I am the king of the dead

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"The minister leads the decree." Xing'an took the order. This Lizhu girl is actually a sea girl who picks sea oysters to find pearls. Because she has been soaking in the sea for a long time, this body has muscles and bones, and a waist that can kill half a person. It is the characteristic of Li Zhu's heroine.

It is also a common practice for the tribute that is not easy to refuse to be packaged and sent to Prince Xiang's mansion to be raised.

"Thank Your Majesty Long En, I will go back to the mansion to clean up." Zhu Zhanqian hurriedly thanked him as if he had received an amnesty, and even before the court meeting was over, he got up and took Luo Bingzhong with him, and hurried out of the Wenhua Palace, a little rich Zhu Zhanqian actually walked out of the afterimage.

Zhu Zhanqian supervised the country three times, and the water in the capital was too muddy, making it uncomfortable to stay. He really didn't want to stay for a moment longer.

"Hey..." Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Zhanqian's hurried back, dumbfounded, this is too urgent!

"Your Highness, His Majesty stayed in Shaobao and His Highness. Why did His Highness leave?" Luo Bingzhong had already made preparations. King Xiang had already prepared to return to Daningwei on the day when he conceded in the merits and demerits congratulatory chapter. It's ready.

"You, I've been with you for so long, how come you haven't made any progress at all." Zhu Zhanqian walked steadily, and said with a smile: "You have to listen to what you say. Your Majesty gave a specific time when you stayed in Shaobao. Your Majesty stays alone. When it was said to stay for a period of time, there was no accurate statement, it meant that he didn't want to stay, so no one complained, do you understand?"

Luo Bingzhong suddenly realized that he bowed his head and said, "I'm already dull, but Your Highness is wise."

It doesn't matter whether Luo Bingzhong is dull, or pretending to be dull to contrast Xiang Wang Gaoming, this prince and Chang Shi get along so harmoniously, and there are only two of them in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanqian got on his horse at Chengtian Gate and said to Luo Bingzhong: "Your Majesty is in a hurry. The battle is over and the military victory is over. How can political victory be guaranteed? This Tatar king will naturally have to strike while the iron is hot and wait for His Majesty to beat Gu. Why don't you bring it up on your own initiative, everyone is looking good, don't you think this has won a bunch of Li Zhu girls? Gu is the master, and they are all given to you."

Luo Bingzhong turned pale in shock, waved his hands repeatedly and said: "This is absolutely impossible, my mother-in-law is very fierce, I will take Lizhu girl back, and His Highness will not be able to see me tomorrow."

"Furthermore, don't give away the imperial gift to others lightly."

"Forget it, let them eat rice in the palace, just for the prince to have fun." Zhu Zhanqin was about to ride back to the mansion, and whispered to Luo Bingzhong: "Before you leave, you teach the maids and servants inside and outside the mansion a lesson." A meal, and, go and bring the woman and child that Wang Shizi raised outside back to the palace."

"You tell Wang Shizi, the girl bestowed by His Majesty in the Prince Xiang's mansion, I don't need it, I will give it to him. If I go out to eat snacks and embarrass Gu, Gu will break his three legs! His son will be abolished bit!"

Luo Bingzhong was stunned and said: "Wait, Your Highness, let me take a moment, Wang Shizi raised a woman outside and gave birth to a child? Also, teach Wang Shizi, and I will teach him, is it appropriate?"

"Isn't it appropriate?" Zhu Zhanqian asked suspiciously.

Luo Bingzhong said with certainty: "It's not suitable."

"It's suitable, just say it's suitable." Zhu Zhanqian thought for a while, and left it to Luo Bingzhong to rest assured that as an elder, there is nothing inappropriate to teach the younger generation a lesson.

Zhu Zhanqian still said angrily: "It was His Majesty who told Gu about the fact that he raised a woman and gave birth to a son outside! It has long been a practice for His Majesty to reward women to enter Xiangwang's mansion, and His Majesty is also used to treating those who are not easy to deal with." Gao Liji, Hailaer, Japanese maidservants, and Li Zhunv all sent to Prince Xiang's mansion without any other intentions, but every time Gu receives a reward, her face turns red and she panics with embarrassment!"

