In fact, after Zhu Di issued the decree, the ministers standing here roughly understood what was going on.
Isn't it obvious that His Highness the Prince's sons came to the Governor to discuss rebellion?
Thinking again of Zhang Anshi’s recommendation to Zheng Chen and others.
What a good guy...
This is not helping the Japanese. It is clearly pushing the Ashikaga Yoshitaka into a pit of fire.
They have already made up their mind!
It is ridiculous that people all over the world are unaware of this and think that Zhang Anshi is communicating with the Japanese.
Now that I think about it carefully, this matter from beginning to end is still a matter of everyone's perception.
People like Zheng Chen are only good at summarizing experience and lessons, but how can anything in the world be summed up just by relying on some textual research and armchair research?
Everything is full of hardships and countless variables. The hard work and sweat of the real doers can't be summarized by just a few empty words by people in the study?
People like Zheng Chen may appear to be new scholars, but in fact, their essence is no different from the great Confucians of the past.
It is nothing more than blind belief that as long as lessons and experiences are summed up, some dogma can be formulated, which can be universally accepted.
In recent years, due to the success of the New Deal, many great Confucian scholars have turned to study the New Learning. They are louder and are indeed better at explaining the truth than others. Because of this, they are also glorious. On the other hand, those who are really dedicated to implementing
On the one hand, it is impossible for those who work in the New Deal to compete for words and voice during their actual work; on the other hand, they may not be able to speak more rationally than people like Zheng Chen.
As a result, people like Zheng Chen seemed to have suddenly become the mainstream and achieved the New Deal, while the countless disgraced executors spread across the prefectures and counties seemed to have nothing to do with the New Deal.
But to a certain extent, today has taught many people a lot of lessons and made them think deeply, especially Xie Jin. His heart can't help but tighten, but his mind is thinking about Java.
Zhu Di then looked at Cai Min and said, "In response to your request, I will enter Fusang to quell the rebellion of the Japanese king and rescue all living beings. How about you go with the army this time and lead the way?"
Cai Min was still in a state of embarrassment, but her mind was a little calmer and she felt more at ease. She did not dare to refuse immediately and kowtowed sincerely: "Student is willing to go."
Zhu Di nodded, glanced at everyone, and said: "If there is nothing else to say, please leave. The prince and Zhang Qing will stay."
The ministers then retreated with deep thoughts.
When only the three of them were left here, Zhu Di showed a smile in his eyes, looked at Zhang Anshi and said: "You Zhang Anshi is so bold, you recommended so many people to the Japanese king, but you made them suffer.
It's unclear whether these people are alive or dead. If they die, someone knows under the spring, and they will definitely hate you."
Zhang Anshi smiled dryly and said: "Your Majesty, don't you have nothing you can do about it? Things always have their own severity, and their lives are also lives. But when I think of my nephews... I don't want to do anything else. If
If there is really any retribution, just repay it to me."
I saw Zhu Di looking appreciative.
Zhang Anshi continued: "Furthermore, in the past few years, I don't know what kind of trend has arisen. People have studied New Learning one after another, hoping to sum up some of the gains and losses of the previous New Deal, so that they can once and for all implement New Learning as a basis for the future.
The regulations governing the world. I think this is an extremely dangerous thing, but I don’t know that the situation in the world is changing at any time. Just like Confucianism, two thousand years ago, it advocated unity, monarch and ministers abiding by etiquette, and benevolence.
Isn’t it the right thing to do? It’s just that nowadays, it’s already unrealistic.”
After a pause, he continued: "The affairs of the world must not be regarded as eternal by the superficial experience summarized by scholars. It is necessary to adapt measures to the times, local conditions, and people. Through the current situation of the world,
To make a relatively favorable judgment and stick to the incompleteness, in the end, it will only make the new scholars become the rotten scholars of the day."
Speaking of this, he sighed lightly and said: "But these scholars are all very loud and eloquent. I want to suppress them, but after all, they are studying new knowledge and have no understanding of the New Deal."
Promotion has some benefits. So I had to grit my teeth, kill Ma Su with tears, and use their heads to teach future generations a lesson. No matter how flawless the truth is in the world,
After all... you can’t tell the bloody truth.”
