I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 145 Xin Ai Huang Taiji, a real man!
Zhu Yijun returned to Xiyuan, and Emperor Jiajing was not in Wanshou Palace.

Since entering the 45th year of the Jiajing reign, Emperor Jiajing seldom practiced mystical cultivation and worshipped heaven.

After Yuan Wei retired, he rarely asked his officials to write poems.

Several Taoists who used to be very favored and hung around before the emperor every day, now can hardly see the emperor for a month, which makes them very anxious, but they can do nothing about it.

"Mr. Huang, is Grandpa Huang going fishing again?"

"Yes, the emperor went to Qingxin Pavilion to fish early this morning." Huang Jin, who was leading the way with his head down, answered softly.

Zhu Yijun felt mixed emotions and sighed, "Grandpa Emperor, you are getting old."

Huang Jin lowered his head even more, and his usually steady steps became a little unsteady.

Zhu Yijun stepped forward and held him, "Mr. Huang, you can't mess around."

Huang Jin raised his head, tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, and forced a smile: "Your Highness is right, this old slave cannot mess around, this old slave still has to serve the emperor."

Zhu Yijun let go of his arm and asked again, "Where is my father?"

"I went to Qingxin Pavilion to pay my respects this morning."

"and then?"

"I guess they are going boating in the North Sea now."

Zhu Yijun's heart skipped a beat.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is easily dissolved in water, so your father should not follow his example.

But on second thought, Grandpa Emperor's control over the Western Garden can be described as meticulous.

Since the Emperor has appointed his father as the Crown Prince, he will not let him get away with it.

"Who is waiting on him?"

Huang Jin's eyes twitched slightly, and his long eyebrows drooped slightly: "Chen Hong, Teng Xiang, and Meng Chong."

Zhu Yijun smiled, "That's good. Father is not familiar with the West Garden, and with these old men leading the way, he won't get lost."

Huang Jin's heart skipped a beat. The Crown Prince's thoughts were as deep as the Emperor's. What did he mean by this?
Do you allow Chen Hong, Teng Xiang and Meng Chong to curry favor with the prince and seek his favor first?

But it was just a passing thought in his mind.

Huang Jin knew that he was old and that after serving the emperor, he should leave the palace to retire. In the past few years, he had made friends with Zhu Yijun and left a good relationship, so he did not worry about what would happen after his death.

Besides, he left two godsons with Zhu Yijun, Feng Bao and Yang Jinshui.

Feng Bao is now the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household Department and the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Depot. He is the most useful eunuch around the Crown Prince. However, Huang Jin knows that the Crown Prince actually trusts Yang Jinshui more.

Shanghai is thousands of miles away from the capital, but the Crown Prince actually gave all the power of the Southeast Coordination Bureau to Yang Jinshui and asked him to do as he pleased.

Although Feng Bao had a bunch of titles and seemed to be in a high position, he was actually often by the side of the Crown Prince. He had no power in the Imperial Household Department, and the Eastern Depot was actually managed by Huang Jin himself.

Huang Jin can tell who he trusts more!

Huang Jin could also see that Yang Jinshui was more filial to him than Feng Bao.

So he doesn't have to worry about what will happen after his death.

Zhu Yijun suddenly frowned, "Chen Hong and Teng Xiang are going to serve father, who will take care of the affairs of the Imperial Household Department?"

The eunuch who held the seal of the Imperial Household Department was Huang Jin, and the eunuchs who held the writing duties were Chen Hong, Teng Xiang, Feng Bao and Liu Yi.

Feng Bao was just a figurehead, but he actually accompanied Zhu Yijun full-time.

Liu Yi was just a figurehead, working full-time in the Imperial Stables, responsible for Zhu Yijun's safety, and looking after the Warrior Camp and the New Army Camp for him.

The actual work of the Silijian was done by Huang Jin, Chen Hong and Teng Xiang.

"Your Highness, I have informed the Emperor that two children have been promoted from the Imperial Household Department. Chen Ju and Li Chun will be eunuchs accompanying the emperor. They will help with the general affairs first."

"Chen Ju, Li Chun?"

Huang Jin replied softly, "Yes, Chen Ju was appointed to the Silijian when he was only nine years old in the 29th year of Jiajing. Although he is young, he is an old man in the Silijian and is steady in his work. Li Chun was brought up by Li Fang and was transferred from the Neiguanjian to the Silijian last year."

Zhu Yijun nodded and sighed, "It's not easy for Li Fang to serve Grandpa Huang for so many years. He is honest and loyal. Nowadays, honest people are easy to suffer losses. It's good to have a younger generation to help him, so that he won't be bullied. There is no one to report the news."

Huang Jin nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness is right."

Feng Bao and Yang Jinshui are blessed to be able to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Your Highness understands the warmth and coldness of human nature better than the Emperor.

Huang Jin led Zhu Yijun to Qingxin Pavilion.

Emperor Jiajing was wearing a sky-blue Taoist robe and a black jade hairpin in his hair.

Lying on the recliner designed by Zhu Yijun and built by the imperial carpenter, his whole body was enveloped in the shade of the willow tree above his head.

With his hands in his sleeves and a thin blanket covering his body, he seemed half asleep. In front of him were two wooden racks with two long fishing rods extending out to the surface of the lake. The fishing lines were hanging down into the water, and the floating rods were floating slightly with the waves.

