Chapter 865 Good night

As usual, Zhu Gaoxu was the first to leave the dining room.He was really not interested in the topics between women.

When he walked out, night had completely fallen.

A team of palace maids carrying lanterns walked towards this side, but Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stood beside the wooden railing in the corridor.

So the followers also stayed there.

The night is tempting.

The lights of the lights of the lampstands and lanterns on the roadside are not very bright, and they can only reflect the outline and general colors of the building; but the scenery seems more pure.

There are no irregular flaws around you, but the elegant and hazy courtyard makes the palace night view look like a painting.

The weather is also very good, and the clear night sky brings gusts of breeze.Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the sky and could see the stars in the sky.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt someone approaching, so he put away his gaze, turned around and saw Duan Xueheng coming.

Duan Xueheng was also looking up at the sky. Under the vague light, her face looked very beautiful and fair.

Do you feel uncomfortable when you are often speechless during parties?Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Yes, but tolerate.Duan Xueheng also turned around.

Her expression was not fluctuating, as if she was just saying something that had nothing to do with her. Her feeling was like before, she was used to hiding out at night and occasionally exposed to broad daylight.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

He said again: I think the imperial concubine is very nice to you, you should be very close to you.

Duan Xuehen was silent for a moment and whispered: Because she didn't know the inside story and was involved in Mu Bin's affairs.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said: I won’t blame you for that matter.Duan Yang also said before his death that she framed you.

Duan Xuehen looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said: If it weren't for Mu Bin, or if it were an irrelevant person, I wouldn't care anymore.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: I understand.

Sometimes people’s feelings are really unreasonable.

Duan Xuehen has always been unwilling to change his surname, perhaps because of the knot that he cannot completely let go.

She may still be a little confused about who it is.

She should have understood the truth that should be said.If Zhu Gaoxu advised him more, it would be useless.

He said: I feel that even if everyone is polite or close to each other, they may not be very smooth and sincere.It's not just you who can't be calm.

After hearing this, Duan Xueheng's eyes seemed to be much softer.

At this time, Mu Zhen, Xu Madam, and several palace maids walked out at the entrance of the hall.Zhu Gaoxu and Duan Xueheng stopped talking.

People bowed to Zhu Gaoxu, and Mu Zhen said: The Lord is still here.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: I am waiting for the imperial concubine to return to the palace together.

Mu Zhen showed a joyful expression, and her beautiful big eyes also became curved.Her smile is clean and beautiful, making people feel as if the world has become much simpler.

She turned her head to look at Duan Xueheng, and quickly looked Duan Xuehen up and down, and said briskly: Madam Xu is handed over to Depin to take care of her.

Duan Xuehen nodded in agreement.

Madam Xu was a little embarrassed and said: How dare I let the Imperial Concubine worry about it yourself?

Mu Zhen said with a smile: Let me meet again tomorrow.

I respectfully send you to the emperor and the imperial concubine.Madam Xu said that she and Duan Xuehen stood there together to salute.

With the palace maids carrying lanterns rushing and behind, Zhu Gaoxu and Mu Zhen walked along the corridor towards the bedroom.After they turned a direction, Mu Zhen approached and gently held Zhu Gaoxu's arm.

She whispered: Depin has such a good figure. I used to think I was older and could be the same as her, but I didn’t. Alas.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: Everyone has their own good, why bother comparing with others?

But Mu Zhen didn't believe it and asked quietly in his ear: Does the emperor prefer to support him?

Zhu Gaoxu found that the palace maid who was lighting the lights in front seemed to have a little red ears, so he deliberately changed the subject.The two of them said one or another, relaxed topics, and soon arrived at the end of the corridor.

The lights inside the carved wooden doors were brighter, as if waiting for them.The night in early summer is slightly cool, the air is as comfortable as water, and the quiet and beautiful night is very much... Zhu Gaoxu is looking forward to it...

The night was short, but before dawn, Zhu Gaoxu got up.

After all the rituals in the morning, he left the Imperial Gate and arrived at the nearby Rouyi Hall, and then began to read the memorials and meet all kinds of people in order to understand what was happening inside and outside the court.

The eunuch should have communicated with the memorial of Hou Hai, the left envoy of the Minister of the Guardian, and soon appeared on the imperial case.

The content of the memorial is no different from Liu Ming's previous statements, and they are both the proposals of the reformists.

Zhu Gaoxu asked the eunuchs to send them to the cabinet, first go to the ministers to go through the process, and then prepare for the court decision.

With the rules of the court at this time, the emperor's opinions are the decisive result once major events arrive at the court.

The Minister of War Qi Tai obviously expected this result.Before the matter was decided, Qi Tai came to Rouyi Hall to meet him and presented a complete set of strategies.

Qi Tai made suggestions and mainly deployed his third voyage to the West.

During the Yongle period, the huge naval fleet of the Ming Dynasty went to the West for the first time; but after the fleet returned, it encountered domestic turmoil, and the outbreak of the Battle of Crime was inevitable.

