Seiwa

It is a great honor for the courtiers to be given the surname of the country by the Son of Heaven.

No matter how many questions you have, you have to put them down for the time being, first receive the decree to thank you, thank the Holy Majesty, and then go to Yousi to go through the relevant procedures.

Many people were given surnames by Emperor Yongle, such as Zheng He and Bai Yanhui.

There is no shortage of people who have been renamed, such as Yang Rong.

But since Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, Meng Qinghe was the first one to be given a national surname.

Shen Xuan's father Shen Liang, like many adopted sons of Emperor Taizu Gao, had changed his surname to Zhu.Emperor Hongwu ordered the tripod to be the world, thinking of the love of his relatives, he ordered all the adopted sons to return to the ancestral hall, change the sacrifices, and return to their original surnames.But in essence, it is completely different from ordinary nobles, and can still be counted as members of the royal family.

Although Meng Qinghe was bestowed with a national surname, although the situation was different from Shen Xuan's, the substantial benefits were by no means comparable to ordinary promotion and titles.

There is no national surname, and being knighted is also a contract worker.

Having a national surname and not making big mistakes is equivalent to holding an iron rice bowl.

After listening to Dao Yan's lecture, Meng Qinghe's expression was dull for a moment.

Dao Yan twirled the beads and smiled very deeply.

Meng Qinghe held his head, very conflicted.

Because Shen Xuan didn't get an answer, he came to see Dao Yan before returning to the north to ask for an idea.

In the end, it would be better not to come if he came, and the answer he asked really made him feel a lot of pressure.It is conceivable how many people will envy and hate him behind this glory, and there will definitely be little X flying knives flying from behind.

In addition, the relationship with the King of Han and Zhao Wang is "invincible", and there will never be fewer righteous people like Chen Ying who are waving their fists and trying to knock him down.Roughly estimated, there are eight hundred if not one thousand.

He was a target, shining brightly, waiting to be stabbed with a knife.

It seems that it is necessary to form a deep friendship with the eunuch Jin Yiwei.Regardless of the reputation behind him, it is fundamental to keep his head and neck.

A sycophant, a treacherous minister.

The four big characters have long been engraved on his forehead.

Meng Qinghe curled his lips, since they have all stamped, do they still need to think about it?As long as Emperor Yong Le wants to use him, he should be more cautious and not make too many mistakes, it is not so easy for anyone who wants to pull his pigtails to trouble him.

The big deal is to shave your head, no hair, how can you pull it!

Referring to Dao Yan's image, he was shocked immediately.The image of a bald head really tests the shape of the head, it is better not to shave.

While the two were talking, a little novice monk who had grown from three heads to four came in with a water bottle.

Meng Qinghe looked at Daoyan, the great monk was unable to be moved by the eight winds, squinting at the little novice walking staggeringly, showing no intention of helping.

Crushing child labor!

Meng Qinghe couldn't stand it anymore, stood up, took the water bottle from the little novice monk, took out a pouch from his bosom, carried Daoyan on his back, and stuffed it into the little novice monk's hand.

In the blink of an eye, most people can't eat the cakes in the Duke's Mansion, so the little master is going to share it with his good friends.

Holding the pastry, the little novice nodded with a smile. He has a round forehead and big eyes, and two front teeth are missing in his mouth.

It took [-] minutes of strength for Meng Qinghe to barely control his claws and not pinch the white dough.

Turning around and despising Dao Yan, since the last time I saw this little novice, he has only grown so much in such a long time, it must be the result of being squeezed by the great monk!

"Enlightenment has the root of wisdom, and it needs to be honed and taught more." Dao Yan twirled the Buddhist beads, and his tone was rather regretful, "I also have the root of wisdom. If I can let go of the mundane world and become a monk with the poor monk, I will surely achieve great success in the future."

Stop!

Meng Qinghe immediately took a step back, with an extremely serious expression, and shook his head firmly.

He still had a good life, accompanied by beauties, and became a monk only after his head was pinched by a door panel.

Furthermore, Emperor Yongle even ordered the great monk to return to secular life. Don't look at him with a shaved head, burnt ring scars, wearing a monk's robe, and his degree is gone. What kind of wisdom is there?

"Thank you, Master, for your clarification. Let's just leave this and see you someday."

Seeing Daoyan's posture of making a long speech, Meng Qinghe knew he couldn't stay longer, so he immediately anointed the soles of his feet.

He has no interest in becoming a monk, not at all!

"Good disciple," Dao Yan called to stop Meng Qinghe, "Let me remember a word from my teacher, the road ahead will be difficult, but you need to keep your heart and be loyal to the emperor and the people, and you will be able to overcome all difficulties."

Meng Qinghe stopped in his tracks and saluted Daoyan sincerely, "Thank you, master."

