But immediately after they exited, Yunxi took out a map of Nanyang and looked at it with a happy face.
Now there are some people in Yunxi who don't show their emotions easily, but he thinks that since it is a happy thing, he should be happy. Isn't it fun to pretend to be calm, especially when he is alone.
And what happened this time is indeed very joyful. This was the first step for the Ming Dynasty to go south, and it was completed very smoothly. No matter what others thought, Yunxi was very happy.
Yunxi pointed to the location of Srivijaya on the map, then looked at the location of Majapahit, and said to himself: "Actually, Java Island is richer than Sumatra. Later Lanyin (Dutch East Indies) is
It is not unreasonable to center the Javanese people on the island of Java."
"But Majapahit is still relatively strong now. It will probably be very laborious to capture it. Java Island is not stuck in a key position, so we should let it go first."
"But," Yunxi pointed to another place, this place located to the north of Srivijaya: "This place must be captured!"
Yunxi casually opened a book named "Nanyang Hai Zhi" that was sent along with the memorial for this victory.
This book is a book that records another mission of the "Southern Expedition Force" going south - exploring the sea conditions, island distribution and Nanyang humanities.
Yunxi quickly flipped through the page of Manlajia, looked at it carefully and then said: "Well, the boat had a confrontation with the navy of Manlajia when the boat was exploring the sea conditions in the eastern waters of Manlajia? Not bad."
"And Manlajia never professed tribulation to the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period. Although they want to do so this time, I have decided to refuse!"
"So the excuse for war has been found. It's easy! Sure enough, what Frederick II said was right."
Then Yunxi looked to the east of the South China Sea and towards Luzon Island. "The people of Luzon didn't show respect to the Ming Dynasty this time. If they didn't treat them well, they wouldn't know that the Ming Dynasty was not a vegetarian."
"But, do you want to be crowned king? Is Luzon easy to fight? We still need to know more about it. If it is not easy to fight, let's not fight for now. We must not delay the battle a few years later."
Yunxi then took out all the things in his hand and analyzed them carefully for a while before making up his mind: "Luzon is just a weak country, there is nothing to care about, fight! As for whether to make the king, there is such a suitable candidate now.
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"But let's hear the results of Fang Mingqian's northward exploration tomorrow and then make a conclusion."
"There is also this island." Yunxi pointed at the island located in the north of Luzon. "Do you want to send people to develop it?"
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Xu Jingchang and Li Xunhai left Qianqing Palace, and when they reached Qianqing Gate, they heard someone calling: "Jingchang, stop." It was also a woman's voice.
Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at the place where the sound came from. He saw a woman in palace attire half-covering her face with a handkerchief, standing not far away with several palace maids.
Although Xu Jingchang did not see the appearance of this woman, he knew who it was when he saw her maid. He turned around and said to Li Xunhai, "Go back first." Then he walked towards this side.
The woman took him to a palace. They had just entered the palace and before the woman had time to speak, she heard Xu Jingchang say: "Aunt, does your majesty know? Does your majesty know, aunt, that you are seeing me?"
The woman turned her head and saw Xu Jingchang looking at her with an uneasy expression.
She was stunned for a moment, then reached out and knocked Xu Jingchang on the head and said, "Auntie, you think I'm stupid! Of course it's with His Majesty's consent. Who said you are a man? If you were a woman, Auntie wouldn't have to go through so many red tapes to see you."
This person is of course Xu Miaojin. She and Xu Jingchang are the same age and are only fifteen years old this year. Although they are one generation apart, they have had a good relationship since they played together since childhood. When Xu Miaojin got married, it was a pity that Xu Jingchang was not in Beijing.
This time she heard that Xu Jingchang was coming back to Beijing and called her out. After some calculations, she knew that the next time foreign men would be allowed to enter the palace would be after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. She couldn't wait, so she begged after learning that Xu Jingchang was entering the palace today to meet the saint.
Yunxi agreed to her meeting with Xu Jingchang.
Xu Jingchang took a closer look and realized that the maids behind Xu Miaojin were all her own who had been brought into the palace from Duke Wei's mansion. He immediately relaxed and said, "Auntie, you told me earlier! If you had told me earlier, I would have known better."
Xu Miaojin said: "How could I have said it earlier? I was about to talk to you when I entered the palace, but you spoke first."
Then Xu Miaojin came over and pinched Xu Jingchang's cheek with his hand and said with a smile: "But Jingchang, you have made great progress! The first thing that comes to mind when you see your aunt is whether your majesty allows it. It seems that this experience has improved you a lot."
Well."
Xu Jingchang helplessly allowed her to pinch his face. Since childhood, Xu Miaojin had relied on the fact that he was two or three months older than Xu Jingchang and the elder. He often 'bullied' him, and pinching his face was just the most common kind of ravage. In the capital,
The famous dandy Xu Jingchang has always been bullied by his aunt at home, and no one would believe him even if he told her.
