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Is it time for the brocade to end? I don't think that there are still many stories to write in the future, even if Xia Xun completes the "perfect assassination", all the things that happened on the way back to the Central Plains are also necessary to pave the way for another big scene in the future. Guanguan needs your support, if you still have a monthly pass or recommendation ticket in your hand, please vote for it, please support

King Zhou and Xia Xun both mistook Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, for Zhu Di, because Zhu Gaochu was a cool and cool father when he became an adult, and the prancing horse whip and heroic figure were also Zhu Di's usual performance when he was in the army, and at a quick glance, he naturally regarded him as the emperor, but Emperor Yongle did not ride a horse today, but sat quietly in the car.

He was dressed in a dark robe, with only a thin and faint moire gold thread embroidered on the cuffs of his robe, and nothing else decorated. He reclined on a pillow and did nothing, just stared at the corner of the carriage with a tiredness that could not be concealed between his brows.

The battle of the northern conquest lasted for half a year, during which he always rushed to the front line, to dispatch troops, to charge into battle, to show the best posture in front of the soldiers, and when the war was over, he calmed down from the excitement of victory, and felt extremely tired mentally, after all, he was not a heroic young man in his early twenties.

This northern expedition achieved his strategic goal, and the war on the Western Front ended in danger, he was very happy, but the worries about the ups and downs of the national fortune were temporarily put down, and he was worried about his family again. After the news of the victory reached Beijing, he received a letter from the crown prince, and he wanted to stay in Beijing for a few more days. After receiving the prince's letter, he had to set off immediately to rush back to Nanjing, and he did not get a good rest along the way.

The prince only said one thing in the letter: the queen mother's body has become more and more inappropriate recently, and her head has been suffering frequently. This situation began at the beginning of spring, but at that time, the western front of the Ming Dynasty was covered with clouds, and the northern front was in full swing. Empress Xu strictly instructed her son not to share the emperor's heart in this matter, so it was not until the news of Yongle's victory came. He dared to share the information of his mother's illness with his father.

After Zhu Di saw the letter, the joy of returning triumphantly was suddenly swept away, and he now just wanted to return to Nanjing as soon as possible and see his queen.

The car jolted slightly. Zhu Di sighed leisurely, and curled up back lazily, with a look of interest. As an emperor, he is high, like a god in the hearts of his courtiers, so his every move must be paid special attention in front of people. A courtier must not lose his honor, and a king must not lose his honor.

It is only in the presence of his closest people, or when such a person is alone, that he can unguard his disguise. Reveal your true self. And now, the only person who could let him take off the emperor's mask and unsuspectingly present himself to her was seriously ill......

Zhu Di knew very well that the queen's illness was very serious. He has the most superb imperial doctor in the world, and he has the most expensive medicine that can be supplied at any time as long as he wants, but he has never been able to cure the queen's illness, and since then. He knew that the queen's illness was incurable, and he only hoped for it. God can let the woman he loves the most accompany him more! The wishes of the people were appealed to the officials, and the wishes of the officials were appealed to the emperor. The emperor is alone, and he can only turn to heaven.

The emperor is lonely, if this wife dies again, he will really become a lonely person, and the height is unbearable!

The car stopped suddenly, Zhu Di raised his head slightly, and heard his son Zhu Gaoxu say aloud in a full voice outside: "Father, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhou, and the Duke of Fuguo, welcome the holy driver!" ”

Zhu Di took a long breath and slowly stood up......

The waiter rolled up the curtain, Zhu Di appeared, he stepped out of the car, wearing a civilian dress with dark gold stripes, his hair tied in a bun, a black forehead, standing there straight, like a big gun piercing the sky, the blue sky above his head, and his body was extremely majestic.

King Zhou, Shizi and Xia Xun leaned down at the same time......

Zhu Di stepped out of the car with vigorous steps, helped King Zhou up first, and said with a smile: "Say goodbye in a hurry, more than half a year, the emperor's brother is as heroic as ever, I am very pleased!" ”

He picked up Shizi again, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "Okay! My nephew is a little less young and more mature than at the beginning, you are the son of the king, and you have to help your father and the king in everything! ”

When he walked to Xia Xun, who was bowing deeply in front of him, he didn't speak for a while, he stood in front of Xia Xun for a while, and then stretched out his arms, slowly picked Xia Xun up, and said deeply: "Wenxuan ......, it's darker, and it's also ...... thin."

