Hearing that the Yinli River Valley was such a rich and fertile land, Zhu Yijun finally put aside his previous worries about "definitely losing blood" in running the Western Region and began to become somewhat interested.
In fact, the reason why he was not very interested in it at the beginning was largely because he was worried about the financial burden. It was not long before Xuanzong gave up Yin Jian, Chief Secretary of Cochin, and Gao Pragmatic had been indoctrinating him with the theory of "cost of rule" over the years. The combined effects of both sides made him more cautious about expanding his power.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's underlying logic of stipulating "a country without conquest" also had an impact on him. Speaking of which, he was worried that future generations would expand indiscriminately and waste national power.
However, since the Western Region has the Yinli River Valley as a strategic support, ruling this area can greatly expand the territory and regain control of the Western Region that the Han people have lost for thousands of years. This great achievement seems not to be missed.
However, there is still a question: apart from "great achievements", are there any other benefits to winning the Western Region? If there were no other benefits, just to satisfy a "great achievement" would cost at least 20 million taels of silver and 3 million shi of food. Zhu Yijun still felt very sad.
He posed the question to Gao Pangshi again, and the latter immediately laughed and asked, "What does the emperor think of the purpose of the Han and Tang Dynasties in managing the Western Regions?"
Zhu Yijun really hasn't thought about this issue carefully. He has been basically entangled in various specific affairs over the years and rarely has time to think about such "historical" issues.
However, after all, he has been the emperor for many years. Although he has not thought deeply about this issue before, he can probably guess something. He said: "It must be because the Han and Tang Dynasties established their capital in Chang'an. The Western Regions are not far away and the threat is great." , so we have to use the whole country to manage the defense.
This principle is just like the saying, "To defend the river, you must defend the Huai River". If we want to stabilize Guanzhong, we must first consolidate Longyou; if we want to stabilize Longyou, we must first consolidate the Western Region. "
Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun suddenly felt something in his heart, and added: "The reason why our government has not devoted much power to the Western Regions is because our government has made Beijing the capital, and the main threats are to the north of the capital and Liaodong."
After listening to Zhu Yijun's words, Gao Pragmatic was basically satisfied, but he thought Zhu Yijun's words were not comprehensive enough, so although he nodded in agreement, he also said: "What the emperor said makes sense, but a little more needs to be added. "
"Oh? You said."
Gao Pingshi said: "Looking at the Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, we can find some interesting situations. At the beginning of the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu gradually became stronger under the leadership of Maodun Chanyu. As a result, the Xiongnu's intrusion became the stable rule of the newly established Han Dynasty. An important hidden danger, it also became the biggest threat to the northern border in the early Western Han Dynasty.
In order to stabilize the remote northwest region and win over Western countries to fight against the Xiongnu, the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty had to pay attention to the management of the Western Regions.
In the early period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty also had to face the constant invasion of the Xiongnu. In addition to stationing troops for defense, the Eastern Han Dynasty also followed the Western Han Dynasty and made peace with the Xiongnu. The Eastern Han Dynasty adopted a relatively conciliatory attitude at the beginning, hoping to make peace with the Xiongnu. However, what they got was the strong intrusion of the Xiongnu. This forced the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty to win over the countries in the Western Region to defend against the Xiongnu invasion.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty established the Western Region Protectorate in the Western Regions, set up the capital in Wulei City, and sent Han people to manage it. At that time, the Protectorate of the Western Regions had the dual functions of ensuring the smooth flow of the northern and southern Silk Roads in the Western Regions and supervising the countries in the Western Regions.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Turks became the second top power in the northern nomadic territory after the Xiongnu. It became a big stone weighing on the head of the Tang Dynasty.
During the Wude period of the early Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turk Jieli Khan went south to the hinterland for successive years, plundering the population and wealth. Li Shimin was forced to kill a white horse on the Weishui River to form an alliance, which is known as the "Weishui Alliance" in history. This can be called a shame in the early Tang Dynasty. Of course, this move also made Li Shimin more determined to endure hardships, but this is a story later.
In short, the direction of the Eastern Turkic troops at that time made the Tang court restless, and there was even a discussion in the court to move the capital to avoid disaster. However, three years after the Wei River Alliance, the Tang Dynasty's national power increased rapidly under Li Shimin's series of very appropriate political and economic measures, and the balance of power between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks began to reverse.
