Jinyi Night Walk

Ninety-ninth Chongyang, members of the royal family, several academicians from the cabinet, and several ministers of the state in Beijing drove to Xiaoling to worship the ancestors.

Empress Xu had frequent headaches recently. According to Zhu Di's intention, the empress was not allowed to come, but Empress Xu was willing to be criticized for this matter, so she insisted on coming.After getting out of the car and walking up the mountain, Zhu Di was worried about the queen's health, so he personally supported her, and the husband and wife walked up the Shinto path together.

The ones behind them were naturally the prince and his wife. The prince Zhu Gaochi was obese, and it was really hard work for him to go up one step at a time. Sweat dripped down his neck, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it.Two strong eunuchs supported him, one on the left and the other on the right, and it was still very difficult for him to walk.

On the Shinto stone steps in front, there is a piece of stone that is no longer so flat due to underground changes, but slightly arched. Zhu Di hurriedly supported the queen, and said softly: "Queen, slow down." Then she smiled softly at her husband and raised her feet a little higher.

But Zhu Gaochi didn't pay much attention to his feet because someone was supporting him. He raised his feet as usual, but he stumbled on the steps, staggered and fell forward. His weight... Thanks to the two eunuchs trying their best to hold him back, he didn't follow the steps. Shi came to have an intimate meeting.

Zhu Di heard the movement in front, turned his head and saw his son's clumsy appearance, he couldn't help frowning, slightly disgusted.He is a master of martial arts, and he is still majestic until now, but this eldest son..., he knows that it is not his son who overeats, but he will not blame him, but seeing this situation, he is still disgusted instinctively.

Seeing this, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu gloated and said with a smirk: "The predecessors have fallen, and the descendants will know the police!" He lifted his legs leisurely and walked up the stone steps.He spoke in a low voice, he didn't want the grown-ups to hear him, but a little man overheard him.The emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji was following behind, and he heard these words clearly.

Zhu Zhanji is eight years old this year. The eldest son of the crown prince is destined to be the emperor in the future. He has been educated by the emperor's mind since he was a child. Although the family didn't let him know much, they heard some rumors, and naturally had prejudices against the second emperor uncle.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji was very angry when he heard the second emperor's uncle mocking his father, his face flushed red, and he immediately followed up: "More future generations will inform the police!"

Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback. He turned his head and saw that it was Zhu Zhanji. Seeing the little guy's hostile gaze towards him, Zhu Gaoxu secretly said: "This kid...although he is young, he is not a good stubble!"

Xia Xun watched coldly, and also saw this confrontation in his eyes.

Everyone went up the mountain and followed Zhu Di to visit the tomb of the first emperor. Later, because the queen was a little tired, Zhu Di helped her to the side to rest.Ninety-ninth Chongyang, the sky is high and the air is refreshing. Since it is here, it is just for the Queen to relax.

The little grandson Zhu Zhanji was really young, and this kind of ceremony was very boring. As soon as the emperor said to take a break, he went to the forest to relax, because it is difficult to get to this mountain forest at ordinary times. There were small needle-like fish swimming around, and he could watch them with relish for a long while.

Suddenly, Zhu Gaoxu walked past the forest, followed by Chen Ying and other ministers, Zhu Gaoxu looked disdainful, and hummed: "Stupid as a pig, once you come out, you will be ashamed, why are you so unselfish, even the king follows him Faceless."

An official next to him smiled flatteringly: "The more embarrassing you are, the better it will be for you, Your Highness? Hehe, Your Highness is just watching a show, why bother to take it to heart."

Zhu Gaoxu laughed wantonly when he heard this.

Zhu Zhanji got angry when he heard it. Although these people didn't name them, why didn't he know that he was talking about his father? Zhu Zhanji's face was flushed with anger, and he was about to rush out with his fists in his hands , but suddenly a big hand appeared on his shoulder, firmly holding him down.

Zhu Zhanji suddenly turned his head and saw that it was Xia Xun. Xia Xun shook his head slightly at him, and waited until the people outside the woods walked past talking and laughing before Xia Xun let go. Zhu Zhanji was angry. Angrily said: "The Duke shouldn't stop me! Which is the most important thing, the most important thing is my father, and my father is insulted by others. How can a son of man sit and ignore it? The King of Han is my father's brother and my father's subject. My brother is disrespectful and my minister is unjust, shouldn't I reprimand him?"

