The first round of counterinsurgency in the south has begun. An ambush was set up outside Shipu Camp in advance, the rebel army was defeated, and Zhangzhou Prefecture was besieged. Ma Wensheng led the Beijing army and marched southward to Ganzhou Prefecture in Jiangxi Province. They would soon reach the frontline battlefield and confront the main force of the rebel army led by Chen Fu.
At this time, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang had just finished reviewing the memorial, and was just about to lean on the dragon couch and relax for a while, when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside. Zhu Youtang frowned and murmured: "It really makes me uncomfortable. One glance.”
"You bastard, why are you running in such a hurry? The master is taking a nap inside. If you disturb his old man, we will take your head!" Li Guang glared and cursed.
When the latter heard this, he quickly knelt down, raised the memorial in his hand over his head, and said tremblingly: "Grandpa, the battle report from the front has come."
When Li Guang heard this, he glanced at his brow and asked, "Good news or..."
"Grandpa, this is good news. A great victory in the Fujian naval battle. We defeated the Folang robot fleet. Their yellow-haired commander was captured by us and is now on his way to the capital."
When Li Guang heard this, he quickly took the good news from the little eunuch's hands and signaled that he could go back. ???????????????
The little eunuch originally wanted to rely on this good news to get around the emperor's eyes, and maybe get promoted and make a fortune, but unexpectedly, he was kidnapped by the big eunuch Li Guang on the way. In fact, this kind of thing happened quite often. Li Guang would personally deliver any good news or good news from the local area, but Li Guang never asked about bad reports.
Li Guang tiptoed into the Qianqing Palace and saw Zhu Youtang squinting on the dragon bed. He did not dare to wake the emperor, so he gently placed the good news on the dragon table. He turned around and was about to go out, but was stopped by Zhu Youtang. .
"What happened?"
"Your Majesty, there is good news..."
Li Guang thought he had woken up Zhu Youtang and whispered.
Zhu Youtang opened his eyes, rubbed his head, took the warm tea from Li Guang, took a sip and said, "You come and read the victory report."
"Okay, Your Majesty,"
"We, the Ming Dynasty, are originally the Kingdom of Heaven, but Fo Langji, who is in a small country, has delusions..."
"Read the results!"
Zhu Youtang listened lazily to such arrogant sentences, and even claimed to be a member of the Celestial Empire. If he continued to be proud for a few more years, he might have to pay compensation and cede territory!
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"yes!"
"In the naval battle of Penghu Island, our army won a great victory. The Fo Langji fleet was completely wiped out, and our army captured two warships."
After Zhu Youtang heard what Li Guang said, he was not very surprised. After all, he had expected this result. This time, the navy from three provinces was mobilized to encircle and annihilate only a few thousand Folangji men. This kind of battle would still be impossible to win. Then he can abdicate as soon as possible.
"Li Guang, I feel bored recently and always want to go out for a walk."
When Li Guang heard this, he ran over with a smile and said, "Master, could it be that he wants to go hunting in Nanhaizi?"
"I'm tired of going to Nanhaizi to hunt every day. I want to go to the south and see it. I heard that Jiangnan is very prosperous."
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said openly.
As soon as the emperor's words came out, Li Guang understood instantly. To be honest, he also wanted to go out. He had been in the palace since he was a child and had not been out for thirty years.
Since Li Guang became the eunuch and eunuch, many ministers in the court fawned over him and gave him gifts. Li Guang naturally knew what those ministers wanted. Now the time has come when they are needed. Li Guang knelt down and rubbed Zhu Youtang's legs while saying, "Your Majesty, the Nine-Fifth Supreme, this world belongs to you. Where does your Majesty want to go? Isn't it just a matter of words?"
Zhu Youtang sighed deliberately, "Hey, I may not be able to go where I want to go..."
The emperor's words awakened Li Guang. I am promoting you to the rank of eunuch. I want to go to the south to see you. Are you not allowed to do this?
In fact, Zhu Youtang's southern tour mainly had some political purposes.
The main purpose was to conduct on-the-spot inspections of people's sentiments, strengthen ties with the Jiangnan gentry, and at the same time overthrow and reshuffle problematic local forces.
Moreover, the south of the Yangtze River was rich and prosperous, and there were many gentry. These people had a lot of money in their hands. These gentry colluded with local officials to prey on the common people.
As the saying goes, "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away." If the emperor just sits in the square city of the palace, he cannot truly understand the people's sentiments. Only by going deep into the people and making private visits incognito can he truly see the lives of the people and understand the sufferings of the people.
Jiangnan is a prosperous land. Zhu Youtang chose to tour the south not only to inspect the public sentiment, but also to strengthen ties with the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan and consolidate his political power.
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"Du Su has met the factory owner!"
??????????????? During the incident, Du Su from the Ministry of Revenue took the initiative to bow down and said.
Li Guang squinted his eyes, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and said, "We have something to tell you today."
When Du Su heard the instructions, he hurriedly pricked up his ears and said with a smile:
"Please just give me your orders, Mr. Du. Su will ride for you. We are a family. Du Su will do whatever the Mr. Factory says. Du Su will never dare to go west if the Mr. Factory tells us."
When Du Su said this, Li Guang was very happy. After all, he had been a slave for so many years, and now a foreign official from the imperial court was willing to give him a eunuch as a slave. Naturally, he was very happy.
