Chapter 572: A word to decide honor and disgrace, a smile to separate yin and yang

The eighth day of the ninth month is the day when the Son of Heaven enters Beijing, so early in the morning, the streets and alleys are crowded with people. Even though it happened to be windy on this day, everyone in every household had received orders from the government early, and at this time they had to look forward to the direction of the city gate. Countless officers and men went all out to suppress and preside over order, and there was still a buzzing discussion in the crowd.

Although they live at the feet of the Son of Heaven, most people are 108,000 miles away from the Son of Heaven in the forbidden palace, and even if they stand on tiptoe and look inside, they can't see the movement inside the palace gate, not to mention that there is a law prohibiting peeping into the palace in front of them. Those who have seen the emperor's law drive into the capital in the fifteenth year of Yongle are even more whispering, talking about the mighty halogen book at the beginning, many people's faces are flushed with excitement.

"Fa Driver has entered the city!"

A rider came rushing from the end of the road, shouting a simple sentence in his mouth, and for a moment, the street, which had been a little noisy just a moment ago, fell silent. Under the command of the forbidden army in charge of cleaning the street, one after another people knelt on the ground, and from a high place, it was as if an invisible knife had cut through countless straws swaying in the wind, and the black-pressed crowd was suddenly half shorter. It's just that, although they are prostrate and kneeling to greet them, a few bold people quietly raised their heads a little.

A pair of Bai Ze flags, four pairs of door flags, 40 yellow flags, 12 golden dragon flags, two sun and moon flags, in addition to the wind and cloud thunderstorm flag, wood fire, gold water, Saturn flag, Liesu flag, green dragon white tiger Vermilion bird Xuanwu red soap ...... Hundreds of flags of all kinds were waving in the wind, and all the people who raised the flags were selected as first-class and strong men, all of them were of average height and height, and they looked extremely majestic. The flags are followed by instruments such as brass horns, pipas, gonghou drums, and more, followed by colorful flags and weapons. As dozens of chamberlains passed by with heavy gold objects of various colors, there were even more peeking glances.

The most striking thing was the variety of fans and umbrella covers, and some of them quietly explained to their companions. What is the Red Luo embroidered fan, the red Luo single dragon fan, the red Luo embroidered pheasant square fan, the red Russell fan, the Shuanglong shou fan, the red Luo straight handle canopy embroidered umbrella...... Everything shows people that the Son of Heaven is rich in the power of the four seas, so the four Yi who follow the Dharma are all naturally afraid. Even the people around them, many of them put their foreheads close to the cold ground.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

When the Fa drove through, several carefully selected old men did their best to tear open their throats and shouted, so countless echoes and tsunami of congratulations rang out all around, gathering like a hurricane, floating in the sky above the entire Jingshi, and immediately pressed heavily on the group of people who passed on the imperial road. The generals who accompanied the northern expedition straightened their waists without exception, and even went to Qinghe to greet them, and at this time, the civil and military officials who gathered together and entered the city were also in good spirits.

Zhang Yue was not in Beijing when he was the first to march, and he had no chance to see the series of complicated etiquette in front of him, but this time he experienced it completely from beginning to end. Sacrifice to heaven and earth, Zongmiao, Sheji, to Kaile to offer prisoners Chen in the Taimiao Taishe, the emperor's imperial noon gate to the dew cloth to announce the world, hundreds of officials to obey the edict, to Fengtianmen on the flat Hu table...... At first, he was able to beat his spirit, but gradually he became a little unbearable, but he followed the movements of others like a puppet. However, the etiquette was all very long, and from a distance, he felt that the elderly emperor's movements were also stiff and impatient, not to mention the few white-haired old ministers near him who were barely holding on.

However, when the day's affairs were over, Zhang Yue did not get permission to go home, and had to work hard all night in the Yamen of the Ministry of War to sort out the Northern Expeditionary Army Register. Although this time it was a battle with more and less fighting, among the 300,000 troops, there were still four or five thousand dead and wounded, and half of the dead were infected with diseases or frozen to death on the road. When he ticked off the names in the military register, he couldn't help but think of what he had said in the previous book, and he was completely sleepy.

Due to the return of the Son of Heaven from the expedition, the court meeting early in the morning of the Double Ninth Festival was canceled the next day, and was replaced by civil and military officials over 60 years old who gave a banquet. However, after the lunch break, he was about to work in his spirits when the door of the secretary room was slammed open.

