The spring breeze blew on his face, and the air was chilly.
Su Ce bent over and cleared the weeds in the courtyard bit by bit.
The courtyard wasn't big, but just this farm work was already exhausting.
His handsome and fair face was covered in sweat.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to bury the two potted saplings he had bought into the ground.
After doing all this, he was already coughing heavily.
" Ding, you have completed weeding the courtyard. Reward: << Ming Dynasty Critical Illness Book >> x1 >
"Ding, you have successfully planted a potted plant. Reward: Machine Skill x1"
Whoosh.
Su Ce let out a long sigh of relief. He sat on the armchair and rested for a long time before he felt his breathing stabilize.
There was still no reward for the medicinal herbs for his serious illness.
In the past three years, he had fantasized countless times that he would be rewarded with some kind of medicine to cure his illness, but it had never happened.
Perhaps the system wouldn't reward him in this aspect.
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, he suddenly realized that a progress bar had appeared in his mind.
Current house level * LV1, construction progress 98%
When upgraded to LV2 mansion, the system will activate new functions.
Su Ce was slightly shocked. So this house could be upgraded?
He wondered what functions would be activated after upgrading. Also…there was no introduction on how to upgrade!
Su Ce had no choice but to rest for a while. He slowly opened the Ming Dynasty Critical Illness Book that the system had just rewarded him with.
This was not a medical book, but a political book about the incurable diseases that led to the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
There were many records of the Ming Dynasty going downhill and being overtaken by the western countries.
For example, the salary of the vassal king, the tax collection, the party struggle, the army preparation, and so on.
The Ming Dynasty had already gone through 150 years of history. At the end of the self-cultivation period, social contradictions became increasingly sharp. If it were not for the current Emperor Hongzhi's efforts to turn the tide, perhaps the building would have collapsed long ago.
Unfortunately, Emperor Hongzhi also died young.
As for the art of traps, it was a lost series of books from the Gongshu family. It recorded all kinds of trap designs.
Su Ce felt that he could equip his small courtyard with these mechanisms bit by bit, but it would take time and effort.
With his current physical condition, who knew how long he would need to equip it.
His illness meant that he couldn't do too much physical work.
However, Su Ce did not give up on himself because of this. He was always working hard to make himself better and make his life more exquisite.
……
Northern Zhili, Forbidden City.
The lights in Yangxin Palace Hall were still dim.
There were many heavy memorials piled up on the table in the hall.
The middle-aged man with white hair sitting in front of the desk was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang, the benevolent ruler of the generation.
He was burying his head in the memorials. The burden the country had given him was too heavy, and he did not dare to slack off for a moment.
"Is the Crown Prince here?"
Zhu Youtang asked the eunuch beside him.
Zhu Houzhao was his only son, the Ming Crown Prince who was doted on by thousands of people.
Emperor Hongzhi had only one wife in his life, and she gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
However, only Zhu Houzhao survived.
Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to Zhu Houzhao's education. For this reason, he found many famous scholars to go to the Eastern Palace to teach the Crown Prince.
However, this crown prince did not develop in the direction that Zhu Youtang had expected.
He always liked to cause trouble. A few days ago, he had transported the tiger to the Hall of Spring Harmony and let the eunuchs fight with the tiger. In the end, two eunuchs were killed or injured.
Recently, he said that he would personally lead troops to the southeast to destroy the Japanese pirates.
This troublesome son made Zhu Youtang extremely worried.
The future of Great Ming was to be handed over to him. If the Crown Prince of Great Ming did not have good morals, how long could the country last in the future?
Emperor Taizong Wen had seized the country from Jianwen and handed it over to his own bloodline. Now, the country had gone through a hundred years of turmoil. If the country declined in the hands of his son, how could he face the prosperous country that his ancestors had built?
"Emperor, he's here, the Crown Prince is here.”
Zhu Youtang grunted, and Zhu Houzhao boasted as he walked to the Wenhua Hall.
"Humph!"
