The sun has not yet fully risen; a moist mist hangs in the air, and dewdrops hang from the leaves of the weeds on the roadside. At this time, Shen Xu's car had arrived outside Dong'an Gate, and she saw the majestic imperial city and the high city wall in front.
Coming to the palace for the first time in her life, Shen Xu felt inexplicably nervous and uneasy. As a businessman, it is really rare for her to enter the palace.
The group stayed at Dong'anmen for a while, and soon arrived at Donghuamen.
Shen Xu stepped down from the carriage, and the eunuchs around him stopped. Wang Gui, the eunuch next to him, said, "You have to be searched when you enter the palace. This is a rule. Even if you are a prince or a prince entering the palace, there are no exceptions. Don't be surprised, Mrs. Shen. Madam, go to the gatehouse first. After the palace ladies have finished searching, someone will take you." Let’s go to Rouyi Palace. We have to ask if the emperor has retur
As soon as Yao Fang returned home to bathe and change clothes, he heard a report from his servant that a monk wanted to see him.When he heard that it was a monk, he immediately thought of Qingshou Temple. Yao Fang came to the inverted room in the outer courtyard and saw that the monk looked very familiar. Yao Fang remembered that he had seen him in Qingshou Temple."I am very good at remembering faces. I have seen you in Qingshou Temple!" Yao Fang said directly."Amitabha, General Yao has a good memory. My Buddhist name is Qinghui, and my senior brother is Qingyuan. Do you remember, General?" The monk put his hands together and bowed.Yao Fang nodded. Of course he remembered Qingyuan. Qingyuan used to be Daoyan's confidant and had dealt with Yao Fang a lot.But Yao Fang was not familiar with Qing Hui, so he said, "I just came out of the imperial prison and have been dismissed from my post. You don't have to call me general. What do you want from
The place where the eunuch Cao Fu met Zhu Gaoxu was in the Rouyi Hall. In addition to Zhu Gaoxu, there were several civil and military officials inside.After the main hall of Rouyi Hall was recently rearranged, Zhu Gaoxu rarely went to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace during the day. Instead, he summoned ministers and processed memorials in Rouyi Hall.In the morning, after Zhu Gaoxu finished his court meeting at Yumen, he walked to the north of Fengtian Gate, exiting from the west of Wu Tower and then to Rouyi Hall, which was much closer than going to Qianqing Palace.When ministers want to have an audience, they should go west through the right hall gate inside the Meridian Gate, and then go north to Rouyi Hall; or they can enter the palace from Xihua Gate, turn around and go north to Rouyi Hall. No matter which way, it is closer than going to Qianqing Palace....Zhu Gaoxu wears a black gauze winged crown on his head; he wears a black narro
After Qi Tai left the Yamen office today, he no longer had to go to the Ministry of War Yamen office for the time being. He received the imperial edict to supervise the transportation of food and wages to various provinces and planned to leave Beijing in three days.The imperial edict was placed on a table in the bedroom. The old slave entered, served Qitai, took off his official uniform, and brought him a silk robe.Everything was complicated, and Qi Tai had many things to worry about. He always felt very impetuous today. He is very clear about His Majesty's general plan for the northern expedition to Mongolia this year. The Mongolian tribes should not be the most important goal, but the gradual reduction of vassals is His Majesty's intention!Perhaps the reduction of vassal states during the Jianwen period, which resulted in several years of war and major defeats, left Qitai with a shadow in his heart. He has been worried about this matter recently, always
In early April of the seventh year of Yongle, the layout of the northern expedition was basically completed. Zhu Gaoxu led the expedition in person, and generals Ping An, Qu Neng, Wang Bin, Wu Gao, Zhang Fu, Liu Sheng and others followed the army to the north. The total force prepared by the court was about 250,000 infantry and cavalry (actual number). Qi Tai, the Minister of War, was responsible for supervising the transportation of food and salaries along the way.Previously, an imperial decree had been issued to transfer 13,000 guards from the Zhao Palace in Beiping, 10,000 guards from the Lu Palace in Yanzhou, Shandong, the Zhou Palace in Luoyang, the Qin Palace in Xi'an, the Jin Palace in Taiyuan, and the Dai Palace in Datong; and 5,000 cavalry from the Su Palace and the Qing Palace in the northwest. The guards of the northern princes will gather 73,000 people!In addition, more than 70,000 elite soldiers from the nine borders and various provinces were trans
