"Go and do your work."
Just when Zhu Yunxi was about to explain, Tang Queqing was already looking at him with soft eyebrows and said something softly.
Tang Queqing looked at the man in front of him who was destined to be with him for the rest of his life, with tenderness on his face and pity in his heart.
The children of the gentry in the imperial court were still arty; the children of the generals in the capital were still beating horses and paraded through the streets.
The man in front of him has already taken on the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Queqing covered the back of Zhu Yunxi's hands with both hands, pushed it gently, and said softly: "I heard that you like to drink the local chicken soup from Luzhou Prefecture the most. Before you came back, I had already prepared the pot and simmered it. Simmer it slowly. It will be ready to drink when you get back from your work."
This is completely entering the character.
Zhu Yunxi had already stood up, took Tang Queqing's hand, and patted it gently.
Under Tang Queqing's calm gaze, Zhu Yunxi walked towards the corridor.
"I will see you, the great grandson of the emperor."
In the tea room of the East Palace Side Hall, Xie Jin, Xia Yuanji, and Tie Xuan, who had been resting for a while, heard footsteps coming in from outside. They quickly put down their tea cups and stood up to salute.
Zhu Yunxi, who had said goodbye to his children and came from the lotus pond, waved his hand casually: "Everyone, please sit down."
As he spoke, he was already sitting on the main seat.
The young eunuch Yutian who followed behind him bowed forward and poured him a cup of golden tea.
Zhu Yunxi's expression was as usual, but his eyes looked at him indifferently.
Yu Tian quickly lowered his head, carefully put down the teapot, put his hands together, and retreated silently.
After that, Zhu Yunxi looked at the three people who sat down again in front of him with a smile on his face.
Nowadays, the three people of Xie Jin, strictly speaking, apart from their official positions and work in the court, they are more like royal secretaries.
Xie Jin and Tie Xuan both had calm expressions on their faces, but Xia Yuanji, who was also responsible for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of Cleaning and Officials, looked hesitant and looked down.
It was only today that I heard from the old man that the treasury was empty. Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and asked indifferently: "Are you worried about money and food?"
Jie Jin and Tie Xuan immediately looked at Xia Yuanji, who had not gone out to drink with them in the past few days.
Xia Yuanji nodded helplessly: "The summer tax has not been sent to the capital yet, but the court has to spend money every day. Lord Shangshu is already angry with anxiety, and there are several blisters at the corners of his mouth. I think this is an easy matter."
Zhu Yunxi nodded and suddenly stared at Xia Yuanji with a smile.
Being stared at by the emperor's grandson with such an expression, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but feel guilty, and his back felt numb.
He felt that something bad was going to happen to him again.
Xia Yuanji hesitated and whispered: "The Emperor's grandson wants to..."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand, looking particularly indifferent, and then mumbled and said casually: "It's not a big deal, it's just your Majesty's Longevity Festival this year. It has been decided to do it today. I have invited you to take it. I also patted my chest and made a promise in front of His Majesty that this matter will be done in a more grand and lively manner this year!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanji felt his eyes darken and his head was buzzing.
This is not a glamorous thing to do.
This is written clearly and clearly, with two large ink characters.
Want money!
Jie Jin and Tie Xuan sat aside with smiles on their faces. They picked up the tea cups in tacit understanding and glanced at each other secretly while drinking tea.
In the past few days, they both knew Xia Yuanji well. As the three of them entered the palace to serve as counselors in state affairs, their invisible status in the court was significantly improved.
The result was that each of them took on more and more important tasks in the yamen.
But no matter whether he is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy or a minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, no matter how busy and heavy the things he does are, they are far inferior to those of the Hu Department and other yamen with complicated affairs.
These days, although Xia Yuanji is only the head of the Cleaning Department, the things he does are not as light as those of other doctors. Even the minister of the household department often comes to him and wants to discuss some matters with him. .
All he did was to create a good relationship.
When Xia Yuanji learned that His Majesty's Longevity Festival was going to be held in the imperial court this year, he opened his mouth helplessly: "Emperor Grandson, you didn't bring this up in front of His Majesty, right?"
According to His Majesty's temperament, this year is going to be an eventful year. In any case, he will not think about organizing a special event for his Longevity Festival, and he will have to do it in a hurry.
Then there is only one possibility, and it is the idea of the emperor's grandson.
Looking at Xia Yuanji, he looked like he was going to fall down at any moment with his eyes rolling.
Zhu Yunxi stopped teasing him and said sternly: "Don't worry, the Ministry of Finance has no money, and we won't be able to live by counting money for a long time. We don't have to worry about the expenses of Grandpa's Longevity Festival this year. "
"Seriously?" Xia Yuanji felt hot and quickly stood up to ask.
Just when he turned around to react, he showed an awkward smile and sat down silently.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and explained: "In the past few days, Brother Wei Zhe first sorted out the number, personnel, land area, etc. of the Zhili Stations in detail, and then detailed the numerous stations in the Ming Dynasty. If this thing is done well, Now, the imperial court’s annual income will be no less than hundreds of thousands of taels, and it will become a benevolent policy that benefits the people!"
