Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 284 The Central Committee is furious, I want to kill everyone in Nanzhili!
Lai [-] told everything he knew.

He comes from the Lin family in Changshu, Suzhou Prefecture.

This Lin family was a private salt dealer, and it was said that they had received a favor and joined the family of Duke Dingguo.

"Dong Guo?" Song Wei's face turned pale.

He entrusted the city of Nanjing to Duke Ding and Duke Wei!

Lai Liu cried and replied: "I only heard what others said about the master's family, and I don't know the truth!"

"go on!"

Lai Liu was born into the Lin family. Because of his tall stature and his father's loyalty, Lai Liu was let go and found a job in the guardhouse.

In fact, he has been working hard for the Lin family.

"What is the order given to you by the Lin family?"

"Guiding you to go around Songjiang Mansion..."

Song Wei's expression changed.

He thought that the strategy of using the common people to lure out Japanese pirates and then kill them was actually done deliberately by the Lin family?
"Sir, I just trapped you in Songjiang Mansion, not to recruit Japanese pirates." Lai Liu said fearfully.

Song Wei understood that it was not Song Wei who was trapped, but the elites of Southern Zhili, and they were not allowed to return to Nanjing City!
Nanjing is in danger!

"So, when we were sniping at the Japanese pirates in Qingpu City, it was your people who encouraged the soldiers to rob the Japanese pirates, but they were maimed by the Japanese pirates."

Lairoku nodded.

It is not just one force in the Lin family, there are many forces that conspired to do this.

He trapped Song Wei in Songjiang Mansion.

Then they released the Japanese pirates into Nanjing City and allowed them to massacre the city?
"Are they fools? What does the city of Nanjing mean? Do they dare to move?" Song Wei finally understood the idiom "a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry".

"This general is recruiting Japanese pirates, why are you so panicked?"

"I'm worried about being traced to my master's house, and I'm also worried about you sending troops to rescue Nanzhili and control the situation." Lai Liu cried.

Song Wei's hand holding the knife was shaking.

What does it mean for Japanese pirates to attack Nanjing?He knows better than anyone.

At least he, the Southern Zhili garrison, will bear the brunt of the emperor's anger and will be the first to be directed at him!

"Lai Liu, have you ever thought about it, is it too late for me to return to Nanjing now?"

Song Weifan was always willing to think more, and suddenly realized that Lai Liu's reasons were far-fetched. According to time, the city of Nanjing should have already been destroyed.

It would be useless for him to go back now.

"Sir, if you go back, my mission will fail."

Song Wei didn't believe it.

Lairoku is still hiding key information.

"You don't want me to reorganize the Japanese pirates, which means that it affects your interests. Could it be that you are not only a son of the Lin family, but also a member of the Japanese pirates?"

Lai Liu's pupils dilated and he stabbed the tip of the knife suddenly.

Blood splattered.

Song Wei didn't move away in time, Lai Liu was already hit by the knife, and he smiled ferociously at Song Wei and said: "The city of Nanjing has been destroyed, let's see how you end it!"

"Come here, bring that military officer in full!"

However, when Lai Liu was arrested, the military officer had already committed suicide.

Song Wei's guess was correct. This Lai Liu was not only the son of a gentry, but also a Japanese pirate. It could also be said that this Japanese pirate team belonged to the gentry!

He was trying his best to stall for time and prevent Song Wei from returning to defend Nanjing.

Song Wei is no longer so stupid. He is thinking, is there any use in going back now?

The report from Nanjing killed more than a dozen horses and reached the capital as quickly as possible.

At this moment, it is the Great Court Meeting on the first day of August.

The Great Court Meeting is commonly known as the Royal Gate Listening to Government.

At Yinshi, at three o'clock in the morning, the emperor sat in the Fengtian Gate, and all the officials knelt on the ground, listening to political affairs.

There were too many things to discuss today and it was delayed for an hour.

"In Chaoyang City, build an Imperial College first."

Not called university.

Because there is no word "university" in this era, and university is a word borrowed from the West.

Taixue is a term native to China. Taixue was first placed in the fifth year of Yuanshuo, the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"Under Taixue, middle schools and elementary schools will be established."

"After children have passed the enlightenment, they can enter the elementary school, which can also be called primary school;"

"After graduating from elementary school, you can participate in children's exercises;"

"After passing the examination as a scholar, you can study in a middle school;"

“After graduating from middle school, take the provincial examination;”

"After passing the examination, you can study in Taixue University and then take the examination;"

"In the future, Jinke Jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy and Imperial College to raise their hopes and teach students."

"Tai Xue, I want to open it all over the country!"

Education is the foundation of the nation.

Zhu Qiyu was not worried about the reaction of the literati, nor was he worried that the people would rebel after learning knowledge. On the contrary, only with knowledge would they be able to understand reason, supervise the country, and make the country better.

A strong country is inseparable from education.

"This year we will start with four schools, two in North Zhili, one in South Zhili, and one in Jiangxi."

Zhu Qiyu always wanted to establish two places, Hebei and Beizhili, but the court officials opposed it.

Since Jiangxi has too many Jinshi and has the strongest teaching staff, it should naturally be the first to be established.

The courtiers were naturally very excited about the great event of moral education in the world.

"Your Majesty, is there any conflict between the Imperial College and the Imperial College?" Mao Zonglu, Secretary of the Education Department, bowed and asked.

Mao Zonglu was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Xuande.

