The court was quiet for a long time.
In the past year or so, His Majesty the Emperor has truly been recuperating with the people. Since the appointment of the Crown Prince, His Majesty the Emperor seems not to want to bother anymore. He has been paying attention to civil affairs issues for such a long time, and the topics of armaments in various places that were often discussed in the past have gradually disappeared. disappear.
In such a huge country, this year either there is a drought in one place or there is a flood in that place, which always affects Zhu Jianshen's heart. He devoted all his energy to disaster relief. He took care of everything and showed kindness, which made the court Many officials thought of His Majesty the Emperor when they were young.
Officials also feel that His Majesty the Emperor is becoming more and more like a wise king from ancient times... He is very much on par with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. If His Majesty the Emperor can really become Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, then the historical position of the Ming Dynasty will be different from that of the Han Dynasty. Evenly matched.
His Majesty the Emperor was tired of fighting and didn't want to bother anymore, so he looked away.
It was a good thing for the officials, and it was also a good thing for all living beings in the world. Just as the officials were getting used to it, things took a turn for the worse.
First, Shi Biao, the right governor, was transferred out of the capital and went to Datong as the chief military officer. Less than a month later, at the court meeting, Zhu Jianshen revealed another thing that the civil service group could not accept.
He wanted to conquer the Japanese island of Kyushu.
In addition, more than 13,000 Japanese troops along the coast were recruited to the Ryukyu Kingdom to prepare for training.
Go to sea and fight.
And it is a country without conquests.
Officials asked, "Going to sea to fight a war has never happened in the Ming Dynasty for many years."
Zhu Jianshen replied, from now on.
The officials also asked how the Japanese islands were managed because the land was barren and it did not border the Ming Dynasty. How to manage the overseas islands and how to transport heavy military supplies.
Zhu Jianshen replied that the Japanese pirates had been invading the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the people had suffered for a long time. To send troops to Kyushu Island at this time would cut off their hope of coming back.
Even though His Majesty the Emperor said a lot, the civil service group still could not accept it.
And the ancestral precepts were revealed again.
"The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner separated by mountains and seas. The land they get is not enough to provide for them, and the people they get are not enough to command them. If they don't think about themselves and come to disturb us, it will be unlucky for them. They don't do it. China is in trouble, but it is also unlucky for me to launch an army and attack lightly. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's wealth and strength, be greedy for temporary military achievements, raise armies for no reason, and cause casualties. This must not be remembered. However, Hu Rong and the northwest border are close to each other, and they have fought for many generations. Generals must be selected to train troops, and be prepared at all times.”
The words of Taizu Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang back then were repeated by officials one after another, which made Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, feel dizzy.
As for Ning Guogong Chen Ying of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, as well as other generals, they directly agreed at the court meeting because they had been secretly instructed before.
This is really unbearable for the civil servant group. Even Han Yong, who has always been a representative of the hawks among civil servants, does not support it. Wan An, a new powerful man who has boarded Han Yong's political ship, does not dare to be confused on this issue. , follow Han Yong.
Li Xian, the chief minister of the cabinet, expressed his opposition clearly, saying: "At that time, Emperor Taizu listed the fifteen countries that should not be conquered, and the Japanese country ranked first. Your Majesty, the imperial court has used too many troops. At this time, the people should rest and recuperate, and the disaster of Japanese pirates It has been resolved, and the Ryukyu Kingdom's difficulties have been overcome. If we attack the Japanese Kyushu Island, we will need to control the poor areas to win. Defeat and the Japanese invasion will restart, which will be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty." ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
Although the southern tour has only ended for more than a year, Li Xian is much older than when he was in Nanjing. Ever since his friend Lu Yu started the rebellion in Jinan to restore the emperor, Li Xian has lost his power in the court. He has a lot of say. After returning to Beijing, he did not dare to violate His Majesty the Emperor's words in any big or small matter.
But when it came to sending a large number of troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom to conquer Kyushu Island, he did not choose to back down.
Because although Li Xian lost the right to speak, he was still the actual chief minister of the cabinet. In a country as big as the Ming Dynasty, he only handled more government affairs than Zhu Jianshen, and he knew the Ming Dynasty very well.
In Li Xian's opinion, at this time, the Ming Dynasty should be stable and reformed with the people. His Majesty the Emperor should stop being warlike. With the nourishment of the new tax system, ordinary people can live a good life for a few years and be able to live with benevolence. Xuan Zhizhi took over and created another prosperous era.
Of course, Li Xian was not wrong on this issue, but Zhu Jianshen had the experience of later generations. He knew what kind of nation the Japanese nation was, and it was his responsibility to let such a nation disappear from the world.
The Ming Dynasty adopted a closed-door foreign policy, and the consciousness of small farmers was deeply rooted. Even before that, the Han people had no intention of seizing other countries' territories. The literati were all influenced by Confucianism, which had gone astray, and had no enterprising spirit at all.
If any emperor were to replace him, he would be proud of being a great country in the context of being a great country. He would really look down on the Japanese and disdain to expand overseas territories.
This is why in history, even though the Ming Dynasty had an invincible fleet like Zheng He, it never really attacked Japan.
It wasn't because they were incapable, it was because neither the emperor, the ruler, nor the officials took the Japanese country seriously.
Pride determines everything.
Li Xian's toughness did not persuade His Majesty the Emperor, and the two refused to give in to each other.
And Xu Youzhen has always been a representative who has no bottom line in flattering His Majesty the Emperor.
This time he was as determined as ever.
He rallied in support of the emperor, and a group of officials gathered around him who also supported him.
Xu Youzhen's bottomless support made Li Xian, Han Yong and other political gangs angry. They started friendly exchanges with each other. When the love reached the depths, it almost triggered another interaction between scholars in Fengtian Palace. Fighting, no, it cannot be called fighting. Scholars should be more civilized and compete with each other.
After the court meeting, the emperor returned to the harem angrily, and the officials also left the palace angrily.
The quarrels between the cabinet and various yamen never stopped.
Going to sea to fight, crossing the ocean, and killing people with real swords and guns is actually much more difficult than fighting the Jurchens, North Korea, and Annan. Similarly, it is also much more difficult to implement it.
The orthodox empire of the Han people has never gone on an expedition to the sea. Of course, Mongolia’s second expedition against Japan does not count. Who among them wouldn’t do it...
Because it was the first time, it was difficult to pass, and I had to endure some pain before I could go all the way smoothly...
Even if Zhu Jianshen had firmly grasped the supreme power of the emperor at this time, even if Li Xian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was gradually reduced to the chief assistant of the station, and even if the civil servants were not united at this time, it would still be difficult to mobilize the army to Ryukyu. some.
For all this, Zhu Jianshen had already prepared in his heart. After the court meeting, every day there were piles of memorials to persuade the emperor to be placed on Zhu Jianshen's imperial desk. Zhu Jianshen ignored them all. After that, every day during the court meeting, , almost nothing can be discussed.
At a certain moment, Zhu Jianshen even felt that it was understandable that Emperor Shenzong had not been in court for decades and had not seen foreign ministers. Now that civil servants do not have the power to influence the affairs of the court, they can cause so much trouble to the emperor. If it really happened If you are alone, then you don’t have to play anymore...
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