In November of the third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin took advantage of the fact that the northern grasslands were trapped in the quagmire of natural disasters and could not extricate themselves. He united with Xue Yantuo, Huihe, Bayegu, Tongluo and other tribes who were unwilling to surrender, and launched a desperate counterattack to overthrow the Turks, the overlords of the grasslands. .
In this battle, 100,000 Tang troops were divided into six groups. Under Li Jing's planning and leadership, they defeated the Turks and captured Jieli Khan alive and presented him as a prisoner. The Eastern Turkic Khanate died in one battle.
However, although the Tang Dynasty defeated the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks in the Western Regions were still powerful. Different from the devastating war in the East Turks, just as the minister and the emperor just talked about, the Tang Dynasty's expansion into the Western Regions can be described as step by step and steady.
It advanced gradually from east to west, first north and then south. After stabilizing the defense of the northern border, it expanded to the southwest. By setting up four towns in Anxi, the southern Xinjiang desert oasis area east of Fucongling will be divided into pieces, disintegrating the traditional control of the Western Turks there, and then achieving the purpose of managing the entire Western Region.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty's strategy was to use southern Xinjiang as a strategic buffer zone to ensure the security of northern Xinjiang; and then control northern Xinjiang to ensure the safety of Hexi counties. This is to avoid being squeezed in the two strategic directions of west and north at the same time.
It can also be seen from this that although the Tang Dynasty was majestic at the time, its control over the Western Regions was always defensive. At the same time, this is also the embodiment of the emperor's strategic thinking that "if you want to stabilize Guanzhong, you must first consolidate Longyou; if you want Longyou to stabilize, you must first consolidate the Western Regions". "
Zhu Yijun was very satisfied after hearing this, and even felt for a moment that he and Li Shimin and Li Zhi had the same views as heroes.
However, Gao Pragmatic did not finish what he said: "Then, Your Majesty, after the victory in the Battle of Yuan Dynasty, won't the strategic situation facing our country change?"
Zhu Yijun was slightly startled, but he immediately discovered the problem - yes, the current situation is different from before!
He found that Gao Pragmatic's example was very good and allowed for a very clear comparison: the Han Dynasty wanted to control the Western Regions because the Huns' territory spanned thousands of miles. Whether the Han Dynasty moved north or west, it was all to shield Guanzhong and even the The entire Han Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty had the same idea: first attack the Eastern Turks to prevent Chang'an and Taiyuan (the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty, the land of Longxing) from being threatened at all times; then march into the Western Regions to completely suppress the Turkic forces, hoping that the land of "China" would have long-term peace and stability.
The situation that the Ming Dynasty faced at the beginning was different: first of all, the Ming Dynasty was not located in Chang'an but in Beijing, and the threats it faced were mainly on the northern front line of Beijing. This situation lasted for about two hundred years, but after the victory of the Battle of Yuan Dynasty, this situation The overall situation has actually completely changed.
The two major tribes of Tumut and Ordos now have a deep connection with the Ming Dynasty and have become loyal vassals of the Ming Dynasty. Not only are they not a threat, but they have become a powerful assistance.
In the northeast, the Jurchens were divided and ruled by Gao Pragmatism. Ye He and Hada could be described as the two generals of Heng and Ha. Although Ula was a little further away, due to the establishment of Jinghua's "Changchun Station" (trade stronghold, mentioned above), it has also been economically in line with the Ming Dynasty in recent years. The connection is getting closer and closer, and there is a strong trend of "Yeheization" and "Hadaization".
The Jianzhou Jurchens had always been highly suspected by Gao Pragmatic (although Zhu Yijun did not see the potential of the Jianzhou Jurchens), so they were reclassified into three divisions: Jianzhou Guards, Jianzhou Left Guards and Jianzhou Right Guards. Among them, Jianzhou Guard is of little use. It is mainly used to house a group of old guys from the Aixinjueluo family, and their strength is not strong.
The Jianzhou right guard was specifically used to guard against Nurhaci's Jianzhou left guard, and considering that the right guard might not be strong enough, Gao Pragmatic reminded Ye He and Hada many times in the name of the Ming Dynasty to let them act as Jianzhou The right back's backup, and Nurhaci obviously knows this.
