Zhu Youxiao looked at the silence of the officials in the hall, but he could not see any fear at all. Perhaps he was still happy that he was not on Yang Lian's list. He began to wonder if he was too kind and ruthless. Zhu Youxiao was a very rational person. Although he knew that "drag it out and kill it!", it would be majestic and would definitely shock the officials in the court. However, it seemed that this was just a quick moment. If you cut it and kill it, you could solve the problem, then you would have done it long ago, but that's the truth!

Zhu Youxiao was an emperor who was in charge of a super huge empire with a population of over 100 million. Its vast territory was beyond the imagination. How to effectively manage this empire is a very difficult problem. Although Zhu Youxiao often thinks about this issue and has the urge to carry out a major purge on the ministers in the court, he endured it every time. The biggest reason for the emergence of corrupt officials is the system. Human will is second, and only by preparing this system is the right time! But now it is not...

Just as Zhu Youxiao was pondering, a burst of rapid footsteps came from behind the Jinluan throne. Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at it, but it was Wang An from the Sili Supervisory Bureau. At this time, Wang An looked anxious, obviously something important!

"Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report from the Fujian Governor Nanjuyi Army. Thousands of red barbarians occupied Penghu, Fujian, built cities and forts, logged wood and built houses. In order to live for a long time, they attacked passing ships. Then they sent a small fleet to invade the coastal port of Guangdong, Fujian, and especially at Anping Port, Jinjiang, Fujian, and hundreds of merchant ships in the Ming Dynasty, and went ashore to plunder, killing and injured countless deaths and deaths." Wang An ignored the reaction of the ministers in the hall, stepped forward and spoke to Zhu Youxiao with his ears.

"Bang!" Zhu Youxiao patted the golden handrail with his hand, making a dull sound. The ministers in the hall were stunned, but they didn't know why Zhu Youxiao was angry, and they were a little worried.

Zhu Youxiao lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said to Wang An: "Retreat the court and let the ministers of the cabinet come to Zuoshunmen to see me." After that, he ignored the minister's reaction and regardless of the etiquette of the court, he stood up and left.

The ministers in the hall were even more puzzled when they saw Zhu Youxiao's performance. They were all speculating in their hearts whether there was another bad news in Liaodong.

"Retreat the court, the emperor summoned the cabinet minister and asked Zuo Shun to face the saint!" The eunuch was not loud enough to speak loudly, and he was speaking very quickly.

"Long live the emperor!" Before the ministers could react, they knelt down and shouted.

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The weather outside the house is a bit gloomy, but the light inside the house is a little dim in the morning. The palace lanterns in the house are all lit up. Zhu Youxiao hated such houses in the Ming Dynasty, especially in winter, windows without glass are no different from window panels for Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and pointed to a memorial on the table and said, "My dear friends, today you must be guessing why I suddenly retreated from the court. Just take this to see. The northern affairs are unfair, and the southern affairs are on the rise again. Hi!"

At this time, Wei Chao picked up the memorial on the table and handed it to Sun Chengzong and others.

Although there is no prime minister in the cabinet now, the former prime minister Ye Xianggao did not enter Beijing. Now Sun Chengzong is actually exercising the duties of prime minister. After taking the memorial, Sun Chengzong began to read it. After reading it, he handed it to Xu Guangqi beside him, and then passed it on to each person.

Zhu Youxiao was also thinking about how to solve this problem when he was reading it as a crowd. The maritime power issue has always plagued the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Western countries were in an era of great navigation, but the navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty was still regressing. Zhu Youxiao was always thinking about building an invincible large fleet and always paying attention to this matter. However, the facts told Zhu Youxiao that time is urgent now, and now Westerners have come to the door.

At this time, everyone finished watching. Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone and said, "My dear friends, what do you think? Tell me!"

Xu Guangqi is the one who knows the West best in the cabinet, and he has dealt with Westerners more often. In this regard, he is much more sober than other ministers in the cabinet, so he goes forward and says, "Your Majesty, I think this group of red barbarians are Dutch people. I have long heard that these Dutch people have repeatedly asked to trade with our Ming Dynasty and sign some customs agreements that insult our Ming Dynasty. This time, he must be angry and embarrassed!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "These Dutch people dare to bully me. Are they really bullying me, there is no navy in the Ming Dynasty?"

When Xu Guangqi saw the opportunity, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think the root of this matter lies in the sea ban. I wondered when my Ming Navy was not powerful in the universe, and even my ancestors also had the feat of Zheng He voyage to the West. But now, the largest ships in the Ming Navy were far from Zheng He. Not only were they small in size, but they were poor in resisting wind and waves. The navy was negligent in training and had no way to fight against the Western fleets. The reason for the sea ban was to deal with Japanese pirates. Now Japanese pirates are no longer a big problem, so I proposed to abolish the sea ban."

