[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

When I came out, I always felt that the mountains were high and the road was long, and there were still many roads to go, but when I went back, I was very fast, and I felt that I was back in the capital in the blink of an eye.

Jiao Shizhi's injury has healed pretty well, but his carriage is still the most luxurious one inside, even though he didn't get into the emperor's carriage to avoid suspicion, the emperor couldn't resist coming to him himself.

In order to take good care of this master, the servants were very worried. Mr. Jiao is still able to talk, but if the emperor sees something that is not satisfactory, it will be a disaster.

Jiao Shizhi was forced by Emperor Zhengde to stay in the carriage until he was sent directly to the Qianqing Palace in the capital. During the whole process, he hardly got out of the carriage except for necessary things.

Empress Dowager Zhang received the news before Emperor Zhengde and his party entered Beijing, and waited extremely anxiously in Kunning Palace.However, Emperor Zhengde returned in triumph, and when he entered through the city gate, there were many people onlookers.Naturally, such a big joyous event cannot drive away the people, but it has to share the joy with the people.When I finally entered the palace, it was already two hours later.

Although she knew that Emperor Zhengde returned to Qianqing Palace first, and that Jiao Shizhi was sent all the way to the palace, even though she knew that this man was injured only to catch the traitors, but her son always valued him so much that she couldn't help frowning head.But this time all the quarrels were suppressed by worries. The moment she saw Zhu Houzhao, Queen Mother Zhang couldn't help crying.

Emperor Zhengde was immediately stunned by her, and hurriedly comforted Queen Mother Zhang.Except when his father passed away, he had never seen his mother so fragile.The once strong emotions were affected by the quarrels again and again, and finally gradually cooled down.Both sides know this, but they are powerless to save it.

It has been a long time since they sat down and talked calmly, and it seems that every meeting is a quarrel.

Zhu Houzhao put his arms around Queen Mother Zhang who was crying while clutching at his skirt, stretched out his hand and patted her on the back lightly, comforted her softly for a long time, and together with Aunt Mo made her laugh.It's just that seeing Empress Dowager Zhang smiling with tears in her eyes, Emperor Zhengde seemed to have returned to the time when he was young again in a trance... everything can't go back.

He had never been so conscious of it for a moment as now.

When he came back from Kunning Palace, although Emperor Zhengde was covered in water, he was obviously in a good mood. After changing his clothes, he went straight to find Jiao Shizhi.Having just returned to Beijing, he felt that he should treat himself well, and for the time being put all the memorials to the princes and ministers to the back of his mind.

Jiao Shizhi was sitting in the backyard with his sword in his arms. They returned to Beijing just in time for the New Year's Eve, and the whole land was covered with snow. The snow had just fallen, and it was the cleanest time.The gentle young man sat there in a daze, indeed showing a bit of dazed cuteness.

Emperor Zhengde walked over a few steps and stood behind Jiao Shizhi, "What are you thinking, why are you so absorbed?" Jiao Shizhi returned to God, "Why did the emperor come back so soon?" Half an hour, counting the round-trip time, this is really too fast.

"It's almost enough to cry with the empress, is there anything else to say?" Emperor Zhengde said casually, but revealed a bit of diffuse indifference.

It seemed that there was no hope left.

Jiao Shizhi was stunned for a moment, but he felt a faint sadness from it, but he was quickly suppressed by him, and he no longer remembered, "Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with the former King Ning?" Here, even though Zhu Houzhao himself wanted to cut Zhu Chenhao into pieces, Jiao Shizhi still couldn't call the members of the royal family by their names even though they had been expelled now.

Zhu Houzhao snorted, "What else can I do? Throw it in the dungeon."

Although the emperor said so, Jiao Shizhi knew that he was worried because of the arrow in his heart. If an old man hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Jiao Shizhi would not be able to survive, and Emperor Zhengde would naturally is angry.

And speaking of the old man...Jiao Shizhi was a little distracted.After Emperor Zhengde mentioned it that day, Jiao Shizhi knew that it was the old man who had given him the vision, but how he saw him again in that dream, and who he was after that, he had no way of judging. But Jiao Shizhi was grateful to him.If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be able to talk to the emperor as he is now, like a newborn.

