After Li Hancang was canonized by the Ming Dynasty, he was finally satisfied. Although he was a vassal to the Ming Dynasty, he was called the emperor in China, he changed his name to Shengyuan, and restored the surname Hu of his ancestors, claiming to be the descendants of Chen Hugong, the ancestor of the surname Chen, indicating that the Chen and Hu families were originally one family. Because Chen Hugong is the thirty-third generation descendant of Yu Shun, he changed the country name to Dayu.

But at the same time, in order to get the support of the remnants of the Chen Dynasty, when he founded the Hu Dynasty Taimiao, he deliberately divided it into two parts, the East Taimiao sacrificed to the ancestors of the Hu family, and the West Taimiao sacrificed to Chen Mingzong and Chen Yizong of his grandfather's family, saying that he did not dare to forget his roots, and the world was obtained from the Chen family, and the Chen and Hu families were originally one family, and he himself called the emperor two families. Hu Hancang also tried his best to usurp the throne and correct the name of their father and son.

After Yang Bo returned to Beijing, he entered the palace to return to Emperor Yongle.

He finished kowtowing, and Zhu Di said lightly: "Yang Langzhong, I have been traveling thousands of miles and worked hard all the way. Will this canonization go smoothly? ”

Yang Bo said with a smile on his face: "Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, everything is going well." The government and the opposition in Annan rejoiced, and they all praised my kindness. Hu Hancang, the king of Annam, was grateful, swore loyalty, and said that he would pay tribute every year, come to the court every year, and always serve me in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Di sighed and said: "A few families are happy and a few are sad, this Li family is happy, so what about the Chen family?" ”

Yang Bo also sighed and said, "The minister has found out that this Chen family is indeed the heir." However, this Li Hancang said that his original surname was Hu, but he was a descendant of Chen Hugong, Chen Hu's family, so he set up two temples of Chen Hu, and sacrificed at the same time, and the ancestors of the Chen family could also be blind. ”

Zhu Di smiled slightly: "Is this really the case?" Bring it on. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with clear eyebrows walked up to the hall quickly, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Di, and said with tears in his eyes: "Chen Tianping, the son of Chen Xian, the king of Zhuangding in the southern kingdom of Chen'an, kowtows to see Your Majesty." Your Majesty wants to make the decision for me, our Chen clan was slaughtered by the old thieves, and they will not be blind to death. Then he wept bitterly.

When Yang Bo heard this, his face changed greatly.

Zhu Di's face sank like water, and asked, "Yang Langzhong, what's going on, do you recognize this person?" ”

Yang Bo took a closer look at Chen Tianping, shook his head and said, "Weichen doesn't recognize this person. Your Majesty, how many words did Rong Weichen ask him? ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "You ask." ”

Yang Bo asked Chen Tianping: "As far as I know, Chen Xian, the king of Zhuangding, was killed for the crime of rebellion, and the whole family was killed, this is when Chen Shuming was in power, you said that you are his son, how did you escape." ”

Chen Tianping bowed to Yang Bo and said: "Yang Langzhong, my father Chen Xian is the eldest son of my ancestor Chen Shuming, and he should inherit the throne, but the old thief of Nali is afraid of my father, and he slandered my father in front of my ancestor. My ancestor was very sad and wanted to be held responsible, but the old thief blamed Ruan Renlie, forced him to commit suicide, and took the opportunity to seize the power of the forbidden army. At that time, I was still young, so I was fostered in the house of Chen Yuanxin, the Taibao. Who knew that after the death of my ancestor, the old thief Li slandered the Taibao Chen Yuanxin, the Zhuguo Chen Rijun, the general Chen Qizhen and others rebelled, and killed my Chen clan, I escaped under the cover of my family Ruan Kang, came to the Ming Dynasty, prayed for the mercy of the Holy Mercy, and quickly sent the six divisions to crusade against the usurpation. Then he wept again.