Zhu Di: "..."
Zhu Di nodded subconsciously, but he also agreed with Zhang Anshi's words from the bottom of his heart. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Zhang Anshi's move was thought-provoking. I am afraid that after this incident, many people will also understand the truth.
Seeing that Zhu Di was thoughtful, Zhang Anshi paused and explained to himself: "What's more, although I expected that the Japanese New Deal would definitely fail, I didn't dare to be 100% sure. I couldn't say for sure. People like Zheng Chen were serious about it.
Do they really have the ability to turn the situation around?"
"Today, in this situation, although I also have a certain amount of responsibility, don't Zheng Chen and the others have no responsibility at all? As long as they have a little bit of ability, as long as they are less boastful and less blindly obedient, they will not do it anyway.
Reduced to this point today."
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I know you also have good intentions. Your heart is good, but people like Zheng Chen are not good at it."
Zhang Anshi said without blushing, "Your Majesty knows me."
Zhu Di then smiled again, changed the subject, and said, "It's just that Korea... but I don't know what's going on?"
Zhang Anshi raised his eyes slightly and said confidently: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is almost done. At least now, there are fires everywhere. Even if there is no chaos, the King of Korea is probably scared out of his mind and is afraid of repeating the same mistakes. At these times, he should
On the same day, envoys from North Korea will come and ask the court to send some troops and horses to prevent unexpected events."
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, then he squinted and nodded: "Should it be enough for these two countries to enfeoff four or five princes?"
Zhang Anshi said: "It should be enough. For example, the Japanese country can be divided into four, and another piece can be left for the Ashikaga family. In any case, this is also an unconquered country left by Emperor Taizu Gao, and the imperial court awarded it a gold seal.
Besides, after the Heavenly Soldiers arrive in Fusang, there will always be Japanese people who can come out and sign a contract to protect the Japanese country..."
Zhu Di nodded and said: "Please make a charter for this matter. North Korea will also give me two grandchildren. In this way, I will feel relieved."
As he spoke, Zhu Di's eyes overflowed with smiles, which showed the joy in his heart at this time.
Zhang Anshi suddenly said: "Is this the time when the minister will decide the regulations?"
Zhu Di said slowly: "Why, do you think you have too much burden?"
Zhang Anshi said hurriedly: "I don't dare."
Zhu Di then said again: "Just try hard."
Hearing these familiar words, Zhang Anshi was a little dazed.
At this time, Zhu Di focused his attention on Zhu Gaochi and said, "You have married a good wife."
Zhu Gaochi was waiting for a response when he heard Zhang Anshi say: "Your Majesty, my three-legged cat skills are all learned from the words and deeds of His Highness the Young Prince. If His Highness the Prince hadn't taught me carefully, how could I be where I am today."
Zhu Di only smiled, but did not refute. He sighed with some emotion: "I am old. If I were in the past, I would have scolded you, a smooth-tongued guy."
Zhang Anshi also laughed sarcastically.
Zhu Gaochi on the side also showed a heartfelt smile.
Back at the palace, a charter was being drafted.
To put it bluntly, it was not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to enter Fuso. Not to mention the support of the Ashikaga family members in the Japanese country. In recent years, the navy and the model battalion have also made rapid progress.
Japan is an island country. As long as the navy has an overwhelming advantage, it can attack any place at any time, and it will also be of great help to the supply of the model camp.
If it is an inland enemy country with vast land, this advantage may not be obvious. After all, the supply line is too long, and the weapon advantage of the model battalion may not be fully utilized because of this long supply line.
But for such a long and narrow island country, it is easy to transport as much gunpowder and artillery shells at low cost. The endless supply of materials and abundant supplies is really urgent. Any so-called fortress can be bombed through
Complete by bombing.
But how to divide the profits is exactly what Zhang Anshi finds most troublesome. The Japanese country alone has to accommodate his four nephews.
Among the adult and nearly adult grandsons here, in addition to the grandson Zhu Zhanji, there are two more who were born to his own sister, the Crown Princess Zhang. One is the third son Zhu Zhanyong, and the other
One is the fifth son Zhu Zhanzhen.
