71. The dust settles

Zhu Di raised troops to resist the imperial court created by Zhu Yunwen, the reason was that Zhu Yunwen disregarded the persecution of his uncle and nephew, and the name he used was Jingnan, and the Qing monarch beheaded the ministers, and everyone, including Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen himself, knew that this competition had doomed the fate of the two of them from the beginning---- no matter who lost, they would be reduced to prisoners, no matter who won, they would become the masters above 10,000 people, and it was impossible to just restore the status quo after the so-called Jingjing. Zhu Di can no longer be a prince, and Zhu Yunwen can no longer be an emperor.

Jinling City is still prosperous, but there seems to be a melancholy atmosphere in this prosperity, everyone is cautious, and they don't even dare to breathe loudly, and those who are a little obedient have already smelled the breath of politics The earth-shaking changes have taken place, Zhu Di rode a high-headed horse, with tens of thousands of heroes, and came back. Their clothes may be shabby, their faces may be covered with weather, and some of them may have left here like Zhu Di, and now they are back here, and there may be their parents, their wives and children among the crowd of people looking on the street. At this moment, they are back, after four years of hardship, they are back in style, and everyone knows what these people will get in the future.

After all, the people were still timid, some closed their doors to avoid this scene, and some only peeked out of the windows. Those officials in the capital can't be so calm, I think they are all thinking hard about how to go next, which team to get closer to, in fact, smart people should already know that there are no two teams at all, and now the world is under Zhu Di's control!

The first person to surrender to Zhu Di, no one expected that it was Sheng Yong, who had been with Zhu Di for the longest time in the Battle of Jingjing and gave Zhu Di countless blows that he could barely turn over!

When Zhu Di's troops were walking on the street, Sheng Yong took off his velvet armor, changed into plain clothes, and his hair was only tied into the simplest crown, and he took several of his own right-hand men, dressed the same as himself, and greeted him from a small road, knelt on the ground one after another, and pleaded guilty to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di smiled, "What are the crimes of the generals? ”

Sheng Yong's face was difficult, he was a rough man, all his talents were exerted on the battlefield, at this time, I don't know whether he was scared or entangled, he actually looked a little wooden, he stammered a little, "The prince is difficult, we are extremely ignorant, not only did not help the prince, repay the favor of the emperor, but also obstruct it on the road...... Sheng Yong said this, his face turned blue, he looked very honest, but I think among the ministers of the imperial court, in fact, the smartest is him, he understands that he is the biggest shame on Zhu Di's road to Jingjing, and he is also the person Zhu Di hates the most, but if he is the first person to surrender, with Zhu Di's wisdom, he will never do anything to him, and even treat Sheng Yong well after ascending the throne, so as to show that he has the capacity to tolerate people, and more ministers will respect him.

Sure enough, Zhu Di crooked the corners of his mouth, smiled, and said, "General Sheng is really serious, this king's trip is for the sake of Jingjing, Sheng Jiangjun must have been deceived by a group of ministers in the imperial court, so he will lead troops to stop Yu Wang, but it is a few confrontations, this king also sees that Sheng Jiangjun is really a good general, you can rest assured, as long as you follow this king to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you can continue to lead troops." ”

Sheng Yong listened to Zhu Di's words, opened his mouth slightly, obviously very excited, and hurriedly kowtowed, "Thank you Lord Wang, regardless of your past suspicions, thank you Lord Wang." ”

Zhu Di smiled and said to Sheng Yong, "Sheng Jiangjun, since you have decided to contribute to the Ming Dynasty with this king, this king is using you at this time." ”

Sheng Yong's face immediately changed, and he asked with some cringe, "What is the use of Sheng Mou, but it doesn't matter, as long as Sheng Mou is within his ability, he will not disgrace his mission." ”

Zhu Di smiled lightly and said freely, "Sheng Jiangjun doesn't have to be afraid, this king is a martyr, not a usurper, and he will not let you do anything that goes against the way of loyalty." ”

Sheng Yong was originally worried that Zhu Di would make a will, let him go to the palace to capture Zhu Yunwen alive or kill him directly, then he would become a criminal minister through the ages, and his reputation would no longer be guaranteed, because his face had become iron-blue, and when he heard Zhu Di say this, he got better slightly, but his voice was still a little trembling, "Lord, what's the matter, turn the order." ”

"Since this king has arrived in the capital, even you, the number one general of the court, have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, do those treacherous ministers dare to make trouble under the eyes of this king again? That's it, they used to be colleagues, but now they are relying on themselves to be old ministers, bullying the young master, and bringing disaster to the country and the people, since this king is here, forgive this kind of thing will not happen again. This king first took a break and retreated to Longjiangyi, so that these old colleagues could reflect on themselves, and if they could change their ways, then they would not be to blame for the past. The food and lodging of this king and this king's army will also bother the Sheng Jiang army. Zhu Di said slowly, as if he was talking to Sheng Yong about family life, but the courage and deterrence in his words were completely not inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang's royal demeanor back then, and he was even better, and this kind of bearing was something that Zhu Yunwen would never cultivate in his life, only those who have experienced hardships and life and death will have this calm and not angry.

