Chapter 140: The Emperor's Heart (1st Update)
"Lady, do you remember how King Han was driven out of the capital back then?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but open his eyes when he heard this, and was a little surprised that Zhou Yuting actually heard the meaning of his words, and couldn't help but look at her with a smile. The update is the fastest and most stable, dìng to read novels, and it is recommended to go to the eye to read the book
"It seems that the king of Han usurped the ** ride utensils, and killed the soldiers and horses to command General Xu, which made the emperor angry, if it wasn't for the prince's intercession, he would be deposed as a concubine!" When the King of Han was expelled from Nanjing City by Emperor Yongle, it was the fourteenth year of Yongle, and Zhou Yuting was still a teenager, so he said after thinking about it carefully.
"Not only that, the King of Han also recruited 3,000 soldiers in the palace, and became his private soldiers without being affiliated with the military department, plus his soldiers looted Wuji inside and outside the capital, which finally angered the emperor." Li Yuntian smiled slightly and asked, "Do you know who finally dealt the fatal blow to King Han?" ”
"Who?" Zhou Yuting suddenly came to her senses when she heard this, and felt that there seemed to be some inside story, so she leaned over and leaned on Li Yuntian's chest, and asked with interest.
"Back then, the emperor was hesitant about how to deal with the King of Han, and once asked Lord Jian of Shangshu Qian, the secretary of the ministry, but Lord Jian was silent and did not dare to answer."
Li Yuntian saw that Zhou Yuting's cheeks were rosy and charming, so he kissed her snow-white neck, and said with a smile, "The emperor saw that Lord Jian didn't speak, so he asked his husband's mentor Yang Shiqi Yang, and the teacher used the reason that the king of Han had failed to serve twice as an excuse, so that the emperor finally made up his mind to drive away the king of Han, and this knife was indeed beautiful." ”
"Mending the knife?" Zhou Yuting was slightly stunned at first, and then giggled, "It's obviously secretly bad, and it's even called 'mending the knife', you scholars just like to sell your reputation." ”
"In the twelfth year of Yongle, the emperor returned to the dynasty with a teacher, and the prince was slow to drive, and was attacked by the king of Han, and as a result, Lord Xie Jinjie and Lord Huang Huaihuang and other close ministers of the East Palace were all sent to prison, if it were not for the prince to be filial piety, and the delay in welcoming the prince was the responsibility of the subordinates to exonerate the prince, then the prince could not escape this catastrophe."
Li Yuntian did not deny Zhou Yuting's teasing, and wanted to kiss Zhou Yuting's fair neck again, but Zhou Yuting was afraid of itching, so he covered his neck with his hands and avoided it, so he put his hands behind his head, looked at Zhou Yuting with a smile and said:
"The King of Han underestimated these ministers in the court too much, and they finally drove the King of Han away, how could they let him return to Beijing again? Over the years, they have been crushed by those noble and important ministers, and they are looking forward to turning over after the crown prince ascends the throne. ”
"Will the emperor care about the affection of father and son and let the king of Han come to the capital to fulfill his filial piety, the king of Han is the most similar to the emperor, he used to like the king of Han the most, otherwise he would not have left the king of Han in the capital back then, and did not let him go to other places to be a vassal." Zhou Yuting understood what Li Yuntian meant, the dispute between the prince and the king of Han was a wrestling between the court's ministers and nobles, and those ministers would definitely oppose it desperately, she groaned for a moment and asked curiously.
After all, blood is thicker than water, Emperor Yongle has liked the brave Han King since he was a child, and now Emperor Yongle has reached his twilight years, and it is inevitable that he will move the family affection in his heart.
"There has always been no family affection in the eyes of the king, and there are only rivers and mountains." Li Yuntian shook his head and said with a smile, "Da Ming has already had an orthodox dispute, and the emperor definitely doesn't want the prince and the king of Han to fight to the death after Daxing, and he doesn't want Da Ming to come to Jingjing again, otherwise it will become a laughing stock for the ages." ”
"In this way, the King of Han can't enter Beijing?" Zhou Yuting flickered her long eyelashes a few times and asked in a coquettish voice.
