Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 156 Leopard Thirteen, Capital Mutation

The Mao Tomb of Emperor Xianzong Chun was arranged to be sacrificed at the front, followed by the Yu Tomb of Emperor Yingzong Rui, and finally the Chang Tomb of Emperor Taizong Wen.

This sacrifice to the Changling Mausoleum is also a difficult climbing route, and finally enters the Fangcheng from the entrance of the Baocheng, and the Ming Tower is also built on the Fangcheng, and inside the tower is a monument with a sacred name, engraved with: Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Wen.

Zhu Di's literary and martial arts should be matched with Taizong.

Unlike the emperor who likes to talk to the civil official group about the way of a sage to govern the country, Zhu Di may have made mistakes, but he is undoubtedly a practical emperor.

In the face of Mongolia's violations and provocations, it entered the Mobei grassland five times and attacked Tatar, Wala and Wuliangha. This is the "five expeditions and three plows" in history.

In the face of the Annan Hu Dynasty's continuous encroachment on the southwest frontier, in order to maintain the authority of the Ming Dynasty in the Indochina Peninsula suzerain, they took the initiative to send troops to destroy the Hu Dynasty and set up the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi in Annan.

Facing the ocean full of unknowns and the situation in Southeast Asia, Zhu Di abandoned the conservative thought of closing the country to the outside world, and instead chose to spend money on building treasure ships to go to Southeast Asia.

During the Yongle period, the emperors of all dynasties broke the rules and took the initiative to attack the Indochina Peninsula and set sail in the Southeast Asia.

With such achievements, Zhu Di is undoubtedly the best commendation of the Ming emperor, and he is a well-deserved Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just a pity that the successors were too deeply influenced by Confucianism, and they all chose to share the blessing of peace with the scholar-bureaucrats.Jiajing refused to succeed Dazong, so in order to right his biological father as Dazong's heir, he changed Emperor Taizong's life to Chengzu.

Zhu Youtang looked at the inscription "Emperor Taizong Wen" in front of him, but he was glad that he came back here and became the helm of the empire, and he will follow Taizong's order to make the world come to court and promote the prestige of China.

According to regulations, three big mountain cattle, five pigs, six rabbits, two small mountain cattle, two northern sheep, one deer, and incense, candles and brocade were sacrificed.

The sacrificial oration had already been prepared, and it was recited by Zhang Sheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy who accompanied him.

Wearing green clothes, Zhu Youtang said to the thirteen eunuchs accompanying him after finishing the sacrifice, "This is the Emperor Taizong who has ruled the arts and martial arts, all of you should make a good kowtow!"

Zhang Yong, the commander of the Aegis Battalion, and the eunuch in charge of the 13th Battalion have already gained prestige in the Beijing army. Because all [-] of them are good at riding and shooting, and have strong fighting skills, they are called "Thirteen Leopards".

During Zhu Youtang's recent trips, 13 of them will personally ride horses to escort them.

If it wasn't for the eunuchs' costumes that betrayed their eunuch identities, if they were replaced with Ming's light armor uniforms, they would definitely be thirteen young generals in terms of their mental outlook.

Although the 13 were all young eunuchs under the age of [-], they were the same as Neishutang's training model for the Ministry of Rites, and it was the result of layers of screening that they were able to reach the end.

Their eyes are shining brightly, although if they lead the army to the north, there may still be eunuchs who retreat like Gao Jin, but most of the eunuchs have the courage to go forward.

Zhang Yong and the eunuch in charge of the [-]th Battalion knelt down and kowtowed in order, expressing their attitude seriously and resolutely: "Expel the barbarians, restore China, establish guidelines and discipline, and rescue the people."

The corners of Zhu Youtang's mouth rose slightly. Although he had sent thirteen eunuchs to lead the army for him, he still required them to return to the Wu Lecture Hall under the Neishu Hall every three days to study history and art of war.

The method of military training has been compiled into a book, but passing the book on to future generations is not the purpose, the most important thing is to spread the knowledge, and the thirteen leopards will use it in the thirteen battalions.

The words just now were the slogans put forward by Zhu Di during the Northern Expedition, and now the 13 of them can shout out neatly here, which proves that they are really hard at learning, and they also have the determination to "drive out the barbarians and restore China".

"Your Majesty, the city stairs are here!" Liang Fang knew that Zhu Youtang was going to climb the Ming Tower, so she acted as a guide.

