Chapter 26 The Smell of Fleas

Zhu Qizhen had to admit that it was difficult to transition from luxury to frugality.

to be honest.

When Zhu Qizhen traveled through time, the quality of life did not drop much.

Although there are many things in Qianqing Palace that Zhu Qizhen is not used to, but to be honest, it is not necessarily true that living in residential buildings in later generations will be more comfortable than in Qianqing Palace.

Although the enjoyment brought by many electrical appliances is gone.

However, the enjoyment brought by artificial intelligence in ancient times is not necessarily worse than that of electrical appliances. Although Zhu Qizhen does not have air conditioning, he has Sanhaizi, Beihai, Nanhaizi, and Zhongnanhai. Although he cannot play games, he can hunt.

Generally speaking, although there are increases and decreases, they are generally the same.

But at this moment, he really couldn't sleep.

He has never lived in such a different place in his life.

Although he had already used the bedding he had brought, he looked at the rafters above his head and could hear rustling sounds in the dark night. He didn't know what kind of small insects they were, and he began a day of hunting.

The big beams above were exposed, and straws were swaying. There was even some movement, and soil fell downwards.

Zhu Qizhen is really used to it.

I barely fell asleep, but I saw something moving on my body. I stretched out my hand to grab it, and seemed to catch something. Then I pinched it and heard a crisp "pop".

Zhu Qizhen, who was originally sleepy, suddenly woke up and found fleas.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear it anymore and was about to call someone when he suddenly thought that he was not in the Qianqing Palace. If he showed dissatisfaction with this, it might not be a good thing for this family.

Only then could I endure it.

But I heard Wang Zhen say through the wall: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"

Zhu Qizhen was a little strange sometimes. I really don't know how Wang Zhen did it. Zhu Qizhen was in a room alone, but as soon as he opened his eyes, Wang Zhen was next door, and he could feel it as if he had eyes.

"It's okay." Zhu Qizhen said.

Although Zhu Qizhen said he was fine, he didn't sleep much in the second half of the night.

Early the next morning, Zhu Qizhen left dozens of taels of silver for the family and returned to the city.

Even so, after Zhu Qizhen returned to the capital, he was still called over by the Empress Dowager.

In the first year of Zhengtong, the Empress Dowager allowed Zhu Qizhen to leave the palace, but it was only for leaving the palace once a month. He would go out after the morning court and come back before sunset.

But this time, it was Zhu Qizhen who stayed out all night.

After the Empress Dowager heard about it, she naturally asked Zhu Qizhen to go over and talk.

The Empress Dowager did not reprimand Zhu Qizhen very much. After all, this was the early Ming Dynasty. From Taizu, Taizong, Renzong, and Xuanzong, no emperor had ever left the palace or visited other places.

Therefore, neither the palace nor the ministers were too resistant to the emperor leaving the capital to inspect the river. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty could not really leave the palace until he arrived at Tumu Fort.

So the Empress Dowager didn't say much. She first told Zhu Qizhen to pay attention to his safety. The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, and if he wears a white dragon fish costume, he may be tricked by a shrimp. Such cliche words.

Zhu Qizhen naturally nodded repeatedly.

Then the Empress Dowager changed her voice and put the matter above Zhu Qizhen's wedding, saying: "Emperor, you fell in love with Qian last time. I have sent someone to see her. She is a good girl. She has already been married." Once you have made your choice, are you ready to get married?"

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen was confused and thought to himself: "When did I make the decision?"

But when he saw a painting hanging next to the Empress Dowager, Zhu Qizhen remembered what he said casually at that time.

Suddenly I remembered what happened, but felt a little baffled, but there was nothing I could do about it.

However, Zhu Qizhen has already seen through the matter of marriage.

As an emperor, his every move is watched by countless eyes. If he wants to fall in love like in a TV series, he simply doesn’t even think about it.

Even though Zhu Qizhen shared many political affairs between the Chief of Ceremonies and the Cabinet, Zhu Qizhen had to deal with at least a dozen important memorials every day.

