Bright Spring

When Tang Jing stepped onto the deck, the military music also played a slow and sad tune.

Seven or eight generals greeted him, and together with Tang Jing, Liu Ming and others, they walked in front of the corpse.Tang Jing folded his fists and bowed to the corpse first, and everyone followed suit and bowed silently.

After bowing several times, Tang Jing turned around and faced the crowd, and said, "The brothers lying here, as well as those who have not been found, have all been registered. I will first submit the list to the commander, and then Shangfeng submitted it to the imperial court. If the living person is rescued later, the name will be crossed out, and I will personally sign and seal it."

Everyone listened intently.Liu Ming realized that this general had nothing superfluous to say, and what he said was very practical. The roster was mainly related to the pensions of the fallen soldiers, and the benefits of family members and children being raised by the court. .

Tang Jing said loudly again, "The corpses of the brothers who died in battle can't be brought back to their hometown. The weather is hot, and they will rot within a few days, and if they stay for a long time, they will be plagued. However, the brothers will turn into big fish in the belly of the fish, and they will be able to enjoy the sea and the sky freely." Happy. Or follow our boat to find the beach, and find the way back by ourselves, I don’t know. But if the body is buried in the ground, maybe later generations will dig it out and expose the corpse to the wilderness, it’s better to be safe and secure in the sea!”

After he finished speaking, he held up the incense and said, "Brothers, go all the way."

Everyone shouted in unison.Then the military musicians began to beat the gongs and drums, and sang the words of the Taoist priests in a long voice, probably referring to the king of the temple, who left the money to buy the road, so don't be embarrassed if it's convenient.

"Bang bang bang..." A row of firecrackers fired at the sky, followed by a second row.After ringing three times, the sergeants on the ship's side raised the wooden frame one after another, leaned against the railing, and let the corpse wrapped in the military flag slide into the sea.

The noisy clattering of firecrackers and gongs and cymbals was deafening, and Liu Ming's brain ached again, and hissing like cicadas sounded in his ears again.The sweat on his forehead was also suppressed, and he stood there frowning and gritted his teeth.

The dizziness made him want to vomit, and he hurriedly raised his head and opened his mouth to breathe into the air.

The sunlight in the mid-air was dazzling, he squinted his eyes, and in the halo, he saw the Tuanlong Sunyue flag on the high flagpole, the yellow dragon with its teeth and claws widened its eyes, entwined with the sun and the moon, a kind of engulfing the world, glaring The ambition of heaven and earth floats in the air forever.That is the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, and yellow is also the will of the emperor and the emperor.

The huge sails covered the sky, and the giant treasure ship was still slowly advancing on the water.The bronze cannon in front is shining brightly, and the pointed bow is raised like a sharp sword out of its sheath.

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Chapter 877 It's All About You

According to the calendar, it has just entered autumn.But the weather in the capital doesn't seem to be much cooler than in midsummer.

Sitting on the throne inside the Fengtian Gate early in the morning, Zhu Gaoxu already felt hot and dry, perhaps it had something to do with the neat clothes on his body.Since the imperial gate is in charge of the government, the ministers below put forward various suggestions, all of which are related to the recent disasters in various places.

In the past few days, reports of flooding have been urgently reported from Jiangxi and Zhejiang; the coast of Fujian has been hit by hurricanes, houses collapsed, and human and animal casualties are immeasurable for the time being.This is the season of events.

Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, asked for an order, and the author issued a report to the residence, advocating that officials from all over the country cultivate virtue and abide by etiquette.And sent censors to Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces to supervise the review of case files in various prefectures and counties, and strictly investigate unjust cases in order to appease the anger of heaven.

And because Zhu Gaoxu has been very observant of the rules and etiquette in the past two years, and he has not been lazy in the early court, the imperial gate, and the sacrifices; the ministers cannot advise Zhu Gaoxu to be diligent.Hu Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, suggested, "The Jingyan has been suspended for three months, and this autumn is approaching. Please make preparations and reopen the Jingyan."

Zhu Gaoxu sat there, and immediately replied, "Zuzao."

Hu Wei bowed again and said, "The Autumn Sacrifice Ceremony is also requested to be organized by the emperor. The imperial court respects the sincerity of heaven and is the first for the officials and the people of the world."

Zhu Gaoxu also readily agreed.

Originally from the Yongle period, the spring, summer, autumn and winter ceremonies for worshiping heaven and earth have been combined into one, and they are sacrificed together in the first month of each year, thus simplifying the ritual system.But in the current situation, it seems that there is nothing wrong with holding another ceremony.

The emergency measures of the court monarchs and ministers for disasters are mainly to encourage the subjects morally and spiritually.Advocate the concepts of selecting talents and appointing talents, diligently governing and loving the people, and strive to form a clear and clear atmosphere in government.

This is consistent with the ruling philosophy that the monarchy is granted by heaven, the emperor is responsible to heaven, and the civil and military are responsible to the emperor.Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu did not rashly deny its role; although he believed that etiquette, unjust cases, etc. had no logical relationship with natural disasters at all.

Otherwise what can we do?

With the mobilization efficiency and marching speed at this time, if the imperial court dispatched troops, or temporarily mobilized troops from the local guards for disaster relief, the victims who were buried by the collapse of houses and swept away by the flood would have died long ago.The current speed of material transportation is even slower, and it is meaningless to transfer materials for disaster relief; far away water is not enough to save nearby fires.

Only by relying on the prefects and county magistrates in various places to temporarily issue licenses to recruit local strong men and solve urgent problems nearby can it play some practical role.

Therefore, as the officials of the central government of the imperial court, they could only talk about morality and etiquette, and Zhu Gaoxu had no opinion.

