Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 700: Economic blockade, competition for national power, Emperor Shenyin, Crown Prince comes to power
At this point, the War of Tomorrow has reached a strange stalemate.

The Ming army surrounded Kyoto from the northeast, southeast, and southwest, but did not attack or sweep the surrounding areas.

The Ming army was surrounded by the territories of Japan's powerful daimyo, sandwiching the Ming army in the middle.

A situation of encirclement and counter-encirclement was formed.

Anyway, An Guogong Xu Heng was determined not to take the initiative to attack. After occupying Sakai Port, he could completely block Kyoto's supplies.

Just relying on national strength, the siege reached the point where the Muromachi shogunate had to launch a decisive battle.

This strategy was copied from the battle between Qin and Zhao Changping.

If God bless the Ming Dynasty, an honest man should appear in Japan at this time to help delay the decisive battle between tomorrow and Japan.

The current deployment of the Ming army has loopholes. In the southeast of Kyoto, the partial divisions that landed in Ise and Owari are weak and have an unstable foothold.There are also shogunate reinforcements returning from Kanto east of Owari.

If Ashikaga Yoshimasa was bold enough and visionary enough to attack this Ming army from both sides, this partial division might be completely destroyed.

By then, the morale of the Japanese army was strong, and the battlefield situation was completely different.

The number of the Ming army was relatively insufficient, and Xu Heng had no good solution. He could only hope that someone from the opposite side would show up and guard the area blindly, killing the Muromachi shogunate alive.

During this period, the Ming army built strong fortifications. When the Japanese army ran out of food, the Muromachi shogunate was forced to change generals for a decisive battle, and the Battle of Changping was repeated.

The situation was generally developing as Xu Heng expected, but several commanders on the front line of the Ming army never dreamed of it. Ashikaga Yoshimasa used offense instead of defense and formulated a bold surprise attack plan in Busan.

……

February [-]th.

As the examination period approaches, the capital becomes extremely lively.

The emperor has already let the wind out. After the new academicians are released, they will take this opportunity to make major adjustments in the court.

The Yi Chu incident caused considerable turmoil. More than 100 officials resigned, leaving many official positions vacant. All parties were eyeing it.

Those who come early eat meat, and those who come late drink soup.

In addition to Zhan Shi and Shao Zhanshi, the two most important positions in Zhan Shifu: Zuo Chunfang Bachelor and You Chunfang Bachelor have been occupied by Huang Pu and He Yi.

The emperor appointed Huang Pu and He Yi as the chief examiners for this examination, and their intention is self-evident.

After he was crowned the crown prince, Zhu Qiyu gave himself a big vacation and ordered Zhu Wenfang to go to Qingyun Pavilion every day to take care of politics in the morning and study in the afternoon.

Of course, governance was all carried out with the assistance of He Yi, Gao Yao and others, Zhu Wenfang just listened.

Anyway, there were no major changes, so Zhu Qiyu was hiding at home and would not come out.

In Qingyun Pavilion, Zhu Wenfang listened to He Yi, Gao Yao, Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng talking about government affairs for more than an hour. Finally, he got tired of listening and complained to He Yi:

"Master, has my father always been so lazy?"

He Yi shook his head: "It can't be said that he is lazy. In His Majesty's own words, to be an emperor, one must take charge of the overall situation.

If you devote all your energy to dealing with trivial matters, it is easy to focus on one thing and lose sight of the other.

For an emperor, the most important thing is to look at the overall situation. "

Zhu Wenfang asked again: "Then Taizu Taizong must be more diligent in his work, and it will not affect the overall situation."

He Yi smiled and said: "Times are different. At that time, the imperial court was founded, and it naturally required diligence. Now that the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, there is really no need to do everything.

Moreover, only Taizu could bear to have to do everything by himself. By the time Taizong arrived, a cabinet was already being set up to assist in handling government affairs.

