Bright Spring

"A long time ago, there was a king in the West who liked to dress up the most and spent all his money on all kinds of clothes. He didn't care about the army or government affairs, and he didn't even care about poetry, etiquette, and hunting. I don't like it, but I like to ride in a carriage to show off his new clothes. He changes clothes many times a day, and when people mention him, they always say: "The king is changing clothes..."

The child's attention is easily distracted, Zhan He forgot all the unhappiness after a while, and was attracted by the story, he said curiously: "There is such a king!"

Zhu Gaoxu spoke slowly and eloquently, and Zhan He listened very carefully.He may not be very interested in reading, but he obviously likes novel stories.

"...a child said that he had no clothes on, and he really didn't have any clothes on! In the end, all the people were talking. The king became more and more disturbed, and he felt that the people's comments were true. But he thought to himself : I must finish the procession. So he put on a more haughty look. His valets walk behind him, holding in their hands the hem of a robe that doesn't exist."

After talking about the king's new clothes, Zhu Gaoxu said, "Go to sleep."

Zhan He still had a look of unfinished thoughts, and muttered: "What a stupid minister, he is not as good as a child! The emperor will tell you one more thing, and the minister wants to hear it."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "No matter how much you like something, you have to have a degree, you can't be in the 'dressing room' all day. It's late today, it's time to go to bed. If you are obedient, Father will tell you a new story in the future " After he finished speaking, he pulled the quilt to cover Zhan He, then turned and walked out of the room.

Guo Wei followed, and said softly, "The Holy Majesty spoils him too much. But that story is really interesting, and my concubine also listened to it with great interest."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, sighed lightly and said: "I think Zhanhe, I am afraid that only when he is young can he be happy and carefree. When he grows up, he has heavy responsibilities, and he is doomed at birth."

Guo Wei suddenly became more cautious, and said slowly: "Blessed is Zhanhe, and there is a holy father who can shield us from the wind and rain."

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: "From a common sense point of view, I can't protect him for the rest of my life, and he will have to take over my responsibilities in the future. Officials in the court have already written letters, urging me to establish a crown prince early, and I think it's time. "

Guo Wei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is in his prime, Zhan He is still young, why not talk about it later?"

"Establish the prince early, everyone can feel at ease." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Zhan He is the eldest son, he is the best prince, there is no controversy; in this way, the remaining princes can be peace of mind to be the vassal king, which is actually quite good Yes. They don’t need to bear too much expectation, as long as they are healthy and behave well, know right and wrong, and live happily and happily, their parents will be satisfied.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly understood what his father, queen and empress did.He never blamed Zhu Di too much, but at this moment he let go of everything.

The two walked along the corridor all the way to Guo Wei's bedroom.Guo Wei ordered the female officer to bring in water and wait for Zhu Gaoxu to bathe and change clothes.

Zhu Gaoxu also sat down on a big chair in the front hall, waiting for the maids to get ready.

After an unknown amount of time, Guo Wei's voice suddenly asked, "Did someone upset the Holy Majesty?"

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's okay, if everything in the court is according to the emperor's wishes, that emperor must also be wearing the 'emperor's new clothes' and is being deceived."

Guo Wei laughed immediately and said: "The Holy Majesty's words are appropriate, I wonder if Zhan He can understand the meaning."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Understood, didn't you hear him say that ministers are more stupid than children?"

"Zhanhe is still young, so he doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depth of the earth." Guo Wei said.Then she asked cautiously: "What's wrong?"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, Wei'er doesn't have to worry. Just now I suddenly remembered the feeling of reading history books recently."

"Oh?" Guo Wei moved her body slightly, as if listening attentively.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Before Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, the political concept of great unification had not been formed, and enfeoffment of princes was the method recognized by the people of the world. Qin Shihuang unified the world, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and began the grand innovation of centralization However, the Qin Dynasty lasted only a short time before it perished.

The Qin Dynasty perished, but the ambition of the first emperor was succeeded by others.When Liu Bang was still a small citizen, the phrase "a man should be like this" meant that he would inherit the ambition of the first emperor.However, the Han Dynasty could only be forced to enfeoff at the beginning, and the real consolidation of the centralized national system will not be until the time when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty cuts down the feudal vassals.You see, when it comes to the general trend of history, a person's life is too short. "

Guo Wei seemed to faintly sense Zhu Gaoxu's mood, and comforted him with kind words: "Your Majesty is in his prime, and he will surely be able to make great achievements. A man should be just like His Majesty."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "I am indeed young and strong, if you don't believe me, you can feel it for a while."

Guo Wei didn't recover at first, but suddenly there was a look of embarrassment on her face.Her cheeks flushed slightly, she was originally delicate and beautiful, but at this moment she didn't look like she had been a mother for seven years.

The two had some private conversations, and Guo Wei gradually became less cautious than before, since it was not a serious matter anyway, she also became more casual.

After bathing and changing clothes, Guo Wei talked more: "Why did Yao Ji's breasts grow so big? Did she eat something to nurse her when she was a child?"

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.

Guo Wei said quietly again: "Little... the imperial concubine's eyes are too attractive, the Holy One said how did her waist and hips be trained like that?"

Zhu Gaoxu thought that Guo Wei also comforted him before, so he said kindly: "Wei'er is also very good, don't worry about them."

