The North Korean envoys were about to leave for China, and the envoys from Siam, Java, and Samarkand entered Beijing one after another.

When he saw Ma Yu, he only felt that he was described as withered and his face was dark, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but be taken aback, "Why did Master Ma reduce it so much?" ”

"The cabinet is tedious, and the case is laborious. However, it is good to rest for a few days. Ma Yu smiled indifferently, his smile was mixed with a little tiredness, "Your Highness, there has been a lot of turmoil in the court recently, Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Jin Lian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Zhang Fu, the British Gong, have been in trouble one after another, presumably His Highness understands the reason." ”

Wang Zhen magnified his moves so quickly? Zhu Qiming frowned slightly, "Wang Shangshu is in trouble, Xiao Wang has heard about it many times, but I don't know what caused the trouble of Jin Lian, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, this time?" ”

Ma Yu coughed a few times, "The Ministry of Officials asked a few Yi people to make the imperial history, although the matter is small, but the Son of Heaven is furious, so Lord Wang Zhi is afraid that he will be more and more unable to speak in the future." Jin Shangshu, has Your Highness heard of the greedy Wuyang County Cheng Bai Gangqi? The head of the criminal department, Hong Shen, tried the case, accepted Bai Gang's bribes, and gave him a light sentence, and the officials of the criminal department, such as Shangshu and Shilang, let it go, and the matter was detected by the Jinyi guard, and the six departments gave the matter and the thirteen imperial histories to impeach Jin Lian and others, and the emperor was furious. ”

"What about the English duke?"

"Encroaching on 20 hectares of land."

What a fly doesn't bite an egg! Zhu Qiming pouted secretly, "Someone has an evil fire in his belly, he has just come back, he has to think about it, if he wants to live comfortably, he has to make others uncomfortable, this kind of thing has long been commonplace in the court, and it is not difficult for Master Ma to understand the reason." Suddenly remembered that there was also Kuang Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who participated in the arrest of Xining that night, so he asked more: "Is Kuang Shangshu of the Ministry of War okay?" ”

Ma Yu glanced at Zhu Qiming deeply, "At the moment, no one wants to find trouble with the military department." The northern frontier is in a hurry, and there is no room for a moment in the military affairs of guarding against Tartars; Zhejiang and Fujian are also in a hurry, and sooner or later the emperor will send the Beijing army to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress it. There is also Yunnan, the battle of Luchuan continues to this day, and it has become a trend that it is difficult to ride a tiger. The society is in danger so much that no one dares to rashly attack the idea of the military department. ”

Could it be that Wang Zhen wants to open up to Kuang Yuwang? If this is the case, it means that Wang Zhen is still acting in a very measured manner! Zhu Qiming thought about it secretly, and then remembered the great worries of the society.

"Xiao Wang wants to say something extraordinary, and he asks Ma Shuquan to be Xiao Wang's chat. The Battle of Luchuan must not be fought again! must make a decision immediately, order the Yunnan army to fight with Sijifa in the end, and take the opportunity to quickly find a step down, so that Daming can stay away from the bottomless black hole that burns a lot of money. For the civil uprising in Zhejiang and Fujian, it is advisable to suppress and appease at the same time, mainly to fu, the imperial court can do it, and it is not possible to send elites from Beijing to suppress, the Beijing army does not know the inside, does not know the terrain, and the labor expedition is bound to be fruitless! The local doctors' land, family, and lives are all there, and they will definitely not sit still! Therefore, the prefectures and counties of Zhejiang and Fujian will recruit the people, which is more effective than sending the Beijing army. At present, the first priority of the Ming Dynasty is to concentrate military and financial resources to guard against Tartar thieves! ”

Ma Yu pondered for a long time, and then nodded, "It's time to distinguish priorities, make a decision, and focus on something." Cabinet member Miao Zhen concurrently served as the right attendant of the military department, and discussed with Miao Zhen as soon as he went back to find an opportunity to go to the imperial front to admonish. ”

Zhu Qiming looked at Ma Yu and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Like Yu Qian and the five cabinet members, who are regarded as alternative by the mainstream officials of the DPRK and China, they are precisely the treasures of the Ming Dynasty, and when these treasures can shine and dominate the government, the Ming Dynasty will be able to usher in a new life!

