Seiwa

Chapter 127 Reactivated

In the first year of Yongle, when November was approaching, Beiping had three consecutive heavy snowfalls.

In the heavy snowfall, all the 49 seven stones transported by Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan and the boat master were returned to Shuntian and Liaodong.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was working in Xuanfu, and Zhu Gaosui, who was preparing for a mutual market in Kaiyuan and Guangning, went to the table one after another, with only one purpose, to ask his father for food.

It wasn't that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were crying poor, but they were really poor.

The weather was too cold. After the beginning of autumn, Daning and Kaipingwei seized the time to sow cold-resistant crops such as buckwheat. Only Daning had a good yield.After his investigation in Daning, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of Beijing made a request to take Daning's grain seeds and seedlings to plant in Shuntian Eight Prefectures, and to use Daning's warehouse grain and fodder to help the locust-plagued land in Henan.

Meng Qinghe exploded on the spot when he heard the news from Shen Xuan.

You can't always start with a sheep, can you?It's not just that there is food in Daning, why is it so memorable?

The emperor wanted military rations, and the ministers wanted disaster relief, and they all went to Daning.

It's not that he is too hard-hearted and doesn't take pity on the victims.In terms of disaster relief alone, there is no problem with food and money. The key is that the Ministry of Households does not want a single star, but everything in the Daning warehouse!

The people in the land plagued by locusts need food, and the people in Daning and the frontier army also need food.

Move all the food away, and let the frontier soldiers and people in Daning City drink the northwest wind?What should the frontier soldiers at the Yingzhou Guards do?

Hungry without food?

No such bully!

Pingjiang Bo Chenxuan transported a lot of grain, and after the autumn harvest, there were also abundant harvests in various parts of the north, and some could be evened out, so there was no need to evacuate Daning.

Must the early rafters be cut off?

Totally unreasonable!

Meng Qinghe's fried hair, Shen Xuan's various smooth hairs are useless.

In the end, he figured it out by himself. He was no longer the guard of Daning, and he could not interfere with the emperor's decision.Thinking of the futility of Daning's efforts after that, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

"The emperor will not agree."

Shen Xuan held Meng Qinghe's wrist, pulled him into his arms, patted him, and continued to smooth his hair.

With his chin resting on Shen Xuan's shoulder, Meng Qinghe's voice was muffled, "I hope so."

Shen Xuan's expectations were right, and the memorial from Zuo Shilang of the household department was handed over, and the emperor quickly responded.

Just two words, no.

Naturally, Zhu Di would not ignore anything that Meng Qinghe could think of.Zhu Di will definitely not do the killing of chickens and eggs to alleviate the locust plague in Henan and other places at the cost of squeezing Daning dry.The purpose of sending people to Daning is to learn advanced production experience and select high-quality grain seeds and seedlings, not to search houses.

The left servant of the household department refused to accept it and continued to go to the shuffle, Zhu Di simply threw the news that Jin Yiwei found to him directly.

"I am very relieved to be diligent in government. However, we need to know that the people are the foundation of the country! We will not care about people's livelihood with personal grievances. If you have talents, I will not use them again!"

After reading the secret report sent by Jin Yiwei to the imperial court, Hubu, the servant, could no longer maintain his facial expression, bowed tremblingly, and did not dare to say more.

He and Daning both commanded Zhu Wang to have personal grievances, and he really had selfish intentions to take all the food from Daning.

I thought I would take Zhu Wang down, but unexpectedly, I was the one who got caught in the end.

"Come on!"

At Zhu Di's order, the Jinwu guards on duty outside the hall stepped in, and were ordered to take off the black yarn of the left servant of the household department, remove his official robe, drag him down and throw him into the prison of the Ministry of punishment.After the beginning of spring, I sent it to Zunhua to fry iron farms with my cellmates.

The Son of Heaven imprisoned Beijing in the name of crimes, and the method of garrisoning land to offset crimes.

All the crimes of vain, except those who are not forgiven, are exempt from the punishment of the stick.It was compiled into lijia and his wife sent it to Yongping, Beijing, prefectures and counties for the people, and garrisoned land to offset the crime.Set a time limit, and pay for the crime of sticking.Except for those officials who should not be dismissed from service and those who have only land and grain, they will be judged according to the law, and the rest will be the same.

Most of the criminals imprisoned in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in Beijing will be exempted from the border guards, and they will not have to go to the mountains and dense forests to become the orangutan Taishan. As long as they work hard, their children and grandchildren will still have a bright future.

This is equivalent to hanging a carrot in front of the prisoner, wanting to make his children and grandchildren have a good future?Farming must be done according to the emperor's words.

