Zhenwu's current harem is not very full, and the green head card is only about a dozen, seeing the little eunuch holding a plate and presenting it, Zhenwu glanced at it casually, but asked abruptly: "Where are those women sent by Japan?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Bao Fuquan, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, I haven't entered the palace yet, and I am still learning etiquette in the Ministry of Etiquette." ”

Learning etiquette at the Ministry of Etiquette? There are so many teaching grandmothers in the palace, why do you need to study in the Ministry of Rites? Zhenwu frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything, thinking that the ministers of the guards, the internal affairs office, and the Zongren Mansion were not at ease or resisted these women of unknown vassal countries, and they had to investigate for a period of time or advise and persuade them, there are too many rules in the palace, and most of them are ancestral systems, and they have changed a lot, so it is inevitable that they will be criticized.

After being silent for a long time, Zhen Wucai turned his head and glanced at the more than a dozen green-headed cards, groaned slightly, and then reached out to turn over the green-headed cards of Jianing, who had been named Concubine Shu.

At this time, the eunuch has tasted all the dishes, waiting for Zhenwu to eat, there are many rules for eating, you can't scoop the vegetables by yourself, and you can't speak, Zhenwu wants to eat which dish, you can only see with your eyes, he looks at the dish, the eunuch will immediately move the dish closer, and scoop the dish into the cloth dish with a spoon, even if it is a dish that Zhenwu likes to eat, the eunuch will immediately remove the dish after scooping it twice, and there will be no trace of that dish on the table for ten days and a half months, which is called 'eating vegetables are not allowed to exceed three spoons'.

This is not to deliberately make things difficult, but out of consideration for Zhenwu's safety, his food situation and preferences cannot be easily grasped by people, so as not to be taken advantage of, exploited or favored.

All the procedures and rules of the meal are strictly in accordance with the ancestral family law, Zhenwu has no room for opposition at all, and if there is a slight overstep, several eunuchs kneeling on the ground and pleading while moving Kangxi, Shunzhi, and Huang Taiji out, so that Zhenwu has lost his appetite and has no interest.

It's flashy about this. Expensive but not beneficial, light and tasteless, cumbersome meals, Zhenwu is not interested, only after the meal to open a small stove, but in his heart, he has already made up his mind to rectify the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. You have to tidy up the Ocha Dining Room.

After hastily finishing the meal, Suo Cha rinsed his mouth, and washed his hands and face, he was about to go out for a walk, but Bao Fuquan, who listened, said softly: "Your Majesty, Wang Yinxi of Lianjun handed over a sign and asked to see him." ”

Zhenwu glanced out the window, the eighth came running at this time, it must have been news from the Japanese mission, and he couldn't help but be slightly happy. casually commanded: "Xuan." ”

Yinxi walked in quickly, and saw the eunuchs in the imperial dining room lining up with red lacquer food boxes along the way, and couldn't help but secretly call it lucky. If you really want to catch up with Zhenwu to eat, but you will be unlucky, accompany the emperor to eat, it is very glorious, but in fact, it is a crime, you have to stand and eat, the dishes rewarded by the emperor must be eaten, and you have to endlessly thank you, and there are many scary rules. To be free from sin, to be glorified, that is the feeling that only foreign ministers have.

After stepping into the Dongnuan Pavilion quickly, Yinxu quickly glanced at the situation in the pavilion, Zhenwu was dressed in civilian clothes. But he was sitting cross-legged on the big kang, it seemed that he had guessed his intention, he didn't dare to think about it, he hurriedly knelt forward and knocked to say goodbye, and waited for him to get up. Zhenwu said with a smile: "Give a seat and enjoy tea." As soon as he sat down, Zhen Wu continued: "But there is news from Japan?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Yin Yu bowed slightly and said: "The minister just met with Arai Kimimi of the Japanese mission in the same hall. As he spoke, he carefully recounted the details of the meeting with Arai Kimi.

The Edo shogunate fell into a financial crisis, the currency system was on the verge of collapse, the powerful feudal clans in various places, the king of the middle royal gate was ready to move, and the expression of Sadamu couldn't help but be solemn, and a large number of precious metals in Japan flowed out, which was true, Japan's gold and silver ratio was low, not only the Qing Dynasty, but also the Dutch and the Nanyang feudal lords liked to exchange goods for gold and silver in trade with Japan, especially Japanese gold. …,

Last year, the Great Qing Dynasty siphoned off more than 3 million taels of gold from Edo in one go, coupled with the loss of power and humiliation of the country in the "Edo Treaty", the prestige of the Edo shogunate naturally plummeted, and it is not surprising that this situation occurred, Arai Kimi's words were extremely credible, and besides, it was the peak trade season with Japan in the blink of an eye, and he did not dare to deceive.

