Zhu Gaojie said happily: "Since the Japanese country is not within the scope of my Ming Dynasty's rule, then bring him into my Ming Dynasty's rule."
"How do you plan to include it?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaojie's eyes flashed: "Send out troops to defeat it!"
Zhu Di smiled: "You plan to use troops against Japan? To put it lightly, how do you plan to defeat it?"
To attack the Japanese country, navy and warships were needed. The most elite navy of the Ming Dynasty was Zheng He's fleet. Now this navy is still floating in the Malindi area of East Africa. How could it be possible to return to China across half the world to conquer Japan?
Zhu Gaojie said unhurriedly: "In the name of suppressing the Jurchen rebellion, send troops to the northeast to wipe out the Jianzhou Jurchens and Haixi Jurchens of Nuergandusi, change Jianzhou to Jianzhou Province, and change Nuergandusi to The Jianzhou Capital Division is responsible for stationing troops and establishing the Jianzhou Chief Envoy Division and the Naturalization Envoy Division..."
"Wait, please stop for a moment." Zhu Di was a little confused. "You want to conquer the Japanese pirates, but why does it involve Jianzhou?"
The more he listened, the more something was wrong. Was King Qi planning to completely suppress Jianzhou and incorporate it into the Ming Dynasty?
Jianzhou in the north was established in the first year of Yongle. At that time, the Ming Dynasty wanted to suppress the remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so it established the Liaodong Commandery Department in the Jurchen settlements and began to control various Jurchen tribes. The Jurchen meng brother Timur served as the architect. State Guard Commander.
After the establishment of Jianzhouwei, the Korean state believed that the Ming Dynasty was restricting its northward development. In order to resist the Jurchens' return to the Ming Dynasty, the Qingyuan market trade was closed, which aroused the resentment of the Jurchens. In the fourth year of Yongle, the Jurchens entered Qingyuan Realm to loot, but were repelled by the Korean army.
Although Jianzhou is indeed within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchen tribe in this place is a bit evil, and they are the kind who obey the call but not the declaration. The Jurchens obeyed the orders of the Ming Dynasty, but retained their independence and freedom. They were called "Ming Dynasty's Erwuzi" by people in the world, just like the Annan natives.
The more Zhu Di listened to King Qi's words, the more he felt it made sense.
Jianzhou was changed to Jianzhou Province, the Chief Envoy Department was established, and the Northeast region was politically controlled. Changing the scattered and chaotic Nurgan Dusi to Jianzhou Dusi was a denial of the fact that the Jurchens themselves had established a garrison, and that the Ming army would militarily suppress the Jurchen armed forces. The purpose of establishing the Naturalization Envoy Department was to tame the Jurchens and consolidate the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Damn, King Qi’s idea is really good!
Noticing the subtle changes on the emperor's face, Zhu Gaojie was overjoyed. Knowing that his words had entered the heart of the old man, he continued to speak eloquently: "After incorporating Jianzhou into the Ming Dynasty, we used Koryo Province as a springboard to start from Maldao Send troops to Japan..."
"Um?!"
The more Zhu Di listened, the more outrageous he felt, "Did you say something wrong, Korea?"
"That's right, isn't it the Koryo Province?" Zhu Gaojie said matter-of-factly, "The Ming Dynasty had two capitals and seventeen provinces, which is very reasonable."
Zhu Di fell into deep thought: Huh? He said it so seriously. Could it be that I remembered it wrong...
"That's unreasonable!" Zhu Di angrily yelled, "The Ming Dynasty had two capitals and thirteen provinces. Counting Annan, there were only fourteen provinces. Where did you get the seventeen provinces? Go and give the extra three provinces." Shall I beat him down?"
"Okay, this is what my father said." Zhu Gaojie carefully took out three fingers and said while counting, "The first province is the Northeastern Jurchen, which is Jianzhou Province; the second province is the North Korean Li Dynasty, which is Goryeo Province. ; The third province is the Japanese country in the East China Sea, which is Yingzhou Province."
After saying that, Zhu Gaojie looked at Zhu Di with a smile: "How about my father lend me 30,000 troops and horses, and my son will return the territory of three provinces to my father?"
Zhu Di: "!!!"
The old man finally understood this time. King Qi is not planning to attack the Japanese country. This guy is planning to completely conquer the entire Northeast and surrender to the Ming Dynasty on the surface. In fact, Jianzhou Jurchen and North Korea are all annihilated. Establish a province, and then destroy the Japanese country!
However, after Zhu Di heard this, not only was he not afraid of King Qi's ambition, but he agreed very much with what King Qi said and felt a little eager to try.
King Qi is like me!
Zhu Di was never the one who maintained the status quo. He was the emperor who created a prosperous age. What he wanted to do was to drive away foreign enemies and expand the territory!
Even in his fifties, he still has the enthusiasm of a boy. Different from when he was young, Zhu Di's thinking in politics and military affairs has become more and more sophisticated after time. Not only has it not diminished, but it has become more vigorous!
But Zhu Di still had some grudges in his heart: "Emperor Taizu Gao once said in the "Huangming Zuxun" that fifteen countries, including Korea and Japan, were included in the list of countries that would not be conquered. If you attack , wouldn’t it be disobedient to our ancestors?”
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that blind expansion was not conducive to the long-term stability of the country. Continuous wars increased the burden on the people and caused internal turmoil in the country. Based on these considerations, he advocated that overseas countries "must punish those who have done harm to China."
"Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty" clearly states: "The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner separated by mountains and seas. The other people are not enough to support the army, and the people are not enough to command. If they don't think about themselves and come to disturb us, Then it is unlucky for him. He is not in trouble, and it is also unlucky for me to raise troops and commit a minor offense. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's wealth and strength, be greedy for temporary self-reliance, raise armies for no reason, and kill people. Remember not to do so."
