Cao Jixiang returned to his residence in the palace, feeling a little reserved.
And the little eunuchs and maids looked at their Eunuch Cao and were a little afraid to recognize him.
Cao Jixiang was originally a member of the palace. However, he had been out of the palace for a few years and had changed a lot. At first, Cao Jixiang lived a very comfortable and refined life. His inferiority complex caused by the lack of something led to other problems. It should be nearly perfect.
But a trip to the sea and wandering outside made his face lose its former whiteness and his skin became rough.
As soon as Cao Jixiang returned to the palace, Zhang Bao learned the news and went to his residence in person to find Cao Jixiang.
When Zhang Bao saw the change in Cao Jixiang, he was a little surprised. After the two exchanged a few words, Cao Jixiang followed Zhang Bao to Qianqing Palace.
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jianshen paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace.
He still doesn't know anything about Cao Jixiang's gains from going to sea and many things about his voyage.
This was the first time Zhu Jianshen was so anxious.
After a pause, Zhang Bao walked into the Qianqing Palace and said softly: "Your Majesty, Cao Jixiang is here."
Zhu Jianshen nodded, and then returned to the imperial cabinet unhurriedly, sat down and said, "Enter the palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
Zhang Bao said and shouted: "Xuan Cao auspiciously enters the palace."
Outside the Qianqing Palace, Cao Jixiang, who was holding the checked package, hurriedly walked towards the main hall after hearing the sound.
When he entered the Palace of Qianqing, he saw Zhu Jianshen, and he felt inexplicably excited. He knelt down, put the package on the ground, and then shouted loudly: "Slave Cao Jixiang, come to see your majesty, long live your majesty, long live your majesty, my slave. At the beginning of the ninth year of Chenghua, I followed His Majesty's holy order and sailed to the East. After two years and seven months, I finally lived up to the holy order and found corn and sweet potatoes and presented them to Your Majesty." He said, holding the package high.
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he was very excited.
Found it, really found it.
Although he was happy in his heart, he still maintained the dignity of a monarch. Just like Liu Bei, after Adou was rescued, although he was happy in his heart, he still had to try to fall.
He did not rush to ask Zhang Bao to present the package, but said: "Cao Jixiang, it's been a hard journey, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Cao Jixiang finished speaking, he slowly stood up.
Zhu Jianshen looked at Cao Jixiang's changes and sighed: "I'm afraid I have gone through many hardships along the way. Eunuch Cao is less than fifty and he already looks so old. Alas, I miss Cao day and night. Father-in-law."
After listening to Zhu Jianshen's words, Cao Jixiang was moved, but his acting skills were obviously not as good as Xu Youzhen's. He didn't know that at this time, he needed the cooperation of loyal tears.
"Your Majesty, I don't have to work hard for you. The hard work is for the soldiers and the people accompanying the fleet. I will ask your Majesty for a reward for them."
"Reward, you must reward." Zhu Jianshen said with a smile, then looked at Zhang Bao and said: "Zhang Daban, please go to Chengguo Duke's Mansion in person and let Zhu Yi enter the palace. I want to reward him in person."
After Zhang Bao listened, he smiled and nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty." But just as Zhang Bao raised his feet, he heard Cao Jixiang say urgently: "Your Majesty, the young Duke has not come back."
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he was stunned for a moment: "Yes, where are you resting?"
The smile on Zhang Bao's face slowly disappeared.
Cao Jixiang lowered his head and said: "I don't know, I have been separated from the little country for nearly two years."
After hearing what Cao Jixiang said, Zhu Jianshen completely understood.
It probably means that he died two years ago.
After Zhu Jianshen realized it, he felt very unhappy. Zhu Yi had gone out to do private work for him, and because he did not inherit the title of Duke of Dingguo, the court had no way to pursue the title after his death.
Originally, he wanted Zhu Yi to serve as a commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy after returning from the sea, making him the first maritime prince of the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on his part.
The atmosphere in Qianqing Palace changed from joy to dullness.
After a pause, Zhu Jianshen sighed and said, "Don't tell Duke Cheng's office about this matter yet. Let's wait for two years."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
"Eunuch Cao, bring me the package. I want to take a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After speaking, Cao Jixiang raised his steps and walked to the imperial case. He opened the brocade cloth and revealed six corn plants and three sweet potatoes inside.
Zhu Jianshen looked at these things, as if he had lived in another world. The grains on the corn were sparse, which would not help Ming Dynasty in the short term, but with the seeds, there was an opportunity for improvement.
But fist-sized sweet potatoes can be grown on a large scale.
Zhu Jianshen looked at these two things and smiled: "Eunuch Cao, don't you still have hundreds of acres of land?"
Hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Cao Jixiang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood that he wanted to experiment.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll take care of it as soon as I get down."
While the two were talking, a young eunuch walked in.
"Your Majesty, the Censor of Xudu wants to see you."
When Cao Jixiang heard the words Xu Du Yushi, his eyes immediately lit up.
Zhu Jianshen slowed down and said, "Let him go back first. I will summon him when he is free."
The young eunuch respectfully said he obeyed the order, and was about to go down to let Xu Youzhen leave, but Cao Jixiang said in a panic: "Your Majesty, I am an old acquaintance of this servant and the censor of Xudu. I have been away for a long time, and I miss him very much. Since Your Majesty wants your slaves to try planting sweet potatoes and corn on the land of the Ming Dynasty, so we might as well listen to the advice of the Censor of Xudu."
Cao Jixiang was the hero. When he spoke, Zhu Jianshen found it difficult to refuse. At that moment, he changed his mind and asked the young eunuch to summon Xu Youzhen into the palace.
Xu Youzhen didn't know that Cao Jixiang was back.
When he entered the palace, he saw this familiar and unfamiliar figure.
The same was true for Cao Jixiang, who kept staring at Xu Youzhen.
If he is dark, he must also be strong.
He is fatter and must be weaker.
This was the first thought in Xu Youzhen and Cao Jixiang's minds after seeing each other.
Xu Youzhen greeted him step by step, and Zhu Jianshen asked him to stand up.
Xu Youzhen came to the palace to ask for an audience this time because of the matter of the princes and princesses returning to the capital, and also to explore His Majesty's attitude toward Annan. Meeting Cao Jixiang was an unexpected joy.
Just as Xu Youzhen was reporting on the preparations of the Ministry of Etiquette for the prince and princess to return to Beijing, the young eunuch came in again.
Reported that Wuyang Hou Shi Heng asked for an audience.
If he hadn't let Xu Youzhen enter the Qianqing Palace, he would have sent Shi Heng away, but he did let Xu Youzhen enter the palace. With Shi Heng's carefulness, he knew that when he was talking to Cao Jixiang, Xu Youzhen came in, but he didn't. Let him come in, it will be another brainstorm, it will cause something bad, and it will not be good if he misses Annan's important event.
At the moment, Zhu Jianshen could only ask Shi Heng to call in.
Shi Heng took his preliminary military plan and wanted to present it to His Majesty the Emperor. However, after he entered the palace and saw Xu Youzhen and Cao Jixiang, he put the memorial into his sleeve without any expression.
Just like that, in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jianshen sat on the throne and looked at the three people below him helplessly.
Cao Jixiang, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng.
The three men who kicked the door appeared in front of Zhu Jianshen at the same time.
This made Zhu Jianshen dumbfounded.
Is it a connection of fate or destiny from God.
I deliberately wanted to separate the three of them. One was arranged in Liaodong, one went to Jiangnan, and one went to America...
It was not easy to get together in the capital, and they were all in front of him.
This time, everyone is here.
But there is no door for them to kick down.
Biquge
