Chapter 601: Unrepentant Old Man Is Still Present (Part II)
The Great Song Dynasty is dead, no matter what kind of mentality these old ministers of the former dynasty have, don't make trouble for Daming in the future, Ye Yingwu has his own plans and plans, and it is not your turn to point fingers, nor is it your turn to impose your will. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Ye Mengding was silent for a moment, and suddenly looked up at Zhao Yunshu: "The old man is already old, he can't say anything and can't do anything, as long as His Royal Highness is happy, I and other old ministers can be regarded as having a comfort in our hearts, and we also have an explanation to the spirit of the first emperor in the sky." β
When the word "first emperor" was mentioned again, Zhao Yunshu finally couldn't control it, just nodded and reached out to cover his mouth. And Ye Yingwu sighed softly, he didn't care that Ye Mengding was here, and directly hugged Zhao Yunshu into his arms, the girl cried low in his arms, no matter what Zhao Yu did wrong and how many people he was sorry for, he was Zhao Yunshu's father after all.
Ye Mengding closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Yuanlie, this is the path you have chosen, and now the success of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty shows that you are doing the right thing, you are doing a good job, and the old man doesn't want to interfere more, but there is a question, the old man and the others still want to ask clearly." β
After a pause, Ye Mengding didn't wait for Ye Yingwu to say if it was okay, he raised his head directly, his eyes opened open, his gaze was sharp, as if he wanted to cut people off directly: "How did the first emperor get killed?" The old man knows that you should know the whole story. β
Zhao Yunshu trembled slightly, obviously this question that Ye Yingwu had been avoiding talking about had also stimulated her. Daming's explanation to the outside world has always been that when Jia Yidao and Zhao Yu surrendered to the Mongols, they were killed by the Mongols and died in the chaos, because the Southern Song courtiers who went out with them at that time, only Chen Yizhong himself came back alive, Chen Yizhong bit to death This kind of statement, no matter how much everyone doubts, it is inevitable that they will feel a little strange.
After all, for the Mongols at that time, it was definitely not a good plan to kill the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers who had surrendered, and Zhang Hongfan was not the kind of person who had no square inch because of a momentary rage, he should know very well that with the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers in hand, including Ye Yingwu, all enemies would be afraid of this, and would not dare to attack Lin'an easily, which was even one of the reasons why Zhang Hongfan had the courage to go south alone.
And in the end, Zhang Hongfan killed the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers cleanly, how can this not make people suspicious?
Ye Yingwu frowned, and said in a deep voice: "At that time, a certain sailor tried his best to rob the traitor of the first emperor and Jia Rudao, and the Mongols were afraid that the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers would be more disadvantaged, so they directly killed them. This was clearly pointed out in the recital sent by Li Si and Bai Nutao, who were in charge of the command at that time, and there were also two captured Mongolian generals who testified, in order to punish the two of them for their bad deeds, the child also sent them to Nanyang to make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and now the Northern Expedition has only been transferred back. Did Daddy think there was something wrong with this? β
The six doors cleaned their tails very cleanly at that time, and Ye Yingwu didn't have anything to say. The two Mongolian generals who committed perjury were later disposed of by Six Doors, as for Zhang Cheng and Ma Tingyou and others in charge of Six Doors, as well as Li Si and Bai Nutao who personally dealt with Zhao Yu and Jia Rudao, they were Ye Yingwu's absolute henchmen, Ye Yingwu believed that they would bring these secrets underground and let the lies that Six Doors had painstakingly woven become the truth that everyone was convinced.
Ye Mengding was silent for a long time, didn't say anything, just glanced at Ye Yingwu deeply, Ye Yingwu was a little dodgy under the old man's sharp gaze. The old man seemed to see the truth at this moment, but he didn't say anything, just leaned back in his chair again, and even showed a smile on his face: "Take care of the templeΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· She, the old man is still waiting to hold his grandson! β
Daddy still saw it, Ye Yingwu was a little helpless in his heart, it was too simple to deceive the world, but in front of this old man who had done everything for the Great Song Dynasty, he really had no way to disguise. But obviously, what Ye Mengding wanted was just the truth, and he didn't even need to explain it, so after he knew everything, he just sat there silently, and obviously didn't intend to let Zhao Yunshu know.
