Seiwa

Chapter 112

In the first year of Yongle, on the first month of the first lunar month, a group of ministers entered Fengtian Hall to celebrate the New Year.

Zhu Di, in the black crown suit, the twelve-pronged crown, and on the dragon chair, finally cast aside the shadow of wrongful seizing the throne.

Even if Emperor Gao did not pass on to him, even if someone scolded him, even if the life and death of Emperor Jianwen were still unsolved, since he entered Fengtian Hall and received congratulations from all officials, he was the Lord of the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies.

The throne is his.

The world is also his.

The Siyi Fanbang will all kneel at his feet!

He will prove to Emperor Gao that it was wrong to choose Zhu Yunqi as his heir.Daming needs a powerful emperor, and the only candidate for him is Zhu Di!

"bye!"

Amidst the sound of rites and music, princes, princes, sons-in-law, earls, governors, Yibin and civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above bowed three times in Fengtian Hall, and officials who were lower than the fifth rank bowed under Dan Chi.

Standing among the honored nobles, Meng Qinghe was in a trance for a moment.

Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle.

Zhu Yuanzhang fought fiercely against all the heroes, but Zhu Dijing had difficulty seizing the throne, and Jianwen withdrew from the stage of history amidst the fire.

The sun and the moon are bright, and the virtue of fire is worshiped.

This is the last glory of the Chinese feudal dynasty.

200 years later, the dynasty that once spread far and wide and was ahead of the entire world will collapse.

Kneeling on the cold stone bricks, with his forehead touching the ground, the icy stone light is reflected towards the tortoiseshell Zen on the crown, and the pheasant tail on the crown becomes a bright color of thick red in the hall.

Meng Qinghe closed his eyes, restrained all his thoughts, and his consciousness became dull for a moment.

"rise!"

Above Danchi, the official of the ceremony has a long voice, which merges with the music of the ceremony to form a wonderful melody.

Meng Qinghe's dizziness became worse.

Maybe it was getting up too early and blowing the cold wind, or maybe it was the burning spices in Fengtian Temple.

Even Emperor Yong Le, who didn't like incense, had to follow the rules when he looked at the court and was worshiped by his officials.

Too strong and smoky nose?

Endure.

Cover it with your hands?

Do not do anything that harms the majesty of the emperor.

For some reason, the smell of spices in Fengtian Temple seems to be stronger than ever.

Meng Qinghe was not the only one who was dizzy, civil servants and military generals were more or less unwell.

Only a few foreign envoys who were allowed to worship in the hall were not affected. Meng Qinghe saw with his own eyes that one of them kept taking deep breaths, as if drinking nectar and gaining immortal energy.

I pinched myself hard, and I was really stunned, and I was still thinking about it on such a solemn and solemn occasion.

I told myself several times to concentrate, and glanced at the North Korean envoys, but I still couldn't help being distracted.

It is said that for this tribute, the king of Korea sent [-] eunuchs, which were solemnly written on the form.

Hearing the news from Zhu Gaosui, Meng Qinghe was embarrassed at that time.

Such a wonderful gift, and such a serious matter, can only be made by Smecta who spans the universe.

In addition to eunuchs, there are many court ladies.

But according to what Zhu Gaosui said, Emperor Yong Le confiscated one of them and returned them all.Empress Xu didn't express much, but the internal life of the first family became more and more harmonious. The emperor often walks with wind, which has already fallen into the eyes of everyone.

After the courtiers congratulated, the palace gave a banquet as usual.Courtiers bathe in the grace of heaven in Fengtian Palace, and high-ranking wives are rewarded in Kunning Palace.

Meng Qinghe has already asked the Meng Wang family for a seal, and the imperial order should be delivered before he rushes to Daning.It is only a matter of time before the Meng Wang family is honored as Mrs. Taibo.

Meng Qinghe's departure date is set for mid-February.Shen Xuan will go first, and the King of Gaoyang will leave earlier.There was another news of Tartars knocking on the border from Kaipingwei, but according to the analysis of the memorials delivered by the guards, the identity of the Tartars who invaded the frontier this time is somewhat special, and among them are herdsmen from the Wengniute tribe.

There is no conclusive evidence, and the Taining Guard's military records have not been checked. The commander of Kaiping Guard can't say whether these herdsmen acted spontaneously or were instructed by the tribal leader.

The former is fine, if the latter, the problem is definitely not small.

