Jinyi Night Walk

The gurgling clear water is poured into the leak slowly along a small hole, and the leak arrow moves bit by bit at a speed that is hard to see. Every time it moves eight scales, that is, half an hour, it The eunuch who missed the occupancy will notify the eunuch Zhidian, and the eunuch of Zhidian immediately holds up the sign indicating the new time and rushes to the emperor's bedroom to report to the eunuch Zhiban.

There was silence in the palace, except for the Jinyi guards on duty in the outer hall and the shifting lights of the eunuchs on duty who stayed up all night, to the entire palace complex, it was silent and dark.

On the fourth watch day, the "Time Card" with gold characters on Qingdi was delivered to the emperor's bedroom on time. The eunuchs sang, and Emperor Yongle quickly got up, began to bathe and change clothes, combed his hair and beard, and then had breakfast and tea, and then the eunuchs began to serve wear.

At the same time, Keloufang was still working. Seeing that the time had come, they immediately rushed to the Meridian Gate to inform, the bells and drums rang, and the Meridian Gate opened wide, and civil servants and generals filed in.In the harem, the palm print eunuchs and the pen eunuchs followed the energetic Emperor Yongle, who was sitting on the sedan chair, to the Fengtian Hall step by step.

Twelve healthy and well-known supervisors and eunuchs led the driver in front, accompanied by Jin Yiwei. At this time, in front of Fengtian Hall, the eunuch began to "beat the whip".The imperial guards, court ladies, eunuchs, and ministers of civil and military affairs are worn like looms, bringing vitality to this gorgeous palace.

This place is like the extremely precise time machine in the engraving room, every link is operating in perfect order, this is the heart of the entire empire, and the result of its operation will directly affect the entire Ming Empire and the entire Great Ming Empire. The fate of thousands of people.

The first day of going to court was new and unfamiliar to Zhu Di, but he quickly adapted to this pace of life.

There are too many things to deal with with the new emperor and the new government." Besides, although he has ascended the throne, many places have not yet surrendered. Military, political, economic, and various aspects, there are many things that require him, the emperor, to make up his mind. Zhu Di listened carefully The courtiers reported all kinds of news to him and made instructions at any time.

Because there are too many things to deal with, today's morning court seems to pass very quickly. Many ministers have not had time to say what they want to ask for instructions, and the morning court has already arrived.

Today is cloudy and it seems to be raining. Zhu Di has been busy until noon before going to the side hall for lunch. In the eyes of the eunuchs, the new emperor is very majestic and capable, but Zhu Di is actually feeling very uncomfortable now. He has been in the north for many years "He likes to eat pasta, he is in his prime, and he has a big appetite, but for this meal, he only eats a rotten head, a piece of delicious cooked mutton, and a little tofu."

While drinking afternoon tea, he asked someone to pass on the imperial physician, and at the same time, he was thinking about all the problems he had heard about the empire in the early court, thinking about whether there was anything wrong with the handling, and what new things he planned to inject into the empire. From what angle to wedge in. At the same time" He was still beating his legs lightly, where the pain was unbearable.

He has rheumatism." This is the fault of his early expeditions to the Yuan Dynasty in Mobei. Showing a bit of impatience and pain, when every courtier reported to him, he had to make a gesture of listening carefully, and he was indeed listening carefully.

Although he is confident that he is more capable than that stupid nephew, if he governs the world, he will govern the country and the people better than Zhu Yunfen, but he is born with a lack of morality, but this Confucianism is what scholars care most about, and it is above the interests of the country and thousands of people. For the sake of morality, they can sacrifice everything, including their own lives. Someone outside the Chaoyang Gate has proved this point.

So he has to work hard, not only to work hard, but also to work a hundred times harder than Zhu Yunfen, and to create brilliant achievements.Isn't that what Li Shimin did?He hopes to gain the support of the world's scholars with his achievements, and he must rely on them to rule the world.

He even hopes that through his own efforts, future generations will recognize him as a competent emperor. He is now in the ninth five, the supreme under heaven, and there is nothing he wants to pursue but cannot obtain except for the name behind him. Gotta work on it.

After taking the medicine sent by the imperial physician and taking a short lunch break, Zhu Di cheered up and summoned the officials of the six ministries to continue the discussion.

First of all, officials from the Department of Officials, the Department of Wen Xuan and Ji Xun provided him with a long list. At the enthronement ceremony yesterday, he appointed and rewarded the highest-ranking officials, and there are more appointments and dismissals waiting for him to decide , After some serious inquiries, he finalized one by one, and finally he confirmed the list of promotions and rewards.

