"I will spread the country's prestige to the world for my emperor, and send victorious troops to Japan to congratulate..."
"My emperor has cultivated martial virtues, benefited the East, and has become a royal land beyond the four seas..."
"Your Majesty defeated the Western pirates in Japan, destroyed the Japanese pirates in the Three Islands (Mishima is another name for Japan), pacified the nests of the Japanese pirates, and brought peace to the Pacific Ocean. He can be called the most heroic ruler in history!"
After breakfast, he arrived at the Huangji Palace. As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Cihong heard the sincere comments about him from the two important ministers! Every word and every sentence is filled with true insights!
It seems that today's Ming Dynasty indeed has a wise king at the top, loyal ministers at the bottom, wise ministers, and the emperor is of one mind. The situation of ZTE is not a fluke!
Zhu Cixi also smiled from ear to ear. After he sat firmly on the throne, he smiled and said to a group of wise ministers who told the truth: "Everyone, please stop standing and sit down... Sit down and discuss the Tao. Sit down and discuss the Tao." The world!"
"I'll thank you for taking your seat."
The ministers all sat down with smiles on their faces. They had all received the news of the victory in the Battle of Kagoshima, and they were all veteran ministers who had followed Emperor Zhu for many years. They all had opened their eyes to look at the earth, knowing that the earth was round. Yes, I also know that there is a vast country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean that is comparable to the continent of China (Asia), called the New World of America...it is very tempting to look at.
Japan and Japan were the springboard to enter the New World of America. As for Spain, Spain stole that part of the American land that had belonged to China since ancient times. It was really hateful.
After the victory at the Battle of Kagoshima, Spain should be unable to stop China from advancing eastward, while Japan can only act as a springboard...
In addition, it was probably Luzon Island that was stolen by the Spanish during the Wanli Period. This should be able to be taken back!
It seems that the territory of Ming Dynasty will be greatly expanded again!
Seeing that all the ministers were beaming with joy, Emperor Zhu also smiled and asked: "Do you all know about the victory of the Battle of Kagoshima? Then let's talk about it. What should we do next?"
"Your Majesty, I thought that the mission of eradicating evil was over! Although the Xilu fleet has suffered a disastrous defeat, there are still three to two thousand Xilu sailors swimming ashore, and they have joined the Japanese pirate Shimazu clan. The Shimazu clan has been the leader of Japanese pirates for generations. During the Battle of Korea in the past, Because of his many evil deeds, the late Emperor Shenzong wanted to send heavenly troops to attack his lair, but it was a pity that our navy did not have enough navy to do so. Now our navy has dominated the Pacific Ocean and has attacked the Japanese pirate Shimazu. At the door of the house, why not go all out, break in, and annihilate the Shimazu clan?"
The first person to stand up and shout for death was the chief assistant Lu Zhenfei. He felt that Japan was far away and it would not be easy to go there. It was better to do more and wipe out the Shimazu family easily.
"Your Majesty, now the dispute between Tokugawa and Toyotomi has arisen again in Japan. Shimazu is the backbone of Toyotomi's side, so we don't need to pay for our troops. As long as the foreign aid of Xilu is cut off, the Tokugawa shogunate will naturally destroy Shimazu." Tianjin."
The person who opposed the destruction of Shimazu was Zheng Zhilong. He was a Japan-knowledge sect. He knew that Japan was a mud pit filled with samurai who did not cultivate the land well - of course, there was not that much land to cultivate. With the current national power of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be difficult to bulldoze the Shimazu family's castle and kill tens of thousands in Satsuma Domain.
But it is too laborious to rule Kyushu Island for a long time, and it will be a loss!
"Your Majesty, the Tokugawa shogunate is now committed to the Celestial Empire," Zheng Zhilong said again. "We can just sit back and watch the success, and there is no need to expand the Japanese conquest. The imperial court's troops should turn southward, firstly to rescue Siam; secondly, to Recover Luzon.”
The Zheng family has a close relationship with the Tokugawa shogunate, so maintaining the Tokugawa shogunate is most beneficial to the Zheng family. And another thing that is beneficial to the Zheng family is to explore Nanyang!
Nanyang has four major interests: spices, rice grains, timber, and trade. Among them, spices are unique to the Netherlands, rice and grain benefits belong to Siam, Ca Mau, Jinghai, and Annam, timber benefits mainly belong to Siam and Ca Mau, and trade benefits are divided among the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Zheng, Portugal, Spain and other parties. .
