The Most Powerful Man in the World

As one after another figure walked into the majestic hall, dozens of generals dressed in military uniforms, with a little bit of suffocation left in the battlefield, walked into the hall with their heads held high.

The leader was Zhai Luan, who succeeded Chu Yi as the army's coach, followed by Lu Dazhu, Qi Jingtong, Yu Dayou and other famous generals.

Walking into the main hall, all the soldiers and soldiers bowed down to the emperor, and the mountain shouted long live: "I will pay tribute to Your Majesty, and I wish His Majesty a long life and boundless life!"

Zhu Houzhao was in a very good mood, he immediately sat up on the dragon chair and supported his hands and said, "Every Qing family, get up without courtesy!"

When the soldiers stood up, Zhu Houzhao glanced at the team of officials, and then nodded to Wang Zheng, the eunuch chief beside him.

As a few eunuchs of Chu Yi in the past under Huang Shizhen, Wang Zheng can be said to have grown up with Chu Yi in recent years, and now he has become the chief eunuch by Zhu Houzhao's side.

Zhu Houzhao didn't choose a new chief supervisor of Lili, so Wang Zheng, as the chief eunuch next to the emperor, was vaguely regarded as the candidate for chief supervisor of Lili in the future.

If an ordinary little eunuch suddenly ascended to a high position, I am afraid that it would have been inflated long ago, but Wang Zheng did not become arrogant and arrogant because he became the eunuch chief next to the emperor, but became more and more cautious. .

Following Chu Yi's side all these years, Wang Zheng and several people can say that Chu Yi's person is the most clear.

Moreover, over the years, under the guidance of Chu Yi's words and deeds, Wang Zheng and several others also stepped up step by step, but they did not suddenly take power and get carried away.

Wang Zheng bowed to the emperor and took out a bright yellow scroll. All of the officials in the civil and military suddenly fell on the scroll. All fools knew that this scroll must be about returning from the expedition to Dongying. A group of civil and military awards.

At that time, Chu Yi insisted on leading the army across the ocean to conquer Dongying. At that time, none of the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty would have thought that one day, Dongying, which had been passed down for thousands of years, would be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.

In everyone's opinion, Chu Yi sent more troops to teach Dongying a lesson. As a result, in less than two years, Dongying was destroyed, and now it has been included in the map of Daming.

As a result, all the soldiers who accompanied Chu Yi on the expedition were all meritorious servants. It can be said that accompanying Chu Yi to Dongying on a journey would be an insufficient qualification.

Take a look at these generals in the hall, I don't know how many of these generals will be named marquis.

In the hall, everyone was staring at the imperial decree in Wang Zheng's hands, as if they could see through the imperial decree and see the contents of the imperial decree.

Chu Yi stood aside with an indifferent expression. Chu Yi had already learned from Zhu Houzhao about the awards to the generals.

Zhu Houzhao even listened to Chu Yi's opinions when he was named Hou or Bo.

Wang Zheng slowly opened his mouth and said: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict said that there is a small country in the barbarian state to deceive our country. King Wu Chu Yi will lead his troops to promote my great power, educate the state, and declare the benevolence and righteousness of my great Ming. Today, I will reward King Wu Chu Yi with gold. , a thousand hectares of fertile land..."

Chu Yi took a step forward and bowed to the emperor: "My minister, thank you for your order!"

For Chu Yi's award, in fact, Zhu Houzhao wanted to reward him again, but he was rejected by Chu Yi. Now he has become a king of the word, and his title has reached the peak. It can be said that there is no progress. The official position, Chu Yi finally resigned, how could he possibly accept the official position again, even if it is a golden and silver field, it was only accepted by Chu Yi considering the issue of the reward of the soldiers who went with him, otherwise, Chu Yi would not accept it. There is no interest in gold and silver property at all, not to mention ten thousand taels of gold, even if it is dozens or hundreds of times more, Chu Yi will not care.

Many officials looked at Chu Yi. The emperor only rewarded him with gold and silver fields, but he did not give other awards to Chu Yi. Civil and military officials naturally knew that Chu Yi's current status had reached the point where he could not be sealed. Not too surprised.

But next, what Wang Zheng said was not Zhai Luan, the commander of the three armies, but Lu Dazhu. Lu Dazhu himself was stunned and stepped forward to hear the seal.