But because of this, Zhang Anshi could not have too many biases. Just because the other two nephews were not born to his biological sisters, if all the benefits were given to his biological nephews, they would inevitably be criticized.
Regarding this point, Zhang Anshi knows the temperament of his sister Zhang best. If it were her, she would at least appear fair on the surface and would never be too partial!
After all, in the future she will be the queen and the master of the harem, and her mother will treat the world as her own. It is not appropriate for her to look too ugly. As her biological brother, he cannot leave anything to say to her.
Therefore, Zhang Anshi was very worried about the enfeoffment of the kings, and tried his best to make a bowl of water even.
Zhang Anshi had a headache because of this, but Wenyuan Pavilion was in trouble in the past two days.
Because troops were to be sent out, and according to His Majesty's wishes, it was to quickly suppress the rebellion. Therefore, in the past two days, the model camp was dispatched urgently. Telegrams were sent to Songjiangkou and Huating Port, and all available ships of the Navy were assembled.
, a large amount of supplies, like crazy, relied on water transportation and rail transportation to be moved to sea ships.
Xie Jinren and others, with the Ministry of War, were responsible for the dispatch, fearing that something might go wrong, so they worked almost non-stop.
There are many trivial matters. If there are no plans and regulations in advance, it may slow down the overall progress.
But this point is exactly what Wenyuan Pavilion's academics are good at.
They may not be as forward-looking as Zhang Anshi, nor are they as resourceful as Zhang Anshi, but in terms of starting things up to every detail, picking up omissions, scheduling and coordination, they are far inferior to Zhang Anshi.
Naturally, Zhang Anshi had to be re-examined by the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Scholar.
Especially Hu Guang. When Hu Guang saw Zhang Anshi on duty, he smiled happily and said: "Your Highness, have you read the newspaper? Countless soldiers and civilians along the southeast coast all said that Your Highness has a wonderful plan, haha... in the blink of an eye."
, and avenged their bloody vengeance, and I don’t know how many people praised His Highness for his strategic planning."
Zhang Anshi didn't take this compliment too seriously. He was thinking silently in his heart, a few days ago he was scolding me for being a Japanese, but he turned around and praised me profusely. Sure enough, people's hearts are like water.
Zhang Anshi then said with a tigerish face: "Nothing, what strategizing, what Mr. Hu is talking about, Zhang can't understand it at all! I, Zhang Anshi, recommended people like Zheng Chen in the first place for the good of the Japanese country and to promote the Japanese country.
The New Deal has made this Japanese country rich and powerful. Alas, I am just unlucky, but I have good intentions..."
"Okay, okay." Hu Guang didn't believe Zhang Anshi's words.
He winked at Zhang Anshi and said: "Your Highness wants to defend himself, but he can go and defend himself to the world. What's the use of telling me this? Could it be that if I believe your Highness's lies, others will also believe it?"
Immediately, he suppressed his smile and said: "Your Highness, it's up to others to laugh and scold you. Since you have to have the tolerance to be criticized by others, and sometimes praised by others, you don't have to be so humble. We are the bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion. Although we are not prime ministers,
But the prime minister’s stomach can hold a boat... Our stomachs..."
Zhang Anshi looked aggrieved, but sighed and interrupted him: "Hey... after all, it's just that the world doesn't know my kindness, Zhang Anshi, that's fine."
"The first batch of pioneers have already set sail." At this time, Xie Jin walked over.
He glanced at Hu Guang and Zhang Anshi, and then said: "The telegram I just received, at 10:00 today, the fleet has set off first. As a vanguard, it will land at a harbor in the Japanese country, where... a wealthy family of the Japanese country lives there.
, known as the Edo clan, they have close ties with Han merchants. Once the navy arrives, they will probably meet the heavenly troops. After landing, they will first occupy this place, set up defenses, and then coordinate the follow-up army. "
Zhang Anshi raised his head to look at Jie Jin, nodded and said, "I feel relieved that Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu are coming. However, I am still concerned about the safety of Ashikaga Yoshitaka..."