He served as a local edict and had considerable political achievements.

You Sizheng and Mao Zonglu were Jinshi in the same year, and Feng Xianzong was also Jinshi in the fifth year of Xuande.

They are all recorded in the records based on their achievements in teaching.

Moreover, their people are steady and capable of taking on big responsibilities.

"There is no conflict. The Imperial College, like the Imperial Academy, is a place for learning. There is no conflict if it is established as many as possible."

Feng Xianzong saluted and asked, "Your Majesty, can students who study at home participate in the imperial examination?"

"Of course. Taixue is just a place of study created by the imperial court for the people. In the future, it will be opened to the countryside so that children in the countryside can also attend elementary school."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "Only four will be built this year, mainly because of the scarcity of teachings. We can't let everyone from Jingyi come to Taixue to serve as teachings, right?"

"The students can't understand what these Confucian masters say."

"I also ordered them to build a school in their hometown, recruit more disciples, and make students from all sects famous and respected."

"I hope that in ten years' time, every province in the country will have an imperial college, and academic palaces will be spread across the countryside;"

"Twenty years later, there will be one hundred Taixue schools in the country, and they will be divided into Taixue, middle schools and elementary schools. The elementary schools will be opened in all the countryside, and the middle schools will be opened in every house;"

"In 50 years, every government will have an Imperial College!"

"Studying is what I want, but it also requires you to work with me and work together."

Zhu Qiyu said excitedly.

The courtiers paid their respects.

The court meeting lasted for three hours, and the discussion was lengthy.

Zhu Qiyu was exhausted, but he hadn't finished the discussion yet: "I also intend to split the North and South Zhili. Let's take North Zhili as an example. I envision retaining Shuntian Prefecture and separate it into North Zhili, and the rest of the land will be changed to Hebei Province and separately. Create a province.”

The eunuch brought out the map, and the emperor showed it to all the officials.

Sure enough, he met with fierce opposition from the ministers.

There are many reasons. There is no danger to defend Shuntian Mansion. In case of invasion by foreign enemies, large armies can be recruited at any time to defend against foreign enemies.

Once Hebei is established and Hebei entrusts non-humans, what will happen to the capital's city defense?
"Now that the world is at peace, how can there be war in the capital?" Zhu Qiyu chuckled, laughing at the courtiers who were too timid. How could a thief break into the capital?

"Your Majesty, urgent report from South Zhili!"

The discussion is getting heated.

The eunuch's shrill voice came from the Meridian Gate. He ran as fast as he could, passed the low-level officials, and then fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, Nanjing City is under attack..."

Hey!
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly, his eyes stiffened. I just finished saying, how could the capital be attacked?A slap in the face in the blink of an eye?

Feng Xiao quickly ran over to hand over the urgent report and checked the paint.

After opening it immediately, he also walked to the throne, knelt on the ground and raised his hands.

Zhu Qiyu picked it up, glanced at it, and his face was extremely cold: "Song Wei, you should be killed!"

"Zhang Feng deserves to die!"

"Wang Hong, Ren Li, and Wang Cheng should all be executed!"

Zhu Qiyu was furious!
The courtiers were so frightened that they knelt on the ground. In the square where the atmosphere was originally relaxed, the sudden report made the emperor furious.

And these names he mentioned were all sent out by him!

What happened in Nanzhili?
The emperor threw the memorial to the eunuch: "Read it!"

The eunuch who read the memorial was named Hu Wenlin.

Hu Xi opened her mouth wide and looked at each other with Yao Kui and others, both of them showing fear.

The city of Nanjing was attacked.

Even if it is not broken, the political implications are very strong.

Let me start with the fact that if the city of Nanjing is lost, the emperor will be even more embarrassed than Zhu Qizhen who surrendered in humiliation at Tumubao.

Even if it was not lost, the emperor's already low prestige immediately became shaky and his reputation was in disrepute.

Nanjing is the imperial capital!

Although Beijing is the capital city, it is just a city!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes suddenly went blank for a moment. He was almost the biggest sinner of the Ming Dynasty!

The key point is that I still insisted on splitting the North and South Zhili, thinking that the world was peaceful and letting the horses go to Nanshan. In the blink of an eye, the city of Nanjing was attacked by bandits.

Zhang Feng's memorial has been read.

But there was total silence in the square, and you could hear a pin drop.

Cold sweat gathered on the foreheads of the ministers, and they all kowtowed, their heads buzzing.

After a long, long time, Zhu Qiyu sighed and closed his eyes: "I am going to ask Emperor Taizu for forgiveness after opening the Taizu Temple!"

"The unworthy descendant Zhu Qiyu actually allowed thieves to disturb my great-grandfather's heroic spirit!"

"I am unfilial!"

The courtiers were so frightened that they were sweating. They nodded to the ground and did not dare to move.

I dare not persuade you at all.

I don’t know what to say.

"I still want to expand my territory, I still want to pray for the people, and I still want to run a university!"

“In the end, I couldn’t even defend my great-grandfather’s mausoleum!”

"What use do I have?"

Zhu Qiyu said this as if the city of Nanjing had been lost.

"My lords, do you say that I am the king of subjugation?" The courtiers did not speak, but Zhu Qiyu forced them to speak.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. If Emperor Taizu was alive, if the country was prosperous and expanded its territory, how could he be the king of subjugation?" Hu Ming said bravely.

"Humph!"

Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Have you ever seen the prosperity of the country, when even the tomb of Emperor Taizu was disturbed?"

