Domineering Daming

Chapter 265 The Imminent Danger

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhu Xu, worried that Zhu Xu would really do this, and continued: "Your Majesty, Chahar is close to Jimen Gate, so we have to guard against it."

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, his face paled.

What Sun Chuanting said is not unreasonable, if you give Lin Danhan such a sharp weapon, maybe he will really use it in Jimen.

Zhu Xu was worried. He wanted to support Mongolia, but he had to try to be safe, but Lin Danhan had a lot of ambition and talent, so he couldn't afford to support him. It might not be possible to support him for a few more years.

As for the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian ministries also knew it well, and it was impossible for the Ming court to win over or even control it.

Zhu Xu looked at Sun Chuanting, nodded and said: "I know what you mean, but the Mongolian ministries are independent, like scattered sand, and they are not the opponent of Jiannu at all. I am afraid that they will be conquered by Jiannu in a few years. At that time, with Mongols helped build slaves, we have to face more than just Liaodong."

Nine border towns, from Liaodong, Jizhou all the way to Ningxia, Gansu, the battle line is too long, even if they don't attack with all their strength, just harassing, it is enough for Da Ming to be exhausted.What's more, the most difficult time for Daming is far away.

Although Sun Chuanting was more pragmatic and broad-minded than the Donglin Party, he didn't think that Houjin's people could annex Daming, at most they would plunder.

He didn't understand Zhu Xu's worry, but he was worried that Zhu Xu's "reckless move" would bring more serious consequences.After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, what we can do now is to step up efforts to win over all the Mongolian ministries and work together to fight against Jiannu. My Ming Dynasty will fix the internal affairs as soon as possible. Once there is relief, Liaodong can be settled in a war!"

Hearing Sun Chuanting's words, Zhu Xu also sighed inwardly.

Sun Chuanting's words are justified. In history, even if Chongzhen could stabilize the court, it would be enough to drag the Little Ice River.Even the Ming court has enough strength to deal with the refugees. Li Zicheng and others are not opponents of the court at all. As long as they are a little safe, it is possible for Daming to continue his life.

It's just that from Wanli to the present more than ten years, Liaodong has retreated steadily, can it really be explained clearly in just one or two sentences?

History is unpredictable, how can it be so simple to infer, until the end, no one knows the result, so history has only one result.

Zhu Xu couldn't find a suitable way to support Lin Danhan, so he pondered for a long time and said, "Forget it, put this discussion on hold for now, by the way, when will Mr. Sun Ge return to Beijing?"

Sun Chengzong is now the only chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Ge Lao, no matter his status or qualifications, he is considered a high position and authority, especially won the emperor's heart.

Sun Chuanting didn't care about these things. Seeing Zhu Xu let go, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Back to the emperor, Mr. Sun sent a letter to the Ministry of War a few days ago. He has returned from Ningxia and will go to Gansu soon. Once the rectification of the important towns in Gansu is completed Returning to Beijing, there will be another month, and you should be able to come back before the emperor changes the Yuan."

Zhu Xu nodded. He didn't know whether Huang Taiji would launch the Ningjin War as scheduled. Even if he made a better arrangement than in history, without Sun Chengzong, he still felt uneasy.

Once Sun Chengzong returned to Beijing, except for several important towns in the north, as well as the three provinces of Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, the rest of the Ming Dynasty would be rectified.Next, there is a deep, quiet evolution.

Military reform is not simply changing the military system.

Zhu Xu nodded while listening. Although these three provinces are the most prone to accidents, fortunately, there is still time. After the Liaodong incident is over, he will be able to free up his hands to rectify carefully.

Just as he was talking, Liu Shimin walked in from the outside and said, "Your Majesty, King Ping is here."

Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "Well, we must pay close attention to the affairs of the Ministry of War. Standing troops and garrisons in various places must be strictly controlled, and training must not be sloppy."

Sun Chuanting had almost finished speaking, so he raised his hand and said, "I understand, I will take my leave."

Zhu Xu watched him go out, and then King Ping walked in with his stomach straight, swaying left and right, bowed and said: "I see the emperor."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, walked out and said with a smile: "The emperor is here, you don't need to be polite, it's snowing so hard, why did you come here?"

Prince Ping has a carefree character who doesn't care about anything, he chuckled and said, "If it's all right, how dare I disturb the emperor."

Zhu Xu took a look at him and said, "Could it be a business matter? Someone is embarrassing you?"

