Jinyi Night Walk

Lulong is not too far from Beijing. Jiawen section of the road is a military road from Beijing city to Shanhaiguan. The road is relatively smooth, and the horses and chariots gallop very briskly. They rushed to Beijing before it got dark.

Beijing is now the seat of the emperor's residence. If it is the imperial palace in Nanjing, it is almost time to lock the palace, and the imperial envoys will not go to the palace to see him again, just wait until tomorrow morning before going on pilgrimage.And here is a palace, there is no morning court, and the time to lock the palace is not as strict as that of the Nanjing Palace, so when the sun sets and the mountain has not yet set, Xia Xun asked the Beijing officials who came after hearing the news to guide the entourage to stay. On the other hand, I quickly ran to the original Yanwang Mansion, which is now the emperor's residence.

Xia Xun got off his horse in front of King Yan's Mansion, looked up at the majestic palace gate, and suddenly remembered that he was a white man when he came here once. Today, when he saw King Yan's mansion again, he couldn't help but feel that things are right and wrong.

Xia Xun threw the reins, handed the horse to the guards, and walked towards the palace gate.

There are three times more officers and soldiers guarding the palace than at the time of King Yan's Mansion, and now the emperor lives here, not a vassal, so the security is naturally very different.The guards guarding the door didn't know Xia Xun, but just looking at his robes, he knew that he was not a first-rank military general, but also a prince and marquis, so he didn't wait for him to come, a school captain hurriedly stepped down to meet him, and asked politely: "Excuse me?" Who is coming?"

Xia Xun untied his waist card and handed it over, and said in a deep voice, "Governor of Liaodong Yang Xu, please see the emperor!"

When the gatekeeper heard that the Duke Fu had arrived, he bent his waist and held the badge respectfully to check that it was correct, then returned the badge with both hands, and said with a smile: "Master Fu, please wait a moment. Report to the emperor to know."

"Hey, this is Lord Fuguo?"

A young fifth-rank official came out of the palace gate, just in time to hear Xia Xun's words, and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

Xia Xun took a closer look and saw that this man was only about [-] years old, with a white face and a slight beard, regular features, and a warm smile on his face, which made people feel friendly when they saw it.Xia Xun's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "What's next?"

The official cupped his hands again and again, and saluted with a smile: "Your official, Yang Feng, a member of the Ministry of Rituals in Beijing, hehe, it's a coincidence that you are from the same family as the Duke of Heguo."

Xia Xun just smiled, and Yang Feng came up to him, his face still smiling, but his voice was lowered a lot: "The Duke of the country doesn't recognize the lower officials, but the lower officials have heard the name of the Duke of the Kingdom for a long time..."

Xia Xun still smiled, he just thought that a stalking official had arrived and wanted to curry favor with himself, so he didn't take it to heart, but when Yang Feng's words changed, his bright eyes stared at him meaningfully, Said: "Yesterday when the emperor arrived in Beijing, the civil and military officials in Beijing welcomed the emperor and followed him to inspect the weather in Beijing.

At that time, Duke Qi, Lord Luo Shang, Lord Chen Shou and many other lords were in front of the emperor, and they all praised you, Duke Guo!They praised the country's strategy of managing Liaodong, allowing Wen and Wu, and all ethnic groups in Liaodong are barbaric in nature, but you are the only one who bows down to you;Hehe, even the king of North Korea is in awe of the prestige of the Duke in Liaodong. If there is any dispute between the border and the people, he will send an envoy to Liaodong to ask for instructions! "

"Ok?"

Is this a compliment? Why doesn't it sound like taste?Especially Duke Qi, hey!Qi Guo nose Qiu Fu, he will praise me?Unless the sun comes out in the west!

Xia Xun's heart turned, and she couldn't help but take a careful look at Yang Feng.

Yang Feng smiled slightly, and said again: "Xiaguan is a native of Beijing, the son of the old..."

He patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Wrong, wrong, now it should be called the First Prince.

During the Jingnan period, the emperor led the army to fight abroad, and the eldest prince was in charge of the city of Beijing. Because he appreciated the hard work of the subordinate officials, he made an exception and was promoted from a small official to an official. At that time, he often walked around the eldest prince and listened to the eldest prince's praise. Mr. Guo, after hearing the praises from all the adults yesterday, he thought about when he would be able to meet Mr. Guo. He didn't want to get the chance today, hehehe, what a great honor! "

As soon as he said this, Xia Xun's heart flashed like lightning, and he understood everything immediately.

Where is Beijing?

Beijing is the foundation of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi!

Back then, when King Yan raised the flag and launched the Battle of Jingnan, the Second Highness was accompanying him, and the First Highness was in Beiping. The Third Highness was still young and had no influence at that time.During the four years, His Majesty has been in charge of Beijing's government affairs by himself, including conscription of soldiers and food, packers and soldiers, farming and firewood, business and trade, and everything else.

Especially in the past four years, Beiping has been directly put in danger many times. Due to the turnover caused by casualties and the appointment and dismissal of meritorious deeds, the frequency of official turnover is extremely high. But it only controls the power at the lowest level. The bureaucratic base of the middle and lower classes is the original team left by Zhu Gaochi. How can there not be a few of his confidants?

The Yang Feng in front of him is clearly the eldest prince's person, he knows that he supported the eldest prince as the crown prince and belongs to the same faction, these words are clearly a warning to himself.Thinking about it further, Xia Xun even felt that this ceremonial official in Beijing, Wailang, probably wandered around the palace on purpose in order to wait for him to come and warn him

Seeing the change in his expression, Yang Feng knew that he had understood the meaning of his words, so he said haha, cupped his hands and said: "Oh, I just met the Duke, and the next official was surprised, and he was a little incoherent, why did you pull the Duke east?" Laxi was talking nonsense, Duke Fang came from Liaodong, and he must have something important to report to the emperor, and the officials did not dare to interrupt, so I bid farewell, farewell!"

