Liu Jin was lying on the bed, the edict had been issued for three days, and public opinion in the world was overwhelming, but the court was terrifyingly quiet.

Years of experience in fighting told Liu Jin that this was a stormy scene, and the sentence of pampering the eunuch in His Majesty's edict was tantamount to sentencing him. Although he is still the chief eunuch of the celebrant now, it seems that it is foreseeable what will happen in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin closed his eyes, and there was a trace of tiredness between his eyebrows. He didn't know how things could have turned out like this, as if after the woman named Jian Ning entered Beijing, his smooth sailing life began to become unsmooth......

A trace of resentment rose in Liu Jin's eyes, that article must be sent, he must make her unable to turn over!

Time was spent in such a strange atmosphere, and the eunuchs were very surprised, such a good opportunity, those so-called righteous people did not take the opportunity to attack them?

After pondering it again, it is proud. Now that the thorns in the court have been ousted, they can't get up even if they want to! Although His Majesty has been guilty, he has not removed Liu Jin from his post, what does this mean? It can only show that His Majesty can't do without Liu Jin, at least for the time being, he can't leave!

As long as this period of time has passed, when the breath is relieved, then what is there to be afraid of?

They thought well, and Li Dongyang and the others really didn't dare to move. are all people who have been planning all their lives, and naturally know that this time has not yet arrived. Moreover, such a thing as corruption cannot make Liu Jin step down at all, and if you want him to step down, you have to ask for his life, so you have to wait!

The court became clear and clear, although the clear streams did not move, but the eunuchs did not dare to make big moves, for a while, the atmosphere was very good, and there was a thriving image.

In the blink of an eye, in the middle of October, the royal daily newspaper had radiated to other provinces, and Jian Ning's biography of Zheng He's voyage to the West serialized in the newspaper had also aroused heated discussions in the world, and countless local officials had written letters suggesting that the sea should be opened.

The benefits brought by the opening of the sea were immediate, and some merchants who wanted to go to the sea also rushed one after another, but those merchants were not happy and inevitably wanted to make an obstruction. Some of the high-ranking officials of the DPRK and China who have benefited naturally want to stop it, so the world is discussing it, but the matter of the imperial court opening the sea still seems to be far away.

The world's yearning for the open sea does not bother the people in the capital. Because, there is something in the capital that has recently attracted everyone's attention.

On this day, an article was published in the royal daily newspaper, the author called himself anonymous, and the content of the article was about the troubles of the past and the present, and the spearhead faintly pointed to the Jinling Baixiaosheng who was now hot in the capital.

In fact, this is not the first day of existence, but it has been used as early as summer. It's just that this time it came fiercely, because with the publication of the article, there was soon a gossip circulating in Beijing: the two hundred-year-old trees in front of Mr. Jinling's house that His Majesty gave him were gradually losing their vitality, which confirmed the remarks that Jinling was a broom star.

In front of the gate of Jane's house, Jian Ning stood in front of the ancient tree, and people passing by spied on him from time to time. The once vigorous tree is now withered, and the leaves hanging on the tree are also yellowing. Looking at this scene, the snooping passers-by involuntarily distanced themselves from Jian Ning, how could such an unlucky person get close?

Zhang's mother, Li Niang and others looked at these people, and their faces turned pale with anger. Even if they don't know the mystery, they also know that their girl is by no means a broom star.

Since they arrived at Jane's house, these two families have lived a good life, and they have been serving for so long, aren't they still alive? Not to mention being killed, even if you are not sick, your body is better than before. How can such a person be ominous?

I don't know which one of the plague people has abused their girls like this, isn't it the mother in the palace, who wants to prevent their own girls from entering the palace?

"Girl, let's go back."

Li Niang saw that Jian Ning was silent for a long time, thinking that she was angry, so she persuaded her: "Don't pay attention to the words of others, the Son of Heaven doesn't believe this." ”

"Yes, Sanniang, don't pay attention to it, so as not to be angry."

Xi'er is pregnant, counting the days, she is pregnant in May. It is said that pregnant women are the weakest in the first three months of pregnancy, if Sanniang is really an ominous person, can her child be fine?

So she's angry, and she can't show her anger anymore. This kind of bad practice is too cruel for a girl's family. Although she doesn't have the ability of Sanniang, she is the eldest sister-in-law after all, she has to be a sister-in-law, and she can't block Sanniang at this time.

"My hometown has bought a lot of fields, and they are all taken care of by Brother Niu. Didn't Brother Big Niu say it all? The people who rent our land are living a good life now, and they don't see any bad ones. But before I followed our family, I had a miserable life. If Sanniang is a broom star, can those people do well? ”

"yes, yes."

