Chapter 896 Good Tea and Horse Blood

The Lantern Festival just passed, and the temperature was a little cold because of a spring rain.

However, the activities of the world are still as accurate as the rotation of the sun and the moon. As soon as the New Year Festival is over, people immediately start a year of busyness.In the court, all the governments had opened seal offices and the officials returned to the government office.

Zhu Gaoxu participated in the morning court in the rain, and he didn't care, he had an umbrella cover anyway.However, most of the ministers had wet their robes and boots.

After leaving Fengtian Gate, Zhu Gaoxu went to the Rouyi Hall closer to this side.

He immediately summoned Qi Tai, Ru Wei, and Hou Hai, just saying that he wanted to discuss military affairs... In fact, he wanted to arrange a tour this year to lead troops to leave the capital, which he had been in for several years, and go out for a walk.

Of course, such a major event must be discussed with the court officials first.

Although several people were summoned, the person Zhu Gaoxu wanted to see the most was Qi Tai.This person is effective in speaking in front of the old ministers, and is more willing to obey Zhu Gaoxu, and is the best candidate for mediation.

It would probably take a while to wait for people to come.Zhu Gaoxu looked at the memorial behind the table for a while, then stood up and walked around the gate of the main hall.

The rain outside was drizzling and not heavy, but after gathering on the glazed tiles, water also formed, and it was flowing into a row along the eaves.

At this moment, two umbrellas came into outside the courtyard gate.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't see the face, but soon recognized one of them as eunuch Cao Fu.

Zhu Gaoxu was in the palace almost every day, and was too familiar with these close eunuchs, and could tell them by looking at their walking posture.

When they came over, they took off the umbrella and saw that the eunuch in front was indeed Cao Fu.Cao Fu immediately stepped forward and bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the woman behind him. He didn't know him, but he couldn't help but take a look.

After first glance, he immediately developed a vague desire. When he looked at it again, he found that she was not as beautiful.

His facial features are very ordinary, and his light yellow skin is incomparable to Yao Ji and his fair and delicate appearance.

The palace lady looks not too young, but she has a special temperament, and Zhu Gaoxu can't tell what happened.

I saw that she had a black hairpin with a wooden hairpin, without any jewelry, and her dress was covered with a light gray dress with quashy style and was extremely simple.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this simplicity that her charming appearance is very obvious.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at her twice, and couldn't help but look up at the clear water flowing under the eaves. Suddenly, he felt that this woman was very compatible with this scene.

Her name is Xiaohe, and I found her in the Jiuwu Feilong Palace.Cao Fu said.Of course, Xiaohe is not young at all, maybe she was just young when she entered the palace to name her.

I will bow to the Lord.The palace maid Xiaohe immediately wanted to kneel down.

Zhu Gaoxu reached out his hand calmly and accurately held her hand steadily. He raised his chin and looked at the ground and said: The rain is coming, the tide on the ground is gone, so it’s gone.

Xiaohe was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly turned her head slightly, lowered her head and looked at the dragon pattern on Zhu Gaoxu's chest, and bent her knees and said: I thank you for your kindness.

Seeing this, Cao Fu, who was standing aside, showed a very happy look on his face.

Cao Fu also said a little more. Xiao He entered the palace during the Hongwu period, and later he was sent to the Jiuwu Feilong Hall to clean the palace there.Yesterday, I saw that Shangshenjian sent some Chaozhou tribute tea from the Guangdong Provincial Administration and the Ministry of Education in Rouyi Hall, so I wanted to find a Chaozhou palace maid to come here, so I could do it.After asking, I couldn't find it. I only heard in the afternoon that there was a person from Chaozhou from Jiuwu Feilong Hall, which was Xiaohe.

Well... Zhu Gaoxu made a habitual, meaningless voice casually.

Although Cao Fu tried his best to make Zhu Gaoxu live a comfortable life, Zhu Gaoxu was indeed not very picky about these minor matters and was not very interested.

However, this little hell must be quite happy.On the Jiuwu Feilong Hall, Taizu loved to live in a long time ago, but it has lost popularity in recent years. The coffins of Taizu and Taizong were both parked there.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the gate of the courtyard before there was any movement, so he turned around and walked into the main hall, turned to Xiaohe and said: Then go and make tea.

Next to the bookshelf in the northwest corner of the main hall, there is a coffee table and a few chairs, and a stove with red mud.Zhu Gaoxu also sat over and waited for a cup of tea to refresh himself. He would meet the minister later.

Zhu Gaoxu was thinking about something else when he accidentally noticed Xiaohe again.I saw that when she took the tea, she had a gentle and smooth posture, and her movements were very skillful and very beautiful.

Xiaohe put the tea leaves into the cover bowl, shook them slowly for a while, then picked up the lid of the cup and sniffed it gently.

She also noticed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, looked up at him, and immediately lowered her eyes to avoid it.A subtle and pleasing smile on her face flashed by and she quickly returned to tranquility.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: What kind of tea, did you smell it?

Xiaohe said softly: Back to the emperor, Chaozhou single group of big black leaves were grilled with charcoal, which made it cooler and more gentle.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: Yes, you seem to be an expert.

Xiaohe said again: Chaozhou people love to drink tea.

