Seiwa

Walking into the palace, all you can see are carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent and resplendent.

The Forbidden City has not yet been built, and the Yanwang Mansion, which was rebuilt from the inner hall of the Yuan Dynasty, is the largest and highest-level building in Beiping.

The palace was built in the 12th year of Hongwu. There are three halls in total. The Chengyun Hall is the main place where King Yan met officials and worked.After that is the Yuandian, and after the Yuandian is the Hall of Cunxin.From the heart, from the two halls of Chengyun to the gate of Chengyun, there are two rows of gallery houses in Zhouhui, with a total of 130 eight wing rooms.

Behind the hall are the front, middle, and rear palaces, each with nine palaces. There are wing rooms on both sides of the palace gate for the people of the palace below King Yan to live.

According to the palace system of the Ming Dynasty, the gates and verandas of Yanwang's mansion are all covered with blue glazed tiles, and the roofs of each hall are covered with gongs. In the middle, there are panchi, decorated with gold, and the eight auspicious flowers are painted on the side.The front and rear hall seats are made of red lacquer and gold panchi, while the hanging curtains are made of red pin and gold panchi.

In the Ming Dynasty, red was the most respected, and red lacquer can be seen everywhere in the palace, which fully reflects this characteristic.

Meng Qinghe followed behind Shen Xuan, without looking sideways, and the restlessness about seeing Emperor Yongle gradually eased.

The palace was very large, and the king of Gaoyang County led Shen Xuan and others through the corridors to the palace where King Yan was convalescing. There were guards in front of the gate, and eunuchs and palace people came in and out to serve them.

The eunuchs all wore round-necked sunflower shirts with white faces and no beards, while the courtiers wore round-necked narrow-sleeved shirts, red skirts with beaded seams and gold belts, bright wrists and fat, and beautiful eyebrows.

"The king of the county."

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu, an eunuch immediately walked over with small steps, with a smile on his fair face, it was Wang Tingshi who had followed Zhu Gaoxu to Kaipingwei.

"Wang Quan, report to the father, and bring him back alone."

"Jun Wang, the Buddha is inside."

When Wang listened to the matter, Zhu Gaoxu flicked his whip angrily, with little strength, "Brother Shen, father and king personally said that they want to see each other, hurry up!"

"The servant realizes his mistake."

For Wang Quan, reasoning is useless, the best choice is to admit his mistakes first.

"okay."

Zhu Gaoxu was not really angry, he just taught Xie Gui a lesson in front of the palace, and he is in a good mood now.

Zhu Di in the room heard the noise from outside, so he naturally knew who was coming, and soon an eunuch came out of the room, and it was reported that King Gaoyang, Shen Xuan and others had entered.

Walking past Wang Tingshi, Meng Qinghe nodded politely. After all, we were all acquaintances.Wang Tingshi returned the gift with a smile and didn't say anything. This is the rule.

There was a bitter smell of traditional Chinese medicine in the room, and King Yan declared that he was seriously ill, so the play must be full.Shi Ke, the chief minister of the palace, could be instigated by Emperor Jianwen. Who knows if there are other secret operations in the mansion.

Seeing the prince needs to kneel down.

Do as the Romans do, this is not a modern society that emphasizes equality, and Zhu Di is not a good man or a believer.According to Sanbao's previous point, Meng Qinghe bent his knees, and his palms and knees fell on the bluestone brick floor, feeling a chill instantly

"Humblely pay respects to the lord."

Shen Xuan's voice sounded, Meng Qinghe learned to say something, his throat became inexplicably dry, and his voice became tense.

Excited or nervous?I can't tell and I don't know.

The sound kept amplifying and buzzing in the ear, but the person unexpectedly calmed down.

"Xuan'er, get up quickly."

The pale King Yan struggled to sit up from the bed, Meng Qinghe glanced at it boldly, then lowered his head immediately, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

The acting is good, but the makeup is not in place.

His face was indeed pale, in stark contrast to his bronzed neck.

But what's the matter if the slag falls off as soon as you speak?

"Gu recently always thinks of brother-in-law, and also dreamed of brother-in-law going north to the desert and galloping on horses." After saying a word, King Yan coughed a few times, intermittently, ignoring the lack of makeup skills, which is really true Like a critically ill patient, "I was seriously ill alone, and I don't know... I recalled you from Kaipingwei. The meeting is full. At least I can fulfill my wish before I go to see my sworn brother."

