"I toss him?"

In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Gaoxu had never been so speechless.

Who is their father and son, and how can they make it look like they forced the old man to go north.

"This matter was brought up by the Emperor Taishang, he is still in good health at the moment, as a son of man, his father's life is unbearable."

Zhu Gaoxu said as he touched his mustache.

To be honest, if it weren't for the old man's own desire to go north, Zhu Gaoxu would have been preparing to arrange for Meng Zhang and Zhu Neng to lead the army to the expedition.

"If that's the case, then the minister will go and persuade the emperor now!"

Although Xia Yuanji rarely argued with Zhu Gaoxu, he argued with Zhu Di many times.

Of course, every time Xia Yuanji disagreed, and then Zhu Di summoned Zhu Gaoxu to finish up his policy.

In Xia Yuanji's opinion, Zhu Di will be sixty-six years old soon, and he really shouldn't go north at this age.

"If you can persuade the emperor, it will save some things."

Zhu Gaoxu was not ready to stop Xia Yuanji, although he didn't think that Xia Yuanji could convince Zhu Di, but he didn't let Xia Yuanji try, others really thought that he wanted Zhu Di to go north.

Thinking like this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't argue with Xia Yuanji.

As an old minister of Yanfu, Guo Zi also saluted when he saw this, and followed Xia Yuanji to the direction of Daming Palace.

Looking at the backs of the two, Zhu Gaoxu chuckled and shook his head, already thinking of the scene after the old man was entangled by Xia Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asks to see you."

Xia Yuanji and the others had only left for less than a word, and a eunuch on duty came to report.

Zhu Gaoxu bowed his head, and then said: "Xuan! ”

Not long after, Song Li, who was in his sixties, walked into the hall and said to Zhu Gaoxu:

"Minister, Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, see Your Majesty."

"What happened?" Zhu Gaoxu put down the pen and asked with a breath of turbidity.

In the face of inquiry, Song Li said again:

"A total of 3,700 envoys and merchants from 46 countries, including Japan, Korea, Siam, Yilijiangli, Champong, Gan Po Chi, Manraka, Ting Kalu, Pahang, Bo Ni, Sulu, Da Ni, Majapahit, and Aceh, have arrived in Nanjing."

"The remaining eleven kingdoms, including the Eastern, Northern, Southern, Timur, Black Sheep, White Sheep, Mixir (Mamluk), Punggara (Bengal), Nunnapir (North India), Diri (Delhi), Ananda Meritorious (Vijayanagar), have not yet arrived."

"In terms of the navy's sparseness, around June of next year, the ships escorting the envoys of various countries will be able to arrive in Nanjing."

At the end of Song Li's report, Zhu Gaoxu also bowed his head and said: "After the spring of the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies, the military parade will begin in the square outside the Daming Gate. ”

"At the beginning of July next year, soldiers and horses from Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Beizhili will gather here for a military parade."

"At present, overseas trade accounts for a quarter of the DPRK's finances, and it is already an inseparable degree."

"The eastern and western countries of the South Seas have also begun to follow the example of our Celestial Empire in using firearms, so they inevitably begin to increase their arrogance."

"With the help of this military parade, we can not only deter the countries and let them know the strength of the Celestial Empire, but also ensure that the people of our Celestial Empire will not be excluded from small countries in overseas trade."

"The Ministry of Industry has begun to build a parade platform, you have to communicate well with them, and the dishes must also be prepared, although my Celestial Empire is powerful, but I can't look down on people."

"Some diets, etiquette and other things that should be paid attention to still have to be arranged in place."

"Of course, this does not mean that we should treat them as guests, but we must know that we are the masters, not them, and do not put the cart before the horse, but let them be arrogant."

Zhu Gaoxu is not worried that the exposure of trains, flintlock pistols and other objects will be successfully copied by these countries.

These things are things that he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to come up with, not to mention anything else, the more than 7,000 Taixue scholars and more than 300 doctors are enough to beat the scholars of the entire world.

Not to mention them, even those students who graduated from Daming Middle School can be regarded as guests if they have the knowledge to other countries.

For this reason, students who have graduated from secondary school are not allowed to travel overseas, so that they do not flee to other countries with their knowledge.

This is also because after Korea, Japan, and Siam hired many students who graduated from Daming primary school, Zhu Gaoxu specially issued a decree.

