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

Chapter 86 Aren’t you feeling aggrieved?

"Today, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty are still dominated by the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty. I have deployed heavy troops and famous generals in the north. I believe that the remnant enemies will be eliminated sooner or later, and they will no longer be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said at the beginning, many people guessed that his second question was about martial arts!
Also, the way to govern a country and secure it is nothing more than the way of civil and military affairs; the empty seal case just now can be regarded as the way of governing through civil affairs, and it is not difficult to understand that what follows is the way of military affairs!
On Li Shanchang's side, analyzing this in his heart, he was more confident.As long as he continues to test the way of governing the country, his son believes that he still has an advantage.

Song Lian, on the other hand, had no worries after knowing that the next step was a martial arts test.Because Mei Yin's uncle was the Marquis of Runan. During the southern and northern campaigns, he made great military exploits and was granted the title of hereditary marquis.No matter what, you can say something as much as you like.

And as far as martial arts is concerned, there are not so many taboo things, so there is no need to worry about Mei Yin saying anything scary.

On the other hand, those who hope that Zhang Yifan will do well, such as Empress Ma, Zhu Di and others, are a little less optimistic about Zhang Yifan.After all, in martial arts, there are real swords and guns, and they cannot be fooled by words.

Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the country. In terms of martial arts, he can tell whether someone is good or not with just one word!
Under various thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang had already got to the point: "However, there is another scourge of the Ming Dynasty, which is the Japanese pirates along the coast. They have repeatedly harassed the people along the coast and made the people on the coast uneasy. I want to hear what you think about the Japanese pirates. Opinions, or suggestions?”

The Japanese pirates incident was really troublesome for Zhu Yuanzhang.In other words, this Japanese pirate incident caused him great loss of face and made him feel very aggrieved.

When the country was first founded, he sent envoys to the Japanese country to announce that the Ming Dynasty had been established and that the Japanese country would pay tribute.

As a result, Prince Huailiang of the Wa Kingdom killed all the envoys, leaving only two envoys, who were humiliated for several months and then expelled back to the country.At that time, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty all requested to attack the Japanese country.

Zhu Yuanzhang was slapped in the face, which was very embarrassing.However, when the country was first founded, the former Yuan Dynasty was the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and its military strength was still very strong, threatening the entire northern Xinjiang; and Zhu Yuanzhang considered that when the former Yuan Dynasty was at its peak, he conquered the Japanese country twice and was completely annihilated. In the end, He just endured this.

The next year, he sent an envoy to the Japanese country with a low profile. The main purpose was to solve the problem of Japanese pirates along the coast.

As a result, the Japanese side did not kill anyone this time, but sent a monk to the Ming Dynasty. However, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that the person he was dealing with was not the Japanese court, so the matter ended up being settled.

As for the Japanese pirates, they continued to harass the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, from Shandong to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, and they were the most violent in Zhejiang and Fujian.

In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang announced: "It is forbidden for people living near the sea to go to sea privately."

But with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, it was impossible for him not to mind the Japanese pirates, but he had no good solution. When selecting the prince-in-law this time, he asked this question because he really wanted to know whether these young talents had any good idea?

Needless to say, except for Mei Yin, Li Qi and Zhang Yifan, the seven talented people who were just pretending to be a fool were dumbfounded when they heard that it was a military and national event. They continued to lower their heads and act like clay bodhisattvas, fearing that any movement would attract the emperor's attention.If you were named, you would definitely make a fool of yourself.

During the previous examination of the empty seal case, Li Qi was certainly not a fool. Although the emperor did not announce the result, he knew that Zhang Yifan's answer should be more suitable for the emperor's wishes.In this case, of course he was anxious.

He was the eldest son of the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. If he was compared to a country boy in terms of running the country and bringing peace to the country, where would his face and his father's face be put?
Li Qi thought so and was ready to answer this question.

At least he thought his approach was sound.What would he do if someone told him first? Could it be that he seconded the proposal?

If this is the case, then seven idiots will say, what other good comments can there be!
Based on this idea, he took the initiative to report to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the current countermeasures of the imperial court are to prohibit people near the sea from going to sea privately. This is an excellent national policy. In addition, the student thought that one could add a supplement So. Even if the people along the coast are ordered to retreat thirty miles inward, we can truly put an end to the troubles of Japanese pirates."

When Li Qi said this, he was afraid that what he said was not clear enough, or that the emperor did not understand, so he quickly explained: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong military strength, the Japanese pirates will definitely not dare to go deep into the interior. If not, they will be destroyed. But the Japanese pirates will not If you dare to go deep into the interior, you will not be able to grab anything. If there is no profit to be made, you will inevitably retreat. Over time, the Japanese pirates will definitely not come back. In this way, the Japanese pirates will be eliminated!"

