Zhu Yijun admitted that what Wang Xijue said was also true.
In recent years, with the Ming Dynasty's external expansion, especially among the Ming Dynasty's frontline officers and soldiers, some soldiers have gone too far towards the local aboriginal nobles. This has indeed caused many indigenous aristocrats in conquered areas such as Myanmar, Japan, and Luzon to treat the Ming Dynasty against the Ming Dynasty. More dissatisfied.
Among these nobles, there are radicals who have turned into pirates and colluded with the giants on the coast to raid the sea areas.
Although the Ming Dynasty has always been very strong at sea, such incidents have always been small-scale incidents, and there have not been large-scale maritime disasters like the Jiajing Dynasty.
However, because the Ming Dynasty’s sea territory is too long, and since the opening of the sea, there have been too many official and civilian ships going out to sea. Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty has many naval forces and a large number of factory guards, it will be difficult to keep an eye on every section of the sea and every coastal village. .
This is just like the situation during Zhu Yuanzhang's time, when the Ming Dynasty Guard system was not badly damaged, the world's soldiers and horses were very strong, and the imperial guards were also very strong, but Japanese rebellion was still unavoidable.
It is the people along the southern coast who bear the cost of panic and unrest caused by these harassments.
Unfortunately, most of Haili is now in the hands of the imperial court, and most of the dividends from external expansion are also in the hands of the imperial court.
Therefore, this is equivalent to the fact that the cost is borne by the southern people, but the benefit is occupied by the emperor in the capital and the dignitaries living in the capital, which naturally makes the southern people even more dissatisfied.
The scholars and people in the south also complained a lot about this.
After all, human nature is like this. It is not worried about scarcity but inequality.
If, while bearing the cost of panic and anxiety, there are many benefits, there will naturally be no such complaints.
But the reality is that because the emperor is in the northern capital, the political center is in the north, so most of the increased cake goes to the north.
However, although Zhu Yijun admitted that what Wang Xijue said was true, he did not want to start a conscious strategic contraction now because he had to consider the feelings of the southerners.
What's more, his advantage over people like Wang Xijue is that he comes from a later generation, and he knows what changes will happen after the steam engine appears.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun said directly after Wang Xijue said:
"What Wang Qing said is reasonable. In that case, let the prince oversee the country in the southern capital in the future. In this case, I can't ignore the resentment of the southern people. After all, who doesn't love his son?"
Wang Xijue was stunned on the spot after hearing this.
Instead, Shen Li spoke first: "Your Majesty, although the Eastern Palace should not intervene in military affairs prematurely, it is advisable to know in advance the difficulties of national financial management! And when the future king is the Eastern Palace, if he is in the south, he will have to be a wealthy businessman in the south. The wealthy merchants will fight for each other, and when they come to the northern capital to ascend the throne and control the world's troops, they will have to fight for the world's armies. In this way, they will have to weigh the pros and cons, and they will know how to coordinate the north and the south."
"His Majesty!"
"In this case, I think it would be better for all the neighboring vassals to gather in Nanjing in the future, or seal them in the south, or even better, seal them overseas in the south. The south is very rich, gentle and rich, and there are many villages. If they move to the south, it will be easy to eliminate them. Secondly, it is easy to prevent future events in the north, so that there are clans everywhere in the south who can mobilize the strength to attack King Qin in the north; thirdly, if there is a vassal king overseas, even King Qin will not be able to defeat him in the future, and orthodoxy can be preserved overseas."
At this time, Wang Xijue simply spoke out and put forward new suggestions.
Because Zhu Yijun did not blame Shen Li, he directly said that the monarchy could not be restrained, so he could not rashly move the capital and shrink the strategy.
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "This is indeed a good idea!"
Zhu Yijun said and looked at Li Chengliang and others: "What do you think?"
"I second the proposal!"
Zhu Yijun nodded: "The Imperial Guard will send a letter to Yuan Fu regarding my proposal and Wang Qing's proposal, asking him to discuss it again with the Duke of Beijing. After the discussion, it will be sent urgently."
Jiao Hong, who was in charge of drafting the edict, said yes.
"Stay back, the autumn rains are constant, and let the river officials pay attention to flood control."
Zhu Yijun then gave another instruction.
All the ministers raised their hands and said yes, and like Zhu Yijun, they also frowned and glanced at the rain outside.
In recent years, the weather has been abnormal every year. Even autumn rains can be as heavy as summer rains, making people have to worry about floods in autumn.
After leaving the palace, Shen Yiguan couldn't help but said to Wang Xijue at this moment: "Your Majesty asked the East Palace to supervise the southern capital of the country. It is really smart, but isn't it equivalent to the south being the son and the north being the father?"
"Why, is it the other way around that we want the prince to be in charge of the military affairs of the nine borders in the north?"
Li Chengliang, who was following, heard Shen Yiguan's words and asked a question in return.
After hearing this, Shen Yiguan couldn't help but smile: "Yes! This is naturally inappropriate!"
"That's right, it's like a family. The one who manages the most money and food can be the son. It's just that the parents are willing to trust the son so much and let him take care of the housework as much as possible. But a person who can control the life and death of the family and become the head of the family, It can only be a father.”
As he spoke, Li Chengliang looked at Wang Xijue, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Wang Ge's suggestion to move the feudal lords south is indeed a good idea. There isn't much arable land in the border town. If the feudal lords in the north move south, I don't know how much fertile land will be freed up to share with the people." , I don’t know how much the burden of the northern people has been relieved, let alone how much border defense has been strengthened, and even if there is a border trouble, it will be harder to find a vassal king to support it.”