Fortunately, only Tainingwei is involved so far. Duoyanwei and Fuyuwei have no signs of uniting with the Tatars.However, the commander of Kaiping Guard still did not dare to take his guard lightly. He strengthened the guard force of the guard and strengthened the frontier bunker. At the same time, he paid close attention to the movement of the grassland. A lesson for the Tartars.

The frontier army's performance was sent to the palace by the General Secretary of Political Affairs, and Emperor Yongle immediately decided that the King of Gaoyang County should set off ahead of schedule and lead [-] cavalry to enter Kaiping before the end of February.

Zhu Gaoxu took the order gladly, but he couldn't do it if he didn't. There was no room for bargaining in front of his father.You must pat your chest to ensure that you will complete the task.

What's more, staying in Nanjing may not be a good thing.

At any rate, he fought with his father many times, and his marriage was also settled. He was about to marry the princess, and he would be whipped by his father every now and then. Not to mention the pain, it was really embarrassing.

The same goes for brothers who followed and were beaten.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it. Recently, not only did he often go to Dingyuan Hou's house to eat, but he also often visited Xingningbo's house.

Through contact with Meng Qinghe, Zhu Gaoxu's vision has also broadened a lot.He will not give up fighting with the eldest son, but he will not blindly want to stay in Nanjing.

Of course it is good to be by the father's side, leading the army outside, why not accumulate capital for himself?

Zhu Di was very pleasantly surprised by Zhu Gaoxu's change, and repeatedly praised his second son's bravery and determination in the court hall, just like him.

The general laughed a lot when he heard this, and said repeatedly: In the past Jing Nan, the king of Gaoyang County and the third son always charged forward, and he did have some demeanor from His Majesty.

Wen Chen's face became serious.Although the prince entered the Wenhua Palace, every court meeting, he was next to the Fengtian Palace for hearings, and he was assisted by the Zhan Shifu.

Before the imperial decree is issued, the emperor can go back on his word at any time.

Needless to say, the emperor's love for the king of Gaoyang County, he praised Zhu Gaosui more times than Zhu Gaochi.

If things go on like this, it's really hard to say who the prince will be.

While under pressure, the civil servants resolutely opposed the emperor's rebuilding of Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, and at the same time they walked around in private, led by Xie Jin, Huang Huai and others, and agreed to make a table in January, please establish the crown prince.

"Things can't be accomplished, but they can also be tested. If the emperor wants to abandon the elder, we can deal with it."

If Zhu Gaoxu was not from Empress Xu, the matter would not be so troublesome.

The difficulty is that the emperor's three sons are all legitimate sons.The eldest son took the title of the eldest son, and Emperor Hongwu asked for the title, but he didn't like his father.Although supported by literati, his combat achievements are far inferior to those of his two younger brothers.

The defense of Beiping was remarkable, but Xie Jin and others knew very well that Zhu Gaochi couldn't be credited with all the credit.Without Empress Xu and Daoyan, it is still unknown whether Beiping can really hold on.

Now that the matter has come to this point, the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty really do not want to have another martial emperor on the throne after Zhu Di.

Haven't the Hongwu Dynasty and Jinshang suffered enough?

Under the rule of Emperor Jianwen, the civil servants' expectation of "the emperor and the scholar-officials co-ruling the world" could be realized.

Of the three sons today, only Zhu Gaochi is eligible.And he is the eldest son, which adds a lot of confidence to the civil officials who want to support a "benevolent" king.

During the grand banquet in the palace, Meng Qinghe was pulled to his side by Zhang Fu, and there were many familiar faces at the same table, all of which were made by Jing Nanzhong.After the most difficult four years, they were basically knighted and promoted.

Yanwang Mansion Dianshan can become the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and on the battlefield, Emperor Yongle will not treat anyone who fights with real swords and guns.

Meng Qinghe's drinking capacity is average, three cups down, he's guaranteed to be on top.

The Earl Dudu, who was born in the army, couldn't help shaking his head, and patted Meng Qinghe on the shoulder, "Uncle Xingning can't drink well, practice more!"

Meng Qinghe chuckled twice, feeling that these words seemed familiar.

Turning around to see Shen Xuan who was being dragged by Zhu Neng, Xu Zengshou and others to fight for wine, the drunkenness on him immediately dissipated completely.

"Xing Ningbo is drunk?"

