"Gollum ......"

In the main hall, as the kettle on the tea stove boiled, one hand also lifted it down and poured it into two bowls.

The boiling water washes and brews the bright color and uniform tea leaves, and the tea soup is clear and bright, and the air also exudes a faint fragrance.

Unlike some modern tea aromas with added flavors, this tea aroma is a long-lasting aroma.

In such a scene, even a person who does not know how to do it can also see that the quality of this tea is not low.

"This is Xin'an's Songluo, what is the difference between what you taste and what you drink on weekdays."

When Li Jinglong's voice sounded, Zhu Gaoxu also picked up the bowl and sniffed it.

Xin'an's pineapple tea, he also drank it with the leader in his previous life, but the tea fragrance is simply different from this tea fragrance.

Just smelling the fragrance of tea, without entering it, Zhu Gaoxu knew that this tea must not be ordinary, not to mention that this tea was brought by Li Jinglong.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu also asked: "This is Ruoxi's pineapple tea, right?" ”

"Second Highness?"

The same technique, if Zhu Yunwen used it on Zhu Di from the beginning, then I am afraid that the Jingnan will end before it starts, after all, no one would have thought that Zhu Yunwen would dare to do this to his relatives.

Lin Wuliu saw the ten gold bars placed inside, his eyes were as wide as a cow's eyes, and he immediately took out one and bit it, and then weighed it:

didn't mention Zhu Gaoxu's side, only said that after Li Jinglong left by car, he did not directly return to his Cao Guogong Mansion in Beijing, but drove to the Forbidden City.

Not long after, the holy decree of Ning Zheng sitting in Xining was issued by His Royal Highness Wu Ying.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong still needed continuous blood transfusions from Jiangnan to maintain the situation, and it was very difficult to continue to develop.

"I have been dealing with the northern captives in the north and the southwest against the southwestern Yi all the year round, and I really don't know much about the Japanese invaders."

"It's noon, let's all go down and rest!"

It's just that he didn't expect that Zhu Gaoxu had been grounded for almost a month and a half, and his grandfather relented and showed his attitude of wanting to lift the grounding on him.

Zhu Gaoxu explained the matter of Pingwei clearly in a few words, and the credit for this lies in the fact that he has a map in his mind.

With the current navigation technology, it is extremely dangerous to go directly from Songjiang Shanghai County to Jeju Island, and even the largest ship built by the Yongjiang Shipyard at the moment does not dare to guarantee that it will arrive at Jeju Island safely.

"Oh my God...... These ten weigh at least a pound. ”

Before Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him, got up and walked out.

It is precisely because the strength of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong is very weak, even if Li Chenggui seizes power and becomes king, there is still a voice within him to seize Liaodong and start a war with the Ming Dynasty.

The DPRK at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty was not the same as it was in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, but after the intervention of the warriors and the Mongol Yuan, as well as the various wars of encircling and suppressing the Red Turban Army, the DPRK under Li Chenggui was still able to fight.

"Do you have any recommendations?" Hearing Li Jinglong say this, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew that he wanted to recommend people, so he specially asked.

Looking at it today, it seems that his own reminder has played a role, and the Japanese only left after slaughtering the Zhongzuo Institute, thinking that there were many casualties.

"Previously, when Wei Guogong was in office, Yang Wenneng had quite a success, and I think he got your advice."

Zhu Gaoxu is like a touchstone in the hands of the emperor, and it goes without saying who the emperor uses him to test......

Li Jinglong, who was outside the hall, heard the sound and entered the hall, walked into the main hall and turned into the side hall, and bowed five times and knocked three times after entering the hall, and made a singing salute: "Li Jinglong, the minister of Cao Guogong, pay homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed and healthy." ”

"I think he's probably just pretending, and he'll do it again when he comes out."

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a tough side, he was not afraid of tearing his face with North Korea, and he didn't think North Korea's Li Chenggui would be so stupid.

"Naturally, I have the permission of Your Majesty, otherwise how dare I come to look for you." Li Jinglong chuckled, he was able to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's trust, not only because of his blood and background, but because of his life and ability.

"As for the south, in fact, it is correct as I said before, as long as you follow the steps to clear Fujian, Zhejiang and Liangguang Japanese invaders, but the Japanese in Nanyang have not been destroyed for a day, and Liangguang and Fujian are difficult to settle."

The two did not say a word of greeting, and it was not until Li Jinglong walked out of the courtyard gate that Zhu Gaoxu turned around and went back to the courtyard.

