Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Besides, Zhu Jing'an conquered this world with his own hands.

With Zhu Jing'an's prestige in the army and among the people, as long as he lives, none of his ministers will dare to have second thoughts.

Moreover, Zhu Jing'an is only twenty-six years old this year. Compared with the civil servants and generals in the court, he is really too young.

It is basically impossible for most of the courtiers in the court to survive him.

Even if Zhu Jing'an survives, he can still kill most of the founding heroes.

Facing such a young emperor who will rule the world for at least several decades in the future, who dares to have disloyalty in front of him?
After writing the memorial, add the signature.

Wang Shun called his eldest son Wang Kang and explained.

"You go on my father's behalf and send this memorial to the General Affairs Department."

Wang Kang didn't ask why, he just complied obediently.

Wang Shun slowly exhaled a breath and then spoke.

"When this memorial is sent up, Kang'er's appointment as governor will probably be settled."

Wang Kang is now an official in the court.

It's just that his ability is relatively mediocre, even with the care of a chief minister like Wang Shun, and the Ming Dynasty has just established a country and has been promoted very quickly.

Now he only holds the title of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, which is the third rank.

And between the third grade and the second grade, there is a chasm that is invisible to the naked eye.

Because at the second-grade level, they are basically ministers of various ministries and governors of various provinces.

It's basically a carrot and a pit. It's not that easy to move up.

In order to help his son cross the gap between the third and second grades as soon as possible, Wang Shun planned to let him be appointed as a governor of a place to increase his qualifications.

It's just a pity that now the shortage of governors in all provinces is basically full.

Wang Shun is really difficult to operate.

However, Wang Shun believed that after his resignation letter was handed over, the matter would be finalized soon.

I was so sensible that I took the initiative to resign without the emperor having to ask, lest the emperor be scolded for killing the donkey.

So, according to Zhu Jing'an's character, he would definitely not pretend that nothing happened.

The compensation for yourself will not be small.

By then, the promotion of his son from the third grade to the second grade will naturally be settled.

Although the position of governor is a carrot and a pit, as long as the emperor wants to, there is still a way to promote a governor.

Wang Kang seemed to realize something when he heard this. He looked up at his father and asked.

"Father, are you ready to resign?"

Wang Shun nodded.

"Yes, the Supreme Emperor has abdicated the throne. Naturally, I, a veteran of the Supreme Emperor, have to resign accordingly."

Wang Shun knew that he was a person of the Supreme Emperor, not the emperor.

It is true that there is an emperor and a minister.

In the next period of time, Ming's top management, especially the civil servants, will most likely undergo a major shake-up.

If Wang Shun retires, then many members of the cabinet, as well as senior officials such as the Six Ministers, will also retire.

Because Zhu Jing'an needs empty positions to promote his own people.

Wang Kang's expression was a little complicated, and his tone was full of guilt.

"Father, is it for me?"

Wang Shun couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"It has nothing to do with you. With or without you, as a father, I have to step aside."

"I took the initiative to resign in order to save the face of the monarch and his ministers."

"Don't think too much, just do the work!"

"While you still have some energy as a father, try to move your position up a little bit..."

Although Wang Shun is about to retire, as long as he is still alive, his qualifications will be a very important political resource.

Most of the veterans in the court would give him, the old chief minister, some face.

When Wang Kang heard this, he obviously didn't believe it, but he turned around and left. With a guilty heart, he was going to go to the General Affairs Department in person to submit the resignation letter for his father.

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Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhu Jing'an and Zhu Jianzhuo sat at the same table, and the father and son had lunch together.

"Jing'an, my father is planning to leave for Guangxi after spring begins. What do you think?"

Zhu Jianzhuo had already been thinking about returning to Guangxi.

It's a pity that he was the emperor before and couldn't leave the capital easily, so he could only put it aside.

Now, after finally abdicating the throne and giving the throne to Zhu Jing'an, Zhu Jiazhuo didn't want to wait any longer.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he couldn't help but said with a troubled face.

"Father, please stay for a while."

"The situation in the southwest is not stable now. Those chieftains are really making trouble, and the imperial court is preparing to use troops against the southwest."

"The southwest is expected to be very unstable in the coming period."

"My father is leaving to return to Guangxi now, I'm afraid there will be danger."

"It won't be too late for Father to set off again once the situation in the southwest stabilizes."

