The main gate of the Ming Dynasty Imperial City is called Hongwu Gate. Inside the gate is a wide white stone royal road from south to north. On the east side of the royal road are the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. On the west side is the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, which means Holding two weapons, civil and military. The end of the royal road is the outer Wulong Bridge. Past the Wulong Bridge is the palace city, that is, the Forbidden City.
The main entrance of the palace is called the Meridian Gate, usually called the Wuchao Gate. Inside the Meridian Gate is the Inner Five Dragon Bridge. Across the bridge is the Fengtian Gate. Behind the Fengtian Gate are the three magnificent halls, Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen. It is the place where grand ceremonies of the state are held. To the north of the three main halls is the Houting, with Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace in the middle, Rouyi Palace, Fengxian Palace, Chunhe Palace, etc. on the east side. To the northwest is the Imperial Garden, which is where the emperor The place where he and his concubines lived.
At this time, it is the time of spring, and the flowers in the imperial garden are blooming, and the phoenixes and butterflies are dancing, just like a picture of the Spring Palace of the Ming Dynasty. However, the palace people who live in it all have low eyebrows. They were as silent as cicadas, not even daring to cough, because their master, who was also the master of billions of living beings in the world, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, was playing chess with an old monk with white beard and hair in the imperial garden. A tall, handsome, middle-aged man dressed in eunuch uniforms was Zheng He, the chief eunuch who accompanied Zhu Zhanji to the south of the Yangtze River and met Wang Xian once in Suzhou.
The monk had a hooked nose, a pair of triangular eyes, and two long eyebrows hanging down. He looked like an old vulture. He was the famous black-clad prime minister Yao Guangxiao, the monk who overturned the Jianwen Dynasty. Yuan Tianshi saw his appearance at that time. Later, he thought he had the same appearance as Liu Bingzhong, the black prime minister of Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty, and once wrote a poem to him:
‘The romantic and lightning eyes on the shore look like they are worried.
In the painting on Lingyan Pavilion, not everyone may look like a tiger.
Yuan Gong is worthy of being a master of physiognomy. When he saw this strange man in the Ming Dynasty, he declared that he was a strange monk. He had triangular eyes, shaped like a sick tiger, and had a murderous nature. Liu Bingzhong was also a disciple, and at that time he was still known as Daoyan. Yao Guangxiao did not disappoint Yuan Gong. He encouraged and assisted Zhu Dijing, who was just a prince at the time, to succeed, creating the only record in history for a feudal prince to rebel and conquer the world.
When Zhu Di was in the vassal residence, he was surrounded by military men. Dao Yan was the only one who made decisions. After three years of civil war, Zhu Di moved to the north and south to fight, either decisive battles or transfers. All military matters depended on Dao Yan. So this is why Zhu Di fought in the north and south. Although the monk has never been in battle, Zhu Di conquered the world with his troops and was ranked first in terms of merit.
Jingnan succeeded, and King Yan ascended to the great treasure and became the Yongle Emperor. Naturally, he wanted to reward the meritorious officials generously, and the first one was this monk who had made the most contribution. Zhu Di restored his surname, named him Guangxiao, and ordered him to grow his hair and return to secular life. However, He just refused. The emperor also gave him a beautiful woman in his mansion, but he returned the beauty, and he applied to convert the mansion into a temple. Every day he went to court with a crown and wore a robe when he retired. At first, the emperor granted him a high-ranking official title, and he all He persisted and refused, and he only wanted to be a sixth-grade monk, a monk, and the abbot of Chongguo Temple...the temple he converted into a house.
Later, in order to take care of other people's emotions, he reluctantly accepted the false title of "Zi Shan Dafu" and "Prince's Young Master". But the more he did this, the more the emperor respected him, calling him "Young Master" and never calling him by his first name.
"Young Master, my chess skills have improved again." The person wearing a black gauze winged crown and a yellow coiled collar dragon robe, sitting north and facing south, is naturally the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Di. I saw that he was tall and tall, with a dark face and profound facial features. He has bright eyes and a long beautiful beard. Although he has passed his destiny and his beard and hair are slightly gray, his waist is still straight. He is sitting there with a sword and a golden horse, and his movements are full of the spirit of swallowing mountains and rivers: "General"
It turns out that the two of them were not playing the high-end and elegant Go, but the simple, direct and exciting chess... Yao Guangxiao definitely likes to play Go, but Zhu Di likes this kind of pawn-versus-pawn gameplay, and can't stand the grind of Go.
Ji, so I have been playing chess for twenty years.
With Zhu Di's superhuman intelligence and scheming, he has played chess for most of his life, so he can be called a national player. Unfortunately, his opponent is the god Yao Guangxiao. Whether the emperor can beat him depends not only on the emperor's state, but also on the emperor's mood... If the emperor is not in a good mood...
If you are good, you can win by a narrow margin. If you are in a good mood, sorry, you are basically a scholar moving.
The emperor was in a good mood today, and Yao Guangxiao was not going to give in. Hearing what the emperor said, he smiled slightly and resisted. Zhu Di chased after him and beat him fiercely. He repeatedly slapped the general and saw that Yao Guangxiao's elephant was crippled and fell to pieces.
He has a carriage and a horse.
The emperor was in a great mood as he slaughtered all around. Seeing another general, he planned to get another chance this time and kill Monk Yao until he was as bare as his head.
Just when he was feeling proud, he saw a strange look on Zheng He's face who was watching the battle. Zhu Di immediately became vigilant. After taking a closer look, he found that something was broken. He was so proud that he was tricked by Monk Yao.
Yao Guangxiao ignored the emperor's scratching and scratched his head, dropped his hands, blocked the car, and said: "General"
The emperor hurriedly defended, but it was too late. Monk Yao combined his rooks and cannons with the general, and it was about to become a checkmate.
