Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 223

As night fell, the Qianqing Palace was brightly lit.

After taking a bath, Zhu Youtang went to Dongnuange to deal with information from various places as usual, and he couldn't do without Wang Zhi's "diary" every time.

According to Wang Zhi's latest secret document, he is already on his way to Liu Daxia's hometown, and Annan's file must be ready soon.

Annan archives can be said that Zhang Fu "violently beat" Annan's game strategy four times, and there are many practical records in it, so it has a high military value.

Although with Da Ming's current military capabilities, Da Ming can actually win the Li Dynasty regardless of whether there is a "strategy" from Zhang Fu, but this is actually related to the data of war casualties.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help laughing when he thought that the Southwest Archives had fallen into Liu Daxia's hands.

Who would have imagined that such an important state-level information, a small military driver of the fifth rank, would dare to keep it for himself, and even be safe.

A wisp of green smoke curled up, and the entire East Nuan Pavilion was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Zhu Youtang continued to read the information from the two capitals and the thirteen provinces. The Nine Sides was the area he was most concerned about. After all, he had to guard against Mongolia, a powerful enemy.

It turned out that he was actually worrying too much.

Now he has controlled Iksina as the northern concubine in the palace, while the Mongolian mission continues to stay in the capital, and the nine sides maintain a peaceful scene.

If he hadn't been ruthless in lingering those eight Shanxi businessmen, with the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, he might have already rushed to the prairie with iron pots and other commodities.

For some unscrupulous businessmen, it is still necessary to kill more, so that the businessmen on the border of the Ming Dynasty can be more obedient, so that they can better slaughter foreigners.

According to the latest news, the price of iron pots in Mongolia has skyrocketed to two or two bites, which is ten times the price in the capital. It is no wonder that Mongolia is begging itself to allow iron pots to be included in the mutual market.

Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with the current stability of Jiubian, but he was suddenly surprised when he saw the news that Wang Yue had executed Yang Tinghe.

If history has not changed, Yang Tinghe will become the future leader of the civil service group. Although he has not made any political achievements, he still represents the official class and even once controlled the destiny of the country.

Such a person with historical influence died tragically by Wang Yue's sword.

However, this result seems to be reasonable.If Yang Tinghe really became the chief assistant, he might be a politician who can mediate the relationship between all parties, but he might not be qualified to manage a granary.

Many well-known poets in the Ming Dynasty were usually good players in political struggles due to lack of local experience and other reasons, but they were still unable to be "pragmatic".

Regardless of the great reputation of many officials in later generations, many people have a lot of truths one after another, but if you want to look at his achievements, you can't find a few with a magnifying glass.

Just like a sketch, how many did you do?Five, then you can lend me two.

Zhu Youtang actually believed that Yang Tinghe would not be greedy, but Yang Tinghe did not regret his death.

Taking care of a grain depot seems to be a very simple task, but Yang Tinghe has no idea that he is no longer a baker among the core members of the capital, but has become an insignificant baker in the local area.

After all, that granary is a coveted benefit, even if the local magistrate doesn't care about it, I'm afraid those naughty officials will do everything possible to steal it.

Zhu Youtang has been sitting in front of the case and flipping through the information, occasionally making some arrangements, so he solemnly wrote down a new appointment: "Eunuch Qin Conggui of Dongchang went to Nanjing to serve as the eunuch guarding Nanjing."

Since Wang Zhi has served as the eunuch of the Southwest Supervising Army, not only has Nanjing's defense been vacant for too long, but he also needs the eyes of Nanzhili.

Now that he has decided to focus on cultivating Tan Conggui, let Tan Conggui gain more experience and at the same time become his eyes in Nanjing.

A bright full moon hangs high in the sky, and the entire courtyard of Qianqing Palace looks like mercury is pouring down the ground. The sky and the earth are as bright as day.

To the west of Qianqing Palace, a pavilion was newly built at some point.

Since there is a slight evening breeze tonight, and it is a good time to appreciate the moon, there is a pretty woman sitting here, tasting tea and pastries in front of the stone table.

Yi Kexi has a lovely and beautiful oval face, fair skin, and big and energetic eyes.

Since she has been married as a woman, her hairstyle has changed a lot. Wearing the standard dress of a noble concubine in the Ming Dynasty, she looks like a beautiful noble concubine with a Mongolian style.