Come to think of it, the Japanese who committed the crime this time are hiding on these islands.

"The minister orders ......" Li Jinglong was not surprised for too long, and subconsciously responded to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, then got up and walked out with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Li Jinglong raised his hand and talked to Zhu Gaoxu as a peer.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhu Yuanzhang was still ready to salute first and then soldier: "Let the people of the Ministry of Rites tell Li Chenggui about the escape of Jinzhou and the Japanese invaders to the north, and tell Li Chenggui that if North Korea is unwilling for the Celestial Empire to send troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese invaders, then let them send their own troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese invaders." ”

"Grandpa Huang, Gao Xu's ......"

Li Chenggui is really deferential to Daming, but this is under the condition that Daming does not affect his interests.

But he didn't want to be interested in this leisure, but when he came to this world, it became his weapon in peace.

When he came back, Lin Wuliu, who had been squatting, also walked out of the ear room, still holding a small box in his hand.

"Jiujiang, get up, you don't need so much courtesy in front of your family."

"Is Cao Guogong here to ask me about the prevention of Japanese invaders?"

It's a pity that people like him fought against the Yan army because of Jing Nan, which brought too many casualties to the Yan army, which led to him being targeted during the Yongle period.

Even at the moment, North Korea is still expanding to the northeast, and through the direction of Tielingwei, it is constantly encroaching on the Jurchens in the East China Sea.

In such a situation, the Ming Dynasty suddenly said that he would encircle and suppress the Japanese invaders, and he would also lead troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese in the coastal areas west of Korea.

There are not too many islands off the coast of Daming, but there are islands of all sizes on the thousand-mile waterway from Jeolla Road in North Korea to the Yalu River in the north and then to Jinju in Liaodong.

Faced with this problem, Li Jinglong did not whitewash it too much, and bluntly informed Zhu Yuanzhang of the situation in the small courtyard he saw.

"You can order Pingqiang General Ning Zheng to lead his troops to sit in Xining to prepare for the border stop." Li Jinglong recommended Ning Zheng, a veteran of the founding heroes, and Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded with great satisfaction, and turned his head to the eunuch beside him to order.

Li Jinglong raided Kaifeng lightly and directly confiscated his military power, and Zhu Hu had almost no chance to resist in the process.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care so much, he just blew and took a sip, and didn't express any thoughts, but asked Li Jinglong bluntly: "Cao Guogong came to me, can I get my grandfather's permission." ”

If Zhu Gaoxu is allowed to walk outside and swagger around, will this credit be credited to him or to the East Palace?

In his previous life, Zhu Gaoxu remembered that Jinzhou was invaded by the Japanese invaders, but in his previous life, this matter was very serious, and the Japanese not only slaughtered the place of Zhongzuo, but also created several bloody incidents in various parts of Jinzhou.

Among them, the pineapple tea that Xin'an Ruoshu paid tribute to was Zhu Yuanzhang's preference, and it was difficult for Zhu Gaoxu and others to drink it when they were dealing with the music in the Wuying Palace.

But then again, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jinglong and said: "The matter of the Penghu Inspection Department will be handled by you, and it is up to you to move 600 families from Fujian to the local area, anyway, there are houses on the island." ”

Li Jinglong said his opinion, which was also everyone's first reaction after listening to Zhu Gaoxu's suggestion.

Zhu Gaoxu has known his fifth uncle, and now although he has been taught a lesson by Zhu Yuanzhang, the military power in his hands has always been there.

"Slave and maid receive the order......" The accompanying eunuch responded without thinking, but he had just responded, and Zhu Gaochi hurriedly got up and said:

Lin Wuliu looked innocent, but Zhu Gaoxu gave him a blank look: "I'm afraid you don't want to give it." ”

In fact, the two are of the same generation, and they are still cousins, but there are too many third-generation males in the old Zhu family, and the age gap with Li Jinglong is too big, so except for Zhu Biao's lineage, the rest of the third-generation children are not very familiar with Li Jinglong.

Zhu Gaoxu got up to return the salute, and at the same time sent Li Jinglong out of the courtyard.

However, if the Ming Dynasty did not encircle and suppress the Japanese on the west coast of Korea, then the eastern front of the Liaodong Peninsula would always be at risk of being invaded by the Japanese invaders.

"Yes!" Hearing that today's meal was added, Lin Wuliu also rubbed his hands and walked out of the yard, telling his brothers to urge the vegetables.

