After receiving the edict, Li Yuntian handed over the affairs at hand and went home to pack up his salutes, this time the northern expedition was at least half a year, and there were many things to prepare.

A must-have for chasing books

When she got home, Zhou Yuting excitedly pulled Li Yuntian to the study, only to see a statue of a jade horse more than a foot long and full of crystal clear jade quietly placed on the desk in the study.

Originally, Li Yuntian thought that this jade horse statue was bought by Zhou Yuting with money, but when he figured out the origin of the jade horse statue, he was suddenly taken aback, and it turned out that Zhu Zhanqi, the second son of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, sent it to the Hou Mansion.

Zhu Zhanqi came to the capital a few days earlier than the crown prince, and although the king of Han wanted to stay in the domain and was not summoned to enter the capital, he did not have this constraint.

After coming to the capital, Zhu Zhanqi visited relatives and friends, and he was very active, visiting the nobles and nobles in the capital, especially those who were difficult to admire, and gave generous gifts.

Not only Zhou Yuting, but Zhou Yuting's brother and sister also have a gift, but Zhou Yuting's one is the most valuable, she is Zhou Zheng's favorite daughter and has the title of county lord, Zhu Zhanqi should be treated specially.

"Lady, Han Shizi's gift is not easy to receive, it's a little hot!" Li Yuntian glanced at the jade horse statue and patted his forehead with some headaches.

Although Zhu Zhanqi is the second son of the King of Han, because the eldest son Zhu Zhanqi died in the nineteenth year of Yongle, he was named the son of the Han dynasty at the beginning of the twenty-second year of Yongle.

"Whatever, everyone took it anyway." Zhou Yuting can't put down this jade horse statue, if it is another gift, forget it, she likes to ride horses since she was a child, so she has a soft spot for horses.

"Lady, it's been a few days since the imperial grandson came to the capital, you can take some time to visit the imperial concubine." Li Yuntian pondered for a moment, stepped forward with a smile, and grabbed Zhou Yuting's waist from behind, "This jade horse statue means auspicious, with the meaning of taking off thousands of miles, according to the husband, it is better to give it to the imperial grandson." ”

"He's got everything, but he's not lacking this." Zhou Yuting said reluctantly when she heard this.

"The imperial grandson is naturally not uncommon with this jade horse statue, but he will remember that this jade horse statue was given to the Hou Mansion by the Han Shizi, and the Hou Mansion was sent to him." Li Yuntian leaned into Zhou Yuting's ear and blew hot air into her ear with a smile, "Let's send out a jade horse statue today, and he will definitely receive ten jade horse statues in return." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhou Yuting felt an itch at the base of her ear, smiled and agreed, and her body twisted around in Li Yuntian's arms to dodge.

Li Yuntian's interest was suddenly aroused by Zhou Yuting, thinking that he couldn't make love with his wife for half a year, he picked up Zhou Yuting and walked to the bedroom, ready to pay the "public grain" before leaving.

"Put me down, it's still daytime." Seeing this, Zhou Yuting immediately understood Li Yuntian's intentions, and when she saw the maids along the way covering her mouth and laughing, she suddenly blushed with shame, and said extremely shyly.

"It's daytime, even the emperor can't control this kind of thing." Li Yuntian kissed Zhou Yuting's forehead with a smile, strode into the bedroom, and slammed the door shut, causing the maids in the courtyard to laugh.

Early the next morning, Li Yuntian yawned and came out of the green calyx's room, last night after Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting turned the clouds and rain several times, Zhou Yuting drove him to the green calyx, after all, Li Yuntian has been gone for more than half a year, she can't occupy him at night, let the green calyx stay alone in the empty room.

Li Yuntian sat in a carriage and lifted the corner of the curtain to look at the people and officials on the side of the road with great interest, this kind of grand scene is not common.

In addition to Li Yuntian, there was another person in the carriage, Hanlin Meng Wanchun of the Hanlin Academy, in his thirties, he was on the third expedition with Emperor Yongle, so he was used to it, so he sat quietly opposite and flipped through the books in his hand.

"Brother Meng, do you think we can meet the Tatars on this expedition?" Not long after, Li Yuntian lowered the curtain and asked Meng Wanchun with a smile, he really wanted to see what the war scene was like.

"It's best to be able to surrender without a fight, once the sword fights together, it will definitely be ruined." Meng Wanchun could understand Li Yuntian's mood and said with a smile.

Li Yuntian didn't expect Meng Wanchun to say a prophecy, he originally thought that the Northern Expedition army would fight with the people of Arutai, but when he came to Dadaran Namur River, that is, the area where the people of Arutai were active, he didn't even see a shadow of the enemy.

It turned out that Arutai packed up his things and slipped into the desert before the Northern Expeditionary Army came, and fled, not daring to take the edge of Emperor Yongle.

At this time, the health of Emperor Yongle, who had traveled a long distance, was deteriorating day by day, and the accompanying ministers also debated whether to pursue Arutai.

The British Duke Zhang Fu asked Emperor Yongle for orders and gave him a month's grain and grass, and he was willing to lead his troops deep into the desert and capture Arutai.

Yang Rong said that the army has limited food and grass, and if it is consumed here, then it will not be able to guarantee sufficient supply.

