Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 766 In the prosperous age of Yongle, the apocalypse reappears!
"Yuansuke!"

Zhang Haogu raised his head and looked at Zhang Ruitu who hurried over.

Zhang Ruitu's expression was a little excited, and his face was a little red. He didn't know if it was because of being too excited or because he was tired from walking all the way.

"Zhang Xiang, what happened, so excited? Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat first." Zhang Hao joked and poured a cup of tea for Zhang Ruitu.

"Yuanfu, take a look at this." Zhang Ruitu said, handing the information to Zhang Haogu, and then sat down to rest. He almost trotted over the whole way just now. Power is the best elixir, but physical weakness is inevitable. Even if you keep strengthening your body, you still feel a little tired all the way.

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhang Ruitu in surprise, and then looked at the information. The more he looked, the weirder Zhang Haogu's expression became, and he looked at Zhang Ruitu again, and found that the second assistant had recovered his composure, and was leisurely drinking a cup of tea. What about tea?

"Is this made by the Ministry of Rites?" Zhang Haogu asked in a low voice.

Zhang Ruitu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "How is it possible? The Ministry of Rites has no such thought and ability. If I can really fool the kings of Nanyang and persuade them to come to the court to retire, then I would have burst into laughter."

Nodding thoughtfully, Zhang Haogu knew very well that the Ministry of Rites is not weak.

Don't misjudge the name. The Ministry of Rites is not only in charge of court etiquette. Education, diplomacy, imperial examinations and many other aspects are in the hands of the Ministry of Rites. What's more, if you want to join the cabinet, follow the process and you will enter the Imperial Academy, and then become a concubine. Scholars, at this point to become a close minister of the emperor, that is, half a foot into the cabinet and become a prime minister; this is the last time that the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Dongge University will enter the cabinet.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rites has great power and is very important, especially in today's Ming Dynasty. After Zhang Haogu became the chief assistant, he jointly promoted it with Zhu Youxiao, and with the support of the New Party, a large number of new yamen were built. In the four ministries of household, rites, and engineering, the power of the four ministries has expanded again.

It can be said that even if the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment are banned, the operation of the court will still not be affected in any way.

Zhang Ruitu said that the Ministry of Rites does not have this ability, so it is not possible, but it is hard to say whether the Ministry of Rites has thought of this, after all, the Ministry of Rites is mainly based on the noble, and the new party and the old party are also competing fiercely. I guess they are busy dealing with each other Well, I didn't think about these things outside.

Since it wasn't made by the Ministry of Rites, could it be Nanyang?
Thinking of this, Zhang Haogu looked at Zhang Ruitu: "Is the information sent by Governor Qian?"

Zhang Ruitu nodded and put down the teacup: "Well, it was sent by Governor Qian, and he still has a letter saying that he didn't know about it at the beginning, but it was the Lord Wandan who first approached him, asking to be allowed to enter the court. "

"Wandan Kingdom"

Zhang Haogu thought about some of the situations he inquired about when the Lord of Wandan entered the court last time: "I remember that after the death of Hasandin, the internal chaos of Wandan Kingdom, especially around the 28th year of Wanli, the decline of the royal family and the dissatisfaction of the nobles everywhere, It was extremely difficult for the Banten royal family to control the situation, coupled with the royal family's struggle for the throne, starting from Latu, several young masters were changed in a row, and the situation gradually improved until Tafari became king."

Thinking about the information, Zhang Ruitu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Yes, at that time, Wandan Kingdom had weak officials and strong ministers, and Tafari was weak after he became the throne, and all the power was held by the nobles of Wandan Kingdom. He was attacked and assassinated many times, and fell into the water and almost died. It is said that this is the root cause of his illness, otherwise, his body would not be able to support it now that he is only in his thirties."

Zhang Haogu suddenly smiled: "It's good news that Tafari, the lord of Wandan Kingdom, wants to enter the court. Among the vassal kingdoms coming from all over the world, this is the first one who wishes to die in Daming. Go and report to His Majesty first." .”

Zhang Ruitu also nodded repeatedly. If it wasn't for such good news, why would he come to Zhang Haogu in such a hurry? It's not because this incident only happened during Taizong's reign, and it's a big event worth boasting about.

The two tidied up in a hurry, and ran to Zhu Youxiao with the news.

