When it comes to Tokhtar and Ara, the ministers also start to worry. These remnants of Dayuan can't be killed no matter how much they are killed.

Zhu Qiyu didn't continue to dwell on this issue, because he had a secret agreement with Totobuhua and Ah Ra before, so he would not ask for these two people again until he had a conclusive truth.

But Zhu Qiyu still gave a long-term plan: "In order to deal with the threat from the north, we must build three lines of defense: from Guangning, Daning, Kaiping, Dongsheng, Hetao, Ningxia to Gansu, which is the outermost line of defense.

Xuanfu, Datong, and Jizhou are the middle line of defense, and Juyong Pass to Zijing Pass is the innermost line of defense.

In addition, a Great Wall was built before Xuanfu and Huai came, so as to avoid the occurrence of civil forts and disasters. ”

When Zhou Chen heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Saint, such a line of defense is difficult to repair within three or five years. Moreover, the financial resources of the imperial court could not support such a huge project. ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It can be completed within twenty or thirty years, the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade, don't learn the Xuan Temple, just want to enjoy yourself, regardless of the life or death of your descendants." ”

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and did not answer.

Zhu Qiyu rarely directly mocked the Xuanmiao, just to see how many loyal ministers of the Xuanmiao were present, and at the same time to try whether his prestige was enough to refer to the deer as a horse.

After being stunned for a long time, seeing that no one jumped out to accuse, Zhu Qiyu asked again: "I remember that Zhang Rang has written many times in the matter, saying that Nanjing lacks a chief official. Do any of you want to go to Nanjing? ”

When the people heard this, they did not open their mouths to answer. The emperor's meaning can no longer be understood, and it is converted into the vernacular: Whoever wants to be loyal to King Yi, who wants to be loyal to the crown prince, speak as soon as possible, and I will immediately arrange for you to go to Nanjing.

At least among the important ministers present, there is really no one who is loyal to the crown prince, let alone King Yi.

He Wenyuan, the secretary of the ministry, stood up and replied: "Qiqi Sheng, there are many vacancies in the position of chief official in Nanjing, so it is better for the officials to be selected first, and then you will finally cut it." ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded, this is more in line with cognition, at this point, there are finally no loyal ministers.

Luo Tong asked again: "Shengshang, the Yasukuni Gong wrote that the Southern Expedition Army wants to return to Beijing, how do you think it should be replied?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's face was obviously not good, isn't it embarrassing. The expeditionary force led by Wang Ji is the old Beijing camp.

If I come back with thirty or forty thousand battle-hardened elites stationed on the outskirts of Beijing, then I won't have to sleep, who can sleep.

One was not careful, and they rushed into the palace of the king of Qi, sent me back to the west, and then carried my head to welcome the restoration of their beloved orthodox emperor. It's also scary.

Put them in Nanjing? Isn't that for fear that King Yi and the crown prince will have no soldiers and no generals?

Throw them on the battlefield to consume? It's too mean again. Besides, there has always been a tacit understanding between me and Wang Ji and Chen Mao, they have made meritorious contributions to the enemy, and I will ensure their glory and wealth. Once these old Beijing camps are actively consumed, the political balance will be broken, and when the time comes, everyone will be in danger, and who else will fight for the imperial court.

Luo Tong looked at the emperor's uncertain face, and did not dare to speak.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Qiyu asked, "Under the command of the Yasukuni Duke, how many soldiers want to come back?" ”

Luo Tong replied: "Half and half, most of those soldiers who have nothing to worry about are willing to stay in the south, and some people are also willing to move their families."

If you stay in the south, you can at least get hundreds of acres of fertile land, you can also occupy slaves, and you can get higher military positions, so there are still quite a few people who choose to stay.

The Duke of Jingguo, the Duke of Ningguo, and the Marquis of Baoding were all willing to go to Burma and Bangladesh, and only the Marquis of Nanhe wanted to lead nearly 30,000 troops to return north. ”

"Hey, 30,000 troops, where would it be more appropriate to place them?"

Seeing that the emperor sighed and sighed, Luo Tong didn't know how to answer, and then He Yi stood up and relieved Luo Tong:

"Holy Lord, didn't Luo Shangshu just say that North Korea has gathered 30,000 troops on the border?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Since they are willing to come back, let them go back to their hometown to visit their relatives for three months, and then go to Liaodong to guard against North Korea."

Thirty thousand against thirty thousand, that's fair. It will be sufficient to complete the assembly on the North Korean border next spring. ”

This is a compromise that is acceptable to both parties. The emperor doesn't believe in Lao Jingying's loyalty, and Lao Jingying is indeed not loyal to the current emperor, since they hate each other, it's better not to get together.

The emperor must not leave the land of Gyeonggi, so he can only move the place by the old Jingying.

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to talk anymore and was ready to get up and go home. But where are the ministers willing to let go, they finally caught the emperor once, and this time they let go easily, and the next time they meet, it's not sure when they will meet.

There was no way, Zhu Qiyu had to lean on the soft couch in a daze, looking at Kunming Lake in the distance in a daze.

Wang Yining, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asked: "Shengshang, September is the township examination, how to arrange it this time, and how many people will be admitted?" ”

"When the imperial court is employing people, it is still 3,000 people, and next year it will be tried to take 500 jinshi. Time flies so fast, I only finished taking Enke Jinshi this year, and I will take Zhengke Jinshi next year.

Then I will have 1,200 protégés. It can be regarded as a peach and plum all over the world. ”

Wei Ji continued to ask: "Holy Lord, the last time I counted the household registration and updated the yellow book, it was the seventh year of orthodoxy. In accordance with the practice of re-establishing the situation once every 10 years, a national census should have been conducted last year. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I know, I have been holding back from starting statistics because I want to carry out household registration reform, and at the same time, I want to give amnesty to the world." After the reform is completed, let's count the household registration. ”

"How does the Holy One want to reform?"

"There are four levels of household registration: good registration, low registration, slave registration, and criminal registration. The orthodox dynasty and the previous lowly titles were all pardoned, and those who committed serious crimes in the future were criminalized, such as Yang Hong, the envoy of the Xuanfu Festival.

The Ming army conscripted, captured the population, and became slaves. ”

No one answered, and the emperor's ideas were both absurd and whimsical.

Nowadays, there is a good atmosphere in the court: do not raise the bar. The minister does not raise the bar with the emperor, and the emperor does not raise the bar with the minister.

Once everyone is not speculative, they will immediately expose it, and then talk slowly in the future.

Zhou Chen asked again: "Shengshang, this year's continuous heavy rain in Shandong, although the Yellow River and the canal have been strengthened after Xu Youzhen's governance, but there are many other rivers in Shandong that have flooded, but Shandong Governor Yue Zheng went to Annan and did not return for a long time.

If we do not take precautions as soon as possible, we should quickly mobilize materials for disaster relief, and we are afraid that people will be in revolt. ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Whether it is for the king, or for the minister, or for the people, we must emphasize benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith, which is the way of a sage."

The dignified hometown of Confucius and Mencius, why does it threaten me with a civil uprising at every turn? What is the loyalty of the people of Shandong to the monarch's father? ”

Zhou Chen replied: "Mencius said: The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as the heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards the minister as a mustard, and the minister regards the king as an enemy. ”

Thanks to SFridays for the 100 pips

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