Chapter 161 Zhengde Dances the Knife

During this time, Liu Jin exclaimed his tongue in the room, saying one by one in the east and another. Although it was not organized, it also vaguely expressed that the emperor should look at the sea when expanding his territory, so that the kingly way of power was the king. He said that the little emperor Zhengde, who was very fond of merit, was so tiring that he wished to build a warship, steadily pursuing the Qinghai border, and establishing unparalleled merits.

But he knew that he could only think about it. These things were not something that could be done by thinking about it. If all the civil and military officials in the court insisted on not following it, and the emperor could not roll up his arms and sleeves and go out to build ships and train troops himself. It seems that there is still a lot of waiting for this matter.

Yang Ling returned to the study and was afraid that Zhengde would ask Cheng Qiyun, so he quickly presented the sword with both hands and said with a smile: "I know that the emperor is martial and good at soldiers, so I happened to find a treasure knife with iron-cut iron like mud, and I offer it to the emperor for his appreciation."

Zhengde heard that it was a magic weapon, and was indeed very surprised. He quickly took it over and pulled the knife out of the sheath with a "click". The room was filled with light. The long sword was slender and thin as paper. Dragon patterns appeared on the sharp blade. It looked like the cold light was shining and extremely sharp.

Yang Ling smiled and said, "This is..."

"White Knife, this is the best treasure sword." Zhengde interrupted him and said excitedly. He raised the knife to the same level as his eyebrows, squinted his eyes and looked at the blade, then raised the knife with both hands to test the weight of the knife, and laughed: "This knife seems to be better than the Japanese knife hidden in the palace, and the Japanese knife casting technique is even more powerful than before."

Yang Ling said in surprise: "The emperor recognizes this knife?"

Zhengde smiled proudly and said, "There are six treasure swords that Japan Ashikaga Yoshima paid tribute in the palace. I often use them to play with, but that is the sword from a hundred years ago."

During the Yongle period, envoys from Ryukyu, Japan, and Siam countries went to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. Ashikaga Yoshiman once paid tribute to the six treasure knives. Two years later, Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He to the Navy to Japan 100,000 and promulgated to Ashikaga Yoshiman: "Let him suppress the enemy on his own and govern the law of his own country."

At the same time, Emperor Yongle gave Ashikaya Yoshiman the golden seal of "King of Japan" and named him King of Japan. Ashikaya Yoshiman replied to the letter to call himself "King of Japan, and his minister Yoshiman," and handed over the captured Japanese pirates to the Ming Dynasty to show sincerity.

Yang Ling knew that the Ming Dynasty had a joint battle against pirates, so he specially prepared this treasure knife and presented it to Zhengde himself, hoping to take the opportunity to make a comment. Unexpectedly, Zhengde knew everything about this.

Yang Ling was very surprised. The original saying must be reorganized. While he was thinking, Zhengde wiped the blade with his fingertips and said happily: "

The way to Kunyi is far from reaching, who can be poor when cutting jade is passed down from generation to generation?

The treasure sword is approaching the Kingdom of Japan, and the Greatest Sea is found in the east of the sea.

Fish skin is equipped with fragrant wood sheaths, yellow and white mixed with croquettes and copper;

A hundred golds are introduced to the good deeds. Admiration can make the demon fierce.

Yang Shidu said, this is a poem by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty to praise the Japanese sword. At that time, the Japanese sword had become famous. The Japanese sword originated from the Tang sword and was made by the Baosteel method, which is commonly known as the iron sword. It is extremely sharp. This sword is indeed a treasure sword. What is its name?"

Before Yang Ling could answer, he had already turned the blade. Seeing the two Chinese characters on the handle: "Duanlang", he couldn't help but smile and said, "A knife is a good knife, but it's too arrogant. It's okay to cut gold and jade. Don't you hear the water flowing even more when you draw the knife? Down wave? Humph, Down wave!"

Yang Ling could not have imagined that Zhengde was so interested in weapons, and knew so well. He admired and said: "Yes. Most of the Japanese Ronins used this kind of sharp weapon that was conducive to chopping. I was in Jiangnan and saw that my Ming army was not as good as others, and that there were many inferior battle formations.... If everyone in the Ming army was equipped with such a sharp sword, the Japanese would not dare to be so rampant."

Zhengde laughed and said, "Although Yang Shidu is good at leading troops, he is a scholar after all. Hahaha... Everyone in the Ming army wears this kind of Baogang blade? Impossible. Impossible."

