Seiwa

Princess Qingcheng is the daughter of King Mengcheng, the niece of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the cousin of Zhu Di.

During the Hongwu period, she was named a princess.

At that time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites said that it was not in accordance with the rules for the emperor's niece to be named the princess, and she should be named the princess instead.

Emperor Hongwu snorted coldly, this is my family business!It's not the imperial court appointing an official, I can seal it as I like, can you control me?

The officials of the Ministry of Rites still wanted to present the facts and reason and try their best to fight for it, but they were dragged back by their colleagues.Kicked in the head by a donkey?In case the emperor is accidentally angered, he can't eat and walk around.

The feverish head calmed down, and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites shivered suddenly.

The Ming Dynasty established the country and pursued the rule of the emperor and the scholar-officials. After the development of the middle Ming Dynasty, the emperor and the cabinet were often in a confrontational posture.It is the highest honor for court officials to reprimand the emperor, speak out in various ways, and suffer a few court sticks by the way.

To be beaten with a court rod proves to be a good official, an upright official, and an admonishing minister, what an honor!

Many civil officials, especially speech officials, would stab the emperor a few words if they had nothing to do.The emperor was scolded with a smile and admitted his mistakes, he listened to advice and had the appearance of a wise king.When the emperor gets angry, it is the performance of a foolish and tyrant, he must continue to scold, scold vigorously!

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty, especially after Renzong, almost never had their noses pointed at them.Numerous civil servants stepped on the emperor's face, slapped the emperor, with a halo of "official minister" on his head, leaving his name in history.

Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle are the only two exceptions, dare to scold these two in person?A knife in the neck is the basis, and if the situation is serious, the family members must be brought together to be knifed.

It's a pity that the descendants of fierce people may not all be fierce people.

For the emperors after Zhu Di, only Jiajing could fight against the civil officials, and the others, including Ming Renzong and Ming Xuanzong, who was deeply loved by Zhu Di, could not.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are both emperors on horseback, and they also understand the truth that you can't win a quarrel with a literati. At this time, you need to use a knife to reason.

Which is tougher, the neck or the machete?

Obviously the latter.

During the Hongwu period, Princess Qingcheng was shrouded in Zhu Yuanzhang's halo, and it was impossible for the officials of the Ministry of Rites to trouble her.

Emperor Hongwu made a great trip, Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, and the scholars trembled, and the issue of the title of Princess Qingcheng was put on the table and brought up again.

Emperor Jianwen was a benevolent emperor who was good at accepting the opinions of his courtiers.

As soon as the officials of the Ministry of Rites presented the memorial, the emperor immediately stated that the title of princess was indeed inappropriate and should be changed to princess.

The princess proclaimed by Emperor Hongwu was also the elder of Emperor Jianwen. She made no mistakes, but was demoted to the princess by the newly enthroned emperor.Even the mansion, guard of honor, and Lu Mi were all downgraded.

What's going on here?

To be more serious, the word "unfilial piety" could be thrown in the face of Emperor Jianwen.

Princess Qingcheng was in her 40s and nearly [-]s, and she was so angry that she was treated like this by Emperor Jianwen.This is not only a matter of status and property, but also a matter of face!

Because of the few words of the rotten Confucianism, the title awarded by Emperor Taizu Gao can be changed if it is changed, or withdrawn if it is said to be withdrawn?

Can you tell the difference between close and distant?

Qi returned to Qi, Princess Qingcheng soon found out that compared with his cousins ​​who were in the feudal clan during the Hongwu period, he was considered lucky.

However, the princess also found out that the emperor was cruel, but he was too anxious and naive, thinking that relying on a group of scholars who can only talk can win all the feudal lords?Are you stupid to read?

King Zhou was exiled on behalf of the king, and after King Xiang's family committed suicide, Princess Qingcheng felt that things were going to go wrong.

Sure enough, when Emperor Jianwen finished pinching a few soft persimmons and was about to attack the hard stubble, he kicked the steel plate.

Who is Zhu Di?A fierce man who made Bei Yuan frightened.

