Inside the palace, Zhu Youzhen was watching the performances of the ministers with the apocalypse.

"Brother Huang, you see, there are hundreds of impeachment of Lu Xiao today. These ministers who are vegetarian don't do things themselves, and they don't even want to see others do things. What a damn one! ”

Since reading those files, Zhu Youzhen now has a kind of blackened rush. To open and close your mouth is to kill. Apocalypse himself felt that the wave of fierce medicine was a bit too strong. But fortunately, he still has a little time to calm down and adjust.

"Ahem......" Apocalypse coughed for a while. He took a breath before speaking.

"Lu Xiao is indeed a practical official. It can even be said that I am the most pragmatic official in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. He doesn't embezzle money, and he's not a woman. Even if it is a struggle for power and profit, it is to do things better. Such an official who does practical things is rare to see in a century.

But I have a question for you, O King of Faith. Do you think Lu Xiao is loyal? Or rather, to whom is he loyal? ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment, then said.

"Brother Chen felt that Lu Xiao should be loyal. Looking at what he did, it was all for the sake of Daming. This should be loyal. ”

"Loyalty, hahahaha. Do you really think he's loyal? That's fine, but who do you think he is loyal to? Is it me, or ...... You? ”

King Xin knelt down with a pop.

"Your Majesty, my brother has no such intention!"

"Ahem, ahem...... It's all said that you don't kneel at every turn. What do you mean by me taking you around, don't you understand? What you have to do now is not to kneel and beg for mercy, but to think about my problems. Lu Xiao, who is he loyal to? ”

"This must be loyal to Your Majesty."

"No!"

Apocalypse cleanly refuted King Shin's claim. This made Zhu Youzhen stunned on the spot.

"Could it be that Lu Xiao also has two hearts?"

"No, he's not double-minded. He's just not loyal to me, and he's not loyal to you. Lu Xiao's loyalty is this Daming. ”

"Isn't this the same? Your Majesty is the heaven of the great name, and if you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, isn't it loyal to your majesty? ”

Zhu Youzhen, who has not received the study of emperors, failed to understand the difference for a while. This made Apocalypse sigh.

"You see, that's why I said you're not ready yet. How can you reassure me like this! Lu Xiao is loyal to Daming, but he is not loyal to me because in his eyes. I can't represent Daming.

In his heart, the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains under his feet, as well as the people of the world, are the real Ming. It's just an emperor, how can he represent the Ming Dynasty! ”

"This ...... This is disrespectful!! Lu Xiao ...... "Zhu Youzhen was blinded on the spot, and he couldn't turn a corner.

"It's hard to understand. But that's just the way it is, we're royalty. The royal family and the commoners are destined to be different. ”

"But...... Lu Xiao ......, "Zhu Youzhen doesn't know how to continue this topic. Fortunately, Apocalypse didn't intend to embarrass him.

"You're asking, why do I have to reuse him?"

"Yes, my brother doesn't understand."

"Except for him, where do you go to find the second courtier with the Ming Jiangshan Sheji as the main courtier. By the people in the court? ”

"But he's unfaithful?"

"Hehe, no, at least for now. Because now, this country is still our Zhu family. So, he's still on our side. People like Lu Xiao are real capable ministers of the world. I haven't met one in hundreds of years.

Being able to meet him is a blessing for the country, but it is also a challenge for my Ming royal family. This Ming Dynasty is afraid that it will depend on him to turn the tide. But you have to remember that people like Lu Xiao can only be reused in troubled times. ”

"Why is that?"

"In troubled times, the country is unstable. For the sake of the people of the world, he chose to let my Zhu family be this position. If the world is peaceful, a person like him can mess up the country with a single word. So, remember, Lu Xiao has to use it. For he helps us to calm the world. But once the war in the north was over. This person must not stay! ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded as if he didn't understand. The confusion and confusion on his face were already palpable.

.................

Lu Xiao organized a banquet. The object of the banquet is a group of red-haired ghosts. The Portuguese, the Italians, the Dutch, the French, the British are a whole bunch of messes.

But the group is a little restrained now. Because Lu Xiao sent Jinyi Wei, he brought them to this banquet with a little toughness.

In the Age of Discovery, those who were able to travel thousands of miles to the Ming Dynasty were able to travel thousands of miles. They are all a group of ruthless people who are not afraid of death. These guys, going back and forth between merchants and pirates. Relying on advanced warships and muskets, he looted countless amounts of money from all over the world. The rise of Europe in later generations was largely due to the primitive accumulation of the Age of Discovery.

At this time, they were still in the tentative stage of Daming. Although the force shown by Da Ming seems to be very average. But they don't dare to do it for the time being. Because they found a terrible problem. The country is just too big. A super-empire larger than all their countries combined. Let these ferocious barbarians also feel really afraid.

And for now, they don't need to resort to force. Just spend some money, buy a batch of porcelain from here, and the tea will be shipped back. You can earn a lot of real money. This makes these foreign devils cherish this trade route very much. Once it is broken, the loss is not a little bit.

A group of foreign devils were gathered at the station of Jinyiwei. Lu Xiao temporarily prepared a banquet here. Of course, it was just for show, and I put a little drink and snack on the table.

The businessmen who were forcibly brought in also noticed the problem. Their next treatment is being discussed in private. Because this place, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be some kind of violent institution.

Sure enough, they didn't wait for them to discuss a result. A staccato scream reached their ears. The group then turned to look at the door. I only saw two soldiers with knives on their shoulders, dragging a bloody 'person' in. The screams were made by the man.

Of course, he can only be considered half a man now. It's literal. The lower half of his body was cut off......

Even these ferocious pirates were stunned by the bloody scene in front of them. A group of people were about to flee on the spot. But at this time, a group of soldiers armed with muskets outside were on guard.

This made a group of foreign devils only shrink into the corner as much as possible. They were all scared and didn't dare to breathe.

"Alright, get this thing out." Lu Xiao's voice reached their ears. Some foreign devils who knew Chinese immediately understood that the real big man appeared.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. It was just a little technical mistake. Accidentally let a prisoner escape, scaring everyone. ”

Everyone looked at the prisoner who had just been dragged away, and wondered how he got out!!