The eunuchs and soldiers of the Jinyiwei surrounded the imperial carriage and walked to the Wulong Bridge.The car stopped for a while, and Pei Youzhen got out of the car.
As soon as the team crosses the Five Dragon Bridge, they look at Chengtian Gate.Pei Youzhen doesn’t have to go to the palace at this time, it’s right for him to say goodbye to the emperor here.
The imperial carriage drove again, Pei Youzhen bowed and stood beside the road, bowing to the carriage.
He discovered that many civil and military eunuchs accompanying him had strange eyes on him.
No matter what kind of mood people feel, they pay great attention to Pei Youzhen; after all, he just took the same journey with the emperor.
He was a man who was not very handsome and looked like a farmer. He once taught those illiterate martial artists to read in the Han Palace.How could he have thought that he would have the honor and status today?
Pei Youzhen was slightly ecstatic and soon came to her senses. She clasped her fists at the eunuch of the Sili Prison behind the imperial carriage and said: "Grandpa Wang, please stay."
Wang Gui was also very proud of his face, so he came over immediately and said angrily: What can we serve Mr. Pei?
Don't dare or dare.Pei Youzhen said.
People with low background seem to have a problem, that is, they are often not confident enough, and often have a low attitude when facing people with a certain identity; even if the other party is just a castrator.
Wang Gui turned his head and looked at the team passing by the Wulong Bridge one after another, showed a deliberate smile, waiting for Pei Youzhen.
Pei Youzhen said: The Lord is just in the car and talks with me about something.I wanted to check the related old files so that if the emperor would talk about this again and again, I had nothing to say.The ancient and modern Tongjiku no longer goes, and the Daben Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion Library are all on the east palace.I want to go there often and check some books in the past few days. I hope that Eunuch Wang would say hello to the eunuch guards in the gatehouse, so I would have less trouble.
Wang Gui said: No problem, our family will remember this matter in mind.
Pei Youzhen said: Zheng He and Wang Jinghong's voyage to the West may have recorded some matters, which should be kept in the Sili Supervisory Office.Can you borrow the files about Zhenla, Siam and Chameng?
Wang Gui said happily: Our family has to ask everyone to find it first. I will send it to the Ministry of War tomorrow afternoon. What if?
Pei Youzhen bowed: Thank you, Eunuch Wang.
Wang Guidao: Mr. Pei is doing the emperor's errand. It is a matter of our duty to do it for convenience.Say goodbye.
Pei Youzhen also turned around and walked back, thinking for a while as she walked.
He went to North Korea and Japan with the ship, and it would be more than a month before the end of next month.
In the past month, he has been planning to do two things, one is what he just talked about with Wang Gui, and the other is to find musicians from Jiaofangsi to re-write the song.
Pei Youzhen is an official of the Ministry of War and cannot control the Jiafangsi, but he only said that it was an imperial edict in the past, and things must be convenient.
When Pei Youzhen returned to the study of the Ministry of War, she sat habitually for a while.
This is very popular among civil servants, which is called retreating and self-reflection.
Pei Youzhen tried his best to learn how to become an official, and gradually formed a habit.
He had no intention of thinking about whether there were any omissions in his performance in front of the emperor today.
Pei Youzhen suddenly remembered what she said to Hou Hai in a restaurant outside the imperial city a few days ago.
Hou Hai said that we are the confidants of the emperor’s old officials, but we don’t speak enough in the temple. Why?
There were too few old officials in the Han Palace, and too many of those in the Central Plains left behind; we were trusted by the emperor, but we had no reputation among all officials.
If we become an official like this, we will at most be favorite ministers and cannot be considered ministers.
Look at Xia Yuanji, it is often contrary to the view of the emperor, but his words are effective.
Those who are in power in the court, such as Jian Yi, Ru Yi, Lu Zhen, and Hu Guang, think he is reliable.
To put it bluntly, even if Xie Jin speaks and voices, he is louder than us. At least he is a scholar in Jiangxi who is full of talent...
Pei Youzhen thought about it and felt that what Hou Hai said made sense. But he thought about his background. If he hadn't been to the emperor by chance, what other minister could he be?
After thinking about it, Pei Youzhen still believed that the right way to get the right ability to be recognized by the emperor first.