Seeing Meng Qinghe's face turned pale, Zhang Fu asked with concern.

Meng Qinghe shook his head, he absolutely couldn't tell the truth, he could only nod along with Zhang Fu's question, yes, he was indeed a little drunk, and he was determined not to drink any more.

Zhang Fu expressed his understanding, and his drinking capacity was also developed through hard work.

Think back to the time when he was coughed by the hot wine, and his father laughed and slapped him, but now he is separated forever, and his heart feels bitter, no matter how strong the wine is poured into his mouth, it will lose the taste.

Xin Anbo drank with his head down, Xing Ningbo put his head on his head and pretended to be drunk, and the generals at the same table just put together drinks on their own.

It's not easy to get to today, and stupid people basically don't appear here.

Zhang Fu and Meng Qinghe are in the wrong mood, don't bother.

Soldiers still have this wink.

In the middle of the banquet, Zhu Di became more or less drunk. Military officers and civil servants did not dare to toast presumptuously, but Zhu Quan and Zhu Sui and other vassal kings began to take turns, especially Zhou Wang, who put away the wine glass and directly served the wine bowl. A mouthful of boredom.

The vassal kings stepped in and caught the civil officials who had planned to test the emperor's tone at the banquet in advance by surprise.

He could only watch Zhu Di drink from a big bowl, eat meat, and called his most proud son to his side, clapping his hands and laughing.

Looking at the two younger brothers standing beside his father and Shen Xuan who was summoned together, the smile on Zhu Gaochi's face couldn't hold back.

On such an occasion, such treatment, no matter how good the psychological quality is, it is difficult to balance.

His cheeks trembled, and he took a sip of wine, why?

Zhu Gaochi felt even more uncomfortable when the generals praised his two younger brothers.

Drinking wine one after another, seems to be drunk to solve a thousand worries.

Wang An, who was waiting by Zhu Gaochi's side, was anxious, but he didn't dare to make too much movement. He could only remind him in a low voice, but Zhu Gaochi was drunk, his face was red, and he didn't listen to him at all.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, maybe drink again..."

Wang An was so anxious that his head was on fire, and Zhu Gaochi's movement had already attracted Zhu Di's attention.

Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, Wang An's heart skipped a beat, his feet felt weak, if he hadn't been thinking about Zhu Gaochi, he might have sat down on the ground.

Just at this time, a doll wearing a red panlong costume was invited by the palace people.

At the age of five or six, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, he looks like a golden boy under the throne of the Queen Mother.

Seeing him, the displeasure on Zhu Di's face disappeared, he laughed and hugged him, the beard stubble directly stuck on Xiaowa's face, but he didn't see his grievance, instead he grabbed Zhu Di's beard with a smile, saying "Grandfather."

Seeing this child, Meng Qinghe "woke up" from the wine.

At this age, Emperor Yong Le likes so much, except for Zhu Gaochi's eldest son Zhu Zhanji, there is no other one.

Zhu Gaochi, who is not loved by the emperor, has a son who is favored by the emperor.

Looking at the normal-looking Prince Gaoyang and Shen Xuan who took a step back, Meng Qinghe held up his wine glass, hiding the deep thought in his eyes.

Logically, at Zhu Zhanji's age, he shouldn't be here.

But he came, and he came at the right time.

Is it a coincidence, or someone...

Taking a sip of the wine in the glass, the mellow aroma of the wine slipped from his throat into his stomach. After a while, a fire seemed to ignite in his stomach, making Meng Qinghe unable to think anymore.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Xu suppressed her smile when she heard the report from the palace servants, and looked at the Crown Princess who was sitting at the bottom.

The concubine lowered her eyes, smiled appropriately, and had a humble demeanor.In contrast, Webster, the future princess of Gaoyang County, is a little more impetuous.

Empress Xu frowned, but didn't say much after all.

All the wives of the imperial court are there, including her sister-in-law and sister-in-law. On such an occasion, some things can only be suppressed and temporarily exposed.

After four years of teaching, the concubine Shizi has indeed improved, but...

Empress Xu smiled kindly, as if the previous scene had never happened.

After the banquet, the officials and wives left the palace.

The chariots and horses parked outside left one after another, and the soldiers and guards leading the horses were extremely careful. During the actions, there was only the sound of horseshoes, and no noise was heard.

Meng Qinghe's footsteps were a little wandering.

Grabbing the saddle, he lifted his foot, but stepped on the ground, and almost fell to the ground.