However, at present, the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China do not want to be too humble and the cabinet members are not like officials, and they are also worried that Yu Qian and others will one day take away their good life, so the Ming Dynasty will continue to sink!

At this time, He Ye, the secretary of the Shangyi Bureau, went out of the hall far away, and saluted Zhu Qiming, "See His Royal Highness King Yue, please move to the west side of the pavilion, and Li Yingji, the daughter of the Korean envoy Li Sui, asks to see." ”

"Ho, someone wants to thank the benefactor in person!" Ma Yu said with a smile.

Zhu Qiming said goodbye to Ma Yu and asked Ma Yu to go to meet the envoys of several countries first, and he himself moved to the West Pavilion with He Ye.

Passing through the greenery-shaded bluestone corridor, a moderately sized courtyard emerges, with small pavilions and slender pools lined up, and undulating curves outlining a sense of layering. A carved attic is mostly obscured by sparse flowers.

Lu Xiyao and Li Yingji were laughing and talking at each other, and when they saw Zhu Qiming walking in, Li Yingji hurriedly stepped forward to salute. "See His Royal Highness King Yue."

Zhu Qiming's jaw. Li Yingji was looking at Lu Xiyao with a surprised expression behind her, and He Ye, who followed Zhu Qiming, also cast a puzzled gaze on Lu Xiyao.

I don't bow when I see the prince, which makes people feel incredible! Zhu Qiming muttered secretly, and then had a whim, planning to take the opportunity to make the "little gentleman" who probably forgot to see the prince's etiquette change the rules a little, so he stayed there and waited for Lu Xiyao to soften.

"See His Royal Highness King Yue." Lu Xiyao's eyes were full of resentment that was forcibly suppressed.

Hee-hee-hee-hee······ Zhu Qiming's heart was dark for a while, and suddenly he saw a figure flickering, and then a faint fragrance hit, which wrapped his dark coolness with a layer of fascinating taste, and for a while, Zhu Qiming's heart felt refreshed and refreshed.

Lu Xiyao and Zhu Qiming staggered, and then walked towards the inner room. The next moment, Zhu Qiming suddenly woke up, and suddenly felt a lot of pain in the little toe of his right foot.

Hey, dare to step on the feet of this king? It's against the sky! If you step on your feet, why don't you step on the instep of your feet, but only on your toes? Step on your toes and step on your toes, why step on your little toes alone? Step on the little toe, step on the little toe, why do you still roll hard? Is this still the gentle and virtuous lady of the poet and calligrapher?

Zhu Qiming wanted to grin, and at a glance he saw that Li Yingji and He Ye were covering their mouths and snickering, and they didn't know if they saw the strange scene under Fang Cai's feet, so they immediately pretended to be nothing, and stood there with a smile, but the corners of their mouths inadvertently grinned slightly, which greatly discounted the light smile on their faces.

Fortunately, Li Yingji is an innocent girl, and she doesn't seem to have any ambiguous doorways, and she snickers for a while and returns to normal. "Ying Ji was saved by His Royal Highness, limited by regulations, inconvenient to come to the door to thank her, today I learned that His Royal Highness came to the hall, so I dared to ask His Royal Highness to come here, just to say goodbye in person. Ying Ji is about to leave for China, and from then on, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is difficult to see each other again, and I hope that His Royal Highness will cherish himself! ”

"You're welcome, girl."

Li Yingji finally broke through the constraints of the etiquette system, and looked directly at Zhu Qiming softly, with a somewhat strange gaze. Zhu Qiming faintly felt that such a gaze was familiar, as if he had seen it from Lu Xiyao's face many years ago.

