"When! While! While! ”

"What's going on?"

Zhang Shicheng's army, which was desperately breaking through, fell into astonishment, they fought fiercely from morning to noon, with the will to die, and they were about to defeat the Chang Yuchun known as "Chang 100,000", and they were about to escape from the encirclement, but the sound of gold sounded on the city of Suzhou, and everyone's first reaction was that Xu Dabu began to attack the city, and quickly turned around to look back, but found that the wind and waves on the city were calm, and there was no sign of fighting.

In the face of several times the enemy's army, Zhang Jun's mood changed from the certain death in the morning, the excitement at noon, the nervousness of hearing the sound of gold, and the inexplicable astonishment, and the morale of the army in an instant, and the exhaustion surged all over the body at once, and the right hand holding the knife was no longer so firm......

In an instant, the enemy's main general Chang Yuchun reacted, took the lead, launched a counterattack, his subordinates were greatly boosted, and then stormed, the tide of the battle was immediately reversed, Zhang's army was defeated, countless casualties, Zhang Shicheng was under the protection of his own guards, and he fought to the death......

On the road of Zhang Shicheng's escape, the two armies were full of corpses, dead and wounded, the regular army was to fight for merit, and Zhang Jun was grateful for Zhang Shicheng's kindness and fought desperately. One of the young generals was particularly brave, although he was seriously wounded, he did not retreat, temporarily blocking the charge of the regular army.

It's a pity that the time is not long, "Huh", a big knife chopped down the head and face, the young general only had time to cross the barrel of the gun, was chopped off the horse and fell into the dust, fell in the chaos of the army, in his last consciousness, a sentence emerged: "Chang 100,000, really worthy of the name." ”

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"Boy, why are you so desperate? What benefits did Zhang Shicheng give you? ”

"When my mother was about to starve to death, King Cheng rewarded me with a bowl of white rice, so that my mother could close her eyes.

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"Good boy, love and righteousness, I like it, Zhang Shicheng is dead, you can follow me in the future!"

Chang Gui touched the wound on his shoulder, seemed to have a faint pain, and sighed slightly.

In the next two years, he followed the general to fight in the south and the north, conquered the Great Yuan in the north, broke through Yanjing, and occupied Kaiping, until the general died of illness in Liuhechuan. Zhang Gui had changed his surname to Chang at this time, he was tired of fighting on the battlefield, and because of the general's last entrustment, after escorting the general's coffin back to Beijing, he was disarmed and returned to the field, staying in Chang's house, guarding the general's blood and bones, Chang Wanhua, the eldest daughter who was just eight years old, Chang Mao, the second son Chang Mao, who was seven years old, Chang Sheng, who was three years old, and Chang Sen, who had just completed the moon......

In the days that followed, too many things happened in the Chang family. Miss Chang Wanhua entered the palace to become the crown princess, but the eldest son she gave birth to died early, and although Miss gave birth to her second son Yunxi, she died in childbirth; Soon the crown prince made the Lu family a concubine, and the flesh and blood of the young lady became a concubine, and the current emperor has become the prince's concubine.

Later, Chang Mao was named Zheng Guogong, and was soon reprimanded and died in Longzhou;

Later, Chang Sheng was named the founding prince of the country......

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"What's the matter, old man? Is there anything wrong with these things? ”

"Oh?" Chang Gui came back to his senses suddenly, got up to support his wife, and complained: "The weather is cold, your body is weak, what are you doing when you get up?" ”

"Old man, I haven't been out for a few days, and today I want to go to the courtyard for a walk, and I see you looking at these things in a daze, huh?" His wife, Feng, checked the medicinal materials on the table and said in surprise: "This is ginseng, this is He Shou Wu, and this is ......."

Feng Shi looked back at Chang Gui: "Where did these things come from?" ”

"I saw King Tai in the house yesterday, he heard that you were sick, and gave me some money to buy medicine, I didn't ask for it, today he sent someone to buy medicinal materials and sent them over."

"I've been at home, why don't I know about this?"

"It was received by Sister-in-law Liu, you were resting at the time, and she didn't dare to disturb!"

"Oh," Feng hesitated: "These things, you have to get a lot of money, the king of Taiwan is the child left by the young lady, it's really heartfelt." ”

"yes!"

"Then put it away, and put it together with the things that Cui Ting and her man sent."

"Okay." Chang Gui hesitated slightly before agreeing.

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"Old man, do you think your son can come back for the Spring Festival this year?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult, I heard that North Korea is not peaceful, I guess I won't be able to come back this year, I'm afraid it will have to be next year."

