Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 321 Covering the ground!

People in Shuntian Mansion, who have some knowledge, no matter how much they like to talk about those messes after dinner, know that the situation of the current emperor is not good.

In the past, Emperor Taizong was here, and later Emperor Taizong passed away and died, and Emperor Hongxi was able to barely stabilize the situation, at least without any trouble.

But today's Emperor Xuande is different.

The lineage of King Wu is very strong, but it is not King Wu who is strong, but the prince of King Wu.

Therefore, after Emperor Taizong passed away, Emperor Hongxi was still able to stabilize the situation.

But Emperor Xuande couldn't.

The powerful Prince Wu and Emperor Xuande are of the same generation, but in terms of merit, especially for the Ming Dynasty, Prince Wu is much better than Emperor Xuande, too much...

Everyone knows that the Crown Prince of Wu is ruthless in his actions, which is rare in ancient times.

Tartar, Jiaozhi, Japan, Siam, and even the Timurid Empire, as long as they were targeted by the prince of Wu, the final outcome was not very good.

Not only will the country be subjugated, but there will also be a large number of casualties, and even the foundation will be damaged, almost to the point of annihilation.

So far, only the Khmer, Champa and Delhi Sultans can guarantee completeness under Prince Wu, but those who either surrendered early or were rebelled by their own citizens.

In other words, those that Zhu Zhanhe directly received were well preserved in the end, while those that required Zhu Zhanhe to send troops to conquer did not end well.

In such a situation, with such a person standing on the opposite side of the imperial court, the people of Shuntian Mansion often couldn't help but worry when chatting after dinner.

They were worried that if conflicts broke out in the future, whether the imperial court took the lead in eradicating the trouble, or whether Zhu Zhanhe raised his troops to appease the emperor, and followed Emperor Taizong's edict to purge the emperor, they were all worried about the final outcome.

Judging from the current situation, everyone knows that the court's chances of winning are slim. They are worried that after the murderous Prince Wu enters Shuntian Mansion, he will go on a killing spree like he did when he conquered the enemy country.

Some people think so, because as the old saying goes, a country is easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to change.

Although Prince Wu's strategy against the enemy was cruel, it was the most effective method. The Japanese country has been destroyed for many years, but it is still managed by the Ming Dynasty. The original Japanese people, old and young, are farming, and the young and strong are providing food. Daming Mining.

Human nature is inherently rebellious, no matter where there is no shortage of people who challenge each other, so if someone says it, there will naturally be someone who opposes it.

Some people think not, because it has been 16 years since the seventh year of Yongle. During these 16 years, Zhu Zhanhe can be said to have killed countless people, but these people all have almost fixed positions.

Corrupt officials, profiteers, foreign enemies...

In the past 16 years, no one has ever heard of Zhu Zhanhe killing innocent people indiscriminately and killing the people of the Ming Dynasty.

But whether they were supporters or opponents, they did not expect that this day would come so quickly, so fast that they were unprepared.

It came so quietly, so quietly that they didn't even know anything. The army with the two banners of Ming and Wu entered Yingtian.

Similarly, they did not expect that the three major battalions stationed north of Shuntian Imperial City had no preparations.

They did not expect that the defenders of Shuntian Imperial City would not even resist, but would open the city gates to welcome King Wu's army into the city.

In the end, they never imagined that the current Empress Dowager Zhang, the British Duke Zhang Fu, the Minister of Household Affairs Xia Yuanji and others would personally go out of the city to welcome King Wu's army into the city.

It's night, the palace.

In front of the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Zhanhe sat on the top of the Danbi Stone, looking at the wide but empty Danqi below, looking at the exquisite dragon-shaped pattern on the Danbi Stone, and let out a sigh.

Picking up the wine bottle and taking a deep drink of his own drink, Zhu Zhanhe raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky with drunken eyes.

What day is it today?Is it mid-month?Otherwise, why would the bright moon be so round?

"Actually, you can..."

With a sigh, Zhu Zhanhe turned sideways slightly and stood up quickly after seeing the person coming.

"Auntie."

Mrs. Zhang stretched out her right hand and asked the accompanying chambermaids and maids to stand there, then raised her feet and walked towards Zhu Zhanhe.

Standing next to Zhu Zhanhe, Mrs. Zhang looked at the vast Danchi below and let out a sigh that was mixed with regret, disappointment and distress.

"Actually, you are more suitable for that position than Zhanji."

"And, in the overall situation, you should be in that position."

"Because you can do better than Zhan Ji..."

"At the very least, I can also have the face to go down to see your grandfather and uncle, instead of worrying about Zhanji and Daming's future like I am now."

