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As soon as they heard this and saw that the emperor ate just like them, the initial opinions in these generals' minds disappeared immediately. Thinking about the current situation, even in the palace, many people couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

However, before they could respond, Hu Guang picked up the wine pot and signaled: "I rely on you to protect our country and our country. They are my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty! The conditions do not allow it at the moment. I only have a pot of wine. Let me think about it first. Come on. , done!”

Hearing that the emperor seemed to have something in his words, some attentive generals couldn't help but be stunned. But the emperor still toasted in the warrior's favorite way. They didn't have time to think too much, and they all reached out and picked up the jug to respond.

Hu Guang was the first to raise his head and blow directly. His bold action was beyond the expectations of these generals, but it also won their favor. Even Zu Dashou, who had previously just concealed his feelings, couldn't help but show sincerity on his face.

"Ding, the achievement value is +4, the governor of Zuojun Governor's Mansion, Tong Zhizu, celebrates his birthday!"

"Ding, the achievement value is +3, from the deputy general Cao Wenzhao!"

"..."

Lu Xiangsheng was not present at this banquet because he was not a military commander. It's also because some things are inconvenient for him to be present, otherwise he is at least a civil servant and might have something to say.

After drinking the wine, Hu Guang asked the other generals to continue eating steamed buns, and only said to Zu Dashou: "Zu Qing, follow me!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up and turned to the apse. Zu Dashou was a little surprised. This was going to be a secret conversation. What was it? Do you want to resign yourself and go into seclusion?

He waited for the emperor to enter the apse, then stood up and followed him. He couldn't help but have random thoughts in his mind.

In the back hall, Hu Guang sat down and gave a seat to Zu Dashou. Seeing that his expression was a little dull, he knew what he was guessing in his heart.

Hu Guang ignored him and only said to the maid serving in the palace: "You guys go down first!"

Seeing the emperor dismissing these maids, Zu Dashou was a little surprised. Could it be that the emperor was reluctant to break his promise not to pursue him, so he let others avoid him and asked him to resign and return to his hometown?

When there were only two of them left in the hall, Hu Guang looked at Zu Dashou and said with a smile: "Does Zu Qing think that I promoted you to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion? It was an overt promotion and covert demotion because I was dissatisfied with you. , to suppress Yu Qing?"

"..." Zu Dashou didn't expect that the emperor would say it so bluntly, which made him stunned and speechless for a moment. But when he came to his senses, he immediately knelt down and recited: "I don't dare, I will do it. I did something wrong, and your majesty ignored all the past grudges..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hu Guang. Hu Guang stretched out his hand and said, "You don't need to be polite, Zu Qing. There are no outsiders here. I'm just chatting with you. Just sit and talk!"

Zu Dashou couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts for a while, and he didn't know what to say next, so he had to sit down as he was told and then remained silent.

Hu Guang didn't care and continued: "If you look at the current situation, you are right to think about rising up and down quietly. After all, you don't hold real power, you are just a sinecure!"

Upon hearing this, Zu Dashou subconsciously wanted to kneel down and apologize, but before he could move, he realized that there was something in the emperor's words, revealing different information, and he was immediately stunned.

"But what about the future? Tell you the truth, I don't want the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion to become a decoration. Can you understand?"

Hu Guang's words were so shocking that Zu Dashou opened his eyes wide and looked up at him, the expression on his face was full of surprise.

Don’t you want the Fifth Army Governor’s Mansion to become a decoration? Could it be...does the emperor still want the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion to be as it was at the beginning of the founding of the country? This...this is impossible!

Seeing his surprised expression, Hu Guang knew that he must be unable to accept it. After all, it had been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. After the founding of the country, the status of generals had become increasingly lower and lower. Eventually, changes in power made the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies a mere decoration, a sinecure. It is unbelievable that this situation should suddenly change again! Because the resistance is too great, is it possible?

Of course Hu Guang knew that the resistance was very strong, and for this reason, he did not even reveal the truth to Wen Tiren, the chief assistant who he had promoted and whom he had always trusted.

But as long as people of later generations know that civil and military skills are like two legs of a person, neither one of them is good. Even if they are different lengths, that is, different degrees of power, it will make people uncomfortable walking.

Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, if we still emphasize culture and suppress military force, if we want to revive the Ming Dynasty and let Ming Dynasty stand on the top of the world again, we must pay equal attention to culture and military affairs, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

In the Ming Dynasty at this time, the status of military personnel was very low, while the status of civil servants was very high. But the civil service group was already in a state of decay. Relying on civilian officials to govern civilian officials will not be very effective!

Therefore, after Hu Guang thought hard, he came up with the idea of ​​improving the status of military men, using military men to compete with civil servants, and then in turn using civil servants to restrain military men, giving equal emphasis to civil and military officials, so that Ming Dynasty could walk like a normal person.

But this is easier said than done! Therefore, Hu Guang just hid this idea in his heart and said nothing to anyone. This was the first time he spoke to let others know.

Seeing Zu Dashou's eyes full of surprise when he looked at him, Hu Guang smiled and said: "You don't have to be surprised. My ambition is to make Ming Dynasty an empire on which the sun never sets, and I am not satisfied with annihilating Jianlu." That’s it. You don’t understand the so-called empire on which the sun never sets, but you just need to remember that the Ming Dynasty’s territory will expand and be much larger than it is now!”

If you want to popularize science about the Empire where the sun never sets, you must first let Zu Dashou understand that the earth is round, that the earth rotates, and that it revolves around the sun. This explanation would make the topic go off track, and Hu Guang didn't want to do that.

Seeing Zu Dashou open his mouth slightly, he smiled slightly and said: "Please don't think that I am crazy! I tell you, this era is the best era for expansion. If this time passes, Ming Dynasty will not be able to become a powerful country in the world." To become the overlord again and defeat all the Western barbarians and surrender, we will have to pay a greater price."

The Age of Discovery was an era of expansion, an era of carving up the world. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was actually not that far behind Western countries. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is on the right track, it is not a difficult problem to surpass those small countries in the West!

After saying a lot of things that were beyond Zu Dashou's understanding, Hu Guang had to bring the topic back and said: "The reason why I am telling you this is just to tell you that I don't want the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion that is just a decoration at the moment. Do you understand? "

After hearing so much, Zu Dashou was stunned. Whether he understood it or not, he felt the emperor's sincerity and couldn't help but nodded in response.

Hu Guangcai didn't believe that he really understood the grand plan in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. He just smiled slightly and said, "Does Zu Qing still remember that he has another official title?"

There should be five updates tomorrow, and all the outstanding updates should be paid off. The plan is to update 4 times around 12 noon tomorrow, and there will be another update in the evening.