Besides, there are several more provinces now than at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and one person is even busier. Zhu Wenfang nodded and continued to ask: "Then when I become emperor, will I be able to rule the world like my father?" "

Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng were all shocked when they heard this. This prince was bold enough. As soon as he became the crown prince, he began to study how to be the emperor.

If this were a normal dynasty, he would definitely be pulled by the emperor to suppress and teach him a lesson. It is very likely that the emperor would push two princes to check and balance the prince.

Even wise and powerful people like Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, are not exempt from vulgarity.

Tang Taizong's achievements and prestige were unmatched by anyone in the Tang Dynasty, but he was still afraid that the prince would seize power.They defended themselves day and night, but in the end there was a tragic incident of the prince's rebellion.

He Yi didn't take it seriously and explained patiently: "Under the painstaking efforts of the Holy Lord, the national power of the Ming Dynasty has stopped its decline and is rapidly becoming stronger.

When the prince succeeds to the throne, he will definitely be more able to cope with it than he is now, and there will naturally be no problem in governing from the ground up. "

Zhu Wenfang nodded, picked up a memorial from the table and continued to read.

Just as Cao Tai and others breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Zhu Wenfang suddenly burst into laughter.

Everyone hurriedly asked why, but Zhu Wenfang managed to stop laughing, and just replied: "In this list of Jin Yiwei promotions, why is there a salary leader called "Standing the Donkey" to direct the affairs?

Is it a clerical error?That's not right. I know this handwriting. This memorial was written by my grandfather himself. "

He Yi and others took a look at the memorial, and then replied: "This is a Mongolian, and they often give some weird names.

Unless something unexpected happens, it won't be long before they have to submit a petition again to ask the Holy Spirit for their names. "

Zhu Wenfang nodded: "It's very interesting to hold up the donkey. I will remember him."

Several people continued to manage the affairs until noon.

Zhu Wenfang smiled and said: "Master, I don't want to study in the afternoon. How about I rest at home?"

He Yi nodded: "Okay, let's have a rest. But let me remind you first, you are the prince now, and soon a large group of officials will write a letter asking you to go out to study and participate in scripture feasts."

You need to be prepared in advance, those officials are not as easy to talk to as I am. "

Zhu Wenfang nodded and kept this matter in mind.You definitely can’t attend the Jingyan.My own father said that Jingyan was used by ministers to brainwash emperors and princes.

The originally good emperor and prince were eventually brainwashed and stupid by the civil servants.

While Zhu Wenfang was pitifully planning how to deal with the civil servants, Zhu Qiyu was sitting on the couch, hugging a beautiful woman on his left and a beautiful woman on his right, enjoying grilled fish.

Lin Xiangyu picked up a piece of fish and fed it to her husband's mouth, and asked curiously: "Husband really quit? Just give yourself a long vacation at home?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "If I don't do anything, I have nothing to do. It will take more than half a month for Japan's military report to be sent back, and it will take another half a month for my feedback to be sent back. I can't command effectively at all. We can only let An Guogong and Jiang Yuan make their own decisions.

The pro-military troops from Shandong have not yet been transferred back, Fan Guang's army has not entered Guangning, and the military deployment against Mongolia cannot be completed within three months.

What else can I do? The war is not over and I cannot concentrate on reform.The examination and palace examination will take more than a month.

So the best way is to give yourself a long vacation and recharge your batteries at home. "

Qianxue retorted: "With the five of us sisters serving you diligently, I'm afraid my husband won't be able to recharge his batteries. Especially these two clingy little ones, Qi'er and Ningxiang, they can't wait to hang on to you." "

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "No wonder so many people are willing to become monks. Build a temple on the mountain. They don't have to pay taxes or do corvee labor. They do nothing every day. There are also a bunch of good men and women crying and shouting to give money, even if they don't accept it."

From time to time, he can also unblock the female donor, give him a penis, and so on. He is so happy that he feels like a god.

My life now is similar to that of those great monks, so I can understand them. "

(End of this chapter)