Xiyuan, the southwest bank of Taiye Pond.

In an iron cage, two tiger cubs were screaming inside.

Zhu Houzhao grabbed a little sheep and threw it in, the sheep entered the tiger's mouth, although the two little tigers were small, their teeth and claws were equally sharp.

Under the pounce of the tiger, the little sheep quickly lost his breath, and Zhu Houzhao, who watched it, applauded again and again.

He liked these beasts more and more, and what he liked most was to watch the tigers fight.

Unfortunately, the tiger is still too young for him to admire.

More than a dozen young women on the side also applauded, even if the bloody scene was uncomfortable, they pretended to cheer.

Zhu Houzhao is happy, many things have been approved these days, and it is rare for him to be able to clean his ears for a few days.

This made him a little uncomfortable, who was used to croaking, and after watching the tiger fight, he asked casually: "These big turbans, why are they so honest these days?" ”

"They! must have been convinced by His Majesty, but they can't get used to them, they dare to use resignation as a threat, Your Majesty, you will directly approve it, let them all get out! ”

Today's escort is Zhang Yong, after Liu Jin is in charge of the ceremonial supervisor, he has to deal with official business, and he can't always be with him.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile and asked again: "Are there any other major events in the DPRK and China recently?" The rewards and gifts of my teachers are ready, right? ”

Zhang Yong was slightly stunned, in the past, Zhu Houzhao was very disgusted with people mentioning these things, why did he suddenly take the initiative to ask today?

He said respectfully: "Your Majesty's teachers have all been arranged, and they should be sealed to ensure that they can return to their hometown!" ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "It's a teacher-student game, I was enlightened at the age of six, and it was these teachers who took turns to teach!" Suddenly parting, I ...... I'm a little sad in my heart! ”

Zhang Yong said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the most affectionate and righteous!" But these teachers are all old and ...... It's a little confused, it's best for them to return to their hometown! ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, for some reason, the lack of these teachers' croaking noises in his ears made him feel that something was missing.

Maybe it's the rebellious mentality, maybe it's just Zhu Houzhao, and he regrets it a little now.

Recalling these strict teachers, he was a little repulsed, but he also had a heartfelt respect, these people were all selected by his father, and they were all people of noble character.

"Alas......" Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Isn't there a lot of silver in the treasury?" Let's see if you can reward these teachers with more things, you can do it! ”

He wanted to make up for some of his guilt by rewarding him.

Zhang Yongying promised, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, there is one thing, slave maid...... I don't know how to say it, but I think you should know! ”

"What?"

"Wang Yue and Fan Heng were killed on the way to fill the army, Xu Zhi saved his life, but he broke a hand!" Zhang Yong said.

"Who did that?"

Zhang Yong said vaguely: "It is said that ...... Someone bought the escort officer, but what Xu Zhi said, someone specially rode a horse to chase and kill. The slave maid thinks that he can ride a horse to intercept and kill, but he is afraid that he is a land horse bandit who knows the itinerary! ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, he was just playful, and he was not stupid.

He was greatly alerted, looked at Zhang Yong and said, "What other news do you know?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, a few days ago, Gonggong Liu scolded a lot of courtiers named Que, and there was an old minister who seemed to be seriously injured!"

Zhu Houzhao was silent, and suddenly a cold sweat broke out behind him.

Because he reacted, he felt that there were many doubts before and after this incident.

He sat down slowly, and for the first time began to examine the court in front of him.

Liu Jin didn't tell the truth all about it! The advice of the turbans is not entirely unreasonable!

Growing up and becoming aware of power, in such a moment of thinking, he felt the power of the emperor, and also realized the helplessness of being an emperor.

After thinking about it, he ordered: "Let Wang Quan, Yang Tinghe enter the cabinet!" You watch the Imperial Warden for me, and the Imperial Horse Warden is ...... Do you have a candidate? ”

Zhang Yong's heart was overjoyed, and he pretended to ponder: "There is such a candidate for slaves, I think Qiu Ju is good!" ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Zhu Houzhao arranged it like this, and his heart relaxed again, feeling that he could play unscrupulously again, and he didn't have to worry about Liu Jin going too far.

In this regard, the cabinet members became Li Dongyang, Wang Quan, Jiao Fang, and Yang Tinghe.

Exactly like in history, it was not affected by the Eastern Qin Dynasty in the slightest.

