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The sun had not yet risen in the east, and it was dark. However, Wen Tianxiang has always had the habit of getting up early, not to mention that according to the Ming system, there will be a three-day small court meeting and a five-day big court meeting, and as the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally cannot be absent from every court meeting. So it's actually too late to wake up at this time.

The two maidservants followed behind and hurriedly brought their coats, although it was close to June, but there was still a chill in the early morning, which was refreshing to the spine.

"Husband, it's early." Wen Tianxiang's wife, Ou Shi, walked over with a smile.

Wen Tianxiang nodded at her slightly: "Are Dao Sheng and Liu Niang still asleep?" ”

"Today's bath is closed, and the academy is also resting, so let the two of them sleep a little longer, it's not easy for children to get up so early." Ou Shi said in a low voice, for fear of disturbing the two children who were sleeping in the side compartment, "When you take a break, your husband doesn't rest much?" ”

"I haven't seen the piece of music sent from Nanyang yesterday." Wen Tianxiang walked side by side towards the lobby with Ou Shi, and said softly, "It turns out that many matters in Nanyang can be pushed to Your Majesty, but now that Your Majesty is going north, I'm afraid it won't be like it if you don't care about it anymore." ”

Stopping to tidy up Wen Tianxiang's clothes, Ou Shi was a little helpless: "You are really helpless to look at the Han and Tang dynasties, they are all monarchs and ministers who work hard together, but when it comes to the two of you, you really shirk each other." ”

Wen Tianxiang shrugged his shoulders as Ye Yingwu did—this action had become the most accustomed action of Ye Yingwu's cronies and civil and military officials in the government and the opposition—before he smiled and said:

"Originally, it was true to be diligent in government, but no matter how big China was, it would not go out of Kyushu and the Western Regions, but now the Ming Dynasty swallowed the South Sea, pointing at Youyan, and the land suddenly expanded twice, and there will naturally be many matters that need to be worried and regulated by the imperial court. Diligent government is because the government can be diligent, and now it is normal to be diligent day and night, and it is normal to slack off. ”

"Qubble." Ou Shi glanced at him and gently held Wen Tianxiang's hand, "I don't know how Your Majesty is doing, but your temperament, the concubine body can see it very clearly, and keep saying that you are slacking, but you only slept yesterday, and now you get up early, not for these songs." If you don't finish reading the chapter, you will definitely feel uncomfortable in your heart. ”

Wen Tianxiang couldn't deny it, so he could only smile and nodded: "Let's go, go and see what you eat this morning!" ”

Ou Shi stretched out his hand and poked his husband's chest: "The concubine asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite bean curd, as well as xiaolongbao." This xiaolongbao was learned by our chef after a week of learning from the imperial chef in the palace. It is said that this is the will of His Majesty himself. ”

"Your Majesty really summoned our cook?" Wen Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, he liked this mouthful, but it was also when everyone was in trouble together in Xingzhou, and he was bored next to the bonfire at night and told Ye Yingwu, and Ye Yingwu just laughed at that time, who knew that he really took it to heart.

Suddenly, Wen Tianxiang's heart was hot, and Ou Shi shook his head: "If you want me to say, the concubine should tell the queen mother, let you monarchs and ministers live together!" ”

"What kind of nonsense is this!" Wen Tianxiang suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, he was jealous of Ye Yingwu, and he didn't know what kind of vinegar his wife ate.

Just as the two of them slowly walked to the lobby, a servant walked over quickly: "Xianggong, Xianggong, there is someone outside the door who asks to see you." ”

Wen Tianxiang was stunned: "It's really rare for someone to visit so early in the morning." Who's coming? ”

"Leader of the Six Gates."

Wen Tianxiang and Ou Shi's faces changed slightly, and Jin Yiwei came to the door, but it was definitely not a trivial matter. And Wen Tianxiang vaguely guessed the intention of coming, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, you go to dinner first, and come when you go." ”

"Husband・・・・・・" Ou Shi reached out and grabbed his sleeve. What the six doors are, even the housewives of the house know it. Usually Wen Tianxiang and their officials are in the light, and the six doors and the Jinyi guard are in the dark, constituting two sets of mutual support and independent systems in the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that the six doors and the Jinyi guard are impossible to find the door if there is nothing to do, especially at this time.

