"You ......," Abahai was both shocked and angry.

"Don't get excited, Abahai envoy, the initiative is still in your hands, and if you don't agree, you will not be reluctant. Chen Wenqi wanted to capture the past, and deliberately said to Abahai: "Look at it below, just talk about it, you and I don't have to take it too seriously." A year of double tribute is not a big deal. If you look at the Goryeo Kingdom, although the Celestial Empire stipulated one tribute every three years, he took the initiative to increase it to three tributes, four tributes a year, and sometimes even six tributes. In short, it is a small tribute and a generous gift, why not? Maybe after you go back, your family Dayan Khan will reward you. ”

Rao is Abahai is shrewd and scheming, and at this time, he was also confused by Chen Wenqi's yin and yang sentences, and he didn't know which of his sentences was true and which was false. Abahai's mind spun quickly: If I promised him, if this kid really had any way to shoot at the target, wouldn't he have given them three cities for nothing? How could he explain to Dayan Khan after returning home? But Ulhan insisted that there was no other way to shoot the target beyond the range, how old was this kid? Is it even more knowledgeable than Ulhan? Impossible. He opened his mouth to ask for three cities, which is very likely to be a bluff, and he just wanted to bluff me and dare not agree, so that he could successfully achieve the goal of asking my country for a double tribute for a year. In the midst of gains and losses, luck eventually prevailed.

Abahai took the Divine Arm Bow from Wu Lihan's hand, handed it to Chen Wenqi, and said, "Can you swallow the words back even after you say them? Please. ”

Chen Wenqi did not take the bow, but asked: "Your envoy, please think clearly, can you be the home of your family Dayan Khan? The three cities are not a joke. ”

"This envoy is the deputy Khan, and the lord of the three cities can still do it, and he doesn't care about it. ”

"It's not that I 'care' about the noble envoys, but that I 'care' if I hit the target by luck, whether these three cities can really be handed over to me. ”

"If the eldest husband is hard to chase after him, how can he break your trust?" said Abahai angrily.

Chen Wenqi pursed his lips, pretended to be embarrassed and said: "In the next scholar, how can you have such a bearing as Lord Khan? I still want to be a villain first, if the noble envoy really wants to sacrifice ugliness, please make a note." ”

Chen Wenqi repeatedly postponed and refused to make a move, which made Abahai more and more convinced that Chen Wenqi was playing psychological tactics and it was impossible to hit an arrow target outside the range. When he heard that he was asked to write a note, he agreed and ordered the pen and ink to wait.

After a while, Abahai handed the note to Chen Wenqi, only to see that it read:

"On behalf of Mongolia, Jinong Abahai of Mongolia made a contract with the Ming court, if Chen Wenqi, the editor of the Han Forestry Academy of the Ming Dynasty and the former attendant of the Imperial Palace, shot an arrow target outside the range, then:

A: From now on, Mongolia will pay tribute to the Ming court twice a year according to the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and the tribute envoys will be served by the ministers of Mongolia or above;

B: Mongolia returned the three regions called Zuotunwei, Youtunwei and Ningxia Qianwei to the Ming court.

If Chen Wenqi, the editor of the Han Forestry Academy of the Ming Dynasty and the former attendant of the Imperial Palace, could not shoot an arrow target beyond the range, the Ming court promised that the above two items A and B would be automatically abolished.

Both sides pledged to keep their promises. If it is treacherous, the whole world will condemn it. ”

Chen Wenqi smiled, came to Zhu Youzhang, and presented it to Zhu Youzhu with both hands: "Your Majesty, is this book feasible?"

Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand to take it, took a cursory look at it, and then nodded, which can be regarded as approval.

Chen Wenqi took out three buckleless arrows from the quiver and said to Xu Ning, "Please General Xu borrow a sword." ”

Xu Ning didn't understand what he meant, untied the sword at his waist, and handed it to Chen Wenqi with the sword sheath.

