Jinyiwei, edict prison.

The edict was set up underground, with no sunlight all year round, and the candle flame was flickering, and Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was interrogating Lan Yu, the most famous Ming general after Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, who was finally imprisoned and reduced to a prisoner.

Mao Xiang picked out a random book from the mountains of files and read: "In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, you returned to the dynasty with a division of the northern expedition, passing through the Xifeng Pass, you asked to bring troops into the customs, and without waiting for the soldiers guarding the Xifeng Pass to inspect the waist card soldiers, they couldn't wait to order someone to break open the city gate, drive straight in, and whip the defenders after entering the customs. With all the human and material evidence, can you plead guilty? ”

Although he was reduced to a prisoner, Lan Yu still sat upright, not losing his demeanor, "At that time, there were Northern Yuan chasing soldiers in the rear, and they could chase them at any time, but the defenders of Xifengkou deliberately grinded and dragged our army to prevent our army from entering the pass, and I was forced to force someone to break into the city gate." ”

Mao Xiang said: "You admit to breaking into the city gate. As a general, you should know that if this kind of behavior is serious, it will be regarded as complicity. ”

Lan Yu said: "Outside, the king's order is not affected. The situation was urgent, and I had no choice but to do it. If you want to be held accountable, you should go and arrest the defenders of Xifengkou at that time and put them in prison, their behavior of delaying the military situation almost buried the Ming army, and they are regarded as buying the country. ”

Mao Xiang took out another dossier, "In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, the fishing sea was victorious, and there were concubines of the Northern Yuan Dynasty among the prisoners of war, you used the excuse of drunkenness to rape the concubine, the concubine committed suicide, and the Northern Yuan army was so excited that they almost mutinied." ”

Lan Yu said: "I was indeed drunk at the celebration party, but as the commander-in-chief, I would never do such a stupid thing. The concubine wore heavy makeup, and claimed to be a local prostitute, and I had only been with her for a while, but afterwards she washed the lead, tore her clothes, ran out of the shop crying, and committed suicide by hitting the sword of my guard. It's clear that someone set up a beauty trick to frame me. ”

Mao Xiang pointed to the confession and said: "The evidence is ironclad, don't deny it." ”

Lan Yu said, "Okay, in that case, let's not talk about it. In the spring of this year, His Royal Highness King Yan, Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, and Chang Sheng, the Founding Duke of the People's Republic of China, attacked Naha in the Northeast together, recruiting his 100,000 yuan army, and at the celebration banquet, Chang Sheng's Zhao commander deliberately mistranslated Naha's Mongolian words, provoking Chang Sheng to attack Naha, and it almost caused a mutiny in the Northern Yuan army, and it fell short. Mao Xiang, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and you have investigated countless cases, don't you think there is something similar between these two things? ”

Mao Xiang's face was expressionless, "I was interrogating you, not you interrogating me." ”

Lan Yu was stunned and smiled suddenly, "If you want to add to the crime, why bother?" You don't want the truth, you just want me to confess. In that case, why bother. ”

Mao Xiang took out another file, "This time you and King Yan fought side by side with Naha, after you came back, you once said to the imperial grandson that King Yan bought people's hearts, and Yan Di, whether it was the army or the people, only knew that there was King Yan, but not the emperor." He also said that King Yan was ambitious and would not live in a couple for a long time, and asked the emperor's grandson to beware of King Yan. To provoke the feelings of uncles and nephews, this is a felony that separates the royal flesh and blood. ”

Lan Yu smiled and said coldly: "One person does things and one person is responsible, don't get involved with His Royal Highness King Yan." When I came back to the capital, the imperial grandson did visit me, and asked me about the customs of Yandi, the northeast border pass, and Li Chenggui's destruction of the Goryeo royal family, and I answered them truthfully. King Yan is virtuous, and he is indeed quite famous in the domain and is deeply loved by the people, but he never said anything about King Yan's ambitions. ”

Mao Xiang said: "This is the handwriting of the chief envoy beside the imperial grandson. ”

Lan Yu sneered: "The writing is a knife, and it can also kill people." ”

Mao Xiang pulled out the thickest dossier, "The emperor went to Jiangnan to inspect his homeland, and when the imperial grandson of the East Palace was in charge of the country in the capital, you summoned your cronies to launch a mutiny, intending to rebel and help Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor, succeed to the throne." Can you plead guilty? ”

Ha ha! As if she had heard the funniest joke in the world, Lan Yu leaned back and closed her laughter, and Lan Yu's laughter floated in the prison before she stopped for a long time.

Lan Yu said with a smile: "Thanks to the emperor's grace, my daughter Lan married the eleventh prince Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, as the princess. Even if I Lan Yu really wants to rebel, I love it

Yu Li, it should be to support his son-in-law Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, as the emperor, how can he support his nephew's nephew Zhu Yunxi as the emperor? ”

Lan Yu is Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law, and the uncle of Zheng Guogong Chang Mao and Founding Gong Chang Sheng. And the maternal grandfather of Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor, is Chang Yuchun. So in terms of blood, Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, is definitely closer than Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor!

Mao Xiang said: "Don't answer my questions with questions. ”

Lan Yu said with a smile: "Mao Xiang, you are the emperor's righteous son, and you are also the emperor's most trusted person." What you mean is what the emperor means, I have nothing to say, and I don't want to argue anything. Since the emperor wants me to die, as a courtier, I will eat the king's fortune and be loyal to the king. The king wants his ministers to die, but the ministers dare not die. Bring a pen and I'll sign it. ”

Lan Yu was so generous to death, Mao Xiang was expressionless from beginning to end, businesslike, in fact, he sighed in his heart, feeling sorry for Lan Yu, as Lan Yu said, Mao Xiang has been in charge of Jinyiwei for more than 20 years, and has investigated countless cases, how can he not see the strangeness here? But the emperor insisted on this, and he could only carry out the emperor's wishes.