Early in the morning, it is more likely that the incident will suddenly come to the door to arrest people.

"Madame, don't worry, you know why they're here." Wen Tianxiang chuckled lightly and walked straight to the front.

Yang Feng was already waiting for Wen Tianxiang in the study in the front yard, in fact, he had taken a back seat, but after all, this time the stakes were very high, and even the survival of Daming, so Yang Feng had to go into battle in person. To tell the truth, this is the first time Yang Feng has come to Tianxiangmen. After all, the two of them, as the leaders of the two sets of light and dark systems, should be enemies of each other, and any private communication may arouse the suspicion of the king, although Yang Feng and Wen Tianxiang understand that Ye Yingwu trusts them, but they will not really touch this bottom line.

Looking around, Wen Tianxiang's study is very simple, and it is not even like the study of Prime Minister Zuo of the Ming Dynasty. There is no dust on a row of ancient books, and it can be imagined that the owner often reads them, while the common antique calligraphy and paintings in other people's studies have only found one or two inconspicuous ornaments here.

"Commander Yang has been waiting for a long time." Wen Tianxiang strode over.

Yang Feng, who was standing with his hands in his hands, hurriedly arched his hand: "Xianggong Wen, come early in the morning, there is a lot of trouble, and please don't be surprised." ”

Wen Tianxiang saw Yang Feng's obviously haggard face, and immediately asked a little anxiously: "Don't say hello, Commander Yang, what's going on now?" ”

Yang Feng exhaled and stared at Wen Tianxiang's eyes: "The news sent by the informants of the six doors half an hour ago, they plan to do it tonight, specifically with fireworks as the news, hundreds of family servants set fire to disrupt the order in the city at the same time, and then take advantage of the panic of the forbidden army to gather a group of outlaws to climb over the palace wall and rush to the harem, hijack the prince, snatch the jade seal, and thus command the world." ”

With his fist slammed on the table, Wen Tianxiang gritted his teeth and said, "What a big guts!" ”

"There are many people in this world who don't want to die." Yang Feng was a little helpless, "But since they have already made a decision, then there is no way to turn back, and the time left for us is an inch of time." ”

Huo Ran raised his head, and Wen Tianxiang responded in a deep voice: "We can't mess up with ourselves, now do you know how many people have been involved?" ”

Yang Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There are only so many people that our informants have seen, and according to their tone, there are more out of ten people, and they can organize such a large battle of hundreds of people, and they can also recruit enough outlaws, and it is not as simple as three or four people behind them." ”

"It's been planned for a long time." Wen Tianxiang said word by word, "Since this is the case, then we might as well give them this opportunity." The six doors and the brocade guards should not be in a hurry, and the Praetorian Guards and the Divine Guards are ready outside the city, loose on the outside and tight on the inside, so that they can see the opportunity. ”

"Lure the snake out of the hole?" Yang Feng was slightly stunned, "Isn't this too risky?" ”

"As long as you lock the city gate and keep the palace, you will catch a turtle in an urn." Wen Tianxiang lowered his voice, "Such a big matter must be discussed with the Emperor Taishang, the Emperor is still in the Dazong Zhengfu, so I will go to ・・・・・・"

After a pause, Wen Tianxiang immediately said: "No, let Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites casually find an excuse to invite the Emperor Taishang to come over, even if it is to catch up with the old days, and then there is only one wall in the backyard of the Ministry of Rites and the Political Affairs Hall, and there is a door on the wall to communicate with each other, so we will meet in the backyard of the Political Affairs Hall." ”

"Okay." Yang Feng nodded, "So-and-so will go and order." ”

Waiting for Yang Feng to leave, Wen Tianxiang slowly walked outside the study.

