Seiwa

In July of the eighth year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty had [-] Chen soldiers in Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Ningxia, preparing for the war against Oirat.

Zhu Di ordered Shen Xuan, Duke of the State, to supervise the Chinese army, and Meng Qinghe, uncle of Xingning, and uncle Liu of Anyuan, to be promoted to deputy.Meng Qinghe, Bo Xingning, led the Shenji Camp and supervised the Daning Firearms Camp.

He Fu, Marquis of Ningyuan, supervised the left army, Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an, supervised the right army, and Huozhen, Marquis of Tong'an, supervised the rear army.

Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, supervised Zuoye, the governor Cao De, and the commander Hu Yuan as his deputy.Guangenbo Liu Cai supervised Youye, the governor Ma Rong, and the commander Chen Ji as his deputy.

In the eighth month, Dingmao and Zhu Di personally conquered the Hulu in Chengtianmen, and sent Taisui Banner and other gods.

After the sacrifice, Emperor Yongle ascended to the general platform, commanded the three armies to point north.

"Exit!"

"Roar!"

The drums of war sounded, and the horns resounded through the sky.

Emperor Yongle wore a red twelve-sewed martial bow, and the robe was decorated with five-colored jade.Ring wear, leather belt, red bottom with heavy bottom.Wearing a sword on his waist, holding a jade gui, engraved with seal characters "Punish crimes and calm the people".

The frame was dispatched to Beijing, and Emperor Yongle sent his commander Wanyan Tiemu'er, the eunuch Shiha, etc., to order the Tatar and Hami tribes, and gave colored coins and precious banknotes, saying that the army is now seeking rebellion.

"It has nothing to do with me to ask for Wala."

In other words, when you are acquainted, avoid it when you avoid it, hello, hello, hello, everyone.I don't know people, and they make some small moves in private, send news to Wala, and even join hands with Mahamu to fight against Daming, and the consequences are at their own risk.When I clean up Wala, I will burn your tent when I turn around!

Zhu Di's edict, perhaps it should be called a "threat letter", was very effective.

The Tatar Taibao Ma Erhazan and the Privy Council received the envoys of the Ming Dynasty with great enthusiasm, patted their chests and said that they would definitely follow the instructions of the Ming Emperor, and would never disclose any information to Oala, nor heard any support.

"Angel, don't worry, Tatar and Wala are at odds. Mahamu sent an envoy to come, and he will surely tie up all kinds of flowers and send them to the Son of Heaven."

The Tatars were simply frightened by the Ming army.

Anyone who is pushed to the ground and beaten back and forth a few times, with a bruised nose and swollen face, will be frightened and will no longer have the slightest idea of ​​resistance.

Hami Zhongshun Wang Tuotuo seemed to be a diehard of Ming Dynasty, he accepted the edict without saying a word, and further expressed his willingness to send cavalry to cooperate with Daming's military operations, and stabbed Wala twice in the back.

"The prince is so loyal, our family will definitely report the truth to the emperor."

Tuotuo immediately frowned, "If it wasn't for His Majesty's great kindness, how could the little king ascend the throne and become a slave in the sheepfold? Such a great kindness, I have to repay it. Please tell the angel to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, if Wala dares to oppose the emperor, God Not allowed, Hami's five thousand warriors will obey Daming's command. Xiao Wang is willing to be the emperor's pawn and open the way for the army!"

Tuotuo was blushing, pounding his chest with a look of utter devotion.

Yi Shiha was touched on the surface, and left the tent, pursing his lips. Compared with Alutai and Mahamu, Tuotuo, who was almost kicked off the throne by his mother, was obviously more cunning.

"See it?" Yi Shiha tapped the young eunuch's shoulder with his horsewhip, "Talk nonsense when you see people, and talk nonsense when you see ghosts. Taking advantage of the situation, this loyal king is really smart."

However, after all, he was younger and more anxious, and his traces would be easily exposed.

