Three days later, King Zhu Di of Yan arrived in Beijing on horseback.
When he first heard the news, it was during the early morning meeting of the imperial court. Zhu Yunxi was a little surprised. He did not expect Zhu Di to arrive so quickly. Beijing is far from Nanjing, which is more than two thousand miles away. Even if they can keep changing horses, it is not inevitable. of.
The early morning light shrouded the golden glazed tiles of Qianqing Palace, making it look particularly solemn and brilliant.
Zhu Yunxi entered from the Duanmen on foot instead of sitting shoulder to shoulder. The young emperor walked so fast that the palace guards behind him had to jog to follow.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yan has arrived and is waiting to see you in the duty room." Deng Ping, who was already one of the commanders of the Imperial City Guards, stepped forward and said wearing a brand-new scarlet python suit embroidered with gold threads.
"Declarate him to enter the Nuan Pavilion." Zhu Yunxi nodded and explained the journey and continued to move forward.
But then he stopped and turned around, "Did he come into the palace alone?"
"Back to the emperor, there is only King Yan." Deng Ping hesitated, and then said after a moment, "I was on duty last night, and before the palace door opened, King Yan arrived. He only took a few personal guards with him, separated from me. He said a few words to the wall, then sat on the horse and dozed off."
"Is he resting now?" Zhu Yunxi said, turning around and walking towards Hou Jianfang on the west side.
As soon as he reached the door, he waved the stationed guards to disperse silently. Before he entered the door, Zhu Yunxi saw Zhu Di with his chin on his chest and snoring.
The sun poured in from the outside and shone on the face that was somewhat similar to the old man's. The beard was thick and messy all over the cheeks, and the brows were wrinkled into a Sichuan shape in his sleep.
His head rises and falls with the sound of snoring, and he clenches his hands into fists in front of his chest. His body is covered with dust from the wind, and his riding boots are full of mud. Because of galloping day and night, his thick crotchless pants have worn the sides of his thighs almost transparent, and you can see Go inside the cyan pants.
At just one glance, you can tell that this is a fierce man with a well-dressed man and a blazing temperament. But if you look closely, you can see that the middle of his brows and eyes are already full of slender wrinkles.
And his expression was really extremely tired, with a sickly flush.
For a moment, Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Di with complicated eyes. He was the prince of the Ming Dynasty and traveled thousands of miles just for military affairs.
This shows that the pride in his heart and the desire to make achievements have never been extinguished. If he is not the king of a country, he is the soul of a country.
With such a clan king, why worry about the children of the Zhu family having no way out? But other than him, there is no such heroic and ambitious person in the clan.
"emperor……"
"Don't make a sound." Zhu Yunxi stopped Deng Ping, who was trying to wake up Zhu Di, then took off his cloak and slowly covered it up.
"Um?"
Perhaps it was a big move or a habit developed over many years. Zhu Di suddenly woke up and stood up, his eyes shining with golden light.
After seeing that it was Zhu Yunxi, Guanghua immediately restrained himself, "I lost my temper, I didn't know the emperor was coming..."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I don't want you anymore? Since you have entered the city early, why don't you have a good rest before calling me?"
"The military situation is like a raging fire. This matter is so important that we don't dare to neglect it." Zhu Di bowed and said, "I have made it clear to the emperor that I will go back."
"No matter how urgent it is, it's not just a moment. If you get sick, even if you have great achievements, you won't be able to take it away." Zhu Yunxi smiled, "You haven't had breakfast yet, come with me."
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The breakfast in Nuange is placed on the Kang table, including mutton elephant eye buns, sweet and sour poached eggs, thick millet porridge, cold white fungus...
"Sit down!" Zhu Yunxi smiled.
Zhu Di cleaned his hands and face under the eunuch's service, and sat directly opposite Zhu Yunxi.
Instantly, in the sunlight shining in from outside, a few wisps of turbid dust began to ripple.
"The emperor's food is too plain!" Zhu Di looked at the table and seemed a little confused about how to put down his chopsticks.
