Emperor Ming Dynasty

The time has come to April.

The entire city of Beijing has fully ushered in spring, and even gradually entered summer, with a little heat beginning to spread.

Zhu Yixi was wearing a coat, sitting alone on the lake, fishing quietly.

The court ladies and eunuchs stayed a few steps away, not daring to disturb them.

The fishing rod is raised, the fishing line is lowered, and the fish mark is floating on the water. Everything is so quiet.

"Good news! Good news..." Suddenly, an eunuch outside excitedly yelled and came in, taking quick and steady steps.

The fishing rod in Zhu Yixi's hand didn't move, she turned her head to look.

Dozens of people turned their heads to look at the door together, and their movements were almost uniform.

Although it was daytime, dozens of pairs of eyes seemed to be shining.

"Great news, Horqin victory—"

Hearing this, Zhu Yixi turned her head slightly disappointed.

Liu Afu on the side hurriedly grabbed it, no wonder it was sent to the emperor.

"read--"

"Chen, the general who seeks captives, You Shilu worships, trusting in the blessings of the ancestors, the grace of your majesty, the minister has gone through many days..."

"Today, dozens of generals have been captured, and its leader, Oboi, has been beheaded in battle. Horqin's chieftain and pagoda have surrendered, dozens of nobles, big and small, [-] soldiers and horses have been captured, and more than [-] have been captured..."

Hearing You Shilu's words, Zhu Yixi sighed: "It took almost a month to win these tens of thousands of people. It's hard work."

"The order is to let You Shilu follow the military order, send certain people, and continue to follow the escape route of the Qing Dynasty, from the northeast to the North Sea, conquering various tribes along the way, and expanding the territory for our Ming Dynasty. There must be no mistakes..."

"Yes!" Liu Afu responded, and immediately began to give orders.

All important military and political affairs, although the emperor has the decision-making power, the cabinet must draft specific decrees, otherwise they will not be effective.

The Qing Dynasty’s military aircraft department avoided such a turnaround. The emperor dictated, the ministers drafted, and then the cabinet was responsible for stamping. It was done in one go, quickly and quickly.

But this practice of changing the rules is not advisable.

Therefore, even in the face of such an urgent battle, Zhu Yixi no longer set up any temporary organizations.

Rules are rules, and the cabinet is the balance between the monarch and his ministers, which cannot be easily broken.

At this time, in the cabinet, a messenger with a triangular red flag on his back was put directly into the signing room because it was a good news.

The messenger knelt down on one knee, picked up the blood-stained report with both hands, and said loudly: "Northeast Horqin Great Victory, our army has won a complete victory!"

Zhu Mou, the newly appointed chief minister of the cabinet, stepped forward eagerly and asked impatiently, "What's the result of the battle?"

The messenger said: "Surround and destroy tens of thousands of Qing troops, and behead the enemy general Oboi."

"Hurry up, send it to His Majesty."

Zhu Mou couldn't help himself.

At the end of last year, Yan Chongxin, the chief assistant of the cabinet, became an official. As the second assistant, Zhu Mou came to power and served as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty. He began to drive the chariot of the Ming Dynasty and worked hard for the emperor.

After waiting for more than ten years, I finally got what I wanted.

In order to prove that he is no less than Zhao Shu and Yan Chongxin, this battle is his best prestige cornerstone.

It doesn't matter when he started preparing, anyway, if he won the victory, his name will be recorded in the history books, and the civil and military officials and the people all over the world will also remember his credit.

"no need."

At this time, an eunuch quickly ran over: "Your Majesty already knows, let the cabinet draft an edict."

"Wow..." Everyone in the signing room suddenly became excited, and even the messengers and guards lined up outside became noisy.

Some people stared round their eyes and clenched their fists tightly, while others raised their heads wantonly and laughed "haha".

Zhu Mou looked back to the left and right, and said loudly: "The heavenly soldiers swept across the northeast, and the Ming Dynasty expanded its borders for thousands of miles. Is there any king in the world? Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to the Ming Dynasty—"

All the people in the cabinet shouted long live together, and a group stood up and knelt down, prostrating and shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

There are two armies, one can win, then the other has a great hope of victory, who would not be happy?
Besides, because this war has been suppressed for too long, everyone needs to relax.

The next day, the people in the capital also heard the news, and they rejoiced for a moment.

Because these days, the imperial court has won too many victories.

The same is true in the harem, there is no celebration, it is business as usual.

After waiting for five days, the news from Mobei spread to the palace, and everyone was boiling in an instant.

At night, under the lights, the emperor came to the cabinet with a flushed face. Although he cheered happily, he couldn't hide his excited expression.

it goes without saying.

