Seiwa

In the second year of Yongle, Bingshen, the new year was approaching, and the city of Jinling was extremely lively.The inns and restaurants in the city are almost full every day.

North Korea, Annan and other foreign countries sent envoys to pay pilgrimage and offer things to congratulate Zhengdan.Chieftains from Yunnan, Sichuan and other places also came to court one after another, and vassal lords from all over the country sent congratulatory teams, especially the Jiahe offered by Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, who voluntarily paid grain taxes and gold and silver, adding to the excitement different colors.

Emperor Yong Le sighed, after all, he was his own son, it was very good to think of his father at all times.

After sighing, he beat the vassals one by one. Did you see that the nephews have such a high awareness, shouldn't the uncle also show something?

The vassal king gritted his teeth and said that he must correct his backward thinking and try his best to learn from his nephew!

Emperor Yong Le was satisfied, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui received serious praise again.

No one cares whether Zhu Laosi's brothers are bleeding.

The reason why I gave money to my father was not to swell his face to make him fat, nor to find trouble with other vassal kings on purpose, but because Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did have the confidence.

Who makes people rich?

Since becoming a feudal clan, the two brothers have been busy with the development of the territory, reclaiming wasteland, growing food, encouraging animal husbandry, and developing industry and commerce.Someone whispered something about [-] in their ears and kicked it away.

This move does not mean that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are not interested in the dragon chair in Nanjing, but they found that instead of wasting time on these things, it is better to farm the fields, go to the market to experience the people's sentiments, and do something of practical significance.

The father is fierce and fierce, and he is unambiguous in whipping people. He is thinking about unrealistic expectations all day long, and he is completely against himself.

The example of King Ping was before him, and Meng Qinghe beat the side drums from time to time. Neither Zhu Gaoxu nor Zhu Gaosui wanted to be the second Zhu Gaochi.

Those who follow the heart may not necessarily be sincerely good for themselves.

Obviously he didn't do it by himself, but he took the scapegoat for no reason and was rejected by his father. Even if he didn't get along with Zhu Gaochi, he would inevitably shed two tears of sympathy.

Under this ideological trend, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui gradually became out-and-out doers.Whoever dares to continue twitching in the ear, kicking and flying is not counted, and a few more whips are needed.

Looking back at the things they did in the early years, both of them felt ashamed.

Who is that whose forehead was pinched?Anyway, it's not me, definitely not!

Wipe off the sweat and continue to work hard.

Farming, opening mutual markets, and running schools following the example of Daning.

As the emperor's parent and son, and the status of Northern Xinjiang vassal, it is more convenient to do things.

The problem Meng Qinghe encountered was not a problem at all in the eyes of the two of them.

Meng Qinghe was impeached by the courtiers and could only defend himself.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui pre-emptively sent out impeachment memorials, and complained to their father first. This group of people who only pick faults and do nothing makes the ministers very annoyed. Why don't father help clean up?

As a result, the emperor naturally took action, and the emperor's son felt relieved.

This is unenviable.

Who made the family have a strong background and someone above them?

Courtiers and sons, adopted sons and parent-children, are fundamentally different after all.

Zhu Di regards Shen Xuan as his own son and takes care of him everywhere.However, Shen Xuan could not directly complain to the courtiers like Zhu Gaoxu's brothers.Even if Zhu Di didn't mind him doing this, he would brandish his whip to vent his anger on him. As far as Shen Xuan himself was concerned, he would never cross this invisible boundary unless it was absolutely necessary.

It's fine once or twice. If there are too many times, the courtiers' impeachment memorials can drown him.

Meng Qinghe understands this very well, he will always think twice about doing things, and try his best to solve it by himself without bothering Shen Xuan.

Jin Yiwei reported the situation of Xuan Mansion and Kaiyuan. Zhu Di was very happy, and with a swipe of a pen, the order to set up three guards in Han Wang Mansion and Zhao Wang Mansion was quickly issued to Nanjing.

The number of guards of [-] is really a big deal.While the vassal kings of various places took the initiative to reduce their armaments, issuing this edict, even if it was not Zhu Di's original intention, also brought a lot of hatred to the two sons.

There is no vassal king to make a statement, but there are courtiers who say that the emperor Xu and the two princes set up ten thousand guards, which is really inappropriate.

The words in the memorial are not intense, but the meaning expressed is quite sharp.

