AD 1519, the first year of Zhengde.
Emperor Hongzhi died after reigning for thirty years, and passed on to his eldest son Zhu Houzhao, who changed Yuan Zhengde. Respect Empress Zhang as the Empress Dowager, canonize the Yuan Concubine Wang as the Empress, and establish Yuan Zi Zai Yin as the Crown Prince.
The second prince, Zhu Houwei, was awarded the title of King Wei, and the princess Zhu Xiurong was awarded the title of Princess Taikang.
Zhengde loves his younger siblings and wants them to grow up in Beijing to be filial to their mother, the Queen Mother Zhang, so he built Prince Wei's mansion in the city, and ordered Prince Wei to serve as the Western Academy of Guozijian to provide advice, and to preside over the compilation of books on arithmetic, agricultural economics, Gezhi and other Thai and Western subjects for him. Princess Taikang's concubine Zhao Sheng was a translator from the Imperial College and also studied Western learning with King Wei.
In the new dynasty, the elders of the pavilion have to resign from office according to the rules, and the emperor has to keep them again according to the rules.
During the Hongzhi period, Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the Hongzhi Dynasty, voluntarily resigned due to his old age and returned to his hometown to retire. The successor, Li Dongyang, was frail and sickly, so he took this opportunity to resign firmly, and the remaining two elders, Xie Qian and Cheng Minzheng, were all in their seventies, and it was the age of their successors.
It is time for the new dynasty to elect a new pavilion.
The four-member cabinet is full, and a three-member cabinet is also the norm, but now the cabinet is not only small, but the elders of the cabinet have worked hard for many years in the Hongzhi Dynasty, and their energy is not enough.
Xie Qian and Cheng Minzheng, together with the Second Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, Da Jiuqing, and other officials of the fifth rank and above, jointly elected Cui Xie and Yang Tinghe as the cabinet, accompanied by Zhang Yuanzhen.
Emperor Zhengde pointed out that Cui Xie and Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet as bachelors of the Hanlin Academy.
When Mr. Li first became a patriarch, Cui Xie was gearing up to pacify the Japanese, but at that time there were Huma peeking out into the Xinjiang region, and there were frequent famines inside, so there was no such condition. Now that he has become a patriarch himself, and the emperor sitting on the throne is Zhu Houzhao, who is famous for his great success, what else does he have to worry about
Of course, it was because of scruples that he didn't see it at a glance. This bear child went out to sea on his own!
If you're not a home, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and if you're not a pavilion, you don't know how much to worry about.
Old Cui Ge knows Zhu Houzhao's image in history better than all the courtiers today. When everyone thought that another Taiping emperor was coming, he asked Xie Ying to quickly arrange the inspection of the imperial city by Jinyiwei, and put more people who were not afraid of imperial power among the patrol personnel.
Unexpectedly, the new emperor actually stayed in the palace safely, and did not plan to visit the border with his uncles to see the Chagatai Khanate in the north. He seems to have inherited his father's calm temperament, diligent in psychology and politics, not stopping in the morning, attending banquets, and speaking every day. In addition to the political affairs, I just read the side newspapers every day, and I am satisfied with the monthly re-released "The Legend of the Heroes" and "The Wind and Clouds".
After a long time, Cui Xie finally dared to believe that the emperor, who had no good reputation in history, has completely changed his temperament and is no longer happy.
He withdrew his energy from Zhu Houzhao and asked the prince to come out of the cabinet to study.
Emperor Zhengde was educated by him since he was a child. He knew that he was different from other gentlemen. When Yuanzi was handed over to him, he would not suffer as much as he did when he was young. The title of Zhanshi in the government, let him be in charge of the affairs of the East Palace.
Cui Xie, the elder of the three dynasties, added the name of the emperor of the three dynasties, and Ju Anzhai's imperial examination notes, mock examination papers, and examination room experience collections were even more popular. Together with the pressure cookers, cans, elastics, rubber soles and tires that he guided and researched, they also added a halo because of the name "Ge Lao".
Not only the natives, but also foreign envoys and businessmen who come to China must bring these things back home.
North Korea has come to the DPRK every year, and every year to pay a small tribute, they have the cheek to ask for a reward. Even the emperor couldn't help but decree that the countries that they have a dynasty in every three years will not be mentioned, such as Ryukyu, Annam, Champaign, Siam, Mala. Canada and other countries have come to pay tribute to Daming, asking them to enter Hong Kong to buy new specialties.
The technical content of these things is actually not high, but it is rare in rubber. Only the two islands of Daming and Yunnan have rubber forests, the Indian origin is far overseas, and the Pacific Kuroshio is in the hands of the Daming Navy, which is difficult for other countries to obtain.