Seeing him laughing, Yang Ling couldn't help but hurriedly said, "What's impossible? The sharpness of the Emperor's Longquan sword is not under this sword. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty cannot cast this sword?"

Zhengde smiled and said, "It's not that there are no knives casting craftsmen, but it's really time-consuming and labor-intensive to build knives. The fine steel needs to be used, and the output is not enough. The Japanese country... It's a big thing that can send thousands of troops to fight against the two sides. Our Ming army is more than one million, and everyone wears this treasure sword? Even if I have a silver mountain, I can't do it."

Yang Ling couldn't imagine that this young emperor usually looked ignorant and preferred to study some music and Buddhist scriptures that had nothing to do with governance. However, when he talked about weapons, he was an expert, and he couldn't hide them from him even if he wanted to hide them. He couldn't help but say depressed: "In this way, can we have to be at a disadvantage in weapons?"

He felt a move in his heart and remembered the firearm. If he made a rifle with a long range and a fast firing speed, he should be able to deal with the benefits of the Japanese sword. If he developed a cannon with great lethality..."

Zhengde smiled and said, "Weapons are inferior to humans, so there may not be no way to restrain him."

He had the opportunity to show off his knowledge, and his eyebrows were very proud: "The Baosteel Blade was sharp and hard, but once it was damaged by a collision, it became irreparable scrap iron. It can be restrained with an iron rod or a thick-backed knife."

He divided his feet and waved the treasure knife twice, saying, "The Japanese knife is heavy and fast, and the ground is arm strength, so the knife cannot be too heavy. The knife is strong and heavy, and the back of the knife is thick. When using the knife, he uses arm strength and waist strength. If he dares to touch his knife head-on, then it will be finished.

Now there are spears used by most soldiers in the army? The wooden spear handle will naturally be broken under such a sharp Japanese sword, but... If the gun handle is soaked in boiling tung oil, it is tough and strong, even if you only use a spear, the Japanese sword will not take advantage of it."

Yang Ling was stunned. He wanted to show off his cleverness in other countries and arouse Zhengde's desire for it. He never expected that Zhengde could come up with such a solution.

Yang Ling said convincedly: "The emperor is wise. Seeing that the enemy's weapons are powerful, I thought that only by creating more powerful weapons can I restrain myself, but I didn't expect such a simple and practical method. I am really ashamed."

Seeing that his spirit was broken, Zhengde smiled complacently and said, "Yang Shidu doesn't have to be ashamed of himself. In fact, I didn't think of this idea? When you were pacifying the Japanese in Haining, the guards fled, and the news came back to Beijing. The censors and envoys all submitted memorials to demand severe punishment for the generals in charge of the troops. Only one of them wrote a letter saying that the weapons of the garrison were not as good as the other party, and proposed these methods. I was very interesting and remembered it. The memorial had been sent to the Ministry of War as follows."

He thought for a while and said, "Who is that person? Wang...Wang Heren, a little official...Liu Jin, do you remember?"

Liu Jin was shocked. The head of the Ministry of War, a magpie of sesame and green bean, dared to pass it to the censor Dai Xian and other censors, and he called him a traitor. He was now thirty-stopped by him and threw him into prison, just because the man was the son of Wang Hua, the Minister of Rites, and he had not thought about how to deal with it. Why did the emperor think of him?

Liu Jin said umswallowly: "Uh... I can't remember it clearly, it seems that there is such an official."

Yang Ling heard it and was about to interrupt and ask, but when he saw Cheng Qiyun walking in, he stopped talking. Cheng Qiyun didn't look at Yang Ling. He smiled calmly at Zhengde and said, "Although Caomin is not good at martial arts, he can see that the emperor's sword is full of murderous aura, which is a sword."

Zhengde smiled and said, "That's right. Yang Shidu knows my heart well. It's very suitable for me to find things to earth for me. Although the Middle Earth is big, it seems that there are still some good things outside the sky."

Cheng Qiyun said happily: "The emperor said very much. Even though the Ming Dynasty is great, it cannot cover the world. Not to mention anything else, it is said that the kings, princes and ministers, and peddlers and pawns should use ground green onions, garlic, coriander, celery, cucumber, eggplant and many other vegetable seasonings, grapes, watermelons, pomegranates and other fruits. They are all passed down from abroad during the Han and Tang dynasties.

