Domineering Daming

"Elder Ge, the imperial palace of the Wa country is almost ready, it has already belonged to the emperor's palace, and the lower officials have sent special personnel to guard and manage it..." Yang Sichang said.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at him, without going around in circles, and said, "What do you think of Dorgon?"

Yang Sichang's expression moved slightly, he was silent for a moment, and said: "The lower officials know that the government and the public are very wary of Dorgon, and think he is a remnant of a thief and slave, but according to the lower officials, he can still be controlled. Save us a lot of effort."

Zhou Yingqiu was thoughtful, and said: "The two adults also think so, so, is Dorgon going to hold back?"

The country of Wa has a large population and great potential. If Dorgon's wolves are allowed to enter the flock, they don't know how they will grow.

Yang Sichang smiled calmly, and said: "Don't dare to say anything else, I dare to guarantee that Dorgon will never make waves in the Wa Kingdom!"

Zhou Yingqiu had a strange look in his eyes, and said, "Oh, what's the reason?"

Yang Sichang said: "Because those people in the Wa Kingdom will soon understand that Dorgon cannot fully represent Daming."

Zhou Yingqiu was old in officialdom, so he understood immediately, nodded with a smile, and said, "Then who do you think can support you?"

Yang Sichang said: "Tokugawa Mingxiu is a member of the Tokugawa family. There will inevitably be a group of people around him, and Matsudaira Nobuzuna will also be inclined to the past, but this person has a vision of the overall situation and will not follow suit. Date Masamune represents He is a so-called foreign daimyo who has a feud with the Tokugawa family. Shaoren is still young, he will be manipulated by the emperor's family, Kuroda Tadashi, Huashan Jiushou will take orders from Zuo Liangyu... These seem very complicated, and they are related to each other. Checks and balances are actually vulnerable, but they are enough to constrain Dorgon, preventing him from smooth government orders, let alone rebellion! As for support, in the opinion of the subordinates, we should make two-handed preparations. On the surface, we support Shao Ren. Dayi, secondly, his sister is the imperial concubine, and her strength is the weakest. In secret, we support Tokugawa Akihide, he is the most powerful person to fight against Dorgon, but his character is weak, and he has no army, which is appropriate... "

Zhou Yingqiu couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said, "It seems that you are more thorough than I thought."

Yang Sichang hurriedly said: "I dare not."

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hands with a smile on his face, and said: "That's right, but this is high-level. As for the local government, the cabinet also plans to support some people and cultivate three or five powerful people, which can not only limit Dorgon's ability, It can also be summoned at any time... What the emperor means is that there cannot be only one sword."

Yang Sichang showed admiration on his face, and said: "The emperor has always been considerate in his actions, and I admire you."

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hand and said, "I will announce the decree tomorrow, but you have to return to Beijing to report on your duties next year, and then return to Liaodong."

Yang Sichang said: "The lower officials understand that they will properly handle the affairs of the Wa Kingdom."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded, and then said: "The emperor gave Dorgon the authority to recruit [-] Japanese soldiers, but Dorgon will definitely not only recruit [-], so you just pretend you didn't see it. Zuo Liangyu is an ambitious man. Vigorous, but there is no big picture, so don’t worry about it. Huashan Jiushu, Kuroda Tadyuki and others, let them understand who they should obey..."

These can be regarded as opportunities for face-to-face teaching, and they are also things that cannot be announced in the open. Yang Sichang listened carefully, and it was related to the next series of layouts of the Wa Kingdom.

The two chatted until midnight, and early the next morning, Zhou Yingqiu read out several edicts in the Imperial Palace.

Everyone knows that these imperial edicts determine the future of the Wa country, and they have been waiting for it since the early morning.

The first edict severely reprimanded the shogunate for disrespecting the king, destroying the order of heaven, depriving human rights, etc. It is useful nonsense.It is also an oath of the legitimacy of Ming's launch of the War to Exterminate the Japanese, something that must be said.

None of the people present were fools, no one jumped out to expose it, and waited quietly for the next one.

Next, the content of the edict has its essence. The content is roughly that Emperor Mingzheng believes that she is responsible for the corruption of the Wa Kingdom, and is willing to lose the country title, the emperor title, and join the Celestial Dynasty, hoping that the Celestial Dynasty can bring a better tomorrow to the Wa Kingdom and her people.

This determined that Wa Kingdom officially abolished its country title and merged into Daming.

Tokugawa Akihide, Matsudaira Nobuzuna, Date Masamune and others have different colors on their faces, which are complicated and difficult to understand.

Emperor Meisho's younger brother, Prince Shaoren, and other members of the royal family could only kneel on the ground and listen with bitter faces.

The fourth way is the division of the territory of the Wa Kingdom and the reshaping of the political system, which made many people feel like falling into an ice cave, suffering so much that they almost cried.

The fifth way is the appointment of officials. There are nine people in the Government Council and seven people in the General's Mansion. Although Dorgon holds two positions, most of them are natives of the Wa Kingdom, and there are no Ming people. This makes them feel uncomfortable. I feel better.

Then, there was a series of appointments of local officials. There were more than 30 people in total. People, now relying on positive votes, have exchanged for the official position and power rewarded by the new master.

