Sun Chuanting's words made Zhu Xumeng's eyes micron, and his eyes turned sharply to Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong.

If it wasn't for Sun Chuanting's reminder, he hadn't noticed that Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong's words seemed to be intentionally giving up the territory at sea!

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Xu's rare fierce look, their expressions changed slightly, Bi Ziyan was restrained, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has no intention of abandoning the territory of the South China Sea, it's just that China's domestic misfortune needs to be rectified, and there are priorities. ”

Sun Chengzong bowed closely and said, "Your Majesty, the islands in the South China Sea are my Ming sea barrier, and they cannot be discarded. But it was still too much, five times more than on land, and it was at the time of the elite army to streamline the administration, and the ministers just thought that it should not be too late to slow down this time. ”

For these stubborn 'dangerous fortress' thoughts, Zhu Xu hated deeply, he had some concerns about the marine strategy and did not mention it, but now it is good, these people already have different ideas in their hearts now!

Zhu Xu's eyes flashed sharply, his eyelids trembled, and he picked up the cold tea on the side expressionlessly, and gently swayed.

There was a sudden silence in the warm pavilion, and you could hear the pins dropping.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong frowned, their expressions were indifferent, and their hearts were uneasy. They also realized that the cabinet's plan conflicted with some of Zhu Xu's thoughts.

They were terrified in their hearts, if the person in front of them was angry, their cabinet couldn't afford it!

King Jing and Wang Qiaonian subconsciously bowed their heads, not daring to breathe.

As the four auxiliary ministers bowed, Sun Chuanting also felt tremendous pressure, leaned over, and stopped talking.

Cao Huachun stood not far away, silently watching all this, his eyes a little worried.

He has followed Zhu Xu for many years, and he knows very well that His Majesty the Emperor in front of him rarely shows his emotions to outsiders, especially to the people around him, he has always been kind and pleasant, but this time he suddenly had an expressionless face and was full of sharpness, which made everyone uneasy.

Zhu Xu fumbled for tea, his face was indifferent, and his heart was full of confusion.

Now, if he tells these people the maritime strategy in his heart, which is to dominate the sea, develop colonization, and vigorously expand maritime trade, I am afraid that these adults will not accept it at all, and there will be no benefit except for adding speculation, increasing their worries, and hindering the existing plan.

It is basically impossible to break the limitations of thought, especially when everyone is drunk and sober, even if he is the emperor who holds the power of life and death!

After a while, Zhu Xu put down the teacup in his hand again, looked at the five people, and said in a flat tone: "I said it before, and now I will say it again." The land of my Ming Dynasty is all bought by the front-line soldiers in exchange for their lives, soaked in blood and life, and none of us can casually say that we will abandon it, and if we say we don't want it, we don't want it...... The Ministry of Labor made a complete picture of the land of my Ming Dynasty, and then hung it in the main hall of all the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, in the future, all principal officials should take an oath in front of the national flag in accordance with the Ming law. The content of the oath shall be formulated by the Cabinet and shall include abiding by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, protecting the people, ensuring the dignity of the state and the nation, and the integrity of the territory......"

Zhu Xu's tone was very calm, so calm that everyone in the warm pavilion was cold, even the internal supervisors who made the records trembled.

Bi Ziyan and the others were heavy-hearted, their faces were uneasy, and they raised their hands and said, "The ministers obey the order." ”

Zhu Xu said with a faint 'um' sound, "There is no Eastern Theater, and the number of commanders of each general army has been reduced from 30,000 to 20,000. Set up a maritime theater, and Xiong Wencan is responsible for planning, so it's decided. ”

"Yes." Without the slightest hesitation, the five pavilion elders raised their hands in unison.

But they were still extremely uneasy in their hearts, and the emperor in front of them was obviously very dissatisfied with their attitude just now, and they didn't know if there would be punishment in the cabinet.

"Go ahead." Zhu Xu waved his hand and took the hot tea sent by Cao Huachun.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong and the others looked at each other, worried and frightened, and raised their hands and said, "The ministers and others will retire." ”

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and watched a few people leave.

"Hungry for ......"

Zhu Xu muttered to himself, in just six or seven years, many things are still deep-rooted and difficult to change. Especially at the top level, a seemingly casual attitude has too much impact on the entire Ming Dynasty, and to put it mildly, major events related to the fortunes of the country are decided in this 'inadvertent' attitude!

