Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 449 The Crab Eater

As Jin Yiwei, Song Zhong can be said to be more conscious.In other words, their special identities require awareness.

They are the emperor's hawks and minions, and many of their jobs are to offend people and do some shady things.If you encounter the emperor's kindness and softness, maybe you can get a relatively good ending.If the emperor kills the donkey, there is no need to be surprised, such things are very common.

It's just that for many people, even if there is enough danger, they may not die well.Just thinking of Jin Yiwei's power and the glory that can be enjoyed, countless people are still flocking to it.Even some people have a fluke mentality, maybe those bad things won't happen to them.

What's more, the current commander of Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty seems to have a good ending.

Thinking about how beautiful Mao Xiang was at the beginning, it made countless civil and military officials change their expressions.Even Hu Weiyong, who is so powerful, can be said to be "overthrown" by Mao Xiang.Although Mao Xiang could only go overseas, he was still alive and his children were able to stay.

As for Jiang Yu, it can only be said that his luck was bad.The first emperor failed to ascend the throne, so Jiang Yu could only "change the court".Fortunately, he is now the admiral of the East Factory. It seems that he has taken some detours, but he is still a high-ranking and powerful person, so he still has some thoughts.

As an emperor, Zhu Yunying is usually easy to talk to, and he respects all civil and military officials.At least superficial respect, Zhu Yunying still has to give, this can be regarded as his characteristic.

But for a domestic slave like Song Zhong, Zhu Yunying is often not amiable.Especially for Song Zhong, who has a special status, he should be beaten from time to time, and these people should not be given any chance to cock their tails.

Otherwise, these people will be rampant.In the beginning when Jinyiwei was rectified, besides the dirty work they did was almost completed, it was also because Jinyiwei acted too arrogantly. These people were more or less angry and made many unjust, false and wrong cases.

So Song Zhong can only kneel now.Because in front of him is the emperor, a Yingshi emperor who has become more and more adapted to the status of a feudal emperor, a wise emperor who is considered by many people to be precocious and good at power and strategy.

Condescending, Zhu Yunying glanced at Song Zhong and asked, "Oh? Are you all back?"

"The ship has landed in Tianjin Wei and captured 350 young men." Song Zhong replied immediately, he knew these things well.

Zhu Yunying didn't change his face, and asked casually, "Are these figures still accurate? Are 350 young and strong who landed in Tianjin Wei, or 350 were caught, but some were lost?"

Song Zhong lowered his head, but his voice was still very clear, "Return to Your Majesty, there are 350 young and strong people in Weideng Port, Tianjin."

Needless to say about some things, 350 people boarded the post. As for some casualties during the arrest process, or some people who survived on the way, there is no need to say anything in front of the emperor.

Even how many families will be ruined by arresting these people, etc., in fact, they don't care about that much now.

What the emperor wants to see is the result, a result that looks pretty good, and the others don't have to think about it for the time being.

It is obvious that Zhu Yunying has no moral obsession, he is very pragmatic.To put it bluntly, Zhu Yunying has a utilitarian temperament, a character that will never give up until he achieves his goal.

And these things, everyone may know, especially people like Song Zhong, who are even more aware of these things.

Zhu Yunying nodded slightly, then asked, "Where was it captured?"

Song Zhong quickly replied, "Returning to Your Majesty, they were obtained in the Panheng Kingdom. They are all savages who don't cover their bodies and don't know how to be kings. The people below have also said that they are definitely not the people of the vassal state."

Panheng is a small country in the Malay Peninsula.And even a small country is a vassal of Ming Dynasty, at least on the surface.As for whether there was timely payment of tribute, that is another matter.

A large part of the reason why Zhu Yunying chose to attack in such a place was because some vassal states had a bad attitude towards Daming.On the one hand, it may be said that they felt the threat of Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is that the tributary system has changed.

In the past, paying tribute was basically just sending a letter of credence as a minister and paying tribute.Compared with those things that pay tribute, you can get many times more rewards.What's more, even if it is said to be a vassal, in fact, what the kings of the vassal states should do or what to do, they don't necessarily care about the Ming Dynasty.

But now, paying tribute is paying tribute, and the Ming Dynasty basically rarely gave rewards.