And Zhao Yunshu shrank into Ye Yingwu's arms, obviously a little shy because of the old man's abrupt words at the end, but she also knew very well that whether the old man's knot was untied or not, it would no longer appear as a variable in Ye Yingwu's decision-making.
"Daddy, the boy says goodbye." Ye Yingwu said softly.
Ye Mengding waved his hand.
In an instant, the old man seemed to be many years old.
Waiting for Ye Yingwu and Zhao Yunshu to leave, Ye Jie slowly walked over, looking at Ye Mengding, who was sitting there with his eyes closed, he actually didn't go far just now, he had been listening behind the screen not far away, Ye Yingwu's explanation could make Zhao Yunshu believe, but it was not enough to convince these two old men who had experienced too many ups and downs and the vicissitudes of life, and even in the end, Ye Mengding still got the truth he wanted.
"Do you regret it?" Ye Jie's voice was very low.
"Do you regret it?" Ye Mengding muttered and repeated the question, regretting that he gave his life to Da Song, but in the end he was buried in the hands of his son? Still regretting that his persistence will eventually turn into a phantom, the old man laughed self-deprecatingly, stood up with the handrail, and laughed loudly, "Regret, regret what?" The old man has come over vigorously in this life, and he gave birth to such a competitive son, what is there to regret! β
Ye Jie was stunned for a moment, glanced at Ye Mengding, and the two old men who were over the age laughed.
Laughing like a child.
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"Zhao'er, run carefully." Wan Niang sat in the pavilion and watched several maids running around the courtyard with the Ye family, and Qiongluan, Qiqin and Su Niang also brought their own children, but compared to the Ye family, these children were still young and had no way to move.
"Sister try it, this is the latest smoothie made in the palace dining room, it is said that the husband made it out, while the summer has not passed, it is right to taste it." Wan Niang handed a small plate of smoothie handed by the maid to Qiqin beside her, this smoothie is actually mashed ice cubes and then poured with juice and jam, for the palace with an ice cellar, it is not a luxury, but in the palace before, ice cubes were used to cool down, but I never thought of eating it.
Qiqin nodded, and Wan Niang handed the rest of the smoothies to Yang Xu and Qiong Luan next to her.
"Isn't my sister worried about her husband?" Qiqin looked at Lu Wanyan's calm appearance, and couldn't help but ask with some curiosity, after all, Ye Yingwu got up in the morning and dragged Zhao Yunshu to meet the Emperor Taishang, if he could say anything to convince the Emperor, if he persuaded the Emperor not to move, I am afraid that this harem would be lively.
Although Ye Yingwu is eloquent and the hero of the world, he has always adhered to filial piety, and in the face of stubborn people such as the Emperor Taishang, he is not necessarily able to move.
Not only Qiqin, but also Qiong Luan and Yang Xu also turned their eyes over, and Wan Niang smiled unhurriedly: "I believe in Fujun, since he has made a promise to grow old together, since he has promised to let Zhao'er inherit the unification in the future, then he will not break his promise." β
After a pause, Wan Niang sat up straight and said solemnly: "The dignified Emperor Ming, our husband, how can he rebel against the little girl?" β
"That's right!" At this moment, a majestic response came from behind Wan Niang, and before she could come back to her senses, Ye Yingwu was already sitting beside her with a "poof". Maybe it was because His Majesty the Emperor felt that the two people lying side by side on this soft couch were a little crowded, so he neatly took Lu Wanyan over and let her sit directly on his lap.
