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King Zhou and Xia Xun had just mistaken Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han Dynasty, for Zhu Di, because as an adult, Zhu Gaoxu's physical appearance resembled his father's, and the leaping horse and whip, and heroic figure were exactly what Zhu Di had always shown when he was in the army. At a quick glance,
Naturally, he was regarded as the emperor, but Emperor Yongle did not ride a horse today, but sat quietly in the car.
He was wearing a black uniform, with only thin and faint gold moiré threads embroidered on the sleeves of the robe, and there was no other decoration. He was leaning on a pillow, doing nothing but looking at the corner of the carriage.
He was in a trance, and there was an unconcealable tiredness between his brows.
The campaign to conquer the north lasted for half a year. During this six months, he was always on the front line, dispatching troops, charging into battle, and showing his best attitude in front of the soldiers. When the war was over, from that victory
After calming down from the excitement, his spirit and body felt extremely tired. After all, he was no longer the heroic young man in his early twenties.
This time the Northern Expedition achieved his strategic goal, and the war on the Western Front ended without any danger. He was very happy, but the worries about the bumpy national destiny were temporarily put aside, and he worried about his family again. The news of the victory spread back to Beijing.
After arriving here, he received a letter from the prince. Originally, he wanted to stay in Beijing for a few more days. After receiving the letter from the prince, he had to set off immediately back to Nanjing. Along the way, he did not receive much information.
Good rest.
The prince only said one thing in the letter: his mother's health has been getting worse recently, with frequent headaches and excruciating pain. This situation has started since the beginning of spring, but at that time, the Ming Dynasty's western front was covered with war clouds, and the north was in great pain.
The battle was raging on the front line. Empress Xu strictly told her son not to divide the emperor's heart on this matter, so it was not until news of the Yongle victory came that he dared to tell his father about the queen's illness.
After Zhu Di read the letter, the joy of returning home was suddenly gone. He just wanted to return to Nanjing as soon as possible and see his queen.
The car bumped slightly. Zhu Di sighed leisurely and curled up lazily, with a look of waning interest on his face. As an emperor, he is aloof, like a god in the hearts of his ministers, so every move he makes
, you must also pay special attention in front of others. Officials must not lose their etiquette, and the king must not lose his etiquette.
Only in front of the people closest to him, or when he is alone with such a person, can he take off his disguise without any defense and show his true self. But now, the only one who can let him take off the mask of the emperor and show his true self without any defense.
The person who showed himself to her was seriously ill...
Zhu Di knew very well that the queen's illness was very serious. He had the most skilled physician in the world and the most expensive medicines that were readily available to him whenever he wanted, but he could never cure the queen's illness. From that time on, he knew
The queen's illness cannot be cured. He only hopes that God will allow his favorite woman to spend more time with him! The people's wishes come to the officials, and the officials' wishes come to the emperor. The emperor is a lonely man, so he can only seek help from the emperor.
To heaven.
The emperor is lonely. If his wife, who has always been close to each other, dies again, he will really become a lonely man, and he will feel miserable at high places!
The car suddenly stopped. Zhu Di raised his head slightly and heard his son Zhu Gaoxu say loudly in a full voice from outside: "Father, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Zhou, Duke Fu Guo, welcome the Holy Driver!"
Zhu Di took a long breath and stood up slowly...
The chamberlain rolled up the car curtain, and Zhu Di appeared. He stepped out of the car, dressed in black casual clothes with gold patterns, his hair in a bun, and a black forehead bandage. He stood upright, as if a pole was piercing the sky.
With a big gun, the blue sky above his head, and his stature is extremely majestic.
King Zhou, the Crown Prince, and Xia Xun leaned down at the same time...
Zhu Di stepped out of the car with strong and vigorous steps, first helped King Zhou up, and said with a smile: "It's been a quick farewell. It's been more than half a year, and the emperor's brother is as handsome as ever. I am very pleased!"
He helped the prince up again, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Okay! My nephew is a little less green and more mature than before. You are the prince, so you should help your father with everything!"
When he walked to Xia Xun, who was bowing deeply in front of him, he did not speak for a moment. He stood in front of Xia Xun for a while, then stretched out his arms, slowly lifted Xia Xun up, and said deeply: "Wen
Xuan…, is a little darker and a little thinner…”
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Your Majesty has been working hard for half a year and has become darker and thinner... Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body!"
