It is spring in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is still cold in the north.
Scattered spring snow fell from the sky and covered the entire city. Different from the white snow in winter, the snow seemed to be melting when it first fell to the ground. However, when the wind blew, the snowflakes turned into crystal on the ground before they melted.
A layer of ice.
Then cars, horses, people and animals passed by, and the ice and snow turned into mud again.
This is Yanjing, Peking.
In the archery tower at the front door, King Zhu Di of Yan and several of his subordinates were sitting around the stove. On the stove was a brass pot, in which were stewed white meat as thin as wings, crystal clear, honeycomb-like frozen tofu, and stewing in the soup.
What's stirring is the sauerkraut.
It is already the season of spring, but there is not even the slightest hint of spring green in the North. However, the sauerkraut has been pickled all winter in the brass pot, and the light yellow leaves become a feast for the eyes as soon as they are boiled in the copper pot.
of greenery.
King Zhu Di of Yan was at the top, holding a golden cup in his hand, looking at the people coming and going in Peiping under the arrow tower with a smile on his face.
Next to him was the black-robed monk Dao Yan, then a thirty-year-old man with sharp eyes, and finally the old man with a long beard.
The young man is Jin Zhong, a counselor on King Yan's staff. The old man is a strange man, one of the most extraordinary physiognomists in the world, and he once served as a minister, Yuan Gong.
"Everyone, the pot is on, while it's hot!"
When the soup in the brass pot was boiling at its peak, Monk Daoyan said with a smile, "While it's hot, the hotter it is, the more delicious it will be!" After saying that, he picked up a large piece of pork belly and dipped it in garlic juice, balsamic vinegar and other seasonings.
Swallowed it in one gulp and felt intoxicated.
"You are from the south, but you love northern food!" Zhu Di joked, "A good monk has learned how to eat large pieces of meat and drink from a large bowl!"
Dao Yan kept using his chopsticks and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. As long as the food is delicious, why bother dividing it into north and south? When good food goes into my stomach, it tastes delicious but smells bad in my butt. If the food is divided into north and south, wouldn't it?
Do babies have to be divided into north and south? Besides, the little monk has Buddha in his heart, so why bother pretending to be like those fake monks who rely on Buddha to make a living? The truth in the human world is true, and if it is true, it will have the purity of Buddha!"
Zhu Di grinned and cursed, "You monk, you are so disgusting!" Then he smiled at Jin Zhong and Yuan Gong, "It's still cold at the beginning of spring, and the white meat is the best for warming up at the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring, so you two should use it more
Some!"
The latter two smiled, picked up their chopsticks, and ate gracefully.
At this time, the soldiers downstairs came up with a bowl of freshly steamed blood ointment. The red blood ointment was put in a white porcelain bowl, and the soup was flowing faintly. The blood ointment was sprinkled with green chive foam.
Mouthwatering.
"This is good!" Zhu Di stood up, first filled it for several confidants, and then filled it for himself. He said with a smile, "This is better than deer blood, which is too rough and dry. I ate a few bowls yesterday and couldn't stand it.
, can’t sleep!”
Dao Yan suddenly raised his head and said with a smile, "Your Highness, who is very energetic and powerful, will be too dry to bear?"
Yuan Gong also said politely, "I'm afraid Your Highness is already feeling thirsty! No matter what kind of blood you eat, you will always feel thirsty!"
Outside, light snow suddenly fell again. Zhu Di wiped the stains from the corner of his mouth and looked at the city at his feet, "With such a country, how can I not be bored?"
As he spoke, Zhu Di stood up, walked to the window, stretched out his hand, and let the snowflakes fall and blend into the lines on his palm, "When I was a boy, I followed the army in the north and south, and saw the vast and picturesque splendid mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, I
Think about it, a good man should have the world. From the ice and snow in the north to the sea in the south, you can see the morning sun in the east and the sunset in the west."
"But now, I can only sit in a corner, in the ice and snow, thinking about the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and looking at the infinite mountains and rivers!"