Although Nurhachi has been trying to expand his power over the years, he also found an opportunity to conquer two of the three Changbai Mountains in the past few years, which almost caused a war with Ye He. However, he was stopped by Ming Dynasty, which had finished the war in advance and had free hands.
Under the mediation of the Ming Dynasty, the final result was quite cruel, which can be said to be a direct manifestation of the law of the jungle: Generally speaking, Nurhaci ate about 60% of the power of the three parts, Ye He ate about 40%, and Hada had no share. There were no people there, but some land was taken at a bargain, which accounted for about half of the original area of Sanbu.
The percentage of food eaten above refers to the annexation of tribes and populations. This is because the Jurchen population is insufficient. Population is the most critical force, and territory does not count. Having land and no one is like a person without a soul. It doesn't mean much under the Jurchen system.
In the original history, Nurhachi did not quite understand the meaning, so he treated the Han people cruelly and almost destroyed the Houjin he had established. Thanks to his timely death, Huang Taiji immediately changed his policy when he came to power, vigorously winning over the Han and Mongolians, expanding the Eight Han Banners and the Eight Mongolian Banners, and robbing the population while frantically plundering, thus reversing the decline and quickly accumulating strength.
In short, the current Nurhaci does not seem to understand this truth. He feels that he has captured about half of the three parts of Changbai Mountain, both in terms of population and land, and has made a lot of money. He has no ability to resist Ming's military mediation, so he also He stopped his activities and expressed his willingness to obey.
Not only that, in order to prove his "loyalty", he also took the initiative to request for conscription many times during the Korean War. This incident had never happened in history, but Gao Pragmatism made it a reality, and only then did the follow-up events of the Jurchen Allied Forces go south to fight.
Of course, Gao Jingshi did not really need them in terms of strength. He did this just to deepen the conflict and hatred between the Jurchens and the Koreans. As mentioned above, Gao Jingshi wanted to move the Jurchens to North Korea.
In this way, as long as the contradiction between the Jurchens and the Koreans could not be resolved, the Ming court could act as a transcendent mediator and judge, and the conflicts between the Han and Koreans that might have been intensified could be easily diverted away.
Although the Jurchens were brave, the problem of underpopulation always existed, so they needed the support of the Ming court to gain a foothold in North Korea's new territory. From this, Ming Dynasty controlled both sides at the same time.
It has to be said that the Anglo-Saxon bandits have been playing this trick for hundreds of years, which makes sense. Gao pragmatically did this because he could use the stone from the mountain to attack the jade.
All in all, as the Jurchens split and North Korea became attached, the Ming Dynasty's pressure on the northeastern frontier was greatly reduced in an instant. Considering that Japan will be attacked in the future, once it succeeds, Ming Dynasty will really "draw its sword and look around at a loss" in Northeast Asia, with no opponent at all.
Born in sorrow and dying in happiness, it is actually not a good thing to have no rivals. The decline of Chinese dynasties often started from a period when there were no rivals, so there is always a need for rivals. The only question is... where are the rivals?
Later, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the American Empire had a period of "alone and seeking defeat". During this period, the American Empire was extremely arrogant and arrogant. As a result, it fell into strategic confusion and began to waste national power, fighting this and that.
It is true that most of the wars fought by the US Empire are directed at the interests of a certain interest group or a few interest groups, but there is also a side of strategic mistakes in which it considers itself God's darling and a country on the top of a mountain, so it is "responsible" to the whole world. For example, they forcefully send dishes all over the world, export what they consider to be universal values, etc.
To put it simply: "I don't know what I should do anymore, so just do whatever you want. If there is a country that doesn't believe in me and keeps playing with me, then I'll kill it first."
This is actually a disease of monotheistic countries, which insists on ideas such as "light must defeat darkness" without thinking that light and darkness are harmonious and opposite - without darkness, what is light? This kind of thinking even lags far behind the philosophical thinking of ancient China. Just look at the harmony of yin and yang in Tai Chi Pisces.
Therefore, ancient Chinese monarchs often said that the emperor "lives in China and governs all nations." This means that if "all nations" take the initiative to join China, China can educate them; if "all nations" are willing to continue to be barbarians, China will not force them.
But there is one thing: "China" is the foundation of all this, and the stability of "China" itself must first be ensured. However, at this point, a problem that the ancient Chinese have never solved arises: when China is stable and has no opponents around, it often loses the motivation to go further, let alone take the initiative to educate the barbarians.
