"Gao Congyi, your proposal...... Not good. The emperor stared at Gao Qingkui closely, his eyes were sharp, and he bit the word "bad" very hard.

Let the emperor become the ruler of the arch and rule the arch, it is really the main pursuit of civil officials for thousands of years, and it is still like this today, tirelessly, unwilling to miss any opportunities.

Although the emperor's coercion was not light, Gao Qingkui, whose face did not change, still bowed his hand very calmly: "Your Majesty, the minister just mentioned it, and the main thing is to consider that Si Chen has too much criticism. ”

"What you lose will gain, and vice versa." The emperor glanced at the few people present and said lightly: "Although the stroke is dangerous, I can still carry it now." ”

And then there was an eerie silence in the room, so quiet that you could hear the sound of a heartbeat?

After a while, Yu Shenhua bowed his hand extremely seriously and said seriously: "Your Majesty's consideration is indeed reasonable, but it is difficult for the minister to agree. ”

The so-called "reasonableness" refers to the natural position of the emperor and the crown prince - to maintain the power of the monarch as much as possible without being weakened.

As a foreign minister, he is a Republican, and he is essentially inclined to weaken the imperial power, so he naturally prefers the much weaker little prince to succeed to the throne.

Now he doesn't need to shy away from anything, just speak up, in fact, everyone knows their own attitudes.

This is a political compromise, and the cabinet, as the center of the imperial court, naturally cannot be controlled by all the members of the Constitutional Council, otherwise it is not much different from the imperial cabinet.

The emperor didn't raise his head, raised his glass and took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "Naturally, you won't agree." ”

But...... So what?

At present, there is no perfect perfect strategy, and whoever succeeds to the throne will have a negative impact, and the lesser of two evils can only be chosen.

As for Wu Weihuan, who represented the Ming army, he didn't care about it.

Now the nobles and businessmen are only thinking about making money, and whoever will be the emperor of these two people is the same. The princess herself is a member of the Chinese Party, and if she really wants to say it, she is more pleasing than the prince. As for the little prince, it is even more important to pay attention to.

Wu Weihuan is in average condition now, and he is not suitable for going to banquets every once in a while to eat and drink, but in the past, the nobles have long been discussing how to divide the assets of the Nanyang lands while eating and drinking.

At present, it seems that it is difficult to suppress these guys, not to mention that Borneo's oil fields are the best assets that everyone is looking for, and they are profitable.

The Dutch East Indies produced more than 5 million tons of oil, accounting for about 30% of the world's total; Malaya and Borneo account for 85% of the world's rubber production; Malaya and the Dutch East Indies account for 60% of world tin production.

In addition, from an economic point of view, the impact of the Great Depression has slowed down the economic growth of the Ming Dynasty in the past two years.

The answer is obvious.

This was the end of this meeting of the highest power of the empire, the process was short, and there were not many participants, but the decisions made directly set the pattern for the future.

Because of the big changes, in the next few days, the court had to deal with an astonishing number of internal matters.

In the face of this cruel status quo like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the former princelings could not care about grief and regret, and could only hurriedly find new supporters.

This little shuffle will take a little time, but the meat eaters who will fight for power are very tacitly secret, and no one wants to let the outside world know about it in advance.

"Outrageous! What the hell does this emperor think? ”

Zhou Changfeng naturally knew the inside story of this matter, and his first reaction was whether the emperor who escaped death after the stroke had a bad brain.

It is not uncommon in history to make mysterious decisions after a big shock or illness.

But he quickly figured out the emperor's intentions - co-authoring is really doing everything possible to maintain imperial power, really unconscious!

Well, it is indeed wishful thinking to expect the monarch to voluntarily cede power on his own initiative, and it is not known if Louis XVI regretted it before being guillotined.

Although it doesn't feel very reliable intuitively, after calming down and thinking about it, it seems that there is no irreconcilable contradiction.

And the benefits of this wonderful ending to yourself...... I can't say no.

After judging the situation and sizing up the situation, Zhou Changfeng, who realized that he was about to soar, couldn't help but feel comfortable, "It's hard to really be a major general for two years and a general for five years." ”

The table in Zhu Lingjing's study was full of "chapters", stacks of at least dozens of copies.

"Your Highness, why are there so many documents?" Zhou Changfeng asked curiously.

"It's all for the prince, and it's backlogged a few days ago." Zhu Lingjing, who was holding a pen to absorb ink, replied casually.

