After Wu Yan received the letter from her grandmother, she read the letter and thought about it for a long time, and felt that she still went to the palace to find His Majesty and said.

Entering September, Emperor Yongming is still not 'easy', because every year the cabinet's exercise of the right to 'follow the old rules' will not end until October, that is, the emperor's feast day will not end until October, but fortunately, the feast is only held every two days every month, three times.

The feast is still quite grand, but after all, the form is greater than the content, and whether the emperor can learn the knowledge of governing the country from it depends on two questions. The content of the daily lectures is determined by the cabinet of the scholars and feasts and the Hanlin who is serving the lectures, one is to strengthen the content of the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the other is to revise the official history and the 'Hadith' of the previous dynasties.

Last time, Li Ju, the first assistant of the cabinet, imitated the "Notes on the Proposed Day Lecture" written by Zhang Juzheng in the sixth year of Longqing, and presented a new note to Emperor Yongming, which was actually once again emphasizing the importance of the daily lecture. There is no element of 'retaliation' in this, that is, the benevolent will see the benevolent, at least Emperor Yongming showed on his face that he accepted the cabinet's proposal.

In fact, the courtiers were also willing to give lectures to the emperor, because this was also an important opportunity and way for the courtiers to exert influence on the emperor. In normal times, it is difficult for even high-ranking officials to see the emperor often, and it is generally difficult to make their political opinions known to the emperor except for close contact.

Wu Yan is different, she is a brand, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and this alone is incomparable to many ministers.

She was going to tell Emperor Yongming about the content of Mama's letter, but in fact, she didn't have any purpose, just to find an audience. As for the emperor, he is usually in the deep palace, and sometimes listening to her talk about some new and interesting things outside is also a kind of adjustment and relaxation. What's more, Wu Yan talks about her own affairs, and she doesn't care about any troubles, stupid things, or stupid things, and she asked the emperor to give her ideas at the end of her troubles...... That's what makes her more favored than others.

Although the emperor is the honor of the Ninety-Five, he is also an individual first and foremost, and he is a human being, and he has the inner appeal of wanting and being needed. In fact, the key depends on how you position the role of the emperor in your heart, and what position you set determines your attitude. The rules that should be talked about in front of people should be talked about, and the rules that can not be talked about in the future do not need to be talked about, and there is no need to put yourself in the position of the next person all the time.

Emperor Yongming is still willing to listen to her most of the time, maybe listening to her nag is really helping her find a way at the same time.

Perhaps it is precisely because the needs and being demanded are not met that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are very strange. Just like the other emperors after the formation of the group more or less avoided Nanjing, only Wu Zongnan patrolled, was he really because of King Ning's rebellion? Maybe Zhu Houzhao is born to like to be a general.

It's like why Jiajing likes to build the West Garden, because the West Garden represents the world outside the siege, the world that is not subject to rules; Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Yousong are one likes carpentry, and the other is obsessed with watching dramas, why? Because only by immersing themselves in it, they will have a moment of happiness......

Since Emperor Yongming ascended the throne, he has never toured the south in a serious way, but when there was a disaster in the Cao River in the south last year, he briefly came to Nanjing to sweep the tomb, and by the way, he issued an edict against himself. His perception of the south may come more from the words between the lines of the book, from the statistics of people, land, taxes, etc. in the household account book.

At this time, after listening to Wu Yan's nagging, he was a little speechless, and he couldn't cry or laugh: "What? Are you asking me to give you an idea to sell 600 or not? ”

Wu Yan smiled: "The minister thinks, why do you have to sell it for a thousand taels...... Your Majesty, you said yes, right? ”

"One thousand taels...... Are you robbing? ”

Wu Yan tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "One thousand taels is not suitable...... Forget it, the minister actually doesn't want to sell it, so this Gu eldest prince is very much in line with me. ”

"Why don't you sell it?" The Emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty, what the ministers do is industry, not playing a fictitious capital game, how many people rely on the racetrack to live, only by making the racecourse bigger and more stable can they survive, and those people can continue to make a living from it."

"The game of capital? Do you think it's a game? ”

"Don't you feel like beating a drum and passing flowers? Only the last one is the loser, and everyone is a winner except the loser. ”

"So who do you think will be the loser?"

"Hmm...... That's hard to say, it's not a minister anyway. ”

Emperor Yongming smiled, remembered something again, and changed the topic: "Since you talked about the racecourse, the racecourse in Dongbianmen has not been repaired yet?" ”

Wu Yan also wanted to say this, since the emperor took the initiative to mention it, it was just right, "It's over, the minister is also trying to talk about it today, it is estimated that he will be able to run next month, and the minister wants to hold a wasteland opening competition first, and warm up the popularity first." ”

"What is a wasteland race?"

"Even if it's the first time you use the venue, you have to warm up the venue first, right? Also, Your Majesty, your good horse also took the opportunity to pull it out and get familiar with the venue, and when next year's season officially begins, won't you be able to take the lead? ”

"Hmm......"

Emperor Yongming was very tempted to hear it, he likes to collect good horses, so he will order the imperial horse supervisor to go to various places to find him high-quality horses, the Orlov horse that appeared in the Dragon Boat Festival is now his new favorite, and he likes it very much. If you have something good, you want to show it off to others, and it is normal for people to be human, and the emperor is naturally no exception.

