The person who came here was tall, at least about 1.85 meters tall, and he definitely stood out in this era.
He is tall, with long arms and legs and broad shoulders, which makes the blue official uniform on his body look a bit tight, but it highlights the strong lines of his body.
Although this man was wearing the robes of a civil servant, he looked like a warrior. And he walked very fast. From the gate of Fengtian Palace to the front of the imperial bank, which was more than twenty steps away, he seemed to have walked in just a few steps.
When he got closer, Zhu Yunxi could see his face clearly.
handsome guy!
His face is angular and angular, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a high nose bridge. He seems to be of mixed race. He is about thirty years old, which is the best time for a man. His brows are full of resoluteness and he has a thick beard on his chin.
Sir, the Ministry of Rites has something to do. Tie Xuan is here to see Your Majesty!
The voice he spoke was also very loud and resounding.
Get back on your feet! Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, this is King Wu, the emperor's direct grandson.
Sir, I have met His Highness King Wu!
Please get up quickly! Zhu Yunxi helped him slightly and said politely.
Then the minister named Tie Xuan stood up and stood next to Jie Jin. He was tall, standing about a head and a half taller than Jie Jin. The latter looked up at his neck, lowered his head a little lonely, and then moved to the side.
Move, distance yourself.
Looking at the two people in front of him, Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed. First there was the most talented man in the Ming Dynasty, and now he is a loyal minister through the ages. These two will become his right-hand men from now on, the Second General Heng Ha.
Tie Xuan, like Fang Xiaoru, is the most honest minister praised by later generations.
But in fact, he is even better than Fang Xiaoru, because not only does he have integrity, he is also a capable minister and a scholar who can fight.
After Zhu Di raised an army to quell the war, Li Jinglong was ordered by Emperor Jianwen to conquer, and Tie Xuan served as a civil servant to supervise the transportation of food and fodder for the army.
But when the Ming God of War met the Yongle Emperor, who was like Huo Qubing, he ended up abandoning his armor. Half a million troops were chased by others and ran wildly. Seeing that Zhu Di's troops were about to occupy the northern city of Jinan, Tie Xuan, a civil servant,
Gather a group of stragglers, organize the people, and begin to defend the city.
His military talent was revealed in this battle. It was at the time when Lien Chan and Lianjie's morale was high that Zhu Di's Northern Army launched a forceful attack on Jinan with its elite Ming Dynasty northern border troops and Jurchen Mongolian warriors beyond the Great Wall.
But this attack lasted three months. Within three months, Zhu Di suffered countless casualties, and the remaining soldiers were defeated and Jinan, who was defending the city, remained unmoved.
Zhu Di was furious, mobilized all the artillery from the rear, and began to bombard the city wall of Jinan. Seeing that Jinan was in danger, Tie Xuan showed his unusual side at the critical moment.
Tie Xuan hung the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, on the city wall of Jinan.
And he shouted to Zhu Di in a pure old Beijing accent, "Your father is here, you have the guts to bombard him!"
The defeat in Jinan was one of the few defeats in the life of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.
Later, Zhu Di followed Yao Guangxiao's suggestion and abandoned the division in Jinan, Shandong, and returned to Peiping. When Tie Xuan saw that he was gone, he followed him to regain the lost territory and was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.
Later, Zhu Di detoured to the southeast of the mountain and captured Yingtian Mansion. After ascending to the throne, he remembered the shame and humiliation and led his army to the north again.
This time Zhu Di had the title of emperor, and the city of Jinan was defeated. However, Tie Xuan still led troops loyal to Jianwen, fought in various places, and was finally captured in Huainan. (There was a stain on Zhu Di in this battle, that is, in the Hebei area
Killed many people to vent their anger)
Although Zhu Di hated Tie Xuan, he also admired him in his heart and wanted to use him for his own purposes. However, from the beginning to the end, Tie Xuan did not kneel down to worship Yongle. Instead, he cursed the rebellious ministers and traitors, and ruined half of the country for his own selfish desires, causing all life to be in ruins.
