Seiwa

In Xinyou, the first month of the fourth year of Yongle, a team of five carts and more than a hundred knights galloped on the official road from north to south.

The knights on horseback all wore scarlet double-breasted jackets, long knives on their waists, and long bows and hard crossbows on their backs.

The leading knights held the reins with one hand and supported the flag with one arm. The prince's flag and the five-element flag flew fiercely in the wind.

With a glimpse, the momentum is astonishing.

Passing by the post station, the team did not stop, only the three knights at the end of the team got off their horses, and ordered the postmen to fill the water bags and bring all the ready-made dry food, then threw out a money bag, got on their horses, whistled, and followed The team ahead galloped away.

"God!"

Holding the purse in his hand, the postman stood there blankly, thinking of God, still out of the situation.

It's just some hot water and dry food, and you still pay back the money?

The postman was also alarmed, and ran quickly to the gate of the post station, with one hand on his forehead, looking at the leaving team, smacking his lips, looking at this posture, could it be some vassal king who came to Beijing?

There is no prince's body, and there is no prince's guard of honor. It should be the officials of the royal family who come to Beijing to pay homage.

The people who were resting and eating in the station were mostly talking about this team at the moment.

"People say that the frontier army in the northern border is brave, and it's no problem to face one or two Tartars. I thought it was a lie. Only when I saw it with my own eyes, I knew it was not a lie."

"Now the King of Han and the King of Zhao are both in the north. The Shuntian Mansion is guarded by Ding Guogong, Wei Guogong trains troops, Daning City has Xing Ningbo, Gansu Ningxia Liaodong and other places are full of brave and resourceful generals, strong soldiers and strong horses. The Tartars don't even have grain If you dare to fight, I am afraid that once you come, you will not be able to go back!"

"Is this true?"

"Can I still lie to you? Since I ascended the throne today, the places in northern Xinjiang are no longer what they used to be. Seeing that you have a good face, let me say a few more words below..."

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a bookish face. He was exiled to Yunnan due to a crime, and was later recommended for his proficiency in arithmetic.Thinking of the envy on the faces of colleagues, relatives and friends before I took office, I can't help feeling even more proud.

Shuntian Mansion, the Land of Longxing!

The imperial court has long intended to move the capital, and smart people can guess who is in charge of the northern and southern capitals.

Looking through the court mansion newspapers from the third year of Yongle until now, except for foreign envoys paying tribute, Yingtian basically didn't have much good deeds, either one was arrested or the other was demoted.Some time ago, Emperor Gao's son-in-law, Jinshang's brother-in-law, and the captain's son-in-law were all pushed under the bridge and drowned, and they also got involved with Jin Yiwei.After a while of silence, Minister of Rites was arrested again by Jin Yiwei. He was arrested on a lot of charges, including embezzlement and bribery.

On the other hand, Shuntian, although it is a frontier, has good news frequently.

The barren fields were reclaimed, the grain was abundant, and the mutual market was flourishing. Grassland tribes followed one after another, and the Liaodong Jurchen came to the dynasty.

The emperor sent his two sons to the north to join the vassal, ordered Ding Guogong to guard Beijing, and sent Wei Guogong to Shuntian to train troops. In addition, the sudden emergence of Daning City shows the importance he attaches to northern Xinjiang.It is said that although Daning is not as prosperous as Jinling and other places, the lives of border residents and herdsmen are getting richer and richer, and they are full three meals a day.

"I heard that even beggars are not seen in Daning City."

"There are no beggars?"

"Not really."

Outsiders don't understand the reason, and the only ones who can give the answer are the commander of the Daning capital and the military battle bureau temporarily set up in the city.

Stimulated by a certain red hair, the craftsmen in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau and the Military Battle Bureau burst out with great enthusiasm for work.

The scale of the workshop continues to expand, new products are launched one after another, and the gap in personnel is naturally increasing.

No craft?It doesn't matter, be a handyman.

Is it a private household?Hey!It is because the private households are not good at farming, wandering around, stealing chickens and dogs, first go to the bureau to do odd jobs for two days, and undergo labor reform.Decide whether to let it go or not.