And Wu Yan is also very good at grasping his pain point: he is competitive, to 'instigate' him to take out the royal horse to race.

"Your Majesty, now in Nanjing, like the Duke of Wei, has entrusted the Jesuits to go to distant Europa to find good horses, I just heard Brother Shengyang say some time ago, it is estimated that he will go to Xiamen Port at the end of the year. It's just that I don't know what the situation is like for the horses, after all, it's ...... long distance to transport it."

Yongming pondered: "Do you think the horses on Europa's side are good?" ”

"If you are faster than a single one, many breeds are really good, such as the thoroughbred horse in Britain, which runs the fastest, and the Spanish horse is also good, and the horse of the horse owner in Nanjing Racecourse is the sweat and blood BMW. Oh yes, there's also a kind of horse called Erskezi on the Ili side, which is also a good horse......"

Wu Yan talked endlessly, and the emperor said that he was a little yearning: "You know a lot, two strings of horses?" I seem to have heard of it somewhere......"

He couldn't remember it for a while, but he knew that someone knew, so he ordered his attendants to call the eunuch with the palm print of the imperial horse eunuch.

Soon, Liu Bing came to the Qianqing Palace, and Emperor Yongming asked: "Liu Bing, do you know what a stallion is called 'Erchuan Horse'?" ”

Liu Bing understood as soon as he heard it, and replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, there is, Erkuanzi is a nickname, in fact, it is a kind of horse produced in the Ili River Valley north of the Tianshan Mountains, and it is also a kind of horse that matches the Kazakh horse that you love horses, so it is called Erquanzi Horse." ”

"Oh......" Emperor Yongming understood: "What about this kind of horse?" ”

Liu Bing said: "The height is medium, the neck length is moderate and high, the armor is general, the front chest is broad, the back and waist are straight, the limbs are strong, the hooves are strong, the whole appearance is handsome, and flexible, brisk, the coat color is mainly sturdy, followed by chestnut and black, and there is less cyan......"

Wow...... Wu Yan was extremely impressed when he heard it, this is a connoisseur who really understands horses.

"And Lady Sultan said that there is a thoroughbred horse in Europa's Britain that runs the fastest, have you ever heard of it?"

Liu Bing glanced at Wu Yan, thought for a while, and said, "I haven't heard of the little one, but I guess from the name, it should be a kind of horse that matches some two kinds of horses?" ”

"Yes, yes, Da Jue is really amazing, just guess it!" Wu Yan couldn't help but praise: "It is a match between the Arabian horse and a British horse, the biggest characteristic of this horse is that it is fast, and it is very strong, and the muscles on the horse's body are very prominent, uh...... Oops, the minister can't describe it, it's good anyway. ”

Emperor Yongming listened to her lame description, and said that it was false if he was not impressed: "The biggest feature is...... Fast? ”

Wu Yan nodded vigorously, and said, "Isn't Cao Shuyu just coming back from Europa?" I guess he might know something......"

"Hmph..."The emperor smiled meaningfully when he heard this, and then quickly took his thoughts back from his horse: "Okay, okay, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes...... I know what you mean. ”

After a pause, he said to Liu Bing: "The horse farm in Dongbianmen will run first next month, you go and pick a few good horses to compete with each other, and then choose the fastest one." ”

Liu Bing's eyebrows twitched and he was a little surprised, but he quickly returned to normal: "Yes, Weichen obeys the order." ”

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After Liu Bing retired, Wu Yan continued to talk to the emperor...... Even His Majesty's close attendant Huzi admired her a little, and she talked so much, but the emperor didn't bother her, and she listened to it with relish.

Emperor Yongming remembered that she had been in the household department for more than a month, so he asked again: "Are you still adapting to the household department?" Tell me, what have you been doing lately? ”

"Hey! It's a long story," Wu Yan couldn't help but sigh: "It's bitter...... I didn't expect the experience to be more ...... than in Guozijian"

Emperor Yongming couldn't help laughing, but deliberately sank his face: "Who wants to hear your complaints?" Long story short! ”

"Okay, don't complain...... In the past month, the minister has been looking at the account book basically every day, and then he wants to try to summarize it, at least draw up a table to classify, and it is true that the account book of the household department is too complicated. ”

"The last time you summoned the right person, uh... Painted column lattice? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's that kind of grid, which can be seen at a glance, and the accounts of Dongyuku made by the previous ministers also used some, that kind of table."

"Well, are you done?"

"No, Your Majesty, the account book of the household department is much more complicated than the account book of Dongyuku, and Gu Shangshu only showed the Guanglu Temple to the minister, and the minister looked at it with gold stars in his eyes......"

"Haha...... Why can everyone else see it, but you can't? You can see that you are lazy. ”

Lazy yourself? Wu Yan was not convinced, and hurriedly said: "The minister swears, he is really not lazy!" I'm looking at it seriously every day, and I've found a lot of problems. ”

"Oh?" The corners of Emperor Yongming's mouth hooked and asked, "What problem have you found?" ”

"It's not a question of the books, it's a question of the accounting system...... The minister is a little curious, why is there no budget settlement system? ”