Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the desktop for a while, as if he was thinking about something.After a while, he shook his head and said, "My third younger brother Gao Sui is not good at fighting, but he is not someone who can be manipulated around. Huang Yan is an eunuch, who used to rely on the late emperor's favor, so he shouldn't be able to cause much trouble now."

He pondered for a moment and then said: "There is no way for the kings to be wary. My uncles and cousins ​​are all sensible people. As long as the court still wants to weaken the power of the vassal kings, conflicts will inevitably arise.

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Qi Tai looked dignified, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has made great achievements in battle, and the weather in the court is not the same as that of the Jianwen Dynasty; and only part of the guards of the vassal kings were transferred away, and they were not forced into a desperate situation. The kings should be able to compromise. Yes. But since some people are dissatisfied, the Holy Majesty has to guard against the conspiracies and tricks of some youngsters!"

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, reached out and patted the table lightly, and said decisively: "The matter has been decided, and it has to be done! Qi Butang recently explained the matter of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War is temporarily in charge of the servant Pei Youzhen and others; you go to various places in Jiangbei Go and urge the chief ministers, prefectures and counties to prepare military rations."

Qi Tai said: "I would like to obey the imperial decree!"

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at Ping'an and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will designate E Guogong as the forward general of the Northern Expedition. Then you go to Kaiping City first, and command the soldiers and horses mobilized from various palaces and guards, and reorganize and drill."

Ping An clasped his fists and said, "I obey the order!"

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Ba Guogong (Qu Neng) is the left deputy general, and Ding Guogong (Wang Bin) is the right deputy general. After paying homage to the seal, they will lead the Beijing camp, horses, grain and fodder to cross the river first; call Xincheng Marquis Zhang Fu, Jiangyin Hou Wugao is a general and will accompany the army in the Northern Expedition. I will deal with the matter of staying behind in the capital, and then I will lead the cavalry north to join you."

The two also bowed in response.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "By the way, Cao Fu, you will order Qian Xun to find someone to try to develop a four-wheeled carriage in order to carry more military rations and equipment in the future. The army should gather in Beiping in July this year. Division area, and then move north!"

Cao Fu hurriedly said: "Your maid obeys the order."

Qi Tai still advised with a worried look on his face: "There is no barrier in Mobei, and the Holy Majesty's personal expedition must be careful."

Zhu Gaoxu replied: "I know it well, so don't worry about it."

... After discussing the matter, several ministers thanked each other and resigned, leaving the Hall of Rouyi.

After a while, the eunuch Cao Fu walked back to the main hall, bent down and said, "The former Queen Annan and Queen Chen are outside the north gate, can the emperor see you?"

"Tell her to come in and talk." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Chen Shi entered from the north gate of the main hall, walked to Zhu Gaoxu's side, she bowed her knees gracefully and said: "My concubine pays homage to the Holy Majesty."

With a brush in his hand, Zhu Gaoxu was writing an order for Qian Xun.He turned his head and glanced at Mrs. Chen, and said: "The queen is excused, the ministers are all gone, you can find a place to sit, and I will finish writing right away."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and scratched his forehead, thinking about what happened to the four-wheeled carriage, but he couldn't think of it for a while.In short, he had never seen a four-wheeled carriage in the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Gaoxu finished writing, he blew on the paper a few times, and then handed it to Cao Fu, "I have to do these trivial things as soon as I think of them, otherwise I might forget them when I turn around."

Cao Fu took the imperial decree with both hands, and said: "Send this servant to the Southern Guard Office immediately."

Zhu Gaoxu put the pen on the inkstone, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that Mrs. Chen was looking at him.Seeing Zhu Gaoxu turning his head, she immediately averted her eyes in a little panic.

"Chen Qie recently heard people say that the Holy Majesty is going to conquer Mongolia in the north?" Chen asked softly.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "However, the center of gravity of the court will not be completely shifted to the north; I will not give up on the matter of cross-toeing, and the queen will not be impatient."

He paused, and while thinking, he said: "After the 'Battle of Sin' broke out, some important events of my father are halfway through.

;This is a major event that must be done. If I don't continue to do it, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Moreover, during the war, the authority of the imperial court was weakened; the flames of war did not spread to the north, so that the hearts of the people in the north were floating, and the Hulu also despised our court.At this time, Wang Shi's northern expedition is indeed necessary.Only by deterring the barbarians and those with ulterior motives can the imperial court temporarily stabilize the situation in the north, allowing me time to calmly plan major events..."

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu noticed that Mrs. Chen was looking at him all the time, and seemed to be listening very carefully, but didn't seem to listen to what he said.There was a faint smile on her face, as if she enjoyed listening to Zhu Gaoxu's narration.

Zhu Gaoxu stopped talking.

