Chapter 330: Never

"Your Majesty, the first batch of 5,000 soldiers of the Lin'an Military Region to go overseas has been assembled and can set off at any time. Lu Xiufu, an academician of the Military Academy and a waiter of the Ministry of War, was the first to come out at the court meeting,

"Yes, very good, Lu Aiqing, pass on my will, order Yin Ying Lei Department to open at 7 o'clock in the morning, first rush to the coastal base of the Wenzhou Prefecture Navy Division to standby, as long as there is news from Li Beiyang, according to the battle plan formulated in advance, immediately go to sea, rush to land on the Ryukyu Islands, and hunt down the pirate Zhang Xuan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ma Tingluan listened, thought for a moment, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Ryukyu Islands are not our territory, is there anything wrong with our army's naval division landing in them. ”

I smiled: "Ma Aiqing, that Zhang Xuan is my courtier." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly."

"Well, that's right, if the people of Ryukyu know the current affairs and don't give Zhang Xuan and other pirates the opportunity to enter the island, then our dynasty will be regarded as a nobody, but if Ryukyu allies with Zhang Xuan in accordance with the past practice and allows him to land on the island to avoid robbery, then my sailors will forcibly land on the grounds of arresting domestic bandits." Speaking of this, my eyes suddenly flashed with a burst of light, my tone was aggravated, and I said sternly, "This is similar to a thief in your Ma Aiqing's house, after being discovered, the thief ran to the neighbor's house next door to hide, will you not be held accountable for this, definitely not, I said before, those who offend me in the Great Song Dynasty, although they are far away, they will be punished, this sentence can't just stay on the lips, otherwise it will become an empty word, let the world laugh at me, laugh at me." ”

Ma Tingluan saw that I seemed to be angry, and hurriedly said, "The minister understands His Majesty's holy will. ”

I nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I will not only arrest Zhang Xuan and bring him to justice, but also investigate the people of the Ryukyus for harboring bandits. ”

At this time, I saw Jia Rudao suddenly get up, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "Your Majesty, the old minister agrees with Your Majesty's holy will, that Zhang Xuan and his gang have been entrenched overseas for many years, colluding with the Japanese Bandits, plundering and harming passing ships for a long time, and smuggling prohibited goods for Northern Mongolia. ”

Chen Wen Tianxiang seconded.

"Chen Fan Wenhuan seconded the proposal."

Jia Nidao's words made me stunned for a moment, I smiled, looked at Jia Nidao and said: "Shichen said well, this gang of bandits has long ignored the laws of our dynasty and done many evils, which has greatly affected our shipping to the coast. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." This time, the courtiers replied almost in unison,

As for the Ryukyu Islands, whether or not to take in Zhang Xuan, I am determined to win, as the saying goes, if you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, whether to take in the pirate Zhang Xuan is a matter of the Ryukyus, but I have long secretly ordered Li Beiyang, Zhang Xuan was taken in by the Ryukyus, so I will go ashore to arrest the sailor,

I believe that history is created by the broad masses of the people, but I also believe that the history that will be handed down to future generations is "written" by the ruling class.

In matters related to foreign affairs, I have always appeared in the DPRK and China with a tough posture, which is also one of the reasons why I have promoted a large number of main combat factions in the army, in fact, most of the real soldiers are the main battles, even if it is recorded in the history books Xia Gui, Lu Wenhuan and other surrendered generals, they are also militants in their bones, because only military merit is their only capital to get promoted, of course, relying on the boss is also a method, however, since I ascended the throne, the generals in the army have also seen that this road seems to be impassable,

After a slight pause, I said, "Jiang Wanli Jiang Aiqing." ”

"The minister is here."

"Tomorrow, there will be a propaganda activity about the Science and Technology Month on the square in front of Lin'an University, and you can go on behalf of the imperial court, and try to explain the important surname of the scientific and technological revolution in plain language when you give a speech."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands."

The purpose of the activities is naturally to let the people know the important surname of science and technology, and the key content of these activities needs to be closely related to the lives of the people, for example, the textile machine improved by Lin'an University can greatly reduce the cost of fabric production, so that the people can reduce their expenses when buying clothes; For example, the improvement of iron farm tools or the invention of new farm tools can improve the labor efficiency of farmers, and only such content can make the people realize the benefits brought by scientific and technological progress. ”

I continued: "The matter of the scientific and technological revolution, for the first time in the history of our dynasty, there is no precedent to follow, so everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones, you all know crabs, but who knows when crabs became human food, no one knows, I think that although there are still too many unknown areas in this world, there will always be the first person to eat crabs, the scientific and technological revolution that I promote, Another meaning is to encourage people to be the first to eat crabs, which is a revolution in the way of thinking, and its importance even exceeds the scientific and technological revolution itself. ”

"Your Majesty." Whether they understand it or not, the ministers said at the same time,

I know that these remarks I have spoken should be ahead of my time for the people of this era, but at least they can point out a new direction, as long as I repeatedly inculcate and guide them, I am convinced that one day, many people will understand, most of the truths are often in the hands of a few people at the beginning, and then gradually accepted by the public.

