Seiwa

In the first year of Jianwen, in April Jiawu, an earthquake occurred near the capital, which destroyed several houses and killed or injured more than a hundred people.

The next day, Emperor Jianwen issued an imperial edict ordering all officials to speak out.

The content of the edict is very straightforward. When disasters come down from heaven, it must be that I, the emperor, did not do enough. Everyone give me more opinions, and I will definitely correct them.

In the feudal era, whenever natural disasters occurred, such as solar eclipses, earthquakes, floods, etc., the emperor would criticize and self-criticize.

It is not to the extent of guilt, but the attitude must be corrected.

If the emperor has a good attitude, all the officials will be dismissed according to the situation, and it will be revealed that the disaster from the sky is not the emperor's fault, but the fault of the officials.

If the emperor's attitude is not good, then I'm sorry, each subject will definitely make people vomit blood when they start writing.

Emperor Jianwen was happy to be cruel to his uncle, but he treated court officials preferentially.

When the imperial edict was issued, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty pondered for a while. The emperor was benevolent and righteous, and he himself must be kind.After discussing in private, only the Metropolitan Procuratorate submitted a few memorandums.Before going to Shu, the left and right imperial envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate conducted a strict review, and it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong before it was submitted to the emperor.

It stands to reason that the emperor should criticize himself, and the officials should set up the ladder, and wait for the emperor to come down, and then properly handle the post-disaster work, and the matter will be over.Unexpectedly, King Yan, who was far away in Beiping, was still worried about state affairs and cared about his nephew when he was ill, so he sent a fast horse to send a memorial, which caused a lot of trouble in the court.

King Yan's words were very polite, but the meaning he expressed was quite rude.

When disasters come down from heaven, it must be a warning to the emperor.The emperor disregarded his love for his relatives, and persecuted his uncles on charges. The king of Zhou worked hard in the southwest on behalf of the king. The whole family of the king of Xiang went to see the emperor Daxing. His will is ready, could it be that the emperor wants to wipe out his clan and become a real loner?

At the end of the memorial, King Yan also quoted a passage from the "Book of Rites" to express his grief.

What is human righteousness?Father is kind, son is filial, brother is good, younger brother is fraternal, husband is righteous, woman is obedient, long-benefited, young and obedient, monarch benevolent and minister loyal.

A loving father and a filial son are the blessings of the family.Lord, sages and ministers are the blessings of the country.On the contrary, there will be disasters.

His Majesty treats his relatives like this, is it the actions of a wise monarch?Or is His Majesty just being deceived and bewitched by the treacherous courtiers?That being the case, when killing traitors...

Before the memorial was finished, Emperor Jianwen's complexion was ashen.

King Yan's memorandum simply pointed his nose at him and scolded him for being unkind, unrighteous, and heartless.If this is the case for relatives, what kind of benevolent king are you advocating the restoration of Zhou rituals!

If Emperor Jianwen did not admit that he was ruthless, he must have been deceived by traitors to listen and believe!

The two words are thrown directly in the face, stupid gentleman!

An incident that was not a big one at first, was disturbed by King Yan, and the emperor suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

King Yan couldn't be held accountable even though his ears were smoking. It was he who personally issued an edict to speak out.

Since Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, there were not many good days and many bad days.After the court, he drove directly to the Jinshen Hall. He needed to calm down and reflect on himself three times. His fourth uncle was really difficult to deal with.

After awakening, Emperor Jianwen finally realized how foolish it was to let King Yan go back to Beiping!Make up your mind, wait until Emperor Hongwu sacrifices the day, and Yan Wang will do it immediately after entering Beijing.

This time, I absolutely can't let the tiger go back to the mountain and add trouble to myself.

It's a pity that Emperor Jianwen woke up a little late. His uncle's experience in life and struggle is much richer than that of his nephew, so Emperor Jianwen's calculations are doomed to fail.

But three days later, the second memorial from Peking arrived.Knowing that the three brothers Zhu Gaochi would go to Beijing to pay homage in place of the seriously ill King Yan, Emperor Jianwen sat blankly for a long while, and violently swept away all the memorials on the table.

