In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhu Jianshen sat on the throne and looked at Xu Youzhen standing below.
But Xu Youzhen just stood with her head lowered, not daring to express her anger.
His majesty actually listened to his sarcastic remarks about Shi Heng. This was really unlucky for him when he went out without looking at the sky.
After a long pause, it was Zhu Jianshen who broke the calm.
"Censor of Xudu, I want Shi Heng to regain Annan. Do you think the imperial court is capable of regaining Annan now?"
"Recovering Annan and restoring our ancestral heritage is the wise decision of His Majesty. It is also the first foreign war since Your Majesty took charge. The Ming Dynasty has been recharging its energy for many years, with strong soldiers and horses, sufficient money in the treasury, sufficient armaments, and sufficient food, and the soldiers are eager to fight. It can be used. The people in the southwest are living a prosperous life and the people's hearts are available. This is a great time to march on a large scale and regain the ancestral property. I believe that this large-scale use of troops will be able to sweep Annan and return with a great victory."
Xu Youzhen is as good at talking as ever.
However, he talked about the morale of the military and the people, but did not talk about the morale of the officials. It was a reminder to His Majesty the Emperor.
During the Yongle period, the conquest of the Annan court came at a great price.
During the Xuande period, he made great determination to abandon the Jiaozhi court.
It is difficult to get all officials to support such a war.
Zhu Jianshen smiled slowly: "I have never thought about having to tell all this to the officials. Shi Heng went to Yunnan because the Duke of Guizhou was young and the border chieftains were disobedient, so the court had to appoint generals to go there. As for the fight, If we don’t fight Annan, it depends on how they do things.”
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen felt something in her heart. Your Majesty is really a master.
Even if everyone in the court believed that His Majesty the Emperor had the idea of restoring Cochin, they could not object if he did not say it in front of all the officials.
Whether you are mobilizing troops to Yunnan or transporting grain and grass, you can communicate privately with Han Yong, the Minister of War. Han Yong is also a real hawk. He will not shirk such matters.
But if you are fully prepared, you need to find a reason.
If there is a suitable reason and you are forced to challenge, there will be two different results.
For example, Annan disobeyed his ministers and crossed the border to kill people. His Majesty the Emperor became angry in court and angrily accused Annan of being an ignorant white-eyed wolf. He couldn't bear it anymore and decided to let Shi Heng send troops to destroy the country. This was a reason. If he were an official in the court, who would If he still dared to be coy and talk about organizing, the emperor could also reprimand officials on the grounds that the lives of border residents were harmed, turning passivity into initiative.
For another example, the border chieftains rebelled, and the rebel leaders fled to Annan. The Ming army asked Annan to hand over the rebels, but Annan ignored the majesty of the Ming court and refused to hand over. The news reached the capital, and the emperor became angry. Above the court, in front of all the officials , and then angrily denounced the ambition of the small country of Annan. Today it dares to shelter the rebels, and tomorrow it dares to cross the border to kill our border residents and occupy our land. In order to prevent such incidents from happening, His Majesty decided to let Shi Heng send troops to destroy the country.
There are many reasons, it just depends on how to do it.
"Your Majesty is wise, but, Your Majesty, although Marquis Wuyang has made great achievements in Liaodong, Annan is different from Liaodong..."
Xu Youzhen knew how important the return of Annan to the Ming Dynasty was in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor.
If Shi Heng had really accomplished it, it would have skyrocketed to the sky. His title of Duke could not be lost. His Majesty the Emperor was so happy that he issued a death-free gold medal with the final right of interpretation in his name. possible.
"But for now, Shi Heng is the most suitable, and I also believe in him." Zhu Jianshen said slowly. After finishing speaking, Zhu Jianshen chuckled and joked: "Why, Xu Du Yushi is afraid of Shi Heng's high position. In the future, we won’t be able to make random jokes and sarcasm like we do today.”
Zhu Jianshen could clearly see Xu Youzhen's little thoughts.
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen's face turned red: "Your Majesty, it's a humble minister who has been rude."
Zhu Jianshen smiled, very relaxed.
For so many years, almost all the hard work has been left to Xu Youzhen, and Zhu Jianshen also saw how well Xu Youzhen did.
For a minister who is both capable and loyal, Zhu Jianshen can tolerate even some minor mistakes.
When Zhu Jianshen summoned Xu Youzhen this time, he wanted to talk to Xu Youzhen first to prevent him from thinking wildly. Secondly, he wanted to talk to him about Jiangnan's new tax system and national policy.
In other words, it is the Chinese civilization composed of tens of thousands of lower-class people, and it is also the Ming Dynasty composed of tens of millions of lower-class people. In this era, those wealthy businessmen have no conditions. When the court collects taxes, they will take care of their family wealth. , shouting "liberty beautiful sister", ran outside, of course the grassroots people who cannot be moved away from the poor and the Ming Dynasty are truly inseparable for a moment.
At this time, the grassroots execution ability of the Ming Dynasty was still very strong. Coupled with the high-pressure policies above, the officials who spoke for wealth had nothing to say. The formulation of national policies before the emperor took charge also gave them a little room for fantasy. These various reasons also caused the officials and gentry to make concessions step by step and the reformists to advance step by step.
Xu Youzhen gave a detailed account of the pain after the new tax reform in Tianfu and the process of slowly returning to normal, as well as the invisible confrontation and resignation in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places.
Zhu Jianshen listened very carefully and said a word or two from time to time.
Standing aside, Zhang Bao looked at the time and wanted to remind His Majesty the Emperor many times that the time was a bit overdue. However, seeing His Majesty the Emperor being so interested and Xu Youzhen talking so enthusiastically, he could only give up the idea.
In the end, it was Zhu Jianshen who came to his senses and ended the prelude to Xu Youzhen.
At the same time, three large carriages, escorted by hundreds of imperial guards, were slowly approaching the Forbidden City.
Riding in the carriage were the sons of Zhu Qizhen who had worked hard over the years.
Zhu Jianlin opened the curtain and looked at the world outside.
I was both surprised and scared.
As the eldest brother of his younger siblings, he has fulfilled his father's instructions to him and taken good care of his younger siblings along the way.
They came from Yunnan and marched very slowly along the way. At first, they were protected by more than 500 soldiers and dozens of experienced palace ladies accompanied them to take care of them.
At first, the ninth son of the emperor, Zhu Jianpei, and the tenth son of the emperor, Zhu Jianzhi, cried and cried all the way because they were young.
The youngest and tenth prince, Zhu Jianzhi, fell ill twelve days after setting off from Yunnan, which made the maids who served him panic. After drinking some decoction, his life was saved, but he also suffered from ear problems. As a sequelae, the left ear can no longer hear any sound. Only the right ear can still hear some sounds, but it sometimes fails.
This is also the first prince to suffer from illness during this trip.
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