Zhu Di stayed alone in the room, with the memorials on the table scattered on the floor.
Even now, the DPRK and China are still extremely inconsistent.
Some people are honest and upright and indifferent to everything. Some people are secretly working and seem to want to contact the Han Empire in the north.
Some people even spoke loudly in the court, believing that cooperating with the Apocalypse Empire was seeking the skin of a tiger and betraying their ancestors.
When the Flying Tiger Army of the Apocalypse Empire did not enter the country, the Ming Empire was still stable.
But after they saw how powerful the Flying Tiger Army was, some people couldn't sit still!
"Your Majesty, please take a rest. The Queen invites you to come over and says she has a surprise prepared for you!"
A eunuch came in cautiously.
Looking at the memorials scattered on the ground, he became even more frightened.
If Queen Xu hadn't sent him here, this young eunuch would not have dared to come.
"Um!"
Zhu Di raised his head. His eyes were now bloodshot. One look showed that he had not rested for several days.
"Surprise, let's go and see."
Although he is a hero of his generation, he needs to put in a lot of energy and hard work to save this country that is about to collapse.
Along the way.
Looking at the brightly lit palace and listening to the peaceful singing and dancing in Nanjing City outside the palace, Zhu Di seemed to have an illusion for a moment.
This seems to be a prosperous age!
"His Majesty."
At this time, before Zhu Di could reach the palace, Yu Qian came out from halfway.
And behind Yu Qian, there was another person.
The first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng.
"It turns out it's Yu Aiqing and Zhang Aiqing. What's so important at this late hour?"
Zhu Di asked doubtfully.
These days, it's not just his eyes that are bloodshot and unable to sleep at night. Yu Qian and Zhang Juzheng are also like this.
"Your Majesty! What good news!"
Yu Qian said excitedly: "The thief Chen Qingzhi and the thief Shi Dakai have returned to Ryukyu Island."
"Although there are millions of bandits in Fujian now, they are leaderless! This is a great opportunity for us to regain our lost territory!"
After Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Liu Bowen and others went north, the war in the north stabilized.
Therefore, Yu Qian felt that recovering Fujian first would be conducive to the stability of the south.
"Um."
Zhu Di nodded expressionlessly. What he cared about now was actually internal unity.
The war faction and the peace faction really gave him a headache. Are you talking about peace? The north cannot make peace, and the Ming Empire never had the idea of seeking peace.
But let’s talk about war, why did it form an alliance with the Ming Empire in the south?
Some ministers would rather die than lose their integrity. Therefore, even though they have united with the Apocalypse Empire, some ministers in the court are still quite complaining.
Seeing the absent-minded Zhu Di, Yu Qian took the initiative to stand up.
"Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the troops to fight! Recover the lost territory!"
As the two most powerful people under Zhu Di, Yu Qian was in charge of the military, while Zhang Juzheng was responsible for stabilizing the country.
"inappropriate."
Faced with Yu Qian's offer, Zhu Di shook his head and refused.
He said: "Since the army of the Apocalypse Empire has arrived, let them go!"
If I deal with the enemies in Fujian first, wouldn't the Apocalypse Empire come to reap the benefits?
What he wants is to become a fisherman himself.
Let the Apocalypse Empire hold back Liu Xiu, and then Zhu Di would be free to concentrate on dealing with the Han Empire in the north.
As long as the Han army is driven out of the country, the Ming Empire's biggest crisis will be relieved.
Although the Qing Empire died.
But in Zhu Di's eyes, the Qing Empire was after all a country formed by barbarians. Back then, he personally conquered Mongolia, Tatars, Annan...
The Jurchens at that time were still savages in the mountains!
The fact that the Apocalypse Empire destroyed the Qing Empire does not prove their power.
Only the strength of the Han Empire was witnessed by Zhu Di with his own eyes!
"But."
Yu Qian said: "Having such a powerful army of one million people in the country is a hidden danger after all."
He originally thought that the Apocalypse Empire would send a large army directly from the sea.
But I didn't expect that in the end, a large army would come through the road. At the beginning, it was not on the agenda of both parties. But in the end, Zhu Di agreed, and everyone agreed.
This was something he didn't expect.
The cession of the Sand Clan land in the south of the empire to the Apocalypse Empire did not have much impact on the Ming Empire. After all, it was not its own territory.
But if the Apocalypse Empire shamelessly stays in Fujian, it will be troublesome.
"Don't worry, Yu Aiqing."
Zhu Di shook his head and said: "As long as we can drive the Han army out, it will not be too late to come back and clean up the Apocalypse Empire."
Trading is inherently about you coming and going.
He will definitely get back what Cheng Mu took from him now.
If you rely on others, you will eventually have a chance to make a comeback.
More importantly.
"This city of Nanjing is not a good place after all."
Although the city of Nanjing is rich, it lacks a sense of blood. The more the birds sing and the birds dance, the more frightened Zhu Di becomes.
So after he ascended the throne, he thought about completing what he had done in his previous life.
Moved the capital to Beijing.
And now he is only one step away from this wish: to drive the Han army back!
"Your Majesty is wise."
Yu Qian felt a little regretful.
As an envoy, when he was on a mission to the Apocalypse Empire, he saw the prosperous scenery in the Apocalypse Empire.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and are loyal to the country when they talk and laugh.
He also wanted to train the people in the Ming Empire to be like this.
The first step in training is to win people's hearts.
Leading an army to rescue the people in Fujian will allow the people to see the country's strength and importance to them.
This is the best time to win people's hearts.
If those people were saved by the Apocalypse Empire's army, then it would be the Apocalypse Empire that they would be grateful for!
A thank you may seem small, but it is definitely a very dangerous thing.
"By the way. Is there anything else going on with Zhang Aiqing?"
Zhu Di didn't have time to think about such a small thing. He looked at Zhang Juzheng next to him.
It was already late at night, and he still wanted to go back to see the surprise that Queen Xu had prepared for him.
"Your Majesty, nothing happened to me."
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while, but finally did not say anything.
"Then you two dears, please go back and rest early."
Zhu Di issued an order to expel the guests.
...
After leaving, Yu Qian asked Zhang Juzheng in confusion: "Brother Zhang, why didn't you tell me?"
He knew that the purpose of Zhang Juzheng's visit this time was to kill the traitor?
But at the most critical moment, why didn't you say it out loud?
"The time has not come yet."
Zhang Juzheng replied: "Brother Yu, haven't you noticed? Your Majesty is currently most troubled by the ministers of the DPRK!"
"People's hearts are divided. This is our biggest weakness."
"Although Yan Song is treacherous, for the sake of the country, we can settle the score later."
When he was dealing with political affairs on a daily basis, he accidentally discovered Yan Song's past crimes of corruption and bending the law, which involved a large number of officials.
This could have been used to get rid of Yan Song and a group of unqualified officials.
But for the sake of the country's internal stability, he decided to stabilize it first and wait until the war was over before settling the matter.
As long as you don't surrender to the enemy, everything will be fine.
Just corruption.
Now that Zhang Juzai is here, who dares to be as corrupt and perverting the law as before?
"Brother Zhang is a great talent!"
Yu Qian nodded in agreement.
But he was still unhappy. "Wait for tomorrow."
"Oh no, I'm leaving now."
The Flying Tiger Army led by Li Cunxiao is on its way to Fujian. He is not at all reassured about this army.
If this is the case, then he will keep an eye on them personally!
