Of course, Zhu Yijun couldn't give Luo Wanhua any purpose, so he could only say vaguely: "If they are not my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, if they don't have outstanding skills and meritorious deeds, I don't think they can be allowed to live in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. For the rest, you will investigate clearly and understand the response. .”
Luo Wanhua agreed, and the monarch and his ministers discussed the situation in Luzon and Manchuria, and inferred on the map the approximate location of the three-way mission from the land route to Europe.
After Luo Wanhua exited, Zhu Yijun stretched and looked at Sun Qian. Sun Qian lowered his head and recited: "Your Majesty, you have exceeded the time limit a lot. May I ask Prince Zheng to see you another day? You have had a meeting with the privy councilors after lunch."
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Arrange someone to notify King Lu and let him come into the palace. First, take the prince to accompany King Zheng to eat - the prince said he is going to play in Prince Lu's Mansion these days, so let him go today and tomorrow Return to the palace."
Sun Qian agreed and heard Zhu Yijun continue: "It's not even eleven o'clock now. Go to the political hall to see if Mr. Mingquan has eaten. If not, ask him to eat with me."
Sun Qian was moved and said: "The emperor really provides food and clothing to his ministers. It is a great blessing for slaves and maids to serve such a benevolent master like the emperor."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun frowned slightly, with a half-smile on his face. Sun Qian lowered his head and couldn't see his expression, and was slowly exiting the palace. Before leaving the house, he suddenly heard Zhu Yijun say: "Sun Qian, do you know how you are inferior to the Wei Dynasty?"
Sun Qian's ears felt like thunder. First, he had nowhere to put his hands and feet, and then he knelt down and said: "This slave should not use flattery to deceive the master's heart. I know you are wrong! I beg the emperor to spare this slave! I will never dare to do it again!" "
Zhu Yijun snorted and said: "You are also an old man next to me. If you want to have a good ending, you must first see more, listen more, and think more, and then stop seeing, listening, and thinking. This will last for a long time— —Get up and go do your business."
Prime Minister Liang Menglong saw that Sun Qian, who was delivering the order, looked in a daze, almost without any of his usual cleverness. He guessed in his heart: "This guy must have been scolded by the emperor. It seems that I have to be careful."
After the audience ceremony, Zhu Yijun was full of joy and asked Liang Menglong to accompany him to dinner. In order to maintain good health, the royal family pays attention to "eating without talking", and they do not drink alcohol. They both picked up their favorite food, took a few chopsticks, and then removed it to reward the palace people.
The monarch and his ministers rinsed their mouths, and the official brought two more cups of tea. Liang Menglong was speechless and said: "Since the advent of medical schools and newspapers, people's living habits have changed a lot. I used to drink tea immediately after meals and use it to gargle, but now I use white water to moisten my throat before meals. I won’t drink tea anymore. Your Majesty also needs to take care of your dragon body—I saw in the newspaper that drinking tea directly after a meal will harm your stomach.”
Zhu Yijun laughed when he heard this and said: "It's not that bad. If tea is also harmful to the body, one has to eat the wind and drink the dew."
Liang Menglong immediately picked up the tea cup and took a sip, saying flatteringly: "Is this the Dahongpao? The Queen Mother gave it two taels the day before yesterday. I took it and tasted it. Sure enough, the aroma is elegant and the throat is sweet and smooth. It is a true national treasure."
Zhu Yijun laughed when he heard this and said: "The inner government bought the nearby forest a few years ago and succeeded in large-scale cutting breeding - in another seven or eight years, this Dahongpao will not be worth anything. Song people like iron arhats, and there are predecessors There are also people who like white combs, and now they are grown everywhere in Fujian."
"Actually, although I like rock tea, Dahongpao tastes bad to my throat when I drink it. The day before yesterday, the Agricultural College sent me some 'Jade Gui' newly cultivated in Wuyi Mountain. It has a citrus flavor. I think it tastes better than Dahongpao in winter. Unfortunately, the new What you sow is not much, and you have already drank it.”
Liang Menglong gently flattered him and said, "Now that the Emperor Longkou has praised it, this tea has become a famous species."
