Bright Spring

The Jin Yiwei guards stepped forward, brought back the shot goat, and showed the strength of the arrow to the civil and military officials in the brigade, and there was another burst of praise from the crowd. "The sage's martial arts are unrivaled in the world, the best in the world" and so on.

Then everyone met more than a dozen ducks. Zhu Gaoxu and a few nobles stepped forward and shot arrows continuously, galloping and shooting, having a great time.

Only the embassy official in charge of recording has been sullen and seems a bit embarrassed.After all, it is a bit unrefined to write such words as "the holy one shot a goat and a few ducks".

Finally, an official suggested that the black bears in the zoo should be put in the forest.But Zhu Gaoxu refused, he said in a joking tone: "Bear meat is not tasty."

A large group of people rode around in this mountain forest for a long time, and finally harvested some deer, hares and other available prey. Seeing that the sun was almost high, Zhu Gaoxu ordered to return to the camp and asked the imperial chef to cook the prey as a reward. Ministers and armies.

The smell of venison and mutton, sprinkled with pepper and roasted, soon permeated inside and outside the big tent, and jars of rice wine were also brought in.The generals were in a good mood, talking while waiting for the wine and meat, the big tent was full of noise.

Ping An, who was five big and three thick, had the loudest voice, "It's not as fun as hunting with horses on the grassland! But there are so many things, wild ducks are everywhere."

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

While yelling, Pingan took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his sweat. Compared with the hatchback of his thick arm and the light embroidered handkerchief in his hand, there was an inexplicable sense of humor.

At this moment, Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Household Department, suddenly asked Pingan: "Mr. E seems to be tired?"

Ping An gave Xia Yuanji a blank look, "I just like to sweat."

When the two members, civil and military, who seldom interacted with each other, spoke, many officials were attracted and looked sideways.Zhu Gaoxu was sitting on the top seat, smiling and listening to the two of them chatting.

Xia Yuanji said again: "Duke E galloped all the way to the back of the mountain, and then climbed the mountain back to drive his prey. Your cheek was also scratched by a branch. It is quite strenuous to run and shoot."

Ping'an wondered, "I just love to ride horses and gallop and shoot, and I'm happy with it!"

Xia Yuanji said calmly, "Who would be willing to plow with this kind of strength, facing the loess and back to the sky every day?"

The noise gradually died down, and most people could already tell that Xia Yuanji meant something.He went on to say: "Those nomadic, fishing and hunting tribes in the deep forest on the grassland have no fixed place to live, and no fixed meals; but officials in the border areas call them to farm inside, but they are unwilling. From what I see, the world seems to be more Love chasing prey and wandering on horseback.”

Pingan smiled and said: "Xia Butang's words are a bit reasonable. There is no war anymore. I ride horses, shoot arrows, and play with weapons in my manor. It takes a lot of effort, but I find it interesting. But you are a bit bad, Shangshu. Let me talk, why bother to play me like a monkey?"

Originally, the scene in the account was relatively serious. When people heard Ping An's words, some of them turned red and almost couldn't laugh out loud.

Xia Yuanji's face turned awkward, so he turned around and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty educates the common people in the world, don't indulge in leisure and hate work, and don't let people's hearts flutter; the common people live and work in peace and contentment, and work diligently, so that they can feed the billions of people in the Ming Dynasty. But the wandering tribes in the north can only find their way. Exploitation|Plundering my court, only then can I live without farming. The Holy One must not ignore it.”

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, glanced at Xia Yuanji, and said, "Xia Butang doesn't talk about the principles of saints, but he can tell some truths."

This kind of response made many officials look surprised, and Xia Yuanji was also faintly relieved.

Zhu Gaoxu paused, then looked at Xia Yuanji and said, "However, no matter how the imperial court decides, I also hope that people with different political opinions will not confront each other to tear down the situation, but will alert each other and make up for their shortcomings."

Xia Yuanji kowtowed and said, "The Holy One is wise!"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Get up. The barbecue is really delicious. Go and ask someone to cut it up and bring it in, and share it with everyone."

"Your maid obeys the orders." The eunuch replied.

At this time Zhan He waited and came in, and the boy ran towards Zhu Gaoxu with a happy face.The yellow dog followed behind and bent down to remind: "Your Highness, don't forget the etiquette."

Zhan He kowtowed in front of the chair, immediately got up and grabbed Zhu Gaoxu's knee, and asked, "Father, can Qilin breathe flames?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If it is so powerful, how could it be caught and locked there to become an ornamental object?"

A look of disappointment suddenly appeared on Zhan He's face.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said, "Bring over a chair and let Zhan He sit next to me."

