Chapter 12: The Battle between Huang Hong (I)

"Eunuch Xu, the emperor is inside?"

"It's been two hours now, and I haven't moved a little."

"What the hell is doing inside?"

"I don't know, I stared at a map and looked at it without moving."

"Who is talking outside the hall?" Suddenly, a voice came from inside.

"Emperor, the two Mr. Sun, Mr. Xu, Mr. Xiong, and Mr. Huang Zunsu are waiting outside the hall to see you!"

"Let them all come in!" The majestic and calm voice sounded again.

Everyone entered the hall one after another, but saw a slender back hanging on the golden floor tiles. The light rushed into the hall and illuminated the entire space instantly. A huge map hung down from the sky, and an extremely majestic aura came to the face.

Zhu Yinglong had his hands behind his back, and he was holding Hong Chengchou's memorial.

"A few dear friends, come and take a look, and see where our Ming Dynasty is in this map of Kunyu and Wanguo?" Zhu Yinglong still looked up at the head and never left the map.

The five people set aside a little distance, stepped forward, stood behind Zhu Yinglong, and looked at the entire map of Kunyu and Wanguo.

After half a stick of incense, Zhu Yinglong asked, "What do you think of the adults?"

"Your Majesty, I found that the world is so big, and although my Ming Dynasty is called the Heavenly Dynasty, it only occupied less than one-tenth of the land, but Yelang was arrogant." Xu Guangqi said with a shame.

"Mr. Xu is not saying this. Although our country is less than one-tenth of the world, it is the world's largest country. Master, four masters. Look, how does the position of our Ming Dynasty in this picture compare to the heart of a person?" Huang Zunsu expressed his dissent and pointed at the position of the Ming Dynasty on the entire map of Kunyu Wanguo.

"Huang Aiqing's metaphor is appropriate. The Ming Dynasty is located in the center of the world, and it is not much different from a human heart." On the entire map of Kunyu and Wanguo, the Ming Dynasty's position is indeed the center of the world, and Zhu Yinglong is not boasting about this.

"The emperor asked the old minister and the five others to view this picture, probably what is the profound meaning?" Sun Chengzong said seriously.

"Since Pangu opened the sky and chaos first opened, our descendants of Yan and Huang have reproduced and lived on this land, and a brilliant civilization was born. The glory of several dynasties has made me excited. The great achievements of our ancestors are whipping me every moment. Don't forget the responsibilities I shoulder. I am the emperor, and I dare not forget the responsibility of defending the land for a day, and I dare not lose my pioneering heart. The places where the descendants of Yan and Huang live will become the land of my Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yinglong said loudly.

All five were shocked. Even a person like Genghis Khan had never achieved such great achievements. Our emperor actually had such great ambitions. Does he want to build an empire that is even bigger than the Mongolian Empire? This is unprecedented in China!

"The emperor's ambition really surprised the old minister and the five others, but the emperor's long-cherished wish may be fulfilled overnight, so he must plan for the long term." Sun Chengzong said that although he was already the Prime Minister of the Military Museum, above ten thousand people, the emperor's will was the will of his subjects. Sun Chengzong knew that he could not change it, but he knew that the emperor was not an impulsive person, so although he was surprised, he was not too worried.

"Of course, war is not the only means." Zhu Yinglong came from later generations. Such means as "peaceful evolution", "color revolution", "financial war", "cultural infiltration" may not be worse than those of war, and it is much more moderate.

In the eyes of the ministers, the good or bad of an emperor is as long as he is not a military man, not arrogant, extravagant, and not favor villains and eunuchs. These three are enough. As for whether he needs to have talent to be successful in heaven and earth, talent is not necessary for a king who is a successful person, as long as he is not a fool.

"Emperor, Japanese Minister Hirata Ichiro wants our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formally submit a protest, demanding that the court withdraw its troops from Ryukyu Island. Recently, the navy of Satsumashimazu has been robbing our East China Sea merchant ships. More than a dozen merchant ships have been robbed by them and burned on the sea." Xu Guangqi and others came for this matter.

"Ryukyu was originally a vassal state of our dynasty, and most of the people in Fujian and Zhejiang moved there in China. Ryukyu can be regarded as an enclave of my Ming Dynasty overseas. At that time, Satsumashimazu forced Ryukyu to surrender. Now our dynasty sent troops to take back his hometown. It is unreasonable for the Japanese shogunate to ask our dynasty to withdraw his troops. Therefore, the old minister suggested not paying attention to Hirata Ichiro's protests. However, Satsumashimazu's robber-like provocation must be counterattacked. A small local prince dared to show off his sword and axe, which was simply overestimating his ability!" Sun Chengzong said with anger on his face.

"I'm going to ask!" Huang Zunsu said.

