Seiwa

The troops who conquered Annan returned to Beijing, and the emperor led Han Wang Zhao Wang and hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city gate for twenty miles to meet them in person.

All kinds of flags fluttered in the wind, the most eye-catching one was the Chinese Army banner standing in the center and bestowed by the Son of Heaven.

Shen Xuan patted his horse forward, with a distance of more than ten steps, turned over and got off the horse, pressed the knife with one hand, and said in a loud voice: "I am fortunate to not disgrace the emperor's order, and to rely on the power of the emperor, to wipe out the bandits! Long live your majesty!"

The army stamped their spears on the ground and shouted in unison, "Long live Your Majesty!"

The sound of armor rubbing against each other, accompanied by the deep and majestic roar of the soldiers, went straight into the sky and echoed in the wind.

Zhu Di laughed, "Okay!"

Cheng Guogong was seriously ill and was unable to lead troops. Ding Guogong did not disappoint Zhu Di and the soldiers of the three armies.Li Jiyao, his father and son, and the officials under the Li puppet regime died or surrendered, and most of the rest were captured alive.Hiding in the deep mountains and going out to sea by boat, they failed to escape the big net opened by the Ming army.

They were lucky enough to break through the net, but what was waiting for them was not the way of birth, but the local natives who hated the Li family even more.

Liu Sheng went to Beijing to offer prisoners, only the chief criminal.When the conscript army returned to the court, they not only brought the fish that slipped through the net, but also more than [-] Annan craftsmen and more than [-] local filial and honest Confucian scholars.Native officials in Nance Prefecture and chieftains in Jiaozhi territory sent more family members or clan members with the army to Beijing to pay tribute to the court and offer things above.

Whether it is a naturalized Confucian craftsman or a remnant of the Li clan who was captured, when they saw the capital of the Ming Dynasty for the first time, they were all shocked by the majestic city walls.

Zhu Di is dressed in Pimu, with a smile on his face, and his feet are on the ground, as if he is standing on the top of the alchemy, with a grandeur and majesty.

Cochin people can't help but kneel down on the ground, kneeling in front of this huge empire, surrendering and worshiping.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Just like Shen Xuan on the battlefield would frighten the enemy, wishing he could grow four legs and escape.Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty could frighten his neighbors just by calling out his name.The power is no less than the two XX eggs dropped by Uncle Sam in an island country.

Siam dared to snatch the golden edict of Sumatra envoys, dared to send troops to invade Champa, and squeezed the king and ministers of Champa as persimmons.As soon as Emperor Yongle's imperial edict arrived, Siam, who seemed to be invincible and full of confidence, had a stiff neck, and immediately fell silent when he heard the thunder.

It was Annan first, and then Siam. All the foreign countries have fully seen the power of Ming Dynasty.

It's not that I won't punish you, it's just that I haven't angered Daming yet.

Do you really think you can walk sideways with a few guns at home?

The Ming army will tell you that there is no way out.

Cross again?Cut off all claws!

After the death of the Li family, Annan was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty and renamed Jiaozhi, and a wave of tribute to the Ming Dynasty suddenly set off in the nearby Fanbang.

After the Siamese monarchs and ministers were verbally educated by the Ming emperor and quickly subdued, the craze for paying tribute reached its peak.

In addition to the leader of Wuliangha from the north, and the foreign envoys brought back by Zheng He's fleet, the Beijing Huitong Hall was once again full.The Honglu Temple Prime Minister who was on duty reported to the Honglu Temple Secretary, but the Honglu Temple Secretary had no choice.

The Ministry of Industry in Nanjing was busy building ships, the Ministry of Industry in Beijing was busy building cities, and the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing kept following the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing. Xia Situ's stinginess soared, almost on par with Yu Situ.

At this time, do you want to mention the expansion work of the same building?Nobody paid any attention at all.

The Minister of Honglu Temple looked sad.

No one came, he was worried.

There are too many people, and I am also worried.

However, after Ding Guogong returned to the court, Honglu Siqing suddenly didn't have to worry about it.He found that it was not a big deal that the Huitong Hall was full, and it was the Jinyi Prison where Uncle Xing Ning lived was really in trouble.

It's just a little bit crowded, what's the deal!

Good and bad need to be compared.Compared with the unlucky Jinyiwei, at least the Huitong Hall will not provoke Ding Guogong to kick the door down and demolish the house.

The Honglu Temple was immediately balanced up and down.

Outside the city of Nanjing, the sound of Shan Huan live is endless.

Zhu Di was very happy and excited.

Under the banner of Zhu Yuanzhang, he robbed his nephew of the throne, and his martial arts and martial arts must be on par with his father, so as to stop the world's mouth.