"Specially seal Lu Dazhu as Duke Xiangwu, hereditary will not replace it, and the country will end!"

The expressions of the ministers could not help changing when they heard the words, and they looked at Lu Dazhu with a sluggish look in astonishment.Obviously, the emperor's decree of Lu Dazhu was not only surprised by the civil and military of the whole dynasty, but even Lu Dazhu himself was very surprised.

Lu Dazhu is indeed a man of great merit, and he has already been named a marquis before. It is said that under the blessing of such great merits, it is not impossible for him to be named a prince.

It's just that the position of the prince is extraordinary. There are only a few princes named in the Ming Dynasty. There were two more people, Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming.

This time, Lu Dazhu was named a prince, which really surprised everyone. It was only a few years ago that Lu Dazhu was just an ordinary general in the Daming Army, but in just a few short years, Lu Dazhu has been on the rise all the way, from a general to directly become one of Daming's few generations of princes.

If you only look at Lu Dazhu's promotion road, it is simply a legend.

It can only be said that Lu Dazhu was lucky enough. He met Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao, a pair of military rulers and ministers, and happened to catch up with several battles. Lu Dazhu's merits, which almost never fell in battles, were enough.

The most important thing is that the promotion of Lu Dazhu as Duke Xiangwu was actually Chu Yi's suggestion. Lu Dazhu himself was loyal to the emperor, and now he has received the emperor's grace and was enshrined as a first-generation prince. It can be said that if there is a loyalty value If so, it is impossible to say that Lu Dazhu's loyalty to the emperor will definitely soar to full value.

Lu Dazhu is a fierce general in the army. He is not only a champion of the three armies, but also brave and resourceful. He can be called a generation of generals. , is not without a fight.

Han Kun, Lu Dazhu, Yu Dayou and other generals are the white jade pillars that Chu Yi selected for the emperor for decades to come.

With these generals here, unless Zhu Houzhao killed himself, even if something went wrong, he would keep Daming Jiangshan forever.

After Lu Dazhu was Zhai Luan, Zhai Luan with a calm face stepped forward and listened respectfully.

"Zhai Luan is named Marquis of Wenyi..."

Zhai Luan was named Marquis of Wenyi, but no one had any objection. Although Zhai Luan was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he was supposed to have destroyed the country.But Zhai Luan inherited Chu Yi's legacy to a certain extent.

Most of Dongying was laid by Chu Yi. Even if Zhai Luan mobilized his troops to completely occupy Dongying, that was the foundation laid by Chu Yi.

In the eyes of the world, Zhai Luan is Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. He is quite well-behaved. Everything is done according to Chu Yi's arrangement. To be able to win Dongying.

Therefore, Zhai Luan's merits were actually not as great as he imagined, and it was precisely for this reason that when Zhu Houzhao decided on a meritorious minister, the reward for Zhai Luan was set as a marquis.

A little joy flashed in Zhai Luan's eyes, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "I will thank you!"

Zhai Luan had never thought about the title of the prince, it was too far away, so when Lu Dazhu was named the prince, Zhai Luan was only envious, but he didn't feel any jealousy.

A member of the generals was either named an earl or a viscount, and Yu Dayou, who was only sixteen years old, was named an earl.

The sixteen-year-old earl, I have read the history books, I am afraid I can't find a few, I don't know how many people are envious.

It's a pity that in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, the ministers couldn't think of any reason other than envy to prevent such a young earl from appearing.

Yu Dayou's exploits are recorded in detail one by one. If it is not for the lack of sufficient background and background, it is not uncommon for him to be named a marquis based on the merits he has made.

After an hour or so, the awards for meritorious soldiers were completely stopped. Daming suddenly gave birth to dozens of honors, which greatly strengthened the power of honors.

Judging from the current situation in the dynasty, there is quite a tendency for military generals to overwhelm civil officials. For a dynasty, it is not a good thing for any party to be too strong.

Fortunately, if the honors and honors of the Ming Dynasty are counted from Zhengde, the honors and honors before Emperor Zhengde belonged to the old school, while the honors and honors conferred by Zhu Houzhao's dynasty could be regarded as the new school.

The martial arts faction is also divided into two factions, the old and the new, and the two factions naturally do not deal with each other.