Yang Bo thought for a moment and said, "It's been nearly a year since Uncle Chen passed away, how did you only arrive in Beijing today?" Why hasn't there been any news before? ”

Chen Tianping said: "After I arrived in Daming, I crossed the border and met the people of Mu's Xunzhuang, they sent me to Kunming Xiping Hou Mansion, who knew that I was frightened on the way, coupled with the water and soil, I was sick for more than half a year, and I was recently sent to Beijing by the people of Mu Mansion. ”

Yang Bo kowtowed to Zhu Di and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is too bizarre, as far as Weichen knows, Chen Xian rebelled, and the whole family was killed, I don't know where this Chen Tianping came from, Rong Weichen will go to Annan to verify it again." ”

Zhu Di said coldly: "No need, next month is the New Year's Day, and the envoys of Annan will come to congratulate them, and you will know when you ask." Stand down, all of you. ”

Yang and Chen kowtowed and thanked him and went down to the palace.

On the first day of the second year of Yongle, after Zhu Di accepted the congratulations of the courtiers and envoys from various countries, he came to the Huagai Hall behind the Fengtian Palace, and separately summoned Pei Boqi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites of the Annan State Envoy.

Pei Boqi had finished kowtowing, and stood aside, feeling uneasy in his heart, not knowing what the Ming Emperor had to do when he summoned him alone.

Zhu Di shouted outside: "Come in." ”

A young man dressed in a fancy costume walked up to the hall quickly, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Chen Tianping, Chen Tianping, minister of the southern kingdom, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Di raised his hand and said, "Flat." Then he turned to Pei Boqi and said, "Pei Shilang, do you recognize this person?" ”

Pei Boqi was stunned at first, and then looked carefully, and couldn't help but burst into tears, knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Tianping: "I don't want the old minister to see the descendants of the Chen family again today." ”

Chen Tianping hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with emotion: "Pei Shilang, Xiao Wang, I am also a human being in two lives." ”

So Chen Tianping briefly explained how he escaped from Annan and how he came to Daming, of course, he concealed the details of Zhang Shixing's rescue of him.

After Pei Boqi listened, he knelt down in front of Zhu Di with a plop, took out a bloody letter from his arms, and presented it to Zhu Di.

When Zhu Di took it and looked at it, he saw that the blood had dried up, the color had turned dark red, and it looked shocking, with two big words written on it: "Save me." ”

Seeing Zhu Di's dazed face, Pei Boqi hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter handed over to Weichen by Chen Rikun, the king of Annan. He was forced by Na Li Ji Yak, and after abdication, he was confined in Xingsheng Temple, and after several rounds, he handed over this blood letter to Weichen, hoping that Weichen could save him. However, without waiting for Weichen to start the rescue, the old thief of Li Ji Yak sent his son Li Cheng to hang and kill my king Chen Rikun. The thief Li Ji yak father and son killed the lord and usurped the throne, slaughtered the loyal and good, and exterminated hundreds of people, and the people died miserably. I am the loyal ministers and righteous men of Annan are all heartbroken, I hope that Your Majesty will raise the division of the war, Long will follow the righteousness of the absolute, eliminate the traitors, and restore the Chen family, the ministers dare to follow the loyalty of Shen Baoxu, mourn Your Majesty, die and be immortal, but the emperor will look down. So saying, he prostrated himself.

Chen Tianping also knelt down and kowtowed on the side and said: "Your Majesty, Fu Nian's ancestors were ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to guard Annan and pay tribute. Li Jiyak's father and son rebelled against the thief and did the evil monstrous, the Chen clan was annihilated, and the survivor was only a minister, and the minister and this thief did not share the sky. I hope that Your Majesty will send troops as soon as possible, rise and fall, and be righteous in order to be upright. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Yongle was very moved, and said to the ministers Huang Huai, Yang Qi and others who were standing aside: "The Li father and son rebelled against the old master, killed innocents indiscriminately, and were not tolerated by heaven and earth, and the subjects in the country were all sinners in the country, how could I tolerate it." You immediately drafted an edict, issued an edict, and ordered the imperial historian to collect the truth of his usurpation. ”

Huang Huai and others immediately retreated from the proposed decree, so the Ming court sent Li Qi, the imperial historian of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Yang Bo, a pedestrian of the Ministry of Rites, to Annan to issue an edict, severely reprimanding the Li father and son for deceiving the kingdom, killing the lord and usurping the throne, and encroaching on the border land.

