It was a very long, very disorderly, and very disturbing dream.
But after waking up from the dream, I didn't remember anything.
The warmth in the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace was as warm as spring, so he walked to the window barefooted with a blanket and looked at the sky.
Winter nights are always very long, especially before dawn, which seems even darker and gloomier.
But at this time, there were rare stars in the sky, twinkling one by one.
Suddenly, the most shining meteor among the stars slowly fell from the sky, leaving a faint trail...
This scene is beautiful, but it also makes people a little regretful. Although the shooting stars are beautiful, they are not as good as hanging in the sky forever.
In this way, he sat by the window until dawn.
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The early morning sunshine brings a certain warmth, making the winter earth no longer so deserted.
There are no more traces of stars in the sky.
After Zhu Yunxi got familiar with it, he sat on the Arhat bed by the window in the Nuan Pavilion.
In fact, he is a very lazy person at heart. Whether he is eating or working, he has to do everything within this small space.
The bastard led several young eunuchs and placed breakfast on the table.
Tofu curd, pie, perilla leaves mixed with vegetables, sweet and sour platycodon, etc.
"Your Majesty, let's have a meal!" the bastard said in a low voice.
Then, the kang table with breakfast on it was carried by the young eunuch and placed on the Arhat's bed.
Day after day in the Forbidden City, there are the same rhythms, the same movements, and the same people. The only difference is that the food on the table changes every day.
"Your Majesty?" The bastard saw that Zhu Yunxi was still looking at the memorial in his hand, and said in a low voice, "You can eat, it will get cold in a while!" He said with a smile, "I know that you like to eat braised tofu, so I went out of my way to Let Shanfang prepare braised mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots for you."
"Got it!" Zhu Yunxi put down the memorial and gently poked the tofu that looked like white snow with a silver spoon, looking a little distracted.
I don’t know what’s wrong today. It seems that I still haven’t come out of that dream. I feel exhausted, not to mention always feeling flustered. It’s like I’ve lost something important.
At this time, a young eunuch walked outside the door and whispered, "Your Majesty, Prince Yan has handed over a sign to appear before you."
Zhu Gaochi is back?
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Not long after, Zhu Gaochi was brought in by the eunuch.
"Your Majesty!" After not seeing him for a long time, Zhu Gaochi was still so fat, and the flesh on his face was shaking when he walked. It was not just his flesh that was shaking, but also his small, but dark eyes.
"Sit!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "When did you return to Beijing? I don't know so much?"
"Go back to the emperor!" Zhu Gaochi bounced up as soon as his butt touched the stool, "I came back to the city when I was ugly last night."
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi smiled again, "It's hard enough. You came to the palace to see me just after you came back." He said, looking at the other party, "You have worked hard along the way. I also read your excerpts in Japan and made them." good."
"It is my duty to share your worries for you. I dare not say how hard it is!" Zhu Gaochi stood up again and said, "The silver, sulfur, brass and other items I brought back from Japan are still waiting to be handed over on the ship..."
"Those who are not in a hurry, are there any fights among the Japanese?" Zhu Yunxi asked seriously.
Zhu Gaochi bowed and said, "Right away! They Japanese people also celebrate the New Year. During the New Year, the famous mountain masters will take the lead and unite the six famous princes to raise troops to clear the emperor's side!"
The word "Qingjunzi" made Zhu Yunxi frown slightly, "Isn't it true that you respect the king, eliminate traitors, and return the great power?"
"I think it is more appropriate for the Qing monarch to side with me. In the small country of Japan, the shogunate held the emperor in power to command the princes, which is quite similar to the Han Dynasty in our country. The princes raised their troops with the purpose of attacking those who disobey me. It is more appropriate for the Qing monarch to side with me! That is full of profit and justice.
, isn’t he just a traitorous minister from Japan?”
"Haha, it's similar to the Han Dynasty. Are you hiding Ashikaga Yoshimitsu from Cao A? You really think highly of him!" After saying that, Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Qingjun side? Haha, you can't think of it!"
Then, he looked at Zhu Gaochi and asked, "What are your thoughts about the future of Japan?"
