Chapter 196
March of the sixth year of Yongle
Following Yu Linwei, Fu Junwei, Jin Wuwei, Hu Benwei and others successively held big competitions, and those with outstanding performance were all promoted. If you like it, go to www.LWXS. ORG
Among the guards, the order of the competition of Jinyiwei is the last, and it is also the most interesting.
Yang Duo, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, attracted more attention. Ji Gang and others, who had been seconded to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, also failed to "keep a low profile".
According to Meng's words, gold shines everywhere. What's more, there are many people in Jinyi Weizhong, which is comparable to a two-hundred-watt fluorescent lamp, and it is difficult not to attract attention.
"Don't let me down."
Zhu Di's words were suppressed, Yang Duo's expression remained unchanged, and he saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”
The brocade guards who were in the school yard were all striking their shields with their scabbards, and the spears were blunt, and the sonorous sound was deafening.
Back in the field, Yang Duo was still dressed in a red brocade robe, without armor, only a black leather circle on his wrist, and a thumb wrench, specially used for drawing a bow and shooting arrows.
The drum sounded suddenly, the flag waved, Yang Duo took off the longbow on his back, held the bow in his left hand, such as Tuo Taishan, and took the arrow in his right hand, such as holding the full moon.
The eyebrows are raised lightly, and the corners of the lips are pursed. His handsome face was stained with a strong war intent in his eyes.
The sound of breaking through the air sounded, and three wooden arrows with pointed ends flew out in an instant, aggressively three times, deep - into the flagpole.
The tail of the arrow trembled and hummed.
This is the signal for the beginning of the battle.
The two brocade guards let out an earth-shattering roar, the shield hand in front and the spearman in the back, and at the same time, they took steps like a shocking stone, and suddenly collided together.
There was no blood splatter, only shield-crash, jingo collision, and the sound was deafening.
The generals who watched the battle on the sidelines were all slightly staring, and there were discussions and exclamations.
"Arrows!"
"Such skills, Yan Shanwei is also rare."
Compared with Zhu Neng and the others, who were surprised, Emperor Yongle was in a good mood, and the face he had lost before was picked up again.
Seeing it, the Son of Heaven should have such momentum!
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other and were speechless together. They all know that Yang Duo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, is a ruthless man, and he has made a lot of contributions in Jingjing. When he took charge of the North and South Zhenfu Division, specializing in Jinyi Guard, many people gradually forgot Yang Duo's performance on the battlefield.
Looking at it now, it really verifies that sentence, there is no vanity under the fame. With a commander like Yang Duo, the force value of Jinyiwei is a big cut off the other guards. Not to mention Tiger Benwei, Jin Wuwei, Yu Linwei, the fight of real swords and real guns, I am afraid that Yan Shanwei will have to weigh it.
Jinyi Wei is in charge of the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, in charge of arrest, prison, and investigation of hundreds of officials.
It is not surprising that you have good skills as required for your job. However, this kind of good skill refers to personal ability. As at present, the formation of a battle formation and a fight against each other still give people the feeling of a tiger descending the mountain, and the momentum of a wolf pounceing on a rabbit is a bit too much!
To use an inappropriate analogy, on the battlefield, the policeman from the film police overturned a few tricks of the special forces, not accidentally, but again and again, and he didn't even give the other party the opportunity to "make a mistake".
What is it called?
Obviously the style of painting is wrong!
The reality in front of us is that this group of Jinyiwei, who are engaged in intelligence and criminal investigation work, and manage the city's drainage system by the way, have an astonishing force value, which really shocked everyone.
Formation, meet the enemy, fight.
Even if the overall is not as good as the border army that has been cut against the Tartars for a long time, it is also a big cut above the other guards of the Son of Heaven. Especially the standard-bearers who were sent to guard the imperial mausoleum in batches, they are even more different from mud and mud, and they cannot be compared at all.
Zhu Di smiled and nodded, Yang Duo really didn't disappoint him.
It is also quite wise to shoot the order of Jinyiwei's competition at the end.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but compare Yang Duo and Shen Xuan in the field, if the two of them fight alone, I don't know who wins and who loses?
It's a pity for Cheng Guogong and other generals, it's a pity that Jinyi Weishan is doing intelligence and criminal investigation work, shouldn't he be a part-time soldier?
Meng answered Zhu Zhanyan's 100,000 whys, but he wondered in his heart.