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu, glanced at the dark door again, was silent for a while, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you may not have the intention of giving up the country, so you don't need to worry too much. ”

Zhu Xu was still pondering, and subconsciously said 'um'.

I don't know when the idea of guarding 'China' and overseas and remote areas are 'barbaric' has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of all current scholars, and the ideas of Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan and others are not an exception, but most of them are like this.

He remembered in Fu. When it was built, the Franc machine massacred the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

This incident exposed too many things, not only did the Ming people look down on the outside, but they didn't even want others to go out, so they would put on all kinds of big hats at every turn, and crack down on them by all means, intending to keep everyone within sight.

There are too many problems in this, if they can't be changed, will they repeat the old things of Chengzu and Xuanzong? As soon as Xuanzong ascended the throne, he not only withdrew troops from Annam, but also ruined all kinds of records of Zheng He's voyage to the West.

If something happens to him suddenly, will his reform plans come to an abrupt halt, or even be completely overturned and liquidated?

Thinking about that possibility, Zhu Xu felt chills in his heart.

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu's somewhat uncertain expression, and was a little worried. Now the court situation is moving towards in-depth innovation, the imperial court can not withstand the slightest toss, everything must be careful, the Qianqing Palace and the cabinet, and the six ministries can not conflict, need to be united, can not have mustard!

Although he knew that he shouldn't interject, he still hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, you have their own difficulties, as long as the emperor coordinates the overall situation and plans well, it will definitely be fine." ”

Zhu Xu glanced up at him, nodded imperceptibly, and then said: "I won't go to the cabinet before the end of the year, there are too many miscellaneous things in the cabinet, and I want them to do it in an orderly manner as soon as possible, especially the national flag and national anthem, the content of the oath, etc., must be implemented as soon as possible and early next year." ”

Cao Huachun saw that Zhu Xu's expression was relaxed, so he said, "Yes." ”

Then he said: "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the Imperial Garden for a walk, now the cold plum blossoms are just right, doesn't the emperor like the winter plum the most?" ”

Being made by Bi Ziyan and others, Zhu Xu estimated that he would not be able to continue reading the recital for a while, thought for a while, and said softly: "Well, let's go, fold two sticks and insert them in the warm pavilion." ”

Cao Huachun saw that Zhu Xuken was going out for a walk, and he felt a lot more relieved, so he ordered someone to arrange it.

To go to the Imperial Garden, you have to pass through the Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace, and now there is no owner in the back two palaces, and they are busy decorating, cleaning up, and waiting for Zhu Xu's wedding a month later.

This winter is particularly cold, and the Imperial Garden is even more deserted.

The arrival of Zhu Xu's group did not bring vitality here, but became even more bleak, and the cold wind shuttled, which was quite secluded.

Zhu Xu walked slowly, there were still a lot of flowers to see in winter, so he simply let go of his spirit, pacing, watching, and appreciating.

An internal supervisor hurriedly came behind Cao Huachun, handed over a few drawings, and whispered a few words.

Cao Huachun took it, waved his hand, and took two steps forward and said, "Your Majesty, the drawings of the three necklaces have come out." ”

Zhu Xu took it and looked at it by the light of the lantern.

The Ministry of Industry is also considered to have a heart, knowing who these three necklaces are for, status, beauty, symbolism and other considerations. For Zhu Xu, or Zhang Yun, Hai Lanzhu, and Li Jieyu, these things are more intentional than practical.

After looking at it for a while, Zhu Xu said, "Well, yes, how long will it take to get out?" ”

Cao Huachun said: "Two days at most." ”

Zhu Xu said: "Just fight like this, and give it to me when you beat it." ”

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu looked at the plum blossom in front of him, stretched out his hand and folded it, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and said, "Has the army of martial arts arrived?" ”

Cao Huachun thought for a while and said, "The Jingdong camp currently outside the city is being rehearsed, and it will be arranged on both sides of Chang'an Gate after the year to conduct a real rehearsal." ”

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and said, "Approaching the end of the year, there are too many things, let the celebrant keep an eye on it, urging, many things in the cabinet are different from what I thought, many things are too procrastinating, I can't condone it, put a little more pressure......"

Cao Huachun was silent, he knew that Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong's attitude had angered Zhu Xu just now, and the cabinet was afraid that the next days would be difficult.