Chen Wenqi took it with both hands and said with a smile: "Just a long sword." After that, he pulled out the sword from the sheath, "clicked" and "clicked" twice, cut off the two arrows without buckle arrows, and then returned the sword into the sheath, and handed it to Xu Ning with both hands: "Thank you, General Xu." ”

The crowd didn't understand what he meant, and just silently watched how he did it. Of course, everyone's thoughts are different, especially Abahai, although he signed the contract of "returning the city", but he did not return the city, and if Dayan Khan did not agree, he would not only be infamous for breaking the contract and taking the alliance, but Dayan Khan would also hold himself accountable for his arbitrary actions. Did Chen Wenqi's arrow shoot down the black yarn on his head or his net worth? At this time, Abahai knew that the stakes were too big, and he did not have the "capital" to bet. But it was too late, and the only thing that could be done now was to pray for the blessing of the gods and let Chen Wenqi's arrow shoot out of the target.

Chen Wenqi took the Divine Arm Bow from Abahai's hand, walked behind the unbuckled arrow inserted in the ground, held the Divine Arm Bow flat with his left hand, and held three unbuckled arrows between the four fingers of his right hand except the thumb (the one with an arrow was sandwiched between the index and middle fingers), put the tail of the arrow on the string of the Divine Arm Bow at the same time, adjusted his breath and slowly opened the bow. He didn't shoot his bow as quickly as Ullihan, and it seemed to pull back slowly with some difficulty, until the bow was like a full moon, and then stopped.

At this time, the audience was silent, so quiet that everyone could almost hear their own heartbeat.

The sound of breaking the sky suddenly sounded, "whoosh", "whoosh", "whoosh", and a long arrow shadow flew towards the arrow target in the distance like lightning.

Oh, the temporary target reporter waiting on both sides of the target ran to the target, and almost at the same time pointed the small flag in his hand to the sky - it was hit!

The crowd suddenly stirred, some people couldn't believe it, some people were surprised, some people cheered loudly, and some people were stunned. In short, it's like entering the Luohan Hall, and there are all kinds of expressions.

Abahai felt as if he had been struck by a hammer suddenly, and his body trembled slightly, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water from head to toe.

Ullihan watched the two small flags raised high, and his jaw almost fell to the ground in shock. After only a moment's hesitation, he ran wildly, and ran to the target to see that the arrowed feathered arrow was deeply inserted in the middle of the target, and two feathered arrows with the sharpened arrows fell to the ground, one less than a foot from the target, and the head of the other was almost next to the tail of the previous one.

Ullihan was an expert in using arrows, and when he saw the location of the three arrows, he suddenly realized. It turned out that this was the legendary "Ouroboros Arrow". When the castration of the first arrow is about to decline, the second arrow follows one after another, and hits the tail of the previous arrow with the shaft of the sharpened arrow, so that it regenerates its residual momentum and gains acceleration to continue to rush forward. Chen Wenqi even used the method of "three arrows tail", by hitting the first buckleless arrow twice in a row, so that it had enough impact force to insert itself into the arrow target that was one step farther than the range.

It is not too difficult to shoot three arrows in a row, so that the back arrow catches up and "links" the front arrow tail, and the top master can also do it. However, the timing of the "Ouroboros" is extremely difficult to control, the "Ouroboros" is too early, the residual potential of the front arrow has not weakened, and the impact effect is not great; the "Ouroboros" is a little late, the residual potential of the front arrow has declined, and the body of the arrow enters the throwing track due to the decrease in speed, and the impact at this time can only accelerate the front arrow into the ground.

Chen Wenqi's "three-arrow tail" stunt benefited from the gradual learning of arrows since childhood. He started with a one-stone bow and changed to a bow of the highest rank every six months. The distance of the target is also from 10 paces, and moves forward every half month. By the time he was sixteen years old, he was able to open the Divine Arm to the fullest, and the target was gradually placed two hundred and forty paces away. On this day, it was the half-moon period again, and Jing Xing, who was in charge of moving the arrow target, did not know that the arrow target had been placed to the limit of the Divine Arm Bow, and still continued to move the arrow target forward as usual before Chen Wenqi practiced shooting. When Chen Wenqi shot an arrow, he usually hit the bull's-eye with arrows, and he didn't touch the target even a few arrows. Chen Wenqi somehow, or Jing Xing inadvertently laughed at his progress not as fast as before, and then he knew that the range of the Divine Arm Bow had reached its limit. This accidental incident aroused the curiosity of the young Chen Wenqi, could it be that he could not shoot at the target of the arrow if he was one step away? Fifth uncle Chen Xiangshan was originally obsessed with martial arts, and when he heard Chen Wenqi say it, he also became interested, so the uncle and nephew pondered day and night, vowing to overcome this difficulty. Since the range of the bow is at its limit, make a fuss about the arrow. The uncle and nephew took matters into their own hands, made a few three-foot-long feather arrows, and took them to the shooting range to try, and the shooting range was indeed more than 240 paces, but because the arrow body was too long, the stability was greatly reduced, and the accuracy of the arrow was very poor. Chen Xiangshan remembered the legend of the "Ouroboros Arrow," and after thousands of improvements and exercises, he was able to find out the method of "three arrows and tails," and the "three arrows and tails" also became the "unique skills" of the uncle and nephew.