He saluted repeatedly before taking his seat, and Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled when he saw this and asked, "How is it?" ”

For Li Jinglong, Zhu Gaoxu also felt very sorry, after all, he knew about Li Jinglong's previous achievements.

After putting it away, Zhu Gaoxu also instructed Lin Wuliu at the window: "Let the Youchangjie Restaurant send three more meat dishes today!" ”

"His view of Pingwei is getting better and better." Zhu Yuanzhang praised Zhu Gaoxu, this is the first time in a month and a half.

In such a situation, Daming suddenly said that he would encircle and suppress the Japanese in the coastal waters off the west coast of Korea, and it was really a problem for the Korean monarchs and ministers to believe Daming's words.

"Your Majesty, your ......" Li Jinglong truthfully explained what Zhu Gaochu said to him, and when the three words 'Zhu Gaochu' appeared in the Wuying Palace, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang one after another.

As a party concerned, Li Jinglong knew who the emperor was talking about, so he bowed his head: "I just came back from over there, and I have gained something." ”

Seeing that Zhu Gaochu didn't speak for a long time, Li Jinglong thought that Zhu Gaochu was unwilling to tell him how to deal with the Japanese invaders.

Let's not mention that he trained troops in all directions, only when he was a teenager and a young man, he had fought with Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others in the Quartet, just saying that after Zhu Yunwen cut the domain, he raided Kaifeng and confiscated the military power of Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, can be seen to be capable.

Such a person should have been used to expand the territory......

"I will discuss this matter with Your Majesty, and I will thank Your Highness for your guidance today."

The highest seafaring skills of the Ming Dynasty could not be guaranteed, let alone the group of Japanese ships that ran out of Japan.

In the end, only Zhu Gaochi was left in the side hall of Wuying Palace.

However, his inquiry brought Zhu Gaoxu back to reality, and he briefly sorted out his thoughts before saying:

"Your Majesty, although the words of the Second Highness are correct, it involves North Korea, and the minister is worried that North Korea will think that the court wants to attack them under the pretext of peace."

Zhu Gaoxu said, and Li Jinglong also bowed his head in agreement.

For Zhu Gaoxu, who drinks tribute tea and water in Wuying Hall every day, the only good tea he has never drunk is this one.

However, judging from the current situation, there must still be people in Zhejiang who can't bear the pressure and flee north, and there will be more and more Japanese in the north at that time, and they must be prepared in advance.

Such an attitude release made Zhu Yunwen a little shaken.

Zhu Gaoxu is not worried that he will be punished, after all, Lao Zhu's punishment of his children and grandchildren is just like that, he is worried about Wang Jian and the brothers of the hundred households.

Ruoshe's pineapple, Wu's Tiger Hill, Qiantang's Longjing...... These are Zhu Yuanzhang's three favorite tribute teas, and because of the high quality he requires, the quantity that can be paid tribute to the palace is very small.

"The minister is ...... ordered," Li Jinglong responded, and then said: "Your Majesty asked the minister to supervise the affairs of the people, and the minister should naturally be the brain, but now that it is winter, the minister is worried that the Qiang and Fan people in Gansu and Xining will rebel." ”

Zhu Yunwen was still guessing, but Zhu Yuanzhang said after Li Jinglong finished relaying Zhu Gaoxu's words:

"Wei Guogong Zhuyu is in front, and I naturally don't want to be left behind, so I came to ask His Highness Pingwei for a detailed explanation."

"It's just that he reminded me that if the Jinzhou incident is repeated because of his disobedience, then I will have to send troops."

Looking at him, Lao Zhu was happy from the bottom of his heart, after all, this was the good general he left to Zhu Yunwen, although his ability was not as good as his father Li Wenzhong, but it was enough to guard the country for Zhu Yunwen.

With that, he opened the small box, only to see ten thumb-thick gold bars inside.

"Gao Chi, you don't have to worry too much, I think grandpa will lift the grounding soon."

You must know that even if he travels south and north, he only understands the coastal situation in the east of Liaodong.

After analyzing everything, Zhu Gaoxu also continued to give suggestions: "As long as these two sea routes can be blocked, and then focus on searching in the coastal areas of Jeolla in North Korea and Jinju in Liaodong, I think we will soon gain something." ”

After Li Jinglong's words were finished, Zhu Gaochi's hanging heart next to him also relaxed, and Zhu Yunwen on the opposite side had already thought of Zhu Yuanzhang's mantra that he wanted to lift Zhu Gaoxu's grounding.

