Her husband and children all went to the palace to go to the royal family banquet, and Xu Miaoyi, who was raising a baby at home, prepared a table of exquisite Luohan Zhai and went to Wanshou Temple to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her father-in-law, Daoyan Zen Master.

Xu Miaoyi was filial, and Dao Yan was very pleased, "Miaoyi, the emperor asked me the day before yesterday about the ownership of the prince of the East Palace. ”

Dao Yan was a very important monk of Emperor Hongwu, and often summoned him to the palace, sometimes talking about Buddhism and Taoism, and sometimes asking about some political affairs.

Xu Miaoyi gave the vegetarian crab made of gluten to her father-in-law, "Oh? How did the stepfather respond? ”

Dao Yan said: "I said that there is a national prince in the East Palace. ”

The implication is that there is no need to think about the affairs of the prince, and it is serious to train the prince well. The standard answer of the mean.

Xu Miaoyi said with a smile: "I recently recuperated at home, closed my door, and missed the excitement of the dispute between the princes of the East Palace. The Lu family was also too anxious, and in order to push their grandson to the throne, they actually proposed something based on the ancient five emperors Yao Shunyu Chan, which was really ridiculous. ”

Dao Yan said: "In my opinion, Yang Shiqi may not be a member of the Lu family. ”

Xu Miaoyi asked, "Who does the stepfather think he is?" ”

Dao Yan paused and said, "I think he is a member of the vassal kings, or a political enemy of the Lu family and the Chang family. The truth is to disturb the troubled waters of the East Palace. Because at this time, discussing the ownership of the prince of the East Palace exposed the contradiction in advance, which was actually not good for Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi...... Zhu Yunxi is a weak concubine, and Zhu Yunxi's young and mediocre shortcomings are undoubtedly revealed, and both of them are too easy to be attacked. ”

Xu Miaoyi praised: "I admire my father-insight's insight. ”

Dao Yan said: "The emperor also said that the vassal kings will send senior monks to build temples in the domain and educate the local people. ”

Xu Miaoyi was overjoyed, "Really? The father-in-law must take the initiative to invite Ying to go to Beiping, so that we don't have to separate. ”

Dao Yan smiled and nodded, "The emperor has already agreed." ”

Xu Miaoyi was pregnant, and she was easily excited, and at this time she actually burst into tears, "Great!" That's really the best news of the year! ”

Dao Yan handed over the handkerchief and wiped her tears, "It's better than the news of King Yan's triumphant return?" ”

Xu Miaoyi nodded heavily, "Of course, my family relationship is too thin, I lost my entire grandfather's family when I was a child, lost my mother, and then lost it."

The righteous brother, separated by thousands of miles from his only cousin Zhu Shouqian, was easy to recognize his father, released his suspicions, and quickly lost him, and now he is about to become a feudal lord, and even those brothers and sisters who have separated their mothers will not be seen in the future, only the father-in-law has always been by his side. ”

Dao Yan looked at her slightly convex lower abdomen, a little suspenseful, "It is estimated that you will go to Beiping this year and next year, you hold your stomach, you will be tired in the future, and Beiping will have a lot of wind and sand in winter and spring, and you will have to suffer a lot." ”

Xu Miaoyi shook her head again and again, "It's not bitter, it's not bitter, I don't feel bitter at all when I go to Peking with my father-in-law." ”

Xu Miaoyi and Zen Master Daoyan calculated each other and used each other when they first met, but in the difficult years, they were forced to support each other, and gradually had a sincere father-daughter relationship, and now, they have become each other's only.

Dao Yan said: "There is one more thing, Li Shanchang is about to recover. ”

From joy to consternation, the chopsticks in his hand stagnated on a plate of kimchi radish as colored as rouge, Xu Miaoyi asked, "Didn't you say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown?" How can you still return to the court? ”

Dao Yan released an even more shocking news: "It was I who suggested that the emperor re-enable Li Shanchang." ”

Xu Miaoyi's bamboo chopsticks fell to the ground, "Why?" ”

Dao Yan asked: "Do you remember when you were a child, you were an apprentice in Yao Ji Pharmacy, you broke the medicine cups and dishes, and you were punished by Miss Yao, who was not married, when you cried and cried to complain to me?" ”

Zen Master Daoyan's sister is a bitter character and is very harsh to Xu Miaoyi. The entire Yao family is kind, but Miss Yao is the only strange character.