Abahai unexpectedly changed the situation, and his expression was depressed for a while, and he did not have the arrogant demeanor he had before.

Chen Wenqi asked for the jade from Xu Pu's hand, walked to the stunned Abahai, and stretched out the jade in his hand: "Envoy Abahai, please." ”

Abahai didn't stretch out his hand for a long time, but only looked at Armu. Seeing this, Almu stretched out his hand to take the jade.

Chen Wenqi stopped with his left hand: "The special envoy is here, how can he trespass? Special envoy Abahai, what did you say just now? Could it be that you want to break your trust in the world?"

Abahai was helpless, glanced at Chen Wenqi hatefully, took the jade, and Mu Ran came to the front of the dragon case where Zhu Youzhu was sitting, knelt on one knee, held the jade in both hands, presented it to the emperor, and said:

"The Mongolian tribute envoy Abahai presented jade to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live. ”

After waiting for the eunuch behind him to take over the jade bi, Zhu Youzhu raised his hand and said, "Your envoy is flat." ”

Abahai didn't hear it, didn't "flatten down", knelt on the ground and said: "The mistake of the minister's thought is a big mistake, and the Heavenly Empire should be punished." As the saying goes, adults don't care about villains, and I implore the emperor to read the ministers and other ministers who have traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute to Beijing and pardon the crimes of blasphemy such as ministers. ”

Zhu Youzhu Zhengse said: "Your envoy is aggressive in this trip, how can there be a trace of sincerity in paying tribute? If it weren't for Chen Aiqing to see through the formation and take out the jade, I'm afraid that the noble envoy would now 'stand' in front of me, declaring to me that he would no longer pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty from now on, and even cede Kaipingwei to you, right?" As for the three guards of the Hetao, it has always belonged to the Ming Dynasty, or the providence of heaven in the dark, and it will not hurt the harmony of the two countries to return it to me in this way today. After your envoy returned, he told the Great Khan of your country that he must restrain the magistrates of the three cities, treat the people well, and protect the people's livelihood, and within six months I will send someone to take over the governance of the three cities. ”

The emperor spoke with all his words, and when it came to this, no matter how much he interceded, it would be useless. Abahai thanked him and stepped aside.

"Xu and Liu, please inspect the tribute as soon as possible, determine the list of rewards, and agree on it tomorrow morning. The Chenggong envoys and all the personnel of the Chenggong mission were to receive and receive the gifts in accordance with the old practice. Zhu Youzhu continued.

"Obey. ”

"Ma and Yin, the two Aiqing, it is late today, and the Mongolian Chenggong mission will continue to stay in the school yard to rest and not be harassed; ”

"The ministers obeyed. ”

"Chen Aiqing. ”

"The minister is here. ”

"Tomorrow morning to the temple, I have something to say. ”

"Obey. ...... Today, the minister will return to the ...... with Lord Mu."

"Ahem, ahem, no need. Liu Aiqing, you will arrange for Chen Aiqing to go to the post house for a night. ”

"Obey. Liu Jian and Chen Wenqi bowed and replied.

"Drive back to the palace. ”

Early the next morning.

After more than a month, Chen Wenqi was in the Taihe Hall for the second time, and with a hazy impression, he felt a little familiar here.

The "Qionglin Martial Arts Banquet", which only had a beginning and no end, made Chen Wenqi a very "well-known" figure in the dynasty, and almost everyone in the hall recognized him as a minister of civil and military affairs, princes and nobles. And in addition to the officials who appeared yesterday to guard the school, the only person he really knows is the current national abbot, Shouning Marquis Zhang Luan.

