Seiwa

Chapter 119 How to End

During his stay in Peiping, Yujia stayed in Yanwangfu.

Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han Dynasty, and Zhu Gaosui, king of Zhao Dynasty, were left by their father's side. The relationship between the father and son has grown rapidly, and there are many things that need to be chatted privately.

Most of the accompanying officials were placed in the Beiping Third Division Office, which was barely enough to accommodate them.

Those with lower ranks can only live in the camp with the emperor's personal guards.Surrounded by the sound of drills and shouts of killing by soldiers every day, and Duoyan Sanwei always ran horses on the school field, practiced riding and shooting, and honed the level of robbery. More than 80.00% of the civilian officials living in the camp suffered from neurasthenia.Even so, can't complain.

The purpose of military training is to conquer the desert in the north and to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.Soldiers fight from morning to night on the school grounds, unwilling to be left behind, what a high level of ideological awareness!

Dare to resist?Complain about nuisance?When it got into the ears of the emperor, a reprimand was unavoidable, and it was possible to lose the black yarn.

Zhu Di's series of actions in Shandong played an excellent deterrent effect.Not only were the accompanying officials trembling with fear, the news spread back to Nanjing, and the sixth department was also an earthquake.

Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Household Department, took the lead to plead guilty. The servants of the Household Department, Lang Zhong, Yuanwai Lang, and the principal were all in danger, fearing that they would be laid off tomorrow.That's all, if Jin Yiwei came to the door with a driving letter, it would be a disaster.

It was confirmed that some officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs colluded with the local government, collected food and taxes privately, and enriched their own pockets. The ancestors made the law, deceived the superiors and concealed the inferiors, extorted and extorted violently, and caused the people to live in poverty. How can they be punished if they are not guilty?When severely punished!

Zhou Jing took the lead. Among the six departments in Beijing, the censor of Kedao went up to impeach the household department for violating the constitution of Taizu and disregarding people's livelihood. Officials of the household department should be severely punished.Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was even more responsible for ignorance. He had to remove his black yarn and his official seal, so as to imitate others.

The impeachment memorial was sent to Beiping, and after Emperor Yongle read it, he sent only four words back, and discussed it again when he returned to Beijing.

Not two days later, Peiping issued another imperial order, ordering Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to go to the west of Zhejiang to control the water.After the edict arrives, leave within five days.

Other household officials were left alone, and the Sixth Division and the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not receive a single word.

Chaowen Wu looked at each other in blank dismay, isn't the emperor going to continue to pursue Shandong's matter?

impossible.

Lifting it up high and putting it down gently, slapping the palm only sounds like a ringing sound, this is definitely not Emperor Yong Le's style.Not to mention that this matter involves the collusion between the DPRK and China and the local government, a large amount of corruption and bribery, and serious problems of ignoring the imperial order.If the emperor did not intend to pursue the matter, the household officials who accompanied him would not have been decapitated without interrogation at Dali Temple.

If you want to continue to pursue, why did you send Xia Shangshu to the west of Zhejiang to control the water?

Water control is the work of the Ministry of Industry, right?Letting an official of the household department who has been dealing with money and food accounts all day long be in charge of the construction of water conservancy projects, not to mention the appointment of consultants, and not even a helper, is rash.Even if Xia Shangshu has a wide range of hobbies, has read extensively, and has learned relevant knowledge, it does not mean that he can fully apply the theory to practice.

Once the critical period of flood control is delayed, thousands of people's lives will be affected, how can it be such a trifling matter!

The memorial from the Ministry of Industry flew to Peiping like a piece of paper. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zuo Shilang and Yuanwai Lang all had experience in water control. In the memorial, they invited Xia Yuanji to go to western Zhejiang together.The three can't go together, it's better to go one.

On major issues concerning the national economy and the people's livelihood, most officials in the Yongle Dynasty were still able to keep a clear head.Official strife and political struggle can be put aside for the time being, and it is fundamental to resolve major issues first.

No one is perfect.

Without losing the righteousness, a little selfishness, human nature.In this way, the emperor will rest assured to arrange work.

