open sea

Chapter 469
Chen Mu is very rational about the Burmese war, but not so rational about Annan.

In the second year of Wanli, when the imperial court had a holiday, the report from the Nanyang Military Mansion was sent to the imperial court through the post station. Zhang Juzheng urgently recruited the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and Prince Shaobao Tan Lun to discuss matters.

"Tan Shaobao, before he enters the mansion, the coughing sound has already made the servants greet him."

Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun have been friends for many years. Now that Tan Lun is fifty-seven, the friendship between the two is even stronger. Tan Lun knew that Zhang Juzheng was just joking, so he didn't care. The old man coughs uncontrollably, and he will be impeached."

"Perhaps what they said is right. Old and frail people are not suitable for serving as ministers. Now that the war in the world has stopped, it is time for me to resign."

Tan Lun is old, really old, gold and iron horses have become empty words, and he yearns for the days of watching operas and listening to music in the house with several acres of Susukida.

After all, the worries of the southern Japanese and the northern captives have been eliminated in the hands of their generation.

"You can't go, the war in the world has not stopped."

Zhang Juzheng smiled, and Songhuqiu welcomed Tan Lun into the study in the mansion, helped Tan Lun to the guest seat, and then sat down by himself, and asked with a rare pride on the face of the chief minister of the empire: "Young Bao feels bright?"

Zhang Juzheng's mansion is very large, and Tan Lun used to come here frequently when he was in good health, and he knew that the chief minister was obsessed with cleanliness, his clothes had to be wrinkle-free, and the mansion also had no clutter.

But this time when he was recruited, Tan Lun only felt that there were craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry coming in and out of the first assistant's mansion, which was a little messy, but apart from the faint rumbling sound coming from a distance, there was nothing unusual about it.

The interior of the study room is very warm, which is nothing special. Most of the walls of the mansions in the capital have interlayer ice ducts and flues.

But Zhang Juzheng's study is special in that there are four glazed lamps on the wall, which can be illuminated without fire.

"What is this, Mr. Ge?"

"The glazed lamp of the Ministry of Industry, the steamer drives the motor, the water vapor is the power, the power is generated with bright light, the smoke from the furnace goes through the fire wall, and the cold is dispelled in winter." Zhang Juzheng took off his fur robe, sat back on his seat, and said: "Burning coal Not much warmer than it used to be in the winter, and it still shines."

Tan Lun laughed as soon as he heard it, coughed a few times uncontrollably halfway through the laugh, and then said, "Chen Nanyang did it? He didn't enter the Ministry of Industry, he's a loser."

"Can he like the Ministry of Industry? You, Tan Shaobao, wrote to him to see if he would like to come back to work for the Ministry of Industry." Zhang Juzheng was joking, but said seriously: "If Chen Nanyang works for the Ministry of Industry, with his He is in charge of the Ministry of Industry under the law of the army, so he must be another virtuous minister."

"Then the Ministry of Industry will be gone. The most thorough implementation of the military order by the Nanyang Army is the first-time offender. How many people are enough to kill him?"

Tan Lun laughed out loud, and looked carefully at the glazed cup hanging on the wall at his hand, then he cupped his hands seriously and said to Zhang Juzheng: "Ge Lao said before that the war in the world has not stopped, this time I'm here, where is there another war?"

He had guessed this since he came, but seeing Zhang Juzheng joking in a leisurely way, it didn't seem like it.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng's interest in joking was almost gone at this time, he asked a question.

"Chen Nanyang sent two manuscripts a few years ago, but they were blocked on the road by snowstorms in Baoding during the Chinese New Year, and they were sent from Liangxiang today."

Zhang Juzheng took out two letters and put them on the table next to Tan Lun while talking, and said: "One of these letters must have been read about Luo Zun's impeachment of you a few years ago and complained about your injustice. He scolded heartily, saying that there are three kinds of people in this world who can't be scolded by officials."

"Raising his parents' family and country, teaching his uncles and teachers, protecting his army to protect the country, Luo Zun said that he didn't know who was going to fight for the court, he only knew that his selfish desires could not comfort the people, and the people could not serve the country at the top, and he only knew how to confuse people with his lips and teeth— —This manuscript, if you take it out, you will offend many people."

