Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

With such a belligerent emperor on the stand, the ministers had no choice but to cooperate with the emperor.Fortunately, this emperor is more reliable than Wu Zong in fighting battles, basically he fights steadily, and generally does not take risks, which can be regarded as a little comfort for the officials.

Zhou Jiamo held back for a long time, and when it was time for the update, the Qianqing Palace dismissed the budget meeting and stayed to talk to Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, you have to advise your majesty to keep in mind the saying of doing something and not doing something even if you rely on the old to sell the old. You must not put yourself in danger! Your Majesty may agree to the old minister?"

"Yes. I must remember not to fall into danger."

Seeing that the emperor agreed so readily, Zhou Jiamo became puzzled.

"Your Majesty won't promise to be good in the capital. When you leave the capital, you can imagine the battle between Liao and Shen, and go into battle in person? You must know that in face-to-face resistance, the guards have time to block the gun for your majesty. The battle formation of thousands of troops and horses Among them, Liu Ya is hard to guard against."

"Okay, I remember Zhou Qing's instructions."

Zhou Jiamo sighed, "Your Majesty, I see that Cui Ziqiang even took a sip of the delicious soup for dinner and put it down. Nothing else is useful."

"Ha, is Cui Qing angry? I'm going to order the imperial physician to come over to see him."

"Hey. Except for that old man Huang Shaofu, who would think about His Majesty's personal conquest."

At the end of Zhou Jiamo's speech, his voice rose.Huang Kezuan, who was waiting outside the door, wanted to wait for Zhou Jiamo to persuade the emperor before asking for orders for his followers, but at this moment he couldn't help but walk in and talk.

"Zhou Mingqing, I agree that there is nothing wrong with His Majesty's Western Expeditions. You just don't want to see me follow His Majesty's Western Expeditions and be awarded a knighthood for martial arts!"

"Huang Qing, during the Northern Expedition last year, I didn't take any lieutenants who were over 45 years old. They couldn't do it as an auxiliary soldier. You also know that the Western Expedition is more difficult than the Northern Expedition. You are a civil servant and over the ages. Seeing Huang Kezuan's face getting uglier and uglier, Zhu Youxiao hurriedly brought the words back.

"Guo Lai, a veteran and loyal minister, if there were no trustworthy ministers like you and Zhou Qing in the court, I would not have dared to conscript so rashly. I still expect Huang Qing that you will be at the helm of the Ministry of Punishment for ten or eight more years."

Zhou Jiamo saw that Huang Kezuan's complexion improved, not to mention following the emperor to comfort his old partner who was disliked by him, and even stabbed him severely.

"You can't run a horse, you can't afford a sword and a gun, and you want to go west with you, and you still have to send someone to carry the sedan chair for you? Put away my jealousy of you as a marquis and general, and learn from me to do something that I can do well." matter."

Huang Kezuan was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick. He didn't care about being in front of the emperor, so he opened his posture and started arguing with Zhou Jiamo.

"Lian Po is still able to lead the army at seventy, but I am only seventy-one years old, why can't I become a follower?"

"72 years old. In another half a month, you will be 73 years old in the new year. And that Lian Po is a military commander himself, and you are a Wen Jinshi, not a martial arts graduate."

Zhou Jiamo directed his dissatisfaction with the emperor to Huang Kezuan, "If you hadn't urged His Majesty to build cannons, would His Majesty have been able to conquest again and again? Do you know that I can't sleep well every night when His Majesty personally conscripts? I am older than you Five years old, you want my old life with peace of mind."

Zhu Youxiao helped his forehead, what is this and what is it.

He hurriedly pulled away the two veterans who were like fighting cocks. They were both over 70 years old. If they really wanted to get angry, they couldn't bear the loss.

"Zhou Qing, Huang Qing, you all sit down first and listen to me."

Liu Shimin and Cao Huachun hurriedly supported the two old ministers to sit on both sides under the emperor's signal.

"First, the artillery of the Forbidden Army is powerful, so I must have enough prestige in the army.