Zhu Zhanji and Xia Xun are very close. On the one hand, he knows that Xia Xun is on his father's side. His father can be established as the prince, and he has made great efforts to assist the Duke of the country; Being close, so I got closer to Xia Xun, and I didn't have much scruples in front of him, and after all, I was a child at heart, so I spoke out.

Xia Xun smiled, pointed to a toad in the creek under his feet, and said to Zhu Zhanji: "If you ask a male toad, what is beauty? It thinks beauty is its female toad. You still want to argue with it some time?"

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Xia Xundao: "The minister is not preventing His Highness from being filial, but in front of the Crown Prince, His Highness is not only a son, but also a courtier. As a son, you should be filial, and as a minister, you should be loyal. Then you have to choose, How to better fulfill one's own duty. Meaningless disputes will not bring any benefit to the crown prince, sometimes temporary tolerance and indulging the other party's madness are the means to promote his demise."

Zhu Zhanji said depressedly: "It's not that Zhanji doesn't understand what the Duke said, but sometimes, he really can't bear it. My father has been enduring it all the time, and I still have to bear it now, letting his humiliation..."

Zhu Zhanji was sullen for a while, before he said: "Duke, Zhanji is the emperor's grandson, rich in clothes and fine food, with infinite glory, but... I am very envious of those ordinary children who are about the same age, I think I am far less happy than them!"

Xia Xun sighed and said, "Your Highness envies them because His Highness only sees them when they are relaxed and happy; they envy His Highness because they only see His Highness's glory days. Every human being is born with his own troubles. No one is free from all troubles unless..."

His deep eyes gradually moved to the high imperial mausoleum, and said leisurely: "Unless, it is someone who has passed away!"

Zhu Zhanji seemed to understand, he stood there silently, the injustice on his face gradually disappeared...

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Xia Xun's participation in the mausoleum sacrifice soon spread in the officialdom as a political signal that he had regained the emperor's attention and trust.Immediately afterwards, news spread that the eldest son of Fuguo Duke received extra favor from the emperor and was named a fifth-rank martial virtue general, further confirming the previous rumor.

Then, there was a rumor that the emperor intended to appoint Fu Guogong as the general who conquered Yi, to replace Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng.

reason?It's very simple. The current acting general is Zhang Fu, the son of British Duke Zhang Yu. He is young and has never led soldiers in battle before. The emperor is worried.Think about Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong and his father are still the god of war in Ming Dynasty. The ability of the father does not mean that the son is capable.

Solitary expedition to Annan, the emperor was worried about handing over this important task to him, and needed someone who could lead the battle, but the acting general Zhang Fu is the current British Duke, and only the prince is higher than him in terms of status, so don't send one If the prince is going, then he must send someone who is of equal status and seniority is older than him.

Such a person, in the entire court, there is no third person except Qi State Duke Qiu Fu and Fu State Duke Yang Xu, so the rumor of sending Yang Xu to Annan is the most convincing among all kinds of rumors One, widely circulated among the ruling and opposition parties.

In fact, the rumors in the officialdom are seldom groundless. They are either leaked by insiders or deliberately created by people with certain purposes.The same is true of Xia Xun's rumors. The news about him regaining the emperor's favor and his son receiving a grand favor was actually spread on purpose by the people sent by the prince.

Although the title of the prince has been determined, it is not uncommon in history that a prince is established and then abolished. Zhu Gaochi himself knows that his father really does not like him from the bottom of his heart, even after weighing the pros and cons, he was appointed as the prince. , I still don't like him, so his sense of crisis always exists.Xia Xun, as a staunch supporter of the prince, coupled with his status in the court, whether he won or lost favor, had a great influence on Zhu Gaochi, so when the opportunity came, he immediately created momentum for Xia Xun.

However, the news that Xia Xun was in command to dispatch troops was not a rumor spread by the Prince's faction. It was actually the Second Prince's faction who spread the news, and it was actually written by Chen Ying.

Chen Ying complained a few days ago, and as soon as the news of Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng's death came back, Chen Ying complained.Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was a mistake for him to choose not to go to Yunnan. If he really became the king of Yunnan, in the case of Zhu Neng's death, he would probably be asked to control the troops of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, and command the war against Annan.

For fighting, Zhu Gaoxu, who has always been brave and proficient in the art of war, is very confident. After this big victory, not only can he have more generals in the army to support him, cultivate more cronies, but he may not be able to shake his father's will. Will, and once again came up with the idea of ​​changing him to be the prince.