After speaking, Zhu Di turned his palms over, and the melted water droplets in his palms slowly fell on the mast, flowed slightly for a few times, and then solidified again.
"Your Highness is impatient?" Dao Yan said with a smile, "Thousands of miles away, His Highness is no more than a dragon diving into the sea at this moment. When the clouds clear and the sun comes out, who in the world can stop His Highness from soaring into the sky!"
"Difficult!" Unexpectedly, Zhu Di gave a bitter smile, "That kid's position in the capital is becoming increasingly stable. I, the king, cannot treat his heart and means like a kid! He has won over the courtiers, his wings are growing, he has the support of scholars all over the world, and his martial arts
A meritorious military general died in service. Moreover, he is the crown prince appointed by his father, and he has the righteousness of the court and the hearts of the soldiers and the people!"
"What's the use of people's hearts? Your Highness has the way of heaven!"
Zhu Di turned around and asked, "What is the way of heaven?"
"The righteous way of heaven and earth, only heroes can control thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Your Highness has great martial arts skills. How can that little boy with a yellow mouth be virtuous and capable? He wants to be the Emperor of Peace, but this peaceful world was created by His Highness with one knife and one shot. How could he be virtuous and capable?
, sit back and enjoy the results?”
"The way of heaven is the human heart! In the future, His Highness will be the emperor's uncle. Since ancient times, not to mention the emperor's uncle who opened up territories and expanded the territory, just like the loyal one like Yue Wumu, won't he eventually arouse the suspicion of the emperor? The smarter he is, the more tolerant he will be in the future.
No, Your Highness!"
"Not only can I not tolerate you, but I can't tolerate other vassal kings either. If he cuts the vassalage, he has lost the heart of the clan, violated the Hongwu ancestral system, and violated the law of heaven!"
"Whether you cut off the vassal state or not, your highness will be in trouble sooner or later. What he fears is the military power, financial power, and political power in the hands of your highness and other kings. What he fears is your highness's military ambitions."
Having said this, Dao Yan took a nice sip of wine and continued to smile, "Besides, with His Majesty's ambition, he really let go of everything in his hands and went to the capital to kneel and kowtow to that kid every day, no matter what he did.
, Your Highness, are you willing?"
"Haha!" Zhu Di looked away from the window, "The person who knows me is Guangxiao!"
"Your Highness has the appearance of an emperor, which is also the way of heaven. If you don't take over the world, you may be in trouble!" Yuan Gong also said, "Only in the hands of Your Highness can the Emperor and Ming Dynasty be unified for ten thousand years!"
This Yuan Gong was a strange person. He was famous all over the world for his physiognomy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He could see all the people he wanted to see. When he and Dao Yan met in Songshan, they said that you, the monk, was the arm of the founder of the Yuan Dynasty to help Liu Bingzhong.
After being recommended by Dao Yan, he entered the Prince of Yan's Mansion and saw that all the generals and princes of the Prince's Mansion had promised him meritorious service. When he saw the Queen of Yan, he said, "Dragon walking on tiger's steps, sun horn reaching into the sky, he is the Emperor of Taiping. At the age of forty, he must pass his navel and ascend to the throne."
The position of great treasure.
This man was not only a fortune teller, but also had no desire for power. In the original time and space, after King Yan took over the world, he did not want to be a minister and only received wealth and honor in vain. Later, Zhu Di was hesitant to set up the East Palace and asked him to think again.
look.
Yuan Gong met Zhu Gaochi and said he was the emperor.
When he met Zhu Zhanji, he said, "Long live the Emperor."
(This is not made up by the author, there is "The Biography of Yuan Gong")
Zhu Di smiled, returned to the table, and asked, "How is the matter in Suzhou?"
Yuan Gong replied, "I have entrusted Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to take care of him. Zhan Hui is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and I heard that he is close to the emperor's grandson. He will probably sell him some thin noodles so that Chen Ying can get the prosperity of Suzhou.
Land!"
