The tenth day of May.
Zhu Qiyu landed on Qionghua Island.
Today is the day for the opening of the martial arts hall, the opening ceremony.
Zhu Qiyu looked around and saw that the best of the Ming army were all in the martial arts hall.
There are a total of 378 students in the first batch of Jiangwu Hall.
Except for the one hundred native children, there were only eight children from ordinary people's families in Beijing.
The rest are all descendants of the Xunchen family, a total of 270 people.
Zhu Qiyu stood on the high platform, and everyone knelt on the ground.
"Pingshen!" Zhu Qiyu said slowly.
"I will thank Your Majesty for your grace!" Chen You, Ren Li and others took the lead and stood up.
The students were lazy, spoke in inconsistent voices, and called each other different names.
"In this martial arts hall, I am offering sacrifices to you. You are all my students and disciples of the Emperor!"
"I will call myself a student from now on!"
"In the martial arts hall, there is no distinction between high and low status, no distinction between high and low titles, no distinction between appearance, temperament, and money!"
"Children from common people's families and children from Xunchen's family are all treated equally!"
"Academic performance is the only criterion for classification in the martial arts hall!"
"I have invited the most powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty to teach you."
"For you to become talented! Become the pillars of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Replace your teacher and serve in the military!"
"So, I'll tell you."
"Don't judge you based on your family background. No matter you are a commoner or a concubine, I only look at you based on your achievements and abilities!"
"Don't think about any talent!"
"Effort is always more important than talent and family background!"
"I have given you a platform to show off. As long as you work hard, you can stand out! You can be valued by me and you can serve as an official!"
"I have personally formulated a curriculum for you, and you will study in a closed martial arts hall for one year."
"Those who pass the assessment will be transferred to the border army to serve as low-level officers for one year, and those who pass will start from a thousand households."
"Those who have not passed the assessment in the martial arts hall will repeat the exam for one year. After one year, they will be transferred to the border army and serve as low-level officers for three years, and then be promoted to Qianhu."
"I hope you will become the pillars of Ming Dynasty!"
"Become my vanguard to sweep across Mobei!"
Zhu Qiyu tensed his face and asked in a deep voice: "Did you hear that?"
"Students understand!" Zhu Sheng knelt on the ground.
His movements were not neat at all, he was lazy and had no military style at all.
Zhu Qiyu's face was gloomy: "Every three months, I will come to review you. I want to see your progress."
He walked down the high platform and walked to the wordless monument at the entrance of the martial arts hall.
"Bring me a pen!"
Feng Xiao presented the brush with both hands, and Zhu Qiyu's brush moved like a dragon and a snake, writing eight big characters.
"Be loyal and patriotic, and move forward with courage."
"These eight words are the school motto of Jiangwu Hall!"
"Did you see this monument?"
"You, who will make great contributions to the country in the future, will have your names engraved on this monument, alongside the school motto. This is your honor!"
Zhu Qiyu put down his pen.
The students' eyes lit up, and the younger ones valued the sense of honor more.
"Ren Li, Chen You, Mao Sheng, Liu Pu, Shi Ju, Jiao Li, and Mao Zhong served as deputy ministers and professors."
"The military commanders in the imperial court all hold the post of professors in the martial arts hall, and they come to the martial arts hall to teach in their spare time."
"The Military Aircraft Department is on the move, and Ke Qian in Youchunfang is appointed as the director of the martial arts hall and in charge of the teaching order."
"He was transferred to the Military Aircraft Department, and Liu Sheng from Youchunfang was appointed as the Chancellor of the Jiangwu Hall to take charge of academic affairs."
"From now on, Ke Qian and Liu Sheng will be responsible for the internal affairs of the martial arts hall."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Ke Qian and Liu Sheng whom he brought.
Ke Qian and Liu Sheng were the top and second picks in Jingtai's second-year examination. They were both talents he valued, and they handled government affairs for him in the Military Aircraft Department in an orderly manner.
Moreover, Ke Qian was extremely talented in literature, planted a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy, and had noble conduct.
The "Book of Songs" that Huai'en read in the past two days was the annotations written by Ke Qian. Zhu Qiyu listened with great interest and was extremely satisfied with Ke Qian, otherwise he would not have handed over the martial arts lecture hall to him.
"I obey the order!"
Ren Li, Ke Qian and others kowtowed.
"My lords, I leave the future of the Ming Dynasty's army to you."
"This is the first phase. Next year we will recruit the second phase, and the year after that we will recruit the third phase. We will recruit new ones every year, and they will last forever."
"Ren Li, Mao Sheng, I know that you are very knowledgeable in the art of war and want to find someone to inherit the mantle. You can choose among these students to pass on the mantle."
"If your descendants can't support the lintel, you can ask the students to help you. I don't need to tell you about shining the lintel, right?"
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "You can change the curriculum I set if you think it doesn't work. There is no need to take my face into consideration. Everything is practical. Don't do those flashy and vain things. Everyone's time is very important." It’s precious, don’t let it go to waste.”
"Let's go and see the students' cafeteria."
The martial arts hall occupies a huge area, and Zhu Qiyu wishes he could give them the entire Qionghua Island.
"I have ordered the imperial guards to put the island under strict surveillance. Students are not allowed to enter or leave."
