My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 44 Cabinet Deliberation
The forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace, Dongyuan school ground.

Zhu Houcong looked at the list of 26 loyal and brave men selected by Luo An from the 100 guards of the Beijing Army presented by Huang Jin.

Among them, I saw a name that was very familiar to me in my previous life.

Qiu Luan——

This Jiajing Dynasty opened up the territory to the south for the Ming Dynasty and recovered Annan in northern Vietnam that was lost during the Xuanzong period. However, after his death, his body was opened and the coffin was opened. The entire clan was killed, and his head was passed down to an ill-fated man in Jiubian. figure.

Qiu Luan was still very young at this time, only 16 years old. Relying on the relationship between his grandfather Qiu Yue, Marquis of Xianning, he got a military position in the palace.

In the original history, it was difficult to distinguish between merit and demerit. In this life, it depends on your own fate.

Zhu Houcong picked up the imperial pen and wrote a big red letter on the list.

quasi!
With the first batch of spiritual bamboos being successfully planted by Zhu Houcong in the open space in front of the Qianqing Palace.

Although it looks a little malnourished and the leaves look a little yellow, its vitality is still tenacious.

As time goes by, these spiritual bamboos continue to produce a small amount of spiritual energy, but it is enough for the minimum level of physical cultivation in the Qi training realm.

Zhu Houcong has decided to expand the scale of this group of demon blood warriors.

However, if a demon blood warrior stays away from the palace for too long, due to lack of spiritual energy nourishment, he will gradually lose his mind and become a terrifying monster dominated by instinct and devouring flesh and blood.

On the other hand, although the reopening of the Leopard Room has caused a lot of controversy in the outside world.

The process of cultivating new varieties of spiritual beasts suitable for the Ming Dynasty also encountered many setbacks.

For example, the little pets of Emperor Zhengde, who were also leopards, saw the gale leopard from another world. Even though it was only the lowest level first-order monster, they were frightened to the point where their legs became weak.

Bunch of assholes!

Zhu Houcong came to the leopard room and looked at the gale leopard, which was firmly suppressed by the spell and unable to move. A look at it frightened the three male leopards who had been carefully selected for breeding next to him and urinated and collapsed on the ground.

"Where's the aphrodisiac for animal breeding that I asked the hospital to prepare this morning? Put down ten times the dose!"

Zhu Houcong expressed his heartache for the unsatisfactory performance of this group of beasts.

This……

Huang Jin opened his mouth, wanting to express that the hospital said that the normal dose was enough for an ordinary beast to last for a whole day.

But looking at Zhu Houcong's eyes, he hated that iron could not become steel.

Huang Jin silently swallowed the explanation that just came to his lips.

Call the eunuch to give medicine to the leopard.

As you can imagine, for the four leopards, one female, three males, and four others in the pool, this was destined to be a non-stop battle that lasted for several days and nights.

Three days later, the female gale leopard stretched lazily and looked extremely satisfied. She looked at the three skinny leopards beside her who had fainted due to overwork, and thought of the hard work of the past few days. , his eyes couldn't help but become much gentler.

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Wenyuan Pavilion——

Since Yang Tinghe was given an official position and retired to seclusion, the position of chief assistant of the cabinet was entrusted to Liang Chu, a veteran of the Four Dynasties who was the oldest in the cabinet.

In order to fill the vacancy, Zhu Houcong also ordered Wang Qiong, the former Minister of War, and Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, to be appointed to the cabinet.

The original post of Minister of the Ministry of War of the Six Ministries was given to Wang Shouren, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Minister of Rites is served by Yuan Zonggao, the Minister of Rites.

At this time, the old man was looking at the cabinet colleagues in front of him with a sad face, and said slowly, "Urgent report from Nanjing, the Southeast China Sea invaders invaded our sea territory, and there is no point in killing our soldiers and civilians... The soldiers from the Southwest invaded Chengdu again, and King Mu Mu Tianyang fought After his death, the remnants of the tribe and the whole family fled eastward to Huguang and Xiangxi to seek refuge. Now there is a chaos in the southwest, and the people are dead and injured. The emperor has just sent Eunuch Huang to deliver an oral edict to send troops to quell the rebellion. What are your suggestions?"