In the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, Franco machine guns and matchlock guns are the main products, and some achievements have been made in improving the iron smelting process.With the proficiency of technology and the improvement of materials, some craftsmen made short guns on the basis of bird guns, and some craftsmen thought that the ignition device of matchlock guns was too inconvenient, so they made automatic ignition devices, and even proposed the "snap fire gun". concept.

Although it was just a vague idea, with immature theory and craftsmanship, the research and development and hands-on ability of Ming craftsmen still surprised Meng Qinghe.

If you think about it seriously, he is actually an aborigine, and the craftsmen in these workshops are from time travel, right?

Bingzhan Bureau got the blueprint of the bird gun, which is like a treasure.

Bai Yanhui immediately reported to the emperor, and arrived in the capital with Meng Qinghe's memorial.

In Jingnan, the Yan army suffered a great loss in front of the southern army's cannons and firecrackers. Li Jinglong besieged Beiping with artillery, and the firearms team organized by Sheng Yong almost brought Zhu Di's life to an early end.

The bloody lessons should not be forgotten. Zhu Di and his generals have a very deep understanding of the role that firearms can play in war.

Strong force, yes.

The stronger the weapon, the better.

The two powers merged into one, neck and neck, not to mention number one in the world, whoever wanted to beat whoever wanted to beat whoever wanted to kick whomever he wanted to kick.

The Folang machine gun presented by Daning made Zhu Di's eyes shine.The matchlock gun described by Bai Yanhui and Meng Qinghe made Zhu Di's breathing quicken even more.

Emperor Yong Le rubbed his hands, wandering around the hall in excitement.

Such sharp firearms, if equipped with a large number of troops, let alone those in the north and south, on the ground and in the sea, clean their necks and wait to be slaughtered!

Who let us have a gun in our hand and have money at home!

When Bai Yan reported to make the matchlock gun, he highly praised Xingningbo's loyalty.He also said that all the firecrackers made by the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau were cataloged one by one, which completely matched the iron powder and gunpowder delivered to Daning.It is confirmed from the side that Xingning Bo privately manufactured weapons with unruly intentions, which is pure slander!The person who said this is the real villain, treacherous!

Being denounced as a traitor by the eunuch, I don't know how the Minister of Rites in the imperial prison will feel.

But Zhu Di nodded again and again, that's right, those who have nothing to do, jump around, eat it when they see the benefits, and have to deal with others if they don't eat it, they are the ones who should be ruthless.

As a result, Jinyiwei's business indicators soared upwards.

In less than half a month, Li Shangshu's prison inmates increased by more than a dozen, and he committed corruption and bribery, and the crime of unidentified sources of huge amounts of property has been tried and tested.

Not wanting to see Jin Yiwei being too arrogant, but also to find out what the emperor said, Zhejiang and other Taoist censors acted as leaders, and bound and impeached the Minister of Rites and Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, who had already been imprisoned.

Conspiracy is not going to work, and the same excuse is used too much, and everyone is annoyed.

Corruption and bribery are also out of the question. When the fleet from the voyage to the East returns, there is no shortage of Marquis Longping in the money collection team.

The censors unified their caliber and impeached the two of them for being late for work, leaving early for get off work, and arriving at the last on such a big occasion as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, only one step ahead of the emperor, and showing no respect at all.

"If this generation does not impose punishment, it will be impossible to eliminate the group of bureaucrats."

Li Zhigang has already entered the Imperial Prison, and it is unlikely that he will come out completely. It is good or bad, so it is best to use him to test the waters.Zhang Xin made great contributions to Jing Nan Zhongli, without him reporting the letter, the emperor would not even be able to leave Beiping City.But compared to Zhu Neng and others, Zhang Xin is not good at leading troops, and he has no military power in his hands. He can be regarded as a half-rich idler, so he is also a good partner.

If His Majesty severely punishes Zhang Xin, he will definitely not be able to escape. At that time, the military commander will not be able to keep silent even if he does not show up.