"Shame on you."

Hu Yu told Zhu Qiyu about the fact that the prince of the Prince of Xiang's mansion raised a woman and gave birth to a baby outside, and Zhu Qiyu finally told Zhu Zhanqian. Of course, Zhu Zhanqian had to find out the details, and he had to leave Beijing again, so he naturally had to deal with it It's clean, thanks to His Majesty telling Zhu Zhanqian first, if the courtiers reveal it, I don't know how much trouble will be caused.

After the kings returned to Beijing, the vassal ban was still there. If the illegitimate child of this branch was not on the throne, it was fine, but the son of the king was the son of the prince.

Luo Bingzhong thought for a while, bowed his head and said: "Your Highness said it is suitable, so I will do it? But it has been agreed in advance, if it is not done well, or it is too serious, His Highness is not allowed to blame me."

"I'm at ease when you're doing business." Zhu Zhanqian rushed to the palace as soon as he whipped the horsewhip, and set off immediately after Luo Bingzhong finished his work, heading for Daningwei.

Luo Bingzhong was a little dull in front of Zhu Zhanqian, but in Prince Xiang's mansion, Luo Changshi was under one person. After returning to the mansion, Zhu Zhanqian didn't know how Luo Bingzhong taught Wang Shizi, but whether Wang Shizi was found by Luo Bingzhong After a lot of effort, Wang Shizi ran to Zhu Zhanqian and confessed his mistake.

Zhu Zhanqian walked so fast that he didn't even eat lunch, so he just ran away.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu got off the court meeting, he heard the report from Xiaohuangmen, His Royal Highness King Xiang had arrived in Beitu City.

"Is it that scary?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian and then at Shi Heng and asked suspiciously.

"In this capital, your highness is afraid of everyone, but you are not afraid of your majesty, because your highness has a clear conscience. Standing in front of your majesty, you are also open and frank." Yu Qian replied with a smile, what is Zhu Zhanqian afraid of? Nagging scholar-bureaucrats?

In the matter of merits and demerits, Zhu Zhanqian just scolded Ma Jin so bloody that he couldn't keep his mouth. The name of Prince Zhide was almost lost. The mouth of a literati and the knife of killing are very sharp.

Shi Heng kicked the stone under his feet sullenly and said: "If you lose a battle, you need to develop culture and martial arts. If you win a battle, you need to develop culture and martial arts. It's wrong to lose, and it's wrong to win. Your Majesty, I don't know what to do."

"Raising tigers is a danger, and raising bandits is self-respecting, so no one dares to mention this." Zhu Qiyu gave Shi Heng the answer.

Shi Heng was angry and happy, and said helplessly: "Isn't that just a joke? Tigers are like thieves, they can't be raised well, and if they don't pay attention, they will be swallowed whole."

"Mr. Zhong, what's it like to be a Duke?" Zhu Qiyu chose to change the topic. Shi Heng is a general, and he is responsible for winning battles. Zhu Qiyu is responsible for the logistics.

"It's just... that's what it is, hahahaha!" Shi Heng put his hips on his hips, laughing very loudly, and there was an echo, and he almost wrote the words "satisfied and satisfied" on his face.

Shi Heng's performance can be called arrogant, but this country's prince was earned by a little bit of military exploits, justifiably earned by hard work, why can't he be arrogant!

Zhu Qiyu returned to the Lecture Hall, chatted with Yu Qian about the progress of Xuanchi Road in Beijing, and then took out a memorial book and said: "It was sent by Pigeon Road. The Daming Navy has already gone from Java to the old port, and it should have arrived now." The old port is gone, the Strait of Malacca is very important, the gateway to the Ming sea, Liu Yongcheng and Tang Xing please restore the old port propaganda department."

After reading the memorial, Yu Qian said solemnly: "I think it is inappropriate to re-establish the Xuanwei Division in Jiugang, but I am following the old road. I think that this throat should be included in the Quartet, so as to protect the sea and borders. Yu, I ask your majesty to think twice about my humble opinion."

