There are only a few lights burning in the Yongsu Palace, and the light is slightly dim. The emperor drove away all the ministers and palace maids, leaving him alone, holding a jue of rice wine in his hand, the pride of the young hero on his face no longer existed, and a little bitterness flowed out with his eyes. Looking out of the window, I wanted to raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and the shadow became three people, but I found that tonight was the New Year's Day, and there was only boundless darkness outside the window.

"No moon for the new moon, full moon for the hope", from the new moon to the hope, from the hope to the new moon, a reincarnation in a month, the way of heaven is eternal, from nothing to something, from there to nothing, the cycle is endless.

Wait until the next full moon, and the dream may come true, but at this moment, there is only a sigh left.

Zhu Qiming hurriedly entered, and saw that the emperor turned around suddenly, smiled before speaking, and his face was so amiable that Zhu Qiming did not dare to believe it.

"Third brother, no courtesy, hurry up and get into the table."

Third brother? Zhu Qiming was stunned, his sleeves were held in a daze, and he sat down, and the sound of dripping wine drifted into his ears with laughter.

"I know that the Empress Dowager doesn't say it, she must be hoping that I will call you third brother, and I am happy to call you third brother."

Surprise fixed on his face, his body seemed to have frozen, but when he saw the candle flame flickering closely, his stiff body stood upright.

"The minister doesn't dare to overstep the courtesy!"

"Sit and sit, today I pour wine for you, it is all a family banquet, and you can't be polite. You are now alone, and I have a royal grandmother with you, who will treat you as my own brother, and this matter is decided, we are kings and ministers when there are others, and we are brothers in private. ”

Being called the third brother by the Son of Heaven is tantamount to adding a golden bell jar to the young body! It's really impermanent, and before you know it, you suddenly ushered in a dream moment.

At the invitation of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Qiming raised his knight close to his lips, and the half-jue rice wine entered his throat, and the refreshing taste was refreshing into his spleen.

"Oh, I have ordered someone to draw up a decree to make that Lu Fang clan of Lujia Village a lady of Yipin. Actually, I didn't want to break my promise, and it dragged on for months, just because I had some difficulties. Mrs. Fengnei's regulations are limited to the Forbidden City, and are used on the prince and the princess's nurse, and now that you are my third brother, it is naturally not an exception to seal Lu Fang's family as Mrs. Yipin. ”

If you want the Son of Heaven to make a promise, there will always be a day when you will fulfill it, and the real reason for the delay for a long time may not be as the Son of Heaven said, but in the consideration of the regulations. However, although this glory is belated, it finally fell on Aunt Fang's head, with this glory protection, I wish Aunt Fang a safe life!

Zhu Qiming wanted to get up and thank him, but the emperor held down his arm.

"Grant the common man surnamed Xun the title of Wailang, and the matter has also been agreed, and then I will order the people to go and announce the decree. I remember that the two hundred households of Jinyiwei seem to have a surname Niu and a surname Fang, and there is no need to give any official position of deputy Qianhu, so they are directly promoted to Qianhu and transferred to Yulin Right Guard. As for Xu Gong, I have to wait, I will definitely treat him well. ”

But seeing the shadow of his sleeves, the emperor invited him again, Zhu Qiming held the knight with both hands, and read that a group of life-saving benefactors had finally been settled, and he felt relieved in his heart, but the emperor gave them a generous reward, and he seemed to owe the emperor a generous reward.

"Today you have made great contributions in the Fengtian Palace, I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold, jewelry, gold embroidery, and countless brocades, and I will order the royal supervisor to lead you to take a look, and you will pick and choose."

After giving a big reward and giving a great favor, it's time to talk about something big next, right? After some staggering, I saw that the emperor's face was slightly gloomy.

"Warat is so rampant! I don't want to swallow my anger anymore, I want to follow the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, pacify Hulu, and let my Ming prestige spread far and wide in Mobei! I have consulted with the general relatives and governors, recruited the people, trained the army of the tigers, and wiped out the Tartar thieves in one fell swoop for a period of three years! ”

A sense of pride suddenly rose in Zhu Qiming's chest, but it was only for a moment. I want Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to ascend to the pole at the age of sixteen, first reused the riding slave Wei Qing, and then worshiped the nineteen-year-old Huo Qubing as the hussar general. Looking at the temples of the Ming Dynasty today, in addition to the young Son of Heaven, at a glance, there is twilight everywhere, and there are a group of pampered Taiping generals occupying high positions, this old and rigid system, how can it give people like Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi a chance to stand out!

