Almost on the day Dorgon was seriously ill, a fast horse from the Xinji Bureau ran out from the east gate, crossed the river, and ran hundreds of miles. The next morning, the fast horse from the Xinji Bureau stopped at the Telegraph Bureau of Shisanjia Town on the banks of the Yayike River, which was a small town of immigration to Ming people.

The Telegraph Bureau here is also the Telegraph Bureau that is the most deeply involved in Mongolia in the Ming Telegraph Bureau.

In the 26th year of the reign of the saint of Telegram, cable telegraph was finally "invented". Since then, telegraph, a very efficient new information transmission tool, developed rapidly in the Ming Dynasty. Compared with traditional means such as post stations, pigeons, beacons, etc., the speed of telegraph is incomparable. It is the ruling tool urgently needed by a vast country like the Ming Dynasty. It can effectively help the Ming Dynasty to convey the will of the central government to the local government in a timely manner, and help strengthen the central government's control over local areas and marginal areas.

In the following decades, wired telegrams were not only laid on land, but also in the 32nd year of Gansheng, all parts of the Southeast Ocean were connected by submarine cables. In the following few years, submarine cables crossed the Indian Ocean, and the Ming Dynasty laid the submarine cables of Constantinople, the native Nantianmen Tianzhu vassal state.

On land, the telegraph lines went west along the railway, connecting the borders of the empire. As early as three years ago, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to request the construction of a telegraph lines from Hami to Dadu, but they were politely rejected by Mongolia. However, even so, the Ming Dynasty still built thousands of miles in the name of the telegraph company and built them to the banks of the Yayike River. The telegraph lines were used to connect the immigrant towns together.

It was these telegrams that greatly facilitated the Ming Dynasty's grasp of these places. It can be said that railways and telegrams became powerful tools to promote the expansion of the Ming Dynasty.

Over the past years, they have also played an extremely important role in their daily lives, traveling thousands of miles a day and walking with the wind. Those things that only exist in the novels of immortals and monsters have truly appeared in life and changed the lives of all people.

Soon after the messenger of the Bureau of Communications delivered the message to the Telegram Bureau, the secret message was sent out via a cable telegram, but just a few minutes later, Nanjing, thousands of miles away, had already received the telegram.

telegraph!

The emergence of telegram has completely changed the distance of space.

Soon, the secret letter was sent to the palace and to the Emperor Gan Sheng...

With the sound of drums, a grand ceremony was once again welcomed in front of the Huangji Gate of the Forbidden City, Nanjing, after many years!

As the emperor, although Emperor Gansheng is wise and wise, he is absolutely not a diligent man. Especially the palaces in Laoshan, Jiangbei and the construction of the Summer Resort in Huizhou, the Nanjing Imperial Palace of the Ming Empire has actually been basically idle. Because the emperor is either in Jiangbei or in the Summer Resort. The imperial city in Nanjing can't stay for a few days a year.

It was basically an idle palace, which also led to another situation where the cabinet was in charge of the government affairs and was responsible for the basic affairs of the country, while the emperor basically did not ask.

As for what kind of courtship... it is rare to attend several times a year. He and Emperor Wanli were in this regard.

But in fact, it is completely different.

Emperor Wanli did not go to court, called strike, or called gamble. He said that the ministers were too cruel to me every day, so I did nothing. There are six "nos" in Wanli, called "not the suburbs, not the temples, not the courts, not the courts, not the meetings, not the criticisms, not the talks", what does it mean? It means that I will not go to the suburbs to worship the heavens, nor to the Taimiao to worship ancestors; I will not attend court meetings, nor to receive ministers; I will not approve memorials, nor to listen to the Confucian scriptures your ministers told me. In short, I will be a complete otaku, and once the door is closed, nothing has to do with me.

However, Emperor Jiajing has not been to court for more than 20 years. This is not the case. His control over the court has reached a level of excellence. First, a large number of secret agencies are spread throughout the court to spy on the slightest movements of every minister. Moreover, he often meets some important officials, such as the chief minister, and then teaches him face-to-face; and he also refines elixirs during the day and writes the memorials at night until early and only goes to bed at five o'clock.

Let me give you another example. The function of the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty was to draft drafts of imperial edicts for the emperor, which was called a pledge. When these drafts came to Emperor Jiajing, there were no ones that were not changed. They were often revised word by word. Even if the draft was very consistent with his wishes, they still had to be revised. Find a few unimportant places and change them to a few words, which seemed to be in my hands. In his later years, he actually used this method to rule. He just ignored all the rules of etiquette and law. This is the power level of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Wanli did not attend court, called strike, or was angry. He said that his ministers were too cruel to me every day, so I did nothing. There are six "nos" in Wanli, called "not the suburbs, not the temples, not the courts, not the courts, not the meetings, not the criticisms, not the talks", what does it mean? It means that I will not go to the suburbs to worship the heavens, nor to the Taimiao to worship ancestors; I will not attend court meetings, nor to receive ministers; I will not approve memorials, nor to listen to the Confucian scriptures your ministers told me. In short, I will be a complete otaku. Once the door is closed, nothing has to do with me.