Innocent girls, maybe it's all like this! Zhu Qiming looked at it and saw that Lu Xiyao did not enter the inner room, but stood by the window and watched the courtyard scenery.

"Will His Highness go to North Korea one day?"

To North Korea? As an official and a citizen, they may have the opportunity to go to North Korea, but the prince has no chance at all! Zhu Qiming didn't want to live up to Li Yingji's expectations, so he had to smile slightly and count it as an answer.

"Sister Lu looks like a fairy, she is better than Ban Cai, she is very ······ with His Royal Highness" Xu realized that he was too bold, Li Yingji stopped talking, and a trace of shyness flashed in her eyes.

Of course, Zhu Qiming understood Li Yingji's unspoken words, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Li Yingji had something to say, which just made people confused for a while. looked away blankly, and caught a glimpse of He Ye holding a handkerchief, as if he was deliberately showing off. The towel is embroidered with a hollyhock and two colorful butterflies, which complement each other and are lifelike.

"Eh, He Sizan, the towel in your hand is very good, who did it come from?"

He Ye bowed, "This handkerchief can make His Highness look at it, and the concubine should have dedicated it to His Highness, but it came from ······ In the hands of Concubine Hui, the concubine really dare not exceed the system. ”

Hui Concubine? Oh, you're cousins, no wonder you dare to use a hand-embroidered handkerchief made by Concubine Hui! Zhu Qiming said casually: "I didn't expect that Concubine Hui grew up in the north and had such embroidery skills!" ”

"Your Royal Highness doesn't know, Concubine Hui Niangniang has moved her family to Songjiang Mansion for ten years, and Niangniang's embroidery skills are only afraid that even the top embroiderers in Suzhou Mansion can't compare."

She's got what it takes! Just when Zhu Qiming was surprised, Lu Xiyao came to him.

"That day, I tried my piano skills with Sister Yingji, and I was stopped twice after entering the palace, so I missed the time, if it wasn't for the timely release of Concubine Hui, I am afraid I would not be able to go to the Chunxi Palace. Oh, what He Sizan said will definitely not be wrong, I have seen Concubine Hui Niangniang, she is simply a fairy outside the world, and her embroidery skills are comparable to the world! ”

No wonder it took a long time for Lu Xiyao to start stroking the piano that day, it turned out that there were so many stories behind it! Most of the people who blocked Lu Xiyao were inseparable from Concubine Zhou, so Concubine Hui, who usually couldn't even protect herself, took the risk of being retaliated by Concubine Zhou and relieved Lu Xiyao of the siege, could it be that the grievances that originated from the Jingci Immortal Master were secretly passed down?

He Ye's eyes were red, and he approached Zhu Qiming's side and whispered: "Immortal Master Jingci talked about His Highness before he died, and also told Concubine Hui Niangniang not to forget His Highness's kindness. ”

Li Yingji was very sensible, and when she saw that the person here was talking in a whisper, she quietly retreated to the vicinity of the inner room. Lu Xiyao also took a few steps back.

Thinking of the unbearable years of Jingci Immortal Master and Qin Huifei, as well as the past scenes that happened in the hospital and Qingning Palace, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but secretly applaud his proud work back then. Thinking about it, in the scheming deep palace, what should a good person rely on to live in the world? In this regard, after several years, Qin Huifei does not seem to have given the ultimate answer, which cannot but be said to be a great pity!

"Concubine Hui Niangniang told the concubine that Niangniang wanted to embroider a few dowries for the future Princess Yue." He Ye Dao.

"This is not in line with the etiquette system, absolutely not!"

Zhu Qiming gave a negative answer, and suddenly remembered the big thing about embroidery in his heart, he originally wanted to have a tacit understanding with the queen again, but now there is an extraordinary "embroidery girl" placed there, should the plan be adjusted?

No way! She can't protect herself, what can she do to achieve great things? In order to Ding Dingsheji, leave no regrets, and secretly cooperate with the queen, this seems to be the only choice in front of him!