This sleeve is broken secretly

The vassal state tribute in May brought great shock to the people of the whole country and the ruling and opposition parties.

The common people are not familiar with court affairs, and seeing the white elephant parading the streets just feels novel, gorgeous and interesting.For a while, Hu clothing was on the rise, and Hu Qi Hu Le and Hu Nu were fired up at high prices. The stimulation of this grand event to private commerce lasted for several months before subsiding.

However, the people of insight above the court saw the ambition of the vassal state and the disturbing future of the dynasty behind this extreme prosperity.After the end of the tribute in May, the families headed by the Xie family and the Yan family, as well as many civil and military officials, including the Yushitai, came forward one after another, imploring Emperor Hongwu to order the Ministry of War to thoroughly investigate the establishment of the imperial army and the frontier garrison, and strictly review the military. Departmental accounts, increase revenue and reduce expenditures to prepare for the future use of troops in the north.

However, a thorough investigation of the army's establishment and audit of accounts has hit Kuang Zheng's pain points.The emperor's favored minister with power over the government fought back and led a group of disciples and veterans of the official department to go to the school again and again. Those who request to hoard troops for such grand events are undoubtedly rebellious officials and thieves.

The two groups of people fought again in the hall.

Emperor Hongwu was so annoyed that it took two morning courts in a row before the wolves and tigers of his courtiers calmed down a bit.Immediately, the emperor did not express his position in a hurry, but pressed all the petitions and impeachments, as if he wanted to be out of sight and out of mind.

The aristocratic family and the censors began to worry secretly—could it be that this time, that old thief Kuang Zheng took the lead?Under the seemingly calm court, all the officials were filled with uneasiness and anxiety.

"The more you come to this juncture, the more you can't be in a hurry." Shen Yan said to Xie Ling, "You let Brother Ling and your colleagues press the memorial in their hands, so as to give the emperor some time to think about it."

It has been summer recently, and everywhere in the capital is as dry as a kiln.Only Shen Bing's small courtyard is shaded, and there is a big osmanthus tree as a cover. It is most comfortable to put a bamboo chair in the courtyard to enjoy the cool in summer night.Xie Ling had come over the wall for three consecutive days, and Lai stayed under the osmanthus tree. Shen Yan had nothing to do with him, so he had to let him go.

Xie Ling lay sideways on the bamboo chair, with his eyes glued to Shen Ting's back, he smiled lazily: "I said the same thing. But the second brother is very anxious, for fear of missing this good opportunity."

Shen Bing was watering the flowers with a wooden bucket in his hand.In March, he moved a few white woods to the yard. He loved the peanuts in clusters, half of goose yellow and half of wild rice stems, which were quite pleasant.Smelling the fragrance is tangy but not strong, and the rhizome can be used as medicine, which has the effects of regulating qi and soothing the liver, strengthening the spleen and eliminating belt.

But after growing it, I realized that this flower is troublesome. It is not tolerant to the scorching heat and is afraid of being submerged. I have to be careful when watering and fertilizing.The melancholy Shen Bing holds the book "Qun Fang Pu" every day, caring for those delicate flower buds like taking care of children.

Xie Qin was jealous that he put all his attention on the flowers, so he intentionally made some strange noises.However, Shen Ting didn't seem to hear it, squatted down and lightly pressed the soil of the flower root with his fingers, and casually said to Xie Ling: "The emperor is not moving at this time, because Kuang Zheng's phrase 'rebellious officials and thieves' hit his suspicious weakness. But the emperor is not stupid, he also has an account of the problems you mentioned about the lack of troops and the lack of generals. What you have to do at this time is to wait for the emperor to think about this matter clearly. Being aggressive, didn't you fall into the trap of the so-called 'rebellious officials and thieves'?"

Xie Qin loved his appearance of being infatuated with flowers, birds, and moon, but trusting in pointing at the country, so he wanted to tease him to say a few more words, "How do you know that the emperor is really thinking carefully? Instead of being bewitched by Kuang Zheng? "

"I'm also guessing, but at least I'm [-]% sure." Shen Bing stood up and glanced at him, "If you want to push the emperor without any trace...you have a good connection."