However, Emperor Qian Sheng did not attend court, which was not the case. His control over the court had reached a level of excellence. First, newspapers published news about the court. Although this was just a folk newspaper, it was a kind of omnipresent supervision of the government, from the appointment of officials to the political power. Although there were many nagging stories in the newspapers, Emperor Qian Sheng could understand the people through him. Moreover, he also had a large number of secret agents, Jinyiwei, and the north and south sanctuary departments were all over the court, ensuring his intelligence was smooth. Moreover, he often met with some important officials, such as the chief minister, the second assistant, and then gave face-to-face advice; and he also had fun during the day and made memorials at night to go to bed until midnight.

Moreover, the function of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was to draft drafts of imperial edicts for the emperor, which was called a pledge. When these drafts came to Emperor Qian Sheng, there was nothing that was not changed. They were often revised word by word. Even if this draft was very consistent with his wishes, they still had to be revised. Find a few unimportant places and change them to a few words, which seemed to be in my hands. This was also his power level.

However, because the Ming Dynasty under the leadership of Emperor Qian Sheng can be said to be peaceful and prosperous, no one criticized the emperor's behavior.

Of course, a more accurate statement should be that no one dares to criticize, after all, this man really dares to kill people.

No matter how anxious you are, the world governed by this master is always more peaceful than in the Wanli period! Compared to Emperor Jiajing, how many court meetings will be held in a year?

But in fact, only when worshiping the heaven and earth and worshiping the filial piety, the emperor would show up and hold a court meeting and meet the ministers in the court. In fact, it was to give the officials in the capital a chance to go up and retire in the future and have a chance to show off to the villagers. This official was not in vain, and he had met the emperor anyway.

Of course, it's just a little far apart. But if he doesn't say it, who knows?

After doing this, the Nanjing Imperial City will be closed. At other times, the Nanjing Imperial City is under maintenance.

However, on the sixth day of the seventh month of the 43rd year of Gansheng, this day was obviously not a big day. However, on this day, the royal cruise ship of Gansheng Emperor still sailed away from Jiangbei Wharf and took the palace back to Nanjing.

Then all civil and military officials received news that the grand dynasty meeting would be held in Nanjing Imperial City tomorrow, and there would be important news announced!

The court has announced major news from time to time throughout the year, most of which are good news. After all, there is no one in the world who can challenge the Ming Dynasty, and of course there is no bad news.

But it has never been the same as this time. The news was not released by the imperial court. It was released by the emperor, and it was not announced in Laoshan Palace, but it was going to Nanjing Imperial City to announce it.

It seems that the news to be announced this time must be extraordinary!

For a time, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty guessed what news would be. Of course, some of them thought they already knew what it was! Many people could vaguely guess some of the news to be announced today, which must be extraordinary big news!

It’s probably because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming back!

His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, has been dealing with government affairs there in Constantinople over the years, such as resettlement of immigrants, enfeoffment of kings, and quelling rebellions. In short, the Crown Prince has been working diligently there for more than ten years.

It's time to come back.

After all, there are already tens of millions of Han people over there, and the matter of pacifying the Yi and returning to Xia has basically been done. If you do it for a while, it will take only one or two hundred years. There will be no result. As for Lulu's rebellion, it has basically been quelled. Whether they are willing or not, they have converted to other beliefs, such as Christ, Buddhism, and Taoism.

Of course, for the people of the Ming Dynasty, what did they know about where they were? That is, where millions of military households were placed!

Military households are definitely the words they yearn for the most.

These people are real pillars of the country

However, after the prince comes back, does it mean that the emperor and the old man have retired?

Retreat?

Be the Supreme Emperor?

No!

No!

Emperor, you are still young. You can’t do this!

What, your elder insists.

Then I will obey the order.

In fact, for them, it is the same for any emperor. After all, that prince is also a decisive master there. He is definitely not a benevolent king in the traditional sense.

So no matter which one you change, there is no difference.

The sky is still bright, and the chariots and horses outside Chengtian Gate are string by string. The lights of the carriages are dotted, and all the neatly dressed civil and military officials have arrived, waiting for the court meeting.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer wearing armor and helmets, the officials entering the square outside the Huangji Hall were all happy and each one was particularly energetic. Although they all got up before dawn, they were all not tired at all.

This is really a pleasure to be happy when there are happy events!

"His Majesty the Emperor is here!"

