The Most Powerful Man in the World

In particular, Chen Ding, the minister of households, as the financial steward of Daming, when Chu Yi asked for the construction of ships to expand the strength of the Daming Navy, Chen Ding strongly opposed it.

It's just that Chu Yi couldn't be beaten, and the emperor mediated in the middle, and then Chu Yi's proposal was reluctantly passed.

Now Zhu Houzhao is extremely crazy to allocate [-] million taels of silver to build a big ship. In Chen Ding's view, this is simply nonsense.

Therefore, after Wang Anlun's words fell, Chen Ding finally couldn't help but took a step forward, blowing his beard and staring at Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Seeing Chen Ding speak, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help frowning.

For Chen Ding, Zhu Houzhao both liked and disliked him. He liked Chen Ding's integrity and dedication to his duties, but he disliked Chen Ding's prudence, being too old-fashioned, and didn't know how to be accommodating at all.

He just said a few words to clarify his attitude. No one in the civil and military presence stood up, but Chen Ding stood up with a clear-cut stand. This is not pedantic or anything.

However, Zhu Houzhao is not a fool after all, even if he dislikes Chen Ding very much, but he still resists the dislike in his heart and looks at Chen Ding: "Chen Shangshu doesn't need to say more, I have made up my mind, the Qing family should step down!"

If Chen Ding was so easy to persuade, then it would not be Chen Ding, and he saw that Chen Ding had no way of saying: "Your Majesty, please take back your order, or unless Your Majesty removes the post of Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Households will absolutely I won't give out a tael of silver for Your Majesty to squander like this!"

Yang Yiqing on the side couldn't help but said to Chen Ding: "Master Chen, you..."

Wang Hua teased Chen Ding and persuaded Chen Ding not to fight against the emperor, but Chen Ding's temperament was known to all civil and military officials.

The Emperor couldn't help being angry, he had already given Chen Ding a bit of face, he never thought that Chen Ding would be so stubborn, under the anger, the Emperor couldn't help roaring: "If this is the case, then I will fulfill you, pass my will, and immediately Remove Chen Ding from the post of minister of households..."

"Your Majesty, no..."

Yang Yiqing couldn't help begging to the emperor.

But Zhu Houzhao was angry at the moment, especially looking at Chen Ding's stubborn appearance, he was even more angry, he waved his sleeves and said, "You are not joking, Yang Qing's family, do you have to object too? I can't do it?"

With a sigh in his heart, Yang Yiqing bowed slightly: "I don't dare!"

With a cold snort, Zhu Houzhao ignored Chen Ding who looked lost, and said with a condensed expression:

"Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun!"

Among the hundred officials, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun hurriedly stepped forward and said to Zhu Houzhao, "This minister is here!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the two of them and said slowly, "Yu Dayou, His Royal Highness King Wu has recommended you to me more than once, saying that you are a rare general and talent, I specially ordered you to dispatch navy soldiers and horses and set up a boat to go to the Western Ocean. Dig the ground for me three feet, and no matter what, I will find Chu Da companion, gods stop killing gods, Buddhas stop killing Buddhas..."

Yu Dayou said solemnly: "The last general will lead the order!"

After instructing Yu Dayou, Zhu Houzhao looked at Yue Buqun again and said: "Yue Buqun, you are the commander of Jinyiwei who was picked up by Chu Dabian, and I ordered you to recruit elite men from Jinyiwei to go to the West with the fleet. Be sure to find Chu Da companion for me."

Yue Buqun said slowly, "I respectfully obey His Majesty's will!"

After doing this, Zhu Houzhao's eyes shone brightly, and he swept over a group of civil and military officials one by one and said: "If you are a minister, you should share your worries for the emperor. I don't expect the approval of the ministers. I know that if anyone dares to do anything in it, then don't blame me for not honoring the friendship between the ruler and the minister!"

An emperor's power burst forth, and all the civil and military people looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was full of suffocation. It seemed that they suddenly realized that the excellent emperor who was protected by Chu Yi in the past did not know when to grow up.

