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Chapter 601 It's All About Last Year
The sixth day of July.

It was morning time again, and the monarchs and ministers still went to the morning court as usual. Regarding yesterday's win or loss, some people remembered it in their hearts, as if nothing had happened on their faces;

After some etiquette, they recited the "Song of Righteous Qi" in unison, and then began to discuss today's affairs.

"Is there anything you want to play today?" Yang Reform asked dignifiedly after scanning the officials.This majesty is not impossible to pretend, the emperor has been in power for a long time, this majesty will naturally be there, as long as there is no laughing and laughing, this majesty will always hang on him.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to report." Shi Fenglai was still the first to say.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, an envoy from the Ryukyu Kingdom has come forward today, saying that the lord of his family is enslaved by the Japanese kingdom, and that the Japanese kingdom wants to harm our dynasty, so I implore our court to send soldiers to rescue and restore the lord of another country..." Shi Fenglai came up to say this.

When everyone heard it, is this the case?The emperor wants to fight again?The opposition immediately exploded. The status of the warriors has just risen sharply, and there is a war again. Wouldn't the status continue to rise?I was ready to refuse right away, but think about it, it's not right!This does not seem to be arranged by the emperor!It’s not been a year or two since the envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom came to the capital. This happened before the emperor ascended the throne. Last year, the emperor seemed to have promised his family to help his family’s lord return to the country. This..., Many people are confused.

Yang Reform is ready to make persistent efforts. After defeating the Eastern Captives, he went on to attack Japan. The navy always wants to go out. Now that it has finally freed up its hands, Japan's good show is about to begin.

"This matter! If I remember correctly, I seem to have promised the Ryukyu envoy last year to help his country's lord restore the country, right?" Yang Reform pretended to recall before asking.

"Returning to your majesty, yes, at that time, your majesty pitied the lord of another country for being enslaved by the Japanese country, and was very angry. He promised to help the lord of his country to restore the country. , I have a well-equipped navy, so I can fulfill His Majesty's promise!" Shi Fenglai said immediately, as a mouthpiece, he consciously fulfilled his duties and said what the emperor wanted to say.

"Gentlemen, since I promised to help the lord of his family, let's talk about it, what should I do." Yang Reform said.

The ministers immediately began to discuss. Although many people here are getting more and more at odds with the emperor, and they are getting more and more aggressive with the emperor, but it has to be said that after so many things, the emperor's majesty is increasing day by day. I have made up my mind to fight the emperor to the end, but more people feel that the emperor is afraid. The emperor does not hit people on the board, and secondly, he does not kill people casually. Looking at you, but it is such an emperor who has done many unimaginable things without making a fuss, flattened and rounded many things and people at will.More people have a clearer understanding of the emperor. Even if they want to fight against the emperor, they have to discuss the facts, have real evidence, and fight against the emperor if they have nothing to do.

The ministers discussed it for a while, and many ministers insisted that since the emperor promised to help others, and now he has the ability, he must help. Naturally, he must send troops to drive away the Japanese who occupied Ryukyu. It's all good, giving money and gifts has always been stingy, and even sending troops to fight is not a problem.

The irritability in Cao Yubian's heart, he hasn't figured out how to deal with the matter of the governor of Liaodong, and today there is another matter of dispatching troops to Ryukyu. This matter is really one after another, against the emperor. I can handle it all!It was too nerve-wracking. He was sure that the emperor had a conspiracy, but he couldn't understand where the emperor's conspiracy was. Was it really just helping the head of the Ryukyu country to drive away the Wa people?
The one in Han Yu’s heart is called Qu, the emperor, you have already said it, and he agreed to it last year, and this year we are still asking us to discuss it. What else is there to discuss?How can we object?Now that the Daming Navy has strong soldiers and horses, and there are many boats, why not go there?In the past few years, it cost millions of silver and 10,000+ horsemen to fight the war in North Korea. Now, why not go to chase a few Japanese people?
Everyone's faces were cloudy and dark, and they discussed for a long time.

Yang Reform saw that the discussion was almost over, so he suppressed it.All the ministers fell silent.

