This day is the birthday of Empress Dowager Xia.

Emperor Zhu Zailei and a group of cabinet ministers who were in charge of political affairs and ministers of the Privy Council all came to the Royal West Garden to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Xia.

Zhu Houzhao took the opportunity to ask Chen Hong to call these people to his study.

Although Zhu Houzhao is no longer the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as the Supreme Emperor, he still has a lofty prestige in the Ming Dynasty and the entire world.

Therefore, Emperor Zhu Zailii and others dared not disobey. They all came to Zhu Houzhao's study and greeted Zhu Houzhao.

"Everyone is free. Today I'm here to find you. Just one thing is to destroy the Japanese. The Japanese pirates have repeatedly disturbed the Ming Dynasty since the founding of our Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty is rich and the people are strong. It is the best time to destroy the Japanese. Now that you are in charge of the government, let's talk about what you planned to destroy the Japanese. The Jinyiwei already has information, saying that the Japanese shogunate General Ashikaga Yoshihiro was killed and the Japanese country was once again in civil strife. Now it is the best time to destroy the Japanese. It should not be delayed for a long time!"

Zhu Houzhao said and rubbed his temples. The still cold wind made him still have a headache.

Emperor Zhu Zailei smiled slightly, but he actually didn't understand why his father wanted to destroy Japan so much.

Because, in theory, Japan today cannot pose much threat to the Ming Dynasty, and even destroying Japan, it cannot bring much benefit to the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, with the severity of the launch of maritime trade and the smuggling attacks, the Japanese attacks have basically not occurred again. Now there is no need to destroy Japan again.

Of course, Zhu Zailei also knew that he could not violate the will of the Supreme Emperor. After all, the one who really had the final say in the world was the Supreme Emperor.

So, Zhu Zailei replied with a smile: "What the father said is that we are discussing how much money to pay for this battle."

"It's so good, let's discuss the charter as soon as possible," Zhu Houzhao nodded.

At this time, when Xu Jie saw that Emperor Zhu Zailei was embarrassed and knew what he was thinking, he couldn't help but dare to say it for Zhu Zailei first: "Report to the Supreme Emperor, the current Japanese country is just a problem of elbows and armpits, which is not a big concern. Moreover, Taizu once listed Japan as a country that does not conquer. Now he is rashly conquering it. Will it cost nothing but food and be unkind?"

Zhu Houzhao looked up at Xu Jie: "Is this what you mean by yourself?"

"It's what all the people in the world mean!" Xu Jieshen bowed, not daring to look at Zhu Houzhao in front of him.

"It seems that the people in our dynasty do not know the harm of Japan!"

Zhu Houzhao said something and looked at Zhu Zailei: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter, and Japan must be destroyed!"

Zhu Zailie stood up and said solemnly: "Abide by the instructions of the father!"

There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If Zhu Zailii and his ruling team do not implement Zhu Houzhao's will to destroy the Japanese, Zhu Houzhao will replace them.

Therefore, the second day after leaving the Royal West Garden, Zhu Zailii summoned the Minister of Political Consultative Conference: "Did your Privy Council take out the regulations for the destruction of the Japanese?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the First Army, the Third Army, the Sixth Army, the Ninth Army, and the Fourteenth Army, a total of more than 100,000 officers and soldiers are preparing to gather training in five places in Lushunkou, Weihaiwei, Songjiang, Jilong and Quanzhou. The four naval fleets of Fujian, Zhejiang, Liaodong, Shandong and Nanzhili have also deployed three Japanese fleets, and the new First Air Force Division has also been transferred to Zhoushan."

Privy Councilor Tan Lun replied.

"The commander is not yet determined. According to the minister's intention, it is better to send civil officials who are aware of military affairs as the commander. After all, the conquest is not just as simple as killing the enemy and seizing the city. It also involves governance and peace of the people. Therefore, I recommend Zhao Zhenji, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, as the commander!"

Xu Jie stood up and said a few words at this time. He knew that the conquest of the Kingdom of Wa was inevitable, and now he could only let the conquest of the people as much as possible still be controlled by the civil officials. The last conquest of Jiaozhi and the expedition of Folangji were both used by military officials, so that the military officials began to enter the center of the court. This made Xu Jie deeply realize that if the military officials were in charge of this conquest of Wa, the knowledgeable people in the world would definitely value martial arts and neglect the literature.

Even Xu Jie has now discovered that in the admission examinations of various universities in the Empire, it is obvious that various military colleges are as popular as famous universities such as the Beijing University and Central University. On the contrary, some Confucian academies and Imperial Colleges in the North and South China have lost their doors and spider webs in the windows.

As a civil minister, Xu Jie did not want to see Wen Dao fall so far, so he put forward such an opinion.

"Although Zhao Zhenji is loyal and brave, he has no experience in commanding troops. Although I am a strong general in the Ming Dynasty, if the commander does not know about military affairs, it will inevitably lead to misleading the situation. I believe that it is better for the commander to be led by famous generals like Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, and Lu Tong."

