Well? What do you mean? It's a shot to bring down a boatload of people! Gao Gong was the first to see the opportunity and immediately jumped out to support Xu Jie.

"Lord Xiao, what you said is too much, how can the scholar be disloyal to the monarch and patriotism? You are also half a scholar, why are you so unreasonable? ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Lord Gao, Xu Shoufu, as the head of the Wenchen, can he represent the world's scholars?" Or are you going to grab this rep? ”

Gao Gong was stunned, Xu Jie was carrying such a big black cauldron on his back, what was he robbing at this time. What's more, Xiao Feng's words are reasonable.

Xu Jie, as the first assistant, is also a university scholar, and the head of the world's ministers, he can't represent the scholars, so who else can represent it.

Gao Gong nodded: "Xu Shoufu can naturally represent the reader." ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Lord Gao, can the plan Xu Shoufu just said be able to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty and enhance the national fortune for Long Live it?" ”

Gao Gong glanced at Xu Jie in embarrassment: "Although this is the case, there are indeed some villainous acts in this matter......

Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "I'm asking about Da Ming, not that this is a gentleman's behavior or a villain's behavior, you just say if you can do it." ”

Gao Gong gritted his teeth: "It should be possible." ”

Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction: "To be able to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty and enhance the fortunes of the country, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, should I do it without hesitation?" ”

Gao Gong felt as if he had fallen into a swampy mud puddle, and the more he struggled, the faster he sank, and he was a little breathless.

"But this matter is not a gentleman's doing, Xu Shoufu does not want to do it, and it is not incomprehensible......"

Xiao Feng sneered: "So what you mean is that in fact, it doesn't matter if it's good for the country's social welfare, it doesn't matter if it's good for Banzai, what is more important is Xu Shoufu's reputation."

Xu Shoufu's reputation is the most important, more important than the interests of the country and the interests of Banzai. You keep saying that you are loyal to the monarch and patriotism, which monarch are you loyal to, and what country do you love? ”

Gao Gong felt that he was about to be covered by the sludge, and suddenly he had an idea.

"Xu Shoufu can convince Banzai not to do such a thing, so that Xu Shoufu can not be a villain, and he will be equally loyal and patriotic."

Cow! The Xu Party officials breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, just like a groundhog finally sticking out its head from a hole in the ground, and they also held their breath for a long time.

Xu Jie looked at Gao Gong with great satisfaction, and felt that today's Gao Gong was much more pleasing to the eye than any day. Sure enough, people still need helpers......

"Then what if Banzai doesn't agree, what will you do? Kneel, cry, or die? Just to keep your reputation?

When Yan Shifan was here, whoever did these three things, I respected him as a man! Because it is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for long live, for the people!

But one thing is obviously of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty, to Long Live the Ming Dynasty, and to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Just for the sake of your own reputation, you not only have to desperately block it, but also persuade Banzai to give up, which is not only extremely pedantic, but also has a punishable heart! ”

Jiajing looked at Xu Jiehe and Gao Gong coldly, and Xiao Feng's every word was like a knife, piercing into his heart.

These bastards, since I didn't ascend the throne, have been fighting with me until today!

Don't talk about me, even my royal brother, wasn't they forced to hide in the leopard room?

In addition to Taizu and Chengzu, that is, I can withstand these scholars, how many other emperors were not made to die by these scholars?

The junior brother is right, they just take their reputation too seriously, more important than me, more important than the Ming Dynasty! Why did I reuse Yan Song, I wasn't forced by you?

In the process of excusing himself in his heart, Jiajing's face naturally did not look too good. The ministers looked at each other, Xu Jie's sweat was like rain, and he couldn't wait to pump his two mouths.

Good and dignified, why do I have to say that Xiao Feng is a villain? Now this pot has been thrown on his back!

I'm going to admit it, everyone is watching, Gao Gong also helped him break the gentleman and villain for a long time, don't want your face?

If you don't admit it, long live it, I'm afraid that from now on, I only love fame, and I can't take off the big hat of disloyalty and patriotism!

Xiao Feng is still persuading: "Xu Shoufu, in fact, you can rest assured and boldly admit that since the reader is sensible, he naturally knows the merits."

You have fought for the interests of the Ming Dynasty, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, after a hundred years, the scholar will naturally give you a fair one, so that you will be famous for a hundred years. ”

Xu Jiexin said go to your uncle, is there anyone who knows more about scholars than me? We are all used to picking up the bowl to eat, putting down the chopsticks and scolding the mother.