Then the Ministry of Households reported to him the country's population, the number of acres of land, the harvest of previous years, and the various droughts and floods that have not yet been dealt with due to military disasters this year. Zhu Di listened carefully and ordered to exempt Shandong, Taxes for half a year in Hebei, Henan, Gansu and other places.

Then the Ministry of Rites reported to him the detailed arrangements for the burial of the empress Jianwen and the prince, and urged the emperor to take over Princess Yan and the prince from Beiping as soon as possible, and seal the empress and appoint the prince as soon as possible.

Then the Ministry of War reported the movements of the garrisons in various places, including the remnants of Sheng Yong, Tiesuo in Shandong, the garrisons in Fengyang Zhongdu, and the garrison in Huai'an with 40 troops. As far as I know, the situation of Mei Yin Mei's son-in-law, and at the same time, he also reported to him the deeds of Xiangshan and other coastal areas being harassed by Japanese pirates, and Yi Shaozong, a thousand households of Xiangshan Guard, died in battle.

"〖Japan〗Ben!", Zhu Di sneered, he still can't care about those Japanese dwarfs who were ridiculed by his father as "watching the sky and sitting in the well, and the monarch and his ministers talking about frogs". He thought for a while and said: "Order the officers and soldiers along the coast , strengthen defense, and prevent Japanese pirates from harassing my subjects. Order Chen Xuan to lead the navy to the east and strengthen coastal defenses. Yi Shaozong died for the country, and his loyalty and bravery are commendable. Mountain, give a stele to commend, give money and food to his family, let his son follow his father's position and serve in the army.", "Observe the order!", Ru Chang promised, and said: "There are 40 soldiers and horses in Meiyin, Huai'an... ", Zhu Di sneered again, he already knew Mei Yin's thoughts.

He led an army of 15 to go south "and even occupied Nanjing City. This Concubine Mei, who was ordered by Emperor Jianwen to go north to Huai'an, was to prevent him from going south. He didn't know anything about his movements or the situation in Nanjing." Know" Is there such a self-deceiving joke in the world?

This Concubine Mei obviously cared about his feathers, he didn't dare to fight him, and because he was a trusted minister in front of Gu Ming's bed before Huang Kao's death, he couldn't directly betray Jianwen, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb, and stood still. Zhu Di was very disdainful.

If Mei Yin could lead the army to fight against him, or if he saw the general situation was over, he would simply surrender generously, he would be an upright man, Zhu Di looked down on his actions now.He thought for a while, and called out: "Mu En!"

"The servant is here!"

Mu En hastened to meet him, Mu En is no longer a servant in front of the imperial court." After Zhu Di entered the palace, he had already been promoted to the rank of eunuch, the supervisor of the Zhidian, and he was also a high-ranking figure in the palace. .

Zhu Di said indifferently: "Order to Princess Ningguo to write a letter to her family and invite her son-in-law to come back!" Mu En hurriedly said: "Yes!" Zhu Di's character is very similar to his father, Zhu Yuanzhang is such a character: " Do it!", Zhu Yuanzhang found a place, "You said that there is a lake in that place, which is not suitable for building a palace." He filled the lake, anyway, he will not move the place: If you embezzle the army rations, he will use a few thousand stones of rations to kill you. Crushed to death; you embezzled the money to build the school for the students "he will cut off your head and bury it on the only road in front of the school" and let the students trample over it every day...

Didn’t Mei Yin just want him to write an edict and go down the donkey? At the beginning, King Ning also played this kind of thing of being a bitch and setting up a memorial archway. At that time, Zhu Di had to cooperate, but now the initiative is in his hands. In his hands, he naturally doesn't have to compromise.Zhu Di refused to give that edict. If you want to go downhill, ask your wife to give you a family letter. You will love it!When the Northern Army passed through Huai'an, you didn't dare to send troops to fight. Do you dare to rebel now?

Mu En hurried to the "Ten King's Mansion" and conveyed the emperor's oral order to Princess Ningguo. Zhu Di asked Ru Changzhou about the situation of the horse herding department, the driving department and the arsenal department, and said: "I have ordered the firearms craftsmen of the Military Weapons Bureau , workshops, all will be handed over to Jinyiwei South Town Fusi Superintendent, you arrange the handover as soon as possible. In addition to the [-] Battalion and the [-]th Army Battalion, I will form a separate "Shenji Battalion" of the Beijing Battalion that mainly focuses on firearms. , you have to work together with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Jinyiwei South Town, and the Ministry of Industry."

