After going to Shoukang Palace to greet Empress Dowager Wu, I returned to Wenhua Palace and suddenly found Yu Qian there.
Yu Qian has a head full of white hair.
Sit upright, still strong and vigorous.
He was holding a cup of tea and sipping it lightly.
Seeing the prince returning, he hurriedly stood up and was about to salute, but Zhu Jianji called out, "Yu Shaobao is old and is the emperor's master. From now on, you can be more casual in the East Palace."
Nowadays, the imperial master only holds a false title and no longer teaches reading.
Zhu Jianji said again: "Young Master, please take your seat."
After sitting down behind the desk, Zhu Jianji smiled and asked Yu Qian, "Are you here to plead for Kong Hongxu?"
Yu Qian gave a rare smile, "No need."
The Northern Sect of the Kong family should have been beaten.
Yan Shenggong?
It’s not like Sage Kong.
Zhu Jianji was surprised, "What's the matter with Shaobao?"
Yu Qian coughed and glanced around. Zhu Jianji understood and said to Liu Qi and Li Qin who were waiting on the left and right: "I just came back from Shoukang Palace. The emperor's grandmother said that I haven't seen the Crown Princess today. You two go to Shoukang Palace with the Crown Princess."
Let's have lunch and become familiar with the imperial grandmother... Well, if you meet your mother and Lu Huan in Shoukang Palace, you two need to know what to do."
They didn't dare to be jealous of Bai Li.
But there is a possibility that he and Lu Huan may not see eye to eye.
First sound the alarm.
Liu Qi and Li Qin were overjoyed.
It was neither of them the right to pay respects to Empress Dowager Wu.
Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has asked them to accompany Crown Princess Bai Li, it is obvious that he will gradually give them status.
Yu Qian was greatly impressed.
As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's skills as a concubine, even His Majesty can't keep up with him.
Said: "His Majesty has orally ordered the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Taichang Temple, Dali Temple and other departments to prevent many ministers from coming to the Wenhua Palace to disturb His Highness the Crown Prince in the near future. The old minister is bold and comes to ask for instructions."
Zhu Jianji said: "Yu Shaobao is too worried. If you have something to do, just come to Gu."
Others may be turned away.
Yu Shaobao can't.
In the long history of China, there are always a group of people who make people stand in awe when their names are mentioned. Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty, Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, and Yu Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty deserve the honor.
There were actually a few less famous people in the Ming Dynasty, such as Wang Gen.
Wang Gen was supposed to be the number one scholar, but Zhu Yunwen thought that he was not good-looking and damaged the image of the court, so he was demoted to third place. The number one scholar became Hu Guang. After the Jingnan, Wang Gen hanged himself at home.
Zhu Yunwen judged people by appearance, but he did not judge the country by strength.
Yu Qian said: "Wei Chen wants to ask His Highness whether it is necessary to prepare warships in Fujian and prepare to cross the sea to Taiwan. After all, we have to fight across the sea. Without one or two years of preparation, it is easy to be in trouble."
Zhu Jianji was greatly surprised, "How did Shaobao know that Gu was going to attack Taiwan?"
Yu Qian said: "The Qi family governs the country and brings peace to the world. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already settled the differences in the court and regained military power. All he needs to do is to make Kong Yue of the Southern Sect of the Kong family the Duke of Yansheng, and the nobles in the world will be united with the court.
The group of people who escaped in the 10th year of Jingtai have been operating in Taiwan for many years. If they don't fight, they may be killed. Therefore, I concluded that within two years, His Highness will definitely attack Taiwan."
Zhu Jianji asked tentatively: "Shaobao knows who is in Taiwan?"
Yu Qian said: "Isn't it a remnant of Jianwen?"
When Zhu Jianji heard this, he realized that Yu Shaobao didn't know.
That's right.
If Yu Qian had known that it was Baozong who was in Taiwan, he probably would not have taken the initiative to ask for instructions to start preparing for war in Fujian.
Don't worry about what Yu Qian has in mind.
Baozong is completely dead legally.
If Baozong appears anywhere, the court can tell the world that he is a fake, and then send troops to maintain the dignity of the Ming Dynasty royal family - if you dare to pretend to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty, I will kill you if you come in and out seven times, and treat me as the Ming Dynasty.
