Chapter 220: Lonely Plum Blossom
"Donor, look." Baotong handed the signature to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Donor, the Buddha's revelation to you is all in the signature, and the old man hopes that you will get your wish."
"Master Xie." Zhu Yuanzhang took the signed document and opened it slowly, feeling uneasy, even if he received a hundred thousand urgent war reports, he had never been so nervous as he was now.
His eyes were focused on the small slip in his hand, and through his cloudy eyes, the slip was blurry, and he held it farther away from his eyes.
A plum blossom is proudly printed in the center of the signature, and there is nothing around it, not a word, not a symbol.
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his eyes with his hand, fixed his eyes again, and still only saw one plum blossom.
His heart pounded, and the name that made him toss and turn came to his mind.
"Master, what does this plum blossom mean?" He slowly raised his head to look at Baotong.
"The Buddha's revelation to the donor, the donor knows, the old man doesn't know, no one knows."
Baotong is meaningful, with a trusting gaze, trusting that Zhu Yuanzhang will accept God's arrangement.
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and looked at the plum blossom intently, this was the answer he wanted, but it came too directly, which made him doubtful.
He was in the habit of getting objections first, and then proving himself right by conquering. For so many years, he has been jealous of this, often seeing things that are too easy to get as traps.
He raised his head to look at the face of the Buddha and said silently in his heart: "Is it really him?" Can he really assist Bing'er sincerely? ”
The Buddha told him to be at ease and that there was no deception here.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the Buddha's hand again, his wish glittered in the Buddha's hand, and then jumped into his heart.
The corners of his mouth slowly raised. This is a place full of divinity, how can he see everything with the eyes of a mortal?
Zhu Yuanzhang staggered out of Xuanyuan Temple as when he came, accompanied by a servant, but his state of mind was very different.
"Mei Yin!" Zhu Yuanzhang's cry came from the eight-lift sedan chair.
The sedan chair man got off the sedan chair, and the guards hurriedly stepped forward, leaned over through the curtain and asked, "The emperor is looking for a horse?" ”
"Call him!"
Mei Yin had to hide in the study for half an hour after breakfast every day, and no one was allowed to disturb him, and Princess Ningguo was no exception.
He picked up a copy of "Showing the Traitorous Party" in front of the bookcase and read it silently word by word.
This "Record of the Traitorous Party" is not long, and he has read it hundreds of times, but he still has to read it for half an hour each time.
He spent a particularly long time on the names of traitors listed therein.
Li Shanchang, Hu Mei, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, Chen De, Fei Ju, Gu Shi, Yang Jing, Zhu Liangzu, Mei Sizu......
His eyes began to moisten, and his fingers did not leave the name Meszu for a long time.
Mei Yin, the captain of the horse, the husband of the princess of Ningguo, and the son of Mei Sizu, Marquis of Runan.
He is handsome, rich in learning, outstanding in writing, and good at riding and shooting, which can be described as both civil and military.
Among all the horses, Zhu Yuanzhang especially likes Mei Yin. From the time Mei Yin was serving as a scholar in Shandong, he entered Zhu Yuanzhang's field of vision.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to marry his favorite daughter, Princess Ningguo, to Mei Yin, and before that, he conducted a severe assessment on Mei Yin.
Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted him with a great task and sent him to Henan and Beiping for disaster relief.
Mei Yin lived up to expectations, not only completed the task excellently, but also because of his honesty and selflessness, he was deeply loved by the local people.
Zhu Yuanzhang also sent Mei Yin to follow Lan Yu and Fu Youde on an expedition, and the two generals personally presented the folds, praising Mei Yin for being both civil and military, and not afraid of danger.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, trusted Mei Yin more and more, kept him by his side, and gave him the most important job.
Mei Yin was not arrogant and arrogant because of the dual status of the horse and Zhu Yuanzhang's favored minister.
He was humble and courteous, and his ministers were full of praise for him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was considering the candidate to assist Zhu Yunwen, he first thought of Mei Yin.
In terms of ability and character, Mei Yin is the most suitable candidate.
But Zhu Yuanzhang had a knot in his heart that could not be untied, so he dragged his old body to Xuanyuan Temple, hoping to get the Buddha's inspiration.
This knot lies in Mei Yin's family.
Mei Yin's parents died early, and she grew up in her father's family Mei Sizu since she was a child.
Mei Sizu was originally a volunteer marshal of the Yuan Dynasty, and later took refuge in Liu Futong, the leader of the Red Turban Army. Soon, Mei Sizu joined Zhang Shicheng again. When Zhu Yuanzhang's army approached, Mei Sizu offered Sizhou to surrender and took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang.
Mei Sizu is not a loyal person in the eyes of many people, but Zhu Yuanzhang took a fancy to him.
The wise man is good at judging the situation, and the fool hits the south wall and does not know how to turn back.
Zhu Yuanzhang admired Mei Sizu for being able to make a correct judgment before the form of the world was clear, and decisively chose the master.
He promoted Mei Sizu step by step, sent him to pacify Zhang Shicheng, invaded the Yuan Dynasty in the north, and conquered Ming Xia in the south, and finally named him the Marquis of Runan.
Mei Sizu died well in his later years, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a burial in Zhongshan.
This seems to be a happy ending, but sometimes the coffin is not necessarily conclusive.
Chasing is an extremely cruel punishment, and Mei Sizu was implicated in the "Hu Weiyong case" as a "dead man".
Not only was his life's honor exhausted, but his own son Mei Yi's entire family was also given to die, and the three Mei families were wiped out.
Mei Yin was escorted because of the identity of the "concubine", and the princess of Ningguo begged for death, and in the end he survived.
Mei Yin put down the "Record of the Traitorous Party", and left two undried tears on it.
Today he seemed to be more emotional than ever, and his tenacity to pain turned into a raging flame.
The flame did not just illuminate the darkness, but also showed him the way out of the light.
He walked out of the study, walked out of the Horse Mansion, and walked in the direction of the Runan Hou Mansion.
Mei Yin would never go to the Marquis Mansion in Runan on a sunny day, which was contrary to his promise to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's scorching gaze, he firmly made Zhu Yuanzhang think that his mind was completely consistent with Zhu Yuanzhang's approach - the Mei family rebelled, and it was reasonable to chase after him.
Mei Yin is not greedy for life and afraid of death, he must die well.
Along the way, he looked forward and took a lot of risks, but his desire to enter the Marquis Mansion of Runan was too strong.
The golden plaque of the Marquis Mansion of Runan has long been demolished, and now no one will call this ruined house "Marquis of Runan's Mansion", either called "the house of traitorous ministers" or called "broken house".
Walking through the threshold, a smile appeared on his grim face.
What he saw in his eyes was not ruin, but joy: he and Mei Yi went up to the beam to uncover the tiles, laughing and playing; His father, Mei Sizu, taught him to learn literature and martial arts, and he was good at persuasion; His mother sewed winter clothes for him and took great care of him.