"I have the students' gowns, short cannons, boots and other items made by the needlework bureau, and will be distributed later."
"Students are allowed to go home to visit relatives today, but will not be allowed to go home after that."
"Ke Qian and Liu Sheng are no more relaxed in the martial arts hall than in the military aircraft department."
Zhu Qiyu smiled.
"I am not afraid of hard work." Ke Qian knew full well that although he was the director of the martial arts hall, he was actually the priest, which meant that these students were all his students. This network alone was enough to make his family A hundred years of wealth.
After visiting the canteen, Zhu Qiyu told Ren Li and others to take care of themselves before returning to the palace.
Zhu Qiyu didn't eat at the martial arts hall, so he was worried.
Sitting in the Qianqing Palace, he began to deal with the memorials.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed.
Snapped!
"Is Zhao Fu a shit-eater?"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Why did you ask the soldiers to go back to celebrate the festival when you know that Xuanzang Town is still in the reconstruction period? Can you die after enduring the Dragon Boat Festival?"
"Causing a small group of Wala cavalry to cross the Great Wall and burn, kill and loot?"
"Don't you know how to take precautions at all?"
"Send the order and reprimand Zhao Fu! If you can't do it, get out! There are many generals in the court who can conquer and fight well, and I don't lack him!"
"Call Zhao Chengqing!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious.
Feng Xiao sent someone to call for someone.
Soon, Zhao Chengqing came in and knelt in the middle of the hall.
"Is your father a fool? He can't do this well?" Zhu Qiyu cursed.
Throw the memorial in his face.
Zhao Chengqing's mind went blank after reading it.
His father is also a strong soldier, how could he make such a stupid mistake?
"Your Majesty, my father...may have suddenly risen to a higher position and was careless, which is why mistakes occurred." Zhao Chengqing could only find a way to make things right.
But it can't come back round.
It's really weird. Zhao Fu has the qualifications of a famous general and a lot of strategy. Yu Qian has praised him more than once. How could he make such a low-level mistake?
Also, when did the Ming Dynasty pay so much attention to the thoughts of soldiers?
In the eyes of senior officials, soldiers are just tools for them to obtain military glory. No one takes the lives of soldiers seriously, so soldiers are very miserable in the army.
It's the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, but I don't even have a holiday. What kind of holiday do the soldiers have?
It's really weird.
After calming down, Zhu Qiyu felt more and more strange the more he looked at it.
Coupled with the memorial submitted by Shu Liang, the soldiers of the express delivery shop plundered the military supplies of the delivery station. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a good show that was directed and performed by oneself.
"Zhao Chengqing, is your family very wealthy?" Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked.
Zhao Chengqing was stunned: "No, not rich."
"Really?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, obviously not believing it.
If it was a good show directed and acted by oneself, then those who were burned, killed, and plundered by the Wala cavalry must be rich people. So how much did Zhao Fu score?
"My father is as honest as water and would never dare to be corrupt!"
Zhao Chengqing didn't dare to use it, which meant that the emperor was so strict about corruption, and his family didn't dare to use it.
Moreover, Zhao Fu is a person whom the emperor values and is about to be promoted to a noble title. How could he destroy his future?
"You go down first." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
Zhao Chengqing was stunned. He was ready to be whipped.
He quickly kowtowed and thanked him.
"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao.
Feng Xiao snorted: "Go back to your Majesty, this servant thinks that what General Zhao reported is very strange."
"Tell me more about it."
Feng Xiao reported back: "This slave is just guessing. The so-called Wala cavalry entering the invaders is most likely a self-directed and self-acted show, robbing rich families' money and delivering the accounts of the shipping office."
"You mean, Shuliangcha's delivery system has aroused some people's vigilance?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to your Majesty, I don't dare to say anything to Eunuch Shu, but it is very likely that this is the case."
Zhu Qiyu was noncommittal.
If it is true as Feng Xiao said, things will happen everywhere, such as fires burning warehouses, refugees rebelling and breaking through the county seat, and then taking back the county seat, and so on.
Otherwise, it would be Zhao Fu directing and acting himself and profiting from it.
He then turned over the memorial.
Chen Wang, the chief military officer of Guangxi, gave him a memorial, saying that the natives were difficult to treat and discussed how to eliminate the separation between Ming and native lands.
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "This Chen Wang has made progress. He probably knew that I sent Fang Ying to be the chief military officer. He was worried that his power would not be guaranteed, so he wrote a letter to flatter me."
This Chen Wang was recommended by Yu Qian in the third year of Jingtai.
There was also Weng Xin, the chief military officer who guarded Guangdong, who was recommended by Yu Qian.
"Assign Lianzhou Prefecture to Guangxi."
"Order Chen Wang to move to Lianzhou Prefecture and build me a sea ship to drive away pirates."
Zhu Qiyu did not reveal his true purpose. Opening the sea was not something that could be accomplished in a short while. He had to personally sit in Nanjing to force the opening of the sea.
Moreover, the opening of the sea cannot be as complete as the opening of the sea in Longqing. In the end, the gentry will be fatter and the court will be thinner, which is not worth the loss.
At least there must be a sufficient number of large-scale ships with the ability to protect themselves before they can consider opening the sea.
"Weng Xin remains the chief military officer of Guangdong and is controlled by Fang Ying."
