Thirty years of Hongwu, one day after Qingming.

Outside Yingtian City, 30,000 soldiers and soldiers of the Beijing army who had experienced the eastern, southern, and western expeditions in the past three to five years, as well as 20,000 soldiers and horses on the left and right guards of Yulin and the left and right guards of the government army, a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses.

In the drizzling spring drizzle, these 50,000 troops gathered at the Longwan Wharf outside Yingtian City.

On the pier trestle, troop carriers are docked.

The horses, firearms, artillery, and grain and grass materials of the military camps are being sent to the troop carriers by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, together with the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry.

Very few officials from the imperial court came, because according to the official explanation, it was a military operation prepared in advance by the imperial court to target the northwest and the plateau.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses were to board the ship in Yingtiancheng, and then go all the way up the river to enter the Sichuan Road, along the western part of the Chen Bing Sichuan Road.

The imperial court wanted to regain the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties and reopen the Silk Road in the Western Regions, and this matter had spread from the palace a long time ago.

And no one felt that anything was wrong.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is now occupying Yingzhou in the east, and four roads are divided. The southern expedition successively laid down the Jiaozhi Road, the Champa Road, and a large area of territory to the west.

And last year's Northern Expedition completely solved the thousand-year-old enemy hovering over the heads of the Central Plains. Today, the Wanli grassland has become a meat supply place for the Central Plains people, and countless cattle and sheep are sent south to Yingtian City every day, or spread to the entire south.

So in this case, should the Ming Dynasty reopen the situation in the Western Regions, let the goods of the Ming Dynasty re-embark on the ideas of a thousand years ago, and contribute to the country's prosperity again.

Even the most stubborn conservative officials in the court firmly believed at this time that it was time for the court to reopen the Western Regions.

It's just that this time the imperial court sent 50,000 Beijing troops and Shangzhi pro-military guards, and appointed the imperial grandson as the commander, but there was some discussion in the court.

After all, according to the meaning of the courtiers, Zhu Yunxi should not have been allowed to go to Jiubian during the Northern Expedition.

The imperial grandson of the prison country, that is also the foundation of the country.

And the country should stay in Beijing safely, surrounded and protected by the army, worshiped by the officials, and combing the world in the high temple and in charge.

Finally, when the Northern Expedition was over, the officials all thought that the imperial grandson should stay in Beijing this time, and who would have thought that he would go to Sichuan Road now.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to pass through the northwest and reopen the Western Regions, and the Sichuan Dao was responsible for attacking the plateau.

Let the imperial grandson climb to the plateau from Sichuan Road again?

The ministers were completely unafraid to imagine what that would look like.

It's just that although the ministers are unwilling in their hearts, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey.

In front of Longwan Pier.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the dock trestle where all kinds of materials were about to be loaded onto the ship, and the soldiers began to board the ship.

He turned his head to look at Xie Jin and Xu Yungong, who had gone out of the city today to send the army out of Beijing.

In addition to these two, only the officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry were busy loading military supplies on the docks. These people are not seeing them off.

At this time, the drizzle continued and fell among the three people.

Zhu Yunxi was dressed in a military uniform and looked heroic.

Xie Jin felt a little embarrassed in his heart, no one would think that the imperial grandson in front of him could do much, and even many people felt that it might take a long time for the position of the imperial grandson to be decided.

But in recent years.

Da Ming is different everywhere, and it seems that it all started from the hands of this young imperial grandson.

According to Xie Jin's selfishness, he actually hopes that Zhu Yunxi can stay in Yingtian and have more time to slowly learn how to deal with government affairs, instead of staring at a certain place outside.

Xu Yungong felt that the imperial grandson should go out and walk around more, after all, once he waited until the future, it was not a matter of going out if he wanted to.

In addition, every time the imperial grandson goes out now, it means that there is a big war in the imperial court, which is even more good for their metropolitan governor's mansion.

A national capital who is familiar with military affairs is always countless times better than an imperial grandson who is surrounded by civilian officials all day long.

"This trip to the southwest, in the end, it will take years, both of them are the center of the cabinet, and in the future, all things in Beijing will need to work together."

Zhu Yunxi was very calm.

After experiencing the southern expedition and the northern expedition, he didn't have much curiosity about the things on the battle array, and he also didn't have the nervousness when he first went south to Jiaozhi Road.

