Bright Spring

After a while, Cao Fu took Huang Yan's secret letter to Qi Tai according to Zhu Gaoxu's wishes.

Qi Tai looked at it, and immediately said: "When Eunuch Cao saw Huang Yan, what was his demeanor? What about when he was about to be arrested?"

Cao Fu showed Huang Yan's appearance in detail and said it again.

Qi Tai asked: "Are you sure he didn't pretend on purpose?"

Cao Fu thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's not an act. Our family has known him for many years, and this person has always been fake and smart. How can he pretend so much?"

Qi Tai cupped his hands and said to his superior: "My lord, please release Huang Taiping immediately and let him return to Zhangde Mansion to return to his command."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said: "As per the plan of Qibutang, Cao Fu, you go and deliver the decree."

Cao Fu hurriedly said: "Your maid obeys the order."

(Tianjin)

9 chapter nine secret letter

The eunuch Cao Fu rushed out of the main hall, holding the hem of his robe.Qi Tai turned his head and glanced at Cao Fu, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is decisive, I admire you."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Qi Butang has strategy, isn't that your idea?"

Qi Tai bent down and said, "The subject is just the opinion of the family, and the one who decides is still the Holy One."

He thought for a while and said, "If there is a minister in the imperial court, if you can really ask useful things from Huang Taiping, or if you can verify what Zhao Wang said in his letter, you are deceiving the emperor; I am afraid that Zhao Wang will not dare to send Huang Taiping to the capital, and even more so." Don't want to take such a big risk.

The minister also speculated that King Zhao is unlikely to collude with the Mongols. What can the Mongols give King Zhao?Although the Holy Majesty is majestic, he cares about King Zhao and never persecutes him.Zhao Wang has become a prince, so he will not take risks.

What's more, the letter brought by the Tatars is such a confidential matter, how dare you use the "flower boy" of the Wuliangha people?The officials of the Northern Department of the Guarding Department only provoked Gu Sheng with the matter of making a lot of money, and the flower boy immediately angrily said everything, confessing to sending gold and secret letters to Zhao Wang's mansion.The flower boy is such an unreliable person, how can the Tatar dignitaries ask him to do big things? "

Zhu Gaoxu praised, "That's the reason."

Qi Tai said again, "In the early days of Yongle, Emperor Taizong entrusted King Zhao to Beiping. At the beginning of Wude, King Zhao took the initiative to ask for an order to move his residence to Zhangde. Therefore, I think that if there is no real evidence, the most important thing is to appease King Zhao.

After returning to Zhangde, Huang Taiping will tell the details of his trip to Beijing.Huang Taiping was first arrested by a eunuch, but now he was released without torture, probably not necessarily in prison.King Zhao knew from this that the Holy One did not doubt King Zhao. "

Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this, and then said calmly, "This time I am going on a hunting trip to the north, so I don't need to go to Qibutang. The cabinet needs you to sit in charge. I am more at ease when you are in the court."

Qi Tai bowed and said, "The minister received the decree, and it is determined that he will try his best to deal with all things as the Holy One."

Zhu Gaoxu said again, "Let Qi Guogong accompany you, let him go out for a walk together, so as not to think that I have forgotten him."

Qi Tai responded with a bow, but did not comment.After a while, Qi Tai talked about the secret letter from the Tatars again, "It seems that Huang Yan wrote the letter for the Tatars, and the contents should be true."

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the secret letter from the Tatar tribe and read it carefully again.

The content is very simple. It is said that Alutai will soon send people to the Ming court to ask the emperor for permission to allow the families and subordinates of the Tatar leaders living in Hami to return home by way of Shanxi.As soon as the imperial court allowed, Huang Yan asked Gu Sheng for help, and spent some money to manage the officials who escorted the Tatar family members, so that the Han people would not embarrass the family members, and sent more people to take care of them.

Qi Tai's voice said, "It is stated in the letter that we must first wait for the imperial court to allow the Tatar family members to excuse us; then we ask the people in the Zhao Palace to take care of them. We did not ask the people in the palace to go against the court's wishes. This matter itself is not a big problem. Hurry up and send Huang Taiping here, because I am afraid that the imperial court will be suspicious."

"Among the Tatars living in Hami, are there any important people?" Zhu Gaoxu pondered.

Qi Tai pondered for a while, and then said, "The Holy Majesty's concerns are indeed justified. Among the Mongols, the Tatars are the most hostile to the Ming Dynasty. The war has just passed for a few years. Now, Alutai is willing to send envoys to pay tribute to the remnants of the west. He also sent a special trip to contact the people in Zhao Wangfu, and he has to make arrangements in private. It can be seen that Arutai attaches great importance to it. "

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly, "Guess who it is."

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other.Zhu Gaoxu immediately thought of the descendants of Ben Yali, the great khan of all Mongolia, who had lost his sweat in the past that his son-in-law He Kuixi had mentioned.

