Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 82 The Oath
The next day.

The sky is bright.

The Forbidden City, inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
After three blows of the net whip, all officials of the court, Chinese and military officers walked through the Baiyu Square one after another, entered the main hall, and paid homage to the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair with the front of his chest, accepting the worship of the officials.

After the worship was over, the eunuch in attendance stepped forward and announced in a loud voice: "Your Majesty ordered, if there is a book, come, and if there is no book, roll back the court!"

After the words fell, Li Suide, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zou, I have a book to play!"

"The new type of artillery that I ordered was newly built. After the minister's hard work day and night, it has already begun to take shape. However, because the minister's manpower is not enough, the minister has seconded three thousand craftsmen from the private sector to fill the Ministry of Industry. Your Majesty has reported this."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his face became dark.

"Can these 3000 people have access to the most core secrets?"

Li Suide handed over his hand and reported: "Returning to Your Majesty, the manufacturing process of new firearms and firecrackers is extremely complicated, and there are not many people who master the core technology. I intend to let these people be responsible for manufacturing other parts, and finally hand over the qualified parts to special personnel."

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "Very well, Aiqing has done this matter very properly, let's play!"

"Well, Li Qing's family, according to the current progress, how many weapons can be produced in one day?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the current production speed, about 150 can be produced in a day, about [-] cannons can be produced, a thousand rounds of lead can be produced, and hundreds of cannonballs can be produced."

After listening to Li Suide's report, Zhu Houzhao was very happy. He thought that manufacturing at this speed might be the fastest speed so far, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Aiqing will do her best to do this well."

"From now on, I will name this new type of firearm and gun, the flintlock gun, Shenwu Cannon!"

"Flintlock, mighty cannon!"

"It's a good change, it's a good change!"

Chao Wenwu was amazed immediately, just because of the name alone, there was enough momentum.

Just as the civil and military officials were discussing, a rush of voices sounded outside the hall.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, eight hundred miles, hurry up!"

"Get out of the way, eight hundred miles, hurry up!"

"Wala gathered 20 troops for a surprise attack, and Datong Mansion in Shanxi is in danger!"

Inside the Golden Palace.

All civil and military officials were shocked!

At this time, the soldier was already covered in mud and rushed into the Golden Luan Hall, looking extremely tired.

"Your Majesty, the Datong Mansion in Shanxi is in an emergency, and Wala gathered heavy troops to surprise the barracks while the frightened general was away!"

"Your Majesty, please quickly send troops to rescue Datong Mansion!"

Having said that, the soldier seemed to have fulfilled his mission and fell directly to the ground.

"Take him down quickly to rest."

"Submit urgent information."

The eunuch in attendance hurried down, and the general picked up the emergency report, and presented it to Zhu Houzhao respectfully.

Above the jade steps, the emperor's figure was incomparably majestic, looking at the contents of the information with a serious face.

"Hmph! This barbarian is really too arrogant!"

"I haven't sent troops to attack them yet, but they came to the door."

After Zhu Houzhao said this, all the Chinese and military officials of the court rushed out of the court, cupped their hands and said: "The ministers are asking for orders to send troops to Oara to help Datong Mansion!"

"Even if the ministers are dead, they will die on the way to conquer the Oala army."

All civil servants and military generals were filled with righteous indignation for a while, and they were full of indignation!
The current Ming Dynasty is no longer the previous Ming Dynasty.

They already had the most advanced muskets and cannon.

The soldiers of the three armies are even more on the alert.

As early as when Zhu Houzhao proposed the bloodbath of the civil fortress, many soldiers had already breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to contribute to the country.

They are always preparing for the time to conquer Oala.

But now, this group of barbarians unexpectedly attacked Datong Mansion in Shanxi while the terrifying general was returning to Beijing to report on his duties.

If they don't let them pay the price in blood, they really don't know how powerful I am!

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others request an order to send troops to wash away the shame of the civil fort!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were deep and his face was cold, "Where is the terrifying general Ling Luoshi?"

Ling Luoshi took a step forward, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

"I order you to immediately mobilize 35 heavy troops from the nine border towns to destroy the invading enemies of Oara!"

"In addition, I will hand over the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Army Battalion to you to help Datong Mansion in Shanxi!"

When Ling Luoshi heard the words, his complexion was shocked, and he cupped his hands and said, "The minister leads the order!"

