Zhu Yijun admitted that what Wang Xijue said was also true.

In recent years, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty, especially among the officers and soldiers on the front line of the Ming Dynasty, some soldiers have treated the local native nobles too much, which has indeed made many indigenous nobles in Burma, Japan, Luzon and other conquered areas more dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty.

And among these nobles, there are radicals who have not hesitated to become pirates, colluding with coastal giants to raid the sea frontier.

Although the Ming Dynasty has always been very strong at sea, such incidents have always been small-scale incidents, and there has been no large-scale sea disaster like the Jiajing Dynasty.

However, because the sea frontier of Daming is too long, and since the opening of the sea, there are too many official and civilian ships going to sea, so even if there are many sailors in Daming and a large number of factory guards, it is difficult to keep an eye on every sea area and every coastal village everywhere.

This is the same as during the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, the system of the Ming Wei was not bad, the soldiers and horses in the world were very strong, and the Jinyi Guard was also very strong, but it was still difficult to avoid the chaos.

And the people who bear the cost of the panic and insecurity caused by these attacks are the people of the southern coast.

However, most of Haili is now in the hands of the imperial court, and most of the dividends of external expansion are also in the hands of the imperial court.

Therefore, this is equivalent to the fact that the price is borne by the people in the south, but the benefit is occupied by the emperor of the capital and the magnates living in the capital, which naturally makes the people in the south even more dissatisfied.

The people of the south also have a lot of complaints about this.

After all, human nature is like this, not suffering from inequality.

If you can have a lot of benefits while bearing the cost of panic and insecurity, you will naturally not have these complaints.

But the reality is that because the emperor is in the northern capital, the political center is in the north, so that most of the increased cake goes to the north.

However, although Zhu Yijun admits that what Wang Xijue said is the truth, he does not want to consciously start to carry out strategic contraction now because he has to consider the feelings of southerners.

What's more, he has an extra layer of advantage over Wang Xijue and others is that he comes from later generations, and he knows what different changes will occur after the appearance of the steam engine.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun said directly after Wang Xijue said:

"What Wang Qing said is also reasonable, even so, let the prince supervise the country in the southern capital in the future, in this case, I can't ignore the grievances of the people in the south, after all, who doesn't love his son?"

Wang Xijue was stunned when he heard this.

On the contrary, Shen Li said in a preface: "Your Majesty, although it is not appropriate for the East Palace to intervene in military affairs prematurely, it is advisable to know in advance the difficulty of the country's financial management!" And when the future king is the East Palace, if he is in the south, he has to fight for the rich merchants and giants in the south, and when he returns to the northern capital in the future to take the throne and control the soldiers and horses in the world, he has to fight for the army in the world, so he has to weigh the pros and cons, and he knows how to reconcile the north and the south. ”

"Your Majesty!"

"That being the case, the minister thinks that it is better to gather in Nanjing, or seal in the south, or even better to seal in the south overseas, the south is heavy, gentle and rich and noble, if you move to the south, one is easy to dispel its ambition, and the other is easy to prevent the future in the north, so that there are clans everywhere in the south to call on the power of the northern expedition to the king; Third, if there is a vassal king overseas, even King Qin will not be able to win in the future, and he can still maintain orthodoxy overseas. ”

Wang Xijue simply spoke up at this time and put forward new suggestions.

Because, Zhu Yijun did not blame Shen Li, and directly said that the monarchy cannot be restrained, so he cannot rashly move the capital and shrink the strategy.

Zhu Yijun also bowed his head after hearing this: "This idea is indeed good!" ”

Zhu Yijun said and looked at Li Chengliang and the others: "What do you think?" ”

"The ministers seconded it!"

Zhu Yijun nodded: "The Imperial Secretary sent a letter to Yuanfu about my proposal and Wang Qing's proposal, and asked him to discuss it again with the Secretary of State in Beijing, and sent it in a hurry after the discussion." ”

Jiao Hong, who was in charge of the drafting, said yes.

"Stand down, this autumn rain continues, let the river officials pay attention to flood control."

Zhu Yijun then commanded again.

The princesses said yes, and they were all the same as Zhu Yijun, and they also wrinkled their eyebrows and glanced at the rain outside.

In recent years, the weather has been abnormal, and even the summer rain that can fall in autumn is as heavy as the summer rain, so people have to worry about flooding even in autumn.

And after leaving the palace, Shen Yi couldn't help but say to Wang Xijue at this time: "Your Majesty asked the East Palace to supervise the southern capital of the country in the future, which is really clever, but isn't it equivalent to the south as the son and the north as the father?" ”

"Why, is it the other way around, to let the prince be in charge of the military affairs of the Nine Frontiers in the north?"

Li Chengliang, who came along, heard Shen Zheng's words, so he asked rhetorically.

Shen Yi couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Yes! This is inappropriate, of course! ”

"That's right, it's like a family, the son who manages the most money and food can be the son, it's nothing more than that the parents are willing to trust their son so much and give him as much as possible to manage the family affairs, but the one who can control the power of life and death in the family and be the head of the family can only be the father."

