open sea

Chapter 680
Everything was ready, just waiting for the emperor to drive Beiyang. Chen Mu always thought that the general's platform was used by the emperor to watch the ceremony, but it was not.

In mid-October, Chen Mu, who was in Beiyang to accompany his wife and children, suddenly received an urgent imperial edict, ordering him to set off for the Forbidden City as soon as he received the edict.

It seems that this summoning was not as easy as usual. When Chen Mu arrived in the Forbidden City, he walked through the familiar palace and resumed his road. The little eunuch Zhang Jing faced him with a straight face and read out the imperial edict ordering Jing Haibo to wait in the side hall of the bedroom. , and then led the way without saying a word.

Bedroom, where the hell is there a side hall in the bedroom?

It's not the East Palace. Apart from the main hall, there are two greenhouses and two side rooms. Where is the side hall?

Chen Mu wanted to ask, so he went out of Fudao and walked to the front of the hall. There were warriors holding gold melons on the left and right, and each of them stared at Chen Mu with serious and threatening eyes, so that he did not dare to do frivolous actions.

This is, the queen mother wants to summon herself?

Then he saw the little eunuch Zhang Jing turning a corner at the door of the bedroom, and took him to the door of the side room where two big Han generals stood, and it was the outer door.

Zhang Jing waved his fly whisk, but there was still no smile on his face, and said, "Please!"

As soon as he entered the ear room, Chen Mu felt that the little emperor was getting bolder - he actually built a door on the partition wall of the ear room!
Brazenly treating the ear room as a side hall!
Does kneeling hurt?
The emperor did not make him wait, but was waiting for him.

When Chen Mu entered Emperor Wanli's "combat command room" through the small door in the ear room, the messy tables and cases had been tidied up, and the huge map of the world hanging on the wall was used as the background.

Little Wanli was dressed in a robe with twelve chapter patterns, and stood in the center solemnly with a small face and arms folded. Before Chen Mu could ask any questions, he took a step forward, stared and gritted his teeth as hard as he could, and said solemnly: "The country is in danger now, and you need to be a general." What do you think about going on an expedition?"

State-owned embarrassment?

How do you say that?Applying the words in the story book, Chen Mu made a water and land ceremony of unprecedented scale in his mind, and all kinds of instruments and instruments rang non-stop in his mind.

It's just that at this moment, he has not yet understood what the little emperor is doing.

"Your Majesty, have the captives gone south?"

The little emperor's serious expression suddenly suffocated, he almost laughed, swallowed the saliva in his mouth hard, returned to seriousness, and asked repeatedly: "The country is in danger now, and you need to be a general to go out, what do you think?"

Like a broken little AI.

Chen Mu probably understood that the little emperor had already entered the NPC role-playing state of the plot mission, so he would say this, and he had to answer the correct answer. He bowed his head and saluted, "I am willing to take on this important task."

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the little emperor took another step forward and grabbed his sleeve, then slapped his calf quickly towards the door of the anteroom, and said as he walked, "Hurry up, I have fasted for three days, let's go to the Taimiao soon, it's too late The queen mother will find out!"

What?Did this thief who put the country in danger hide in the Taimiao?

When they came out of the ear room, two rows of big Han generals stepped up to follow. Chen Mu thought that he was about to start an expedition, and he would not be in Middle-earth for several years. When he came back, maybe the little emperor had left his childishness and patiently played house with him. Followed to the Taimiao.

Meeting Feng Bao just a few days ago, Chen Mu only chatted with Feng Bao about two things. One was to suggest that the Bureau of Military Warfare, one of the four Bureaus of the Twelve Supervisors of the Inner Court, and the Military Weapons Bureau of the Ministry of Industry send people to Beiyang to learn flintlock guns. , the production method of artillery, and further expand the empire's production capacity.

This matter was not Feng Bao's personal subordinate organization. Although the Supervisor of Rituals was the head of the inner court, he only had the ability to influence the military affairs, and the Military Weapons Bureau of the Ministry of Industry only had influence.

But there is another matter that Feng Bao can take care of. He told Feng Bao the principle of depression, pretending to be hearsay, suggesting that the little emperor can take a day or half a day to rest and play every ten days, and find something that can relax him. Do, don't be too harsh.

As for whether Feng Daban can listen to it or not, that's another matter.

Until now, Chen Mu thought it was some little eunuch or Jin Yi who angered the emperor and asked the emperor to find Chen Mu to beat him up... Children often do this kind of thing, right?
The Taimiao is not far from the Qianqing Palace. Outside the Meridian Gate and inside the Chengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, one east and one west are the Taimiao and the Sheji Altar dedicated to the ancestors.