Fortunately, no one forced Zhu Gaoxu to issue an edict of guilt.After all, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and there are various disasters every year, without exception, and ordinary disasters cannot be said to be caused by "the emperor did not practice moral government".

It was not until the end of the Yumen hearing that Zhu Gaoxu said what he meant, "The Imperial Academy wrote an imperial decree, asking the officials of the three provinces to report the specific areas affected by the disaster. The imperial court should reduce or exempt the food taxes of various places as appropriate."

All the officials kowtowed one after another, shouting "The Holy One is wise".

Zhu Gaoxu quickly left the throne above and walked out from the north side of Fengtian Gate.Standing beside the white marble railing, he suddenly turned his head and asked Wang Gui, "Has Wang Jinghong sent back any memorials?"

Obviously, the hurricanes that hit the coast of Fujian came from the ocean, and Zhu Gaoxu was of course very worried about the naval fleet.What the Navy is most afraid of is the hurricane. The past that the Yuan Dynasty army conquered Japan and destroyed it cannot be forgotten by future generations.

Wang Gui hugged the Fuchen and bent down, "Returning to the emperor, the servant has not seen it yet. After a while, the servant will send someone to ask the officials of the General Administration Department to count today's memorials and see if there is any news about the navy."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and stepped off the platform.

He walked through the wide brick square in front of the Fengtian Hall, and went out of the Wulou to the Rouyi Hall.Zhu Gaoxu remained silent along the way, his depression was not concealed.After a long walk, he felt even hotter.

When they arrived at the gate of the main hall of Rouyi Hall, the accompanying eunuch Wang Guicai advised softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, you can breathe the dragon's body. Wang Jinghong and others may not have encountered a hurricane. Even if they did, Daming's sea ship was strong, or the danger was saved. .”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at him, and couldn't help saying, "I'm still to blame for this matter."

Wang Gui hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, don't think so! Whether the storm will come or not is God's business, who would have expected it? Before the lord discussed military plans with the ministers, the slaves served him many times, and they understood clearly. Qi Butang said that in the barbarian lands in the south, the cool season starts from the twelfth lunar month; and only in the cool season can the officers and soldiers fight. If summer and autumn avoid sailing, the officers and soldiers will not be able to keep up with the cool season."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and finally said the thoughts in his heart happily, "I will fight at the end of next year."

After hearing this, Wang Gui stood there in a daze, unable to find words for a while, and continued to comfort Zhu Gaoxu.

If it is prudent, the safest course of action for the Navy is to avoid the storm-prone season this year and sail to Da Nang and other places where there is shelter from the wind to station; wait for the cool season next year before launching an attack.

In this way, the Ming army can not only fight in the cool season in the tropics; it can also perfectly avoid the hurricane season.The only downside to this strategy is that it takes too long.

A battle needs to wait on the road for a year. At that time, Zhu Gaoxu really did not consider such a slow-moving method.

Only now did he vaguely realize that he might be biased in his understanding.The vastness of the ocean strategy in space and time, compared with the current level of technology, may not be what he imagined in his intuition.

However, he originally had a full understanding of war and understood the far-reaching impact of a war; therefore, Chen Xuan's remarks that "why fight when there is no chance of winning" won Zhu Gaoxu's approval.When the opportunity is not right, time should not be stingy, because once the battle is defeated, the time delay in realizing the strategy will increase exponentially.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't go to sea in person to replace the officials in front of the decision-making, let alone operate the warship to avoid failure.The only thing he can do is to make rational decisions on a macro level.But this time he obviously made some mistakes.

"The emperor is too harsh on me." Wang Gui could only say so, and sighed emotionally.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to talk to him anymore, because what he needed was not comfort, but a practical solution to the problem.

He walked into the main hall, took a seat on the chair to the north of the big table, and immediately saw a stack of memorials on the table.He looked at the stickers on each book, and then threw it on the table.The table that was originally neat and tidy gradually became messy.

In the pile of memorials sent this morning, there was no news about the navy.Zhu Gaoxu stopped, and sat there frowning.

In addition to the messy memorials on the big case, there is also a globe.This is something made by a wood factory, produced in the Gongbu Wood Factory in the southwest corner of the imperial city.The workmanship of this thing is very fine, even the curved wooden frame supporting the wooden ball is also carved with a dragon pattern, and the graphic characters on it are even more delicate and small.

However, the engraved map must be very inaccurate.Part of the map is from the chart records and Zhu Gaoxu's personal modification, and part of it is completely added by Zhu Gaoxu based on his "imagination". There may also be large errors in latitude and longitude.However, the outline shape of the sea road should not be a big problem.

There is a stack of books next to the globe, and the top one has an illustration of the Great Ming Treasure Ship on the cover.In the lower right corner, there is also a small character, the Fake Museum of the Shouyu Sinan Department.In addition, there are some rolled drawings of different lengths on the wooden case, all tied with red strings.

Looking at the things in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu scratched the globe with his fingers, and the wooden ball started to spin.There was a faint woody fragrance in the air.

Maybe because the important thing that is on his mind and the most concerned is like a stone hanging in his chest, he is a little impetuous and can't calm down to do other things.He finally stood up from his chair and walked outside the wide door of the main hall.

The eunuch Wang Gui also bent his body to follow like a tail.

Zhu Gaoxu stood where he was, quietly watching the lush vegetation outside the main hall.The chirping of birds came from outside the palace wall, and the green branches and leaves were almost motionless, only the sporadic new withered leaves lying on the spotlessly clean brick floor, which made people feel a little autumn atmosphere.There is no wind in the sky, the weather is clear, and the air is fresh in the morning. It is indeed difficult for people who live here to imagine the scene of a storm.

Wang Gui said cautiously, "My lord, it's still very hot today."