"Sun Chen Zhu Youdong, come to see Grandpa Huang."

"Get up, get up, we are all family, don't talk about red tape."

On December 21, 1608, Zhu Youdong and his party returned to Beijing. It took only ten days from departure on the 11th to arrival in Beijing.

Such speed is certainly not something that the Grand Canal, which is often blocked by ships, can provide. He took the sea route from Chongmingsha to Tianjin Wei.

In the 17th century, when shipbuilding and navigation technology was relatively developed, the Ming Dynasty actually had the technical support to change water transportation to sea transportation. However, after more than two hundred years of water transportation, the number of people who rely on a grand canal to eat is probably no less than a million. Therefore, Zhu Youdong

At this time, there was no idea of ​​changing the northward transportation of materials from the south of the Yangtze River from water transportation to sea transportation.

However, he really couldn't bear the slowness of water transportation, so when he returned north, he naturally chose the sea route.

After completing the official etiquette in front of everyone, the grandfather and grandson quickly found a secret room and started talking to each other.

"Grandpa Huang, this time my grandson came back by sea. Not to mention it was much faster. Even the cargo capacity of sea ships cannot be compared with water transportation. Well, this time my grandson came back, he brought back a total of 230

One hundred thousand taels of silver, as well as some newly produced items from Fangshan, can be considered as a New Year greeting to Grandpa Huang."

"Hahaha, good, good, good! My dear grandson. After this money is put into the treasury, grandpa will be able to live a prosperous year."

"Eh? What? Grandpa is in a pinch lately?"

"Hey, Dong'er, you are a filial child. Grandpa, don't you have to be filial to your mother? On this year's Buddha's birthday, Guanyin Bodhisattva's third birthday, the Queen Mother donated one million taels of silver to Beizhili.

Every major temple, Grandpa’s place is also under a lot of pressure.”

"Uh... Grandpa, thank you for your hard work."

"It doesn't matter. Apart from worshiping Buddha, the Queen Mother is very economical in other things. As a child, you should be like this. Well, speaking of it, you have done a good job in the south this year! Those people in Donglin Academy only know how to make noise all day long.

The birds have finally subsided."

"Haha, grandpa, you can't win a verbal war with these guys who only know how to make noise. My grandson just used some tricks to force them to do practical things, and then he won easily."

"Well, is Donglin Academy disbanded now?"

"Not yet, Brother Gu Xiancheng and several other gentlemen have run away. But Gao Panlong has stayed and is still giving lectures, although there are not many students left."

"Well, it seems that there are still some true gentlemen in Donglin. Let's stop this matter. Dong'er, as a monarch, when dealing with the factional conflicts of his ministers, he must not kill them all. He must fight for the weak.

One side leaves the seeds as a precaution."

"Yes, grandson, thank you Grandpa Huang for your teaching."

"Hmm..." Wanli tugged on his small beard with satisfaction and said, "Now that the public opinion in Jiangnan is in your hands, what are you going to do next? Reorganize the army?"

"Unfortunately, my grandson now has an elite navy in his hands. Among the students at Fangshan School, the oldest ones are fifteen or sixteen years old. My grandson's plan is to rectify Nanjing first next year.

The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion will clean up the current garrison troops around Nanjing City. Then we will use this as a basis to form a new army."

"Well..." He stood up, supported his huge belly, and used his two legs of different lengths on the left and right, limping back and forth for a while. After that, Wanli turned his head and said very cautiously, "Dong'er, there has been a great disaster in China for three hundred years since ancient times.

, it has been 240 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Taizu. Every time my grandfather thinks about this festival and looks at the current state affairs of the Ming Dynasty, he can’t help but feel frightened. If you want to get out of this cycle of chaos, you have to do extraordinary things.

So, just do it boldly. If anything happens, grandpa will take care of you."

"Yes, grandson, thank you for your trust, grandpa. Please rest assured, grandpa, everything your grandson does is for the sake of the extension of the Ming Dynasty."

"Well, as a descendant of the Zhu family and a great-grandson, this country will be in your hands sooner or later. Grandpa has nothing to worry about, but you have to form a new army. Grandpa will give you a warning."

"Please tell me, grandpa."

"You relied too much on the Li family of Liaodong in terms of military affairs. Although you later had the support of Liu Wei's adopted son and overseas subjects like Li Dan, the proportion of the Li family is still too large!"

"My grandson has indeed thought about this issue. My grandson's Fangshan School..."

Wanli waved his hand, "The results of Fangshan School will not be seen until at least two or three years. You are about to start a new army at this time. What if the Li family takes this opportunity to control the new army? Do you really believe that those of you

If a child of fifteen or sixteen years old joins the army, will he be able to control the big soldiers for you? Although I have almost never been exposed to military affairs, I also know that everyone in the barracks knows their fists. Your children are not fully grown yet.

How to convince those soldiers?"

Speaking of which, Zhu Youdong can rest assured about the loyalty of the students at Fangshan School. After all, in addition to bringing them back from death, Zhu Youdong also brainwashed them day after day. Various lectures at Fangshan School have repeatedly emphasized

Grandson's kindness is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.

In addition to loyalty, these children also have good abilities. They are involved in literature, history, philosophy, industry, agriculture, and medicine, and military training is continuous every day. However, as Wanli said, these children are still too young at this time.

