Meng stepped into the pit dug by Emperor Yongle, full of lawsuits, and felt that life was not easy.

Someone is more upset than him.

In the capital of King Ning's Mansion, King Zhu Quan of Ning was pacing in the hall with his hands in his hands, his brows were deeply locked, and his face was very ugly.

Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he has asked for a return to the vassal several times, but he has sunk into the sea like a stone, and he has not heard from him. I thought there would be news after the year, but I didn't want the emperor to play tricks for him to draw salary, and send the town guard to take over Daning!

Zhu Quan clenched his fists and slammed it the table.

Zhu Laosi is too unkind! What did he say at the beginning, but what was the result? When he ascended to the throne, he turned his face, and he didn't even let him go back to the vassal state.

Are you trapped in Nanjing?

Zhu Quan was unwilling.

He is in the prime of life, and Wen Taowu is not lacking. During the Hongwu period, he led the troops to the desert many times, and the cavalry guards under his command were invincible, and more than 20 brothers were also able to walk sideways.

I didn't want to be careless for a while, I fell for Zhu Laosi's plan, and the whole family was held hostage, so I had to rebel together.

knew that today, what kind of kindness he had and what brotherhood he cared about, he should have cut people down. It's too late to say anything now, people are swordsmen, he is fish and meat, and it's not that Zhu Laosi can go to the knife as much as he wants!

Zhu Quan's anger can only be vented in the palace, and when he leaves the palace, he still has to be respectful to Zhu Di.

What if you are unwilling? Zhu Di is not Zhu Yunwen, and he is not capable of rebelling like Zhu Di. Maybe there was before, but after Daning fell into the hands of Zhu Di and his family was hollowed out, Zhu Quan's 8,000 armor soldiers have long been gone.

The officials are gone, and the guards are gone. Zhu Jian, who was loyal to him, died long ago.

For the sake of the family's life, Zhu Quan must endure, even if his heart is bleeding, he must endure!

I can't bear it, King Guangze and King Wynne are lessons from the past.

acted in private, trying to wrestle with Wenchen and military generals to find trouble with Zhu Di in the court, but what was the result? The cemetery does not need to be guarded, it is directly demoted to a concubine and sent to the central capital to take care of it.

On the surface, people were sent over, but what was the actual situation, who could have predicted? Even if there is an "accident" halfway, the people are gone, and the convoy can't get to Zhongdu, who will not open their eyes and speak up for the two people?

Fang Xiaoru should have been, but he died.

The officials in the court couldn't count on it, and after Xingningbo's trouble, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Departments began to shrink their necks to live. If you don't want to be sent to serve as a military support, you have to control your mouth.

Zhu Quan sneered, not to mention the ministers in the court, it is the vassal king in Beijing, which one is not cautious, and the fifteen buckets in his heart are seven up and eight down?

If the Son of Heaven delayed the edict to allow the vassal king to return to China, everyone could only be trapped in Nanjing.

King Zhou is the half-brother of the Son of Heaven, so naturally there is no need to worry. If you don't return to the country, you can be a rich idler for a lifetime.

The king of the valley has the merit of opening the Jinchuan Gate, and it can be regarded as having a life-saving hole card.

King Qi, King Dai, and King Min are all typical examples of being persecuted by Zhu Yunwen, even if it is for the sake of looking good, in recent years, Zhu Di will not do anything to them.

King Jin took the initiative to rebel with Zhu Di, and he was Zhu Di's junior, so he had some incense.

The king of Liao was very conscious, and asked him to stay in Beijing, hoping that he could let the prince return to the country.

Zhu Quan knew that King Liao's hopes would definitely be disappointed. Zhu Di will never let the tiger return to the mountain.

Liu Zhen, the governor of the left army guarding Liaodong, had already collected the old department of the king of Liao, and those who were not satisfied had already been cleaned up. Even if the prince of Liao returns to the domain, he is destined to be an empty shelf, and he will die of eating. With Zhu Laosi's character, I'm afraid there is no such opportunity.

Zhu Quan stopped, sighed, and smiled bitterly.

How much better is he than King Liao?

The trapped beast, as long as he is trapped in this palace, he will not be able to make a little wave if he is allowed to do his great ability.

In front of the palace gate, Zhu Panyan stopped the eunuch who wanted to report and shook his head.

The concubine said not to disturb her father, but he came anyway.

What the Son of Heaven has done is really chilling.

Dispatched the king of Gaoyang County to prepare for Kaiping, ordered the Marquis of Dingyuan to town Beiping, Xingning Bozhen Daning, and mainly the cavalry of the Duoyan Sanwei, and transferred the elite of the Mongolian tribes and the army to form 3,000 battalions, clearly to uproot the power of the father in the northern Xinjiang.

