Chapter 160 The eternal sinner!
After seeing Zhu Youtang’s decision to send troops to Annan, Xie Qian was overjoyed.
It seems that Zhang Sheng and Zhang Peng are right. The most unsightly thing for Your Majesty today is the invasion of Ming Dynasty by foreign barbarians.
As long as the territory and people of the Ming Dynasty are involved, His Majesty will definitely strike hard and wipe out foreign enemies with the power of thunder.
At the beginning, Ahima Khan broke through the Hami Guard and massacred the Ming people in the Hami Guard.
Zhu Youtang immediately sent troops to the northwest, annihilating the Turpan Khanate and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in one fell swoop, and destroyed the entire Chagatai Khanate together.
Now that Jianshui Prefecture and Pingxiang Prefecture were invaded by Annan, Zhu Youtang really wanted to send troops to conquer Annan.
Xie Qian knew that it was time for him to strike while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, the matter of sending troops to Annan involves grain, grass and soldiers and horses."
"The logistics of grain and grass are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the army horse The transfer was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, while Xu Pu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Liu Daxia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, were still in the Dongchang Prison. "
"Changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists, and the same is true for logistics."
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"Your Majesty, look, is it..."
Zhu Youtang turned to look at Xie Qian, and Xie Qian quickly put his head to the ground to prevent Zhu Youtang from seeing his expression.
Xie Qian, a native of Yuyao, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhezhou, is a native of Jiangnan with upright roots!
The Jiangnan area refers to the three areas of Southern Zhili, Zhezhou and Ganzhou, which are now the five areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui and Jiangxi.
Since Xu Pu became the chief minister of the cabinet, he has taken great care of Xie Qian. Xie Qian naturally reciprocated the favor and became Xu Pu's die-hard supporter long ago.
Xie Qian was the number one scholar in the eleventh year of Chenghua and was Zhu Youtang's lecturer when he was the prince.
One word, in history, Xie Qian once did something very incredible.
After Zhu Youtang ascended the throne, Zhang, Xiaozong’s only woman at that time, was named queen.
According to convention, when canonizing the queen, other concubines should also be canonized.
The eunuch Guo Yong once proposed to select concubines to enrich the Sixth Palace.
But at that time, Empress Zhang had no heirs and her status was unstable. Once other concubines gave birth to princes first, her status would be threatened.
At this time, Xie Qian advised Zhu Youtang: the late emperor's mausoleum had not yet been completed, and the selection of concubines should be done slowly and slowly in terms of etiquette.
The cabinet and the six ministries all agreed with what Xie Qian said.
Xie Qian came forward to prevent Zhu Youtang from conferring other concubines, so Zhu Youtang was forced to become the emperor with only the queen in the harem.
This is very abnormal. The number of concubines in the emperor's harem is directly related to the abundance of the dragon's heirs.
Xie Qian, a teacher of the emperor, actually suggested that the emperor only marry one woman. This is outrageous!
The most bizarre thing is that Zhu Youtang's eldest son Zhu Houzhao was born in September of the fourth year of Hongzhi.
In other words, Zhu Youtang and Queen Zhang had been married for four years, but no heir was born.
The prince is the foundation of the country, and the death of the emperor is a very serious matter.
So in August of the third year of Hongzhi, Han Ding wrote to Zhu Youtang, requesting Zhu Youtang to recruit girls from the draft and recruit concubines.
But she was rejected by Zhu Youtang on the grounds that she was very happy with Empress Zhang and did not want to choose a concubine.
But the problem is that Zhu Youtang has chosen attendants around him, that is, palace maids who attend the bedchamber, which is equivalent to a low-level promise and constant presence.
In September, Han Ding wrote again, asking Zhu Youtang to enrich the harem.
This time, Zhu Youtang's attitude is that he can take a long-term view and plan for it slowly.
The next year, a small fire broke out in the Ministry of Rites.
The cabinet impeached Geng Yu, the Minister of Rites, and two ministers of the Ministry of Rites. All three were imprisoned on the same day, given twenty sticks, and fined a salary of six months before they were released.
Since then, no one dared to mention the concubine to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang became the only emperor in history who had only one woman in his harem from birth to death.
The history books also portray Zhu Youtang as an infatuated and dedicated emperor.
What do you mean by doting on Empress Zhang alone? For Empress Zhang, she even gave up three thousand beauties in the harem.
But actually think about it seriously, which powerful man would think he has too many women?
Han Xuan Emperor Liu Xun liked Xu Pingjun so much, and there are other allusions to his love for the sword, but did this affect his acceptance of concubines?
Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, was extremely affectionate with Yin Lihua, and the harem was not empty.
Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen only favored Concubine Wan Gui, so there were many beauties in the harem.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply in love with Queen Ma and his wife, and the number of people in the harem was even greater.
There are also Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo, Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan... Needless to say.
In just over thirty years, from his birth to his accession to the throne, to his death, Zhu Youtang's time in power was only a handful.
An emperor without power is forced to have only one woman in his harem. Can this be called deep love?
This is enough to show that the civil servants and historians of the Ming Dynasty were really not stingy with any words of praise for an obedient emperor.
Zhu Youtang is one, Zhu Qiyu is also one, and there are also Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Gaochi, all of whom have good reviews.
Only Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Houzhao were demoted as useless by the civil servants.
Zhu Houzhao became the only emperor in the Ming Dynasty who had no heirs, and even Zhu Youtang had no direct descendants.
The throne of Ming Dynasty was forced to undergo a lineage transfer.
Back to business.
Zhu Youtang stared at Xie Qian who was kneeling on the ground expressionlessly, without saying a word for a long time.
