Chapter 70 Monetary Reform in the Making
A torrential rain struck, dissipating most of the summer heat in Nanjing.
Zhu Youzhen turned over from the body of Queen Zhou, which still had the charm of the family, and pulled his feet in the shape of a figure of eight apart.
Being an emperor is a chore, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't know when he can give himself a holiday to rest.
There seem to be many pairs of eyes staring at themselves, waiting for them to make a mistake, and then make good jokes and even harm themselves.
In addition, although Zhu Youzhen has calculated extremely carefully, he has made a comprehensive deduction and preparation for all crises.
But Zhu Youzhen still couldn't completely enjoy the idleness and peace that a commoner should have under the unpolluted blue sky of the 17th century.
It's cold in the heights.
As the ruler of an empire, Zhu Youzhen found that he was lonely in this world.
What's more, he is also a time-traveler, and everything he knows and understands is out of step with this world.
Although, this world is even more wonderful and gorgeous than he imagined, and even gives him dignity far beyond what he could have imagined in his previous life.
But Zhu Youzhen still has an invisible pressure, from the political pressure of the emperor himself, from loneliness and the pressure of wanting to change the world and replicate the social orthodoxy he wants.
He can't confide in Jean through words about this kind of pressure, only on the woman's belly, under the anesthesia of hormones, he can be released.
Perhaps this can be regarded as a benefit after Zhu Youzhen's crossing.
At least the high-ranking queen and the concubine were the beauties he had in his previous life, but he could release secretions on their pretentious and noble people in this world, and thus get a short period of relief and relief.
However, the constraints of Confucian etiquette make it impossible for him to be truly unbridled sometimes.
Zhu Youzhen wanted to break the shackles of Confucian etiquette on him, and he was now disgusted with others teaching him how to be a good emperor.
The celebrant Bingbi Shi Kefa and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Liu Zongzhou have been urging Zhu Youzhen to abide by the imperial rules that a Ming monarch should abide by, which is particularly active.
This made Zhu very impatient, and he now began to express his dissatisfaction with Confucian etiquette in a rebellious act.
But Zhu Youzhen didn't want to overthrow it directly, firstly, because there are too many people in this world who believe in Confucianism, and secondly, he also needs it to ensure that he, the emperor, legally exploits the Li people.
"Your Majesty is awake!"
Zhu Youzhen had just finished his "exercise" and had only taken a nap when Queen Zhou opened the curtain and shouted at an inopportune time.
This made Zhu Youzhen very depressed, the queen always showed her virtue in an incomprehensible manner, and was unwilling to waste half of her time, as if she couldn't sleep for a moment more in the fragrant Hunan curtain.
The female officer Chen Yuanyuan knelt on one knee with a dignified demeanor, holding a copper plate, burying her head low, and could not see half of her pretty face.
In addition to the spaciousness of the luxurious Kunning Palace, there is only a solemn sense of solemnity.
Even the famous prostitutes of Qin Huai in the past will become boring here.
Zhu Youzhen wanted to leave here, especially when he saw the dead eunuch Shi Kefa with a straight face, like a woman who slept with him in a trance, Zhu Youzhen was even less in a good mood.
Stirring the cold water in the copper basin into his face, Zhu Youzhen sobered up a little, and his depression and laziness disappeared a lot.
But Zhu Youzhen hurriedly put on his shoes and left here.
Chen Yuanyuan and the other maids had to follow behind with toiletries.
The eunuch Shi Kefa, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, followed without interest: "Your Majesty, you slept for an extra hour today!" ”
"Get out of the way, I'll be annoyed when I see you!"
Zhu Youzhen glanced at the eunuch Shi Kefa speechlessly, and secretly thought that it might not be a wise choice to let this old scholar be a eunuch and let him be in a high position.
Zhu Youzhen found that this Shi Kefa almost used a state of paranoia to interpret the behavior of a minister recognized by Confucianism.
This Shi Kefa not only re-customized a set of rules for the celebrant to serve himself, but also customized the rules for himself on how to advise the king, and even supervised himself, the emperor.
However, Zhu Youzhen also knew intellectually that he did need a person with strict ethics to supervise him, so he could only endure Shi Kefa's noise while venting his dissatisfaction through a disgusted tone.
"Yes!"
Shi Kefa obediently took five steps back, and then slowly followed behind, looking at Zhu Youzhen without saying anything.
Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but smile when she saw this, the rigid eunuch, the interesting emperor, and the serious and rich court life made her miss this place more and more.
"Slave and maid to Your Majesty, ouch, who is angry with Your Majesty! Yuanyuan, are you not serving well? ”
It was Han Shoujing who was coming towards him, and he was also the master of ceremonies, and he was the biggest competitor of Shi Kefa in the palm seal of the boss in the future.
Han Shoujing is obviously different from Shi Kefa, he only blindly pleases Zhu Youzhen, which makes Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor, more useful in his heart.
Of course, Zhu Youzhen also knew that although this Han Shoujing was more loyal than a dog, he was also more greedy than a fox, so he didn't want to give this Han Shoujing any good looks, so as not to make him think that he was really flattering.
"Okay, don't move to teach the palace e's below, one by one is like wood, white has a good look, it's not easy to make me angry, listen to Wang Chengen said, you took a concubine outside, it's the pen of the celebrant supervisor, don't be so lustful, and what kind of woman do you play without that thing, you didn't bring a delay to other girls! Learn from other people's history and law! ”
Zhu Youzhen smiled disdainfully after saying a few words, and then continued to walk directly towards the Qianqing Palace.
Chen Yuanyuan just wanted to explain something, but unexpectedly, His Majesty took the initiative to speak for her, and he was grateful, but when he heard Zhu Youzhen say that these people were like wood, he was also a little helpless, how could a prodigal woman have the intention of flirting in front of the emperor, not to mention that no one knew if the hostesses in charge of the harem would put a fox hat on themselves.
Han Shoujing's nose was smarter than a dog, and he could hear that Zhu Youzhen was dissatisfied with Shi Kefa and the palace ladies' rigidity, and he slapped himself a few times: "The slave and maid should be damned, they shouldn't be majestic in front of Your Majesty, and the slave and maid are not Shi Gonggong, they are from two Jinshi backgrounds, and they are rich and rich, where is there a lesson to others, let alone the sisters who served in front of Your Majesty." ”
"The matter of slaves and concubines, presumably the prince and the princess have also misunderstood, as Your Majesty said, the guy who didn't have a handle on Weichen is still old, where dare to spoil the big girl of the yellow flower", Han Shoujing said and leaned into Zhu Youzhen's ear, and said in a low voice:
"The slave maid just visited a few wonderful people and prepared to call the palace."
Han Shoujing's words made Zhu Youzhen's heart instinctively lively, he still couldn't understand what he meant, which was obviously implying that he had prepared an entertainment place for himself, the emperor, outside.
"Don't use these crooked thoughts, learn history and law, and focus on government affairs!"
Zhu Youzhen pretended to be angry and reprimanded Han Shoujing for a few words, and then asked with a rather cordial smile: "You newlywed Yan'er, don't linger for a while, why did you run into the palace so early?" ”