So, can you slow down a little and wait three to five years? Haha, if he is the only traveler in this plane, of course he can, but it's a pity...

"This matter is indeed my grandson's fault. Please correct me, Grandpa Huang."

"Well." Finally finding a sense of accomplishment in front of this gifted grandson who had accomplished many things that he wanted to do but couldn't do, Wanli said happily, "This matter is simple. Since the children of civil servants from all over the country have

You can travel thousands of miles to study at Donglin Academy, but the children of military generals can't study at Fangshan."

"Uh... My grandson, thank you, Grandpa Huang, for trusting me. But it's better to do this quietly."

"Of course, grandpa's ears have finally been cleared for some time. He doesn't want to be noisy by these birds every day again so soon."

After the grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled, Wanli said, "Grandpa heard that Yuan Keli took the initiative to come to your place?"

"Uh...yes."

It's a bit embarrassing. After all, Yuan Keli not only criticized Wanli several times, but Wanli later recruited him several times to become an official again, but he rejected it. As a result, Yuan Keli came to him with a letter from Zhu Youdong. Doesn't that mean that in Yuan Keli's heart?

,Zhu Youdong is much stronger than Wanli?

"Hmph, don't underestimate your grandpa's big heart." Wan Li patted his belly. "Look, grandpa's belly can not only support a boat?"

"Hehe, Grandpa Huang is the emperor, and the people in his belly are all the millions of people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Hmph." After snorting arrogantly, Wanli said, "Yuan Keli is indeed a talent, but his temper is really hateful! I have decided that as long as I am alive, he will never be an official in the imperial court!"

"

This is to imitate Li Shimin and belittle Li Ji so that his successor Li Zhi can show favor. However, there is Zhu Changluo in front of me. However, no matter what, this grandfather really has nothing to say to himself.

"Yes, my grandson is very touched by Grandpa Huang's hard work."

"Hey, family, there is no need to say these things." Waving his hands casually, Wanli added, "Zhu Shaoqin (Zhu Geng) Bulu, and Li Tingji. Grandpa wants to use him, but everyone in the inner court and outside the court collectively opposes it. Ye Xianggao It’s really hard for a person to work in the cabinet, that’s all, let’s give Li Sancai a chance.”

"Haha, Grandpa Huang, Li Sancai is a treacherous villain, but such a person can still play a lot of roles in the cabinet."

"Well, won't this make it easier for you to win people's hearts in Jiangnan?"

"Yes, but Li Sancai has been the governor of water transportation for too long. My grandson still wants to rectify water transportation after the army reorganization in Nanjing. How can we do this if we don't transfer this person?" - As a doctor in his previous life, Zhu Youdong's understanding of blood vessels He is very sensitive and concerned about whether it is smooth or not. However, this major artery (the Grand Canal) in the Ming Dynasty often appears to be blocked, which is very intolerable to him. In fact, he does not have enough power now, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.

"Okay, then let Li Sancai join the cabinet next year, and let Li Tingji become an official. Otherwise, what would it look like for the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty to write resignation letters in a dilapidated temple all day long! Well~~ It's just this If Li Sancai really joins the cabinet, those guys in Donglin will immediately change their stance from praising Li Sancai to attacking him. Hey, it will be an interesting scene then."

"Haha, gentlemen are generally like this."

"Hahahahaha~~" After the grandfather and grandson laughed together again, Wanli nodded Zhu Youdong's head, "Grandpa, let me explain to you first. Grandpa wants to save Mu Rui's life. After all, is it the Duke of Guizhou?" His descendants, it is enough to deprive him of his position as the heir apparent."

Huh? Why did this news run faster than me? It seems that the Duke of Guizhou also tried his best. I don’t know how many fast horses were killed at the inns along the way.

"Yes, my grandson has no objection. Everything will be done according to Grandpa Huang's wishes."

"Hey, you handled this matter a little too hastily. Grandpa should have sentenced him to death as a prisoner, and then you came to rescue him."

Well, I really don’t think so. It is not ruled out that there are still a few useful ones among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, but most of them are really just rice bugs. When I come to power in the future, I will definitely clean up them.

But at this moment Zhu Youdong just smiled and said nothing else.

Seeing that Zhu Youdong was not angry, Wanli also breathed a sigh of relief. As a grandfather, he really didn't handle this matter properly. So he quickly changed the topic, "Dong'er, don't say it. You asked Wei Zhongxian to do it a few days ago." That thing that was sent to the palace, oh, nitroglycerin lozenges are really good. After grandpa took this, the tightness in his chest felt much better."

"Grandpa, you must not rely on this medicine. This medicine can cure diseases, but taking too much can kill people."

"Grandpa knows that when Wei Zhongxian sent him in, he told grandpa to carefully read the medication precautions you wrote. Grandpa took the medicine exactly according to the method you said. On this point, you did it right. You are Grandson, you must not let others know about your delivery of medicine to grandpa, otherwise if something goes wrong with my body, those shameless civil servants will blame you."

"Yes, my grandson understands. Thank you, Grandpa Huang, for your teaching."

"Okay, we've almost talked about the big things. You should go to Ciqing Palace as soon as possible. Your father, hey, I wish he was half as good as you!"
Chapter completed!