A series of coughs sounded again, Meng lowered his head even lower, and a middle-aged strong man acted like Lin Daiyu, no matter how good his acting skills were, a tragic drama would turn into a comedy drama.

Can't laugh, absolutely can't laugh!Otherwise, my life is in jeopardy.

Enduring too hard, his expression was a little distorted.

Meng Qinghe didn't even dare to look up.

"Your Highness is like this, you are ashamed to be humble, and you will die if you are humble."

Shen Qianhu knelt down again, the corners of his eyes were red, and he kowtowed.

While King Yan was coughing, he asked someone to help Shen Xuan up.

"Xuan'er, what are you doing, get up!"

King Gaoyang personally stepped forward to help Shen Xuan, "Brother Shen, don't you make your father feel more uncomfortable?"

Meng Twelve Lang couldn't help sighing, he could see that King Yan was pretending to be sick, and he didn't believe that Shen Xuan would be kept in the dark.This acting skill, this level, will definitely be at the level of an actor in later generations.

While talking, there was a palace servant outside the door who brought soup and medicine, "My lord, this servant will serve you medicine."

San Bao stepped forward to take the tray in person, a look of hesitation flashed across the palace man's face, but he still handed the medicine to San Bao.

The palace man retreated to the door and stood still, but did not leave.The red dress with little golden flowers embroidered on it, slightly revealing the sharp corners of her bow shoes as she walked.The pearls hanging from the front of the flower-decorated black gauze hat, and the earrings hanging from the ears are completely motionless.

King Yan took the medicine bowl, looked at the pitch-black medicine juice, did not take it, but directly spilled it on the ground, instantly, the smell of medicine in the room became stronger.

The palace servants raised their heads in surprise, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, the Gaoyang County King had already said: "Wang Quan, do it."

The two eunuchs waiting by the door immediately grabbed the palace lady's arms and pressed her to the ground.

The palace man's face was pale and full of panic.

King Yan stood up from the bed, with an upright body and an intimidating aura, he didn't look half-divided, weak or weak.

"My lord, this palace servant is served by the concubine's side."

"Pull down the stick and die." King Yan spread his arms, and Sanbao personally put on his robe, "Where is the concubine, I will go and talk."

"Yes."

The palace servants yelled in horror, "My lord, my lord, spare me! It's Ge Changshi who let the slaves spy on..."

Before he finished speaking, he was already gagged by the eunuch and dragged on.

King Yan knew what he was going to say, so there was no need to ask questions.

Zhu Gaochi had reported his suspicions about Ge Cheng to the King of Yan, and the King of Yan ordered him to stand still for the time being. Ge Cheng was by no means the only one working in the palace.It's just that he didn't expect that the other party actually moved his mind to Wang Hao's side.

Thinking of Wang Hao's recent mention of Wei Guogong's letter from Nanjing, there is no lack of concern for his illness, Zhu Di was so angry that he wanted to kill Wang Nanjing directly.His nephew is capable, even his brother-in-law helps him!

"You step back."

Sanbao and the other two eunuchs walked backwards out of the room.

The door was closed, and King Yan sat down at the table, "Xuan'er, come and sit down."

King Yan acted like an elder, but Shen Xuan did not move, "In front of Your Highness, I dare not be presumptuous when I am humble."

"You are Gu's nephew, when did you and Gu have such a relationship?"

"Humble and dare not."

"Okay." Yan Wang frowned, "Your temperament is somewhat like your father."

Shen Xuan stopped talking, lowered his head, and stood up straight, like a very eye-catching wooden stake.

If he hadn't seen him kicking Xie Gui outside the door with his own eyes, the King of Gao Yang would have thought that he had such a personality.Look at Shen Xuan, then look at King Yan, does King Father know?

"Gao Xu, what are you doing?"

"Go back to father, it's all right."

King Yan understood Zhu Gaoxu's meaning, and he knew Shen Xuan's character better than Zhu Gaoxu.He is more aware of Shen Xuan's loyalty to him.

He will not blame Shen Xuan on this matter, on the contrary, Shen Xuan's attitude just proves that he is trustworthy.You won't be unable to recognize the south, east, north, and west by relying on the friendship of the elders.

With such a son, the righteous brother should also smile at Jiuquan.

On the other hand, these three sons of my own, although the eldest son is scheming, but good at writing but not good at martial arts, they are really not like me.It was not a problem for the other two sons to mount a horse and fight, but their scheming was a bit short.