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Your Majesty has been fighting for half a year, and he has also darkened and lost some weight...... and please take care of the dragon's body!" ”

Zhu Di patted his forearm and smiled slightly.

The two monarchs and ministers, one north and one west, each pacified one side, and almost said goodbye, but after meeting, they only said this, and then looked at each other and smiled!

Zhu Di stayed in Kaifeng for a day, this is because King Zhou is the brother of his mother's compatriots, and he has the best relationship with each other. But he was worried about the queen's illness, and he really couldn't delay.

Since the news of his Northern Expedition victory came back, the news of the queen's unwellness is no longer blocked, and the outside world already knows that the king of Zhou knows the relationship between the imperial brother and the queen, so he is not reluctant, the emperor said that he wants to leave, and he does not dare to stay, only hastily received it for a day, and then sent the emperor out of Kaifeng City again.

On this day in Kaifeng, in addition to meeting Kaifeng Zhongwen and Wu Xia Xun was also accompanied, Zhu Di was with his fifth brother at other times to catch up, and did not see anyone else, including Xia Xun, until the next day after the road, Zhu Di suddenly issued an order, announced Xia Xun, and asked him to ride with him.

Zhu Di rarely rides in a car, and when he marched north, he was always dressed in military uniforms along the way, regardless of the wind and sun. Riding a war horse, his waist was straight, but on the way back, he relaxed a lot.

Although he rarely rode in a car, no one dared to cope with the emperor's imperial chariot, which was always built to the best specifications. Although the road at this time was not as smooth as the road in later generations, there was rarely a bumpy feeling when sitting in this car. This car is definitely built by a master. Wheel, tip, wheel, hub, rabbit and other parts of the workmanship and the whole vehicle mortise and tenon assembly connection without the slightest flaw, the horse is a well-trained horse, the hand is also a good style. So the car runs steadily and fast.

Of course, unlike Timur's giant palace-like car, which needed to be pulled by 32 healthy oxen and even dragged by 64 strong oxen in difficult places, Zhu Di's imperial chariot was only a light car. For long journeys, it is convenient and dexterous. The emperor's chariot is not big, only a couch, a desk, four chairs, two cases, and there is not even a blanket on the floor, which is very simple.

Although Zhu Di is not as skewy as his father, he is also frugal by nature and does not like extravagance.

Zhu Di reclined on the big pillow, and there was a Bashu bamboo cushion on the yellow silk mattress. Quietly listened to Xia Xun's story.

Xia Xun sat on an official hat chair closest to him, holding a cup of tea in his hand, detailing his journey to the Western Regions.

After Zhu Di heard that Xia Xun was attacked in Hanhai, he suddenly frowned and said, "Eight hundred miles of Hanhai." It would have been difficult to find you so accurately if someone hadn't known your destination and itinerary in advance, and it would have been impossible to wait there in advance for a team of thousands of people in the snow and ice! There is a mole? ”

Xia Xun nodded: "The emperor is wise!" ”

Zhu Di sneered: "I said that there are many people in Xiliang who are willing to do Timur's fine work, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. To be able to find out such detailed information, this person must have a very high status in the army. Have you found out anything? ”

Xia Xun said: "Yes, the minister found some clues. However, this clue is from ......, so the minister should go on first, otherwise the emperor will inevitably sound even more strange. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head and said, "Okay, you say!" ”

Xia Xun then told the story of the adventure to break through after being surrounded by ambushes, from his exile in the desert, being constantly chased and killed, until the horse died of exhaustion, crossed the snow-capped mountains, caught a wild donkey, mistakenly entered Luo Bu Naoer, met the Hu caravan, arrived at Beshbali, entered the Argus hotel under the identity of the person, and skillfully negotiated with the generals of the Timurid Empire......

This story, any paragraph is thrilling enough, bizarre enough, ups and downs, full of dangers, Zhu Di gradually became absorbed when he heard it, his eyes widened unconsciously, and even his breathing became short. Although Xia Xun is right in front of him, it means that he is still in danger in the end, but the thrilling process of every step is still terrifying for him, and his emotions are nervous, relaxed, and nervous with Xia Xun every step into the crisis and every step to solve the crisis......