"I see that you have all discussed it, so let's talk about it." Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty, I think that we should send troops immediately to help the Lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom to restore the country. The Ryukyu Kingdom is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, how can we let others enslave it? This obviously does not take my Ming Dynasty seriously, and it can be bullied today. I belong to the country of Ming Dynasty, tomorrow, it is time to bully me, Daming, if I don’t seek justice for my country today, in the future, there will be a country that recognizes me as Zhengshuo..." Shi Fenglai was the first to stand up without hesitation Speaking of.

Yang Reform nodded and said yes, Japan will not bully the Ming Dynasty in the future, but it has already bullied the Ming Dynasty. Isn't the war to aid the dynasty mean that Japan will bully the Ming Dynasty?
Seeing that Shi Feng had said it, the others followed suit.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that we have a strong army and a large number of boats, so naturally we should help the Ryukyu Kingdom to restore the country..."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Ryukyu has always been respectful to me and has no intention of betraying me. I should support him. Besides, Your Majesty promised the Ryukyu envoy last year. How can I abandon my promise? I should keep my promise and help other countries. The king returns to the country."

More people stood up, and they were in favor of the emperor helping Ryukyu restore the country.Not to mention anything else, the emperor promised to help people restore the country last year, so it is hard to object.

Even Cao Yubian could only smack his lips. He should object to this matter, but how can he object?If you want to object, you shouldn't let the emperor agree to the Ryukyu Kingdom last year. How can you go back on what you promised last year?Cao Yubian only felt that his mouth was bitter. If the emperor wanted to make trouble, he was planning it last year... Thinking of this, Cao Yubian only felt that his mouth was even more bitter, and he could only comfort himself. This is just a coincidence, the emperor It shouldn't be that powerful, how much can you know about overseas affairs?After thinking about it, Cao Yubian felt that...he was lying to himself.

"Your Majesty, I object..." No matter how bitter Cao Yubian was in his heart, he had no choice but to come out and object. The words in his mouth were as bitter as his heart, and the bitterness couldn't be more bitter.

As soon as Cao Yubian exited, everyone looked at him.Today's opposition has almost died down. Unexpectedly, this old guy still came out!Fighting with the emperor, you don't have to do this, how can you object?This was decided last year.Can you lose the face of the celestial dynasty?

"Oh, the Qing family is talking about it, why are you against it? What are the reasons?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, there is no one else. I have just experienced a great war and have not yet regained my strength. Why should I fight for others? How wasteful is this? Your Majesty, save people's energy!" Cao Yubian can only use this as an argument.

"Hehe..." Yang Reform laughed a few times, and said again: "... I remember that the Liaodong War was fought on land all the time, and the navy didn't have a chance to play. Now it's time to cross the sea to help Ryukyu restore the country. Sending out the navy, how can there be such a big injury?"

Cao Yubian only felt that his mouth was unpleasant. He naturally knew the difference between navy, infantry, and cavalry, but he really couldn't come up with any excuses, so he could only talk about it.

"Is the Ministry of Households here?" Seeing Cao Yubian bowing his head with a bitter face, Yang Reform asked Bi Ziyan again.

"The minister is here!" Bi Ziyan hurried out.

"Now that we want to help the Ryukyu restore the country, the Ministry of Households still have plenty of money? How much military expenditure can we spend?" Yang Reform asked, seeing Cao Yubian with his head down and a sad face, Yang Reform directly blocked Cao Yubian's second For a reason, didn't you say waste, no money?Today's imperial court is not the former imperial court. The life of the former imperial court was a bitter one. Now, instead of counting on all kinds of summer and autumn taxes, the salt tax alone has collected 500 million taels first. The Ministry of Households can live comfortably Now, if I still use this as a prevarication, I won't give face.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the household department is still rich in money, and the summer tax is about to go into the treasury. It is not counted, and it is still possible to take out 50 million taels of silver coins as military expenses." Bi Ziyan said immediately, to be honest, Bi Ziyan is not I know how to spend the money he obtained. The court has always been used to living a hard life. Didn't they tighten their belts back then?Now that he suddenly became richer, he was not used to it for a while, so he piled up all the money in Taicang, and some of it was deposited in the bank for Bi Ziyan to earn interest. He is also a master of financial management.

