This sleeve is broken secretly

On November 31th of the [-]st year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu died.

Emperor Hongwu stayed ill for nearly two years, but in the end he still couldn't survive the winter of this year.

When Emperor Hongwu died, he summoned cabinet ministers Li Chenfu, Liu Ling and others to come in and give instructions on state affairs.He also called the prince to come closer and encouraged him in a warm voice.After saying a few words, he was already angry, his face was like gold paper, his pupils were slightly dilated, and he couldn't hear the whispers on his lips.With tears in his eyes, the prince complied with Emperor Hongwu's request one by one, but finally couldn't hold back the tears.

In the end, amidst the mourning of the prince, the consolation of the officials, and the sobbing of the concubines in the harem, the death knell rang, and Emperor Hongwu swallowed his last breath.

When the emperor succeeded to the throne in his early years, the vassal kings were reduced, and the forces in all directions were undercurrents.The new emperor adopted good strategies, focused on the administration of officials, helped the poor, reformed the imperial examinations, and promoted many insightful people from poor families.In the first 15 years of Emperor Hongwu's reign, the country was prosperous and the country was prosperous and the people were safe. After this period, it was called "Hongwu Zhongxing".

However, Emperor Hongwu paid more attention to literature than military, and neglected to cultivate strong generals when recruiting good officials, which led to the long-term slack in the Central Plains, and laid the seeds of disaster for the future "Tumo Loyalty Change" and "Dari Achi Rebellion".

What's more serious is that Emperor Hongwu became obsessed with the "way of longevity" when he was in his middle age. He built a large Xiyuan to support Taoists, served elixir, listened to scriptures, and read Qingci, which not only abandoned the government, but also nourished a group of Kuang Zhengzhi is a flattering villain.Since then, the country has fallen into endless party politics, which has consumed a lot of national power to a certain extent.

Prospered by opportunities and indulged in disuse, Emperor Hongwu was in the opposition for 31 years. He has made meritorious deeds.Right and wrong, only left to future generations to evaluate.

After the death of Emperor Hongwu, his corpse was buried in the Qing Palace, his face and hair were repaired, and his shroud was changed.On the next day, the coffin was buried in the coffin, and the coffin was parked in the Hall of Renzhi. In front of the coffin, there were confessions, silk for peace, and Mingjing.On the same day, the emperor's successor and the concubines of Emperor Hongwu entered the palace to lay a memorial ceremony.The wives of all the officials in the capital and the three ranks, dressed in plain clothes and white clothes, entered the palace from the Xihua Gate to the Sishan Gate and came crying.

When the emperor died, the world mourned together.From now on, music, dancing, and slaughter are prohibited, and [-] pestles are struck every day in temples in the capital to "benefit the underworld."Princes, county kings, princesses, and other officials who are entrusted to other countries all need to cry in the direction of the palace for mourning.

So far, the funeral has just begun.And the country cannot be without a king for a day. After a few days, the princes of the royal family and the important officials in the court will "advise to advance" together, and persuade the heir emperor to choose a good time to ascend the throne.At the same time, the department of the Ministry of Rites has a supervisor in charge of the guard of honor; Qintian supervisor observes the sky and calculates auspicious days; Shangbao supervisor is in charge of amulets and seals;The throne, cloud plate, and cloud cover are placed in Fengtian Hall, the watch table is set up for Dan Bi, the reading table and cloud cover are set up outside Chengtian Gate, and the Yunyu is set up outside the Meridian Gate.

On the day of succession, the Ministry of Rites paid homage to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple, and the heir emperor, dressed in filial piety, worshiped in front of the first emperor's god tablet.When the auspicious time came, the bells and drums rang together, and the emperor, dressed in a yellow gown and wearing a twelve-leg jade algae, went up to the Fengtian Gate to worship heaven.At this time, all the officials were dressed in formal attire, led by the officials of Honghe Temple, and entered the palace across the Jinshui Bridge. Kneeling three times and knocking nine times, the ceremony is complete.

This process was tedious and complicated, and lasted about two months.At the end of the year, the new emperor officially ascended the throne, amnesty the world, and changed the year name to "Zhengning".

As the aristocratic family in the capital city and important ministers in the court, the three brothers Xie Fu, Xie Ling and others were very busy during this time.Not only did they have to pay their respects, but they also had to take care of a series of changes in the court affairs after the new emperor ascended the throne, and they didn't even have time to go home once.