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty dispersed, but Zhu Houzhao's decision on the court was spread all over the capital as if he had grown wings.

For a while, the capital was in an uproar, and it was as much as [-] million taels of silver, which was actually used to build ships.

That is to say, the policy of opening the sea in the Ming Dynasty has been implemented for several years. I dare not say that all the people, at least a considerable part of the people have felt the benefits brought by the policy of opening the sea. If this is not the case, let them know. If the imperial court spends so much gold and silver to build a ship, I am afraid that the world will be boiling over it. If people who are interested in it are a little provocative, it might be a big chaos.

Even so, using [-] million taels of silver to build a ship at once still makes many people sigh.

In less than three days, Yu Dayou, who was ordered by the Son of Heaven, has received more than a hundred new large ships from various shipyards, plus supporting ships of various sizes, a full number of ships. A huge fleet of hundreds of ships was easily formed.

At the same time, Yue Buqun, who was ordered by the Son of Heaven, also selected a group of capable men from the Jinyiwei.

On this day, Emperor Zhu Houzhao personally saw off Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others.

Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun respectfully took the water and wine from the emperor's hands and drank them all in one go.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the two and said, "Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, you all are here to find a great companion, I grant you the right to specialize in it, and for anything that hinders the search for a great companion, you can act according to the opportunity, I said. After all, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, even if they step on the Western Ocean, they must find great companions.”

From Zhu Houzhao's words alone, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun could feel the determination to never give up until they found Chu Yi.

If someone or a country really hindered the search for Chu Yi's whereabouts, I believe that Zhu Houzhao would never frown and order that person or country to be destroyed.

Watching Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others go away, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flickered with hope.

Although reason told Zhu Houzhao that it was not that easy to find Chu Yi, but under the emotion, Zhu Houzhao still had some expectations.

In the ninth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun led hundreds of fleets to the Western Ocean, sailed for several months, and finally joined Jiao Yuan, Lin Pingzhi and others.

The two sides converged, and a huge fleet with more than a thousand ships appeared, and the entire Western Ocean was shaken. Countries large and small were like ants in front of the huge fleet of Daming.

Although they have realized that the crime of Chu Yi's disappearance is not in Jiao Yuan and Lin Pingzhi, the punishment that should be done still has to be done, so Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun brought the imperial decree of the emperor, eliminating Jiao Yuan and Lin Ping However, they ordered them to assist Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun to continue their search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.

Although it was said that he was removed from the official position, both Jiao Yuan and Lin Pingzhi were secretly relieved that the emperor did not hold him accountable.

If you can find Chu Yi, don't think about it, it's not a problem for the two to be promoted to the third level.

Even though the Daming Fleet has thousands of ships, the Western Ocean is so huge that it would be really inconspicuous if it were scattered by a few people.

Therefore, under the suggestion of Jiao Yuan and Lin Pingzhi, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun decisively adopted their suggestion.

Recruited ships and manpower from some Western countries, and then followed the map to find the whereabouts of Chu Yi.

For a while, the Western Ocean was in chaos. Some small countries were so frightened that they naturally did not dare to resist, but with so many countries, it was impossible for all countries to be obedient. .

The same is true for countries. Several countries are not willing to become vassals of Daming at all, and they secretly united to try to resist Daming's oppression.

As a result, it is conceivable that the men and horses gathered by these countries could be the opponents of the Ming fleet, and they were easily swept away.

The fate of several countries can be imagined. After coming to the Western Land for more than half a year, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others who did not find any clues were all simmering in the hearts of evil fire. Several countries collided head-on.

Yu Dayou decisively led the army to pacify these countries, and then swept these countries like locusts crossing the border.

As expected, several national treasuries were emptied, and the gold and silver seized alone amounted to tens of millions of taels. As for precious treasures such as jewelry, jade, spices, etc., Yu Dayou and others even for a while. It's hard to come up with complete statistics.

However, looking at those captured, no one showed joy on their faces, whether it was Yu Dayou or Lin Pingzhi.