At the same time, due to the so-called "Law of Dynasty Periods", the uneven distribution of wealth within China began to intensify at this time. The lives of the people at the bottom became increasingly difficult, and the upper ruling class became increasingly corrupt. Then conflicts broke out, uprisings broke out, the country fell into civil strife, and the dynasty was overthrown. , reshuffled, and a new round of "cyclical law" was staged again.
Therefore, the root of the "Law of Dynasty Cycle" lies not in anything else, but in whether the distribution of social wealth can always be controlled within a reasonable range.
It’s not that you, the emperor, your nobles, and your bureaucrats can’t possess a lot of wealth, but it means that no matter how much you possess, you must set aside at least a certain proportion for ordinary people. If this distribution ratio is seriously unbalanced, to the point where you are extravagantly squandering delicacies from mountains and seas, but ordinary people are forced to eat chaff and dust, then why don't they rebel?
However, it is human nature to accumulate wealth. Emperors, nobles, bureaucrats, and landlords and wealthy businessmen are no different in this regard. It is actually unrealistic to expect them to strictly control their desires. So, what to do?
The solution for later generations is called "making the cake bigger", and the cake is wealth. In theory, this method can also be used in ancient times. After all, as long as the cake is bigger, even if the proportion of things that can be distributed to the people remains the same or even decreases, as long as the absolute value given increases, it can be avoided to a certain extent. The people did not have enough to eat and eventually rebelled.
However, this is theory, and practice is still difficult. Because in the so-called "ancient times", productivity only increased slowly over thousands or hundreds of years, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect to feed the people even at a fraction of this increase.
So, how can we make a big cake faster? Maritime trade is one way, but its beneficiaries are mainly nobles, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen in terms of class, and mainly the coastal provinces in terms of geography.
Of course, ordinary people also benefit more or less, that is, ordinary people benefit from the consumption of layers of wealthy people, wealthy businessmen, middle class, and small class (providing services or basic goods in exchange), but it is obviously not enough. And the area is too small. Therefore, although maritime trade is good, it is not enough. We must also consider "promoting the development of inland areas" and avoiding "increasing economic imbalances between regions."
At this time, it is necessary to pick up the overland Silk Road that has been abandoned for many years. Otherwise, the coastal areas may not rebel in the future, but there is still a chance for "Li Zicheng" to appear in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.
For Gao Pragmatic, of course he can understand the above principles, but it may not be useful to tell the emperor. If you want to convince the emperor, you have to use something the emperor understands.
For example, now, the highly pragmatic method of persuasion is: if it seems that there is no opponent, then create one yourself; if there seems to be no threat, then create one yourself.
As long as the emperor drives the car, it is Gao Pragmatic who has the final say as to what the car carries, not the emperor. Gao Pragmatic didn't feel guilty about this. After all, it was for the good of Ming Dynasty, and he had no selfish motives - of course, he didn't mind making some money on the way.
Gao Pragmatic had just been talking for a long time, and his words were all intended to guide Zhu Yijun's thinking in this direction: Although the Chahar people were beaten away, they were not far away. Even in Yarkant, this threat is still there Existence, but in a different direction - look, aren't they causing trouble again this time?
Now Chahar's 100,000-strong army marched eastward and defeated Suzhou in a short period of time. Then Ganzhou was shocked and Shaanxi was shaken. Isn't this a big deal?
Now that the north is peaceful, how is the current situation different from after Li Tang defeated the Eastern Turks? Almost exactly the same except that the capital is not in Guanzhong! Since it is the same, then Ming's next strategy should of course be to "defeat the Western Turks"!
Zhu Yijun quickly "figured it out", slapped his thigh and said: "Rixin, when it comes to such a grand strategy, you have to be the one who can explain it most clearly. I have decided that sending troops to the Western Regions must be done, but As you said, this matter is not easy, and all preparations must be made to ensure success in the battle."
Gao Pragmatic raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty."
"You are a local official, how long do you think it will take to complete these preparations?" Zhu Yijun asked, and then seemed to remember something, and added: "Without affecting North Korea's internal attachment."
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment, made a rough estimate, and then said: "Overall, I think it is best to have two years to complete various preliminary preparations. These preparations include mobilizing and training relevant troops, contacting Tumut and Ordos, Buy or rent enough camels, stockpile rations at the front line in advance and store them properly, etc.”
