After Cao Jixiang finished speaking, Zhu Jian sighed deeply and looked at Yu Qian.
"Yu Taibao, do you think I should agree to Eunuch Cao's request?"
Yu Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He glanced at Cao Jixiang and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to wait for a few more years until the Battle of Annan is over."
Zhu Jianshen just nodded when he heard the words and did not speak. Of course, Zhu Jianshen knew the answer before Yu Qian said it.
But Cao Jixiang, who was standing, knew in his heart that His Majesty the Emperor was silent because he wanted to let himself speak.
"Yu Taibao, I was born in the seventh year of Yongle, and I am already fifty-two years old. Even if we start preparations now, it will take two years. If we postpone it for a few more years, I will be too old to move. I want to pull gold for Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, but I can’t do it.”
"Yu Taibao, you often say that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. The world beyond the sea is indeed vast and boundless. If the Ming Dynasty can dominate that world, the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous in the future, and you and the others will be able to prosper the country. Your Majesty."
After hearing this, Yu Qian was a little dumbfounded, and Li Xian on the side came to the rescue and said: "Eunuch Cao, people say that you know destiny at fifty, but Eunuch Cao has a strong body and doesn't look like someone who is over fifty. Come to think of it, even if it takes a few years, , and you can’t miss important events.”
"There are many things going on in the imperial court right now. The southwest is deploying weapons in Cochin, the southeast is training naval forces, and the north is expanding its borders. At present, North Korea is closed due to heavy snow. I don't know whether the situation will be stable next year. Many things Ah, but it all takes a lot of energy."
"Eunuch Cao should be considerate..."
Although he knew that his power was difficult to stop, Li Xian could still let Yu Qian fight alone. This was an old friend who had been together for more than ten years.
Li Xian said a bit too much. Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the throne, narrowed his eyes and was a little angry. Cao Jixiang was also angry. After doing so many things, it was not his business to go to sea with me.
"Li Fuchen, you are all Wenquxingjun in the sky, but you are all shining with auspicious stars. You can escape safely from the rebel army. But I, your servant, am just a child from a poor family. I have read some books and can read some words." , I also learned it in the palace. This slave's days this year are also given by the royal family. I just want to do more things for His Majesty. There are not so many big principles. Li Fuchen doesn't need to tell me so many big principles. I don’t understand either.”
The auspicious star shines high, and the rebel army escapes safely. This is also a kind of ridicule that appears on the paper.
Although Cao Jixiang's words quite lowered himself and elevated Li Xian and others, that was not what he thought in his heart.
What happened to the eunuch?
When the eunuch stood up, he was still a "hero", he could still contribute to the Ming Dynasty, and he could still be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.
And he is no ordinary eunuch.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, when I was young, I followed Emperor Xuanzong on an expedition outside the Great Wall. After that, I also led a large fleet and sailed thousands of miles. My knowledge is not much lower than yours.
After I die, the Sunflower Book comes out, which may cause a huge stir in the literary circle. From now on, my reputation will definitely be higher than that of you people.
Make words, make meritorious deeds, write books, damn it, I, Cao Jixiang, am going to be the first eunuch and saint, lowering the status of a saint in your hearts.
The past that Li Xian doesn't want to miss the most is when he was young, he went out to fight with the Supreme Emperor, threw the Supreme Emperor away, and ran back by himself.
This is his shame.
Who said he was in a hurry, but now that His Majesty the Emperor was sitting on it, he couldn't really fall out with Cao Jixiang. He could only cough twice, and then said with a wry smile: "Eunuch Cao, what you said is wrong... …”
"Then Li Fuchen might tell me what's wrong." Cao Jixiang said tit for tat.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Zhu Jianshen also said at this time: "The Chinese New Year will be in more than a month. Let's discuss this matter after the year."
"However, I am still more inclined to start preparing for the voyage in the 14th year of Chenghua. In the 16th or 17th year of Chenghua, we can go overseas again. As Eunuch Cao said, time waits for no one. "After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, he looked at Yu Qian thoughtfully.
"Eunuch Cao, it's been a long journey, so go down and wash up and have a good rest. I'll call you for a detailed discussion in a few days."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Cao Jixiang saluted, he slowly exited the hall.
"My dear friends, please go down as well. It's snowing and the roads are slippery. Please walk more slowly, Taibao Yu." Zhu Jianshen said softly.
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, the tight strings in the hearts of everyone in Qianqing Palace were suddenly plucked.
Is His Majesty the Emperor suggesting that Taibao Yu can resign?
Li Xian, in particular, felt very uncomfortable when he heard this sentence. However, Yu Qian's own heart did not fluctuate much. Thinking about it, he had already been prepared for this.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After everyone bowed, they also exited Qianqing Palace.
Cao Jixiang was the first to leave the Qianqing Palace. The two young eunuchs took Cao Jixiang's cloak and hurriedly put it on Cao Jixiang.
When Li Xian, Yu Qian and others came out, Cao Jixiang smiled and gave Yu Qian his hand: "Yu Taibao, I have been busy in recent years. When the year comes, I will definitely go to Yu Taibao's house to ask for a drink and have a good time. Ichiban.”
