Jinyi Night Walk

The queen's arrival marked the final integrity of the new regime, and everything was settled.

Many changes have taken place in Jinling City.

Concubine Xu officially received the golden book and gold seal, and was named queen, and the imperial edict was announced to the world.

With one family and one empress, two countries and two concubines, the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion suddenly rose again and became the first family of Ming Dynasty's most heroic officials again.

But the current Xu family is only the first family in a symbolic sense. In terms of status and prestige, no one can match "but in the court" it no longer has the strong influence it had before.This is not just because the current emperor is a very strong emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang is also a strong emperor, but that does not affect the formation of many courtier factions.

The only reason is that the Xu family lacks a strong leader.Whether Xu Huizu's ability to govern the army or the methods used in the court, he is a veteran who has been polished for many years. As the heir of the Xu family, he was trained by General Xu Da from a young age, and he is the unyielding leader of the Xu family. , but he has now been ordered to shut himself up and do nothing.

Xu Zengshou may be barely a candidate to be his successor. With Xu Zengshou's prestige and qualifications, he can be convinced and used by the forces of the Xu faction." But he died young. Xu Yingxu's abilities in all aspects are very Ordinary, and has been an official in the local area, without this prestige. And Xu Jingchang is still young, although the uncle is out of business, he is still alive, and the second uncle is also there. As a junior of the Xu family, he still has a long way to go .

Jianwen's old ministers are regrouping, or attached to the hot Jingnan heroes, or attached to the Jianwen old ministers who have been reused by Yongle. In terms of generals, as Zhongshan King Xu's family and Cao Guogong Li's family have gradually faded out of the military, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and other Jingnan military officials Just after taking office, military generals also need a process of probing, contacting, understanding, and getting in touch with them. It takes a long time to form a new faction. The formation of factions in the military is much more complicated than that in the court.

The Empress has recently hosted frequent banquets for the family members of Jing Nan and Jian Wen. She knows that although her husband has already sat on the throne, he still can't control this huge empire. The ministers will carry it out, and the wives "have a great influence on these ministers of civil and military affairs. Following the wife's route will help the husband attract people's hearts.

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui now have to participate in various banquets. The old officials of the Peiping line went to the princes they knew well to express their friendship. The old officials of Jianwen used this kind of respect to express their loyalty to Emperor Yongle. The three princes sometimes went together. "Banquet" sometimes had to go to the banquet separately. Due to personality and physical reasons, the little-known emperor's eldest son Zhu Gaochi didn't have many opportunities to show up.

But even though he didn't show up much, Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of the emperor, still left a deep impression on everyone.A young man in his 20s, who is obese to such an extent, and whether it is his father or his brother, are all burly and sturdy, such a strange person with extraordinary courage is indeed amazing. See Unforgettable.

However, although he is too fat, he is by no means a fool. In the limited number of banquets, Zhu Gaochi's demeanor and conversation left a deep impression on the officials of the Jinling Department. This is a gentle and elegant prince, or A prince with a kinder temperament has won the great favor of civil servants. Some people have praised Zhu Gaochi, saying that he is the same as the original Yiwen prince Zhu Biao, with very similar temperament, character and morality.

However, due to physical reasons, Zhu Gaochi did not show his face much, so the second son of the emperor Zhu Gaoxu became very active.Perhaps he wanted to share the responsibility for his elder brother. After all, Zhu Di ascended the throne as the empress, and in order to reduce the resistance to governing, he carried out a bloody cleansing of the stubborn Jianwen loyal ministers. A peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, frequent banquets for wives, as a prince, attending more banquets can obviously play the same role.

Today, it is rare for the three princes to show up together again, because the person who invited guests today was Fu Guogong Yang Xu.Perhaps many people don't know why the little-known Yang Xu is ranked sixth in Jingnan's hero list, but the three princes are insiders, and they know very well how much Yang Xu has contributed to his father's country. "And they themselves relied on Yang Xu's help" at least twice to save their lives.