Lu Wanyan exclaimed, and immediately saw Ye Yingwu's smiling expression, and her heart was also relieved: "Have you negotiated with your father?" β
"Don't look at who I am, your husband is so powerful, even if your father has iron teeth and copper teeth, hasn't he been leveled by someone?" Ye Yingwu immediately patted his chest unashamedly.
Zhao Yunshu, who was following behind Ye Yingwu, rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear anything, if it wasn't for his efforts to prove to Ye Mengding just now that he didn't want to participate in the power struggle in Daming Palace, Ye Mengding obviously realized this, so he finally chose to let go.
After all, Her Royal Highness the princess is the master, he is a servant, and the lord has made it clear, and as a courtier, he can only obey his fate. In the final analysis, Ye Yingwu still successfully took advantage of Ye Mengding's persistent loyalty to the Zhao family.
Regarding Ye Yingwu's boasting, Wan Niang and the others didn't hear what they did, while Qiqin and the others stood up and surrounded Zhao Yunshu, Wan Niang also wanted to stand up, but was hugged by Ye Yingwu, and could only follow his meaning with a trace of helplessness.
"Sister Shu'er's face is finally a little bloody, otherwise I would have seen a pitiful look, and our sisters would have been heartbroken when they saw it." Qiqin smiled and gently held Zhao Yunshu's hand, no matter what, Zhao Yunshu was not reluctant or even welcomed Ye Yingwu to come back, otherwise it would be impossible for him to recover so quickly, but then Qiqin noticed something, and the corners of her lips curled up an arc, "Sister Shu'er, is she a little uncomfortable, why do you feel soft and don't have much strength?" It can't go on like this! But the imperial doctors of the Royal Hospital have made a wrong diagnosis, so do you want them to take a look again? β
Zhao Yunshu's pretty face turned red, and Qiong Luan and Yang Xu, who knew the roots, couldn't help but let out a low laugh. Ye Yingwu next to him said in a good time: "Qin'er, you don't have to worry about this, the weakness in the body is best treated, just let someone comeΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Hiss! β
Wan Niang grabbed the soft flesh on Ye Yingwu's waist without hesitation, and kept turning in circles.
And Zhao Yunshu stomped his feet and said coquettishly: "You still say!" β
The body is weak and weak, not because this guy got up early in the morning and tossed himself to death, but as soon as he sat up and didn't take a breath, he was pulled forward to see Ye Mengding in a hurry, and the process in the middle is called "one crying, two troubles, and three hangings", it is not an exaggeration to call it "one crying, two troubles, and three hangings", and it is no wonder that Zhao Yunshu is not weak by Ye Yingwu's tossing back and forth.
Ye Yingwu shrugged his shoulders innocently: "In these days, why is it so difficult to be a good person?" β
Before the words fell, he stood up slowly, clapped his hands lightly and teased a few children to play, while Lu Wanyan, Zhao Yunshu and others looked at each other in the back, and before they knew it, they were already black lines.
I've seen shamelessness, but I've never seen someone as shameless as my husband.
"Your Majesty, Xianggong Wen and Xianggong Su jointly ask to see you!" A servant girl walked in quickly, interrupting the somewhat awkward atmosphere in the gazebo.
Ye Yingwu, who reached out and gently flicked his daughter's fingers, was stunned for a moment, and when he raised his head, the smile on his face had disappeared. Wen Tianxiang and Su Liuyi are definitely not ignorant people, otherwise they left straight at Yanziji Wharf yesterday, and the two of them should catch up, and this morning they also sent someone to send a message to the political affairs hall, and the war in the north does not need to be reported in everything.
Now that Su Liuyi and Wen Tianxiang have come to the door, there must be something urgent that Ye Yingwu needs to decide. Looking at the children who were close at hand, Ye Yingwu sighed softly, but still gritted his teeth and stood up. Lu Wanyan and several of them also gathered around, silent.
