The afternoon sunlight changed from hot to hot, and the flowers in the imperial garden and the golden glazed tiles of the palace were all sunny and lost their color. Occasionally, a few ants emerged from under the trees and were immediately burned back into the shadows by the hot air.

In Lezhizhai, even though the turtle was so shameless that people could not hold an ice basin into the hall, it was still difficult to block the heat and heat.

Zhu Yunqiu held an ice towel and kept wiping his head and face.

As a king, he must have the rules of a king. No matter how hot the weather is, he must wear a robe, a veil and a veil crown. He can only wipe his body in private places without any image, and unbutton the buttons of his clothes. He like later generations, or soaked in the pool without thinking.

"Is it so hot this day so bad!" Zhu Yunxiu changed a towel and inserted it into his armpit to wipe his sweat. "I haven't felt so hot in previous years!" As he said, he looked at the weather outside, "Is it going to rain?"

The turtle was adding ice to the iced sour plum soup. After putting in two pieces, I thought about it and used a silver clip to pick it up.

"Put more ice!" Zhu Yunxiu smiled and cursed, "Why, I can't eat too much ice?"

"Long live the goodness!" Wu Basha held the sour plum soup in both hands and put it on the imperial desk and smiled, "Although the weather is hot, you can't eat too much ice. You have eaten several pieces in the morning. If you eat it again, be careful of your stomach and intestines!"

Zhu Yunyu drank the sour plum soup in one go. The coolness in his mouth relieved the heat in his body and breathed a long breath.

The turtle shame took the feather fan from the palace maid and slapped it gently.

"I think you are not hot at all?" Zhu Yunxi turned his head to look at the turtle's shame. The other party was wearing a red robe and covered his feet tightly, but there was no sweat on his forehead. "It's such a hot day, you'll be not hot at all when you come in!"

As he said that, he twisted his body again, "Why am I so hot?"

"Long live your body, you have fire!" The turtle laughed, "I say something very disrespectful. A man of your age is most afraid of heat!"

"There is fire?" Zhu Yunqiu was puzzled, "Don't you?"

"I... Where did the fire come from!" The turtlema laughed in a low voice, "How can you be that blessing!"

"Oh, you're talking about heart fire!" Zhu Yunxiu understood and smiled, "That's right, if there is fire on you, you'll have to kill you again!"

The turtle laughed, "Long lively, the terrain on the Imperial Garden is high and the sun is on the sun. During the day, the sun is sunny. Look, you might as well go to the West Palace, which is a place with shade on the back, which is much cooler than here!"

The West Palace is the harem of the Forbidden City.

Upon hearing this, a picture appeared in Zhu Yun's mind. He sat under the grape trellis on the other side of the West Palace, with several concubines surrounding him, holding iced grapes in his hands, and behind him was a beautiful woman waving a fan. The breeze was blowing, and laughing was continuous...

"Hey!" Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi sighed and pointed to the memorial that was as high as a mountain on the table, "Do you think I can leave?"

As he said that, he suddenly became irritated again, "I don't know where Li Jinglong and his son are? What happened to He Guangyi?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch knelt at the door outside.

"Emperor, Hou Yong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, handed over the sign and waited outside the palace!"

"Why is he here?" Zhu Yunxiu thought about it and sighed, "Let him come in!" As he said, he said to the turtle, "Change me!"

When the minister comes, the king's airs must be lifted up and he cannot sit there casually.

After waiting for a moment, Hou Yong came in from outside under the guidance of the eunuch.

"My minister Hou Yong, come to the emperor!"

"Get up!" Zhu Yunxiu was wearing Su Shi's regular clothes and sat upright on the throne and said with a smile, "Come here, give Hou Aiqing a seat and give herbal tea!"

Hou Yong was also very hot, and his temples were wet. Moreover, he was wearing thick official uniforms and an official hat.

Zhu Yunxiu noticed that the hem of Hou Yong's official uniform had white edges. The shoes under his feet were all new. The official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty were bought by officials themselves. For honest officials like Hou Yong, they would probably wear an official uniform for the rest of their lives.

