Inside the palace, Zhu Youjian and Tianqi were watching the memorials of the ministers.
"Brother, look, there are hundreds of memorials to impeach Lu Xiao today. These ministers who are just sitting on the throne just don't do things themselves, and they don't even want to see others doing things. They really deserve to be killed!"
Ever since he read those files, Zhu Youjian now has a darkened urge. If he opens his mouth or shuts up, he deserves to be killed. Tianqi himself feels that the powerful medicine is a bit too strong. But fortunately, he still has a little time to calm down.
Give it some training.
"Ahem..." Tianqi coughed for a while and took a breath before speaking.
"Lu Xiao is indeed a pragmatic official. He can even be said to be the most pragmatic official that has appeared in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. He does not embezzle money and is not good at women. Even if he fights for power and profit, it is for the sake of doing better things.
. Officials who do such practical things are rare to see in a century.
But King Xin, let me ask you a question. Do you think Lu Xiao is loyal? In other words, who is he loyal to?"
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment and then said.
"Brother Chen feels that Lu Xiao should be loyal. Looking at everything he has done, it is all for the Ming Dynasty. This should be loyalty."
"Loyal minister, hahahaha. Do you really think he is loyal? That's fine, but who do you think he is loyal to? Me or... you?"
King Xin knelt down with a pop.
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this!"
"Ahem... I told you not to kneel down all the time. Don't you understand what I mean by keeping you by my side? What you have to do now is not to kneel down and beg for mercy, but to think about me.
The question is: Who is Lu Xiao loyal to?"
"This one must be loyal to His Majesty."
"No!"
Tianqi neatly denied King Xin's statement. This made Zhu Youjian stunned on the spot.
"Does Lu Xiao also have second thoughts?"
"No, he doesn't have two intentions. He is just not loyal to me, nor to you. Lu Xiao is loyal to the Ming Dynasty."
"This, isn't it the same thing? Your Majesty is the god of the daimyo. Loyalty to the Ming Dynasty means loyalty to your majesty, right?"
Zhu Youjian, who had never been educated in imperial studies, could not understand the difference for a while. This made Tianqi sigh.
"Look, this is why I said you are not yet ready. How can you reassure me like this? Lu Xiao is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but he is not loyal to me because in his eyes, I cannot represent the Ming Dynasty.
In his heart, the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers under his feet, as well as all the people in the world, are the real Ming Dynasty. How can an emperor represent the Ming Dynasty!"
"This...this is so disrespectful!!! Lu Xiao..." Zhu Youjian was blinded on the spot and couldn't turn around.
"It's hard to understand. But the fact is that we are the royal family. The royal family and the common people are destined to be different."
"But... Lu Xiao..." Zhu Youjian no longer knew how to continue this topic. Fortunately, Tianqi didn't intend to embarrass him.
"You want to ask why I still reuse him?"
"Yes, I don't understand."
"Apart from him, where can you find another person who is the main minister of the Ming Dynasty? Rely on those people in the court?"
"But he's unfaithful?"
"Haha, no, at least he is loyal now. Because now, this country still belongs to our Zhu family. So, he is still from our side. People like Lu Xiao are truly capable ministers. They will not be encountered in hundreds of years.
one.
Being able to meet him is a blessing for the country and the country, but it is also a challenge for the Ming royal family. I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will have to rely on him to turn the tide. But you have to remember that people like Lu Xiao can only be reused in troubled times."
"Why is this?"
"In troubled times, the country and the country are unstable. For the sake of the common people in the world, he chose to let me, the Zhu family, take this position. If the world is peaceful, people like him can bring chaos to the country with just one word. So, remember, Lu Xiao wants to use it.
Because he can help us pacify the world. But once the war in the north is over, this person will definitely not be allowed to stay!"
Zhu Youjian nodded in understanding. The confusion and confusion on his face were beyond words.
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Lu Xiao organized a banquet. The guests of the banquet were a group of red-haired ghosts. The Portuguese, Italians, Dutch, French, and British were a mess.
However, this group of people is a little restrained now. Because Lu Xiao sent Jin Yiwei to take them to this banquet in a somewhat tough manner.
In the Age of Discovery, those who were able to travel thousands of miles and come to the Ming Dynasty were all a group of ruthless people who were not afraid of death. These guys switched back and forth between merchants and pirates. With their advanced warships and muskets, they plundered goods from all over the world.
Countless money. The rise of Europe in later generations was largely due to the primitive accumulation of the Age of Discovery.
At this time, they were still in the testing stage for Ming. Although the force shown by Ming seemed to be average, they did not dare to take action for the time being. Because they discovered a terrifying problem. This country is really too big. A country bigger than them all
The combined super empire of all countries makes these ferocious barbarians truly fearful.
And for now, they don't need to use force. As long as they spend some money to buy a batch of porcelain and ship tea back from here, they can earn a large amount of real money. This makes these foreign devils cherish this
Once the trade line is broken, the loss will be huge.
A group of foreign devils were gathered at Jinyiwei's station. Lu Xiao prepared a temporary banquet here. Of course, it was just a show, with some drinks and snacks.
The businessmen who were forcibly brought here also noticed this problem and were discussing their next treatment privately. Because this place, no matter how you look at it, seems to be some kind of violent institution.
Sure enough, before they could reach a conclusion from their discussion, intermittent screams reached their ears. Everyone then turned to look at the door. Only two soldiers with knives were seen, dragging a flesh-and-blood model.
The 'person' came in. The scream was from that person.
Of course, he can only be considered half a human now. Literally. His lower body was cut off...
Even these ferocious pirates were stunned by the extremely bloody scene in front of them. A group of people wanted to flee here on the spot. But at this time, a group of soldiers armed with muskets were on guard outside.
This forced the group of foreign devils to shrink into the corner as much as possible. They were all so frightened that they did not dare to breathe.
"Okay, get this thing out." Lu Xiao's voice reached their ears. Some foreign devils who knew Chinese immediately understood that a real big shot had appeared.
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long. It was just a technical error. I accidentally let a prisoner escape and scared everyone."
Everyone looked at the lower-body prisoner who had just been dragged away, wondering how he escaped!!
