Daming prepares the emperor

Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Biao stood on the steps below the dragon chair, looking at the envoys below.

Apart from him, there were countless pairs of eyes looking at the envoy, and the general's gaze was the most intense and terrifying.

In the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, the temperature in the hall was not high, but the envoy was sweating all over his forehead, and he didn't dare to wipe it off. He let it flow down, and said in a trembling voice: "Our country is close to the Three Gorges of Qutang. There are Jiange plank roads in the north. ..."

The historian held the pen and stared at it blankly. Compared with the civil and military men who had their own thoughts, only his thoughts were the clearest. He only complained why this man spoke intermittently, which made him not remember clearly, and he fainted several inks on the paper. little bit.

"The ancients said that the danger of the Three Gorges is one man's gate, and ten thousand men can't open it. To the west, I have Chengdu, with thousands of miles of fertile soil and endless fish and rice. It is really a land of abundance."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't take it anymore: "After talking so much, do you want to surrender?"

The envoy was shocked and stammered: "I am willing to be a vassal of Ming Dynasty."

"Being a vassal state? You have become our vassal state, what good is it for Daming?"

"We can turn in rare treasures, whether it's wood or jewelry..."

Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted his words: "If we beat you down, we can have these, and we don't need to transport them by your hands, so as to save the loss in the middle."

Immediately, there was laughter from the generals in the hall. They echoed Zhu Yuanzhang, as if they had heard a very funny story, pointing at the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, regardless of his shame and indignation. The confidence to win immediately after a fight.

Lan Yu looked around and didn't understand why no one came forward. She couldn't figure it out in her heart, so she simply stepped out, raised her chest and raised her head: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard to conquer Sichuan!"

Although his behavior was unruly, it was unexpectedly timely. Zhu Yuanzhang was excited and waved his hand: "Okay, let's reserve a seat for you first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lan Yu was shocked, happy like a dog seeing its bones, and was about to show off to the generals around her, when she noticed Zhu Biaozheng's disapproving gaze from the corner of her eyes, she immediately suppressed her smile, coughed twice, and retreated in a serious manner go back.

The other military generals secretly regretted that Lanyu was the first to eat crabs, and several of them stood up and said that they could also go to Sichuan to fight, and they could win the battle quickly, comparing each other , the deadline was shortened from a few months to a few weeks, as if the Jiange was made of paper and he was a heavenly soldier.

Zhu Biao said in a low voice: "Quiet."

Many of the generals were members of the East Palace, bound to the prince's big boat, and immediately shut up obediently.

Zhu Biao continued: "Sir, please continue."

The hall became quiet again, and the eyes of all the ministers returned to where they started.

But what else is there to say?The envoy wiped his sweat, took a deep breath, and completely lost the courage to speak.

Xu Shouhui, Chen Youliang's former immediate boss, was once the object of Ming Yuzhen's allegiance.When Ming Yuzhen was sent by Xu Shouhui to collect food in Sichuan, he accidentally discovered that the local defenders were extremely easy to attack, so he occupied Chongqing and Chengdu by the way, and gave himself the title of King of Longshu.

After receiving the news that Chen Youliang hammered Xu Shouhui and made herself emperor, Ming Yuzhen's only worry and conscience disappeared, and she directly became independent in the middle of Shu, sealed off the Three Gorges, followed suit and proclaimed herself emperor, and established Xia Guo, but this person is very similar to Zhang Shicheng , I have no ambitions, and I am very satisfied just sitting in the corner and enjoying it.

After his death, his son Mingsheng came to the throne. Because of his young age, Xia Guo was governed by the Queen Mother.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Xia Guo sent wood and jade. It seemed very bullying, so Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to surrender directly. Unexpectedly, the nobles in Xia Guo only wanted to be a vassal state, and could not see the situation clearly. When the two sides were in a stalemate, He even took the initiative to send envoys, hoping to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind.

After getting such an ending, the envoy was relieved. In his opinion, hanging up and down is the most painful thing. It is comforting to be able to make such a final decision. As for how to explain when you go back, the worst thing is to resign and run for your life.

The court will be gone.