The accompanying horse often broke out in a cold sweat.

So many people followed, and the uncle fell, Dingyuan Hou will definitely not give good fruit to eat.

Ma Chang didn't know why he had this idea, in short, with the friendship between Marquis Dingyuan and Uncle Xingning, it is not impossible to take care of him in a fit of anger.

It's no problem to rush to the frontier fortress, but if he is thrown to the seaside to blow the wind, he is not willing to be beaten to death.

Things happen to be afraid of what will happen.

Before Xing Ningbo was supported on the horse again, Marquis Ding Yuan came over.

"what happened?"

As the cold gaze swept across, Ma Chang and the others shuddered.

Without lying, the hairs all over his body would stand on end after being glanced at by Hou Dingyuan.

The sight with evil spirit is really too scary.The scalps of the soldiers fighting on the battlefield are also numb, and they can't stand it.

To be friends with Marquis Dingyuan, Bo Xingning is really amazing!

Meng Qinghe was supported by Shen Xuan, the corners of his eyes were a little blush, his eyes seemed to be flooded with water, and his lips became more and more red.

Shen Xuan focused his eyes, rubbed the back of Meng Qinghe's neck with his fingertips, penetrated into the collar of the court clothes, and touched a hot spot.

"Was drunk?"

There are two kinds of wine prepared for today's palace banquet, one is the northern Xinjiang spirit that the emperor is used to drinking.Meng Qinghe doesn't drink well, Shen Xuan had told him to be more careful, don't take the wine pot by mistake, and entrusted Xin Amber to take care of him.

Given the current situation, exhortations are useless, and taking care of them is even more useless.

Meng Qinghe was still smirking, but he didn't know that Lord Shen's gaze was already unkind.

Zhang Fu, who was walking home, suddenly became smart, took the reins of the horse, and looked back, except for a line of honor guards of the king of Zhou, there were only the official sedan chairs on the side of the road and the procession of Cheng Guogong's mansion.

Turning over from his horse and stepping to the side of the road, Zhang Fu was at a loss.

Is it an illusion?

This is Nanjing, not northern Xinjiang, how could it be targeted by wolves?

Must be an illusion.

That night, Meng Qinghe was taken back to Dingyuan Hou's Mansion.

Shen Xuan hugged him in front of the horse, and was witnessed by many people along the way, but no one showed any suspicion.

Generals from the Yan army have long been used to it.During the Jingnan period, such scenes would appear every now and then.

Even if the officials in the capital had doubts, they would not show surprise face to face.

Dingyuan Hou Yong crowned the three armies, Jane is in the heart of the emperor.

Xing Ningbo is cunning, wise and unpredictable.

To be so grandiose, there must be nothing to worry about, but fear is still a plan.

Hastily going up to impeach the two people has a bad style and is indecent, and nine out of ten will step into the trap set up.

Thinking about the colleagues who were exiled to support education at the border, the civil servants all agreed that there must be fraud in this, and they must not be fooled!

Since they thought they could see through Uncle Xingning's tricks, everyone couldn't help admiring his intelligence.

As everyone knows, being clever is misunderstood by being clever, and thinking too much is really a problem.

If Meng Qinghe learned that he was so "mythologized" that he was "demonized", I don't know how he would feel.

Laugh three times or nail the villain?

Only God knows.

After the congratulations and the banquet, the palace issued an order to stop the court for three days.

The emperor couldn't wake up from a hangover, and the princes and ministers were also top-heavy, with a drum in their heads, and they couldn't do their jobs at all.

After recovering his spirit and being able to concentrate on his work, Emperor Yongle enjoyed the Taimiao as usual and worshiped heaven and earth in the southern suburbs.

In the first month of Xinmao, the decree was issued to restore the old titles of King Zhou of Zhou, King Qi of Qi, Gui of Dai, and King Min of Min.Zhusui, the King of Valley, was changed to Changsha.Give the King of Jin Baochao [-] Guan, and order him to return to the vassal.

King Zhou and others were overjoyed immediately, thinking that they would live in the capital for a while, or it would be a lifetime, and they didn't want the emperor to return to the vassal.Immediately put on the table to praise the benevolence of the emperor.Anyway, good words don't cost money, and tens of thousands of words are just a waste of saliva.

King Gu's fief was originally in the Xuan Mansion, and he proposed the relocation on his own initiative.