If everyone was like Wang Mang before the usurpation of power, and could use a ruler to measure walking, the emperor would not be able to sleep well.

The memorial from Minister of the Ministry of Industry was sent to Peiping quickly, and Zhu Di responded quickly, maintaining his original order.

To put it simply, if one thing does not bother the two masters, it is Xia Yuanji.

This time, the officials staying in Beijing couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking.Does he value Xia Yuanji alone, or is it a signal to all household officials?Can you give a hint so that everyone knows how to arrange the next step.

It's a pity that Zhu Di is not an ordinary person. It is no less difficult to guess his thoughts than to climb Mount Everest on foot.

The officials staying in Beijing couldn't guess the emperor's intentions, so they were beating drums in their hearts.The key person, Shangshu Xia Shangshu packed up his parcel and rushed to the west of Zhejiang with his entourage.Compared to his colleagues, Xia Yuanji was exceptionally calm, even a little expectant in his calm.

Most people didn't notice the changes in Xia Yuanji, except for the seven people in Wenyuan Pavilion.

As Zhu Di's confidential secretary, the seven knew the emperor somewhat better than others.Compared with the six officials in the bureau, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others were able to observe this matter from another angle.

"The emperor will move the household department, but he will not deal with Xia Yuanji."

Transferring Xia Yuanji and ordering him to control the floods in the west of Zhejiang represented the emperor's trust and protection for him.

Emperor Yong Le will continue to reuse Xia Yuanji, there is no doubt about it.How to deal with other household officials probably depends on whether they have stepped into the muddy waters of Shandong, and how deep they have sunk.

The memorials from various places were still sealed up by the Tongzheng envoy on time, passed through Wenyuan Pavilion, and then sent to Peiping.

The fast horse gallops on the official road every day, and the official posts along the way are guarded day and night.In the case of an urgent case on the road overnight, if the horse cannot be replaced in time, all the officials from the post office will be punished.

The atmosphere in Peking became even more tense.

The Son of Heaven wants to conquer the desert in the north, but the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass have gone first, which has not changed for a thousand years.

For the army gathered from Kaipingwei, Xinghesuo and Quanningwei, food is not a small problem.No matter how brave an army is hungry, it cannot fight.

There are also weapons, war horses, and looped jackets, all of which must be replenished.

The prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture had just started to recover from the famine, and they were really unable to provide food for the army.Chen Xuan and Xuanxin's sailors were still on their way, and the food and grass could only be allocated from the warehouses of the guards.

Ningxia and Shanxi, which are close to each other, need to be on guard against Oirats, and Liaodong is still waiting for the rations of the boat masters. The only ones who can squeeze out the surplus are Meng Qing and Daning, who is guarded.

The errands of raising food were divided among Meng Qing and the first two.Wandering around like grinding in the wing room, I couldn't think of a solution.

Daning has food.

The amount assigned is really nothing.

30 shi of grain, emptying the warehouses in Daning, and harvesting all the cold-resistant crops planted in some fields, can barely make up two-thirds.This is also the result of the efforts of the Daning Metropolitan Division to develop production.

Sitting on the chair, Meng Twelve Lang frowned and sighed.

Sure enough, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong.

There was news of grain storage in Daning City, and it must have been reported by King Zhao.What do you say treat each other as brothers, that's how brothers are treated?Thankfully I didn't believe it, otherwise my soul would definitely be hurt.

Zhu Gaosui was very guilty, he came to the door twice to apologize to Meng Qinghe, he really didn't mean it.

"Gu and his father mentioned this matter only to show Daning's contribution to farming, who knows... this matter is not right."

The prince apologized face to face, with his head bowed, full of sincerity.

Even though there was smoke on his head, Meng Qinghe had to grit his teeth and express that it was his honor and the honor of Daning to receive such a glorious task.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. The emperor has a destiny, and the minister is happy."

Zhu Gaosui still had guilt on his face, Meng Qinghe had nowhere to vent his anger, instead he felt like he was bullying someone.

Pressing the forehead, being sold and helping to count the money, is this the feeling?Sure enough, the old Zhu's family didn't have any good enemies.