This kind of loss-making business is impossible for the kings of some vassal states. A large part of the reason for their surrender is because of the rewards from Daming.The Ming Dynasty stopped giving rewards, so naturally they were not active in paying tribute.

Zhu Yunying nodded slightly, she seemed to be doing pretty well, and she didn't mess around just because 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away'.

It is also normal for some vassal states and Ming Dynasty to be at odds with each other.It's just superficial decency, and it still needs attention.

Even if it seems to be a semi-official team to go to those vassal states to catch slaves, it is not good to make a big fanfare.It is still necessary to keep a low profile. Apart from the court's firm refusal to admit it, it is also necessary to go to the tropical rainforest to catch some savages.

In fact, many small islands in Southeast Asia are full of savages, and some small kingdoms there are even small in size.And some indigenous savages in those places don't have any concept of family and country at all, and they are basically clans and primitive societies.

Don't say that it is the Ming Dynasty now, even after hundreds of years, many places are hardly civilized.

Zhu Yunying nodded calmly, and then said, "Now Liaodong is also getting colder, not to mention those savages, even ordinary Ming people may not be able to bear it. And put those savages in Shanhaiwei."

Shanhaiwei, also known as Shanhaiguan in the future.

Although in the Sui Dynasty, this was Yuguan Guancheng, and in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da was here even more.Shanhaiguan was relocated sixty miles east of the ancient Yuguan, and it was named Shanhaiguan because it leans against Yanshan Mountain in the north and connects to the Bohai Sea in the south.

The "No. [-] Pass in the World" is actually not considered right now. After all, although Shanhaiguan is relatively majestic, it is not that exaggerated.The most important thing is the several Northern Expeditions of the Ming Dynasty, which have already caused the Tartars to chase death and chase the north, so there is no big hidden danger from the north for the time being.

Song Zhong naturally knew what to do, and he knew very well that he could not make more suggestions at this time.Even Shanhaiwei is far enough to the north, but it is better than sending those savages directly to the bitter cold land of Liaodong.

In fact, Song Zhong also murmured in his heart. He actually knew that the Ming Dynasty had a vast land and abundant resources, and the climate in many places was different.But those Jinyiwei under his command sent information, and it was difficult for Song Zhong to understand tropical areas and so on.

In the final analysis, it is still the limitation of the times, because the current information is not explosive enough.

Song Zhong didn't need to know so many things, as long as he did what the emperor told him, that was enough.

After Song Zhong left, Zhu Yunying whispered to himself, "What kind of demon did I unleash!"

In the future history books, maybe there will be some records, maybe Zhu Yunying will become a notorious existence for thousands of years.It's just that it's fine for him to mutter a few words, the decision he made will not be changed easily.

Even though Daming does not lack land now, Zhu Yunying needs to lay some foundations for future generations in advance.Develop the Great Northern Wilderness slightly.In this way, the land for future generations is not enough, and the treasure land of Liaodong can probably be thought of.

The people of Daming cannot go here to suffer, so Zhu Yunying can only use some seemingly disgraceful means to develop these places.It's okay to have uneasy conscience, Zhu Yunying is not that great, and he doesn't think about 'world harmony'.

As long as Daming is prosperous and strong, as long as Huaxia can continue to be strong, this is enough for him.

You don't need to pay so much attention to other things, and Zhu Yunying is naturally aware of this.What to do, he knew.What's more, even if someone scolds, Zhu Yunying will not be able to hear it in the future.

Let's continue to work, this is more important to Zhu Yunying, and this is also the quality that a diligent emperor should have.

When Shuangquan appeared outside the Hall of Martial Arts, Wang Chengen naturally saw it too.Even if Shuangquan is Lao Zhu's personal eunuch, it is said that the eunuch who used to be the supervisor of ceremonies held the seal.It's just that if you want to enter the Hall of Martial Arts now, should you ask to see him or ask to see him.

After hearing Wang Chengen's announcement, Zhu Yunying nodded slightly.When Shuangquan came here at this time, he naturally went to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing.If it were not for Lao Zhu's will, even if Shuangquan had ten guts, he wouldn't dare to trespass into the Hall of Martial Heroes.

It seems that Lao Zhu's news is still very well-informed. When Zhu Yunying knows the news, Lao Zhu also knows.