The father's guards will definitely not come back, and the officials and subordinates are also in name only, and their father and son will return to Daning, but they will only be enshrined and be an idle clan.

Zhu Quan is a smart person, otherwise there would be no Ning Wang Scheming.

Zhu Panxuan inherited Zhu Quan's mind and also had a resolute character, if there was no accident, he should have succeeded Zhu Quan and become a strong vassal king guarding the frontier.

Helplessly, there is a Zhu Di above Zhu Quan who is both good at fighting and scheming. No matter how unwilling Zhu Quan's father and son were, they could only bow down in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Panyan stood in front of the palace gate for a long time, until Zhu Quan calmed down from his anger and turned back to the personable king of the Northern Xinjiang domain in the past.

"Wu'er is here, why don't you come in?"

Zhu Quan's voice was calm, but Zhu Panyan knew what kind of forbearance and dark fire were hidden under this calm.

"I've seen my father." Zhu Panyan saluted and said, "The Son of Heaven has not allowed his father to return to the domain, I don't know if my father can deal with it?" ”

"Cope?" Zhu Quan shook his head and sneered, "So far, what else can Lone?" The only way is to ask the Son of Heaven to give another fief. ”

"Another fief?" Zhu Panyan obviously didn't expect his father to make this decision, "Father doesn't want to go back to Daning?" ”

"Do you not want to be a Father? But the Son of Heaven does not allow it. Not only can he not return to Daning, but if he has a fief, he will not be an important frontier town, and the Son of Heaven will not allow his father to lead troops again. ”

"Father is willing?"

"Willingly or not, it's a foregone conclusion. But the Son of Heaven will not treat him lightly as a father. Zhu Quan motioned to Zhu Panyan not to be impatient, "You can't go to the north, just stay in the south, even if it is to block the mouth of the world, the Son of Heaven will choose a famous city to settle you, my father and son." As for Daning," Zhu Quan sneered, "What if it is given to the Son of Heaven?" Those Mongols can betray Gu, and they may not have much loyalty to the Son of Heaven. Daning is bordered by the desert in the north and Liaodong in the east, and Emperor Gao is lonely here, and once said that this is not a good place. Now I want to see how the Son of Heaven can make Duoyan Sanwei, who saw Qian Ming, continue to guard the gate for him willingly. ”

"What does Father mean?"

"Without enough benefits, Duoyan Sanwei will not betray Lone." Zhu Quan paused, "The same reason, if there are not enough benefits, they will not continue to be loyal to the Son of Heaven." Cattle and sheep, pastures, gold and silver cloth, the Son of Heaven sat on the throne, and the appetite of these Mongols would only grow bigger and bigger, enough to give him a headache for a while. ”

"The Son of Heaven ordered Xingning Bozhen Daning, maybe he thought of a solution?"

"This ......" Zhu Quan hesitated, he was very impressed by Meng, it was really because he didn't look like a military man at all, but he was knighted for his military exploits.

Such a person can be sealed and given iron coupons, and he must have something extraordinary.

But with him in control of the three guards?

Zhu Quan shook his head, he thought that the Son of Heaven Fengxing Ningbo went to Daning, the most likely is to set up a pretense, and the real backhand should be Shen Xuan who guarded Beiping and Zhu Gaoxu who prepared for Kaiping.

With the two of them here, Duoyan Sanwei can make trouble, or break the connection with the Tartar lotus root on the grassland, and it can be solved by force.

If Duoyan Sanwei held Xingningbo hostage or even slaughtered them, the excuse to beat them would be even more sufficient.

"That's what the Son of Heaven should have done."

Zhu Quan thought that he had found the truth, otherwise how could he explain the reason why the Son of Heaven sent Xingning Bozhen Daning? Zhang Fu is more reliable than him.

After listening to Zhu Quan's analysis, Zhu Panyan thought so.

If this is really the idea of the Son of Heaven, it is reasonable to rush to form a 3,000 battalion.

Draining the elite of the three guards can warn those Mongols, and second, it can save a lot of effort when raising troops to beat them.

Zhu Panyan smiled coldly, and a touch of gloom flashed in his eyes.

He didn't want the emperor to be so wishful. You can't look for trouble on the surface, but you can do it privately and push behind your back, so that Xingningbo can enter the ghost gate as soon as possible, and let Duoyan Sanwei make trouble quickly.

Regardless of whether the Son of Heaven has the intention of sacrificing Xingningbo, he must sit down on this matter.

Once the news spreads in Beijing, Zhu Di's reputation for coldness will not be shaken off for the rest of his life.

