Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 223 The Emperor's Dialogue

The consecutive family banquets made Zhu Yunying feel pretty good, especially during this period of time, although he was reviewing memorials, he basically didn't go to court, and his ears were much quieter, all of which made him feel relatively quiet, Slightly more relaxed and more comfortable.

This feeling is indeed quite good, but Zhu Yunying also understands that this kind of life is somewhat extravagant for him.Such a good life is probably only a few days away.If you don't plan to be a slack emperor, don't expect to be too idle. Being busy is the most important state of life for him.

Zhu Yunying, who had returned to the East Palace, was not idle, and went directly to the Qianqing Palace. He still had a lot of things to do.

Lao Zhu lay down with a jug of wine and ate soybeans, and he seemed quite comfortable.Lao Zhu was not at all surprised that the eldest grandson came, and he was not dissatisfied that the great-grandson did not come. He thought it was a normal thing.

"Drink less!" Watching Xiao Zhu start pouring wine directly, Lao Zhu said worriedly, "You drank a lot these two days."

Xiao Zhu didn't care too much, and said quite proudly, "No one dares to pour me alcohol, and my grandson still knows how to measure it, so I won't drink it when it's almost done. The grandson is really not good at drinking, and he doesn't drink all the wine not go down."

Hearing what Xiao Zhu said, Old Zhu couldn't help laughing, "It's good for you to have a sense of proportion. We can rest assured about this. Our grandson has been sensible and worry-free since he was a child, and knows what to do and what to do. what not to do."

Xiao Zhu couldn't help laughing, this kind of evaluation is a relatively correct evaluation for him, and he very much agrees.

Old Zhu, who was drinking, asked, "What are you going to do when you ascend the throne?"

Xiao Zhu replied without hesitation, "Xiao Gui, Cao Sui, there is nothing to do for the time being. The matter of relocation will continue, and it is estimated that this matter will continue for ten years. The matter of moving the capital must also be done well. , Slowly moving in. Restoring people's livelihood, strengthening the people, and by the way, mixing sand in some surrounding vassal states."

Old Zhu looked at Xiao Zhu with a smile, and said, "Aren't you going to fight the north? We are dispatching troops, and the new emperor has ascended the throne. Fighting a big battle will make you stronger and stronger, so that you can overwhelm the court."

Well, some time ago, Lao Zhu was personally planning the Northern Expedition.Obviously this is for Xiao Zhu, that is, to make Xiao Zhu take advantage of those remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty after he ascends the throne.

Little Zhu laughed, and said indifferently, "It was planned by Grandpa Huang himself, grandson still needs some shame."

"What a bastard!" Old Zhu was upset, and said to Xiao Zhu, "We have given you all of our country, what is yours and mine! We are willing to give you all these, and you will prepare after you become the throne. When spring begins, we will dispatch the army for the northern expedition, Fu Youde and Lan Yu will each take one, Jiujiang and your uncle will jointly take one, and our three armies will go straight to Huanglong."

Xiao Zhu thought for a while and said, "In this case, cousin can only be the lieutenant general."

Old Zhu remembered something, and asked, "Ying'er, you don't seem to like your cousin?"

Jiujiang, this is the famous Li Jinglong.This one is really powerful, not to mention Li Wenzhong's son, but Xiao Zhu's cousin.The ability to talk about war strategy on paper alone has left many battlefield veterans speechless. This is definitely a theoretical expert.

Xiao Zhu smiled and said, "I can't say that I don't like my cousin, it's just that the generals of the younger generation, my grandson thinks that Xu Huizu will lead the army, he is a handsome talent. For cousin Jiujiang, he is even better at training soldiers. Sun In the future, soldiers will be used everywhere, and we don’t want the guards in various places to be neglected, so we can only let cousin Jiujiang run more.”

Old Zhu felt a little distressed, and said, "Then it will be difficult for your cousin to gain military exploits in this way."

"Two days ago, my uncle went to beat Xu Huizu to let Xu Huizu let go of his military power. Today I stopped him. It's just that after a few years, Xu Huizu is really not suitable for leading the army." Zhu Yunying smiled and said to Lao Zhu , "My uncle, he has no talent, and he really can't lead the army alone. It's the same with my cousin, unless he is allowed to guard the frontier."

Lao Zhu was drinking, and suddenly became happy, "I used to say that you are like us, and we also know that you are like us, with a dark heart! Many people outside say that we are not cool, what should we do if we are not so cool, we are The emperor of the people of the world is not the emperor of the old Huaixi brothers! We should be more careful about relatives. Over the years, many relatives have indeed become powerful."

"Is that the truth?" Xiao Zhu laughed immediately, and said quite proudly, "It's not long since we founded the country, and it's okay for our relatives to lead the army now. In another ten or twenty years, the relatives will slowly grow up." Let go of the military power. Whether it is my uncle or my cousin from Jiujiang, it is a flag, and they can be honored, but they cannot lead soldiers."

