At the beginning of this year, Arutai, the leader of the Mongolian Tatars, thought that the Ming Dynasty had neglected its defenses, so he led his troops to harass the border. After Emperor Yongle obtained the military information at the border, he decided to lead his troops to the north again. At this time, the capital camp and the Nanjing camp were the Ming Dynasty. The two most powerful main forces of the army, Emperor Yongle, immediately led the capital camp. Prince Zhongyong and Wang Jinzhong, who surrendered last year, repeatedly requested troops to attack Arutai and were willing to serve as the vanguard. Zhu Di approved his request and appointed Jin Zhong as his commander. The vanguard led an army of 300,000 men, followed by a large-scale northern expedition.
Another matter that worried Emperor Yongle was told to Hu Ying when he left the capital, and he expressed the hope that there would be progress when the victory squad returned to the court.
Hu Ying asked Captain Jinyi to interrogate Miao Ge and found out that this person was indeed related to the rebel party, so he took it as a clue. But in the past ten years, he had obtained many clues, but he failed to find out every one of them. It was gone, and he wasn't too optimistic this time. It was better than having no clue.
The female prisoner in the imperial edict was finally recruited. She actually had no contact with the rebellious parties in South Zhili, including Taohua Villa. The only place she could contact her was in Wushan County under the rule of the Chief Envoy of Sichuan Province. This person was not deliberately targeted. I secretly found out that it was so far away from Nanzhili, but it was because of a strange relationship with an official that I got to Biyuan.
The Sichuan District in northern Sichuan was a place where Hu Ying had sent people to secretly investigate before. It was unlikely that Jianwen was hiding there, but Hu Ying judged that the stronghold in Wushan County might be a gateway for them to contact the Central Plains. It is assumed that the remnants of Jianwen were in a remote mountainous area in the southwest. , transportation is extremely inconvenient, and it is not easy to communicate with the outside world, so setting up a stronghold in Wushan, where several counties meet, can achieve the purpose of communication.
After Hu Ying made the deduction, he directly sent his subordinates to Wushan County to collect evidence on the spot, led by Yan Ruofei himself. Yan Ruofei was Hu Ying's confidant and had been around for a long time. This time he was very interested in this clue in Wushan County. Valued.
Two months later, Yan Ruofei hurried back from Wushan County. No one was caught, but some physical evidence and clues were retrieved. Everything was as expected by Hu Ying. Of course it was not right to rush to arrest people in such a hurry. It's easy to catch, as long as you can get some clues, it's good.
Hu Ying immediately drafted a memorial, designed a new pursuit plan, and rushed to the northern border to meet Emperor Yongle, hoping to get approval to start the layout as soon as possible. At this time, Hu Ying heard that the main force of the Ming army had won the victory, and was at Yumuchuan. He rushed to Yumuchuan with his entourage.
... Unexpectedly, he arrived at the army and reported that he could not see the emperor for several days. Hu Ying felt bad. As a member of the Ministry of Rites and the imperial court, he should not be left out like this, let alone his special relationship with Emperor Yongle. The high officials of the imperial court still had privileges. A few days later, the great scholars Yang Rong and Jin Youzi who were accompanying the army finally met with Hu Ying. After Hu Ying entered the Chinese army's tent, she found that there was an immediate blockade by the imperial army outside.
Yang Rong said with tears: "The Emperor has..."
Hu Ying's heart suddenly thumped, and she fell to the ground. Jin Youzi immediately said: "Hu Butang, don't worry about crying. It's not appropriate to leak the news now. Be careful not to change!"
When Hu Ying raised her head, she knelt on the ground and burst into tears. She choked and said: "A few months ago in the capital, the emperor was still earnestly telling the old ministers to concentrate on official duties. His voice and appearance are as bright as before. I don't want to be gone forever, Your Majesty!"
Yang Rong stepped forward to help him: "Everyone is very sad, but the most important thing right now is not mourning. We are ordered to face the crisis and must ensure the safe transition of the empire so that we can live up to the emperor's daily kindness."
Hu Ying nodded with tears in her eyes, thinking that it was a good time to come back and get involved in the important decision-making of the Central Committee. Maybe she could gain support in front of the new monarch. She then carefully asked the two assistant ministers what they had done. Unexpectedly, Yang Rong immediately said: "Hu Butang can just stay at the Chinese army camp and follow us back."
It was made clear that Hu Ying was not one of our own, and the reason why he was allowed in was because Hu Ying was too suspicious wandering around outside. It was usually very easy for Hu Ying to see the emperor... It was reported that the King of Han's spies came and went frequently outside the camp. We have to guard against it. It's easy to let it in now, but if Hu Ying wants to get out, there's no chance.
Hu Ying had no choice but to show off his taste. They had the final say here. No matter how favored Hu Ying was in front of the emperor, it was all in vain. He had no choice but to perform the last bitter show and said with tears in his eyes: "Old minister, I'm here I have been riding in front of the Emperor for the rest of my life, can I take one last look at the Emperor?"
Yang Rong and Jin Youzi avoided discussing for a while and agreed to Hu Ying's request. They took him into the mourning hall and worshiped him before putting him under house arrest. Hu Ying entered the mourning hall and knelt down and shed a lot of tears, half of which were suppressed and half of which were tears. It's really sad. Once the emperor and his courtiers came, the old emperor kicked off the new emperor and he didn't know how he would be treated. Can you not be sad?