Sitting still?Obediently hand over the territory property?Just daydreaming!

Therefore, in the first year of Jianwen, King Yan publicly rebelled under the banner of his father's edict.

Princess Qingcheng expected that Zhu Di would turn against him, but he did not expect that he would be able to reach the capital in the fourth year of Jianwen.

No matter how foolish the emperor is, he is still rich in the world.Zhu Di, a vassal king, can push the court to such an extent. Should he be too stupid to be the emperor's nephew or too powerful to be the vassal king's uncle?

The fight between Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen was originally not about Princess Qingcheng's business, but unexpectedly, the emperor found a lobbyist on her head in order to delay King Yan's time.

Princess Qingcheng was not happy, and the emperor didn't want to be charged with persecuting his cousin, so he simply asked Queen Mother Deng to come forward and use a tearful offensive to move out the deceased Emperor Xiaokang. Princess Qingcheng had to agree if he didn't agree.

If she doesn't cross the river, the Empress Dowager's tears can drown her, and the court officials will label her as ruthless.

Who is cruel and who is ruthless?Who Shangshu asked the emperor to remove her title of princess?Princess Qingcheng gritted her teeth, no wonder Emperor Gao disliked scholars, all of them should be killed if they don't handle human affairs!

Princess Qingcheng's boat sailed to the middle of the river, and she could already see the figure on the other side.

King Yan learned the news in advance, listed the guards of honor, and was already waiting on the shore.

The ship docked, Princess Qingcheng landed, Zhu Di took a step forward, and said first, "How is my cousin? Emperor Gao has been traveling for four years, and I haven't seen my cousin for four years."

This emotional hand was played at the right time, seeing that King Yan's expression did not seem to be fake, and thinking about the troubles of the past few years, Princess Qingcheng's eyes turned red.

The siblings held hands and looked at each other, tears streaming down the wind, this is family love!

In the team behind King Yan, Meng Twelve Lang turned his head silently, resolutely refusing to admit that he was hit by Princess Qingcheng's height.This figure, this appearance, should really show the people who slandered Zhu Yuanzhang's face in the future. The genes of the old Zhu's family are definitely super-class.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, King Yan welcomed Princess Qingcheng into the camp.The ceremonial guards put on and the treatment given are all at the level of a princess.Princess Qingcheng was very moved, but as a lobbyist of Emperor Jianwen, her heart had long been on the side of King Yan.

"Xuan'er, Gao Xu, Gao Sui, I've come to meet my cousin." King Yan helped Princess Qingcheng to sit on the head, and said, "Cousin, do you remember Marquis Dingyuan?"

"But Emperor Gao's adoptive son Shen Liang?"

"Exactly. Xuan'er is the only son of Marquis Dingyuan, who has been by Gu's side all the time, and has been adopted by Gu as his adoptive son. Looking back on those years, it really is... Sigh!"

Zhu Di sighed, and Princess Qingcheng's heart sank. After receiving the gifts from Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu's brothers, she spoke softly as an elder, and then turned to Zhu Di again.

No matter who is biased, what has to be said is always said.

"The emperor has issued an edict to sin against himself. He is willing to cede the land with His Royal Highness and rule from the north to the south. Only His Highness is asked to retreat."

King Yan was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, treacherous ministers have been in charge. The solitary army is on the side of Emperor Gao's last edict, Jingnan Qingjun. What is the cession of land!"

Princess Qingcheng was silent.

The real purpose of King Yan's raising troops was known to everyone in the world, but he insisted on making an argument against Jing, and he couldn't refute it.

In terms of acting skills, King Yan is extremely proficient.Pretending to be confused while pretending to understand is even more familiar.

The son of heaven in the city of Nanjing...that belongs to the one with a hole in his head, who works with Confucian scholars all day long, not pretending to be confused with his understanding, but really confused.

Just as he didn't know how to answer the question, King Yan said again: "Cousin, do you know where King Zhou and King Qi are now?"

Princess Qingcheng said: "The Son of Heaven has summoned the King of Zhou to return to Beijing, but he has not been reinstated. King Qi has released him from prison."