In response to the locust disaster in Henan, Zhu Di ordered the allocation of warehouses in Beiping for disaster relief.

But there will always be a day when the food is eaten up. It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.Order the Ministry of Household Affairs to send officials to Daning to select good seeds for the eight prefectures of Shuntian, and also for spring plowing and replanting after the locust plague.

Land is the basis for people to live and work.

After the catastrophe, the relief food can only be relieved for a while. It is better to distribute good seeds, cattle, and farm tools to the people, and reward the people for farming, so as to avoid the waste of fields and the emergence of refugees on a large scale.

In order to prevent the plague of locusts from spreading again, Zhu Di adopted Shen Xuan's suggestion and ordered the officers and soldiers of the guards to attack the locusts.

"Slacking off and doing a disservice to disaster relief will be considered a crime."

The imperial decree was issued, and in Henan Province, the capital commanders and envoys were the main ones, and the chief envoys cooperated with each other, and all the officers and troops of the guards were mobilized.

Smoked and burned, digging three feet into the ground.But every method you can think of must be used.

Withered and yellow seedlings, in the empty field, there was a crackling sound soon.

The elders who had just received the relief food walked to the edge of the field, their eyes hurt from the smoke, but they refused to take a step back.Anyone who still had strength joined the team to exterminate the locusts.

The elderly, young and strong, healthy women, and even young children followed in the footsteps of their parents, killing the culprit who ruined their family's livelihood in the black smoke.

At dusk, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, and tears left marks on the faces of the farmers stained with smoke.

The farmers knelt together and bowed in the direction of the capital.

"The emperor is benevolent!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Some literati in the countryside said that today's usurper of the throne and power, and forcing his nephew to death is a brutal and indiscriminate murderer.But for the people in Henan today, Zhu Di is a virtuous and loving king.Because he gave everyone a way to survive and the hope of continuing to live on the land of their ancestors without being displaced.

Zhu Di was born in the flames of war, lived in Fengyang when he was young, and knew the suffering of the people well.After Emperor Taizu Gao established the country, he was ordered to guard the north when he was an elder, and went out of the fortress in the frost and snow, sharing joys and sorrows with the soldiers. What he experienced was definitely not born in Gaoliang, raised in the palace, and hardly experienced by his nephew in Ouchi.

Zhu Di, who was far away in Beijing, could not hear the voice of shouting long live, but he could see the sincere support of the people from the memorials of the chief envoy and the commander of the capital.

The people are water, and the king is a boat.

Water can carry a boat and it can overturn it.

Zhu Yuanzhang taught this sentence to his son, and he also taught it to his grandson.From the practical point of view, the son is obviously better than the grandson.

Putting down the memorial, Zhu Di let out a long sigh of relief, and turned his gaze to Shen Xuan who was standing in the warm pavilion.

"This time the locust plague in Henan was eradicated, Xuan'er made a great contribution." Zhu Di laughed, "If Xuan'er hadn't reminded me, I would have ignored it. I can call the guards to help eliminate the locust plague."

The frontier army has the heavy responsibility of guarding the fields against the Tartars, and they cannot move without authorization, let alone leave the guarded land.

The Introspective Guard is different.

Now that there is no war in the country, there are yamen servants and inspections to deal with the small robbers, and the guards are nearby to extinguish the locust plague, which can be said to be urgent.According to official historian records, the benevolence of the emperor will also be used as a commentary.

There are precedents in ancient times for killing locusts by the army, and it does not violate the law of the Taizu.

As soon as Shen Xuan asked for the playing of the guards, Zhu Di immediately agreed to play.Now that the effect is in front of his eyes, Emperor Yong Le nodded and praised Shen Xuan greatly.

My vision is really good, don't look at the number of my father's sons, compared to real talents and practical skills, my sons are not bad!

Thinking of this, I can't help but think of the eldest son in Nanjing and the second and youngest sons who kept asking him for food.

It's hard to distinguish Zhu Di's feelings.

Zhu Gaochi studied behind closed doors all day, never leaving the Wenhua Palace.According to the Queen's letter, the eldest son seems to have overkill.If you continue like this, you are likely to step on the road of nerds and never look back.

Zhu Gaoxu was farming in the Xuan Mansion, and he got along well with Zheng Heng, the Marquis of Wu'an who was guarding the Xuan Mansion, which was remarkable.Zhu Gaosui has not made much progress since he arrived in Kaiyuan, but Zhu Di believes that this son will not let him down.

In fact, Zhu Gaochi was not stupid in reading, and it is not accurate to overcorrect. It is more appropriate to describe it in four words, keeping a low profile.

Zhu Gaochi is not stupid, his father doesn't want to see him anymore, and his wife's family is involved in the assassination of the emperor. Only by shrinking your neck and being honest can you hope to change your father's impression.