"Yes, the emperor is really, why do you want to fight North Korea? I can't come back for the New Year. ”

"......" Chang Gui smiled bitterly: "Old woman, don't think so much, what can we do about the things decided by the emperor?" And the son's letter also said that General Sheng Da commanded well and suffered few casualties. ”

"Yes, I'm really confused, as long as there aren't many people dead, let's call Cui Ting back in two days, I miss her a little."

"Okay!"

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"Qi Shangshu, I haven't seen you for a few months, your chess skills seem to have regressed!" After dropping a son, Zhu Yunwen laughed.

"Hehe, it's not that the minister's chess skills have regressed, but that the emperor's chess skills have improved." Although Qi Tai was defeated, he was not depressed, and replied with his mouth, but easily picked up the black and white chess pieces back to the chess box.

Zhu Yunwen smiled, opened the window, and asked, "How far is it to the Daimyo's Mansion?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it will be more than an hour away, and you can reach the Daimyo's Mansion before dark."

"yes, got it."

Zhu Yunwen closed the window, looked at Qi Tai, and suddenly asked, "Qi Shangshu, did you see Master Huang when you went north?" ”

"I've seen it."

"Is he okay? I haven't seen it for almost a year, and the last time I went north was along the canal, and I didn't go through Kaifeng. ”

"He," Qi Tai hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother Zicheng is fine, but he is a little too tired and fills in a lot of gray hair." ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't you persuade him to pay attention to his body?" ”

"This," Qi Tai thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Brother Zicheng's character, the emperor should know, very serious, after he became the political envoy of Henan, he has been diligent, lest there be any mistakes, but in the past two years, the Yellow River has often flooded, Henan has suffered a lot of damage, and after the river is dug up, in order to ensure the safety of the canal, Brother Zicheng worked day and night, and mobilized a large number of migrant workers to build the embankment to ensure the safety of the river. ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Yunwen was a little puzzled by the second monk: "What does the Huitong River have to do with the Yellow River?" ”

In order to protect the canal, it is necessary to strengthen the river embankment to prevent the Yellow River from being diverted to the north, so a large number of migrant workers are needed. And, and ......"

"And what?"

"The minister heard a saying in Beijing, because the Yellow River cannot be diverted to the north, but can only be south, so the Huaibei area has been flooded for many years, and it has become a country with a lot of livelihood."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Yunwen said: "Isn't building a canal a matter that benefits the country and the people? Why is this happening? ”

Qi Tai smiled bitterly: "The emperor's ambition is to communicate the north and the south, and to mix one in the country, the canal is a must, but it has suffered the people of Huaibei, the former land of fish and rice, and the country of fish and turtles." ”

"Why hasn't anyone ever talked to me about this?" Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy and he was in a very bad mood.

"Alas," Qi Tai knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for saying bluntly, the great talent and strategy of the first emperor are the best in ancient and modern times, why don't you build a canal?" It is not difficult to build a canal, Song Shangshu built a canal, 200,000 migrant workers, and it can be completed in one year, but the difficulty is how to keep the canal unblocked, and how easy it is to tame the Yellow River! ”

"Then you think the canal shouldn't be built?"

"No, the minister thinks that the canal is indeed very needed, otherwise there will be many problems with north-south freight, and now there are many business travelers on the canal, and it is unrealistic to cancel it. But the minister only hopes that the emperor can take care of the people of Huaibei, and also pay attention to the ancestral tomb on the shore of Hongze Lake. ”

After a long time, Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "After Kaifeng and after meeting Master Huang, I want to go to worship the ancestral tomb!" ”

"The Emperor Shengming!"

"In addition, Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Imperial Works, is here quickly, I have something to ask him!"

"Yes!"

After Qi Tai and Song Li left, Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly, he found that he did have limited knowledge, and only thought about restoring the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in history to facilitate north-south transportation, but he didn't expect that it would cause frequent floods in Huaibei......

But now is not the time to think about this kind of thing, Zhu Yunwen shook his head and asked Liu Zhen to summon Wang Du.

After a while, Wang Du was ordered to come, Zhu Yunwen asked him to sit down, asked Liu Zhen to give him a glass of water, and said with a smile: "Zizhong, have you been too tired lately?" I see you're a lot haggard. ”

"Emperor Xie, the minister is fine, the minister is a little worried about the situation in Beijing."

"The situation?" Zhu Yunwen nodded: "I'm also a little worried, where is Chang Sheng now?" ”

"It's almost time to open the seal."

"Well, did he make any changes?"

"No, according to General Xu Kai's report, the founding prince handed over the military power very happily, and went north the next day, and then went all the way north, waiting for the emperor to summon him in Kaifeng according to the edict, but there is one thing that is very strange."

"What's so strange?"