In the Jinluan Palace, Chen Wenqi can be regarded as a maverick: in terms of background, he is still a new science and technology scholar who has just passed the first rank, and he is really a late learner; in terms of grade, he is the sixth grade of the Hanlin Academy and the imperial attendant, which is too far from the cabinet scholar and the scholar; in terms of dress, he is wearing cloth clothes (time has passed, and he can't always wear the troublesome champion robe to "show off") mango shoes, and he is even more incompatible with the python robe and jade belt and black gauze boots in the hall, which can be described as Zhu Zigui of the Manchu Dynasty and a villager.

Since he is the last to learn, and since everyone knows him, Chen Wenqi will greet him first and then give a salute, regardless of whether he is raw or cooked, and then stand behind the ministers.

This morning, sending a Mongolian tribute mission is the first priority, after all, it is always inappropriate to put 3,000 men and horses in the city. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Honglu Temple, and the Pedestrian Division performed in turn according to their respective duties, and after the court discussion, they were implemented separately until the Jinyi Guard and the Yulin avant-garde sent them out of the outer city, and it was not over.

Zhu Youzhu took a sip of the fragrant tea on the dragon case, and shouted to the hall: "Chen Aiqing." He screamed three times, but no one answered.

It turns out that the surname Chen is a Chinese wang family, and it has always been known as "Zhang Wang, Liu Li Chen, half of the people in the world", and there are many people with the surname Chen among the ministers, such as Chen Rongtao, a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and Chen Yu, a Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Zhu Youzhu is still young and has not long succeeded to the throne, so he is quite polite to the minister, and never calls him by his name easily. If there are more than two ministers with the same surname present at the same time, they will be supplemented by the title of the department where they belong, such as Chen Aiqing of the Ministry of Industry, Chen Aiqing of Dali Temple, etc. Therefore, when "Chen Aiqing" was called at this time, no one answered.

Liu Jian was guarding the school yesterday, knowing the truth of the matter, and because he cared about the students, he walked to the hall at this time, bowed his head and asked, "The emperor is Xuan Chen Wenqi, right?"

"yes, no one else came?"

"It's coming, it's coming. Liu Jian turned his head and shouted: "Chen Wenqi, the emperor announced you." ”

Chen Wenqi participated in the court meeting for the first time, and only heard the emperor call "Chen Aiqing", and if he wanted to agree, he was afraid that he would not call him, so he did not speak. Hearing the shout of the teacher, he hurriedly walked to the front, saluted the emperor, and said:

"Your Majesty, Weichen is here. ”

"Chen Aiqing, why are you standing so far?"

"Back to the emperor, how dare the guilty ministers? It is a great blessing for the ministers to listen to the emperor's edict behind all the lords. ”

After hearing this, some ministers said in their hearts, this new champion will pat the emperor's ass. However, the emperor could hear that Chen Wenqi wanted to ask for an explanation about his imprisonment. So he pretended not to know and said:

"What is Chen Aiqing's crime? Even if he is guilty, Aiqing knows the formation, takes the jade, earns the three guards, and makes great contributions to the imperial court, and it is enough to atone for the crime. ”

Zhang Luan was puzzled by Chen Wenqi's appearance at the court meeting, and when he heard this, he was even more inexplicable; if Chen Wenqi was not guilty, wouldn't it be the old man's false accusation that he was imprisoned? Moreover, he had been trapped in the cell, when did he know the formation, take the jade, and earn the three guards? So he came out of the class and played:

"Emperor Qiqi, Chen Wenqi despised the clan rules and rebelled, why did he suddenly become innocent?"

Zhu Youzhu picked up two letters from the dragon case and handed them to the eunuch standing on the side: "Take them and show them to Shouning Hou." ”

Zhang Luan opened the two pieces of letterhead and saw that it was the handwriting of Chen Wenqi's patriarch Chen Nansong, one was the note that Chen Wenqi handed over to Liu Jian to pass on to the emperor to allow Chen Wenqi to wear a red crown, and the other was to confirm that the note was a letter written by himself.

Zhang Luan looked at it and asked unwillingly: "When did the emperor get this letter?"

Zhu Youzhu said unhappily: "Shouning Hou, you are the only one in the hall who talks to me like this. Okay, I will tell you that this letter was sent to the capital by the political envoy of Hu Guangbu for 800 miles, and was delivered to the imperial study at the time of yesterday. After speaking, he looked at Chen Wenqi, and seemed to say that you don't blame me for not letting you out earlier.

