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Chapter 408
Side Story 4. Love Story in the Forbidden City——A Nibble to Make Love

Hongzhi has been in power for nearly three years, and it can be said that he has devoted himself to the world.But he was not an emperor who liked to exercise power, so he delegated many powers to the cabinet and the six ministries.The cooperation between the cabinet and the director of ceremonies is also very appropriate, at least so far there has been no mutual stumbling.The emperor, the cabinet, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the six ministries cooperated seamlessly, and the atmosphere in the court was also renewed, and the courtiers also saw the possibility of Dameng's revival.

Now the cabinet has already reached the full number of 7 cabinet ministers. However, after Hongzhi ascended the throne, the work tasks of the cabinet have become more and more heavy. During this period, the courtiers are discussing whether it is necessary to add two more temporary cabinet ministers to the cabinet. issue of quota.Don't you see that the ceremonial supervisors have added two new places for eunuchs holding pens, so the ministers also want to try to see if they can also compete for two more positions for the cabinet.After all, with one more cabinet position, they are more likely to join the cabinet.

Hongzhi also understood the pettiness in the hearts of the ministers. The number of these two cabinet ministers might be temporary at first, but as the days passed, he firmly believed that the ministers would be able to remove the word "temporary".However, Hongzhi did not ban this topic, but let the ministers continue to discuss. Regardless of the final result of the discussion, Hongzhi was ready to seal it.

Another good thing about the year of Hongzhi is that the officials of Dameng Dynasty, who have not had a salary increase for more than 100 years, finally raised their salaries!Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations.As for the reason for the salary increase, it is also very simple, because the tax revenue of the court has increased.

Just two years ago, that is, the 23rd year of Shenghua, the first thing the little emperor registered was to open the half-covered, half-open and half-forbidden sea trade, and opened 10 sea trade in the coastal areas in one go. Officially designated treaty port.When Hongzhi first opened this hole, it was not that there were no ministers who came out to object.Among them are extreme right-wing conservative forces who call themselves Confucian defenders, and ministers who themselves made their fortunes by semi-smuggling.

The guards with clean buttocks can only be suppressed by the courtiers sent by Kaihai. As for the smuggling ministers who rely on the sea and want to eat alone, Shang Ming, the governor of the East Factory, showed his fangs to them!These people's black materials can be as much as they want after Shang Dugong regains control of the East Factory.While at sea, the Dongbao Fleet issued an ultimatum to the forces colluding with these ministers.Disobedient and desperate boats naturally all went into the sea to feed the bastards.

Since Shenghua opened the sea in 23 years, the tax revenue of that year was 150 million taels more than last year, and in the first year it was more than 400 million taels more than last year.The ministers estimated that after one year of Hongzhi, the tax revenue would be 600 million taels more than the previous year!It is precisely because of this that the emperor increased the salaries of the officials for the first time, and it was directly doubled.

What the ministers didn't know was that Dongchang had already transferred his share of Dongbao's revenue to Nei Nu, so now the emperor's small treasury can get Dongbao dividends of at least 150 million silver dollars every year.The huge profits of maritime merchants can be seen!
The emperor dared to delegate power, the ministers were also full of energy, and the national power was booming. Not only was Dameng ZTE in sight, but more importantly, the ministers seemed to have found the feeling of "ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats" of the predecessors of the Song Dynasty.This feeling - the beauty is very good!

Therefore, when the general situation was improving, Emperor Hongzhi occasionally skipped work and disappeared, and the cabinet ministers had no choice but to turn a blind eye and pretend that they didn't know anything. up.What's more, the emperor didn't really disappear, he just went to the Royal Xiyuan to relax, and every time he was accompanied by master guards.

It's just a little out of step...

Because every time Emperor Hongzhi went to Xiyuan, he went over the eaves and over the walls!The masters of the factory guards also cried more than once that His Majesty's qinggong is so good that he has only seen it in his life.The courtiers who knew the emperor's history could only sigh, thinking that the prince had developed such a skill in order to avoid the pursuit and assassination of the concubine Wan Gui at all times...

Instead, these ministers don't have to worry about some lunatic breaking into the palace to assassinate His Majesty. After all, an emperor who can lift his legs to go to the room runs really fast!I think if Emperor Tianshun had such abilities back then, he wouldn't have been captured alive by Wala.