"Hu Ying, the security department, reported that the night before Chang Sheng left Beijing, the king of Taiwan went to his house; However, Feng Xingjian of the Investigation Department did not report the incident. ”

"Hehe," Zhu Yunwen tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop and said with a smile: "Do you know what they talked about at night?" ”

"I don't know, according to reports, about a quarter of an hour after the founding prince returned to the house, the king of Taiwan came out, it is said that the founding prince was drunk, because the security department was still formed for a short time, so there was no manpower arranged in the founding office, and I don't know the specific situation."

"Then the Investigation Division should have it, why didn't they report it?"

"Your Majesty, your worries are right, there is indeed a problem with the Investigation Division, but it is still unclear whether it is Feng Xingjian's problem or his subordinates." Wang Du's face was a little solemn, and the matter was even more serious than expected.

"Zizhong, will Chang Sheng be disloyal to me?"

"This minister does not dare to speak falsely! However, the minister thought that the emperor should make a decision immediately, ordered the king of Taiwan and the king of Ji to leave Beijing immediately, and at the same time sent Jinyiwei to arrest Li Jinglong on the charge of smuggling tea and horses. ”

"Change? Could it be that they still want to stab them? Zhu Yunwen sneered.

"Plop!" Wang Du knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has opened shipping, levy commercial taxes, cut guard posts, and trained elite soldiers, and the country has become richer and stronger, but it has also caused many people to be dissatisfied. There are not only the squires in the wilderness, but also the military generals of the guard, and even the investigation department, who have lost the scenery of the former brocade guard, and there are a lot of them. Although these people are not to be feared, once the prince is involved, the nature of the matter is different. ”

"Prince? You mean my brother? ”

"Yes, the king of Taiwan is far away in Taiwan, lacking soldiers and major generals, and he is not capable of rebelling at all, and what he is doing now must be guided by someone, and even promised by some people, otherwise he would not have known that he was hitting a stone with an egg."

"Guards, courtiers, nobles, it seems that there are still many people who oppose me." Zhu Yunwen sighed.

"So please make a decision immediately, and there will be changes later!"

Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "Then what do you think is better?" ”

"The minister thinks that it should be taken in two steps, first of all, King Ji, King Tai, and Li Jinglong will go north to Kaifeng to see the driver, and when they come, Li Jinglong will be arrested and interrogated, and the matter will be at least half clear."

"After they left Beijing, the emperor immediately ordered Xu Kai, Liu Tie and others to sort out the defense of the capital and eliminate unstable factors, especially those Japanese people."

"Widows?" Zhu Yunwen was a little puzzled.

"Yes, when Hu Weiyong rebelled, he colluded with Japan and intended to assassinate the first emperor when he saw him. After the matter was revealed, the first emperor wanted to blame Japan, but in view of the failure of the Yuan Dynasty's conquest, he finally gave up, but refused to come to the court. ”

"That day, when the minister saw that there were as many as 600 envoys from the Japanese state, he suddenly thought that he was afraid that the Japanese would repeat his old tricks, so the minister suggested that the Japanese people should be cleaned up and not allowed to stay in Beijing."

"This," Zhu Yunwen wanted to say, isn't this an unjust case? But after thinking about it, he shook his head, the truth of the matter is no longer important, but Wang Du's reminder is really necessary, and now that the Royal Navy Chen Bing Tsushima Strait, it is not impossible for the Japanese dog to jump over the wall in a hurry.

"Widows, Hu Weiyong, assassination," Zhu Yunwen suddenly struck a spirit, turned around and said: "Zizhong, even if the widow dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, it will inevitably need an internal response, who is this internal response?" It was Hu Weiyong back then, who is it now? ”

Wang Du let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Emperor Shengming, this is exactly what the minister is worried about, the inner should be the prince in the palace, and the inner should be Li Jinglong outside the palace, he is responsible for inspecting the coastal defense, and he is the first to receive the Japanese ashore, and he is the most suspicious." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded, he also thought of this question just now, it should be that there was a problem with the Investigation Division, they knew that they had obtained the evidence of their Tongyan, so they had to jump over the wall in a hurry, and then hit it off with the Japanese Kou, some princes and some dissatisfied, and only then did they get into the current situation.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen sneered: "Zizhong, just follow your method and summon them to Kaifeng first, but King Tai and King Ji are good to say, who is the right person to send Li Jinglong?" ”

"The minister thinks that Yi Guogong is more suitable."

"No," Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "I plan to send Wei Guogong to go, and also order the Zhejiang Navy Division and the Zhejiang garrison to check the entry of the Japanese Invaders, I think that there are probably more than these six hundred Japanese invaders." ”

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