After late at night, Lao Zhu used to be here alone to continue reviewing the memorials that he had not finished reading during the day. Even Lao Zhu, who pursued frugality, was reluctant to let people light too many candles, and just lit the candles around him.
That’s all.
How can a few candles beside Lao Zhu provide lighting for such a large place as Jinshen Hall? Therefore, in the past, when the sky darkened, only a little bit of light could shine through inside Jinshen Hall. From a distance,
It is faintly visible and penetrates deeply into the bone marrow.
Today was different. Candles as thick as a child's arm illuminated the Jinshen Hall as if it were daytime. As the fire flickered, a row of figures appeared on the ground.
Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Xin Guogong Tang He, Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Yongchang Marquis Lanyu, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, Dongchuan Marquis Hu Hai, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, Zhenhai Marquis Han Du
Han Du stood in the crowd and saw the three princes standing in front without saying a word, and he didn't know what was going on here. He asked Wang Bi softly next to him: "Do you know that the emperor has summoned me to wait for you?"
Come on, what's the matter?"
Wang Bi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and shook his head in thought.
Lan Yu, who was on the side, heard Han Du's whispers, turned around and made a silent gesture towards him, then turned back and stood in place, looking straight at the empty dragon chair in front of him, saying nothing.
hair.
When Han Du saw it, he immediately closed his mouth. But as time passed, he couldn't help but look around. Unfortunately, there were no eunuchs around. There was no one in the palace except himself.
None of the eunuchs who usually stood at the edge of the hall were waiting.
If Han Du hadn't known that Lao Zhu would not take action against him and others, even if he did, there would be no need to do so, or else the current conditions would be too suitable to ambush five hundred swordsmen outside the palace.
"The Emperor has arrived." The old eunuch's sharp and resonant voice came from behind before the person appeared.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" Feng Sheng and Tang He led everyone to kneel down respectfully.
Han Du knelt on the ground without raising his head. Anyway, there was nothing for Lao Zhu to raise his head out of curiosity.
Quietly listening to the sound of a dragon walking like a tiger, the rather heavy footsteps coming from far to near, coming to the front.
"Everyone loves you." After Lao Zhu sat down, he raised his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone bowed again, they stood up.
Lao Zhu slowly looked around at everyone, paused for a moment, and said, "Come here, please sit down."
Two groups of eunuchs came in from outside the palace each carrying a chair, got down in two rows on the left and right, and then retreated.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Sheng, Tang He and everyone once again bowed to Lao Zhu.
Then they sat down separately.
Han Du sat on the chair without any politeness and took a closer look at the chair under the bright candlelight. Well, it was just hardwood, not a precious wood.
"I didn't expect that Lao Zhu was really a pushover. I got him so much precious wood, but he still used ordinary hardwood to make chairs. Originally, Han Du thought Lao Zhu would use those precious woods to make furniture. After all, he
I have been shabby all my life, and now I have the opportunity to be rich, so I have to enjoy it, right? Unexpectedly, he still used a hardwood chair. Huh? But that’s not necessarily the case. Maybe Lao Zhu uses it himself.
Maybe those chairs made of precious wood are just ordinary goods to deal with everyone." Han Du touched his chin, his thoughts were racing for a moment, and he speculated about Lao Zhu with malicious intentions.
Lao Zhu summoned everyone this time without saying any reason. Therefore, neither Han Du nor Feng Shengtanghe and others knew the reason why the emperor summoned everyone. After sitting down, they all looked at the emperor.
Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair with a serious expression on his face. He looked at Feng Sheng, the first person on his left. His lips seemed to have been split by an axe, and he suddenly opened his lips slightly and said: "Today I summon all my beloved ladies to the palace for important matters. Dear friends, please discuss this."
"Your Majesty, please give me your permission. I am all ears and ears." Feng Sheng quickly returned the salute on behalf of everyone.
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu calmly. As the founding emperor of the country, Lao Zhu had always been dictatorial. It was the first time for him to talk to his ministers in a consultative tone like this. It was like the boss and his ministers. When employees speak the same way, the more polite the tone is, the bigger the matter is; the lower the attitude, the more difficult it is for employees to question.
Thinking of this, Han Du leaned forward slightly, clasped his hands and placed them in front of his lower abdomen.
Lao Zhu looked at the Dukes and Marquises gathered in the hall, smiled with satisfaction, and then his eyes became serious again.