"Naturally let them fight. When the shogunate can no longer withstand it, I, the Ming Dynasty, will help the shogunate. At that time, both parties can bid for the right to garrison and govern the port. Moreover, the longer this war goes on and the more chaotic it becomes, the more benefit I, the Ming Dynasty, will gain.
"
Speaking of this, he looked at Zhu Yunxi and said, "The emperor has seen thousands of miles, and I am very ashamed!"
"Where do you start talking about this?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"At first, when the emperor asked me to go as an envoy to Japan, I was a little dissatisfied. I thought that a small and remote country must have poor mountains and harsh waters and not worth mentioning. But after I went to Japan, I realized that I was a frog in the well..."
"Okay, you don't have to compliment me!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, and then looked at Zhu Gaochi, "I came to Beijing when I was ugly. You came to see me as soon as the palace ban was lifted. You must not have had breakfast yet. Come, let's go together!"
"I don't dare!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at each other, "You and I are kings and ministers, but we are also brothers. Why don't you dare to have a meal?" Then he said to the bastard, "Bring a set of tableware to Prince Yan!"
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Zhu Yunxi was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed, while Zhu Gaochi had half of his buttocks pressed on the bed.
"Suck!"
Half of the bowl of tofu was gone in an instant, and then his little eyes were slightly squinted, with a look of great enjoyment on his face.
"To be honest with the emperor, I haven't had a good meal in the past few months." Zhu Gaochi said, biting off half of the pie in one bite and stuffing a few perilla leaves into his mouth.
"The Japanese didn't treat you well?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
With someone to eat with him, his appetite improved a lot.
"You haven't seen it!" Zhu Gaochi said, "Their dishes are just like the pickle plates we have here, and they only have a small bit and a half of chopsticks, just like feeding a cat..." said
Then, he quickly stood up and apologized, "I made a mistake for a moment, please punish me!"
"Sit down!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile again, "Go back and have a good rest in Beijing. You can eat whatever you want!" He said with a joking smile, "You have lost weight!"
Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi felt bitter in his heart.
The emperor means that he has no intention of returning to Peking and wants to stay in the capital!
Thinking about it, he pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, my second brother is in Yunnan...?"
At this moment, the bastard came in from outside, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Hubu, Minister of Gongbu and others are here, waiting outside!"
"Come in!" Zhu Yunxi put down his chopsticks and said to Zhu Gaochi who was about to get up and leave, "You don't have to leave, just follow and listen!"
"You want me to listen to important national affairs? I'm afraid there will be a trap for me to jump into!" Zhu Gaochi thought to himself.
~~
After a while, Zhang Wei, the Minister of Hubu, Zheng Ci, the Minister of Industry, and Lian Zining, the minister, came in one after another.
"Tell me, why did you meet me so early in the morning?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Back to the emperor, it's about building the Great Wall!" Zheng Ci said, "Shanhaiguan Pass has been roughly completed. According to the agreement in the 14th year of Hongwu, the Great Wall in Yanmen Pass, Gubeikou, Xuanhua and other places..."
"Since the passes have been built, I think there is no need to build the Great Wall!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted, "In my opinion, building the Great Wall is definitely a tyranny that wastes people and money!"
As he said that, he looked around at the ministers, "Can a wall stop the enemy? If the internal affairs are not repaired, even an iron gate reaching the sky can't stop the foreign invaders, right? Even if it blocks the foreign invaders, it can't stop the internal strife.
!”
"The country I hope for must not be complacent; second, it must not lose the will to make progress; third, it must not sit back and guard its territory; fourth, it must not sit in a well and look at the sky!"
For more than 200 years since the Ming Dynasty, from Hongwu to Chongzhen, the Great Wall has been repaired and repaired year after year.
Spending countless people's money and money to mobilize more than hundreds of millions of people, but what has been blocked? Who has been blocked?
I have built a long wall, blocking only my enterprising spirit and pioneering spirit, and blocking me from being prepared for danger in times of peace.
To change this old empire, we must first start with these bad policies.