Seiwa

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong were eager to return home, and the fleet docked at the Zhejiang seaport. They disembarked immediately, declined the kindness of local officials and gentry, and led the fleet members and tribute envoys to Nanjing.

Along the way, the scenery and things seen along the way still opened the eyes of the envoys from various countries who were traveling together.

The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the fields and fields, and the bustling towns are far different from the customs of their own country, which made the envoys dazzled.

The exquisite silk and porcelain left an incomparably deep impression on the envoys.

When the convoy arrived in Nanjing, the tall city outline and the heavy feeling rushed towards it.

Wearing a vermilion looped jacket, holding a waist knife with one hand, the majestic and majestic officers and soldiers stood in front of the city gate.

Convoys full of goods, pedestrians rubbing shoulders one after another in the city, shops facing the street, and the smell of food is tangy.

Just seeing it in front of the city gate made the envoys unable to move their feet or move their eyes.

Only such a powerful Ming Dynasty can build such a miraculous sea ship.

The powerful and majestic image of the heavenly kingdom was finally completely imprinted in the minds of the envoys.All kinds of thoughts when I came here were immediately dispelled by more than half.The envoy of the King of Java, who came to send gold with the fleet, kept beating his heart.

Da Tianzi designated 6 taels of gold, dug three feet of land on the island, and robbed a few Dashi merchant ships to make up enough 1 taels.

In case the son is dissatisfied tomorrow and turns his face, he will cut off his own head, and it will be for nothing!No wonder the people who came to Daming before all shrunk their necks and refused to go out even if they were beaten to death.

Not to mention how worried the envoy of the Western King of Java was, how the envoy of the Eastern King who was defeated by the Western King gloated, how the envoys of Guli, Ceylon and other countries were shocked by the prosperity of Nanjing, and the arrival of the envoy team once again successfully aroused the enthusiasm of Nanjing residents. Onlookers.

There are more and more pedestrians gathering on the side of the road, and some merchants in the shops also dropped their door panels, and they went to the side of the road to watch the excitement.The restaurants, restaurants and teahouses facing the street are full of people, as if it is a festival.

The soldiers of the five cities and the officials of the Shuntian government were dispatched urgently, wielding scabbards and iron rulers to maintain order. In fact, they also wanted to join in the fun.

Although there was an endless stream of envoys to pay tribute to the capital throughout the year, such a big scene was rare.

Last time, it was the imperial fleet that sailed to the East, but this time, the number of carriages alone was twice as large.There are so many strange things that make the hearts waiting on the roadside believe in them.

Not long ago, the Siamese envoys came to Beijing, and the parrots who paid tribute called long live all the way, attracting many people to watch.

Will the Western envoys this time also bring such a rare item?

Onlookers, must onlookers!

The defenders at the city gate did not let go immediately, but sent people to inform Shangguan and Honglu Temple.

Even though such a large team is difficult to fake, the guards of the city gate still adhere to the spirit of not being afraid of ten thousand but only in case, and carefully check the belt cards and related documents of Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and others.

After the minister of Honglu Temple arrived, he recognized Zheng He at a glance, stepped forward and said, "Eunuch Zheng has worked hard all the way."

Zheng He was an eunuch, and also an ambassador personally appointed by the emperor. The minister of Honglu Temple saluted him first, and the officials could not fault him.

Status is important, but is it more important than the emperor's order?

Zheng He returned the gift and asked the Minister of Honglu Temple, "Our family has not been in Beijing for two years, and the front of the city gate seems to be much stricter?"

Honglu Temple laughed and said: "It's hard to explain this matter in one word. After entering the city, I will explain it to my father-in-law in detail."

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong hadn't returned to the capital for two years, so they didn't know about the changes at the city gate, but the Minister of Honglu Temple knew it very well.

Ever since the incident of "Xiaoqi was on duty at the gate of the city to chant Buddha, was reprimanded by Uncle Xingning, Xiaoqi committed suicide", there have been many rumors in the capital.The emperor personally ordered Jin Yiwei to inspect the temples of monks, and unexpectedly found military households who had escaped from their posts in the temples in the capital.

The emperor ordered that the five armies' governor's mansion, the five city soldiers and horses, the government army, the guards of the 26th mansions of Yingtian and the [-] guards of the imperial palace all start internal investigations.

This investigation revealed many problems.

As Xing Ningbo said, the capital is the facade of a country, and the city gate is the facade of the facade.