The situation in the southwest is tense, and the same is true in Guangxi. If Zhu Jiazhuo returns to Guangxi at this time and does not have his status as the Supreme Emperor, someone may take advantage of him.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an did not want Zhu Jiazhuo to return to Guangxi at this time.

When Zhu Jiazhuo heard this, he didn't force it, he nodded and said.

"That's fine, let's wait for a while."

"As long as I'm not burdened by government affairs, it doesn't matter where I go to retire."

Zhu Jianzhuo's poor health is not only due to acclimatization, but the bigger reason is actually overwork.

Now, after he abdicated, he was no longer burdened by so many government affairs. He drank tea, read books, and went fishing every day, and his life was very comfortable.

Now my whole complexion is obviously much better!

Naturally, I am not so anxious to return to my hometown.

Zhu Jianzhuo asked as if he remembered something.

"Jing'an, our family's ancestral tomb is in Guangxi. Do you want to move it to Beijing or Nanjing?"

In terms of seniority, Zhu Jianzhuo was the fifth generation grandson of Emperor Chongzhen.

Even if we exclude the third prince Zhu who was dragged to the execution ground by Kang Mazi even though he was over sixty years old, there are still several generations of people in the old Zhu family.

Now that the Zhu family and his son have restored the Ming Dynasty, it would be inappropriate for the graves of their ancestors to continue to stay in the ravines of Guangxi.

Zhu Jianzhuo couldn't help but have the idea of ​​​​moving the grave of his ancestor.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s the Tianshou Mountain Imperial Mausoleum in Beijing or the Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing.

Even the ancestral mausoleum in Fengyang is much better than the earthen bags in the mountains of Guangxi.

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an lowered his head and began to think.

After a moment he spoke.

"Father, as far as I'm concerned, Nanjing is more suitable."

"Isn't the construction of my father's mausoleum started next to Xiaoling Mausoleum?"

Imperial tombs have always been a big project.

Therefore, in order to reduce the consumption of people's power as much as possible, the emperor usually started to practice it as soon as he ascended the throne.

By continuing to build the imperial mausoleum intermittently for decades, not only can the scale of the imperial mausoleum be guaranteed, but also people's resources can be saved to the greatest extent, so as to avoid civil uprisings caused by the construction of the imperial mausoleum. Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty regained Beijing and the world was settled, the construction of the imperial tombs in Nanjing began.

Now it has reached a certain scale!

The reason why it was built in Nanjing instead of Beijing was because after the imperial palace in Nanjing was completed in the future, the Ming Dynasty was planning to move its capital to Nanjing.

In the future, Nanjing will be the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an preferred to move the ancestral tombs in Guangxi to Nanjing.

Not Beijing!
While the father and son were talking, a report sounded outside.

"Your Majesty, the king's assistant has sent a memorial through the General Affairs Department."

Li Ping, Zhu Jing'an's personal eunuch, spoke outside the hall.

Zhu Jing'an raised his head and said, "Come in," and soon he saw Li Ping holding a memorial in his hand. He pushed the door open and presented the memorial to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an took the memorial and started reading it.

Immediately, he raised his head and said to Zhu Jianzhuo beside him.

"Father, the Chief Assistant Wang has submitted his resignation."

"This is his resignation."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jianzhuo took Wang Shun's memorial from Zhu Jing'an and started to read it.

As he read through it, the expression on his face changed slightly.

But he still said.

"Please resign..."

"Okay, please resign. When I go back to Guangxi to worship my ancestors, I will have Duke An Guo accompany me."

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded and said.

"What Father said makes sense!"

"An Guogong is also from Guangxi. This time he can accompany him back to Guangxi, which can be regarded as a glorious return to his hometown."

Zhu Jianzhuo nodded with a smile, and then spoke.

"Jing'an, if I remember correctly, Wang Shun's son Wang Kang should be promoted to the second rank soon, right?"

Wang Shun is Zhu Jianzhuo's confidant, and Zhu Jianzhuo still knows the current situation of his confidant.

Zhu Jing'an nodded and said.

"Father, don't worry, I will make arrangements."

"Now Ryukyu is newly attached and the situation is unstable. We still need a capable official to take charge. If we want to see my children, let Wang Kang be the governor of Ryukyu."

"When the situation in Ryukyu stabilizes, I will transfer him back to Beijing to take up an important position..."

After all, Ryukyu has a small territory, so it is really unnecessary to have a separate governor.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an planned to establish the governor of Ryukyu first.

