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Chapter 623: The Son of Heaven's Intention to Use Soldiers

An old minister couldn't help shouting on the spot: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. I will go to the country tomorrow, how can I enter a barbarian country and destroy people at every turn? What on earth do Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others want to do? They

He is so arrogant in making provocations, but he still has His Majesty in his eyes, and he still has laws..."

As a great sage in the lineage of Neo-Confucianism, Li Bangxian had a very high reputation both in the court and among scholars. He was also a veteran of several dynasties. When he opened his mouth, several veterans like Li Bangxian also jumped out.

They opened their mouths to bombard Yu Dayou, what Yue Buqun and others did.

Some people even bluntly said that Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others had evil intentions, and begged the emperor to immediately issue an order to recall the fleet that sailed to the West, and then severely punish Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others.

However, among the courtiers, there were many officials whose eyes were shining with excitement and excitement.

That was tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, especially when more than a dozen countries were wiped out. In any era, this was a great achievement.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing took a step forward and said directly to Li Bangxian: "Master Li, this is wrong. On the contrary, Yang thinks that Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others went to the West to spread the prestige of our Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away.

, There is no greater contribution to opening up territory than this, and Your Majesty should reward him generously."

Yang Yiqing, Li Bangxian and others naturally started arguing in the court hall, but as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao was sitting there at the moment, looking down at the memorial presented by Yu Dayou and others.

In the memorial, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others reported to the emperor in detail how they searched for Chu Yi. In the end, they mentioned that they could not find Chu Yi's whereabouts and apologized to the emperor.

The envoy who was sent back did not mention the search for Chu Yi, but the things about Chu Yi that the emperor was concerned about were all in that memorial.

So even if Li Bangxian and Yang Yiqing were arguing below, Zhu Houzhao didn't even take a look.

There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and he gently closed the memorials in his hands and placed them on the table. His eyes just fell on Li Bangxian, Yang Yiqing and others below.

"How decent is it to make such a noise in the court hall? Do you still see me in your eyes?"

A bit of anger flashed across Zhu Houzhao's face, and he stared at the officials below. He immediately saw Yang Yiqing, and Li Bangxian and others lowered their heads and apologized to Zhu Houzhao: "I have been disrespectful, please forgive me!"

With a slight snort, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Bangxian and said, "Master Li, you seem to have a problem with Yu Dayou and others' actions to destroy the country?"

With his head raised, Li Bangxian looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, a state of etiquette, worshiped by all nations. In the past, Emperor Taizu even established a country without conquests, just to warn future generations not to engage in military violence.

, Yu Dayou and others are so audacious that they want to destroy other countries at every turn. This is truly a treasonous and unethical move..."

With a sneer, Zhu Houzhao said: "That was my personal permission. I said that they are in a foreign country and can make their own decisions. Not to mention destroying more than a dozen countries, even if it is doubled, I will not do it."

I won’t blame you.”

Li Bangxian couldn't help but be stunned. He obviously didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would support Yu Dayou and others so much, and his face immediately became a little ugly.

"Your Majesty, please think twice..."

With a wave of his sleeves, Zhu Houzhao said with a hint of impatience on his face: "Several cabinet elders went to the imperial study to see me and withdraw from the court!"

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao turned around and left, leaving only Li Bangxian and a few other senior ministers looking blankly at Zhu Houzhao's figure in the distance.

Yang Yiqing and others glanced at Li Bangxian and others, then turned and headed towards the imperial study room.

In the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao, who had changed into regular clothes, was sitting there. He handed the memorial presented by Yu Dayou and others to Yang Yiqing and said: "Please take a look at it, some elders."

Zhu Houzhao sent Yu Dayou and others to make such a big noise. In the final analysis, the ultimate goal was to find Chu Yi. As for destroying the country and expanding the territory, it can only be said to be incidental.

Compared to destroying more than a dozen countries, Zhu Houzhao would rather Yu Dayou and the others reported that the good news was that Chu Yi's whereabouts had been found.

He read the memorial with a silent expression, and then handed it to Wang Hua and other pavilion elders.

Among the elders, Chen Ding had more gray hair on his head. He was dismissed from his official position by the emperor because he opposed the emperor's mobilization of tens of millions of taels of silver to build a large ship. However, it didn't take long for Chen Ding to be reinstated.

Continue to be in charge of the household department.

Zhu Houzhao may not like Chen Ding, but he has great trust in Chen Ding's ability and temperament. At least in Zhu Houzhao's view, handing over the household department to Chen Ding is more reassuring for him than handing it over to anyone else.