Meow!
A little cat ran past here and called out to Ikexi obediently.

Yikexi liked the little cat very much, so he gave the little cat some cakes, and the little cat rushed back to the low house over there after eating the cakes.

After a while, a slight sound of footsteps came from the east.

Yi Kexi turned his head and looked over, and was about to wait for Zhu Youtang to come over, but remembering the etiquette he had learned in the palace earlier, he had no choice but to stand up and salute, "Your Majesty!"

"My concubine, sit down!" Zhu Youtang looked at this beautiful and possibly Mongolian girl, and raised his hand with a little guilt in his heart.

Yi Kexi was about to sit down, but suddenly heard a coughing sound from the side, which made her look at Guo Yong in puzzlement.In my impression, this kind of servant girl cannot make such a big noise.

"Concubine Bei, are you homesick?" Zhu Youtang sat down behind Ikexi, and noticed that Ikexi's gaze was always on Meng Ting's direction, so he couldn't help asking with concern.

Yi Kexi was stunned for a moment, but then he glanced at the full moon in the northwest direction, and guessed that it was a small misunderstanding, but still nodded slightly with his mouth pursed: "A little bit!"

Although her father passed away very early, her mother loved her very much since she was a child, and there were many friends in that grassland. It was undoubtedly a very good time.

If she had a choice, she really wanted to stay by her mother's side forever.

It was just a twist of fate that she, a princess from a foreign country, fell into the hands of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and now she has become the emperor's concubine.

"My concubine, do you hate me in your heart?" Zhu Youtang asked seriously after taking the teacup from Guo Yong.

Yi Kexi liked the cakes of the palace very much, and when he was about to send a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake to his mouth, he tilted his neck and asked in puzzlement, "Your Majesty, why do my concubines hate you?"

"If I hadn't snatched you away, you can live freely in Mongolia, and you can go back to visit your relatives anytime you want!" Zhu Youtang met his woman's gaze, looking serious and authentic.

Although for the benefit of China as a whole, he had to forcibly bring this woman into the palace, but he knew in his heart that this approach was very unfair to this woman.

Even though what he did was not wrong, he still feels guilty to some extent, so recently he has obviously arranged more frequent bedtime for the concubine Bei, and he will perform better every night.

Concubine Bei looked at Zhu Youtang, who was serious, and explained with a smile: "The women in our grasslands are robbed, so there is no resentment that the husband robs us! In fact, the concubines live very well here, except for the occasional Maybe I will think about my mother, the food and housing are much better than that of Meng Ting!"

"Although I said that, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you and your mother to see each other again!" Zhu Youtang felt relieved, but still pointed out a fact.

Since Manduhai is the real figure in power in Beiyuan, and he needs to control Yikexi to contain Manduhai, there is almost no possibility for the mother and daughter to meet each other.

Concubine Bei's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she looked firmly at Zhu Youtang and said, "I know! It's just that since I'm married to Your Majesty, I shouldn't always think about my mother. Inappropriate behaviour!"

"If you're bored in the palace, you can often go to the racecourse in Xiyuan to relax!" Zhu Youtang knew that he was worrying too much, so he took a sip of tea and said seriously.

Concubine Bei nodded obediently, then picked up the bowl of cold sour plum soup on the table and drank it comfortably, and finally showed a satisfied expression.

Since the first time she drank sour plum soup in Wanfu, she fell in love with this taste.

In fact, in terms of quality of life, this place is much better than Beiyuan, especially the food here is like a dream, and even she was once obsessed with it.

Concubine Bei took a sip of sour plum soup, and suddenly looked up at her lovely face seriously and said, "Your Majesty, this concubine has arrived in Xiyuan today, and this concubine saw you fishing there!"

"Is there? Why didn't I see you?" Zhu Youtang gently held the teacup, but tried to recall the scene across the lake in confusion.

Concubine Bei nodded seriously, and said slyly: "The concubine was far away at the time, you definitely didn't notice the concubine, and the concubine also wanted to secretly observe what His Majesty was doing!"

Zhu Youtang thought that he did not do anything wrong this afternoon, so he took it for granted: "Didn't you just say that? I am fishing, so naturally I have been fishing!"

"The concubine saw that the tea girl was pretty, she seemed to be taller than me!" Concubine Bei put one hand up slightly, but said with a bit of jealousy.