"If there is chaos around the Ming Dynasty, then the emperor will definitely reuse the King of Han, but over the years, the emperor has swept away the four yi, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are now just a small fight, and the emperor is thinking about governing the country, not conquering the Quartet."
Li Yuntian stretched out his hand and gently scraped the tip of Zhou Yuting's upturned nose, and said with a smile, "Lady, you said that the prince and the king of Han, who can govern the Ming Dynasty better?" ”
"Prince!" Zhou Yuting pondered for a while, and chose the prince without hesitation, the prince has the support of the courtiers above the court, and he will naturally be able to better govern the Ming Dynasty in the future, do you have to rely on those nobles who don't know a lot of big characters?
"My father-in-law's best choice now is to wait and see what happens, and not to get involved in this matter." Li Yuntian closed his eyes and said slowly, "The emperor is a genius, how can he not know the intentions of those nobles, where do they want the emperor to reunite with the Han king's family, but look forward to the Han king's inheritance of the unification and continue to force the six ministers to take charge of the court, it is selfish!" ”
"You mean, the emperor has a plan in mind?" Zhou Yuting leaned down when she heard this, lying on Li Yuntian's chest and looking at him curiously.
"The emperor is already in the twilight, and he must think about what is behind him, the capital camp of the five military governors in the capital is twice as large as the pro-army capital protector's camp, in case the governors of the five military governors want to support the king of Han, then the capital will be in chaos, who can come to the king of Qin?"
Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and replied in an orderly manner, "If the husband guessed correctly, the emperor is now considering selecting important ministers from among those nobles who can be entrusted with great tasks, and at that time, he will use the capital division to avoid those Beijing mutinies!" ”
"If my father doesn't give the emperor a letter, then the emperor may entrust my father with a heavy responsibility?" Zhou Yuting's eyes couldn't help but light up, and asked in a coquettish voice.
"The number of guards in the capital of the Left Army Governor's Mansion in the capital is second only to the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and my father-in-law has always won the trust of the emperor, as long as my father-in-law is not involved in this incident, then the emperor will definitely trust him."
Li Yuntian bowed slightly, and took Zhou Yuting in his arms, "My father-in-law must have seen this with Uncle Hu's help, so I didn't go to the book, so as not to fall into the quagmire." ”
Zhou Yuting's eyes showed a thoughtful look, she didn't realize that there was an undercurrent under the calm surface of the capital, and the crown prince and the king of Han had reached the point of tension.
Although Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting were a little calm when they talked, Zhou Yuting didn't think he was alarmist, so he hurriedly went to the Hou Mansion to find Zhou Zheng early the next morning, and repeated what Li Yuntian said last night.
Zhou Zheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he smiled very happily, it seems that Hu Yitu did not mistake Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian has lived in a place for a long time but knows everything about the court, and he is indeed a rare talent.
Hu Yitu's views are the same as Li Yuntian's, so he advised Zhou Zheng not to intervene in the Han King's entry into Beijing, if Emperor Yongle wanted to let the King of Han enter Beijing, he would have already issued a holy decree instead of delaying it again and again, and at this time it was inevitable that Emperor Yongle would be suspected of "forcing the palace" to write to Emperor Yongle.
After Emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing, there were a total of 72 guards guarding the capital, which were divided into personal guards and Beijing guards.
The pro-guard refers to the pro-battalion belonging to the Yongle Emperor, full-time guarding the imperial city, not under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but under the jurisdiction of the Pro-Army Governor's Office, there are 22 in total, of which the first place is the famous Jinyi Guard.