Xu Miaoyi said: "I remember, my father-in-law also went to the pharmacy to intercede with me, saying that it is better not to do more wrong, to do less wrong, and not to do well." I am busy as an apprentice every day, and it is understandable that I have done some wrong things, and the broken medicine jars will be compensated by my father-in-law. ”

Zen Master Daoyan said: "Over the years, I have often lectured to the emperor on the scriptures and the Tao, and I know a little about the affairs of the court. In the case of the empty seal in the ninth year of Hongwu, the emperor killed hundreds of court officials under the pretext of rectifying the official system...... Many of these officials were promoted by Li Shanchang. ”

The empty seal case was a major case in the early Ming Dynasty that caused a sensation in the government and the opposition. Every year, the prefectures and counties under the Ming Dynasty have to go to the household department of the capital to check the taxes and military supplies and other materials escorted into the capital. Due to the long distance and some loss, the number at the time of the household declaration is often different from the number at the time of departure.

For the sake of their own convenience, there is no need to go all the way back to the prefecture or county to re-seal the seal, and the local officials often use blank documents with seals to enter Beijing, check the number at the household department, and fill in the number when entering the state treasury.

The practice of empty seals began in the Yuan Dynasty, and the procedure was indeed illegal, but in reality, the court acquiesced in this behavior, and until the founding of the Ming Dynasty, empty seals were still used. However, in the ninth year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu suddenly attacked, saying that officials colluded with each other and committed the crime of defrauding the monarch, and killed hundreds of officials, which was the largest number of deaths in the rectification of the official system since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Miaoyi made it clear at one point, "Did my father-in-law say that the emperor was weakening Li Shanchang's power in the court under the pretext of the empty seal case?" ”

Dao Yan nodded and said: "Your father is right, the affairs of the court must be resolved in the court after all, the emperor does not believe your words, but the time has not yet come." Li Shanchang always retires in Fengyang, he doesn't do anything, he won't make mistakes, even if he is weakened, a hundred-legged insect, he is not stiff when he dies, it is difficult to trip over him, maybe he will enjoy his old age in peace, how can your great revenge be avenged? ”

"So I suggested that Li Shanchang be reinstated, let him return to the court, and participate in political affairs, after the empty seal case, he was cut off his minions, and he is not as threatening to you as before. Second, the more he shows his ability, the more he will arouse the emperor's jealousy, he only wanted to weaken his strength before, and he may want to die in the future. Third, now that Prime Minister Hu Weiyong has stood firm, how can he be Li Shanchang's vassal again? ”

"The former master and apprentice are probably going to become political enemies in the dark. Hu Weiyong was still trembling when he first became the prime minister, walking on thin ice, but now that he has power in his hands, he has inflated himself, and repeatedly contradicted the emperor, and the emperor also wanted to invite Li Shanchang out to balance the government and the opposition, but I just pushed it with my hands. ”

Dao Yan explained like this, Xu Miaoyi finally understood her father-in-law's hard work, "You are really a genius who has insight into people's hearts, and the court situation is more transparent than those officials, no wonder the emperor made you a guest." ”

Dao Yan sighed: "I just lived a few more years, life ups and downs, life and death, I have seen a lot, and I have found that everything has a law." The officialdom is ever-changing, in fact, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the word power, to fight, to fight, to use your mind, and the rest depends on luck, whether God is willing to favor or not. ”

Xu Miaoyi's eyes darkened, "That's right, my grandfather was unlucky back then, and he couldn't even save his bones. ”

Dao Yan secretly said: The astrological signs of "five-star disorder, sun and moon phase punishment" calculated by the national teacher back then predicted that King Yan had the luck to hold the imperial power. I followed the Yan Wangfu to Beiping to give advice to their husband and wife, even if the big things don't work out in the future, I can rely on the power of Mingjiao to protect Miaoyi and retreat, and live up to the father-daughter relationship in this life.

Li Shanchang returned to the court from his hometown in Fengyang after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Emperor Hongwu ordered him and Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao Guo, to take charge of the Zhongshu Province, the Dadu Governor's Mansion and the Imperial History Terrace together to participate in the discussion of military affairs.

Li Shanchang has been recuperating for eight years, he is old and strong, and when he returns to the court, even Prime Minister Hu Weiyong has to salute when he sees him, and it seems that the scenery has not diminished back then.

September 18 is Emperor Hongwu's birthday. Since the beginning of autumn, the whole country has been busy preparing for the Long Live Festival, offering tribute and auspicious things from all over the country, and countries have also sent envoys to the capital with gifts to celebrate their birthdays. As soon as Li Shanchang stepped into the court, he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground.

