Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 495 Admiration

  Emperor Hongzhi had already sat down in the hall, with a comfortable look on his face. He had no worries in his mind, his whole body was relaxed, and he felt an indescribable sense of joy.

  He glanced at Fang Jifan, smiled and said: "I used to think Tang Yin was a scholar, but I didn't expect this kid to have this ability. It's really impressive."

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's fierce praise, Fang Jifan was naturally happy, and then said: "Your Majesty, at this time Tang Yin has severely defeated the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates are entrenched overseas. If you don't cut them off for a day, the court will be restless every day. Today they attacked Ningbo Mansion has suffered a great loss, so there is no guarantee that it will not attack other coastal prefectures, Ningbo has Zhen Guo Mansion to prepare Japanese guards, but what about other prefectures? The minister's suggestion is to let Tang Yin lead troops to sea and sweep the Japanese pirates!"

  Zhu Houzhao suddenly jumped up, and said excitedly: "That's right, father and son also think it's justified."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the others with a smile on his face, and said, "What do the Zhuqing family think?"

  Liu Jian didn't know much about marching and fighting, so he was naturally noncommittal.

Xie Qian wanted to say something, but at this time, Li Dongyang said with a smile: "I think that the time is not yet ripe, and the Beiwowei can beat the Japanese pirates because the Beiwawei occupies the right time and place. If you don't know, I'm afraid that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated."

  Actually, Emperor Hongzhi didn’t nod his head just now because he thought so too.

  A proud soldier must be defeated, this is an inherent concept.

  Preparing Japanese guards is so important now, and it will depend on them to suppress Japanese in the future. How can we be in a hurry?

  There are countless deserted islands overseas, and God knows how many Japanese pirates are hidden in the islands. I really can't take this risk.

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, "Let's discuss this matter first."

  He cheered up, and then said: "Fang Qing's family, you draw up a charter, and send this method of preparing Japanese guards to train troops in front of me, and I will let the Ministry of War discuss it."

Fang Jifan originally wanted to take advantage of the victory to chase after him, but he also knew that Emperor Hongzhi was an extremely conservative person, so he didn't continue to say anything. As for the regulations...well, Fang Jifan is eager to write it out silently now, and he really wants to immediately push away this method of military training Guangzhi.

   But Fang Jifan himself knew that even if he took it out, it was actually useless.

  The fundamental problem of the Ming Dynasty lies in the military system, and it is absolutely impossible to shake the military household system and the hereditary system of military officers in the Ming Dynasty, not to mention where did the Ministry of War get so much money and food? I'm afraid... Even if the Ministry of War takes it for research and discussion, the final result will find that these experiences cannot be replicated.

  Fang Jifan said: "I obey the order."

Emperor Hongzhi was beaming, but when his eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he said sharply: "You boy, you have made a contribution, but in the future, when you teach, don't talk nonsense, but know how to be cautious." Be careful."

   "What?" Zhu Houzhao poked his neck and said, "What did I say wrong? Which sentence is wrong?"

   "Have you ever heard of a son never talking about his father's faults?" Emperor Hongzhi said sullenly, almost dying of anger.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, searched his memory hard for a moment, and said suddenly: "But I didn't say that my father was at fault. I just said that my father also has selfish intentions. Is it okay to have selfish intentions? That's too bad. Well, if all of this has been counted, Fang Jifan should be hacked into pieces."

   "..." Fang Jifan narrowed his eyes, looking at Emperor Hongzhi expectantly, as if to say, Your Majesty, such a brat, in our lumps, must be beaten to death.

  Emperor Hongzhi had a gloomy face, but now in front of his courtiers, it's not easy to make a fuss.

  Zhu Houzhao is mainly still immersed in the sound of the flute. He is very satisfied with the results of today's lecture.

  He obviously has not turned back from this state of being a teacher, and with a sullen face, he criticized: "Father, please listen to my son's advice, a king must not try to gain fame."

  Emperor Hongzhi chuckled and said, "I have been taught."

  His eyes are dark, but he looks noncommittal.

  But at this time, a fast horse rushed to Xishan.

  A moment later, Xiao Jing reached Emperor Hongzhi's ear and whispered something.

  Emperor Hongzhi stood up suddenly, with a serious look on his face: "When did it happen?"

   "Just now."

  Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes turned red.

  Fang Jifan found it strange that something happened that made His Majesty so excited!

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, and said quietly: "Hou Zhao, follow me into the palace immediately, and go see your great-grandmother."

  Zhu Houzhao was still complacent in his heart, but when he heard it, he was startled: "Father, this is..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was noncommittal, but suddenly remembered something, but looked at Fang Jifan and said: "Fang Jifan, you have some medical skills, don't you?"

  Fang Jifan said: "The minister will cure brain diseases."

   "And no matter what will be cured, first follow me into the palace to have a look."

  Fang Jifan knew that something must have happened.

  The empress dowager is so old, could it be...