What's more, the emperor cannot be arbitrary, and even if he has a discerning eye, it is difficult to resist public opinion.

The emperor over there was a little indignant, "However, the auxiliary ministers are hindered everywhere, I am like a son of heaven, I am simply an ignorant child who must obey their orders all the time!" ”

"Your Majesty······"

"Call the imperial brother, if you don't obey my orders, you will be angry!"

"Yes! Brother Huang, stay until next year, the brother will be able to get married, and after the wedding, he will be considered an adult, and the Son of Heaven will become an adult, which is a matter of course. ”

"Big wedding? It's not like I can count my big wedding, not to mention that even if I get married, I can't get rid of the shadow of some people! ”

Shade? Zhu Qiming was shocked, thinking how strong the emperor's desire for pro-government should be! However, in the foreseeable future, it will be difficult to remove the title of assistant minister, and perhaps only by obeying the mandate of heaven, when the elderly assistant minister dies one after another, can the emperor usher in a new era of his own decision.

The emperor calls his own shots? No, that's extremely hard too!

A smile appeared on the emperor's face, "King Yu is cowardly, I can't count on him, fortunately, I still have you, the third brother, you dare to debate with the emperor, and dare to go to Fengtian Temple alone to fight, which shows that you have extraordinary courage, I know that you are confident in doing things, and the name of Zhou Gongjin's reincarnation back then is not in vain!" Sun Zhou and the two people with different surnames are still like brothers, I and you are my own brothers, and we should be more in the same breath, I hope you will help me. ”

The holy will is too deep and the weight is too heavy, how dare Zhu Qiming rashly promise anything? Just sit in the seat and be stunned.

"You will go to the domain when you become an adult, this matter has been decided, but I don't want you to go to the domain, if no one is in the way, it will not be difficult for me to stay in Beijing in the future."

What can be given is given, and what can't be given is also trying to give, Jun'en is as deep as the sea! Thinking that the emperor relies on himself so much, it is nothing more than because there is really no one available in the court, and all the officials are the only three Yang Ma heads. However, Zhu Qiming still needs to wait for a heavy answer.

The emperor's expression became more solemn, "At the beginning, although the third uncle was sick and died, but every time I thought that the third uncle was wronged, I felt deeply guilty, if it weren't for Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong who were forced to force each other, how could I embarrass my own uncle!" ”

This matter finally came out of the emperor's mouth, and it seems that what Wang Zhen said is true! Zhu Qiming got up suddenly, and wanted to thank him first, and leave the matter of receiving the order for later.

Suddenly, the persuasion of the small yellow door sounded outside the hall, and after a while, I saw Sanyang enter one after another.

Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong directly ignored Zhu Qiming's existence, and only Yang Pu nodded at him.

San Yang lined up in front of the emperor and bowed down.

"Your Majesty discussed with the relatives and recruited the people, and when the news came, there was an uproar! Dare to ask Your Majesty, if it is peaceful today, why do you want to raise an army? Yang Rong lowered his head slightly, his face and tone were a little aggressive.

Zhu Qiming hurriedly left the table and avoided the side, turned around and saw the emperor standing up slightly uneasily.

"Warat deceives people too much, I can't bear it! At that time, my Taizu Hongwu Emperor recovered the Chinese rivers and mountains from the hands of the old Yuan; Emperor Taizong Yongle made five expeditions to Mobei, which frightened the Tartar thieves; Emperor Xuande personally drove the expedition to exterminate the Wuliang thieves who committed crimes, how could my ancestors have ever been afraid of Tartar thieves! I will never be a cowardly and faint king who is humiliated and endured! ”

Yang Rong took a step forward, and the emperor stepped back slightly.

"Your Majesty, isn't it that there are nearly 100 more envoys from Warat? They are uneducated, they don't know the rules of etiquette, and this is a trivial matter. The soldiers are murderous, now the people are rich, just after more than ten years of good life, all look forward to peace, how can the Ming Dynasty start the war lightly! ”

When he was poor, he said that he could not afford to fight; When you are rich, you say that you want to live a good life and don't want to fight, what kind of logic is this? Zhu Qiming couldn't help but shake his head.

