sinovels Chapter 475
Chapter 475
When the customs official's youngest daughter got engaged, Wu Youwei didn't go, but presented a pair of top-quality mutton-fat jade pendants as a congratulatory gift.
When she goes out, she will naturally add makeup.
At the end of July and the beginning of August, the eldest princess and Ji.
The harem held a very grand ceremony, which was made by the eldest princess of Chongqing for the eldest princess
Ji Li, which is the coming-of-age ceremony for girls of the Han nationality, is a kind of ancient Jiali.Commonly known as "shangtou" and "shangtou ceremony".
Ji, that is, hairpin.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, it has been stipulated that aristocratic women should perform the Ji ceremony after their engagement (xu marriage) and before their marriage.It is usually held at the age of 15. If you have been waiting to marry and have not promised someone, you can also perform the ceremony at the age of [-].
Queen Wang originally wanted to be the master of Ji Ji Li, but Emperor Xianzong's confinement had not yet been lifted, and the post of "master" was assumed by the noble concubine Wanhuang.
Anyway, Concubine Wanhuang is also the "deputy empress" and the mother of the eldest princess, so it was the first time for the imperial concubine to see Wan Zhen'er up close.
The main guest is the eldest princess of Chongqing.
The praiser invited the princess of Gu'an.
After Emperor Xianzong knew about it, he sighed: "Zhen'er...."
The Princess Chang of Gu'an is the daughter of Emperor Daizong and Empress Wang.
Wan Zhen'er invited her to be the princess's admirer, just to let people know the kindness of the emperor.
She is thinking of the emperor.
The emperor's authority is growing day by day, so naturally no one dares to refute it, but at the same time, some people will say that the emperor is "willful" or "arbitrary" and so on.
She can only help with some small things, so that the emperor will not care about certain reputations.
The Jiji ceremony was very grand, but after the ceremony was over, the wives of each family actively engaged their sons after returning home...
Autumn and August, autumn harvest.
Moon Festival.
Harvests in various parts of Ming Dynasty.
Although it was said that some local tax and grain were exempted last year, but this year they resumed production, Emperor Xianzong still exempted them from tax and grain to let the people recuperate.
At the same time, the Daming navy was in the south, and news came that Wang Zhi and Zhang Lun sent troops to Japan in mid-July to quell the rebellion of the Japanese generals.
The rest of the news is unknown.
"What do you mean by unknown?" Wu Youwei was a little confused.
"Wang Zhi and Zhang Lun may have received a secret order, and the news is not easy to pass back. As the saying goes, the military order is not accepted." Well. Wan Tongdao: "Wang Zhi has always done this, and Zhang Lun is even more stunned." "
These two people both have backgrounds, one is a eunuch and the other is a noble son, no matter how big the trouble is, as long as the emperor does not convict them, no one else can deal with them even if they want to.
"That's true...w Wu Youwei knew Wang Zhi. Although he was an eunuch, he was an eunuch with ideals.
Wu Youwei went to teach the little prince, and he talked about Japan again. Now the navy of Ming Dynasty is going on an expedition under the banner of justice. I don't know what the situation is.
"Will they succeed?" The little prince asked Wu Youwei: "And Japan still has a ruler."
"The lord?" Wu Youwei said with a smile, "Your Highness, there is no eternal peace between countries. Since the lord of Japan dares to claim the title of emperor, he must be prepared to be questioned by my suzerain country, or I will simply attack you." In the past, let the surrounding small countries know that the majesty of our Great Ming cannot be underestimated."
"However, they are the [-]th non-conquerable country established by the Taizu." The little prince said worriedly: "Actually, I really want the army to fight over them. There are so many silver mines..."
Ever since I saw that it was not easy for the emperor to make money last time, the little prince has attached great importance to money. When he returned to the palace that day, he counted all the lucky money since he grew up!
Then he asked someone to prepare the account book of the Eastern Palace, and he will have to look at it tomorrow!
Wang Zhen didn't know why the little prince went out once and came back to toss these things?I didn't know until I asked eunuch Wynn overnight, and gave the little prince the account book the next day.