Although Zhu Youtang was already exhausted, he didn't need to be in a hurry now, so he decided to climb up to the Ming Tower above Fangcheng.

Fangcheng is 13 meters high from the ground. Looking down from the Ming Tower, you can see the five stone offerings and the Lingxing Gate below. On both sides are Panlong pine trees, and farther away is the Yan'en Temple bathed in the setting sun. , the line of sight is blocked there.

Not to mention the five existing imperial tombs, even the Ming Tombs and Changling are the largest imperial tombs.

Since the golden nanmu and white marble are used, the cost alone has reached an astonishing more than [-] million taels, and the Yan'en Hall in front of you is the golden nanmu hall.

"The servants can see the shadow of Wang Zhi when he was young in all 13 of them. It is really a blessing for Ming Dynasty!" Liang Fang already knew the scenery here, and treated the thirteen like young generals. The eunuch praised.

Since Zhu Youtang took control of the inner palace, he has also attached great importance to the inner book hall, and naturally restrained and trained the thirteen commanders, but he seemed not optimistic: "Liang Fang, I'm afraid you don't know that Wang Zhi is in the capital of Nanjing. What did you do!"

"My maidservant knows a thing or two about the capital city, but she is already deaf about Nanjing. I would like to hear about it!" Liang Fang was stunned for a moment, then said with a little interest.

Zhu Youtang looked to the south, and sighed secretly: "Wang Zhi only brought 500 people, and he helped Wang Yue clear the salt fields of Taizhou Company. There were thousands of people, but they were suppressed by Wang Zhi!"

Although the situation at that time could not be seen with my own eyes, the salt field was also a place where it was easy to get together, and the re-clearing of the salt field undoubtedly violated the fundamental interests of some people.

It's just that in the face of the counterattack of vested interest groups, Wang Zhi did not argue with the troublemakers, but showed his identity and killed them with a sword, scaring those people to throw up their weapons and surrender.

The 16-year-old Wang Zhi is already the admiral of the West Factory. Although Zhang Yong and others are not bad, they are still too far compared to Wang Zhi, and it is difficult to have Wang Zhi's ruthlessness.

Whether it was five hundred Nanjing Shenji Battalion soldiers fighting against a thousand elites of Yangzhou Guards, or facing troubles caused by thousands of young and strong Yan Ding, they could quickly solve the problem in the most ruthless way.

Meeting in a narrow way, the brave wins, perhaps it refers to people like Wang Zhi who don't follow the routine.

Liang Fang watched Wang Zhi change from a little eunuch next to Concubine Wan Gui to the famous supervisor of the West Factory, and knew that Wang Zhi's ruthlessness was beyond compare, so he nodded gently: "Such behavior style, It must belong to Wang Zhi! At that time, Wang Yue and Wang Zhi were ordered to conquer Yisi Mayin. When they arrived in Datong and learned that Mengting had moved westward to Weining Sea, they led [-] cavalry to attack Mengting. It is said that Wang It was the first tactical concept put forward! [-] cavalry dared to go out to attack Mengting directly. Such courage and style of action can only show the prestige of our great Ming cavalry."

"Although the Thirteen Leopards are brave, it is difficult to reproduce Wang Zhizhi's demeanor!" Zhu Youtang knew that there was still a gap between bravery and ruthlessness, and seemed disappointed.

Liang Fang took a serious look at Zhu Youtang, but slowly shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to bet that Wang Zhi will be among the generals of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Why are you so sure!" Zhu Youtang suddenly became a little interested, and turned to look at Liang Fang and said.

Liang Fang has gone through four dynasties, and she said with wisdom in her eyes: "Your Majesty knows people well, rewards and punishments are clear, he abandons the martial arts and chaotic troops, and he has the idea of ​​​​expelling the barbarians. Today, the soldiers and internal supervisors are willing to serve His Majesty more and more, so Wang Zhi must come out!"

"Liang Fang, you've been guarding the mausoleum here for almost half a year, and you haven't lost a bit of flattery!" Zhu Youtang joked, sounding comfortable.

Liang Fang met Zhu Youtang's gaze, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is the true words of this servant! The Thirteenth Supervisor is already a talented and loyal general, and the Twelfth Battalion has a total of 12 soldiers. How can there be no reason not to give birth to Wang Zhi and Huo Qubing?" Huh?"

Zhu Youtang looked at the thirteen prisons guarding him below, and thought that there were indeed strong generals in the Aegis Battalion, and that he had indeed given up the idea of ​​Wu Xun's bloodlines, so he also felt that China would produce good generals.

