Gu Cheng, Marquis of Zhenyuan, is ill and has been summoned to the capital to recuperate. He has a mansion in the capital and is now living in his own house.
The Gu family had not lived in the capital for a long time, and the mansion looked desolate and dilapidated, but it was just right for Gu Cheng. The emperor sent a royal doctor and some servants to take care of his daily life and recuperate, so Gu Cheng was surrounded by people from the court.
He understood that he was probably under house arrest.
Gu Cheng, who is seventy-eight years old this year, has a relatively open mind about his own life and death; he doesn't care too much about being reduced to such a situation. But he was still very angry, and it was Zhang Fu who was angry!
Zhang Fu speaks well in Yunnan and will definitely speak for Gu Cheng in court. But what did Zhang Fu say? He directly wrote in the memorial that the burning of the Guizhou Army's rations was very strange. It implies th
You can see gilded palace double eaves and colorful lacquer paintings everywhere. The moon-white pleated skirts of the palace ladies and the fly whisks in the hands of the eunuchs shuttle among them, which is very suitable for the scene.Zhang Fu walked out of Qianqing Gate along the road and followed the eunuch to continue walking south. He had nothing to say to the eunuch and was very silent along the way, still thinking about his own affairs.There are very few ministers coming here in the palace, and all they meet are palace people. When the eunuchs and maids see the Duke wearing an eight-beam crown, they will bow and avoid them, so Zhang Fu doesn't need to pay too much attention to them.He recalled what happened when the emperor first ascended the throne. At that time, he was very upright and escorted Qian Xun, the chief official of the Han Palace, who came to persuade him to surrender, back to the capital. Unexpectedly, the emperor and his ministers i
Mrs. Xu was always disliked by her mother's family, which made her father Xu Zhang unhappy. Her relatives don't have a good look on her.Aunt Xu was also a relative, but because she was married off, she didn't care so much about Madam Xu's affairs, and often said words of comfort. So whenever there is a chance, Mrs. Xu loves to come to her aunt's house. She came again yesterday...At the moment, Madam Xu is squatting behind a bookshelf and shivering. Her uncle He Fu had his back to the bookshelf before, but "General Chen" came in again and found her somehow!After hearing her uncle's order, "Don't you come out yet," Madam Xu finally stood up, buried her head and walked out of the bookshelf."It turns out it's you!" He Fu seemed to be slightly relieved, "Why are you hiding here?"Madam Xu was very scared, but after all, she had seen a lot of the world and spoke clearly. "With my aunt's permission, I went to the study to read and spend my time. Une
At the turn of summer and autumn, the sky in Yunnan is clear and bright.The bright sunshine shines on the Hanwang Mansion, and the colors of all things are particularly bright. The Chengyun Hall on the seven-foot platform is the largest building in the entire Yunnan Prefecture; the blue glazed tiles on the arched roof shine in the sun, the gold-rimmed hall and the white marble complement each other, and the lacquer paintings dotted in between are clearly colored.The burly eunuch Wang Gui stood on the pedestal of Chengyun Hall. He was waiting for the two envoys of Jiaozhi rebels below, watching them walk up step by step.The two sides exchanged greetings. Wang Gui took two steps forward and handed over the sealed document in his hand, "Please ask the envoy to take this letter back to Jiaozhi Province and give it to the leader Chen Jikuo."The emissary Chen Xianzhen took the document, looked through the lacquer seal, and asked, "Eunuch, can you tell me
A few days later, just as Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the parade ground, a torrential rain suddenly broke out in the sky, with lightning and thunder in the clouds. The heavy rain poured down on the earth dam like a bucket, and the splashing water mixed with the dust that had not yet settled, and it seemed as if a fog had suddenly appeared on the ground.Zhu Gaoxu's black hat and robe were soaked in an instant. He looked at the surrounding scene, the soldiers who were training kept their formation in the rain, without a trace of confusion. After all, most people here had experienced wars and encountered worse things on the battlefield, so a rain would not affect them.At this time, the eunuch Wang Gui rode his horse and rushed over here in the rain.Wang Gui reined in his horse, dismounted and ran to Zhu Gaoxu's horse, saying, "General Chen Dachui is back, he just arrived a while ago.""Go back!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately gave the order. He shook the reins, squeez
After Zhu Gaoxu made up his mind, the progress of things suddenly accelerated.All officials and their families of the Prince of Han's palace will be moved to Guizhou City, and housing will be arranged for them by Liu Ying, who is stationed in Guizhou.Xiping Hou Mu Sheng was appointed as the governor of Sichuan, nominally controlling the three divisions. Li Rang was promoted to the left commander of Sichuan, replacing Wei Da in the Guangyuan area; Wei Da was transferred to Chongqing Prefecture and became the commander of the land and sea forces in the east of Sichuan. The four generals Sheng Yong, Ping An, Qu Neng, and Wang Bin were to serve as the main commanders of the Han army's eastern expedition.Zhu Gaoxu mobilized troops from all over the country, gathered as many elite troops as possible, and was forming three armies.The northern army was led by Qu Neng and gradually gathered in Guizhou; the central army was led by Zhu Gaoxu himself, with Wan
After Madam Xu arrived at the Prince of Han's mansion, the Prince of Han was very busy and hardly paid any attention to her; but now he suddenly met her, he just wanted to use her.Fortunately, Princess Guo Wei of Han treated her well.Once the prince's wife, Xu Niangzi was now divorced. Guo Wei seemed to be very sympathetic to Xu Niangzi. Guo Yan often asked about her well-being and ordered the eunuchs to provide her with generous food and clothing.It's not a good feeling to be pitied by a woman, because they are all women, and it's inevitable that they will compare with each other. But not long after, Xu found that Guo Wei was kind-hearted and didn't mean to look down on her, so she gradually appreciated it...Lady Xu didn't know much about military affairs, but her father, Xu Zhang, was a military commander in the guard of the Prince of Yan's palace and became a general after the "Battle of Jingnan". Because Lady Xu was chosen as the Princess of Zh
In late June of the sixth year of Yongle (the first year of Hongxi in the capital), the Southern Army of the King of Han had almost assembled in Yunnan Prefecture, and the Central Army in Guizhou Prefecture. Only some troops of the Northern Army had not yet arrived at Guizhou Prefecture because they were transferred from Sichuan to the south.Zhu Gaoxu decided that in early July, the southern and central armies would march towards the Guangxi Provincial Administration at the same time.After bidding farewell to the officials of the Han Palace and his reluctant family, Zhu Gaoxu led a team of troops to Guizhou City. He would directly command the central army of about 70,000 infantry and cavalry.A group of people rode horses and rushed to Guizhou City along the post road. It was the evening of the end of June...The Guishan Mountain in the north had turned into a dark, undulating mountain shadow; the towering Guizhou City Tower was severely damaged by H
The weather in Wuchang is clear and crisp in autumn. Under the clear sky today, the north wind blows and the river is misty.The Duke of England, Zhang Fu, who was in his thirties, was riding his horse by the river. At this moment, he could not help but look up to the wind and gaze at the huge fleet on the river. The main fleet of the Ming navy, which had been transferred from the upper reaches of the river, was sailing southward from Wuchang Prefecture with the wind; the bulging sails were full of wind and looked like pieces of white clouds.The sound of drums and military music came from the water, mixed with the "gurgling" sound of the wheels of the boats, which was extremely majestic.On the south bank of the river, on the wide plain between the river and the lake, lines of infantry and cavalry were advancing southward in parallel. From a distance, the armies looked like long dragons on the ground.Zhang Fu looked back at Wuchang City and could sti