The emperor over there flicked his sleeves, "Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty will rush to the battle when Wara hits the door!" ”

"Your Majesty should be a benevolent monarch, and when the war starts, the lives will be ruined, and it is not the blessing of the people. As long as you are careful, it is not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to coexist peacefully with Warat, and besides, even if Warat really comes to the city one day, he can clear the walls around the capital, gather heavy troops to fortify the city and defend it. Yang Rong said.

The strong wall and the clear field are the so-called strategies often talked about by the two generations of Wenchen of the Orthodox Dynasty, but they don't know what to do with the dawn people in the north by sticking to the capital? Abandoning the people and ignoring them, how can the emperor be called a benevolent monarch? How can a well-educated person be called a virtuous minister? Moreover, the strong wall and the clear field itself is a strategy for the destruction of the country, and Zhu Qiming has already understood this when he was in the border city of the town, but it is inconvenient for him to discuss state affairs at this moment.

In the scorched earth war of resistance, it was their own land that was ravaged and their own people suffered, and they were defeated by three points before the battle. It's a pity that the peaceful days have been too long, and if others don't come to the door, they can't wake up the people in their dreams, even if they are really awakened one day, most people still have illusions, and the temple can't gather a firm will to fight at all, and can only decline in continuous concessions.

Alas, I hope the emperor is a heroic lord like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty! Zhu Qiming sighed secretly and wanted to resign.

"Your Majesty." Yang Shiqi opened his mouth and pointed out the essence of the problem, "Now that the government treasury is unable to make ends meet, it is useless to recruit people to recruit strong people, and more recruits will inevitably increase taxes, I am afraid that the people will not be able to bear it!" ”

No, it should be that the small people can't bear it! The Ming Dynasty is rich, but the small people are poor, which is a big problem. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty enjoyed the preferential exemption policy, which was exempted from forced labor, and the preferential was the field endowment, not completely exempted, but exempted from the field endowment of a number of dingkou in the family according to the rank. In fact, most of the officials in the world are big landowners, plus their relatives and royal relatives, as long as these people come up with a wealth of 10%, which is enough to feed a huge army, it is not difficult to destroy Warat, but they not only refuse to break the wealth, but also resist the expected endowment.

They had a way to pass on the increased taxes to the small people, but at this time they didn't dare, the small people were too poor! The rebellion of the small people will cost the life of the scholars, the so-called "heavenly street tramples on the bones of the minister", and the poor people will rebel and smash all the hierarchical order! The invasion of foreign races is different, as long as you are willing to let go of your son, you can change hands and serve, the scholar is still the scholar, the wealthy is still the rich, but the emperor has changed, and the one who destroyed the Song Dynasty in Yashan was not the general of the Song Dynasty?

As a result, it has become a true lie that the common people are unbearable!

It is a pity that the Datong society in the mind of Confucius only stays in the ideal and is difficult to realize, so although the Ming Dynasty is rich in the world, the financial resources that can be used for war are probably not much more than Warat, not to mention that Warat can "because of the grain to the enemy".

In the face of Sanyang's bitter words, the emperor doesn't seem to want to compromise yet, "I have my own ideas." ”

Yang Shiqi's deep face showed a look of surprise, "Governing the country is not child's play, such a big thing, without the court, how can it be implemented!" If Your Majesty wishes so, please send a letter to you! After speaking, he took off the black gauze hat on his head.

Yang Rong and Yang Pu took off their hats and echoed: "Please send a letter to you." ”

If Sanyang hangs up his crown and leaves without knowing it, how can he still be the son of heaven? The emperor's face was depressed, "I have nothing to do, can't I find a few people to discuss this matter!" ”

Yang Pu finally stood up as a peacemaker and persuaded Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong to leave.

Yang Rong glared at Zhu Qiming a few times, turned to the emperor and said: "The emperor's festival does not precede the lecture, the lecture is nothing more than the sutra feast, there will be a sutra feast in the palace tomorrow, please rest your majesty early, so as not to miss the time." ”

Sanyang left, the emperor lost control in an instant, kicked over the dining table, and with a "bang", cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks spilled all over the ground.

Zhu Qiming retired at the right time, and after going out, he looked back and saw Wang Zhen entering the Yongsu Palace, Zhu Qiming was in a trance, and felt that Wang Zhen's back looked like a yellow finch no matter how he looked.