"Order Weng Xin to supervise the construction of sea ships in Leizhou Mansion."
"Feng Xiao, go find Zheng He's shipbuilding plans for his voyages to the West, copy two copies, and send them to them to build ships and warships."
Zhu Qiyu warned: "Take out all the shipbuilding archives, make a copy, and send it to the Ministry of Industry for archiving."
"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Xiao didn't understand why it was necessary to do this.
Zhu Qiyu was worried that a fire would burn away his dream of building a ship.
If the Jiangnan gentry touched their pockets, they could do anything.
Those censors sent to Jiangnan wrote many interesting memorials.
"Send someone to make two copies of all the information, and deposit one copy in Qianqing Palace and one copy in Nanjing."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Don't be in a hurry just yet, just write slowly."
"Your Majesty, shipbuilding is a secret of the Ming Dynasty. If pirates spy and steal the Nanjing Library, the consequences will be disastrous." Feng Xiao was full of worry.
"Well, then deposit both copies into the Qianqing Palace."
Zhu Qiyu was worried.
The Ming Dynasty's ships are not only the best in the world, they are also among the top ones.
If there is Zheng He again, we can go to Europe, go to America, and travel across the oceans.
"Feng Xiao, is Wang Jinghong still alive?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, the prince passed away in the thirteenth year of Zhengtong."
Zhu Qiyu sighed, Zhu Qizhen has such a good basic foundation. If Wang Jinghong is used again, maybe there will be another Zheng He, who will promote the country's prestige overseas and the glorious Ming Dynasty!
Alas, if he had been smarter, why would Ming Dynasty go down such a downward path?
Instead, let me worry about it.
"That's all, let's cultivate talents slowly."
"Your Majesty, the prince has compiled a few books and hidden them in the Sutra Pavilion. Do you want to read them?" Feng Xiao remembered.
"Bring it to me and see."
Zhu Qiyu was not interested in his descendants and had no intention of granting a title.
Then review the memorial.
It was getting dark, so he took a sip of herbal tea, stood up and stretched his waist.
The medicinal tea was prepared by Tan Yunxian to clear the liver and reduce fire.
He began to move his body, sweating profusely, and began to have dinner. Half an hour after dinner, he took a shower.
For several days, he was buried in boring memorials.
At the same time, bad news came every day at Shuima Station from Xuanzhen to the capital.
Zhu Qiyu roared and raged in the Palace of Qianqing for several days.
Order Dongchang to investigate.
Among them, an antique jewelry ship shipped from Shanxi actually sank.
On May 19, urgent news came from Jizhou Town that Daning was besieged.
"I want to move Zhang Gu to the north. What do you think?" Zhu Qiyu sat in the Fengtian Hall with a gloomy face.
There really hasn't been any good news lately.
There was a war in Liaodong, Daning was under siege, and small groups of Wala cavalry were raiding every town in the northwest. Beacon smoke was everywhere, and the losses were huge.
Bad news spread to Beijing like snowflakes, but the more Zhu Qiyu read it, the more incredible it became.
It seems like all this bad news has to do with money.
All military assets were lost. Some military assets were burned or robbed. Some money and grain warehouses were robbed or burned. Almost every incident had something to do with money.
The answer is already there.
Shu Liang ordered Dongchang to search and find clues.
This clue made Zhu Qiyu almost explode.
Therefore, when he came up this morning, his face was extremely ugly.
"Brainstorm and share your opinions," Zhu Qiyu said.
Wang Wei has left Beijing.
There are two cabinet members missing, but this does not hinder normal operations.
"The Jiefan Army is stationed in Jizhou Town. It is indeed of little use. They can also settle in Daning." Geng Jiuchou said slowly.
"May I ask Your Majesty, when will Taibao Yu arrive in Daning?" he asked again.
Zhu Qiyu said: "Two days ago, Yu Qian gave me a secret report. The whole army has just set off. It is expected that it will enter Jizhou Town in about three days and Daning in four to five days."
"Wei Chen thought Daning was worry-free!" Geng Jiuchou confirmed.
The courtiers nodded.
According to intelligence reports, Mandu Luhan led more than 100,000 Tatar elites to surround Daning with Beijing as the goal.
In fact, he wanted to get more benefits from the war and did not want to form a mortal enemy with Ming Dynasty.
Although Mandulu Khan was a Mongol Khan, he only integrated various tribes.
He forced this war not only to benefit from the Ming Dynasty, but also to integrate the tribes, establish his own Qixue army, and combine the tribes for his own use.
But the tribes on the grassland are not fools and will not be willing to work for Mantulu Khan.
There is an opportunity here.
Yu Qian should supplement by fighting and focus on instigating rebellion and bribery.
Zhu Qiyu wrote him seven or eight approvals, telling him to pay attention to strategy, giving him many suggestions, and giving him the power to command the towns of Liaodong and Jizhou, and gave him the power of expediency.
"Don't worry Daning."
"On the contrary, in Liaodong, some troops from Karaqin attacked Liaoyang, Fushun and Anshan in three directions."
"Li Xian is overwhelmed."
"On the contrary, the Jurchens agreed to send troops and were willing to exchange the heads of the Karaqin tribe for iron, which slightly eased the pressure in Liaodong."