"Two years..." Zhu Yijun thought for a while and asked: "In two years, various matters related to North Korea should be almost completed, right?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "If there is no major accident, this is a matter of course. But Your Majesty, please don't forget that there is Japan..."
"Wait a minute." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "Japanese matters... how should I put it, there is a lot of controversy within the court."
He saw Gao Pangshi's raised eyebrows after hearing this, and immediately stretched out his hand to press down, signaling the latter to calm down, and then continued: "I saw you insisting at first, so naturally I supported your view. Yes, but after listening to your analysis of this matter in the Western Region just now, I feel... there needs to be a focus, or the order needs to be adjusted."
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly: "What does the emperor mean that the Ping-Japanese War should be postponed and the matters in the Western Region should be resolved first?"
"What do you think?" Zhu Yijun asked. He still valued Gao's pragmatic opinions.
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "It is not impossible to adjust the priority, but it is extremely inappropriate to miss the current opportunity."
"How do you say this?"
"What I mean is that the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. His so-called Toyotomi public etiquette, I have explained to the emperor in my memorial before. In fact, it is a big problem. It is based on civil service. Seizing the power of the general who conquered barbarians was inconsistent with Japanese tradition, and many people in the country had been secretly opposed to it.
When he was alive, he could barely suppress it with his strength, prestige and some machinations, at least he could maintain his face. But now that he himself is dead, his only son is young and ignorant, and there are already undercurrents surging in the Japanese country...
According to the original idea of the minister, as long as we secretly stir up the internal conflicts in the Japanese country at this time, and then draw one faction, fight another faction, and frighten another faction, we can take over Japan relatively easily, force all the big names to surrender, and then Even if the goal is achieved..."
"Hey, wait a minute." Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "That's enough for the big names to surrender one after another? Don't you plan to let it annex like North Korea?"
"It's difficult." Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "There is still a big difference between Japan and North Korea. North Korea is connected to us by land. Once it is attached and the legal system is established, the Liaodong Army will be a sharp sword hanging above its head, and the army will be launched at dawn and dusk. To, not to mention that troops can be stationed locally at that time, which will make it easier to suppress lawlessness. If the Jurchens are transferred to it, it will make it impossible for them to unite, which will be convenient for our government to... spread out.
The Japanese country is different. It is isolated overseas. If it wants to send troops to suppress lawlessness at any time, it must maintain a strong navy for a long time. Otherwise, it can only rely on civilian forces, such as the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance... Although the recruitment of civilian ships has been available in all dynasties. It is a common practice, but it cannot be relied on. Otherwise, wouldn't it be reversing the priorities between the court and the people?
However, it is not necessary for the imperial navy to maintain a large scale for a long time. After all, except for Japan, the imperial court currently has no maritime dangers, and a navy exists only for fighting. Whether it is built or spent annually, It's all very astonishing... Your Majesty should know how much it cost you to build the Beijing-China Two-Ocean Trade Fleet, which took more than 20 years to build, right? "
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I don't know the specifics, but I still know the general situation - I spent 350,000 taels of silver on your Dongchang ship, and I know that the two fleets are worth it. Tens of millions of dollars of money were invested.
Humph, you are in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Do you think the imperial court spent such a large sum of money to build a navy that is not needed at all? What will the foreign court say, and what will the people in the scholarly community say? "
When Zhu Yijun said this, he suddenly pinched his throat and said in a pretentious manner: "Since the emperor is rich all over the world, it is wise to be cautious and pick up virtue. How can I get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and thousands of pieces of silk? I don't know. Festival. Now we have spent tens of millions of taels on the navy. What a pain! There is no turmoil in the world, so why are we planning to build a navy? The emperor has no time to help himself, so why should he trust the world and obey Yi's heart!"
Zhu Yijun pretended to be a courtier and made a mockery of himself, which made Gao Pragmatic unable to keep his serious expression and burst into laughter.
But Zhu Yijun did not laugh. Instead, he said angrily: "You're still laughing! You don't know. I have been the emperor for almost thirty years. It was okay not to be in charge at the beginning, and the courtiers would praise me from time to time. But since I Since taking office, not only every day, but also every month has been filled with such 'unfaithful advice'.