"Have you ever seen a wise and mighty emperor, a saintly king who couldn't even guard his ancestral graves?"

"Have you ever seen an emperor who is complacent when his country's capital is attacked, thinking that the world is peaceful and stable?"

"You are all educated and rich scholars. Have you ever had such an emperor in all dynasties?"

"Old Master, are you laughing at me?"

Zhu Qiyu was laughing at himself, but he was insulting the courtiers.

Lord humiliate to death!

Hu Hui was so frightened that he kowtowed: "I just stated the facts without any intention of ridicule. Your Majesty is humiliated..."

Zhu Qiyu interrupted him: "The fact is, I can't even defend my ancestors, how can I defend this glorious Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles of territory?"

"Isn't this the king of subjugation?"

"How do I treat my ancestors?"

"Let Taichang Temple open the Ancestral Temple. I will kneel down and apologize to Emperor Taizu!"

Upon hearing that the emperor had ignored the government affairs, the ministers became anxious, and Yao Kui shouted: "Your Majesty, the city of Nanjing has been saved and has not been destroyed..."

"It's not broken, so I'm still talking to you!"

"If it breaks, I should die to apologize!"

"Yao Kui, do you think I don't need to apologize?"

"Your ancestral grave was stolen by thieves. How did you react? Huh?"

Yao Kui kowtows to plead guilty.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were extremely fierce: "Who said that Japanese pirates are only as sick as ringworm and scabies!"

"Who told me that if the world is at peace, we should put swords and guns in storage and let horses be released in Nanshan?"

"Who told me that there is no war in the country?"

"what!"

Zhu Qiyu roared: "The capital of the country has been attacked? You still say that the world is at peace? You also say that Japanese pirates are a plague of ringworm and scabies? You also say that there is no war in the country!"

"What does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do for food?"

"You are impeaching this and that every day. Now that the city of Nanjing is under attack, why don't you impeach me? Are you dumb?"

"What do I do with your military department? Do you eat shit?"

"And the cabinet, what's the point?"

Zhu Qiyu cursed hysterically, and no one in the court dared to offend the emperor.

"Emperor Taizu blamed me, how do you want me to explain!"

"The people of Southern Zhili are resentful of me. How do you want me to explain to you?"

"The people in the world laugh at me, how do you want me to behave?"

"Am I not the king of the subjugated country?"

"The capital of the country was attacked, and the country was almost destroyed. But the emperor is still alive. Where is the Ming Dynasty?"

"You are knowledgeable and talented, come and tell me!"

Zhu Qiyu roared like crazy.

He was really scared.

Once Nanjing is breached, his end will be worse than Zhu Qizhen!
Nanjing city defense must be managed well, and at the same time, the political significance of Nanjing city must be reduced.

"deliver an imperial order!"

"Tune the world's elite back to the capital, King Qin!"

"Tune Wang Yue, Yu Kang, Chen You, Li Jin, Mao Sheng, Shi Ju and other northern generals back to the capital!"

"Tune Fang Ying, Wang Wen, Yang Xin, Xiang Zhong and all other generals to lead the army back to Beijing!"

boom!
The courtiers were frightened.

The emperor wants to mobilize all the troops from the world to Nanjing. What should he do?

Hu Xi was a little frightened and whispered: "Your Majesty, Nanjing is in danger of Japanese pirates. What are you going to do with the troops from all over the world?"

"kill!"

Zhu Qiyu roared: "Who opened the Foning Gate? I will kill them all!"

"Whoever attacks Nanjing, I will kill them all!"

"I will kill all those who are fighting with the Japanese pirates!"

"Song Wei, as a garrison in Southern Zhili, why did he abandon Nanjing and go to Songjiang Prefecture to eliminate Japanese pirates? Where did he put Nanjing? Where did he put Emperor Taizu? Send an order to relieve Song Wei of his military power and put him on the spot. Kill!"

"Song Wei handed over the garrison power of Nanzhili to Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong. What are they doing?"

"Pass the decree! Kill the Duke of Wei, Xu Chengzong, and the Duke of Ding, Xu Yongning! Take back the thrones of Duke of Wei and Duke of Ding, and kill their nine clans!"

"Nanjing is about to be destroyed. What are Nanjing officials doing?"

"Preach the decree! All Nanjing officials will be killed! The three Yi tribes! The nine tribes will be exiled!"

"What are the students in Nanjing doing? The country is in trouble and they don't know how to serve the country. What's the use of staying here?"

"Preach the decree! All the students in the Southern Zhili Province will be expelled from their honors and exiled, and their families will never hire them!"

"What are the rich households in Nanjing doing? They are rich and unkind and do not know how to serve their country. What is the meaning of living for these people?"

"Pass the decree! From Songjiang Prefecture to Nanjing City, all the rich and powerful households in the prefectures will be killed!"

boom!
The entire square exploded instantly!
The emperor does not want to kill people, but wants to kill all the people in Nanjing!

And, this hasn’t been checked yet?

If the investigation continues, the entire southern Zhili will be affected.

But, does anyone dare to persuade you now?

"Pass the message, I want to visit Nanzhili and will leave the capital today!"

"Your Majesty!"

Hu Xi was anxious and crawled out and said loudly: "You are a rich man who cannot sit down in the hall. Billions of living beings in the Ming Dynasty are counting on you. You must not risk your life by going to South Zhili!"