The Central Plains was pacified by the father, and Bei Yuan was also torn apart by the father. If Zhu Di wanted to build a career, he had to use twice as much strength, working together on land and sea, in order to add a few more strokes to the emperor's credit book.

Annan is the first pen that fell on this book.

"Mr. Dingguo is really my unicorn!"

Zhu Di held Shen Xuan's arm and lifted him up, grinning so much that the corners of his mouth reached to the ears.

Shen Xuan clasped his fists, "Your Majesty praises me so much, I am ashamed to accept it!"

Zhu Di was even happier, and praised Zhang Fu, Li Bin, Zheng Heng and other generals, and immediately waved his hand, a banquet was held in the palace, and wine and meat were prepared and sent to the army.At the same time, it was ordered that there will be no curfew on that day, and Xuanwu Gate of Zhengyangmen will not be closed all night.

"I rejoice with all people!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

The holy will was issued, and it was notified to the city by the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the Yamen servants of Yingtianfu.

The restaurants and restaurants in the city immediately became lively, and the vendors who were about to leave the city immediately turned around.Tonight is destined to be lively, whoever leaves is a fool!

There is no candle curfew, night is coming, there are quick-thinking merchants, hanging lanterns in front of the gate, along the east gate and north gate, several streets are brightly lit, full of people, and the level of excitement is no less than that of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Day of lights.

In the palace, the emperor hosted a banquet in Fengtian Palace, and the queen hosted a banquet in Kunning Palace.

"I respect all heroes!"

Emperor Yong Le toasted, everyone got up immediately, even the Hanlin Academy and the Sixth Division, who looked down on the military generals in the court the most, and the reckless men who killed talents while keeping their mouth shut, would not feel uncomfortable in front of them.

When the emperor toasted, they all smiled and congratulated the army for its victory.

"Mr. Dingguo is indeed the talent of Anbang Dingding! He should be held together with King Kaiping of Zhongshan!"

The person who spoke was Huang Huai, who became a Hanlin scholar after Xie Jin.

The words were good words, but the deep meaning in the words made Zhu Neng and others frown.

Can't you just look for trouble on the surface and sow it behind your back?Being a military officer is a stick, can't understand good and bad words?

Emperor Yong Le laughed, as if he didn't understand the profound meaning of Huang Huai's words, instead he nodded and said: "In the early years, I was fortunate to learn the art of war from the King of Zhongshan, Xuan'er is my adopted son, and everything I have learned is taught by me and my righteous brother. It is not only my luck, but also the great Ming's luck to be able to hold the same position with King Kaiping of Zhongshan!"

When the voice fell, everyone fell silent.

He failed to provoke with words, but handed the emperor a ladder, Huang Huai's face turned pale instantly.

Others didn't notice it, but he could see it clearly. The emperor glanced over, as if he was looking at a dead object.

The King of Han sneered at him, and the King of Zhao took advantage of a toast and wiped his neck with his left hand seemingly unintentionally.

Wiping his neck just wiped his neck, why did he smile maliciously at him?

When everyone was seated, Huang Huai was a little slow.Hu Wei pulled him, but Hu Guang who was sitting on the other side didn't seem to notice, turned his head, and talked enthusiastically with Zheng Li, the servant who taught Prince Ping's son knowledge.

Shen Xuan ignored Huang Huai, drank the wine in the glass, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I am too strong to drink."

After all, put down the wine glass, pick up the rice bowl, and start eating.

Ever since Xing Ningbo blatantly cooked rice in hot water at the banquet, steamed buns, pancakes and rice would be prepared at every palace banquet.

Shen Xuan ate very quickly, two bowls of rice were eaten in the blink of an eye.

Emperor Yong Le saw that he was eating well, so he also picked up his job.

The emperor stops drinking, who dares to continue to change glasses?

So, accompanied by court music and dance, civil and military nobles bowed their heads and grilled rice together.

In the same way, the emperor didn't put down his chopsticks, even if he stuffed it hard, he couldn't stop, he had to eat!

The palace eunuch did not look sideways, but the corners of his mouth trembled uncontrollably.

This duke has three bowls.

That Lord Hou, he ate five pancakes.

The table in front of you should be the six heavenly officials, right?I refilled the rice bowl twice, and I'm still not full?

The people in the eunuch palace exchanged glances. After the palace banquet, the threshold of the Tai Hospital might be broken.

If you eat like this, you won’t get sick if you don’t support it!

It's a pity that the emperor didn't stop. The emperor's own son and godson had just eaten half full, and Zhu Neng recovered from his illness, and his appetite already surpassed that of Zhang Fu.The generals who came back from Jiaozhi, those who are high enough to participate in the palace banquet, are also the best ones to eat.

Above the palace banquet, two levels of differentiation soon appeared.

One side is represented by Ding Guogong, and they can't stop eating happily.

