Zhang Shou never had the luxury of expecting that the ruling class would rebel in these years - without systematic study and ideological education, in this age, even if someone sympathizes with the suffering of the Li people, at most they can only help the poor and help the weak, or try to be honest and honest when they are officials, and then cross the line It is very likely to do some stupid things.

Without brainstorming, even talented people and celebrities cannot see things from a high vantage point.

Mourn its misfortune and be angry with it, these words can be perfectly used on ordinary people. Hoping that ordinary people who have never been educated will be enlightened, then it is better to wash and sleep. Therefore, he said so much to Zishanjun, but he didn't mention the word education. Of course, in fact, he mentioned it, but there is no solution to it, and the two groups of the Li family and North Korea can't talk about learning everything!

The official messenger of Goryeo arrived, but the next messenger arrived earlier than the emperor and his ministers expected. However, it turned out that the whole of Goryeo was frightened by the song of the rejuvenating teacher to ask for guilt, and on the one hand, they sent people to humbly plead for the guilt, and on the other hand, they claimed to send a large army to Jeju Island to clean up, and only asked the Celestial Empire to forgive them...... In short, in a word, they will deal with it themselves.

For such a statement, the emperor smiled directly. On this day, when I summoned several important ministers of the ministry, I threw this letter of state casually, and then said angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that most of the ports in the north are frozen, and from those ports in the south, the wind direction is unfavorable, and the result is half the effort, I would have sent a naval army to attack directly, and I would have bothered to wait for them to reply?" ”

However, there are very few civil officials, especially high-ranking officials, who are bent on expanding their territory, and most of them are known as old and serious, and most of them are such people in front of the emperor at this moment. Therefore, the Confucian scholar took the lead in saying: "Even if the wind direction is favorable, it is not the best policy to rush on an expedition." From Goryeo to check first, this is the right reason. ”

As soon as his words fell, Zhu Jing said lightly: "In the past few days, the wind direction is unfavorable for me, and the wind direction is favorable for Goryeo. And since they can easily reach Qinhuangdao, they can easily reach all along the coast! ”

"Therefore, it is not a question of whether the Ming Dynasty sends troops now, but if they send ships to harass them, then all parts of the Ming border will be under the fire of war!"

"Moreover, these thieves under the guise of the descendants of Emperor Taizu may not be the widows who once ravaged Goryeo and made them miserable!"

When he was first refuted by Zhu Jing, Scholar Confucius still had a rigid face ready to ridicule him, however, listening to it, his face gradually changed, and he was even more secretly frightened in the end. If it is really what Zhu Jing said, isn't it impossible to prevent it? But if he immediately supports the replacement of passive defense with a large attack, it is absolutely impossible.

In his opinion, how could he bear the consequences of the dispatch of that army and the countless consumption of money and food because of a momentary guess?

However, Wu Ge Lao rushed ahead of him and said in an unhurried tone: "What Da Sima said is extremely true, the wind direction is not favorable to our naval army now, but whether it is Goryeo or Japan, it is very convenient for their fleet to attack across the sea. In case those traitors lose their hearts, won't the flames of war directly burn our country? ”

Confucius scholar unconsciously raised his head to look at the Son of Heaven, in his opinion, it was probably because the emperor had passed the anger with Zhu Jing and Wu Ge in advance, so these two people said such things.

However, to his surprise, the emperor did not take advantage of the situation to echo the situation, but showed a slightly smug expression, and then looked at Zhu Jing, and said in a tone of great interest, or fear that the world would not be chaotic: "I asked the military department to march to the naval forces in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River earlier, and started the naval army drill, and now it should almost start, right?" ”

"If these naval battalions that drop countless amounts of money and food every year will still be overtaken by just a few traitors, then it might as well be abolished!" He paused at this point, and his tone became more and more unquestionable, "Now that March is approaching, and the ports in the north are gradually thawing, tell fishing boats everywhere to be careful when going to sea, and then there is...... Bring a weapon like a sword! ”

Scholar Confucius couldn't help but be slightly stunned, the fishermen don't care, what kind of naval drill, why didn't he know before? Only then did he suddenly remember that because the second prince was killed at the end of the year, all kinds of aftermath and related aspects were piled up, and he led the way to do it, and as for those implicated in asking Goryeo and related issues, it was Wu Ge Lao who took the lead.

Therefore, he, who is not the first assistant, was actually kept in the dark!

