What is the loneliest profession in the world?

Emperor!

The emperor who seems to be the ninety-five emperor can be said to be the loneliest profession!

In this regard, Zhu Mingzhong, as the emperor, can be said to have a deep understanding that most of the time, life is full of a high degree of etiquette and stylization. Sometimes, in his opinion, some of these systems are even inhumane, such as the emperor wearing a solemn and heavy dress during state ceremonies. Your every move as the Son of Heaven must also be based on the etiquette system, and you can't go beyond the thunder pool by half a step, after all, the emperor is an example for the people of the world.

As the emperor of "I", "Son of Heaven", and "Ninety-Five", in the case of institutional repression, as a normal person, he will always look for a way to dissolve and dispatch. For Zhu Mingzhong, who was in the 17th century, of course, he could not relieve stress through electronic entertainment and online games like later generations. Even he didn't have much interest in balls, and he preferred hunting to these.

Riding his horse through the forest and hunting game, he could relax completely, at least for the day.

However, in this hunting ground today, facing the former ministers, Zhu Mingzhong was a little helpless in his heart.

"Bingyi, has the house in my hometown been repaired?"

Zhu Mingzhong, who broke the silence first, looked at Qian Lei sitting on the cloth seat, and his voice was a little apologetic.

The emperor is the loneliest profession in the world, and it is also the most helpless profession in the world, just like in the matter of Qian Lei, not just because of his words, but because of the need to ...... Chickens need to be killed to show monkeys.

In order to ensure that the power was in his hands, the emperor had to beat the ministers from time to time, otherwise, the power of the ministers would swell, and eventually the power of the ministers would become powerful ministers, thus threatening the royal family.

The cabinet is the foundation of the operation of the Ming political system, and it is precisely because of this that it needs to be beaten, from Wang Zhongxiao's fines to the order of Qian Lei Zhishi, it is all based on power, as for everything else, it is just a reason and an excuse.

"Back to Your Majesty, the house in my hometown has been renovated many years ago, and the minister will thank Your Majesty, if it weren't for the money that Your Majesty allocated to the imperial treasury to repair the old mansion for the minister, I'm afraid it's really too late to repair it now."

Qian Lei expressed his "resentment" in a timely manner, he has been by His Majesty's side for so many years, and he knows His Majesty's personality that if he does not show some resentment, His Majesty will feel abnormal.

His Majesty's most disgusting thing is those hypocrites who "thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace", His Majesty would rather use a real villain than a hypocrite, so when he was repairing history in this dynasty, he had a very low evaluation of many ministers before Chongzhen. But that's about it.

And the reason why "minister" is used is because although Qian Lei has no official status, he is still a "public servant", and he is a public servant when he enters the cabinet, since he is a public servant, he is naturally a minister, not a citizen.

"Bingyi, you have a grudge against me!"

Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"I admit this grievance, and today I will punish three glasses of wine."

After that, Zhu Mingzhong took the initiative to pick up the wine and apologized to Qian Lei.

"The minister is terrified."

said that he was frightened, but Qian Lei smiled and watched His Majesty punish himself for three cups.

After three glasses, it's all over.

The knot in the hearts of the two of them disappeared, and then Zhu Mingzhong and Qian Lei talked a lot, from the first time the two met, to the present, talking about the past, Zhu Mingzhong couldn't help but sigh.

"When I just captured Jiangyin, I never thought that in just a few years, I could prosper the Ming Dynasty, what I thought at that time was just for the Ming Dynasty and for China to continue a trace of incense, and to tell the truth, I had even thought about it back then, but it was really not possible, so I plundered the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and retreated overseas."

"The minister also guessed one or two back then, His Majesty was bent on reclaiming Taiwan at that time, I'm afraid it was also just in case!"

Qian Lei, who thought he was on the thief ship, naturally cared about this matter, and he even thought that if he couldn't do it, he would retreat overseas with His Majesty, so as not to be investigated by the Manchus.

"Taiwan is just the first step!"

first nodded, then shook his head, and then Zhu Mingzhong said.

"Evacuate to Taiwan first, after recuperating in Taiwan, and then withdraw to Luzon, although it is said to fight a war with the Spaniards, but Luzon's land and resources are far superior to Taiwan, and Taiwan is close to the mainland, once the Qing Dynasty sits firmly in the Central Plains, they will attack Taiwan sooner or later, but Luzon is different, thousands of miles of sea routes in which there are many risks, I should be able to use Luzon as a base, after a hundred years of lying on salary to pay for courage, recuperate, and wait until the Manchu Qing Dynasty is decaying, and then wave the Northern Expedition, China can also recover ......"

At that time, Zhu Mingzhong made the worst idea - to flee overseas, that was because the "powerful" of the Manchu Qing in history made him have to think about the way back, but later the Manchu Qing Dynasty's foreign power and middle cadres subverted his understanding.

"Although His Majesty seemed to use soldiers to take risks, but he did not lose his old age, in contrast, the king of Min and the king of Ding, but there was no such old thought, if they had this old thought, think about it, the people of the world will not suffer more than ten years of slavery. However, I am afraid that this is also the destiny of heaven in the dark, and the destiny of heaven lies in Your Majesty, and this world is naturally waiting for Your Majesty to come out......"

