Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2272 Those years, those people, those things 2
In the attic on the Fragrant Hills of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jinzheng sat facing each other, drinking tea and chatting together. From time to time, there were hearty smiles from the two of them. It could be seen that the two were very happy chatting.

This made the little eunuchs serving Emperor Hongzhi all look happy. They hadn't seen Emperor Hongzhi so happy for a long time.

At this moment, Liu Jin and Emperor Hongzhi seem to be old friends who haven't seen each other for many years. They sit together and chat very happily. Of course, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin are old friends now. After Emperor Hongzhi abdicated, it gradually became a relationship between friends.

"Haha, I really miss the experience when we went to Nanyang together, went to Australia, Golden Island, and traveled around the Pacific Ocean!"

Emperor Hongzhi listened to Liu Jin talk about the customs and customs around the world, and he immediately remembered the experience of traveling around the Pacific Ocean with Liu Jin.

At that time, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly became interested, and regardless of the objections of the ministers, he directly handed over the important affairs of the court to Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren, while he and Liu Jin went out happily for more than a year.

This is also the first time that Emperor Hongzhi put down all the things to play after becoming an emperor in the true sense, and devoted himself to traveling in mountains and rivers.

Of course, I had a lot of fun playing that time, and I had a lot of fun.

It made Emperor Hongzhi truly feel the prosperity and vastness of the splendid Ming Dynasty, and also saw many exotic animals and specialties in Australia, Huangjinzhou, and Nanyang.

Now listening to Liu Jin's experience of traveling around the world for more than ten years, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but want to travel around the world again.

In Liu Jin's words, the princes in the court and the emperor are all busy with their daily affairs, and the time is very tight. How can there be time to look at these things that waste time and energy.

They can only watch helplessly as the frontier defenses are empty and the armaments are slack. Daming Kong has hundreds of thousands of troops, but there is no way to take the Tartars in the north.

After hearing this, Hong Zhi immediately laughed again.

The court and the public still need Wang Shouren to support them, and Zhu Houzhao's health is not good. He is too lustful and has already emptied his body. , The six ministers discussed to deal with it.

When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly got up and saluted Zhu Houzhao respectfully.

"There should be no clichéd etiquette between us."

He asked someone to move a chair very casually, sat down beside the coffee table, looked at the scenery in front of him and said: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, 12 years have passed."

Even though I am an emperor, when I want to do something, I am always opposed by the ministers. If I want to levy commercial taxes, the ministers all jump out to oppose it.

Looking at Zhu Houzhao in front of him again, he is also over 50 years old. He is very thin, has a poor complexion, and his mental state is not very good. His physical condition is even worse than his own.

Every year, I can only watch the Tartars go south again and again, plunder fiercely, and return with a full load.

Emperor Hongzhi may not be considered a powerful emperor. He is not as intelligent and politically skilled as those talented emperors in history, and he is not as good as those emperors who know how to make choices, are ruthless, and so on.

This is the nature, as the saying goes that the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change, which is what we are talking about.

"Turning our Great Ming Dynasty's original situation of internal and external troubles into a great empire that is now prosperous and prosperous, with the largest territory in the world, the largest population, the most developed economy, and the strongest military!"

Only in this way can we live out our true self and live out ourselves.

For this era, being able to live to nearly 80 years old is already a long life. This is also due to the Daming Medical College founded by Liu Jin, which greatly improved the medical level of Daming, and the invention of penicillin directly improved the medical level. The average life expectancy of the Ming Dynasty was 20 years.

It's not just a matter of lust, the key is that he is still taking the medicine of tiger and wolf, which will greatly hollow out his body and make his body weaker and weaker.

It was a very long period of time. Every day, there were countless memorials to be approved and things to be discussed. I was often busy until late at night, and there were still a large number of memorials that had not been approved.

Liu Jin said with a smile, even the emperor likes to hear these words.

However, Emperor Hongzhi also had his own personal charm. He was generous and benevolent, and at the same time he liked and reused virtuous and capable people, and he was able to give his courtiers the greatest support and benevolence.

If this is the age of Emperor Hongzhi, even if he wants to go out and travel by then, I am afraid that he will be powerless.

It’s okay to be busy, the key is that worrying about national affairs is very exhausting, especially at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was under internal and external troubles, many times Emperor Hongzhi felt that even though he was the emperor, he was powerless. For many things, he obviously wanted to work hard. To do well, but there is no way to do well, very helpless.

Without being fascinated by power, he clearly planned his life.

A batch of severe criticisms were returned, as well as those ostentatious, empty, and trivial memorials.

So Emperor Hongzhi also sighed, and lamented that Liu Jin knew how to live, and sometimes it is good to live for himself.

