Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Beijing.

Inside the Forbidden City.

Jiajing's face was rosy, and he spread his hands. Under the service of Lu Fang, he put on the dragon robe and gown, and looked outside the hall, admiring the rainbow rising from the sky: "I remember that when the Dragon God came to Beijing, it was like this after the rain. Rainbow, today I am destroying the Japanese, it is also a general auspicious auspiciousness!"

Lu Fang also smiled all over her face, showing sincere joy: "Master Hong Fu, this is God's blessing!"

Jiajing nodded, looked around, and said to himself: "It's time to come back..."

Lu Fang's expression remained unchanged, and the actions of the other servants couldn't help but pause, unable to hide their surprise.

This coming back means returning to the Forbidden City.

Since the downfall of the Yan Party and Xu Jie's resignation, only Lu Ben remained in the cabinet.

The old man is attached to Yan Song, and occasionally communicates with Qingliu, and he is qualified as a mediator between the two camps, but it is absolutely not courageous for him to make up his own mind.

Therefore, there are more and more things that are personally handed over to His Majesty to decide.

Governance by doing nothing in the past was a matter of involuntary governance, and it was left to the people below to manage and fight for it.

If you do the right thing, Jiajing will admit it, if you do the wrong thing, the responsibility will always be lowered, and it is better to be silent than to be silent.

Now that there are no two Qingci prime ministers who can figure out the holy will, coupled with the turmoil and changes in the court situation, that method will not work. Jiajing re-handled government affairs and even prepared to return to the Forbidden City.

There was news in the palace, the undercurrent was surging, the party disputes in the previous dynasty were raging, and countless eyes were fixed on the Taoist emperor, waiting for a decision.

Jiajing knew it well, and said something consciously or unconsciously, stretching out his sleeves and throwing it behind his back: "Let's go! I want to see what the emperor of Japan looks like!"

The last court meeting was to welcome the Dragon God into the capital, and this time the grand ceremony is a triumphant return of the Ming army, presenting captives and determining meritorious service!
Jiajing went out of the inner palace by public opinion.

When driving, ring the bell at the Meridian Gate;

When you arrive at the gate of Taihe, sound the golden drum and play the cymbals;
Finally to the Meridian Gate, walk along the horse path to the imperial tower.

The Meridian Gate Tower is facing south from the north, facing east and west. It is a typical three-sided sanitation pattern. It is not only an excellent structure for defending the city in ancient times, but also fully demonstrates the majesty of imperial power.

When later generations mention the Meridian Gate, they often think of beheading at the Meridian Gate, but in fact, the Meridian Gate is a very important ceremony place, and it is impossible to kill people in such a place, which is a standard rumor.

But the reason why there is such an association really has something to do with Jiajing.

During the Great Etiquette Event, many officials were crying and admonishing and obstructing in front of the Meridian Gate. Jiajing was furious and ordered the implementation of the imperial staff. As a result, 17 people were killed on the spot, and blood was spilled in this solemn place. The rumor of beheading is meant to be ironic...

Now the emperor, who has been criticizing far more than his achievements all his life, has ushered in a bright moment.

In the main building of the Meridian Gate, there is a royal seat with a yellow cover under the eaves. Numerous ceremonial guards such as halogen books and treasure elephants are located under the city tower, lined up on both sides, and princes, ministers, civil and military officials stand in separate shifts.

After the monarchs and ministers arrived, thousands of carefully selected soldiers in golden armor and red robes came slowly from the official road in the distance. It is full of both sides of the royal road.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

At this time, as the army approached with the captives, the people cheered loudly, from far to near, one wave was higher than the other.

"Okay!"

Jiajing showed a look of intoxication.

The prisoner presenting ceremonies of all dynasties were extremely solemn, which best reflected the majesty of the dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty is the most famous. For example, after Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, he presented Jieli Khan as a prisoner in Chang'an. Su Dingfang destroyed the Three Kingdoms successively and captured his master alive.

The Ming Dynasty was much inferior in this aspect. The "History of the Ming Dynasty" records only four ceremonies of presenting captives in the Wanli Dynasty. Among them, the most prominent one is to present the captured Japanese pirates and behead them for public display after defeating the Japanese invaders.

Now that Wanli has not yet been born, Jiajing seems to be the first Ming emperor to destroy an enemy country and capture the king of thieves in the 200 years of the Ming Dynasty. How can we not be excited?
"offer!"

At this moment, the army had arrived in front of the Meridian Gate, and Lu Bing, the governor and ceremonial officer, spoke, and his high-pitched and passionate voice spread all over the place.

Drums are played, salutes are roaring.

All the officials stood up and celebrated the victory.

"present!"

A group of captives who had been tied with white ropes early and led over all knelt down on the ground.

Including the head of the Japanese Emperor.

Not to mention Jiajing on the Meridian Gate, the officials of the Ming Dynasty standing below all stared wide-eyed, trying to find the ruler of the enemy country.

