Bright Spring

None of the ministers immediately refuted Jian Yi's remarks.However, Qi Tai stood up and said impartially, "The Holy One intends to abolish the bad government, and the country is very fortunate. What Jian Butang said is not unreasonable. The saint should be cautious."

Instead of directly arguing, Zhu Gaoxu smiled at Gao Xianning, "Isn't what I said earlier correct? Most of the time, the difficulty lies only in technical issues."

Gao Xianning bent down and said, "The Holy One is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu did not reprimand Jian Yi, because Jian Yi was right, for example, the "ancestral constitution" involved is indeed very complicated.Some of the problems mentioned by Zhu Gaoxu are really the system designed by his grandfather, the Manchu civil and military men, who have been in power for decades, and the sudden change may indeed cause political confusion.

"We are separated today. I am very relieved that you are loyal to the court. Major events should be cautious and prudent, with a long-term plan." Zhu Gaoxu said.

After hearing this, all the ministers kowtowed and thanked.

But Zhu Gaoxu's determination was not shaken in the slightest by the minister's admonishment.He has always firmly believed that with today's level of productivity development, the ruling system that has remained unchanged for thousands of years is actually no longer suitable for the development of productivity; Not commensurate.

Reform is imperative.As for the preliminary preparations, there was no good news from the big silver mine sent by Sheng Yong.

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Chapter 825 The Wooden House

In late July, Sheng Yong's memorial finally entered Beijing.However, there was no surprise news such as "discovering a large silver mine", but there was surprise.Muromachiden General Ashikaga Yoshichi was assassinated|killed, and the Ming court will most likely have to re-canonize a man named Ashikaga Yoshitsuru as the king of Japan, with additional conditions.

Afterwards, apart from a group of Japanese, the people who entered Beijing also included Liu Ming, an official of the Ming Dynasty, and the guards of the official army.

They took a boat in Hakata Bay and came to the capital by sea, so they entered the city from the Outer Jinchuan Gate and came towards the imperial city in the southeast direction.

On several bridges to the south of Guozijian, the afternoon is the bustling time, and the bridges are bustling with pedestrians.People were all attracted by the team of people and gathered around the roadside to watch.

Among the crowd was Du Erlang, the governor of Jinyiwei North Town, who was also going to the imperial city to give his sister an old stool.

There were two Japanese in that team, carrying a small wooden house, which was very strange; the Japanese in front of them were riding a horse with a staff, and their clothes were also different from those of the Ming Dynasty scholars.No wonder people are watching it.

Although Du Erlang is an honorable man, he hasn't read many books, and he has never performed such scenes in plays, even he finds it very strange.At this time, Du Erlang was not wearing official uniform, but was wearing a cloth robe and holding an old low stool in his hand, like a commoner.He then asked the man next to him, "What did those people carry?"

The man shook his head and gestured: "There is no box like this, and the coffin should be longer, I don't know."

Another man with a goatee and a paper fan voluntarily said, "They are Japanese. The one riding a horse and holding a stick wears Tang Dynasty costumes and a Japanese sword. Today's North Korea, An All the southern countries imitate the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, but only the Japanese wear them like this. What is carried in the middle is a sedan chair, not a coffin, and what is inside is a living person."

Du Erlang immediately smiled and said, "Sir, you are very knowledgeable."

"Goatee" was very proud, and calmly shook his fan.

The man next to him said: "It's actually a sedan chair, the people who ride the sedan chair are so aggrieved!"

"Goatee" said: "Only Japanese with status can sit. The person holding the stick in front may be an envoy, and the person in the sedan chair is probably a woman."

After a group of people passed by, everyone was surprised and saw clearly, so they dispersed separately.Du Erlang also followed because he was also going to the imperial city.

When I arrived outside Hongwu Gate, I saw a civil official, a general, and an eunuch standing at the door to greet him.Du Erlang was not in a hurry, so he waited behind.

The Japanese envoys in the procession had dismounted and stood there bowing to the welcoming officials.The official bowed in return, reporting himself as an official of the Ministry of Rites.They exchanged a few simple sentences in Chinese with each other, roughly asking whether Ouchi Shengjian, the envoy who was dispatched, was in good health.

Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites invited the envoys to stay in the Imperial City Huitong Hall, and had a good rest. Three days later, Honglu Temple set up a horse banquet in honor of the envoys.The general asked the envoy to untie the sword, which was kept by the guards of Hongwu Gate and returned when he left Beijing.

