At the Xiaohongshan hunting ground, the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji made a tactful comment, and Zhu Gaoxu understood it. Zhu Gaoxu was not unfamiliar with this kind of advice. At the monthly lectures, there were many officials who advised him through the words of saints and historical facts.

Zhu Gaoxu was pacing between the bookshelf of Rouyi Hall, calming down, and recalling Xia Yuanji's words again.

He had to admit that from a certain perspective, Xia Yuanji's proposition made some sense. The court finally restricted the vast majority of common people to work on the land, and did not hesitate to use ideological control methods such as "education" to maintain the order of rule. If the new policy is not successful, it may cause unexpected side effects.

In Xia Yuanji's political views, he also believed that the threat of nomadic civilization was a natural disaster for the agricultural country like the Ming Dynasty. If the vision is limited to the experience over the past two thousand years, there is no problem with this view.

Human concepts are the most difficult to change. Many ministers may not want to "get inseparable from the emperor", but they do believe that their claims are correct.

The most serious problem is that Zhu Gaoxu speculated that even ministers who supported the new policy such as Qi Tai, Gao Xianning, and Hu Yi would inevitably think that Xia Yuanji's statement was reasonable. He was obviously not the only one who had Xia Yuanji's concept.

The reason why Zhu Gaoxu was "stubborn" and believed in his own judgment was because he did not belong to the person in this "circle", but had indeed seen the real world that was one step ahead. Otherwise, if there was an unpredictable fog ahead of him, he would probably doubt his own opinions.

Just as before Columbus discovered America, medieval Europeans believed that the depths of the Atlantic Ocean were hell, and no one dared to sail towards the unknown distance without hesitation.

Zhu Gaoxu also realized that even the emperor with supreme power would be very difficult to push the ship forward on his own and could not withstand too many setbacks.

People who are full of fear of the unknown will only make them believe more that the direction of this channel is wrong!

At this moment, a semen came into the gate of the hall. He was the eunuch Meng Ji. Meng Ji bent down a little nervously and said, "Your Majesty, have you sent someone to summon me?"

Meng Ji was not a favored eunuch, he was the one left by Zhu Di. He was obviously very surprised by today's summons.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Come over and talk."

"Yes, the emperor." Meng Ji walked forward in small steps, bowed and stood on the ground.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and asked, "Last time, you said, why did Liu Sheng marry the Annan woman Ruan? You didn't talk too much, and I couldn't remember it clearly. You can explain it in detail."

Meng Ji thought carefully for a while, then clasped his fists and said in fluent official language: "Go back to the emperor, the husband of Ruan was Ruan Jian, who was the assistant minister of the Ministry of War under Chen Jikuo. When An Yuan Hou captured Qinghua, he captured Ruan Jian's family and released him. The Ruan Hou learned of the conspiracy between Li Li and Ruan Jian in Yanzhou, so he took the risk to go to inform him. Now the Ruan betrayed his husband and could not go back. An Yuan Hou promised to marry her as his wife."

"What conspiracy?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Meng Ji said: "It is probably that there is a Dao Bridge in the north of Yanzhou, which is the only way for the Ming Dynasty's official army. Li Li's men first pretended to be defeated many times, luring Anyuan Hou to lead his troops to cross the bridge quickly, then burned down the bridge, cut off Anyuan Hou's front and rear reinforcements, and the rebels suddenly emerged and attacked them in groups."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu said, "You remember it very clearly."

Meng Ji hurriedly said happily: "I have been staying in Annan Kingdom for more than a month and have figured out all the things."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked in a deep voice: "If there was no Ruan's report, would Liu Sheng fall into the trap?"

Meng Ji looked embarrassed: "I don't know."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him: "If you don't know, forget it. Let's pretend that our conversation has not happened before. Do you understand?"

Meng Ji immediately glared and said, "Don't worry, even if the slaves are tortured, they will never say a word."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Who will torture you severely?"

"Yes, yes." Meng Ji said.

The generals are very concerned about their face and most of them will not admit that their skills are inferior to others. The effect Zhu Gaoxu wants to achieve is that he has a clear idea of ​​who he has no confidence in, but he does not show any distrust of his abilities.

Just like Qiu Fu, Duke Qi, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his ability was just as capable; but Qiu Fu, as a hero of Jingnan, was the throne of Duke Qi, could not be inferior to others on the battlefield, so it was quite difficult to use. Zhu Gaoxu could not say that Duke Qi could not lead troops, so he could only make excuses.

Zhu Gaoxu was thinking about this Liu Sheng again. If the Ruan family, a woman from Annan who had married, reported the news, it would be a waste of time. Why did Liu Sheng, a marquis, insist on marrying the Ruan family?

Liu Sheng was in a proper manner in the war, and was qualified to manage the army and arrange troops, so during the "Huguang War", he performed well on the left wing of the Crime Army. He was open-minded and attached importance to firearms. During the Northern Expedition, he waited for work and used firearms to defeat the Mongolian attack, which also made Zhu Gaoxu very satisfied. However, this person was not vaguely experienced enough. If he set up a decisive battle, there would be no problem, but when dealing with complex situations, he seemed to have some weaknesses.

