Qin Kan finally understood why Zhu Houzhao always mentioned Liu Jin in front of him today, and intentionally or unintentionally said good things for Liu Jin, and even gave him gifts on behalf of Liu Jin, in fact, Qin Kan knew very well that with his current relationship with Liu Jin, even if Liu Jin wanted to give him a gift, he should give him a three-foot white silk, instead of a century-old wine.

Qin Kan wanted to laugh a little, and he was a little emotional.

Liu Jin's position in Zhu Houzhao's heart is really unshakable at present, the East Palace has served and welcomed with dedication for ten years, Liu Jin has been regarded as an indispensable family member by Zhu Houzhao, and Qin Kan has known Zhu Houzhao for so long, and has always taught him a lot, Zhu Houzhao also takes Qin Kan as his brother, Qin Kan and Liu Jin can be described as Zhu Houzhao's right-hand man.

It's a pity that the left arm and the right arm don't deal with each other.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao has long seen this fact, the two of them make vicious jokes to each other from time to time in front of him, or insinuate and slander a few words, Zhu Houzhao is not stupid, how could he not hear the meaning of the words? It's just that I've been pretending to be confused.

But it wasn't until last night that the battle between Jinyiwei and Xichang made Zhu Houzhao realize that the disagreement between Qin Kan and Liu Jin was more serious than he imagined.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want his two closest courtiers to have a conflict from the bottom of his heart, which was an extremely sad thing for him, Zhu Houzhao saw the signs, and then there was a gift to Qin Kan in the name of Liu Jin at this moment, just so that the two could get along in harmony, it looked ridiculous and ridiculous, and the method was quite stiff and immature, but his heart was full of sincerity and sincerity, and his true feelings were revealed.

Qin Kan figured this out and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Zhu Houzhao is so well-intentioned. How could he not give this face? If Liu Jin knew that the current emperor was so defending, if he had a little conscience, he should have been so moved that he would have been so moved that he would die under the celebrant to thank His Majesty.

"Your Majesty's intentions, the minister understands." Qin Kan sighed and gave Zhu Houzhao a long salute.

Zhu Houzhao smiled happily: "It's good that you understand, Qin Kan, I treat you as a sibling, and Liu Jin as a sibling, I really don't want to see you kill each other, in the future, I still want to subdue the barbarians from all directions and be a martial emperor who opens up territory." The two of you respect each other and help each other, and there is harmony. I can sit back and relax. ”

Qin Kan said solemnly: "Your Majesty has lofty ambitions, and the ministers are congratulatory to the Daming Society." As for the relationship between the minister and Gonggong Liu, Your Majesty does not need to worry, the minister must love each other with Gonggong Liu. Never give up. The mountains are edgeless. Heaven and earth are together, but dare to ...... with Liu Gonggong"

"Uh...... This doesn't have to be so serious. Love each other until Liu Jinyang is long enough, what should you do when the mountains are edgeless and the sky and the earth are together......"

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and Ha Lu and Ha Da smiled.

"Qin Kan, what interesting things did you encounter when you went to Tianjin to suppress thieves this time? Let's hear it. Zhu Houzhao said with great interest.

Qin Kan spoke for a moment, and slowly said the bits and pieces of his trip to Tianjin, from entering the city and secretly discussing with Chen Xiong to intercept the grain, to secretly setting a trap to ambush the White Lotus Sect anti-thieves, and then to knowing the Tianjin goddess doctor Tang Zihe, and the Tianjin Wei commander Liang Sheng's birthday banquet The shocking changes, forcing the anti-Tianjin Sanwei to order the White Lotus Sect anti-thieves hidden in the army to show their original form, and then transfer the army to encircle and suppress, etc., even the attack outside Tianjin, and the supervision of the imperial history on the way back to Beijing was bombarded by cannons, etc., no matter how big or small, Qin Kan told Zhu Hou in a good way.

Of course, Qin Kan had a slight reservation about being ambushed halfway, and did not say anything about Xichang, and Qin Kan did not mention the little charm and ambiguity between him and Tang Zihe when he was in Tianjin.

