Hearing the emperor say so easily, whether it was Hong Chengchou or Lu Xiangsheng, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded for a while. But the two of them quickly came to their senses.

In the Ming Dynasty, there have indeed been many rebellions, such as the Tusi Rebellion in the northwest and southwest, and the scale of the rebellion was also very large, affecting many surrounding provinces; There was also the rebellion of thieves, which caused chaos in Qin and Jin and the Central Plains, and even the tomb of the Fengyang Emperor was excavated; However, the biggest one still belongs to the Liaodong Jianyu Rebellion, which is simply uncontrollable. When the trouble was the most fierce, the Jingshi were in danger, and they wanted the king of the whole country. The territory controlled by Jianguo was not only Liaodong, but also the entire Mongolian steppe and Korea, all of which were subject to Jianguo.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty, in fact, attached great importance to the construction of Liaodong, and almost treated the construction of the prisoner as the opponent of a country. The whole country has been busy for twenty or thirty years to extinguish the rebellion of the Liaodong Jianju.

Therefore, for Hong Chengchou or Lu Xiangsheng, it is quite exciting to stay awake all night and sit and watch the destruction of Jianyu.

However, for the emperor, the Northwest Rebellion is not counted, and other rebellions, including the Thieves' Rebellion, which has the potential to set the prairie on fire, or the Jianyu Rebellion, which vaguely competes with the Ming Dynasty and overwhelms the Ming Dynasty in military strength, are all quelled by him personally. The emperor personally took action from the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and it took only six years in total, and he also exterminated the thieves in the middle, fought disasters and provided disaster relief, rectified officialdom, punished profiteers, and so on.

In this way, it seems that the destruction of Jianyu is indeed not a big deal on the emperor's side!

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng glanced at each other, both smiled, and then bowed down and replied: "Obey the will!" ”

After finishing speaking, Hong Chengchou added with a smile: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, to be able to destroy this Jianyu, for Wei Chen, it is really emotional." A sleepless night, to entertain it, I think it's worth it. ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and pointed his finger at him, but did not say anything about him.

Lu Xiangsheng on the side became serious, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The Japanese invaded Korea, and Your Majesty meant not only to defeat these Japanese army, but also to attack across the sea and conquer the Japanese country?" ”

At this time, the attendant had already moved a high-backed chair over, and Emperor Chongzhen sat down, first looked at Shenyang City, where the fire was still very big in the distance, and then looked at Lu Xiangsheng, nodded and said: "The four major islands of the Wa State are still able to support many people by managing them carefully, at least more than the previous heyday. ”

As he said this, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to Shenyang City. Then he looked at the two henchmen in front of him and continued: "Once its national strength is strong and its population is limited by the sea, it will definitely not be willing to live on the island forever. Their covetousness for the mainland cannot be changed by time. There have been in the Wanli years before, and there will be the same in the future. If one day, when the Japanese State is strong and the Ming Dynasty is in civil strife, the Japanese State will definitely take advantage of the weakness to enter and try to make the Ming Dynasty again. In this case, I will take advantage of the strength of the Ming Dynasty to destroy the Japanese Kingdom! ”

This is the first time that Hong Chengchou has heard Emperor Chongzhen so open and honest, and he can't help but be a little surprised, feeling that the emperor's ambition is not small, and he actually thought of this layer, and he is ready to do it.

And Lu Xiangsheng is a little better than Hong Chengchou. Because he had already noticed from Emperor Chongzhen's will before, that the emperor was very concerned about the Wa Kingdom.

At this time, hearing Emperor Chongzhen say it so clearly, Lu Xiangsheng immediately replied: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, in this way, Weichen is willing to be the vanguard of His Majesty and set foot in the Wa Kingdom!" ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he saw the emperor's face showing appreciation, and couldn't help but glance at Lu Xiangsheng a little, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "Jiandou, Jiandou, have you forgotten that you are a civil minister, not a general!" ”

Thinking so, he also immediately replied: "Weichen's battlefield martial arts are not as good as him, but His Majesty's will, Weichen will definitely go all out!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and at this time, the chamberlain had already placed a table next to him, poured tea, and the temperature was just right.

Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and picked it up, took a slight sip, and after thinking about it for a while, he said a little seriously: "The two Aiqing are my right-hand men, so I have some ideas, but I can talk to the two Aiqing!" ”

As soon as they heard this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng were immediately awe-struck, they knew that what the emperor said next must be very important, so they immediately paid full attention, listened attentively, and left the excitement of Shenyang City behind.