Tan Lun couldn't help but say.

"It's just a small country that can be destroyed within three months. The commander is only in the middle of the dispatch, and he is not in charge of the troops himself, so how can he miss the situation?"

Xu Jie seemed to insist on letting his disciple Zhao Zhenji take charge of the achievements in destroying the Japanese.

"Your Majesty, military affairs are not civil affairs. Although Zhao Zhenji has talent, he has no talent to command military affairs. I believe that even if this matter is as Yuan Fu said, he should be a civil servant who knows military affairs, that is, a civil servant who is both civil and military. According to logic, Duke Tan and Duke Yang are the most suitable, but the two dukes are old. In my opinion, it is best to let Yin Zhengmao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi take charge. Yin Zhengmao, both land and land, and suppress the enemy at sea. It is most suitable to be familiar with the battles between land and land."

Gao Gong stood up at this time and recommended the officials he liked.

Xu Jie was a little angry. He didn't expect that he had finally endured Xia Yan and Yan Song. When he became the chief minister, he could not stop the Supreme Emperor from destroying Japanese decision, and could not control Yang, Tan, and senior colleagues. He couldn't help but snorted secretly and said:

"Although Yin Zhengmao has talents, he has always been greedy and cruel, otherwise he would not have caused chaos in the chieftains of Guangdong and Guangxi. The Censorate also often had impeachment claims. If His Majesty had not thought about his talent, he had already skinned him. How could this matter of destroying the Japanese be handed over to him? Unless he could be as honest as Zhao Zhenji!"

Xu Jie denied Yin Zhengmao's qualification to be the head coach of the Japanese destruction and still insisted on letting Zhao Zhenji take charge.

Seeing this, Zhu Zailiei couldn't help but ask Zhang Juzheng and others who had been silent: "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I want to hear what Mr. Yang said, "Mr. Yang has been in charge of the Ministry of War for a long time and has always known people. Nowadays, Mr. Yang has the most say in his choice of commander," Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

Xu Jie looked at his student with some disappointment. At this time, he should support Zhao Zhenji with him. How could he give up the right to recommend him to Yang Bo?

Zhang Juzheng knew in his heart that he could not recommend Zhao Zhenji, who was unaware of military affairs, against his will, and could not directly oppose his mentor Xu Jie, so he could only recommend it to Yang Bo.

"I recommend Cao Bangfu, who is good at leading troops, is familiar with military tactics, and has experience in fighting against Japanese devils!"

Yang Bo stood up at this time and recommended what he thought was suitable.

"Cao Bangfu is over 60 years old, and now he is dependent on medicine to save his life. It is still difficult to teach students at the Ming Military Command Academy. How can he be in charge of leading more than 100,000 troops now!"

Xu Jie retorted.

Zhang Han stood up and added: "I also think that Mr. Cao is not suitable. I would like to ask Your Majesty to personally decide on the destruction of the Japanese this time!"

Seeing this, Zhu Zailei had to announce his retreat to the court.

...

"What you mean is that the ministers in the court cannot agree on a suitable candidate to command the troops? I have been in power for so many years in the Ming Dynasty, trained so many military students, and fought so many wars, but there are not many generals?"

Zhu Houzhao had already learned about the affairs in the court from Chen Hong at this time, and couldn't help but feel funny.

"There are generals, but Xu Yuanfu said he wanted to choose generals from civil officials, so he didn't find a few suitable ones for a while," Chen Hong replied.

"Absurd! What's the difference between this and choosing painting from those who can sing? I've announced my will to the Privy Council, let Qi Jiguang be the commander, Tang Kekuan and Lu Tong be the deputy commander, and then let Hu Zongxian be the strategy, responsible for slave education and rule in the occupied areas!"

Zhu Houzhao once again made the decision for Zhu Zailei. Although Qi Jiguang was young, he already had the talent of commander. He was the new era military commander whom Zhu Houzhao insisted on cultivating the movement and warfare of multiple armies. This time, he would naturally use Qi Jiguang to destroy the Japanese. The two veterans Tang Kekuan and Lu Tong each had rich experience in land and land battles, so he could naturally serve Qi Jiguang well.

After Xu Jie knew about it, he couldn't help but sigh, and he couldn't help but whisper to Hu Zongxian, who was about to join the army to fight against Japan: "Hu Jingluo, I believe you also know that this battle to destroy the Japanese is just the wish of the Supreme Emperor. People in the world still don't want such a military and militant thing to happen. Even the Supreme Emperor does not want it. However, since the Supreme Emperor decides, we ministers cannot disobey it. You don't say it is."

"What Yuan Fu said is very much." Hu Zongxian could naturally hear what Xu Jie meant, but he did not want the court to destroy the Japanese.

"But now the Supreme Emperor has asked his personal guard general Qi Jiguang to take charge of the Japanese. However, Qi Jiguang was only forty years old and had only been pacified by the Japanese in the south. After all, it was still borrowed Zhu Gong (Zhu Wan) and the Supreme Emperor who were good at dispatching him. Therefore, according to Xu's opinion, the two veteran generals, Tang Kekuan and Lu Tong, may not be convinced by their deputy generals!"

