Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2282: Economy and Party Struggle () Heart-to-heart

Once the truth is explained clearly, subsequent conversations will become easier. Since it can make money, the Western Expedition is no longer a loss-making business in the eyes of the emperor, and it can avoid the embarrassment of Chengzu taking Annan and Xuanzong having to give up.

Earning both merit and fame, and more importantly, making money, Zhu Yijun finally gave up his previous thoughts and once again strengthened his determination to conquer the West.

Well, it is not only the Western Expedition, but more importantly, it must be based on highly pragmatic ideas. After the victory of the Western Expedition, one city will be built in the Ili Basin and the Fergana Basin. The two cities will form a corner, relying on and supporting each other. These two cities will also become the two major treasure troves of the Ming Dynasty in Central Asia, forming a concentration of wealth throughout Central Asia and even the wider region. In the end, they will not only become the core of the Ming Dynasty's power in Central Asia, but also feed back wealth to the Central Plains. .

In Zhu Yijun's view, if he can really achieve this step, his status as a "sage king" will be as solid as Mount Tai, and no one will dare to question it anymore.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun's heart surged. He stood up, held Gao Pragmatic's hands with all his strength, and said: "Rixin, I said when I was at your house a few days ago that I will make you the Duke of the country after the Zen ceremony. This is not a joke! Today I I also want to make one more promise: As soon as these two new cities in the Western Region are built and financial surpluses begin to be turned over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I will go to Tianshou Mountain in person to pay homage to my ancestors and report your achievements over the years to your ancestors. Forgive me for making an exception, and I will make you the first living king with a foreign surname in the Ming Dynasty! I will do what I say!”

"Your Majesty, you must not..."

Gao pragmatic declined quickly, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Yijun interrupted loudly: "You are not joking! I am not acting on a whim, and you should not resign me again and again!"

Perhaps because he felt that his voice was too loud, Zhu Yijun calmed down a little and said warmly: "Rixin, actually, I have weighed the issue of your reward repeatedly recently. To tell you the truth, I defeated Can Yuan and forced him to flee. When I was in the Western Regions, I thought you were completely worthy of the position of Duke, and it was not unreasonable to even make you a king...

But then I calmed down and thought that although the residual Yuan escaped far away, it was not completely destroyed. I am afraid that someone in the court will use the ancestral system to force me to give in. Rather than letting you fall into such passivity, it is better to wait, because I believe that you can still make greater contributions to me!

As I expected, the Japanese rebellion broke out and the Korean War broke out. Although Li Rusong and others performed well in the first battle, in the end it was you who personally supervised the battle to drive the Japanese pirates out of the peninsula. And when the annexation of Korea is completed, I can finally be sure that when you are awarded the title of Duke, no one in the court will dare to say anything.

But just as I made my decision, Shen Yiguan wrote a letter mentioning the matter of Fengchan Taishan. As soon as I thought about it, if I were to be enshrined in Mount Tai, with your hard work and achievements over the years, you should be considered a great hero, and there must be no objection from the government and the public. Therefore, I was not in a hurry. I thought I would give you this surprise when I got to Mount Tai... But unexpectedly, the impeachment accident happened, forcing me to tell you about it first. "

Gao pragmatically said: "Youdao is 'one emperor, one courtier'. If the future ministers are unfortunate enough to be one step later than the emperor..."

Gao Jingshi didn't even blink, he just asked in a low voice: "Why did the emperor say this?"

I am very confused. You have obviously grown up with me and know me well as a human being. Why do you have so little confidence in me? Could it be that I refuse to be a good sage king despite being a good one, and instead want to be a heartless and unjust king? "

When Zhu Yijun said this, he suddenly lost interest. He sighed and shook his head: "It's funny to say that the emperor may be able to decide the world's affairs with one word during his lifetime, but once the dragon controls Bintian, he won't even be able to control his own affairs. Son, not to mention keeping you wealthy and peaceful for the rest of your life. Okay, I understand what you mean."

He sighed and asked: "Have you been worried a long time ago, worried that one day I will be deceived and look down on you because of your great achievements and power over the world, but the prince is still young and ignorant? For revenge. Then, before I die, I will have to play a trick of killing the rabbit and hiding the bird. Leave the prince a safe and peaceful world?"

"Oh?" Zhu Yijun glanced at him suspiciously. Seeing Gao Pragmatic's calm expression, he couldn't help but feel a little better. But he soon began to ponder again and said: "If you are not suspicious, then you must be worried about whether the prince will be raped by someone in the future. Blinded. Well, as a father, I really don’t want you to speculate like this, but I have to admit that no one can guarantee this kind of thing... Even if I leave a will, as long as he is really obsessed at the time, the will will I’m afraid it may not work.”

"The reason why southern Xinjiang is in its current situation, isn't it because of preparations for this?" Zhu Yijun sighed: "You asked your son Gao Yuan to go south, really just to familiarize him with the military, or to establish prestige at home? Rixin, You are indeed the most talented person in the world, but after all, this is not my first day as emperor...

Gao pragmatic interjected: "Your Majesty is overly worried. I have never thought so."

Zhu Yijun seemed a little emotional when he said this. He patted Gao Pragmatic's shoulder hard and said: "I often say that you and I are not just monarchs and ministers, not just childhood friends, not just classmates, you and I are close friends... You are in Nan I don’t know everything about what Jiang did, but I can at least get a rough idea.”

