Seiwa

Jianwen first year

In the first month of the lunar year, there were several heavy snowfalls in Beiping, and the sky was so overcast that there was no clear sky.A few feet long ice ridges formed under the eaves, and when they were broken off, they were so strong that they could pierce a hole.

The defenders on the city gate stomped their feet vigorously and rubbed their hands. The thick cotton was added to the looped jacket, but it still couldn't block the biting north wind.

Year after year seems to be cold, and God seems to be angry, forcibly preventing people from having a good life.

In the snowstorm, several fast horses came galloping from the south.The knights on horseback set out from Nanjing City with the emperor's new decree, traveled day and night under the stars and the moon, and finally arrived in Peiping before February.

Seeing the fast horses coming from the south, the Baihu who guarded the Duanli Gate felt thumped.

Since December last year, every time people come from the south, there will be an earthquake in Peiping Prefecture.

First, the chief envoy was changed, and then the chief envoy was replaced. Even the area from Kaipingwei to Shanhaiguan was uneasy.The Dai Wang was arrested last month, and someone came again in the first month. Could it be true that the fortune tellers in the city have answered the words that King Yan is a real dragon, and the emperor in Nanjing can't sit still on the dragon chair?

"Open the city gates!"

In a blink of an eye, the knight had arrived at the city.

After Xu time, the gate of the city could not be opened easily, and the guards at the top of the city could only put down the hanging basket and pull people up to the top of the city.

"Send someone to report to the palace immediately!"

"Yes!"

While checking the identity of the visitor, a guard of hundreds of households got out of the city gate and rushed towards Yan Wang's mansion in a hurry.

In Yanwang Mansion, the lights are brightly lit at this time.

In the Palace of Cunxin, Yan Wang patted the shoulder of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Hanyang County, with a smile on his resolute face full of alcohol.

"My son has the style of being a father, very good!"

Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to invite Ying to participate in the border military operation not long ago. Although he did not make great achievements, his spirit is commendable and remarkable.

Returning to Peiping from Kaipingwei, he also brought back the three-stage firecracker shooting method. Zhang Yuzhu Neng and other generals all praised this method, and Zhu Di felt very proud of it.Compared with the eldest son who can't get on the horse, I am very relieved.

"My son did a good job." Zhu Di rubbed his face, becoming more and more satisfied, "This is my descendant of the Zhu family!"

Zhu Gaoxu's face turned red, obviously because he was very excited by King Yan's praise.

"Father and king praise, my son is ashamed and dare not take it."

"Well deserved!"

In the past few days, Emperor Jianwen made a lot of noise, and finally had a happy event. King Yan really liked his second son more and more.

"Thank you father!"

The eldest son Zhu Gaochi stood aside respectfully, and when he heard his father praise his younger brother, a simple and honest smile appeared on his chubby round face, "My brother can raise the whip and drive the horse, I am very envious of you."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his thick eyebrows, which looked very similar to King Yan, and smiled proudly. Looking at Zhu Gaochi, who was taller and taller than himself, and plump and puffy, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes.He is also the son of his father, queen, mother and concubine, but he was born earlier than him, so who can he show the appearance of a prince?

"Brother Wang doesn't have to be like this, Brother Yu naturally hopes to ride horses and wield swords with Brother Wang, and fight side by side!"

No matter how nice the words are, they are still out of ten out of ten.

Zhu Gaochi's face was flushed, Zhu Gaoxu's smile was flamboyant, King Yan looked at his two sons with a slight frown.

It would be against his will to say that he likes this eldest son who is neither in appearance nor in personality like his own.But in the end, the crown prince is different, so it is not appropriate for Gao Xu to run on his elder brother like this.

Furthermore, the eldest son loves to read, will he be so overwhelmed by his brother's few words that he can't speak?It's good to show weakness, but it's too late.

Just when King Yan was about to say something, an eunuch in a sunflower collar shirt walked in with a bow.

"The maidservant pays homage to the prince, the prince, the prince."

"But something?"

"My lord, there are people from the south again."

Come again?

In a word, the complexions of Zhu Di, father and son changed at the same time. Someone from the south must be in trouble!

