The Prosperous Era of Longwan

In the cabinet, Wei Guangde's duty room, Zhang Xueyan, Minister of Revenue, Zhu Heng, Minister of Works, and Tan Lun, were all there. There were three ministers and doctors in charge of the ministry, which squeezed Wei Guangde's duty room. It's a little crowded.

Wei Guangde was sitting on one side with Zhang Siwei, and Chen Zan, the left censor of the Censorate of the Censorate on the other side.

"Then let's do it. The already built warships go out to sea with the fleet to guard them. When they arrive at the old port, they are under the control of Yu Dayou."

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Speaking of this, Wei Guangde looked at the second person on the left, which was Chen Zan's lower head and smiled and said, "Mr. Shi Ting, do you think this is appropriate?"

"Gei Master Wei, this arrangement is very appropriate, and it is meaningless to raise it."

The old man stood up, wearing a scarlet official robe, and Le Hehe said to Wei Guangde.

"All the journey is trekking, but I am most worried about whether Shi Ting Gong's health can be eaten.

This trip is probably only two years after a trip, and it is mostly waterways. ”

Wei Guangde said with a little concern.

"Haha, Master Wei is worried. I, Yin Yang, are in good health. I just arrived in the capital the day before yesterday and didn't feel any discomfort.

To be honest, I have been in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, and I really want to go out for a walk and take a look in my lifetime.

The recommendation from the Ministry of Rites made Yin very happy. ”

The speaker was Yin Zhengmao, who had just arrived in Nanjing. Today is a cabinet meeting held by Wei Guangde to convene Yousi to go abroad again after the Ming Dynasty a hundred years later.

It has been half a year since Wei Guangde proposed to send the Ming Navy to the south and go to the West again, and the fleet is about to set off.

The recall of Yin Zhengmao today is not only the final discussion, but also the palace wants to instruct Yin Zhengmao.

Although Yin Zhengmao is over 60 years old, he is in good spirits and has a strong body. He can't tell at all that most officials have completely deteriorated their physical functions after they reach their fifties and sixties. Obviously, their bodies have been working well, so it's no wonder that this person has become The pillars of the Ming Dynasty in the southwest region.

No matter what chaos in the southwest is, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng will think of sending him to maintain the place.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Juzheng was still Yin Zhengmao's same year. He was able to be active in the court and ignore the outside world's suspicion about his corruption. There is no reason for him to be active in the court.

"That's good. Mr. Shi Ting handles the family affairs as soon as possible and sets off as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Revenue has mobilized all the goods in Ningbo, the Ministry of Navy and Shipbuilding and War has also prepared them, and the sailors have all drawn and formed a strong team to ensure the worry-free battle. ”

Wei Guangde smiled.

"Gei Master Wei, there is another thing, you must ask clearly about the practice."

Yin Zhengmao nodded. Although there was a welcome banquet last night, everyone said it was implicit and did not mention more official business.

It is now in public, so we must say something first.

"Yang Shi had seen records of the Ministry of War sending Sanbao eunuchs to the West in Nanjing, and many of them mentioned their journey when they first went to the West.

There is a person with ulterior motives who care about the treasures loaded on my Ming ship and want to make trouble.

If this supervisor also encountered someone else during this trip, how should he deal with it? ”

Yin Zhengmao's words stunned Wei Guangde. Wei Guangde certainly knew what he said, but he never felt relieved.

At that time, the news was blocked, and the sea was like a natural barrier to isolate the exchanges between countries.

Even when there were maritime merchants at that time, most of them were traveling along the coastline, so Zheng He was most at risk from island countries, and they had almost no knowledge of the Ming Dynasty.

"What does Shi Ting Gong mean?"

Wei Guangde asked hesitantly.

"Will the court be able to punish Yin with arbitrary power at the moment of opportunity and to let go of the country with ulterior motives?"

Yin Zhengmao's words shocked Wei Guangde.

Knowing that Yin Zhengmao is very good at war, he just wants him to go to the West. On the one hand, he trades in the official name to break the isolation for more than a hundred years. On the other hand, he naturally brings back the kings and messengers of those countries and brings the little emperor's The wedding was held lively and magnificently.

But what are you, Yin Zhengmao?

"Mr. Shi Ting, this trip to the West was not for war.

With the reputation of the Three Treasures eunuch, no one who is blindly eye-opening can dare to be ill-treated to our Ming Navy. ”

Wei Guangde hurriedly said, wanting to dispel Yin Zhengmao's plan.

"Mr. Wei, I'm just for the past.

You also said that this trip to the West will probably last for two years. If there is an emergency, there is no time to report it to the court.

Although I have the power to Linji, I have encountered Western countries overseas. If I have not punished some disobedient kingdoms, how can I exercise my rights? ”

Yin Zhengmao asked righteously, "What's more, you said before that this trip is dangerous, and you must beware of the Western barbarian ships.