It is certainly a romantic affair to have an ambiguous relationship with a woman, but no matter how romantic it is, there must still be a bottom line, Tang Zihe's identity is an anti-thief leader after all, if Zhu Houzhao knows that he is a courtier who is regarded as a sibling and a humerus and a female anti-thief, I am afraid that the mood will not shine.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes became brighter and brighter the more he listened, and after hearing the most slight, Zhu Houzhao let out a long sigh and looked at Qin Kan with envy and jealousy: "Your life is so exciting, you can encounter so many thrilling but interesting things anywhere, unlike me who are trapped in this cold and ruthless palace all day long, and I have to face those provocative ministers every day, as well as the queen's face that is more ugly than a dead person...... When will I be able to lead the army to the battle, attack the Tartars in the north, and take the head of the general in the army of ten thousand horses......"

"Your Majesty's Spring and Autumn Festival is in full bloom, and you will definitely have a chance to go on the expedition......" Qin Kan smiled, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has an invitation." ”

"What?"

Qin Kan took out a piece of music from his arms and presented it to Zhu Houzhao with both hands.

"All the ministers' requests are in the song, please visit your majesty."

Zhu Houzhao took the song and opened it, looked at a few lines and said strangely: "Please ask the imperial court to build Tianjin?" ”

"Exactly."

Zhu Houzhao has been the emperor for more than a year, but it is not in vain, he twisted his eyebrows and thought for a moment, and said: "Although Tianjin is close to the sea, but for my Ming Dynasty, it is just a place for grain transit and salt production. ”

"Your Majesty, Tianjin is not only the place of grain transit and salt production, Tianjin is bordered by the Bohai Sea, and it is the barrier of the Beijing Division, the goods from the south to the north are all intersected in Si, the most common barrier of the Beijing Division is also here, when the Yongle Emperor Fengtian Jingjing, Tianjin is the place of the army and Longxing, is the ferry for the Son of Heaven, so the Yongle Emperor to' Tianjin's name, Ranchen was ordered to patrol Tianjin, but found that Tianjin was dilapidated everywhere, half of the city wall is still tired of rammed earth, the wall is not more than three zhang high, a strong crossbow can be pierced, the people in the city are hungry, food and clothing are not wrapped, the goods from the north and south are unloaded and transported to the north and the prefectures and counties, never stay in Tianjin, waste a piece of excellent city of prosperity and prosperity......"

"Such an excellent barrier, but my Ming did not pay attention to it at all, Ling Chen was quite surprised, your Majesty tried to imagine, now the southeast coast is not quiet, sometimes there are robberies and robbers, and Tianjin city is near the seashore, the city defense is so bad, if the Japanese invaders land in Tianjin, it is not difficult to capture this city, then my Ming barrier is easily occupied by the rogues, where is the power of the Ming Dynasty? Where is the face? Imagine again, if there are unpredictable reasons in the future, the capital is short of food, cloth, iron, and salt, how to solve these crises in the face of a large city with millions of people? Only by ordering the urgent mobilization of the people's livelihood in the surrounding cities of Beijing to calm the hearts of the people of the imperial capital, and if Tianjin prospers. The official warehouse is abundant, the merchants are prevalent, and the goods are hoarded, even if there is any sudden crisis in the capital, His Majesty will issue a holy decree, and the materials lacking in the Beijing division can be urgently replenished by Tianjin, and the morning and evening will come, and the panic will be stabilized in the shortest possible time......"

The more Zhu Houzhao listened, the more solemn he became, and his face gradually showed a thoughtful look: "Tianjin is so important? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. If it's built. Both merchants and soldiers regarded it as a battleground, and after seeing Tianjin in person, the minister always felt very strange why no one in the court had ever mentioned the construction of such an important city. Valued it? ”

Zhu Houzhao was silent for a moment. sighed: "The people in the court." I only know that sitting in front of the desk, including me, everyone sees the Ming in the notebook. For everyone, Daming is not a piece of land, not a group of people, not a city, but one square word after another, and that's it. …… Qin Kan, and only you, really put the revitalization of the society and the prosperity of the country and the army in mind, and take this as your ambition to practice. ”

Qin Kan arched his hand and said lightly: "Minister, do your duty, it's just a matter of loyalty to the king." ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao and Qin Kan were silent, and the two of them were relatively speechless, but everyone's mood was equally heavy.

Both of them know that if Qin Kan's performance is discussed in the golden hall of the court, he will inevitably be drowned alive by the saliva of the ministers, with Qin Kan's two identities, one is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the other is the Marquis of Shanyin, who seems to be illustrious, but in fact has no right to discuss politics, Qin Kan has all the power to rely on Zhu Houzhao's personal favor, but the major affairs of the court are still controlled by the civil official group, with Qin Kan's strange popularity that is not treated by the civil officials, his political ideas will only be exchanged for ridicule and even impeachment in the court.

