It’s spring in the south of the Yangtze River, but it’s still cold in the north.
Scattered spring snow fell from the sky, covering the entire city. Different from the white snow in winter, the snow seemed to be melting when it first fell to the ground, but when the wind blew, the snowflakes turned into crystal clear snowflakes on the ground before they melted.
A layer of ice.
Then cars, horses, people and animals passed by, and the ice and snow turned into mud again.
This is Yanjing, Peking.
In the arrow tower at the front door, King Zhu Di of Yan and several of his subordinates were sitting around the stove. On the stove was a brass pot, in which were stewed white meat as thin as a wing, crystal clear white meat, honeycomb-like frozen tofu, and stewing in the soup.
What's tumbling is the sauerkraut.
It is already the season of spring, but there is still no trace of spring green in the North. But in the brass pot, the sauerkraut has been pickled for a whole winter, and the light yellow leaves become a feast for the eyes as soon as they are cooked in the copper pot.
of greenery.
King Zhu Di of Yan was at the top, holding a golden cup in his hand, looking at the people coming and going in Peiping under the arrow tower with a smile on his face.
Next to him was the black-robed monk Dao Yan, then a thirty-year-old man with sharp eyes, and finally the old man with a long beard.
The young man is Jin Zhong, a counselor on King Yan's staff. The old man is a strange man, one of the most extraordinary physiognomists in the world, and he once served as a minister, Yuan Gong.
Everyone, the pot is on, while it’s hot!
When the soup in the brass pot was boiling at its peak, Monk Daoyan said with a smile, "While it's hot, the hotter it is, the more delicious it will be!" After saying that, he picked up a large piece of pork belly, dipped it in garlic juice, balsamic vinegar and other seasonings, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Next, his face was full of intoxication.
You are a southerner, but you actually love northern food! Zhu Di joked and said, "A good monk has learned to eat large pieces of meat and drink from large bowls!"
Dao Yan kept using his chopsticks and said with a smile, Your Highness, what you said is wrong. As long as the food is delicious, why bother dividing it into north and south? When good food goes into my belly, it tastes good in my mouth but smells bad in my butt. If the food is divided into north and south, wouldn't it be bad?
The dumplings that come out have to be divided into north and south? Besides, the little monk has the Buddha in his heart. Why should he imitate those fake monks who rely on the Buddha for food and pretend to be? The truth in the world is true. If it is true, it will have the purity of the Buddha!
Zhu Di grinned and cursed, "You monk, you are so disgusting!" Then he smiled at Jin Zhong and Yuan Gong. It is still cold at the beginning of spring. This white meat is the best for warming up at the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring. You two should use more of it!
The latter two smiled, picked up their chopsticks, and ate gracefully.
At this time, the soldiers downstairs came up with a bowl of freshly steamed blood ointment. The red blood ointment was put in a white porcelain bowl, and the soup was flowing faintly. The blood ointment was sprinkled with green chive foam.
Mouthwatering.
This is good! Zhu Di got up, first filled it for a few confidants, and then filled it for himself. He smiled and said, this is better than deer blood, which is too rough and dry. He ate several bowls yesterday and couldn't stand it, so he couldn't sleep.
!
Dao Yan suddenly raised his head and said with a smile, "How can His Majesty, who is so vigorous and powerful, be so dry that he can't bear it?"
Yuan Gong also said politely, "I'm afraid His Highness is feeling thirsty! No matter what kind of blood you eat, you will always feel thirsty!"
Outside, light snow suddenly fell again. Zhu Di wiped the stains from the corners of his mouth and looked at the city below his feet. With such a country, how could I not be bored?
As he said that, Zhu Di stood up, walked to the window, stretched out his hand, and let the snowflakes fall and blend into the lines on his palm. When he was a boy, I followed the army in the north and south, and saw the vast and picturesque splendid mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, I thought
, A good man should have all the world around him. From the ice and snow in the north to the sea in the south, you can see the rising sun in the east and the sunset in the west.
