Chapter 426 The future Ming Dynasty in the emperor’s mind

This is the first time that the emperor has made a clear statement that the credit for something can be given to a king with a different surname.

Yan Song could only look at the emperor with dull eyes.

The merit of being crowned king means a narrow escape from death! Your Majesty, you are just trying to keep me from entering the State Palace as fast as you can, do you really want to make the Yan family extinct?

Zhu Houcong also blocked Yan Song's mouth again: "For this big plan, there will be re-election this year. It's time for Wei Zhong to enter the State Palace and receive gifts and hand over matters to the Ministry."

"... Your Majesty is very kind, I... I beg your Majesty to take back these words! How dare I, my father and my son, have such delusions?"

Yan Song left the table and knelt down, his voice choked with sobs and a mixture of emotions.

Is this because I sold my son's life to become a high-ranking official?

And this one is too eye-catching. How virtuous and capable is the Yan family to covet such merit? What do other old and new ministers think?

However, Yan Shifan just kowtowed with great kindness: "Your Majesty trusts me. I will sacrifice my life to serve your Majesty and achieve this great cause!"

"Shut up!" Yan Song scolded him, but now he could only say, "Your Majesty wants the dog to go on an errand, and the dog must die for it. As a minister, how can you be willing to die after your father has promised you a reward?"

No matter what he thought in his heart, Yan Song could only act righteously with the promise of the title of king on the left hand of the emperor and the promise of the minister of state on the right hand.

"Get up first, everyone gets up first."

Zhu Houcong sighed endlessly.

To be fair, in history books and literary and artistic works, these two guys are greedy, but when it comes to the word "loyalty", they are extremely loyal to the emperor. They carried the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty on their shoulders.

Now... we need to use some means to allow them to continue to maintain their status without allowing them to cause harm to the people.

Zhu Houcong looked at them with a smile. To be honest, he didn't have any good intentions.

If Yan Shifan was really capable of accomplishing this great thing, his chances of rebelling against the Ming would be very small. After all, he knew the strength of the Ming and the capabilities of the Ming Emperor.

But since he has been crowned a king in that troubled place, he must be arrogant, extravagant, and extortionate.

As for the Ming Dynasty... when he has made the Japanese people suffer unspeakably, and then someone else will be able to implement benevolent policies, preach the truth, and act kingly, then he will belong to the virtuous emperor of the Celestial Dynasty.

This may not be a strategy.

With Yan Shifan's ability, if he is given support in the early stage, there must be great hope that he can actually accomplish this thing, and it may be accomplished at a small cost.

So Zhu Houcong began to tell the father and son seriously: "This matter is not that dangerous, and it can be solved in one fell swoop. What I just said was based on the needs of the national economy, not what you father and son should do based on high officials and generous salaries.

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After all, I mainly spoke to Yan Song.

The Warring States Period ended in Japan, and I remember that Japan later arrogantly wanted to attack Korea and the Ming Dynasty, but was beaten back.

Therefore, if the Ming Dynasty only intervened in Japan's affairs, North Korea would not necessarily feel comfortable with the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants directly intervening in Tsushima Island, which caused North Korea to lose some benefits from Japan's re-export trade.

After all, it is very likely that it will completely cut off the Japanese pirates' harassment of North Korea and the threat to North Korea after Japan rises as a dominant force.

Anyway, they also said that there are now "only" twenty-five ships a year licensed to trade with Japan.

Is this small profit a drop in the bucket compared to the scale of the Jiuliancheng border city that Ming Dynasty promised to develop?

On the contrary, if North Korea did not have foreign aggression from the Ming Dynasty and Japan, the fight would only become more joyful.

As for Japan, what they are planning to do now is to take advantage of the opportunity of civil strife on Tsushima Island, an island that Japan's mainland forces have no time to take care of, to do business there.

