Jinyi Night Walk

Xia Xun and the emperor discussed the details of the recruitment, and then left the Jinshen Palace. After Xia Xun left, Zhu Di opened a memorial, but only read two lines, and put it aside casually, suddenly feeling a little flustered I feel irritable and distracted.

"Wealth and honor do not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night..."

Zhu Di chewed this sentence slowly, and suddenly there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. A person who has achieved success and brilliant achievements is always willing to share it with his relatives. Only in this way can glory become happiness.But what about him?He is the emperor, and the happiness that many ordinary people can have is a luxury for him.

As an emperor, he should sacrifice his ancestors and his parents, but he can't. He can't sacrifice his biological mother, he can't pursue his biological mother as the empress dowager, and he can't even mention his biological mother to others.

In order to compete with Zhu Yunxuan for popular support, he had no choice but to declare to the outside world that he was Empress Xiaoci Gao, the legitimate son of Empress Ma.But in fact, his biological mother was not Ma Niangniang, but Concubine Qi.

In fact, Empress Ma has no biological children at all, including Prince Zhu Biao, who was not born to Empress Ma.Empress Ma never had a child in her life, and all the princes and daughters were born to concubines. According to the general rules, the empress has no children. For the queen, the two palaces stand side by side.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, who can compare with Ma Xiuying?Therefore, the first five sons he gave birth to were all handed over to Madam Ma to raise them, and it was only said that they were born to Empress Ma.The five sons are the eldest son Zhu Biao, the second son Zhu Xi, the third son Zhu Fan, the fourth son Zhu Di, and the fifth son Zhu Su.

In fact, the birth mothers of Zhu Biao, Zhu Chen, and Zhu Bun were Concubine Shu Li, and the birth mothers of Zhu Di and Zhu Bing were Concubine Weng. Of course there are officials who know that they are not the birth of Empress Ma, but those who know are few after all. And I won't go out and talk nonsense, it's enough for the world to believe it.

Zhu Di was indeed brought up by Ma Niangniang, but his biological mother Weng Shi was a Mongolian concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang. She was the daughter of a Daluhuachi (local military and political official) of the Yuan Dynasty. Because he was born handsome, he was dedicated to his father by the general, but because of his birth, his status was very humble.

Her situation in the palace has always been very bad, and she died of illness when Zhu Di was very young, but in Zhu Di's childhood memories, he still remembers her and his mother.

His mother loves him very much, and when she occasionally has the opportunity to be with him, she is very happy. When she sees him, she hugs him tightly and talks to him non-stop, as if she wants to treat her own son She finished all her thoughts in one breath, and she also sang folk songs on the grassland to her son, just to make her son, who was a little strange and timid to her, smile.

Thinking about it, Zhu Di's eyes became moist.

Although everyone in the palace knew who his biological mother was, it was Madam Ma who announced to the world that he was able to announce that he was the son of Empress Xiaoci Gao at the beginning of his calamity. There may still be people who know the truth, but no one People dare to tell people indiscriminately, as long as they strictly block the news, will anyone know about it ten, twenty, or one hundred years from now?

He guarded the frontier, decisively killed and drove the heroes of the prairie to rush forward; he, after four years of peace, started with [-] soldiers, and seized the world; What is he afraid of, now that he is the emperor, it is even more unimaginable that there is anything he cannot do.

But when Yang Xu showed the happiness of sharing the glory with his relatives, he suddenly discovered that there were some things that he couldn't face, or in other words, the price of facing the truth was too great, and he couldn't bear it.Zhu Di felt a deep sadness in his heart. As the lord of the world, he couldn't tell his mother the good news openly, so that her spirit in heaven could also be happy for him.

Although he tried his best to show a kind of disdain for the bullshit morality that Huang Qitai and his ilk couldn't protect, but in this era, he had also received such teachings since he was a child. Trying to win people's hearts as much as possible, he can only lie against his will, saying that he is the biological son of Empress Xiaoci Gao, and his biological mother has even become a taboo, a taboo that cannot be mentioned.

In his mind, the image of that remote palace in his childhood, the woman who jumped up to hug him in surprise and kissed him with tears; the woman who hugged him happily in her arms, The woman who coaxed him to sleep by singing prairie songs that sounded a little strange to him; that was his real mother...

Zhu Di slowly closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

This is the sorrow of an emperor, and also the sorrow of a hero who has the power to turn rivers and seas, but has to cower and surrender in front of the orthodoxy.