Lao Zhu is quite satisfied with this arrangement of his grandson, so he should do this.

As an emperor, you can't confide in everyone, and you still have to restrict what you should have.Don't care about brothers, cousins ​​or uncles, the emperor should be responsible for the world, and the country of Lao Zhu's family should be responsible instead.

Being suspicious might not necessarily be a bad thing for the emperor.Trusting others too much is the most undesirable trait in Lao Zhu's opinion.

Old Zhu looked at Xiao Zhu, and continued to ask, "Ying'er, if this battle is over, the remnants of the Meng Yuan Army have finally regained some vitality, and they will be scattered a lot. Next, are you going to take down Goryeo?" gone?"

"Goryeo is also a good thing now, and it is suitable for us." Xiao Zhu laughed and said quite proudly, "Originally, we occupied Busan Port and had a base for two-way attack. Besides, That Li Chenggui tried to usurp the throne, but the hearts of the people in Koryo were not supported, and there are still some people who are against it."

Lao Zhu nodded, but he still reminded, "Although Goryeo should be taken down, if Li Chenggui is allowed to take care of it slowly, maybe in a decade or so, the people of Goryeo will recognize him. It is a good time to go and take care of it now." , but Goryeo is not easy to fight."

"So my grandson has been raising some aristocrats and scholars from the foreign countries in Siyi Pavilion these years, and it would be good to recruit a group of them. Most of those people are also powerful families in the pigeon country, and they are our Ming Dynasty's help." Xiao Zhu said. , Seriously, "Korea has been defeated, and it will be convenient to completely destroy the Mongolian and Yuan forces in the future. At that time, it will not be a three-way army."

Bringing Xiao Zhu to the front of the map, Lao Zhu asked, "We don't need to worry about Dongying's affairs. Your fourth uncle and the others can take care of it by themselves. Goryeo's cotton clothes are ready, and the food and grass are sufficient, so it is easy to send troops. "

Old Zhu suddenly laughed, and said to Zhu Yunying, "A few years ago, you moved towards a vast land and few people, and you wanted to grow cotton and open land in Liaodong. Now look at it, your thoughts have long been thinking of Japan and Korea. things."

No way, Goryeo seems to be a small country, but it still has decent strength.The weather can also be regarded as one of Goryeo's advantages.If the war drags on to winter, it will be a test for Ming's army.What's more, the living environment of the frontier army in the north of Daming really needs to be improved.

"Jinyiwei has also been sent out by grandsons in the past two years. Many places in Nanyang have crops that are ripe three times a year. Although some people there are not yet enlightened, miasma is also a problem. But if we win over there, in the future we will Daming doesn’t need to worry about food shortages.”

Hearing what Xiao Zhu said, Old Zhu said worriedly, "Ying'er, it's a good place, we know it too. It's just that we can't be greedy for everything. Our national strength is so strong that we can't swallow it all at once. come down."

"So let the emperor's uncles seal it up. We beat it down, and the meat rotted in the pot of our old Zhu's house." Zhu Yunying said, with some expectations, "Grandson actually understands that these things can't be done overnight. .Even if Sun’er conquers these places, it will not take a day or two to manage them. Maybe Yin’er will work for a long time in the future before he can see some results.”

This is not an exaggeration, it can also be said to be a relatively basic fact, the level of productivity is here.

Lingnan is barely developed now, not a wild land in the true sense.But Yunnan, even the land of Jingchu, still needs to be further developed, and it has not yet become the real production base of Ming Dynasty.Not to mention Liaodong, self-sufficiency is a bit embarrassing.

So to develop the Indochina Peninsula now, take down all of Southeast Asia, and then develop it aggressively, etc. This is really difficult, and it is indeed basically impossible.These are not things that can be seen in a short period of time. No matter how strong Ming's national power is, there is no way to do all these things well at once.

Dominating the world at once is something that is beyond even a thought.Even if the whole of Asia is included in the territory now, it seems unrealistic to Zhu Yunying.As far as possible, it is more realistic to win some strategic points.

There are some things that I really can't rush, and I really can't be greedy too much.

Looking at this grandson who made him so proud, Lao Zhu was very pleased.His grandson's journey has been smooth, but this has not made his grandson so ambitious.Although he has never experienced hardship since he was a child, this child is not ignorant of the hardships of the people.

With such a successor, Lao Zhu felt that he could abdicate steadily.Before he is too confused, let's take a look to see if this grandson can go well after he ascends the throne. He thinks he still has a little more energy and can give some guidance.

Zhu Yunying knew very well that after such a conversation, it basically meant that it was a conversation between two 'emperors'.For him, the next thing to do is to wait for Lao Zhu's abdication ceremony and his enthronement ceremony.

Perhaps, this can indeed bring more changes to Daming.

As for whether this is good or bad, it depends on what will happen next, and whether he has the ability to bring this empire with a good foundation to a greater height!
(End of this chapter)