Japan's civil strife is a good thing, but the Qing Dynasty is not ready to conquer Japan again, now the South Ocean Fleet is far away in Europe, the North Ocean Fleet is trying its best to expand the Americas, Tianjin, Shanghai's naval recruits are still stepping up training, and they can't draw troops at all, this is where Zhenwu has a headache, and after a long silence, he asked in a deep voice: "What does the starling think about this?" ”

All the way into the palace, Yinxi was also pondering this matter, listening to Zhenwu asked, after a little thought, he muttered: "Back to the emperor, Japan has been closed to the country for nearly a hundred years, the minister's understanding of Japan is only scratching the surface, Japan is lonely overseas, the territory is narrow, but the population is large, the territory is mountainous, rather than spending energy to conquer, it is better to provoke civil strife, let them kill each other, in order to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Although the Edo shogunate is currently in crisis, it occupies a rich land, and has been in business for more than 100 years, even if the powerful feudal domains in various regions join forces to compete with it, it is not a short time to replace it. What was lacking was information about Japan, and the Imperial Court should send competent personnel to Edo to investigate and pass on the relevant information at any time. ”

Zhenwu was slightly surprised when he heard this, why would the eighth brother advocate the use of troops against Japan, and after a little hesitation, he asked: "Why does the starling advocate the conquest of Japan?" ”

Hearing this, Yinxi didn't feel it, didn't the old fourteen want to conquer Japan? It's impossible, judging from his various methods against Japan, he doesn't care about Japan's life or death at all, and it doesn't look like he wants to be a vassal state, could it be that he is testing his own vision? After a little silence, he bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, the route from the Qing Dynasty to the Americas passes through Japan, and if it sets sail from Edo, Japan, it can shorten the voyage and greatly enhance the safety of the voyage." ”

Zhenwu listened to it secretly funny, the eighth actually started from this point, in fact, after mastering the flow and scope of the Kuroshio, he could go to the Americas from Shanghai Port, and he couldn't shorten the voyage at all, however, this point of view can be used to stimulate those princes and nobles, as soon as this statement is thrown out, they are afraid that they will all strongly support the expedition, and it will take a long time to explore the flow and scope of the Kuroshio, and this time is enough for him to prepare for the expedition.

Thinking of this, Zhenwu nodded slightly. Said: "Starling's words are very true, although Japan is mountainous, but there are also many good ports, Edo and Nagoya are rare good ports. As he spoke, he paused slightly before continuing: "Japan's civil strife is a rare opportunity for the Qing Dynasty, but the navy is not well prepared at present. We can't intervene on a big scale, but with such a good opportunity, we can't just watch from the sidelines, and besides, the Edo shogunate can't be overthrown for the time being, and there are still more than two million gold to lose, how can it fall?

They are both asking for assistance and can satisfy them. Firearms and gunpowder, you can exchange the firearms in the hands of the Jingshi Firearms Battalion for them, but. One should not be free of charge, let them buy with gold. In addition, with Nian Qianyao as the canonization envoy, he went to Japan to be canonized, and by the way, he inspected and learned about the situation in Japan. ”

Nian Qianyao is canonized? Zhenwu, this is the general of the Sacred Heart's tacit determination of Nian Qianyao to conquer the day? Yin Yu didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister respects the decree." Picking up, he said tentatively: "Regarding the matter of the pledge, the minister tried it slightly, and Arai Junmi was quite resistant. I'm afraid that I won't agree easily, whether to continue to exert pressure, or to be slightly flexible, and ask the emperor to make a holy decision. ”

Zhenwu pondered slightly, and then said slowly: "The current Japanese general Tokugawa family is young. There are no brothers and heirs, if it is a successor to the Tokugawa family, the Edo shogunate can only fight to the death, and they choose two people to send it to the near branch nephew, but. The crown prince of the Wa King had to be sent, otherwise the new suzerain-vassal relationship would not be promoted, and there was no room for negotiation at all. ”…,

Hearing Zhenwu's concession, Yinxu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the nephew of the near branch is insignificant at all, and the Japanese king is just a puppet, even if the prince is sent to the capital as a hostage, in addition to hindering the reputation of the Edo shogunate, there is no substantial loss, and there is no control, Arai Junmi should not have much resistance, in this way, this matter is much easier, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Minister, honor." ”