"Maybe, I should do something for my mother! Even if I can't be upright. I am the emperor, and the great Ming will be passed on to my children and grandchildren. They... should remember her and use incense Come to sacrifice to her, without her, there would be no me, how could there be them..."

Zhu Di secretly made a decision in his heart, and then he thought of Yang Xu.Yang Xu has saved the lives of him and his whole family several times, and now he is a duke and rests with the country. It should be the most appropriate to entrust this secret to him.

"Moon!"

Zhu Di only called out, and Mu En immediately appeared at the door like an answering insect: "The servant is here!"

"Go, call Yang Xu to me..."

Just as Zhu Di said this, he stopped talking again, and thought for a while: "This matter is not something that can be handled in a day or two. Let's talk about it when he comes back!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Di waved his hand again, and ordered: "It's okay, go down!"

Mu En blinked his eyes inexplicably, bowed his body, and disappeared at the door again.

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Xia Xun left the capital and rushed to Shuangyu.

This trip was quite different from the usual trips out of Beijing. Officially, he had taken an imperial decree this time to recruit righteous bandits from Shuangyu Island.

Righteous robbers, this is the imperial court's position on the Shuangyu pirates. There must always be a reason for recruiting them for no reason, and this requires building momentum.What is the reason for recruiting these pirates?

Therefore, when the news spread that Duke Fu came forward to recruit the Shuangyu pirates, the people began to spread the news that the Shuangyu pirates assisted Cao Guogong Li Jinglong to encircle and suppress the Chumi Gang and the South China Sea Bandit Chen Zuyi. Recently, the previous battle with the Japanese pirates has also been widely spread.

Xia Xun only needs to order these things, and his subordinates will naturally do them. Back then, his people were still able to spread all kinds of news about King Yan in the capital under the pursuit of the court. Now it is naturally easy to do such things.

The investigation of Duan Mi's family has also begun. Xia Xun attaches great importance to this matter. He Xia Xun is not a good person. People will not offend me, and I will not offend others. For the purpose, he must respond, if he knows who wants to touch him, he doesn't mind making the first move.

In the officialdom, you have to express an attitude about some things, not whether you have to react or not.To investigate this matter, he used Qianlong's people.The establishment of Qianlong was inspired by Jin Yiwei's secret spy. He completely controlled this secret team in his own hands, because even the emperor didn't know about it because of the flying dragon as a cover.

Keeping such a force in his hands, he doesn't want to do something evil or even detrimental to the emperor. A spy is a spy, and he can't see the light. If he wants to do it, he can't do big things on the surface. He just wants to protect himself more As for the wider and more secretive power inherited from Luo Kedi, he didn't want to expose it.

The reason why this force is powerful is because of its secrecy. After decades of operation, its tentacles have taken root in various places under the Great Tomorrow, and it has a very good protective color. If it is turned under the sun, If it loses its mystery, it will be nothing special. Under such circumstances, these secret spies in brocade clothes are not as effective as the knife-headed policemen in the prefectures and counties. Special weapons must be placed in special places. Only in the environment can it play a role.

On the day Xia Xun left Beijing, many people came to see him off.

Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, Ru Chang, Minister of the Ministry of War, Xie Jin, Duke of Qi, Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng, Xu Jingchang, Duke of Ding, Wang Ning, son-in-law of Huaiqing, and the recent The arrogant Jinyiwei Commander Ji Gang, Nanzhen Fushi Liu Yujue and others all came, and even the prince Zhu Gaoxu also came.

These people have clans, relatives, honored ministers, civil servants, generals, representatives of various forces, don't look at Emperor Yongle, Xia Xun leisurely and leisurely all day long, as if he had nothing to do, officials with discerning eyes From this incident, one can perceive Xia Xun's influence in the court and the power he can use.

Apart from Xia Xun, there is really no other person who can be recognized by both the old ministers of Jianwen and the heroes of the Beiping line, as well as by the court elders, ministers, and generals in the court, as well as the clan, imperial relatives, and honored officials in the field. can do it.

When the guard of honor walked towards the elephant taming gate, Xia Xun saw a large number of men and women dressed in the clothes of prisoners, being escorted slowly through the street. A carpenter, or a family member of a prisoner assigned to a hero's family as a slave.

Seeing Xia Xun, the smile on his face disappeared.Xia Xun could only sigh in response to the ending of these people.Everyone has their own choices, and many things cannot be controlled by others.Even the emperor who seems to be omnipotent, there are times when he is helpless, let alone them.

