In the orange-red morning glow, the sound of drums in the distance awakens the magnificent imperial city and the buildings in the grand capital. The sound of the drums reminds people that a new day has arrived.

However, Zhu Gaoxu, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, has already started his activities.

Between the Bei'an Gate in the north of the imperial city and the Xuanmen of the Imperial Palace, there is a large wide area. The left guard of the Yulin and the left guard of the government army are stationed in the east of it, and the right guard of the Yulin is stationed in the west.

Zhu Gaoxu led more than 1,000 people to run in line in the area where the right guard of Yulin was deployed; On the east side, there were about a thousand more people running over there.

More than 2,000 people are all military generals, and the lowest level is 100 households, all of whom were the elite before the "crime army" entered Guangxi.

Zhu Gaoxu asked these generals to run six or seven miles every morning, and recently he personally led the run; Run a twelve-mile road every ten days. In addition to two days off every decade, the generals had to run every morning and train the army daily. Military salaries were paid in the amount of the period during the "Battle of Crime".

The noise of footsteps gradually became a little quieter, and the line of long dragons began to slow down. Zhu Gaoxu trotted away from the team, and the generals looked sideways like Zhu Gaoxu in a short cloth coat.

Zhu Gaoxu trotted in front of a group of eunuchs and palace maids and brocade guards, he was sweating profusely, and his breathing was heavy and even.

A palace maid knelt down and held a wet towel folded in a wooden plate, Zhu Gaoxu grabbed it, wiped his face indiscriminately, and threw it back into the wooden plate.

At this moment, the general Zhao Ping came up and handed the reins to Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu stepped on the stirrup and turned over on the horse vigorously. There was a shout behind him.

Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and walked along a street on the palace wall, and a group of brocade guards also kicked their horses and followed.

The morning sun on the eastern side of the sky has already risen from the palace wall. Zhu Gaoxu squinted his eyes on the horseback for a while, and suddenly felt a little feeling in his heart.

The rising sun seems to herald the arrival of a new era to the world; The closed continents of the world will begin to establish contacts in the near future, and will communicate in a rough and disorderly way!

Maybe it's because the world is ignorant when it enters such a period for the first time; But Zhu Gaoxu is different, he has already seen the future.

Zhu Gaoxu is ten years old and twenty-six this year, and he is not yet old. At this age, he has great power, facing this era, this situation; If he can't do something, he won't even forgive himself......

The group rode horses and went straight south from the main road outside the palace wall to the Xihua Gate. The soldiers and eunuchs guarding the gate all knew Zhu Gaoxu and made a big salute outside Xihua Gate. Zhu Gaoxu kicked his horse and rushed into the Xihua Gate, and then entered the area of the three major halls from the martial tower on the east side of the Wuying Palace.

He entered from the north side of the imperial gate, and then, under the service of the eunuch palace maid, he changed into a yellow five-clawed dragon robe and put on a black gauze hat. That's why I went to the royal gate to listen to the government seriously.

There was no court meeting today, and after Zhu Gaoxu greeted the officials on duty, he began to work.

At this time, he was no different from the previous emperors, and he was still more diligent; The only difference is that his hair is still a little wet, and the sweat hasn't dried yet.

Zhang Fu played and asked to cut off the title, and Zhu Gaoxu quickly saw it. Gu Cheng pleaded guilty, saying that he was ill a while ago and could not congratulate the new emperor when he ascended the throne, and he had recently recovered from his illness, so he asked the saint to punish him.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at these two recitals, pondered for a while, and then remembered Wu Gao's recital for Geng Hao to intercede.

In less than a stick of incense, Zhu Gaoxu handled these affairs together.

He turned his head to Hu Guang, an official of the Hanlin Academy, behind a table: "Write the holy decree, Zhang Fu's Xincheng Marquis, Gu Cheng's Zhenyuan Marquis, and Wu Gao's Jiangyin Marquis are either enshrined in Emperor Taizu or in Emperor Taizong; I can't take the credit for it. And at the time of 'slashing crime and rebellion', all the civil and military forces were deceived by the deposed prince and the traitors of the East Palace, which is understandable, and I have decided to only punish the evildoers, let alone cut off the knights.

Zhang Fu and Gu Cheng's petition was rejected, and they must not be mentioned again in the future.

Xu Huizu's Duke of Wei was stripped of his sins during the Yongle period; The deposed prince restored his title, which was illegal, so Xu Huizu should have no title. Zhang Fuzhi's British dukedom was sealed by the abolished prince and illegal, so he was still the Marquis of Xincheng. ”

Hu Guangzuo said: "The minister's decree." ”

…… The emperor wants to divide the heroes and the harem, and the government and the opposition have already guessed it; In recent days, a lot of news has been reported to the palace, so everyone knows about it.

Yao Ji, who lives in the West Sixth Palace, has been very silent recently.

She had heard what Yao Fang had done before, but she didn't get angry or sad; She had these emotions in her heart, but she didn't show them, because it didn't help outsiders to see them!

At this time, Yao Ji had invited Wang Gui, the celebrant and eunuch, to ask more details.