Xu Jie said worriedly.

Hu Zongxian nodded: "Yuan Fu is very worried."

"Although you are a civil servant in the army and are inconvenient to interfere in the military, you can still participate in mediating conflicts. Don't let the generals fight in the internal struggle, and the destruction of the Japanese will be successful," said Xu Jie.

Hu Zongxian understood what Xu Jie meant. Although he explicitly said that he wanted to mediate, he actually wanted to provoke him.

But Hu Zongxian also had his own idea, thinking that if he really acted as a villain who sowed right and wrong according to Xu Jie's wishes, the result of the defeat of the Japanese destruction was small, and he would probably make the Emperor dissatisfied. After all, he was still the minister of the Emperor's secret report. In other words, he had to report all the important things he encountered to the Emperor at any time, which means that he could not watch the conflict between the two old generals Tang Kekuan and Lu Tong and Qi Jiguang without reporting. If this matter really led to the defeat of the Japanese destruction, the Emperor would definitely be the responsibility of not reporting it first.

Therefore, Hu Zongxian wrote a secret memorial to Zhu Houzhao at night: "I was summoned by Yuanfu recently. Yuanfu reminded me to pay attention to General Qi as the commander. It would cause dissatisfaction with Tang and Lu because of his youth, and asked me to mediate their conflicts. I thought about it. Yuanfu was worried, so I came to ask the Supreme Emperor for instructions. I would like to follow the Supreme Emperor's instructions to mediate the relationship between the three."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and thought that at this time, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were not simple people. Although they had a party, they were not just planning for the party. No wonder they could start a prosperous era in history. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao also instructed: "I know that you can act according to the opportunity, and I will make arrangements!"

Zhu Houzhao could naturally guess Xu Jie's original intention, but he did not expose it. He also knew that everyone had their own different political views. Xu Jie was promoted to Yuanfu not because of his own political views, but because of various fortunes and loyalty to the top at every stage. Now Xu Jie is the emperor above, which naturally represents the emperor's will in many cases. Of course, it is not entirely the emperor's will. After all, Xu Jie is a human being, not a machine, and has his own thoughts.

Therefore, what Zhu Houzhao has to consider now is whether Xu Jie's current behavior is his own or the thoughts of Emperor Zhu Zailei.

In the evening of that day, Emperor Zhu Zailei came to greet Zhu Houzhao as usual. Zhu Houzhao sprinkled fish food into the fish tank while asking Zhu Zailei: "What news is there recently?"

"There is no big news. The East Factory Inspectorate Department investigated Hai Rui once recently. Due to the public's reports, Hai Rui had received property. As a result, it was found that Hai Rui had three baskets of potatoes at home. This was because the East Factory Inspectorate Department found the wrong person, which was quite embarrassing. Even his son had to comfort Hai Rui himself! Xu Jie also suggested that the Ministry of Personnel should be promoted to the Imperial College in Nanjing, so as to stay as the choice of ministers in the future."

Zhu Zailie said.

"Since you want to be reused in the future, and you will be promoted to the priest of the Imperial College in Nanjing. What can you experience? It is better to release the governor and governor." Zhu Houzhao said, "I will promote Hai Rui to the right assistant censor Yingtian's tenth palace! Tell Hai Rui that you must be honest. This Yingtian Palace is one of the richest areas in the Ming Dynasty, especially the two Susong Palaces. The difference between the rich and the poor has been obvious in recent years, so you must manage it well!"

Zhu Zailei nodded and said yes. He couldn't help but think that his father suddenly promoted Hai Rui to the governor of Yingtian Tenth Mansions. What is the purpose of this?

While Zhu Zailie issued the order to the Ministry of Personnel, he also informed Xu Jie of the matter.

Xu Jie couldn't help but feel a little slack in his heart and hurriedly replied: "Report to Your Majesty, the old minister is from Huating, Songjiang!"

Zhu Zailei suddenly realized and couldn't help but slam her knees: "Oh, my father is really, really, I don't know how to say it!" Zhu Zailei didn't say the word "sincere" and only comforted Xu Jie: "You are from a scholarly family, and you have always had good family education. You can do anything wrong to deceive the local area, right?"

"Thank you Your Majesty to comfort me. I have never dared to let my family bully others with their power." Xu Jie replied, but he was still worried, because only he knew the situation of his family and couldn't help but say to Zhu Zailei: "Your Majesty, I have a reluctant request."

"Talk", Zhu Zailii hurriedly said.

"I want the dog to go to the army to experience it and participate in this destruction of the Japanese!" Xu Jie replied.

"No! The power to dispatch troops belongs to the guards, and the dispatch of civil officials belongs to the Ministry of Personnel. If you participate in military affairs, you have to work with the Ministry of War. How can you get people at will? Otherwise, where will the imperial court be placed?"

Zhu Zailii rejected Xu Jie's request.
Chapter completed!