"Just like when the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were in the hands of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty was like a stick in the throat, and all actions were restrained. This throat is as important as Yanyun in the Song Dynasty. If Yanyun is lost, the north of the Qinling Mountains will be under the iron hoof. For a moment of peace, if the old port is lost, then the Great Ming Wanli Seawall will be safe to defend.”

Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, and he said quite approvingly: "I also thought so, but I was afraid that the steps would be too big, so I thought about re-establishing the Xuanwei Department first, and then talking about other things, eating one bite at a time, and walking step by step."

"Your Majesty is holy." Yu Qian thought over and over again and agreed with His Majesty's idea. It is not the time to include the Xuanwei Division in the old port into the Quartet. Set up the Xuanwei Division first, and wait until the scale of official ships and official trade becomes larger. It is the right time to restore the deterrence at sea a little bit longer.

With Daming's current strength, in fact, there is no difficulty in directly bringing the Xuanwei Division of the Old Port into the Quartet. Your Majesty is not in a hurry, but safe.

It has not been a day or two since His Majesty sought the Jiugang Xuanweisi. When the Jiangwu Hall was established, the huge map including the Jiugang Xuanweisi was hung in the Jiangwu Hall. That picture is the Quartet in His Majesty's heart. The land includes Nuergandusi, Tatar tribes, Western Regions, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guizhou and Tibet, and Jiaozhi.Chicken coop, Ryukyu, old port.

When the army returned triumphantly, Tang Xing hadn’t set off yet, but was still staying in Java. This is one of the few cities in Java. Let’s call it a city. The name of this city is Sunda Grappa, which means a place densely covered with coconut trees. .

Amidst the gusts of sea breeze, Tang Xing was in a daze as he watched the sky and the sea from the thousand-foot attic with extremely simple folk customs and beautiful scenery.

The attic under Tang Xing's back is called the House of Thousand Feet in the local area. The complete wooden frame structure is called the House of Thousand Feet because the place is humid and humid. In order to prevent moisture, it needs to be supported by wooden pillars. The attic propped up is called the House of Thousand Feet, but the roof is thatched. There are wooden ladders beside the house. All kinds of handicrafts made by Fanmin are displayed on the wall.

Tang Xing didn't have the slightest dislike for such a simple attic to be the place where the Great Heavenly Angel stayed, because it was already the most luxurious house in the area, and it was the palace where the four kings of the local Fanmin lived before.

"What are you looking at?" Jin Canju sat barefoot beside Tang Xing, letting the sea breeze blow his uncombed hair.

Tang Xing said with a smile: "Look at my lady, she is so beautiful."

"Husband." Jin Shenju tilted his body and lay down in Tang Xing's arms, arching lazily, unwilling to move any more.

Tang Xing looked at the vast land outside the attic and said with emotion: "Daming is vast and abundant, with countless treasures, but there are also some things that are extremely scarce, such as gold, silver and copper. Given the vastness of Daming, it cannot supply a tenth of it. One or two needs; for example, this black gold, in this land boundary, as long as a well is drilled, the black gold will spray out; Feed three."

"But there is one in Ming Dynasty, not in other places." Jin Shenju raised his head, looking at Tang Xing as if his eyes were shining brightly and said.

Tang Xing asked with a smile: "What?"

Today, the bureau said sincerely: "Man, men in the Central Plains have many husbands. Just like this, they are worthy of a thousand and ten thousand kinds of heaven and earth treasures."

Today's Shenju is an imperial order for more than 900 million people in the country of Wa. She knows what is important to a group.

If a man does not have a husband, the whole world suffers.

Chapter 918 The fist is hard enough to set the rules

Today, Shenju nestled in Tang Xing's arms, the more he stayed, the more at ease he felt, and the more he was willing to rely on Tang Xing not to let go.

The men of the Wa state do not have husbands, so there is no peace in the Wa state, and everyone in the Wa state suffers.

What is this man? "Mencius" said: To live in the vastness of the world, to establish the right position in the world, to walk the way of the world; to achieve aspirations, and the people freely;Wealth and honor cannot be promiscuous, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and might cannot be subdued. This is called a real man.

A man lives in the world's most spacious residence 'benevolence', stands on the world's most correct position 'li', and walks the world's broadest road 'righteousness'.

