Seiwa

Emperor Yongle issued an order to summon Annan's envoys, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed.

Annan's envoys could hardly believe their ears when they saw Pan Ci, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple who conveyed the will.After being left out for so long, sitting on the bench for so long, is it finally possible to watch the moonlight?

Ruan Jingzhen and the others stayed up all night, so they got together to discuss how to defend themselves when they saw Da Ming, so as to dispel Da Ming's idea of ​​sending troops.

"You can report to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty that Annan is willing to welcome the Chen family back to the country."

"Welcome back to the Chen family? The king didn't make a clear order, so how can I explain it if I blame it?"

"I can't wait, what else can I do?" Ruan Jingzhen raised his voice, and immediately realized that the sound insulation effect of the wall is not good, so he lowered his voice, "We are in a hurry, and welcoming Chen Tianping back to the country is just an excuse for Daming to send troops. When we return to the country, what kind of disturbance can Chen Tianping alone cause? The king knows it and will not blame him."

"This……"

The Annan people discussed it, and most of them agreed with Ruan Jingzhen's opinion.

As Ruan Xiang said, if not, so what?

With Annan's national strength, the odds of winning against Daming are almost zero.

Compared with the excitement of the Annan envoy, the Champa envoy was beating his heart.

Will the Son of Heaven summon the Annan people, will they give the Annan people a chance to make a comeback?In any case, whether the arrogance of the Annan people can be suppressed and the land and population robbed by the Hu family can be regained requires the help of the Ming Dynasty.If Da Tianzi suddenly didn't plan to send troops, wouldn't the previous joy be in vain?

Annan Prince Chen, who had lived in the Huitong Hall for several months, was also worried.

The Chen family had a blood feud with the Hu family, if it wasn't for the Hu family who killed the Chen family's royal family, it would not be his turn to seek help from Daming.

He had hoped that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to help him seize the throne, but he had never received a real response.

Now, the Son of Heaven suddenly summoned the traitor Ruan Jingzhen and others. Could it be that things have changed?

In addition to Annan and the Champa envoys, there were also attached Tatar tribes and savage Jurchen tribute teams living in the hall.A few days ago, the envoys sent by the King of Korea also arrived in Nanjing. They all had different purposes. They were summoned by Emperor Yongle in different times, and the rewards they received were different, but they also paid attention to the good show between Annan and Champa.

The Tatar tribe and the savage Jurchen calculated whether Daming would send troops, and how much benefit the tribe would get if they followed suit.

Since the middle of the year, the guards in northern Xinjiang have successively begun to recruit strong men from the affiliated tribes.Tribal warriors who belong to the frontier army system are treated several steps higher than those of the Shouyu Qianhusuo.Especially in places such as Daning and Xuanfu, the food and cloth and spices distributed outside the military salary alone are enough to make people jealous.

If Daming really wants to send troops to attack An Annan, follow the army to go out and fight for military exploits, the rewards he gets will surely make his family live a better life.Thinking about how many rewards they could get by decapitating their heads, the warriors of the tribe couldn't help but gear up, feeling hot in their hearts.

In order to realize the tribe's dream of making a fortune, Annan must not open his mind, the best choice is to continue to die tenaciously.

The North Korean envoys were also planning in their hearts. If the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan, would the frontier troops in Liaodong be mobilized?If some of the frontier troops in Liaodong go south, can North Korea take advantage of the opportunity?

Although the king of Korea has changed, the Smectas are still drooling and coveting the land of Liaodong.Even if it has not been able to achieve what it wants, it does not hesitate to fabricate history.According to the words of later generations, ten thousand years of history is nothing, their ancestors came from Mars.

The envoys in the same embassy had their own calculations, and held several symposiums behind closed doors, thinking they were doing it confidentially.Unexpectedly, their every move was under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei, and all the contents of the meeting were written in a note, which was sent to Zhu Di without a word.

Before the Annan envoys met, Zhu Di looked through Jin Yiwei's report one by one, saw the private plans of the North Korean envoys, and sneered a few times. It's a small country like a frog in a well, and it really doesn't have a long memory.

