"My lords, Your Majesty has summoned you." Soon, a young eunuch came over to summon him.

After hearing this, several people packed up, and then left the Wenhua Palace one by one and headed to the Qianqing Palace. This was a small meeting, not a morning court, so Zhu Youxiao usually summoned him in his study.

As soon as they entered the door, as expected, the emperor was eating breakfast. When he saw them, he asked kindly, "Dear ladies, have you eaten? Do you want some?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I have already eaten." Xu Guangqi took the lead in refusing. What he said sounded nice, but it can also be understood from another perspective. You think we are all as lazy as you, and we only get up early to eat. Working.

Xu Guangqi had long been unable to complain about the emperor's laziness and casualness in life. He just casually glanced at the emperor who was eating sparingly, and then turned a blind eye and began to report on his work.

What he reported was mainly on the most important land reform in Hebei Province at present, how each county is progressing, the consumption of materials such as archive bags and paper given, how many resistance incidents have occurred, and how many officials have been investigated and punished by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , how many officials have been punished by the Kaogong Division and how many officials have been fired.

Xu Guangqi talked about everything in detail, allowing Zhu Youxiao to have a clear understanding of the current land reform work.

"It seems that land reform is still a very difficult task. It is the same in Hebei, a place as important as the capital, let alone other provinces." Zhu Youxiao interrupted with a mouthful of porridge.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, even Xu Guangqi, who was used to it, couldn't help but roll his eyes. This was too casual. As if aware of Cifu's expression, the emperor raised his head and smiled. This smile made Xu Guangqi helpless.

After that, various bachelors came forward to report their work in turn. Each of them was in charge of different things, and naturally had different things. They usually handled these by themselves, but they had to inform the emperor of their opinions.

"Okay, I'm full." About a quarter of an hour later, the emperor finished his breakfast, and at this time, several bachelors had almost finished speaking.

"I'm going to the military academy. You can handle your official duties yourself." Wiping his hands, the emperor left.

These few people are at the center of the Ming Dynasty's political situation, so they naturally know that the auction venue is located in the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy. At this time, when the emperor went to the military academy, he went to watch the auction of cement technology without asking. This is known to several cabinet elders, but , the difference is that their reactions are different.

Cui Jingrong and Huang Kezuan's eyes flickered and their expressions were unpredictable, while the others were much more normal. They were just guessing in their minds about the grand occasion of the auction. This was a national event, and there were landlords and businessmen from all over the world.

"I caught a cold while doing my homework and I feel a little unwell. I'm going to take a leave of absence and go to the Imperial Hospital for a checkup." After returning to the Wenhua Hall, Cui Jingrong made an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, he even tried to show off to Huang Kezuan. Huang Kezuan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly. Not long after, he also said that he had something to do at the Criminal Department, and found an excuse to leave.

The departure of the two cabinet bachelors has no impact. Others are still doing what they should do. Although they work together in the Wenhua Palace, there is no overlap in government affairs. Every day, some people have to go out for something. It was just an ordinary thing to leave, no one suspected anything.

Only Xu Guangqi.

He raised his head, looked at the table where the two had piled official documents, shook his head slightly, and sighed inaudibly.

Outside the Qianqing Palace, carriages gathered together, with colorful decorations and flags fluttering. In the field, the Queen Zhang Yan was shouting loudly, directing the arrangement of carriages and personnel arrangements, and the two concubines next to her were also assisting. Now she is in charge of the imperial city The director was in charge of everything in the palace, including the emperor's travels and support.

Zhu Youxiao, on the other hand, looked at everything with a smile. Zhang Yan was very capable. When he handed these things over to a sixteen-year-old girl, he was not at ease. He didn't expect that this girl who has left a name in history is really not simple. In the early days, After the unfamiliarity, he quickly got started and kept the palace in good order inside and outside.

The palace maids, eunuchs, the purchase of materials, the distribution of clothes for the four seasons, the monthly money of the palace people, and various expenses are all clear and the accounts can be seen at a glance. Moreover, the consumption of the palace has also dropped, and it is no longer as extravagant as before.

"Long live my lord, you can pedal now." After everything was ready, Zhang Yan ran over to offer her services.

"My orb is awesome." Zhu Youxiao complimented with a smile, and then took advantage of her unpreparedness and kissed the queen hard on her face.

"Ah!" Zhang Yan, who was caught off guard, screamed in surprise, which attracted countless palace people to look over, but they didn't see anything, they just saw the queen's red face and shy expression.

Fan Zhenzhen and Yi Dieer saw it clearly, and they were also embarrassed by the emperor's bold actions. However, seeing the empress' embarrassment, they quickly helped, "What are you looking at? Just work honestly."

Hearing the imperial concubine's scolding, everyone in the palace lowered their heads. Being an official in the palace is like this. You have to be discerning and know clearly what should be seen and what should not be seen.

