Chapter 311: The Nineteenth Year of Wanli
Winter goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye it has reached the first month of the nineteenth year of Wanli.
For the people of the Ming Dynasty, the life of the past few years has been quite good, or since the beginning of the Wanli year, the life of the people has been getting better and better day by day, especially the people in the land of Gyeonggi in Suncheonfu.
When life is better, there are more rich people, and there will naturally be more activities of all kinds.
Although it is not a new activity, the spring in the past two years has indeed been more prosperous than before, and people are more enthusiastic about spring. As soon as spring comes slowly, the breeze is light, and going out for a walk is good for the body and mind.
Although the days are a little early now, and there is still a bit of a cold spring, it still can't stop everyone's enthusiasm.
Second, the western suburbs of the capital have been built very well in the past two years, and the people are willing to go out for a walk.
Since the construction of the first cement straight road in Beijing three years ago, a lot has been built in the past three years. The entire capital is basically full of cement straights, especially the cement straights leading to the western suburbs of the capital, which is the best repair.
Along the cement road to the western suburbs of the capital, there are many horse-drawn carriages.
On both sides of the cement straight, the trees planted three years ago have grown, although they are not very high, but there is also the thickness of the bowl mouth, and the spring sun shines down, and the shadows of the trees are swaying, which is also a bit of artistic conception.
Under such circumstances, most of the children of the nobles and officials in the capital, and even the children of various schools, are also willing to come to the western suburbs to play. There is also a very important attraction in it, and its name is called the Temple of Meritorious Heroes.
The construction of the temple began four years ago, and it was not particularly attractive at first.
It's just that today, four years later, this place is always mentioned, and it has also become a very famous scenic spot in the western suburbs of Beijing. Students and tourists are continuous, and everyone wants to go to the Gongshi Temple to have a look.
Because it is open to the public, there are many tourists.
On the way to the Gongren Temple, a four-wheeled carriage moved forward slowly, there were guards in front and behind, each guard carried a knife, and even some carried crossbow arrows, which was a strange scenery in the past, but now, there are not too many people who care.
In the past two years, as the vassal kings from all over the country entered Beijing, the ban on the feudal domain has become more and more severe, and the number of children with guards has also increased.
The children of the royal family are not too unusual, of course, there are many troublemakers, and a lot of people are punished, and the people of the capital have long been surprised.
However, this kind of four-wheeled carriage can be said to be very, very popular in the past two years.
Whether it is used to pull goods or go out to play, this four-wheeled carriage is very popular. Since the completion of the construction of the cement straight, the horse-drawn carriage has developed into a new industry.
With the prosperity of trade and the smooth flow of roads, the demand for horses in the Ming Dynasty increased day by day.
Although there are many horses from the northwest who enter the Ming Dynasty, it is still not enough, and the Ming Dynasty is like a giant with a huge appetite, which can be swallowed no matter how much comes. Now there are many people advocating the Northern Expedition, for the sake of horses.
In the carriage, Zhu Yijun leaned and looked out through the jumping curtain.
Zhu Yijun's life has been relatively easy in the past three years, because he has been cultivating, and since the introduction of commercial taxes, Zhu Yijun has not proposed any major policies.
In recent years, Daming has been digesting the previous policies, whether politically, culturally or economically.
As the emperor, Zhu Yijun's sense of existence in recent years has not been high.
However, there are more things in the imperial court, today the road is being built here, and the river is being dug tomorrow, anyway, everything is arranged, Zhu Yijun just stares at them to do it. It's just that anyone with a discerning eye can see that this calm is only a superficial calm.
The young man of Daming was like a hidden dragon, shrinking his claws and teeth, and he didn't show his head, but from time to time he poked out his claws and gestured twice, and then withdrew them.
But everyone knows that once this young son of heaven comes out of the dragon cave again, it will definitely be a shock.
Next to Zhu Yijun, a woman waited for Zhu Yijun with a smile, reached out to pick up the milk tea on the table and said, "Your Majesty, the weather is cold, drink a cup of milk tea!" As he spoke, he handed the milk tea to Zhu Yijun.
In the entire Ming harem, all the concubines are counted, and there is only one concubine who can make milk tea for Zhu Yijun, and that is Qiqige, who was just named a concubine a year ago.
This concubine was originally not very conspicuous, and she was not very popular in the palace.
After all, she came from Wara, and she was originally dedicated to Zhu Yijun by Warajin, which anyone in the court knows. In Warat, the three ladies who are now in charge have nothing to do with Qiqige.
If it weren't for the ducks on the shelves, and Qiqige was really good-looking, it is estimated that she would not have been able to enter the palace.
But this Qiqige is obviously not ordinary, she knows her status very well, since she entered the palace, she does not fight or grab, and does her own thing every day.
Dedicated to learning Han etiquette, because of his mastery of Buddhism, he is still very close to the Queen Mother.
Of course, these were not enough to change her status, but at the beginning of the year, an incident completely changed her status, and she gave birth to a dragon son for the emperor. It's not just a matter of saying that a mother is expensive with her son, not to mention that she gave birth to a dragon son for the emperor.
Qiqige was not only awarded the title of concubine, but also won the favor of the emperor.
Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of milk tea, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "It tastes good, I sent someone to the grassland a year ago, and the news should be coming soon, don't be too anxious." ”
Kikige hurriedly said: "I haven't seen my parents for many years, and I don't know what happened at home." ”
"The concubine who came a year ago received the letter, and two sons were added to my brother's family." Qiqige said with some emotion: "Your Majesty is so good to the concubine, the concubine can't repay it for the rest of her life." ”
Stretching out his hand to caress Qiqige, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "You came to the capital to be by my side, this is fate." ”
Qiqige nodded with a smile and said, "It's the fate of the concubine's life." ”
The two of them were tired of being crooked in the car, and Zhang Whale, who had already made a fortune outside the car, looked around vigilantly. The emperor came out to serve micro-clothes, this is not the first time this kind of thing.
Although he has a lot of experience, he doesn't dare to slack off every time.
There didn't seem to be many people around, but Zhang Whale knew that within a radius of five miles, there were people from the East Factory and the Inner Factory everywhere. It seems that ordinary tourists may be spies of the East Factory.
Of course, this kind of thing is not very clear that the emperor knows, but Zhang Whale knows very well.
"Master, you're going to the Heroes Temple ahead!" Zhang Whale looked at the gradually increasing flow of people, turned his head to the inside of the carriage and said, "Many students have come to pay homage, and the carriage has to stop outside." ”