"The decree is to order Daning, Xuanfu, and Liaodong's guards to self-submit to tribes to collect strong men. Zhao Wang led cavalry with [-] infantry and [-] soldiers to patrol Liaodong and prepare for North Korea."

The internal officials arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion with Zhu Di's order, and Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, who were on duty, took the order and polished the imperial edict neatly.After everything is in order, it will be handed over to the emperor to seal.

Since Xie Jin, Huang Huai and others were ordered to compile books, Wenyuan Pavilion has been named as seven people, but actually the two are the only ones.

Yang Shiqi is cautious and considerate in his actions. Yang Rong is good at observing words and demeanor, and is able to observe the best intentions. Whenever there is a decree in the palace, he can satisfy the emperor.As a result, he has been rewarded by the emperor many times, and with a five-rank official position, he has received courtesy from six heavenly officials.

The limelight of the two gradually overwhelmed Xie Jin, who was once praised by Emperor Yongle.

In front of Er Yang, Bachelor Xie is already a thing of the past.

Knowing the change in the ranking of Wenyuan Pavilion, even though Xie Jin was unwilling, he could only admit it through gritted teeth.He was tied hands and feet by the matter of compiling the book, and he couldn't play any tricks under Dao Yan's nose.

After all, Xie Jin is a smart man, knowing that the fooling of "Document Dacheng" has already made the emperor have an opinion on him. For the current plan, only by earnestly revising the book and completing his own work with high quality can the emperor change his opinion of him.

In order to regain the trust of the emperor and regain his position in Wenyuan Pavilion, Bachelor Xie rolled up his sleeves, concentrated his energy and went all out.

With his leading role, the speed of organizing and transcribing book materials has become very fast.The people involved in compiling the book did not dare to slack off at all, except for eating and sleeping, the rest of the time was spent copying the classics.

Night battles with burning lights have become a routine. Whoever dares to say that his daily working hours are less than eight hours will definitely be despised by everyone.

The talents of the Ming Dynasty struggled day and night on the front line of their posts. Through their hands, a grand ceremony that will be recorded in the annals of history is about to come out.

It was not easy for Xie Jin who was repairing the book, and it was the same for Dao Yan who was the supervisor.

Compared with Xie Jin, Dao Yan also served as the emperor's think tank.Emperor Yong Le would always ask Dao Yan one or two questions when he encountered problems that he couldn't solve.Including sending a fleet to the West, the cold treatment of Annan, there is a shadow of Dao Yan behind it.

After summoning Annan's envoys, Emperor Yongle once again invited Daoyan to the Xinuang Pavilion for advice.

Dao Yan resumed his lay name, dressed in official robes and hats, but always had a shiny bald head.

Emperor Yong Le said it several times, but Dao Yan is still the same.

Seeing that it was useless no matter what he said, Zhu Di also let go.

The great monk is almost seventy years old, as long as he doesn't have a whim, go to some deep ancient temple to escape the world and practice penance, whatever he wants, let him go.

Inside the Xinuang Pavilion, several ice basins are placed by the wall, and beside the basins are beautifully made wooden fans. As the internal officials shake the handle behind the wooden fans, the leaves of the fans rotate, and a cool breeze blows away the heat in the room.

The wooden fan was donated by the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, and the number is limited.Apart from the emperor himself, the only ones who can enjoy the cool breeze treatment are the empress and Duke Cheng Zhu Neng.Neither the emperor's two brothers-in-law nor his own son's family had any.Before Meng Qinghe expanded production and sent finished products to Beijing, the emperor's brother-in-law and son could only drag their families to the palace to cool off.

Regardless of Zhu Gaochi and Xu Zengshou, it was Wei Guogong who entered the palace again and again, which caused rumors in the court that the emperor was about to put his brother-in-law to great use, and it was very likely that he would be sent to the north to guard.

Hearing the rumors, the neighbors in the north who had learned the value of Wei Guogong's force in the early years all tensed up.