On 1 September, the Goryeo delegation entered the city from Jubaomen, and tens of thousands of people were empty, watching the huge Goryeo mission along the road. Xu Miaoyi felt stuffy at home, so she took the children to rent a house along the street and sat upstairs to watch the excitement. Since Li Shanchang made a comeback from Fengyang, Zhu Di was on guard day and night, and ordered Ma Sanbao to take the soldiers to protect his wife and children strictly.

The tributes paid by the Goryeo Kingdom were very popular with the Ming Dynasty, such as the best hunters Falcon Haidongqing, pearls with jewels, nourishing ginseng, furs with thick hair, and beautiful women with picturesque eyebrows, fair skin, and supple personalities.

And the people watching along the street are mainly to see these beautiful women who are paid tribute by Goryeo.

In order to meet the needs of the Yuan Dynasty, women over the age of 14 in Goryeo must be selected and eliminated before they can marry on their own, and the selected women come thousands of miles to a foreign land. Now the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty bought the mother and grandmother of the Eight Thorns are all Goryeo, and the biological mother of Zhu Di, the king of Yan and Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, is also a Goryeo tribute girl.

Zhu Gaochi sat impatiently with his mother and sisters upstairs waiting for the arrival of the Goryeo delegation, and he rode on the neck of his second uncle Xu Zengshou and played everywhere along the street.

With the proud voice of Hai Dongqing, the Goryeo delegation approached, and the Goryeo military general led by him was a young officer, he rode on a horse and gave a boo, and Hai Dongqing in the sky swooped down and stopped on the officer's arm wrapped in skin, attracting the admiration of the onlookers.

"Second uncle! I want a Haidongqing too! More majestic than my father's falcon! Zhu Gaochi stared intently at the young officer of Goryeo, and his saliva was about to flow out.

Xu Zengshou did not refuse the request of his eldest nephew, but this time he was embarrassed, "This thing is hard to find, and you can't buy it." This time, the Goryeo Kingdom has paid tribute to four Haedong Qing, you study hard in the main hall, and ask the emperor to give you one. ”

When it came to reading, Zhu Gaochi immediately confessed, "Forget it, I'm only middle-rate in reading, let's ask Zhu Yunxi for one." ”

Xu Zengshou asked, "What are you looking for him?" ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "Whatever good things the imperial grandfather gets, most of them are rewarded to his cousin Zhu Yunxi, who is the best at reading, and no matter what Zhu Yunwen gets, he will pick out the best and give it to Zhu Yunxi, so Zhu Yunxi will definitely get Hai Dongqing." ”

Upstairs in the house, the Goryeo officer who controlled Hae Dongqing also attracted Xu Miaoyi's attention, and she asked the eunuch Hae Shou who escaped from the Goryeo Kingdom next to her, "Do you know him?" ”

Haishou used to be the Goryeo two classes of nobles of the Kim family, was the king of Goryeo Wang Couple's family exterminated, when he was a child, he suffered rotten castration, reduced to an official slave, he was handsome, male and female, like a woman, was rescued by the servants, fled to the Ming Dynasty.

Haishou said: "Returning to Princess Yan, this person's name is Li Chenggui, and he is a family of military officers in Goryeo. His ancestors were Goryeo, and his father once surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and became a commander of soldiers and horses. The Yuan Dynasty fell, and the Li family became the general of Goryeo again, two classes of nobles. ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "You know the Li family very well. ”

Haishou said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from Princess Yan, Li Chenggui once had a baby kiss with the slave's sister and had a marriage contract. Later, the slave and maid family collapsed, the slave and maid became an official slave, the sister became an official prostitute, the marriage contract was invalidated, and Li Chenggui had nothing to do with the slave and maid. ”

The lord of Yong'an was lying on the windowsill and looked at the Goryeo mission, and the oncoming Goryeo tribute women, they were riding on horseback, wearing hats with veils on their heads, their tops were narrow and short, outlining a beautiful chest line, the skirts were tied high above the chest, and the wide skirt of the horsetail skirt covered the entire horseback, as if there were legs below the chest, which was exotic.

The eyes of the county lord of Yong'an suddenly lit up, and he pointed to a tribute girl wearing a white dress and a red dress and said, "Mother, this sister is so beautiful!" ”

Everyone looked over, and the autumn wind rolled up the veil of the tribute girl wearing a big red ponytail skirt, and at a glance, she was indeed a peerless beauty no less beautiful than Princess Wang Yinnu of Qin.

Haishou's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but say in his hometown dialect: "Luna? (Korean sister meaning) 166 Reading Network