After the rain in June, the leaves are green and the moss is green.
When a stone is thrown into the calm lake, ripples appear, revealing the koi carp with its tail swaying inside.
Zhu Di stood by the lake in the garden in casual clothes, clapped his hands, turned back to the family members and guards behind him who were waiting for him to speak, and said softly, "Let's go!"
Today is the day he sets out to return to Peking.
There was no publicity, no hustle, and no ministers going out of the city to see him off. He was as low-key as when he came to the capital, with a simple chariot and horse escort, which was a bit lonely and lonely.
Saying "let's go", the carriage and horse team that had been prepared in the palace set off slowly.
In fact, Zhu Di has become indifferent to those so-called complicated etiquette. Even if all the civil and military officials from the whole court come to see him off, it is an unexpected joy to be able to go back to the capital in one piece this time.
Ask yourself, the person sitting on the dragon throne now has been extremely kind and righteous to Zhu Di.
People, you have to think broadly.
Zhu Di walked forward with his hands behind his back, and brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui followed behind with smiles. The two brothers did not want to stay in the capital for a day, and now they wished they could spread their wings and fly back to their home in Peiping.
The capital was once their father's home, but it was never their home.
Zhu Gaochi, who was covered in sweat, came over and said, "Dad, are you riding a horse or taking a car?"
Zhu Di thought about it, "Let's take a ride!" He looked at his son and smiled and said, "We will take a carriage and talk along the way!"
"Okay!" Zhu Gaochi smiled.
The carriage and horse team set off from the back door of the palace, passed through the noisy streets, and passed through the bustling market. In the carriage, Zhu Di opened a corner of the curtains and looked up. In his sight was the turret of the towering palace city.
Under the sun, the red walls and golden tiles in sight are so beautiful!
"Now that we're gone, we don't know what year or month we'll be able to come back!" Zhu Di said sadly.
Zhu Gaochi also looked outside, changed into a comfortable sitting position in the carriage and said with a smile, "No matter how nice this place is, it is not our home. My son still feels that it is better to be in Peiping!"
"We're just afraid that Peiping won't let us stay in peace for the rest of our lives!"
These words were hidden in Zhu Di's heart and were not spoken out.
As the motorcade moved forward, the tall tower of Daming Gate was right in front of us.
The knight at the front of the team suddenly reined in the reins, because under the gate of Daming Gate, hundreds of imperial guards stood silently in silence.
"Chitose!" Mongolian Huo Lihuozhen said to Zhu Di across the carriage, "There is someone in front of you to see you off!"
"Who is it?" Zhu Di opened the curtains in surprise and took a look, but was stunned.
In sight, two people, surrounded by Jin Yiwei, were walking towards this direction.
The young man on the left is tall and tall, wearing a tight-fitting brocade robe tied around the waist, and his face is full of the high spirits of a young man. He is the twenty-third son of the old man, Zhu Huan, the king of Tang Dynasty.
The other one has a steady figure and wears an ordinary samurai uniform with a long sword on his waist. He is the general Ping An.
Before Zhu Di could get off the carriage, the two of them were already approaching.
"My younger brother has met my fourth brother!"
"I see you, King Yan!"
"Twenty-third brother, why are you here?" Zhu Di came out of the carriage, overjoyed, and directly took Tang Juan's hand.
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Huang carefully, and he was a little moved for a moment, "I haven't seen you for several years, but you have grown taller and stronger!" Then, he looked at the other person again, "Well, you are calmer!
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"Fourth brother, my younger brother has not seen you for many years!" Tang Wang Zhu Huang also looked at Zhu Di, his eyes suddenly fell on Zhu Di's temples, "Fourth brother, you have white hair!"
"I am no longer as good as you young people when I am old!" Zhu Di laughed.
He didn't have any gray hair before, but this time he came to the capital for just a short time, and there were actually a lot of silver hairs in his hair.
"Fourth brother, my nephew, General Heping, has come to see you off with orders!" King Zhu Huang of the Tang Dynasty said.
"The emperor asked you to come?" Zhu Di was slightly surprised.
When he came out of the palace that day, he fell ill. The audience ceremony, banquet and other etiquette that should be required when a vassal king comes to the capital were all put aside. I thought I would recover later, but I didn't expect that someone suddenly came to the palace yesterday and conveyed the old man's words.
He could only leave Beijing in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, the emperor sent someone to deliver it!
For a moment, Zhu Di felt a little warm in his heart.
"Fourth brother, the emperor's decree!" Tang Wang Zhu Huang took a step back and lowered his hands.
"My lord, Zhu Di, listen to the holy teachings!" Zhu Di also stood with his hands down.