"Di'er came to report that in the past two years, Yuan Taiwei Naha often sent troops to invade the border. Although he fought against the enemy, he was unable to support the enemy alone. He had more than enough to defend the city but not enough progress. In addition, the border was too long, Di'er said. Er and Naha will win or lose each other."
Taiwei Naha of the Northern Yuan Dynasty sent out hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy the area north of Shanhaiguan and moved between Liaodong and the Liaohe River Basin, which was a major problem for the Ming Dynasty in the Northeast.
With that said, he handed the old eunuch a memorial and told him to pass it on to everyone.
The old eunuch bowed and held the memorial in his hand, walked down and handed it to Feng Sheng.
Feng Sheng took it, opened it, and after reading it, handed it to Tang He opposite.
In fact, everyone has already guessed what the emperor wants to do without even looking.
The emperor wants to go to war in Naha, what else can he do? Compared with the emperor, these princes present want to fight even more. Only when there are wars can you gain military merit. Only with military merit can you advance your title to the next level. .
Which marquis doesn't want to be a duke?
Even people like Feng Sheng, Tang He, and Fu Youde, who are already dukes and can no longer be granted the title, will still think about whether they can rely on their military merits to become a grand master or grand master.
But in the past, the national power of the Ming Dynasty was limited. Even if Can Yuan was no match for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, Lao Zhu rarely took the initiative to send troops. Almost always when Can Yuan wanted to go south, Lao Zhu had to send troops to stop it. .
Like small-scale harassment, Lao Zhu didn't have enough energy to pay attention to it, so he could only hold his nose and endure it.
But today is different from the past. The Ming Dynasty overcame the drought at a very small cost. Coupled with the immigration overseas, the internal pressure of the Ming Dynasty was relieved to a certain extent. In the past two years, food, wealth and other materials from Southeast Asia have continued to flow in. The benefits of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the steel production of the Ming Dynasty, are getting better and better day by day.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty is rich and strong.
Lao Zhu saw Naha Chu becoming an eyesore day by day, and his desire to completely eliminate Naha Chu became stronger day by day. On this day, Lao Zhu finally couldn't bear it anymore and made up his mind to conquer Naha Chu north.
As for Zhu Di's memorial, it is just an excuse.
After late at night, Lao Zhu used to be here alone to continue reviewing the memorials that he had not finished reading during the day. Even Lao Zhu, who pursued frugality, was reluctant to let people light too many candles, and just lit the candles around him.
That’s all.
How can a few candles beside Lao Zhu provide lighting for such a large place as Jinshen Hall? Therefore, in the past, when the sky darkened, only a little bit of light could shine through inside Jinshen Hall. From a distance,
It is faintly visible and penetrates deeply into the bone marrow.
Today was different. Candles as thick as a child's arm illuminated the Jinshen Hall as if it were daytime. As the fire flickered, a row of figures appeared on the ground.
Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Xin Guogong Tang He, Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Yongchang Marquis Lanyu, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, Dongchuan Marquis Hu Hai, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, Zhenhai Marquis Han Du
Han Du stood in the crowd and saw the three princes standing in front without saying a word, and he didn't know what was going on here. He asked Wang Bi softly next to him: "Do you know that the emperor has summoned me to wait for you?"
Come on, what's the matter?"
Wang Bi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and shook his head in thought.
Lan Yu, who was on the side, heard Han Du's whispers, turned around and made a silent gesture towards him, then turned back and stood in place, looking straight at the empty dragon chair in front of him, saying nothing.
hair.
When Han Du saw it, he immediately closed his mouth. But as time passed, he couldn't help but look around. Unfortunately, there were no eunuchs around. There was no one in the palace except himself.
None of the eunuchs who usually stood at the edge of the hall were waiting.
If Han Du hadn't known that Lao Zhu would not take action against him and others, even if he did, there would be no need to do so, or else the current conditions would be too suitable to ambush five hundred swordsmen outside the palace.
"The Emperor has arrived." The old eunuch's sharp and resonant voice came from behind before the person appeared.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" Feng Sheng and Tang He led everyone to kneel down respectfully.
Han Du knelt on the ground without raising his head. Anyway, there was nothing for Lao Zhu to raise his head out of curiosity.
Quietly listening to the sound of a dragon walking like a tiger, the rather heavy footsteps coming from far to near, coming to the front.
"Everyone loves you." After Lao Zhu sat down, he raised his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone bowed again, they stood up.