Xia Yuanji raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
The emperor's grandson is going to attack the imperial court?
Not only him, but also Jie Jin and Tie Xuan, who were watching the play just now, couldn't help but look at the emperor's grandson.
They had been with Zhu Yunxi for a long time, and they could not tell that this young emperor grandson had countless thoughts about everything in the court.
Zhu Yunxi saw the hesitation in the three people's eyes and knew that they thought that he would take action at this time to promote the two words that all officials have been afraid of and jealous of since ancient times.
reform.
He smiled and said: "It's just to add some income to the court. I won't go to war or compete with the people."
Hearing this, Xie Jin agreed with a smile: "The Emperor is kind and kind, so I can rest assured."
Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly and said, "Since we are organizing a Longevity Festival for grandpa, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty probably won't be able to make it in time.
The local people in Zhili must say that they are officials in Beijing this year, and the rest do not have to enter the capital, let alone send gifts to the capital. Anyone who violates the rules will be reprimanded by the Central Government, and serious cases will be handed over to the competent authorities for punishment! "
It was done in a grand and special manner, and it was done with great success, which does not mean that all the local officials from the Ming Dynasty were required to come to Beijing.
When Xie Jin and the others saw Zhu Yunxi's arrangement, they were even more determined.
Otherwise, for matters such as the Emperor's Longevity Festival, local officials would be out in force, and the expenses along the way would cost the court countless money and food.
Not to mention, these local officials also had to choose gifts for the emperor. This debt would eventually be settled on the shoulders of the local people.
Only at this time, Zhu Yunxi changed his words again: "However, it has been thirty-four years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. There are also many envoys from foreign countries in the capital. I want to let them know that they will enter the palace during this Wanshou Festival. Come, you must listen to the orders of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Why did this topic jump from the inn to the vassal country of Fanbang?
Jie Jin and the other three looked at each other helplessly again.
The Ministry of Rites, on the other hand, reported the matter to Tie Xuan and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, the emperor's grandson may not know that two groups of envoys from the Japanese Kingdom have disembarked at Songjiang Mansion at the same time in the past few days. Counting it, they are entering the city today. .”
The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country was very bad in the past few years.
In the early years of Hongwu, the Japanese state even killed the envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty. Later, in order to alleviate the Japanese invasion on the southeast coast, Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed his anger and sent envoys again. They were not killed again, but the relationship with the Japanese did not make much progress.
Zhu Yunxi never thought that the little...Japanese country would arrange envoys to come to Beijing this year.
Jie Jin and Xia Yuanji, who did not know the details of the Japanese country, asked in confusion: "Two batches of time? Why is this?"
Tie Xuan smiled: "I heard from Songjiang Mansion that the country of Japan has not been very peaceful in recent years. The country has been divided into two groups and they have been fighting."
After hearing this, Xie Jin immediately said quietly: "So, are they coming to the court to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty?"
Tie Xuan thought for a while, nodded and said: "Songjiang Mansion sent a memorial to the Ministry of Rites. The situation of the two groups was completely different. They got off the boat almost at the same time. One group was arrogant and dressed quite exquisitely. That's right. The other group of people seemed like... they seemed to have had a pretty miserable life..."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Xie Jin and Xia Yuanji suddenly laughed.
At this time, Xia Yuanji also forgot about Hu Bu's troubles and said: "That must be a request from me, the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken advantage of this time to enter the court at the same time."
Xie Jin looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Emperor Grandson, the most important thing for the Japanese country in our Ming Dynasty is the Japanese invasion along the southeast coast. This time, maybe our country can take this opportunity to reduce the pressure on the southeast coast. We must not miss it. Such a great opportunity.”
The Japanese plague on the southeast coast was caused by the spontaneous actions of the poor people in the Japanese country, or by the Southern Dynasties in order to plunder resources and transport them back to the country.
If the Japanese can be appeased within the country, the Japanese troubles along the coast of Ming Dynasty will definitely be reduced a lot.
Zhu Yunxi asked at this time: "Is there any news about the Li family's Korea from the Ministry of Rites?"
Tie Xuan frowned and pondered for a moment: "Li's North Korea has always had envoys in Beijing. I wonder what the emperor's arrangement is when the grandson asks about this?"
Zhu Yunxi raised his lips slightly: "I know that the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have arranged for the two groups of envoys from Japan to stay next to the envoys from Korea."
Tie Xuan couldn't help but be stunned: "Are all the envoys from the Japanese country entering the DPRK together?"
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Tie Xuan and said indifferently: "Since they are all envoys of the Japanese country, how can we arrange two places? Our Ming Dynasty wants to respect foreign countries and vassals, how can we divide a country into two in the capital of the Ming Dynasty? Two halves?”
Tie Xuan was a little hesitant. He always felt that the emperor was holding back some tricks and did not explain it to them.
Seeing the high-spirited expressions of the emperor's grandson, Tie Xuan could only respond.