Want to take the opportunity to replace Tatar and Wala on the grassland?

"Hey!"

Yi Shiha sneered a few times, don't be clever but be misled by cleverness.His Majesty can make him ascend to the throne, but he can still make him fall into the dust.At that time, it is too late to regret.

Tatar and Hami's reactions were within Zhu Di's expectations.

The messenger sent back the news that the army had arrived at the Nisha River, the second dragon and tiger platform, and passed Juyongguan.

The next day after leaving the customs, the army was stationed in Yong'andian.

When camping in the evening, there was a sudden heavy rain from the sky, and hailstones fell from the rain, falling on the armor and weapons, making a bang.A large hailstone fell on the thumb, and several officers and soldiers of the battalion were injured.

The rain was getting heavier, and there was no way to see people's faces separated by two arms.

There was a roar of thunder, and lightning passed through the clouds. A tent was suddenly hit by lightning, and it caught fire instantly.

The officers and soldiers were horrified and ran away one after another.

Within the Chinese army, Zhu Di raised his account and is planning an attack with the generals.Suddenly hearing the urgent report from outside the tent, he immediately got up and walked to the front of the tent, "Why are you panicking?"

"Your Majesty, Tianlei..."

Before the soldiers finished speaking, another bolt of lightning struck, only a dozen meters away from Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was also shocked.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind, which made people unable to open their eyes.

After the wind stopped, the rain gradually stopped, the clouds in the sky cracked, and rays of sunlight diffused from the clouds.

Standing behind Zhu Di, Meng Qinghe pulled Shen Xuan's cloak, and made a mouth shape when Shen Xuan turned his head.

Shen Xuan shook his head, and grabbed Meng Qinghe's wrist with his backhand, "Don't move."

Meng Qinghe was puzzled, and suddenly saw two civil servants coming out, and said loudly with great emotion: "Your Majesty, this is an auspicious omen! The Heavenly Army will surely win the battle against Oirat!"

Uncle Meng's eyes widened.

I choked in my throat, I couldn't get up, I couldn't get down, except for grinding my teeth, I could only grind my teeth.Learned from his method, verbatim, did you pay the patent fee? !

Wu Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zheng Li, Minister of the Hanlin, all right, I will remember you all!

When the auspicious omen came down, Zhu Di was naturally overjoyed, and took the opportunity to deliver a wonderful speech titled "On the Victory of Our Army and the Defeat of Wala".

All the generals were excited when they heard this, and they raised their arms and yelled, wishing they could immediately draw their knives and go into battle to slash each other with the Oirat strongmen, so as to provide more sufficient arguments for the emperor's argument.

At the end of the speech, Huotoujun has prepared steamed buns and hot soup.Meng Qinghe didn't need to do it himself, he sent his own soldiers to the account.

Still a little suffocated in his heart, Uncle Meng bared his white teeth, and the movement of pulling the steamed bun was quite fierce.

The Duke was calm and relaxed. After eating a few steamed buns and drinking the hot soup, he signaled his soldiers to retreat, and pinched Meng Qinghe's earlobe.

"Twelve Lang, do you remember what Xuan said before departure?"

"……Remember."

"Why did Twelve Lang hand in the iron certificate?"

"..."

"The matter has come to this, is Twelve Lang still reluctant?"

Lowering his eyes, Meng Qinghe didn't speak.Leaning on Shen Xuan's shoulder, there was no familiar cold fragrance, but a mixed smell of leather and armor, which was not good, but it gradually calmed him down.

It's him who is different.

Obviously a decision has been made, why bother thinking about getting ahead?

A big hand covered the back of Meng Qinghe's head, his fingertips ran along the black hair, and a deep voice flowed slowly into his ears, comforting him.

"Since I have made up my mind, Twelve Lang should know that today, you and I may have merit in battle, but great merit is unnecessary. What's more, no merit means no fault."

"kindness."