As for the new and old policies, Pei Youzhen really doesn't care much about it. He neither had the stability of Xia Yuanji nor Hu Yi's ambition; he believed that compared with the ministers in the court, the only ones were inferior to those of the party.
For several consecutive days, Pei Youzhen read all the files he could find.
The records of those countries in Nanyang were rarely cared about in the court before; if the officials responsible for managing the old files had not followed the rules and taken them out to dry from time to time, they would probably have been destroyed by insects now.
However, the emperor did not talk about the matter in Southeast Asia again, and Pei Youzhen gradually felt that he might have been in vain.But it doesn’t matter, it’s the so-called preparedness or not.
It was not until more than half a month later that the eunuch Wang Gui suddenly came to the Ministry of War and found Pei Youzhen.
Wang Gui seemed a little anxious and said: What other tea should I drink? You should follow our house to the East Nuan Pavilion quickly, the emperor is waiting to see you.
Pei Youzhen hurriedly asked: What's the matter?
Wang Gui said: The emperor was discussing major issues with several ministers and asked about the entanglements in Annan, Chameng, Zhenla and other places, but no one could explain them clearly.Rubutang, who is usually very proficient in foreign affairs, has not explained it clearly.Our family made a statement next to it, and maybe the Minister of War, Mr. Pei, knew very well.Then the emperor immediately issued an order and asked our family to come and pass the news to Mr. Pei to come in.
Pei Youzhen looked down at the official robe on his body, then reached out to hold on to the black hat, and said: Please, Eunuch Wang.
The two set off immediately.
The courtiers went from Qianbulang Yai to Donghun Pavilion, which was really far away; the two of them tried to walk as fast as possible, and they also walked for a long time.
They had to go to Chengtian Gate, Duan Gate, and Meridian Gate first, then pass the East Corner Gate next to Fengtian Gate, pass the three gates next to the three halls, and then enter the Ganqing Gate... Then they walked up to the slanting corridor and came outside the East Warehouse Pavilion.
Wang Gui asked Pei Youzhen to follow him and enter the door directly.The two of them arrived at the place and bypassed a partition. Sure enough, they saw several ministers inside.
Pei Youzhen performed the bowing ceremony and heard Zhu Gaoxu's voice saying: Pei Youzhen is exempt from the ceremony. I want to know the affairs of Chameng, what do you know about the relationship between Siam (Thai), Zhen La (all over Cambodia, southern Laos, southern Vietnam), and Chameng (central and southern Vietnam).
I believe that to clarify the relationship between the countries in the south, Annan is indispensable.Pei Youzhen got up from the ground and said.
Zhu Gaoxu said: Very good.
Pei Youzhen pondered for a moment, clasped his fists and said: I report to the emperor.For hundreds of years, Zhen La Kingdom has actually made enemies on both the east and west sides, and has long-term grudges with Siam and Champa, and has attacked each other.The same is true for Chameng Kingdom, fighting against Zhenla Kingdom to the west and Annan Kingdom to the north.Annan Kingdom dealt with the Central Plains court in the north and the Champa Kingdom in the south at different times.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhenla mainly faced the attack of the newly-starred Ayutthaya dynasty in Siam (also known as the Ayutthaya dynasty), and its offensive against Champa had been reduced.
During the Yongle period, because Annan Kingdom was captured by our dynasty, Cham City had already surrendered to our dynasty. After recapturing the lost land in the north occupied by Annan Kingdom, Cham City turned to the west to attack Zhenla.
At this time, the relationship between the four countries was that the war was calmed down between Annan and Chameng, and Zhenla was facing the attack from Siam and Chameng.
Zhu Gaoxu said: Mr. Pei made it clear and simple.
Pei Youzhen was greatly encouraged and said: The grudges between Annan Kingdom and Champa have been too deep in the past few decades.The temporary peace is just because our army intervenes; once the situation changes slightly, war will break out again between the two countries soon.
Because since the beginning of Hongwu, the two countries have attacked each other many times, and countless soldiers and civilians have been killed or injured, which is simply a bloody hatred.Chameng once captured Shenglong, the capital of Annan Kingdom three times, and robbed and slaughtered.
During the period of the Hu family in Annan, they also captured the capital of Champa Vijay (Gui Ren), and looted the city, and occupied a large area of land including Da Nang and Hoi An.After the Hu family was captured by the Ming Dynasty's official army, Chameng took back everything and occupied the Hue area of Annan.