"Where have you been distracted?" Emperor Zhengde was expressing his dissatisfaction with Zhu Chenhao, but when he turned around, the audience's minds had already flown away. Could he be happy?

Jiao Shizhi was pulled back by Emperor Zhengde's words, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see the former King Ning?"

"It wasn't enough for you to be shot with an arrow by him before, but now you want to have a friendly interaction with him, and even try his verbal attacks?" Emperor Zhengde's eyebrows almost pierced the sky.

After Jiao Shizhi was speechless for a while, he sincerely said to Emperor Zhengde: "Could it be that the emperor has experienced it?"

Emperor Zhengde: ...

Obviously not.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao met Zhu Chenhao many times in private, and even wanted to beat him up, but this is really not his style, and since Zhu Chenhao was arrested, he looked like he was going to die, even if he was caught The execution was also like that of death, which really made Emperor Zhengde feel bad in his heart.

Jiao Shizhi knew that the emperor must have greeted him well, but he himself didn't care much about it.If the factors of Chen Chuming and the rebellion were excluded, Jiao Shizhi had no hatred in his heart if it was like this on the battlefield.

He persistently wanted to see Zhu Chenhao because of Chen Chuming.

In the end, Emperor Zhengde let him go, but the condition was that Jiao Shizhi could not move until Jiao Shizhi recovered from his injuries, otherwise he would not let Jiao Shizhi leave anyway.Jiao Shizhi smiled and agreed to the series of regulations enumerated by the emperor, and obediently recuperated in Qianqing Palace.

Just when he thought his recuperation career should be smooth sailing, Xiao Dezi touched him, hesitant to speak on his face.At that time, the emperor was about to start his first visit to the court after returning to Beijing, and Xiao Dezi came to look for him. Jiao Shizhi was anxious for him, and said helplessly: "If you have something to do, just go directly to the court." Say, what are you doing now?"

As soon as Xiao Dezi gritted his teeth, he explained everything clearly, "Lord Jiao, do you know that the Empress Dowager is already planning to choose a concubine for the emperor?"

Jiao Shizhi was at a loss, "When did it happen?" He wasn't anxious or worried, but according to the emperor's character, could this matter really take shape?Moreover, they have just returned to Beijing, so the queen mother's big hand is a bit too fast, right?

Xiao Dezi said anxiously: "It's not the kind of concubine selection. You also know that the emperor hates concubine selection in recent years, but this time the suppression of rebels really shocked some ministers and the empress dowager. If... ...The current situation is chaotic, so this time it is a bit louder." As for Jiao Shizhi, they are not sure, and it is natural, because it only started to show signs a few days ago, and the emperor and the others were almost here at that time It is near the capital, and after returning to Beijing, I have to deal with other things. It may take a day or two before I remember to read the latest news.

Jiao Shizhi listened to Xiao Dezi's vague but intentional words, and his heart was clear.

The emperor really frightened many people this time, whether it was an adventure or no heir, it made the courtiers feel uneasy.Especially during the period when King Ning was besieging Fuzhou, there must have been a lot of people in Beijing losing their hair, and he was naturally aware of these worries.He also knew how big the backlash would be this time, not to mention that the emperor had promised the cabinet to deal with the issue of heirs after returning.When this turmoil passes, the cabinet will probably force the emperor to fulfill his promise.

And... Jiao Shizhi thought of Li Dongyang.

Xiao Dezi's words suddenly stirred up waves in Jiao Shizhi's heart, but he didn't show it on his face at all. He looked at Xiao Dezi calmly, "It's not just like this, is it? If it's just like this, what does it have to do with me?" The appearance of Xiao Dezi is completely worried about him.

Xiao Dezi stomped his feet and said: "Oh, Mr. Jiao is careful. If you just want the emperor to accept a concubine, it has nothing to do with us, but this time someone pointed the finger at you, saying that you live in the Qianqing Palace. , Saying that you charm the monarch, and building a leopard house, are all slanderous words against you!" Xiao Dezi said anxiously, but it was really uncomfortable.

