After explaining the matter, Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to spend any more time with them, waved his hand and said: "Okay, you all go out of the palace on an errand, Zhang Xuan, the procedures for transferring silver from the household department are cumbersome, and it seems to be a small family, when you go out of the palace, let You Ji lead you to pay 100,000 taels of silver from the internal treasury first, and then talk to me after you spend it." ”

Both of them said, "Yes." ”

If you want to talk about Zhang Xuan, he must not be a full gentleman like Wang Wei.

Knowing that You Ji was going to deal with those officials who were holding Mao Ji's stinky feet this time, he racked his brains and gave a bad idea, saying: "Father-in-law, Your Majesty just now has a saying that is quite interesting, I wonder if my father-in-law has thought about it?" ”

Zhang Xuan is a new favorite minister, and the palm seal eunuch of the celebrant is not a powerful person like Wang Zhen, so he still replied very politely, "Please teach Zhang Ge Lao." ”

"I can't talk about teaching." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Your Majesty said that literati are light, these people don't know what to do, they regard the emperor's leniency as connivance, act wantonly, and can't say some crazy words, but this kind of thing doesn't need to be done by the father-in-law himself, just find a minister who understands them, then everything is settled." ”

You Ji smacked this sentence, and his eyes lit up, "Literati are light? ”

Zhang Xuan nodded affirmatively, "Literati are light!" ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, the charges they listed must be more accurate than mine, a person who doesn't know how to write and ink."

"My father-in-law is modest, and he has served the emperor all the year round, even if he didn't know how to write and ink before, he should be proficient in literature and history now."

"Hahaha."

The two of them had a good conversation.

Later, Zhang Xuan was willing to introduce such a person to him.

For Zhang Xuan, Mao Weizhi is a person who once desperately opposed the removal of the gentry from the best, this kind of person is as stubborn as a stone in a latrine, if he just watches him become famous, then what has he become?

A traitor to the Holy Will?

This reason alone is enough for Zhang Xuan to deal with him.

However, he can't always seem to be on the stage by himself, and the eunuch may also do it roughly, so this matter still has to be done by the literati themselves.

In case there is an unexpected gain, and there is a big case that insults the saint, even if Mao Ji has nothing to do with it, then he will have to shed his skin if he does not die!

Thinking so, Zhang Xuan left the palace, and his heart was full of pride.

In the palace, Zhu Houzhao had no one around him, and he was bored wandering around, and suddenly remembered something.

"Someone!"

A small eunuch ran in from outside the hall with his head bowed, "Your Majesty." ”

"Go and find Gu Renyi, the Shaofu Order, and then prepare the carriage and horses for me. Just go. ”

"Yes!"

When Gu Renyi came, he had snowflakes on his shoulders, and his salute and speech were as stiff as a piece of wood.

Zhu Hou looked at it and felt strange, "What's wrong?" Are you frozen, or are you putting on a face for me? ”

"How dare we."

That's just a dry sentence.

Zhu Houzhao also understood after thinking about it, "I know that after cleaning up Mao Ji, I offended these well-known ministers, and suppressed all kinds of opposition and issued the order to clear the fields in the world, maybe it will cause turmoil in the world again." So, do you think I'm doing something wrong? ”

Gu Renyi knelt down, "The Emperor of the Holy Wisdom, naturally there will be no mistake. It's just that Weichen is naturally timid, and he has always followed the rules in doing things, and he didn't dare to violate the laws of the court. So the minister was frightened. ”

"Ugh." Zhu Houzhao tightened the big sword on his body and approached him, "I know that your performance is to tell me that if I want to use power and big sword to subdue my courtiers, then I have done it now, and you are now obedient, but only verbally." ”

Gu Renyi was said to be thinking in the center, his little head twisted, and he said sad words, "Weichen is thinking about the emperor, before that, all the Zhengying Dynasty, from the cabinet to the small four-grade director, all deeply feel that the emperor is a benevolent and virtuous king, and they are willing to serve the emperor to the death." But the emperor drove away Yang Yiqing because of a few words of verbal dispute, and removed Mao Ji's reputation, who will not leave a way out for himself from now on? ”

"Presumptuous!"

Bang!

Gu Renyi slammed her head on the floor.

"The emperor is the lord of the Holy Ming, and Weichen has already sworn that he will use this life to assist the emperor to make immortal feats and recreate the glory of the Ming Dynasty, and this life has never cared. So even if the emperor doesn't like to hear it, Weichen has to say a few words of truth, and the gentry consider Weichen behind the merits, but must it be at the cost of Yang Yiqing and Mao Ji? Is there really no better way? ”

Zhu Houzhao smoothed his breath, he understood what it was like for the ancient holy monarch to face this kind of courtier who didn't even want his life, and at the same time you cherished a little.

Gu Renyi spoke boldly, but her heart was not bad.

"Gu Renyi, the interests of the gentry are not a trivial matter, why is Yang Yiqing opposed? Because he knows that such a thing is almost difficult to do when it is not a change of dynasty. You say something else? Ha, could it be that I can make tea and drink tea with you here, talk and laugh and laugh and do things? ”

Gu Renyi himself is also proficient in history, of course he doesn't dare to say it.