Ru Chang hastily bowed and said yes.

Zhu Di looked at Chen Ying, the new imperial envoy of the capital, and said, "After I ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, I didn't give amnesty to the world! As the saying goes, if one person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Prisoners, all should get rich because of this, isn’t that unreasonable? However, your Imperial Envoy must carefully sort out the cases that have been judged by the Criminal Ministry and the pending cases. It is true that the mishandling of minor cases and severe sentences must be corrected. Corruption and bribery However, those who are sentenced lightly or not because of their status as scholar-bureaucrats will be re-tried and given a heavier punishment!" Chen Ying hurriedly said: "I obey the order, and I have two things to report to Your Majesty." "Say it." Jing Ying Said: "Jianwen's former ministers, many people were ordered to go to various places to recruit soldiers and prepare to defend the capital. Among them, Huang Guan has raised more than [-] soldiers and horses, and rushed to Jinling in a military boat. The boat arrived at Luochaji, Anqing. I heard that Emperor Jianwen set himself on fire. In Jinling City, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, and the soldiers and horses he recruited also dispersed." Zhu Di's face darkened suddenly: "Another one, another one, and he refused to admit me even if he died..." Chen Ying Looking at his face, he said again: "Wang Shuying came back from recruiting troops. On the way, he heard that His Majesty succeeded to the Datong, and he committed suicide."

Zhu Di clenched his fists suddenly, and he suddenly felt that his sore knees became more uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that he just wanted to lie down.

Chen Ying said: "There is also Tang Zong. Tang Zong pretended to be a commoner and wanted to escape from the capital, but he has already been caught. Your Majesty obeyed the fate, inherited the great rule, and has become the lord of the world. Your Majesty is an enemy, and I believe that those who are not dead should be punished, and those who have died should not be spared, and should be barbarians!"

This Tang Zong was instructed by Emperor Jianwen to take the lead in "reporting" to the imperial court. The former Beiping official who rebelled against the King of Yan, Chen Ying was also an official in Beiping at that time. Demoted to Guangxi, Chen Ying will take revenge, now that Tang Zong has been caught, how can he let him go.

Zhu Di was silent for a while, and said: "At the beginning of my righteousness, I just wanted to punish the treacherous ministers Fang, Huang, and Qi Tai for several generations, and the rest may be used if they have the intention of submitting." "Your Majesty...", Zhu Di waved Waving his hands: "They are all loyal to Huang Kao, so they are loyal to Jianwen. I don't hate them for being loyal to Jianwen" I only hate those traitors who have evil intentions, seduce Jianwen, and disturb the ancestors' legacy! ", Chen Ying just took up the position of imperial envoy of the capital. It feels like a new official has been appointed as the third official. Besides, what does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do? It is for the pickets. The position in the emperor's heart is naturally extraordinary. However, the former time was outside the Chaoyang Gate, and this time in the Hall of Zhengxin, he suggested to Zhu Di twice in a row, trying to make the company bigger." Refused, Chen Ying felt a little frustrated.

Chen Ying said twice, but did not back down, Zhu Di asked: "Is there anything else?" Chen Ying swallowed.Spit, and said: "Also... Wang Mi, the magistrate of Ningbo, rushed to build a warship, and wanted to enter the king of Jingqin. He heard that His Majesty had ascended the Great Treasure, and his subordinates collapsed on their own, and some soldiers tied him to Beijing to present to His Majesty." This person... how to deal with it? ", Zhu Di's enthusiasm since waking up early in the morning "was poured cold by the cold water." He waved his hand sadly, and ordered: "Stop his words and send him back to his hometown!" ", Chen Ying was taken aback, never thought that Zhu Di's punishment would be so light." He couldn't help feeling a little lost, and he only agreed twice." Just as he was about to step aside, Zhu Di suddenly said: "By the way, here are some memorials! ", Zhu Di took out several memorials from the case, and handed them to Chen Ying, and finally smiled on his solemn face: "This was handed over by Jing Qing, Feng Wanshun, Shi Yunchang, Xu An, Zhao Qing, and Zhou Xu." A memorial for the crime, except for the three evil people, who are willing to plead guilty, I will forgive them. You can discuss with the Ministry of Punishment and submit a memorial for their release in the near future, so that they can be released from prison.Especially Jing Qing, when I was in Beiping, he served as my counselor. ","besides……"

