In the early morning, the autumn rain came in gusts, sometimes heavy and sometimes light. Suddenly, it became heavier. When the wind blew, the white rain curtain "rustled" and floated towards the brick floor of the palace, like flying white gauze.
Outside the Fengtian Gate, a large field of green umbrellas rose and fell from time to time. Officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing, as well as attendants holding umbrellas for the officials, all bowed in an orderly manner to the music and the words sung by the officials of the Honglu Temple. Zhu Gaoxu also sat under a yellow umbrella outside the Fengtian Gate, maintaining his ceremonial posture.
The pilgrimage is finally over and everyone will be able to leave this damp square soon.
But at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stood up from the throne, left the yellow umbrella, and stood in the rain. The eunuch beside him hurriedly reminded him, "Your Majesty, please rest your body."
Some officials stand
Jian Butang recovered from his illness very quickly.This morning, Wang Gui brought his godson to Rouyi Hall and reported to Zhu Gaoxu: Jian Yi has arrived at the Ministry of Personnel and has personally signed Liu Ming's appointment letter. It seems that he will also submit a memorial to express his gratitude for the two Korean ginsengs.Zhu Gaoxu let out a short laugh, then shook his head gently and turned his attention back to the book in front of him.Wang Gui stood by for a while. Zhu Gaoxu pondered again, "The people of the Yang family can finally be killed."He hadn't thought about this decision carefully at the moment, but he had weighed it back and forth many times before.There should be some prerequisites. First, Yang Shiqi's son Yang Ji must be arrested to avoid creating hatred, but hatred cannot be completely eliminated. Secondly, he must be killed sooner or later, because Yang Shiqi is a direct descendant of the deposed prince's par
A group of people were waiting in the hall. A servant said, "The master heard that Eunuch Cao and others were coming to visit, so he asked Eunuch Cao to wait for a while and allow the master to change clothes before meeting the guests."Cao Fu nodded and sat down on the armchair in the hall without being invited. Du Erlang also came and sat beside him. After waiting for a while, Yang Gong came to the hall. He bowed and said, "I am sorry for not welcoming you so early in the evening.""No, no." Cao Fu said.Yang Gong has put on a brand new robe, the lining is spotless, the boots are new, he wears a square scarf, and his clothes are very neat.At this time, the Jin Yiwei sergeant came up with a wooden box. After opening it, he placed a pot of wine and a cup on the wooden plate. Cao Fu said to Lian who was standing next to him, "This is Mr. Yang, the father of Yang Ji. If he wants to see you, just offer him a glass of wine. Don't lose etiquette."Li
Mori Sadanaga had been in Beijing for more than a month, and apart from attending banquets hosted by the Ministry of Rites and delivering tribute gifts, he had accomplished almost nothing.Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty court received Mao Li with the etiquette of a foreign envoy, and there was no sign of him being held accountable. He probably no longer had to worry about becoming one of the scapegoats for Qian Xili's death. It was probably the people of the Kyoto Samurai Office who had to bear the brunt of that incident.Life in the capital of the Ming Dynasty was very peaceful and prosperous. It was said that kings and leaders of some small southern countries who came to pay tribute were reluctant to go back after living here and having enough food and drink.But Mori Sadanaga was getting restless and wanted to return to Japan as soon as possible. After the Battle of Hakata Bay, the situation of the daimyo forces and the Ouchi family in Japan had changed. M
Mao Li's resignation letter was not approved, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites persuaded them to stay and watch the ceremony before returning home. Because the imperial edict, seal, seal box and other items had not been completed, the ceremony of conferring Akizuki as Reibin would take some time.Zhu Gaoxu discussed with his ministers before deciding to confer Qiuyue as a concubine, mostly out of consideration for forming a comprehensive alliance.Some officials suggested that she could be made an imperial consort. Although the Akizuki family was not a member of the Ashikaga clan, they were from the noble family. This was the first marriage between the Ming Dynasty and Japan since its founding. The Akizuki family was well-known in Kyushu, and the Ouchi family, who was involved in this matter, was a key force affecting the Ming Dynasty's interests in Japan. The court currently had almost no interest in the eastern part of Japan and only wanted to win over
When Zhu Gaoxu woke up, he heard that several ministers were waiting outside the Rouyi Palace. Eunuch Cao Fu and others helped him dress and said that it was probably because the Tongzhengsi had received Sheng Yong's memorial.When they arrived at the main hall, Zhu Gaoxu issued an order allowing the ministers to enter for an audience with the emperor.Six people came: Qi Tai, Gao Xianning, Xia Yuanji, Ru Chang, Song Li, and Qian Xun. They knelt and kowtowed twice, once outside the palace gate and once inside the palace room.Zhu Gaoxu had just woken up and was still a little dazed, so he didn't pay much attention to etiquette and just waved, "No need for formalities, get up." He walked to the big table and reached out to find Sheng Yong's memorial among a pile of memorials.Cao Fu leaned forward, picked up a book and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu with both hands. Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Cao Fu, then stood there and opened it to read.Zhu Gaoxu felt a litt
Zhu Gaoxu's daily emotions were very abstract, because he could only use the text on the memorials to give full play to his imagination and understand what was happening in various places in the Ming territory.Sometimes I feel happy, like when I got the news that Sheng Yong is in Japan. Sometimes I feel upset, like I got bad news from both the north and south in the past two days.One was a memorial from Ningxia Wei (Yinchuan), which said that the Oirat tribe had come to the Hetao area to graze their livestock in the autumn. The local military commanders reported to the court to warn it and request reinforcements.Zhu Gaoxu felt frustrated. As soon as he came to the throne, he went on a northern expedition, going through life and death in the ice and snow, and dealt a heavy blow to the Tatar tribe; but the result of this seemed to be that the pressure on the Wasi tribes in the west was suddenly reduced, and there were signs of going south to the Hetao area.
In a manor on a mountain in the west of Annan, Le Loi was sitting in a cozy house, holding up a glass of wine and celebrating with his subordinates. The room was filled with the aroma of wine and meat, and the congratulatory words in the Annan dialect.Sitting at the table were civil and military officials under Le Loi, including Nguyen Kiem, Nguyen Canh Nghiem, etc. The family of counselor Nguyen Kiem was also present, including his younger brother Nguyen Qi and his younger sister Nguyen Lan Fang.Ruan Lanfang was a beautiful girl with elegant temperament. She was born in a scholarly family. She had long black hair and fair skin. All Annan men liked such women. Long hair required patience to take care of, and the personality was usually gentle. The fair skin was because she did not have to work in the wind and sun, so her family must be well-off.Ruan Jingyi would occasionally glance at the beauty, but he did not stare at her impolitely. He would pretend to
As expected, the counselor Nguyen Jian recommended Nguyen Cang Yi to take part of the "goods" to Da Nang to find familiar merchants. Nguyen Jian seemed to know a lot about Nguyen Cang Yi and thought that Nguyen Cang Yi could do the job.Nguyen Chien was the man whose wife betrayed him and followed the Ming man Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng had captured Nguyen Chien's family but released them; Le Loi still trusted Nguyen Chien, which really required courage and confidence.There were many people with the surname Nguyen in Annan. Although Nguyen Jingyi had the same surname as this person, they were not related in any way.Le Loi first said that Nguyen Cangyi was a great general and somewhat adventurous.But Nguyen Chien thought it was a difficult task and that ordinary people could not do it. Only Nguyen Jingyi was the most suitable person. Moreover, the army was short of food, clothing, and weapons and needed money. Then Nguyen Chien suggested that his brother N