Ma Wensheng shook his head and stood up: "Lord Zhou, although Hami is small, it is the key to connecting all parts of the Western Regions, how can it be discarded at will?" If Your Majesty does not give up, the minister is willing to go to Hami! ”

Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction at this time: "Sure enough, he is old and strong, Master Ma is indeed an example of the ministers, I am very relieved!" ”

Zhou Jing was not convinced, but when it came to this level of struggle, how could he roll up his arms and sleeves like a small person in the market? He nodded in approval: "Master Ma is really a loyal minister, and the lower officials are ashamed." However, the Western Regions are no different from the states in the Tang Dynasty, it is a country within a country, and it can also save a lot of money and food if it is discarded, which is also a shallow view of the lower officials, after all, a hundred birds in the forest are not as good as a bird in hand! ”

Bai Ang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came out of the class: "What Lord Zhou said is also reasonable, the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the past was hundreds of thousands of miles, and the former Song Dynasty was only tens of thousands. But in terms of national strength, Datang is far inferior to the former Song Dynasty. Why? It is not the actual control of the land population, and the Tang Dynasty is not as good as the former Song Dynasty? From this point of view, these vain things are not beneficial to the country. ”

Hongzhi knew that this was the sequelae of King Ning's incident. Empty head? What is a false head? Don't Confucian people love this kind of vain thing the most? Why is Hami now a vain head? Without him, industry is the culprit! Ning Wang Wenwen said well, industry is the root of all evil, and he wants to eradicate industry with a clear banner. Now that King Ning has been defeated, there will be mourning soon.

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect this, but instinctively tired of the behavior of these civil officials. He looked at Hongji, who nodded. Only then did Zhu Houzhao ask in a sour tone: "Dare to ask Lord Bai, these lands were all fought by the predecessors, so give up, isn't it empty talk to govern the country with filial piety?" This one! Second, Hami is to choke the throat of all parts of the Western Regions, not to mention how much benefit it gets, that is, to block the offensive of the Western Regions grassland, how much grain can we save in the Ming Dynasty? Could it be that the sixteen states of Yanyun are rich in products? ”

Hongji admired, this kid has grown up. Although I haven't touched the door of the way to be a king, I have seen the problem much more profoundly. So Hongji smiled and nodded: "According to what I said, I think so." Lord Bai, the ancestral inheritance should not be discarded at will. Myanmar also gave up like this back then, but now southern Xinjiang will come back to chaos every few years, and the money and food consumed are far more than the idea of guarding Myanmar! ”

Bai Ang was dumbfounded, indeed, once Myanmar was lost, the entire Yunnan and Guangxi were unstable. These toasts are connected with each other, constantly asking the court for benefits, and if they are not satisfied, they will shout that they are attached to the Burmese state, which is really disturbing. If it weren't for the guards of the Qianguo Gong era, I'm afraid that southern Xinjiang would have been full of wolf smoke long ago! His face turned a little red, so he had no choice but to give his hand: "Your Majesty, the candle shines thousands of miles, minister, admire." ”

Liu Daxia played again: "Your Majesty, since Hami can't be lost, how should we deal with this reinforcement?" ”

Hongji's gaze swept over the big men of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and sighed in his heart. These generals are really broken and overwhelmed. Ma Wensheng recommended himself again: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Hami!" Now is different from the past, as long as a few Makqin, Di Lu will never be able to come east! ”

Hongzhi praised in his heart, Ma Wensheng is an army of these people. Industry is not good, Maxim is the supreme weapon! Hongzhi finally made up his mind: "Ma Aiqing, there are not many Makqin, I allow you to bring four." You don't have to kill them all, just block Ah Heima. ”

Ma Wensheng was stunned, unwilling in his heart. With a supreme weapon like Makqin, it is not difficult to kill Ah Heima, why is the emperor not allowed?

Hongzhi smiled, Ma Wensheng's reaction made him a little relieved, military generals can't do it, there are such brave warriors among civil officials, and it can be regarded as a lost Sangyu East Fence. He said gently: "Ah Hei Ma and the fire sieve are not in harmony, isn't it a big favor to the little prince to defeat Ah Hei Ma?" Yisima is dead, Duoyan Sanwei has different intentions, and the little prince has not many enemies. ”

Ma Wensheng was convinced at the moment, thinking that the emperor was good at civil affairs and negligent in military affairs. I didn't expect it to be really a candle shining thousands of miles, and I had a good understanding of the situation on the grassland. The little prince Batu Mengke was so powerful that he had occupied six or seven out of ten of the steppes, and only a few khans were left to fight against him. If Ah Hei Ma is really defeated, the little prince's power will expand to the Western Regions in an instant. That is a great favor for the little prince, and the Northern Yuan will be together, and the Ming Dynasty will inevitably march north again, and when the good situation is ruined, he will also be a sinner through the ages.

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, Wei Chen is not thoughtful, thank you Your Majesty for reminding you, and the ministers must obey the holy order."

Hongji nodded with satisfaction, and there was finally a satisfactory result in this matter. Just wanted to praise Ma Wensheng for two sentences, and another courtier came out to report: "Your Majesty, King Ning rebelled, and His Royal Highness King Wu got out of trouble, is it clear that the canonical punishment is correct?" ”

Hongji looked at it, and it turned out to be Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Hongzhi glanced at Li Dongyang, this is your line, what are your intentions? Li Dongyang understood and stood up: "The evidence of King Ning's rebellion is conclusive and undoubted, and removing King Ning's line of princes is also the meaning of the title, but there are many vassal kings, and there are many rights and wrongs in the past hundred years. Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is the head of the household, and the expenses of the vassal king for a year are not a few, do you want Lord Zhou to explain in detail? ”

Zhou Jing saw Hongzhi nodding slowly, so he said loudly: "There are dozens of vassal kings, the prince under the county king, the general Zhenguo under the king, the general of Zhenguo under the general of Zhenguo, the general of Fengguo under the auxiliary general, the lieutenant of Zhenguo under the general of Fengguo... And the prince has 10,000 stones, the prince has 2,000 stones, the general of Zhenguo has 1,000 stones, the general of the auxiliary country has 800 stones, the general of Fengguo has 600 stones, the lieutenant of Zhenguo has 400 stones, the lieutenant of the auxiliary country has 300 stones, and the lieutenant of Fengguo has 200 stones. Your Majesty, at present, the clan has reached 10,000 people, and Yulu accounts for 30% of the treasury revenue! ”

Knowing this amount, Hongji still gasped. The ministers exclaimed! This old Zhu family is too capable of giving birth, it has only been more than 100 years since the founding of the country, and the clan has already 10,000 people? plus wives and daughters, I'm afraid it's not hundreds of thousands of people? How did it go on like this?

Liu Jian looked up at the sky and exhaled helplessly. What can I do? The vassal king system set by Taizu has to be offered with tears in his eyes. Liu Jian also knew Hua Houwei's method, but after all, there was some trouble, and it couldn't be implemented at the moment.

At this moment, a little eunuch found Xiao Jing with a newspaper from the palace. Xiao Jing walked up to the dragon chair and handed it to Hongji. Hongzhi opened it and snorted: "Liu Aiqing, you come and read it." ”

It turned out that Lifeng, the sister-in-law of King Ning, took away the son Zhu Yu, and when he heard that King Ning was defeated, he raised a big banner again in Dayao Mountain, Guangxi, and established Zhu Yu as the emperor, and 30,000 wolf soldiers rushed straight to Nanning.

Hongzhi's eyes flashed cold, and he glanced at the ministers: "Ministers, the White Lotus Sect is rebelling, what should I do?" ”