In fact, Xie Ling had already planned it out a long time ago, and when he broke it at this time, his heart tickled with joy.Immediately jumped off the bamboo couch, threw a bear hug and hugged Shen Bing, grinningly said: "Liangqing is my confidant! How do you know what I'm thinking so much, you love me so much..."

Shen Bing blushed with embarrassment, the wooden barrel fell to the ground with a bang, and he couldn't push him away with both hands, and was touched by this apprentice up and down.

On a certain day in early June, Emperor Hongwu wandered to the East Palace, and happened to meet Xie Yin and the prince studying history. That day, he happened to learn about the grand occasion when Emperor Zu established the Mulan Paddock.

Emperor Hongwu stood by and listened silently for a while, and at the end asked the prince about his experience in reading history today. The customs of court Kui Wen and martial arts. Competing in the forest is also another way to expand the frontier and expand the universe."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongwu left without saying anything.However, the Taoist decree was issued the next day to restore Mulan Qiumi, which had been abandoned for nearly 20 years, in September this year.

This decree undoubtedly made Xie's family and the royal censors breathe a sigh of relief.Mulan Paddock is close to the northern border, and before Qiumi, all northern tribal leaders would be required to come to see them, so as to further stabilize the control over the northern minorities.Presumably, this time Emperor Hongwu decided to come to Mulan Paddock again, which has already proved his concern for the military deployment in the north.

And Kuang Zheng's party didn't jump too far because of Qiu Mi's matter.Hunting is not the same as checking the accounts, but this hunting gave them a chance to breathe, and they can fill in holes and wipe their butts quickly when Emperor Hongwu leaves Beijing.

For a time, the two were at peace, and everyone was happy.The Ministry of Rites began to prepare the honor guard for Emperor Hongwu to go out of Beijing, and announced the letters from the leaders of the ethnic minorities who came to see him, and Shen Bing suddenly became busy again.

On the third day of August in the 25th year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu set off from the capital for Mulan Paddock.

From then on to the paddock, we walked for more than ten days on the road.The emperor travels in a mighty manner, from the accompanying civil and military ministers and guards, to the concubines and maids, to the horse-drawn carriages that pull the imperial items, a team of pedestrians and horses stretches out for a total of five or six miles.From Lingou to Karahetun, they walked in different places every day for nine days. On the tenth day, they arrived at the Shibali camp and met with the leaders of a few tribes who came to welcome the holy driver, and then set up their tents.

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"vomit--"

Looking at the majestic scene of a wind-blown meadow, but it is the sound of vomiting echoing in the corner of the car, which sounds a little unappetizing.

Shen Bing held on to the axle, trembling with vomiting, finally vomited up everything he ate for lunch, and began to vomit bile dryly.The person in the car with him was a Hanlin named Liu Tan, whose face was turned blue by Shen Ting's vomiting, and hid far away in the corner of the car, covering his mouth and nose and saying in a muffled voice: "Liangqing, what's the matter with you?" Son, vomit like this in a car?"

"I, my family is from the south..." Shen Yan shook his lips, and spit out another mouthful of yellow bile, "I can't sit—not used to carriages and horses—vomit..."

Liu Tan took a deep breath and turned his head in disgust, trying to find an excuse to leave first.At this time, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes stepping on the grass in the distance approaching, and when he looked up, it was a black horse with a superb appearance. The rider on the horse jumped down before the horse could stand still. Pointing to the ground, he rushed to the front of the car, and supported Shen Bian, who staggered backwards.

"Liangqing, how are you?" Xie Ling asked anxiously, leaning Shen Bing's whole body on his chest, and raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his mouth for him without hesitation, "Why do you vomit more and more?"

Shen Bing still felt dizzy and dizzy, unable to speak, but waved his hands weakly.

Seeing that his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, Xie Ling's heart ached.Immediately without further ado, with both arms, he hugged him horizontally.

Shen Bing was taken aback, and struggled quickly: "What kind of words! Put me down quickly!"

"You have vomited like this, why are you trying to be so brave!" Xie Ling reprimanded, then turned around and ordered to Liu Tan casually, "Master Liu, please take Liangqing's package."

Liu Tan was taken aback for a moment, and before he could speak, Xie Ling had already strode away with Shen Bing in his arms.A flash of anger flashed across his face, but he didn't dare to resist, so he picked up the luggage of the two of them in a muffled voice and followed behind.