Originally, Xie Ling's refusal to marry caused quite a disturbance in Xie's family.Xie's mother was so worried that she shed tears every day, and went to the temple to burn incense and pay homage to the Buddha every now and then, begging the Bodhisattva to bless Xie Qin to "return to the right path".Xie's father was even more furious, and the family had to go to the house, and when the door was closed, he either reprimanded him at length or punished Xie Ling to kneel in the ancestral hall.

But in the final analysis, Xie Jin is no longer a child under their knees. He still has a lot of court affairs to attend to, so he can't let Father Xie keep him by his side every day.Besides, this is another "family scandal", which cannot be publicized, and it cannot be said with great fanfare.Father Xie had no choice but to keep a close eye on Xie Ling, and when he came home occasionally, he would call him over to listen to the training.

But now that there is a big funeral and a change of dynasty, even Xie's father is busy, so he has no time to reform the "rebellious" son in the family.

Not long after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, it was the new year in Zhengning.This is the first festive season in this dynasty. Emperor Zhengning is planning to hold a New Year's banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and all respectable royal family members and officials of the third rank in the capital can attend.

As a military sect of three generations, Father Xie was naturally among them.When he saw his youngest son outside the Fengtian Hall, separated from all the officials, he felt a little complicated in his heart—this kid, he tried every means to avoid him these days, and he didn’t go home after he was busy. He said well, "I would like to pledge my body and heart to the country, to protect the country's prosperity and people's safety, and to guard the family style of Xie's family."

As he thought about it, it was as if a brazier was roasting under his buttocks, no matter how hard he sat, he felt uncomfortable.After the ceremony of all the officials was over and the banquet singing and dancing began, Father Xie quietly left the banquet and got up, winked at Xie Ling who happened to be looking this way from afar, turned around and walked out of the hall.

On such a solemn banquet, it stands to reason that officials are not allowed to leave the banquet without authorization.But today's sympathy is that it is clear that there are many elderly people at the banquet, and if they feel unwell, they can leave the banquet without being too polite.Therefore, when the imperial guards guarding outside the hall saw Father Xie coming out, they just bowed and retreated to the side without saying anything to stop him.

Father Xie walked slowly, looked left and right, and quietly came to a corner of His Majesty Dan.He waited here for a while, and sure enough he heard the sound of footsteps coming from far to near, Xie Qin turned around and walked in front of him.

I haven't seen him for two months, Father Xie took a look at him at this time, and the complexity in his heart just got a little more complicated: This kid has grown taller than him at some point.Broad shoulders, long waist, thin legs, handsome and profound face, the crimson official robe on him looks heroic and high-spirited, the peacock embroidered on the chest of the robe holds its head up and spreads its wings, just like him, rich and unruly.

Really impressive.Father Xie thought slightly sourly.The wings have grown hard, no wonder the old man and ancestors are no longer in their eyes.

On the other side, Xie Ling looked calm and greeted Xie's father: "What's the matter, father? Called the son out during the banquet?"

When he asked this question, Father Xie became even more angry, and said angrily: "If I don't call you out now, I won't be able to catch you at all! You can see for yourself how long you haven't come home, do you still recognize me?" Do you recognize my father?"

"The funeral has just passed, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and the affairs of the court are busy, so father hasn't been home for a long time?" Xie Qin asked, "I don't know where father's question came from?"

"You!" Father Xie was so angry that his eyes turned black.

At this moment, he even missed the days when this kid just won the second place and entered the official career.At that time, Xie Ling was much more messed up than he is now. He poked up the sky and down the ground. He was obviously a pretty big man, but he kept his head up and his nostrils at people, so arrogant that the king of heaven and his father didn't pay attention to him.Father Xie beat and scolded, but this kid's neck was as stiff as a pillar, and he didn't know how to write the word "humility" at all.

But counting with your fingers, how many years have passed?His youngest son grew taller and taller, his demeanor became more stable, and his early silliness gradually faded away, and it seemed to complement his official skin more and more.I also understand the etiquette. When being scolded, I kneel down and bow my head when I am scolded, without saying a word.When replying, it was even more reasonable and well-founded, without rush or delay, with the demeanor of "let me stand still when the wind blows from east to west, from north to south".

It's better to be the son from before... Father Xie felt annoyed and sour at the same time.Now it's really—three knives can't cut a piece of meat, and three sticks can't make a dull fart.

Xie Ling stared at his father, saw that his face showed sadness and resentment at times, he couldn't help reminding him: "The banquet is not over yet, so it's not appropriate to leave for too long. If father has something to ask, I will take time to go home for a few days. Come on, listen to your lesson."

