What made Emperor Chongzhen a little regretful was that Song Yingxing was not in the capital.
Compared with other Beijing officials, Song Yingxing is quite special.
If he was in the capital, he would usually be in the military affairs department or at the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty. It was not fixed. It completely depended on where Song Yingxing wanted to go. This was a privilege given to him by Emperor Chongzhen.
In addition, Song Yingxing may not be in the capital, but may be at the Tianjin Shipyard.
An important task assigned by Emperor Chongzhen to Song Yingxing was the transformation of steam warships and steam pseudo-ironclad warships.
Although the prototype has been available a few months ago, there is still a lot of work to be done before it can be truly practical. And the person who takes the lead in this matter can only be Song Yingxing.
The messenger ran out and found that Song Yingxing was not in the capital, so he reported back to Emperor Chongzhen.
This made Emperor Chongzhen feel a little regretful and lamented that there were still too few people like Song Yingxing who had a relatively comprehensive grasp of the study of physics and could stir up major changes.
Although several of Song Yingxing's friends had the same interests and were previously interested in gewu studies, they were not as in-depth as Song Yingxing. Therefore, they could only serve as assistants to Song Yingxing and could not take up the leading role in gewu studies.
"I hope that in this special scientific examination of geophysics, some talents can be discovered and surprise me!" Emperor Chongzhen murmured to himself, and then ordered to summon the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
After Li Ruolian returned to Beijing, he would not run around like Song Yingxing. Under normal circumstances, he would stay at the Jinyiwei Yamen. Even if something happened, there would always be people under him to run errands.
Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen passed the order, Li Ruolian rushed there as soon as possible.
After Li Ruolian greeted him, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said with a smile: "You seem to be more energetic than before! It's hard work for you to be out of the capital!"
"This is the duty of the last general!" Li Ruolian felt a little strange. It was not the first time he met the emperor after returning to Beijing, so why did he say this now?
When he thought about it, he understood, and he quickly said again: "As long as your majesty has given instructions, you will have no fear even if you go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire!"
The emperor's close ministers, such as him, Wang Cheng'en, Wang Dehua and others, should not be too normal when flattering the emperor. At this time, he had nothing to be embarrassed about and just flattered him.
Emperor Chongzhen was indeed very happy to hear this and said to him: "I am very pleased that you have such an idea!"
After a pause, he calmed down and turned to Li Ruolian and said seriously: "I really have an errand. It is extremely important. It is related to the future strategy of the Ming Dynasty. It cannot be made public for the time being. I need you to handle it secretly."
When Li Ruolian heard this, he was immediately shocked. What could be so important?
Including the previous rectification of the place, supervision of the reorganization of the army under the command of the Governor of Baoding, etc. These are all major events, and the emperor has never been so solemn!
With this thought in mind, he immediately responded seriously: "Your Majesty, just give your orders, and I will ensure that the job is done well!"
Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied after hearing this. He was really satisfied with this Li Ruolian.
Not only was he loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the original history, but after he was reused in this life, the things assigned to him were also handled properly, which is great!
After making this comment in his mind, he said to Li Ruolian: "Jianlu has sent people to the Japanese country and wants to unite the Japanese country to deal with the Ming Dynasty. You need to go there in person and meet with the navy commander Zheng Zhilong to get this matter settled!"
As soon as he heard this, Li Ruolian's heart suddenly tightened and he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if the general dies, he will not let them unite!"
The Jianlu were the most ferocious enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese were also very powerful. If they were allowed to unite, the situation in the Ming Dynasty might become bad again.
When he was thinking this, he never expected that Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said: "No, I just said that you and Zheng Qing are going to complete the matter of uniting Jianlu and the Japanese country.
Just to help them unite and let the Japanese send troops!"
"..." Li Ruolian was stunned when he heard it. He even suspected that he had heard it wrong. However, looking at Emperor Chongzhen's expression, it seemed that he was right.
Looking at his look, Emperor Chongzhen knew that he couldn't understand, so he explained to him: "The Japanese country and the Ming Dynasty were enemies. Although decades have passed, I still remember this hatred. I want to conquer the Japanese country.
, Instead of sending troops to conquer the Japanese country, it would be better to draw out the Japanese troops, which will be easier to destroy, and then go to conquer the Japanese country, it will be much easier!"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian immediately remembered the decree of Emperor Taizu, which listed 15 countries that would not be conquered in the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", including the Japanese country.
But he thought again, Emperor Taizu had already manifested his spirit. Now that the emperor made this decision, he must have obtained the consent of Emperor Taizu, so the provisions in the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" were of no use.
