Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 197 Traitor?Home copying (seeking monthly ticket for subscription)

The tall city walls, towering towers, majestic archery towers, turrets, soldiers in armor, and the wide moat all show the extraordinaryness of this capital.

A girl in red with a straw in her mouth was sitting in front of the horse's head, with one leg hanging out, but when she saw the capital appearing in front of her, her beautiful black lacquered eyes froze.

She was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a lovely and beautiful oval face, red lips, fair skin, and a bit of heroism in her demeanor, while the braid in front of her head looked chic.

This person is none other than Princess Yixi, whom Manduhai rushed out to rescue.

Although Yi Kexi didn't run away, his face was always full of dissatisfaction, and his demeanor was somewhat disdainful. At this time, he looked at the majestic Ming capital in disbelief.

"Princess Yikexi, this is the capital of our Ming Dynasty, and the gate in front of you is Fucheng Gate!" An old eunuch who was in charge of driving the carriage introduced it with some pride at the moment.

Yi Kexi saw the word "Fucheng" engraved on the top of the city gate in front of him, but he was still in shock.

Although she had heard since she was a child that their Great Yuan was transformed into the largest city in the world by the Ming court, and some people told her how big the capital was, but that was all hearsay.

Now that she saw it with her own eyes, seeing the towering city wall, and the seemingly infinite extension on both sides, she clearly felt the strong collision in her heart, and only then did she realize how incredible the capital city of Ming Dynasty is.

On the other hand, their Great Yuan, although they had vast grasslands, countless flocks of sheep, and yurts that could shelter them from the wind and rain, they were far, far away from the Ming Dynasty.

The general guarding the city saw the team entering the city, and immediately said routinely: "Stop, we need to check!"

"Get out of the way for the miscellaneous family!" The old eunuch Wang Tong showed the badge hanging on his waist, and immediately ordered with a bit of prestige.

The generals guarding the city saw that the old eunuch driving the carriage actually had a badge, and knew that this was a palace official on an imperial errand, so he hurriedly let the team go.

After all, it is an agricultural society now, and the inside and outside of the city are like two worlds.

When the team entered the city, they seemed to come from the lake and mountains to the bustling capital, from the muddy curve to the straight green brick street.

Due to the imminent arrival of Enkeqiu, scholars are now gathering in the capital, resulting in a substantial increase in the resident population, and the streets are now busier than ever.

There are many and noisy pedestrians on the blue brick street, the shops on both sides of the side street are full of antique atmosphere, and the shadows of buildings in the distance are like a slowly unfolding picture scroll.

The sound of people and horses, the sound of gongs, the fragrance of people, the fragrance of flowers, the fragrance of wine and vinegar.

Although Yikexi lacked the heart-pounding shock just now in front of the city gate, seeing the scene of living and working in peace and contentment in front of him, and seeing the brightly dressed Daming people, he suddenly fell in love with this place.

Galloping on the prairie is certainly enjoyable, but it must also be a very interesting thing to be able to visit the shops here.

"Princess Yikexi, the most lively place in the capital is the area around the Drum Tower. You can take a stroll if you have the chance in the future!" Wang Tong continued to drive the carriage and recommended again.

Drum Tower?

Yi Kexi memorized the name silently, but immediately shook his head violently.

After all, she was not a guest who came to the capital as an envoy of the Yuan Dynasty, but a prisoner who was arrested for sending back the ashes of her teacher. Now she has completely lost her personal freedom, and even her life is in danger.

As for wanting to go to the Drum Tower to play, not to mention whether he still has the mood, now Daming will definitely not allow himself, a prisoner, to run around.

"Princess Yikexi, sit still!" Wang Tong cautiously drove her away and immediately turned around, while reminding him kindly.

Thanks to his well-informed information, he knew that the portrait of this Mongolian girl made His Majesty fall in love at first sight, and now he wants to accept this Mongolian girl as his concubine.

Faced with such an opportunity to please the new mistress, he naturally would not miss it, but wanted to make more good impressions now so that he could rely on him in the future.

The carriages turned into another straight long street one after another, and there was still an endless street in front of them, and this street was more lively than the one just now.