I don't know when, the white of the fish belly just now has turned into a morning glow in the sky, and half of the sky has been dyed pink, shining on every piece of land.

"It's going to rain, and it's not a good day." Wen Tianxiang muttered.

A chill came.

The wind, at first glance.

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Ye Yingwu lazily pushed open the hatch and yawned and walked onto the deck. Because most of the palace concubines and maidservants of His Majesty the Ming Emperor are on the building boat, so when Xiao Yangzi arranged the defense, he did not arrange too many people on the building ship, after all, in addition to the Ming Janissary soldiers on the bright side, the building ship including cooks, maidservants, etc. have more or less received training in the six doors, and even more directly are people with six doors, so there is no need to worry that there will be no way to ensure the safety of His Majesty.

After all, these guys from Six Doors are alone all day long, and it's not bad if they don't want to provoke others.

Several soldiers saw Ye Yingwu come out and hurriedly wanted to salute, but they were all stopped by Ye Yingwu with his hand. In front of it is Suzhou, which is also the farthest distance that the canal now extends to the north. In a month, so many strong men dredged the canal from Huaishui Sizhou to Suzhou, and the speed was already very fast. When he arrived in Suzhou, no matter how unwilling Ye Yingwu was, he had to transfer to a carriage to continue north.

The recently completed Suzhou Wharf has appeared in front of us, and Guo Shoujing, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, has already led people to wait here. Although His Majesty was quite concerned about the various projects of the Ministry of Industry, and he had basically walked through every construction site, including the gunpowder workshop and the Liujiagang Shipyard, basically the officials of the Ministry of Industry had experience and knew that His Majesty was approachable and knowledgeable -- the liberal arts students seven hundred years later would be able to say that they were knowledgeable in this era -- so they did not have the nervousness they had when they first greeted Ye Yingwu.

But Your Majesty is Your Majesty after all, and you still have to be prepared.

Walking up to the ship's building, Ye Yingwu realized that he was not the first to stand here.

The clothes are in the wind, the skirt is flying, the black hair is undulating in the warm south wind, watching Ye Yingwu stride up, Zhao Yunshu smiled skillfully, like the sunny sun that illuminates thousands of miles of rivers and mountains overhead. Ye Yingwu was also relieved in his heart, this girl originally liked tranquility, and the upstairs of this ship was the place where His Majesty boarded, so naturally no one would come up to disturb her.

"The front is Suzhou." Ye Yingwu patted the railing.

"Yes." Zhao Yunshu looked at her husband slightly, and her shallow smile always made people feel the urge to gently hold her in her arms, "The people on the boat have been busy for half an hour." ”

"I woke up pretty early." Ye Yingwu was a little surprised. I'm afraid the sun hasn't come out half an hour ago, and the dawn is early after summer, Ye Yingwu has never expected to be able to get up at that time, except for the usual court.

Three poles in the sun is his biggest dream.

Last night was Qiong Luan's bedtime, and this tender woman nurtured by Gan Yun Yan was naturally unbearable for Ye Yingwu's fierce fighting, so the two of them went to bed very early, otherwise Zhao Yunshu would never have seen Ye Yingwu at this time.

Without waiting for Zhao Yunshu to answer, a loud roar came from below the shipbuilding.

Immediately after that, the drums of the surrounding warships echoed, and the soldiers on the deck, who were originally a little scattered, hurriedly ran towards the side of the ship closest to them. Rows of Daming sailors dressed in white shirts and shiny boots slipped neatly on the side of the ship near the pier, all straddling their hands and their waists straight.

Although it has not been for a long time, the absolutely rigorous, even rigorous, military training has formed the most natural reaction for them. Especially the Janissary Naval Fleet, which is the face of the Ming Navy Division and the Navy, their main task is to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and the Navy through neat and high-spirited etiquette.

Maybe it can't be enough to let Ye Yingwu tinker with those machines involving science, but it couldn't be easier for him to find a way to improve the prestige and appearance of the army. Ye Yingwu was able to figure out the "military posture" and "positive step" before, but now he can naturally get it out of the slope for the sailors and the navy.