So cute.
Is Baozong who was killed in the Ancestral Temple no longer the emperor?
There is a saying that Yu Qian, the Minister of War, is very qualified.
Zhu Jianji planned to attack Taiwan in the 20th year of Jingtai and drive the Baozong to Jiaozhi, but he did not know the preparations before the war, especially the complicated preparations required for cross-sea operations.
Yu Qian brought it up!
Zhu Jianji smiled and said: "In this case, it's a good job for Shaobao."
Yu Qian asked: "Approximately how many troops will cross the sea to pursue the remnants of Jianwen?"
Only by knowing the strength of the troops can we know how many battleships, food and other logistical supplies we need to prepare.
Zhu Jianji thought for a while and said, "Originally I just wanted to use the East Palace Young Army, but I am afraid that some of the East Palace Young Army will get seasick, so I plan to mobilize troops from the regiment camp to gather 10,000 people for the Young Army."
It only takes half a year to equip the 10,000-strong East Palace infantry.
Yu Qian was slightly worried, "Just ten thousand?"
Taiwan is mountainous and densely forested.
The power of firearms is greatly reduced.
Zhu Jianji smiled and said, "That's enough."
In fact, it doesn’t need to be so complicated.
Xie Wan and Fan Biao's ten-year period had come. When the two saw the Donggong young army appearing in Taiwan, they would not hide it at all. They directly rebelled against Baozong and then arranged for Baozong to flee to Jiaozhi.
All I need to do is give them a secret message.
Why still send young troops?
Just lightening up the muscles.
To prevent these two people from having any thoughts that they shouldn't have.
Yu Qian no longer bothered about the issue of military strength. His Highness the Crown Prince had done almost nothing in the past few years. He would seem ignorant if he talked too much. But there was still a problem: battleships.
Asked: "The 10,000 Donggong young army only needs a few treasure ships to transport it. However, the remnants of Jianwen have been operating in Taiwan for many years, and they may still be in cahoots. After the Japanese pirates are defeated, the navy's strength is probably not bad, and the young army is not bad."
If you are not good at naval battles, does your Highness have any countermeasures?"
Zhu Jianji nodded, "It is possible that when the time comes to cross the sea, we will need all the Japanese anti-Japanese naval divisions from Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu and other capitals to guard the landing of the Donggong young army and be responsible for responding until the situation is clear."
He added: "This matter has been settled. As for the deployment of troops from the regiment and camp to fill the young army, the Ministry of War will fully cooperate."
Yu Qian nodded, "Where is the Ministry of Finance?"
The household department really has no money.
Zhu Jianji said: "There is no money at the Ministry of Revenue, Gu knows it, but even if there is no money, money must be taken out. This matter must be resolved slowly, but Gu has an idea. The reason why the Ming Dynasty's treasury is poor is because many taxes cannot be collected."
, so Gu Xiang wants to carry out tax law reform at the right time."
Yu Qian was shocked, "Your Highness, think twice."
This is no small matter.
The tax law reform is going to war with the world's powerful people, and it will definitely cause turmoil in the country.
Zhu Jianji nodded, "I know the importance. Since the young army has not yet developed, we do not plan to promote tax law reform immediately. We will probably wait until the situation in Taiwan is resolved. At that time, we may ask Yu Shaobao to take charge."
Changes have always been led by the chief official.
When Wang Anshi carried out the political reform, Wang Anshi was the Prime Minister of the dynasty.
When Zhang Juzheng carried out his political reform, his power was overwhelming.
So Yu Qian is the most suitable.
Yu Qian was secretly amused. Your Highness was planning to let him take the blame. It would be good if the reform was successful. But if the reform was not successful, he, Yu Shaobao, would be responsible for the turmoil caused by the reform.
But what should Yu Qian be afraid of?
Daming, which had no money, was already so strong.
The rich Ming Dynasty...
Don't dare to think about it.
Yu Qian also supported the expansion of the Ming Dynasty, at least to get back the Jiaozhi lost by Xuanzong, otherwise there would be no way to replace the list of six ministers with so many people familiar with the military.
Stand up and salute, "I will do my best to serve you, and I will never disappoint His Highness's expectations!"