Xie Jin bowed his head: "Your Highness is here, although there is a large army looking around, but you still have to focus on the country, you must not be in danger, and the gentleman should not stand under the dangerous wall." ”

Xu Yungong said loudly: "Your Highness is ordered to leave Beijing, and there is no need to worry about everything in Beijing." His Royal Highness's army is slightly southwest, and he responds to the military state, if there is anything wrong, he can send a message to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the ministers should do their best, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion must be united and serve the country. ”

Zhu Yunxi glanced at the two of them, and finally looked up at the Waijinchuan Gate in front of the dock.

The dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty swayed gently with the wind in this spring rain, and the armor seat on the head of the city silently sheltered the heart of this empire.

"Sending you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end."

"Gone."

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The beginning of the thirtieth year of Hongwu must be an extraordinary year, but what this extraordinary is will be left to future generations to comment.

It's just that after the Qingming Festival, something big happened in the palace.

In the early morning, first of all, the palace people of the Qianqing Palace found that the emperor was gone, and even the chief steward had disappeared.

Just when everyone thought that the emperor had sneaked out of the palace again and wandered around Yingtian City.

People were surprised to find that the emperor had left an operation.

It is very clear that the old man of the emperor did not sneak out of the palace this time, but sneaked out of Beijing!

For a while, the people in the entire Qianqing Palace were numb.

The emperor disappeared under their noses, and now he is going to sneak out of the capital, if the officials and princes of the previous dynasty know about it, they will all be beheaded.

Soon, the crown prince Zhu Biao knew about it.

First, the entire emperor was turned over inside and out, and then Yingtiancheng and Yingtianfu were investigated.

Finally, the angry crown prince Zhu Biao finally confirmed one thing.

My dad really ran away from home!

He also ran away from home with his two grandchildren.

The cabinet was summoned to the Qianqing Palace on the same day, and it dispersed from day to night.

"For the sake of today's plan, we can only block the news of Your Majesty's departure from Beijing externally, and then send Jinyi Wei to secretly look for Your Majesty's traces." Ren Hengtai's brows were almost broken by his eyebrows, and his face was full of sadness.

Xie Jin nodded on the side and said, "Your Majesty's news must not be spread, otherwise it will be chaos in the court, and then it may cause turmoil in the world." ”

Zhu Biao sat on the chair under the throne in the palace, his face pale: "The old man has been stable all his life, why is he becoming more and more ...... at this time?"

He can't say what he suffers, and he can't tell others what he says.

Zhai Shan swept the Qianqing Palace people kneeling outside the palace gate with gloomy eyes.

According to the intention of this cabinet minister and minister, the emperor can disappear in front of everyone's eyes, and these people will be held responsible.

It's just that His Majesty the Emperor's handwriting also stated that they would not be allowed to punish these palace people.

Zhu Biao also glanced out in annoyance, and then snorted coldly.

"These people can be exempted from capital crimes, but they cannot escape the living crimes, and they will all be pressed down and punished with thirty rods, expelled from the palace and no longer hired."

The command of the rod for thirty goes down.

The people of the Qianqing Palace who were kneeling outside the palace gate were immediately grateful.

Originally, it was to be finished, and the crime of being beheaded was ironclad, but now it is just being expelled from the palace by thirty rods, which is already the emperor's grace.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he was probably going to be finished.

On the folk path from Ying Tiancheng to Taiping Mansion, Zhu Gaochi had already turned his head in the direction of Ying Tiancheng several times.

In the end, he reluctantly picked up the not too dry dead branches from the woods next to the trail and went to the glade.

Around stood a dozen men in strong suits, holding long knives in their arms and carrying a tight, long, cloth-wrapped object on their backs.

It was a firebolt and a collapsible crossbow hidden under the cloth.

When Zhu Gaochi arrived at the open space with firewood, Zhu Shangbing was already glancing at him.

"It takes so long to pick up firewood, if you make the imperial grandfather hungry, can you afford this responsibility?"

Zhu Shangbing scolded, he had already snatched firewood from Zhu Gaochi's arms, and walked to Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on a fallen stump with a flattering face.

He set up a pile of firewood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and said earnestly: "Grandpa Huang, don't worry, your grandson will be able to raise this fire soon, and you can enter when the time comes." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang hugged his hands, looked at the fat grandson with an unhappy face, and then looked at the silly grandson with a courteous face, and let go of his hands and patted them on his thighs.

"Then grandpa is waiting for my brother Bing'er to cook for grandpa."

Zhu Shangbing smiled happily.

He felt that these few days were the happiest time he had ever lived since he came to the capital.

Dad was kicked out of Beijing by his grandfather again, and the imperial grandfather will not teach himself all day long, the most important thing is that this time he sneaked out of Beijing with the imperial grandfather.

It doesn't get much more exciting than that.

After Zhu Shangbing set up the firewood, he began to hold the fire fold in his hand, lying on the ground and pouting his buttocks, trying to light the fire.