"How did others set up any credit for recognizing formations, taking jade, and earning Sanwei in the Heavenly Prison?" Zhang Luan replied to the letter and questioned again.

If it weren't for Chen Aiqing's ability to see through the formation at the mercy of the Tatars, I am afraid that the majesty of my Ming Dynasty would have been damaged. Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of many of the ministers, Zhu Youzhu pointed at Xu Pu, "Xu Aiqing, you talk to the ministers." ”

Xu Pu led the order and briefly talked about how Abahai set up a formation, how to coerce the Celestial Dynasty to pay tribute to the city, how Chen Wenqi saw through the formation, took jade from the flagpole, and shot with a strong bow and Abahai Casino.

After hearing this, the hundred officials in the hall were amazed. Some people even said: "Since Chen Zhuangyuan has such skills, why doesn't he take the martial arts examination? If he participates in the martial arts, wouldn't it be as easy as finding out for things?"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. When Yin Zhi, the soldier in the crowd, heard this, his face was suddenly full of hesitation, and he glared at the man fiercely.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. In the praise of everyone, Chen Wenqi was vigilant, he crossed the crowd, walked to the front of the main hall, and said loudly: "Jumping high and shooting far away is just a slight skill, although it can be used to defend the hospital, but it is far from being used to stabilize the country and the country." When it comes to strategizing, arranging troops, galloping across the field, and dominating the situation, only great heroes like Lord Ma, General Mou, and General Xu can do it, and Chen is beyond his reach. ”

This is certainly true. But from Chen Wenqi's mouth, Ma Wensheng, Xu Ning and others felt a lot more comfortable. Otherwise, if they can't recognize the formation and can't take out the jade, they will disgrace the Celestial Empire, so why wouldn't it be a shame for their generals?

"Well, Chen Aiqing has this insight, and I am very pleased. Wei Zheng, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, once said: Horses can go on adventures, but the fields are not as good as oxen, and the strong chariots can carry heavy loads, but crossing the river is not as good as the boat. Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand in front of him and said: "My Ming court is full of officials, everyone has their strengths, neither arrogant nor arrogant. As long as the wise do their best, the brave do their best, the benevolent spread their benefits, and the believers serve their loyalty, our Ming Dynasty will be prosperous. ”

"The ministers obey the emperor's holy decree. The officials in front of the palace replied in unison.

Zhu Youzhu calmed down the hundred officials, then changed the topic and asked Chen Wenqi: "Chen Aiqing, Xinke Jinshi Shi Brown has been on vacation for nearly half, do you want to go home to visit your parents?"

The emperor asked this question cautiously, and obviously had something to say. Chen Wenqi replied:

"If the emperor is sent, the ministers should put state affairs first. ”

"Good. Zhu Youzhu took out the note written by Abahai yesterday and said:

"Although Abahai made a document to return Ningxia Qianwei, Zuotunwei, and Youtunwei to our court. However, Batumunk's abandonment of faith and righteousness is like a fulfillment, and it has become common for him to break the alliance and defeat the contract. I am confident that he will never honestly return these three lands to me. But this paper document made me a great master. No matter what the cost, I will take advantage of this opportunity to regain the lost territory and fulfill the long-cherished wish of the emperor. Do you know what I mean?"

"Forgive Weichen for being stupid, please make it clear to the emperor. ”

"I thought about it again and again, and I plan not to bother the two masters, and this matter is still up to you. ”

Rao Chen Wenqi had all kinds of preparations, but he still didn't expect the emperor to take on such a heavy responsibility by himself. He hurriedly fell to the ground and said in fear:

"Your Majesty, if you want the ministers to take the lead and charge into battle, the ministers will not give up. But the minister ordered the three armies to kill and decide, and the minister was afraid that he would not be able to catch it. I implore the emperor to think twice. ”

