Zhu Ping'an went to the outer office of the Punishment Division and met with Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others. Based on the official document from Mr. Tai, he summoned the thirty servants of the Punishment Division Yamen and drove out in a grand manner the fifteen carriages coordinated yesterday.
Yamen, rushed to the destination Zhenwu Camp.
Zhenwu Camp is stationed in the outer wall of Yingtian City, in the south direction of the outer city, between the old imperial city and Zijin Mountain. The Yamen of the Tixing Division is generally in the north of the city, exactly one south and one north of Zhenwu Camp, and the road distance is quite large.
Zhu Ping'an and his party drove the carriage for half an hour before arriving at the south of the city, where they saw the Purple Mountain in the distance.
"Zhongshan is a dragon and a pan, and Shicheng is a tiger. It is the home of a true emperor."
Zhu Ping'an looked at Zijin Mountain from a distance. The mountain is slightly arc-shaped, with the mouth of the arc facing south, winding like a giant dragon. He couldn't help but sigh. Emperor Hongwu chose Yingtian to build his capital because he chose this place.
The terrain of it.
The outer wall of Yingtian City winds like a dragon, encompassing the entire Purple Mountain.
If you look at it from a distance, the Old Imperial City is at the foot of Purple Mountain.
Oh, I remembered it.
When the Ming Dynasty was first established and Dingdu was built, Purple Mountain was not inside the city, but outside the city.
At that time, Emperor Hongwu built the capital city and recruited more than 200,000 civilians to build Yin Tiancheng. It took several years to complete. The city wall is 70 miles in circumference. It is supported by Zhongshan Mountain in the east, the Qinhuai River in the south as a natural moat, and the Yangtze River natural moat in the west.
, with Xuanwu Lake as a barrier in the north, it integrates mountains, lakes and rivers into one.
After Yingtian City was built, Emperor Hongwu happily took his prince and officials to the Purple Mountain and looked down at Yingtian City. He was very satisfied with it. Such a strong city should be the foundation of eternity.
Emperor Hongwu, who was delighted with Long Yan, proudly pointed at Yingtian City and showed off to the prince and the civil and military officials, "Hehehehe, what do you think of the construction of this capital city? My capital city has high walls and thick walls, and its circumference is unparalleled in ancient and modern times. It has a total of thirteen
The city gate is supported by Zhongshan Mountain in the east, the Qinhuai moat in the south, the Yangtze River natural moat in the west, and Xuanwu Lake in the north as a barrier. It is as solid as gold and can be defended for more than a year."
"Your Majesty is wise, Yingtian City should be the most fortified city in the world throughout the ages."
"Yingtian City is really a Tiancheng."
"The Holy Spirit has a wise eye like a torch. Such a majestic city with natural barriers is truly impregnable."
"Not just for one year, but for ten or eight years, there will be no problem."
"..."
All civil and military officials echoed in unison, praising Emperor Hongwu for his wisdom and praising Yingtian City as impregnable.
However, in the midst of the civil and military officials singing praises for my emperor's wisdom, a discordant voice of a young man whose voice was changing sounded: "Cannons are mounted on Purple Mountain, and the cannons are driven into the gate of Houzai."
Houzaimen is the gate of the Forbidden City. What the boy means is that if a cannon is set up on Purple Mountain, the cannon can hit the Forbidden City.
The young man's voice was like a phoenix flying into the forest and chirping. The noisy birds in the forest suddenly fell silent. All the civil and military officials fell silent when they heard the young man's comments about his life.
Everyone followed the sound and saw Zhu Di, the fourth prince of Emperor Hongwu, standing there with a look of pride on his face.
The young man Zhu Di is in his teens, and he is at the age where he likes to show off. He is very proud, proud that he has discovered hidden dangers in the city's defense.
At this moment, he raised his face proudly and looked forward to the praise from his father and the civil and military officials.
The air is quiet, even a little depressing.
Why don't you praise me?!
The young Zhu Di glanced at the civil and military officials from the corner of his eyes and found nervous expressions on their faces. Well, they should be nervous because they were incompetent and failed to discover hidden dangers in the city's defense, and were worried about being punished by their father. Hurry.