His strategy was similar to that used by the later Manchu and Qing Dynasties to deal with Zheng Chenggong's navy.To be honest, with Li Qi's IQ, he couldn't figure it out.

After Li Shanchang made a plan and forced Zhu Yuanzhang to study how to govern the country and secure the country, he gave his son homework in all aspects. Of course, Japanese pirates were a big problem in the early Ming Dynasty, and he also explained it.

Therefore, Li Qicai immediately gave this suggestion after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question.

When it comes to martial arts, the generals present are even more concerned.For example, there were several vassal kings who led troops, as well as Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong.

To be honest, after listening to Li Qi's words, most of them didn't take it seriously.

What's this?Are you not feeling aggrieved by hiding from others?
Daming had just founded the country, and being so aggrieved is definitely not something these generals can bear.But today is not a policy of going abroad, but the emperor's selection of a son-in-law by comparing young talents.Therefore, the several generals of them all watched and did not speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak immediately after hearing this. Judging from his expression, he was obviously thinking.

Inside and outside the pavilion, it became quiet again.

Mei Yin thought that there was nothing wrong with his previous answer, or that it was slightly inferior to Zhang Yifan's answer. At least while flattering the emperor, he was also thinking about rescuing those good officials.

On this second question, he also didn't want to lose points, especially because he was very dissatisfied with Li Qi's words.

Seeing that the emperor was thinking and not speaking, he couldn't help it, and immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, this is a statement that harms the country and the people! Students dare to ask, if this is true, the people along the coast of Daming will all rely on it." What will they do if they live by the sea?"

When he said this, when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang turning to look at him, Mei Yin spoke generously: "Students think that our Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and Japanese pirates dare to come and kill them. The students don't believe it, but our officers and soldiers will not kill them." Defeat those Japanese pirates!"

His words were very favorable to several vassal kings and Duke Cao. For a moment, admiration appeared on their faces.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, and then asked: "With such a long coastline, the Japanese pirates don't know where to land, how to prevent them? How to mobilize the army, provide food and pay, how to solve these things, have you ever thought about these things?"

"..." Mei Yin was speechless after hearing this.

At this time, he was still only 16 years old. Although he was passionate, he lacked experience, which is why this happened.

No, there was a smile on Li Shanchang's face, and he seemed to be enjoying the current situation.Even his son is naturally like this.

As for Mei Yin's teacher Song Lian, he shook his head slightly: This student still needs experience!
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Mei Yin knocked down, he turned to look at Zhang Yifan.

This kid often performs unexpectedly, so will he give himself any special surprises in this matter?
With this thought in his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Zhang Yifan, do you have any different opinions?"

Zhang Yifan had never thought about the Japanese pirates before, but during the gap between Li Qi and Mei Yin talking earlier, he thought about it based on history.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang asked, he could immediately answer: "Your Majesty, if at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the strong soldiers and horses were so passive and blindly defended, what would we do in the future? In terms of military strength, all dynasties have generally been It was the most at the beginning of the founding of the country.”

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard this. He had never considered the problem from this perspective.When I heard it, I suddenly felt thoughtful.

Although it is said that in the history of China, not all dynasties may have the strongest founding army, but the difference is not bad, this is the case.It is naturally impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to think that his Zhu family dynasty will be an exception and will be stronger from generation to generation.

Then a very practical question arises. If he is so passively defensive and pretends that the Japanese pirate problem does not exist, what will his descendants do in the future?
When it comes to the long-term issues of the Zhu family dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally takes it the most seriously.

Seeing that he was very serious and thinking seriously about Zhang Yifan's question, Li Shanchang suddenly became anxious.

He also had not considered this issue from the perspective of future generations. Looking at the emperor's appearance at this time, he felt that it was Zhang Yifan who had touched the emperor even more. In this way, the answers from both civil and military circles were Zhang Yifan's. Doesn’t the eldest princess belong to this country boy?
To be honest, Li Shanchang was worried, and finally asked Zhang Yifan: "Then what you mean is to start a war with the Japanese pirates. Could it be that you didn't hear the question His Majesty asked Mei Yin just now? His Majesty was not paying attention when he spoke, so ...not good!"

He originally wanted to blame him more seriously, but then he immediately remembered that Zhang Yifan had criticized him for rebelling before. Therefore, he was really a little scared, so he changed his words temporarily and did not dare to say it harshly, lest Zhang Yifan would really criticize him again. He couldn't get off the stage.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what was said, he glanced sideways at Li Shanchang, then looked at Zhang Yifan, and asked calmly: "What the Grand Master said is true, do you have any opinion on what I just asked?"

He didn't believe that Zhang Yifan didn't pay attention, and believed that Zhang Yifan had his own opinion, so he wanted to listen to it.

(End of this chapter)