(Recommended reading: During the Wanli period, the firearms of Western countries were already quite advanced, and the Wanli Emperor even ordered the purchase of thirty artillery pieces from Portugal, known as the "Hongyi Cannon", and later these Hongyi cannons also came in handy during the Battle of Ningyuan.

In fact, as early as about 100 years ago, during the Zhengde period, the Ming Dynasty had lagged behind the West in terms of firearms, and the "Battle of Tuen Mun" that broke out at that time made the imperial court realize the power of the Portuguese artillery.

"How did Taisun get this Xiyi sea ship?"

After pondering for a while, Emperor Wanli looked at the chamberlain with some surprise, Zhu Youxiao couldn't touch this kind of thing when he stayed in the Forbidden City on weekdays, after all, even he was the first time he had seen this kind of sea ship.

"Back to the emperor, this Xiyi sea ship is made by Li Zhuangyuan, a few years ago in the store of the glaze factory consignment, the people below know that the grandson likes these strange things, so they bought it and dedicated it to the grandson, the grandson felt that Li Zhuangyuan was very knowledgeable, so he asked the emperor to become the secretary of the bureau to wash the horse."

"I see."

Emperor Wanli was stunned at first when he heard this, and was quite surprised that Li Hongyu had made a model of this three-masted sailing ship, and then bowed slightly, no wonder Zhu Youxiao wanted to let Li Hongyu enter the Economic Bureau, it turned out that he had already dealt with Li Hongyu before.

"How is Taisun's studies lately?" After pondering for a while, Emperor Wanli remembered something and couldn't help asking.

Although Emperor Wanli doesn't like the crown prince Zhu Changluo, otherwise it would not cause a dispute over the national capital of the Ming Dynasty, but he likes Zhu Youxiao's grandson very much, otherwise he would not be crowned as the emperor's grandson, which is equivalent to ******** the heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli attached great importance to Zhu Youxiao's studies, after all, Zhu Youxiao was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

As for Zhu Youxiao's liking of woodware, he also knew, but he didn't take it to heart, as long as Zhu Youxiao completed his studies, then of course he could have his own hobbies, which Emperor Wanli was still very enlightened.

"Back to the emperor, the grandson excelled in his studies, and Zhan Shifu praised him for his teaching.

The chamberlain smiled slightly when he heard this, bowed down and replied, as the future prince of the Ming Dynasty, especially the prince who is favored by the emperor, he will naturally receive the best education.

"Tell the grandson that I promised him, let Li Zhuangyuan serve as the horse washing of the Department of Economic Affairs and give him a lesson." Emperor Wanli immediately laughed when he heard this, and said to the chamberlain.

The Economic Bureau is a subordinate agency of the Zhan Shifu, which has jurisdiction over the Left Chunfang, the Right Chunfang and the Economic Bureau, of which the Economic Bureau has officials such as horse washing, school books and orthography.

The duty of the Zhan Mansion is to discipline and teach the prince and the prince, mainly to serve the prince, which can be described as a close minister of the East Palace.

Of course, not all officials are qualified to enter the Zhan Mansion, and from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, only officials from Hanlin can serve in the Zhan Mansion, which can be described as the ladder of the promotion of the Hanlin Academy.

Generally speaking, the official positions of the Zhan Mansion are concurrent, taking Li Hongyu as an example, his own position is to revise the Hanlin Academy, and he also serves as the secretary of the Zhan Mansion Economic Bureau.

Originally, officials who could enter the Zhan Mansion needed to have certain qualifications, and it was very rare for Li Hongyu to serve in the Zhan Mansion with a new champion, which showed that Emperor Wanli valued and trusted Li Hongyu.

"The slave will send someone to announce the emperor's message to the grandson." Hearing this, the chamberlain hurriedly bowed down and responded, and then spoke, "Your Majesty, Xinke Sanding Jia is waiting to face the saint, when will the emperor summon you?" ”

"Announce them in." Only then did Emperor Wanli remember that Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin and Zhuang Jichang were going to enter the palace to thank him, and after a deep sigh, he commanded, "Set up a banquet, I want to invite the three Dingjia." ”

Although Emperor Wanli was disappointed in those important ministers in the court, he still looked forward to Li Hongyu and the three of them, and the Ming Dynasty relied on young talents like them for tomorrow.

When Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin and Zhuang Jichang entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, the chamberlain and the palace maid had already set up the table, stools and wine banquet, and the three of them could be regarded as "blessings in disguise" to be given a banquet by Emperor Wanli.

Emperor Wanli naturally encouraged the three of them, compared with the sleek and sophisticated old fritters in the court, these Jinshi who had just stepped into the career were more energetic and energetic, which was worth his expectation.

"Li Xiu, the grandson thinks that you are literary and well-informed, so he asked me to let you concurrently serve as the secretary of the economic bureau to wash the horse, and teach the grandson to solve his doubts."

When the banquet was about to end, Emperor Wanli smiled and said to Li Hongyu, "I have promised the grandson, tomorrow you will go to the Qingning Palace to teach the grandson." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long."

Li Hongyu was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and knelt down in front of the wine table, and said loudly, "I must go all out and live up to the emperor's grace." ”

Since he was the top student in high school, Li Hongyu has been thinking about how to get close to Zhu Youxiao, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly have such a good opportunity, and he unexpectedly obtained the official position of washing horses and was able to enter the Zhan Mansion.

Zhao Xin looked at Li Hongyu with a smile, secretly happy for Li Hongyu in his heart, and after entering the Zhan Mansion, it would be of great benefit to his career.

"Editor Zhao Xiu, you and Li Xiu are on par with each other, and they have their own knowledge, so I decided to grant you the post of school secretary of the Economic Bureau."

