Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 663

"Is there still this matter?" Zhu Su was a little surprised. "My son knows that they have been going to the gate of the Imperial College every day in the past few days, hoping to enter the prison to study. They also secretly offered rewards for the Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map and the Fengmingzhou Sea Map... and actually went to Honglu Temple?"

"Did your Imperial College guard the sea charts well?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but ask with some concern after hearing this.

"Don't worry. The so-called sea map of Fengmingzhou was not taught in the Imperial College at all." Zhu Su said. "Sea charts and maps are important weapons of the military and state. How can they be easily shown to others. Even the Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms, which is used to teach the supervisors, is only a rough outline and is far less detailed than the one hidden in the palace."

"My son is just confused. This Xiyi just wants to enter the Imperial Academy, but why is he going to Honglu Temple? You are so far away, do you really want to pay tribute to me, the Ming Dynasty?"

"Hmph, the wolf cub smells the fishy smell of the meat, and he's hit a wall and can't eat it. How can he not think of some other ways?" Lao Zhu snorted coldly. "He just wants to get closer to me in the name of paying tribute. He treats me as a foolish emperor like those emperors in the former Yuan Dynasty. I don't even bother to see him."

"What makes us angry is that many officials of Honglu Temple have been bribed by these Western barbarians. Ri Rijin memorials speak for these Western barbarians, saying that our Ming Dynasty should have the spirit of a superior state. Since the four barbarians come to the court, we should do it ourselves. No one will be turned away..."

"I'll leave Honglu Temple to you first. You have many evil ideas, and you need to deal with these Western barbarians well... We know that you have decided on a strategy of blocking rather than spacing out, but even if you want to spam in the end, you still have to deal with them well. Give those Westerners a thumbs up."

"We must not let these red-haired devils have an easy time. They dare to covet our territory..."

In his heart, Fengmingzhou was already the place of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes. My son actually has this intention as well." Zhu Su said.As expected of Lao Zhu, he has always been stingy.However, this idea coincides with Zhu Su's own.

"Yes." Lao Zhu believed in Zhu Su's ability very much, and after hearing Zhu Su's agreement, he didn't say more about it.Instead, he changed the subject and said: "The Fourth has taken over Hami, and I'm afraid that they will soon face Yilibali and the Timurid Empire. Besides, although Wala is dead, as the old saying goes, a centipede is dead but not stiff. The armaments in the north still cannot be cut off."

"Ying'er, we are going to send him to Yunnan. You will take charge of the Baoyuan Bureau first. The firearms made will be kept close to the north first..."

"Baoyuan Bureau also wants me to control it?" Zhu Su was stunned for a moment. "Now that I have the Imperial Academy and the Honglu Temple in my hands, it would not be appropriate to take charge of the Baoyuan Bureau... Once this sets a precedent, in the future..."

The Imperial College, Honglu Temple, and the Baoyuan Bureau can handle three major national affairs, education, armaments, and diplomacy, with one hand. This power is really a bit too scary.Even Zhu Su couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

"I won't let you take charge of Baoyuan Bureau and Honglu Temple. Let the sixth and seventh elders stand in front of the stage while you take charge of the affairs in the back." Lao Zhu said. "Your younger brothers are getting older, so they should follow you and learn some skills."

So that's it, Zhu Su nodded clearly.Now that everything in Yingzhou has been settled, the land directly under the jurisdiction of the Japanese king can no longer be smaller. Goryeo Li Chenggui has also been surrounded by the wealthy families attracted by Li Shanchang and his son, and has become the end of the war.There have long been rumors in the court that several princes will be conferred in these places, and it seems that they are the sixth and seventh princes.

It is one thing to let them learn their skills, but it is also a hint to Zhu Su to help them accumulate merits for enfeoffment.

"There are also Lian Zining and other censors who oppose maritime affairs." Zhu Su said. "Although these people are pedantic, they are loyal and upright, and they are also famous among the scholars. If they are punished, they may hurt the hearts of the scholars." "My son, I want to ask you for a decree. Don't let them go in the name of relegation. Fengmingzhou, but moved them to be the chief envoys of Fengmingzhou. In this way, the hearts of scholars will not be chilled, and they can legitimately assist in the development of Fengmingzhou. What do you think, dad?"

"Hey, you're good to them." Lao Zhu smiled happily, "From the imperial censor to the chief envoy, this is not just a transfer of titles, but also a step into a frontier official."

He didn't feel unhappy at all. He thought for a while and then said: "But Fengming Continent is not as good as other places. If we can capture Fengming Continent by sealing a few feudal officials, we will be very happy!"

"I'll do as you say. It's a good time to show it to the world. As long as there are civil servants who are willing to go out to sea and educate foreign countries for our Ming Dynasty, I, the emperor, will not hesitate to bestow honors on them."

"You are a wise man." After successfully obtaining official positions for Lian Zining and others, Zhu Su flattered Lao Zhu in a very shameless manner.

"It just so happens that those who dare to collude with merchants and want to influence the government will be sent to Fengmingzhou to serve as subordinates to Lian Zining and the others." Thinking of those ignorant officials, Lao Zhu became very angry. "After all, he is also the chief envoy appointed by the Ming Dynasty. He must have several servants with swords and pens as envoys..."

Zhu Su laughed dumbly. Among those on the wall, there were quite a few people whose official positions were even higher than Lian Zining. Now in Lao Zhu's heart, they were only worthy of being a swordsman and penman... But they deserved it. Who let them touch Lao Zhu? Is Ni Lin colluding with merchants?
It is true that some of them may not have accepted the benefits, but after pondering the holy will, they agreed to the favor of merchants in the clan or former benefactors.But no matter what, even if what they did echoed Lao Zhu's consciousness, they could not be exempted from the responsibility of speaking for businessmen and trying to influence government affairs.

The Ming Dynasty court granted you an official position in order to benefit the country.

You are not allowed to use your official position and power to repay personal favors.

After Zhu Su left the palace, Lao Zhu immediately drafted an order to assign Honglu Temple and Baoyuan Bureau to Chu King Zhu Zhen and Qi King Zhu Su.Zhu Su's two concubine brothers have not yet been exposed to government affairs and are considered fledglings. Therefore, in fact, Zhu Su, the fifth brother, is still in charge of major affairs.However, having said that, in fact, there are mature and prudent subordinate officials in these two yamen. Even if Zhu Su does not interfere, the two yamen can run on their own.

Therefore, Zhu Su only asked his two younger brothers to be clay bodhisattvas in these two yamen, while he was still busy with whatever he had to do, and nothing seemed to have changed.

Until one day, Zhu Su, who was discussing the matter of Fengmingzhou with Tie Xuan in the Imperial Academy, saw Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu who was in charge of the affairs of Honglu Temple, approaching with an anxious look.As soon as he saw Zhu Su, Zhu Zhen expressed his bitterness: "Fifth brother, fifth brother, please give me an idea...I really can't sit still in Honglu Temple."

"Slow down, slow down...what can I say? Everything in Honglu Temple will be done by the subordinate officials. Why can't you sit still?"

Zhu Zhen sat down next to Zhu Su and poured himself a large cup of tea. Regardless of the coldness of the tea, he tilted his neck and drank it in one gulp. Then he said: "Those Westerners are everywhere every day. The place blocked me, making me hide when I went to the Yamen, and I was always worried when I returned home..."

"If this continues, I won't even be able to go to the teahouse to listen to books... Why don't Fifth Brother find another way to deal with these Western barbarians? If this continues, I really can't hold on anymore..."

(End of this chapter)