Taking a step back, Annan is also a country without conquests, but it has not been occupied by the Ming Dynasty for so many years. Now it is still nominally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the commander-in-chief of Annan.
After understanding this, he thought about what Emperor Chongzhen said, and it made sense.
After all, Li Ruolian was a military commander, and he knew a lot about military affairs. Emperor Chongzhen's plan was at least a good one in terms of military tactics, luring the snake out of its hole, surrounding it and annihilating it!
While he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him again: "Emperor Taizu greatly praised Jin Yiwei for being able to send back the news of the impending Japanese invasion in advance. He felt that this was one of the best things that Jin Yiwei did. Then
If you can handle this matter well this time, you will definitely be passed down to future generations as a role model for all generations of royal guards!"
He couldn't say that later generations were very sure about Jin Yiwei's story; so he changed his story and said it was Emperor Taizu who said it, and the effect should be about the same.
Sure enough, when Li Ruolian heard that he had received Emperor Taizu's approval, he was immediately excited and immediately expressed that even if he died, he would still get this done.
Of course, at this time, he had no countermeasures at all, he was just shouting slogans.
Li Ruolian immediately remembered this after getting excited, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat.
During the Wanli Period, the Jinyi Guards were able to send back the news that Japanese pirates were about to invade Korea. This was because at that time, the Jinyi Guards were all over the world. Because the Japanese pirates were rampant during the Jiajing Period, even the Japanese were sent there.
But in the early years of the Chongzhen Dynasty, not only the Jinyi Guards, but also the Dongchang were suppressed by the emperor in front of him. Factory guards outside the capital were abolished, and even those in the capital were banned.
Although later, Emperor Chongzhen began to use them as factory guards again. But the power of the factory guards could not be restored so quickly, let alone affect the Japanese side.
Nowadays, the Japanese country doesn't even know what's going on. What to do with this errand assigned by the emperor is really a problem!
While he was thinking this, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him: "Here are the major events that have happened in the Japanese country in recent years, as well as what may happen in the next period of time. Please take a look and understand the situation in the Japanese country.
And the understanding of the Japanese power!"
"..." When Li Ruolian heard this, he was not only stunned, but also dumbfounded.
He was sure that he heard clearly. Emperor Chongzhen said that there were things that might happen in the Japanese country in the next period of time. Isn't this the legendary magic of gods who can predict the future!
Is this possible?
But when he thought about it, Li Ruolian naturally thought of Emperor Taizu!
That's right, Emperor Taizu must have told the current emperor, otherwise there is no way to explain it!
When he thought about it, he suddenly realized.
At this time, the chamberlain just handed over a piece of information.
So, Li Ruolian immediately took it respectfully, very respectfully.
How many people in this world can get this kind of content predicted by Emperor Taizu!
Emperor Chongzhen picked up another piece of information from the imperial table and said to Li Ruolian: "This is the information of Navy Chief Zheng Zhilong. You should take a good look at it, so that you can cooperate with him and get this matter done."
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Li Ruolian was shocked again when he heard this. As for Zheng Zhilong, he was still sorting out the news and felt that this Zheng Zhilong was not simple.
On Jinyiwei's side, spies had previously gone to Fujian for activities. Of course, Zheng Sen didn't know about this. The more news came back, the more surprised he became.
However, at this time, from what Emperor Chongzhen meant, it seemed that he had more complete information. It is not surprising to think that it was probably given by Emperor Taizu.
Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly when he saw that he had received this information from the eunuch, and said: "After discussion, it is best for Zheng Zhilong to pretend to be the internal agent of Jianlu and the Japanese country, and provide the Japanese army with troops."
It’s convenient. When the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese and Japanese invaders actually begins, they can then attack the Japanese and Japanese invaders with surprise troops. But in this case, Zheng Zhilong will need to perform this drama well, which I’m afraid it won’t be easy!”
When Li Ruolian heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he immediately noticed that the emperor said that he had come up with this idea after discussing it, so Li Ruolian immediately thought that this was definitely an idea that he had come up with after discussing with Emperor Taizu.
Otherwise, if we discussed it with other officials, as the commander of the Imperial Guard, why didn't we receive any news?
While he was thinking this, he heard Emperor Chongzhen still saying: "I was just thinking about a simple situation, such as how to make the Japanese and Jianlu believe that Zheng Zhilong would betray the Ming Dynasty. This matter is not easy! If you want to play a
It’s a bitter trick, I’m going to do a trick with a yellow cover, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it in time!”
Hearing this, Li Ruolian thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this matter does not matter, it has been settled!"
"Already have it?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but asked in confusion, "You mean the bitter meat plan? When did it exist?"