Although he was hit by the matter of Huang Guan, Wang Shuying, and the prefect of Ningbo, Wang Ban, Zhu Di's mood improved again when he thought of these ministers who were listed on the list of "traitors and sycophants" but were willing to bow their heads and plead guilty to him: " Among the detainees, Zhuo Jing and Lian Zining, these are also extremely rare sages and capable ministers. You all, the procuratorate, don't just arrest people, go to the prison to persuade them, if you can persuade them to be used by me, then it is you A great achievement. ", Chen Ying was even more unhappy, so she agreed unhappily and stepped aside.

At this time, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, who had just arrived because of something, hurried in to salute the emperor, because Shangshu Baozhao of the Ministry of Punishment was also a member of the treacherous list and had already been sent to prison.

Zhu Di saw that he was sweating profusely, as if he had run into the palace, so he said, "What's the matter?" Liao En, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Sheng Yong led his remnants to surrender!"

"Sheng Yong?" All the ministers of His Royal Highness were shocked. This is the third general to seek rebellion. Since Zhu Di started the army, he has only suffered big losses under the hands of two people. One is Ping An, the other is Sheng Yong, Ping An He has already surrendered, and now he is serving in Beiping, but at that time Zhu Di had not yet won the world. This Sheng Yong led the crowd to surrender when he saw that the general situation was over. How would the emperor deal with him?

Zhu Di's face, which had just had a little smile just now, was already covered with dark clouds, and his eyes were faintly murderous: "Sheng Yong? Bring him to see me!", and immediately went out to pass the decree, and after a while, the imperial guards came Sheng Yong, who was tied up with five flowers, came to Zhengxin Hall. When he saw Zhu Di, Sheng Yong knelt down and kowtowed: "Sinful minister Sheng Yong, I have seen your majesty!"

After a long time, without hearing a word, Sheng Yong's face gradually turned pale, and after a long time, Zhu Di snorted coldly, Sheng Yong's body trembled, and Zhu Di asked, "I'm here to ask you, the Jinan city pretended to surrender, so why don't you surrender?" Whose idea is it that Qian Jin wants to take my life?"

Sheng Yong didn't dare to raise his head, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, it's a trick to surrender"... It was the idea of ​​Tie Xuan, the governor of Shandong! "

"Okay, that's all. I don't take responsibility for soldiers who never tire of cheating."

"Snapped!"

There was a sudden slap on the Longshu case, and all the civil and military personnel in the hall trembled. They all bowed down and heard Zhu Di ask: "Then, at the top of the Jinan city, erect the throne of Taizu as a shield, and as a subject? And who is it that humiliates the emperor and regards the spirit of my emperor Kao Zaitian as a puppet?"

This sentence was full of murderous intent, Sheng Yong didn't dare to breathe, he just said in a low voice: "His Majesty, starting... is also Tie Buzheng's idea!"

"Is this true?"

"Since the guilty minister has come to surrender, how can he deceive His Majesty? When this matter was won in the court, the criminal minister did not dare to take the merits of others. He also wrote it clearly. All the adults in the court should know."

Zhu Di glanced coldly at all the ministers in the palace, several officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites bowed together and said: "Your Majesty, where the ministers and other duties are located, they have seen the memorial of meritorious service that day. These two things are indeed true. It's what Iron Lock did."

Zhu Di turned pale when he heard this, raised his hand and said, "In that case, get up and untie him!"

"Yes, yes!" Sheng Yong secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and the left and right guards let go of him, made him stand up, and untied him from the rope.

Zhu Di said: "The two armies fought, each showed their abilities, and I don't blame you for winning or losing. But I am the son of Huang Kao, and you are the ministers of the late emperor. On the battlefield, insulting the emperor's spiritual position is treated like a puppet show. Whether it is for a son or a minister, such disrespect is absolutely unforgivable!"

Sheng Yong tremblingly said: "Yes!"

Zhu Di glanced at him and said, "You don't need to panic, this matter is not your idea, and you have already come here to write off your previous crimes and return to your original post. Mei Yin will return from Huai'an in a few days. Now that Shandong has not yet been decided, Huai'an has to get it." The general is in charge of guarding, and you and Li Yuan, the Marquis of Anping, will go to Huai'an to guard Huai'an, Huai'an is a land that has been deprived of soldiers and grass for a long time, and you should gather troops to support the people to honor my will."

