No matter what Shen Shixing's motive is, for Zhu Yijun, Shen Shixing's secret performance to himself can be regarded as a gratifying thing.

This made him even more sure that the civil officials were really not of the same mind.

Especially the smart people among the civil officials, all of them obviously have their own opinions, and they will also take the initiative to be loyal servants of the emperor for some purposes.

Instead of really being willing to form an alliance for the sake of teacher-student friendship and old relationships, they must form an unbreakable alliance and deal with the Son of Heaven together.

As for Qi Jiguang's secret recital, it is for the future to recruit widows.

Qi Jiguang proposed that the imperial court station troops in Korea and establish a military station at the same time.

"In all battles, we should first think about the supply of food, grass and gunpowder, the reception of the wounded, and the training and replenishment of recruits."

"And these need to be set up in key places, so that the supply of troops and materials can be replenished in time."

Zhu Yijun muttered while watching, and finally understood Qi Jiguang's specific plan.

It turned out that according to Qi Jiguang's meaning, the land of the Japanese country was complicated, and the gunpowder and other materials produced were limited, so once the war started, no one knew how many more troops would be invested than expected.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the army would not run out of ammunition and food because of the deep penetration of the lone army, it was necessary to establish a more convenient supply line in advance in any case, to be able to ensure that more troops could be provided at any time, and at least to be able to withdraw the front-line troops in time.

However, the direct transportation of supplies and soldiers from the mainland in the past has a lot of losses, and it is easy to transport them because the uncertainties at sea are too high, not to mention that it is still very time-consuming.

Compared with the establishment of supply depots in North Korea, the latter is undoubtedly more conducive to logistical support.

Because from North Korea to Japan, it can be reached in three or four days downwind, and there is also a Tsushima Island in the middle, which can be used as a temporary transit and rest station, which can obviously greatly reduce the logistical difficulty.

Zhu Yijun had to admit that Qi Jiguang was a famous general in the end, and he didn't think about victory before defeat, so he first considered logistics support, and how to increase troops and horses and supplies in time to reverse the situation and even whether he could withdraw in time once the soldiers and horses of the conscription fell into a stalemate or the division was unfavorable, rather than thinking about where to send the army from first.

In Qi Jiguang's view, stationing troops in Korea in advance, using North Korea as a springboard, and at the same time sending sailors here in Ningbo to respond, is the best way to attack the Japanese mainland.

Zhu Yijun also agreed very much after seeing it.

After all, in history, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did the same when he tried to destroy the Ming Dynasty, choosing to destroy North Korea first, and then use North Korea as a springboard to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

Just stationing troops in Korea involves not only military issues, but also issues of diplomatic relations with vassal states, which can also be said to be foreign policy issues of this era.

After all, Daming has not yet stationed troops abroad.

And Qi Jiguang played directly to himself, the emperor, obviously because this matter involved not only the military, but the establishment of a new political system, so he directly invited himself, the emperor, to be a holy judge.

After all, there is now a Privy Council, which is in charge of the military and the cabinet is in charge of government affairs.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang is no longer suitable to discuss with Zhang Juzheng in the form of a private message first.

Of course, it is okay for Qi Jiguang to continue to ask Zhang Juzheng, anyway, it is a private message exchange, and others don't know.

But Qi Jiguang is now obviously the same as Shen Shixing, making his attitude clear to him, the emperor, who is loyal to the emperor as a general with 100,000 soldiers and horses (in terms of the number of soldiers), not Zhang Juzheng's retainer.

Since the system has changed, there is no need for him to let Zhang Juzheng know about military affairs, and when he encounters military and political affairs, he only asks the emperor directly for instructions.

This made Zhu Yijun even more sure that Qi Jiguang really scolded Zhang Juzheng only because Zhang Juzheng could give him the power to realize his ambitions, not because he was really willing to be the watchdog of the scholars, and he still knew in his heart that he should be loyal to the emperor.

As long as the emperor becomes his source of power and gives him the opportunity to realize his ambitions, he will not hesitate to change his position.

Of course, in history, Zhu Yijun did not continue to give Qi Jiguang power after Zhang Juzheng's death.

Because Zhu Yijun was disgusted with Qi Jiguang's behavior, he belittled him again and again, and finally let him return to his hometown, so that a sharp blade of the Ming Dynasty was returned to the sheath and no longer declared his authority to the world.

However, Qi Jiguang did not rebel or anything because of this, nor did he look for a new civil official as a backer, so as to give this civil official the opportunity to rule over the Son of Heaven, but accepted the arrangement of the Son of Heaven to treat him coldly.

Perhaps in Qi Jiguang's view, the Son of Heaven has become an adult, and he is no longer suitable to let his blade be held in the hands of others.

In short, Qi Jiguang is a loyal minister, and Zhu Yijun is even more sure of this after receiving his current secret play.