With the improvement of Quan Jiu's ability to handle twists and turns and the normalization of affairs between the DPRK and China, I gradually feel relaxed, at least at night, I don't have to work overtime to give instructions as before.

At night, near the hour (9 o'clock), Quan Jiu is in the imperial study to give instructions, and I am conducting the audit work, in the past year, the tacit understanding between me and Quan Jiu has been quite high, although I and Quan Jiu together do not feel as close as Fang Ling, but there is also an inseparable family relationship,

About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Qi came in and reported: "Official, Mr. Yuan is asking to see him outside the palace. ”

"Xuan." I know that Yuan Jian entered the palace at night to look for me, there must be something.

After Yuan Jian entered, he saw that Quan Jiu was also there, and hurriedly saluted: "See Your Majesty, see Concubine Quan Niangniang." ”

I picked up Yuan Jian and said, "Sir, excuse me." ”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xie."

"What's the matter, sir?"

"Your Majesty, there is news from Dali, saying that I have met Master Relic Kong."

"Yes, sir, go and talk in the next room."

I took Yuan Jian to a hut next door, and motioned for Yuan Jian to sit down.

"Your Majesty, the dragon tooth Yao Chaohui sent the news through the flying pigeon book, he arrived at the Shanxian Mansion of the former Dali State in early February, after several twists and turns, he saw the master of the relics in the Tianlong Temple, Yao Chaohui conveyed to him His Majesty's intentions, the relics replied briefly, he no longer trusts our court, and will not expect our court to send troops to aid them, in addition, the righteous deeds of the relics in Dali have also been suppressed by the Mongols, at present, the whereabouts of the relics are unknown."

"It's been a few years since Dali destroyed the country, and it seems that this relic is still lingering."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yuan Jian said, "According to the news from Yao Zhaohui, our dynasty once promised Master Relic Kong that once the Song and Mongolian War ended, it would send troops to Dali to help him restore the country, but since Kublai Khan withdrew his troops back to the north five or six years ago, our dynasty has not taken action, so Relic Kong and Relic have started the incident on their own after being disappointed. ”

"Yes, maybe." I know that Song Lizong in the last few years, but not to think about the government, as long as the Mongols do not come to disturb, they chant Amitabha, since they will not take the initiative to care about the affairs of the Dali Duan family, and Dali Duan Heng (Relic Kong) must have taken Song Lizong's face words as true, and felt that the emperor of the Celestial Empire should not deceive him, a weak country, later, Kublai Khan retreated, but the Song Dynasty has not seen any movement, so he said that he no longer trusts,

Yuan Jian said: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?" ”

I opened the map, looked at the specific locations of Guangxi and Dali's Shanxian Mansion, pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, how long does it take to get from Guangnan West Road to Shanxifu in Dali?" ”

"Your Majesty, the distance is almost the same as from Lin'an to Fuzhou, but that area is dominated by mountain roads, and even with our fast horse speed, it will take more than ten days."

"Ten days, it's okay, sir, then from Lin'an to Shanxian Mansion."

"Almost a month." Yuan Jian asked, "Your Majesty, do you need Wei Chen to go to Tianlong Temple again?" ”

I smiled and said, "Of course I'm going, it's just that it's not just you, I plan to make a trip in person to meet this Prince Duan Heng." ”

When Yuan Jian heard this, he was immediately shocked: "Your Majesty, this must not be." ”

"Why, sir, don't you think you can't protect me thoroughly, it's not like I haven't been out of the house."

Yuan Jian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this can't be a joke, Jinhua Mansion and Fuzhou Mansion are both in the territory of our court, and not far from Lin'an, but the Shanxian Mansion is thousands of miles away, and it belongs to the Mongolian territory, Your Majesty is a dragon body and a golden body, so you can't go." ”

In the future Song and Mongolia wars, my plan is to go hand in hand, from Guangxi through Yunnan and then north is also one of the routes, among the current generals of our dynasty, Li Tingzhi, Gao Gao, Zhang Jue, the Lu brothers and Xia Gui are the most good at fighting, and Fan Wenhu of the Guangnan Military Region is a big difference, if I can get the help of the relics, then the possible surnames of defeating the Mongolian garrison entrenched in Yunnan will increase a lot, of course, it is impossible for me to help them restore the country, according to my habitual surname thinking, At most, let him be the head of Dali Autonomous Prefecture or the governor of Yunnan Province, although this situation is very different from Duan Heng's idea, but for a prince like him who has escaped into the empty door, it should be a good ending.