Jinshen Palace.
Late at night, Lao Zhu usually stayed here alone to review the memorials that he had not finished reading during the day. Even Lao Zhu, who practiced frugality, was reluctant to let people light too many candles. He just lit the candles around him.
Jinshen Hall is such a big place, how can a few candles beside Lao Zhu provide lighting for the entire hall? Therefore, in the past, when the sky darkened, only a little bit of light could shine through the Jinshen Hall. From a distance, it was looming, and it penetrated into the bone marrow.
Today is different. Candles as thick as a child's arm illuminate the Jinshen Hall like daylight. As the fire flickered, a row of figures appeared on the ground.
Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Xin Guogong Tang He, Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Yongchang Marquis Lanyu, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, Dongchuan Marquis Hu Hai, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, Zhenhai Marquis Han Du...
Han Du stood in the crowd and saw the three princes standing in front without saying a word, and he didn't know what was going on here. He asked Wang Bi softly next to him: "Do you know that the emperor has summoned me to wait for you? Come on, what's the matter?"
Wang Bi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and shook his head in thought.
Lan Yu on the side heard Han Du's whispers, turned around and made a silencing gesture to him, then turned back and stood in place, looking straight at the empty dragon chair in front of him, saying nothing. hair.
When Han Du saw it, he immediately closed his mouth. But as time went by, I couldn't help but look around. It's a pity that there are no eunuchs around. Except for myself, there is no one in the hall, not even the eunuchs who usually stand at the edge of the hall to serve.
If Han Du hadn't known that Lao Zhu would not take action against him and others, even if he did, there would be no need to do so, or else the current conditions would be too suitable to ambush five hundred swordsmen outside the palace.
"The Emperor has arrived." The old eunuch's sharp and resonant voice came from behind before the person appeared.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor..." Feng Sheng and Tang He led everyone to kneel down respectfully.
Han Du knelt on the ground without raising his head. Anyway, there was nothing for Lao Zhu to raise his head out of curiosity.
Quietly listening to the sound of a dragon walking like a tiger, the rather heavy footsteps came from far to near, coming to the front.
"Everyone loves you." After Lao Zhu sat down, he raised his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone bowed again, they stood up.
Lao Zhu slowly looked around at everyone, paused for a moment, and said, "Come here, please sit down."
The two teams of eunuchs each came in with a chair from outside the palace, got down in two rows on the left and right, and then retreated.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Sheng, Tang He and everyone once again bowed to Lao Zhu.
Then they sat down separately.
Han Du sat on the chair without any politeness and looked at the chair carefully under the bright candlelight. Well, it's just hardwood, not some precious wood.
"I didn't expect that Lao Zhu was really a pushover. I got him so much precious wood, but he ended up using ordinary hardwood to make chairs. Originally, Han Du thought Lao Zhu would use those precious woods to make furniture. After all, he I have been shabby all my life, and now I have the opportunity to be rich, so I have to enjoy it, right? Unexpectedly, he still used a hardwood chair. Huh? But that’s not necessarily the case. Maybe Lao Zhu himself used chairs made of those precious woods. , he is just an ordinary guy who comes to deal with everyone." Han Du touched his chin, his thoughts were racing for a moment, and he speculated about Lao Zhu with malicious intentions.
When Lao Zhu summoned everyone this time, he didn’t say any reason. Therefore, neither Han Du nor Feng Sheng Tanghe and others knew the reason why the emperor called everyone here. After sitting down, they all looked at the emperor.
Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair with a serious expression on his face, looking at Feng Sheng, the first man on his left. His lips, which seemed to have been split by an axe, suddenly opened slightly and said, "Today I summon all my dear friends to the palace. I have important matters to discuss with you."
"Your Majesty, please give me your permission. I am all ears and ears." Feng Sheng quickly returned the salute on behalf of everyone.
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu calmly. As the founding emperor of the country, Lao Zhu had always been dictatorial. It was the first time that he spoke to his ministers in a consultative tone like this. This is just like the boss talking to his employees. The more polite the tone is, the bigger the matter is; the lower the attitude, the more unquestionable the employees are.
Thinking of this, Han Du leaned forward slightly, clasped his hands and placed them in front of his lower abdomen.
Lao Zhu looked at the Dukes and Marquises gathered together, smiled with satisfaction, and then his eyes became serious again.
"Di'er came to report that in the past two years, Yuan Taiwei Naha often sent troops to invade the border. Although he fought against the enemy, he was unable to support the enemy alone. He had more than enough to defend the city but not enough progress. In addition, the border was too long, Di'er said. Er and Naha will win or lose each other."
Taiwei Naha of the Northern Yuan Dynasty sent out hundreds of thousands of troops and occupied the area north of Shanhaiguan. He moved between Liaodong and the Liaohe River Basin, which was a major problem for the Ming Dynasty in the Northeast.
With that said, he handed the old eunuch a memorial and motioned for him to pass it on to everyone.
The old eunuch bowed and held the memorial in his hand, walked down and handed it to Feng Sheng.
Feng Sheng took it, opened it, and after reading it, handed it to Tang He opposite.
In fact, everyone has already guessed what the emperor wants to do without even looking.
The emperor wants to go to Naha, what else can he do? Compared with the emperor, these princes present wanted to fight even more. Only when wars are fought can military success be achieved. Only with military merit can one further advance his title.
Which marquis doesn't want to be a duke?
Even people like Feng Sheng, Tang He, and Fu Youde, who are already dukes and can no longer be granted the title, will still think about whether they can rely on their military merits to become a Taifu or a Grand Master.
However, in the past, the Ming Dynasty's national power was limited. Even if Can Yuan was no match for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, Lao Zhu rarely took the initiative to send troops. Almost always when Can Yuan wanted to go south, Lao Zhu had to send troops to stop him.
Like small-scale harassment, Lao Zhu didn't have enough energy to pay attention to it, so he could only hold his nose and endure it.
But today is different from the past. The Ming Dynasty survived the drought at a very small cost. Coupled with emigrating overseas, the internal pressure of the Ming Dynasty was relieved to a certain extent. The food, wealth and other materials from Nanyang have continuously benefited the Ming Dynasty in the past two years. In addition, the steel production of the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better day by day.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty is rich and strong.
Lao Zhu became more and more annoyed with Naha Chu every day, and his desire to completely eliminate Na Ha Chu became stronger day by day. On this day, Lao Zhu finally couldn't bear it anymore and made up his mind to conquer Nahachu in the north.
As for Zhu Di's memorial, it was just an excuse.