Xia Xun still smiled. Although he didn't speak, he nodded to Yang Feng and watched him go down the steps.

After a while, the gate guard captain rushed over to report: "The emperor announced Yang Xu to see you!" After announcing the decree, he stepped on his shoulder and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, please!"

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"Haha, Wenxuan, you are here, stop saluting, sit down, sit down!"

Zhu Di wore a light robe, tied his hair and wiped his forehead, and was fluttering in Yanju uniform. He greeted Xia Xun very relaxedly, supported Xia Xun to look him up, and said with a smile: "Wenxuan, you are dark and thin. Did you suffer a lot in Liaodong?”

Xia Xun smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I'm not afraid of anything if I suffer a little bit of hardship, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle the errands entrusted by the emperor, and that will disappoint the emperor's trust."

Zhu Di laughed, waved his hands and said, "Hey, you're playing tricks again, aren't you? Two battles and two victories, and such a feat, if you can't do your job well like this, wouldn't the officials be ashamed to death?"

He pointed to the chair and asked Xia Xun to sit down. After going back to the case, he sat down and said, "Lian arrived a day earlier than you, so it's still comfortable to live here. In Nanjing, Lian doesn't even enjoy breathing, let alone Said this old cold leg."

Xia Xun's heart moved, and he smiled and said: "Then why didn't the emperor move the capital to Beijing, wouldn't he be much more at ease?"

Zhu Di was slightly taken aback, looked at him with a pair of tiger eyes fixedly, and suddenly laughed: "You boy, you are talking nonsense again. Jinling was established by Emperor Gao of Taizu, and now it is only for the comfort of Liantu, so I will move here." Establish the capital city? If it spreads out, the alliance will become a foolish king who indulges in pleasure, and you also have to bear the name of a treacherous sycophant who flatters the king!"

Xia Xun thought in his heart: "Of course moving the capital is not that simple, and of course it is not for the sake of comfort. Establishing the capital in Beijing has its own political considerations. I am afraid that you have already thought of this when you mentioned Beiping as a good thing." gone."

But now is not the time to discuss this issue with the emperor, and the time to move the capital is far from coming. Xia Xun didn't want to go too deep on this matter, so he said with a smile based on Zhu Diyuan's words: "Song Taizu was a great talent, and he first established his capital in Kaifeng. , but it was a mistake. If the capital had been moved to Luoyang or Chang'an earlier, the state of the Song Dynasty might not have lasted more than 300 years.

It can be seen that the location of the country's capital should also change with the times and the situation, and there is no need to stick to the law of the ancestors.If the emperor wants to move the capital, there must be a reason for moving the capital. If the emperor does not want to move the capital, then there must be a reason not to move the capital. The minister is not just talking about the emperor's words, if he wants to be a traitor to flatter the emperor In the name of the minister, it is enough for the minister to retract this sentence. "

"Slippery! Slippery! Among all the ministers, you, Yang Wenxuan, are the most cunning!"

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head. At this moment, the servant came in with tea. Zhu Di already had a cup in front of him, and he only gave it to Xia Xun, and then he left.

Because of this divergence, the topic of idle talk was dropped, Zhu Di sat up straight, and said solemnly: "I am very happy to have read your memorial. Even in ancient and modern times, the threat to the Central Plains has always come from the northern workers looking at the world. Well, the threat to our Ming Dynasty is still in the north. Tartar and Wala, although they have not done much at present, Kelian has never underestimated them.

If Liaodong is managed properly, it will be the strongest wall of the Ming Dynasty. It can not only prevent the Mongols from connecting with the Jurchens and North Korea, but also look down on their waists, so that they dare not go south boldly. Mules are very important.In the past, you were granted various privileges, and you were specially allowed to set up a curtain in Liaodong, open a government office and build a government, in the hope that all ethnic groups in Liaodong can change the status quo of being indifferent to our Ming Dynasty and rebelling from time to time.

As long as I, Ming Dynasty, can firmly and truly control Liaodong in my hands, the threat from the grassland will be greatly reduced, or even cease to exist.

In your memorial, the situation in Liaodong is complicated, and it is difficult to describe it in words. You also said that there are still many problems, and you have to ask Lian for instructions in person.Now that the mules are here, you can tell, what is the situation in Liaodong now?What other questions? "

Xia Xun said with a distressed expression on his face: "The minister hurriedly rushed, and arrived at dusk. He hurried into the palace just to see the emperor. The situation in Liaodong is really hard to describe. I have many ideas, and I still have to ask the emperor for permission. Now that the sun is setting in the west, and it is about to fall, if you talk about it in a hurry, I'm afraid it will be a bit hasty."

Zhu Di's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a mysterious smile: "It's okay, you will stay in the palace tonight, hehe, you will still live... in the palace where you lived in the beginning!".I rushed back to my parents' house in the afternoon to deal with some housework, and then I hurriedly typed after I came back, so the update is a little later.A father who has an unfilial son is the sorrow of the parents, and an older brother who has an unfilial younger brother is the difficulty of being an elder brother.Parents are old and gray-haired, crows feed back, lambs kneel and suckle, let alone being human?Guan Guan should also pay more attention to his parents, and hope that the two elders are happy and healthy!

To be continued.