Yu Qian crawled out and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, please temporarily calm down the anger of thunder."

"I can't breathe."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "There is no need to persuade me anymore. I am personally in charge of Nanzhili. I want to see who dares to do anything!"

"I will kill you myself!"

"I ask Emperor Taizu to watch and let the unfilial descendants of future generations avenge his old man!"

Nonsense, after listening to the report, everyone could tell that something was fishy.

The city of Nanjing was attacked by Japanese pirates, which was too conspiracy.

This is the Jiangnan gentry, wrestling with the emperor.

Yu Qian has been thinking that Song Wei's layout was not wrong, but that his elite troops along the coast were wiped out by the Japanese pirates, leaving Nanjing empty.

The only people who can kill people without knowing it are the local gentry.

The key emperor is even more ruthless, killing them all directly, regardless of loyalty or traitor, he will kill them all.

Don't you want to arm-wrestle?
Then the emperor will help you and kill you all directly!Let’s see who is more ruthless!

"Tell Yang Xin to settle in Nanjing City and blockade South Zhili!"

"Teleport Hu Xi, Wang Cheng, and Ren Li to Nanzhili!"

"I will first kill the disloyal ministers in Southern Zhili!"

"Kill all the Japanese pirates again!"

"Destroy the Japanese kingdom!"

"Kill all the Japanese!"

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were fierce: "The cabinet will pass the order immediately, and all the ministers will go back and make preparations. When the soldiers from the north enter the capital, I will patrol the south of Zhili!"

"Your Majesty, please listen to me!"

Yu Qian kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty's feelings are felt by all the ministers."

"But please, Your Majesty, please calm down for now."

"Although the Japanese pirates were in trouble, the source of their troubles was not in the Japanese country, but in the Ming Dynasty."

"As long as we find the root cause, we can adopt the root cause."

"The isolated Japanese pirates overseas are like rootless duckweeds and can be wiped out quickly."

"Your Majesty, please calm down for the time being and look at this matter rationally. Please don't get angry and take care of your dragon body!"

These words entered the emperor's heart.

If you don't tell the truth, you won't be able to fool the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu asked him to continue.

"Your Majesty killed someone out of anger, but fell into the trap of a traitor."

“You can only fish when the water is muddy.”

"You gave the order to kill people. You are the supreme emperor. No one dares to disobey your imperial edict. But is there really no official in Nanjing who is loyal to the king? If you kill a loyal minister by mistake, won't your loved ones hate it and your enemies will be happy?"

"And if you mobilize troops to kill people, it will make the situation more chaotic. Some ambitious people will take advantage of the chaos to hide, but we will not be able to catch them."

"After all, Southern Zhili is their foundation. If they hide, we can't find them at all. It's better to look for opportunities and defeat them one by one."

Yu Qian kowtowed heavily and petitioned: "Your Majesty!"

"The best opportunity is now!"

"Once they take action, they can't cut off the tail. They will definitely be able to trace the source and find the mastermind behind it."

"The Central Committee is worried that there is no chance to catch all these ambitious people."

"Now is a great opportunity."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to leave the capital!"

"I will give your Majesty a satisfactory explanation!"

Yu Qian is from Qiantang, will he be reliable?
Moreover, he has great achievements and has gone to Nanjing. If someone puts him in a yellow robe, how should he choose?
Those gentry were so crazy that they even dared to attack the city of Nanjing. What was so difficult about unjustly accusing Yu Qian?
What worries Zhu Qiyu the most is Yu Qian's ambition.

Yu Qian is no longer a saint. Yu Qian, who is not a saint, no longer has weaknesses. He is difficult to control, so he is very worried about being released.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Xing Guogong, I ask you, should these people I mentioned should be killed?"

"Should!"

Yu Qian said seriously: "Everyone should be killed! Not only myself, but all the nine tribes should be killed!" "Nanjing City was attacked, and these people are still wrangling. No one is loyal to the king. They just sit back and watch Nanjing City be attacked. They have no merit and no fault. He is a treacherous and rebellious minister and should be killed!"

"But Your Majesty, killing them is a small matter, catching the mastermind behind them is a big deal."

"Then I should immediately take charge of Nanzhili." Zhu Qiyu said in a gentle tone.

Yu Qian was still angry after hearing the emperor's tone, and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, if you go, you will only see a beautiful scenery."

Hu Xi looked at Yu Qian suddenly, could this be nonsense?
Everything the emperor saw was fake!
If you let the emperor know, will the emperor continue to play tricks on officials in the future?

"If I use the knife, I will naturally tear apart all the good things." Zhu Qiyu also didn't expect that Yu Qian really dared to say anything.

This is a tacit understanding between the emperor and the officials. The emperor is also a human being, and he doesn't want to deal with so many government affairs. He looks good and feels good about it, so he just turns a blind eye.

If you become an emperor, if you don't do it for future generations, you just want to enjoy it, rather than actually doing anything. That is a life of hard work, not an emperor.

Therefore, local officials pretended to be peaceful, and the emperor was happy to see his outstanding political achievements, so he fooled each other and fooled each other. After one generation, the dynasty perished.

Zhu Qiyu understands.

"His Majesty!"

Yu Qian's forehead was red: "Taizong of the Tang Dynasty who had just ascended the throne signed the Weishui Alliance and bowed to the Turks!"

"Now that the city of Nanjing is under attack, I know that it will be difficult for Your Majesty to meet Emperor Taizu!"

