"We are not afraid of leaving a reputation for eternity. As long as the people of the world can be fed and clothed, we think it is worth it. Zhu Yuanzhang said,

"But here we want to ask you scholars, you can't let the people have a full stomach, you only know to teach them to be benevolent and obedient all day long, and the people of the world are your domestic slaves?"

"Full of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, but not being able to bring the benefits of a grain of rice to the people, it is against the holy precepts of the saint to level the world. You people call yourself a great Confucian, and you don't even understand the "University". ”

The ministers were speechless when they heard this.

"Although Your Majesty's words are reasonable, Wang Lei should never be killed, let alone punished by the Nine Clans." Inspector Yu Shi Dou Yang said, "He is honest and daring to speak, and what he said just now was also out of a moment of righteous indignation. ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Seeing this, the rest of the readers knelt down and pleaded with Wang Lei.

"Let me tell you, Wang Lei is killed, and his nine clans are also killed." Zhu Yuanzhang was cold, "We won't listen to your ordinary advice, but you can be like him." ”

"Your Majesty......" Dou Yang seemed to want to say something more to intercede for Wang Lei, "Pull it down, punish the nine clans!" However, he only said two words, and the voice of Zhu Yuanzhang's trial came to his ears.

Dou Yang's feet went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

"Is there anyone else who intercedes for them? Open your mouth though! Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept towards the group of civil officials, and all the civil officials trembled.

Suddenly, the entire court was silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang crawled out of the pile of dead people, and when he was fighting, he had long been accustomed to seeing human life like ants. He can kill tens of thousands of people on the battlefield, punish the nine clans of one or two people, and he loses in the blink of an eye.

If all the scholars present collectively stood up against it, he was not afraid to kill them all. He was not afraid of rivers of blood flowing and corpses piling up like mountains on the Fengtian Temple, and he hadn't seen it before.

"Erhu, do it!"

Erhu took a few imperial guards and dragged Wang Lei and Dou Yang out.

Not long after, the screams reached the Fengtian Temple.

When the ministers heard this, they trembled one by one, facing Zhu Yuanzhang as if facing a fierce tiger.

"Is there any scholar who wants to oppose the sending of troops and want to leave a name in history?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "There is a ready-made opportunity in front of you, don't miss it." ”

"The opportunity is right in front of you, and I hope you can cherish it. If I missed this time, I don't know when I will wait for the next time. ”

Finally, no one among the scholars dared to stand up against it.

"Since no one objects anymore, then let us tell you the second reason why we are determined to conquer Goryeo." After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and pointed to the world map, "I don't know if you have noticed, my Ming land is like a rooster." ”

The ministers looked at it fixedly, and it turned out to be a bit similar.

"The part of the rooster that survives is its mouth. A rooster without a mouth not only can't make a dawn sound, but even catching insects and eating rice is a problem. And the territory of Goryeo is the sharp beak of my Ming rooster. ”

"A rooster can hold its head high, not without two feet. And Qiongzhou and Beigang are the two claws of the rooster. ”

"If you want a rooster to stand between heaven and earth with its head held high, two feet and a sharp mouth are indispensable. And let's let Hua Yunlong go to capture Goryeo, that is, to seize the rooster's mouth first, and then take two feet. ”

"This move is related to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty."

This set of theories was also what Qin Yu told him during idle conversations when he drew a map for him, and now he is selling it now.

"How do you know the meaning of our troops?"

When the ministers heard this, they looked at it carefully, and were surprised to find that the Goryeo Peninsula was indeed like the pointed beak of a rooster. The mouth was extremely sharp, even like an eagle's beak, and there was a long centipede in front of the pointed beak.

The two large islands under the land of the Ming Dynasty are also very similar to the two feet of a rooster.

After seeing it, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs gasped in the court.

There is such a thing as national fortune, you must not believe it!

If the rooster does not have a pointed beak and feet, it is a fat roasted chicken that can be eaten by others at any time.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted and very human. Those rotten rats were blind-eyed, and they actually stood up against it together just now, which is really hateful! Zheng Guogong Chang Mao stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, since the rooster still needs two feet to hold its head high, only one of them is unsteady when walking. Let's lead the army to take the North Harbor and install the rooster's feet. ”

"This should not be rushed." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If you want to take Beigang, you need to cross the strait, and you have no experience in naval warfare." Let's wait for the soup and come back. ”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang talk about the national fortune, the civil officials had no reason to object.

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang glanced at each other, and they thought of another thing:

Emperor Zhu wanted to conquer Goryeo, but in fact, he didn't need to bring it to the court for public discussion, he only needed to give Hua Yunlong a secret decree. Let Hua Yunlong create a fait accompli, and when the ministers want to oppose it, they will not have a chance.

However, he deliberately told all the ministers of civil and military affairs about this in the court, apparently to suppress those who liked to oppose the war. Kill one or two of the nine clans who punished them, and deter all the scholars.

Also, if he had said the remarks of a rooster and a rooster at the beginning, saying that this battle was related to the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Lei and the others would not stand up and die. Because people all over the world are convinced of the national fortune.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately let them die first.

Obviously, it is to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys.

Take the two scholars and their nine clans to deter all opponents.

"Emperor Zhu's imperial technique is really terrifying!"

"It's not bad at all. No one knows when they will be treated as chickens and killed for monkeys. It seems that in the future, in the court, you can only protect yourself wisely, and don't be a bird. ”

"Your Majesty, where did you get this map of the Ming Dynasty?" Liu Bowen stood up and asked, "This map of the territory of the Ming Dynasty records the regions, mountains and rivers of the various provinces of the Ming Dynasty in such detail, it can be called a national treasure." ”

"Berwyn, you're too short-sighted." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Don't you see, in addition to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, this map also includes Goryeo, Mongolia, Persia, and the United States...... So it's a map of the world. ”

"I only occupy such a small part of the world in the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"What? I am a dignified kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, but I only occupy such a small piece of territory in the world? Unforgivable! Chang Mao said. As military generals, they really want to lead their troops to fight and make achievements.

Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Hua Yunlong on an expedition to Goryeo, and also named him the Duke of Goryeo, which made the generals envious. Therefore, when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say that Daming was a small place, he immediately shouted.

wants to use this as an excuse to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty and get the opportunity to fight.