Now the signs of the Tatars' movements are becoming more and more obvious; except for Ben Yali's sweaty son, Zhu Gaoxu really can't think of anyone who is worthy of Arutai's efforts to rescue.However, when He Kuixi made this statement, there were very few things to refer to.Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that this He Kuisi was quite imaginative.

"Is he the son of Benjali who lost his sweat?" Qi Tai asked in his voice.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's possible. Ben Yali Shihan is a direct descendant of Kublai Khan, and his son is more convincing as a profuse Khan. I learned from the Northern Department of the Imperial Guard that Ben Yali Shihan was married to Arutai , originally wanted to marry Alutai’s sister as his wife. Kublai Khan’s direct descendant and Arutai’s nephew, is there a better candidate than this person, more suitable to be promoted to the position of Great Khan?”

Qi Tai cupped his hands and said, "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. But I still have some doubts."

"Speak." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Qi Tai murmured, "Arutai rescued him with such great fanfare, isn't it afraid that the Ming court will find out that person and detain him?"

Zhu Gaoxu said, "My intuition also feels that something is not right. When Qi Butang mentioned it, it seems to be here."

Qi Tai continued, "However, it is possible to find reasons for Arutai's actions. First of all, Arutai may have no choice. Secondly, he may think that Ming's change of national policy may not necessarily embarrass the leaders of the Tatars. "

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said, "Right now we can only rely on guesswork, let's talk about it after seeing the Tatar envoy."

Qi Tai made a bow and said, "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. Please thank you and leave."

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it will be the Dragon Boat Festival in a few days.

The capital city has been full of hustle and bustle since the morning, with lights, festoons, gongs and drums.The officials and the people have many programs, hanging wormwood and eating rice dumplings, and there are dragon boat races on various rivers such as the Qinhuai River, and there are also many onlookers.

On the contrary, the emperor did not go out of the palace to participate in any programs.Zhu Gaoxu just ordered and organized the necessary etiquette activities, set up a luncheon for the emperor's relatives, and asked the queen to entertain the Zhu family's female family members who returned to the palace.According to folk customs, the women of the Dragon Boat Festival will return to their natal homes; the princesses and princesses in Beijing will also return, but the imperial concubine will not leave the palace.

After the luncheon, Zhu Gaoxu followed the suggestion of the officials of Honglu Temple, and found a place to climb high and look far away.This is not a matter of etiquette, it is just a habit of the world. The emperor sets an example for the people of the world, so he should try his best to follow the customs of the people.

After Zhu Gaoxu attended the banquet in Fengtian Palace, he chose a high place, which was at the east corner gate on the left side of Fengtian Gate.Relatives and nobles surrounded Zhu Gaoxu's car and drove up to the attic together.

There is not much space on the gate tower in the east corner, and when there are too many people, it will be a bit crowded.However, Zhu Gaoxu still saw He Kuixi, the captain of the son-in-law, at a glance from the crowd.Zhu Gaoxu remembered the mood a few days ago, so he took another look at He Kuisi, and called out, "He Kuisi."

Under everyone's attention, He Kuisi walked up from the crowd, knelt down in the tunnel and said, "The minister is here."

Zhu Gaoxu helped him up with one hand, and said directly, "This time I am going on a hunting tour in Beijing, you will travel with me, and come to my side to protect me."

A hint of surprise appeared on He Kuisi's face, and he immediately cupped his hands and said, "The minister leads the decree."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "Go back and get ready."

At this moment, Xincheng Hou Zhangfu folded his fists and bent over, "I heard that Prince He only knows how to play and sing, and I'm afraid it won't work. Please choose loyal and brave men to protect the Holy Spirit."

Suddenly everyone was in an uproar, some people were watching Zhang Fu with great interest, and some people looked at He Kuisi with a mocking look on their faces.Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood that Zhang Fu was very dissatisfied with He Fu's family, or because He Fu sold Zhang Fu in the first battle of the "Battle of Criminology" in Huguang.To this day, Zhang Fu still broods on it.

As a man, Zhang Fu has always been quite calm.But given the opportunity to humiliate the He family, he still changed his style and would never let it go.

He Kui said four times, "the sage is surrounded by more than one guard. The minister can not only play and sing, but also relieve the boredom of the sage. It can be regarded as a useful thing."

Everyone became more interested when they heard this, and they all waited and watched He Kuixi, who was not afraid of being scalded like a dead pig, and some of them even shook their heads and sighed secretly.

Zhang Fu sneered, "In that case, today's festival, why don't the son-in-law sing a song for the Holy One?"

Immediately someone persuaded, "No, the Emperor Taizu once decreed that generals are forbidden to play, play and sing, and those who violate it will have a finger cut off."

Zhang Fu said, "This order is issued to the military generals of the guards. The captain's son-in-law is not a general of the guards. It is not illegal to present music for the saint."

He Kui clasped his fists four times and said, "If the Holy Majesty doesn't mind, please play a song to congratulate the Holy Majesty."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he said, "Yes."