Seiwa

In July of the fourth year of Jianwen, King Yan succeeded the emperor and issued an edict to the world.

In the same month, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other Jianwen courtiers were killed.

Yang Duo, Ji Gang and others were ordered to lead the Yanshan Guard to hunt down the caught fish. Anyone related to the treacherous ministers on the list was worried and fearful.

Fortunately, Fang Xiaoru and Jing Qing are just exceptions. Zhu Di is easy to kill, but he has not reached Zhu Yuanzhang's level after all.

After killing Fang Xiaoru and Jing Qing, Zhu Di summoned Dao Yan, and the two had a long talk.

Perhaps it was the persuasion of Monk Daoyan that had an effect, or maybe Zhu Di thought that enough people had been killed. After Xu Huizu was arrested and imprisoned, the massacre temporarily came to an end.

When Xu Huizu was taken, Empress Xu and Xu Zengshou were very worried.

Empress Xu pleaded in front of Zhu Di with tears, while Xu Zengshou tried every means to get into the prison and meet Xu Huizu.

As Xu Huizu, even if he was imprisoned in Jinyi Prison, no one would dare to make things difficult for him.In addition to the haggard appearance, the spirit is not bad.

Across the prison door, Xu Zengshou and Xu Huizu sat opposite each other.

The two brothers did not speak. According to history, Xu Zengshou was dead at this time.

"Brother, Your Majesty has already ascended the throne, do you still want to be stubborn?"

Xu Huizu kept silent, Xu Zengshou couldn't help it, knowing that his trip was a waste of time.

However, for the sake of the Xu family, and for the sake of Empress Xu in the palace, one day my brother's attitude will loosen.Just how long will it take... Xu Zengshou scratched his head.

No way, go to Master Daoyan to find a way.

My brother is too stubborn, which is also a worry.Xu Zengshou sighed, very helpless.

Since the Hongwu Dynasty, the Xu family has been ranked second in terms of honor and honor, and no one dares to be ranked first.

Empress Xu, Concubine Dai, and Concubine An are all Xu Huizu's biological sisters.

King Yan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and Xu Huizu was promoted from the brother-in-law of the vassal king to the brother-in-law of the emperor. Not surprisingly, the emperor after Zhu Di was definitely his nephew.As long as the Xu family does not commit the unforgivable crime, the glory and authority will be immeasurable.Such an identity is not only eminent, it can be described as such.

However, after Zhu Di entered the city, Xu Huizu did not show up, nor was he called. Instead, he knelt in the Xu family's ancestral hall and avoided seeing the new emperor.

The emperor ordered, but he excused himself.

Lobby with family affection and continue to remain silent.

This attitude annoyed Zhu Di. At the time when Fang Xiaoru's case happened, Zhu Di ordered Xu Huizu to be arrested and sent to Jinyi Prison.

After the elder brother-in-law was shut down, Zhu Di called the younger brother-in-law to his side again, complaining full of complaints. They are both brothers-in-law, so why is there such a big difference?

Seeing that Zhu Di didn't seem to really want to kill Xu Huizu, Xu Zengshou boldly pleaded for his brother.

Xu Huizu led troops to fight Zhu Di because he was still receiving the salary from Emperor Jianwen at that time.

After Zhu Di entered the city, he knelt in the ancestral hall, because his mind was too straight, he didn't react for a while.

Seeing that Zhu Di's attitude had softened a little, Xu Zengshou continued: "Your Majesty, although my elder brother was not called, he did not expressly oppose His Majesty. Your Majesty is also aware of my elder brother's character following my father's."

Speaking of Wei Guogong Xu Da, his father-in-law, Zhu Di couldn't keep getting angry, and glared at Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou smiled smugly on purpose, Zhu Di snorted angrily, "Do you want me to beat you by acting like this?"

"I dare not. Your admiration for His Majesty is like a surging river, and your love for His Majesty is like a river flooding out of control."

Zhu Di: "...how did you learn it?"

"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. Two days ago, I paid a visit to Meng Tongzhi, the defender of Yanshan, and benefited a lot from the conversation."

"Why did you go to see him?"