Although Chen Mu had never been to the Taimiao, and he was not present at the sacrifices over the years, he did not feel any taboo about entering the Taimiao at this time. He felt that the little emperor would cause trouble, and he could persuade him.

But when he entered the Taimiao, he didn't think so.

The Taimiao was too serious, like a small sacrifice. Although it was not far from the Qianqing Palace, the impatient little emperor still walked away panting and sweating. He ordered the warriors in front of the temple to guard the left and right, and raised his sleeves to wipe off the sweat on his forehead. , turned to Chen Mu and urged: "Follow me in!"

In the main hall of the Taimiao, the shrines, tablets and chairs of the Taizu Emperor and Empress are enshrined. , still muttering words in his mouth.

"Don't blame the ancestors. The descendants of the next generation have unspeakable secrets. Before taking office, they were under the control of the mother and queen. They can only worship the ancestors in this way..."

The little mouth is broken, complaining and begging for forgiveness, and the words of the car follow.

After talking for a long time, he turned his head and glanced at Wang An. Wang An handed the incense candle to Chen Mu again. The little emperor said, "Put the incense and worship the ancestors!"

Chen Mu's mind was always confused, he just froze for a while, until Wang An urged him with his eyes, and then he imitated the little emperor's amulet and offered incense to Emperor Taizu's amulet, and whispered something to Zhu Yuanzhang by the way. Introduce myself.

When he turned his head again, the little emperor had already taken out a small compass from his sleeve to look for directions like a feng shui magician, and finally stood in the middle of the hall, with the compass back in his sleeve, facing west, looking at Chen Mu from the corner of his eyes. .

Wang An reminded in a low voice in front of Chen Mu: "Jing Haibo, you should stand to the south and face north."

When Chen Mu really stood in the south and faced the north, that is, facing the shrine, tablet, and chair of the Taizu Emperor, and saw the little emperor taking out a small ax from the treasure box presented by the eunuch in the east, he realized it later. Know exactly what Wanli is going to do.

Wanli is paying homage to the general, but the instrument system is wrong.

The worship of generals in the Ming Dynasty was not like this. After Tumubao, there was no serious worship of generals. Even before Tumubao, the ceremony of worshiping generals was different. The emperor was required to sit in Fengtian Hall in military uniform, and the general entered the hall from the west to kowtow. Four obeisances, and the order is announced by the official.

It is called the ceremony of conferring ax on behalf of others.

There is no need to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, let alone offer incense to the ancestors, it is not so serious at all.

Holding the blade of the axe in both hands, the little emperor pointed the handle of the ax at Chen Mu from a distance, and said, "From now on up to the nine heavens, the general will control it!"

It means authority.

Then the little emperor solemnly held the axe upright, held the handle and pointed the blade at Chen Mu, saying: "From now on down to Jiuyuan, the general will control it!"

This action is a warning, telling the general to respect himself.

Afterwards, the little emperor looked at Chen Mu as if reciting a text, and said: "If you see the emptiness, you will advance, and if you see the truth, you will stop. Don't underestimate the enemy because of the three armies, don't be ordered to die because you are ordered, and don't be cheap because of your body." , Don’t disobey the crowd with your own opinion, don’t take debate as inevitable. Don’t sit when a scholar is not sitting, don’t eat if a scholar is not eating, the cold and heat will be the same. If this is the case, the scholars will do their best.”

"I know that the Eastern Expedition is a heavy responsibility, but I can't build an altar for you that the emperors worshiped in ancient times. I respect you so much, and I hope you can respect me so much after you go to sea."

"I created an official seal for you, but you have not yet taken charge of the government at this time, alas... the ancestors and ancestors, the seal made by the emperor is actually privately engraved!"

He spit out his own fault, the little emperor waved his sleeves, and said: "In addition to the important ministers of Beiyang and Nanyang, I will also give you the Asia Economic Strategy and the Shangshu of the Youjing Ministry of War, which means that you will be responsible for the military administration and the strategy of conquering America."

"On the day when I take over the government, the official title will be conferred immediately... Does this count as violating the system in front of the ancestors?"

"My ancestors will not blame me. My general is a weapon of the country, not a talent of thousands of miles."

"Zhen, I'm a little nervous, Bo Jinghai." The little emperor carefully peeked at the cigarette floating in front of the ancestral tablet, swallowed slowly, and said to Chen Mu: "You, can you knock one for me?"

　Good morning!

　　Push two friends’ new books, one is "The Unparalleled Bastard" and the other is "Three Kingdoms Zhao Weihuang"

　　They are all new books by old authors who have completed the works.

　　
　
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