Li Jinglong took Tie Xuan, Xia Xun and dozens of soldiers to rush to Jinling City at starry night.【】
That morning, at three o'clock in the morning, they rushed to Jinling City. Li Jinglong and others entered the city in plain clothes and with black faces. Because they arrived in such a hurry, they did not have time to report to the court, and there was no one to greet the victorious General Li.
Jinling City brings prosperity from all directions, and merchants gather there. In normal times, more than a million people and civilians are on duty, doing business, walking in the streets, or visiting relatives and friends, making this golden place of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
It was very lively, but now it is a little deserted. There are cars and horses on the street in a hurry, and there are only a few customers in restaurants and teahouses.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had a guest, and the whole capital suddenly became quiet. Taizu issued an edict, ordering all the subjects to observe mourning for only three days. Zhu Yun, the emperor's grandson who had just ascended the throne, ordered a three-year mourning. The ministers petitioned to follow the ancient tradition.
Literary rituals change with the sun and the moon. In this case, thirty-six days of mourning should be replaced by three years and thirty-six months. However, Emperor Jian followed his good deeds and immediately changed his previous decree and performed a three-day national mourning in accordance with Taizu's last words.
At this moment, the three-day period of national mourning has passed, and people no longer need to pay filial piety, so Li Jinglong and others are dressed a little at first glance, but no one pays much attention to them, because the incident happened suddenly, and many important officials of the court who were out of town were...
Rushing back to the capital one after another, scenes like this can be seen every day.
Although the three-day period of national mourning has passed, the people of the capital still dare not act recklessly. The officials and relatives who usually have fun are even more cautious about their words and deeds at this moment. Except for going to the Yamen for duty, they stay at home to avoid being exposed.
Ke Dao Yanguan grasped the handle, and the aftershocks of the collapse of the mountain still rippled throughout the world...
For Xia Xun, the impact of Zhu Yuanzhang's death was not great. He had known that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to die. He was just a shrimp under the abyss. Above the earth's surface, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, and the huge waves surged into the sky, and they could not sweep him away.
In his case, like most ordinary people, he didn't care much about the changes in the sun and the moon or the change of emperors. However, his sadness and desolation were not all fake. After staying with Zhu Yuanzhang for so long, he
In fact, I have quite a lot of respect for this emperor who is usually serious about words.
This commoner emperor who became the Huaiyou Tiger from a commoner, then drove out the Tartars and unified the world, was not a morally perfect saint, but a good emperor who worked hard to govern, was thrifty, hated evil, and cared about the world, even though he was not very similar to him.
Although there was too much in-depth contact, his personality charm left a deep impression on Xia Xun's heart. He did not have the slightest resistance to pay filial piety to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was willing to do so.
However, his emotion was limited to this. His feelings for Zhu Yuanzhang were limited to admiration for a great man. Now that he has returned to the capital, he just hopes to pay the decree to the new emperor as soon as possible, return to his home, and see
to your loved ones.
With his wife and children on the hot bed, Xia Xun's ambitions have never been big. Between Emperor Jian, a wasteful emperor, and Emperor Yongle, an emperor who is too shrewd, he just wants to be a small person from a well-off family, and does not want to have any influence in front of either of them.
Show something.
Li Jinglong was not like that. Cao Guogong had a dark face, and anyone who saw him looked like he was heartbroken.
He was indeed devastated. The emperor passed away, and no one could appreciate his great achievements on the southeast coast. At this time, it was inappropriate to give out large-scale awards and commendations. Emperor Jian, who had just ascended the throne, could not have the leisure to listen to him.
It tells how he worked hard to suppress bandits in the southeast and how he made great achievements. The new emperor ascended the throne and had too many things to do.
What comforts me is that Emperor Jian is his cousin, and he has always had a good relationship with him. Moreover, although he did not catch up with the late emperor Tuogu, but he hurried slowly, after all, the late emperor has not yet been buried, so he can still be a supporter.
Minister Ling.
As soon as he arrived in the capital, Li Jinglong didn't even return home and immediately hurried to the palace to renew the order. Tie Xuan and Xia Xun each went back to their respective yamen to wait for news.
Today, the Jinyi Guard Command Department was even more deserted. There were not many people walking around in the yamen at all. Xia Xun finally found someone to ask where Luo Qianshi was. Then he walked to the back courtyard and arrived at the back courtyard where Luo Qianshi lived.
Outside the door, several clusters of camellias were in bloom on both sides of the courtyard gate. Xia Xun suddenly saw Liu Yu sitting on the stone steps under a cluster of camellias, holding her chin and staring at the ground in front of her in a daze.
He had no place to live in the capital, but he lived in the Jinyiwei yamen, because Jinyiwei's clothes were too gorgeous. Although the three days of national mourning had passed, he was not going out on business at the moment, so he did not wear a flying fish suit, only a scholar's suit.
She is usually wearing a moon-white robe, with a dark-colored belt tied tightly around her waist, and her hair is tied with a sandalwood hairpin. Her hair is as black as lacquer, and her eyebrows are tied with a dark-colored forehead bandage.
He is holding his chin with his right hand, looking a little feminine yet elegant. From the side, the straight bridge of his nose and slightly raised red lips are really more beautiful than a girl's. Those two rows make women envious of their neatness and closeness.
Her beautiful eyelashes didn't blink for a long time, and she didn't know why she was so absorbed.