When Shen Liang was still alive, Zhu Di had been envious of his son.He told Shen Liang face to face that he wanted to recognize Shen Xuan as his adopted son, but Shen Liang refused.

Don't look at Shen Liang who is often involved in life style issues by the censor, but he is not confused at all when he encounters major events. Otherwise, the two slaps of Gonghou Bo who were involved in the blue jade conspiracy case can't be counted. Emperor Wu opened the door?

Looking at Shen Xuan now, Zhu Di is still envious, with such intelligence and appearance, why is he not his own son?

When Shen Xuan was talking to King Yan, Meng Qinghe had been honestly acting as the background board, respectful and solemn, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about his own thoughts.

Monk Daoyan twirled the Buddha beads with one hand, his eyes were slightly closed, he didn't look at Prince Yan and his son and Shen Xuan, his eyes turned on Meng Qinghe.

Meng Twelve Lang was clever, why did the monk look at him like this?Do you want to teach him to become a monk?

Suddenly, Dao Yan proclaimed the Buddha's name and called out the lord, his voice was not high, but he was reminding King Yan that it was time to tell the real purpose of recalling Shen Xuan from Kaipingwei.

King Yan frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Xuan'er, it's because my uncle has something to entrust you with summoning you here."

"Humble and untalented, just take orders from the lord."

"That's it..."

It turned out that the day of Emperor Daxing's memorial ceremony was in May. As the parent and son of Emperor Hongwu, King Yan should pay a memorial service in the capital, but he could not go.

In the past, King Yan dared to play with his personality in the capital, but it was expected that Emperor Ding Jianwen would not dare to attack him immediately. If he goes this time, it will not be so easy to get out of his body.At least, his brother-in-law will never let him get away easily.

Fake illness is also for this matter.He is so sick, the emperor can't order him to go to Beijing, can he?

In terms of emotion and reason, this move is barely justified, but it is really at a disadvantage in terms of filial piety.

When Emperor Hongwu was on his way, it was an edict that the vassals did not go to Beijing. It was for the stability of the country and to help the emperor's grandson to secure the throne.Now that Emperor Jianwen has sat on the throne, no matter whether it is safe or not, the vassal kings always have to pay homage to his father in person.

Filial piety is as great as the sky, and Meng Qinghe was elected as a filial friend by the Wanping county magistrate, and his reputation in Lizhong completely overwhelmed Meng Guangxiao.

King Yan could not enter Beijing, let alone let Emperor Jianwen seize the handle.Emperor Jianwen could find out the crime of privately printing banknotes, which was a disadvantage in filial piety, and he was helping the emperor sharpen his knife.

In the end, it was Monk Daoyan who gave King Yan an idea.

"You can ask your son to come to Beijing on your behalf."

After thinking about it, King Yan agreed.

Zhu Gaochi heard it, and it wouldn't be much better if he didn't mention the five thunders.

Going to Beijing is not the same as sending to death, but there is not much difference between sending to death.It was really knocked off by Emperor Jianwen, and there was nowhere to shout for injustice.

But the king of Yan ordered that he must not say no.Zhu Gaochi became cruel, gritted his teeth, and through the mouth of Wang Fu Ji Shan, coupled with his secret actions, he also pulled the two younger brothers into love.

Only the eldest son could not express his sincerity, all three sons went to Beijing to let the world see clearly that King Yan had no objection at first, and they were all forced by the emperor.

Zhu Di hesitated, he only had three sons, if the emperor didn't do one thing and kept going, they would all be ruined, where would he go to buy regret medicine?

It was Monk Daoyan who cited examples and analyzed the character of Emperor Jianwen and his cronies from many aspects.Especially Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, even though they are dedicated to Emperor Jianwen, they often disagree with each other in private, always wanting to compete.

Huang Zicheng can always find one or two problems with Qi Tai's plans, and vice versa.

"Wei Guogong is the brother-in-law of the prince." Sometimes, disadvantages can also be turned into advantages. Monk Daoyan is best at doing this kind of thing. "After entering Beijing, the son will stay in the palace, and the county king and the son can be placed in Wei Guogong's mansion."

It is true that Xu Huizu was wary of Zhu Di, and the three of Zhu Gaochi are still his real nephews.If Emperor Jianwen really wanted to attack the three of them, he couldn't just sit back and watch, right?Moreover, separating the two places is also an intention to preserve at least one of them.