As for firearms, whether it is Japan, which has been beaten, or North Korea, which steals knowledge from the Ming Dynasty every day, or Siam and Majapahit in the South Seas, and Timur in the Little West......

These countries basically began to develop towards thermal weapons in their battles and contacts with the Ming Dynasty, especially Shahru of Timur and Ashikaga Yoshitsugu of Japan and ...... of Korea

"By the way, I heard that Li Fangyuan from North Korea is seriously ill, what is the current situation?"

Zhu Gaoxu remembered that a few days ago, Li Fangyuan, the leader of the DPRK, was seriously ill and was about to give way to his son Li Yan.

"Back to Your Majesty, the North Korean envoy reported that Li Fangyuan died of a serious illness last month, and his son Li Yan was temporarily regent, and asked His Majesty to allow him to inherit the throne."

Song Li replied respectfully, while Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

"This Li Fangyuan is not stupid, he actually poached a doctor from the imperial court, but let him live a few more years."

Li Fangyuan was supposed to die of illness in the fifth year of Hongxi, but this very chicken thief hired several doctors from Liaodong to go to North Korea to treat him.

Although the group helped him live for three more years, he eventually collapsed at the age of fifty-nine.

As for his son, Li Yan, he is the king of Sejong, who later generations will be proud of.

The Korean Peninsula has its own language, but it does not have its own script, and the nobles have long used the Chinese characters of the Central Plains, but the people generally do not understand Chinese, so the government often uses the official reading style of spelling Korean with the help of Chinese characters, but it is still difficult for the common people who do not know Chinese characters to understand.

In order to allow North Korea to have its own script, he also sent officials to Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty thirteen times to ask the Ming Dynasty scholar Huang Zan for phonology.

However, in history, he was able to do this because the emperors of the Central Plains at that time were Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen, but now the emperor of the Central Plains is himself.

With the current influence of the Ming Dynasty on the Korean Peninsula, if Li Yan still dares to create his own words, then even if Zhu Gaoxu does not speak, the two classes in North Korea will spray him with blood.

"Li Qi of North Korea, I heard last time that this person was disrespectful to the Celestial Empire, so let's put his canonization on hold for the time being."

"Yes......"

Zhu Gaoxu just said a word, and put aside Li Yan's legitimacy.

He did this so that Li Yan could see his position clearly, and not think that he could not see his attempts to get rid of the infiltration of Ming culture in Beijing.

As long as Zhu Gaoxu is willing, he can play Li Li to death without sending troops.

Thinking like this, Zhu Gaoxu also bowed his head and said, "If it's okay, just retreat." ”

"The minister retired ......" Song Li got up and slowly withdrew from the Wuying Palace.

After he left, Zhu Gaoxu also turned his head sideways to Yishiha and asked: "To what extent have the firearms of the East and West Nanyang countries been studied, have you investigated them?" ”

"Basically, it still stays at the level of the fire gun and the Hongwu iron cannon, and their metallurgy is not good, so the iron cannon cast has problems."

Yizha explained the situation investigated by Xichang to Zhu Gaoxu: "Your Majesty, the current population of the imperial court has exceeded 10,000, why not take the opportunity to wipe out some countries that are not subordinate?" ”

Faced with Yi's words, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him; "These are Zhu Neng of the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies, and they asked you to test it, right?"

"The slave is ashamed." Yizha directly admitted that this move came from the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies, and Zhu Gaoxu also said when he heard this:

"I've said a long time ago that it's easy to eat, but it's ugly when you don't digest it and spit it out."

"I can understand that they want military merits, but they also have to consider the situation faced by the imperial court."

"Tell them to wait, after this northern expedition is over, the imperial court will launch a second northern war in ten years."

The second Northern War mentioned by Zhu Gaoxu was naturally the direction of the Western Regions.

At the moment, Yili Lili is still a talented person, but if Zhu Gaoxu remembers correctly, he will have a life span of ten years at most, even if he does not die on the battlefield, he will not live many years at his age.

Moreover, on this expedition, Zhu Gaoxu did not want to eat the entire Western Regions in one go, but to eat Turpan and even the southern Xinjiang region.

The population of the entire southern Xinjiang is only about 200,000, and if they are relocated to the interior, a little relocation of more than 100,000 criminals can enrich the local population.