The serving eunuchs and palace servants knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to breathe.

Xu Huizu, Duke of the State of Wei, also received a letter from Princess Yan. The letter did not say anything else, but said that Zhu Gaochi and the three would arrive in Beijing in May, and hoped that the uncle would take more care of them.

If the letter was written by the King of Yan, Xu Huizu would definitely ignore it, but the letter was written by Princess Yan, and the whole article only talked about family affection and not politics, and it would be unreasonable for Xu Huizu to refuse again.

"Brother, if your nephew is coming to Beijing, we as uncles should take care of him."

Compared with Xu Huizu, Xu Zengshou is more inclined to King Yan.

Since the emperor came to the throne, he has emphasized corrupt Confucianism and despised military officials. That Fang Xiaoru led a group of imperial officials to encourage the emperor to restore Zhou rituals all day long.

People's hearts are so strange, no one dared to complain when Emperor Hongwu killed a large number of people.Emperor Jianwen seldom engages in killing companies, and even worries about those who cannot be defeated.

Concubine Yan and Concubine Dai are both members of the Xu family. Now Concubine Dai and Wang Concubine Dai are living a hard life together in the land of Shu. Concubine Yan is always worried. On the way, he was the first to applaud.

That emperor, who is so close to rotten Confucianism all day long, should have been scolded long ago!

"Fourth brother, let me think about this matter again."

Xu Huizu frowned, and Xu Zengshou slapped the table in dissatisfaction, "I have to think about it? Elder brother also disregards family affection like the emperor?"

"Presumptuous!" Xu Huizu was angry, "How can you speak rudely to His Majesty!"

"Tsk!"

Xu Zengshou curled his lips, not paying attention to Xu Huizu's anger at all.Rolling in the mud together since they were young, crawling on the school field, and charging forward on the battlefield, the two brothers know each other very well.

Xu Huizu was not really angry, Xu Zengshou was confident.

"Brother, let's not talk about the emperor and King Yan. The concubine is our relative, and so is the nephew. What kind of life is the second sister living now? The eldest sister wrote a letter to entrust the nephew to us. If we don't care, are we still human? Father is dying. How did you entrust us at the time, do you remember, big brother?"

After talking, Xu Zengshou's eyes were already red.Zuo Dudu, who is usually majestic and majestic, was speechless in front of his elder brother today.

Xu Huizu was silent, he clenched his fist on the table and slammed it down hard.

With a bang, the table legs of the large mahogany case were embedded in the floor tiles by half an inch.

Undercurrents are raging in the city of Nanjing, and the three brothers Zhu Gaochi also set off on the scheduled day to bid farewell to King Yan and Princess Yan. The guards of honor of the prince's son and the county king are all exempted, and they take the accompanying guards and head for Nanjing in a light car.

Considering Zhu Gaochi's body, the King of Yan ordered the palace to be repaired, and the craftsmen transformed the frame of the prince's carriage. The cart pavilion was lower than the prince's elephant, and the ladders and horses pulling the cart were all made according to the emperor's grandson.The inner doors and screens of the car booths are all painted with red paint.Mats, chairs, cushions, curtains, and red curtains are all regulated by the prince.

In order for Zhu Gaochi to sit more comfortably, Princess Yan checked all the arrangements in the car in person, thickened the mattress, removed the armrests, and increased the seat back, and she was barely satisfied.

According to the system, the king of the county has no 辂, only the ordinary frame, and the height and size are inferior to the frame of the prince, and it is even incomparable with the xiang 辂 of King Yan.

Zhu Gaoxu was used to riding a horse, so he simply skipped the frame.Zhu Gaosui also didn't want to ride with the eldest son, and planned to ride a horse with the second brother.

Princess Yan couldn't hold back her son, so she had to ask King Yan for help.

Yan Wang waved his hand, what kind of horse should he ride, take a car!Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were not given a chance to appeal and defend at all.

So, after the big car of the eldest son Zhu Gaochi, he followed the small car of the king of the county.

