The Most Powerful Man in the World

"What, there is an enemy coming from the sea with a big ship?"

"How is this possible, where is the strong enemy at sea?"

Some old-fashioned officials couldn't imagine how there could be a strong enemy at sea. The most important thing is that the strong enemy who emerged from the sea dared to attack Tianjin Wei.

The status of Tianjin Guard is known to all officials with a little common sense. It is an important gateway to the capital. In the past, it might not have been able to shield the capital from the nine-sided important town, but with the opening of the sea, more and more ships were docked at sea. The status of Tianjin Guard is becoming more and more important, and now it has become another important gateway to shield the capital.

Yang Yiqing looked at the bewildered officials and couldn't help sneering, his heart was full of disdain. It can be said that apart from the officials of the Wuwang Party, because of their wide vision, they could probably guess that these enemies who dared to attack Tianjin Wei Port and came from the sea came from. Where, the other officials knew just by looking at their reactions.

Yang Yiqing and other military kings knew that there were maritime powers overseas, and Chu Yi more than once instilled the concept of naval power in Zhu Houzhao, so Zhu Houzhao also speculated about the origin of these maritime enemies.

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Zhu Houzhao coughed lightly, and then the servant standing beside Zhu Houzhao said sharply, "Quiet!"

Immediately above the hall, the officials who were talking about it suddenly closed their mouths, only to hear Zhu Houzhao open the mouth and say, "Yang Qing's family, what should I do with this matter?"

Yang Yiqing is the newly appointed chief assistant of the cabinet. Since he is in office, Yang Yiqing will naturally handle this matter.

Zhu Houzhao could also give orders directly over Yang Yiqing, but Zhu Houzhao also knew that Yang Yiqing was a man who knew soldiers, and professional things had to be done by professional people.

Chu Yi did not know how many times he mentioned this concept to Zhu Houzhao, and even took Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, as an example.

When it comes to dispatching troops, Zhu Houzhao is naturally much worse than Yang Yiqing. In addition, Zhu Houzhao also wants to help Yang Yiqing establish the power of the cabinet's chief assistant, so he handed over this matter to Yang Yiqing.

If Yang Yiqing can properly and perfectly solve the problem this time, it is conceivable that Yang Yiqing will be able to sit firmly in the position of the cabinet's head and assistant by virtue of this.

Yang Yiqing took a step forward, bowed first, and then said with a righteous expression: "Your Majesty, Tianjin Guard is the gateway to the capital. The Tianjin Guard and the guerrilla generals are all powerful generals in the army. I can guarantee that the Tianjin Guard will never fail!"

Once Tianjin Guard falls, it will only be a one-day journey from Tianjin to the capital. Although it is said that the capital has been attacked by aliens several times since the change of the Tumu Fort to the siege of the Tartars, all the officials do not want to think about the besieging of the capital. See.

If one day, even the capital will be surrounded by the enemy, no matter what the result is, at least these officials will definitely be featured in the history books.

Others are famous in the history, but they will be left in the history for thousands of years.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at a group of civil and military officials, and said solemnly: "The ministers of the cabinet, several national princes, and generals should stay, and the rest should retreat!"

The officials who were killed by Zhu Houzhao stayed, and the other officials also left.

A dozen or [-] people seemed to be a little crowded in the imperial study. These dozen or [-] people almost represented the civil and military affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to say that the decision-making power of many matters in the Ming Dynasty lies in the hands of these dozen or twenty people. The representative figures of the three parties are all present.

Zhu Houzhao motioned for several waves of messengers to bring the latest news one by one.

The last wave of messengers arrived not long ago. According to what they said, the port had already been breached by the enemy. Cheng Yan, a guerrilla general, voluntarily withdrew from the port after evacuating the merchants in the port, and established a town in Qingtian Town. Defense.

Chen Ding frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this minister thinks that Cheng Yan should be beheaded!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, Chen Ding was upright, and he would behead people for this opening.

Yang Yiqing couldn't help laughing bitterly, and said to Chen Ding: "I don't know why Master Chen wants to kill General Cheng Yan!"