The eunuch immediately received the decree.

Zhu Gaoxu lowered his head again and said to Zhan He: "You sit down and listen to everyone. The ministers here are all loyal ministers of our Ming Dynasty. Only by listening to and understanding your opinions can you make a safe and correct decision. .Don’t feel that someone objected. He is a bad person, and what is good for us may not sound good. But you don’t have to obey anyone, otherwise things will not be settled.”

Zhan He thought for a while and said: "I believe what my father said, Qilin can't breathe fire."

Hu Guang clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty teaches the eldest prince well, and the country is very lucky."

Hou Haidao, the left envoy of the custodian, said: "His Royal Highness is lively, intelligent and humble, and possesses the dragon ceremony of a sage."

Everyone agreed for a while.At this time, the eunuchs and guards brought in the barbecue, and the atmosphere in the big tent became warm and happy again.

Pingan yelled: "After lunch, I will teach His Highness to ride a big horse. There are not many people in this world who can ride horses and fight in front of me."

Liu Sheng immediately said: "The morals of the world have changed. From now on, there will be either firecrackers or cannons on the battlefield. The commander only relies on bravery, which may not be very useful."

Ping An stared and said: "You Liu Sheng, if someone praises you as a Confucian general, you will start composing poems and fus!"

There was a burst of laughter in the big tent.

Pingan, however, held on to Liu Sheng: "Marquis Anyuan can recite a poem to cheer everyone up."

Liu Sheng really couldn't say it was safe, so he could only look around and talk about it, and after a while, he punished himself with three cups.

Chapter 8: Good General

At the hunting ground in Xiaohong Mountain, Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Household Department, spoke in a tactful way, and Zhu Gaoxu understood it.Zhu Gaoxu is not unfamiliar with this kind of exhortation.At the monthly sutra banquet, there are many officials who persuade through the words of sages and historical facts.

Zhu Gaoxu paced between the bookshelves in Rouyi Hall, calmed down, and recalled Xia Yuanji's words again.

He had to admit that from a certain point of view, Xia Yuanji's claim made some sense.With great difficulty, the imperial court restrained the vast majority of the common people to work on the land, and did not hesitate to use ideological control methods such as "education" to maintain the ruling order; if the New Deal does not succeed, it may cause unexpected side effects instead.

In Xia Yuanji's political views, he also believed that the threat of nomadic civilization was the natural disaster of a farming country like Ming Dynasty.There is no problem with this view if the eyes are limited to the experience since 2000.

People's ideas are the hardest to change.Many ministers may not want to "make trouble with the emperor", they really believe that his proposition is correct.

The most serious problem is that Zhu Gaoxu guessed that even Qi Tai, Gao Xianning, Hu Wei and other ministers who supported the New Deal would inevitably think that Xia Yuanji's statement was reasonable.He is obviously not the only one who has Xia Yuanji's concept.

The reason why Zhu Gaoxu is "self-willed" and believes in his own judgment; it is because he does not belong to this "circle" and has indeed seen the real world that is one step ahead.Otherwise, if there is an unpredictable fog in front of him, he will probably doubt his own opinion.

It’s as if before Columbus discovered America, medieval Europeans believed that the depths of the Atlantic Ocean were hell, and no one dared to sail toward unknown distances without hesitation.

Zhu Gaoxu also realized that it would be very difficult for even the most powerful emperor to push this big ship forward by himself, and he could not withstand too many setbacks.

For the world full of fear of the unknown, setbacks will only make them believe that the direction of this channel is wrong!

At this moment, a man of color came in from the gate of the main hall. He was the eunuch Meng Ji.Meng Ji bent over anxiously and said, "My lord, did you send someone to summon your servant?"

Meng Ji was not a favored eunuch, he was left behind by Zhu Di.He was obviously very surprised by today's summons.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Come here and talk."

"Yes, my lord." Meng Ji stepped forward with small steps, bowed and stood on the ground.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and asked: "Last time you said, why did Liu Sheng marry that Annan woman, Ruan Shi? You didn't talk about it in detail, and I don't remember it clearly. Please explain it again."

Meng Ji thought carefully for a while, then clasped his fists and said in fluent Mandarin: "Go back to the emperor, the former husband of the Ruan family was Ruan Jian, who was the servant of the military department under Chen Jikuo's command. When Marquis Anyuan captured Qinghua, he captured Ruan Jian's family members were let go. Ruan Huai'en, who learned of Li Li and Ruan Jian's plot in Yanzhou, took the risk to go to inform. Now Ruan has betrayed her husband and can't go back, An Yuan Hou then promised to marry her."

"What conspiracy?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.