Tan Lun narrowed his eyes, and asked Zhang Juzheng deliberatively, "Is it Chen Nanyang's handwriting? He never got angry with the speaker. Who is trying to harm him?"

"Who can imitate his handwriting? Zhao Changji, who is good at calligraphy, can't imitate it even if he is ugly. Who dares to use charcoal to write a manuscript, besides him, can he find the second one?"

Zhang Juzheng spoke angrily and amusedly, motioning Tan Lun to look at the second manuscript, and said: "At that time, most of the manuscripts were written out of anger. It’s hard to do, so it can’t be controlled.”

"Nowadays, the Nanyang military government has traded with Malacca and reached the lion country. Therefore, the two military governments want to attack Mangyinglong from the north and the south. The land transportation is sent from Guangzhou to Yongchang, Yunnan. The water and land are [-] miles away. If you go to Annan by sea, it will only take [-] miles. It will take ten days. However, the road consumption is very little.”

"The envoy he sent to the Annan Mo family to discuss borrowing the river was killed, so he planned to help An Houli, Zhancheng, and Annan Zongbing to attack the Mo family first, and then attack the Myanmar Xuanwei Division."

Zhang Juzheng made the final decision, and said: "Tan Shaobao, the first manuscript, looks happy and happy. Don't send it to him. He is full of complaints and offends people. There is no need to bring it to the court for discussion."

"Luo Zun's impeachment of Shao Bao needn't be taken to heart. A person who talks about it, how can he know how to govern the country?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head disdainfully, and comforted Tan Lun, saying: "He offended Feng Daban, he didn't know that he was a man with his tail between his legs and impeached this and that all day long. Feng Bao will deal with him when he thinks about it."

"Guan Qiao is still in Chen Nanyang's second manuscript. This has to be brought to the court for discussion. Please invite the minister to come, just to have a bottom line in your heart."

"The Annan Mo family disrespected the imperial court. Jin Yiwei has gone to investigate the matter. If it is true, it is no problem for the Nanyang army to attack the Mo family to take the river. Everyone is happy if they win. The defeat just recalls him to the court for a few years."

Hearing what he said, Tan Lun suddenly raised his head, and saw Zhang Juzheng sighing helplessly: "Back then, the late emperor sent him to Nanyang in an imperial edict, and he did not mean to pamper him. Thanks to his youth and outstanding achievements, even if he boasted that Haikou was the imperial court. If you lose money, it doesn’t hurt to teach him to play in Nanyang.”

"He can be competent wherever he is placed, not necessarily overseas."

Zhang Juzheng laughed again as he spoke, and then said solemnly: "The servant is fifty years old this year, and at most, he can serve the country for another 20 years. By then, all the veterans and ministers who have experienced the southern and northern captives will be gone. Only he, Chen Nanyang, is still in power." year."

"His clerk Zhao Changji said that he used to lament the fight against Japanese pirates. He said that the Japanese pirates in Ming Dynasty and those treacherous people were all outstanding people who went the wrong way. None of the all-powerful pirates died at sea, but on land."

"Even if you don't call him back this year, you will still be called in the year after next. When you Tan Shaobao resigns, there will be no one he knows in the Ministry of War."

Zhang Juzheng said while pacing, turned around and pointed to the second notebook, and said: "Recall him back to the capital, treat him well."

Tan Lun nodded, then smiled wryly, coughed twice and cupped his hands and said, "Myanmar and the land of Annan are not well understood by the court, and we still need to look through the files. However, I have carefully read all the battle reports of the Nanyang Army."

"Chen Nanyang's three skills are on the boat, on the cannon, and on the blunderbuss. The heavy cannon is in front of the strong blunderbuss.

Tan Lun talked about these things with confidence: "The combat power is equal to that of the Ji army, and the land of Myanmar and An'an is near the sea. Over the years, Guangdong and Guangxi have reported that the Mo family used warships to drive our fishermen out of Pearl Pond many times, and they were attacked by fishing boats many times. Retreat, according to my humble opinion, instead of worrying about Chen Nanyang...Ge Lao should send a letter and ask Liu Nanchang."

(End of this chapter)