But now, I can only sit in a corner, among the ice and snow, thinking about the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and looking at the infinite mountains and rivers!
After speaking, Zhu Di turned his palms over, and the melted water droplets in his palms slowly fell on the mast, flowed slightly for a few times, and then solidified.
Is His Highness impatient? Dao Yan said with a smile, thousands of miles away, His Highness is no more than a dragon diving into the sea. When the clouds clear and the sun comes out, who in the world can stop His Highness from soaring into the sky!
Difficult! Unexpectedly, Zhu Di gave a wry smile. That boy's status in the capital is becoming increasingly stable. I cannot treat his heart and means like a child! He has won over the courtiers, his wings are growing, he has the support of scholars all over the world, and he has made outstanding military achievements.
He died. Besides, he was the crown prince appointed by his father. He had the righteousness of the court and the heart of a scholar and the people!
What's the use of people's hearts? Your Highness has the way of heaven!
Zhu Di turned around, what is the way of heaven?
The heaven and earth are righteous. Only heroes can control thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Your Highness has great martial arts skills. How can that little boy with a yellow mouth be virtuous and capable? He wants to be the Emperor of Peace, but this peaceful world was created by His Highness with one knife and one shot. How could he be virtuous and capable?
Just sit back and enjoy the results?
The way of heaven is the human heart! In the future, His Highness will be the emperor's uncle. Since ancient times, let alone the emperor's uncle who opened up territories and expanded the territory, he will be as loyal as Yue Wumu. In the end, won't he arouse the suspicion of the emperor? The smarter he is, the more intolerable he will be in the future.
Your Highness!
Not only can’t you be tolerated, but other vassal kings can’t be tolerated either. If he cuts down the vassalage, he has lost his kinship, violated the Hongwu ancestral system, and gone against the law of heaven!
Whether he cuts off the vassal or not, sooner or later, His Highness will be in trouble. What he fears is the military power, financial power, and political power in the hands of His Highness and other kings. What he fears is His Highness's martial ambitions.
Having said this, Dao Yan took a nice sip of wine and continued to smile. Moreover, with His Highness' ambition, he really let go of everything in his hands and went to the capital to kneel and kowtow to the child three times every day, no matter how he was manipulated.
Is Your Highness willing?
Haha! Zhu Di looked away from the window, the person who knows me is Guangxiao!
Your Highness has the appearance of an emperor, which is also the way of heaven. If you don't take over the world, you may be in trouble! Yuan Gong also said that only in the hands of Your Highness can the Emperor and Ming Dynasty be unified for ten thousand years!
This Yuan Gong was a strange person. He was famous all over the world for his physiognomy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He could see all the people he wanted to see. When he and Dao Yan met in Songshan, they said that you, the monk, was the arm of the founder of the Yuan Dynasty to help Liu Bingzhong.
After being recommended by Dao Yan, he entered the Prince of Yan's Mansion and saw that all the generals and princes of the Prince's Mansion had promised him meritorious service. When he saw the Queen of Yan, he said, "Dragon walking on tiger's steps, sun horn reaching into the sky, he is the Emperor of Taiping. At the age of forty, he must pass his navel and ascend to the throne."
The position of great treasure.
This man was not only a fortune teller, but also had no desire for power. In the original time and space, after King Yan took over the world, he did not want to be a minister and only received wealth and honor in vain. Later, Zhu Di was hesitant to set up the East Palace and asked him to think again.
look.
Yuan Gong met Zhu Gaochi and said he was the emperor.
When he met Zhu Zhanji, he said, "Long live the Emperor."
(This is not made up by the author, there is "The Biography of Yuan Gong")
Zhu Di smiled, returned to the table, and asked, how is the matter in Suzhou?
Yuan Gong replied that the old man had entrusted Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to take care of him. Zhan Hui was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He heard that he was close to the emperor's grandson, so he would probably sell him some thin noodles so that Chen Ying could get the prosperous place in Suzhou.
land!