"Yuan Jie, something happened!" Wan Shijie directly slammed the door behind him with his heel, and then said angrily, "Zhao Shangshu, who went to receive the banquet, just returned to the yamen, and his face was dead and white. The entourage revealed that after the feast, the emperor issued several decrees in a row, Zuo Chunfang Yang Daxue, Honglu Temple Cheng Liu Shun, Zuo Shilang Yang Mian of the Criminal Department, as well as Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Jian Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, all of whom went to Jinyi Prison! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yue suddenly dropped the pen in his hand, and Huo Di stood up, his face full of disbelief. He clearly remembered that after he reported to Zhu Di that the Jingshi was in order, although the emperor asked a question, he was not angry, why did he make a big move when he came back now? This move is a cabinet minister and two scholars, the same as the previous time, if this continues, how many people will be left in the court? At the beginning, officials in the last years of Hongwu often said goodbye to their families when they went to court, is it still like this now?

"What's the charge?"

Other people don't care at all, but Yang Shiqi has the grace to give him guidance and guidance, but he just doesn't have the status of teacher and student. At this moment, Wan Shijie clenched his fists, and then said in a low voice: "Yang Ge always tutors the crown prince, Liu Shun is a mistake, Yang Mian is because of his younger brother's involvement, as for Lu Shangshu and Jian Shangshu, I don't know." ”

Wan Shijie didn't know about these two people, but Zhang Yue knew it in his heart. Isn't it because the prince forgave Lu Zhen's son-in-law, but Jian Yi was by the side but didn't stop it at that time? He really thought of a creature like the emperor a little simpler, suspicion was like an innate instinct for him, how could he mistakenly think that Zhu Dixian's expression was dissipated? He clenched his fists tightly, but he couldn't help but think of his father-in-law who had just come out of prison before the Chinese New Year.

"By the way, Zhao Shangshu also mentioned that the emperor recalled Lord Du's Zhiwen Yuan Pavilion."

"Sure enough, people have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny...... This is Chung Yeung Festival, and Mr. Dongli is already over 60 years old! Zhang Yue took a deep breath, and then spit it out for a long time, and then said to Wan Shijie, "Don't think about the bad first, if it's cold today, there will inevitably be a lack of food and clothing in the prison, I'll try to get some things in first." ”

Seeing that Wan Shijie nodded, and said that he went out to inquire about the news, Zhang Yue slowly sat down. At this moment, the initial consternation had passed, and he couldn't help but wonder if the emperor was venting his anger for a moment or something else. After thinking about it, he felt that Yang Shiqi was really innocent, and couldn't help but secretly think that as long as he held an official position in the East Palace now, he would undoubtedly be cannon fodder, and as long as something went wrong, he would definitely be in the tank.

Speaking of which, Yang Shiqi, like Du Zhen, is already a "second entry into the palace......

Due to such a series of sudden news, Zhang Yue's work efficiency this afternoon was naturally greatly reduced. And with the imprisonment of Chen Yu, the Marquis of Taining, the commander of the Shen Ce Guard dismissed Zhang Hui from his post, and questioned several officers of the Shen Ce Guard, and countless affairs of the Yamen were shrouded in a panicked atmosphere. The soldiers of the Northern Expedition have not yet been rewarded, and now they are in prison, and all of them are civil and military ministers who can be regarded as famous in the DPRK, who is not afraid?

The thunder of the day was followed by a few days of silence. Because the military department still needs to count the merits of the Northern Expedition, the Wuxuan Division is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, and almost all the scribes are transferred to help, Zhang Yue's side is naturally more overstretched, and he doesn't even have the time to go home. Finally, before the banquet of the Ministry of Rites, all the matters were taken care of, and the Yamen of the Ministry of War from Shangshu Zhao Xuan to the most inconspicuous scribe Soap Li, everyone was boiled red, but only Zhang Yue was listed for the banquet.

In the face of those colleagues who diligently supported logistics but did not receive any commendation, although Zhang Yue preferred to go home, it was not easy to show the slightest reluctance to go to the imperial banquet. And on the day of the feast, after the Ministry of Rites arranged the seat level and announced, he became the focus of attention.

I don't know what Zhu Di came up with the idea, in short, in order to motivate the soldiers, this banquet was divided into four classes. Those who have no merit sit in the front and receive food; Those who enter the customs first with equal merits and demerits sit in the second row and eat Chinese food; Those who have no merit sit down below and eat the next meal; As for those who have made mistakes without merit, they can only stand by and watch others eat. Among the people, only Yang Rongjin, Youzi and Zhang Yue were the civil ministers who sat in the front and received food.