It is best to have the notoriety to be topped by others, and the good names are all received by us, things can not be done, and etiquette cannot be discussed.

I have to admit this, and in the future, I will be a villain in the history books, and the most dangerous is still to come!

It's just that other countries scold me, and if I don't know it, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty will also scold me for the sake of fame.

There are a lot of people scolding, and if you catch up with a soft-eared emperor, maybe you will dig me out of the grave and whip my corpse!

"Long live, the minister thinks that what Xu Shoufu said is a very good plan! Whether it is intentional or unintentional, if no one is willing to admit this matter, the minister will admit it!

When the historian recorded, he just said that this plan was made by the minister for the Ming Dynasty! Not only that, if no one is willing to carry it out, the minister will do it! ”

Everyone was taken aback, and looked at the person who spoke together, Zhang Juzheng was tall, standing in the court, opposite Xiao Feng.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly laughed together. Xiao Feng smiled and shook his head.

"You're just a new cabinet minister, you haven't even mixed up in a separate room, Xu Shoufu didn't speak, what are you anxious about?"

Zhang Juzheng said with a straight face: "Lord Xiao, Xu Shoufu was squeezed by your words, why doesn't he want the Ming Dynasty to expand its territory and prosper the country?"

Xu Shoufu and Master Gao are both gentlemen, they just want to do it in their hearts, and it is too embarrassing for them to say it.

I'm not a gentleman, so let me do this bad thing. Qianqiu Gong sin, later generations commented, Zhang Juzheng didn't care. ”

Jiajing smiled faintly, withdrew his gaze from Xu Jie, and closed his eyes slightly. Xu Jie glanced at Zhang Juzheng, his eyes were complicated.

There are both gratitude, relief, and relaxation, but also vicissitudes, confusion, and loss, just like a teacher who sees his students and suddenly becomes more productive than himself.

Gao Gong lowered his head and silently retreated behind Xu Jie, and no one could see what his expression was.

Zhang Juzheng continued: "Lord Xiao, but you still have to answer the sentence that Xu Shoufu asked. What if the country refuses to let us garrison the country for help? ”

Xiao Feng shook his head: "Da Ming doesn't do that kind of thing without telling him." When they asked us to go, we had to make it clear whether the Ming garrison was allowed or not.

If allowed, the two sides should stamp the credentials to confirm that the other party officially joined the Ming Federation. If they repent in the future, it will be their treachery.

Treacherous people, heaven and earth do not tolerate, everyone can attack them, can a gentleman allow people to betray at will?

What's more, what does our garrison affect them, if there are those who dare to violate the law and discipline in the garrison, they will be dealt with by the Ming military law! ”

Gao Gong suddenly interjected: "What if the other party doesn't agree with the Ming garrison from the beginning?" Shall we send troops, or will we not save us when we die? ”

Xiao Feng sneered: "What is it to see death and not save it? I'd rather die than join the Ming Federation, because I don't recognize the Ming from the heart, what obligation does the Ming have to save?

Mr. Gao, if you have a relative who wants to borrow money from you, but refuses to write you an IOU or admit that you are his relative, will you still borrow it? ”

Gao Gongxin said that I am not a cheap bone, why do I want to be cheap to such an extent? He thought about it for a moment and brought up another topic.

"Since Lord Xiao thinks that it is not yet time for a decisive naval battle, what if the Francos and the Japanese suddenly attack our fleet when we are transporting troops to Luzon?"

Xiao Feng smiled indifferently, "Just because we don't want to fight a decisive battle doesn't mean that we can't beat it." We gathered all the existing navies of the Ming Dynasty and transported troops to Luzon.

With the two fleets of Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, plus the newly launched treasure ship battle group, the enemy may not be able to win unless he concentrates all his forces.

The reason why Xiao Qin wanted to bypass the Ryukyus was because he didn't want to start a decisive battle now, and he also needed more time to accumulate strength.

Therefore, the two sides first practice their hands on other people's land, just like a master playing chess, and will not face the rook as soon as he comes up. ”

Gao Gong was speechless, and Zhang Juzheng asked, "Lord Xiao, what do you mean by the Ming Federation?" What is the difference with a vassal state? ”

Xiao Feng nodded appreciatively: "Good question." The state, the fief of the princes. The princes are called the prince and respect the Son of Heaven together. For kings and marquises, they were all canonized by the Son of Heaven.