"After this expedition, I want to petition the emperor, return the official seal, and resign from the post of guard in Beijing."

"My lord?"

"The emperor decided to move the capital, it's not too late to do this."

"Then I too..."

"Twelve Langs don't need it." Shen Xuan chuckled, lifted Meng Qinghe's chin, and pecked the tip of his nose, "No way, in the future, the wealth of the Duke's Mansion and the Bo's Mansion will all fall on the Twelve Lang's shoulders superior.

"..." means, he supports the family?

"Of course."

After being stunned for two seconds, Meng Qinghe suddenly smiled.

"it is good!"

Raising the Duke?

Thinking about it is very beautiful.

Some scenes that cannot be understood by outsiders flashed in his mind, and Meng Qinghe suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with resigning from office and handing over power, leaving only the title, and lying on the golden mountain to be a "qualified" nobleman.

Knowing that Meng Qinghe had figured it out, Shen Xuan tightened his arms.

Some words, he did not say clearly.

If the emperor does not promote him, it does not mean that he will no longer use him.

On the contrary, the generals left by the Hongwu period, such as Wei Guogong, the hero of Jingnan in the court, are almost in their twilight years.The Son of Heaven favors the King of Han, so he must leave available civil and military resources for him, just like Emperor Hongwu back then.

He lowered his eyes and patted Meng Qinghe on the back.

The king of Han is ambitious, and his intention to fight is not weaker than today's.For the sake of the community, even if he doesn't appear on the speech table, the emperor will suppress him.In the year of Li, the Duke of the country, a general of the first rank.Re-appointment is to force the successor to abandon him, or even become a whetstone for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

"My lord?"

"nothing."

Shen Xuan lowered his head and rubbed against Meng Qinghe's cheek, his black eyes were deep.

Meng Qinghe blushed inexplicably.Pat on the cheek, reasoning, it has been more than ten years, as for it?

It is conceivable to think about it, but the reality smashes the theory to pieces.

The sudden rise in temperature in the tent clearly shows that, as for.It will be the same in another ten years.

At dawn the next day, the army pulled out of camp.

At the same time, the edict and edict issued by the emperor on the way arrived in Nanjing smoothly.

Zhongzhi used the treasure of the training to be sent directly to the inner court and handed over to Empress Xu.The royal decree covered the treasures of the emperor's relatives, and sent them to Pu'an Prefecture through the six departments of Wenyuan Pavilion.Another edict was handed over to Jin Yiwei, which was carried by Yang Duo close to him, and he was sent out of Beijing in one step.

"Order Xincheng Marquis Zhang Fu to send [-] officers and soldiers to protect King Ping into Beijing."

"The long history of Prince Ping's mansion does not reflect the holy grace, does not fulfill his duties, and has a private affair with a criminal minister, and is sent to Jinyi Prison."

"Concubine Ping removed her title and ordered her to retreat to a Taoist temple to pray for Ping Wang."

"Prince Ping's son will return to Beijing in September to serve Ping Wang when he is ill."

"Arrest several demon monks in Pu'an Prefecture, and take back the ultimatum."

"Establish the Guizhou Senglu Department, and all those who become monks in the southwestern provinces will register and register their place of origin."

Several imperial orders were issued, and the officials had no time to respond.

If the emperor is in Nanjing, he can still maneuver for a while.The Son of Heaven is outside the Great Wall, and the Sixth Divisions of Beijing and the Sixth Divisions of Nanjing can't eat in the same pot, let alone count on it.I can only watch helplessly as the emperor's decree goes through a scene in Nanjing and is sent to Guizhou at high speed.

In addition to the emperor's decree, the attitude of Empress Xu also made the courtiers feel drummed.

Under the old system of Emperor Taizu Gao, the harem did not interfere in politics.

