Although Mo Gai's poems were a bit disappointing to Mr. Shuren, he had to change them in the face of Lao Zhu.
It can be said that Lingtai has no way to escape the divine arrow.
But "the stormy and darkening of my hometown" should never be said.
Hometown, homeland, for the Ming Dynasty, the homeland is the Yuan Dynasty.
If Lao Zhu thought that he was obsessed with the Yuan Dynasty, it would not be impossible to kill him with a knife. There is also "I am sending my message to Han Xing but I am not aware of it". This kind of exclamation is also unacceptable. It would be better to say it to Zhu Yuanzhang than to say it to the stars.
Chen Ning's expression was a little dull. He obviously wanted to embarrass Gu Zhengchen, looking for opportunities to make him look embarrassed, and then trample on him. But who could have imagined that this boy actually came up with a poem. Although this poem was not for New Year's Day, for Zhu Yuanzhang That's right. Isn't it a joy to have a talented minister?
Hu Weiyong narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Zhengchen. This guy is really talented. The sentence "I express my gratitude to the emperor for entrusting me with orders, and I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood" is enough to make him enter the literary world. What is even more admirable is that this poem reveals a sense of heroism. The decisive spirit, the attitude of asking for orders to go out and die for the country, makes people's blood boil.
Xu Da and Mu Ying's eyes showed appreciation.
Xu Da turned around and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "I wish the emperor has entrusted me with this order. I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood! Your Majesty, I rarely hear of such a heroic act of serving the country. Please send it to the front line and inform the sergeants. Take this as a clarion call to boost military morale!"
"That's right!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and looked at Gu Zhengchen: "With your poem as the beginning of New Year's Day, I suddenly feel energetic this year! For a good poem, I will reward you with fifty taels of platinum."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gu Zhengchen breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Chen Ning, and began to counterattack: "Your Majesty, I heard from the people in Jinling City that Dr. Chen Yushi is proficient in iron acrobatics. Today is New Year's Day, and I have the guts to ask Dr. Chen Yushi to perform a performance. Second, to entertain officials and add to the celebration."
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly faded.
Among the officials, some people suddenly laughed out loud, and there were quite a few in number.
Xu Da stretched out his thumb and felt happy when he looked at Chen Ning, whose face was ashen.
Mu Ying swallowed. Damn it, this is Fengtian Palace, not a killing ground.
Gu Zhengchen, Gu Zhengchen, this move of yours can be described as extremely ruthless. It will bring Chen Ning to death.
Liu Ji scratched his beard with a very relieved expression on his face.
Li Min, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Liu Ren, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Niu Liang, the Minister of Rites, Zhan Tong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Lin and others couldn't help laughing. These big bosses are not afraid of Chen Ning, and they often fight openly and secretly.
Gu Zhengchen was the first person who dared to directly ridicule Chen Ning in front of the civil and military officials of the court, Hu Weiyong and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Many people looked at Chen Ning with gloating. Gu Zhengchen said it cleverly. He was a man who was proficient in the acrobatics of soldering iron. It was this man who used a soldering iron to seal people's seals with him when he was the prefect of Suzhou. The people gave him the nickname "Chen Soldering Iron".
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chen Ning with an expectant and sincere expression.
Being a human being requires etiquette, and reciprocity is a normal thing.
You, Chen Ning, dare to ask me to compose poetry. If I agree, then I will invite you to perform. Do you dare to agree?
Chen Ning was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Although Lao Zhu also knew about the iron incident and had been reprimanded, he was so loyal and loyal to the court and to allow those common people to complete their taxes. How could it be a crime?
Seeing that Chen Ning, who was always good at speaking, was speechless, Hu Weiyong stood up and said, "Mr. Chen Yushi from Quanzhou County doesn't know how to do iron acrobatics. What's more, this is the Fengtian Palace. How can acrobats be allowed to enter the hall? Your Majesty, minister I also want to write a poem to celebrate New Year’s Day.”
"Prime Minister Hu wants to present a poem, which is rare. Come and listen."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm.
Gu Zhengchen had no choice but to retreat.
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang is still inseparable from Chen Pintie. This is a seemingly obedient dog who will be released to bite people when the time is right.
Chen Ning looked at Hu Weiyong gratefully and hated Gu Zhengchen even more!
Facing Chen Ning's resentful look, Gu Zhengchen didn't care. The two of them had feuded not once or twice. I heard that it was Chen Ning who suggested the word "Quanzhou" for this man from Quanzhou County.
Since they are political opponents and cannot be resolved, then they can exploit them as soon as they see it and take action whenever there is an opportunity.
The banquet became more and more lively, especially the generals who had drunk too much. They started to lose their temper one by one. Some people jumped out and twisted their waists. I didn’t recognize any of them, but the one who stuffed the silver cup into his arms should be Fei Ju. , why would a prince do this?
No wonder the generals are not treated favorably by the civil servants, saying that they are vulgar people and unwilling to be associated with them. Judging from the shouting and throwing things after drinking, they are really not unfairly accused...
Of course, Xu Da was not drunk, Mu Ying only tasted it briefly, and there were a few who pretended to be drunk.
But Zhu Yuanzhang likes military generals to be like this very much, because he can rest assured. If every military general follows the civil servants and has eighteen minds, can he still live a stable life?
Be crude and easy to control.
The banquet ended in the afternoon, and Gu Zhengchen returned to his house to catch up on his sleep.
The following days were very peaceful. Gu Zhengchen stayed at home with his mother and sister, and Zhang Xiwan was able to spend more time with Zhang He.
Gu Zhengchen originally planned to go to Jurong after the first lunar month in Jinling, but Zhang He believed that as the magistrate of Jurong, he was indispensable for a long time, not to mention that Jurong Guards had so many things to do and everything needed to be coordinated and handled, how could it be delayed forever.
