Erdenibemba's question made Zhu Hengjia speechless for a moment. Should he let his second son be the coach of the Northern Expedition? He was uncertain.
A few days ago, Tang Zhenshangshu, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said that all three million taels of Zhaoxin notes issued by Daming Bank had been sold out.
Emperor Guangwu was very clever. In order to get the money as soon as possible, he boasted everywhere that the emperor would guarantee the return of the trust note. Although he was a despicable person, he still had some prestige among the people. Many people regarded him as a scoundrel and a slave.
The great hero who saved China, since he is a great hero, how could he defraud the common people of their money? So I feel relieved.
He can cheat again and use the Ming Dynasty Daily to spread the word about how bad the Rakshasa ghosts are and how many Han people they have killed. He issued Zhaoxin tickets to fight the Rakshasa ghosts and avenge the tragic death of the people of Kuliping. It is outrageous. When buying national debt and being patriotic,
After the doctrine was linked, even the private newspapers, which had always been at odds with the Ming Dynasty Daily, called for the purchase. For the sake of patriotism, the people of the Ming Dynasty bought tens of thousands of taels for the rich, and bought one or two taels for the poor. They quickly bought Zhaoxin tickets.
Sold out.
Some scholars even hang the Zhaoxin tickets they purchased around their waists to show their patriotism. I am patriotic and I am glorious!
Hearing that Zhaoxin tickets were sold out so quickly, Zhu Hengjia's eyes were filled with red eyes, feeling that he had found a way to make money.
He is a person who knows how to spend money. Once he has money, he can spend it as much as he can. I heard that the Rakshasa Tsar was even poorer than himself. He was so poor that he minted copper coins randomly and caused trouble. Haha, he has no money.
If you have money, take advantage of his illness and kill him!
Zhu Hengjia is determined to make another northern expedition. The lowest goal is to seize the Lake Baikal Basin and return China's North Sea to China; the highest goal is to capture the four major military areas of the Rakshasa people, control the entire Siberia, and completely turn the Rakshasa Kingdom into a European country.
Now that we have decided to launch another Northern Expedition, we must mobilize our troops and generals.
Who should be sent as the commander? The two camps of the Crown Prince and the King of Ji are ready to move, both wanting to seize this military power.
The Crown Prince, for his part, kept on recruiting people at first, recommending the Crown Prince's teacher, Duke Yan Tianfeng of Fujian. However, the old Emperor was most afraid of the Crown Prince. He had long since removed Yan Tianfeng from military power and appointed him as a fictitious Grand Master with a high status. How could he be willing to do so?
What about letting Yan Tianfeng take charge of the army again to threaten his throne? Therefore, Zhu Hengjia did not agree on the excuse that Yan Tianfeng was old and should not work hard on the horse and should stay in Beijing to enjoy peace and happiness.
On the King of Ji's side, King Ji's cousin Yang Fuchen, Marquis of Xingye, was recommended, and memorials continued to recommend him. The mark of King Ji on Yang Fuchen was too deep, and Zhu Hengjia was afraid that King Ji would start fighting for the throne if he had military power, and would compete with the crown prince.
Killing each other. No father wants to see his sons beaten to death. He did not agree on the excuse that Yang Fuchen was too young.
The old emperor wanted to find a general who was neither a princeling nor a prince. At first, he wanted to send Fan Youxian, but Fan Youxian was not much younger than Yan Tianfeng. You said that Yan Tianfeng should rest because he is old. Is it Fan Youxian?
Shouldn't I rest? Then, he wanted to send Yang Huai and Zhang Chengwu, but they were his most trusted generals and were in charge of the imperial guards. If they left, who would protect my safety? What if someone rebels?
Finally, he selected the Duke of E, Yan Zungao, who was a very smart general. He rarely interfered with the affairs of the princes and only listened to his own words. But just as he was about to give the order, Yan Zungao fell ill and asked to stay at home to recuperate.
We cannot allow a patient to go into battle while sick.
The candidate for the Beizheng coach has not been decided for a long time. The old emperor is worried, worried, worried, worried that he can't eat well.
Then, the prince's side introduced Sun Guangwei, saying that he had been in northern Xinjiang for a long time and was familiar with border affairs, but Zhu Hengjia did not take a position; the King of Ji's side introduced Liu Wenxiu, saying that his son Liu Zhen married the sister of the King of Ji, but Zhu Hengjia still did not take a position. Lu Shiyi came to Zhu Ruodeng and said, "Your Highness, the coach of the Northern Expedition has not yet been decided. You may wish to go directly to Shu and request to lead the army directly."
"I have recommended so many people, but my father doesn't agree. So I recommend myself, can my father agree?" Zhu Ruodeng was unsure.
