Kunning Palace.

Zhu Xu lay on his side on the soft collapse, leaning on the small table, with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yun sat beside him, took the cut apple pieces and put them in his mouth, and said softly at the same time: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has rewarded a lot of things, all of which are for Sister Hai, by the way, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother urged the Emperor to take a name, and enter the Ruzong Saucer early......"

Zhu Xu chewed the apple and said, "Well, Hai Lanzhu gave birth to a prince, and it is appropriate to reward some, I also want to reward it, you want it too, I have my share, you can go together, today, tomorrow, let's send it to Zhilan Palace together, the name, I will let the Hanlin Academy pick it up later." ”

Zhang Yun handed Zhu Xu another piece of apple, combed his hair by the way, and said, "Yes, the concubine will arrange it later." Sister Hai is weak and hasn't woken up yet, I plan to stay for a few more days, and when my body is better, I will be sent back to Zhilan Palace, the second prince, also stay here temporarily, and the concubine will take care of her. ”

Zhu Xu put one hand on Zhang Yun's leg, moved his fingers slightly, paused, and said, "Well, you arrange." This child, a woman's confinement is not a trivial matter, let the female imperial doctor watch carefully, no matter what, the child must grow up safely, and pay attention to the epidemic outside the palace, and it must not be transmitted to the palace, especially a few children......"

Zhang Yun hurriedly said: "The concubine has written it down, and she will definitely take care of it." ”

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, eating apples, but quite relaxed.

After being quiet for a while, Zhang Yun reached out and pulled the blanket on Zhu Xu's lap, and said, "Your Majesty, Sister Hai is probably about to wake up, why don't you go and accompany her tonight." ”

Zhu Xu has a headache, he definitely can't go to other women on this wedding day, Hai Lanzhu has just given birth, and it is definitely not appropriate not to comfort her.

The two women were so troublesome, Zhu Xu sighed in his heart, and sighed that he had the foresight to open the harem.

Zhu Xu tilted his body, lay his head on Zhang Yun's lap, and said, "When I wake up, I'll take a look, and I'll return to you at night, and I'll go to heaven tomorrow. Jinwei, I can't come back for three or five days, you take care of it in the harem, walk around more, it's such a big place, the imperial sister-in-law, the concubine, and the interpreter are all gone, let's be kind, we can't sit too high, and get rid of the people around you......"

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu, blinked, pursed his lips and snickered.

If you want to say who sits the highest, it is undoubtedly His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. Hiding in the palace all day long, none of the adults outside the palace are trembling, worried and worried.

Zhu Xu also realized it, coughed, and said, "By the way, regarding your eldest earl's title, Guotai's edict has already made the cabinet prepare, and you can also take a look ......at it when the time comes."

Zhang Yun's snickering expression stiffened slightly, and then leaned over, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubines think that the imperial court is now making every effort to implement the 'demotion case', and it is not appropriate to re-title the title, it is better to ...... Slow down? ”

Zhu Xu looked up at her and said, "Don't seal it?" ”

Zhang Yun looked down at Zhu Xu, looked directly into his eyes, and said, "Hmm." ”

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Yun's pretty face, smiled, reached out and touched it, and said, "Then listen to you, and wait until our child is born." ”

It was quite serious a moment ago, Zhang Yun suddenly blushed, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, Sister Hai is about to wake up, go and take a look, stay a little longer." ”

Zhu Xu sat up with a smile, tidied up, and said, "I asked people to prepare black chicken soup, drink a little more, and cover the quilt for me, I am afraid of the cold." ”

Zhang Yun's eyebrows were affectionate, and he angrily pushed Zhu Xu out of the palace.

Zhu Xu went to the side hall, looked at Hai Lanzhu for a while, and when she woke up, she chatted with her.

Hai Lanzhu woke up and saw Zhu Xu, she almost cried, her eyes were red, she bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is not worthy of your ......"

Zhu Xu stretched out his hand to wipe her face, and said, "It's worth it for me to have the final say, rest well, take care of your body, and take care of our son." ”

Hai Lanzhu suddenly cried, tears flowed, whimpering and speechless.

Zhu Xu accompanied him for a while, until Hai Lanzhu fell asleep again, and then quietly left and returned to Kunning Palace.

Early the next morning, coming out of Kunning Palace, Zhang Yun followed behind him and said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine has prepared a few more clothes and shoes for you, you must pay attention, it has been cold recently." ”

This was all prepared by Li Xie Yu before, and Zhu Xu ordered someone to take it, put his arm around her waist, and said, "Well, I know, the harem will be handed over to you." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yun hummed heavily.