After all, whether the subordinates of the subordinates are their confidants or not depends on whether they are willing to directly bypass the boss and report some important things to their top-level boss.

And Shen Shixing and Qi Jiguang's secret performance can be regarded as making Zhu Yijun more confident to control the people of the world, and even dared to flip the table directly.

However, Zhu Yijun remembered what Zhang Juzheng taught him, the most important thing in holding the knife in his hand is deterrence, and then obtaining benefits, not elimination.

After all, the former can rob and extort many times, while the latter can only loot once, which is not conducive to generating sustainable income.

Therefore, the junior bandits will only seek money and kill people, while the senior bandits will often charge you protection money in the name of actively protecting you, and really establish rules to maintain the safety of your life and property, and even give you appropriate relief when you can't survive, and only when you refuse to pay the fee, will you know what absolute crushing violence is.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun would not lift the table unless he had to, so he still participated in the lecture and reading of the Wenhua Palace, and even in the interval between the lectures, when he saw Zhang Juzheng alone in the west room of the Wenhua Palace, he did not ask about Xu Jie.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng took out a letter and held it above his head:

"Your Majesty, here is a private letter from Mr. Xu to the minister, because it involves whether the reform will continue to wait for national affairs, so I have to play it before the performance of Your Majesty's Imperial Chapter today, and your Majesty knows."

Zhu Yijun, Zhang Hong, and Shen Li all looked at Zhang Juzheng in surprise.

Zhang Hong and Shen Li also stretched their brows and smiled at each other.

Zhu Yijun was also happy in his heart, but he didn't show it, and only asked Zhang Hong to take the letter.

After Zhu Yijun opened it, he put the letter away, and pretended to be surprised to look at Zhang Juzheng, and asked, "Mr. Xu wants to discuss marriage with Mr.?" Do you want to marry your husband and have children? ”

Zhang Juzheng didn't expect Zhu Yijun to ask such a question, so he couldn't help but glance at Shen Li for a while, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it is Mr. Xu who intends to give his fourteen-year-old ninth daughter to the minister as a concubine." ”

"yes, that's really unexpected."

Zhu Yijun said and looked back at Shen Li: "Shen Aiqing, remember to write this down!" In the future, it will be passed on to future generations, and it will also let the people of the world know such a strange fate. ”

Shen Li was stunned, and said in his heart: "This makes future generations think of Mr. Xu after seeing the living note?" ”

But he eventually said yes.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not intend to accept this strange fate, after all, the minister is old, how dare he match the noble daughter of the Shi clan as a concubine? Now that His Majesty knows, he wants His Majesty to know Mr. Xu's loyalty, that is, even if the imperial court wants to continue to reform, the Xu family will continue to support it. ”

Zhang Juzheng replied at this time.

"Shen Qing, remember to write it down, so that future generations will know that Mr. is a good assistant of integrity, not a lover of romance and beauty!"

Zhu Yijun commanded again.

Shen Li said yes.

"That being the case, when we really want to reform the system in the future, we will look at the performance of the Xu family."

Zhu Yijun replied to Zhang Juzheng again, and then asked Zhang Juzheng: "Mr. told Yu Zhen about this, there must be a bigger reason, right?" After all, this letter also has the meaning of persuading Mr. to enjoy the leisurely trip to the forest in time. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that His Majesty has the heart to govern, so how dare the minister be a blessing and misfortune for a family and a surname, and dare not continue to worry about His Majesty?"

"What's more, the ministers are also worried that His Majesty will have to imitate the old things of the previous dynasty, and order the ministers to guard the place on behalf of the governor, and do things as a last resort, and even really want to transfer the imperial power, be in the same position as the people, and transform the people who are willing to use them into sharp blades to fight for the people and the powerful gentry."

"And the minister also wants His Majesty to know that not all civil and military officials are loyal to His Majesty."

"Therefore, the minister will also take advantage of this matter today to know that if the minister retreats, it can only be that His Majesty does not need the minister, and when the minister retreats, the minister can retreat, and he will never dare to seek advance and retreat with others in private."

"As for whether to continue the reform, it is also up to the Holy Judge, and the ministers cannot arbitrarily decide!"

When Zhang Juzheng said this, he said: "Today, even if the ministers do not know to His Majesty, there must be ministers who let His Majesty know, because they do not obey the orders of the ministers, but are only loyal to His Majesty. ”

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Mr. is not wrong, I know that Mr. is loyal." Please rest assured, Mr., instead of believing in others, it is better to believe in me, after all, I am the king of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Saying that, Zhu Yijun said: "Let's discuss the matter, Qi Jiguang has a secret performance, and Mr. Zheng needs to take it to the Ministry of Rites to inform the DPRK of this matter." ”

(End of chapter)