Dao Yan smiled slightly, thinking that the teacher has been practicing for decades, but he still can't subdue a disciple?

Naturally, Meng Qinghe didn't know what Yan was thinking, if he knew... he couldn't do anything to this monk, he should thank him as well.

For one thing, Dao Yan pointed out the maze for him out of good intentions.

Second, in arguing with others, how much does he have a chance of winning, and Dao Yan?Basically only being abused.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero. After a period of political tests and court struggles, Meng Qinghe knows very well that sometimes, he should be a hero with a low face.

Leaving the monastery where Daoyan lived, without accident, I saw the little monk waiting in front of the gate.

There were two three-headed bodies standing next to the four-headed body. When they saw Meng Qinghe, they all clasped their hands in a regular manner, "Thank you, the benefactor."

A three-headed man still had dim sum smears on his mouth, Meng Twelve Lang touched his arms reflexively, but found nothing, smiled awkwardly, he must bring a few more packs next time!

The monks are vegetarians, so the little novice naturally cannot taste meat.

Think about the three heads holding cabbage and gnawing on them like a round rabbit, covering their faces with tears in their eyes, how can I bear it!

Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, do you want to donate a dining room for dim sum to the monastery?With his own family background, it is not a problem at all.

But do temples accept such donations?

After saying goodbye to the three young novice monks, Meng Qinghe walked out of the mountain gate with his thoughts in mind.As everyone knows, after he left, Emperor Yong Le opened the side door and appeared in Dao Yan's monk room.

Dao Yan still closed his eyes slightly, twirling the beads and reciting the Heart Sutra.

Zhu Di had a serious expression, with a hint of complexity occasionally flashing in his eyes.

When Xuan'er confessed, he had murderous intentions.If it weren't for Dao Yan's words, the knife would have fallen.Looking at it now, it is not impossible to fulfill Xuan'er.

Although it was fulfilled, but thinking of a certain brat, Zhu Di started to itch again, as expected, he should be called to the palace for another smoke!

Sitting on the futon, looking at the calm Dao Yan, Zhu Di suddenly became angry.

Dao Yan opened his eyes, "Amitabha, the time has come, the poor monk should go to the Imperial Academy. His Majesty has entrusted him with the important task of supervising the scholar Xie's writing, and the poor monk must do his best to live up to His Majesty's entrustment."

In short, he is going to change his clothes and go to work. The work is arranged by His Majesty, and there must be no slack in the slightest. There is really no time to receive Your Majesty. Please forgive me.

Zhu Di: "..."

Did this monk do it on purpose?

Absolutely!

In June of the second year of Yongle, Zhu Panxuan, son of King Ning, and Zhu Youdun, son of King Zhou, came to court.

There was a banquet in the palace, Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han, Zhu Gaosui, king of Zhao, and Shen Xuan, Duke of Ding who had not yet left Beijing, were all present. Unexpectedly, there was Meng Qinghe's seat in the palace banquet, which was arranged under Shen Xuan.

The servant led Meng Qinghe to sit down, and his piercing gaze almost smashed Meng Qinghe into a sieve.

No matter how strong the ability to resist pressure is, it is inevitable that the palms will sweat.

The servant went to the earl's mansion to announce the decree. Meng Qinghe thought it was an ordinary palace banquet, but he didn't think about it at all. He didn't think it was a royal family banquet.

In the main hall, apart from the emperor and empress, there are princes and princesses, sons of vassal princes, and son-in-law Yibin.

Shen Xuan is the emperor's adoptive son, so he is naturally regarded as Emperor Yongle's own person, so what's the matter with him here?

If you want to go, you can't go, but it's really uncomfortable to stay. This is not eating, it is clearly suffering!

Fortunately, the embarrassing situation didn't last long. Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng, Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, Xu Zengshou, Marquis of Wuyang, and Zhang Fu of Xin'an appeared one after another. When they learned that the royal family banquet would also attend the royal family banquet, Meng Qinghe was finally relieved. in one breath.

Wiping off his sweat, at least he wasn't alone, it was a false alarm.

Emperor Yongle and Empress Xu were very kind to the two vassal princes, especially Zhu Panxuan, Emperor Yongle patted his nephew on the shoulder, expressing how much he misses his brother.

"How is your father recently?"

"How are you eating? How are you sleeping?"

"What hobbies do you have in your spare time?"

"Have you received my order? That's good, we are a family, and you can speak to me if you need it."

Facing Zhu Di's series of caring greetings, Zhu Panxuan responded very decently, and Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh that his brother has a good son.

Ever since his father Zhu Quan picked up the stool and beat him up, Zhu Panxuan grew up quickly.If not, Zhu Quan would never let him go to Beijing to worship by himself.After all, Zhu Quan currently only has this one son, and Zhu Panxuan had a little accident, and he had nowhere to cry.