With the character of the emperor, it is impossible for him to continue to lead the army. It is not bad to find a better place and be a wealthy idler.

Zhu Di fulfilled Zhu Sui's wish, changed him to Changsha, and rewarded him with money, promising to enrich the palace with part of the tax revenue from the fief.

Gu Wang asked if it is possible to build a new palace so that the family can live more comfortably.

Zhu Di shook his head, saying that there are so many mansions left over from history, and it is enough to spend some money to renovate them. My father advocated that we should refuse luxury and live a simple and hard life.

King Gu rubbed his nose, plain is simple, as long as he can leave Nanjing as soon as possible.

King Jin didn't get much benefit, he only took home a stack of treasured banknotes, with a denomination of [-] yuan, and the real value needs to be discussed again.This is nothing, anyway, he is not short of money, giving more or less is just a matter of face, as long as the emperor doesn't attack him and leaves the fief to him.

Compared with the above, King Liao is a bit miserable.

It is reported that His Majesty intends to keep the King of Liao to live in Beijing for a long time. The prince can change his seal, where can he be sealed, anyway, it is either the southwest or the coast. Do you want to go back to Liaodong?Basically impossible.

King Liao was depressed for a few days, but finally accepted his fate.Things always need to be compared. Regardless of his misery, there is someone who is worse than him, and that is King Ning Zhu Quan.

King Liao still has something to look forward to, King Ning?No news so far.

King Ning is also anxious, but the more anxious he is, the less he can show it. Instead, he wants to express to the emperor that he obeys the emperor's orders in everything, and the emperor arranges him wherever he is, even if he stays in Nanjing!

After all, Prince Ning's son hadn't cultivated his father's Qi-nourishing skills, so he stomped back and forth in the wing room twice, summoned his confidants, and gave instructions in a low voice.

"Remember?"

"Be humble and take orders, and I will live up to the entrustment of my son!"

Zhu Panxuan smiled coldly, and looked out of the window where the rain started to fall again. To the north, it was time for the wind to blow.

In the spring and February of the first year of Yongle, the bandits invaded Liaodong.

Kaiping, Quan Ning and other Wei simultaneously ignited the wolf smoke.

At the same time, Taining, Duoyan, and Fuyu, the leaders of the three guards, Shangshu, asked the emperor Xu Daning to set up the three guards' grassland.

But at this time, the voices of the court and the central government to invite the crown prince gradually rose. During this period, students from the Imperial College and various prefectures jointly played the petition, and the momentum was huge.

Zhu Di lost his temper and managed to suppress the situation.Seeing that there were still some people who didn't know the lesson, they directly ordered to reset Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, appointed Yang Duo as the commander of Jinyiwei, promoted Liu Zhi, Xiao Xun as the commander of Jinyiwei, and Ge Neng and Li Jing as commanders.

Ji Gang still stayed in Qianhu's position, but gold always shines, all Ji Qianhu needs is a little patience.

The crown prince was not established, and Jinyiwei North Town Fusi was re-established. The officials who shouted the most were directly sent to prison, and the students were also severely reprimanded.

The court officials immediately fell silent.

Later, Zhu Di ordered Zhu Gaoxu and Shen Xuan to lead troops northward immediately.

After the two set off, Meng Qinghe, who was ordered to guard Daning, naturally couldn't procrastinate, and set off half a month earlier.The accompanying guards increased from [-] to [-], and Zhu Gaosui actually led a cavalry to accompany him.

Zhu Di once again showed his iron blood and determination to the courtiers.

Anyone who dares to wrestle with him had better call an ambulance in advance, otherwise, he will not be responsible for broken arms, broken ribs, and two broken legs by the way.

In the cloudy and rainy weather, Meng Qinghe sat in the side of the car, leaning against the wall of the car, concentrating on his thoughts.

When we arrive in Daning, which step should we take first?

I always feel that it is too much a coincidence that the Tartars knocked on the side and Duoyan's three guards came together.

But so what?

Meng Qinghe lifted the curtain of the car and let the rain splash on his face.

There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Things always have a cause and effect. If you find the thread, you can always straighten it out.

I really can't find a clue, so it's okay to cut it off with a single knife.

"Uncle Xingning?" Zhu Gaosui rode his horse past, "But are you bored sitting in the car? Then come out and ride the horse, so you don't have to lift the curtains when you want to blow the air."

Meng Qinghe: "..."