Rebirth of Yongle Merry

In the 26th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, spring.

The vast and uninhabited Gobi is dotted with greenery in early spring, blowing towards the face with desolate wind mixed with fine sand.Yellow smoke rose into the sky behind him, and the rough and fierce Mongols were chasing closer and closer.

Shen Yunxu supported the car door and raised his eyes to look around.

There is no cover on the undulating and gentle Gobi Desert. If they run like blind flies, they will eventually fall into the hands of the Mongols behind them.

"Kunwu, drive the carriage to the east."

Shen Kunwu still had a boyish face covered with dust and sweat. He said in confusion: "There are mountains over there, and there is no road."

"When you reach the foot of the mountain and abandon your car to climb the mountain, the Mongols may not necessarily get off their horses and catch up."

After Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang established the country, the Mongols were expelled to the north of the desert, but they still crossed the border from time to time to carry out looting and looting.Shen Yunxu's decision was indeed correct. He and Shen Kunwu squeezed side by side in the narrow cave on the hillside. When the Mongols reached the foot of the mountain, they cut off the reins and took the horses pulling the cart away, but they did not chase up the mountain again.

All they want is property from start to finish.

Shen Kunwu said with a crying voice, "Young master, the carriage crashed, and the horse and the baggage pulling the cart are gone. Can we still reach Peiping?"

Shen Yunxu patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, "We are just unlucky, but money is not as important as life."

Shen Kunwu wiped his tears with his dirty sleeves. Shen Yunxu's father died in winter. They sold their business and left their ancestral home in Suzhou. They originally planned to go to Hangzhou to join his aunt.Obviously already on the road, but one morning Shen Yunxu woke up and suddenly changed his mind.

"Kunwu, we can't go to Hangzhou anymore. I have important things to do and I must go to Peiping."

"Why?"

"Don't ask why, just do as I tell you."

Overnight, Shen Yunxu became calm and sophisticated as if he had grown up eight or nine years old.Shen Kunwu felt that the person in front of him was not like his 16-year-old young master, but he still obeyed his words, turned the car around, and walked all the way to the north on the ice and snow that was about to melt.

When they reached the border of Baoding Prefecture, the seasonal order had changed from winter to spring. This was the area under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not far from their destination, Beiping. Unfortunately, they encountered a Mongolian horse team.

After looting all the belongings on the carriage, the Mongols chased Huang Yan away again.

On the vigorous and magnificent Gobi Desert, there was a sudden sound of earth-shattering horseshoes.

Shen Yunxu and Shen Kunwu looked around.Only then did they realize that what was chasing them just now was only a small part of the Mongolian horse team entering the border to plunder, and their total number was more than a hundred.At this moment, they are being surrounded by the Ming army with a clear banner, and they are all gathered in one place.

The rough and fierce Mongols wanted to break out of the siege, brandishing their swords and maces, and immediately fought with the besieging Ming soldiers.

All of a sudden, yellow smoke billowed from the Gobi Desert, and the sound of weapons clashed endlessly.

Shen Kunwu clenched Shen Yunxu's sleeves in fear, if they had met all the Mongols just now, how could they be alive now?

"Don't be afraid, Kunwu, I'm here."

The back of his hand was patted comfortingly by Shen Yunxu, and Shen Kunwu's flustered mood gradually calmed down.He couldn't figure out why Shen Yunxu's temperament changed overnight, but the young master in front of him still had the same appearance and was still 16 years old, but he felt very reliable and trustworthy.

When his eyes fell on the flag of the Daming Army, Shen Yunxu's expression suddenly became agitated.

Shen Kunwu followed his gaze, and there was a big word "Swallow" written on the flag fluttering in the wind.

He felt Shen Yunxu's knuckles, let go of his hand, and then suddenly left the cave where he was hiding, and slid down the slope as if out of control.

It took them a lot of effort just now to climb up this hillside!

Shen Kunwu raised his voice and shouted, "Master, be careful!"

At the end of the conversation, Shen Yunxu had already rolled down the slope.Shen Kunwu was so frightened that he rushed down and helped up the dusty Shen Yunxu.

"Sir, are you alright?"

Shen Yunxu clenched his wrist tightly, his emotions still in an inexplicable turmoil, "Kunwu, did you see that? It's Zhu Di's army! They are from Yanwang Palace in Beiping!"

"Peking Yan Palace?" Shen Kunwu frowned suspiciously, "My lord, you don't know them at all."