Seeing that the good situation took a turn for the worse, no matter how he moved, he would definitely be checkmate within three moves. Zhu Di touched a chess piece, thought for a while, raised his head and said to Zheng He: "Sanbao, last month the Su family ordered the king to report to the court.
I'm asking for help, saying that there is a fake king named Su Yula who has stolen the country, and I hope that the Celestial Empire can send troops to capture the king and help him restore the country. Do you know about this?"
Zheng He snickered secretly, the emperor tried this trick again. As soon as he could not accept the defeat, he wanted to change the target, but his expression remained unchanged. He responded softly: "I heard about it. I heard that Su Yula also sent his younger brother to make a request.
"Canonization." Eunuchs with high positions in the Ming Dynasty also called themselves "subordinates," not slaves.
"That's right." Zhu Di nodded and snorted coldly: "Who is he, Su Yula, and he dares to ask me for canonization? If I agree to him, wouldn't it make the heads of all the vassal states feel chilled?"
"What does your Majesty mean?" Zheng He asked tightly.
"I am going to send you to the West again," Zhu Di said in an understatement, like talking about a trivial matter. But for the Yongle Emperor, who had unparalleled achievements, this was really not a big deal. After a pause, he glanced at Zheng He and said
: "Sending troops to attack Su Yula for the Su clan leader"
Zheng He's eyes lit up. This was what he was looking forward to most, but he couldn't just think about himself, he also had to think about the emperor. He said softly: "It seems that your lords don't agree with us to go to the West again."
"Humph, it's nothing more than the old routine of violating the ancestral system and wasting money and people." Zhu Di snorted and said, "My ears can hear the calluses." As he spoke, he slapped the table hard, causing the chess pieces to jump, and the chess pieces suddenly appeared.
Disorganized, now completely unable to move on.
"My majesty is so great that guests from all over the world are convinced. In the past ten years, various countries in Southeast Asia have come to court, all paying tribute to me and treating me as their lord." Zhu Di slowly stroked his beard and looked at Zixiong and said: "The king of Sumatra is a rare man.
I personally canonized someone, and now people are asking for it. If I don't agree to send troops, won't I disappoint all the vassals in the South China Sea?" After a pause, the emperor snorted coldly: "Those idiots in the court only think that going to the Western Seas is a waste of people and money.
, but I don’t want to think about it, the profits I make from the tribute trade are ten times the cost of going to sea. I still expect you to make money back to fill the hole."
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Zheng He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice, "I just obey the order."
Seeing that the emperor and his ministers were playing against each other, Yao Guangxiao stopped looking at the chessboard. He picked up the teacup and sipped the Wuyi Dahongpao carefully against the scenery of the imperial garden. This tea was originally unknown. Later, in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Empress Ma fell ill and hundreds of doctors
To no avail, the new champion Ding Xian offered tea leaves from his hometown, and the queen recovered quickly after drinking it. Emperor Taizu was overjoyed and gave him a red robe. He ordered Ding champion to go to the Kowloon Nest in person and put it on the tea tree to show the dragon's kindness, and the queen got the big red robe.
Since then, this tea has become a tribute tea exclusively for the royal family, and ordinary ministers cannot drink it. Yao Guangxiao does not drink, but he is fond of tea, and Dahongpao is his favorite.
Seeing that Monk Yao was just drinking tea without saying a word, Zhu Di was a little embarrassed and said: "What do you think, Young Master?"
"Your Majesty, I have always supported the voyage to the West. It can enhance the power of our celestial dynasty, unite the hearts of the world, and exchange for treasures more valuable than gold, filling the holes in the national treasury. Why not do it?" Yao Guangxiao said calmly.
He said: "Last time, I went to sea with Sanbao for two years. After I came back, I often dreamed about it. I beg the emperor to be kind and let me go with him again."
"Don't even think about it," Zhu Di said flatly: "Last time, I was confused and actually agreed to go to sea with the young master. As a result, I have been away for two years. I have been looking forward to your return day and night. It feels so uncomfortable. This time
I won’t let him go no matter what.”
"Hey..." Yao Guangxiao sighed and said, "I obey the order."
"Haha, it seems that your master is very restless." Zhu Di smiled at Zheng He and said, "Why don't you help him get up and move around?" He wanted to end the game of chess completely.
In the second year of Yongle, Zheng He worshiped Yao Guangxiao as his teacher, accepted the Bodhisattva precepts, and was named Fu Jixiang, so he can also be called...the Three Treasures of Auspiciousness.
"Master, I will help you get up." Zheng He smiled bitterly and stepped forward to help. Yao Guangxiao smiled lightly and said, "It's time to get up. His Majesty the Grand Sun is here." He stood up and saluted Zhu Zhanji, who was walking from a distance.
Zhu Zhanji was too busy to return the favor. In the fifth year of Yongle, he went out to study. Yao Guangxiao was one of his teachers, and he has been responsible for his studies these years. Zhu Zhanji respected this legendary teacher very much...
"Who is here?" Seeing that it was Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di was in a good mood. He completely ignored the chess game and turned to look at his grandson. He twisted his beard and said with a smile: "My good grandson, you are not afraid of Grandpa Huang when you come here at this time."
Let Master Yao teach you your homework?"
"Greetings to Grandpa Huang," Zhu Zhanji kowtowed to Zhu Di, jumped up, and said with a smile: "If your grandson dares to come, he will naturally not be afraid of taking the exam."
"Haha, that's quite loud." After being separated from each other for generations, Zhu Di saw this black boy who looked exactly like him, and the smile on his face came from the bottom of his heart: "But is it bragging or is there really a diamond? Grandpa has to try it.
Just known."
"Grandpa Huang only cares about the exam." Zhu Zhanji raised his head and said confidently.