The sun shines on the sandy riverbank, with a pale sheen. There is a large sparse forest deep in the horizon, and the treetops are faintly undulating in the breeze. It is just a sunny and quiet morning.
Zhu Gaoxu stood outside the fence of the military camp, watching the shadows of a group of people coming from the sparse woods in the distance. The soldiers beside him waited silently.
The cavalry gradually approached, protecting an empty horse in the middle; but there seemed to be something on the empty horse's back. When the cavalry got closer, people could see clearly that there was a human head on the empty horse's back!
The bloodstained head, with messy and dirty hair, was tied to the horse's back with a rope. In the mouth of the head, a piece of rice paper was bitten. Zhu Gaoxu signaled the soldiers to take down the paper. When they took it, they saw that it was a letter Zhu Gaoxu wrote to Si Xingfa, which was covered with blood.
"Damn it!" Some g
When Diao's troops of the Burmese Army rushed to the battlefield, the enemy's frontal battle formations had all collapsed. The natives of the Burmese army rushed to catch up in groups, but they still could not catch up with the fastest Ming army cavalry. The chieftains of the Burmese army almost did not gain any results.Zhu Gaoxu reined in his horse and stopped, agreeing to Zhao Ping's request to continue pursuing the enemy invaders.Zhao Ping first found the native girl Diao Ya, and then led his elite cavalry northward. They ignored the natives' retreat along the way, and hundreds of cavalry went straight across the chaotic battlefield.The battle started in the morning, and the winner was decided in less than an hour; but the chaos of chasing deserters continued into the afternoon. Spreading out from the battlefield, headless corpses and messy ordnance were scattered everywhere on the grasslands and bushes in the wilderness.The next night, Zhao Pin
It was almost the end of the second year of Yongle, and Zhu Gaoxu was still in the military camp.At this time, he received a letter sent by fast horse from Kunming City. Princess Han gave birth to her son successfully on September 19th. According to Zhu Gaoxu's wishes before leaving, the Changshi Mansion sent an envoy to the capital to announce the good news and ask the emperor to give him a name.Zhu Gaoxu checked the time and found that when Guo Wei gave birth, it was on the eve of his decisive battle with Si Xingfa's army.Guo Wei was only sixteen years old this year, and Zhu Gaoxu was very worried about her health and safety. He thought he could end the war in Mengyang as soon as possible and rush back to stay with Guo Wei, but he failed to do so... Anyway, now he finally heard the news that Guo Wei was safe, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Zhu Gaoxu put down the letter and stood at the door of the big tent, watching the smoke-filled sc
Outside, between the majestic double-eaved palace, snow and rain fell, but inside the imperial gate, it was antique, warm and spacious. Most of the civil and military officials were talking to each other, and people could vaguely hear a few words. Most of the remarks in the temple were related to etiquette and morality.Because those who stand at the center of the empire are mostly the makers of the rules, and when they comment on everything, they have to consider the issues from the perspective of reason, etiquette and law, which are the cornerstones of the family and the country; especially in occasions with many people, this is the only way to appear profound.Emperor Zhu Di said nothing. He had no time to talk to the ministers. He was reading Gao Xu's memorial. What Gao Xu wrote in the memorial was exactly the opposite. It had nothing to do with reason. It was just a repeated weighing of interests...Gao Xu believes that from the Yuan Dynasty to the begi
The entire imperial city was shrouded in snow, and everything seemed to be imprisoned in it, with nowhere to escape. However, what really imprisoned people was the high red palace wall.On the east side of the imperial city, there is a large open space between the Xingqing Palace and the Dashan Hall, and the "Qi Fu Temple" is built close to the palace wall.The Taoist temple was actually a small courtyard with a platform built in the courtyard and a Taoist temple built on the platform. Miao Jin prayed for Empress Xu every day in this Taoist temple. She was sometimes allowed to see Empress Xu, but she was not allowed to enter and leave the courtyard at will.The courtyard wall is very low. You can see the scenery outside from inside the Taoist temple, but you can never see the scenery outside the imperial city. Only the palace wall makes people feel depressed.The palace walls were not as thick as those of Nanjing, but they were very high; not only were
On the territory of the Chief Envoy of Yunnan, it only snows on the mountains and rains below the mountains. Even in the dry season, it often rains in the mountainous and forested areas of the southwest.It is raining in the sky above Yongchangfu City. Under the eaves on both sides of the streets in the city, people of all ethnic groups were taking shelter from the rain and watching the excitement. There were also many officials and civilians wearing bamboo hats and holding umbrellas in the rain.Groups of soldiers were passing by in formation at the gate of the city. There was a continuous sound of neat running footsteps, and mud and sewage were stepped on and splashed everywhere.After a while, Zhu Gaoxu, wearing armor, got off a carriage, and a personal soldier immediately opened an umbrella to cover his head. Zhu Gaoxu glanced sideways, and Zhao Ping beside him said in a deep voice, "Take the umbrella away."Many local civil and military officials
After bathing in hot water, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little tired now, and his body was so soft that he didn't want to move. He put on soft silk clothes and rested on a soft brocade chair.A young palace maid in a moon-white dress came up with fragrant Yunnan tea and placed two stacks of snacks and dried fruits. He and the beautiful sixteen or seventeen-year-old princess sitting next to him were talking to each other about their respective affairs when they parted.Not long ago, Zhu Gaoxu had been sleeping in the open air, sleeping in rough tents and trekking on muddy roads. At this time, he felt that the palace of the Han Dynasty was indeed luxurious and comfortable. However, he knew very well that even if he had such glory and wealth, he could not just enjoy it in the palace all day long; even his father Zhu Di, who was rich all over the world, would still go to fight in all directions.Guo Wei said softly, "When I was full moon, Mrs. Shen Xu gave me a big gift. I
Hou Hai, the guard of the palace, issued the order of the king of Han. The centurion Wang Yu took the order and led the soldiers of the Quanyong team to do the work.The suspect was a desperado, so he should be quite skilled and probably carried a weapon. So Wang Yu ordered his men to carry crossbows and other weapons, and at least wear breastplates to protect vital parts. Even so, Wang Yu also felt that some of his men might get hurt.Captain Wang led the Quanyong Team to an inn near Caihaizi, met the spy brothers hiding nearby, and determined the location. At his command, everyone followed the tactics they had trained in advance and raided the inn.However, Wang Yu saw an unexpected scene: the desperadoes were fighting among themselves!Three people were already dead in the inn room, and the remaining three were fighting each other. After a moment, Wang Yu understood the situation: one of them was the leader, who had killed three of his own people an
Chen Xingwang's account was only a small part of the story, because he couldn't see the whole picture. Zhu Gaoxu was guessing other things while listening.In his narration, Chen Xingwang mentioned the same time twice: the second year of Jianwen. He said that the little prince of Annan was born in the second year of Jianwen, and also mentioned that the Queen of Annan came to the border villa in the second year of Jianwen.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but think more about the events of that year. In the second year of Jianwen, the "Battle of Jingnan" was a brutal period when both sides fought desperately; and another incident happened in Annan... The coup d'état also happened that year.So Zhu Gaoxu boldly speculated that first there was a coup in Annan and the king was killed; then the pregnant queen was supported by the "mastermind" of Chen Xingwang and others and fled to a villa in the border mountains to hide....At this time Chen Xingwang said, "The que