Jingwei refers to the guards stationed inside and outside the capital, under the jurisdiction of the five military governors, a total of 50, of which the most powerful is the Houjun Governor's Office, under the command of a total of 20 Beijing guards.
followed by the Left Army Governor's Mansion, with 17 Beijing Guards; There are 3 Jingwei in the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army; There are 4 Jingwei in the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army; The former military capital governor's palace had 6 Jingwei.
The attitude of the four governors of the Houjun Governor's Mansion and the Left Army Governor's Mansion is very important, Jingwei is the most elite force of the Ming army, if the four governors support the Han King, then the guards of the imperial city will not be able to resist this group of tigers and wolves.
The King of Han naturally knew this, so he had already sent someone to the Hou Mansion to find Zhou Zheng, hoping that Zhou Zheng could help him to fulfill his filial piety in front of Emperor Yongle, but Zhou Zheng had been perfunctory and did not write to Emperor Yongle.
On the afternoon of February 19, Li Yuntian, Zhou Yuting, and Lu Cao went to the imperial city to thank Emperor Yongle for their kindness to Emperor Yongle, in order to thank Emperor Yongle for their kindness to Lu Cao, Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou.
The green calyx with the veil on his shoulders is still the first time to enter the imperial city, the mood is extremely excited, and he seems very nervous, for ordinary people, the Forbidden City is a mysterious and noble place, and the face of the saint is a great honor.
After waiting in a side room for about an hour, the three of them were led by an attendant to the East Warm Pavilion.
"You are the chaste woman who would rather die than bear the stigma of Li Yushi in the lobby?" Emperor Yongle's spirit today looked good, and after Li Yuntian and the three of them sat down, he looked at the green calyx with a smile.
"Back to the emperor, it's the courtier!" Green Calyx was taken aback when she heard this, and quickly stood up and bowed back.
Because the green calyx has a seal, it is called "courtier", otherwise it can only be called "people's woman", although there is only a word difference, but the meaning inside is very different.
Emperor Yongle smiled slightly when he saw this, waved his hand to Lu Cao, motioned for her to sit down, and then greeted Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting, chatting about the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the family affairs of the Hou Mansion, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.
"Li Yushi, many ministers have written to me today, hoping to let the King of Han enter Beijing to fulfill his filial piety, Li Yushi, as a speech official, how do you think of this matter?" During the greetings, Emperor Yongle suddenly turned his words, and his eyes looked at Li Yuntian like torches.
"The emperor has a clear judgment in his heart, and Weichen does not dare to criticize himself in vain." Li Yuntian didn't expect Emperor Yongle to ask him such a strict question, so he pondered for a while, arched his hand at Emperor Yongle, and answered quietly.
"I want to hear what you're thinking." Emperor Yongle originally thought that the young and vigorous Li Yuntian would express his opinion on this matter, but he didn't expect him to be so old and serious, so he laughed.
"Wechen feels that King Han's entry into Beijing is both a family affair and a state affair, as a subordinate, all Wechen can do is to be loyal to his duties and repay the emperor's kindness." Li Yuntian knew that he couldn't hide this time, and after thinking about it, he said in an orderly manner.
"If they're what you think, then I'll have a lot easier." Emperor Yongle suddenly laughed and said with emotion.
Li Yuntian's sentence "It is both a family affair and a state affair" spoke of Emperor Yongle's heart, and those noble ministers who wrote must also know this, but they still wanted to let the King of Han enter Beijing, and their hearts could be punished.
If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Yongle had old feelings for those nobles, if it weren't for the fact that his current health was deteriorating, then for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, he wouldn't mind learning from Emperor Taizu, and he would also attack a group of honorable and noble ministers who were good friends with the King of Han to pave the way for the crown prince to ascend the throne.
In fact, Emperor Yongle has been extremely tolerant of the King of Han, thinking that time can erase the Yankuai in the heart of the King of Han, but he didn't think that the ** of the Ninety-Five Emperor was too strong, or that the resentment in the heart of the King of Han was too deep, which led to the occurrence of this situation today. One