The tall city walls, the towering towers, the magnificent arrow towers, the corner towers, the soldiers in armor, and the wide moat all show the extraordinary sound of this capital.

A red-clothed girl with straw in her mouth sat in front of the horse's head, one leg still dangling in the air, but when she saw the capital appear in front of her, her beautiful black lacquer eyes froze.

She was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a lovely and beautiful goose egg face, thin red lips, fair skin, a bit of arrogance in her demeanor, and the small pigtails on the front of her head looked chic.

This person is none other than Princess Yixi, who naturally made Manduhai pour out of the nest to rescue.

Although Yi Kexi did not run away, his face was always unconvinced, and his demeanor was also a little disdainful, and he looked at the majestic capital city of Da Ming in front of him in disbelief at this time.

"Princess Yikexi, this is the capital of our Ming Dynasty, and the gate in front of you is Fucheng Gate!" The person in charge of driving the carriage was an old eunuch, who introduced with a bit of pride at the moment.

Yi Kexi saw that the word "Fucheng" was indeed engraved above the city gate in front of him, but he was still in shock.

Although she had heard since she was a child that most of their Great Yuan had been transformed into the world's largest city by the Ming Court, and some people had told her how big the capital was, it was heard after all.

Now that she has seen it with her own eyes, seeing this towering city wall, and the sides that seem to extend infinitely, she clearly feels the kind of strong collision that her heart has suffered, and then she realizes how incredible the capital city of the Ming Dynasty is.

On the other hand, although they have a vast and vast prairie, countless flocks of sheep, and yurts that can shelter from the wind and rain, they are too far away from the Ming Dynasty.

When the general defending the city saw the team entering the city, he immediately said routinely: "Stop, we have to check!" ”

"Get out of the way of the miscellaneous family!" The old eunuch Wang Tong showed the token hanging on his waist, and immediately ordered with a bit of majesty.

The general guarding the city saw that the old eunuch who was driving the carriage actually had a token, and knew that this was the palace man who was running the emperor's errand, so he hurriedly let the team go.

It is now an agrarian society after all, and the city and the outside are like two worlds.

When the team entered the city, it was as if they had come from the lake and mountains to the bustling capital, from the muddy bends to the straight blue brick streets.

Due to the imminent arrival of Enkeqiu, scholars are now flocking to the capital, resulting in a significant increase in the permanent population, and the streets are now more lively than ever.

The brick street is crowded and noisy with pedestrians, the shops on both sides of the street are filled with an antique atmosphere, and the shadows of the buildings in the distance are like a slowly unfolding picture.

The sound of people, horses, gongs, people, flowers, wine, vinegar, etc.

Although Yikexi lacked the shock that hit his heart in front of the city gate just now, he suddenly fell in love with this place when he saw the scene in front of him living and working in peace and contentment, and looking at the brightly dressed Ming people.

Galloping through the grassland is a pleasure, but it must also be a very interesting thing to be able to wander around the shops here.

"Princess Yixi, the most lively place in the capital is the area around the Drum Tower, you can have a chance to visit it in the future!" Wang Tong continued to drive the carriage and made another recommendation.

Drum Tower?

Ikxi silently jotted down the name, but shook his head sharply.

After all, she was not a guest who came to the capital as an envoy of the Great Yuan, but a captive who sent back the ashes for her teacher and was captured, and now she has completely lost her personal freedom, and even her life is in danger.

As for wanting to go to the Drum Tower to play, not to mention whether he is still in the mood or not, now Daming will definitely not allow himself to run around as a captive.

"Princess Ixi, sit tight!" Wang Tong cautiously drove him to turn around immediately, and at the same time reminded kindly.

Thanks to his own well-informed, he knew that the portrait of this Mongolian girl made His Majesty fall in love at first sight, and now he wants to accept this Mongolian girl as a concubine.

Faced with such an opportunity to please the new hostess, he naturally will not miss it, but wants to strive to leave more good impressions now, so that he can rely on it in the future.

The carriages turned into another long straight street, and there was still an endless street in front of them, and this street was still livelier than the one before.

Yi Kexi didn't know that Wang Tong had so many thoughts, and at this time, all his attention was on the dazzling array of goods in the shops on the street, but it was full of temptation.