At dawn the next day, Miao Jin got up to serve Zhu Gaoxu and dress him.Because she was too tired before going to bed, she was still a little confused when she woke up early in the morning, as if she didn't get enough sleep. The intimate intimacy last night remained in her mind. At this time, she was busy caring about Gao Xu and telling him to have a good breakfast, and said some simple words.After Zhu Gaoxu left Qianqing Palace, Miaojin tidied up and left in the imperial concubine's sedan.Miaojin turned around on the sedan chair and glanced at the magnificent main hall, thinking to herself: Gao Xu is right, this emperor's palace does not feel like home. There are many eunuchs and maidens around, taking turns to work here. Perhaps in the eyes of the palace people, Qianqing Palace is just a "yamen" for high-ranking officials.Returning to the Imperial Concubine Palace over the West Sixth Palace, a eunuch came up to pay homage and told Miao Jin, "The Q
"Bang!" Ma Enhui returned to the courtyard south of the Imperial Garden and suddenly threw the "Internal Training" she had brought back on the table in anger. The book fell on the table and onto the ground.Qiao'er and several palace maids were startled. They looked at the book that made Madam Ma angry and did not dare to pick it up.This book is not written by an ordinary person. Ma Enhui knew that if the news got out, it would be a big deal, but she couldn't help it! When she was still in Kunning Palace, she felt humiliated. She tried her best to endure it without losing her manners on the spot. When she returned to the courtyard, how could she care about so many things?Who doesn't know that she is the Empress Jianwen? At this time, she actually had to respectfully recite the book of Empress Xu. I don't know how the world will look at her, Ma Enhui, and how they will regard her as a person without integrity!"All of you go out!" Ma Enhui waved her s
When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of Ma's courtyard, the sun had already set in the west. Over in the Imperial Garden, the lush leaves on the treetops were shrouded in the setting sun and bright in color; but the light around Zhu Gaoxu had obviously dimmed, and he was in the shadow of the palace wall.His face darkened. The eunuch Cao Fu behind him was very good at observing people's expressions. He was even more cautious at this moment. He didn't dare to say a word and was more cautious than usual.Ma placed the book in a conspicuous place, of course, specifically for Zhu Gaoxu to read, she was just expressing her dissatisfaction! Zhu Gaoxu was in the room before, and he could still control his emotions; but now there was no one else, and he inadvertently showed his displeasure on his face.Understanding her is one thing, after all, Ma was the empress of Emperor Jianwen; but Zhu Gaoxu being unhappy is another thing!Now it seems that Ma is still completely on
Recently, a large number of troops have been heading north every day inside and outside Jinchuan Gate, and the ranks of chariots and horses have extended all the way to Longjiang Port.The soldiers carried a large number of Wugang carts. This bulky vehicle had been used by the Central Plains dynasties since the Han Dynasty; but if the Ming army only fought domestically, it would not use this kind of weapon that would slow down the marching speed.Only when attacking Mongolia in the north would soldiers carry this kind of vehicle! The Ming army not only used Wugang vehicles to transport supplies, but also to set up camps in the unprotected desert grasslands to guard against raids by nomadic cavalry.The court expected to enter the Tatars' area of activity in the fall, but the mobilization in early summer was known to everyone in the capital. There was really no way to keep it secret. Gathering an army of 200,000 or 300,000 was a huge undertaking in itself...