Hearing this, King Yan was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly slapped his thigh and burst into tears.

Princess Qingcheng was stunned, what's going on?Why are you crying all of a sudden?

"Your Highness?"

"The Son of Heaven is like this, where is the affection? I feel sorry for you!"

The emperor doesn't want family affection, so he must cry!

King Yan cried more and more vigorously, and Princess Qingcheng was sweating anxiously.A middle-aged man was crying like this in front of her eyes. King Yan was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed, she was awkward.

I wanted brothers Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu to persuade them, but found that Zhu Di's two sons were crying together, crying "Father, Uncle Wang" while crying.Zhu Di's godson clenched his fists with murderous eyes, more penetrating than King Yan's wailing.

Princess Qingcheng's persuasion was fruitless, so she stopped trying and cried along with her.She should be crying because of such a mess that messed up the nephew and uncle!

For a moment, the cries in Wang's tent shook the sky, extremely tragic.

Monk Zhang Er, a soldier outside the tent, can't figure out what's going on?

Meng Qinghe, who insisted on joining the tour team, smacked his lips. It seemed that the Zhu family's acting and crying skills were extraordinary.It's just that I don't know if Commander Shen has joined in.

Imagine a certain scene, Meng Twelve Lang rubbed his arms, no, I can't imagine it, it's too scary.

The crying lasted for half an hour before gradually subsiding.

The soldiers outside the tent heaved a sigh of relief, and King Yan and Princess Qingcheng in the tent got back to the topic again.

King Yan wiped away his tears and said with deep sorrow that the emperor was bewitched by treacherous ministers, and persuasion was useless, and he could only remonstrate with soldiers.

The princess hurriedly said: Shouting and killing hurts feelings, and we can discuss things.

King Yan shook his head. Only by sweeping away the treacherous ministers, asking the emperor to restore the emperor's decrees, pardoning the kings, and returning the fiefs, can everyone discuss things.

The princess stared, is this "good" to discuss?

"At the invitation of the emperor Xuchen, I will return to Beiping as a teacher, and there is no other hope."

"The emperor has promised to ask for peace, has your Highness passed it?"

"Seek peace?" Zhu Di snorted coldly, took out the letter from Peiping, and handed it to Princess Qingcheng, "Cousin sees for herself."

The letter was written by Zhu Gaochi, and the content is that the imperial court conscripted the troops guarding the border in Liaodong to go south.Hearing the news, the generals in Hebei attacked one after another, intercepting them along the way, and finally stopped the large army.Princess Yan made the decision to send the Beiping garrison to defend Liaodong, and also recruited some Mongolian cavalry to guard the Qianhusuo, so that Liaodong did not cause trouble.It's not just Beiyuan that needs to be guarded against, but also the savage Jurchen and other tribes.

"The Son of Heaven begs for peace, because the treacherous officials want to slow down our division, waiting for soldiers from all over the world! Can Yuanhuan waits for the Liaodong frontier army, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Holding the letter paper, Princess Qingcheng's face became ugly.

Immediately afterwards, the King of Yan took out evidence that his servant Huang Guan, Xiuzhuan Wang Shuying, and the capital censor Lian Zining had recruited troops in Guangde and other places.The imperial edict of King Qin written by Fang Xiaoru was also placed in front of the princess.

King Yan shed two tears and added fuel to the fire, "Knowing that I will find out, I still sent my cousin here, but I don't care about the safety of my cousin? My cousin is running for the emperor, but how does the emperor treat her?"

Princess Qingcheng's face became even uglier.

"In the past, I was able to send my third son to the capital. If the Son of Heaven sincerely asked for peace, why didn't he send Wang Wangheng of Wu to come? The Son of Heaven refuses to make his younger brother an envoy. What is the sincerity?"

After these words, Princess Qingcheng was completely silent, and her face was so dark that water could flow out of her face.

Zhu Di changed the subject, "Although the Son of Heaven is not benevolent, I cannot be unrighteous. I think of the love of my relatives. I hope that the Son of Heaven can expel treacherous ministers, pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and restore the law of Emperor Taizu Gao, otherwise..."