He has been serving Jiao Shizhi for many years, and he has never seen such a gentle master. He can do everything by himself and doesn't need others at all. Occasionally, he will get a thank you for doing something extra, often for Jin Yiwei and the emperor. The matter turned on the lights and fought at night, and the next day he followed the emperor energetically.Perhaps the relationship between him and the emperor is indeed too close, but there is no move to overstep the distance.On the contrary, for those of them who served the Qianqing Palace day and night, the emperor seemed to be the initiator of this relationship.This time, when the bucket of dirty water was splashed, it was Xiao Dezi himself who couldn't stand it first.

It was rare for Jiao Shizhi to see Xiao Dezi's expression other than obedience, and he felt warm in his heart, "You don't have to worry, I will ask people to investigate this matter first, and I will talk to the emperor after the court. "That's what he said, but he didn't intend to really say anything to the emperor.

Xiao Dezi nodded hesitantly, and finally said in a low voice when he was about to exit: "Your Excellency, please take good care of yourself." When he saw the Emperor carrying His Excellency out of the carriage on the first day, his heartbeat almost stopped suddenly.

Jiao Shizhi nodded with a smile, watching Xiao Dezi go away.

After Xiao Dezi left, Jiao Shizhi's face gradually recovered, but the raised eyebrows expressed the opposite message.

Jiao Shizhi tossed in his heart for a long time, leaning against the head of the bed and sighing softly.Ever since he was asked by the emperor to enter Qianqing Palace, he had thought that this day would come.Perhaps there would be no problems at the beginning, but as the emperor matured day by day and the harem was empty, even though Emperor Zhengde set up countless targets in front of him, he would still be noticed in the end.

Even so, when the emperor said so, Jiao Shizhi couldn't refuse.

At that time, the emperor smiled so beautifully.

Jiao Shi slapped his face with a slap, and thought with a blank expression, that he was really dizzy, and there was actually a knife hanging from his head.

He kept a lot of people in the palace. After sending people out to investigate, Jiao Shizhi thought about it in the house by himself. Regardless of his own factors, the fuse this time is probably the danger this time. .Although Xiao Dezi spoke vaguely, what is unclear?If Emperor Zhengde really played himself to death this time, and the emperor had no successors, they could only urgently pick out a barely usable person from several vassal kings.

In this case, it is completely unknown whether the vassal king chosen is different from the court and the country, and whether it is different from the expectations of the ministers.At that time, King Ning's rebellion had not been eradicated, and maybe he was the one who ascended the throne in the end.

Even if the emperor is victorious now, these problems that may have arisen in the beginning still continue to plague them, even more serious than before.When the emperor was in danger, it might just be fermenting. After the emperor really got out of danger, such worries would accompany them every day in the court.

Heart tired, but it is the truth.No one can guarantee whether the emperor will have a second tour, and this time he won a big victory, according to the report, it is really the emperor's credit. Under such circumstances, even if the emperor said that he would go to the northwest for inspection, maybe It's also possible.

So what about their group of ministers?Looking at the emperor's empty knees trembling.They could only think of various ways and means to make the emperor agree to marry a wife and concubine.

Changing places, Jiao Shizhi also felt that they were sad.After all, the bridal chamber wedding night is one of the four great happy events in life, so why can't they figure out that the emperor is not happy about it?

Thinking about it for Emperor Zhengde, it would still be called Qu!Being an emperor is not enough for lust, nor for self-cultivation? !

All in all, Emperor Zhengde frightened them this time, making this group of ministers decide to work harder, hoping to see an heir with their eyes closed.But how could time be related to Jiao Shizhi?

Could it be that the emperor's behavior in Fuzhou has already spread to the capital?Jiao Shizhi thought about it, and shook his head after a long time. It is indeed possible, but not very likely.Li Dongyang also just returned to Beijing. Even if he really guessed something, he would only tell Liu Jian and Xie Qian at most, and these two people both disdain such petty tricks.

