Domineering Daming

Now there are only two best shortcuts, one is King Xin, and the other is Wei Zhongxian.Qingliu does not tolerate eunuchs, and is huge and complicated. Under the internal strife, the losers and the "evil party" all joined Wei Zhongxian's sect.

Various reasons are accelerating the growth of the eunuch party, especially the acquiescence of Zhu Xu in the palace.

It stands to reason that the two parties are fighting each other, and one should ebb and flow, but both parties are expanding rapidly, and their power is increasing sharply. What's even more strange is that the two parties that are deadly enemies still stand still, as if the well water does not violate the river water.

This is also a wonder of the capital.

Time passed slowly, and the first year of Chongzhen passed peacefully. Amidst the dull bells in the palace, the prelude to the second year of Chongzhen began.

New Year's Eve, Renshou Hall.

Zhu Xu, Empress Dowager Zhang, Concubine Liu, King Xin, King Ping, King Jing, King Lu, etc. were all present, and their concubines were also accompanying them. The hall was very lively.

Concubine Liu sat on the top. She looked at the group of people, her old face was full of smiles, and she said with a smile: "It's rare that it's so lively. A family should be like this."

Empress Dowager Zhang, Concubine Xin, and Concubine Ping sat together, talking and laughing.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian beside him, held his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Brother Emperor, there is no need to be formal today, I would like to toast you, thank you for your hard work this year."

Zhu Youjian was quite cautious, he wanted to stand up but sat reluctantly, holding a wine glass and said: "The emperor congratulates you."

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Concubine Liu looked at the two of them, nodded with a smile, and then turned her eyes to Princess Xin. Seeing that she had a big belly and was about to give birth, she smiled and said, "Very good, everything is fine. Princess Xin will live in the palace from now on, and I will go back after confinement." , if King Xin wants to come to the Hall of Renshou, he can come anytime..."

How can the harem be entered and exited at will? Concubine Xin looked at Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian was startled and then looked at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a smile: "What the concubine says is what she says."

Zhu Youjian thought for a while, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Liu smiled, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, how did you reward the ministers this year? Don't be so stingy like last year, our royal family, be generous!"

Zhu Xu coughed and said: "The concubine has wronged me, I am famously generous."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun, and said: "Go and pass the decree, and order the imperial dining room to cook. All the members of the Wenzhao Pavilion will give you a dish of assorted jade. Mr. Sun Ge will give you a royal duck, and the household department will give you a piece of wheat broad beans." Dry porridge plus pearl jadeite white jade soup, the Ministry of Rites will give you a top-ranked candy, and the Ministry of Industry will give you a piece of dragon beard noodles... Send the chief supervisor to deliver it in person, the specification must be high, and it must fully demonstrate my sincerity and gratitude..."

After everyone heard Zhu Xu finished speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang frowned again, and said to Concubine Liu: "Concubine Tai, you don't need to say this."

Concubine Liu was also fooled by Zhu Xu's trick, and immediately pointed at Zhu Xu, "laughing angrily" and said: "You, you suppress... Forget it, it will save money for the court."

Ping Wang and others also laughed and apologized, the emperor personally gave the vegetables, which could not be more valuable than real gold and silver.

Zhu Youjian also felt that Zhu Xu's move was very good, and it was effective and economical.

After the new year, congratulatory forms from various places in Ming Dynasty and various countries were also presented to Beijing.

North Korea, Ryukyu, the Mo family in Annan, and several tribes in Mongolia. The most important thing is that Huang Taiji of Liaodong actually put on a congratulatory form, calling himself a "chen", and brought 2 taels of silver, five hundred A gift from a good horse.

In the imperial study room, there is still the joy of the New Year.

Zhu Xu sat behind the desk, flipping through the congratulatory forms, especially Huang Taiji's, with a faint smile on his lips.

Cao Huachun stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, according to my Ming etiquette, I will reward you."

The so-called "reward" is more directly a gift in return, and this kind of gift in return is often several times heavier.

Zhu Xu understood, pondered for a while, and said: "North Korea, Ryukyu will send it back according to the gift, if the value is equal, it will be fine, and Mongolia, it will be fine on the side where the slaves were established, and this gift will be used in the future."

Cao Huachun was stunned, and said: "Your Majesty, will this action damage my Ming's majesty?"

If it wasn't for the majesty, Zhu Xu would have halved it, so he waved his hand and said, "Majesty doesn't depend on giving gifts, you can tell the Ministry of Rites."

Cao Huachun knew that this move would definitely cause opposition from the Ministry of Rites, so he could only pass the decree: "Yes."

Zhu Xu continued flipping through the notebooks. Not long after, Liu Shimin came in, took a tray, presented a stack of notebooks, and said, "Your Majesty, the top one is written by King Shangfeng of Ryukyu, about the coordinated defense."