Given so many troops for the King of Han and the King of Zhao, aren't you afraid that the two princes will support their own troops and provoke military disasters?

The next day after the memorial was delivered, Ma Zhen, who spoke bluntly and satirically, was invited to the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town to drink tea. "The crime of punishment.

Ma Zhen was convicted, which caused quite a disturbance in the court.

The Sixth Division gave Shizhong and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to sit in front of the Meridian Gate to protest.

Not to be punished for speaking is a decree made by Emperor Taizu Gao.Ma Zhen didn't say anything outrageous and outrageous, every sentence was for the sake of the country, why did he lose his life?

This is a reckless killing of human life!

No one dared to openly label Zhu Di as a faint tyrant, at least not while he was alive.

But there are many people and strength is great, so it is necessary to express one's position in front of the palace.

No matter how strong the emperor is, it is impossible to kill all the court officials. If they are arrested and imprisoned, the name of justice will be preserved in history.

Hearing Jin Yiwei's report, without frowning, Zhu Di picked up a pen and wrote down two orders.

"Hou Xian, you go, it depends."

"The slaves obey the order."

Hou Xian went out of the Meridian Gate with the imperial decree, and read out in public that Ma Zhen deceived the emperor, five hundred silver, one thousand copper coins, and countless treasures.The evidence is solid, and the crime should be executed!

"Anyone who pleads for him is equal to a sinner!"

"Those who make trouble by this will be punished with a higher crime!"

"If you go astray and know your way back, the Son of Heaven has ordered you to forget the past."

What is Zhu Di's personality?

Be soft, there is still room for negotiation.If you are tough with him, then see if your neck is tough, or the executioner's knife is sharper!

All the money and banknotes found from Ma Zhen's house are real and irrefutable.With Zheng Qipin's annual salary and Ma Zhen's working years, without corruption and bribery, it is impossible to accumulate so much family wealth.Even if he is not convicted of deception, according to the Taizu's law, he still can't escape the life of being skinned and used as grass.

After Hou Xian read out the imperial edict, he glanced at the dumb speakers for a moment, sneered twice, and didn't say much. Immediately, the emperor's army with brocade robes and embroidered spring knives came out in a row, and pressed the handle of the knife, There is also a big Han general holding a shield and spear at his side, with awe-inspiring eyes.

In addition to the edict, Hou Xian also had an edict to arrest people.

If the courtiers gathered outside the Meridian Gate are interested, it’s fine to disperse honestly. If they don’t know the interest and continue to add trouble to the emperor, they will all be invited to the imperial prison of Jinyiwei to have a New Year’s Eve dinner.

Life will not be lost, but it is necessary to discuss the various uses of leather whips and bamboo sticks with Jin Yiwei.If you are lucky, you can also conduct further academic discussions with the conductor of Jin Yiwei, Tongzhi, and Qianshi.

This kind of treatment is not available to ordinary people.

Seeing the sneer on Hou Xian's face, everyone's back felt chills.

In the end, Zhu Di's iron fist overwhelmed the righteousness of the ministers.

As a result of the confrontation, Emperor Yong Le won a complete victory.

Although a lot of rhetoric and tears were shed in front of the Meridian Gate, the idea of ​​"preserving a useful body" has become the mainstream.

Looking at the empty field, Hou Xian sneered again.

Jin Yiwei and General Dahan completed their mission and left the stage with honor.The soldiers of the Five Cities Bingma Division officially took over. Who asked them to be responsible for security work inside and outside the city, and at the same time clean the streets?

While waving brooms, the soldiers complained that they were already busy at the end of the year and had to work extra overtime. This group of officials and lords can really make a fuss!

The turmoil seems to have calmed down, but there are still undercurrents surging.

It was mentioned afterwards that the courtiers were still aggrieved.

For example, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others did not say a word about it.

Ma Zhen's memorial seems to be fair, and he always thinks of the court, but he makes a fatal mistake.He ignored the mansion where Imam was born, and also forgot how Imam ascended to the throne.

Saying that the king of Han and the king of Zhao support their own self-respect, isn't it alluding to the emperor?

The emperor would not think that Ma Zhen was talking about the facts, but would only think that he was pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey.

If you don't kill him, who will you kill?

There are quite a few people in the court who understand, and they all know very well in their hearts that Ma Zhen will never survive, and if he continues to make trouble, more people will be imprisoned.