Praise me a little, and I will consider interceding on your behalf.
The civil and military officials were worried about my father's punishment and did not have time to praise me. What about my father? Why didn't my father praise me?
The young Zhu Di looked in the direction of Emperor Hongwu and found that his father's face had darkened. The young Zhu Di couldn't help but become nervous. What's wrong? Did I see it wrong?
However, the next second, young Zhu Di felt relieved, because his sullen father smiled again, took out an orange from his sleeve with a smile, peeled off the skin, removed the meridians, and handed it to himself, letting himself eat the orange.
Already.
This is the reward from the father.
My father always only praised his brother Zhu Biao and never praised me. This orange was the first time my father rewarded me. It was not as simple as rewarding an orange. My father peeled the orange with his own hands and gave it to me to eat.
Even the royal brothers don't get this kind of treatment.
In the eyes of everyone, the young Zhu Di took the orange proudly, put it into his mouth, and ate it.
Sweet, very sweet, very sweet, it is sweet in your mouth and in your heart.
The young Zhu Di felt that he had never tasted such sweet oranges and would never forget them in his life.
After returning to the palace, the young Zhu Di paid his respects to Queen Ma. Zhu Di was not Queen Ma's biological child, but he was raised by Queen Ma. Queen Ma loved him very much and regarded him as her own. Zhu Di also regarded Queen Ma as her own.
Mother, he was not as affectionate to his biological mother as he was to Queen Ma.
Seeing Zhu Di's happy face, Empress Ma couldn't help but smile and asked him if he had a good time when he visited Purple Mountain with his father today. Young Zhu Di proudly told the story of Emperor Hongwu asking everyone about Yingtian City on Purple Mountain.
Queen Ma.
"How did you answer?" Queen Ma asked curiously with a smile.
"My son climbed up the Purple Mountain and had a panoramic view of the entire Forbidden City. He immediately realized something was wrong. If an enemy occupied the Purple Mountain, wouldn't it be possible to set up artillery on the Purple Mountain to bombard the Forbidden City? So, my son
The minister then replied: Mount cannons on Purple Mountain, and the cannons will penetrate the Houzai Gate."
The young Zhu Di looked like he was waiting for Queen Ma's praise, and proudly repeated his answer.
When Queen Ma heard this, her expression changed. She looked at the young Zhu Di nervously and asked, "Did your father say anything after hearing this?"
"My father didn't say anything. He took out an orange from his sleeve. He peeled the orange and handed it to me so that I could eat it. Mother, do you know that I have never tasted such a sweet orange."
The young man Zhu Di said proudly, his face was filled with happiness when he mentioned that oranges are very sweet.
After the young Zhu Di finished speaking, he waited for Empress Ma's praise.
But what surprised Zhu Di was that he didn't get any praise, but what he saw was the horrified Queen Ma.
No one understands Emperor Hongwu better than Empress Ma. She understands the personality of Emperor Hongwu and his thoughts. Emperor Hongwu is decisive. He wants to pass the throne to their eldest son, Zhu Biao, and give him to him.
Zhu Biao was a stable country that had been unified for ten thousand years. Emperor Hongwu had revealed to her more than once that he had killed good men and lackeys who had helped them conquer the world and were now able to threaten the country... She knew that Emperor Hongwu was on the spot.
What does the action mean?
"My son, run away quickly. Not only does your father want to kill you, but he also wants to peel off your skin and twitch your tendons like an orange." Empress Ma was immediately frightened and urged and arranged for Zhu Di to escape.
Heaven is perfect.
Emperor Hongwu found out that Queen Ma had let Zhu Di go. He thought that the Queen regarded Zhu Di as if she were her own child and had a deep affection for him. He also thought that Zhu Di was his own child after all and he was only in his early ten years now, so he stopped pursuing it.
However, Zhu Didi's opinions still made Hongwu Emperor unhappy, so Emperor Hongwu decided to build the outer wall of Yingtian City to wrap Zijin Mountain, Yuhuatai, and Mufu Mountain within the city...