"I'm going to die." Zhang Yan became more courageous when she saw everyone lowering their heads. She was so embarrassed that she stretched out her hand and pinched the soft flesh of Zhu Youxiao's waist. The pain made him grimace, and he didn't understand. Nowadays, his martial arts skills are rare compared to those back then, but he still can't stop the pinching skills of these three women. It's really incredible.

"I'm leaving." Unable to bear it any longer, he had no choice but to flee as a strategy.

"drive!"

As the whip held high by the charioteer fell, the guard of honor moved slowly. Surrounded by two thousand imperial guards, with fine steel armor and all-white horses, coupled with bright red cloaks, they were truly majestic and highlighted the Ming Dynasty. of national power.

Soon, the honor guard came out of Daming Gate and appeared in the middle of the riot. Groups of black policemen also appeared on the streets and began to clear the pedestrians on the road. Policemen were even present on the highlands of various restaurants to maintain order and ensure Safety.

Although this was not enough, there were still many people watching. After seeing the imperial guards with white horses and silver guns, there were even more shouts and shouts. The bold girl even dropped her handkerchief.

Nowadays, with the implementation of various policies, the status of soldiers has been in vain. Not only are they rich in income, but they also have a wide range of opportunities and various hidden benefits. They have gradually become a popular choice for girls from all over the world to choose a spouse.

In the team, the soldiers of the Royal Guards looked serious in their hearts, but they were almost happy in their hearts. Who is young and not romantic? There were so many girls screaming, which made the soldiers who came from the bottom almost moved to death and wished they could Die now for the emperor who brought all this.

However, this lively scene did not last long. Soon, a thick smoke rose in the west, and a fire broke out there. Soon after, there was another fire in the east, and then in the south, even the imperial city. Fires broke out everywhere, and almost half of the capital was plunged into panic.

"Let the police who are clearing the way go to support the fire fighting." Looking at the four fires, Zhu Youxiao's expression did not waver at all, and he just gave the order calmly.

Soon, a large number of police officers gathered here left one after another, and only the Imperial Guards were left to guard the entire honor guard. As for the Xiliu Army, Yulin Army, and Hussars, they were stationed outside the city and were on vacation.

The Knights are still on the grassland, suppressing some sporadic rebellions.

After handling the matter, the honor guard did not stop, but continued to move forward. Zhu Youxiao also cheered up at this moment and waited calmly. The enemy's actions were not over yet.

Sure enough, immediately after the fire, there was a loud noise near Xuanwu Gate, smoke rose, the ground shook faintly, and then, a small mushroom cloud even slowly rose.

"Damn, these crazy guys." Looking towards the direction of the loud noise, Zhu Youxiao's face was very ugly, with an expression of gnashing teeth. Looking at him like that, he seemed to want to tear the person who caused the explosion alive.

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to the fire that started. It was obvious that this was a plan by the enemy to divert the enemy away from the mountain, creating chaos to attract attention and attract some policemen by the way.

These were all within Zhu Youxiao's expectations. He did not panic. He just followed the enemy's wishes and asked the police to put out the fire. But the explosion that occurred in the end was really beyond his expectation.

Because that was the Wang Gong Factory. It used to be the place where the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty manufactured gunpowder armor, and now it is also a gunpowder storage place for the Equipment Department. In history, in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, there was a famous explosion in the Wang Gong Factory.

The impact of this explosion was very great, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured. After Zhu Youxiao came to power and established the Ministry of Military Industry, he also focused on relocating the workshop here. However, the equipment here is complete and the environment is good. It is a good place for storing gunpowder.

It was a good location, so it was not abandoned. It was only used for temporary transfer and storage of gunpowder, and personnel management was also strengthened.

It was supposed to be foolproof, but unexpectedly, the natural explosion had not come yet, but it was earlier than expected. Looking at the rising mushroom cloud, Zhu Youxiao estimated that the casualties should be quite large.

"Send a thousand people to go to the disaster relief." Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath, tried hard to lower his burning anger, and issued the order.

After the order came out, it was quickly carried out, and a thousand guards soldiers with bright armor ran over. After half of them were divided and left, the entire honor guard team became thinner and thinner visible to the naked eye.

A series of events happened, which made the Han generals who were holding ceremonial guard feel uneasy. It seemed that something bad was about to happen. Even the Imperial Guard soldiers who rolled out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood were full of nervousness.

Watch your surroundings with extreme vigilance.

They were not worried about themselves, but they were afraid that the emperor they regarded as the supreme emperor would be harmed in the slightest. If so, they would be entirely responsible for his death.

However, whatever you fear comes, soon, a stumbling rope suddenly rose, causing several guards soldiers on horses in front to fall to the ground.

Then, a series of swishing sounds sounded, which was the sound of powerful crossbows firing. Countless feather arrows, accompanied by terrifying whistling sounds and the cold light of death, fired towards the chariot in the middle.

The commander of the Imperial Guard looked up and saw the ghosts of the dead. He couldn't help shouting in a miserable voice, "Protect Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!