The sunlight filtered through the window paper and sprinkled on the somewhat messy table and the chair next to it. Zhu Gaoxu felt a little stuffy sitting there. He felt the spring sunshine early, which made him feel warm and a little tired. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat-soaked hair, then picked up the hat on the table.
Ma Enhui roughly tied her belt and smoothed her hair with her fingers. While doing these chores, she looked at Zhu Gaoxu silently.
The living room was no longer filled with more than just the scent of tea; the air had lost its fresh, quiet flavor and seemed a little chaotic.
She glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, exhaled weakly, and asked softly, "Did anyone hear what happened just now?"
Zhu Gaoxu said, "There should be no one else in this yard."
Ma Enhui stared outside blankly and said embarrassedly, "The wall doesn't seem to be very high."
Zhu Gaoxu heard some waves coming from the Xuanwu Lake at this time and said, "
At dusk, Zhu Gaoxu left Shen's Mansion and returned to the palace.He was coming back from Xuanwu Gate, and there were hidden sentries of Jin Yiwei on several roads along the way, which had been deployed a few days ago. After Zhu Gaoxu left the Xuanwu Lake, he randomly selected one of the roads.Everything is peaceful. Just like the series of processes in which Ma Enhui serves tea, the greatest significance may just show the importance of Zhu Gaoxu.After Zhu Gaoxu entered the Xuanwu Gate, he climbed onto the tower on a whim. Just like when he walked out of Ma Enhui's living room and came to the lake to watch the scenery, there was no special purpose for this trip.It was such a bright day and even at sunset the sky and the earth were beautiful. The afterglow shines on the countless double eaves in the imperial city, and the glazed tiles are gorgeous. Outside the imperial city, magnificent buildings coexist harmoniously with the resurgent vegetation in
The bonfire in the night has gone out, and the world has plunged into darkness, leaving only the dim lights in the village, as if they would go out at any time.In the light of an oil lamp, Le Loi sat in front of a rough table and said to Ruan Jian in the room , "I want you to see someone." He did not ask in a questioning tone, but clapped his hands three times after he finished speaking.After a while, someone walked in. She was a graceful woman wearing a long, narrow gown and a cone-shaped hat on her head. The woman reached out and lifted the hat, revealing her face in the dim light.She was pretty, and Ruan Jian had a feeling he had seen her before, so he looked at her carefully for a while.At this time, Li Li said, "Chen Xianzhen."Ruan Jian suddenly realized something and blurted out, "Oh..."Li Li smiled and said, "You remembered?""I remember now." Ruan Jian repeated Le Loi's words, but his tone and meaning were different. He
After Chen Xianzhen left, only Le Li and Nguyen Chien were left in the dim and simple house. They obviously held opposite attitudes towards this plan.Ruan Jian could not wait to start admonishing, "The Wude court of the Ming Dynasty has indeed invaded our country under various pretexts. No matter how Zhu Gaoxu and other officials argue, they cannot change the facts. We are the righteous side.But we must also admit that the actions of the Ming court were very different from those of the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming army did not massacre, and even restrained its soldiers from committing crimes and provided relief to the hungry. In all the wars of ancient and modern times, this kind of behavior was rarely restrained.If we plot to assassinate Zhu Gaoxu, and it fails, it will turn into a life-and-death feud between Zhu Gaoxu and Prince Pingding! Even if it succeeds, it will arouse great anger in the Ming court. They will kill people out of contempt, hatred, and reve
Inside the Rouyi Palace in the imperial capital, the Ming Dynasty cabinet ministers and nobles have reached the decision-making stage on opening up a new battlefield.The Ministry of War formulated a comprehensive offensive strategy.On the large table in the middle was a large map of the northeastern region of "Shenzhou". Originally, the Asian region was named Shengzhou, but later someone made a typo. As a result, within two years, everyone got used to using Shenzhou, and Zhu Gaoxu also followed suit.The yellow dragon, sun and moon pattern drawn on the map looked like a burning flame, with several small wooden boats placed on it.Qi Tai said to the ministers sitting around him, "According to the investigation, Tsushima Island is mostly mountainous with few fields. The number of samurai civilians that the guardian daimyo So can control is about 500 to 600, and they have a distant relationship with other daimyo in Japan. There are three settlements, an
The dry season in Annan was about to end, and the Ming army had stopped almost all military operations. The soldiers of various divisions were stationed in important cities in the plains to rest. Chen Zhengyuan's regime also gradually established an effective county system bureaucratic rule in various places.The Annan Governor's Office received reliable information that there were several farms reclaimed by the rebels in the mountains between the southwest of Dongguan City and the Li Xian River, and that troops from the Le Loi tribe were active there.Perhaps because the mountainous area was very close to the ruling center of Annan, the Governor's Office decided to send an army to destroy the rebels' farmland and warehouses.This was an infantry army consisting of two hundred-household teams, with a few scout flags. The main force was nearly 200 people, and they were marching along a narrow road in the mountains and forests. The troops and horses could only
In the heavy rain, the quaint buildings of the Annan Governor's Mansion became hazy, and the water on the brick floor began to flow in all directions. Chen Xianzhen, who was holding a green umbrella, had his shoes soaked through.Chen Xianzhen looked at the door in front and couldn't help but stand there. She stood in the noisy rain for a while, then took steps towards the door in the distance.On the small bench in the porter's room, a person from the Ming Dynasty's imperial robes is said to be called a sitting recorder. In addition to the generals under Zhang Fu, there should be many civilian officials in the courtyard."Stop, what are you doing?" the guard said.Chen Xianzhen immediately started shouting, excitedly announced his name, and also mentioned the Queen Mother Chen and others.The guards did not allow her to enter, but immediately asked someone to run in and report. After a while, some military generals and civil servants came to the
This villa was the house of a minister of the Kingdom of Java (i.e. the Kingdom of Majapahit), located on a hillside. The Javanese king and his entourage bypassed a forest and expanded their sight to the distance, and were immediately shocked by the scene of Kediri Port on the banks of the Brantas River.(Kediri Port is probably in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia today.)The sea surface in the harbor is already filled with large fleets of ships; from a distance, it looks like migrating white cranes have filled a small pond.The king, who had been heartbroken about the gold, changed his mind less than half an incense stick later and said, "If the Ming people only want gold, we may still be able to negotiate."The envoy of Malacca (Sultanate of Malacca) warned, "The people of the Ming Dynasty have shown their greedy nature. Your Majesty's concession will only make them push forward."At this time, the Javanese monarchs and ministers
At the turn of spring and summer, it is the season of green, fat, red and thin, and the scene of the Ming Dynasty capital is full of lush vegetation and vitality.There are only a few trees next to the inclined corridor outside Qianqing Palace, which also attracts birds to stay, and they "chirp" among the branches and leaves. Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting in the Dongnuan Pavilion, heard the chirping of birds and had the illusion that he "didn't feel like he was living in a densely populated imperial city".He soon became a little irritated by the chirping of birds, because the eunuch Cao Fu came in to report the matter and mentioned that Chen Xianzhen was about to enter Beijing with Hou Hai, Pei Youzhen, Liu Ming and others.Cao Fu narrated for a while and then said, "My servant asked Zhang Sheng, and the accompanying Jin Yiwei reported that this matter was the intention of Xincheng Hou Zhang Fu.""I know." Zhu Gaoxu said.Zhu Gaoxu has known Zhang