If the Western Yi really sends troops to attack me, can't we just passive defense?

This is a loss of national qualities. ”

Yin Zhengmao's words were reasonable and well-founded, but Wei Guangde felt it was inappropriate at the beginning of his hearing, especially at this time.

Yin Zhengmao's fleet went to sea, and the banner was to spread the good news of Emperor Wanli's wedding. How could he fight at will?

"Mr. Shi Ting, what do you want? Do you also need your Majesty to issue an order to decide whether to destroy the Western countries?"

Wei Guangde heard the meaning of Yin Zhengmao's words, and seemed to have other meanings, so he could only ask directly.

"What the cabinet asks is nothing more than showing the strength of our Ming Dynasty and inviting Western countries to come to our Ming Dynasty to watch the wedding of Your Majesty.

I think when the Tang Dynasty was prosperous in the past, all countries came to pay tribute and asked more than 200 envoys from countries to go to Chang'an to pay a visit.

But such a reputation was also accumulated by the Tang Dynasty's destruction of thirty countries.

My court has always disliked this, which has caused trouble to the people. But if someone who is not opens his eyes despises our court, can't he punish him? ”

Yin Zhengmao asked.

After hearing this, Wei Guangde slammed his hand and immediately said, "Mr. Shi Ting Gong means, should he punish the vassal states that are not convinced by our dynasty in the West and force their king to come to our Ming Dynasty to meet?

Not so, not so. ’

"It may not be true, Master Wei, as you said earlier, the Western and Portuguese weapons are the most powerful in the ocean.

I think that in the more than a hundred years since I did not go to sea in the Ming Dynasty, many Western countries have turned to them, so it is entirely possible that they despise my Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

This time I traveled west, I was afraid that I would encounter malicious destruction by the Portuguese, so I took the lead in resisting.

Just imagine, once a country is like this and other countries follow suit, I will definitely return without success during this trip to the West. The court is looking forward to the grand occasion of the coming of the country, and I am afraid that something will happen. ”

Yin Zhengmao explained.

The Ming Dynasty has been away from the ocean for too long. Although it has returned recently, its power is not as powerful as before.

With Spanish and Portuguese pearls and jade in the front, Western countries really do not have to rely on the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps in the eyes of some people, it is better to cooperate with the Wei people than to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, who suddenly had no idea when there was a sudden severance of exchanges.

Their conversation made everyone else in the room who were whispering before pause the conversation, and all raised their ears and sounded.

Wei Guangde only thought about the great success of this trip, but did not consider that someone would interfere with it and destroy their actions, and returned in a defeat.

The key is that it can be said that the Ming Dynasty has lost all its majesty, which is also unacceptable.

No matter what purpose Yin Zhengmao is, he must say ugly things ahead so as not to become a scapegoat in the end.

Wei Guangde thought for a while before he said, "If someone makes a mistake, Mr. Shi Ting can be arbitrary and punish those who do evil, but don't learn from the Tang Dynasty. The border guards will do their own things and destroy the country and then repay them.

This decree is to announce the good news of the emperor's wedding. You don't want the decree to write the words "No other country shall be destroyed at will without will." This is a joke. ”

Wei Guangde said this, in fact, was the "memo" he saw on the Internet before, saying that the Tang Border Defense Army was too strong back then, and it often used destruction of small countries around the country, forcing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to "not destroy the country." ”Written into the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, the actual situation is very different from what netizens imagine.

The Tang Dynasty indeed destroyed more than 30 countries around the world, greatly expanding the territory of China in later generations.

This is actually one of the reasons why there are not many neighboring countries in China.

Because of the prestige of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, more than 200 countries of all sizes went to Chang'an to Fuque during the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the military strength of the central government was not strong and the border troops were full of combat power. This was also the reason why the Anshi Rebellion directly led to the rebellion of the most elite troops of the Tang army and the Ming Dynasty had to mobilize other border guards to suppress the rebellion. The Tang army in China was simply vulnerable.

After the border guards fought, the Tang Dynasty lost its force to deter external forces. In addition, the separatist rule of the vassal states later showed signs of revival, but it still could not recover.

During the Tang Dynasty, it seemed easy to destroy the country and could be completed in a flash of fingers. However, the subsequent dynasties were very cautious about this, mostly because they were worried about "retribution".

Think about the Anshi Rebellion, the quelling of the Later Tang Dynasty lasted for more than 100 years and experienced more than ten emperors, among which the 16th Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong of Tang, created a great situation of "Huichang Zhongxing" during the reign of Emperor Wuzong of Tang.

Adhering to the concept of "inner control of vassal states and external subjugation of the barbarians", Wuzong strengthened restrictions on the governors, used troops to attack the Uighurs, and at the same time weakened the eunuchs' power, demolished Buddhist temples and confiscated land, and ordered more than 200,000 monks to return to secular secularism, increasing the court's Tax revenue and consolidate the foundation for military resources.