When the military department recorded the merits, Zhang Yue's credit for guarding Yu Xinghe was additional, but Yang Rongjin Youzi knew that there was still the merit of opening the salt method and the later book. They have little objection to this method of calculation. After all, what was set when discussing the reward was an expedient measure, in fact, Zhang Yue's merits have not been fully rewarded, and besides, this royal feast is enough for the two of them to be eye-catching in front, and it is not bad for one more person to share the burden. Moreover, eating on this occasion is Enrong face, even if you eat food, you don't want to be full. But all the wise people have already filled their stomachs before they come to the feast.

Weifu Qianbang, Siyi Laibina Seal. Xianzhen Xiang, Chenggan Xiang, Huangji Yongchang, thousands of mountains and rivers are strong.

The Holy Lord passed Yao Shengyu soup and established five permanent and three outlines. The eight barbarians paid tribute to the present, and they were all in a panic. The prime minister of the DPRK and the central government, Xie Li Yin and Yang. The harvest of the five grains makes all the people rejoice. Emperor Hewu, praise together, all nations are coming.

With this tune of quiet and windy on all sides, there is a teaching workshop music class in the court to present a dance to calm the world. I saw those people wearing green Luo scarves, green and green jade sara gold jackets, gold and copper belts around their waists, and soapy cloud boots, singing, dancing and singing endlessly. Zhang Yue was really not very interested in this kind of music and dance, so he had to sneak a glance at Zhu Di on the throne, who knew that he happened to collide with the gaze of Zhu Zhanji, the head of the throne. Seeing that the imperial grandson's eyebrows were full of smiles, he couldn't help but be suspicious.

After a royal banquet with more form than substance, the meritorious soldiers were given money of varying amounts. Among them, Yang Rongjin Youzi was ranked first-class with merit, and each was rewarded with a second-grade gold woven silk shirt with a banknote of 5,000 yuan, and Zhang Yue was a four-grade red silk shirt with a banknote of 3,000 yuan. Since this was a gift on the spot, after the banquet was dispersed, it was a little eunuch who followed him all the way out with things, so he naturally learned the taste of a thousand eyes, and he even felt that he was not full today, but he was seen full.

However, I can finally go home!

However, all the way to the left gate of Chang'an, Zhang Yue had not had time to find the people of his family from the many carriages and servants, when he heard someone calling him. Following the prestige, he recognized it as Peng Shisan, and he couldn't help but be stunned. You know, today's British Gong Zhang Fu is also among the banquets, why is Peng Shisan waiting for him here?

"Young Master, hurry home!" Due to the large number of people leaving the palace at this time, Peng Shisan was afraid that he would be scattered, so he simply stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Yue's hand, and then said angrily, "The old lady is dying, the British prince has already rushed over first!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue suddenly felt a thunderbolt slash in his head. Although he knew that his grandmother's illness had not been a day or two, and even that the doctors had made extremely disappointing diagnoses, he always had the slightest illusion that a miracle would happen. Standing like a log for a moment, he finally reacted, and when he saw that someone was leading the horse forward, he didn't see who it was, so he grabbed the reins and turned over on the horse's back, and galloped out like the wind.

In an instant, all the rewards and the future were thrown out of the clouds by him.

Holding on to the last shred of sobriety to control his mount, it took him only a quarter of an hour to gallop to his door, then leap off his horse and rush inside. When he rushed into the gate of the North Courtyard, he couldn't help but feel a dry throat and a tingling pain in his chest, and even his steps were fluctuating. Three or two steps into the hall, and seeing that there were only two little girls, he immediately rushed into the east room without thinking. The moment he hit the curtain and flew up, he saw the old man who was being held by Mrs. Wang's shoulder, saw the happy eyes, and saw the smile that suddenly bloomed.

"Auntie, auntie!"

Zhang Fu was only one step earlier than Zhang Yue, and at this time, he suddenly noticed the change in the Gu family, and immediately shouted twice. Mrs. Wang saw Gu slowly close her eyes with a smile, and the hand that she was holding tightly gradually loosened, and she couldn't help but feel a shock in her heart. When she reached out and tried the snort, her tears welled up at once.

After only such a short time, Zhang Yue only had time to rush to the bed. Grabbing the hand that was hanging down, looking at the smile that had not disappeared, he only felt his heart like a knife, and couldn't help but put his head against Gu's warm chest, but he couldn't make any sound. A majestic old lady, a loving grandmother, a considerate elder, a dear family member...... Gu's different faces flashed through his mind, and what was left behind was that unchanged smile.