Fan Ting walked all the way to Dongchang without saying a word. Zhu Houzhao asked him to cooperate with Jin Yiwei, which made him feel a lot of pressure and leaked a lot of information. Who doesn't know that Dongchang has always suppressed Jin Yiwei? When did he cooperate with Jin Yiwei? Is Your Majesty going to start suppressing Dongchang? Or does it have a deeper meaning, to abolish the East Factory, and just find an excuse to act?
He was thinking a lot, so much so that he forgot that he had reached the gate of the East Factory and almost bumped into it before he woke up. It was this shock that made him break out in a cold sweat.
Damn it, I almost made a mistake. Your Majesty clearly wanted to test your attitude. If this matter cannot be done, Your Majesty will definitely not be able to spare me. In order to calm down the government and the people, he will kill me. If I do my best, I will definitely gain His Majesty's trust. , I have truly become a confidant since then, Mou Bin is just an excuse to beat me up, yes, that must be the case.
The more Fan Ting thought about it, the more excited he became. He walked quickly into the inner hall, summoned his subordinates, and seriously warned: "Children, we are His Majesty's slaves, so we should share His Majesty's worries. Today, our family will set a rule. From today on, , no one is allowed to do illegal things, the past is past. After today, if anyone violates this rule, it is best to deal with it before our family finds out, otherwise it will be a small matter if he is dead, but if he is alive, our family will make his life worse than death. , Dongchang must not have selfish motives, remember one thing, we are His Majesty’s domestic slaves, we are His Majesty’s knives, we will kill whoever Your Majesty wants to kill.”
"Don't worry, godfather, the children will definitely not disgrace Dongchang."
Fan Ting wanted to understand how he should follow His Majesty, and he was no longer so worried. His Majesty was kind to Wang Yue, wasn't he just setting an example to show him clearly? Those who are obedient will die a happy death, and those who are disobedient will die. This is His Majesty's true purpose.
If he knew Zhu Houzhao's original intention, which was to have fun and go far away, I don't know what his expression would be. I believe it would be wonderful!
How they are going to do it, let’s not say for now.
Zhu Houzhao doesn't have that much time to care about them. He doesn't have much time. If they wait until they get money and expand their territory, then they can only go to one of his cousins. This won't work.
Moreover, if you want to have fun, you must have power, whether it is soft power or hard power. This is standard. In the north of the Ming Dynasty, there are Tatars, Wacians, and Jianzhou among the Duoyan Three Guards. Jurchen tribe, there are Japanese pirates intruding from time to time in the southeast, and you can't go anywhere you want.
That damn Tatar Ezhe even comes to thresh the fields every time. You think this is your pasture. You can come when you want. I also want to go to your house to see the Naadam Convention in ancient times. I don’t know if there is such an activity in this era.
The history of the Ming Dynasty for nearly three hundred years is simply a history of blood and tears. Zhu Yuanzhang drove away the Mongols, but was bullied by them in the end. Until his death, he never took the initiative to attack the grassland again, because that battle was The beating was terrible.
But his son Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor, took revenge. He entered the grassland desert five times and won five great victories. The grassland tribes he defeated did not dare to look south until the death of Emperor Yongle. Unfortunately, in the hands of his great-grandson Here, hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in one fell swoop, and even the emperor was captured. It was a great shame and humiliation. This was Zhu Houzhao's great-grandfather.
Then the great-grandson Zhu Houzhao avenged his great-grandfather's generational separation and killed the Waca people. The history of the Ming Dynasty has always been one of strong generation and decline of the next generation. However, it must be said that the Ming Dynasty is the only one in history who is not harmonious. A dynasty that ceded territory, did not pay compensation, and fought whenever it wanted. The emperor guarded the country, the emperor and his ministers died for the country, and never backed down from the outside world. Which dynasty did this? Even if it was as powerful as the Han Dynasty, wouldn't it still use the daughter of the royal family to marry?
During the Ming Dynasty, every generation of emperors, although there were emperors like Chenghua who were obsessed with Taoist alchemy, emperors like Zhengde who were absurd and unruly, emperors like Jiajing who sought immortality, and even emperors who were carpenters like Emperor Tianqi, but you go and see Looking at their attitude toward the outside world, none of them are tough. When it comes to foreign invasion, there are only four words: never compromise.