Zhu Gaosui did not do much in Kaiyuan and Guangning, and is currently only in the preparation stage, which is not much different from what Zhu Di expected.

The only exception is Zhu Gaoxu.

Not only did he get along well with Zheng Heng, he also got along quite well with the soldiers.Now, no one in the Xuan Mansion spoke of the arrogance of the King of Han any more, but admired him for rolling up his trousers and going to the fields with the soldiers.

Although the Son of Heaven has to plow the field every year, it is just a ceremony, continuing the Zhou ritual, pushing the plow back and forth in the field three times to complete the task.

Zhu Gaoxu actually farmed with the frontier soldiers. When he was tired, he sat down on the ridge of the field, took out a multigrain cake with a few pieces of pickles, and swallowed it.Occasionally improve the food, replace the pickles with half a salted duck egg or a fresh egg, white and tender egg white, oily egg yolk, a bite, fragrant.

I don't know if it's because of tiredness or because of his skill in pickling salted eggs, but within a few days, even Zheng Heng came to eat.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng Heng are old acquaintances. Zheng Heng once fought side by side with Zhu Gaoxu when he was the deputy general of the Yan Army.Hearing that the King of Han was going to the Xuanfu to farm, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. This man is not easy to serve.I don't want to see Zhu Gaoxu for half a year, but Zhu Gaoxu has changed so much.

Who influenced Hanwang?

Zheng Heng thought about it while biting the cake.

Could it be that the king of Han got the help of a certain expert?Or how many good teachers did the emperor invite his son?

Zheng Heng couldn't figure it out, his mind seemed to be tangled up in a ball of thread.

Zhu Gaoxu swallowed the last piece of cake, puffed up his cheeks, stood up, and patted his butt without the slightest princely etiquette, "We are full, continue to work!"

Xuanfu is located in northern Hebei, and it snows earlier than Beiping.

Before winter, one crop of grain had already been harvested, the temperature dropped sharply, and it was too late to replant cold-resistant crops. After discussing with Zheng Heng, Zhu Gaoxu simply led the frontier soldiers and Yu Ding, who were stationed in the fields, to reclaim wasteland and dig deep wells.The ground was too frozen to be dug, so the wood was dug to build the smoke pier, and the remaining wood was not wasted. Various traps, bows and arrows were formed in the hands of the craftsmen.There is not enough food to eat, so I directly use the extra bows and arrows to hunt wild animals to supplement the needs of the frontier army.

Occasionally, when encountering a Tartar ranger, even an ordinary strong man, who is proficient in using bows and arrows, can manage to escape if he cannot be beaten.Casualties cannot be avoided but can be minimized.In this way, there is a surplus of food, the soldiers have improved their food, and the strong men have also practiced their courage.

These weapons are different from the standard and are not on the military register, so the loss does not need to be reported.But for killing the Tartars, the military exploits are real.Already, several posters have received money and silk for their meritorious service, and two small flags have raised the general flag, and more soldiers and men have received rewards.

Zheng Heng was even more curious as to where the King of Han learned this.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't hide anything, and told Zheng Heng that he was learning from the experience of Daning City.Zhu Gaosui explained what he didn't understand.Since Zhu Gaosui went to Kaiyuan, communication was inconvenient, so Zhu Gaoxu simply asked Meng Qinghe.

According to Zhu Gaoxu's words, Uncle Xing Ning is idle at home, and he is idle when he is idle, so it is better to help a friend.

When Meng Qinghe received the letter from Zhu Gaoxu, the corners of Meng Qinghe's lips twitched, he really wanted to slap the table and yell, I don't want to be friends with you!

It's a pity that the beauty of wishes is only in fantasy. In reality, he can only pick up a pen and answer the questions in Zhu Gaoxu's letter one by one.

While writing, he bared his teeth.

After baring your teeth, continue writing.

Many measures that were not implemented in Daning were written down by him.

After writing until his wrists became sore, Meng Qinghe suddenly realized that the paper on the case was piled up into a hill.

Putting down the pen, clasped ten fingers, moved a bit, and pinched the neck again, finally loosening up a bit.

When I opened the letter I just wrote, I was reluctant to tear any page.

It's even more inappropriate to send them all.

After worrying for a long time, he looked up at the beam of the house. He was born to be a hard worker. He has not worked for such a long time, so he is too busy to panic, right?

Sighing, he took out more than half of the stack of papers, sorted out the rest and put them in the envelope.

It's not that he's stingy, it's better to be more cautious.

Some ideas are too advanced, and they have to be considered again and again in Daning, let alone Xuanfu.As a last resort, he really didn't want to stay in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a few more days.