Emperor Wanli's gaze inadvertently fell on Zhao Xin's body, and after a little hesitation, he said with a smile, "I hope you and Li Xiushu will work together to teach the grandson." ”

Judging from the past experiences of Zhao Xin and Li Hongyu, the two can be said to be inseparable close friends, and Zhao Xin's talent is no less than Li Hongyu.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli decided to drop his grace and point Zhao Xin to enter the Zhan Shifu Economic Bureau, and together with Li Hongyu, he assisted Zhu Youxiao, and just entered the Zhan Shifu with Zhao Xin's new qualifications.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Han also serves as the young Zhan Shi of the fourth product of Zhan Shifu.

The reason why Emperor Wanli let Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin enter Zhan Shifu to teach Zhu Youxiao, in addition to the fact that the two of them are indeed extraordinary, there is another important reason, that is, the two are only a few years older than Zhu Youxiao.

If you don't count Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, the youngest Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu has already passed the age of establishment, after all, it is not a simple matter to be able to enter the Hanlin Academy and become the Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, not only literary talent but also qualifications.

Compared with those older Zhan Shi, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, who are almost the same age as Zhu Youxiao, are undoubtedly better to deal with, and in the future, they will become confidants who can make Zhu Youxiao have a heart-to-heart relationship with them, and they will inevitably assist Zhu Youxiao in rejuvenating rice.

Emperor Wanli has been dealing with the ministers of the court for nearly fifty years, so he naturally knows that those ministers are difficult to deal with, and it takes a lot of effort to deal with those people, and he is also well aware of the strength of the officials in the court.

In fact, the Wanli Emperor also wanted to raise the commercial tax in the Jiangnan region to enrich the treasury, but unfortunately he was unanimously opposed by the civil official group, either to compete with the people for profit or to take the ancestral system formulated by the Hongwu Emperor to say things, so that he had to give up, and he couldn't help but envy the Hongwu Emperor and the Yongle Emperor who were dictatorial and would not be so constrained by the courtiers.

Therefore, as the son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, the Wanli Emperor can only start from the mining tax to increase the internal funds, after all, as the emperor, he must have the funds in his hands to deal with the country's emergencies, otherwise the military expenses of the three major levies of Wanli will be levied from the people of the world like the war in Liaodong.

"Thank you, Lord Long." Zhao Xin was slightly stunned at first when he heard this, he never expected that he would be able to enter the Zhan Mansion, and then hurriedly knelt beside Li Hongyu to thank him, "The minister must do his best to live up to the emperor's high expectations." ”

Zhuang Jichang looked at Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin with some envy, as soon as the two of them entered the Hanlin Courtyard, they were ordered into the Zhan Mansion by Emperor Wanli without even sitting on their buttocks, and they crossed the threshold that other Hanlin may not be able to cross in their lifetime.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." After the luncheon, Li Hongyu and the three of them retreated, and when they walked to the door, Li Hongyu stopped, turned around and bowed to Emperor Wanli and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Xin and Zhuang Jichang couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu in surprise, not knowing what Li Hongyu had to say to Emperor Wanli.

"Come here." Emperor Wanli couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, he had already guessed Li Hongyu's thoughts, so he said with a deep groan.

Li Hongyu walked back quickly, Zhao Xin and Zhuang Jichang glanced at each other and walked away, her heart was full of doubts, she and Li Hongyu now have nothing to talk about, but Li Hongyu did not talk to her about what he had to tell Emperor Wanli.

This made her feel a little unhappy in her heart, thinking that Li Hongyu treated her as an outsider, and she couldn't help but feel betrayed.

"What's the matter with you?" Looking at Li Hongyu who was standing in front of him, Emperor Wanli asked quietly.

"Your Majesty, the minister implores you to go to Liaodong to rescue the Jurchen Yehe Department and contain the rebels in Jianzhou." Li Hongyu bowed to Emperor Wanli when he heard this, and said in a deep voice after arching his hand, "I hope the emperor will be gracious." ”

"How do you know that the official army has been defeated in Liaodong?" Emperor Wanli looked at Li Hongyu with a serious expression.

Li Hongyu knew that Emperor Wanli was asking him if anyone had revealed to him the news of the defeat of the Ming army in Liaodong, and this kind of embarrassing thing was naturally covered by the imperial court, so should it be publicized with great fanfare?

"Back to the emperor, if Yang Jingluo launches an offensive on the third day of the third month of March and wins, there will be good news within fifteen days, and now it is twenty-five years old, and there is no news of the victory of the official army in the capital, so the minister guesses that it may be a defeat." Li Hongyu had been prepared for Emperor Wanli's question, and then replied in an orderly manner.

"I knew you wouldn't give up easily."

Emperor Wanli couldn't help but shake his head a little helplessly when he heard this, sighed and looked at Li Hongyu with a serious voice and said, "I know that you care about the war situation in Liaodong, but the situation in Liaodong is dangerous, after the defeat of the official army, Ye Hebu was blocked by the rebellion of Jianzhou in the north of Kaiyuan, if you go, you will be extremely dangerous, nine deaths, I think you are a person and I don't want you to die." ”

"Your Majesty, thank the emperor for his grace."

When Li Hongyu heard this, his face suddenly turned straight, his legs bent and knelt on the ground, and he knelt down to Emperor Wanli solemnly:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the rebellion in Liaodong is a big problem for my Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court has to mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress it, which costs a lot of money, so for the future situation in Liaodong, the minister feels that he should not be allowed to swallow the Yehe Department again, otherwise the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong will all be annexed, which is not conducive to the encirclement and suppression of our official army."

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