Does the son inherit his father's career? Compared with the obese brother who is full of benevolence and morality, and likes to deal with literati, he has too many advantages.

Chen Ying is really suffering and can't tell. Who would have thought of such a change?Furthermore, leaving the capital is certainly beneficial, but the disadvantages are equally obvious. Staying away from the center and becoming the king of Yunnan, no matter how much credit you make, can you make up for the impact of being away from the capital?

The problem is that all these things are just evaluations and guesses. Before doing it, who can guarantee that the facts will develop according to their own ideas?Furthermore, as a disciple, he has no way to argue with Zhu Gaoxu.

When the news spread that Xia Xun was once again favored by the emperor, the second prince faction was even more frustrated.Some time ago, the prince's faction had internal strife, which made them a joke.As a result, the lawsuit ended in the end, but Ji Gang's mad dog was provoked. There was an enmity before, and now the enmity has deepened. Chen Ying found that Jin Yiwei was secretly watching his tail.

The only good thing is that Yang Xu, the backbone of the prince's faction, seems to be sitting on a cold shoulder. Zhu Gaoxu is taking advantage of this opportunity to buy people's hearts. The news of Xia Xun's comeback is like a blow to him.Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu's cronies in the army told him that the emperor was a little worried about Zhang Fu being in charge of the Annan war alone, and seemed to intend to send another general, and he became even more nervous when he heard the news.

After counting the entire Daming, how many people are qualified to sit on top of Zhang Fu?Apart from Qiu Fu, there is only Yang Xu, Yang Xu and his comeback at this time, is it a sign that Yang Xu will be sent to conquer Annan?Eastern Zhejiang and Eastern Liaodong were all called Yang Xu, and now only the west and south, Yang Xu has not intervened, let him go to the south to fight for a few years, and train a group of officials from the crown prince. Do you want someone else to live?Therefore, if the emperor intends to send another general, he must seize this opportunity.

Chen Ying's method is: take the initiative to create rumors!If the emperor really has this intention, I will break it first.If the emperor didn't have this intention, let him no longer have this idea.This is not a question of rebellious character, but a question of the emperor's authority that cannot be questioned and shaken absolutely.

Chen Ying's deduction was very accurate, and her deduction of the emperor's mind was indeed accurate. This rumor was also secretly reported to the emperor's case through Jin Yiwei, but Zhu Di was indeed no one to use.If he is handsome and weak but will be strong, there must be a difference in the morale of the army. If that is the case, it is better to let Zhang Fu let go of the fight and not send anyone at all.

But if you want to send someone who can control the British Duke, there is really no one else in the whole court except Qi Guogong and Fu Guogong.Zhu Di was undecided, and rumors had spread outside, which really made him very unhappy. His original plan was to send Yang Xu there, but after hearing this rumor, he changed his mind and wanted to send Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi, to sit in Annan. .

But he thought over and over again, and remembered Qiu Fu's failure in the suppression of the Japanese in eastern Zhejiang. Qiu Fu had fought with him for so many years, and he still believed in Qiu Fu's ability to lead the army. Failed, he decided that Qiu Fu was only good at fighting in the north, and Qiu Fu couldn't even fight well in the terrain of Jiangnan water town. The terrain in Annan was more complicated than that in Jiangnan. Can he adapt?

On the other hand, Yang Xu, Jiangnan and Liaodong, wherever he went, his performance in all aspects, regardless of politics, economy, and military, was remarkable, and fighting Annan was a special kind of battle that was carried out simultaneously in military affairs and politics. He had great plans in Annan , without any loss, Yang Xu became the best candidate in his mind.

Therefore, after repeated consideration, Zhu Di still decided to send Yang Xu to Annan.

Zhu Di pondered, and finally made up his mind. He looked up and asked Zheng He, who was at the side, "Has the main hall of the Dabaoen Temple been built?"

Zheng He is also one of the supervising officials of the Dabaoen Temple. Although he doesn't go often, he knows the progress of the project, so he quickly agreed, and Zhu Di said: "You and Yang Xu get ready. I will go to the main hall of the Dabaoen Temple tomorrow to pay homage. Imperial exam!"

Zheng He was secretly surprised when he heard this, and thought, "Your Majesty just went to Xiaoling Mausoleum to pay homage to the tomb where the late emperor and Madam Ma were buried together. Why do you want to go to Dabaoen Temple to pay homage again?"

But of course he couldn't say that, so he quickly agreed and rushed to make arrangements.

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