Zhu Gaosui planned to be a bachelor to the end, so he refused to give Zhu Gaochi face, abandoned the comfortable car, and ran to squeeze the van with Zhu Gaoxu.

The three brothers are like this, both King Yan and Princess Yan have a headache.King Yan had no choice but to utter harsh words, regardless of how he was at home, he must be twisted into a rope when he arrived in the capital. If anyone dares to rebel, don't blame me for using a whip!

Emperor Hongwu was used to whipping people with a whip, and once beat a minister to death in court.King Yan inherited his father's personality and hobbies. Other people's families are filial sons under the stick, but in Lao Zhu's house, they will see the truth under the whip.

King Yan uttered harsh words, and the three brothers were all honest.

Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the car, with two eunuchs waiting at the side, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were sitting in the frame of the king's carriage, the two brothers were chattering, and they didn't know what they were talking about.

The eight hundred guards who accompanied him were on the surface, but in the dark, King Yan also made arrangements, but they couldn't explain it to outsiders.

Shen Xuan and Ni Qianhu, who was transferred by the Yanshan Right Guard, shared the responsibility of the chief guard. The two rode on horseback, one in front of the other, and sent out scouts from time to time along the way to scout around. label.Looking at the posture, it doesn't look like escorting Zhu Gaochi's brothers into Beijing, but rather like preparing for future wars.

During the break, Meng Qinghe was called to the frame of King Gaoyang, and the front door was pushed open. The childish Zhu Gaosui waved him in without the eunuch's message, "You are Meng Twelve Lang? I heard from my elder brother You, come in, I have something to ask you."

Meng Qinghe looked back subconsciously, Shen Qianhu was guarding ahead, Ni Qianhu was nearby, but they were not familiar with each other.

"What?" Seeing Meng Qinghe's delay in moving, Zhu Gaosui's expression showed impatience.

Knowing that this person is not easy to mess with, so he must follow along, Meng Qinghe hurriedly said: "I humbly obey."

After finishing the words, he stepped on the steps and jumped into the car, his movements were quite neat.

The space in the booth is not small, and the layout is quite comfortable.The king of Gaoyang County was flipping through a military book boredly, leaning against the railing of the carriage and yawning.

Zhu Gaosui also called Meng Qinghe because he was bored.He happened to know this Meng Shierang from Wang Quan who was accompanying him, so he was so excited that he called to relieve his boredom.

Princes and grandchildren, as long as they don't kill people and set fires, no matter how willful they are, others will have to bear it.

"You were a boy before you joined the army?" Zhu Gaosui would show two canine teeth when he smiled, "Why do you want to join the army? Don't scholars look down on soldiers?"

When it comes to scholars, one can imagine that there are definitely prejudices when one unconsciously curls one's lips.

"Back to the son, there is nothing you can do about being humble." Meng Qinghe smiled wryly, "The humble father and two elder brothers were killed by the Tartars, and the humble has to support the widowed mother, take care of the elder brother's widow and niece. Joining the army is to avenge the father and brother. Find a way out for the family."

"Oh." Zhu Gaosui nodded, seemingly touched by Meng Qinghe's words.

Zhu Gaoxu put down the book of war in his hand, and propped his chin with one hand, "I heard that your family has dozens of acres of good land, and it was forced to join the army because of the occupation by the tribe. Is there such a thing?"

"Back to the king, the property of the humble family is sold to the tribe after a price is paid."

Meng Qinghe knew that the king of Gaoyang County could say that, and must have understood the details clearly, but he couldn't just admit it.It's a family matter with Meng Guangxiao's family, even if they are strangled to death, they still have the same surname Meng.What's more, the name of Dayi and Xiaoyou who admitted that he was forced to join the army because of the tribe's occupation of land and avenged his father and brother would not stand up.

Zhu Gaoxu is not as simple-minded as it is written in the history books.It is true that he did not inherit King Yan's strategy, and he was not as good as Zhu Gaochi's scheming, but only relatively speaking.The grandson of the phoenix and the grandson of Emperor Hongwu, how could it be so simple?