Writing to the emperor is called "playing", and writing to the prince is called "enlightenment", which is the rule set during the Yongle period.

Zhou Changfeng was entangled in whether to congratulate her, and hesitated for a long time before he reluctantly said, "Hmm...... Congratulations to Her Highness on becoming the second female emperor ever. ”

"There's nothing to be happy about, outsiders flattered a few words, you might as well say something real." Zhu Lingjing sighed, and after spinning the pen, she made a few strokes on the white paper next to her, "This work is not easy, the burden is heavy, you grow old quickly, and you die early." ”

"......" Because these words were too Versailles, Zhou Changfeng was very speechless.

After a while, Zhu Lingjing raised her eyes and glanced at him, and said casually: "The navy will pass the formal decision of the expansion next month, so let's prepare." ”

"Okay."

"You usually have too little interaction with people in the military, politics, and business circles, and it was okay in the past, but you can't do it again in the future, and you will be excluded if you don't fit in. Although the three contracts are not allowed, these things are difficult to separate after all. ”

Zhu Lingjing said this for no reason, and Zhou Changfeng responded, "Your Highness Xie reminds." ”

Perhaps because she felt that he didn't pay much attention to it psychologically, Zhu Lingjing raised her voice slightly, and warned in a very formal tone: "You won't know the truth of Mu Xiu Yulin, don't take it to heart." Since there are people who want to talk to you, there are naturally some who dislike you, take advantage of the fact that these days are generally peaceful, and make the relationship better, otherwise it will be too late to regret it when one party is in trouble and all parties are cold-eyed in the future. ”

Although he knew her kindness, Zhou Changfeng was extremely unhappy with the last sentence, and his blood pressure soared just thinking about it.

He let out a "hmm" and said disdainfully: "Watching coldly? If someone dares to ignore the general interests of the country, the friendly army will not move like a mountain...... If military law doesn't sentence him to death, I'll kill him too. ”

Zhu Lingjing laughed angrily at him, she frowned and said, "Lawless!" Now Hongu finally knows what it will be like to be a person who has lacked his father's discipline since childhood. If you dare to open this head, this palace will also dare to assert that you will be deducted from office with a bunch of hats. ”

Circumference: "......"

It's too much! Although "Zhou Changfeng" did lose his father since he was a child, I still have a father!

After being silent for a while, he spoke: "Actually, some time ago, someone wanted to stuff his nephew into my department, and wanted me to take care of it more in the future...... But I certainly didn't say yes. ”

"It's just that I want to mix up qualifications and get some light on my military exploits."

"Your Highness, this will definitely not work, this will have too much impact on morale, don't talk about it."

"Then take a step back and don't follow the army? When you repay your merits, you will add another name. Zhu Lingjing looked at him with some disgust, "Did you tell Luo Fu before that he would follow you in the future?" ”

"Yes."

"It's okay, you can't even handle yourself properly, and he can still take care of one or two with you."

Zhou Changfeng did listen to Zhu Lingjing's suggestion, but he still planned to stick to his principles for matters directly related to the troops under his command.

Went to the front line of bloodshed and sacrifice? It's really hard to accept.

It can be said that Zhu Lingjing is accommodating Zhou Changfeng in many aspects, not that Zhou's personal charm is great, but that he has sufficient potential, and he should be able to live up to his expectations in the future and be worthy of accommodation.

You must know that most of the mediocre people can't support Adou, and giving him 100,000 elites may not necessarily play a good record.

With Li Jinglong, the great hero of the Jingjing disaster, as a reference, Zhu Lingjing knows this very well.

Scold! If Zhou Changfeng does nothing after this, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people.

The last day of July.

In Nanjing, it is still a dog day with unbearable heat, the scorching sun scorching everything on the earth, and the scorching sun makes people feel like their skin is being burned by fire.

But on the other side of the Eurasian continent, across the Strait, London, located on the island of Great Britain, has a pleasant climate, with daytime temperatures of only 20°C.

On Downing Street, there is a Georgian building that occupies most of the area, and it is 10 o'clock in the morning, and the prime minister and several ministers are discussing something in it.

The carpets are thick and heavy, the tables, chairs and sofas are gorgeous, and the interior is extraordinarily elegant.