Zhu Quan didn't expect his son to fight this idea. If he expected it, he would definitely stop Zhu Panyan as soon as possible. Playing tricks under Zhu Laosi's nose, let alone him, even he has to weigh it.

It's a pity that Zhu Panyan decided to do it himself and didn't tell Zhu Quan about the plan in his heart. Zhu Quan missed the first time to "rescue" his son. Zhu Panyan, who wants to pit Meng, will finally realize what it would be like to lift a stone and hit himself in the foot.

In the Xingningbo Mansion, Meng put down his pen and dried the ink on the paper.

After a long period of exercise, he finally wrote a good style. The wanton flow between the brushstrokes has been replaced by rigor, and although there are similarities with the handwriting of four years ago, it gives people a completely different impression.

Reading through it, Meng was a little surprised. Before I knew it, I had written so much.

With so much content, it is obviously impossible to transcribe all of them, and it would be a pity to cross out some parts.

In the blink of an eye, Meng had an idea.

Then pick up the pen, do not transcribe the content, only write the outline, if the emperor is interested, he will definitely summon him to play the right. Speaking in person, it is definitely more concrete than writing it on paper.

After transcribing, Meng took the music and planned to go next door to find Shen Xuan to help polish it.

Hou II's fighting is first-class, and his literary style is also extraordinary.

The guards set up a ladder by the wall, and Meng San climbed up the wall in twos and twos, and was just about to jump down when he found that someone was looking up at him below.

"Hinningber?"

Zhang Fu's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and his whole person was petrified.

Meng clenched his fist at Zhang Fu at the head of the wall, "Xin'an Bo is polite." ”

The guards of the Hou Mansion set up the ladder with familiarity, and waited for Meng to come down from the wall before removing the ladder.

Zhang Fu still hasn't recovered from the shock.

What did he see? A first-class erection ladder over the wall?

It was rumored in Beijing that the Marquis of Dingyuan liked to climb the wall, but he thought it was slander or self-defilement. But looking at Xingningbo's actions today, Zhang Fu is not sure.

The Yan army who followed Zhu Di and Jingjing all knew that the friendship between Dingyuan Marquis and Xingningbo was so good that they slept in a tent and used a pair of chopsticks. Witnessing Xingningbo's move to climb over the wall, Zhang Fu had to rethink how many of the rumors about the Marquis of Dingyuan in Beijing were true and some were false.

Looking at Zhang Fu in the petrochemical, Meng really couldn't bear to hit this honest boy again, scratched his chin, and explained: "It's strange to believe in Anbermo, there is something important to discuss with the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the matter is urgent, and the shortcut is taken." ”

Cut off a corner?

Zhang Fu was speechless.

Can you climb a wall by taking a shortcut?

His family and Cheng Guogong are neighbors, and they often discuss important matters, and every time they don't walk through the gate in a proper manner? Dare to climb the wall, the guards can use their spears to pierce people into hedgehogs.

There were still doubts in his heart, but Zhang Fu didn't dig deeper.

I always feel that it is better not to continue to ask.

Just as Xingningbo said the truth, who made Xingningbo and Dingyuanhou have a good relationship.

Good relationship?

Suddenly remembered another rumor in Beijing, Zhang Fu paused, looked at Meng who was smiling and greeting the guards of the Hou Mansion, and slapped his head hard, thinking too much, he must have thought too much!

learned from the guards that Zhang Fu witnessed the scene of Meng climbing over the wall, Shen Xuan didn't explain much, and invited Zhang Fu to enter, very calmly.

Shen Xuan's attitude made Zhang Fu embarrassed, he really thought too much, and his thoughts were too impure.

As if he didn't see Zhang Fu's embarrassed look, Shen Xuan opened his mouth and asked, "Xin Anbo is training troops for Beiping?" ”

Zhang Fu perked up, "Exactly." ”

Since Emperor Yongle ordered Shen Xuan to town Beiping, the generals of the Yan army led by Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu all handed Shen Xuan posts, somewhat revealing that they wanted to send their children north. In this regard, Emperor Yongle also turned a blind eye, thinking that it was better to go to war with the Tartars than to nest in Nanjing.

The end of the Jingjing tribulation does not mean that the world is peaceful.

The remnants of the north are still a big problem.

War horses should gallop on the grassland, and military generals should defend the country and fight on the battlefield.

In the land south of the Yangtze River, Jinling fat powder will wear out the sharpness of the warriors. An army without fighting spirit will be like a rusty war knife, and no one can be killed.

Zhu Neng, Shen Xuan and other generals, Zhu Di is not worried. But what about them after? Who can guarantee that there won't be a few more Li Jinglong and his ilk?

