Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Hall of Martial Arts.

Aimee Zhu, who was dressed in a red and gold dragon-pattern uniform, was sitting on the dragon chair.

The four ministers entered the hall and stood in two rows before crossing the eunuchs. Then they clasped their hands together, with the left hand on top and the right hand on the bottom, with the palms facing inward. It's time to stop.

This is the upper bow in the bow ceremony, also known as the sky bow.

Under the insistence of the Ministry of Rites, when ministers visit Zhu Yuxi on non-important and formal occasions, they often bow to each other.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the four of them stood up straight, Aunt Zhu said, "What do you think about the negotiation with the Dutch, please tell me."

The two standing in front are Honglu Temple Minister Jiang Dejing and Shaoqing Yuan Shu, who are equivalent to the first and second leaders of Honglu Temple.

Aunt Zhu nodded slightly after hearing this, and said with a smile, "Both of you are right."

As for Jiang Dejing, the minister of Honglu Temple, he was summoned by Zhu Yuxi in the second year of Zhaowu.

He was born in 1593 in Jinjiang, Fujian.

Such as "Yu Lan Bei Bian Policy", "All Frontier Rewards Policy", "Yu Lan Concise Book", "Jimi Mountain Forever", "Ji Yong Sanwei Research", "Shou Bian Begging Rewards for Tribes", "Da Ning Sanwei Kao" and other data books of nearly forty books.

Yan Ermei said first: "I think that if the navy can perform martial arts in various key places in Nanyang to frighten the Dutch and other western barbarians, it will definitely promote the negotiations to benefit our Ming Dynasty."

Yuan Shu, born in 1600, was born in Guide Prefecture, Henan Province. He is not only handsome in appearance, but also good at riding and shooting.At the same time, he is also a calligrapher, painter, poet, and connoisseur of collections. Later, he became a doctor of the official household department with his father, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Yuan Keli.

But not long after, he was injured because of a dispute with Zheng Zhilong, so he resigned and returned home.

Jiang Dejing is knowledgeable, almost to an astonishing degree.Not only is he familiar with the laws and regulations of the past dynasties, but he also deeply studies the affairs of the Nine Frontiers, rivers, salt settlements, water conservancy, calendars, criminal laws, etc., studies and organizes them pragmatically, leaving many works for later generations.

Yuan Shu then clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, after all, the Dutch sailed across the South Seas for [-] years with the advantages of ships, and even beat Spain, Portugal and other countries in the South Seas before the defeat on Dongfan Island.

Although my Ming Dynasty was defeated by an absolute advantage in the battle of Dongfan Island, its country is thousands of miles away after all, and I am afraid that it will not give in easily.

Because Jiang Dejing knew that there was an emperor behind Aimee Zhu, and he was familiar with all kinds of Western affairs, and he knew how to deal with such affairs after hundreds of years.

A few months later, before Jiang Dejing left the capital, the capital was breached.

After Hao Guangming and Zhu Yuxi learned about Jiang Dejing's information, they still felt that he was a rare loyal minister who was knowledgeable and pragmatic in the late Ming Dynasty.

After Chongzhen was buried, Jiang Dejing left the capital and returned to Fujian.

As for the two behind Jiang Dejing and Yuan Shu, they were Yan Ermei and Huang Zongxi who were promoted to diplomatic envoys because of their achievements.

The Dutch reply to the negotiation has been communicated to Honglu Temple.

However, Auntie Zhu called Jiang Dejing to be the Minister of Honglu Temple not only because of his loyalty, but also because of his ability.

However, Chongzhen was often persuaded by Jiang Dejing at the time, but afterwards he was indecisive and suspicious, so that none of Jiang Dejing's suggestions could be implemented.

It is necessary to send people to negotiate with them in order to find out the bottom line of the Dutch.During the negotiation, let him understand the strength of our Ming Dynasty's national strength and military strength, and our determination to punish his crimes of stealing Dongfan Island for 20 years, so that he can make him succumb. "

Earlier in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Yuan Shu was at home to keep filial piety for his father Yuan Keli, and it happened that Li Zicheng's army attacked Suizhou.

Today, the Netherlands replied that it only redeemed captives and ships according to European practice, and did not mention any compensation or land cession. It also threatened to send a fleet to attack, which must be frightening.

Of course, this in turn also shows that Jiang Dejing's proposal probably lacked sufficient feasibility, and some ignored the influence of political, military, financial and other factors at the time, as well as Chongzhen's character.

Second, it is possible to gain a positive understanding of the political and military intelligence and interests of the Nanyang countries, and coordinate vertically and horizontally to control our enemies of Ming Dynasty. "

He is also a Christian, and he is an old friend with Ai Julius. He has cooperated with "Western Questions and Answers", "Tianyuan Shuo", "Tianwen Lue" and some teaching. He also imitated globes and telescopes. He also has a great influence on the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. contribution.