Although there is still a risk of supporting one of the forces and being attacked by the hostile forces, it is just a small island. The Ming Dynasty Navy can transfer some generals to the Great Wall Maritime Trading Company and assign one to two hundred people to listen to Yan Shifan's dispatch. He himself has some weapons.

Juren's background is not too dangerous.

After that, he used Tsushima Island as his base. He first relied on doing business to maneuver among various forces in Japan. In the process, he tried to control the Sou clan on the island, and finally found good opportunities in the nearest Ouchi.

In the confrontation between the three forces of Nizi and Maori, it expanded its power to southwestern Japan.

By that time, the Ming Dynasty Navy will probably have a completely new look. And if the forces in eastern Japan counterattack, they will take action against the Ming Dynasty merchants again.

At that time, the navy of the Ming Dynasty followed the sea routes that the Xu family had already known, and even arranged some generals there bit by bit before that. Could it be that they couldn't defeat Japan in one go?

"Your Majesty has a wonderful plan! This plan is very feasible!" Yan Shifan, a spirited young man, was very excited. The steps for the title of king seemed to be clearly laid out in front of him, "I will definitely be able to handle this!"

Zhu Houcong said to Yan Song again: "The Ming Dynasty and Japan have been excluding tribute for ten years. You have received the courtesy and ministerial affairs, and you can also send envoys to Japan. It is no longer necessary to mention the so-called emperor of Japan, and it is a fact that the Ashikaga clan of the shogunate is weak. There is no unification.

Lord, although the diplomatic embassy cannot be established, it can be used to establish good relations with various families in the Ming Dynasty if the trade is suitable. In order to avoid damaging the national dignity, we are not allowed to come to the Ming Dynasty, but we can all go to Tsushima Island."

He smiled evilly: "How to adapt to the changing situation in Japan so that it can fight endlessly is also a lesson. The hatred between the various families is getting deeper and deeper. When the Ming Dynasty wants to take real action, they cannot unite together hastily and without grudges.

This is where only Zhongqian can help the world. After success, it is even more necessary to be like the Duke of Guizhou guarding the southwest, so that Japan will surrender to China from now on, and there will be no possibility of trouble again."

Yan Song finally felt a lot better, but he still insisted: "Quinzi died for your Majesty, which is where loyalty lies. Even if he has meager achievements, he cannot be rewarded generously! If I accept the gift and pay for the ministry, if Quanzi is rewarded for his merits, he will be rewarded.

If it passes, the government and the public will be in an uproar. Isn’t it true that Japan is worried about the separation of the Yan family? How can Japan, a small country, be able to harm the Ming Dynasty? Why does it need to be guarded by important ministers for generations? Your Majesty is far-sighted. Even if you have such a great strategy for the future, you cannot be a dog!"

Zhu Houcong was silent for a moment.

Of course Japan can't do that today, but there are things in his heart that he can't let go of.

It happened to be the so-called Warring States Period in Japan, where conquests were endless and people were devastated. If there were huge changes in the troubled times, everything would be different.

Only through thorough assimilation from national identity to governance system can we avoid future disasters.

No matter what, Zhu Houcong's decision on that direction will not waver.

Of course, he never thought about actually handing it over to a single hero.

"Wei Zhong doesn't need to say more. It's too early to talk about those things now." Zhu Houcong smiled again, "There's no rush to start this matter. Yan Shifan, first follow the interpreter from the Ministry of Etiquette and International Relations to learn Japanese.

The Japanese language on the border. During this period, give birth to two children. It is a thorough plan and you will avoid any worries."

Yan Song could only smile bitterly when he heard what the emperor said.

You said it’s not that dangerous? We’ll leave that for now.

However, since there is no escape, and my son is too overwhelmed by his future achievements, we really need to seize the time to get him married.

Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan chuckled: "Your Majesty's assistant is trying to persuade my father. In fact, I raised one outside and it has been broken for six or seven months. I still don't know how to explain it to my father. Fortunately..."

