The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao is playing chess with Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet.

The fight between the two sides is so fierce that even Zhang Yong, who is standing by, can hardly bear it.

Go is the ancestor of chess, one of the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and a must-have skill for scholars.

But it is undeniable that Zhu Houzhao is an absolute bad chess player. He wants to be elegant when he has nothing to do, so he pesters Yang Tinghe, the imperial teacher, to teach him how to play chess.

A novice who has just learned the rules is naturally no match for Yang Tinghe, a full-level boss.

Yang Tinghe is a person of no character, and he doesn't know how to flatter his superiors, so he plays as he should.

So the fierce fight between the two sides is simply an illusion.

Zhu Houzhao, the bad chess player, turned pale and sweated on his forehead.

Zhang Yong, who was standing by, was having a hard time trying to hold back his laughter. Just when he was about to hold back his laughter, Yang Yiqing arrived in time to prevent him from bursting out laughing.

Yang Yiqing trotted into the imperial study, shouting like a child: "Your Majesty! Urgent military information! Great victory in the northern border!"

"Oh? Why are you shouting so loudly? How disgraceful!"

Zhu Houzhao reprimanded Wang Qiong without changing his expression and continued playing Go, as if he had already determined that he would win this battle.

In fact, the emperor had blind trust in the Marquis of Zhongshan. As long as the wild man Tang Hao was on the scene, there was no reason for him to lose.

If he really lost, it would only prove that his own money, food and supplies were definitely not in place!

"I am sorry, sorry!"

Yang Yiqing nodded with a smile and handed the official document to Zhang Yong, but he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

His Majesty has finally grown up!

Just by being calm and composed in the face of a sudden change, he is far superior to his peers!

Zhang Yong quickly browsed the official documents and said in a jubilant voice: "Your Majesty..."

"Read it! It's just a waste of time to disturb people's leisure!"

Zhu Houzhao said calmly, but his eyes were fixed on the chessboard.

Yang Tinghe even noticed that his majesty's hand holding the chess piece was trembling slightly, and he immediately understood, and the corners of his mouth also rose slightly.

Zhang Yong knelt on the ground and read aloud: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jinglu, Anguo, the Marquis of Linjiang, Ma Yong, the Marquis of Jining, Deng Boyan, and others bow their heads and pay homage to your majesty: With the power of the gods of the country and your majesty's ingenious plan, we have built a steel city on the old site of Dongshengwei, fought against the three Wuliangha guards and the Mongolian right wing army, and defeated them all! Killed more than 10,000 enemies!"

Zhang Yong read aloud in a trembling voice: "Later, according to the strategy of Marquis Tang, we pretended to be friendly with the right wing of Mongolia and formed an alliance. "We defeated the Mongolian prince's left wing and killed more than 10,000 enemies!"

"We killed more than 15,000 people on the Mongolian left wing, and the Mongolian prince on the left wing fled in panic. We seized 15,423 war horses, more than 30,000 cattle and sheep, and the heads of the northern barbarians were piled up like a mountain. They were sent to the capital. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

With a "plop", the chess piece in Yang Tinghe's hand fell on the chessboard. He looked at Zhang Yong in amazement, as if asking him to verify the truth of the news.

Zhu Houzhao simply threw away the chess piece and said with a smile: "Sir, your 'Qi-nourishing Kung Fu' is not enough. Let's stop here today!"

Before Yang Tinghe opened his mouth, he heard the emperor's thunderous laughter, which made him smile.

Zhu Houzhao snatched the official document from Huang Jin's hand and read it carefully. He could no longer hold back the smile on his face. He rubbed his numb scalp in disbelief, and then laughed wildly at the sky.

That's right!

Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. The emperor in front of him looked more like a young man full of vigor and vitality than a cold-blooded emperor.

Young people should look like young people, not old men in their seventies or eighties, who are so depressed all day long!

Zhu Houzhao ordered with high spirits: "Let the Tongzhengsi spread the news of the great victory in the northern border to the world! Let the people of the Ming Dynasty farm with peace of mind!"

"By the way, the Hanlin Academy will find a few great scholars to write a few articles praising the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty for fighting on the battlefield and defending their country, and then publish them to the world!"

"Also, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites and the Five Governments have prepared for the pensions of the martyred soldiers. Their bodies will be sent back to the imperial capital in advance, and the pensions they deserve must not be less!"

"Also..."

Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe looked at the Holy Son of Heaven who kept talking excitedly, with relief and pride in their eyes.

Zhang Yong's eyes were red, because he hadn't seen the emperor so happy for a long time.

Since ascending the throne and claiming to be the emperor, the Ming Dynasty has gradually been renewed and the national strength has gradually grown, but the smile on the emperor's face has gradually decreased.

Especially after fighting with civil officials, the emperor has never smiled in front of others again, and he has completely closed himself off.

Even when facing Empress Dowager Zhang and Queen Xia, there is always a hidden worry in the smile on his face.

This court, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, knows that he is the emperor of the dynasty, but no one pays attention to the fact that he has just been crowned and is still a young man!

At the same time, a group of important officials in the court came to hear the news.

Ministers who did not know the details, such as Wang Ao, Minister of Personnel, Jiao Fang, Minister of Revenue, and Zhu Youluo, Minister of Rites, ran over eagerly, especially Minister of Revenue Jiao Fang, who rushed over as if his butt was on fire when he heard the news of the urgent military situation in the north.

As soon as she entered the hall, Jiao Fang forced out a few tears and cried, "Your Majesty, the treasury is really out of money! The remaining money cannot be touched, Your Majesty!"

"Get out! This time we are not asking for money! This is a great event!"

Zhu Houzhao scolded him with a bad smile, but he stepped forward and helped him up.

Jiao Fang, his own money bag, had never rested since the army went out.

He was similar to Yang Yiqing, who needed to constantly calculate supplies and money, and command young and strong men and civilians to deliver food to the front line, which was an extremely complicated project in itself.

Unexpectedly, Jiao Fang took a step back this time and argued: "Your Majesty, even if you treat me so politely, the treasury is really out of money, and we can't take out a penny!"

Zhu Houzhao's mouth twitched for a moment, and he turned his head and teased the ministers: "Do you think Jiao Aiqing has fallen into the money hole? He only thinks about these copper smelly things all day long!"

"Vulgar! It's really too vulgar!"

Jiao Fang felt more and more uncomfortable as he listened, until Zhu Houzhao handed him the official document in his hand.

Minister Jiao was so excited that he trembled all over after seeing it. He asked in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, where are those war horses and cattle and sheep? They are all good treasures!"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone laughed loudly when they heard it.

At the palace gate, while countless people were eagerly waiting, His Majesty the Emperor actually came in person, causing everyone to exclaim.

"My people! I want to tell you a good news in person!"

"My soldiers fought bloody battles on the front line, and they were unparalleled in bravery. They killed nearly 30,000 Tartars in the front and back battles, and seized countless war horses, cattle and sheep!"

"This battle! My Ming Dynasty won!"

"And it was a hearty victory!"

Although the battle was not even halfway through, it did not affect the court's early announcement of the victory.

What the common people wanted was just to seek peace of mind. What Emperor Zhu Houzhao needed to tell them was: Ming Dynasty won!

The common people and scholars looked at each other in surprise when they heard the words, and it was difficult to hide their surprise.

After all, killing nearly 30,000 enemies was the greatest victory since the Battle of Tumu!

After a brief moment of shock, thunderous cheers broke out.

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

Today, all the men of the Han Dynasty are happy!