Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Daming Shuntian Mansion,
In the imperial palace of the capital.

The West Garden is lush and lush, and a group of people are strolling through this royal garden.

Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu, Eunuch Wei, and all the officials in the cabinet. This time, Zhu Youxiao took his cabinet secretary group and the courtiers in the capital to relax and enjoy the mountains and rivers.

"Everything in the imperial palace is good, but it's too big. With so many rooms, it still lacks some human flavor. No matter how you repair it, whether it's planting trees or raising flowers and plants, it's not interesting; therefore, people in the harem keep more cats. Dogs and cats should be regarded as companions."

"There are quite a few eunuchs and maids serving in the palace, but there are also many places to take care of them. The place where I live all day is only a few rooms. Speaking of which, in that huge palace, the one I stay the most is Wuying. Palace, Qianqing Palace and other places, so compared to the imperial palace, I like Xiyuan more, Xiyuan has a good environment, rippling blue waves, lush greenery, more popular, and the atmosphere of mountains and rivers."

"Whether it's the rare and exotic plants donated from various places, or the exotic beasts, I raise them here. The environment of this Xiyuan is good for raising people; speaking of it, there are quite a few pavilions and palaces in this Xiyuan. Calm down and look at it, it does have a bit of immortality."

As Zhu Youxiao said, he glanced at the palaces and pavilions on the island. Among the golden and fiery trees and silver flowers, you can see the cornices, arches, buckets, carved beams, and painted buildings layered on top of each other, like mountains and hills. It's quite fairy-like.

In the golden autumn of October, all kinds of plants in Xiyuan are still lush. Zhu Youxiao is dressed in Xuanyi, which really looks like a Taoist fairy.

Speaking of it, the Ming Dynasty really respected Taoism. Many Taoist and Confucian ideas are very consistent with the Ming Dynasty. What's more, Zhu Youxiao also encountered those broken things caused by the Buddhist temple. The emperor wiped out the Buddha and cleaned it up. Over the years, the Buddhism that had grown wildly in the Ming Dynasty knocked down Taoism by the way.

But whether it is Taizu Hongwu or Chengzu, they are all good Taoists, not to mention Wuzong and Shizong.

Now that the things about the Buddhist school have been exposed, the luck of the Taoist school has increased a lot, and Zhu Youxiao has followed suit to support the Taoist school.

The most important thing is the propaganda of the Buddhist school. It is good to suffer in this life and enjoy happiness in the next life, but it is good to encourage people to worship Buddhist temples. .

What's more, Buddhist temples do not do production and do not perform hard labor. They control a large number of people and have land and are still doing business.

In fact, not all Taoist ideas are suitable for Ming Dynasty, but compared with Buddhism, local Taoist ideas are more suitable, and Zhu Youxiao is not only advocating Taoism, but the most important thing in Ming Dynasty is Confucianism, and Zhu Youxiao learned from Zhang Haogu , more comprehensive, Confucianism, Law and Taoism three cultivation, all-round development.

The three-in-one of Legalism, Confucianism, and Taoism is Zhu Youxiao's kingly way. It is Zhu Youxiao's main idea of ​​governing the world. He governs the world by doing nothing, but he can do everything. Today, Zhu Youxiao can be said to have left his teacher. He is no longer the emperor's personal trainee who practiced for two and a half years, he is already an outstanding emperor.

Take Buddhism as an example, despite being severely suppressed by Zhu Youxiao, Buddhism can still breathe. In some places, Zhu Youxiao still uses it as needed, and it is not polite to throw it away after use. It can be said that he is playing with the emperor. It's extremely smooth.

Appreciating the landscape, Huang Liji said: "His Majesty is too fond of the bachelors for setting up the Royal Academy of Sciences here."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands to straighten his sleeves: "These bachelors are all treasures of the Ming Dynasty. What they study is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. I can't love them too much."

"I don't expect to live a hundred years, and I don't ask them to train me with Nine Rank Golden Pills. As long as they continue to study along the current path and create more things that are beneficial to Da Ming, my money will not be spent in vain. "

As he said, Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers who held the core power of the Ming Dynasty and the courtiers of the various ministries of the capital: "I called the big guys here because of everyone's hard work. Since the second year of the apocalypse, I have implemented the New Deal. This troublesome thing There will be more and more. In the fifth year of Tianqi, the New Deal will be implemented in an all-round way, and the policies of the imperial court will continue, and there will be wars every year, and everyone is very busy."

