"Son of Heaven: Xingning Boren is filial piety and sincerity, loyal to national affairs, and has contributed to the community. Two hundred and fifty taels of silver, ten tables of color coins, and five hundred ingots of banknotes. Give the unicorn suit. ”

"Command, thanks."

Meng faced the direction of Nanjing, knelt down, and said long live.

Get up, take the decree, and bow again, and the procedure is finished.

The holy decree is bright-yellow-colored, with a coiled dragon on it and a rhinoceros on the axis.

Depending on the grade, the decree used in the seal is also different, and the most obvious difference is the scroll.

Meng, as a first-class uncle, is the governor of the second grade, so he can only use the rhino shaft. When you reach Shen Xuan's level, you can use the jade shaft. There are gilts and horns under the head, and the grade system is quite clear.

Below the fifth grade, it is said that it is the holy decree of the rhino axis, and I have never even seen gilding.

This distinction has been made clear by the code since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Even Emperor Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor who used the unicorn suit, bullfighting suit and flying fish suit as uniforms, would not use the holy decree indiscriminately.

Clothes can be haired, but it's a big deal to change the style.

The holy decree represents the majesty of heaven, and it must not be used indiscriminately, otherwise it will be a slap-slap-slap in the face.

The emperor dared to send it at will, and the ministers did not dare to accept it casually, and it was a crime of great disrespect if it was found out. If there were officials of the corresponding rank in the ancestors, it would be fine, no? Wait for the beheading, skinning, and military distribution.

Meng received no less than five edicts, horns, gild, rhinos, and all three kinds of collections, just one jade shaft.

Counting in a row, there is the latter one, which is inevitably a little regrettable.

If the civil and military forces in the court knew that Meng Shishilang had this kind of regret, they would definitely pick up the bricks and shoot him to death, and if he couldn't shoot him, he would simply shoot himself to death.

When he was less than a weak crown, he was promoted to the second rank of the governor of the capital, guarding one side, holding real power, and winning the favor of the Son of Heaven, what is he sorry about?

If you have a lot of beard and are still working hard below the fifth grade, shouldn't you hang yourself on the southeast branch and save yourself from being ashamed?

The material of the scroll was not the focus of Meng's attention, and the amount of silver bounty made him truly speechless.

Two hundred or three hundred is good, why is it two hundred and five?

"Hinningber?"

Seeing Meng holding the holy decree and looking bitter and hateful, Zheng He couldn't help but be surprised. There is a reward for silver and a royal unicorn suit, and it is clear that there will be a promotion in the back, so you don't need to do this if you don't jump high, right?

Gonggong Zheng smiled.

Meng put away his thoughts, two hundred and five is two hundred and five, and it is always silver. If all that is given to him is money, he should really cry.

In the early Ming Dynasty, when copper coins were the mainstay and gold and silver were restricted in circulation, two hundred and fifty taels of silver was definitely a huge amount of money. Coupled with the one hundred taels of gold and double squads he was rewarded before, Meng was half-footed and stepped into the rich level.

It can't be compared with the Duke of Wei and Cheng Guogong, and he can still break his wrist with Xin Anbo.

"Emperor Longen, the ministers can only do their best, and their liver and brains can be repaid in case."

After the words fell, he got up and bowed to the south again, his eyes were red, and Ren Zhenghe looked left and right, unable to find a flaw.

I haven't seen it for two months, and Xingningbo's level of "being an official" has risen again.

Zheng He said with a smile: "Xingningbo's loyalty, our family will definitely be transferred to His Majesty." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Zheng." Meng wiped away his tears and handed over the sealed silver, "The bus is tired, a little heart, please don't shirk." ”

Zheng He took it and said with a smile: "Presumably Xingningbo still doesn't know the way, our family is fortunate to have the guidance of Young Master Yao, although he has not formally apprenticed, he must also be called Xingningbo Senior Brother." ”

Young Master Yao?

After a moment's pause, Meng reacted that Zheng He was talking about Daoyan monk.

So, Zheng He has already hooked up with the great monk and began to contribute to a certain unbeneficial-sect?

Thinking of this, Meng took out another letter of silver, and congratulated Zheng He on entering the Daoyan Sect.

With the future Sanbao eunuch in front of him, the great monk shouldn't come to him every once in a while to discuss Buddhism, right?