Yi Kexi didn't know that Wang Tong had so many careful thoughts. At this time, all his attention was focused on the dazzling array of goods in the shops facing the street, but they were full of temptation.

Although there were quite a few carriages on this street, the eunuch who was driving the carriage in front of him seemed to have a lot of status and status. The carriages that were coming towards him gave way one after another, and some people cast curious glances at her.

Yi Kexi has been bold since he was a child, but he ignored these surprised eyes and looked at the signboards of the shops on both sides in his own way.

Fortunately, she has longed for the culture of the Han people since she was a child, and she also has a teacher of the Han people, Shen Mo, so she can recognize the names of those shops, but she has doubts about the brand new "lock shop".

It's just that the road finally came to an end. After making seven turns in an elegant and quiet residential area, the carriage stopped in front of a house, and she was placed under house arrest here.

It was June, and the weather in Beijing was changeable, and a heavy rain came as expected.

"Princess, will the Emperor Ming execute us?" Tana, the accompanying maid who had been very worried about her own safety, asked fearfully at this moment.

There was a wry smile on Yi Kexi's face, and he shook his head lightly and said, "I don't know! It's just that my teacher taught me a word: Once you come, you will be safe."

The current situation has happened, and I have become a prisoner, no matter how much I worry about it now, it will be of no avail. Instead, it is better to live here with peace of mind.

"It's too stuffy here!"

"What do they want?"

"If it continues like this, I'm going to go crazy!"

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In just two days, Ikexi couldn't stand the days of being under house arrest, but he kept walking back and forth in the corridor, scratching his hair and complaining in distress.

Even if a beautiful woman complains painfully, she still has a cute beauty.

The accompanying maid, Tana, saw that there were people delivering food for three meals a day, and they were both meat and vegetable. It was like raising them as pigs, which made her feel very happy, and naturally she would not have any dissatisfaction with this kind of life.

Yi Kexi intends to face life and death head-on, even if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty wants to execute him, he will admit it, but he wants the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to give him an explanation.After some hard thinking, she decided to protest by going on a hunger strike.

The next morning, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over and saw that the food that had been delivered earlier had not been moved, so he just looked at Yi Kexi in surprise and took all the food away.

At noon the next day, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over and saw that the food delivered earlier had not been moved, so he just looked at Yi Kexi in surprise and took all the food away.

In the evening of the next day, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over and saw that the food that had been delivered earlier had not been moved. He just glanced at Yi Kexi in surprise and took all the food away.

She hadn't eaten for a whole day, which made the Mongolian girl very suspicious of meat.

Seeing that the little eunuch was about to leave with the food, Yi Kexi hurriedly pointed out three fingers to emphasize: "I'm on a hunger strike! I've already had three meals!"

"Ah? Uh... I will report it!" The little eunuch was stunned for a moment before realizing that the princess was having a temper, and then promised very seriously.

"I want to eat meat, I'm so hungry!"

Although the little eunuch reported the matter to his superiors that day, it was impossible for him to be properly dealt with right away. Yikexi was tossing and turning hungry that night, but he had already begun to miss the delicious mutton.

It's just that tonight is very long, and her stomach has been growling, and she has already begun to regret using such a cruel method to force Emperor Ming to give herself a clear statement.

It was near noon the next day, so Wang Tong arrived late.

When he saw Yi Kexi who was already pitifully hungry, he immediately asked in confusion: "Princess Yi Kexi, but this meal is not to your liking?"

"You locked me here, I'm going crazy! Either you deal with me quickly, or let me go for a walk, or I will definitely go crazy!" Seeing Wang Tong appearing, Yi Kexi said immediately Make your own demands.

In fact, when she said this, she already felt regretful in her heart.

After all, she was a captive, and she couldn't help but fear that her unreasonable demands would irritate the Ming emperor, so she would snap herself off.

"Princess Yikexi, our Majesty said that we will satisfy all your demands, and we are not locking you up now!" Wang Tong was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously.

Yi Kexi blinked his eyes, then pointed to the door that was always open and said in shock: "Prince Wang, what do you mean I can enter this house at will and play outside?"

