Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu quickly decided to issue an order to North Korea, ordering them to send ships to Tsushima Island to transport grain in the near future.At present, Japan's reaction is still unclear. Zhu Gaoxu decided to station troops on Tsushima Island first, relying on the advantages of forts and naval forces to gain a firm foothold, and wait for a while.

The north-south road is long and the water is far away. The imperial court sent people to do something casually, and a few months passed...

According to the season, midsummer has passed, but the turn of summer and autumn in the capital seems to be hotter.The hot air comes up from the ground, and only the wind after nightfall can blow it away a little, making people feel the coolness of autumn.

Zhu Gaoxu hadn't left Beijing for a long time, but he would still go out of the palace occasionally.This morning, he left the palace.

Yanque Lake is located in the outer city area between Taiping Gate and Chaoyang Gate. It used to be very large and was the largest lake near the capital. However, due to the construction of the imperial palace during the Hongwu period, a large area of ​​water was filled and leveled, and now it has shrunk by half.

There is a spacious courtyard villa by the lake on the west bank. Zhu Gaoxu came here today and saw that it has just been renovated.

The person who accompanied Zhu Gaoxu was Ma Enhui.The two walked into a small bamboo forest along the stone path. If it weren't for the figures of Jin Yiwei guards and eunuchs walking slowly from time to time, the place would be even quieter.

"Some new bamboos have been planted outside. They are still small now, but next year, this bamboo forest will be more dense." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

Ma Enhui said, "There is a kind of elegance that leads to seclusion."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and continued walking for a while.As soon as the two of them walked out of the bamboo forest, they turned their heads to look to the left, Ma Enhui showed a surprised expression on his face, and couldn't help letting out a soft sigh.

As soon as they came out of the bamboo forest, their vision suddenly became very wide.The east side is sunny, hanging over the vast Yanque Lake; even if there is a wall in the distance, it does not completely block the open view of Yanque Lake.Outside the fence is Yanque Lake, and there is an artificial lake inside, which is sparkling when the wind blows.

This situation, at first glance, seems to be not in the capital city, but in the fields.The huge Yanque Lake makes the world look empty and vast.

An antique small courtyard is beside the artificial lake, in front of it is a courtyard surrounded by a wooden fence, and there is an attic inside.

Ma Enhui watched the scenery and stopped for a while.

Zhu Gaoxu took a look at her fair face with a little makeup on, and asked, "What do you think of this place?"

Ma Enhui nodded without hesitation and said, "It's like living in seclusion, but this house is in the capital city. The people who built this house are definitely not ordinary people."

"Of course, it turned out to be the property of the royal family. It was in the Jianwen period, didn't you know?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

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Ma Enhui shook her head.

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly again, "Enhui thinks the place is good, so that's fine."

Ma Enhui asked softly, "What's your Majesty's intention?"

Zhu Gaoxu said, "This is something for you."

"Ah!" Ma Enhui's expression was very delicate, full of surprise and confusion.In an instant, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to feel her mixed feelings.

Zhu Gaoxu then took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed them to Ma Enhui who was on the side, "These are the land deeds, including this courtyard, several manor fields in the Zhili area, and some shops. They will all be yours from now on." .”

"I'm single, so I don't need so many things, my sage doesn't have to." Ma Enhui's voice was a little strange.

After Zhu Gaoxu stopped, he was surprised and a little bit at a loss when he saw her.He stuffed the paper into Ma Enhui's hand, "Take it, it's not about being enthroned, and it needs to be rejected three times."

Hearing this, Ma Enhui couldn't help laughing "chi", she immediately held back her smile and said, "It's really not polite to be a concubine, it's useless for a woman to take so much property."

"It's better than being under the fence, you can get freedom." Zhu Gaoxu said.

"Freedom?" Ma Enhui repeated in confusion.

Zhu Gaoxu also repeated it, looking at her with encouraging eyes, "Freedom."

After a while, Ma Enhui was a little worried and said, "These lands should be owned by the royal family. If the Holy Majesty gave them to others, wouldn't the ministers warn them?"

Zhu Gaoxu said, "I first gave the royal property to the 'Western Shipping Factory' in exchange for part of the shares of the merchant gang; then Mrs. Shen Xu transferred it to 'Ms. Wang', which is Enhui you. Such a thing, The minister can't control it."

Ma Enhui nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu said again, "In the future, Shen Xu's maritime trade merchants will not only pay taxes to the Shibo Tier, but also share it with the royal family. This is a very reasonable request. The Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers opened up business routes for merchants. huge cost.

Just like a transportation line that is being developed recently, from Yunnan to Honghe, and then to Songtai Port (Haiphong City) into the sea; our local government and the repair of post roads and official shops along the road cost a lot.However, this is also a major event of mutual benefit. The imperial court can also better control the Annan Kingdom, and can transport Yunnan's minerals and water out of the southwest region. "

Ma Enhui said softly, "Your Majesty is talented and generous, and treats people generously."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "The royal family's property originally belonged to you. What's more, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the person I am now."

Ma Enhui hurriedly said, "It's all belonging to the Zhu family, and it has nothing to do with the concubine anyway."

The two walked slowly for a while, Ma Enhui's plain white dress was very long, and the subtle sound of "rustling" on the stone slab was clearly audible.

After a while, she couldn't help asking again, "Why did the Holy One treat me so well, just because I helped you unintentionally?"

"You don't have to think that way, they are all things outside of your body." Zhu Gaoxu said, "I didn't give you anything. You don't want to go back to the palace, and you don't have the title and honor of the royal family; you deserve these right now."

Ma Enhui said softly, "To get this heart is more important than anything else."

But Zhu Gaoxu said, "I have no heart, I am just a public weapon to women."

Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Gaoxu, then lowered her head in thought.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "If I have a heart, don't I want to divide it into fragments? And if I give you my heart,

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Or doting on anyone alone, then where are the queen and those concubines guarding me in the palace? "

Ma Enhui said quietly, "I understand."

She was in a trance for a while, then her expression suddenly changed again, her face was a little pale, "I can't forgive myself."

"Why?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Ma Enhui didn't answer.

After she was silent for a long time, she still said to herself, "If the ladies in the court were all as transparent as the Holy Majesty, maybe there wouldn't be so many life-and-death struggles in the palace."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said, "There will still be. Isn't it the same when the old and violent|ruthless emperor is in power? Women will fight for other things. At that time, the harem is like an officialdom."

Ma Enhui smiled wryly, "It seems to be exactly as the Holy One said."

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the attic in the small courtyard, "Let's go up and have a look, you can see the Yanque Lake farther away."

So the two walked into the yard, climbed up the wooden stairs to the attic, and stood behind the wooden railing to watch the scenery.Surrounded by the breeze in the air, Ma Enhui looked at the distant view of the lake, gently closed her eyes and took a deep breath, with a pleasant smile on her face.

At this time, she withdrew her gaze, turned her head to look up at Zhu Gaoxu's face, and suddenly asked, "If...the Holy One can only choose one person as a companion, who would you choose?"

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that women's questions are sometimes really difficult to answer.

He pondered for a while, and said, "I was born as a vassal king. Except for the queen, all the women around me were chosen by myself. Of course, they are all satisfied; the queen means the queen of the father and mother, but I was also very happy when I saw her for the first time. If There can only be one person to accompany you, no matter who you meet first, it should be fine."

Ma Enhui glanced at the empty corridor behind the railing, and said softly, "Is there me?"