The station slope evolved from the "mast climbing" in the era of sail warships, because the mast climbing was not suitable for inland river warships with significantly lower masts, so Ye Yingwu directly skipped this development link and changed it to a standing slope. When a warship arrives at a non-wartime place where the ship was originally berthed, all the sergeants on board should stand in a row on the side of the pier according to the drum and trumpet, and all of them should stand without weapons and stand with their hands in tow to show their respect for those who greet them on the pier.

This method was quickly implemented after the discussion of the Ministry of War, and the facts showed that the Ming naval officers and men in uniform practiced the standing slope etiquette, which could indeed show the demeanor of the navy. So soon this etiquette spread to the whole country. After all, for Liu Shiyong and other generals of the naval division, the top priority is not how many powerful warships can be received from the shipyard to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, but how to snatch the excellent soldiers from the land division.

With the courage and victory of Lu Shi in several major battles, the people naturally have a great impression of Lu Shi, but gradually forget the water division that was once the last barrier in the south of the Yangtze River. If the Navy does not take the initiative to improve its image and influence, I am afraid that it will face an irrepressible brain drain.

For this, Ye Yingwu naturally couldn't sit back and watch the army division and navy fight because of the snatching of talents, and even evolve into an extreme contradictory situation similar to that of an island country in later generations, so Ye Yingwu has asked Su Liuyi to coordinate the military department to come forward, so that both the army division and the navy can find suitable soldiers according to their own expertise, and order the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy to be responsible for the propaganda of conscription, and there can be no deviation.

Anyway, these guys from the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy are very idle on weekdays, so it's better to let them do this kind of dancing and ink thing.

However, Rao is like this, and the standing etiquette is still privately jokingly called "grabbing gifts" by many naval officers.

"There's no news from the capital yet?" Zhao Yunshu looked at Ye Yingwu, who was not in a hurry.

"The trap laid by someone himself, how can no one get in." Ye Yingwu said lightly, "As soon as I got up, I saw the news from the six doors, and the fish had already taken the bait." However, because it was not clear how many people could be involved in the back, Wen Songrui and Commander Yang did not plan to do it directly, but waited for them to make the first move, and then the Six Gates and the Praetorian Guard pounced. ”

Zhao Yunshu was silent for a moment, and said softly: "There is a big fight in the capital, but there is a risk, once you are not careful, the small one will disturb the people, and the big one will cause chaos out of control." ”

"The Praetorian Guard and the Divine Guard are all ready, and the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard have also cast a net in the city, just waiting for the last harvest." Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, "As long as that group of people makes a move, it is enough for them to die without a place to bury." What's more, behind the palace is Yuhuatai and Jiangjun Mountain, where there are a large number of soldiers and soldiers, and there are sailors and warships on the river as a way to retreat, which can advance and retreat. ”

"Who are they?" Zhao Yunshu asked slowly.

"A group of old and young remnants of the previous dynasty always think about how big the wind and waves will be." Ye Yingwu raised his eyebrows, "It's just that they don't know that not everyone has the courage to resist the Ming Dynasty, and not everyone wants to fight for wealth and wealth in this bloody storm with their heads." ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu sighed with emotion: "This time, your Zhao family is quite acquainted. ”

There was no change on her face, Zhao Yunshu lightly clasped her fingers, and looked at the lively scene in front of her: "The concubine asked herself to be benevolent and righteous to these people of the Zhao family, and she has fulfilled the duties of a daughter of the Zhao family, so that they can find a way to survive in the tide of dynasty change." Whether they go to Nanyang or stay in Jiangnan, what do they do after that, and what do they have to do with their concubines. ”

Stretching out his hand and gently brushing the tips of his hair that were fluttering in the wind, Zhao Yunshu smiled lightly: "Since you are already Your Majesty's concubine, you should do your duty as the wife and concubine of the Ye family." ”

The sun has climbed higher and higher, sparkling on the surface of the canal. (To be continued.) )