Therefore, as soon as Fu Guogong's invitation arrived, they immediately rejected all conflicting banquets and attended on time.There are too many people at the banquet today, and the host and guest are the three princes, so Xia Xun is not hosting a family banquet" but has booked the entire Juxian Building, where the royal relatives, meritorious ministers, court officials and military officials gather here. Several of them are captains-in-law, among them Mei Yin's son-in-law.

Mei Yin and Xia Xun just had a tentative fight and then they died down. Outsiders are completely unaware of the struggle between them, even if they are aware of it, even if the two have already fought to the death in private. At the banquet, you still invite each other, and you still talk and laugh." Just like friends for many years, this is the officialdom, a completely different battlefield.

However, there are still some people who do not adapt to this kind of officialdom rules.Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng have already returned to Beijing, and they have also received Xia Xun's invitation, "Zhu Neng is here, Xu Jingchang is here, Qiu Fu is not. There are more on Xun's side, even though he is a member of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but in front of Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu, two veterans of the Beiping line who have fought many battles, he is completely unqualified to sit on an equal footing with them in the future.

And Xu Jingchang is cool as his father, emotion is more important than reason, he doesn't care, he doesn't bother to curry favor with the two old seniors of the yamen, he is comparable to Xia Xun, and Xia Xun once risked his life to save his father. Success, this love, he has to accept.Just because of this "he is much closer to Xia Xun. Besides, through his little aunt, he also knows how many times Xia Xun has saved lives for the current emperor's family." The emperor's trust for this character is no better than Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng are few, he can't fall, let alone hit himself.

And Zhu Neng went to the banquet not because of Xia Xun's face. After Zhu Neng returned to Beijing, he already knew about Xia Xun's flogging and death of Zheng Xiaobu in the governor's mansion of the five armies, and Xie Guangsheng's relegation to the governor.Although he understood the ins and outs of the matter, Xia Xun's relentless tactics made him feel very uncomfortable. Among the close officials of King Yan in the past, Zhang Yu, who had the best friendship with Xia Xun, was not close to Qiu Fu. Now what happened With this kind of thing, the feeling of incense in the past will fade away.

However, it was the three princes who attended the banquet today, and he and Zhang Yu were the chief guards of Prince Yan's mansion back then.The three princes went to the banquet, so he had to come.This is also Zhu Neng's way of being a mature and prudent person. Even if there is a conflict with Xia Xun, he doesn't need to be so obvious. After all, the officialdom is not a battlefield. To eliminate a person, you don't need to draw a sword. What's more, his displeasure "just makes him Being disgusted with Xia Xun did not mean that he would regard Xia Xun as an enemy.

On the other hand, Qiu Fu obviously has a fiery temper, and he doesn't rub the sand in his eyes at all.Whether Zheng Xiaobu dies or not is none of his business, "it's none of his business if Xie Guangsheng doesn't go to Lanzhou to eat and drink dew." He went to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion and ordered a hasty job, then went to the local area to receive and reorganize the army Now, he can't even remember what the ones surnamed Xie and Zheng looked like.

But now that he has become the head of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, "whoever touches him will not give him face, and he will not give him face." He is too lazy to save face for the other party. Compared with Zhu Neng's old-fashionedness, "Qiu Fu chose tit for tat , he just wanted to tell Yang Xu clearly: You offended me!

It's a pity that Yang Xu invited too many people today, not to mention that one Qiu Fu is missing, even if there are ten Qiu Fu missing, no one will notice him, let alone "the focus of today is the three princes." .

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The five armies have all abandoned the mansion." Qiu Fuzheng called several governors of the Yamen to discuss matters.

Governor Chen Xuan had also received Xia Xun's invitation, but unfortunately he was stopped by people sent by Qiu Fu before he went out. He had no choice but to send a family member to "rush to explain the situation to Xia Xun" and then followed the five The captain of the military governor's mansion rushed back to participate in the discussion.The reason why I specially brought him here today is because Chen Xuan is the captain of the navy and he went to the coast to defend against the pirates, and Qiu Fu summoned people to discuss this time to deal with the pirates.