Whether it's envy or jealousy, or hatred and resentment, as Zhou Yingqiu's voice falls, it will come true, and there is no possibility of change.

After reading these, Zhou Yingqiu took out the sixth question, and half an hour has passed by this time!

The sixth way is to express the responsibility of Ming Dynasty. The imperial decree clearly stated that the imperial court will invest more than [-] million taels of silver in the next five years in the Wa Kingdom, which was renamed Suihai Province, for disaster relief, subsidizing farmers, and building rivers and roads. Building roads and bridges and other livelihood matters...

This decree shocked almost everyone present, whether it was Dorgon, Matsudaira Nobutsuna and the others, all of them were shocked. One hundred million taels of silver is an astronomical figure!

Ming Dynasty, what is this for?

But Dorgon understood in a blink of an eye, according to the temperament of the emperor in the capital, how could he invest so much in the country of Wa? !

Even so, Dorgon's heart was still the heaviest, and he was not happy at all.

Whether he was left in the Wa country, even though Zhou Yingqiu had clearly told him that it was only temporary, but he still lost Annan, lost Phnom Penh, and he would lose this Wa country for at most three years.

The Ming Dynasty will not give him a chance to become a big man, but only wants him to make a knife, a bottle of panacea for charging into battle, opening up territories, and quelling chaos!

Chapter 1404 Sun Chuanting exerts pressure

Jingzheng six years, October 25.

This year's snow came very early, and it was also very heavy. Not only the northern generation where the capital is located, but even southern Zhili rarely snowed, and a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

But these could not stop the enthusiasm of Sun Chuanting and others. Sun Chuanting, Prince Jing Zhang Bingwen, etc., accompanied by Governor of Jiangsu Chen Qiyu and other important officials, were visiting the Royal Expo.

Chen Qiyu followed Sun Chuanting and introduced enthusiastically: "Ge Lao, there are three major exhibition halls here, 48 small halls, starting from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, antique calligraphy and paintings, rare ancient books, rare treasures, etc., in order. Sorting, all over the collection..."

Sun Chuanting and a group of more than 30 people were standing in front of a huge glass window, looking at a strange-shaped iron object with iron bars passing through it, and iron beads rolling faintly on it.

Chen Qiyu saw the needle, and said: "Mr. Ge, this is a seismograph. It was cast in the Han Dynasty. It has a history of thousands of years. It can predict earthquakes. It is accurate in five or six out of ten. Doctors and craftsmen from the Royal Political Council and the Ministry of Industry often come to watch. I heard that it is quite delicate and the mechanism is complicated, and they will not be able to study it for a while..."

Sun Chuanting put his hands behind his back, stretched his head to look, then turned his head to look at Chen Qiyu, and said with a smile: "It is said that it is a strange skill, not a righteous way, what do you think?"

Chen Qiyu and the others were startled, but the reaction was quick. Chen Qiyu continued: "The lower officials believe that the right way for an official is the well-being of the people, not reading."

An official behind him immediately raised his hand and said: "Master Ge, I think that what the emperor said is right. It is a fallacy that reading is an official. If reading is an official, doesn't it mean that being an official is the right way? Being an official wholeheartedly, What sage books are you still reading?"

Sun Chuanting looked at this person in surprise, and said, "I remember you, your name is Qin Zhengyi?"

This is Qin Zhengyi, who was transferred from the prefect of Hangzhou to the Jiangsu Senate, and the third member of the Royal Political Council.

Qin Zhengyi raised his hand and said, "The next official is right."

Sun Chuanting looked around, then looked at Qin Zhengyi and said, "Continue."

Qin Zhengyi looked indignant, and said: "Mr. Ge, the 'unofficial alliance' on the Qinhuai River is getting bigger and bigger. They sing and dance all day long, drunk and dreamy, and groggy. I don't know what year it is! If reading is the right way, they It’s enough to study, why is it silent in the wine pool and meat forest now? The lower officials think that the court should punish severely to warn future generations!”

Sun Chuanting showed displeasure, and said, "What you're telling me is the fallacy of 'studying makes you an official', why are you talking so much!"

Qin Zhengyi's face was tense, he still raised his hands, and said: "Other adults and senior officials, they dare not speak out because of their scruples, and lower officials are not afraid of other things. If it's a big deal, they will go home to study and farm. Please let the elders learn from you!"

Sun Chuanting was blocked by him, turned his head to look at King Jing and Zhang Bingwen beside him, and said, "Is this intentional to save my face?"

Prince Jing clearly saw a smile in Sun Chuanting's eyes, glanced at Qin Zhengyi, and said, "It's telling the truth, it's okay, we have thick skins and can bear it."

Sun Chuanting couldn't help laughing, shook his head, turned to Qin Zhengyi and said, "Don't think that we are all blind, but we just can't make a move. Besides, if all those who oppose the 'New Deal' can come to Qinhuai I'm willing to give money for whoring when I'm drunk on the river."

Sun Chuanting said it easily, but the topic is really embarrassing, so it is not appropriate to delve into it.

Seeing this, Zhang Bingwen smoothed things over and said, "The root of this matter is that the imperial court did not uphold discipline. We are responsible, and yours can't escape."