King Yan was convinced again. Years of fighting on the battlefield created Zhu Di's iron-blooded character. Once he made up his mind, he would never change it.

This kind of character can be seen from the fact that he dared to launch Jing Nan with an absolutely small number of troops.

Monk Daoyan also pointed out that when the three Shizi brothers go to Beijing, the accompanying guards must be strictly selected and must not be sloppy.When necessary, fighting with real knives and guns is the fundamental way to save the three of them.

King Yan immediately thought of Shen Xuan, and there was no better candidate besides him.

The goals of Zhang Yu and others are too big, and the unknown people have no deterrent effect, only Shen Xuan.

The Battle of the Frontier Fortress made him famous several times, which made Bei Yuan terrified. In addition, the former only son of Marquis Dingyuan and the righteous grandson of Emperor Daxing are enough to take on important responsibilities.

The commander of Kaipingwei made his subordinates secretly take refuge in King Yan, there was no need for Shen Xuan to stay outside the Great Wall, and it was time to transfer him back.As for the planning of Song Zhong's army, Yang Duo and others should not be a problem.

King Yan expressed his original intention, Shen Xuan did not hesitate for a second, and directly promised that he would work for the prince and protect the three sons to enter Beijing!

Seeing that Shen Xuan did not seem to be lying, the King of Yan laughed out loud, as long as Shen Xuan can protect the three princes and return safely from Beijing, he will no longer be just a thousand households, and when the King of Yan launches Jingnan, he should be more than enough to be a commander.

After the big event had been decided, King Yan remembered Meng Qinghe who had been making the scenery boards all the time.

In fact, being able to allow a hundred households to hear about this matter is already an expression of trust in him, and it is an invisible test.

Meng Qinghe knew very well that if he didn't perform well, or if he was a little bit wrong, he would not end well. In all likelihood, he would be dragged down like that palace man, and he would be dragged down and killed.

"Gu has heard of you." King Yan sat on the chair, "You are... capable."

Perhaps King Yan wanted to say that he was a man, and this was a very high evaluation of a military man.Compared with the "real thing" in front of me, I changed the word temporarily.

There are quite a few literati in the palace, and their cultural level is not low, and they don't look like this.

It is said that he still guarded the pier and killed more than ten enemies?

King Yan coughed and looked at Dao Yan, who was half a head shorter than his youngest son.

Without raising his head, just listening to King Yan's cough, Meng Twelve Lang could guess that he must have been despised again.

Isn't it just a little thinner?

Compared to these tall and long-legged people, he is indeed not good enough, compared to ordinary people... well, he is still not good enough.

In the frontier fortress, all the farmers are full of tendons, which is simply incomparable.

The one who despises himself will never be offended, so he can only bow his head, silence is golden.

The more times you do it, the more you get used to it.

In the end, Meng Qinghe was also incorporated into the guard team entering Beijing.Originally, the king of Yan wanted to keep him in the palace. The tiger crouching cannon, the firecracker three-stage shooting, and the modified chariot were all good things. Zhu Di wanted to see how many good things Meng Twelve Lang still had in his mind.

Dao Yan interrupted temporarily, which made King Yan change his mind.

"This son is talented and quick-witted. It is more appropriate to protect the son and others to go to Beijing."

Meng Qinghe didn't know where he fell into the eyes of this Buddha, but King Yan nodded, and he had to say loudly that he was willing to go to Beijing and be the guard of the three princes!Throwing their heads and blood for the three of the princes, they didn't even blink when the knife came over!

"Humbleness must do its utmost to be loyal and wise!"

What will happen to Zhu Gaochi in the capital, Meng Qinghe doesn't know, but he knows that these three returned to Peiping with all their beards and tails.

Since the rightful owner is fine, the chances of being heroic and glorious by following the rightful owner are not too high, right?

It is nothing to present the blueprint of the artillery. Only by following Zhu Gaochi and the others to Beijing and performing well can we really leave a good impression on King Yan.

Wiping off his cold sweat, he looked at Shen Qianhu who was standing on the side. As long as there were no mistakes on the way, he would have stepped on the Jingnan ship, and he had to work hard to get a few class cabins.

As long as he succeeds, whoever beat him with the army stick and whoever wanted his life can all be recovered one by one!

At this moment, Meng Twelve Lang was full of fighting spirit.

Power and status are beckoning to him, beauty, hey, this is too difficult, so put it off.