Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Wang Hua and his son did not know that a catastrophe had quietly befallen them.

In May, there was a sudden increase in rain in the capital. The dark sky with rolling dark clouds seemed to destroy the ancient city. Raindrops as big as soybeans hit the streets and alleys of the capital.

When the rainwater reaches the central palace complex, it becomes obviously softer, especially when it falls on the surface of the Taiye Lake. No matter how loud it is, the result is that softness overcomes hardness.

The Tingchao Pavilion by the lake was almost completed. The raindrops hitting the smooth glazed tiles of the new palace not far away did not make much noise. The rainwater quietly collected into the tile channels and fell from the eaves.

The light in Yangxin Hall was somewhat affected, but compared to the violent storm outside, it was like a warm harbor.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing regular clothes, was sitting in front of the office working as usual. Looking at the various recent events in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

The draft girl thing is obviously coming to an end, but in the end, the censor is still looking for trouble.

But this is the characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. Although these censors can keep an eye on those important ministers for themselves. For example, the death of two thousand Datong soldiers in the battle was also caused by the Datong patrol, but most of the time they are actually afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Zhu Youtang was stunned when he saw the meeting between Jiangxi Governor Li Ang and Jiangxi Governor Censor, but he did not expect that Wang Hua actually committed an economic style problem and was impeached by the governor for deducting military pay.

Although the amount involved is not large, this is a serious crime.

"Your Majesty, regarding Wang Hua's deduction of soldiers' pay, two officials from the Jiangxi Provincial Envoy Department also reported it!" Liu Jin knew that Zhu Youtang had always attached great importance to Southern Jiangxi, so he immediately sent two similar memorials to the road.

Zhu Youtang glanced at it lightly, then stacked the memorial in his hand directly on it and said: "Send it to the cabinet first!"

Since the official change to the Yuan Dynasty, he has made some efforts to keep the memorials confidential. He not only asked the clerk's office to send important memorials directly to him, but also directly abolished the copy system.

After I have not officially read the memorial, theoretically the memorial will not be made public. Only when the memorial is processed by oneself or submitted to the cabinet for approval can officials have the opportunity to spread it to the outside world.

Although Zhu Youtang felt that Wang Hua would not make such an economic mistake, he could not be too subjective about people and things, so he still chose to listen to the cabinet's opinions.

In fact, this is the consistent approach of the wise emperor! If you encounter a wavering decision, you can first vote it on by the cabinet. If the cabinet vote agrees with what you want, you can naturally face it together with the cabinet.

"Yes!" Liu Jin said no more and immediately returned the three memorials to the cabinet.

Zhu Youtang thought that Wang Hua had not yet achieved any results, and he began to wonder if he had chosen the wrong person.

Due to its special geographical location, the problems of southern Gansu cannot be underestimated. It would be better to develop maritime transportation. Once inland transportation is maintained, the stability of southern Jiangxi is related to the prosperity of Guangdong.

Although Guangdong is now reaping the benefits of privately opening up the sea, Guangdong's handicraft industry is still too weak, with silk, ceramics and tea relying on the southeast.

Because of this, he has always attached great importance to the issue of Southern Jiangxi and will never allow the rogue bandits in Southern Jiangxi to affect the economic transportation lines of Guangdong and Southeast China.

Even though rogue bandits have just begun to form, he is very determined to put them out.

Of course, in order to avoid the emergence of bandits on the scale of the original history, the court actually needs to truly address the livelihood issues of the local people at the bottom.

In the evening, the rain cleared.

Zhu Youtang returned to the Forbidden City in a dragon chariot as before, accompanied by Zhang Yong.

The thirteen eunuchs took turns on duty. In fact, the most indispensable thing in the palace was eunuchs. The main purpose of the thirteen eunuchs in charge was to report to Zhu Youtang about the situation in the military camp. After all, they were actually the agents of the military camp.

The Aegis Battalion now has complete equipment. After such a long period of training, its combat power has already surpassed that of the Twelve Battalions. When faced with challenges from other battalions, it can defeat them every time.

"Wang Zhi was sixteen years old, and I am nearly twenty this year. I will not disappoint His Majesty!"

"The Shenji Battalion is now the elite of the Beijing Army, but it is also the face of His Majesty. I have only one request for you!"

When they first started driving, Zhu Youtang and Zhang Yong had a conversation.

"My slaves are all ears!" Zhang Yong had already regarded Zhu Youtang as his spiritual sustenance, and immediately expressed his stance very solemnly.

There is only a short distance of tens of meters between Xiyuan Gate and Xihua Gate. Whenever the emperor passes by here, Zhu Ji will always personally lead the Jinyi captain to strictly guard the perimeter.

Today is no exception. He is still on guard for Zhu Youtang personally, his eyes full of respect.