Let me tell you, they are different from the "offensive remarks" you just said. You are just talking about the matter. They are just looking for trouble. Each one of them seems to be addicted to lecturing the emperor. If they don't teach him a lesson for a month, it seems that the whole person has become addicted. Uncomfortable! It’s really unlucky, it’s deliberately trying to make me angry! "
It's hard to overstate the pragmatism of this kind of thing, so I could only smile and say: "I see that the emperor doesn't seem to be angry about this."
"Ha, that's right, that's right." Zhu Yijun groaned: "They want to make me angry because they want to be famous and stay in history. I don't know what they are thinking, and will they let people like them succeed? I just ignore it. All of them, let them hit the cotton with one punch... and leave their name in history? What a fucking dream!"
Gao pragmatic couldn't help but laugh again, but Zhu Yijun sighed, got up and walked to him, held down Gao pragmatic who wanted to stand up with him, and said: "It's not impossible if you want to leave a name in history, can't I just follow your example? Annan Dingbei, leveling the west and conquering the east, when future generations mention it, who will not raise their thumbs up and say, "Mighty Duke Gao"?
But they didn't have any skills. They only regarded scolding the emperor as a shortcut to keep their name. They all thought they were Wei Zheng... What a joke! If it weren't for Li Shimin's Zhenguan rule, no matter how outspoken Wei Zheng was, who in the history would care about him? "
It was rare for Gao Pingshi to hear Zhu Yijun's comments. He didn't expect him to be so sharp. He couldn't help but solemnly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty's comments are high, and I deeply agree with them."
Zhu Yijun was very satisfied, but he quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, I'll just tell you these things. I keep them in my heart on weekdays and don't dare to talk to anyone... In the palace, don't look at it. The rules seem very strict, but in fact they are always a sieve."
Hey, it’s hard for me to accept your words. After all, the people in the palace don’t seem to have much control over me.
Fortunately, Zhu Yijun didn't intend to wait for his answer, but sat back and said with emotion: "It would be great if you came back. I finally have someone to talk to... The Queen and Concubine Zheng can usually talk to each other, but the Queen She was very well behaved. Once what I said seemed to be related to government affairs, she wanted to imitate Xu You and clean her ears.
Concubine Zheng was originally more courageous, but since the queen had recovered her health a few years ago, even though she had not given birth to a prince at that time, Concubine Zheng had become much quieter.
To be honest, when the emperor's legitimate son was born today, the first thing I thought of was Concubine Zheng. I don't know how she is feeling now. I... am very worried about her. "
Gao Pangshi suddenly realized, and thought to himself: Let me just tell you why the emperor was so angry because of the fall of Suzhou. Although the matter was indeed not a small matter, for an emperor who had been in power for thirty years, he never became furious. Yes, this is too rude.
It turns out that the reason behind it is here... The emperor was both happy and worried about the birth of his legitimate son, and fell into some kind of emotional self-conflict. He was naturally very sensitive, and his emotions could easily get out of control.
But even if this kind of thing is highly pragmatic, it is not easy to persuade him casually. He can only change the subject slightly and say: "Concubine Zheng has been with the emperor for many years. The emperor and her know each other and love each other. It is reasonable to feel this way.
However, today is the joy of the world, the joy of the emperor, and the joy of the queen. If the emperor ignores the queen's mood because he feels guilty for Concubine Zheng, I will secretly think that it is unfair to the queen, and I also ask the emperor... "
"You're right. I had realized it before you came, and then I went to visit the queen...but she heard that you were coming to see your majesty, and she quickly kicked me out."
Zhu Yijun sighed: "Rixin, to be honest, the queen is really a good queen, but...sigh."
Gao Pragmatic probably understood what he meant. Maybe he felt that the problem with the queen was that she cared too much about being a queen, which made him and her less like an ordinary couple. However, sometimes this kind of thing cannot be avoided. Perhaps it can be said that it is also a kind of "this is an ancient thing."
Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to accompany the emperor with a wry smile, and said: "The emperor said this, and I feel the same way... The Huang family, my wife, seems to have a similar temperament to the queen, so she has been traveling between the north and the south for so many years. , it’s very hard to manage. In addition, I often go on war expeditions, and sometimes she has to adjust the time of her return to Beijing to accommodate me, which makes me feel quite guilty."
