eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 457 Do You Want To Kiss Me, Your Majesty?

Officials in red robes with round collars came out of the main hall one after another, and Wu Wending stood up suddenly when he heard footsteps.

When Wang Jia came out, he glanced this way.

Wu Wending also saw him, so he hurried forward, held his hand and saluted, "I have seen my teacher."

"Let's talk later, His Majesty is still here."

"Yes."

Wu Wen looked to the left, and sure enough, he saw an older eunuch, who even waved to him.

So he didn't dare to be negligent, and walked quickly a few times, and followed him across the threshold of the main hall.

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his right middle finger and thumb on both temples like this. At this time, he would always miss Kui Er's technique very much.

After a while, a voice came from my ear,

"Your Majesty, Wu Wending, the general judge of Changzhou, sees His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Stay flat." Zhu Houzhao put down his hands.

He first opened his eyes and looked at the person who came. He saw broad shoulders, a strong figure, a pair of sword eyebrows, and shallow nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose. When he frowned, he had the righteousness of a sad man.

In layman's terms, he is very manly and handsome.

"Wu Wending, courtesy name Shitai, was born in Songzi, Huguang."

"Member of the Yamen of the Weichen Mansion, I dare not ask His Majesty to bother to remember."

"What year was it born?"

"Weichen was born in Chenghua for 15 years."

Zhu Houzhao made a rough calculation in his mind, he is 37 years old.

This age is just right.

"How did you meet Wang Bo'an?"

Wu Wending didn't hide it, "We are from the same department. When I went to Changzhou to take office, I met and had a few conversations on the road. Later, I met in Yingtian Mansion and became acquainted with each other."

"He said that you are considered a strong official, you can rule the local area, and you can also rule the army."

"A minister with insignificant talent dare not claim to be strong. He only eats the king's salary, but is loyal and does his best to repay the country's kindness."

Zhu Houzhao had a good impression of him. After all, he was recommended by Wang Shouren, and his initial impression was pretty good. When he really saw him, he was able to deal with it.

He came down from the top and said: "It's the first time I've met you, and you're even the first government judge summoned by me. You haven't been in Beijing for a long time. I'm afraid you don't know me well, even though you have heard a little bit. But as the saying goes, it’s better to see once than to hear a hundred times, just hearing about it, some things may not be accurate.”

"Sir, listen to the hadith."

"It's not a sacred teaching, it's just my thoughts as an emperor. As an emperor, I belong to my ancestors. From the first year of Hongwu to the present, it has been more than 100 years? Over the past 100 years, the country has been prosperous and then declined. But I don't want to be a conservative monarch. So there are some things I have to do, and some people I want to offend. Since you have been recommended to this Qianqing Palace, I will let you understand this, at least let you understand what the holy will is. What.

The emperor of mine only does two things in his life, one is to maintain the national prestige of Ming Dynasty, and the other is to be the master of the people in the world. Many officials have nothing to do with the first point, but you are not. As the commander of the navy, only one strong official is not enough , you have to understand that you are leading the Ming army, if you meet overseas barbarians, if others insult you, they will insult me, you must keep this in mind. "

Wu Wending also met Emperor Hongzhi before, when he was enthroned.

In comparison, he felt that Emperor Zhengde's personality was really strong, and the first emperor would never speak like this anyway.

"The head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and the integrity can't be lost. The minister has already realized this since he pledged himself to the country."

"It's good to have it. After finishing this point, I will tell you why the imperial court wants to build and expand the navy at this time. The most direct reason is that after the sea is opened, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty is useless. The silk, tea, and porcelain on it are worthless." They are all extremely valuable treasures in the eyes of foreigners. There is a saying in the rivers and lakes: I opened this mountain and planted this tree. disciples, so the imperial court must have its own navy, cruising in the southeast sea.

Isn't there a saying in the Han Dynasty that those who commit crimes against a strong Han will be punished even if they are far away.I don't have enough confidence to say this sentence now, but I always go in this direction. If something happens at sea in the future, you, Wu Wending, will let me have the confidence to say this sentence. Once the words are spoken, the heavenly soldiers will arrive. That's why it's called Kingdom of Heaven. "

Wu Wending suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart,

Everyone said that Daming had changed to a great emperor, and he knew the rumors were true only after seeing it with his own eyes.

"Your Majesty's words should be kept in mind. I have read the books of saints since I was a child in order to serve my father. As long as Your Majesty has a purpose, I can go there even if I am a swordsman!"

"Okay, as long as you remember to strengthen the army to protect the people and resist foreign barbarians, I am still willing to give rewards." Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Tell me, what do you want?"

"Request... I dare not hide your majesty, Wang Bo'an gave me a letter, but I talked about some suggestions."

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself that Wang Shouren wanted to help him, otherwise it would be fine if he just talked about it himself.

He doesn't care too much about this kind of matter between courtiers.