First, the chief envoy of Beiping, then the commander of the capital of Peiping, and even the division of the procuratorate.Mr. Song Zhong, who went to Kaiping in the first month, used the excuse of the imperial edict to recruit elites from the Yanshan Guard one after another. In less than a month, a total of 3000 people were gone!What does he want to do?It's clear at a glance!

"Father, do you see?"

"As a father, let's see what else the emperor can do!"

Zhu Di slammed the table, really annoying, he is not a vegetarian!

Seeing the power of their father, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu both put aside their thoughts of parting ways, and stood aside, bowing their heads and pretending to be honest.The volcano is about to erupt. At this time, whoever moves forward will be unlucky.

In a wing room on the east side of Cunxin Hall, Monk Daoyan stopped chanting and looked at the hourglass in the room. Well, it's time to meet the prince again. From which aspect should we discuss the feasibility and necessity of rebellion today?

He got up and walked out of the wing room, just in time to meet the eunuch of the palace who was passing by in a hurry, "Sanbao, what's wrong?"

"Go back to Buddha, there are people from the south again."

"Oh?" Dao Yan twirled the Buddha beads, recited the Buddha's mantra, and smiled until his eyes narrowed into two slits. He was really sleepy. Someone gave him a pillow, whatever he wanted.Amitabha, the emperor is really a good man.

Seeing the visitor, after receiving the imperial edict, a layer of black clouds immediately shrouded the sky over King Yan's Mansion. It seemed that a typhoon passed through the palace of Cunxin. Zhu Di held a long knife in his hand, his eyes were red, "Zhuzi bullied me too much!"

Several eunuchs knelt on the bluestone tile floor, shivering.

Zhu Di at this time, even Princess Yan did not dare to approach easily.

The only exception is Dao Yan.

It's good to be angry, but it's better to be angry.If you are impatient, you will not hesitate, and if you are angry, you will rebel.

"My lord, I can't hesitate any longer." Dao Yan stood in the hall, unaffected by Zhu Di's anger, "First seize Chen Heng's military power, then use Song Zhong to recruit the elite Yanshan guards, and summon Hu Qi Guan Tong and others to enter the capital. It must be the official of the prince. The emperor is pressing every step of the way, if the prince hesitates, disaster will be imminent!"

King Yan clenched his long saber tightly, and sneered, "Since I won't be tolerated, how can I just sit and wait for death!"

After the words fell, he slashed on the table with a knife, and finally made up his mind.

Kaipingwei

It is rare that there is no snow, the sky is clear, but the wind is colder.

Meng Qinghe dressed neatly, fastened his waist badge, and walked out of the house.He was supposed to be on duty outside the city, but he didn't want the newly arrived Song Dudu to suddenly order that the whole army of the guard should perform a drill.Xu Zhong, the commander of the guards, said that the drill will be tomorrow, why bother today?

Commander Yu Zhen sneered, "The words of the governor are military orders. Can Commander Xu dare to resist the order?"

The big hat was pressed down, Xu Zhong didn't dare to say more.But he said in his heart, it really is that the comer is not good!

In the martial arts arena, the unswept snow is mostly trampled down, and the smooth and icy places can almost reflect the shadow of people.

Meng Qinghe led more than 100 people under his command and formed a formation following the order of the banner officer.The hot air exhaled by everyone condensed into white mist in front of their eyes, hanging on their eyebrows and eyelashes, forming a layer of cold frost.

"kill!"

The wind seemed to freeze people, and the frontier soldiers swung their knives and spears, cutting through the cold wind abruptly, and the roar came from the chest, which was strong and rough with bloody smell.

On the high platform, Song Zhong was dressed in a crimson official uniform, and the lion embroidered on the red robe opened its mouth wide, as if it wanted to choose someone to devour.

The sound of the drums became more and more urgent, and the battle formation also changed accordingly. Song Zhong on the high platform suddenly waved his hand, summoned all those who followed him to command Yu Zhen and others, pointed to a certain place in the martial arts field, and gave orders.

Yu Zhen took the order, and a group of personal soldiers rushed into the battle like wolves and tigers.

The frontier soldiers, who were puzzled by the sudden stop of the drum, watched helplessly as dozens of comrades were pulled out of the battle formation and knelt on the ground.