Zhu Yixi let out a long breath.

Stretching out his hand and rubbing it on his forehead a few times, he unfolded the report in his hand and read it carefully first, and then handed it to Liu Afu after confirming it: "Show all the ministers to read... you all get up and talk."

There was a lot of discussion in the room, and people were still in a happy and excited mood while reading the newspaper.

"Repay grievances with straightness, blood for blood! Justice and revenge are the way of the sages!"

Zhu Mou excitedly said: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is now fragmented, although the chieftain is nowhere to be seen, but the day of extinction is not far away."

"After more than [-] years, blood revenge is finally avenged, and the whole country should celebrate."

Although Zhu Yixi was excited, he suddenly calmed down a lot. He glanced at the excited Zhu Mou and said casually, "That's all."

"Revenge is also false. In my opinion, there are three gains in this battle. One is to find a good land for the people of Ming Dynasty, which makes the territory of Ming Dynasty vast, as far as the Han and Tang Dynasties—"

"Secondly, take over the old Mongolian land as much as possible, so that the entire Ming people will no longer suffer from the troubles over there."

"As for Mieqing, it's just to nip its danger in the bud, and it can only be at the end..."

Zhu Mou's face became stiffer, but he still had a smile on his face, and instead kept echoing.

At this time, Du Yinxi rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the North Sea has entered our Ming Dynasty, and now the East China Sea, South China Sea, West Sea, plus the North Sea, all the lands of the four seas have entered Daming. It is really a happy event."

Zhu Yixi nodded slightly, but agreed with this sentence.

Lake Baikal is the name of the Buryats, and Ming Dynasty has always called it the North Sea, which is more affectionate.

At this time, Lake Balkhash has been included in Anxi Province, and as the boundary lake with the Kazakh Khanate, it is officially called the West Sea in Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the rich world has come true.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but stroked his beard, quite proud.

At this time, the territory of the entire Ming Dynasty can be regarded as truly surpassing the historical Manchu Qing.

No, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau there are U-Tsang and Kang countries, so we have to make plans.

Feng Xianzong was more down-to-earth, he thought for a moment, and then said: "The land of Beihai is vast, and it is where the people in the forest used to be. The imperial court can set up a vassal state, or a provincial capital."

Zhu Yixi frowned upon hearing this.

This is indeed a problem.

According to common sense, such a barren land is nearly [-] miles away from the city of Beijing, and it is full of Mongols.

However, Zhu Yixi was not very reconciled.

Lake Baikal, this is the largest lake in the world, and there are even seals. It is a good place in Siberia. It is suitable for farming and animal husbandry. How could you give up?

Zhu Mou seemed to have seen the emperor's entanglement, and hurriedly said: "The Manchu Qing has been in Beihai for more than ten years, and it must be a rare and good land boundary. It should be under the jurisdiction of a province or a general's mansion."

"If it is handed over to the vassal state, will Beihai still belong to Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yixi's eyes wandered around him, noncommittal.

Du Yinxi and Feng Xianzong on the side bowed their heads and remained silent.

Only Qunfu Yan Yingyuan was surprised and his face was solemn.

This sentence sounds harmless at first, but it really exposed Zhu Mou's thoughts:
It believes that the vassal state is just a branch, and it is another state.

And you must know that for so many years, the emperor has always declared that the Ming Dynasty is the foundation, the vassal state is the outside, and the inside and outside are integrated, regardless of each other.

In other words, Zhu Mou's thoughts run counter to the emperor's.

According to common sense, this difference is nothing at all, after all, it is impossible for everyone to have the same thinking.

Enfeoffment of vassal states, integration of internal and external, although it is the policy method that the emperor has been implementing for so many years, if nothing happens, it will become the ancestral system.

But at this time it is not the ancestral system, the national policy.

If this sentence is said by other chief assistants, such as Zhao Shu, it is nothing at all, but it is absolutely wrong if it is said by Zhu Mou.

His abilities and background are all false. The key is to truly implement the emperor's orders and be close to the emperor's mind. This is the key to his position as the chief assistant.

With different ideas and mediocre abilities, does he have any advantages?

"My chief assistant, are you fascinated by ghosts today? How could you say such words..."

"Zhao Ge, Yan Ge can talk, but you can't..."

On the side, Feng Xianzong's mouth turned up slightly, looking at the smiling Zhu Mou with complacency in his eyes, he couldn't stop sneering in his heart:
"Do you really think you have outstanding abilities? It's just a mere person."

