Yan Chenhao quickly got the news, and he was also very surprised, obviously he didn't expect that the emperor would make such a decision at this time.

He is not in favor of sending troops, he was born in a family of military generals, and he also knows that if he wants to build his ideal world, the matter of conquest is a must, Zhu Changxun guessed that it is not bad, the southern conquest and the northern war are indeed in Yan Chenhao's plan.

Just not now.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has been nearly three hundred years, and he is already a dying old man, and his own scene can rejuvenate the old man, but it cannot bring him back to life, many social contradictions are not simply solved by these policies, and they have been deeply rooted.

Many people are actually waiting for the old man to die now.

The folk gentry, many greedy officials, and the eunuchs in the inner court who were firmly suppressed by him, because of the investigation of Yintian, because they could no longer complete their dream of making a fortune, because the power of the celebrant was almost lost, and now they are all eyeing him, waiting for his death.

And all he can do is keep repairing this decaying house.

Conquering the four realms and pacifying the frontier is also in his preparation, but in Yan Chenhao's plan, it is not yet time, far from it.

At least, the priority is definitely not comparable to the northern water conservancy, after all, the Ming Dynasty is not directly threatened by the grassland now, as for Warat, as Li Ruhua thought, even if they can really be unified, it will not be a matter of a short time.

No need to worry at all.

However, the construction of water conservancy projects is real for the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

Both are actually big money-spenders, the difference is that the Northern Expedition will greatly hurt the vitality of the Ming Dynasty, which has finally begun to recover, while the water conservancy construction in the north is like the pain of a scalpel when cutting off the disease.

Especially in the Northern Expedition to the grassland, one is not good to be dragged down, the protracted war in the vast desert is amazing, the consumption of the treasury is amazing, one is not good, the Ming Dynasty is dragged down is a matter of maybe, it is better to wait until the water conservancy is completed, the national strength is higher and then launched, it is more appropriate.

After thinking about it in his mind, Yan Chenhao had already made up his mind - to persuade His Majesty to take back this fate.

"Maofu (Li Ruhua's name Maofu), you go and prepare manpower first, and calculate the water conservancy needs of Beidi according to the original plan...... Ni Wenhuan directly asked him to stop, there is no need to continue, I will go to His Majesty to talk about it. ”

He first instructed Li Ruhua.

Li Ruhua paused, he wanted to say whether to wait for His Majesty's consent before implementing it, but after thinking about it, the emperor had followed all the suggestions of the cabinet chief assistant over the years, so he swallowed the words back into his stomach and went with confidence.

Yan Chenhao, on the other hand, hurried to the inner court, and had already arrived in front of the palace in a short time.

After inviting the eunuch to Tongyu, he was welcomed into the palace by the emperor's personal eunuch.

Zhu Changxun was already waiting for him in the imperial study, and at the same time as Yan Chenhao greeted him, he also greeted:

"My teacher, you're here."

His face was a little flat, and the previous respect had dissipated a lot, but Yan Chenhao was eager to talk about the Northern Expedition, so he didn't care about this, but asked with a little urgency:

"Your Majesty, is it true that the minister heard that you have appointed generals, counted stocks, and prepared to go north to fight a decisive battle against Warat?"

"It's true, I just ordered Chen Guogong and Ni Shilang."

Zhu Changxun nodded, he ordered the officials directly, naturally he didn't think about hiding anything, in fact, he didn't feel the need to hide anything, and even this emperor turned around and took down the map hanging behind him - Yan Chenhao noticed that behind the emperor's chair, I don't know when a map had been hung.

"When will Your Majesty add this map to his study?" He couldn't help but ask.

The emperor's smile froze, and he spoke:

"My master, I've been hanging this map for more than a month."

Yan Chenhao was a little speechless for a while, during this time, he was busy with various affairs, and he was indeed a lot negligent about his disciple.

Fortunately, Zhu Changxun's expression quickly recovered, he seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, spread out the map on the table, and pointed it out to Yan Chenhao:

"Look, my teacher."

"Since the defeat of the Tatars a few years ago, it has been in decline, although the Warat occupies this huge steppe, but the internal fighting continues, under the endless war, according to the Jinyi Wei detective, its population and resources have been sharply reduced, the sergeants are exhausted, but there is still no intention of stopping the army between those few enemy leaders."

"And I, the Ming Dynasty, after the governance of my master, is already a rich treasury, strong soldiers and horses, and the prosperity of the world has arrived."

"At this time, if you send troops and smash the Yellow Dragon, it will be like melting snow with fire and hitting eggs with stones, without any barrier! In this way, great things can be done! ”

"Within fifty years, there will be no more boundless troubles!"

"Taizu Taizong's last wish should be fulfilled!"

Zhu Changxun's voice became louder and louder, and when it came to the excitement, he clenched his fingers into a fist and slammed it on the table, as if he had seen the scene of the grassland bowing down and his immortal achievements.

After speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Chenhao again, and his voice trembled a little because he was too excited:

"My master, what is my plan? You are also from a family of military generals, can you see what are the shortcomings? ”

At this time, the emperor's whole person exuded an atmosphere called "excitement" and "impassioned".

He really didn't think that Yan Chenhao would have any objections to his decision.

Yan Chenhao looked at the emperor's excited appearance and was silent for a while.

To be honest, he had rarely seen his disciples have such great enthusiasm for something.

But he decided to shatter the smile anyway.

The cabinet chief shook his head and said slowly:

"The minister is not optimistic about this plan."

As if he hadn't seen that the emperor's expression in front of him had begun to stiffen, he admonished as usual:

"Your Majesty, although the world has generally improved in recent years, it has not yet been cured, and there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently.

"Sending troops to the grassland is not something that can be done unless the national strength is strong, and the ministers are afraid of causing the treasury to be empty...... In particular, I have just discussed with the ministers that the renovation of the water conservancy in the north is also very expensive, and I am afraid that the two cannot be both......"

"What's more, the grassland rebellion will not be settled in a few years, and I still have enough time to wait, so I don't have to be so impatient."

"Your Majesty, why don't you wait a few years? When the water conservancy is perfected and the prosperity really comes, it is not too late to pacify the northern Xinjiang. ”

Saying that, worried that the emperor did not understand the importance of the water conservancy project, Yan Chenhao continued:

"Your Majesty, this water conservancy is a top priority, although it costs a lot of money, but if it is successful, then the agriculture of the north will be prosperous."

"Isn't that better than the conquest that drains the treasury?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice."

After Yan Chenhao finished speaking, he saluted the emperor again.

It's exactly the same as it has been for the past few years.

(End of chapter)