"Meng Tongzhi has done me a great favor, and I came to thank you."

"Oh."

Xu Zengshou owes Meng Qinghe a favor, which is not a small favor, and Zhu Di knows it.

He is fully aware of Yang Duo and Ji Gang's activities in Beijing, including helping Xu Zengshou out of danger, and Meng Qinghe's role in it.Now spread it out in front of me, do you want to ask for a reward for Meng Qinghe?

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xu Zengshou said with a smile, "Your Majesty has no choice but to ask His Majesty for help if you want to repay Meng Tongzhi's kindness with such little wealth and support for your wife and children."

Zhu Di glared at him again, and snorted, "Okay, I understand."

"Your Majesty agreed? Then give the minister some rewards by the way? The minister has made meritorious service anyway."

Zhu Di inhaled, exhaled, inhaled again, and finally uttered a word: "Get lost!"

"The minister obeys the order."

Xu Zengshou accepted it when he saw it was good, and left like a stream of kindness.The goal has been achieved, and when will we wait if we don't roll away at this time.

Meng Qinghe's reward can't be escaped, it is much better to be rewarded by His Majesty than gold and silver from him.

The eldest brother's head can't be lost, thinking of Empress Xu and three nephews in the palace, the emperor will not cut off Wei Guogong's head.

After blowing a whistle, Xu Zengshou was in a good mood.

Originally, he was shocked by Xu Huizu's sudden imprisonment, and he was anxious all day long. Unexpectedly, it was Meng Qinghe who woke him up.In the final analysis, Xu Huizu and Zhu Di did their duty in fighting.After King Yan entered Beijing, he just avoided the ancestral hall, kept silent, and never expressed any opposition to King Yan from the beginning to the end.If you don't follow the call, you can try your best to get closer to the internal conflicts in the family. In this way, Wei Guogong should have no worries about his life.

The so-called bystander's understanding, what Xu Zengshou couldn't see clearly, after Meng Qinghe's backwashing, was immediately enlightened, and he was cleared up at once. This kind of favor is no less than Meng Qinghe once saved his life with Yang Duo's hand .

Favor.

Stepping out of the palace, Xu Zengshou heaved a sigh of relief as he watched the palace gate close behind him. As long as the Xu family is still there, the eldest brother can come out of Jinyi Prison, no matter how much favor he owes.

I can't pay it myself, isn't there still a brother-in-law on the emperor's throne?

Your Majesty should be very happy to help the Xu family return favors. This is a good opportunity to show favor to your ministers, or to show favor to both parties.

Thinking of this, Xu Zengshou's expression changed. Could it be that Meng Qinghe thought of this when he reminded him?

Help first, then sell favors, and then give the emperor a chance to win people's hearts.

So wise and so close to a demon... As expected of Dao Yan's apprentice.

Meng Qinghe, who was watching Shen Xuan's gun practice in the martial arts field, suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose, who was talking about him?

Shen Xuan looked back at him, Meng Qinghe hurriedly said: "Commander, don't stop, keep going!"

Shen Xuan: "..."

His black eyes sank slightly, and his spear was like a swimming dragon, carrying a murderous aura for no reason.

Meng Qinghe touched his nose, did he say the wrong thing?

No?

The incomprehensible result is that that night, the prairie wolves went on a killing spree, leaving several teeth marks on the neck and back of a certain fox.

Meng Qinghe bared his teeth, he was still wounded!

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, so what?He has considered his strength and is quite "respectful".

Meng Qinghe: "..."

Well, you can't reason with Hou Erdai.

On Renwushuo in the seventh month of autumn, Zhu Di worshiped heaven and earth in the southern suburbs, and then offered sacrifices to the Taimiao.

In the same month, the restoration of Taizu became a law, and all those who were dismissed in the Jianwen Dynasty because they opposed Zhou Li were restored to office.The debate between Zhouli School and Taizu School has come to an end.Without the leader Fang Xiaoru, the Zhou Li faction was hit hard.They were determined to die for Emperor Jianwen, and most of the others changed their minds and returned to the embrace of Taizu Chengfa.