"So please, Your Majesty, please order me to come out of the capital. I am willing to help your majesty to quell the Japanese and be upright!"

"When the minister holds the head of the Japanese pirate and asks your Majesty to place it in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum in person, only then can he avenge his past humiliation and eliminate the hatred of Emperor Taizu."

It's been a long time since Yu Qian said so many words in one breath.

The emperor is absolutely not allowed to leave the capital anyway!

South Zhili is too dangerous.

Those gentry were crazy and dared to instigate Japanese pirates to attack Nanjing. This was not rebellion, it was stepping on the emperor into a cesspit.

No matter how angry the emperor is, it is normal.

If the emperor goes to South Zhili, if the emperor is assassinated and is unlucky enough to be killed, how will the dynasty survive?
The emperor's second son has just turned one month old.

We can only ask the prince to ascend the throne, and the prince Zhu Jianshen is also the son of Zhu Qizhen. They are die-hard loyalists of the emperor. If the prince ascends the throne, will they end well?

Therefore, the emperor's safety is of paramount importance.

Absolutely no leaving Beijing.

Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly. Yu Qian meant that after the victory, he would patrol southern Zhili again to pick the fruits of victory.

At the same time, he was also thinking, what is the deeper meaning of Yu Qian's example of working hard to endure hardship?

He couldn't wait to go to Nanzhili. What was he looking for?

"I am also willing to sit in charge of Nanzhili for Your Majesty!" Hu Hui kowtowed.

This time the gentry instigated the Japanese pirates to attack Nanzhili, which was absolutely a big mistake.

If you encounter an emperor who does nothing, that's it.

However, the current Emperor Jingtai has 200 million soldiers in his hands and is a great leader who has opened up new territories. Will he be willing to be played by Japanese pirates?Being teased by a gentleman?

The key point is that no matter how hard Hu Hui thought about it, he couldn't figure it out. What could the gentry get by fighting with the emperor?
It will only anger the emperor and intensify the conflict with the emperor.

The city of Nanjing was not broken, but that was still the case. Once the city was broken, 200 million troops marched south, turning Southern Zhili into a dead zone in an instant.

An imperial edict can kill all the gentry.

But the emperor made a lot of money. Crisis meant opportunities. The Nanjing crisis meant huge opportunities.

The emperor's intention to open up the sea has become clear.

He was eager to open the sea, and even lowered his head to get a large number of sea ships from the Yin family. Now Xiang Zhong is leading the navy to train in the Bohai Sea.

The gentry made such a fuss.

The emperor could train his navy openly, and the money had to come from the gentry's families. Because their families were confiscated and their families were exterminated, all the money came from the gentry of Nanzhili.

Use their money to build Ming Dynasty ships.

In less than two years, the Ming Dynasty will be filled with ships and navy. Can mere Japanese pirates stop the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?

Wait until the emperor has ships and navy.

Aren’t all the gentry in Southern Zhili become fat sheep?The emperor can kill whoever he wants!

The Japanese pirates have been wiped out and the sea is magnificent. Where can they escape?Besides being a fat sheep, what else is the result?
If it were Emperor Xuanzong, he would probably be able to endure it for two years.

However, Emperor Jingtai would not endure it even for a day.

Yao Kui, Wang Fu, Geng Jiuchou, Bai Gui and others all knelt on the ground, willing to personally supervise Nanzhili and share the emperor's worries.

"Pass a decree to build shipyards in all parts of the world and along the coast, and recruit shipwrights from all over the world to build ships for me!"

"Reopen Longjiang Shipyard and build treasure ships for me!"

"A total of 50 navy troops are selected from all over the world!"

"The Japanese pirates deceived me because I didn't have a navy! So they attacked Nanjing City, disturbed the heroic spirit of Emperor Taizu, and put me in an unfilial position!"

"I want to build a hundred treasure ships, and I want to level the sea!"

"The Ministry of War has a shipbuilding department under it. They will build them for me immediately. I can't wait for a moment. If we can't build a hundred treasure ships within a year, everyone in the Ministry of War will be executed!"

"In one year, I will see a navy of 50 people. If I can't train it, I will kill the general and replace him with one who can serve me!"

"Expand the scale of the Ordnance Bureau and build cannons and muskets for me. Everything to equip the ship must be built. It will also take one year. If it cannot be built, all of them will be executed!"

"Sun Yuanzhen!"

"You will be responsible for building the ship. If I can't see the ship in a year, I will kill all nine of your clans!"

"Did you hear me!"

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were fierce.

Sun Yuanzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, kowtowed: "Old minister, I will obey the holy orders!"

"Yu Qian, train your troops yourself!"

Yu Qian was slightly disappointed. As expected, the emperor would not send him to South Zhili. He kowtowed and said, "I promise to train 50 soldiers for your majesty!"

"All expenses for delivering the decree will be borne by all the gentry in Southern Zhili!"

"You don't have to save money for them! Use it as you please, open it up!"

"Tiao Jinzhong settled in Nanzhili and personally supervised the payment for you. Anyone who does not pay will be killed!"

"Deploy 30 Guangxi troops and station them in South Zhili!"

"It was split into twenty armies, with the military numbers based on the stations, and they were stationed in counties in southern Zhili and Zhejiang. The original guards were converted into civilian households and no longer included in the army."

"Twenty people transferred from the Ministry of War, all from the north, can be used as ministers and scholars to command my troops. They will be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing garrison."

