sinovels Chapter 468 Chenghua 5 Years
Chapter 468 Chenghua 5 Years
Wu Youwei couldn't understand their mentality, so he put it aside, Ying Shangming entered the study, and the two sat together like old friends for many years, drinking tea, eating snacks, and chatting by the way.
Wu Youwei asked, after the crown prince ascends the throne, will the eunuchs in the East Palace be promoted along with him?
"That's for sure!" Shang Ming said: "The internal eunuchs of the Eastern Palace are all smart people personally selected by the imperial concubine, and none of them are treacherous and cunning, otherwise the imperial concubine would not have put them by the crown prince's side. "
Wu Youwei was stunned for a moment before he remembered that the imperial concubine is Wan Zhen'er.
In the previous life, Wan Zhen'er was posthumously titled "Emperor Concubine Gongsu Duan Shen Rong Jing" after her death, but now, she is already an imperial concubine.
It's just because the auspicious day has not arrived, it's just a canonization, and the grand ceremony has not yet been held.
If there is no accident, in the future when the little prince ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, she will be honored as the Queen Mother, just like the Queen Mother of Zhou, and the Queen is the Queen Mother.
Since the person is selected by the imperial concubine, there must be no problem. Just because Wan Zhen'er has been standing in the harem for so many years and can be promoted to the position of imperial concubine step by step, she is not a brainless person. woman.
By the way, Wu Youwei still doesn't quite remember what imperial concubine Wan Zhen'er looks like.
That time because he took the prince and princess out of the palace to play, he was summoned when he came back, he was in a hurry, he bowed his head patronizingly, because at that time not only Wan Zhen'er, but also many concubines were present, although he didn't care about the difference between men and women , but with so many other people's wives around, he somehow didn't want to look up.
Emperor Xianzong's various concubines...whatever...he is very awkward!
So I didn't look up, I still don't know what Wan Zhen'er looks like!
"Those little eunuchs are also taught. The Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy take turns teaching them to read and write. The prince usually eavesdrops on class." Shang Ming said: "They will be the little prince's helpers in the future."
Wu Youwei nodded: "Then teach together?"
"How is it possible?" Shang Ming rolled his eyes at him: "How can you teach the prince what you teach to the people around him? It's not good to learn the same thing."
Wu Youwei was stunned: "It's the same, it's the same, what, the emperor's art, naturally the emperor taught His Highness the crown prince himself, how can I, a minister, know the emperor's art?"
Shang Ming was also taken aback by Wu Youwei's generous words: "How dare you open your mouth."
People usually kill pigs in the twelfth lunar month, but Wu Youwei invited Shang Ming to eat pig-killing dishes, so the family really killed a pig, a big fat pig.
After Wantong came back to make the whole pig banquet, people came to the door one after another, Li Qing and his wife, Wan Xinpeng and his wife, etc., anyway, they were all real relatives who came, it was lively, everyone knew Shang Ming, Those who call him "Brother Shang" and "Master Shang" don't treat him as an outsider anyway. When the women go to the kitchen to serve food, let them watch the children.
Shang Ming was overwhelmed by several mischievous little ghosts on the kang, Wu Youwei laughed unscrupulously, but he didn't go up to help.
Poor Shang Mingtang, the factory supervisor of the East Factory, was pressed on the kang by the heads of a few little devils, and crawled around on his body. They were all three or four-year-old milk dolls. He didn't dare to pull or hum, so he had to lie on the kang He was fooled by the kang quilt, and the little ghost left all his saliva on his robe.
While eating, Shang Ming looked at Wu Youwei and gnawed at a piece of spine viciously: "You heartless!"
The eyes are resentful, and the tone is sad.
Wu Youwei happily ate his favorite meat sausage: "Isn't this a chance for you to get close to the naive?"
"Ah bah!" Shang Ming didn't appreciate it: "Our family has adopted so many children, there is no lack of innocence."
The reason why Shang Ming has a good reputation after taking over Dongchang is that besides his integrity, he has adopted many children himself.