In fact, in the nineteenth year of Yongle, when Emperor Yongle was preparing to conquer the Tatars of Mobei for the third time, the treasury was no longer able to support the grain and grass of the army.

Today's situation is more strict than the nineteenth year of Yongle, the Yongle Emperor has been using troops for many years, coupled with various famines, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has been extremely weak, and the grain and grass sent out this time are finally collected.

Li Yuntian and Meng Wanchun happened to be on duty, standing aside and silently watching Zhang Fu and Yang Rong quarrel over the issue of sending troops, and then the attack between Wenchen and the military generals was against each other.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Yongle fell into silence uncharacteristically, allowing those people to quarrel around, his eyes were a little confused, as if he was absent-minded.

"Class teacher!" Just when Wenchen and the generals were blushing and their necks were thick, and they were left to make a move, Emperor Yongle suddenly spoke, two words slowly popped out of his mouth, and then coughed.

Although Emperor Yongle's words were very light, there was no doubt about it, and those noisy ministers could hear it clearly, and they fell silent in an instant.

Li Yuntian keenly noticed that there was already a trace of tiredness in Emperor Yongle's eyes, he had been roising the field for decades, and finally felt tired at this time.

Since Emperor Yongle had issued an edict, Zhang Fu and other generals naturally did not dare to disobey, and the army of the Northern Expedition immediately set off from the village and returned to the dynasty.

After leaving the Dadalan Namur River, Li Yuntian explained the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to him in the imperial palace of Emperor Yongle as usual.

In July, the day before arriving at the Hailar River in Hulunbuir, that is, the Yumu River, perhaps by providence, Li Yuntian finished the last chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the three kingdoms in the troubled times all returned to Jin.

"Ahem, Li Yushi, you sue Sù I, why do you say that Adou can't help him?" After listening to this, Emperor Yongle closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, then suddenly opened his eyes, and asked Li Yuntian, who was sitting on the side with a proper bow, while coughing.

"Your Majesty, as long as Kong Ming is here, then even if Adou is a genius, then he will only be able to help him." Li Yuntian thought about it, arched his hand at Emperor Yongle, and said in a deep voice.

"The minister is strong and the master is weak, and he will inevitably fall into such a situation, thinking that Adou can spend the rest of his life in peace, is it really just a mediocre talent who can't think about it?" Emperor Yongle was slightly stunned when he heard this, he thought that Li Yuntian would say that he would be stupid, but he didn't expect to say such a thing, and then laughed, and was extremely satisfied with Li Yuntian's answer.

"Your Majesty, now that the court is full of talents, and the civil and military generals complement each other, my Ming dynasty will be as stable as a rock." Li Yuntian heard the worry in Yongle Zhai's words, and was worried that the prince would not be able to control the important ministers in the court, so he opened his mouth to comfort.

"Complement each other!" Emperor Yongle nodded, then coughed, and said intermittently, "If the crown prince can think like this, I will be relieved." ”

Li Yuntian understood that Emperor Yongle was worried that the crown prince would have a gap in his heart about those meritorious ministers who supported the Han Dynasty, and then he would be estranged, so the situation of civil and military restraint above the court would inevitably be broken.

The next day, the Northern Expedition reached the Yumu River and camped on the banks of the Hailar River.

Emperor Yongle summoned Yang Rong, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and said that the prince had matured after years of tempering, and that after returning to Beijing, he would pass the throne to the prince, and he would be the emperor himself, and enjoy a few days of peace.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is loyal and benevolent, and he will live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" When Yang Rong heard this, he arched his hand at Emperor Yongle and said calmly.

Li Yuntian was in charge of recording the conversation between Emperor Yongle and Yang Rong for the record, although Yang Rong's expression was as usual, he still keenly caught a flash of joy in Yang Rong's eyes.

Seeing this situation, Li Yuntian couldn't help but shake his head secretly in his heart, no wonder the prince could be safe and sound in the repeated attacks of King Han and King Zhao, there are so many important ministers trusted by Emperor Yongle standing on the side of the prince, how can King Han and King Zhao be the opponents of the prince?

However, God did not give Emperor Yongle a chance to enjoy his old age, and the next morning, when Li Yuntian was sorting out some paperwork in the tent, Meng Wanchun opened the curtain and walked in.

"Brother Meng, aren't you on duty today?" Li Yuntian felt strange when he saw this, and today it was Meng Wanchun's turn to record the conversation between Emperor Yongle and his subordinates by Emperor Yongle's side.

"The emperor has a major military matter to discuss with Lord Yang and Lord Jin." Meng Wanchun sat down on a chair, picked up a book and started reading.

"Have you seen the emperor?" Li Yuntian was slightly stunned when he heard this, it was all this time, how could Emperor Yongle have any major military affairs, could it be ...... Then he thought of something and asked quietly.

"No, there are a few chamberlains standing in front of the emperor's tent and blocking me back." Meng Wanchun shook his head and replied disappreciatively.

"Chamberlain?" A look of astonishment flashed in Li Yuntian's eyes, and the expression on his face became complicated, usually the guards who were guarding in front of the imperial tent should be the guards, but why should they be replaced by internal guards?

Unless...... Unless it's to block the news and keep it from outsiders.

"Li Yushi, the emperor has a decree to send you to the audience?" Just as Li Yuntian was sitting there, an attendant walked in and conveyed his will in a sharp voice. One