Lao Zhu slowly looked around at everyone, paused for a moment, and said, "Come here, please sit down."
Two groups of eunuchs came in from outside the palace each carrying a chair, got down in two rows on the left and right, and then retreated.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Sheng, Tang He and everyone once again bowed to Lao Zhu.
Then they sat down separately.
Han Du sat on the chair without any politeness and took a closer look at the chair under the bright candlelight. Well, it was just hardwood, not a precious wood.
"I didn't expect that Lao Zhu was really a pushover. I got him so much precious wood, but he still used ordinary hardwood to make chairs. Originally, Han Du thought Lao Zhu would use those precious woods to make furniture. After all, he
I have been shabby all my life, and now I have the opportunity to be rich, so I have to enjoy it, right? Unexpectedly, he still used a hardwood chair. Huh? But that’s not necessarily the case. Maybe Lao Zhu uses it himself.
Maybe those chairs made of precious wood are just ordinary goods to deal with everyone." Han Du touched his chin, his thoughts were racing for a moment, and he speculated about Lao Zhu with malicious intentions.
Lao Zhu summoned everyone this time without saying any reason. Therefore, neither Han Du nor Feng Shengtanghe and others knew the reason why the emperor summoned everyone. After sitting down, they all looked at the emperor.
Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair with a serious expression on his face. He looked at Feng Sheng, the first person on his left. His lips seemed to have been split by an axe, and he suddenly opened his lips slightly and said: "Today I summon all my beloved ladies to the palace for important matters.
Dear friends, please discuss this."
"Your Majesty, please give me your permission. I am all ears and ears." Feng Sheng quickly returned the salute on behalf of everyone.
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu calmly. As the founding emperor of the country, Lao Zhu had always been dictatorial. It was the first time for him to talk to his ministers in a consultative tone like this. It was like the boss and his ministers.
When employees speak the same way, the more polite the tone is, the bigger the matter is; the lower the attitude, the more difficult it is for employees to question.
Thinking of this, Han Du leaned forward slightly, clasped his hands and placed them in front of his lower abdomen.
Lao Zhu looked at the Dukes and Marquises gathered in the hall, smiled with satisfaction, and then his eyes became serious again.
"Di'er came to report that in the past two years, Yuan Taiwei Naha often sent troops to invade the border. Although he fought against the enemy, he was unable to support the enemy alone. He had more than enough to defend the city but not enough progress. In addition, the border was too long, Di'er said.
Er and Naha will win or lose each other."
Taiwei Naha of the Northern Yuan Dynasty sent out hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy the area north of Shanhaiguan and moved between Liaodong and the Liaohe River Basin, which was a major problem for the Ming Dynasty in the Northeast.
With that said, he handed the old eunuch a memorial and told him to pass it on to everyone.
The old eunuch bowed and held the memorial in his hand, walked down and handed it to Feng Sheng.
Feng Sheng took it, opened it, and after reading it, handed it to Tang He opposite.
In fact, everyone has already guessed what the emperor wants to do without even looking.
The emperor wants to go to war in Naha, what else can he do? Compared with the emperor, these princes present hope to fight. Only when there are wars can military merit be achieved. Only with military merit can the title be further improved.
.
Which marquis doesn't want to be a duke?
Even people like Feng Sheng, Tang He, and Fu Youde, who are already dukes and can no longer be granted the title, will still think about whether they can rely on their military merits to become a grand master or grand master.
But in the past, the national power of the Ming Dynasty was limited. Even if Can Yuan was no match for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, Lao Zhu rarely took the initiative to send troops. Almost always when Can Yuan wanted to go south, Lao Zhu had to send troops to stop it.
.
Like small-scale harassment, Lao Zhu didn't have enough energy to deal with it, so he could only hold his nose and endure it.
But today is different from the past. The Ming Dynasty overcame the drought at a very small cost. Coupled with the immigration overseas, the pressure within the Ming Dynasty was relieved to a certain extent. In the past two years, food, wealth and other materials from Southeast Asia have continued to flow in.
The benefits of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the steel production of the Ming Dynasty, are getting better and better day by day.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty is rich and strong.
Lao Zhu saw Naha Chu becoming an eyesore day by day, and his desire to completely eliminate Naha Chu became stronger day by day. On this day, Lao Zhu finally couldn't bear it anymore and made up his mind to conquer Naha Chu north.