Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 551 In the middle of the apocalypse, the capable minister is old

In October of the 29th year of Apocalypse, due to the influence of the climate of the Little Ice River, the city of Nuoda’s Beijing had already started to snow. The Emperor Zhu Youxiao, who had just left the court, did not go to Xinuange to listen to the important minister’s performance as usual. Serve the country.

Some time ago, he got sick from the cold and had to lie on the sickbed for half a month. Fortunately, with the development of bio-fermentation engineering and bacteriology in Daming, it is possible to produce antibiotics in small units, and the types of antibiotics have also begun to change. Many, can deal with various acute and chronic diseases.

Therefore, as the helm of the super empire of Ming Dynasty, he did not fall down because of this, and the reformist and hawkish ministers who had been hanging for half a month finally found that the stone in their hearts fell to the ground.

After all, no one knows if His Majesty the current emperor passed away suddenly, and the Ming Dynasty, which is going crazy towards endless plunder and aggression at this moment, will return to the way it was before, returning to the past, where men farm and women weave, with agriculture as the country's economic support, A society in which civil servants and monarchs co-govern.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty was not like the previous emperors, who always left suddenly when he hesitated in his ambition, which only made Daming fall into the endless abyss of party struggle.

However, Zhu Youxiao is indeed 49 years old, nearly [-] years old. This is considered to be approaching old age in the Ming Dynasty. Because of this, many ministers have recently asked Zhu Youxiao to take care of his body, cultivate his body and mind, and not to indulge Yu wine color.

Zhu Youxiao can accept this kindness, but he also knows that whether it is 20 years ago that the ministers advised him to have more concubines to prolong his heirs or now let him restrain himself from intercourse in order to prolong his life, these ministers are all for himself, but Fortunately, these ministers are no longer gentry civil servants who sacrificed national interests to satisfy their personal commercial interests in the Wanli period, but capitalists representing the interests of all levels of chambers of commerce and handicraftsmen at all levels in the Ming Dynasty. They are basically the same as Zhu Youxiao. Political appeal, that is, to plunder desperately to enrich one's own wealth.

Therefore, these ministers are very concerned about their own health, but they have been paying attention to it. Since the seventh year of the apocalypse, he has been insisting on exercising his physical fitness, and even organizes hunting meetings outside the customs. In addition, the emperor now has no civil servants. If you are suppressed, you will not feel depressed, so even a minor illness is not a serious problem.

Even in the bed, he has not lost the slightest majesty, and it is not a problem to gallop across the night.

Standing under the red wall, Zhu Youxiao touched the beard under his chin, looked at the snowflakes falling from the eaves, and couldn't help blowing out a mouthful of heat. In an instant, the snowflakes gradually melted into water, and finally nothing but wet the road surface No trace.

If it hadn't been for the eradication of the Donglin Party during the period from the seventh year of the apocalypse to the tenth year of the apocalypse, and Shen Ke's long-standing political illness, at this time, Daming would have fallen invisible like this snowflake, and the entire land of China at this time I'm afraid that the iron hooves of foreign races will still resound, even the dreamlike Jiangnan is just a field of Shura at this time.

Some time ago, Tang Zhen, governor of Yingtian, reported that the population of Yangzhou had exceeded one million. It was another big city with a population of more than one million after the two capitals of Ming Dynasty and Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Fengyang.

Although it was just an ordinary memorandum of local officials reporting the local population, money and food, it made Zhu Youxiao quite emotional, because if the original historical development was followed, Yangzhou City at this time had just experienced a massacre at this time. Year!
This year's weather is getting colder and colder. If it is left at this time in the original time and space, natural disasters plus man-made disasters, I am afraid that the entire land of China will freeze to death and starve to death. The reclamation of more arable land in the southerly area made Daming at this moment not in danger of famine.

"Your Majesty, don't stay too long, be careful of getting cold." Wang Chengen, who has worked in the position of supervisor of ceremonies for more than [-] years, unknowingly became hoarfrost, and his back became more and more stooped. A little lack of energy, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help holding his hand after hearing this, and asked, "Are you almost seventy?"

Wang Chengen nodded, turned his head away and tightly held his mouth, swallowing back the phlegm that was about to be coughed up.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but said: "Don't be so careful, I allow you to cough in front of me, forgive your disrespect!"

"If that's the case, you shouldn't be abrupt in front of Your Majesty. If you get sick and get on Your Majesty, the old slave will die and cannot be redeemed." Wang Chengen patted Zhu Youxiao on Yishan's crown as he spoke. Snow Flower: "Your Majesty still looks so young, as long as you take good care of yourself, you may really live forever!"

"You also learn from those flattering people. There is no one in this world who lives without bounds. Shouting long live is just auspicious words or a sign of status respect, but everything in the world has a cause and effect. How can human force force it? of."

Zhu Youxiao reprimanded Wang Chengen with a smile. Seeing that he was wearing the python robe he had given him, he couldn't help but think of Wei Zhongxian who had resigned from the position of admiral of the inner factory three years ago, so he couldn't help asking: "How is Wei Zhongxian now? This old eunuch has lived a long time, he has not died in his 80s."

"Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei originally planned to take a train to Shanhaiguan to see the autumn scenery outside the pass after meeting His Majesty, but who would have thought that he would catch a cold on the way back to Beijing, coupled with his old age and infirmity, he died of illness three days ago In the Beijing mansion", Wang Chengen lowered his head and replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart. Twenty years ago, he frequently beheaded the senior Donglin officials who lived in the first and second ranks, or the all-powerful historical figures such as Huang Taiji and Dorgon. The sense of sadness that the world's outstanding people have left him, but now that the captured Zheng Zhilong died in pain in the prison, and Wei Zhongxian passed away on the way back to Beijing, he realized that this historical figure in time and space is also gradually leaving him.

Seeing that His Majesty was so disappointed, Wang Chengen naturally knew that it was because he just mentioned that Wei Zhongxian had left this world. In Wang Chengen's view, after all, Wei Zhongxian was the number one hero who helped His Majesty control the imperial power, and he had been with His Majesty from the very beginning. He was a capable general in the struggle of the courtiers, and at that time, there were no figures of himself, Li Mingrui, and Lu Xiangsheng. It is only natural for His Majesty to feel sad because of Wei Zhongxian's departure now.

Wang Chengen also couldn't help thinking to himself that if he left His Majesty at another age, it would seem to make His Majesty lose his mind for a moment. If he could do the same, even if he had no descendants in this life, he would be content.

"Order the Ministry of Rites to bury Wei Zhongxian generously, and bury him with the ceremonies of the three princes," Zhu Youxiao turned around and walked towards Xinuang Pavilion. Once he entered Xinuang Pavilion, Wang Chengen conveyed Zhu Youxiao's order just now to Cheng Jiming, Cheng Jiming But at this time, Li Mingrui, who had been sitting in the attic drowsily, came up tremblingly and handed in the memorial: "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to send you back to your hometown!" !"

(End of this chapter)