Seiwa

In September of the sixth year of Yongle, Shuo Wang looked at the court, and the emperor of the Ministry of Rites made a tour of ritual hunting in the north.

"For those who are lucky enough to visit the emperor, people from all corners of the country will come to see them. Here, you must not be careless. Rongyiwei, Shengjingwei, Bannerweiwei, and Jinyiwei are more suitable for pre-selection by each guard. Men with physical strength should increase the number of followers to prepare for any danger."

"The holy car passed by, and the prince left the city to greet him. The king of the county, the general of Zhenguo, the general of Fuguo, the general of Fengguo, the lieutenant of Zhenguo, the lieutenant of Fuguo, the lieutenant of Fengguo, the head of the county, the king of the county, and the guests of Yi all follow this example."

"The guards, the three divisions, the officials, the soldiers and the civilians meet in court in the territory, and they are not allowed to leave the country unless they are summoned."

"The supply of roads is well-prepared, so don't disturb the people's contribution."

"Through the provinces, prefectures and counties, if there is any important matter or the barbarians come to court, they will all fly to the imperial driver's office. Small things will be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion, and then sent to the imperial court."

Zheng Ci, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, held a wat board and played the relevant items one by one in an orderly manner.

Emperor Yong Le sometimes nodded and sometimes frowned, but he never interrupted Zheng Ci.

"Your Majesty's happiness in the north is a major matter for the country. Once everything has been decided, it should be announced to the world."

After the words fell, Zheng Shangshu cupped his hands and bowed down.

Emperor Yong Le did not raise any objection, and immediately issued an order, ordering the officials in his retinue to implement according to the rules of the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zheng Shangshu got up and returned to the left class.Standing still, his face was slightly pale, he covered it with his wide sleeves, swallowed a few times, and finally he didn't cough loudly.

Xia Yuanji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was standing on the left side of Zheng Ci. Seeing this, he asked in a low voice, "Does Zheng Zongbo feel unwell?"

"No problem." Zheng Ci shook his head, his voice hoarse, "It's just an old disease."

Xia Yuanji didn't ask any more questions, the location and time were not suitable.

Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Jin Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of War, exchanged glances, and it was clear.

Since the middle of the year, Zheng Ci has asked for leave many times.A few months ago, Zheng's mansion invited the imperial physician, and Liu Yuan judge went to see and treat him in person.After several months of recuperation with decoctions and medicines, the condition still did not improve, but became more and more serious.It can't be said that when the emperor returns from his northern tour, the minister of the Ministry of Rites will have to change people.

The Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites is upright, talented, but seldom flexible.The right servant is good at making money, and his character is flawed, which is not liked by the superior.Guan Wubu, below the heavenly official, only the former Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, Xu Si'en, has both talent and morality. Working together for more than a year.If he hadn't been involved in the Shandong Qingzhou case and died in prison, he would have been recommended by Zheng Ci.

No matter how helpless you are, people are already dead.

Rumor has it that evidence of a private relationship with the vassal king was found from Xu Shilang's home, and if Zheng Ci is killed, he will no longer have anything to do with him.On weekdays, he made friends with old friends, and his classmates and colleagues traveled far and wide. He wished he could cut off his robes and cut off his righteousness while he was alive, and put aside the relationship.

Why is Xie Jin demoted again and again?One of the reasons is that he got too close to King Ping.

The courtiers formed a private alliance with the vassal king, and to put it more seriously, it was a crime of conspiracy.Even if it is the emperor's own son, the evidence is solid and he will be punished severely.

Xu Shilang wanted to die by himself, no wonder others.

Similarly, King Ping who was far away in Guizhou made Emperor Yongle even more displeased.

After the early dynasty, the palace sent an envoy from Zhao Yuan of the Imperial Hospital to visit Zheng Shangshu's pulse.

The result of Zhao Yuan's diagnosis is the same as that of Liu Yuan's judgment. Old illnesses, old age, resignation and recuperation may have a few years of life.

After listening to the report, Zhu Di was silent for a long time, finally sighed, and ordered to open the inner warehouse, take the top-grade medicinal materials and send them to the Zheng Mansion with five hundred ingots.

"Give this good man, be kind and easy, be a great talent for the country." Emperor Yongle picked up the pen, then put it down again, and only ordered Bai Yan to pass on the oral instruction, "Pass on my words, and ask him to recover from his illness."

"The slaves obey the order."

After exiting the Nuan Pavilion, Bai Yan sent someone back to inform the Supervisor of Rituals and the Supervisor of Internal Affairs to open the emperor's internal treasury.

After Eunuch Bai left, Yang Duo, the Commander of Jinyiwei, came to see him.

"Xuan."

Emperor Yong Le flipped through a memorandum casually, after looking at it twice, he threw it aside.