Zhu Qiyu stared at the map with a gloomy expression: "Has Luo Qi arrived in North Korea?"
"Order the King of Korea to provide grain to Liaodong to support the war."
"I will pay again after the war. I won't lose money to North Korea."
North Korea, this watchdog, is a total loser.
It costs money to buy military rations from him every time, and you have to pay for the military rations yourself to help him fight. In the end, you get a "Long Live" and lose money to your grandma's family.
It's better to kill the dog and eat the meat, at least you can have a full meal.
"Send an envoy to Wuliangha again. I can open the Tieling Horse Market and provide weapons to Wuliangha."
"Another order is sent to the Gaizhou Guards. No entry or exit is allowed at the Gaizhou City Gate. The Kong family must be settled temporarily."
"The construction of Siping City will be stopped for the time being."
Zhu Qiyu paused slightly: "My lords, can you take the sea route to prepare Japanese troops from Shandong and send them to Liaodong?"
"Your Majesty, what should I do if I encounter pirates?"
Zhang Feng frowned: "Besides, most of the Japanese troops are naval troops, so how can we fight on land?"
"The Ming Dynasty did not have a navy, so it was constrained everywhere!"
"It's useless for me to worry in the court. Even if there are soldiers, I can't send them there!"
Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "The order was sent to Shandong to supervise the construction of sea-going ships. The plans of the ships and warships of Zheng He's fleet were sent to Shandong, and the shipyards were ordered to build more."
The officials in Fengtian Palace had a vague feeling that the emperor was about to point his sword at the ocean.
But no one dared to say no.
The emperor's timing was very good. They were not building big ships, but small ships. They were probably used to fight pirates and transport troops.
If you want to sail to the sea, it is useless to rely on this small boat.
"Pass a decree, order Liang Yuan to match the seal of General Ping Liao, change the Henan Bei Cao Army into the Henan Army, lead the Henan Army, enter Liao and destroy the captives!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
Before he finished speaking, Hu Xi knelt on the ground: "The capital must not be empty. How can Liang Yue leave the capital when he is appointed as the admiral of the nine gates?"
"Your Majesty, the defense of the capital city is greater than that of the whole world!"
All the officials followed and kowtowed.
"Don't worry, old master. Did you know that the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion has recruited 50,000 soldiers, plus the previous 10,000 soldiers, the total is 60,000, divided into four armies."
"There are also horse-breeding troops, bodyguards, and imperial guards in the capital, totaling nearly 100,000 people."
"Furthermore, the Henan Army only has 30,000 troops. They are stationed in the capital camp and are stable in the middle of the capital. It doesn't have much to do with it."
"What's more, there is Yu Qian outside, and there are soldiers in the three passes who can be adjusted, so the capital is safe."
"If it is absolutely necessary, I can also mobilize Shandong to prepare Japanese troops and protect canal troops to enter Beijing."
However, Hu Hui firmly opposed it.
It is believed that only when there are many soldiers in the capital, there will be a sense of security.
I would rather lose Liaodong than let the capital be empty.
Zhu Qiyu was speechless.
But Hu Hui is really good for him.
"Old Master, Liaodong cannot be defeated..."
"Veteran, I know your Majesty's attachment to Liaodong, but compared with Liaodong, the capital is the most important. And if Liang Yue is transferred, who can replace him as the nine-door admiral?"
What Hu Hui meant was, who can you trust?
Zhu Qiyu frowned.
Indeed, he would not trust the 60,000 people in the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion if it was left in the hands of others, so he wanted Wang Cheng to take charge of it.
"I plan to transfer Zhao Fu back to Beijing!" Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth.
"Zhao Fu?"
Hu Hui was worried that Zhao Fu was too young to be the admiral of the nine sects.
"Old Master, I plan to let Wang Cheng temporarily take charge of the Nine Admirals' Mansion. Wang Cheng has also participated in the war. He is loyal and honest and will never interfere in the internal affairs." Zhu Qiyu sent Liang Yue out of the capital to defend Liaodong.
The emperor was determined to support Liaodong.
"Your Majesty, please go to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion!" Yu Shan came out of class to bow.
Zhu Qiyu narrowed his eyes and became angry: "Yu Ge is always unwilling to be a cabinet minister. Instead, he wants to get involved in military power?"
Yu Shan's expression changed and he quickly kowtowed: "I have no intention of getting involved in the military power. I just want to share your Majesty's worries."
"Hmph, among the veteran generals in the court, such as Ren Li, Chen You, Mao Sheng and others, which one is not better than you?"
"They are being raised in the capital. They are not too old to move!"
"As long as I give the order, who can't lead troops to fight?"
"You can use the wind to steer the ship!"
"Because you were once my companion, are you so eager to become a minister?"
Zhu Qiyu's tone was contemptuous.
Yu Shan's face changed wildly.
He did serve as the companion of King Yin, but in the third year of Jingtai, he became an official in anger because he opposed the emperor, Prince Yi. The court never approved of him, but instead named him the prince's young master, deliberately disgusting him.
This time, because Wang Wei left the cabinet, he wanted to move up, so he spoke out.
As a result, he was ridiculed by the emperor.
It’s really a loss of face and dignity.
"I dare not!" Yu Shan could only kowtow.