"When the time comes, I will treat Eunuch Cao well." Yu Qian said softly after returning the gift.
After Cao Jixiang finished speaking to Yu Qian, he glanced at Li Xian, snorted coldly, turned around and left...
This made Li Xian even more angry to the extreme. Both of them were against the co-author, but Cao Jixiang treated the two opponents with two faces. Sure enough, the saint will not bully me, it is difficult to raise a villain...
The palace attendants waiting outside the door also took the cloaks of the four people over and waited until they were all put on.
One thing is that the transparent Peng Shi finally found the opportunity to speak: "Yu Taibao, Li Fuchen, please..."
"please……"
Peng Shi's best person in the court was Han Yong, but now that Han Yong had gone to the southwest to supervise military affairs, Peng Shi had no colleagues in the court with whom he could interact privately. When Xu Youzhen was in Beijing, Li Xian and Li Xian Xu Youzhen fought so fiercely, but Peng Shi had no backbone, swaying from side to side, and was nicknamed Peng Chuucao...
After everyone left, Zhu Jianshen in the Qianqing Palace looked at Zhang Bao: "The original plan was for King Ping to go to Korea to join the vassal state a year ago, but now it will take some time. How is he recently? Has he caused any trouble again? What a moth."
Zhu Jianshi was confined at home for more than four months. Later, because he had to prepare for the feudal lordship, the queen also found a princess for him. She was the granddaughter of the Zhongyi Hou family. Of course, he could not be locked up before the wedding, so he was released. After the wedding was completed and the Ministry of Etiquette was ready, it started to snow, which pushed back the time for King Ping to declare the feudal lordship.
"Your Majesty, no. These days, Prince Ping is quite honest and doesn't leave the palace often. It seems that he has figured out some things on his own."
Zhu Jianshen nodded, and then said slowly: "Tonight, Yu Taibao will definitely have a secret talk with Li Fuchen at home. You tell the people over there and ask them to investigate clearly. I put out a bait today just to see what Yu Taibao thinks about me." Are you disappointed or not..."
After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, he sighed deeply.
"Your Majesty, you are a wise king. How can Yu Taibao be disappointed in you? Your Majesty, don't think too much about it."
"But what I am doing now is not the wise king in Yu Taibao's heart. If Yu Taibao is really disappointed with me in his words, I can only let him retire early..." After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the back. temple……
Zhu Jianshen is full of admiration for Qian even now. Whether from the perspective of an experienced person or an emperor who has been on the throne for more than ten years, Yu Qian is impeccable.
But now his authority in the court is too great, and he is influencing the direction of the courtiers all the time, and Li Xian was affected just now...
Maybe taking an early rest and taking care of yourself is a good choice...
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Shi Biao and Wang Yue stood on the top of Pyongyang City, looking at the snow-white world in front of them. Shi Biao's face was a little worried, while Wang Yue's face was more relaxed. Looking at the white world in front of him, he couldn't help but exclaimed. : "The wind blows fiercely in the Jianhe River, and the snowflakes are wide, and the horseshoes are peeled off due to the frozen rocks in the sand mouth. It is so spectacular. If I hadn't come to North Korea, I don't know when I would have seen this scene."
After Wang Yue finished speaking, he didn't see Shi Biao to speak to him for a long time. At that moment, he looked at Shi Biao. He was looking at the white sky, but Shi Biao was looking at the soldiers and civilians of Pyongyang who were shoveling snow not far from the city gate. .
A sudden heavy snow disrupted all the arrangements of Shi Biao and others for North Korea.
In the south under Zhao Fu's supervision, the impact was not great, and the upper and lower levels could still communicate with each other.
But in the north of Seoul, due to heavy snow, the communication between the upper and lower levels was almost completely interrupted. This was also the most important test for North Korea's General Military Mansion and the Governor-General's Mansion.
After nearly two years of rule, after the high-pressure period ends, and without strong external pressure, will the North Korean people who have "returned" be as honest as before?
Wang Yue looked at Shi Biao's sad face and couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Liao Pinghou, are you a little worried in your heart?"
"Don't you think that the three prefectures and twenty-four counties, with a population of nearly 700,000, have been cut off. If they rebel, they will start a war again next spring. Now the imperial court is attacking Annan. If North Korea breaks out, How should I explain to His Majesty the chaos?" Shi Biao was under great pressure, and he did not want any turmoil in North Korea.
After Wang Yue heard this, he chuckled and said: "Liao Pinghou, you don't need to worry. I can bet you that after the snow disappears on the roads in spring tomorrow, North Korea will still be the same North Korea as before, and there will definitely be no problems."
"You are so confident..."
"That's how confident he is."
"Where does the confidence come from?"
"Because this snow will eventually disappear, and they all know that this snow will disappear..." Wang Yue said with a chuckle.
He has a very clear grasp of the way of people's hearts. In fact, his confidence comes from the arresting officials and the entanglement army in various places. He finally has the power in his hands and can be the master of the house. He only needs these people to be able to control the situation in a short period of time. You need to stabilize the situation internally to prove your ability, otherwise the heavy snow will cover you for two or three months, and if the snow disappears, you will be in chaos, and you will not be able to keep your black gauze hat...
Biquge