Zhu Di patted his forearm and smiled slightly.
The two monarchs and ministers, one in the north and the other in the west, each settled their own affairs and almost said goodbye, but after meeting, they only said this and looked at each other with a smile again!
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Zhu Di stayed in Kaifeng for a day. This was because the king of Zhou was his biological brother from the same mother, and they had the best affection for each other. It was not reasonable to say that they could not get along with each other. But he was concerned about the queen's condition and could not delay.
Since the news of his great victory in the Northern Expedition came back, the news of the Queen's physical discomfort was no longer blocked. The outside world already knew that the King of Zhou knew the relationship between the emperor's brother and the Queen, so he did not force it. Even if the emperor said he wanted to leave, he would not
He dared to persuade him to stay, but he only received him hastily for one day, and then sent the emperor out of Kaifeng City in a grand manner.
During this day in Kaifeng, except for meeting with the civil and military officials in Kaifeng, Xia Xun was also with him. At other times, Zhu Di spent time with his fifth brother reminiscing about the past, and did not see anyone else, including Xia Xun, until he set off on the road the next day.
, Zhu Di suddenly issued an order to announce the arrival of Xia Xun, asking him to ride in the imperial chariot with him.
Zhu Di rarely rode in a car. During his northern expedition, he always wore military uniforms no matter the wind or sun. He rode a war horse with his back straight, but on the way back, he relaxed a lot.
Although he rarely rides in a car, no one dares to handle the emperor's imperial chariot. The imperial chariot is always built with the best specifications. Although the roads at this time are not as smooth as those in later generations, sitting in this car
Inside, there is rarely a bumpy feeling. This car is definitely built by a famous master. The workmanship of the shaft, shaft, wheel, hub, crotch and other parts and the mortise and tenon assembly of the entire vehicle are absolutely flawless. The horses are well-trained.
The horse and the hand are also very good. So the car runs steadily and fast.
Of course, unlike Tamerlane's giant palace-like chariot that needed thirty-two oxen to pull it, and even had to be pulled by 64 oxen on difficult roads, Zhu Di's chariot was just a light chariot.
.In order to be convenient and dexterous when traveling long distances, the emperor's royal chariot was not big. It only had one couch, a desk, four chairs, two desks, and not even a blanket on the floor. It was very simple.
Although Zhu Di is not as demanding as his father, he is also frugal by nature and does not like extravagance.
Zhu Di was leaning on the big pillow, and there was a Bashu bamboo mat on the big yellow silk mattress. He listened quietly to Xia Xun's story.
Xia Xun sat on the official hat chair closest to him, holding a cup of tea in his hand and recounting his journey to the Western Regions in detail.
When Zhu Di heard that Xia Xun was attacked in the vast sea, he suddenly frowned and said: "Eight hundred miles of vast sea. If someone hadn't mastered your destination and itinerary in advance, it would be difficult to find you so accurately. Although
Not to mention, a team of thousands of people is still in the ice and snow. It is impossible to wait there in advance! Is there a traitor? "
Xia Xun nodded: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhu Di sneered and said: "I have said that there are many people in Xiliang who are fond of Timur and are willing to do his little work, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. To be able to find out such detailed information, this person must have someone in the army.
Quite a high status. Have you found out anything about it?"
Xia Xun said: "Yes, I have found some clues. But these clues come from... I'd better go on first, otherwise the emperor will inevitably hear more strange things."
Zhu Di nodded and said, "Okay, you say it!"
Xia Xun then talked about his adventures in breaking out of the siege after being surrounded by an ambush. He lived in the desert and was constantly hunted until his horse died of exhaustion. He climbed over the snow-capped mountains, captured a wild donkey, accidentally entered Luobu Nur, and met Hu Shanglv.
The team arrived in Beslosbali, changed their identity and entered the hotel of Argus, and dealt with the generals of the Timurid Empire skillfully. However, just before returning, they failed and were found out and imprisoned...
Each of these stories is thrilling and bizarre, full of ups and downs, and full of dangers. Zhu Di gradually became fascinated while listening, his eyes widened unconsciously, and his breathing became rapid. Although Xia Xun was right in front of him, it meant that he
In the end, there was no danger, but the frightening step-by-step process still made him nervous. His emotions became tense, relaxed, and tense again with every step Xia Xun stepped into the crisis and each step he solved the crisis...