The civil servant Liu Ming suddenly asked the eunuch who came, "How will the Qiuyue family settle down?"

The eunuch said: "There is no arrangement in the palace, let's stay in the Huitong Hall for a while."

Those people entered Hongwumen one after another, and Du Erlang didn't disturb their etiquette, and then he went to Hongwumen with a stool.He didn't show his seal, but the general guarding the gate recognized him, came up to greet him, and let Du Erlang in.

Du Erlang walked northward along the Qianbu Corridor, crossed the Waiwulong Bridge, entered Chengtianmen, Duanmen, and arrived at the Meridian Gate.The Meridian Gate was the guard site of Jinyiwei, and all the officers and men of Jinyiwei on duty came to greet him and asked Du Erlang what he was doing with a stool.

Du Erlang did not answer.At this time, the eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate came over and asked, "Your Majesty is going to enter the palace?"

"Do I look like I'm going to enter the palace?" Du Erlang said, "I'm doing some private business today, this bench will be picked up by Concubine Shu's Palace later. Please take care of it, eunuch."

The eunuch looked at the bench curiously and said, "What's so special about this thing?"

Du Erlang said: "Elder-in-law, don't worry about it, you can check to see if there are any prohibited items hidden, just follow the rules."

The eunuch bowed and said, "Don't worry, I can't lose it."

Du Erlang cupped his fists to say goodbye, turned and left the Meridian Gate.He walked for a while, then looked back at the direction of the palace, and thought to himself: Eldest sister needs more companions again, she is still a Japanese woman.

...In the Hall of Rouyi, Zhu Gaoxu already knew that there was a Japanese woman in the capital, and he couldn't help muttering: "Qiuyue Xiangzhi, this name really looks like a stage name."

Miao Jin next to her immediately stopped writing, raised her head, and said, "North Korea sent a beauty, and now Japan is doing the same?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "As the emperor of the suzerain country, such things are inevitable. Sometimes I am very irritable."

"Rebuke!" Miao Jin made a voice from the tip of her tongue, with a little mockery and doubt.There are always a few women in the palace who are often not very submissive, and Miao Jin is one of them.But Zhu Gaoxu didn't care, and still looked like he didn't care.

Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: "It's really a bit embarrassing this time, I won't lie to you."

He pondered for a while, since the Ming court has been dealing with Japan for so long, he has never heard of the profession of "ninja"; maybe ninjas haven't appeared yet.But Zhu Gaoxu was still a little inexplicably defensive.

Miao Jin was skeptical, looked at Zhu Gaoxu's expression calmly, and then shook his head slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It is said that during the period of Taizu, there were assassins in the Japanese mission, who participated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion case, which made Taizu furious. It has been too long to confirm the authenticity, but the current shogun was arrested by| Assassination is a fact. The Japanese shogun is the most powerful person there, and he kills as soon as he says it. It seems to be a tradition for the Japanese to use assassins?"

Miao Jin smiled and said: "Then the Holy One should be more careful."

"For some reason, I have become less and less courageous in recent years." Zhu Gaoxu said, "But no matter how many women there are, they can't be compared with you."

Miao Jin's almond eyes raised, but then she avoided her gaze a little, and said softly: "The empress should take care of this matter, why do you spend so much effort explaining in front of me?"

"It's not because I have you in my heart." Zhu Gaoxu said solemnly.

Miao Jin rolled his eyes at him, but didn't make a sound.

"Come on!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted to the outside.

The eunuch Cao Fu trotted into the door, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "What is the emperor's order?"

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the memorial in his hand, "Send the memorial to the cabinet first."

He already had a plan in mind: Ashikaga Yoshimochi is dead, so let's not care about who is the shogun in Japan, let those big names toss; as long as it doesn't affect the Ming army's occupation of the big silver mine, other things can be put aside.

Cao Fu stepped forward to take it with both hands, and said: "The servant obeys the order...the emperor, how will the Japanese woman Qiu Yueshi arrange it?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "All those who come from Japan should live in the Huitong Hall first."

"Yes, I will do it immediately." Cao Fu took a few steps back, then turned and left.

It was getting late, Zhu Gaoxu left the somewhat messy files and memorials on the table, and walked to the bookshelf in the northwest corner.This main hall has a large space, and Zhu Gaoxu recently asked someone to add some furniture, including a few chairs and a mahogany coffee table.

He lifted a kettle from beside the charcoal stove, tested that there was still water in it, and put it on the stove.People also sit on stools and rest.

Miao Jin turned her head and said, "Do you want me to make tea?"