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Chapter 1298 The Conspiracy Against Daming Begins to Take Shape

Although it is an exaggeration, it can explain one thing, the great country in the east is rising, and it is no longer the one it heard before.And that big country has a vast territory and countless wealth. It is conceivable that once it goes to sea, the number of fleets will definitely not be small.At least now that the big eastern country is no longer something that Britain can just send a fleet of ships to reap benefits.

Charles I thought in his heart that he was even more pessimistic. At least several countries on the European side must unite before they can have the strength to compete with the eastern powers.

Thinking about it this way, Charles I's heart moved, maybe he could really send someone to visit several other countries, at least to find out, what is their attitude towards that big country in the East?

He was thinking, and Wedel said over there again: "Your Majesty, I am thinking, since Ming warships are already cruising on the Bay of Bengal, as well as on the Strait of Malacca, then the Netherlands on the Batavia side What will happen to the East India Company? What will happen to the Spanish colonies in Luzon? I think it is very likely that they will be wiped out by the Ming Dynasty. It is better to send people to these two countries to have a look. If possible, we can unite to deal with the big countries in the East , at least to force Ming to agree to trade on our terms!"

Upon hearing this, Charles I couldn't help being overjoyed and said, "That's right, I think so too!"

After hearing this, Wedel thought that the hero had the same opinion, and quickly added: "Goa and the Lion Kingdom are colonies of the Portuguese. They are very close to the Bay of Bengal, and they will definitely be threatened. Also, the Portuguese are here There are also colonies in the Far East, and it is estimated that they have been taken away by the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, you can also contact Portugal, I think there is something interesting."

"That's right, a very good idea!" Charles I immediately agreed after hearing this. Anyway, if it's going to work, I'll send someone to ask about it first, and there will be no loss of meat.

Therefore, Wedel immediately asked, and volunteered to be an envoy.

In this way, a conspiracy against Daming began to take shape.

The time soon came to the middle of the tenth year of Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen learned about the situation at the North American base from the chat group, so he ordered Lu Xiangsheng, who was sitting in the Japanese kingdom, to allocate part of the Liaoxian navy on his side and bring the Japanese prisoners. , head to North America, and start expanding that base.

On the Japanese side, five vassals have been entrusted, namely, one in Kyushu, one in Shikoku, and three in Honshu. The northernmost vassal includes Hokkaido.Of course, according to the usual practice, the ports of the Wa Kingdom are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, and they are not counted as the territory of the vassal state.

After enfeoffing so many vassals, there are only a dozen or so vassals left in Daming.They seemed to have nowhere to go, so they panicked a little.The letter was sent to Emperor Chongzhen, expressing their urgent desire for a better place.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen took Goa out as the next enfeoffment.Of course, instead of asking them to go right away, they should be auctioned off, and the money will be used as military supplies for war.

It is too far away from the Japanese army to call Bangladesh, and it is not realistic.Therefore, the prepared troops were transferred from Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.For this combat mission, Min Hongxue from the Tang State will be the commander, and the admiral of the navy will naturally be Liang Xiaozhen.The attack on the lion country is to be carried out by the navy, and the attack on Goa is the task of the army.

There is a consideration here, that is, once Goa is occupied, it is likely to attract the attention of the Mughal dynasty and trigger a chain reaction.Therefore, on the Bangladesh side, there must be enough troops to sit in the town.

As a result, the troops of the vassal state were also recruited to sit in the town according to the order of Emperor Chongzhen. In addition, the troops trained by Qin Liangyu were also transferred from Guizhou and Sichuan.

Daming's front has finally stretched.

Governor Zhu Xieyuan, who had been in Yunnan and Guangxi before, was transferred to the capital to join the cabinet.

The second assistant, Sun Chengzong, was getting old, so he resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown in Gaoyang to take care of his old age.

During this time, no one cared, there was one thing quietly arranged by Emperor Chongzhen, who was quietly changing it.That is to say, among the senior officials of Ming Dynasty, the number of officials from the south is increasing, while those from the north are decreasing, at least in the center.

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen went out of the palace in micro-clothes again, but instead of leaving the capital, he went to the Xu Mansion.

