"Why not?"
"Because..." Li Qing almost let it slip and quickly made up for it, "The overall situation is unstable. If the emperor goes to the army himself, what will happen to the court situation?"
Li Qing didn't know what happened in history, but what he knew was that in the current situation, if Zhu Qizhen dared to go on a personal expedition, he would definitely be 'arranged'.
Because Zhu Qizhen offended not only civil servants, but also military generals. The Beijing army was still under control, but the border army was different. The mountains were high and the emperor was far away. In addition, in the previous years, the young emperor did not care about court affairs, so he had almost no deterrent effect;
If you think about it with your buttocks, you also know that they have definitely done a lot of greedy things and amassed money. Although Zhu Qizhen did not investigate, how could they not feel guilty.
Of course, the main conflict is maritime trade.
In this case, if Zhu Qizhen boldly went to conquer the country in person, it would not be impossible for the civil servants and military generals to join forces and betray the emperor.
"Your Majesty, before you are absolutely sure... no, you can't conquer it yourself." Li Qing simply said it.
He was really afraid of this.
Zhu Qizhen was very unhappy and frowned: "Why, in Mr.'s eyes, am I so useless?"
"No, the emperor is the British master, I don't mean that."
"That's what you mean." Zhu Qizhen snorted, "I know, in fact, you treat me like a child."
"I don't dare!"
"That's all." Zhu Qizhen said lightly, "I'm not angry. After all... I'm used to it."
His face was full of disappointment, "I thought you were different from ordinary people, but now...Oh, I know sir, but sir doesn't know me!"
Seeing the hurt look on his face, Li Qing said sarcastically: "Your Majesty, the current situation is that almost all civil servants and generals have been offended. Let's not talk about distant affairs. Let's take the court as an example. The ministers who oppose you are not all civil servants. There are many of them. Military generals, it’s just that they are not good at words;
Even nobles and nobles are like this, and the situation in the court is like this. How can the emperor leave the center lightly? "
"Well, let's wait until the situation in the court is stabilized." Zhu Qizhen was not motivated, he still took the overall situation into consideration.
But Li Qing doesn't want him to fight in person, not now or in the future, he still wants to block the road.
"Your Majesty, would you like to hear what I have to say?"
"you say."
"It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality." Li Qing said, "Now the imperial court has taken over the trade with Japan, and at the same time reopened the silver mines, and will reopen Western trade in a few years;
Regardless of anything else, can these officials in the court feel happy? "
"Are you saying that if I personally conquered them, they would dare to openly rebel?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
Li Qing nodded: "They don't dare to do it openly, but of course they do secretly."
"They dare?"
Li Qing said helplessly: "If they don't dare, how can there be chaos in Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Zhu Qizhen was speechless, but he refused to accept it, "Am I going to be like a canary all my life, staying in this palace and not being able to leave?"
"Of course not." Li Qing shook his head, "If the emperor has free time, he can pay a private visit incognito and experience the life of the people in the suburbs of Beijing up close..."
"Or, I can't leave the capital anymore." Zhu Qizhen asked.
Li Qing said no more.
He could tell that Zhu Qizhen was very angry. People at this age could not stand being provoked the most. The more he persuaded him, the more rebellious the little emperor became.
The hall was silent.
Both the monarch and the minister were silent.
After a long time, Zhu Qizhen calmed down and took the lead to break the silence, "Loyal words are offensive to my ears. I know that your husband is loyal to the country and has no selfish motives. How can I not accept it and speak out?"
"Your Majesty is so magnanimous that he can conquer thousands of miles of land. I admire him." Li Qing said with a smile, picking up the tea and sipping it.
Zhu Qi Zhenqiang smiled and sighed: "To be honest, I was really angry just now, not at Mr., but at my own incompetence;
In the final analysis, I am still too bad to be like Taizu Taizong. It is my fault that I almost took out my anger on my husband. "
Li Qing quickly put down the teacup, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty said this, which makes me feel ashamed."
"Whatever I say, right is right and wrong is wrong." Zhu Qizhen said seriously, "I will never admit my mistakes to others, but your husband is different. I regard him as my absolute confidant and family member. Please don't let him go." In your heart, don’t think about what to do in the future, or whatever.”
"I eat the emperor's salary to share his worries, and I should be loyal and outspoken." Knowing that the little emperor was unhappy, Li Qing also said a few more obedient words.
Zhu Qizhen is young after all, and has been suppressed for so many years. Now he has finally turned around and become the master. It is not an exaggeration to have a mentality of eagerness for success.
Moreover, he wanted to make some achievements, and his intentions were good. Li Qing understood him.
It is commendable that Zhu Qizhen was the first to accept his weakness and take the initiative to admit his mistakes. Li Qing is not a small-minded person.
The atmosphere calmed down, and the two discussed what might happen and made a preliminary plan.
Seeing that it was almost done, Li Qing stood up and said, "If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will allow you to retire."
"I'll see you off, sir."