"Yes, they will follow to protect you, and you can't take the opportunity to escape!" Wang Tong nodded seriously when he realized that there was a misunderstanding.

After Yikexi learned that he had made a big misunderstanding, he immediately jumped up from his seat and called his maid Tana to go outside for a stroll.

It's just that she just came to the door, but suddenly stopped.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Tana asked in confusion.

Yi Kexi's stomach growled suddenly. Even though Da Ming chose to let her go, after a full day and a half of hunger strike, he didn't have the energy to go out for a walk.

After some weighing, I had no choice but to go back honestly and eat the cold meal.

In the next few days, she was finally able to enjoy the happiness of a Daming woman.

The news that the imperial court negotiated peace with Mongolia is not a secret, and it has already spread in the capital.

When Yi Kexi heard the news in the restaurant, he was also very happy, after all, he took another step away from freedom.As long as the negotiation between my mother and Da Ming goes smoothly, then I will be able to leave Da Ming safely.

But before that, she actually had a very important thing to do when she came to the capital, and immediately brought a painting to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion.

Xiyuan, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Youtang handled government affairs as usual, and he didn't have many affairs in his hands today. Now his attention was no longer in the north, but turned to the south.

Last time, his sixth sense was actually correct. The looting of their pearl fishing boat was not a pirate at all, but a kind of revenge from Annan.

After all, Li Guang'an was an important member of the royal family of the Annan Li Dynasty. Because Li Du'an was executed by the Ming Dynasty this time, even greater anti-Ming forces emerged within the Li Dynasty.

The monarch of the Li Dynasty naturally did not dare to openly go to war against Daming, but he also allowed the anti-Ming forces to cause trouble in the southwestern border of Ming Dynasty.

Originally, he planned to live in harmony with Annan, but seeing Annan's actions now, he knew that it was time for him to prepare for a big war.

Zhu Youtang had already ordered the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Song Min to be escorted to Beijing to await trial yesterday, and immediately drafted a new personnel appointment: "Wang Yue, the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Defense, grant the right to act cheaply!"

The timing is also a coincidence, and now Wang Yue happens to be the prime minister of Guangdong, Yueyan. Now Wang Yue is undoubtedly the best candidate to deal with the chaos in the Southwest.

Although it is difficult for Annan to naturalize, with Daming's current strength, he can indeed strike them hard.Even if the regime of the Li family cannot be overthrown in one fell swoop, the vitality of the Li Dynasty will be severely damaged.

It's just that the biggest problem right now isn't Mongolia, nor the ambitious Li Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty itself, where the corruption of officialdom has been deeply rooted.

If he hadn't sorted it out himself, who would have thought that a small member of the Anthology Department of the Ministry of Officials, Wailang, would be able to pull out the biggest case in the history of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, and it would also tear down the ugly side of the civil official group.

"Your Majesty, Dong Shan may have burned all the letters. The ministers have searched his house carefully, but no relevant evidence has been found!" Wang Xiang and Minister of Criminal Affairs Du Ming jointly handled the case, but came back to hand over the order.

Zhu Youtang knew that he was lucky to get a breakthrough from Sun Jiao, and that an old fox like Dong Shan would really not make low-level mistakes, so he made another decision: "Only relying on Sun Jiao's letter It is still not enough to convict all the officials involved, you two go to search the Xu family together!"

"Observe the order!" Wang Xiang and Du Ming looked at each other and said respectfully.

Originally, they all thought that most of the stack of letters came from Qiu Jun, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, but after reading all of them, it turned out that Xu Pu was manipulating everything.

That's why, if we want to deal with the treacherous party headed by Xu Pu, we really need to find some more relevant evidence from Xu Pu, so that we can really catch up and uncover the fact that these officials have formed a party.

The two had just left when Song Cheng, Yin of Shuntian Mansion, came to see him.

Things were so weird, every time Song Cheng came here, he always surprised Zhu Youtang, and this time was no exception.

Zhu Youtang looked in disbelief after listening to the statement of the black-faced young man wearing a fifth-rank official uniform in front of him, then pointed to his nose absurdly and said: "What did you say? The princess Yikexi is looking for in the Shuntian government office. Is it me?"

(End of this chapter)