Chapter 513 Emperor Jiajing’s Fatherly Love


Chapter 513 Emperor Jiajing’s Fatherly Love

After listening to Emperor Jiajing’s words, Zhao Wenhua, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others couldn’t help but look at each other.

The three of them also had a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

They all knew that Wang Zhi would be released, but they did not expect that it would be so soon and on such good terms.

Based on the files and confessions given by Emperor Jiajing to the three of them and the letter of recruitment provided by Hu Zongxian, Emperor Jiajing intended to recognize Hu Zongxian’s promise to recruit people and give Wang Zhi certain official positions and rewards to make him Transformed from a pirate into an upstart of the Ming Dynasty!

Such a change is not a big one for Zhao Wenhua and others.

After all, for so many years, the imperial court has not seriously recruited anyone. Even the previous Nada, the court only gave Nida the title and other rewards based on the victory in the defense of Beijing. .

But these titles and rewards are almost insignificant compared to the benefits that Ming Dynasty has received from the grassland in recent years.

But what about Wang Zhi’s side?

Even if Hu Zongxian achieved a staged victory in the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang, the Japanese pirates' home base was still far away on the Japanese island. The overall strength was still not damaged at all, and the court did not get any benefits from the Japanese pirates' home island.

So now that we accept Wang Zhi's recruitment, we have to say that Wang Zhi's luck is really good!

Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhao Wenhua, Xu Jie, and Li Chunfang who were slightly shocked. He also made an exception and explained in front of the three of them.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Although Wang Zhi's influence overseas in Zhejiang is not large, it should not be underestimated. My decision to recruit him this time is actually to use the barbarians to control the barbarians and use Wang Zhi's influence at sea to make its transfer direction, heading towards the real lair of the Japanese pirates, so as to once and for all solve the Japanese problem that has plagued our Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.”

“So, my decision this time is for the future. Not simply just for This time, in order to ensure that there would be no future troubles, I decided to restart the Longjiang Shipyard. I appointed Yu Huatian, the eunuch of the East Factory, as the guarding eunuch of the Longjiang Shipyard, and ordered him to supervise the construction of ocean-going ships and supervise the army Qi Jiguang. Yu Dayou's Department , integrated with Wang Zhi's forces on Shuangyu Island to form the Ming Dynasty Dongyang Navy, to prepare for the eradication of Japanese pirates in the future!"

After Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua heard the words of Emperor Jiajing, they also I couldn't help but take a breath!

They never expected that Emperor Jiajing could be so generous!

It seems that the internal funds have really accumulated money over the years, allowing Emperor Jiajing to regain his morale to be as good as his ancestor Yongle.

Xu Jie and others immediately bowed: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and I can't wait!"

Hearing these words, Emperor Jiajing felt very comfortable. He laughed and said: "Okay, now that you all understand my intention, then follow this will. Remember to Wang Zhi and his key family members were all brought to live in the capital, so that their families could enjoy the leniency and grace of the imperial court, so that they could contribute to the Ming Dynasty at sea in peace and contentment."

Xu Jie and others bowed again: "I obey your order!"

Then Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua left the monastery.

After leaving the monastery, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other again. It seems that the shock this time really made Xu Jie and the others feel what a big change is about to happen and what it means to be unstoppable!

Xu Jie said with emotion: "Your Majesty seems to have regained the vigor of the early Jiajing years. It seems that our Ming Dynasty will once again sail to all nations and declare power in the world."

Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua also He nodded with deep understanding.

Although Emperor Jiajing did not explicitly mention the opening of the sea this time, as long as the people present were not fools, as long as they were not missing a string in their head, they could all guess that Emperor Jiajing wanted to imitate Emperor Chengzu and create a A super fleet that can go far across the ocean.

Moreover, the name of this fleet is also named "Eastern" in reference to the Western fleet led by Zheng He more than a hundred years ago!

It can be seen that Emperor Jiajing at this moment is also ambitious.

As ministers of Emperor Jiajing, none of them are now involved in maritime interests, and because of the Japanese rebellion in recent years, maritime business is not as good as before.

Now Emperor Jiajing, under the banner of building the "Oriental Navy", wants to completely eliminate the scourge of Japanese pirates. Whoever dares to speak out against the Japanese pirates at this time may be accused of colluding with Japanese pirates.

