Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 467 God Bless Daming

   Sitting in a sedan chair.

   Ma Wensheng suddenly woke up.

   eh...

  When Xu Jing came back, he seemed to be at odds with him, why was he so happy.

  Thinking back then, I often ridiculed Xu Jing's going to sea.

   But slowly, he came to his senses.

  The same, the old man has his family and country in his heart, Xu Jing can come back, the military department has benefited a lot, at most... the money and food are not wasted.

  So... For me, this is a great thing.

  Why can't you be happy.

  Why can't you be cocky?

The heights are overwhelming, the more I get to this point, the more I feel that the face is really a big obstacle in life, because of a face, I feel restless every now and then, and from time to time, negative emotions such as shame appear, messing up my mind, Hmm...don't care about the details.

  He hurried to the Meridian Gate and entered the palace to see you.

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi half-lyed behind the imperial case, holding scriptures in his hand.

  Ouyang Zhi stood aside as a Hanlin waiting for imperial edict.

  Emperor Hongzhi slowly put down the scroll, and suddenly sighed: "Ouyang Qing's family, are your parents in the hall?"

  Ouyang Zhi was silent for a moment: "My father died young."

  Emperor Hongzhi lamented: "It is a pity in life that a son wants to support but does not wait for his relatives."

  Ouyang Zhi thought for a while: "Students and mentors."

  Emperor Hongzhi was amused: "Why do you always keep your mouth shut, always a mentor?"

   "The mentor is the reborn parents." This time, Ouyang Zhi reacted a little faster.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed with emotion: "What the Qing family said is also reasonable. You are a person with the most affection and nature. I heard that among the disciples of the Qing family's mentors, Qing is the most important, isn't it?"

  Ouyang Zhi was silent.

   "Why didn't the Qing family answer?"

  Ouyang Zhi took a deep look at Emperor Hongzhi: "What my mentor values ​​most is Junior Brother Xu."

   "Which Junior Brother Xu..." Emperor Hongzhi was surprised.

  Ouyang Zhi said: "Edit Xu Jing."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized that it was him: "How can this be seen?"

Ouyang Zhi thought for a while: "Since Junior Brother Xu went to sea, my mentor has never mentioned him again. My mentor is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and I will definitely not forget Junior Brother Xu. Like, Junior Brother Xu was deliberately omitted, so it can be seen that the teacher is like this, but he just doesn't want to touch the scene."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Unexpectedly... there is such a past. It's really... a pity... It's hard for him. I usually see him smiling happily, but I don't know that he still has such sad things, laughing in front of people. He must have worked very hard."

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, but he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

  Why not myself?

Tragic childhood experience, my biological mother has never seen herself becoming a prince, becoming an emperor, or even seeing the birth of Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong, and seeing Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong becoming adults. Every time he thinks about this, Emperor Hongzhi feels that this is untouchable mind.

  Emperor Hongzhi was moved, tears blurred.

He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Everyone has someone who cannot be touched or mentioned. Ah, Ouyang Qing's family is very observant, it seems that they understand your mentor very well."

  Ouyang Zhi was silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi thought he had something on his mind and lost his mind, so he didn't care.

  But after a long time, Ouyang Zhi suddenly said: "Master is an amazing person..."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized and smiled.

   But soon, his smile froze: "Xu Jing, have you...been in trouble?"

  Ouyang Zhi's eyes turned red suddenly after a while, and tears flowed down, silently choking.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at him, his heart softened, he shouldn't have mentioned Xu Jing. This Xu Jing is not only Fang Jifan's disciple, but also Ouyang Zhi's senior brother, this must have made him fall in love with the scene.

  Ouyang Zhi lowered his head, holding back desperately.

  Emperor Hongzhi said with emotion: "If you want to cry, just cry."

  Ouyang Zhi wept for a while, and then stopped the tears: "I am a little sad. Back then, the six of us served our mentor together. Brother Xu is a playful person, and he was kind to us..."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Okay, okay, I know, you don't need to be sentimental. It has been two years now, and there has been no news for two years. If he is still alive... think about it, he should have..."

  Emperor Hongzhi is not sentimental?

   Xu Jing did not come back.

  The scum of the world, Wang Bushi...

  In this way, the last remedy has also failed.

   Because of the perfunctory actions of the Ministry of War, it led to unbearable results.

  Obviously, in the past, Daming spent countless money and food on seven voyages to the West, but now, everything starts from scratch.

  Emperor Hongzhi was really tired.

  I'm so tired.

  It’s like a dilapidated house. Since I became the throne, I have been repairing it time and time again, but after repairing this place, it leaks elsewhere, which is very annoying.

  When the whole of Da Ming was in his hands, he was more and more riddled with holes, giving him a feeling of hopelessness.

  Under this superficial calm, Emperor Hongzhi clearly saw that there was a huge inertia that was constantly destroying and corroding the foundation of the house, but he was helpless, and had no choice but to repair the leak again and again.