Then someone deliberately released such news to fish in troubled waters. What kind of water is muddy, and what kind of fish are they fishing for?

……

When Zhu Houzhao turned down, his complexion wasn't pretty, but it wasn't ugly either, but he was really in a bad mood.Although he was prepared to be bombarded, he was actually bombarded, and he couldn't be in a good mood.Originally, he was thinking of looking down at Jiao Shizhi's gentle smiling face to divert his attention, but Jiao Shizhi's mood didn't seem to be very good either.

Emperor Zhengde keenly noticed that compared with an hour ago, Jiao Shizhi was obviously very wrong now, so he sat beside Jiao Shizhi's bed, trying to make Jiao Shizhi explain himself.

Jiao Shizhi turned his head and saw the emperor's serious face, thinking that something happened in the court, "What's wrong with the emperor, is there another big disturbance in the court, please don't quarrel with the adults , They are also worried about the emperor at this time." Jiao Shizhi said cryptically, after all, such a scene in the past two days is probably unavoidable, and it is natural to be worried because he just escaped from the battlefield.

Emperor Zhengde was discouraged and tried to beat the side drum, "I have nothing to do, what about you?"

Jiao Shi's face was innocent, "Your Majesty, I'm really fine, I just sat in the room for an hour without even getting out of bed. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiao Dezi to come in and testify for me."

"Come on, it's better for me to call a guard at the gate than Xiao Dezi. That guy dares to lie to me for you, and his credibility can only be half-fold." Emperor Zhengde curled his lips dissatisfied, obviously Jiao Shi I don't believe it at all.If it wasn't for Xiao Dezi's loyalty to Jiao Shizhi, he would have disliked Xiao Dezi for a long time.

Jiao Shizhi looked at the emperor helplessly, "Why are you angry with him?"

Emperor Zhengde looked upright, "I don't."

"Okay, what you said is right, have you finished approving your memorial?" Jiao Shizhi blinked and quickly changed the subject.

In exchange for a sad Emperor Zhengde.

It is always necessary to pay back when going out to play. Even though a large number of memorials can be handled by the chief inspector and the cabinet, some of them can only be quickly sent to the emperor for disposal, while some important but not so urgent memorials have been piled up for processing now.Now Jiao Shizhi couldn't help laughing when he thought of Emperor Zhengde's desperate eyes when he saw the room full of memorials.

Emperor Zhengde knew at a glance what Jiao Shizhi was planning in his mind now, but he was not angry, and leaned back lazily, looking leisurely, "Today the cabinet raised the issue of heirs."

Jiao Shi was stunned, "This is a matter of course, after all, the emperor promised it before."

"Aren't you worried about my answer?" Emperor Zhengde looked at him.

Jiao Shizhi thought it over carefully, "Since the emperor promised this matter before leaving, I think the emperor should have a countermeasure in mind." Every word of Jiao Shizhi passed After thinking about it, it came out of his mouth, for fear that this person would be dissatisfied if he was not careful.

Fortunately, Jiao Shizhi's response was acceptable, and Emperor Zhengde showed a reserved smile, "You are right, I did have a countermeasure long ago."

Seeing the smile of Emperor Zhengde, Jiao Shizhi kept ringing the alarm bell, and then heard the next sentence thrown out by the person opposite, "I don't know if they will be happy or surprised after they know my thoughts. Woolen cloth?"

Jiao Shizhi: ...

Seeing the emperor like this, he didn't know whether he was surprised or not, but there must have been some shocks.

However, I don't know what the emperor is thinking, even Jiao Shizhi didn't say anything, looking mysterious.And Jiao Shizhi didn't bother to guess, and his thoughts on this person were also based on the idea of ​​listening late and worrying late.

Then when it was time for dinner, Empress Dowager Zhang came uninvited.