"Let Grandpa Huang prepare dinner, just say that we still have some papers that have not been approved." Zhu Yunying pointed to the memorial on the desk, and said to Shuangquan, "Let the prince go back to the East Palace today, there are some things that the prince is not easy to hear. .”

Shuangquan quickly said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the East Palace today."

It seems that Lao Zhu is also very clear that there are some things that are not suitable for Xiao Zhu to get in touch with too early.In the final analysis, Xiao Zhu is too young, and some things are too dark, even the so-called harm to the peace, so don't let Xiao Zhu get in touch now.

There is absolutely no problem in protecting the crown prince. Not only Lao Zhu cares about this matter, but the emperor also cares about this matter.

Shuangquan, who returned to Qianqing Palace, naturally rushed to report, while Lao Zhu frowned slightly, "There are many notes on the emperor's desk?"

"Returning to the emperor, Your Majesty has a lot of papers on his desk." Shuangquan said hastily, "I don't dare to look at them randomly, but from the perspective of my servants, Your Majesty still has dozens of papers that I haven't read."

Lao Zhu was puzzled, and said to himself strangely, "That's weird, how many discounts can there be at this time? It's not a big deal."

Even though he said so, Lao Zhu still confessed, "The emperor likes to eat crabs, so let people prepare them, and the rice wine is also prepared. Let people wait, and the emperor will pass on the meal immediately when he is done with work."

The emperor's food was a bit 'weird'. For example, the emperor had a special liking for crabs, and many people were also 'unexplainable'.

Hairy crabs are not very popular in this era.I don’t know if there will be a Mr. Zhou who can talk about everything in the future. I don’t know if there will be a lot of people who will be far-fetched and agree with Yingying because the price of hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake will be high in the future. What is the relationship between the emperor.

After all, today's hairy crabs are not even considered ordinary food, and the price is about the same as that of fresh fish.

Although the emperor likes to eat some weird things, there is nothing strange about it. After all, hairy crabs are not the mainstream, and it is not considered that no one eats them, even if the emperor has a unique taste.As long as the emperor likes it, just prepare more, now is the season to eat crabs.

Zhu Yunying is still busy. What is certain is that even though he is very diligent, he just couldn't finish the memorial in one go. It is estimated that he will need to continue to work hard tomorrow to finish these things.

Seeing that the emperor was busy with government affairs, the little eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time naturally said that they should hurry up and deliver the news to the Qianqing Palace, and they could not starve the emperor.Otherwise, the Supreme Emperor will feel distressed, and these servants should not think about it.

Zhu Yunying was in a good mood, so naturally he couldn't hide these movements, and there was nothing to care about.

These are probably Lao Zhu's love for the calf, and such things are no strangers to Zhu Yunying, it has basically been such a routine since he was a child, and Lao Zhu has always been afraid that his precious grandson will be hungry.

When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunying's eyes immediately brightened.The eunuchs and maids who passed on the food had just left, and Zhu Yunying naturally saw some good things.

"Hey, this is really good." Zhu Yunying couldn't help laughing, and said, "Now, is this someone peeling crabs for us?"

Naturally, there is no need to ask too much. Many people just want to show off. Peeling crabs for the emperor is not the kind of treatment that ordinary people can get.

It is also because the emperor likes to eat crabs, and many people inside and outside the palace are studying it.Find better big crabs to pay tribute, or think about being seen by the emperor with skills such as cooking and peeling crabs.

This is what is good at the top and the bottom must be good, and Zhu Yunying has already known about this, and is used to it.

Seeing Xiao Zhu, Lao Zhu was in a good mood, "Look, these big crabs are all beautiful. From what we can see, each of them weighs half a catty, just the fat ones you mentioned."

"Grandpa Huang, don't eat too much, this thing is cold." Zhu Yunying immediately poured Lao Zhu a glass of wine and said, "Let's drink one first, grandpa and grandson."

Old Zhu naturally wouldn't object, and this was one of the ways he got along with Xiao Zhu.Xiao Zhu often ate with Lao Zhu when he was a child. When Xiao Zhu was older, he either poured wine for Lao Zhu or drank with Lao Zhu.

Except that Lao Zhu is getting older now, and Xiao Zhu has become a heroic young man, other things don't seem to have changed much. In Lao Zhu's eyes, this scene is also one of the things that makes him feel that life has no regrets. .

(End of this chapter)