As for the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Gaoxu reviewed it many times, and he didn't dare to guarantee that he could defeat Li Jinglong like his own father.

Zhu Gaochi stood in place with his head down, while Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Jixi cautiously got up and left the scene towards Zhu Yunwen.

In this regard, Li Jinglong did not deny it, but nodded and admitted:

In this way, Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting in the hall, was overjoyed, that is, even Zhu Jixi and Zhu Shangbing felt that Zhu Gaoxu's lifting of the ban might not be far away.

North Korea, with a population of 3 million, can also pull out 20,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of horse infantry, and due to the terrain of North Korea, it must face severe logistics problems to fight in Korea.

Lao Zhu single-handedly trained the general of the conquest to Zhu Yunwen, who was impeached many times in the Yongle Dynasty and had to take refuge at home until the last years of Yongle.

"When the minister went to the residence of the Second Highness, he was reading in the study, the courtyard was still relatively quiet, and the words and deeds when talking to the minister were also orderly, and the minister thought that the Second Highness should have repented."

If Li Jinglong didn't get Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, not only would he be punished, but Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Jian would also be punished.

"Today, the Liaodong Metropolitan Division Jinzhou Zhongzuo sent a message, saying that the Zhongzuo Institute was invaded by the Japanese, and the whole office was slaughtered and plundered, leaving only a piece of white land."

Li Jinglong smiled and spoke, and he also picked up the bowl, gently sniffing the faint fragrance like a tiger sniffing a rose.

Facing Li Jinglong, Zhu Yuanzhang also showed his feelings for his family, but Li Jinglong did not get up immediately, but respectfully saluted Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Jixi and others before getting up.

If it weren't for Li Jinglong's sudden appearance, he would still be reading in the study now.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were at least 16 taels of gold in 16 catties, and according to Lin Wuliu's estimate, there were at least 16 taels of gold here, and the price of gold in the market was worth more than 300 taels after discounting.

When he is bored, he likes to rummage around with his fingers, so he can remember the general situation.

His question is very critical, after all, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang's people here, only the brothers of the hundred households can come.

"Therefore, it is necessary to build large ships, equip more artillery, reset the Penghu Inspection Division, and inspect the Penghu Inspection Division on a daily basis."

In just half an hour, he got off at Xihua Gate and walked to Wuying Palace.

The latter three were puzzled, but Zhu Yunwen knew very well that Li Jinglong could mention Zhu Gaoxu's name in the Wuying Palace, thinking that Zhu Gaoxu would soon be lifted.

After they disappeared into the hall, Zhu Yunwen slowly got up and glanced at Zhu Gaochi by the way.

This did not surprise him, after all, in his original estimate, Zhu Gaoxu would be grounded for a month at most, because some of the vassal kings who were more than him before were only grounded for a month, and he should be no exception.

"Maybe for grandpa, Gao Xu is not that important......"

"Summoning Cao Guogong Li Jinglong into the palace~" The accompanying eunuch was allowed to sing and immediately summoned Li Jinglong.

People such as Gan Luo, Huo Quzhi, Zhu Wenzheng and others have only made achievements in military and political affairs, and although he is inferior to the above people in a single direction, he is better than all-rounders.

North Korea will refuse the request of the Ming Dynasty, and if the Ming Dynasty insists on going its own way, then I am afraid that Li Chenggui will eventually meet the Ming swordsmen.

"Your Highness, this is what Cao Guogong asked you to force."

With the sound of Yishaha singing at the door of Wuying Palace, the movements of everyone in the hall stopped, and they all looked at the door, only Zhu Yuanzhang responded softly: "Call"

"Your Highness is indeed as known in the palace, knowing the situation in China and abroad."

For example, in the northern part of Korea, the territory originally belonging to the former Yuan has been occupied by Li Chenggui, and except for the return of some Han Chinese, Li Chenggui has no intention of spitting out this land.

If it weren't for Zhu Gaoxu's high opinion of Pingwei, Li Jinglong probably wouldn't have anything to do with him.

It can be said that in the northeast of Liaodong, the contest between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea has not stopped.

"Now the Japanese invaders in Zhejiang have been overwhelmed by Yang Wen's encirclement and suppression, and the Zhejiang Japanese invaders fled in two groups, one to the south to Fujian, Liangguang and Luzon, and the other to the north to attack Liaodong."

