Domineering Daming

"Foolish Lord! Since ancient times, the military has been aggressive, and it is difficult to end well!"

"As everyone knows, Qin II died, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even issued an edict of sin against himself, and the country almost perished!"

"For the sake of some overseas untouchables, to go overseas, this is dizzy!"

"What are the ministers in the governor's yamen doing? Let the faint king mess around!"

"My great Ming is dead, and this stupid king has gone underground, how could he have the face to meet my great Ming ancestors!"

In various deep mansions, countless people were yelling at Zhu Xu, hating him so much that they even wept bitterly, crying for Taizu Taizong of Ming Dynasty to open his eyes and see that unworthy descendant of Zhu Xu.

Fujian Academy.

This is the largest public academy in Fujian. It is directly under the Royal Government Academy. It has [-] students. Although it was established a little late, it can accept relatively many students.

In the library, a young man in his twenties is flipping through a copy of "Miscellaneous Notes of Western Yi", which is very interesting, and he can't get rid of his clothes.

This was translated by Xu Guangqi and the missionaries together. It records the customs of European countries. Many things are very different from Ming Dynasty. It looks quite fresh, eye-opening and fascinating.

Next to him was a six or seven-year-old boy with a fair complexion, also holding a book, with a straight body and a focused expression, no worse than his elder brother.

I don't know when it started, whispers sounded in the quiet library.

The two brothers frowned and looked at each other. The young man stood up, trying to dissuade him, but he came back after a while, sitting there, frowning silently, with a solemn expression.

The little boy didn't move, just quietly looking at his brother's profile.

After a while, the young man whispered in the little boy's ear, then continued to think, in a daze.

The little boy also frowned, his face lost in thought.

After a while, he said: "Brother, do you think my Daming is like a 'pigsty'?"

Naturally, what sparked the controversy now was Zhu Xu's severe reprimand at the governor's office, especially the "pigsty theory".

The young man was still thinking hard and didn't respond. It was obvious that Zhu Xu's words had shocked him a lot, and he couldn't escape now.

The little boy blinked, and after a while he said: "I think what the emperor said is right, people, people are not pigs, they can't be locked up, they'll eat and die, they're not aggressive, they have the heart to do something."

The military and state affairs involved in this are complicated and difficult to understand. Even the young man himself can't figure out how to solve the confusion for his younger brother.

"Husband, read the book first, these are not what you want to think about now." The young man said to the little boy, suppressing his irritability.

Wang Fuzhi nodded slightly, turned around, and picked up the book again. There was no doubt or puzzlement on his small face.

Wang Jiezhi nodded silently, his younger brother is more sensible and intelligent.

For example, there are many other brothers like Wang Fuzhi. In the Ming Dynasty, many things are undergoing drastic changes, and various trends of thought are also surging. The biggest influence is naturally the word "utility" brought about by the huge administrative power. This is practiced by Zhu Xu. The court Pursued.

However, it also formed a confrontation with a large number of people, and it was quite sharp. It can be said that this was one of the root causes of the confrontation between the Ming court represented by Zhu Xu and the officials and gentry.

Zou Weilian is writing a playbook, the content of which is what Zhu Xu said.

Zou Weilian was also born in the imperial examination, and his knowledge is not bad. If you give him a proposition at will, the essays you write will definitely be no worse than those of the adults in the court. However, what Zhu Xu gave is very different.

He instinctively wanted to write according to his habits, but the emperor's words obviously wanted to break through the current consistent thinking. This was really a difficult pain for him. It wasn't that he couldn't write, but that he didn't agree with it.

After writing some, he stopped the pen, frowned and said nothing, he couldn't write any more.

The "pigsty" theory is too hurtful. It is a kind of criticism, a kind of denial, which denies the past, denies the present, denies the people he regards as role models, and denies his present.

It is undoubtedly the most painful thing to be denied by others.

Zou Weilian frowned, his face was haggard, and the pen in his hand could not continue writing.