Chen Ding said in a cold voice: "As a general of Daming, when you die in battle, you will never take a step back. Since he is a general of Daming, he is responsible for defending the land and the people, and facing incoming enemies. Even if it is the last person in the battle, you cannot take a step back.

Several veteran honorables present naturally have a natural hostility towards those newly promoted honorables, so when they heard Chen Ding targeting Cheng Yan, these veteran honorables not only did not speak up to defend Cheng Yan, but instead It shows approval.

Cheng Xiangwu and Han Kun, who were Hou Ye, couldn't help but look extremely ugly when they heard the words, but they didn't want to get angry at Chen Ding directly.

Chen Ding was present and everyone knew in their hearts that Chen Ding's words were not aimed at Cheng Yan. Even if any of them were in Cheng Yan's position, Chen Ding would impeach without hesitation. Right things and not people.

It is said that Cheng Yan is the general who went out under Cheng Xiangwu. Since he was the one he brought out in the past, Cheng Xiangwu naturally wanted to defend Cheng Yan.

He heard Cheng Xiangwu say to the Son of Heaven, "Your Majesty, I have something to say at the end!"

As one of the big men in the army, Cheng Xiangwu is in charge of more than [-] navy divisions, which can be said to be the most powerful figure in the Ming army.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Cheng Xiangwu and nodded slightly and said, "Marquis Dingwu, if you have something to say, be blunt!"

Cheng Xiangwu was decreed as Dingwu Count in the past, and later he was promoted to Dingwu Marquis due to his merits. Like Han Kun's Anyuan Marquis, they are all new princes.

In addition to the two princes, Wang Yangming, Duke of An, and Yang Yiqing, the Duke of Jin, Cheng Xiangwu, the Marquis of Dingwu, and Han Kun, the Marquis of Anyuan, were respected in the army.

Cheng Xiangwu only heard a solemn expression on his face: "Your Majesty, this minister is very clear that Cheng Yan is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and fear of death. His Royal Highness King Wu once said that the art of war depends on one heart, and knowing that it cannot be done, it is not true. Bravery, but stupidity!"

Chen Ding snorted coldly and said, "Your Majesty, this minister will impeach one more person. King Wu Chu Yi actually encouraged the soldiers and soldiers to flee..."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help coughing lightly, and looked at Chen Ding helplessly, saying that Chen Ding was unreasonable, others' impeachment was justified, but Chen Ding was obviously too rigid and did not know how to work around it.

At this moment, Yang Yiqing bowed to Chen Ding and said, "Lord Chen doesn't know anything, the army encourages soldiers to charge to kill the enemy, and vows not to retreat. This is true, but as a general of an army, you must have the ability to judge the situation and the situation. This official also asks Lord Chen, if Cheng Yan leads his army to defend the port, and eventually the entire army is wiped out, what will be the consequences of the enemy's long march in?"

Once the enemy drives straight in, the capital will be shaken by it, and the serious consequences of this can be imagined.

Chen Ding said slowly: "I only know that Cheng Yan is suspected of escaping."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand impatiently and said, "We will discuss the merits and demerits of Cheng Yan after the incident. I just ask the Qing family, what are the countermeasures?"

Everyone looked at Yang Yiqing, only to hear Yang Yiqing say: "Your Majesty, this minister has said that with Cheng Yan and the Tianjin guard Dong Ke, the incoming enemy will never be able to pass the Tianjin guard."

An honorable man couldn't help but sneered, glanced at Yang Yiqing and said, "Yang Ge's old saying is very light, you must know the soldiers, the important affairs of the country, you promise? If the enemy really arrives in the capital, where do you put your majesty? ?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Yiqing and said, "Yang Qing's family, do you have something to say?"

Yang Yiqing said: "Even if Your Majesty can't trust Wei Chen, can you still trust King Wu?"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, looked at Yang Yiqing with some doubts and said, "What's the matter with Guan Dapin at this time?"

Obviously Zhu Houzhao was very puzzled, why Yang Yiqing suddenly mentioned Chu Yi.This seems to have nothing to do with Chu Yi.