The Foreign Secretary said disdainfully: "The Chinese are really cunning, these hypocritical guys. ”

Someone cursed even more angrily: "It's too vile! We were fighting the Germans with all our might, and they were ...... Damn, they'll be punished! ”

Because of the secret agreement reached with the German Society, Damingtong used Turkey as a middleman to export a series of strategic resources such as tungsten concentrate, molybdenum concentrate, nickel concentrate and natural rubber to the German Society.

The benefits of Buwu are incalculable, and the Empire of the Sun Never Sets still wields significant influence around the world. From the Indous Ocean to the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal, an indispensable artery of passage, the British were almost everywhere.

In the last month, MI6 operatives have picked up clues.

Since then, they have begun to investigate the truth, and have been carefully searching for evidence, and now there is enough evidence to point to it.

According to the agreement signed by Britain, France, and China, after the Ming Dynasty has settled the final order, it must terminate all long-term contracts, and should no longer export strategic resources such as tungsten, molybdenum, nickel, and rubber to the Germans.

Good guys, one thing on the surface and one behind the other, right?

The British were very unhappy with this, and they planned to use this as an excuse to show Akito a tough attitude - not keeping credit is a villain's behavior!

However, the initial temptation should not have been initiated by the British, because it was the French who attached the most importance to the resources of the embargo against Germany, and it was supposed that the French side should have intervened first, and then together.

Moreover, France has little influence in Asia, and even if it falls out with the Ming because of bringing this matter to the table, the losses are within a controllable range.

As soon as the two sides combined, there were not many objections, and soon a consensus was reached - hateful warmongers! We are doing everything possible to stop the spread of ▇▇▇▇▇ in Europe, but you continue to trade with it behind your back?

On the second day of August, the Mediterranean Sea has a sunny day, with 31°18′ north latitude and 32°15′ east longitude.

The Cheng'an is a standard displacement of 7,000 tons of freight, which has been traveling between Australia and Daming, and has been transporting iron ore for more than ten voyages in the past.

But now she is leased to an Annan company and has come on a completely new route that she has ever experienced to deliver all kinds of ore to Turkey.

Not long ago, the Cheng'an crossed the long Suez Canal, anchored in Port Said for half a day to replenish supplies, and then continued on its remaining voyage, crossing the Mediterranean Sea north to Antalya, its destination.

Two bearded Raza crew members leaned against the side of the ship, smoking and chatting.

"This canal is really long, I have only heard of it before, and what I have seen with my own eyes is really extraordinary."

"More than three hundred and eighty miles, it's really long enough."

"How much manpower and material resources do you have to spend on repairing this, I'm afraid it will take ten years to repair?"

Historically, during the Second French Empire, due to the seizure of the American colonies by Britain, France had to turn to the east to continue its development, so that the opening of the Suez Canal was of practical and urgent significance to France.

They then founded the Suez Canal Company, which forced local Egyptians to dig canals through the arid desert at a low price.

The toil of extremely heavy labor in the desert can be imagined, but the colonists did not care about it. There is a shortage of drinking water, and a large number of workers are dying of thirst; The food was coarse, and countless workers were malnourished; Sanitation was poor, and many workers were sick and died.

After 11 years, after paying high costs and overcoming countless engineering problems, the Suez Canal was officially opened to navigation on November 17, 1869, which is also designated as the anniversary of the opening of the canal.

In the process, more than 120,000 Egyptians died from various causes, with an average of more than 700 per kilometer.

Suddenly, a crew member noticed something strange on the surface of the sea, and he stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance and asked, "Huh?" What kind of ship is that? ”

The other looked down and saw several warships on the vast sea, flying blue, white and red tricolor flags.

"Damn! Is it a warship?! ”

"It's not good, hurry... Tell the captain to go! ”

In fact, out of prudence, in order to facilitate the investigation after being discovered, the matter was entrusted to a newly built ocean shipping company in Annam, and even the freighters were leased, and most of the crew members did not know, and only the core members knew some insiders.

As for the British and French sides, their special choice of this time is also of great significance, although the crash of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty is strictly confidential, but the actions of a large number of fighters and warships that went to search and rescue cannot be concealed.

At that time, a Canadian merchant ship from Batavia to Tianjin was only a few dozen nautical miles away from the area where the incident occurred, and the crew saw many planes and ships passing by.

This information was later gathered by the British, who speculated on the worst-case outcome, but were desperate to find out what had happened, and after this action, a lot of information could be judged based on the reaction of the Akito.

(End of chapter)