"Suzhou is close to the capital. Chen Ying can be the nail that Yan Fan buried near the capital!" Jin Zhong, who had been silent for the whole time, said, "Let him make friends with the local military officials in Suzhou and bribe them. If you can raise the flag, then
This is a partial force. If not, Suzhou is a land of great wealth, with countless wealthy merchants who can deliver goods to King Yan!"
"Or neither, let him wait and see what happens in Suzhou, and wait for King Yan's army to cross the river to open the city!"
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, "It's just a partial teacher. I don't know if he can quench his thirst far away!" He said, sighing, "It's a pity that Huang Gou'er is dead, Jiang Wei's attitude is ambiguous, and there is only one person in the capital, my uncle. If the imperial court
With someone in the middle, you can get twice the result with half the effort!”
"If a servant of Emperor Jiang Yu engages in ambiguous behavior, it is already a capital crime for him to cheat and cheat!" Dao Yan said with a smile, "Now that his shortcomings are in our hands, we can't help but disobey him!"
After saying that, he ate a few more pieces of meat, and Dao Yan continued, "The Emperor is old and suspicious. The people he is worried about are nothing more than the meritorious veterans of the court, and the incident of Lan Yu can be seen. In this case, why don't we add more
Put the fire on? Let Jiang Qi go and fight with the emperor every day to clear out these old ministers!"
Jin Zhong also smiled and said, "Daoyan Zhenren said great kindness. I heard that the emperor's grandson was very protective of the old minister. And those meritorious military generals are mostly his in-laws. Let's light the fire privately to keep the capital in peace. The emperor's grandson is busy
If you protect those people, you will naturally be unable to care about Peiping!"
"Let them fall into internal fighting, while we, with our strong troops, wait for the opportunity!" Dao Yan also said sternly, "If the emperor's grandson cannot protect himself, all his achievements will be lost, and no one in the court will be able to lead the army! Wait for him again
He has cut off the vassal and lost the heart of the clan. Let’s see what he can do to resist the troops from Beiping and Liaodong!”
Then he smiled again and said, "The rest of the war is your Highness's business. I can't hold a knife or ride a horse!"
"War? I have never been afraid of this!" Zhu Di smiled proudly, "If we really fight, we will quickly capture the entire city of Beiping and capture the cities of Jizhou, Miyun, Huailai, and Yongping."
"If the imperial court knew that my king had raised an army, he would have tried his best to determine his success in a battle. At that time, one person was left to defend Peiping, and I and his army were outside. They could attack from both sides and break it. Then, they went south along the canal, first taking Jinan, and then taking
Xuzhou, go straight to the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and troops are approaching to respond!"
"If we can't take Jinan, what about Xuzhou?" Dao Yan suddenly said, "Your Highness, the war is dangerous and it is impossible to win every battle!"
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "You are a monk, but you already have the answer in your heart!"
Dao Yan smiled, dipped his finger in the wine and said, "Your Highness must have the answer in mind! Why don't you and I write it down and see if we have the same idea?"
"Okay!" Zhu Di smiled, dipped in wine and started writing.
The two started and stopped at the same time, and saw a line of big characters written on the wine table, "If you have to follow the sky, you will have the world!"
"This battle is not a national war, but a battle between uncle and nephew! I don't know how many people in the world are watching from the sidelines!" Zhu Di gently wiped off the handwriting and said with a smile, "As long as Yingtian is defeated and I take control of the Forbidden City, the world will be settled!
"
Adviser Jin Zhong's eyes became sharper and he said, "In this case, it is better sooner rather than later! We should immediately select the generals, hook up the soldiers, and recruit heroes."
Dao Yan also said, "Train your troops diligently, subdue the tribes in eastern Liaoning to serve as troops, build ordnance, and be prepared for the danger!"
Zhu Di raised his glass and said proudly, "I have decided to be alone, drink this glass to the full." After saying that, he looked out the window of the arrow tower again, "Look at the picturesque country, who will win!"
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Chengzu's decision to declare war was prompted by Dao Yan's generation, and even if he did not cut down the vassal vassal, he would still seek rebellion. "Lecture Notes on the History of the Ming Dynasty"