Li Chengliang looked at Wang Xijue as he spoke, and arched his hand: "Wang Ge Lao's idea of proposing to move the vassal kings south is really good, the border towns don't have much arable land, and those vassal kings in the north move south, I don't know how much fertile land can be vacated to share with the people, I don't know how much the burden of the northern people can be reduced, and I don't know how much border preparedness has been strengthened, and even if there are border troubles, it is more difficult to find a vassal king to support." ”

"This is indeed a good policy, if all the vassal kings of Henan also move south, then the people of the entire Henan will have a much better life, Wang Ge Lao's proposal can be approved by His Majesty, and it can be regarded as a great favor for the people of Henan."

"So, please accept Shen's worship."

Shen Li said that he really gave up his hand to Wang Xijue.

Wang Xijue hurriedly replied and said: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, it's just for the long-term stability of the country, but if the country wants long-term stability, if the vassal king still wants to follow the ancestral system and move to the domain, it is better to go overseas to become a vassal officer, I don't know what the prince thinks?" ”

It stands to reason that Wang Xijue, as a southerner, should not take the initiative to suggest that the emperor should place the vassal king in the south as much as possible.

After all, as we all know, after the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty became a vassal in a certain place, he would always cause a great burden to the people of a certain place.

Wang Xijue took the initiative to propose this, not only to cater to the emperor, but also to really consider the interests of the country.

However, although Wang Xijue proposed it, he still expressed his hope to Shen Li at this time that they could also join him in the future, and only let the vassal king go overseas to become a vassal in the future.

After Shen Li heard Wang Xijue say this, he pondered for a while, and then bowed his head and said, "What the public said is true!" ”

Afterwards, Shen Li turned to Wang Xijue and said, "Please rest assured, the contemptible people will try their best to facilitate this matter." ”

"It's better that way."

Shen Cheng also echoed at this time, and looked at Li Chengliang.

Li Chengliang nodded and said: "The people in the south are also the people, and it should be like this." ”

Li Chengliang said this, and Wang Xijue also laughed again, saying: "My emperor is as benevolent as the sky, and he can't bear that the river has been plagued all the time, causing more lives to suffer miserably, and intends to solve this matter; He was also very wise, and even came up with the move of the prince to supervise the south of the country, so that although the south had grievances, it would not lose the hope of the imperial court to meet its reforms. ”

When Wang Xijue said this, Li Chengliang rushed to say: "Therefore, those of us who are courtiers, born with such a holy monarch and benevolent lord, if we have the heart of laziness and idleness, we are sorry for the common people of the society. ”

Wang Xijue, Shen Li, and Shen have always said in unison: "What the cardinal minister said is." ”

Then, Li Chengliang and the other ministers went to their respective resting places.

At this time, the rain was a lot heavier, and it stumbled, hitting the bamboo bananas, so that it covered up the footsteps of Zhang Jingxiu stepping on the water.

"What's the matter?"

Zhu Yijun was worried about the autumn flood because of the unabated autumn rain, so he asked because Zhang Jingxiu came in the rain.

Zhang Jingxiu handed over a bamboo tube with a secret letter to Zhu Yijun: "Fengyang Jinyi Wei has a secret report, there is a risk of the river bursting tonight, so please go to Nandu immediately!" ”

"To Nandu?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Zhang Jingxiu replied: "Back to Your Majesty, last year's riverbed was raised a lot, and it has not been dredged, and now if the embankment breaks again, the entire Jiangbei Huaiyang Second Mansion may become Zeguo, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so it is advisable to go to the southern capital as soon as possible!" ”

Zhu Yijun sank his face after hearing this: "This is someone who doesn't want me to stay in Huaiyang for a long time!" ”

Zhang Jingxiu replied: "Your Majesty Shengming, in addition, they don't just want to do this, but want to flood the Seventh Army. ”

"Flooded Seven?"

Zhu Yijun asked, and glanced up at Zhang Jingxiu.

Zhang Jingxiu replied with a cold expression: "Yes, Your Majesty, compared to killing the monarch, they want to get rid of Your Majesty's wings, that is, the team that goes south with Your Majesty, including all the pro-army guard official schools!" After all, once the river bursts its banks, where the water passes, it is difficult to resist its momentum, plus the plague after the flood, His Majesty's team will not lose seventy percent, but will also lose half! ”

"It's so ruthless!"

Zhu Yijun gritted his teeth and said.

"Huang Xun!"

Then, Zhu Yijun called again.

Huang Xun immediately stood up: "The minister is here!" ”

Zhu Yijun instructed: "Pass the decree, immediately change to the waterway to go to Nandu, and Yangzhou, Gaoyou and other places will not stop." ”

Huang Xun said yes.

So, that night, Zhu Yijun braved the rain to get on the royal boat, and Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and others were also woken up from sleep by their families, and were urged to get on the royal boat overnight.

As soon as Li Chengliang, Wang Xijue and others arrived in front of the palace, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jingxiu to inform Jinyiwei that he had learned that a traitor wanted to break the embankment and flood the Son of Heaven and the people who followed the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Jingxiu said: "This opportunity is very rare for them, so they have decided to do it!" ”

After hearing this, all the ministers changed their faces.

Zhu Yijun continued to ask Zhang Jingxiu at this time: "Can Jinyiwei stop the destruction of the embankment?" ”

"Once the levee breaks, even if I and my companions have been evacuated in advance, it will still affect the people of several provinces, displacing millions of people, and causing a lot of losses!" (End of chapter)