"Yu waited for disobeying orders, delaying drills, and punishing [-] army sticks!"

Meng Qinghe, who was pulled out of the battle with Gao Fu and others, had a buzzing sound in his head.

If he said that he couldn't keep up with the drums and slowed down the team, he had nothing to say.But punishing Gao Fu, Ma Chang, Zhou Rong and others in this way is completely unreasonable!

One hundred military sticks is not a joke, it will kill them!

On the stage, Commander Xu also saw the clues. These people who were pulled out were clearly under the command of Shen Xuan from Qianhu Office in Xicheng.

If Song Zhong's actions were to be dismounted, it would be fine, but if it was aimed at Shen Xuan, wouldn't it be clear that he would have trouble with King Yan?

Shen Xuan in the martial arts arena had already pressed the long knife in his hand, and stared at Song Zhong on the stage, his eyes were full of evil spirits.

Dozens of frontier soldiers have been knocked down, and it is not the frontier soldiers who are executing the sentence, but the pro-army brought by Song Zhong.It can be seen that Song Dudu sincerely wants to kill today, and the martial arts practice is just an excuse.

Meng Qinghe's face turned pale. Except for being pulled into the battlefield for the first time, he had never felt that death was so close to him.

Find a way, must find a way, he must survive!

Just at this moment, Yu Zhen stopped in front of him, swept over the military uniform on his body, and sneered, "This is actually a hundred households? It's really a big joke in the world. Could it be that he lied about his military achievements? Or relied on the superior officer?" Blue eyes?"

As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Shen Xuan who had a cold face, his expression contained contempt and malice concealed by disdain.

Hearing these words, Meng Qinghe's eyes lit up. Regardless of the shoulders being pressed hard, he raised his head vigorously and shouted with the greatest strength in his life: "I don't accept my humble position!"

As soon as he made a sound, it didn't matter, Gao Fu, Zhou Rong and the others also raised their voices, "I don't want to admit it! If I want to commit a crime, I don't want to accept it!"

If you shout, you may not be able to save your life. If you don't shout, you will definitely die.

Then shout!

Song Zhong on the high platform looked gloomy, and Yu Zhen frowned, staring at Meng Qinghe with a hostile face and killing intent in his eyes.A soldier beside him took down the long knife and slapped it down fiercely with the scabbard.

"In front of the commander, An dare to be presumptuous!"

Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, intending to endure this for life, but waited for a while, but it didn't happen.

Raising his head, his fingers as white as jade were clasping the blade, and the long blade stopped in mid-air, unable to move any more.

"Bold!"

The soldiers were still shouting and scolding, Shen Xuan sneered, "Who is the boldest? He is a member of a hundred households, and you are only a soldier. If you attack a hundred households with a sword without an order from the superior, you are committing a crime!"

"you……"

Yu Zhen's face was gloomy, and she didn't ask Shen Xuan, but looked at Meng Qinghe, whose body was covered with snow, who was getting more and more embarrassed, "Are you not convinced?"

"Yes, I refuse to accept my humble position!"

"During the drill, I didn't listen to orders and delayed the battle. This commander saw it with my own eyes. Why don't you accept it!"

"It's not the one hundred army sticks who refuse to accept the lowly position, but what Commander Du said, lying about his military exploits!" Meng Qinghe raised his head, "The military exploits of the humble position are reported by the guards and rewarded by the court! Commander Du's words mean that the guards bullied them." Conceal it? The imperial court doesn’t distinguish between the true and the false? Your majesty doesn’t know people well? The lowly position dares to order this statement, and it is disrespectful to accuse your majesty of being stupid!”

While speaking, his black eyes were fixed on Yu Zhen, and there seemed to be a dark flame burning in the depths of his eyes.

Want his life?

Then try it out!

If you go all out, I won't survive, and neither will you!

The former doctor, who was also kneeling on the ground, looked at the blue-faced Du commanding, then looked at Shen Qianhu, who was as proud as a gentleman, and finally turned his gaze back to Meng Baihu.

I made a mistake in my judgment before, this is not a civil servant, but a warrior among civil servants, the number one fighter in the court, the speaker!