Zhang's mother also followed and persuaded her, "Don't pay attention to these gossips, if you want me to see, this thing may be done by that eggless thing." I don't think the ladies in the palace can see the face of the saint, and they can't commit it. ”

Jian Ning smiled and said, "You think I'm angry? ”

The second brother's eyes widened and he said, "Sanniang, aren't you angry?" Then why don't you talk for half a day? ”

"I'm sorry for this tree."

Jian Ning stretched out his hand to stroke the trunk of the tree, "A good ancient tree doesn't know how much wind and frost it has gone through to survive until now." It's a good thing now, but because of some people's selfishness, they died. ”

"Does the girl know how the tree died?"

Zhao Ji's eyes flashed, "The little one didn't find anything strange after checking it for a long time, and the root system has never been ......"

Jian Ning squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt, and presented it to everyone, "Look at this dirt ......" said with a sneer, "Although he is secretive, he doesn't know that there is a saying in this world, if people don't know, unless they don't do it." ”

Several people stared at each other and didn't see the reason, the second brother scratched his head and said, "Sanniang, isn't this just mud?" ”

"Take a closer look."

Everyone was staring wide-eyed, or Zhao Ji's eyes were good, and after a while, he widened his eyes and said, "There seems to be faint hoarfrost, is it?" ”

"Not bad."

Jian Ning nodded, "From time to time, if you pour salt water into it, how can this tree live?" ”

"Good means!"

Zhao Ji gritted his teeth, "This must be done after autumn, otherwise the weather will be hot, and it will definitely be discovered." ”

"Not necessarily."

Jian Ning said: "As long as the amount is small, even in summer, you can't find it." ”

"How did the girl find out?"

Fuda asked curiously.

"Guess."

"Huh?"

The crowd was speechless. Can this also be guessed?

Jian Ning ignored everyone's surprise, and only said: "Find the miscellaneous servants in the house and make a few fences to fence this tree." ”

"Girl, is this what you want?"

"Naturally, I want to invite Your Majesty to watch."

Everyone understood what Jian Ning meant as soon as they heard it, but what was the use of His Majesty knowing? Now the world thinks that their girl is ominous.

"But sir, even if Your Majesty knows, there is no evidence to prove who did it, and now that public opinion is raging, Mr.'s reputation has been damaged, this is ......"

Jian Ning smiled, "When I was in the township, I was said to be ominous, so they can say it if they like it." It's just that the person who did this didn't just want my reputation to be damaged, he wanted to use this to uproot me and other backers, so we just need to let the Son of Heaven know. ”

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and nodded, "What Mr. said is that as long as Your Majesty believes in you, we will be fine." ”

In the afternoon, Zhengde came. After the edict was issued, Zhengde really looked like he had changed his mind and was much more diligent in political affairs. Even, in the middle of January, he would return to the palace for a few days, which made the honest ministers hidden in the shadows very happy.

Their Majesty has finally grown up. The most important thing is that Gonggong Liu can no longer speak on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and the power of the cabinet is slowly returning, and a subtle check and balance has emerged.

The emperor is a hard profession, but after a month, Zhengde has lost a lot of weight, and his facial features have become more three-dimensional.

It's just that his temperament hasn't changed much, and when he arrived at Jian's house, he still shouted directly, "Mother Zhang, hurry, give me some snacks, I'm starving." ”

Jian Ning pursed her lips and said, "Why does Your Majesty look like a starving ghost every time you come?" ”

Gao Feng smacked his lips, and Jian Ning dared to say this.

"What? Feeling distressed about eating something from you? ”

Zhengde stretched his hand into his sleeve, took out a bag, and said: "The sea ship is back again, this time I met the Xiyi people on the sea, I heard that this gem came from Tianzhu, I brought it to you." ”

"Xiyi?"

Jian Ning became vigilant, "Where is that from?" ”

"Where do you know where their country is? I only know that thousands of miles away from my Daming, all of them are red-haired and blue-eyed, and they can't understand their words, listening to Zhang Yong, they smell like pirates. That ship is also different from my Daming, and there are many sails. When I saw my Ming fleet, I waved the flag and made a gesture before I realized that I wanted to trade. Later, they went to the Dongying country together, I really didn't expect that there were people who spoke the Xiyi language in the Japanese country, and after learning our identity, the people who led the team cried, saying that they had been looking for the country for a long time, and they wanted to come to pay tribute, saying what kind of Portuguese they were, what a strange name. ”

Jian Ning's hand trembled, the Portuguese had already touched the door of Da Ming? She vaguely remembered that the Portuguese lived in Macau during the Jiajing period and occupied Macau by bribing officials. After Jiajing learned about it, he also beheaded a few officials, but it was not true, and the Portuguese in Macao never left.