Li Qi and the others arrived at Shenglong City, and entered the Annan Palace to announce that the decree had been completed, and Li Hancang kowtowed again and again: "Respect the envoy Mingjian, Weichen is wronged." This Chen clan is clearly Zen located in my father Ji Yak, and my father is located in me, how can he usurp the rebellious saying. There must be a villain who plays right and wrong from it and frames Weichen. ”

That Li Qi had a round face and round eyes, his face was pale, and he looked like a person who was not easy to get along with, and when he heard Li Hancang say this, he asked: "Since you said that the Chen family is your father, where is the person in the Zen position now?" ”

Li Hancang was stunned for a moment and said: "The name of the Zen position is Chen An, he is only three years old, and he died of illness soon after the Zen position. ”

Li Qi sneered and said, "I'm afraid you will kill him." ”

Li Hancang pointed to the sky and swore an oath: "Weichen can swear to the sky, there is no such thing, then Chen An is my nephew, how could I do this." ”

Li Qi asked, "Then where is your sister now?" ”

Li Hancang hesitated for a moment and said: "She now lives in Xingsheng Temple and has become a nun. ”

Li Qi smiled and said, "It's a bit interesting that a nun lives in a monk's temple. I'm going to check it out now. ”

Li Hancang hurriedly stood up and looked at Yang Bo, Yang Bo persuaded Li Qi: "Li Yushi, we have traveled thousands of miles to come to Annan and work on saddle horses, so it's not too late to rest for one night and then go." ”

Li Qi glanced at Yang Bo and said, "Yang Langzhong went to rest by himself, I have the emperor's order, and I don't dare to be idle for a moment." ”

Li Hancang said with a smile: "That Weichen sent someone to guide Li Yushi to Xingsheng Temple. ”

Li Qi said: "No need, I understand the kindness of Duke Li, you just need to inform it, and wherever my Ming envoys go, they will be given convenience." ”

Li Hancang said again and again: "The arrival of the noble envoy of the kingdom, who dares to stop it." ”

Li Qi nodded and said, "It's good that Gong Li knows." After that, he took Yang Bo and others out of the palace, hired a carriage, asked for the road, and came to the Xingsheng Temple outside the city.

When he came to the outside of Xingsheng Temple, he saw that there were forbidden soldiers guarding him, Li Qi nodded and said, "There is really something strange here." He jumped out of the carriage and was about to go straight to the mountain gate.

The soldiers of the forbidden army stepped forward to stop them, and Li Qi shouted angrily: "I'm the Great Ming Qincha, get out of the way." ”

The soldier said with a disdainful face: "I don't know what is big and small, I only know the edict of our Emperor Dayu." ”

Li Qi was furious when he heard this, drew his sword, and was about to cut down the sergeant. Yang Bo stepped forward and hugged him, and persuaded: "Li Yushi, after all, this is a barbarian land, and you don't understand etiquette, why do you have to be like them, if you cause trouble, Your Majesty will definitely blame." ”

When the dispute was being made, a person walked out of the mountain gate, with eagle eyes and sharp jaws, and arched his hand at Li Qiyi and said: "In the command of the forbidden army, Hu Cheng, the king of Zhenguo, has seen Li Yushi. ”

Li Qi was angry, and when he saw Li Cheng's disrespectful attitude, he scolded: "Commander Li, why don't you kneel when you see me in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Li Cheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, bowed slightly and said: "I can't kneel down with my armor on my body, I hope the envoy will forgive me." ”

Yang Bo pulled Li Qi's sleeve, Li Qi shook him off, snorted, and walked into the temple with his head held high, followed by Li Cheng and Yang Bo.

The abbot of Qingde led the monks in the temple to greet him at the mountain gate, Li Qi asked the residence of Li Shengyu, and the abbot of Qingde led the way, and went straight to the nunnery where she lived in the backyard of the temple.

Li Qi saw that the door was closed, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, Li Shengju came to open the door, and when he saw Li Qi and others, his expression was calm, and he put his hands together and said: "Amitabha, poor Ni Hui has seen you, but I don't know that the distinguished guests have arrived, and I hope to beg for forgiveness." ”

The abbot of Qingde introduced: "Master Huiyin, this is Li Yushi and Yang Langzhong, who came from the Ming Dynasty, and they came to visit, please come into the house to talk." ”

Li Sheng Puppet opened the door and made a gesture of please.

Li Qi turned to the crowd and said, "I and the abbot of Qingde went in to talk to this Hui Yin Shitai, you wait here, don't disturb." ”

When Li Cheng heard this, he gritted his teeth with hatred.