The round-necked red-robed officials came out of the main hall one after another, and Wu Wending stood up abruptly when he heard footsteps.

Wang Wei glanced over this side as he came out.

Wu Wending also saw him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen my teacher." ”

"Come back, Your Majesty is still there."

"Yes."

Wu Wen looked to the left, and sure enough, he saw an older eunuch, and the man waved to him.

So he didn't dare to slack off, walked a few times, and followed him across the threshold of the main hall.

Zhu Houzhao rubbed the middle finger and thumb of his right hand on both temples, and at this time he always missed Kwai Er's technique.

After a while, a voice came to my ears,

"Minister, Changzhou General Sentence Wu Wending See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Flat." Zhu Houzhao put down his hand.

He opened his eyes first and looked at the visitor, only to see that his shoulders were broad, his body was strong, he had a pair of sword eyebrows, shallow nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose, and he frowned with the righteousness of a sad man.

In layman's terms, he is very manly and handsome.

"Wu Wending, the word is Tai, and Huguang is pine."

"The last member of the Weichen Mansion, I don't dare to ask Your Majesty to bother remembering it."

"What year was born?"

"Weichen was born in the fifteenth year of Chenghua."

Zhu Houzhao roughly calculated in his heart, thirty-seven years old.

At this age, it's just the right time.

"How did you meet Wang Bo'an?"

Wu Wending did not hide it, "Weichen is the same department as him, when Weichen went to Changzhou to take office, he met on the road and had a few conversations. Later, they met in Yingtianfu, and they became acquainted with each other. ”

"He said that you are a strong official, and you can govern the place and the army."

"The talents of the ministers are not strong, but they are only loyal and try their best to repay the country's kindness."

Zhu Houzhao had a good impression of him, after all, with Wang Shouren's recommendation, the initial impression was quite good, and he was at a loss when he really saw him.

He stepped down from it and said, "I am the first time I have met you, and even you are the first official to be summoned by me, and you have not been in Beijing for a long time, and you don't know anything about me, although you have heard some of them, but as the saying goes, it is better to see than to hear, just hear, some are not necessarily accurate." ”

"Listen to the hadith."

"It's not a hadith, it's just my thoughts as an emperor. I, the emperor, are the ancestors of the country. From the first year of Hongwu to the present, more than 100 years, right? For more than 100 years, the country has flourished and declined, but I don't want to be a monarch. So there are some things that I have to do, and some things that I have to offend. Since you have been recommended to enter this Qianqing Palace, I want you to understand this, at least let you understand what the holy will is.

I only do two things in my life, one is to maintain the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is to make decisions for the people of the world, many officials have nothing to do with the first point, but you are not, as the commander of the water division, only a strong official is not enough, you must understand that you are leading the Ming army, if you encounter overseas Zhuyi, others insult you, it is an insult to me, you must remember this. ”

Wu Wending had also met Emperor Hongzhi before, when he was enthroned.

In comparison, he felt that Emperor Zhengde's personality was really strong, and the first emperor would never speak like this no matter what.

"The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the integrity cannot be lost. The minister promised the country with his body, and he had already had this awareness. ”

"It's good to have. After saying this, I will tell you why the imperial court is preparing to build and expand the sailor division at this time, the most direct reason, after the opening of the sea, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty is not counted, the silk, tea, and porcelain on it are all extraordinarily valuable treasures in the eyes of Waiyi, there is a saying on the rivers and lakes, this mountain is opened by me, this tree is planted by me, if you want to cross this road, leave to buy road wealth. On the sea, there is also a group of outlaws, so the imperial court must have its own sailors to cruise in the southeast open sea.

Isn't there a saying in the Han family, those who commit a strong man will be punished even if they are far away. If there is something at sea in the future, you Wu Wending will let me have the confidence to say this sentence, and as soon as the words come out, the heavenly soldiers will arrive, so that the heavenly empire will be called the upper kingdom. ”

Wu Wending suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart,

Everyone said that the Ming Dynasty had changed an amazing emperor, and he knew that the rumors were true when he saw it with his own eyes.

"What Your Majesty said, the ministers should keep in mind. The minister has read the book of the saint since he was a child, in order to serve the monarch, as long as His Majesty has a will, even the sword mountain and fire Haichen will also go! ”

"Okay, as long as you remember to strengthen the army to protect the people, resist foreign invasions, and reward, I am still willing to give it." Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Tell me too, what do you want?" ”

"Requirements...... The minister did not dare to hide His Majesty, Wang Bo'an gave the minister a letter, but talked about some suggestions. ”

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself, Wang Shouren wanted to help him, otherwise it would be good to talk directly to himself.

He doesn't care too much about this kind of thing between courtiers.

"You say."

"There are three main points, one is to purchase warships, the second is to train the military might, and the third is to allocate more firearms."

"Down-to-earth, hard work."

