Li Dongyang, who happened to be discussing national affairs with the emperor, couldn't help but glance at it, and after seeing the content on the letterhead and the number clearly, Li Dongyang almost didn't stand firm.

Sensing that he was a little out of shape, he quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Zhu Youzhu happily picked up Li Dongyang and said with a smile: "Why should Mr. be so alarmed, this is a great joy, a great joy!" ”

Before attacking Zhang Ru, all the shops in Wenxuan were transferred, not to mention a large amount of commercial tax silver, and the imperial treasury was empty.

Now these 650 million taels of silver are really a good thing for Zhu Youzhang.

Li Dongyang's voice trembled: "Your Majesty, you can't be soft-hearted!" ”

Zhu Youzhu paused: "Now is not the time to talk about this problem, shipping has brought 650 million taels of silver to the imperial court, and it is also the silver after removing all the income of the maritime merchants who went to sea with them. Such a large amount of money is collected into the treasury, even Li Min can't say anything. If I am forced to die to the death, it will only make the world think that I am ruthless and unrighteous. ”

Li Dongyang stared at Zhu Youzhu and said, "Is Your Majesty really afraid of the people's hearts?" ”

If Zhu Youzhu was really afraid of people's irresponsible opinions, he would not choose to attack Zhang Ru. Since he did it, it means that this emperor is not afraid of people at all.

Li Dongyang is indeed very shrewd in grasping people's psychology.

When he asked this, Zhu Youzhu lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he raised his head and said, "In this way, Mr. will let him breathe a sigh of relief first, and after this limelight has passed, what Mr. says will be what he says." ”

Li Dongyang had no intention of giving up, and continued: "I'm not afraid of startling the grass and snakes, I'm afraid of long nights and dreams." ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly and said: "You let me continue to persecute Fuzhou at this time, even if the courtiers don't speak for him, the people of the world will speak for him."

Sir, what minister who has won the hearts of the people will die at the hands of a Ming monarch?

I'm not a faint king. ”

Li Dongyang said: "The minister knows that His Majesty is not a faint monarch, and the minister never thinks that His Majesty is a faint monarch. But for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of future generations, His Majesty has to be a villain.

The minister himself has no ill feelings towards Zhang Wenxuan, and even faintly admires it. But for the sake of the country, the minister is willing to be scolded by the people of later generations.

Please also ask Your Majesty to put the community first and think twice! ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed and said, "Rong Zhen think about it!" really took Zhang Wenxuan, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse. He made friends with many ministers in the court, and most of them were noble generals, and the benefits brought to these generals by this sea transportation were enough to make those generals take risks. ”

"Duke Bao and Duke Wei are both old." Li Dongyang meant something.

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "They are hereditary princes, and they have not committed the major crime of rebellion, so they cannot be stripped of their titles." Even if they are too old to move, as long as they are still alive, I can't be the Han Gaozu who hides all the birds. ”

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhu can be regarded as clear on this issue, he understands very well how many positions the military generals and nobles have in the Ming Dynasty, and also understands why he can sit firmly in the country.

If he suppresses the generals according to Li Dongyang's ideas, he is afraid that the hundreds of years of national glory of the Ming Dynasty will be lost in his hands.

Who is the Protector?

Zhu Yong was a military general who was reused during the Yingzong period, supervising the training of the regimental battalion during the Xianzong period, and concurrently leading the 3,000 battalion commanders. exterminated the bandits in Jingxiang Chudi to get the title of a marquis.

Then Gansu Maolihai invaded the border, and General Zhu Yongpei Yin went out to defend and returned with a great victory. In the fourteenth year of Chenghua, he became the crown prince and Taibao, worshiped General Jinglu to the east, and became the prince of Baoguo after returning.

What about Xu Li?

After the king of Zhongshan, the hereditary duke of Wei has always been in Nanjing, which is the prince of Nanjing who has been ordered by Emperor Chengzu to guard Nanjing for generations.

If these two knighthoods were to be made, wouldn't that be a shot at one's own feet? The ministers of the humerus were killed one by one, leaving a group of literati who only knew how to dance and write, and not a single military general, could it be that when the Tatars committed the border again, let a group of literati carry brushes to fight?

Obviously, Zhu Youzhu is not so stupid.

What's more, these two princes have made a lot of achievements in war, and any one of them around them is a ruthless person who once completed a hundred beheadings on the battlefield. Not to mention that the protégés are all over the world, but they have absolute power in the army.

Offending these two and removing them from their official positions and cutting off their titles without conclusive evidence is tantamount to forcing the millions of border troops on the nine sides to rebel.

Li Dongyang is a smart person, and he quickly figured out this problem, and he was suddenly confused.

He said such things in a hurry, and he did not think it through.

"Your Majesty, what should I do then?" Li Dongyang asked.

Zhu Youzhu said: "My milk brother can be said to have taken great pains and has been holding his troops still, and it turned out that he was waiting for Chen Guang, the commander of the Fuzhou Navy Division, to come back. This time, Chen Guang brought back a huge amount of wealth, and the court must give a reward, and maybe Chen Guang can stand on the side of the court. ”

Li Dongyang was not optimistic, and said: "The minister thinks that it may not be, this Chen Guang can jump from a small lieutenant to the commander of the Fuzhou Navy Division, and most of the credit is Zhang Wenxuan's. This person has an upright temperament, and he is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness. If the imperial court has no suitable reason to move Zhang Wenxuan, I am afraid that he will not agree to be the first one. ”

Zhu Youzhu said lazily: "After all, it is the mainstay of the country, and the reward that should be given is still to be given." As for my milk brother, let him be free for a while! My body has improved greatly under the care of the divine doctor, and it should not be in the ground in a short time. ”

"Your Majesty is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, but don't say such depressing words." Li Dongyang was shocked.

Zhu Youzhu said wistfully: "I have always felt that Mr. is a person who is not flattering, how can I be so nervous as long as I mention the way of life and death!" Life and death have a life, wealth is in the sky, and the sky wants to die, and I can't help but give it. People always have to die, and if it's not the courtiers who shout long live, the emperor can really live long. Qin Shi Huang was looking for the elixir of immortality, but he still died and the country was destroyed, not to mention me! ”

Li Dongyang sighed and said, "Your Majesty pay attention to your body, you can't listen to the eunuch Li Guang anymore." The first emperor's health was not bad, but it was all ruined by the pill. Li Zi Province harms people, this Li Guang has no intention of harming people! ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "The pill he gave is still somewhat useful, and I know what to do." ”

"But Your Majesty" Li Dongyang wanted to say more, but Zhu Youzhu had already turned his head, and it seemed that he didn't want to pay attention to it.

In desperation, Li Dongyang sighed and left.

In order to survive, the emperor has reached the point of unscrupulous means, and he really doesn't know how long the emperor can last.