"How about otherwise?"

"My cousin is the son of heaven, and I will see you someday when my soldiers enter Nanjing."

Princess Qingcheng was speechless.

If the emperor refuses to agree to the request, the fight will start?

"Swords and guns have no eyes. My cousin, please tell my brothers and sisters that when the army enters Nanjing, they must guard the mansion so that they will be safe."

In other words, don't run around, and don't even think about connecting with each other, otherwise don't blame him for not recognizing family affection?

Princess Qingcheng found out that she was wrong, very wrong.

Zhu Yunqi's tricks are nothing, Zhu Di is the real vicious.

Knowing that it was impossible to persuade Zhu Di, the princess stopped talking and didn't have the heart to stay in King Yan's camp, so he returned to the other side by boat that day.

Zhu Di had a very good attitude and sent him off in person.

Princess Qingcheng was in a complicated mood, and wanted to speak several times, but in the end it only turned into a long sigh.

"Your Highness' words will definitely be brought with you. I only hope that Your Highness will keep his promise and save our lives on that day."

"I will keep my promise. It's just that my cousin promises to do it."

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Princess Qingcheng really wanted to roll her eyes.It's useless to say no more, now that things have happened, I can only hope that Zhu Di will find out with his conscience, and don't let himself trust him for nothing.

When the boat sailed in the middle of the river, thinking of the handwritten letter of King Yan hidden in his sleeve, Princess Qingcheng called his confidant, "After returning to the city, find someone to deliver a letter to Duke Wei's mansion, and then go to Duke Cao's mansion... Remember, people must be reliable."

"The servant obeys the order."

Standing by the river, watching the princess's boat go far away in the river, King Yan pressed the sword on his waist and said loudly: "Tomorrow, we will break up the camp and cross the river from Guazhou!"

All the generals said in unison: "Follow the order!"

In the sixth month of Guichou in the fourth year of Jianwen, the Yan army gathered warships from Gaoyou, Jiangdu, Tongzhou, and Taizhou in Guazhou.

Sheng Yong, who was escorted back to Nanjing by his own soldiers, happened to set up his defense here, and led the newly recruited soldiers from Yongqing, Ningbo and other places to fight against the Yan army.

The Yan army is used to land battles, and the cavalry are invincible, but they are not good at water battles. Not many can swim. Once they are thrown into the river by the Southern Army, they will sink to the bottom after a few thumps.

The southern army took this into consideration, and instead of fighting the Yan army in close combat, they held up their long poles and swept the Yan army into the water row by row.

Being dragged down the river by Yan Jun holding a long pole?

It doesn't matter, we can swim, and we can continue to fight when we swim up.

Meng Qinghe always felt familiar with the Southern Army's tactics.

With a slap on the head, Yan Jun used this trick to break Sheng Yong's tortoise formation.

He borrowed Tie Xuan's magic card, and Sheng Yong borrowed his pole?

This is considered a feng shui turn, and you always have to pay it back when you come out to hang out?

Meng Qinghe took a step back, dodging the long pole that was sweeping towards him, his face turned pale, and he glared at the southern army. Did he have any sense of public morality? He was a wounded soldier!

Gao Fu and others guarded Meng Qinghe's surroundings, their faces were paler than Meng Qinghe's, and they obviously showed signs of seasickness.

They were not bad, but Zheng He on the side of the ship was already vomiting faintly.But Zheng He is Zheng He after all, and he vomited fiercely while not forgetting to slash people with his knife.Such a brave and dedicated person deserves to be the future Sanbao eunuch!

Shen Xuan was one of the very few generals of the Yan Army who was not affected, dismounted from his horse and boarded the boat, his gait was still steady and his aura was awe-inspiring.

On the river, the two armies were fighting fiercely, with the sound of cannons rumbling, and from time to time warships collided and began close combat.The only exception was one warship. Commander Shen stood at the bow with a gun, watching one after another turn around and run away, but refused to meet him face to face, his face as black as a pot.

At the end of the black, put down the spear, draw the bow and shoot arrows, one arrow at a time.

