The atmosphere in the court was tense to the extreme, and even Yu Qian felt it in the middle of the matter.

Officials below the fifth grade are cautious, walking on thin ice, for fear that one will not be able to do it well and come to a big purge.

The officials above the fifth grade were resentful, but [Tang Sai'er] had not passed a few years. The officials at the level of the Eastern Province were almost slaughtered, and no one wanted to be a bird.

The court fell into an eerie calm, but this calm did not make people feel at ease, but there was a kind of precursor to the coming storm.

Fortunately, the explosive barrel did not explode, and everything originated from Chubby's reconciliation.

However, it was only temporarily stabilized, and the contradiction was not eliminated, but it was just forbearance.

Li Qing knew that sooner or later it would explode!

……

The days passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.

The winter in Beiping is as cold as ever, and the officials are trembling to the court, trembling to the court, and they are all abiding by the rules, although no one complains, but it makes people feel a little uneasy.

It's time for annual leave and red envelopes, and no one wants to have much to do at this juncture for the New Year.

The retainers continued to endure.

In the twenty-second year of Yongle, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

According to the usual practice, Zhu Di sent red envelopes to hundreds of officials, but this time he did not draw cakes again, and went back to rest after his routine.

The ministers greeted the New Year, sent greetings, received red envelopes, bid farewell to the emperor, and left the palace, everything was so harmonious, but there was a sense of disobedience.

Everyone is acting, and it's very fake.

~

Yongqing Marquis Mansion.

Li Qing's craftsmanship of building snowmen has skyrocketed, and although the three snowmen are not vivid, they are also seven points similar.

Unfortunately, the sun is high and the snowman doesn't last long.

"Look at it, look at it, don't you look like it?" Li Qingyang was complacent.

Wan Ling grinned and said, "It's not like ours." ”

"The three of you pile one, and I pile three of them, of course the effect is not as good as you." Li Qing shook his head with a smile and patted the snow on his hands, "I'll go out and come back before evening." ”

"Where is Mr. going for the New Year?" Red Sleeves took a big coat and draped it on him, "How can there be a visit to the door on the New Year?" ”

"Go see Sanbao, he'll leave tomorrow." Li Qing stretched his body, "I guess I want to drink some wine, and dinner will be according to your appetite." ”

…

Sam Bao was half-lying on a chair basking in the sun, he was already in his fifties with gray hair, and he had been adrift at sea all year round, making him look much older than his peers.

A person who is older than the New Year, just basking in the sun quietly, looks lonely and desolate.

"Three treasures," Li Qing called.

Sanbao opened his eyes from the fake sleep, saw that it was Li Qing coming, got up and smiled: "Mr. is here?" ”

Li Qing smiled and put the gift on the table aside, and wondered, "What about the next person?" ”

"Oh, it's not the New Year, I'll let them go back for the New Year." Sambo invited him into the house.

"No, it's good to just bask in the sun here." Li Qing moved a chair from the table and sat down, "Ming'er will leave?" ”

Sanbao nodded: "Shi Jinqing of the old port died of illness, and the emperor ordered me to go over and let Shi Jisun take his father's place, and I have to catch the monsoon in the second half of the year, and time is running out." ”

"Good work." Li Qing said softly.

Old Port: Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, this trip is not close.

"It's nothing, I'm used to it." Sanbao's smile was very healing, "Although I have suffered a little over the years, I have also been magnificent, and it is not in vain to go through the world." ”

He is still so open-minded, decades have passed, he has become just an age, and his pure heart has never changed.

"I'll send you." Li Qing said.

"yes, okay." San Baole nodded, "The emperor rewarded me with imperial wine, do you want to drink some?" ”

"Okay!"

Everyone in the house was sent back for the New Year, and there was no decent appetizer, but the two of them were very happy.

As soon as people get older, they like to talk about the past, and Li Qing is no exception.

The young man in the past is now half a hundred years old, which is really embarrassing.

"Sanbao, do you want to go to sea in the second half of the year?" Li Qing asked.

"Hmm." Sambo put down his glass, "The trade goods are almost ready, and they will probably depart in July." ”

After a pause, "I'm going to go farther this time and see if I can find the sweet potatoes that Mr. said." ”

"Any clues?" Li Qing is far from understanding the current world pattern of the Three Treasures, after all, he is not even familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"No," San Bao shook his head, and then smiled again, "Yongle rice and Yongle beans both exist, which proves that what Mr. said in that book is true, since sweet potatoes exist, I am confident that I can find them." ”

Li Qing said sincerely: "Daming has you, how fortunate it is!" ”

"Sir exalted me too much." Sanbao said with a smile, "Sanbao's achievements today all depend on the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, if there is no emperor's eloquence, how can I be remarkable?" ”

Li Qing laughed heartily: "Although the emperor is sage, but ...... Your merits cannot be overlooked, thousands of years later, Zheng He's feat of going to the West will still be celebrated. ”

Sambo's eyes lit up, "Really? ”

……

The next day, Sanbao set off and Li Qing saw him off.