Thinking of this, Jian Ning hurriedly said, "Then Your Majesty can allow them to come to pay tribute?" ”

Zhengde frowned, "The ministers of the court have a lot of arguments about this, but I would like to see this group of people. ”

After that, he lowered his voice and said: "Don't look at Zhang Yong's little cub growing up in the palace, but his eyesight is also good, he said that those people have a murderous aura on them, and they have obviously seen blood." Now he says that he is an envoy sent by the Portuguese king, who knows whether it is true or not? ”

"Then why does Your Majesty still want to see them?"

"If you want to say that they are rebellious people, Zhang Yong said, it doesn't look like it. In a small country, where can ordinary people have so many sea boats? Can you still come across the sea? So I wondered, is this Portuguese country just like the Tartar, the whole country as a whole, all living on robbery? So it's good to meet and have an understanding. ”

Jian Ning sometimes despises Zhengde, but sometimes admires him very much. This man looks at the bear, but sometimes he is very smart, and he can always see things in detail that ordinary people can't see. Just talking about this, based on Zhang Yong's description, he was able to deduce the model of Portugal's statehood, which is not only smart.

"Just now Your Majesty said that I was surprised by the Xiyi people."

"Huh?"

Zhengde raised his eyebrows, "Have you heard of it too?" ”

"Your Majesty forgot? My hometown is close to the sea, and there are maritime merchants who come to Changzhou to buy goods. Since I write books for a living, I naturally have to inquire about all kinds of anecdotes, and often go to the teahouse to sit down. Those who have come and gone have also heard about the Xiyi people. ”

"Oh?"

Zhengde became interested, "What have you heard?" Talk about it, talk about it. ”

"I heard that the little maritime merchants who went to sea privately were robbed by these people......"

Zhengde's face immediately darkened, "How dare the small country of Yuer rob the property of the people of my kingdom?" ”

Jian Ning snickered in her heart, but she didn't expect Zhengde to be a little angry.

"But there are also maritime merchants who are powerful and have communicated with them. I heard that this Xiyi country is on the other side of the continent of the sea, and there are many small countries, and they have been fighting for many years, which is quite similar to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Warring States Period. Prior to this, this place was also unified, and there were extremely glorious times, not losing to my Han and Tang Dynasties. I say a name, and Your Majesty will understand. ”

The curiosity in Zhengde's eyes became heavier and heavier, "What's the name?" ”

"Da Qin."

Zhengde was stunned there, and said in disbelief: "Could it be the Great Qin recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty?" ”

"Yes."

Jian Ning nodded, "The Great Qin we call is called Rome in their place, but there are also maritime merchants who say that the Great Qin recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty is not right, but what is recorded by the Tang Dynasty Du Huan is more like the current Xiyi Kingdoms." ”

"You're talking about the country of Fula?"

Zhengde is also quite knowledgeable, probably reading miscellaneous books is also one of his pleasures, hearing Jian Ning say this, he immediately recited it, "The country of Fu is in the west of the country of To, thousands of miles away from the mountains, and it is also called Daqin." The color of the people is red and white, the men are dressed in plain clothes, and the women are dressed in beaded brocade...... The royal city is eighty miles away, and the four sides of the realm are dozens of miles each. There are about one million victorious soldiers, and they often compete with the Great Eclipse. ”

Jian Ning smiled and nodded, the country of Fulu should be the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), so Du Huan's record is more accurate, and the Great Qin of the Han Dynasty should be in the South Caucasus.

"I have heard from the maritime merchants that their kings are subject to the Holy See."

"Holy See?"

"Yes, that's their faith."

Zhengde's eyes widened, "Wait...... Do you mean that they are ruled by religion? ”

Jian Ning nodded vigorously. Zhengde's expression became extremely exciting, his eyes were almost out of the frame, he touched his head, and after making sure that he didn't have a fever, he said, "This, what year is this?" Someone else is doing this? The Chu State ruled the country with witches, and finally died because of it, and the things they did are still criticized, isn't the people of the Xiyi Kingdom caught in the cracks in the door? The king's house is controlled by the god of jumping? ”

Jian Ning almost burst out laughing, Zhengde's metaphor is absolutely amazing.