So now as long as Emperor Jiajing is doing things under the banner of pacifying Japan, then both the court and the people can only support it, and no one will stand up and be clever at this time.

After all, not everyone can bear the emperor's anger.

And after so many years of Japanese invasion, whether they are people in coastal provinces or people in other places, they all hate Japanese pirates and wish they could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

So judging from these popular sentiments, there is sufficient public support for Emperor Jiajing's plan to build an Oriental Navy and completely eliminate Japanese pirates.

Therefore, with so many conditions superimposed, it was a matter of course for Emperor Jiajing to imitate Emperor Chengzu and launch a massive "Conquest of the East" at this time.

It’s just that when some things are not explained clearly, brainstorming is the biggest source of motivation.

In fact, in Emperor Jiajing's mind, he did not want to create an invincible fleet comparable to that of Emperor Yongle.

The problem he wants most is to deal with the Japanese pirates and see if it is really profitable at sea.

If the wealth on the sea is really endless, Emperor Jiajing would not mind turning this imagined Oriental Navy into reality.

If there is no imagined wealth, then it is not possible to use such a fleet to follow the same path that Emperor Chengzu walked.

After all, Emperor Jiajing, besides learning from his idol Emperor Wen of Han, the emperor he most wanted to rival was Emperor Chengzu of this dynasty.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such trouble to explicitly and implicitly ask the officials who built his mausoleum to build his mausoleum based on the size of Emperor Yongle's Changling mausoleum.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have promoted Emperor Yongle's Taizong to Chengzu so loudly.

Although Emperor Jiajing's selfishness was not small in the matter of his promotion to Chengzu.

But in the final analysis, he also wanted to set an example for future emperors to see if the Ming Dynasty kings wanted to honor him in a few generations. Give him an ancestor too.

So sometimes, you can’t just look at the superficial things you see now, but you have to think more deeply about them.

After all, what if it happens?

Therefore, regarding the promotion of Emperor Jiajing to the throne, there is definitely no need to simply apply his father’s reasons.

After all, strictly speaking, even if Emperor Yongle is not promoted to ancestor, it will take another life to reach the ninth life.

The issue of whether or not Emperor Yongle will be honored by then will also be a concern for the next generation.

So with all these clues and evidence, it is difficult not to doubt that Emperor Jiajing also wanted to be promoted to the ancestor in the future.

But it is a pity that in the original history, Guo Zuo, the descendant of the Ming Dynasty, not only did not live that long, but after his death, Xu Jie also used the opportunity of drafting Emperor Daxing's edict to get along with Emperor Jiajing and help Emperor Jiajing admit that he was not Less presence.

Ask an emperor with such a flaw, even if the Ming Dynasty Zuo still lasted for two or three hundred years and it was possible to calculate the ninth death of Emperor Jiajing, the heirs at that time would not bother to guess the number. It’s the idea of ​​our ancestors a hundred years ago.

It can be said that these things are so regrettable.

It can be seen that whether you are an emperor or an official, it is really reliable to use the power that has not expired in your hands to do things.

Otherwise, just rely on entrusting your hope to others, and God knows what will happen in the end.

For example, Emperor Yongle's ancestor was a head taller than Zong, but Emperor Yongle did not necessarily like this ancestor. After all, what Emperor Yongle admitted originally was passed down to him by Emperor Hongwu in the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu.

As for who is the cutie Jianwen in the middle? That doesn't matter at all!

If you ask, it’s succession!

As for whether you believe it or not, Zhu Di believed it anyway.

Therefore, after more than a hundred years, Emperor Jiajing cleverly raised the title of Emperor Yongle Taizong to the height of becoming an ancestor. Emperor Yongle was definitely not willing to do so.

After all, if he really became an ancestor, wouldn’t that mean that Emperor Yongle was a rebel, rather than inheriting the throne in the 35th year of Hongwu?

Therefore, being justified is a very important key condition at any time!

This is especially true for the emperor who is 100% concerned with saving everyone’s face!

Xu Jie and Li Chunfang greeted Zhao Wenhua, and the three of them parted ways in Xiyuan.

Xu Jie and Li Chunfang returned to the duty house. They took stock again, and then drew up the specifications for Wang Zhi's imperial edict.