Prince Ping smiled and said: "That's not true, it was arranged by the emperor. Well, some princes are sick and may not be able to come to Beijing, so they wrote to ask me to ask the emperor for leave."

Zhu Xu raised his brows, there was still more than a month before he changed his name, did he get sick earlier?

"Who is there?" Zhu Xu asked with a smile.

King Ping said: "King Lu, King Fu, King Qin, King Shu and King Tang."

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, and it really was them. However, I'm afraid this is still preliminary. Once these people get permission, there will be more "sick leave."

"The minister (servant) pays homage to the emperor."

Fu Changzong and Wei Zhongxian also walked in at the same time.

Zhu Xu nodded to the two, then looked at King Ping and said, "Well, let's put it on hold for now, no matter whether you ask or not, what I asked you to investigate, how is your investigation going?"

Before, Zhu Xu asked King Ping to investigate the land occupation and private property of each clan and royal family in the name of Zongzheng.

King Ping was taken aback, and quickly said: "Oh, all the palaces have reported it. This is the playbook I compiled. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu took it and turned it over, threw it to Fu Changzong, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang, how much of this do you think is true?"

King Ping looked at Zhu Xu, blinked his eyes and bowed and said, "I think it's pretty close."

Zhu Xu sneered, and turned to look at Fu Changzong.

Fu Changzong also flipped through it for a while, then raised his head and said: "If you go back to the emperor, I'm afraid that King Fu may not get one-twentieth of it, and King Lu's is less than one-tenth, and the others are about the same. This one has to be thrown away." offer' land."

The so-called "contribution" refers to the land falsely listed under the name of the royal family. In fact, if it has been falsely hung for a long time, most of it will become the private property of the vassal.

King Ping didn't believe it, and raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, let's ignore these things for now. Well, the clan's debt is still 200 million taels short, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Look, do you want to make up for it? It's not that there is a shortage of ministers. The emperor is not short of money to take care of my business, but the urging from all over the place is rather urgent. Many royal families rely on selling property to make a living. I, I can't hold it anymore..."

Zhu Xu sneered in his heart, no one would starve to death these princes, which family doesn't have thousands of hectares of land.

He looked at Fu Changzong calmly, and said, "Uncle, how much money is there in the household department?"

Fu Changzong understood and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the national treasury will already be empty, and there is still a gap of 80 taels. Please also ask the emperor to open the internal funds."

Zhu Xu looked at King Ping and said embarrassingly, "Uncle, you heard me, and you know the situation of my money. Unless I wait until next year's tax comes up, I have no money."

"Then, what should we do?" King Ping was startled.

Chapter 266 Touring Yanzhou

Zhu Xu clasped his hands, thought for a while, and said, "Well, Uncle Emperor, I order Cao Huachun to take out 30 taels from the chamber of commerce, and advance it to the clan mansion for emergency use."

King Ping quickly waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you can't do it, it's your private property. How can you give it to the clan's mansion? Isn't this a distinction between public and private? No, no..."

Fu Changzong glanced at Zhu Xu, stepped forward knowingly and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think it is impossible. The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. The emperor should distinguish clearly." After finishing speaking, he turned to King Ping again, and said: "My lord, now believe in the king. Regent, please ask your lord to discuss this matter with King Xin."

King Ping didn't feel anything wrong, nodded and said, "Well, that's exactly what I mean, I'll go see King Xin at Wen Zhao Pavilion later and ask."

Wei Zhongxian watched as Zhu Xu and Fu Changzong sang together, they settled King Ping so easily, and stood there bowed, quietly being a transparent person.

Zhu Xu was also secretly amused, and continued calmly: "Uncle Huang, so, you can send a letter to the princes everywhere, including their eldest sons, and their family members can also come, let's say, the queen mother will also come to Beijing." I want to meet them and talk about the old days."

Hearing Zhu Xu's words, Fu Changzong was secretly startled, hesitating whether to stop Zhu Xu.

King Ping was stunned. Although he likes Fengyue and ignores court affairs, he is not stupid, and he vaguely heard that Zhu Xu's purpose was not pure, so he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not very good to do this. In winter, many people can't stand the long journey."

Zhu Xu looked at King Ping, then glanced at Fu Changzong, seeing him shaking his head imperceptibly, sighed in his heart, not bothering about it, looked at King Ping and said, "Uncle Huang, then you should go to Brother Xin Wang and see if you can do it." We can’t think of a way, let’s wait until the end of the year.”

King Ping smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty, I'll go then."