Zhu Youtang snorted lightly and said,""When are we going to the southeast? Do you want me to give you some weapons?"
"When you die outside, zhen will personally go to the southeast to collect your corpse.”
The relationship between a father and son was a very strange thing. As a father, he would always feel that his son was inferior to others, but at the same time, he always hoped that his son would succeed.
"Father, I won't go."
Zhu Youtang paused for a moment and said,"Not going to the Southeast?" Then where to? Go to Datong? Xuan Manor? We can fight the Tartars there, right?”
Zhu Houzhao blinked and said,"We'll talk about it later."”
"You!"
Zhu Youtang angrily glared at Zhu Houzhao, his troublesome son.
Zhu Houzhao came to Zhu Youtang's side and poured him a pot of tea.""Dad, have some tea."
Zhu Youtang turned his head away. Don't do this!"
"Father, I feel that the disaster in the southeast cannot be solved by commanding troops and fighting." Zhu Houzhao smiled.”
Hmm?
Zhu Youtang subconsciously took the tea from Zhu Houzhao's hand and took a sip. He said,"Tell me."
"If we want to solve the problem of Japanese pirates in the southeast, we must first know why there are Japanese pirates in the southeast."”
Zhu Youtang narrowed his eyes and did not speak.
Zhu Houzhao continued,"Ever since the ship trading company was closed, the Japanese pirates in the southeast gradually increased."”
"The root of the problem is not the pirates."
"When I found out that a piece of silk can be sold for four taels of silver in the country and ten taels of silver overseas, I knew that the problem of the southeast was never the pirates.”
Bang!
The teacup in Zhu Youtang's hand fell to the ground, startling the chamberlain.
Usually, at this time, the Emperor would beat up his son again.
But he didn't.
Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao in shock. His gaze was complicated, filled with relief and hope.
His son, the future of the empire, had changed!
Zhu Youtang was in poor health. He was tired all day long and had a heavy burden. He felt that he might die at any time.
It was now the 15th year of Hongzhi. In fact, Zhu Youtang would die in three years.
His mischievous son had actually started to seriously think about the source of the matter.
The Japanese pirates in the southeast were in the hands of the Han people. Zhu Youtang could not and did not dare not know.
The emperor of the empire had to be familiar with everything. Otherwise, how could he rule the world?
However, when these words came out of his son's mouth, the taste was different.
Good, good!
Zhu Youtang was extremely excited in his heart, but his face was still dignified. He snorted and said,"You're quite knowledgeable. Yang Tinghe taught you well.”
Yang Tinghe was the Imperial Tutor of the Eastern Palace and the teacher Zhu Youtang had found for Zhu Houzhao.
In Zhu Youtang's opinion, his son must have been taught by Yang Tinghe to think of this.
As long as his son was willing to learn, he would be even more excited than when he conquered the grassland tribes of the Tartars!
"Father, let's find those traitors in the southeast and kill them all.”Zhu Houzhao suggested.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said," Kid, let me tell you. There are rules to killing people. If I could kill them, I would have killed them long ago."”
Zhu Youtang did not get angry because of Zhu Houzhao's words. If it was on a normal day, he would definitely look at Zhu Houzhao coldly and scold him for causing trouble.
However, he didn't today.
"It's enough that you can see this level. We'll take our time to plan for the southeast.”
"Oh."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said,"Father, I want to ask you for a doctor."”
Zhu Houzhao was still the Crown Prince. In reality, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty did not have much power, and it was even more impossible for him to mobilize the civil and military officials.
However, this Crown Prince was rather special. He was the Crown Prince who was doted on by thousands of people. Today, he was even more concerned by Emperor Hongzhi.
How could Zhu Youtang disagree? He said,"Up to you…Wait, are you sick?”
"No." Zhu Houzhao chuckled.
"Then why do you need an imperial physician?"
"Father, don't worry about it." Zhu Houzhao said mysteriously. I'm leaving."
Zhu Houzhao left with his hands behind his back.
Looking at his kid's back, Zhu Youtang felt a lot better.
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