After hearing this, the prince quickly turned around and looked at Sun Zhonghe: "What book?"
Sun Zhonghe ordered Jin Yiwei to give a set of "Records of Taizu" to the prince.
"Records of Taizu?"
The prince was quite surprised, and then asked Sun Zhonghe: "Does Mr. Shen Ge have anything else to say?"
Sun Zhonghe cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, no."
After hearing this, the prince didn't ask any more questions.
And next, because he understood that as a county magistrate, he could not do anything if he did not want to benefit the top eunuchs and gentry in the county, so he simply spent his time mainly reading the "Records of Taizu" superior.
Although, Shen Li did not explain why he gave him "Records of Taizu".
But the prince knew that Shen Li could not send him the "Records of Taizu" for no reason. There must be some purpose.
Therefore, the prince read "The True Records of Taizu" very seriously.
Originally, books like "Records of Taizu" were not allowed to be published to the outside world, but after Zhu Yijun's reforms, private printing and circulation were allowed.
Therefore, Shen Li was able to send the "Records of Taizu" to the prince in private.
Xiyuan.
Beside Taiye Pond.
On this day, Zhu Yijun was lying on the rocking chair in the window of Yixuan, and he was also reading "Records of Taizu".
At this time, outside the window, it was noon, so the bamboos and bananas under the eaves, illuminated by the summer sun, looked like burning flames.
It didn't take long.
Just when Zhu Yijun was tired of throwing his book away, listening to the chirping of cicadas, and looking at the green color of the willow embankment outside the court, Huang Xun came over and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen Ge has come to report that he has ordered the "Taiwan Emperor" to be "Ancestor Records" was given to me."
Zhu Yijun said "hmm" and said, "I hope the prince can find the answer to his doubts."
"Now, the first phenomenon he begins to know about in the local area should be the phenomenon that local officials have to be driven by the local eunuchs."
"Kings of all dynasties have actually faced this phenomenon, and the situation Taizu encountered back then can be said to be the most serious."
"After all, the Yuan Dynasty was too lenient to the wealthy rural officials, which made many wealthy officials accustomed to taking over the place."
"In addition, Taizu's origin also determines that he will not be looked down upon by many wealthy officials. Even if they are sincere in every possible way, many wealthy officials will despise him in their hearts and will not have a heart-to-heart relationship with him. They will not have much motivation to cooperate with him in building a new society. of powerful dynasty."
"But Taizu still succeeded. He succeeded in letting the Ming court know how many people there were in a county and how many fields there were in the early days of the country, so that the conquest could be carried out well and the seas and rivers would be clear."
"And how did Taizu do it?"
"Taizu's methods have actually been written down in the actual records. However, the actual records record a lot of content involving the ceremony process and seemingly worthless information on the promotion and demotion of officials. Therefore, if you want to find out what Taizu did, you still have to His prince went to discover it himself, to dig out and summarize it."
"As the future emperor, it is necessary to combine reality, read afresh, and integrate knowledge and action."
As Zhu Yijun spoke, he left the house and walked along the long embankment.
Huang Xun, who was following him, echoed: "What the emperor said is that I have always been smart, so I will definitely be able to find a solution."
"hope so!"
Zhu Yijun said something.
Later, Zhu Yijun came to the Imperial Palace and asked Qi Jiguang and other ruling officials: "How are the negotiations with the Tokugawa clan going?"
Qi Jiguang cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, according to Ma Gui's report, many of the Tokugawa clan's lords are still unwilling to lose their territories. Of course, in fact, it is the Tokugawa clan themselves who are unwilling to lose their territories and troops and want to continue to be in power."
"Do you still want to stay in power?"
Zhu Yijun laughed after hearing this.
"Yes!"
"The Tokugawa clan was nominally worried that they would lose their territory and army and be slaughtered at will by the country in the future, so they requested to retain part of their territory, at least the Kanto and Kyoto areas, and part of their army, at least 50,000 soldiers and horses."
Qi Jiguang replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun nodded, then looked at Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and other ruling ministers: "What do you think?"
"Return to Your Majesty!"
"Yu Chen believes that the Tokugawa family is worried that after losing their territory and army, they will be slaughtered by the court at will, but why is the court not worried that cutting the weeds without eradicating the roots will leave consequences?"
"After all, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!"
"What's more, Kyoto and Kanto are both sacred lands. They are even given to their own vassals. They need more vassals to check and balance them in order to feel at ease, not to mention these foreign barbarians."
"Therefore, we cannot leave big troubles for the future just because of temporary kindness."
Qi Jiguang said.
Li Chengliang followed: "I second the proposal!"
then.
Li Chengliang said again: "Your Majesty, the Tokugawa clan is now surrounded by our soldiers and can be said to be destroyed with one hand! Therefore, the Tokugawa clan is no longer qualified to bargain with us, let alone claim any territory or army!"
"To be honest, his value is not as good as that of a country eunuch with thousands of acres of fertile land in his country. At least a large country eunuch in his country is still a compatriot, so if he refuses to surrender unconditionally, it is better to wipe him out completely! Now give The chance he had to survive was just to save himself from killing a few Japanese and avoid suffering."
"His Majesty!"
