On the southwest bank of Taiye Pond in Xiyuan of the Imperial City, here is the famous Leopard Room of Emperor Zhengde. However, compared with the sound of silk and bamboo that came from the Leopard Room every day in the past, the Leopard Room has seemed very quiet in the past year.

Constant singing, dancing and juggling

, has long since disappeared, and Zhengde no longer messes around every day, but starts fishing for three days and drying nets for two days to care about the government. Although in the eyes of others, he is still not a diligent emperor, he is

It's much better than just messing around before.

The shore of Taiye Pond south of the Leopard Room was extremely lively today, because on a whim, Zhengde organized the eunuchs in the palace to cultivate a piece of arable land. It was said that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to cultivate it himself. Although Zhengde's move was very absurd, but in the palace

People have long been accustomed to righteousness

Nonsense, even the ministers shook their heads indifferently after hearing this, and then went to do whatever they had to do. No one came to the palace to persuade them. Many ministers even thought that this was a sign of His Majesty’s concern for farming. Therefore, not only

Instead of admonishing, we need to encourage more.

Masanori doesn't care what others think. He will do whatever he thinks of anyway. If others dare to stop him, he will use his status as emperor to force it. If he still cannot achieve his goal, he will try his best to do it.

No matter how hard he tries, he will never give up until he achieves his goal. This shows that he is an extremely stubborn person.

However, this time Zhengde asked the eunuchs to cultivate farmland not just for fun, but to make something. Although this thing was not of great help to the government, it could help him understand better personally.

to the level of development of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, make that piece of land into the shape of a hill. Make the mound higher. Otherwise, it will all be washed away when it rains!" Zhengde stood on a high platform and directed the eunuchs below to sort out the land.

Not only must it be cultivated, but it must also be made into corresponding terrain according to his requirements.

Although the eunuchs working below do not know what His Majesty the Emperor is going to do, some of the officials from the Ministry of Industry among these eunuchs are very clear about what His Majesty the Emperor wants to make, and they also understand the importance of this thing.

Even if they can satisfy His Majesty the Emperor in the end, they will definitely be appreciated by His Majesty. Therefore, each of these officials works very hard, measuring the land bit by bit and marking it so that the eunuchs who work can follow the markings.

Output the corresponding terrain.

Zhengde was also very satisfied with the busy eunuchs and officials below. Standing on the high platform, he could clearly see that the territory of the Ming Dynasty was slowly taking shape under his feet. The eunuchs dug out a twists and turns on the national boundary.

water ditch, in order to present the outline of the entire Ming Dynasty, and then within the territory of the entire Ming Dynasty, the two capitals of the north and south, and the thirteen

The chief envoys are all separated by smaller ditches, and even each state capital within each chief envoy is marked, and the unique terrain of these state capitals is also marked by the eunuchs.

Although the terrain was not standardized, Zhengde did not insist on this. He only needed to know the approximate terrain of each state capital.

The reason why Zhengde came up with this idea on a whim actually came from Zhou Zhong. During this period of time, Zhou Zhong had been using troops overseas, so he paid more attention to the military aspect. In order to make it more convenient for the generals of Shenying, he asked people to

The sand table was made, and Shenying immediately reported the method of making the sand table.

To the Ministry of War, after Zhengde saw the sand table, he immediately came up with the idea of ​​making a huge sand table in the palace. This sand table does not need to be very precise. It only needs to mark the general terrain and outlines of various places in the Ming Dynasty, and then this

A huge sand table covering an area of ​​nearly a hundred acres appeared.

The high platform that Zhengde stood on was located in the city of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty. He looked around at the vast land under his feet. His heart was filled with a feeling called pride, because he was the owner of this land, and everyone living in it

The people on this land are all his subjects.

When Zhengde turned his eyes to the southwest corner of the Ming Dynasty, he saw that the eunuchs there were piling dirt on the position of Wusi Zangdusi. That was the Tubo during the Tang and Song Dynasties. However, during the Taizu period, Wusi Zang requested

It was attached, so the Ming Dynasty set up the Wusizangdu Commandery Department there, and appointed Lamaist monks as the commanders of the guard post. Tongzhi, Tongzhi

The judge, the highest monk official is the Dharma King, who is appointed as the commander of Wusi Zangdu. Two years ago, Zhengde also summoned the Dharma King of this generation. In Zhengde’s impression, the Dharma King was a very interesting monk, and there was nothing wrong with him.

Ambition, the Tibetans in Usi Zang have all turned into sheep under the teachings of these lamas, and will not pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty at all.

Thinking of Wu Sizang, Zhengde suddenly thought of the letter Zhou Zhong had written to himself before. The letter mentioned his plan for North Korea. In Zhou Zhong's plan, he was prepared to support all the rebels in North Korea and unify all of North Korea.

