In late July, Sheng Yong's recital finally entered Beijing. However, there was no surprise news such as "the discovery of a large silver mine", and there was surprise. Muromachi general Ashikaga Yoshinori was assassinated and killed, and the Ming court is very likely to have to re-canonize, and a person named Ashikaga Yoshiji is the king of Japan, with additional conditions.

Later, in addition to the group of Japanese, there were also Liu Ming, an official of the Ming Dynasty, and the escort of the official army.

They came to Kyoto by sea by boat in Hakata Bay, so they entered the castle through the outer Jinchuan Gate and came to the imperial castle in the southeast.

On the bridges south of Guozijian, it was lively in the afternoon, and the bridges were bustling with pedestrians. People were attracted by the group and watched from the side of the road.

In the crowd, there was Du Erlang, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town, who was also about to go to the imperial city and send an old stool to his sister.

There were two Japanese in the procession, carrying a small wooden house, which was very strange; The Japanese who rode horses with a staff in front of them were also dressed differently from those worn by the Daimeishishu. No wonder people are looking at it.

Although Du Erlang is a nobleman, he hasn't read much, and he hasn't performed such scenes in the play, even he feels very strange. At this time, Du Erlang was not wearing an official uniform, he was wearing a cloth robe, and he was carrying an old low stool in his hand, as if he was a commoner. He asked the man next to him, "What are those people carrying?" ”

The man shook his head and gestured: "The box is not like this, and the coffin should be longer, I don't know." ”

Another man with a goatee and a paper fan said, "They're Japanese." The one who rode a horse and held a cane, wearing the costumes of the Tang Dynasty and carrying a Japanese sword, and now the Korean and Annan countries all learn the Ming Dynasty to wear clothes, and only the Japanese wear them like this. In the middle was a sedan chair, not a coffin, but a living person. ”

Du Erlang immediately smiled and said, "Mr. is so knowledgeable." ”

The "goatee" was very proud, and shook the fan calmly.

The man next to him said: "It's actually a sedan chair, how aggrieved the people who take the sedan chair!" ”

"Goatee" said: "Only Japanese people with status can sit on miles." The person with the staff in front of him may be an envoy, and most of the people in the sedan chair are women. ”

After the group walked by, everyone saw it clearly, and then dispersed. Du Erlang also followed, because he also went to the imperial city.

When I arrived outside the Hongwu Gate, I saw a civil official, a military general, and a eunuch standing at the door to greet him. Du Erlang was not in a hurry, so he waited in the back first.

The Japanese envoys in the procession had already dismounted and stood there bowing to the officials who greeted them. The official also returned the salute and reported himself to be an official of the Ministry of Rites. They simply replied to each other in Chinese, roughly asking the envoy Ouchi if he was in good health.

Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites invited the envoys to stay in the Imperial City Hall, rested, and after three days, the Honglu Temple set up a horse banquet to entertain the envoys. The military general asked the envoy to untie the sword, keep it by the Hongwumen defenders, and return it when he left Beijing.

Civil official Liu Ming suddenly asked the eunuchs who came: "How does the Qiuyue clan settle down?" ”

The eunuch said: "There is no arrangement in the palace, let's stay in the same hall for a while." ”

Those people entered Hongwumen one after another, and Du Erlang didn't disturb their etiquette, and then carried a stool to Hongwumen. He didn't show the seal letter, but the military general guarding the door recognized him, and came up to say a few words of greeting, and let Du Erlang in.

Du Erlang walked north along the Thousand Steps Corridor, crossed the Outer Wulong Bridge, entered the Chengtian Gate, the End Gate, and arrived at the Noon Gate. The noon gate is the territory where the Jinyi guard is responsible for guarding, and the Jinyi guards on duty all came to see the salute and asked Du Erlang what he was doing with a stool.

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Du Erlang did not answer. At this time, the eunuch on duty at the noon gate came over and asked, "Lord Hou wants to enter the palace?" ”

"Am I dressed like I'm going to enter the palace?" Du Erlang said, "Do some private business today, this bench will be picked up by the people of the Concubine Palace." It is tiresome for the father-in-law to keep it. ”

The eunuch looked at the bench curiously and said, "What's so important about this thing?" ”

Du Erlang said: "Father-in-law doesn't have to pay attention to it, you can check if there are any prohibited things hidden, just follow the rules." ”

The eunuch said, "Don't worry, you can't lose it." ”

Du Erlang clenched his fists and said goodbye, turned around and left the noon gate. He walked for a while, glanced back at the direction of the palace, and secretly said: The eldest sister is going to have multiple companions again, and she is still a Japanese woman.

…… In the Rouyi Palace, Zhu Gaoxu already knew that a Japanese woman had come to Jingshi, and he couldn't help but groan: "Qiuyue Kaori, this name is really like a stage name." ”

Miaojin next to him immediately stopped writing, raised his head, and said, "North Korea has sent a beauty, and now Japan is also doing this?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Since he is the emperor of the suzerain, it is inevitable that things like this will happen. Sometimes it's very irritable. ”

"Repulsion!" Miaojin made a voice from the tip of her tongue, with a hint of mockery and questioning. There are always a few women in the palace, who are often not very deferential, and Miaojin is one of them. But Zhu Gaoxu didn't care, and still looked unimpressed.