"Yes, the minister also thinks that with hard kung fu, the bandits and pirates will not dare to offend the might of my Heavenly Empire."

"But you have to find a way to do it for these three points, and as for the silver, the court will allocate it."

"Yes, Wechen understands."

Changzhou Tongju was a sixth-rank official, promoted to the commander of the sailor, and then a fifth-grade official.

The grade of this position, Zhu Houzhao will slowly raise it, and it can also be used as an incentive for Wu Wending, and it is not necessary to give him a third-grade position suddenly, there are just a few boats.

And one more thing,

After Wang Wei entered the cabinet in Beijing, the position of governor of Zhejiang and Fujian was vacant.

However, after thinking about it a few times, Zhu Houzhao also felt that in fact, the 'Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian' had realized its historical value and should be able to withdraw.

The post of governor was originally a very powerful official position created to deal with special events, and now that Zhejiang and Fujian have returned to normal, and there is no war, there is no need for a governor to oversee the military, government and civil affairs of the two provinces.

Now the governor of Zhejiang is Wang Qiong, and the governor of Fujian has been succeeded by Feng Xi, which are all officials he trusts.

After Wu Wending left, Zhu Houzhao stayed by himself for a while.

He went over the current situation in his mind for a while, and then asked the people around him: "How is Guo Shangkun now?" ”

Guo Shangkun was also an attendant in the chamber of attendants, and he and Feng Xi were laissez-faire officials, so they should be Ying Tianfu's participation in politics.

This question stopped Liu Jin at once, and he was not a secretary of the Ministry of Officials so many officials in the country, so he hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty forgives me, and the slave and maid have not inquired about him recently." ”

"Forget it, I don't blame you. Drive and go to Concubine Shun. ”

"Yes."

When riding on the dragon chariot, Zhu Houzhao was still thinking, Guo Shangkun is actually quite good, Feng Xi is thoughtful, Jin Gui is extremely meticulous, Guo Shangkun looks nothing special, but he is calm and stable, and he never takes 'strange' as the starting point when he does things and speaks, he is square, just like his big face.

Such a person actually does a special kind of work, that is, Cao who is 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui'. To put it bluntly, you can't ask him to support the stall, you have to keep the stall.

So he was asked to go to Yingtianfu at the beginning, because the territory of Jiangnan has been rich since ancient times, and it has been governed safely and steadily, without tossing, and the people are living well.

But this kind of official, if you are not careful, will forget him.

It's no wonder that Liu Jin didn't care.

Concubine Shun, even the daughter of the concubine, was given to live in Shou'an Palace, one of the six palaces in the west of the inner court. Shou'an Palace is a single building, three rooms wide, the middle one is the front hall, which is the place where the salute is ascended, and there is the apse at the back, which is where the sleeping palace is.

Shou'an Palace is smaller than the general palace with two courtyards, and is usually the residence of concubines and concubines, and the virtuous concubines and concubines are also this kind of residence.

So as soon as the emperor stepped into the door, he basically saw the whole picture of Shou'an Palace, and he didn't see anyone for a while, so Zhu Houzhao lifted the bead curtain and went to the right hand.

Sure enough, I saw Concubine Shun move quickly to stay and salute.

This person is a Mongolian woman, Zhu Houzhao didn't exempt her from courtesy, and only pulled her up after watching her finish.

"What are you doing?"

Concubine Shun is only fourteen years old, although she is taller than the Central Plains woman, but she still looks small, her face is flat and her eyes are big, a row of teeth is extremely neat, and she said at this time: "The concubine is reading and reading." ”

"I'm with you."

Concubine Shun wondered, "Why does Your Majesty have time to come to the concubine today?" ”

Mongolian women speak boldly.

Zhu Houzhao didn't hide it, "In the morning, I received a secret letter, saying that Dayan Khan had sent troops to the expedition and was ready to commit my Daming. I suddenly thought that there was a Mongolian girl in the harem, and I thought that I hadn't come to see you for a long time, so I came here today. ”

Concubine Shun's face changed slightly, "Your Majesty...... Is it not trusting the father of the concubine? ”

This girl is also flexible.

"Then do you believe that your father Khan will abandon you?"

The meaning of this sentence is profound.

Concubine Shun shook her head, "Father Khan is old, and he no longer has the ambition to fight like the lion king in his prime, he just wants to protect the tribe and his family. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled, he walked over and lifted the little girl's pretty chin, "I, like your father Khan, just want to protect my people, and they are all my family members on a large level. Including you, you are married to me, you are my concubine, and I will definitely protect you. ”

Ruqige blinked his big eyes, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you want to kiss me?" ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned,

"The concubine is married to His Majesty. Your Majesty said that you believe in me and believe in Father Khan, but Your Majesty has not kissed me until now. The bold girl closed her eyes like this.

(End of chapter)