Seiwa

Chapter 134: Flying Misfortune 1

The flames of war on the grassland have successfully ignited, and the Tatars and Wala are fighting lively, and it is expected that it will not stop within a year or two.

The Jurchen ministries came to the Ming Dynasty in groups to pay tribute, and all the horses were handed over to the military governor's office after the march. The best ones were selected from ginseng and fur and sent to Nanjing along with the memorial. Let Meng Shaoqing see himself when he has time.

From the above counts, Meng Qinghe has successfully completed the task entrusted by Emperor Yongle.Now I just wait for the emperor's edict to give the Jurchen leaders living in the hall a little sweetness and send them away, so that I can pack up and return to Daning.

During Meng Qinghe's absence in Daning, a series of personnel changes were carried out within the Daning Command and Envoy Division.

Zhang Gui, the commander of the capital of Daning, was transferred to the commander of the commander of the capital of Zhejiang. Not long after, he was reduced to a thousand households due to crimes, and was sent to Yunnan to guard the border because of the impeachment of the censor. I am afraid that he will never come back.

Daning is in charge of the affairs of Wang Yong, and Xu Cheng is guilty. He thought of his meritorious service in farming, and was demoted to the affairs of Zuowei Qian in Daning, so that the frontier guards will act on their own.Soon, Wang Yong was promoted to command Tongzhi because of his meritorious service in resisting the Tartars.Xu Cheng was resentful about being impeached by the inspector censor, and he said something wrong to the court, so he was ordered to be sent to Jinyi Prison.The arresting team was personally led by Jin Yiwei's commander, Ji Shi Ji Gang.

The emperor ordered Yu Cheng to be the commander of Pengchengwei, Yang Cheng, Liu Qi, Huang Bao, Zhang Guishen, etc. to be the commanders of the Daning capital, and Li Discuss and Zhou Guanbao to be the commanders of the Daning capital.

The money and banknotes were given to Yao Tangqi, the governor of the capital of Daning, and the rest were still in their original posts.

Looking at the list on the paper, Meng Qinghe took a deep breath. On the surface, the assassination of Daning had come to an end, but anyone who had a certain understanding of Emperor Yongle knew that the aftermath of this incident would last for a long time.

Once Zhu Di suddenly remembered that on a certain day, a certain month and a certain year, certain outlaws conspired to assassinate me, and some of the old ministers of Jianwen were involved, he might send Jin Yiwei to take a driving letter and invite someone to the imperial prison to talk about life Ideal, flowers and birds, romance.

Among those who were relegated, Zhang Gui was investigated for his past affairs, while Xu Cheng had other reasons.

Meng Qinghe never expected that Xu Qianshi, who had always given him a calm impression, turned out to be a wall-rider, and even rode more than one wall.

King Ning, the former minister of Jianwen, and the two sons of Crown Prince Yiwen, who was deposed as a commoner, have connections with Xu Cheng.

Such a talent turned out to be just a commander in chief. If he joins the intelligence department, he will definitely shine.Work hard, after Yang Duo, maybe there will be nothing about Ji Gang.

Unfortunately, I went the wrong way.

At first, Meng Qinghe was confused and didn't know where Xu Cheng was from.

Until Ji Gang revealed to him that during the Hongwu period, Xu Cheng's father Zeng Guan went to Zhan Shifu's Shao Zhan Shi to assist the prince Zhu Biao. Later, he was imprisoned because of his involvement in the Hu Weiyong case.In theory, the relationship between Xu Cheng and Emperor Jianwen is definitely closer.

It was only then that Meng Qinghe suddenly realized that he had more or less a bottom line in his heart.

As for why Xu Cheng became friends with Zhang Gui, and whether Zhang Gui's previous actions in the Daning Capital Division were related to him, Meng Qinghe didn't want to get into the details.