Shen Yunxu's mood gradually calmed down.

Shen Kunwu saw a bitter smile on his lips, as if he had come back from the gate of hell, he would be enlightened and heavy. "Indeed, I don't know them at all, and now I have nothing to do with them."

"My lord, are you injured?"

Shen Kunwu began to doubt, his young master rolled down the slope, did he break his head a bit?

"I am fine."

Shen Yunxu's mood has completely calmed down, and he stood quietly on the Gobi Desert, letting the dry and cool wind blow the hem of his robe.The sound of fighting in the distance gradually subsided, and Ming's troops had an absolute superiority in numbers. This battle of suppression, at least for a long time, the Mongols did not dare to cross the border to plunder again.

Shen Kunwu got into the dilapidated carriage and pawed for a long time, and finally crawled out with a bitter face.

"Young master, there are really only a few planks left."

Shen Yunxu was amused by him, and said openly: "There is not much distance left, let's walk to Peiping!"

Under the setting sun, an ox cart full of charcoal stopped in front of the Shuncheng Gate in the south of the capital city of Peking.

Shen Kunwu took out the money bag, poured out the last bit of copper coins inside, and handed it to the driver, and the ox cart drove away with a husky sound.After Shen Yunxu got off the bullock cart, he raised his face slightly and looked at the tall city wall calmly.

Beiping, the former capital of the Great Yuan Dynasty, is now the place where King Zhu Di of Yan took over as his vassal, and he finally came here.

Originally, it only took one or two days to travel in a carriage, but because of walking, their master and servant spent three or four more days on the road. At this moment, they were tired and dusty.At the end, Shen Yunxu couldn't move anymore, and a bullock cart happened to pass by, so Shen Kunwu asked the driver for permission to give him and Shen Yunxu a ride.

After handing over the last bit of money they had, they came down immediately, and their food and accommodation became a problem.

"My lord, do you have relatives you can rely on in Beiping? Or friends?"

Shen Kunwu spoke with the last glimmer of hope.He is a servant of the Shen family and has been by Shen Yunxu's side since he was a child. He actually knows quite well whether the Shen family has relatives or friends in Beiping.Sure enough, Shen Yunxu shook his head lightly, "No, not a single one."

"Then what do we do?"

Shen Kunwu almost wanted to cry, in this unfamiliar place, with no money, how can they live?

Shen Yunxu thought for a while, "Let's squat under the city gate for one night and figure out a way tomorrow."

"Ah? Squatting at the city gate?"

Shen Kunwu stared at him dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to say a word.

According to what Shen Yunxu said, it is impossible to squat under the city gate for one night. They just stayed for a while, and the soldiers guarding the city gate came over to drive them away, "What are you doing? Don't block the way here if you have nothing to do. You have to spend the night and go to the front to find Go to a ruined temple." After sleeping on the road for a few days, they looked no better than beggars, and the soldiers guarding the city gate regarded them as homeless.

Shen Yunxu led Shen Kunwu, and the two walked around after entering the city, and finally found a dilapidated earth temple before dark.

In the spring of Beiping, it is windy and dusty, and the cold wind makes the doors and windows of the ruined temple rattle.Shen Kunwu's teeth trembled, both cold and afraid.The ruined temple has been abandoned for a long time. I wonder if there will be unclean things haunting it?

"Kunwu, if you are cold, come to my side."

Shen Yunxu leaned under the divine table, gritted his teeth and took off his shoes and socks one by one.He had never walked such a long distance before, his heels were worn out long ago, and blood stained the socks, he endured the pain and tore them off.Shen Kunwu's heart was pulled up when he saw it. How many times has the young master, who was a beautiful and precious young master, suffered from this kind of pain?Shen Yunxu's aunt has been a widow for many years, her family is rich and she has no children, if they hadn't changed their minds and went to seek refuge, how could they have fallen into the current miserable situation?

"My lord, why did we come to Peiping?"

Shen Yunxu raised his head, his jade-like black eyes reflected the cold spring moon.

"Kunwu, have you ever thought about what you're doing when you live to be 25?"

Shen Kunwu thought for a while, but shook his head.He is the same age as Shen Yunxu, and there are still nine years before he turns 25. He has always had the temperament of eating enough today no matter what tomorrow will be.

"I can't think of it."