The other party took the six subjects of the Imperial Academy as a model, and forced it into his mouth in pain.

The Six Departments of the Dali Temple Metropolitan Procuratorate belong to the middle school and cannot be heroic. It is always no problem to count rice grains.

Finally, Shen Xuan stopped the chopsticks, everyone thought he was full, but they heard him ask: "Is there any wheat cake?"

Ding Guogong's appetite is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, even Emperor Yong Le couldn't handle it.

Zhu Di put down the bowl, and the palace servants immediately served the stewed soup.Emperor Yong Le breathed a sigh of relief while drinking, after all he was old and could not compare to young people.Back then, he also finished three bowls, not half full.

After eating two wheat cakes, Shen Xuan didn't take any more, put down his chopsticks, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I want to ask for leave for a few days."

Zhu Di nodded, expressing his understanding, "I've been away for more than a year, so it's hard work. It's good to go home and rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Xuan cupped his fists again, "I still have one thing I don't understand."

"What's the matter?"

"I heard that Uncle Xing Ning committed a crime in the street a few days ago and was taken to Yingtian Mansion?"

"This is a misunderstanding." Zhu Di frowned, and said, "I have ordered Ying Tianfu to find out, Xing Ningbo is not guilty."

King Gu united with Cao Guogong to rebel, and Princess Ping wanted to harm the queen, and King Ping was also involved. Such things must not be leaked in front of the officials.

Before Emperor Yong Le could heave a sigh of relief, Shen Xuan said again: "Since that's the case, I ask Your Majesty to allow Xu Chen to enter and exit Jinyi Prison freely."

Zhu Di's expression froze.

So it was waiting for him here?

"I have an old relationship with Commander Yang." Shen Xuan said, "I want to compete with Commander Yang."

Is there an inevitable connection between old age, learning martial arts, and freely entering and leaving the imperial prison?

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other and stopped talking.

Zhu Neng held down Zhang Fu who wanted to speak, shook his head, and sat down obediently, not moving!

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, most of them didn't know the inside story, thinking that Duke Dingguo really wanted to compete with the Commander of Jin Yiwei.

The civil servants widened their eyes and were very excited.

General Xungui and Jinyiwei, no matter who wins or loses, there is a lot to do in it!

After a long time, Zhu Di said, "I'm sure."

A series of question marks popped up in the heads of all the ministers, should Duke Ding be allowed to freely enter and leave Jinyi Prison, or should he be allowed to freely discuss with the Commander of Jinyiwei?

Shen Xuan did not ask any questions, and immediately saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"En." Zhu Di hesitated for a moment, and then added, "As soon as you click."

It's okay to go in and out of the imperial prison, and it's okay to compete with Yang Duo, but you can't hurt people, let alone demolish the house!

Shen Xuan nodded, "I try my best."

What do you mean by trying your best?

Blue veins popped up on Zhu Di's forehead suddenly, and he subconsciously touched his waist.

Shen Xuan was very calm, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui shrank their necks at the same time, they were too familiar with this action of their father, he was obviously looking for a whip, ready to whip someone!

Yang Duo, who did not attend the banquet under the pretext of "official business", heard his subordinate's return, and once again thought of driving Xing Ningbo out of the imperial prison.

"command?"

"That's all." Yang Duo held his hand behind his back, tightly clutching the purse in his hand, "When Duke Ding comes, there is no need to stop him. Just lead him to Uncle Xingning."

"Yes!"

The captain took the order to retreat, Yang Duo lowered his eyes and pondered, should he ask for an order to leave Beijing for a while?

Shaking his head, forget it.

Regardless of whether he is present or not, as long as Uncle Xingning does not leave, the Imperial Prison is in danger of being demolished at any time, and if one is not careful, even Beizhen Fusi will suffer.

Maybe you can think of a way to stay.Let's go, once Duke Dingguo makes a move, he might really send someone to lie on the beam of Xia Shangshu's house.

In the imperial prison, Meng Qinghe had eaten his dinner and was wandering around in the private room to eat.

The lieutenant Lishi outside the cell tried his best to keep his footsteps as light as possible, watching the time, and passed the boiled soup in from the wooden bar.

"Uncle, it's time to take medicine."

Meng Qinghe frowned at the familiar smell.

The captain did not dare to be sloppy, and the commander told him that he must take good care of this man, "The court judge Zhao said that the uncle's medicine cannot be stopped!"

What do you mean the medicine cannot be stopped?

Even though he knew it was a "good word", Uncle Meng almost turned the table.

At any rate, remembering that this is someone else's territory, he pinched his nose and drank the medicine, putting down the bowl, still frowning bitterly.

No matter how much medicine you drink, you can't get used to it.

"Uncle, is the stove still hot? How many pieces of charcoal do you want to add?"