"The Holy One did not let the prince's men take command, which shows that the prince is the most fearful in his heart. He did not let your men take command because he was afraid that when you gain strength, you and the prince will fight each other. So you should write in your memorial that the prince conquers Burma.
Your achievements indicate that you should take your brother's ideal as your own ambition. You must make the Holy Father feel that you and the prince are brothers and have a deep relationship. Then mobilize a group of officials to recommend you and create momentum. This matter has been achieved.
Five points sure”.
"Only five points sure?" Zhu Ruodeng frowned and muttered dissatisfiedly.
"The battle for the reserve position is so dangerous! Even if you are only one-point sure, you should fight for it with all your strength, let alone now you are five-point sure," Lu Shiyi said solemnly.
"Sir, that's what you said." Zhu Ruodeng thought for a while, smiled, and "I asked you to write a memorial for me. I don't bother the two masters, and I leave the matter of liaising with ministers to you."
Lu Shiyi was an extremely efficient person. After receiving the order, he immediately drafted a memorial, and used his civilian body to contact the ministers who were pro-King of Hebei. He even went to meet with Zhang Luxiang, the teacher of King Yu.
With his efforts, the call for the prince to lead the army became louder and louder. Although it was not stated clearly which prince would lead the army, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was impossible for the emperor to let the prince lead the army again, and King Yu was a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune. So?
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After seeing Zhu Ruodeng's memorial, he also heard many calls for the prince to lead the army. Should the second son go? The old father was very hesitant. After listening to it, he found out that he found many senior ministers, mainly those who were neutral, and wanted to hear it.
Their opinions.
Unexpectedly, these ministers are all smart people. Su Guansheng, Yu Chaoxiang, Fan Youxian, Yang Huai, Zhang Chengwu and others all ignored him and did not express their opinions. Even Sun Jinding and Zheng Feng, who usually talked to him about everything,
I also pretended to be confused. After all, this is a battle for the right to inherit the throne. Once I stand on the wrong team, the consequences will be disastrous, so I won’t express my stance if I can.
"Your Majesty, Wang Gui, the Minister of Concierge, is here." On this day, Zhu Hengjia was worrying about the candidate for the coach of the Northern Expedition, and the chamberlain came to report.
Wang Gui was Zhu Hengjia's son-in-law and married Princess Zhu Huiyuan of Lingchuan, the daughter of the emperor and Concubine Liu Hui. He was capable, good-tempered, and very diplomatic. Lao Taishan liked him very much, and he was promoted step by step to the high position of Minister of the Concierge House.<
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Seeing him coming, Zhu Hengjia asked: "Are the red-haired Yi people still honest recently?"
Recently, taking advantage of the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa people, the red-haired barbarians in Batavia became restless and harassed Taiwan and Penghu many times. Enpinghou was too noble and noble, and fought several battles with them and sunk them.
The three barbarian ships killed more than a hundred red-haired ghosts and suffered more than a hundred casualties themselves.
The emperor was worried, so he ordered Wang Gui to negotiate with the red-haired barbarian envoys.
"I sternly reprimanded the barbarian envoys, and they said they had no intention of offending the Celestial Empire. In my opinion, the red-haired barbarians currently do not have the strength to capture Taiwan," Wang Gui replied.
"Well, you did a good job on this job, thank you for your hard work!"
Zhu Hengjia praised him and suddenly asked on a whim: "Do you think I should send King Ji to go on an expedition?"
Wang Gui was an upright man, and he was very worried that after King Ji took charge of the army and gained military power, he would fight against the prince, causing tragedy. He gritted his teeth and admonished: "Your Majesty, you didn't hear about the changes in Xuanwu Gate? If King Qin didn't take charge of the army back then,
Where did this come from?"
The original intention of this sentence was to persuade the emperor not to let King Ji go. Unexpectedly, when the emperor heard the three words "Xuanwumen", he was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and waved his hand to Wang Gui, "Please step back, I want to think about it."
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Without him, when King Qin Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, he not only killed his brothers, but also forced his old father to abdicate.
No, absolutely not! I don’t want to abdicate and become the Supreme Emperor! I absolutely cannot abdicate!
Well. After the prince returned from leading the army in Yunnan, his power in the army became stronger. What if he thought that I was too old to die and launched a Xuanwumen rebellion to force me to abdicate? No, he has to be checked by his younger brother.
, only then can my throne be stable!
Soon, there was an order to make Zhu Ruodeng, the king of Hebei, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. Ma Bao, the Marquis of Pucheng, and Sun Guangwei, the Marquis of Nanling, were the deputy commanders. They selected soldiers and horses to prepare for the Northern Expedition.
As for whether King Ji will commit fratricide with the crown prince after gaining military power? The old emperor can't control that much. As long as I am alive and can firmly control the power!