Eight years ago, he was also a Jinshi named on the ninth gold list of the second class, and he also entered the Imperial Academy. However, he is mediocre, born in a humble background, and he only knows how to study hard. He spent eight years in the Imperial Academy.He looked at Shen Bing, who had studied history under the same roof, but now became a close minister of the emperor, and it was impossible for him not to feel resentment and jealousy.

How could this kid who came from a poor family like me be able to rise to the top in just one year?Although he did have a little talent, but [-]% of it was boasted, not worthy of the name at all.After all, isn't Shen Bin's luck because of that beautiful face?

Otherwise, it would cause the three sons of the Xie family to surround him and wait on him?

Liu Tan was carrying the luggage, staring closely at the backs of Xie Ling and Shen Bing, his eyes were full of resentment and contempt.

Xie Ling strode across the camp with Shen Yan in his arms, ignoring the sideways glances of everyone around him, and put him on the bed after entering the tent all the way.Shen Yanzao was flushed with embarrassment, sat up as soon as his body touched the bed, and said helplessly: "I said earlier, I just get motion sickness. It's too disrespectful for you to hug me like this in public."

Xie Ling laughed nonchalantly.He has always been used to being informal, and besides, seeing Shen Bing feeling uncomfortable and being in a hurry just now, how could he care so much?He pretended not to hear Shen Bing's complaints, and took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it over: "You take this with you, and if you feel uncomfortable, just smell it, it will make it a little better."

Shen Bing took it and put it on the tip of his nose for a sniff. A cool mint fragrance went up his nose and went straight to his forehead, dispelling the suffocating stale air in his chest immediately.He felt relieved and couldn't help laughing: "Thank you."

Xie Ling was still worried, and raised his sleeve to help him wipe the cold sweat off his forehead. At this moment, Liu Tan resisted the salute of the two and also entered the tent. Xie Ling got up and said to Liu Tan: "Master Liu, can you help me? Liangqing fetch some water? I want to help him wipe his body."

Liu Tan hadn't put down his luggage on his front foot yet, and he was ordered to run errands on his back foot again, his whole body froze, and his face immediately turned ugly.

This cannot be blamed on Xie Ling.He was born in a family, even if he hadn't been ranked second in high school, he would have been a nobleman with kindness and protection. In his eyes, these little Hanlins who have worked hard for nearly ten years and have not yet made their debut are like ants on the street.At this time, he ordered this person to do things, and it was enough face to be able to call him "adult" and say "hard work".

Seeing Liu Tan's ugly face, Shen Ting knew that Xie Ling, the overlord, had offended someone again, so he hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I just got motion sickness, and I'm much better now, so I don't bother Brother Liu for such a trivial matter as fetching water."

Xie Ling raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Tan's silence, but the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Liu Tan hated the two of them so hard that his teeth itch, but he couldn't afford to offend anyone.What's more, this opportunity to come to Qiumi with Shen Yi as a living note editor and accompanying driver took him more than half a year to solicit it. It can be said that it was the last fight in his official career. .Now that there are thousands of reluctances, he can only grit his teeth and swallow them, and he must not make extra troubles at this juncture.

Thinking of this, Liu Tan forced an ugly smile out, said "no problem" in a low voice, and dragged his feet to fetch water.

Xie Qin followed him out of the tent, and a somewhat ambiguous expression flashed in his dark pupils.

Shen Yan was a little displeased with him ordering people like this, and frowned: "Brother Liu, we are considered to be at the same level, and he is older than me. It is disrespectful for you to order others like this."

Xie Ling snorted and didn't take it seriously: "You are Tinglan from Jingzhou, what kind of thing is he, it's just a dog's tail grass."

"You—" Shen Bing was angry.

Xie Qin gently pushed him back on the bed, and said flatly: "This man is immoral, and he despises righteousness. You will live with him for several days. If you don't beat him, I'm afraid he will disrespect you... Well, leave this person alone. Are you still feeling bad? Shall I call the medical officer to have a look?"

Simply, Shen Bing's health is pretty good, but this time he was just a little unaccustomed to the environment, and under Xie Ling's careful care, he had fully recovered on the day of the official parade.