The news is like the spring breeze turning into rain, and like the tide of Qiantang, it spreads throughout Yingtian City after a burst of wind and rain.
People say that dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are different.
This sentence has been placed on the only true dragon in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been verified to the highest degree, and people can’t find any fault with it.
As the first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao, who was praised and supported by the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, was naturally the most flawless, just like the mutton-fat white jade flowing down from the Kunlun Tianshan Mountains along with the glaciers.
Such a prince, a crown prince.
He should become the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
As for the emperor’s fourth legitimate son, King Yan Zhu Di.
The perceptions and comments in the court seemed a bit ambiguous.
Perhaps because of his naughty nature when he was young, King Zhu Di of Yan never had a good personality in the eyes of the officials in the Yingtian court, and even his father, the emperor.
However, he later became the son-in-law of Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan, and became a feudal lord in Beiping. In that bitter cold environment where only the wind and snow and the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty harassed him from time to time, the King of Yan gradually became a man worthy of a few words of praise.
Dragon son.
At least, in the past two years, there have been some rumors in the imperial court that King Yan will guard Peiping forever.
King Yan of Yan should be the general who commanded thousands of troops and guarded the northern border for the Ming Dynasty forever!
"You should be a great general of the Ming Dynasty!"
Recently, there were faint rumors from the palace that on the official road in Yingtian Mansion, which was about to undergo transformation, King Yan Zhu Di, who was wearing a royal uniform embroidered with dragons and full of bright red eyes, stared seriously at the guard of the King of Yan Mansion who was guarding him.
Conductor Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhu Di, who has been practicing in the northern Xinjiang military formation for twelve years, now has a very accurate vision.
This man, whose crimes were covered up and sent to northern Xinjiang, is a powerful general in the army that Zhu Di has rarely seen in recent years.
After entering the northern Xinjiang for only a few months, he went out to the snowy plains several times in the cold winter. He dared to fight and fought hard, and he won every battle and gained a lot.
This is the reason why Zhu Di suddenly re-employed Zhang Zhiyuan. When selecting talents, he should demote talents in an eclectic way and entrust them with important responsibilities, so that talents can play more roles.
And Zhang Zhiyuan did not disappoint Zhu Di.
Last winter, after returning to Peiping with Zhu Di, he only had a New Year's Eve dinner at Prince Yan's Mansion. The next day, after paying homage to Prince Yan's family, he asked for orders to take more than a thousand guards from Prince Yan's Mansion out of the fortress.
For three whole months, it is the season when the grass grows on the grassland, and it is also the time when the ewes that the herdsmen have kept in captivity for the whole winter are giving birth.
A total of one thousand Ming cavalry, led by Zhang Zhiyuan, who had already served as the commander of the guard of the Yan Palace, traveled almost thousands of miles to fight against dozens of remaining tribes of the former Yuan Dynasty.
After dozens of battles, he killed three times the enemy. When he returned with his army with broken armor, broken spears, and curled swords, Zhang Zhiyuan also brought back more than a thousand people who vowed to never betray the Ming Dynasty in this life.
herdsmen, as well as no fewer than 10,000 lambs and more than 1,000 cattle.
Although there were a thousand people when we set out, there were only less than 500 people left when we returned.
More than half were lost in battle.
But on that day in the city of Peiping, all the people who had been resentful and dissatisfied with His Highness King Yan for suddenly promoting an unknown person like Zhang Zhiyuan, immediately put away all their doubts and dissatisfaction.
This man deserves to be the commander-in-chief of the army!
And Zhang Zhiyuan finally proved in the cold spring breeze that he lived up to His Highness King Yan's vision.
Zhang Zhiyuan raised his head and looked at King Yan in front of him. He always felt that he should not be the escort for King Yan to return to Beijing, at least not at this time.
He said dullly: "My subordinates only know how to go into battle and kill the enemy, but they don't know how to command an army."
The general is the one who rushes into battle to kill the enemy on the battlefield, and the great general is the one who commands thousands of troops to destroy the country.
Zhu Di hummed, but his eyes were on Zhang Zhiyuan's armor with its many gaps, and there were still lumps of dark red flesh and blood in the gaps.
Zhu Biao said with some dissatisfaction: "If I don't take you back to the south, will I have to take people out to sharpen the knife again after the repairs are completed? I will take you back this time because I want to ask for a share for you.
Rewarded."
The grassland people went south to clear grass valleys, and Zhu Di liked to call it "sharpening knives" when the Ming army went north.
As the knife is sharpened on Yuan Ren's neck, the edge will become sharper and sharper, making people shudder just by looking at it from a distance.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't want to deal with the King of Yan who had endless appreciation and trust for him. He looked at Yingtian City not far ahead: "Your Majesty, the prince started coughing again after passing Yangzhou. It's better to go into the city quickly to find Tai.
Let’s take a look at the hospital.”
After hearing this, Zhu Di looked back at the huge team behind him that was different from the previous ones back to the capital. There were only more than a hundred guards from the Prince of Yan's Palace commanded by Zhang Zhiyuan. There were only dozens of carriages in the team, pulling the women and men from the Prince of Yan's Palace.
Children.
The old man said that this time he would take a good look at his children and grandchildren, especially what they are like.
From the carriage at the front, there were still waves of deep coughs.
This made General Zhu Di's smile disappear instantly.
Looking back at Ying Tiancheng, whom he had become familiar with in his early years, Zhu Di smiled again on his face.
Let the war horse under him, which has experienced hundreds of battles, carry him slowly towards Yingtian City.
Zhu Di tilted his head and looked sideways at Zhang Zhiyuan, who was following him on horseback.