"I'll go take a look first, and I'll come and accompany you later." Ye Yingwu barely squeezed out a smile, although he was very unhappy that the rare time he and his child had spent together was broken, but he knew that he had to pass.
Lu Wanyan smiled slightly, and stepped forward to help him tidy up his clothes: "The concubine is waiting for the return of the king, the husband is the head of the family, and the lord of the world, without the world, there will be no family, so although the husband goes, although the concubine is a woman, these truths are still understood." β
Ye Yingwu nodded, turned around and walked in the direction of the imperial study.
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Seeing that His Majesty was wearing civilian clothes and walking out with a gloomy face, Wen Tianxiang and Su Liuyi couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts, and glanced at each other, both of them saw the helplessness in each other's expressions, it seemed that it was really not the right time for them to come, but at the moment, this matter was not impossible.
As soon as Ye Yingwu sat down, Wen Tianxiang and Su Liuyi hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"The two Aiqing are flat, could it be that the day is about to fall, so that the two Aiqing are so anxious to come?" Ye Yingwu asked in a deep voice. It must not be a trivial matter to be able to alarm the two prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, and Wen Tianxiang and they are not the kind of people who like to make a big fuss.
Wen Tianxiang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Nanyang Eight Hundred Miles Urgent Express, please read it." β
Ye Yingwu was stunned for a moment: "Nanyang? β
Originally, he thought that there was a natural disaster in which state capital in the mainland, or that there were some difficulties in the war in the north, but he didn't expect Wen Tianxiang to open his mouth as "Nanyang", which was a little unexpected. Nanyang is where Ye Yingwu focused on operating at the beginning of the founding of the country, and it is also the template for the Ming Dynasty to expand outward and surrender the vassal states, and then the Northern Expedition is because of the stable Nanyang continuous supply of grain and grass, so that the Ming can slow down the offensive speed and fight steadily, otherwise there may not be such a favorable situation today.
So no matter where something happens, there is a chance to make up for it, but once there is something wrong in Nanyang, which is the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, there will be trouble.
The maidservant hurriedly handed over the chapter, because Ye Yingwu had just returned, according to the previous practice when Ye Yingwu was not in the capital, these eight-hundred-mile express reports were first sent to the political hall to read, and then handed over to the queen mother to use the jade seal in the palace, or directly sent to the front line.
Without waiting for Ye Yingwu to open it, Wen Tianxiang had already spoken: "Just half a month ago, a big war broke out between the Delhi Sultanate and the Ilkhanate in the western part of the South Seas, and the cause of the war should be that the Delhi Sultanate saw an opportunity because the forces of the Ilkhanate were pinned down by the army of the Haidu Department on the south side and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the territory to the west, as a result, the two sides fought two major battles in Kashmir, and the Delhi Sultanate was defeated, losing tens of thousands of troops, and its vitality was greatly damaged, so it could only shrink to the northwest. As a result, the southern road, which was originally controlled by the Delhi Sultanate, has been unguarded, and the Ilkhanate may sweep along this road at any time and go straight to the area of Chenla in the southern province of Daming'an. β
The awkward names of the Delhi Sultanate and Kashmir were not fluent even if Wen Tianxiang pronounced them, but Ye Yingwu still understood it and couldn't help frowning. The reason why he was able to rest assured that the Xuanwu Army, the main force of the Nanyang, was transferred northward because there was a Delhi Sultanate allied with the Ming Dynasty on the west side of the Nanyang as a barrier, and in order to use the Delhi Sultanate to resist the Ilkhanate, the Ming Dynasty has given a lot of assistance over the years, coupled with the attack on the Ilkhanate in history, the Delhi Sultanate has always had the upper hand and won many big victories, so Ye Yingwu did not worry too much, and now the Delhi Sultanate is obviously arrogant and took the initiative to attack. Having lost the geographical advantages and the advantages of fighting on its own, it was indeed difficult for the Delhi Sultanate to compete with the descendants of the Mongol golden eagles such as the Ilkhanate.