Zhu Gaojie smiled and said, "Has your father ever heard how Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, viewed Goryeo, which is now North Korea?"
Zhu Di scratched his head: "You say."
This little beast, doesn’t he know that I haven’t read enough?
Zhu Gaojie said calmly: "It's enough to say that your majesty's reputation and merits are enough; it's enough to expand the territory and open up frontiers. The Koreans are barbarians and lowly people on the frontier, and they cannot be treated with kindness and righteousness, nor can they be punished with common courtesy. In ancient times, fish and turtles were used to treat fish and turtles. When it comes to animals, it is advisable to be broad-minded. If you want to exterminate the species, you will fight if you are afraid that the animals will be exhausted. Moreover, every time your Majesty puts a prisoner on death row, he will order three rounds of five plays, and those who eat vegetarian food and stop music will be covered by human life, so as to move the saints. Kindness. Moreover, none of the soldiers today are ruthless. They are driven into the formations for no reason and are thrown under the sharp edge. Their livers and brains are wiped out, their souls are nowhere to be found, and their old fathers, orphans, widowed wives and loving mothers are looking at Shi's chariot. Covering up the weeping, hugging the dead bones to break the heart, it is enough to change the yin and yang, sentimental and harmonious, and realize the injustice and pain of the world. Moreover, soldiers are deadly weapons. Fighters are in danger, so they have to use them as a last resort. Your Majesty can punish Goryeo if he violates the integrity of his ministers. "If they harass the people, your majesty can destroy them; they can be a nuisance to China for a long time, and your majesty can eliminate them. With this in mind, even if you kill ten thousand people a day, you are not ashamed."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaojie shouted loudly and forcefully: "Goryeo, we must attack it!"
Zhu Di was shocked. Although he didn't quite understand, he said he was greatly shocked.
But the Han people need to borrow money to use their troops... Bah, they need to be justified. Fang Xuanling's words can only convince the emperor's determination, but they cannot be used as a reason (jie) (kou) for fame.
Therefore, Zhu Gaojie said confidently: "The Kingdom of Korea has been an inseparable part of our Han people since ancient times. How can we call it an invasion by using troops against North Korea? This is called closing the door and having a 'friendly' exchange with our own son!"
Zhu Di asked tentatively: "What about the Japanese country? What can we use to borrow? Ahem, under what name can we send troops?"
Zhu Gaojie smiled and said: "We lost a soldier in the Japanese country..."
Without King Qi continuing to speak, Zhu Di understood and said decisively: "Yes! That's it!"
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are lost in your Japanese territory. We send troops to look for them. Isn't it too much?
We did not find this soldier in your Japanese territory and suspected that he was killed by your Japanese people. In this regard, I, Daming, said: "Please explain the disappearance of our soldiers in Daming. The situation is dangerous and the consequences are serious. We We must warn the Japanese authorities and do not say that we were unprepared."
"Don't say you didn't predict what you said." The translator asked: Wait for death!
This makes sense.
Zhu Di thought to himself that this boy, Lao Si, was indeed a man of culture. He could actually talk about the invasion... well, he could talk about the crusade in such a righteous way!
This also reminded His Majesty the Emperor of a person: Yao Guangxiao.
At that time, Zhu Di was still the king of Yan, and Jianwen cut down the feudal vassal. No, that is no longer called cutting down the vassal, that is called cutting down one's life! Then Zhu Di gathered the generals of the Yan Palace to discuss rebellion. Everyone said rebellion, but Yao Guangxiao, a cultural man, was different. Yao Guangxiao said: "How can this be called rebellion? There are no honest ministers in the government, and there are evil people inside." , then the prince trains his troops and is on standby, and the emperor secretly orders all the kings to lead the troops to bring peace to the country, and to clear the emperor's side, punish the treacherous ministers, and provide peace to heaven!"
See, this is the power of knowledge!
He can turn the black (rebellion) into the white (Fengtian Jingnan), and the white (Jianwen Sansi) into the black (treacherous ministers).
From then on, Zhu Di admired the "shameless educated people" from the bottom of his heart. Among his four sons, the eldest son, the prince, was the most educated. Unfortunately, Zhu Pangpang only achieved half of it - he was educated but ignored The most important thing is "shameless".
Being educated is useless. There are so many scholars in the world, how many of them can achieve anything?
You still have to be shameless!
Obviously, Zhu Gaojie perfectly meets the two points of "cultured" and "shameless".
Zhu Di really wanted to shout: "My son is going to be successful!"
The more he came into contact with King Qi, the more Zhu Di couldn't help but shake his heart.
This kid fits his requirements for a successor to the Ming Dynasty very well.
Although today's prince is a good man, good at maneuvering, and knowledgeable about benevolent governance, he is too deeply influenced by Confucianism. Moreover, the heirs of a princeling are really...hard to describe in words!
Through observation during this period, Zhu Di discovered that King Qi was the most ideal prince in terms of military, political, political, and employment...
The only drawback...probably is that this little beast is too rebellious.
But a prince who knows how to be disobedient is a good emperor.
How can one be an emperor for eternity if he just obeys the wishes of others?
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Di to stay in the fiefdom and guard the country for his nephew. Did Zhu Di listen?
If he had really listened, he would have been cut to death by Emperor Jianwen!
…
Thinking of this, the scale in Zhu Di's heart had already settled. He smiled and said to Zhu Gaojie: "I allow you to lead 30,000 troops and troops to the northeast. If you win, I will give you a big gift."
Zhu Gaojie was a little curious: "What kind of gift?"
Zhu Di smiled and said nothing, and did not express his inner thoughts.
King Qi, how about I give you a white hat?
(End of chapter)