The ministers looked at the envoys who hurried out of the palace under the guidance of the eunuchs, and thought of the imperial decree confirmed by Zhu Yuanzhang, they looked at each other, and expressions of sadness or joy gradually appeared on their faces.

The Minister of the Household Department sighed, thinking about how much money he would spend this time, and left without paying attention to the rest of the people. Other ministers, especially the officials of the Ministry of War, did not dare to touch his bad luck at all, and stayed away from him. He slumped behind, sharing the excitement in whispers.

"Brother-in-law, envy me." Lan Yu leaned sideways to Chang Yuchun's side like a crab, and said proudly, "You see, impulsiveness is also good. No matter when you start fighting, your majesty has said that I have my share."

"You also know that you are impulsive?" Chang Yuchun was actually a little sour, and slapped him on the back of the head suddenly, "You still dare to show off, you look back and see for yourself."

When Sapphire turned her head, the eyes of those generals turned red, as if they wanted to peel off his skin.

"They are jealous of me." Sapphire put her hands behind her head and said indifferently, "Even if His Majesty didn't agree to me this time, His Highness has already agreed to me, anyway, there is my place, brother-in-law, you wait, I will come back In the future, once you become a marquis and give glory to the Lan family, if my sister is happy, she won't take care of your private money anymore."

Chang Yuchun heard the chaotic footsteps behind him, his face flushed, he slapped Lan Yu again, and said loudly: "When did your sister control my money? If you talk nonsense, I'll beat you to death."

Tang He smiled and said, "That's right, Lan Yu, what are you talking about, I didn't see your brother-in-law is unhappy!"

The rest of the nobles took the opportunity to laugh too, showing no mercy.

Beside the white jade railings on the left and right sides of Fengtian Hall, Yang Xianhe walked side by side, staring at the crowd bursting into laughter in the distance while walking, and sighed: "There is another battle... Among the honorable ones, we must fight again." There are heroes."

The person beside him said: "Yes, in this way, Huaixi is even more powerful. If Mr. Liu is still here, I'm afraid he will have a headache at this time."

"No." Yang Xian shook his head and said, "It's too late for him to be able to fight Sichuan. I can also tell the difference. There are some things that you can't fight. If you fight, you won't even be able to enter the arena."

"That's right." This person is obviously not very interested in Liu Ji, and he is not very interested in attacking Sichuan. Some are busy, so we can’t let Brother Zhang work alone.”

"Brother Zhang..." Yang Xian pondered for a moment, looked at Wang Guangyang's profile, and tried to test it out, "What do you think of Brother Zhang?"

"Ah." Wang Guangyang touched his mustache, glanced at Yang Xian, and said, "Brother Zhang has a deep understanding of the calendar, and he is cautious in his words and deeds on weekdays, and acts responsibly. I think Brother Zhang has done a good job. It's worth learning."

Literally, what an old fritter.

Yang Xian was a little dissatisfied, but he thought about it again, there were only three of them in charge of political affairs at the moment, a person like Wang Guangyang who was not motivated was no threat, he would only go along with others, and when Zhang Chang was resolved, his status would immediately be lost Going further, this person doesn't care what to say, sitting in Zhongshu as a mascot, while having no influence, he also appears to be a virtuous minister who can tolerate others.

Yang Xian is a very decisive person.

Thinking of this, he said to Wang Guangyang: "I'll go to the Sixth Section Corridor first. I should get some memorials today, but don't worry about others doing it. Brother Wang, let's go back first."

When Wang Guangyang heard him mention Zhang Chang, he felt that it was not good. It would be better if he left, and immediately said: "Okay, okay. You go and do your work, don't worry about me."

Leaving Fengtian Temple Square, Yang Xian really went to the Sixth Section Corridor, and really got the memorial book, but when he was going out, he met a little eunuch who passed by very reasonably, and handed out a note, Then he left leisurely.

The little eunuch accepted the things here and went about his own business as usual. He waited until night before he sneaked past the brothers and sisters who were sleeping on a large bunk, put on his jacket, went out barefoot in the cold weather, put on a jacket and hid it in the The shoes in the pavilion hurried to the foot of the wall in the utility room in the distance.

"what's up?"

