Bright Spring

Qi Shangshu is a loyal minister of the imperial court, and our brothers didn't pay much attention to it. It was just a routine matter. Let's see where Qi Shangshu has gone.However, the Holy Majesty once mentioned the grievances between Shangshu Qi and Marquis Longping, and I suddenly remembered: Could the dilapidated inn be the place where Shangshu Qi met his good friends back then? "

"It's possible!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Didn't you just say that the inn is in the direction of Gongyuan?"

Zhang Sheng asked in a low voice: "Will the last general send more people to see what Qi Shangshu is doing?"

"No need." Zhu Gaoxu immediately waved his hand and said, "It's just a personal grievance. People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, let's wait for a while and see before we talk about it. The investigation of the case by the Sanju Judiciary is orderly, and it can be delayed for a long time. Don't worry about Zhang Xin's matter."

Zhang Sheng said: "Yes! I thank you and leave."

The commander of Jinyiwei left Dongnuan Pavilion, and Wang Gui sent it out.

But just as Wang Gui went out, he seemed to have called other eunuchs to see him off, and he turned back quickly.Wang Gui walked up to the imperial case and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty Mingjian, did Chen Keguan be used by Qi Shangshu?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I only said that there is that possibility. Whether it is true or not, we will know in three days. If Qi Tai really did that, he should have an audience and tell me."

Wang Gui replied "Yes", but the expression on his face seemed to be disbelief.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, and said again: "If I really want to know the inside story, I just ask him face to face. Now that I am a monarch and minister, there is nothing to talk about."

Wang Gui hurriedly bowed, "Your Highness is wise!"

But Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want to know the inside story anymore, maybe he just needs to know that Qi Tai hates Zhang Xin.

He sat silently in the chair for a while, thinking about this kind of thing bored him a little.However, if the court and the military are in harmony, it may not be a good thing to be afraid; but if the fight is too fierce, there will be serious internal friction, just as the ancients said that everything should not be "excessive".

Zhu Gaoxu sighed, stood up, and turned to face the map on the wall.He stood there with his hands behind his back, carefully looking at the things on the map.

Chapter 642 I'm Not Here

After the Yumen court meeting, Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, couldn't wait and rushed to the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion before he was on duty.On the west side of Qianbu Corridor, there are five government offices of the five armies, and the Zhongfu is the closest to Chengtianmen.

Qiu Fu left the lobby of the Central Mansion, but did not enter the house to have a secret talk.He took Zhang Xin to the yard behind the second hall.The two slowed down in a corridor.

In this corridor, there is a wall on the left and a yard on the right, which is convenient for talking.

Qiu Fu glanced at Liushen Wuzhu's worried Zhang Xin, and first tried to persuade him, "Longping Hou Wuyou, you can't die!"

Zhang Xin hurriedly said: "In the imperial gate, the Holy Majesty personally inquired, and the general dared not deny the crime."

"I know, you did the right thing!" Qiu Fu said, "I didn't intercede for you, please spare me the death penalty, I only said that warriors should die in the frontier. Do you understand what that means?"

Zhang Dao said: "The last general probably understands that the crime is clear, and Duke Qiu can't intercede."

Qiu Fu shook his head, frowned, and said, "That Chen Er exposed you, the Holy Majesty didn't say anything at first; as soon as I said that I would let you die in the frontier without any regrets, the Holy Majesty immediately decided to delay the matter! It can be seen that the Holy Majesty understood what the old minister meant. , I also thought of the battle of Jingnan, and the love of everyone who went through life and death on the battlefield!"

Zhang Xin suddenly said: "Mr. Qiu is really capable of both martial arts!"

Qiu Fu looked at him and sneered: "But for the evil things you did yourself, capital punishment is inevitable, and living crime is probably inevitable!"

Zhang Dao said: "If you can save your life, you will have nothing else to ask for."

"Very good! Not only can you save your life, but the title should also be fine." Qiu Fu said confidently.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xin asked, "Duke Qiu already has a solution?"

Qiu Fu nodded and said: "Nurgan Dusi! When Emperor Taizong was in power, he planned to set up Nuergan Dusi near Sakhalin Island in the Nuergan area at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, which is now part of Russia. Developed the depth of our northeast frontier defense in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there are century-old towering trees in the Nuergan area, and the big pine trees can be used for shipbuilding;

Not long after he ascended the throne today, he mentioned this matter and did not object to the establishment of the Nuer Gandu Division.If I submit a letter requesting the imperial court to set up the Nuer Gan Dusi; and recommend Longping Hou to be the commander of the capital, you will escape this calamity!After a few years, the brothers will think of a way to transfer you back.