"At present, the matter of Nanyang is settled, and it can be developed slowly in the future, and the Ming Dynasty has also delayed everyone's blessings. It is getting better and better now, and it is inseparable from your hard work. You are doing your best to worry about me. I am It's getting more and more comfortable, the days of Daming are booming, and I can't tire you all, please come and relax and swim around the lake."

Zhang Ruitu bowed and said, "It's your Majesty's sage who comes to the court and knows people well, so we can serve the court and have today's Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao nodded Zhang Ruitu with a smile: "I am happy to hear what Cifu said. I dare not be a sage king, but I think I have a good vision. Well, In the past ten years, I have seen people very well, and I have also trusted people too much, but the one who reads the most accurately is Shoufu."

Zhang Haogu bowed slightly after hearing this.

Zhu Youxiao smiled, turned around and looked at the island pavilion in the distance with his hands behind his back: "It is said that it is difficult to be a king, you must be conscientious, you must appoint people on their merits, it is difficult to start a foundation, but it is even more difficult to keep it. It is said that I stand shoulder to shoulder to become a grandfather, and I am a Ming emperor comparable to Tang Zong and Song Zu."

"I heard that there is joy and arrogance. It is inevitable and a little guilty. Tang Taizong mounted a horse to kill the enemy at the age of 16, and destroyed the Sui Dynasty. He ascended the throne at the age of 27 and established the rule of Zhenguan. His life is worthless in battle, and it is useless to destroy the country. Get on the horse to rule the army and get off the horse to rule the country, and the Zhenguan Dynasty governed by it will be magnificent, and all nations will come to the court."

"Let's talk about Grandfather Cheng, the emperor on horseback, five expeditions to Mobei, seven voyages to the West, and his whole life on the battlefield. Like Emperor Taizong of Tang, he went to the battle in person, fought in all directions, and returned to one from all over the world."

"Whether it's about fighting on the battlefield or governing the country, I'm not as good as them, but my Tianqi dynasty is now also pacifying the Quartet, it's also the dynasty of all nations, and it's also a prosperous world. I want to come to me all these years. That's all."

"Thanks to your dedication, I can live a more leisurely and comfortable life, especially thanks to Master, who manages the government smoothly."

Hearing this, the elders in the cabinet became a little suspicious, you look at me, I look at you, Huang Liji, Qiao Yunsheng, and Qian Qianyi looked at each other, then at the serious Lu Xiangsheng, and then at Zhang Ruitu , I didn't understand what the emperor was going to say, and the officials in the court were even more suspicious. Some people wiped off their sweat, and then put on a straight face as if nothing had happened.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Since I promoted Master in the second year of Tianqi, there have been many rumors and gossips in my ears. In the fifth year of Tianqi, when I asked Master to do this first assistant, there are more rumors in the open and in the dark. All kinds of remarks, all kinds of open and dark arrows, may be jealous of the master who joined the court at a young age and became the chief assistant. The Ming Dynasty has no such reason; or it may be that the master has spoiled their affairs, and then jealousy .”

"I originally thought that as the New Deal got better and better, the prosperity of Ming Dynasty got better and better, and the people's lives got better and better, there should be fewer rumors like this, right? I didn't expect it, it's getting better and better. More and more. People recognize it, some people don’t recognize it, they only recognize what they think.”

"Ah."

With a chuckle, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu: "Master, I haven't given you firewood all these years, have I?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Your Majesty has sent a lot of firewood to the minister. Up to now, the minister's family still has a large amount of firewood waiting for the winter."

Hearing this, some people in the court turned pale.

"Master, have you seen those firewood?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Zhang Haogu shook his head: "I have never seen it before."

Zhu Youxiao laughed: "I didn't watch it either, I'm too lazy to watch it."

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao stopped laughing, found a rock and sat down on his own:
"Han Gaozu has many advantages and disadvantages in his life. In terms of marching and fighting, he is not as good as Marquis of Huaiyin; in terms of governing the country, he is not as good as Wen Hou; in terms of strategizing, he is not as good as Liuwai; what's more, Xiang Gong was born rich and noble, and he was called the overlord. But Han Gaozu is Winning the world and building a 400-year foundation in Han Dynasty. In my opinion, the biggest point is to know people and do their jobs well."

"Duke Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors. When Wang Mang was humble and not usurped, Xiangshi died at the beginning. Who knows the truth of his life?"