"You said."

"There are three main points. One is to purchase warships, the other is to practice military power, and the third is to equip more firearms."

"Solid and solid, hard work is practiced."

"That's right, I also think that if you have hard work, pirates and bandits will not dare to offend my celestial power."

"But you have to find a way to work hard on these three points. As for the money, the court will allocate it."

"Yes, I understand."

Changzhou Tongpan was a sixth-rank official, promoted to commander of the navy, and then fifth rank.

The rank of this position, Zhu Houzhao will slowly raise it, and it can also be used as an incentive for Wu Wending. It is unnecessary to give him a third-rank position suddenly, and there are only a few boats.

And one more thing,

After Wang Jia joined the cabinet in Beijing, the position of governor of Zhejiang and Fujian was equivalent to being vacated.

However, after thinking about it a few times, Zhu Houzhao also felt that the "Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian" had already realized its historical value and should be able to withdraw.

The post of Governor was originally a very powerful official position established in response to special events. Now that Zhejiang and Fujian have returned to normal, there is no war, so there is no need for a Governor to manage the military, government and civil affairs of the two provinces.

Now the governor of Zhejiang is Wang Qiong, and the governor of Fujian has been taken over by Fengxi. These are officials he trusts more.

After Wu Wending left, Zhu Houzhao stayed by himself for a while.

He passed the current situation in his mind, and then asked the people around him: "How is Guo Shangkun now?"

Guo Shangkun was originally an attendant in the attendant's room, and he and Fengxi were released as officials, so it should be Ying Tianfu's participation in politics.

Liu Jin was stumped by this question. There are so many officials in the country, he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I have not inquired about him recently."

"Forget it, I don't blame you. Let's go to Concubine Shun."

"Yes."

While riding on the dragon chariot, Zhu Houzhao was still thinking, Guo Shangkun is actually a good person, Fengxi is thoughtful, Jin Gui is extremely meticulous, Guo Shangkun doesn't look special, but he is calm and stable, and he never speaks in words. Taking 'Qi' as the starting point, it is square and upright, just like his big face.

Such a person actually does a special kind of work, that is, to be the Cao of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".To put it bluntly, you can't ask him to support the stall, but you have to keep the stall.

So he was asked to go to Yingtian Mansion at the beginning, because the land in the south of the Yangtze River has been rich and prosperous since ancient times, and it has been governed in a stable and stable manner without fuss, and the people live well.

But this kind of official will forget him if he is not careful.

No wonder Liu Jin didn't care.

The daughter of Concubine Shun, who is not assassinated, is as good as she is, and she is given to live in Shou'an Palace, one of the six west palaces of the inner court.Shou'an Palace is a single building with three rooms in width, the middle one is the front hall, which is the place where the ceremony is carried out, and the rear hall is where the sleeping palace is located.

The Shouan Palace is smaller than the general palace with two entrances, and it is usually the residence of concubines, such as Xianfei and Shufei.

So as soon as the emperor stepped into the door, he basically saw the whole picture of Shouan Palace. When he didn't see anyone for a while, Zhu Houzhao lifted the bead curtain all over to the right.

Sure enough, I saw Concubine Shun move quickly to stay on the bed to greet her.

This person is a Mongolian woman, and Zhu Houzhao didn't excuse her courtesy, and only pulled her up after watching her finish.

"doing what?"

Concubine Shun is only fourteen in the new year, and although she is taller than women from the Central Plains, she still looks petite. She has a flat face, big eyes, and a row of extremely neat teeth. At this time, she said: "The concubine is learning to read."

"I'm with you."

Concubine Shun wondered, "Why is Your Majesty so free to come to my concubine today?"

Mongolian women speak bolder after all.

Zhu Houzhao didn't hide anything, "I received a secret letter in the morning, saying that Dayan Khan ordered troops to go out to attack Daming. I suddenly thought that there was a Mongolian girl in the harem, and I thought I hadn't seen you for a long time, so Came here today."

Concubine Shun's face changed a little, "Your Majesty...do you not trust the concubine's father Khan?"

This girl is also flexible in her mind.

"Then do you believe that your father Khan will abandon you?"

This sentence has a deep meaning.

Concubine Shun shook her head, "Father Khan is getting old, and he no longer has the ambition to fight like the lion king in his prime. He only wants to protect the tribe and his family."

Zhu Houzhao smiled, and he walked over to pick up the little girl's pretty chin, "I, like your father, just want to protect my people. From a big perspective, they are all my family. Including you, You are married to Zhen, you are my concubine, and Zhen will definitely protect you."

Ru Qige blinked his big eyes, and suddenly said: "Do you want to kiss me, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned,

"The concubine has married His Majesty. Your Majesty said that he believes in me and Father Khan, but His Majesty has not kissed me until now." The bold girl closed her eyes just like that.

(End of this chapter)