This is not surprising. In the eyes of veteran martial arts lords such as Duke Ding, Duke Ying, and Duke Wei, new princes like Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming, and Lu Dazhu simply cannot compare to their families with profound and long-standing heritage, and feel that they are a group of them. The fortunate ministers who were once in power were nothing more, so they looked down on people like Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming.

Similarly, Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing, they also looked down on Wei Guogong and Yinggong Gong, who were old-fashioned and honored on the merits of their ancestors.

If it was a title that they had spelled out with one knife and one shot, Wang Yangming and the others would naturally be convinced, but Duke Ying and Duke Wei were just under the shadow of their ancestors, so naturally Wang Yangming and the others looked down upon them.

As a result, the new school felt that the old school was incompetent and could only rely on the old school, while the old school felt that the new school was a group of fortunate ministers without any background. You despised me, and I despised you, so the line of Wu Xun was divided into two factions. .

In this way, the martial arts family, which seems to have skyrocketed in strength, did not seriously threaten the balance of the civil and military situation in the court. Otherwise, both Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao should carefully consider whether to reduce the martial arts family. power.

Just as everyone had different thoughts and was waiting to retreat from the DPRK, Chu Yi, who seldom spoke, suddenly stepped forward and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the supervisor of Qin Tian is here, and please set the auspicious day for the fleet to go to sea. !"

Zhu Houzhao's plan was that it could be delayed for a day or a day. He thought that if Chu Yi didn't speak, he forgot, but he never thought that when he was about to announce his retirement, Chu Yi mentioned it.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao nodded at Chu Yi, and then said to Lin Ruoshi, the supervisor of the Qintian Superintendent: "Qing family, when is the nearest auspicious day?"

Lin Ruoshi had been praying in his heart that Chu Yi and the Son of Heaven could ignore him, but as soon as Chu Yi spoke, Lin Ruoshi was in a panic.

"Chen...I see Your Majesty, I have seen His Royal Highness King Wu!"

That is to say, Lin Ruoshi had thought about such a situation for a long time, so after stepping forward and bowing to the emperor and Chu Yi, he tried his best to keep himself calm. Under Chu Yi's water-like eyes, Lin Ruoshi But there is a feeling that Chu Yi has seen through.

It was as if all the little thoughts in his heart had been seen through by Chu Yi.

And Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also stared at Lin Ruoshi. He had summoned Lin Ruoshi in person before and told Lin Ruoshi that the auspicious day must be postponed to three months later, so Zhu Houzhao felt a little complacent in his heart. looked at Chu Yi.

Chu Yi didn't know that Zhu Houzhao was full of self-satisfaction at this moment. Under his gaze, Lin Ruoshi's forehead was full of fine sweat beads. It could be seen that he was sandwiched between the emperor and Chu Yi. How much pressure was there? .

Abruptly gritted his teeth, Lin Ruoshi said to the emperor Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, I have already calculated that the best time for His Royal Highness Wu to go to the West is a month later."

Zhu Houzhao was looking forward to Lin Ruoshi's words that the auspicious day would be three months later, but his eyes widened and he looked at Lin Ruoshi, whose head was drooping and trembling in disbelief, and said in his heart, "How dare he, How dare he..."

Chapter five hundred and ninety-eight, great companion, come back early! 【2 more】

No wonder Zhu Houzhao was so shocked. From Zhu Houzhao's point of view, he summoned Lin Ruoshi privately and specifically told Lin Ruoshi what to do.

As soon as the emperor said a word, it was a golden mouth, and if Lin Ruoshi violated it, it would be a crime of deceiving the king.

For a moment, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel a little anger in his heart. Although he said that he would not drag Lin Ruoshi out and cut him off, he was still angry.

Zhu Houzhao stared at Lin Ruoshi, and he heard Zhu Houzhao say in a deep voice, "Lin Ruoshi, are you sure?"

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, this minister is also proficient in astronomical transformation. According to the minister's calculations, two days later will be a good day, which is most suitable for long-distance travel..."

When Zhu Houzhao heard the words, he immediately said anxiously: "Although my companion says that he is knowledgeable and talented, his deduction of good and bad luck is not as good as Qin Tianjian's. I think the days that Lin Ruoshi said are the best days."

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao didn't care to pursue Lin Ruoshi's guilt, but he forgot that Chu Yi was knowledgeable and talented, and if he wanted to fool people, he would not be able to deceive Chu Yi.

