Wanli Xinming

Of the five strategies Luo Wanhua listed, the first three are all about eliminating the impact of the Manila incident, and the ministers have no way of commenting.However, the latter two emerged from the first three, seemingly naturally directing the main direction of Ming's military power to the sea. Although it is not unreasonable, it is not invulnerable.

As soon as his words fell, Liang Menglong said: "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Kang Zhou's last two strategies are a little too serious. The sea is vast, and it will take nine months for the story of Manila to reach Europe. Even if Spain makes a quick decision, it will concentrate its forces to come It will take a year to a year and a half to fight me too — add up to more than two years or even three years."

"Nowadays the European countries are fighting for hegemony. Even if Spain comes to compete with me, it is impossible to send a large army. We only need to strengthen the city defense in Luzon. Why bother to send out all the troops and spend tens of millions to take useless land?"

Liang Menglong's words were well-founded, and all the officials in the Hall of Martial Arts who belonged to the local faction nodded their heads in support.Luo Wanhua sat there, his face was calm, and he didn't mean to refute - as the leader of his faction, he just had to come up with ideas, and Liang Menglong's statement could be refuted by himself.

Sure enough, the naval governor Dongping Hou Lingyunyi sat opposite him, and when he heard Liang Menglong’s objection to expanding the navy, he immediately said: “Mr. If we keep it, the domestic industry and commerce will inevitably be damaged, this is one of them.”

"Now the big triangle trade is bound to come to a halt because of the Manila incident. If our dynasty fails to take Goa, the dumping channels to the Mughals will also be broken, and most of the dumping is textiles—this business is a big laborer!"

"Just now, Prime Minister Liang said that 'we spend tens of thousands of dollars to take useless land', and I also thought it was absurd. In recent years, I have made progress in all directions. The Northeast, Myanmar, Western Regions, and Annan accommodated a total of more than 300 million refugees. Luzon, Manchuria, and Canada Although it is located in a hot place, it is more suitable for farming than the Luo wilderness."

"The imperial government spent millions of military expenditures to capture Tangnu Wulianghai. The same amount of money is enough to capture the entire territory of Luzon!"

"Marquis Dongping's words are wrong!" Ling Yunyi finished speaking, and was immediately refuted by Wang Xijue. "Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the reason why China conquered the Western Regions was also for trade. Now the Ottoman Kingdom, Thailand and Western countries can be connected by land, and the benefits are not trivial."

Gradually, the voices in the Hall of Martial Arts became louder and louder, and the land and sea factions argued endlessly for their own interests.Because the emperor was present, everyone controlled their emotions, and the crooked building was not too bad, otherwise there would have been personal attacks.

Zhu Yijun saw that the faces of all the ministers were flushed, and he tapped on the imperial case lightly.Wei Chao hurriedly shouted: "Silence!" All the officials stopped their mouths and waited for the emperor to speak.

Zhu Yijun turned his head, looked at Zhang Siwei and said, "Mr. Fengpan, what do you think?"

Zhang Siwei encountered such a major event just after returning to Beijing, and it was impossible to give an opinion: he didn't know the background of Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie, he didn't know the reason why they made the decision to attack Manila, and he didn't know whether Luo Wanhua dug a hole to wait for him Or someone else is going to jump, not to mention whether Pan Sheng and others have already jumped over this pit and dug it deeper.
But when the emperor asked, Zhang Siwei, the prime minister, couldn't say in public, "I respectfully invite the Holy Judgment."Therefore, he trembled and said: "I think each has its own reasons, but Kang Zhou said that there is no objection to the first three of the five, and the court can do it first."

Sitting next to Zhang Siwei, Wang Guoguang's eyes seemed to be open or closed, but he could clearly see that the emperor's brows were tightly wrinkled, and the expression of disgust was obvious on his face.With a sneer on the corner of his mouth, he looked at Pan Sheng beside him.Pan Sheng is neither the Nine Sides School nor the Returnees School, and now he just looks like he is watching the fun.

Wang Guoguang sneered again in his heart, and cursed secretly: "How did this idiot become a cabinet minister—the King of Zhongxing County is too kind to him."

Although he and Zhang Siwei are from Shanxi, the relationship between Wang Guoguang and the Jin party is very nonsense.Because he could not understand the actions of the Jin Party when he was young, he repeatedly rejected the solicitation of Yang Bo and others—his reputation in his hometown was almost ruined by the Jin Party. up.

Wang Guoguang is greedy for money and lustful, has a whole body of problems, and his public foundation is extremely poor.But because of his unparalleled achievements, he was deeply appreciated by Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Yijun, and his position was very stable.Now he is over 75 years old and is about to retire. If Zhang Siwei hadn't been going to the funeral, he would have been approved to serve.

He has no intention of changing from secondary assistant to chief assistant before retirement, so his status among civil servants is very detached. No one in the court, no matter honorable or "all parties", dared to tease him in the past two years, and Wang Guoguang was willing to be the emperor's lone minister .

At this time, although he found an opportunity to overthrow Zhang Siwei, he would not take chestnuts for others.He just stroked his long beard under his chin, his eyes half-opened, pretending to be confused.

Although he was pretending to be confused, Zhu Yijun refused to let him go.Seeing that Zhang Siwei didn't say anything, he asked him, "What do you think, Mr. Shu'an?"

Wang Guoguang stood up and bowed back and said: "Your Majesty. I think that the strategy of advancing both sea and land is a long-term decision made at the imperial meeting last autumn. It has only been a year now. If the course is changed because of the Battle of Manila, I really don't know the old plan. Why is it necessary. As for the quarrel between the princes... Ha ha."

When the quarreling ministers heard this, they all had fever on their faces.Zhu Yijun nodded, and thought to himself: "It's a pity that Wang Guoguang can't convince the public and he is too old." Seeing Zhang Siwei trembling, he felt more and more disgusted.