They know very well that the Son of Heaven sent them to the West to find out the whereabouts of Chu Yi. As for how many countries were destroyed during this period, and how much territory was occupied, to be honest, his majesty really won't let it go. on the heart.

With a light sigh, Jiao Yuan glanced at Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun and said, "Several, let's send someone to send the captured spoils to the capital as usual, and then report to His Majesty the progress of the search for His Royal Highness King Wu."

Yu Dayou grinned and said: "I really don't know where the chief executive went? In order to find the chief executive, we have conquered more than a dozen countries. If this is the case in the past, our achievements in destroying the country are enough. Duke Wandai, his name has gone down in history..."

Jiao Yuan glanced at Yu Dayou lightly and said, "If you can't find the chief executive, what if more countries are destroyed."

Yue Buqun said with a gloomy expression: "It must be that the indigenous aliens are not attentive enough, otherwise how could there be no clues at all, wait for me to force those kings to force them!"

A fleet loaded with tens of millions of taels of silver, as well as countless jewels, jade and spices arrived in the capital.

Above the court, a group of civil and military officials watched the officials sent back by Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou and others to inform the emperor about their search for Chu Yi. When these officials heard that Yu Dayou and others were in the Western Land to find Chu Yi, When he destroyed more than a dozen countries and seized tens of millions of taels of wealth, his eyes almost fell.

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An old official couldn't help shouting loudly on the spot: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, I am going to the country tomorrow, how can I enter the country like a barbarian country and destroy people's country at every turn, what do Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others want to do? Even if you are good at making borderline provocations, there is still His Majesty in his eyes, but there are still laws..."

Li Bangxian, as a great sage in the line of Neo-Confucianism, has a very high reputation both in the court and among scholars. He is also an old minister of several dynasties. At this moment, several old ministers like Li Bangxian also jumped out. He opened his mouth to bombard Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun for what they had done.

Some people even bluntly said that Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun had bad intentions, and begged the emperor to immediately recall the fleet of the Western Ocean, and then severely punish Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun.

However, among the courtiers, there are many officials with glittering eyes and excitement.

That is tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, especially when more than a dozen countries have been destroyed. In any era, it is a great feat.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing took a step forward and said directly to Li Bangxian: "Mr. Li, this is not a good word, but Yang thinks that Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others have gone to the Western Ocean to spread the prestige of our country of Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away. , the achievements of opening up the territory and expanding the soil are nothing more than this, and Your Majesty should reward them."

Yang Yiqing, Li Bangxian and others naturally quarreled in the courtroom, but Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, was sitting there, looking down at the memorial presented by Yu Dayou and others.

In the memorial, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others detailed the story of how they searched for Chu Yi, but in the end they said that they could not find Chu Yi's whereabouts, and asked the emperor to blame.

The messenger sent back did not mention the matter of finding Chu Yi, but the matters concerning Chu Yi that the Son of Heaven was concerned about were all in the memorial.

Therefore, even if Li Bangxian and Yang Yiqing quarreled below, Zhu Houzhao didn't take a look.

A bit of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he gently closed the memorial in his hand and placed it on the table. His eyes just fell on Li Bangxian, Yang Yiqing and others below.

"Above the court, what kind of clamor is it, can you still see me in your eyes?"

A look of anger flashed across Zhu Houzhao's face, staring at the officials below, and immediately saw Yang Yiqing and Li Bangxian bow their heads to plead guilty to Zhu Houzhao: "I'm rude, please, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

With a light snort, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Bangxian and said, "Master Li, you seem to have an opinion on Yu Dayou and others' actions to destroy the country?"

Holding his head up, Li Bangxian looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, I am the supreme kingdom of the heavens, the kingdom of etiquette, and worshipped by all nations. In the past, Emperor Taizu established a country that would not be conquered, and he warned future generations not to use military force. , Yu Dayou and others are really daring, and they even destroy the kingdom of people at every turn.