Without knowing his intentions, one must be careful when speaking.

"You are cute." Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "No wonder Master Daoyan said you are smart."

"I don't dare to be humble." Meng Qinghe pondered for a moment, then said, "I think the county king already knows about the people's affairs. But the humble man is surnamed Meng, and when he joined the army, the clan also gave money and food, and the clan elders also promised I will take care of my family. The humble words come from my heart, and I definitely don’t want to deceive the county king.”

"Aren't you resentful at all? What should have been yours fell into the hands of others, and you don't want to take it back?"

Meng Qinghe started to break out in a cold sweat. Is this person talking about him, or is there something else?

"Back to the king of the county, humbleness is still the same sentence, humbleness is surnamed Meng. Besides, even if you lose the land accumulated by your father and brother, it is not useless to be humble with hands and feet. Naturally, you can find a way to buy a family business, not necessarily just less than lost."

Zhu Gaoxu raised one eyebrow, "Buy another family property?"

"Exactly." Meng Qinghe also went all out, "The world is so vast, why should you only focus on the little land that your father and brother bought? Just like those tartars on the grassland, there is no pursuit in life."

"How to say?"

Hearing what Meng Qinghe said was interesting, Zhu Gaosui's eyes lit up, and Zhu Gaoxu also sat upright.

"The Emperor Taizu of my dynasty is very wise and powerful, and the prince and many vassal princes are also very powerful. The Tartars of the Yuan Dynasty often commit crimes and are beaten again and again, but they still don't learn their lesson. They still come next year, which shows that they are really stupid. Life Pursuit."

After relaxing, Meng Qinghe's mind turned quickly, and he put aside himself and turned to Tartar, the topic should be safer.

"In the Tang Dynasty, the countries in the Western Regions, and in the Song Dynasty, the ancient tea-horse road. Since the Taizu, foreign countries have been paying tribute to our dynasty for years.

"It's not just Daming?" Zhu Gaoxu tapped his knee, "Your words are interesting."

"Just a humble opinion."

When the point was over, Meng Qinghe shut up.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were also silent.

For a while, the car became quite quiet.

After a long time, Zhu Gaoxu said, "Meng Baihu."

"Humble."

"If you don't want to be alone in front of your father, ask for a favor for you, and then enter the household."

Meng Qinghe looked up, puzzled.

"With the talents of Meng Baihu, it's a pity to only fight on the battlefield. If you take the imperial examination, you will be able to do a lot if you enter the court as an official."

"You can't be praised by the king of the county when you are humble. You really have little talent and learning, and you are used to being a soldier. You can only thank the king for your kindness."

"Since that's the case, it's not too hard to be alone, and it's not too bad to be a soldier."

King Gaoyang's tone was very casual, not angry, and Meng Qinghe was slightly relieved.

It looks like today is the end of this level?

It's too early to stand in line or something.

Yongle was a long-lived and war-loving emperor. Zhu Gaochi's position seemed to be precarious, but in fact he was very secure.It's better for him to be less involved in the dispute between father and son and brothers in the Tian family.

There was Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang, and Xie Jin, the great scholar. These two people who were not on the wrong team were cheated.

Meng Twelve Lang dared to wipe off his cold sweat when he withdrew from the chariot of Gaoyang County King.

Although what you are playing is the heartbeat, it is too exciting to play with your head.

Before he finished wiping off his sweat, another eunuch came forward with a smile, and the prince wanted to invite him.

Meng Qinghe wanted to cry, did he commit Tai Sui?

You can't cry if you want to cry, the prince can laugh when you see him, you have to laugh!

Don't look at Zhu Gaochi's wide-hearted, fat and easy-going talker, it's enough to be written down by him.

Shen Xuan rode over and asked what was the matter, then patted Meng Qinghe on the shoulder, "Take care, your son is very generous."

Normally, when Shen Qianhu patted the shoulder, Meng Baihu would hide in a place where no one was around and grin for a while.

Now, he grinned the same way, but he just wanted to cry.

What kind of day is this? It's too deceitful.