When he was lingering in the shadow of the wall, a hand grabbed him from the darkness, Yang Gaomeng's face loomed in the night: "Who is looking for me?"

"Godfather." The little eunuch said, "It's Master Yang's news, this is for you."

He handed over the note for the day.

Yang Gaomeng read the content under the moonlight, first confirmed the handwriting and code, then read it through, memorized it silently, kneaded the paper into a ball, ate it in one bite, and said: "Go back, if anyone asks, just say you have peed."

"Yes."

On the other side of Yang's mansion, Yang Xian turned off the lights and came to sit in the study. Not long after, a man in black came in, knelt down on one knee and said, "This subordinate has seen you."

"Let's talk about yourself first." Yang Xian said.

"Yes, my subordinate is Li Shiliu, whose code name is also Shiliu. He is the third eldest among the brothers, and he is the best at lightness kung fu. Before leaving, Master Liu told me to take orders from Master Yang. As long as it is not a threat to the royal family, we will do it."

"Oh." Yang Xian nodded, "You do the first thing for me."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve: "This is written in imitation of Zhang Chang's handwriting. You put it under the mattress in Zhang Chang's bedroom. I have already bribed his maid, and within five days no one will accept it." I know how to tidy up the bedding, and you have to make things perfect in the next two days, is there any problem?"

Immediately afterwards, he took out a weird straw rope doll: "This can block the luck of civil servants. You only have one chance. If you don't succeed, you will die."

"Your subordinate has no problem." Li Shiliu said in a deep voice, "My lord, just wait for the good news."

After he left, Yang Xian took out a letter, called the housekeeper, and asked him to deliver it overnight.

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It was another court meeting, the matter of dispatching troops was already confirmed, and it had been two days since the envoy came to visit. There was no urgent state affairs, and the ministers were drowsy. More realistically, it was the Chinese New Year, and with the mentality of accumulating virtue, they did not Fighting thoughts, eating too much dry food, blisters on the mouth, swollen gums, and too lazy to argue.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao watched from above, and they didn't care about managing things. Their efficiency in approving books was much faster than following strict rules and listening to ministers' nagging.

Just when Huang Xi was about to shout to retreat, a member of Yushi's team stood up.

The rest of the ministers immediately regained their spirits. Firstly, they were worried that they would be the target of impeachment, and secondly, because of their melon-eating nature. They all stretched their necks, held their breath, and guessed whether a knife or a candy would come out of Yushi's mouth.

"I want to impeach Zhang Chang!"

Zhu Biao frowned.

This censor has something to do with him, it is Li Yinbing.

In order to deal with Zhu Wenzheng back then, he hinted at Li Yinbing to write an impeachment memorial. This person had a personal enmity with Zhu Wenzheng, and he impeached him to cover up his shame. He told the ministers that they did not fight each other. The pen looks good on everyone's face.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang had some feelings for Zhu Wenzheng after all, out of anger, he was not happy to see Li Yinbing, and a boss who only gave things but didn't give benefits would have no future. Li Yinbing's promotion was secretly promoted after Zhu Biao considered it.

Such a person, whether he is capable or not, his ability to stand in line is indeed top-notch, and in officialdom, this ability is more than enough, enough to be popular.

So he came out today, who is going to be the knife in his hand?

"Your Majesty, I have impeached Zhang Chang, the governor of Zhongshu Province." Li Yinbing's face was full of integrity, "Zhang Chang was originally an old minister of the Yuan court. , I heard that he once said in public that if I return to the Yuan Dynasty, I will still not lose my wealth and honor, which shows that his anti-thief heart is not dead. I impeach Zhang Chang, and please search his house to set the record straight."

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The author has something to say:

The envoy’s visit in this article is based on the "Ming History Chronicle"

The country is in the east, the danger of the Three Gorges of Qutang, and the obstruction of the Jiange plank road in the north. The ancients said that if one man guards it, a hundred people will never pass it, while the west controls Chengdu, with fertile soil and riches.

I usually do things, as long as they are pragmatic and not superficial. This person can't tell the goodness of his master, but he only praises his country's dangers, and he will lose his post as an envoy.