Lin Ruoshi gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Wu, Lin Ruoshi would like to guarantee the auspicious day in a month..."

Lin Ruoshi was sandwiched between Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao. It was really embarrassing. Chu Yi's name of killing god was too loud. One side was killing god Chu Yi, the other was Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and Lin Ruoshi was the only one. dare not offend.

Under Chu Yi's gaze, Lin Ruoshi was as fascinated as he was, but he dared to violate the meaning of the emperor. Originally, the emperor meant to say two more months, but Lin Ruoshi only said one month, which is considered as There is a compromise in that.

At this time, he must persevere, otherwise he will really offend the Son of Heaven and Chu Yi at the same time. If these two really want to deal with him, I am afraid that he will live or die in a single thought.

Glancing at Lin Ruoshi lightly, Chu Yi took a deep breath and said, "Since Lin Jian is saying so, Chu Mou believes it."

After speaking, Chu Yi bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Please also ask your majesty to operate. After a month, the quasi minister will lead the fleet and go to the Western Ocean!"

He sighed softly in his heart, Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi, and knew clearly that with Chu Yi's intelligence, he would have guessed what he would do on the auspicious day, but Chu Yi did not point it out, but secretly gave Lin If the teacher is under pressure, in this way, it is reasonable for Lin Ruoshi to suddenly change his mind.

Although he could understand Lin Ruoshi's choice, Zhu Houzhao was somewhat alienated and unbelieving towards Lin Ruoshi and his students.

Since Lin Ruoshi was able to go against his will under the pressure of Chu Yi today, he might not be able to maintain his loyalty to the Heavenly Family when faced with the same threat in the future.

It can be said that when Lin Ruoshi chose to go against the will of the emperor under the pressure of Chu Yi, Lin Ruoshi's fate was already doomed.

Maybe the emperor won't kill him, but Lin Ruoshi, who has completely lost the emperor's trust, can resign from office and return to seclusion is the best end.

After calming down for a while, Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Chu Yi and said, "I'm sure!"

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty dispersed, and at the same time, everything that happened at the great court meeting was spread at an extremely fast speed. The huge capital was only half a day, and no one knew about it.

Especially when the people in Beijing learned that Lu Dazhu was actually named the prince of the country, they didn't know how many people envied him.

In less than a day, there were countless jokes about Lu Dazhu circulating.

But it was said that Lin Ruoshi, it was only the next day, and many ministers in the DPRK came to proclaim the emperor, impeaching Lin Ruoshi for corruption and bribery.

It can be said that these officials and Lin Ruoshi have no grievances and no hatred, but they impeach Lin Ruoshi in unison. It is conceivable how much these officials hate Lin Ruoshi.

In the capital, I don't know how many officials were worried, and they couldn't even sleep peacefully, for fear that they had just fallen asleep, and then Jin Yiwei came to get someone.

Everyone knows in their hearts that the crazy actions of Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang are from Chu Yi.

I don't know how many officials can't wait for Chu Yi to go to the Western Ocean immediately, it is best not to return from then on. If they can encounter disasters on the way and die directly on the sea, that is what many officials are happy to see. .

It is true that everyone has had a psychological shadow on Chu Yi. If Chu Yi leaves, they can ask the emperor to stop the actions of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

But if Chu Yi didn't leave, even if they were given a few more courage, they wouldn't dare to do that.

It was all Lin Ruoshi's fault. Since Chu Yi asked when the auspicious day was auspicious, why did he immediately point the date to a month later? Why didn't he say that the next day was the auspicious day, which was the most suitable for sailing to the West.

The emperor was disgusted, and the officials mentioned gnashing their teeth. Although Lin Ruoshi was not a big official, he was also the head of the Qin Tianjian. He could be regarded as the head of a department. Now he is pushed against the wall, and no one is asking for mercy. .

Lin Ruoshi knew in his heart that he had committed public anger, but he had nothing to say, neither the emperor nor Chu Yi could offend him. As for those officials who hated him, to be honest, Lin Ruo The teacher really didn't think so much.

At that time, he only thought about how to satisfy the emperor and Chu Yi without blaming him, and he never thought that he helped Zhu Houzhao drag Chu Yi for a month, but ended up offending a group of officials.