Chen Wenqi's concerns are not superfluous, nor are he reaching out to the emperor to "ask for an official". It is necessary to know that commanding the three armed forces not only needs "talent" but also "qualifications", and even seniority is more important than talent. Although the emperor can choose talents without sticking to one pattern and confer official titles "as he likes", he also has to "measure his qualifications" in an "orderly manner". To put it simply, even if Chen Wenqi is talented, he must accumulate military exploits little by little and be promoted step by step, otherwise the civil and military generals will not be convinced. Even if it is "reused", a new science and technology scholar like Chen Wenqi, who has just entered the temple, will be awarded a six-grade official position at best (generally, most of the new science and technology scholars will enter the Hanlin Academy, and they will be awarded a seven-rank or from the six-grade Hanlin, or they will only be a seven-rank official if they are released to the county order). Those who can rise to prominence can only climb to the emperor's relatives like Yang Guozhong, Chen Shimei and others. And the military position of Liupin is only a rank of 100 households (wartime generals) in the army, and it is impossible to order those thousands of generals and promoted officers, not to mention generals, garrisons, and guerrilla generals.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said: "With Aiqing's literary talent and martial arts, and Tao strategy, he should be able to take on this important task." But after all, when you first enter the temple, the foundation is not strong, and your concerns are normal. I've chosen a boss for you, but he's only at the helm for you, and it's up to you to show up and charge. ”

As soon as he heard that someone was at the helm, Chen Wenqi was immediately relieved, and replied without hesitation: "As long as someone is at the helm, the rest of the things will be on Weichen." ”

Zhu Youzhu turned his head and said to Huai En, the eunuch who was standing beside him, "Since Chen Aiqing has no opinion, let's announce the decree." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Wynne agreed, walked up to His Majesty Dan, unfolded the holy decree in his hand, and read it in a sharp voice:

"Fengtian carries the emperor's system and says: Hanlin Academy is the editor and the imperial attendant Chen Wenqi, Wen Tao Wuluo, moral integrity, and the five martial arts generals are hereby crowned. Chin this. Sealed on March 27 of the third year of Hongzhi. ”

"Thank you, Lord Ron. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. Long live Qiyu, Weichen is a scholar, and he really doesn't dare to hold a military position, so he implores the emperor to take back his life. Chen Wenqi said with sincerity.

"'Governing the country and securing the country, the emphasis is on strategizing to win thousands of miles away, if the country needs, civil officials can also give orders, and military generals can also govern the temple', this sentence was said by Chen Aiqing himself, but I still remember it vividly. What's more, Chen Aiqing is outstanding in martial arts, how can he not be qualified for martial arts?" Zhu Youzhu was not in a hurry or annoyed, still smiling.

"Yes, there are many precedents for civilians to govern the army. Not to mention, Yu Qian, the former secretary of the Ministry of Young Guards, who was posthumously "suppressed" last year, is not from a civilian background? Not to mention that General Chen is capable of civil and military affairs, and the emperor is extremely wise. Besides, the emperor's golden mouth and jade words, how can there be any reason to 'take back the fate'? General Chen should not shirk it. Ma Wensheng wished that there would be one more fierce general in the military department, so he quickly agreed. Of course, he was also afraid that Chen Wenqi would try his best to shirk and annoy the emperor, and he wanted to help him turn around.

As soon as Chen Wenqi thought about it, he stopped squeaking.

Zhu Youzhu saw that he no longer shirked, so he raised his chin to Huai En.

Huai En said again in front of His Majesty Dan: "The emperor dictated, General Wude, the Hanlin Academy and the imperial attendant Chen Wenqi to accept the envoys, led 20,000 elite soldiers, 5,000 elite "Shenji Battalion", with ten "Tiger Cannons" and ten "Fire Dragon Cars" (*****), to Ningxia Qianwei and Ningxia Zuotunwei and Youtunwei to go through the formalities for the transfer of governance with Mongolia, and set off on a certain day. Chin this. ”

"Obey. ”

After the end of the early dynasty, Zhu Youzhu left Chen Wenqi and Ma Wensheng to continue to discuss the strategy and details of accepting the three guards of the Hetao. In the end, Zhu Youzhu took a roll of yellow silk from the dragon case, handed it to Chen Wenqi and said:

"This is the commander I have chosen with you, and you will only be able to hand him this command at that time. ”

Chen Wenqi unfolded it and took a look, and he was busy putting it into his arms.

"Chen Aiqing, accept Sanwei, there is no need to worry, you must keep your promise and wait until six months later. It's too early, do you want to go home to visit your parents first?" Zhu Youzhu asked again.