Suzhou is close to Gyeonggi, and Chen Ying can be the nail that Yan Fan buried near Gyeonggi! Jin Zhong, who has been silent for a long time, said, let him make friends with local military and security officials in Suzhou and bribe them. If he can raise a flag, it will be a
Partial master. If not, Suzhou is a land of great wealth. There are countless wealthy merchants who can deliver goods to King Yan!
Or don't use both, let him wait and see what happens in Suzhou, waiting for King Yan's army to cross the river, and open the city!
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, but he was just a partial teacher. He didn't know how far away he could quench his thirst! As he said, he sighed, it's a pity that Huang Gou'er is dead, Jiang Wei's attitude is ambiguous, and there is only one person in the capital, my uncle. If there is anyone in the court,
Get twice the result with half the effort!
As a slave of Emperor Jiang Yu, any ambiguous behavior is already a capital crime! Dao Yan said with a smile, now that his shortcomings are in our hands, we can't help but disobey him!
After saying that, and eating a few more pieces of meat, Dao Yan continued, the emperor is old and suspicious. The people he is worried about are nothing but the meritorious veterans of the court, which is evident in the incident of Lan Yu. In this case, why don't we add more?
Fire? Let Jiang Yu go and have a fight with the emperor every day to clear out these old ministers!
Jin Zhong also smiled and said, "Daoyan Zhenren said great kindness. I heard that the emperor's grandson was very protective of the old minister. And those meritorious military generals are mostly his in-laws. Let's light the fire privately to keep the capital quiet. The emperor's grandson is busy returning home."
If you protect those people, you will naturally be unable to care about Peiping!
Let them fall into internal fighting, while we, with our strong troops, wait for the opportunity! Dao Yan also said seriously, if the emperor's grandson cannot protect him, all his achievements will be lost, and no one in the court will be able to lead the army! Wait until he cuts down the vassal,
Having lost the heart of the clan, let’s see what he can do to resist the troops from Beiping and Liaodong!
As he said that, he smiled again, and the rest of the war was His Highness's business. I can't hold a knife or ride a horse!
Fight? I have never been afraid of this! Zhu Di smiled proudly and said, if there really is a fight, he will quickly capture the entire city of Beiping and capture the cities of Jizhou, Miyun, Huailai, and Yongping.
If the imperial court knew that the king had raised an army, he would have tried his best to determine his success in a battle. At that time, one person was left to defend Peiping, and the king led the army outside. It could be broken by two sides. Then, they went south along the canal, first taking Jinan and then Xuzhou.
, go straight into the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and the troops are approaching to respond!
What if Jinan and Xuzhou cannot be taken? Dao Yan suddenly said, Your Highness, the war is dangerous and it is impossible to win every battle!
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "You are a monk, but you already have the answer in your heart!"
Dao Yan smiled, dipped his finger in the wine and said, "Your Highness must have the answer in his mind! Why don't you and I write it out and see if we have the same idea?"
Okay! Zhu Di smiled, dipped his hands in wine, and started writing.
The two started and stopped at the same time, and saw a line of big characters written on the wine table, "If you win the world, you must win the world!"
This battle is not a national war, but a battle between uncle and nephew! I don’t know how many people in the world are watching from the sidelines! Zhu Di gently wiped off the handwriting and said with a smile, as long as the Yingtian is broken and this king takes control of the Forbidden City, the world will be settled!
Adviser Jin Zhong's eyes became sharper and he said, "This should be done sooner rather than later! We should immediately select generals, hook up soldiers, and recruit heroes."
Dao Yan also said, train your troops diligently, subdue the tribes in eastern Liaoning to serve as troops, build ordnance, and be prepared to be ready!
Zhu Di raised his glass and said proudly that he had decided to drink the cup. After saying that, he looked out the window of the arrow tower again and saw the picturesque country and mountains. Who would win!
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Chengzu's decision to declare war was prompted by Dao Yan's generation. Even if he did not cut down the vassal, he would still seek rebellion. "Lecture Notes on the History of the Ming Dynasty"