Anything Zhu Qizhen regards as an important memorial is a very important matter, and it cannot be just approved by the higher authorities. The causes and consequences of the matter concern those ministers, personnel disputes, and some objective facts that need to be considered.

To solve the problem, should we put it off or deal with it immediately, and how should we deal with it.

With so many things to do, Zhu Qizhen has already accumulated a lot of things during this river patrol.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen let the Queen Mother handle his future queen, and he also believed in the Queen Mother. So now the Queen Mother thinks Qian can do it.

Zhu Qizhen would naturally not object, but now that he was starting to prepare for the marriage, Zhu Qizhen had to speak.

"Since the empress has taken a fancy to the Qian family, the grandson has nothing to say, but the marriage has to be postponed for a while." Zhu Qizhen said: "The current disaster is really too serious."

"This spring's severe drought is almost a fact. It is very likely that Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan will suffer severe disasters at the same time, which will be much more serious than last year's floods."

When Zhu Qizhen said this, he suddenly remembered what Cao Nai said, that the people would rather drown in floods than die in drought, and suddenly there was a bitter taste in his mouth.

He said, "I don't know how much food will be spent on this disaster relief. My grandson has already pledged more than half of the money from the internal treasury. I think it's better to wait for the wedding."

Zhu Qizhen knew about his wedding and was determined to spend a lot of money.

After all, he was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty to get married.

Because the previous emperor had been married before he ascended the throne, his etiquette must have been particularly important, costing at least one million taels of silver.

Even if Zhu Qizhen wanted to save money, Hu Hui would not save money.

Because Zhu Qizhen's wedding is definitely not his own business, but the Ming Dynasty's business. When envoys from all parties arrive, it will be the time for the court to promote its majesty to the world.

Therefore, you can only spend more money, but you will never save money.

When the Queen Mother heard what Zhu Qizhen said, she was not angry. Instead, she stretched out her thin hand, touched Zhu Qizhen's head, and said, "My good grandson has grown up, and I have something to say when I meet Emperor Renzong.

Although the internal treasury is important, what is more important is the support of the people in the world. Our Ming Dynasty is the most upright in the world because Emperor Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored China.

What’s the use of all the silver?”

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with Zhu Qizhen's move. As long as Zhu Qizhen had the intention to benefit the world, it didn't matter whether it could be done or not, because that was a matter for the ministers.

In the view of the Empress Dowager, Yang Shiqi and Yu Qian are both ministers who can handle things. If they can't do a good job, then change them. The Ming Dynasty is so big that you can always find someone to relieve Zhu Qizhen's worries.

I'm afraid that if Zhu Qizhen doesn't have this intention, it will be difficult to handle it.

As Zhu Qizhen listened to the Empress Dowager's words, he suddenly felt an unbearable itching on his back. It was the place where fleas had bitten him at night. His mind was no longer focused.

The Queen Mother asked again: "Do you still want to fight Wa Ci now?"

After hearing this question, Zhu Qizhen didn't even care about the itching behind his back. He pondered for a while and said: "My grandson doesn't want to hit the thorns, but can the thorns let Ming go? My grandson will definitely strike first."

The Empress Dowager said: "Okay, let's prepare well. The martial arts school is about to start in the main hall."

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was startled and said, "Mother, don't you object to your grandson playing thorns?"

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly and said: "I have always been worried that it is you who are young and energetic and go to war instead of attacking tiles. The people in Hebei are in great danger from floods and droughts, and the people in Jiubian are in great danger from military disasters. Since my son wants to

How could a sage king only relieve the people of Hebei from floods and droughts, but not the wars of the people of the nine borders?"

"It's just that the order must not be wrong. You are to relieve the people of Jiubian from military disaster, not bring them military disaster. This must not be wrong."

Zhu Qizhen said: "My grandson understands. My grandson promises." As he said this, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to scratch the itch.

Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager said: "What's wrong?" She grabbed Zhu Qizhen's hand, pulled away his clothes, and looked inside, only to see large red dots revealed in front of the Empress Dowager's eyes.
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