"Of course the rebellion must be suppressed, but things must be prioritized. The southeast is the foundation of the country, and the Ming Dynasty relies on the supply from the southeast, so there is no room for loss! The barbarian land in the southwest not only cannot bring any benefits to the Ming Dynasty, but every year Military expenditures will cost tens of millions! I think we should first decide on the southeast! Wait until we have enough energy to free up our hands before dealing with the affairs in the southwest."

Jiang Mian said.

After Jiang Mian finished speaking, the beaded screen curtain behind Liang Chu became quiet.

When Wang Qiong heard Jiang Mian's words, he secretly scolded these southeastern scribes for only caring about their own interests and ignoring the suffering of the world, and immediately retorted.

"The front line in the East China Sea is thousands of miles away, and quelling the rebellion is not a day's work. Since Taizong, we have slacked off on coastal defense. In the past, when Taizong went to the West, our Ming Dynasty could build a seventy-foot treasure ship. However, during the Chenghua period, Liu Daxia burned the shipbuilding blueprints and dismissed the craftsmen. After that, even a thirty-foot-long ship cannot be built now! Moreover, even if it is built now, it will not be launched in less than a year! To clean up the pirates, we have to wait for the navy to take shape! Although the southwest has fallen, Prince Mu’s Mansion manages the southwest For many years, the local chieftains still yearned for the Ming Dynasty, but they were forced to give in temporarily due to the military power of the barbarian rebels! As long as the court issued a proclamation to the world and sent elite troops into the southwest to fight against the barbarians, to show the court's determination to suppress the rebellion, the southwest The chieftain will definitely descend upon the wind, and the people will eat the slurry in their pots. The southwest can be quickly pacified! Then we can deal with the southeast!"

As soon as Wang Qiong finished speaking, a crisp sound of a copper chime came from behind the bead curtain!
Son of Heaven!

Everyone has guesses in their minds at this time!

The young emperor loved to practice mystical science, which was no secret during the Xingwang Palace period.

Moreover, this is Wenyuan Pavilion, where the cabinet discusses matters.

"What's the use of capturing the Southwest! It's not as much as the taxes and soldiers paid by the Chief Secretary of the Southeast to the imperial court."

"According to what Mr. Jiang Ge said, the southwest should not be recovered under any circumstances? Back then, when my great ancestor established the imperial empire, the world was in ruins and was waiting for prosperity. The people were suffering from wars. It was much harder than today, but they still had to send troops to enter. Southwest, does Mr. Jiang Ge think that my great ancestor is a militant?"

Jiang Mian was speechless for a moment.

The bronze chime behind the bead curtain struck three times briskly.

The big picture is set!

The imperial court will first conquer the southwest.

"Mr. Wangge, I wonder when the army will be able to move out according to the decree given today!"

A young man's faint inquiry came from behind the bead curtain.

"The southern counties have just experienced the Ning King's Rebellion. The late emperor's personal expedition failed, and the soldiers have not been disbanded. They also have the military resources prepared by the late emperor's previous southern expedition. They can go into the southwest to fight. But it will take time to assemble the army from various places, and it will take time to transport the food and grass from Nanjing. It also takes a lot of time to transport it upstream to the southwest.”

Wang Qiong replied.

"how much time is required?"

"March! Give me three months! Then the army can go straight into the southwest mountains!"

Wang Qiong gritted his teeth and replied!

Hearing this number, Zhu Houcong behind the bead curtain nodded.

People heard the bronze chime behind Liang Chu being knocked hard.

Everything has settled.

"Good! It takes time to prepare a large army, but Prince Mu has guarded the southwest for the country for generations. At this time, he has to save the country. He sent the Jinyi Guards Commander Luo An and the Imperial Censor Wang Shouren to sit in Huguang to gather the victims, and led the Jinyi Guards and the local guards. Waiting for an opportunity to rescue King Mu’s widow!”

"And summon Liu Qingyuan, the censor of Huguang City, to Beijing to see him and inquire about the southeastern coastal defense!"

"Emperor Shengming!"

Everyone kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)