Zheng He took the silver envelope, thanked him with a smile, and then took out a letter, handed it to Meng, and said, "This is what Young Master Yao told our family to bring to Xingningbo." ”

Looking at the vigorous font on the envelope, Meng sighed helplessly, okay, getting rid of the - not - good - door - faction or something, it is pure pipe dream.

With Daoyan's character, he can use ten years to encourage Zhu Di to rebel, what is his ability to resist pressure? As the great monk's skills continue to deepen, sooner or later one day will break the defense.

Unwrapping the envelope in front of Zheng He and unfolding the letter paper, if Zheng He was curious, Meng didn't mind reading it out with his throat.

The great monk asked Zheng He to bring a letter, and the original intention should be to let Emperor Yongle know.

The power is high, and the weight of the four words is not light.

I don't want the Son of Heaven to be suspicious, hiding it is definitely the stupidest way, and spreading everything out is what smart people do.

Emperor Yongle took Dao Yan as the crown prince and young master, thinking that he hoped that Dao Yan could teach such a truth to the prince. It's a pity that the son of the world is not taught, so he is constantly disappointed. When Zhu Di was no longer angry with Zhu Gaochi and took an indifferent attitude to treat it coldly, it was the beginning of the most obscure trace of father-son affection.

Zhu Di is the Son of Heaven and his father.

If Zhu Gaochi can't figure this out, he is destined to have an extremely difficult road in the future.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also walked on a fork in the road, but out of Meng's variable, the future fate of the three brothers was all covered with a layer of mist.

Daoyan's letter was not long, in addition to caring for his apprentices, most of them urged Meng to study seriously and study the Book of Changes. Regarding the government, there is no mention of it.

There is only one reason, and it is not necessary.

The establishment of the crown prince and the relocation of the capital involved most of the energy of the courtiers, and the rest of the time had to deal with official business, and they were very busy all day. If there was no Wuliang Ha Shangshu asking the Son of Heaven to uphold justice, and the question of whether Daning would send troops was involved, many people would have forgotten the number one person of Xingningbo.

Of course, he will not easily forget him in the six subjects who were ruthlessly subordinated by Meng, but at the moment, there is something more important than making trouble with him. Therefore, Meng's "leisurely" days will continue for some time.

Dao Yan understands Meng, even if he doesn't understand how to write it, Meng can guess the deep meaning.

Therefore, it is good to have a smart apprentice.

The great monk was quite complacent about this.

The apprentices he admitted, at present, only Meng and Zheng He still need to step aside.

If it weren't for Emperor Yongle's hint, with Daoyan's style of acting, he would take the initiative to walk around with the emperor's inner servants? It's simply impossible.

Zhu Di wants to reuse Zheng He, and Zheng He must have the ability to use it for him. It is absolutely not good to only be able to fight and observe words and feelings, and the officials of the outer court will not point out a eunuch, and the Daoyan monk has become the best choice.

While reading the letter, Meng chatted with Zheng He for a few sentences, revealing the content of the letter to Zheng He to know.

After reading the whole letter, Meng's smile was still relaxed, but Zheng He's heart was raised, and he couldn't help but sigh again, Xingningbo was really different. It's absolutely right to befriend him yourself.

"Gonggong Zheng came to Daning here, just for the reward of the Son of Heaven?" After receiving the letter, Meng motioned for the guards to retreat outside the door, "Regarding the north, does the Son of Heaven have a will?" ”

Zheng He nodded, and also asked the internal officials who followed him to retreat, and only he and Meng were left in the room before he spoke: "Your Majesty's original intention, Duoyan Sanwei has suffered a lot of losses, so I must appease it." ”

"How to appease, Your Majesty has any orders?"

"Xingningbo came over with his ears."

Motioning for Meng to come closer, Zheng He lowered his voice, and paraphrased it like this, and so and so.

The more he listened, the more frightened Meng became.

Is this appeasement? Are you sure it's not provoking and letting Duoyan Sanwei go to fight with the Tatars?

"This is the dictation of the Son of Heaven." Zheng He said solemnly, "When our family came, Hou Xian and Wang Jinghong had already gone to Shuntianfu and Kaiping respectively. On the Liaodong side, this meeting should also receive a will. The Son of Heaven means that justice should be begged, but the sword soldiers are not easy to move, first salute and then soldier, and peace is precious. ”

Meng: "......"