"I decided to set up a territorial sea. Any territory belonging to the Ming Dynasty that extends to the sea 800 miles to the ocean is the territorial sea of ​​our Ming Dynasty. Any merchant ships from various countries must obtain the approval of our dynasty and hang the blue dragon flag of our Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, they will be regarded as an enemy ship and detained and sunk. If the distance between the two countries is less than 1,600 miles, it will be divided equally. As long as I belong to a reef of my Ming Dynasty, the surrounding sea 800 miles will also belong to the territory of our Ming Dynasty. In the future, as long as anyone invades the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Navy can fight back by itself!" Zhu Yinglong had considered the establishment of a territorial sea, but the conditions have not been ripe. Even if it is set up, it is just empty talk, so he put it aside. At this time, the conditions are almost ripe, and it happened to take over the naval army from Satsumashimazu to establish a power and shock the countries.

Everyone was very thoughtful. The emperor was using the establishment of a territorial sea to teach Satsuma Shimazu a lesson, and by the way, he also established a power in front of various countries, telling them not to take any decisions of the Ming Dynasty seriously.

"The emperor is wise!" The five of them said in unison with smiles.

"A few days ago, I planned to set up a province in Taiwan. Your cabinet did not agree. I believed that Taiwan's population was too small and the place was not large. It was also lonely overseas. There was no need to set up a province. I thought about it and felt that something was reasonable, so I did not insist anymore." Zhu Yinglong paused.

"The emperor is like a stream of good deeds, and he is a wise monarch!" Xu Guangqi said happily. Although the decision-making power of the cabinet has increased a lot, if there is any unpleasantness with the emperor, it will definitely affect the stability of the court.

"Old Xu, don't rush to praise me. There is a memorial here. You all look at it first." Zhu Yinglong smiled and handed the memorial sent back from Ryukyu with a clutch to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi took the memorial suspiciously. The memorial in the cabinet was blue-skinned, and the one in the military cabinet was blue-skinned, but the one he held in his hand was blue-skinned. Obviously, he didn't know which general submitted the memorial to the court, but he was the Prime Minister of the cabinet. Under the gaze of the other four people, he opened the cover of the memorial and quickly browsed it. The more he looked back, the more shocked he looked on his face. After reading the last word, he looked shocked and quickly handed the memorial in his hand to Sun Chengzong, trying to calm his emotions.

The change in Sun Chengzong's face was about the same as Xu Guangqi. Obviously, this was a memorial that was directly presented to the emperor. Sun Chengzong passed the action, but he still knew it, but he had no right to know the content. Now that he saw it, he was as surprised as Xu Guangqi.

After the remaining three people finished reading it, their faces were mixed, but they were all very shocked. If the content of this memorial was spread, it would probably cause a stir again. Did the Ming Dynasty do such a thing as a snatching off people's foundation? Is this still the country of etiquette and education?

When Huang Zunsu respectfully returned the memorial, Zhu Yinglong took it and raised his hand, smiled and said, "Five dear friends, what do you think of this memorial?"

"This Hong Chengchou is too brave. If this is passed on, how will the court face those foreign barbarian countries that are willing to surrender?" Sun Chengzong, as Hong Chengchou's immediate boss, could not protect himself from such bold and arbitrary behavior, but he knew in his heart that the emperor was not unhappy. Hong Chengchou's bold behavior even catered to the emperor's thoughts.

Huang Zunsu understood a little. It is okay to talk about the way of "benevolence and forgiveness" to his own people, but there is too much benevolence and righteousness between countries. Others regard you as a sucker. Although the memorials on Hong Chengchou seem to be a bit domineering in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, there is not much room for choice for Ryukyu. It is just a contradiction between gradual change and sudden change. In fact, they are the same in the end, and they are the same, but it is easier for people to accept gradual change.

"Emperor, Commander-in-Chief Hong's move is contrary to the court's consistent policy towards vassal states, but the situation in Ryukyu is special. They are all Chinese survivors. In the past, the court did not have a strong navy and could not protect it. But now it is different. If our descendants of China allow the Japanese to humiliate them, what is the majesty of our Celestial Empire? Since they are Chinese people, they will be able to accept the rule of our court. The court should consider hundreds of thousands of people." Huang Zunsu avoided the important points and said without any trace.

"Does Lord Huang agree with Hong Chengchou's approach?" Xu Guangqi asked in surprise.

"Does the elder think we can stop him here?" Huang Zunsu asked back.

Indeed, the king will not accept the order outside, and it is still on an island thousands of miles away, so it will take more than ten days for the news to come and go. Even if the order is here, it may be too late.

All five of them surrendered to Zhu Yinglong.

"Since Hong Chengchou wants to expand territory for me, how can I lose his intentions? I decided to agree with his approach. However, his behavior of taking my 'being polite and then military' as a warning cannot be easily forgiven. I first punished him and Song Xiance to face the wall for seven days, supervise each other, and then remove his position as commander-in-chief of the naval army and replace him temporarily. The same is true for Song Xiance. If he can compete for the full results this time, I will remove the word "dai" of the two of them. What do you think?" Zhu Yinglong asked.

"This, this..." Sun Chengzong wanted to say something, "This seems too light!", but he couldn't say it in the end.

He picked it up high and fell gently. This is the punishment Zhu Yinglong had on Hong Chengchou and Song Xiance.
Chapter completed!