Now that Gao Yuan has arrived in southern Xinjiang, even if something unexpected happens to you, you won't be afraid that no one will inherit this inheritance. And beside him was his biological mother, Mrs. Huang, and his aunt, Mrs. Liu, both of whom were extraordinary. I guess that you plan to have one person in charge of the army and one person in charge of the government. In this way, without you, the situation in southern Xinjiang will not be chaotic.

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yijun chuckled and said, "Well, Gao Rixin, why don't you die after me? What do you mean by being unlucky to be a step too late?"

Neither of them seemed to realize that what they just said was a bit disrespectful, especially the emperor, who instead made a joke. Gao pragmatic shook his head and replied: "That is naturally a great misfortune. If I had taken the first step, I must have been so benevolent as the emperor. I would have been able to earn a title in my life, be worthy of the emperor's mausoleum in death, and be worthy of my descendants for generations to come." How perfect would it be to be able to rest with the country? But if something happens...it’s hard to say what my fate will be.”

Gao Pragmatic sighed and said: "If this is true, the emperor should let me take care of my life. However, my life-seeking is quite different from the previous generations of this dynasty. Almost all of them are civil servants, and there are ministers who occasionally command troops. It is often the case that he withdraws when the matter is over and does not have a deep connection with the armies. In the court, the ministers have old officials all over the country, and their cronies are spread all over the world. In the army, the ministers have thousands of old generals, and all the ministers are awe-inspiring. All small achievements depend on the trust of the emperor. Therefore, since the emperor is here, the people of the world will not worry about the ministers having second thoughts. However, if the emperor...not to mention the prince, I am afraid that everyone in the world will be worried that the ministers have too much power, or that the emperor will oppose him. It’s because of this that I would say that it would be unfortunate if I took one step too late.”

Zhu Yijun frowned and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Gao pragmatically looked at Zhu Yijun sincerely and said: "Either I invite you to return home as soon as possible; or the emperor is a vassal in southern Xinjiang. And... both of these things must happen when the emperor is healthy. "

"Nonsense!" Zhu Yijun flatly refused and said, "If this is the case, won't I still have to bear the reputation of being suspicious of heroes? Absolutely not."

Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said: "Then I have no choice but to think of some ways to stay ahead of the emperor."

"Pah!" Zhu Yijun slammed the table and said angrily: "What are you talking about! What, do you think I am telling you this now to force you to death?" He seemed to be really angry, he was obviously a little fat. You can actually see bulging veins on his cheeks.

Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said: "I don't have this intention, but it may be difficult to have both ends. In comparison, this is a good idea."

"Fart!" Zhu Yijun was so angry that he no longer cared about being polite, and said angrily: "I said when I was canonizing the crown prince, you have to be the prince's teacher! Only if you teach him can I rest assured. If it were anyone else, ghost Know what it will be like.

Didn't you say you were afraid that he would be deceived? Well, in the future, you will personally select all his lecturers. Is that okay? Also, not only the lecturer, but also the little eunuchs around him are up to you to choose. You can't choose Wang Zhen or Liu Jin if you choose them yourself, right? "

"If this is the case, I am afraid that the government and the public will be more vocal and insist that the minister will be Huo Guang."

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows and said, "So what? Just become Huo Guang."

What? What the hell? Be Huo Guang?

Gao pragmatic thought he heard wrongly, and said in shock: "What did the emperor say?"

"I said, then you just become Huo Guang." Zhu Yijun snorted coldly: "What happened to Huo Guang? Has Huo Guang usurped the Han Dynasty?"

Gao pragmatic continued to be stunned and said: "Although he did not usurp the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang did not want to abolish the establishment of the Han Dynasty. This is not the way of a minister."

Zhu Yijun continued to sneer and said: "If Huo Guang is really guilty of a serious crime, why is he still ranked first among the heroes of Qilin Pavilion after his death?"

Gao pragmatic opened his mouth, but stopped talking. It's not that he couldn't explain the reason, but he already understood the emperor's thoughts at this moment, so it was okay not to explain his reasons - the emperor also knew it, but he didn't care.

Seeing that he was at a loss for words, Zhu Yijun comforted him: "I know that you definitely don't want the Gao family to become the Huo family, and I don't want to either. Moreover, since you have made the situation in southern Xinjiang what it is today, how can you let it happen?" What if the Gao family becomes the second Huo family?"

The two of them seemed to be playing a riddle, but in fact they made it very clear. What do you mean by not letting the Gao family become the Huo family? What happened to the Huo family?

Very simply, two years after Huo Guang's death, the entire Huo family was executed by Emperor Xuan for treason. Among them, Huo Guang's son Huo Yu was cut in half, and his daughter Huo Chengjun was deposed from the throne. The Huo family fell into decline. Only Huo Guang himself, although he has passed away, was extremely kind to him by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. Not only did he rank him at the top of the list of heroes in the Qilin Pavilion, but he was also offered sacrifices every year and enjoyed high-level courtesy.

Zhu Yijun said here "Don't let the Gao family become the Huo family" and mentioned the situation arranged by Gao Jingjing in southern Xinjiang. In fact, he was implying that as long as the descendants of the Gao family did not try to continue to control the government like their fathers, like the descendants of the Huo family, then Nothing will happen to the Gao family.

In other words, the emperor said: You are pragmatic and can dominate the world, because I am assured that you will not covet the throne, just like Huo Guang had the power to dominate the world and never had the intention of usurping the Han Dynasty. However, after you, your descendants should not continue to stay in the center of the imperial court. They might as well go to southern Xinjiang to live freely. Anyway, southern Xinjiang has been effectively controlled by you, right? ——

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