After a while, Chen's expression was a little strange, and he suddenly said: "The concubine has been waiting for the restoration of the country for many years. Occasionally, I have a thought that the Chen Dynasty has fallen, and if it can no longer be restored... Maybe it's good .”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, when he looked at Chen's face, he saw that she was also looking directly at him.The two looked at each other nervously for a while, and there was a silence in the hall.On her beautiful face with slightly deep eye sockets and a touch of exotic style, there seems to be an impulsive, trance, and bewildered look on her face.

Can't return to the country, is it good?

Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought of the second half of the sentence: In this way, the Chen family can stay in the palace forever because they have nowhere to go in exile in the capital of the Ming Dynasty?

He did not immediately respond to Chen.After all, this beautiful woman is not just a beautiful woman; Zhu Gaoxu's original intention of planning this matter was to support an agent in An Nanguo, and the whole matter has been going on for ten years!If he wanted to give up in an instant, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't be so impulsive.

As soon as he thought of further and more considerations, his eyes flickered a little.

Chen suddenly smiled slightly, and said: "I just said it casually, you don't have to take it seriously."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "Some things we have agreed to are not light, the queen still has to take it seriously. You have to think more, make up your mind, and don't wander around."

"Your Majesty is right." Mrs. Chen sighed softly.

The hall was quiet again.Zhu Gaoxu didn't do anything else, he looked away from Chen's face, leaned his body slightly on the back of the chair, and saw the roof of the hall.He stared up, as if not seeing anything, but thinking about something that had nothing to do with the roof.

Chen's voice said: "Your Majesty is already an emperor, and you have everything. But every time I see you, I always feel that you have other expectations and are doing your best?"

Zhu Gaoxu sat upright, turned his head and said, "How can human beings be so easily satisfied?"

Chen smiled.She sized Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, and then sighed softly: "The silk and satin are indeed the best in China. Your Majesty's dragon robe looks really smooth and fine."

Zhu Gaoxu followed her topic and said: "I heard that Hu merchants from Persia, Timur and other places traded in Cochin and Champa. When buying silk, they would rather pay a high price for silk produced in Daming?"

Chen said softly: "That's true, Your Majesty knows everything."

While talking to her, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Chen's curvy|convex figure with casual eyes.He felt that the atmosphere was very subtle, like a dragonfly on the water surface, tentatively approaching for a while, and then flew into the air for a while.This is probably how it feels.

Or it's just two people who want different things.

Chapter 648 Brother, wait a minute

After Qi Tai left the government office today, he didn't have to go to the government office of the Ministry of War for the time being.Following {Dream}Xiao◢.1a, he received the imperial decree to supervise the transportation of food and salaries from various provinces, and was scheduled to leave Beijing in three days.

The imperial decree is placed on a table in the bedroom.The old slave entered, helped Qi Tai take off his official uniform, and brought a satin robe.

Everything is cumbersome, Qi Tai also has a lot of worries, today he always feels very impetuous.He is very clear about the general plan of the Holy Majesty's Northern Expedition to Mongolia this year. The Mongolian tribes should not be the most important goal, and the gradual reduction of the vassal is the Holy Majesty's intention!

Perhaps the cutting of feudal clans during the Jianwen period, which caused years of war and major failures, cast a shadow on Qi Tai's heart.He has been worried about this incident recently, always worried about what might happen.

"If you don't wear this one, I still have a brown cotton straight gown." Qi Tai said suddenly.

The servant hurriedly said: "The old slave will find it for you."

After a while, Qi Tai changed his clothes, wearing a square scarf on his head and a cotton robe on his body.He went to the study to get a copy of "The Doctrine of the Mean", and then went out in a carriage.

The inner city of the capital was very lively. After the new emperor ascended the throne for a period of time, everything gradually returned to normal.

Qi Tai walked from north to south by car, passed the Dazhong Bridge on the Jinshui River, and the Gongyuan and Fuxue were not far away.The carriage did not go to those places, nor to the Qinhuai River in the south, but continued westward.After passing Dagongfang, and walking a little way towards Sanshan Street, we saw a low, old dense house.

Between the Qinhuai River and the Jinshui River, there are many restaurants and shops, which is the bustling area.But there is a mess of dilapidated streets and layers of old houses nearby.Because of this, the accommodation here is the cheapest; when Qi Tai went to Beijing to wait for the exam, he searched half of the capital to find this "good place".

Qi Tai made a calculation, and after more than 20 years, he did not expect that this place is still like this.Even the inn where he stayed was the same as before.

Shops, shopkeepers, peddlers and pawns on both sides of the streets and alleys are busy, and it has been like this for more than 20 years.Qi Tai felt that if he hadn't encountered a big event and forced him to "dislike ugly", he would start singing.