Bang bang bang...
The sound of the cleansing whip sounded for the first time in front of the Huangji Gate of Laoshan Palace.
The Huangji Gate is located at the foot of the Yanshan Palace where Zhu Cixi lived in Laoshan Palace. It is a palace gate built in imitation of the Fengtian Gate in the Forbidden City in Nanjing. There is a small palace inside the palace gate, called Huangji Hall, which is a three-story building that combines Chinese and Western styles. It was the place where Emperor Zhu convened meetings between the two palaces and summoned ministers when he was in Laoshan Palace. Outside the Huangji Gate is a square, which is very spacious and paved with hard bluestone flooring. There is also a platform decorated with white marble at the entrance of the Huangji Gate. This is where Emperor Zhu held the ceremony of attending the imperial court in Laoshan Palace.
The so-called imperial administration is to go to the early dynasty, the activity that the former Emperor Chongzhen loved most - in the eyes of others, he was working hard, but Chongzhen enjoyed it. Those days when he went to court before dawn, listened to all kinds of bad news, and looked at the hateful faces of a bunch of traitorous officials who bullied the emperor, were the happiest days in Emperor Chongzhen's life...
But now, in addition to doing physical and mental sports every day, I also play with the girls, I can sleep until I wake up naturally, I can spend money until my hands cramp, and there are a mountain of all kinds of demoralizing toys... ...But Emperor Chongzhen was not happy at all!
Now when he closes his eyes, he often dreams about the past when the Tatars and bandits were approaching the city, the civil and military officials were helpless, and the rebellious ministers and traitors had their own agendas... I really miss those days!
Chongzhen, who was sitting on the Taishi chair next to the emperor's treasure under the Huangji Gate, was watching the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty enter one after another and stood crookedly outside the Huangji Gate. All that was left in his heart was Feelings and longing for the good life in the past.
Of course, there is still a little regret - I don’t know how to employ people!
Shi Kefa was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen!
He was clearly a Confucian general who used his troops like a god, so why didn't he find out? If Shi Kefa had been used earlier, the rogue bandits would have been defeated and the Donglu would have been destroyed...
And that Wu Xiang, he should have been made Minister of the Ministry of War a long time ago! No one can compare with him in running an army and training troops!
Oh, and Zheng Zhilong, the Minister of Household Affairs - is simply the reincarnation of the God of Wealth! Why didn't I think of letting him be the Minister of Household Affairs?
If he had been used long ago, he would have killed the Donglu and the bandits with the money!
And Wei Zaode, the chief assistant... No, he was the chief assistant when I was in power!
Chongzhen looked at the mang robe and black gauze, and saw that he was the chief minister of Wei, the great Zhongliang, who was famous in history. He walked up to the platform at the entrance of Huangji with several ministers of the cabinet, and bowed to him, feeling in his heart There was a long sigh.
You are obviously a famous minister of the generation and the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Why are you useless in my hands?
When Emperor Chongzhen was confused, he heard the eunuch shouting: "His Majesty the Emperor is here!"
Zhu Cixiang is here. He just returned to Laoshan Palace yesterday. Of course he returned to the court in victory!
Although the war in the north is not completely over yet, a complete victory is certain... The Qing Dynasty (Later Jin Dynasty), who had been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for decades, has now been defeated and has been defeated as Prince Gong. Although the two vassal kings, King Jin and King Jin, still have evil intentions, they only have the strength to defend their family. No one dares to challenge the majesty of the Ming Dynasty anymore.
Therefore, Emperor Zhu now looked extremely proud. Seeing the ministers gathered outside the Huangji Gate of Laoshan Palace and worshiping him, he said with a voice that could not hide his smile: "Pingshen, Pingshen! "
Everyone got up and looked up. I saw the twenty-six-year-old Emperor Da Ming, dressed in court uniform, sitting on the throne, looking at everyone with a smile - Emperor Zhu was a kind man and rarely got angry in public. He was not the same type as Emperor Chongzhen who always scolded his ministers.
Moreover, his subordinates were not very strict. In addition to pacifying the "Nanjing Eunuch Rebellion" and Heping Zuo Menggeng, he killed some officials. At other times, the officials who did bad things in his hands were exiled to Taiwan Island. In fact, the treatment of former criminal officials who go to Taiwan Island is different from that of traitors who escaped death. Zheng Sen is also sensible. Former criminal officials generally go to settle down in the familiar places of Dongning Prefecture.