Zhu Youtang had a deep understanding of his position as an emperor, so he seriously warned: "As a general, anyone who is arrogant will be defeated! What you train is a soldier, what I train is a general, what I want is to be brave and resourceful." Wang Zhi! This trip does not expect you to come back with a big victory, but you need to be able to advance and retreat in a measured manner, and have a methodical approach to attack and defense!"

The main reason why the later dynasty had a perfect score and was finally beaten to pieces was that although the generals were loyal to the court, they were useless and courageous.

Xuanfu and Datong were able to survive under the leadership of Wang Yue and Wang Zhi, and even led troops to assist Yansui to achieve a great victory a year before the defeat. It was because they were outstanding generals with courage and strategy.

On the other hand, although Xu Ning and Cai Xin obeyed the civil servants in everything, they were in fact courageous and unintelligent people. Even if Datong's soldiers were capable of fighting, they would not be able to withstand their fate, greedy for merit and rashly entering someone else's ambush circle.

It is precisely because of this painful lesson that he hopes to choose generals who are thoughtful leaders, not trash like Xu Ning and Cai Xin who only know how to flatter civilian officials.

"Your Majesty is so wise, I only hope that I can serve your Majesty for a long time and live up to your Majesty's expectations!" Zhang Yong felt Zhu Youtang's expectations and immediately expressed his stance solemnly.

After the rain, the Forbidden City seemed to have been cleaned, and the air became fresh.

The imperial driver came in from Xihua Gate and walked along the palace road.

Qingyue stood outside Renshou Palace in Tsing Yi, standing tall and graceful, holding a sandalwood box in her hand, with a faint smile on her lips, looking beautiful and natural.

There is a fixed route every day and the same time every day, so Zhu Youtang's whereabouts are not a secret now.

Qingyue's beautiful hands held the sandalwood box, and she saluted Zhu Youtang Yingying as she passed by: "Your Majesty, Qingyue, welcomes you back to the palace!"

"Follow me!" Zhu Youtang noticed the sandalwood box in her hand and said calmly.

Since the Empress Dowager always sent Qingyue to contact Zhu Youtang, the two of them spent more time in contact, and they even learned that Qingyue was the eldest daughter of a concubine and came from an official family.

Zhu Youtang had a good impression of this intelligent and beautiful woman, but that was all.

"Yes!" Qingyue bowed again, and then obediently followed the team to Qianqing Palace.

Dozens of eunuchs and maids kept the Qianqing Palace in good order. After the heavy rain just washed away, the palace passages here became obviously much cleaner.

The sandalwood in Xinan Pavilion burned, and a pleasant smell floated in the air.

Walking in here is like entering a small museum. In addition to a very eye-catching spinning jenny, there are also various wooden models, the most of which are sailing ships.

Zhu Youtang would focus his energy here in his spare time. In addition to various models sent by the Ministry of Industry, there were also designs of various firearms or heavy artillery from Nanjing.

Out of a deep understanding of the development logic of the industry, he knew that market funds in this era could not actively intervene in the field of ordnance. Only the imperial court could promote technological research on ordnance.

Naturally, Zhu Youtang could not be satisfied with the little Xuefeng Dao, and had already set his sights on the designs of flintlock guns, red cannons and three-masted gunboats.

It’s just that nothing can be accomplished overnight, and technological research is an economic activity that requires time and money.

Zhu Youtang picked up the spring just sent by the Ministry of Industry. This technical difficulty had not been overcome. He squeezed it with his fingers to feel the elasticity, but he still felt dissatisfied.

Qingyue followed behind holding an exquisite sandalwood box. This was not the first time she had entered this weird room, and the items in the sandalwood box in her hand even came from this room.

Rules and patience seemed to be engraved in her bones. Even though she came on the order of the Queen Mother, she did not disturb Zhu Youtang. After seeing Zhu Youtang playing with strange objects, he stood aside quietly.

But with more contact, this former wardrobe prince had a great impact on her. Both his courage and resourcefulness seemed to be far beyond ordinary people. He was a domineering emperor who could control everything.

Zhu Youtang put down the spring in his hand and looked at the palace maid in green clothes in front of him. Her temperament was indeed outstanding, and her beautiful legs were the best in the entire harem. He asked directly: "But what about mahjong?"

It's not that he has the ability to predict the future, but that this sandalwood box is too familiar.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when the Queen Mother was playing mahjong with the three concubines today, Hu played a deck of cards but couldn't count the numbers, so she sent a slave over to ask for advice! The Queen Mother said that if Your Majesty has no time, this matter does not matter, let's Your servants are not allowed to disturb Your Majesty!" Qingyue raised the sandalwood box in her hand to show her true intentions.

"Your Majesty, dinner is ready!" At this moment, Liu Jin hurried in from outside to report.

