The breeze is coming, and the water is not rippling.

When Zhu Youzhu saw the wooden buoy sinking, he lifted it vigorously, and a carp immediately jumped out of the water. Because the carp was heavier, it almost broke the line.

"Your Majesty, it's caught again, this is already the eighth!" Liu Jin stepped forward to take the fish, looking very excited.

Zhu Youzhu saw Liu Jin, who had returned, and asked lightly: "The fish has been delivered?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the fish has been delivered, but Concubine Shao is playing mahjong with the Queen Mother, and it sounds like she wants it!" Liu Jin replied cautiously.

Zhu Youzhu saw that the bait had been hung up, so he lowered the rod again and said, "Isn't there still this fishing basket?" You sent someone to Xianxi Palace, saying that I gave it to my three younger brothers! ”

"Yes!" When Liu Jin heard this, he said even if he gave it up.

Zhu Youzhu put the fishing rod away, picked up the tea that had just been brewed next to him, and looked at the sparkling lake in front of him, but he enjoyed his current life very much.

In addition to handling government affairs every day, you can enjoy tea and scenery here, and you can also fish happily.

Not only is the lake abundant, but it also has a wide variety of fish, so every lifting of the rod can be accompanied by a kind of uncertainty.

Such a state of life is probably unimaginable for many anglers in later generations.

Zhu Youzhu actually wanted to fish for big fish in the deep water area of the lake, but he knew that he was at risk of falling into the water and drowning, and the current fishing line could not support the big fish at all.

Even though this century-old lake has amazing fish, the current silk thread has limited load-bearing capacity, and it does not have the conditions to catch big fish.

Zhu Youzhu will not give up when he encounters difficulties, and the goal of fishing for big fish in this lake will not be easily abandoned, but it will not be now.

Even though Xu Pu has committed suicide now, the civil official group has never belonged to Xu Pu alone, and no one has been looking for an opportunity to kill himself, the emperor who is not at their mercy.

After all, it must be guarded, and now is far from the time to wave casually.

As the sun sets over the hills, the whole world slowly darkens.

Zhu Youzhi just drank tea and fished here, and unconsciously caught a basket of fish, and there were some fish species that could not be named at all.

In terms of taste, the fresh and original fish here is indeed no worse than those imperial meals, and it is even doubtful that the short life of the Ming Dynasty emperor appeared in the matter of diet.

Liu Jin asked people to use a wooden basin with clear water, and picked two catches according to Zhu Youji's meaning.

Zhu Youzhu saw that it was not early, so he put down the fishing rod in his hand, yawned and stretched, and then returned to the Qianqing Palace on the jade chariot.

Although the environment of Xiyuan is very good, there are a lot of birds here in the early morning, and there are also cicadas, but it is not as good as sleeping soundly in Qianqing Palace.

If it weren't for something more special, he would usually not stay in the Yangxin Palace, but chose to return to the Qianqing Palace and return to the imperial city to sleep soundly.

Especially sometimes to go to the morning court or the big court, it will undoubtedly be much more convenient in the Qianqing Palace.

"Get up and go back to the palace!" Liu Jin saw that Zhu Youzhu had already sat on the jade chariot, and even sang.

When Zhu Youzhu rode the jade chariot from the Xiyuan Gate to the opposite Xihua Gate, he could always see Zhu Ji loyally guarding here rain or shine, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Whether some people are loyal or treacherous has to be tested by time.

Although Zhu Ji is relatively close to civil officials, with this loyal performance, it is actually worth adding a little point to him.

It's just that this doesn't mean that Jinyiwei has no problems, there are too many martial artists and civil officials in it, but it is difficult to guarantee that it will become a pawn of the two forces.

Zhu Youzhu doesn't need to dwell on this problem, Jinyiwei can focus on expatriation, like Lu Song, who was assigned to Wang Yue's side, behaved very well, and the capital can reuse the East Factory.

Entering from the Xihua Gate, you will find the quiet Ouchi Imperial Palace, as if you have arrived in another world.

As an emperor, Zhu Youzhu can naturally come and go at will, but the palace maids and eunuchs who live here are likely to stay here for the rest of their lives, and the rules here are strict.

The faint twilight has already fallen in this golden and brilliant Forbidden City, and the palace road seems quiet.

On the edge of the palace road outside Renshou Palace, a beautiful palace maid in green clothes was standing there quietly with a carved food box in her hand, revealing a kind of dignity.

