The quaint town of Jishui County, with its old earthen-walled houses and worn-out stone floors, all looked as if they had been repeatedly soaked in water. Under the gloomy sky, the light was already dimming as evening approached.
In a drug store, a middle-aged man in a robe stroked the hem of his robe and sat down on a chair. His hands were very steady, and he slowly put a pad on the guest's wrist, then gently stretched out his fingers to accurately feel the pulse. Apparently he not only sells medicinal materials, but can also sit in court and prescribe prescriptions.
At this moment, several hurried figures passed by outside the hall door. In this quiet and lifeless little town, everyone is usually relatively leisurely, but it seems like something happened.
The middle-aged man first took a look at the stone floor outside the door. It was very dry and showed no sign of rain.
"Please wait a moment, sir." The middle-aged man said politely, stood up quickl
In the second year of Jianwen, Xiao Jie'en became the second "Ma Gong". After he took over the affairs of the traitors in Beiping, he quickly showed his outstanding talents.At that time, a monk named "Xukong" had been arrested. He was an important person who knew the names of many spies in Peking! The people planted by the court in Peking were in danger of being caught in one fell swoop.Xiao Jie'en immediately formulated a plan to cut off Xu Kong's arm, which was fully supported by the emperor's teacher Huang Zicheng and the imperial censor Jing Qing. So Xiao Jie'en issued a secret order in the name of "Ma Gong": to order Zhang Yan, the bookkeeper of the Prince of Yan's Palace, to assassinate Xu Kong and then commit suicide to protect other spies!In order to ensure that things went smoothly, Xiao Jie'en threatened Zhang Yan's entire family and promised to bring Zhang Yan's son (later Wang Yin) back to the capital and raise him to adulthood.This str
The desire to survive is probably one of the strongest instincts of human beings.Xiao Jie'en believed that Wang Gou'er had enough reasons to kill Zhu Di; Wang Gou'er was happy to see Zhu Di die! However, after Xiao Jie'en made his plan, Wang Gou'er actually backed down and was reluctant to take action!Therefore, the implementation of the plan was delayed for a long time.At that time, Xiao Jie'en had already received news from Wang that the Jinyiwei had decided to continue investigating the people related to Wang Gen! Given time, the Xiao family would be implicated!The situation was very urgent. If Xiao Jie'en continued to delay, he might be wanted first, making revenge even more difficult. Xiao Jie'en had no choice but to use Wang Yin to threaten Miao Jin again; at the same time, he hurriedly tried to find a way to get revenge from Wang Gou'er.Xiao Jie'en thought clearly about Wang Gou'er's situation from beginning to end. He believed that W
At this time in the capital, the palace had spread the news that all military officials would be conferred the title of "Fighting Crimes in Obeying Heaven and Advocating Loyalty".The emperor first revealed the matter of rewarding according to merit, precisely for the purpose of "discussing merit". When everyone rewards, there are always differences in thickness, and the palace first sounded out the opinions of the generals, perhaps it would be more convincing.These days, some are happy and some are sad...At the Liu residence, white cloth and white banners were hung, and even the couplets on the gate were replaced with black words on white paper. The Taoist priests in the central hall played music and chanted scriptures to pray for the souls of the dead; paper money was scattered inside and outside the central hall, and the incense, candles and paper money in the yard were burning with smoke, just like in a temple. The Taoist priests' method of praying for
In the orange-red morning glow, the sound of drums in the distance awakens the magnificent imperial city and the buildings in the grand capital. The drums at the hour of Mao seem to remind people that a new day has arrived.However, the new Ming emperor Zhu Gaoxu had already started taking action.There was a large area between Bei'an Gate in the north of the imperial city and Xuanwu Gate in the imperial palace. The Yulin Left Guard and the Fujun Left Guard were stationed in the east, and the Yulin Right Guard was stationed in the west.Zhu Gaoxu led more than a thousand people to run in a line in the area where the Yulin Youwei was deployed; in the area to the east, there were another thousand people running there.These more than 2,000 people are all military generals, the lowest level being a centurion, and they were all elite troops before the "Crime-Suppressing Army" entered Guangxi.Zhu Gaoxu required these generals to run six or seven mile