When he saw Yang Duo in the field, why did he think of the time when he was rescued in the Battle of Jingyan? He thought that the enemy had been unlucky and had been hit by a stray arrow. Looking back, it's not so easy to hit the target, and it's not so easy to hit it so accurately.
Pinching your fingers, it's strange, so many years have passed, how can you suddenly remember this?
Could it be that he has been thinking about Shen Xuan lately, and sighs from time to time that the years are rushing, and old things often flash in his mind?
Zhu Zhanyan raised his head, his little face full of questions, "Shaobao?" ”
Meng shook his head, not daring to wander his mind at will, "What's the matter with the son?" ”
"Shaobao is not feeling well?"
Meng was a little strange, "Why does the prince ask this?" ”
"I don't look good at Shaobao." Zhu Zhanyan frowned, and glanced at the field hesitantly, as if he was very reluctant, but he still turned his head firmly, and said to Meng Dao, "If Shao Bao is unwell, I will tell the emperor's grandfather to let Shao Bao go back to his house to rest." ”
"The ...... of the Prince"
Meng was moved, good boy!
"Zhao Yuan has the best medical skills, and the emperor's grandmother's illness was cured by Zhao Yuan. Please ask the Zhao court to sentence a few stitches for the less insurance, and the less insurance will be fine. ”
Meng: "......"
"Shao Bao can go home first, and I will go to the Tai Hospital to ask Zhao Yuan to make a visit."
"Shizi, in fact, the minister is not sick......"
"It's not good to have less insurance, and it's not good to avoid medical treatment." Zhu Zhanyan looked serious, "I'll go and talk to the imperial grandfather!" ”
When the words fell, he turned around and ran towards Emperor Yongle.
Meng Yi didn't hold it, and he didn't dare to pull it a second time in front of everyone's eyes, so he could only watch the three-headed body appear next to Emperor Yongle, ask for the will, and then go home obediently, waiting for the Zhao Yuan to come to the door to give him a needle.
Since Empress Xu was sentenced to be cured by the Zhao Academy, the acupuncture skills of the imperial doctors have been passed on to be miraculous. Not only in the palace, but also outside the palace, how many people are waiting in line for the needle.
Only the soldiers who were once regarded as the object of training avoided it, and every time they heard it, they couldn't help but shudder.
That kind of taste is more uncomfortable than going into battle and cutting each other with Tartars. I really can't understand why there are people waiting in line to be pierced.
"Qing is not feeling well?"
Zhu Di spoke, and Meng couldn't help but be silent. He had indeed been sleeping a little hard lately, and his face was a little haggard than usual, which confirmed his suspicion that he was unwell.
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is slightly unwell, and there is no big problem."
"My face is not good, I can go back to my house to rest. Later, I ordered the Imperial Physician to come to the house to treat Qing. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Meng Man's face was moved, and the corner of his eye looked at Zhu Zhanyan, who was picked up by Zhu Di again.
Zhu Zhanyan misunderstood, and immediately said: "Shaobao don't have to worry, Zhao Yuan's medical skills are excellent!" ”
Translated, acupuncture techniques are also the best!
Meng suddenly burst into tears, "...... Xie Shizi. ”
Move? Yes.
Itchy hands? There are more.
It's a pity that no matter how itchy his hands are, the three-headed body in Zhu Di's arms is not something he can claw.
Leaving the martial arts arena, Uncle Meng wiped away his tears, looked up at the sky, and had to sigh again, it was really not easy to work under the hands of the old Zhu family.
Not long after Meng left, Jinyiwei's competition also divided the winners and losers.
Not surprisingly, the team led by Yang Duo won by a landslide.
At this point, the Son of Heaven's personal guard contest came to an end. There are no less than 300 young generals and brave soldiers who have emerged in the competition. Among them, fifty-eight people were promoted, represented by Chen Ji, and there were not a few who jumped in the third level. In addition to being promoted and transferred, according to personal performance, there are also cloth treasure banknotes.
More money and less money are secondary, the key is face!
Some people gain, and naturally some people will lose.
The number of officers and soldiers who have been demoted and demoted for poor performance is also quite large. More than 100 people were sent to Guangxi, Yunnan and Jiaozhi.
Emperor Yongle clearly said: "If there are such officers and soldiers, they will all be in harmony." ”
Afterwards, this edict was issued with a central decree.