Empress Xu resembles Empress Ma and is known for her virtues.Now it has changed from the past, accepting the emperor's decree, taking the badge of the middle palace, and ordering the palace people to go out of the capital with Jin Yiwei, one by one, vigorously and resolutely, all of which are shocking.

What happened in Pu'an?

Is King Ping really sick?

If King Ping is really terminally ill, there are rumors in the court that Princess Ping is hiding King Ping's illness, maybe it is...

The courtiers had their own guesses, but no one announced it.Thinking of the emperor's order to the Marquis of Xincheng, Jin Yiwei, who left the city overnight, with a keen sense of politics, had cold sweat on his forehead.

The sky in Prince Ping's Mansion is probably about to change.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Xu sat quietly at the table.

On the large sandalwood case, a three-foot-high copper stove wafts a fragrance.

Big red sleeves, bright wrists frozen in snow.Where the pen is written, it seems that the blade is slashing, and the ax is chopping.

After finishing a word, Empress Xu put down the pen.

The servants in the palace immediately stepped forward and handed over the handkerchief.

"Is someone out of town?"

"Go back to Your Highness, I left yesterday."

"En." Empress Xu turned and left, then stopped suddenly, "Burn it."

"Yes."

The palace man promised to file a letter on the case, but he was reluctant, so he had to cut it open and burn it in the brazier.

"Your Highness, why burn it? It's a pity."

The palace man who spoke has been with Empress Xu for nearly thirty years and is loyal.

Empress Xu shook her head, leaned sideways on the couch, propped her forehead with one hand, and closed her eyes.

The paper is full of murderous intent, if it is not burned, it will only cause trouble.

Concubine Zhang.

My son, I can be disappointed, but I can't allow others to take advantage of me lightly!

If you dare to do it, you should bear the consequences.

In September of the eighth year of Yongle, Yang Duo and his party arrived at Prince Ping's Mansion in Pu'an Prefecture.

The gate of the palace was closed tightly, surrounded by soldiers under the command of Xin Chenghou "guarding".Zhang Fu is still in Jiaozhi, led by one of Zhang Fu's lieutenants.

"Commander Yang."

Recognizing Yang Duo, the lieutenant saluted first.

After Yang Duo returned the gift, he directly took out the edict to arrest the officials of the palace and cancel the title of Princess Ping, "according to the order of the emperor, arrest the sinner and call the door."

The voice didn't fluctuate too much, but the handsome face was cold and intimidating.

Calling the door, to describe it more appropriately, is more like smashing the door.

"Commander Yang, is this inappropriate?"

"I follow the will of the emperor, Liu Dudu thinks it's inappropriate?"

"Don't dare."

Liu Dudu's forehead was sweating, and he said no more.

It's not worth it for a prince who is about to fall for a single word of discord to offend this evil star, and he will be sent to prison in a blink of an eye.

People in the palace were panicked, Zhu Gaochi was lying in bed, unconscious and out of shape.

Princess Ping was sitting by the couch, wearing a red shirt, a phoenix-patterned Xiapei, a long red skirt, and a nine-zhai crown. Her delicate makeup could not hide her haggard face.

"Your Highness," Concubine Ping held King Ping's hand, her voice was ethereal, "It shouldn't be like this... Your Highness will be crowned the Great Treasure, and Zhan Ji will rule the world... The concubine, the concubine is the concubine, the empress, the empress dowager ...It shouldn't be like this..."

Wang An was so frightened that he almost couldn't hold the medicine bowl.

If it is so rebellious, the princess must be crazy.If it gets out, the prince recovers from his illness and is doomed to miss the throne, and the prince's throne may not even be kept!Those who serve the prince, one counts as one, don't even think about living!

Thinking of this, Wang An felt ruthless, and winked at the other eunuchs, since he couldn't survive, why would he have any scruples!

"Princess, you are afraid that you are too tired, so you should go to the side hall to rest."

"Presumptuous!" Princess Ping angrily said, "How dare you do that?!"