As the sun sets, the cemetery is covered with a layer of golden light.

Zhu Youtang knew that every year from now on, he would come here for spring festival and autumn festival, so he looked tenderly at Liang Fang, who was already gray-headed, and said, "In fact, I not only hope to have Wang Zhi, but also want to have you, Liang Fang." !"

"Your Majesty's servant can be so honored, even if you die, you will have no regrets!" Liang Fang's eyes overflowed with tears, and Dang Shi knelt down and kowtowed gratefully.

Zhu Youtang came to this era, and after abandoning the praise and criticism of history books, he found that many loyal and traitors really shouldn't listen to history books, but should look at what these people have done.

When he first ascended the throne, it was fortunate that Zhu Jianshen left him such a loyal old slave, so that he passed the most dangerous moment safely.

Although in the eyes of many people, eunuchs are inherently loyal to the emperor, if it were true, there would not be so many short-lived emperors.

Zhu Youtang looked at Liang Fang who was kneeling on the ground, and also extended an invitation: "This place is too desolate, why don't you go back with me?"

"Your Majesty, this servant is old. You should have more vigorous eunuchs by your side. This servant only wants to guard the mausoleum of the late emperor here! If I can see Your Majesty here every year, I will be lucky!" Liang Fang did not change. His original intention said.

Zhu Youtang knew that some things cannot be forced after all, and this is Liang Fang of Xianzong after all.

Liu Jin and Tan Conggui were watching this scene, seeing Liang Fang's insistence, they also realized in their hearts that maybe what they are after is not just status.

Liu Ji has already led the officials of the six ministries and nine ministers to complete the worship in front of the Yan'en Hall, but the sky has gradually darkened.

According to the usual itinerary, Zhu Youtang stayed overnight at the Tianshou Mountain Palace tonight, and departed for Tang Ling Palace tomorrow, and returned to the capital in the morning of the next day.

On the morning of the third day, although there was no sun, it was a fine weather with clear skies.

The royal guard of honor entered Fuchengmen mightily, and it took three days from the trip to the return to Beijing. During this period, there may be some changes in the capital.

When Zhu Youtang returned to the capital, he also had a look of worry on his face.

In fact, on his way to Tianshou Mountain, news had already spread from the capital: Champa envoy Wen Jin was assassinated on his bed at night in Huitong Hall.

If it is said that Annan still has the slightest threat to Daming, the Champa Kingdom can only bow down to Daming, so it is impossible to do anything to Daming because of this.

It's just that the death of Wen Jin, the envoy of Champa, is a minor matter, but the face of the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty is a major matter.What's more, he still intends to revive Da Zong's glory, so naturally he wants to investigate this matter deeply, find out the real culprit and carry out a beheading demonstration.

Xiyuan, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The first thing Zhu Youtang did when he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation was to summon Song Cheng, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. Since the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and the Secretary of Dali Temple were traveling together this time, the case was investigated by Yin of Shuntian Prefecture.

Song Cheng also seemed to feel the seriousness of the situation, and when he came to face the saint, his black face was clearly showing a trace of worry.

Zhu Youtang believed in Song Cheng's ability to solve the case, and immediately asked straight to the point: "Song Qing, did the Annan Mission do it?"

The Champa envoy Wen Jin is unlikely to have feuds with other people, and was killed in the Huitong Pavilion, so the biggest suspect is naturally the Annan Mission who lived together in the Huitong Pavilion.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have almost ruled out the suspicion of the Annan mission!" Song Cheng looked serious.

Zhu Youtang's brows could not help but slightly frowned, and he asked in confusion, "Why?"

"Your Majesty, I ask Rong Chen to show you the murder weapon!" Song Cheng stretched out his sleeve, and said seriously.

Immediately, Liu Jin seemed to be blowing his hair, and pointed at Song Cheng with a face full of horror, "Bold, how can you bring a murderous thing in front of the Holy One? What is your intention? Protect..."

"Your Majesty, this is a murder weapon that I asked someone to paint, but I don't know if you can recognize it?" Song Cheng glanced at Liu Jin in confusion, then showed a picture and said.

This……

Seeing that the murder weapon Song Cheng mentioned was drawn on paper, Liu Jin waved his hand embarrassingly when he saw that the big Han general had entered.

When Zhu Youtang saw the murder weapon drawn on the paper, his heart sank and he said, "Xuefeng knife?"

(End of this chapter)