Zhu Youtang looked at the well-behaved Qingyue and ignored Liu Jin's statement: "Give me that deck of cards to take a look at first!"

Since the last tribute of ivory from Champa and Annan, he planned to add some entertainment atmosphere to this quiet harem, so he asked the Ministry of Industry to make two pairs of mahjong, one was given to the Empress Dowager, and the other was given to the Empress Dowager. Queen Mother.

The gameplay of mahjong is easy to master, but after all, it is more entertaining to divide the mahjong into large and small pieces, but calculating the numbers requires a certain amount of brainpower.

Qingyue didn't expect to encounter the right moment, but she was obviously more decisive than ordinary people. She immediately came to the desk where Zhu Youtang was standing and took out the mahjong from the sandalwood box.

Zhu Youtang and this woman were almost next to each other, and he smelled the woman's fragrance in his nose. His profile looked very serious, and his hands seemed to have no flaws, which made people feel a heartbeat.

In just ten seconds, a deck of cards was already laid out.

All of a sudden, the pair of pairs and the bloom on the kong appear at the same time in a deck of tiles. Just looking closely at one mahjong seems to be wrong, so the correct tile pattern cannot be formed at all.

Zhu Youtang knew that if the card type was correct, it would be difficult to plan this deck of cards. It was no wonder that the Queen Mother sent Qingyue to find him.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to have a meal first, and wait until I have assembled the cards before disturbing Your Majesty!" Qingyue was not sure what went wrong in the space, but immediately requested decisively.

Zhu Youtang knew that it was impossible to form the correct card type, but he suddenly said in a difficult manner: "Do you think I am in the way here?"

Liu Jin didn't know what Zhu Youtang was thinking, so he looked angrily at this palace maid who had always been so generous.

He originally thought that this smart and beautiful woman might become one of his mistresses, but when he saw that she had offended His Majesty, he realized that he had made a mistake.

"I don't have such thoughts, I'm just nervous in front of His Majesty, and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the matter well!" Qingyue knew that this mistake should not be made, so she hurriedly explained.

Zhu Youtang knew that even if she was not nervous, she would not be able to form the correct card pattern, but she did not leave the tunnel and said: "You are nervous because you are afraid that something will go wrong. May I punish you?"

"No! This slave is not nervous because she is afraid of His Majesty's punishment!" Qingyue shook her head gently, appearing serious.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why is that?"

"I'm nervous because I'm afraid of missing this rare opportunity to please His Majesty, and I'm even more afraid that His Majesty will hate me!" Qingyue said matter-of-factly, biting her lower lip.

Zhu Youtang knew that this woman was actually given to him by the Queen Mother, and he seemed to have seen through everything and said: "Is the Queen Mother putting pressure on you?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this slave is moved and wants to...want to be Your Majesty's woman!" Qingyue seemed to boldly raise her head and look into Zhu Youtang's eyes to express her love.

Zhu Youtang was slightly startled at first, but facing these bold eyes, he felt the affection of this woman.

He stretched out his hand and caressed this delicate face. When his fingertips touched the skin that could be broken by blows, he felt possessiveness and affection in his heart.

Seeing Zhu Youtang's response, Qingyue suddenly had tears in her eyes. At this moment, she felt that her life had been worth it.

Zhu Youtang looked at this tender woman and asked seriously: "Have you thought about it clearly?"

"Yeah!" Qingyue nodded without even thinking about it.

Zhu Youtang had already made a decision in his heart, so he ordered: "Liu Jin, go to Renshou Palace and tell the Queen Mother that Qingyue has been left by me. You will stay in Qianqing Palace to sleep with her tonight!"

The first sentence was addressed to Liu Jin, and the latter sentence was an instruction to Qingyue. Emperors never have time to talk about love. As the only man in the palace, there is no need to be pretentious. He only needs to be in love for a long time from now on.

"I sincerely receive your Majesty's grace, but my monthly... period has not passed yet!" Qingyue did not expect Zhu Youtang to be so decisive, and she hurriedly confessed with a blushing face.

Liu Jin was about to take the order and leave, but was stunned.

Zhu Youtang looked at the woman kneeling in front of him and said with a complicated expression: "You are better at seducing me than Huanlian Beauty!"

The fire was ignited, but this woman actually acted like this. No matter how many tricks Fan Jinling makes, he can always knock her down anytime and anywhere. But now he is ready to jump on her, but this woman actually gets a red card.

"Your Majesty, please punish me!" Qingyue felt Zhu Youtang's resentment and said anxiously.

Zhu Youtang looked at this nervous woman and said with dissatisfaction in his heart: "I will cure it!"

That night, a small tabby cat chased a mouse on the palace road, but Lian Meiren, who was sleeping with her, kept ringing bells, seriously suspecting that Zhu Youtang had taken the elixir.

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