Zhu Qiyu no longer trusts all the guards in southern Zhili.

"The military pay for Southern Zhili is also borne by the gentry of Southern Zhejiang."

"deliver an imperial order!"

"Zhang Feng, Wang Hong's Emperor's Sword, and Wang's Order Talisman were taken back. Zhang Feng was changed to Imperial Envoy Minister and no longer served in Southern Zhili. He was temporarily in charge of the troops in Southern Zhili."

"Song Wei was dismissed on the spot and escorted back to Beijing to await trial."

"Hu Hui, I ordered you to be the governor of Nanzhili. You will personally sit in charge of Nanzhili. I will give you the imperial edict, the Emperor's Sword, and the King's Order Talisman. You will sit in charge of Nanzhili for me!"

Hu Hui knew that the emperor would choose him.

Because Yu Qian's military exploits were too high, it was better to send him, an old man in his 80s, if he was caught in a yellow robe and there would be another chaos.

If he goes to South Zhili, Hu Xiu will be transferred out of Zhejiang.

"Pass an order to transfer the cabinet minister Ye Sheng to guard the Nanjing garrison and take charge of the 40-strong army!"

"The decree is passed to abolish the old Nanjing team system. From now on, there will no longer be another official system in Nanjing. Nanjing control will be abolished and returned to the government system."

"All registered officials in Nanjing will be arrested, interrogated strictly by Jin Yiwei, and punished according to crime!"

"If he is not guilty, the three tribes will be demoted to the rank of craftsman and exiled to Qiongzhou Prefecture; if he is guilty, he will be demoted to the three Yi tribes!"

"All the gentry, big households, and wealthy households in Nanjing will be arrested and punished according to crime!"

"All the gentry and local noble families in Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, and Yingtian Prefecture will be arrested, interrogated, and dealt with severely!"

Zhu Qiyu wanted to completely clean up Southern Zhili and would not allow anyone to say no.

"The Duke of Wei, Xu Chengzong, and the Duke of Ding, Xu Yongning, deserve to be punished for their crimes, Ling Chi!"

"The Duke of Wei and Duke of Ding, their titles, all rewards, and the property of the Jimo family were taken back. All the nine clans and all their in-laws were interrogated by the governor of the capital. Those who were found not guilty after the interrogation were exiled to Guangxi and Guangxi, and those who were guilty were punished as guilty."

"Song Wei was dismissed from all official positions in the Nanjing garrison, took back the Emperor's Sword and the King's Order Talisman, and immediately arrested him and brought him to the capital for interrogation by the Military Discipline Department. If he was guilty, he would be punished as guilty; if he was not guilty, he would be demoted to a naval soldier and go to the front line to fight, with life and death at stake. Life!"

Take down two princes in one go.

Isn't it too cruel?

However, no one in the court dared to persuade them, because these two princes were completely worthless, and they did not have many connections in the court to offend His Majesty and plead for them.

Guilty punishment.

It’s time to say you have merit.

"Zhang Feng, despite his past mistakes, rescued him promptly and had considerable military exploits. He was awarded the title of Shaobao."

"Li Zhen rescued Nanjing in time, defeated [-] Japanese pirates, and surrendered heavily. His military exploits were outstanding, and he was granted the title of Jiang Ningbo."

"Chen Wuyang has meritorious service in killing the enemy. He is the governor of the capital of Jin and is in command."

There are only these few people on the reward list.

It's ridiculous.

As for Jiangning Bo, he had a profound meaning. Jiangning City is next to Nanjing. This is to commemorate Li Zhen, which shows the emperor's favor for him.

None of the courtiers dared to object, but they just shouted long live the mountain.

The emperor is so angry, who is going to hit the gun?

down toward.

The courtier rubbed his painful knees. It was a very interesting court meeting. The spring breeze was warm. The emperor was happy and so were the courtiers.

Who knew something like this would happen.

Are the Southern Zhili gentry pretending to be shit?

Instigating Japanese pirates to attack Nanjing City?
Do you understand what Nanjing City means?Are you getting angry this time?
You think Wang Hong is cruel, but when you see Jin Zhong, you will find that Wang Hong is too kind.

Jin Zhong killed many people in Jiangxi.

At least 30 large families were separated from Jiangxi, and nearly one million refugees were relocated.

What will this master do when he goes to Nanzhili?
At this court meeting, the emperor mainly did three things, one was to reward and punish; the other was to build a navy, build ships and train troops; the third was to weaken the political influence of Southern Zhili.

Removing the courtiers from Southern Zhili first is equivalent to saying that after the Ming Dynasty, there will only be one system, and Southern Zhili will no longer have various ministers.

The next step is probably to move south to Zhili from the imperial capital to the capital.

Little by little, we will remove Southern Zhili and completely transform the imperial capital into Beijing, creating a one-capital system.

After all, the Japanese pirates' attack on Nanjing City brought too much fear to the emperor. The Ming Dynasty under his rule was already prosperous and its prestige was growing. However, because of the attack on Nanjing City, its prestige plummeted.

The emperor couldn't stand this kind of ups and downs.

Therefore, he is reducing the political significance of Southern Zhili.

Some courtiers even had conspiracy theories and wondered whether the Japanese pirates' attack on Nanjing was authorized by the emperor. Looking at the emperor's treatment of Song Wei, it was obvious that he had withheld his hand.

Could it be that Song Wei cooperated with the emperor and put on a show to open the sea?