Everyone has entered the imperial prison, and the relationship behind it has been found out, unless Emperor Yong Le suddenly started to eat fast and chant Buddha, put down the butcher knife, otherwise, Xu Cheng would never come out in this lifetime.

According to the emperor's behavior style, he may not be willing to be so inquisitive.Whenever it involves power struggles within the Zhu family, especially the struggle for the throne between Zhu Di and Zhu Yunqi, smart people should stay away.

The world has changed hands, Zhu Di is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and whether Zhu Yunqi is alive or dead is not something that Meng Qinghe should worry about.What he has to do now is to wait for the emperor's order to be issued, return to Daning happily, concentrate on economic construction, enrich his spiritual life occasionally, contact the grassland tribes who intend to attach himself if he has nothing to do, and strive to create a harmonious and beautiful life in the frontier .

Of course, life would be better if there were beauties around at all times.

Considering the beauty's habit of biting people, this idea was shot away as soon as it came up.

Purse your lips, for the sake of face, before you find a solution, let's temporarily create beauty from a distance.

In March of the second year of Yongle, Renyin was sent to Beijing by imperial decree.

Fu Meng Qinghe guarded Daning, awarded Zishan doctor, and ruled Shangqing.The Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple gave 30 taels of silver, fifteen colored coins, and fifty ingots of banknotes.

The imperial decree was handed over to Meng Qinghe, Bai Yan replied with a smile: "Our family congratulates Uncle Xingning."

Meng Qing and Xie Guo took the opportunity of being polite and handed out the prepared red envelope.

After the order was issued, Meng Qinghe could finally feel at ease.

After paying bonuses and adding honorary titles, you don't have to be caught by the civil servants all day long, and you can return to Daning. Emperor Yong Le really keeps his word, a pure man!

Bai Yanhui not only carried an edict for Meng Qinghe, but also an edict to call Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui back to Beijing.

Empress Xu's Qianqiu Festival is approaching, and the emperor intends to call all his sons back to his side.My son has been away for so long, and I always miss him.

Shen Xuan was also included, but Beijing really couldn't do without him, if he left, Yuan Rong would have to get tired again.Zhu Di really had no other choice, he couldn't let the eldest daughter cry in front of him because of the son-in-law, right?

If you can't call back your adoptive son, you can simply give more rewards. If Lao Tzu is willing to give it, no one cares!

The reward silver was carried into the mansion, Shen Xuan looked towards Nanjing and nodded, "I thank the Son of Heaven for his grace."

His eyes were reddish, showing sincere emotion.

Needless to say, the internal officials who delivered the decree will surely bring the loyalty and filial piety of Marquis Dingyuan to the emperor and empress.

The rewards Shen Xuan got were extremely generous, as much as 500 taels of silver, and the colored coins and banknotes were packed in boxes.

Picking up a heavy silver ingot, Meng Qinghe endured a few moments before gritting his teeth.

There really is no comparison between people, the gap between the so-called "adopted son" and "courier" is so obvious.

Uncle Meng was holding the silver in a pensive gesture, Lord Shen naturally misunderstood, and ordered the box containing the silver ingots, "Twelve Lang likes it, so I keep it."

"I'll take it?" Meng Qinghe suspected that he heard it wrong, 500 taels, not five taels, let him keep it?

"Why not?" Shen Xuan was dressed in a public uniform, and the scarlet robe made his face like a crown jade, handsome and extraordinary, leaned over, and brushed Meng Qinghe's chin with his finger, "You and I are in love, it should be so."

Meng Qinghe: "..."

Whoever tells him that the ancients were reserved, will definitely beat him with a brick!

When the edict was delivered to Beijing, Bai Yanhui rushed to Xuanfu without stopping.

After the war between Tatar and Oala, the Xuanfu frontier army strengthened the defense of the frontier fortress. The bunker built before the beginning of spring, the lookout pier and the enemy platform were all put to great use.

Zhu Gaoxu delegated the main military training and defense work to Zheng Heng, and he brought his personal guards and border militiamen Han Chengri to work in the fields.