But when he actually saw the middle-aged man standing in front of the captives, he couldn't help being disappointed.

We all know that the Japanese rulers have been reduced to the puppets of powerful ministers, but they never expected to be so miserable. Not only are they short in stature, they are ugly in appearance, and they have no bearing at all. Looking at the majestic Forbidden City, their eyes are full of shock, but they are mostly looking forward to it. less fear.

It is not surprising that this is Emperor Go Nara who is poor and poor, relying on selling his handwritten calligraphy to supplement his family.

During the Warring States period, the power of the imperial family fell to the side. Emperor Nara was so poor that he didn’t even have the money to hold the enthronement ceremony. However, several daimyos couldn’t stand it, so they raised funds to hold a ceremony for him to formally ascend the throne.

In history, the emperor had no money to hold a funeral after his death, and the daimyo Shangluo collected [-] guan real estate taxes from the people to make up for it. The corpse was placed for two and a half months when he was buried...

This puppet emperor is really not as good as an ordinary daimyo, and does not have the dignity of the royal family at all, so that after he was captured alive in a daze, his living standard rose sharply. Looking at the houses here, they are all unimaginably luxurious.

And that official of the Ming Dynasty said that as long as he bows his head and becomes a minister, the son of the Ming Dynasty will be lenient and arrange for him to live in a mansion, and the rest of his life will be prosperous and rich, with a lot of money!

Empress Nara thought about the change in his life, of course it was inevitable to look forward to it, and he was afraid that the other party would repent, so his expression looked extremely weird.

But when the familiar voice sounded, the speed of kneeling was the fastest.

In the triumphant army, the commander-in-chief who made the promise stepped forward: "My minister Hu Zongxian ordered to pacify Japan, and I would like to present the captured prisoners, please!"

Jiajing couldn't see the specific expression below, but the Japanese emperor's obedience and prostration were clearly seen, and he was immediately delighted: "The Japanese prisoners offered will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial. As for the Japanese king, ask for me, does he still remember me? The Taizu of the Ming Dynasty said that if rebellion is not frequent, and China is divided, it will be forced to accept soldiers?"

This sentence was indeed said by Zhu Yuanzhang. In the early Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates made waves and disturbed the coast. Zhu Yuanzhang once sent envoys to the island country and read out two demands of Ming Dynasty:

First, Japan expressed its surrender to the Ming dynasty, and second, the Japanese emperor should restrain the people and not allow Japanese pirates to run rampant.

"If the rebellion is not frequent, and if China is torn apart, then soldiers will be accepted. For example, Emperor Wu, Murong Xun of Jin, and Shizu of Yuan Dynasty all sent troops to attack and captured men and women. For thousands of years, the past can be used as a lesson, and Wang Qishen Of".

This passage is very clear. If the Japanese are not convinced and restrained, and continue to harass the sea in the Ming Dynasty, they will suffer the consequences of military conquests. Don’t forget that China has sent troops to conquer many times and captured men and women from small countries. I hope to learn from history. , Think clearly about the seriousness of the consequences!
However, the response of the shogunate at that time was to kill the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. Japan was included in the "Nation of Non-expropriation".

Now, all the shame has been washed away, especially after watching Emperor Nara kowtow again and again, Jiajing finally couldn't help laughing and waved.

Ge Lao Lu Ben held the imperial edict and read it out: "I heard that those who follow the sky will prosper, and those who go against the sky will perish. Follow the destiny, don't keep your own place, live in the sea, rely on the surrounding sea as a danger, limit the mountains as a solid, destroy your neighbors, and let the people be robbers, this country will be destroyed..."

Even if the Emperor Nara had a translator, he could only hear it in a fog, and could only wait anxiously for the follow-up.

"...Resolutely follow orders, maintain peace together, the king's way is constant, smooth the obedience and defeat the rebellious, the four barbarians are a precept, the emperor's grace is mighty, and he will prolong his heir, pardon his crimes, and be named the king of righteousness!"

Until here, Emperor Go Nara finally understood, and bowed in ecstasy: "Thank you! Thank you!"

Jiajing raised his hand in satisfaction.

A prisoner presenting ceremony entered the most enthusiastic climax stage in the joyous atmosphere of the officials.

"It's a pity that the husband is not here, he is the biggest contributor!"

Hu Zongxian stood majestically in the front row after making such a great achievement, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart.

When the ceremony was over, all the ministers bowed down and sent the emperor's chariot away, Lu Fang came to the front again to announce the imperial edict. In addition to rewarding the four-beast unicorn costume and the embroidered spring knife on the luan belt, he also smiled and said: "Hubu Tang, Lord Long Live summons!"

Hu Zongxian restrained his thoughts, and respectfully accepted the imperial decree: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

It is the honor of any courtier to be able to face the saint, not to mention that Jiajing is different from other emperors. Hu Zongxian had never seen the Ninth Five-Year Emperor when he was a Jinshi in high school, so he is naturally excited now.

