Domineering Daming

The lobby seems to be divided into two factions now, civil servants are in charge of peace, and generals are in charge of battle.

Only Zhu Xu was sitting alone, and when he said that, everyone could only pretend to listen carefully.

Zhu Xu leaned on the chair, opened the fan with a snap, and said in a slightly thoughtful voice, "Horses are domesticated from wild horses, and so are pigs. Wild boars are ferocious, with thick skin and sharp teeth. Even tigers are afraid of them. But since the fence was built, they have no worries. They only know how to eat and sleep. No matter how many things are going on outside, they only know how to grow meat comfortably. In a few generations, their ferocity is gone, their teeth have degenerated, and their skin has changed. Soft, but at the same time, the surrounding tigers and wolves are always staring at the side, constantly hitting the fence, guess how long this fence can last? If the fence can’t hold it, what will happen to the pigs inside?”

All the smart people present could understand Zhu Xu's simple analogy.

This wild boar is the Ming Dynasty, the fence is the Great Wall or the coastline, and the tigers and wolves are the surrounding Jiannu, Mongols, and the red-haired men and Frangji people on the sea.

Such a metaphor is naturally not liked by those present, especially the civil servants.

Zou Weilian and the others frowned and were thinking about what to say. Zhu Xu's eyes turned cold and he said coldly: "When the Taizu became the ancestor, how powerful my dynasty was, the world was peaceful, and all nations came to court! But when Xuanzong came, he withdrew his troops from Annan The fire burned all the records of Zheng He's ships, and the disaster has been caused to this day. If Zheng He's fleet is still there, where did the Japanese pirates rebellion come from? Where did the Korean Three Expeditions come from? If Annan still belongs to my Ming Dynasty, where did the Annan chaos come from? Decades of fighting in Burma?"

His tone became heavier, he snorted coldly, and said: "From ancient times to the present, dynasties have changed, and the disaster of country subjugation has all been attributed to powerful ministers and women. Is it that simple? The Taizu conquered the country, the Taizong established the foundation, and the later generations let the horses go to Nanshan to enjoy the peace." In Taiping, people in the world love leisure and hate work, and when encountering troubles, they shrink back, afraid of hard work, afraid of trouble, whoever pushes the blame in advance, has no responsibility, and has an enterprising heart!"

"It's like this from generation to generation, and the result is to push things to future generations, so that the accumulation is hard to recover, and it is impossible to cure, and the replacement of dynasties will come from this!"

"If the person involved can deal with it decisively and take responsibility, how can there be a change of dynasty? Tell me, answer me!"

When Zhu Xu said the latter, it turned into a scolding!

Wang Shengyong was not afraid when he heard this, and raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Wenzhiwugong is what the Holy Emperor did. Our dynasty is riddled with holes, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be revived. We should correct it internally and cultivate morality externally. We must not resort to military and evil. adjacent!"

Zhu Xu's eyes were stern, and he pointed at him directly and said, "What is militarism? Emperor Qin and Han Wu? Emperor Tang Zong and Song Zu? Or the great ancestor Chengzu of our dynasty? Internally cultivate politics, externally cultivate morality? So you want me to abolish martial arts? No pawns? You have to be on guard again and again, you can't allow any troubles, and you can only stick to your old roots for a lifetime?"

Wang Shengyong frowned and lowered his head slightly, not daring to meet Zhu Xu's eyes.

Tian Yufu looked at Zou Weilian in front of him, raised his hand, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the old things about Yingzong."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.

The past of Yingzong is the scar of Ming Dynasty. The emperor was taken into captivity, the capital was besieged, and there were countless casualties.

This incident hit Da Ming too hard, and Da Ming also began to decline from this time.

As a descendant of the Zhu family, Zhu Xu is now the emperor, this is undoubtedly his family's ugliness, exposing his faults and slapping him in the face!

Zhu Xu looked at Tian Yusuke, and anger surged in his heart.

This group of people are like stones in the latrine, smelly and hard, no matter what you say, it's useless, you have to be ruthless!

Zhu Xu stood up slowly, with his hands behind his back, and said in a cold voice: "Who were the people who accompanied Yingzong out of the fortress? Hundreds of thousands of troops, the result was that the army was defeated and Yingzong was taken into captivity. Whose fault is this? The Emperor Yingzong Is it Wang Zhen? Why are you ministers always right? Since ancient times, everything has been the fault of women, eunuchs, and treacherous ministers. Then what have you loyal ministers done? If they did everything, I What do you want!"

At the end of Zhu Xu's speech, he almost screamed.

"The minister waits to be convicted!"

Zou Weilian and others were shocked and knelt down.

"deliver an imperial order!"

Zhu Xu's eyes were like knives, almost substantive, and he said in a deep voice: "Fujian officials are lazy and inactive, their eyes are like fireflies, pedantic and incompetent, unbearable for great responsibilities, from below the governor to above the sixth rank, all of them will be demoted three levels in a row. Sure, dismiss him from his post and investigate, and punish him severely! Anyone who begs for mercy will be punished with the same crime!"