When some of these children grew up, he asked them to teach them a skill, and then gave them a family and a career. Those children knew that Shang Ming had no offspring, and they were very filial to him. Shang Ming did not let them enter Dongchang as his sons. , They were either civilians or joined the army to guard the border, but they did not enter Jinyiwei and Dongchang because they wanted to avoid suspicion.
Moreover, those who Shang Ming could find their ancestral home for them all found their ancestral home for them. In the future, even if he can't take the imperial examination, his children can too.
Two of them were promising, and they passed the Juren examination. Shang Ming actively prepared them for the examination.
I plan to let them participate in the next test, and usually send them to Tao Wen Academy to study.
Recently, I'm thinking of seeing someone for them. It's not so easy to find them after they win the exam.
It is inappropriate to have a high family background, and a low family background will affect the future.
"Are you still raising children?" Wantong was surprised by Shang Ming's persistence.
He thought Shang Ming was just showing off, even if it was an adoption, it would be fine to adopt a few every now and then, right?
"Well, there are some every year." Shang Ming gnawed a meaty bone: "Our family should do good deeds to accumulate virtue."
So even though he became the owner of Dongchang, he was respected by many people, because he had adopted countless orphans over the years.
There are so many that he doesn't even remember, but sending someone to take care of them and teach them is quite a sense of accomplishment.
There are also children who get married and start a business. After giving birth to a child, the child still calls him "grandpa", which can be regarded as enjoying the joy of having children and grandchildren around their knees.
And for the daughters who raised him, he also prepared a dowry of 80 taels of silver to marry them, and the most married ones were military households guarding the border...
Because there are more men than women...there are so many bachelors!
There are also adopted sons and adopted daughters who see each other right, and he also fulfills them.
So even though he is in power, the emperor likes him very much because he is a kind eunuch.
"Our family is thanks to you!" Shang Ming raised his glass and said, "Come, have a drink."
Speaking of which, they have known each other for more than ten years, but the friendship between gentlemen is like water.
Although there is cooperation, it is not for self-interest.
After eating, I sent Shang Ming out and watched him get into the sedan chair and disappear before going back.
After Laba, we began to prepare for the new year.
That year, Annan, Uzang, Samarkand, Mandulu, Garthlan, Hamiwei, Turpan, Siam, Ryukyu, Sulu, Chenla and Japan all paid tribute.
Emperor Xianzong was stunned when he saw the list of tributes: "Why are you all here?"
In previous years, there were seven or eight at most, but this time there were as many as a dozen. Those from the south and the north all came. What does this mean?
"I heard that Eunuch Wang made great achievements in the south." Wantong smiled and said: "Zhang Lun is also a stunned young man."
The two of them were not afraid of anything, and they suppressed all the small countries around them.
Moreover, Wang Zhi is a eunuch, and he is very envious of Zheng He. Every day he thinks about how to show his prestige overseas, and sees how those small countries are not pleasing to the eye, especially Annan. The Li family pays tribute almost every year. Every time I lead troops, I have to circle around Annan several times.
Champa can become a territory of Ming Dynasty, so can Annan!
The Li clan was so frightened to death, and the tributaries who racked their brains every year never dared to fool around again.
Although the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty had a legacy that there were fifteen countries that would not be conquered, Zhancheng was offered to the Ming Dynasty on its own initiative. It was not because of the conquest by the Ming Dynasty, but because of the relationship with neighboring countries.
So strictly speaking, it does not violate the ancestral system.
In the evening, Wu Youwei heard about it, so he asked Wantong: "I remember that Taizu had fifteen kingdoms that he would not conquer, but are these included?"
Wantong thought for a while, and told him about the country that would not be confiscated in fifteen years.
The fifteen vassal countries are Korea (now North Korea), Japan (now Japan), Great Liuqiu, Little Liuqiu, Annan (now Vietnam), Chenla (now Cambodia), Siam (now Thailand), Champa (now southern Vietnam, later forced by Annan to destroy the country, but some descendants dedicated the land to Daming), Sumatra (now Sumatra), Western Country (now Coromandel Coast ), Java State (today's Java Island), Panheng State (today's Malay Peninsula), Baihua State (today's Northwest Sumatra Island), Sanfuqi State (today's Palembang, Sumatra Island), Boni State (Wen Cai) .
