Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 105: Scolding Li Shan for being such a bad guy (Third update, please vote for me)
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard this.

Zhang Yifan has just gotten married and has not yet served in the court. The cement mentioned before can be said to be related to Zhang Yifan, but now something happens again. What could it be?
With this in mind, he asked Zhang Yifan, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Yifan got permission, and said: "The Japanese envoy has been staying in the capital, and it seems that he has made friends with many civil and military officials!"

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew this.

However, he didn't think much about it before. He felt that when the Japanese envoys went to make friends with civil and military officials, they also wanted to find a way so that he could meet them.

However, Zhang Yifan had suggested before that Daming could send people to the Wa country to do business, and actually investigate the reality of the Wa country.

With such a reminder, Zhu Yuanzhang became very sensitive to military and state affairs, and he immediately thought of this.

No, when he heard Zhang Yifan talk about it this time, he frowned and said, "I haven't even seen them. Who can meet with them privately?"

Hearing this, Hu Weiyong was embarrassed.

He is the prime minister, and the first person the Japanese envoy wants to visit must be him.

So, without waiting for Zhang Yifan's answer, he quickly explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Weichen thought that after all, we sent the Japanese envoy first and then agreed to come, so it would make sense for His Majesty not to summon him. If Weichen and others also refused, If I meet the Japanese envoy, I am afraid that the Japanese will say that I am rude. If the Japanese envoy goes back and the Japanese get angry, the Japanese pirates will cause even greater harm!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.

What Hu Weiyong said was indeed correct, that is, he sent envoys twice before the Japanese sent envoys.But the key issue is that after the Japanese envoy came, he realized that the country he was dealing with was a puppet dynasty, so he was unwilling to form an alliance and just left it alone.

When Zhang Yifan saw Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, he knew what was going on with him. He immediately took over the topic and faced Hu Weiyong directly: "What does the Prime Minister mean? The Japanese pirates are causing harm, and our country will still rely on the Japanese? As for etiquette, let me tell you. If you want to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and send Japanese pirates to invade the coast of the Ming Dynasty, they are enemies. It is His Majesty's mercy not to destroy them, but you still have to compromise? Could it be that this prime minister is not the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, but the prime minister of the Japanese country?"

When Hu Weiyong heard this, his color suddenly changed.He couldn't accept such a big hat under any circumstances.

So, he immediately bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, the heart of a humble minister is for the country and the people, and heaven and earth can learn from it. The prince-in-law does not know the importance of military and state affairs, so he uses swords and troops. Now the court still has great enemies from the former Yuan Dynasty, two The war started on the front line. I apologize that I am weak-minded and unable to shoulder the responsibilities of such a prime minister. Please ask your majesty to remove the humble minister!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he had to reprimand Zhang Yifan and said: "Don't talk nonsense. Military and national affairs are nothing but trivial matters. How can you talk about starting a war? You shouldn't talk about the prime minister like that! Do you know?"

Hu Weiyong was forced to threaten to resign. If he were an ordinary person, he would probably be punished.However, Zhang Yifan is now a consort and half a son, so Zhu Yuanzhang only scolded him.

Hu Weiyong felt very dissatisfied when he heard this. This young boy had criticized him before and it was obvious that he didn't like him.Now it was obviously this kid's fault, but His Majesty reprimanded him.As the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is really frustrating!
The key point is that the title of Prince Consort Commander means that even if he sees him, he must take the initiative to salute.When we met on the road, we had to let the Prince Consort go first.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong couldn't help scolding Li Shanchang for being the sixth son in his stomach. He was a Korean father, so he didn't have to do anything to his consort, so why didn't he consider other people?

But it was useless to think about it. At this time, Hu Weiyong took this opportunity to take out the memorial he had already carried from his sleeve and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Military and national affairs are not child's play. Lieutenant Generals in the army listen to I asked His Highness the King of Yan and his Consort to lead troops to attack the Japanese pirates. They are quite dissatisfied. I have a memorial here and are willing to fight against the Japanese pirates!"

When the transparent eunuch nearby heard this, he went over to receive the memorial and forwarded it to the emperor.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was actually unhappy when he heard this.

The reason why he asked Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan to lead the troops was to train them.After all, if a son or a son-in-law develops the ability to lead troops in war, then the old Zhu family will be more stable.

Otherwise, except for him who knows how to lead troops in wars, Lao Zhu's family would be filled with foreigners leading troops in wars. He would be worried!

When Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan led the troops, it was not important whether they could destroy the Japanese pirates. What was important was to learn the ability to lead troops to fight in practice. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's calculation.

But at this time, he had just reprimanded Zhang Yifan, saying that military and national affairs were nothing but trivial matters. Here Hu Weiyong submitted a relevant memorial. It would be unjustifiable for him to ignore it.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the memorial regardless of what he thought in his heart.