Second, it is the wish of Tai/zu and Chengzu to wipe out the remnants of Meng Yuan. I inherit the throne of my ancestors and I must also fulfill my ancestors' last wishes.

Third, within the territory of the four seas, when Congzhen ascended the throne, Hangzhou was on fire, and Liu Jihui was still in Hangzhou to deal with the successor.Henan is flooded by the Yellow River every year,"

Seeing Zhou Jiamo and Huang Kezuan calm down and listening to him, Zhu Youxiao was no longer nervous. He was really afraid that the two old men would start arguing.

"At the same time as the Yellow River flood in Henan that I fear most, there will be another flood in the south."

The expressions of displeasure on the faces of Zhou Jiamo and Huang Kezuan immediately subsided.The two of them have been officials for four to fifty years, and they have a very in-depth understanding of the overall situation of various places in Ming Dynasty.There are very few years with good weather and good weather, but there are more times when droughts and floods alternately appear.Thinking that there have been no major floods in the south for some years, I can't help but change my face.Because when the Yangtze River floods, it will inevitably be accompanied by drought in the north.

If the harvests in the North and the South were poor, most of the money and grain in the Changping warehouses in various places would be empty, and they would have no effect on stabilizing food prices. Once there was a famine, that, that would be the most difficult time for the court.

Seeing the changes in the expressions of these two, Zhu Youxiao knew that they understood his subtext.

"I'm just afraid that God doesn't allow me enough time to make up what Changpingcang owed over the years. I'm afraid that when the drought occurs, the Tatars will take advantage of the fire to loot. If that happens, the court may not even have the power to parry."

Zhou Jiamo's anger was gone, "Forget it, the old minister just can't see Shaofu treating himself as a young man. Your Majesty is right, take advantage of the temporary peace in the south, and first wipe out the Tatars. To avoid internal and external troubles, you can't stand it. "

Seeing Zhou Jiamo's apology, Huang Kezuan stopped pursuing the matter, and sighed: "The hidden dangers in the Changping warehouse should also be cleaned up. Otherwise, if the harvest in the south fails and the victims cannot be relieved in time, it will cause a large number of refugees."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, his face full of worry.

Zhou Jiamo saw that the young emperor's face was full of sadness, so he couldn't help comforting him.

"This year Zuo Guangdou built water conservancy projects in Jinmen, opened up wasteland and planted rice, and had a good harvest. Next year, immigrants from the west will go to Liaodong, and the year after will also plant rice on both sides of the Hun River. If the vast land of Liaodong can be fully planted, then It can make up part of the normal position. Don't worry too much, Your Majesty."

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty should relax a little bit. Now we are starting to move some people from the west. Not to mention what will happen ten years later, after five years, the sediment carried by the Yellow River will be significantly less, and the harvest in Henan will be greater. increase, and sweet potatoes with a yield of [-] jin per mu are replenished every year, so there will not be a large number of displaced persons.”

Zhu Youxiao's face softened, and the middle fingers of both hands rubbed his temples on both sides.

"I hope it will be as Zhou Qing and Huang Qing said. I will lead the army to go out soon. The deputy chief examiner of Chunwei wants to use Zhu Guozuo and Zhou Ruqing. Do you think it is suitable? Is it feasible?"

Huang Kezuan immediately praised: "Good. Very suitable. Your Majesty chose well."

Zhou Jiamo also said: "Your Majesty chose the right person. Both of them are upright and talented people. Zhu Guozuo was the number one scholar in the 11th year of Wanli (1583), and Zhou Ruqing was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. They and He Zongyan will definitely meet each other. Select available talents for His Majesty. However, the old minister reckoned that He Zongyan would not be the chief examiner, so he was only on the imperial list one exam earlier than Zhou Ruqing."