After taking a sip of tea, Zhenwu had already changed the topic with a smile, "The starling brother and the eighth sister-in-law are deeply in love, but there is only one son and one daughter under the knees, which is a fly in the ointment. ”

Yinxi's grandson Fujin Guo Luo Luo Mingyue is the granddaughter of Prince An Yue Le, although the two are very affectionate, but this Guo Luo Luo Mingyue is a well-known jealousy of Jingshi, gave birth to a son and a daughter of Zhang, Mao is still a concubine, where does he dare to have nothing to do, accept a few Japanese women, at the moment, he got up and knelt down and said: "The emperor has a gift, the minister does not dare to resign, but now the affairs are complicated, thousands of things, the minister is afraid of falling into the gentle township, can not extricate himself, the minister prays that the emperor will take back his life." ”

Guo Luo Luo Mingyue is jealous, famous as a Beijing teacher, Zhenwu has always known that he originally wanted to use this to scare her arrogance, but seeing that Yinxi was so forceful to refuse, it was not difficult for strong people, so he smiled and said: "Starling doesn't have to be polite, just sit down and say." Tong Yinxi sat down, and then he continued: "Zhong Ming Dingshi's family, the family of poetry and books, the only son is not conducive to becoming a talent, and the starling brother should pay more attention here." ”

Seeing that Zhenwu gently revealed the matter, Yinxi couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, if he really wanted to give a few Japanese women, the house must be full of chickens and dogs, up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief, he bowed down and said: "The emperor's pure teachings are remembered by the ministers." ”

"Kneel down." Zhenwu said with a smile.

When Yinxi withdrew, Zhenwu looked at the sky, turned around in the hall a few times, and then went out of the Qianqing Palace, not called the convenience, and walked all the way to the harem, seeing that it was going to the harem, Da Chun and other guards followed unhurriedly, and when he saw him go to Shenwu Gate, Da Chun couldn't help but secretly complain, knowing that this master was on a whim, and he was going to go out of the palace for a private visit, and he was busy arranging manpower.

Out of the palace, Zhenwu turned to the west again, and went to Xizhimen all the way through the Taiye Pond unhurriedly, Da Chun and the others did not dare to say much, after judging the direction, they just tried their best to arrange manpower, front and rear protection, in order to protect everything.

After walking for a while, Zhenwu felt tired, so he beckoned to call the Benyu who followed behind, this Benyu followed him anytime and anywhere, even in the palace, but when he got out of the palace, this Benyu was replaced by an inconspicuous sedan chair, and when he got on the sedan chair, Zhenwu ordered: "Go to the half of the street in front of Xizhimen, Dingjiajing." ”

After Da Chun heard the report, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, originally thought that he was going to Weifu for a private visit or to return to the original palace of the king, how could he go to the half of the street in front of Xizhimen, Ding Jiajing? After thinking about it for a while, he had already reacted, the emperor was going to the Zhijun Palace, to see the eldest brother who was imprisoned, and he understood the destination, and he was busy making arrangements.

Until he arrived at the gate of the Zhijun Palace, Zhenwu got off the sedan chair, and the soldiers guarding the door had already received a notice and saw Zhenwu get off the sedan chair. Ersang, the commander of the escort battalion, led everyone to greet him, saluted neatly, and said respectfully: "Ersang, the leader of the servant escort battalion, and others greet the holy driver." ”

Zhenwu glanced at everyone, and then said lightly: "Flat." As he spoke, he walked up the steps, glanced at the small door that was sealed and allowed only one person to enter and exit, and couldn't help frowning slightly, but he didn't say anything. walked in.

In the palace of the prince of Zhijun, the boss Yinchu heard that Zhenwu came to visit the house, and couldn't help but tremble with excitement, since Zhenwu ascended the throne, he looked forward to the stars and the moon, and looked forward to the old fourteen to be gracious and lift the ban on him, although the old fourteen was extremely smooth, he failed to exert the slightest strength. But he always had a hunch that Old Fourteen would lift his captivity. …,

After waiting for more than half a year, when he was about to despair, he suddenly heard that the old fourteen came to visit him in person. How not to teach him to be excited? Since the old fourteenth is willing to come to visit, it means that he cares about this brotherhood in his heart, and lifts the ban, which is a great hope, and immediately he packed up and led a group of blessings to the shadow wall at the gate and waited respectfully, seeing Zhenwu coming in in casual clothes, he was slightly flustered, and immediately took the lead in kneeling. Said respectfully: "The criminal minister welcomes the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Then he knelt three times and bowed nine times.

