At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Not long after, Cheng Ru returned to Qinzheng Hall.

"Cheng Ru, has the decree arrived?"

Cheng Ru bowed and saluted, and replied: "Your Majesty, the message has been received."

"What's Miss Xiuying's reaction?" Cheng De's eyes moved to Cheng Ru.

Cheng Ru didn't hesitate at all and said, "The Queen seems to be relieved."

Cheng De nodded and said to himself: "Sister Xiuying, I know her, she is a virtuous person!"

Cheng Ru lowered his head and did not answer.

Cheng Dexian glanced at Cheng Ru who was silent and said, "Cheng Ru, is there any movement in the harem recently?"

Cheng Ru: "Your Majesty, everything is calm."

When Cheng De heard this, he said nothing more.

……

In the blink of an eye, time has come to December of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng and December of the second year of Shengwu.

Deng Youde and Li Sanqi frequently received good news, and Cheng De was very happy.

It seems that the unification of the South is the general trend.

The entire civil and military ministers in the court were immersed in joy.

The Yuan Dynasty in the north was at war with Liu Futong, and the entire north was plunged into war.

Li Sanqi led an army of 200,000 to attack the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with overwhelming momentum along the way.

And Deng Youde led an army of 200,000 people to the hinterland of the Zhou Dynasty, and it was difficult for the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty to resist.

Based on all the good news from Li Sanqi and Deng Youde, Cheng De analyzed that perhaps in March, the entire south will be completely unified.

At this time, Cheng De was handling government affairs in Qinzheng Hall as usual.

At this time, Song Lian, Li Shanchang, Shi Naian and others asked to see him.

Cheng De let them into Qinzheng Hall.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"No gift."

Cheng De glanced at the crowd, "Dear ladies, why did you come to my Qinzheng Hall?"

Li Shanchang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I am here for the affairs of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Chen Han."

Cheng De was startled.

He has removed Chen Youliang, but Chen Youliang's woman, children, brothers, and subordinates, he has not dealt with them yet.

"My dear friends, if you all want to say something to me, just state it in detail. I'm here to listen!" Cheng De said, glancing at the crowd lightly.

"Back to Your Majesty, I think Chen Youliang's relatives can be removed. As for his men, if they are unwilling to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, then send them underground." Gong Bo then said.

However, as soon as Gong Bosui finished speaking, Song Lian immediately objected: "Your Majesty, no. If your Majesty spares Chen Youliang's relatives and their men, your majesty's name of benevolence and righteousness will surely spread throughout the world. By then, once your majesty drives the Huru north, , if we win, both the Yuan Dynasty and Liu Futong and his people in the north will surrender to Your Majesty in the name of Your Majesty’s benevolence and righteousness. In this way, we can reduce many casualties for our Ming Dynasty. Please give your Majesty a clear warning!"

Gong Bosui answered: "Your Majesty, these relatives of Chen Youliang hate your Majesty very much, and most of Chen Youliang's men are stubborn and refuse to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

Cheng De looked a little dazed, "Is this really true?"

Gong Bosui: "Back to Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I hope Your Majesty will understand clearly."

Cheng De glanced at Li Shanchang, Shi Naian and others, and asked: "How do you think about this matter?" Li Shanchang pondered for a long time and said: "Chen Youliang's two sons, the older one must be eliminated, and I also have From what I heard, his eldest son Chen Shan'er is definitely not someone who is willing to surrender, especially he hates His Majesty very much. As for the younger one, you can observe it, but you must send someone to monitor him for a period of time."

"While Chen Youliang's brother Chen Youzhi and others can persuade him to surrender, they are not people willing to die for Chen Han."

"I also asked Zhu Sheng, and Chen Youliang's brothers all wanted to come forward."

"As for Chen Youliang's subordinates, especially those like Zhang Dingbian who are insular and devoted to Chen Han, if such people are retained, there may be greater hidden dangers. It is better to get rid of them."

"As for Chen Youliang's other subordinates who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, your majesty can treat them with kindness. In this way, your majesty's name of benevolence and righteousness will still be spread throughout the world without harming your majesty. Of course, before that, your majesty has to play a show. Then It was His Majesty who repeatedly persuaded people like Zhang Dingbian to surrender, but Zhang Dingbian and others were stubborn and rude to Your Majesty, so Your Majesty had to kill them to eliminate hidden dangers."

Cheng De nodded, "What Li Aiqing said is very reasonable, just do what Li Aiqing said!"

"Your Majesty, Li Shangshu just said a little less." Shi Naian suddenly said.

Li Shanchang's eyes flashed, his head lowered, his eyes looking thoughtful.

Cheng De understood clearly, "What Shi Aiqing wants to say is Chen Youliang's woman, right?"

Shi Naian was stunned, "Exactly."

"I wonder what Shi Aiqing thinks I should do with them?" Cheng De looked at Shi Naian.

Shi Naian thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, Chen Youliang's woman... might as well be put into the harem..."

Cheng De frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, although Chen Youliang is dead, he was still the emperor of a country after all. If your Majesty rewards them to his ministers, I am afraid that no one in the Ming Dynasty would dare to touch them. Touching them would be a bit overstepping the bounds of etiquette. I am afraid that only your majesty ...so that it won’t be inconsistent with etiquette.”

After Shi Naian finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head.

Cheng De glanced at the ministers and saw that they all had their heads lowered, so he pondered for a long time, "In that case, then they will all be admitted to the harem. However, the imperial doctor must first check their pulses, and then wait for a month before treating them again." Check the pulse, and if there are no pregnant women, put them all into the harem."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Shanchang and others bowed and saluted.

Cheng De looked at Shi Naian again, "Regarding how I treat Chen Youliang's relatives and subordinates, the Propaganda Department should remember to polish their writing. The people I want to kill are all stubborn people who deserve to die. As for how to write, I'll leave it to you. Give it to the Propaganda Department. In my opinion, that Luo Guanzhong has good literary talent. This time, let him be the main writer."

Shi Naian bowed again and responded: "I obey the order."

Cheng De looked around and asked: "Besides this matter, do you have anything else to do?"

All the ministers shook their heads.

Cheng De: "I have something to talk to you about."

Everyone looked at Cheng De.

"Mencius said, 'Be born in sorrow and die in happiness.' Now the Ming Dynasty is about to unify the south, but the Ming Navy has less than 100,000 soldiers."

"I heard from Shen Guozhang that several of his goods were robbed by pirates and the losses were huge. Those pirates are all hiding in the vast sea. These pirates are always threatening the people in the south."

"If Li Sanqi takes over the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Ming Dynasty will have to face this kind of problem sooner or later."

"To prepare for a rainy day, the Ming Navy must increase its troops to 200,000."

"Besides, I heard that the Japanese pirates are a little restless. The Ming Dynasty must guard against these."

"Yu Tingyu, Yu Tonghai, Tang He, and Li Xiaoci can all serve as navy generals and train the navy. I intend to let Tang He and Li Xiaoci serve as navy commanders, each commanding 100,000 navy troops. .What do you think?"

Li Shanchang and others were silent, no one objected.

"If you don't say anything, then I will treat you as agreeing. I will give an order to Yu Tingyu and Yu Tonghai later. As for Li Xiaoci, Tang and the two of them, after their war is over, I will directly make them the commanders of the navy. .”

"Now that we've talked about this, let's talk about the issue of food."

When Cheng De said this, he paused. (End of chapter)