The reason why he left the palace in a micro-service was not because he wanted to do something shameful, but because he didn't want to disturb Xu Guangqi.After all, he was recuperating from his illness. If the emperor came, he would have to welcome him, and the whole Xu Mansion would be busy.

When the concierge of Xu's mansion saw the knocker, he showed the badge of the admiral of the East Factory, and he knew who the young man was respectfully served by the factory owner.In fact, he went to Fengtianmen Square to see it once, so he had an impression of the emperor's face.At this moment, he was terrified, and immediately wanted to kneel down to greet him.

When Wang Chengen saw him, he stopped him, and then asked him: "Master Xu is there, lead the way, the emperor came to see him."

When the porter heard this, he didn't dare to disobey, and hurriedly and cautiously led the way ahead.

Emperor Chongzhen followed behind, walking at a leisurely pace, looking at the Xu Mansion.At a glance, there is not much luxury, just ordinary.After passing through two gates, they came to the backyard. There was no flat marble here, but all vegetable fields, which surprised Emperor Chongzhen a little.

I saw Xu Guangqi sitting on the steps of the courtyard lobby, and several servants were waiting on the vegetable field, pointing at the vegetable field and saying something, but for a while, no one came over.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that there were all kinds of crops planted in this vegetable field, including what he recognized and what he didn't recognize.

The concierge saw that no one in the yard noticed, and hurriedly shouted: "Master, the emperor is here to see you!"

Hearing this, everyone in the yard subconsciously heard the sound and looked over.At least Xu Guangqi was familiar with him. He saw Emperor Chongzhen, accompanied by Wang Chengen, looking at him with a smile.

He was very surprised and stood up quickly, wanting to greet him.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he walked through the vegetable field, waved his hands and said, "I came out of the palace in modest clothes, but I didn't want to be too polite, which would affect Xu Qing's body."

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi couldn't help being very grateful, and quickly replied: "The old minister is mostly given various maintenance things by His Majesty, and his health is not bad!"

"That's good!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "I happen to be looking for Qing on something, and I was worried about Qing's health!"

Hearing this, although the servants around didn't say anything, they were thinking in their hearts: the master has returned home due to illness, and at such an advanced age, the emperor actually wants the master to work hard.

To be honest, thinking about it this way, they all felt that the emperor was a bit too much and used his master to death!

Xu Guangqi didn't have this idea, and immediately thought of the emperor entering the hall to speak.

However, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand again, and ordered Wang Chengen to move a stool from inside, and sit next to Xu Guangqi, and said like a chatter: "It's good for me to sit here, let's see what Xu Qing is doing?"

Xu Guangqi laughed when he heard this, waved his hands to let the servants continue, and then he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Some of the veterans don't know the habits of these crops very well, and some want to breed and hybridize to see if they can breed better ones." , is fiddling with!"

Hearing his answer, which confirmed his thoughts, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help smiling and said: "Xu Qing, you really can't sit still!"

"Oh, the old minister's health is failing." Xu Guangqi sighed and replied, "Otherwise, I can always do something more."

Speaking of this, he thought about it in his heart, so he took the initiative to ask Emperor Chongzhen: "I don't know if your Majesty is here to find the old minister. What is there for the old minister to do? As long as he can do his best, the old minister will definitely do his best!"

Hearing this, several servants of the Xu family in the vegetable field couldn't help but look up at their master, with no happy expression on their faces.

They naturally knew that Xu Guangqi's body was fine, so they just sat on the side and said it was fine, but if they really wanted to work in person, their body still couldn't stand it.Because these servants have been with Xu Guangqi for decades and are familiar with farming, they have a deep affection for Xu Guangqi.

One of them was more courageous, even thinking, if the emperor wants the master to do something laborious, what if the master is tired and something happens?He made up his mind that when the time comes, even if the master agrees wholeheartedly for the country, he will persuade him.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally didn't know what these people in the vegetable field were thinking, so he didn't pay attention, just looked at Xu Guangqi and said: "This year's test is about to start, Xu Qing should know that this time the test is different from previous years. , It is the first time that the scientific and technological knowledge I have promoted is used in the imperial examinations, and it is a very important event for the field of science and technology."