"Return to Your Majesty, my father is fine. I am grateful to Your Majesty Long En, and ordered my minister to go to Beijing to pay homage, and to celebrate the Queen's Royal Highness's Thousand Autumn Festival with a new dance."

Hearing Zhu Panxuan's words, Zhu Di smiled while holding his beard, and praised him loudly.

The Zhu Gaochi brothers are not very interested, Zhu Gaochi likes reading, Zhu Gaoxu Zhu Gaosui likes military arts, even the music and dance in the palace, and it is rare to see them take a second look.

Zhou Wangshizi Zhu Youdun's eyes lit up, not because of the occasion, he was afraid that he would go up to ask him immediately.

The son loves literature and art but not martial arts, and likes to hang out with musicians. King Zhou didn't have a good way, he beat and scolded him, and in the end, he could only let him go.

The banquet began, and the musicians filed in, wrapped in green scarves, wearing blue and red Luo pin gold breasted jackets, mixed gold copper bags, red robes, and cloud-toed soap boots. Stand or sit in front of the instrument.

Singers, leading dancers and then entering the hall, all wear Chinese uniform scarves, red Luo color big-sleeved shirts, and Harmony Lang: wearing soap Luo wide belt scarves, green Luo big-sleeved shirts, gold-painted belts, and soap boots , after the singer.

When the music started, the music and dance students first worshiped the emperor, and then danced.

Meng Qinghe sat upright, spurning some pornographic dramas of later generations ten thousand times in his heart.

The emperor hosted a banquet with beauties in groups?

Wrong, terribly wrong!

Did you see that the one who played the music was a man, the one who accompanied the music was a man, and the one who danced was also a man!

As the food music in the palace and the first dance of the palace banquet, "The Dance of Pacifying the World" praises the heroic deeds of Emperor Taizu Gao who raised his army, competed in the world, and conquered the desert in the north.

Le Wu wears leather armor, holds a weapon in his hand, and is accompanied by the sound of music. He dances vigorously, with a handsome face, heroic and heroic.

In the sound of drum music, it seems that you can hear the strong wind in Shuobei.

Yue Wusheng's movements became more vigorous, and Meng Qinghe's thoughts drifted away.

Recalling the life in the frontier in the past, the first thing that popped into my mind was the sacrificial speech of Yin Yang Sheng calling for the soul.

Outside Kaiping City, in the wilderness, white flags fluttered with the wind, long tunes and hoarse cries. This was the first time Meng Qinghe faced the death of his comrades. Every time he recalled it, his heart seemed to be cut open by blood. open.

When he first arrived in Kaipingwei, Ma Zongqi, who pulled himself up to the top of the city, has his soul returned home?

The music was exciting, and Meng Qinghe's heart was even more difficult to calm down.

One will be a million bones.

From border guards to Jingnan, from Beiping to Nanjing, and from Nanjing to Daning.

Looking back suddenly, it has been years.

This is real, not a dream.

Thinking of the former comrades, how many people are still there today?

His expression was a little numb, but the circles of his eyes started to turn red. Did he get drunk before raising his glass?

While the mind is floating, the musician has changed the tune.

From passionate to thick, Meng Qinghe suddenly came back to his senses, pressed his forehead, and found that Shen Xuan was looking at him.

"But where is the discomfort?"

"No." Meng Qinghe didn't want to attract too much attention on such an occasion, so he whispered, "Don't worry, I'll be fine in a while."

Even so, Shen Xuan still shook Meng Qinghe's wrist, "Tell me something."

"kindness."

The conversation between the two was only for a moment, without attracting anyone's attention.

After "Dance of Destiny and Virtue", Zhu Panxuan specially presented a new dance. With the graceful figure leading the dance into the palace, Meng Qinghe's nerves were also relaxed.

I really didn't expect that King Ning, who went to the battlefield shirtless, would have such a talent.

Perhaps it was to reassure Zhu Di that all the vassal kings who were appointed separately, such as King Ning, King Dai, King Qi, King Min, King Gu, etc., were constantly exploring various talents other than fighting.

He writes books, writes poems and songs, farms and grows flowers, and mixes popular music.

In short, whether it is Yangchun Baixue or Xialiba people, there must always be a sustenance.

Enriching the spiritual life is the safest, as long as it is not like King Ning and his son playing Nightmare Town, the emperor will not care at all.

Rich material life is relatively risky. For example, King Gu bought and sold people, King Min built a mansion, and collected two taxes on behalf of the king, all of which were severely reprimanded by the emperor.

As Zhu's fourth brother, he has experienced the ups and downs of the Jianwen Dynasty, and there is basically no one who is not ignorant.