Next, Xia Xun talked about how he struggled for life after becoming a prisoner. First, he used the internal conflicts in Timur's empire to stir up Harry Sultan's ambitions, and then used Tang Sai'er's illusions to strengthen his confidence in rebellion. Zhu Di
Hearing this, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Wonderful! It's so difficult for you to come up with such a way when you are in a desperate situation. This can be regarded as an accident. If you weren't about to come back, you wanted to play tricks and instigate Timu.
There is civil strife in the empire, and it will be difficult to deal with it if we start hastily at this time. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, let alone such a little girl."
Xia Xun said: "Yes, after that, Sultan Harry was indeed determined to cooperate with me, but at that time he had angered Timur by standing still. Timur had decided to send General Gesuyedin to take over the military power, and scolded Hazai for returning.
Samarkand, if I want to cooperate with him, I must first keep his military power. But to keep his military power, unless Timur has passed away, this cooperation and its prerequisites are actually one and the same thing.
Therefore, I had no choice but to change my strategy and decided to... assassinate Timur!"
Zhu Di was shocked: "How easy is it to assassinate Timur?"
Xia Xun said: "I also know that it is not easy, but this deal is guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money, so why not do it? If I succeed, the situation in the Western Regions will resolve itself without a war, which would be great, but if I fail to succeed, I will definitely die."
If you can destroy all the enemy forces, get Harry Sultan to defect to the emperor, and greatly weaken Timur's spirit, why not?"
"well……"
Zhu Di nodded, with a look of emotion in his eyes. He nodded a few times, suddenly reacted, stood up in surprise, and said in a voiceless voice: "You...you really succeeded? Tamerlane's death...could it be..."
Xia Xun also stood up. He smiled and said, "Yes, I succeeded!"
Zhu Di stared at Xia Xun dumbfounded, as if looking at a monster. After looking at it for a long time, he said impatiently: "Sit down, sit down and talk, hurry up and tell me everything!"
Xia Xun agreed. He sat down as he was told and told how he got there with the help of Harry Sultan. If fate met, Liu Yujue would be valued by Guo Yixuan and accepted as a disciple, and by doing so he got the chance to open a wine in Timur's army.
special case of the ban, and then planned an idea to assassinate Timur and get rid of Harry Sultan's control at the same time...
Xia Xun talked about this incident in great detail. On the way to escape, he had already explained the cause and effect of the matter in detail. Saihazhi would definitely tell the emperor when he turned around.
If the statement is unclear, I'm afraid I have to speak for myself, so why not explain it first. Besides, Zhu Di was listening intently, and it was impossible to be brief at this time.
Xia Xun told the entire assassination plan. When he was about to take a boat to the east and escape calmly while taking advantage of the chaos in Timur's camp, Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, pointing at Xia Xun and saying: "Okay! Okay.
! Hahahaha... Such a clever plan, flawless and unpredictable, Wenxuan, only you can think of such a method!"
Zhu Di happily stroked his beard and said: "I won the world and was granted the title of Duke of the Six Kingdoms for the first time. Master Daoyan helped me a lot. I fought at the front while the prince guarded Beijing. In government affairs, I relied heavily on the help of the master. Although the master was a monk, he was actually a civil servant.
The first heroes are Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, and Qiu Fu. They are the result of hundreds of battles and thousands of troops fighting on the battlefield.
It's a pity that he died early, and he is a descendant of the Queen of Zhongshan. I made him a Duke, and no one else can say anything. It's only you. Many people who don't know the details think that your merits are not outstanding, and that you can be granted the title of Duke as a way to save me.
I am just grateful for my life, but I don’t know that although you have not fought on the battlefield, your military exploits are really no less than those of leading an army! None of my six great princes has been piled up with merit, how can there be any reason to give and receive privately?
Let us announce your achievements this time and see who has anything to say!"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's better not to talk about this matter!"
Zhu Di said "Ah" and said regretfully: "Yes, this matter should not be publicized, but... now..."
Xia Xun said softly: "I have never felt that I have any grievances. Compared with those soldiers who died for their country in hundreds of battles on the battlefield, I have a high position, a beautiful wife, a beautiful concubine, and a son who is blessed with blessings, and he is still with the country.
What are you thinking about? The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant, and everything in the world will end with a mantis catching a cicada. I am very contented!"
Zhu Di looked at Xia Xun intently for a long time, and then said slowly: "Okay, you are fine!"