He was actually very hungry, and the table was not enough for him to eat.
"This is what I usually do." Zhu Yunxi pushed the buns in front of Zhu Di and said with a smile, "I wanted the imperial kitchen to prepare something else for you, but then I thought about it. It's not appropriate for you to overeat at this time after a long journey."
With that said, he served Zhu Di porridge with his own hands and continued to smile, "Eat something simple first. After you have a good sleep, you can eat whatever you want."
Zhu Di was not polite, took the porridge directly in his hand, and drank half the bowl with a slurp.
He has always been like this and will not be cautious about such trivial matters. In his opinion, that seems fake and even more pretentious.
Then another dinner plate and steamed buns went into his stomach, and Zhu Di's frown relaxed.
"Didn't you have any hot meals along the way?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Zhu Di swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "One hundred and eighty miles a day, I really don't have that much time. When I'm hungry, I eat sesame seed cakes and drink cold water on the horseback."
"As I said, you are not a strong young man, so don't show off." Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Some things cannot be rushed."
One hundred and eighty miles a day sounds scary, but you need to know that the most elite Mongolian cavalry in the past could only travel one hundred and twenty miles a day.
Riding on horseback does not require proficiency in equestrian skills. It requires great perseverance and courage.
After hearing Wan Wan, Zhu Di's expression became solemn, "Your Majesty, there is no hurry, I don't have much time!"
The time he mentioned refers to his age. He may not have such physical strength and courage in a few years.
As he said that, Zhu Di lowered his head and smiled, "I have been raising him in Peking for the past two years, and I have given away all the meat on my waist. I will rush to Beijing this time as a pre-war drill."
"Although the road is difficult, it is within the territory of our Ming Dynasty after all, and supplies can be taken at any time. If we are outside the Great Wall, it will be ten times more difficult. If you can't bear this difficulty and lead the troops outside the Great Wall, I am afraid that people will suffer defeat."
"It seems that you are ready. This time you are going deep into the grassland." Zhu Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Zhu Di stood up and clasped his fists and said, "There is civil strife in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. If the Wara tribe asks me for help in the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely be the pioneers of the King's division. By then, those wolf cubs hiding in the grass holes can be taken out.
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Zhu Yunxi deliberately pondered and said, "I see what you are saying, there hasn't been a fight between Wala and Beiyuan Khanting yet?"
"As long as the emperor agrees to support Wala, we will definitely be able to fight." Zhu Di said with a grin, "Even if he doesn't want to fight, I can make them fight."
As he spoke, he showed a sly smile, "Before I brought Wala's envoy to Beijing, I asked people to spread the news that they intended to join the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the puppet emperor of Beiyuan was discussing with Hebu whether to join the Ming Dynasty.
Do it first."
"Hey, since Wala has come to my door, I can't help him. If I don't seize this opportunity, I'll be sorry for him."
Zhu Yunxi nodded noncommittally, stood up and walked to the window.
Has there ever been such an opportunity in history?
There should be. At this time, the Beiyuan Dynasty was at an absolute disadvantage under the successive attacks of the Ming army and did not dare to compete with the Ming Dynasty. Coupled with the fatuous leader of the Yuan Dynasty, the appeal of the Golden Family was not as good as before. Many Mongolian tribes had already stood against the Ming Dynasty.
This way.
But why didn’t Ming Dynasty seize this opportunity in history?
It’s not that I don’t want to, I probably have no time to care about it.
According to the historical point, Zhu Di in the original time and space had his eyes fixed on the capital, fighting wits and courage with his eldest nephew, preparing for a showdown in the future.
Zhu Yunxi turned his head, glanced at the golden dragon chair in the hall, and said, "Fourth uncle, I want to ask you again, what do you want now?"
Zhu Di immediately said, "If the emperor can trust me, please give me the seventeenth brother Duoyan's three guards, as well as the three battalions of musketeers stationed in Goryeo..."
Zhu Yunxi turned around and said, "That's not what I'm asking about."