Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 566 Open and Honest (Add more rewards for Songshy)

Hearing the emperor speak so easily, both Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help being dumbfounded for a while.But the two of them quickly came back to their senses.

In the past few years in Ming Dynasty, there were indeed many rebellions. The Tusi rebellion in the northwest and southwest was also on a large scale and spread to many surrounding provinces; They have all been dug up; however, the biggest one still belongs to the Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong, which has become overwhelming.When the trouble was at its worst, the capital was in danger, and the whole country wanted to be king.The territory controlled by Jianlu is not only Liaodong, but also the entire Mongolian grassland and North Korea, all of which are subject to Jianlu.

Therefore, the entire Ming Dynasty, in fact, attached great importance to the Jianlu of Liaodong, and almost regarded Jianlu as an opponent of a country.The power of the whole country has been busy for 30 to [-] years to put out the rebellion of Jianlu in Liaodong.

Therefore, it was quite exciting for Hong Chengchou or Lu Xiangsheng to stay up all night and watch the destruction of Jianlu.

However, for the emperor, the She'an Rebellion in the Northwest does not count. Other rebellions include the Rogue Rebellion, which has become a prairie fire, or the Jianlu Rebellion, which vaguely competes with Ming Dynasty and overwhelms Ming Dynasty in terms of military strength. , He personally pacified it.It was full of calculations, and the emperor personally took action from the 12th year of Chongzhen, which was only six years in total. In the middle, he also wiped out thieves, fought disasters, rectified officialdom, punished profiteers, and so on.

Calculated in this way, it seems that killing Jianlu is indeed not a big deal on the side of the emperor!
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other, they both smiled, then bowed and said back: "Follow the will!"

After finishing speaking, Hong Chengchou added with a smile: "To tell you the truth, being able to destroy this Jian prisoner is really emotional for me. It's worthwhile to entertain him with a sleepless night."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and pointed at him, but didn't say anything about him.

Lu Xiangsheng on the side became serious and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "The Japanese invaded North Korea. Your Majesty, what do you mean, not only to defeat these Japanese troops, but also to attack across the sea and conquer the Japanese?"

At this time, the chamberlain had already brought a high-backed chair over, and Emperor Chongzhen sat on it. He first looked at Shenyang City in the distance, where the fire was still very strong, and then looked at Lu Xiangsheng, nodded and said: "The Japanese country lives on the four major islands. , with careful management, it can still support a lot of people, at least more than the previous Jianlu in its heyday."

While saying this, Emperor Chongzhen pointed at Shenyang City with his finger.Then he looked at the two confidant ministers in front of him, and continued: "Once its national strength is strong and its population is limited by the sea, they will definitely not be willing to stay on the island forever. Their coveting of the mainland cannot be changed by time. In the past Wanli years It has been, and it will be the same in the future. If one day, when the Wa Kingdom is strong and the Ming Dynasty is in civil strife, the Wa Kingdom will definitely take advantage of the vacancy and try to draw me to the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, I will destroy the Wa Kingdom when the Ming Dynasty is strong. !"

This was the first time for Hong Chengchou to hear that Emperor Chongzhen was so open and honest, and he couldn't help being a little surprised. He felt that the emperor had a lot of ambition, but he thought of this level and was ready to do it.

And Lu Xiangsheng is better than Hong Chengchou.Because he had already noticed from Emperor Chongzhen's will that the emperor cared about the Wa country.

At this time, after hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said so clearly, Lu Xiangsheng immediately responded: "Your Majesty's words are justified, so I am willing to be His Majesty's vanguard and conquer the Japanese kingdom!"

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou saw the expression of admiration on the emperor's face, so he couldn't help but glance at Lu Xiangsheng, and couldn't help but said to himself: "Jiandou, Jiandou, have you forgotten that you are a civil servant, not a general! "

Thinking like this, he also immediately expressed his stance and replied: "Wei Chen's battlefield martial arts skills are not as good as his, but His Majesty's decree is that Wei Chen will do his best!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after listening. At this time, the servant had already set up a table next to him, poured tea, and the temperature was just right.

Emperor Chongzhen raised it with his hand, took a sip, and after thinking for a while, he said a little seriously: "The two love ministers are my right-hand men, so I have some ideas, but I can talk to the two love ministers." of!"

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng immediately stood in awe. They knew that what the emperor said next must be very important, so they immediately concentrated on listening, and forgot about the bustle of Shenyang City.