Yang Yiqing shook his head and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty forgot the Portuguese admirals brought back by His Royal Highness King Wu from Dongying leading his army more than half a year ago?"

At that time, when Chu Yi returned, the Portuguese admiral he brought back impressed many people, but now many people have almost forgotten it.

At this moment, through Yang Yiqing's mention, everyone suddenly recalled the overseas aliens they saw when they greeted Chu Yi and returned triumphantly.

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on himself, Yang Yiqing said with a solemn expression: "His Royal Highness King Wu once told the minister that he should take precautions, and sooner or later he will face a strong enemy from the sea. For this reason, the minister asked for advice. After His Royal Highness King Wu, he specially dispatched Cheng Yan, who is quite a general, to go there. Even General Cheng Yan had a bad first battle, so he voluntarily abandoned the port and blocked the incoming enemy in Qingtian Town, which was a few miles away from the port. It was also His Highness King Wu's suggestion. "

"What, you said that the big partner has already made arrangements?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Yang Yiqing to say such a sentence, and at the same time he let go of his heart secretly. He could not trust anyone, but he would never trust Chu Yi.

Since Chu Yi had intervened in the capital as a defense, with his understanding of Chu Yi, Chu Yi must have taken three steps and made arrangements for various possibilities.That's why Yang Yiqing said that Zhu Houzhao should trust Chu Yi.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao nodding his head, he said with a bit of joy on his face: "So that's the case, I never thought that he would make such an arrangement as a great companion."

Hearing what Yang Yiqing said, even Chu Yi's expression changed slightly. Even though Chu Yi had already resigned from office, the mention of Chu Yi's name would still make people dread. If Chu Yi still had something to do with it, he would never open his mouth to ridicule.

However, everyone ignored this honorable man, and heard Wang Hua stroke his beard and said slowly: "Your Majesty, when it comes to dispatching troops, I am afraid that there is no one who dares to say that he is stronger than Lord Shoufu, just a mere barbarian. It would be better if it was handed over to the first assistant to deal with it.”

Zhu Houzhao looked at the crowd and said, "What do you think?"

Although he was said to be upright, Chen Ding said whatever he wanted, nodded neatly and said, "I have no objection, the Ministry of Household will fully cooperate with Lord Shoufu."

Everyone looked at each other, and all said to the emperor: "I have no objection!"

Wuwangfu

Chu Yi looked at the emperor who had not changed his robe and couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty came in such a hurry, could it be that something important happened in the court?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi and said, "Da Companion asked Yang Yiqing to arrange for a powerful general, Tianjin Guard, more than half a year ago. Could it be that he had long expected that there would be enemies coming from the sea?"

Chu Yi was brewing tea for a moment. Looking at Zhu Houzhao, the corner of his mouth curled slightly and said, "Oh, so, the Portuguese are indeed here!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Chu Yi and said: "It seems that everything was within the expectations of the big companion, but I was a false alarm."

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao explained: "Not long ago, the Tianjin Guard sent an urgent military report. Hundreds of large ships came from the sea, and as soon as they appeared, they stormed the Tianjin Guard port. The guerrilla general Cheng Yan was defeated and evacuated. The merchants and people in the port took the initiative to lead their men to retreat to Qingtian Town to snipe the enemy, and there is no latest news yet."

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Chu Yi smiled and said: "Since Your Majesty already knows that there are many countries overseas like our Ming Dynasty, then it should be clear that one day, these people will come from the sea, sooner or later. Even if it is not our generation, it will definitely be in the future. It will vibrate and collide."

Seeing Chu Yi pouring the tea for himself, Zhu Houzhao held up the teacup, and nodded with a flash of light in his eyes, "Da Companion is right, I now understand why Da Compan insists on making great efforts to train navy masters."

In fact, for Chu Yi's insistence on editing and training navy masters, not to mention that most of the Chinese and martial arts in the DPRK are opposed to it, and even many officials in the Wuwang Party are very puzzled.

After all, since ancient times, the enemies of the Chinese dynasties have all come from the peoples on the northern grasslands. As for the sea, there is really no enemy.