Chen Ding glanced at some of the information about the search for Chu Yi's whereabouts mentioned in the memorial, and heard Chen Ding say: "Your Majesty, it has been nearly a year since the chief steward disappeared. Yu Dayou and the others have almost all reported the Western

The land has been searched, but there is no trace of the Grand Steward. Obviously the Grand Steward does not want to show up, so I ask Your Majesty to take back his orders, recruit Yu Dayou and others to return, and at the same time order to stop building the big ship..."

Zhu Houzhao said directly to Chen Ding: "Master Chen, there is no need to say more. I said that if I don't find a great companion, I will never give up. If Yu Dayou's fleet cannot find a great companion, then I will send another fleet.

If it doesn't work, just use two. If two doesn't work, just use three. Even if I search all over the world, no matter where my companion is hiding, I will definitely find him."

With a slight cough, Wang Yangming, who succeeded Yang Yiqing in charge of the Ministry of War, can now be said to be the boss of the Ming Dynasty's military. He said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, if what Yu Dayou and others said in the letter is correct, it is impossible to say that the general manager is no longer Western.

The land..."

Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes and said with determination: "Then continue to the west. I don't believe that we can't find a great companion."

Wang Yangming said quickly: "But if you go further west, it will be the territory of the Xiyi people!"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said: "The Xiyi people? Are they the same alien tribes that were defeated and captured by Da Ban?"

Wang Yangming nodded and said: "Exactly, according to the intelligence we have collected over the years, the Western countries such as Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and England are powerful at sea. If our fleet of the Ming Dynasty continues to move westward, it is impossible to say

We have to deal with these countries!”

Zhu Houzhao said: "No matter what maritime power it is, I just need to find a big companion. I will send someone to tell them that I, Ming Dynasty, have no ill intentions and are just looking for people."

Yang Yiqing and others couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then heard Yang Yiqing say to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, I'm afraid those countries will not agree at all."

If you think about it, if these countries brought their fleets and troops into Ming's territory, and then sent people to tell them that they came with their troops just to find people, in this case, would Ming agree?

Obviously, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to agree. Similarly, countries such as Spain, Portugal, and England are all maritime powers. Of course, it is impossible to allow the soldiers and horses of other countries to toss around in their own territory.

After listening to Yang Yiqing's words, Zhu Houzhao slowly sat upright, his eyes flashing with infinite majesty, and said in a deep voice: "Then destroy their country for me. I have said that if anyone stops me from finding the whereabouts of my great companion, I will

If you block the God, you will kill the God; if you block the Buddha, you will kill the Buddha!"

An awe-inspiring murderous intention arose spontaneously, and the imperial majesty of Zhu Houzhao was fully revealed. Even people like Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. They were obviously influenced by Zhu Houzhao.

As Minister of War, although Wang Yangming did not agree with the large-scale use of troops abroad, Wang Yangming would not object to the emperor's use of troops. From his standpoint, Wang Yangming would only make various preparations for the emperor. As for what Zhu Houzhao wanted

Wang Yangming would not persuade him to do anything.

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen shipyards have started construction. By the beginning of next month, a large fleet with hundreds of warships as the core and hundreds of large and small ships as auxiliary can be assembled again."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he said: "Okay, it's really good."

Although Zhu Houzhao had a very tough attitude just now, Zhu Houzhao was not a fool. He knew in his heart that if there were not enough people, Yu Dayou and others would really enter the territory of the Xiyi people, not to mention looking for the whereabouts of Chu Yi.

I am afraid that my own safety is a huge problem.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Yangming with great satisfaction. Zhu Houzhao could not be more satisfied with Wang Yangming. Since Zhu Houzhao took over the Ministry of War, it can be said that he has begun to implement drastic military reforms in accordance with the plan discussed by the cabinet.

The biggest problem with the Ming Dynasty's military system is the guard system that made Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang so proud of it in the past. If we talk about the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the guard system was indeed a good strategy, providing a steady stream of elite soldiers for the Ming Dynasty. That's why Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was able to

Easily gathering hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, they made several expeditions to Mobei, killing Meng Yuansheng to the point where he was completely discouraged. He was unable to regain his strength for hundreds of years.

But now, the health institute system has become a cancer. This cancer was born in Ming Dynasty's body. It not only sucked Ming Dynasty's hard work crazily, but also seriously damaged Ming Dynasty's military strength.

Even before Chu Yi disappeared, he had mentioned the reform of the health system to Zhu Houzhao and even several cabinet ministers more than once.

So after Chu Yi disappeared, Zhu Houzhao began to formally take action against the guard system after discussing with Yang Yiqing and others.

There are hundreds of thousands of elite troops gathered in the capital. It can be said that except for the border towns, which only have more than 100,000 troops, most of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are gathered around the capital, directly dispatched and commanded by the emperor.

With such elite men and horses who have experienced many battles at hand, Zhu Houzhao and others will not take it seriously that there are millions of guardsmen and horses in the local area.

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