"I always feel that I can't see enough of Yingtian City. At that time, my mother was still there, and I, the prince, and my brothers had not grown up. We traveled to every place in this city."
Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly said something very skillful: "That's why I defend the border to the death, which is a worthwhile thing."
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhang Zhiyuan would not understand why the third master left King Qin and King Jin alone, but let him choose the opportunity to crawl to King Yan's side.
Zhu Di did not realize the profound meaning of Zhang Zhiyuan's words, and raised his riding whip to point to a large lake in the left direction: "This Xuanwu Lake caused me to get drunk and fall into the water back then, and I was scolded by the prince. Now when I think about it, I know, if
If the prince does not reprimand me, I will be beaten by my father."
Zhang Zhiyuan frowned and looked quietly at King Yan who spoke in front of him.
It seems that after setting foot on the land of Yingtian Mansion from a river boat, as Yingtian City appeared in front of everyone, His Highness King Yan became sentimental, and he kept reminiscing about the past.
Zhu Di continued: "Let's enter the city through Shence Gate. There are some delicious pastries on Anren Street. Then you can buy some for the princess to taste."
"The hot and sour noodle soup at Danhuang Street is the most delicious. I gave some silver so that brothers from the North can try it too."
"I just don't know if the candy seller at Lianhua Bridge is still there. Otherwise, I can buy some for that girl to eat tomorrow."
After saying this, Zhu Di stopped.
Because if you go further, you will arrive at the Fujun Right Guard Camp located in the northwest corner of the imperial city, which is also where the kings came to the capital to guard and station themselves.
Zhang Zhiyuan nodded one by one, keeping all these in mind.
Zhu Di added: "Check your military exploits yourself again. Although there are guards from the Prince of Yan's Palace to test your merits, you still can't be careless. Since you are a general, you shouldn't just command the few troops in Prince Yan's Palace." Zhang Zhiyuan held the reins and raised his hands and clasped his fists: "I only wish to guard His Highness."
Zhu Di waved his hand and looked up at the Yingtian City Shence Gate, which was already close to Chi Chi: "Yingtian City is so beautiful!"
Shence Gate is not pretty.
Compared with Zhengyang Gate, which leads directly to Hongwu Gate, or Jubao Gate, which leads to the most prosperous Nancheng and Zhongcheng in Yingtian, Shence Gate is nothing.
At the deserted city gate, not many people were seen coming in or out for a long time. The Jingwei officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were also standing lazily in an unorganized team.
Don't be too casual when taking sides. Although it is unlikely that enemies will attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty now, and it's okay to be lazy, but if you can't see anyone, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who have been pursuing performance and evidence recently, will definitely act like mad dogs.
It pounces and bites.
Zhu Di glanced at the lazy Jingwei officers and soldiers in front of the city gate, and felt that when he returned to the palace this time, he should remind the old man that the Jingwei could not continue to be so abandoned.
Before he could collect his thoughts, he was attracted by a group of people in the city gate.
A meaningful smile slowly appeared on Zhu Di's face.
"My nephew is becoming more and more different!"
These words seemed to wake up Zhang Zhiyuan, who was still reluctant to return to Beijing. He raised his head and looked at the Shencemen city gate.
Zhu Yunxi, who had been waiting here early in the morning, had already come over with Sun Cheng, as well as people from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Imperial Hospital.
The accompanying officials were all neatly dressed and solemn, facing His Highness King Yan without losing the respect and courtesy of courtiers.
Zhu Yunxi was dressed very casually, with a pair of robes and a wild goose feather knife hanging on his waist. On the other side was a piece of warm jade. Looking from a distance, he looked quite like a noble son of the capital.<
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He walked forward to greet the old fourth uncle's team returning to Beijing. With a rich smile on his face, he bowed and clasped his fists: "My nephew has met the fourth uncle. The fourth uncle traveled thousands of miles to return to Beijing under the imperial edict. After a long journey, he must have been...
We are very tired. Let my nephew lead the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt into the city and back to the palace."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the carriage in front of him that heard a slight cough from time to time.
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand gently, and the imperial doctor he specially called today immediately came forward and came to the carriage to greet him and ask for treatment.
Zhu Di, who was sitting on the horse, looked at Zhu Yunxi silently for a moment, then got off the horse.
Holding the riding whip in his hand, he walked up to Zhu Yunxi and immediately clasped his fists: "I will see you in charge of the country."
Before Zhu Di could bow, Zhu Yunxi immediately stepped forward to support the fourth uncle's arms, with a smile on his face: "Don't dare, the fourth uncle is trying to disgrace his nephew."
Zhu Di really wanted to pay homage, because he had already vaguely looked at the figure of the censor hiding on the wall of Shence Gate, who had just been exposed.
However, Zhu Yunxi supported him. The boy's current strength was amazing, and Zhu Di could only stand up straight with a smile.
He first looked behind Zhu Yunxi at the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War who had stepped forward to hand over the verification with Zhang Zhiyuan, and then looked back at the imperial physician who had already entered the carriage.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and explained: "Originally, only people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites came, but my nephew thought that his cousin Gao Chi would definitely feel uncomfortable if he went south, so he asked the imperial doctor to come with him."
This made Zhu Di's original intention of talking about monarchs and ministers disappear. He chuckled and said: "I asked you to worry about it."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and said with a nonchalant look on his face: "When my cousin comes back this time, he will stay at home and take good care of himself. When he is in good health, he will return to Peking to inherit his fourth uncle's wish."
Zhu Di smiled and said softly: "I don't dare to think too much, I just want to hear peace."
This makes some sense.
Zhu Yunxi smiled inwardly, turned around and said with a smile: "Fourth uncle, go back to the palace."