In the imperial palace of the capital, Emperor Hongzhi is reviewing the mountain-like inscriptions, as the emperor enjoys the supreme honor in the world, and also bears the burden that ordinary people can't bear.

Not to mention anything else, the number of recitals approved by Emperor Hongzhi every day is at least hundreds, sometimes thousands, Emperor Hongzhi gets up very early every day to prepare for the early dynasty, and after the early dynasty, he will leave important ministers to continue the meeting and discuss state affairs.

In the afternoon, Emperor Hongzhi would hold an evening court, once again convene his ministers to discuss state affairs, and in the evening he would review all kinds of recitals, and many times at the end of the day, there was little or no time to rest.

Although he is only in his 30s, he is the golden age of seven times a night in the next life, but the current Hongzhi Emperor is already old, and his health has been poor since he was a child, and Emperor Hongzhi looks like a person in his fifties.

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his eyes, he has been working hard all year round, his myopia has been quite serious, many times he has to look very close to the music, and his eyes are very tired.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Xiao Jing, who was waiting by Emperor Hongzhi's side at any time, also came over and reminded him in a low voice.

"Alas, why haven't I seen so many concerts, I take a break here, what may be delayed is a major event related to the people of one party."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he sighed and shook his head, he also wanted to rest, but as soon as he thought of the responsibility on his shoulders, he cheered up and continued to look at the music.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me read it to you."

Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi, serving Emperor Hongzhi for many years, he had to admit that this is a qualified good emperor, diligent and loving the people, diligent and thrifty, light and thin, and meritocracy... All the words to describe him are not an exaggeration.

"It's okay~ My eyes are getting blurry and blurry."

Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes and nodded and said, and then suddenly thought of a magnifying glass, that kind of magical thing that can magnify objects, thinking of a magnifying glass, he thought of clairvoyance, and immediately asked: "Isn't there any news from the border town in the past few days?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I haven't received any news from the border town in the past few days."

Xiao Jing is the personal secretary of Emperor Hongzhi, and the concerts from all over the country are basically classified and sorted out by his hands, and the important things and things that the emperor cares about are naturally placed on the top and the most conspicuous places, so he knows very well the concerts from all over the country.

"No news yet?"

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, then got up and came to the window, ordered someone to open the window, and suddenly a fierce cold wind blew in, making Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but shiver.

Emperor Hongzhi looked outside, the sky was drowsy, very depressed, very cold, the cold wind was howling, and when it blew on his face, it hurt like a knife was sharpening.

"It's snowing again~"

Soon, the dreary sky began to snow, at first it was a little millet snow, but soon it turned into goose feather snow, and in an instant, the world between heaven and earth became a white world.

The sight in front of Emperor Hongzhi was gradually shrouded in white, blurred, monotonous, looking at the heavy snow in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi did not have any mood to recite poetry and lyrics, and his mood became heavier.

He knew that the heavier the snow, the colder the weather, the more difficult it would be for his people, and more importantly, the neighbors in the north would definitely not settle down, and would inevitably go south frequently.

"Your Majesty, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, scholars of the Cabinet, Zhou Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, are already waiting outside the palace."

Just when Emperor Hongzhi was looking at the heavy snow outside in a daze, a small yellow door walked in to report.

"Xuan~"

Emperor Hongzhi came back to his senses and said immediately.

Soon, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng came to the warm pavilion of Emperor Hongzhi, and Emperor Hongzhi also asked people to give seats and hot tea.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if there is any news from the border town recently?"

A few people warmed up their bodies with a cup of tea, and Zhou Jing was also the first to ask.

"No~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhou Jing and said.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the border town is a major military matter, since ancient times, the place of death and life of soldiers, the way of survival, should not be treated as a child's play, but that day His Majesty insisted that I spend 20,000 taels of silver to buy the so-called clairvoyant."

"Now almost a month has passed, but there has been no relevant news, which shows that the 20,000 silver is in vain."

"The treasury is already empty, and there are many places that need money all over the country, if the 20,000 taels of silver are used on the blade, I naturally will not have half a complaint, but now, there is not even a sound."

As soon as Zhou Jing came, he mentioned the matter of clairvoyance, and when he opened and closed his mouth, it was 20,000 taels of silver, and at the same time, with an angry look on his face, he was almost about to spit on Emperor Hongzhi.

This is also a common phenomenon in the Hongzhi Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi is a good man, with a good temper and a very benevolent person, these ministers have already figured out the character of Emperor Hongzhi.

Therefore, in some major matters, these courtiers are all right, and they are not afraid of offending Emperor Hongzhi at all, and sometimes they even scold the emperor in front of the emperor like this Zhou Jing, especially when they feel that they are reasonable, it is even more unforgiving.

Hearing Zhou Jing's words, Emperor Hongzhi's face suddenly became unsightly, this Zhou Jing, who had already scolded himself last time, was bloody, and now he is still here, as if he is the only one who cares about the country, and he is a loser.

"Lord Zhou, it's only been a month now, isn't it too early to say useless?"

Liu Jian looked at Zhou Jing, then at Emperor Hongzhi, thought about it and said.

The purchase of clairvoyance was not only agreed by Emperor Hongzhi, but also by him, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, the three cabinet ministers.

"Too early to tell?"

"It's not too early for me to see it, it's been more than a month, if this clairvoyance is really useful, then there should be good news a long time ago."

"20,000 taels of silver, it can buy 60,000 stone of grain, and it can also buy more than 100,000 pieces of cloth, but it only buys 2,000 so-called clairvoyants that have no effect, and the money is really not worth it."

"Your Majesty, this money must come from Your Majesty's internal funds anyway, and the money from the treasury must be used for national affairs, and it is a shame to use it for this kind of children's toy."

Zhou Jing shook his head and objected, pulling back and forth, and in the end, he still had Emperor Hongzhi's internal money to pay the money.