Jin Yiwei reported that there was a flood in the counties of Susong, but Yousi ignored it.I handed over the memorial, but I don't know what juniper flowers are for auspiciousness!Comparing with the Qingzhou ink corruption case, the two governments and the three divisions will be charged!

"I see Your Majesty!" Yang Duo knelt down and saluted.

"Get up." Zhu Di asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, in Guizhou's return, King Ping set up Confucianism privately in Pu'an Prefecture, and several great Confucian scholars rushed to admire the fame."

Zhu Di raised his head suddenly, his eyes were like lightning.

"Is there any evidence?"

Yang Duo took out the prepared note and presented it to the imperial case.

In less than a hundred words, it lists in detail where Confucianism is located and the various courses taught.And the name, surname, and place of origin of the Confucian teachers who teach, whether they have ever been requisitioned by the imperial court and served as officials in the imperial court.

Holding the note, Zhu Di's eyes flushed with anger, and he smiled angrily.

On this piece of paper, there were at least three people who had been expropriated by the imperial court, but they put on airs and refused to give him face.But now he takes the initiative to invest in King Ping and teach in Confucianism?In the eyes of these scholars, he is not as good as his own son? !

good very good!

Zhu Di was burning with anger, like a tiger trying to choose someone to eat.

Yang Duo stood silently, neither happy nor angry.

"Yang Duo."

"The minister is here."

"Send people to Pu'an Prefecture again." Holding the thin rice paper bit by bit tightly in his palm, Zhu Di said word by word, "All the people above here, please 'invite' me to come to the capital."

"The minister obeys the order."

Yang Duo took the order and withdrew from the Snappers.

The sun is still dazzling.

Yang Duo narrowed his eyes slightly, the tails of his eyes seemed to be sharp.The eunuch standing by the door could not help but take a step back and shivered.Commander Yang is becoming increasingly unpopular.

Back in Fusi, North Town of Jinyiwei, Yang Duo immediately dispatched his Tong Zhi Ji Gang to lead a dozen or so school captains to Guizhou.

"When you come back, the emperor will not be in the capital. People will be locked up in the imperial prison first, and there is no need to use punishment. We will wait until the emperor returns from his northern tour."

"Yes!"

Ji Gang took the order, walked out of the front hall of the town's Fusi, ordered the people himself, prepared the horse guide, and galloped out before the city gate closed.

Impeach Jin Yiwei?

Want to use Jinyiwei as a stepping stone?

Ji Gang sneered, what about the prince, what about being supported by scholars?Cutting flesh with a blunt knife is hundreds of times more painful than a knife.

For Yang Duo, Ji Gang admired him, but feared him more.

The news reported by the spies is not a big deal when viewed separately.In normal times, King Ping might still be rewarded for establishing Confucianism.But just in time for Xu Sien's incident to happen, the emperor was not in a good mood, and the commander reported it, which immediately aroused the wrath of the thunder.

If there was still a little dissatisfaction with Yang Duo before, since then, Ji Gang will not have the slightest desire to win.

Offending Jin Yiwei, there is still a ten-thousandth chance of surviving.Confronting Commander Yang, he really sharpened his head and wanted to die.

Impeach Commander Yang?

Which genius came up with the idea?

Not long after Ji Gang set off, Emperor Yongle made two orders, reprimanding King Ping for "not observing right and wrong, speaking from a small man, not following etiquette, and disobeying the emperor's instructions", and gave him a letter to make King Ping reflect on himself.

"You live in a deep palace, practice the way of corrupt Confucianism, don't listen to foreign affairs, and let the villains do your best. You even have a close relationship with the treacherous people. You don't know right and wrong on a daily basis. Let them do what they do, and they will be slandered by the army and the people. This is a book order. Self-examination, go to the generation of slanderers, and those who are guilty will be sent to the capital with weapons. Don't listen to villains, it is not too late to repent."

Zhu Di's tone was not harsh, he didn't even mention the fact that Prince Ping's mansion had a secret relationship with the courtiers, and that King Ping set up Confucianism privately.But it was such a "friendly" tone that made Zhu Gaochi cold to the bone.

Later, Zhu Di decreed to reduce Pingwang Lumi.The reduction from eight thousand stones to six thousand stones is a full four thousand stones behind Han Wang and Zhao Wang.

When the decree was issued, the courtiers who supported King Ping secretly thought it was bad.

On the surface, the Son of Heaven does not have the title of King of Pingping, but in fact, he is already short of his two younger brothers.

After being reprimanded, Zhu Gaochi immediately made a confession, saying that he was deceived and committed a wrong thing, which made his father furious.However, there is the virtue of benevolence and love, people are not inherently evil, and some officials make mistakes, please detain the palace and give them reformation and education.

Empress Xu did not intercede for the eldest son, but only said that the eldest grandson should not be involved.

Emperor Yongle pressed Pingwang's table and ordered Pingwang Lumi to be reduced again.