The commanders Zhu Gaoxu valued the most were Sheng Yong and Qu Neng. Especially Sheng Yong, who had rich experience and had a good overall vision. During the "Jingnan Battle", the Jianwen Army was defeated and all the elite soldiers were lost. When Sheng Yong took over the military power, he was only some rural brave and remnants were left, and he was able to defend Shandong and threaten the flanks of the Jingnan Army. During the "Jingnan Battle", he was alone and often faced difficulties and had no flaws.

This is a good general who can find the rules in any unfavorable situation. At that time, Zhu Gaoxu's uncle Xu Huizu valued the most. Sheng Yong, who was not at the time, had some vision.

If Sheng Yong had safe cavalry cooperation, it would be even more powerful. As long as the court did not put pressure on him, Zhu Gaoxu felt that he would not be able to defeat the army led by these two people.

Normally, when the imperial court sends troops, the commander is recommended by the minister who knows people. However, Zhu Gaoxu does not need to recommend it. He himself is the commander and knows the generals in his hands very well.

"Meng Ji, go to the Governor's Office of the Five Army and call Sheng Yong, Ping'an, and Liu Sheng." Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke.

Meng Ji hurriedly said, "I obey the order and go and do it immediately."

Zhu Gaoxu sat back behind his big table, flipped through the memorials, and waited for a long time.

There was a voice from outside, with Ping'an and Liu Sheng's voice faintly, but Sheng Yong shouldn't have spoken. Meng Ji came in first to report, and then the three generals knocked outside the door. Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: "Everyone comes in and talks, no gifts."

The three of them thanked each other and came in, so Zhu Gaoxu greeted them and sat on the stool opposite the table.

Zhu Gaoxu heard that Sheng Yong and Ping'an had a bad personal relationship. After observation, Sheng Yong was indeed very impatient with Ping'an, so he shook his head and smiled: "I have always thought that General Sheng and General Ping have known each other for many years and have shared weal and woe. It should be like Boya Ziqi."

Liu Sheng said: "I'm afraid the fallen flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is ruthless."

Sheng Yong rolled his eyes immediately, Ping An pointed at Liu Sheng and shook his finger.

Sheng Yong held the etiquette without hesitation and said: "Sage, I am different from the E State's justice and I do not plan for each other. The country's major affairs are the emperor's kindness, and the lower part is the people. The E State's Duke is deeply grateful for the emperor's favor, but he plays with it and treats it as a playboy. He has no demeanor. I am really ashamed to be with me!"

Ping An said embarrassedly: "Sheng Yong, you are cruel."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "General Ping is unruly, but he is still very serious in fighting."

Ping'an hurriedly said, "The Lord, Master,... Sheng Yong, you are still in a good mood, why should you scold me?"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and was silent for a while, thinking that Sheng Yong might have deliberately shown that he had a bad personal relationship with Ping'an in front of the emperor.

Sheng Yong's temperament is a little disgusted with Ping An, which may be true; however, Sheng Yong must not underestimate Ping An in his heart, because the two of them worked together during many wars, and Sheng Yong trusted Ping An's support very much.

"In the Battle of Japan, the main force of our official army's land division should be only more than 20,000." Zhu Gaoxu said, "but the soldiers are all elite troops in the Beijing camp. The navy responsible for water wars and transportation has even called almost all sailing ships. In addition to the reinforcements of the North Korean country, the scale of water and land in this battle is not small. I want to use two dukes and one marquis to command troops to ensure that this battle is foolproof."

The three of them looked serious. They should understand that the person coming today is the emperor's commander.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I have the level of people, the scale of sea ships, and the strength of equipped firearms, armor and weapons. If you observe it, you should understand my expectations for this battle. You must not be reckless or in any mistakes."

Sheng Yong stood up first, then Ping'an and Liu Sheng also stood up, bowed together and said, "I will never let down the great trust of the emperor."

Liu Sheng may have guessed in advance that he could be the commander of the Japanese. However, Zhu Gaoxu arranged for two dukes to command the troops, and Liu Sheng was one of the deputy generals, so he did not feel wronged.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "After the Land Division is mobilized and rectified, you can go to the army to prepare, lead the light cavalry to North Korea by land, and then cross the sea."

The three of them worshiped: "I will obey the order."

At this time, it is a bit risky to go to the estuary of the Yangtze River and reach the waterway of Japan. It is much easier to go to Busan Town, North Korea, and Iki Island to cross the sea along Tsushima Island. Zhu Gaoxu didn't want the most warlike generals in the court to lose their losses at sea.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "In a few days in the court, I will appoint Sheng Yong as the General of the Conquering Yi, Ping An as the Deputy General of the Conquering Yi, and Liu Sheng as the Deputy General of the Conquering Yi, preparing to carry out combat against Japan. The navy fleet will be led by Chen Xuan and Wang Jinghong as the Chief Envoy. All civil and military officials and eunuchs will be controlled by the general of the Conquering Yi. Those who are responsible for coordinating the relations between the Ming Dynasty and the Korean state and supervising the supplies, food and fodder, who do you choose?"

They were silent for a moment, and Sheng Yong said, "The Left Envoy of the Guardian and the Minister of War, Pei, are well-versed in their work."

Heian said: "It has always been recommended by civil officials, so it's great."

Sheng Yong turned his head and looked at Ping'an with a bad face.
Chapter completed!