Next, Xia Xun talked about how he fought for his life after becoming a prisoner, first using the contradictions within the Timurid Empire to provoke the ambitions of the Sultan of Harry, and then using Tang Sai'er's illusion to strengthen his confidence in rebellion, Zhu Di couldn't help but applaud when he heard this: "Wonderful! It's really hard for you, in a desperate situation, to come up with such a way. This can be regarded as a mistake, if you didn't want to pretend to be a ghost and instigate civil strife in the Timurid Empire when you were ready to come back, it would have been difficult to do it in a hurry. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, let alone such a little girl. ”

Xia Xun said: "Yes, after that, Hari Sultan was really determined to cooperate with the minister, but at that time he had angered Timur because of the immobility, Timur had decided to send the general Gaisuyaddin to receive the military power, and ordered Ha Zai to return to Samarkand, I want to cooperate with him, I must first keep his military power, but to keep his military power, unless Timur has passed away, this cooperation and its prerequisites, in fact, is one and two, two and one thing, therefore, the minister had to change the strategy and decide...... Assassinate Timur! ”

Zhu Di exclaimed: "How easy is it to assassinate Timur? ”

Xia Xun said: "The minister also knows that it is not easy, but this transaction is sure to make a profit, why not do it?" If the minister succeeds, the situation in the Western Regions can be resolved without a fight, although it is wonderful, if it cannot be successful, the minister will die, and he can disintegrate the enemy army all the way, in exchange for Hari Sultan to defect to the emperor, and greatly discourage Timur's spirit, why not? ”

"Good! Good ......"

Zhu Di nodded, with a touched look in his eyes, he nodded a few times, suddenly reacted, stood up in shock, and said in a lost voice: "You...... Did you really succeed? Timur's death...... Could it be ......?"

Xia Xun also stood up. smiled and said: "Yes, the minister succeeded!" ”

Zhu Di looked at Xia Xun dumbfounded, as if looking at a monster, and after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't wait to say: "Sit, sit down and say, you say quickly, you have to tell me everything that happened!" ”

Xia Xun agreed. Sit down according to the words and will him with the help of Hari Sultan how to get to the Hindara, if the cause will be. made Liu Yujue valued by Guo Yixuan and accepted as a disciple, so as to get a special case of occasional alcohol prohibition in Timur's army, and then planned an idea to assassinate Timur and get rid of the control of Sultan Hari at the same time......

Xia Xun said this in detail, he was on the way to escape. has carefully explained the cause and effect of this matter, and Saihazhi must have said it to the emperor when he turned around, but Saihazhi's clumsy appearance, once the statement is unclear, I am afraid that he will have to speak by himself, so it is better to explain it first. Besides, Zhu Di was listening attentively, and it was impossible to be brief at this time.

Xia Xun told the whole story of the assassination plan. When it came to going east by boat, taking advantage of the chaos in Timur's camp, Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, pointed at Xia Xun and said, "Okay! All right! Hahahaha....... Such a clever plan, seamless, unpredictable, Wen Xuan, such a method, only you can think of it! ”

Zhu Di happily stroked his beard and said: "I won the world, the first to be crowned the Duke of the Six Kingdoms, and Master Daoyan has helped me a lot." I fought at the front, and the crown prince guarded Beijing. In terms of government affairs, thanks to the assistance of the master, although the master is a monk. In fact, he is the first meritorious hero among civil officials. Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, that is the credit of a hundred battles and thousands of troops.

It is a pity to die early to increase his longevity, and he is the descendant of the king of Zhongshan, and I named him the prince of the country, and it is difficult for others to say anything. It's just you, many people who don't know the details still think that your merits are not good, and you can be crowned to save my life, and I am grateful for the picture, but I don't know that although you have not fought on the battlefield, your military exploits are really not inferior to commanding and leading the troops! Which of the six great princes of mine is not piled up with merit, how can there be a reason to give and receive it privately? Announce your deed, see who has something to say! ”

Xia Xun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's better not to talk about this matter!" ”

Zhu Di said "ah" and said angrily: "Yes, this matter is not suitable for publicity, it's just ...... This is ......"