One god of killing is enough to infiltrate people in Beijing, but another one is coming?What does Zhu Laosi want to do? Can he still be a neighbor happily?

In the Xinuang Pavilion, when the hour came, the eunuch who turned the wooden fan wiped his sweat, and changed shifts with his colleagues who were leaning against the corner.

Turning the handle requires manpower, and people will always be tired. In order to ensure continuous shifting, the number of eunuchs serving the emperor and empress was temporarily increased.

No one thinks that making a personal generator is hard work. On the contrary, being able to show your face in front of the emperor and queen is something you can't even ask for.

The eunuchs who were fortunate enough to be named were thinking all day long that the cool autumn season should not come so soon, and it would be better to stay hot for ten days and a half months.Serving by the emperor's side, regardless of the benefits, the status in the inner court will soar like a rocket.

In the past, everyone who was in charge would have to nod and bow their heads. Recently, the young prison guards in the twelfth prison would all smile when they saw someone shaking a fan leaf for the emperor.

With all the face in the face, who would like to go back to the previous days?

After learning that the wooden fan was presented by the guard of Daning, the favorability of the eunuchs who benefited from it soared instantly.

The civil servants slapped Meng Qinghe's head with the big stamp of "Ningchen", but the eunuchs insisted that Xing Ningbo was a good man worth making friends with.

The so-called inadvertently inserting willows and willows into shades.

Meng Qinghe just wanted to swipe the emperor's favorability, drive the fashion trend in the capital by the way, and earn some extra money. Of course, it would be better to sell the products overseas, but he never thought that while smearing the big boss, he would also Increased the favorability of a group of npcs.

There is an old saying that there are people in the court who are easy to handle.

Meng Qinghe raised his head and raised his eyebrows, what do people in the court care about, we have people in the palace, so we can handle things better!

It is a foregone conclusion that he and the civil servants will not deal with each other. It is not uncommon for him to point his nose and call him a sycophant.The reputation is already like this, and there is no pressure at all to be good friends with the eunuch.It must be noted that, report to the emperor in advance.

Fortunately, his relationship with Jin Yiwei is considered good. Even if someone sued the emperor, it would not be a big deal.

But in this way, the big stamp on the forehead will definitely be stamped again.

Next to the friend of the eunuch, there are five characters of Jin Yiwei's accomplice.

With such a big stamp, Meng Qing and himself both think that the word "Ningchen" is very appropriate without the need for others to point it out.

Who let the ancients and historians define it in this way?

Coupled with the monk master who has mixed reputation and reputation, and the prince who always takes advantage of him in the name of a friend, Meng Qinghe is convinced that he will continue to move forward and make great strides on the treacherous road.

Regarding Meng Qinghe's situation, Dao Yan just twiddled the beads and occasionally mentioned a few words.He believes that he sees his disciples from the perspective of his disciples, and those who achieve great things do not care about small details and do not seek fame.

How about the minister?He was also reviled by scholars and incomprehensible by his relatives.Amid the scolding, he realized his lifelong dream, and Daming also had a Ming master.

Once you have identified the road ahead, you don't have to look forward and backward, just go on firmly.

Dao Yan believes that Meng Qinghe may be criticized by others for his actions, but his nature is pure and good, and most of the things he does are for the country and the people.The emperor also knew this, otherwise, Meng Twelve Lang's head would have moved.

Zhu Di summoned Daoyan to Xinuan Pavilion, and it was still about Annan.

"The Hu family wants to welcome the Chen family back to the country and return the land they occupied. What do you think the master thinks?"

"I dare you, what is your Majesty's intention?"

Zhu Di didn't speak, and Dao Yan simply closed his eyes and rested his mind. He was getting older and his energy was no longer what it used to be.

If someone else dared to do this in front of Emperor Yong Le, he would have been dragged down and served with sticks by the big Han general.

After a long time, Zhu Di opened his mouth and said, "Master knows what I mean?"