Zhu Gaoxu said with a straight face: "This time it's really a bit embarrassing, I won't lie to you." ”

He thought about it for a while, since the Ming court had been dealing with Japan for so long, he had really never heard of the profession of "ninja"; Maybe the ninja hasn't appeared yet. But Zhu Gaoxu was still a little inexplicably defensive.

Miaojin was suspicious, looked at Zhu Gaoxu's expression quietly, and then shook his head slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It is said that during the Taizu period, there were assassins in the Japanese mission who participated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion, which made Taizu angry. It has been too long since this incident to determine whether it is true or false, but it is a fact that the shogun was assassinated today. The shogun of the Japanese country is the most powerful person over there, and he will kill when he says it, and it seems that it is a tradition for the Japanese to use assassins? ”

Miao Jin smiled: "Then the saint has to be careful." ”

"Somehow, I've been getting less and less bold in recent years." Zhu Gaoxu said, "But no matter how many women there are, they can't be compared to you." ”

Miaojin's apricot eyes were raised, but then her gaze avoided slightly, and she said softly: "It's the queen who should be in charge of this matter, why are you in front of me and trying so much effort to explain?" ”

"It's not because I have you in my heart." Zhu Gaoxu said seriously.

Miao Jin gave him a blank look and did not make a sound.

"Someone!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted outside.

The eunuch Cao Fu trotted into the door, bowed down with a smile and said, "What does the emperor command?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the piece in his hand, "Send the piece to the cabinet first." ”

He already had a plan in his heart: Ashikaga Yoshinori was dead, and he didn't care who was the shogun in Japan first, so that those daimyo could be tossed; At present, as long as it does not affect the Ming army's occupation of the big silver mine, other matters can be put aside.

Cao Fu stepped forward to take it with both hands and said, "The slave obeys the order...... The emperor, the Japanese woman Akizuki, how to arrange. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Let the people who come from Japan live in the Huitong Hall first." ”

"Yes, the slave will do it immediately." Cao Fu stepped back a few times

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step, and then turned away.

It was not early, Zhu Gaoxu threw down the files and chapters that were a little messy on the table, and walked to the bookshelf in the northwest corner. This main hall is very spacious, and Zhu Gaoxu has recently asked someone to add some furniture, a few chairs, and a mahogany coffee table.

He lifted a kettle from the charcoal stove, tested that there was still water in it, and placed it on the stove. People also sit on stools to rest.

Miaojin turned his head and said, "Do you want me to make tea?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "No need. It's good that I don't go through all kinds of etiquette every day, or read the recitals and books, and occasionally do something else. He paused and said, "Fortunately, with Miao Jin often accompanying me here, the days are more fun." ”

Miao Jin walked over and said, "The Holy Lord is often in the Yanju of the Rouyi Palace, why don't you also ask other concubines to take turns to serve?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't answer.

The water in the kettle, which was supposed to be hot water at first, was quickly boiled. He lifted the kettle and poured water into the purple clay pot. There are various tea sets and large and small cups on several tables, which are the utensils of Kung Fu tea.

Miaojin sighed lightly and said, "I am indifferent by nature and most reluctant to compete for favor. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened, and soon understood the general situation, so he nodded and said: "If Miaojin has this intention, I will follow you." ”

She nodded slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu tinkered casually for a while, then took a small white porcelain cup full of tea, handed it over, and said, "Be careful of scalding." ”

Miao Jin smiled, gently clasped her fingers, and said, "I often feel that Gao Xu does not look like an emperor. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Only people close to him will feel like this." ”

Miaojin took a sip gently, "Chaozhou tea." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "It is worthy of being a scholarly lady." ”

Miao Jin said casually: "Doesn't Gao Xu like to drink Yunnan tea?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I don't pay attention to it, it used to be because I was a vassal in Yunnan and followed the customs." ”

Miao Jin put down the cup and said, "Gao Xu was originally a person who galloped on the battlefield, but now he is trapped in the palace. I just noticed, you seem to feel that life is dull? ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "Now that I am in Beijing, I am more in line with my identity." In Sheng Yong's recital, there is a sentence of 'Outline of Tiqing', which is very interesting. There are more than 1,400 counties in the Ming Dynasty, and if I often hang out outside, the effect will be a drop in the bucket; There are countless injustices and countless sufferings in the world, and if the emperor takes matters into his own hands, he will definitely go the other way. Only by starting from the high-level design of the system can the emperor fulfill his duties to the greatest extent. ”

He then smiled and said, "Besides, there is nothing wrong with the brocade clothes and jade food in the palace, and the beauties are like clouds." ”

Miaojin's expression gradually regained a little respect, and she said softly: "The holy uncle once said that you acted perversely, but I feel quite calm. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "If it weren't for the death of my father; As soon as the queen mother is gone, the uncle should be buried in the ground. He has been able to eat and drink well and live until now, and I don't feel sorry for him. ”

At this time, the sound of drums came from outside, and the time had arrived. Zhu Gaoxu slapped his thighs with both hands, and the person stood up.

Miao Jin curtsied and said: "The saint will return to the Qianqing Palace first, and the concubine will leave later." ”

Zhu Gaoxu felt that the atmosphere at the moment was slightly embarrassed, so he said: "In the future, when it is your turn to sleep, you will come to the Rouyi Hall or the East Warm Pavilion." ”

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