This is a dynasty that makes people excited, and it is also a dynasty that makes people feel helpless. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were many parties, such as the Zhejiang Party, the Donglin Party, and the Eunuch Party. The imperial power did not leave the palace, and the decrees did not go out of the cabinet. This result is very disappointing. A deep sigh.
The scholars had no moral integrity, their scalps were itchy, and the water was too cold. They led the entire Jiangnan elite to surrender to the whip court. Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Xiufu jumped into the sea with the little emperor on his back to express his ambition. There is also Wen Tianxiang. Who has never had this in life since ancient times? Death, the eternal famous sayings that leave a mark of loyalty to history, the tragic sight of hundreds of thousands of scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang jumping into the sea, and the literati of the Ming Dynasty are really sad.
Every time Zhu Houzhao thought about this, he couldn't help but lament. The whips of later generations would throw away a piece of the great country in the east and cut off a piece in the west. He would not feel bad if he sold his own land, let alone the vassal country on the sea. Look at it. The marks on it are all vassal states, vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. All those damn whips were lost. It is really hateful and annoying.
"This is my Ming Dynasty, what a wonderful country." Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Jin was by his side, serving him all the time. The expression on His Majesty's face kept changing. He was angry for a while, sad for a while, and sighed for a while, which made him feel unclear. When he heard the words, he carefully echoed: "Your Majesty, Jiangshan I will always be yours, undefeated and eternally prosperous."
Zhu Houzhao's mood recovered quickly. He took his time, he couldn't afford it. He liked to cut through the mess quickly, just like in the case of King Ning. Business taxes must be collected and the territory must be expanded, otherwise the territory will be too small. It’s not enough to wander around. In the previous life, I didn’t have the opportunity to go out and wander around for a while. In this life, I am the emperor and the whole world is my own. Why can’t I go out to wander around and hide in the imperial city for the rest of my life?
This is not okay. He has inherited everything from Zhu Houzhao and has become restless. It has only been a while since he was about to go out for a wander. All the Eight Tigers have been assigned to serve in the Twelve Supervisors. Now there is only one Liu Jin around, and that is you.
"Liu Jin, go and prepare some sets of clothes for ordinary people. I want to leave the palace." Zhu Houzhao ordered.
"I'll make arrangements right now." This was Liu Jin's happiest thing.
After a while, Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin, a group of plainclothes imperial guards, and the Iron Eagle Guards who were hiding in unknown places. The large group of people left the palace like this. Zhu Houzhao was very curious about how the ancients lived. , Although there are some introductions in the book, books are not as fun as having their own insights.
In the street pattern of the capital city and the outer city, the streets leading to each city gate are the widest and are the main roads of the whole city. Most of them run east-west and north-south. The streets of each city gate are also named after the city gates, such as Chongwen Gate, Xuanwumen, Andingmen Street, Deshengmen Street, etc., in the area divided by various streets, there are many streets and alleys densely packed with shops, where merchants gather and there are many merchants.
Zhu Houzhao looked like he was a son of a powerful person with status. Brocade and silk were not something ordinary people could wear, and he went out to the streets ostentatiously. Rich people wore them at home. Only powerful people or officials could wear them. Even if you Even if you have money, you may be fined for a minor crime, or you may be exiled for a serious crime. The status of businessmen is low, and it is even more unbearable in the Ming Dynasty.
After walking around several main roads, it was so hot at noon in July that Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear the sun any longer. He pointed to a place not far ahead that looked like a restaurant and asked, "Liu Jin, what's in front of you?" Where to go?"
Liu Jin looked at the place he pointed at and said, "Sir, this is a restaurant. It is run by Mr. Xia Ruxia's nephew. Speaking of which, is it related to you, Mr. Xia?"
Zhu Houzhao didn't understand. He pointed at a restaurant at random, and it actually had something to do with him? Isn't this too ridiculous? He asked curiously as he walked; "What does it have to do with it?"
Liu Jin, the dead eunuch, is quite masculine. Except for his shrill voice and his behavior, there is no trace of him being a eunuch. He even wears a fake beard to give him a different air. But at this moment, he is covering his mouth and smiling softly, twirling his fingers to show off. , until Zhu Houzhao glared, he gave up and whispered: "Young Master has forgotten that when the late emperor was in power, Master Xia Ruxia was summoned to the palace by the Queen Mother. He once wanted to marry you who was still the prince. After you found out, I took the old slave and Zhang Yong with me to secretly meet Miss Xia."