Her facial features are exquisite, her skin is fair, she is tall, and she has the rare elegance and elegance of a woman in this era.

When I saw Zhu Youji, the smile that came out of my heart was full of contagion, as if it could illuminate this twilight palace road.

Qingyue saluted Zhu Youji, who was passing by, and at the same time explained her intentions: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother instructed the slave maid to send you a bowl of freshly boiled crucian carp tofu soup!" ”

"You've been waiting here for a long time?" Zhu Youzhu noticed the food box that Qingyue was holding, and asked with concern.

Qingyue's heart warmed, and she smiled slightly: "Just wait a while!" ”

"Slow down!" Zhu Youzhu noticed that her legs were unnatural, so he instructed the eunuch who carried the dragon chariot.

Qingyue had just waited here for a long time, and at this time her feet were a little numb, so she silently followed behind, and she couldn't help but feel a warm current in her heart.

Under the care of dozens of eunuchs and palace maids, the Qianqing Palace seems to be in good order.

Zhu Youzhu found that it was more comfortable to live in this huge dormitory, and after coming down from Longyuan, he walked straight to Xinuan Pavilion. This is the most frequent time of the day, where the most important scientific and technological achievements of the empire are gathered.

The design of the sailboats, the idea of the cannons, and the immature firecrackers make this place feel like a museum.

Zhu Youzhu saw that the Ministry of Industry sent the spring again, and he didn't have much hope, but when he pressed it, he looked at his hand in disbelief.

I was afraid that it was just an illusion, so I immediately squeezed it again, and I clearly felt the strong elasticity in my hand, and I couldn't help but smile on my face.

He, at last, succeeded, and the spring puzzle was solved.

"Your Majesty, what is this little thing?" Qingyue noticed Zhu Youji's reaction, and asked curiously.

Zhu Youzhu pressed it again, it seemed that there was no deformation and elasticity, and he handed over the spring in a good mood and said, "This is the spring!" ”

"What can this little thing do?" Qingyue bowed slightly and stretched out her hands to take the spring, but after looking up and down, she looked up and asked in confusion.

Zhu Youzhu picked up another spring to check the quality, and explained in a serious manner: "Isn't it interesting that you press both ends at the same time, and then release your hand, and it will return to its original state?" ”

Qingyue tried Zhu Youji's method, although she felt that this thing was a bit magical, but she couldn't reflect Zhu Youji's happiness.

As if thinking of something, he glanced down, but looked at Zhu Youji vigilantly.

"Now with this little thing, we can transform our looms, and the weaving speed can be increased by at least eight times!" Zhu Youzhu didn't know what Qingyue was thinking at this time, so he carefully put the spring away.

The spring is not the goal, after all, there is no point in restoring it to its original shape, and it can only be used on the loom to maximize its value.

Qingyue tilted her neck and looked at Zhu Youzhu seriously, looking like she had realized.

"You're the same as Niu Mengmeng, you really play the piano to the cow, you don't understand this, right?" Zhu Youzhu realized that what he said was too profound, and he seemed to be aware of it.

Qingyue shook her head lightly, and said very seriously: "Your Majesty is not pouring this little thing because it is interesting, but because you want to use this little thing on the loom, and the cloth sold by the cloth shop will be cheaper in the future, so that more people can afford cotton cloth!" ”

"So to speak! Due to the increase in the production efficiency of cotton cloth, then the corresponding production cost will be reduced, and the cotton cloth on the market will naturally be cheaper! In fact, what is more important is that the cost of producing brocade cloth in our Ming Dynasty is low, but it can seize the cotton cloth market of foreign domains through price advantages, such as the cotton cloth market in North Korea! Zhu Youzhi didn't expect Qingyue to really understand, so he directly said his intentions.

Qingyue looked at Zhu Youji's eyes seriously, and said with a slight smile on her face: "Your Majesty, you can definitely become a good emperor and leave your name in the annals of history!" ”

"I will leave a name in the annals of history, so do you want to be stained?" Zhu Youzhu looked this wise and generous woman up and down, but she was ready to flirt.

Qingyue's face suddenly turned red, but she suddenly wanted to run away and said: "The slave has to go back and give an account to the Queen Mother!" ”

Zhu Youzhu stopped Qingyue and lightly hugged this woman's thin waist.

Aotsuki knew that she couldn't escape at all, and this was the result she was expecting, when she heard the sound of her heart pounding.