"Your Majesty, please stay. Official business is important."
"Yeah... that's right. I'm not polite to you, sir. Please walk slowly, sir." Zhu Qizhen said with a smile.
After Li Qing walked away, Zhu Qizhen slumped back on his chair, and the smile on his face disappeared.
He was very depressed in his heart. He knew that what Li Qing said was the truth, and he also knew that Li Qing was doing it for his own good and for the good of Ming Dynasty, but he just felt unhappy.
"Sigh... I can't blame others, I can only blame myself for not having the ability." Zhu Qizhen laughed at himself and drank the tea in one gulp. "Come here, let Wang Zhen see you immediately."
Xiao Huangmen stepped forward and murmured: "Replying to the emperor, Wang Gonggong became the supervisor of the army and set off with the army."
"I forgot about this." Zhu Qizhen said to himself, "Why didn't I see him in the school field?"
Xiao Huangmen said: "The prince said that the ministers did not want to see him, and he was worried that he would be jealous if he was in too much limelight. He was also afraid that it would be difficult for the emperor to do so, so he kept a low profile and waited outside the city.
He asked his servants to report to the emperor if he asked about it. "
"Yes, I understand." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, and Xiao Huangmen bowed and exited the hall.
Zhu Qizhen leaned on his chair and looked up at the exquisite carvings in the center of the palace. He felt empty in his heart. He enjoyed these days of fighting with the ministers, but he was also very lonely.
This feeling of being alone made him uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, are you worried about state affairs?"
Zhu Qizhen felt warm in his heart, stood up and said with a smile: "Here comes the small money."
"I originally wanted to report it first, but the slaves outside the palace said that the emperor was in a bad mood." Queen Qian explained, "I saw that he was in trouble, so I came in on my own."
"Huh? No need to explain." Zhu Qizhen took her hand, "Come, sit down and talk."
"Your Majesty, sit down. Your Majesty has been working hard these days. I'll give you a shoulder rub." Instead, Empress Qian pulled him to sit down. "I've had nothing to do all day, I'm not tired."
"okay."
Zhu Qizhen leaned back in the chair, squinted his eyes comfortably, and enjoyed his wife's massage.
"It's a small amount of money." Zhu Qizhen said, "The Empress Dowager and her family have all been awarded titles, but the Qian family has never had one..."
"Your Majesty, please don't do this. My concubine's father has already been promoted to an official position. If he is promoted to a noble rank again, someone might gossip." Empress Qian declined politely, "How can that stop everyone from talking?"
Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "When the queen enters the palace, her natal family's promotion of promotion starts from the Queen Mother. The same goes for the Queen Mother's father. They can do it, and so can you."
"Your Majesty, think twice. It would be better for all ministers not to do this now. Besides, the life of my concubine's family is already very good, so there is no need to give me any more gifts."
The matter was so big, how could Queen Qian not hear about it? She didn't want her husband to be embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter. I won't reward them with any high titles. I'll give them an uncle."
"It's really not necessary." Queen Qian refused, "If the emperor really loves my concubine, he won't reward me with anything. Otherwise, how will the foreign ministers view my concubine, and how will they view the emperor?"
"If they both can do something, why can't you?" Zhu Qizhen said helplessly, "You will suffer a loss if you do this."
"As the old saying goes, a loss is a blessing." Qian smiled and continued to stretch his muscles.
Zhu Qizhen patted her little hand and said, "Okay, I'm not short anymore, you should take a rest."
"I am not tired, I am."
"Then write a letter for me." Zhu Qizhen said, "I told you to write it."
Queen Qian said in surprise, "The emperor doesn't always give orders, how could he...?"
"This man is different. He can be considered my grandfather."
"ah?"
…
In early May, Zhang Fu sent urgent information from eight hundred miles away.
The army has arrived in Fujian, and the level of chaos is not great. However, the trouble areas are too scattered, and it may take more time to calm down, probably around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Zhu Qi rushed to the town for eight hundred miles to reply to the letter, which is a metaphor for Zhang Fu, don't worry about anything, you can decide for yourself how to fight and how to fight;
At the same time, Wang Zhen was told not to restrain Zhang Fu, but to just follow the mixed military achievements.
Zhu Qizhen understands this truth when he employs people and does not use them when he is suspicious. What's more, this person is Zhang Fu.
If you want people to win and fight easily, you have to empower them.
In early June, military reports came from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, saying that the Japanese pirates were basically pacified, and only a few small groups of Japanese pirates were still fighting stubbornly, but this was no longer the case.
The governors, chief envoys, inspectors, command envoys... of the two provinces submitted petitions in succession, urging the reopening of sea areas.
Zhu Qizhen smiled evilly, simulating the senior officials of the two provinces: As long as there is still a Japanese pirate, the sea area cannot be reopened, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi will secretly supervise;
Anyone found to have lied about military information, regardless of official position, will be punished for the crime of collaborating with Japanese!
Finally, I would like to add: I am also thinking about the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang!