The son has the virtue of benevolence, but the father is vicious and cruel?All the methods he used were leftovers from his playing tricks, so he really doesn't know how to repent!

The eldest son of the emperor, a dignified prince, Lumi only has [-] shi, which is not as good as the son of the prince.

After all, Zhu Gaochi failed to jump out of the Six Realms. Seeing that his father was merciless, he no longer dared to play any tricks, and he no longer listened to the advice of the official staff and Princess Heping. .I just hope that my father can give me some time before sending the guilty person to Beijing.

Some courtiers wanted to speak for King Ping, but they had nowhere to start.

The reason why the emperor dealt with King Ping was justified.Family affection and righteousness all stand still.

According to the law of the clan, King Ping did not lower his rank, but only reduced Lumi, which is already a lighter punishment.However, the other vassal princes who made mistakes were either imprisoned in the clan mansion, or demoted to common people, and sent to the frontier for labor reform.The one with the lightest punishment lost his title and could only be a rich man honestly.

Crying for King Ping?Not feasible.In case of self-defeating, no one can take responsibility.

Knowing the current situation of his father, Zhu Zhanji pleaded several times in front of Zhu Di, but failed to let Zhu Di let go.

Zhu Di was never angry, and only said to Dao Yan: "My eldest grandson is far more intelligent than his father, it's a pity."

Hearing Zhu Di's words, Dao Yan recited the Buddha's name, but did not answer.

Even if there are regrets, the mind is set and will never change.

"Uncle Xing Ning came to the palace to teach today." Zhu Di changed the subject, "Your teacher and apprentice have not seen each other for a few days, do you want to go to Wenhua Palace with me?"

"Your Majesty has an order, how dare you refuse to obey." Dao Yan stood up, although his beard and eyebrows were white and he looked older, but he walked very steadily without anyone's support.

In the Wenhua Palace, Meng Qinghe pointed at the hanging "world map" and was frothing.

The two princes and the two princes were fascinated by the sound, their eyes shining brightly.

The eunuch who only suffered from the picture had a sore arm and had to wait for his shift before he could rest.

When Zhu Di and Dao Yan came, Meng Qinghe was talking about the bright prospect of opening up a new sea route, and listed the benefits that the fleet's long voyage could bring back to Daming.The main idea can be summed up in one sentence: Overseas is vast, gold is everywhere, if you don’t dig for nothing, don’t dig!

After talking about overseas places, the topic turned to neighboring Ryukyu, Japan and other places.

"The Japanese pirates have invaded our coast, and the officers and soldiers of the guards have not been able to wipe them out after repeated attacks. If things go on like this, it will become a serious disaster."

Meng Qinghe is not alarmist.Historically, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates were indeed a malignant tumor entrenched along the coast of Daming.In the later period, the fake Japanese were several times the real ones, and it was even more difficult to eradicate them, not only merchants and pirates, but even officials colluded with them.

"The Japanese pirates are not suffering from ringworm and scabies. My mighty teacher of the Ming Dynasty can't wipe out these criminals. How can the people be safe?"

To the point, can't say too much.

Both Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui fell into deep thought, Zhu Zhanji didn't make a sound, and Zhu Zhanhe was a little confused.

Outside the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Di raised his hand and did not ask the eunuch to inform him. He and Dao Yan stopped for a while, but instead of entering the Nuan Pavilion, he turned and left.

The northern captives, the southern Japanese, the Liaodong Jurchen, and the southwest Fanbang.

Thinking of the note Jin Yiwei handed over, and comparing it with Meng Qinghe's lecture content, Zhu Di stopped, looked at Dao Yan, and said with emotion: "The young master has accepted a good apprentice."

Dao Yan was modest and said with a smile: "Your Majesty also has a good minister."

Zhu Di smiled, why envy the Great Monk and his own family, it is only good if they are capable.

Since you are talented, you should be rewarded.

After the class was finished that day, Meng Qinghe was about to leave the palace, but Bai Yanhui was waiting outside the Wenhua Hall. When he saw Meng Qinghe, he smiled and saluted, and said, "Congratulations, Uncle."

Meng Qinghe paused, "What does Eunuch Bai mean?"

"Your Majesty has a decree to reward Xingning Boyin with 100 liang and treasure banknotes with [-] ingots."

Meng Qinghe's eyes are round, for no reason, how can he reward him?

Bai Yanhui didn't explain the reason, but only smiled and pointed at the box in front of him, "The box is a bit heavy, our family sent someone to deliver it to the gate of the palace."

"Thank you, Eunuch Bai."

Meng Qinghe thanked him, but still didn't understand where the reward came from.

However, it is always a good thing for the emperor to give money.At most, he will be squeezed by the old Zhu's family a few more times.Anyway, I've been used to being squeezed for a long time, and it's okay to come a few more times.

