Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 209-207
In the bustling wine market, because of Sapphire's fury, there was no sound in an instant, and the atmosphere suddenly became weird. Everyone's movements and expressions seemed to have been cast with a fixing spell, but Sapphire suddenly didn't know, and still Gu Zi cursed.

soon.

From Sapphire's cursing words, these people roughly heard what happened.

Immediately the crowd became excited.

On the same day, after Lan Yu woke up from the drunkenness, she led people towards the capital.

And just when Lan Yu returned to Beijing on a fast horse, another piece of news shocked the whole country.

When Mu Ying heard of Zhu Biao's death, she fell ill and fell ill unfortunately, and finally died in Yunnan. After the news was sent back to the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dealing with the imperial affairs, dropped the memorial in his hand directly on the ground, and was stunned for a while. Finally, two lines of tears flowed down the cheeks directly.

After losing his most loved parent and son, and his favorite adoptive son, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold his emotions any longer. Not only did he cry extremely sadly, but he also dropped out of court for several days in a row.

He never thought that calling Muying back to Beijing for condolences a few years ago would be the last time.

Unexpectedly, he, a white-haired man, asked him to send a black-haired man twice.

All the ministers in the court were equally sad about Mu Ying's death. Over the years, everyone had never heard of Mu Ying's quarrel with anyone, and since Mu Ying guarded the southwest, she had never bothered the court. Enwei pays equal attention to subduing all ministries in Yunnan, and is also very careful in governing Yunnan.

First of all, vigorously develop farmland, not only to solve the food problem in Yunnan, but also to transport the four directions, and secondly, to promote water conservancy, run county schools, encourage commerce, develop salt wells, and promote ethnic integration.

A pile of political achievements are enough to show that Muying has made great contributions to the stability and unification of Yunnan.

It is worth mentioning that the common people will remember such a diligent official. Every time Muying goes to Beijing, officials and people in Yunnan are afraid that Muying will be transferred away, so every time Muying leaves, she returns to Yunnan again. At that time, there must be common people from hundreds of miles away to welcome each other, and all soldiers, civilians and scholars will celebrate with each other.

Now that Mu Ying passed away, it has to be said that it is also an injury to the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Muying's eldest son, Mu Chun, and his second son, Mu Sheng, to return Muying's coffin to Beijing for burial and enjoy the ancestral temple. When the decree arrived in Yunnan, Mu Chun and Mu Sheng's guardian spirit went north. When they first left Yunnan, the number of people in Yunnan Thousands of people send each other off, even more weeping words and roads, which shows how popular Mu Ying is in Yunnan.

……

And at this time, Jiang Yu and Zhen Wu were also chatting about this matter in Jinyiwei Prison.

Zhen Wu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, sighing in his heart; the veterans of the Ming Dynasty will eventually wither one by one.

However, he didn't want to communicate too much on this matter. Instead, he turned to Jiang Yu and said, "Commander Jiang, why are you free today?"

Jiang Yu also came back to his senses and said, "I want to let you know that Lan Yu is on her way back to Beijing."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yu didn't say any more, and looked at Zhen Wu with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zhen Wu frowned, he knew that Zhu Di had already returned to Beiping, if Lan Yu came back, he hadn't left Beijing yet, he was a small thousand household, he might suffer from Lan Yu.

Jiang Yu said at this time: "But for you, it's not all bad things. Guess where the good things are?"

Zhen Wu frowned again, then thought about it, and not long after, his eyes lit up.

"The emperor is going to let me out?"

If Zhen Wu didn't understand before, why Zhu Yuanzhang sent him to prison, but now Zhen Wu has figured it out a little bit. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use this case to cheat Lan Yu back in advance.

This is not unfounded, because as long as the case is not settled, Lan Yu can't ignore Ye Sheng, and always wants to go back and run around in person.

Moreover, Zhen Wu also knew that Lan Yu was leading the army outside at this time, and he was in a state of momentum like a rainbow. If Lan Yu hadn't come back on his own initiative, Zhu Yuanzhang would have no reason to let the army lead the army after Zhu Biaogang's death.

But as soon as Lan Yu came back, Zhu Yuanzhang had countless reasons to keep Lan Yu in the capital.

Thinking about it, Zhen Wu couldn't help sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang is really a character that is hard to come by in hundreds of years, not only has full military ability, but also top-notch tactics.

Jiang Yu's eyes also brightened, and he thought to himself: The person Zhu Di valued is really smart, and he knows the autumn by a leaf.

