Chapter 446: Ten Years to Sharpen a Sword (2-in-1)
“Your Majesty, I am back.”
After Hu Zongxian sent Wang Zhi to the imperial prison, he immediately came to Prince Yu’s Mansion to meet Zhu Zaijing.
Zhu Zaijing felt incomprehensible when he looked at Hu Zongxian, whom he had not seen for several years.
Zhu Zaijing stood up and came over to support Hu Zongxian and said: "Okay, okay, you did a great job in Zhejiang. I am very pleased!"
Hu Zongxian was helped up by Zhu Zaijing like this, and he was deeply moved. He didn't expect that after so many years, the prince would still treat him the same.
Hu Zongxian began to talk about business. He said: "Your Majesty, I have escorted Wang Zhi to the imperial edict, but I suggest that Wang Zhi should be treated mainly to appease him and not to kill him."
< br>Zhu Zaijing hummed and asked: "Why can't he be killed?"
Hu Zongxian took a deep breath and said: "Wang Zhi has great power at sea, with sixty-six There is a small country that has contacts with it, and there are tens of thousands of pirates and bandits under its control. If Wang Zhi cannot be properly dealt with and killed directly, it may lead to disorder among the overseas pirates in Ningbo, which will in turn have an extremely serious impact on the situation in the southeast. The huge impact will delay the opportunity to suppress the bandits and the Japanese for several more years."
After Zhu Zaijing listened to Hu Zongxian's words, he replied: "I will consider this matter carefully. I heard that you have a great talent named Xu Wei. Did he come to Beijing with you? ”
Hu Zongxian said: "Xu Wei came with me and is now in the post house."
Zhu Zaijing said hehe: "I have heard of Xu Wei's famous name many times in the capital. This time I can He did a lot to trick Wang Zhi to the shore, right?"
Hu Zongxian said: "Xu Wei is extremely talented and resourceful, and he should be considered a great talent. It's a pity that his road to the imperial examination was extremely bumpy. He was a scholar at the age of ten and failed the exam eight times."
When Zhu Zaijing heard Hu Zongxian's introduction to Xu Wei, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Extraordinary people should have extraordinary talents, although Xu Wei. He failed in the imperial examination, but his ability was not that great. It is said that he often failed in the foreign examination because he could not control the length of his essays. He always liked to write long essays on the examination paper. When there was not enough examination paper, he wrote on the desk and bench. "< br>
“If he really took the imperial examination in this way, it would be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination with such an article, but it is in line with his intention of writing long words.”
Hu Zongxian smiled awkwardly, "What the prince said is that Xu Wei is like this. If he can refine his articles, even if he is named on the gold list, it will not be a problem with his talent and learning. It is a pity that some things are difficult to treat with common sense. Therefore, Xu Wei is You can only be a famous person in the world, but it is difficult to enter the temple."
Zhu Zaijing laughed again, "Okay, let's not talk about him anymore, let him continue to help you with advice. , when the situation in the southeast is settled and you can return to Beijing to take up the post, I will personally examine his talent and learning. If he is really capable, let him join the government to teach the prince to study. Speaking of this, my son also said. It’s the age of enlightenment.”
Zhu Yiyi is now five or six years old. In the world before Zhu Zaijing’s time travel, he would have been a primary school student in the middle or upper class of kindergarten, but now he has always been a primary school student. They are all enjoying the joy of childhood like a baby in the palace. They even like to bully their younger brothers and sisters when nothing happens. They are extremely mischievous.
However, Zhu Zaijing did not stop this kind of play among children. Zhu Zaijing believed that it was normal for brothers and sisters to have some quarrels and friction when they were young. .
Furthermore, children are quite energetic. It would not be in line with the nature of children if they were allowed to quietly be good babies.
So Zhu Zaijing just let them have fun.
While Zhu Zaijing was talking to Hu Zongxian, Zhu Zaijing’s second son Zhu Yijun came to the study courtyard aggrieved. As soon as he arrived here, he cried loudly: "Dad, eldest brother bullied me!"
Zhu Yijun cried loudly, but there was not a single tear.
When Hu Zongxian saw Zhu Yijun coming in, he quickly bowed and said: "Greetings to the young prince."
Zhu Zaijing directly picked up Zhu Yijun, put him on his lap and patted Zhu Yijun's little butt, " Did you dismantle your brother’s building blocks again?”
Zhu Yijun paused when he heard this, his little eyes rolled round, and he quickly shouted: "I didn't, I didn't mean it!"