At this moment, Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting in the Yangxin Hall, was covered in cold sweat. The attack on Nanjing City would actually cause his prestige to plummet.

It was really an oversight. Song Wei's crime actually had something to do with him.

He gave Song Wei permission to do whatever he wanted.

As a result, Song Wei collapsed, and Yu Qian also believed that Song Wei's arrangement was fine. It was obvious that Song Wei had been tricked.

Zhu Qiyu was thinking about the deeper meaning of this matter.

He gave too much authority to local officials. Song Wei's defeat and the crisis in Nanjing would never have happened before.

Because local officials have very low autonomy, they have to wait for the central government's imperial decree before they can act.

Things are different now. Local authorities can bypass the central government and act at will. This has caused Song Wei to make wrong decisions, and other departments have not cooperated and lost opportunities to make amends.

"Feng Xiao, do you think Taizu will blame me?" Zhu Qiyu murmured to himself.

Feng Xiao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, you don't bring such a scary person."

"Even if I destroy the capital, Taizu will still be buried there. I will need to protect him forever."

This is the reason why Taizu established Zhongdu.

But I also want to thank Emperor Taizu for giving future generations the hope of opening up the sea.

"Go and bring the old lady Fu Xuan. Before he leaves, I have something to say to him." Zhu Qiyu cheered up, he had to face it after all.

The Japanese prince is really mentally strong. After being a prisoner in Wala for so long, he returned home as if nothing happened. He even launched a coup to seize the throne and rule the world again.

Zhu Qiyu is far inferior to this psychological quality.

Hu Xi was making an explanation in the Ministry of Personnel. Hearing the emperor's edict, he quickly entered the palace.

Enter the temple and kneel on the ground.

"Give a seat."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Old Master, my heart can't stand another fright."

"The old minister must plow the gentry in southern Zhili of Qing Dynasty, and the Japanese pirates will never attack Nanjing City." Hu Xi did not want to go to southern Zhili either.

South Zhili is now a fire pit, and anyone who goes in can easily burn themselves to death.

Zhang Feng was smart, he used this method to escape.

"But as long as Nanjing is here, we will always face this problem."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "I will tell you the truth, I want to abolish Nanjing and no longer use the two-capital system."

"Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say and make a decision before it is too late."

Hu Xi eloquently said: "The Ming Dynasty implemented the two-capital system, which brought great benefits."

"First, official rotation requires you to use a large number of talents, and the two-capital system can alleviate the pressure on talents. At the same time, it can also allow officials to supervise each other to ensure that officials are honest and will not make officials grow bigger in the local area and maintain central power."

"Second, Nanjing will directly take charge of matters in the south, shortening the time for dealing with political affairs, and Nanjing's defense can capture the elite of the south."

"Thirdly, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the north and south have been divided for hundreds of years. Southerners and northerners have become unified. The use of the two capitals can effectively manage and contain local areas, return local power to the center, and allow the north and south to It gradually blends into one."

"Fourth, the main reason why water transportation is so smooth is the two-capital system."

“There are many more benefits, too numerous to mention.”

"Of course there are drawbacks. With two administrative systems, administrative costs are high, and it is inevitable for officials to fight for power and gain."

"Just like this time, the city of Nanjing was attacked, which was also the result of a struggle for power."

"I think they are all disadvantages."

"but!"

"Isn't this a benefit?"

"If the Japanese pirates hadn't attacked Nanjing, how could the central government be so determined to build ships and naval forces in an effort to rectify the Japanese pirates and quell the chaos?"

"So the veteran insists that the two-capital system is in line with the current actual situation."

"If His Majesty occupies more territory, the veteran believes that a multi-capital system should be implemented. After Hanoi is captured, the veteran suggests that the new capital be changed to a three-capital system."

Hu Xi wanted to distract the emperor's attention with Annan's affairs.

Zhu Qiyu did not say a word.

"Your Majesty, I made a presumptuous statement. As long as Xiaoling Mausoleum is in Nanjing, Nanjing is important. It has nothing to do with whether it is the capital or not."

Hu Xi is right.

The tomb of Emperor Taizu is the most important.

However, thank you Emperor Taizu for helping him, otherwise how would you build a navy?How to charge the gentry?
The ancestors still take care of their unfilial children and grandchildren.

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "South Zhili is too big, I want to re-divide it."

"Does your Majesty want to establish a new province so that Nanjing is no longer offshore?" Hu Hui guessed the emperor's thoughts.

"Merging Yingtian Prefecture, Hezhou, Chuzhou, Taiping Prefecture, and Zhenjiang Prefecture into Yingtian Prefecture, which is Southern Zhili."

"Consolidate Xuzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture into one province and call it Jiangsu."

"Then Fengyang Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture were divided into one province, called Anhui."

Zhu Qiyu pointed at the map as he spoke.

Guangzhou is the Southern Zhili Prefecture and has also been included in Anhui, which can completely wrap up Southern Zhili.

It is equivalent to saying that the navy is located in Jiangsu and the cavalry and infantry are located in Anhui.

In this way, Nanjing would be defended by two provinces.

To defend South Zhili, just guard South Zhili directly. There is no need to cross such a long distance to go to Songjiang Prefecture to suppress the bandits.

"Your Majesty, Southern Zhili can be changed, but Northern Zhili should not be changed, right?" Hu Xi was a little scared.

"change!"

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "We will change it after Rehe is built and Hanzhou Dusi and Yuerhai Dusi are established."

