Xu Jiaying went to the palace on the second day, and she wanted to relay Zhang Zhijie's words to the queen, of course, it would not be as straightforward as Zhang Zhijie said. Originally, she was extremely curious about Gushi Hatun and wanted to meet this noble Hatun of the grassland, but she missed it.

Because Zhang Zhijie once promised to take Gushi Hatun and these tribal leaders to Tianjin Port to have a look. The Queen Mother agreed to Gu Shi Hatun's request very happily, and specially ordered the emperor to accompany her.

Well, in the end, the ranks of his peers continued to expand, not only joining the emperor, but also Yang Tinghe, the first assistant of the cabinet, and a number of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

But before Zhang Zhijie went to Tianjin Port, he decided to take them to the Ordnance Bureau of Daming and take them to see Daming's new firearms.

The reason why Zhang Zhijie took them to visit Tianjin Port was to show the national strength of the Ming Dynasty and deter these grassland tribes. Naturally, the Ordnance Bureau had no choice but to go, because the most feared thing for these steppe tribes was none other than the new firearms.

The mighty procession went out of the city, because these leaders of the steppe tribes were all riding horses, and even Gushi Hatun were riding horses, and Emperor Zhengde did not want to weaken his prestige, so he naturally rode horses.

This made Zhang Zhijie a little depressed, in fact, he wanted to take a carriage, and he had to ride a horse on the grassland for more than half a year to miss the comfort of riding a carriage. As for the weakened majesty, nothing exists at all, because his majesty has long been ingrained in the hearts of the grassland people.

However, Emperor Zhengde rode a horse, and Zhang Zhijie could only ride a horse. Out of the city, Emperor Zhengde came to Zhang Zhijie's side with a pat of his horse, waved his hand impatiently, and the surrounding guards scattered far away.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Zhang Zhijie was a little puzzled.

"Zhijie, I, I always feel a little weird." Emperor Zhengde was expecting Ai Ai Dao, and after saying that, he secretly glanced at Gushi Hatun behind him.

Zhang Zhijie listened to it and said, "Weird? Where? The minister will send the brocade guard out to investigate! ”

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "I don't mean this!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said inexplicably: "Huh? What is that? ”

Emperor Zhengde said sneakily: "Gushi Hatun! ”

Zhang Zhijie was puzzled: "What's wrong with Gushi Hatun?" ”

Emperor Zhengde was entangled: "That is, she is a steppe person, I don't know what to say to her, and she is a few years older than me, and I feel more 。。。。。。 ”

Zhang Zhijie said: "Mature." ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it is maturity." ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled: "What? The emperor doesn't like it? ”

Emperor Zhengde shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't like it, it's not that I don't like it." How to say, she is Hatun on the grassland, I 。。。。。。 ”

Zhang Zhijie already understood when he heard this, Gushi Hatun is the noble Hatun on the grassland, and it looks more mature than Emperor Zhengde, and there is no common language for the time being. This made Emperor Zhengde not know how to push it down!

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhijie was a little broken, you are the emperor, can't you just push it over? Zhang Zhijie smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, since she has entered the palace, she is just a concubine of the emperor!" It's no different from the rest of the emperor's concubines! ”

Emperor Zhengde was thoughtful, Zhang Zhijie smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to stay overnight in Tianjin than to go to Tianjin, and the ministers will arrange it for the emperor!" ”

Emperor Zhengde was surprised when he heard this: "Huh? The auspicious day of canonization set by the Qin Tian Supervisor has not yet arrived! ”

Zhang Zhijie said speechlessly: "Your Majesty, what does it matter, I don't know how many concubines have been canonized as concubines since they gave birth to a dragon son." ”

When Emperor Zhengde heard this, he felt that this was also true. Emperor Zhengde was a little excited and said: "That's okay, I will stay in Tianjin for one night, and I will return to Beijing tomorrow!" ”

Hearing Emperor Zhengde say this, Zhang Zhijie suddenly regretted it a little, it was comfortable for the emperor to stay in Tianjin, but he went to Tianjin to sleep alone when he put nephrite warm incense.

Today's Ordnance Bureau has a new look than before, since the role of new firearms is increasing, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, and Emperor Zhengde is more and more important by Zhang Zhijie's ears. In addition, with Admiral Zhang Zhijie, the status of the Ordnance Bureau has also risen.

The most direct impact is that the rank of the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau has risen sharply, from a petty official who was not in the stream to a fifth-grade official, which is very popular.

The vast procession came straight towards the Ordnance Bureau, and the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau did not know about it in advance, and did not know until he heard the movement now. Judging by the size of the team, it is likely that the Admiral is here.

He knew very well that the Admiral attached great importance to firearms, and now that the Admiral had returned to Beijing, it was not surprising that he would come to the Firearms Bureau to inspect it. Although he was nervous, he was not alarmed, for he had been doing what the Admiral had told him.

The ambassador of the Firearms Bureau took people out of the Ordnance Bureau and waited respectfully, and when the team arrived, the ambassador of the Firearms Bureau was shocked. Not only the Admiral came, but even the emperor came in person, and the cabinet scholars followed.

What a battle! Fortunately, Emperor Zhengde had come once, and although the ambassador of the Firearms Bureau was excited, he did not behave out of order.

Compared with Tianjin Port, these tribal leaders on the grassland paid more attention to the Ordnance Bureau, after all, the Ming Dynasty swept the grassland with new firearms. They didn't expect that Zhang Zhijie would take them to the Ordnance Bureau.

At this time, these grassland leaders all looked at the Ordnance Bureau with bright eyes, obviously thinking of finding out the secret of the firearms. But Zhang Zhijie didn't care about it. Not to mention that firearms cannot be learned by looking at them a few times, and the tribes on the steppe do not have the ability to develop firearms.

What's more, they are best at cavalry, even if they are given firearms, they can't get off their horses and fight on foot, right? After all, their most important and best thing is cavalry.

The ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau respectfully introduced the latest situation of the Ordnance Bureau, and Zhang Zhijie was quite satisfied with what he listened. I visited the armory, where a number of flintlock pistols were on display, ready to be packed.

Zhang Zhijie smiled: "This is a newly made musket, right?" ”

The ambassador of the Firearms Bureau said respectfully: "Back to the Admiral, these are newly made flintlock pistols. ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Have you cut corners and shoddy work?" ”

The ambassador of the Firearms Bureau said confidently: "Your Excellency, rest assured, they are all made in strict accordance with the standards, and they are absolutely qualified!" If there is a mistake, the lower officials will be punished!"

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "It's a lot of fancies, but the governor still has to try the gun!" ”

The ambassador of the Firearms Bureau did not boast that the quality of these muskets was really acceptable, and twenty of them were immediately drawn, and none of them had any problems.

The tribal leaders finally saw the power of the musket up close, and they all gasped in their hearts, this musket was really powerful.

(End of chapter)