People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 384 Don't worry about the odds and unevenness, vent your anger on the small days

All the officials had been waiting for a long time, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave them an answer.

They have their own speculations about where and why Muying went to sea recently.

Among them, the most outrageous and most in line with the Chinese imagination is that Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the first emperor and went to the East China Sea to find overseas fairy mountains.

If this speculation is true, does Zhu Yuanzhang's conferment of the title of Hou Muying mean that he has recovered the legendary elixir of life?

"Two years ago, I got advice from an expert, saying that there is a fairy island overseas.

I am worried about the people's recuperation, Mr. Li, you should understand!

The burden on the people of my Ming Dynasty.

More than ten years before the Yuan Dynasty, the world had already been riddled with holes. I was established at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and I still want to conquer the Quartet and defend the country.

These military expenditures and manpower will place a burden on the people.

I have been anxious and unable to give the people a better life!

Although the world is now stable, the common people can still have their fields to those who till them.

But I am still not satisfied and want to speed up the process.

So this expert gave me a map and asked me to find Sea King Immortal Island.

I was dubious, but with the attitude of trying, I let Muying and the others go and have a look~!

Now you have also seen that Muying returned with the fetish..."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Li Shanchang and the others immediately blushed. Just like this...?
Fortunately, everyone is talking in the imperial study room now. If it is placed in Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu will probably be sprayed to death by the imperial historians.

Although the fairy tales, everyone believes.

But what is the so-called god?
Just those seeds, can they be fooled?

"Your Majesty, is this too hasty?"

Li Shanchang stood up and spoke out against Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Conferring a marquis or a noble is ultimately to give the world a plausible statement!

This world belongs to Your Majesty, and whoever Your Majesty wants to reward is also Your Majesty’s own!

However, when the court acts, it is natural to have court rules.

Conferring a marquis or a prince is also a reason!
Wouldn't it be ridiculous for His Majesty to announce this to the world?

If His Majesty rewards Mu Ying with this today, then in the future, other people will catch some animals from the sea to present His Majesty with auspiciousness. Will His Majesty also give him a title?
Your Majesty, please specify, who is that expert?
I really want to meet him and see what he has to say? "

Li Shanchang's words were enough to show that he wouldn't give in even an inch.

The other officials also nodded in agreement.

At the same time, everyone is also curious about who is the master behind Zhu Yuanzhang?

Over the past few years, Lao Zhu has been vaguely guided by an expert behind his back.

Every time the emperor launches reforms, there is always a mysterious figure.

What makes people feel uncomfortable is that this person is probably a Taoist priest.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has been instructed to take Mu Ying to overseas fairy mountains, it is very consistent with the style of those old miscellaneous men.

Just this matter, Li Shanchang and the others will seriously oppose it.

It doesn't matter whether the other party is a god or a demon.

Easily interfering with artifacts is not good news for any scholar.

If they can take advantage of it, they will definitely not be stingy with their saliva.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to vaguely feel the resistance of the officials to Mu Ying's title.

Old Zhu Moran, but he was negligent.

He trusted Zhang Yi, and he believed in the America Zhang Yi described.

But this does not mean that Li Shanchang and the others will follow Zhang Yi's tactics. How can he convince others of the so-called divine object?

"Mr. Li!"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was stabilized by Li Shanchang, Zhu Biao took the initiative to divert his father's attention:
"Brother Muying and the others brought back something that changed the destiny of my Ming Dynasty!

A crop that can produce ten times the rice yield is not enough to be a marquis? "

A crop with ten times the yield?

Zhu Biao's words really surprised people.

All the officials looked at each other. If Mu Ying really brought back this kind of crop, she could indeed be granted the title of Marquis of Zhenhai...

Is it just possible?

Two years ago, the little guy on Longhu Mountain came up with a Medicine King Rice, which was already a seed given by the Immortal Family.

Daming's grain yield per mu has indeed greatly improved in recent years.

For a person who lived in China and was born and raised, Yaowangdao was already beyond their imagination.

How can anyone trust a grain that is ten times more productive than rice?
"Is there any evidence for what the prince said?"

Li Shanchang asked back, Zhu Biao stopped talking.

Where is the evidence?
Even if he has confidence in Zhang Yi, it will take at least the beginning of next spring to plant those things when they are brought back.

By the time of the harvest, it was already at the end of Hongwu's fifth year.

Seeing Zhu Biao's silence, Li Shanchang took advantage of the victory to pursue:
"His Royal Highness, if there is no real evidence, it will not be able to stop the mouths of the world..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion has sunk.