Under the personal guidance of Lu Fang, he came to the hall to bow down: "My minister Hu Zongxian kowtowed to Tianyan, long live my emperor!"

Jiajing's gentle voice came down from above: "Excuse me, give me a seat! Hu Ruzhen, with your merits, you deserve a title!"

Hu Zongxian just sat down, when he heard the words, he hurriedly got up: "Your Majesty is so kind, I dare not be honored!"

This return to the imperial court, entry into the cabinet is a foregone conclusion, and even a title of knighthood can be granted.

However, Daming has very strict control over the titles of literati, and they must have the merits of protecting the country and solving the country's disasters to be eligible to be knighted. It is indeed feasible to destroy the country, but it is too prominent.

What's more, Hu Zongxian is very interested in the position of chief assistant, and he wants to be an extremely personable minister, who will be famous in history. At this time, being a noble is actually an obstacle.

"You have big ambitions!"

Jiajing also saw this, and his tone became more and more gentle, but there was an unpredictable taste: "Someone said that you can take on the important task of helping the weak and turning the world around, it seems really good!"

Hu Zongxian's gaze was fixed, and he keenly felt that there was something wrong with this person's tone.

someone said...

Isn't that gentleman the celestial master most trusted by His Majesty?Why is it so divided?

Could it be that he had left Beijing for a long time, that Long En was not around... or that the destruction of the country had come true, and that he had made great achievements?
Hu Zongxian thought about it in his mind, and then realized that Jiajing's words might be waiting for him to separate himself from the celestial master, but he was unwilling to do so, gritted his teeth secretly, and bowed down again: "The minister is willing to do his best, and after death already!"

Jiajing narrowed his eyes slightly: "You are so dedicated, you can take on the heavy responsibility, and I can trust you! There are two major disasters in my dynasty, the Japanese kingdom is destroyed, and the Tartars who used to invade the pass should also be made to pay their blood." Blood paid!"

"Too urgent..."

Hu Zongxian secretly sighed.

What Jiajing said was naturally Altan Khan of Mongolia.

It's not just Kouguan, the Gubeikou of the Great Wall was breached, and they drove all the way to the city of Beijing to show off their might, which made this emperor with great face feel extremely humiliated.

But Hu Zongxian didn't want to go to war again, he was not dazzled by the victory, he knew that the victory in the battle of destroying the country was too lucky, the Ming army could not take the lead, but the real heroes were feared...

But under that Yiyi's gaze, Hu Zongxian, who knew that he couldn't refute the holy will repeatedly on the day of great joy, still replied: "I obey the order!"

Only then did Jiajing slowly show a smile: "I have capable ministers to rule the world, and fierce generals like clouds, why worry about my Ming Dynasty being unhappy, fortunately! Happy!"

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"Is this person the prime minister you promoted? It's not bad, but the king of Nanzhan Buzhou seems to be overjoyed!"

"An old man who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, threw himself into the well and drowned!"

Unbeknownst to Jiajing and Hu Zongxian, above the clouds, Li Yan, with his hands behind his back and surrounded by treasures, was also watching the prisoner offering ceremony.

It was the first time for Bagua Furnace to go down to the realm, so he was curious about everything, and Qixing inevitably had nostalgia for the human world, King Kong got what he wanted, and was very excited, but when he saw that the little emperor dared to be disrespectful, he immediately became dissatisfied.

"It's not necessary. What I'm going to do is to change the world. The secular dynasty is also in it, and it is a key part. Judging by the performance of this emperor..."

Li Yan's state of mind is very peaceful.

If Jiajing hadn't been eager to cultivate immortals, it would be difficult for anyone to control. Some time ago, he firmly controlled Jiajing's joy and anger because he spent a lot of thought, but he couldn't take care of it during this period, and the strict party stepped down prematurely. , the desire for power rose again, and of course he didn't want Hu Zongxian to involve himself too much.

There is nothing wrong with this, a good person cannot be a good emperor, and an emperor who is good at maneuvering may also be the luck of the country and the people.

Therefore, in the absence of a replacement for the time being, Li Yan gave Jiajing a chance to be famous. Whether he can grasp it depends on the opponent's next performance.

After paying attention to the court situation, Li Yan withdrew his gaze and looked down at the vast land: "Since we know that the Supreme Being is reincarnated, he is in this world, so we must ignore it..."

Hearing that the old master in the past, even the most arrogant King Kong, did not dare to speak rudely, and said in a low voice: "Whatever you can do, I will listen to you!"

Li Yan did have a plan long ago, and his eyes fell on a group of mountains in Hubei: "Nanzhan Buzhou, Zhongtu Daming believes in the Emperor of Zhenwu Suppressing Demons, I want to revive the lineage of Zhenwu, find the traces of the Supreme, and collect all the land in the human world." force!"