My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 958 Yu Qian’s Question

After Zhu Di's expansion, Beijing was divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is in the north and the outer city is in the south. The inner and outer cities combined are the capital in the traditional sense.

However, as the national power of the Ming Dynasty increased, especially after the opening of the sea, the population of Beijing continued to expand, and the inner and outer cities were already full. Therefore, many towns appeared around the capital, especially to the south of the outer city. A large number of residential buildings have appeared, and even the train station is located south of Yongding Gate in the outer city.

The Han army led by Zhu Zhanhe arrived in Beijing by train, immediately took control of the railway station, evacuated the surrounding people, and set up camp with the railway station as the center, so that they could attack Yongding Gate at any time.

Following the order of Empress Dowager Hu, Hu Hui and Yu Qian went out of the city to contact the Han army. However, when they arrived at Yongding Gate, they almost quarreled over the way they left the city.

Originally, Hu Xi wanted someone to open the city gate a crack and let them go out before closing it. Generally speaking, in such a short period of time, the Han army outside the city had no time to react, let alone take the opportunity to capture the city gate.

However, Yu Qian believed that it was dangerous to open the city gate. Even if the possibility was very small, he still should not take the risk, so he insisted on going down from the top of the city in a hanging basket, not giving the Han army any opportunity to take advantage.

Hu Xi was very angry at Yu Qian's cautious thoughts. Because he was old and a little afraid of heights, it would be a torture for him to go down to the city in a hanging basket.

But in the end, Hu Hu couldn't be too modest and could only agree to the other party's method. So the two came to the top of the city. With the help of the soldiers guarding the city, they sat outside the city in a hanging basket and walked to the front of the Han army's camp. .

"Who is coming?"

Immediately, a patrolling Han army stopped Hu Hui and Yu Qian and asked loudly.

"Hu Hui, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Yu Qian, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, request to meet with the general of the Han army!"

Hu Hui and Yu Qian reported their official positions and names together.

The patrolling Han army looked them over for a moment when they heard this, and then handed them over and said, "Wait a moment, you two, I'll report it right away!"

So Hu Xi and the two were taken to the gate of the military camp. After waiting for about half an hour, a middle-aged man led a team of people to greet him in person. When they saw Hu Xi, they greeted him very warmly: "Hu Minister, I haven’t seen you for many years, how are you?”

"His Majesty!"

When Hu Hu saw the middle-aged man who came to greet him, he shouted in surprise and then stepped forward to salute.

Yu Qian next to him was also shocked when he heard this. He immediately looked up and down at the middle-aged man in charge. He did not expect that the other person turned out to be the famous Zhu Zhanhe.

"Yu Qian, the left minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

After Yu Qian was shocked, he quickly regained his composure and stepped forward to salute.

"You don't have to be polite to Minister Yu. Although we have never met, I have heard about Minister Yu's name a long time ago!"

Zhu Zhanhe pulled Hu Yan, then looked at Yu Qian with a smile and said.

"Your Majesty, has he heard of me?"

Yu Qian was quite surprised when he heard this. Although he was considered a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of people like Zhu Zhanhe, he might not look down on an ordinary official like himself.

"You don't have to be humble, Minister. You are an upright official. Wang Zhen has the power to dominate the government and the public. All the officials are fawning over him. But you are the only one who is unwilling to cling to Wang Zhen. As a result, you are arrested by him for questioning and imprisoned for three months. Later, you were imprisoned. After being demoted, Shandong and Shaanxi suffered a major disaster, and the refugees went to Henan to beg for food. It was you who wrote a letter requesting the opening of the granaries in Henan and Huaiqing, which allowed countless hungry people to survive. This is the same thing I did when I was in Shandong. !”

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile. Whether it was Yu Qian in front of him or Yu Qian in the later generations, Zhu Zhanhe knew them very well, especially the one in front of him. If he hadn't turned the tide, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty would have become a short-lived dynasty like the Sui Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is serious, this is all my responsibility!"

Yu Qian was both happy and a little scared when he saw that Zhu Zhanhe knew everything about him. After all, someone appreciated him and he was the king of a country. This was also a great honor for Qian, but the other party was an enemy country. The emperor actually knew an official of the Ming Dynasty so well, which made Yu Qian realize that the Han Dynasty might have penetrated the Ming Dynasty deeper than he imagined.

"You two, let's not stand in front of the camp gate. I have already prepared a banquet. Let's chat while eating!"

As Zhu Zhanhe said this, he stretched out his hand and actually grabbed Hu Hui with one hand and Yu Qian with the other, and then the three of them entered the camp side by side.

Yu Qian was a little uncomfortable with Zhu Zhanhe's affectionate behavior, but he was also very curious about the legendary figure Zhu Zhanhe, so he was sizing him up along the way.

I saw that Zhu Zhanhe was tall, and even though he was over middle age, he was still in high spirits. Thinking about the fact that under the governance of Zhu Zhanhe and his son, the country's national power was at its peak, even surpassing that of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian couldn't help but compare Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Qizhen made a comparison, and sadly found that Zhu Qizhen was completely unqualified to compare with Zhu Zhanhe. Even Zhu Zhanji, who had died long ago, could not compare with Zhu Zhanhe.

"It is rumored that Emperor Taizong intended to pass the throne to him, who was still the heir to the Han Dynasty at the time. Is this legend true?"

Yu Qian couldn't help but secretly thought in his heart.

As the Han Dynasty grew stronger, there were more and more rumors about Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Gaoxu and his son. Especially when Zhu Di changed his mind and established a prince, there were many rumors.

Some people even say that Zhu Di wanted to pass the throne directly to Zhu Zhanhe, but it was only because Zhu Zhanhe had a good relationship with Zhu Gaochi that he rejected Zhu Di. In order to avoid conflicts, he later went overseas to stay with his father Zhu Gaochi. Dahan was established.

Soon Zhu Zhanhe took Hu Hui to his residence. This was a house next to the train station. It was originally the residence of the eunuch who managed the train station, but now it was directly requisitioned by Zhu Zhanhe.

In the living room, Zhu Zhanhe, Hu Yi and Yu Qian sat down as host and guest, and sumptuous wine and food were served.

"Both of you, I haven't been back to the Ming Dynasty for many years. What I miss most is the food in my hometown. Although the food in our Han Dynasty is very similar to that in the Ming Dynasty, it is not as good as the taste in my hometown after all!"

Zhu Zhanhe greeted with a smile, and as he spoke, he took the lead in using his chopsticks and tasted a few bites of Beijing's unique dishes. These dishes were made by master chefs from outside the capital at a high price for him to come to the military camp.

"Your Majesty, I have something unclear, please answer it for me!"

Unexpectedly, Yu Qian suddenly stood up and said that he did not come to the Han army camp to eat, and he had no appetite to eat. He must first understand the Han army's intentions!

"What don't you understand about Minister Yu?"

Zhu Zhanhe stopped his chopsticks, looked at the other person with a smile and asked.

"Why did your Majesty raise troops to attack our Ming Dynasty?"

Yu Qian's words were also very sharp, and he asked directly, which made Hu Hui next to him sweat profusely.

"Who said I raised troops to invade the Ming Dynasty?"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanhe asked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)