Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren talked for a long time, and the hot-blooded young man who had to stretch his neck at the beginning was now fully mature.

And today's Juntun cleanup is actually retroactive, and it is indeed traced back to Wang Shouren's letter back then.

In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, Wang Shouren still remembers this time.

Zhu Houzhao felt that Wang Shouren was knowledgeable and had unique insights, while Wang Shouren felt that the emperor was far-sighted and had planned this matter ten years ago, but he was so ignorant at that time.

Judging from the difficulty of advancing this matter now, if Hongzhi really obeyed his advice in the twelfth year, all border towns should be in chaos, and the final result is a little better, and it will also be a big chaos in half the world.

Because there weren't so many elite soldiers at that time.

Thinking of this, Wang Shouren was extremely ashamed, and he said to the emperor, "When the minister was young and self-willed, he almost misled His Majesty and caused a disaster. His Majesty's refusal to accept the advice of his ministers back then was a holy move. Minister, the minister almost misled the country! ”

can be praised by Wang Shouren, Zhu Houzhao is still a little comfortable.

However, it is fair to say that Wang Shouren is limited by the times, and he is standing on the shoulders of his predecessors, so it is not necessary to say that he is smart.

Just a little pride.

"Did Bo'an stay in Guizhou for six years or seven years? At first, it must have been very confusing, right? ”

"I don't dare."

Zhu Houzhao sighed deeply, "Actually, I am doing many things today, but I am still not understood. In the past, too, it was said that the sea was opened, and the resistance was so great. I still remember that I sent Mr. Wang to the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, and forced this matter by suppressing bandits and arresting people, where did I want to offend them back then, but had to offend, you are from Zhejiang, I am afraid that the local people will not accept it now, right? ”

Wang Shouren knew that the emperor was a little wanton in front of him, but he didn't dare to be wanton, "Even if there was one back then, but seeing the benefits of opening the sea, I understand it now." ”

"yes. If it weren't for the opening of the sea, where would the extra million taels of silver that the cavalry and the Beijing camp get every year? Without these, how can the Tatars be defeated? The Tatars can't be defeated, the northern frontier is unstable, and our monarchs and ministers still want to clean up the military cantonments? Ha. ”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head with a smile, "Maybe there will be news of internal and external collusion tomorrow, and then it will be called real chaos." ”

Zhu Houzhao almost never told anyone about these words.

Because of these old men around him, he doesn't understand what you say, so it's better not to talk about it. Moreover, he is the emperor after all, and there is a huge disparity in status, so it is actually a bit awkward to ask him to say 'words from his heart' like this.

But there seems to be no such restriction with Wang Shouren, and it is logical to recall the past.

It was the first time that Wang Shouren had heard the emperor tell about these past events and experiences, and after listening to it so hastily, he realized that what the emperor was planning was not simple at all.

One ring after another, and a plan is ten years, he really wants to sigh in his heart.

"Your Majesty's layout plan can be the first person in ancient and modern times, and Weichen admires it in his heart."

"It's not that I want to lay it out, but to do one thing, it's really not easy." Zhu Houzhao began to use self-pronouns like 'I', and seemed to have an irrepressible desire to express, or wanted to say all the words that had been blocked in his heart in the past few years, anyway, he just wanted to say, "In the final analysis, Kaihai is to grab silver from the smuggling gentry, and Qingtun is to grab silver from the hands of Daming's own officers, magistrates and big families." opened his mouth to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but when he started to do things, he only recognized money and did not recognize people, so that I, the emperor, had no other way than to kill people. So, then you can only kill. ”

Wang Shouren said: "Your Majesty killed right. ”

"Oh? You, a weak scholar, are also so murderous? Ah, I'm confused, Ci is not in charge of the troops, you are so good at leading the troops, you must not be weak. ”

"The minister just thought that this killing intent and weakness didn't matter. Just like a strong army, it must be clear, and Mingji sometimes has to turn his face and deny people, or even six relatives, which is the same as His Majesty having to kill people. But the people who should be killed really have to be killed, and if they don't kill Tuntian, they can only be invaded and occupied all the time, and the guard will not have combat power at all. ”

"I'm glad you really understand me. I want to drink, come on, get some wine. When you've got a drink, tell me how you're doing in the loop! ”

The Son of Heaven has a will, so naturally there will be good wine on the table.

made Wang Shouren very at a loss, drinking with the Son of Heaven, what if he drank too much?

Alcohol is forbidden in the army, and his amount of alcohol can only be regarded as average.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not strong enough to drink, if the king loses his honor and offends His Majesty, the minister is an unforgivable crime......"

"Eh, you don't have to say a word." Zhu Houzhao gestured to the eunuch, "All upside down, all up." After a while, I'll let them all go out, and whatever you say today, only I will hear it, and when I'm drunk, I'll forget it all tomorrow, and no one in this world will know. You don't know for sure, what are you afraid of? ”

You Ji thought to himself on the side, it was really not easy for the emperor to even correct this kind of crooked reasoning.

He finished pouring and confirmed, "Your Majesty, the slave and maid will go out first?" ”

"Get out, get out, close the door. Winters are cold. ”

"Eh, slave obeys."