Those who are not martyred and stubborn, most of them will not end well.

Zhu Di is not Zhu Yunqi, if he dares to hit a rock with an egg, his head will be broken and bloody for sure.

Besides, there was already a dispute between the DPRK and China regarding the restoration of Zhou rituals, and it is not bad for Zhu Di to cut it across the board now.

The early dynasty is no longer like a vegetable market. Ministers don't have to argue endlessly about the rank of an official position, and can devote more energy to essential work, which is good for the country and the people.According to Hong Wudi's words, if you take Lao Tzu's salary, you have to do things for Lao Tzu!If you think about it and don't do practical things every day, you will drag it down and chop it up!

Zhu Di did not almost kill all the ministers in the court like his father, but only used practical actions to let those who are qualified to stand in the Fengtian Palace understand that the days of the Jianwen Dynasty are over, and the way to pretend to be passive and sabotage is also blocked. Want to get paid for nothing?Check whether the neck is stiff enough.

The ministers soon discovered that after the workaholic Hong Wudi, another Zhu Papi appeared on the throne.

The trembling civil servants began to become cautious, and the nobles and generals who had been suppressed for four years felt quite proud.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhu Di, like Zhu Yuanzhang, killed many people, so he didn't care how many people scolded him.

The big deal is to remind the historian, think more when you write, don't use the record method when you should use spring and autumn brushwork, and never be stingy with pen and ink when you should beautify or praise.Words that are unfavorable to the emperor, if there are two words missing, don't miss one word.

Under this general environment, the "Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty", which can be recited as a fairy tale and gossip weekly, was officially released.Compared with the "Records of Ming Taizu" rebuilt under Zhu Di's order, the artistry of "Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty" is several levels higher, but the authenticity has to be compromised.

Who made Zhu Di the emperor, or the only emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who killed civil servants very smoothly for the second time?

It is strange to say that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di killed officials like hemp, but the operation of the court was like a train with full fuel, rumbling forward, not stopping at the station, and those who could not get on could only jump their feet. The train was in hot pursuit.If you catch up, you may become a famous minister of a generation.Those who can't catch up can only comfort themselves. It's not that I have no talent, there is no Bole in the court, and the emperor doesn't need it.

When the emperor was very kind to the civil officials, and greeted them with a smile when they were scolded, the work efficiency of the officials was like an old cow pulling a broken cart.For details, see Emperor Chongzhen, sincerely diligent, but also sincerely unlucky.

Therefore, history and people's hearts are really strange things. More than 80.00% of the time, it is impossible to use common sense to infer.

In August Guisi, Zhu Di lowered Zhu Yunwen's three younger brothers and the surviving sons to nobles in batches and changed their titles, and followed the former queen mother Lu to guard the cemetery of Prince Yiwen.The year title of Emperor Jianwen was erased, and the laws and regulations changed by the Jianwen Dynasty were abolished. Zhu Di did not forget his elder brother, the former prince Zhu Biao.

Removing the temple name of Emperor Xiaokang, and still being named Prince Yiwen, seems to be superficial, but actually secretly obliterates Zhu Yunqi's orthodox status.It was also recorded in black and white that Zhu Biao was only a prince and never ascended to the throne. Zhu Yunqi's throne was an imperial edict while the emperor was in danger!

It sounds ridiculous, but Zhu Di did it.

Who opposes?

No one dared.Want to be the next Fang Xiaoru?

However, what Zhu Di did not expect was that history could not be concealed after all. Not long after he became famous, his son dismantled him.

After handling the housework and securing the throne, Zhu Di began to reward Jing Nan's heroes who followed him in rebellion.

The boss has made a fortune, and his subordinates can't treat him badly.

Distribute money and distribute land, confer officials and titles.

Under Zhu Di's instruction, the list of Jing Nan's heroes was released.

The list is arranged in order of credit, and those who can be ranked first are definitely those who are Jane in the heart of the emperor.

At that time, Xie Jin, the attendant, and Huang Huai, the editor, had joined Wenyuan Pavilion and became Zhu Di's confidential secretary. The memorials delivered to the emperor had to be reviewed by both of them.The two also knew the list of heroes before other courtiers.

