Jingshi, the majestic palace has been lit up, the palace gate is closed, and the guards guarding the city patrol back and forth. The Jingshi, who had been lively all day, fell silent in the night, and the sound of horses' hooves running at a rapid pace sounded in the quiet night, and came straight to the closed gate of the palace.

The guards at the gate of the palace were alarmed, some drew their swords, some bent their bows and arrows, and their eyes fixed on the darkness in the distance on the main street. A fast horse gradually ran out of the darkness, but before seeing it, he heard its voice first: "Eight hundred miles of urgent report, open the palace gate quickly!" ”

A black whirring iron plaque suddenly flew out of the hands of the fast man and fell directly to the feet of the guards at the palace gate. The guard only glanced at it, then immediately waved his hand to the man behind him to pull away. As soon as the palace gate opened a crack, the fast horse galloped in and disappeared into the palace in an instant.

The imperial study was brightly lit, the chamberlain and the palace maid stood silently at the door, and the guards surrounded the entire imperial study either brightly or darkly. His Majesty was discussing important matters with Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Neng at this time, and the chamberlains at the palace gate and the palace maids did not dare to come out, as if they were afraid of making a little movement and their lives would be lost.

A little eunuch came quickly with a lantern in his hand, and among the attendants at the entrance of the imperial study, a eunuch who was about the same age as Zheng He walked out quickly, stretched out his hand to stop the little eunuch, and asked in a low voice: "Who dares to trespass into the imperial study?" ”

"Back to Gonggong Li, Weihaiwei's 800-mile urgent report needs to be submitted to His Majesty for personal reading." The little eunuch seemed to be very afraid of Gonggong Li in front of him, so he fell to his knees with a plop.

His brows furrowed, and after Gonggong Li was silent for a moment, he asked the little eunuch to report the official document too quickly, turned around and walked towards the imperial study. At the door, he said sharply: "Your Majesty, Weihaiwei has an urgent report for eight hundred miles." ”

The discussion in the study suddenly calmed down, and after a while, a deep voice sounded: "Take it in, the widow wants to see what is going on, and there are eight hundred miles of urgent reports in non-war places." ”

The eunuchs standing on both sides of the door hurriedly opened the door, and Gonggong Li walked in slowly with an official document and a long object in his hand. In the brightly lit study, Zhu Di sat on the dragon seat behind the desk with a smile on his face, Niu Neng and Yao Guangxiao sat on both sides of his hands, and after Gonggong Li presented the things, he withdrew from the study and closed the door with a squeak.

Zhu Di did not rush to open the official document, but was attracted by the long strip on his table, and when Zhu Neng saw it, his face suddenly showed a contemplative look.

Holding it in his hand and taking it carefully, Zhu Di's eyes turned to Yao Guangxiao, and said in a condensed voice: "Young Master Yao, why do you use this artifact?" ”

The thing in Zhu Di's hand at this time is the Mitsubishi thorn made by Tang Ming according to later generations, this should be made of fine iron, and after some careful polishing, under the illumination of the light, it reflects the cold light that penetrates people, especially in the pointed part, which makes people feel cold all over the body.

Although Yao Guangxiao already knew that this thing must have been concocted by Tang Ming, he didn't know what it was for, but judging from its appearance alone, it should be a weapon. The heart is uncertain, so Yao Guangxiao did not dare to assert: "The minister has never seen this thing, I don't know why I use it, but looking at its appearance, it should be a weapon, I don't know if the old minister guessed right?" ”

Zhu Di just smiled when he heard the words and did not reply, slowly opened the official document, and after a cursory glance, he opened another booklet, read it carefully for a while, and then threw it to Zhu Neng, who was next, and laughed: "Tang Baihu's son has repeatedly made me feel novel, but it's a pity that the origin of this son has not been investigated clearly, otherwise I would like to see if this son has three heads and six arms." Why can I solve my worries many times at a young age? ”

"Your Majesty, Sanbao has been investigating this matter for this time, and I believe it won't be long before there will be a reply." Yao Guangxiao replied with a fist.

Zhu Di's face was unhappy, and he said leisurely: "Now that my Ming Dynasty has just entered peace, the only thing left in my heart is Nanjing Jianwen, a traitor, and I can wave my army south when the spring of the next year belongs." When the time comes, I will be able to recuperate in the country, if the crops offered by Tang Baihu are really such an amazing yield, my Ming will not take a year to sweep away the hostile countries around it, and the prosperity of Yongle will also come. ”

"Young Master Yao, the improved crops of Tang Baihu have all been planted, and the growth is good? If the spring of the next year can really reach 7,000 catties per mu, no, 5,000 catties is good, if it can reach 5,000 catties, no matter what his identity is, I will be knighted to him! When Zhu Di said this, his face showed a grim look.

Yao Guangxiao sighed secretly in his heart, Zhu Di's temper was very clear to him, although he could be good at martial arts, Wen Taowu was excellent in all aspects. But the bad thing is that his temper is too short-tempered, as long as he starts a fire, he will make a big move, and his style is quite similar to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, the crops of the Tang Baihu have been cultivated, and the ministers have also found dozens of good hands to take care of them day and night, and there is no need to worry about their good growth. As for the title of the hundred households of the Tang Dynasty, the ministers feel that there is something wrong, which contradicts His Majesty's plan to work hard to cut the fan, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Yao Guangxiao has recently felt that it is becoming more and more difficult for Zhu Di to listen to persuasion, and his violent temper seems to be on the rise, just like this discussion of the recovery of Nanjing, Li Jinglong has already been secretly persuaded to surrender, and there is no need to mobilize the people to personally lead the troops to Nanjing. But as the emperor who immediately conquered the world, Zhu Di still rejected Yao Guangxiao's most peaceful method.