Qiu Fu will be 60 years old soon, and he is more than 20 years older than Zhu Neng. Of course, Xia Xun's brat is even less likely to be put in his eyes. This is why he especially cannot forgive Xia Xun's offense: too disrespectful old man.He didn't take Xia Xun's banquet to heart." But he always remembered what the emperor said. After he and Zhu Neng returned to Beijing, the emperor summoned him alone, and specifically mentioned the construction of the Navy and the idea of ​​fighting Japanese pirates. Today he The purpose of bringing in Chen Xuan, the governor who knows the situation of the navy and the Japanese pirates, is to plan a counterattack against the Japanese pirates.

Qiu Fu sat high on the seat and said to Chen Xuan: "The emperor summoned the day before yesterday, and he mentioned the rampant pirates along the coast. How can a few rogues be so difficult to deal with in a tiny place?"Hmph, I think it's all caused by the Jianwen Dynasty, emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts!You tell the governor what you know about the situation, and I plan to hit the Japanese pirates who invaded our seas head-on, eliminate the Japanese troubles, and relieve the worries of the Holy One.

Chen Xuan said: "Grand Governor, the Japanese pirates' force is far inferior to our Daming Navy, but it is difficult for us to deal with them, and it is not easy to annihilate them." Defense is also not easy. "

"how do I say this?"

"Governor, when Fu Guogong was ordered to recruit Shi Shuangyu pirates last time, this official also mentioned this to Fu Guogong." Fu Guogong also deeply agreed with the difficulties mentioned by the next official.I am the guards along the coast." Qiu Fu curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Yang Xu, hum, Yang Xu doesn't know soldiers at all!A brat, what do you know!The old man has been a soldier and horse all his life, and has experienced hundreds of battles. "Whether it is the Beiyuan elite cavalry or the imperial army that is several times stronger than myself, the old man has defeated them all. What are a few Japanese barbarians?"

When Bie Xuan saw that he was so proud of the enemy, he quickly reminded him: "Commander, this sea battle and land battle are two different things. When the Yuan people entered the Central Plains, it was the time when the martial arts were at their peak. Iron cavalry was invincible across the world. The Eastern Expedition to [Japan] was a complete failure, we," he said in the middle, seeing Qiu Fu's cold eyes," couldn't help swallowing the second half of the words.

Qiu Fu said indifferently: "Don't say anything that increases the ambition of others and destroys your own prestige. Water battles." The Duke of the country has never fought, and the Japanese have never dealt with them.But isn't that what "war" is all about? What's the difference between water and land warfare?Just talk about the situation along the coast! "

Chen Xuan said: "Yes, as far as I know, these bandits" are mostly defeated soldiers from the [Japanese] Civil War, frustrated samurai, bankrupt businessmen, and farmers who lost their land.The lower officer said that they are not the frontal enemy of our navy because their ships are very bad. The largest of their ships can only accommodate 300 people, the smaller ones have more than 100 people, and the smaller ones only have dozens of people.

Most of the boats are made of big wooden blocks that are connected in a square shape. Instead of nails, only iron sheets are used for the joints. Instead of hemp tendons and tung oil to fill the seams, grass is used to block the leaks. It is labor-intensive and not very strong. Well, if our navy's warships catch up, "just one hit" will fall apart.Moreover, their sails and rudders are very simple, and they can only sail with the wind, but not with the wind. When there is a wind or no wind, they can only lower the sails and use the sculls, so most Japanese pirates use the spring and autumn floods to attack me along the coast. regret……,……

Qiu Fu said impatiently: "Boats are used to carry people, needless to say in detail." What kind of weapons do they have? "How you are used to fighting, tell me!"