Zhu Gaoxu said: During the Yongle period, our dynasty established the Jiaozhi Administrator's Office in Annan Kingdom, and the entire territory of Annan Kingdom was once under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.Since Chameng has already surrendered, why do we still occupy Shunzhou, Huazhou and other places?
Pei Youzhen worshiped: The emperor is a clear guide.There was a dispute in the land of Nahue (North of Da Nang), which was originally the land of Chameng Kingdom.
By the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan army threatened Annan Kingdom, and Annan Kingdom adjusted its national policy, formed an alliance in the south and fought against the enemy in the north.
So Annan Kingdom married a princess of Chen to the king of Chameng. At that time, Chameng was also afraid of the Yuan army, so he used the land of Hue as a betrothal gift to form an alliance between the two countries.
But later the Yuan army gave up its plan to expedition to Annan. As soon as the external threat disappeared, the old grievances of the two countries immediately intensified due to a small incident, and war broke out again.
It was roughly because Princess Annan was not buried alive and was taken back to Shenglong; Chameng Kingdom believed it was an insult to the royal family, so it sent troops to fight in the north.
The land of Hue has changed hands several times, but now no one can tell whose land it should be.In addition, due to the "Advancement of Annan Kingdom", Chameng Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the situation and help the Ming Dynasty's official army attack the Hu family very hard, so the Ming Dynasty court did not care about the gains and losses of the two cities and one place.
I see.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Has there been any mistakes in what you said?"
Pei Youzhen thought about it and said with a fist: I have read all the old files of the Grand Principal Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion and the records of the Silis and Supervision Files, and summarized them.If there are any details or omissions, there should be no differences.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I am very pleased to do my best to do national affairs.However, the matter for Japan is even more urgent, and the army will go out to sea later this month.You hand over the archives you have mastered to Qi Tai, Minister of War, and take care of what you are doing now.
Pei Youzhen worshiped: I will obey the order.
He retreated to the official ranks and found that his colleagues' reactions seemed a little cold after he became popular today.
Even Qi Tai only cast a look of praise and did not polite Pei Youzhen in public.
Pei Youzhen felt a lot of emotion for a moment, but she couldn't capture what she was feeling at this time.
As soon as the team crosses the Five Dragon Bridge, they look at Chengtian Gate.Pei Youzhen doesn’t have to go to the palace at this time, it’s right for him to say goodbye to the emperor here.
The imperial carriage drove again, Pei Youzhen bowed and stood beside the road, bowing to the carriage.
He discovered that many civil and military eunuchs accompanying him had strange eyes on him.
No matter what kind of mood people feel, they pay great attention to Pei Youzhen; after all, he just took the same journey with the emperor.
He was a man who was not very handsome and looked like a farmer. He once taught those illiterate martial artists to read in the Han Palace.How could he have thought that he would have the honor and status today?
Pei Youzhen was slightly ecstatic and soon came to her senses. She clasped her fists at the eunuch of the Sili Prison behind the imperial carriage and said: "Grandpa Wang, please stay."
Wang Gui was also very proud of his face, so he came over immediately and said angrily: What can we serve Mr. Pei?
Don't dare or dare.Pei Youzhen said.
People with low background seem to have a problem, that is, they are often not confident enough, and often have a low attitude when facing people with a certain identity; even if the other party is just a castrator.
Wang Gui turned his head and looked at the team passing by the Wulong Bridge one after another, showed a deliberate smile, waiting for Pei Youzhen.
Pei Youzhen said: The Lord is just in the car and talks with me about something.I wanted to check the related old files so that if the emperor would talk about this again and again, I had nothing to say.The ancient and modern Tongjiku no longer goes, and the Daben Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion Library are all on the east palace.I want to go there often and check some books in the past few days. I hope that Eunuch Wang would say hello to the eunuch guards in the gatehouse, so I would have less trouble.
Wang Gui said: No problem, our family will remember this matter in mind.
Pei Youzhen said: Zheng He and Wang Jinghong's voyage to the West may have recorded some matters, which should be kept in the Sili Supervisory Office.Can you borrow the files about Zhenla, Siam and Chameng?
Wang Gui said happily: Our family has to ask everyone to find it first. I will send it to the Ministry of War tomorrow afternoon. What if?
