Zhu Qingping didn't know why His Majesty was upset, so she blamed herself.

"Your Majesty, slaves and maids are stupid, the meaning of these scriptures ......"

"You've studied well." Zhu Houxi came back to his senses, "I understand more every day. ”

He was waiting for the Guangdong military intelligence report, but Zhu Qingping didn't know.

The efficiency of communications in this era was hopeless, although the urgent footsteps on the post road and the military situation at the border pass were rushing to the capital day and night.

But what determines the speed of information transmission is only the feet of people, the legs of horses, and the efficiency of the handover between the stations of the post road.

The emperor in the Qianqing Palace was still studying before falling asleep, and the counselors in the Beijing Dynasty had already fallen asleep.

Is it that there is a lack of national performance in the summary of the General Political Mission? No, it's just that the emperor cares more about the land than many.

Only this soul from the emperor five hundred years later has some spirit that no one can understand at this time.

Zhu Houxi is the emperor, he is strong-blooded, and he has many enjoyments at his fingertips, but he feels that the invisible responsibility on his shoulders is also very heavy.

The curtain was put down, and Zhu Houxi remembered the changes that might be caused by one of his holy decrees, and the corners of his eyes were sour.

This time it is not the fate of some eunuchs and palace maids in the Forbidden City, but the fate of many ordinary people living in this land.

He grew up listening to Cantonese songs, he went to the south to see the sea, and he knew from books the sound of cannons there hundreds of years later.

He is the emperor, but the wanton change of history only exists in the imagination, the fire of the Japanese Jingmen reminded him: too much beyond the times will indeed be crazy, the emperor is only the original shareholder of the feudal dynasty limited liability company, do you really think you are a sole proprietorship?

He is the emperor, but some courtiers can always easily and anywhere to uncover a certain scar of the country, and tell him contemptuously: Do you think it is easy to settle the accounts and let you sit back and enjoy the dividends?

Imperial paster? Is the most difficult position good?

There is no difference in essence between the princes of the court and the princes of the court.

And a lonely person is a lonely person, as long as he uses people, people have their own selfishness.

Isn't this incident in Guangdong now selfish?

Every day he understands better, that he is actually in the most advantageous position, and that he is in the most irreplaceable position in such times.

But what? I can't kill enough.

The sound of horses' hooves broke the calm of the imperial capital, and when the military intelligence report entered the palace, the Chang Dynasty was being held.

The ritual of the Chang Dynasty is greater than the sky, what is there to worry about the affairs of the South China Sea Domain?

It was only because the emperor had a clear decree to send it to Liangguang before, so after the end of the Chang Dynasty, this report was able to be presented to the emperor as soon as possible.

Zhu Houxi opened the newspaper that had sealed the seal, pulled out the paper from it, and when he saw the color of one of the words, his hand couldn't help but tremble slightly.

But wait a little longer.

Zhu Qingping and Huang Jin only felt that the emperor was more absent-minded than usual that afternoon, and after the second Guangdong military situation was presented before nightfall, the emperor still only stayed in the middle of the report.

After waiting for the second day, there was finally a third round of a total of three recitals.

Headed by Yan Song, Wang Shouren and Yang Shen stood in the Zhongyuan Palace, only to hear the emperor open his mouth and instruct Gao Zhong: "Minister of Xuanshen Pre-National Policy Conference!" ”

……

The local government must go through the general government to pass through the official envoy.

The emperor did not give an opinion on a certain song at the first time, and the secretary team and cabinet naturally had to give an opinion on the draft vote.

So at this time, at the national policy meeting, the first and second books of the three rounds of scribbles, the cabinet actually gave their opinions, and brought them together - according to the current rules, the version of the emperor's criticism of Zhu is also the one that the cabinet gave opinions.

Zhu Houxi sat on the throne, Yan Song was the chief of the imperial study, Wang Shouren spoke on behalf of Yang Yiqing about military affairs, and the eighteen chairs were filled with seventeen people.

Yang Shen stood.

"The cabinet opinion is that Wang Hong's rash advance against the enemy has led to this great defeat, and it is advisable to order the governor of Liangguang and the commander-in-chief of the army to re-select the best people to drive away the thieves, and thoroughly investigate Wang Hong's defeat and Guangdong's crime of sitting idly by and watching the thieves sit down."

Zhu Houxi's tone was a feeling of indifference that the ministers of this session of the National Policy Council had become familiar with in the past few days.

"Yang Shen, read out the petition sent to the palace by the governor of Liangguang, the governor of Guangdong, and the political envoy of Zuobu in Guangdong this morning."

Yang Shen felt that he was a worthless tool man, but he could only hold these three copies of the third round of recitals that arrived in the capital.