"According to the calculation, since the end of Wanli, I have experienced continuous disasters, such as floods in the south and drought in the north, plagues of locusts and plagues, etc., all of which are endless." Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two of them and said seriously, "Why is this so, sir? Do you know?"

This question immediately baffled Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou.If it is changed to a common saying, some people will say that the emperor lost his virtue, which aroused the wrath of heaven and brought disasters.

However, now that they are in front of the emperor, and the two of them are not ordinary people, they will believe such things.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, Lu Xiangsheng replied: "Your Majesty, this is the reincarnation of heaven. According to historical records, disasters from heaven are common occurrences!"

"Your Majesty is stupid, please clarify!" Hong Chengchou simply replied, guessing what the emperor would say.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said to the two of them: "These natural disasters are all caused by the colder weather. The specific relationship between them involves a lot of natural knowledge, so I won't go into details..."

Not to mention, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng really had to wait for the emperor to give them a convincing explanation, but unexpectedly, the emperor actually said that, as if the two of them were afraid that they would waste the emperor's tongue, so they just skipped it.Immediately, the two Jinshi couldn't help but glanced at each other.

But they really didn't doubt that, as far as the natural knowledge mentioned by the emperor is concerned, who can say that the emperor is the second, and who can be the first? This is definitely not about the status, but the knowledge.

"...This period of natural disasters, I call it the Little Ice Age." Emperor Chongzhen didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, even though he was facing one of the smartest people in the Ming Dynasty. He believed that if he explained it, It would also confuse these two courtiers, so I simply didn’t say anything and directly concluded, “As Lu Qing said, according to historical records, I can conclude that together with the Ming Dynasty, there have been four Little Ice Ages! "

Saying this, he stretched out his left hand and started counting: "The first Little Ice Age was from the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties to the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the second Little Ice Age was from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and the Western Jin Dynasty. It's the third Little Ice Age, and now, it's in the fourth Little Ice Age!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's face became very serious, and he said seriously: "These few times of the Little Ice Age were all caused by sudden drops in weather, which caused floods in the south and drought in the north, and a large number of crop failures. The consequences caused by this, the two The lovers should be familiar with history, so I don’t need to talk about it.”

Hearing his explanation, thinking that the emperor attributed the current period of time to the same period of time that triggered the change of dynasty, both Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng became very serious.

"The situation of Daming, the two lovers have also seen it." Emperor Chongzhen said here, feeling a little emotional, "I have already tried my best to rescue the disaster, so I can barely maintain the current situation. But what's next? Guotai Minan, then If the people are rich, the population will increase. What will happen next? The demand for food will be greater, will it not?"

Hearing this, although Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng understood this truth, they couldn't help but be speechless when they were pointed out by Emperor Chongzhen about the consequences of Guotai Minan.Could it be that Guotai Minan is still wrong...

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what the two of them were thinking, and continued: "I have introduced a lot of new crops, which can be planted outside the grain fields to supplement the shortage of grain, and I have also purchased a large amount of grain from Nanyang. However, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I must be prepared for danger in times of peace and solve the food problem caused by the population increase caused by the well-being of the people in advance, right? "

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou replied sincerely: "Your Majesty has great foresight and foresight, and I admire you so much."

"It is really a blessing for the common people to have His Majesty in the Ming Dynasty!" Lu Xiangsheng also felt deeply, without any affectation.

Emperor Chongzhen pretended not to hear what the two of them said, and continued to explain to them: "That's why I want to expand the territory and open up the territory for the people of Ming Dynasty to live. There are enough grain fields to produce enough food. Food, in this way, can survive this little ice age!"

Before the two of them could speak, Emperor Chongzhen immediately went on to say: "The conquest of Hetao, the recovery of Liaodong, and the inclusion of North Korea into the territory of Ming Dynasty all have this meaning. As for the conquest of the Wa Kingdom, there is also a little bit of this meaning, but to be honest, as far as the Wa Kingdom is concerned, I still don’t like Diandao. In addition to the reason I gave Qing and the other two to conquer the Wa Kingdom, there is another very important reason!”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng could follow the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen and guess that it should be to expand the territory for the people of Ming Dynasty, but didn't the emperor say that he didn't like the island of Wa Kingdom?So what is this very important reason?
Out of curiosity, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, why is it so important?"

Hong Chengchou was on the side. Although he didn't speak, he nodded slightly. He was also curious about what the emperor would say.

At this time, the two of them had already completely forgotten about the Jianren of Shenyang City, and all their minds were focused on the emperor.Even the servant who was serving beside him listened secretly.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't show off, but pointed to the east and told them.

(End of this chapter)