Looking at Pan Sheng again, seeing that he was still watching a play, Zhu Yijun felt bitter.Looking at Luo Wanhua, this guy is looking at his nose and heart, sitting upright, with no expression on his face.

Although Liang Menglong lowered his head, he raised his eyelids and looked up vigorously. Seeing Zhu Yijun's eyes rolling on Zhu Xiang's face, he couldn't help thinking wildly.Thinking of the emperor's name Luo Wanhua instead of his name just now, his heart pounded wildly, wondering if he would offend Sacred Heart by rushing forward rashly.

After thinking about it, he thought again: "Your Majesty does not allow all parties to fight against each other. Although a good opportunity has appeared now, I can't go into battle naked." Seeing that Shen Shixing and Xu Guo who were opposite him had no intention of making a move, he could only suppress the wildfire in his heart.

But if you can't do it yourself, your colleagues can.So he raised his head and winked at Yan Qing, Shangshu of the post office department he was in charge of.

Yan Qing, courtesy name Gongzhi, was born in Yunnan. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing. He once served as the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.In the first year of Wanli, because of his feud with Zhang Juzheng, he went home to recuperate.After the death of Zhang Juzheng, Liang Menglong suggested that the emperor recover him because of his outstanding achievements, and became Minister of the Post Office.

After Yan Qing was reinstated and taken over by Liang Menglong, because both of them valued "work", the two cooperated tacitly. Liang Menglong felt that this was "one of his own".

Seeing Liang Menglong winking at this moment, Yan Qing felt a little tired.Zhang Siwei's phase was on the verge of falling, and everyone present except Pan Sheng had basically figured it out.Combined with Luo Wanhua's "countercurrent" movement in the Huangji Palace, Yan Qing also guessed that Luo Wanhua might be eyeing the phase.

Once Zhang Siwei resigns as the prime minister and cabinet minister, the Jin Party will lose momentum, and a large number of positions may be moved.

Luo Wanhua was originally in charge of feudal affairs, and Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie received the order of the Zhengshitang, in which the phrase "doing things cheaply" might have been added by him.The so-called "chess is born from the broken place", if you want to expand the navy, by the way, let Pan Sheng and Zhang Siwei be tricked, then let the two imperial envoys cause trouble-judging from the results, he really made it happen.

So it's not surprising that Luo Wanhua was calm when everyone went up to praise the saint in the Huangji Hall.Yan Qing was just trying to figure out what Luo Wanhua wanted to do when he received a signal from Liang Menglong.

Although Yan Qing is close to Liang Menglong, they only have similar ideas, and their personal relationship is very nonsense-basically it belongs to Liang Menglong's hot head, and Yan Qing is hypocritical and submissive in the face of this immediate boss.

Yan Qing didn't want to take advantage of Liang Menglong's anger when it came to such an important decision to attack Shoufu.But Liang Menglong winked and couldn't do without responding.Mr. Yan nodded his head to indicate that he had received it, then got up and said:
"Mr. Shu'an's words are very true! Now the reform is in the ascendant, as long as you persevere, you will naturally dominate the world in the future. I think post administration, water conservancy, farmland, judiciary and other matters are inexhaustible and need to be clarified by the court. How can there be a big fight now? reason!"

Liang Menglong was stunned, and said in his heart: "Old Yan didn't understand my wink, and the two of us have no tacit understanding." On the face, he expressed his agreement helplessly.

For the native faction, holding the current position is considered a victory, so just as Yan Qing finished speaking, there was a burst of agreement from the Hall of Martial Arts.

Luo Wanhua's face was still calm, he had already figured it out when he was handling this matter, knowing that as long as there was a big change in Luzon, the emperor would definitely turn his attention to Europa.

And as the cabinet member who knows the most about feudal affairs in the cabinet, his rise in status is inevitable.As for the position of chief assistant, I am lucky to get it—it is normal if I can’t get it. As long as the national policy changes, Luo Wanhua has his own combination of fists to solidify it. In the future, the prime minister of the cabinet will not be able to escape.

Ling Yunyi saw that Wang Guoguang's speech won the sacred heart, but he was not discouraged. He threw out his trump card and said: "My son-in-law Xu Guangqi is now deeply trapped in Europa. The more we fight against Spain, the more Spain will live with rare goods. If there is no fanfare, who will be safe?" Can you be responsible?"

As soon as these words came out, the "native faction" all gasped.The emperor dotes on Princess Leping, and the Empress Dowager Rensheng is extremely concerned about Xu Guangqi's safety.Considering the factors in the palace, it is difficult to say how the emperor made a decision.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijun on the throne frowned after hearing Ling Yunyi's words.Liang Menglong couldn't help but stood up and said, "Just now Kang Zhou said that he sent a message to the Europa mission, and that Earl Xu can take refuge in England."

Ling Yunyi calmly said: "Even if we send a fast boat today, we will arrive at Europa one month later than the Spanish messenger. Besides, since the war has already started and there is no winner, it will be difficult for Earl Xu to return from Europa. Otherwise, the sea will be vast— —”

The hearts of all the ministers trembled.In terms of time, it was too late for the imperial court to send someone to notify Xu Guangqi.The best way is to launch a full-scale attack here, so that the Spanish colonies will continue to send messengers to Europe.The bigger the fight here, the safer Xu Guangqi will be.The worst outcome is that Spain takes Xu Guangqi hostage instead of killing him to vent his anger.

Liang Menglong was speechless.At this time, Shangshu Yan Qing suddenly said: "Now that the Western Regions are connected, why not go straight to Europa? In this way, seven months are enough, more than two months faster than the sea messenger!"

"For two months, the son-in-law will be much safer no matter whether he returns by land or by sea!"