The general content is more than expected.

Awarded by war, four people were named dukes, 15 people were marquises, and 13 people were uncles.

Zhang Yu was posthumously granted the title of Duke Rong, and his posthumous posthumous title was Zhongxian.Chen Heng pursued him as the Duke of Jing and posthumously named Xiangmin.Zhu Neng became the Duke of the state.Qiu Fu made Qi the Duke of Qi, all of which were hereditary.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Di originally wanted to make Shen Xuan, the son of Shen Liang, the Marquis of Yuan Ding, the Duke of the State. Given Shen Xuan's military exploits, such a reward is understandable.However, he was opposed by the officials, and in the end he could only be changed to Hou.

The key point is a sentence from Xie Jin: "Shen Ziyu is heroic, has strategies, is like Ping An, and is even more like Sapphire. When he was first appointed as a Duke, what can he reward later?"

Xie Jin didn't say it in front of Zhu Di, he wasn't stupid enough for that.On the contrary, Xie Jin is known as the number one genius, and his intelligence is naturally extraordinary.

He purposely said these words in front of Yang Rong and others, in order to spread them into Zhu Di's ears and cause disputes among the courtiers.

North Korea, Chinese and military are at odds, and there are also conflicts between officials in Beijing and China and Zhu Di's direct line.

Taking advantage of all kinds of contradictions, Xie Jin achieved his goal and took himself out.

Strictly speaking, Xie Jin does not count as saying bad things about Shen Xuan. The former Marquis of Dingyuan, Shen Liang, had friendship with Lan Yu, otherwise he would not have been involved in Lan Yu's rebellion case for no reason. Rebellion is still controversial in later generations.

Comparing Shen Xuan with Ping An Sapphire can be regarded as a compliment to Shen Xuan, but it is not the case when it comes to Zhu Di's ears.

"Xie Jin."

After listening to Yang Duo's secret report, Zhu Di's face was a little gloomy.

Shen Xuan almost grew up beside him, he taught him by hand, comparing him with Sapphire, what is his idea?

Master of high power?Afterwards there is no reward?

Thinking of the rumors in the army during Jing Nan, Zhu Di sneered.

"Besides Shen Xuan, who else?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Xie Shidu and others also mentioned Meng Qinghe, the fellow guard of Yanshan."

"What did you say about him?"

"Praise him for his benevolence, filial piety, modesty, and kindness to others."

After the words fell, Yang Duo bowed his head and said no more.

Be kind to others?What a good one!Zhu Di sneered, it's better to say clearly that he made friends with the powerful and plotted against others.

What a talented man, what a group of civil servants!

"Go down."

"Yes."

Yang Duo withdrew from the Snappers without looking up.He could sense that His Majesty was already angry.Who is the anger aimed at... I'm afraid that some people are clever but are mistaken by their cleverness.

Inside the Warm Pavilion, Zhu Di was knocking on the table with one hand, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and the golden dragons on his shoulders seemed to be roaring with their heads raised.

After a long time, Zhu Di said, "Zheng He."

"The servant is here."

"Call my three sons, I have something to say to them."

"Yes."

"Go to the queen to pass a message... Forget it, I don't need to go for now."

"Yes."

Zheng He withdrew, thinking all the way why Zhu Di summoned the three brothers Zhu Gaochi. Could it be related to Xie Jin and others?

Getting involved with courtiers...

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Zheng He's forehead, and he didn't dare to think about it.

The three of Zhu Gaochi rushed to the Wenhua Palace immediately when they heard the summons, and all the eunuchs and maids who were waiting were driven outside the palace. After the gate of the palace was closed, only the grinning old man and the old man in his hand were waiting for the three of them. whip.

This time, Zhu Di showed no mercy at all.

The whip danced and crackled.

The three brothers felt a little guilty when they saw the smoke coming from their father's head, and they didn't dare to hide.

Zhu Gaochi was sweating profusely, Zhu Gaoxu tensed his cheeks, Zhu Gaosui rubbed his arms and back from time to time, the whip behind him was fierce, it was no joke to be drawn!