Wu Youwei drew it on the sea chart and found that these places are all good places 1
However, these fifteen lands are all small, no wonder Daming didn't like them at the time.
But in future generations, those places are blessed lands, especially they are located in the south, which is the gate of Daming. If they can all belong to Daming, then Daming will be prosperous.
It is also the first time that so many vassal states have come to congratulate this time in the Chenghua Dynasty.
People from all over the world gathered together, and Beijing was very lively. Last year, Emperor Xianzong had someone repair the hospitality area of Honglu Temple and installed glass windows. Now, many people were surprised. Daming is too rich. up!
This time, the Japanese envoys were acting together with the envoys sent by Ming Dynasty to Japan, otherwise they might not be able to leave the border of Japan, because their famous names all over the world really made the Emperor empty.
After the dispatched envoys returned to Beijing, they rested for three days and then entered the palace to have an audience.
"The envoy sent by the Japanese king this time is his son, Prince Katsuhito." The envoy sighed, "The state of Japan is too chaotic, and the royal family has no rights at all."
The situation in Japan is complicated, and the envoys have spent a long time unable to sort out their situation, and the relationship between many people has caused headaches for the envoys.
What's fashionable there is the policy of following the above!
Isn't this a rebellion?
There are also "semi-generals" and "Daiming H", all holding heavy soldiers in their hands to lift the Japanese king. The Japanese king held his hand and cried for several days, almost crying blind.
An imposing man, the lord of a country, is actually ruled by a woman, which really makes the envoy unable to understand. How can he say that he was "born by his father" but "loyal to his mother"?
The cultural difference is too big, and it is not easy to communicate, so he has a good prince.
Before the prince came, the Japanese ruler prepared for a long time before he took out enough gifts and money for the prince to travel to and from Daming.
Emperor Xianzong was dumbfounded: "So poor?"
"When the minister left, the lord of Japan made a living by selling poetry, paintings and fans..." The envoy bowed his head: "No tax revenue from various places was sent to him at all, and they were all handed over to the local daimyo."
Emperor Xianzong thought for a while: "Come here, call the cabinet!"
Eunuch Wynn hurriedly sent someone to invite several cabinet ministers to discuss matters.
Even though it's the Chinese New Year, the cabinet ministers are still on call when encountering major events.
Wantong was also called over by Emperor Xianzong. He just listened and didn't speak.
Wu Youwei has nothing to do in his spare time, so he stays at home and watches over the things his family prepares for the New Year.
In the spring of the first month of Dingmao in the 15th year, a great sacrifice was made to heaven and earth in the southern suburbs.
With the fireworks all over the sky and the children's laughter, another year has passed.
Because they are in Beijing, there are too many red tapes to enumerate during the New Year, but it is also a time to take the opportunity to connect with each other, and the New Year ceremony is very lively.
It's just that something unexpected happened during the New Year's Grand Meeting.
This is a very happy New Year banquet. Many envoys are offering tributes. They may be really scared. The gifts presented by these envoys are very in line with Emperor Xianzong's wishes, such as the war horse sent by Mandulu One thousand; Garthland sent eight hundred.
Garthlan's envoy had a bad look on his face.
Such as gems and spices from Samarkand.
One thousand catties of dried yak meat offered by Uszang.
The senders from the south are basically pearls, spices, gold, and silver.
Most of the things sent from the north were war horses, as well as some special medicinal materials from their area.
Finally, there is Japan.
Everyone knows that Japan made a big scandal last year and was kicked out of the country by the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. This time, everyone wants to see if there is any change in Japan?
Especially the coastal countries, they have all been invaded by Japanese pirates, and they really don't like Japan.
It turned out that the crown prince of Japan appeared on the main hall, crying to Emperor Xianzong for help: "The generals of the small country have committed chaos, the people are in dire straits, the royal family has been emptied, and the father sent ministers to the suzerain country for help!"