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, strode out of Kunning Palace, went to Qianqing Palace, and then went straight out of the palace.

Zhu Xu, under the escort of a team of guards, quickly went out of the city and kept rushing east.

The grand road construction project of the Ministry of Industry in recent years has two key points, one is the south Zhili, the other is the north Zhili, of which the capital is the top priority, and the greatest efforts have been made.

Starting from the capital, there is a cement road about five zhang wide, which leads to the sky. Jinwei is divided into official roads and civil roads.

Zhu Xu's carriage was on the official road, unhindered, galloping, more than a dozen carriages were in a row, and hundreds of guards were riding horses, guarding on both sides.

In the carriage, Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun, and Feng Zhu were piled up, and there were more than a dozen thick books piled up in the middle.

Zhu Xu's body swayed, looked at Feng Zhu and said, "Do you remember what I said?" ”

Feng Zhu bowed and said respectfully, "The emperor is relieved, the slaves and maids have all remembered." The slave and maid will definitely do better than the Three Treasure Eunuchs, promote my great tomorrow prestige overseas, and spread the emperor's benevolence to Xiyi. ”

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and said: "These words, put them in my heart, things still have to bend down and do them seriously, most of the things I explained are begged by Xiyi people, but some other requirements, we must try our best to fight for them, especially those few pieces of land, if you can buy them, no matter how much silver, it doesn't matter if you let the trade profits go at all......

Feng Zhu bowed and listened carefully.

In the past six months, he has heard a lot, and from time to time he was caught by Zhu Xu to say something, and there are some things that Zhu Xu wrote down piecemeal, Feng Zhu memorized it word for word, and has been thinking about how to do it, at this moment, he dare not be careless.

Zhu Xu looked at the front and said slowly: "For the sea exercise, invite the Xiyi countries to send observers or kings, and high-ranking officials to take a look, it must be grand." Those countries have gone through a journey, all kinds of treaties must be rolled out, and they must sign as much as possible, especially when it comes to maritime trade, spheres of influence, and the ownership of new territories, which must be clearly agreed, mutual assistance treaties, global fleet plans, etc., must be forced to sign by both soft and hard...... In addition to these, it is necessary to propagate the culture of our Ming Dynasty, the breadth and profundity of our Ming culture, the advanced nature of the national system, the perfection of the law, the strength of the army, the vastness of the country, the abundance of products, and the prosperity of the people...... In short, I am the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and I am ...... higher than them."

"Yes, slave remembers." Feng Zhu was cautious and didn't dare to miss half a word. These are all the merits of his fame in history, he will not let go of this opportunity, he secretly decided that he will definitely do better than Zheng Sanbao!

Zhu Xu attaches great importance to this visit, on the surface it is a visit, but also in the exchange, to expand the horizons of the Ming people, open the road to the sea, compete for the interests of maritime trade, etc., but the most fundamental thing, Zhu Xu wants to snatch the leadership of this world, and even the dominance!

Europe is still torn apart, wars are raging, and in a dozen or a few years they will stop, and the era of the Dutch sea coachmen will begin, and by that time, the Ming Dynasty has missed the most critical development opportunity.

This period of time is extremely important for the Ming Dynasty, and it is necessary to give the European Ming a strong and invincible impression, only in this way can the Ming Dynasty obtain the most stable time in the weakest period without affecting the development time of the future status!

Zhu Xu's eyelids have been beating uncontrollably, and the corners of his eyes are like pins and needles, and the pain is terrible.

He didn't know if it was a psychological effect or illness, and his heart was still wandering around this voyage.

From Asia to Europe, a trip lasted at least a year, stormy seas, monstrous waves, the current navigation technology, is not enough to ensure everything, Europeans go to sea ten fleets, go back to seven even if it is lucky, not to mention the Ming fleet that has never sailed far.

If this sinks halfway or on the way back, and there is no response, Zhu Xu will not be surprised, but he doesn't want such a thing to happen!

Zhu Xu was under great pressure in his heart, took a deep breath, looked at Feng Zhu and said: "This fleet, on the surface, the king of faith is the right envoy, but everything is controlled by you, discuss everything with Zheng Yiguan, Ao Bai and others, be cautious, no internal strife, my task is the first, as long as you do this trip well and return safely, my reward is absolutely rich so that you dare not think about it!" ”

Feng Zhu was overjoyed and then surprised, and hurriedly knelt down, and said in a sharp voice, "Please rest assured, the slave and maid will completely complete the task assigned by the emperor with their heads as a guarantee!" ”