"Counting up, since the end of Wanli, I have been plagued by disasters in the future, floods in the south and drought in the north, locust plagues and plagues, etc., all of which are endless." Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two of them and said seriously, "Why is this happening, can you know?" ”

This question stumped Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou at once. In a general way, some people will say that the emperor is immoral, which causes the wrath of heaven and brings calamity.

However, now that they are in front of the emperor, and the two of them are not ordinary people, they will believe such a thing.

Therefore, after a moment of silence, Lu Xiangsheng replied: "Your Majesty, this is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, and according to the history books, disasters from the sky are also common!" ”

"Weichen is stupid, please ask Your Majesty to solve your doubts!" Hong Chengchou simply guessed what the emperor would say, so he replied directly.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said to the two of them: "These natural disasters are all caused by the cold weather, and the specific relationship between them involves a lot of natural knowledge, so I won't elaborate on ......

Not to mention, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng really had to wait for the emperor to give them a convincing explanation, but they didn't expect the emperor to say this, as if the two of them were afraid that they would waste the emperor's tongue, so they just skipped it. Suddenly, the two jinshi couldn't help but glance at each other.

But they really didn't doubt it, as far as the emperor said that he had natural knowledge, when the emperor said second, who could say first, this absolutely does not care about identity, but knowledge.

“…… This period of natural disasters is called the Xiaoice period. Emperor Chongzhen didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he said, even if he was facing one of the smartest people in the Ming Dynasty, he believed that if he explained it, it would also confuse these two courtiers, so he simply didn't say it, and directly concluded, "As Lu Qing said, there are historical records, and Shu can assert that together with Daming this time, there are four Xiaoice River periods!" ”

Saying this, he stretched out his left hand and counted: "The end of the Yin Shang period to the early year of the Western Zhou Dynasty is the first Xiaoice River period, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and the Western Jin Dynasty are the second Xiaoice River period, the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, and the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty are the third Xiaoice River period, and now, it is within the fourth Xiaoice River period!" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's face became very serious, and he said seriously: "In these Xiaoice River periods, the weather has plummeted, causing floods in the south and drought in the north, and a large number of grain harvests have failed. The consequences caused by this, the two Aiqing should be familiar with history, so there is no need for me to talk about it. ”

Hearing him explain this, thinking that the emperor attributed the current period of time to the time period that led to the change of dynasty, whether it was Hong Chengchou or Lu Xiangsheng, they all became very serious.

"The situation of Daming, the two Aiqing have also seen it." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he sighed and said, "I have been doing my best to provide disaster relief, so I can barely maintain the current situation. But what's next? If the country and the people are safe, the people will be rich, and the population will surely increase. And then what? The demand for food is greater, yes or no? ”

Hearing this, although Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng understood this truth, they couldn't help but be speechless when Emperor Chongzhen pointed out the consequences of the country's peace and security at this time. Could it be that Guotai Min'an is still wrong......

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what the two of them were thinking, and continued: "I have introduced a lot of new crops, which can be grown outside the grain fields to supplement the shortage of grain, and I have also purchased a large amount of grain from the Nanyang side, which has been continuously replenishing domestic needs. But for now, we have done our best. However, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I must be prepared for danger in times of peace and solve the food problem caused by the increase in population brought about by the well-being of the people in advance, yes or no? ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou sincerely replied: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and Weichen admires it. ”

"Daming has His Majesty, which is really a blessing for the people!" Lu Xiangsheng was also deeply emotional, without any pretentiousness.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't hear the two of them, and continued to explain to them: "Therefore, Shu Cai wants to open up the territory and open up a territory for my Daming people to survive, there are enough grain fields, and enough grain can be produced, so that we can survive this Xiaoice River period!" ”

Without waiting for the two of them to speak, Emperor Chongzhen immediately continued: "Conquering the Hetao, recovering Liaodong, and incorporating North Korea into the territory of the Ming Dynasty all have this meaning. As for the conquest of the Wa Kingdom, there is also a little bit of this meaning, but to be honest, I still don't look down on the island of the Wa Kingdom. In addition to the reason for the conquest of the Japanese kingdom that I told Qing and the others before, there is another very important reason! ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng could guess according to Emperor Chongzhen's meaning that it should be to open up territory for the people of the Ming Dynasty, but didn't the emperor say that he couldn't look down on that island in the Wa Kingdom? So what is this very important reason?

Curious, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, what is the reason why it is so important?" ”

Hong Chengchou was on the side, although he didn't speak, he also nodded slightly, he was also curious about what reason the emperor was going to say.

At this time, the two of them had already forgotten all about the construction of Shenyang City, and all their minds were focused on the emperor. Even the attendants serving on the side secretly pricked up their ears to listen.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't sell Guanzi, but pointed to the east with his hand and told them.

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