"We all know that if you want to achieve great success and be supported by the emperor, there is a good opportunity right now. If you seize it well, you may even be promoted to the third level."
Li Guang took the freshly made Yangxian tea from Du Su's hand, took a sip, and said meaningfully.
When Du Su heard that he would be promoted to three levels in a row, he was first surprised and then said in surprise: "What kind of opportunity is this? Du Su is so stupid that he asked the factory official to make it clear."
Li Guang said: "Your Majesty wants to tour the south, and only you and I know about it at the moment."
As soon as Li Guang finished speaking, Du Su immediately understood that the emperor wanted to tour the south, and the ministers would naturally know the holy will. Of course, the emperor could not bring this matter up, but the ministers had to do it. If I could be the first to bring it up and make the emperor happy, wouldn't I be able to become a successful person?
"Of course, it's not enough for you, the Ministry of Household Affairs, to give you more power. Use your interpersonal relationships to recruit more people in the court. As the saying goes, more people are more powerful than firewood. The flames are high. As long as someone mentions this matter, and the government and the public agree, and the emperor supports it, the chance of it happening will be high!"
After hearing this, Du Su hurriedly knelt on the ground and burst into tears of gratitude to Li Guang.
That night, Du Su traveled to various offices in the capital, relying on the emperor's banner, and in a blink of an eye he mobilized a force. They gathered together, discussed all night, and vowed to invite Emperor Hongzhi to visit the south.
Everything is ready, all that is left is the east wind. Du Su and other ministers of the DPRK are ready to submit letters, and Zhu Youtang naturally wants to give them a chance to submit letters.
Today's Zhu Youtang is completely different from the one in history. He opposed the previous three-day court and one five-day court. Nowadays, it is up to him to decide when the court will start. Generally, Zhu Youtang chooses to have important events. When important matters occur or are discussed, the Director of Ceremonies is ordered to issue an edict and notify the officials of various ministries.
Early the next morning, there was a court meeting at Wuying Palace.
Zhu Youtang passed the news of the great victory on Penghu Island to all his ministers, and everyone congratulated him after reading it.
"I have this note!"
Zhu Youtang looked over and saw Zou Mo, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
"speak!"
Recently, Dayan Khan led his troops to plunder the border of Datong again, but Shao Ren, the commander-in-chief of Datong, could not defend himself and allowed the Tatars to invade and plunder. This is a humiliation for our Ming Dynasty. However, Datong's army expenditure consumes 1.5 million taels of silver every year. From this point of view, it seems that it is just a waste of the court's salary. I would like to ask your majesty to dismiss Shao Ren from his post and investigate according to law! "
As soon as these words came out, before Zhu Youtang had time to reply, someone came out to criticize:
"Did Mr. Zou take it out of context? There are tens of thousands of Tatar invaders this time. If we attack rashly, if Datong suffers a loss, will you bear the responsibility?"
"Okay, stop yelling."
Zhu Youtang naturally knew what Shao Ren was capable of. He did not convene the court meeting to listen to the officials quarreling with each other.
"Shao Ren defended Datong for a year. During this period, he did not gain any ground. As for the Tatars who invaded many times, if they are allowed to roam for a while longer, they must first fight against foreigners. An Nei, after the Ming Dynasty is stabilized, I will lead the king's army to personally conquer the Tatars!"
As soon as Zhu Youtang finished speaking, all the ministers shouted. In fact, most people did not take the emperor's last words seriously at all. They all thought that Zhu Youtang was young and energetic, and it was just a whim. How many emperors have dared to conquer in person in the past? The previous Emperor Yingzong personally conquered Wala, and was captured by others. He also lost 500,000 elite members of the Ming Dynasty. Now he is in tears when he talks about it.
Except for the report on the border battles, all the ministers reported were trivial matters. Zhu Youtang gritted his teeth and listened to it. When he saw that no one came out, he asked himself to patrol the south and inspect the place. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Li Guang, a dog slave, still didn't understand. Me!
"Do you still have this memorial? If nothing happens, leave the court today!"
Zhu Youtang stood up and left in disappointment.
At this time, Du Su, who was taking a nap at the rear, suddenly heard that the emperor was about to withdraw from the court. He suddenly became energetic, slapped his thigh, and shouted in his heart: "Damn it, I almost forgot about the real thing!"
In fact, Du Su wanted to speak at the beginning of the court meeting, but he was a soft-spoken person. Whoever spoke first did not have a higher official position than himself? I had no choice but to take a nap first, and after they finished playing the trivia, I would finally appear in line, which was the so-called grand finale! Unexpectedly, after taking a short nap, the court meeting would be over.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please stay, I have my own instructions!"
Dusu came out of the queue and shouted.
The ministers were about to go home to catch up on their sleep, when they suddenly heard that someone still had their wits about them, and all of a sudden they all turned around and looked over.
Zhu Youtang perked up after hearing this and sat back down.
"speak!"
"I believe that during the second year of your Majesty's reign, there have been constant famines in the country, and there have been many rebels and rebels, and there are many local corrupt officials. I believe that Your Majesty should tour the south, pay homage to the imperial mausoleum, and pray to the late emperors of the past dynasties to protect the peace and prosperity of our Ming Dynasty and the people. Your Majesty can also inspect the place, go deep into the people, understand the sufferings of the people, and stabilize the place!"
As soon as Du Su finished speaking, six more other officials came out and said:
"We also think that Your Majesty should tour the south to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum!"
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