Unfortunately, he died when he lived to be 33 years old and failed to reappear the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty.

Yin Zhengmao's meaning was to worry that if the Western countries were not as obedient to the Ming Dynasty as they were in the early years, he would find a chicken to scare people.

After all, Wei Guangde took great pains to make this trip to the West and mobilized the main fleet of the South China Sea Navy to accompany him and demonstrated the Ming Dynasty's military power.

Yin Zhengmao has been doing the work of suppressing rebellion, and is afraid he is used to speaking with his fists.

At this time, Wei Guangde suddenly realized that the person recommended by the Ministry of Rites seemed not the best choice.

Although Yin Zhengmao was not very satisfied with Wei Guangde's reply, it basically met the requirements.

The accompanying fleet is not a guard of etiquette, and it is also a good thing to punish disobedient people.

"Okay, Yangshi knows what to do."

Yin Zhengmao nodded and said.

After talking here, the slightly nervous atmosphere just now was relaxed. Lu Bu, who was standing outside the door, took the opportunity and walked in quickly, whispered beside Wei Guangde: "Master, the Ministry of Rites has a document from the Xinzheng government to Beijing. ”

"What's the matter?"

Wei Guangde frowned and asked in a low voice.

At this time, the major events in the capital cabinet were once again returned to Wei Guangde. The chief assistant Zhang Juzheng asked for an order to return to his hometown in Huguang to bury his old father two months ago. Wei Guangde once again took the power of the central government.

Unlike the original history, Zhang Juzheng did not need to continue to deal with the government affairs when he returned this time, and the scene of the Prime Minister reporting to the Prime Minister did not happen in this life.

Lu Bu whispered in Wei Guangde's ear, and Wei Guangde's face changed quickly.

"What's wrong, Master Wei?"

Jiang Zhi, who was on the other side, saw the change in Wei Guangde's face and hurriedly asked with concern.

At the same time, he was actually muttering in his heart that Xinzheng and government documents were sent to the Ministry of Rites.

But in just a moment, he thought of something, and his face changed slightly.

In fact, it was not just him, but the faces of Zhang Siwei, Chen Zan, Tan Lun and others changed.

"Gao Suqing, the man is gone."

Wei Guangde answered the doubts of the people present in a low voice.

Hearing Wei Guangde's words, officials from the other six ministries understood what was going on.

Although Gao Gong was jointly resigned by Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, he still had influence.

Even after Zhang Juzheng, he not only gradually changed the strategies formulated by Gao Gong when he was in power, but also carried out some cleaning of the Gao Gong faction, but it was impossible for them to be expelled from the court in the end.

Otherwise, the eating behavior would be too ugly.

In fact, for the people left by Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng mostly put them out directly, rather than really finding reasons to dismiss the situation.

But even so, Gao Gong's strength remained huge, but for the time being, there were no leaders in the group and no important officials of the court were watching them, so he was very embarrassed for a while.

Now that Gao Gong is dead, the strength he has left behind should be completely collapsed.

In this regard, whether it is Zhang Juzheng or Wei Guangde, he should have been the only one who can celebrate, but his face was very ugly at this time.

There is nothing else. After all, after more than ten years of friendship, although Gao Gong secretly attacked him many times, he had helped him a lot.

Moreover, in Wei Guangde's view, the ones who hate Gao Gong the most should be Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan and others.

Wei Guangde has always avoided head-on collisions with Gao Gong because he knew clearly that in front of Emperor Longqing, Wei Guangde's weight was far inferior to Gao Gong.

That is, he entered Yuhu a little later and did not block Gao Gong's path, so Gao Gong never treated him as a roadblock to clear him.

But even so, Wei Guangde was actually worried when facing Gao Gong. Even if he was driven back to Xinzheng, Wei Guangde dared not take it lightly.

Now that people are gone, Wei Guangde doesn’t know what his mentality should be at this time.

Happy? Or regret?

"Ge Lao Wei, Gao Xiang was once a first-rank official of the court no matter what. You should summon the adults of the Ministry of Rites to discuss it, so as not to have other rumors outside."

Jiang Zhi didn't have much contact with Gao Gong, but he also knew this person.

After all, Gao Gong was once the biggest topic in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, regardless of whether people's views on him were praise or criticism.

There was a grudge between Wei Guangde and Gao Gong, and he had heard a lot from Zhu Heng.

After experiencing the turmoil in the court during that period, Zhu Heng knew very well about Gao Gong's expulsion of Chen Yiqin, Li Chunfang and others, so he naturally mentioned it when chatting with Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi reminded Wei Guangde at this time, just because he was worried that he would act irritable.

The most important thing is the Prime Minister. The conflict between Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong is open, and Feng Baona is even more persistent.

In order to prevent Feng Bao from taking office, Gao Gong put a lot of trouble on him, and Feng Bao hated Gao Gong to the core. (End of this chapter)