On the eighth day of August, Xia Xun rushed to Kaifeng, and the King of Kaifeng Zhou personally came out of the city to greet him.【】
According to the Ming Dynasty system, all subjects in the world, whether they are officials or common people, regardless of their title, should treat the vassal king with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister. There is no need for the King of Zhou to go out to greet him.
Queyu condescended and personally welcomed him ten miles outside Kaifeng City.
His life can be regarded as being rescued by Xia Xun for him. Otherwise, he would probably have followed the example of King Zhu Bai of Xiang and committed suicide. Knowing his kindness should be repaid, not to mention the important ministers of Xia Xun's dynasty.
, and it was a big taboo for the vassal king to make friends with courtiers. Because of this relationship, the two of them interacted openly and openly, and others had nothing to say.
Xia Xun arrived in Kaifeng and was warmly entertained by King Zhou. Five days later, Xie Xie and Su Ying also arrived in Kaifeng together with Chen Dongye'an. Ye Qianqian has been under Xia Xun's control now. Only when Xie arrived did he find out what had happened.
The Fengmen senior who fought with her in Suzhou was actually Wan Songling back then.
Ye Qianqian knew that Wan Songling had escaped, so he had no intention of keeping the past events a secret. In order to avoid the pain of the flesh, he told all the past events. Thanks to him, he now knew the layout of Suzhou that day and why he was not arrested.
When we arrived at Wansongling, it was purely due to Wansongling's auspiciousness and destiny. An accident happened out of sympathy. It wasn't that my own methods of fighting wits and strength were not as good as those at Wansongling. The failure was imminent. It could only be said that it was the fate of others.
Xia Xun couldn't let the local officials know the real reason for arresting Wan Songling, because if the local officials knew about it, the news would definitely leak out. Once someone with an intention gets the news, or Wan Songling understands the reason, no one can
Guarantee what he will do. If you only pursue them in the name of Tuoba Mingde's comrades, the local government will not do their best. If you don't use the local government and only use the power of Qianlong to pursue them, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack, with no way to find it.
.As a result, with Wansongling's shrewdness, there was no whereabouts of him since he escaped from Xingyang.
Although Xia Xun was concerned about the whereabouts of the seal, he didn't bother to ask about it personally because...Emperor Yongle had arrived.
Early in the morning, the road ten miles outside the north gate of Kaifeng City to the Prince of Zhou's Palace in Kaifeng City was all under security. There were one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps on the street, all the way to the ten-mile long pavilion. The soldiers standing guard were wearing bright armor and carrying swords under their ribs.
, with spears in hand, waiting for the cavalry and the ceremony band, they arrived early outside the ten-mile pavilion.
, before the sky was completely bright, the officials of the three divisions of Henan gathered in the Prince of Zhou's Mansion. Just after the fifth watch, the King of Zhou, the Crown Prince and Xia Xun walked out of the Prince's Mansion in all their glory. Officials gathered in front of the hall, and outside the hall they prepared to accompany the Prince's Mansion.
The guards stood on both sides in silence.
Neither King Zhou nor Xia Xun was polite to everyone. They gave orders with solemn expressions, and everyone rode on their horses. A few carriages followed behind them. They were officials who were too old to ride on horses.
When we arrived at the Shili Changting Pavilion, the officials who arrived first had already decorated the place. The red carpet was paved on the floor, and the colorful shed was set up high. On both sides were musicians equipped with drums, horns, silk, bamboo, bells, and various musical instruments. They were still draped in red and colorful and busy everywhere.
, when everyone arrived here, they were shouting and making a lot of noise.
King Zhou was the brother of Emperor Yongle's mother, and Xia Xun was an important minister who followed Emperor Yongle before he ascended the throne. Both of them were familiar with Zhu Di, so they were not nervous. After the two arrived, they entered
In the nice shed, we drank tea and snacks, waiting for the emperor to arrive. The other officials were not as calm as the two of them, and the officials with official duties were even more nervous. They walked around from time to time, for fear that the things they were responsible for would go wrong.
Late.
The horses that inquired about the emperor's carriage were like shooting stars, constantly shuttling back and forth, constantly bringing news about the emperor's army.
As the sun rises, the noisy atmosphere gradually becomes calmer. Many officials who did not sit down early to have tea and snacks to rest and rest are now wilting because it is already three o'clock in the morning...
Suddenly, another fast horse galloped over and reported loudly: "The emperor has arrived, the emperor has arrived."
The entire welcoming venue suddenly became excited again. Officials and soldiers took their positions one after another. After a while, King Zhou, the Crown Prince and Xia Xun also slowly walked out from the tent, straightened their clothes, and came forward to greet them.
There was a "hoo" sound, and as soon as King Zhou and Xia Xun appeared, they seemed to have received a silent order, and lined up to greet them. The soldiers lined up in the shape of wild goose wings immediately straightened their backs and tightened their grip.
With the weapons in their hands, thousands of people moved at the same time, and there was an explosion like an explosion.