Zhu Xu was startled, and immediately took it over, and after reading it at a glance, Zhu Xu nodded secretly, with a smile on his lips.

As expected, Ryukyu was very interested, especially seeing that Ming's navy had artillery, and that Ming had no intention of annexing Ryukyu, King Shangfeng was even more interested than Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xu thought about it seriously, and said: "Liu Shimin, you send this memorial to the Ministry of War, let them discuss it, come up with a plan, and then ask Shen Yongmao to go to Ryukyu in person, bring Yuan Keli, Xiong Wencan, and King Shangfeng negotiated and conducted another maritime exercise to show Ryukyu the military strength of my Daming!"

"Follow the order!" Liu Shimin said.

Liu Shimin just finished speaking, and said again: "The following two are the memorials of the King of Korea and General Jin Zhongshan. They are also interested in coordinated defense. They want to ask my Ming Dynasty to help train the army and defend the Japanese country."

If you want to say which country trusts Ming the most, North Korea is the only one. The three major expeditions at the beginning showed the Ming Dynasty’s determination to defend North Korea, and the subsequent withdrawal also showed that Ming had no intention of annexing North Korea.In addition, North Korea is still very vigilant against Wa, worried that they will invade again.

Compared with the fear of pirates in Ryukyu, North Korea has a greater sense of crisis.

Zhu Xu hurriedly brought it over. Apart from the routine nonsense, the Korean king's memorabilia showed his urgent expectation for coordinated defense.

Jin Zhongshan's memorandum is simple and clear. He recalled the friendship with His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and then deeply appreciated Daming's help to North Korea. Then he said that General Qin Yiming was polite and courteous in Pyongyang, and he made great achievements in protecting Pyongyang.

Finally, I mentioned the coordinated defense proposed by Ming Dynasty. North Korea desperately needs it. I hope that Ming Dynasty can help. They can provide more than Ryukyu.

Zhu Xu squinted and stared at the three playbooks on the table, his eyes sparkled, and his face had an inexplicable expression.

With these three memorials, Daming can mobilize, or even control the armies of the two countries, adding a big boost, especially the expansion of the sea area, so that the scope of activities of the North and South Navy will expand accordingly, which will be of great help to the future. An ocean-going navy is of great significance!

Zhu Xu pondered for a long time, then looked up at Liu Shimin and said, "Same thing, let the troops deploy accordingly. Shen Yongmao will go to Ryukyu and Sun Chengzong will go to North Korea. The signing of the treaty must be completed as soon as possible. Ryukyu must recruit at least [-] sailors, and North Korea must recruit at least [-] sailors." Soldiers, tell them that my Daming is suffering from a disaster, let them contribute a little more, and I will compensate them in the future."

Liu Shimin bowed and said, "Yes, this servant is going to the Ministry of War to deliver the decree."

Zhu Xugang nodded, and added: "Well, give North Korea and Ryukyu 50 taels of silver, in cash! Give them some confidence, and also let them send officers to study in our Daming Imperial Academy."

Liu Shimin glanced at Zhu Xu until he didn't continue, then said: "Yes."

Zhu Xu continued to look at the memorial. There was no disaster report in the winter. Most of them impeached each other, attacked each other, and then talked about some big truths. Either there will be no result.

Wenzhao Pavilion's memorial to the downsizing of the yamen also went to the Supervisor of Rituals, most of which were to downsize the departments in the capital, and very few involved the localities.

Zhu Xu watched and shook his head, but he still agreed. When it comes to the downsizing of the Yamen, the official positions have basically been emptied, and the downsizing is just a matter of saving a little salary.

There was no party dispute, no massacre, and not much movement. This year's capital city was considered to be a rare calm.

In peace, it is the so-called full of warmth and lust, Yuncuiyuan in the west of Beijing, Yushi Mao Yujian, and Liu Mao, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, are drunk, hugging naked girls in their arms, and swearing The flirting and obscene movements are not at all like the usual high-ranking Qingliu Yushi.

Mao Yujian drank a glass of wine in the girl's fair-skinned hand, shook his head and said, "Pipa fine wine luminous cup, this capital is the best..."

Liu Mao knew that this distant relative had a hard time as a county magistrate, especially because there was a shrewd wife at home, who hugged the little girl and groped for a while, and the thief laughed and said: "The sky is high here, the emperor is far away, don't worry about that shrew in your house." , how carefree you are here, in a few days, I'll find a matchmaker and give you a concubine, so that you won't have to spend the night in an empty bed..."

Mao Yujian's eyes brightened as soon as he heard it, and he said, "Brother Liu, then I would like to thank you, you must be petite... ahaha..."

Liu Mao also had an expression that I understood, and said: "It's easy to talk, let's have fun tonight..."

Mao Yujian laughed too, and his hands flew up.