At the same time, imitating the model of Daning City, recruiting migrant households, absorbing military households who were separated in the early years, and accepting grassland herdsmen who are willing to join in, so as to reward and stimulate the work enthusiasm of the craftsmen of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau. proceeding in an orderly manner.

In less than a month, the barren fields reclaimed last year were sown with wheat seeds, and the barren land in winter was gradually covered with greenery.

The piers of the bunkers were connected together, and the newly built walls smelled of mud bricks. The young and strong in the city carried long poles on their backs, held sticks, bows and arrows, and took the initiative to patrol with the frontier soldiers.

When the border residents went to collect wood outside the city, they also formed a team of at least five people. When they saw the Tartars, they immediately called the police, and immediately opened their cannons and crossbows.The deterrent power is no less than that of the Kaiping guards.

Ever since the grassland was caught in the flames of war, northern Xinjiang has always been so defensive.Except for a small number of Tartar wounded soldiers and scattered rangers, a large number of Tartar cavalry never dared to approach Xuanfu for ten miles.

Zhu Gaoxu proved to his father that he has the ability to defend one side and keep the enemy out of the country.He can also farm and farm like an ordinary soldier, squatting on the edge of the field with the rough guy, holding a big bowl, and gnawing on the grain cake, without any arrogance of the prince.

When Bai Yan found Zhu Gaoxu, he was opening his clothes and drinking cold water.

It took a while for Eunuch Bai to recognize that the person in front of him was His Highness the King of Han, his eyes widened instantly, and his expression was indescribable.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu looking over, Bai Yan hurriedly saluted and said, "See Your Highness."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand to make Bai Yan get back up.

"Why is Eunuch Bai here?"

"Return to Your Highness, Your Majesty has a decree, His Highness Xuan returns to Beijing, and wish His Royal Highness the Queen a long life."

Hearing his father calling him back to Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu showed a trace of hesitation on his face.

In the past, if he could be called back to Beijing by his father, he would definitely pack his bags immediately and head straight to Nanjing.But now, he finds that he is reluctant to part with this place, the wheat fields he cultivated with his own hands, and this seemingly bitter and cold life.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, was his head hit by a stone?

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu was not the only one whose head was smashed. When Eunuch Bai went to Guangning to pass the decree, Zhu Gaosui was unwilling to leave.

The Guangning and Kaiyuan mutual markets have begun to take shape. Every time the market opens at the beginning of the month and the middle of the month, there is a constant flow of people coming and going, making it more lively every time.

At first, the market was mostly traded in livestock and timber, but recently there have been many Jurchen and Mongol stalls.The wood needed for shipbuilding, the horses urgently needed by the frontier army, food, spices, fur, and medicinal materials can basically be found in the market.

In addition to Tatars and Jurchens, sporadic Huihui and other foreign merchants appeared in the exchange market, holding the badges obtained from the city gates in their hands, walking among the stalls, selecting goods, and inquiring about prices.

After discussing with Liu Zhen, the governor of Daning, Zhu Gaosui adopted Meng Qinghe's suggestion and set up a special tax collection department. Anyone who trades in the mutual market, no matter who they are, must pay taxes.

Ministers need to ask the emperor for advice on tax collection, and the emperor can only press the button if he does not approve.

Zhu Gaosui did not have this concern. According to what Xing Ningbo said, merchants and hawkers in the Ming Dynasty had to pay two or three papers to set up a stall in the market. Outsiders went to the Ming Dynasty to do business. In any case, the transaction income tax, stall fees, sanitation management fees, etc. Wait, wait, nothing less.

After reading the list made by Meng Qinghe, Zhu Gaosui was enlightened and slapped his thigh.

The items on the list add up to a market management regulation.

Compared with the list that Xing Ningbo handed over, the trial method that he had set before should simply be crumpled into a ball and thrown into the brazier to burn.