Gu Zhengchen had no choice but to advance and set the time to return to Jurong on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
It's always sad when parting is approaching.
We can only accompany you wholeheartedly to make up for the shortcomings.
On this day, Gu Zhengchen summoned Mu Chun and Mu Sheng to arrange their studies. After the lectures were over, Mu Ying appeared at the door wearing armor. Gu Zhengchen was shocked: "What are you doing?"
Mu Ying usually works in the Governor's Mansion. Although he is a military commander, he can still be regarded as a sitting person and does not need to wear armor at all.
Unless there are special circumstances.
Mu Ying asked Mu Chun and Mu Sheng to leave, then sat down, took off the sword and put it on the table, gritted her teeth and said, "I went to ask for a fight, but His Majesty didn't agree!"
"Please fight, who should I fight?"
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
There were no major military operations on New Year's Day in the seventh year of Hongwu, and no major wars were recorded in history. Why was Mu Ying so angry and murderous?
Mu Ying said painfully: "Wang Yi (yi) is dead!"
"Wang Yi?"
Gu Zhengchen only thought that this name was familiar.
Mu Ying stood up and grabbed the waist knife: "Wang Yi is the president of "Yuan History" and the editor of the Academy of National History. He was once ordered to teach the main hall. He is very knowledgeable. The prince, the vassal kings and I have all studied with Mr. Wang! Only five years ago, His Majesty sent him to Yunnan to appease King Liang. Just now, news came that Wang Yi had been killed!"
Gu Zhengchen remembered this person. To be precise, he thought of Wang Yi's son Wang Shen. Wang Shen later looked for Wang Yi's body, which was given by Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, for travel expenses, but he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
It’s not Wang Shen’s fault that he couldn’t be found, but Wang Shen was still a child at this time, probably less than thirteen years old. In addition, Yunnan was still in the hands of King Liang of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty had no jurisdiction at all, and all the diplomatic envoys were cut off. No matter how diplomatic you are, it is unlikely that you will ask for someone.
To Muying, Wang Yi is her mentor, and this revenge needs to be avenged!
"Your Majesty does not agree, and your Majesty has a reason. Yunnan is a difficult place to fight, with complex terrain and dense mountains and forests. It is difficult to defeat King Liang without two to three hundred thousand soldiers. But now there are troops in the north, and Wang Baobao is eyeing it and may lead his troops southward at any time. The imperial court How can we attack the King of Liang if we cannot mobilize good soldiers and generals?"
Gu Zhengchen reassured.
Mu Ying understands these truths, but she is just unwilling to accept that Wang Yi was killed and she can't do anything!
Gu Zhengchen sighed: "The news only said that Wang Yi was murdered, didn't it say anything else?"
Mu Ying lamented repeatedly: "Although King Liang was entrenched in Yunnan, he was always wary of the Ming Dynasty and had no murderous intentions towards Wang Yi. But in December last year, Yuan Chen Tuotuo went to Yunnan and knew that Wang Yi was persuading King Liang. Worried that the King of Liang would rebel, Wang Yi was forced to surrender. Wang Yi said: Since God has fulfilled your Yuan destiny, our court will take your place. You are the embers of fire, and dare to fight against the sun and the moon to reveal evil! You would rather die than surrender, and you will be harmed by Tuotuo in the end."
You, the embers of the fire, dare to compete with the sun and the moon to reveal evil!
Gu Zhengchen admired Wang Yi's courage and talent, and said to the sad Mu Ying: "Don't worry, your majesty will definitely conquer that area of Yunnan. As a territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be controlled by the people of Yuan Ting?"
Mu Ying took off her helmet and leaned on the wall: "If possible, I would like to accompany the army to conquer the Yunnan Yuan Army. Until then, I will keep my filial piety for my husband to comfort his spirit in heaven!"
Gu Zhengchen was shocked.
Could it be said that in history, after Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying put down the Yunnan War, Fu Youde and Lan Yu all went back, but Mu Ying stayed in Yunnan, and even became the guardian of Yunnan for generations. The root cause lies with Wang Yi?
History has not explained why Mu Ying was left behind, nor why Lao Zhu was willing to keep an outstanding adopted son in Yunnan and never use it again. Even if Yunnan settled down, he did not recall Jinling to entrust him with important tasks!
Now, Gu Zhengchen had a vague guess that Mu Ying was probably willing to stay in Yunnan, at least initially!
Gu Zhengchen stretched out his hand, patted Mu Ying on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Don't worry, everything will go as you wish. However, in the overall situation, some hatred cannot be repaid immediately. You must be patient and determined. , don’t look at them dancing happily now, in the future we will slowly make a list and sort it out one by one.”
Mu Ying nodded heavily.
That’s right, write a list so you can sort it out later!
Prince Liang, you are dead!
Gu Zhengchen sent Mu Ying away, but was worried that Zhu Biao would do the same thing, so he wrote a letter and arranged for it to be sent there.
It seems that I need to return to Jurong as soon as possible to prepare for the new firearm.
Only in this way can the course of history be changed!
The tenth day of the first lunar month.
Zhang Pei and Yao rode in the town, Gu Cheng served as the driver, and Sun Shiba stayed in the mansion.
Zhang Xiwan reluctantly said goodbye to Zhang He and Gu's mother. Gu Zhengchen asked Gu Qingqing and Liu Qianer to take care of his mother and father-in-law, and then helped Zhang Xiwan get on the carriage. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the street.
The horse galloped forward, its hooves suddenly jumped into the air, and Mao Xiang on the horse's back shouted: "Your Majesty has spoken, and the men of Quanzhou County are listening."