If you are successful, you will walk with the people and follow the right path to the flourishing age;

Riches and honors cannot confuse his thoughts, poverty and lowliness cannot change his moral character, and mighty power cannot subdue his will. Here is a gentleman of benevolence, righteousness and propriety, and a real man.

Whenever there is a man in the Wa country, whether it is Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Hosokawa Katsumoto, Yamana, Shibo, Wa country shogun, sanguanling, guardian generation, etc., but there is always a man who is a man, Yuan Bin and others It is impossible to have such power in Japan today.

For the selfishness of one's own family, even disregarding the people of the world, he can't be called a real man.

Today's participation in the bureau is an imperial order, but she is a woman, she can't solve the problems of the Japanese country, she can't make the men of the Japanese country grow up.

It was only when Tang Xing appeared that the current participant knew that men could still look like this.

"There are many husbands in the Central Plains. It makes sense." Tang Xing thought about it for a long time, and found out that what the bureau said was reasonable. This is indeed a special product of the Central Plains, and it is very precious and unique in the world.

Looking at the sea and the sky, the bureau today said in a daze: "The reason why the Central Plains is the central country, the kingdom of heaven where all nations pay tribute, and the world comes to congratulate, is precisely because of this. If the Central Plains has no husband, it will be just a very weak If you put on airs, you can be bullied by others, and if someone walks into your house, you can only do it yourself."

"I'm a foreigner, and if I say something not very respectful, it's not scaremongering. It's not that the Central Plains has experienced such darkest moments, such as the Jin Dynasty where the literati of the Ming Dynasty were not even called the emperor, such as the Southern Song Dynasty when they bowed their heads to the barbarians, such as Orthodox years."

Tang Xing frowned and said, "Scholars of the Ming Dynasty don't respect the Sima family very much, don't they even call them emperor? But the Sima family doesn't respect themselves, so no one can blame future generations."

"I don't agree with what you said. There were Liu Yu in the Wei, Jin and South who were golden and iron horses. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was Yue Fei who could shake the mountains and easily shake the Yue family's army. During the Zhengtong period, there was Yu Shaobao who put an end to the chaos. Aren't they real men?"

Jin Shenju shook his head and said: "After Liu Yu returned from the Northern Expedition, he fell into the scourge of being imprisoned by the party, and his lifelong aspirations fell into the quagmire. Yue Fei was killed by the emperor of the Zhao family himself. There will be no good end for Shaobao, after all, it is hard not to be suspected by the emperor."

"It's only been 11 years, and I heard from my husband that Yu Shaobao was granted the title of Duke. That's because I was wrong. I'm a woman from the Japanese country, and I haven't seen so many big men. Shouldn't I be wrong? Your Majesty is a real man, and your husband is a real man." A man, Yu Shaobao is also a man, and there are many men in Daming, so he is invincible in the world."

"The three people I said are not contradictory to what I said. There is no shortage of big men in the Central Plains. In the darkest time, there are still great people. Isn't this the reason for the prosperity of the Central Plains? Think about it, Master Yu Shaobao. A man can only be killed unjustly, if Yu Shaobao is killed unjustly, can this Ming Dynasty still be as strong as it is today?"

Tang Xing straightened out what he said, and said with a smile: "My son-in-law is not stupid. Yu Shaobao, a courtier who has worked so hard for the old Zhu's family, cherishes it before it is too late. How could he be killed unjustly?"

"Emperor Wen was scolded face to face by Yu Shaobao in the imperial examination. Emperor Wen was not willing to deprive him of his Jinshi background. It was the imperial examination for a new Jinshi. Emperor Wen was criticized by Yu Shaobao, who was still young, and Yu Shaobao still became a Jinshi; When the late emperor was around, Yu Shaobao said twice every day that the late emperor was wrong, and summed it up in eight words: this is not true, and that is not true, the late emperor still entrusted him with important tasks?"

"It's hard for me to imagine what it would be like to be unjustly killed by Shaobao, and I don't dare to think about it."

"What you said is very reasonable, man, just like the crops in this field, it really didn't come out of thin air, it has to be cultivated intensively to take good care of it."