Today, if you are not the grandson of the emperor, you will not make an exception just because you are a literati.On the contrary, the cool class Taizu Gaodi.To fight against such an emperor is obviously courting death.

Major events in the court are often published in the mansion newspaper, and this matter is no exception.

After reading the Dibao, Meng Qinghe had the same thought as Yang Shiqi, that Ma Zhen was doomed and no one could save him.

Emperor Yongle has been tough all his life, but he also has weaknesses and taboos.

Even if there are [-] sentences in the history books about how my father likes me and doesn't like the crown prince and grandson, it is an indisputable fact that Emperor Hongwu passed the throne to Zhu Yunqi, but his throne was snatched from his nephew. of.

The wrong source of the throne is a thorn in Zhu Di's heart.

Anyone who dares to touch it will have a dead end.

Is Ma Zhen wronged?perhaps.

But from a realistic point of view, daring to go to such a memorial is enough to prove that he has a hole in his head. After escaping this time, he will not be able to avoid the knife in the neck sooner or later.

This memorial not only offended Zhu Di, it completely offended the emperor's family.

Zhu Gaochi would suspect that he had framed him, and beat around the bush to put eye drops on himself in front of his father.After all, the father allowed the two younger brothers to take over the feudal domain and flex their muscles, but he was trapped in the capital. He was not dissatisfied at all, that was a joke.

Zhu Gaoxu hated Ma Zhen just like Zhu Gaosui.Self-respect?It's basically saying that they will rebel!Rebelling against Papa, when they got kicked in the head by a donkey?

Empress Xu did not interfere in the government, but she was also depressed when she learned of Ma Zhen's memorial.This kind of sowing discord between father and son and brother, talking nonsense, really deserves to be killed!

The emperor's family spit fire on Ma Zhen, and it is a miracle that Ma Zhen did not die.

Putting down the mansion newspaper, Meng Qinghe picked up the warmed tea and drank it in one gulp.

The battlefield, the officialdom, the same killing.

The only difference is that the former is a real slash with a real knife and gun, with the blade piercing into the bone, while the latter is a knife in the dark and behind the back, killing without blood.

With a sigh, Meng Qinghe picked up the fire tongs and poked the charcoal fire in the basin, and the weather was getting colder, and he couldn't go home for the New Year this year. .

After thinking about it, I felt that I had overlooked something, and as soon as I knocked my head, I quickly got up and called for someone. As the new year was approaching, the frontier army could not celebrate the new year, especially the frontier guards, and they couldn't do anything arbitrarily.The rewards from the imperial court are given every year, but after all, they are just symbols, and it is time to prepare for something practical.

Instead of thinking about it in front of the mansion, it is better to use your brain for this matter.

However, this matter cannot be done by oneself, it should be reported to the Son of Heaven, and the King of Han and King Zhao will also send a message, and the Duke of the State is no exception.

Spread out the paper, grind it, rub your fingers vigorously, wait for it to warm up, and immediately write down what you just thought, and send the guards to Beijing.

With the Duke of the State here, he does not need to worry about the matter of King Zhao who informed the King of Han.

If you are going to the imperial court, you can also ask the Duke of the country to do it for you.

Recently, he has been in the limelight enough, the matter of Daning Confucianism and Wei Xue is not over yet, so it is better to keep a low profile.

At the end of December, Shen Xuan and King Zhao of Han signed a joint letter and sent it to the capital.Song Sheng, commander-in-chief of Gansu, He Fu, commander-in-chief of Ningxia, and Liu Zhen, guard of Liaodong, also received letters from Beijing one after another.

Meng Qinghe didn't care much about the reaction of He Fu and others. He was busy sending people to buy fat sheep from the herdsmen and reward the frontier army in the name of the court.

Calculating the number of Daning defenders and the guards under their jurisdiction, cooking food will exhaust the fire in the army. It is not as good as large pieces of meat, and it is more affordable to distribute large steamed buns and pancakes.

The news that Daning Dusi bought livestock in large quantities spread quickly.

Beijing, Xuanfu, Kaiyuan, Guangning and other places also took action one after another.Gansu, Ningxia, and Liaodong moved a step slower, with insufficient livestock and open purchases of wild animals.

