Bright Spring

Yao Ji laughed so hard that her chest heaved, and the surface of the wooden barrel was also rippling with turbulent water waves. She turned her head slightly and said, "Then shall I call you sister?"

"The concubine dare not, the concubine Xian really knows how to joke." The female official said.

Another older female officer said: "The empress is a heavenly status, and she is as close as a sister to the queen. How dare beauty Li compare with the empress?"

Yao Ji was in a good mood, so she took the conversation and said, "I am not from a wealthy family, but luckily I grew up well."

"That's that." Li Meiren hastily echoed.

Yao Ji said again: "It's even more fortunate to have met the Holy One. The Holy One has a great talent, and he became the emperor all the way from the county king. I didn't suffer much, so I waited to become the imperial concubine; if I hadn't met the Holy One, a person like me would have Do you like the queen and the queen? Can you be a concubine?"

Li Mei said humanely: "It means that the empress is born rich and honored."

Yao Ji disapprovingly let out a soft voice from the tip of her tongue, "When I was a teenager, I depended on my mother's womb to grow well, but if my mind was confused at that time, and I looked good when I squandered recklessly, it will be a windy day in the future." Even fairies can't cover the torment in the sun. When I get older, I only wake up when I look in the mirror, so I can't go back."

The older palace lady said: "What the empress said is that thanks to the love of the empress, the ministers and concubines can come to do some light things."

After Yao Ji took a bath, she went to dress up.Sure enough, when she finished her morning tasks, the sun had already set on the treetops.Seeing that it was getting late, she decided to leave the Concubine Xian's Palace in the morning; then she went to the study, where she asked someone to make a cup of poplar flower tea, and then read and wrote.

She had suffered a lot before and was tortured both physically and mentally, but she never told the palace people; but now it seems that it is also beneficial.On an ordinary good day, Yao Ji was quite patient and kept a very calm state of mind.Even if she copied an elegant article and looked at her beautiful words, she could still find satisfaction.

After lunch, Yao Ji planned to rest for half an hour, and then went to Kunning Palace to find the queen.The concubines don't need to visit the queen today, but the queen likes to talk to Yao Ji very much, and Yao Ji often keeps walking and maintains a close relationship.

As for the eunuch who quietly told the female officials in Xianfei Palace that the noble concubine had gone to Rouyi Palace again this afternoon; although Yao Ji was faintly unhappy about such things, it didn't affect her mood too much.Yao Ji was still doing her own thing, and went to Kunning Palace when she was ready.

...In the Hall of Rouyi, Zhu Gaoxu didn't talk to Miao Jin at this time, he was listening to Wang Jinghong's performance, walking up and down on the ground, seeming a little troubled.

Both Wang Jinghong and the civil and military officials who went to the West wrote memorials and sent them up, but Zhu Gaoxu still summoned the eunuch and listened to him more carefully.

"The slaves and servants are just spreading the word, and it is far from the time of tax collection, and the country of Malacca (Malacca) is behind the scenes." Wang Jinghong said, "The king of the country of Manga is called Bailimisura. He is the prince of the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom. The Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom was destroyed by the Manjapahit Kingdom (territory in southern Malay, Sumatra and other places), and his prince Bailimisura returned to Malacca."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu said: "I have read many files in the past, isn't the relationship between the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom and Daming very good?"

Wang Jinghong bowed and said: "As the emperor said, it was very good at first. After the fall of the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom, Shi Jinqing of the Han Dynasty established a foothold in Jiugang and was appointed by the imperial court as the Jiugang Propaganda Envoy, sheltering many people who fled from the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom After Paramisura returned to Malacca, court officials during the Yongle period seemed to confer a woman named Han Baoli as a princess by order and married Paramisura; there is no record of this matter in the palace, or It's what the Deming Fleet did in the West.

However, most of the noble ministers under the command of Paramisura converted to Islam, and the king would convert sooner or later.This has increased the ambitions of the Manchuka Kingdom, and wants to make all the neighboring countries believe in Islam.Prior to this, conflicts had often occurred in Canada, Java and other countries.Now they discovered that the power of the Ming court was going to expand to Malacca, so they tried to persuade the countries to form an alliance against the Ming army. "

Wang Jinghong thought of something, and suddenly said: "By the way, the servants went to the Java Kingdom to collect the gold for compensation, but because the envoys of the Manchuka Kingdom (Malacca) separated them, they almost didn't receive the money."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I know."

After a while, Wang Jinghong said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Malacca is too far away. If we really want to set up officials to collect taxes, the court will be beyond our reach, and it will not be easy to handle."