"Liang Yue has left the capital, and there are many candidates to succeed the nine admirals. It's not your turn to be the best yet!"
Zhu Qiyu's face was gloomy: "Yu Shan, do you know the reason why you have been in the cabinet twice but have never been reused by me?"
The atmosphere in Fengtian Hall was solemn. No one expected that the emperor would suddenly attack.
"Because you are too selfish!"
"During the Yi Chu turmoil back then, you were afraid of the restoration of King Mobei, so you were firmly opposed to it, but afterwards you kept clamoring to become an official."
"It wasn't until you saw that I was firmly on the throne that you began to fawn over me again, using your previous kindness as a trap."
"I allow you to join the cabinet and become an important minister of the court."
"But this has been done."
"As the saying goes: It is difficult to provide help in times of need, but it is easier to add flowers to the cake. Loyalty will be recognized in adversity."
"Don't you understand such a simple truth?"
"Hmph, why did I allow you to join the cabinet? It's because the government is short of people and needs a piece of wood to stick in the cabinet! Just take up space, don't talk!"
"you!"
"That's the log!"
"The most useless piece of wood!"
"You don't know it yet?"
"If you want this or that from me, I think your face is thicker than the corner of the city wall!"
Zhu Qiyu slapped the table and became furious. He took a deep breath and said in a sharp voice: "Yu Shan, but you are not a simple piece of wood."
"Yu Shan, I have known you for more than twenty years, but I have never seen through you!"
"On May 13th, you privately sent a letter to Huailaiwei. On May 17th, a fire broke out at the town's border city, and the military supplies stored in the delivery center were burned."
"On May 17th again, turmoil broke out in the Guanting Reservoir. The reservoir was robbed by water bandits. The reservoir was captured. On May 18th, it was recaptured. All the military supplies in the Guanting Reservoir were lost."
"On May 17th, at Shijingshan Guards Station, three cargo ships sank. One of them contained antiques shipped from Shanxi, and its value is inestimable."
"Yushan, tell me, why?"
Yu Shan's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of injustice: "It has nothing to do with Wei Chen! Wei Chen is wronged!"
"Unjustly accused?"
Zhu Qiyu picked up a memorial from the imperial case and threw it on the ground: "Open your dog eyes and see for yourself!"
"Unjustly accused? Are you worthy of shouting "Unjustly accused?"
"This is your boy's confession in Dongchang Prison!"
"I really didn't expect that the high-ranking minister and minister of the cabinet would collude with thieves. They just stole the military supplies from the Mo delivery station. They actually collaborated with the bandits to rob the military supplies, and then killed and set fire to cover it up. It is simply inhumane."
"How smart do you think you are?"
"Or are you treating me like a fool?"
"Someone, whip him!"
Zhu Qiyu's tone was cold.
Originally, he didn't want to have an attack today and wanted to see what big fish he could catch.
But Yu Shan actually reached out and entered the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion. What was he going to do? After robbing the delivery station, do you want to rob the palace next?
Zheng Youyi entered the palace with a whip.
He whipped Yu Shan's body as if there was no one around.
"ah!"
Yu Shan rolled around and screamed: "A frame-up! Your Majesty, this is a frame-up! A humble minister is timid and an official is as honest as water. How dare he risk the disapproval of the world?"
He was very aggrieved.
He really didn't have any affair with the border troops. The emperor wanted to accuse him, so why bother?
"Still quibbling!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Feng Xiao, who took out several blood-stained letters and circulated them to all officials.
"Cabinet, you know Yu Shan's handwriting. Look, is this written by Yu Shan?" Zhu Qiyu sneered.
Zhang Feng could tell at a glance that it was indeed Yu Shan's handwriting.
The important ministers of the cabinet took turns to read it, and they were almost certain that this was Yu Shan's personal letter.
The content of the letter is a poem. There is no problem in reading it, but when the first words of the poem are connected together, there is a problem.
This is an acrostic poem with extremely obscure content.
"Wei Chen is wronged!" Yu Shan refused to admit it.
Snapped!
Zheng Youyi's whip struck him.
Yu Shan kept screaming, but insisted that he was unjust.
"Your Majesty, did you make a mistake?" Yu Gang spoke for him.
In the cabinet, neither he nor Yu Shan was valued by the emperor, so they naturally looked out for each other.
"The evidence is conclusive, can he just talk his way out of it?"
Zhu Qiyu slowly stood up from the dragon chair: "I don't want to open this hole today!"
"Tatar soldiers attacked Liaodong."
"My thoughts are all on Liaodong, and I don't want to cause any unnecessary complications."
"Why did you jump out and actually put your hand into the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion?"
As he spoke, he got off Danbi.
"Yu Shan, ask yourself, how do I treat you?"
"In terms of talent and learning, you are not as good as Xue Xuan, Xue Xilian, and Song Yan;"
"In terms of governance, you are far inferior to Hu Hui, Zhang Feng, and Geng Jiuchou;"
"When it comes to military affairs, you are even worse than Yu Qian, Wang Wei, and Xiang Zhong."
"But you are the prime minister and assistant of the cabinet, and you are a very popular minister!"
"On what basis?"
"It was my promotion, not your ability!"
"There are many officials in the world with mediocre talents like yours!"