If this is the case, Zhu Di has no place to cry.

Hit the tartars? Washing and sleeping is more practical.

The generals who have followed Zhu Di for many years can guess his thoughts, and they also have a sense of proportion in their activities. You can't move casually, but the children of your relatives can be sent to the army for training. Not to mention the feudal marquis, at least you can practice your skills and not fall into the reputation of your ancestors.

Zhu Neng and the others mostly sent people to deliver the message, but Zhang Fu didn't have so many scruples, and directly found the door by himself.

Shen Xuan knew the intention of Zhang Fu and his intentions, but he still shook his head.

Zhang Fu is an earl, but Zhang Yu is a prince. Zhang Fu has the ability and revenge, but he is not suitable to go to Beiping. He went to Beiping, it is obviously inappropriate to be a deputy general, as the main general, where should Shen Xuan be placed?

Even if Shen Xuan asked for a transfer, Zhu Di would not agree, and he had other arrangements for Zhang Fu.

Seeing that things can't be done, although Zhang Fu is a pity, he is not entangled.

Before he came, he had somewhat expected this to be the outcome. Just want to give it a try. If you can't go to Beiping, you don't need to be depressed. Zhang Fu believed that His Majesty would definitely use him, but the time had not yet come.

After sending Zhang Fu away, Shen Xuan began to read the notes brought by Meng.

"Open a mutual market?"

"Yes, I've got a place in mind." Meng Xiao nodded, "Guangning, Kaiyuan, choose one." “

"How did you come up with this?"

"No way." Meng tapped his fingers, "The King of Gaoyang County made it clear that Duoyan Sanwei wants grassland, and His Majesty doesn't want to give it." I don't want to use force, so I can only find a way from somewhere else. ”

The emperor relied on the debt, and it has been used since ancient times.

Otherwise, where did the word "high debt" come from?

Of course, Emperor Yongle would not build a high platform to hide in like Zhou Tianzi.

is in a hurry, and the most likely result is to raise his fist and beat the creditor, and by the way, he grabbed the collar and asked fiercely: "Say, do you still want to be in debt?" ”

Thinking of the scene of Emperor Yongle, who was dressed in a dragon robe, punching and kicking a group of Mongolian strong men, and the men with blue noses and swollen faces had no power to fight back, so they could only hold banners, snot and tears to ask the emperor for salary, Meng couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly slapped all the pictures in his mind.

It's all about what, it's so discordant—it's harmonious!

It's best not to use force, after all, Duoyan Sanwei has made a lot of effort in the Jing Difficulty, so he must always be soft.

If the Mongolian strong men know each other, they are all happy.

I don't know each other...... Meng looked at the sky at an angle of forty-five degrees, and what he asked for was not a salary, but a fist.

He was the one who fooled Duoyan Sanwei with Zheng He. Now that the emperor wants to be Huairou, there is nothing to complain about when he finds him.

The IOUs in the hands of the Mongolian strong men are not fake, and it is not a problem to give cattle and sheep, but the pasture is not an inch.

To persuade Duoyan Sanwei to give up the pasture, more attractive conditions must be put forward, so that they feel that they can gain greater benefits by giving up the pasture.

In a short period of time, Meng could only come up with a way to open a mutual market.

Supplies are scarce in the steppes, and in some tribes, tea is almost equivalent to gold.

On the condition of opening a mutual market, the Mongolian tribes were allowed to trade livestock and tea, salt and other daily necessities in specific places, which could alleviate the border situation, reduce the pressure of foreign aid to ask for wages, and third, the taxes obtained could be handed over to the imperial court.

Killing three birds with one stone, the only thing that needs to be considered is whether the emperor approves it or not.

"The opening of the mutual market is just an expectation." Meng Dao, "Even the three guards must be pasture, and they may not be in the towns of northern Xinjiang." ”

The remnants have been replaced by the Tatar Warats, the steppe tribes are fragmented, and their strength has been greatly reduced, so it should not be a problem to slip around and grab a piece of territory.

Of course, this may lead to border disputes, and if you can open a mutual market, Meng Dang really doesn't want to provoke Duoyan Sanwei to use a knife.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Xuan got up and walked behind the big case, spread out the paper, and re-transcribed Meng's recital.

Slender fingers, holding a pen on the paper.

The ink stained the paper, as if it had a murderous atmosphere.

"Someone." Putting down the pen, Shen Xuan called the guard, "Please ask the king of Gaoyang County to come over to the mansion." ”

The guards received the order, and Meng was puzzled.

Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaochi's three brothers have always kept their distance, what did they mean by taking the initiative to invite the king of Gaoyang County?

