Bright Spring

There is a large expanse between Bei'anmen on the north side of the imperial city and the Xuanmen of the imperial palace.Among them, Habayashi Zuowei and Fujun Zuowei were stationed in the east, and Habayashi Youwei was stationed in the west.

Zhu Gaoxu led more than 1000 people in the area defended by Habayashi Right Guard, and they were running in formation; in the area to the east, there were another thousand people running there.

These more than 2000 people are all military generals, and the lowest level is Baihu. They are all elites before the "criminal army" entered Guangxi.

Zhu Gaoxu asked these generals to run six or seven miles every morning. Recently, he personally led the run; every ten days they ran a distance of twelve miles.In addition to two days of rest every ten days, the generals have to run every morning and practice the army daily.The military salary will be paid according to the amount during the "battle of crimes".

The noisy footsteps gradually became a little quieter, and the long queue began to slow down.Zhu Gaoxu trotted away from the team, and all the generals looked sideways like Zhu Gaoxu in short clothes.

Zhu Gaoxu trotted to the front of a group of eunuchs, court ladies, and Jin Yiwei guards. He was sweating profusely, breathing heavily and evenly.

A court lady knelt down to hold a wet towel folded in a wooden tray, Zhu Gaoxu grabbed it, wiped her face indiscriminately, and threw it back into the wooden tray.

At this moment, General Zhao Ping came up with his horse and handed the reins to Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu stepped on the stirrup and turned on the horse vigorously.There was a shout behind him.

Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and walked along a street along the palace wall, and a group of Jin Yiwei guards also kicked their horses and followed.

The rising sun in the eastern sky has already risen from the palace wall.Zhu Gaoxu squinted his eyes on the horseback for a while, and suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart.

The rising sun seems to be heralding the arrival of a new era to the world; the closed continents and places in the world will start to establish contact in the near future, and will communicate in a rough | disorderly way. !

Maybe it's because people in the world are very ignorant when they enter such a period for the first time; but Zhu Gaoxu is different, he has already seen the future.

This year Zhu Gaoxu is ten years old and 26, not yet full.At this age, with power in his hands, facing this era and this situation; if he can't do something, he won't even forgive himself...

A group of people rode horses and headed southward from the road outside the palace wall to Xihua Gate.The soldiers and eunuchs guarding the gate all knew Zhu Gaoxu, and they saluted outside the Xihua Gate.Zhu Gaoxu kicked his horse and rushed into the Xihua Gate, and then entered the area of ​​the Three Great Halls from the Wulou on the east side of the Wuying Hall.

He entered from the north of the imperial gate, and then, under the service of eunuchs and maids, changed into a yellow five-claw dragon robe and a black gauze hat.Only then did he go to the imperial gate to listen to politics in a serious manner.

There was no court meeting today, so after Zhu Gaoxu greeted the officials on duty, he started to work.

At this time, he was no different from the previous emperors, and he was still relatively diligent; the only difference was that his hair was still a little wet, and the sweat had not yet dried.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly saw Zhang Fu's memorial to cut off his title.Gu Cheng made an apology on the table, saying that he was ill a while ago and failed to congratulate the new emperor when he ascended the throne.

Zhu Gaoxu read these two memorials, pondered for a while, and then remembered Wu Gao's memorial to Geng Hao.

In less than a stick of incense, Zhu Gaoxu dealt with these matters together.

He turned to Hu Guang, an official of the Imperial Academy behind a table, and said: "Write the imperial decree, Zhang Fu's Xincheng Marquis, Gu Cheng's Zhenyuan Marquis, Wu Gao's Jiangyin Marquis, or be granted the title of Emperor Taizu, or be granted the title of Emperor Taizong. Emperor, I can't take the credit for it. At the time of "crushing crimes and rebelling against rebellion", all civil and military men were deceived by the abolished prince and the traitors of the Eastern Palace.

The pleas of Zhang Fu and Gu Cheng were dismissed, and they shall not be brought up again in the future.

Xu Huizu's dukedom of the Wei State was abolished due to crimes during the Yongle period; it was illegal to abolish the crown prince and restore his title, so Xu Huizu should have no title.Zhang Fuzhi's British dukedom was granted by the abolished prince and was illegal, so he was still the Marquis of Xincheng. "

Hu Guang bowed his head and said, "I accept the decree."

... The emperor wants to entrust the meritorious officials and the harem, the court and the public have long guessed; in recent days, a lot of news has spread into the palace, so everyone knows.

Yao Ji, who lives in the Sixth West Palace, has been very silent recently.

She had already heard about what Yao Fang had done before, but she didn't get angry or frown; she had these emotions in her heart, but she didn't show it, because it didn't work for outsiders to see it!

At this time, Yao Ji has invited the eunuch Wang Gui, the supervisor of ceremonies, to ask more detailed questions.

Wang Gui narrated the ins and outs in a deep voice, the two illegal things Yao Fang did.Yao Ji just listened silently, she sat very quietly next to a table; compared with before, her expression was still calm at this time, but she was a little less lively, and the smile on her face was completely invisible up.