The compliment in his words made Zhu Mingzhong smile.

"Bingyi, don't say anything about the Mandate of Heaven, this Mandate of Heaven is the most illusory, in the final analysis, the so-called Mandate of Heaven, in fact, is still military, only a military victory can achieve the so-called Mandate of Heaven, the so-called Mandate of Heaven, but it's just the winner of the prince!"

Zhu Mingzhong never believed in the Mandate of Heaven, and even he didn't believe in the people's will.

"And the hearts of the people, Bingyi, you have been the master of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have you told it, have the Manchus won the hearts of the people? Since they can't, then what do they rely on to sit in the world for more than a dozen? ”

"Rely on knives to kill all the people who disobey them, and the rest will naturally not dare to make irresponsible remarks, but this is also a loss of people's hearts, so ......"

Qian Lei's words paused, he who originally wanted to say that he had lost the world, saw the sarcasm on His Majesty's face.

It's ironic!

Thinking of another time and space, the Manchu Qing Dynasty steadily made China's 260-year history, Zhu Mingzhong secretly sighed in his heart, no one knew that history, so they didn't know the pain in their hearts.

"Approximably, they have basically pacified the rebel armies from all walks of life back then, if it weren't for the Northern Expedition of King Min, taking advantage of the emptiness of Jiangnan, and fixing Jiangnan in a war, the situation would not have been so reversed, if it were...... In fact, at most ten years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be able to pacify the world, and in a few decades, as long as they continue to promote the literal prison and continue to stifle the thinking of our Han people, they will be able to sit in the world for another hundred or two hundred years, in the final analysis...... These people, back then, we often cried temples to resist taxes, but under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, didn't they still pay taxes obediently, and even made up for the arrears over the years? ”

"Xiucai meets soldiers, and it is unreasonable."

Qian Lei smiled casually.

"Yes, so, the Manchu Qing Dynasty included the three salaries in the Zhengfu, and they didn't accept it as a matter of course, hey!"

Shaking his head and sighing, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Qian Lei and said.

"Therefore, the land endowment of this dynasty will not be reduced, and since the three salaries have been merged, it must continue to be levied......"

The emperor's resentment, listening to Qian Lei's ears, of course he can understand that His Majesty has been displaced among the people for so many years, and most of his relatives have died tragically, so it is inevitable that he will have some resentment in his heart.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood, Qian Lei said tentatively.

"Your Majesty, Western Regions...... Are you ready to use troops? ”

Qian Lei's rhetorical question made Zhu Mingzhong silent for a moment before speaking.

"Bing, I will definitely use it!"

His Majesty's answer made Qian Lei's heart chuckle, and after a little hesitation, he looked at His Majesty and said.

"Your Majesty, it stands to reason that the minister is already a minister, so naturally he should not talk about state affairs anymore, but the minister is a minister of the dragon, and there are some things that cannot but be said."

"Well, Bingyi, if there is something, you can speak up."

Zhu Mingzhong nodded.

"Your Majesty, the purpose of the Manchu Qing to cede the Western Regions to Russia is to provoke a conflict between our Ming Dynasty and Russia, if Your Majesty is bent on using troops in the Western Regions, I am afraid that the Manchus will get their wish."

"You don't understand!"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong looked into the distance and said.

"Don't I know what Qing Yu is thinking? With such a small skill of carving insects, how can they hide it from me, I naturally know their thoughts, but even if they wear intestinal poison, I can only swallow it. ”

"Your Majesty?"

Qian Bingyi looked at His Majesty puzzled.

"I can't give a handle!"

Looking at Qian Lei, Zhu Mingzhong sighed.

"The Qing Dynasty can cede the Western Regions to Russia, but my Ming Dynasty cannot agree with this, so we must claim that it belongs to my Ming Dynasty, and we must clearly tell Russia that they accept those lands as enemies of our Ming Dynasty, that is, they invade the territory of our Ming Dynasty, do you know why I am not conceding with Russia on the issue of Siberia? It is because no one can be given authority, and any compromise will affect the legitimacy of the ownership of that land in the future. Those lands belong to the Ming Dynasty! There is no objection to this, so there can be no ambiguity on this issue. ”

Staring into the distance, Zhu Mingzhong was silent for a moment before continuing.

"In the exchanges between countries, everything can be traded, but only the land cannot be traded, let alone the slightest ambiguity, and cannot make concessions on the land issue because of immediate interests, this is a minimum principle, otherwise, there will always be hidden dangers in the future, so I have to directly understand and tell Russia that it is Lao Tzu, if you dare to ask for it, Lao Tzu will beat you!"

The vulgar words made Qian Lei stunned, and he asked rhetorically.

"What if Russia remains stubborn?"

"Fight in the past, don't fight now, and fight in the future when the time comes, and fight hard! Not only will they take back everything they have eaten, but they will also return what they have earned! Otherwise, they won't learn their lesson! ”

Zhu Mingzhong said in a firm tone.

"However, this matter should be slowly figured out, and the Qing captives lure the wolf into the room, and we must also deal with it, after all, the times are changing, and this world is no longer yesterday's world......"