Zhu Zaijing laughed, "It wasn't on purpose, then what did he do? Why do I want to beat you? Go back and help your brother put it back together, or I will spank you."
Zhu Yijun rubbed his butt in grievance. He originally wanted to complain, but he didn't expect that he got a look from his father. You see, you are really careless.
Zhu Yijun, who was about to turn around and leave, then noticed Hu Zongxian, who was standing respectfully beside him. This was the first time he had seen this man. Zhu Yijun asked: "Dad, who is this uncle?"< br>
Before Zhu Zaijing could speak, Hu Zongxian immediately said to Zhu Yijun: "The young prince must not address me like this."
Zhu Zaijing looked at Hu Zongxian's nervous look at this time. He waved his hands indifferently and said, "You don't have to worry about him. This is the courtesy he should have."
Then Zhu Zaijing faced Zhu Yijun. He said: "This uncle is an important minister arranged by my father in the southeast. When I see him in the future, I must respect him as much as I do to Uncle Gao and Uncle Zhang, and there must be no disobedience."
Zhu Yijun said oh , "Kid, remember."
Zhu Zaijing rubbed Zhu Yijun's head again, "Go and play."
Watching Zhu Yijun twisting his butt and jumping away again Zhu Zaijing's back view actually made him feel sad. Originally, he wanted to avoid the name "Zhu Yijun" for this child, but the diligent Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin to send a note as soon as he was born. , with the word "jun" written on it.
Obviously Emperor Jiajing also wanted to treat everyone equally and give this grandson a name.
At that time, Zhu Zaijing looked at the word "Jun" and felt like ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping in his heart. What kind of bad name is this? Doesn't it mean to destroy people?
So Zhu Zaijing was also most concerned about Zhu Yijun's education and management, for fear that this boy would really become the Wanli Emperor in history in the future.
But at the same time, Zhu Zaijing was also worried about his eldest son Zhu Yiyi. You must know that Zhu Yiyi died at the age of five or six in history.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing has paid great attention to Zhu Yiyi in the past two years. He keeps Li Shizhen and Wan Mizhai on standby in the capital at all times, and no longer allows them to leave the capital to participate in local post-disaster medical treatment arranged by the court. Task. At the same time, Zhu Zaijing was also actively paying attention to Princess Li's physical condition. Her health did not seem to have improved due to Zhu Zaijing's special attention. If not for Li Shizhen and Wan Mizhai, they had tried their best to hang her up over the years. , may have died long ago.
So, now Zhu Zaijing is also very worried about Zhu Yiyi's future, worried that he will not be able to withstand the inertia of history and will die at the age of five or six.
If this is really the case, Zhu Zaijing will also be very sad. After all, this is also his first child, and the child he has devoted countless efforts to. He really doesn’t want the fate of history to depend on Zhu Yiyi. It came true in his body, allowing him to experience the heartbreaking pain of losing his son.
After all, in Zhu Zaijing's consciousness, and in his concept before time travel, there seemed to be no child that he could not feed, so Zhu Zaijing would not have any psychological preparation for the death of his child. of.
Even though he knew that the death rate of children in ancient times was very high, he still did not believe that the same would happen to his own children.
Therefore, in order to protect Zhu Yiyi from successfully surviving the fate of history, Zhu Zaijing also selfishly kept Li Shizhen and Wan Mizhai by his side, asking them to check Zhu Yiyi's pulse at any time, and always pay attention to Zhu Yiyi's health.
Hu Zongxian also looked at Zhu Yijun's leaving figure. He turned to Zhu Zaijing and bowed again: "The young prince is very smart."
Zhu Zaijing heard Hu Zongxian praise Zhu Yijun so much. , he couldn't help but chuckle, and sighed: "He is just smarter and lacks patience. He can easily get lost when he encounters setbacks. I'm really worried that he will have the same personality in the future."
Hu Zongxian He then advised: "Your Majesty, don't worry so much. Maybe things will change when the young Prince grows up."
Zhu Zaijing shook his head slightly and sighed, and stopped continuing Zhu Yijun's little episode.
Zhu Zaijing asked: "How are Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou?"
Hu Zongxian heard Zhu Zaijing ask about Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, and Hu Zongxian immediately praised: "These two men fought bravely, and their troops Strict military discipline has been my main support in fighting the Japanese in recent years."
Zhu Zaijing said: "It seems that only the banditry in Fujian is left. Adjust these two people and separate one. Go to Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard to look for large ship construction plans from the Yongle period, and then recruit some Taixi and Yi people who are good at shipbuilding to combine their shipbuilding skills."
