Chapter 4 Chapter 78: Immortality

Seeing that Sai Hazhi took the lead and ran fast, but the road was not a shortcut, Xia Xun hurriedly called out to him: "Old Sai, you are on the wrong road. It takes a long detour to get to my house from this road!" Sai Hazhi laughed, stopped the steed, and waited for him to come to him, and said mysteriously: "The road is not wrong, the Duke just follow me, there is no need to say anything." As soon as Xia Xun heard it, he knew there must be a reason, so he nodded slightly, and followed Sai Hazhi, just waving his whip and riding the horse without saying a word. Xia Xun secretly looked at Sai Hazhi, saw his rough face, and a shrewd look appeared in his eyes from time to time, which was quite different from the reckless roughness he had shown before, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "I was with him at the beginning." When I went to Daning City to talk about King Ning, I knew that this old Sai had always had a rough temper.

Now that he has been in Jinyiwei for so long, the entire Jinyiwei is under the control of Ji Gang, but Ji Gang has nothing to do with him, and he only thinks that he is a harmless bastard and never cares about him. Lao Sai is as wise as he is stupid, and it is by no means as simple as it appears on the outside. The two of them just hurried on their way, and after a while they arrived at the Chaoyang Gate on the east side of the palace city, because this was already within the scope of the palace city, and commoners dared not pass by here, so the road was quiet and deserted, but at the moment, under the shade of the willows on the west side of the Chaoyang Gate, there were several people standing still. Ten fine horses, all saddled and saddled, are tied under the big tree beside the road.

Beside them stood some knights in twos and threes, all dressed in military uniforms, they looked like warrior attendants of some princely family.Sai Hazhi and Xia Xun rushed to Chaoyang Gate and stopped. Sai Hazhi got off his horse and said to Xia Xun: "This is it, Duke, please follow me!" Xia Xun didn't say a word, got off the horse, and walked forward with Sai Hazhi. The warriors standing under the tree saw the two of them coming, and gave way one after another. Xia Xun and Sai Hazhi arrived at the small river under the tree, and saw a Zhang Shitai, there is a cup of tea on the stage, and there is a person sitting next to him. He is wearing a blue arrow suit and an indigo forehead.

When Xia Xun saw the man, he couldn't help being surprised, hurriedly stepped forward, saluted with a long bow and said: "My minister Yang Xu, I have seen the emperor!" The big man with blue arrow sleeves is Zhu Di, Zhu Di smiled and said: "It's not in the palace, don't be formal, just sit down!" Thank you, Your Majesty!Xia Xun saluted again, stepped forward and sat beside Zhu Di. Zhu Di picked up a small purple sand teapot, filled a cup in front of Xia Xun with tea, and asked lightly: Do you feel wronged after squatting in the prison for a few days? Xia Xun chuckled lightly and said: There are treacherous parties in the court, and the ministers fight with them, racking their brains for a long time, but they still can't hurt their roots.The emperor strategized and wiped them out in one fell swoop without making a fuss. The minister was in prison, but his freedom was restricted for a few days, and he was able to cooperate with the emperor to achieve great things.

Zhu Di laughed loudly: I can't hide it from you, I know it, I can't hide it from you. As soon as the laughter subsided, Zhu Di's expression suddenly became solemn, and he asked in a deep voice: "Wenxuan is fighting against traitors, but can he also form his own party?" Xia Xun was startled, thought for a while, and answered solemnly: I have no comrades, only comrades! Zhu Di glanced at him and said: Oh?What's the difference between a comrade and a party? Xia Xun said: "The ancients said: If you have the same morals, you will have the same heart, and if you have the same heart, you will be comrades."The same party is a combination of the same interests, which is called a gang.There are treacherous ministers in the court, and naturally there are also loyal ministers. The loyal ministers are of the same mind, loyal to the emperor, wholeheartedly thinking about the people of the Ming Dynasty, the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, and they will do their best until they die.This is a friendship of morality, if you agree, you will come, if you don't agree, you will go, not a combination of private interests, so this is comrades, not party members.If the emperor thinks that this is also a party, then the minister can be regarded as a royalist party!

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, then smiled again, and said, "Come on, drink tea, this is Junshan Silver Needle, a high-quality tribute tea, first quench your thirst. I am going out of the palace today in a micro-clothes, and I am very excited. After drinking the tea, let's go to the eastern suburbs for a horse race." ! After leaving the Chaoyang Gate, on Zijin Mountain is the mausoleum of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma Niangniang with big feet. At the foot of Zijin Mountain, Dulongfu and a large grassland under Mount Everest, this is the royal racecourse of the Ming royal family.

Zhu Di rode on the horse, looking out into the distance, the grassland was vast and boundless as far as the eye could see.After staring at it for a long time, Zhu Di suddenly pointed forward with his whip, and said: "Your horse is a good horse specially selected for you by Sai Hazhi, and its foot strength is not inferior to my royal horse."Come, you and I, let's see who gets to that hillside first! As soon as the words fell, Zhu Di's whip fell quickly, and he shouted: "Drive!" The red-maned horse galloped away like an arrow leaving the string. Xia Xun was riding a black horse with four hooves on the snow. He immediately whipped his whip and galloped away after Zhu Di, and the warriors all around immediately followed closely.