With a sneer, only Zhu Houzhao could be heard saying: "I personally allowed that, I said that they are in a foreign country, and they can make their own decisions, not to mention destroying more than a dozen countries, even if it is doubled, I will Not to blame."

Li Bangxian couldn't help being stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to support Yu Dayou and others so strongly, and his face immediately became a little ugly.

"Your Majesty, think twice..."

With a wave of his sleeves, Zhu Houzhao showed a bit of impatience on his face and said, "Several cabinet elders went to see me in the imperial study and retreat!"

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao turned around and left, leaving only Li Bangxian and several other old officials there, looking at Zhu Houzhao's figure in the distance with a dull expression.

Yang Yiqing and the others glanced at Li Bangxian and the others, then turned and walked towards the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao, who had changed into his regular clothes, sat there and handed the memorials presented by Yu Dayou to Yang Yiqing and said, "Let's take a look at the elders of the pavilion."

Zhu Houzhao sent Yu Dayou and others to make such a big move. In the final analysis, the ultimate purpose is to find Chu Yi. As for destroying the country and opening up the territory, it can only be said to be incidental.

Compared with destroying more than a dozen countries, Zhu Houzhao would rather Yu Dayou and the others reported the good news that Chu Yi's whereabouts were found.

He looked at the memorial in silence, and then handed it to Wang Hua and other elders.

Among the elders, Chen Ding had more white hair on his head. At first, he was dismissed by the emperor because he objected to the emperor's mobilization of tens of millions of taels of silver to build a large ship, but it didn't take long for Chen Ding to resume his post. Continue to run the Ministry of Accounts.

Zhu Houzhao may not like Chen Ding, but he has immense trust in Chen Ding's ability and temperament. At least in Zhu Houzhao's view, handing the Ministry of Household to Chen Ding is more reassuring than handing it over to others.

Chen Ding swept over the information on the search for Chu Yi's whereabouts mentioned in the memorial, only to hear Chen Ding open his mouth and say, "Your Majesty, it has been nearly a year since the chief executive disappeared. I searched all over the land, but I couldn't find any trace of the chief general. Obviously, the chief general did not want to show up, so I asked Your Majesty to take back the order, recruit Yu Dayou and others to return, and at the same time ordered the construction of the big ship to stop..."

Zhu Houzhao said directly to Chen Ding: "Master Chen doesn't need to say more, I said that if I don't find a great companion for a day, I will not give up for a day. If Yu Dayou's fleet can't find a great companion, then I will send another fleet, one day. If you can't get it, then you can use two, if you can't get two, you can use three, even if you search the ends of the earth, no matter where the big companion is hiding, I will definitely find it."

With a light cough, Wang Yangming, who succeeded Yang Yiqing in charge of the military department, can now be said to be a big military boss of the Ming Dynasty, and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, if what Yu Dayou and others said in the letter are correct, it is impossible to say that the chief general is no longer Western. place……"

Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes, his eyes full of determination: "Then continue to go west, I don't believe that I can't find a great companion."

Wang Yangming hurriedly said: "But if you go further west, it will be the territory of the Xiyi people!"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Xiyi people? Could it be those alien races who were defeated and captured by the great companions?"

Wang Yangming nodded and said, "Exactly, according to the information we have collected over the years, the Western barbarians such as Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and England can be said to be powerful countries at sea. If my fleet of Daming continues to move westward, it is impossible to say. It's time to deal with these countries!"

Zhu Houzhao said: "No matter what kind of maritime power he is, I just need to find a big partner, and send someone to tell them that I have no malicious intentions, just to find people."

Yang Yiqing and the others couldn't help laughing bitterly, and they heard Yang Yiqing say to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, I'm afraid those countries will not agree at all."

If you put yourself in the shoes and think about it, if these countries brought their fleets and horses into Daming's territory, and then sent someone to tell them that they came with their soldiers and horses just to find someone, would Daming agree in this case?

Obviously, it is impossible for Daming to agree. Similarly, Spain, Portugal, and England are all maritime powers. Of course, it is impossible to let the soldiers and horses of other countries toss in their own territory.