In the evening, the inside and outside of the Qianqing Palace were full of seats, and they were also full of people.
The inner eunuch and the palace maid came and went in a hurry, serving dishes.
Zhu Xu and the cabinet, the ministers of the six ministries, and the ministers sat in the palace, naturally there was a greeting for a while, although Zhu Xu didn't like clichés, but over the years, he was willing or reluctant to come easily.
Zhu Xu has rarely been so spoiled by the ministers, so everyone present was extremely excited, and after Zhu Xu persuaded him to drink a few glasses, they were all a little drunk.
After Zhu Xu was polite, he went out of the Qianqing Palace with Sun Chuanting, and greeted officials, governors, and parliamentarians at all levels in the courtyard and in the lights.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has always been cold, especially the Wanli Emperor who has been hiding in the palace for decades, and the ministers have been unable to get close to the emperor for too long.
Zhu Xu's 'pro-people' gesture was unprecedented, which made many officials ecstatic, and they seized the opportunity to get close to Zhu Xu and leave a good impression on him.
After a while, Queen Zhang Yun rushed over with the crown prince Zhu Cixuan, accompanied Zhu Xu to greet these people, politely, and pushed this night's dinner party to **.
Not far away there were several tables for foreign envoys, and the conspicuous table was for Europeans.
A bearded man watched Zhu Xu walk around the crowd, blinked, and said in awkward Chinese, word by word, "The emperor of our country does not have such affinity." ” Judging by his clothing, he was from the Ottoman Empire.
To his right was the envoy of the Netherlands, a handsome, young, white man, who looked at the councillors and said to himself, "Their parliament is very interesting, I need to study it and report back to the country." ” Next to the Dutch envoy was the French envoy, a big fat man with an arrogant look, who snorted coldly and said: "The king of our country is wise and powerful, destined to dominate Europe, and there is no need to condescend to the emperor of the Ming Kingdom like this!"
” To the right of the French envoy is the ambassador of England to Ming, this is a tall and thin middle-aged man, with a hawk nose and blue eyes, his eyes are always staring at Zhu Xu and others, the corners of his mouth are smiling, and he said in a low voice that can only be heard by himself: "We need to maintain a good relationship with Daming, I have a hunch that in the future world, Daming will be quite important......"
To the right of the English envoy was the Spanish envoy, whose face was solemn and his eyes twinkled.
Spain was in a difficult situation, facing an increasingly dynamic challenge from the Netherlands at sea, a formidable traditional enemy Ottomans on land, and a rising French threat.
After the initial honeymoon period between Ming and Spain, some disagreements gradually emerged.
Spain demanded that the Ming sever ties with European countries outside of Spain, while the Ming insisted on free trade and did not take sides, despite the maritime security treaties signed between the Ming and Spain.
The Ottomans are now gradually equipped with a naval fleet built by the Ming Dynasty, which is in the Mediterranean, especially the big ship of the Ming Dynasty, which is intimidating to look at, and equipped with more advanced artillery than Europe in the Ming Dynasty, which makes Spain, which once destroyed the Ottoman Navy and is now weakening its navy, very uncomfortable.
The relationship between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty was the closest, although it did not involve military aspects, the Netherlands accounted for almost seventy percent of the Ming Dynasty's foreign trade, and the scope of cooperation was getting bigger and bigger.
The Netherlands' national power has almost doubled in the past two years, as can be seen from the fact that the number of merchant ships has more than doubled.
The Netherlands is at war with Spain, and the Netherlands' growing strength is the biggest threat to Spain.
Although France arrogantly does not have anything to do with the Ming Dynasty and does not attach importance to the sea, its national strength on land is still growing rapidly, constantly provoking Spain's hegemony, and the big war between the two countries seems to be a matter of time.
England was isolated and seemingly isolated, but it also destroyed the Spanish Armada and was Spain's enemy.
In this way, Spain is almost isolated and helpless in Europe.
This kind of environment makes people feel uneasy!
No, this has to change!
’ The eyes of the Spanish envoy to Daming erupted with fire, and he roared secretly in his heart.
Raising his eyes and watching Zhu Xu shuttling through the crowd, and thinking about the day, Daming made concerted efforts to reform and deal with the disaster, especially the staggering amount of budget, which really made the ambassador extremely envious and amirable.
'If Your Majesty can have the mind of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, how good it would be for the Ming Kingdom to work together......
He sighed in his heart, his expression undisguised with envy.
Although the Ming Kingdom faced an unprecedented disaster, its strength was still strong and terrifying, and the accumulation of hundreds of years was not trivial.
The envoy's expression changed for a while, and he made up his mind and said, "We must have a serious talk with Ming Guo again, even if Your Majesty comes in person!"
’ The Ming Dynasty's influence on Europe is getting bigger and bigger, and it cannot be ignored, let alone underestimated!
The envoys of the Netherlands, England and others only politely said a word and did not say anything more, after all, the relationship between their countries was extremely complicated.
But everyone had something thinking in their eyes, and it was obvious that the Ming Dynasty's big discussion this time gave them some shock.
In particular, the system of the Ming Dynasty was extremely impactful to them, and the centralization of checks and balances was very enlightening.
These envoys sat with different hearts, did not eat much, and kept observing the officials up and down the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Xu accompanied these officials, large and small, to the dinner party for an hour, and then returned to Kunning Palace, where he saw the wives and the wives of the officials, and exchanged pleasantries.
The dinner did not end until late at night.
Kunning Palace.
Zhu Xu helped Zhang Yun with a big belly to the bed, took off his clothes by himself, and said with a smile: "How is it, are you tired?"
” Zhang Yun didn't feel tired, lay there, and said, "The concubine is not tired, the emperor is tired, right?"
” Zhu Xu lay down, hugged her, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, how is Xu'er?"
” Zhu Cixuan, as the crown prince, has been accompanying Zhu Xu back and forth, although the little guy doesn't have to drink and doesn't talk much, but after a few hours, he must be tired.
Zhang Yun couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Yu'er has already slept, and before going to bed, I asked the concubine if I could buy him a set of illustration books." ” Zhu Xu also laughed when he heard it, this little guy doesn't like anything else, he loves these illustration stories very much, and there is a book that can be read over and over for an afternoon.
Zhu Xu looked satisfied and said, "I didn't pay much attention to it before, but Xuan'er's performance today really surprised me."
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Buy it for him, you find a time, take him out of the palace in person, choose more to come back, and put it in the East Warm Pavilion, and I will accompany him to see it. ” Zhang Yun pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Well, after a while, the concubine will find an opportunity to take him out for a walk." ” Zhu Xu and the two of them lay down, talking about some parents, especially the Empress Dowager Zhang of Cining Palace, knowing that she was fine, Zhu Xu and Zhang Yun also breathed a sigh of relief.