"Baozhu, you are used to living in the palace recently." Zhu Youxiao took Zhang Yan's little hand and spread it out in the garden. His attitude was intimate and his posture was leisurely. The other two concubines who entered the palace together were jealous.

"Your Majesty, there are still people here." Zhang Yan quickly glanced at Yidi'er and Fan Zhenzhen, with a blush on her cheeks.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, they are all family members." Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly, hugged the other people together, and kissed each of them on the face.

"Your Majesty, please respect yourself." Seeing this ridiculous scene, Zhang Yan quit and solemnly admonished her with a straight face. These words were a bit embarrassing, and the charming atmosphere that had just been filled disappeared in an instant. Yidie

Both Er and Fan Zhenzhen stared at her blankly, wondering what the eldest sister of the harem was doing.

Although Zhang Yan looked solemn and put on the airs of a queen, she was actually very nervous inside. She kept guessing whether the emperor would be angry and whether he would ignore me in the future. She actually didn't want to ruin the atmosphere.

On the contrary, she really enjoyed the intimacy and ambiguity between the emperor and her. However, in her position, she naturally had to pursue her own political affairs. As a queen, she had to set an example and uphold her integrity. How could she show prostitution in broad daylight?

Thinking of her father's teachings to her before entering the palace, Zhang Yan felt confident in her heart. Her beautiful eyes were widened and her face was as cold as ice. She tried her best to put on a serious expression and looked at the emperor, even though she was almost nervous and embarrassed.

Cried.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao was so thick-skinned that he didn't care about this at all. Seeing Zhang Yan's powerful look, he laughed out loud and said, "Baozhu, you are so cute with that stern face. I love you so much."

Then, he turned around, held Zhang Yan's little head, and kissed her hard.

"Your Majesty...well..." After being kissed, Zhang Yan's heart immediately went blank. She never imagined that the emperor would make such an outrageous move in front of other people. Although there was a strange sweetness in her heart,

But her long-established rationality and concepts told her that this was unethical and something she couldn't do.

"Uh...uh!" After struggling hard for a while, Zhang Yan couldn't resist Zhu Youxiao's physique that had been practicing martial arts all year round. She couldn't move at all. In the end, she could only give in and immerse herself in this sweet kiss.

After a long while, their lips and teeth separated. At this time, Zhang Yan became more and more charming, her lips were bright red and crystal pink, making people move their index fingers.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan hesitated, but in the end she was defeated under Zhu Youxiao's eyes and ran out in a panic. However, her face was blushing, spreading from her cheeks to her ears and neck.

Everyone seems to be dyed, and they are flushed, which makes them even more cute.

"Haha." Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao laughed heartily. Girls in the feudal era were really cute, and their charm was something that modern girls don't have.

Smiling, he turned around and looked at the other two concubines, both of whom were ladies of the family. At this time, their cheeks turned red because of the kiss in front of them, and they lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing the emperor looking over at this moment, he suddenly became as at a loss as a frightened deer.

"Your Majesty, I'm a concubine... I'm a concubine..." The two of them hesitated, not knowing what to say, and they were afraid that the emperor would do something shocking to them, so they ran away in such a panic, just like Zhang Yan just now.

"It seems that the matter of being slept with is still to be corrected." Looking at this interesting scene, Zhu Youxiao smiled evilly and touched his chin.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was teasing his three wives, a group of different guests came to the hall. Looking at the costumes of the other party, which looked like a palace eunuch, the officials here felt strange. They waited until the other party submitted their credentials, and then they all

Surprisingly, this turned out to be an envoy from North Korea, and he was also an envoy who came to ask for help.

The officials of the Huitong Hall did not dare to delay and immediately reported to the Ministry of Rites. It was already late October (the winter solstice is December 21 of the Gregorian calendar, around November of the lunar calendar). He Ruchong, the Minister of Rites, was very busy, and he immediately

The Winter Solstice Meeting is about to be held, and all ministries are very busy with their work, busy sorting out and conducting year-end summaries. These cabinets all need to be inspected. If they are not done well and the various tasks are not sorted out, they will be punished by the cabinet boss at the least.

Scolding, or more importantly, a mark on your evaluation.

If the evaluation is too bad, I don’t know if the minister can continue to work next year. Although the minister is a second-rank official, only one rank behind him, his status is very different. Not only does he have to receive orders from the cabinet,

And it’s not like Mr. Ge, who has at least five years of tenure and can expire without any major problems. Ministers in various ministries don’t have such good treatment. If you do something wrong, an imperial edict will come down and tell you to get out.

Take it easy.

Thinking of this, a sad feeling came to my mind. Ever since the cabinet was promoted to a high position by the emperor, the status of the six ministries has been greatly reduced. Not to mention participating in decision-making, it is not even clear whether their opinions can be adopted by the emperor.

And I know that even if the emperor wants to discuss matters now, he only talks to the cabinet ministers and does not ask the Sixth Department of Planning at all. Now, the Sixth Department has completely become an executive department without any decision-making power.