Li Fang sat nearby, staring at the fishing rod.

When the float rod shook slightly, he stood up and tried to pull the fishing rod.

"You bastard! Why are you so nervous? How can you fish like that? Fishing requires patience." Emperor Jiajing said quietly, "But the fish in the West Garden are so cunning! It's been so long, and not a single one has taken the bait.

Jun'er often said that the cats in the Forbidden City all had seven or eight minds. Could it be that the fish in the West Garden also had seven or eight minds? "

Zhu Yijun walked up to him and bowed first, "Grandson greets Grandpa Emperor."

Emperor Jiajing turned around with a smile on his face, "My dear grandson is here, Li Fang, quickly bring him a recliner and place him next to me."

"Yes." Li Fang first saluted Zhu Yijun, then lifted up his clothes and ran towards Qingxin Pavilion.

After a while, Huhu carried a recliner and placed it next to Emperor Jiajing, within reach of the Emperor.

Zhu Yijun lay down and stretched his limbs, "Comfortable!"

"Jun'er, are you exposed to the sun?"

"Grandpa Huang, my face isn't sunburned, it's okay. I'm still growing, and it's good to get more sun."

"It's good that they are not exposed to the sun. Where did this evil saying come from?" Emperor Jiajing said happily, "I am the fishing rod on the left, Jun'er, you are the fishing rod on the right. Let's see who catches more fish today."

"Grandpa Emperor, the fun of fishing lies in the quiet and natural environment. It's not good to become competitive when competing.

If there are more fish than there are fish, I will ask people to catch a few big ones, and then ask the navy who are proficient in swimming to dive into the water and quietly hang the fish on the hook. Then my grandson will win, right? "

Emperor Jiajing was stunned at first, then he burst into laughter, laughing so hard that his upper body straightened up and he coughed a few times.

Zhu Yijun quickly stood up and patted him gently from behind.

Huang Jin also brought a cup of hot tea and served it to Emperor Jiajing to moisten his throat and ease his breathing.

Emperor Jiajing lay down again and said cheerfully, "You monkey, you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve."

He put his hands in his sleeves again, squinted his eyes, and looked at the blue sky and white clouds through the gaps in the leaves above his head. He had never felt so relaxed and comfortable.

"I have read the catalogue of Shanxi's inter-trade goods drawn up by the Coordination Bureau. It is really shady. Strong liquor, sugar, spices, Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues, silk, gold and silver ornaments, and cotton cloth are desperately sold to the north.

I have also seen the reports from the Inter-country Market Bureau in the past two months. These things are really sold in large quantities, and the prices are really high.”

"Grandpa Emperor, before I started the border trade, I had already called the business people and the Border Intelligence Investigation Department to do market research in various tribes in the south and north of the desert."

"Market research?"

"Yes, Grandfather Emperor. In the south and north of the desert, most of the people who can afford our Ming goods are chiefs. They have cattle, sheep, and horses, so they have purchasing power.

What do these chiefs with purchasing power like? We need to understand. Going a step further, we can also guide and cultivate what they like. If they like something, they will naturally buy it in large quantities and will not care about the price. "

"Guide and cultivate what they like?" Emperor Jiajing muttered, "I remember that Hengyuantai sold some perfume in glass bottles to the north. It was just a small amount, and you dared to exchange one bottle for three good horses!"

Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt that when it came to doing business, his grandson was simply the most unscrupulous businessman in the world.

He felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had discovered his grandson's talent earlier, he would not have been so restricted by money all those years.

"Grandpa Emperor, the people on the grasslands in the south and north of the desert rarely take baths and love to eat beef and mutton, so they have a lot of bad smells on their bodies. It's good to spray some perfume. The production of those perfumes is limited, and they are sold out in batches. All of them are snatched up by the noble ladies of various tribes.

My grandson thought that if we hold back the products for a month or two, we could cause a panic in the market, and then raise the price. A bottle of perfume would cost at least five good horses.

Profiteer!

But I like it, because all the money earned belongs to me!

A eunuch in a bullfighting costume came hurriedly from a distance and was stopped by the clean troops led by the Imperial Stables.

Huang Jin went forward and asked, then walked back.

"The eunuch Chen Ju from the Imperial Household Department has urgent military information to report."

"Call him over."

"Yes."

Chen Ju was in his twenties and looked very young and energetic. He walked up to him and kowtowed, saying, "Chen Ju, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, pays respect to the emperor and his grandson."

"what's up?"

"Replying to the emperor! Jizhou Town sent urgent military information, saying that Xin Ai Huang Taiji is in Chahan Hetao and has rebelled!"

"Rebellion? Rebellion against whom?" Emperor Jiajing didn't react for a moment. Xin Ai was not a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Did he rebel against the Ming Dynasty?

"In reply to the emperor, he called himself Tianmudu Khan, and he rebelled against everyone, including the Ming Dynasty, Tumed Altan Khan, and Chahar Tumen Khan. He issued a manifesto, saying that he proclaimed himself the Great Khan of the Southern Desert and asked everyone to recognize him."

After a while, Emperor Jiajing said quietly, "Everyone around has issued a manifesto? This Xin Ai is really a man!"

(End of this chapter)