After listening to Xu Miaojin's words, Xu Jingchang said even more helplessly: "Auntie, I grew up in the Duke of Wei's palace. I can think of this without going out to experience it."
"That's right. You are also Fourth Brother's son after all. Even if you don't do anything serious all day long, you will still have some knowledge."
The two laughed and joked for a while, and Xu Jingchang said to Xu Miaojin: "Auntie called me today, didn't she just want to bully me?"
Xu Miaojin smiled and said: "Is that so?" Then Xu Miaojin looked at Xu Jingchang's expression and became even more helpless and said: "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Auntie sees that you really have something to say, so I asked you to pass the message to my elder brother."
"When you came back from Nanyang, didn't you see that big island Xiaoliuqiu off the coast of Yongjian?"
"Of course we saw it. We anchored on the island for a while, measured the water depth, and brought back some seeds."
"Jingchang, I recently learned that your Majesty seems to intend to bring this island under the rule of the Ming Dynasty."
"Becoming under the rule of the Ming Dynasty? It seems to be His Majesty's style. Probably another prince will be ennobled. I don't know which prince it will be."
"No, Jingchang, I think your Majesty's intention is not to enfeoff the prince, but to incorporate it into Yongjian Province and slowly develop it."
"Oh, I see. But what does this have to do with our family?"
"Of course it does matter. Because, I want our family to be like the Mu family in Yunnan."
Xu Miaojin went on to say: "The place that is newly under the rule has a lot of people and there must be someone to guard it. I want the fourth brother or simply the eldest brother to compete for this position. As long as the guard time can be longer, maybe it can be done." We can make our family the same as the Mu family. Xiaoliuqiu is another island, and as long as there are no navy, there is no threat at all, so Your Majesty won't care too much."
Xu Jingchang understood what Xu Miaojin meant. Although staying in the capital is a good thing, it is still a companion to the emperor like a tiger. If you lose the emperor's trust, it will be nothing more than a wooden sign. And holding real power in the local area, although it is not beautiful, but in your heart But she is more practical. Sister Mu Sheng from Yunnan married Zhu Zhen as the princess, and she holds military power, so her life should not be too smooth.
However, Xu Jingchang said: "Auntie, if our family goes to Xiaoliuqiu, what will you do? Without the support of my relatives, I can't compete for the crown prince's position."
Xu Miaojin was startled, and then said: "Now that we have a prince, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Xu Jingchang immediately realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. Fortunately, the people at the scene were his own people and leaked it without hesitation. Otherwise, he would have been sentenced to death for this sentence, and the Duke of Wei might have been implicated.
Xu Miaojin then said in a very low voice: "Jingchang, my aunt has never thought about making her child a prince. I will be satisfied if I can find a good place to be crowned king in the future."
"My aunt never thought that she would marry into the palace at first. Everything was accidental, and she didn't have too many extravagant expectations. Besides, if you do well outside, my aunt's position in the palace will be more stable."
Xu Jingchang didn't want to talk more about this. He became concerned about the issue he was most concerned about when he just learned about Xu Miaojin's entry into the palace: why Xu Miaojin married into the palace.
Xu Jingchang said: "Aunt, why did you marry into the palace and marry His Majesty? When I first heard about it, I couldn't believe it for three days. Aunt, didn't you say that you would not be a concubine?"
Xu Miaojin had an unclear look on her face, but she didn't answer Xu Jingchang's question. She just said, "I've come to Beijing and you haven't gone back home yet, right? Just ask your elder brother when you go home. Okay, it's almost time." , you should hurry up and get out of the palace." Then he pushed Xu Jingchang out.
Xu Jingchang had no choice but to be pushed out of the palace by her. During the final farewell, Xu Miaojin whispered to Xu Jingchang: "My aunt has no regrets about entering the palace. Although there are some family considerations, my aunt does not dislike your majesty."
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The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.
Xu Huizu was silent after listening to Xu Jingchang's words, but Xu Zengshou said: "Brother, you don't really want to open up wasteland in Xiaoliuqiu, do you? This is not a good thing."
"Yunnan has belonged to the Han people since the Han Dynasty. After more than a thousand years of development, it is not so desolate. But if you go to Xiaoliuqiu and start from scratch, it will be a lot more painful."
"Brother, I'm not afraid of hardship. If I were asked to lead troops in a war, I wouldn't even frown. But it's not only hard work to open up wasteland, but the credit will probably be nothing for decades. It's better to fight."
"Besides, our family is already the first aristocratic family in the Ming Dynasty. Why would we give up all this just to seek stability? What if we fail to open up wasteland? Wouldn't there be no way out?"
"This is not without precedent. After the Anshi Rebellion in Tang Dynasty, the land of Hexi was lost. Aren't the people and hereditary generals there missing?"
Xu Huizu listened to Xu Zengshou's words and thought about Xu Miaojin's words conveyed by Xu Jingchang. It was really difficult to decide. What both sides said was reasonable, and it was difficult for him to judge. In the end, he could only sigh and said: "It would be great if the family could be divided into two.