Now that we were in the same boat, Zhu Yijun suddenly couldn't bear it and said: "In the future, you should less often lead troops on expeditions in person. I don't think there will be any big battles that require you to personally fight. The place in the Western Region is really too far away, even if there is a place like the Yinli River Valley. It’s a good place, but after all, the road is really rough. You are a scholar, if you get exhausted on the road, how can I tell my wife?"
Gao pragmatically said with emotion: "Your Majesty, I am grateful for your consideration. If it is true that I do not need to lead the troops in person, I will naturally be willing to be lazy in the capital... However, if things are not harmonious, I will not dare to take responsibility for my hard work." , Otherwise, how will I explain to the late emperor in the future?"
Since the late emperor was mentioned, Zhu Yijun couldn't say much more. After all, the late emperor did train and expect Gao Pragmatic to be his son's primary auxiliary minister in the future. Both he and Gao Pragmatic knew these situations clearly.
"Your achievements over the years are enough to comfort the late emperor." Zhu Yijun could only affirm, and then suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, the emperor's legitimate son was born today. I remembered something that I regretted, but I also regretted it. It’s hard to tell other people, I can only tell you.”
Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised and asked: "What will make the emperor regret it?"
"Chang Luo." Zhu Yijun sighed and said distressedly: "It was easy to get this name. He is not the eldest son, how could we give him the word 'Luo' earlier? But this matter has been settled for a long time, and now I regret it It’s too late, which is really annoying.”
Gao Pragmatic said in astonishment: "The emperor said he regretted it... just because of this?"
Zhu Yijun said dissatisfiedly: "This is a big deal! Do you know that my name entrusts the late emperor's expectations?"
Then I definitely know, but the problem is not big... at least not that big.
Seeing that Gao Pragmatic still looked a little disapproving, Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes, and then seemed to remember something temporarily, and said curiously: "Hey, when I mentioned this, I suddenly thought of your eldest son... He is the eldest son, right? His name is Gao Yuan, right?"
"I never thought that Quanzi's humble name would be remembered by the Emperor. I was so frightened that I thanked the Emperor for his concern on Quanzi's behalf." Gao's pragmatic answer was as flawless as ever.
Zhu Yijun seemed not to be focusing on this, but continued to ask: "But the name of the son you adopted to Yongning is Gao Luo?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this minister's sixth son is also the third legitimate son." Gao pragmatically replied.
"Is this really happening?" Zhu Yijun frowned: "Don't you think that naming this might make Gao Yuan... um, worried?"
Gao Pragmatic said in surprise: "What does the emperor mean by this?"
"Luoshui is the literary source of China; Luoyang is the China of China." Zhu Yijun said very seriously: "What's more, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty established a discipline in Luoyang to recruit scholars, and Wu Zetian initiated the martial arts in Luoyang. The word "Luo" has great importance... It’s unspeakable. You named your third son Luo, do you really have no other meaning?”
Gao Jingshi was suddenly frightened by Zhu Yijun's words and broke into cold sweat. It was extremely rare for him to change his expression in front of the emperor.
But he reacted quickly. He stood up and straightened his clothes first, then leaned down and bowed down, saying: "Your Majesty may not be asking whether Quan Ziyuan is worried, but because I have chosen this name for my third son." I have an evil intention. I don’t dare to accept this accusation. Don’t tell me that the former Shaanxi-Gansu Economic Strategy, Zheng Luo, was also named after Luo.
As for the name of Chen's sixth son, Gao Luo, it is even more unexpected that he should be named after Luo. That day, the eldest princess asked the minister if he had chosen a name for the son. The minister said that he had not chosen a name yet, and asked the eldest princess if he had any ideas. The eldest princess said that she hoped the child's name could be related to Chen's hometown.
I am from Henan, and all the children in my family are named after Shuibian. Since the eldest princess said that the name should be related to Chen's hometown, I naturally thought of Luoshui first, so I named it Luo.
As mentioned above, please Your Majesty, please immediately summon Princess Yongning to come for an interview. During this period, I will not meet anyone. If the Princess comes, I should also avoid it. "
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ps: This chapter is two-in-one, 9k, which means repaying the debt of 1k, and now I still owe 2k. By the way, the reason for interrupting yesterday’s update was that I went to the hospital to accompany me all night, but the incident happened suddenly and I didn’t have time to report it in advance. I’m very sorry.