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yao Ji's appearance and had a lot of wild thoughts in his mind: If he was not the emperor, but an imperial envoy sent out to find beauties for the emperor, and suddenly found someone like Yao Ji, he would definitely not want to present her to the emperor, but would try to hide her secretly!Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei during the Yongle period, seemed to have done this. All the concubines in Ji Gang's mansion were beauties he got by abusing his power for personal gain.Yao Ji's beauty is rare, and it is not something you can find by searching for or picking from a group of women. He looked at her carefully for a while. Although Yao Ji was beautiful in every way, there were two most rare things about her. Her skin was very good, smooth as satin, white as jade, and very watery, as if only a woman who was not in the world could grow like this. Her skin below the collarbone was very full and plump. Zhu Gaoxu saw a small piece of skin from
In early March of the seventh year of Yongle, after the palace was fully prepared, Zhu Gaoxu summoned a group of generals in Fengtian Hall. Today we will reward all the vassals for their merits and give banquets to them.Seven dukes: Mu Sheng, duke of Guizhou, Qu Neng, duke of Ba, Sheng Yong, duke of Shao, Ping An, duke of E, Wang Bin, duke of Ding (it was decreed that Xu Jingchang, the son of Xu Zengshou, would succeed Xu Da as Duke of Wei), Wei Da, duke of Wei , Zheng Guogong Liu Ying.There are more than ten marquises, including Chen Zhen, Chen Dachui, Zhao Ping, Yin Desheng, Du Erlang, Wang Yu, Zhang Sheng, Li Rang, Xu Hua, Wan Quan, Yao Fengji, Lu Bing, etc., all of whom have been granted the title of marquis; there are also several counts.At the banquet, the newly composed dance music of the Jiaofang Bureau began to be performed one after another, including "The Song of Breaking the Battle at Taiping Field" and "The Song of Victory at Baoqing". After
The eunuch Wang Gou'er looked very haggard, he stood there with his back hunched, dragging his iron chain, and did not answer Zhu Gaoxu 's words for a long time. He raised his head and looked at the sky outside the west window.The sun had already set, but the last rays of light still lingered in the western sky. Wang Gou'er looked at the orange tinge on the edge of the dark clouds, and his eyes gradually became lively.I don’t know if it was because he hadn’t seen the sky for a long time or if he was still nostalgic for the scenery on earth, but Wang Gou’er was so engrossed in the sight.Zhu Gaoxu observed the expression on his dirty face and did not care about Wang Gou'er's rudeness of not answering the emperor. After a moment, Zhu Gaoxu also turned his head curiously and admired the remaining clouds in the direction Wang Gou'er was looking.It was originally a matter of judging sins, but somehow, Zhu Gaoxu clearly felt a little sad."If everyo
The air was chilly in the night, and there was the rustling sound of Lezhi Hou Zhang Sheng's brush on the white paper; Wang Gou'er had said a lot just now, and Zhang Sheng had heard it all, but he hadn't finished recording it yet.The atmosphere was inexplicably sad, but Zhu Gaoxu felt a little happy in his heart.This kind of pleasure is simply the joy of winning.Although his affection for Zhu Di was limited and he never felt the kind of sadness that comes from his father's death, in name and in people's eyes, Zhu Di was his father, and Zhu Gaoxu also inherited a lot from Zhu Di.His father was murdered, and Zhu Gaoxu thought he "should" find out the real murderer, otherwise he would feel incompetent; and now he has done it. Zhu Gaoxu is indeed a bit competitive in some things."Call the people in and take Wang Gou'er back to the cell. Lingchi will be executed together with Xiao Jie'en." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand.Zhang Sheng clasped his f