Jiao Shizhi was originally pulled onto the table by Emperor Zhengde, but when he heard the report from the palace people outside, he stood up straight, faced Emperor Zhengde's dissatisfaction with a smile and said: "Please consider your majesty's appetite, I I plan to come back after the empress dowager leaves." After speaking, Jiao Shizhi ran away in a hurry, without the calmness that an injured person should have.

Emperor Zhengde sadly watched Jiao Shiyi ride away on Juechen, and in a blink of an eye, he met the empress dowager Zhang who came aggressively.

In fact, Emperor Zhengde's aggressiveness was all made up by Emperor Zhengde himself. In fact, Empress Dowager Zhang came to him for something, but she didn't expect their dinner time to be so late today. ?”

Emperor Zhengde silently put aside the fact that he had chatted so far, and smiled, "Yes, mother, would you like to have some more with me?" Faced with Emperor Zhengde's invitation, Queen Mother Zhang flatly refused, and then Talking about the business, "I wanted to tell you something, but just forget it if you haven't eaten yet."

Emperor Zhengde just breathed a sigh of relief, but it turned out to be too early, "I'll wait here, let's talk after you finish eating."

Emperor Zhengde was so hurt by the blow that he couldn't speak. In the end, he could only call someone over and give some instructions in a low voice.

Jiao Shizhi's habit of eating with him has continued from the East Palace to the present. Although Empress Dowager Zhang knew about it, she thought that it would never continue after Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, so she didn't care about the little episode where the emperor called someone.

After Emperor Zhengde lingered and finished his meal, Empress Dowager Zhang opened her hands to talk about a game, and he could only accept the move.

The two sat opposite each other. When Emperor Zhengde dropped his first son, Empress Dowager Zhang was in a daze. This was the first time the two of them played chess after the emperor ascended the throne.In the past, playing chess with Emperor Zhengde was more like playing a game, because the young prince didn't like this kind of way of sitting quietly, and every time he was pulled to play chess, he was honing his will, so he had to be coaxed by Queen Mother Zhang .

Now I don't hesitate to make a move... After all, something is different.

This kind of thought was only for a moment, and soon Queen Mother Zhang put her mind into it, and then three games in a row were all draws.Empress Dowager Zhang abandoned her son and said with a smile: "You monkey head, you play chess when you play chess. Why are you playing tricks?" No matter how you play, it is impossible to draw three games in a row.

Empress Dowager Zhang's intimate title carried distant memories, and Emperor Zhengde obviously paused, "...the empress mother taught me the lesson." Empress Dowager Zhang originally wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Emperor Zhengde's reaction, and her thoughts were lost. A little faded.

"Forget it, let's talk about business first. I heard that you have promised the cabinet to deal with the issue of heirs?" Queen Mother Zhang asked.

Emperor Zhengde nodded.

Empress Dowager Zhang showed a satisfied smile, with a faint smile on her face, "In this case, you should carefully select the portraits I sent. Even if you don't want to accept the concubine, you can choose a few good families to come in first. Your age You are not too young, if you wait for a few more years, you will not be able to." Empress Dowager Zhang has been waiting for her grandson for a long time.

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand, "Queen Mother, I want to be like you and Emperor Father. Is it that difficult to find someone I really like?" He looked down at the chess pieces on the table, feeling a little lonely for a moment.

Empress Dowager Zhang felt distressed for a moment, then fell silent again.It is not an exaggeration when things happen to her, but she is not happy to let her see Emperor Zhengde immersed in the process of searching.Not to mention that the first emperor married her when he was a teenager, but now that Emperor Zhengde's character makes him uneasy, he always hopes that after he gets married, he will become softer.However, Zhu Houzhao's rare show of weakness today made Queen Mother Zhang unable to bear to persecute him, no matter what, he was her own child.

Such a smooth process allowed Empress Dowager Zhang to temporarily rest her mind, and Emperor Zhengde heaved a sigh of relief.But thinking of what he was going to do next, he couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that the future was worrying.However, his mind was still very happy, and he walked around looking for Jiao Shizhi with his hands behind his back.