"Ministry Minister Li Suide!"

"The minister is here!" Li Suide hurried out.

"I order you to throw all the firearms you have built into the Fifth Army Battalion. In this battle, I will completely wipe out Wala!"

After the emperor retired from the court, the Chinese and military officials in the court began to get busy.

Liu Jian, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, and Liang Chu, Minister of the Household Department, strutted out of the Golden Luan Hall. His Majesty did not mention anything about them.

As for the civil servants who impeached them, Liu Jian and the others probably already knew who they were, but it was obvious that they could not do anything to them now.

In the court, Zhu Houzhao's protection of the two of them was seen by ordinary people, which made them feel in a mess.

Especially when they reformed the commercial tax, Zhu Houzhao became even more cruel, and decided to support Liang Chu, because from having money to having no money, the decline was very fast, and he also understood that this is a quick way to get money .

After he has accumulated a certain amount of tax, he will carry out the next reform, and the situation will be stable by then.

Of course, the emperor Zhu Houzhao used his young shoulders to carry the entire cause of the Ming Dynasty, and they, as courtiers, should also work hard for the Ming Dynasty!

After retiring from the court, Zhu Houzhao returned to Qianqing Palace.

When he just returned to Qianqing Palace, he smelled a long-lost rural atmosphere, which Zhu Houzhao had tried many times when he was a child.

"Zhao'er, come, come, see what Erniang has done for you?"

Erniang and Kuai walked over, took Zhu Houzhao's hand, and explained to Zhu Houzhao very courteously: "My mother has selected some handsome beauties for you from among these beautiful girls. Erniang believes that you will like it." .”

After hearing Erniang's words, Zhu Houzhao's face immediately became happy. This local flavor is indeed the long-lost rural flavor, and it is indeed different from the delicacies in the palace.

After Erniang took Zhu Houzhao's hand into the Qianqing Palace, she suddenly saw several tables in the yard, each with a few wild vegetables, which looked like a rural method.

In addition to a few green wild vegetables, there is also a plate of braised donkey meat.

It is rumored that the goose meat in the sky and the donkey meat on the ground are the best products in the world. It can be said that the imperial dining room has spent a lot of effort to bring this delicious donkey meat into the palace to satisfy the emperor's greed.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Where did you get such a skilled cook? It would really be a good mother."

Empress Dowager Zhang grew up in the countryside. Her father was not a high-ranking official in the capital. Empress Dowager Zhang used to eat wild game from the mountains when she was young.

This donkey meat is the ultimate delicacy, not as good as horse meat. Although donkeys are laborers, most people are reluctant to kill donkeys.

Since ancient times, kings do not cook.

Zhu Houzhao remembered that his father, Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang, liked to eat donkey meat very much.

When Empress Dowager Zhang was the princess, Zhu Youtang wanted to eat stewed donkey meat pancakes, so she looked for people to inquire about the recipe of donkey meat stewed pancakes, and cooked it herself, making donkey meat pancakes for her husband. Tang has been reminiscing about those bad days in his heart.

After the Empress Dowager and Zhu Houzhao sat down, a woman came in from outside the Qianqing Palace. She had a basket in her hand, and there were several rectangular sesame seed cakes in the basket.

Zhu Hou took care of the shiny waistband hanging on her waist, and immediately frowned.

He recognized this waist card, which can only be owned by the palace guards. Could it be that this woman is a second-rank guard with a knife in the palace?

However, generally the waist badges of the guards in the palace are worn by men, why should this woman wear them?
It seems that before she entered the palace, she had undergone serious training.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, this stewed donkey meat pancake should not be too hot, the meat tends to stick when it is hot, and it should not be too cold, if it is too cold, it won't have the taste of stewed donkey meat. Now is the right time."

The palace maid wearing the waist card actually raised her head, put down the basket, and said to Zhu Houzhao with a fluttering blessing: "Chenshanguan Haitang, see Your Majesty!"

"Haitang?"

Zhu Houzhao recalled that he had conferred a few bodyguards with swords before, and this Shangguan Haitang was indeed a daughter, but a second-rank bodyguard with swords.

However, she still seems to have an identity, that is, the owner of the No. [-] villa in the world.

Zhu Houzhao stared intently at the owner of the No. [-] villa in the world, his thoughts racing.

She also has another identity, the subordinate of Tiedan Shenhou.
(End of this chapter)