Chapter 16 Chapter 87: See You

Lulong is not too far from Yanjing, and this section of the road is a military road from Yanjing City to Shanhaiguan. The road is relatively smooth, and the horses and chariots gallop very briskly. Yanjing is now the location of the emperor's residence. If it is the imperial palace in Nanjing, it is almost time to lock the palace, and the imperial envoys don't need to go to the palace to meet him again. They can just wait until tomorrow morning before going on pilgrimage.And here is a palace, there is no early court, and the time for closing the palace and locking the keys is not as strict as that of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, so Xia Xun asked the Yanjing officials who came after hearing the news to guide the entourage and go Staying overnight, I rushed to the original Yanwang Mansion, which is now the emperor's palace.

Xia Xun got off his horse in front of King Yan's Mansion, looked up at the majestic palace gate, and suddenly remembered that the last time he came here, he was still a white man. Today, when he sees King Yan's mansion again, he can't help but feel that things are right and wrong. Xia Xun threw the reins, handed the horse to the guards, and walked towards the palace gate. There are three times more officers and soldiers guarding the palace than at the time of King Yan's Mansion. Now the emperor lives here, not a vassal king, so the security is naturally very different.The guard guarding the door didn't know Xia Xun, but just looking at his robes, he knew that he was not a first-rank military general, but also a prince and marquis, so he didn't wait for him to come up. A school lieutenant hurriedly stepped down to meet him and asked politely, "Excuse me?" who?

Xia Xun untied his waist badge and handed it over, and said in a deep voice, "Governor of Liaodong Yang Xu, please see the emperor!" When the gatekeeper heard that the Duke Fu had arrived, he bent his waist and held the badge respectfully to check that it was correct, then returned the badge with both hands, and said with a smile: "Master Fu, please wait a moment, this humble official!" Report to the emperor to know. Ouch, this is Lord Fuguo? A young fifth-rank official came out of the palace gate, just in time to hear Xia Xun's words, and immediately greeted him with a happy face.

Xia Xun took a closer look and saw that this man was only about 30 years old, with a white face and a slight beard, regular features, and a warm smile on his face, which made people feel friendly when they saw it.Xia Xun's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "What's next?" The official bowed his hands again and again, and saluted with a smile: "My next official, Yanjing, is in the etiquette department, Yang Feng, the member of the Ministry of Rites, ha ha, coincidentally, you are from the same family as Mr. He Guo." Xia Xun just smiled, and then Yang Feng came up to him, still smiling, but lowered his voice a lot: The Duke doesn't recognize the official, but the official has heard the name of the Duke for a long time

Xia Xun still smiled. He just thought that a stalking official had arrived and wanted to curry favor with himself, so he didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, Yang Feng's bright eyes stared at him meaningfully when his words changed. , Said: Yesterday the emperor went to Yanjing, the civil and military officials of Yanjing greeted the emperor, and followed the emperor to inspect the weather of Yanjing. At that time, Qi Guogong, Luo Shangshu, Lord Chen Shou and many other adults all praised you, Duke Guo, in front of the emperor!They praised Guogong for his strategy in Liaodong, Yunwen Yunwu, all ethnic groups in Liaodong are barbaric by nature, but they bow to you; Liaodong people even regard Guogong as their reborn parents and love them very much.Hehe, even the king of North Korea is in awe of the prestige of the Duke in Liaodong. If there is any dispute between the border and the people, he will send an envoy to Liaodong to ask for instructions!

Um? Is this a compliment? Why doesn't it sound like taste?Especially Duke Qi, hey!Duke Qi Qiu Fu will praise me?Unless the sun comes out in the west! Xia Xun's heart turned, and she couldn't help but take a careful look at Yang Feng. Yang Feng smiled slightly, and said again: "Xiaguan is a native of Yanjing City. He was born and raised in Yanjing City. He patted his forehead and said with a smile: Wrong, wrong, now it should be said that he is the eldest prince.During the Jingnan period, the emperor led the army to fight abroad, and the eldest prince was in Yanjing City. Because he appreciated the hard work of the subordinate officials, he made an exception from a small official to an official. At that time, he often walked around the eldest prince and listened to the eldest prince's praise. Mr. Guo, after hearing the praises from all the adults yesterday, he thought about when he would be able to meet Mr. Guo. He didn't want to get the chance today, hehehe, what a great honor!

As soon as he said this, Xia Xun's heart flashed like lightning, and he understood everything immediately. Where is Yanjing? Yanjing is the foundation of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi! Back then, when King Yan raised the flag and launched the Battle of Jingnan, the Second Highness was accompanying him, and the First Highness was in Beiping. The Third Highness was still young and had no influence at that time.During the four years, His Majesty has been in charge of the government affairs of Yanjing alone. He does not care about all the conscription of soldiers and food, packers, farming, mulberry, business and trade. He is familiar with all the officials in Yanjing. manpower.

Especially in the past four years, Beiping has been directly put in danger many times. Due to the turnover caused by casualties and the appointment and dismissal of meritorious deeds, the frequency of official turnover is extremely high. But it only controls the power at the top. The bureaucratic foundation of the middle and lower classes is the original team left by Zhu Gaochi. How can there not be a few of his confidants? The Yang Feng in front of him is clearly the eldest prince's person. He knows that he supported the eldest prince as the crown prince and belongs to the same faction. These words are clearly a warning to himself.Thinking about it further, Xia Xun even felt that Wailang, a member of the etiquette department in Yanjing, probably wandered around the palace on purpose in order to wait for him to come and give him a warning.

