In the evening, the Forbidden City in the twilight reveals some of the most outstanding architectural craftsmanship of the era.

The red walls of the Forbidden City are a rare wall color of this era, and the yellow glazed tiles give the palaces the power of the gods and kings, and this palace surrounded by walls is like an independent kingdom.

The group came out of the royal garden with beautiful lakes and mountains, and entered the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City, where the Imperial Forest Army and the Jinyi Guards had already been on guard.

Zhu Youzhu took the dragon chariot out of the Xiyuan Gate, that is, he saw the Xihua Gate opposite, and he had adapted to the current life of "leaving early and returning late".

It's just that the mood at the moment is actually a little frustrated, and I just happened to meet a super big fish, and as a result, my fishing line was broken again.

As a qualified angler, you can't just be satisfied with "not the air force", but constantly challenge yourself and catch some "giants" that can shock the world.

Unfortunately, the line broke down again. This feeling is like having a spring dream in a previous life, but suddenly being woken up by a roommate, how discouraged do you say?

Zhu Youzhu knew that if he wanted to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, it would be unreliable to rely only on Bai Ang, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, and he would have to work hard to find better natural fibers, or make a major breakthrough in chemical experiments.

Zhu Ji seemed to be very conscientious and strictly guarded in this mecca, but today was different, and suddenly knelt down in the middle of the road and handed over the recital: "Your Majesty, the minister has a request, please read it yourself!" ”

"Commander Zhu, didn't you deliberately disturb Your Majesty's rest?" Liu Jin saw that Zhu Ji was actually handing over the music in front of him at this time, and he couldn't help but reprimand.

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand lightly towards Liu Jin, then looked at Zhu Ji who was kneeling on the ground and said lightly: "Submit it!" ”

Liu Jin actually knew that His Majesty didn't like this Jinyi Guard's commander, but when he heard that Zhu Youzhu had already spoken, he hurriedly closed his mouth, and stepped forward to forward the song.

The dragon chariot just stopped, but did not let go.

Zhu Ji saw that his recital had been handed over to Zhu Youji, so he made a request: "The father-in-law of the minister, Shao Bao Yu Qian, was rehabilitated by the first emperor, and now I ask Your Majesty to give you a nickname, a plaque, and a national sacrifice!" ”

In the defense of Beijing City, Yu Qian and Shi Heng made great contributions.

After the Tumubao Incident, Yu Qian, the left attendant of the military department, became the supreme commander of the defense of the capital.

He asked the imperial court to issue an order to transfer the north and south of Beijing, Henan to prepare the army, Shandong and Nanjing coastal to prepare the Japanese army, Jiangbei and Beijing to the provinces of the grain army, at the same time the northern provinces sent a total of more than 100,000 troops to Shuntianfu, and brought the rice grain from the Tongzhou granary back to the capital, and now it can be said that there are many soldiers and enough food.

In addition, Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard relied on by Yingzong, was killed by civilian officials, and Zhao Rong, the commander of the 3,000 battalions, was imprisoned, and all those who had military power and were loyal to Yingzong were suppressed.

The nine guards of Beijing were no longer martial artists or eunuchs, but were replaced by border generals such as Shi Heng, Liu Ju and Tang Jie, or local generals such as Sun Bo and Tao Jin.

On October 11, he first led a large army to Beijing and demanded a huge reward from the Ming court in exchange for Yingzong.

Faced with asking for a huge reward first, Yu Qian refused to refuse, but he already intended to give up Yingzong.

As for the generals guarding the gates, they have always been in a state of hostility with the Mongols, and even their ancestors died under the Mongol sword, and now with the favor of the civilian clique, it is naturally unlikely that they will open the city gates.

After all, he was a foreigner, and when he saw that he could not exchange a large amount of money for Yingzong, he wanted to take Beijing City for himself, and immediately sent his younger brother Polo and the general Ping Zhangqing to attack Xizhimen.

In this battle, the most outstanding performance was actually Shi Heng.