Zhu Yunwen comforted Zhu Gaochi briefly, then turned around and left the hall and went to rest in the side hall next door.

A sentence that raised everyone's hearts to their throats.

However, if Zhu Yuanzhang's mind can be easily guessed by them, then he is not Zhu Yuanzhang.

Others may not know it, but who of the civil and military officials above the fourth rank of the DPRK does not know that these two articles are from Zhu Gaoxu's mouth.

"As long as there is a harvest." Zhu Yuanzhang bowed, but in the next second, he caught the hesitation on Li Jinglong's face, and gradually put away the smile on his face.

If this news reaches North Korea, I am afraid that Li Chenggui and others will think that the Ming Dynasty is here to deal with them.

"Give a seat." Lao Zhu turned his head sideways and instructed the eunuch with him, and a chair appeared behind Li Jinglong after a while.

"If we follow what His Highness said, we will have to lead troops to the coastal waters of North Korea, but in this case, I am afraid that North Korea will be very wary of us."

"Although the number of Japanese robbers this time is several times that of the officers and soldiers of the Central Left Institute, it can also be seen that the Japanese are different from ordinary bandits."

"You have a good taste, just smell it and know the origin of this tea."

This thing that sounded like a joke in later generations makes people laugh in the current situation.

Everyone was stunned by his actions, and he said when he passed by Li Jinglong's side: "Jiujiang, you follow me outside this Wuying Palace." ”

For example, whether there are islands off the coast of Nagoryeo, even he needs to explain to the Ministry of Rites officials to understand.

Now after listening to Zhu Gaoxu's words, Li Jinglong has already thought of how to pacify the widows, but he still has some problems in the matter of pacifying the widows.

Zhu Gaoxu learned from Wang Jian and Lin Wuliu that the matter of Pingwei was taken over by Li Jinglong, so he could naturally guess his intentions.

Seeing that the holy decree was issued, Zhu Yuanzhang also specially asked about Zhu Gaoxu: "When you go to that courtyard, has Yanchang's second son Xu ever repented?" ”

Looking at the more than 300 yuan, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't close his mouth with a smile, he felt that if he stayed in Nanjing for a few more months, maybe he would be able to return to the north with a few thousand yuan, which would make his father blush.

For Zhu Gaoxu, who seems to be a hot potato at the moment, Li Jinglong knows very well that the so-called grounding is just a good show staged by Zhu Yuanzhang.

As a result, most of them travel near major shipping lanes, and most of them sail along the inshore waters.

However, Rao is like this, and Li Jinglong still favors Zhu Gaoxu.

"This is indeed ......," Zhu Gaoxu nodded calmly, he knew very well what the situation in North Korea was today.

Once the Ming army encircled and suppressed the Japanese in Zhejiang fled north, then there will be more and more Japanese who will gather in the west of Korea, and even if he does not open his mouth, Li Chenggui will find a way to deal with these Japanese who threaten North Korea.

"Another payout."

The fourteenth-century seafaring was not the kind of situation in which the sea could be entered and exited at will, and before the seventeenth century, both merchants and pirates had to follow the proven routes.

Counting the past and present, there are very few people who can comment on the military and interfere in national affairs at his age.

"Cao Guogong Li Jinglong begs to see His Majesty......"

"The coastal situation in the north is relatively simple, as long as the sea line from Jeju Island to Tsushima Island and Jiangnan is blocked with North Korea, it is enough to close the door and fight the dog."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke with a calm face, and said to the eunuch beside him: "Send someone to the front guard of the government army to spread the word of mouth, so that Yan Yan's second son Xu will start fasting from today, and there must be no mistake." ”

Li Jinglong got up and didn't plan to talk to Zhu Gaoxu about anything other than Pingyu, but this was not surprising, after all, there were too many noble ministers who fell because of their intimacy with the vassal king.

Not only that, but he also crossed the Yalu River and allowed the Korean army to continuously attack the Jurchen tribes in the East China Sea, which had nominally submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

In his previous life, whether he was on a business trip or driving, using maps was the norm after all, and he preferred to use satellite maps.

Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry was very vague, which made Zhu Yunwen have a guess in his heart, but Zhu Jixi, Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Gaochi were more confused.

After listening to Zhu Gaoxu's suggestion, Li Jinglong had to sigh that Zhu Gaochu was able to explain the situation in North Korea and the coastal areas of Liaodong so clearly.

"Cao Guogong walks slowly."

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu took the small box from Lin Wuliu's hand, carried it back to the study.