In the end, not only the attached Tatar and Jurchen tribes made a lot of money, but the Tatar and Oirat tribes near the border of the Ming Dynasty also drove sheep and bridged the caravans walking in the desert to fight with the frontier army. started a business.Some tribes simply set up their tents and refused to leave. The Ming army drove them out and directly declared that they would be attached. For example, the Saohuer tribe under Alutai did not count as an attachment. They also brought Guilichi and sent people south to spy on the Ming Dynasty. news.

He Fu, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, immediately reported to the imperial court. Zhu Di heard the news and authorized the Saohuer Department to return inward.

At that time, Meng Qinghe's annual gifts had already been sent back to Mengjiatun. Seven or eight carts of food, meat, cloth and silk, as well as fine wine specially prepared for Meng Chongjiu and other old people, made Mengjiatun very lively.

Before the things were divided, another convoy arrived.

Zhou Rong jumped off his horse and clasped his fists at Mrs. Meng Wang and Meng Chongjiu, "Mr. Dingguo congratulate Mrs. Bo Tai on the New Year."

With a wave of his hand, fifteen carts lined up in a long line, just waiting to unload.

Even though Meng Wang was prepared and knew about the relationship between Shen Xuan and Meng Qinghe, he also froze for five seconds when he saw the unloaded food and meat, fine wine, cloth and money, and two boxes of jewellery.

Looking at the envious clansmen, I don't know whether to be happy, or to go home and be depressed for a while.

Son-in-law or daughter-in-law?

Thinking about it, Meng Wang couldn't help crying.

Before the New Year's goods sent by Shen Xuan were unloaded, two more convoys arrived one after another.

Qianhu, the leader of the team, announced his name, and the village was suddenly silent, and needles could be heard.

Han Wang?

King Zhao?

God grandpa!

Meng Chongjiu, who was able to withstand the scene the most, couldn't help feeling dizzy and weak.

"Your Majesty is here on orders, Your Highness, Madam He Botai, New Year's Eve."

The clansmen and those who came down to watch the fun looked at Meng Wang's family with only envy in their eyes.

envy?Ten miles and eight towns, who can produce another Meng Twelve Lang?

Meng Qinghe's New Year's gift was joy, Ding Guogong's New Year's ceremony was shocking, Hanwang's and Zhao's New Year's ceremony was shocking, when the accompanying eunuchs presented the queen's reward, everyone in the village, including the Mengwang family, was shocked. Feeling very unreal.

One ingot of precious banknotes and one piece of silk, the queen rewards Mrs. Bo Tai.Three ingots of precious banknotes and five bolts of silk were given to Uncle Xingning by name.

Meng Chongjiu was the first to react, and immediately knelt down to thank him.

Meng Wang was supported by his daughter-in-law, but felt a little wobbly under his feet.

What happened in Mengjiatun, Meng Qinghe only learned about it afterwards.

It's no surprise that Shen Xuan gave the New Year's gift, the King of Han and Zhao Wang also made sense, and the Empress, it's still three ingots of precious banknotes and five bolts of silk...

It's not that he thinks too much, the reward given by the queen to the new year's wife is a treasure note, which is of a higher grade, such as Mrs. Gonghou Bo, plus silk cloth.

Recalling the previous rewards from Emperor Yongle, Meng Qinghe didn't know whether to be happy or depressed for a while.

Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

Thinking that the guards had something to report, Meng Qinghe said directly, "Come in."

The door opened and closed again.

There was almost no sound of footsteps, but it brought in the new wind and the familiar Lengxiang.

Meng Qinghe looked up and was stunned.

"Ziyu?"

Nanjing City

The Japanese envoys finally arrived in Jinling, and unfortunately they caught up with the imperial palace to host a banquet for the envoys of Annan and the Korean tribute.The minister of Honglu Temple was very busy, so he arranged them into the hall, gave them some instructions, and left directly.

In the canopy hall of the imperial palace, a good show is being staged.

The envoys sent by King Annan were all astonished when they saw Prince Chen who had been invited out by the internal officials.It was like seeing a ghost.

Why did he come back to life when he was supposed to be dead?

On the way to Annan, Zheng He's fleet accidentally rescued a red-haired barbarian from the sea.After the man woke up, he found out that he was on the ship of the Ming Dynasty that he had been dreaming about day and night, so excited he hugged the soldier who was ordered to monitor him.

Too excited, in exchange for a knife on the back of the neck.

When he fainted, there was still a dreamy smile on his face.

God heard his prayer, Hallelujah!