Zhu Yijun heard this and sighed: "The emperor's steps are all related to the people's lives, and I dare not ignore it. Because I have been fond of rock tea in recent years, it is widely used in the palace. The prices and sales of Longjing, Maojian, etc. are not as good as in previous years. Two days ago, Nannan The governor of Zhili secretly told me that there is a lot of poverty in the Dabie Mountains, and people’s livelihood depends on the production of tea mountains. As an emperor, you don’t have to be too picky, and you should drink Lu’an Guapian occasionally.”
Liang Menglong smiled when he heard the words and praised the saint: "The emperor's benevolence has spread throughout the world. Since the ancestors of the ancestors, all places have paid tribute to the royal family. After the reform, the emperor abolished the offerings and used everything for purchases. This is a benevolent policy. However, the people also Therefore, I am overly concerned about the food and clothing in the palace. I have heard that merchants now go to any lengths to obtain 'internal use'."
Zhu Yijun smiled and sighed when he heard this: "Exactly, the palace wanted to use Xiangyun gauze before, and a big merchant named Zhang not only didn't want the money, but also wanted to give the inner government ten thousand taels - they came to ask me what to do. Mr. Mingquan thought that how?"
Liang Menglong hurriedly replied: "If that fragrant cloud gauze is really the best in the world, I think -" It's not impossible to say it, but then he was speechless and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
Zhu Yijun said with a faint smile: "It seems that the emperor's name is no match for the word 'money'."
Liang Menglong's face turned slightly red, and he cupped his hands and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Your Majesty often tells me that 'capital' is in the way of the world and will erode morality and people's hearts silently - it seems that I have indeed been infected without knowing it." .”
Zhu Yijun nodded and sighed: "Mr. Mingquan, there is no need to be embarrassed. I have asked many people in the palace this question. Even the queen said that there is no need for the ten thousand taels, but this person named Zhang wants to give it away, so there is no way to stop him - only The two queen mothers insisted that it was not possible."
Then he stood up and said, "You know something from the smallest detail! I wonder what will happen if the world's people are manipulated by the word 'money'?"
Liang Menglong hesitated to speak, but lowered his head and remained silent. Zhu Yijun had no intention of letting him answer. He walked around the hall a few times and said, "Since the Great Reform, although I have secret reports, I don't have an intuitive understanding of what is going on among the people. This year is coming to the end of the year, so that's all. "
"Next spring, I want to patrol the world. What does Mingquan think?"
Liang Menglong couldn't help but open his mouth. Although he was summoned today, he always thought that the emperor was going to discuss with him the decision of the 'Revelation Case' and the 'Longqing Party Case', but he did not expect that the emperor actually gave such a big problem!
As his mind was spinning, Liang Menglong asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to inspect the government and frighten the army to show the country's prestige?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "It's not 'ritual', it's 'political'. It's based on 'investigation and research'. If you want to push the reform further, you have to conduct a large-scale investigation and research."
Liang Menglong showed a look of understanding and sighed: "In ancient times, all emperors went on hunting tours. The Book of Records says, 'One hunting tour every five years.' During the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors hunted in the north and were highly praised. But since Yingzong When hunting in the north, the power of the Ming Dynasty collapsed; when Emperor Wu went hunting, the world was in turmoil; when Emperor Shizong visited the mausoleum, he was in danger of being caught in the fire."
Zhu Yijun frowned slightly when he heard this, and Liang Menglong hurriedly said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, the country's power has been declining and rising; Saihanba has been patrolling the north to establish a system of eternal peace in the northern border. The talents and strategies are not comparable to those of the Han Wu and Tang sects."
Zhu Yijun relaxed his brows and said with a smile: "Mr. Mingquan's praise is too high."
Liang Menglong said: "No! The Han Dynasty went on an expedition to the desert, and the whole world was exhausted; Taizong and his relatives in Tibet, the beauty of the 'Khan of Heaven', Princess Wencheng also helped to add to it. Only I, the Emperor."
Zhu Yijun hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Mingquan, please stop talking. I'm so embarrassed. It's not like I'm belittling myself, and today's people may not be inferior to the ancients - but it's useless to talk today, let's just talk about the present."
Liang Menglong sighed secretly, knowing that he could not shirk this tiring and fatal work, so he could only ask: "I don't know where the emperor wants to patrol? I like to plan carefully."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I plan to go to Nanjing first."
(End of chapter)