Thinking about it this way, Fang Jifan felt a little sad in his heart. The Empress Dowager was kind to him. Of course, this is not the main thing. When he came to this world, the Empress Dowager might be the first dead acquaintance around him. As we get older and get used to seeing life and death, everything becomes bearish.

  But the Empress Dowager is the first...

  Zhu Houzhao's eggplant was beaten like frost, and it was suddenly deflated. His face was solemn, and he followed Emperor Hongzhi to drive back to the palace obediently.

  Everyone went all the way to the Meridian Gate to enter the palace, then entered the Forbidden Garden, and arrived at the Renshou Palace. They saw that there were already a lot of people outside.

  Empress Zhang and Princess Taikang both arrived. There was no son born in the palace.

  Even the heads of the eunuchs of the twelve prisons, four divisions and eight bureaus in the palace also bowed here.

  Emperor Hongzhi saw a lot of imperial doctors walking back and forth. He was originally in a bad mood, but suddenly his face turned pale with fright, and a sudden grief welled up in his heart!

  This is his grandmother. Back then, he was in a precarious state. This child who had no mother in the palace relied on his grandmother to get to where he is today!

  Emperor Hongzhi endured his grief, and entered the palace in three steps at a time, and saw a group of imperial doctors wandering around the phoenix couch.

  Empress Zhang was as anxious as an ant in a hot pot. When she saw Emperor Hongzhi coming, she bowed down and said: "My concubine will die."

  Although she has a deep relationship with Emperor Hongzhi, after all, as a queen, she is the head of the harem, and she should apologize for such a big incident.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and seeing Zhu Xiurong crying beside him, he felt a little pain in his heart. He was the head of the family. If the six gods had no master at this time, what would his wife and children do?

  This...maybe it is the sorrow of a middle-aged man, even if it is the royal family, it is no exception!

  Emperor Hongzhi felt like a needle was pricking his heart, but he still tried his best to show a smile and said: "You don't have to worry, she is blessed and will be fine."

   After finishing speaking, he personally helped Queen Zhang up.

  Fang Jifan hid behind and peeked at Zhu Xiurong, but saw Zhu Xiurong crying very sadly. Fang Jifan suddenly felt sore in his heart.

  Zhu Houzhao grabbed an imperial doctor and shouted: "It's all right, what happened, is there any serious problem?"

   "Just passed out, but...but... Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is old and anxious, so... so... I'm afraid..." The imperial doctor looked like Ai Ai.

Emperor Hongzhi first went to Fengta, and sat beside it. Seeing the Empress Dowager tightly closed his eyes, he held her hand, feeling the coldness of her hand, tears were about to come out of his eyes, but It's desperately holding back!

  He took a deep breath before standing up, and then coldly glanced at Yinzhou Marquis Zhou Qinzheng, who was kneeling on the ground, his face pale with fright.

  Zhou Qinzheng is the brother of the Empress Dowager, and his beard and hair have already turned white. Obviously, he didn't expect such a terrible consequence. He was completely panicked at this moment, kneeling on the ground, trembling.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at him coldly, and said sharply, "What's the matter?"

  Zhou Qinzheng was crying: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... You should die, I shouldn't have come to see the Empress Dowager..."

   "Get to the point!" Emperor Hongzhi's temper was obviously very bad at this time.

Zhou Qin said just like a mourning concubine: "The minister and grandson Zhou La have been on duty at Shanhaiguan. He...he has the temper of a young man after all. He actually...actually messed around and took a group of people out for hunting. Logically speaking, there would be no danger there, but he encountered a group of Tatars, and those Tatars surrounded him. At first... nothing, but it is said... it is said... one of his followers, seeing Something bad happened, and in order to protect themselves, they rode their horses to the Tatars and informed them of the status of their descendants. The Tatars seemed to think that their status could be used. Since then, there have been more and more Tatars. , all gathered nearby, surrounded the ministers and grandchildren, but did not take the initiative to attack...At that time, the other relative was a little late, and felt that something was wrong along the way, so he slipped back to Shanhaiguan, and then all the way...back to Beijing to report..."

  Emperor Hongzhi understood.

   Zhou La is the only grandson of Zhou Qinzheng, the only child of the Zhou family.

  Even though the Empress Dowager has married into the royal family, the Zhou family is her natal family. There is only one grandson in her natal family, and she points to the old Zhou family to carry on the family line, but who would have thought that something would happen.

The Tatars obviously realized that Zhou La's identity was very important, so they surrounded him and did not rush to attack. The purpose was self-evident. This was to attract the Ming army's rescue, but once the Ming army left the customs and fought against the Tatars in the desert, Isn't this... an opportunity for the Tatars to take advantage of?

   Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the Ming army won and the Tatars were defeated, so what? When they were retreating, it was easy for them to kill Zhou La.

  The empress dowager was obviously shocked to hear such bad news, and couldn't bear the blow, so she passed out.

  (end of this chapter)