Xie Qian held his breath, his heart was beating hard, and there seemed to be infinite pressure on his body, squeezing him constantly.
Xie Qian felt uneasy. This was a huge gamble and no one was sure of winning.
But in the end, Zhu Youtang nodded: "Xie Aiqing reminded me, then let them out and be responsible for the logistics of sending troops to Annan." Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very happy in his heart. , hurriedly kowtowed again: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"This time we send troops, we will definitely return with a great victory!"
"The Ming Dynasty's reputation will surely resound throughout the world!"
"Okay, you go down and prepare to send troops."
Zhu Youtang drafted a decree and handed it over to Xie Qian. The three members of the cabinet were immediately dismissed.
Full of excitement, Xie Qian took the imperial edict from Zhu Youtang, thanked him repeatedly, and left the Hongde Hall with Xu Pu and Li Dongyang.
But Xie Qian always felt that the way Zhu Youtang looked at him was cold and ruthless.
Facing Zhu Youtang's eyes, Xie Qian's excitement disappeared by more than half, and he became a little uneasy.
Out of the gate of Hongde Hall, Liu Jian looked at Xie Qian with a gloomy face: "I know you want to rescue Xu Pu and Liu Daxia, and I want to rescue them too!"
"But you guys This time I went too far!”< br>
“A soldier’s weapon must be used carefully!”
Xie Qian also had a helpless smile on his face: “Liu Cifu, I also know this, but this is really not mine. Meaning.”
"This is led by those people in Nanjing, and I am just cooperating."
Liu Jian's face changed and he muttered to himself: "Crazy! You Jiangnan people are crazy!"
< br>Liu Jian quickened his pace and put some distance between himself and Xie Qian.
Liu Jian was from Luoyang, Yuzhou. He studied under the great scholar Xue Xuan. He was from the Hedong School in the north and disdained to associate with these people from the south of the Yangtze River.
This time these Jiangnan people went too far, and even he couldn't stand it anymore.
Xie Qian sighed helplessly and looked at Li Dongyang beside him.
Li Dongyang said nothing, but just signaled that it was time to leave the palace.
After Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang left, Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Zhi.
"Wang Zhi, you just said that in the 17th year of your stay in Chenghua, you proposed that the late emperor send troops to conquer Annan."
"Then what do you think about relocating the county to Annan this time? No?”
Wang Zhi raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizong was in the county of Annan, he had someone draw an ancient Annan slip." The terrain map is of great help to Annan, the county. "
"Liu Daxia was serving as a doctor in the Qing Dynasty Department of the Ministry of War at that time and was in charge. In charge of all kinds of documents of the Ministry of War, this Annan's old slips were in his hands."
"Unfortunately, when Wei Chen asked Liu Daxia for it, Liu Daxia refused to hand over the Annan's old slips on the grounds that it had been stolen for a long time. , let’s let this matter go.”
“If your majesty can allow Liu Daxia to hand over Annan’s old documents, this matter can be accomplished!”
"That makes sense!"
"Liu Daxia is truly a sinner of the nation through the ages and deserves to be killed!"
Zhu Youtang slammed the table angrily, wishing that Liu Daxia's bones would be smashed into ashes!
Only he knows how much trouble Annan will bring to China hundreds of years later.
Annan was able to become independent from the Ming Dynasty, and Yang Shiqi took the greatest credit. He was the ancestor of Annan!
But if Annan can't come back, Liu Daxia should take the lead, and he should be the Taizong of Annan!
The Annan people should really build a temple for these two people and worship them every day.
Liu Daxia first hid Zheng He’s voyage map to the Western Ocean, and then he hid the topographic map of Annan.
Co-authoring Tibetan maps is his personal hobby, right?
Zhu Youtang has made up his mind. After he succeeds in Annan County, he will immediately ask Liu Daxia to hand over the navigation chart and then kill the ten Liu Daxia clans!
At this moment. Zhu Youtang was already looking for the next candidate for Minister of War.
Zhu Youtang continued to ask: "As for the coach who sent troops to Annan, do you have suitable personnel?"
Wang Zhi's eyes were burning with excitement: "Wei Chen is willing to ask for orders and personally Going to Annan will definitely destroy the Annan Li clan and re-establish the county of Annan!"
In the fifteenth year of his stay in Chenghua, Wang Zhi served as a supervisor and sent troops to Liaodong to attack the Haixi Jurchens!
What Wang Zhi killed was the ancestor of Boar Skin!
In the 16th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi, together with Wang Yue, Minister of War, led his troops out of the fortress, attacked the bandits in Weining, and defeated the enemy!
In the 17th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi followed Weiningbo Wang Yue as a supervisor and defeated Yisi Mayin.
Only in the 18th year of Chenghua, the late emperor closed down the West Factory.
In the 19th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi was demoted to Nanzhili.
It can be said that if it were not for the eunuch, he would not be able to be knighted.
With Wang Zhi's military exploits, making him a count was not a problem.
“No!”
Zhu Youtang rejected Wang Zhi’s application to lead the army personally without even thinking about it.
"I am currently employing people, so you can't leave."
The fire in Wang Zhi's eyes extinguished, and he was filled with surprise and regret.
To my surprise, I was highly valued and favored by Zhu Youtang.
Unfortunately, there is no chance to lead troops to fight again.
To be honest, Wang Zhi quite likes the feeling of leading troops in war.
Wang Zhi thought for a while and finally said a name that he was very familiar with.
“Your Majesty, I think Wang Yue is qualified to handle this matter!”
(End of this chapter)