It would be easier to handle if it was lightly uncovered.For the same crime, one cannot be charged with the other. As the supreme ruler of Ming Dynasty, one must be leveled, right?

Of course, the purpose of everyone was not to rescue Li Zhigang from the imperial prison, but to use this as an excuse to restrict Jin Yiwei's actions.

Strictly speaking, it is for self-protection.

Today I got the Minister of Rites, tomorrow I got Hanlin Editor, and the day after tomorrow I got Bing Ke Shizhong, who will I get arrested the day after tomorrow?Hongwu Dynasty's sweeping six operations will be staged again?

Will it cause Li Shangshu to be beheaded from exile... In short, it is not important.

The impeachment of Daning did not cause any more waves.

Reach out to Daning, anytime.To be implicated in the case of corruption of ink in six books would be really fatal.

Money is important, life is more important.

Above the court hall, all the ministers made generous speeches.

In Jinyi Prison, Ji Gang stood in front of Li Zhigang's cell, telling what happened in the court in detail, without any embellishment.

As a party involved, Li Shangshu should have the right to know.

After finishing speaking, Ji Gang chuckled, "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. Compared with the princes in the class, there are quite a lot to learn in humble positions. It really echoes the old saying, you will learn as you live."

Li Shangshu cried, and beat the ground while crying, his grief was beyond words.

Ji Gang ordered, prepare a jug of wine for Li Shangshu today, and send two dishes with the wine.

"One drunk can relieve a thousand worries."

The two school lieutenants following Ji Gang kept their faces straight and only communicated with each other with their eyes.

"Crying like this? I can't help but blow."

"That's why I said we have more to learn."

"You can beat people like this without using a whip, you should learn from it, it is worthy of admiration!"

"admire!"

Li Shangshu drowned his sorrows with alcohol in prison, and when he was drunk, he abandoned his elegance, jumped around and cursed with red eyes, they are all a bunch of bastards!

Yang Duo didn't ask Ji Gang to interrogate him again, and sent a note to the palace that day.The next day, the emperor settled down with Zhang Xin and Li Zhigang.

Marquis Longping fined his salary for half a year, and thought about it behind closed doors for a month.

The former Minister of Rites, Li Zhigang, was involved in the case of ink corruption, which was still handed over to Jin Yiwei for trial.

On the surface, the treatment is fair.

In fact, Zhang Xin was just flicked with a finger, but what Li Zhigang faced was a big board that was slapped wide. After the probation period, the falling force of the board will be even greater.

Zhang Xin thought about it behind closed doors.While thinking about it, I felt that it was indeed a wise move to take a huge risk to report to the present.

Li Zhigang was miserable in the prison, and his last hope had collapsed.

Yang Duo once again sat in the lobby of Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, wearing a bright red imperial unicorn suit, a black embroidered head with silver borders, resting his cheek with one hand, brushing his fingertips over the corners of his eyes, hiding the sneer on his lips .

Jin Yiwei's driving note was quickly sent to the Criminal Division.

Everyone in the Criminal Division had a dismal look on their faces, and left and right stood up, no matter how sharp their words were, they couldn't slow down Jin Yiwei's speed of arresting people.

In the city of Nanjing, there was a chill.

Under such an atmosphere, a team from the north stopped in front of the north gate of the capital, and Shi Wangyuan, the left chief of the Han Palace, ordered the guards to unfurl the king's flag, hand over Luyin, and dismount to enter the city.

"Immediately send a message to Prince Zhao's Mansion."

The arrival date of the team was a few days earlier than Honglu Temple had expected. Fortunately, both the King Zhao’s Mansion and the King Han’s Mansion in the capital had been completed, and King Zhao was in the capital.

Zhu Gaosui had read Zhu Gaoxu's letter, and asked Wang Yuan, "Wang Changshi, did Daning bring all the things in the five cars?"

"Return to Your Highness, that's right."

"Is everything going well on the road?"

"Return to Your Highness, everything is fine. The prince ordered the horse to travel day and night, and must arrive in the capital before the Queen's Royal Highness's Thousand Autumn Festival."