In this decree, Wang Zhi was named Shuangyu Island (Guard) Commander-in-Chief and led the Shuangyu Island Guard Navy. His subordinate leaders were awarded different ranks such as Staff General and Guerrilla General. military attaché.

As for the entire Shuangyu Island pirates, they also transformed into members of the Shuangyu Island (Wei) Navy of the Ming Dynasty under this decree.

Then the next step is to reward the families of these pirate leaders. All their families were given residences in the capital, and they were asked to take the initiative to send their families to the capital within a limited period to enjoy their blessings.

Although this one may seem a bit trivial, it is actually the most important one!

After all, these pirates are all rebellious in character. The reason why they can be ordered to peace and accept the imperial order is because Hu Zongxian has contained them in Zhejiang.

But if the imperial court cannot counterattack them after they have been appeased by the imperial edict, they will be allowed to do evil under their official guise.

That is definitely unacceptable to the court.

So their families and relatives must live well in the capital as hostages, under the eyes of the imperial court.

Only in this way can the court trust them to be obedient at sea.

After all, the fertility rate and survival rate of ancient people, as well as their concept of filial piety and kinship, were far better than those of today's people.

Therefore, it is also a very common control method to use family members and relatives as protons to make them obedient at sea and serve as officials peacefully.

And when the court uses these methods, it usually gives the most generous treatment to the families of these people.

So as long as they don't make any mistakes at sea and go against the orders of the imperial court, their family members can enjoy wealth forever.

And even their descendants can be lucky enough to inherit everything they have now.

After all, the military attachés of the Ming Dynasty were highly likely to be hereditary.

So in the face of such generations of wealth, unless they have extreme anti-social personalities, most of their choices will be honorable and correct.

Zhao Wenhua also acted very quickly. After he returned to the Criminal Department, he immediately found a person in charge who was responsible for the review of case closures.

He was asked to close and file Wang Zhi's case as required. At the same time, the files that were filed confirmed Wang Zhi's profound sense of justice and his loyalty, filial piety and justice in accepting the imperial edict.

It can be said that under this operation, Wang Zhi instantly changed from a prisoner to a moral model!

This kind of life encounter has to be said to be a magical opportunity, as exciting as riding a roller coaster.

Full of ups and downs!

After Zhu Zaijing learned about the shocking reversal of Wang Zhi's case in Prince Yu's palace, he couldn't help but shout in his heart: "Six"!

It turns out that this is the thunderbolt method used by the old Taoist priest to turn his hands into clouds and rain. No wonder he can cultivate immortality and control the entire court situation at the same time.

This ability is considered a perfect invincible operation in any era.

"It seems that I am still too young. When I thought that the old Taoist priest would have to carefully plan for several months to complete, I didn't expect that he just threw out the most perfect explanation."

"No wonder, people in later generations always say The old Taoist priest is one of the smartest emperors in history. This operation alone is enough for me to learn for a lifetime."

After finishing the magical operation of Emperor Jiajing, Zhu Zaijing was in an unusual mood. good.

Because from before and after this operation, Zhu Zaijing saw Emperor Jiajing's unconditional trust in him.

Not only did Yu Huatian be asked to restart the Longjiang Shipyard, but he also ordered Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to join forces with the Zhao'an pirates on Shuangyu Island to form the Oriental Navy.

This trust is really touching!

I would have known that although Emperor Jiajing was smart, his tactics were top-notch.

No matter how smart and powerful he is, he is just an ancient man whose horizons have not been broadened.

But now he chose to unconditionally trust the contact proposed by Zhu Zaijing. Not only did he restart the Longjiang Shipyard in the name of the emperor, but he also formed the Dongyang Navy.

How could this not move Zhu Zaijing?

It turns out that the ruthless emperor who believed in "two dragons never meet" also had a true love for licking a calf.

So at this moment, Zhu Zaijing's perception of Emperor Jiajing suddenly changed.

He no longer thought that Emperor Jiajing was a cold, ruthless and greedy emperor who only cared about himself.

Emperor Jiajing may also be a deep father with a mountain of paternal love.

It's a pity that this father's love is a bit difficult to understand, which is why Zhu Zaijing has been influenced by certain views of later generations for so many years, thinking that Emperor Jiajing was born indifferent and ruthless. He loves his children and wants nothing more than to become immortals.

It turns out that this is all the misunderstanding of him by later generations!

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