Zhu Youxiao was resting in the Royal Garden at this time, and Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu didn't know the news until they arrived at the Wuying Hall.

But there is no way around this, after all, the emperor's whereabouts are not always according to the itinerary, or in other words, the emperor of Ming Dynasty rarely does things according to the itinerary.

"Master Zhang, Cifu, what good news is there? It's worth the two of you coming here." Eunuch Wei looked at Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu curiously, and the two hurriedly said that there was good news. Is it auspicious, or is it another victory?Haven't there been any wars lately?

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It's a good thing. There are foreign principals coming to court to see His Majesty, and they plan to live in our Daming and spend the rest of the year in peace."

Eunuch Wei has read books, and when he heard this kind of thing, he patted his legs and became happy: "Oh, this is still a happy event. I remember that this is an achievement that only Grandpa Cheng had in the past. This kind of good thing must be done quickly. Report to the emperor."

"Then Eunuch Wei, may I trouble you to lead the way?" Zhang Haogu said with a smile.

Eunuch Wei waved his hands again and again, and took Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu to find Zhu Youxiao with a smile.

When you arrive at the Imperial Garden, you can see a large number of people guarding here from a distance. Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang are taking their sons, and the prince of the Ming Dynasty is flying a kite. It makes people happy to see the happy appearance of this family.

Eunuch Wei first stepped forward to report, and then Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Queen, and Crown Prince."

Zhu Youxiao hugged his precious son very casually: "There is no need to be polite, just sit down."

After Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu were seated, Zhu Youxiao continued to ask: "I heard from Wei Banban that there is good news?"

Zhang Haogu Wuxin and Zhang Ruitu snatched this little thing, and motioned for Zhang Ruitu to talk about it, and Zhang Ruitu naturally stepped forward happily, the emperor's liking was not too much.

Standing up, Zhang Ruitu took out the information and handed it over: "Your Majesty, there is indeed good news, and it is still very good news. The Lord of Wandan, Tafari, came to the court to ask for an audience, and hoped to spend his life in my Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment: "What? The Lord Wandan wants to spend his life in Daming?!"

Unsurprisingly, this news shocked Zhu Youxiao. Although his face still looked calm, his hands had already hugged Zhu Ciran tightly. So calm.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youxiao said slowly: "This is really good news. I know about this matter, and I will hand it over to the Ministry of Rites."

Zhang Ruitu bowed again: "The minister accepts the order."

After Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu left, Zhu Youxiao relaxed, and the smile on his face couldn't stop. Is such good news important?
On the surface, it seems that it is just a foreign ruler who admires the grace of the upper kingdom and plans to enter the court, but if you dig deeper, this is the best manifestation of the great Ming power spreading all over the world and coming to court from all over the world.

It is precisely because the mighty virtue of Daming spread widely to all nations, and the prosperous age of Ming Dynasty attracted the admiration of billions of people overseas, so there will be a country whose ruler voluntarily enters the court, hoping to spend his life in Daming.

what is this?
This is merit!

Can Zhu Youxiao not be excited?

After all, counting up, it was only in the time of Chengzu, the great Ming Dynasty in the eternal joy and prosperity, that there was such a scene.

All over the world, Daming has more than [-] vassal states and more than [-] vassals. It can be said that all nations have come to court. In total, three foreign vassal kings chose to be buried in Daming because they admired Daming's grace, saying that this was their greatest honor.

What achievements, what majesty, what prosperity!
Zhu Youxiao loves to compare with Grandfather Cheng the most in his life. In addition to comparing with Grandfather Cheng, he also likes to compare with Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

These two are both civil and military talents who can run the army on horseback and run the country on horseback. The two dynasties of the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty reached their prosperity in the hands of these two masters. The fortune of the country is prosperous.

Looking at the thousands of years of history in this world, how many people can be called Taizong?

However, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Tian Khan of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong Wen of the Ming Dynasty were added.

And the ones who can be called the prosperous age of the coming dynasty of all nations are Tang Taizong and Chengzu.

He Zhu Youxiao has achieved the peaceful and prosperous age where the people live and work in peace and contentment without worrying about food and clothing.

He, Zhu Youxiao, has also achieved the martial arts of calming border afflictions and expelling foreign enemies.

As for the prosperous scene of all nations coming to court, Zhu Youxiao also did it a few years ago.