"Da Ming has so many big men, if we can even give some of them to the Wa Kingdom, then the Wa Kingdom won't be like this." Today's member said enviously: "My lord is from Daming, and I take it for granted when I am in the game. Daming should be like this." There are many big men, but the concubine is a woman from the Wa country, so I can see clearly, this is not a matter of course."

There are so many things for granted.

Tang Xing, Yuan Bin, Yue Qian, Ji Duo, Chen Fuyin, and Li Bing are all ministers of Ming Dynasty. Although Tang Xing married Jin Shenju, and Yuan Bin even became Shanye Yuan Gongfang, these big husbands are still Daming's servants. The big man, not the Japanese country, this point is quite clear today.

"My lord, the people I'm going to meet today, I'd better follow the imperial decree and be more polite." Jin Shenju sat up straight and started talking about business.

Tang Xing got angry when he mentioned this, and said indignantly: "I know, but I just can't get angry. What are these guys, I have to follow the imperial decree and be polite to them."

The reason why Tang Xing is in Java and has not gone to the old port is because he wants to meet a group of people, a group of merchants. Some of these merchants even fled from the Central Plains at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and finally settled in Java; During the years, the Ming Dynasty no longer had official ships and official trade, and no longer went south to the Western Seas, and they went to Nanyang in order to seek huge profits; there are also some people who took the route of Ye Zhongxing, the general manager of Songjiang merchants during the Jingtai period, and left Daming after paying immigration taxes. people.

These people can be collectively referred to as overseas abandoned people.

Tang Xing is quite dissatisfied with these people. In his opinion, they are all moths who steal the country for their own personal gain. Be polite to them?If they were not cut off, it would be due to their identities as relatives of the emperor.

Of course, Shenju knows that her husband has grievances against these people. She thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty has his reasons. After all, this is a land of heaven and earth. It is overseas. It doesn't matter if you are more polite. We all speak the same language and the same race here. Overseas is a minority, and if they can’t unify with the outside world, isn’t that just letting others bully them?”

"Think about it, they are working so hard on this boundless sea, and in the end, the profit still belongs to Daming? If they want to trade with merchants and ships, do they get tax points from the Department of Shipping? In the current situation, they don't want to do it with Daming. Business, is it possible? Since you want to do business with Daming, you have to pay taxes to Daming."

"They have no roots anymore. The Lord is an angel, representing Daming, and moreover, representing His Majesty. If this official ship sails south to the west, if it can promote His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, let them have roots in their hearts. If these abandoned people overseas can Sending it to one place is also a great achievement.”

"My Lord regards them as people who paid for their own money, ruined their homes and suffered hardships in this land of heaven and earth, and are pioneers for Ming Dynasty. If you think about it this way, it's okay to be more polite."

The current bureau can understand why His Majesty wants Tang Xing to be more polite to these people, but Tang Xing looks down on these people very much, so the current bureau naturally wants to persuade her husband to look at the Buddha's face instead of the monk's face, Your Majesty If there is a purpose, follow it.

"If they dare to insult me, then I'm not a vegetarian. I must let them know why the flowers are so red!" Of course Tang Xing would be more polite. After all, there is an imperial decree, but there must be a bottom line. But if anyone puts his mind on the official ship official trade, then Tang Xing can't be blamed for being rude.

Jin Shenju said with a smile: "Look at what I said, the Haining ship has so many cannons pointing at it, they just want to, but they dare not?"

In the evening, Tang Xing returned to the Haining from the House of Thousand Feet. When he was in a daze, a group of merchants from the right lapel came to the Haining under the guidance of a group of eunuchs. For a moment, they were all stunned. Looking from a distance, the Haining was like a giant beast crouching on the harbor, which was frightening. When they got closer, they saw those gun holes, which made people even more frightened.

The leader asked in a low voice: "What kind of ship is this? It's thinner than the treasure ship. What are those? Cannons?"

A small yellow door said with a smile: "This is a warship. Your Majesty does not want to compete with the people for profit. Several major shipyards did not build treasure ships, but changed them to warships. Haining and Lujiang are both warships. Those are artillery pieces, more than 100 in total, this flagship is for war."