He thought it would be a matter of course, but he didn't expect that it would cause all the officials, especially Li Shanchang to take the lead in objecting?

Strictly speaking, although Mu Ying was his adopted son, he was definitely from the Huaixi side of the political spectrum.

This child usually gets along well with Li Shan, and he is a very appreciated junior.

But I never thought that Li Shanchang would interfere with this matter.

"I think that if this matter is true, then it won't be too late to wait until the matter is verified before being granted a title. Anyway, it will be next year. I have witnessed the magical artifact Mu Ying brought back, and I am naturally convinced..."

His statement cannot be said to be wrong, but it is almost tantamount to losing the emperor's face.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly:
"What if I insist on sealing Muying?"

The atmosphere in the imperial study room became extremely cold in an instant.

The officials present were silent.

Only Li Shanchang’s expression remained unchanged and he said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry about being few, but about unevenness!"

These words made the temperature in the imperial study room a little bit colder again.

In the big room, you can hear a needle drop.

Li Shanchang bowed his body, looking extremely respectful.

However, the pressure was coming. Even if Zhu Biao was not forced into the palace by hundreds of officials, he could still feel the pressure on Zhu Yuanzhang! '

What will the father do?
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang worriedly, he knew his father too well.

Lao Zhu didn't speak at this time, but his anger had reached its peak.

Go to America and bring back the fetish.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang has been looking forward to the most in the past two years. Before going to sea, he also promised the treatment of Mu Ying after her return.

Now that Mu Ying has returned, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to reward heroes, but everyone is opposed?
How could he get off the stage?
The king did not keep his word, who would dare to sacrifice his life for him in the future?
When Zhu Biao thought the emperor was about to lose his temper, Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly:
"I got it!"

Li Shanchang breathed a sigh of relief. He forced Zhu Yuanzhang into the palace, and he himself was under great pressure.

No one knows the Majesty in front of him better than him, but there are some things that are not in his position and do not plan for his affairs.

In his position, he must find an explanation for the people behind him.

"I will consider it, Li Xiang, you go out first!"

From Mr. Li to Li Xiang is the only way Zhu Yuanzhang can express his dissatisfaction.

Everyone looked at each other, and Li Shanchang took the lead to leave!

After all the officials left, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief:

"Liu Bowen is gone, indeed our Mr. Li has grown in prestige!"

His self-deprecating laugh was full of anger.

Zhu Biao was silent. After Liu Ji retired this year, Li Shanchang was no longer restrained by others in the court. It is indeed a little different.

He thought to himself, would Father Emperor regret his decision last year?

Daming Liugong 28 Hou Erbo, a total of 36 people.

There are only two civil servants who can be knighted in the true sense.

It was obvious that there were two people in the court who were excited about each other. One was granted the title of Duke, and the other was not even granted the title of Marquis.

Zhu Yuanzhang's approach chilled Liu Bowen's heart to a great extent, right?
If Liu Bowen was named Marquis, he probably wouldn't say anything?
After all, Li Shanchang is indeed irreplaceable in Zhu Yuanzhang's team.

Can be an Earl.

Not to mention that Liu Bowen himself could not have expected it, even his opponent Li Shanchang could not have expected it.

The emperor forced Liu Bowen away, but in exchange for the current situation, how should he deal with it?

Zhu Biao thought of Li Shanchang's sentence of not worrying about the injustice, and understood Zhu Yuanzhang's compromise.

Nowadays, most of the princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.

Liu Gong's 28th Marquis is not enough to enclose everyone.

There are many people who missed out on the title, but they may not have no thoughts in their hearts.

Most of the lords of Ming Dynasty were knighted for their military exploits.

Even if a civil official is as good as Li Shanchang, to a large extent, he is in charge of logistics and made military achievements.

Liu Ji can be regarded as a relatively pure civil servant.

Judging from the logic of knighthood, the emperor did not encourage civilian officials to be knighted.

This is his way of elevating the status of generals to fight against the prime minister.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang followed this set of rules, he himself must be restricted by the rules.

Muying's credit is not military merit,

If it is a marquis, many people will have ideas.

If nothing else, can Wang Guangyang think about it?

He served as Zhu Yuanzhang's counselor and made many achievements.

If Mu Ying could become a marquis, why couldn't he?
This is Li Shanchang's logic, and it is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang had to compromise temporarily even though he was furious.

He set the rules, should she break her own rules with her own hands?
"You figured it out?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to ask Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao nodded.