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On this day, Hongzhi, who had dealt with government affairs all morning and morning, finally had some leisure. After a hasty lunch, he changed into a suit of clothes that were easy to move around, and then disappeared again without even saying hello. .Fortunately, the masters squatting on the roof of the Xingan Qing Palace discovered the emperor in time, so they followed up.

This time the emperor's goal was not the Zhonghai and Nanhai in Xiyuan, but went straight to the North Sea.When Hongzhi was a dog, he actually liked Beihai the most.It's a pity that Beihai is often occupied by that bitch Wan Zhen'er, so there are very few opportunities for Baoer to take him to play in Beihai.However, Hongzhi remembered that many giant river prawns could be caught on the coast of the North Sea. In the past, Baoer would often catch these small creatures less than an inch long in a shrimp pot, fry them until they were crispy, and then sprinkle salt on them for him to eat with bibimbap.

This is also the taste that Hongzhi misses the most during those "difficult" years.But gradually, the shrimps on the east coast of the North Sea seemed to have eyes, and gradually disappeared.

At this time, at the intersection of summer and autumn, the scattered fruit trees in Xiyuan were already covered with fruits. Hongzhi picked a few pears that had not been eaten by insects, and walked along the North Sea while gnawing on them.All of a sudden, he noticed a shrimp cage that was made of exquisite materials, but the workmanship was so poor that it was hideously hidden in the water.

"Heh, which kind of heartless shrimp pot is this buried here?"

Hongzhi thought to himself, how many times he had tried it on the east coast, and every time there were some small fish, there was no trace of giant river prawn.If you want to catch giant river prawns, you should also lower the cages to the west coast of the North Sea.

Seeing that Hongzhi picked up the cage unceremoniously, Hongzhi almost didn't laugh when he saw this, because there wasn't even a fish in it.

"Don't this idiot know that at least a handful of steamed bun residue or crushed millet should be thrown in as bait?"

But what Hongzhi was even more curious about was who would put shrimp cages in the Royal West Garden privately without putting any bait.He also estimated that this cage was probably put here by his master yesterday afternoon or evening, so as long as Hongzhi hides here, he will definitely be able to catch the thief.

Not long after Hongzhi hid in the woods, he saw a "sneaky" girl, holding a small stick in her hand, rummaging for something in the grass by the bank.

It seems that this girl is the owner of the inferior shrimp cage.

Hongzhi suddenly became playful and decided to scare the girl, so while the girl was concentrating on searching for his shrimp pot, he suddenly jumped up behind her and asked suddenly:
"Who told you that there are shrimps in this generation in Beihai? Go back and tell him that the shrimp population here has migrated to the west coast of Beihai."

"ah!"

It has to be said that Oda City is worthy of being a child of the samurai family. Even though he was shocked by the sudden voice behind him, he still turned around instinctively, and used the turning around and drawing his sword that he had learned from Bao'er.It's just that Ah Shi has no sword to pull out, so her move can only be called pulling the stick.

Seeing the little girl swinging a stick towards his own life, Hongzhi was so frightened that he hurriedly used lightness kung fu and retreated far away.And Ah Shi thought that he had encountered a villain, so he used the lightness kung fu taught by Lan Fu to rush out.

Hong Zhi, who almost became a lonely king, was also furious, and after seeing A Shi jumping out, he also chased A Shi with lightness kung fu.

Ashi's lightness kung fu has only been practiced for two or three years, how can it be as proficient as Hongzhi, who has relied on this thing to save his life since he was a child.So before Ah Shi ran out a few steps, she felt that someone grabbed her by the back collar.In a hurry, Ah Shi turned around and punched Hong Zhi's eyes.Hongzhi turned his head to avoid the punch, and took advantage of the opportunity to hold Ashi's wrist.

Ah Shi seemed to have followed her brother's nonchalant personality. Seeing her wrist being caught, she jumped up suddenly, stretched out her other hand to wrap around Emperor Hongzhi's neck, and, like an irritated Shiba Inu, Bite towards Hongzhi's side face violently!

"His Majesty!"

Four or five master guards of the factory thought that the emperor was in danger, so they flocked to the assassin in an instant, but they retreated in a sensible way after only a few steps away.Because they saw a delicate woman lying on the emperor's body, kissing the emperor's cheek fiercely!
"Ah! It hurts to death!"

Several factory guard masters were taken aback for a moment, thinking how ruthless this kiss is, to be able to kiss the emperor!
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