In fact, I can make some contributions and accomplish some things. This is inseparable from the strong support of Emperor Hongzhi. He has never doubted himself and has always supported himself with all his strength. That's why he was able to accomplish these things. .

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and said.

"Your Majesty, your complexion has also deteriorated a lot. You must take care of your dragon body. My great Ming depends on you!"

There are no regrets in this life, and all the things to change have been done, and only my personal autobiography has not been finished, which can be written slowly when I find a place to retire in the future.

Otherwise, seventy is rare since ancient times, which means that in ancient times, it was very rare to be able to live at the age of 70.

Liu Jin also nodded solemnly, saying goodbye to 12 years, how many 12 years can there be in this life.

He still enjoys Liu Jin's flattery, but he also knows that it cannot do without Liu Jin's assistance.

The one who is really powerful is not himself, but this Liu Jin in front of him, he is the real sage of the ages, with a high vision, he can always clearly see the problems existing in the Ming Dynasty, and come up with solutions to solve this problem, In the end, it led the development of the Ming Dynasty to its current heyday.

"I clearly remember that when you were parading through the streets in the manor, I don't know how many girls in the capital secretly promised you their hearts. When they learned that you were married, I don't know how many people were heartbroken."

Things like this consumed the most energy and mind of Emperor Hongzhi, and made Emperor Hongzhi very painful for a time, deeply feeling that he was sorry for the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head.

Just then, a familiar voice came.

"Free, free!"

"Eternal Emperor, that's all bragging. I don't know what level I am, that is, thanks to your help, otherwise I'm afraid I don't know what's going on now."

Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao came.

Like Lao Wang, he is two years younger than Emperor Hongzhi, and now his health is getting worse day by day. He is often absent from the early court, and he has begged Emperor Zhengde to return to his hometown for his retirement.

Liu Jin suddenly smiled awkwardly and said.

Zhu Houzhao also dealt with it casually. In fact, everyone knows that Zhu Houzhao just said this. It is impossible for him to change it, and it is useless to say it.

He knew early on that Liu Jin would be back today, so he ended the morning court early. At the same time, he didn't even hold today's small meeting, so he came to Yuanmingyuan in a hurry, ready to meet Liu Jin.

"Okay, Liu Jin, you came back, and you didn't come to see me first, but you came to my father first."

In the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin was a lazy person who didn't like memorials, didn't like going to the early court, and liked to live his own little life by himself.

But Zhu Houzhao has never approved it, because the government and the public are inseparable from Wang Shouren. Among the younger generation of officials, there is no one who can compare with Liu Jin and Wang Shouren.

"Yeah, we haven't seen each other for 12 years."

Liu Jin is very grateful for his original decision. When he was in his 50s, he traveled all over the world while he was still in good health. He has seen great rivers and mountains, tasted delicious food from all over the world, and felt the customs of various places. Favor and so on.

"His Majesty!"

The reason why I decided to put everything down and travel around at the beginning was actually influenced by Liu Jin's thinking. I was very tired and tired of living for the Ming Dynasty, and I also rested and rested for myself.

Until the appearance of Liu Jin, he always looked at Liu Jin silently. At the beginning, Emperor Hongzhi did not support many policies, such as the early dynasty system, which was supposed to start early, but Liu Jin changed it and postponed it. After a few hours, the rest and bathing system came out.

"Your Majesty, you are humble!"

Over the years, Emperor Hongzhi has actually been summing up his past gains and losses, especially during the few years when he was blind, Emperor Hongzhi could not do other things, and could only continue to recall, recall the past bits and pieces, and think carefully After some time.

Thinking about it now, Liu Jin is actually the most transparent person who lives for himself, not for work or other people.

In the Ming Dynasty, everyone would be the same, so he chose to retreat bravely in a high position, to live his own life in a chic and unrestrained way, and to travel around the world for more than ten years.

If it were another emperor, Liu Jin might not dare to reform boldly, because since ancient times, reformers have not had a good end.

"You and I haven't seen each other for 12 years."

Looking at Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin couldn't help exhorting.

Liu Jin smiled and nodded.

"In my opinion, you are the real emperor through the ages. In China's vast history of thousands of years, there have been many famous emperors. Your Majesty, you are enough to be called the emperor through the ages!"

"I'm just a lazy person. Fortunately, Your Majesty appreciated you back then and gave me the opportunity to use what I have learned, to be loyal to His Majesty, to do something for the Ming Dynasty, and to do something for our great nation with many disasters. .”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled and shook his head. He has not been an emperor for many years, and he also clearly understands how much he has.