"I am not as good at fighting as Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty and Grandfather Cheng, able to conquer the world, and I am not as strong and healthy as they are able to fight on the battlefield. And I am just a middle-of-the-road person in governing the country. But at least I One thing to know, don't be suspicious of people, and don't be suspicious of employers.

"Master and I are not siblings, but they are better than siblings. In my opinion, trusting the king is not as worthy of my trust as Master. My advantage is that I know people well and trust people well. Therefore, I trust Master and delegate power to Master. I believe Master will not betray me, I believed it before, I believe it now, and I will believe it in the future. I still hope that this good story that the monarch and ministers do not doubt will be recorded in the history books in the future, and the name will be passed down in history."

"I can treat all the rumors in the past as never happened. In the future, I don't want it to happen again. Some things should be yours, and they won't run away. Don't take them if they are not yours. What position, what to do, these things, I can still see clearly."

"Forget it, let's relax, everyone. I'm also going to relax. It's almost the end of the year. You guys don't have a few days to relax, but you're going to be busy again."

After everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they spread out to rest, and Zhang Haogu was also stopped by Zhu Youxiao, and the two took a boat and started to swim in the lake.

"I plan to give Ran'er to Master as soon as possible, so that Ran'er can learn from Master." Zhu Youxiao said.

After hearing this, Zhang Haogu said: "With His Majesty's trust, I will teach the prince with all my money."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Today I lead all the officials to go to play, and I also want to take a walk. This Xiyuan is so good, so good that I want to stay here all the time, but I can't."

After swimming in the lake for a while, Zhu Youxiao said: "It's said to be a day of leisure, but I can't take it easy. I stopped scientific research, and only state affairs are left in my mind."

"Master thinks whether Liaodong can be pacified?"

Zhang Haogu said: "Your Majesty, whether Liaodong is pacified or not has little to do with the Manchu Qing, but has more to do with the Liaodong Army Town."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and opened the curtain of the cabin to look outside: "Yes, the military town in Liaodong."

"No, that is no longer the military town of Daming, but a warlord."

"Control the people's livelihood and military affairs of a town, and handle all affairs, big and small. The wind can't blow in, and the rain can't pour in. The nine-border strategy established by the imperial court to stabilize the border defense has now become a scourge for the imperial court."

"Every year I ask for money, food, and armaments. In the end, nothing is done, but the things go. It's the same as if I don't know what they are thinking."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly: "Hmph! The imperial court allocates more than 200 million taels of silver to Liaodong every year, and there are so many military rations. Aren't they farming? Where's their food? Where's their money?!"

"The military town has been abolished in their hands, and the frontier army of Ming Dynasty has become their private army. They raised themselves fat and fat, and raised their own self-respect. It's really abolished!"

Zhang Haogu said: "The Manchu Qing defeated the Ming Dynasty with a corner, and now it is trapped in the land of Liaodong, preventing it from developing. The Manchu Qing is no longer a problem in the imperial court's heart, and now it is just a disease of scabies."

"Shan Ruoping the troubles of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, sent troops from the grasslands and southern Liaoning to continuously destroy their production, and then sealed off the border. In less than one year, the Manchu Qing would bow down and surrender. However, it is not easy to destroy the production of Liaodong, and it is also difficult to block the border. "

Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Yes, there are people who raise Kou to be self-respecting. It's a pity that they have raised slaves for decades, and finally devoured the master."

Zhang Haogu continued: "Therefore, the ministers in southern Liaoning, eastern Liaodong and the grasslands are mainly besieged. Since we can't stop the trade of the Manchu and Qing, why don't we take the initiative to control its trade? Right now, all the imports of the Manchu and Qing are under the control of the imperial court. Among them, military equipment, food and fodder, various supplies, as well as porcelain and silk, tea and cane sugar, etc., all channels are under the supervision of the imperial court."

"The imperial court can rely on these to obtain money from Liaodong and at the same time control the lifeline of Liaodong. As long as the imperial court wants to, it can cut off the grain roads of Liaodong at any time. If there is no grain in Liaodong, the Manchu Qing will naturally be in chaos."

"But the military town in Liaodong has 10,000+ people. I don't know where all the food, fodder and military salaries allocated over the years have gone. What I worry about is that the imperial court has cut off the food of the Manchus.

Zhu Youxiao also sighed: "The military town in Liaodong, with 10,000+ soldiers and horses, hangs over the imperial court."

Daming now has more than 13 new troops, of which [-] towns have been deployed in the south, mainly in the south of Zhili, with a total of [-].