Mao Xiang admired him as a man, and reminded: "Once the prisoner is drawn, he can't retract the confession, rebellion is a heinous crime of stealing the family and destroying the family, and the gold medal given by the emperor to avoid death will not work." ”

Lan Yu picked up the pen and wrote his name at the end of the dossier, "My Lan Yu has taken my brother-in-law Chang Yuchun as an example all my life, defended the family and the country, and was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, although I have no regrets in death." The merits and demerits of the merits and demerits are commented on by future generations. In the long river of history, no one can cover the sky with one hand, and time will wash away my grievances. ”

After signing and posting, Mao Xiang escorted Lan Yu back to the cell, on both sides of the narrow aisle, in rows of steel cages, almost all the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty gathered!

Founding Gong Chang Sheng, Heqing Hou Zhang Yi, Puding Hou Chen Huan, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, Jianjia Hou Zhu Shou, Yongping Hou Xie Cheng, Yining Hou Cao Tai, Huining Hou Zhang Wen, Huaiyuan Hou Cao Xing, Xiliang Hou Pu Xing, Zhiping Hou Han Xun, Quanning Hou Sun Ke, Shenyang Hou Chahan. Huixian Bo Sangjing, Dongguan Bo He Rong......

One duke, thirteen marquises, two counts!

Seeing Lan Yu's return, the generals approached the iron fence one after another, drove forward with their right leg, knelt down on one knee with their left leg, and gave a military salute.

Even though they were all prisoners, they still gave Lan Yu the greatest respect.

Lan Yu slowed down his pace, slowly walked down the aisle, stared at every comrade-in-arms, and walked to the end of the cell to stand still, Mao Xiang opened the cell door, locked it, and turned to leave, Lan Yu reached out from the iron fence and grabbed Mao Xiao's wrist:

"If I die, I will die, who called me to be classified as a supporter of Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor. But they ...... They are the cornerstone of guarding the Ming Dynasty, you will smash the cornerstone, no matter how beautiful the pavilions and pavilions on it are, it will not help, and sooner or later they will collapse. If that day comes, how will the Ming Dynasty continue? Mao Xiang, thinking of the friendship between you and me for many years, please tell the emperor this remark, and hope that the emperor will think twice. ”

Mao Xiang glanced at Lan Yu deeply, closed the door and locked it and left, without saying a word from beginning to end.

Coming out of the prison, the warm autumn sun dazzled people. Mao Xiang closed his eyes, the light passed through his eyelids, it was a bloody color, and when he slowly opened his eyes, he saw that it was a bright yellow autumn sun.

One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and the imperial power is built under the blood of countless generals, representing the bright yellow of the imperial power, and the back is actually the red of blood.

Mao Xiang ordered someone to call Mingyue and Ji Gang, who had been promoted to a thousand households, and took out Lan Yu from the Lan Yu rebellion file that was piled up on the desk and said that Yan Di only knew that there was a Yan King, but did not know that there was an emperor's copy, "I sent the two of you to Yan Land and Goryeo for ten years, you should know everything about it, you two talk about it, how many of Lan Yu's words are true and how many are false?" ”

Ji Gang and Mingyue glanced at each other. Ji Gang said with a hippie smile: "My lord, since you want to ask us, you should separate us and ask alone." Aren't you worried that we'll collude? ”

Mao Xiang leaned back, leaned back in the chair tiredly, and rubbed his temples, "Interrogating those generals every day and night, I'm very tired, I'm too lazy to ask, you can say it yourself." ”

Mingyue said: "The subordinates have been collecting intelligence in Yandi for many years, and King Yan has carefully governed the domain, which is indeed quite popular with the people......"

…… In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Di transferred the soldiers of the Yanwang Mansion and the garrison of Yandi, and took turns to assist the local government to repair the water conservancy of the Baigou River and the Luan River, Zhu Di even took off his boots and jumped into the silt to clean up the sediment, not afraid of dirt at all, and studied the direction of the river with the local hydraulic engineers, measured the land, and widened and dredged the channel of the Baigou River and the Luan River in two years.

Xu Miaoyi was driven out of the capital three days after giving birth, followed Zhu Di to the domain, all the way to the tiring journey, Zhu Di once made a wish with his wife, to run through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the big ship can go directly from the capital to Beiping, but Zhu Di repeatedly wrote to build water conservancy after the domain, but was suspected by the East Palace of buying the people's hearts, so he has been using the excuse that the treasury is not supporting Zhu Di's efforts to penetrate the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

After being rejected repeatedly, Zhu Di had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, requesting the construction of water conservancy for the Yandi Baigou River and the Luan River. Perhaps Emperor Hongwu finally agreed to Zhu Di's request out of compensation.

The king of Yan drilled his army, and anyone who trampled on the fields and damaged the crops was compensated with several times the gold and silver. Even when he led troops to reclaim the fields that supplied military rations, he also gave the fertile land to the people of Yandi, and found low-lying and barren land to reclaim, and never competed with the people for profit.

In fact, the biggest dream of ordinary people is to eat enough and wear warm clothes, and whoever can let them have enough to eat, their hearts will be towards whomever their hearts are heading. In their eyes, all this is the credit of King Yan. 166 Reading Network