Zhu Di's temper inherited Zhu Yuanzhang's ruthlessness, and was even more cruel.
He asked someone to cook a pot of oil and told Tie Xuan that if you don't worship me, I will fry you into ashes.
Tie Xuan's face did not change and he told Zhu Di that he would come if he had the guts.
Zhu Di was so angry that he had Tie Xuan's ears and nose cut off and stuffed into his mouth. He asked loudly how it tasted.
Tie Xuan said an eternal saying that is comparable to Fang Xiaoru's execution of ten clans, so why not be willing to sacrifice the flesh of a loyal minister and a filial son?
How could the meat of a loyal minister and filial son not be delicious?
Zhu Di was furious and executed him Ling Chi.
This kind of loyalty is not as heroic and fierce as Fang Xiaoru's, but it is full of staunch iron bones. From the beginning to the end, Tie Xuan did not refuse with righteous words, nor did he ask loud questions citing scriptures. He did not even look at Zhu Di.
There is always a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth.
From the very beginning, Tie Xuan had a firm belief in his heart that he would sacrifice his life for charity and sacrifice his life for justice.
He is a civil servant, but his bones are harder than most people in the world.
He showed his loyalty without words but with actions.
He did not compose poems or speeches, did not sing tragically, and had no heroic words. He used the simplest and simplest actions to interpret the meaning of a scholar and his loyalty.
It was because of this kind of loyalty that Zhu Di killed him, but did not kill his ten clans. His elderly parents were exiled to Hainan, the eldest son was sent to the army, the second son was made a slave, and the two daughters were made officials in the Jiaofangsi
Prostitute, Zhu Di did not let his family's bloodline be cut off.
However, his two daughters inherited their father's staunchness and refused to be humiliated in the Jiaofangsi, seeking death. After Zhu Di heard about it, he let them go with a sigh and betrothed them to privileged scholars.
Tie Xuan's loyalty is a kind of dull and not impassioned loyalty, but the more simple it is, the more rare it is. This kind of loyalty of his is constantly appreciated by future generations.
Even in the Qing Dynasty, emperors outside the Great Wall continued to use him as a positive example of loyalty. Emperor Qianlong personally gave him the posthumous title of Zhongding and ordered the Shandong Salt Transport Envoy A Lin to build the Tiegong Temple. In later generations, it was a famous tourist attraction in Jinan.
Attractions.
Hundreds of years later, people in Jinan and even Shandong regarded him as a god like the City God. Although Tie Xuan was not well-known at this time, he acted steadily in the court and was deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The name Tie Xuan and the keystone were given by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
Grandpa Huang! Zhu Yunxi bowed and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang. My grandson, thank you for choosing a real hero for your grandson!
This thank you is a thank you from the bottom of my heart. Liu Sanwu and Fang Xiaoru, two upright scholars, were his teachers. Talented men like Xie Jin and loyal and capable ministers like Tie Xuan will be his think tanks in the future.
Such a lineup can be called luxurious. If Zhu Yunxi cannot be a good emperor in the future, it will be a waste of Zhu Yuanzhang's hard work.
Dingshi, our eldest grandson has heard of you! Zhu Yuanzhang grinned.
A smile appeared on Tie Xuan's dull face, while Xie Jin looked at him, obviously dissatisfied.
I’m scared! Tie Xuan said.
You are now an official of the sixth rank in the Ministry of Rites. We feel sorry for you. How about you become a magistrate for our eldest grandson, King Wu? Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
You have your destiny, I dare not resign! After Tie Xuan said this sternly, he lifted up his robe and solemnly said to Zhu Yunxi, "I, I have met His Highness King Wu!"
Please get up quickly! Zhu Yunxi quickly helped him up with a smile and looked at Xie Jin and Tie Xuan. One was unparalleled in writing, and the other was both civil and military. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
This... Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, have you had breakfast?
The two of them were slightly stunned, and Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon throne couldn't help but smile.
Outside the palace, Pu Bucheng shouted as if he was singing, "King Wu delivers the meal!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson who was full of eagerness for talents, and thought to himself, when we first met Liu Ji, we also said the same thing!
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