Being reprimanded by the emperor for the Nightmare Town incident, King Ning Zhu Quan specially ordered his son to come to Beijing to perform a dance in the name of Empress Xu's Qianqiu Festival.The purpose was to show his attitude to the emperor. He had long forgotten the matter of sharing the world.Now I am not interested in military affairs, and only focus on cultural and artistic creations, so Your Majesty can rest assured.

Whether Zhu Di believes it or not is not up to Zhu Quan.But Zhu Quan's attitude did pave the way for his son's trip to the capital.

After the palace banquet, Emperor Yongle rewarded Zhu Panxuan and Zhu Youdou with [-] bolts of yarn each, [-] bolts of silk, [-] bolts of colored silk, [-] ingots, and a golden Luopa fan.

Prince Ning's son and Prince Zhou's son entered the palace to pay their respects, Long Xin was overjoyed, and ordered them to stay in Beijing until August, and then return.

In that month, the Son of Heaven ordered the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing to build Prince Ping's Mansion, the Ministry of Industry in Beijing to build King Han's Mansion and King Zhao's Mansion, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to oversee the modification of Dingguo Mansion.

The palace has not yet started construction, but there is impeachment by the imperial censor, and the reconstruction of Dingguo's mansion violates the system.Zhu Di slapped it back directly, I approved it, so why don't you rest when it's cool!

After the impeachment memorandum was rejected, Shen Xuan went to the shuffle, the mansion has been rebuilt, please return to Beijing.

The meaning is very clear, anyway, the prince's mansion has three front and back halls, three gates and nine frames, the difference is not big, instead of being stared at by the censor all day, it is better to stay still, just change a door plaque, and everything will be fine.

Since I don't live in Nanjing for a long time, it's fine on the surface.

"Last year and this spring, the Tatars were defeated by Wala several times. Guilichi intended to go northward, but Yesuntai, Alutai, and Maerhazaan tried to go southward. When autumn comes, it is the opportunity for the Tatars to invade the border. To protect the frontier If you fail, please return to the north, Your Majesty."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui then went to the table and asked to return to the feudal domain.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't let go of his field, and Zhu Gaosui couldn't let go of his mutual market.

The Ministry of Industry said that the palace has not been built yet?

It doesn't matter, the Dusi Yamen squeezes.

The Ministry of Rituals stated that the prince's guard of honor should be prepared?

No need, a few fast horses to lead the way, a red Luoqu cover, and a dozen Wang Qi can be used. The rest of the red paper lanterns, staff and drum panels are completely useless, delaying time and trouble.

Discord with etiquette?

Etiquette is also determined by people!Gu didn't violate the rules, can you control it?

After some debate, Emperor Yong Le sided with his son.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were able to travel lightly and travel before July.Princess Han and Princess Zhao didn't accompany them, and the palace hasn't been built yet, so they can't squeeze together in the capital's yamen, can they?

The families of the two brothers will not be able to go north until at least the end of the year.In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui took it for granted, and Princess Han and Princess Zhao were reluctant, but there was no other way.

Zhu Gaochi personally went out of the city to send his brother north.

The imperial decree that King Xu Ping did not become a vassal, and built Ping Wangfu in Nanjing and Shandong respectively.

The ministers who hoped that Zhu Gaochi could ascend to the throne still had expectations, but Zhu Gaochi himself fell silent. Even if someone wanted to do something again, if he didn't cooperate, he was also a stalker.

Meng Qinghe set off after Shen Xuan.

Originally, he was supposed to return north with Shen Xuan, but an urgent report came from the frontier, and Shen Xuan was ordered to leave early by the emperor.

Meng Qinghe had no choice but to stay and wait until the plaque of the Dingguo Mansion written by the emperor was hung before he packed his luggage and set off for Daning.

Before leaving, another reward was distributed in the palace, and together with the reward for Shen Xuan, it was delivered to Meng Qinghe.

Looking at the box of gold and silver given to Shen Xuan, and then looking at the bundles of precious banknotes.

Meng Qinghe was speechless.

Well, that's the gap.

Zheng He, who presented the reward, told Meng Twelve Lang that the emperor had ordered that in mid-August, he and Wang Jinghong would lead the fleet to Ryukyu and other countries for a friendly visit.

Meng Qinghe suddenly realized that this voyage to the East should be to test the waters for the voyage to the West.

I don't know if I can send someone to ride a boat and bring some tea and porcelain, maybe I can make a lot of money.

Meng Qing and the imaginary Jin Yuanbao with wings kept flying towards him, almost laughing out loud.

Zheng He had a bitter face, and he didn't know if our family could come back whole when we went to sea this time.

Only then did Meng Twelve Lang remember that this great navigator, who is famous in later generations, is seasick!