On the first day of November in the first year of Yongle, the weather in Nanjing turned cooler. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If you are interested in counting, you will find that today is a month since the day the city was broken.

In the morning, the people of the city had already changed into winter clothes.

In the small teahouse on West Street, Mr. Storyteller is telling the story of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan's three alliances, and there are also applause and applause from time to time among the guests listening to books and drinking tea.

In the rice shop on North Street, the money shopkeeper smiled proudly at the fact that he had deducted a bucket of rice from the man who bought the rice today.

In the steamed bun shop on the edge of Dongcheng, Aunt Zhang, who was full of pockmarked faces, was still selling "fragrant and big, thin-skinned and thick-stuffed meat buns, freshly baked meat buns".

In the blacksmith shop in Nancheng, the daily "sonorous" sound was also heard in Wu Tiezhu's hands.

The people in the city have long forgotten the events of the month ago, and have forgotten that this imperial city that has gone through vicissitudes has changed owners.

The defeat of the king and the change of ownership have nothing to do with these ordinary people. The people are still playing their roles consistently. As long as the firewood, rice, oil and salt remain unchanged, then what does it matter who is in power?

It's just that this change of ownership made the former military department lose his job to 'Hu Hu' in the matter.

He was originally a jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, and then he was appointed as the military department to give the matter, responsible for assisting the emperor in handling the military machine.

However, after King Yan ascended the throne, he did not trust him, so he removed Hu Hu from his post.

If this is placed on any one person, he will be depressed and sad all day long.

But Shi Huhu did not, he was not depressed by the dismissal, and the people of the city would see him wandering the streets every day.

Sometimes I sit down and eat a bowl of noodles, sometimes I drink tea and listen to a book, which is very leisurely.

Today, Hu Hu was strolling to a clothing store in Xicheng. Just because the weather is getting cooler, I want to buy some clothes for my parents at home.

"Hu Zhishi, this cotton cloth only arrived yesterday. The color is good, the fabric is good, and it is very suitable for the elderly in the family." I saw that the shopkeeper of the clothing shop was recommending the fabric to him.

"I'm not giving it anymore. The shopkeeper, bring me a piece of the new cloth you mentioned." Hu Hui said expressionlessly

"Okay, a total of three points of silver."

After Hu Hu finished paying, he carried the cotton cloth and walked home.

Along the way, I also looked at fresh vegetables from time to time and asked about the price.

However, just as he was walking around a corner, a white eunuch dressed in blue suddenly came in front of him.

When the blue-clothed eunuch walked to Hu Hu's side, he said softly.

"But the former military department gave Hu Hu in the matter, the thirty-third year of Hongwu's jinshi?"

Hu Hu thought about it for a while before he said expressionlessly.

"Exactly".

When the eunuch saw this, he continued.

"Your Majesty ordered you to enter the palace at the right time. The minion's name is Li Xing, and after Hu Zhishi enters the palace, he can come to find the minion, and then the minion will take you into the palace to face the saint."

Immediately afterwards, after Hu Hui thanked him thoughtfully, the two parted and walked like a tacit understanding.

Hu Hu was originally a jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, but after King Yan ascended the throne, he asked the historians not to use the Jianwen era name, but to continue to use the Hongwu year name of Taizu.

Therefore, the eunuch called him the Jinshi of the thirty-third year of Hongwu.

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After retiring from the dynasty today, the emperor did not enter the palace as usual to give instructions. Instead, he ordered a table of food to be prepared in the garden of the palace and waited for the visitor.

After a while, I saw a eunuch with a strong figure and a majestic man into the garden.

When the visitor saw the Holy One sitting in the garden, he knelt down and said.

"Weichen Ma He, knock to see Your Majesty".

When the Emperor had arrived, he removed all the people from the garden, and smiled, looked at the kneeling man, and spoke.

"The Three Treasures don't need to be polite, take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty". The stout man didn't say much, but sat down.

"Three treasures, you and I used to eat like this back then." Today, however, the emperor suddenly had the leisure to reminisce about the past.

When the burly man saw His Majesty speak, he put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and said sincerely.

"The Three Treasures have always thanked Your Majesty for the kindness of your knowledge, and you can't repay it, and the ministers are ashamed."

The smile on the emperor's face did not retract, but continued, "You and I have known each other for many years, so there is no need to be polite!" ”。

In fact, in this world, there are really few people who can talk to the emperor like this.

And this burly man named Ma He, the word Sanbao, is one of them.

For the next half hour, the two of them chatted about the past like old friends.

It wasn't until a long time later that the emperor withdrew his smile and suddenly asked.

"Any news?".

Ma He saw that the emperor had already asked his concerns, so he replied, "The minister has secretly investigated. When the city was broken that day, dozens of fishermen were killed at the Longjiang Port in Nanjing. More than a dozen boats were missing. Therefore, Weichen thought that Emperor Jianwen set off from Longjiang Port with the ministers of the former dynasty. After a month's investigation, the minister did not find a large number of people entering the shore at various ports. I guessed that Jianwen and his people must have entered the sea from Taicang and went to the South Seas."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor frowned slightly, and looked at the dishes in front of him thoughtfully.

