Chapter 535 Naval Might
When Fang Bao learned that Wang Xiangling had quit, he rushed over. Seeing Yinzhen walking slowly in the room with his hands behind his back, he hesitated without realizing it. He was about to turn around. After a while, Yinzhen caught a glimpse of him and immediately smiled and said, "Come in."
After Fang Bao came in to see the ceremony, he smiled and said, "There is a distracting prince's thoughts."
"It's okay." Yinzhen smiled and said, "Don't be polite, sit down." As he said that, he walked back to his seat, took a sip of tea, and said, "Tell me what you think."
After pondering slightly, Fang Bao said in a deep voice: "The prince is now the crown prince of a country. Naturally, he cannot leave the capital easily like being a prince. The emperor is the heroic ruler of all ages. He ascended the throne at the age of eight, ruled at the age of fourteen, captured Oboi at the age of sixteen, and held great power alone. For decades, he has been at the peak of power. It is no different to rely on the emperor to delegate power on his own initiative. Not to mention delegating power, there is no possibility of decentralizing power. With the emperor's style, it is impossible to allow the imperial power to fall in the slightest.
The prince’s biggest reliance is the navy, and his power in the court cannot be compared with the emperor at all. After the emperor recovered, he fought for power with the emperor and threatened the imperial power. The reason why the second master ended up like this was irrational. The eighth master responded to the response back then, but was repeatedly suppressed because he threatened the imperial power.
If you cannot avoid or fight, you can only give in. The current situation is that the Prince of Dali is already the Prince. The Fourth Master, who is determined to compete for the crown prince, has gone to Europe. The Third Master is powerless to suffer the Second Master's kid. Now the Eighth Master has turned to the Prince of Prince. Even if he does not give up, he can only use secret moves. It is impossible for him to openly show his banner to compete for the crown prince.
The emperor was already in high school and suffered a stroke. In this case, the emperor must have considered more about his affairs after his death. The minister secretly thought that he should make great strides and make complete peace of mind. Even if he was cut off his wings, he would not hesitate. After the stroke, the emperor's dragon body was no longer as good as before. However, the prince was in his prime. As the saying goes, a little impatience would cause trouble for the big plan."
Yinzhen nodded slightly. Although he had no intention of giving in to wait, it was the right way. Even if Kangxi's body recovered completely, it would be worse than before. How many years could he live? He pondered a little. He said: "Even if I make great strides, the emperor will not be completely relieved. After all, the navy is in my hands and can mobilize huge amounts of silver and money at any time. These two things cannot be handed over. Judging from the methods used by the emperor, will he support his brother to check and balance me?"
Fang Bao frowned when he heard this. It was not that he was worried. The prince held the navy in his hand and could mobilize more money than the court. It was hard to say that Kangxi would be completely relieved. The prince really could not give up these two things. This was his greatest reliance. Giving up these two things would be equivalent to giving other princes a chance, and their ambitions would emerge again, and they might even follow the footsteps of the second master.
The prince spent a lot of effort to win over the Eighth Master Party, so naturally he did not want Eighth Master to be supported again. Not only was it to disagree with their brotherly relationship, but it was also too dangerous. Eighth Master's threat was too great, and he could not send Eighth Master away like he did when he sent the Fourth Master. Fang Bao felt quite tricky for a moment.
Seeing Fang Bao silent, Yinzhen said unwillingly: "If you can leave the capital and avoid it for a year or two, it will be the most ideal. It not only shows your attitude, but also makes a natural transition. When you return to the capital, everything will be restored to its original state. However, this excuse is really hard to find."
After pondering for a while, Fang Bao said: "The prince is the crown prince of a country. This excuse is really hard to find. Unless a war that threatens the safety of the Qing Dynasty, do you think Nanyang can do something?"
Nanyang! Yinzhen's eyes lit up. When he headed to Australia, Nanyang was the only way to go. If Nanyang was attacked, the court would have to spare his efforts. But who would be the scapegoat? From the geographical point of view, Nanyang's Manchus were closer to Siam, but Siam was not only a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, but has always been relatively weak. Besides, attacking Siam first is not in line with the strategic layout of annexing the entire Southeast Asia.
Apart from Siam, there is only Myanmar. It is very difficult to let Myanmar fight Nanyang, and most of them would not believe it. It has to be planned carefully. Kangxi is still a while away from full recovery. The South China Fleet Expedition will be until September, and it is still very time-consuming.
After pondering slightly, he said, "Let me go and have been busy all morning, go down and take a rest."
Outside Chaoyang Gate.
Longkodo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the tall city tower of Chaoyang Gate from afar. Finally, he safely escorted the 2.2 million taels of gold to the capital. Although there were naval escorts along the way and on the side of the capital, it was impossible for thieves to rob, but he was still cautious. 2.2 million taels of gold, which was the year of the Qing Dynasty and the spoils of the navy. If there was any mistake, it would be strange that the navy would not be able to lose all its face?
Looking back at the two-mile carriage, Longkodo shouted loudly: "I'm here in the capital, I told everyone to work harder. When I go to the city, I invite them to drink a big bowl and eat a lot of meat."
The guards immediately rode their horses and passed the message, and the entire convoy immediately burst into loud shouts.
As soon as the carriage slipped into the city, it immediately attracted the attention of countless people. Longkodo looked around and saw that the soldiers from the navy and infantry commanding the yamen were guarding the carriages tightly, and he ordered: "The condemnation people shouted along the way with the red flag to report victory. The navy won a great victory, and Japan's first batch of compensation of 2.2 million taels of gold was released into Beijing!"
After listening to the order, the two guards immediately raised the red flags that had been prepared, urging the horses to move forward, shouting along the way: "The Navy will fight against Japan, a great victory! Japan will pay tribute and pay 70 million taels of silver. The first batch of 2.2 million taels of gold will be escorted to Beijing."
As the call for victory for the red flag spread, the entire inner city of the capital was sensation. For a moment, thousands of people were empty, and they all rushed to Chaoyangmen Street to watch the escort 2.2 million taels of gold. The entire Chaoyangmen Street was immediately squeezed and water was blocked. Looking at the long and tightly covered carriage, the people were all excited.
They were talking in a low voice about how the imperial court would spend the gold, and from time to time pointed at the military uniforms and muskets of the navy soldiers. Most of them had envious eyes and tone. The only thing they felt nervous was the shopkeepers of the large jewelry shop. The capital city had an additional 2 million taels of gold. The price of this gold did not fall in response? It was a huge loss now.
I don’t know who took the lead and shouted, “Long live the Qing Dynasty! The navy is mighty!”
Everyone on the street immediately shouted, "Long live the Qing Dynasty! The navy is mighty!" q!.
Chapter completed!