Originally, he was still thinking about who would be more suitable to take charge of Ryukyu, but now he didn't have to think about it anymore, it was Wang Kang.

Hearing this, Zhu Jiazhuo nodded and said.

"Jing'an can make his own decisions on state affairs. There is no need to discuss it with me."

"I now have a severe headache when I hear the word "government affairs."

Zhu Jianzhuo made it clear that he did not want to interfere in government affairs.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he just said.

"My son is young, has high qualifications, and lacks experience. Many things require my father's help and guidance."

"I hope my father will not refuse."

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Ping on the side.

"Li Ping, send an order to the Chief of Ceremonies to draft the edict. The first assistant An Guogong has worked hard and made great achievements. Now he is resigning. In memory of his hard work for the country, he will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of silk, 5,000 acres of fertile land, 10,000 silver dollars, and ten pairs of Ruyi jade. Ten pairs of palace lanterns, a python suit, an iron coupon for alchemy..."

Although the final interpretation of the Alchemy Book and Iron Coupon belongs to the emperor, it may not save lives, but it is a great symbol of honor.

Since ancient times, those who can be rewarded with iron certificates of alchemy are all important ministers who have made great contributions to the country and the people.

This more represents the emperor's recognition of your merits.

Zhu Jing'an has always been very generous to ministers like Wang Shun who are aware of current affairs.

Since he took the initiative to resign, Zhu Jing'an will not be stingy with rewards.

When Li Ping heard this, he said "Hey", bowed and left.

Of course, Zhu Jing'an is only asking people to draft the decree now, and does not announce it immediately.

Because if a minister takes the initiative to resign, according to custom, the emperor also needs to retain him.

Zhu Jing'an could not have submitted Wang Shun's resignation letter for the first time, so he hastily agreed.

At the very least, you have to give in a few times to save the face between the monarch and his ministers.

Only when Wang Shun's resignation is finalized will the imperial edict of the reward be actually sent out.

……

Ryukyu!

As a gust of sea breeze came, waves surged on the sea.

Driven by the waves, a fleet of ships slowly approached the dock of Ryukyu Port.

Nobuo Kojima, dressed in Korean style, stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the harbor in the distance.

The current Ryukyu Port is divided into two parts.

One is for military use and the other is for civilian use.

The military part is now filled with warships from the Ming Dynasty's Donghai Navy Fleet, including the traditional Chinese-style Fu Chuan Guangzhou and Western-style sailing battleships.

Although it is not war time, the side gun windows of the Ming army's warships have not been opened, and even the sails have not been raised.

But looking from a distance, it still caused a huge impact on Japanese people such as Nobuo Kojima.

"Yo Xi, what a majestic ship. The Ming Dynasty is truly worthy of being the Great Kingdom of Heaven."

"Xiaojima-kun, is our mission really correct this time?"

Next to Nobuo Kojima, a short but sharp-eyed Taiji Aso asked.

Their mission this time is to come to Ryukyu to assassinate the Ryukyu King Shang On. By assassinating the Ryukyu King, they will anger the Ming Dynasty and force the Ming Dynasty to expand the scale of the war against Japan, targeting the Radekawa family and the entire Japan.

Originally, Aso Taiji felt that this plan was quite wise. He used his small powers to protect the interests of the Shimadzu family by dragging the whole of Japan into trouble.

Whoever made this plan is a genius!
But when he saw the Ming army's warships moored at the port of Ryukyu, his thoughts were shaken inadvertently.

Can such a huge stern ship really be defeated by Japan with manpower?
The Shimadzu family is playing with fire this time!

If this goes wrong, the whole of Japan may suffer disaster.

When Nobuo Kojima heard this, he turned around suddenly and slapped Aso Taiji in the face.

With a snap, the palm made contact with the face, making a crisp sound.

"Asiba, how many times have I told you that from now on, we are Koreans and everyone will call me Shopkeeper Kim."

"Do you want your identity to be exposed before the mission is completed?"

Nobuo Kojima is now in the role.

The reason why they pretend to be North Koreans is because North Korea, as the biological son of the Ming Dynasty, has now surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. They often receive preferential treatment here in the Ming Dynasty.

Koreans here in the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as second-class citizens, whose status is second only to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, when Japanese people speak Chinese, they inevitably have an accent, which can be easily distinguished by others.

Most Koreans also have accents, and the accents of both sides are relatively similar.

Therefore, if a Japanese pretends to be a Korean, the probability of being discovered is lower. (End of chapter)