"The two cannons at the bow are called Black Dragon Cannons. A three-masted ship can penetrate within two thousand paces with one cannon."

"Huo!" The leader of the business owner wiped off a cold sweat. His name was Liu Tianhe. His Majesty kept his word, so he paid the immigration tax and took root in Borneo.

Liu Tianhe obviously has some skills, and now in this Wanli Haitang, he has gradually become one of the talkers of Nanyang merchants.

When Liu Tianhe was in Daming, he had heard about the two warships Haining and Lujiang. He always thought it was bragging, but after seeing it today, he knew that the reputation was well-deserved.

Three-masted ship, two thousand paces, one cannon, Liu Tian and all the ships under his command are not enough for Haining to fire a salvo.

Xiao Huangmen led Liu Tianhe and other merchants and said: "The Haining is already the largest ship, and the warships built in the future will be smaller than these two ships, but only smaller, and the firepower will be stronger."

More firepower?How strong is it?

At this time, on the Haining, Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng were waiting for the merchants to come over. Tang Xing said to Liu Yongcheng in a low voice: "A group of merchants, in the Ming Dynasty, would have to make way if they wanted to see me. Your Majesty's decree, do they still want to see me?"

Liu Yongcheng likes to carry it. He was sitting upright. Hearing what Tang Xing said, he said in a low voice: "It's just a bunch of cheap merchants, but His Majesty has a purpose. In view of the fact that they pay Daming millions of silver taxes a year, please be more polite." .”

Compared with Tang Xing, Liu Yongcheng looked down on this group of merchants even more, and directly said that they are cheap merchants who only have money in their eyes. If people only have money in their eyes but have no ambition to be free from the people, then they cannot be called real men. Although Liu Yongcheng didn't have a bell all his life as a soldier, Liu Yongcheng is a person who has a bell in his heart.

"Greetings to the Great Angel, long live your majesty, long live." Liu Tianhe led a group of merchants to respectfully prostrate three times and five times, and greeted the angel nervously. The angel held a talisman, which represented the emperor.

Liu Yongcheng stood up, waved his hands and said, "Your Majesty has a decree, please listen carefully."

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties Dianbai Shibo, the sea needle road has become more and more prosperous, the sea trade is so profitable, and the profit is touching. Although you live overseas, you have not heard of Wanghua for a long time. I think I am an atom. The people should be united as one. I don't ask you to be respectful. I only ask you to read the same language and the same kind of love. Don't be short-sighted. Take a long-term plan and sincerely unite to live and work in peace. .”

"Chin this."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your instruction." Liu Tianhe knelt on the ground for a long time after hearing the memorial, and then said tremblingly.

"Li Cheng." Liu Yongcheng closed the imperial decree. This imperial decree did not have a yellow frame, but only a piece of white paper, but it used the big seal of Jingtai's treasure, which was the imperial decree. Wait, what can be used for Huang Xiang is a major event among major events, His Majesty Zai Shang is very thrifty.

When Liu Tianhe stood up, Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng were quite shocked, because Liu Tianhe and several merchants were in tears.

From Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng's point of view, there was nothing unusual about this imperial decree. Why did Liu Tianhe and these merchants cry when they heard the news?

Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng don't understand, they can't empathize with these people, because from the beginning to the end, Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng are both Daming people, and both are His Majesty's courtiers, if Yang Hanying, it's because Helin's Saiyin doesn't spend here, You can empathize with Liu Tianhe.

This decree, word by word, speaks to their hearts, and they know their own lives. This should not be short-sighted, take a long-term view, and unite sincerely. It is a warning and a sore spot for them. The situation is great, but they can't form a joint force, and they have suffered a lot. What moved Liu Tianhe and others the most was that His Majesty said in the imperial decree that if there is any injustice, he will ask for help from the Shibo Secretary.

Suffering from bullying outside, suddenly there is a complaint and you think you are in charge, so why don't you cry when you hear the news?

"Sit down." Tang Xing greeted with a smile all over his face and said: "Everyone is of the same language, since we will see you overseas, then don't meet outsiders."