"Although the Japanese are not to be cherished, the national conditions of this dynasty require a larger market to dump the large amount of commercial goods brought by the promotion of steam engines. Therefore, it is better not to kill the Japanese, and to make them kings as much as possible. Well, what’s more, this book is also advocated by Xinli.”
"In short, the Tokugawa clan can violate etiquette because they are barbarians; but we cannot violate etiquette, otherwise we will lose trust in the world."
"If the negotiations really fail to succeed and the Tokugawa clan is executed, I am afraid that other barbarian chiefs will only resist desperately in the future."
"Therefore, in the opinion of a foolish minister, it is better to be tolerant or tolerant to the Tokugawa clan and other Dongyi chieftains."
Wang Xijue said at this time.
After hearing this, Li Chengliang looked at Wang Xijue: "It's easy for you to say it. Is it possible that your majesty still has to make concessions to the Japanese because of this? Since ancient times, there has been no reason to be kind to the ants!"
"But where there is room for mercy, benevolent government must be implemented. Only then can a great nation be wise!"
Wang Xijue replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun then spoke up and said, "Let's make a compromise. The Tokugawa clan wants to have its own territory and army, but it has to be achieved through meritorious service. As long as it agrees to lead troops to Burma and accept the command of Nanchang Marquis Liu Wei, If he goes to conquer the Mughals for the Ming Dynasty and makes great achievements, I can accept to grant him a title and territory in the future, and allow him to command a certain size of troops."
"However, in this state, it is absolutely impossible for him to have his own territory and army!"
"In the land of Central China, even if there is a vassal town on the Jiedou side, it can only be from the same clan as the royal family, and the last thing it should be is the military nobles from the same clan as the country and the people!"
When Zhu Yijun said this, he said: "This is my bottom line. If the Tokugawa clan is not willing, just eliminate it directly. It will only slow down the development of the domestic steam industry. That is better than raising a different species of tiger next to the bed." .”
Japanese land, Kamakura.
At present, this place is the general headquarters of the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Army.
Ma Gui will stay here temporarily.
"The Musashi and Hitachi kingdoms have all sent their troops. As long as you give the order, you can enter Edo at any time and completely destroy the entire Japanese country! Make this place completely the land of our Han family from now on, and let your majesty's martial virtues increase. This great achievement has added another dimension to the great achievements of our country in the entire history of China!"
"And you, Marquis of Shuozhou, will also leave a mark in the annals of history. For example, Wei Huo of the Han Dynasty destroyed the Xiongnu, and Medicine Master Li of the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks. Maybe you can also enter the Martial Temple!"
"But why are you still hesitating and insisting on letting Chen Vice-Xian negotiate with them?!"
"I don't understand, what's there to talk about?!"
"The Tokugawa clan is already a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and there is no reason in this world for a sheep waiting to be slaughtered to be let go!"
And this day.
In Ma Gui's camp, Li Rubai was confused because the army had not attacked Edo and even the navy from Kamakura Port had returned and did not go to Edo to bombard him. He asked Ma Gui in confusion why he didn't hurry up. Come to the end of the negotiation.
After Ma Gui finished drinking tea slowly, he said: "It's easy to kill a sheep, but what if you point at the sheep to be killed to give birth to babies?"
"You! I'm not mature enough to be a general, but it takes time to become a commander."
When Ma Gui said this, he said: "For the sake of the country, if we want to think about big problems, we can't just consider our own merits! The current Ming Dynasty is not to kill more Japanese, the better, but to retain as many Japanese as possible, so, Maybe His Majesty wants to agree to the Tokugawa clan, so how can we go against the Holy Will?"
After hearing this, Li Rubai only waved his hand slightly: "Yes!"
"kill!"
At this time, a shout of murder suddenly came from outside.
Li Rubai hurriedly ran out and asked, "What's going on?"
"Report! There are Japanese pirates leading the iron artillery team to attack the camp!"
At this time, Jiang Shigong, who was in the Chinese army with Li Rubai, came in and reported to Ma Gui and Li Rubai.
After hearing this, Ma Gui laughed: "I guessed it! This Japanese pirate is indeed a bandit who always likes to take risks. He likes to behead people at every turn. He was like this last time in Osaka Castle and it is still like this now. He is truly like a donkey in Guizhou."
As Ma Gui spoke, he looked at Li Rubai: "Like you, I don't have a far-sighted vision, and I don't think about it. Even if I rush to the camp and kill this prince, can I really stop this dynasty's plan to destroy the Japanese?"
"That's not true!"
"Huang Ming, whose main income is from government-run businesses, needs to eliminate everyone who only wants to collect land rent and does not want to do business!"
After Ma Gui said that, he said: "Let the Chinese army's Shenji battalion's self-produced firearms team go to meet these Japanese iron artillery teams and see if they dare to use them to attack our Chinese army's iron artillery teams. Are the firearms more powerful?"
"yes!"
Not long after, crackling gunfire rang out outside the Kamakura Ming Army camp.
The iron artillery team led by Date Masamune personally exchanged fire with the Ming army's firearms team equipped with newly developed rifled self-generating flintlock muskets.
After a while, Date Masamune's iron artillery team was littered with corpses, and he fled back to Edo in panic.
"You should commit seppuku!"
Masuda Nagamori, who was next to Tokugawa Ieyasu, was the first to get angry, pointing at Date Masamune and yelling. (End of chapter)