After seeing Zhu Gaosui off, he wandered around the room for a long time but couldn't think of a solution.

Meng Qinghe took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and led the guards out of the house regardless of the rain outside.

He was really at a loss, so he could only go to Shen Xuan for help.

As soon as he left the mansion, he met Yang Duo standing in the rain with an umbrella.

In the rain curtain, there is a green umbrella, and the people under the umbrella seem to be colder than the rain.

The crimson brocade clothes, the gold waistband, the color that should be like fire, brought out a chill that could freeze people to death.

Meng Qinghe stopped and clenched his fists secretly. Yang Duo on the battlefield was already blurred in his memory.The Yang Duo in front of him made him feel strange.

From a soldier to a Jinyiwei, does it really change so much?

He didn't know Yang Duo's intention here, and instinctively tended to keep him away from Yang Duo, the farther the better.

But things are hard to come by.

While Meng Qinghe's thoughts were spinning, Yang Duo walked over step by step.

Behind him, followed by four captains in Jinyi.After the school lieutenant, there were no warriors to follow.

"Uncle Xingning, Mr. Yang is polite."

"Commander Yang, please be polite." Without looking in the mirror, Meng Qinghe also knew how stiff the smile on his face was. Rubbing his arms, it could only be attributed to the heavy rain wrapped in ice and the north wind. "The rain in Peiping is really cold." .”

Hearing Meng Qinghe's words, Yang Duo was a little surprised, "Uncle Xingning's ancestral home is here, so he's not used to the weather in Beiping?"

Meng Qinghe twitched the corners of his mouth, "This year seems to be colder than previous years."

Yang Duo didn't answer, but slightly curled the corners of his mouth and nodded, as if he accepted Meng Qinghe's explanation.

Meng Qinghe didn't feel relieved and just wanted to leave quickly.Dealing with the current Yang Duo is really tiring.Especially since he still bears the name of Commander of Jinyiwei, he should be more careful when speaking, "If Commander Yang is fine, Meng will go to Dingyuan Hou to pay a visit, so go ahead."

"Uncle Xingning was delayed."

"where."

Meng Qinghe waved his hands and put on his rain hat.

Originally wanted to take a car, but when I met Yang Duo, I decided to take a horse instead, which was faster.

When it rains heavily, it rains heavily. If it gets wet, he can only blame him for going out and not looking at the almanac.

After bidding farewell to Yang Duo, Meng Qinghe got on his horse, and his movements were much neater than before.

"Uncle Xingning."

Dismounting, Yang Duo called out to stop Meng Qinghe.

Immediately, Meng Twelve Lang had to hold the rein and look down.

The rainwater hit the blue umbrella surface, and the splashed water droplets formed a small mist.

The edge of the umbrella was lifted slowly, and the eyes of the person under the umbrella could not be seen, only the straight bridge of the nose and the non-warm curvature of the lips.

"Uncle Xingning and Marquis Dingyuan have an extraordinary friendship."

Sure, or doubtful?

Meng Qinghe frowned.

But Yang Duo didn't make a sound, and the edge of the umbrella hung down, covering his entire face.

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder roared.It seems to be far away, and it seems to be exploding in the ear.

"Your Majesty named the five daughters of the emperor as Princess Changning, and wants to choose a consort as a captain."

Meng Qinghe frowned, what did Yang Duo mean by telling him this?

"Uncle Xingning and Marquis Dingyuan have made great contributions to the country, and the simplicity is in the heart of the emperor."

After the words fell, Yang Duo said no more, turned and left.

Meng Qinghe stayed on the horse for a long time, until the personal guard reminded him three times, then he swung his whip fiercely and rushed into the rain.

Since the emperor had the intention of moving the capital, he ordered to change Beiping to Shuntianfu and set up the Ministry of Affairs.There are two ministers and four ministers, which belong to the Six Cao Qingli Division.

Shen Xuan was ordered by the emperor to live in Beiping, where he worked in the administrative department and lived in a private house in the city.

Originally, Beiping should build a town guard mansion.But the emperor already intended to move the capital, so it would be inappropriate to build a town guard mansion.