"This time the Southeast Japanese Rebellion occurred. This king has also learned a lesson. Instead of fighting this kind of defense and expulsion battle on land, it is better to think of ways to block the battlefield from thousands of miles of sea. In this way, our coastal provinces and people in the Ming Dynasty can suffer less. The disaster is caused by pirates."
Hu Zongxian was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that Zhu Zaijing would take such a long-term view and even think about rebuilding the ocean-going navy to prevent maritime disasters.
This could be a huge military investment costing tens of thousands of dollars. Would the imperial court be willing to do it?
Hu Zongxian said: "Your Majesty, this matter may be difficult. The imperial court has never paid attention to sea areas, but only to land and coastal defense. If we want to build a powerful navy that can fight at sea, the amount of money spent will definitely be great. It’s hard to estimate. I’m worried that this proposal will be difficult to pass through the court’s discussion.” What kind of foresight can an old man in the yamen have when looking at the world?”
“Every day in the small area of the capital, I think about seniority matters, how to protect my own interests, and why I am not allowed to enter unless I am a member of the Imperial Academy. According to the unspoken rules of the Pavilion, do they regard Ming Dynasty's official position and power as private property? "
"You have been fighting against the Japanese in the southeast for so many years, and you have captured Wang Zhi. Don't you know? The huge profits and importance of the sea? And with your ability, do you think this cabinet threshold should stop you?"
When Zhu Zaijing said this, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but get excited. As a civil servant with outstanding abilities and the style of a general, Hu Zongxian would definitely be lying if he said he had no ideas about the future. .
But if his upper limit is based on the current unspoken rules of officialdom, it is obviously at the top, and there is no way to go further. At most, he may be asked to fill in the actual post of Minister of the Ministry of War in the future, and then add another one. The title of Third Young Master of the first rank is already a great achievement.
But are capable people really willing to do this? After becoming an official, who has already achieved this level of success, who wouldn’t dream of joining the cabinet?
So the pie that Zhu Zaijing inadvertently drew immediately entered Hu Zongxian's heart, making Hu Zongxian enthusiastically think that he might really hope to break the unspoken rules in the future and rank among the top tiers. middle.
After Zhu Zaijing finished drawing the pie, he continued: "With this little Wangzhi entrenched in Shuangyu Port off the coast of Ningbo, we can trade with the sixty-six countries on the sea. This is with the princes. What's the difference? In such an important place, should the imperial court still stand still and turn a blind eye to it? "
"Do you really think that those crazy people who are desperate at sea will be as stupid as Wang Zhi now, and they will get ashore after cheating? If we can't control the sea well, what if a group of more powerful and invincible enemies come from more distant seas in the future? , Do we want to let the coastal provinces and people suffer such pain again? "
"So we can't have a little foresight to organize the maritime forces in advance to wipe out the maritime pirates in the Ming Dynasty. Do you want to do it all, and restore and control the prosperity of Yongle?"
"You must know that your Majesty is also the heir to the vassal king, and he must also want to establish a great achievement that is not inferior to that of Emperor Chengzu. Shouldn't these ministers serve His Majesty and strive to be a famous minister in Jiajing? "
Zhu Zaijing said this with great justice, but in fact he just regarded Emperor Jiajing as a piece of cake that he could rip off? The flag tiger skin was used as a shield to help Emperor Jiajing resist all opposition.
After all, Emperor Jiajing has been hiding in the deep palace to cultivate, and few people have been seen at all. Who can confront Emperor Jiajing face to face?
Therefore, instead of being cautious and missing good opportunities, it is better to be more courageous and put these things on the shelf first.
And it is already the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing. In the blink of an eye, Zhu Zaijing has been in this era for ten years.
If Emperor Jiajing's lifespan remains unchanged, then he will only have six years to live. In addition, Longqing in history only worked as a hands-off shopkeeper for six years before passing away in a hurry, ending this short-lived Longqing. New Deal.
So Zhu Zaijing did not dare to bet on whether his future could surpass Emperor Longqing in history and rule for a longer period of time.
So now Zhu Zaijing really has a sense of urgency that time cannot wait, and he can no longer waste time like this.
He must speed up his pace and spend another ten years to build a new foundation for the Ming Dynasty, to unveil a corner and bring a glimmer of light to the future world of great strife.
Otherwise, wouldn’t my ten years of hard work in time travel have been wasted? What's more, the ancients also said that "it takes ten years to sharpen a sword." Now that the ten-year period has arrived, it is time for Zhu Zaijing to take out the sheath and try his edge.
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