"Oh!...Does Cao Qing's family have anything else to say?" Yang Reform said, looking at Cao Yubian.

"Return to Your Majesty, I have nothing to say." Cao Yubian was very depressed, and agreed with a bitter face. Although he really wanted to stop the emperor, he really couldn't come up with any strong arguments.In the past, money and people's power were used to put pressure on the emperor, but now it doesn't work for the emperor.

"Does that Qing family have anything to say?" Yang Reform asked again full of dignity.

All the ministers quickly lowered their heads to avoid the emperor's sharp edge.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Han Yu felt that he, the opposition, had to say something, otherwise, he would be sorry for his identity as the opposition.

"Oh, what's the matter with Han Qing's family? Just tell me." Yang Reformed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that I am now fighting Donglu. Although I have won a battle, Donglu is now making a fuss again. I have just defeated Lin Danhan, and I have the potential to start again. I think that Donglu Before the decision is made, it is inappropriate to divide the forces of the navy, and it is not appropriate to fight on two fronts..." Han Yu said.

"What does the Ministry of War say?" Yang Reform asked again, not intending to answer by himself.

"Returning to Your Majesty, in fact, although the navy is very useful in fighting against the Eastern Captives, in reality, it is basically transport ships that play a role, and actual warships do not have much opportunity to play their role. It is enough to separate a fleet from the Beiyang Navy. If Donglu doesn’t have a boat to go to sea, it is not a big problem to have more warships or fewer warships. Just deploy some warships here and there..." Sun Chengzong had to come out and said, he was a little reluctant while speaking, but the emperor asked him to say it, so he couldn't help but say it.

Yang Reform also didn't want Sun Chengzong to directly come out to fight with civil servants. In any case, Sun Chengzong was still a bond between himself and civil servants. Yang Reform knew that there was a life-and-death struggle with the civil servants, but he still had to leave some thoughts for the civil servants, and he still had to stay on the line when doing things.

In the Ming Dynasty, apart from ruling the country by civil officials, could it be possible to rule the country by military men?Apart from the emperor, civil servants can only be in charge of the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty. Some bottom line, Yang Reform will fight with civil servants again, and he does not want warriors to be in charge of the highest armed forces. If warriors control the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty, this matter But there is really no bottom line, and it is endlessly poisonous. Yang Reform has never considered it, and it is unimaginable. Sun Chengzong is such a bottom line... Yang Reform has always hoped that Sun Chengzong will be a relatively neutral bottom line. If you don’t want to be directly involved in the battle between yourself and the civil servants, set up a neutral attitude between yourself and the civil servants, and tell the civil servants that no matter how you fight, the emperor still trusts the civil servants, at least no warriors will ride on the civil servants. ... Yang Gai felt that it was quite troublesome how to handle the importance of it.But now, Sun Chengzong is temporarily serving as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he can only let Sun Chengzong come out to say a few words. Thinking of this, Yang Reform became agitated for a while, Liu Tingyuan was too disappointing, he ruined his own business, and he had to wipe his ass .

"Well, what Master Sun said makes sense. Does Han Qing's family still have problems?" Yang Reform said with some displeasure.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have nothing to say..." Han Yu also showed his face and was about to withdraw his troops. There is really no reason to oppose what he promised a year ago. This is called the emperor's face Where to put it?Where to put Ming Dynasty's face?
"Which Qing's family has something to say?" Yang Reform asked again, thinking that Sun Chengzong would have to represent Sun Chengzong for the position of Minister of War for a long time, Yang Reform became restless for a while, and his tone became more and more unfriendly.

All the ministers were unanimously silent, seeing that the emperor's face was not so good, and this matter was settled a year ago, so there was nothing to say. It was really meaningless to provoke the emperor's anger and be scolded.Things don't matter now, if you fight with the emperor, you really can't fight.

"Since all of you have nothing to say, let's make it so. The staff department will make a plan to see how to help the Ryukyu Kingdom recover. Master Sun will be responsible for the specifics." Yang Reform said with some displeasure.

"The minister leads the decree!" Sun Chengzong came out and replied.

