Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, and Lian's face turned red.He is not a person who likes to embarrass others, so he looked at her and smiled amiably, Lian was taken aback for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty's handwriting is so beautiful."

"I'm overwhelmed." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

The charcoal fire in the hall became more and more prosperous, the doors and windows of the main hall were also closed, and the temperature in the room gradually increased.Zhu Gaoxu was wearing very thick clothes, so he said without turning his head, "Help me take off my coat."

"Yes." Lian Shi, who was standing next to her, answered first.

Her movements were very gentle, as if Zhu Gaoxu was made of tofu, afraid of being damaged, so she moved very slowly, and the ink was stained for a while.Zhu Gaoxu's side face already felt a bit of warmth, it was the touch of her breathing, obviously she didn't use any strength to do this, but her breathing was a bit heavy.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her immediately, but saw that her expression was still so serious, without any obscene|evil expressions. For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu was even a little suspicious, because he felt wrong just now.

Lian Shi's fingers trembled slightly, as if he had been slightly frightened suddenly.She turned her eyes slightly, then turned her eyes boldly again quickly, silently staring directly at Zhu Gaoxu.Without being taught by the court, she is indeed different from ordinary court ladies and does not follow etiquette.

For a while, the two of them faced each other and were very close.Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that Lian Shi was quite good-looking.She is not the kind of person who is very stunning at first sight, but she is very attractive, with slightly thick red lips, slightly raised upper lip, well-proportioned and symmetrical facial features, and the feeling of single eyelid eyes is very special.Her skin is fair and soft, but because she is young and there is a little fat under the skin, the skin is not tight, but it is very gentle.

That seemingly serious and decent expression can also arouse people's curiosity, Zhu Gaoxu can't help but guess, can she be so serious at any time?

The coat was finally removed, and Lian took the things to a cabinet by the wall, and folded them there.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said, "You all go down, one person is enough to wait on you."

The other maids knelt and said, "Yes."

When Lian Shi heard this, she immediately turned her head and looked over, her cheeks became redder beside the charcoal fire.

She put away her coat, returned to Zhu Gaoxu's side, and stood there.There were only two people left in the hall, but suddenly the scene became cold, neither of them said anything.Lian seems to be very nervous, but Zhu Gaoxu is very calm.There was nothing to say for a while, and he felt a little abrupt, so he continued to write on the memorial as if nothing had happened.

"Holy, Holy Majesty is right." Lian's voice trembled slightly.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he stopped his pen and turned to look at her.

Lianshi avoided his gaze, and said softly: "After my family came to Beijing from their hometown, I have lived alone for several years. But I am living alone, and I am still used to it, unlike the past few months, when I can always see the Holy Majesty... ..."

While she was speaking, she seemed not to be breathing. After she finished speaking, she let out a long breath, and then took a deep breath as if she was suffocating.Zhu Gaoxu saw her fingers grabbing the corner of the coat, skirt and top again.

"Why are you talking quietly, but standing so far away?" Zhu Gaoxu said in an easy-going tone, "Don't be nervous, relax, we are not strangers, right?"

Lian Shi glanced at him, let out a breath, and approached slowly, she seemed a little dizzy and had a strange expression on her face.

When Zhu Gaoxu waited for her to approach, he stretched out his hand to gently hold her hand, at first he didn't act too much.

Lian Shi seemed a little unsteady, her expression was a little tangled, and she murmured: "Your Majesty still has business to do, isn't he going to take a nap in the afternoon?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's so cold, I'm too lazy to get up, I don't take a nap." His hand continued to reach up, gradually getting a little too much.

"Your Majesty..." Lian called out as if in a whisper.

Around Rouyi Hall, gradually it was not as quiet as before, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger.The wooden windows and six doors were tightly closed, being shaken by the winter wind, and the wood made a "creaking" dragging sound.

Chapter 848 You Have the Talent of a General

In February of the fourth year of Wude (AD [-]), Zhu Gaoxu had a son and a daughter.Concubine Shu gave birth to a prince named Zhantan; Concubine Xian gave birth to a princess named Shouyuan.

Soon after, Zhang Fu also took prisoners to Beijing.

People who originally came from the south can reach the imperial city the fastest if they walk through Zhengyang Gate.However, the imperial court arranged for Zhang Fu to follow the route along Fengtaimen, Jubaomen, and Hongwumen avenues. Because Jubaomen is the business district of the capital and the most densely populated place, it is just right to show the imperial court's martial arts to the common people along the way.

The Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies each sent a civil official and a nobleman to greet him, and they were accompanied by cavalry from the Beijing Camp, and arranged a grand ostentation for Zhang Fu.

The gates of each city beat drums specially for the prisoners, and the sound of "Dong Dong..." resounded throughout the southern city of the capital.Zhang Fu was wearing heavy armor and riding a war horse all the way. The officials and people along the road, regardless of their official positions, all avoided the road and bowed to him.Countless onlookers along the way were booing and cheering, as if they were celebrating a festival.

Behind Zhang Fu was a long line of prison cars, and the leaders of the rebel army below Li Li were all in the line to show the public along the street.The prisoner was not in the current posture on the journey of thousands of miles, otherwise he might have been tortured to death.They were made like this when they were about to enter the city, with their heads protruding from the hole above the prison car, and they could only stand in the car, unable to move their bodies.

In the noisy crowd on both sides, many people cursed and yelled all kinds of obscenities at the passing prisoners, and some threw rotten vegetable leaves, mud, all kinds of stinky eggs and other things.