Pei Youzhen bowed: Thank you, Eunuch Wang.
Wang Guidao: Mr. Pei is doing the emperor's errand. It is a matter of our duty to do it for convenience.Say goodbye.
Pei Youzhen also turned around and walked back, thinking for a while as she walked.
He went to North Korea and Japan with the ship, and it would be more than a month before the end of next month.
In the past month, he has been planning to do two things, one is what he just talked about with Wang Gui, and the other is to find musicians from Jiaofangsi to re-write the song.
Pei Youzhen is an official of the Ministry of War and cannot control the Jiafangsi, but he only said that it was an imperial edict in the past, and things must be convenient.
When Pei Youzhen returned to the study of the Ministry of War, she sat habitually for a while.
This is very popular among civil servants, which is called retreating and self-reflection.
Pei Youzhen tried his best to learn how to become an official, and gradually formed a habit.
He had no intention of thinking about whether there were any omissions in his performance in front of the emperor today.
Pei Youzhen suddenly remembered what she said to Hou Hai in a restaurant outside the imperial city a few days ago.
Hou Hai said that we are the confidants of the emperor’s old officials, but we don’t speak enough in the temple. Why?
There were too few old officials in the Han Palace, and too many of those in the Central Plains left behind; we were trusted by the emperor, but we had no reputation among all officials.
If we become an official like this, we will at most be favorite ministers and cannot be considered ministers.
Look at Xia Yuanji, it is often contrary to the view of the emperor, but his words are effective.
Those who are in power in the court, such as Jian Yi, Ru Yi, Lu Zhen, and Hu Guang, think he is reliable.
To put it bluntly, even if Xie Jin speaks and voices, he is louder than us. At least he is a scholar in Jiangxi who is full of talent...
Pei Youzhen thought about it and felt that what Hou Hai said made sense. But he thought about his background. If he hadn't been to the emperor by chance, what other minister could he be?
After thinking about it, Pei Youzhen still believed that the right way to get the right ability to be recognized by the emperor first.
As for the new and old policies, Pei Youzhen really doesn't care much about it. He neither had the stability of Xia Yuanji nor Hu Yi's ambition; he believed that compared with the ministers in the court, the only ones were inferior to those of the party.
For several consecutive days, Pei Youzhen read all the files he could find.
The records of those countries in Nanyang were rarely cared about in the court before; if the officials responsible for managing the old files had not followed the rules and taken them out to dry from time to time, they would probably have been destroyed by insects now.
However, the emperor did not talk about the matter in Southeast Asia again, and Pei Youzhen gradually felt that he might have been in vain.But it doesn’t matter, it’s the so-called preparedness or not.
It was not until more than half a month later that the eunuch Wang Gui suddenly came to the Ministry of War and found Pei Youzhen.
Wang Gui seemed a little anxious and said: What other tea should I drink? You should follow our house to the East Nuan Pavilion quickly, the emperor is waiting to see you.
Pei Youzhen hurriedly asked: What's the matter?
Wang Gui said: The emperor was discussing major issues with several ministers and asked about the entanglements in Annan, Chameng, Zhenla and other places, but no one could explain them clearly.Rubutang, who is usually very proficient in foreign affairs, has not explained it clearly.Our family made a statement next to it, and maybe the Minister of War, Mr. Pei, knew very well.Then the emperor immediately issued an order and asked our family to come and pass the news to Mr. Pei to come in.
Pei Youzhen looked down at the official robe on his body, then reached out to hold on to the black hat, and said: Please, Eunuch Wang.
The two set off immediately.
The courtiers went from Qianbulang Yai to Donghun Pavilion, which was really far away; the two of them tried to walk as fast as possible, and they also walked for a long time.
They had to go to Chengtian Gate, Duan Gate, and Meridian Gate first, then pass the East Corner Gate next to Fengtian Gate, pass the three gates next to the three halls, and then enter the Ganqing Gate... Then they walked up to the slanting corridor and came outside the East Warehouse Pavilion.
Wang Gui asked Pei Youzhen to follow him and enter the door directly.The two of them arrived at the place and bypassed a partition. Sure enough, they saw several ministers inside.
Pei Youzhen performed the bowing ceremony and heard Zhu Gaoxu's voice saying: Pei Youzhen is exempt from the ceremony. I want to know the affairs of Chameng, what do you know about the relationship between Siam (Thai), Zhen La (all over Cambodia, southern Laos, southern Vietnam), and Chameng (central and southern Vietnam).