The expressions are different, but the meaning is the same: Wang Hong, the deputy envoy of Guangdong and the chief official of Haiphong Province, was very happy after receiving the order, and without thorough preparations, he vainly recruited villagers to plunder the localities, and the enemy rashly advanced so that Tuen Mun was defeated, and the soldiers were brave enough to destroy the warships, and even caused the bandits to build a fortified city when they heard the warning. Yuan Yao, who was a thousand households in the Dongguan Imperial Palace, had been killed in battle, and Wang Feng had already been imprisoned for his crime since he had absconded to Hong Kong in fear of the enemy. In order not to fall into the majesty of the kingdom of heaven, there is still a shortage of warships and food for soldiers......

Seventeen important court officials listened silently.

Among them, the five cabinet ministers have actually seen the first and second rounds of reports presented by Wang Hong, deputy envoy of Guangdong, and Wang Ziyan, envoy of Guangdong, respectively.

They all just listened, because they knew the difference between the first Guangdong military intelligence report, the second one, and the third round.

Yang Tinghe quietly waited for his son to finish reading.

After Yang Shen finished reading the recital from the Governor of Liangguang, the Governor of Guangdong, and the Political Envoy of Zuobu in Guangdong, Yang Tinghe opened his eyes and looked at the emperor.

He was greeted by the Emperor's staring gaze straight at him.

Yang Tinghe's heart was cold, and the mouth that was about to open closed closed.

The Emperor stood up.

So the ministers also stood up.

"Win or lose, right or wrong." Zhu Houxi said in a cold tone, "The martyrs bravely defended the land and sacrificed their lives for the country. The subjects of the world, like my son, my heart hurts! ”

Yang Tinghe and the others were stunned to see that tears really slipped from the corners of the emperor's eyes, and they couldn't help but feel sad on the surface, but in fact, their hearts were thinking about it quickly.

They thought it was just a sentence, but the emperor kept standing there, his head bowed.

Yan Song then stood solemnly on the spot, feeling emotion in his heart.

Wang Shouren looked at the solemn emperor, and his heart suddenly softened, thinking of the soldiers and people who died due to the Chenhao Rebellion.

On top of history, is there such a pen? What king really treats his subjects as his sons, and does his father mourn when his son mourns?

Zhu Houxi opened his eyes and calmly ordered, "Sit." ”

It's as if it was just a show.

"All the scholars, you have read yesterday's Wang Feng and Wang Ziyan's military report, and you have expressed your opinions."

The emperor first asked five cabinet scholars, and Yang Tinghe said: "Before the war started, Wang Feng reported the crime of bullying the king. The crime of failing to observe the enemy's situation and rushing into battle resulting in a great defeat and dereliction of duty. In the name of war, it is a crime of harassing the local government to demand money and food, and to be greedy. The minister thought that he should be dismissed from his position, discuss his crimes, and reprimand the Guangdong local government for reorganizing the generals and recovering the enemy. ”

Zhu Houxi was noncommittal and looked at Jiang Mian.

“…… Looking at Wang Hong's impeachment of the two places before the battle, whether he first planned to get away with the crime or fought hard to beat the drum, the minister thought that he should investigate in detail. ”

Mao Ji said solemnly: "The accusations of the two Guangxi and three halls colluding with each other, corrupting state affairs for many years, and colluding with foreign thieves are really alarmist. Looking at the performance of Guangdong's inspection, Guangdong's administration, the governor of Liangguang and the town of Guangzhou, Wang Hong's words of fear of war and exoneration of his crimes. ”

Fei Hong faced the emperor's eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said: "The matter has come to this, and the power of the kingdom of heaven cannot be humiliated. In terms of small crimes, but big preparations for war, Guangdong's request for the construction of warships and the food and salary of soldiers is a real matter. ”

The emperor looked at Shi Xuan for the last time, and he said angrily: "It is advisable to send Qin to Guangdong to supervise and find out the truth, and quickly complete the work." ”

Of the other eleven people, ten of them did not see the two recitals that were presented to the Imperial Court and the Cabinet yesterday only through the General Envoy.

But at this moment, they also understood: Wang Hong's statement was different from that of others.

Zhu Houxi silently opened a music watch, unfolded it and raised it to face everyone.

The eighteen chairs did not need to be very large, and Wang Shouren saw the crooked red handwriting on the recital. His heart sank: it was a blood book.