Each of the three yamen has its chief officials, and it is impossible to give Shen Xuan a place, and it is not suitable to live in the Ministry of Affairs. After Shen Xuan played the emperor, he bought a private house in the city, rebuilt it according to the grade, and lived here temporarily.

There is a plaque hanging on the gate, which is written by the emperor himself.

Emperor Yongle's cursive script is always so domineering and eclectic.

Meng Twelve Lang had nothing but admiration for Shen Xuan's daring to hang such a bold word on the gate.

The guard General Xing Ningbo's visit had already been reported to Shen Xuan.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is a bit rude to come to the door without handing over the post.But when they were in Nanjing, the two of them almost never went through the gate when passing through the mansion. After a long time, Meng Qinghe forgot that Shanghou's mansion had to hand over the greeting card.

No matter what the relationship is in private, the work that should be done on the surface cannot be ignored.

While reminding himself, Meng Qinghe stepped into the gate of the mansion.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it hurt my face.

Facing the masonry pavement, the carvings on the screen wall are blurred by the rain, and the pattern of a beast can be vaguely recognized.

Walking around the screen wall and stepping onto the corridor, someone walked quickly at the end, wearing blue casual clothes, the hem of the clothes fluttered in the wind, and a jade belt around the waist.

Shen Xuan didn't hold an umbrella, and had a cloak on his arm. When he got close, he wrapped the cloak around Meng Qinghe's body, leaned over, hugged him horizontally, and strode back.

"Master Hou?"

Shen Xuan didn't respond, with thick eyebrows and black eyes, after washing with water, people couldn't move their eyes away.

Passing through the front hall and the middle hall, Shen Xuan carried Meng Qinghe all the way into the west chamber of the back hall.

The door was pushed open, the person put it down, turned around and said, "Prepare hot water."

"Yes."

A long follower outside the door promised to go down, Meng Qinghe stood at the same spot, did not speak, Shen Xuan had already removed the cloak wrapped around him.

This is not the end.

The belt, the robe, all fell to the ground.

The drenched inner clothes stuck to his body, Lord Shen tore them with his big hands, and with the sound of the cloth cracking, Meng Qinghe shivered.

Soon, a robe was draped over Meng Qinghe's shoulders, the hairpin was removed, the bun was scattered, and a cloth towel was placed over the head, and a low voice came from his ear, "Wipe dry."

Lord Shen's movements were too fast, crisp and neat, without delay.

Meng Twelve Lang swore that from untying the cloak to tearing the cloth, the number in his mind would never exceed two hundred.

While wiping her hair, she looked at Shen Xuan who had untied the jade belt. Are you angry?

Looking at the blue robe hanging on the screen, pinching his nose, holding back, he can't be so useless!

Hou Erdai tore his clothes with no expression on his face, his face was neither red nor his heart was beating, and on the contrary, it was just a robe, what energy was surging in his blood!

The same account collapsed at the beginning, how many times have you seen it?

Covering his nose, his eyes still couldn't help tilting towards Shen Xuan's direction.

Well, I'm just useless, so what should I do.

Shen Xuan turned his head sideways, saw Meng Qinghe covering his nose, and suddenly smiled.

The cold temperament changed suddenly, from a gentleman like jade to a prince of Guigao, it only took a second to change.

His slender fingers lifted Meng Qinghe's chin, and his warm breath brushed against his ears.

"Twelve Lang."

Meng Qinghe blinked, blinked again, finally couldn't control it, grabbed Shen Xuan's collar, and kissed him hard.

The cloth towel soaked in rain fell to the ground, and all sounds seemed to drift away.

For some reason, Yang Duo's previous sentence suddenly floated in his mind, Meng Qinghe's heart tightened, and he bit it down, but unexpectedly, he was bitten back.

Touching his neck, looking up, tears flowed down his face.

Self-inflicted evil, nothing more than the case.

After all, Shen Xuan cared about Meng Qinghe's frailty and let him go.

Raising his head, his thumb brushed the corner of Meng Qinghe's mouth, "Is there something wrong?"

