Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

The original Prince Xin's Mansion, now the Prince Regent's Mansion, in the fall of this year, while Lu Mou was away in Tianjin, Zhu Cihong allocated internal funds to repair and expand it. Now the whole mansion looks neat and tidy. Although it is still not luxurious, the originally small palace has been deliberately enlarged and deepened. It can accommodate three to four hundred people.

Regarding this arrangement, Lu Mou finally saw that his brother had ulterior motives. For example, at this conference, all the officials were having a banquet.

Of course, at a banquet for politicians, we can't talk about romance, who climbed on the wall of whose house, and was chased eight streets by the owner. The only thing that has to be talked about is politics.

There are some things that it would be better to inform the two of them. Although it cannot be stated explicitly, necessary explanations are still necessary.

After some greetings and courtesies, the topic naturally turned to the situation at hand.

Zheng Hongkui took the initiative to ask: "Prince Regent, you have ordered the ministers to guard the Yangtze River. Do you have any specific arrangements? The ministers should obey the orders and carry out the orders, so as not to ruin the state affairs."

Lu Mou glanced at Li Yan and said, "Zheng Houye's plan of action should be explained by the Ministry of War." This is business as usual.

Li Yan stood up, left the table with the wine glass in hand, and walked to the huge map: "The current situation is like this. We are facing two enemies now: The first one is the big company established by Li Chuang in Jiangnan from within. Okay, the second one is the Manchu and Qing dynasties, and the bandits are our biggest enemies.”

Everyone knows this. It is precisely because of this that during this period, the court had completely opposite opinions on who to deal with first. One opinion, led by the first assistant Liu Zongzhou, is that before fighting foreign affairs, one must first settle the internal affairs; the other is the theory represented by the second assistant Huang Daozhou that the internal affairs of the soil must first be settled externally. "

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the two chief ministers shows how intense the debate has become.

Liu Zongzhou immediately stood up and interrupted Li Yan. In fact, he was explaining his opinions to Lu Mou face to face: "Jiangnan is the financial and taxation center of the Ming Dynasty. It cannot continue to be corrupted, and the people in Jiangnan can no longer be tortured by rogue bandits. Since the regent has always loved the people, We must first relieve the people's hangover. For this reason, I firmly ask the regent to quell the banditry and stabilize the entire Ming Dynasty before going all out to the outside world."

Huang Daozhou immediately stood up: "There are foundations in Jiangnan, and there are many loyal and brave soldiers, so we can wait for a while. The establishment of slaves and the Manchu Qing Dynasty continues to grow. Once we put all our efforts to quell the bandits, and the Manchu Qing takes the opportunity to come in again, the entire country has been stabilized The north will inevitably fall into war again, and the situation we have worked hard to create over the past few years will collapse. For this reason, I believe that we must first restore Liao."

This means that the father-in-law is right and the mother-in-law is right, and what both parties say is reasonable. This matter is a strategic plan for war and defense, and it really has to be decided by Lu Mou. The supervisory state cannot make the decision.

Because this is a banquet, not a court, there is no such thing as who speaks first and who speaks last. The two groups immediately started arguing again at the wine table. The entire dining hall will turn into a debate party in a blink of an eye.

Lu Mou knocked on the table and everyone fell silent, ready to listen to the regent's decision.

When Zheng Hongkui and Yu Minzhong saw this situation, they immediately had a clear understanding of the political structure of the court: outsiders said that the Supreme Emperor was in charge and stabilized the country, the standing emperor controlled the court internally, and the emperor was in charge of everything externally.

It seems that the real person who controls and executes the Ming Dynasty is the execution emperor. He alone is the real decision-maker. From now on, the two of us will hang out with him.

Lu Mou said: "What the two teachers said is reasonable. Let's listen to the opinions of Li Bingbu and the General Staff first. They are the professionals." Professional matters still need to be explained by professionals in order to convince the public.

Li Yan continued to talk: "According to the research of the veterans of our Ministry of War and the General Staff, as Mr. Huang Ge said, Jiangnan can still be prioritized, but the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are tigers and wolves lying beside them. As long as they try their best to attack Our situation in the north will collapse immediately, and the situation will be worse than the situation in Chongzhen's 17th year. A stable north is the absolute foundation for our development in the Ming Dynasty. "

Liu Zongzhou looked at Lu Mou. Seeing him nodding slightly, which meant that he acknowledged Li Yan's statement, I couldn't help but feel disappointed.

The situation in Jiangnan was originally set up by these bad friends. Of course, Li Yan had to follow Lu Mou's wishes. Of course Lu Mou must agree with Li Yan's excuse. Of course, the current situation is indeed the same.

"And we still have a serious problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible." Then he pointed the baton at Sichuan: "Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi regime is entrenched in Sichuan. Zhang Xianzhong's cruelty is obvious to everyone. Now Sichuan, under Zhang Xianzhong's killings, has been From the land of abundance, it became a hell on earth. In the 30th year of Wanli, the population of Sichuan calculated by the imperial court was 3.1 million. This did not include the hidden population, the servants who were not reported by the gentry, and the population of chieftains from other ethnic groups. The total number is estimated to be more than five million. According to the report of Mrs. Qin Liangyu, who is still insisting in Sichuan, most of the Sichuan people have been reduced and all production has been destroyed. If the imperial court does not send troops to rescue, the Sichuan people will be slaughtered and the rich will be wiped out. The land of abundance will become a barbaric ghost land.”

Zhang Xianzhong's cruelty can be described as outrageous.

He likes to kill people, and his excuses for killing people are just new tricks.

Some students in Sichuan contacted Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong lured all the students in Sichuan to Chengdu and massacred them all in one fell swoop in the name of recruiting all-round civil and military talents for the country.

In an imperial examination, a martial arts champion was selected. The number one scholar came to the palace to thank him. At that time, Zhang Xianzhong rewarded him with gold coins and ten beauties.

After he thanked him and left, Zhang Xianzhong covered his face and sighed: "I like this boy so much that I can't bear to leave him once I see him. Someone came and killed his entire family just because I won't see him again."

And he has no idea how many concubines he has, and if he keeps them for more than ten days, he will be killed. Not only did he kill the concubine, he also killed her entire family because he couldn't bear the separation of her flesh and blood.

"In order to save the people of Sichuan, priority must be given to Jiangnan and the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

Lu Mou said categorically. When he said this, his head was full of that tall figure.

He left Xi'an and agreed when they separated that when he entered Sichuan, he would marry Ma Lanlan. Now, he couldn't wait any longer.

Fake public benefit for personal gain? who knows? Only his friend Li Yan knew. Therefore, Li Yan spoke up: "The regent is right. Not only does Sichuan have a tall horse, Lanhua, it must be married without delay. At the same time, Sichuan's Shu brocade, tea, and rice are also important materials for trade in the Western Regions and will be important for the future Ming Dynasty." Zhang Xianzhong’s financial resources can no longer be destroyed.”

The ministers were stunned. The reason behind it seemed to make sense, but what the hell was Malanhua? It had to be fetched without delay. When the regent heard this reason, his eyes showed a nymphomaniac expression, which made the officials seem to understand. Li Yan should present malan flowers to the regent to show his love. As a result, the eyes of the officials looking at the two men were no longer clear. (End of chapter)