Xia Xun said softly: "The minister has never felt that he has any grievances. Compared with those soldiers who fought a hundred battles on the battlefield and died for the country, the ministers and lords are in high positions, the wives and concubines are beautiful, the heirs are blessed and the shadows, and they rest with the country, what else do you want to think about? People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and the world is full of mantis and cicadas, ministers, and those who are content! ”

Zhu Di looked at Xia Xun intently for a long time before he said slowly: "Okay, you are very good!" ”

After a moment of silence, Zhu Di said: "I didn't expect that the country of Timur would be so powerful. If this battle is fought, even if it is won, it will be a tragic victory, and the people will have to suffer a lot more, and it is a pity that they failed to fight with Timur Khan, who is invincible to the West, but it is ...... Such a result is the best for the country and the people, Wenxuan, great merit! ”

Xia Xun said: "The emperor's mercy on the people is a blessing to the world!" ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "I also got the news on the way back and stayed in Beijing for a while. The operation in Annam, the preparation for the war on the western front, and the operation in the northern Xinjiang were all spent like flowing water, and there was only exit, not entry. In order to supply such a huge army, the treasury of the world searched all over the world. I saw the number of cashiers in the two capitals and the treasury of the world in Beijing, the amount was shocking, and this was still the Western Regions that did not fight......"

Zhu Di flipped through a stack of recitals next to his pillow, found a copy, and said to Xia Xun: "Oh, military salaries, armor and equipment manufacturing, not to mention, just the transportation of grain and grass, you see: Shanxi, Shandong, Henan Sanbu Political Division, Zhili, Yingtian, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, Huai'an, Shuntian, Baoding, Shunde, Guangping, Zhending, Daimyo, Yongping, Hejian Thirteen Mansions, Chu, He, Xu Sanzhou have divisions, responsible for building cars and levying Ding Zhuang to save transportation.

During this period, 340,000 donkeys, 117,573 carts, 235,146 cart pullers, and 370,000 stone of grain were transported. At that time, it was mainly in winter, because the roads were dangerous and the ground was cold, and many people died of frostbite or disease during the transportation of grain......"

Zhu Di closed the fold and sighed: "But it's also winter, otherwise, if so many young and strong farmers are recruited, the national economy and people's livelihood will be greatly affected." It is ridiculous that some officials and gentry ignore the sufferings of the people, blindly tout their military exploits, and please me, but there is a poem of the Tang Dynasty circulating among the people: 'Faith is to give birth to a male evil, but to give birth to a female is good.' Giving birth to a daughter still has to marry a neighbor, and giving birth to a boy is buried with a hundred grasses. ’”

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head: "Even if you are married to a neighbor." Isn't the widow the same miserable as the widow who is buried next to the battlefield? ”

Xia Xun said that Zhu Di was so happy, and when he heard him say this, it was obvious that Fang Cai's words were not made at random, and he did have some understanding, so he couldn't help but be moved and hurriedly stood up. Said happily: "It is a blessing for the world that the emperor can think like this!" This time, he didn't mean it as a compliment. It's from the heart.

Zhu Di said: "So, you can surrender the army without a fight, retreat from the strong enemy of my Ming side, and successfully provoke their civil war." What a big deal! Just ......"

Zhu Di frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not a warlike king, but I am a strong foreign captive, but I can't sit idly by, otherwise it will become a great disaster for the country, and it will be a plan for a thousand years, when it is war." It's still going to be a fight! At present, the balance between Warat and Tatar has been temporarily balanced, and if this situation of mutual restraint can be maintained, I will naturally have to rest my troops. Recuperate from the people's livelihood, if the tiger and wolf grow stronger, surround again, and covet my Central Plains, we still have to take the lead and prevent problems before they happen! ”

Xia Xun nodded, of course he knew that sometimes the war was not waged by reckless force, but for long-term peace and stability. It's just that this proportion is really difficult to grasp, and it is a little careless. Crossed the line.

From this, he remembered the glaze again. In his mind, once the glaze fell into the hands of the Mongols, it would be an endless trouble, and he was not a living immortal who could pinch and calculate, and he naturally did not think of the misfortune and fortune at this moment.

Next, he should talk about the journey from Hami to be escorted all the way back to Xiliang by King Hami, originally this section was just a rush in the minds of others, and it seemed to be lackluster, if he simply skipped a few words, but Xia Xun had a lot of things happening along the way, especially the whereabouts of the glaze ......, but how to say these words is quite difficult to think.