Zheng Zhilong feels that the current situation is very good. Daming, oh, that means his family should occupy a little more... at least eat all the Spanish share!
So he encouraged Emperor Zhu to march into Luzon. Anyway, Luzon already had a "Success Bay", so it wouldn't be difficult to take over the entire Manila Bay, right?
Zhu Cixi smiled and was noncommittal.
"Your Majesty," Wu Sanfu, the military advisor of the Grand Marshal's Office, spoke up, "Sichuan and Yunnan are still in the hands of rogue bandits, and the people of Sichuan and Yunnan are still in dire straits, and they are eagerly waiting for Master Wang!"
What? Are the people in Sichuan and Yunnan in dire straits? Emperor Zhu thought to himself: Is this what the people of Sichuan and Yunnan said, or did you, Wu Sanfu, say it on their behalf? I am not a fool, I must investigate clearly before making a decision.
"Your Majesty," Li Ruolian, Minister of War, said, "I believe that the country's major dangers are always in the north rather than the south, on land rather than at sea... The Eastern Expedition should be decided quickly. The next step is to capture Kagoshima Castle to deter the Japanese pirates. Then we should take advantage of the victory to withdraw our troops and move eastward!"
Yes, Duduo is still waiting to die! It's not a long-term solution for him to hang himself until death!
Zhu Cixi smiled, still noncommittal.
Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, still knew Zhu Cixiang well, and knew that the reason why he did not express his position was that he did not hear what he wanted.
And Emperor Zhu’s thoughts are probably in the New World, right?
"Your Majesty," Qian Qianyi said, "I believe that the New Continent in the East is the land of the chosen king. If our government wants to dominate the world for eternity, it should seize the territory of the New Continent as soon as possible... and to the East To cross the ocean, we must use Japan as a springboard!”
Okay! Zhu Cixiang smiled, Old Man Qian has made great progress!
Qian Qianyi looked at Emperor Zhu and grinned. He felt that he had found the right route, so he said again: "The old minister thought that our government should work hard to convince Japan, make it abandon the title of arrogance, change the emperor to king, submit to the heaven, and restrain the vassal state. present!"
All at once? How to play drums?
Zhu Cixiang thought to himself: We can't ask too much of old man Qian, let's look at Grand Duke Luo!
Grand Duke Luo was the newly established Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of exchanges with foreign countries and vassal states, including foreign trade.
"Your Majesty," Grand Duke Luo also stood up to speak at this time, "I believe that the victory of the Kagoshima naval battle is not the end of the conquest of the Satsuma Japanese pirates and the Spanish, but the beginning of a long war. How to deal with the aftermath of the great victory of Kagoshima? The situation must be considered in a long-term and comprehensive manner...The focus of the discussion is whether the Eight-Nation Alliance needs to be maintained? How should the relationship with the Tokugawa Shogunate be repositioned? Should the division between the two factions in Japan be maintained?"
Zhu Cixi finally heard the suggestion that was more to his liking, so he coughed and began to speak: "Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. The victory of Kagoshima Bay is certainly gratifying, but we must also guard against arrogance and impetuosity!
Don’t think that after Kagoshima’s great victory, our Ming Dynasty will be invincible in the world! The victory in the Kagoshima naval battle certainly showed the strength of our army and navy, but it was also the result of the joint efforts of the Ming, British, Dutch, French and Portuguese countries.
Now we must not forget the contributions of others and think that the Ming Dynasty can regain the land of the American Protectorate by relying on the power of the Ming Dynasty! "
What this means is to be low-key! You should be low-key when you are not winning, and even more low-key when you are winning!
Emperor Zhu paused: "First of all, we don't consider expanding the war on Luzon Island now, just continue to control and build Chenggong Bay.
Because Luzon held the nerve of the Dutch East India Company, it was also a treasure land that the British East India Company and the French wanted to get their hands on. If we take Manila... the suspense will turn to resentment!
Secondly, we are not considering capturing Kagoshima Castle now. We have to keep the Shimazu family and let the Tokugawa family suffer a little before they can be manipulated by us. If we help the Tokugawa family fight all the wars, how can we force them to become loyal vassals of the Ming Dynasty?
Third, the operation to rescue Siam can begin, but there is no need for a large-scale rescue, because I still hope that King Naray will enter the court!
Finally, it’s time for England, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal to all taste the sweetness! "