Although there were a lot of carriages on this street, the eunuch who drove in front of her seemed to have a lot of status and status, and the oncoming carriages avoided her, and some people cast curious glances at her.

Ikxi has been a bold man since he was a child, but he ignored these surprised gazes, and seemed to look at the signs of the shops on both sides in his own way.

Fortunately, she has been yearning for Han culture since she was a child, and she also has a Han teacher, Shen Mo, so she can recognize the names of those shops, but she has some doubts about the brand new "lock shop".

But the road finally came to an end, and after turning around in a quiet residential area, the carriage stopped in front of a house, and she was placed under house arrest.

It was June, the weather in the capital was changeable, and a heavy rain came as scheduled.

"Princess, will the Ming Emperor execute us?" Tana, the attendant who accompanied her, had been very worried about her safety, and asked with a frightened look at the moment.

A wry smile appeared on Yi Kexi's face, and he shook his head lightly and said, "I don't know! It's just that my teacher taught a saying: If you come, you will be safe".

Now that the situation has happened, and he has become a captive, no matter how much he worries now, it is useless, but it is better to live here in peace.

"It's so stuffy here!"

"What do they want?"

"If I keep it closed like this, I'm going to go crazy!"

……

In just two days, Ikxi could no longer bear the house arrest days, but kept walking back and forth in the corridors, grabbing his hair and complaining in great distress.

Even if a beautiful woman complains bitterly, she still has a bit of lovely beauty.

Tana, the attendant who accompanied her, saw that there were people who gave them food for three meals a day, and there were meat and vegetarian food, and she simply wanted to raise them as pigs, which made her feel very happy, and naturally she would not be dissatisfied with this kind of day.

Yi Kexi plans to face life and death, even if the Ming Emperor wants to execute him, he will admit it, but he wants the Ming Emperor to give himself an explanation. After much deliberation, she decided to protest by going on a hunger strike.

The next morning, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over, and when he saw that the food he had delivered earlier had not been moved, he just glanced at Yi Kexi in surprise and took all the food away.

At noon the next day, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over, and when he saw that the food delivered earlier had not been moved, he just glanced at Yi Kexi in surprise, and took all the food away.

The next evening, the little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the food came over, and when he saw that the food delivered earlier had not been moved, he just glanced at Yi Kexi in surprise and took all the food away.

She had not eaten for a whole day, and the Mongolian girl missed meat very much.

Seeing that the little eunuch was about to leave with the food, Yi Kexi immediately hurriedly gestured out three fingers and emphasized: "I'm on a hunger strike!" It's been three times! ”

"Huh? Belch...... I'll report it up! The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the princess was making trouble, and then promised very seriously.

"I want meat, I'm so hungry!"

Although the little eunuch reported the matter to the higher authorities on the same day, it was unlikely that it would be properly dealt with immediately, and Ixy was tossing and turning with hunger that night, but he had already begun to miss the fragrant mutton.

It's just that tonight is very long, and her stomach has been growling, and she has already begun to regret forcing Emperor Ming to give herself a clear explanation through such a cruel way.

The next day was close to noon, and Wang Tong was late.

When he saw Ixsy, who was already pitifully hungry, he immediately asked in confusion, "Princess Ixsy, but this meal is not to your liking?" ”

"I'm going to go crazy when you're putting me here! Either you should deal with me or let me go for a walk, or I'll go crazy!" When Yi Kexi saw Wang Tong appear, he immediately said his demand.

In fact, when she said this, she already felt regret in her heart.

After all, she was a prisoner, and she couldn't help but be afraid that her unreasonable request would stimulate the Ming Emperor, so she clicked herself directly.

"Princess Ixi, our majesty said that we would meet all your requirements, and now we are not locked up with you!" Wang Tong was stunned for a moment at first, and then said seriously.

Yi Kexi's eyes blinked, and then he pointed to the door that had been open and said in shock: "Princess, do you mean that I can enter this mansion at will and play outside?" ”

"That's right! We'll have someone to follow you to protect you, and you can't escape! Wang Tong found that there was a misunderstanding in the matter, so he nodded seriously.

