Qi didn't dare to look up and just told everything he had inquired about. When he heard Yang Xian's enlistment of people in the court, he finally found Song Lian, and Song Lian actually asked him to find Xiao Yun and said everything in detail.

"This brother Xiao is indeed smart - he actually gave him the word "wait"? Poor Yang Xian didn't know?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, and suddenly raised his head and said, "As a prime minister, Yang Xian used his power for personal gain and violated the national law. He is not allowed to be punished. You Jinyiwei will take it down?"

"Yes!" Jiang Yan replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wave his hand, when the first eunuch came in and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Master Li has painted the portrait, please check it out?"

"Oh—?" Zhu Yuanzhang became energetic and immediately stood up. The eunuch turned over and took a portrait up soon. On the painting, there was a portrait of a rich person, looking like Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song, but there was no one like Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Huifang, who followed the eunuch in, lowered her head and looked nervous, afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would be dissatisfied. With a wave of his hand, he asked the Jinyiwei to hold him tightly. He heard that the Jinyiwei's cell was in. Is it better to die? Just when he was extremely nervous, he suddenly saw Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been looking at the painting in front of him, and his mouth opened and said, "Good painting! Draw like it! Give me a heavy reward! Give me a heavy reward!"

Lanzhou was first built in the 86th BC. According to records, it was named Jincheng because gold was dug out when building a city for the first time. There is another saying that it is based on the allusion of "Jincheng Tangchi" to describe its strength. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he divided the world into 36 counties, and Lanzhou belonged to Longxi County. By the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, according to the Qin system, Lanzhou was still under the jurisdiction of Longxi County. In the second year of Yuanshou, BC

In 121, Huo Qubing led his army to the west to fight against the Xiongnu, set up a garrison in Lanzhou, and opened up four Hexi counties for the Han Dynasty. In the sixth year of Shiyuan of Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty, Jincheng County was established. In the second year of Emperor Xuan's Shenjue, Zhao Chong's country pacified the Western Qiang and stationed troops in Huangzhong, the Western Han Dynasty's rule in Jincheng County was strengthened, and seven new counties were established one after another. In the 12th year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jincheng County was merged into Longxi County. In the fourth year of Yongchu of Emperor An, the Western Qiang Uprising rebelled, and most of the Jincheng County was occupied and the county was governed.

From Yunwu to Xiangwu, now Longxi County, Gansu, and then moved back to Yunwu twelve years later. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jincheng County was divided into Jincheng County and newly established Xiping County. From then on, the capital of Jincheng County was moved from Yunwu to Yuzhong, and now the west of Yuzhong County. Later, Jincheng County was established here during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In the third year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui established the Lanzhou General Administration here, and the name of "Lanzhou" was first seen in history. Later, although the prefectures and counties changed their names several times, the construction and history of Lanzhou was basically fixed and has been passed down to this day.

At this time, the big tent inside and outside Lanzhou City was brightly lit, there were bonfires, fragrance, tea, horses and wine, men and women.

The big tent was very quiet. On a large lay-up, a man quickly removed his clothes. In the light, his slightly dark body jumped onto the big tent. He stretched his left hand and pulled down the brocade tent. The snow-white tent was shining by the lights, and two figures appeared.

The man lifted the brocade quilt, looked at the person in the quilt for a while, and then shouted softly: "Madam, are you here for your husband?"

The woman in the tent moaned, stretched out two snow-white and pink lotus arms from the quilt, climbed up the man's neck, giggled, and said, "Honey husband is dead?" The lotus arms wrapped around the man's neck little by little, twisting their arms like two white snakes, intertwined, and became tighter and tighter. Suddenly, the woman moaned, "Come on?" She pressed the man down with force with her arm and wrist.
Chapter completed!