"You also said that the officials will leave a way out. They have a way out. The people of the world, when the emperor is always the same surname, there is no difference between the old Zhu family and the old Song family. Anyway, when you enter the palace, you will bow and bow, who is kowtowing is not kowtow? Zhu Houzhao leaned closer and said, "But the emperor has no way out, either he will succeed and give his children and grandchildren another hundred years of national fortune, or he will fail, and see that the Ming Dynasty is gradually withering like the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties." ”

This is said to be penetrating, and to some extent, there is some cruelty.

The emperor is one family to ten thousand families, and this matter is not discussed.

With Gu Renyi's cleverness, he should be able to understand.

“…… As for whether it is a failure or a success, the choice of doing it is different from not doing it for each emperor. Some people are willing to be the master of success, and that's pretty much it. Yes, even if the head is broken and the blood flows, it will not hesitate. I am the latter, so it seems a little unreasonable to you, why can't you live in peace tomorrow? Hahaha. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao's voice was a little embarrassed, "So I often feel that I was born at the wrong time, but it's a pity, how much I want to worship Emperor Taizu, and I want to follow General Xu Da to drive the Northern Yuan Dynasty thousands of miles and personally lay down the territory of the Ming Dynasty!" I also want to meet Emperor Taizong, the achievements of Emperor Yongle in his life are really desirable. The lack of heroes in the peaceful and prosperous era inevitably makes people lonely. ”

These words came from his heart, and he even said them a little sadly.

"But anyway, I'm restrained, right? There has never been a war that has caused the world to wither, and the people have no livelihood. Zhu Houzhao patted Gu Renyi's shoulder, "Life is just a few decades, and it is only when you act from your heart that you are happy." I am the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, how can I judge the world's judgment and bind my hands and feet? Not even if it's you. ”

Gu Renyi's heart was shocked, "Weichen, I understand." ”

Zhu Houzhao deliberately put on a face, "It's not enough to understand, you have to understand me." ”

This is really laughable, it is clear that the emperor is difficult to be a strongman, but he still has to understand him, "Your Majesty, the minister does not feel that he is tied hand and foot, the minister is a Han person, and he naturally pursues the strength of the Han people for his life, and he will not regret it until he dies." ”

Syllable!

Zhu Houzhao slapped it heavily, "Well said, ambitious." So don't be crooked every day, just a hundred or so girls in the three palaces and six courtyards, forget it, what are you a man? ”

Gu Renyi's head was also dizzy, as if she had been fooled.

"By the way, I don't know what His Majesty summoned his ministers?"

"Oh, when you were in Nanjing, didn't you tell me that the Imperial Weapons Bureau had come up with a more powerful artillery? Take me and see. Although I rebuilt the Shenji Camp a few years ago, the firearms I used were still old, and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen now is not as good as in the past, maybe not as good as Yongle was. That's why I've always kept in mind that if this artillery is good, I'll let the Shenji Battalion change its outfit. ”

Gu Renyi did say this, he said: "But Your Majesty, this is all done for the sailor, and it is placed on the boat. ”

"Let the craftsmen figure out a way, everything on the ship can be done, how difficult can it be on the ground?"

"Good. Then please prepare your majesty. ”

"What to prepare, the carriage and horses are ready, accompany me to take a look."

Zhu Houzhao directly picked him up, followed him out of the palace, and went to the Ordnance Bureau.

The chariots and horses rolled through the snow, leaving a deep imprint, and the emperor affirmed Gu Renyi in a flash, "You are right, the Ordnance Bureau is to be built farther, gunpowder, not long eyes, in case of an unexpected explosion, in a densely populated area, this is a tragedy." ”

Gu Renyi muttered, "Your Majesty also knows the danger, so you should let the ministers prepare to prepare, Your Majesty is a multiplier body." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to pay attention to him, "I have also looked at the matter of artillery carefully, and between cavalry battles, it is indeed a relatively powerful heavy weapon." However, it cannot be fired on rainy days, and the gun body is too heavy, making it inconvenient to move, which are all disadvantages. The Ordnance Bureau should focus on facilitating operations, give these craftsmen tasks, and ask them to find ways to solve these problems from all aspects. ”

In fact, social demand is the biggest driving force. If there is a need, someone will naturally ponder it. And our land, in fact, the demand is not very large, because the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been a complete unified dynasty for nearly a thousand years, and there has been no hundreds of years of war like the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the lack of the stimulation of war, in fact, artillery is easy to lag behind.

Everything only depends on whether the emperor attaches importance to it, for example, Emperor Yongle is the emperor immediately, he attaches great importance to it, so he set up a Shenji battalion, and when the emperor doesn't pay attention to it later, the only little stimulation left will disappear.

"Weichen knows that this time the Marquis of Jingyu used troops in the northwest, and the artillery came in handy, judging from the battle reports on the front line, those small countries in the northwest border are shallow, and often the artillery bombards, and the people did not die much, and the courage was scared first."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, there were still a lot of battles in the future, in the northwest, Zhou Shangwen said that the Yarkand Khanate, the son of Raush, not only did not surrender, but also avenged his brother Mansuer, which was really not a good brain.

"After Yang Yiqing, Xinjiang will not need Zhou Shangwen, and I will issue an order to recall him back to Beijing. Next year, there will be a big court meeting in the eleventh year of Zhengde, and firearms will be a topic, let Zhou Shangwen talk about it. ”

(End of chapter)