The Ming army guarding here are like small flags chanting Buddha, neglecting their duties, sneaking out on duty, and falling into the eyes of the common people and the envoys who come and go to pay tribute, what is lost is not the face of one person, but the face of the whole Ming Dynasty.

When the emperor came back to his senses, he would definitely flip the table.

At that time, as long as there is a little bit of relationship, you can't escape the relationship.

Demotion and exile on the border became inevitable.

Of course, there are precedents of being punished for crimes and making meritorious service, and officials are reinstated or even promoted by one or two ranks. How easy is it to follow suit?

Seeing Annan Li's fate, other foreigners will not be so stupid again.The Tatar Wara in the north is not stopping, but Ningxia, Gansu, Daning, Xuanfu, and the frontier soldiers of the Liaodong guards and the strong men attached to them are not vegetarians. All congested.

Competing with such a fierce man for military exploits is tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth, and it is extremely difficult.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies held an emergency meeting, and agreed on a countermeasure. The signs that would damage Daming's face must be eliminated from the source!

The guards assigned to the city gate must go through strict political review and military assessment, and the most important thing is that they must never have Buddhist scriptures in their hands!

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the work, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies took the initiative to second manpower from Jin Yiwei.

Looking at the fellow who came to the door, the commander of Jin Yiwei made Yang Duo stunned for the first time.

"Chen Tongzhi, are you sure?"

"determine."

"really?"

"really."

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies made up its mind to borrow someone, but Yang Duo was speechless.

Isn't Jinyiwei rated as the most unpopular department in the Ming army system and the emperor's 26 guards?

Now, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is taking the initiative to come to invite someone. Is Cheng Guogong coming back from the south and his body has not fully recovered, or is he dreaming?

No matter what Yang Duo thought in his heart, on the surface he politely sent the future man away, and immediately sent a note to the palace. After receiving a positive answer, he personally selected several capable Jin Yiwei to go to cooperate with the work of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion Among them is Tongzhi Ji Gang, the commander of Jin Yiwei.

As soon as Jin Yiwei made a move, he immediately knew if there was one.

As a result, the defenders of the capital began to change greatly, and the appearance of the guards at the city gate was completely new.Then they mobilized the emperor's 26 guards, and at the suggestion of Xing Ningbo, they started a big contest.

The spectators of the competition are the three generations of royal grandparents and nobles who have been enshrined in martial arts. The chief referee of the competition is naturally Emperor Yongle.

On the day when Zheng He and Wang Jinghong arrived in the capital, it happened to be in time for the Habayashi Wei Grand Competition.

After entering the city, the foreign envoys were once again shocked by the bustling city of Nanjing, and also terrified by the turbulent crowd, so they were taken to the Huitong Hall for a rest.

Other people living in the Huitong Hall, such as Qiregai, the leader of Wuliangha, saw these envoys "floating" into the gate, and compared their fingers with Fuyu Weiqian who just arrived yesterday, and the meaning was very clear, "Look Are you here, a bunch of bumpkins!"

An grinned, and called Naida'er, the leader of the tribe who came to defect to Wuliangha, and waited, haha, and said seriously: "Because you came here from the grassland on your own initiative, you have strength, and you are good at riding and shooting, so I brought you to the capital. , recommend it to the Son of Heaven, and please be appointed to official positions. From now on, you will be one hundred or one thousand households of Daming, and you must not be as worthless as these bumpkins!"

"Yes!"

"It's what you said!"

"I'll keep it in mind!"

Naidar is a smart man, and Haha Chan is not stupid, otherwise he would not have resolutely abandoned everything on the grassland and defected to Wuliangha when the internal power of Tatar changed.

Seeing that both Qiregai and An Chu showed satisfied expressions, Naida'er lowered his voice and asked, "Shouldn't it be reported to the emperor as soon as possible about the matter of the bald king?"

"En." Anchu and Qilie should look at each other, nodded and said, "Of course this matter must be reported, but the envoy sent by the imperial court to the grassland will be back in two days... Naidaer, you saw the ghost with your own eyes." Did Li Chi and Alutai fall out?"

"Yes, I humbly swear to Changshengtian! After the death of Yesuntai, Ma Erhazan was squeezed out, and Alutai united with the tribes of Bieshabali to drive away Guilichi, and the bald king who wanted to welcome him was the Tatar Khan. "

"Well, I'll go see Uncle Xingning tomorrow! Uncle Xingning's one sentence in front of the emperor is more useful than others' one hundred sentences."