When he returned home, Li Qing continued to lie on the corpse, ignoring what was happening outside the window.

The migration of people from the south to the north continues, and smuggling has not been eradicated.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhu Di began to discuss the Northern Expedition again.

Hundreds of officials dissuaded, but Zhu Di did not listen.

In fact, now there is no need for the Northern Expedition, and the Tatars and Warats are greatly damaged, and they dare not invade the Ming Dynasty at all.

Of course, Zhu Di understood, but his Northern Expedition was not for war, but to take advantage of the Northern Expedition to lead the troops to personally recruit and consolidate the imperial power by controlling the army, so as to control the court situation.

Emperor Wu's authority was much greater than that of Emperor Wen.

Zhu Di doesn't want to let go of power, even if he dies tomorrow, he has to hold power firmly in his hands today.

The civilian-official group can naturally see that if it was placed in the past, they would not dare to block it strongly, but now it is different, Zhu Di is old, and their courage is also strong.

As a result, the opposition has been unprecedentedly strong.

For a time, the impeachment of Zhu Di was full of sparse performances, such as: great joy, labor and money, hollowing out the national strength of the Ming Dynasty......

Zhu Di didn't care, he didn't send it: I just want to lead the troops, and the king of heaven can't stop it, I said.

The balance that Xiaopang worked so hard to maintain was broken in an instant by Zhu Di.

Seeing that the performance was useless, the ministers simply scolded them in person, and spit flew above the court.

Zhu Di is not used to it, he is punished lightly, scolded heavily, and scolded Guan Zhaojiao.

The contradictions between the two sides broke out completely, and no one let anyone.

~

At the beginning of March, it was supposed to be the day of the expedition, but Zhu Di did not leave.

- The cochin is messed up.

Lê Li, who rebelled in the Blue Mountains, launched an attack on the Ming army, and Nghe An almost fell.

Jiaozhi political envoy Huang Fu Shangshu: "The reason why Jiaozhi resisted so fiercely was because the eunuch Ma Qi was brutal, forcing people to rebel;

After causing trouble, Ma Qi committed suicide because he was afraid of the emperor's punishment;

Le Le has occupied parts of Nghe An province and is currently quelling the rebellion. 》

When Zhu Di saw this letter, he was keenly aware that there was something greasy in it.

A eunuch stirred up a mess and forced people to rebel?

Zhu Di didn't believe this kind of thing, not that the eunuch Ma Qi was good, but that Ma Qi didn't have so much energy at all, even if he was really bad, it would be difficult to cause such a big mess.

A terrible fact is in front of us: the political envoys of Jiaozhi and the generals of the town guard have joined forces, and not only that, but they also have close ties with certain people in the DPRK and China, and they have united the front.

Cochin is the lifeblood of Western trade, and it is the place where treasure ships are supplied, and once Cochin is lost, Western trade will be greatly hindered or even stranded.

Zhu Di was furious, why Jiaozhi had an accident, it was all because of Western trade.

He's still alive, and this group of people dare to be so arrogant, if he dies, he won't have to make a fuss?

Zhu Di immediately made a decision, and immediately sent Zhang Fu to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, and at the same time taught the opportune time, and after the rebellion was quelled, he brought back the political envoy and the town guard general.

If you don't kill, you can't do it!

……

Li Qing got busy, busy dispatching military supplies with Zhang Fu and Xia Yuanji.

Yu Qian was also caught by Li Qing, and he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground.

After being busy for more than a month, Zhang Fu set off.

After finishing these, Zhu Di's birthday has also arrived.

Zhu Di wanted to go on the expedition immediately, but Chubby wanted to celebrate his father's birthday.

After a few days of delays, Zhu Di agreed.

As people get older, they cherish their family affection, and Zhu Di doesn't want to miss the opportunity to get close to his children and grandchildren.

The emperor's birthday, but it is a great event, and the palace is busy inside and outside.

Even Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, came from the domain from thousands of miles away.

Han King Zhu Gaoxu didn't come, and since he became a vassal for the second time, he doesn't seem to have any intention of recognizing Zhu Di's father.