Du Yinxi sighed slightly in his heart, Zhu Mou lost his composure, but how could there be real chess pieces in this world?
Zhu Yixi turned over in his mind in an instant, and he said casually: "Let's discuss it another day."

"Now that all the tribes of Horqin have been captured, another General Horqin will be appointed to guard the Horqin Grassland."

"The cabinet drafted the posthumous affairs of the reward, and the preparations must be made well, so as not to chill the hearts of the heroes."

"Yes!" Zhu Mouyou didn't know, and happily agreed.

After the emperor left, he held his head high and held his chest high: "This battle has been won, and all remaining troubles will be gone."

"Thanks to the shoufu's dedication and responsibility, this time the Beihai victory, the shoufu's merits are extremely high." Feng Xianzong smiled, as if it came from the heart.

Du Yinxi also offered a timely compliment.

Yan Yingyuan was no exception, he smiled stiffly, but he didn't know how to start when he was full of words.

Could it be that he bluntly said that your ability is not outstanding, the first assistant, and it all depends on the emperor's trust?

This is no less than having another enemy.

Forget it, everything is fate!
As soon as he ascended the rank of chief assistant, his personality changed drastically, people's hearts, people's hearts!
It's a pity that Zhu Mou didn't know it. After receiving some compliments, he smiled and said: "The credit for trusting His Majesty is also due to me alone. The whole cabinet has made contributions to check the gaps and make up for the gaps..."

Having said that, but who can not see his pride.

The entire imperial court centered on the emperor, and when the emperor was in a happy mood, the huge imperial court was also happy.

Sure enough, nearly a million silver dollars were taken out of the internal funds and rewarded to all the civil and military officials in Beijing, and even the big officials in other places were not left behind.

Silk, jade, porcelain, machinery, sugar, etc., can be said to be a reward for the entire officialdom.

As a result, the city of Beijing became more and more noisy.

……

At this time, Chen Dong stepped on Fengjing City, looked at this big city that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"I never thought that such a place would allow Man Qing to embroider flowers."

The city is empty, and everything that can be used has almost disappeared.

Naturally, wealth is nothing to think about, it can only be leftovers.

Chen Dong felt uncomfortable because Shunzhi escaped, but the generals under his command felt even more uncomfortable because they captured less.

However, Chen Dong has other arrangements for this: "Don't make a sad face."

"I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Fengjing Mansion, and those Jian slaves have left. If you are interested, I can ask the emperor to share some with you."

"The house or something is fine."

In an instant, hundreds of generals shook their heads.

Even in this ghost place, owning tens of thousands of hectares of land is no blessing.

It's already April, and it's still chilly. If you don't add a quilt at night, you will get sick. Who can bear it?

It was too bitter and cold.

Ignoring the gazes of these people, Chen Dong sighed again: "The bandit chief has escaped, and this great achievement has to be discounted again."

"Let's count merit points as five points!"

"Shi Ding, Ma Wannian—"

"The end will be—" The two quickly responded.

"You attacked and killed Nikan, severely wounded the elite of the Qing army, and took the lead."

"Yes!" Shi Ding and Ma Wannian rejoiced.

While enjoying the envy of their colleagues, they are happy with themselves.

Five points for meritorious service in the first battle, then seven points for the first meritorious service, six points for the second meritorious service, and five points for the final meritorious service.

In this way, not only the soldiers under their hands won a lot of benefits, but also made their title promotion a certainty.

This is the same as the case leader in the county examination must be a scholar, it is a recognized unspoken rule.

If the first merit cannot be promoted to a noble, the second and last merit are even more impossible.

"Shunzhi, Shunzhi, where did you cross the sea?"

"Don't run away, wait until I catch you back!"

Chen Dong looked to the west and murmured.

At this time, Huxi City.

The remnants of the Qing Dynasty gathered here, and the whole town was packed to the brim in an instant.

But there is an advantage, because the Eight Banners are all full, so the control of the imperial court has been improved, and the constraints of the Mongolian Eight Banners have disappeared.

It's just that Shunzhi is not happy.

"Cough-cough-"

"Your Majesty!" Tang Ruowang sat aside, looking at the coughing emperor with a look of concern on his face.

"It's okay." Shunzhi smiled.

The wind at sea was very strong, and the cold wind entered Shunzhi's body, and he fell ill accidentally.

Although it was only a small problem, everyone was shocked.

"This lake west, I won't be long."

Shunzhi looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "As long as Mingjun builds the shipyard, he can send troops again."

"Everyone has any ideas, you can say it."

"Your Majesty." Ning Wan and I said: "For the current plan, we should guard against the raksha people with wolfish ambitions."

"They're all hungry wolves."