……

……

Zhu Houzhao did have the urge to talk to someone, he hadn't chatted with someone for a long time.

In order to achieve this goal, he drank first, and drank this guy until he had that strength, and then began to ask.

"Hetao, Hetao, talk about Hetao."

Wang Shouren's small cheeks were a little red on both sides, and his alcohol consumption was indeed not good.

Zhu Houzhao is in the palace, sometimes enjoying the scenery and having a drink, sometimes dissipating sorrow and having a drink, plus feasting and entertainment, there are still a lot of drinks.

But Wang Shouren is indeed forbidden to drink in the army, and he is a very self-disciplined person, has requirements for himself, and will not indulge, so the amount of alcohol is average.

He hiccuped a few times, which made Zhu Houzhao think it was quite interesting.

So I poured him a few more cups.

When it was almost over, this guy began to look up, "Hetao...... The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep, it is indeed a treasure land, the Yellow Sea is full of harms, only one set of riches, the ancients did not deceive me. The ministers organized the people in the interior to reclaim more than 2,000 hectares of wasteland and raise more than 8,000 war horses in the front and back sets! ”

"I also know that I call myself a minister, which means that I can still drink, so I can continue."

"Of course, call yourself a minister! I am a minister, you are a king! ”

"But more than 2,000 hectares of land, that is, more than 200,000 acres. It's not a lot. Zhu Houzhao calculated slightly.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Shouren stood up and bowed, "Please forgive your majesty!" ”

"Oh, no, no, no, you better sit down, don't fall, sit down."

"Minister, obey!"

Ouch.

Zhu Houzhao is about to frown, is this guy sober or not, what is he always shouting?

After sitting down, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister not only pleaded to the field, but also raised horses, which are the best Northwest war horses!" Besides, the number of immigrants is not very large, Your Majesty can take advantage of the rectification of the border army to give some immigrants to the ministers, as long as there are enough people, this year the ministers can reclaim another 500,000 acres! ”

"And what about the horse farm?"

"The same double! Within three years, the minister turned Hetao into a garrison with millions of acres of fertile land, 20,000 horses, and 50,000 soldiers. And the sweet potato given by His Majesty, that is a treasure, the same field, the grain can be increased tenfold, so, what else is there to worry about?! ”

Zhu Houzhao began to dream, "That's the case, I will go north to the grassland again." ”

"The minister Wang Shouren is willing to raise 50,000 soldiers and horses to pacify His Majesty and open up territory for the Ming Dynasty!"

The man probably can't stand this kind of stimulation, especially when these are still in his own hands, Zhu Houzhao blew him three cups in a row, and his throat burned hot.

"Of course it's good to have you, but it's a pity that there shouldn't be any heroes on the grassland, and you can't match off your Wang Yangming's prestige."

Wang Shouren shook his head, "The minister doesn't care, the minister is a Han person, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he can make contributions to the country in his life, which is the most important thing." Besides, Your Majesty is exalting me, where does Wang Yangming have a great reputation?! Your Majesty has a great reputation! ”

"You don't know, your prestige has grown."

"Your Majesty is talking about the grassland? The minister has been in the Hetao for two years, and on the grassland, the minister is somewhat famous. ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned, and subconsciously asked, "What?" Will they still come to harass? ”

"It's the ministers who harass them."

This guy is panting for breath after drinking and talking.

"It's the harassment." Zhu Houzhao raised his wine glass, "Dignified Huaxia, how can you be bullied by a bunch of barbarians?" Come and don't be rude, when Hongzhi, they committed the side every year, and now they are virtuous, let's go to them every year. ”

"Your Majesty is really the spirit of a hero!" Wang Shouren admired, "Around the Hetao, in the south of the Yin Mountain, all the fertile water and grassland, the ministers have sent troops to patrol the border, even if we don't raise horses, then the Tatars are not allowed to graze." The minister now understands what it means to really 'not teach Huma to Yinshan', and there are not many emperors who have been able to do this throughout the ages. ”

"What is Yin Mountain? Find a way to climb over Yin Mountain and then go north. Drink Ma Hanhai, seal the wolf Juxu, Xigui Dahe, Liejun Qilian! ”

The ancient text has a momentum that is getting stronger and stronger the more he speaks, it is all four words, Zhu Houzhao really felt it in the end, as if they were already in the northwest desert, and they felt the sense of heaviness in front of them, and even his own movements got up.

It was also at this moment that he made a decision: to be pro-conscript, he must be pro-conscript!

Only by personally conscripting can we have a glimpse of the vastness of the Northwest, can we express our enthusiasm, can we soothe some regrets in his heart, and can we truly feel what Zhongxing is.

There is actually some stability in his character, because he is an only son after all, there is no prince after all, and after all, there is a tragic lesson in the civil fort, so he is not willing to make trouble with the minister, nor is he willing to take risks.

Although I always think about it in my heart, I always say that I will wait for the next time, just like those who want to travel in later generations, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and finally push it to the next year.

I'm afraid that only at this moment, with the strength of wine, can I make this determination.

Zhu Houzhao poured the wine of the two of them, "Bo'an, you and I must have an agreement that we must conquer the desert together!" ”