After a long time, he said slowly, "How is the matter of building the ship?" ”。

"The minister has ordered all parts of Fujian to step up the preparation of ships. However, the number of ships built this time was large, and the original materials were insufficient, so such a large fleet could be built. Therefore, it will take another year or two for the fleet to be completed and go to sea."

No one knows what the emperor is thinking at this time, his eyes are so deep, like the deep sea, he can hide all the secrets of this world.

"I will give you the surname "Zheng" in two months, and you will be able to enter the court and discuss politics in the future."

Ma Hejian Emperor wanted to give him his surname. It is a great honor to be flattered by the sudden awakening.

So, I saw him quickly get up and kneel down and say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

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It was getting dusk, and the midday sun was already setting. At this time, the glow of the sunset is golden red, reflecting the solemnity and solemnity of the entire palace.

In the study room of the inner courtyard of the palace, the emperor is sitting in the center. He is instructing the recitals of the civil and military officials in the early dynasties.

Suddenly, I heard the eunuch's respectful questioning voice outside the door.

"Your Majesty, the slave has brought Hu to the matter."

"Enter".

Afterwards, the eunuch took Hu Hu, who was dressed in cloth, to the study, and then bowed down and retired.

And in the study at this moment, only Hu Hu and the emperor are left.

Although he was a former courtier, Hu Hu was not as loyal to Emperor Jianwen as Fang Xiaoru, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Weichen Hu Hu, knock to see Your Majesty".

The emperor did not speak, but put down the pen in his hand.

Then he slowly looked at the person in front of him.

Hu Hu was physically and mentally nervous at this time, because he was a minister of the previous dynasty, and there were precedents such as Fang Xiaoru to exterminate the clan, so he was afraid that if he spoke inappropriately, he would also invite the disaster of extermination.

But no matter how nervous he was, ordinary people could not find the slightest discomfort in his face.

"In the thirty-third year of Hongwu, Hu Qishi once sent 500,000 troops to fight against Yu Zhen. Is there such a thing? ”。 The emperor asked calmly, calmly and calmly, without any emotion.

But Hu Hu knows what kind of danger will be hidden under this calm.

He lowered his head slightly, and said without humility or arrogance.

"It does".

Immediately afterwards, the emperor suddenly changed his temperament and said in a cold voice.

"Aren't you afraid of me, I wish you the Nine Clans?"

Hu Hui's forehead was tighter against the ground, and his body was pressed extremely low.

"We're terrified".

Although he said that he was frightened, he never showed panic and fear.

And after he said this, the emperor did not speak, but stared at the other party with his deep eyes.

The atmosphere in the study was a little depressing, so much so that Hu Hu was almost out of breath.

It wasn't until a long time later that the emperor opened his mouth faintly.

"It is said that nonsense is not visible. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name."

In fact, Hu Hu was very scared, he had been in the study for a long time, but he still couldn't detect what the emperor wanted to do.

Therefore, he could only continue to say without changing his face, "The emperor has won the award."

Seeing that the other party was so calm, the emperor said in a deep voice.

"Ask you something".

"Your Majesty, excuse me".

I saw that the emperor took a deep look at the other party again, and said in a cold voice: "When the city was broken a month ago, the news of my nephew's self-immolation came from the palace. What is your opinion on this matter? ”

Hu Hu knew that the emperor had already asked what he was thinking. He knew that if he failed to give the emperor a satisfactory answer, then he might not be able to die well today. Therefore, he said, "Jianwen is dead, Your Majesty should ascend the throne and create a foundation for the Ming Dynasty."

"What if he's not dead?" There was a majesty in the emperor's eyes, and he seemed to want to get something, to see through something.

Hu Hu almost stuck his whole body on the ground and replied seriously.

How can a person who has "died" be resurrected? His Majesty laughed."

Of course, he knew that there was something strange about Jianwen's self-immolation, because several important ministers of the former dynasty and palace guards disappeared that day.

But he knew that if he didn't say the right thing, he would be killed.

So, that's all he can say.

However, how could the man with the most power in the world not see his lies, only to see the emperor speak faintly again.

"Hu Qishi once assisted my nephew in handling important military affairs. Come to think of it, if Yun Wei is alive, you should be able to recognize him."

Hu Hu, who lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and seemed to have discovered something from the emperor's words.

So, he said respectfully.

"Back to the Holy Shrine, Weichen had discussed military affairs with Emperor Jianwen for a few days. If Emperor Jianwen is not dead, the ministers should recognize it."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor raised his eyes and spoke.

"Then I will make you a household branch and give it to the middle of the matter. You don't have to go to court in the future, but you need to go all over the country in search of my nephew."

Hu Hui saw that the emperor only said today's important things at this time, and only then did he know that Fang Cai was a temptation.

Afterwards, I saw the others kowtow and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for the reward, and Weichen should do his best to relieve His Majesty's worries." It's just that Weichen still has a question. ”

"Say"

"There are many Chinese military officials in the DPRK. The minister knew that his writing was not as good as that of the people in the cabinet, and he had never practiced martial arts. Why did His Majesty order Weichen to take on this important responsibility? ”

I only heard the emperor say quietly, "I need a person who can hide secrets"

"Minister, you should live up to your trust and look for Jianwen's whereabouts in the dark."

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