As for the Annan rebels who have never affected the people of the capital and are strangers, these things are not important.After all, the person in the prison van must be a bad person.And the world always has all kinds of dissatisfaction. At this time, they vent their anger on the rebel captives openly and aboveboard, without any legal and moral responsibilities at all.

It has been just over four years since Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, and now it is the third time that the Prisoner Presentation Ceremony has been held.Ceremonies are very useful for him to stabilize the throne and enhance his authority, although the purpose of the war is not for this.The civil servants don't advocate exhaustion | militarism, but they are very supportive of offering prisoners. People always have some contradictions.

For Li Li and the others, Zhu Gaoxu had no intention of judging them by right or wrong, but only determined that they were enemies and opponents.So after the captives were offered, they were all beheaded.

At the celebration banquet, Zhang Fu and others received many rewards, including brocade robes, jade belts, saddles, precious sheaths, and newly minted silver coins from the mint.Then the emperor made another decree, sending people to Annan Kingdom to reward Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, and reward him with property; he was promoted to Ma Gan, who captured Li Li alive, as the commander of Beijiang Guard, and rewarded Ma Gan and his subordinates with a new money of 100 million Wen.

The next morning, after Yumen listened to the government, Zhang Fu was summoned and went to the Hall of Rouyi to have an audience.

Yesterday's rites and music, people's noisy congratulatory speeches have subsided, and the inside and outside of Rouyi Hall are very quiet.Zhang Fu also calmed down. Aside from the noise, he began to think about the details of this major event.

Eliminating Li Li will definitely win the favor of the Holy One.However, there is one imperfection in this matter, that is, the king of Annan Chen Zhengyuan was used as a bait; Chen Zhengyuan is very important to the court, Zhang Fu used him to set up an ambush, obviously the method is not very good-looking.

When Zhang Fu kowtowed at the door, he saw Qi Tai, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also inside.When Zhang Fu entered the hall and kowtowed again, Qi Tai hurriedly stood up, avoiding Zhang Fu and kneeling with him.

Zhu Gaoxu beckoned and said, "No, no, come and sit down and talk."

Zhang Fu said: "I thank you, the sage, for giving me the seat."

When he got up from the ground, he saw that the paper in front of Zhu Gaoxu was a little crumpled, it seemed to be the confession of Li Li and others.

Zhang Fu then said: "My sage, Li Li, the leader of the bandits, has a lot of prestige in Annan Kingdom, and is very cunning. I have been guarding for two years, but I have no chance. After I got the news of Ruan Jingyi, I was afraid that Li Li would notice, so I went Before dispatching troops, it was kept secret and failed to inform the Annan royal family, so that King Annan could go south as scheduled."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and looked at him, and said: "I know that there are always risks on the battlefield, and those who are in charge of the army should make a decisive decision and be responsible for the consequences. Since the Marquis of Xincheng made such a decision, there must be your reasons, and you must weigh it The importance of this has been overestimated. Now that the result has been a complete victory, Xin Chenghou's decision is a wise move."

After hearing this, Zhang Fu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said: "The Holy Majesty is wise." Then he suddenly said, "I congratulate the Holy Majesty, I am very happy to have the Third Prince and the Eldest Princess."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Xinchenghou will stay in the capital's mansion for a while longer, you have to work hard."

After hearing this, Qi Tai laughed along with him.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Zhang Fu, and then said: "Xinchenghou has a general, continue to work hard, the Zhang family deserves the title, there should be no problem. If you don't care about your family, who will inherit the duke title in the future?"

Hearing these words suddenly, Zhang Fu couldn't help showing joy on his face, and hurriedly said: "I am willing to go forward for the saint."

After he finished speaking, he came back to his senses. He just felt that the emperor was very thoughtful. He didn't say when he would be the Duke of the state, but said "it should be no problem", and got a carrot and hung it on a stick.There is no way, who told Zhang Fu to behave as a general, and the emperor still wants to use it?

However, Zhang Fu, who has been a "General of the Ping Han Dynasty", can have the current future, and he is quite satisfied.For a moment, he only felt that the spring outside the palace was very bright, just like the present future.

Zhu Gaoxu's voice said: "According to the confessions of Ruan Jian and others, the news of Chen Zhengyuan's going south was learned from the envoys of the Champa Kingdom?"

Zhang Fu immediately replied: "That's true. I met Ruan Jingyi in the Annan Governor's Mansion and confirmed this matter. According to Ruan Jingyi's report, Li Li also sent people to Hue and met with Champa. minister."

Qi Tai said: "The Kingdom of Champa has a long-standing grievance with the Kingdom of Annan. It is reasonable for our dynasty to support the royal family of Annan, and even the Kingdom of Champa to obstruct this."

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "I have already said that when the Ming Dynasty conquered the Hu family in Annan, Zhancheng sent troops to attack, but it was for their own benefit, and they wanted to take advantage of the fire to loot. Now if the interests of the Champa Kingdom are affected, they are not willing to let the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty Arbitration, but an alliance with our enemy immediately! The original tributary and vassal relationship is fragile, but that's it."

Qi Tai echoed: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. Many foreign countries and small countries pay tribute to the court, which is nothing more than adding to our court's prestige. Those countries are not the same as the Korean country. The holy decree is passed to foreign domains, only North Korea and Annan."

Zhang Fudao: "From my point of view, the soldiers and generals of the southern states are all weak in battle. The Annan army has obtained the weapons and tactics of our dynasty. This time the attack on Zhancheng has a great chance of winning, and it will definitely punish Zhancheng for its treachery. Monarchs and ministers are in awe of the might of the Holy God."

... as expected