"This is indeed a good strategy. If all the vassal kings in Henan Province also move south, the lives of the people in Henan will be much easier. If Mr. Wangge's proposal can be approved by His Majesty, it can be regarded as a favor for the people in Henan. A great favor."
"So, please accept Shen's worship."
As Shen Li said this, he actually bowed to Wang Xijue.
Wang Xijue hurriedly returned the gift and said: "You don't have to be like this, sir. I am just for the long-term peace and stability of the country. But if the country wants long-term peace and stability, if the vassal king still has to move to another vassal according to the ancestral system, it would be more appropriate for them all to go overseas to join the vassal. I wonder what the public thinks?"
Logically speaking, as a southerner, Wang Xijue should not take the initiative to suggest that the emperor relocate the vassal king as far south as possible.
After all, as we all know, when the Ming vassal king became a vassal queen in a certain place, he would always impose a great burden on the people of that place.
Wang Xijue took the initiative to propose this, not only to cater to the emperor, but also to consider the interests of the country. The north was in decline and it was indeed not suitable for a vassal king.
However, although Wang Xijue proposed it, he still expressed to Shen Li that he hoped that they could join him and only let the vassal king go overseas to establish vassal status in the future.
After Shen Li heard what Wang Xijue said, he pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "That's what you said!"
Then, Shen Li turned to Wang Xijue and said, "Please rest assured, I will try my best to facilitate this matter."
"This is naturally better."
Shen Yiguan also agreed at this time and looked at Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang nodded and said: "The people in the south are also people, and that's how it should be."
Li Chengliang said this, and Wang Xijue also laughed again and said: "My emperor is as benevolent as heaven. He can't bear the river to be troubled all the time and cause more lives to suffer misfortune, so he intends to solve the problem; he is also very wise, and he actually thought of the prince The move to supervise the southern part of the country means that although the southern part has resentments, it will not lose hope that the imperial court will support its reform."
When Wang Xijue said this, Li Chengliang jumped in and said, "Therefore, those of us who are ministers and meet such a saintly king and benevolent lord, if we have the intention of idleness and idleness, we will be sorry for the common people of the country. In the past, we could still be blamed for our unfulfilled ambitions." The king has no intention of innovation, but only wants to maintain the status quo. If he can't benefit the people now, then we can only wait for him."
Wang Xijue, Shen Li, and Shen Guanyi all said in unison: "That's what the Prime Minister said."
Then, Li Chengliang and other ministers went to their resting places.
At this time, the rain became a lot heavier, and it hit the bamboo shoots with a rustling sound, thus covering up the sound of Zhang Jingxiu's footsteps treading water.
"What's up?"
Zhu Yijun was worried about the autumn floods because the autumn rain had not abated, so he asked Zhang Jingxiu because he came in the rain.
Zhang Jingxiu handed a bamboo tube containing a secret message to Zhu Yijun: "Fengyang Jinyi Guards reported secretly that there is a risk of the river bursting its banks tonight, so please go to Nandu immediately!"
"Going to Nandu?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Zhang Jingxiu replied: "Your Majesty, the river bed has been raised a lot last year and has not been dredged. If the embankment breaks again now, the entire Jiangbei and Huaiyang Prefectures may become Zeguo. It is not suitable for the Holy Master to stay here for a long time. You should go to Nandu quickly!"
Zhu Yijun's face darkened after hearing this: "Someone doesn't want me to stay in Huaiyang for a long time!"
Zhang Jingxiu replied: "Your Majesty, they don't just want to do this, but they want to flood the Seventh Army."
"Water flooded the Seventh Army?"
Zhu Yijun asked and looked up at Zhang Jingxiu.
Zhang Jingxiu replied with a stern look: "Yes, Your Majesty, rather than regicide, they want to get rid of His Majesty's wings, that is, the team that went south with Your Majesty, including all the pro-military guards officers and schools! After all, once the river bursts its banks, Wherever the water passes, no matter how loyal and brave it is, it will be difficult to withstand its force, and coupled with the plague that will follow the flood, your Majesty's army will lose not only 70%, but also half!"
"How cruel!"
Zhu Yijun said something through gritted teeth.
"Huang Xun!"
Then, Zhu Yijun called out again.
Huang Xun immediately stood up: "The minister is here!"
Zhu Yijun ordered: "Publish the order and immediately change to the water route to Nandu, without stopping in Yangzhou, Gaoyou and other places."
Huang Xun raised his hand and said yes.
So that night, Zhu Yijun boarded the imperial boat in the rain. Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and others were also woken up from their sleep by their families and were urged to board the imperial boat overnight.
As soon as Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and others arrived in front of the emperor, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jingxiu to inform Jinyiwei that a traitor had learned that a traitor wanted to break the dike and flood the emperor and his followers.
After Zhang Jingxiu said this, he said: "This opportunity is very rare for them, so they have decided to do this!"
After hearing this, the faces of all the ministers changed their faces.
At this time, Zhu Yijun continued to ask Zhang Jingxiu: "Can the Jin Yiwei stop the destruction of the embankment?"
"Once the embankment breaks, even if I and the people accompanying me have evacuated in advance, it will still affect the people of several prefectures and make millions of people homeless. The losses caused to the people are not light!" (End of Chapter)
