Bright Spring

But the emperor looked sideways at Hou Xian.So Hou Xian bent over and approached, and said in a low voice, "The envoy from the Palace of the King of Han has come to Beijing."

After hearing this, the emperor Zhu Di waved his sleeves at Xie Jin, and said, "I know, when the time is right, I will reprimand Gao Xu." After he finished speaking, he looked at Hou Xian again, "Where are you?"

Hou Xian said: "Go back to the emperor, the envoy is outside the Meridian Gate."

"Xuan." Zhu Di said directly.He had listened to the political affairs all morning, and now he stretched himself in public.The cabinet officials standing by the side all looked sideways, but finally no one spoke up to remind them.

Not long after, an eunuch whose body was still covered with snow was brought into Fengtianmen.The eunuch knelt down on the brick floor, held up a carved wooden box with both hands, and said: "My servant will knock on the emperor, and the emperor will live forever! This servant is ordered by the King of Han to come to Beijing to present treasures."

Zhu Di gave him a wink, and Hou Xian left.

Hou Xian took the wooden box to the jade case, opened it carefully, and uncovered several layers of red silk.Suddenly, a jade bracelet and a round jade pendant appeared in front of Zhu Di.Zhu Di's eyes lit up immediately, and he saw that the jade was crystal clear, bright in color and sparkling, very eye-catching!

The eunuch kneeling on the ground said: "My lord, this jade is called 'A Match Made in Heaven'. The king of Han first sent people to quarry a large amount of jade from Meng Yangsi, and then carefully carved it with the best and rarest materials. The world said , This jade is rare in a thousand years, and it is hard to come by; the King of Han said that only fathers, queens and queens are worthy of owning this thing, so I sent slaves and maidservants to Beijing to present it!"

Zhu Di picked it up in public and watched it from the bright spot on the other side of the window.

All the civil and military personnel inside the imperial gate fell to their knees one after another, congratulating Sheng Xi for obtaining the treasure.Xie Jin's face twitched, and he knelt down on the ground silently, but he didn't say much.

Zhu Di put the jade back into the box, and said disapprovingly, "Gao Xu, he's doing all kinds of useless things for two stones!"

Qi Guogong came out and said: "The Holy One loves the people, not treasures, but the King of Han has filial piety."

"That's true." Zhu Di continued to look at the jade, and he had already glanced at it several times, and said, "Gao Xu has that kind of heart, and his mother will always talk about it."

The eunuch who presented the treasure hastily kowtowed again: "Because the King of Han has a heart of filial piety, he hurriedly sent slaves and maidservants to send the jade to the capital. This jade is jade. It is said that it has spiritual energy, can regulate the meridians, and prolong life. The King of Han wishes the emperor Long live the Lord and Queen without borders!"

All the ministers quickly echoed: "Long live the Holy Empress and be healthy..."

Zhu Di waved his hands twice and said, "Forget it, let's all get up."

Everyone thanked En and got up one after another, only the eunuch from Yunnan didn't get up, he took out a lacquered letter at this moment, raised his hands above his head and said: "The servant was ordered, and brought another gift for the emperor. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have successively won great victories in Meng Yangsi, captured the disrespectful chief Sixingfa, and are escorting Sixingfa to Beijing to offer captives!

At that time, the power of the Ming Dynasty shocked the southwest, Awa City, Mubang, Mengyang and other places in Myanmar all invited envoys to Beijing to pay tribute and see the ceremonies of the emperor. "

Zhu Di hurriedly said, "Bring it up!"

After hearing this, the civil and military personnel in the imperial gate talked a lot.Zhu Di was noncommittal, and asked Hou Xian to open the envelope. He wanted to read Gao Xu's explanation on the matter first.

There are several sheets of paper in the envelope, and there may be thousands of words in eloquence.Where the eye catches the eye, it is indeed Gao Xu's own handwriting.

Chapter 285

Outside the majestic palace with double eaves, there is snow and rain, but inside the imperial gate is antique, warm and spacious.Most of the civil and military ministers were talking and discussing with each other, and two sentences could be vaguely heard. Most of the speeches in the temple were related to etiquette and morality.

Because those who stand in the center of the empire are mostly the rule makers, and when commenting on everything, they have to consider issues from the height of the cornerstone of the family and country such as reason and etiquette; especially in places with many people, this can appear to be in-depth.

Emperor Zhu Di didn't say a word, he didn't care about talking to the ministers, he was reading Gao Xu's memorial.What Gao Xu wrote in his memorandum is just the opposite. It has nothing to do with reason at all, only the repeated weighing of interests...

Gao Xu believes that from the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty before the "analysis of Luchuan land", the most difficult force on the border of Yunnan was the Si clan.Until now, Si Shi is the most rebellious and disobedient Wang Hua.

However, after the disintegration of the Luchuan Kingdom, the population of the Meng Yangsi clan was no longer sufficient to pose a fundamental threat.On the contrary, the land and population of Burma and Mupang are developing day by day. Although there is no sign of rebellion at present, their strength cannot be ignored.

... So Gao Xu seized the opportunity to start the battle of Meng Yangsi in the name of accusing the Si family.

The purpose of this campaign is to give the Si family a head-on blow first, to extinguish his arrogant arrogance; to alert other chieftains and deter the tribes so that they dare not act rashly.Victory on the battlefield can also weaken the strength of the Si family, temporarily solve the border troubles in Yunnan, and ensure that the southwest is safe for a certain period of time.