Harmony is precious?

If someone else had said this, he would have believed it.

Can Emperor Yongle? That's a war-fight-madness-man. He believed in absolute knives and artillery, reasoning with his fists.

Convince people with reason, and value harmony? You can talk about it with your own people, and the Northern Yuan, who has been fighting for more than ten years? When pigs fly.

"Xingningbo doesn't have to think about it, he sent troops, and he was also dispatched from Kaipingwei and Shuntianfu. Daning is still dominated by tun farming. Zheng He said, "His Majesty is very satisfied with the plough offered by Xingning, and he personally used it when he was in the field, and the officials also praised it. The three princes who offered the plough had another reward. The imperial court will soon order Hebei, Shandong and other places to supervise the construction and send it to the border guards Tuntian. Farmers reclaim wasteland, or landless people move into other provinces, and there are also payments. ”

Knowing that Emperor Yongle did not mention his name in his will, Meng did not have any dissatisfaction, but was relieved.

There is too much limelight, and it is clear that I don't want to live a good life, so I invite someone to step on it.

Recently, there have been a lot of good things in the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, although most of them are farm tools and tools, but they are also eye-catching.

When correspondingly with Shen Xuan, Meng specifically mentioned this, and Shen Xuan replied to him quickly, giving Zhu Gaosui the credit. Zhu Gaosui couldn't stand it, Kaipingwei and the king of Gaoyang County.

The credit is sent out, and the Son of Heaven and his family will remember his benefits.

No matter how much aura there is on the first family, it will only erupt into internal contradictions. If you change to Meng, you will only become the target of the entire imperial court. The more credit, the higher the danger index.

Meng Zuoshu sent it, and Shen Xuan also delivered a letter of Concert. After Emperor Yongle saw it, he sighed again, Xuan'er is really my unicorn, and Xingningbo is also a first-class loyal minister.

The official position can't be promoted yet, and before the matter of Duoyan Sanwei is completely resolved, the officials of Shan Shengmeng and Shen Xuan are too eye-catching.

If you don't get promoted, you can only give other rewards first.

Give money and clothes, and no one should be missing.

"Your Majesty is grateful for the grace of heaven."

Meng reddened the corners of his eyes again, wiping the corners of his eyes, in the long run, it would be difficult not to soar his acting skills.

"Xingningbo is so loyal, His Majesty will definitely know." Even if he doesn't know, Zheng He will deliver the message.

Befriending the eunuchs around the emperor has this kind of benefit. The friendship that fought together on the battlefield, no matter how envious and jealous others were.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zheng."

"Xingningbo is polite. Our family still has something to ask Xingningbo for advice. ”

"Gonggong Zheng, please speak."

"Savage Jurchen, what's going on?"

"This," Meng smiled bitterly, "to be honest, this official didn't expect it. "There are only Tatars in the plan, and there is absolutely no Savage Jurchen or anything. It can only be said that he caught up with the strength and let the other party pick up the cheap.

The cowardly Timur who led the robbery of Duoyan Sanwei, Hara Li'er had already defected to the Ming Dynasty, and there was a sense of attachment. Meng had not yet arrived in Daning, and the envoys sent by Timur and Hara Li'er had already arrived at Kaipingwei and met the king of Gaoyang.

After learning the news, Meng hurriedly wrote a letter, asking Shen Xuan to communicate with Zhu Gaoxu, temporarily suppress the news, and only present it to the Son of Heaven in a secret report.

The wooden box that Shen Xuan sent him finally came in handy.

"If you want to belong to it, it's not a problem for cattle and sheep pastures. However, the petition must be present. ”

Meng informed Shen Xuan of the plan of "robbing Duoyan Sanwei" to lead the water to the east, and Shen Xuan quickly sent a letter to Kaipingwei, and then Zhu Gaoxu reported to the Son of Heaven.

It took more than a month to go back and forth.

During this time, the tribes led by Timur, Hara, Li, and Lir had been pretending to be rangers to harass them in Kaiping and Quanningwei. Meng took the opportunity to improve tools on a large scale, reclaimed farmland, and made a gesture of forbearance when Tainingwei provoked him.