"En." Meng Qinghe responded, the matter of the salary and Yang Duo's inexplicable words both made his brain hurt.

"But for the purpose of raising rations?"

"Yes, not all." Meng Qinghe lowered his head and leaned on Shen Xuan's shoulder sullenly.

"What else?"

"..."

"can not say?"

"Not really." Grinding his teeth through the clothes, this time he was so courageous, he was really upset, "Before I came, I met Commander Yang of Jin Yiwei."

"Oh?"

"He told me that the emperor appointed the fifth emperor's daughter as Princess Changning, and he will choose the son-in-law as the captain."

"so?"

"He also mentioned Master Hou," paused, "and me, what did Jane say in the emperor's heart."

Meng Qinghe originally thought that the choice of the princess' son-in-law would be completely irreconcilable with him.Shen Xuan, as the adopted son of the emperor, is also impossible.As a result, Yang Duo's sudden remark made him think about it.Regardless of the other party's intentions, it gave Meng Qinghe a headache.

Princess Shen Xuanshang?Or is he coming?

Regardless of which one, Meng Qinghe couldn't accept it.

This matter bothered him more than gathering rations.

"Just for this?"

"Ah." Meng Qinghe was depressed, "Isn't that annoying enough?"

"No need." Shen Xuan lowered his head and rubbed the tip of Meng Qinghe's nose, "Don't worry, it won't be you and me."

"Master Hou is so sure?"

"Naturally." Shen Xuan combed Meng Qinghe's hair, his eyes were deep, "You and I are not suitable, the emperor has long had a favorite candidate."

Meng Qinghe's eyes widened, "You knew about this earlier?"

"En." Shen Xuan nodded, fingers wrapped around Meng Qinghe's hair, "There are King Han and King Zhao in the northern border, so there will be no troubles, and the southwest is where His Majesty is concerned."

"southwest?"

"King Muying of Qianning has four sons. The eldest son passed away, the second son became the prince, and the third and fourth sons are all in the army. The fourth son, Mu Xin, is talented and is the same age as the princess."

King Qianning, Southwest?

Meng Qinghe was stunned.

Emperor Yong Le raised troops, but Mu Sheng, who was guarding the southwest, did not respond, but he did not lead his troops north to King Qin.

After Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he still ordered Mu Sheng to guard Yunnan.The Mu family has been operating in Yunnan for two generations, and has accumulated a lot of prestige.Muying is also Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, so in order to ensure the stability of the Southwest, Zhu Di will not touch the Guizhou government.

But to continue to use the Mu family, the relationship between the two parties must be further strengthened.

The righteous relatives were recognized by Emperor Hongwu, and Emperor Yongle could only marry relatives.

The tiger father has no dogs, and based on the performance of Mu's eldest son and the second son, the third and fourth sons can't be wrong.Moreover, Mu Ying has a good relationship with Xu Da. Xu Huizu and Mu Sheng trained together in the early years and married their daughter to the Mu family. Empress Xu should also feel at ease.

"Do you understand?"

"kindness."

Meng Qinghe nodded, heaved a sigh of relief, another question inevitably arose in his mind, what Shen Xuan knew, would the Commander of Jin Yiwei not know?

What is Yang Duo's intention?

He still can't figure it out.

There was something in his heart, and his eyes were a little empty, which obviously aroused the dissatisfaction of Lord Shen.

Distracted?very good.

Shen Xuan suddenly bent down, carried the man on his shoulders, pushed open the door of the compartment, and strode out.

Meng Qinghe was taken aback, "Master Hou? Ziyu? Where is this going?"

"Bath."

bath?

"Master Hou, I can walk by myself, just ask someone to guide me."

"Together."

What? !

Meng Qinghe suspected that he had heard it wrong, but Lord Shen's footsteps were extremely firm.

Holding his arm hard, Meng Qinghe said with difficulty: "Ziyu, can we discuss it?"

"No." After a pause, he said again, "Don't worry, Twelve Lang, Xuan will keep the etiquette."

Meng Qinghe Leibeng, he was not worried about Shen Xuan, he was worried about himself.

If you can't control yourself and pounce, how will this matter end?