"Uncle Xingning?"

Naida'er and Hahazhang lived in the grassland for a long time. Before they defected to Wuliangha, their only impression of the border of Ming Dynasty was that the frontier army was getting stronger and tougher, and the grain and grass were getting harder and harder to fight.

What the brawny men of the prairie keep in mind is the fierce generals like Xu Huizu and Shen Xuan.Military generals who are engaged in "logistics work" like Meng Qinghe and are busy with economic development all day long cannot be regarded by strong men.

Unless it is like Wu Liangha, following Meng Qinghe's footsteps and following his suggestions, he has reaped great benefits and his living standards have improved linearly.Otherwise, it would be like Naida'er and Haha, who racked their brains after hearing the word Xingning Bo, and finally remembered, oh, this man is guarding Daning!

"Don't underestimate Uncle Xingning." Since the palace banquet, Qi Liegai admired Meng Qinghe even more, "Remember what I said, so that Uncle Xingning can see your abilities and make up your minds." With support, the whole family and even the whole tribe can benefit.”

Qilie was supposed to attend the palace banquet, and was given food and drink by the emperor, which had been passed back to Wuliangha long ago.

The leaders of the three guards are all envious of him, not everyone can be given wine by the emperor, even if they are high enough to participate in the palace banquet, it is rare to get the same treatment.

Qi Lie, the commander of the Taining Guard, who was supposed to serve, was even more sour, "I have received the favor of the Changshengtian, and I have such good luck!"

But Qi Liegai himself knew that he might have been favored by the Changshengtian, and more importantly, he had fallen into the eyes of Uncle Xingning.

Seeing An Chu, who was also sour, and Nai Da'er, who was full of envy, haha, Qi Lie should grin his mouth proudly, we just got uncle's favor, envy, right?jealous?

Hahahaha!

Not to mention meeting with everyone in the same hall, when Zheng He and Wang Jinghong returned to the palace, the first thing they did was to meet the emperor and report the results of this voyage in detail.

"You two father-in-laws, Your Majesty is here in Wulou, not in Xinuang Pavilion."

"Wu Lou?"

"Exactly, today is the Habayashi Wei Grand Tournament. Your Majesty, the two Highnesses, the young prince, Duke Cheng and Uncle Xingning are all here."

The eunuch leading the way explained the situation in a few words while walking.

"Eunuch Hou specially ordered the younger one to send someone to report immediately when the two father-in-laws arrive."

Hou Xian?

Zheng and Wang Jinghong looked at each other and curled their lips.

What does this old boy mean?

When they go to sea for two years, can they overwhelm them?

He also pretends to be a good person on the surface, and the turtle looks at the old turtle, who doesn't know who!

In front of the Wulou, the thumping of war drums sounded like a bang.

The Habayashi guards in full armor were divided into two teams, each tied two colored cloth scarves on their arms, and fought in formation.

The neighing of horses, the handover of Jin and Ge, and the sound of killing bursts.

A young general rode on a horse and fought against three generals without losing the wind. The wooden spear head was broken, and the spear was used as a stick to sweep across.

Three military generals were swept down one after another.

Zhu Di was excited and called Yang Duo, who was in charge of the security work in front of the fifth floor, "Who is this person's name? Does he hold any position in the army?"

The general of the Habayashi Guard asked the commander of the Jin Yiwei.

If the commander of Habayashi guard who was fighting in the field made him know, I don't know how he would feel.

Yang Duo looked intently, and quickly recognized the young general's identity, and said: "Your Majesty, this man's surname is Chen Mingji, and he is Qianhu, the front guard of Habayashi. His father is Chen Gong, the commander of the rear army, and his grandfather is from the state of Xianjing. Mr. Chen Heng."

"The grandson of Duke Jing?"

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

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and said with emotion: "The Duke of Jing and I have an old relationship. During his tenure in Beiping, he used to go out of the fortress from me to conquer the desert. I raised troops to calm Nan, and made many military exploits, until he was seriously injured in the battle...I ordered His eldest son, Governor Tongzhi, is not as good as his father. Looking at his grandson now, he is finally a successor."

Yang Duo didn't speak, and Zhu Di didn't need his answer, so he returned his gaze to the field.