Wang Gui recounted in a deep voice the ins and outs, and the two illegal things Yao Fang had done. Yao Ji just listened silently, and she sat quietly next to a few cases; Compared with before, her expression was still calm at this time, but she was a little less lively, and the smiling appearance on her face was completely invisible.

At this moment, Wang Gui whispered: "By the way, when Yao Fang went to the old mansion (Han Wangfu) to take Xiao Wencai away, he also said a word!" He said that his sister was crowned a concubine, and that was not as simple as playing......"

Yao Ji, who was sitting on the chair, heard this, Dai's eyebrows trembled suddenly, and her bright pupils shrank a little.

She finally spoke: "My brother is not angry, and he has done some ridiculous things, and the prince laughs. ”

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Where is it, the slave and maid don't dare!" ”

Although Wang Gui is a eunuch, at this time he is a celebrant eunuch and a eunuch in charge of the huge imperial city, and his power is still not small. Seeing his respectful appearance, Yao Ji couldn't help but sigh out with a sigh: "Alas, if my brother has half the general knowledge of the prince, it would be great." ”

"The slave maid looked at General Yao and was just angry and confused." Wang Gui bowed and said, "The slave and maid take their leave." ”

Wang Gui walked out of the palace, and the two palace maids outside the door saw him off.

At this time, Yao Ji stood up from the chair, her brows suddenly furrowed, and even her face immediately turned a little pale. She dragged her long skirt and clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, walking slowly back and forth on the plank. It was as if she had forgotten the time and kept moving like this, not saying a word or doing anything for a long time.

She thinks about a lot of things, a lot of people.

But what she pondered the most was her brother Yao Fang. She and Yao Fang were separated when they were young, and the brother and sister did not have a deep relationship; But after all, they are brothers and sisters, and Yao Fang is one of her only relatives. Yao Ji was sad and angry at Yao Fang at this time.

Now, the imperial court is about to reward the title, Guo Wei and Du Qianrui are all looking forward to the cute sealing of their mother's family; And Yao Ji is the most desolate, the Yao family not only has no hope of being rewarded, but her brother is also facing a capital crime...... Yao Fang is really likely to be executed! When Zhu Gaoxu was a vassal king, this kind of thing could be favoritism; Now he is the Son of Heaven and has more power, but it is not so simple!

Occasionally, when Yao Ji was very angry, she didn't even want to care about Yao Fang anymore! It's really him who is self-inflicted, and he is ignorant again and again.

Yao Ji calmed down, still feeling that she had to find a way to save Yao Fang!

If her own brother is punished with death, the entire Yao family will be implicated and become a stain that cannot be washed away; The family members of the condemned criminals were convicted by the new emperor himself, so what status can their family members have?

After Yao Ji had lunch, she began to bathe and change her clothes, and slowly dressed up. She rubbed for nearly an hour, looking at the yellowed mirror and the beautiful face on the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Then she walked to the pedestal outside the Qianqing Palace and knelt lightly to the door. The eunuchs and palace maids on duty around were shocked when they saw this! The only few wives and concubines before Zhu Gaoxu entered the palace, everyone paid attention, and naturally recognized Yao Ji!

Yao Ji was going to wait here until the outer court was on duty, she knew that since Zhu Gaoxu entered the palace, he only lived in the Qianqing Palace and did not go elsewhere. (I think the Qianqing Palace is safer.) ）

Unexpectedly, after waiting for less than half an hour, I saw Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly walking onto the pedestal.

Yao Ji raised her head slightly in surprise and looked at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu said as he walked quickly: "I heard that you are kneeling here, so I hurriedly came back from duty in advance." The ground is as hard as a stone brick, hurry up, what can't we say well? ”

He stepped forward and lifted Yao Ji up without saying a word.

Yao Ji felt the strength of his understatement, and suddenly felt warm in her heart unprepared, and her nose was sore and she almost didn't cry.

"Come in...... Temple said. Zhu Gaoxu grabbed her soft jade white hand. He turned his head and waved his hand vigorously, and all the palace people curtsied and saluted, stopping outside.

The two walked into the huge Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaoxu pulled Yao Ji to the big chair and sat down, and he immediately sat down on the chair next to him. In the spacious palace, there was silence.

Yao Ji slowly looked around, after she arrived in Jingshi, she came to sleep once, but it was night when she came. This is the first time I have seen this emperor's bedroom clearly.

"It's really luxurious." Yao Ji opened her mouth and said softly, "But for some reason, the concubine still feels that the small courtyard in the Han Palace, Yunnan is more comfortable. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This specification itself is a kind of majesty and power. But when it comes to sleeping comfortably, I feel the same way as you. ”

Yao Ji smiled reluctantly.

Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "But if you want to say that the place where the two of us have lived, the most memorable thing is under the Jiming Temple, on the attic of the shop on the incense and candle street. ”

"The Holy One remembers." Yao Ji pursed her lips slightly, "That place is not comfortable, it is very difficult to even lie down, but they are forced to ...... helplessly"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If it weren't so narrow, how could I be so close to you?" ”

Yao Ji thought about the complicated feelings at that time, and her face was still slightly red now. But she suddenly had a little more hope; Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's old and old feelings, she understood that there might be room for that matter.