The general's wife is sick

The news of Xiong Jinghai forcibly selling boots to the City Defense Army spread throughout the capital in the blink of an eye. Wang Zhiyuan didn't like his overbearing style at first, but after seeing the boot samples Xiong Jinghai sent, he changed his mind.

The price of a pair of 550 liters is really high, but the military supplies of the city defense army have always been distributed by the imperial court. Xiong Jinghai is the son of General Xiong, so he doesn't want to refute his face. As an official in the court, Wang Zhiyuan appeared in Emperor Xuande's study after Wang Zhiyuan saw the boots burn.

Under the rule of Emperor Xuande, the imperial court was strong and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. If the boots were powerful in previous years, they would not have caught the eyes of Emperor Xuande. Displaced news.

"General Wang, did many people in your city defense army suffer from frostbite in previous years?"

Wang Zhiyuan was not sure what Emperor Xuande's intention was for a while, he hesitated a little and then replied, "Back to the emperor, it's freezing cold, and every year people have chilblains on their feet."

Emperor Xuande took the cowhide boots in his hand, reached in and touched them, "These boots are warm, you will not get frostbite on your feet when you are patrolling the city, it must be more serious in Jinghai, that's all, let him sell it, But in your opinion, is the price right?"

"Back to the emperor, a pair of thousand-ply-soled cloth shoes in the market is 20 renminbi a pair, and the official boots on the feet of the brothers are only 100 renminbi a pair." The implication is that Xiong Jinghai's price has nothing to do with stealing money.

"You mouth! The official boots are produced in the official factory, and the thousand-layer bottom can't keep out the cold. I think these boots are not bad, so you go back first."

After Wang Zhiyuan left, Emperor Xuande ordered Xiong Jinghai to enter the palace to have an audience.

It was said that the eunuch would mount his horse and go down to the Xiong Mansion with the escort of the guards to deliver the oral order. Xiong Jinghai rushed to the palace first to see him.

"I have seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

Emperor Xuande stepped down from the dragon chair when he saw him. This is Princess Guangyang's child and his nephew.

"Get up!"

Xiong Jinghai stood next to Emperor Xuande, and his nephew and uncle looked alike, "I heard that you sold Wang Zhiyuan's leather boots on the street?"

"Yes, it's exactly the kind at your feet." Xiong Jinghai lifted the hem of his clothes to let Emperor Xuande take a closer look.

Emperor Xuande waved his hand, and the eunuch in charge took off the boots from the dragon table, "I don't want to look at your stinky feet, but let me ask you where you got these boots from?"

"The emperor forgives the crime, but the minister can't say it."

"What can't you say to me?"

"Say it will bring him trouble, I don't want to see him in trouble, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Staring at Xiong Jinghai's resolute face, Emperor Xuande laughed loudly, "Jinghai, do you have your own heart? Come on, tell me which girl you like is Shuang'er, and I will give you a marriage!"

Xiong Jinghai couldn't hold back anymore, his mouth was cracked like a gourd, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I want to use my ability to make him willingly follow me."

"Good boy, I have the same temper as your father. Alright, I will accept these boots. Since you are fully equipped, the rest will be given to the city defense army. However, the price will be reduced by one more amount. You can contact us for details. Master Li of the Ministry of War will discuss it together, but I can tell you that there is no extra silver in my treasury."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Not only did he successfully sell the boots to the city defense army, but he also made a splash in front of Emperor Xuande. At this time, Xiong Jinghai had already figured out what kind of benefits he would ask for when he saw Ji Liu again.

Emperor Xuande returned to the dragon chair, "Jing Hai, have you heard about snow disasters in various places when you are away these few days?"

Xiong Jinghai put away his hippie smiling face and looked dignified and solemn, completely different from his usual appearance who only knows how to play tricks.

"I heard that this winter, the snow is long and heavy. On the way back to Beijing, I saw houses in many villages were crushed by the snow. Those who did not save enough food had to borrow food from all over the village. After I returned to Beijing , and there have been several heavy snowfalls, I am afraid that these ordinary people will not have such a good winter."

"These memorials are all about snow disasters in various places. Now it is only a small-scale snow disaster. There has not been a large-scale freezing of people to death. I want to send people to check the snow situation in various places and send money to help the disaster."

Seeing the heavy and frequent snowfall this winter, and when there is no large-scale snow disaster, Emperor Xuande's keen sense of handling political affairs is to take precautions at the right time.

"What the emperor said is that it is better to take precautions than to mend after a disaster."

"Don't go back to the frontier for the time being. The northwestern bandits have been eliminated. This time you have seriously injured their foundations. It is expected that they will not be able to cause any trouble in a short time. I will send another person to watch over it. Besides, I have already sent your father back. Jing, you and your family will have a good New Year's Eve together."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!"

After finishing the business, Emperor Xuande began to chat with him, "How is Ah Li?"

"It has improved, and my mother is taking care of it carefully. The noise has become much louder when she refuses to take the medicine these two days."

"Really?" What Princess Guangyang said about entering the palace a few days ago made him unhappy, and then there were snowstorms from various places. After all, there was good news today, and Emperor Xuande's mood instantly cleared up.

"He has always been afraid of suffering, the soup must be bitter."