The number of cloth strips in Chen Ji's hands has increased to five, and his face is not tired, but looks like a fierce tiger that has tasted blood, and its momentum is even stronger.

"it is good!"

Zhu Di is a good word, combined with the previous words, everyone present is very clear that after today, Chen Ji will not reach the sky in one step, nor will he stay in the position of Qianhu for too long.At least it will be promoted to a higher level, which is a matter of command.It is not certain to be promoted to a commander, to be promoted to a commander, or even to be a commander.

Meng Qinghe stood beside Zhu Zhanhe, protecting Zhu Zhanhe from being frightened by the sound of drums and shouts of killing, while answering his questions.

At any rate, being the Prince Shaobao, Zhu Zhanhe's nominal teacher must always fulfill his responsibilities.

Zhu Di brought Zhu Zhanhe to Wulou, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui didn't say anything, and Meng Qinghe naturally had no position to speak out.

However, he was still worried that Zhu Zhanhe would be frightened.

Let a three-headed body face the battlefield to fight, even if there is no blood, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not leave a psychological shadow.

The reality shocked Meng Qinghe's jaw.

Zhu Zhanhe was not frightened, on the contrary, he looked with great interest, his eyes were wide open, his fists were clenched tightly, and his bun face was tense, but it was definitely not fear, but excitement.

"Shaobao, is that the cannon you mentioned?"

"Hui Shizi, that's right."

"Shaobao, the firecracker! It is exactly the same as the firecracker you drew for me!"

"Hui Shizi, that's right."

"Shaobao, so you have to step and squat when shooting arrows?"

"Hui Shizi, this is for better exertion."

"Shaobao, that Qianhu is amazing! Five, six!"

"Returning to the son, Duke Ding is even more powerful."

Zhu Zhanhe's eyes became rounder, "Uncle? What about the father?"

Meng Qinghe just realized that it was easy to say, and wanted to make amends, when he heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he couldn't help laughing.

"Back to my son, His Highness the King of Han is of course very powerful. I have seen His Highness the King of Han on the battlefield. He has undue courage."

"Ah! Father is so powerful!"

Zhu Zhanhe's mouth and eyes were rounded together, more like a New Year's picture doll.

"cough!"

Zhu Gaoxu was bathed in his son's adoring gaze, his teeth didn't hurt anymore, his legs didn't feel sore, and his back was straightened even more.With his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth kept turning up and up.

Zhu Gaosui couldn't stand it any longer, and said bitterly, "Brother Emperor, congratulations!"

"Cough!" Zhu Gaoxu coughed again, "Thank you."

Zhu Gaosui pursed his lips, was he adored by his son?Uncle Xingning was just being "polite", did he really mean it?

Wait for Master Dingguo to come back to court, let's try it out and see if you can still laugh!

When the princess also gave birth to a son for him, he would still have a son to worship!

Zhu Gaoxu was proud, when another sentence came from beside him, "Gaoxu, not bad."

Turning his head, the old man stared at him with a smile on his face.

Now, His Highness the King of Han couldn't laugh anymore.

Immediately correcting his son's notion, "Zhanhe, my father's ability is nothing, far inferior to your imperial grandfather!"

"Grandfather is so powerful!"

The object of admiration of the innocent child Zhu Zhanhe was changed immediately.

The feeling of Rumang on his back disappeared in an instant, Zhu Gaoxu wiped off his cold sweat and let out a long breath.

Meng Qinghe turned his head silently, firmly refusing to admit that the hole Hanwang stepped into was dug by himself.

It shouldn't matter if you don't admit it or do it unintentionally... right?

Zhu Di was in a good mood, hugged Zhu Zhanhe in front of everyone, and personally instructed him to form troops and fight in the field.

An eunuch approached Hou Xian and whispered a few words.

Hou Xian waved him back, took two steps forward, and informed Zhu Di of the news of Zheng He and Wang Jinghong's return to the palace.

"I got it." Zhu Di said, "There's no need to go back to Xinuang Pavilion, let them come and talk back."

"Yes."

Hou Xian took the order and went to deliver the message in person.

Walking out of the porch, Hou Xian saw Zheng He and the two who had been blown dark by the sea breeze, and Hou Xian smiled, "Eunuch Zheng, Eunuch Wang, come with our house."

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong took a deep breath, but smiled very kindly on their faces, "Please trouble Eunuch Hou."

The eyes of the three collided in mid-air, and sparks flew instantly.