Dao Yan opened his eyes and said: "The Hu family's heart is clearly revealed, and His Majesty's heart is as clear as a mirror. Shocking Annan, taking back the land on the border, or once and for all, but it's up to Your Majesty to think."

Zhu Di laughed loudly, "Master really knows me."

"I dare not."

"According to Master, I want to get it done once and for all, what should I do?"

"I think that the Chen family should be sent back to the country according to the Hu family's wishes."

Zhu Di looked at Dao Yan, and Dao Yan lowered his eyes, looking very old again.

The monarch and his ministers have been together for more than ten years, Dao Yan can guess what Zhu Di thinks.Dao Yan gave Zhu Di an idea, without thinking deeply, Zhu Di can understand it and send Chen Tianping back to the country?

Zhu Di knocked on the imperial case, narrowed his tiger eyes, and suddenly realized.

It is time to send the Chen family back to the country.

If you don't give Hu a chance to attack, how can you get it done once and for all?

In September of the third year of Emperor Yongle, the Son of Heaven summoned Annan's envoys, and later sent Nie Cong and others to send an imperial edict to Annan's Hu family, saying that my king will come to all nations, and treat people with heart, and will never be far away.

After some elaboration, lead to the topic.

However, Er is accustomed to being deceitful, seizing the position of the former lord, and returning to cunning to seal it.Now the repatriation person tells you that if you sincerely repent, you will welcome back the Chen family and take care of it as a king.Return to Luzhou and other places, wait for the stronghold fiercely, and do everything wrong, I will forgive you for your big fallacies, build a big county, and pass it on to your descendants.The words of my words stand in the sky, and I will announce my fate when the chapter comes.

In short, it is to say to King Hu that I am the Son of Heaven, who reigns over all nations and treats everyone with my heart.I already know about the fact that you usurped the throne and obtained the canonization by cheating.Now that the incident has happened, it is useless to resist in the end, and correcting the past is the right way.

If you really repent, you should welcome Chen Tianping back to the country, give up the throne, return the occupied land, and swear that you will never disturb the border of the Ming Dynasty again.

I'm happy, I can give you a title, let the new king draw a big county from Annan, hereditary descendants.

If you dare to act positively and violate negatively, you can decide for yourself what will happen.

When the edict was issued, Annan envoy Ruan Jingzhen and others asked to return to the country with Nie Cong and others, and Zhu Di immediately approved it.

It was Ruan Jingzhen's idea to invite the Chen family to return to the country. If the Hu family were to obediently obey, Ruan Jingzhen and others would naturally not be able to stay in Daming.

When the Annan delegation left, Zhu Di did not give any rewards, not even travel expenses.

Da Ming, who has always been rich and powerful and has nothing to do with miserliness, made this move, undoubtedly warning Annan again, if he does not follow Da Ming's wishes, the consequences will be very serious.

Ruan Jingzhen and others sighed and set off, but the Champa people who stayed in Nanjing clapped their hands and celebrated.

Don't worry, the Ming Dynasty will definitely clean up Annan, and the time is only in the morning and evening.

When Nie Cong and Annan's envoy left, it had already entered October.

The moon of golden autumn is the time of harvest.

The vassal kings from all over the country sent people to Beijing to worship one after another. Since the Hongwu year, the rule was that every spring and autumn harvest, the vassal kings would send people to Beijing to offer grain and wheat.

After the Daning wheat harvest, both Juntun and Shangtun are rushing to replant buckwheat.The fields in Longshang were busy again.

Meng Qing and his horse went out of the city, and inspected the military settlement together with the two commanders in charge of the field. They saw the Jurchen driving the horse team from a distance, carrying leather goods and medicinal materials, and asked, "The autumn market will open, and the west of the city can arranged?"

"Uncle, don't worry, the shops and stalls will follow last year's example, and the signs will be issued in the spring. Those who have been here will be able to find the place directly, and those who are newcomers and experienced will log in at Ximen, so there will be no mistakes. "

Meng Qinghe nodded, seeing the Jurchens stopped at the city gate, and said, "The tax officials sent by the imperial court must be treated with courtesy. The money and food that belongs to the household department should be reported to the tax department according to the truth. Those handed over to the emperor will be recorded separately. , copy two copies, no need for others to know."