After South Zhili was split into two provinces, the Ming Dynasty included North Zhili, Rehe Province, Liaoning Province, Shanxi Province, Ningxia Province, Gansu Province, Shaanxi Province, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, South Zhili, Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, Guangxi Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, and two Beijing and twenty provinces.

In addition, there are Hanzhou Dusi, Jilin Dusi, Yuerhaidusi, Duogan Dusi, and Wushen Dusi, plus Sanxuan and Liuwei.

The vassal states of Korea, Annan, and Champa were the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"Old Master, I will tell you a few things."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Guangxi's 30 soldiers were divided into various armies and dispersed throughout Southern Zhili, that is, Jiangsu, Anhui, Southern Zhili, and Zhejiang."

"All soldiers originally from the guard station will have their nationality changed to civilian status. They will be disarmed and return to their fields. They will not be allowed to join the army."

"Select northerners from the center to serve as commander-in-chief and maintain local security for the time being."

"After the gentry was executed, some innocent women were selected to marry the wolf soldiers, form a family, and start a family."

"The gentry of southern Zhejiang, regardless of the severity of their crimes, will be decapitated or exiled, and will be moved to Guangxi, Yunnan, and Annan. They will pay confession silver according to the severity of their crimes. All of them will be merged into the Nanjing Zang Punishment Treasury. I will send people to investigate. "

"All this money will be used to train navy officers."

"The money left by the gentry will be left to them so that they can build their homes in new lands. They will be exempted from minor crimes."

"Old Master, I am not angry about the construction of the navy."

"In one year, if we don't have 50 navy troops to fight with, I will kill someone."

See, this is the benefit that the Japanese pirates brought to the emperor by attacking Nanjing.

Did the emperor dare to say this before?
The word "kaihai" is a forbidden word.

The emperor did not dare to touch it.

Now, instead of opening the sea, we must kill all the Japanese pirates. Emperor An Taizu is still alive in the sky.

What a good excuse.

These idiots from Nanzhili sent pillows to the emperor.

As the matter was urgent, Hu Hu immediately boarded the ship and set off for South Zhili the next day.

And Li Zhen.

The Japanese pirates were being reorganized at the moment, and he selected two thousand water-savvy soldiers from the thirty-thousand Wudang army to temporarily serve as the navy army.

The number of water bandits Guo Mao brought to Chao Lake to be captured was only 2000.

The merger was falsely claimed to be [-].

"Sir, I am the leader of the Japanese pirates, and I am willing to fight for you!"

Hu Nanshan was really lucky. When he saw the fire burning, he decisively abandoned his horse, took off his luxurious clothes, and followed the soldiers to escape.

Li Zhen learned that he was one of the three leaders of the Japanese pirates and immediately arrested him.

"Sir, this villain is good at water fighting and is willing to be driven by you!" Hu Nanshan was worried that Li Zhen would kill him and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

"Okay, you follow me."

Li Zhen would not be stupid enough to let him pick his own men, but would randomly assign soldiers to them and board the warship brought by Guo Mao.

In total, he selected 4000 people.

The first stop was a small island outside Nanjing City. It was on this island that smoke was lit to warn Nanjing City.

Li Zhen asked Hu Nanshan: "How did you drive all the way to Nanjing?"

"I dare not lie to you, sir. Someone helped us clear out the defenders on the island." Hu Nanshan said it all as if he was pouring beans.

in fact.

Song Wei thought he had snatched Chongming Island from the Japanese pirates, but in fact it was given to him by the Japanese pirates. Once Song Wei left, the island would naturally return to the Japanese pirates.

It was precisely because of recapturing Chongming Island that gave Song Wei confidence.

Let him set up defenses on the island.

The island was isolated, and the Ming army was not good at water. The garrison on the island changed, and the Ming army on the shore did not know.

Therefore, when Songjiang Prefecture was invaded by Japanese pirates, the Ming army on the island had already been cleared.

Those who sent the message were all Japanese pirates pretending to be Ming soldiers.

"When did it start?" Li Zhen was surprised.

"The eleventh day of July." Hu Nanshan gave an exact time.

These were the days when Wang Hong went on a killing spree in Nanjing City.

The Japanese pirates were brought by Wang Hong!

By the way, he remembered that Chen Wuyang was accompanied by a young man, who seemed to have something to do with the Japanese pirates.

"Hu Nanshan, this guard remembers that the Japanese pirate leader who is entrenched on Chongming Island is called Sha Defeng, right?" Li Zhen suddenly remembered.

"My lord, I have a good memory. It is indeed Shad Peak, but Shad Peak has been missing for a long time. Now a person named Fu is in charge of Chongming Island."

Li Zhen was slightly startled: "Fu Hai?"

"How do you know?"

Japanese pirates are generally not called by names, but by nicknames, and few people know their real names.

Because most of them are runaways, they are worried that the court will track down their families.

The boy selling lanterns is called Fu Hai!

"Is that Sha Defeng a young man?" Li Zhen said.

"Sir, you are really amazing. Sha Defeng is not yet 20 years old. His father is dead and more than 1 people have fallen into his hands. But he is still capable and can control these bastards. Two brushes.”

The leader of the Japanese pirates was actually beside Chen Wuyang!
Li Zhen's eyes lit up. Can he use this Fu Hai to recruit the Japanese pirates on Chongming Island?

First block their way to escape the Yangtze River?

(End of this chapter)