The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been fully established, and the seven members of the Wenyuan Pavilion are only equivalent to the confidential secretaries of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven issued a decree, no one dares to do the wrong thing, and if there is no enlightenment and wants to defy the law, there is a chance that eight out of ten will go to the southwest border to experience life.
At the end of the competition in the palace, Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanqi to Kunning Palace.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui discussed, asked his father, and followed Zhao Yuanju to Xingningbo Mansion to visit the patient.
"Father, I also want to see Shaobao."
didn't get along for a long time, but Zhu Zhanyan's good impression of Meng soared, and even Meng himself was surprised. How did he get the eyes of the prince of Han, was it because he told stories in class?
Meng Shishilang was puzzled.
Although Zhu Zhan Yan is the grandson of the emperor and the son of the Han Dynasty, every time he sees Meng, he still insists on performing disciple salutes.
At first, Meng was very uncomfortable, and finally it was Emperor Yongle who spoke and said Zhu Zhan's courtesy, and he could bear it, and Meng gradually began to get used to it.
Heaven and earth are close to teachers, and respecting teachers has always been the tradition of the Chinese people. The only thing that can make the master kneel and give a lecture is to do it with braids.
The teacher knelt in front of the students, what else did he talk about respecting the teacher and what was important?
Painting a tiger is not an anti-dog, wearing the skin of civilization, and still being a "master" and "slave" in his bones, which is really lamentable, ridiculous,
It's a pity that Zhu Zhan's request to go out of the palace to visit the sick was not approved, so he could only watch his father and Uncle Wang leave, tears rolling in his eyes, and it hurt Queen Xu's heart.
"Zhan Gully, come to the Imperial Grandmother."
"Imperial Grandmother ......"
The New Year's doll threw herself into Queen Xu's arms, crying in the end.
Zhu Di frowned, just wanted to say that as a descendant of the Zhu family, how could he cry when he said he would cry. was immediately glared at by Queen Xu, the older child of Douding, still not allowed to cry? What is this called!
Under the pressure of Taizuo, Emperor Yongle retreated.
I can't afford to provoke it, so I can only hide.
"I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I'll come back at dinner."
The fierce Zhu Di is not a fierce escape.
Empress Xu got up to see her off, and Zhu Zhanyan rubbed her eyes and saluted, "Send the emperor's grandfather." ”
The milk voice is milky, with a bitter sound, but the etiquette is meticulous.
Zhu Di relented in the end, and touched the top of Zhu Zhan's hair, "Tomorrow, let your father take you to Bofu." ”
The big eyes that had been washed with water lit up instantly.
Zhu Di coughed, "I'm gone." ”
Empress Xu took Zhu Zhanyan's little hand and smiled like a flower, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”
Zhu Di coughed again, this time he really left.
From behind, the waist is straight, but the ears are a little red.
After Emperor Yongle left, Empress Xu bent down, wiped Zhu Zhan's still tearful face with a silk handkerchief, and said softly: "Your imperial grandfather is right, as a descendant of the Zhu family, you can't shed tears at every turn, your father didn't do this when he was a child." ”
Zhu Zhanyan blushed and became more and more likable.
"Emperor Xie's grandmother taught that the grandson must change."
Empress Xu's heart was quickened.
"That's it, what do you want for dinner?" The royal grandmother asked the dining room to ......"
Coming out of Kunning Palace, Zhu Di returned all the way back to the Xinuan Pavilion of Fengtian Palace.
The official envoy sealed the note and sent it on the imperial case.
Hou Xian was ordered to go to the West with the fleet for the second time, and recently, he has been busy at both ends of the Ministry of Works and the palace, and he has less time to serve by Zhu Di's side. Zheng and Wang Jinghong began to work in shifts, striving to brush up on the sense of existence in front of the Son of Heaven before going to the West for the second time.
Sending out the three most useful people around him, Zhu Di also had no choice.
He was fascinated by the overseas mainland, and all kinds of high-yield crops made him unforgettable.
In order to find a way to this strange land as soon as possible, Daming needs an experienced sailing fleet, and more importantly, ambassadors and leaders who can take on important responsibilities.
Zheng He is the best candidate.
Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian, as substitutes, also need to sail many times to accumulate experience. Once Zheng He could no longer take on the heavy responsibility, with these two people in his place, the voyage would not be suddenly interrupted.
I have been thinking about sending the fleet to sail and all the things in the northern Xinjiang, and when I opened the music, Zhu Di couldn't read a word. simply threw Song Shu aside and said, "Zheng He." ”
"The slave is here."