"Oh." Zhu Gaosui nodded, "You have met Uncle Xingning, what did Uncle Xingning say?"

"Uncle Xing Ning didn't say much, and ordered the humble officer to take care of the carriage along the way, and not let anyone open the lid. The prince ordered the humble officer to follow His Royal Highness Zhao Wang's instructions after entering Beijing."

Zhu Gaoxu walked up to a carriage, patted the wooden box, and made a few muffled noises, "You don't know what's in the box?"

"Return to Your Highness, I don't know about humble positions."

"I really don't know?"

"I don't know."

Zhu Gaosui clicked his tongue, and stopped asking, "Gu wants to enter the palace, Wang Changshi is with Gu."

"Honestly obey orders."

In the Huagai Palace, Emperor Yongle is hosting a banquet for the tributary envoys from Fanbang.

Some ships of Zheng He's voyages to the West returned, bringing back a large amount of spices, pearls, corals, gemstones, sky blue, etc., as well as the second batch of Western tribute envoys, including Mano Baxie Guodong of Java The envoys sent by Wang Boling Daha, as well as the tribute teams from Luzon, Sanfoqi and other countries.

Ding Qianhu also returned with the boat. He found a medicine that can treat malaria. Whether it is what Xing Ningbo said is still uncertain.In order to avoid mistakes, Ding Qianhu ordered to transplant more than ten saplings, cut down two mature trees, and brought them back together.

Seeing that Ding Qianhu took the lead in cutting down trees, people in the fleet followed suit.

When the local residents learned that the fleet of the Ming Dynasty wanted to cut down trees, instead of cutting them down in vain, they bought them with money, so they all picked up their tools and came to "help".

"No ordinary forest trees."

Ding Qianhu logged wood to find medicinal materials, but the merchants in the fleet saw business opportunities.

The imperial court needed a lot of wood to build ships, and wood was needed to build houses and furniture.

A successful businessman never lacks the eyes to discover benefits.Someone found a large amount of wood suitable for shipbuilding and high-end furniture in Java, Sumatra, and Luzon Island. After calculating the loss and travel expenses of logging and transporting the wood back to the country, and comparing the selling price, his eyes immediately shined golden and made a fortune. It's time to make a fortune!

When the fleet traveled to Fujian, they met the Japanese and Ryukyu fleets that were paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

The majestic sea boats passed by, and the small boats with single sails could almost be described as skinny.

After the envoys from Luzon and other countries landed, they were also shocked by the power of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, he was still thinking about all kinds of calculations, but at this moment he completely forgot about it.A mouse's delusion to show off its prestige in front of a tiger cannot be described by the word "two stupid".

The sea ship returned to Daming, bringing back more than twice as many rare treasures and foreign envoys as before.

After the team of envoys arrived in Nanjing, they stayed in the Huitong Hall, presented their objects, and made a pilgrimage to the kingdom, Emperor Yongle was very happy, and held a banquet in Huagai Hall to entertain everyone.Prince Chen, who is about to return to Annan, and envoys from Siam, Chenla, and Tatar who arrived not long ago were also honored to attend.

Originally, it was not appropriate for King Zhao to enter the palace to face the saint at this time, but after Hou Xian reported it, Emperor Yong Le did not get angry, put down his wine glass, and said: "Gao Xu sent it?"

"My servant heard that it was Daning Miscellaneous Bureau..."

Hou Xian's voice became lower and lower, but the smile on Zhu Di's face became stronger and stronger.Looking at Prince Annan Chen and the envoys of various countries sitting at the bottom, the smile was somewhat penetrating.

"His Majesty?"

"Ask Gao Sui to select thirty personal guards who are proficient in firearms, and call Jinyiwei Jinwuwei to guard and clear the field in front of the Wulou. I have something good to ask all the envoys to see."

"The slaves obey."

The palace banquet at the beginning of the fourth year of Yongle left a strong mark in the history books.

According to the records of official historians, during the banquet, the Son of Heaven Xingwu Tower offered firearms to Beijiang.