Zhu Youxiao had long wanted to open the sea ban, but every time he mentioned this, he had ministers opposed it. In fact, the Ming Dynasty was also under the semi-sea ban, so the effect of not opening the sea ban was the same. He did not have much intention. Instead, he was thinking about establishing a large caravan and relying on the spontaneous power of the people to expand the hegemony of the ocean. At this time, he heard Xu Guangqi's words and said, "You are right. I have this intention these days. It is a matter of opening the sea ban, but this is not a matter of urgent matters. Now you are seriously ill and need to use severe medicine! What are your good plans do you have?"

The room was silent, and Zhu Youxiao cursed in his heart. These cabinet ministers often had a lot of opinions. Why did they seem like castrated today and had no idea? Fortunately, Sun Chengzong said: "Emperor, the soldiers come to surrender, and the water comes to flood the soil. The current strategy is to gather the navy, recover Penghu, and then let the navy tour our Ming Dynasty sea." What Sun Chengzong said was true, and this was supposed to be.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to hear this, so he replied: "It seems that the official position I gave Sun Aiqing is wrong. It should not be the Pingliao Naval Commander, but the Ming Dynasty Naval Commander. There is nothing to say now. Hurry up and call the naval commander and find a minister to Fujian to governor and regain Penghu. Hi, I have to pick people again. Why do I have so many officials in the Ming Dynasty who have to choose everywhere every time I hire people? Can anyone choose anyone? Recommend one!"

Sun Chengzong immediately replied: "Your Majesty, there is a candidate for this governor, but I am afraid that it is a bit inappropriate!"

"Why is it not suitable? Tell me!" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Emperor, although the person recommended by me is certainly qualified to take this position, this person is not in the naval battle. I am afraid that the emperor will not allow it!"

Zhu Youxiao was shocked and didn't understand what he would recommend if he didn't understand the naval war. However, after thinking, he was not asking him to go out to sea to fight, but he was just responsible for the governor and the governor to communicate the connection between the capital and the local government. As long as he did not command indiscriminately, the problem should be small. "It's okay, and there is nothing wrong with not understanding naval wars. How many ministers in the court are really involved in naval wars? Besides, I didn't ask him to command the navy. If you don't go there to see the situation, my dear will say!"

Several cabinet ministers next to him were a little worried when they saw Zhu Youxiao so recklessly. Sun Ruyou said, "Your Majesty, how can this war be a joke? Those who do not understand the naval battle will be defeated by the naval battle without fighting! Your Majesty is cautious!"

Several other ministers also agreed, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but waver. Being an emperor was difficult. He sat in the palace like a blind man. He couldn't go there in person if he had something to do on the frontier. He wanted to find someone, but found it was even more difficult to find someone. He could not tell at a glance whether he was capable or not. He could only rely on the recommendation of the minister. Even if the ability was recommended by the minister, he still didn't know. Even if his ability was not good, he had to consider checks and balances of power, loyalty, and whether he was corrupt or not. Anyway, there were many problems, and he had only been a few months after he ascended the throne, so he didn't know who he had the ability. So for Zhu Youxiao, he was taking risks more often, and of course this time was no exception.

Zhu Youxiao had fully realized the feeling that the strong generals were all weak soldiers. He suddenly found that his thoughts that transcend this era seemed to be somewhat out of place with this society. He couldn't help but feel discouraged. He originally thought that reviving the Ming Dynasty was like going to his own vegetable garden to cut some vegetables, but the facts were so cruel, and his ambitions could not be displayed.

Then he said, "Okay, don't fight anymore. So what if you don't have a naval battle? As long as you can pacify the sea troubles in the southeast, what's wrong with me? But since the ministers object, I can't be so hasty. Chengzong, please give me a military order. This is a major issue, and the person who recommends it will naturally take some responsibility, so that it will also eliminate the nepotism situation."

Sun Chengzong was depressed for a while and thought that he was just responding to your call from the emperor, why did he still have to make a military order? He also said that he was to prevent nepotism. The most nepotist in the court was the emperor. He just changed the eunuch of the East Factory yesterday. Now, it’s better that he has put this hat on his head. But he dared to say it out there. Now it’s a road in Huashan. If you go back, you can’t slap yourself in the face. Isn’t it just to tell everyone that Sun Chengzong’s nepotism was discovered by the emperor? He said: “I am willing to issue a military order and recommend Feng Luoyun, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, to Fujian, to regain Penghu. If Feng Luoyun’s regaining Penghu has not been completed for half a year, I am willing to be punished.”

Zhu Youxiao was secretly happy. This situation was what he needed. These ministers quarreled in the court every day, and were always perfunctory about major issues related to the survival of the country. He must form such rules in the future. Let these ministers know that if the candidates you recommend are not good and do not do their jobs well, then you will suffer a loss. This should prevent some officials who rely on improper relationships from running away.
Chapter completed!