Seeing that the face of Confucius was gloomy, the emperor did not continue to stimulate people, but put away the posture just now, and said earnestly: "The reason why the four characters of Taizu's descendants can easily fool people is also because over the years, the ships of the navy have been cruising in the coastal seas to ban smuggling, but they no longer travel far and wide, and the farthest ones are merchants and merchant ships. ”

"I have no intention of sending countless big ships all over the world like during the Taizong period, thus wasting countless money and food, after all, Emperor Taizong also woke up to the fact that this practice is really a bit inappropriate, so you have those ships that you know in your hearts and don't talk about."

Hearing this, whether it was a Confucian scholar, Zhang Yu, an old man of Wu Ge, or even Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing and a few scholars, their expressions were a little embarrassed and subtle.

The royal fleet seems to be secret, and there has always been a proprietor on the surface, law-abiding, and paying taxes on time, of course, whether there is any mess in a foreign country, no one knows, but in general, these people present, even if some of them don't know which fleet it is, but they have all heard about this hen that lays golden eggs.

Seeing that the others didn't speak, Scholar Confucius could only stubbornly say: "What does the emperor mean is not only a naval exercise, but also a ship to go to sea?" How many ships? How many people? How much overhead? What do you say to the people......"

Before the Confucian scholar finished listing these problems one by one, the emperor said in a cold voice: "To the people, it is rumored that Emperor Taizu founded the country in Haidong, so there are traitors with ill intentions and secretly plotting, so there is the previous incident of Lutai Horse Station." In order to prevent the recurrence of this incident, since the Ming Dynasty is known as the Celestial Empire, it is necessary to redraw the map of the world and visit the world! ”

"It's not the realm of the great tomorrow, it's the realm of the world! It's not the style of the world, but the style of the world. On the ball instrument left by Emperor Taizu when Emperor Mengtian was clearly marked, the Haidong Continent was clearly marked, and there were also ships there, so let's go and find it! Even if you can't find a descendant of Taizu, you may not be able to establish a vassal overseas! ”

"Since it is called the Celestial Empire by the subject country, then, it should have the responsibility of the great power of the Celestial Empire, resting on its laurels, trapped in a corner of the so-called central sphere, what kind of Celestial Empire is it!"

If Zhang Shou was here, then when he heard such impassioned words, he would definitely be willing to blurt out a good word and be the most qualified person, however, most of the ministers and ministers present frowned at this time, and even Wu Gelao, who was known as the Son of Heaven, reacted half a beat slower, but it was Zhu Jing who took the lead in opening his mouth.

However, as the secretary of the military department, he did not praise the saint, and his tone was very calm: "The emperor wants to make this matter public, and then send a ship to the four seas to promote the prestige of the country." Since there are many high-yield crops in the Haidong Continent, if they can be suitable for the land of the Ming Dynasty, they can also prosper without hunger in the future. However, this alone is a huge amount of expenditure, and I don't know where to squeeze out these expenses? ”

Scholar Confucius was simply surprised and delighted, he never thought that Zhu Jing would one day stand on his side, but just for a moment, he only listened to Wu Ge Lao slowly swallow and say: "The emperor's blueprint is really heartbreaking, however, the minister wants to ask, those ocean-going ships are completely different from the ships of the naval battalions in various places today, are they going to be newly built?" ”

Then, Zhang Yu, a scholar, and several other scholars also raised their concerns - nothing more than where the ship came from, where the money came from, and where the people came from.

In the face of this series of doubts, the emperor still threw down the earth-shattering words as at the beginning: "The boats are naturally those ships of the royal family, and the people are the people used by the royal family over the years, and as for the money, it doesn't have to go from the treasury!" ”

In an instant, there were so many people present, except for Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao Guogong, who was silent, but actually served as a trust for the emperor, and the others all gasped. For so many years, that fleet has always been forbidden in the palace, and it is not that there is no strong Shousuke who wants to stretch out his hand, however, even if the Son of Heaven is cowardly and careless, he has an extremely tough attitude on this point.

Of course, if you don't be tough, there will be ghosts! The Son of Heaven has money in hand, so he doesn't need to look at the faces of the ministers and listen to the painful advice of those imperial historians, and the concubines in the palace, whether they are virtuous or not, are extremely consistent on this point, because they have all received a huge amount of fat powder money!

And now, the emperor is actually planning to bring this thing that has always been under the table to the table?

