The dress mentioned by the queen was only given to wives of the first rank and above. Giving Baochai is indeed a great courtesy.
"My virtue is shallow... How dare you accept such a generous gift from your empress!" Baochai knelt down quickly, she would not be dazzled by joy.
The queen smiled warmly and said: "What kind of shallow virtue is just a piece of clothing? How can you say that!"
This banquet was indeed valuable, but to the royal family... it was really just a piece of clothing.
This explains why the Wuxun family wanted to send their daughter in, so that those who are near the water and the towers should get the moon first.
Compared with relying on your husband's meritorious deeds and getting promoted step by step and getting rewards, it is too easy to receive rewards from the queen's side.
"My maid..."
Before Baochai could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Qingyin: "Okay... go and bring Sheng'er's copybook over and let me take a look!"
"yes!"
Baochai had no choice but to stand up and leave. Although she remained calm on the surface, she was extremely happy in her heart.
Not to mention the peace and tranquility here, on the way back from Wenhua Palace to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xianming's ears were almost deafened by the noise.
"Dad... what my son just said is really not nonsense. You have to try it to see if it works or not!"
"How do you say that, if there are dates but there are no dates, you should hit three poles first. You don't even understand this, right?"
Following the emperor's carriage, Zhu Jinghong kept saying that he really wanted to speak out at this moment.
He is the only one in the world who can pester the emperor to make suggestions like this.
The prince and Prince Rui, who were both legitimate sons, ran away after the banquet, so they didn't want to stay with the emperor to get into trouble.
"Old Thirteen, you kid has never stopped talking. Do you believe that I will punish you for this crime of disobedience?" The emperor was impatient.
"Are those Westerners you mentioned really that powerful?"
"Why should we learn their casting skills? Although my Ming Dynasty is a little behind...but it is not incapable of making. There is no need to learn from a bunch of barbarians. It's not surprising to have such an idea, because this is the current situation. The mainstream of the Ming Dynasty and the mentality of the Celestial Empire made everyone in the Ming Dynasty very confident.
However, as the emperor said, the manufacturing technology of Daming firearms has tended to lag behind that of the West, and warships are even less advanced.
"Dad...I will come to the country tomorrow and I will be number one in every aspect. How can we allow the barbarians to be stronger than us!"
Since the state-of-the-art mentality was at work, Zhu Jinghong planned to take advantage of this and force the old man to be first in everything.
"Dad...don't you have such ambition?"
Dare to challenge the generals to the emperor, this is really a courageous person, how can other people dare to speak like this.
At this moment, Zhu Xianming was extremely annoyed and immediately said: "You are so powerful... Then just go and do it yourself. I don't have time to mess around with you, so get out of here now!"
"Dad...you said this, and your son has accepted the order!"
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong clapped his chest and said: "Don't worry, old man, your son will definitely make a gun that can shoot further and more accurately. By then, my Ming Dynasty will have this magical weapon, and we can search for wealth all over the world!"
"Dad, when your wallet is full, you will have a stronger attitude towards your speech. If the time comes, you will beat anyone who disobeys!"
Yes, Zhu Jinghong is painting cakes for the emperor, and he is already familiar with this skill.
"Shut up and get out of here. I'll get angry when I see you!" Zhu Xianming scolded.
"Father...Son, say the last sentence, and I'll get out!"
"Speak quickly!"
"Making this thing always requires a little money and a special place. In a few days, my son will write up a brochure. How about you approve it?"
“Let’s write it down and talk about it later!”
"Hey... my son said goodbye!"
Finally, Zhu Jinghong got out and left, leaving Zhu Xianming to wake up.
After calming down, he couldn't help but think about Zhu Jinghong's words, and when he thought about it carefully, he found it very interesting.
His position is not glorious, so he is eager to make achievements to prove that he is the destiny.
There is nothing that can be admired and praised by the world more than opening up new territories and overpowering other countries.
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianming could not help but complain in a low voice: "This old man is training soldiers and making guns and cannons. He is really afraid that the world will not be in chaos!"
"How can you put things like robbing things so bluntly? It should be said that you are going to promote Wang Hua!"
"It is the bounden duty of the king to let all the people in the world be enlightened by the teachings of the Ming Dynasty!"
When Zhu Xianming began to think wildly, Zhu Jinghong had returned to Chengmingyuan and ordered Deng An to send a message to Xue Pan to meet those foreigners in two days.
After Deng An left, Zhu Jinghong came to the desk, picked up his pen and frowned, thinking hard.
The matter of making guns has been put on the agenda. He must get on the right track as soon as possible and strive to build weapons with higher craftsmanship as soon as possible.
When the time comes, the troops will be equipped to the North Four Guards, and then let them go out to fight a good battle. Zhu Jinghong's method of training and strengthening the troops will be completed.
Seizing power and status is a silent process.
Zhu Jinghong was frowning and thinking hard, while Zhu Jingyuan, who had returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, was also talking to his wife at this moment.
Chen Zhi was particularly happy to learn that the prince made a mistake today.
But when she learned that it was Zhu Jinghong who came to the prince's rescue again, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
"So... we still have to bring Old Thirteen here. With his help, the prince has no chance of winning!"
Hearing this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but say: "You know... I haven't even been able to find a few horses for others for so long. I am the thirteenth and I feel unhappy!"
"I can tell you that the East Palace is also busy with this matter, so you have to pay close attention!"
Zhu Jingyuan was annoyed after hearing this, so he had to respond casually. In fact, he had been paying attention to this matter.
But again, good horses are easy to find, but those suitable for Zhu Jinghong are rare.
After thinking about it, I heard Zhu Jingyuan say: "By the way... that boy Shui Rong is coming back from the north. He is also a good horse person. Maybe he will bring some good horses back!"
When Shui Rong is mentioned here, he is the King of Beijing among the four princes and eight princes. Now he and Nan'an are the only two princes with different surnames.
According to the downgrading system, their generation should have been stripped of their royal title.
The reason why Wang Jue can still inherit is because during the Donghuamen Incident, Shu Rong's father and Nan'an King were die-hard supporters of Zhu Xianming.
Shui Rong's father was seriously injured during the coup that year, and passed away less than three years later. This made the emperor very sorry, and he transferred his care to Shui Rong.
Although he is young, Shui Rong himself is very up to date and handles all the errands arranged properly. Now he is highly trusted by the emperor.
This time when he went north, he was ordered by the emperor to investigate the affairs of Liaodong Dusi and resell arms to the Jurchen tribes.
There are good pastures over there in Liaodong, and those people from Liaodong Dusi and Andong Xingdusi will definitely have good horses for Shui Rong.
"Well... I hope so!" Chen Zhi said.
"In the past two days... why don't you find a reason to summon Princess Beijing to your house and mention this matter to her first!"
That's right, the word "summoned" is used here. No matter how much King Beijing is trusted by the emperor, he is just a minister in front of the dignified prince Zhu Jingyuan.
"Okay... I will arrange this matter!" Chen Zhi responded.
Suddenly, Chen Zhi remembered another thing and reminded: "There is one more thing... The people we installed in the East Palace said that something is very wrong with Jia Yuanchun recently!"
"Something's wrong? What's wrong?" Zhu Jingyuan asked curiously.
“I can’t tell you, but it’s just different from the past!”
Zhu Jingyuan said with an indifferent expression: "She is an insignificant person, what should she do if she doesn't care about so much!"
(End of chapter)