Jiao Shizhi had already guessed that he would need to eat by himself when Mrs. Zhang came back, and had already ordered Xiao Dezi to prepare. He had just sent someone to receive the news from the emperor, but he didn't care after shrugging his shoulders.What concerned him was why Queen Mother Zhang would choose this time to come over, but considering what Xiao Dezi said today, it's not hard to guess.

When Emperor Zhengde came, Jiao Shizhi was lying on the couch reading a book. Xiao Dezi was afraid that he could not see clearly, so he set up a small shelf beside the bed and lit a few lamps on it. I couldn't help but laugh, but it was indeed a lot clearer.Seeing Jiao Shizhi's leisurely appearance, Emperor Zhengde was very sad, "Shizhi, why did you abandon me so much?"

Jiao Shizhi laughed and said: "Your Majesty, you should be glad that I retreated in time, otherwise you will miss this meal."

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and sat down beside him, "You may not be so happy after eating so much after you leave."

Jiao Shizhi suddenly didn't know what it was like.He has been with Emperor Zhengde for so many years, and they have long become accustomed to each other.But if the crown prince hadn't treated him with that attitude from the very beginning, it wouldn't be where he is now.Thinking of this, Jiao Shizhi suddenly mentioned something on his own initiative.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to start preparing...something you shouldn't be preparing for?"

When describing this matter, Jiao Shizhi paused strangely, as if he didn't know the best way to express it, but Emperor Zhengde knew it all, and spread his hands and said, "That's right."

Jiao Shizhi pursed his lips, "Your Majesty, I remember that you never asked my opinion."

"Don't worry, you won't be involved for the time being." Emperor Zhengde was persuasive, smiling like a wolf with a big tail.

Jiao Shizhi covered his face, "Your Majesty!"

"Hey." Emperor Zhengde deserved that sweetness.

Jiao Shizhi was helpless.

Facing the emperor's rogue behavior, even if Jiao Shizhi wanted to say something, he kept interrupting him.However, he still couldn't help frowning, his heart tumbling with worry.

Apart from the issue of heirs, Jiao Shizhi has always had one thing hidden in his heart from Fuzhou until now, but he has never found the right time to speak to the emperor. When he saw the emperor's attitude today, Jiao Shizhi was only five points sure , has also become very certain.

The emperor didn't want to bear it any longer.

When he woke up, the emperor's words seemed to be still in his ears. Jiao Shizhi held the book a little harder, but soon came back to his senses and touched it distressedly, falling into silence.Zhu Houzhao watched his thoughts with a smile and didn't bother him.

It would have been nice if he hadn't responded to the emperor in agitated mood at the beginning.

Thinking about it now, that's all Jiao Shizhi could say.If he had never responded to the emperor's feelings, then with Emperor Zhengde's character, no matter how depressed he was, he would not really do anything to him.Jiao Shizhi could only sigh that he was still too young to hold on to things at the time, and when he couldn't hold on, he revealed his bottom.

If the two are in love, Jiao Shizhi always loses confidence in refusing this matter.

And the experience of life and death in Fuzhou changed Jiao Shizhi's state of mind a little bit, at least from the previous complete rejection to the current wavering.A hundred years is just passing by like flowing water, but how to grasp it has become a problem that countless people have pondered over for thousands of years but can't solve it. Jiao Shizhi hesitated for a moment on this century-old problem, then put it behind him and decided to learn from it. Emperor Zhengde's method, once it comes, it will be safe... He doesn't want to regret it anymore.

But with such a state of mind, there is no need to tell Emperor Zhengde.Jiao Shizhi just looked up at Emperor Zhengde, and he knew that he was proud of himself. Maybe he knew it earlier than him, or maybe he didn't know it at all, but none of this could stop Emperor Zhengde from Sa Huan'er's footsteps .

Jiao Shizhi only hoped that he could withstand the coming storm, lest even he couldn't bear it, so it would be absurd to talk about the courtiers.

The new year of the sixth year of Zhengde was very joyful. After all, the court had just won a battle, and it had the reputation of being the emperor's personal conquest. Even the whole palace was full of joy.This year, Empress Dowager Zhang specifically rejected the Zhang family, and celebrated the New Year with Emperor Zhengde in Kunning Palace.