Therefore, although Qin Kan's recital is in the hands of Zhu Houzhao, its practical use is not great, Zhu Houzhao is willing to do it again, if the ministers do not agree, it will be in vain, even if the holy decree is forcibly issued, the cabinet will be forced to return it under the pressure of the ministers, and the General Administration Department will not issue the holy decree to the world, the ministers do not nod, the holy decree is just a meaningless blank paper.

The monarchs and ministers were very aware of this, so the atmosphere in the palace was very low.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Houzhao sighed: "Qin Kan, I find that I am becoming more and more boring as an emperor, and the emperor in the late Han Dynasty is probably like this, right?" It is said that it is rich in the world, but in fact, it only has a palace......"

"Your Majesty is serious, although the power of the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, there is no Cao Cao." Qin Kan said a word of impartial conscience.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and said with a smile: "I accepted your performance, and I also agreed with your proposal, but unfortunately it cost a lot, now the treasury is empty, and the minister only knows how to be greedy for power and profit, and I am afraid that it will not be able to pass it if it is handed over to the cabinet......"

"Your Majesty, why don't you hand over this matter to Gonggong Liu? If he messes up, I'll kill him headlong to thank the world......" Qin Kan suggested with bad intentions.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a long time, and his expression became more and more gloomy: "Qin Kan, you just said that the mountains are edgeless, the heaven and the earth are combined, and you dare to ...... with Gonggong Liu."

"Your Majesty, accidental death is not a ......"

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It was already afternoon when Qin Kan walked out of the palace, Zhu Houzhao gave a royal banquet in the palace, and the two of them had a meal together before Qin Kan retired and left.

In addition to Qin Kan's character in the court, the bigger reason is that the construction of a city costs a lot, and now the Ming treasury has an annual income of three million taels, which must be paid to officials, to repair the river embankment, to pay military salaries, and to prepare for a large part of the officials to be secretly greedy for ink.

Therefore, now the Ming Dynasty is quite weak in the foreign military, not only because of morale and tactical combat strength, but also because the reason for economic constraints is more important, because the National Treasury Committee of the Ming Dynasty really can't afford to fight a big battle, once the team pulls out of the army to take the initiative to attack, hundreds of thousands of soldiers eat horses, and the enemy is notoriously poor and poor, and there is no oil and water at all, even if it is a big victory, it is actually a loss-making deal for the Ming Dynasty.

For example, a man who is still struggling to eat and clothing goes to rob a beggar on the side of the road, no matter whether he wins or loses, what benefits can he get? What's more, you have to take the huge risk of being beaten up by a beggar in turn, this kind of thing would not be done by any person in a normal mind, so even though the beggar is about to arrive at the door of the house when he asks for food, and even the beggar occasionally runs to the man's house to steal something if his hands and feet are not clean, the man can bear it. The reason is very simple, those who wear shoes are afraid of bare feet.

I can't even afford to fight a battle, and spending a lot of money to build a city for no reason is even more meaningless to the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of the current situation of the court, Qin Kan couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Looking up at the gray sky, a trace of helplessness appeared in Qin Kan's eyes.

once promised Tang Zihe that he would build Tianjin well and build the blueprint he outlined brick by brick, but now......

Qin Kan sighed for a long time and rubbed his face vigorously. The spirit is cheerful again.

There will always be a way to figure it out. Today, I handed Zhu Houzhao a note, whether it is successful or not, he has taken the first step, and with the first step, there will be a second step. Step 3.

As long as there is no despair. There is always a silver lining to dreams.

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Walk out of the palace gate. Li Er, Changfeng and others waited quietly in front of the Chengtian Gate.

Qin Kan's heart suddenly became hot.

After returning to Beijing and entering the city last night, he was busy killing people and setting fires, and this morning he fought wits and courage with Liu Jin and the civil officials, and he was busy and still hasn't returned home. After being away from home for a few months, the two wives at home are still waiting for him.

A strong warmth surged into his heart, and the corners of Qin Kan's mouth unconsciously smiled.

I don't know if Du Yan, who has a hot temper, is still holding the shelf of the housewife and the wife of the command at home, shouting with a small face? Jin Liu is pregnant for 8 months, and it will be time to give birth soon, I don't know how big the belly is?