, and then submit a request to the Ming Dynasty, and then he can agree to it, and the entire Korea will become the land of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that the Ming Dynasty had suddenly gained such a large area of ​​land under his own governance, Zhengde was also dancing with joy, and immediately asked someone to call the head of the Ministry of Works, who was already quite old and had gray hair and beard.

, Zhengde cannot remember the name of this old man, he only knows that others call him Lao Sangtou.

"Lao Sangtou, does your Ministry of Industry have a topographic map of North Korea?" Zhengde stood on the stage and leaned on the railing and shouted to Lao Sangtou below. He didn't care what method Zhou Zhong used to merge North Korea into the Ming Dynasty.

, let alone the effect of annexing North Korea, in his opinion, as long as it can open up territory and expand territory, it is

The greatest achievement of himself as an emperor, not to mention that Zhou Chong has already said that North Korea will be the springboard to control the Japanese country in the future, and as long as the Japanese country is controlled, the Ming Dynasty will be able to reach the continent rich in gold and silver, which is also the hometown of corn and sweet potatoes.

Zhengde really wanted to go and see that primitive continent in person.

In fact, Lao Sangtou's surname is not Sang, but Zhou. It's just that there is a mulberry character in his name, so he is called Lao Sangtou. Now that he heard His Majesty call him by his nickname so affectionately, he was extremely excited.

, replied loudly with an almost trembling voice: "Your Majesty, our Ministry of Industry only has maps of the various state capitals of the Ming Dynasty. As for the maps of the vassal states of Korea, I am afraid that only the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War has them!"

"Okay, you pass on my instructions and immediately go to the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War to get the map of North Korea back to me as soon as possible. In addition, instruct the people below to clear out the map of North Korea and add North Korea later!

" Zhengde shouted again. He had absolute confidence in Zhou Zhong. Since the other party has guaranteed that he can control the imperial court,

If North Korea annexes it, then there must be no problem. Although His Majesty Taizu originally listed North Korea as a country not to be conquered, the Ming Dynasty did not conquer North Korea, but North Korea itself was in civil strife, and then strongly demanded that the Ming Dynasty be included. He couldn't bear to watch North Korea

The people only agreed after suffering, so it was not considered a violation of the ancestral precepts at all.

Thinking of the above, Zhengde couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile. At the same time, he was even more satisfied with his biological brother, because he could always come up with some unexpected ways and complete seemingly impossible tasks. This is what Zhengde is most happy about.

After all, in his opinion, Zhou Zhong is his younger brother, and he can definitely do whatever he can do.

After hearing Zhengde's instructions, Lao Sangtou immediately rushed to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. Unexpectedly, they both had maps of North Korea, so Lao Sangtou simply asked for them. Among them, the map from the Ministry of Rites was sent by North Korea when it paid tribute.

For the Ming Dynasty, the map of the Ministry of War was drawn by people sent by the Ming Dynasty in the early years.

When Zhengde got the two maps, he frowned because he found that the two maps from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War were very different. For example, Gyeonggi Road in North Korea was located in North Korea on the map drawn by the Ministry of War.

middle position, but

On the map produced by North Korea as a tribute, Gyeonggi Province actually reaches the southernmost part of North Korea. There are also several other roads. The two maps are also very different. Even the general topographic outline of the entire North Korea is different between the two maps.

Extremely far.

"Lao Sangtou, your Ministry of Industry is an expert in drawing maps. Take a look at these two maps. Why are they so different?" Zhengde frowned and returned the two maps to Lao Sangtou and said, the Ministry of Industry has one item

His job is to draw a map of the country. The old man in front of him is a master at drawing terrain, otherwise the Ministry of Industry would not send him to help him make this huge sand table in the palace.

Lao Sangtou didn't dare to look at these two maps before. After all, they were requested by His Majesty the Emperor. He didn't dare to open them without authorization. Now after hearing His Majesty's words, he immediately opened them and looked at them. He immediately concluded: "Your Majesty.

, these two maps are not errors caused by the drawing process at all, but someone deliberately made a fake map, and even deliberately disrupted the positions of North Korea's various roads, just to prevent people from knowing the true topography of North Korea. Their intentions are understandable.

punish!"

When Zhengde heard what Lao Sangtou said, a light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately asked: "Oh, in your opinion, which of these two maps is fake?"

"This..." Old Sangtou was embarrassed when he heard His Majesty the Emperor's words. He was just a small official, and by rights he could not express his opinions on such national affairs. But since His Majesty asked, he had to answer, so he only saw

He hesitated for a moment to answer

He said, "Your Majesty, the map of the Ministry of War was drawn in the early years so that if the army needs to invade North Korea in the future, the army can have a map to guide it. For such a major military and national event, I believe that no one should dare to fake it!" (To be continued!)
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