At that time, Jiao Shizhi was still staying in the Qianqing Palace, and his injuries hadn't healed for a day, and Emperor Zhengde might not let him out of the Qianqing Palace for a day.

On New Year's Eve, Zhu Houzhao came back to Qianqing Palace with a smell of alcohol all over his body. Empress Dowager Zhang had a rare drink, and Aunt Mo helped her back to rest.As soon as Emperor Zhengde came out of the palace, he was shivered by the bitter breath, rubbed his palms and rushed back.

The room in Jiao Shizhi was warm. Emperor Zhengde abandoned the warmer bedroom and went straight in. The first time he came in, he put his hand on Jiao Shizhi's neck, and sighed comfortably.

Jiao Shizhi shivered from the cold, "Your Majesty, can't you consider that I'm still a patient?"

Emperor Zhengde said sternly, "It's because you are a patient, so I just touch your neck now."

Jiao Shizhi, "...what else do you want to touch?"

Zhu Houzhao's gaze swept down without hesitation, and a burning light appeared in his eyes.One of Jiao Shi's slaps slapped Emperor Zhengde's approaching face, "Your Majesty, you'd better save it."

Emperor Zhengde never refused Jiao Shizhi's initiative to contact him, and was even very happy.He took out the hand that had been covered with heat for a long time, held Jiao Shizhi's outstretched hand, looked at Jiao Shizhi with a smile, and looked at him with chills, and hurriedly asked: "Your majesty, what's wrong with you?" .”

Emperor Zhengde continued to smile: "I am very happy."

If it had been half a year ago, let alone slapping him, even touching him or pulling his sleeve would have to be done occasionally in a very urgent situation, how could it be so natural like today ?

After suffering for so long, he finally saw hope.

Emperor Zhengde felt so emotional in his heart, and he also had better expectations for next year, and he was especially happy in his heart.

Then, in the first month of the sixth year of Zhengde's reign, Emperor Zhengde gave the ministers a big surprise.

The salary matter that Emperor Zhengde had discussed with the cabinet before was gradually progressing after he left Beijing, changing silently with the spring breeze and drizzle.Although the salary in my hand is not real, but it is getting better every month, which is of course a good thing.

Then in the sixth year of Zhengde, the conversion was completely completed, and the original salary supply was fully restored.

This was a matter that shocked all the ministers, except the cabinet of course, after all, it was the cabinet that stared at the implementation.After the great joy, many people still inquired with the Ministry of Household Affairs, what did the imperial court do to suddenly become so rich? !Hubu Shangshu smiled without saying a word, leaving everyone with a mysterious smile.

In fact, part of the money in the national treasury now comes from the income after the court took over the affairs of Jiangxi after King Ning's rebellion.After all, fighting is the most expensive thing. Even if the battle in Zhejiang failed to start, the soldiers still have to eat and drink, right?After this large sum of food and grass went out, the part in Jiangxi would have to make up for it.However, after the five years of Zhengde's tax revenue came up, the national treasury was indeed filled a lot, but it was still not enough to complete the distribution of such an amount of salary every year.

Therefore, even though it was published this time, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs still spoke out in distress. After this year, what will we do next year?However, except for the frowning Hubu Shangshu, everyone else is happy.

It was a rare day that all the ministers looked okay, and Emperor Zhengde was also happy in his heart. When he was so happy, he remembered an undecided matter before, found the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked kindly: "The one who went to sea before How are things going?"

The Minister of Rites who was with him at that time also froze for a moment, and silently met the emperor's expression, it seemed all right, he shouldn't be angry, right?You must know that the sea chart and a large amount of information are still in Liu Daxia's hands, not to mention taking them out for research, and he didn't even see them.

Liu Daxia, who was dealing with affairs far away in the Ministry of War, suddenly trembled and sneezed.He touched his forehead and muttered in a low voice, "Could it be that you don't wear too much clothes recently and feel uncomfortable?"