From this point of view, there is not much difference between a state and a vassal state, the only difference is that a vassal state can break away from the Ming Dynasty at any time.

And the state of princes cannot be separated from the Son of Heaven at will. If the Son of Heaven is not canonized, the state will be a state of indecency, and the princes can attack it together. ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded: "Brother Xiao, I won't talk about the scene in the court, I just want to ask the truth."

If one day, if any country is really treacherous and wants to drive away the Ming garrison, what will you do? ”

Zhang Juzheng's title has changed, which makes everyone stunned. Xiao Feng looked at Zhang Juzheng for a long time before he spoke.

"I don't know what will happen after many years, and I don't know what will happen to future generations. At least this generation, they made their choice.

Daming will not only send garrisons, Daming will also help them build schools, build Jianfang, and build trade roads, and treat them and the people of Daming equally.

Daming is confident that they will live well, that they will identify with the culture of Daming, and that they will be proud of being a Ming Federation.

The Ming Society taught them what gratitude is and what is the gift of faith. If they know this, but choose to be treacherous, let them know what a gentleman's wrath is! ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and more people were suddenly like a dream. In more than three years, Daming has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Banzai has also changed, from an emperor who only listens to deliberations in Xiyuan to an emperor who often goes to court.

The court has also changed, the strict party is one of the strongest, and it has become a confrontation between the two factions of Xu Jie and Xiao Feng, and the confrontation between the two sides is basically not dead!

The Great Tomorrow has also changed, and the Mongols, Jurchens, and Miao Xinjiang have become more and more real from their nominal territories. Yesterday he was chased and beaten by the Japanese bandits, and today he is chasing and beating the Japanese everywhere.

The speed of the car is so fast that people inevitably feel a little motion sickness.

Jiajing closed his eyes slightly, calculating in his heart that if he continued like this, when would the Ming Dynasty National Fortune support his ascension to success, and he should let his junior brother calculate it when he turned around......

Xu Jie's voice suddenly sounded: "Long live, the minister has two doubts, he may have offended Lord Xiao, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Jiajing thought to herself, you have been arguing for a long time, do you still care if you are offended or not? He smiled and nodded, "But it's okay to speak." ”

"Lord Xiao, if you send all the sailors of the Ming Dynasty to transport troops, the coastal defense along the coast will be empty, and what should I do if the Japanese invade the landing?

There are as many as 10,000 musketeers trained by Qi Jiguang, Datong is so close to the capital, and the combat power of 10,000 musketeers is really terrifying......"

Jiajing's brows furrowed involuntarily. Although he did not go to the battlefield in person, from the twists and turns of everyone, he also knew that the musket produced by the World Entry View was indeed powerful.

Xu Jie's meaning is obvious, with a fierce man like Qi Jiguang, with 10,000 well-equipped musketeers, in case there is any thought, the point is, in case Xiao Feng has some thoughts......

"Long live, since Japan has begun to invade and occupy the coastal countries, its original intention is to feed the war with war, and the ultimate goal is still our Ming territory.

Naval battles are only one part of the war between the two sides, and the final decisive battle is still on land. I sent out all the Ming navy in the hope of luring the Japanese ashore.

For this reason, I hope to transfer Qi Jiguang to the coastal area to fight side by side with Yu Dayou, and at the same time train new soldiers, which is also carried out along the coast. This way the recruits can board the ship at any time and set off. ”

Jiajing sighed softly, still the junior brother is sensible, and he didn't embarrass me.

Even if I don't say anything on the spot, if I make arrangements for Qi Jiguang's new army afterwards, I'm afraid that the court will over-interpret it.

Now that the junior brother has transferred Qi Jiguang and the musketeers away on the grounds of coastal resistance against the Japanese, it seems that he has taken the initiative a lot, and no one will suspect that I am not at ease with Qi Jiguang.

"That's fine, it's just that Xuanda is a protective town after all, and although the Mongols have agreed to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they must not be guarded against.

Leave two thousand musketeers, and the rest follow Qi Jiguang to the coast. ”

Xiao Feng gave his hand again: "Banzai mentioned just now that I don't know if the Mongols really agree to be included in the Ming Dynasty, I have a way, I can test it, and get benefits." ”

Jiajing opened his eyes: "What's the way, tell me about it?" ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Although the Ming Dynasty has a normal exchange with the Mongols and Jurchens, the number of war horses traded is still not enough for the Ming army.