People are like tigers, horses are like dragons, Zhu Di is one with horses, and his movements of straddling the saddle and hitting the waves are very coordinated. Its shape is majestic and majestic.Xia Xun did try his best, but his horsemanship was indeed far worse than Zhu Di's. Zhu Di's horse's two bowl-sized front hooves fell to the ground suddenly, making a muffled sound. Rushing to Zhu Di's side. Zhu Di laughed out loud and looked around, only to see dozens of fast horses galloping forward, their hooves soaring into the air, their belly touching the top of the grass. Clang!With a bang, Zhu Di drew his long sword out of its sheath and pierced straight into the sky. He looked up at the sky and shouted loudly: I am a commoner, what can the world do to me!Enough!This life is enough!

Zhu Di stood still for a long time, like a bronze statue. After a long time, he returned the sword into the sheath with a clang, turned around on the horse, and said slowly to Xia Xun: Before Huang Kao passed away, he seemed to have a feeling. One day, he came here sick, rode his horse and galloped, right here, where you and I stand, Huang Kao reined in his horse, drew his sword to ask the sky, and shouted out the words just now! Xia Xun listened quietly, Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and said again: At that time, I was still the king of Yan in Beiping. After hearing this, I always wanted to know that Huang Kao said these words when he knew that the deadline was approaching, What was he thinking but I couldn't figure it out.Just now, when I yelled this sentence, I also felt a lot of emotion. Do you know my emotion?

Xia Xun said softly: Taizu's emotion, without the same experience and encounter, others can only guess, who can guarantee that what he guessed is what Taizu thought.The emperor's emotion, the minister also cannot guess. Zhu Di smiled, slammed his legs on the horse's belly, and walked forward slowly. Xia Xun immediately picked up his horse and followed him, missing half a horse's body and following him. Zhu Didao: My family was very poor back then. One day my grandfather passed away on the way to beg for food, and my family was so poor that we couldn't even afford a coffin.My Huang Kao and my two brothers buried my grandfather at the foot of a mountain, and inserted a tree branch as a mark.When they got home, they begged relatives and friends, scraped together some money, and wanted to cook for my grandfather, but it happened to be a heavy rain, and the mountain was covered with mud and sand, which buried the entire hillside. When the body of my grandfather was not found, I, Huang Kao, knelt down at the foot of the mountain, crying very sadly

Zhu Di's eyes were crystal clear, and tears welled up faintly: Later, I, Huang Kao, became a little novice monk in Huangjue Temple, and later, he became a beggar without food and clothing.Who would have thought that after more than ten years after the revolt in Haozhou, my emperor, I would conquer the entire world and become the lord of the world?No one thought of it, not even my Huang Kao himself.I understand Huang Kao's emotion! Zhu Di stopped his horse, looked into the distance, and said in a low voice: At the beginning of Jing Nan's army, he just wanted to die because he couldn't bear the anger in his heart.Who would have imagined that after four years of Jingnan, I would become the emperor!I am originally a vassal of Yanjing, how can the world compare with me!What Huang Kao thought about, today, the country has already gained, and the years are getting old, I finally understand! Zhu Di took a long breath, and said in a deep voice: Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty, so many heroes in ancient and modern times, their thoughts and thoughts are all different from my emperor Kao and me!But that ambition to dominate the industry is all gone, I don’t know if this is fate, I still want to do it, and repeat these unfinished business of the ancient Mingjun.Now that I have won the world, I must plan for the world!Strong and bright, not as old as the sky!A great hero, with no borders!This is my grand plan!Hehe, but I also know that no matter how hard I try, I can't help it. Xia Xun cupped his hands immediately and said: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a generation of heroes, and he couldn't even handle the affairs of his children and grandchildren. Several sons died and were abandoned, and finally an eight-year-old young master was established. The young master died of illness as soon as he reached adulthood. After that, who the emperor belonged to and what the country would be like was by no means what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could have expected. The others were even more unbearable. Qin Shihuang, Tang Taizong, Sui Wendi, and Song Taizu, some of them underwent great changes after death, some of them were treated inhumanely during their lifetime, and some of them were not properly managed after death.It can be seen that no matter how talented and generous the leader is, he will not be able to take care of the future affairs for thousands of years. If he can arrange the affairs of one generation or two generations, he will be the wise ruler of the wise rulers, the hero of the heroic rulers. I set up early in the East Palace, the prince is benevolent and filial, and the grandson is Congmin, they are all good candidates for the heir.Now, the emperor has finally made up his mind and used thunderous means to destroy the hidden dangers of the imperial court in one fell swoop. Compared with Qin Huang Han Wu, Sui Wen Emperor Tang Taizong and other ancient Ming emperors, they are even better! Zhu Di laughed loudly, and said to Xia Xun: Wen Xuan, I can't hide my thoughts from you after all.But you know, what is my happiest thing?