Xiong Jinghai also laughed, "What you are saying is that my mother met a genius doctor on the road, and the prescription prescribed for Ah Li was to boil five bowls of water into half a bowl. It's hard for Ah Li to push people out of the city just by smelling the smell, and the minister forcefully poured yesterday's soup into him."

"Haha, you boy, but you two brothers have had a good relationship since childhood. With you around, Ali will suffer less."

"What you said is wrong. His medicine has been administered by the minister these few days. I'm afraid I hate the minister very much now."

When the two talked about Xiong Zhengli, the smiles on their faces increased a little.

Emperor Xuande was even more heartbroken, "You are doing this for his own good, he will be grateful to you, how could he hate you!"

"That's right, I'm afraid that what he hates the most now is that genius doctor."

When Xiong Jinghai left the palace, Emperor Xuande told Shen Lin with a cold expression, "Go back to the queen mother, I ordered military boots for the city defense army, just to protect the military supplies."

Shen Lin said yes, and went out all the way to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

Coming out of the palace, Xiong Jinghai returned home with some rewards. He picked out a water-tipped glass hairpin carved with a jade bird, and put it close to his body. It took advantage of Ji Liu and left a note. He was afraid that Ji Liu would be disregarded only if His Majesty recognized Ji Liu, just to be on the safe side, he still brought this to resist one or two at critical moments.

Chen Guan saw his movement and hurriedly stopped him, "Master, are you going to give this gift to Liu Shuangshao?"

Xiong Jinghai generously admitted, "Yes."

"Listen to my advice, don't go to Mrs. Ji's mansion secretly anymore. Once someone finds out, you will implicate Liu Shuangshao and make it difficult for you to be a man."

Xiong Jinghai patted Chen Guan's shoulder comfortingly, "Don't worry, I will be careful and not let others find out."

Regarding this, Chen Guan expressed deep concern. Ji Liu is still the fiancée of the second young master, and this chaotic relationship is really a headache.

Quarter House.

The ingredients prepare all the pharmaceutical tools, and the master and servant are involved in the intense pharmaceutical process. There are too many medicinal materials, and the ingredients are tired of sticking out their tongues just by grinding the medicine.

"Master, I heard that when the city defense army was patrolling today, General Xiong sold our boots to Deputy Wang Jing and Wang Wei in the street for 600 renminbi. Later, I heard that General Wang Zhiyuan took the boots to the palace, and then the palace Li sent someone to let the little general into the palace, and the little general stayed in the palace for a long time before he came out."

"The city defense army is the guard of the capital, and the military supplies are funded by the imperial court. It is understandable for the emperor to invite him to see him."

Cheng Cheng was lazy, and stopped, "Then you mean this thing is done?"

"If it doesn't work, why should I ask you to send a letter to him?"

Princess Guangyang is the emperor's younger sister, and Xiong Jinghai is his nephew. Just looking at the supplements that the emperor sent to the general's mansion, you can tell how important the Xiong family is in the emperor's heart. Otherwise, how could his calculating father and aunt rush to him marry in the past.

It was precisely because of this that he set his mind on the Xiong family, otherwise why would he want to do this military boot business with Xiong Jinghai at the expense of his own profit.

"However, 600 Wen, can our boots really sell for this price?"

"No, the emperor is not stupid. Moreover, important officials in the court are not vegetarians, and they will not follow Xiong Jinghai to boast. I estimate that a pair of boots can cost up to 250 to 300 Wen."

He applauded for his young master, and flattered, "Sure enough, the young master is better at it, and I will continue to learn from the young master."

Ji Liu knew the purpose of his words, "Don't say nice things, keep working!"

"No, master, can we rest?"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and grind, grind everything except these and these, the more broken the better!"

While speaking, Ji Liu gave him another basket of herbs.

Cheng Cheng stepped on his feet, and the medicine roller was tilted aside, "Young master, who would believe that you are sick? There are patients who stay in the pharmacy all day long."

"Forget it, only patients stay in the pharmacy!"

Ji Liu remained unmoved, and picked out all the sporadic and insect-eaten medicinal materials in the basket full of medicinal materials. The picked medicinal materials were either placed on a ventilated shelf to air dry, or they were directly crushed into powder.

"Take a break. Aren't you going to Ziyang Earl's Mansion to see Young Master Yan Shuang tomorrow? You have to rest well, otherwise you will smell like medicine and it will be annoying." Cheng asked for mercy with both hands, and looked at him beggingly. .

"Okay, fetch water for me, after washing up, go back and have a good rest."

"Master, I'd better stay with you, I'll keep watch for you!"

Realizing that he hadn't kept vigil for Ji Liu for two consecutive days, Cheng Conscience found out.

Ji Liu put away the selected medicinal materials, turned around and stared at the ingredients, "No problem, you can go to sleep."

"No, young master, if I keep neglecting my duties, when Sister Chun comes, she will definitely scold me."

It turned out that he was afraid of being scolded by sister Chun.

"It's okay, I told you to go back to rest, young master, just listen to me."

The ingredients came together to help him choose the medicinal materials, and the tone was full of temptation, "Farewell, you should let me keep watch."

Ji Liu couldn't bear it anymore, "Xiao Fen, do you know that you snore at night?"

Cheng's expression froze on his face, and then ran away covering his face, "Master, I hate you!"

Helpless, Ji Liu held the medicinal material and stroked his forehead, "You must force me to tell the truth."