Today's people in the Ming Dynasty are well-fed and have no worries about food and clothing. Everyone can eat enough, have clothes to wear, and can read and read. They, Xuanzong defeated them, and when they came to Tianqi Dynasty, they directly defeated them!
The foreign enemies on the grassland have been wiped out, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the world is prosperous in commerce, and all nations come to court. How many such prosperous worlds have existed in the past and present?
Daming now has more than 8000 million households and a population of [-] million. How many people have lived in such a prosperous age since ancient times?

Not to mention that now Da Ming's annual tax revenue is 8000 to [-] million yuan, which is more than double that of the Yongle Dynasty at its best. Isn't this an achievement worth boasting about?

Zhu Youxiao is worthy of praise and showing off, but compared with Grandpa Cheng, he is still a bit worse.

The Apocalypse Dynasty is not as good as the Yongle Dynasty, and there is no foreign ruler willing to die in Daming.

The homeland is hard to leave, how many people would rather die in a foreign land than in their homeland?
Ordinary people are unwilling to do this, let alone a prince?
Who can refuse the honor of ruling a country, claiming to be the ancestor, building a magnificent mausoleum after death, and resting with the country with incense and offering sacrifices? Who is willing to abandon these things and die in another country?

What was the prestige and endeness of Daming during the Chengzu period, so many lords admired his ende and were willing to die on the land of Daming?
Zhu Youxiao also imagined that in his Tianqi Dynasty, there would be a few foreign rulers who wanted to stay in Daming, willing to die in Daming to be his loyal courtiers of Zhu's family.

But this kind of thing is just a fantasy. Zhu Youxiao once thought about whether to talk to Zhang Haogu, to see if his almighty master Zhang can find a way to give him a hand in this.

But in the end Zhu Youxiao felt too shameless, so he stopped thinking about it.

However, now this kind of thing actually happened!
In front of Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu, Zhu Youxiao suppressed his excitement and did not show it, but when they left, Zhu Youxiao laughed up to the sky, his mouth was almost crooked when he was excited. The last point is finally made up now!

"Your Majesty?" Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Youxiao worriedly, excited like this, is Zhu Youxiao okay?
"Cough, cough, cough."

Zhu Youxiao regained his composure, but he couldn't hide the excitement and excitement on his face. His face was flushed, and Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "It's nothing, nothing, the queen doesn't have to worry, I'm just a little excited."

Can you not be excited? Ever since he vowed to reshape Daming and create a prosperous age, Zhu Youxiao has seen those things that only a prosperous monarch can do appear one by one in his Tianqi Dynasty. The feats that only the mighty Mingjun and Yingzhu have been added to himself.

With the people living in peace and business flourishing, the court tax revenue increased, and the army became stronger and stronger. The army went out to sweep the Tatars and wiped out the 200-year border troubles. After that, three thousand cavalry made a surprise attack in the snow and wiped out the Tatars completely. , Bringing the Sanqianli Grassland under the rule of Ming Dynasty.

From that moment on, Zhu Youxiao suddenly awakened. He wanted greater achievements, unprecedented achievements, and became the most famous emperor in history, who was admired and admired by the world. Zong Songzu, the fierce people, the eternal emperor.

Opened the sea, traded with all the nations of the world, sailed to Nanyang to intimidate the barbarians, and then expelled the Hongyi people to return Nanyang peace, and then assisted Nanyang countries to spread the kindness and majesty of Ming Dynasty to Nanyang countries
Now, a foreign ruler is finally ushered in, willing to die in Daming and be buried in Daming. The last gap between him and Grandfather Cheng has finally been smoothed out, and in other respects, he is much better than Grandfather Cheng!
The last point that he had been thinking about was completed, and Zhu Youxiao was so happy that he almost jumped up.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Youxiao coughed lightly, and Eunuch Wei immediately came up to him: "My lord."

Pointing his fingers, Zhu Youxiao suppressed the excitement in his heart: "Go, spread this news secretly, I want everyone in the world to know that my Tianqi Dynasty has surpassed the prosperity of Yongle!"

Eunuch Wei nodded quickly, and he was happy if the emperor was happy: "I will do it now, servant girl."

"By the way, after the news spread, let me see how King Xin reacts." Zhu Youxiao added at the end.

Eunuch Wei realized it, saluted Zhu Youxiao and left in a hurry.

Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu, who returned to the cabinet, also informed the other elders of the cabinet. Lu Xiangsheng, Qian Qianyi, Huang Liji, and Qiao Yunsheng rushed to prepare for another grand event in the Tianqi Dynasty.

Zhang Haogu said: "This matter cannot be sloppy. Since His Majesty has handed it over to the Ministry of Rites, then the Second Assistant will be fully responsible for handling it; all parties should not delay and neglect the assistance to delay the opportunity."

Zhang Ruitu cupped his hands and expressed his gratitude to Zhang Haogu. He knew that it was Zhang Haogu who gave him his achievements.

Qian Qianyi stroked his beard and said, "This is another grand event in our dynasty."

"Our dynasty has quelled the Tartars, opened the sea ban, and now all nations are coming to the dynasty. It is already a prosperous age comparable to the Yongle Dynasty, and your majesty has already gone straight to the ancestors. If this is done well, then our dynasty will be on par with the Yongle Dynasty In the prosperous age, His Majesty is the same emperor through the ages. This is the achievement of His Majesty, and it is also the achievement of us, but it cannot be sloppy."

Zhang Ruitu thought about it and said: "First of all, we must ensure safety. The Lord of Wandan was escorted by the warship of the Nanyang Development Company when he entered the court. Can the navy escort him along the way when he arrives in our Daming territory?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "This matter is fine, I will approve a note in a while, and transfer from the Ministry of War to the Navy Division."

Qian Qianyi added: "It is necessary to spread the word widely so that everyone in the world will know about it. Such a major event is also worthy of praise for the common people."

Zhang Ruitu said: "That's right, we want to spread the word."

This kind of thing is a good thing that the whole country is worthy of joy and encouragement. For the common people, it will undoubtedly enhance their sense of identity with the court, and it can also stimulate the national pride in their hearts. From the princes and ministers to the common people, no matter what it is Regardless of their identity, they will deeply feel the heartfelt pride. This is a good thing that can unite the strength of a country, and it cannot be overstated.

This is not only something that pleases the emperor, but also something that can stabilize the country. Therefore, everyone in the cabinet has decided that this matter should be done in a big way, and the momentum will be bigger, so that the envoys of all countries will join in the fun.

Now Daming is not short of this money.

On the sea at this time, three warships of the Nanyang Development Company were cleaving the waves, with their sails bulging in the wind and heading eastward along the ocean current.

Tafari, the Lord of Wandan, is sitting in the cabin. His body is not as good as before. Although he can still withstand the sea wind, he would rather sit in the cabin to rest and recharge his energy before going to meet the Son of Heaven.

Tafari came to the Ming court this time, not only brought himself, but also brought several other children except the crown prince, as well as some ambitious ministers in Banten. He wanted to create a good enough prince for the prince. environment, to preserve the Wandan Kingdom.

As for these ambitious guys, since they are still alive, they dare not move lightly because of their prestige, they can only follow me honestly, but when it comes to Daming, what are they?
Can they keep the family foundation they left in Wandan country?

Tafari's thoughts were wandering, when he suddenly heard exclamations from outside, he came out of the cabin in a little surprise, and saw several big ships coming towards him, he had seen them before, they were the great fortune ships of the Ming army, they were the ships of today's world A first-class huge warship.

The tall and mighty lucky boat came on the waves, and the giant cannons with metallic luster looked so mighty. The firepower possessed by this lucky boat is the power that ordinary small countries dare not expect.

And there are five lucky boats coming oncoming!
Soon, the two fleets learned each other's identity through the exchange of flags.

"My lord, that is the fleet sent by Shangguo to escort you to Beijing."

After knowing the news, Tafari breathed a sigh of relief. With the escort of the Ming warship, he can go to Beijing to pay tribute with peace of mind.

After he breathed a sigh of relief, Tafari's spirit obviously improved a lot. He started blowing the sea breeze to breathe, and also looked at the merchant ships from various countries in the Daming sea area. The scene of thousands of sails racing was full of vitality. How dazzling.

And what shocked Tafari the most was the lucky boat that escorted him to Beijing. During this journey, the escorting warships had changed six waves, and each wave was escorted by five lucky boats ahead. The flag of Ming Dynasty was hung high above the mast, fluttering in the sea breeze, and Tarifa couldn't help but reddened his eyes when he saw it:
This is the glory bestowed on him by the Son of Heaven, and it is a gift from the kingdom above.

(End of this chapter)