Zhu Gaoxu's smile also disappeared in a flash, and then he sighed casually: I'm trapped between this vast building, just watch you tinker with these cups and plates.

Xiao He probably didn't understand this sentence, so he looked at Zhu Gaoxu and smiled to show his rude response.This palace maid has been in the palace for many years and seems to have developed some skills.

At this time, the voices of ministers paying homage to the palace came from outside the hall. Cao Fu glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and received a signal, so he sent a message to let people in.

The ministers did not see Zhu Gaoxu next to the table, and quickly turned to look at the northwest corner, but walked here.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Don’t kneel down, come and sit down.

Several people bowed and said, "I thank the emperor for giving me a seat."

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes swept over their faces and found that in addition to the three people he summoned, there was also a civil servant in the green robe.

Zhu Gaoxu recognized him, and he was a Jinshi of Ji Chou who was only selected during the Wude period, named Zhang Shun.

There were dozens of Jinshi in the Ji Chou Certificate, and many of them were not familiar with Zhu Gaoxu, but I remember that Zhang Shun was a Jinshi from the Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission; because Zhu Gaoxu sent Zhang Shun to Annan Kingdom and the war between Annan and Chameng.

Qi Tai said: Eunuch Meng from the Silijian, Liu Tiju and others from the Ministry of Justice all went to the south, and only Governor Zhang in the court had personally been to Chameng Kingdom.The minister then made his own decision and called Governor Zhang to meet the saint together.

Qi Tai, the Minister of War, mistakenly thought that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to talk about the war in the south today.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say it explicitly for the time being, followed Qi Tai's topic and said in a joking tone: It just so happened that we were drinking Guangdong tea today.Governor Zhang can comment on whether local officials are getting good tea.

Zhang Shun hurriedly bowed and said: Before being a disciple of the Emperor, I was born in poverty and had never drunk good tea, so I dare not argue.But as long as it can be entered into the mouth of a saint, it must be a local good product.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Qi Tai and smiled: When we ate horse meat and drank horse blood, those horses must have been good horses.

Everyone immediately laughed for a while.

Sit.Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the chair and said.

The palace maid Xiaohe had already prepared the tea, so she picked up the small cup with both hands and started to divide the tea with Zhu Gaoxu.

Qi Tai and Ru Wei were both casual. Finally, when it was Zhang Shun, Zhang Shun politely thanked the palace maid and asked Xiao He to bow and respond.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but look at Zhang Shun.When talking about business, this Jinshi was very stubborn and pedantic, but he usually didn't seem to be that kind of stubborn and gentle person who seemed to be very gentle and easy to talk.This person is indeed a bit strange.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a volume of maps, expanded them for a while, and then began to find reasons for his plans. In the past two years, the Watts have been frequently active, so we must not ignore northern defense.The four items deployed by the Ministry of War are dedicated to the nine-sided water and land transportation. I can only read what others wrote on paper.

He paused for a moment and said happily: This year I want to go north to tour the hunt, see the truth in various places, and shock the Mongolian tribes and remind them not to act rashly.It would also be possible for some soldiers in the Beijing camp to go out for a walk, so as to avoid staying in the capital and becoming unbearable to fight.

As soon as he finished speaking, Rubutang immediately persuaded: The lord of the lord of the nine fives, you must travel with caution.Now that the country is a little stable, the emperor is in charge of the center, so that the overall situation can be stabilized and the Ming Dynasty will be safe for a long time.

Qi Tai also echoed: There are loyal ministers and generals on the nine sides who are responsible for the work of the emperor. Inspectors from various places can also be sent to the imperial censor.What's more, the emperor made a big campaign, which would cost money and food. If Xiabutang heard about it, he would definitely have something to say.

However, Qi Tai's tone eased a lot.It is precisely because he can think about the opinions of his old ministers that he can speak everywhere.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he immediately changed his angle and said: After the emperor's brother Gao Sui moved to Zhangde Mansion, he got married and got married, but I did not attend.If you can go north this year, it is better to go to Zhangde Mansion to see Gao Sui.

It sounds like the ruler and ministers are all speaking with a kindness, but Zhu Gaoxu's words have another meaning.When it comes to Gao Sui, it must refer to the affairs of the vassal kings.

On the issue of preventing and arranging the vassal kings, the emperor and the officials of the capital have the same position.

The ministers were very dissatisfied with the interests of the vassal kings, let alone what bad things happened again, who would like to see the capital officialdom be re-swept?

Zhu Gaoxu understands the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences.Sure enough, the attitudes of several officials were much relaxed, but they did not agree immediately.Zhu Gaoxu was not in a hurry, so he put the matter aside for the time being.

So several kings and ministers talked about the war in the south again.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: Is the cool season in the south almost over? The weather is getting hotter?

Zhang Shunguan said a little bit, but when it comes to this topic, it is very appropriate for him to speak. What the emperor said is that after the first month, the countries in the South China Sea will enter the hot season.The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's official army may not be very adaptable, and the Liang season will be much better.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but turn to look at the eaves outside the hall, and felt that the weather in the capital was still chilly.But the southern front line where the official army is located will soon become hot.

The court's decision on the southern front at this time was beyond reach, and the few people present did not talk more about it.After three rounds of tea, the discussion also ended.