"You guessed it right. I had planned to let you go, but you also know that the matter of Lord Muhou has just happened, and the emperor may not have the heart to talk about you for a few days." Jiang Yu said: "But you also Don't worry, the emperor has specifically explained that he will not make things difficult for you, and as soon as Lan Yu enters Beijing, this case will be over."

Zhen Wu nodded.

At this time, Jiang Yu spoke again, and said with some bewilderment: "Are you interested in getting a Jinyiwei badge? Don't rush to refuse, I know that King Yan values ​​you, but getting an extra waist badge does not prevent you from serving Yan. Wang runs a business, but you have an extra help."

Zhen Wu was a little puzzled as to why Jiang Yu would recruit him.

Jiang Yu didn't explain either. He purposely learned some information about Zhen Wu from Beiping Liu Yi before. It can be said that he was particularly interested in Zhen Wu, and Liu Yi also suggested that if he had the opportunity, he should try his best to bring Zhen Wu into Jinyiwei. .

But Zhen Wu will join Jin Yiwei? !
Zhen Wu was not stupid, he wouldn't think that Jiang Yu said it didn't matter, then it really didn't matter, if he secretly received Jin Yiwei's badge, he would still be doing business for King Yan in the open, what if it wasn't a spy? !

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal guard, and it is a department that the emperor trusts most. It is much stronger than Zhen Wu's vassal prince's personal guard, but Zhen Wu is someone else? !

He knew the course of history that followed.

If he doesn't fight for the great opportunity to be ennobled, does it mean that joining Jinyiwei will make Zhu Di worry?What's more, he is going to marry Zhu Yuying.

Furthermore, even without these reasons, the Lanyu case is imminent, and God knows how many Jin Yiwei's heads will be beheaded afterwards to calm the military's dissatisfaction and comfort the military's morale.

How could he join Jin Yiwei!
However, Zhen Wu didn't immediately refuse. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "I'm really moved, but I want to ask first, does Jinyiwei have an uncle named Hu in Beiping? He went to the north with Xu Shuai, and also attacked Yungui."

There was a smile in Jiang Yu's eyes. It would be a great thing if such an important person beside King Yan was included in the Jinyiwei, but Jiang Yu is the leader of the Jinyiwei after all, it is impossible for Zhen Wu to ask anything, and he will answer , especially such confidential matters.

"Surname Hu? It's not very clear, what's your name?"

Zhen Wu's expression was indifferent, and he acted very casually, as if he just asked casually: "It seems to be called Hu Guang."

"Hu Guang?" Jiang Yu pretended to be thinking and shook his head: "I have no impression, but there should be. I will look it up later and tell you when I find it."

What Jiang Yu said was very sincere, but Zhen Wu couldn't help sniffing, but Zhen Wu still smiled and asked casually.

"Oh, so that means, among the troops of Jin Yiwei in Beiping, there are many who followed Xu Shuai in the northern expedition and conquered Yunnan and Guizhou?"

Jiang Yu was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhen Wu to catch even a little tongue-in-cheek, and he couldn't help but secretly scolded Zhen Wu for being dishonest.

"Someone else is responsible for the Beiping matter. I don't know much about it, so I said I need to investigate."

"Oh."

Zhen Wu nodded, then said with a smile: "You don't need to bother, I'm just asking casually."

He was really just asking casually, Hu Guang was also a fabricated name, but it was Uncle Liu's experience in Fengwei Hutong that he fought against Yungui with Xu Shuai in the Northern Expedition.

Zhen Wu just tried it casually, wanting to verify his doubts about Uncle Liu.

He had long felt that Uncle Liu had another identity.

And in the Ming Dynasty, if a person had another identity, it would be difficult for Zhen Wu to suspect Jin Yiwei.

Jiang Yu was a little speechless, he didn't know what information Zhen Wu had, but seeing that Zhen Wu was so thoughtful, he became more and more enthusiastic about accepting Zhen Wu into Jinyiwei.

"So you're willing to receive my Jin Yiwei badge?"

Zhen Wu glanced sideways at Jiang Yu, smiled, and then under Jiang Yu's brighter and brighter eyes, shook his head solemnly and said: "Although I am really tempted, I can't accept it."

"Why can't I get it?"

Zhen Wu grinned and said: "I'm not going to hide it from you, the emperor has allowed me to marry the eldest daughter of King Yan before."