You can still kill without close combat!

Non-human beings like Shen Xuan were in the minority. The Yan army, including Zhu Neng, was used to charging on land, and it was not as good when fighting on the river.I couldn't stand firmly on my feet, and I had to guard against the long poles that the Southern Army would poke over from time to time. I really complained endlessly.

The southern army was like a fish in water on the river, and the Yan army soon fell into a disadvantage. If the newly recruited Chen Xuan led the boat division to fight desperately, even the king of Yan would have fallen to the bottom of the river to feed the fish.

Emperor Jianwen issued an order first, and the soldiers of the Southern Army did not dare to directly hack Zhu Di to death with a knife.If he fell into the river by himself, it would be an accident and nobody's business.

King Yan gradually realized that the situation was not good, and the protective shield on his body seemed to be useless, and he was shocked.

Seeing the danger of King Yan, Shen Xuan immediately ordered the boats to approach, and it was important to rescue the prince.

Just when the Southern Army's attention was fully focused on King Yan and Shen Xuan, several warships that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were on boarded the other side of the river without making a sound.

Once the army of Yan landed on the shore, it would be like a tiger coming out of its tail, and a wild boar going down the mountain. Huh, this analogy seems inappropriate?

Meng Qinghe touched his nose, stopped thinking about it, grabbed the waist knife, and followed Gao Fu and others to get off the boat.

After the Yan army landed, they set up artillery and bombarded the southern army on the bank and in the middle of the river.

The shortcomings of the newly recruited soldiers have once again been revealed without a doubt, and the battle can be fought with the wind, but once the situation on the battlefield tilts, retreat becomes inevitable.

Sheng Yong had no choice but to order to retreat.There are only so many troops in hand, they are all lost, and there is no place to replenish them.

The Yan army once again turned defeat into victory. After the army landed, the King of Yan encouraged Meng Qinghe, who was planning, and patted Zhu Gaoxu's back with his big hands, and said a very famous sentence in history: "Encourage! Your son is so sick."

Zhu Gaoxu was excited, excited, and extremely excited.

What's this?This is the signal to pass to him!

The excited Gaoyang County King never thought that his father would write him a bad check. Overjoyed, his combat power soared instantly, and he led his soldiers to chase after Sheng Yongjun, screaming and biting him to death.

If you can't be killed, you have to be disabled. It's even better if you can go all the way to Nanjing!

Watching Zhu Gaoxu go away, Meng Qinghe looked up at the sky, with a father like Emperor Yongle, he could only accept his fate if he was treated like mutton.

On Wuwu in June, the Yan army arrived in Zhenjiang.

The king of Yan accepted the advice of his counselors, ordered the warships to hang the flag of the Yan army to and fro across the river, and sent people to the city to shout, demanding that the defenders surrender.

Yanshan defender Qianhu Gao Fu accepted this glorious mission, stood still at the foot of the city, raised the trumpet, and shouted loudly according to the draft drawn up by Meng Qinghe: "Listen, people in the city, you are surrounded, put down quickly!" Come out with weapons and surrender! Your Royal Highness Yan is kind, and your lives are safe! If you don’t surrender, you will be responsible for the consequences! Have you seen the warships on the river? It is for the sake of the world! Why don’t you wait for the dark and turn to the bright? After passing this village, there will be no such shop!”

These words are a bit nondescript, but the effect is very good.

The defenders in the city exclaimed one after another: "The boat master has surrendered, what can I do?"

The Yangtze River has not been able to block the Yan army, but with the few guns in his hand, he still wants to block the King of Yan?It's a joke.

Guard Tong Junzhao's confidantes discussed the countermeasures, and everyone voted with a show of hands, and more than half of them were willing to take refuge in King Yan.

Zhenjiang is the throat to protect the capital, the imperial court will treat generals here favorably?

On the contrary, because of its proximity to Nanjing, the military generals here are more likely to be the targets of the officials.If there is even a little trouble, it will be referenced in a book.Think about what happened to Chen Xuan, the guard of Jiangdu. Tong Jun slapped the table, and the court was unkind to them. Why continue to work for a group of Confucian scholars?