"The reason why I use you is because you are timid, obedient, and can't give me any trouble!"
"But what did you do?"
"Protect the courier system, let the courier system continue to rot, and let those evil villains slap me in the face!"
"Is this what you, the Prime Minister, should do?"
Zhu Qiyu stretched out his hand: "Here comes the whip!"
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu swung his whip and hit Yu Shan hard.
"Ah!" Yu Shan let out an extremely shrill scream.
Zheng Youyi beat him and kept his hands.
But the emperor beat him to kill him completely!
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, you are still making excuses?"
"Do you think you can escape the blame?"
Snapped!
Halfway through his words, Zhu Qiyu cracked his whip again.
A clearly visible blood mark appeared on Yu Shan's back, tearing his official robe to pieces. Yu Shan lay on the ground, curled up in a ball, it was so painful.
"Your Majesty, forgive me! Your Majesty, forgive me..."
Snapped!
Another whip came down hard.
Yu Shan opened his mouth and vomited out a mouthful of blood, which hurt his heart.
Zheng Youyi whipped him three or four times, but none of them was as painful as the emperor's one whip.
"I just can't figure it out."
"Why should you, a timid person like you, cover up for them!"
"Why?"
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu whipped down again.
Yu Shan refused to say.
"Do you know how much damage Xuanzhen has suffered while it is being rebuilt?"
"How many people have suffered disasters?"
"Those supplies were squeezed out from my teeth, but they were burned by a fire!"
"There are also those countless antiques, which are the treasures of our ancestors and should be left to future generations!"
"But because of you!"
"Gone!"
"It's all gone!"
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were blood red and he was waving his whip wildly.
After being whipped seven or eight times, Yu Shan was already dying, but he still refused to speak out.
"Your Majesty, we can't fight! We can't fight!"
Geng Jiuchou knelt at the emperor's feet: "If we fight again, someone will die!"
"I'm going to beat him to death!"
Zhu Qiyu kicked Geng Jiuchou away and slapped Yu Shan hard: "I will not only beat you to death, but also punish your nine tribes!"
Yu Shan's eyelids twitched, but he didn't say anything.
"Your Majesty, you can only give out the list while you are alive. Please show your respect to your Majesty!" Geng Jiuchou kowtowed.
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu whipped him again, and then angrily threw the whip to the ground: "That's right, I beat him to death, it's really easy for him!"
"Come here, drag him to Dongchang Prison!"
"Apprehend the Nine Clan of Yushan!"
Zhu Qiyu panted heavily and slowly walked up to Lord Dan, with a tense face: "When will officials of the Ming Dynasty be able to work together?"
"You want the position of supreme minister, I will give it to you!"
"You want glory and wealth, and I allow you to do so!"
"If you want money or women, I can give them to you!"
"Why? Why can't we focus on building the Ming Dynasty instead of engaging in unnecessary fights?"
"What's the point? Why?"
"Yesterday there was Chen Xun, today there is Yu Shan."
"The great Ming Dynasty has been bitten by this moth! It's been bitten to bits!"
"Pass the message, Dongchang leaves the capital and arrests all the people at the stations along the route from the capital to Xuanzhen!"
"Those who dare to resist will be executed; those who escape will have their families captured and killed!"
"Yu Shiyue, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. I want to see the truth!"
"No matter how many people or who are involved, arrest them all by me!"
"Kill those who deserve to be killed, and arrest those who deserve to be arrested. There is no ambiguity!"
The people in Fengtian Hall were trembling.
Zhang Feng wanted to persuade, but didn't know what to persuade the emperor?
Did you persuade the emperor to leave it alone?
The border war is imminent, and many provinces are being plowed, but the courier system is experiencing thunderstorms again. It really is not the right time.
"I obey the order!" Yu Shiyue immediately accepted the order.
"Yu Gang."
"I sent you to sit in Huai Lai and find out the truth for me."
"Can it be done?"
Zhu Qiyu stared at Yu Gang.
He didn't have a good impression of the two people named Yu. This Yu Gang, who dealt with him and King Mobei, was good at dancing and was not a good person.
Letting them into the cabinet was just a fill-in, and he never reused them from beginning to end.
"A humble minister will live up to His Majesty's heavy responsibility!" Yu Gang quickly kowtowed.
He had already gotten into trouble with the emperor by excusing Yu Shan before.
It turned out to be a big thunder that solved the world's post delivery system.
However, it was detonated in advance by Yu Shan, resulting in only one line to be dealt with. This made Zhu Qiyu very unhappy: "The Ministry of Punishment, send people along the Shuima Station to check if there are any problems similar to the Xunzhen Line. If so, report them to me. , get to the bottom of it!”
It definitely can't be found out.
Those corrupt officials are very smart.
But he couldn't figure out why Yu Shan wanted to protect those criminals?
"The war is coming, this little thing is nothing."
Zhu Qiyu suppressed his dissatisfaction: "Old Master, I must send Liang Yue to Liaodong to relieve Li Xian's pressure."
"Your Majesty, the troops in the capital are all newly recruited and untrained. If Daning is broken and the capital is surrounded, how can we repel the Tatar army?" Hu Hu still disagreed.
"An elite army cannot be built overnight."
"Even if Liang Yun and 30,000 Bei Cao troops were in Beijing, they would not be able to escape the fate of being besieged."