"This note can't go through the general political envoy, and it needs to be directly submitted to the king of the county." Shen Xuan blew dry the ink and handed it to Meng, "Before you go north, don't leak the wind." ”

"Where is Master Daoyan?"

"I'll go with you."

Meng nodded, he didn't go through the General Political Envoy Department, was he worried that there would be a problem halfway?

"Emperor Tai-Zugao once strictly ordered that Zhubian towns were not allowed to trade with the Northern Yuan, and violators were severely punished." Shen Xuan pressed Meng's eyebrows, "If it is handed over to the court, it will be unfavorable to you, can you understand?" ”

Holding Shen Xuan's wrist, Meng frowned even tighter.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty's system of voting for approval of red had not yet been formed, and Xie Jin and others, who were in the cabinet to wait for the edict, could only be regarded as the confidential secretary of Emperor Yongle.

Without court discussion, it is not uncommon for the emperor to directly issue an edict, and in less than half a year after ascending the throne, Emperor Yongle did it several times.

Shen Xuan and Meng both served in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and they both had to be sealed by the General Political Envoy before they could be sent to the emperor. Considering the tense relationship between Meng Tong and the civil official group, as well as the many problems involved in opening the mutual market, Shen Xuan sent someone to invite the king of Gaoyang County.

At the beginning, Qi Tai was able to find a way to intercept Shandong's war report, and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would learn about the content of the song and take the opportunity to make trouble.

Meng slapped the civil official clique in the face with the imperial edict and the Tai-Zu Cheng Law, and if he was caught, it would be difficult for things to be good.

Shen Xuan's move protected Meng, but he transferred the risk to himself, and if he was not careful, he would give people the impression of befriending the prince.

After figuring it out, Meng Yan knocked his head in annoyance, "It's me who is wrong." Otherwise, don't send this note, and then find a way. ”

"It doesn't matter." Shen Xuan took Meng's hand, didn't let him knock him again, and stretched out his arm to take him into his arms, "I will protect you." “

"I'm not worried about my ......"

"I know." Shen Xuan lowered his head and kissed the corner of Meng's mouth, "I said it, it's okay." ”

A sour feeling hit his heart, Meng stopped talking, hugged Shen Xuan tightly, and closed his eyes.

Since he said it was all right, he believed.

If someone really dares to take advantage of this to trouble Shen Xuan, he doesn't mind coming to play in front of the king again.

Even if it is against someone he can't provoke, he will not hesitate to do it!

Dingyuan Marquis invited, Zhu Gaoxu was very excited, he threw away the spear in his hand, and didn't care about Zhu Gaosui, who was jumping in the school field, after announcing his resignation with Wei Guo, he led the horse and left.

Xu Huizu didn't ask much, but he had doubts about Shen Xuan's move in his heart.

Xu Zengshou knew what Xu Huizu was worried about, so without saying a word, he pulled Zhu Gaosui to follow.

Looking at his uncle and younger brother who couldn't get rid of him, Zhu Gaoxu was helpless.

Xu Zengshou smiled and patted his nephew's shoulder, "Why should the county king be like this?" It's just that they went to Dingyuan Hou's house for a meal together, and they couldn't eat poorly. Even if the Dingyuan Marquis guy doesn't eat well, Xingningbo Mansion is next to it. It is said that Xingningbo has studied the way of food, and Ben Hou has long wanted to ask for advice. ”

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to roll his eyes at the sky, but looking at Xu Zengshou's expression, he swallowed all the words that came to his mouth back into his stomach.

It's okay if there are more people.

Before he could, Gaoyang Marquis Xu Zengshou and Zhu Gaoxu brothers went to the door to eat together, and the news that they were kicked out of the mansion by Dingyuan Marquis Shen Xuan spread far and wide.

It is reported that when Wuyang Hou was kicked out, he patted the door panel and shouted that his nephew was not benevolent and righteous, and he was reluctant to give his uncle a meal.

The last thing is that Xing Ningbo opened the door of the mansion and invited people in, and the matter was over.

Otherwise, the Marquis of Dingyuan, who had blue tendons on his forehead, was afraid that he would kill people in the street. Wei Guogong, who was thinking about it, would also break out, beat up Wuyang Hou, and stage a fratricidal scene.

When the news reached the palace, Zhu Di laughed and beat his thigh, but Queen Xu shook her head again and again, the fourth brother was really messing around.

Zhu Gaochi's reaction was a little different, and when he learned that the two younger brothers of Lu Dao were invited into the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion together with the Marquis of Wuyang, he ordered the eunuch to retire and sit alone in the warm pavilion of the Wenhua Palace, pondering for a long time.