At this moment, Wang Gui whispered: "By the way, when Yao Fang went to the old mansion (Hanwang Mansion) to take Xiao Wencai away, he said something! He said that his sister made a noble concubine, so that's not enough." It's not as simple as playing..."

When Yao Ji, who was sitting in the chair, heard this, her eyebrows trembled, and her bright pupils shrank a little.

She finally opened her mouth and said, "My elder brother didn't live up to his expectations and did some ridiculous things. The prince laughed at him."

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Where is it, slaves dare not!"

Although Wang Gui was an eunuch, he was a eunuch in charge of ceremonies at this time, and he was in charge of the eunuchs in the huge imperial city, so he still had a lot of power.Seeing his respectful appearance, Yao Ji couldn't help but sighed: "Oh, it would be great if my brother has half the understanding of the prince."

"Your maid looks at General Yao and is just angry and confused." Wang Gui bowed, "My servant bids farewell."

When Wang Gui walked out of the palace, the two maids outside the door saw him off.

At this moment, Yao Ji stood up from the chair, her brows furrowed, and even her face paled a little.She dragged her long skirt, folded her hands in front of her stomach, and walked slowly back and forth on the board.She seemed to have forgotten the time and kept walking like this. She didn't say a word or do anything for a long time.

She thought about many things and people.

But what she pondered the most was about her brother Yao Fang.She and Yao Fang were separated when they were young, and the sibling relationship is not deep; but they are brothers and sisters after all, and Yao Fang is one of her only relatives.Yao Ji felt sad and angry towards Yao Fang at the same time.

Now, the imperial court is about to confer titles, Guo Wei and Du Qianrui are all looking forward to conferring on their natal family; but Yao Ji is the most bleak, not only is there no hope for the Yao family to be rewarded, her brother is also facing the death penalty... Yao Fang is really likely to be executed!When Zhu Gaoxu was the vassal king, this kind of thing could be favoritism; now that he is the emperor, he has more power, but it is not so simple!

Occasionally, when Yao Ji was very angry, she didn't even want to care about Yao Fang anymore!He really asked for it, and he was ignorant again and again.

Yao Ji calmed down, but still felt that she had to do everything possible to save Yao Fang!

If her own brother was sentenced to death, the entire Yao family would be implicated and become a stain that could not be washed away; the family members of the death criminal were convicted by the new emperor himself, what status would their family members have?

After Yao Ji had lunch, she began to bathe and change clothes, and slowly dressed up.She dawdled for nearly an hour, looking at the beautiful face on the yellowed mirror in front of the bronze mirror, she couldn't help but sighed softly.

Then she walked to the platform outside Qianqing Palace, and knelt gently by the door.Seeing this, the eunuchs and maids on duty all around turned pale with fright!Zhu Gaoxu had only a few wives and concubines before he entered the palace. Everyone paid attention to them, so they naturally recognized Yao Ji!

Yao Ji was going to wait here until Youshi when the foreign court was on duty. She knew that since Zhu Gaoxu entered the palace, he only lived in the Qianqing Palace and did not go anywhere else. (It should be that the Qianqing Palace is safer.)

Unexpectedly, after waiting for less than half an hour, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly walked onto the platform.

Yao Ji slightly raised her head in surprise, and looked at Zhu Gaoxu.

While walking quickly, Zhu Gaoxu said, "I heard that you were kneeling here, so I hurried back to work early. The ground is as hard as stone bricks. Get up quickly. What can't we talk about?"

He stepped forward and lifted Yao Ji up involuntarily.

Yao Ji felt the strength of his understatement, suddenly felt warm in her heart unprepared, her nose was sore and she almost didn't cry.

"Enter the house... the palace said." Zhu Gaoxu grabbed her soft and white hand and said.He turned his head and waved his hands forcefully, a kind of palace people bowed their knees to salute, and stopped outside.

The two walked into the huge Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaoxu pulled Yao Ji to a big chair and sat down, and he immediately sat down on the chair next to him.There was a moment of silence in the spacious palace.

Yao Ji looked around slowly, she came to sleep once after arriving in the capital, but it was night when she came.This is the first time to see clearly the emperor's bedroom.

"This place is really luxurious." Yao Ji said softly, "But for some reason, I still feel more comfortable in the small courtyard of Hanwang Mansion in Yunnan."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This specification itself is a kind of majesty and power. But when it comes to sleeping comfortably, I feel the same way as you, and I feel the same way."

Yao Ji showed a forced smile.

Zhu Gaoxu said again in a deep voice: "However, the place where the two of us have lived, the most memorable one is the attic of the shops on Xiangzhu Street under Jiming Temple."

"Your Majesty still remembers." Yao Ji pursed her lips lightly, "That place is not comfortable, even lying down for the two of them is very difficult, but they are forced to help..."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If it wasn't so narrow, how could I be so close to you?"