Shi Heng in the ninth year of Xuande hereditary Kuanhewei command, because of his tall body, good at riding horses and archery, similar to Guan Gong's bravery, soon stood out in the Datong army, served as the general of Datong to assist the general of Datong Wu Jinbo Zhu Mian for more than ten years.

Because of his wisdom and bravery, he was brave and good at fighting, and the people of the time called him "although Heng was a partial general, the court regarded him as a handsome".

In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, he also led the army to attack first, and the general Wu Jinbo Zhu Mian and Xining Marquis Song Ying died in Yanghekou, and the general Shi Heng fled back alone.

Although the imperial court retained his position as the general of Datong, the governor was demoted to the commander of the Tongzhi, and the imperial court required him to recruit troops in the local area to make meritorious service and atone for his crimes.

Although Shi Heng was condemned by the imperial court, the imperial court also knew that the responsibility did not lie with Shi Heng, and judging from Shi Heng's military exploits in Datong for more than ten years, it can be said that he was the first brave general of the Ming Dynasty.

Shi Heng was recalled to the capital "King Qin" along with other border army generals, and Zhu Qiyu, the supervisor of the state, promoted Shi Heng to the right governor, took charge of the five army camps, and was named Wu Qingbo.

In this battle, Xizhimen, Deshengmen and Changyi Gate were attacked, among which Deshengmen was the most violent.

Shi Heng was stationed at Desheng Gate, Shi Heng led Shi Biao, Fan Guang and other generals to charge forward, successfully resisted the attack of Wara, and when Changyi Gate was attacked, Shi Heng personally led the army to support.

On October 14, seeing that the Ming court did not agree to the huge reward, he did not even bargain with him, and that it was impossible for him to capture the city of Beijing, so he finally chose to sack the land of Gyeonggi and returned.

From October 11, when the Wara army came to the west of Beijing, to October 14, when the Wara army was repulsed at the Changyi Gate, the battle lasted three days and three nights, and the Ming army successfully defended the city of Beijing.

Whether it was Yu Qian, who stood up to abandon Zhu Qizhen and supported Zhu Qiyu, or Shi Heng, who showed courage in the defense of Beijing City, they did not end well in the end.

After the restoration of Yingzong, Emperor Jingtai was deposed from the throne, and Yu Qian was impeached by the Kedao Yanguan for planning to welcome the son of King Xiang and sentenced to be executed.

Although Shi Heng was the beneficiary of Yingzong's capture, he was a general of Datong in the Yingzong Dynasty for more than ten years, and finally became an important participant in the rebellion to seize the door, so he was knighted as the Duke of Zhongguo.

It's just that Shi Heng's military power is too heavy, whether it is Yingzong who thinks about the throne or the civil official group who thinks about status, they don't allow such a powerful figure to exist.

However, Shi Heng's nephew Shi Biao and others did not restrain themselves, because Shi Biao was found to have a private embroidered python dragon coat and was sat down to rebel, Shi Heng was robbed of his house and sent to prison, and died of illness in prison.

It is precisely because of this that Yu Qian and Shi Heng were originally the two most outstanding heroes in the defense of Beijing, but as a result, Yu Qian still has no name, and Shi Heng is still a criminal minister.

"Yu Shaobao's name is very important, I have to think carefully about this matter, you should step down!" When Zhu Youzhu heard that it was Yu Qian's name, he decided to drag it down.

Zhu Ji hesitated for a moment, but directly petitioned: "Your Majesty, the minister's father-in-law, Shao Bao Yu Qian, at the time of the Ming Dynasty's crisis, set the court disputes internally, and resist the strong enemies outside, which can be described as a great contribution!" The nickname should be Wenzheng, with Hengtai Temple! ”

Wenzheng? Worthy of the temple?

Liu Jin was originally annoyed that Zhu Ji was entangled, but after hearing this request, he also secretly swallowed and spit.