Small countries rely on tribute, and buy these treasures through Ming Dynasty gifts or trade, but where they refuse to be included in the Ming Dynasty tribute system, it is inevitable that they will have other thoughts.
In the second year of Zhengde's reign, Ouchi Yixing, the envoy of the Xikai Road, who had paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty for many years, sent an envoy to pay tribute in exchange for pressure cookers and cans produced in the Ming Dynasty. However, when he went to Ningbo to meet the local eunuch guarding, he encountered another group of ships claiming to be Japanese envoys, trying to compete with him for the position of envoys and defrauding the Ming Dynasty.
Since the 24th year of Hongzhi, Xikaido has paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Where did this wild envoy come from, and dare to take the name of the Japanese envoy and rob them of their things!
Zheng Zheng made Zong She angry and scolded the opponent on the spot.
That messenger was the messenger of the Muromachi shogunate governor Hosokawa Takakuni, who entered China in the 22nd year of Hongzhi... He deceived Song Suqing who was rewarded. The two almost drew their swords in front of the stationed eunuch, and the government could not tell the truth from the false. The Nanjing garrison simply hosted a banquet to entertain them, and they were sent back to China after a meal.
Zongshi got on the ship, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. On the waters where Daming guarded Qianhu, he brazenly fought with the envoys of Hosokawa Gaoguo.
The gunshots at sea were hand in hand, the rolling stones flew around, and the flames rose from the sea boats. The local military commander Liu Jin and Qianhu Zhang Kang went out to sea to suppress them, and the long-caliber guns were mounted on them. Most of the two fleets were smashed into the sea, and the two envoys were locked up and brought into the capital for trial.
Zhengde, who had quietly been the emperor of Taiping for a few days in the palace, stood up at the table, revealing the essence of Wuzong.
"Yoshiko Ouchi, the Japanese thorny envoy, is a serious minister who has been awarded a gold medal by the emperor. Who is Ashikaga Yoshitaka? And that Song Suqing is clearly a wise man, and he paid tribute as an envoy of Japan, so he must be a fake envoy. pirates!
"Ashikaga Yoshitaka colluded with Chinese pirates, wanted to enter China as a disaster, and hunted down the real Japanese envoys in the Japanese sea, where did I place the dignity of me and Daming? How can I tolerate such giant pirates without a king and no father? them!"
Behead Song Suqing, assemble the navy, pacify the overseas giants, Ashikaga Yoshitaka, and teach this group of clowns who are trying to fool the big tomorrow to know what it means to be difficult to violate the power of heaven!
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to recruit himself, did he
But don't go for it in person. He drowned in the official history. What if the inertia of history is particularly strong and he drowns in the Sea of Japan
Cui Xie waited anxiously for a long time, and finally waited for the general Pingru in the mouth of the emperor - not the imperial expedition, not the general Zhu Shou, but the commander of Jinyiwei Xie Ying and the fourteen thousand households.
Wang Qiong, the minister of military affairs, immediately objected: "The important affairs of the court are not as easy as painting. You should choose a minister who is familiar with water warfare. How can you let the Jinyiwei who is not familiar with water go to sea?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Cui Ge Lao again—he was not the only one who delivered this look. Three elders and six court officials, more than 20 eyes fell on Cui Xie's face, forcing him to brainwash this man who had been brainwashed by comic strips. The emperor persuaded to be serious.
Choi Xie sighed in his heart.
What is it to send Jin Yiwei out to sea, even if he doesn't plan to go on a personal expedition, even if he teaches well.
But as the third assistant in the cabinet, he still responsibly persuaded the emperor to choose another general, Ping Kou, who was good at leading naval divisions. Even if you want to send Jin Yiwei over, you can, but Jin Yiwei can only watch the battle on behalf of the sky, and must be commanded by generals who understand naval warfare, not Xie Ying and others.
Although he has known Xie Ying for many years and knows that he is a man of both civil and military skills, he will never recommend an inappropriate person to the battlefield because of his personal friendship!
Then he bowed deeply and said affectionately: "I sincerely know that Your Majesty sympathizes with the weak people of small countries overseas and cannot bear to be invaded by pirates, so he ordered the navy to clear the pirates on his behalf to protect the safety of the people. Jin Yiwei went out to sea, just because he was a close minister of the emperor, His Majesty could use him as his eyes and ears, as if he had seen the battle situation at sea."
Zhengde nodded and said, "Exactly, I don't actually have to send Jinyiwei to sea. I know that my sergeant, Daming, is strong and good at fighting, and I will win in battle. I want to see it with my own eyes..."
Cui Xie interrupted him loudly: "Even if your Majesty sends Jinyiwei to the sea, everyone is not familiar with writing and calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, how can you make Your Majesty look like you are at sea? The minister can draw a few strokes, and I would like to go to sea with Jinyiwei and others to paint for His Majesty. Come to the scene of this naval battle, the ship overturned, and the flesh and blood were flying."