If it really doesn't work, I'll ask the Duke for a decision.With the political sense of the Duke of the country, whether the money should be taken or not, the answer can be given immediately.

Bai Yanhui ordered the four eunuchs to send Meng Qinghe to Fengtianmen, and he hurried back to Xinuang Pavilion to serve him.

Carrying the box and walking all the way to the palace gate, the four eunuchs were sweating profusely.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Uncle Meng has always been generous in his actions, once he moved the box, all four eunuchs were accounted for.After thanking Meng Qinghe, he explained to the Jin Yiwei who was on duty in front of the gate, and then he turned and left with some reluctance.

"Please send someone to inform the official's personal guard."

When Meng Qinghe entered the palace, his personal guards had to wait outside the palace, and if he wanted to find someone, he had to ask Jin Yiwei to run errands.

"Uncle, wait a moment."

The Jinyiwei Baihu who was on duty was a stranger, but he also knew that Uncle Xingning was "his own", so he immediately called a Xiao Qi and gave some instructions, Xiao Qi agreed and took the order to leave.

After a while, the guards didn't wait, but saw Yang Duo in a red brocade suit walking towards him.

In the evening, the temperature did not drop much.Standing in front of the palace gate, Meng Qinghe broke out in a thin layer of sweat, but Yang Duo was refreshed all over without a drop of sweat.

Uncle Meng admitted that he was envious and jealous.

Both are military officers, why is there such a difference?

"Hello Commander Yang."

Yang Duo nodded, "Uncle Xing Ning is leaving the palace?"

"Exactly." Seeing that Yang Duo's gaze fell on the box at his feet, Meng Qinghe explained, "A reward from the Son of Heaven."

"Congratulations, Uncle."

"Don't dare."

Meng Qinghe smiled, not knowing what to say, and there was a moment of silence.

Suddenly, Yang Duo took half a step forward, leaned over, and his velvety voice slid by Meng Qinghe's ears, "The Southwest matter is over, uncle can rest assured."

After being stunned for a moment, Meng Qinghe realized that the distance between the two seemed a little too close.Raising his head, Yang Duo had already retreated, and Gao Fu and others had come quickly, and after saluting, they lifted up the box.

Taking the reins from the guard, Meng Qinghe turned around, Yang Duo was no longer where he was.Thinking about what he just said, my heart skipped a beat.

southwest?

Back at the Duke's Mansion, Meng Qinghe found the middle hall, and told Shen Xuan the emperor's reward and Yang Duo's words in full.

Putting down the half-read military booklet, Shen Xuan slowly raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes moved, and he said, "Come here."

Meng Qinghe was puzzled, but passed on honestly.

At that moment, the Duke grabbed the back of Uncle Meng's neck, and his breath brushed against his cheek, "What do you think Commander Yang is referring to?"

"The southwest...is Pu'an Prefecture?"

Meng Qinghe still hesitated when he said the answer.

Shen Xuan nodded, and pinched Meng Qinghe's earlobe, "This matter is for now, Twelve Lang doesn't need to worry too much."

"Can……"

"If something happens again, just leave it to Xuan."

Meng Qinghe blinked, and then blinked again, the Duke's tone seemed a little...dissatisfied?

Before he could fully understand, his lips were bitten.

Facts have proved that it is still a difficult task for Uncle Meng to fully understand Hou Erdai's thoughts.

In September of the sixth year of Yongle's reign at Renxu, Emperor Yongle left Nanjing to tour northern Xinjiang.

Of the six ministers, the minister of the Ministry of Rites was seriously ill, and four of the other five ministers stayed in Beijing. Only Xia Yuanji, the minister of the household department, followed him.

Han Wang Zhao Wang rode a horse, and Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe rode in a chariot.Meng Qinghe was fortunate enough to be invited into the car, called to give lectures, but actually also had the role of "nanny".

A young boy with a three-headed body has been wondering why all the way out of Nanjing.Except for Uncle Meng, even the three-headed biological father couldn't hold it.

The royal driver was stationed in Shandong, and a fast horse came from the north to report. The leader of Wala, Mahamu, summoned four troops and assembled [-] cavalry to defeat the Tatars again at the Aruhun River.

"It is reported that the rest of the Tatars have fled to the Luqu River, with the intention of invading the guards of Wuliangha."

After the Qianhu who reported the letter finished speaking, all the civil and military officials who followed him from Emperor Yongle were all in disbelief.Defeated by Wala, unable to escape in time, and planning to attack Wuliangha and invade the border of Ming Dynasty?

Emperor Yong Le was puzzled, he was as confused as his followers Wen and Wu.

As long as you have a normal mind, you will not make such a decision.Excluding Benya's loss, this person is very reasonable and can be guessed. Is Alutai, who is known for his cunning, also lost his mind?

This posture, is it because you think that Daming's sending troops is not fast enough?