In the second year of Apocalypse, he became a second-class Jinshi, and later served as Shujishi and editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Huang Zongxi said: "Your Majesty, I think that I should send envoys to the countries in the South Seas to declare that when the Ming Dynasty comes to the oceans again, I will strengthen the power of the world and make all the nations obey.

So during the past few years in his tenure, he has been diligent and conscientious, earnestly doing everything that Aimee Zhu ordered.

After Yan Ermei and Huang Zongxi finished speaking, the smile on Aimee Zhu's face became even brighter.

Not long after I heard that Emperor Longwu died, Jiang Dejing swallowed gold and died for the country after crying bitterly (another theory is that he died of illness that month).

At this moment, hearing Aimee Zhu's inquiry, Jiang Dejing knew that this was not only a consultation, but also Aimee Zhu's intention to test and train them.

As the minister of Honglu Temple, Jiang Dejing was the first to stand up and said: "My Ming Dynasty demanded the Netherlands pay 200 million taels of gold and cede the Malacca and surrounding areas it occupied, so there is room for negotiation.

After knowing Zhu Yuxi's vision for the Ming Dynasty and overseas, and handing over the diplomatic authority from the Ministry of Rites to Honglu Temple, he realized that he was actually entrusted with important tasks by Zhu Yuxi.

As the diplomatic department of Ming Dynasty, Honglu Temple's status has been greatly improved after Daming stepped onto the world stage.

When he was in court, he made many suggestions for Chongzhen, which mostly reflected his idea of ​​caring for the people, as well as his strategy of managing money and soldiers.

Auntie Zhu appointed Jiang Dejing as the Minister of Honglu Temple, which can definitely be regarded as entrusting him with a heavy responsibility.

In the early years of Chongzhen, he was called to serve as a bachelor's servant, and later moved to Shaozhan Shi, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.In 15 years, Chongzhen was promoted to be the Minister of Rites and a Bachelor of Dongge University. In fact, he joined the cabinet and became a cabinet elder.

King Fu called him into the cabinet, but he couldn't say goodbye.

In the end, the Qing captured Nanjing, and Yuan Shu died of a hunger strike together with his friend Yue Qijie.

This time the Dutch come again, it is very likely that they will play tricks and tricks during the negotiations in order to repeat themselves, and I, Daming, have to guard against it. "

In the history of later generations, Gao Jie was killed by Xu Dingguo in Suizhou, and it happened in Yuan's mansion.But at that time Yuan Shu was ordered to go to the south to urge the supervision of food and payment, so he was not there.

Leaving aside this person's ability, compared with many ministers of the Ming Dynasty in terms of virtue, he is already considered admirable.

Yuan Shu originally thought that he was placed idle and was not valued by the new emperor, so he was depressed for a while.

Later, he was changed to be the Minister of the Household Department, and later he argued with Chongzhen in Zou Duozhong, and then he was abdicated.

In addition, he also left his work notes "Book of Cui", as well as many collections of poems and essays.

He spent 2000 taels of money to bravely kill the enemy, and personally pierced the city, participated in the battle of defending the city, fought hard for seven days and nights, his eyes were sore, and finally saved Suizhou from Li Zicheng's hands.

After Aimee Zhu succeeded to the throne in this life, both Yuan Shu and Yue Qijie were in Nanjing. Later, Aimee Zhu appointed Yue Qijie as governor of Henan and Yuan Shu as Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.

It is a pity that Daming was already terminally ill during Chongzhen, and it was almost hopeless.These works compiled by Jiang Dejing painstakingly are suggestions for the court, but they can only be shelved and useless.

Then he looked at Yan Ermei and Huang Zongxi behind.

These suggestions are not generalized like most civil servants, but are like the style of later generations, listing various materials and data for comparison, summarizing, and then drawing conclusions.

Historically, during the period of Emperor Longwu, he was appointed Minister of Rites of the Longwu Dynasty because the ministers from his hometown persuaded him to become an official.

Because he had been dismissed from office and was not an official in court, Jiang Dejing was not among the ministers who welcomed Li Zicheng.But later when Li Zi became Chongzhen's funeral, Jiang Dejing participated in the funeral of the spirit, which can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship between the monarch and his ministers.

Hao Guangming smiled and said, "They are worthy of being outstanding talents of Ming Dynasty. With a little guidance, their understanding and application of diplomatic matters will exceed your expectations."

Hearing Hao Guangming praise her minister, Zhu Yu was even happier, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

She looked at the four of them and asked, "Then what do you think the bottom line of our negotiation should be?"

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["Book of 悫" is Jiang Dejing's work notes, 悫 (que) - the meaning of honesty. 】