Xia Xun put on formal official uniform, wearing a wingless black gauze hat with flowers on his head, a unicorn patchwork suit, a leather belt around his waist, and soap boots. The King of Zhou and his son were dressed as county princes, wearing a Yishan crown and a
The three of them, wearing python and dragon robes, marched hand in hand. The military formation had already sounded the horn, and the sound could be heard for ten miles.
In the distance, the cold light of swords and guns shone in the sun, and the dragon flag fluttered in the wind. King Zhou, Xia Xun, and the Crown Prince of Zhou stood solemnly, and they saw a large army coming towards them. The same mandarin duck red robe, the same leather Bian horse, and long lacquered horses.
Spears, bows and knives, leather shields, bright clothes and armor, sophisticated equipment, people like tigers, horses like dragons, majestic and majestic, really as powerful as mountains, what a good soldier
This time the emperor was in the Northern Expedition to the desert, forced Benya to death, and made an forced landing in Arutai. He had made great achievements in battle. Naturally, he had to follow the military rules to be successful. Moreover, Emperor Yongle was extremely martial, and he didn't care much about ordinary royal rules.
He liked the military style, so when he saw that the ceremonial guard was very different from the ordinary guard, King Zhou and Xia Xun did not take it seriously.
Seeing that the army was approaching, a member of the army was wearing chain mail, wearing a golden phoenix helmet, riding a snow-white horse, dressed in golden dragon brocade clothes, with a waist and ape-like arms, and a face full of beards. He was so powerful that King Zhou and Xia Xun couldn't help but
Moved by this, the two exchanged glances and hurried forward together. The official in charge of the ceremony did not dare to neglect, and immediately waved and shouted: "Set the cannon and sound the trumpet."
"Boom, boom, boom"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The cannons rang out and the drums and trumpets sounded in unison. King Zhou, the Crown Prince and Xia Xun stepped forward quickly and quickly walked to the military formation that had just stopped in front. They bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome the emperor." With that, the three of them stood in unison.
With a flick of his robe, he was about to bow down to the dust. The soldiers and horses in front separated, and a long laugh came out: "Uncle Wang, Crown Prince, Duke of the State, please do not salute. Gao Xu is just standing in front of his father."
The three of them were stunned for a moment, then looked up again. The man riding a white horse galloped out of the formation, and the one sitting upright was actually Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu was stronger and more mature than before. He had a beard on his face, and in both physical appearance and temperament, he resembled Yongle.
The emperor, and the fact that he was riding the emperor's royal horse, the white colt, led the three of them to mistake him for Zhu Di.
King Zhou frowned slightly and was immediately very unhappy. If he was not here, but Xia Xun or the prince came to greet him, it would be fine for Zhu Gaoxu to receive the ceremony in front of him. After all, he was awarded the title of King of Han, and his status was second to none.
Yu Emperor. But kings also have high and low levels. He is not the prince, he is the King of Han, he is the King of Zhou, and the King of Zhou is his uncle of the King of Han. If Zhu Gaoxu rode out alone early, how could he be misunderstood?
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King Zhou was unhappy, but he did not show it clearly. He just snorted softly, straightened up and remained silent.
Xia Xun disapproved, saluted again, and said with a smile: "I, Yang Xu, have met His Highness the King of Han. His Highness is majestic and resembles His Majesty. When I took a look from a distance, I really thought that His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
At this time, the Crown Prince of Zhou stepped forward and bowed, saying, "My brother has seen Brother Wang."
Zhu Gaoxu laughed, raised his leg and jumped off the horse. This time he accompanied the emperor in the northern expedition. His performance was remarkable and his father was very happy. Not only did he give him a royal horse and a white colt, he also gave him a bodyguard. Originally, Zhu Gaoxu
After being crowned the Queen of Han, he should be equipped with three guards and horses, but since he had been staying in the capital and refused to join the feudal vassal, the three guards and horses were naturally not given to him.
However, this time he went to the north with his father, made many military exploits, and regained Zhu Di's favor. He tried to ask his father for a bodyguard, and specified the Tiance Guard. Zhu Di actually got it right, and Zhu Gaoxu was really proud.
Tiance Wei Tiance Wei, there was a Tiance Horse in history, but it was the personal bodyguard of King Qin Li Shimin. His father promised to give Tiance Guard to him. What does this mean?
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu regarded himself as Mr. Zhu as Mr. Li who had succeeded in the Xuanwu Gate mutiny, and he was naturally very proud.
Zhu Gaoxu got off his horse and took a few steps forward with great satisfaction. Without missing a beat, he made a reluctant cross-hand salute to his uncle Wang and said: "Uncle Wang, please forgive me for not being able to salute my nephew because he is wearing armor."
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King Zhou was furious, but Xia Xun put his hand on his arm at the right time and gestured to invite him to accompany him. He took advantage of the situation and gave him a wink to appease King Zhou. Then he turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Zhou
I have been waiting for your Majesty for a long time. Please lead the way, His Highness the King of Han. Let’s go to see your Majesty together.”