The voice of the officials of the Imperial Examination rang out, and the officials standing in the square outside Huangji Gate hurriedly bowed and shouted long live the mountain.

Then I heard the loud voice of Emperor Zhu Guoqiang of the Ming Dynasty:

"Flat, flat!"

Everyone stood up and looked up. They saw the emperor Gan Sheng, wearing court uniforms, sitting on the imperial throne. Although they were smiling, looking at the emperor who was over 70 years old, their eyes couldn't help but feel warm at the young officials who were used to the young appearance of Gan Sheng Emperor in the portrait. The emperor was already old.

In fact, not only these young officials feel this way, but even those elderly officials are the same. Many of them have experienced the chaos in the world that year, and have witnessed the peaceful world after Gan Sheng, and their feelings for this emperor are also sincere.

Seeing the ministers bowing and bowing, Zhu Guoqiang smiled and said:

"Today, I invite everyone to come to court to announce a major event that will celebrate the whole world. Last night, I received an urgent military message and sent the good news that we had been waiting for for a long time Dorgon was dead!"

When the people in the square heard the news, they couldn't help but be stunned by Dorgon? Is it the Mongolian Khan?

He died?

What does waiting mean?

The emperor wants to take the opportunity to fight? Will he completely wipe out those Jurchens under the banner of Mongolia?

At this moment, Zhu Guoqiang continued to speak.

"I have issued an order to incorporate the Western Regions into the Ming Dynasty and establish six provinces in the Western Regions. The former places of the Han and Tang Dynasties have all returned to the control of our Ming court! Only in this way can our world be truly unified!"

Six provinces in the Western Regions?

Wait, aren’t it just the eight Ming Immigration Autonomous City? The so-called self-control is actually the officials sent by the Ming court. Basically, except for the lack of the name of the Ming province, it is completely different from the Ming province.

Now, taking advantage of Dorgon's death and taking back the land, it's time to arrive.

No matter what, it is a happy event.

"I am congratulating you to the Ming Dynasty and to the Emperor!"

The ministers cheered again!

Zhu Guoqiang raised his hand, and the cheers below quickly stopped.

"…Mencius said: If you enter, you will not be able to pass the family. If you leave, you will be invincible for foreign patients and the country will die!

Although everyone in the world says that although the Ming Dynasty is already a prosperous era, it is definitely not a prosperous era, and there will be no peaceful era!

Because from ancient times to the present, all dynasties have sought peace and prosperity. After a little peace in the world, the people have just gained peace. Some people say that the world has become peaceful and prosperous. From then on, the king and the ministers all say peace, but who do not know that outside the heavenly dynasty, external troubles have not been calmed! To seek peace, one can only obtain temporary peace and never maintain prosperity for a long time. People all say that although the country is big, war will surely perish; even if the world is safe, forgetting to fight will inevitably lead to danger. However, facts have proved that war is always stronger than forgetting to fight! War may not necessarily lead to death, but forgetting to fight will inevitably lead to danger! To seek peace and prosperity will surely be peaceful and unsecured!"

There is no world, only prosperity!

The civil and military officials present knew very well that although the world is unified and the Ming Dynasty was in a prosperous era, in fact, the enemy country still existed.

For example, the Mongols, and the sacred alliance of Europa said to resist the invasion of the Mongols, but in fact? They can resist both the Mongols and the Ming Dynasty!

There are many enemies in the Ming Dynasty!

The emperor's grandson, who was standing next to Grandpa, nodded slightly and learned something again today!

Whether it is for a country or a family, peace or peace is never a good thing!

If you are too peaceful and comfortable, you will become conservative, your brain will be dull, and your personality will be weak.

So a country needs enemies and people need motivation. At any time, a country needs enemies. If not, then create an enemy!

At this moment, he seemed to understand why Grandpa Emperor left behind that Mongolia and the Holy Alliance.

To put it bluntly, it is to leave one for the Ming Dynasty and give it a reason to wait for the battle.

In fact, this is also Zhu Guoqiang's idea. Some enemies need to maintain the motivation to move forward, rather than solving all the enemies, and then in the dream of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Such a dream has been done for too long. It is not necessarily a good thing for the country. The strongest fortress is to be broken from the inside. When the fortress is broken from the inside, it is the real disaster.

In contrast, sometimes foreign enemies are really not worth mentioning! It is also the reason why he dares to leave an enemy for himself.

As for whether the enemy will pose a real threat to the Ming Dynasty in the future, it depends on the heirs after the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhu Guoqiang turned his attention to his grandson beside him. He looked at him, but fortunately he had trained him well...

After thinking about it, he naturally thought of his son who was thousands of miles away. Well, it was time for him to come back and it was time for him to take charge of the government. You can't put all the burden on him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up. Then he said again.
Chapter completed!