Humans are the animals that don't know how to learn their lessons, and they tend to waste while regretting them.

Jian Yi knew this very well, so when the time was right for him to leave, he simply got off the ship and let go of everything in his hands.

He knew very well that like Sanyang and the others, they were all remnants of the old era, and the new era led by Zhu Zhanyan did not have a ship that could carry them.

Compared with being forcibly thrown off the ship, Jian Yi wisely chose to leave by himself, so that both parties were decent.

It's just that Yi Yi didn't expect that he would still be on the invitation list for this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Attending the emperor's banquet for his ministers in cloth, Jian Yi didn't know if it was the first, but it was unlikely to be the last.

Looking at Suncheon City, which was lit up because of the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve, Yu Yi suddenly felt a little emotional.

He thought of years ago, and he couldn't remember exactly what year it was, but there was one thing he remembered very well......

In that year, Zhu Zhanqi, who was in the Eastern Expedition to the Japanese Kingdom, won the results that not many people in the Central Plains had been able to do since ancient times, and returned to Yingtianfu, which was still the capital at that time, as a victor.

That year, whether it was North Korea, which had always been very deferential to the Ming Dynasty, or Wara, who stroked the tiger's beard several times, they were all obedient when facing Zhu Zhanyan, even if Zhu Zhanyan's spit stars were sprayed on their faces, they didn't dare to say a word.

Jian Yi suddenly thought of what Chen Xun, who replaced himself as the secretary of the ministry, said that day: This Ming Dynasty is the only martial arts.

In the past, Jian Yi scoffed at this statement.

After many years as an official, Jian Yi knows very well that a strong military force is indeed an important factor in the stability of a dynasty, but it is not the only factor.

Equally important is the internal affairs.

At that time, almost everyone in the prince's line felt that the Han Dynasty could not succeed, because neither Zhu Gaoxu nor Zhu Zhanyan had made any achievements in internal affairs.

In their opinion, both father and son are reckless men who only know how to fight, especially the son, who can fight and kill more than his father.

But now Jian Yi, who has become a remnant of the old era, suddenly discovers that they are all wrong, and they are quite wrong.

Looking at this brightly lit Suncheon City, listening to the people either happily talking about homely words, or very dissatisfied with the persecution of King Wu and his son today, Jian Yi found a common denominator.

The Ming Dynasty, or the imperial court, has not experienced war for many years, and everything is Zhu Zhan's support.

Jian Yi suddenly understood the thoughts of those military generals, and also understood the conflict between military generals and literati.

The literati always wanted to deal with the internal affairs first and then fight the war with the greatest certainty, while the military generals wanted to defeat the foreign enemy first and then deal with the internal affairs later.

Leaving aside the character of the literati and the impulsiveness of the generals, both of these methods have their own advantages, but there is one thing that Jian Yi has not discovered before.

The practice of the literati is very likely to lead to the Central Plains falling into the hands of foreign tribes, while the practice of the military generals will not, because after repelling foreign enemies, even if the Central Plains is in chaos, it will eventually be in the hands of the Han people.

It was only at this time that the question of the character of the literati, which had been set aside at the beginning, became prominent.

Literati don't care who the country falls into, they only care about whether they can continue to be in power, and whether they can make their children and grandchildren superior.

Looking at the people around him, looking at the strange costumes mixed in the crowd, Jian Yi couldn't help but ask himself.

Has there ever been such a scene except in the first few years of going to the West?

At this moment, Jianyi, who was standing in the middle of the street, was touched by passers-by, and his thoughts outside the world were forcibly pulled back.

Jian Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and in the surprised eyes of the people around him, he walked towards the palace that ordinary people couldn't reach.

Imperial Palace, Qingning Palace.

This residence, which once represented the crown prince, was the residence of the emperor for the past two years.

Because King Wu took over the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji, the Emperor of Xuande, has not been out of Qingning Palace for a long time, and even the number of times he has gone out this whole year is only a handful.

In addition to not going out, almost no one will come here, except for the palace maid and the chamberlain, no outsiders have come in for more than a year.

But just today, a person who should not be here the most deserved has appeared in Qingning Palace.

"Cousin, my father said that if you want to go, you can attend this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner."

Zhu Zhanyan stood in the distance, watching his cousin and sister-in-law teaching the future prince of the Ming Dynasty, and even the emperor's toddler.

"No need." Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhu Zhanji straightened up.

Compared with the one when he was just placed under house arrest, Zhu Zhanji's face is now bright, his messy beard is also cleaned up, and he looks completely normal, and he can't imagine that he was still mentally ill more than half a year ago.

"Now that I've made a decision and agreed to an exchange, I'll keep the agreement."