Seeing the change in his expression, Yang Feng knew that he had understood the meaning of his words, so he said haha, cupped his hands and said: "Oh, I just met the Duke, and the next official was surprised, and he was a little incoherent. Why did you pull the Duke Dongla?" Just talking nonsense, the Duke Fang came from Liaodong, and he must have something important to report to the emperor, and the subordinate officials dare not disturb, so farewell, farewell! Xia Xun still smiled. Although he didn't speak, he nodded to Yang Feng and watched him go down the stairs. A moment later, the gate guard captain rushed to report: The emperor declared Yang Xu to see him!After announcing the decree, he stepped on his shoulder and said with a flattering smile: "Master, please!"

Haha, Wenxuan, you are here, stop saluting, sit down, sit down! Zhu Di was dressed in a light robe, with his head tied and his forehead wiped, and he was dressed in a Yanju uniform. He greeted Xia Xun very relaxedly, supported Xia Xun to look him up and down, and said with a smile: "Wenxuan, you are dark and thin. Liaodong has suffered a lot, right? Xia Xun smiled and cupped his hands and said: "I'm not afraid of anything if I suffer a little bit of hardship, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle the errands entrusted to me by the emperor, and I will live up to the trust of the emperor."

Zhu Di laughed, waved his hands and said: Hey, you are playing tricks again, aren't you?Two battles and two victories, and such achievements in battle, if this is still a bad job, wouldn't the officials be ashamed to death? He pointed to the chair and asked Xia Xun to sit down. After he walked back to the desk, he sat down and said, "I arrived a day earlier than you, but I still live comfortably here. In Nanjing, I can't even breathe, let alone This old cold leg. Xia Xun's heart moved, and he smiled and said: "Then why didn't the emperor move the capital to Yanjing, wouldn't he be much more at ease?" Zhu Di was slightly taken aback, looked at him with a pair of tiger eyes fixedly, and suddenly laughed: You kid, you are talking nonsense again.Jinling was established by Emperor Taizu Gao, but now it is only for my comfort, so it is moved to the capital?If it is spread out, I will become a foolish king who indulges in pleasure, and you also have to bear the name of a treacherous sycophant who flatters the king! Xia Xun thought to himself: Of course moving the capital is not that simple, and of course it is not for the sake of comfort. The capital is Yanjing, and there are political considerations for establishing the capital. thought. But now is not the time to discuss this issue with the emperor, and the time to move the capital is far from coming. Xia Xun didn't want to go too deep on this matter, so he said with a smile based on Zhu Di's words: Song Taizu was a great talent, and the capital was first established in Kaifeng. But it was a mistake.If the capital had been moved to Luoyang or Chang'an earlier, the Great Song Guozuo might have lived for more than three hundred years. It can be seen that the location of the country's capital should also change with the times and the situation, and there is no need to stick to the law of the ancestors.If the emperor wants to move the capital, there must be a reason for moving the capital. If the emperor does not want to move the capital, then there must be a reason not to move the capital. The minister is not just talking about the emperor's words, if he wants to be flattered by the emperor In the name of treachery, the minister just retracted these words. Slick!Slick!Among all the ministers, you, Yang Wenxuan, are the most cunning! Zhu Di smiled and shook his head. At this moment, the servant came in with tea. Zhu Di already had a cup in front of him, and he only gave it to Xia Xun, and then he left. Because of this divergence, the topic of idle talk was dropped, Zhu Di sat upright, and said solemnly: I have read your memorials, and I am very happy.Throughout the past and present, the threat to the Central Plains has always come from the north; looking at the world, the threat to our Ming Dynasty is still in the north.Tatars and Oirats, although they have not done much at present, I have never underestimated them. If Liaodong is managed properly, it will be the strongest wall of the Ming Dynasty. It can not only prevent the Mongols from connecting with Jurchen and North Korea, but also make them dare not go south. I value it very much.In the past, you were granted various privileges, and you were specially allowed to set up a curtain in Liaodong, open a government office and build a government, in the hope that all ethnic groups in Liaodong can change the status quo of being indifferent to our Ming Dynasty and rebelling from time to time. As long as I, Ming Dynasty, can firmly and truly control Liaodong in my hands, the threat from the grassland will be greatly reduced, or even cease to exist.In your memorandum, the situation in Liaodong is complicated, and it is difficult to describe it in words. You also said that there are still many problems, and you must ask me for instructions in person.Now that I am here, you can tell me, what is the situation in Liaodong now?What questions? Xia Xun said with a distressed expression on his face: I hurried to hurry, I just arrived at dusk, I hurried into the palace, just to see the emperor.The situation in Liaodong is really difficult to describe in one word. I have many ideas, and I still have to ask the emperor for permission.Today is thin and the west mountain is about to fall. If you talk about it in a hurry, I'm afraid it will be a bit hasty. Zhu Di's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a mysterious smile: "It's okay, you can stay in the palace tonight, hehe, you can still live in the palace where you lived in the beginning!"