The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 702: Emperor Guangde's Congratulatory Letter

Since the army's eastward expedition, officials from all over the country have submitted memorials to the emperor every day. The contents of the memorials are all the same. The total number of memorials compiled by governors-general from all over the country every day is at least 1,000, if not 800.

Fortunately, the emperor was busy cultivating his mind and ignored all these almost nonsense memorials.

The following is an excerpt from the memorial of the Governor of Sakhalin:
On the second day of October, the Governor of Sakhalin said: Your Majesty, this is the situation of snow in Sakhalin and other places in early October.
Emperor: It's snowing everywhere in the north. There are too many reports of heavy snowfall. I already knew about the situation on Sakhalin Island.
On October 12, the Governor of Sakhalin said: Your Majesty, this is the situation of snow in Sakhalin and other places in October.

Emperor Taizong: I have already replied
On the first day of November, the Governor of Sakhalin said: Your Majesty, this is the situation of snow in Sakhalin and other places in early November.

Emperor Taishang: I have already replied.

On November 15, the Governor of Sakhalin said: Your Majesty, this is the situation of snow in Sakhalin and other places in November.
The Emperor: No need to report it again

December 8th: Your Majesty, this is the situation of snow in Sakhalin Island and other places in December. In addition, I wish my emperor a long life... This year, Sakhalin Island has a good harvest of grain.
Emperor Taishang: Got it, don’t report it again

In comparison, the memorials that Emperor Guangde Liu Kan wrote to his father were much simpler and fewer in number.

Only around the birthday of the retired emperor did Liu Kan write a memorial to his father.

As early as October of the fourth year of Guangde, Emperor Guangde Liu Kan wrote a congratulatory letter in the Forbidden City in Nanjing and sent it to Saga Castle in Kyushu, thousands of miles away.

One was to wish the retired emperor a long life, and the other was to congratulate the Qi army for sweeping the country, conquering Kyushu, and about to completely conquer Japan.

When the congratulatory message arrived at Saga Castle, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the following year. Congratulatory messages from other ministers had already been sent to the retired emperor in advance.

At this time, the retired emperor's palace moved from Saga to Ogi Castle in Honshu, further east.

"Fenghuo lasted for three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold."

When the retired emperor opened the congratulatory letter sent by Liu Kan with great anticipation, his face was filled with a father's satisfied smile.

The Emperor said to Dongfang Zhu beside him: "I think everything is going well at home. With Liu Kan here, I have nothing to worry about."

Eunuch Dongfang quickly echoed, "The Emperor is wise and virtuous, the Son of Heaven obeys the will of Heaven, and is wise and intelligent. He is incomparable to those foolish emperors of the former Ming Dynasty."

Liu Zhaosun nodded with satisfaction and said, "I named him Kan because I hoped he would be able to take on important tasks in the future." Although the emperor was obsessed with cultivating immortals, he was always full of love for Liu Kan.

As the second-generation ruler of the Great Qi Empire, Emperor Guangde Liu Kan's every word and action will directly affect the future destiny of the empire.

"Liu Kan hasn't submitted a memorial to me in a long time. I want to take a good look at what he said."

Dongfang Zhu said with concern:

"Your Majesty, what did the Emperor say in his congratulatory message? Is there any auspicious sign?"

The congratulatory letter was presented personally by Eunuch Dongfang. If the emperor read the letter, he would be very pleased and would definitely reward Dongfang Zhu.

"I wonder how my son, the current Emperor of Da Qi, is governing Da Qi."

The retired emperor excitedly opened the congratulatory letter, but after reading a few sentences, the joy on his face disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Dongfang Zhu, Pei Dahu, Francisco, and others nearby knew something was wrong. Pei Dahu bravely asked, "Retired Emperor, what did the Emperor write in the congratulatory message?"

The retired emperor's face changed drastically and he threw the memorial to the ground.

He pushed down all the newspapers, memorials, books and writing materials piled on the desk.

Dongfang Zhu hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I'm afraid there must be some misunderstanding here, so I wrote this congratulatory letter..."

Liu Zhaosun was furious and said:
"Congratulatory note? You still call this a congratulatory note?"

Dongfang Zhu didn't react for a moment. He didn't know what was written on the congratulatory letter, but when he saw the emperor was angry, he knew something was wrong and he knelt down immediately.

The Emperor stood up and shouted to Dongfang Zhu, "Get up and read it to me. I'll listen to it again."

(End of this chapter)