But even this seemingly not very severe punishment still made Ming officials very frightened.
Because the former officials who were sent to Taiwan Island were not only beaten to the end, but also had almost no possibility of recovery, and they would definitely go bankrupt... So many censors were watching!
Seeing all the ministers getting up and taking their seats, Zhu Cixi said with a smile: "I convened a meeting as soon as I came back, just to talk to everyone about the Northern Expedition. I thought it would take two or three years to reach the gates of Beijing. It would take a lot of time. It will take ten years to achieve a complete victory. Now it doesn’t look like it will take that long... We will regain Beijing next year, and we should be able to successfully pacify Liao within five years!"
At this point, his tone suddenly became serious: "Those who can travel a hundred miles are only half a century old! Although the Donglu have been dispersed by us, most of their strength is still there. Duduo controls the fertile land outside Shanhaiguan and has many capable soldiers under his command." Eighty thousand. Fulin owns the strong city of Beijing and has twenty to thirty thousand soldiers under his command. In addition, there are thieves such as Jierhalang, Chang Adai, Shang Kexi, etc., each with elite troops to fight against the Celestial Empire. There are also Mongolian troops outside the fortress. Horses, no less than one hundred thousand!
Although Duduo and Fulin are dormant now, they are still very vicious bandits. We must not take it lightly, let alone think of returning to the court in victory... Instead, we must muster the remaining courage to besiege the poor bandits and regain Beijing. , pacify Liao territory, sweep Mongolia, and at the same time cultivate crops, accumulate military resources, calm the people, and pacify the northern border in one fell swoop! "
He traveled all the way back to Laoshan Palace in order to continue to promote the war policy - now that the Qing Dynasty is gone, Fulin and Duoduo are resigned to seeing it, but now is by no means the time to let go of the remnants of the Qing Dynasty; When it is appropriate to surround a victorious and brave enemy, you must not relax.
Listening to Zhu Cixiang's explicit words about fighting and killing, Chongzhen, who was learning to be an emperor next to him, was beating a drum in his heart - this kind of talk about besieging the poor bandits can be discussed at the meeting of the two governments, but how can it be brought up to the meeting of the great court? said?
There are so many people talking at the court, how can it be kept secret? The news will definitely reach the ears of Jin Fulin and Jin Duoduo. They will be ready when the time comes. Can you still restore Beijing and Pingliao so easily?
wrong! Chongzhen suddenly thought of how cunning and cruel his son was. How could he make such a stupid mistake? Could it be a scam?
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"Your Majesty, do we really want to allow Dodo to invade North Korea?"
The big court meeting is over, and now it's time for the two governments to hold a small meeting. The person who is raising the question is the "First Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty" Wei Zaode. During this period, the Cabinet Office of the Ming Dynasty has been in secret contact with the Kingdom of Korea.
The Kingdom of Korea hopes to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to get rid of the oppression of Duduo, and at the same time, it also wants to gain profits from the campaign against Manchu forces.
The Cabinet Office chaired by Wei Zaode looked down upon North Korea's power and was unwilling to let North Korea take a piece of the pie from Manchuria. Therefore, they had been negotiating with the North Koreans for several months, but nothing was achieved.
But Wei Zaode also did not want Duduo to invade Korea, because Duduo's invasion would not be conducive to the reintegration of Korea into the Ming Dynasty's vassal system in the future.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "It's not that we don't let it go, but that aiding Korea is unprofitable... Although running a big country is not a business, you still have to consider profits and losses. You can't do unprofitable things, but you have to do things that are unprofitable." Act within your capabilities, and don’t just enjoy success without seeking benefits.”
This was also true for other Ming Dynasty emperors. Unless it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, they would have been criticized long ago.
However, Zhu Cihong's prestige was almost the same as that of the founding emperor. Wei Zaode and several other ministers, deputy military advisers, and military commanders did not dare to talk back to him.
Emperor Zhu added: "If Duduo wants to enter the court, it's up to him... Let's hold a few points in the south of the Korean Peninsula and hold on if necessary to maintain the existence of the Li family. Save the nation. Survival is a great favor. If we save North Korea from certain destruction twice, North Korea will be truly grateful, transform from an external vassal to an internal vassal, and be truly controlled by us!"
Wei Zaode finally understood, "Your Majesty is wise, I have learned the lesson."