An old servant came in, looked at his appearance, and said, "Master, if you can't finish writing, find someone to write."

Zou Weilian put down his pen and shook his head, he couldn't do such a thing as a ghostwriter.

The old servant looked at Zou Weilian and said, "My lord, the emperor's trip to the south this time clearly has a strong intention. Shan, Dong, and Nanzhili are now in Fujian. If you don't write it, someone else will definitely write it. The movement will only become bigger." .”

Zou Weilian nodded silently, he had already seen it.

The emperor came to Fujian this time, and he would never leave after just a few words. However, this emperor is quite stubborn and has a strong personality. No one can dissuade him. Come.

Zou Weilian pondered for a while, only to feel that his heart was heavy, and he couldn't breathe due to the pressure. After a while, he sighed softly and said, "I'll handle it." Then he picked up the pen again, but still felt that the pen was as heavy as a mountain, and he couldn't write. .

Zhu Xu didn't quite know that the influence of his actions had penetrated to this point, which had a huge impact on scholars and officials.

At this moment, after washing and washing, he has already gone to bed, and he hasn't slept well in the past two days.

He fell asleep, eyes wide open and busy all over the navy.

Zhu Yujian was in the war room, leading a group of people, drawing back and forth on the map, discussing tactics and tactics seriously.

Some of these people were selected from various armies and received strict training in the Royal Military Academy, and some directly graduated from the military academy and were assigned here. They all played the role of "staff officer".

"My lord, the battlefield is nothing more than two places. How about fighting a war of annihilation, leading the enemy to a certain place, and using our cannons to gather and annihilate them!"

"No, the enemy's fleet is larger than ours, and they can't encircle them. They are not stupid. They should still attack in sections, consume the enemy's energy, and then fight decisively. Our cannons have an advantage in range..."

"No! Our fleet is small in the first place, and if we divide our forces, it will weaken on its own. The officer believes that we should carry out island sniping, force the enemy to attack the island, consume the enemy, and consume their warships..."

"It's not feasible, we can't head-to-head, we have to exchange for the greatest victory at the smallest cost. The official suggested that we use the method of ants to eat elephants, and gradually eat away..."

A group of people were arguing with each other, and Zhu Yujian listened silently. After a while, he said: "A group of five, choose the most suitable tactics, and then discuss!"

"Yes!" A group of people responded, discussing separately in the old way.

Zhu Yujian was also thinking about it himself. It was the first time for Da Ming to fight at sea. This was completely different from land battles. Tactics and tactics required careful consideration and deliberation.

At the same time, in the waters east of Taiwan, warships were brightly lit, swaying in the dark night, quietly waiting for their prey, ready to catch them at any time.

Now the traffic is very underdeveloped, especially at sea, the huge sea area, the slow speed of the ship, and the Ming Dynasty has pockets on the sea. Even if the Ming Dynasty fished on a large scale a few hours ago, the Spanish and the Dutch are still the same. Unconsciously, the merchant ships traveling from south to north still shuttled unsuspectingly according to the plan.

The fleets of the Ming Dynasty were predators lurking one by one, swallowing up these merchant ships one by one.

He Demiao is now in the north, responsible for observing the merchant ships coming from Ryukyu and Wa countries.

Ryukyu is now a transit point for transactions between Ming Dynasty, Wa Kingdom and the Red-haired people. Although Wa Kingdom is closed to the outside world, it still has reservations, and some vassal states have been secretly trading.

The ship was heaving and falling on the sea, and it was pitch black in the telescope.

"Hey, I'm at a disadvantage. I knew I should stay in the south, but now I can't even drink soup..." He Demiao put down the binoculars, and said unwillingly.

The same is true for the captains around him. Others escorted the merchant ship back to the ground one after another, rushing to claim credit. They were good, except for the first time, they were all wandering in the sea.

A few people were staring there, and He Demiao was sitting on the deck, smacking his mouth, feeling uncomfortable.