Chapter 124: Chronicle of the Yongle Years
Did Zhu Zhanyan really withdraw from the front line as he himself said?
Yes and not quite.
Indeed, he didn't talk nonsense, he really did because what he said was retreated, but only partially.
The Han Dynasty was originally Wenchen's enemy, and this situation became even more serious after Zhu Zhan Yan repeatedly appeared, and if he came up now, then Wenchen would definitely not do it.
Secondly, I have said that I will go to the domain, if I grasp one thing and play with my life, it will definitely make the old man have ideas, so this has to be relaxed.
Most of the matter is settled, let Mu Sheng go to the bottom.
This bottom is not so easy to receive, but compared to the beginning, it is already more than half easier, and this degree is the best.
Mu Sheng doesn't have Zhu Zhan's determination, he will definitely not be able to accept this at the end, and the old man will have to find Zhu Zhanyan at that time, in this way, Zhu Zhanyan has not only made a contribution, so that the old man can feel it, but also make Mu Sheng grateful.
Among them, the second point is the most important, after all, it is in Yunnan, and if you can't get the Mu family, everything will basically be free to talk about in the future.
However, in addition to the Mu family, there is another thing that is the reason why Zhu Zhanyan retreated.
After so long in Jiaozhi, the time is about to reach September, and there is a person who is coming back.
Inner palace eunuch, director of the Municipal Shipping Division, commander of the ocean treasure fleet: Zheng He.
When Zheng He comes back, he will definitely go through the Strait of Malacca, and maybe he will see the burning Jiaozhi at that time, and he may remember this matter at that time.
Every time Zheng He goes to the West, he has to go through the Strait of Malacca, so he will often pass by in this Jiaozhi area, and Zhu Zhanyan doesn't want to be targeted by him.
Besides, Zhu Zhanyan buried the nails in the city, and he hasn't been pulled out until now, so Zhu Zhanyan doesn't want to fall short.
Although, the old man may have found out from the beginning, there are some things that no one mentions and someone mentions them, which are fundamentally different things.
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Ying Tianfu, household department.
Natsuhara Ji is already busy flying.
Originally, everything was fine this year, Zhu Zhanyan copied the homes of a large number of officials in Yangzhou last year, although those dirty silver are nothing to the entire Ming Dynasty, but there are still businessmen.
No matter what time it is, businessmen are the richest in addition to the imperial court, and there are even richer than the imperial court, so Zhu Zhanyan gave the household a big sigh of blood when he raided the house.
At that time, Xia Yuanji was really proud of the spring breeze, he really had money in his hands and didn't panic about anything, plus the cattle, sheep and horses seized during the Northern Expedition had been sold in an orderly manner, and the household was really living a good life.
During that time, Xia Yuanji can really only be described in one sentence forever: When did the household department fight such a rich battle?
However, Zhu Zhanyan is gone, and Xia Yuanji's good days are gone.
This summer, the matter of cultivating cattle on behalf of others came to an end, because Zhu Zhan was killed by force, so not many officials and nobles dared to touch the mind of cultivating cattle.
Yes, there must be, but not much, It's a trivial matter for Jinyiwei to deal with.
But it is precisely because of this that the household department spent a large amount of money, although this money should have been given, but for Xia Yuanji, a miser, he was very heartbroken every time the household department took out a penny.
Even, he once hoped that those corrupt officials would be bold and hack all those farming cattle, and when the time came, they would be able to copy a batch, and the household department would have a large amount of money in the account.
Of course, he just thinks about it, Xia Yuanji still has a conscience, and for him, Daming is getting better and better, and he is getting more and more relaxed.
Besides, apart from Zhu Zhanyan, who else dares to do this?
If you really do this, I'm afraid that there will only be Ji Gang, and then after the matter is over, Zhu Di will sneak out and cut Ji Gang to vent everyone's anger.
There is a precedent for this.
Mao Xiang, the first commander of Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, was a merchant during the Hongwu Dynasty, and his main achievement was to preside over and launch one of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, the "Hu Weiyong Case", which connected tens of thousands of people, and greatly strengthened the centralized rule of imperial power in the Ming Dynasty.
For the Zhu family, Mao Xiang can be described as a meritorious achievement.
Then, Mao Xiang was dragged out and slaughtered, calming down some of the dissatisfaction of the government and the opposition.
The second commander of Jinyiwei was named Jiang Xuan (huàn), and his main achievement was to preside over and launch the "Blue Jade Case", which was also one of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, and even more than 10,000 of them, clearing the obstacles for Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di, both emperors, and also made outstanding achievements.
Then, Jiang Zheng was also killed and was secretly executed, as for the reason? I don't know!
Anyway, death must be dead, and it is transparent, and the resentment in the army has calmed down a lot.
The third commander of Jinyiwei is the current Ji Gang, and his main achievement in history is to kill Jianwen's old ministers, which cleared a lot of obstacles to Zhu Di's accession to the throne.
In the end, Ji Gang was also slaughtered, on the grounds that he intended to rebel, and was beaten by the eunuchs around Zhu Di.
Therefore, it seems that the commanders of the Jinyi Guard in the past dynasties have not died well, but in fact, it has nothing to do with people, and the main thing is the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
As long as it is a person, it will be countered to this position.
It's not right, there is a personal exception, that is, the successor after Ji Gang, the fourth commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty, Sai Hazhi.
This person was promoted through normal replacement after Ji Gang's death, this person has no outstanding performance, he is sober in the world, and he has no pursuit except to save his life.
For this person, Zhu Zhanyan's evaluation is a bad evaluation!
The commander of the Jinyi Guard, who can enjoy his old age in peace, is not a good commander.
Anyway, there were a few twists and turns in the end, but it was a smooth end, no matter whether the current commander of Jinyiwei was Ji Gang or the future Saihazhi, Jinyiwei would not be dispatched.
For Xia Yuanji, those are not important, the important thing is that the household department has taken out a large amount of money, right......
If you count the accident, it should be two dollars!
Then needless to say, Warat crossed the border, and Zhu Di sent 200,000 troops to the Northern Expedition.
War has always been a huge banknote shredder, oh no, in this era it should be copper money and gold and silver shredders, and the weapons and equipment, horses, grain and grass and transportation involved in a war are all linked to money.
In addition, this year's disturbance of the border by the Japanese also caused the household to hemorrhage.
After all, the people paid taxes to let the court protect them, and now they are being burned and looted by the Japanese invaders, and the court naturally wants to take money to help, otherwise who will obey your rule?
"Xia Shangshu ......"
Xia Yuanji was annoyed when an official from the household department came over.
"Just now, His Majesty sent someone to send a message, saying that the ocean-going treasure fleet has arrived in Liujiagang, Taicang, and will enter Beijing in a few days."
"According to the report of the commander of the ocean-going treasure fleet, the ocean-going treasure fleet has passed through more than 30 countries, and many countries have sent envoys to pay tribute, and His Majesty asked the household department to prepare."
When Xia Yuanji heard this, he only felt that his eyes were dark.
(End of chapter)