Although the power of the cavalry will be somewhat weakened with muskets, the war horse is still very powerful in the mobility and charging power of the army.

The imperial court could do a two-pronged approach, one was to ask the Mongols and Jurchens to increase the supply of war horses, and the other was to raise horses by the Ming themselves. ”

Two-pronged, what a familiar and friendly word, Xu Jie was in a trance for a while, and then he realized that his attention was a little off.

"Lord Xiao, it's not that Daming doesn't want to raise horses, but the grasslands are all in Mongolia and outside the Guan. Now it is not easy for us to build agricultural areas and schools.

If a large number of Han Chinese are immediately transferred to the steppe, I am afraid that the time is not yet right, and it will provoke a popular uprising among the Mongols. ”

Xiao Feng smiled: "Lord Xu's concerns are reasonable, not to mention that the Han people are not naturally very suitable for grazing, and they are indeed inferior to nomads in terms of domesticating war horses."

If you don't do it well, it is also a sin to waste the pasture. I mean, in the land of the Ming Dynasty, let the nomads raise horses for us. ”

Xu Jie asked puzzledly: "Are you talking about the Mongolian steppe to enclose the grassland?" Can the Mongols agree? ”

Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "That approach is still a little urgent now, and it won't be impossible in the future, give more money and more food exchange."

At the moment, when I say the land of the Ming Dynasty, I am not referring to the pastures of the Mongols, but to the Hetao region. ”

The ministers trembled in their hearts again, the Hetao area, this word is too sensitive, and no one has dared to mention it for many years.

Jiajing's eyebrows also trembled, but there was no expression on his face. Xu Jie looked at Xiao Feng in some amazement, wondering if he was suddenly dizzy.

Wanting to recover the Hetao area is the reason why Zeng Mill lost his life. And supporting Zeng Milling to recover the Hetao area was the trigger for Xia Yan's death.

Although Yan Song fell, Xia Yan's crime was not determined by Yan Song, but by Jiajing himself, and Jiajing would not admit that he was wrong.

This is also because for many years since then, no one dared to mention the recovery of the Hetao, even after Altan Khan was killed by Xiao Feng, no one dared to mention it.

It stands to reason that this should have been an excellent time for Xu Jie and Gao Gong to attack Xiao Feng, but the two of them were silent in unison, and no one spoke.

This is the difference between the Xu Party and the Yan Party, although they both want to bring down Xiao Feng, but the Xu Party still has a bottom line, at least they will not use Xia Yan as a knife.

Seeing that no one spoke, Jiajing slowly spoke: "Senior brother, do you think the time is right to recover the Hetao now?" ”

Xiao Feng arched his hand and said: "Long live, this time and that time, more than ten years ago, the Mongols were in full swing, and the Ming Dynasty was recuperating, and it was indeed more risky to recover the Hetao at that time."

But now that Altan Khan is dead, the Mongols have promised to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming soldiers are strong and strong, and it is time to recover.

What's more, Qi Jiguang is about to be transferred from the front line of Xuanda, and if he doesn't test the attitude of the Mongols, it will be difficult for the imperial court to rest assured. ”

These words cleverly saved Jiajing's face, saying that Zeng Mo and Xia Yan wanted to recover the Hetao back then, and the timing may not be ripe enough, so it was not wrong for Jiajing to oppose it at that time.

Jiajing's face was much better: "So, just try it." ”

In the Hetao region, the Mongols and some other nomadic peoples lived together for grazing. The grass is green, the water is murmuring, and in the bitter cold of the northwest, this large grassland is like a paradise.

In addition to the pastures, there is a lot of fertile arable land, but no one cultivates it, because the nomads are not interested in farming, and the Han people have been driven away before.

The people who were grazing raised their heads, looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and then vigilantly took their knives and forks from their yurts, not to eat, but to fight.

A group of Ming cavalry, with bright armor and muskets, surrounded by several civilian officials, came to the grassland.

Behind him was a large number of Han Chinese, and teams of wagons pulled seeds, farm tools, bedding, etc. Behind them are the craftsmen of the construction team.

These guys don't look like they're here for a tourist, they're moving......