"This year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner...... Externally, I declared that although my health has improved a lot, I still need to recuperate, so I should not attend......"

Zhu Zhanyan glanced at his cousin deeply, then looked at Zhu Qizhen, who was crawling on the warm mat, and nodded slightly.

"Zhan Yan knows."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanyan bowed slightly, turned around and walked in the direction of the gate of Qingning Palace.

It's just that Zhu Zhanji didn't find it, and Zhu Zhanji didn't find it, but by Zhu Qizhen's side, Sun Ruowei, who had become the queen of Daming, was a little wrong.

That look was a little disappointed, and a little gloomy.

In her opinion, the queen of the Ming Dynasty...... It shouldn't be like this, she didn't become the queen of Daming for these reasons, let alone become a queen who can point fingers.

These, not what she wanted.

As the sun sets, the sunset fades, and the black night sky becomes the main theme, and the waning moon and stars in the sky decorate the sky, as if they also want to try their best to emit all their light on this special day.

As night fell, the palace began to be lively, although it was not yet time for the dinner party to begin, but many people began to enter the palace one after another.

After all, on this occasion, they can't be late as courtiers, right?

People soon began to talk to each other, and the scene was not much different from the usual year, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was like this for both years.

Until the advent of righteousness.

In fact, the fact that Yi Yi was listed on the list of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner spread very early, after all, this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was nominally a banquet for the emperor to entertain officials, and the people who attended were officials, and who would attend this kind of thing could not be hidden.

As a retired official and a former princeling, it was a surprise that Jianyi was invited, but it didn't seem to be so unexpected.

Everyone knows that the current Ming Dynasty and the imperial court are the ones who hold the greatest power in the line of King Wu, and they also know that there may be any "accidents" in Emperor Xuande's imperial expedition next year, so they have some guesses about the arrival of Jianyi.

There are many such conjectures, and there are all kinds of conjectures, but it can be said that the vast majority of people have not guessed the real purpose of Zhu Gaoxu's invitation to Jianyi.

In fact, some things seem complicated, but in reality there are not so many twists and turns.

The invitation to Jianyi was actually just because Zhu Gaoxu was a little nostalgic and thought of the time in the Yongle period.

Looking at it, how many old ministers in the Yongle period are still in the current imperial court?

Sanyang, Hu Guang, Xie Jin and others are long gone, the grave grass is more than one meter high, and the only old minister left in the court is Zhang Fu, plus a Jian Yi who has retired.

For Wu Wang's lineage, next year is a cross-era year, and at this juncture, Zhu Gaoxu is naturally a little nostalgic.

Jian Yi didn't talk to anyone after entering, but just sat down in his place very calmly.

It's just that no one noticed that Jian Yi looked in a direction with deep meaning before sitting down.

Soon, Zhu Gaoxu came, and then Zhu Zhantan and Zhu Zhanqi also came, and even Zhu Zhanqi, who was far away in Xiangzhou Mansion, also came this year, and the dinner party quickly became lively.

All kinds of conversations, all kinds of sycophants, accompanied by the rainbow farts and various tributes of the envoys of the Bo Ni Kingdom, Korea, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the banquet entered a climax.

It's just that no one knows that at a time when thousands of homes in the Central Plains are celebrating together, an unexpected scene is being staged at the border gates.

Xiningwei, Huangyuan.

Several people wrapped tightly in clothes and various fabrics appeared in this sensitive place, and after a few moments of motion, they waved to each other.

After a few breaths, the sound sounded one after another, not very loud, but not very faint, and it seemed a little abrupt on this winter night, but if you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't notice anything.

After a while, a convoy of more than a dozen vehicles appeared.

This convoy knew at a glance that it was not a good job, because each car was fully loaded, but each car had only one driver, and at first glance it was sneaking in.

A dozen coachmen, plus the first few men, soon left, leaving a dozen wagons and loads of goods behind.

It wasn't until the moment of Chouyin's communication that a group of people appeared again where the carriage stopped, and this group of people got into the carriage in unison and drove the carriage away.

They had to drive the wagons to East Col before dawn, where the border between the Ming Dynasty and Han Dongwei was located.

The waning moon at the end of the month quickly disappears into the sky, and the morning glow of the new year is reflected in the sky, announcing a new day and the beginning of a new year.

Eastern Chagatai Khanate, wooden base.

He sat at the same table with Yaxian and Yirasi, without saying a word, as if waiting for something.

Time passed little by little, and they had been sitting here since last night, and had barely moved until three o'clock in the morning.

The dripping water is not entered, and the grain rice is not entered.

"Report!"

The sudden sound in the silence made the three of them refresh their spirits at the same time.

(End of chapter)