Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 476 Sea Power and Land Power

"Let the ministers convene a court meeting—" Zhu Yixi waved his hand, and his momentum rose in vain.

As soon as Beijing took over, it became a foregone conclusion within the pass, so half of the completion was achieved when the internal affairs were settled first.

Develop the economy, promote production, and then concentrate on attacking Liaodong. This is the next plan for governing the country in his mind.

And at this critical turning point, what is needed most is to unify the hearts of the people.

Thus, a court meeting was held in Huagai Hall.

The Imperial Palace in Nanjing has three main halls, which are divided into Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall. Among them, Fengtian Hall is particularly important, corresponding to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing, and is used for important meetings such as grand ceremonies and court congratulations.

The court meeting is different from the imperial meeting.

This is a meeting with Ming Dynasty characteristics.

Because those who participated in the court meeting were basically the cabinet and the six ministers, as well as ministers such as the Inspectorate, it was an internal meeting between civil servants.

The emperor generally does not participate, just sits back and watches the show, and waits until the final result: approval or disapproval.

If this was in the Qing Dynasty, it would never be possible.

Zhu Yixi didn't like it at first, but thought it was a challenge to the imperial power and it was easy to lose control.

This is not far from the meeting of kings and ministers discussing politics in the early Qing Dynasty.

But when he recalled it, he deeply understood the aftertaste.

Because the emperor did not participate in it and was detached and independent, he could naturally be a bystander and feel the struggle for power.

Similarly, if the emperor hates the cabinet, he will naturally make it difficult for the six ministries to find opportunities to lose face and resign, so that his hands will not be dirty.

Moreover, this will not allow the cabinet to monopolize power and allow some checks and balances.

Of course, this is also Zhu Yixi's guess, and it is more likely that there are more checks and balances.

I am afraid that the most direct reason is that Jiajing and Wanli often hide in the palace and are lazy in governing, so that the officials have to discuss it among themselves.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages, and the disadvantages are even more terrifying. Once the officials reach an agreement, the emperor will be emptied.

For example, major events such as the founding of the country.

Since Emperor Shaowu came to the throne, this was the first court meeting.

I saw that the three members of the cabinet were sitting in the main seat, and on both sides were sitting six ministers, nine ministers, six divisions, Shizhong, supervisory censors, and the five military governors' offices. There were about thirty people.

The eunuch Ling Yi sat aside, recording the content of the court meeting, and prepared to read it to the emperor.

"Today's court discussion is only for one thing. The restoration of Beijing, the court's hearts have been fluctuating these days, and everyone is talking about the matter of returning to the north. Your Majesty ordered me to wait for the court to come to a result."

Zhao Shu shook his head and said.

He felt a little uncomfortable presiding over such a large meeting.

The emperor was used to monopolizing power, but the sudden delegation of power made them uncomfortable.

"Of course the capital is still in Beijing—"

Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, raised his head and said, "Beijing has been the capital of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years. It guards the important areas in the north. If the capital is in the south, it may be inconvenient to use troops and it will be difficult to resist Jiannu."

"How can we enjoy peace if the foreign troubles in the north are not eliminated?"

"It is also because of foreign aggression that Beijing is not suitable as a capital. The border is only a few hundred miles away. Once it breaks through, the consequences will be disastrous."

At this time, Lin Gongshi, the left capital of the Procuratorate, said frankly: "Besides, the imperial court's money and food are in the south, and it takes a lot of effort to turn around."

"And the north is broken, unable to support the capital, so it must be operated from the south. Wouldn't this increase the loss?"

"It is true that the north is dilapidated, but if it is not determined to be with Beijing, when will it recover?"

Lu Daqi said bluntly: "Furthermore, Beijing is where people's hearts are, how can we ignore it?"

"It can be set as the capital!"

Lin Gongshi said in a deep voice.

For a while, the two parties were arguing endlessly because of this.

At this time, the side of the Five Army Commander's Mansion, which was staying at the corner, looked lively.

Of course, Zhu Meng and Li Jingwu represented the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, both of whom had the position of Dudu.

Once the soldiers are discharged, according to tradition, they will be on duty in the Dudu Mansion.

The general soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty were actually only dispatched, and had no rank. When there was a war, the general governor or Wu Xunpei would usually be sent to the battle, and it would be returned to the governor's mansion after the end.

Later it became a resident official.

Therefore, the ranking of the nobles does not actually depend on the title of the title, but the right to speak in the Dudu Mansion, but in the Ming Dynasty, high titles were used to lead high positions, so the two are combined into one.

"Continuously arguing..."

Li Jingwu said helplessly in a low voice: "I don't know when it will be the head."

"Quiet!" Zhu Meng sat upright and said in a low voice, "Did you turn your head around without looking at the censor over there?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Jingwu was taken aback and could only behave himself.

After discussing for a whole morning, the court discussion did not produce any results after all, so it could only be ordered by the Holy Court.

Regarding this, Zhu Yixi shook his head slightly, looked at Zhao Shu and said, "Mr. Zhao, this court discussion seems to be a waste of time!"

Zhao Shu was stunned, and the alarm bell sounded immediately in his heart.

How long has it been called so by the emperor?
He looked at the emperor, then at the playbook, and said nervously, "What do you mean?"

"Means nothing."

Zhu Yixi smiled, and said lightly: "I just feel that the court meeting is a waste of time."

"But it's tradition again, let's continue!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and laughed.

In the final analysis, the initiative of the court meeting belongs to the emperor. Whether to open or not is a decision of the emperor, and there is no need to kill them all.

"Yes!" Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that the emperor would have some new ideas to change the tradition.

"Do you think Beijing is still suitable?"

Zhu Yixi looked at Zhao Shu's nervous smile and asked directly.

"Your Majesty, if it is not suitable today, it does not mean that it will not be suitable tomorrow."

Zhao Shu immediately cheered up: "Beijing is located in the south of Yanshan Mountain. It has been an important place in the world since ancient times. Yuan Yin regarded it as the capital, and Emperor Chengzu also made it the capital."

"Most of the troubles in the Central Plains are in the north. Setting the capital to Beijing has both advantages and disadvantages. But from the point of view of humble ministers, hundreds of officials are afraid of making slaves like tigers, but it also just shows the importance of moving the capital to Beijing."

"Oh?" The emperor was surprised.

"Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been many rumors of abandoning Liangzhou. Where did it come from? It's nothing more than Luoyang being far away from Hexi, and the Kanto does not know the suffering of the Kanxi."

Zhao Shuyan said succinctly: "If Nanjing is the capital of the country, how can the people of Nanjing feel the danger in the north? Why are they willing to spend millions every year to support the frontier army?"

"If there is no north, how can there be south?"

"exactly."

Zhu Yixi was silent, nodded.

Although the future is an era of sea power, Nanjing's geographical advantage is very advantageous.

But don't forget that Tsarist Russia in the north has continued to expand for hundreds of years. If the capital is not fixed in Beijing, can the emperor with the moist water in the south of the Yangtze River hold the north?
I am afraid that the betrayal of the country will be faster than that of the Manchus.

Yunnan and Annan in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Jiaozhi in the early Ming Dynasty are all lessons learned from the past.

After all, it is a place of bitter cold, and there is no real pain, there are too many prodigal sons.

And China has been a country with land power since ancient times, and only when it has mastered land power can it point to sea power.

Land rights cannot be lost for sea rights.

Moreover, Beijing is near the sea, it is very close to North Korea and Japan, and the Bohai Sea is the inland sea, so the sea power advantage is also obvious.

　sorry for the delay

　　
　
(End of this chapter)