Huang Kezuan understood Zhou Jiamo's worry, and directly revealed the answer to the mystery inside.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Guozuo is the same age as He Zongyan, but he was admitted 12 years earlier than He Zongyan and is the number one scholar. He Zongyan will definitely not be the chief examiner. If your majesty, why don't you tell the matter of the deputy examiner before the budget meeting tomorrow, old minister It seems that He Zongyan will be humble and let Zhu Guozuo be the examiner."

Zhu Youxiao sneered, "It's my fault that I didn't think carefully about this matter. I first proposed He Zongyan as the examiner."

"It doesn't matter, He Zongyan is humble, and it is also a good story for scholars to spread."

The monarch and his ministers made another important decision, and they both felt a lot more relaxed. Zhu Youxiao ordered Liu Shimin to send the two old ministers out of the palace before going to Yongning Palace to see Zhu Youjian again.

During the Western Expedition, Zhu Youjian was still used to supervise the country, and Zhu Youjian was also required to host a banquet during the Spring Festival.The use of child labor in the royal family is actually justified, and there is no need to be uneasy.

If Zhu Youjian is not used, everyone will be uneasy.

Zhu Youjian had several older sisters and aunts visit him several times a day, and he was able to sit up. Zhu Changhao brought his younger brother Zhu Chang[氵坒] to play with him all afternoon.

It is reasonable to say that Guangzong's brothers are closer to Zhu Youjian, but because when King Fu became a vassal, Shenzong used the excuse that the savings of the inner court were exhausted, so he ignored whether these grown-up sons had to perform crown ceremonies or get married. thing.The eunuchs in the palace asked the Ministry of Households for silver taels for the marriage of King Rui, King Hui, and King Duan, which often cost hundreds of thousands. The Ministry of Households had no money to pay, so the three brothers dragged their marriages until they were in their twenties.

Now Rui Wang Zhu Changhao has only his eldest son who can only walk.There are several concubines in his mansion, but in the county palace, only the eldest son can inherit the title, the second son has no title, and the daughter may not have a princess or county master. After that, he used the excuse of being a good Buddha to give birth to a concubine. After the firstborn, they refuse to have children.

In fact, he loves money so much that he can't part with his own money to raise his children.

King Hui Zhu Changrun had both daughters and concubines, but they were all new to running.Zhu Changying, the Yuanduan king who had been deposed as a commoner, actually had quite a few sons and daughters, all of whom lived in King Hui's mansion and were supported by King Hui's share of the county king's salary.

Zhu Youjian was ill, and the two of them could only visit the palace once by themselves.The uncle and nephew didn't have much communication before, and they just sat and drank a bowl of tea dryly.On the contrary, Zhu Xuanyu, Princess Shouning, the younger sister of King Feifu, took the opportunity to enter the palace several times, not only to visit Zhu Youjian, but also to intercede with Princess Li Zhuang, who took care of Zhu Youjian, and persuaded the emperor to release the abandoned daughter in Dingling. King Fu returned to Beijing.

How dare Concubine Li Zhuang solicit such a request from Princess Shouning, she herself has no chance to preside over the palace banquet.That is to say, Zhu Youjian was by her side, looking at Concubine Feng Jing and Concubine Shao who lost their sons, where did the emperor ask.After Princess Shouning asked for an exit, she sent a message to the inner court that Princess Shouning was not allowed to enter the palace in the name of visiting Zhu Youjian.

So the ones who are about the same age as Zhu Youjian are the brothers Zhu Changhao who are cousins.Zhu Changhao not only played a few games with Zhu Youjian, who had just learned chess, but also played music for him on the guqin he made himself. Finally, seeing how happy he was, he gave the guqin to Zhu Youjian.

"You keep it. I made this one myself. I can do it again."

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed. Concubine Li Zhuang felt sorry for Zhu Changhao's brothers who lost their father and lost their aunt to take care of them, so they asked the palace servants to wrap some clothes for Zhu Youjian and give them to Zhu Changyou.

When Zhu Youxue arrived, Zhu Youjian was holding the Guqin made by Zhu Changhao and gifted to him with a smile on his face.

Tch, the sound of cotton being plucked in my ears.