My Daming New Empire

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When they send troops next year, it is in line with the strategy of compressing the power of the Timurid state and then taking it in one fell swoop.

Moreover, without a few months of contact, Zheng Heng may not be able to negotiate good terms with the various ministries.

Of course Zheng Heng knew about this Western Expedition, but he didn't expect that the emperor would order him to lead the Northern Route Army. Instead, Liu Sheng, who had always been the most vocal, would take over his position.

However, he quickly figured out that his advantage over Liu Sheng was that he had a close relationship with Wala and the Tatars and could better control them.

After controlling them and going to the countries in the northwest, those tribes will not have the mentality of rebellion.

From this arrangement, we can also know that the emperor sent him to the northwest not to kill people, because Liu Sheng was better at killing people than him.

He was sent to win over and prepare for the future expansion of the Ming Dynasty to the northwest.

Moreover, from this arrangement, he also knew that it was impossible for him to stay in Beiming Mountain any longer.

Over the years, he has made a lot of money in Beimingshan, so he should be satisfied.

After the imperial decree was read out, it was a sumptuous dinner specially prepared by Zheng Heng and the others.At this time, Hai Shou handed over the two letters that Zhu Zhanji asked him to bring to Zheng Heng and Yi Shiha.

Zheng Heng has been patient, waiting for the dinner to end, and returned to his yard before opening Zhu Zhanji's letter.

Sure enough, as he thought, he was sent to the northwest not to kill many people, but to win over and frighten him.

In the letter, Zhu Zhanji also explained that when he arrived in the northwest, he could go to Huang Fu directly for any food and grass supplies, as long as he could win over the tribes in the northwest

, No matter the cost, they must first help Daming's chariot.

Zheng Heng was a little strange, isn't His Highness afraid that the desires of those alien races will be hard to fill?

Unless His Highness has follow-up means, otherwise, he would not say that he will not spare the cost.

Facing Yishiha alone, Haishou became more open and honest.He waited for Yi Shiha to read Zhu Zhanji's letter before he said: "Now Your Majesty is marching westward. There are twelve prisons, four bureaus and eight divisions. There are a total of 24 yamen in the inner prison. Most of them have surrendered to His Royal Highness. Now we The family will be waiting for your confirmation letter."

Yi Shiha was silent for a long while before saying: "Your Majesty has not made a great move yet, and now you are going to His Highness Grandson, are you a little too impatient?"

Haishou shook his head and said, "Even if His Majesty lets the Crown Prince oversee the country, he still doesn't trust him. His Highness is a civil servant. If we don't hug His Highness and gather around His Highness, how can we resist the pressure of civil servants?"

Of course Yishiha knew this, and he stopped being pretentious, and directly bowed to the south: "Our family is also an internal eunuch, so we naturally follow His Highness Taisun. Please tell Your Highness that our family is here in Beiming Mountain, and we must take good care of our home for His Highness."

(I was drunk yesterday and was in a bad state. Today I only have [-] words.)

Chapter 42 The Purpose of the Temptation

Taipingfang, Jian's house.

Gu Zuo was led into the main courtyard by Sun Xu, the steward of Jian's house, and saw that under the eaves of the inverted house, there was a row of officials waiting to be interviewed.

He couldn't help but asked: "Master Shang Shu is really busy every day!"

Sun Xu, the steward of Jian's mansion, said disapprovingly: "Since the early years of Yongle, when my master was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, there has not been a moment of peace in this family."

When those people saw Gu Zuo who had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, they stood up and saluted.

Gu Zuo bowed in a circle in return, and then followed Sun Xu to Jian's study.

The ancient Chinese salute is the most elegant etiquette.Just the movement of the palm, the angle of bowing, coupled with the movement of the head, can derive countless meanings.

It is impossible for any etiquette to be like Yili, which can be used by elders to younger generations, younger generations to elders, many people to single people, and single person to many people.

With just a simple salute, you can salute dozens of people at once, which is impossible with any etiquette.

Moreover, it is clean and hygienic.

At the door of the study, Jian Yi bowed to the bottom, and said with a soft smile, "Your Majesty Li is here, I can't help but be overjoyed."

Jian Yi's original name was Jian Rong, and his courtesy name was Yizhi. The name Yi was coined by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although Gu Zuo's current level is the same as Jian Yi's, and he is the Minister of Zhengyin, but Jian Yi has been the Minister of the Ministry of Officials since the early years of Yongle, commanding all officials.