"...I already know." Shen Yunxu sighed as if sighing. Nine years later, Shen Kunwu was still as simple and honest as he is now.But his life stopped abruptly like a string.Although he couldn't see it with his own eyes, he knew that those around him would be saddened by his passing.Since God gave him a chance to start over, he must change this sad ending.

"Kunwu, there is a big ship in front of me. It mustered the wind and collided with the rocks. What do you think I can do?"

"Of course it is necessary to stop the ship immediately, otherwise it will be damaged."

Shen Yunxu smiled bitterly, "I don't know if the boat can stop, but for this reason, I chose to come to Peiping."

Shen Kunwu looked at Shen Yunxu suspiciously. Although he couldn't understand the meaning of his words, he could see determination from him.The cold wind whimpered in from the window, and the two fell asleep next to each other.At dawn, Shen Yunxu woke up, and Shen Kunwu was no longer around him.

"Young master, I'll go out for a while."

Under the feet, a line of words was written crookedly with branches.Shen Yunxu walked around the ruined temple for a while, luckily at last, the shallow well in the backyard gurgled clear water, he leaned over to wash his hands and face, Shen Kunwu had already stepped into the door holding two white-faced steamed buns.

Shen Yunxu frowned, they had no money on them, where did Shen Kunwu get the steamed buns?

It wasn't his nature to steal or rob, did he—

Shen Kunwu blushed in embarrassment, and took out a few crumpled banknotes from his body. "I didn't ask for the steamed buns. Me, I actually hid a little money with me." He didn't take out the private money last night, so that both of them went to sleep with empty stomachs. He seemed very embarrassed at the moment.

The two of them sat down and ate steamed buns in the cold water scooped up from the shallow well.

Shen Kunwu was so hungry that he wiped out the steamed buns in his hand after a few bites.Shen Yunxu smiled, broke off half of his steamed bun and handed it to him.

"Eat, you know I don't eat much."

"Son—"

Shen Kunwu bit the remaining steamed bun, "I don't have much money on me, and it won't last for a few days. There is someone in the alley in front of me who is repairing a house. I asked where they can let me work. When I earn enough travel expenses, Let's go back to Jiangnan, shall we?"

As he spoke, his eyes were red.

He was just a 16-year-old boy, the first time he was away from home, the first time he was struggling like this.Shen Yunxu reached out to ruffle his hair, and said emotionally, "Kunwu, I'm sorry for you."

"Young master, I'm going out."

Shen Kunwu wiped away his tears and stood up, Shen Yunxu called him, "Kunwu, let me go with you, they may be willing to hire another person."

Although Shen Kunwu was extremely unhappy, Shen Yunxu finally left the ruined temple with him.

The family that repaired the house was short of manpower, so although Shen Yunxu looked weak, the foreman agreed to keep him with only half of his wages.Shen Kunwu was sent to carry bricks and wood. The foreman threw a flower hoe to Shen Yunxu, pointed to the seedlings of flowers and trees piled up in the corner and said, "You are in charge of planting flowers. If you don't understand, just ask me."

Shen Yunxu may not be able to do other things, but planting flowers and trees is still not difficult for him.

He planted the flowers and trees erratically, when someone approached behind him, the man's slightly deep voice sounded, "Who told you to plant flowers and trees like this?"

"Yandi Luantan (both historical data and gossip)" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

The fifth bomb: the imperial spirit.

It is said that in his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang had his children and grandchildren get together to make a pair.There was a guard of honor passing by in front of the palace gate, and the wind blew the horse's tail to float around, so Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the last sentence: "The wind blows the horse's tail with thousands of lines."

Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, immediately matched the neat second couplet: "Rain hits the wool and a piece of felt." The wind meets the rain, blows and blows, and the horsetail meets the wool. It is indeed very neat, but a thousand threads and a piece of felt seem to be compared to Zhu Di's answer. Unusual weakness.The next sentence that Zhu Di blurted out at that time was: "Sunshine Dragon Scales Tens of Thousands of Gold", this kind of brilliance, brilliance, and imperial appearance, even Zhu Yuanzhang began to worry about Zhu Yunqi's future.

Sigh, if Zhu Yunwen lived on the throne of the emperor forever, he might be a benevolent monarch, but he would never have Zhu Di's extraordinary courage and power to rule the country with martial arts. ... "I have a century-old foundation in the Ming Dynasty. I don't cede land, don't pay compensation, don't pay tribute, and don't make peace. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country." There is only one person who can have this kind of heroic aura.