Perhaps because he was not sad enough, Hu Ying was not immersed in the sad mood. As soon as his attention was distracted, he suddenly smelled a vague fragrance. He had been away from office for a long time as a high official for more than ten years, and he was familiar with the world. He was very knowledgeable, but this smell was very strange and special, and he had never smelled it before. He smelled it carefully for a while, and found that it did have such a special smell, and he was a little confused at the moment.
He thought to himself: The emperor was fine two or three months ago. If he was ill, could he lead the expedition in person? He didn't hear any rumors when he was leading the troops to fight, and he suddenly died suddenly without any warning. It was really strange.
Coupled with this inexplicable smell, Hu Ying was filled with doubts and she felt there were twists and turns.
However, it was impossible for the bachelor and the accompanying eunuchs to allow him to touch the emperor's body, let alone investigate. People even didn't care how the emperor died, because the emperor would not survive if he bothered about it; it was very difficult at the moment. The most urgent thing is to let the prince succeed to the throne smoothly to avoid turmoil in the country. No major event can be as serious as this. Even if Hu Ying wants to investigate, now is not the time.
...At this time, the Northern Expedition generals Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao and Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu led 3,000 fine cavalry back to defend the capital. The heavily armed cavalry hurriedly entered Desheng Gate, causing the atmosphere inside and outside the capital to suddenly become tense. Whenever there was a change of power, A little carelessness may cause a bloody storm.
Yang Shiqi and other East Palace bureaucrats rallied around Prince Zhu Gaochi and actively made suggestions, which played a great role. Soon the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji led the guards out of the capital to greet the late emperor's body.
When the emperor's eldest grandson arrived at the military camp of the Northern Expedition, a group of ministers announced the news of the emperor's death to the entire army. The soldiers who had followed Emperor Yongle for a long time in his southern and northern expeditions burst into tears. The ministers immediately announced that Zhu Zhanji was the leader of the Northern Expedition. The supreme commander immediately escorted the body from camp outside Kaiping back to Beijing.
The emperor's grandson marched towards the capital with an army of 300,000 men, which meant that the whole situation was a foregone conclusion. The Khan, who was far away in Yong'an, had no time to do anything. When everything was a foregone conclusion, whatever he did was courting death.
The national mourning has begun, and Zhu Gaochi is presiding over the funeral while preparing to ascend the throne. It is a completely legal procedure to sit in the supreme position in front of the corpse of the late emperor. However, there are secret rumors from the palace that the new emperor is in the harem without taking off his mourning clothes | When it comes to women... maybe you can't blame him. He was afraid that he might have held it in for too long, which was a bit illegitimate. Suddenly, the pressure from above suddenly disappeared. Can he get back the grievances he has suffered all these years?
Yongle Emperor Zhu Di lay quietly and could no longer do anything about it. It was the end of an era.
Regardless of the merits or demerits, Emperor Yongle is undoubtedly a powerful figure. He not only left behind many political achievements, but also many national policies. Political achievements can be written in the history books with great color, but national policies are not as good as those of previous generations.
Everything gradually began to change.
First of all, the bureaucrats in the East Palace who followed him and endured hardships immediately rose to prominence and quickly occupied the upper echelons of power. Those who were dismissed from office and imprisoned in prison were immediately released and dressed in fine clothes. Those who died were exonerated and honored.
It is unfolding; and those who have made the new emperor unhappy are waiting tremblingly for the sword on their heads, not knowing when the reckoning will come to their heads.
Feng shui takes turns, misfortunes and blessings descend from heaven, and life, death, honor and disgrace are just a snap away. Of course, this is only for those bureaucrats, and it will take a gradual process for the impact of the change of power on ordinary people to be reflected.
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Government offices at all levels in Nanjing received an urgent notification from the capital soon after the news was made public. The yamen immediately stopped working, the operation of government agencies was suspended, the lobbies were decorated, and the bureaucrats wore sackcloth and mourning for three days to pay homage.
.The only decree issued from the yamen was to prohibit the opening of all entertainment venues, prohibit weddings and other festive activities, and the whole country mourned the passing of a great emperor... Of course, it is understandable that some people want to celebrate with lights and colors.
However, for ordinary lower-level officials, apart from feeling unaccustomed to the sudden change of emperor after more than 20 years, the impact is not very big. In ancient times, the funeral ceremony lasted for three years, but this is a bit unrealistic for a huge empire.
, it has developed to the point where "all the officials in the world will be released from prison within three days", it only takes one thought.
Zhang Ning also went to the Nanjing Ministry of Etiquette and pretended to cry for three days. It was impossible to say that he was truly sad. He had never even seen Emperor Yongle once, and he couldn't feel sad even if he wanted to. He was somewhat sad and sighed in his heart, but it was true.
, Emperor Yongle was one of the most outstanding people in history. He was never seen in this era, and now he has become history again.
He was thinking in his heart that Hu Ying would definitely not be able to achieve such a high position as the Minister of Rites, because Hu Ying was not a confidant of the new emperor, so it would be strange to leave such a good position to him... Hu Ying was unreliable, and she happened to look at Yang Shiqi
Can you change the position there and find another job? As for the great cause of searching for the remnants of the "rebellious party", who cares about it? Let it go.
He only remembered a rough history. He only knew that Emperor Yongle was emperor for a long time, so he didn't expect that he would die this year. However, it seemed that Emperor Yongle's son was a short-lived emperor and would die after a short period of time. It didn't matter.
, the relationship between the new emperor Zhu Gaochi and his heir is not that tense. Those who do well with Zhu Gaochi will not be too bad with the next emperor. Yang Shiqi, Yu Qian and others have a good future. It will not be too miserable to follow them. What is the period of national mourning?
...Zhang Ning's mood has become better.
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