"Instead of that, it is better to keep the enemy out of the country."
Zhu Qiyu was determined: "My lords, there is no need to persuade me anymore, I am determined."
"The Ministry of War, go to the Martial Arts Hall to do a deduction. Once Daning is forced, how can we resist the Tatar elite with the military power in Beijing."
"I'll see the results tomorrow."
The new Minister of War, Sun Yuanzhen, kowtowed to obey the order.
"My lords, we are indeed in difficulty."
"But difficulties must be solved, and we cannot always try to avoid them."
"That is impossible."
"Besides, there is Yu Qian in Daning. I don't believe that Yu Qian can't stop Mandulu."
Zhu Qiyu's tone changed: "To be honest, Beijing is too close to the enemy's front. It has no strategic depth and is passive everywhere."
"The imperial court only raises the troops of the Nine Towns to protect Beijing."
"Because the capital of the country is under the enemy's front, the nine towns are afraid to attack, can't fight in the field, let alone fail, and are restricted everywhere. So it's not that the Ming officers and soldiers are incompetent, but the environment is too bad!"
"In the past few days, I have been looking at the map day and night."
"In the final analysis, the location of the capital is too bad."
"The emperor's defense of the country is actually passive. He has to guard it. It is not a good thing worthy of praise."
"I have also thought about moving the capital back to Nanjing, but with the prosperity of Jiangnan, in less than two generations, this huge north will be lost, and the Ming Dynasty will become a small court of the Southern Song Dynasty. This is the historical law of Nanjing as the capital, and no one can escape it. , can’t be changed.”
"Solve this problem once and for all."
"I thought about it and came up with two ways."
"First, the cavalry is trained on a large scale. The court spends a lot of money on recruiting, training, and fighting to train a cavalry that stretches across Mobei and must always remain the best in the world."
"Because from the Yongle Dynasty to the Xuande Dynasty, it was proved that elite troops would age and become worse. Once they become weak, they will be beaten."
"Therefore, if we must continue to be strong, we need to support war with war. All the money of the country must be spent on war."
"This is unrealistic. The Ming Dynasty is not a nomadic people. The Han people have families, land, and property. It is impossible to just rob but not produce. This is not in line with the strategy of long-term peace and stability."
"Second, move the border northward!"
"Keep the enemy at bay."
"Only with huge strategic depth can our army be able to defend and attack, without having to focus on defending the capital."
"Everyone looks at the map. If we move north to Helin and build a defense line based on the Orkhon River, the capital of the Ming Dynasty will no longer be a border, but a hinterland."
"No matter what happens, we have to go to Qiuba Mountain and rely on the Luqu River. This way we will have enough strategic depth."
"I know that you will say that the land in Mobei is barren and cannot grow crops or provide food and drink."
"I'm already looking for it. I believe it won't be long before this kind of crop appears."
"When the time comes, let alone He Lin, even if you fish in the sea, I will take it back!"
Only a few ministers in Fengtian Palace responded.
Everyone thought the emperor was too whimsical.
It’s crazy to want to become an emperor through the ages.
Emperor Taizong was so crazy at the time. In the end, due to the natural environment and food problems, he had to abandon these lands and return to the mainland.
"Your Majesty, the top priority is to guard the border." Hu Hui's words exposed the emperor's ambitions.
Please, stop dreaming.
wake up.
Zhu Qiyu said: "Okay, then send Liang Yuan to Liaodong. Once Daning is defeated, I will guard the capital!"
"That's it."
"If you don't want to do anything, just go to court. Don't worry, gentlemen, Daning will not be broken."
Zhu Qiyu has great confidence in Qian.
Because the Tatars are not really here to fight, they are just taking advantage and integrating internally.
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
After going to court, Zhu Qiyu walked back to Qianqing Palace.
"Xuan Liang is here to see you."
Entering the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu drank herbal tea and processed the memorial.
When it was time to eat, he stretched out his body and asked, "Is Liang Yue here?"
"Back to the emperor, Marquis Baoding is waiting outside the palace." Feng Xiao reported.
"How can we keep him waiting? Please come in quickly, prepare a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and let him stay to eat." Zhu Qiyu walked into the dining hall.
Sit on a stool at the round table.
Liang Yue bowed his waist and came in to salute.
"Sit down and have dinner with me," Zhu Qiyu said.
Feng Xiao went to move Jindun. Liang Yue could not share the same dining table with the emperor. This was the rule.
"There are not so many rules. Let's sit down and eat together."
Zhu Qiyu was trying to win over Liang Yue's heart: "There's no need to serve the dishes, Liang Yue, there's no need to be formal. You know I don't have so many rules. Sit down and do whatever you want."
The meal on the dinner table is very simple, with eight dishes and one soup.
The amount of food on the plate was very small, because the emperor did not allow waste. He could not eat much by himself, but he also needed to take in more nutrients, so he simply used small plates.
There are many dishes, but the portions are small.
He is not picky about food either. He eats whatever is good for his health, regardless of whether it tastes good or not.
Zhu Qiyu's appetite has increased recently. He can eat about half of the eight dishes with a bowl of rice in one meal, and the rest will be given to the palace people to reduce waste.
"There aren't many dishes, so you don't have to worry about me. Just eat what you need."