"Blood doesn't prove anything, I know." Zhu Houxi looked around and said in a cold tone, "Wang Feng plays the watch, I have a thought." ”

[Minister Guangdong's deputy envoy Wang Feng inspected the sea road and cried blood! 】

[Since the early years of Hongzhi, the thieves ravaged the sea frontier, and there are now Yuan Guang, the father of Yuan Yao, who guards thousands of households in Dongguan today, and has been defending the land for 28 years! 】

[Before Zhengde, from Xinning to Jiqi, Yibo came one after another, and there was no settlement in the first year. Every time you arrive in the Celestial Empire, even if there is no survey, you will also board the ship to collect taxes, and there is no regulation. In the second year of Zhengde, the traitor Jin ordered the ministers to release 500,000 taels of silver into Beijing, and restored 270,000 taels, and the silver storage in Guangdong was empty. 】

[In the fourth year of Zhengde, Governor Chen Jinzuo invited the boat to arrive in Hong Kong at the rate of three tenths, expensive and detailed Beijing, sold it coarsely, and kept the military salary. Since then, three of the ten draws in Guangdong City have gradually become a rule. 】

[In the ninth year of Zhengde, Guangdong Daxing "The Law of Fanbo Tribute Trade", from the sea of Tuen Mun to Guangzhou City, there are many sails. 】

[In the twelfth year of Zhengde, the Franco-robot broke into Guangdong Province, and the sound of cannons shook the city. Since then, Francis and the cunning have gathered in Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung and other places in Hoi O, set up camps, and built firecrackers to kill people and rob ships as offensive tools. The momentum is very rampant, aiming at annexation, the figure stands on the stone, and governs all the fans. 】

[They are cunning, and they have colluded with the local government for many years, so that the old system is bad, and the two large numbers of people block the upper and lower levels, and the mountains and seas block the power of the sky. Today, according to the holy order, the ministers dare not be cowardly. The note came, and the thieves refused to accept the king, and the ministers begged for it. However, the sea ban is deserted, the border guards are false, the soldiers are weak and the boats are outnumbered, and the thieves and boats are strong and the guns are strong, and they are just dead! 】

[If Your Majesty sees this, the minister may have been buried in the belly of the fish. Under the nine springs of the minister, he is ashamed of the grace of the sea, it is difficult to calm the sea waves, and he has no face to see the villagers again, and he has a long hatred in his heart! 】

[The benefits of the Furlong machine and the strength of the giant ship are really a great disaster for the Celestial Empire! Emperor Fu Wei is for the sake of his family and country, don't ignore it! The two Guangxi are greedy for ink and mislead the country, and the sinking is not healed, and this victory is also defeated! 】

[The minister left this testament before the war, I only hope that the holy monarch will shine like the sun, although the two are far away and the night is small, there is nothing to hide! ] The minister died, and this soul is also willing to patrol the Nanyang for the Ming Dynasty forever! 】

The emperor read out this piece of music himself, and Wang Shouren looked at Yang Tinghe sadly.

Do you want to say that you are treacherous?

Zhu Houxi slowly put down the blood letter, calmed down and looked at everyone: "Yuan Yao and other 673 people donated their lives, and Wang Feng fainted in defeat and returned to Hong Kong to be imprisoned. What do you think of the construction of warships and the leveling of food and salaries, please allocate 437,957 taels of silver? ”

Chen Jinru sat on pins and needles.

The emperor did not ask what the situation of the old system was, and now he only asked about the food and salary needed for the war in Guangdong, but he said the results of the war earlier.

Zhu Houxi's eyes looked at Yang Tinghe again, and the first assistant of the cabinet was silent for a moment and said: "Now that the war has started, the trouble of scabies in the Nanyang Domain is related to the tributary affairs of the feudal state. ”

"Scabies?" Zhu Houxi was very polite, and he did not interrupt Yang Tinghe.

“…… A small country with an even land advantage......"

"Location? Whose Land? This time he interrupted.

Yang Tinghe heard the chill in Zhu Houxi's tone, and closed his mouth to look at him.

"Yang Tinghe, whose land?"

Yang Shen, who was standing on one side, looked at the emperor's side face in disbelief, these were the three words that were spit out by his name coldly.

Yang Tinghe's heart was cold: "Tuen Mun Haiao, has always been under the jurisdiction of Dongguan County, Guangzhou Prefecture......"

"When did my homeland of the Ming Dynasty become a landright?" Zhu Houxi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his more oppressive gaze moved to Chen Jin, "Political envoy of Guangdong Zuobu." ”

Then came Guo Xun: "The chief military officer of Liangguang." ”

He paused, and his gaze stared at Yang Tinghe again: "There are also cabinet scholars." When the door of the house is lost, who will guard it at that time? Whose fault is it? Chamberlain? Lord? Feudal officials? Or is it the governor of the Chincha? ”

The important ministers of the auxiliary state were not asked.

Very acute question, after so many years, why has it become someone else's geographical advantage at your own doorstep?

Those who are named are better off on pins and needles.

Those who were not named also felt the anger suppressed by the emperor.

In the middle hall, everyone was square for a while.

(End of chapter)