galloped all the way back to Beijing, and the team returned to Beijing. Gushi Hatun went directly to the harem, but Emperor Zhengde did not let Zhang Zhijie leave, but left Zhang Zhijie behind.

Emperor Zhengde muttered: "Zhijie, I have gained a lot from this trip to Tianjin, and I feel a lot of emotion!" ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled when he heard this: "It seems that Gushi Hatun is very fond of the emperor. ”

Emperor Zhengde's face was slightly red, and he smiled: "That's right, Gu Shi, tsk, it's really good!" It's completely different from the women in the palace, and it has a different taste! Zhijie, why don't you try to take a prairie woman as a concubine! ”

Hearing Emperor Zhengde say this, Zhang Zhijie thought of Qi Muge inexplicably, shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't, the minister's house is already a mess!" ”

Emperor Zhengde saw that Zhang Zhijie didn't have this thought, and he didn't force it, so he smiled and said: "I didn't mean this when I just said a lot of emotion, I meant overseas!" ”

"I never knew that there was an empire on which the sun never sets in this world! And Spain has already established an empire on which the sun never sets, and I yearn for it! ”

"Zhijie, I also want to build an empire on which the sun never sets, do you think it will be too late if I send warships out to search the new continent now?"

Zhang Zhijie groaned: "Your Majesty, now that the overseas roads have been discovered, everything that should be occupied should have been occupied. ”

Emperor Zhengde was a little disappointed when he heard this, and then asked, "Is it Spain and Portugal?" Haven't you already defeated the Portuguese fleet? Is the Spanish fleet powerful? ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Spain's fleet is known as the Invincible Armada, and it is indeed very powerful!" Of course, compared with our Ming sailors, it is estimated to be half a catty and eight taels! ”

I didn't expect the Spanish fleet to be so powerful, which made Emperor Zhengde hesitate a little, the combat power of the two sides was half a catty, if the war was rash, the outcome was unpredictable, and the risk was extremely high.

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, although Spain and Portugal occupy vast lands, the situation is not static. There are no big countries in the West, they are all small countries, and the competition is still fierce! ”

"Spain and Portugal have a monopoly on overseas trade, and the profits are so great that the rest of the country is blushing. England, for example, was extremely jealous, and England did not have access to seafaring routes, so pirates were born to rob Spanish gold ships. ”

"Sooner or later, this contradiction will erupt, and the interests of this world will inevitably be redivided. The most important thing now is to stabilize the rear and completely solve all the hidden dangers. ”

Emperor Zhengde was very happy to hear this, he was very yearning for the empire on which the sun never sets, and he naturally felt excited when he heard that he would have the opportunity to hear it.

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "I understand, the next step is to stabilize the grassland and continue to develop the sailors. Even if there were no contradictions in the Western Ocean, when the naval division was strong enough, they would directly defeat the Spanish fleet and seize the land they occupied. ”

I am afraid that Emperor Zhengde has no enterprising heart, as long as Emperor Zhengde has the heart to go overseas, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely get a piece of the pie in the division of the world.

Now that the Mongol tribes on the steppe have been submitted, the next step is to stabilize the steppe and prevent Dayan Khan's counterattack. However, Zhang Zhijie still has one thing in his heart, that is, the Jurchen.

Although Zhang Zhijie has changed history, and the Ming Dynasty has stopped its decline and become more and more powerful, Zhang Zhijie is still wary of the Jurchens, and there is a kind of knot that is not satisfactory if the Jurchens are not resolved.

Zhang Zhijie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, not only the tribes on the grassland need to be stabilized, but the important thing is that there are Jurchens who have not been solved!" ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled; "I forgot about the Jurchens, and you have to attack the Jurchens first when you start! However, now that Zhijie has led a large army to sweep through Mongolia, and all the Mongolian tribes have surrendered, under such military authority, do the Jurchens still dare to disobey? ”

In fact, Emperor Zhengde really never took the Jurchens in his eyes, the Jurchens were just a small tribe, and they couldn't be compared with many tribes on the grassland.

Therefore, Emperor Zhengde also did not understand why Zhang Zhijie attached so much importance to the Jurchens, and gave Emperor Zhengde the feeling that he even attached more importance to Mongolia than to Mongolia.

Of course, Zhang Zhijie couldn't explain to Emperor Zhengde, if Zhang Zhijie said that in the future, the Jurchens would replace the Ming Dynasty to rule the Central Plains, presumably Emperor Zhengde would not believe it.

Zhang Zhijie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although the Jurchens are only a small tribe, the dispute with the Ming Dynasty has never stopped. Even after the Chenghua Plough Court, the Jurchen clan was almost extinct, but the Jurchen still was not honest. ”

"The Jurchens have never had a true deferential heart, and in the eyes of the ministers, this Jurchen clan is hostile to the Ming from the bottom of their hearts. If you continue to let it go, Liaodong will not be at peace, and I am afraid it will be a big disaster! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhijie knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "The minister implores the emperor to decree against the Jurchen!" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhijie knelt down directly, which startled Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde hurriedly got up and helped Zhang Zhijie up and said, "Get up, get up, get up!" This is just a trivial matter, the Jurchens have repeatedly sent troops to plunder, and it should be requisitioned! ”

Zhang Zhijie got up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Zhengde patted Zhang Zhijie on the shoulder and said, "Zhijie, the conquest of the Jurchens is just a trivial matter. You have just returned from the grassland, so don't lead the troops yourself, and rest in the capital! ”

Although it was a pity that he could not personally conquest the Jurchens, he thought that he had just returned to Beijing to reunite with his family, and he had just promised Xu Jiaying that he would no longer lead troops to fight, so Zhang Zhijie agreed.

Emperor Zhengde smiled and asked, "Who do you think is the right person to lead the troops?" How is Tian Shiyuan? He swept through the grassland with you, and he should have learned a little bit of your skills! ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The emperor is wise, General Tian is well versed in the way of cavalry, and he is also familiar with the tactics of the musket array, so it is very suitable for him to lead the troops." ”

For Zhang Zhijie, Tian Shiyuan is his own person after all, and if Tian Shiyuan leads the army to recruit the Jurchens, Zhang Zhijie can also advise.

After the plan was decided, Zhang Zhijie retired and left the palace. But at this time, Yang Tinghe was still in a daze in the room, and this trip to Tianjin shocked Yang Tinghe very much.

Compared with Emperor Zhengde, who was exposed to Zhang Zhijie, Yang Tinghe suddenly heard such a big secret, and it was difficult to digest it for a while.

Just when Yang Tinghe was in a daze, Liang Chu walked in quietly and said softly: "Elder Ge, but what happened?" ”

It turned out that a scribe was in a daze when he saw Yang Tinghe coming back, and he was in a daze for an hour, and there was a tendency to continue, so he went to inform Liang Chu when he was worried.

(End of chapter)