However, Wu Youwei was going to teach him a lesson, but before he had time to read it, he forgot about it when there were too many things.
But now he has to handle all the cash in the East Palace himself. There is a big money box, and any money he spends every day must be approved by the little prince.
Originally, the East Palace was a bit oily, after all, the crown prince was still young, and the people below would hug him as soon as he hugged him, but now the crown prince had to come down and nod for everything, and this oily water disappeared immediately.
Fortunately, it is now the Eastern Palace, which is a part of the Imperial Palace, and the ledger is not independent. The small ledger of the Eastern Palace is just some personal exchanges of His Royal Highness, not the big ledger.
If His Highness the Crown Prince gets married and has a Crown Princess, it will be possible to set up a big ledger.......
"The country without conquest doesn't mean it can't be held in our hands." Wu Youwei gestured: "Do you still remember Champa?"
"Remember, it is also one of the [-] non-expropriation countries. However, because Champa was attacked by the Annan Li family, the crown prince went into exile in Ming Dynasty, prayed for Ming's help, and sent Champa to Ming Dynasty when he was dying; similarly, Japan Although the lord is alive, he has abdicated over and over again, it is conceivable that life there will definitely be difficult, if he is the same as the crown prince of Champa... umm..."
The little prince's eyes lit up: "Yes!"
Although I don't know what Emperor Xianzong thought, but Wu Youwei thought, Wang Zhi would definitely not be polite!
Wang Zhi is indeed not polite, he and Zhang Lun are _hard_rou, one is insidious and cunning, one is open and close, the two cooperate tacitly, with a navy, they have already landed in Japan...
After August, it will be September, and all the taxes and food from all over the country will be shipped over. On the ninth day of September, climb high and look far away.
Afterwards, Wu Youwei continued to make annual charitable donations.
The little prince was used to being very busy during this time, and he would rest for three to five days, but he didn't know that he was going to donate.
During Dinghai in the tenth month of winter, Zhu Yong, Marquis of Funing, became the general of Jinglu, serving as the commander-in-chief and serving as the imperial guard.
When the winter moon was approaching, the news finally came from the south: there were too many traitors in Japan, and the Ming army suppressed them, and the Japanese lord was captured immediately, and the Japanese lord...was in poor health , Prince Shengren tried his best to take care of his father.
The lord of Japan has authorized Wang Zhi and Zhang Lun, the two high officials of the celestial dynasty, to handle Japan's state affairs with full authority.
On the other side of the navy, when they suppressed the rebellion, they beheaded [-] people!
"How much?" Wu Youwei was confused.
"One hundred thousand!" Wantong made a gesture: "Wang Zhi and Zhang Lun really dare to do it. The military exploits are so great that the emperor even issued an order to reward them."
Can you not praise me?
What is the population of Japan as a whole?
With one strike, 10 people's heads were beheaded.
They are all young and middle-aged. Japan has fought wars for more than ten years. How many young and middle-aged people can there be?
This has scared the big and small names everywhere, but I don't know why, why don't they beg for mercy?
"Begging for mercy?" Wu Youwei thought for a while: "I'm afraid I can't beg for mercy? I can't speak the language!"
"Can't it?" Wan Tongdao: "The students taught by Lao Bai have all left their teachers. They can speak Japanese well. They all joined the army as interpreters. Wang Zhi and the others led a hundred thousand sailors to Japan, at least ten of them It must be accompanied by a translator, otherwise the language barrier is a big taboo in a strange place.”
Especially when setting up camp, you can eat your own food locally, but you can’t drink the water you brought, right?That can't be brought here?
So there must be an interpreter to follow.
"Old Bai is so willing!" Wu Youwei never expected that such a whim back then would yield such a big harvest.
"It's also fortunate that those students have graduated, it's much more convenient to have them." Wan Tao said, "The emperor also rewarded Shanghai Comprehensive Academy with a lot of things."
This is to encourage them to contribute to the country!
In fact, the rewards are not very expensive, mainly the four treasures of the study, one set for each student and graduate, and four sets for each teacher.
