My Daming New Empire

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After leaving Chengtianmen, the coachmen of the two families hurriedly brought the carriage over.

Yang Pu stopped Yang Shiqi who was about to board his carriage. "Brother Shiqi, the Pu family sent some toabas from their hometown, Shishou, and they just want to invite Brother Shiqi to have a gathering at his residence."

Yang Shiqi's name is Yu, and his style name is Shiqi. He is six years older than Yang Pu.This stone head fish is a specialty of Shishou, and it is an excellent delicacy in the Yangtze River.

It is said that Su Shi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, set off from his hometown of Meishan in Sichuan, entered the Yangtze River by boat from the Minjiang River, and wrote poems along the river. He passed by Shishou City, where he ate the famous Shishou catfish and listened to the unprecedented Shishou folk song: "Catfish There is Yushishou, whose name is Shishou, who lives in a stone cave during the day and plays back at night."

He immediately wrote a poem impromptu: "The pink stone head is still boneless, and the snow-white pufferfish is not medicine. Send a message to the Lord of Heaven and He Bo, why not beg for water fine scales."

This poem made the totoaba famous all over the world, and arty people are all proud of eating totoaba.

But when Yang Pu's family sent fish, Yang Pu sent two to Yang Shiqi's family. Now he is called, not because he eats fish, but because he has something to say to him.

He looked at the guards at the gate of the imperial city, and said with a smile: "This totoaba is a delicacy in the world, so naturally we can't let it down."

Yang Pu opened the door of the carriage and smiled, "Please..."

Yang Shiqi smiled and said: "My carriage is custom-made by the internal supervisor, it is more comfortable, it is better to take my carriage."

Yang Pu had no choice but to let his own carriage follow and boarded Yang Shiqi's carriage.

The two sat down in the carriage, the smiles on their faces disappeared, and they couldn't help sighing softly.

Now the grandson controls Jinyiwei, the Department of Counseling and Inquiries, besides the coachman, there are two guards besides the carriage. They dare not answer casually, they just talk about court affairs that are not salty or insipid.

Yang Pu's family is in the Jubao Gate of Yingtian Mansion, which is the south of Yingtian Mansion, so he is also called Nan Yang by his colleagues.

And Yang Shiqi lives in Xueshi Street, which is to the west, and is called Xiyang.

There is also Yang Rong, also surnamed Yang, who is now the chief assistant of the cabinet. Compared with Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu, he has a higher position and power, and is a close minister of Zhu Di.He was also rewarded by Zhu Di with a house in Chang'an Square, which was called Dongyang because it was located in the east.

The carriage arrived at Yang's residence inside the Jubao Gate, Yang Pu got off the carriage, invited Yang Shiqi to get off, and the two went hand in hand.

Yang Shiqi ordered the cook at home to prepare a feast, and invited Yang Shiqi into his study.

Yang Pu was a Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, and was awarded the editorship of Hanlin.In the early years of Yongle, Yang Pu served as the crown prince to wash horses and became a member of the East Palace of the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.

He has outstanding knowledge and elegant demeanor, and now the world praises Yang Shiqi for his learning, Yang Rong for his talent, and Yang Pu for his elegance.

But if you really think about it carefully, you will find that except for Yang Rong's talent, the two of them are all talkers who have no hands-on ability.

However, the current trend is to appreciate people who are empty and knowledgeable, but think that talented and capable people are too philistine.

People who can do practical things are lower than those who can only retreat.

The two sat down in the study, and the old servant brought a pot of Longjing and guarded the door.

At this time, Yang Pu, as the master, opened the topic, and said with some concern: "I met His Highness Taisun in person today, and I realized that he can take the position of Taisun, but he has great power in the current court. Apart from His Majesty's favor, other people He also has the capital of a hero.

He is exactly the same as His Majesty, he believes in warriors and eunuchs, but he takes precautions against me and other civil servants.Because of his outstanding ability, he is even stronger than His Royal Highness the Prince.

But Taisun is so powerful, but it is of no benefit to us.His Highness the Crown Prince is not liked by His Majesty, and now he finally wants to take advantage of His Majesty's Western Expedition to plan something for His Majesty the Crown Prince, but..."

This remark is compared to a hero, and it is said that your majesty is exactly the same as the grandson, but it is actually a rebellious statement.Only in a closed environment like the study, facing an ally like Yang Shiqi, did Yang Pu dare to speak.

And when he said this, he actually wanted to express his attitude, to have an open and honest dialogue with Yang Shiqi, and to find a way to restrain the power of the grandson.

Yang Shiqi understood what he meant, nodded his head and said: "His Royal Highness has been at sea for three years, and now he has returned to China for less than two months. It is difficult to send him out of Yingtianfu."

"That's right..." Yang Pu held the pot himself, added tea to Yang Shiqi and said, "So you and I must have a more subtle strategy, not only to help His Highness the Crown Prince, but also not to make His Highness the Grandson bear grudges."