  But this time... the loophole is too big.

  Seven voyages again? With the current national strength, can it continue? The seven voyages to the West took two generations, so... I... Can I wait for that day?

Emperor Hongzhi put down the scriptures in his hands, and sighed: "What the Qing family lost was Qing's younger brother. What I lost...was hope...what the people lost...is the dawn. I inherit the virtues of my ancestors and inherit the great rule , conscientiously and conscientiously, I am afraid of being ashamed of my ancestors, but... many times, I am powerful, but I don't know where to use it, and I am helpless... I am really tired, but do you understand? Many times, I work hard, and what I get in return may not be What a good result, many things cannot be stopped by manpower."

   He shook his head.

   Feeling disappointed.

   At this time, he felt like a choke in his throat, but he found that he didn't have any temper at all.

  Xiao Jing came in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, asks to see you."

  Emperor Hongzhi only raised his eyelids: "Sure enough, it's a rare moment of quietness, let Xuan come in."

  He glanced at Ouyang Zhi, whose eyes were red, and didn't speak again.

   Even at this moment, he was a little shaken.

  Really... start over?

  Ma Wensheng walked in quickly, his voice hoarse: "I... have seen Your Majesty..."

  Kowtowed, choked up and said: "God bless Daming."

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Ma Wensheng, a little confused.

   Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, the Ningbo Mansion sent a newsletter, the scum of the world, Wang Bushi... is back, editing the Xu Jing... is back!"

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed suddenly: "What did you say?"

   "The scum of the world is not an official..."

   "Xu Jing is back?" Emperor Hongzhi sat up straight all of a sudden, his eyes shining.

"Yes... we have arrived in Ningbo, and we will arrive in Beijing in a few days." Ma Wensheng burst into tears, and couldn't help it anymore: "He is back... Ningbo Mansion reported that Xu Jing arrived at Mugu Dushu, and then returned. Your Majesty... this wooden bone Du Shu, the **** of the Three Treasures, has traveled to the farthest place, Xu Jing and the scum of the world, Wang Bushi, all the soldiers, spent two years back and forth, and brought back the route... This is God's blessing!"

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

  He raised his eyes and glanced at Ouyang Zhi.

  Ouyang Zhi's face suddenly relaxed after a brief silence.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Report, bring it."

  The report was delivered, and Emperor Hongzhi looked at the report word by word with trembling hands. After a long time...he put the report down and took a deep breath: "I'm back, God bless Daming, this...isn't it a painstaking effort, God bless him?"

  He cheered up all of a sudden, the haze in his heart was swept away, and he cheered up: "Take the map."

   It took a full two sticks of incense before the eunuchs found a map from the pile of old papers.

   This was drawn by the Sanbao eunuch, and it was just a rough map.

  Emperor Hongzhi found the rumored location of Kunlun Continent, and was silent for a long time: "Xu Jing... is really a remarkable person."

  He raised his eyes, and his eyes were full of light.

   "When will they enter Beijing."

   "If they take Tianjin Wei, then... Yichen estimates that they will arrive in half a month."

  Emperor Hongzhi pondered, not speaking.

   Ma Wensheng said cautiously: "Your Majesty..."

"I thought of giant whales, how many difficulties and dangers there are in the ocean, but these people have been drifting in the sea for two years. A small sea ship, they rely on a mere sea ship, among them... How much torment did you have? Ma Qing’s family, don’t talk about strong winds and waves, don’t talk about giant beasts in the sea, don’t talk about the thieves you may encounter along the way, don’t talk about epidemic diseases, I will only put you on a sea boat and teach you to stay away from your homeland , two years, two years, what will you do?"

   Ma Wensheng was silent: "I can't stand it."

"Yeah, you can't bear it, so what happened to them is even more unimaginable. I remember that Xu Jing came from a noble family, right? Their family is all officials in the south of the Yangtze River. They are considered rich and well-clothed since they were young, right? "

"yes."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "The scum kings in the world do not have official titles, especially Xu Jing. They...really... teach people to admire. On the other hand, I and Zhu Qing are here to enjoy their achievements. I am really ashamed."

  Emperor Hongzhi sat down, filled with emotion.

He stroked the copy: "Xuan Zhuqing, let's see you." He raised the memorial in his hand: "This is a matter of universal celebration. Now that Xu Jing is back, it is time to send an order to the cabinet ministers to discuss countermeasures. Once again, the blood and sweat of people can no longer be shed in vain. Order someone... to go to the Pingxi Hou Mansion to announce the good news, and tell Fang Jifan that his disciple Xu Jing is safe, and let him enter the palace immediately."

   "Slaves...obey the order!"

  Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, lowered his head, and continued to look at the map.

  This is the first time for him to have a strong interest in the outside world.

  ...

  The first chapter is delivered.

  (end of this chapter)