"Don't worry, auntie." Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly and sat on the ground again.

"I will arrange it, as long as you don't mind."

"Alas..." Mrs. Zhang sighed again and slowly lowered her head.

After bending down and taking the wine bottle from Zhu Zhanhe's hand, Zhang turned and left.

In front of Fengtian Hall, Zhu Zhanhe was alone again, but there was a residual sound floating in the air until it slowly disappeared.

"Good boy, I'm sorry for you..."

……

The next day, early in the morning.

The people of Shuntian City cautiously stuck their heads out and looked at the changes in the outside world.

This night was very peaceful, it was as peaceful as if nothing had happened in Shuntian City, there was no such fierceness and noise of mortal enemies fighting each other at all.

It was as if... nothing happened.

Everything seems to be normal, but after almost noon, the people of Shuntian can't help but open their doors one after another, open their doors, and go to the ground.

Everything seemed to be the same as usual. Yesterday's King Wu's army entered the city like a dream, and it no longer existed.

But what they don't know is that when the typhoon is about to come, the sky and the earth will change color, with strong winds and waves rolling into the sky, but the eye of the typhoon in the center is the calmest.

Beizhen Fusi, Imperial Prison.

Sehazhi respectfully led Zhu Zhanhe down the damp steps and entered the dark prison.

Others don't know what happened in the palace last night, but he, the commander of the Royal Guards, knows it best.

Not to mention that the guards of Shuntian Imperial City and the palace were replaced. Yang Rong, Yang Pu and other Wenyuan Pavilion scholars and Lu Zhen, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, were imprisoned. Even the people who called the shots in the palace were replaced. Lost.

Not only that, this morning's morning court was cancelled. Zhu Zhanhe took an imperial edict to the Ministry of Rites to issue an edict. Everyone was at a loss what to do. In the end, the Empress Dowager Zhang came forward, and everyone found the backbone.

Similarly, at that time, they all understood that this day, things had changed.

However, reversals always appear again and again in this matter, causing those who want to stand in line in advance to save their families or even achieve success to hesitate.

"Anything to say?"

In the dark dungeon of the imperial prison, a sound rang out, making the entire silent prison seem to wake up suddenly. Many prisoners detained here couldn't help but poke their heads in upon hearing the sound, looking at Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanhe. Look at the cell in front of He.

There, what was just sent in last night was Yang Rong, a very popular scholar of the current dynasty.

"Winner takes all, loser for Kou."

Yang Rong's voice sounded slowly, and his figure walked out of the dark corner and appeared in front of Zhu Zhanhe.

"His Royal Highness, you are the final winner. I...oh, no, maybe you should call yourself a minister now...that's not right, you should be a guilty minister..."

"The criminal Yang Rong has nothing to say."

"Haha..." Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly and waved.

Zhu Ling quickly took a chair and placed it behind Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe sat down slowly and looked at Yang Rong in front of him with interest.

"It's too early to call yourself a minister in front of me, and it's not 01:30...but you are right that you are a guilty minister."

"Bewitching the emperor, leaking court secrets, and sending artillery to the foreign enemy Oala is indeed an unforgivable crime."

Yang Rong suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Zhanhe with a look of disbelief on his face.

He didn't care whether he offended the minister or not, he only cared about the first words Zhu Zhanhe said.

"Don't think too much." Zhu Zhanhe gently knocked on the cell fence, attracting Yang Rong's attention.

"The outcome has nothing to do with you. I came here today because I want to know why you made such a decision."

Zhu Zhanhe really wanted to know what Yang Rong and others thought about ambushing him or even sending artillery to Wala.

"Why can't you decide like this?" Yang Rong raised his head, as if he had figured out the problem he was thinking about and understood his ending.

"His Royal Highness, you are not the crown prince, but your strength and influence are too great, beyond the normal bearing capacity of a dynasty."

"If this problem is not solved in advance, civil strife will come to Ming Dynasty sooner or later. By then, the people of Ming Dynasty will not only suffer unreasonable disasters, but they may even fight against each other."

"The most important thing is that foreign enemies such as Oara and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, as well as the Japanese, Siam, Timurid Empire and other countries that you previously conquered with thunderous means will all unite."

"At that time, our Ming Dynasty will become the target of public criticism. No matter who wins in the end, the final outcome will still end with the weakening of the Ming Dynasty, or even its demise."

"So, for the sake of Ming Dynasty and the world, even if I know you won't listen, Zirong still wants to say something here..."

"What did you say?" Zhu Zhanhe couldn't hold back and sneered.

"Are you going to kill me at your own risk? Or do you want me to kill myself?"

"It's really hard for you to say such things under such circumstances."