Zhu Gaochi took a copper kettle and sent it to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Grandpa, it's time to get some water." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took the kettle, glanced at the fat grandson who was squatting aside, and clapped his hands at the stump next to him: "Sit here, either standing or squatting all day long, your legs and feet may be able to stand it?" ”

Zhu Gaochi answered, and carefully sat down with the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of water, and said to his fat grandson: "What's wrong?" Since the three of us left Beijing, we have been pulling a face? ”

cough cough cough ......

At the other end, Zhu Shangbing, who was lying on the ground, coughed several times in succession, but he was still struggling to blow the fire, trying to light the firewood, but because the firewood was damp during the Qingming Festival, it could only produce a cloud of smoke in vain.

For a while, Zhu Shangbing only felt a 'fairy qi' in front of him, and his nasal cavity was irritating and smelling.

Zhu Gaochi glanced at this stupid brother helplessly, and then persuaded the old man: "Grandpa, although you left a handwritten note in the palace. But that's not how we left Beijing at will.

Even if the grandfather wants to leave Beijing, it should be transferred to the cabinet to know, and then the six departments and the Metropolitan Governor's Office will discuss and send troops and horses to escort them. Then inform the local government in advance along the way and be ready to drive.

In this way, it can be regarded as appropriate. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, just squinted at the chattering fat grandson.

After Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a whisper: "If I put it away, do you think they can let me leave Beijing?" Even if I leave Beijing, can I take you brothers to see the current situation of our Ming Dynasty with your own eyes? ”

Zhu Gaochi was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Don't talk about your truths, your grandfather and I are not the emperor who grew up in the court, how can I not know the thoughts and means of the local government. When the news of Grandpa's departure from Beijing spreads, the magistrates will be able to whitewash everywhere. ”

Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded.

How could he not know these things.

Even if he didn't do anything wrong in the place, once he knew that the emperor was coming, he would definitely start to dress up everywhere under his jurisdiction early.

Even beggars on the road had to be sent away and hidden, or taken into local hospices.

Zhu Shangbing was not angry for a long time, but he heard the conversation between Zhu Gaochi and the old man clearly.

He stood up violently and stomped his foot heavily: "Don't make Grandpa Huang angry, how long has Grandpa not left Beijing?" Now that there is an uncle presiding over the imperial court in Beijing, assisted by the cabinet, what other big things can happen to our Ming Dynasty?

Grandpa's age, in ordinary people's homes, has long been teased by his grandson. Now that the court has nothing to do, can't you take your grandfather out for a walk? ”

After that, Zhu Shangbing sat between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Yuanzhang, and slapped the fire fold on Zhu Gaochi's hand.

In his mouth, he scolded and said: "I think you just don't want to make grandpa happy, don't block grandpa here, go over and make a fire." ”

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes, but he also knew that his persuasion was useless, so he could only get up and walk to the firewood pile with a fire fold.

Zhu Shangbing, that idiot, doesn't know how to make a fire with wet firewood like this, but he still knows how to make the old man happy.

Zhu Gaochi cursed secretly in his heart, he had already pulled out a handful of cotton from his bag on the side. Holding the cotton in a handful of dried leaves, he carefully blew the fire into it, and then blew slowly.

Soon, a few white smoke drifted from the leaves and cotton balls, and then a bright fire was born.

Zhu Gaochi carefully stuffed a few thin branches on the side under the firewood pile, and then put the ignited flame under the fine firewood.

He was lying on the ground and continued to blow into the firewood.

After a while, smoke began to rise from the firewood, but the flames below grew louder and louder.

Soon, the smoke disappeared and the fire completely enveloped the entire firewood pile.

Sun Gou'er, the chief administrator of the inner court, who was carrying a copper pot, immediately came over and put the copper pot on the fire.

Zhu Gaochi only looked at the old man who had been coaxed by Zhu Shangbing at this time, but he felt a mess.

The old man secretly left Beijing this time, where did he come out to relax.

He clearly wanted to sneak out of Beijing quietly after Brother Xi'er, and follow Brother Xi to go around the southwest.

God knows what kind of reaction Brother Xi will have when he knows that the old man secretly ran to the southwest.

What's more, if it is known by the Southwest Tusi.

Once the war breaks out, I am afraid that those people will inevitably come to capture the old man so that the army on the front line will be jealous.

Zhu Gaochi quietly glanced around.

The old man slipped out this time, except for himself and Zhu Shangbing, there was only this team of forbidden officers and soldiers led by Sun Gou'er.

If you want to send the news to Brother Xi early, it is a troublesome matter.

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