This memorial was written by none other than Lan Yu.The content is as played by Hu Weiyong, saying that there are countless generals in the army who can fight. King Yan and the Prince Consort have just grown up and have no experience in leading troops to fight. It is really unsatisfactory for them to fight against Japanese pirates. Lan Yu is willing to take on this responsibility and lead the troops. Go fight the Japanese pirates.

His memorial, at least in general terms, must be reasonable.

But the key problem is that Lan Yu didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang's true intention at all.Just like Ye Boju at the beginning, he thought his analysis was correct and talked eloquently about the feudal king's affairs, but ended up being imprisoned.

Fortunately, Lan Yu is different from Ye Boju. He has a background.Lan Yu is the younger brother of Chang Yuchun's wife. He used to serve in Chang Yuchun's army, and he was brave in battle and willing to use his brain.For this reason, Chang Yuchun often mentioned it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, which also left a deep impression on Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were many famous generals. Lan Yu, a junior, was buried among the famous generals, and it was not his turn to lead the army alone and display his military talents.

It may be because of this that Lan Yu was still waiting for the famous generals in front to give him a position to lead the army alone in the war. Unexpectedly, before he waited, his juniors would lead the army to fight alone. Wouldn't it make him unable to get up or down, and he doesn't know how long he will have to wait for the opportunity?
Therefore, Lan Yu wrote this memorial not just because he drank too much, but because he was really holding back a lot of resentment.

Zhu Yuanzhang also had a headache when he saw that it was Lan Yu's memorial.

Lan Yu is a general, that's for sure.Moreover, this Lan Yu can be regarded as a distant relative of the old Zhu family, the biological uncle of the eldest son's wife, and cannot be considered an outsider.

Zhu Yuanzhang was always more tolerant of relatives.

Therefore, although Lan Yu was provoking his fourth son and eldest son-in-law to a certain extent, it was still a dispute between relatives at home. So Zhu Yuanzhang put the memorial on the imperial case and said calmly: "This matter Reconsideration!"

As soon as Hu Weiyong saw it, he knew that this meant staying in China. The so-called further discussion, who knows when, it just depends on whether the emperor still wants to talk about it.

Originally, he wanted to see others make trouble for Zhang Yifan and the others, and he was happy, but it didn't turn out to be lively, of course he was disappointed.

However, he did not dare to urge Zhu Yuanzhang to say when to discuss it again!
Zhu Yuanzhang may have a guilty conscience, or he was afraid that Zhang Yifan would cause trouble for him again, so he said to Zhang Yifan: "Your mother always praises you, please go over and say hello!"

When Zhang Yifan saw the memorial and heard Hu Weiyong's words, he was wondering who this military general was?
Of course, the first thing he thought of was Lan Yu, but other generals in the army might not be the same.He planned to ask, but he didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to send him away.

Of course he was grateful to Queen Ma, and he also knew that Queen Ma's thighs must be held as they could save lives in critical moments, so he obediently went to see his mother-in-law first.

As a result, as soon as he left the palace gate and before he went to the harem, he met Zhu Di.

Naturally, Zhang Yifan said hello, then rolled his eyes and said to Zhu Di: "Fourth brother, I just came from my father's side, and Hu Weiyong gave a memorial saying that the general in the army was not convinced by you. I led the troops to fight against the Japanese pirates, and I want to fight against the Japanese pirates on our behalf!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he was immediately unhappy.

At any rate, he is an adult and married feudal prince, who has been training soldiers in Central Capital before.For Zhu Di, who likes martial arts, what he longs for most is to be able to truly lead troops in battle!
After all, when he grew up, he heard stories about wars and the founding of the country.As a man, I naturally yearn for passion.

Although what he wants most is of course to lead troops to fight Qian Yuan.But there were too many famous generals in the imperial court, and it was impossible for him to fight against Qian Yuan.

However, at Zhang Yifan's suggestion, his father asked him to fight Japanese pirates, which is better than nothing.

Although the decree had not yet been officially issued and the navy assigned to him was still on its way to the capital, Zhu Di was already focused on preparing to fight the Japanese pirates.

Unexpectedly, someone actually wanted to take away his opportunity to lead troops in the war. Of course, he was very unhappy.

So, after asking about the situation, he went to find his father.

Seeing this, Zhang Yifan did not dissuade him. Instead, he said to Zhu Di with a smile: "Jing Jing and I will go to the East Palace in a while, and we will probably have lunch there. Why don't you come together? Anyway, we Jing Jing is able to do this, thanks to my sister-in-law and you. Let’s get together?”

After hearing this, Zhu Di didn't think much, agreed and left.

At noon, Prince Zhu Biao was naturally very happy that his eldest sister and brother-in-law came to visit him.A family dinner is specially set up for the whole family to have a meal together.

Zhu Di didn't miss the appointment either, and arrived just before the meal time.Just as anyone could tell, he didn't seem happy.

Except for Zhang Yifan, no one here knew what was going on.

No, the Crown Princess smiled at Zhu Di and said, "What's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

When Zhu Di heard this, he looked at the princess angrily.

(End of this chapter)