"Isn't it a bad brain? A good country was torn apart by such a great god, and it is still collapsing, and it is still sacrificed by living people. If anyone asks questions, they set them on fire. ”

Zhengde thought about the picture, and couldn't help but feel a chill on the back of his neck. Don't look at the Ming Dynasty to this day to retain some very inhumane punishments, but those punishments are easy and will not be moved, unless the people are really resentful, and they have committed rebellion and heinous crimes.

Even so, it is very cautious. Locally, even in a border area, the execution of a condemned prisoner must be reported layer by layer, and he must personally write and approve it. Before he gave instructions, he had to check left and right.

The legal system of the Ming Dynasty may not be implemented in place, but compared with the countries of the same era, it is definitely a representative of advanced civilization and humanity. So this kind of thing like this is about to be roasted by the fire when you ask questions, and Zhengde, the great tomorrow, is shocked.

This special meow is not civilized, right? Think about it again, it's really uncivilized, it's really a bunch of barbarians!

Zhengde shook his head, "No wonder you came out to rob, what is the point of such a country." ”

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate them."

Jian Ning said: "I have heard that they have slowly introspected, so as to build the country with business, encourage the people to make money, and invent and create. Your Majesty, now my Ming Dynasty looks strong, but my Ming Dynasty doesn't even have a sea ship to go to Xiyi Kingdom. And the Portuguese have now touched the door of my Daming's house. Your Majesty, think about it, after three generations, if they come from all over the country, what will happen to me? Your Majesty, don't despise them, think about Meng Yuan back then, who would have thought that a small tribe living in the depths of the desert would be able to annex the great rivers and mountains of my Han people? ”

Zhengde's expression was solemn, "Not only the land of my Han people, but also the Khitan and Jin people." ”

"So, Your Majesty, if I am arrogant, I will fall behind. Now that we see the outside world, we can't stop. Your Majesty, I have heard from the maritime merchants in my hometown that those Xiyi people said that the ground under our feet is round, and some people have confirmed this, and they drifted in boats, and finally they really came back to the starting point in a circle. And along the way, he found a lot of fertile borderlands. Nowadays, my Daming sea ships are a little backward, but if these money-hungry Xiyi are attracted to build ships together with our craftsmen, one day we will be able to reproduce the feat of seven voyages to the West. At that time, with the vastness of our Ming Dynasty and the large population, who will be our opponent in the Xiyi countries? Those borderlands, hehe......"

Zhengde's breathing became rapid, "You're right. I forgave the rebellious peasants, and used all the proceeds of the trade to help the rebels, and now it has paid off, and many of them have gone home and stopped rebelling. As for the first offender, I don't care about it, and I have asked the local eunuchs to open some weaving workshops and soap workshops, so that those people can have delicious food......"

Jian Ning laughed, and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment that my child's child had just grown up, "Your Majesty, you see, in fact, many things are done by us, as long as we give up some things, we can make a pool of stagnant water come alive." Your Majesty uses the profits of the sea trade to make workshops, and the people who have work will not rebel, and we can sell the things they make for money, so that the cycle continues, can this water still become stagnant water? ”

Zhengde looked at Jian Ning, suddenly took Jian Ning's hand, and said sincerely: "Yun Shu, since you came to me, I feel that I have light in my heart and hope for the world. ”

As he spoke, he said to Gao Feng: "Bring the things up." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Several palace maids came in with a long wooden box, and after opening it, Jian Ning was dumbfounded after just looking at it, "This, this is a big-sleeved shirt?" ”

The big-sleeved shirt can only be worn by women who have a sealed position in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a dress. Those who can wear this dress are either the imperial concubine, or the princess of life, etc.

"This is the big-sleeved shirt used by the imperial concubine, I can't immediately crown you as the imperial concubine, that's not in accordance with the rules. However, you believe me, as long as you enter the palace, I will promote you to the imperial concubine. ”

Jian Ning opened her mouth wide, she was stupid, what is this person crazy about?

"At the moment, it is not possible to directly seal the concubine, so I can only wronged you, first seal a nobleman, wait for a few months after entering the palace and then seal the beauty, and then become a concubine in two years. I wanted to make you a virtuous concubine, that is the head of the concubines, only for the concubine, but that position is occupied, I want to drive people down, think about the things I have used and wronged you, and I want to make you a concubine, but think about it, this is not very special, my Daming concubine is only a few words, and it is not worthy of you, so I thought about it, and I thought of a new title: Mu. Virtuous and faithful, solemn and respectful, like you, right? Haha......"

Jian Ning's ears were buzzing, and he didn't hear a word at all.

She's already stupid.

He finally officially brought it up, so, what should he do?