And the Eight Tigers are not the same heart, Zhang Yong also began to secretly accumulate power, preparing to be a chess piece to balance Liu Jin.

Zhu Houzhao's re-intervention in the affairs of the court showed his smart side.

He did not regret the decision he had made, and when he made another adjustment, he created a more balanced balance.

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The celebrant supervisor, Liu Jin is really working seriously.

He has a strong desire for power and is also familiar with political affairs.

In the early years, Zhu Houzhao followed the teachers to class, and Liu Jin was by his side, and his attitude towards learning was obviously more serious than Zhu Houzhao.

He even once said, "If you can listen to a university scholar's class, this life is worth it." ”

It can only be said that Liu Jin is a very complicated person, he has a greedy and demagogic side to the emperor, as well as a very deep city government and scheming, and even more ambitions.

He also has low self-esteem, and when facing these ministers, he does not dare to be upright, and he cannot become an upright celebrant and eunuch like Wang Yue.

So the first thing he did after mastering the master of ceremonies was to work carefully day and night.

He covets power and enjoys it. even wants to use his power to make himself like eunuchs such as the Three Treasures Eunuch and go down in history.

When he saw Zhu Houzhao's appointment and dismissal, anger appeared on his face at first, and then he suppressed it expressionlessly.

The emperor is suspicious of himself!

Liu Jin wasn't surprised, but it was a little too fast!

He thought about it for a while, and decided to continue to let the emperor eat and have fun, and show his loyalty enough, so that the emperor could understand that as long as he Liu Jin, he could let him be a happy son of heaven as he wanted.

"Orchid from the Western Regions, how are you looking?" He asked Wei Bin, who had come to report the news.

Wei Bin bowed down and said: "I have already sent someone to do it, presumably in two or three months, there will be news!" ”

Liu Jin nodded: "Is there anything else interesting?" Is there a place to offer rare birds? ”

"There are a few wild wolves, as well as a black bear, all of which are being shipped into Beijing, and the leading opera troupe of Yangzhou water mills is also rushing to Beijing!"

Liu Jin thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Isn't the Xinjing Battalion a military army of people who learned and got a firearms army?" ”

"Exactly!"

"There's no eunuch yet, is there?"

"Not yet!"

"Let them arrange one or two, and see if they can let the emperor go up and take a look!"

After Liu Jin finished speaking, he flipped through the folds on his desk again, and there were a lot of trivial things, and he gave instructions one by one.

Although it is necessary to let Zhu Houzhao see it before he can use the seal, according to Zhu Houzhao's playful nature, most of them are just sent to a formality.

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At the end of December of the fifth year of Huaxia, Diao Gaohan returned to Tianjin Port after running an errand.

Tianjin Customs really shouldn't have stopped the people, there were more than a dozen carriages, and no one came to ask anything.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Zeng Jian and more than a dozen other Ming courtiers came to the dock in frustration while getting lucky.

In the harbor, the five towering giant ships of the Tyrant are terrifying, especially the big-bellied ship, which is even more intimidating.

Although Xie Qian had seen the army of the Tyrants, he had never seen their sailors.

Looking at it like this today, I deeply felt Liu Daxia's hard work at the beginning!

Liu Shiyong asked for the training of sailors more than once, but at the moment, there is no more boat for sailors from all over the world.

It is no wonder that the people can gallop like horses on the sea, and such majestic ships, the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, are all under the soldiers of the people.

For some reason, Xie Qian's heart was panicked, and Liu Jian's face was a little not good.

recalled Li Dongyang's old tears when he parted, and both of them wanted to cry bitterly.

An old man who has worked together for so many years, the first emperor has relied on three Optimus Prime for many years.

In less than two years after the death of the first emperor, he rolled up and left.

When also? Fate!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have packed up a few sailors' cabins, which can be a little more crowded, and your salute can be placed on the transport! If you sit on my flagship, it will be a little more spacious, and you can distribute it freely! Diao Gaohan introduced with a smile.

Xie Qian coughed and said, "The old man only takes my Ming ship, find me a merchant ship of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Me too!" Liu Jian answered.

"Excuse me! The contract we signed was transported by my Dongqin's ship! Diao Gaohan said helplessly: "I can't help it!" Besides, at the current Tianjin Port, how many southern ships are willing to come? The eunuchs here are insatiable, and only the small local sampans will continue to run this trade. ”

"Eunuchs deserve to die!"

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