"Your Majesty, state affairs are important. Wei Chen was appointed for the first time, and he felt a great responsibility, so he intended to go west as soon as possible, inspect the customs and customs of the border people along the way, increase some experience, and at the same time facilitate the secret observation of the movements of the Tatars, know themselves and the enemy, and be able to grasp the initiative. ”

Zhu Youzhu Longyan was delighted, and said: "It's hard for Aiqing to give up his family for the country like this, I am very pleased. In this case, I told Tao Lu, the political envoy of Hu Guangbu, to send someone to report the safety of the two old people, and then allow leave to visit relatives when Aiqing returned from his westward journey. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. If the emperor allows his ministers to go west, he will ask the military department to select a capable general, lead the troops and horses to set off on schedule, and then meet with the commander. ”

"Exactly. Ma Aiqing, look at ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister plans to elect Lu Wan, a member of the Arsenal Division, as his deputy general. This person is a 23-year jinshi of Chenghua, and he is in the year of his establishment, and he is brave and strategic, if he assists General Chen to lead his troops westward, he will definitely not dishonor the emperor's order. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded to indicate the quasi-play, pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "Chen Aiqing, since you are traveling westward in micro-service, you can't bring more with your entourage." ”

"The minister intends to go alone, so as not to be swaggering. ”

"It's inevitable that there will be a lot of inconvenience when you go on the road alone. In this way, I will give you a gold medal, and when you see this gold medal, if you see me bowing, you can control local officials and raise soldiers and horses from all walks of life for your use. ”

Chen Wenqi hurriedly fell to the ground and thanked Lord Longen.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Chen Wenqi, who was about to go west, and said earnestly:

"Chen Aiqing, this western tour is a great responsibility, I give you a gold medal, and allow you to control local officials and promote soldiers and horses from all walks of life, which shows my great trust in Aiqing. But water can carry a boat and can also capsize a boat, I will send you a passage from the Yongle Emperor's ancestor, hoping that you will warn yourself and introspect: 'Whoever is an envoy and is ordered to go out, and the four directions must be cautious. Confucius said: It is shameful to do oneself, to be in all directions, not to dishonor the king's life, and to be a scholar. And waiting for obedience is the word. If you indulge in wanton desires, pretend to be a mission, and abuse your subordinates, you will be humiliated by the court. From now on, they either hold the book, or are ordered to send envoys, or Cui supervises the affairs of the general affairs, and the officials where they are located, the military and the people are in solidarity, and they consult one by one. ’”

Chen Wenqi said with sincere fear: "The ministers should remember the emperor's holy edict and live up to the emperor's trust." ”

After Zhu Youzhu finished explaining, his mood was relaxed for a while, and he said to Chen Wenqi with a smile:

"In the past, Xin Jiaxuan had a word cloud: raise his head to the northwest floating clouds, leaning on the sky and thousands of miles with a long sword. Chen Aiqing participated in the entrance examination as a weak scholar, presumably unarmed?"

Chen Wenqi nodded.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at the little eunuch standing beside him, the little eunuch bowed slightly to him, turned around and took out a sword from inside. Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand to take it, handed it to Chen Wenqi, and said:

"Chen Aiqing knows the array and earns three guards, the credit is not small, and I don't reward gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, so I will give you a sword. ”

Chen Wenqi kowtowed again, took the sword with both hands, looked down, and recognized the name of this sword as "Painted Shadow", which was one of the two famous swords used by the legendary ancient tribal leader Zhuan. Although I have heard about it for a long time, I have never thought to see it, and it is really unexpected that I have become its owner today.

When he was happy, Zhu Youzhu said: "After Chen Aiqing is done, you can choose a day to set off, and you don't need to say hello to me anymore." Today, I have a song of seven laws, and I should be a strong man for Aiqing. He said:

"Mingzhi cut the drum out of Juyong, and relied on the Shibian city to follow the ten thousand horsemen. Every meal has not forgotten the giant deer, and a compilation has now exhausted Lulong. The line of specialization and external relief and planning, return to the respect of the former theory of folding. Mo Dao scholar has no swordsmanship, and he spits hibiscus in the frost color. ”

(Note: The author of this poem, Zhu Duojiong, a member of the Ming imperial family, was born and died, and his deeds are unknown, which seems to be later than Zhu Youzhang.) For the needs of the storyline, I sincerely ask readers to forgive me. ）