Coal and water pumps, the Han people could easily put down roots there.

As for Northern Xinjiang, it depends on his physical condition at that time and what the situation in Daming is.

If he can't recover it, then it's okay to hand it over to Zhu Zhanyan to clean up, it is not difficult to recover the Western Regions with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the railway keeps up, he can easily control the local area.

Moreover, in addition to the northwest, he also has more important and more difficult to deal with the three propaganda and ten comforts that need to be dealt with.

Compared with the vast and sparsely populated northwest, the southwest with high mountains and dense forests is the main event.

Wang Xuan, Mu Chun, Wang Kui, and Fu Rang are all old, so he must seize the opportunity to deal with the southwest.

The Longchuan Railway is the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's transformation of the Indochina Peninsula.

Relying on the granary and railway of Longchuan, as well as the Dajinsha River in the plain of Myanmar, it has continuously changed the land and returned to the left and right of the Dajinsha River.

In short, we can't forget the war, the abolition of armaments during the Xuande period led to the change of Tumubao, Zhu Gaoxu can't make this kind of mistake like his eldest nephew, he has always been both military and economic.

Thinking like this, he suddenly remembered Zhu Zhanyan, who was in Longchuan, and couldn't help asking, "How is the prince's side?" ”

"Jianghuai is sparse, His Highness has become much calmer." Yi Ha responded, and Zhu Gaoxu nodded when he heard this:

"Since he is calm, let him return to Beijing after the Lantern Festival......"

"By the way, I will send another will to Mu Chun, Fu Rang, Wang Xuan, as well as my eldest brother and the third child to enter Beijing."

The "slave and maid received the order" also lost his order, and soon issued a holy decree to send it to the southwest.

In a blink of an eye, the crackling sound of firecrackers began to sound, and the eighth year of Hongxi came as scheduled.

It's just that compared with the New Year's gunsmoke, the "gunsmoke" in Daming Palace is undoubtedly thicker.

"Emperor Taishang, you are old, the north is bitter cold, and your body can't stand ......"

"Fart, my body is so good!"

"Emperor Taishang, this northern expedition will be handed over to the ministers."

"Zhu Neng, you don't make noise here, be careful that I leave you in Beijing this time."

"The Emperor's ......"

"Get out of here!!"

In the Yangxin Hall of Daming Palace, Zhu Di blasted Xia Yuanji, Guo Zi, Zhu Neng, Li Bin and others out in one go.

Even though everyone was blasted out, they still knelt at the door of the palace and persuaded Zhu Di through the doors and windows not to march north.

In the past month or so, Zhu Di has been "harassed" by Xia Yuanji and Guo Zi in turn, not only him, but even many military attachés and ministers of Yan Mansion have come to Daming Palace to persuade him not to go to the battlefield.

However, how did these guys know about Zhu Di's suffering.

"Grandpa, why do you want to go north?"

Six-year-old Zhu Qiyue looked at the angry Zhu Di, and he was very curious why Zhu Di wanted to go north.

Facing this great-grandson, Zhu Di loved to hold him in his arms very much, and sighed:

"It's not okay if Grandpa doesn't go, only if you go can you feel a little more at ease."

"But didn't you say that my grandfather is here, can you rest assured?"

Because he often goes out with Zhu Di, although Zhu Qiyue is not young, his skin is slightly dark, although he looks healthy, he always feels that it has nothing to do with the identity of the emperor's grandson.

But it was precisely because of his appearance that Zhu Di loved him very much, so he said to him:

"It's because your grandfather is so capable, that's why I'm worried."

"Can you do it?" Zhu Qiyue was puzzled.

"It's good to be capable, but if you're too capable, it's impossible for others to do it." Zhu Di sighed.

"Then you are saying that my grandfather is capable, so it seems that grandpa you can't do it?"

"Forehead ......"

Zhu Di was so confused by his eldest great-grandson that he didn't know what to say, so he could only say: "Anyway, grandpa has to go to the north for a trip, and then he can come back comfortably." ”

"But they all said that you would die on the road......" Zhu Qiyue was open-mouthed, and directly exposed the worries of the ministers.