Zhu Youzhu found that this woman's body was very soft, and instructed Liu Jin next to him: "You go and tell the Queen Mother, just say that Qingyue's feet are broken, and you will stay in the Qianqing Palace!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Jin knew what was about to happen, even if he was ordered.

Qingyue's face turned red, but she suddenly pleaded: "Your Majesty, no!" ”

"Do you think it's useful to make excuses now?" Zhu Youzhu hugged her tightly in his arms, but it was as authentic as it was inevitable.

Qingyue felt Zhu Youji's domineering, but still explained anxiously: "Your Majesty, this is a deliberate attempt to deceive the Queen Mother, it's good that the slave and maid will come back later!" ”

"It's not impossible, but it's up to you to behave!" Zhu Youzhu found that he was really anxious, so he agreed.

Qingyue was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but found that he had been carried to the chair, and he still couldn't escape the man's favor after all.

Tonight, the full moon is hanging high, and the entire Forbidden City is like daylight.

After taking a bath, Zhu Youzhu came to the Dongnuan Pavilion as usual, but instead of dealing with the music, he focused on the information handed over by Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

As the two strongest intelligence departments of the Ming Dynasty, the information collected every day is countless.

Zhu Youzhu naturally can't see all the information, and only those very important or representative information can be on his desk.

It is not easy to truly control this huge empire, so he needs to see the world through different channels.

Many people don't know that there are now eunuchs in the three capitals and thirteen provinces, and Zhu Youzhi has already ordered these people to submit important information.

Zhu Youzhi was most satisfied with the eunuch Wang Zhi in Nanjing, Wang Zhi was able to gain the trust of Emperor Chenghua back then, and he did have outstanding features, especially in loyalty.

Wang Zhi is not only very diligent, but also meticulous, just like his own eyes and ears. Not only will he truthfully report his personal thoughts and thoughts, but he can also put forward a constructive suggestion, but it is a big cut off the other town guards and eunuchs.

It is precisely like this, even though the capital and Nanjing are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, he can clearly understand many situations in Nanjing, and even know some illegal things.

Nanjing is the capital of preparation after all, and there are many noble sons and high-ranking officials living there.

These people have no sense of law at all, and often do some illegal things with the privileges in their hands, such as the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, who actually robbed the people's daughters.

Zhu Youzhu had actually realized that the imperial court's control over the local area was declining, and the biggest root cause was the excessive power of the privileged class.

Not to mention those magistrates who have to look at the faces of the gentry in everything, even if they are governors of a place, even if they are not in collusion with local forces, in fact, they can't suppress this kind of local forces that integrate officials and businessmen at all.

Taking the famous Yingtian Governor Hai Rui as an example, his spearhead was directed at the local forces led by Xu Jie, although he did not compromise with the locality, but the imperial court quickly transferred Hai Rui to an idle post.

Why is that?

Local forces have a strong influence in the imperial court, and pinching a governor to death is as simple as pinching an ant to death.

If the Ming court wanted to really suppress the locality, it not only needed to select more backbone officials, but also had to give greater power to the local governor.

It's just that the governors of various places are now from local officials by default, and the reason why these officials can continue to be promoted is the result of their efforts to curry favor with the gentry.

It is undoubtedly a fool's dream that the imperial court wants to govern the place through these slippery governors.

Zhu Youzhi earlier chose Hanlin Xiu Wang Hua as the governor of Southern Jiangxi, not only to solve the problem of rogue in Southern Jiangxi, but also to test the effectiveness of the airborne governor through this appointment.

Judging from the results of this time, it is undoubtedly a quite successful attempt.

In particular, the Jiangxi officialdom nest case allowed him to parachute officials more boldly, thus breaking the local cultivation model dominated by the civilian clique.

Zhu Youzhu planned to set up the post of governor in one of the thirteen provinces in Beijing, and the governor would be selected from among the six ministers.

In fact, when he was directly promoted from Langzhong to serve as a squire, he already had this idea, and the squire of the six departments went to the local area for training, and the governor with excellent performance had the opportunity to become the six squire.

Zhu Youzhi is an emperor who dares to think and do, so he wrote on a piece of paper: "He Cong, the governor of Shandong!" ”

Whether this Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War can successfully win the title of the Secretary of the Ministry of War depends on his performance in Shandong, after all, the appearance of the Confucius family in Qufu is a bit ugly.

(End of chapter)