Although it is said that Song Sheng, the Marquis of Xining, has made outstanding achievements, and now he is the in-law of Emperor Yongle, Xia Xun knows that Zhu Di is by no means a master who abolishes the public for personal purposes or compensates for his merits. Meritorious service is merit, passing is excessive, public is public, private is private, this is the most clear place for the emperor, if it were not so, Qiu Fu would have died on the battlefield, and Zhu Di would not have been cut off after his death, and his whole family would be sent to Hainan Island.

Xia Xun was hesitating how to speak, so as not to make Zhu Di angry with the Marquis of Xining, but Zhu Di's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he asked in a deep voice: "Wen Xuan, you haven't said it yet, who is the spy who leaked my military plane, caused you to live in a foreign land, and killed 3,000 soldiers?" ”

Xia Xun's thoughts were retracted, and he said to Zhu Di: "When the minister reached an agreement with Sultan Harry, he once told the minister the name and surname of this person......

"Huh?"

"Thousands of households in brocade, Yu Jian!"

"It's the ...... you just said you met in the Western Regions."

"Not bad!"

Zhu Di said suspiciously: "Yu Jian......, as a thousand households in brocade clothes, why did he do this?" ”

Xia Xun said: "The motive is not clear. During the minister's return journey, he immediately ordered to control Tuoba Mingde, and lock Yu Jian to be investigated, but ......"

Xia Xun took the opportunity to talk about what happened in Suzhou on the return trip, Zhu Di never expected that so many things happened in Xia Xun's return trip, and after hearing the death of Totokh Buhua, the disability of Agadorji, and the unknown whereabouts of the glaze, he couldn't help frowning.

Xia Xun said: "The minister was in Xingyang, and he happened to meet Yu Jian, who escaped as a beggar, Yu Jian confessed to what he did, and he also knew that the crime was inescapable, and he had committed suicide, which was recorded in Xingyang Mansion. ”

Zhu Di looked at Xia Xun for a long time, his eyes flickered faintly, he didn't know what to think, and after a long time, he slowly nodded and said: "This matter, after I return to Beijing, I will deal with it." As for that glaze, you don't have to be too nervous! ”

Zhu Di smiled coldly and said, "Isn't Benjamin forced to death by me?" If this glaze really falls into the hands of the Warats, let them stir up some storms, and I will not be afraid to fight against Warat again! ”

Xia Xun hurriedly said: "The minister has found out that the glaze fell into the hands of a charlatan. Come to think of it, this person only regards this seal as a beautiful jade, and there may not be a situation that His Majesty is worried about. ”

Zhu Di said softly: "It's better to be like this!" ”

Xia Xun has already heard on his return trip that during Zhu Di's northern expedition, the crown prince supervised the country and guarded Nanjing, Ji Gang was Zhu Di's henchman and eyes and ears who stayed in Nanjing, Ji Gang was good at speculative drilling, and was more trusted by the emperor than before.

In this way, the personal contradiction between himself and Ji Gang was completely exposed to the emperor's knowledge, and once the emperor knew that the two were incompatible to such a point, it would be difficult for him to turn around and clean up Ji Gang, as long as the emperor thought that the two had long been at odds, he would have doubts about the purpose of what he had done, and his trust in the evidence he provided would be greatly reduced. To deal with a strong opponent in the officialdom, if it is to the point where the contradictions are to be put on the table and a showdown in front of the supreme ruler, then ...... Either you don't fight, or you die!

This battle will be deployed after he returns to Beijing!

A chapter of six thousand presented, dear book friends, this month's monthly tickets and recommended votes are both weak, several new books this month have entered the old book list, and other authors are also making efforts, the competition between monthly tickets and recommended tickets is very fierce, in the case of other authors striving for the top, our monthly tickets and recommended votes have both slipped to the ninth and eighth places, and they are in danger, and they are about to fall out of the first page of the list.

Is it time for the brocade to end? I don't think that there are still many stories to write in the future, even if Xia Xun completes the "perfect assassination", this kind of thing that happened on the way back to the Central Plains is also a necessary foreshadowing for another big scene in the future. Guanguan needs your support, if you still have a monthly pass or recommendation ticket in your hand, please vote for it, please support