Just as he was talking about this, someone suddenly came in a hurry with a note in his hand. When he came to the three of them, he said anxiously: "Several adults, telegram, telegram... The latest telegram, from Huating Port, there is
Telegram coming."
Everyone fell silent and looked at this person with burning eyes.
Shiren said: "Over at Huating Port, there are Han merchants who escaped from Japan and brought the latest news. It is said that... Ashikaga Yoshinori was captured by the rebels and was chopped into pieces overnight, and that's not all.
, the Ashikaga family... seventy-three people from top to bottom were also killed at the same time, and their retainers and others were also dead or injured! The rebels were fierce and powerful. Although there were still retainers of the Ashikaga clan and other
The samurai under the account are still resisting in various places, but this rebellion is extremely fierce... I am afraid that if the imperial court fails to rescue in time, the disaster will be worse. However, there are a few daimyo who are still willing to be loyal to the Ashikaga family...
…Now… all we have to do is wait for the imperial army and horses.”
After Zhang Anshi heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry.
Well, he hated himself for being such a cuckold. Why did his whole family die when he talked about Ashikaga Yoshitaka?
Xie Jin and Hu Guangren looked at each other, and Xie Jin immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there any branch of the Ashikaga family?"
The man said: "Yes, there are some. The Ashikaga family is a large family in the Japanese country, and there are quite a few branches."
Xie Jin nodded, calmed down again, and thought for a moment with a deep brow, then said: "The so-called success does not belong to me. The whole family of Ashikaga Yoshitaka was brutally rebellious and killed, which shows how vicious these traitors are! Ashikaga Yoshitaka is the great ancestor of Emperor Gao.
The imperially appointed Japanese king, they have violated the laws of heaven by killing my ministers of the Ming Dynasty in this way. I immediately called back and told the troops not to be polite to the rebels. They must do their best to eliminate evil and avenge the Ashikaga Yoshitsho. Anyone who resists stubbornly
, beheaded them all. Although my Ming Dynasty has blessed the world, it also has the wrath of thunder."
Hu Guang said on the other side: "After arriving in Japan, we still have to look for the branches of the Ashikaga family. If we find the whereabouts, we will report them immediately. When the time comes...the imperial court will inevitably give us a favor."
However, Xie Jin pinched his beard and couldn't help but add: "It's not necessary for the older ones. Elderly people don't live long, and I'm afraid there will be trouble. If it's a child, it's safe. Children live longer."
Sheren was there and carefully wrote them down one by one.
At this time, Hu Guang looked at Zhang Anshi: "His Royal Highness, King Song, do you have anything to add?"
Zhang Anshi scratched his head and said: "I am filled with grief and indignation at this time, but I have nothing to explain. When sending the telegram, remember to say hello to General Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu and tell them to work hard."
The stranger said "Hey" and hurried away again.
When this person left, Zhang Anshi said with a sigh on his face: "Oh, Ashikaga Yoshitaka is so pitiful. He was so good, why did he die? Last time he came, we had a very happy chat. I didn't expect it to happen so soon."
We are separated by heaven and earth, ah... I feel sorry for him."
The corner of Xie Jin's mouth twitched almost inaudibly, and then he looked at Zhang Anshi with a strange look.
Zhang Anshi continued: "I have thought about it, and now that I have the sacred mandate, I cannot go to Fuso to collect the bones of Ashikaga Yoshinori in person. I can't help but feel ashamed. In any case, we finally got to know each other, so I want to write an article for him.
A eulogy can at least fulfill the meaning of being a friend."
Hu Guangdao: "Your Highness is kind-hearted."
He no longer has the mind to pay attention to Zhang Anshi at this time. The situation has changed. Next, there may be some regulations that need to be deleted.
But Zhang Anshi said: "Mr. Hu, you are good at writing articles. Why don't you write this memorial? Just give me a favor and I will sign it. I will send it to your residence when the time comes."
Hu Guang's face was straight and he gave Zhang Anshi a blank look: "Your Highness, I am very busy."
Zhang Anshi said sadly: "I just asked Mr. Hu to take a break from his busy schedule. That Ashikaga brother, but his whole family died. Doesn't Mr. Hu have any sympathy at all?"