One Franc cannon and thirty bird guns.

The above statement: "All friends."

In front of the martial arts building, the sound of cannon crackles in the air, and the sound of the gun machine is like fried beans.

Later, there was a cavalry drill. Immediately, the sword was like lightning, and the wooden man was chopped down, but it was only a moment.

Shangzhang laughed loudly and said: "Good! You can see it."

All the foreign envoys were stunned and remained silent for a long time.

There was the Annan Chen family who kowtowed to his majesty, saying that the prestige of the Shang Kingdom would never reach the world.I hope that your majesty's heaven and earth parents, Qu Chui, will be kind and considerate, and will last for the rest of their lives.When a minister is born, he should die, and when he dies, he should weed grass.Afterwards, envoys from Ryukyu, Siam, Java, Luzon, Chenla and other countries also bowed their heads and bowed their heads to show their country's prestige.

Perhaps because this is not detailed enough, the historian pointed out at the end, in a seemingly incidental but actually emphatic manner, that when everyone nodded, the Annan Hu family, the Tatars, and the Japanese envoys stood upright.

It is very bad behavior for these people to stand still while others bow down.To be more serious, it is a provocation to Daming!

The emperor showed off his force, and everyone else was convinced. How many of them are not convinced?

Very good, then give it a real try!

Annan Hu and others are destined to become tragedies on the coffee table, and there is no possibility of turning over.

Some people in later generations looked through historical materials and were surprised to find that the order recorded by historians is exactly the order of tragedies in Annan and other countries and regions.It would be even more perfect if a wala was added in the middle.

According to Meng Qinghe's understanding, Emperor Yong Le belonged to the King Crab, and if he was not provoked by others, he would swing his pincers a few times, and if he dared to tease the dragon's beard face to face, what else could it be if it wasn't intentional courting death?

Perhaps because he felt that the force of death was not enough, when Chen Tianping was escorted back to Annan by the Ming army, the Hu family set up an ambush, and smashed Chen Tianping in front of the Ming army and Ming envoys.

It doesn't matter if it's clicked, relying on his familiarity with the terrain, Annan intercepted the Ming army, snatched Chen Tianping's body back, hacked it into pieces, and announced to the world with great fanfare, "This person is a fake! He is not from the Chen family at all! Kill him It's for justice!"

Ruan Jingzhen, who was kept in the dark, passed out before the Ming army took action. After being carried home, he packed his bags overnight and took his family to Champa to seek political asylum.

In the surrounding area, only Champa and Daming have a good relationship, and feuds and so on can be left behind for the time being, saving the lives of the whole family is the most important thing.

Ruan Jingzhen ran away with his family and shed tears on the way. Hu wanted to die by himself, so what if he dragged others down?I also made suggestions for Hu Yiyuan, and came up with an X plan!

Zhu Di was naturally furious, and issued an order to mobilize the army. I don't want to punish you, I don't know that Prince Ma has three eyes!

Hearing the news, Meng Qinghe was stunned for a long time, so desperately running on the avenue of courting death, is it really not the most courting death, only more courting death?However, it is really rare to be able to find death to this level.

"Uncle?"

"It's okay." Meng Qinghe put down the edict, put his hand on his lips, and coughed, "The imperial court wants to transfer troops, so send a letter to the capital, so Commander Zhu can make preparations."

"Follow the order!"

After Gao Fu left, Meng Qinghe fell into deep thought again.

The imperial court mobilizes the frontier army to send troops to Annan, will Shen Xuan go?

After pondering for a while, he was really not sure, so he wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Shuntian immediately, and then summoned Ding Qianhu and the good doctor enshrined in the mansion. If Shen Xuan came to Daning conveniently, he was ready Just give him the medicine.If it is inconvenient, I will send a letter to Xuanfu and Kaiyuan.

Before Shen Xuan could reply, another imperial edict was delivered.

"Call Xing Bo back to Beijing."

Back to Beijing?

Holding the edict, Meng Qinghe felt dizzy.

Could it be possible that he also participated in the attack on Annan this time?