By chance, the transcript of this list fell into the hands of Yu Xin, Shangshu of the Beijing household department.After seeing it, Yu Situ regretted and said, "It's a pity that he didn't work in the household department because of his talent."

It was really not easy to get Yu Situ's comment. Meng Qinghe was surprised when he learned about it afterwards.

Doesn't it mean that civil servants don't want to see him?It turned out not to be the case.

No matter how reluctant Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were to let go of their work, they had to pack up and salute immediately when their father ordered them to go back to Nanjing to celebrate Empress Xu's birthday.

Zhu Gaosui took a step ahead, and before leaving, he did not forget to divide half of the good things he bought from the mutual market, and sent someone to bring them to Zhu Gaoxu, and added them to the birthday gift list for Empress Xu.

Now that you have a gift for your mother, shouldn't you also prepare a gift for your father?

Helpless, the two brothers were negligent for a while, and they all forgot about this.After all, it is my mother who celebrates my birthday, not my father.

How Emperor Yong Le will react to his son's differential treatment can only be known after the two brothers return to Beijing.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Gaosui's gift included two models of Fuchuan. Even in the miniature version, the hull is one meter long.

Ever since Meng Qinghe told him stories about overseas foreign countries, Zhu Gaosui has been thinking about that magical land all the time. Zhu Di ordered the building of sea-going ships, and he was more active than anyone else.

In the correspondence with Meng Qinghe and Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui often mentioned this matter, showing his desire to go to sea between the lines.

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal about this, but in his reply, he couldn't help feeling a little yearning for the overseas world.

Meng Qinghe was thinking that if there was an extra Zhu Gaosui in Zheng He's fleet, the fleet's route might change quite a bit.

Zheng He went to sea only to fulfill the emperor's order.

Zhu Gaosui was not the case. As the grandson of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the son of Emperor Yongle, it was deeply embedded in his bones to expand the territory and promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.If Zhu Gaoxu is added, perhaps the vast land of America will have nothing to do with Columbus.

Meng Qinghe looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his domineering side leaked, and it seemed that it was not impossible to cross the continent.

Well, he's gone.

Such miraculous things as time travel can happen, Su can justify it, right?

On Jiachen in March of the second year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han, and Zhu Gaosui, king of Zhao, were summoned to return to Beijing.

Zhu Gaoxu's team passed through Beijing and specially sent someone to send two generous gifts to Shen Xuan and Meng Qinghe.Someone reported that Uncle Xingning had left for Daning, and the gift was handed over to Marquis Dingyuan. Zhu Gaoxu nodded without stopping, and ordered the team to move on, and must arrive in Beijing before Empress Xu's Qianqiu Festival.

When doing this, Zhu Gaoxu did not deliberately avoid Bai Yanhui.

Father knew that he and Meng Qinghe were pen pals, that Xuanfu and Guangning Kaiyuan could be where they are today, thanks to Uncle Xingning.

The truth that Daoyan told Meng Qinghe was also revealed to Zhu Gaoxu.It is better to spread everything out than to hide it.

What's more, there is Jin Yiwei who penetrates everywhere and likes to lie on the beams of the house. In front of the father, all the secrets are no longer secrets.

After receiving Zhu Gaoxu's gift, Meng Qinghe was already in Daning City.

Daning's military training and field farming are all in charge of special personnel, spring plowing is being carried out in an orderly manner, the market has been expanded, several inns have been opened in the city, and many food stalls have appeared on the roadside.

According to the report of the capital, many grassland tribes who traded in Kaiyuan and Guangning will pass through Daning.A large number of people poured in, and inns and restaurants naturally came into being.

The food is not about exquisiteness, but only about quantity and taste.In particular, steamed buns with the size of Junhan's fists, pancakes with Lianghe noodles, large pieces of barbecue, and bacon that can be preserved for a long time are the most popular.