"No, it's fine."

"Uncle, the uncle's house has sent two new brocade quilts, and I will spread them for you humbly?"

"it is good."

"Uncle wants to read? There's not enough candlelight, I'll bring you two standing lamps."

"Thank you."

"Uncle, do you have any other orders?"

"No, you've been busy for so long, take a break."

The lieutenant wiped his sweat and grinned, "I'm not busy. Uncle, if you need it, just ask. This is a humble duty."

Leaning on the couch covered with a brocade quilt, Meng Qing and Mo Ran, is there really a brocade guard in front of him who can stop a child from crying at night?

Uncle Meng's inmates also had the same question.Not only did they suspect that Jin Yiwei had his head caught by the door, but they also suspected that they were dreaming.

This is the Imperial Prison, right?

The one smiling like a flower is indeed Jin Yiwei, right?

"Illusion, it must be an illusion!"

Some ideologically advanced prisoners even suspected that Jin Yiwei had resorted to biological and chemical weapons, slapped the railing of the cell, and loudly cursed despicable and shameless!

The captain, who was smiling just now, turned his head and immediately put on a fierce face.

"Shut up, don't make noise!"

Prison residents feel at ease instead.

He patted his chest, he didn't have hallucinations, and Jin Yiwei didn't come up with any new tricks, this is the Imperial Prison, 100% correct.

Meng Qinghe dismissed the captain, put down the half-read Book of Changes, lay on his back on the couch, staring at the roof in a daze.

Voluntary surrender is a helpless move, and it is the only way to escape safely.If you don't do this, once the crime happens, the consequences will be more serious than he imagined.

"Greed is not enough to swallow an elephant."

With a wry smile, I hope that my fourth cousin can rush back to Mengjiatun first, and I also hope that Uncle Ninth's family will not be involved in these matters.

He voluntarily surrendered, not only to protect himself, but also hoped that the emperor would forgive his family and innocent clansmen.

Uncle Jiu was kind to him, and saving Uncle Jiu's family was also his reward for the old man who passed away.

As for Chen Hu who changed his surname... Meng Qinghe closed his eyes, hoping that he had nothing to do with this matter, otherwise...

If you do something wrong, you must pay the price.

There is something in my heart, there is no sleepiness in the slightest.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps, from far to near, and finally stopped in front of the cell, not moving.

I thought it was the captain who came to deliver something again.Opening his eyes and turning his head to the side, Meng Qinghe froze for a moment.

Sitting up abruptly, "Master?"

Shen Xuan smelled of alcohol, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.

Looking at Meng Qinghe in the cell, his star eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, and in an instant, like a warm wind blowing through his heart.

"do not move."

Meng Qinghe was about to walk over, but was stopped by Shen Xuan.

The next moment, Duke Ding took half a step back and raised a long leg.

With a bang, the wooden railing in front of the cell was kicked off.

Meng Qinghe: "..."

Jin Yiwei: "..."

Uncle Meng's inmates: "..."

One after another, another.

Three wooden railings fell down, Duke Ding still seemed dissatisfied, and kicked on the wall again.

Half the wall collapsed.

After seeing everything, there was only one thought left in everyone's mind, Duke Ding is mighty and domineering!

When everyone was astonished, Shen Xuan had already stepped into the cell, picked up Meng Qinghe, turned around, and was about to leave.

Meng Qinghe shuddered, and hurriedly said: "Master, wait a minute, I can't leave..."

Halfway through the conversation, the scalp suddenly felt numb, and the sound was automatically silenced immediately.

Satisfied, Shen Xuan looked away, "The prison has been in disrepair for a long time and is not strong enough, follow me back to the mansion, if the emperor asks, I will take care of it myself."

The words were for Meng Qinghe, but also for Jin Yiwei.

Looking back at the single room where he lived for less than two days, Uncle Meng stopped talking.

According to this situation, it is indeed impossible to live in people.

Jin Yiwei in the imperial prison wants to cry but has no tears. Is this because the imperial prison is not strong?Yeah? !

But Duke Ding was too mighty, no one dared to protest in person.They could only watch helplessly as he walked away with Uncle Xingning, leaving behind a sentence: "We will compete with Commander Yang another day."

Emperor Yong Le in the palace got a headache again when he heard the news, didn't he tell Xuan'er to be careful and not to demolish the house?

Zhu Gaoxu has more headaches than his father, Zhu Zhanhe is looking at him expectantly, the powerful uncle is back, when will the father and uncle compete with each other?

Seeing his brother's grief and helplessness, Zhu Gaosui silently turned his head and covered his mouth.

No, don't laugh, definitely don't laugh!

Elder brother can't beat Duke Ding, so it's okay to punish him.

For the safety of life, silence is golden.