Thinking of the way Zhu Zhanji stared at him today, Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "I'm afraid this will be difficult. There are many wily and calculating people around Grandson."

In front of Zhu Zhanji, Yang Pu didn't even dare to say anything, but at this time he sneered and said, "What kind of truth can a group of eunuchs and martial arts understand? There is a gentleman Xie who writes for him, but Xie Da I admire the gentleman's literary talent."

This also means that apart from Xie Jin's literary talents, other aspects are not worthy of his admiration.

Yang Shiqi is not as arrogant as Yang Pu. He knows very well that no matter whether they are eunuchs or generals, there are many capable people among them.

If those people were really as incompetent as Yang Pu said, they wouldn't be able to suppress civil servants now.

Yang Pu has been writing scriptures in Zhanshi Mansion for these years, unlike him who is in charge of the foreign affairs of Zhan Shifu, naturally he is a little arrogant.

So he didn't take Yang Pu's words, but brought the topic back to Zhu Zhanji. "If your majesty goes west, and the crown prince supervises the country, His Majesty the Grandson will definitely be granted military and political power by His Majesty. Our main method now is not to restrain the power of His Majesty the Grandson, but to keep him from interfering in political affairs."

Only then did Yang Pu recall the pressure on Zhu Zhanji in the Wenhua Palace, he sighed and said: "Your Majesty letting the grandson handle Ma Qi's case is a very dangerous sign. We must not let him control the military and political affairs." , but also meddling in politics.”

Yang Shiqi sighed: "The six grain merchants will suffer for some time this time. If His Majesty does not leave, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to justify them directly."

Yang Pu asked: "After your Majesty goes out for an expedition, can His Highness Taisun be transferred from Yingtian Mansion? He is in charge of the military administration, whether it is the Southwestern Mountains or the Eastern Ocean affairs, as long as some disputes are picked at random, he can be transferred from Yingtian Mansion. "

Yang Shiqi nodded and said: "It coincides with the plan. Your Highness is in Beijing. We need to be cautious in our actions, and there are many constraints! However, the southwest of Ming Dynasty is stable now, not to mention that there is trouble in the southwest, and there is also Mu Guogong in charge here. It is inappropriate to act."

"Brother Shi Qi means..."

"Your Majesty sent Liu Sheng to the Northland, but the Northern Cavalry will cooperate with His Majesty's westward expedition, and the troops left behind may not be able to suppress Oara and Tatar, and the Beiming Mountain Copper Mine cannot be lost to Daming now. Playing tricks here will also allow the grandson to leave the capital."

Yang Pu smiled and said: "The northern land is far away, and there is no room for loss. Brother Shi Qi's plan is very good. As long as His Royal Highness Taisun leaves the capital, the capital is up to us..."

But the two didn't know that their plan was useless from the very beginning, because things definitely didn't develop as expected.

On the 28th of the first month, there were still two days before the time for Huang Yuan to be considered by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Huang Yuan finally made up his mind.

As a son of man, he couldn't watch his old father eat sand in the northwest while he hid in the capital to enjoy his happiness.

My father is approaching his sixtieth birthday, and will have his [-]th birthday next year.My mother experienced ups and downs in her early years, and now her health is getting worse day by day.

Although Yunniang smiled a lot in Beijing, and the two children gradually grew up, which made him love him very much, but as a son of man, he still has to shoulder his own responsibilities after all.

Yun Niang is indeed a good wife. Although she is reluctant to give up, she also supports Huang Yuan's actions. "Since 13 years, the concubine and her husband have always been together less and more apart. Although the concubine does not give up on her husband, Baoya and Chunya do not give up on her father, but for the sake of the family, everything in the concubine is dominated by her husband. But, I hope my husband Chui Lian, I can give Bao Ya another younger brother."

Huang Yuan couldn't help but put his arms around his wife's waist lightly, and said with a soft smile: "In these days, I must be old and dedicated to my husband."

"My husband is not old, but I found that there are wrinkles around the corners of my eyes."

Huang Yuan was about to speak again, only to see Chunya, who was only seven years old, rushing in. Seeing his father and mother hugging each other, he began to giggle, showing a broken tooth.

Embarrassed, Yunniang pushed Huang Yuan away. "Isn't my husband still going to sit in court today, go quickly."

Huang Yuan didn't let go. "Let's go to see mother together..."

A little maid rushed in hastily, and she had already shouted before entering the room. "Master, a few servants have come to call you into the palace."

Huang Yuan didn't know what happened, but when he came to the front yard, he saw Liu Wan teasing Bao Ya who was in the morning class. When he saw Huang Yuan coming out, he let go of Bao Ya's face and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Brother Huang, Your Highness welcomes you."

During Huang Yuan's three years at sea, he managed the logistics of the entire fleet by himself. After returning, he was promoted two ranks and is currently the commander of the Navy Headquarters.

At this level, although he does not command troops, he is also one of the navy's legitimate logistics leaders.