The voyage to the West was therefore put on hold.

After the end of the civil war, Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, and the court organized a second voyage to the West, and the fleet sailed to the Persian coast and the Red Sea area, and then returned.

Then the navy was mainly used for the pioneering war around the Ming Dynasty, and the voyage to the West was once again shelved to this day.

Qi Tai suggested taking the third voyage to the West as an opportunity to solve the problem in the south.

The fleet does not have to sail far away from Persia and other places for the time being, but should stop in the Strait of Malacca.

This can reduce the carrying of trade goods to transport more arms and supplies, and the officers and soldiers of the Land Division.

When the Ming army fleet arrives at Saigon Port, there is no need to discuss with the Zhenla royal family.

When the officers and soldiers found a place with fresh water, they could build fortifications and build fortresses and docks.

Then a sea route from Songtaiwei (Pai Tengjiangkou) to Da Nang, Da Nang to Saigon; in the early stage, the Ming army transported grain from Chameng State to ensure the supply of Saigon Fort from the sea.

Ignore the Siam Ayutthaya Dynasty.Because the sea route from the Ming Dynasty to Malacca does not need to pass through the coast of Siam.

After the naval fleet that had voyage to the West left Saigon, they went straight to the Manchuka Kingdom (the Sultan Dynasty of Malacca); they launched an attack on the Manchuka capital, destroying its country and intimidating the countries.

After the war, ports with Tamsui were selected to build forts, the Governor's Office was established, and all states outside the Southeast Peninsula were managed.

Zhu Gaoxu almost agreed with Qi Tai's strategy.

Therefore, it is roughly consistent with Zhu Gaoxu's first step, namely, controlling all the sea surfaces of Shenzhou (Asia, originally written as Shengzhou, but later many people mistakenly turned into Shenzhou) and formulating maritime trade order.

The court first cracked down on the rise of the Ming Dynasty and maintained its military presence on the southern coast, so that the royal families of various countries could return to the negotiating table.

However, Zhu Gaoxu still had hidden worries in his heart for the decision to make this expedition.

The limitations of navigation technology greatly restricted the Ming army's ocean-going troops, increased the cost of military use and consumption along the way; this once again made the expedition more dependent on technology.

Because the number of troops sent is not large, we can only rely on technology leadership.

Then Zhu Gaoxu summoned Qian Xun from the Nan Office of the Imperial Office and Baihu Maokaishan from the Nan Office of the Iron Factory of the Nan Office.

When Zhu Gaoxu asked about the affairs of the Southern Office, his tone was a little dissatisfied.Because almost all the things he asked the Shouyu Si Nan Office to develop were ineffective.

The predecessor of the main firearm of the Ming army, Chunhan Gun, was called Kaishan Gun.

Maokaishan turned out to be a military craftsman, and he made great contributions to the improvement of the technology of the muskets' fuse ignition and wooden support.

But this person has always been a craftsman, and seems to have played his ultimate talent and has made no achievements over the years.

Zhu Gaoxu also set up a fake court and allocated a large amount of money and grain to the Nanshu Office to support their reforms; but the technology still stagnated.

Zhu Gaoxu's own talent and knowledge in this area are very limited, and he may not be able to take it personally.

Mao Kaishan trembled with a picture of the flintlock mechanism and bowed and said: The biggest problem for me to make new muskets is that they cannot fire stably. Most of the muskets they make cannot be fired.

Zhu Gaoxu patiently looked at the things on the picture, hoping to find out what problems.

There is a weirdly shaped cast piece on it, and folded reeds.Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a long time and almost understood the principle of structure.

After the reed jumps upward, the direction of elastic force is changed through the iron casting; the iron casting also seems to assume the function of leverage, allowing the firing hammer to go downward and hit the flint inside, creating sparks to ignite the ignition powder.

What's the problem with this? Zhu Gaoxu asked in confusion.

Mao Kaishan said: When I reply to the emperor, it may be because the mechanism is poorly constructed and the strength is often insufficient.Cast iron mechanisms and reeds are different when made.The reeds are made into steel by forging. The reeds forged by each craftsman are different, and the reeds forged by the same craftsman twice are also different.

There are also differences in this casting mechanism. The size must be ground after casting, but it is difficult to be completely the same.A small mistake will increase the difference in direction and force of the hammer.Chen and others are trying to find ways to improve.

Zhu Gaoxu thought that it may be mainly because there is a problem with the structure of this lever.But these techniques have exceeded his knowledge, and he is not easy to command blindly, so he doesn't say anything.

Qi Tai, who was standing aside, remained silent and had no objection to this. After all, the ministers generally did not care about the specific details.

Many high-ranking officials in the court even felt that if they did not speak at a deep and grand level, they would have a great impact on their wisdom.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about so much.

He had just asked about the specific mechanical structure himself, and then walked around the big case again, obviously also caring about these little things.

However, he seemed to have no choice.