When Sheng Yong heard this, his face finally improved, he bowed his head and said, "This little thing is not enough to worry about, don't worry, the prince can rest assured, the lower officials will definitely do it for you." ”

Zhu Di nodded, then shook it somewhere else, and when he passed by the Huamanlou, Zhu Di smiled at me quite meaningfully, and I also smiled, for some reason, it was a little embarrassing, and a little sad, Biluo fell from here, and the girls I knew before, I don't know how many are left? Is it to find a good son-in-law, or is it a shameful life? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but move there a lot, and suddenly saw a thin woman's figure flickering in front of the flower building, and soon disappeared.

I stretched my neck and looked at it for a long time, after all, it was difficult to find the traces, and I couldn't help but feel stunned, if I was not mistaken, it must be Yuezhi. She saw me beside Zhu Di, and immediately dodged away, this is her way of doing things, sleek and without showing traces, when you are by her side, she will do her best to protect you, even if it is purposeful, but after all, it is a person who speaks of faith, not to mention among the fireworks women, even among the men, it is rare to pick out such a person, and when you soar, even if she has an intimate time with you, she will immediately retreat from the stage of your life, because she knows that her identity will become your burden, It's better not to see each other than to see each other. That's true for Biluo, and it's the same for me now.

Thinking about it, my eyes couldn't help but moisten a little, and Zhu Di quickly caught my loss, and asked softly on my side, "What's wrong?" Uncomfortable? Is it the wound that hurts there? ”

Before I could answer, he had already said to himself, "Let's go to Longjiang Station to rest first, you can't stand the toss now." ”

I nodded, and soon we took the army to Longjiangyi, Sheng Yong is really a good hand, here is almost all the things that need to accept Zhu Di's army, everyone has worked hard all the way, and they have settled down. Sanbao has now become Zhu Di's right-hand man, after Zhang Yu's death, in addition to Zhu Neng is him, everyone does not look down on his remnants, from the battles again and again to see his ability and talent, but also very respectful of him, Zhu Di has just settled in the capital, and began to be busier, officials from all walks of life have to entertain, and all the troops have to be received.

However, as soon as he arrived in the capital, he immediately invited me to the best doctor in the capital to see the old injury, but what the doctor said was similar to what the previous doctors said, nothing more than a good life and cultivation, and it all depends on the creation, which made Zhu Di very annoyed. I'm afraid that he will be unhappy, and I always endure the discomfort, pretending to be better, and now I have the conditions in the capital, and I go to see him again every day with powder and rouge, and he also thinks that my complexion is much better, maybe it is getting better, and he always praises the medicine prescribed by the doctor in the capital is better than the medicine of the doctor in a small place. I just smiled every time.

In the past few days, I especially want to talk to Yue Longcheng, he has been following Zhu Di for more than four years in the blink of an eye, which is something I didn't expect. Seeing that I was looking for him, he hurriedly stood up with a smile, "Yi'er, why are you here?" How about the new doctor you have hired? I've heard you're getting better. ”

Listening to him ask so many questions, I couldn't help but feel a little sad, just in the same battalion, but it was rare to see each other, as soon as they became estranged, the two of them were also estranged, and they no longer talked about everything as before.

I breathed a sigh of relief and asked him, "Do you have any plans for the future?" ”

Yue Longcheng shook his head and said honestly, "You see that the prince has entered the capital, what does it mean to retreat the soldiers here?" ”

"What do you mean, you don't know better than me, why bother to start playing tricks with me." As soon as I said this, I regretted it a little, I hated him and became more and more alienated from me, so I wanted to stimulate him when I said this kind of thing, and I realized that it was possible that once this word came out, we would be even more alienated from each other.

Yuelongcheng really lowered his head, "Yi'er, everything has changed, I used to think that I want to guard you by your side for the rest of my life, but gradually I found that there are stronger people who can better protect you, if you can be better by someone else's side, then I am willing to retreat far away, all my requirements are only one, I hope you are happy." It's just that now I seem to have a hard time seeing a happy look in your eyes. You and I both know that the prince has worked diligently for four years, and it can't be just for the sake of clearing a few ministers. retreating here is also to force the emperor to abdicate or commit suicide, and he does not want to bear the infamy of killing his nephew with his own hands. Once the emperor does whatever he wants, it means ......" Yue Longcheng said this, pausing in his tone, "You know what it means. ”

"You too, you knew it from the beginning." I looked at Yuelong City secretly, four years of battle, four years of suffering, has changed everyone, no one is the same person as before. Power, war, scramble, imperial power, each of them is the most complex vocabulary, and we are experiencing these.

Yue Longcheng looked at me, and suddenly felt a little sad, "Yi'er, once the prince enters the palace and ascends the throne as the emperor, everything will change, the queen concubine is indispensable, and maybe there will be some necessary marriages, the royal family needs a lot of princes, can you accept these?" Can you be with him again? If not, have you ever planned to? ”

I didn't expect that Yuelong City, which I thought was getting farther and farther away from me, would say such heart-wrenching words to me at such a time, and I couldn't help but shudder, it turned out that the only person who had been up and down for so long and had never left was him.

I frowned and said, "Do you want to stay and beg for an official and a half-knight, or do you want to ask for a sum of money to relieve your armor and return to the field?" ”

Seeing that I didn't answer him directly, Yue Longcheng knew that I didn't want to talk about it, so he smiled gently, "In your eyes, I'm so vulgar, don't you want money and want officials?" ”

"Then what are you born and died with the prince for so many years? Daddy taught us that Jinyiwei has a purpose in everything he does. ”

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