Zou Weilian's heart skipped a beat, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he tried not to speak.

Wang Shengyong and Tian Yufu knelt on the ground, trembling, feeling terrified.All of Fujian has been demoted three levels in a row, all because of them, no matter whether the emperor will deal with them or not, Quan Fu.The officials who built it will definitely tear them apart!

With their heads on the ground, their bodies were cold and trembling, and their minds were full of fear.

Chapter 734

Zhu Xu stood there, looking down at the group of people, with a stern look on his face, and an iron-like reprimand.

"Remember a sentence for me, 'If you offend my Ming Dynasty, you will be punished even if you are far away'! No matter if you are a businessman or what, they are all my Ming people, and they are your parents. They are not untouchables and can be massacred!"

"You are all court and local ministers. You must have the structure and ideas you should have! Even if you don't have it, you can't say something in public, so as not to embarrass me, Daming!"

"This overseas matter is a major military affairs. It should be dealt with by a special agency. I will set up a Foreign Affairs Bureau in Nanzhili. If there is anything, they will report it to the court. It is not your turn to gossiping in Fujian!"

"As a minister, as an official, as a person, let me think about it carefully, think carefully, and reflect seriously!"

"Zou Weilian, I have said so much today, you write me a memorial, and the writing must be profound. If the writing is not good or not enough, you will go back to the governor's yamen to farm the land. What kind of officials and why are you people? You are embarrassing me!"

"Your servant is guilty!" Zou Weilian shouted in unison, leading a group of people.

Worried and uneasy at the same time, I was even more worried that the emperor's anger was burning, and I was afraid that even dropping three levels would not let him quench his anger, and there would be other thunderstorms falling.

The so-called rabbit dead fox sorrow, Tang Wang, Xiong Wencan, Yu Anxing and others were all cautious, wondering if the emperor had any anger to deal with them.

Zhu Xu is here today mainly for this purpose. He wants to set a tone for Daming's foreign strategy, especially overseas, build a clear strategy, and publicize it.

Now it is time to play on the topic and send a signal to the entire Ming Dynasty. Specifically, the cabinet needs to discuss it to form a custom and unify the thoughts of the whole Ming Dynasty.

He suppressed his anger, reckoning that the heat was about the same, and finally said: "I don't like to read the memorandum, I want to see the truth, if I don't make a clear change before I leave, I will write the resignation memorandum now, and I will approve everything , setting off firecrackers all the way to see you all the way home!"

Zou Weilian and the others knelt on the ground, pursed their lips, frowned tightly, their temples throbbed, their hearts felt as if a heavy stone was falling, and they were so heavy that they couldn't breathe.

Zhu Xu snorted coldly, folded his fan, and strode out the door.

Zou Weilian waited for Zhu Xu to leave before slowly getting up.

Tian Yufu, Wang Shengyong and others all looked at Zou Weilian with a silent expression, all of them were anxious and uneasy.

The emperor's "pigsty theory" demoted them to nothing, and even downgraded them by three ranks. If this got out, they would all become laughing stocks.

If it was before the apocalypse, they could have resigned on the spot, or even hit a wall to show their ambitions, but if they do this now, they will be "death of shame", and their lifetime clean names will really be ruined!

"My lord, what should we do now?" After a long while, Tian Yufu asked in fear.

Zou Weilian sat on the chair, opened his eyes, sighed softly, and said: "I have underestimated the emperor's ambition, the Great Wall can't stop him, and the sea can't stop either."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, their nerves ached a bit, they always felt unacceptable, unwilling, but blocked by something, unable to speak.

Zou Weilian recalled a correspondence with Li Bangyan, in which he once said, "As high as the Taizu, with lofty aspirations, and as Xiao Taizong, with boldness and soaring to the sky", "Great talents and general plans are not as good as ordinary people, and our thoughts are only fifty."

He turned his head and looked outside the door, and he also had a feeling in his heart, which was similar to those adults in the court, that is, they were really inferior, they couldn't catch up with the emperor's thoughts, but they were loyal and virtuous, chasing and blocking the emperor in vain.

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian, Xiong Wencan, Yu Anxing and others followed behind Zhu Xu. The civil servants were downgraded three ranks in a row and severely reprimanded. It was their turn next.

When Zhu Xu left the governor's office, he walked slowly down the street with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Yujian and others did not dare to speak, but followed them not far or near, apprehensive.

Zhu Xu's words just now shocked them a lot. There is the emperor's "ambition" in it. With the emperor's prestige, this will make a series of military policy changes in Ming Dynasty. Cornerstone!

As a general, he naturally hoped that the country would be rich and the army strong, and that he would be able to resist humiliation from outsiders. Zhu Xu's words shocked them greatly, and it was hard to get over it for a long time.

These words were naturally prepared by Zhu Xu long ago. These few words on this trip to the south are also one of the key points. They will lead Daming from an inland country to a big ocean country, a powerful country, and see the whole world!