Two towns were released in Ganshan and three towns in southern Liaoning. The remaining soldiers and horses were all in the north of Zhili and around Shuntianfu.

It can be said that with Shuntian Mansion as the core, the Ming court could mobilize 10,000+ new troops within a few days.

Why is it that the troubles in the grasslands have been pacified, and the three thousand miles of rivers and mountains in Monan have all surrendered to Daming, so why are so many soldiers and horses still stationed in the capital?

Yes, the grassland has been pacified, and the Ming Dynasty can control the grassland for three thousand miles with only two towns of soldiers stationed in it, control a million herdsmen, and have carefully selected [-] nomadic militiamen, which can be said to be fully capable of undertaking border defense tasks .

But Ming's frontier troubles are not limited to the grasslands, but also Liaodong, and Liaodong is not limited to the Manchus, but also those military towns.

The private soldiers in those military towns are all elite, and they also hold 10,000+ people in their hands.

Even if Sun Chengzong supervised Liaodong as a cabinet elder, Zhu Youxiao was still uneasy.

Because the Liaodong military towns are not Zhu Youxiao's own people. Those military towns have been outside the imperial court for a long time, acting like fools, playing neutrality, taking money and food instead of doing things, and they do have force in their hands.

Can Zhu Youxiao sleep with 10,000+ soldiers and horses around him?

"Liaodong."

Zhu Youxiao sighed and thought of the south again.

The New Deal was implemented in the southeast, and Qian Qianyi, the elder of Donglin Pavilion, also supported the New Deal, and the gentry in the southeast also stood with the court because of their interests.

However, some people in the south are still dissatisfied. Those gentry and landowners, who are willing to give up their land easily?Who is willing to give up their special rights easily?
After all, it involves their own interests, and they are all vicious dogs protecting food. If you are not careful, they will bite you, and they will hurt you even if they don't kill you.

Now there is one in Liaodong and one in the south, not to mention the seemingly stable northwest, these two places make Zhu Youxiao feel difficult.

"It's said that today is a prosperous age, the world is peaceful, the world is in peace, all nations are coming to court, and the king of Wandan is willing to die in Ming Dynasty to show his heart."

"It seems to be a good situation where the flowers are flourishing and the fire is cooking, but why are there so many hidden dangers?"

Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly: "The troubles in Liaodong, there are always some people in the New Deal of the Southern Kingdom who don't want me to be idle."

"The scholars of Qin Tianjian said that the climate in the north is getting worse and worse. There may be severe droughts in the future, and there may be severe droughts in successive years. At that time, the focus of the court will have to shift to people's livelihood, drought relief, and appeasement. people."

"At that time, whether it was troubles in Liaodong or disturbance in the south, it was a trouble for the court. I planned to pacify Liaodong in the past two years, wipe out foreign troubles, and concentrate on governing internal affairs."

"It's hard to deal with the people in the south, or the possible severe drought in the future, by freeing up Liaodong's energy."

"not to mention"

Before Zhu Youxiao finished talking, Zhang Haogu said for him: "What's more, once a severe drought occurs in the north, it will not only involve Ganshan, Henan, Hebei, Shandong and other places, but also the grassland."

"Now Monan is under the rule of the imperial court. The million herdsmen in the three thousand miles of grassland are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. If the grassland is drought, the millions of herdsmen and tens of millions of livestock will need supplies from the imperial court. Now the good situation of self-sufficiency in the grassland is gone. , when the time comes, it is inevitable that people will have different ideas and take the opportunity to create chaos."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Yes, if there is a severe drought and the court is busy with disaster relief, if the grassland doesn't take care of it, then someone will take the opportunity to create chaos, and the whole grassland and the north will be in chaos. At that time, if there is an accident in Liaodong , it will be troublesome."

"With so many problems, we can't wait until they erupt and then deal with them together. We must deal with some of them first."

"What I mean is to pacify Liaodong first. Not only can the troubles of the Manchu Qing be pacified, but the military towns in Liaodong can also be abolished, saving the court a large amount of military pay and food. Without the Manchu Qing and military towns in Liaodong, the court would not need to There are 10,000+ troops on the northeast side at all times, which can free up manpower to suppress the situation."

"If there is a severe drought, the imperial court will have 10,000+ soldiers and horses in hand. It only needs to frighten the world, and then slowly relieve the disaster."

"Master, you have to work hard for a few more years. After this period of time, our life will be easier."