The nickname began in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which refers to the death of a person with a relatively high social status, and the descendants will be evaluated according to their life deeds, and the words will be praised or degraded, and the number of words ranges from one to more than twenty words.

It was not until the Han Dynasty that the three dukes and the marquis were eligible for the nickname. In the Tang Dynasty, the scope has been expanded to: more than three rank of official and above and above the second rank of loose official.

In the Ming Dynasty, due to the widespread popularity of the literati class, there is no longer a threshold for the nickname, and it depends entirely on the willingness of the emperor or the imperial court.

The highest nickname in the Song Dynasty was loyalty, which was the nickname of Zhao Pu, the first hero of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, so the nickname pursued by Wenchen was "literature".

It's just that there is an unsuccessful thing in the civil official group - Qin Hui, although Qin Hui's nickname was later changed to "ridiculous and ugly", but after all, it is still "stolen".

In this dynasty, the highest title of the military general is still to continue to use the loyal military, but the highest title of the civil minister is Wenzheng, so the ideal of many literati is "born Jin Taifu, dead Wenzheng".

Wen Zheng is actually Wen Zhen, in the Song Dynasty in order to avoid the name of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen and changed to "Wen Zheng", and the reason why this nickname can replace the top position in the literature is that the biggest credit is Fan Zhongyan who "worries about the world first, and enjoys the joy of the world after the world".

In the eyes of current historians, "the first Confucianism discussed the figures of the Song Dynasty, with Fan Zhongyan as the first", but they believe that the defeat of the Song Dynasty stemmed from the emperor's insistence on allowing Fan Zhongyan to implement the new policy.

It's just that the two most important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Song Lian and Li Shanchang, were implicated in the Hu Weiyong case, Song Lian was exiled, and Li Shanchang was beheaded, so he didn't even have a nickname.

Since the first two do not have the nickname of Wenzheng, it is naturally difficult for the civil officials in the back to use this nickname, even if Yang Shiqi also gets the nickname of "Wenzhen".

As for why Wenzhen can be used again? You can't really use the sword of Shang Fang of the Song Dynasty to kill the officials of the Ming Dynasty!

It's just that Zhu Ji asked for the nickname "Wenzheng" for Yu Qian, and he also deserves to enjoy the Taimiao. It's not that Yu Qian is not worthy of "Wenzheng", but this request is not appropriate from Zhu Ji's mouth.

Not to mention that the founding of the Ming Dynasty has never had such a high name, and this matter should not be brought up by Zhu Ji, the son-in-law, it is easy to make things deteriorate.

"What kind of nickname should be given to Yu Shaobao, I will think about it, you don't need to bother with this matter!" Zhu Youzhu was too lazy to open the recital, and said with displeasure.

Zhu Ji knew that he had offended Zhu Youji, and immediately prostrate on the ground and explained: "The minister just wants to express the minister's wishes, and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness!" ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't want to have a seizure because of this little thing, so he moved his fingers gently.

Liu Jin saw that Zhu Youzhu was leaving, and immediately urged the team to enter the Xihua Gate.

"Please give your majesty a generous gift!" Zhu Ji watched Zhu Youzhu leave, and immediately petitioned again.

Zhu Youji's brows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly felt a kind of unhappiness in his heart, and at the same time he secretly had a headache.

In fact, he had to face not only Yu Qian's nickname, but also Shi Heng's rehabilitation.

Unlike Yu Qian, who is backed by the civil official group, although Shi Heng is a martial artist, he has no background after all, but he is a military general who relies on military merits in the local government.

Shi Biao's rebellion case is undoubtedly planted by someone with a heart who wants to bring down Shi Heng.

Although he can't fully substitute the thinking of a military general in this era, if he really wants to rebel, he is more about thinking about how to implement it and how to cultivate his own selection team, rather than preparing a useless dragon robe early.

Judging from the fact that Shi Biao's son was only demoted to a commoner in the end, it is enough to show that Shi Biao's rebellion is not true, at least Yingzong does not think it is a rebellion.