"Being an emperor has never been so easy, even if you are like me, sometimes you have to be constrained.

Although Li Shanchang has selfish intentions, I can't ignore the truth of what he said!
The most troublesome thing in the world is not to worry about scarcity but to worry about inequality.

This is true at home as well as outside! "

When Zhu Biao heard this, he thought of his younger brothers.

Is it a sign of injustice for the prince to seize the heir apparent?

The thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't bother.

He just asked:
"Then what are you going to do?

In fact, Er Chen feels that since the eldest brother cannot be granted the title of marquis for the time being, it is better to wait until next year when the seeds are in the ground.

Er Chen believes in the judgment of the younger brother of the Zhang family, after these seeds are ripe and harvested, they will surely make the world shut up..."

Zhu Biao's proposal is very rational and most in line with reality.

Regardless of the rules established by Zhu Yuanzhang, food crops with a yield of more than ten times per mu can be found.

In any dynasty, it is worthy of being a marquis.

It's just that this matter did not conform to Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas.

If he really followed Li Shanchang's proposal, he couldn't follow the tone in his heart.

"If I wait until next year, won't I be fulfilling those people's wishes, in fact, I understand their psychology.

They followed me and fought so hard for so many years before they got their current titles.

How old is Mu Yingcai?
When others were fighting, Mu Ying was still wandering...

They just couldn't see Mu Ying becoming a marquis, at least not so early!
But if I really waited for next year, wouldn't I weaken Li Shanchang? "

Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction with Li Shanchang was not so much against Li Shanchang, but more of a warning to the prime minister.

Li Shanchang was once a confidant of Zhu Yuanzhang, but now there are more and more conflicts.

The so-called people are in their positions and seek their own government.

Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang were destined to be pushed in different directions by the seats under their buttocks.

Zhu Biao understood that Zhu Yuanzhang began to have opinions about Li Shanchang.

However, if the merits of the Americas cannot be used to confer titles, how should Mu Ying and others confer titles?

Before Zhu Biao could think clearly, Zhu Yuanzhang handed some memorials to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was stunned when he saw it.

Most of these memorials are related to Japan.

Memories about Japan gradually emerged in Zhu Biao's mind.

Two years ago, he still vividly remembered the incident in which Japan killed the Ming envoys and detained them.

Later, although Japan released Yang Zai, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, it was still unwilling to become a minister.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that Japan was divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he was quite annoyed by the pirates.

The ambush in the second year of Hongwu's reign reduced the number of pirate incidents along the coast a lot.

But as time goes by, the pressure on coastal defense has gradually increased recently.

If Lao Zhu is purely secluded from the outside world, that's all.

But in order to start the relocation of the capital, the most important thing is to have unimpeded grain roads.

Planting Yaowang rice in the North China Plain can only relieve part of the pressure in the north.

For the capital of an empire, this was far from enough.

There are only two grain roads.

People in the Yuan Dynasty chose sea transportation, and Zhu Yuanzhang of course preferred the canal.

However, with the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to build the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal mentioned by Zhang Yi, so sea transportation still has to bear the important task of transporting grain after the relocation.

Since it is necessary to pay attention to the grain roads at sea, the problem of Japanese pirates must be solved.

Solving the problem of Japanese pirates in the vast sea is ultimately the last resort. The best way is to let the Japanese kings cooperate and prevent Japanese ronin from going to sea.

In the past two years, Zhu Yuanzhang has not failed to believe in the past.

But people don't care about themselves at all.

The emperor was actually enduring it. The national power of Ming Dynasty was not enough to support another war.

Especially when the navy is not too strong.

"Father, are you preparing to launch a war against Japan?"

Zhu Biao was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang was acting on his own initiative.

The best time for the Daming Navy to dispatch was the seventh year of Hongwu.

At that time, the first batch of new warships of the Xuanwu Army had been formed into groundwater, and great things could be done at that time.

It would take three or four years to clear up the surrounding troubles, and then attack Japan.

Winning Japan is not just a vent, but also provides an important advance base for Ming Dynasty's future voyages.

"Not yet! But the Xuanwu Army can be dragged out to train soldiers..."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to let go of the last memorial.

Inside, the envoy of the King of Ryukyu introduced the situation of Ryukyu when he came to court. One of them was that Ryukyu was also invaded by pirates...

"With the title of righteousness, we can wait for two years to move in Japan, but the limbs they stretched out must be cut off first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took out the world map, pointed to the sea, and said.

(End of this chapter)