As soon as this sentence fell, Jiang Yu was stunned immediately.

He wants Zhen Wu to join Jinyiwei, the fundamental purpose is to be a spy, who is the most important person to stare at?Zhu Di, but if Zhen Wu is Zhu Di's son-in-law, how could he betray Zhu Di?

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Zhen Wu secretly smiled in his heart, he could clearly see that Jiang Yu's expression was a little unnatural.

"Commander Jiang doesn't need to worry about it, I know you must have no malicious intentions." Zhen Wu comforted him generously.

Jiang Yu said with a resentful smile: "It's the extreme, how dare I be malicious to King Yan."

Zhen Wu secretly smiled again, no matter whether Jiang Yu was malicious to King Yan or not, he didn't care about Jiang Yu, after all Jiang Yu's head was about to fall off, at most he returned to Beiping in the future, and advised Zhu Di to be careful of Jin Yiwei's spies.

At this moment, Jiang Yu's impression of Zhen Wu was extremely bad, and he wanted to scold his mother, but he didn't expect that Zhen Wu's nonsense would actually trick him.

What a fucking little bastard.

Isn't it fun to hold back the identity of the county horse master?

Afterwards, Zhen Wu changed the subject and said, "By the way, is Ye Sheng still making noise?"

Speaking of which, the status of Zhen Wu and Ye Sheng in the prison is very different. Zhen Wu is at most under house arrest, but Ye Sheng is sent to prison directly. When the two were sent to the prison together, Ye Sheng kept talking to Zhen Wu Wu Fang said harsh words.

But as soon as he arrived at the imperial prison, after seeing the difference in treatment between the two, he immediately understood that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was going to move him, so he has been struggling recently.

Jiang Yu was not in the mood to chat with Zhen Wu any more, and said indifferently: "Who can go to death calmly? Let's dance."

After speaking, Jiang Yu turned and left.

……

time flies.

Just when Lanyu entered Yingtian Mansion and arrived in the capital in half a day, Hou Yesheng of Jingning was executed for the crime of disorderly party, and at the same time his nobles were confiscated and his family property was confiscated.

This matter quickly caused a commotion among the capital.

And Yan Wang, who was in charge of arresting Ye Sheng, guarded thousands of households. After being released by Zhu Yuanzhang, he actually issued an order in public to be named as the guest of honor of the clan's mansion, and chose a date to marry Yan Wang's eldest daughter, Princess Yong'an.

This shocked everyone even more.

You must know that every move of the emperor will affect the hearts of everyone, and this move will inevitably make everyone think deeply.

King Yan, Zhen Wu, Lan Yu, Ye Sheng, among them...

At this time, many people knew that Lan Yu was on his way back to the capital. King Yan was not in the capital now, but Zhen Wu, the direct descendant of King Yan, was conferred the title of Lord Ma.

When Lan Yu comes back, Zhen Wu and Lan Yu will face each other.

How did the little Qianhu resist Sapphire?It's not uncommon to find an excuse to kill him, but at this moment he suddenly became a county horse master.

Even if Jun Ma Ye is still not as good as Lan Yu, he is not a small person who can be killed casually.

Then the emperor's actions are obviously protecting Zhenwu, and protecting Zhenwu is in other words supporting Yan Wang Zhu Di.

As a result, the rumors that the emperor intended to succeed Zhu Di in the capital had spread again.

Those who pulled away from the matter and made up their mind not to participate in the battle for the reserve position watched on with cold eyes, and even waited for Lanyu to return to Beijing with a bit of a spectator mentality.

However, those who wanted to seek benefits for themselves in the battle for the reserve positions started to move one by one.

But they were about to make a move just now, at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang issued several orders in succession.

Fu Youde, who transferred Henan to train troops, went to Shanxi and ordered Kaifeng Zhou Wang to supervise the deployment of troops in Henan. He also ordered Taiyuan Jin Wang to control all soldiers and horses in Shanxi, and Beiping Yan Wang to control Baoding Mansion and Daning. Not to be transferred.

If there is no royal order, it cannot be transferred!

Be nice.

At this moment, many people couldn't understand it, as if the water was getting deeper.

Even Zhen Wu was shocked when he knew these wills.

……

Back to Zhen Wu.

After Zhen Wu came out of the prison, he was not surprised to see Zhang Wu and Xue Lu coming to pick him up. Zhu Di had left him a message before he left.

The three of them directly returned to Zhu Di's mansion in the capital.