As a result, as soon as Emperor Jianwen got the news, he disappeared, and Zhu Di also specially sent Li Xing to set up the East Factory to investigate his whereabouts and some remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. And Li Xing also took this opportunity to eradicate many officials who were hostile to him, and those who were implicated by him were all beheaded.

In some remote areas, it was even rumored that Emperor Jianwen secretly organized evil forces and colluded with some local officials to plot its comeback. For this reason, Zhu Di was furious and ordered his Dongchang to thoroughly investigate the matter, and for this reason, some local petty officials were implicated by him, and on the contrary, he encouraged the growth of some evil factions.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said loudly: "I have always had clear rewards and punishments, Tang Baihu has repeatedly relieved my worries, why not give him a knighthood!" But if this son makes me happy, I will never be spared. ”

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Zhu Neng, who had been watching the pamphlet thrown to him by Zhu Di, suddenly interjected: "This weapon is called 'Mitsubishi Thorn', which is used by elite soldiers, and it is not suitable for the whole army. However, the technique of forging the body mentioned in this is something to be done in the eyes of the minister. I don't know where this forging technique came from and what a master it came from. ”

Zhu Di smiled silently when he heard this, and looked at Yao Guangxiao, who was silent, and his intention was already obvious to him to explain. A wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth when he mentioned Tang Ming Yao Guangxiao: "This person is not a master, he is only fifteen years old, and he claims to have a master who is a master outside the party, and he is currently a hundred households in Weihaiwei." Although this son is more than smart, his heart is still too impetuous, and he still needs to be tempered according to his views, but he cannot be allowed to ascend to the sky in one step. The implication is already obvious, I still hope that Zhu Di will think more about it, and don't be knighted in Tang Ming.

"It's not this person, it's the person who improved the dry food in our army a few days ago, and a few days ago, the minister had sent the method of pancakes to the frontier defenders, and the news that all parts of the country reacted back were full of praise. Especially in some cold regions, the sergeants called it a holy relic, and everyone was ecstatic. Zhu Neng did not hesitate to praise and praised.

"Lao Zhu why do you have to say that for this reason, although Tang Baihu has made meritorious contributions to changing military rations, he was also promoted to Weihaiwei Baihu when his background is unknown, which is enough to offset his credit. Moreover, the poor monk has seen this son, and his knowledge is not brilliant, and he really can't get into the hall of elegance. Yao Guangxiao did not agree with Zhu Neng's words of praising Tang Ming, and retorted.

Zhu Neng snorted twice and said: "According to Lao Yao, it seems that this son is useless, if so, why not transfer him to our army and let him work under me, I don't know if Lao Yao can approve of it." ”

Zhu Neng has always hated Yao Guangxiao for taking those learned people for himself, just like the counselor and secretary of logistics in the army, who were not paying a painful price that time in order to get someone in the hands of him, the black-clothed prime minister. Zhu Neng has already seen the set of forging techniques just now, although he has been a marshal for many years, he has never seen such a novel forging technique.

Whether it can be used or not is unknown to him now, but based on his old experience, this method must be eighty percent feasible. At this moment, Zhu Neng was already interested in Tang Mingda, so he took the opportunity to ask for someone.

Zhu Di seems to enjoy the current situation, the so-called imperial art is nothing more than that, in the court, whether it is a large or small official, from Yao Guangxiao to Zhu Neng, the two highest officials, Zhu Di must let them stand on the opposite side. will never let his family dominate, every time they discuss a major matter, the two must also be present, and Zhu Di must let the two hold opposite opinions, so that the final decision will be in his hands.

When Yao Guangxiao was about to refute Zhu Neng, Li Xing's voice sounded at the door again: "Your Majesty, Sanbao has something to meet, do you want to let him enter the door?" ”

"Xuan!" Zhu Di smiled, and agreed without thinking about it.

"Slaves see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" As soon as Zheng He entered the door, he bowed and sang a promise.

"Sanbao, why do you want to come to see me in the middle of the night?" After Zhu Di ordered him to be flat, he asked.

"Your Majesty, the servants have found out the origin of Tang Baihu, and they came overnight to report." Zheng He secretly glanced at Yao Guangxiao, and saw that his face was not good, and he knew that he must be pinching Zhu Neng again.

"Oh, say it!" Zhu Di's face was overjoyed, and he urged repeatedly.

Zheng He Shili replied: "Your Majesty, according to investigation, Tang Baihu should be the son of Tang Shichang in Suzhou, and it is a family of merchants, and Tang Shichang got Tang Ming in his later years. It was in the middle of a war, so it was lost. He also has an elder brother, Tang Tianhao, who now lives in Suzhou and runs a tavern, and his family is quite prosperous. There is nothing bad about the three generations of his family. ”

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Neng laughed and said: "Old Yao, I will ask Tang Ming, this kid to come over today, if you have any conditions, as long as I can do it, I will not frown." ”