Even though this matter is done and the Beiyang Navy is about to go out, the irritability in Yang Reform's heart has not been reduced much. Sun Chengzong is the bottom line and benchmark set by himself. It is not a big problem to stand on his side and talk about it occasionally, but if every day Standing up to speak for himself, it is inevitable that people will miss him, and he will inevitably fight with others. If Sun Chengzong is criticized and falls down, then this matter will be troublesome. If he sets a bottom line, who will be in charge?Apparently no one can replace it?Once there is no bottom line, the turmoil in the Ming Dynasty may exceed one's expectations, and the situation may get out of control.Thinking about the ups and downs of Sun Chengzong in history, Yang Reform, who has been avoiding Sun Chengzong from participating in the battle, his mood is really not good.

Seeing that the emperor's complexion had changed, the crowd could no longer see the situation clearly, and many people murmured in their hearts.Didn't the emperor fulfill his wish?She should be smiling, and no matter how bad it is, she should pretend to be calm, why does she look like this?From the looks of it, it doesn't look like it's an act, does it?So what is it that makes the emperor so worried?Even irritable?Could it be that the emperor himself didn't like this matter, or in other words, wasn't this the emperor's conspiracy?
Not only Cao Yubian, Han Yu and others couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking, but even people from the imperial party couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking.

Yang Reform was unhappy for a while, and he had no choice but to put the matter aside for Sun Chengzong's matter.

"By the way, when it comes to sending troops to the Ryukyu to drive away the Wa country, I remembered something." Yang Reform said irritably, with a bit of a bad tone.

The ministers became more and more confused about the way out, which one was singing?

"Your Majesty, please clarify?" Shi Fenglai immediately took over.

"I remember that when Li Zhizao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, hired the barbarian fleet last year, he promised the leader of the barbarians to help him go to Japan to ask for a son, right? Is there such a thing?" Yang Reform said impatiently.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter did indeed happen. Li Zhizao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and Li Zhenzhi did report this matter, saying that it was one of the conditions for hiring the barbarian fleet. Last year, His Majesty did promise that barbarian, saying that he would treat me to court. When you make a move, you will help him get his son back, and you can even send a fleet to send him there. Of course, there is a prerequisite, that is, the barbarians are willing to teach me the Daming Navy carefully, and are willing to help my Daming Navy beat the Eastern captives with all their heart. I have to be able to make a move, that is to say, I, Da Ming, can only count if I win against Donglu... I think the barbarians do have some skills, and they really helped me, Da Ming. In the battle of Zhenjiang Fort last year, the warships can play a big role ..." Shi Fenglai replied immediately.This matter was also decided last year, and not one or two people knew about it. Of course, who would have thought at the time that Donglu was so unbeaten, and it took only one year to beat that mighty Donglu. near the coast...

Cao Yubian's face immediately turned black, why did it happen last year?How much did the emperor do last year?Are they going to be cashed out this year?The more Cao Yubian thought about it, the angrier he became, how could this be?

Han Yu's face also turned black. He really didn't know what to say about the emperor. Could it be that the emperor must know that he can take care of the Donglu this year?He also knew about this last year. He also said that the emperor had a thick face and a dark heart. Why can he help him get his son back if he can make a move? I was so scared that I didn't dare to come up again.Donglu was afraid of being beaten in one year, and this matter was left to last year, who would believe it?But now?Han Yu's complexion turned black rapidly, and he didn't know whether to praise the emperor for his brilliance, or whether it was just a coincidence. Judging from the current situation, the emperor seemed to be making trouble.

When everyone heard what the emperor said, their faces turned dark when they knew it, and they were at a loss when they didn't know. Seeing that everyone was black-faced, they became even more at a loss. However, they heard that it was Li Zhizao, Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, who said it, and it was probably true.

"Since I promised, he did it too. Now that the navy is going to help the Ryukyu Kingdom restore the country, let's stop by and help him get a son. If I promise, I can't break the promise, let alone break the promise..." Yang Reform said again.

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The ministers all over the floor were all black-faced and didn't know what to say, objected?This was agreed last year, and Li Zhizao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was the guarantor, and Xu Guangqi was in charge of it, and the elders of Chaozhong Pavilion participated. It's not a bureau, but who can be sure?

(End of this chapter)