It wasn't until the end of spring ploughing that the King of Gaoyang County received a secret order from the Son of Heaven, and Tainingwei became more and more unscrupulous, so he sent a signal to Shen Xuan and the King of Gaoyang County to take action.

Thanks to the brand of Zhu Gaosui, the letter sent in the name of the third prince naturally has no reason to be intercepted.

So, on a rainy and snowy day, Duoyan Sanwei was robbed one after another.

The cowardly Timur, Hara, and Li Raer strictly followed the agreement with the king of Gaoyang, and after the three guards cavalry were transferred under various names, they attacked their station.

Murder should be avoided as much as possible, and robbery is the main thing.

Uliangha has been attached to him for a long time, and he has been rewarded with Jingjing, so his life is naturally several grades higher than that of the nomadic Tatar Warats in the steppe.

The sheer number of sheep made the cowardly Timur who came to rob extremely blushing.

As a result, what is called robbery is actually a show, and it becomes called a drama is actually a robbery.

The cowardly Timur and others threw off their arms and grabbed the livestock and grain tents, all of which could not be let go. Anyway, he still remembered the warning of the king of Gaoyang County, and he didn't dare to kill on a large scale, nor did he directly rob people.

Rao is like this, and the loss of Duoyan Sanwei is still not small.

The well-off immediately fell into abject poverty, which can be said to be a return to the pre-liberation period.

Happily and full of joy, Timur and the others returned to the station and instantly sobered up.

Oops, I got too involved in grabbing and forgot that I was making a show. But looking at the large herds and the tents with better material workmanship, no one wanted to return them.

Just run back to the prairie?

As soon as the thought came to mind, it was dispelled.

Regardless of whether Da Ming will let them go for the time being, if they go back, they will have to give away more than half of the loot in their hands, which is really a headache.

After the worst incident, Timur Timur and other tribal leaders discussed it, and then filmed the envoy to Kaipingwei to ask to see the king of Gaoyang County, and made various statements.

It's really not that they don't keep their promises, they just grab the excitement, and they can't control it.

The mistake has been made, and I can only go to the king of the county to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

It's just the livestock and tents that were stolen and will definitely not be returned.

The envoy was a strong Mongolian man, but he could speak fluent official dialect, and seeing that the king of Gaoyang had been gloomy, he hurriedly said: "When the villain came, the leader said that he was willing to give half of the cattle and sheep to the county king." ”

Zhu Gaoxu's forehead burst into a row of green tendons.

What does he want so many sheep for? He was disgusted with killing and eating meat.

Wave your hand and let the strong man among the sheep go down first, and wait for the will of the Son of Heaven to come down.

In this way, the envoy stayed in Kaipingwei for five days, and the cowardly Timur and other tribal leaders were also worried for five days.

On the sixth day, Wang Jinghong arrived at the border with the holy decree.

After receiving the decree, the king of Gaoyang immediately summoned the envoy and conveyed the edict of the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven was merciful, and Timur and others had a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, and they were meritorious, and they were not to blame in the past.

"Xu Er and others were attached, and the cowardly Timur was conferred, and the position of Hara Li'er was hereditary, and he was given silver money and Wenqi. The officers under his command were rewarded with other favors. ”

When the edict was issued, Timur the Fierce and others were overjoyed and thanked the great emperor for his kindness. patted his chest and swore that he would do things for the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly, and the Son of Heaven would let them go east, and never go west, let them chase dogs, and never chase chickens!

In short, if you have something to do, just give orders, even if they let them lead the troops to fight the ghost power, there is absolutely no second word!

The robbery was happy, and the robbed Duoyan Sanwei quit.

The Son of Heaven said to ask for justice for them, that's how he begged?

It seems that it is useless to go up, you have to go up-petition!

Listening to the report on Duoyan Sanwei's recent movements, Meng had no surprises.

When Zheng He told him about the emperor's secret order, he expected this outcome.

Duoyan Sanwei is not a soft son, and it is not cracked by a casual pinch. But even if it's a stone, it can't stand Zhu Di from picking up the chainsaw and being ruthless.

The leader of the three guards dared to make a fuss, dared to splash and roll in all kinds of ways, but he never dared to use a knife with Zhu Di easily, it was definitely looking for death.

Maybe it's the petitioning that works?