Wang An ignored Princess Ping's scolding, and asked her to "invite" her into the side hall, knelt down in front of King Ping's bed, and kowtowed three times.

"Your Highness, this servant is incompetent and cannot do his best for His Highness. Only this life is still available. The servant is gone, Your Highness, take care!"

Wang An got up, his forehead was bright red, and walked out of the inner hall without looking back.

After he left, Zhu Gaochi still didn't open his eyes, his skinny fingers trembled suddenly, and a line of muddy tears flowed from the corner of his eyes.

Not long after, Wang An smashed into the Duanli Gate and shouted loudly before he died. The chief ministers around the palace conspired with the demon monk to hold King Ping hostage.King Ping was murdered by a traitor, so he couldn't move his body or speak, and he didn't intend to deceive the Holy One.As a slave, he could not share the prince's worries, so he could only die to prove the prince's innocence.

The reason is very far-fetched, and careful thinking is full of loopholes.

However, Wang An died tragically. Before his death, he was seen by the officers and soldiers and spread to the people, which will definitely attract voices of sympathy.

Liu Dudu didn't know how to deal with it, so he hesitated.Yang Duo stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Wang An, who was lying in a pool of blood, and invited the palace servants who came with him and the judge of the Imperial Hospital, "To diagnose His Royal Highness King Ping."

Ping Wang will not die, but that's all.

In the side hall, Princess Ping's pupils suddenly constricted when she saw the palace servant conveying Yi's decree.

"I don't believe it, I..."

Before the words were finished, two palace servants stepped forward and removed her hair crown and xiapei.

A bowl of decoction, three feet of white silk, and a pair of scissors are her final destination.

According to historical records, Princess Ping and his wife are deeply in love.King Ping was seriously ill, and the princess removed her crown and retreated into a Taoist temple to pray for the prince.Folk praise.

Since the eighth year of Yongle, Concubine Ping retreated to the Taoist temple to practice in seclusion, and no one was seen again.It wasn't until the son succeeded to the throne for ten years that it was said that the concubine became a princess.He was encoffined with the Taoist name "filial piety", but not in the royal tomb.

Prince Ping's mansion was in trouble, and Jin Yiwei and [-] guards escorted King Ping to Beijing.Due to Ping Wang's illness, the speed of the team continued to slow down, and they arrived in Tianfu in mid-November.

At this time, the Ming army successively broke through the Wara Kelieyiti Department, the Huite Department, and the Chuoros Department.He beheaded Taiping, the leader of the Kelieyiti tribe, captured Tupoluo, the leader of the Huite tribe, and captured Khan Atai, who was supported by Wala, in the upper reaches of the Wusi River.

After this battle, the Oirat tribes finally followed in the footsteps of the Tatars, those who died died, those who fled, and most of the rest became prisoners of the Ming army.

Shen Xuan led the Chinese army, his performance was remarkable, and Emperor Yongle praised him many times.

Meng Qinghe understood that the Duke wanted to keep a low profile.But with his prestige, it is undoubtedly quite difficult to achieve this goal.

Grandpa Guo's aura is so strong that he shines like a morning star when he steps onto the battlefield.As long as a Wala soldier recognizes him, the surrounding area will be cleared by five meters in an instant.This kind of deterrence, the veteran who has been on the battlefield is also ashamed.

After the big battle was over and the main force of Wala was wiped out, Zhu Di was not in a hurry to return to the dynasty.

Mahamu ran away and had to be caught.

It is said that this guy fled west to the White Horde Khanate.Emperor Yong Le was very interested in crossing the grassland, displaying the spirit of peace and friendship, admiring relatives and neighbors, and visiting new neighbors.

Regardless of whether Mahamu's escape route is true or not, Uncle Meng only knows that another neighbor of Daming is going to be in trouble.

It can be seen from this that it is not easy to work for Lao Zhu's family.It is even more difficult to be neighbors with Lao Zhu.