Zhu Qiyu picked up the bowl and chopsticks, chewed slowly and ate in a disciplined manner: "I have no choice but to send you out of Beijing."
"You take the Henan Preparatory Army with you. On the way, you must first regain the morale of the army, and then pay attention to the restructuring and change it into the Henan Army."
"I know that there is a lot of water in these 30,000 people. You have to squeeze them out and recruit some refugees along the way to fill the empty spaces."
"When the war in Liaodong is over, the refugees will be left in Liaodong to be divided into fields. If they are willing to go to Henan, they can go to Henan to be divided into fields. That's fine."
"When you arrive in Liaodong, you have to discuss everything with Li Xian."
"Li Xian is a man with many bad intentions, but he is a capable minister. You are right to listen to him."
The primary and secondary relationships must be determined.
It is impossible to send two generals, that would be a hindrance to Li Xian.
Since you trust Li Xian, no matter what happened in the past, as long as you trust him, you will trust him to the end. Liang Yue who is sent must also obey Li Xian's orders.
This is Zhu Qiyu’s promise and it will not change.
Having said that, Zhu Qiyu put down his chopsticks: "These are not enough to send you to Liaodong."
"Liang Yan."
"I send it to Liaodong, I hope that once the Karaqin Ministry retreats, you have the ability to switch to chase them!"
"Fighting them a falling water and fighting a big victory!"
"So I was arbitrarily arbitrarily in the court, and regardless of the stability of Jingshi, I had to send you to Liaodong."
"Because, because of this tone, I can't swallow, I want to hit them, hurt them!"
"If there are still more power, go to Wuliang Harbin Hymochi, go to the women's martial arts, let them see how beautiful the soldiers of Daming!"
"If Yu Qian finishes it in advance, I will send Yu Qian to Liaodong."
"To tell you the truth, I want to take back the slaves."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Don't persuade, I know that the meal should be eaten one by one. This time, your purpose is to enter the Xiliao River and keep the Jinshan.
Liang Yan was relieved.
He thought that the emperor would eat the slave Gan Duji in one bite.
The geographical environment of Siping City is too superior. It is surrounded by water on three sides. As long as the city is built by the water, Siping City, which is the core of Gongwei, is worry -free.
In addition, Siping City is the junction of the three nations of Daming, 城, and Jurchen.
Once Daming's 1,000 troops defended, either retreating and women, or they must defend the army to compete with Daming.
If you want to come to the grassland nation, you will not fight against Daming. In that case, Daming can easily drag them.
"Liang Yan, Mobei nationality, has always been afraid of prestige, not moral, you must be afraid of them!"
"It's important to fight a victory."
"If you can win a victory in the northeast, North Korea will be more honest. The Wu Liangha people can only be forced to be soft. They have no national strength and dare to go with Daming's wrists.
"So, Liang Yan, talented and talented, hand over the Henan army to you, let you fight a big battle!"
"I am waiting for you to celebrate you!"
Zhu Qiyu took the tea: "I replace wine with tea, respect you first, and wait for your victory to return, I will respect you with wine!"
"Wechen must live up to the Holy Holy Hope!" Liang Yan took the tea cup and kneeled to the ground, respectfully respectfully, and then stunned to the end.
"Get up, eat!"
Zhu Qiyu put down the tea cup: "If it is difficult, report it to me at any time, and try to solve it as much as possible."
He ate the last rice grains in the rice bowl, and the grains were hard.
Farmers are extremely difficult to plant grain. The people are hungry to support the palace. He must give the people a stable social environment, and not allowed himself to waste the blood of farmers.
"WeChat, thank you." Liang Yan knelt on the ground, and the two just ate all the meals.
From the Ganqing Palace, Liang Yan's heart was heavy.
He knew that it was difficult to go to Liaodong.
The emperor had high hopes for him, but he and the Henan Army were unfamiliar with each other, and had to rush to Liaodong from the Beijing Division.
Moreover, he didn't know the situation in Liaodong at this time, and he was restrained by Li Xian.
In short, it is difficult.
But he must fulfill the emperor's wishes. His power comes from the favor of the emperor, not his personal ability.
Sending Liang Yan away, Zhu Qiyu looked at the empty plate and smiled suddenly: "Yes, it is best not to waste food every day in the future."
After walking out of the dining room, he stood in front of the map for a long time, and finally sighed. The strategic depth was too short, which caused the advantage of not playing the Da Ming army.
"Here comes the pen!"
Zhu Qiyu drew a stroke on the Salamun River, which was the border of the Yongle dynasty.
"No matter how bad, you should use Chifeng as the border and move Jizhou Town to Chifeng to Chifeng."
"Come back!"
"Must be back!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were burning.
"Emperor, East Factory came to report, Yu Shan died!" Feng Xiao reported carefully.
"Did you recruit it?" Zhu Qiyu was cold.
"without……"
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Did you really wrong him?"
"Back to the emperor, the news from Gong Shu said no, and found a lot of letters in his house, which was from the Zhang family of Heping Yang."
"What?" Zhu Qiyu stunned, Pingyang Zhang, wasn't Zhang Renxiao's family? Shanxi merchants?
"Gong Gong's secret play will come up immediately, please look at the emperor." Feng Xiao didn't dare to say it.
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