The stewards in the mansion already knew that Zhen Wu was going to marry Princess Yong'an, so they got closer to Zhen Wu, enthusiastically arranged for Zhen Wu to freshen up, and helped Zhen Wu change to a more comfortable yard.

After Zhen Wu finished washing up, he discussed with Zhang Wu and Xue Lu, and set off to return to Peiping as soon as possible tomorrow morning.

Zhen Wu already felt that the turmoil in the capital was getting bigger and bigger. If he didn't pay attention, he might die in this turmoil. Relatively speaking, it was still safe to go back to his hometown in Beiping.

Zhang Wu and Xue Lu had no objections, they stayed in the capital to wait for Zhen Wu.

At this time, Zhen Wu did not expect Xu Zengshou to visit, and Zhu Yuanzhang's successive orders were brought by Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou was originally entrusted by King Yan to take care of Zhen Wu. Knowing that Zhen Wu was out of prison, he naturally wanted to take a look. Xu Zengshou had a good impression of Zhen Wu before, and Zhu Yuanzhang had already pointed out that Zhen Wu and Zhu Yu were married. Ying, so Xu Zengshou no longer regards Zhen Wu as an outsider.

On a whim, Xu Zengshou told Zhen Wu his will.

Afterwards, several people closed the door to discuss Zhu Yuanzhang's will.

"What do you think?" Xu Zengshou asked Zhen Wu curiously.

Zhen Wu pondered for a moment, looked at Xu Zengshou, and finally decided to speak: "The emperor is going to make a grandson."

Zhang Wuxue Lu was surprised, but Xu Zengshou's eyes lit up and he asked, "What do you say?"

Zhen Wu glanced at Xu Zengshou, knowing that Xu Zengshou must have guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, so he didn't hide it, and explained to Zhang Wu and Xue Lu openly: "Nowadays, among the kings, only King Jin and King Yan are powerful. The purpose of condemning the two kings to return to the fief in advance is obviously to let the two kings restrain each other, and to make the two kings control the troops around them, and the intention is nothing more than to look at the whole country and warn others, so that the matter of setting up the grandson can be ended smoothly."

Xu Zengshou smiled appreciatively, and said: "Well, since you understand, then I won't say more. Anyway, you should go back to Beiping as soon as possible. The capital doesn't know how to make a fuss. It doesn't hurt King Yan if you get involved. What good."

Zhen Wu nodded, that's what he intended.

Then, Xu Zengshou didn't stay long, so he said goodbye and left.

After Zhen Wu sent Xu Zengshou out, he came back and stood in the middle of the courtyard. There was no movement for a while. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement had a deeper meaning, but he was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang not to tell others.

But in his heart, it made him see the cruelty of the emperor's tactics.

After Lan Yu entered Beijing, she was about to die in the capital.

Now the Beijing camp is in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the soldiers and horses in Shandong are the direct descendants of the Xu family. Now he has added the king of Zhou in Henan, the king of Jin in Shanxi, the king of Yan in Beiping, and the commander of the Shaanxi capital when he cut off the three guards of the king of Qin.

Half of the world's soldiers and horses are in hand, let alone just killing a blue jade, it is more than enough to rebel again and again.

Lan Yu's death is a foregone conclusion, but I don't know when Lan Yu will die, and Zhu Yuanzhang will use Lan Yu's incident to implicate those people.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu couldn't help feeling a little fear of Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart. Some people would be terrible if they counted seven or eight moves in advance when playing chess, but Zhu Yuanzhang could really fill the chessboard with everything in his heart and with confidence in his chest.

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Not far from the capital.

Lan Yu's group stopped, he had an inexplicable sense of foreboding, but he had already arrived here, and there was no reason for him to return.

He looked back at the guards and entourage who were walking with him.

Everyone's face is a little travel-stained.

Sapphire took a deep breath.

In the end, the arrogant look of the past reappeared on his face, what was he afraid of? !He just wanted to go back to Beijing, not only for Ye Sheng, but also for Zhu Yunxie.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, for the prince, he willingly fought the world for so long, how could he take advantage of others.

"Let's go, hurry up and enter the capital." Lan Yu roared wantonly.

Then the whip was raised, and there was a crisp sound of whipping the horse, and the army horse rushed out with Sapphire immediately after suffering the pain.

The crowd quickly followed.

On the official road, as a group of people rushed past, the dust was bustling and flying.

(End of this chapter)