Chen Xuan's heart turned cold when he heard it, the chief governor Qiu is completely an amateur in water warfare!The ship is the most important thing in combat at sea. The Japanese pirates’ ships have not yet been fully understood, and their own warships have not yet been fully understood. “So let’s study what weapons the opponent uses.” What tactics do they have?But when the governor asked about it, Chen Xuan had no choice but to change the subject, saying: "The Japanese pirates have strong bows and sharp arrows, and they are close to others. They are ferocious and have excellent martial arts." Compared with our coastal officers and soldiers, they are better .Some of them only have bayonets and hooks, but the better samurai all use three knives. "

"Three knives?"

"Yes" a long knife, it is very fierce to chop, and it is equipped with a small knife for miscellaneous purposes, in addition to wearing a sharp blade, which is divided into two types. It's called "quickly drawing the knife" and it's specially used for close combat. "

Qiu Fu frowned and said, "The boats will scatter as soon as they touch, and the weapons have no special features. How can they be allowed to do harm to this day?"

Chen Xuan said dumbly: "Because their boats can't fight and they flee. The sea is vast and it's hard to catch up. They usually go ashore to fight. Take my east coast as an example. Among the many Tritons, only Taicang, The two guards of Guanhai have all the ships, and the other guards are land sergeants, so they can only defend from the shore. But the coast is long and defenseless. Once they land on the shore, they will fight in close quarters.

The Japanese often form a group of 50 people, "each group is separated by a distance of one or two miles, and file in file" to form a long snake formation that stretches for tens of miles. It is not easy to encircle and annihilate. Even though our forces are superior, it is impossible to quickly concentrate on the places where they land. Once they land and enter the villages and towns, it will be difficult for us to exert our advantages in places like street fighting.

Occasionally, there is a large group of my army nearby, which really poses a threat to them. They can also coerce the local people, use the old and weak, women and children as human shields, and make us in a dilemma.Moreover, they have some insiders in the local area who can lead them the way, so they are more familiar with the rural terrain than our guard officers and soldiers...

If the coastal provinces work together to deploy and plan in a unified manner, fortify everywhere on the land, deploy troops to encircle and suppress them, and build more large ships at the same time, chase and intercept them at sea, without giving them a place to stay, it is still possible to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese pirates.However, the lower officials think that it is still difficult to get to their roots with such a laborious effort..." Chen Xuan said with a wry smile: "The lower officials think that it is impossible to destroy them at sea, but not now. The same is not true. On land, it is impossible for us to garrison troops everywhere along the coast. The terrain along the coast is complex and the villages are simple. It is also impossible to build a fortress to contain the people in some places in the northwest. When they come out, 100 people come out, even if there is only one. Return alive with the plundered property, and you will be able to attract another thousand people to join the ranks of pirates.

Qiu Fu sneered, "One kills one, two kills one pair, how many of them can there be?"

Qiu Fu joined the army since he was a child. He was a martial artist who didn't study." But Chen Xuan was a Confucian general." It was not at the hands of Goryeo, but because of the protracted war, the lack of time for people to cultivate crops, the army was raised year after year, and the corvee was endless, so that the Eighteenth Route Anti-King destroyed the Sui Dynasty.The governor, Chen Xuan is a warrior, not afraid of war "The Japanese are poor beggars, not afraid of tossing, but our Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, and they can't afford to toss!" Qiu Fu said angrily: "According to your words, don't we take them No way? ", Chen Xuan was silent for a moment, and said: "The last time Fuguo Gong Ge'an pirates in Shuangyu, he talked with his subordinates about Japanese pirates in the East China Sea..." He glanced at Qiu Fu and saw that Qiu Fu did not object." Then he said: "Fu The Duke of the State believed that the Japanese pirates came from [Japan], and "in order to completely annihilate them," they must build a powerful fleet. Using force as a deterrent, [Japan] used both soft and hard methods to force the Japanese to cooperate with the Chinese government's demand for trade. Let the Japanese pirates have no foothold.In this way, even if there are remnants, it is difficult to become a major problem.

However, Fu Guogong also said that blocking is worse than sparse, even with this method, it can only eliminate temporary troubles, "over time, the Japanese pirates will rise again" because of Gainli.Not to mention, there are thieves in the South China Sea now, and the armed ships are more powerful than my navy. They are not Japanese, but the survivors of my [Chinese] country. , do all kinds of evil.