It was as if a typhoon had passed through the Wenhua Hall, and Zhu Gaochi and the others cried out in pain from time to time.The louder you shout, the faster the whip will come.

In the end, the three of Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to scream anymore, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui stopped running by themselves, and set up Zhu Gaochi again, and circled in the hall.

Empress Xu got the news and rushed over according to the time.After waiting for two more cups of tea in front of the door, he kicked open the door.

Empress Xu was the only one who dared to kick the door when Zhu Di taught her son a lesson.

Zheng He didn't look up. After Empress Xu entered the palace, he glanced coldly at the eunuchs and palace servants who saw the scene just now. Everyone's faces turned pale and they almost didn't dare to breathe.

"My family asks you, what did you see just now?"

"Go back, go back to Eunuch, I didn't see anything."

"Take good care of your eyes and ears to live long, remember?

"Yes."

Zheng He ignored them and turned to thinking, how could the queen come so quickly?With a flash of thought, Zheng He lowered his eyes.

In the hall, Zhu Di was holding a whip, glaring angrily at the three sons who climbed onto the pillar.

"Come down for me!"

The three brothers held hands and hugged the pillar tightly, determined not to come down.

"Really not coming down?

Never go down!

"Okay, if you have the ability, you can hold it up for the rest of your life. When you get down, I will still smoke!"

The three brothers shivered at the same time.

Zhu Gaochi hesitated: How about going down?

Zhu Gaoxu pouted: Go down and get beaten?

Zhu Gaosui bared his teeth: Can't we really hug him forever?

The three of them were at their wit's end when the queen came.

Brother Zhu Gaochi suddenly saw a savior, shed tears of excitement, and almost shouted: Mother, you are finally here!

Empress Xu ignored her tearful son, saluted Zhu Di and asked what happened to make Zhu Di so furious that the three of them smoked together.

Zhu Di flicked his whip angrily, "Let those three evildoers come down and tell the Queen himself!"

Empress Xu looked at the three Zhu Gaochi who were hugging on the pillar, her expression turned cold, "Get down to me."

Father and mother spoke together, stubbornly resisting to the end would never end well, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui slid down the pillar, and before he could stand still, Zhu Di's whip came again.

The three brothers didn't dare to hide anymore, they could only look at Empress Xu pitifully, pretending to be pitiful together.

Reluctantly, the old man refused to let them do what they wished, and angrily reprimanded them while whipping the whip, "Are you ignoring my words? How many times have I told you, don't give me such a trick!"

"Who is that Qianhu named Zhang, and who is promoting the rumors in the army? I really think I don't know?!"

"If you want to fight, I won't stop it! My son, you should have the courage! But look at what you have done?!"

"Scheming brother, a hero who separates! Do you really think I'm blind and deaf? I'm not dead yet!"

"One can be ambitious, but not stupid!"

"Following me all the way to fight the world is the foundation of our standing! Unite with outsiders to step on your brothers and cut off your arms. Believe it or not, I will kill you right now?!"

Following Zhu Di's scolding, the faces of Zhu Gaochi and the others became paler and paler.

"Father, my son is wrong!"

The three sons cried on the ground, and Zhu Di couldn't swing the whip that was held in mid-air.Empress Xu took over at this moment, she rolled up her sleeves, "Your Majesty, please take a rest, my concubine is here."

Following the men's singles, the Wenhua Palace started women's singles again.

Empress Xu's whip-wielding posture is not inferior to Zhu Di's. Today's beating is destined to be unforgettable for brothers Zhu Gaochi.

The emperor can't mess with the father, let alone the queen mother!

After beating his son, Jing Nan's list of heroes was officially announced to the world.

Shen Xuan failed to confer the title of Duke, so he assumed the title of Marquis of Dingyuan, and he was granted a thousand dan.

Meng Qinghe also boarded the last train to be conferred with the title of second-class uncle from the third-rank military attache, with a salary of [-] Dan.

Meng Twelve Lang was a little silly when he received the order.

I pinched my thigh and it hurt.

The corners of his mouth reached to the ears, it was really not a dream!