Xia Xun stepped lightly and walked quietly to his side. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny. There were only a few ants on the green brick ground in front of Liu Yu, and they were struggling to carry a piece of steamed bun dregs. The small steamed bun dregs were too small for them.
It was already too huge. They were busy lifting or pushing the food, trying hard to move the food forward. How could Liu Yu be so lost in thought for such a boring game?
The emperor had just passed away, and Xia Xun couldn't joke with him casually. When he saw that he was walking next to him, he didn't realize it, so he reached out and patted his shoulder. Xia Xun's touch made Liu Yu's shoulders shrink, ah
He jumped up with an exclamation, and his face turned a little pale. When he realized that the person in front of him was Xia Xun, he was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly called out: "Yang...Brother Yang?"
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When Li Jinglong's victory report was delivered to the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, and his battle report was shelved. The new emperor had not had time to pay attention to it, so the news that Xia Xun died at the hands of pirates was not spread. Since Xia Xun was not known,
Liu Yu's reaction to the news that Xun had "died" was a bit strange. Xia Xun couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Yu, what happened?"
Liu Yu's originally pale cheeks suddenly turned red, and she quickly shook her head while panting: "No... nothing, I suddenly saw... seeing my eldest brother back, I was so happy that I was stunned."
As he spoke, his clear eyes, as clear as autumn water, were quickly covered with mist, as if he was about to shed tears. Xia Xun was a little embarrassed. This little brother of his had grown up among women, and he was very effeminate.
It's too strong. Jade is too much like his big-eared brother Liu Bei. He sheds tears at every turn. I can't afford to hurt such a man.
Xia Xun had no choice but to comfort him in a dumbfounded way: "Brother is back, isn't it? What's there to cry about? Is there anyone in the yamen bullying you? Tell it to Brother Yang and I'll help you deal with him."
Liu Yu quickly shook her head again and said shyly: "No, no, suddenly I just... want to cry..."
Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief, patted his shoulder again and said, "Okay, I just came back and I have to meet Mr. Qianshi. I will talk to you in detail later."
He noticed that when his palm touched Liu Yu's shoulder, he shrank subconsciously. Xia Xun often made such intimate gestures with him in the past, but he didn't have such an instinctive reaction. Xia Xun was a little strange, but
Without thinking too much, I said hello to him again, then turned around and walked towards the courtyard.
Liu Yu hesitated to speak, looking at his back, biting her lip gently, the mist in her eyes finally condensed into two crystal tears, rolling in her eyes.
Xia Xun rushed to the door of Luo Qian's office and reported: "Master Qian, Yang Xu, who is of humble rank, wants to see you."
"Xuan is back, come in."
As soon as Xia Xun opened the door, he smelled a faint scent of tea. Luo Qianshi was sitting cross-legged on the back of a short table. He was dressed in white and had a graceful wind. There was a faint smile on his elegant face that fascinated many Huaichun girls.
, it can be seen that he is in a very good mood.
"sit!"
Luo Kedi gently rolled up the sleeve of his right robe with his left hand, and gracefully extended his palm to give up his seat. Behind him, there was still the picture of the royal guards accompanying the emperor on his tour. In front of him, there were two cups, probably for him just after hearing Xia Xun's report.
He poured tea. The water was dense and light as mist.
"Emperor Taizu... passed away, and the emperor's grandson has ascended the throne to establish the emperor for the present."
Luo Kedi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he relaxed them again, sighing: "Death and life are fate; they are like night and day, heaven; there is a time for life and a time for death, this is
The destiny of heaven cannot be resisted by human beings!"
"yes!"
Xia Xun bowed, and a small official like him really had nothing to comment on the death of the emperor. As for Luo Qian's emotion about the impermanence of life, at his age, he didn't have much emotion and understanding about life and death, life and death.
Yes; it is the same as night and day; there is a time for life and a time for death, but what? Happiness is in the present! Only for this reason, we should cherish the happiness at the moment. This is Xia Xun's experience.
Luo Kedi misunderstood the reason for Xia Xun's reticence, and couldn't help but smile: "Xuan doesn't need to be worried, what is the identity of the Crown Prince and Tutor Huang? Now he is the Emperor's Master, do you think he will care about a small inconvenience to you?"
Yue? Haha, I don’t have a good impression of these people, but if you think that he will be worried about your affairs, now that he is in power, he will come to embarrass you, a small eighth-grade flag officer.
It's too light for him."
Xia Xunchen Lieli offended Huang Zicheng, and Xunqing Lieli offended Cao Guogong. A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. He really doesn't worry about what these two little things will do in the future. It's just Li Jinglong, he doesn't believe in himself either.
Huang Zicheng, who claims to be a gentleman, would have the leisure and leisure to pay attention to him. After listening to Luo Kedi's enlightenment, he leaned forward and said: "Thank you for your enlightenment. Even if he really wants to be in a humble position, as long as he follows the rules, it will be difficult for him to catch him."
What a clue, not to mention, I still have your protection, my lord."
Luo Kedi chuckled and said happily: "Well, so... you don't need to be anxious. The day when I, Jin Yiwei, will come to my fore is coming soon. You have always been calm and capable in doing things. I will definitely reuse you, so do your best."
"oh?"
Xia Xun raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling quite surprised: "Is the emperor going to reuse our royal guards?"
In his memory, Zhu Yun had no interest in military generals, and he seemed to have no interest in this group of royal agents. Has history changed?
Luo Kedi gently pushed a white silk-covered note in front of him to Xia Xun, and said with a smile: "Come here, can you come up with any secrets?"