Zhu Youzhu knew that later generations believed that Yu Qian was the first hero to save the Ming Dynasty, and he continued his life for the Ming Dynasty for 200 years.

Although Yu Qian's merits cannot be denied, in that Beijing Garrison City, the real key is a fierce general like Shi Heng, as well as a group of soldiers who are willing to sacrifice.

Now elevating Yu Qian is indeed conducive to the allegiance of the civil official group, but history has long proved that the civil official group is actually a group of kneeling ministers, and the reason why they defended Beijing with all their might back then may be out of their own interests.

Although Xu Hui, Liu Dingzhi and others, who had just entered the officialdom, proposed to move south, a group of important ministers' family wealth was in the capital, and a group of martial artists were entrenched in the capital for a hundred years, even if the Empress Dowager Sun's family was in Shandong, how could these people not abide by the city of Beijing?

Why Chongzhen couldn't move to the capital back then, although it was related to Chongzhen's indecisive character, the interests of the civil official group and the military general group had long been bound to Beijing City.

It is precisely like this, even if the defense of Beijing City was for the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, but it was not a self-defense action of the civil official group to protect property?

Like Yue Fei's Northern Expedition, although it ultimately failed, the slogan of the people was "welcome back the two emperors", and as a result, the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, who had a million heroes, did not care about it in the face of only 70,000 troops.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were transferred from all over the country to Beijing, and they once wanted to burn down the granary of Tongzhou, considering more of their own interests, but there was no plan to welcome back Yingzong, and even wanted to refuse to welcome back Yingzong in the end.

Zhu Youzhu knew that Yu Qian was a hero of Huaxia, but he was still one step behind Yue Fei. As a suitable emperor, you have to consider more about the interests of the entire dynasty and what kind of example Huaxia needs.

Yu Qian was certainly the greatest hero of the defense of Beijing, but after all, he never thought of welcoming back the Ying Sect, or even preventing the vanguard of the Ying Sect, so he needed to pour some cold water. What's more, now the Ming army does not need a civilian official like Yu Qian to grab military power with him, but needs a fierce general like Shi Heng, and a group of soldiers who have the courage to sacrifice to defend the city.

Zhu Youzhi did not intend to give Yu Qian Wenzheng a nickname, or even a slight blow, but to rehabilitate Shi Heng, and even to pay tribute to the hundreds of soldiers who sacrificed to defend the city.

"Your Majesty, I think Zhu Ji is a bit abnormal today! Not to mention that this request is excessive, and the words and deeds just now are easy to anger Your Majesty, he shouldn't be so ignorant! After Liu Jin stayed away from Xihua Gate, he said his judgment.

If Zhu Youzhu nodded understandingly, he actually felt that Yu Qian's behavior today was strange.

Although later generations highly admired Yu Qian, it is clear in this era that Yu Qian finally gave up Yingzong, and even the civil official group did not dare to push Yu Qian to such a height.

Zhu Youzhu suddenly realized that he was still holding the note presented by Zhu Ji in his hand, and when he opened it, he said with a gloomy face: "You go back and tell Qin Conggui!" Let him not just stare at Zhu Ji alone, let him stare everyone in Zhu Ji's family to death, I need to know his every move, especially who to contact! ”

Liu Jin knew that Zhu Youzhu had been investigating Zhu Ji, but there had been no breakthrough, so he hurriedly said yes.

Long Yuan passed through Renshou Palace as usual, but the Queen Mother had already sent a eunuch to wait here to invite Zhu Youji, so she turned into Renshou Palace.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you can spare some time tomorrow?" The Queen Mother was still charming, and asked softly.

Zhu Youzhi has been in contact with the Queen Mother for a lot of time now, and his demeanor seems to be more casual: "Queen Mother, I don't know what's going on?" ”

"Three hundred show girls will enter the palace tomorrow, and the mourning family wants you to show your face!" The Queen Mother already regarded Zhu Youzhu as a relative, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

(End of chapter)