He was only promoted from Yin Tianfu Yin to Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment a few days ago, the Ministry of Punishment is not as good as the Ministry of Officials, and he is 20 years younger than Jian Yi, so how dare he trust him.

He hurriedly responded with a full salute: "Brother Yi is being polite. Zuo Nai is a junior, and dare not be a gift to Brother Yi."

Jian Yi was still very satisfied with Gu Zuo's attitude, he returned a half-respect before introducing Gu Zuo into the study.

In the past few days, the situation in Ying Tianfu was unpredictable, and the emperor revealed that he wanted to let the prince go to Jiayuguan. It was like a drop of clear water falling into a boiling oil pan, which caused a huge reaction among civil servants.

Although most civil servants did not take any action, it was because they knew very well that they would never be able to please the emperor.

What's more, they all have duties now, no matter who supervises the country, it will not have much influence on them.

The only ones who can really dance are those bachelors who don't have official duties.

Officials of the East Palace like Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu, whose fate is tied to the crown prince, are the ones who are most affected.

But Jian Yi was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who was the head of a hundred officials, and people like Xia Yuanji and Lu Zhen were already extremely human ministers, but they didn't care who supervised the country.

Whether it is the crown prince supervising the country or the grandson supervising the country, they are always needed to do things.

A few days ago, Gu Zuo was quickly promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Jian Yi knew that this Gu Zuo was definitely a grandson.

It is not uncommon for him to be close to the grandson, if he Jianyi wants to join him, the grandson will definitely meet him.Gu Zuo can see his position clearly, and if he is not proud of it, it is not in vain for him to sign the transfer order.

The two sat down in the study room, Gu Zuo knew that Jian Yi was busy with affairs and had to receive so many officials at home, so he made a long story short. "His Royal Highness Zuomeng favors him, and now he is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. But Zuo has been working in the small pond of Yingtian Mansion before, so naturally he does not have the vision and mind of Brother Yi. In the past few days, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has arrested more than a dozen bachelors, dozens of Supervisor, how to deal with this, I hope Brother Yi can teach you."

Jian Yi cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and said, "Thunder, rain, and dew are all due to your favor. You and I are certainly worthy ministers, but everything should be based on His Majesty's will."

Gu Zuo shook his head and said: "Your Majesty was furious because of the death remonstrance, and asked Zuo Cong to be strict. However, His Highness thought that this was justifiable, and asked Zuo Cong to be lenient. Zuo was in a dilemma, so he could only ask Brother Yi for advice. "

Jian Yi smiled and asked, "How is your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Gu Zuo didn't hide anything, and replied: "Just after Zuo just returned from the East Palace, His Highness the Crown Prince vomited blood for the second time, and has been unconscious for the past few days. However, this coma is also in line with the theory of rest and recuperation, and recovery is just around the corner."

Jian Yi nodded and said: "Since the emperor is going to go to war, from now on it will mainly depend on how His Royal Highness Taisun wants to govern!"

Jian Yi is an old politician, so of course he won't express himself directly.He knew very well that Gu Zuo was from Zhu Zhanji, so it was important to point out Zhu Zhanji's opinion on purpose, which also indirectly showed that he supported the lenient treatment of these supervisors and bachelors.

However, he spoke from Gu Zuo's point of view, not necessarily his real thoughts.

But Gu Zuo still expressed his gratitude, and said sincerely: "Zuo is favored by His Highness, and now he is honored as the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. He should be smashed to pieces and repay him with his own body. But His Highness is young after all, and some ideas may not suit His Majesty's wishes. As Your servant, you should relieve His Majesty and Your Highness' worries instead of adding to their conflicts."

Yi Yi said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a man of destiny, his opposition is not necessarily his opposition, and his approval is not necessarily his approval!"

That's bullshit and it doesn't do anything.

Gu Zuo said bluntly: "Brother Yi, you are the pillar of the imperial court. Today, Zuo wants to find a good strategy from you. Try to deal with these supervisors leniently, and don't let them be fooled for a while, and you will lose your future."

This time, Jian Yi couldn't deal with it with the words of the scene.He pondered for a while and said: "It's better to delay for a while on the grounds of investigation. Your Majesty is now concentrating on the westward expedition. If your Majesty travels far away, His Majesty has the final say on how to deal with it."