There is also the imperial imperial edict of _people_.
By the way, I was rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and mentioned the name of Shanghai Comprehensive Academy, the name of the school.
Wu Youwei also sent people to send things over, it was the first comprehensive academy he established, unlike Tao Wen Academy, it was his own, while Shanghai Comprehensive Academy was owned by the government.
A few days later, there was another news that the navy would not be able to return for the time being, because the navy now has 30 people, 10 are on expedition, 10 are defending the city, and 10 are patrolling. For the second time, the first time, Champa was gone; this second time, is it true that Japan also...?
Many coastal countries are watching, especially Ryukyu, which is separated from Japan by a strip of water.
Whether it is the Great Liuqiu or the Little Liuqiu, they are all next to each other, and you can see the other from one end, so many people feel uneasy.
After Wu Youwei found out, he discussed it with the little prince again, and then went home for dinner after get off work.
He didn't know, after he left, the little prince went to Qianqing Palace to accompany his father to "review the memorial". After the father finished approving, he would read it, put aside what he understood, and ask what he didn't understand.
Every day, the contents of Wu Youwei's lectures were reported to Emperor Xianzong.
At first, Emperor Xianzong just wanted to take a look at Wu Youwei's knowledge. Later, he felt that he had learned a lot from it. Some of the policies for governing the country were a bit radical, but Emperor Xianzong himself was not a conservative person. On the contrary, I appreciate it very much.
There are also some things that he took out and used, maybe changed, and used in government affairs, which is so good that many ministers feel that the emperor is more and more able to sit on the throne.
Time slowly entered the twelfth lunar month, during Laba, porridge was sent everywhere, and there was Laba porridge rewarded by the emperor.
This time the little prince dug out the ingredients for the Laba porridge in the East Palace, and happily took it to the kitchen to cook the porridge.
Wang Zhen was wiping away her sweat, fortunately she was well prepared!
A young eunuch came up to him and said with a bitter face: "Elder-in-law, do you want to put red dates in the room?"
He didn't dare to put too many things, for fear of attracting rats, but if he didn't put them, what if His Highness didn't find them or found that there wasn't enough of them?
"You don't have to let it go, just pick up ten or eight for you as snacks every day." Wang Zhen also had a bitter face: "There is also longan in our house!"
Little eunuch: "...!!!"
Could it be that the chief manager uses dried longan as a snack every day?
Are you not afraid to make yourself nosebleed?
Wu Youwei also got the Laba porridge from His Royal Highness....
At the end of December, at the end of the Xin Dynasty, Zhu Yongbao was awarded the Duke of Zhu Yongbao based on his achievements, and Wang Zhisui was added, and more than 10,000 people were rewarded.
Zhang Rui was also appointed as the son of the British Duke, and Zhang Lun was the grandson of the British Duke.
Because of Zhang Rui's poor health, it is already reluctant to be a grandson. If something happens to him... So, Emperor Xianzong considerately established a grandson for the Duke of England.
Everyone has seen Zhang Lun's achievements, beheading one hundred thousand!
Which family has such promising children and grandchildren, and does not apply for a grandson?
But no one dared to say anything. Emperor Xianzong is now in power and his reputation is spreading among the people. Some old ministers should go. The old ones are old. The cabinet is full of new faces. , so some people are very anxious, and some people are very carefree.
Wan An made an appointment with several monks and priests to meet in a secluded restaurant...
It is the month, and Sichuan and Jiangxi are exempted from taxation and grain.
That year, Ryukyu, Annan, Siam, Sumatra, Java, Pahang, Boni, Sulu, Chenla, Hamiwei, Turpan, Uszang, Kasilan and Mandulu all came to pay tribute.
That's great, there are more than ten people from all over the world!
Some are frequent contacts, and some have only emerged in recent years. They all rushed to test the attitude of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and they saw a lot of new things in Ming Dynasty.
Unavoidably, they all murmured in their hearts, Daming is getting more and more powerful, shouldn't they be more proactive like Champa?
The most complicated thing to think about here is Annan Li.