"This time Lu Qing joins the cabinet, it can be said that she has a heavy responsibility."
Zhu Yixi looked at the much thinner Lu Daqi and couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Daqi already had the final draft in his mind, so he was naturally confident:
"Although I am old, I am not old at heart. As long as Your Majesty can still use me, I will live up to my expectations."
"good!"
Zhu Yixi clapped her hands and asked someone to get the map in high spirits.
This is a map of Liaodong in the past.
It was drawn on the screen, drawn in embroidery according to the pattern of the map, which was easier to last and more eye-catching.
Each prefecture, county, thousands of households, etc. can be clearly seen at a glance.
As early as the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu saw the importance of Liaodong and sent Chang Yuchun to regain Liaodong and inflicted heavy losses on the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
In order to stabilize the world, Liaodong even sent the King of Liao to take charge.
Unfortunately, during the Jingnan War, the King of Sai moved inland, and Liaodong became the domain of the frontier troops.
At that time, although the Liaodong area was close to Gyeonggi, it was under the jurisdiction of Shandong. Otherwise, it was too close to the Liaodong Peninsula and could be reached by boating.
The shortcomings are very obvious. Long-arm jurisdiction has limited power.
The current administrative structure of Liaodong Province has been established for a long time, and Wenxi, the Minister of Rites, was even appointed as the governor of Liaodong, and was also in charge of Korean affairs.
With the development in the past few years, as long as Liaodong is conquered, everything will naturally fall into place.
"Your Majesty, do you prefer Li Yingren?"
Listening to the establishment of Liaodong Province, Lu Daqi said softly.
"how?"
"Li Yingren comes from the Li family in Liaodong after all..."
"Let me take care of it for two years!"
Yan Chongxin was skeptical and said directly: "It will be too late for me to come back when Liaodong is stable."
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The two people chatted for a long time over there, but on the other side, the cabinet was quiet.
Zhao Shu frowned heavily and drafted his opinion, but he didn't seem to care.
But in the central hall, Zhu Yixi was not agitated, and her heart remained calm.
Round and round, I came to Zhao Shu: "Brother Shi."
"Brother Shoucheng, what's wrong?"
"If something happens, I just don't have any irritation in my heart."
Zhu Yixi also went around and said it directly.
"I feel calm."
Zhao Shu said solemnly: "It's so hot inside, if it gets quieter, the cold wind will be biting."
"Just calm it down."
Zhu Yixi sighed and could only sit down.
Zhang Shenyan, who was on the side, kept his mouth shut, and his mind was turning over and over again.
Power is too fascinating.
The next day, after a day of free talks, Lu Xiaoqi was officially worshiped as the junior bachelor of Huagai Palace.
Since then, Lu Xiaoqi officially entered the cabinet.
Before I resigned as Minister of War, Lu Zhenfei, the former Governor of Western Liaoning, assumed the post of Minister of War.
Subsequently, Yan Yingyuan resigned from the post of Shuntian Prefecture Yin and assumed the post of Minister of Organization Department.
That leap aroused the attention of both the government and the public.
And the vacant official positions caused many people to rush around, and everyone was busy and stopped.
At such an important moment, Zhengdan ushered in very slowly.
At the end of the year, news came from Qichuan that Li Zijing, the king of Kang, whose capital was Ganzi, respectfully expressed his respect to the court, agreed to the terms of ceding Qinghai, and was willing to join the tributary system.
That incident immediately sent the imperial court into a panic.
The new literati headed by the Li Fan Yuan focused on interests and the Qinghai-Tibet Lowland, and believed that the so-called Kang State should be defined as a vassal state.
It is the best way to use Kang State to check and balance Gushi Khan.
But the conservatives agree.
We believe that the intruders led by Li Zicheng not only brought ruin to the entire Central Plains, but also forced Emperor Chongzhen to be killed and almost caused Xiao Ming to perish.
Although Li Zicheng is dead now, he is still responsible for him and must be wiped out to eliminate the hatred in his heart.
Such disputes have been quarreling from the winter solstice to the Chinese New Year, but there has been no resolution yet.
The cabinet has not expressed its position.
Because we vaguely understand that the emperor succeeded Xiaotong with a side branch, and naturally he was not too jealous of the intruders. On the contrary, he gained a lot of benefits because of the intruders' wreaking havoc.
I saw that Zhang Xianzhong’s sons were all made marquises, so what did Li Zijing do?
Sure enough, the emperor's patience was exhausted, and because he wanted to argue with those Qingliu people again, he directly allowed Kang State to be a vassal state.
As for Gushi Khan, he still knew that. I thought carefully about the emperor's invitation to the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, and finally agreed.
There is a way. If the arm is twisted past the calf, it is a good thing to offend Ming Chao.
And for the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama of the Gelug Sect, receiving awards from the Xiao Ming Dynasty will definitely consolidate their status.
During the morning meeting, it was even quieter than before.
North Korea, Ryukyu, Japan, Annan, the Khoshot Khanate, the Chahar Khanate, Siam, and the Junggar tribe in the northwest region all sent envoys to congratulate the emperor on the New Year.
As for England, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and other seven Western countries, they also sent envoys to congratulate him.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Rites, a total of eighteen vassal countries participated in the pilgrimage this time, among which there are countless other big countries.
That was a grand occasion since Chongzhen.
It was already far away when all the nations came to visit the court during the Yongle period.
Of course, the reason for this is mainly because Xiao Ming's reputation is so good.
That time he helped North Korea regain its position. It was the second time he saved North Korea. Xiao Ming was so benevolent and righteous.
Who would want to have such a biological father?
Therefore, even Japan specially sent a mission to congratulate the new year. This was the official exchange between the two countries that ended before the Japanese Rebellion.
The emperor was somewhat impatient.
Because those vassal states were very satisfied with the emperor's newly established vassal rule, and still wanted to resume tributary trade in the future.
It's better to come and go thickly.
It's a pity that Zha Guliang bought it. Even though the courtiers were talking about it, I still weakly demanded that the subject country must agree to this.
Annan was trembling, and the envoys could only delay; the same was true for Ryukyu, who dared to talk less, but other countries that belonged to us did not care.
The mountains are low and the rivers are far away. Even if he wants to garrison troops, he can find a way.
However, the next day, none of Ryukyu's envoys suddenly went to see the officials of the Ministry of Rites privately and explained Ryukyu's predicament.
He dared to delay, and in a blink of an eye he reported it to the Ministry of Rites, and then to the emperor's ears.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, since the 81st year of Wanli (1609), the Satsuma Domain of Japan has coveted the tribute trade, invaded your country's territory with force, and has controlled the government for seventy years."
"Your Majesty, the courtiers may be indignant, but the country is so strong that they have to bow down..."
"Thanks to Xiao Ming's prosperity now, I hope that Your Majesty will use the military might of the Celestial Empire to restore your territory and restore national governance."
The Ryukyu minister kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic. This made him feel sad and his eyes were red. It was obvious that such humiliation was too pleasurable.
It's not too embarrassing to say that a majestic country was controlled by Japan's weak vassal.
"Satsuma Domain?"
The emperor listened to my words and was about to send the navy to help, but when I heard the seven characters Satsuma, I immediately understood that it was a Japanese nickname for unruly people.
The Japanese shogunate is very afraid of it, but it is still a target for the shogunate. The cooperation of the two can solve the problem in a tense manner.