Yan Song's face turned red and he was furious: "You rebellious son..."

Zhu Houcong could only marvel: Yan Shifan, you deserve to be the one.

"...That Jiaozhi woman really has an appetite for her son, but her background is really humble, so her son doesn't dare..."

"You still dare not? Haven't you forgotten the teachings of your father? Your Majesty, our family is unfortunate..." Yan Song's tears finally burst out.

To be honest, this also has Yan Song's problem.

In other words, he felt that there was also a problem with the emperor.

When the child was only a few years old, His Majesty had a special regard for his son. But after Yan Song came back from being sent to Jiaozhi, Yan Song did not immediately feel that His Majesty had a clear plan for his son.

He was almost sixty years old. If he passed away, his son would only be able to rely on his wife's family. Yan Song was actually paying attention, hoping to see a sign that the emperor was interested in his son, and then propose a suitable marriage.

Who would have expected that after such a delay, this young man would actually do something to ruin the family tradition!

"...Now that the deal is done, it's better to find a marriage as soon as possible. If the child is young, give birth quietly first, and after two or three years, pretend to be only one or two years old, then recognize the ancestor and return to the clan." Zhu Houcong, "Wei Zhong, if it is

If you have a grudge against me from a good family, I will give you another favor. When your direct grandson reaches the age of six, he will also enter the Imperial Academy."

"...I...I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness!" Yan Song wiped his tears, and now he was in a state of emotion. The emperor's kindness was indeed very great.

My daughter has not yet been married, and the child from another family is about to be born. How many good families are willing?

But since he is a descendant of the Yan family, he will naturally recognize his ancestors and return to the clan in the future. Instead of cheating a good marriage first, it is better to make it clear in private. With this grace, the emperor's regard for the Yan family will be somewhat increased.

Some points.

You know, imperial studies can only be done by princes, clans and relatives, and the emperor is also the teacher of imperial studies.

This means that the third generation of the Yan family will first have the status of a disciple of the emperor in the future, and their relationship with the next generation of the royal family, clan, and kinship will not be bad.

He glared at his son fiercely and prepared to go back and deal with him again.

This guy just took the initiative to express his willingness to do such a dangerous thing. In addition to greed for merit, there is also this reason, right?

Zhu Houcong helped Yan Shifan solve this farce-like problem, and he couldn't help but wonder what happened to him.

With Yan Shifan's stupid head, he shouldn't have failed to understand how serious a problem it was to have an extramarital affair and an illegitimate child before getting married. Knowing this, he still tried so hard to hide it for several months. His extramarital affair in Jiaozhi fascinated him so much?

I'm afraid there are other reasons. In any case, Yan Shifan's honor always has some inferiority complex in his heart. But in Jiaozhi, he played a role that even Mo Dengyong had to bow his head in humiliation. Over there

The woman who came here probably had the tenderness to "surrender" to him, and this gave Yan Shifan a double degree of great satisfaction?

I'm afraid he will be very happy if he goes to Japan.

From this day on, Ming Dynasty also officially began to plan its strategy towards Japan.

As the Ming Dynasty once again entered a year of major changes, there was a secret competition for vacancies that were expected to be vacated in the policymaking department, especially among the ministers of state. Naturally, the secret competition began long in advance.

Among them, it is necessary not only to have the support of other courtiers to be selected and enter the preliminary list, but also to have the support of the emperor to be selected in the end.

Zhang Fujing's status had already been promised, and Yan Song's possibility also received a tactful reply from the emperor in some subsequent tests. Yang Shen, Liu Tianhe, and Yang Shen could all take a step forward and be ranked in the State Palace.

Under this background, Yan Song had a greater possibility, and because he was ordered to prepare for his son's marriage, he eventually quickly became in-laws with a right minister from the Ministry of Etiquette.

In a vague pattern, the emperor seems to be promoting the establishment of a power network for Japan in the future.

There is no shortage of civil servants and generals.
To be continued...