For Emperor Hongzhi, who had no experience and was inexperienced in the world, this naturally came to nothing, and in the end it went on like this, and he could only watch the situation continue to rot, but there was nothing he could do.

It was also the help of Liu Jin, a lazy person, that not only did Emperor Hongzhi live a comfortable life, but he also had the time and energy to seriously think about major events related to the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Jin looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and of course knew very clearly that Emperor Hongzhi also wanted to travel around the world, but in the past, he couldn't see well because his eyes were not clear.

Generally speaking, it means that I did what I wanted to do at my suitable age, and I have no regrets in this life.

"Life, sometimes it's good to live for yourself."

This is also a very important reason why Liu Jin himself dared to do things boldly. If it were replaced by the historical Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong, this emperor who claimed to be smart but did not have much wisdom would definitely work with trepidation , How dare to think about reforms and the like.

The memorials to the Son of Heaven should be concise, simple, straightforward, and state things directly. Don't send up trivial matters to waste everyone's precious time.

"Your Majesty, you are an emperor through the ages, with a heart for all people, and a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, so there is no way to be like me."

But Liu Jin dared to say what Emperor Hongzhi said, because Emperor Hongzhi was generous and kind, and he could give himself the bottom line, and he didn't have to worry about being killed by Emperor Hongzhi in the future.

Liu Jin smiled and said to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately laughed.

The Tartars go south every year to seize customs, and they want to rectify military affairs, but the court has no money, so they finally get some money out of their own money, and finally they are eaten up by those officials. It cannot reach the hands of officers and soldiers at the bottom.

"Yeah, that was an unforgettable experience!"

Of course, this is obviously not shown, because Emperor Hongzhi's current health is really bad, he is too old, coupled with the congenital poor health caused by his childhood experience, and later he underwent surgery to treat intestinal abscess etc.

And after the eyes recovered, he was getting older and his body was failing, so he was powerless if he wanted to go out again.

"Haha, I don't have any essence, of course I have to rely on you who are capable and capable."

The most important thing is that when Emperor Hongzhi was the emperor, he was conscientious, very diligent, and worked hard on state affairs. All these made Emperor Hongzhi's body have reached almost the same time now.

The health is not good, even if Emperor Hongzhi wants to go on a trip, he can't do it. He can only keep recalling the scenes when he traveled around the Pacific Ocean, and he can feel the scenes that Liu Jin saw when he traveled around the Pacific.

Zhu Houzhao quickly waved his hand, then looked at Liu Jin carefully and said, "Time is not forgiving. Liu Jin and Liu Zhuangyuan, who fascinated so many young girls in the capital, have become an old man in a blink of an eye."

"Haha, it's not because of you. Without the assistance of Ni Liu Jin, I can't even imagine everything behind it."

This is the reason why Zhu Houzhao often gets sick, and if it goes on for a long time, how can this body be able to bear it? Even a strong man can't bear it.

Once a person's body becomes weak and the resistance is weak, various diseases will naturally follow.

"I know, I know."

Emperor Hongzhi was even more convinced that he was actually a very failed emperor. The only correct choice was to support Liu Jin and Liu Jin's reforms. , I am afraid that the Great Ming Dynasty does not know what will become of it.

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of me anymore. I'm already old now, and I'm an old man."

When Liu Jin, a lazy person, was helping with the government affairs, he began to feel comfortable.

Life is like this, when you are powerful, you are often unintentional, and when you are intentional, you are often powerless.

I am just a little older, but my complexion, mental state, physical condition, etc. are still very good. At least Liu Jin thinks that there is no problem for him to live another ten or twenty years.

However, in front of Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin, he did not put on airs of his own emperor, he did not address me, but called himself me, and he also treated Liu Jin as his old friend.

Think about yourself, ever since you became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you feel that the responsibilities on your shoulders are extremely heavy, so you don’t dare to neglect at all times. But very little time and energy to live for themselves.

Look at Liu Jin again, he lives very transparently.

At the same time, it is also possible to have time to live for yourself, to do some things you like to do, and things you want to do.

But Zhu Houzhao in front of him, his situation is really terrible.

"Tell me about the local customs and customs you have seen overseas over the years."

"I have always wanted to travel around the world, but I have always been firmly trapped in the cage of the capital, and I can't go anywhere."

Zhu Houzhao also sighed and said that he didn't actually want to be the emperor, but he had no choice but to be the emperor if he was wrong, and he still had to bear the responsibilities that should be borne.

It's just that after he became the emperor, he was like a cow trapped by clues, and was firmly trapped in the capital. He hadn't left the capital for many years.

PS: Happy New Year everyone!Let's count the tickets!In my hometown, my Unicom card has no signal, so depressed!
(End of this chapter)