In the east warm room of the imperial palace in the capital, after Xu Huizu walked past the partition, the servants inside went out, and the only eunuch left was Hai Tao.
The East Warm Pavilion has gone through the Hongwu, Jianwen, and Yongle dynasties, and has not changed much in its layout until the Hongxi dynasty, but the furnishings inside have changed a lot recently. The flesh of Emperor Zhu Gaochi is lying on a large chair covered with several layers of fur made of golden nanmu. On the wall behind him hangs a map of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, like a large screen.
On the imperial desk covered with silk, a stack of memorials were placed far away; only one was placed in front of Zhu Gaochi, who seemed to have read it over and over again...
Before Gao Xu started his rebellion, there was a spy who reported that Gao Xu was going to attack Annan. When Xu Huizu heard this, he immediately said that the report was false and asserted that Gao Xu would eit
After Youshi, He Fu left the simple and elegant Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and walked out of the imperial city through Hongwu Gate.There was no snow in the capital at the end of winter, but the cold was approaching. Under the gloomy sky, everything seemed calm. But He Fu has already seen big things happening, and even feels that there are undercurrents surging in invisible places.Returning to the Hou Mansion west of the imperial city, He Fu met his wife Xu. Xu whispered, "My niece is here. My younger brother Xu Zhang's daughter has been crying all afternoon.""What is she here for?" He Fu frowned."You were divorced by King Zhao. If you feel wronged at home, come to me to complain." Mrs. Xu said.Xu was a widow before marrying He Fu. Her younger brother Xu Zhang was once a general guarding the Yan Palace.The daughter of Xu Zhang, a military commander of the Prince of Yan, married Zhu Gaosui, the Prince of Zhao, at the beginning of the
One night later, a servant of Geng Tong, a member of the Criminal Department, found a beautiful envelope wrapped in red paper at the door of his house. The brightly colored thing was easily noticed.The servant opened the paper package and saw an envelope with the words: "This is a matter of great importance. Please open it in person, Officer Geng." The servant did not dare to keep it in his hands and hurried to the inner house gate, saying that he had something important to discuss with his master.Geng Tong, who had just gotten up and was still wearing his underwear, put on a cotton shirt and summoned his servant. Geng Tong took the unopened letter, looked through it, tore open the seal, and took out the letter to read.This was a letter of denunciation. The person being denounced was Guo Ming, the son of Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, the father of the current imperial concubine Guo Yan and the father-in-law of the King of Han.The letter said that Guo Mi
The vigorous sound of trumpets and high-pitched cymbals rang out on the vast plains, and the rumbling sound of drums was like thunder from the blue sky, awakening the windless and moist ancient silence on the land of Sichuan Provincial Administration.The sky was pitch black at dawn, but a ray of morning glow suddenly rose in the east. The densely packed spears and flags turned into dark shadows against the backdrop of the morning glow. The grand and orderly footsteps beat rhythmically against the sky and earth in the sound of drums; the hurried hooves of horses changed the comfortable and leisurely atmosphere of this place.Under the stone plaque engraved with the two mottled characters "Chengdu", the heavy city gate slowly opened.The King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, was wearing a green imperial robe and riding a large brown horse. Beside him were civil officials in official uniforms, military generals in armor, and a female Taoist priest wearing a veil hat.
West of the imperial city in the capital, the mansion bestowed by the late emperor on the famous scholar Gao Xianning was empty. His parents, wife and children were all in his hometown in Shandong, and he usually slept alone at night.Gao Xianning put down the book in his hand, picked up the small iron hook on the table, and gently moved the wick in the oil lamp, and the room suddenly became slightly brighter.He did not feel lonely, as the sages said that a gentleman should be cautious when alone, and Gao Xianning had long been accustomed to such a scene. He had studied hard for the imperial examinations and had experienced countless nights like this.However, he did not continue to read the book, but looked at the oil lamp with interest. The lamp was like a bowl, with light on the table, but it was dark under the bowl; on the whole table, the area under the bowl, closest to the wick, was the darkest place.This shadow reminded him of the scene early
People have various identities in the world. Even if Zhang is the queen of the world, she is still a wife and mother. So now she is holding a spoon, adding seasonings to the casserole, and stewing a pot of yam and pork ribs, acting like a clever woman in the family.When Zhang was not married, she was already skilled at doing various household chores. This was because her natal family was not very wealthy and could not afford to support a large number of people. Zhang doesn't know how to cook exquisite dishes, but only some home-cooked dishes, but they are completely sufficient. What delicacies from the mountains and seas have not been eaten by the royal nobles? It doesn't matter what she cooks, her heart is the most important thing, not to mention the home-cooked dishes she cooks are quite delicious.At that time, Zhang was the eldest concubine in Prince Yan's Mansion and the Crown Princess in the Imperial Palace. It was precisely because of her extraordinary coo
That afternoon, Xu Huizu, He Fu, and Wu Gao sat together again in the Five Military Commandery. Xu Huizu said straight to the point, "The emperor has issued an order to summon me to the palace tomorrow morning to participate in the military affairs. It is still unclear what strategy the court will adopt; but once my strategy is adopted, I will immediately recommend a general to the emperor to lead the Guizhou battlefield."He Fu and Wu Gao bowed to Xu Huizu together but did not speak for the time being.Xu Huizu's gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and finally stopped on He Fu's face, as if waiting for He Fu to express his opinion.He Fu frowned and said in a deep voice, "Wei Guogong, I have hesitated for a while, but I still want to tell you that little thing... I am afraid that others will impeach you first, and you are still in the dark, and you are caught off guard. Passive. Instead of doing this, it is better to tell Wei Guogong first."
Everyone was holding umbrellas, but their boots and the hems of their robes were inevitably wet from the rain, and the brick floor at the entrance to Fengtianmen was damp.Many people came this morning, including civil officials and military generals. The most surprising thing is that the official positions vary greatly, there are dukes, ministers, and seventh-rank officials like Geng Tong... However, if you pay a little attention, you will find that many people with high official positions are not here, and the people present have little to do with the level of their official positions.These people are the trusted civil and military officials selected by the Hongxi court.The Minister of War Jin Zhong took a quick look and could roughly understand that there were probably four types of people among them.The first group was the trusted advisers of the old Yan Wang Mansion, including Jin Zhong, Yuan Gong, and Lu Zhen; including Yao Guangxiao who did n
In the middle of the twelfth month, it was already the twelfth day since the Han army set out from Chengdu, and the army entered the territory of Chongqing Prefecture. It was said that they would reach Chongqing Prefecture City by the evening of the next day.Tonight the army camped near a market called "Bashang", and the central military headquarters was set up inside the market.It is difficult for it to snow in Chongqing in winter, but it is extremely damp and cold. The fog sometimes does not disappear completely all day long, and the air is always foggy.As usual, Miaojin was wearing a dark gray coarse preaching robe and a curtain hat on her head. She followed the army on horseback and was gathering at the "Bashang" on the hillside.However, most of the sergeants did not have horses, so they walked more than 600 miles. They walked neither too fast nor too slowly, with neat steps. Most of them inhaled through their noses and swallowed through their