Fu Guogong said that "the combination of kindness and power" just forces all parties to cooperate "let the pirates have nowhere to go. If we want to really eliminate the disaster, we have to draw a lot of money from the bottom of the pot. "If we can open the sea and trade, it will benefit all the people." But being a pirate is always facing doom If there is no risk, then between a huge profit and no profit.” Most pirates are still willing to put down their swords and guns and be obedient citizens, which is also beneficial to the country and the people. "

Qiu Fu saw that he said "Leng Xu" all the time, as if he admired Yang Xu very much, and was secretly angry in his heart.

That little bastard Xu Jingchang doesn’t need to be mentioned, he only knows how to wave the flag and shout by Yang Xu’s face, he’s ashamed of his ancestors and his father; Give him face and rush to the banquet. Now this "Chen Xuan" can't tell whether he is from the Five Army Commander's Mansion or Yang Xu's.

Qiu Fu held back his anger and asked: "Chen Dudu, are you a warrior" or a civil servant?Yang Xu has never led a day's soldiers, does he know about soldiers?Does he understand military affairs?These ideas are nothing but the rhetoric of literati.If every time an enemy offends the border, there is such a method to deal with it, then what do we military generals do? "

Qiu Fu is just a simple warrior "He only thinks about how to win, but he doesn't think about what war is for, so it's hard to focus on solutions other than war. I reprimanded Chen Xuan, Qiu Fu said decisively: "Haven't the bandits on Shuangyu Island been recruited by the imperial court?To eat imperial court Dai Lu" means to do things for the imperial court!

We are in the East China Sea, and now we have three guards, which have the ability to go to sea for a battle. The three guards form horns with each other. Encountered, do you still worry about not being able to wipe them out? As for the land, the governor will also properly arrange "unless they don't come, otherwise" I will tell them to come and go!"

Qiu Fu beat hard on the handsome case, looked at Chen Xuan and said, "You said, the Japanese often invade our coast during the spring and autumn floods, and they won't come in winter?"

Chen Xuan said: "Not really, in winter" the Japanese are also capable of fighting, but compared to spring and autumn, there are much fewer Japanese pirates.However, those who can still come to my coast to harass me in winter are not ordinary mobs. Their ships are more sophisticated, and the bandits' force is also better. Therefore, although the number of wells is less in spring and autumn, they are not easy to deal with. ", Qiu Fu smiled coldly, raising his white eyebrows, and said, "Okay!The old man will try the knife on them first! "

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Ming'er was sitting on the brocade pier, leaning on the table with her elbows, resting her cheeks in her hands, her eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and between opening and closing, her eyes were eager to stream.

If you see the light in her eyes at this moment, you will understand what it means to be charming like silk.

The Empress is in the palace entertaining senior officials of the second rank and above, duchesses and countesses, and princesses living in the Tenth Prince's Mansion." Because they are all daughters' homes, there are more types of wine, most of which are fruit wines, such as wine and pear wine , jujube wine, coconut milk wine and even Wujiapi wine, rose apple, persimmon wine and so on.

Ming'er didn't know how to drink alcohol at first, but seeing other people drinking happily, and seeing that the high-grade grape wine from Harahuo was mellow, bright red, and attractive in color, she couldn't bear the instigation of those wives and daughters, so she drank a cup." ..., I was drunk as soon as I poured it. Gently stroked my cheeks, my cheeks felt feverish, and my head was also dizzy.

Seeing her younger sister's naive look, the queen couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly listened to someone helping her to rest in her own palace. "Ming'er was quite drunk at first, but for some reason, she didn't want to sleep when she got here. She held her chin" and was confused for a while. I can't help but think of my plan. This is a good opportunity. When my sister comes back later, I... want her to help, okay?

Thinking of this, her body suddenly became hotter and hotter, "little girl" thinks of a man "shameless!" Ming'er bit her lip, two intoxicating red glows floated on her cheeks, it seemed to be getting hotter! ! ~!