The Nuergan area is in a bitterly cold place, and a little to the north is a place where there are years of ice and snow; ordinary generals would never want to go there.But that place has a very large jurisdiction, and if it is not for the nobles of the court, the prestige will not be enough.If Marquis Longping is willing to go, then no one has anything to say. "

Zhang Xin immediately said: "The last general is willing to go!"

Qiu Fu patted Zhang Xin on the shoulder very satisfied: "Go back to the yamen, so that you can be on duty."

So Zhang Xin retired from the army.

However, Qiu Fu's political ideas are not as simple as the establishment of the Nuer Gandu Division.He believes that the national power of the Ming Dynasty is on the rise, and the national policy of opening up territories should be actively implemented!Many Jingnan heroes and generals supported Qiu Fu very much.

Only when there are battles will the generals have military merits; only when the places they have won have to be guarded can the generals have power and status, and only then can they speak!The power of the Dudufu of the Five Armies is really too small; the military generals came from the Hongwu period, and they also knew that the military officials in the capital should not have too much power, and could only rely on opening up the frontiers.

However, this is not what the courtiers wish to see!Most of all, those in the Ministry of Household Affairs who want to find a way to spend on military expenses, Xia Yuanji and others are firmly opposed.

A few days later, there was the second imperial court meeting.

Wu lined up on both sides, saluted and shouted long live.Zhu Gaoxu had just sat down on the throne, before the official said something, Qiu Fu stood up first.

Qiu Fu, who was dressed in a bright red official robe, held an ivory card, bent down and said, "I recently bought a painting, please come in and present it to the Holy Majesty."

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu's voice said: "Bring it up."

On the imperial gate, there was a burst of discussion among the crowd.After all, Qiu Fu was a serious military official, so it was a bit weird that he suddenly played with calligraphy and painting; people seemed to be guessing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Qiu Fu took a scroll of paintings from a general, but did not pass it to the eunuch Wang Gui immediately.At this time, Wang Gui had already come down.

Qiu Fu directly untied the rope tied to the painting, and opened the painting!He held up the painting with his arms outstretched, first showing it to the superior in the north, and then turning around to show it to the surrounding military officials.

There was an uproar in the imperial gate!

Many officials complained, and one of them, Geng Tong, said furiously: "In the temple, Duke Qi actually showed such obscene paintings! It's really insulting to me, and to the public weapon!"

That painting is really unsightly, the woman on it is painted either naked or disheveled, and the inconvenient parts are also painted!All the officials were outraged, and someone pointed at Qiu Fu and said, "Duke Qi is crazy? It's too much!"

Zhu Gaoxu on the throne was far away, and he roughly saw the embarrassing picture displayed.Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak for a while.

At this moment, Qiu Fu sneered and said, "What's the saying? Different people have different opinions! Do you only see the portrait of a woman? Then look at the man on it and the words here."

Everyone looked at it, and most of them couldn't understand the characters, because they were not Chinese characters, but they seemed to be Yuan Dynasty characters.The above background has snow, dry grass, gray tents, red bonfires, and the men in leather and fur hats seem to be Tatar costumes.One of the men was smelling the scent of the woman's body, while the other looked at the woman's body carefully with eyes like examining goods.

Looking back at the left and right, Qiu Fu said: "Last autumn and winter, the northern tribes invaded. The Hulu plundered livestock, food, property, and in addition to plundering people! Young and strong men and young women were caught and would be taken away. , but women are the most likely to be robbed! Men are slaves, and if they are robbed to the grassland, each person can exchange one lamb; young women can exchange two lambs! If they are born well and grow well, the price will rise even higher.

This painting is a painting made by a Tatar who saw the transaction scene with his own eyes on the grassland.The words in the corner are the painter's name.Women from the border areas are not ashamed to show their bodies in front of the enemies. Do you feel ashamed just by looking at the portraits? "

None of the ministers could answer.

Qiu Fu blushed and said: "Our Ming Dynasty was powerful and powerful, but this is the situation of the border people in the prosperous age! If the peace is long and the military equipment is not repaired, why is this!?"

Wang Gui waited for him to finish speaking, then went up to ask for a painting.Wang Gui held the throne with both hands, and carefully placed it on the imperial case in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

"Bang!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly slapped Yu An with great force, and there was a faint sound of wooden boards cracking in the loud noise, and the things on it jumped up "bang bang dang dang".

After the sound, there was a sudden silence between the pillars inside the imperial gate.Qiu Fu knelt down on the brick floor, his head bowed to the ground, and the veins on his forehead were also bulging.

Zhu Gaoxu just patted the table, but didn't say a word.

After a moment of dead silence, Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "When I am in power, if I can't subdue the tribes of Tatar Wacha, I swear I won't be a human being!"

After he opened his mouth, all the officials knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of the dragon's body!"