There are still two little Loli at home, counting the days, it's almost sixteen this year, it's time to swallow them, the two girls have seen a lot in the Hou Mansion, and have seen everything, but they haven't tasted the happiest thing in the world, this is the dereliction of duty of Master Qin......

Tang Zihe's clean and cold face inexplicably appeared in his mind, if she was admitted to the Hou Mansion one day, with Du Yan's hot temperament, would Tang Zihe be made into two pots of braised pork, or would Tang Zihe poison and kill the two ladies of the Qin family and successfully become the main room of the new generation of Hou Ye?

The corners of Qin Kan's mouth hooked, and then he sighed gloomily.

If she wasn't a thief, it would be nice to marry a woman honestly, intrigue with other wives and concubines in the backyard for favor, beat her head and bleed and even scolding the street with a shrew, how warm and touching these scenes are, if you really like excitement, you can play bungee jumping, why do you have to rebel......

Holding the reins handed by Li Er, Qin Kan turned over and got on the horse, shook his head and shook off the inexplicable thoughts in his head, his legs lightly clamped the horse's belly, and a group of guards surrounded him out of the city and went straight to the Hou Mansion's house.

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The Hou Mansion of Shanyin is still as calm as before, since I learned that the Hou Ye is about to go home, the Hou Mansion has been cleaned over and over again since yesterday, and the two girls of the Hou Mansion have checked the hygiene everywhere as the steward of the Hou Mansion, and the two girls have a straight face like a little adult, and when they see where they are not satisfied, they have called their subordinates, and they have been reprimanded for a long time with their hands on their waists and small teapots, and their majestic appearance is very similar to the face of Master Qin in front of his subordinates.

As soon as the guards surrounded Qin Kan and hit the horse, they saw Du Yan and Jin Liu as the leaders, and a large number of people stood in front of the Hou Mansion. ”

Even Du Yan, who had always disdained politeness, pursed her lips and half-bent her knees towards Qin Kan.

Qin Kanha smiled, ignoring the eyes of outsiders, took two steps forward to pick up Du Yan, couldn't help but stop her waist and pick her up, and reluctantly put her down in Du Yan's shy and happy scolding.

The old housekeeper was very traditional, and felt that the lord and his wife were very undignified to hug and hug outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, and it was rumored that they were faceless, so they coughed a few times, turned their heads and glared at the people, and waved their hands to drive the onlookers away.

"Xianggong is getting more and more crazy, teach people to see what they like......" Du Yan blushed and hid in Qin Kan's arms, and punched him a few times lightly and heavily.

"My wife, I can hug me as much as I want, no matter what others think of me......" Qin Kanha laughed a few times, his eyes swept left and right, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, and said in a deep voice: "Where is Jin Liu?" Why didn't she come out to meet me? …… Shouldn't you be thrown into the well by your mother? ”

Du Yan was so angry that she punched him a few more times, and said angrily: "Tell my mother to throw you into the well!" What nonsense, Jin Liu's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she is embarrassed to go out of the backyard. ”

Qin Kan put his heart back in his stomach, thought about it, and felt that he was worried, his mother-in-law had not renewed the incense for the old Du family for so many years, according to normal logic, it should be the old man who threw his mother-in-law into the well, which round got the mother-in-law to throw the golden willow, the order is obviously very wrong......

After the husband and wife made out at the door for a while, Du Yan's attention quickly shifted, broke out of Qin Kan's embrace, turned around and looked around behind him for a long time, even his guards did not let go, his eyes swept over one after another, staring at the guards with numb scalps and having to laugh.

"Xianggong, you didn't bring a woman back when you went home this time?" Du Yanqi said.

Qin Kan was stunned for a moment and said, "Why do you want to bring a woman back?" ”

"Every time you go out, you always bring a woman home, transferred to Nanjing and brought back the moon and the star, the capital killed the Dongchang Fanzi and brought back the golden willow, and the patrol of Liaodong brought back a Tana, why did you return empty-handed this time?"

Qin Kan muttered: "Don't say it, I don't think I have such a good habit......"

"Xianggong really didn't bring a woman this time, right?"

Qin Kan pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and walked out.

Du Yan was anxious: "Where is Xianggong going again?" ”

"The lady is so well aware of righteousness, if I don't bring back a woman, is it worthy of you? Wait, I'll go out and find one to come back......" (To be continued......