Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 654 The Censor of Transformation

Seeing Shangxian kowtow to him excitedly, Zhu Youjian couldn't help feeling a little complicated. His own country is gone, so why are you so excited?

In fact, Shangxian knew in his heart that even if Ryukyu was not included in Ming Dynasty, it would definitely be annexed by Wa Kingdom.

In his heart, he simply looked down on those Japanese people with short statures. Who doesn't understand the reason why they follow the powerful Chinese national scenery and lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

Zhu Youjian got up and walked down the dragon seat to help Shangxian:

"Shangxian, save yourself from courtesy."

Seeing His Majesty personally helping him to level himself, Shang Xian was even more excited.

His Majesty the Emperor Ming treated him courteously, unlike the Japanese kingdom, a small leader of the Satsuma clan would brazenly show off his might in front of him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live, Shang Xian will immediately sign a surrender agreement with Daming."

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with Shangxian's performance, he patted Shangxian on the shoulder and said:

"I will ask the cabinet to sign the document with you. You will leave Daming and return to Ryukyu tomorrow to prevent changes in Ryukyu. Daming will send troops to recover Ryukyu in the next two or three days."

"Of order, thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian turned to look at Sun Chuanting:
"Sun Aiqing, you and the Sixth Department are in charge of Ryukyu-related affairs."

"The minister obeys the order."

Sun Chuanting took the decree and immediately withdrew from the Huangji Hall with Shangxian to sign a contract.

After Sun Chuanting and Shangxian withdrew from the Huangji Palace, Zhu Youjian turned back and sat down on the dragon chair. He already had a plan in his heart. He asked Tang Wang to recruit troops half a year ago, and now it's time for him to show his skills.

So Zhu Youjian said:

"Dear dear friends, Ryukyu is not big. Ming Dynasty doesn't need to send too many troops to conquer, but it can train newcomers. I am going to let Haijiao lead Wendi and Zhengde to Ryukyu. Tang Wang Zhu Yujian will lead the royal army to fight together and eliminate After the Japanese pirates in Ryukyu, the king of Tang directly garrisoned troops in Ryukyu, and I have another appointment later, what do you think?"

"No, Your Majesty. After Yongle, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not allow mercenaries. The guards of the palace cannot exceed a thousand. It is not appropriate for His Majesty not only to let Tang Wang recruit troops, but also to lead the army to the Ryukyu. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Before Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Fang Kezhuang, the head of the household department, came out of the shift and knelt down to play, strongly expressing his opposition, with snot and tears, as if he was very worried about Daming.

After him, five or six civil servants followed suit, and some even moved out of the ancestral precepts.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are seconding the proposal. Now not only is the King of Tang owning 3000 troops, but several vassal kings are also recruiting troops. The total number of troops under their command is more than [-]. It is really inappropriate. Please take it back."

"Your Majesty, many places in Ming Dynasty are uninhabited. Ryukyu's small land is really not worth sending troops from Ming Dynasty. I ask Your Majesty to take it back."

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Taizu said back then that the Wa Kingdom is one of the countries that will not be conquered. The Ming Dynasty cannot send troops, otherwise it would be a violation of the ancestor's precept..."

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The other ministers knew that all of this was the emperor's idea, especially some generals. Although they knew the danger of the vassal mercenaries, they would not oppose the emperor's decision.

Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other bandits killed so many feudal princes when they rebelled. They didn't even have the ability to protect themselves. Now it is not an exaggeration to have thousands of troops under their command to protect them.

But Zhu Youjian's thinking is different from those of the generals. The purpose of his asking the vassal kings to recruit troops is to let them go overseas to colonize, in order to reduce the burden on the court.

If the vassals are capable, they can just occupy the Americas and Australia, and let them do whatever they want overseas, which is a hundred times better than these places being colonized by Western countries.

Looking at the performance of these few people, they seem to be very loyal. In fact, Zhu Youjian knows in his heart that now Daming is dominated by generals, and they are having a hard time. They want to take this opportunity to suppress the generals.

Fang Kezhuang and others are not good birds. Historically, after Dongyao entered the pass, they colluded with Dongyao and killed Li Zicheng's subordinates to surrender.

But these things won't happen now, and Zhu Youjian can't find a reason to kill them. There are so many people who surrendered to captivity in history, and he can't kill them all, just don't reuse them.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the status of civil servants was very high. Military generals of the same level would salute them when they saw them. Now it has completely changed.

The military will make contributions to the country, and they are both marquis and uncles, while their civilian officials are still standing still, and their hearts have long been unbalanced, but they just dare not say it.

Today, they just used the mercenaries of the feudal king and sent troops to Ryukyu as an excuse to improve their status. In fact, the [-] soldiers under the king of Tang are not mercenaries at all, and it is even more impossible for such troops to rebel.

Zhu Youjian ignored them at all, but asked Qi Jiguang and other generals:
"Qi Aiqing, what do you generals think about this matter?"

Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo and others hurriedly bowed to salute:

"Your Majesty, I believe that since Your Majesty asked King Tang to recruit troops, there must be your intentions. I support Your Majesty's decision."

Zhang Huangyan, Sun Chengzong, Xia Wanchun and other ministers, although they are literati, can also straddle the enemy and command thousands of troops. They also fully support Zhu Youjian's decision.

In their hearts, the emperor is definitely a holy king, and his existence is like a god. How could a few civil servants of the fifth and sixth ranks be able to question it.

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the performance of these competent generals under his command, and when he looked at Fang Kezhuang and other civil officials, his face gradually became cold.

"I have established a system in which civil servants and military commanders have their own responsibilities. In order to prevent the blood and tears of the soldiers, and to ban the Metropolitan Procuratorate, don't you all know?

You are not Dongchang fanzi, nor Jinyiwei, how can you be so clear about the recruitment of soldiers by the vassal king?Have you already started planning something? "

Zhu Youjian's words almost scared several civil servants to pee. They used to be the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After being banned by Zhu Youjian, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Since he worked in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has been specialized in spraying people. He is used to his old job. He forgot his current job in a moment of impatience, and ended up going back to his old job.

The change in the emperor's face immediately reminded them of the fate of those generals and censors, who were either killed or exiled to Mongolia to graze.

Their faces were pale with fright, and they kowtowed upwards:
"I deserve ten thousand deaths for my crime. I am guilty of my crime. Please punish me."

Fortunately for them, they were in a good mood today when they met Zhu Youjian, and they didn't bother to argue with them:

"I don't care about you today, remember not to be an example, otherwise you will know the consequences yourself, do your own work well in the future, don't use it to go up, and step down."

Originally, they were just the assistants of Hubu Shangshu and Hubu Shilang, and their official positions were only fifth and sixth rank. It didn't matter whether they were in the court, so Zhu Youjian directly disqualified them from going to court.

"Thank you Your Majesty for not killing me, long live my emperor!"

These people didn't expect that after the emperor got angry, he would spare their lives, kowtowed to thank them, and exited the Emperor's Palace in despair.

Now for them, it doesn't mean much to them not to go to court.

In the past, it was possible to get promoted and get rich by spraying people in court, but now the risk of spraying people is too great.

Once it is said that it is impossible to save one's life, it is best not to go to court, the worst is to stay where one is, as long as one is not corrupt, at least one's life will be safe.

Seeing these embarrassing exits from the Emperor's Palace, the generals were all secretly amused. Now, there is no room for villains in front of the Holy One. Long live the Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)