Sheng Yong was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed his fists and said, "Minister, take the decree, thank you!"

Zhu Di looked up at the sky, seeing that it was almost dusk, he waved his hands and said, "Okay, I'm tired, you all go down!"

All the ministers quickly bowed and retreated, and when they had all gone out, Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and said to Mu En who had just returned from delivering the decree: "Chuan Xie Jin, Hu Jing, Li Guan, and Wu Pu come to see me!"

"Slave order!"

Mu En turned around and was about to leave when Zhu Di called him again: "Wait a minute, where is Yang Xu? Why didn't I see him after the morning court?"

There was also a smile on Mu En's face: "Reporting to the emperor, when the maidservant just went to the Tenth Prince's Mansion to pass the decree, I heard from Princess Huaiqing that the Duke of Fu Yang Xu went to the Prince's Consort's Mansion to have a drink."

Zhu Di scolded with a smile: "I've been exhausted for a whole day, but he's at his ease. He's made a Duke, so he just wants to enjoy the blessings? No, go and call him here!"

Mu En saluted with a smile, and was about to turn around and leave when Zhu Di said again: "There are also Fu Ji Gang and Liu Yujue from Nanbei Town of Jinyiwei, let them come together!"

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Liu Yujue is building his team in the long-abandoned Nanzhen Fusi.A group of his people were transferred from the old people of Jinyiwei. After Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, the palace guards replaced many people from Yanshanwei.In addition, it was Xia Xun who transferred him from Feilong Secret Spy.

Liu Yujue's face is as handsome as a virgin's, and he doesn't look dignified. In the past, he was Luo Qianshi's little follower, so the old people in Jinyi didn't think much of him.Jinyi Nanya has been closed for a long time, and there is dust and rubbish everywhere inside. Liu Yujue's men and horses are all ready to receive, and all the people have arrived. He ordered everyone to clean the office first in the morning.

Unexpectedly, the old men in Jinyi, especially the two guard commanders who had just been replaced from the palace, were used to being at ease, and their original positions were higher than Liu Yujue's, so they didn't take his orders seriously at all.

Liu Yujue was busy going to the Jinyiwei yamen to hand over the affairs to his old acquaintance and boss Ji Gang. When he returned to South Town in the evening, he saw that the land in charge of the two guard commanders hadn't moved at all.The two uncles hid under the tree and took advantage of the shade, chatting, and the people under them were also chatting, and sat lazily.

Without further ado, Liu Yujue immediately ordered the two guard commanders: "From tomorrow onwards, the two of you don't come here, Nan Zhenfu can't afford a gentleman like you."

The two guard commanders were taken aback. They had expected that Liu Yujue would criticize them, but Liu Yujue was young and inexperienced, and the best way to establish authority was probably to reprimand them publicly and win them over secretly, allowing the two of them I didn't expect Liu Yujue to make such an arrangement in public. The two of them were furious, jumped up and said sharply: "Liu, what are you talking about? I have worked hard in Jinyiwei for half my life. No need, no need, where do you want me to go?"

Liu Yujue smiled faintly, put his hands behind his back, and raised his handsome face slightly: "If you don't have a position, you will be dismissed naturally. You will be waiting at home. If there is a vacancy, someone may use you. If you want to ask Ben Zhenfu for help, I can help you with activities and arrange a place for you in Xiaolingwei!"

The commander of the guard, who was nearly forty this year, was furious, and grabbed Liu Yujue with his chest split: "You little bastard...

There was a sneer on the corner of Liu Yujue's mouth, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

For Luo Qian, he is attached and obedient, and for Xia Xun, he is trusting and close. His weakness is only in front of Luo Kedi and Xia Xun. If others think he is easy to bully, then it is wrong, big Wrong!

"There's a good show to watch!"

The brocade guards cheered and surrounded them, "...

ps Zhu Di’s handling of Jianwen’s old ministers quoted above are all historical facts, characters, and deeds, not fabricated by himself. Friends who are interested can go to the public version to read relevant information, and I won’t repeat them in the text.

I have a severe cold, and I still have a cough. I have to go to rest after trying to support my sick body. I keep talking about taking care of myself. I have to rest and recuperate if I haven’t. This chapter has more than 6000 chapters, which is today’s update. Next, there will be two chapters per day, [-] words At around [-] characters, Guan Guan needs to adjust his body.

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