At that time, there were no faraway vehicles, horses, waters, sailings, and sailings. Now it is different. There have been foreign countries visiting thousands of miles away. As the saying goes, there are mountains outside the mountain and sky outside the sky. How can you know that there are no foreign countries outside the country?

If the country in the Celestial Empire is tolerant, it is great. If you are good at learning the strengths of others and gathering things from all over the world, there are Eunuch Liu and Lord Yang who are loyal to the country and have civil and military affairs. The emperor also knows that people are good at using them and rewards and punishments properly. With such a unity of the king and his subjects, why worry about not creating a prosperous Ming Dynasty and keeping fragrance throughout the ages?”

When Liu Jin heard Cheng Qiyun rank him in front of Yang Ling and praised him for his loyalty and ability in front of the emperor, he couldn't help but smile. Zhengde nodded repeatedly when he heard it, looking thoughtful.

If he talks about some great principles, he may not listen to it, but Cheng Qiyun starts with the indispensable onion and garlic in every family. She speaks it lightly but more easily accepts.

Seeing that she expressed her words that she was about to make a comment, Yang Ling couldn't help but look at her with praise, and she felt regretful: Am I so unbearable to me? She actually drew her sword and threatened her because she left a deep impression on me by killing Mo Qinghe with her hand, or was she not allowed to make me wary?

After Cheng Qiyun said that, she glanced at him quickly, and when she touched her eyes, she first closed her eyes, and then she realized that his eyes were a little unusual, and then she glanced deeper. Then she smiled faintly, her eyebrows were like light smoke, and she could not tell whether she was happy or angry.

Zhengde heard Yang Ling talk about his trip to Jiangnan in his study. Cheng Qiyun was clever and well-behaved, and was singing and singing, and the words were vivid. Zhengde heard the folk customs and people, and heard the actions of those illegal slander ministers and was so angry that his handsome face turned red. It was not until Liu Jin reminded him at dusk that he should return to the palace.

Han Youniang led Yu Tangchun and Xue Limei and two imperial edicts sent the priest to the back garden. Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun accompanied Zhengde to the front hall and stood in the corridor. Liu Jin ran down the steps to direct people to pull out two white horses from the side yard and cover the shaft.

Cheng Qiyun was quick-witted and saw Zhengde's expression. She knew that the emperor might have something to talk to Yang Ling in private. She held the "Duanlang" sword and followed Liu Jin with a smile, leaving some time for them to be alone.

Zhengde stood in the corridor and smiled at Yang Ling, "Okay, don't always decorate garlic at home. I'll give you another ten days to rest, and then go back to the court honestly for me."

Yang Ling said: "Emperor, even if I return to the court, I will still work here. The inner factory yamen is located in the back mountain."

Zhengde suddenly said, "What he said is, um...". He looked up and down at Yang Ling and asked, "Do you want to do some work? You can't go to the court to discuss politics. It's really troublesome to ask you if I have anything to discuss."

Yang Ling said: "The people in the factory and the local government cannot work part-time in the court. Now that the internal factory has just been established, I cannot give up halfway. If I enter the court to manage the government, the emperor will be impeached by the censor again. It is better if the emperor wants to find me, I will send someone to summon me. I will immediately enter the palace to see the emperor."

Zhengde said: "Well. I moved to the leopard house in the early spring. At that time, there were fewer rules to avoid being idle with those old men. It would be much more convenient for you to come. I was just calling Liu Jin, and Ma Yongcheng and others were getting more clean."

Liu Jin heard his name from afar and hurriedly ran over and said, "Master, your name is a slave?"

Zhengde laughed and scolded, "Get out, what did I tell you to do?"

Liu Jin accompanied her smile and went there again. Zhengde sighed, "I am tired of living in the palace. I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. She chatted all day long and asked me to take care of the Queen Mother of Shouning. When she saw the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother, she said that I was idle every day.

Alas, I'll be walking around the palace. The ministers in the outer court have a very good nose. The memorial will come immediately, and Kunning Palace will not stop." He said this and smiled bitterly: "Looking at your family's harmony, I'm very envious. My young lady has the style of a good wife and a big wife, which is not like a palace...

The queen only pays attention to the queen's etiquette all day long. The 14-year-old girl is so dull and deadly. I am too lazy to see her. Concubine Wu is still tactful, but the queen is angry with me and makes many troubles, which makes me even more bored."

Yang Ling was stunned. After the emperor's wedding, he was not interested in the palace affairs, and he rarely favored the concubines. It turned out that the emperor still liked Concubine Wu, but what was wrong with this?