Zhu Di appeased the leaders of the Three Guards, and sent a letter to the Tatar Khan Ghost Lichi, saying that not long ago, several tribes under the Khan's command carried out robberies and other illegal and criminal activities on the border of the Ming Dynasty, causing serious losses to the Wuliangha tribes attached to the Ming Dynasty.

Now the prisoner has been arrested and probationed, and is willing to join Daming, and at the same time confesses that the robbery was instigated by the "superiors". As for which one is above, we have been neighbors for so many years, and we know each other well.

But Uliangha begged to come to him, wept and wiped his tears, splashed and rolled, as the son of heaven, he couldn't help but stand up for the people below.

Therefore, if the Tatars are willing to compensate Uliangha for his losses and hand over the mastermind of this criminal activity, the Ming can not be blamed for the past.

Everyone continues to live peacefully and amicably.

If you don't want to, you're sorry.

Not long ago, Tatar just went to Liaodong to wander around, right? His foot riders also wanted to experience life on the grassland. If he accidentally rubbed out the smell of gunpowder and hurt the flowers and plants, don't blame him.

To sum it up simply, it is two sentences: lose money and hand over people, hello, hello, hello, everyone. Stubborn, kill or bury!

If you want to die or live, you can weigh it yourself.

This is intimidation, naked-naked intimidation!

Before the seal book was sent, the content was specially revealed to the leaders of Duoyan Sanwei.

The leaders were very satisfied, and no longer raised any objections to the Son of Heaven's award to Timur the Great.

How much oil and water can be dug up from Timur the Spirit? At most, the stolen cattle and sheep will be returned. It's different to ask for compensation from the Tatars, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and no matter how poor the ghost power is, it is also at the level of a khan, and there are definitely a lot of good things in the big tent.

Duoyan Sanwei didn't make a fuss, took the initiative to return to the station, and sharpened his knives three times a day. The Tatars promised good conditions, and it was better not to agree.

Directly copy the knife to grab it, and the oil and water will be more.

If Zhu Yunwen was still on the throne, Duoyan Sanwei would never have such an idea. Replaced by Zhu Di, it would be completely different.

Nomads worship and even superstitious about the strong.

In the eyes of these Mongolian strong men, Zhu Di is the strongest, as long as it is the army under Zhu Di, it is absolutely invincible!

So far, the plan designed and implemented by Meng has undergone a fundamental change.

He just wanted to divert the gaze of Duoyan Sanwei from the grassland, and then proposed to open a mutual market in order to tie them up.

With Emperor Yongle, the King of Gaoyang and Shen Xuan's hand-rubbing, the border friction within a certain range of expectations is likely to turn into a big war.

The fire accumulated by the border army needs to be vented, and the lost property of Duoyan Sanwei also needs to be replaced. Emperor Yongle can also take the opportunity to transfer the contradictions between the court and China again.

is about to fight with the Tatars to get old, and the establishment of the crown prince and the relocation of the capital are no longer the focus of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military attention.

Regardless of the military attaché, even if it is a civilian official who likes to fight in the court, in the face of foreign enemies, he can temporarily twist into a rope.

Meng once again saw the interests and disadvantages of the Yongle Emperor, and also refreshed his understanding of the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty.

Occasionally, he is out of tune, he likes to find someone to fight, and he can be impeached on a trivial matter, but in major matters, he will not be confused, and he will never bow his head when he encounters a foreign enemy.

This is the backbone of the Ming Dynasty and the integrity of the nation.

Meng once looked down on the courtiers in the court, especially after he really experienced the Jingjing disaster and saw the courtiers in the Jianwen period. Even if you don't admit it, you can't help but have some thoughts in your heart.

However, as his experience deepened, this idea of his continued to be broken.

Take a deep breath, this is Da Ming.

Contradictory, yet admirable historical dynasties.

If there is a real fight with the Tatars, then the mutual market will not be opened? If the Tartar pastures are snatched, will the Duoyan Sanwei move north?

Meng had many questions in his heart, and he could only write to Shen Xuan through letters. didn't wait for Shen Xuan's reply, and received the will of the palace that the Son of Heaven would leave the capital and arrive in Beiping soon. After passing Beiping, they will also inspect the Kaiping guards. At that time, it will be stationed in Daning.

After receiving this will, Meng didn't say anything for a long time.

Emperor Yongle is out of the plug five times, does it have to be realized in advance?