Chapter 3 Wooing
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A month later.
Zhu Youxiao, dressed in regular clothes, walked in the garden of a palace under the costumes of a group of eunuchs and palace maids. After a month of recuperation, Zhu Youxiao's body has recovered seventy or eighty percent. Although Zhu Youxiao felt that there was nothing serious, the eunuchs and palace maids around him did not dare to be careless, and reminded him from time to time to slow down.
Although the weather in Beijing near October is not too hot, it still makes people feel a sense of depression, and today is a cloudy day, and the depression is even stronger.
After walking around the garden for about half an hour, Zhu Youxiao felt that his body was a little strained, so he found a pavilion to sit down and adjust his breath. Several eunuchs prepared tea from the finest tea leaves and placed them on a stone table in the pavilion for them to drink.
Our ancestors once said that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Zhu Youxiao, who was used to being a poor dick in his previous life, had been served like this, from the restraint at the beginning to the current freedom of retraction, Zhu Youxiao has perfectly explained the words of the ancestor.
"Your Majesty, Grandpa Wei asks to see." A little eunuch hurriedly ran to Zhu Youxiao Bi and said respectfully.
"Oh, Chung-hyun is here, let him come in quickly". After Zhu Youxiao heard the little eunuch's words, he nodded lightly.
"The old slave Wei Zhongxian sees Your Majesty, and wishes Your Majesty good health."
Not long after, Wei Zhongxian, under the guidance of a little eunuch, came to Zhu Youxiao and respectfully saluted Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao only bent down to salute Wei Zhongxian, but did not kneel on the ground when he usually watched the Qing Palace TV, and he already understood that combined with the memory of the weather emperor, it turned out that the Ming Dynasty was not willing to kneel and salute.
Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an order, the content of which was: "The military and civilians still follow the customs, and the drinking banquets and wine are mostly based on kneeling and worshipping", so "the provincial ministers and officials of the Ministry of Rites are ordered to make it a ceremony and prohibit it, and all other Hu rites are forbidden not to be used."
Zhu Yuanzhang set some etiquette systems, that is, the so-called meeting etiquette, first of all, when the emperor has important things, or when there are some major events such as worshipping the heavens and ancestors, both monarchs and ministers need to dress neatly and make important gifts.
The greatest salute of the Ming Dynasty to the emperor is to bow five times and buckle the head - kneel, bow to the hand five times, kowtow to the ground three times, and then get up, and stand up for the most formal occasions The official enters the Beijing court once every three years, and the tributes salute when the palace test and the pass are passed. It is common to bow three or four times, and then get up and stand. Kneel when receiving the decree. When officials participate in sacrifices or express gratitude to people, they usually go to the fourth prostration.
"Don't be polite, stay with me."
"Your Majesty Long En, how can the old slave He De dare to sit at the same table with His Majesty, if you want the ministers of the court and the central government to know, you must join me."
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly waved his hand at Zhu Youxiao, but his face showed excitement.
It's not that Wei Zhongxian doesn't have the depth of Mount Tai's collapse in front of him without changing color, but since Zhu Youxiao woke up, he hasn't summoned him for a month, and he hasn't even been allowed to do so, which was unimaginable before.
The various performances of the emperor shocked Wei Zhongxian, who claimed to be nine thousand years old. Because this means that he has lost his favor, for a eunuch like himself, when he loses the emperor's favor, it is when he dies and has no place to be buried. Especially his past actions, once he falls out of favor, that group of civil officials will definitely be like a vicious dog, deeply devouring himself.
"Otomo doesn't have to be like this, since I took over the throne from the hands of the former emperor, due to my youth and ignorance, the plaything lost his mind, fortunately Osaka was by the side to help, so as not to let the government erode, it can be said that Otomo's ability is comparable to the Three Treasure Eunuchs when he became the ancestor."
"Your Majesty, old slave, how can you dare to compare with the eunuch of the Three Treasures, you are ashamed of the old slave."
When Wei Zhongxian heard Zhu Youjian, he actually compared himself with the eunuch of the Three Treasures, and was moved to his knees directly.
Who are the Three Treasure Eunuchs? actually made Wei Zhongxian so out of shape.
The eunuch of the Three Treasures is Zheng He, whose surname is Ma, and he was given the surname Zheng by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and is known as the "Three Guarantees Eunuch".
When Zheng He was young, he served Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and had wisdom and strategy, knowing how to fight and fighting. Later, he made meritorious contributions in the Battle of Jingyan and was promoted to the rank of internal official and eunuch. From 1405 to 1424, Zheng He went to the West six times as a eunuch. After 1425, Zheng He served as the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison, and in 1430 (the fifth year of Xuande), he was ordered to go to the West for the seventh time, and died in the Guli Kingdom on the way.
It can be said that there is no one in the entire Ming Dynasty who does not know the deeds of the Three Treasure Eunuchs, for those eunuchs, the Three Treasure Eunuchs are what they have pursued all their lives, although now people in private call themselves 99,000 years old, but for Wei Zhongxian, being able to become a person like the Three Treasures Eunuchs is his life's desire. Now that Zhu Youxiao actually compared himself to the Three Treasure Eunuchs, how could he not make Wei Zhongxian feel very excited.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao has also thought many times about whether to continue to use Wei Zhongxian during this month's time, after all, Wei Zhongxian is a double-edged sword, which can hurt both the enemy and himself.
It's just that after thinking about it later, he finally decided to continue to use Wei Zhongxian, after all, if Wei Zhongxian is eradicated, the scene of the Donglin Party dominating the court will be caused by Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao still knows the consequences, after all, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen has already demonstrated it for him once, and only a good leader is to achieve balance.
In particular, Wei Zhongxian's ability to make money is even more unique, and it is still very helpful for what he has to do in the future, especially now that the imperial court's tax revenue is outrageously small.
As for why the Ming Dynasty fell, many people have discussed it on the Internet, some say that it is a natural disaster and a man-made disaster, caused by the arrival of the Xiaoice River period, and some people say that it is the mutual exclusion and framing within the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the most fundamental thing is caused by financial problems.
And if a country needs to function, one of its indispensable things is money, and only with money can it resettle the victims and fight foreign wars.
The most direct feeling is that the finance of the Ming Dynasty was only 4 million taels from 30 million taels in the Zhu Di period until Chongzhen succeeded to the throne.
And Wei Zhongxian is the key to opening a new era of the Ming Dynasty.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Youxiao felt a great shock, and suddenly he was bold.
Didn't Taizu say that?
Struggle with the sky, the fun is endless! Struggle with the ground, the fun is endless! Struggle with people, the fun is endless!
"Move with the sky and continue the life of the Ming Dynasty. Fight with the earth, surrender to the four seas. Fight with people, and blood will flow thousands of miles".
"Daming, are you ready to welcome my arrival?"