When Yang Ling thought of the emperor's wedding and the palace rules he read when he was deputy envoy, he suddenly realized that the emperor had the right to choose to serve the concubine in the palace, but there was another procedure. The queen had to use the golden seal and could only send the concubine to the emperor's bedroom.

Judging from Zhengde's tone, a sixteen-year-old boy and a fourteen-year-old girl were said to be the emperor and the queen, but not a young man and a woman? The couple had a quarrel. The queen must have made things difficult for many people in the bedtime and wanted to force Zhengde to bow his head, but is Zhengde willing to say a soft word with such a temper?

Yang Ling couldn't interrupt such things in the palace. He couldn't speak in an instant. Zhengde looked around and lowered his voice and said with a slight slight voice:

I won’t hide it from you. Things in the bed curtain are fun, but these concubines are too dull. I... I suddenly miss the eight female officials who taught me the great ethics and etiquette during the wedding. They are much cuteer than them."

Yang Ling looked at him with a strange look and said to himself: "In history, Zhengde prefers married ladies. Could it be that... it was the root of the disease that fell at this time? The beautiful female officials were both eighteen or nineteen years old and had learned the art of boudoir in advance. Compared with the three young girls at the age of fourteen, Zhengde naturally prefers and is gentle and tactful.

Yang Ling coughed twice awkwardly. The emperor was willing to tell him such a secret private matter, so he naturally regarded him as a friend who could tell his thoughts, but what could he do?

At this moment, there was a noise at the door, taking the opportunity to relieve Yang Ling's embarrassment. He quickly shouted to the old butler guarding the door: "What's so noisy?"

The senior manager hurried back and said, "Go back to the master, Juren Li yelled to come to find the adults. The old slave had told him that there were distinguished guests at home and asked him to come back another day, but he shouted that even if the emperor was here, he would argue with the adults in person."

"Jun Li? Which Juren Li?" Yang Ling was a little confused. There was no Juren master among the people he knew.

Mr. Gao raised his head and glanced at the emperor in a very disguise, and whispered: "It's...it's...Miss Wenxin's fiancé..."

"Ah, it's him!" Yang Ling was stunned, then furious, his face turned a little red. He was the one who broke the engagement and spread rumors that Gao Wenxin and himself had already done something wrong. It was really outrageous. He dared to come to him. Even if I really wanted Wenxin, what is his identity?

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were circling and she said suspiciously: "Whose fiance is coming to the door? Yang Shidu, are you... you... robbing a girl?"

The emperor had to answer the question, and Yang Ling paused and said, "The emperor is the daughter of Doctor Gao. The emperor gave her to the minister to treat his wife specifically. Because she was a slave, Juren Li, who had originally been engaged to marry, has retired from the marriage, and for some reason he came to the door to cause trouble."

Zhengde suddenly said, "Oh, it's her." He heard that the retired man ran to Yang Shidu's house to disturb trouble, and he became curious and said, "Let's go and see what he has to say. If he is unreasonable, his plan is indispensable."

Zhengde took the lead, and Yang Ling hurriedly followed behind him. Liu Jin and Cheng Qiyun also followed the guards after hearing the news. Everyone walked to the door and saw two servants blocking a man with a green shirt and a flower-clad jacket. The man was slightly fat, about thirty years old. He had a black and red face and two black beards that were very majestic.

Yang Ling looked at him, and there were two young men in their twenties following him, and their clothes were thin and shabby. Yang Ling couldn't help but ask strangely: "Butler, where is Juren Li?"

Before the old housekeeper could answer, the man in green robe was furious and shouted: "If you are surnamed Yang, don't deceive others too much. Even if you are a court official, how can you be so despised by me?"

He took a step back, lowered his head and brushed his robe. He looked at Yang Ling contemptuously, and said proudly: "Li Jimeng, the provincial examination candidate in the 15th year of Hongzhi, is here!"

Yang Ling stared at him in surprise, saying that this is Gao Wenxin’s fiancé? It’s okay if he is not good-looking, but men value talent, but at this age... don’t people nowadays get married early?

Yang Ling bowed his hand and said, "It turns out... Brother Tai is Li Juren, who is indifferent to respect."

Juren Li brushed his sleeves and said angrily: "I dare not climb high!"

Yang Ling was disappointed but not annoyed. He knew that these nerds were the most important. He was a scholar in Hongzhi for fifteen years, but he was a juren. This level was one level away. If he hadn't been in a high position, he should have cursed him.