Having said that, he looked at Xu Guangqi's expression and saw that he was very concerned, so he continued: "This time the test will definitely be recorded in the annals of history and remembered by future generations. I think, Xu Qing It’s because I’m No. 1 in science and technology knowledge in Ming Dynasty. It’s a pity if Xu Qing misses such a grand event. Please see if this is okay. You will be the chief examiner for this exam, but for specific matters, Xu Qing is not required. Don't worry, I will arrange another person, you just need to show off, preside over the test, and leave your name in the history books. How about it?"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi couldn't help being stunned.He felt that the emperor came to him, there must be something important, since the emperor came to the door in person, then no matter what, as long as he still has the strength to do it, he must do it.

It's just that he really didn't expect that the emperor actually asked him to be an honorary chief examiner in order to give him such a chance to leave his name in the history books.To be honest, such an opportunity is the most desired thing for a civil servant like him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly became excited, knowing that it was the emperor's wish, he hurriedly wanted to stand up, but was held down by the emperor's hand, so he had no choice but to reply: "Your Majesty, the chief examiner of this exam must have A lot of people are thinking about it. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for an old official to occupy such an important official position without doing anything?"

He can be sure that Shoufu will rush to do such an opportunity. After all, in the history books, for a new genre of scientific and technological knowledge to enter the imperial examination, it must be recorded.

The servants in the vegetable field also didn't expect that the emperor would come to the mansion in low clothes, but he just invited their master to do such a job that would only benefit them and not require much effort. Obviously they were taking care of their master, and they were all surprised immediately.

According to the general situation, it is no longer possible for the master to work for the court with his body. In order to win over the ministers and let the ministers do things better, the emperor should obviously leave such good things to his trusted ministers. !
Thinking about it this way, they couldn't help but be grateful to the emperor, knowing that the emperor was thinking about their master and giving them the favor of his master.

Besides, after hearing Xu Guangqi's answer, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know how much effort you have spent on promoting Ming's scientific and cultural knowledge. The farming things you are pointing out now can actually be classified as scientific and cultural knowledge. In the middle. With such a lot of hard work, I think that it is only suitable for Qing to be the chief examiner of the first general examination."

Having said that, he put back his smile, and said in an extremely solemn and serious manner: "I always keep Qing's credit in my heart. I was worried about Qing's health at first, but now it seems that being an honorary examiner is still a good thing." There is no problem. This honor should belong to Qing, no matter how others think about it, it is useless!"

Hearing the decisive meaning in the emperor's words, Xu Guangqi was so moved that he had no choice but to agree.He was very excited, and said with a little emotion: "I wish I could be a few decades younger and continue to be a pioneer in the promotion of scientific and technological knowledge!"

Emperor Chongzhen understood his mood, so he comforted him a few words, and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Xu Qing should rest at ease and take care of his body, so that he will grow up in the future. I will have a decree later, and Xu Qing will be mentally prepared."

After speaking, he stood up, not wanting to disturb Xu Guangqi's rest.

Seeing that the emperor was leaving, Xu Guangqi got up to see him off.Emperor Chongzhen refused to let him go, but he refused to do so. He just said: "The old minister also needs to walk around from time to time. Just treat it as exercise and go to the door."

Just like that, Xu Guangqi insisted on personally sending Emperor Chongzhen out of the house.

Watching their group leave the backyard, the servants in the vegetable field looked at each other, and finally said with emotion: "The emperor really has nothing to say, but he treated our master so kindly!"

"But that's not it, the emperor has always been like this, I knew it a long time ago!"

"..."

Emperor Chongzhen did not stay outside the palace this time, he went out of the palace specifically for Xu Guangqi's affairs.Afterwards, I began to worry about the first general examination with scientific and technical knowledge as the content of the examination.

The ministers were also a little surprised that the emperor ordered Xu Guangqi to be the chief examiner for this session.But thinking about it, it makes sense, after all, Xu Guangqi's scientific and cultural knowledge is well-known.

In the anticipation of everyone, the first session of the general examination was over, the list was announced, and then the palace examination was held.

When Emperor Chongzhen got the list, he was a little surprised because he saw a name he was more familiar with.

(End of this chapter)