"I'm quite curious. Are you Confucian scholars who study Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism born shameless, so you can blend in with Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism so thoroughly?"

"Or is it that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is so powerful that it has transformed all of you into such a shameless look?"

"Although I admire Gongyang Studies, and it was my grandfather's suggestion to designate Gongyang Studies as Chinese Studies, but I have also studied Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism since I was a child. Why can't Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism transform me?"

"It's also the target of public criticism. Have you forgotten what the countries that I brought down look like now? Or are you deliberately ignoring them?"

"It's okay, I can tell you that except for the low castes of the Delhi Sultan who are used to being cheap, other countries can basically say that there is no one in ten. Except for the Timurid Empire that was just taken, now In places like Siam and Khmer, there are more Han people than their citizens."

"As for the Japanese country... haha, their youth has long been insufficient for our mining. If I hadn't started the slave trade with the former Ottoman Empire and the current Kingdom of Naples in the Japanese country, there would probably not be any in the Japanese country now. Young and strong."

"Does such a group of enemies deserve to be called enemies?"

"Also, why do you think that Ming Dynasty will lose both sides in the end and others will benefit from it?"

"I arrived at Shuntian Mansion yesterday, and I have taken control of the situation today. Even the Queen Mother is on my side."

"What do you want to say?"

Yang Rong was silent after hearing this.

Zhu Zhanhe's merciless words tore off his last layer of fig leaf.

What kind of person is Yang Rong?

The Three Yangs in the Cabinet are famous in history, but in fact few people know that Ming Dynasty's contraction strategy since the Xuande Dynasty was implemented under the repeated suggestions of Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi.

Since the Xuande Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty abandoned Jiaozhi and retracted the northern defense line within the Great Wall. Eventually, the two guards of Daning and Kaiping were lost, causing Ye to go south first, Baozong was captured in Tumubao, and the entire Ming Dynasty was almost forced to be like Zhao Song Dynasty generally moved south.

Is Yang Rong really as outstanding or even perfect as history says?
Don't talk nonsense, Zhu Zhanhe only has a slight affection for a few literati in the Ming Dynasty today.

Although Xia Yuanji is blinded by money, he still has principles. At least he can distinguish right from wrong. He does not support him unconditionally just because he can make money for the national treasury.

Yu Qian won’t talk about it anymore. Although Yu Qian hasn’t grown up yet, it was Yu Qian who set the precedent for the Ming Dynasty to make the ministers strong and the emperor weak. But again, that’s the king’s problem. It’s the king’s incompetence, not Yu Qian’s problem. .

The last one is Chen Xun.

Zhu Zhanhe waved, and Chen Xun walked out from the corner and stood in front of Xia Yuanji.

"You are really capable of tormenting people..."

As soon as Chen Xun came out, he complained loudly to Zhu Zhanhe.

"You traveled thousands of miles to call someone here, only to have someone take over such a mess. You are the only one who can do this."

"What? Are you still not satisfied with this?" Zhu Zhanhe chuckled.

"The man in front of you became an official in the 33rd year of Hongwu (the Jianwen era was abolished after Zhu Di was involved in the disaster, and the first year of Jianwen was the 32nd year of Hongwu). He only entered Wenyuan Pavilion because he stopped Emperor Taizong in the palace."

"Now you are allowed to directly enter the Wenyuan Pavilion, and you are also the chief minister of the cabinet, taking charge of the government affairs, which the person in front of you has not been able to do for more than 20 years. Are you still not satisfied?"

"From an ordinary person's point of view, it is indeed very high, but you are not a good person either..."

Yang Rong looked at the "junior and minister" in front of him, feeling a little confused.

He had never seen such a "lord and minister" before, and he couldn't understand what these two people were talking about.

However, what Zhu Zhanhe said next shocked Yang Rong.

"Let you take charge of the government. Everything must be discussed by Zhang Fu, Xia Yuanji and Yu Qian, and finally submitted to the Empress Dowager. Only after the Empress Dowager agrees can you enter the six departments and then implement it. This is to preserve your reputation."

"If we just let you take charge of the government without any restrictions, then you don't need to be the chief minister of the cabinet. You can just wait to be stabbed to death in the spine."

Zhu Zhanhe and Chen Xun chatted happily, but Yang Rong's face was full of fear and regret.

Originally, he had already prepared a back-up plan, waiting for Zhu Zhanhe to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and finally give Zhu Zhanhe a hand in killing both jade and stone.

However, now he discovered that Zhu Zhanhe's thoughts were much deeper than he thought, even deeper than a man who was over fifty years old.

　The two combined chapters are equivalent to the previous four chapters, making up for the remaining chapter from the day before yesterday.

　
(End of this chapter)