Zhu Gaoxu said simply: "The tax package system."

He walked to the big table and looked at the map for a while. Relying on the impression in his memory, he found the approximate location of Singapore on the map; the capital of Manchuria was not there, but Malacca.Should it make a territorial claim to Manchuria, as long as the land of Singapore is built as a castle port, or should it simply destroy the country, so as not to have long nights and dreams?

But the affairs of Japan are not over yet. It is estimated that there will be many voices opposing the war of annihilation in the south.

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a long time, and said: "It takes time to go back and forth to that place, so don't panic for now. Let's talk about it later."

Wang Jinghong clasped his fists and said, "The emperor is wise."

Chapter 782 The Snow Creek Crossing Late

After Wang Jinghong left here, only Zhu Gaoxu and Miao Jin were left in the huge palace.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, then patted the file and memorial in front of him with his palm, raised his head and let out a "huh" breath, and met Miaojin's gaze.

He looked at her and smiled.The smile didn't have any special meaning, but he had no reason to be in a bad mood because of the subtle feeling that the imperial concubine was so seductive and caring about him alone.

But Miao Jin stood up: "I'll go find a book to read, the Holy Majesty ignores me."

"It's okay, I don't have anything to do right away." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Sometimes the feeling of doing nothing is really good."

Miao Jin also looked at him and smiled.

After saying that, he stood up and walked around the spacious and bright hall.The sunny weather makes this place very clear and clean, and the fragrance of osmanthus can be faintly smelled in the air. I don’t know where the osmanthus trees are blooming.

Zhu Gaoxu walked up to a picture by the wall, and was immediately attracted to it, so he stood there and looked up and down carefully.

"Crossing the Xuexi late." Miao Jin's voice said.

Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at her.She pointed to the painting on the wall, "The name of this painting, Xuexi Late Crossing, should be a painting from the Song Dynasty."

"Miao Jin is really knowledgeable. I don't know if you don't tell me." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Is she famous?"

Miao Jin said: "Somewhat famous. But this pair should be a fake."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a little unbelievable, "You can tell the authenticity at a glance?"

Miao Jin shook her head and smiled, "Based on reasoning, the genuine ones would not be hung here. Even if the sage is rich all over the world and has all the treasures in the palace, he would not like to be so reckless. After all, it is an ancient painting. If it is hung on the wall like this, it will It will be destroyed in a few years."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at her, and suddenly realized: "It makes sense, I didn't think of such a simple thing just now."

When he turned around, he couldn't help reaching out to touch the beard on his chin, and took a closer look.

Miao Jin said softly: "Your Majesty likes this painting?"

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, looked at the painting and said slowly: "It seems that I just changed it, I haven't seen it before."

"That's right." Miao Jin smiled.

But Zhu Gaoxu pondered again: "I have seen some traditional Chinese paintings of snow scenes, and in my impression there is always a large area of ​​blank space, which seems to have a profound artistic conception. This painting is special, it occupies the entire paper, and it looks very full. It lacks a sense of tranquility and elegance.”

Miao Jin nodded approvingly, "So it's not an imitation, it has its own artistic conception."

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the lower left corner, "Are these two literati playing chess? Thatched hut, snow scene, boat crossing, and playing chess are originally quite elegant images, but the artistic conception is not ethereal, but kind and plain... This painting looks like, It makes me feel comfortable and at ease.”

Miao Jin also stared at the painting carefully, looking at it thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, and then said: "In the snow, beside the mountain stream, there is a single-family hut; the owner here should not give up the pursuit of elegance. However, the owner and the guests seem to be middle-aged scholars. They may be officials and are consolidating Friendship; maybe a businessman, take the opportunity to talk about business cooperation; this ferry is very interesting, with a channel to communicate with the outside world. Entering the world, but not only a vulgar heart. Born, but did not give up the business based on the world, not isolated from the world Become a rootless apple."

Miao Jin said softly: "It's quite interesting for the Holy One to look at this painting in this way."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "What did it originally want to express?"

Miao Jin shook her head and said, "The viewer can understand for himself, that's what good paintings are all about."

At this moment, an eunuch's voice lacking in thick timbre came from behind: "Report to the emperor, Minister of the Ministry of War, Qi Tai, has ordered an audience."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw Qi Tai kowtowing outside the main hall.

"Qi Butang is exempt from courtesy, come in and talk." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Qi Tai got up from the ground, walked to Zhu Gaoxu's side, bowed to Miao Jin again and said: "I have seen the imperial concubine."

Miao Jin said: "Qi Butang is too polite."