Hearing him say this, Zhu Di hurriedly spat a few times: "Bah, you can't say this kind of thing!" ”

Although he took a few sips, Zhu Di also knew the situation in the north, so after a few sips, he hugged Zhu Qiyue and said:

"Alas...... This man is going to die, and it is better to die on the road than to die in bed. ”

"Think about it, a big man, dead in bed, the person next to him is crying, what a nest......"

Before Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhu Qiyue immediately said amazingly: "But didn't you say before that my great-grandfather was dead on the bed?" ”

"Huh!" Zhu Di interrupted him, but he didn't get angry, but said helplessly: "I didn't teach you this......"

"You taught me." Zhu Qiyue dismantled the stage professionally, and Zhu Di said helplessly: "When will I teach you?" ”

"It's just ......" Zhu Qiyue still wanted to recall, but Zhu Di hurriedly interrupted:

"Okay, maybe your grandfather and your grandmother, your mother, and your uncles and aunts are coming, you can't take one bite at a time this time."

"Why?" Zhu Qiyue's little face was tense, and Zhu Di also felt that there was really something wrong with this etiquette system when he heard this, what can't I say, didn't his father use to be a mouthful?

"Whatever you want, say whatever you want."

Zhu Di waved his hand, and he didn't bother to care how this kid called himself.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live......"

Suddenly, there was a sound of long live from outside the hall, and Zhu Di hurriedly said when he heard it: "Forget it, don't talk about it." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Qiyue didn't have time to be happy, but Zhu Di repeatedly regretted and pulled him back to reality.

"Pick up your grandparents and they're going." Zhu Di patted Zhu Qiyue's buttocks, and Zhu Qiyue jumped off the chair from Zhu Di's lap like a spring, and trotted all the way out of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Little Ancestor, slow down......"

Wang Yan followed him behind, for fear that he would fall.

"Grandparents, Auntie!"

As soon as Zhu Qiyue ran out, he began to call people, but his sudden title of "A-Niang" made Mu stunned.

"You, who taught you this title." Mu squatted down and hugged him with a smile, and Zhu Qiyue smiled: "I learned it from those people who raised horses." ”

"It's better to be more formal in the future, you know." Mu Shi stretched out his hand and pinched Zhu Qiyue's face, although she was a little distressed that her baby son was brought like this by her grandfather, she couldn't say anything.

"Let's all retreat and go back for the New Year, the New Year's Day will not be held to let you go home for the New Year, not for you to come to the New Year."

Standing not far away, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the appearance of Zhu Neng and the others, and immediately motioned for everyone to leave with a headache.

"Your Majesty, please advise the Emperor!"

Xia Yuanji made three dull rings in a row, which frightened Zhu Gaoxu for fear that this guy would break his head, you must know that he still expects Xia Yuanji to work for him for another ten years.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Taishang will only listen to you now!"

Zhu Neng also rang his head three times in a row, and Zhu Gaoxu looked very helpless: "Okay, you guys go back for the New Year first, I'll figure it out." ”

"Yes......" Hearing that Zhu Gaoxu was willing to speak, the ministers immediately changed their faces, got up and saluted, and then left the corridor in front of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Grandpa, these old barbarians are moving quite fast!"

Zhu Qiyue suddenly spoke, but Zhu Neng and Xia Yuanji didn't go far.

"You, learn less of this." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't cry or laugh, and Zhu Neng and the others also thought that Zhu Qiyue was too young to say anything, and left with his head down.

After they left, Zhu Gaoxu took Guo Yan, Mu Shi, Zhu Zhantan, Zhu Zhan Yan and other thirteen sons and six daughters into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Zhu Zhanqi is in Yunnan, and Zhu Zhanqi is currently having a toe, but this does not prevent Zhu Gaoqi from having many heirs.

Now he has fifteen sons and six daughters, and he also has a concubine in the inner court.

At his age, if he didn't have such a heavy burden, he could actually challenge the record of Lao Zhu's twenty-six sons and sixteen daughters.

After all, Lao Zhu can give birth to Princess Baoqing at the age of sixty-six, and he may be able to work hard.

It's a pity that his burden is too heavy, especially after the experience of the Gui Mao case, although the punishment of the lords is enough to vent his anger, he still thinks about it from time to time, and feels that the heroes of the past are no longer credible, so he feels more and more lonely in his heart.

Thinking of this, he glanced at his children.