This is the first time that Zhenwu has faced the saint after ascending the throne, and the great courtesy of the monarch and the minister is not only necessary, but also a sign of heart. After Zhenwu calmly accepted the salute, he stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Huang is flat." ”

Getting up, Yinfu bowed to his side, stretched out his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please." ”

After taking a seat in the Yin'an Palace, Zhenwu looked Yinchu up and down. Seeing that his complexion was fine, he couldn't help but nod slightly, and said, "Last time I came to visit the imperial brother, I once told the imperial brother to strengthen his exercise and read the military book frequently, I don't know if the imperial brother has ever respected him?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yinchu couldn't help but feel overjoyed, now that the old fourteenth has ascended the throne, and the throne has been consolidated, but it is still the old saying that it is re-energized, this is to reactivate himself, he was busy getting up to kneel and replay, but Zhenwu waved his hand and said: "There are no outsiders, just my own brother, no need to be polite, just sit and talk back." ”

"The guilty minister thanks the emperor for his grace." Yin Fu bowed down to thank him before he sat down, and then bowed and said: "The language of heaven is pure, the criminal does not dare or forgets for a day, and for more than a year, he has been working hard every day, reading military books diligently, cultivating self-cultivation, and never slacking off for a day." ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said: "Huang Ama is now in stable condition, living in Changchun Garden for a long time, the weather is getting hotter, he may want to be stationed in the summer resort, the royal brother is in the prime of life, he must cherish his body, do his filial piety for Huang Amma, and be loyal to the court." ”

Yin Zhen pondered slightly, and knew that this was Zhenwu explaining, and now he can't lift his captivity, Kangxi is still alive, and he has to wait until Kangxi moves to the summer resort, before it is possible to lift the ban, and he will be loyal to the court, which is clearly said that he wants to reactivate him, pondering these two meanings, he can't help but be greatly excited, he has been imprisoned in this Quartet for six years, and now he finally saw hope, he hurriedly suppressed the excitement in his heart, bowed down and said calmly: "The emperor's teachings, the guilty ministers should be remembered in the five." ”

I don't know if this Yin'an Palace has not been used for a few years, there is a strange smell, Zhenwu really doesn't want to stay longer, he bowed slightly, then stood up, and said: "Brother Huang now wants to know more about the changes in the Qing Dynasty, read more Beijing News, and study the Kunyu Wanguo Map carefully." So saying, he walked out.

Studying the Kunyu Wanguo Map? Yinfu bowed slightly, and hurriedly got up and bowed to send Zhenwu out of the house, and the officials of the Internal Affairs Office and the Zongren Mansion had already heard the news at this time and rushed to stand by the gate, and when they saw Zhenwu coming, they immediately knelt down neatly to say goodbye.

Zhenwu glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "How did you do the errand?" Look at what the flowers and plants in this yard have been ruined? And Yin'an Palace, what kind of smell is it? ”

A group of officials were trained in vain, and the clever ones already realized that the eldest brother who had been imprisoned for six years was afraid that he was going to turn over again, Zhenwu paused slightly, and then pointed to the high wall that had been lifted up and said: "Tear down this wall, and it should be supplied daily, and it is still according to the rules of the county king." ”

Everyone reacted immediately, and hurriedly said in unison: "Slaves and other honorable orders." ”

Yin Zhen, who followed behind, listened to the wall, and still provided daily use according to the rules of the county king, his heart couldn't help but be hot, he knelt down busily, kowtowed three times, but he couldn't speak, he was imprisoned for six years, he had seen too many white eyes, heard too much ridicule, couldn't bear the inexhaustible wretchedness, and the endless bitterness, at this moment it seemed that the embankment broke out of his chest, and he couldn't help but have a sour nose.

Zhenwu turned around and glanced at him, said no more, and went straight out of the house and walked away.

A group of officials from the Internal Affairs Office, the Zongren Mansion, the generals of the military camp, and the eunuchs immediately flocked to Yinchu and congratulated him.

Yinren didn't have the heart to make peace with them, so he replied with a few words, and then asked, "Who knows what the situation of Yinren is?" ”

An official of the Zongren Mansion hurriedly bowed down and said, "If you go back to the uncle, the second master is still confined in Xian'an Palace. ”

The second child is still in Xian'an Palace? Yin Zhen's eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly, the second child is the identity of the abolished crown prince, the old fourteen estimates that he has one more scruple in his heart, he took advantage of his identity this time, he is free, but he should go to visit, not the two of them fight to die and live, how can there be the old fourteen today? Everything is providential. (To be continued)