I believe that to clarify the relationship between the countries in the south, Annan is indispensable.Pei Youzhen got up from the ground and said.
Zhu Gaoxu said: Very good.
Pei Youzhen pondered for a moment, clasped his fists and said: I report to the emperor.For hundreds of years, Zhen La Kingdom has actually made enemies on both the east and west sides, and has long-term grudges with Siam and Champa, and has attacked each other.The same is true for Chameng Kingdom, fighting against Zhenla Kingdom to the west and Annan Kingdom to the north.Annan Kingdom dealt with the Central Plains court in the north and the Champa Kingdom in the south at different times.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhenla mainly faced the attack of the newly-starred Ayutthaya dynasty in Siam (also known as the Ayutthaya dynasty), and its offensive against Champa had been reduced.
During the Yongle period, because Annan Kingdom was captured by our dynasty, Cham City had already surrendered to our dynasty. After recapturing the lost land in the north occupied by Annan Kingdom, Cham City turned to the west to attack Zhenla.
At this time, the relationship between the four countries was that the war was calmed down between Annan and Chameng, and Zhenla was facing the attack from Siam and Chameng.
Zhu Gaoxu said: Mr. Pei made it clear and simple.
Pei Youzhen was greatly encouraged and said: The grudges between Annan Kingdom and Champa have been too deep in the past few decades.The temporary peace is just because our army intervenes; once the situation changes slightly, war will break out again between the two countries soon.
Because since the beginning of Hongwu, the two countries have attacked each other many times, and countless soldiers and civilians have been killed or injured, which is simply a bloody hatred.Chameng once captured Shenglong, the capital of Annan Kingdom three times, and robbed and slaughtered.
During the period of the Hu family in Annan, they also captured the capital of Champa Vijay (Gui Ren), and looted the city, and occupied a large area of land including Da Nang and Hoi An.After the Hu family was captured by the Ming Dynasty's official army, Chameng took back everything and occupied the Hue area of Annan.
Zhu Gaoxu said: During the Yongle period, our dynasty established the Jiaozhi Administrator's Office in Annan Kingdom, and the entire territory of Annan Kingdom was once under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.Since Chameng has already surrendered, why do we still occupy Shunzhou, Huazhou and other places?
Pei Youzhen worshiped: The emperor is a clear guide.There was a dispute in the land of Nahue (North of Da Nang), which was originally the land of Chameng Kingdom.
By the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan army threatened Annan Kingdom, and Annan Kingdom adjusted its national policy, formed an alliance in the south and fought against the enemy in the north.
So Annan Kingdom married a princess of Chen to the king of Chameng. At that time, Chameng was also afraid of the Yuan army, so he used the land of Hue as a betrothal gift to form an alliance between the two countries.
But later the Yuan army gave up its plan to expedition to Annan. As soon as the external threat disappeared, the old grievances of the two countries immediately intensified due to a small incident, and war broke out again.
It was roughly because Princess Annan was not buried alive and was taken back to Shenglong; Chameng Kingdom believed it was an insult to the royal family, so it sent troops to fight in the north.
The land of Hue has changed hands several times, but now no one can tell whose land it should be.In addition, due to the "Advancement of Annan Kingdom", Chameng Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the situation and help the Ming Dynasty's official army attack the Hu family very hard, so the Ming Dynasty court did not care about the gains and losses of the two cities and one place.
I see.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Has there been any mistakes in what you said?"
Pei Youzhen thought about it and said with a fist: I have read all the old files of the Grand Principal Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion and the records of the Silis and Supervision Files, and summarized them.If there are any details or omissions, there should be no differences.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I am very pleased to do my best to do national affairs.However, the matter for Japan is even more urgent, and the army will go out to sea later this month.You hand over the archives you have mastered to Qi Tai, Minister of War, and take care of what you are doing now.
Pei Youzhen worshiped: I will obey the order.
He retreated to the official ranks and found that his colleagues' reactions seemed a little cold after he became popular today.
Even Qi Tai only cast a look of praise and did not polite Pei Youzhen in public.
Pei Youzhen felt a lot of emotion for a moment, but she couldn't capture what she was feeling at this time.
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