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Sanbula River, Shenhou Ridge.
Wansongling and Gongsun Dafeng were running around in the valley in embarrassment.
Wan Paopao was chased by Xia Xun to the sky and into the earth. He finally made it to Xingyang, thinking that he could be quiet here for a while, but he didn't expect that Xia Xun was still haunted and chased him again. It really scared his courage. Wansongling
He suddenly decided to go north and hide outside the Pass for a while. Anyway, he and Gongsun Dafeng both knew Mongolian and fled to the territory of the Mongols outside the Pass. With their own abilities, they could survive here for three days.
In 57 years, it won't be too late to return to the original situation when the weather calms down.
While the two were walking, there was a sudden shout, and several lassoes flew out of thin air, roping the two tightly. Then many murderous Mongolian men with bows and knives flashed out from the bushes on both sides of the trail.
As soon as Wansongling saw the sword and gun on his neck, he quickly shouted in Mongolian: "Which tribe's hero are you? We brothers are just ordinary mountain people and herdsmen. Please don't hurt us, don't hurt us."
A big man next to him who had never done anything said in a deep voice: "Search them to see if they are Tatar spies. If they are ordinary people, chop them into pieces."
Wan Songling's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Who are these people? This is the territory of the Tatars. Why do they want to kill the Tatars? If they are Han Chinese, judging from their clothes, hairstyle and skin,
Even the Mongolian that he spoke was extremely authentic, but it really didn't sound like it. Wan Songling felt strange and scared at the same time. Despite his cleverness, what else could he do against such a master who cares so little about human life?
It turns out that this place is the territory of the Tatars, but this group of people is from Oara. The leader who just spoke was Tuohuan, the son of Mahamu, the loyal and submissive king of Oara. Zhu Di went to the north, and Tuohuan led Oara.
Soldiers and horses were lurking on the eastern border in an attempt to gain advantage. As a result, Benya Shili fled into Oala territory and was killed by him. Mahamu took the opportunity to reward Zhu Di with Benya Shili's head, and requested that the Tatar territory be divided between Oala San and Benya Shili.
king.
Zhu Di was not willing to be fooled. Not only did he refuse to split the Tatar territory, he also supported Arutai to check and balance Oala. Tuohuan refused to give up and tried to plunder the Tatar territory with soldiers and horses. Arutai was far more sophisticated and sophisticated than Tuohuan.
, and fighting at home, which was his advantage, but the disadvantage was that the Great Khan had just died, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were wiped out by the Ming army, which greatly damaged his strength. Whenever the two sides fought, they would win sometimes and lose sometimes.
In recent days, Alutai's plan to escape Huanhuan failed, and he got separated from the large group of people, so he had to run south and hide in the mountainous area near the Ming Dynasty's border wall. Alutai had just been killed by the Ming Dynasty and lost his armor.
He absolutely did not dare to move his army southward, which caused a misunderstanding among the Ming army, but ended up capturing Wansongling and Gongsun Dafeng.
Several big men rushed to the two of them and searched for some gold and silver treasures. They even found out the beautiful jade that Wansongling kept close to his body and gave it to the leader of the big man: "Sir, this beautiful jade is yours."
, these two people must not be ordinary shepherds."
"Um?"
The leader took Bao Seal 1, his body suddenly shook, and he jumped in front of Wansongling with a shocked look on his face: "You...who are you? How did you get this square seal...in your hand?"
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Wan Songling stared at the change in the expression of the Mongolian leader. When he saw that all the anger on his face had disappeared, and his eyes looked at him with expectation and a hint of excitement, his heart suddenly moved.
On the side, Gongsun Dafeng saw that the Mongolian leader was very concerned about the piece of beautiful jade, and thought: "If you lose your wealth, you can cheat again, but if your life is lost, you will never get it back." Then he said in Mongolian: "This good man, if you
Like this…”
Wan Songling suddenly turned his head and said sternly: "Aga Dorji, shut up!"
Gongsun Dafeng was startled: "How did I become Agadoerji?"
However, although the disciples in Wansongling were not as sharp-minded as Ye Qianqian, they were not stupid to be a liar. When they heard this, they knew that there must be a reason, and they immediately shut up.
"Aga Dorji?"
Tuohuan was shaking with excitement. He looked at Wansongling and said, "He...he is Aga Dorji? You are brothers? You...you are Tuotuo Buhua, right?"
Seeing the change in his expression, Wan Songling knew there was something interesting about him. He raised his head and said proudly: "If you want to kill me or chop me into pieces, I can take off whatever you want. I am a descendant of Genghis Khan. You can't humiliate me."
"It's really you, it's really you hahaha..."
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua looked up to the sky and laughed wildly three times. After a pause of laughter, he immediately shouted: "Loosen the ties quickly. Untie the bindings. This is Tuo Tuo Bu Hua Taiji!"
Wan Songling's tense heart suddenly relaxed: "Damn it, this is okay? The official I pretended to be is getting bigger and bigger..."