Really? If so, of course it did! Once it's done, they'll go down in history, and who doesn't want to restrict the inner library!

Scholar Confucius exchanged glances with the other colleagues, and then asked deeply, "Is the emperor's words true?" ”

I knew you were going to take the bait! The emperor smiled proudly and said casually: "You have no jokes! ”

In the face of such a loud promise, without the Confucian scholar taking the lead, Wu Ge Lao was the first to echo and said: "If this is really the case, the imperial court can be powerful all over the world without spending any money, and the ships and people are ready-made, and they are familiar with it before, which is naturally feasible!" Moreover, the previous fleet was certainly quite secretive, but the people in the court were not without discussions, and now it is ......"

"The subjects of the world will inevitably praise the emperor for not loving vanity, it is my Ming Holy Monarch!"

Confucius University Scholar almost felt that his teeth were about to fall out, this kind of naked eulogy, said in front of so many top ministers in the court, but he could still be justified and not ashamed, that is, Wu Ge was old.

However, before he could insist on his own style, he found that it was followed by Chen Shangshu of the household department as the big shopkeeper in charge of the court's money bag, and he also expressed his support in a matter-Chen Shangshu was followed by the scholar Zhang Yu, and Zhang Yu was followed by the other two scholars...... In the end, he found that only himself and Zhu Jing were standing still.

He knew that he couldn't be compared with Zhu Jing, a relative, so he could only reluctantly say at the moment: "The emperor has this heart, and he is the wisest son of heaven after my dynasty Taizu Taizong." However, when it was changed from a merchant ship to a military one, I am afraid that it will be able to take shape in more than one or two days......"

This time, he still couldn't finish his words, because Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao Guogong, who was silent just now, said lightly: "Zhang Kang, the Weinan Bo who is in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, has been supervising the shipbuilding with artillery, firecrackers, ramming horns and other weapons for broadside warfare these days, if necessary, probably the weapons provided by his side are enough to fill twenty ships." "Although those ships themselves have weapons......

How I didn't know!

When Confucius came out of the Qianqing Palace, his face was as black as a pot helmet. And not only him, but several ministers are like this, even if they have only praised the Son of Heaven before. However, by the time they returned to their official offices, most of them had calmed down.

It is said that the monarch and the minister are single-minded, and the world is prosperous, but throughout the ages, how can there be real happiness between the monarch and the minister, and there is no game at all? Dong Zhongshu was so impressed that he said that he was putting gold on the emperor's face, but wasn't it to put shackles on people? Otherwise, if the Son of Heaven is completely devoid of awe, wouldn't it be easy to create a faint king?

In the past, Emperor Taizu was like that, his prestige was too high, so many systems were unheard of in previous dynasties, and many things were never seen in previous dynasties, and the ministers were dumbfounded but could not control them. And when he arrived in Taizong, he ascended the throne early and was supported by a group of heroes, so he made up a behemoth independent of the household treasury, and the supply of the inner treasury should be self-sufficient.

When the courtiers had no way to stop the expenses of the Son of Heaven from the source, and the Son of Heaven could maintain a luxurious life without expropriation, then there was no way to check and balance many times. The two seizures of the throne by Yingzong and Ruizong before seemed to be a matter of course, but couldn't it be that the completely crazy princes in the palace forgot their awe, so there were ministers who should cooperate with the outside and welcome the new monarch?

But now, the emperor is willing to cut off his own arm, so if he is angry, he will be angry today!

In the empty main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor suddenly said thoughtlessly: "This time the wind seems to be blowing too strongly, and many people are directly dizzy, probably everyone thinks that I am cutting off my arms, and from now on, I can put the unscrupulous royal family in an iron cage, after all, even if it is the Son of Heaven, he can't do whatever he wants without money." ”

There seemed to be no one in the main hall at this time, but after the emperor finished speaking, a person quietly turned out from behind the screen, it was the legendary Chu Kuan who angered the emperor because of the death of the second prince, so he disappeared. After standing behind the emperor, he whispered, "The bosses will probably still think of placing officials on the ship and bringing everyone under the control of the imperial court. ”

"yes, they've been thinking about this day for a long time." The Emperor shrugged his shoulders casually, and then said word for word, "You are ready to go with the ship." Besides, tell Zhang Rui, the Duke of Chu, that I will use him again. If you go back, you have to set up a maritime department under the military department,"