"Two months later, set sail and send the envoys of various states back to the country, just hand it over to Hou Xian. You can lead the fleet eastward, and if you encounter a Fanyi ship, you should investigate overseas affairs in many ways. ”
"The slave obeys."
"I've seen the charts that the fleet brought back." Zhu Di said, "A few days ago, Xingningbo presented an overseas map, which I have copied, and you can carry it with the ship." ”
"Yes." Zheng He said, "The slave will definitely do her best to live up to Your Majesty's trust." ”
"Yes."
The map drawn by Meng has been handed over to the Ministry of War for redrawing, and has been refined with reference to the sea charts left behind in the Song and Yuan dynasties. Africa, which Meng deliberately ignored, was also added. Although the shape of the continent is not right, the location is not much worse.
With the nautical charts brought back by Zheng He, the islands in the South China Sea have also been added one after another, and the effect of the maps is quite amazing.
As the fleet sails again and again, the map will be more complete, and the chances of the Europeans finding new routes will be greatly increased.
"The slave maid still has something to report to Your Majesty."
"What?"
"During the voyage, the fleet encountered a large food merchant ship, and a few red-haired people. Among them, there are those who are in the same stream as the pirate Chen Zuyi, and after being captured, a small number of firecrackers and artillery guns were seized, as well as the manufacturing technology of sails, according to the views of slaves and maids, there are references. ”
"Oh?"
When it came to firearms and shipbuilding, Zhu Di was interested, and just about to ask again, there was a report from a eunuch outside the palace, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard asked Yang Duo to see him.
"Call him in."
Asking for a meeting at this time is certainly not an ordinary thing.
Yang Duo entered the hall to salute, without saying much, and directly presented the urgent report sent by Guizhou.
After reading what was written on the note, Zhu Di's expression changed instantly, and his tiger eyes flashed with a cold light, "Have you really checked it?" No discrepancies? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, both groups of people have checked and confirmed."
"Yes, that's good!"
Zhu Di slapped the table case violently and swept all the notes on the case to the ground.
Xie Jin was transferred to the right senator of the political envoy of Guizhou, but he did not see Gu Cheng, the distant marquis of Guizhou Town, but he disguised himself and went to Pu'an Prefecture to meet King Ping! What does he want to do? What does King Ping want to do? Do they still have him in their eyes?!
"Does the Marquis of Zhenyuan know about this?"
"There is no definite news yet."
"Huh?"
"According to the report below, the Marquis of Zhenyuan is sick. And ......"
"Say!"
"Since King Ping was in Pu'anzhou, he seems to have become interested in Buddhism, and often invites senior monks into the palace to talk about it."
As soon as the words fell, there was a dull sound, and the imperial case was almost kicked over by Zhu Di.
"Bastard!"
He issued an edict in the capital to strictly inspect the temple, but his son jumped out and slapped him?!
Well, that's great!
Zhu Di pulled out his sword violently and slashed it the table.
Hingningbo House
Meng thought that he was just sleep-deprived, but after Zhao Yuan judged the pulse, he gave him a prescription and told him to take it every day.
"It is difficult to heal old diseases without protection, and they need to be recuperated."
Meng frowned.
It's an old disease again.
After listening to it too much, he was a little helpless.
The body is his, and he also wants to take care of it, but the situation does not allow it, so what can be done? You can't quit your job and go home, don't you care about everything?
"I will do what the court says."
Zhao Yuan nodded, and in addition to the decoction, he left two more bottles of pills for Meng.
He said everything that should be said, and how to do it can only depend on Xingningbo himself, and others can't use much strength.
If Dingguo Gong is here, maybe it will be better.
Count the days, Dingguo Gong should return to the court, right?
Zhu Gaoxu, who was sentenced by Zhao Yuan and visited the patient, Meng wrote a note and asked the guards to send him to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and take a two-day leave.
Just as he was about to rest, a family member came to report, "Uncle, Mrs. Uncle's letter has been delivered." ”
Letter?
Meng sat up, "Come in." ”
The family pushed open the door, walked into the inner room, and delivered the letter that had just arrived to Meng.
"Let's go down."
"Yes.
The door was closed, and the envelope was indeed Meng Wang's handwriting.
Tearing open the envelope, unfolding the letterhead, and seeing the contents on it clearly, Meng's face suddenly sank.