Zhu Youtang knew that it was impossible for every woman to share like Fan Jinling, so he drank tea and pretended to be confused: "Our Daming is a country of etiquette, even if that tea girl is taller than you, I can't Kill her for you!"

"Your Majesty is joking again. How could I do such an excessive and cruel thing! Also, a fish was caught as soon as you lifted the pole, just like my concubine saw those jugglers on the street. How did your Majesty manage to catch fish not long after it was put down?" As expected, Concubine Bei's jealousy was dispelled, and she talked about another matter with great interest.

Zhu Youtang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and asked solemnly, "Do you want to learn?"

"The concubine's patience is not good!" Concubine Bei was moved, but she was a little worried.

Zhu Youtang could see that Yikexi had a restless temperament, so he nodded firmly and said, "The fish in our Taiye Pond are easy to catch! When the fish are in abundance, I will personally adjust the standard for you and set the standard for you." Can catch fish!"

"Okay, that concubine will teach you how to ride a horse some other day!" Concubine Bei nodded excitedly, seeming to reciprocate.

Zhu Youtang gently put down the teacup and said with certainty, "I know how to ride a horse!"

Tonight's full moon is very big and bright, and the whole world is like daytime.

The little cat squatted on the stone pillar of the new pavilion, yawned boredly, scratched its face with its paws, and then meowed towards the Qianqing Palace in the north.

At this very moment, in the depths of Qianqing Palace, someone was riding a horse.

Concubine Bei finally endured everything, as if she really returned to the prairie, but also realized a fact: he really knows how to ride.

Only in the end, Zhu Youtang withdrew.

Some things still need to be guarded against, and the best way to solve them is to elect a queen as soon as possible, and then the queen will undertake the sacred mission of cultivating the next generation of leaders in China.

The morning rises and falls, and mid-August in the capital is particularly lively.

Before the sky was bright, candidates from Beizhili and Guozijian flocked to Shuntian Gongyuan with lanterns. Today, the nine-day and three-session rural examination tour officially started.

Although the new government has never said that it will implement reforms, some changes have made people secretly startled.

The chief examiner of the Shuntian Township Examination has always been the prime minister trained by the Imperial Academy. After all, this way the examiner will form a teacher-student relationship with the candidates, which is beneficial for this prime minister to train his own team.

It's just that this year Enke's chief examiner was selected, not one of the officials of the Imperial Academy as everyone guessed, but Yin Songcheng of Shuntian Prefecture.

In fact, those who are interested have gradually realized that although the new government did not promote reform, all the measures are obviously more pragmatic.

Song Cheng's black face was unsmiling, and he completed the door opening ceremony before dawn, and led a deputy chief examiner and four fellow examiners into the Shuntian Gongyuan.

After so many years in the officialdom, he has also seen the faces of many officials with excellent writing skills, so this time he will pay more attention to policy and theory, and regain the practical talents with independent thinking.

In the blink of an eye, it has come to the day of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Huarong County, the capital of Yuezhou, Huguang, can be said to be a land of fish and rice due to its rich water resources, and the most prominent place in Huarong County is Liu Mansion.

The Liu family settled here during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. Its ancestor Liu Bao was originally the capital of the Song Dynasty and has continued to reproduce until now.

The Liu family's main house is located in the east of the county seat. It was originally just an ordinary house, but as the Liu family became more and more powerful, like a towering tree that kept growing, it integrated several surrounding houses into it. Liu's old house.

"My master is back home, I've cleaned everything up!" The middle-aged housekeeper was already busy early in the morning, making arrangements for dozens of servants in the house.

Appeal!
A carriage came back from outside the city, and the groom stopped in front of Liu's residence.

Liu Daxia was already an old man in his fifties, with a heavy official authority, and he was getting off the carriage wearing a set of plain mourning clothes.

His father, Liu Renzhai, was the magistrate of Ruichang County and the deputy envoy of Guangxi. Although his official position was not prominent, he was an official of the same place after all, so he also made a lot of money for the family.

For the sake of his own reputation, Liu Daxia now chooses to live in a hut outside Xiaowai, thus creating a good story of a filial son.

Since today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he has not returned for a while, he chose to return to the city to enjoy the excitement brought by this Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Master Liu, long time no see!"

At this moment, a young man in a bullfight uniform came over.

(End of this chapter)