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

Chapter 810 One Piece Chen Zuyi

These words were very serious. Li Jinglong was a little confused and said in a clear voice: "Believe, believe in the Duke? When did Jiujiang mean this?"

"Your Majesty expelled the Tartars, and the whole world has inherited his kindness. He is a sage and virtuous king who is rare in all ages. He has shown great kindness to the three generations of my Li family. Even if I die, I will never be able to repay his kindness."

"Jiujiang has no conscience, so how can he regard His Majesty as a cowardly tyrant? Isn't that... isn't he even worse than a beast?"

"If that's the case, why are you so focused on protecting yourself and refusing to contribute to the court?" Tang He scolded.

"Yue Wumu of the former Song Dynasty once said: Civil servants do not love wealth, and military generals do not hesitate to die, then the world will be peaceful. Our Ming Dynasty has wise kings and wise ministers, and we should not have the disadvantages of the former Song Dynasty that the kings and ministers were jealous of each other. Your family, Li Jiujiang, has received many favors from the country. , and why should we try to figure out the holy will without authorization? What else is it if we are not willing to die?"

"You were ordered to patrol Nanyang, why wouldn't you take action against the religious bandits... If you weren't just trying to avoid disaster, then why?"

"Aren't you worried that His Majesty's decision will be unfair? Why?"

Zhu Su glanced at Tang He secretly and thought that this old prince was indeed a mature man and could see through Li Jinglong's mind at a glance. Yes, Li Jinglong's biggest problem is not lack of talent, but that he thinks too much and is not pure enough for both his ministers and generals.

As a general, you should be like the sharp sword of the imperial court, with the sharpness to move forward, and you should not think too much. This is the so-called "when the general is away, the emperor's orders will not be accepted". We should always take it as our duty to crush the emperor's enemies, and should not consider those complicated political entanglements or care about ourselves.

And an emperor like Lao Zhu who wants to achieve great things needs generals who have the courage to take on responsibilities, not politicians who are wise and protective!

To say that Li Jinglong is a general who leads the army, it is better to say that he is indeed more like a politician. However, this politician did a very bad job. He only thought that not accepting the submission of the White Lotus Sect might be overstepping his authority, so he should be careful. But he didn't expect that according to Lao Zhu's temperament, his caution that would delay things would make him fail on the battlefield that should have been a sure thing, and it would also make it easier for him to anger Lao Zhu, who had a hot temper.

Historically, he was worried that if he used too much force on the battlefield and harmed Zhu Di, he would be pulled out by the hypocritical Zhu Yunwen as a scapegoat to clear up his uncle's reputation, so he did not work hard... but he accidentally made several mistakes The defeat fattened Zhu Di, and finally directly overthrew the Jianwen regime. This was all an unexpected consequence caused by Li Jinglong's poor "political sense".

And like Tang He... he is a truly shrewd politician. He is what kind of general the emperor needs: Lao Zhu in history did not want generals with heavy troops, so he immediately suffered from wind disease. Report illness and go into seclusion;

In this timeline, Lao Zhu hopes that the general can take on big responsibilities. Even at such an old age, this old man never leaves the line of fire and personally supports half of the Ming Dynasty's maritime security.

As for his last sentence, it was the finishing touch, which made Zhu Su admire him in his heart: This is to remind Li Jinglong not to take it upon himself to get rid of all political stains, and to be loyal to his duty by not accepting the surrender of the bandits. , and it is indeed a risky act of self-initiation... but it also hands over the handle to the emperor step by step.

A general who leads the army has leverage in the emperor's hands... This is not only not a bad thing, but a great good thing!

Besides, if the emperor really wants to punish you...does it matter whether he has really exceeded his authority?

After all, Li Jinglong was not really stupid. Xin Guogong Tanghe rebuked every word, but there was something in every word, and there were suggestions in every word. Li Jinglong clicked his tongue for a while, as if he finally knew where he was wrong, and was finally convinced. He saluted Tang He and Zhu Su with a depressed face, as if he had aged many years in an instant: "Jiujiang, Jiujiang knows that I was wrong..."

"Nearly leading to a major defeat, losing an army and humiliating the country, Jiujiang is willing to take full responsibility, and is willing to be punished no matter how severe it is..." Seeing that he finally understood, Zhu Su stopped being such a villain. "Almost a big defeat, but it is not a big defeat after all. How to punish him will be discussed by the DPRK and China. I don't think he will be severely punished."

"However, in today's battle, our Ming army lost two warships and hundreds of officers and soldiers. This is all your fault, Li Jinglong. You will no longer be able to hold the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Nanyang Navy."

"You will temporarily transfer the position of naval commander to Duke Zheng, and respond to Heaven yourself first to receive the punishment." Zhu Su said.

"Yes..." Li Jinglong drooped his head.

Suddenly he seemed to have thought of something again. He raised his eyes and asked Zhu Su, "By the way, I dare to ask my fifth uncle."

"You, Duke Xin and Duke Zheng came here suddenly. Did the court take any action?"

Zhu Su turned his head, looked at Tang He and Chang Mao, and replied, "Well, that's true. We came here this time on the orders of our father, to dredge the Maritime Silk Road and to exterminate the Nanyang Sea pirates such as Ruxi. Yi Philip, Felut, or Chen Zuyi, etc..."

Li Jinglong's eyes instantly lit up when he mentioned Chen Zuyi.

Speaking of the sea giant Chen Zuyi, his experience is quite legendary. This man was originally from Chaozhou, Guangdong. In his early years, he committed a serious crime of murder. His family fled to the Srivijaya area in Southeast Asia (that is, Malacca) and became a general under the king of Balin State, Mana Zhe Wuli.

Although he was a general, this man was extremely ambitious. He constantly recruited bandits and robbed ships, and his power was extremely expanded. After the death of the king of the Bolin Kingdom, Chen Zuyi even seized the throne. With hundreds of warships and bandits under his command, he traveled across the sea and blocked the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty, causing many vassal states and maritime merchants in the Ming Dynasty to complain.

This person is a cunning person, and he once paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty under the guise of a vassal state. However, this person's tribute was different from that of ordinary people. He often sent out empty ships to pay tribute, and grabbed whatever he saw along the way. The stolen items were counted as tribute, and he received generous rewards from the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that he is the first person to be a white wolf with nothing. However, because of this, the Ming Dynasty at that time was considered profitable for Chen Zuyi. Therefore, although Chen Zuyi was plundering everywhere on the sea, he would not take action against the official ships of the Ming Dynasty, and he and the Ming Dynasty court were still in a state of reluctant peace.

When Zhu Su led his army to rescue Zhu Di, Chen Zuyi made no move.

However, more and more maritime merchants and vassal states later sued Chen Zuyi, and the court also discovered his cunning and cunning. At that time, Chen Zuyi wanted to use the name of the vassal state to defraud Fengmingzhou for gold mining and prospecting, but failed, and was withdrawn by the Ming Dynasty. Tribute permission. This caused Chen Zuyi to completely break up with the Ming court. Now even if he encounters an official ship at sea, Chen Zuyi will take it without hesitation.

Lao Zhu was naturally furious about this, but since the Ming Dynasty Navy was still under construction and Malacca was remote, he offered a reward of 500,000 taels of silver to capture the bandit.

(End of this chapter)