Then, it is impossible to completely disintegrate the power of the Si family, so as not to give the surrounding chieftains the opportunity to annex Meng Yangsi's territory.

...Gao Xu under this balance, only recruited Pingmen Si Diao to participate in this campaign.Because the Diao family was a force that was forcibly supported by the Ming court after the collapse of the "Luchuan Ping Burma Military and Civilian Propaganda Department", they are more submissive.

After the war, Gao Xu took advantage of the situation to expand the stronghold of the Ming army to Mengyangsi, and together with the Diao family, he maintained the rule of some areas of Mengyangsi.In the end, he negotiated peace with Si's and returned the remaining land to Si's.

The two divisions of Burma and Mubang failed to annex the land and population after this campaign.

Therefore, it is not those hidden forces that benefit in the end, but the Ming court.With the limited border population, the Ming Dynasty's army can continue to expand its sphere of influence and military strongholds, which can guarantee the security of the Yunnan region to a greater extent.

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Zhu Di put down the note in his hand, turned his head to look at the eunuch Hou Xian, and blurted out: "The one who resembles me the most is Gao Xu."

At this time, the courtiers gradually stopped talking, bowed and stood facing the superior.The emperor didn't continue to speak, he sat there with his palms pressed on the few pieces of paper and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, Zhu Di didn't make any comment on the battle of Meng Yangsi at all, and just got up and waved.

The eunuch Hou Xian hurriedly said: "The emperor will listen to the government today. If the ministers have something to do, we can discuss it tomorrow."

Everyone saluted and sent the emperor off one after another.

Zhu Di put on a mink coat, passed the Qianqing Gate in a royal chariot, walked through the inclined corridor, and entered the Dongnuan Pavilion he was familiar with.

Near the Qianqing Palace, there are two warm pavilions in the east and west. They are located in the harem area and were used as the emperor's usual resting place;But Zhu Di seldom stayed in Xinuang Pavilion. The reason why he liked to come to Dongnuang Pavilion was probably just because Taizu and his nephew Jianwen both liked to stay here.

Zhu Di walked past the partition, just glanced at the wall inside, and the eunuch Hou Xian who followed in immediately opened the curtain, revealing a large map.The eunuchs don't need the emperor's orders for such things.

Zhu Di walked to the wall naturally, and immediately looked at the place below, where An Nanguo was located on the map.

After a long time, he turned around, saw Hou Xian at a glance, and said, "Didn't it be decided a few days ago to send Li Qi to An Nanguo to question Hu? Now you tell Li Qi to do one more thing: tell him When An Nanguo comes back, go see Gao Xu and ask Gao Xu about An Nanguo."

Hou Xian hugged Fuchen and bent over, saying, "Your maid obeys the order."

The matter of An Nanguo started in Nanjing in the first year of Yongle, and it has not ended until now.

First, Hu Shi, the former prime minister of Annan State, lied about the coup d'etat in Annan State, saying that the former king Chen died of illness and had no descendants.Then Lu Boshe, an old minister of the Chen family, went to Beijing to file a complaint, and then the Laotian consolation envoy sent someone to send the royal family Chen Tianping, so the coup d'etat in Annan State and the Hu family's conspiracy to deceive the emperor of the suzerain country gradually came to light.

Recently, the ministers of the Ming court had repeatedly disputed, and Zhu Di finally made a compromise with the civil servants, and decided to send an envoy to An Nanguo to question the Hu family.

The dispatched envoy of the Ming Dynasty was that censor Li Qi.Li Qi hasn't set off yet, and he should be able to leave Beijing in the next year...

Hou Xian withdrew from the partition, and Zhu Di sat down on the chair.

At this time, Zhu Di picked up the brush on the inkstone, dipped it twice in the inkstone, and wrote two words: Zhan Ai.He thought for a while and wrote the word "dong".

He opened that piece of paper and wrote on another piece of paper: Zhan He.

Years ago, the crown prince and the concubine of the King of Han all gave birth to sons.At this time, Zhu Di had already written the names of the two emperor's grandsons. The prince's son was born to Concubine Guo, and his name was Zhu Zhanyi; the son of the King of Han was born to Princess Han, and his name was Zhu Zhanhe.

The emperor only now named his grandson, perhaps because the name is really not easy to choose.The clan of the Zhu family was named after the five elements. Although this is the great-grandson of Taizu, there are already a lot of people in the clan. It is not easy to find the characters next to so many earth characters.

After Zhu Di finished writing his name, he asked another eunuch next to him to take the writing, one to the East Palace, and one to Yunnan; concubine.

The eunuch Meng Ji who received the order was a native of Xifan, but he spoke Fengyang better than anyone else. Sometimes he spoke a few words in local dialect, which even the courtiers could not understand.

Meng Ji also carefully held the rice paper and left.After a while, another eunuch came in and waited on the emperor instead of him.

...No one dares to neglect the emperor's affairs.At this time, Hou Xian braved the wind and snow to go to Qianbulang, found Li Qi in the government office, and passed on the emperor's imperial decree.

Li Qi has a square face with Chinese characters, a burly figure and a dignified appearance.Most of the envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty to foreign countries were good-looking, at least not too shabby-looking, so that foreigners would mistakenly think that people from the Ming Dynasty were all good-looking people.