Many small tribes who traded in horses would trade on the spot when they met a suitable buyer in Daning.Horses are mounted, middle horses and dismounted, and they can be exchanged for tea, banknotes or silk cloth.

From the army to the people, from farming to business, there is hardly a single idler in Daning City.

The first thing Meng Qinghe did when he returned to Daning was to check this year's farming and military training, and then identify people one by one according to the list.When encountering improper assignment of errands, occasionally mention a few words.After a few rounds, not to mention immediately mingling with subordinates, at least let these newcomers know that their guarding of Daning is not just a decoration.

During this period, a group of criminal officials were sent to the border guards of Daning, among them was Li Wenyu, the former right servant of the household department who was moved to Beijing Xingtaipu Temple to raise horses because of the impeachment of Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong.

Since Xingtaipu Temple was full of staff, there was really no room for him to arrange. After reporting, Li Shilang was sent to Daning.Both Kaipingwei and Quanningwei have racecourses, but there is a shortage of people.

sue?Said the place is wrong?Who cares about you.As long as you are famous in Xingtaipu Temple, where is it not to raise horses?

Ever since, Li Shilang went all the way north, and finally settled in Quanningwei.

In the same batch, Wang Yu, the Deputy Envoy of the Shanxi Police Department, and Liang Cheng, the Deputy Envoy of the Jiangxi Police Department, were also sent to the border.

To sum it up in one sentence, there is a problem with my style of life.

Ordinary officials were impeached by the censor for such issues, and at most they were fined and lost their positions.If these two were replaced, they would be directly sent to the border.

Who made them work in the Procuratorate?I am in charge of criminal name litigation affairs, shoulder the responsibility of supervising local officials, and make such a mistake, it is clear that I know the law and break the law, and the crime will be added.

Leaving aside Liang Cheng, the reason why Wang Yu was included in the performance was because he married a daughter of a prisoner, which was unethical.As a result of the treatment, he was sent to prison first, and because the queen was about to die, she was spared death and sent to the army to guard the border.

appeal?Marrying a wife doesn't hinder anyone?

Sorry, marrying the wrong wife is the biggest crime.

It can be seen from this that the saying that true love is invincible absolutely did not make sense in the early Ming Dynasty.If you dare to try your own way, you will never end well.

Thinking about the relationship between himself and Shen Xuan, touching the back of his neck, Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, there is an iron coupon at home, his head should not fall off.With the foreshadowing in the court, Emperor Yongle should not break his promise.If nothing happens, at most go to guard the border!In the Yongle Year, there were many battles, and sooner or later there would be a day of recovery.

In addition, Liu Da, the former commander of the capital of Fujian Province, who was accused of accepting gifts in private, was also on the list.

For the sake of political achievements, he used cronies to lure people into transactions, and those who made them break the law were given to Ding Yan.

Meng Qinghe couldn't help clicking his tongue when he saw the reason why this man was sent to the border. The so-called fishing law enforcement has existed since ancient times.But this man was obviously risking his life for his political achievements, forgetting who he was working under, and instead of being promoted to an official, he was directly arrested by Jin Yiwei.

Emperor Yongle said personally, "The ancients governed the world with nothing but fairness and uprightness. Today's villainous people only seek credit, pretend to make the people afraid of the law and rebel against evil seducers, and send officials to officials. The crime of slandering the people will be severely punished!"

This passage was clearly recorded in the dossier.

Closing the file, Meng Qinghe took a deep breath. No matter how the future generations evaluate Zhu Di as a man, but based on what he did during his administration, he is worthy of being the Yongle Emperor who brought Ming to its peak after Zhu Yuanzhang!

Meng Qinghe sighed, while thinking about how to arrange these prisoners so that they can shine in Daning.As everyone knows, a memorial to impeach him has been sealed by the General Secretary and sent to the palace.

The one who impeached him was none other than Chen Ying, the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had brought down countless officials since Zhu Di ascended the throne!