The letter was not completely sealed, and the letter Zhu Gaoxu gave him was the same.

Those who sent letters were all the direct descendants of the King of Han, and Shen Xuan sent people to follow him, so peeking was impossible.The reason for this is just to facilitate the work of Jin Yiwei, and report to the emperor after learning the details.

Jin Yiwei's reputation is not very good, especially the civil servants, the color changes when they hear about it.

Meng Qinghe believes that as long as the taboo of the emperor is not violated, there is no need to be alarmed.Quan should be a national intelligence agency, no matter how dedicated the other party is to his job, as long as he treats it with a "normal heart", the chances of being invited to the imperial prison for tea should not be great.

Although he was lying on the beams of the room every now and then, he still pretended not to see it when he found it. It was a test of his acting skills. Some things that were not easy to put on the table to tell the boss could be handed over to Zhu Di through the mouth of Jin Yiwei.

For example, regarding the correspondence between him and Zhu Gaoxu, if he concealed it, it would only increase his doubts. It is better to pass it directly to the imperial court through Jin Yiwei.

The suspect's defense and the truth discovered by the intelligence agency, no matter how you look at it, the latter is more credible.

Playing with mystery under Emperor Yong Le's eyes, hiding it?

But any normal person should not do this.

After sending out the letter, Meng Qinghe carefully collected the rest of the letter paper.It doesn't matter even if it is seen by a Jin Yiwei who is lying on the beam, he has a reason to go to the imperial court.The content on the paper, firstly, did not harm the society, secondly, did not threaten the emperor, and thirdly, did not cause harm to the common people, no matter how outdated the times, they were just some opinions related to the economy, and they had no intention of disseminating them to the outside world. , shouldn't be a problem.

As for how he found out that Jin Yiwei was lying on the beam?

It can only be said that with Lord Shen around, all masters are paper tigers.

Throughout November, Shen Xuan was busy all the time, and only occasionally met with Meng Qinghe, unable to say a few words, and had to go back to the yamen to handle official business.

Meng Qinghe inquired carefully before he knew the reason.

It turned out that the envoys of Tatar and Oala had been left alone by Zhu Di, and there was no news. Guilichi and Mahamu were full of anxiety.Coupled with Wuliangha provocative left and right, jumping up and down, the smell of gunpowder between Tatar and Wala is getting stronger and stronger, and a fight may break out at any time.

Once the two sides started fighting, whether the Ming army would watch from the sidelines or beat a few sap sticks depends on the situation.

If you want to fight, assemble the army, and dispatch the army rations, it must be done as quickly as possible.

Both Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong were so busy that the workload of the Beijing No. [-] Division also doubled.However, Nanjing sent another urgent message, mainly to ask the emperor when he would leave for Yingtian.

There are also good reasons for asking.

As the new year approaches, there are only the queen and the eldest son in the palace, but the emperor is not there, which is unseemly.

The emperor is not here, and during the New Year, the officials go to Fengtianmen to pay homage, kowtow to the empty chair?

Years later, March is the palace test, and the emperor doesn't care?

Furthermore, envoys from Siam, Burma, Champa, Annan and other countries and regions came to pay tribute and stayed in Nanjing for a long time. Can the emperor not show his face all the time?

Originally, the prince could also put on a show, but he plunged into the ocean of books, no matter who invited him, he would not let go of the book, and he would not be able to kill him in Wenhua Palace.

After presenting the facts, the writer of the memorial issued an affectionate call.

Your Majesty, the matter in the north will not be resolved in a short while, and I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.With Han Wang Zhao Wang and Ding Yuan Hou guarding here, there will be no major problems.

At this moment, Nanjing needs you more, so please come back soon!

Your Majesty, I miss you so much and look forward to your return!

After reading the memorial, Zhu Di got goose bumps all over his body.

Judging by the style of writing, Xie Jin is undoubtedly.

Rubbing my arms, my soreness turned to sour, but I couldn't ignore the few things mentioned in the memorabilia.In particular, the congratulations at the Fengtian Palace and the palace examination in March must not be neglected.

It seems that if you don't return to the south, you won't be able to do it, but the heat on the grassland is obviously not enough.Before leaving, it is necessary to light another fire on the grassland, so that the Tatars and Wala have no time and energy to trouble the frontier army.

Who is the most suitable for this job, Zhu Di already has a candidate in mind.

"Zheng He."

"The servant is here."

"Pass down my oral order to summon Uncle Xingning to see him."

"According to the order."

Braving the wind and snow to personally deliver meals to Shen Xuan, Meng Twelve Lang, who relieved his lovesickness by the way, didn't know that the leisurely days were coming to an end soon.