He smiled and changed his words: "Lijia Village is close to Gaolaozhuang, but Yang has moved for a short time and has never met you, the noble neighbor. I wonder why Juren Li visited today?"

Li Juren was so angry that his hands were trembling. He stared at Yang Ling for a long time before he said angrily: "Students are from scholarly families and officials. Why did Lord Yang bully me like this? The Gao family offended Tianyan and should have been executed in the whole family!"

He clasped his fists and bowed his hands up, and said passionately: "The priest and the emperor have only been rude to exiled her to a slave. Li is a man with fame and fortune. How can he marry a maid as a wife? It is natural for me to break the engagement. Who dares to say no? The adults are kind-hearted and the student has politely thanked her. She is a slave or a concubine in the Yang family, which has nothing to do with Li, but this slut..."

Yang Ling kept listening patiently. When he heard this rude words, he suddenly became angry. He took a step forward and said singly: "Who is a slut? Gao Wenxin entered the Yang family's door and was a member of the Yang family. How could you allow you to be so insulted?"

Yang Ling holds great power, life and death are only in one thought, and he has his own authority over a long time. At this moment, his expression is awesome, and his behavior is a forceful aura.

Juren Li couldn't help but take two steps back in shock, but still said toughly: "Can you be the one who has achieved enlightenment and has become a dog? Gao Wenxin is a tyrant, even a tyrant, a farmer in the field can call her a slut. He is powerful enough to the court, and she is still a slut!"

Yang Ling's face turned pale, but Gao Wenxin was a lowly slave, and his status was equivalent to a brothel prostitute. This is an indisputable fact. If Juren Li seized this point, could he still rely on his power to kill someone's life?

Emperor Zhengde stood on the steps with his robe sleeves and said leisurely: "Ju Ren Li's words are wrong. Since you know the emperor's kindness, why don't you know that the emperor has issued a kind order and removed Gao Wenxin's lowly loan?

Now she is the exclusive imperial physician in the Yang family. She is a female official with a rank and slandering the imperial officials. You should be careful of your fame and fortune!"

Yang Ling was overjoyed. He turned his head to look at Zhengde, his eyes full of gratitude. Zhengde smiled slightly, and he was very happy to see his appearance.

He was furious and mistakenly killed Doctor Gao. Later, he found out that it was the wrong medicine used by the internal surveillance, and he also understood that he had killed the wrong person. But as the emperor, how could he admit his mistake? He had to make the mistake wrong, but he no longer had any resentment towards the Gao family. At this time, he saw Yang Ling care so much about a maid being humiliated, and he vaguely guessed that he was just giving him a favor to make up for his mistake.

Yang Ling felt relieved when he got the emperor's words. He took a step forward and smiled happily: "Jun Li, did you hear it? I don't care about you if you are ignorant. If you want to speak rudely, I will send you to Shuntian Mansion. Please come out to the Master of Education and Government and ask his students if they know the superiors and inferiors!"

Juren Li was qualified to be an official, but Gao Wenxin became a ready-made official, and his status was naturally more respectful than him. Juren Li was shocked and doubtful, not knowing who the young master of this rank was. However, Yang Ling did not dare to fabricate the crime of falsely traiting imperial edicts. When did that slut have this kind order?

Yes, Yang Ling is the emperor's confidant. If he had an affair with the bastard, he would naturally plead for her. However, this bastard took revenge and even bewitched Yang Ling, asking him to break up his marriage. How could he not care about this?

When Juren Li thought of this, he was jealous and hated. He gritted his teeth and had to change his mind to see the wind, "Students don't know, please forgive me. But...... The student got engaged with the lady of the Right Censor Liu, and what was wrong with the adults? Why did he suppress him with power and ask Mr. Liu to return my bride price?"

Lord Liu, the Right Censor? Which one is this? Yang Ling is both angry and funny. He really has no fondness for this foolish Juren Li. He heard that he has tasted the taste of being quit by someone now, and he was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't know the Right Censor. Why did this basin be placed on his head again?

Liu Jin listened on the side and suddenly realized that Liu Yu, his daughter's grandmother, and his uncle doesn't love her, whoever she wants to marry, will you take care of your doggy-skinned affairs when you have time? I heard that his daughter talked too much about her engagement and said, Yang Ling had a marriage with the Li family, and you don't need to flatter you like this?
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