However, in addition to the sadness, He Ru Chong also had a yearning for the cabinet. He did not dare to reach for the position of first and second assistant, but there was still some hope for the other positions of bachelor. As a second-grade minister

Lord Hall, He Ruchong is naturally well-informed. He knows that the empire center will undergo great changes next year. Not only will there be more and more divisions like the police department, but the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter will also be left vacant at the beginning of the year, with no candidates selected.

It seems that the cabinet ministers are all about selecting high-ranking officials to join the cabinet.

This is a total of four places. If you are lucky enough to be able to enter the cabinet, you will really be at the top of the world. Not only will you exert power in the world and leave your name in history, but you will also be able to bless your descendants and leave a legacy.

Thinking of this, He Ru Chong couldn't help but become excited, and once again did the work at hand with great detail. Unfortunately, except for the spring of next year, there were not many affairs in the Ministry of Rites for him to perform at this moment.

Just when he was feeling sorry for himself, news from the embassy came to him, which made him shrink his eyes, "The North Korean envoy is visiting, and he's here to ask for help."

This news, like a bolt of lightning, flashed across He Ru Chong's eyes, making his heart light up. If he wanted to join the cabinet, he must have outstanding political achievements, and what political achievements could be compared to those of tens of thousands of countries coming to court.

"However, there is only one Korean envoy, which is still a bit missing." He Ruchong twirled his beard and racked his brains, thinking that no matter what, he must create another envoy from the vassal state. Chinese people like good luck and are particular about giving gifts.

In pairs, not to mention things like foreign countries coming to court, it would be too ugly to have an isolated envoy. There must be at least two to be able to show off their face.

"By the way, I remember that the Japanese country sent a letter, and I thought they were here to ask for help." Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and began to search among Lao Gao's documents piled behind him, and finally found himself in the pile of old papers.

something you want.

"This was sent in early August. It's only been three months now, so there's still time." He Ru Chong looked at the time on it and looked happy. It was only three months at most. He estimated that these people must not have left yet.

"But they have to change the time on the credential." He Ru Chong thought cunningly. If the emperor saw that he had not handed over the credential four months ago, he would be scolded, but it would be better then.

Things have gone bad.

Although He Ru Chong felt that the affairs of such a small country were not worth paying attention to, but seeing the emperor making trouble everywhere, oh no, it was the style of spreading military power all over the world, he must be very interested, and he would definitely not be happy to leave it alone for so long.

Thinking of this, He Ruchong took his credentials and rushed all the way to the meeting hall.

But when he arrived at the Huitong Pavilion and saw the so-called Japanese envoy, he was stunned. The two or three big kittens in front of him were envoys from the same country?

At this time, the officials nearby also reported the situation to Lord Shangshu, saying that these people did not look like envoys, but that they came here to cheat on food and drink. Once they settled in, they would not leave, saying that they would wait for the emperor to summon them.

"Are you liars?" He Ru Chong suddenly became angry and emotionally excited for a long time, but it turned out that the people he had pinned his hopes on turned out to be a group of liars.

"Come here, put these crooks in jail..." After saying this, he paused and changed his words, "Send them to the Shuntianfu Police Station and let them file a case for investigation."

"Sir, we are not liars." Suddenly, one of the Japanese spoke up, "We are really envoys, sir, this is a personal letter from my lord." As he said this, the Japanese who seemed to be the leader handed over a letter.

However, He Ruchong didn't look at it at all. He raised his hand and knocked it away, shouting angrily, "You said you are an envoy. Do you have such an envoy of four or five people? Look at North Korea next door to you, see how many envoys have come.

People, how many of you have come?"

"Sir, this is the reason why the lower country came to the upper country to seek help. Nowadays, some pirates from the upper country are plundering along the coast of our country all day long, and even go ashore to rob. The lower country cannot send many people at all." The Japanese looked bitter.

said.

Hearing this, He Rushong seemed to lose his temper and slowly calmed down. On the surface, it seemed that he believed what the other party said. Of course, it could also be said that he believed it, because from the beginning, he knew that this group of people was really an official of the Japanese state.

After all, the envoys from Japan have been here for so many years. If we talk about people from other countries, if we can't even tell the authenticity of the Japanese envoys from the fake ones, isn't it a joke?

What he did just now was just a pretense so that he could take the initiative. Seeing that he had frightened the other party, he naturally took the opportunity to go downhill.

Seeing He Ruchong's gentle expression, as if he really believed his words, the Japanese begged again with tears in his eyes, "Please help me, sir."

"Hmph, you are so insincere, and you still want the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help you? I don't care how difficult it is for you. Today, you will go to sea immediately and return. Whether it is from your king or your daimyo, you must send an envoy of a hundred people.

Otherwise, let’s stop talking.”

He Ruchong's words immediately shocked the Japanese, especially the two words daimyo in front of it, which made him feel extremely guilty. He knew his own affairs. He was not an official envoy of the Japanese government at all, but just a daimyo from Kyushu Island sent here to ask for help.
Chapter completed!