"Yes."

"Also," Meng Qinghe seemed to suddenly think of something, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "Two days later, the deputy envoy of the Tax Department of Shuntian Mansion will arrive in Daning, just give him a copy."

"Bold in a humble position, but what does Duke Ding mean?"

"That's what I meant." Meng Qinghe put away the smile on his face, and said, "The Son of Heaven has long intended to move the capital to Beijing, and the Beijing Xingbu Shangzhao intends to move the Xingtaipu Temple in Beijing to Daning. Daning will be an important place in the future. Whatever the situation, what kind of future the boss and his subordinates have, it all depends on the nature of the individual."

Although it is a personal creation, someone needs to point it out.

Liu Qian clasped his fists together, "Uncle Xie, a lowly position."

Meng Qinghe smiled, "You don't need to thank me, just bring a letter to everyone when you go back."

"Yes."

At this time, Zheng He's fleet docked at Java Island finally had a harvest.

The people sent to the island to inquire reported that they had contacted the adherents of the former Song Dynasty on the island and learned some specific conditions on the island from them.It is not an isolated case that the fleet was attacked before, but any fleet that docked at the port on the shore has encountered it several times.

"My subordinates also learned that among the several countries on the island, Mano Baxie is the most powerful capital of the West King, and the rest is Cheli Yuanjiang, next to it is Dishili, Rixia Luozhi, and Jinmaoli. The three kingdoms all use Maban as their capital. Ban is the head. In the past, the East King of Mano Baxie Kingdom competed with the West King and fought for several years. After the defeat, the land was occupied by Du Maban. The place where the fleet docked was originally the land of the East King. After the defeat of the East King, now It is under the jurisdiction of Dumaban."

The military man who inquired about the news spoke concisely and quickly explained the situation on the island, and also locked on the main messenger who attacked the Deming fleet.

Zheng He and everyone in the cabin looked solemn, thought for a long time, and then said: "From this point of view, the culprit is undoubtedly the scumbag of the Western King's Capital."

"So, immediately send people to Du Ma Ban.

"There are many dense forests on the island, and the islanders are dark and short. They hide in the forest. Where can I find them?"

"You can find someone to lead the way."

"What should I do if I encounter an ambush? Dumaban is the culprit, but I don't know that neighboring countries may also harbor evil intentions."

"Zhou Ge's remonstrance is justified."

"but……"

Everyone in the cabin couldn't stop arguing, and it was Zheng He's words in the end that made the smell of gunpowder in the cabin disappear.

"We must meet in Dumaban. First, we can ask the remnants of the previous dynasty. Second, we can find the islanders and ask them to lead the way with money and silk. Third, we can send people to Dianli and other countries to tell them about their strength."

When Zheng He spoke, no one in the cabin interrupted.

With the two voyages, Zheng He has already established prestige in the fleet.

"Mana Baxie is a powerful country. Although the neighboring countries surrender on the surface, they may not have selfish intentions behind them. We should make good use of it, and it will benefit us."

At this point, everyone nodded.

"When we find Maban, the capital of the Western King of Mano Baxie Kingdom, we should severely reprimand him for his crimes and order him to hand over the chief culprit and compensate for the loss of the fleet. If not, we can act on his behalf."

Hand over the culprit and compensate for the loss?

Everyone looked at each other. Needless to say, the islanders who attacked the fleet had already gone to see King Hades. What did Eunuch Zheng mean to let that King Xi tie him up?

As for compensation for damages, what is the most valuable thing on the island besides a large forest and pepper?I heard that the nearby island is rich in gold, but that has nothing to do with Dumaban.

Killing Du Maban for compensation, what can he give?

Wood, pepper, exotic animals?

Or is it, land?

After careful consideration of Eunuch Zheng's words, the quickest reaction was that his eyes lit up.