Even if there is Dongying, in everyone's heart, Dongying is just a barbarian alien race, and it is impossible to threaten the safety of Ming Dynasty.

Back then, when the eunuchs of the Three Treasures went to Nanyang, the Daming Navy was almost unparalleled in the world, but within a hundred years, the fleet of the former unparalleled fleet had already disappeared without a trace, leaving only a sigh.

No one would think that one day there will be enemies coming from the sea, so the navy has no sense of existence in the Ming army.

Like Chu Yi, even the emperor was hesitant to build a water division.

However, Zhu Houzhao believed in Chu Yi very much, so even if he hesitated in his heart, he would never object to Chu Yi's suggestion, which is why there is now a team of naval divisions in the Ming Dynasty.

Almost half of the navy trained by Daming are now fighting in the Eastern Land. Most of the domestic navy teams are still in training, and even battleships are mostly still in shipyards.

Now that there are enemies coming from the sea, people can't help but think of Chu Yi's original arrangement. If it wasn't for Chu Yi, I'm afraid that Daming wouldn't be able to pull up a complete navy team now.

Picking up a cup of tea, Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "I don't know what your Majesty is doing this time?"

Although it was said that Chu Yi had left the matter in the DPRK, but Chu Yi wanted to hear how Zhu Houzhao dealt with it.

Zhu Houzhao said to Chu Yi with a bit of self-satisfaction on his face: "My partner said that professional things are left to professional people to do, I am not good at dispatching troops at all, so I will take this matter. I handed it over to Yang Yiqing to supervise it."

Chu Yi couldn't help frowning slightly.

Zhu Houzhao noticed the change in Chu Yi's expression and couldn't help panicking in his heart: "Big partner, why, is there any problem with my arrangement?"

Chu Yi shook his head slowly, looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty don't need to panic, if the affairs of the military are full of civil and military affairs, almost no one can surpass Yang Yiqing's talent, so His Majesty handed it over to Yang Yiqing. It's done, but it's fine."

Taking a sigh of relief, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of puzzlement, "It seems that I am with you just now..."

After all, when Zhu Houzhao saw Chu Yi frowning, he had some doubts in his heart, only to hear Chu Yi sternly say: "I'm just worried that Duke Jin has underestimated this group of enemies!"

If it is said that the group of Tatars on the northern grasslands appeared around Gyeonggi, to tell the truth, the Ming and Manchu civil and military will definitely respond with a twelve-point spirit.

But now it is a group of aliens who don't know where they came from and appeared outside Tianjin Port from the sea.

Since ancient times, no strong enemy has come from the sea, and it is reasonable for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty not to take it to heart. In fact, it can be seen from Zhu Houzhao's reaction alone.

Even Zhu Houzhao, the son of the emperor, didn't take it to heart, let alone those officials who were known to be the supreme powers of the Celestial Empire. It was really unrealistic for them to be cautious about dealing with the Portuguese and Dutch maritime coalition forces.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi and said, "My friend, have you looked at this group of enemies too highly? It's just a group of barbarians and alien races. Even if they were able to break through the port with a large number of people, it would be nothing but a Because the defenders have no heart to guard, otherwise, how can these aliens be allowed to land."

When Zhu Houzhao was talking with Chu Yi here, Yang Yiqing, who had just become the chief assistant of the cabinet and encountered such a thing, was feeling a little excited at the moment.

The Son of Heaven entrusted this matter to him, and Yang Yiqing was naturally clear about the intention.

On the one hand, there is no more suitable candidate than him in the court, and on the other hand, he wants him to use this incident to establish his own majesty.

Yang Yiqing immediately summoned several cabinet veterans in the cabinet to discuss how to deal with the incoming enemy.

Brushing his beard, Chen Ding said to Yang Yiqing, "This official can guarantee that the money and food will be sufficient, and the logistics of the army will never be delayed."

The three armies will go ahead without food and grass. Although many people are very unhappy with Chen Ding's pedantic behavior, they have to admit that Chen Ding is an old-fashioned person and does not change his food, but he is an honest official and is the most suitable household. The candidate for ministerial secretary.