"Open the city gate and welcome His Royal Highness King Yan into the city!"

Once in Zhenjiang, Nanjing has no barriers.

In June Gengshen, the Yan army was in Longtan.

Looking from the capital, one can already see King Yan's handsome flag fluttering in the wind.

Emperor Jianwen summoned his ministers again to ask advice, and some ministers suggested that the emperor leave Beijing and go south to temporarily avoid the Yan army's sharp edge, and wait for the king of Qin to rise up before fighting back.

"Yan retorted that Jing was difficult, but forced the emperor to leave the capital. The people of insight in the world will be punished. At that time, His Majesty will destroy it with a single call."

It sounds idealistic, but it is also for Emperor Jianwen's consideration.

The natural danger of the Yangtze River has been broken, Sheng Yong was captured by the King of Yan, Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen was sick, Wei Guogong Xu Hui Zu stayed behind closed doors in the ancestral hall, like Li Jinglong's generation are all wine bags and rice bags, just a straw bag.There is no more general in the court, who else can fight against King Yan?It's better to retreat temporarily, so that the green hills will not be afraid of running out of firewood.Emperor Jianwen is orthodox, as long as Emperor Jianwen is still alive, King Yan will always be a traitor!The world discusses together!

Emperor Jianwen hesitated, should he go or not?

Fang Xiaoru, however, firmly disagreed with the emperor's going south, and with all his anger, he scolded the minister who was out of the plan, and the scolding was not enough, and he beat him up again.

The poor grey-bearded patriarch made Trembling's nostrils bleed, and he was scolded: "A thief too! I will be bribed by Yan Ni, and your majesty is a sage!"

Shengming?

Holy Ming to X!

The patriarch Ling Bei, who was born in a noble family, turned red with anger, rolled his eyelids, and passed out on the ground.

Fang Xiaoru glanced contemptuously at the patriarchal decree that was carried down, and said to Emperor Jianwen: "The capital still has 20 strong soldiers, and the walls are high and the pools are deep. How can we not defend it? You can ask the people inside and outside the city to cut wood and transport stones to strengthen the city defense. Take the theory of rebellion. Yan has been fighting against the enemy, and the army is exhausted. How can they stay for a long time? If the food is exhausted, there will be civil strife! The defenders can go out of the city and attack them, and they will surely win in one battle!"

Emperor Jianwen once again adopted Fang Xiaoru's opinion and completely closed the last road of "escape" in an open and aboveboard manner.

The people in Beijing were forced to cut trees and transport rocks, and they were not allowed to rest day and night. When they were tired of illness, the dead slept on their pillows.

Knowing that it was Fang Xiaoru who gave the emperor the idea of ​​forced labor, the people did not dare to disrespect the emperor, but there was nothing wrong with greeting Fang Xiaoru's ancestors while working.

Rumors about Fang Xiaoru's close relationship with Jin Yiwei once again spread, not only the people reviled him, but his reputation among scholars also plummeted.

Fang Xiaoru still didn't realize it, and joined forces with Zou Gongjin and other civil servants to say that Emperor Jianwen had Li Jinglong killed, saying that he must have a connection with King Yan.And Xu Zengshou, the governor of the left, and King Qi of Gu should also be killed, not even Princess Qingcheng.

Emperor Jianwen refused to listen, so Fang Xiaoru and others simply did it themselves, fighting in the hall, and almost beat Li Jinglong to death.

When he was sent out of the palace, Li Jinglong's eyes were bloodshot, and his resentment could no longer be concealed.

After returning to the mansion, I was afraid that people would contact Xu Zengshou and the King of Gu and King Qi, so I couldn't hesitate any longer. If I didn't pull the emperor down from the throne, Fang Xiaoru and his group would be killed. They would die sooner or later!

Taking out the secret letter brought back by Princess Qingcheng, Li Jinglong sneered and accidentally pulled the wound on his face, his smile became distorted instantly.

Don't blame him for being unrighteous, you can only blame the emperor for listening to Confucianism and not giving life to nobles and generals!