When Ikxi learns that he has caused a big misunderstanding, he jumps up from his seat in a hurry and calls his maid Tana to get ready to go outside.

It's just that she just came to the door, but suddenly stopped.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Tana asked inexplicably.

Yikexi's stomach suddenly growled, even if Da Ming chose to let her go, but after a full day and a half of hunger strike, she didn't have the strength to go outside at all.

After some weighing, I had to honestly go back and eat the meal that was already cold.

In the next few days, she was finally able to enjoy the happiness of a Daming woman.

The news of the imperial court's peace with the Mongols was not a secret, and now it has spread in the capital.

When Yi Kexi learned the news in the restaurant, he was also very happy, after all, he was one step closer to freedom. As long as his mother negotiates smoothly with Daming, then he will definitely be able to leave Daming safely.

It's just that before that, she actually had a very important thing to do when she came to the capital, and immediately took a painting and went straight to the Shuntian Mansion.

West Garden, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Zhu Youzhu handled government affairs as usual, and today he did not have many affairs in his hands, and now his attention is no longer in the north, but in the south.

Last time, his sixth sense was actually correct, the sacking of their pearl diving ship was not a pirate at all, but a revenge from Annam.

After all, Li Guang'an was an important member of the royal family of the Li Dynasty in Annam, and because Li Du'an was executed by the Ming Dynasty this time, there were greater anti-Ming forces within the Li Dynasty.

The monarch of the Li Dynasty naturally did not dare to openly start war against the Ming Dynasty, but he also allowed the anti-Ming forces to cause trouble on the southwestern border of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, he planned to live in peace with Annan, but seeing what Annan is doing now, he knows that it is time for him to prepare for a big war.

Zhu Youzhu yesterday ordered Song Min, the governor of Liangguang, to be escorted to Beijing to await trial, and immediately drafted a new personnel appointment: "Wang Yue, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, will be appointed as the governor of Liangguang, and will also be in charge of the military and political affairs of Yunnan, and the premier will be in charge of the defense of the southwest border, and he will be given the right to act cheaply!" ”

The time is also a coincidence, and now Wang Yue happens to be in Yueyan, the premier of Guangdong, and now Wang Yue is undoubtedly the best candidate to deal with the chaos in the southwest.

Although it is difficult for Annan to naturalize, with the current strength of Daming, he can indeed strike at them hard. Even if it can't overthrow the Li regime in one fell swoop, it will still hurt the vitality of the Li Dynasty.

It's just that the biggest problem now is not Mongolia, nor the Li Dynasty with wolf ambitions, but the Ming Dynasty itself, where the corruption of officialdom is already deep in the bone marrow.

If he hadn't sorted it out himself, who would have thought that a small member of the Ministry of Literature and Literature, Wai Lang, would be able to pull out the biggest nest case in the history of the Ming officialdom, and it would also tear off the ugly side of the civil official group.

"Your Majesty, Dong Shan is afraid that all the letters have been burned, and the ministers have carefully searched his house, but no relevant evidence has been found!" Wang Xiang and Du Ming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, jointly handled the case, but they came back to hand over the order.

Zhu Youzhu knew that it was already shit luck to be able to make a breakthrough from Sun Jiao, and an old fox like Dong Shan might not really make low-level mistakes, so he made another decision and said: "Sun Jiao's letter alone is not enough to convict all the officials involved, so the two of you will go and raid the Xu family together!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Xiang and Du Ming glanced at each other, and they were respectful.

Originally, they all thought that most of the stacks of letters were from the hand of Qiu Jun, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, but after reading them all, it turned out that Xu Pu was manipulating all this.

It is precisely because of this that if you want to deal with all the traitors led by Xu Pu, you really need to find some relevant evidence from Xu Pu, so that you can really catch them all and uncover the fact that these officials have formed a party.

As soon as the two left, Yin Songcheng of Shuntian Mansion came to ask for a meeting.

Things are so weird, every time Song Cheng comes, he always surprises Zhu Youji, and this time is no exception.

Zhu Youzhu listened to the statement of the black-faced young man in front of him in disbelief, and then pointed to his nose very absurdly: "What did you say? The person that Princess Ikxi is looking for when she goes to the Shuntian Mansion is me? ”

(End of chapter)