After another moment of silence, Zhu Di said: "I have never thought that Timur's country has such a powerful military. If this battle breaks out, even if we win, it will be a tragic victory, and the people will suffer a lot more.
It is indeed a pity that we were unable to fight against Timur Khan, who is invincible to the West, but...such a result is the best for the country and the people. Wenxuan has done a great job!"
Xia Xun said: "The emperor has mercy on the people, which is a blessing to the world!"
Zhu Di shook his head and said: "I only got the news when I stopped in Beijing on the way back. Fighting in Annan, preparing for war on the Western Front, and fighting in Northern Xinjiang. Money was spent everywhere like running water. There was only going out, no coming in. For
To supply such a huge army, all the treasuries of the world have been searched. In Beijing, I saw the number of cashiers in the two capitals and the treasury of the world. The amount is huge and shocking. This is because the Western Region has not yet started a war..."
Zhu Di flipped through a pile of memorials on his pillow, found one, and said to Xia Xun: "Here, military pay, armor and equipment manufacturing, not to mention these, just transporting grain and grass, take a look:
The three chief secretaries of Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan are: Zhili, Yingtian, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, Huai'an, Shuntian, Baoding, Shunde, Guangping, Zhending, Daming, Yongping, Hejian Shisanfu, Chu, and,
There was a division in Xu Sanzhou, which was responsible for building chariots and collecting young men to transport the people.
During this period, there were a total of 340,000 donkeys, 117,573 carts, 235,146 people pulling the carts, and 370,000 dan of grain transported. At that time, the main tasks were
In winter, due to the dangerous roads, freezing ground and cold weather, many civilians suffered frostbite on their hands and feet or died of diseases while transporting grain..."
Zhu Di closed the memorial and sighed: "But it's winter. Otherwise, the national economy and people's livelihood will be greatly affected by the recruitment of so many young farmers. It's ridiculous that some officials and gentry ignore the suffering of the people and blindly tout their military exploits to please me. The people
But there is a poem from the Tang Dynasty that has been circulated: 'It is believed that having a boy is bad, but it is good to have a girl. If you have a girl, you have to marry your neighbor, but if you have a boy, you will be buried with the grass.'"
Zhu Di smiled solemnly, shook his head and said: "Even if you marry a neighbor, wouldn't a widowed woman who is a widower be miserable in the same place where the neighbor's bones are buried?"
Xia Xun, who originally said that Zhu Di was very happy, heard that he actually said these words. It was obvious that what he just said was not random, but that he had some thoughts. He couldn't help but be moved by it and stood up in a hurry. He said happily: "Can the emperor think so?
, it is truly a blessing to the world!" This time, he had no intention of complimenting him. He was really speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Zhu Di said: "So, you were able to defeat the enemy without fighting, retreat from our powerful enemies in the Ming Dynasty, and also successfully provoked a civil war among them. What a great achievement! It's just..."
Zhu Di frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not a warlike king, I am a strong vassal and foreign captives, but I cannot sit back and watch it happen, otherwise it will become a serious disaster for the country. For the sake of the future, when the war comes, I still have to fight!
At the moment, Oara and Tatar are temporarily in balance. If this mutual restraint situation can be maintained, I will naturally stop my troops and rest my troops to rest and recuperate the people's livelihood. If the tigers and wolves grow stronger and are around me again, coveting our Central Plains, I still have to take the lead to prevent them.
Don’t worry before it happens!”
Xia Xun nodded. Of course he knew that sometimes launching a war was not for the sake of militancy, but for the sake of long-term peace and stability. It was just that it was difficult to grasp the limit. If you were not careful, you would cross the limit.
From this, he thought of the seal again. When he thought about it, once the seal fell into the hands of the Mongols, there would be endless troubles. He was not a living god who could pinch and calculate. Naturally, he would not think of disaster at this moment.
The seal that Xifu relied on later played a great role and became the key to preventing Emperor Yongle from repeatedly conquering the Tatars, and then fell into the trap of pressing the gourd and raising the gourd, and finally turned into a military force.
Next, he should talk about how he was escorted by the troops sent by the King of Hami all the way back to Xiliang. To others, this section seemed to be just a quick trip, which seemed boring. He could simply skip a few words, but Xia
A lot of things happened along Xun's journey, especially the whereabouts of the seal... But how to say these words took a lot of thinking.