In fact, Xia Xun's efforts were not in vain. He successfully persuaded some ministers on the "traitor list", such as Wang Dun, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Zheng Ci, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Huang Fu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Yin Changlong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Under his persuasion, Zhang Chen and Mao Taiheng, the official minister, all pleaded guilty one after another. These people were not only released by Emperor Yongle, but most of them returned to their old posts.

These people didn't come. Their current identities are still very sensitive and they need a period of stability. It is not appropriate to show their faces at this time. Xia Xun is well aware of their difficulties.However, these people were all released by him, and the officials owed him this favor.

In fact, Lian Zining and Zhuo Jing are the people Xia Xun wants to persuade the most. In fact, their talents and abilities may not be stronger than these ministers, servants, and imperial envoys who are willing to soften, but because of their unyielding, In the original history, they were very famous, so Xia Xun had a good impression of them.

It's a pity that people's hearts and human nature are difficult to be changed. Although Xia Xun used skillful persuasion to suppress and divide them, Lian Zining, Zhuo Jing and other officials remained unmoved.

He invited these people out one by one, and patiently persuaded them. He also used the stories of Guan Zhong to change to Duke Huan and Wei Zheng to change to Li Shimin to persuade them not to let down what they had learned and do more for the country and the people. You can't become a generation of famous ministers who are famous in history like Guan Zhong and Wei Zheng, but the result is talking to Niu Qinqin.

Zhuo Jing was better, Zhuo Jing was never an impulsive person, he neither yelled nor scolded when he saw Xia Xun, but kept shaking his head and sighing, saying over and over again that Emperor Jianwen shouldn't, should never listen to Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng People's stupid tricks, if he had listened to him earlier, and used the gentle method of relocating the kings to become kings or implementing decrees of favor, instead of using the most tragic method of cutting grass and roots, which is the easiest to force against the kings, it would not have caused today's this situation.

Nagging, Mrs. Zhuo is almost becoming Xianglin's wife, full of regret and remorse, but she doesn't care about Xia Xun's words at all. Xia Xun spoke in a hurry, so he said: "Zhuo is now I have nothing to ask but to die, to follow the old master under the nine springs, and to be righteous!" Xia Xun had no choice but to take him back to the prison.

Lian Zining is a hot-tempered master who is quick to hit. After he was taken out of the prison, before Xia Xun could speak, he yelled at the case and sprayed Xia Xun's face with saliva. Lian Zining sternly asked: "Zhu Di Ruo?" If it was really out of desperation that Jingnan launched an army, then Jingnan had already succeeded. Although Emperor Jianwen died, he still had sons and younger brothers. Why didn't King Yan follow the example of Duke Zhou and secure his throne?

He spoke impassionedly and harshly, blocking everything Xia Xun wanted to say first.Is this not nonsense, although it is true that the army was forced to rise, but the so-called Jingnan is just a cover to win the hearts of the people. From the day Zhu Di raised the army, it was doomed that the two uncles and nephews were doomed to live and die.

Fujian Emperor Wen's son or brother is the king?If Lian Zining said such angry words to quarrel with Zhu Di, that's fine. If he really felt that doing so was justified, then he was clearly a political idiot.The way is not the same, Xia Xun didn't talk nonsense, and immediately asked someone to send him back.

Emperor Jianwen attached great importance to literati, and the literati finally had some integrity, who served their king with death.However, thinking of the Emperor Jianwen who let his wife and son set themselves on fire while absconding and saving his life, Xia Xun always had a funny feeling in his heart.

No matter what, the bloody storm is finally over, and the future will be a broader world. Thinking about those exciting and intense events, Xia Xun's blood is filled with enthusiasm.Throughout history, there are few emperors who can create so many brilliant achievements, and have to stand shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Yongle.

However, there are also some delays in this, and the slightest difference will be a thousand miles away, and many regrets will be buried for the future.

"Can I make up for this shortcoming?"

Xia Xun looked at the princes, dukes, ministers and scholars who were accompanying him. They had almost captured all the forces of all the factions in the court. Xia Xun suddenly felt an unprecedented confidence.

The city gate is approaching, and a gust of wind blows from outside the city, carrying the breath of Lin Tian and the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus, refreshing and refreshing...

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【...Chapter 429 The fragrance of osmanthus...】Ah! !