Zhu Houzhao swore that this episode was definitely not in his memory, but the names were very familiar, Xia Ru, Xia~, Xiami? Isn’t that his future father-in-law, and isn’t that Miss Xia his future queen? Damn, this is too fateful, right?
Now that you're here, take care of your future relatives' business.
"Then let's go in and have a rest." Zhu Houzhao went in with his head held high, waving his folding fan, elegant and not squinting, ahem, but in fact his eyes were wandering around.
Liu Jin thought that His Majesty still remembered that incident, so he shook his head and said flatteringly, "Sir, do you want to get rid of these idle people?"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said lightly: "No need."
Liu Jin did not dare to say any more, and followed Zhu Houzhao to a seat by the window upstairs. Under the guidance of the waiter, Liu Jin quickly stepped forward, pushed the waiter aside, and wiped the table and chairs with her sleeves. Then he respectfully invited Zhu Houzhao to sit down, and then ordered: "Go and prepare a table of good food and wine. Go and prepare it quickly. You don't need to wait here." But he said to himself, serving His Majesty is our family's business. It's your turn. A little waiter, huh.
Zhu Houzhao didn't speak. He shook his paper fan and looked at the people coming and going downstairs. He didn't know what he was thinking. The food and wine came quickly. It smelled good, but he didn't know how it tasted. He took a casual sip from the wine glass. , shook his head in displeasure.
Several voices came from not far away, which made his ears perk up. There was a table of scholars wearing Confucian uniforms and turbans. Two of them were talking loudly, not avoiding others at all, and their words were uninhibited.
"Brother Zizhang, I wish you success in one fell swoop. With your strength, you will definitely be able to overwhelm the South Ranking this time, so that they will no longer dare to look down on me, the Northern Ranking scholars." A man in a green shirt raised his glass and said.
"When today's wise and wise people add Enke, we have the opportunity to stand out and not follow the old system. It is the time for us to make contributions. If I go to high school this time, I will invite myself to be an official in Yunnan and Guizhou to show my ambitions. , As for the so-called South List and North List, haha, a man should be loyal in his heart when he is in this world. The dispute between the North and the South is just a dispute of temperament and is of no benefit to the country. Don't mention it again in the future." The man called Zizhang is called Liu Zizhang. , a native of Tongzhou, North Zhili.
"Brother Zizhang is right. I am wrong. I will punish myself with a drink."
He raised the glass and drank it all in one gulp. He was very cheerful and bold, quite like a northern man. Putting down the glass, he continued: "I have been waiting for Han Chuang for ten years. Isn't it just to become a general and become a prime minister? When I mount my horse, I can run the army, and when I dismount, I can calm the people." ? If I go to high school, I will ask myself to go to the northern border town to be an official and serve the country. It is not a waste of time for a man to live in this world. Unfortunately, I know that my literary talent is not as good as yours, brother Zizhang, so I am afraid that there will be no hope in high school."
This man's name is Tan Zongzheng, and his family is very wealthy. However, he has been a martial artist since he was a child and has a strong body. It can be said that he is more like a warrior. The two of them basically don't have much of the elegance of southern scholars, and are a little more rough and heroic.
Liu Zizhang comforted him and said, "My dear brother, don't be discouraged. With your martial arts skills, there is no need to worry about not being able to serve the country. Nowadays, there are constant border troubles. The chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou are frequently making troubles. The southeast is full of Japanese troubles. There are Tatars in the north. Why don't you join the army? Why don't you worry about killing the enemy and serving the country?"
Although the Ming Dynasty was different from the Song Dynasty in that they despised soldiers from the bottom of their hearts, there were still some people who looked down on them. In this era, where everything was inferior and only those who were educated were good, scholars were superior to others.
Liu Zizhang naturally did not mean to look down on Tan Zongzheng, because both of them knew each other's character and would never be so malicious. However, Tan Zongzheng smiled bitterly and said, "I originally planned to join the army, but my father did not agree and even threatened me." I must obtain a meritorious degree, and my brother also knows my family’s situation, which is really hard to describe.”