Although it is said that the Marquis of Xining Song Sheng has outstanding merits and is now the in-law of Emperor Yongle, Xia Xun knows that Zhu Di is definitely not a person who abolished the official position for personal reasons or repaid his faults with merits. Merits are merits, and demerits are faults.
However, the public is public and the private is private. This is what an emperor should be clear about. If not, Qiu Fu would have died on the battlefield, and Zhu Di would not have reduced his title after his death and sent his whole family to Hainan Island.
Xia Xun was hesitating how to speak, so as not to make Zhu Di angry at the Marquis of Xining, but Zhu Di's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he asked in a deep voice: "Wenxuan, you haven't said yet, leaking my military plane will make you homeless.
Who is the spy who killed three thousand soldiers in a foreign land?"
Xia Xun regained his thoughts and said to Zhu Di: "When I reached an agreement with Harry Sultan, he told me this person's name..."
"Um?"
"Thousands of households in brocade clothes, Yu Jian!"
"It's the one you just said you met in the Western Regions..."
"good!"
Zhu Di asked doubtfully: "Yu Jian..., as a member of a thousand households in Jinyi, why would he do this?"
Xia Xun said: "I don't know the motive. When I returned, I immediately ordered to control Tuoba Mingde and lock him up in Jian for investigation, but..."
Xia Xun took the opportunity to talk about what happened in Suzhou on the way back. Zhu Di never expected that so many things would happen to Xia Xun on the way back. He heard that Tuotuo Buhua died, Aga Dorji became disabled, and Yin Qin's whereabouts were unknown.
After passing by, I couldn't help but frown.
Xia Xun said: "When I was in Xingyang, I happened to meet Yu Jian who was escaping disguised as a beggar. Yu Jian confessed to what he had done. He also knew that he could not escape the blame and committed suicide. This matter is recorded in Xingyang Mansion."
Zhu Di looked at Xia Xun steadily for a while, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he slowly nodded and said: "I will deal with this matter after I return to Beijing. As for the seal, you don't have to
Too nervous!”
Zhu Di smiled coldly and said: "Isn't Benya forced to death by me because he lost his way? If this seal really falls into the hands of the Wala people and causes them to cause trouble, I will not worry about fighting against the Wala again!"
Xia Xun hurriedly said: "I have found out that the seal fell into the hands of a charlatan. I think this person only regards the seal as a piece of beautiful jade, so there may not be a situation that your Majesty is worried about."
Zhu Di said softly: "It's best this way!"
Xia Xun had already found out on his way back that during Zhu Di's Northern Expedition, the prince supervised the country and guarded Nanjing. Ji Gang was Zhu Di's confidant who stayed in Nanjing. Ji Gang was good at speculating and was more trusted by the emperor than before. Yu Jian leaked secrets to the enemy.
Even if it is only about Yu Jian, it is a bit difficult to understand. If you insist that this matter was ordered by Ji Gang, without any witnesses or material evidence, it will be difficult to convince the emperor.
In this way, the personal conflict between himself and Ji Gang was completely exposed to the emperor's knowledge. Once the emperor knew that the two were incompatible with each other, it would be difficult for him to go back and deal with Ji Gang. As long as the emperor thought about the two of them, he would have already
If there is discord, you will have doubts about the purpose of what he does, and your trust in the evidence he provides will be greatly reduced. When dealing with strong opponents in the officialdom, if it is time to put the contradiction on the table and show your cards in front of the supreme ruler
The situation, then...either don't fight, or fight or kill!
This battle will have to wait until he returns to Beijing before he can deploy it!
p: One chapter is worth 6,000. Dear book friends, the monthly tickets and recommended tickets are both weak this month. Several new books have entered the old book list this month, and other authors are also putting their efforts into it. The competition for monthly tickets and recommended tickets is very fierce.
, while other authors are striving to rise to the top, our monthly votes and recommended votes have both dropped to nine, eight, and are in danger of falling off the first page of the rankings.
Has Jin Yi reached the point where it should end? I don’t think that there are still many stories to be written later. Even if Xia Xun completes the "perfect assassination" link and what happens on the way back to the Central Plains, it will also be prepared for the future.
A necessary preparation for a big scene. Guan Guan needs your support. If you still have monthly votes or recommendation votes, please vote for them. Please support ●●●●●●(To be continued)