Guo Wei hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "The figure is slim and graceful."

Guo Wei asked solemnly: "Is this good, the Holy One likes this?"

Zhu Gaoxu whispered in her ear: "Weier's body is very soft, and I always feel that I am very strong. Besides, there is only one queen, so you don't have to pay too much attention to anyone else."

"Fine. I thought His Majesty would be bored with me, but I am very happy that His Majesty is willing to say these words." Guo Wei said softly.

She sat up, reached out and put down one side of the bed curtain, then lay down on the quilt again to put the bed curtain at the end of the bed.The palace was still lit, but there were two layers of curtains, one layer of light gauze and one layer of opaque purple satin, the inside of the curtains suddenly became dim, and the light became more and more soft.

When she returned to the bed, Zhu Gaoxu propped up his body and looked down at Guo Wei's face, her eyes shone brightly in the soft curtain.The surroundings also quieted down, and Guo Wei's breathing was clearly audible, and it seemed to be a little faster than before.

Chapter 788 September Kyushu

Kyushu in September is already a bit cold.Yao Fang turned her head from the pier of Hakata Port (today's east of Fukuoka City), and was immediately frozen by the wind from the sea.

A group of people came from Tsushima Island, and the voyage was not far away. They sailed southeast, passed Iki Island, and soon arrived at Hakata Port.

The envoy was not Yao Fang, but Qian Xili, a civil servant from the Department of Pedestrians. In addition, there were more than a dozen military generals, guards, translators, and officials from hundreds of households.As a businessman, Yao Fang has no status, so he was not allowed to come; but Yao Fang insisted on coming.

Yao Fang knew Ouchi Sheng, the military attache in Hakata, and the Han Chinese monks in various temples.He secretly made up his mind to take advantage of this trip to meet those people and learn more information.

Qian Xili was a Jinshi who passed the examination during the reign of Wude, and he was born as the second-ranked Jinshi.Because the Department of Pedestrians had the most official vacancies, and he didn't want to be a magistrate, he temporarily served in the Department of Pedestrians, and then volunteered to come to Tsushima Island as a foreign affairs officer; he also clearly mentioned in his words that he hoped to achieve some political achievements , in order to take charge of more important powers in the court.From this point of view, he is a relatively straightforward literati.

Everyone just arrived at the pier, and they were quickly received by Ouchi's family, and everything was very satisfying.The person in charge of receiving them was a samurai. Although he was short in stature, he looked very capable. He explained the situation in fluent Chinese and claimed to be "Maori Sadacho".

Maori Zhenchang bowed many times, and he was very respectful. He and his entourage also bowed frequently, very polite.Yao Fang and the others were a little worried before, but seeing such a scene now, everyone felt relieved.

Hakata Port is a relatively lively port, with all kinds of small wooden boats coming, and many busy scenes of Lifu moving goods, making the pier look very busy.

Maori also brought some mounts, a small type of horse, for everyone to ride into the city.Everyone got on their horses one after another, and the tension was gone. People looked around and enjoyed the scenery of the exotic place in the East China Sea, and they became more interested in talking with each other.

Qian Xili in front asked Mao Li next to him, "What is your official position?"

Mao Li said, "I am a retainer of the Ouchi family, and a person who defends the state of Zhou."

Yao Fang heard the content of the conversation, and she had a rough idea of ​​the direction in her mind.The place they are currently in probably belongs to the territory of the "Chikuzen Kingdom", and to the east is the "Bungzen Kingdom". They are all on the south bank of the Kanmon Strait and belong to the Kitakyushu area; door country.These four so-called countries are currently under the territory of the Ouchi Clan.

As for Shi Jian Country, which Emperor Zhu Gaoxu of the Ming Dynasty paid attention to, it was in the northeast of Changmen Country, and the two lands were adjacent to each other.

Mao Li continued to explain very thoughtfully, "After the 'Mingde Rebellion', the Ouchi family once owned the territory of the Nine Kingdoms due to their contribution to the suppression of the Daming Clan, and the Western Kingdom was the strongest. After some things, when the Ouchi family was in the most decline, there were only Zhou Fang and Nagato. After the current family governor Ouchi Shengjian) went to Luo, the general was very satisfied with the family governor's "loyalty and obedience", so he let the family governor lead the land of the four countries.

Zhou Fangguo's Yamaguchi Castle is the foundation of the Ouchi family.However, in recent years, most of the owners live in Hakata.I am a retainer of the Ouchi family, if you have any business, you can talk to me first, and I will introduce it to the head of the family in a few days. "

A group of people rode for a long time, and finally arrived in front of a walled city against a mountain.This city is much richer than the fortresses captured on Tsushima Island. The city walls have stone foundations and rammed earth covered with bricks.

It looks low, just like a courtyard wall.

Maori led everyone into a big house in the city.After settling down, Mao Li sent someone to invite the envoy Qian Xili to meet him, and allowed Qian Xili to bring two entourages.Yao Fang asked to accompany him and became one of the three.

Guided by an attendant, they walked into a closed corridor with latticed walls on both sides.The attendant walked to a place, knelt down facing the grid wall, stretched out his hand and opened a wooden door, and then Fubai said a few words in Japanese.Then the attendant asked Qian Xili and others to take off their shoes and enter.