No, no, no, there is no cabinet scholar to fight, Mr. Cui can't!
A minister cannot go, but a minister can resign. As long as it can satisfy His Majesty's wishes, I don't care about identity.
Cui Ge doesn't care, but the emperor, cabinet ministers, Liubu, and Jiuqing all care a lot. The cabinet ministers who have just been introduced by the court can't resign in order to let the emperor see a battlefield map!
Sitting on the throne, the Emperor Zhengde, who was just about to release his natural instincts, told his husband to come back in fright, and he quickly broke the careful thought of the imperial expedition, not even sending Jinyiwei, and honestly recommended the generals by the Ministry of War.
Teachers Cui and Yang were still very kind to him, and proposed to send a few painters to accompany the boat, so as to paint the heroic figure of the front-line general Shiping destroying the Japanese pirates, and come back to make a picture for him to see.
Before the ship left the port, the painters of Wensi Academy were busy making pictures. Although these painters have never seen the sea, they have seen Jin Yiwei painted by Cui Xie. They can also draw realistic seascapes by looking at cats and tigers. With the sound and light effects made of firecrackers, water waves, and glass mirror reflections, they look very realistic.
It is a pity that the emperor of Zhengde is in front of the painting, but his heart is thousands of miles away.
It was not until the battle report from the northwest area that he was relieved of his regret.
Big win.
The Tatar remnants fled north into the desert.
The local Hu people are attached to the clan, waiting for the court to send officials to govern.
Although Ping Wa is attractive, the northwest area is pointing to him, the emperor, to guide the strategy and people's livelihood. How can he leave the Chinese people for the foreign people!
Zhengde comforted himself for a while, ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Personnel to jointly push people to prosecute the frontier, and ordered the soldiers to build a concrete road in the local area so that rubber-wheeled vehicles could enter and exit.
If there is a flat road and a rubber-wheeled vehicle, that piece of land is really connected to Daming. Otherwise, the roads will be blocked, and it will be difficult for people and animals to get in and out, and the natives will still live in poverty and live there, so what kind of naturalization is it
Emperor Zhengde stood up and drew a circle on the map behind Wenhua Hall with a red pen.
From here to the west to the north, as long as there is land where people can live, the etiquette and education of the Ming Dynasty will be passed on; from the southeast coast to the Indian mainland, no pirates are allowed to make trouble and kill the good people.
What the father did at the beginning, he will continue to do.
To be an emperor who can make the people well-fed, and no one dares to intrude in the Ming Dynasty.
In the four years of Zhengde, the Daming Navy finally captured the bandit leader Hosokawa Gaozu, who was the envoy of Daming, and pacified the shogunate of the rebel Ashikaga Yoshiharu. Because the country has always been controlled by the shogunate, and the lord of the country is not accustomed to political affairs, Zhengde sent envoys to act on his behalf, and ordered the navy stationed in Mutsu to divide troops to protect the islands to prevent further rebellion.
This year, Cui Xie, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, instructed the steam engine jointly developed by Ge Zhisheng and the craftsmen of the Western Academy to be completed. The power of the pulp moves forward.
With this ship that is not afraid of changes in the wind direction and can change its course at will by its own power, not many years later, the Daming sea route has been sorted out, and all merchant ships, envoy ships, and passenger ships are under the supervision of the navy, and there are no pirates. 's room. Coastal cities have also gradually opened their ports to facilitate the exchange of envoys and merchants from various countries. The regulations on the prohibition of seas have gradually loosened, and the old tribes on the southeast coast that have grown by smuggling have gradually withered away.
The income from navigation really entered the treasury from the Shibo Division. The treasury was abundant, and the people were getting richer day by day. The imperial court had more money to support soldiers, settle the people, build bridges, pave roads, and build dams to block water.
Ten years later, Cui Xie told his old age and returned to his hometown. After returning to his hometown, he quietly took the commander of Jin Yiwei, who had already been in office, to travel to sea, and he was never heard from again.
Although Mr. Cui is gone, Zhengde no longer has the urge to leave the state to travel.
Such a big country, such a big sea area, needs his diligent maintenance as a king, how can he dare to relax? The gentlemen are getting old, and he is in his prime. It is time for him to hold up this world and build a better country for future generations.
The author has something to say: I'm afraid that I can't write the stories of historical figures well, which will damage the image of the characters. Wang Shouren will not write the stories.
The sideshow is over here, and this article is officially over. Thank you very much for your company over the past year.
I have checked too much information in this imperial examination, and it is very tiring. I will take a break. The next book will write a more leisurely ancient clothing and farming text, called "Crossing into Ancient Times and Becoming a Celebrity", how about it