"Your Majesty said, Fourth Uncle, you came in a hurry this time and left in a hurry. I have wronged you in terms of etiquette!" Prince Zhu Huang of the Tang Dynasty said loudly, "However, our monarch, ministers, uncles and nephews are close to each other, and this is not the reason. I have had a word with you before.
, The heaven and earth are so vast and boundless. If in the future my fourth uncle opens up territory for the Ming Dynasty and returns to the court after victory, I will go out of the city thirty miles to welcome him personally!"
Zhu Di raised his head, turned around and looked back in the direction of the palace city, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord!"
"Don't thank me too much!" Zhu Huang said again, "The emperor still has a gift for you!" As he said that, he looked back and saw a sword held by the Jin Yiwei in both hands.
Suddenly, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.
He was very familiar with that sword. It was obtained by killing a Tatar chieftain himself, and it was a sword passed down from generation to generation by the Northern Yuan royal family.
In the 26th year of Hongwu's reign, he came to Beijing to celebrate the old man's birthday as a birthday gift.
That year, that time, the old man also coincided with the appointment of King Wu Zhu Yunwen as the grandson of the East Palace Emperor.
"The emperor said that the sword should be given to heroes!" Zhu Huang held the sword with both hands and said with a smile, "The emperor also said that such a sharp weapon in the palace is just a plaything. The pearl will be covered with dust and the natural treasure will be wasted!"
"This kind of murderous weapon will ride with you on the battlefield, overcome obstacles for the Ming Dynasty, and shock all directions!"
"The emperor also said that a good man should be like a knife, swaying with blood. How can he be imprisoned in one place and claim to be the best!"
After receiving the sword, Zhu Di suddenly turned around a lot.
Looking back at the palace city again, thinking of what Zhu Yunxi said that day, I couldn't help myself.
Over the years, I have racked my brains to make myself an enemy. Now that I think about it, those clumsy calculations are actually a bit ridiculous.
"There is no owner in the world, waiting for the men of the Ming Dynasty to forge ahead. Wherever the Ming Dynasty goes, there is the Ming Dynasty!"
A surge of pride ignited in Zhu Di's heart!
He, Zhu Di, had determined to be the sword and sharp edge of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child. Today, he seems to have regained his original intention.
"Fourth brother, have a smooth journey, take care of it!"
Looking at his sincere brother in front of him, Zhu Di's heart surged with warmth, "Twenty-third brother, see you soon!"
Suddenly, Zhu Huang opened his arms and, in full view of everyone, hugged Zhu Di and patted him on the back.
Zhu Di's face was full of astonishment. No one had ever been so intimate with him in his life, and he was a little overwhelmed for a moment.
"The emperor said, let my brother give you a hug!" Tang Wang Zhu Huang said with a hearty smile.
Zhu Di thought about it, then smiled, opened his arms, and hugged each other gently.
"When you're free, come to Peking and my fourth brother will take you hunting!"
"Fourth brother, take care!"
"Twenty-third brother, take care of yourself too!"
Under the Ming Dynasty, the Zhu brothers showed a rare display of family affection.
"Let's go!" Zhu Di looked around again, "Bring the horse, I want to ride!"
Before waiting for the war horses to be brought, the general smiled safely and said, "My lord, I am traveling with the thousand-year-old King of Yan!"
"Why, you Ping Bao'er sent me off?" Zhu Di said with a teasing smile, "I know the way back to Peiping!"
"I am traveling with you!" Ping An said with a smile, "I am going to Goryeo to take up my post." He said and smiled again, "After the death of Duke Ying, the emperor appointed me as the chief military officer of Goryeo."
Zhu Di got on his horse and laughed, "That's a good job. Over there, you, Pingbao'er, will be the emperor of the country!"
Suddenly, Ping An was shocked and looked left and right.
"Haha, look at your courage!" Zhu Di laughed.
Ping An shook his head and smiled bitterly, "King Yan, are you your minister?"
Then, the two got on their horses and walked side by side.
"Korea is a place of happiness. It has not grown in one hundred and eighty years. It is very comfortable, but it is not as happy as the one from the border!" Zhu Di said loudly.
"I was ordered to go to Goryeo. In addition to serving as the general military officer, I was also ordered to train troops?"
"Practice Koreans?" Zhu Di was surprised.
"There are Koreans and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty!" Ping An continued, "The emperor's intention is that it is best to train a strong force that can go to sea and land at the port!"
Zhu Di thought for a moment, then suddenly rode his horse closer and whispered, "But we need to use troops? By sea? Who to fight?"
"The emperor didn't say anything, so he just ordered the training of troops!"
Zhu Di pondered on the horse, "If we take the sea route, that means going to the sea from Goryeo? Who will Goryeo go to sea to beat? The Japanese country?"
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