Father Xie knew very well that he didn't know that "a few days" would be after that year or that month, so he hurriedly said: "Wait! I have something to ask you, it's just a matter of one sentence, and I will leave after I finish."

Xie Ling stopped in his tracks, quietly waiting for him to ask.But Xie's father's words came to his lips, but he hesitated. After struggling for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, and he has pardoned the world. Many things before, but now You have to turn it over to see..."

Xie Ling frowned slightly, knowing what he wanted to ask.

Sure enough, father Xie was staring at him, and said word by word: "Do you want to go to the emperor—or has the emperor mentioned to you—that you want to restore the sink?"

A long winter wind blows.

The wind swept across the empty and open square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, brought up the wind chimes under the eaves of the nine sons of Longsheng, and rolled up the clothes of the father and son, and finally roared towards the palace and the pavilion. In the deep palace with ups and downs.

The wind blew away the low-pitched question just now, making the ensuing silence seem more heavy, abrupt, and long.

Xie Qin's almond eyes, which resembled Xie's mother, were still calm and unwavering, as if he was thinking about an answer, and seemed to have fallen into his own memories.Father Xie frowned and stared at his expression, but suddenly realized that he could no longer guess half of what he was thinking from his facial expression.

After a long time.

Just when Father Xie thought he wouldn't answer, Xie Qin finally lowered his eyes and said two words lightly: "No."

"No..." Father Xie was taken aback, "You didn't mention it to the emperor, the emperor—"

"Father is worrying too much." Xie Ling's mouth curled up into a faint smile, "Don't tell me it's not within the scope of my son's responsibility to restore officials. Things."

Father Xie finally heaved a sigh of relief, and sighed: "That's good, that's good... I'm afraid that you will be impulsive and-"

"Just because the son knows that Shen's return to the imperial court is a foregone conclusion." Xie Qin calmly looked at Xie's father's widened eyes, and continued, "Back then, Shen was guilty and left Beijing. Wu came to see them off one day ago. It was His Royal Highness who sent his servants out of the palace at night to deliver the documents and tokens, and secretly escorted Shen Bing back to his hometown safely."

Xie father choked up, "The emperor respects the teacher, Shen Yi was his husband, this kind of courtesy should be done—"

"My son also served as a lecturer in the East Palace, but he dare not say that he has half the weight of Shen Yi in the heart of the Holy One." Xie Ling paused, and said, "Father, please think about it, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, and all the officials have been reorganized. Li Chenfu in the cabinet is old, Wu Danxu and Liu Ling come from a family, Chen Weijin is incompetent, if the emperor wants a close minister who only obeys his orders, who should he promote?"

Father Xie clenched his cuffs silently.

"It's the general trend for Shen Bing to rise and recover. It's just a matter of time to sit in a position below one person and above ten thousand people."

Father Xie couldn't tell what was going on in his heart, so he blurted out: "Even if he comes back, you are from a noble family and he is from a poor family, you——your different positions will not last long after all."

Unexpectedly, Xie Ling laughed softly.

"In the court hall, in front of the imperial throne, and among the officials, I belong to the noble family and he is from the humble family. It's true. But in the ordinary world in the countryside, I'm just Xie Ling, and he's just Shen Bing."

Father Xie was speechless, but he saw Xie Qin raised his eyes and took a deep look at himself. His eyes were bright but calm, as if they were the first ray of sun rising from the top of Dongshan Mountain after a long night.

"Father, the Xie family today does not represent the Xie family in the future. And the mistakes I have made will not be repeated again." Xie Ling said slowly, "I am different from my elder brother. I know that the road is wrong and I do it on purpose. ...is not my style."

Father Xie stiffened his back.As if the old wolf was looking up at the wolf cub who was howling at the moon, an uncontrollable chill rose in his heart and a sense of helplessness.

The father and son looked at each other, and the undercurrent surged.

After a while, Father Xie finally let out his breath, and said in a weary low voice: "Don't bear any grudges against your elder brother. He is also doing it for Xie's good, for your own good...you have to—you have to understand him."

Xie Ling smiled, but before he could speak, he heard a series of footsteps not far away.When the two turned their heads, they saw a small servant turning around the corner, saluted them, and said respectfully: "Thank you servant, the emperor has summoned you."

Xie Ling nodded slightly, bid farewell to Father Xie with a smile, turned around and left with the servant.

Father Xie, who was standing in place, watched his son's back gradually drifting away, feeling a sense of desolation and helplessness in his heart, as if the situation was ever-changing, and he was too old to control anything.

Erda...don't stay here.