Although they were very respectful to themselves, where they couldn't see it, what attitude did they use to evaluate his father?

Speaking of fathers, how deep can their feelings be......

"Let's go inside"

Zhu Gaoxu was the first to speak and walked into the Heart Cultivation Palace, and under his leadership, everyone walked into the Heart Cultivation Hall one after another.

They came to the main hall and saluted Zhu Di in the side hall: "Father (grandfather) ......"

Everyone saluted respectfully, and although Zhu Di was still sitting in his position at the moment, he was faintly restless.

However, except for Zhu Gaoxu, Guo Yan, and Wang Yan, the rest of the people couldn't see it.

"Okay, okay, you go to the Wanshou Palace next door and wait for dinner, I'll talk to the second child first."

Zhu Di smiled and motioned for Guo Yan and them to leave, Guo Yan glanced at Zhu Gaoxu when he heard this, and there was a hint of banter in his eyes.

Zhu Gaoxu was helpless, but he still reluctantly squeezed out a smile and looked at Guo Yan: "You take the children to Wanshou Palace first, and I'll talk to my father." ”

"Hmm" Guo Yan was too familiar with her father-in-law, so she had already guessed what Zhu Di was going to say to Zhu Gaoxu.

With a smile, he, Mu and Zhu Zhantan left the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In the end, only Wang Yan, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Di were left in the entire Heart Cultivation Palace.

Seeing that his daughter-in-law and grandchildren were gone, Zhu Di hurriedly beckoned to Zhu Gaoxu, who had no choice but to step forward.

As soon as he came to him, Zhu Di showed an aggrieved expression: "Second brother, I heard what you said to those old barbarians just now. ”

"I'll tell you first, I must go to the north this time, it's useless for anyone to stop me, and you promised me early."

"If you don't let me go now, then don't force the old man, I'll turn against you!"

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you go." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't cry or laugh: "I'm just fooling them, unless you don't want to go to the north, no matter what others say, this soldier and horse will still be led north by you." ”

"Besides, the money and grain for this northern expedition have been prepared, and they will be able to be transported directly to Hailaer when the spring begins."

"Good, good!" Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Zhu Di's face, stood up and patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder, then put his hands on his waist and looked Zhu Gaoxu up and down.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was still full of black hair, although there were many wrinkles on his face, he was still young, Zhu Di couldn't help but praise:

"Yes, it's still the same as before, the whole body is heroic, just like your old man!"

Although "......" is already familiar, every time he hears the old man praise himself in a different way, Zhu Gaoxu still can't hold back.

"Before the expedition, there is still a military parade to show, which is also convenient for you to get acquainted with the army."

"But before that, Erchen has one more thing to discuss with you."

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu began to talk about the conditions, Zhu Di's face fell: "Second brother, you have to fulfill my matter, don't change the law to play with your father and me." ”

"Naturally not." Zhu Gaoxu bowed his head and said: "This northern expedition, you have to take the team of imperial doctors to the north, and you have to check every day, otherwise I won't worry." ”

"That's it?" Zhu Di didn't believe that his second child would make such a simple request, and Zhu Gaoxu continued when he heard this:

"If you are not feeling well, then you must go south immediately, and you can't force yourself to go north."

"Okay, good, I promise you." Zhu Di smiled, but secretly thought in his heart, "When I get out of Beijing, it's not up to me to say anything."

"The eldest brother, the third child, and Zhan Yan, I have already sent a will for them to go north, and you can have a family banquet before you set out."

Zhu Gaoxu continued to add: "Another ......"

"Second brother, do you sincerely not want me to go? So many requests? ”

Zhu Di interrupted Zhu Gaoxu, he only felt that the more things his second child mentioned, the more things he did.

"Okay, that's it."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and looked at Zhu Di at the same time.

Although he is sixty-six years old, Zhu Di's body seems to be very healthy.

It was precisely because of his strong body that Zhu Gaoxu would agree to him leading his troops to the Fifth Northern Expedition.

"Don't look at it, if you look at your daughter-in-law and children again, you'll be hungry."

Stretching out his hand to pat Zhu Gaoxu on the shoulder, Zhu Di strode towards Wanshou Palace.

Looking at his back, Zhu Gaoxu also had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and followed his footsteps towards Wanshou Palace......

(End of chapter)