"You are much thinner than when you were in the Central Plains!" Zhu Yunxiu looked at Hou Yong's face. The other party should be in his prime, but there were traces of white hair on his temples. "He is also much older! Hou Aiqing, you are the minister of the Ming Dynasty, so you should cherish your body!"

"I dare not worry about the emperor!" Hou Yong hurriedly stood up and said.

Zhu Yunxiu smiled and laid his hands, signaling the other party to sit down, "It's not a court meeting, only you, I, the king and the minister, speak, why bother so much etiquette!" As he said, he looked at the other party's feet, "Your pair of open-mouthed official boots finally know to change to a new one!"

"This is my mother, my new shoes for me!" Hou Yong lowered his head and said, "My mother came to the capital from her hometown and made it day and night along the way. Today I know that I came to the palace and saw you, so I specifically asked me to put it on!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun's heart was a little sad.

You can imagine such a picture. In the shaking frame, next to the broken lights of the inn, the white-haired old woman sewed her son with stitches and threads.

"The loving mother's hand is in the middle of the clothes of the wanderer!" Zhu Yunxiu said slowly.

As he said that, he seemed to think the topic was too heavy. Zhu Yunxi continued, "Didn't I send you an order to take you for three days off and take your mother around the capital? Why are you so anxious to come into the palace?"

"It is my mother who told me to be the most important thing in the country!" Hou Yong said seriously, "I welcomed my mother's car outside the city, welcomed her into the capital, and moved into the house given by the emperor. My mother told me that if my Hou family can have the decency today, it is the kindness of the lord of the lord. As a minister, the country should be the most important, and the king should be the most important. Do not abolish the public for personal gain!"

"What's my holy grace?" Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand, "Sometimes, I feel very sorry for you honest officials! The salary in the Ming Dynasty is only so much, and you all take care of your family!"

Men in this era are not as simple as supporting their wives and children. Moreover, like Hou Yong, it costs more to become an official. Both parents, wives, children, relatives and clansmen have to take care of them, and do good deeds in their hometown to gain a good reputation. In addition, they have to worry about the dignity of being an official. The sedan chair servants and servants have to support them themselves, and they also have staff and teachers around to help handle official documents.

Starting from the 20th year of Hongwu, the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty changed from annual salary to monthly salary. A third-rank official like Hou Yong had a monthly salary of 48 shi. It seems that there are quite a lot, but there are many places for officials to use money.

Moreover, these forty-eight stones of rice are not fully distributed. Sometimes some of them are mixed, and the thorny cloth that has been accumulated in the treasury for several years, or some other worthless things.

In this way, the salary has increased a lot compared to the beginning of the founding of the country.

I think the old man gave him half of the salary and half of the Baochao money. The Baochao money is a banknote. The thing has already started to depreciate before the Ministry of Revenue has been printed. It is hard to wipe his butt when he takes it in his hand.

To be honest, Zhu Yunyu hated corrupt officials, but whenever he faced these honest officials, he always felt a little guilty.

"How many people are in your family?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.

"I have an old mother and wife, two brothers and six nephews in my family!" Hou Yong whispered.

What a big family, Zhu Yunxiu sighed in his heart and asked again, "How many children do you have?"

"I only have one girl!"

"That's fine!"

"Seven sons!"

Suddenly, Zhu Yunyu's face turned red. He only had a small salary, how could he support these people?

As if he saw what he was thinking, Hou Yong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, my salary is enough!" As he said, he said, "I read the books of sages. In ancient times, sages have regarded diligence and thrift as a beauty. Diligence and thrift are the way to deal with the world. Family inheritance is not about money but family traditions!"

"I think that if the power is big and the money is too much, it is a disaster but not a blessing for the descendants!" Hou Yong continued, "No matter how rich a person is, he will only have two meals a day, two bowls a day. He will use porridge in the morning and eat at night. He will be a dear official and will be sweet in everything he eats!"

"You really let me...hey!" Zhu Yunxi sighed and couldn't speak.
Chapter completed!